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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

beg pardon. sir" said the weary
hobo as he stood at the farmhouse
door. "but might I sleep in your barn
tonight? l haven't had q roof over
my head for ten days"
81 congratulate you" said the kind
" farmer. THAT is a splendid thing.
I have just read in one Of my ten-cent
magazines that 1T is not too much To
say that to the delicate, highly-strung.
easily-knocked-up individual the ad-
vantages of sleeping In the open air
are enormous. Pallid cheeks take on
q rudy hue, colds are unknown
nerves are forgotten, and irritability
becomes a phase Of the past. A
small plot and little perseverance
are the only necessaries and the re-
suit is assured. You are very wei
come to the use Of my potato patch
ana my sky il at your disposal.
Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

and. of course. he had his own way.
Which little, story goes to prove that
his military honors sit lightly upon
him, even If he does enforce an iron
discipline among his men.
One wonders how much military
spirit there is among the men, and
also why they are there at all. as the
pay is small. :.
It is told that the late commandment
of this corps, Gen Costarosa, on one
very solemn occasion ordered a re-
view in all the gorgeousness of full
uniform, Oh what proved to be boil
ing summer day. The men and ON
GERS gathered, but no general arrived.
At last, after an hours waiting. I'M
able to endure the fatigue any longer,
a messenger was sent to learn the
cause of his non-appearance, and
found him TRANQUILITY smoking. he hav-
ing entirely forgotten his own orders,
He at once hurried into his uniform
and passed the men, furious with
waiting and the heat, in review, and
complimented them. adding insult tc
injury, so that all could hear, Bravo
bravo, they seem like real soldiers!'
II ia reported that Pecci wishes te
keen them like real soldiers"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
THE VATICAN GUARDS.

worlds goods, he wends his way
through life, making people happier
for the mere sight of him. He Is mar
ried to a Cuban from Havana, ana
owns considerable property there.
He tells with gusto Of the time wnen
he went to Havana. Leo XIII. was
then alive. and he was everywhere
much feted, as he modestly says. be
cause / was the nephew of my uncle.
Addresses were sent to him by the
score, one of which was submitted TO
his approval, and began thus: TO
Lieut.. Major Pecci, title won on the
field of battle"
But he cried, what are you say
ing! l never heard cannon boom or
a shot fired in my life!"
Well" was the answer, I'VE Will
say won on the field of honor. :.
Worse and worse" he shouted, !
shall be the laughing stock OF Rome!
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
WAS WORTH TWO DOLLARS.
Traveller Reached Destination Long
Before UncIvii Autoist.

A story that is fast coming to light
is that Of an interesting experience
which happened to member OF the
governors party which visited James
town at the opening OF the EXPOSE
ton. says the Baltimore American.
One day this member became de-
tached from the party and could not
find them again. He hunted ABOUT
for awhile, and finally decided that
they had returned to Norfolk and
that he had better travel the same
road. It was impossible to get We
hicle, so he started out to walk. AIT
er he had gotten down the road 1T
tie way he was overtaken by an au-
tomobile, and he hailed the driver
with the request to give him q iIt'
The latter, not having inbued sum
Gent of southern courtesy, refused
So the pedestrian trudged along.
The next person to overtake hin
was a sousthern negro with a ram
shackle buggy" For dollar nc
joyfully agreed to carry the unfor
tunate one to Norfolk. But little
way up the road stood the red devii'
which had so unchivalrously passed
the pedestrian. and under 1t was III
owner sprawled fat on his back ant
| tinkering.
"rn give you two dollars II yo'
get to Norfolk before the automobile,
| said the gentleman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

there is an awful fascination
about seeing people eat with their
knives" said he who has just spent
q week on the farm for this health,
with a retrospective look in his eyes.
"a knife is such an unexpected In
strument. You never know just where
It is going to strike. You can't keep
your eyes on. You are afraid to look
for fear it might slip and cut the
mouth half in two, and you are afraid
ii you don't look it might happen and
you won't get to see It"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
WHY THIS LITTLE ARMY FINDS
CAUSE OF COMPLAINT.
Gorgeous Uniforms Do Not Make UP
for the Small Pay and the Few
Perquisites Which Come from
=, Service.

A guard of 300 is all that the Vati-
can at Rome has to tell of the glory
and power of past ages wnen tue
army of the pope was the most poten-
tial factor in the affairs OF Europe.
And 1t is to be doubted whether the
larger army of centuries ago contain
ed any larger proportion OF discon.
tents than does the present ponuncai
army. In fact it is said that 1t gives
the Vatican as much trouble as the
whole Italian army does the govern
ment.
The soldiers in this army have the
most gorgeous uniforms in Europe,
not even being surpassed by those OIL
the republic of San Marine, but 1t Is
said. the men cannot live on the saus-
faction brought by becoming uni
form, 90 every now and then their as
content at small pay and few perqui-
sites takes an active form, and the
world il informed that there VIII De
great changes in the army OF the
pope." It cannot be said that other
armies are much startled. and II
serves as a safety valve for the men.
1t amuses Rome, too.
I remember not many years ago,
relates q correspondent OF the New
York Times, Rome one day was set
upside down by an enormous headline
in one Of the leading papers and the
shrill calls of the newsboys. Mobii
fzation of the army rang from one
end of the city to the other. causing
oficers and citizens feverishly to buy
the paper, thinking war must be upor
them, whereupon the words "Of the
Pope" were revealed In small type
and men breathed again, even forgiv
ing the joke played upon them
These 800 men are divided into nv
corps. the Noble Guard, the Palatin
Guard, the Gendarmes, and the Fire
men.
It is now the turn of the Paiatine
to murmur. Their general is Coun
Camille Pecci, the genial and favorit
nephew of Leo XIII. In private he
one of those men known as the bes
fellow In the world" but as a militar
commander he is somewhat sever'
and his men would prefer to have hi
take his duties less seriously. hene
the trouble.
Count Pecci is typical figure
Roman society. Good looking, ratn'
short in stature, gay, witty, not bles
ed with a superabundance OF IN
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
slN.lr,e AS A FINE ART.
Correct Breathing at the Bottom o.
All Success, Says Meina.

I cannot too forcibly insist that the
mere possession of lovely voice Is
only the basis of vocal art, writes
Nine. Melba in the Century Magazine.
Nature occasionally startles one by the
prodigality of her gifts, but no student
has any right to expect to sing Dy IN
spiration any more than an athlete
may expect to win a race because ne
10 naturally feet of foot.
Methods of breathing, attack, and
the use of the registers must all De
perfectly understood by the successful
singer, who should likewise be COM
plete master of all details relating TO
the structure and use of those parts
above the voice box and be convinced
of the necessity of perfectly CON
trolled chest expansion in the proouc
ton of tone.
For perfect singing correct breath
ing, strange as it may sound, Is even
more essential than a beautiful voice
No matter how exquisite the vocal or
gan may be, its beauty cannot be ade
quately demonstrated without proper
breath control. Here is one OF the OF
Italian secrets which many singers o
to-day wholly lack because they ar
unwilling to give the necessary TIM
for the full development of breathing
power and control. Phrasing. tone
resonance, expression, all depend upol
respiration, and in my opinion mus
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
Years Change.

4 tell you, num-" remarked Sandy
Pixies, as he dipped up the strawber-
ries and cream, when you are leading
de hobo life you have to keep up with
the times"
"Is that so, my poor man," said the
sympethetic housewife.
Eyes, indeed. mum. Why, dis time
last year l used to say ! came from
San Francisco and people used to give
me handouts cause dey thought was
an earthquake sufferer. Now. If
should forget myself and say I came
from San Francisco dey would be
liable to hand me over to de police
for being an escaped CRATER"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
A PACIFIC HARB0R.

when Secretary Root will go to Mex
leo. His mission to that country Is
primarily for the purpose of Adjusting
things with reference to the South
American republics. But 1t Is evident
that IL Mexico will consent to sale
of Magdalena bay it may have the
settlement of South American ques-
lions pretty much its own way.
The Importance of this bay for
naval base is appreciated at glance
In connection with the Panama canal
It will have even greater importance.
It is 40 miles long and Is the only
harbor on the Pacific coast that VIII
accommodate a large fleet like that
which is to sail soon for the western
waters. Not only will it accommodate
the largest feet afloat, but 1t affords
room for maneuvering, 1t can easily
be fortified, and it Is in the line OF
travel from the western end OF the
canal to San Francisco and other har-
bors to the north. For some time 1t
has been used by American warships
for target practice. this being done
by the consent and approval OF Mex
| leo.
As a strategic point its value is
great. Magdalena bay is far superior
to the harbors of Bremerton, San
Francisco and San Pedro. It lies
about as far north from the western
end of the canal as Guantanamo lies
north of the Atlantic end. The one
big defect Is that 1t has no fresh wa
ter. This would have to be carried
there In ships or produced by con-
densing apparatus.
The Peninsula of Lower California
embraces about 100000 square miles
and has a shore line of 1000 miles
Magdalena bay lies 500 miles from
the border line of the United States
and about 1000 miles from San Fran
cisco. The peninsula is not . pleas
ant place of residence. 1t IL hot and
barren, there being little agriculture
but some commerce. The principa
ports of commerce are La Pac ant
Santa Rosalia on the Gulf of Califor
mia and Esenda on the Pacific side.
But there are some very valuable
gold, silver and copper mines on II
and they are owned largely by Amer
lean capital, which would make easie
successful negotiations for its pun
chase by this government. 1t IL i'm
possible to learn exactly how IA
: plans for the acquisition Of navs
! base on this peninsula have pre-
crossed, but it is known that tn
e project has been approved by tn
8 general board of the navy departmer
and it is stated that 1t has the al
prevail of the president
e The success of the plan is MOI
3 probable from the fact that never b
10 fore in history have the relations b
tween the United States and Mexie
been more cordial than they are |
present A perfect understanding a
te pears to have been reached betwee
u. them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

Sheer white goods, In fact, any nne
wash goods when new, owe much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are Numbered, this being done IN q
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
" satisfactory If proper attention was
given to starching. the first essential
being good Starch. which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you viii be pleasantly surprised at the
imnroyed appearance of your work.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
PoIyeIet Parliament.

The new parliament elected for the
first time under universal suffrage
held its preliminary sitting the other
day for the members to be sworn In.
Eight different languages were used
by the deputies in taking the oath.
The members wore buttonholes to
denote the parties to which they be-
longed. Thus the Christian socialists
had white carnations. and the Social
Democrats red carnations and the pan
Germans had cornflowers. The So
cial Democrats did not join in the
cheers for the emperor. but showed
their respect for his majesty by stand
ing up when cheers were called. The,
will also send deputation to the i'm
perial palace to hear the speech from
the throne ON Wednesday.-Vienns
Dispatch in London Express.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
UNITED STATES MAY BUY mazda
LENA BAY FROM MEXICO.
Would Provide Naval Base for Big
Fleet and Prove Of Great
Strategic Importance to
This Country.

What this country needs it gen.
orally goes after, and what 1t goes
after it almost always gets The
United States needs naval base on
the Pacific and she has fixed her eye
on Magdalena bay on the Peninsula
of Lower California, and there Is lit
tie doubt that that which she desires
she will be able to secure from Mex
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

"All right, sab. I'll do it II dis har
mule can git thar"
And to make the story short, the
darby earned the $2-for all the gen.
tleman knows the unkind AUTOMOBILE
list may be lying on his back in the
NoNolk road yet-and the old story
of the tortoise and the hare received
a modern illustration.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
Tho Sad sea.

The thin, pale man in the large
bathing suit, standing knee-deep In the
water. sighed.
"Why," we asked, ARE you so sad?'
ALAS" he answered. "the sea is the
grave of my first wife,"
Our lips curled superciliously.
But you married again" we muir
INJURED.
EYES," said he, "and my second wife
won't go near the water"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
The Simple Truth.

Tess-Miss Woodley tells me her
grandfather was a real estate convey
ANGER.
Jess-Ha! ha!
Tess-why do you laugh? Isn't 1t
true?
Jess-Oh, yes. It's true. You see,
the dump cart her grandfather drove
was a conveyance for transporting real
estate.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
pI,trIct penseIy Populated.

The District Of Columbia has the
greatest population square mile OF
any section Of this country. The fg-
ures are slightly more than 1889. In
Alaska there is only one person to
ten square miles. Rhode Island Is
second to Washington, with 407 per.
sons square mile.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

With smooth iron and Defiance
Starch, you can launder your shirt
waist Just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; it win have the
proper stiffness and finish. there VIII
be less wear and tear Of the goods,
and it will be . positive pleasure to
use Starch that does not stick to the
}r0U
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

leo, even II she has to purchase the
whole strip Of land, thing which the
Diax government has been anxious
for US to do for years. With this har-
Dor in our possession 1t would be pos
sible to provide a naval base with
sufncient coal supply to serve all the
ships on the Pacific station, including
those which 1t is inteded to send
thither.
Overtures have been made to the
Mexican government by the state De
partment, and Information has come
through Ambassador Creel that Mex
leo thinks very well Of the PROPOSE
fion.
1t is probable that nothing denn'.e
YIN BE- done in the matter until IAN
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

Elsie Is . laundress Of color. She
Is well past youth, wears parenniai
smile and sports single front teoth
of much prominence. Recently she
missed one of her visits to patron,
and when she next put in an appear
ance she was suffering from a bad
cold. When asked how she took such
q serious cold she said:
During the recent festivities our
club gave q ball. The gentleman
what's paying attention to me is very
particular, SO had to go in full even.
ing dress. and had to leave on
a few pieces, and it got me-"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
Unfiatterlng Impressions.

Prof. Chamberlain, the great Eng
lish authority upon al things Japan
ese. says: From hints dropped by
several educated, and from the still
more interesting, because frankly
naive, remarks made by Japanese
servants whom / have taken with me
to Europe at different times, l found
that the travelled Japanese consider
our three most prominent character
istics to be dirt, laziness and super
stition."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

cal students, even when too young to
be allowed the free use OF the voice,
should be thoroughly taught the prin-
ciples of breathing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

The family were discussing the
prospective wedding Of the only
daughter.
"Of course" said the bride-to-be 70
her father, you will give me away!
I'm afraid / have done 1t already,
my DEAR" he replied. Il told George
only this morning that you had q ais
position Just like your mothers"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

New York city's surface, elevated
and subway railroad system receives
q daily average of one and one-quar-
ter cent from each inhabitant OF the
city.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

Some men think they can't
aext to nature" properly without -.
Ing along two quarts Of whisky ana :
box of cigars.-Judge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-18
WAR VETERAN AND BRIDE DEAD.
Authorities Believe Gen. syck Killed
Her and Then Committed Suicide.

Pikeville Ky.-The body of Con.
eral Webb Syck, civil war vet.
home in Farvicw, and that Of his
young wife. bride of two weeks, in
her bed. II is believed Gen. Syck
killed his wife and then committed
suicide
Mrs. Syck was the generals third
wife. She was formerly Mrs. Jane
Burris, connected with some of q,
most prominent families in Northeast
ern Kentucky The shooting Is sup
posed to have followed bitter quar-
rel Of the previous day.
Gen. Syck and his bride had just
returned from their honeymoon trip
through the South. 1t is thought his
mind became unbalanced during the
quarrel with his wife. as he was des-
perately In love with her and insanely
jealous.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-18
SIX OF FAMILY SURROGATE.
Mother and Two Boys Escape Fire
Which Burns Home.

Gloversyillc, ~ Y.--Six members
Of the family Of solomon Frank,
a glove cutter, the father and
five daughters. were sunocated by
smoke when their home was de
stroyrd by fire early Sunday The
dead are. solomon Frank, aged 40
years. Sarah, u; Dora. 10, Rosa, II;
Minnie, II; Mary, 10.
The father lost his life trying to
save his children, following the dis.
coycry Of the flames by the mother,
who, with two small sons, made her
escape. The bodies Of the victims
were found by the firemen The old
est daughter was to have become a
bride early in December and Satur.
day night there was social gather
ing at the home of the family in cele-
hration of the approaching nuptials.
The gathering broke up at T. O'Clock
and at 100, when all had retired, the
fire was discovered. The origin Is be.
licyed to have been due to a defective
chimney.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-18
MINER IN BOMB MURDER.
Two Men Who Committed Crimes Are
On Way to Cheyenne.

Portland. ore. A long distance
telephone message to the Orego-
nian iram Granite, Ore, states that
Frank Tucker was arrested there on
suspicion Of beng an accomplice to
the Harvey * Brown murder at Baker
City
Tucker made statement while I'M
der the influence Of liquor which
caused his being taken into custody
that he was At Baker City the night
of the explosion, that he knew the
the names OF the two men who ex.
ploded the bomb. He now refuses to
say who they were.
He says the two men are on their
way to Cheyenne, Wyo,
Tucker claims to have worked ir
mines in Butte and Colorado, says he
is member of the Western Fedora
ton OF Miners and says he has a
brother who lives IL Scto, ore.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-18
w. C. T. U. HOME UNDER FIRE.
Guaranteed as Unsanltary and Matron
is Accused Of Brutality.

Eau Claire, Wis.-FollowIng the
advice OF the state board of Health,
the health authorities Of Eau Claire
made an investigation Of the State
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
maternity home in this city and found
the place to be unsanitary and over.
crowded. Every inmate Is afflicted
with the itch The home was placed
under quarantine and officials are In
vestlgating charges made by inmates,
who alleEe that they were horse.
whipped by the matron, locked in dark
rooms for several days on bread and
water diet and that wheat bran and
dry bread constituted the principal
part Of the daily menu
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-18
NEGRO IN RoMADrSA MYSTERY.
Police Believe He viii Prove Woman's
Ralph Smith,"

Chicago. II - That Albert Jones,
a negro, arrested as an acquaintance
Of Mrs. Charles J. Romadka, may be
the Ralph Smith" who, the woman
says, gave her $1,000 worth Of jewclry
said to have been stolen from Mrs. C.
L. Beck, is bclic?cd by the police. The
negro was located through the list OF
telephone calls Mrs. Romadka has reg
istered against her at the Victoria
hotel, and 1t Is said that she called him
up several times n day, Jones admits
he knows her but says he was en-
ployed by her to run errands. for
which she paid him as much as 50 and
S. each, a search Of Jones apartment
is said to have revealed suit case
fun of jewelry and several empty jewel
boxes.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-10-18
THE NATIONAL GAME
GREATEST BASEBALL SEASON
EVER KNOWN ENDED.
TOTAL ATTENDANCE WAS 6,l36,557
American League Outdrew the Ne
tionaI-chicago Once More Holds
Title Of Champions.

Chicago, Ill.--The greatest season
ever known has Just closed. A
careful compilation of the daily
attendance figures, which have
been kept ever since the American
League expanded East, show that 1907
leads all other baseball years by more
than 100000
The figures show that the American
and National Leagues drew grand
total of 613S,5o7 persons. The near
est approach to these figures was in
1904, when $500 go persons witnessed
the combined games of the National
and American leagues. These figures
are an increase over last year of Az
2GS.
The American League again outdrew
the National, Ban Johnson's organiza-
ton showing a total of 3.39S,7Gi while
the Nationals figures show a grand to-
tai of 2,737793 The American League
drew 100 900 more than last year,
while the National League shows n de-
crease of &c ~ Last year the Ameri-
cans outdre the Nationals by 1885,
500: this season the AMERICANS out
drew the Nationals by more than GOO,-
600.
This is accounted for by the sensa-
tional race in the American League
from start to finish, while II was a
foregnne conclusion before the season
was half over that the Chicago Cubs
were the best in the National,
The worlds series in Chicago and
Detroit has passed into history now.
The Detroit Tigers never had look
in with the National League cham
pions, and once more the worlds title
belongs to this city. In Boston alone
did the American League make n
showing. taking all the games from
the Boston Nationals.
The Chicago Cubs get about $500
apiece. and, thanks to the generosity
OF the Tigers owner, who donated
$4,000, Jennings men get about the
same amount.