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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
USE OF BUILDING TILE.
The Method Of constructing Fireproof
Buildings.

The elimination Of the fire hazard
in modern buildings is based upon the
principle that all supporting iron or
steel Orders, columns, and beams
must be protected from fire by some
material which is poor conductor OF
heat and not easily disintegrated or In
jured by high temperatures. Burned
clay materials, such as fat, hollow,
porous, and semi-porous terra Gotta
blocks, and certain grades OF burned
bricks, are commonly employed Tor
this purpose. Owing to the relative
lightness of these materials and their
high fire-resisting qualities. most steel
frameworks of large buildings are In
cased in hollow or fiat terra Gotta
tiles laid in cement mortar. Many o.
these clay tiles and blocks are burned
in the making to 2,00O-2,5O0 degrees
so that in any fire they will not crum
BILE or crack at temperature below
that to which they were originally sun
misunderstanding American.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

How to rid its right of way of weeds
SO tall, rank and troublesome as to In
terfere with the operation of trains,
has been solved by one Of the big
western railroads by the invention OF
a machine that does the work OF 3oO
men q day.
The new gasoline weed burner COW
ers rs miles in IL hours, while hereto
fore 1t has required gang of IL men,
working a full day, to cut the weeds
from a single mile Of track.
The weed burner is built entirely Of
steel, with regulation trucks. At one
end is a gasoline engine, used for pro
polling the car and pumping the all
which forces gasoline to the burners
spreading out near the ground. Wher
at work the weed burner runs three o.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
BLOW FOX THE INSPECTOR.
chinaman Was Different from Any ne
Had Had Dealings With'

When former Minister Wa Ting
Fang left this country he was accom-
panied by an extensive retinue ana ~
tended to the steamer by delegauon
of local Chinese merchants.
The customs officials, who then we're
also immigration inspectors, careiuiiy
took the names and count OF the local
Chinese as they went on board. Inn
precaution was to prevent some de.
ported or otherwise not welcome ceies-
tial from effecting landing by joining
the merchants as they came asnore
after taking a ceremonious farewen
Of their distinguished countryman.
| Halt an hour or so after WI ana n.s
friends had gone on board one OF wus
secretaries arrived on the dock anu
was hurrying up the gansplank waen
a customs inspector seized MN "
the arm and pulled him back on tns
wharf
"Washamalla you. John, no taxes
name, you no can come back. u.
YOU belong?" said the inspector sum
ing at some girls with whom he haf
been talking.
| The Chinese shook loose the inspec
| TORS hold on the loose sleeve OF his Sill
robe and with quiet dignity remarked
"This violence is unnecessary, Sill
and my name is a matter OF no inte'
eat to YOU. am q member OF his e.
cellency's suite. go on board I'M
steamer to leave this country, neve
again, hope. to return.
That customs inspector is still o
the force. but never since has he trie
20 be funny with Chinese gentleman
, I-San Francisco Call.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
SORE SHOULDERS

Womb ike very much 70 personally meet eveSY
r.ader "a this uaper who any horses that have
snre shoulders and tell him about security Gall
Salve This Is impossible % an going 70 Toll yo0
You and both know that horsss wctkinG Nth
npre ohouldern are In pain, and that they cal 90
q much work without running down rs whon they
are free frm palm. also kno. perfectly veil thae
You do not know It. II you did you would bay bog
81 your dealer &C once and cure then mp Tor yo1
thing you could rely Yc1 can rely sbsolute!y g
Security Gall ealvc. II Win 90 ~ Won eyey une
sample can free Jusa wrts mr. It'll VIII 90 "a y0u
xiso / ~en>.to tell ron thAt Security Ageisepei<
Healer 10 81 good fof barb wtre crts - Seeurity
ii Sc SOC AID 81 % sizes. Use them for your ne<dG
iguaIap.ee you perfect satisfasti9e.
ffauk b. Dennle, PRECEDENT
sECURIIY RENEDT CO.. Hknnsapoi1 Ninz
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
Used Them for Insoles.

The American consul at Nankin ut
tiers q caution to his fellow country
men, who spend lavishly on illustrated
catalogues, on thick paper. handsome
ly bound, which appear to be highly
priced by the Chinese at Nankin,
where the supply is at times unequal
to the demand. AS the English Ian
guage il not yet general accomplish.
ment among the citizens, the consul
made inquiries, and discovered that
the leaves of the catalogues were be
ing used as inside soles for shoes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
IiiDUS1!R&3s5|1<
SNtlN99
NOVEL TRUCK.
pssjonsd Especially for Handling
Cases on Staisways.

In buildings where there are no eie-
vators the problem of transferring
large packing cases and similar bulky
articles to the upper floors II . per-
picking one. -
Generally it is necessary to open the
case on the ground floor and transfer
the contents in sections. The ordinary
two-wheel truck is practically useless
in such emergencies, and only OF slight
use in hauling the cases down the
stems. A truck that should prove sue
cessful for either hauling cases up OF
down steps Is shown in the accom-
administration. the invention OF
California man. The inventor utilities
six wheels, three on each side. Eacf
wheel revolves ON an extension OF the
axle. The position assumed by tn'
wheels of this truck on stairway II
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
poIIshIno Small Articles.

It Is said that high polish may Do
obtained after nickel plating On
small steel articles, such as screws,
by tumbling them with leather and dre
rouge. The articles are placed In
tumbling barrel with leather scraps.
Some dry rouge Is put into the barrel
along with the screws and leather and
the whole is tumbled for some time
The rouge coats the surface OF the
leather. and causes it to act IKE
polishing wheel Canvas scraps may
be used In place of leather.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
Caution In Electric Traction.

NduItOu III 6tSSSsS
Attention is called in the Electrical
Review to certain sources OF Danger
in electric traction which may easily
be avoided by experienced drivers. one
of the most insidious of these IL the
high rate of acceleration possessed Dy
the electric motor. Engineers accus-
toned to steam locomotives have 10
learn to allow for this. For instance
in rounding a curve it is often neces-
sary to throw on power to overcome
the increased resistance. An engineer
| trained to use steam may be uncon.
! scious of the rapid gathering OF speed
I! by the electric motor. and throw OF
| the power too soon or too strongly
A regularity of the electric engine II
| that the lower the speed the create
the power that can be delivered 70 U
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

ANY sort Of fruit may be used for
these. Stewed apples are particular
" nice, also gooseberries, rhubarb, or
any of the berry or stone fruits In sea-
SON. Stew the fruit in the usual way
with q little water and sugar; when
quite tender, mash well and pass 1t
through q coarse sieve. When per-
fectly cool, half I'LL custard or jelly
glasses with the sweetened pulp. Beat
mn the whites Of two eggs to firm
froth, whisk separately gill of cream
mix both together and sweeten te
taste: flavor with a drop or two Of
vanilla II liked; put some OF tns
cream on top of each glassful OF frui
pulp. and hand round with ice waters
or fingers of sponge cake.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
USED ~ THE DOCTORS.
Ninety Per Cent Of the Drugs Pre-
acribed Are Patent Medicines.

Despite the opposition of physicians.
especially of those whose experience
has been neither far reaching nor
profitable, to patent" medicines. nine
ty per cent of all drugs that physi-
clans use are put up and compounded
by manufacturing concerns,-are' IN
fact. patent medicines just as truly
as II they were advertised In tho
newspapers.
The average doctor knows little or
nothing Of pharmacy and Is there
fore, glad to depend on the very medi-
cines. which in public he condemns
| lust as he IL obliged In many cases
to depend on the diagnosis OF the pa
tient himself. even while publicly de-
CRYING what he calls "self-diagnosis.
How rapid has been the growth OF the
professional use of "patent" or pro
prietary" medicines il shown IN an
article written for the Journal OF the
American Medical Association Tor
september 20, 1906, by A. Jacobi' M.
Dill. d. He relates that $4,000 pre-
scriptions. compounded In several
drug stores were carefully examined
| From 1850 to 1870 no prescription wa
found for patent or proprietary
medicines. In 1874 but one prescrip
| lion in 1900 called for ready-to-us'
remedies. Between 1875 and 1880 tn
number calling for patent" or pro
prietary" medicines equalled two pc
cent of the total. This increased 2
6 per cent in the period between lSs
and 1890. In 1895 it was IL per cen.
In 1898 it was Is per cent. and IN lso'
1903 was from 20 to rs per cent
DR.. Jacob says that In iars
store he was assured that 70 per Gel
of the prescriptions were for "paten,
or proprietary" medicines. ana Tn
probably is approximately the CORES
proportion at the present time. FRO
this 1t would seem that II the 'paten'
and proprietary" medicines are goo
enough for physicians to prescribe
seven cases out of ten they are got
enough for family use In cases
necessity and where the symptom
are we'll known and as easily undo
stood by the people as by the &c
tors.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

four miles an hour, but can make
speed of from IL. to Is miles, and Is
handled on the road under regular
train orders.
Tanks carried on the car platform
contain enough gasoline for a days
run. Through rows of burners spread
ing well beyond the rails, the flaming
gasoline is forced downward into the
weeds, killing root and branch, while
the old process did not stop future
growth.
1t is not uncommon on western
branch lines. sidings and commercial
tracks to see weeds from three te
seven feet high, which form grea'
obstruction to train movement, cause
slippery rails and make operation dim
cult. The weed burner is therefore
solution of a serious railroad problem
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

run down from 1870 to LIS POUNDS. !.
was having terrible pain In the kiu.
news and the secretions passed almost
fnyoluntarily. My left leg swelled un'
en- II was "a inches around. and the
doctor tapped it night and morning
until I could no longer stand 1t, and
then he advised amputation. lrefused'
and began using Doan's Kidney FINS
The swelling subsidized gradually, tne
urine became natural and all my pains
and aches disappeared. have beer
well now for nine years since usin'
Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. so cents
box, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
Social Rank.

At a country dance in southern
town. when the fiddlers had resined
their bows and taken their places on
the platform, the floor manager rose.
Got yo partners for cotillion! No
shouted, imperiously.
"AIl you ladies an gemmen "a!
wears shoes an stockings take yo'
places in de middle OBJ de room. All
YOU ladies an gemmen dat wears
shoes an no stockings take you places
immejitly benin dem. An you bare
footed crowd jest jig 1t roun' In az
,corners."-Youths Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

clearly shown by the dotted lines In
the illustration. All jolts and jars are
obviously eliminated, insuring safety
to the contents of the case on the
truck. In addition, no unnecessary
strain is placed on the operator, 1t be
ing possible for one man to handle
large, heavy articles with the truck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

says. uou DSS
showing symptoms OF
kidney trouble from
the time I was mus
tered out of the army,
but in all my life l
never suffered as in
1897. Headaches. diz-
illness and sleepless-
ness. first. and then
dropsy. I was weak
and helpless. having
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
Wool Trade.

The wool trade of 1906 was good for
the growers, as fleece brought rs to
% cents per pound, such as In 1901
would have commanded only eight
cents. says the London Financial
Times. which adds that, on the other
hand, neither yarn spinners nor man.
ufacturers can honestly say 1t has
been a good time with them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

some hardwood like ash or maple Tor
the supports will combine lightness
with strength. II the whole is fast
ened together with one-quarter by
two.inch stove bolts. instead OF nails,
II can be taken apart readily and
hacked in very small space.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
TWO WAYS OF LOOKING At II.
Wlfs's sneering Comment Met with
Sharp Answer.

0elett Burgess at the recent dinner
Of the American Booksellers associa-
ton of New York said: II once knew
q San Franciscan who married girl
for her money. She was not pretty
girl. and as time passed and love
Cooled, she developed a rather tart
tongue.
"One day her husband bought with
his quarters allowance. q 20-horse-
power automobile. He took the ca.
home gayly and brought his wife out
to the front door to look at It. She
gave one sneering glance. and then
said:
Its very fne, but II It hadn't
been for my money. 1t wouldn't b
here
"sWell, Mamie said the husband
| quickly, II 1t hadn't been for you
money you wouldn't be here YOU
aalfs"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
Inventor Of the Boomerang


The boomerang is rather q puzzle.
One might think that the highest laws
of mathematics had been laid under
contribution in the perfectfng OF It.
The convexity on one side. the nat
ness ON the other, and the sharp, knife
like edge on the inside OF the con-
vexiry have the air OF having peen
carefully thought out
Yet the people who invented this
singular weapon cannot count higher
than i've and are destitute OF all the
arts and amenities Of life. Theirs ID
perhaps the lowest plane OF human
| life.
Some people have assumed that TN
boomerang was the creation OF an old
er and higher civilization. but for tni'
4 there 70 no evidence. 1t must be tn
product Of one age long empirical us
| Of throwing weapons.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
An Early Discovery.

"Your epigrams and adages show
great wisdom said the dependent.
EYES," answered Marcus Aurehus.
ct cans deny that l regard them as
something very wise indeed. Tnere
As nothing like them for popuiarizins
an administration
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
HOMEMADE DRAWING TABLE
One Easily Constructed Out Of wood
by Boy Handy with Tools.

Here is another style Of table. ad'
Unstable for both height and SLANT
which presents the advantage OF oe'
ing made easily of wood, says Popular
Mechanics. The cut needs no explana-
tion Any wood may be used. but
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
OF Different Gauge.

The railroadS Of England and Ire
land are of different gauge. Those OF
Ireland are five feet three inches and
England four feet eight and Hne-nan
inchaA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

Mince fine q boiled tongue. pour
cream or q little milk over 1t, add the
beaten yolk of one egg, and let SIM
mar over the IRE about five minutes.
Toast some thin slices Of bread. but.
TAR them and lay on q warm dish;
cover with the tongue and garnish
with parsley. Serve hot
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
CHEAP IRRIGATED LAND.

Grand opening Sept. 9Th under Csss 4.
County &C., Colo. $3.50 per acre for lana
.ud water. ss.25 per acre down. "a
curs,on rates. Routt County Develop
,nsnt Co. s14 18th st.. Denver. Coio' :
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

without content. we shall ma =
most as dificult to please oens
ourselves.-Greville.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

II is pleasant to look on the ram
when one stands dry-Dutcn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

Lewis Single Binder costs more t1an
Your Your dealer or Lewis Factory. Peoria. ".
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

They have hope Of victory VINO
A,ire.-Persius.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21
ATeRRlsLe EXPERIENCE.
s,o,, . Veteran Was Saved the Amp@
tation of Limb.

B. Frank Doremus. veteran. OF
aooseyelt Ave., Indianapolis, ind-'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

Most Of our sweetest comforts Grow
nm between crosses.-Young.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

motors, and consequently the greater
the effect that they develop.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-21

Ladies Can Wear SHOES
~. .;ze smaller after using Allen,s -. 49,
T Tnss s certain cure for swollen sweas4s !,
ho hot aching feet. At all Druggists, 2oc; pf ~
, nsrt no substitute. Trial package 1H~'
ASdress a. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, y.
The Newark journal., 1907-12-13
WORK IN DREAD OF OCTOPUS.
. Fishermen on Coast of Brittany Keep
 Weapon Handy.

When you go fishin off the rocky coast of Brittany, you carry, by crinus, a fish ax, said the sailor
 What for?"
 For octopus. Octopus is terrible frequent on them slimy Breton sea rocks They drown swimmers some times. Sometimes they seize boats hack off their arms with your ready fish ax.
 T knowed man was drowned by an octopus off Port Manech' He swum out to the rocks and an octopus, three of it's feelers coiled round ledge, 'Twan't big octopus-body the size of your head, feelers about yard long-but it done for that man. It held him there till the tide come up and he drowned All the time his wife was watchin' and shriekin' on the lonely shore
 Them critters is so fearless. Why, they don't know fear. They come right up into a boat starin' straight at you with their cold eyes, an if you ain't got an aX or some sort of weap- on, you're done for.
 It's a common thing, fishin' off Brittany, to hear a tap-tappin' behind you, and to turn and see the drab arms of an octopus, like a half-dozen snakes. creepin' over the gunnel, feel in their way towards you. Then the body, like squashed and slimy foot ball, appears. The cold, terrible eyes fix themselves on yours
 Well, sir, you want your fish ax then"
The Newark journal., 1907-12-13
How to Burn Rubbish.

We had been puzzled to know how to dispose of waste paper and other rubbish when there was no fire in the range. A piece of chicken wire netting five feet long and three feet wide was rolled to form hollow cylinder An old tin dish pan was fastened to the bottom with some bits of wire and our "crematory" was complete Into this wire basket we dump all the rubbish and when we want to burn it a lighted match is pushed through the netting and another old pan is turned over the top of the basket. There is no danger of fire from flying bits of burny ing paper. Being light, the basket is easily carried to any part of the yard where one wishes to have the bonfire. Good Housekeeping.
The Newark journal., 1907-12-13
Snapdraqon Seed Pods.

The .antirrhinum, or snapdragon, is one of the old-fashioned garden flow. tsfs known to every one. Although it is visitor from southern Europe it has been here so long that it has be- come naturalized.
 When we say lions mouth" frogs mouth,' "calf's mouth,' rabbit s mouth" we mean snapdragon, all these names being suggested by it's grotesque, masklike corolla But there is something still more grotesque if we will wait till the seed time and gather the dried, brown skeleton of the seed pod. Look at them sideways, under bright lamplight if possible, and you will find they have quite 8 resemblance to a rhinoceros.
 Remove the calyx and the little horns on the nose, and look at them from the front, and they have still more striking resemblance to human skulls, and by turning them about you get all sorts of queer expressions on the grinning mouth.-St Nicholas Magazine.
The Newark journal., 1907-12-13
Badly Mixed Up

Abraham Brown, of Winterton, N. Y., had very remarkable experience: he says; Doctors got badly mixed up over me: one said heart disease: two called it kidney trouble; the fourth, blood poison, and the fifth stomach and liver trouble: but none of them helped me; so my wife advised trying Electric Bitters, which are restoring me to per- feet health One bottle did me more good than all the five doctors pre- scribed." Guaranteed to cure blood poision, weakness of all stomach, liver and kidney complaints, by J. l. Sturdi- want druggist, soc.
The Newark journal., 1907-12-13
Cigars and Open Air.

Cigars in good condition when sold are sometimes complained of after ward. In many cases they have de- teriorated owing to the customers own neglect Tobacconists should warn buyers of boxes of cigars that fresh air is as good for cigars as it is for the mortals who are soothed by their fragrance, and the connoisseur will at regular intervals let the box lie open for a space.-Tobacco Week ly Journal.
The Newark journal., 1907-12-13
and a small ball of black fluff.

There's the reason" said the jeweler. Watches get dirty because the pockets they are carried in are never clean. A watch pocket, my dear sir. should be cleaned out regularly once a week Observe that rule and your watch's works will not get clog ged up again
 Another and a seasonable rule is never to lay your watch down on stone or marble. The cold deranges the delicate works.
 Never lay your watch down, in fact, anywhere. Hang it up on a hook, vertically, in the same position it oc- cupies when in your pocket Watches are made to lie, or rather stand, in that position only.
 Wind your watch in the morning, never at night"