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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
FACTS ABOUT FIGURE NINE.
Professor Of the Occult Has Addeo q
New Wrinkle.

Mathematician have 1uggied WIN
the mystic figures 8, z and Tor ages.
and now comes foreign professor
of the occult science to tell fortune
by "the force in simple numeraf-
the 9. He reminds his victims that II
they multiply any number, short OF a.
decimal, by the two figures OF the
product added together will make y
Thus: Nine times are IS. and and
1 are 9: 9 times are 81. and and 2
are 9: 9 times are As, and and
are 9: 8 times are "a, and and ..
are 9: 9 times are 60, and and o
are 8; 9 times are y. and and
are 9: 9 time are 81, and 1 and are
10. He might have added that any
number in the hundreds of thousands.
multiplied by 9 will give product
the sum of whose digits is multiple
of 9, Take at random-9 times 545'
are 1905, the sum of which is Is, and
Q into Is goes 2 times. Take 1852
multiplied by equals 66.16S; the sum
of the digits is 81; 9 into ~ goes
3 times. Oh, there is an immense
amount of fun in 8.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
VAST WEALTH OF THE SOUTH.
In Natural Resources That Section To-
Supreme.

To its coal supply, more than twice
as great as the combined coal area
of Great Britain, Germany and Penn
sylvinia; to its vast stores of oil and
natural gas as supplementary sources
power of water powers for utilization
of power and heat and light the South
adds at least 100000 available horse
power Of water powers for utilization
for electrical transmission, also for
power, heat and light. The develop
ment of this vast water power poten--
TALLY will eventually employ $780,
100000 to $500, 100000 and be equal in
working capacity to 100000 men. It.
will make possible construction OF
thousands of miles of interurban cleo
trio roads, it will furnish cheap power
and light for mines and factories, and
create, as in Switzerland, the highest
forms of skilled mechanical work in
the mountains of the South, where
climatic conditions are unsurpassed
by any other section Of the world. In
counting up the riches Of the South al
ways bear In mind its wealth of ever
running streams, where nature fur
nishes the power without price except
| for the cost of development.-Manu'
| facturers' Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
MADE THEM ALL LAUGH.



It must have been a very funny
story! The type looked funny from
across the aisle of the car, the pic
lures looked funny, and the young
lady who was reading 1t doubled up
in fits of stifled laughter every few
minutes. The young man In the seat
with her could not help stealing q
glance at the pages of the book which
was evidently so funny, but whoser
cover was carefully doubled back out
of sight, and soon he began to laugh
| as he unblushingly followed the story
page after page, shaking with sup
pressed merriment.
The woman In the seat at right an
giles became interested and looked
over the girls shoulder. Presently
her face broadened into a grin and
soon she was convulsively shaking
The man in the seat across smiled at
the scene. A boy few seats down
the aisle grinned alphabetically. A
darby still further down showed all
his white teeth. The contagion spread
until the car was nearly on the verge
of Mysteries, when the fair reader got
ND to leave the train, yet no one but
the girl herself had any idea as to
what the book was.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
POSTUM CEREAL CO., LTD.
Guarantee On Their Products

We warrant and guarantee that
all packages of Postum Cereal, Grape
Nuts and Elijah's Mamma hereafter sold
by any jobber or retailer, comply with
the provisions of the National Pure
Food Law, and are not and shall not
be adulterated or mis-branded within
the meaning Of said Act Of Congress
approved June 80. 1906. and entitled,
"An act for preventing the manufac-
ture, sale or transportation Of adul-
terated or mis-branded or poisonous or
deleterious foods, drugs, medicines.
liquors, and for regulating traffic there
in for other purposes"
Postum CEREAL Co., LTD.
C. w. PosT. Chairman.
Battle Creek, Mich.
Dec. IL, 1906.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of December, 1906.
BENJAMIN F. REID.
Notary Public.
My commission expires July 1, 1907.
Our goods are pure, they always
have been and always will be. they are
not mis-branded. We have always
since the beginning of our business,
printed truthful statement on the
packages of the ingredients contained
therein and We stand back Of every
package.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
ODD CASE OF COMBUSTION.
Rose Bushes Shipped in Wet Moss A.
most Burned Up.

A peculiar case of spontaneous com
bustion, or something like it, is de-
scribed by a writer in Casters Mag
azine.
On February II. 1906, two large re-
frigerator cars of young rosebushes
were received at Hannibal, Mo-, from
a nursery in California They were
shipped in wooden cases containing
numerous auger holes for ventilation
and were carefully packed with wet
sphagnum, or California swamp moss,
to prevent chatting and to support
their vitality.
No ice was put In the cooling tanks,
and the covers of these. as well as all
other openings in the cars, were
closed as tightly as possible. The
cars were ten days In transit. The out
side temperature was 60 degrees
Fahrenheit at the start and Is de
grees at the end of the trip.
Upon arrival steam was issuing
from every crevice Of the cars. Upor
removing the tank covers 1t rushed
out in large volume. The doors were
opened and ice was put in the tanks
the free circulation of cold air sooI
cooled the contents of the cars.
In unloading it was discovered tina
some of the upper layers of boxe
were badly damaged by heat, whicl
naturally was most intense near tn
top of the cars. No signs Of actua
combustion were found, but thi
would probably have occurred in
short time had not the cars bee
quickly cooled.
The temperature must have bee
nearly up to the burning point, a
many of the green stems Of thes
plants were black and brittle.
Wet sawdust in large quantities FRI
uuently becomes very warm in the II
terror even when exposed to winte
weather, in fact the lower the ter
perature of the atmosphere the hotts
usually the sawdust.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16

DR.. Morrison, the well-known cor
respondent of the London Times al
Pekin, went to see the recent maneu
vers of the modernized Chinese army
ln the neighboihood Of Changtefu
He describes them as a repetition Oh
the performance of last year-a set
piece carefully prepared long before
hand by a number of japanese
advisers. The general opinion formed
by the military attaches was not, ne
says, unfavorable, though many years
work without official jobbery will be
needed before the troops can com
care with those of more advanced ma
lions. The inefficiency of the officers
Is still conspicuous. and the FIELD
training of the men inadequate, bu
the material is good. DR.. Morrison
hints pretty plainly that, without thu
japanese to direct affairs, the con
tending armies would have been Httl
better than a rabble.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
BEYOND MERE MAN.
ARE THE ApoRNMENTs INSISTED
ON BY FEMININlTY.
In All Ages Practically the Same Com
pIaint Has Been Made, But VIC
tory Has Always Been with
the Fair Sex.

Not a few things are past the COM
prehension of mere man, and one OF
these is the mysteries OF feminine APP
parelHthe fashionable raiment and
the ram1fications with which she per-
sists in adjoining" herself.
Grandness and extravaganza OF
style arc always backed up by con-
scious superiority on the part OF the
feminine mind that puts the male OBJ
jector promptly out of business.
The ardent wooer of Queen Eliza
beth's day no doubt rallied bitterly
against the huge ruff that stood ou'
about his lady's neck like repelline
picket fence.
| He could see no more use IN II
than his descendant of to-day sees II
| the enormous picture hat-nor couie
| he get around or over 1t.
| But the ruff remained, and men o
the period had to do as well with
as they could, which was not yer.
| we'll.
Frequently they got taste OF rul
f,es in their mouths instead of the net
tar of ruby lips.
| Really shocking to mans sensibii
ties. however, was the extraordinar
horned headpiece that women OF tn
fourteenth century perched upo
themselves.
This consisted of q partly COM
shaped bonnet starting from brow an
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
Mans Span Of Life Lengthenins.
LOUISIANA

According to Sir Lauder Brunton,
writing in the Lancet, the average
length Of life has rapidly become
greater. There has been contin
uous increase in the expectation Oh
ufe from a little under 40 years IN
1854 to a trifle less than As years IN
1900" A gain of eight years in hall
4 century appears tremendous, pu'
the figures could be, OF course, more
significant still If we applied the com
parison to two periods separated py
several centuries. Here is rather
intangible, but certainly important
element. that should enter into all our
attempts at formulating historical
perspectives. However unconscious
the average medieval man may nave
been of what his worth as an insur
ance risk was at any particular time
his acts and thoughts must have been
profoundly Influenced by the TACT tna'
ne had on an average Is years less 10
live than his successor Oh tne nino
teenth Gentry, says New York Post
The violence of primitive civilizauoP
may be due to the instructive desire
for getting as much satisfaction as
possible out of brief existence. Pos
s;bly. we do not live longer in the
twentieth century because we hgn'
less: but we quarrel less because We
live longer. Leisure is necessary 1o'
sltruism. Just SO people step on eacl
others toes and scowl during TIT
half-hour's expiation in the subway
but are polite and form lasting friend
ships en- the commuters train to an
from New Brunswick.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
.,ohtnlno Struck Twlce.

DR.. ]. G. Keith, formerly o.
,onis who was struck by lightning
.eyeral years ago. went to LeadVi,ie,
Col for his health, and was again MT
by a bolt About IL years aso ~
doctor, while walking on the s'rees
WAS struck by q thunder bolt. ms
left side was partially paralyzed' ne
went to Colorado for his health anu
last spring while on the street he was
again hit by lightning. This second
bolt practically rendered Dr. hel.n
helpless as far as his left SIDE Is Gull
cerned.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16

The development of Alaska Is con-
tinuing at a phenomenal rate. Direct
proof of this is furnished by the re-
port showing the operations Of the
government telegraph system in the
territory. Receipts during the last
few months have ranged from SO 10
100 per cent. more than last year. and
the facilities are so inadequate that
additions are imperatiyely needed
The system includes more than 3,0ot
miles Of cable and land lines, supple
mented by wireless apparatus which
bridges . gap of more than hundred
miles- The lines are being extended
In various directions. and before {
great whiae will form a network
which win bring all the habitabl'
portions OF the Seward purchase
into touch with the rest of the world
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
LYRe ELM IN VERMONT.
Odd Shape Assumed by Tree OF
Farmers Property.

Vermont is justly noted for nei
beautiful forests and shade trees, ana
among the latter none are SO grace
ful or more used for ornamental pur
poses than the elm.
1t is quite a common tree, CROWNS
by river banks and In fields, sinsis
or In groups.
Occasionally 1t takes a departure
from its symmetrical form ana as
sumes odd shapes, like the one In tns
illustration, which resembles the Tyre
a musical instrument that was muci
used by the ancients.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
Tyre Elm.

This tree forms part Of the stone
wall that through the past summer
has guarded the seven-acre corn heio
of Fred A. Smith on the Atcherson
Hollow road at Cambridgeport, Vt
When clearing off surplus trees
brush, ETC., from the highway, MT
Smith, to please the people In the
vicinity who admired the tree, spared
the Tyre elm," as it is familiariJ
called.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
Ennlish Dukes Patriotism.

The British nobleman responds to
the demands of imperial patriotism
when they are called to his attention
T'he duke of Westminster is the latest
q; them to use his immense wealth
IN assisting to make the distant pcs
sessions of the empire British in fact
as well as in name. Two or three
gears ago his interest in South Africa
was aroused by persons who though
that more Englishmen ought to be at
tracted to that part of the world. TIT
duke bought 10000 acres of land IL
the Orange River Colony, built II
farmhouses and the necessary farm
buildings upon 1t, erected school
houses and other public buildings
and sent out all the machinery an
tools needed to till the land and
prepare the crops for consumption
Eighteen families have been put i
the houses, and are now cultivatin
the soil and attempting to establis
z center of British influence and tn
nucleus of a large British settlement
II the enterprise proves successful tn
yoke does not expect to net NOR
sian two per cent. interest on his II
vsstment. But when the Orange Ri
er Colony is thickly settled the ne
district of Westminster-it is name
after the duke--will yield large r
turns to future dukes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
A crewsome Find.

A grewsome story is related by .
correspondent of the Boulogne Chron-
icle.
He states that in a fashionable part
of London a large house, over 200
years old, was recently taken on lease
BY a friend. The whole of the interior
had to be remodeled. In doing some
thing to the cellars under the house
the workmen came upon walled-up
chamber, In which were found sew
eral skeletons chained up to the walls
by the hands, feet and neck. 1t was q
most CHASTITY sight.
who were they? What was their
terrible story" asks the correspond
emit.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
AN OLD BROADWAY TAVERN.
Was Place Of Prominence When New
York Was a Village.

Somewhere on the site Of the great
building known as the Bowling Green
offices, at No. 9 and II Broadway,
once stood the Kings Arms Tavern.
says the New York Herald. Its square
windows looked eastward on the
Bowling Green and its grassy lawn
sloped to the edge Of the North river.
The picture shows the tavern from
the west or river side.
A Mrs. Steele kept It in 1853. having
moved from Broad street. She
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16

the fair sex from their allegiance to
the Dame Fashion of the period, no
matter how much her DEGREES Jared
upon the masculine mind.
When 1t is said that this learned
treatment of an important subject
was doubtless without effect, it is
meant that history does not record the
ensuing sweep of any dress reform
about that period.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16
suider Web Nets.

The natives of New Guinea employ
extraordinary fishing nets of spiders
web to capture fish weighing up to O
pound. They fix bamboos bent in the
shape Of a landing handle In the jun
gle glades, and the spiders weave
their net all over the frame. The
raethod of fishing Is to watch for 9
passing fish and then to dip It out
au6 thrnx It On dry Land.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16

A 81. Louis man who has married
On . dare" and now wants . divorce
has decided that he was gang after
IL for some one else.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16

Japan Is planning to send a squad.
ron Of warships across the Pacific
early next year to visit the western
ports of the United States, on their
cay round the world. This viii be
the flrst japanese squadron to make
60 Log a voyage and the first to carr
thu Japanese flag on q warship intC
many harbors-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-16

brought with her the tavern sign Of
the Kings Arms, and from that the
house took its name. George Burns.
of coffee house fame, IL also said to
have kept the house. Historians do
not agree ON the tenancy of Mr.. Burns
and we will let them settle the vexed
question. No matter who kept the
house In Colonial or Revolutionary
days its place in the history Of tavern
sites was firmly fixed hundred yesrs
before Mrs. Steele took possesaion.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-13
JOB WORK

This office Is equipped for all classes of commercial job printing, and reason. able pricss will be furnished upon application.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-13

fault is, as general thing, laid at the door of the strikers. In many cases this is true, but again in many cases there is a cause that impels them to it as a matter of seli-preseryation. Several years ago a strike occurred in Oregon, and governor Pennoyer was called upon to order out the militia to CO., cree the strikers into subjection. Instead, however, the governor went to the scene of the disturb ance, took in the situation and then said to the corporation employing the men; Treat these employees as if they were men instead of slaves and cattle, and this strike will end and you will have no fur ther trouble" The corporation did as it was bid, the men returned to their work and further trouble, perhaps bloodshed was averted. Of course in this section where indi- viduals who would not work if they had chance are sent out by employment agencies for so much per head, it Is different. There will be individual strikes for which no one is responsible except the cultus individual, who should be given so many hours to get out or be put on the rock pile, We refer to large bodies of men as strikers. What this country needs is more Pennoy- CTS as we'll as more Roosevelts who would dslve to the bottom of ques- tions that effect employer and em- ploye alike.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-13

One of the most perilous of the worlds vacations, but one in which an army of from five to seven thou sand men take part, is the seal hunt, as it is called. The scene of the hunt is the ice fields which drift southward in the spring of each year from the Arctic regions, and bleaker or more desolate re- zion could scarcely be found than this great ice waste. The prey ot the seal hunters, however, is of enough value to tempt them to brave the rigors and dangers, for the fur seal which is their quest is of especial value. Not only is its coat valuable, but the blubber of the young yields an oil which is much prized for different purposes. The Arctic current which sweeps southward through the ocean along the coasts of Labrador and New foundland carries with it a variety of animal life, being one of the great feeding grounds for deep sea fish such as cod and mackerel. The low temperature of the waters, and the fact that for such large por- tion of the year great masses of ice drift upon them, ranging from the glacial berg to the foe, render the Arctic current a fit habitat not on- ly for many varieties of fish, but for the seal referred to. The ice foes form the cradle of the young, where they are cared for by the mothers during the first few weeks of their existence. The fine pelt which forms the coat of these young seals is especially prized by the seal hunters, for the reason that it can be manufactured into leather which is utitilized extensively for making trunks, boots, as well as book bindings. The oil referred to commands high price, being used for illumination, for fabrication, and for the manufacture of toilet soaps.-Scientific American.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-13

From latest dispatches we judge that all great men have their trou, bles. The latest is the Hon. c. w Fairbanks of Indiana, vice-presi- dent of the United States and the prospective candidate for president at the hands of the next republican National convention. Collie r's Weekly says Charles is crooked, and not desirable man for the exalted position, giving it's reasons plainly and without equivocation and taking Collier at his word MT. Fairbanks has allowed his light to glimmer and it has about gone out. Hence Alaska will probably not he urged further to send Fairbanks delegates to the next National con- vention.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-13

A jury has been secured, and the trial of Haywood for complicity in the murder of ex-governor Steun- enberg, is on at Boise. A witness, Orchard by name, tells story on the witness stand of revolting crimes instigated by Haywood, Mover and Pettibone, which if true in whole or in part, should hang the whole combination higher than Haman. Such wholesale murder and wreck age of property as that told in Orchards story cannot be recog- nized or tolerated in this country where men are guaranteed life, lib- erty and the pursuit of happiness.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-13

Entered Novembe 20, 1902, at the U. ,. Postofice in Wrangell, Alaska, as mail matter of the second class, accord. ing to the act of congress, March 8, 1879.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-13

It now looks as if governor Folk of Missouri will be the next demo- cratic candidate for the presidency. The hue and cry of government ownership raised by Brysn and Hearst seems to have completely shelved those gentlemen with the rank and file of their party. Bry- an is great statesman; but his many ridiculous fads have been the
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-13

Come to think about it, We be- lieve there has not been fire drill for eight or nine months, and were wondering if the "boys" would't forget which side they work on, if let go much longer. A little prac- tice should be had occasionally for the good of all concerned.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-13

The signs of the times indicate 6 cloudy period for the large lumber firms of the Sound and the work men in their employ. On the first of June the Washington Logging & Brokerage Company shut down, throwing 12,OOO men cut of em- ployment. This was owing to the utter demoralization of the Califor- mia lumber market.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-13

From this time to the close oi the year 1909 the eyes of the world will be upon Seattle and Alaska anticipating the exposition that will occur. The event has had good beginning, and we of the north can do no less than lend our aid in making it the success that it prom ises to be.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-13

The enforcement of the antitrust laws is causing some of the big cor porations to hump and gather like a burnt boot" The Pierce Oil Company of Missouri, operating in Texas, was recently fined $1,623,- 900 for entering the state through fraud.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-06-13

Uncle Samuel is not busted, yet, as anybody knows of. His surplus for May was sS,575,212, and for the eleven months last past s65,- 100000. That means that after paying the running expenses out of the receipts, that that amount went into the treasury.