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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-10-31

all wore shimmering white gowns, sim
liar in design, with silver ornaments
but Agatha Sixths gown was cream
color with ornaments of gold, and well
did 1t become her dark beauty.
We had reached the very end of the
dinner, and had just made the last
change of places, which left me with
my favorite Agatha Sixth on my right
and Agatha Third on my left.
Suddenly. as the talk died down
and a certain contented silence fell
upon us, Vincent rose to his feet, and
bowling to us formally, began to speak:
Ladies and gentleman" he said,
making the last word pointedly sim
gular. while the girls all laughed, Il
think you are all with me when pro-
pose vote of thinks to-to-er--our
hostess"--Q felt that he had nearly
said Agatha Fourthi")-"our hostess.
for giving us SO delightful an enter.
tafnment." He bowed to Agatha
Fourth and went on:
If all progressive tea parties are
termed mad hope may attend many
such. But as / look around me. gen.
tleman and ladies fair, across the red
glow Of the candle that turns the roses
to redder gold, and as l gaze upon the
youth and beauty here assembled, the
like of which have never before
looked upon"-he made a courtly in
clination OF his head that included
every maid at the table, and they all
sighed heard them-"as look upon
this noble room. this exquisite table.
and think of the graciousness of such
hospitality, | am inspired to propose
a toast in which l feel confident Won
will all join me-" At this climax vim
cent raised his glass above his head.
ITO the real Agatha!" he cried-"to
the real Honorable Agatha!"
There was an instant of dead sf.
lence. and then to my surprise my
left-hand neighbor, Agatha Third. rose
to her feet. and. with quivering Inns.
started to say something. But she had
hardly time to rise before the other
i've girls sprang to their feet. and
raising their glasses, Agatha Third
with the rest, they cried with one
voice: TO the Honorable Agatha!"
and although it seemed to me that
Agatha Third had very nearly let the |
cat out of the bag by rising. as IL to |
acknowledge the courtesy. yet by the
promptness of the other girls the day !
was partially retrieved. and Vincent
and ! were still somewhat at a loss
IS to the identity Of our fair and |
wealthy hostesa
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Changes Likely by Coming New Mistress

on the walls of that apartment during
the Mckinley administration. She also
selected furniture less ornate than the
Louis XVI of the Mckinley regime.
Col. Bromwell in submitting his es-
innate this year for the probable cost
OF maintenance and renewals at the
White House during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1910, set the figure at
$4,000, or $4,000 more than the cur
rent fiscal year.
That means that SIS, 900 will be at
the disposal of the new mistress next
summer. Inasmuch as the appropria-
ton bills for the year beginning on
July / must all be passed before
March 4, a mere nod from the new
first lady Of the land, if she has any
particular idea of how things should
be done, will be sufficient to get more
money for her, even If her husband
has not been indicted into Office.
With $4,000 to start with, the new
first lady will be able to get new
dishes II she does not like the kind
used by the Roosevelt family, and
probably have the wall coverings in
several of the rooms changed. In a
pinch it might be made to cover the
cost of few bits OF furniture to take
the place of the ugly stun in the east
room.
During the first year of new fam
lily in the White House the cost Of
new furniture and maintenance runs
mp to about $1,000 a week
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SYNOPSIS.

Lord Wilfred Vincent and Archibald
Terhune are introduced at the opening of
the story, in England. the latter relating
the tale. The pair on an outing miss
their train and seeking recreation meet
the Honorable Agatha Wyckhoff" Her
hand Is much sought after. because of
her wealth. On visiting the Wyckhoff
castle they are introduced to two other
girls. both known as Agatha Wyckhofr
At dinner three other Agatha Wyckhoffs
are introduced and the plot revealed
The deceased step-father, in, an eccentric
moment. made his will so that the real
Agatha, heiress to his fortune and the
castle at Wye, England. might wed her
affinity. Thus Mrs. Armistead, chaperon,
was In duty bound to keep the real
Agatha's identity unknown and suitors
were invited to tryout for the hand of the
heiress. An attempt by Terhune TO gath
er clew from the chaperon fails. Vim
cent shows liking for the chaperon's sec
rotary, Miss Marsh. Terhune finds old
books containing picture of former
baroness Wyckhoff, which is exactly
like Agatha Sixth. whom he is counting.
Vincent entertains them all and while
riding with Agatha Fifth she confesses
her love for him and also that she is the
real heiress. He spurns her proposal
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ROUND THE CAPITAL
Information and Gossip Picked Up Here
and There Washington.
No New Furnishings in the White House

like that which it replaced. Where
ivory white greeted her eyes last win
ter 1t will do so again this season
Where the tint was cream or bun II
will still be cream or buff at the time
when she gives 1t up to Mrs. William
- on March 4, 1909.
Now wouldn't it get on your nerves
careful housekeeper, to know that you
could not do anything to change the
look OF things; that you couldn't move
the chifonier over into another cor
ner, or get rid of the curtain in the
diningroom that looked so good when
1t first came to your view, but now
has grown almost hideous?
But that is Mrs. Roosevelt's fix pre-
cisely. Congress last winter did not
make any allowance for new furniture,
carpets, rugs or hangings of any kind.
The allowance was merely for mainte-
nance. That of course. covers any
repairs that may be needed to furni-
ture. hangings or draperies, but it
does not permit the introduction Of
new things.
Every vase, every chair, every side
table and every picture is in exactly
the place 1t occupied when Mrs. Roose-
welt went away. The same old
throw" covers the piano. and the
Forentine mirrer hangs at the very
angle it described when the family
went to Oyster Bay.
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Let the Whistle Blow.

Did you know that a short whistle
from the mouth would stop rabbit.
1t surely does. Next time you see lit
tie molly cottontail leap from hei
burrow and make on. don't shoot
just whistle. Whether from fear o,
curiosity l cannot tell. but she win
stop still in her tracks. An antelope
has been known to do likewise. An
African hunter once said that the ele
plant is the most timid OF all animals
and can be frightened into q cold
sweat by a mysterious noise.
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I'VE havs used Postum Tor the pssk
eight years wzitss : VII. lady. ''and
drink It three times day. We never
tire Of 4
For several yeerg Z could ncarcoly
eat anythirG o. occoont q dyspepaIa,
bloating aftet zlr1l4 pa1pitation. 1ick
headache-in fact wss a such misery
and distress tried living On hot xster
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Head Of Firm Ito old hookkeepor)-
Henry. you've worked for us Tor 30
years. and during that time You have
been faithful and your work has been
satisfactory But you are nov 20 Old
that we must replace you With Z
younger man. We are very grateful
to you. Henry, and, OF course, WIN do
the right thing. Have you saved?
Henry couldn't sir, With my large
family.
AS l thought! Then I want to say
to you that we shall be only too glad
to keep you on for month or so Il :
reduced salary until you can place
yourself elsewhere. Judge.
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And did your uncle remember you
In his win"
well, he remembered me. ell right
but that was why he didn't mention
me in IT."
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29

500 Observation-Disclosures sons, grand
sons and nephews-if they would give
him safe conduct from arrest. At first
Monsieur Gambetta accepted, then he
refused, fearing there might be new
Bonaparte among these Corsicans to
again save France and rule the coun-
try"
"Oh, We are devoted to the Bella
coscia," she continues fervidly.
Every boy by the wayside gives them
warning Of the gendarmes; every
child picking flowers in the mountains
tells them of the coming of the brig.
adiers who would capture or slay
them. Though many men and women.
some OF gentle blood, are placed in
prison for aiding them, the authorities
never receive information from their
lips. But these wretches, Rochini and
Romano, are abhorred by all, and
blessings would be showered on any
who might bring their bodies into Bo.
cognano."
All this has been said as they hur.
ried through the dust and sun for
three more miles. They enter the vii
lage of Guagno. There is no way OF
avoiding the hamlet; it stands almost
at the entrance of the deep gorge be-
tween the two great mountains-be
sides, the ponies need rest.
1T would be better if we were not
seen here" suggests Marina, though
the inn looks comfortable"
And you must both rest and eat,
remarks Barnes, who has noticed thai
his fragile companion, unaccustomeC
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29
RUSSIANS "PREsENcE OF MIND"
Anecdote illustrates cailousness Of tho
Cars Officials.

A grimly humorous anecdote is told
by the distinguished patriot, Prince
Serge Dmitriyevich Urossov, in his
book entitled Memoirs Of a Russian
Governor" a translation of which has
just been introduced over here by the
Harpers. Prince Urussov writes:
Zone Of my nearest collaborators in
Bessarabia, Won RI, the Oldest
councillor Of the provincial admins
tration, and very kindly man, liked
to tell sometimes of his presence Of
mind. Twenty years before he was
called upon to be present at the execu.
tion of a Jewish criminal. The con.
demned man hung the required mum.
Der Of minutes and was taken down
from the gallows, when the physician
was supposed to confirm his death.
But it appeared that they had forgot.
ten to cut of his long, thick beard. 50
the moose did not kill.
Imagine yourself in my position
said Rohren; the doctor told me the
Jew would come back to life in five
minutes. What was l to do? To hang
him second time I held to be impos.
sible, and yet had to execute tho
death sentence
"'But what did you do, then? I
asked, and received the memorable
answer:
"I had him buried quickly before ho
regained consciousness
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29
FEEDING WASTE PRODUCTS.
One Way in Which Live Stock May
Be Made to Pay.

Live stock while growing may be
made to utilize a great deal of the ma
terial Of the farm, which might other
wise 60 to waste. Aside from the
value of combining stock-raising with
general agriculture, it is we'll to count;
profits gained by disposing of all
waste matter on the farm as an impor-
tant item, and much may be turned
into fat pork or beef that would other
wise be thrown out as useless. Coarse
folders which are easily and cheaply.
grown and which fit into any rotation
readily, are made profitable by being
fed to live stock. While there is prac-
tically no market value sufficient to re-
pay efforts in that direction, odd fields
which 60 out Of commission early in
the season, may be profltably planted
with such fodder and fed to live stock
with a very worthy margin of profit.
in every branch Of agriculture there is
q certain amount Of waste which only
a small percentage Of farmers know
how to dispose of. It is especially
during the growing period that stock
will prosper on such food. Besides
the grasses, etc., which may be raised
thus, there are many by-products of
the same which will go profitably into
the feed bin of the SOW or steer.
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29

Paris Pattern No. 1904, All Seams
Allowed-This pretty little Dutch
necked, short sleeve princess frock is
suitable for any of the soft finished
wool materials, such as nuns yelling
and challis, as well as batiste, organ
die or wash silk It is gathered across
the front and back as well as along
the shoulders, and this fullness is
tucked into the waist line. Narrow
valenciennes insertion and edging is
used as trimming, and colored or
black velvet ribbon adds a stylish
touch. The pattern is in four sizes
six to twelve years. For a girl of
eight years the dress requires 3%
yards of material q inches wide. 21h
yards 36 inches wide, or ~ yards 40
inches wide; 9A yards of insertion,
two yards of edging and AZ yards of
ribbon to trim.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents to
Pattern Editor Office of this paper.
Write name and address plainly and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29
SYNOPSIS.

Burton II. Barnes, wealthy American
touring Corsica. rescues the young Eng
hsh lieutenant, Edward Gerard Anstruth-
daughter Of the Paoiis from the MUIR
S"rous vendetta, understanding that his
fe%ard ua lis Is to be the hand of the girl he
orss, Enid AnstrNther, sister Of the Eng
rio to Marseilles on board the French
steamer Constantine. The vendetta pur-
sue sues ana ma as as the quartet are about to
Marina Ma! rim is handed a mysterious note
which causes her to collapse and necessi-
:ates postponement of the journey.
tarnes gets part Of the mysterious note
that he is marked by the vendetta. He
employs an American detective and plans
70 beat the vendetta at their own game.
for the purpose Of securing the safety
Lady Chartris lease secluded villa at
Nice to which the party IL to be taken
IN lu a yacht Barnes and Enid make
net tightens about Barnes. He re-
eeives note from La Belle Blackwood,
the American adventuress. Barnes hears
that ina. Elijah 1 Emory, his detective. has
learns that the man supposed to be Cor
regio, who followed the party on their
way to the boat, was saliceti, nephew
had been in Nice for some time prior to
the partys arrival. The count warns
Barnes not to marry Enid unless he
would have her also involved in the mur-
derous feud. Barnes and Enid are mar
ried. Soon after their wedding Barnes
bride disappears. Barnes discovers she
has been kidnapped and taken to Corsica.
The. groom secures a fishing vessel and
is about to start in pursuit of his brides
captors, when he hears scream from
the villa and rushes back to hear that
Anstruther's wife, Marina, is also MISS
Ing. Earnes is compelled to depart for
Corsica without delaV and 80 he leaves
the search for Marina to her husband
while he goes to hunt for Enid. Just be-
fore Barnes boat lands on Corsica 8
shore Marina is discovered hiding in a
action by saying she has come to help
Barnes rescue his wife from the Corsi-
cans. When Barnes and Marina arrive
Enid informing him that the kidnapping
Is for the purpose of entrapping Barnes,
70 the vendetta may kill him,
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29

But the reprobate has an eye for
beauty If not for political influence. "A
yellow-haired girl was with him.
though his followers kept so close
about her I could not see her face. But
I give you additional warning. To.
night you must stay in my inn.
Toward the mountains there is an.
other bandit, an extra one."
An extra bandit" Barnes opens his
eyes.
How do you know that?" asks Ma,
rina.
How? Why, even the accursed Ro.
chini and his fellow, who murder men
and seize women, never steal from
me, who fearing their knives give
them wine and warning Of the gend.
armes; but this new fellow sneaks
down at night and eats my chickens,
May Satan take him, he has the appe.
tite of table d'hote!"
Nevertheless. we must risk the un'
professional chicken thief and go to
the mountains" says Marina deter
minedly, as she goes away, attended
by mine host, to make preparations
for her departure.
Barnes, having five minutes for q
whiff, produces his cigar case, but
some words entering from the two
rustics amid the vines of the garden
outside, cause him to forget even his
last cigar.
Their trade being closed, they arr
now discussing local news. "Diavolo.'
remarks the wool trader. did 70.
meet young Saliceti on the road?"
AYE, that did, three miles above
near the waterfall. To me he said
Good Luigi, shall have your vote TO
deputy?' That you WILL said I, 'grea
Saliceti, when you perform your oatl
of vendetta against the Americana
who came to Bocognano and by d.
Belloc's soldiers killed the man VIII
would have been your father-in-law
Then shall have it, he cried. Jus
wait here for couple of hours, AM
you'll see it DONE But I had to NEE
you to sell my wool, besides remem
bered Rochini and his murderous gun
and so l came along"
"Cospetto, If Saliceti does it, he ha
my vote also!" cries the wool trader
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29
STABLE MANURE FOR CORN.
It Proves Its Value for One Farmer
Who Made Test.

Last spring I found it necessary to
put corn stubble land in corn again.
At one end of the field was a plot
that had almost failed to grow corn
the year before, so I put on a few
loads of stable manure and turned it
under. Nearly all of the field had an
application of superphosphate drilled
in with wheat drill at the rate
of $50 to 200 pounds per acre. One
corner had stable manure, but no fer.
tilizer, but most of the land where the
stable manure was applied also had
fertilizer.
Where stable manure and fertilizer
were both applied, the corn made an
excellent crop, says Farm and
Home. Where the stable manure was
used alone, the corn was nearly as
good as where both manure and fer
tilizer were applied. Where the COM
mercial fertilizer was used alone the
corn grew rapidly during the early
season. 1t made very good stalk, but
the leaves turned yellow before the
corn reached the roasting ear stage.
Inere was plenty or StOVer, but little
grain where the fertilizer alone was
used.
Stable manure seems especially we'll
adapted to the corn CROP It helps to
hold moisture and furnishes regular
supply Of available plant food
throughout the growing season. Dur
Ing the hottest part of the season the
nitrifying bacteria working on tho
manure are most active and most
plant food is made available just
when the corn plants need it most.
Being distributed throughout the soil
It helps to render inert plant food
in the soil available. 1t encourages tho
plants to send out roots in every direc-
ton, and to develop large root sys-
tenn, which helps the corn to with
stand drought, which often Injuries
the crop.
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29

Paris Pattern No. 229s. All Seams
Allowed.-This is charming style for
the best as well as the everyday
spring frock for the growing girl, and
develops we'll in wool batiste, mar
quisette, cotton voile, or foulard silk;
the princess front panel being particu-
larly becoming. It should be worn
over a simple shirt waist or slip of
silk or batiste, and the pattern will
also develop we'll in any of the heavy
linens or piques. The pattern is in
three sizes-13 to II years. For a
miss Of is years the skirt requires
nine yards of material 20 inches wide,
45s yards sc inches wide, Az yards AZ
inches wide, or 81 yards 81 inches
wide; 33s yards of wide insertion,
three-fourths yard of narrow insertion
and eight yards of velvet ribbon to
trim.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents to
Pattern Editor" Office of this paper.
Write name and address plainly and be
sure to give size and number Of pattern.
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29
Rabbit That Could Swim.

William Zimmerman, telegraph
messenger of Dubois, Pa, recently
demonstrated that a rabbit can swim
when it must.
Zimmerman caught rabbit on the
island north of the Boulevard and
brought it to the Pennsylvania freight
depot. Br'er Rabbit made an espe.
cially lusty kick and escaped from
Bills enfolding arms, fleeing among
the freight cars with Bill and several
other youths in chase. Headed of on
all sides the little creature divel be-.
tween the wheels of a moving loco
motive and with flirt of his short
tail jumped into Sandy creek, which
he swan like duck, and quickly dis.
appeared toward his home in the
rushes.
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29
! Give You Additional Warning, To-

to the severe exercise of horseback
travel in the hot sun and sitting dust,
is somewhat fatigued.
They ride up to the auberge, dis
mount and give their ponies to the
care of Corsican boy, who leads
them away.
Entering, they are met by the To-
quacious landlord, who tells them, as
they demand hurried meal, that
business is not very brisk, the season
being too early for many invalids at
the baths, besides all travellers are
kept from the mountains beyond by
fear of Rochini and Romano.
May the curse of God rest on them
they spoil my business even down
here" says the hotel man savagely as
he goes to bring the food.
II do not think you had better go
with me farther" remarks Barnes
seriously.
what, stand back because mur-
derer threatens the way to Enid?"
cries Marina. Besides, you can shoot
your pistol
Then may God curse me If let
harm come to you for your devotion to
my wife," returns the American with
grateful eyes.
Then I'm safe;" says the Corsican
girl simply, who has supreme faith in
the deadly craftsmanship Of her es-
cort.
From the little garden outside, the
conversation of two rustics drifts in
to them. One is apparently a local
wool buyer, the other shepherd from
the neighboring mountain, who is bar.
gaining with him for his shearing.
A moment later their host places
the dinner in front of them. Here are
trout from our Liamone, a filch Of
mouflon killed on Rotondo and some
chianti made from the vines outside.
Real moufflon, real chianti, besides
chestnuts from my own grove!" he re-
marks proudly, as he arranges their
knives and forks.
"You have also few visitors, pre-
sumo, to eat them?" queries Marina,
sympathetically.
"Oh, none today; there are not
enough invalids at the baths; the sea-
son is too early. Besides, young Sail
ceti didn't stop here with his party,
but hurried on three hours ago. Does
that young statesman expect to get
the vote of Vincenzo, the landlord? :?
Not even a drink of wine did he buy.
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29
Sheen,

Sheep occupy about the same relar
tive position among the domestic ami.
mails as the legumes occupy among the
farm crops. They improve the land,
and while they may not take nitrogen
from the air and deposit it in tho soil.
they renovate the grass lands and
actually leave them in better condition
than they found them.
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29

Belt Of Pennies Brides Souvenir. .


A belt made of 100 pennies of 1908
mint will be Mrs. Abraham Cressy
Morrison's souvenir of her marriage,
says the New York World.
Mr.. Morrison lives in Chicago. and
when he and Miss Snow applied to
Clerk Hart in the marriage bureau for
license, Miss Snow handed him in
payment the 100 bright new pennies
in small box.
She said she had collected them for
the express purpose of paying for the
license and then having a belt made
of them, and Clerk Hart gladly ex.
changed them for a dollar Mr.. Morri.
son handed him afterwards to redeem
them.
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29
Tomb Of Queen Elizabeth.

The tomb of Queen Elizabeth, In
Westminster abbey, was erected at q
cost Of $4,725, which represented far
larger sum in those days than it does
now. The actual material was priced
at $685., and Patrick, the ironworker,
and John de Critz, the painter, were
paid $500.
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29
Get the Fast Walker.

In purchasing q horse that is to be
used on the road, it is well to see that
it is fast walker. Enough attention
is usually paid to other points, but
this one is not so apt to be noticed. It
is, however, necessary for horse to
walk good deal at times, and a fast
walker will prove advantageous in
covering ground. A quick-stepping
team is also an advantage in farm
work, especially in hauling to and
from the fields.
Willmar tribune., 1908-04-29
As the Mother. So the Girl.

A daughter is, in nine cases out OF
ten, the reflection of her mother The
training of the girl Of Is is shown in
the woman Of so. A son may, by con.
tact with the rough world, sometimes
outlive his early home influences--o
daughter rarely does.