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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

The shine.your-boots industry ap-
stantial evidence of this is furnished
by the fact that small spaces in the
terminal buildings Of the New York
tunnels have been leased to boot
backing corporation for long term of
years at an aggregate rental of $124,-
600. The notion entertained in some
conservative quarters that the boot
black business has been ruined or seri.
ously injured by the growing popular
ity of patent feathers and tans is evi.
IDENTIFY pipe dream. 1t is fiourishing
more extensively than ever Shine
'em up!
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

Christmas has dual significance in
Spain; it is season of rejoicing in
more senses than one, for the drawing
of the great state organized Christmas
lottery takes place in Madrid during
the holidays. 1t is an event TO which
Spaniards of all classes lool. forward
with the brightest hopes. This Christ
mas Barcelona had phenomenal luck.
for the inhabitants of that city secured
no fewer than 1928 prizes, including Eel
gordo,' or the chief prize, the third
prize and 121 minor ones, totaling
nearly 100000. The money was
spread over some 400 families,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
An AII-Round Man.

William v. McManus, the new pres.
ident of the Letter Carriers associa'
ton of New York, had been discussing
the ideal letter carrier.
With laugh he ended:
Eyes, the ideal letter carrier needs
to be as all-round, as many-sided, ~
divinely gifted. as the man a Cincin-
natl suburbanite advertised for last
month.
1.-The advertisement ran:
'Wanted-A man able to teach
Spanish, water color painting, and the
violin, and to look after the bull"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
ACT No. ~.


By Mr.. Voegtle. Senate Bill No Q.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Articles 81
and SO of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana relative to fixing the
salaries of the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, Treasurer and Secretary of
State and providing that all fees re-
ceived by the Secretary of State un-
der existing law or laws which may
hereafter be enacted, shall be covered
into the State Treasury.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds of all the members elected
to each House concurring, That Articles
81 and SO of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana be amended so as te
read as follows:
Article ST. The Auditor of Public
Accounts shall receive a salary of Two
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars per an
mum. The Treasurer shall receive sal
eyy Of Two Thousand Dollars per an
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
Mans Contest with Nature.

The greatest of inventions is meas
ured not by their ingenuity, nor by the
fortunes they make for their origina-
tors, or others, for that is small
matter, but by the service which they
render the public and by their influ-
ence on civilization. If inventions are
to be measured by their effects by far
the greatest in the history of the world
was the invention Of the steam engine.
In 1863, the same year in which the
duke of Wellington and Napoleon
Bonaparte were born, James Watt pro-
duced his steam engine, which was
destined to exert more influence In
shaping the worlds future than both
of these great captains put together.
From the beginning man has had TO
struggle with nature for his life, says
the New York Weekly. She scorched
him; she froze him; she starved him;
she smote him with disease; she over
awed and terrorized him; her winds
uuheteu Him, neT Wdters uio"Heu
him. Against the measureless forces
Of Nature he could oppose only his
puny arm. On that arm he must rely
to wrest from her food, fuel, raiment
and shelter. Such was the unequal
contest for thousands of years. But to-
day Nature is mans servant; her
mighty forces do his bidding and run
his erfands.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

amendment of Article 2S6 Of the Cun-
stitution of the State of louisiana" and
each elector shall indicate as provided
in the general election laws of the State
which of the provisions, "for," or
against" he votes for.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
j. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved November 2Sth, 1907.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
Ten Thousand Dollar Men Wanted.

Mr. Edison takes deep interest in
young men and offers them much en-
enlargement, says Success Magazine.
To-day is youths zenith in this great
country" is the way he cheers them
on. THE United States is starving
for ten-thousand-dollar men. Corpora
tons are actually clamoring for them;
and the younger the better. But the
man to-day must be technically edu-
Gated. Modern industrial, financial
and commercial conditions are more
complicated than ever before and it
takes trained mind and level head
to get to the front The demand for
educated men, chaps that have brains,
exceeds anything that have ever
known. They are doing the work, too;
that's why more are wanted. So now
Is the time for the man who is going
to make something Of himself to get
busy. If he is any good he won't be
out of job long; not much. There
Is entirely too much work and too few
of the right kind of persons to do it.
If you don't believe it. take peep into
the gigantic plant of concern like the
Bethlehem Steel company. Yes, sir,
we are starving for brains-fcr ten
thousand-dollar men, II that way of put.
ting it appeals more strongly to the
young American instinct"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

This woman says Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
saved her life. Read her letter.
Mrs. T. G. Willadsen, of Manning,
Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
"I can truly say that Lydia &. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound saved my
life, and / cannot express my gratitude
to you in words. For years suffered
with the worst forms of female COM
plants, continually doctoring and
spending lots Of money for medicine
without help. Iwrote you for advice,
followed it az directed, and took Lydia
E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
It has restored mo to perfect health.
Had It not been for you should have
been in my grave to-day. wish every
suffering woman would try it."
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female Ills,
and has positively cured thousands OF
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
Ing down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
tor, dizziness, or nervous pr0stratioq.
Why don't you try II?
Mrs: Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn Mass.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

Those Pennsylvania students who
nut a COW into the girls dormitory
were way behind the times. Girls do
not act as milkmaids any --nger. The
patient and accomplishing milking
machine attends to that romantic job.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

An Ohio woman. after finding matri
mony failure and getting a divorce
from her husband, has decided to try
for the position of mayor of her town
Evidently, failing to rule the individual
masculine, she hopes for better luck
with the sex en- masse.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
ACT No. Is.

ALL NO.
By Mr.. MilIsaps. Senate Bill No: 2
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 2Ss
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana relative to Railroads, Ex-
press, Telephone, Telegraph, Steam
boat and Sleeping Car Commission.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, That Article 2S8
of the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana, be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Article 2SS. The General Assembly
may add to or enlarge the powers and
duties of said Commission, or confer
other powers and duties on them. They
may also provide additional clerical, or
other assistance that may be deemed
necessary for the discharge of the duties
of said Commission, and may add other
penalties to make the work of said Com.
mission effective.
1t shall be the duty of the Attorney
General, and the various district attor-
neys, to aid said commission in all legal
matters, for which they shall receive
not exceeding 25 per cent. of all fines
and forfeitures collected by them; pro-
vided the commission may employ other
attorneys in lieu of these officers on
like terms.
No person in the service of, or attor-
ney for, any railway, express, telephone,
telegraph, steamboat or other water
craft, sleeping car company or corpora
tion, or pecuniarily interested in such
company or corporation, shall hold the
office of commissioner.
The fines collected, after paying the
attorneys fees and the costs in suits, in
which the commission may be cast for
costs, shall be paid into the State Treas
ury.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That the foregoing amendment of the
Constitution of the State, shall be SUBJ
| mitted to the electors for their approval
| or rejection, as required by Article 32l
of the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana and general election laws of this
| State at the General State Election to
! be held in this State on the 2lst day OF
April, 1908.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
j. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved November 2Sth, 1907.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
| A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
| Secretary of State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
How Il Was Done.

Mother examining school report)
How did you come to have such
good marks in arithmetic this week?
Tommy-Well, you see, it was this
way: We had ten examples day.
and got the teacher to help me to do
five, and Eric Jones got her to help
him on the other five. Then we
snapped helps, see?-Harper's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
To Be Submitted to the Electors at the General
State Election, April Fl, 1908.

mum. The Secretary of State shall re-
ceive salary of Five Thousand Dollars
per annum Each of the said officers
shall be paid monthly, and no fees, or
perquisities or other compensation, shall
be allowed them; provided, that the
fees now, or which may hereafter be
fixed by law to be charged by the Secre-
tary of State, shall be collected and paid
over by him monthly to the State Treas
urer, to be placed to the credit of the
General Fund.
Article 80. Appropriations for the
clerical expenses of the officers named
in the preceding article shall specify
each item of appropriation; and shall
not exceed in any one year, for the
Treasurer the sum of Two Thousand
Dollars; for the Secretary of State, the
sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, and the
salary of the Assistant Secretary OF
State and all clerical force of the In
surance Department and all other ex-
penses of his office shall be included in
this amount; and for the Auditor OF
Public Accounts, the sum of Four Thou
sand Dollars.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, ETC.
That the foregoing amendments to the
Constitution of the State, shall be sub
mitted to the electors for their approval
or rejection, as required by Article 32l
of the Constitution of the State of Lou
isiana and general election laws of this
State at the general State election to
be held in this State ON the 2lst day Of
April, 1908.
j. Y. SANDERS,
I,ieutenant Governor and President oil
the Senate.
j. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved November 9th, 1907.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
| JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
ACT No. 25.


By Mr.. Herman. House Bill No. So.
Chairman of the Joint Judiciary Com
mittee A, B, G.: Substitute for House
Bills Nos. 2, 3 and 26.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of Louisiana relative to tax
collectors for the City of New Orleans,
providing for the election of one Ta-
Collector for said city, fixing his term
of office, his compensation and the
clerical and other expenses of his Of
flee, and providing for the payment
thereof.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly, of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of the members elected to
each House concurring, That there shall
be submitted to the qualified electors of
this State the following proposed
amendment to the Constitution of Lou
isiana, to-wit:
That there shall be one State Tax COL
lector for the City of New Orleans, who
shall be elected by the qualified electors
of said city for the term of four az
years. He shall receive salary Of
Five thousand (S5,0O0) Dollars per an
mum, payable monthly. The fees receiv-
ed from delinquent tax debtors, as also
the fee of 81 90 charged for tax research
certificates to the persons applying for
same, shall be turned over to the State
Treasury.
The Legislature at its first session,
after this amendment shall have been
submitted to a vote of the people, as
herein provided, if the same be adopted,
shall appropriate such sum as may be
necessary for the payment of the cleri-
cal expenses, rent, furniture and por-
terage for the office of said tax collec-
tor; provided. however, that the total
amount of said appropriation shall not
exceed the sum of $35 100000, and pro
vided further that said appropriation
shall be by items showing the particular
use to which such appropriated funds
shall be applied.
| Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc,
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the electors of the State for
| their approval or rejection as required
by Article 32l of the Constitution OF
Louisiana and the general elestion laws
| of this State, at the general election to
be held on the Tuesday following the
third Monday in April, 1908.
Section 3. Be it further enacted etc.
That ali properly nominated candidates
for the office herein provided for shall
be voted for at said general election
and the one elected shall be comrni
stoned in the same manner, and enter
upon the discharge of his office, at the
time when the terms of office of the
present tax collectors in said city ex
pire, and he shall supersede the present
tax collectors of said city, whose offices
shall be abolished by the adoption Of
the amendment hereby proposed; pro
vided, however, that should the forego
ing amendment not be adopted, ther
the election of the Tax Collector hereiI
provided for shall be null and void.
j. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
| j. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President o.
che Senate.
Approved December 4, 1907.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
Important to Mother,
His EIexatina occupation.

"You ought to be satisfied. Though
q poet, you never starved in a garrett"
mo; but getting the Job Of running
the elevator was all that saved me-"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
Onions, Onions, Onions.

600 bu. of Salzer's Red Globe Onion
per acre at Soc blu. brings $4sO0O. That
pays. 49,
Star Cucumber is well worth taking along:
Gao Blu. Salzer's II Fodder Earliest and
Best Pea sold in the green state at $l.5O
. Blu. makes $4,000 per acre. Such yields
Salzer's pedigree vegetables stand for.
FOR lie
and this notice the John A. Salzer Seed
Co, La Crosse, Wis.,, in order to gain,
25O.OOO new customers during 1908, WI!
mail you free their great plant and seed
catalog together with
/ pkg. "Quick Quick" Carrot. .......$ ~
pkg. Earliest Ripe Cabbage. ....... 10
pkg. Earliest Emerald Cucumber. 10
l pkg. La Crosse Market Lettuce. 10
/ pkg. Early Dinner Onion. ......... 10
/ pkg. Strawberry Muskmelon. ....... Is
/ pkg. Thirteen Day Radish. ......... 10
1000 kernels gloriously beautiful
flower seed. ......-............... 10
TOTAL ....-........s..s... $1,000. Wv
Above is sufficient seed to grow 80 bu.
of rarest vegetables and thousands OF bril-
liant flowers and all is mailed to you
POSTPAID FOR 12c,
Or if you send Ice, we will add package
of Berlmer Earliest Caulifower. John A.
Ealzer Seed Co., La Crosse. Wis. 4. q w.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

Measles and la grippe are prevalent
in the parish of West Baton Rouge.
There are more people suffering from
these ailments in Baton Rouge than at
any time in the history OF the city.
The same conditions apply TO I'LL the
parishes around the city.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

By Mr.. Herman. House Bill No. So.
Chairman of the Joint Judiciary Com
mittee A, B, C: Substitute for House
Bills Nos. 2, 3 and 20.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

Unemployed men are so scarce In
Louisiana as to render it difficult for
planters to secure labor. Just at pres
ent idle lumber mill employees are fill
ing some of the demand for plantation
workers, but even these lumbernen
are refusing work in considerable num-
bers because of prospects that their
regular places in the mills will shortly
reopen.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13

In speaking of political prohibition
in New York state this fall the New
York Sun says:
"Speaking of our own State, we re-
cord our conviction that no Republi-
can candidate, and we particular = in
elude Mr.. Roosevelt himself can carry
it against Bryan, Hearst or any
other Democrat that may be placed in
nomination at Denver. There are
mighty and revolutionary changes OPP
Grating in the political landscape
The Sun has for years been the
worse Republican paper in New York
State or most any other state and
when the Sun comes out in this plain
matter it does seem that the prospects
for Democratic victory next fall are
pretty fair.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
Order Of Publication.

The State of West Virginia.
At rules held in the clerks Office OF
the Ci cult court of Berkeley county,
the 2-d day of March, 1908.
Susie V. Mercer, plaintiff,
VS..
George w. Mercer, defendaat.
The object of the above suit is to OBJ
tain divorce from the bonds of mat
rimony for plaintiff from defendant
and it appearing on affidavit filed In
this suit, that the said defendant,
George w. Mercer, is a nonresident OF
this State he is hereby required to APP
pear at the said clerks office, within
one month from the 9th day of March,
1908, (the date of the first publication
hereof, and do what is necessary to
protect his interests in this matter.
l.. Dew. Gerhardt' clerk.
A. B. Noll, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13

The frst gun Of the campaign OF
1908 in Berkeley county 10 scheduled
to go off at the court house in this city
on Saturday March % when a county
mass convention will be held to select
delegates to the Congressional con VEN
tion to be held at Elkins on April %
to nominate candidate for Congress
and to select district delegates and al
ternates to the National Convention in
Chicago June 16. This county eJnven-
ton will also select delegates to the
state convention to meet at Parkers-
burg April 20 to select four delegates
and alternates at large to the National
Convention and to nominate three
candidates for the State Supreme Court
of Appeals Our friends, the enemy ARE
going ahead just as if they expect to
carry everything before them, but this
Is not their year.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13

Recently the pcstoi1lce department.
at Washington promulgated an oroei
that all subscribers to weekly news
papers who are more than one year In
arrears with their subscriptions VIII
have to be stricken from their respec-
tive lists on April ], 1908. This means
that Ali subscribers will have to keep
their subscriptions paid up to at least
within one year, OF do without MS
paper. No n after how willing the pup
Usher may be TO continue sending the
paper if the subscriber is over one year
behind it will be denied the second
class rate service. We wish to state
that this order was not issued at the
instance of publishers of newspapers,
but the postoffice department did ZION
its own initiative, hoping thereby 10
seduce the expenses Of carrying sec
ond class mail matter. There are many
publications of large circulation, the
order states, issued without any paid
subscriptions, bat simply for advertis-
ing purpose. The department holds
that the term subscriber means only
one who pays fer his or her paper,
We kindly ask each subscriber to the
Statesman Democrat to examine the
label on his paper and if you are in
arrears to at lease make an early sattle-
ment. If this is not done before April
/ we will be com PEELED to cancel your
names from our list. We hope all
those In arrears will respond and re-
main friends as they have. for many
years.
Within the naxt week or two we
will send out statements to all those in
arrears and we hope to have a liberal
response from all such. On April we
will strike from our list all names one
year or more in arrears and the account
will be placed in The hands of COM
petent collector.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
Bank Stoc kSale.

By virtue of authority vested ia the
undersigned as administrator C. t. a. OF
the late Peter Foreman, the undersign-
ed will sell at public auction at tie
front door of the County Court house
in Martinsburg w. Va. on
SATURDAY, MARCH IA, 1908,
beginning at 1870 p. m. the following
property .of which the above named
testator died seized and possessed
to wit:
so SHARES OF BANK STOCK
Being 80 shares of the capital stock
of the
MERCHANTS AND FARMERS BANK
Of Martinsburg w Va.
TERMs;--CAsH.
Frank ID. Foremal,
Admir-. CT a. of Peter Forem an, decd
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Dry Run Turnpike
Company will. be held at the office of
the clerk of the Circuit Court of Berke
ley county on Monday March 8, 1908
at o'clock for the purpose of electing
a board of directors for the ensuing
wear and transaeting such other BUSH
ness as may legally come before such
A. Fl. Walker, Pres.
j. r.. Catrow, Sec'y.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13
Interesting to Farmers.


The order of the Tax Commission
er requiring the assessors TO assess ali
feed and farm products as of the LIST
day of January, in disregard Of the
statutory exemption, VIII ch the Com
missioner says is unconstitutional,
Will set lot of people ga cussin,o but
don't cuss the assessors. Thew can
only obey orders. Cuss the Tax Com
missioner If you don't like it. The as
ssssors are trying 10 do their duty. In
the meantime, by the time the people
got through paying their eapitation
tax to the assessors their dog tax to
the sheriff and taxes on all their feed
and farm products as of the 1st day of
January, then observe their roads GO
ing down and the districts getting in
debt they are likely to say things
uaprintable.