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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
Roads and Bridges Need Atten-
ton of OverSeers.
March 9th, 1908.

Editor CoI6x Chronicle:
Years ago formed an idea that
the local paper WAS power in the
community, and recent observation
has confirmed and broadened my
conclusion. | see that you can blow
your little villages and enlarge your
borders and spread your phylactories
till you can show us country folks a
beautiful city made from most any
little town you happen to pitch your
tent in, and you say boldly lit is a
sorry dog that won't wag his own
tail"
Now, Mr.. Editor, you will excuse
this preamble in illustration, but the
local paper has Influence in the par
ish, and l am after yours in behalf OF
the public roads in Grant. | want
to request that you do your best to
get the parish legislature to repeal
few of the road laws. lam tol!
there are lots of them in the statute
book, and it may be that is one thing
that ails the roads. At any rate,
some of the roads are absolutely i'm
passable.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
Election Proclamation.

BY virtue of the authority vested
In us, the Mayor and Board of AL
derinen of the town of Colfax I'm Grant
parish, State of louisiana. under the
laws Of the State of Louisiana and
especially of Section 80 of Act No. 1876
of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1883 we
hereby order and call an election for
Mayor and five members of the Board
of Aldermen and one Marshal of the
town Of Colfax.
Said election to be held on the
Tuesday following the third Monday
in April. A. ID. 1908, the time being
TUESDAY. April. q. 1yUs
and to be conducted in all ways pro-
vided by ordinance passed March 6.
1906. and by and under the general
election laws of the State of Louisi-
ana except az otherwise provided in
said ordinance and we hereby appoint
and nominate the following com
missioners of election: Richard X.
letter. j. l.. Morintine and NJ. T..
Swafford. with Alfred NJ. Goodwyn
as clerk of election.
|. Given under our hands and official
Signatures at Coifax, louisiana, on
this the 4th day OF February. A. ID.
1905. K &. CAMERON. Mayor.
G. N, CARNAHAN,
j. A. WILLIAMS.
q. II. MCKNIGHT,
j. W. O'QUINN.
A. NJ. LESAGE,
Aldermen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

SHOW THIS TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVE
The supreme court of the United
States recently handed down n de-
cision in the 81 of the State of South
Dakota vs.. Delnmater, upholding the
decision of the supreme court of this
State in suit to determinine the
constitutionality of law that i'm
poses a tax of 5000 upon anyone
soliciting orders for liquor in any
county or State. A whisky drummer
in Potter county, who failed to pay
the tax imposed, was arrested and
found guilty in the lower court. The
liquor men appealed the case, and
set up the defense that this law was
in conflict with the Interstate COM
merce law and "A decision of the Unit
ed States supreme court. The assis-
tant attorney general of the State
insisted that the law did not place a
tax upon the business of soliciting
orders. The supreme court of the
State upheld this contention. The
liquor men then appealed the case to
the supreme court OF the United
States.
This decision opens the way for any
State i'm the Union to seriously hand
cap the liquor traffic in its defiance
of local prohibition laws 10y impos-
ing such tax upon the business OF
the whisky drummer and making it
payable in each county in which he
under takes to do business, so as to
it practically prohibitive.-Ala-
bama Baptist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

To those who wish such an educa-
ton rs IL furnished by standard bust
ness colleges. | can cordially CON-
mend this institution.
X. b. COUSINS. State Supt.
Mr.. Crawford has served as chief
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last two years. We secured him the
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plotting a course with us In the IA
nous Byrne Simplified Shorthand.
Ambitious young men and women
who entered the Tyler Commercial
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you let US prepare you to do some
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ticle, MI Ia your name and address.
send IL To us aud receive l62 page
catalog full of convincing facts.
Name
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

We treat you right even if you don't buy
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
TEMPERANCE COLUMN
Edited by the
W0men's Christian Temperance Union
THE MODEL" SALOON A MYTH.


The latest official newspaper organ
of the liquor trade to admit the truth
of the prohibitiOnist's Indictment of
the drink business is the San Fran
cisco Review, which. in recent issue,
in leading editorial made a series
Of the most astonishing admissions
and confessions rs regards the trade
it champions that ever appeared in
any publication, no matter how
strenuous foe Of the rum business.
Here ARE II few selections from this
editorial
ANY man who knows the saloons
well can honestly say that most of
them have forfeited their right to
live.
1.-The model solOon exists chiefly
in the minds of the editors of liquor
journals, in the irnaginations of a
certain type of ministers, and in the
mythical stories sometimes rehearsed
at saloon mems camp fires.
UNFORTUNATELY the vrrage tipling
house is place of i'll fame, a place of
shame and debauchery.
with comparatively few excep-
tiOns. our saloons are houses of
drunken men. profanity and obsceni-
ty of the vilest possible type.
Journals like the Review preach
the gospel of purity for the saloon,
but the preaching is not needed, if in
deed it is heard above the roar OF
dissipated voices. Overall our speak
ing trumpets the gray sea and the
loud winds answer, Not now; not in
this age of Bacchus can your voice
be heard
1T is wonder that even in the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

better towns of the wild west, as well
AS of the conservative south, the
s. ranger who visits saloon is at
once invoiced, labled and damned.
This growing disrespeet for the
saloons is the harvest of tears, ripen-
ed by the lurid glare of thousands of
nights of hellish debauchery. 1t is
no wonder that saloons in some local
tiles are called hell-fire clubs.
There are, in fact, not enough
model saloons in California to hold
the degenerates of one ward of San
francisco"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
Prof. n. A. HOWELL, Of Havana. Cuba
Recommends Cha m beriain's
Cough Remedy.

AS long as | can remember my moth.
er was faithful user and friend Of
Chamberlain'sC Cough Remedy, but never
in my life have / realized it's true va ue
until now" writes Prof. II. A. Howell
Of Howel's American School, Havana,
Cuba. ION the night of Feb. Sd our
baby was taken sick with severe cold;
the next day was worse and the folio "
ing night his condition was desperate
He could not lie down and it was neceJ-
sary to have him in the arms every mo
ment. Even then his breathing was diff
ficult / did not think he would live
until morning. did net think he would
live until morning. At last | thought
of my mothers remedy. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, which We gave, and il
afforded prompt relief, and now three
days later. he has fully recovered. IN
der the circumstances would not hest
tate moment in saying that Chamber
iain's Cough Remedy, and that only
saved the life OF our dear little 10y
For sale by Valley drug store.
Enter the Chronicle contest for the
free scholarship for course of book.
keeping, shorthand or telegraphy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14

MORE MISSOURI ''DRY" TERRITORY.
: Chillicothe, Mo-, went for prohibi
tion Feb. 25, by a vote of $40 to
595, largely, it is said, through the
influence of the Women's Auxiliary
of the Local Option League. Two
hundred negresses helped in the cam
paign. Chillicothe has nearly 10000
population.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
Warming to Trespassers.

All persons are warned not to tres
pass on my Firenzi plantation, and
I'm the pasture between Colfax and
F.renzi. under penalty of the law.
This also applies to all hunters. ]
will in the future prosecute all tres
passers on my property.
CORA f.. PURvIs CALHOUN.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
IRA o. sANKEY 10 DEAD.
Noted Hymn Writer and Singer Was
Associate Of Evangelist Moody.


New York, Aug. 16-1ra d. Sankey,
the noted hymn writer, singer and
evangelist, who was for many. years
the associate Of Dwight l.. Moody, Is
dead at his home In Brooklyn. He
had been an invalid and blind fof
about ave years, but in spite Of his Sc
we're infirmities his mind remained
clear almost until the last.
He had been a resident OF Brooklyn
for twenty-seven years and until sew
en- years ago, when he joined the La
fayette Avenue Methodist Church, he
was a Methodist.
ira D. Sankey was born. in Edin-
burgh, Lawrence county. In the west
ern part Of Pennsylvania, August 10,
1910. He came of English stock on
his fathers side, and of ScotchIrish
ancestry on his mothers. Young Ira
was one Of nine children, of whom
only three reached maturity. His
father was a Methodist preacher, who
at one time served in the state senate
and was well on.
In 1860 Mr.. Sankey was among the
first to respond to Lincoln's call fer
volunteers, but even In the service he
did not neglect his religious work.
From the time OF the great English
tour in 1s73-75 till the time OF Mr..
Moody's death in 1899, the two evan
gelists were never separated.
In appearance Mr.. Sankey was a
man of large stature, erect and of
powerful physique. with manner full
of animation, cnthus'a sm and earnest
ness. The most prominent physical
Characteristic was his chest. which
was 4s inches around.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21

was poured out. The sealed packages
were carried away by the mob.
The. burning began ono block north
Of the business houses that had been
wrecked on washington street. TAX.
Ing In q long rectangular section OF
the city extending from Jefferson on
the south to Mason on the north and
from Ninth 10 Twelfth the mob
burned very house In which negro
women resided. . In this section vir-
tuaily all were disorderly reports.
From Twelfth street east the more
respectable. colony reside and the mob
had just commenced on II when the
soldiers rushed in. For q minute the
rioters gave way and then turned to
resist. The command to IRE was CIV
en- and three voileys OF lead were
poured into the crowd. Two Of them
went into the air. bat the third was
aimed low and ave fell with shet In
their legs. None of these will die.
About o'clock Charles Hunter.
who had been q porter in the st. Mich
olas, shot Jim Hayes.a white man who
was watching the frc In Madison
street. The mob seized him after
chasing and wounding him In the legs.
He was swung up to q dead tree at
Madison and Twelfth. .,,.e.f.
w. H. Bowe, assistant county treas
urer, was Saturday morning attacked
by a crowd of negroes. and after FIR
ing three bullets into his abdomen.
rined his pockets Of q large sum Of
money and took q large diamond and
other valuable jewsiry from his per-
SON. ~a.v -
- He was left in an alley In . dying
condition. At . o'clock he revived
sufficiently to say that he had been
attacked By six negroes and dragged
into the alley. The mob. hearing Of
the, attack ON Bowe, have again start
ed toward the .tenderloin. and troops
are being rushed along the levee.
Presidential Candidate Injured.
At the time the riot began, z. w.
Chain, prohibition candidate for the
presidency, was addressing . meeting
In the court house yard. A negro,
pursued by the mob. dashed upon the
platform, and in endeavorins to pro-
tsct the man, Cham was hit in the
head by brick and. seriously hurt.
He was taken to q hotel, with Rev.
T. D. Logan, who occupied a seat on
the platform, and who was also hit
by q brick in the head.
Tho negro made his escape.
The work of the mob was systemat-
10. When the FIRE department was
summoned to put out the flames In
the black belt" the mob told the fire-
men that II an attempt was made to
extinguish the flames the hose would
be cut The mob, however, assured
the fremen that efforts to prevent the
flames spreading to adjoining quar-
tiers occupied by the lower grade Of
whites. would not be molestcd.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
The Bright Side.

Let's oftener talk OF nobler deeds,
And rsrer of the bad ones,
And sing about our happy days,
And not abou. our sad ones,
We are not made to fret and sigh.
And when grief sleeps to wake it.
Bright happiness is standing by
This life is what we make it
Let find the sunny side of men.
Or DE believers in it;
A light there is in every soul,
That takes the pains to WIN it.
Obi there's slumbering good in all,
And we perchance may wake it:
Our hands contain the magic wand:
This life is what we make it,
Then here's to those whose loving hearts
Shed light and joy about them!
Oh! this would be happy world
To all who may partake it; ~
The faults our own il is not
This life is what we make it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21

Jim. Martin was a giant lumberman
in the forests of West Virginia. His
handspike, for rolling and toting logs.
was made of green river birch, and
was so heavy that no other man in
the camp could use 1t. When the
Mexican war broke out a recruiting
officer visited the camp, and Jim was
among the first to enlist Instead Of
throwing his handspike on the ground
he stuck the end of 1t in the mud
on the bank of the Pond Fork Brancl
of the little Coal river. Jim was killed
and buried in Mexico. The handspike
took root and grew into an immense
tree, and is to-day pointed out az jim
Martins monument. Neither man nor
boy would touch 1t with an Ak for .
million dollars.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21

competitors
subjugated people
In
distinct failure His uncouh
in by no me
prove his undong
after all the friction which has resulted
moea those dictator
that
sounds well. it is not accord with the facts
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
HOLDS THE DEMOCRATIC BARREL

Charles N. Haskell, whom the Democrats
have chosen to hold the campaign barrel in the
official capacity of treasurer, is governor of the
state of Oklahoma, where he went eight years
ago. after losing out in his home state, Ohio,
in the race for the Democratic nomination for
governor, John r. Mclean beating him for the
place by one vote.
In Oklahoma he has had better luck and will
now handle the finances of the Democratic ma
tional committee.
Gov. and now Treasurer Haskell is about 46
years old and is a lawyer, also has done con-
siderable railroad building. Once Haskell had
Office in Wall street. but his stay there was
very short. Haskell is generally considered a
gum shoe" statesman. He was nominated by
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21


Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma.
the parties will investigate the accessibility
determine the availability
be he
Prof Gould received asking
said:
of
addition Oklahoma
poh novcute
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21


Zeppelin a
that
before
the proposition Zeppelin
apparently obstacle
million his disposal construction arship
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
DOG AIDED HELPLESS FRIEND.
Remarkable Feat of Canine InteIli-
gence Put on Record.

A writer in the Cornhill Magazine
narrates an incident which occurred
to Miss Napier during her stay in
Algiers. A large dog kept for pro-
lection was taught to go to the bak-
ers every morning for bread, and his
business was to bring home II rolls
in basket; but for several mornings
1t was observed that there were only
IL rolls, and on making inquiry and
watching the dog, he was found to
stop on his way home and to bestow
one roll on a poor half starved fe male
dog, who lay with her puppies in a
corner not far from the road. The
baker was then told to put 13 rolls
in the basket, and then for some days
the dog brought IL. After a time
the whole Is were brought home regu-
larly; a sign, as it was found, that
his friend, the mother, was now con-
vaIescent, and able to do without helr.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21

The city of Vienna has recently I'M
dertaken at an estimated expense of
$10,000,000, to surround itself with a
belt of forests.
The existing forests near the city
are to be preserved and others, to-
gether with broad meadows, are to be
established in such way as complete
ly to encircle the city.
Land is being reserved for the new
plantations, which are to be connect
ed with the celebrated Prater, which
already forms green border for the
Austrian capital on the east.-Youth's
Companion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
Fountain Pens Not New.

1t is a popular fallacy that fountain
pens are quite modern invention.
AS a matter of fact, an old work OF
reference published in 1895 contains
an illustration of fountain pen, the
appearance of which is very much
like those sold at the present time.
It's construction, however. was some
what elaborate and clumsy, the pen
consisting OF various pieces of metal.
which had to be screwed and un.
screwed before the pen could be used
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
The Onion In COOKING.

The greatest of French cooks, be-
ing asked to give the secret of his
success. answered: 1.-The very founda-
ton of all cooking is butter and ON
lONi use them in all my sauces and
gravies. They have the effect of
making a customer come back for
more. Butter without onion will
drive the customer away after a few
days. Boil the onion till it melts or
entirely disappears; then add the but
ter. aud call the mixture stock"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21

what do you say to young lady
It q dancer" queried the youth who
vas about to attend his first ball.
oh" replied the society man, talk
t. her abou. her beauty"
BIZ suppose she hasn't any?" said
the youth.
In that CASE rejoined the Q. m,
talk to her about the ugliness Of
the other Urls present"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
A Golf One.

At ShiDnecock Hills one afternoon
New York athlete saw poor dew
otee of golf retiring toward the dress
ing rooms disconsolately. How many
holes have you played?" the New
Yorker asked. only three or four"
"Only three or four In two hours?"
cried the New Yorker. WELL" was
the explanation, 1T takes me so long
to put the turf back"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
a.ralt, steal Mail car.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 16.-Bandits
held up the Northern Pacific west
bound train near Trent, nine miles
east of Spokane, drove out the engine
men, uncoupled the mail car and loco
motive from the rest Of the train and
then themselves ran the engine and
mail car to Yardley. in the outskirts
Of the city. A special train with Of.
fcers has gone to the scene, It Is net
yet known whether the robbers got
away with much loot.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21

Home life is the sure test IF
home character. Let the husband
grow cross and surly, and the wife
grow cold and unamiable. The chill
dren grow cross and savage as
young bears. The father becomes
callous, peevish, hard kind of a
two-legged brute with clothes on.
The wife bristles in self defense.
They develop an unnatural growth
and sharpness of teeth and the house
is haunted by ugliness and domes-
tic brawls. This is not what the
family circle should be. If one
must be rude to any, let it be to
some one he does not love mot his
wife, brother or parents. Let one
of the loved ones be taken away,
and memory recalls thousand say
ings of regret. Death quickens
recollections painfully. The grave
cannot hide the white faces of those
who sleep. The coffin and the
green ground are cruel magnets.
They draw usfarther than we could
go. They force us to remember. A
man never sees so far into human
life as when he looks over a wife
or mothers grave. His eyes grow
wondrous clear then and he sees
as he never saw before, what it is
to love and be loved. 1t is a pit
liable picture of human weakness
when those we love best are treat
ed worst.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
THE VENEZUELAN DICTATOR

Don Cipriano Castro, known by his enemies
as the Andrean cattle thief and by his friends
as the president of Venezuela and the champion
of Venezuela for Venezueans, is now in the
international limeight having recently aroused
the ire of doughty Holland, which country may
administer wholesome punishment with the
Dutch wooden shoe before she is done with the
irasoible little South American upstart
Ten years ago, when the present dictator of
Venezuela, who so often before as to-day. has
succeeded i'll endangering the peace of the
world, was 40 years of age, there were at least
five score selfstyled generals in the republic
more prominent than he Ignoring the etiquette
of the revolutionary game, by assassinations. ex
lies, and imprisonments, he has thinned out the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21

Doctor--Now, don't worry, whatever
you do. A man with heart disease
cant afford to worry. Avoid all COM
pany of any kind. drink nothing what
soever. and on no account touch meat
and vegetables. BY the bye. ! won't
DO able to call again tin Wednesday,
al have to attend the funerals Of
three patients"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
nuf,alo atockyards Burnlns.

Buffalo, N. r.. Aug. 16.-F1re was
discovered In the East. Buffalo stock
yards of the New York Central rail-
road at 1880 o'clock this morning.
The flames spread with rapidity
throughout the frame buildings. Three
alarms of IRE have been turned In.
The loss will probably roach e1.ooe.-
nMA
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
Another Definition.

Midas Criterion designates the in
convenience of getting liquor in "dry"
territory as "the cruelty inflicted upon
large minority of a community when
local option is forced upon them by
the majority" Sad, but true. The
wives and children of the drinkers
would probably give another definition
of cruelty"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21

Baltimore, Aug. 16.-Gen. Felix Az.
mus, publisher Of the Baltimore Amer,
lean. Saturday announced the Ameri-
can Star. new afternoon paper, win
begin publication Monday. August Is.
TIE Aewspaper viii have one of the
largest staGs In the South, The Amer
lean star will be II 70 10 pages. eight
seaumHs to the page.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
Zeppelin CONoUEROR OF AIR

Count Ferdinand Zeppelin, whose recent re
markable fight in his dir.gible airship followed
by the destruction of his machine by lightning
at Echterdingen, has resulted in arousing all
Germany to his support so that his evident
misfortune may prove the best thing that could
have happened to him, has devoted his life and
his fortune to aeronautics.
The story of the German inventor-nobleman
is one of tireless effort and unsefsh devotion to
an ideal For half a century, nearly, he has
worked at his airship, much of the time under
the most unpromising conditions. Time after
time he has seemed to have grasped success,
only to have the first real experiment demon
strate a weakness that was fatal. Time after
tinoa he Overcama hic dicannointment and want
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-08-21
odoriYernua London.

Every great city is characterized by
certain odors of its own. The smell
Of London suggests hanson cabs,
smoke, asphalt. lucifer matches, church
hassocks and Virginia pipe tobacco.
animated by Whit of the sea and
punctuated by coal tar-London Acad-
envy.