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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26

r. HE advance guard of the Office
! seekers Is on the ground, indus
triously finding loose ends of political
wires to be pulled when William H.
Taft gets on the presidential job.
Mr.. Taft's popularity with these
hundreds "dyin' to give their services
to their country" can be seen by the
$500 jobs to be distributed. Formerly
there we're 100 more, but President
Roosevelt. wearying of attempting to
I'LL the many consular positions, placed
them in the competitive class.
The richest job that President Taft
will pass before the beaming faces
along the federal pie counter will be
the governorship of the Philippines,
which pays $4,000 yearly.
In aggregate. the president has 80
appointments to Offices which pay $12.-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26
Society VIII See Number Of Changes

ington hostess, and the new home OF
the widow Of another famous senator,
Mrs. Arthur Pue German, at Vermont
avenue and l. street. to say nothing
of the pretentious mansion Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran on NIL
iionaires' Circle" more properly
known as Sheridan circle.
One Of the most important purchases
recently was that Of Senator Henry A..
Du Pont of Delaware, who has a spa
cious and pretentious home at Winter
thur, DEL, and who has bought the
huge mansion of the late Beriah VIII
kins. on Massachusetts, avenue, close
to Seventeenth street. This house ex-
tends so far back, with Its four stories,
that it greatly resembles an apartment
house. 1t has so rooms Senator Du
Pont is widower of many years. and
hts hostess is his daughter, Mrs. Fran
els Crowninshield of Boston.
Senator Du Point has had the man
sion entirely redecorated and improved
by Encouragement. 1t will be furnished
newly and luxuriously. The senator
has many art treasures cleaned from
palaces and old castles abroad, which
viii render the interior distinctly
sumptuous. The feature OF the first
floor in this house is the great hall
way, from which a massive marble
stairway leads to the upper floors.
Large salons surround this stairway
on the first floor, and spacious living
apartment on the second. with sleep
ing apartments en- suite for the family
on the third floor.
A few blocks to the west Of Senator
Du Points new home and on the other
side of Du Pont circle is the home of
Mrs. Sarah Stewart Wyeth of Philadel-
phia, who will make her future winter
home at No. 2305 Massachusetts, ave.
nue.. which is really Sheridan circle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26
~ EGETARIANIsM is meeting with .

" EGETARIANIsM is meeting with a
" few shocks In Washington. These
come after members of Washington
society partake OF the hospitality of
Mrs. John Brooks Henderson, wife of
a former senator from Missouri, at
her vegetarian dinners at her home at
Sixteenth street and Florida avenue.
One society woman, guest at the
most recent dinner given by Mrs. Hen
derson. IL at present confined to her
bed. Dyspepsia was the doctors YER
dict. Friends of the Henderson FAM
lily say that the former United States
senator Is also suffering from the
same trouble and others say that Mrs.
Henderson herself was somewhat In
disposed from the same cause not long
ago.
Mrs. Henderson's vegetarian dinners
recall that couple of years ago the
contents Of the famous Henderson
wine cellar were poured into the gut
ter. Mrs. Henderson had put the
ban on all fermented wines. GUAM
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26
New Postage Stamps Nearly Ready

with the object OF obtaining the great
est simplicity commensurate with ar
tistic results. The profile has been
taken in each instance instead of a
full view. giving basrelief of effect.
All the stamps are of a similar design
containing head in an ellipse. The
lettering is in straight lines, at the
top being ~. s. Postage" and at the
bottom the words two cents"
The one-cent stamp contains the
head of Franklin, while all the others
will bear that of Washington, taken
from busts by Houdon.
Thus one of the most notable differ
ences in the new issue viii be the
minimum of lettering. The colors are
the reds and blues of the early
stamps
Director Ralph of the bureau OF en-
craving and printing regards the new
stamps as the most artistic ever -
sued by the government.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26
SERVING LAST TERN
JUNGLE N. D." ANNOUNCES COM
ING RETIREMENT.
Veteran conaressman and Friend al
Lincoln, a2 Years Old, Has Had
Enough Of Public LIfe-staksd
Fortune on Monitor. ~,

new haven, Conn.-uncie Nenemi
An y. Sperry' dean OF congress- nes
served notice on MS constituents tnas
ne WIZ never run Tor once again Al
the close OF the term to which ne mas
just peen elected ne WIN retire nom
ruoilc me- ne says. Inc passing OF
y. d. ~ everybody knows him, wii'
remove one Of the few remaining close
friends and one OF . mere handful o.
tns New England advisers OF Abra'
nam Lincoln. sperry was with LIN
COIN ~ the founding OF the Republican
party. and ne has since always stood
nigh IN It's councils
When Uncle N. D." takes his seat
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26

r HE bureau of engraving and print
= ing has completed designs sus-
gested by Postmaster General Meyer
for new issue Of United States post
age stamps. The new stamps will be
Of the following denominations; One
cent, two cent, three cent, four cent,
five cent, six cent, eight cent. ten cent,
Is cent, so cent and one dollar. The
two and five dollar denominations now
in use viii not be reprinted. The
two-cent stamp wiz be the first dis
tributed.
The new issue has been designed
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26

This woman sayB that s1o9
women should not fall to III
Lydia e. PinIkho1mS VegotaD1o
Compound - she did.
Mrs. a Gregory, Of 1855 Lawrenoe
St, Denver, Col, writes to MxA
Hnkhnm:
II was practically an invalid for six
yearn, on account Of female txoubleAs
( underwent IN operation by the
DOCTORS advico, but In = few months
VA worse than before. A friend ID.
visod Lydia b. Pinlham's Vegetable
Compound and Il restored me 70 perfect
healfh, such - / have not enjoyed -
many years. Any woman suffering -
I did with baclkache, beAring.down
pains, and periodic pains, should not 1.tl
70 ~ Lydia = Rinkhamh Vsgeeshle
FACTS FOR SICK yvonlEl).
For thirty years Lydia =. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female Ills,
and has positively cured thousandsoS
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
lion. fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing down feeling, datulency, indiges-
don. dizziness or nervous proetration.
Why don't ypu try TT
Mr.. Plnkham invites an sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided Thousands -
ho61fh A61poGG. Lynn. Ma,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26

In New Haven. and the arm Of which
he Is the head has built many Of the
most expensive Yale buildings, From
the time when. as . Yale man Of &c,
Sperry entered politics and was elect
ed selectman. councilman ana finally
alderman Of New Haven, he has been
constantly In public life. In 1855 he
was secretary Of state for Connecticut.
In that year he bolted the American
party at its famous convention be-
cause he felt 1t was not right on the
slavery question. In 1856 he was q
delegate to the first Republican con-
vention. In 1861 Lincoln appointed
him postmaster of New Haven, and
he retained that ofice till President
Cleveland removed him In 1885. -Four
years later President Harrison reap
pointed him. but he was retired again
In 1898 BY Cleveland. He entered
congress in 1895 from the Second
Connecticut district. and he has been
reelected seven times.
IN. D." is called the father OF the
rural free delivery system and is an
expert on post Offices and post roads,
For several sessions he has been
chairman OF the committee on the
liquor trafac. The greatest sacrifice
Uncle N. D." made for his country
was to pledge his entire personal for.
tune in the civil war to guarantee the
building Of the Monitor. The national
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26

M ASHINGTON.-N that 1t Is all
w over but the Inauguration there
II rush on in the settling of where
to live and the furnishing Of many
mansions for the Inequalities which
will be due. The season will be full
Of changes. both sad and otherwise,
for the close Of the administration will
see the retirement of many prominent
and important men and women, and
the coming of others equally interest
ing to take their places. 1t so hap
pens that many recently built man
sions of new winter residents of Wash
ington are to be opened this fall and
winter. The owners of these are sole
ly of the leisure class.
Among these can be included the
triangular palace of the Perry Bel
monts; the made over" mansion of
the Edison BradIeys': the big white
mansion of the Clarence Moores; the
diplomatic homes on upper Sixteenth
street Of the minister from Sweden
and the new minister from Denmark,
who will occupy the two new white
houses recently completed by Mrs. ].
B. Henderson, just above the home of
the secretary of commerce and labor,
and Mrs. Straus. Then, too, there is
the splendid new home of the late
minister to this country from Norway,
which will be occupied this season by
Mrs. Marcus A. Hanna, widow of the
senator from Ohio, who will again
take up her leadership as a Wash
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26

An itching trouble h not necessarlly
: dangerous one btit eertninly 3 most
disasreeable afliction. No matter the
name. = you ttch-it cusea you. Hunt.s
Cure II III" Absolutely guaranteed
to cure any form of itching Known.
First application relieves.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26

A door lock may be fabricated by
using some lead scraped from the lead
in a pencil and put In the lock. This
may be done by putting the scrapings
on q piece OF paper and blowing thcm
into the lock through the keyhoIe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26

First Oyster Plrate-What do Won
think Of this ordering the oyster navy
ont against Us?
Second Ditto-It IL something that
touches u on the raw.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26

0tS8Su s"SSs" SSs' osSaDS nSSVSos
w. B. Steele. who lives at East For
ty-first and Ivon streets. near the emf
OF the Richmond car line, brought 10
the 0regonian recently q mushroom,
which he declares holds the record fer
size In this particular variety Of fun
81. 1t is IA inches tall and the cap
Is q tribe over 3 inches In diameter
and % inches In circumference. In
stead Of one night, 1t required four
and an equal number of days for this
mushroom to develop. 1t grew In the
garden of the Steele home. Mrs.
Steele says he calls 1t Taft because
1t is SO big and strong and 80 much
superior to ali.-Portland Oregonian.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26

Gas Power Replacing Steam.
Gas engines are rapidly replacing
the steam engine in smaller fac
tories. They give twice as much
power for the same quantity II fuel
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-12-26

We live by what we eat; ana the
character Of orr living depends upon
the kind of food we eat and the way
We eat It. you can make man good
or bad" says Bishop Fallows. accord.
ing to the way you feed him." 1.-The
building Of brain-cell and mind
stun" says DR.. Alexander Haig, the
distinguished English authority on
diet. Ties at the root of all the
problems Of life"
The min1 is the measure of the
nan; what man thinks he becomes.
but the mind manifests through the
physical. and the character of the
physical determines the character Of
he mental a. certainly a. the mental
nfunnces the physical. The body
= ~ expresslon Of the mind. much
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06
NS HAE9 kEERgIEvAAgE
BUSINESS CHANCES

I1OkELkND Office 0TNb cAnn 468 II 8
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
NOTIcE no CoNTRACTORS-

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Office of the Board Of State Harbor Commits
sioners, Union Depot and Ferry House, San
Francisco. Cal, June 27, 1908.
Sealed proposals bids will be received at
August 0. 1905 for furnishing the labor and ma
terials Except cement, creosoted mooring piles
and track rails with fish platesl for the con-
Struction of a pier, and shed over same, TO be
known as pier No. 40, the water front of the
city and county of San Francisco State of Califor
mia, between King and Townsend sts extended,
according TO the plans and specifications pre-
pared therefor by the Assistant State Engineer
and adopted by the Board on June %, 1905, and
on hle in this office, to which special reference
is hereby made.
The materials to be used in this work will
consist Of the requisite quantities of fresh cut,
close grained Douglas yellow fir piles, creosoted
piles, merchantable yellow FIR lumber. slaves for
cylinders, band iron, portland cement. sand.
crushed rock reinforcing material, castings steel
| beams, steel plates and angles. bolts, rivets
and spikes, car springs, steel rails and fasten-
ings. asphalt or bituminous rock, paving brick,
galvanized corrugated sheets, glass, window
frames rolling steel shutters etc.
No bid win be received unless IL is made on
accompanied either by gold coin or by check
equal 10 five (5l per cent of the highest amount
Of the proposal. certified by solvent bank In
the state OF California, payable to the order OF
the secretary OF the Board OF State Harbor Com
missioners, as a guarantee on the part OF the
successful bidder that he WILL within six days
after the acceptance OF the bid and the award
of the contract. enter into written contract to
do said work according 10 the plans and specih-
cations prepared therefor, and VIII also execute
and file with this board a bond in such sum as
the board may deem adequate, with surety
company TO be approved by the board sole
surety, and conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of such contract; nor will said bid be con-
sidered by this board unless delivered to the
secretary, or to the assistant secretary at the
office OF the secretary at prior to 10 O'Clock
a. m. on Thursday. August 6, 1908, at which
time in the boardroom OF said board the bids
viii be opened.
The board reserves the right to reject any or
all bids If deemed for the best interests of the
state.
Bidders are invited to be present at the open
ing OF the bids.
w V STAFFORD.
w. F. DENNISON.
HENRY ]. CR0CKER,
Board OF State Harbor Commissioners.
W. B. THORPE. Secretary.
RALPH BARKER. Assistant State Engineer.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06
RUPTURE CURED

DIR. PlERCE'S Magnetic Elastic Truss" the
only Electric Truss In the world and the only
known CURE for Rupture dn use over so
years., can be had at the Home Office. 14l7
chestnut St, ALAMEDA w. ]. PIERCE.
Expsrt on Hanna. ghona Ala 27sQ.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06
OAKLAND REAL ESTATE
ALAMEDA REAL ESTATE


FOR sale-SG, 600; well kept residence in one
of the best locations in Alameda; bedrooms.
parlor, sitting room, dining room, Kitchen
bath and finished basement; lot 50xl50; close
TO the beach. street ears and Chestnut ST.
station For further particulars call at the
residence, 2050 San Antonio av., Alameda, or
d. DE BERNARDO & Co., I0I Battery St,
San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1908-07-06
FRUITvALE REAL ESTATE

JUST completed by owner: 6 large roomed house;
modern improvements; 100 feet from car line;
price $1,000, u cash. balance to suit. Take
18th st. car. transfer to Lease av and inquire
at 400 Glen av.. Allendale
The Washington herald., 1908-08-16
". 4. Bradyrs Ventures.

NIr- William A Brady makes the fol
lowing announcement as 20 his theatrical
ventures for the new season.
Miss Grace George viii begin her an
nUaI engagement IN New York City on
November > when she viii appear in
Give and Take q play written specially
for her By Nine Fred de Gresac. one Of
the authors cf the French original Of
The Marriage OF Kitty in which Miss
Marie Tempest acted here in 1s12 This
play. e successful, VIII serve for her next
London engagement IL April Another
new play designed for Miss George IS
The Voice Of The Cricket by ZIr. Ed
ward Pe1le. author OF The Prince Chap
Her revival Of Sheridan Knowles comedy
called The Love Chase viii Be made this
season here, with a welI-known London
actress Of comic Characters as the Widow
Green she VIII give some special per
fcrmauces OF Tbsen's The LADY from the
Sea- which she prepared for production
last year. and for London viii get ready
in role Of Shakespeare 5. Beatrice
probably She VIII. previously 20 cleo
ton, make brief preliminary tour Of the
places where she has not yet been seen
as Cypr-snce IL Divorcons.' which VIII
be retained IN her repertoire
The Washington herald., 1908-08-16

such a thing as guaranteeing an Ameri-
can election seems strangely simple 10
the underwater OF the adventurous class
They will not. however. act as bOOkmak-
ers. Although they are perfectly willing
to insure a horse against death, they
cannot or viii not pay on the contingency
Of his walking in" They VIII pay foT a
broken leg. but Will not speculate as 20
the outcome OF a horse race. provided
the animals concerned are not supposed
10 be involved in any calamity
There was an instance only a few days
ago when insurance was taken out
against a rsinstorm, and the chances
were accepted by a group OF underwrit-
ers in London. who accepted the risk in
the most matter Of fact way
There is practically no risk eOcep;
horse racing and the turn Of a roulette
wheel which the LloyGs viii not put
down on their books. A man may be in
sUred for $SJo50 against moiesting his
mother-in-iaw.
LIOyGs Take the Risk
There was an actual case where an
Enslishman had a legacy OF $4,000 due
him on the death Of his mOther-in-law
then old and inarm, on the condition that
he did not molest her he wished 10 re-
alize $4,000 IN advance. but the money
lenders. fearing that he might take a no
tiOn 10 throw his relative out OF a win
dow, refused TO make the loan unless
they obtained a policy against that con
tingency. The LIOyds. after making care
ful inquiry as 10 the age and disposition
Of the mother-in-law and s0n-in-law
granted a policy for a comparatively
small sum. and everybody concerned wa!
happy
Il is no Joke Of the English comi,
weekIies that families are insured agains
twins for the LiOyds VIII gladly accep
so commonplace a risk. There IS also n.
familiar case Of the insurance the Lloyd.
gave on the lie OF an Eastern pOteutat'
who had given $l00 coo note for 5ewelrI
10 a London dealer II the ruler lived tn
note would be paid, but as the jewelei
thought the chances Of collecting from
the successor Of the monarch were re
mote he protected himself with the kind
" assistance Of the insurance company.
Brokers IN this city have made ar
rangements for a more rapid interchanE
OF ideas about politics with the Lloyds II
the event OF the new style election bet
ting becoming more popular as the cam
paign wakes in warmth
The Washington herald., 1908-08-16
BIRD AUGURIES.
AncieEts Believed They ForetoId
War and Weather.

War and Weather.
According TO the most ancient folklore
the condition OF the weather is foretoI5
BY every feathered creature Should an
owl hOot after sunset we shall have a fine
day on the morrow, but Il lt should cry
"Huette" We must expect storms Com
ing squalls are also predicted by pea
cocks screaming shriily at the top Of
their voices
Jackdaws wax sorrowfUI al the thought
Of approaching foul weather and seek
solitude, flying singIy. But the modest
little dove, on the contrary. resolves to
make the best OF good weather while il
lasts. and presages wind and rain By re-
turning home much later than usual
Ducks. swans. and water fowl give
warning by bathing and preening the!.
feathers with extra care and making a
great fuss by cIapping their wings. The
appearance Of the petrel is a notorious
omen Of foul weather 50 much so that
It has gained the appellation Of the
these birds gather about tlse stern Of a
vessel the sailors at once begin prepara-
ton for warning elements.
Should that exceedingly uulucky bird
the owl. be screeching about the house
containing an invalid. it is regarded by
the superstiuOus as q sign OF death. A
similar meaning IS attached 70 flock o..
ravens If they cry and fly about in one
spot
A crow cawing for any length OF time
portends evils and misfortunes. especial
y If the bird should happen TO be Just
over ones head The Persians immedi-
ately kill the unfortunate rooster that
takes It into its head to crow at the
wrong time. as they believe IL is the only
way TO avert harm which would other
wise befall them
The appearance Of an eagle or owl Is
thought 10 foretell misfortune In "EIudi-
bras" we find that Romans implicitly be-
lieved in this sign
The Roman Senate, When within
The CITY walls an owl was seen
Did cause their clergy with iustr7tf1us
Our Synod calls huIziliations)
The round-facsd prodigy avert
From doing town and country hurt
In Sweden should the peasants see 2
hOopOe in the country they believe that
nothing ii the world can prevent their
shortly going TO war
The Washington herald., 1908-08-16
CLOTHES AND CHORUS lady 81
Miss StahI Wears Same Costume
After 2.OG0 Performances

Apropos ot the third seasons opening
of Rose SjaEI I'm James Forbes. comedy.
The Chorus Lady when she appears At
the Grand Opera House. New York Sep
teUhs- .. she VIII have played the part
OF Patricia O'Br.e1 some 2151 times. All
that remains Of the original costume
which has been so much copied by i1i-
tators Of Patricia IS the coat Even this
garment has been refined eight times and
repaired SO often that now Il is little
more than a mass Of patches Miss StahI
would not exchange u. however. for the
best coat that was ever made, for she
looks on il as a sort OF mascot During
her appearance in this role she has ont
worn eight hats, twenty belts. ten pairs
OF slippers. eight. petticCats. twenty-five
pairs OF stockings. and seven black
skirts The apparel Is old. but the play
IS new. for Miss S-ahl is booked bv Hen
ry 3 Harris for three years in the future
in territory which has not Yet been
touched