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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
BY q. FREDERICK WRIGHT, A. NJ


LII. q.
TAuti1or of ice Age in North America, I"
Man and the Glacial Period"
'Asiatic Russia" etc.1
Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Until short time ago the erosive
power of moving water was chiefly
thought of in connection with the
waves which thunder against all rock
bound coasts, and with the great rivers
which seam all mountain TANKS with
deep gorges and canyons, and wind In
serpentine course through the border
ing valleys. But more careful atten
ton to the facts makes 1t clear that
these play but minor part in the
great movements that are constantly
planning down the continents to the
level Of the sea. The greater part
Of the work which Is so rapidly going
on of wearing down the hills and fill
ing up all lakes and bays and extend
ing the coast line out into the sea is
accomplished by the action of innu-
merable less conspicuous and less noisy
agents.
Over the eastern part of the United
States about three feet of water falls
annually. About two-thirds of this
Is evaporated and goes directly back
to the sky without aiding the great
erosive process which Is going on. But
the remaining IL inches of water that
flows of from the surface and finds
its way to the sea is an agent of ire
mendous capacity. Through the
streams which carry off this surplus
precipitation from the eastern United
States $50 cubic miles of water are
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
One to Three at Whist.

The late Senator Hoar was extreme
ly fond of whist, which he played
with remarkable skill.
A friend says that the only time he
ever knew the usually placid and
genial man from Massachusetts, to be
absolutely impatient was when on
one occasion at whist the senator had
an unusually stupid partner. Notwith-
standing this handicap. the pair were
winning right along even against good
players.
In the middle Of one game, some
one paused behind the senator's chair
and asked, "Well, senator. how are
you getting ONT"
Very well. indeed" was the reply,
in view OF the fact that l have Tires
adversaries."-Sunday Magazine.
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COFFEE DRINKING
A Doctor Says II weaksns the Heart

4 Doctor Says II Weakens the Heart.
I'm my opinion" says a well known
German physician, mo one can truth
fully say that coffee agrees with him,
as it has long since been proven that
caffeine. contained in coffee, is an in.
furious, poisonous substance which
weakens and degenerates the heart
muscles.
For this reason the regular use Of
coffee, soon or late, causes a condition
of undenourishment, which leads to
various kinds Of organic disease.
Convinced of this fact, have often
sought for some healthful beverage to
use instead of coffee. At last found
the thing desired in Postum. Having
had occasion to forbid people using
coffee, whose hearts were affected, I
have recommended Postum as a bev.
erage, since 1t is free from all injuri-
Gus or exciting substances. I know
this from results in my own family.
and among patients.
Hundreds of persons who now use
Postum in place of coffee. are greatly
benefited thereby" There's Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, THE Road n
MELVILLE" In pkga
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INN FED ENcLANp's FAMOUS.
Many Cabinet Dinners Held In Old
Ship Tavern in London.

the most famous of London's riverside
inns, in Greenwich, has closed its
doors after an existence extending
back to the days of the great English
statesman. William Pitt. who de-
nounced the war against the American
colonies and after whom was named
Fort Pitt, from which the city OF
Pittsburg takes its name. 1t was at
the Ship tavern that Pitt instituted
the dinners during his time of 16
years as a member of the ministry.
In the days when Greenwich was a
fashionable riverside resort the Ship
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carried into the ocean every year, OF
about two-thirds OF a cubic mile every
day. Every drop of this water has
loosened from its place some particle
OF earthly matter and borne it by its
own momentum to lower level, and
mas In addition dissolved some of the
soluble elements of the soil and taken
it along to add to the sadness and
hardness of the sea water.
The water of nearly all our rivers
and lakes is hard" that is, it con-
tains a small per cent of lime and
other soluble elements which it has re-
moved from the soil as it has filtered
through it. 1t is these impurities, af-
fecting even the clearest looking wa
ter, which cause the accumulation of
fur" inside of boilers and tea kettles
and which counteract the effects of
soap in washing. 1t is estimated that
In Europe 48 tons of lime, magnesia,
potash, soda, salt and sulphuric and
phosphoric acids are annually leached
out of the soil from every square mile
Of surface. England alone is estimated
to have removed from it's soil every
year S,370,630 tons of solid matter
which has been dissolved and held in
solution by running water. BY this
process alone, therefore, a. foot in
depth Of the rocks of England and
Wales would be dissolved and clrried
into the sea every 1878 years. Taking
the world over an average of 100 tons
of rocky matter is thus annually dis
solved by running water from every
square mile and carried into the ocean.
Most of the celebrated caves charac-
terizing limestone regions have been
formed by the slow action of streams
in dissolving the limestone rock The
Luray caves of Virginia, the Mann
moth cave Of Kentucky, the numerous
caves In southern Indiana and the
Ozark region In Missouri and the great
Wind cave in the Black Hills of west
ern Dakota are well-known illustrar
tons. But In many cases this en-
largement has gone on so far that the
roof Of the long underground water
channel has fallen in, leaving a rock
lined, deep. open gorge through which
the river 10 flowing. sometimes above
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that the employees who live In his
houses would need to pay no rent until
they were working full time again.
A cheer that could be heard through.
out the town was his reward.
Asked to explain his action, Comm.
troller Metz said:
I felt that my employees could not
earn enough in these three days to en-
able them to live with any comfort
and 1t is only just that / should aid
them until work starts in full force.
ITO begin with, factory employees
are lily paid, and for that reason are
rarely prepared to meet adverse
conditions. In my opinion they are
the class of people most deserving OF
help and encouragement.
The rents am giving to them
amount to something ike $1,000
month, but 1 know the cause is
worthy one, and wish that more could
oe done to help this class of people
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| In the lower Mississippi one fifteer
hundredth of the water by weight wal
sediment, and that in addition a large
amount Of gravel and sand was con
stantly being pushed along the bottom
OF the river. Altogether they found
that 750,000,000 cubic feet of sand
earth and gravel were being carried
every year into the Gulf of Mexico by
this river alone. This would form a
prism 26S feet in height, with a base
OF one square mile, and would weigh
the enormous amount of 812,500, 0OO,.
600 pounds. This would make every
year a railroad embankment so feet
wide and rs feet high more than 1000
miles long; or a mountain a mile
square and mile high every 20 years.
OF course, all this solid material
which is carried into the Gulf of Mexi.
CO by the Mississippi river is so much
soil removed from the surface OF the
country from which the waters have
been gathered. A simple calculation
shows that when we add together the
solid material carried into the Missis-
sippi as sediment and that held in
chemical solution, it is sufficient to re-
move one foot of soil from the entire
Mississippi basin stretching from the
Rocky mountains to the Alleghenies in
less than 5000 years. But the Missis-
sippi river is eroding its valley at
much slower rate than many other
rivers are doing. The River Rhone ID
eroding its drainage basin a foot in
about 1900 years. and the Hoang-Ho
in China one foot in about LOO years:
while the Upper Ganges is lowering its
basin at the rate of one foot In 700
years and the Pc one foot in a little
over 600 years.
From these figures it will appear
that the continents are not the stable
masses which they are ordinarily SUD-
posed to be. and that If we refer to the
hills as eternal we are not using
scientific language. but a figure of
speech. Were there no counteractine
forces North America, at the present
rate at which the rivers are washing
1t into the sea. WOULD all disappear. ex.
cept few of its table lands and me un.
tains. in about 100000 years
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Her Mistake.

my. DEAR" said Mr.. Brown to his
wife, where did all those books on
astronomy on the library table come
from? They are not ours"
"A pleasant little surprise for you"
responded Mrs. Brown. you know
you said this morning that we ought
to study astronomy, so l went to
bookstore and bought everything I
could find on the subject"
1t was some minutes before he
spoke.
my DEAR" he then said, slowly, his
voice husky with emotion, Il never
said We must study astronomy; said
we must study economy"
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Case for an Exnsrs.

Have you fixed up my will Just the
way l told your" asked the sick man,
who was the possessor of many needy
relatives and some well-to-do graspins
ones.
Il have" asserted the lawyer.
Just as strong and tight as you
can make it, eh?" asked the client.
The lawyer nodded.
"All right" said the sick man.
Now want to ask you one thing
not professionally-who do you think
stands the best chance of getting the
property when I'm gone?-Youth's
Companion.
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The Lost RIM.

Woman lived in Rackinsack, had .
ringworm on her back,
Said she wouldn't care a snatch, but
was where she couldn't scratch.
Therefore she could not endure, had to
have aid quick and sure.
One box of Hunts Cure, price Soc,
did the work 1t always does. Its
guaranteed.
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the surface and sometimes ia a still
deeper underground channel through
which it has found its way. In general
the river valleys are larger where
they cross limestone regions than they
are where they cross rocks with less
soluble material. Many of the valleys
in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Vir-
ginia and all along the Appalachian
chain have evidently been formed by
this excessive action of water in dis
solving limestone rocks. It is estimated
that the Nittany valley in Pennsyl-
vania has been deepened 1000 feet be-
low that of the adjoining region by the
sole agency of this chemical action Of
water upon the limestone rock.
But far In excess Of this chemical
action of water in dissolving the rocks
is its mechanical action. Some
streams are always muddy. All
streams are muddy during high water.
BY estimating the flow of stream
and the amount OF sediment carried
along in every gallon of water at diff
ferent stages Of it's flow it is possible
to get fair estimate of the total
amount of material carried OF from
the drainage basin in any given time.
Everyone knows that the lower
Mississippi is very muddy, and that a
considerable amount of sediment will
settle even in tumberful of water.
Indeed, the cities along the Mississippi
and its larger tributaries are often
tainted with drinking make-believe
lemonade, and it is said that those who
drink Missouri river water before 1t
settles are compelled to pick their
teeth after every glass; while those
who use it assert that the settling of
the sediment acts like a filter and puri-
fies the water.
The actual investigations of HON.
phreys and Abbott, the engineers who
had the work in charge, showed that
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TIA Strenuous.

There Is no true superiority ex-
cept that created by true merit The
reason Hunts Lightning Oil outclasses
all other liniments-it has the merit
1t does something. See what 1t will
do for cuts, burns, bruises, sprains,
sore and stiff muscles and joints.
Your surprise will only be exceeded By
your qualification.
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Beware Of Ointments for Catarrf
that Contain Mercury.

~ mercury win surely destroy the sense Of smell
and completely derange the whole system when
entering it through tho mucous surfaces Such
articles should never be used except On pfescrip-
viii 90 ten fold TO the good you possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
py F.J. Cheney Co., Toledo, o., contains no mer-
curry and Is taken internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. IL is taken Internally and made in Toledo
Ohio, ey f.: Cheney Co. Testimonials free.
So,d ~ Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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One Of tie
Essentials

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is lDoLIzED BY WoRKMEN.
New Yorker Gives Free Rent When
He Cuts Wages.

New York.-Herman A. Metz, city
comptroller of New York, who owns
the Ettrick mills, situated in a New
England village, has set precedent
that has made him the idol of 500 en-.
ployes.
A few days ago the painful duty
devolved on him of notifying his 500
employees that it would be possible to
operate the mills only three days a
week. The gloomy countenances Of
the workers indicated what the order
meant to them. Then Metz added
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-03-14
The Alternative.

He was growing because his wife
wore waists buttoned down the back
But you know, dear" she said
sweetly, you wouldn't like it at all
If I wore one unbuttoned down the
back."-Harper's Bazaar.
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His Idea.

Casey-What is this game called
goluf that / do be readin' about?
Sullivan-Well. Mike, it's me own
belafe thot 1t is hockey wild college
dedication.
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lrrefutabIe Tramp Evidence.

Tramp understand that pocket
book. containing $4,000 has been
found on the street and you got II
here. I lost it."
Police Justice-What proof have
you got that you lost 1T
Tramp-This big hole m my pocket
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Wanted His Money Back.

Barker-Long is a far-sighted man
isn't he?
Parker-That's so. Since borrowe d
five dollars from him he can see me
half mile away.
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RAINFALL LEVELING CONTINENTS

Slowly DissoIvlng Them by Tremen-
dous Chemical and Mechanical Ae-
tlon-1oo Tons Taken Annually
from Every Square MiIe-Enor-
nous Bulk Removed by Mississippi
Work Of Other Great Rivers.
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he hastens to repentance who hasti,
~ judges. --Syrus.
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browns Bronchial rroch.sv

cure Coughs and give grateful relief
TO sufferers from Bronchitis, Asthma
and Catarrh. Free from opiates.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24

Don't be bashful. Get the Bull Dog cigar at Tony Do,ero's. In
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fra erniJy. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a cou- s,itu,ioual treatment. Hal'S CataIrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting "a ure in do- ing it's work. The prCprietors have so much faith in its curative powers thai they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case it fails to cure, Send for list oi testimonials.
 Address FL. CHENEY X Co., Tole- do, Ohio.
 Sold by Druggisty, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for cousli- patton.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24
CLEARING THE
 BATTLE GROUND

There were busy times on the ball grounds today. Early this morning a force of ten or a dozen men were em- p'oyed ceariug away the accumulatiOus of the win,er-heaps of driitwoOd laid there by the high tides of December. Great interest was manifest in the pro- ceedings by the whole community. Heaped in piles, fire was started and precautions hy the fire department az inst acciie-ts by the stretching Of hose, n great blaze vas roaring there all the afternoon, reducing the debris to ashes.
 Monty Snow, marager of the A. B. team, havicg read the records of the sou,hpaws, hauoei this to the Alaskan today 10 give the public line on his men:
 Gene Smith was famous as catcher Of he Monkey Wrerches, that went through the season of 1905 without the less Of game-havicg beaten the Lob s,ers. Snow has pitched biscuits Tor years aud years with no false play to mar his record Kirmse is au expert on the initial sack-being well accus- toned to the big nit. Rowe is the mystery of the team Of which much is expected. Ask has played the game as much as anybody hereabolts. His req position should be pitcher, ss he carries side liue of hay and oats. Rapuzzi grew up with the game. LO Fevre is nothing less than splendid as coach Hulery's speciality Is at the bat, sure to make 8 bit. 8 yEess is known as first class rag time player
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT
U. s. Land Office, Juneau, Alaska, j.,

ls Ns LAlu NAlNt' "u,ls1u' ''A1',G11 NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. that Mrs. Paul kablCr. a resident of Juneau, AlaSkh' Inc legal assignee Of MRttlC R. StarDOaru, pen rfciary under section 2306, Revised Statutes of >fhc United States, granting OdulJlQnnl lands to soldiers and sailors who served In the army or navy during the war ot the re bCIlIun, has applied tO enter the lands em- hraced in U. =. survey No. GEO. more partlcu- larly described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor, No. l, north or Flames Mission on the west side Of ChllkO0t lnlCt, a stone marked S-6QO-COr-l whence U. S l.. M. No. bears S l3 deg. 39 min. W. Sll9 chains distant: thence w. 70 chains 10 Cor. NO.2 a stone marked S-69O-COr-2; thence North 10 chains to Cor. No. 8. a stone marked S-0sO- Cor 8; thence East 70 chains 70 Cor. No. i' a stone marked S G9O-COr. (; thence south 10 chains to Cor. NO. |. the place of beginning. Magnetic variation at all corners 70 deg V' Any and an persons claiming adversely any pOrtiOn of the above described tract are re aulrrd to file with the Register and Receiver Of thr United States Land Office, at Juneau Alaska, their adverse claim thereto. under oath. during the period of publication, or within thirty days thereafter, or they Will be harrpd hy the provisions of the statute,
 JOHN W. DUDLEY,
 IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the fore going notice be published for the statutory period i'm the Skagwey Alaskan, q daily news papcr printed at Skagway, Alaska.
 JOHN W, DUDLEY,
 Register.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24
MASKED MEN
 TURN A TRICK
tsy United PrsSs.)

Hot Springs, Ark, April 24-This afternoon four masked men entered the Indiana gambling club at a time when it was we'll filled with men and com handed everybody present to hold ur their hands. The order was complied with. The bandits secured 8 bank roll containing sIO,OOO and made good cheir escape. The men had made arrange ments for get away, a buggy being hitched at the door. Officers are SCOUT ing the country for them but DO trace has been discovered of their where, abou,s or their identity.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24
TOWN TALK

Mrs. Jennie Andrews, native, d.ed yesterday at Hsiues.
  The p. c. S. s. Cottage City, arrtvad in at 3:3O this afternoon. The Alaska $. S Dolphin is expected ln at mid night.~
 ...s Dr. L. S. Keller will be up from Haines on the Hegg to morrow evening
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24
Headaches and Neuralgia fromOOldu

LAXATIVE BROMo Quiniue, the world wide Cold and Grip remedy removes cause. Call for full name. Look for signature E. W. GROVE 25c W
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24

The best dining room, the best hotel ac commodations, the most comfort at the Fifth Avenue
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER

Having put in a steam boiler and other machinery we are better rre- pared thun ever to do frst-class work on short notice.
 5-2S-tf Skagway Laundry
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24
At thH Mascot
slOO Reward sIOO

Book Beer on tap at the Mascot. ti
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24
The Fifth Avenue hotel has unlimited accommodations. Steam heat and every thing modern
Eight mandOIins in One

At the Mascot there is the most won derful musical instrument ever brought to Skagwey. Il has quality of eigh- ManGolius iu one with Piano accom- panimeut. There is 8 string of eight new airs. It makes a full evenings entertainment.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24

LOST-A bnnch Of keys, no good io uny one except the owner. Win give oue dollar reward. Leave at this office.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24

The Pack Train Restaurant will serve wine with dinner orders, free in placa of tea or coffee. Come on boys.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24
The Mascot

Reed. by last boat 100 new records for Electric Piano. All up-to-date classical music.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-24

All the delicacies Of the season at the Pack Train Restaurant.