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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
DISPENSER of Kisses.
% were the people who first
member!

A Frenchman. who apparently has
been amusing himself by reckoning
up the number of kisses he has given
his wife during the first 20 years Of
his married life.
He finds that In the first year he
dispensed about 100 kisses a day, or.
say, allowing for birthdays and legal
and church holidays, about $500 In
the year.
In the second year this number was
reduced by half, and in the third
year to ten day, while in the fifth
year his better half had to be content
with two day, one in the morning
and one in the evening.
What happened after the fifth year
Is wrapped in mystery" but at the
same rate of progression" he prob.
ably arrived eventually at one kiss on
the first of January every leap year.
Chicago American.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
The Lost Train.

Mr.. Rudyard Kipling has told us OF
the ship that found herself, and doubt
less some Frenchmen will shortly
write of the train that lost herself
near Senlis.
The train was an express. which
left Paris for Amiens. BY mistake
Of a pointsman outside Creil, the train
lost its way and went on toward Com
piegne instead of to Amiens.
The engine driver realized that he
was not in the straight path, but
moving that there was another ex-
press train behind him. dared not go
back. and he raced along the line to
find the nearest siding.
The guard and a number Of the pas
sengers knew also that something was
wrong. and heads were thrust out of
all the windows, and the passengers
shouted to the driver that he was TAX
ing them away from Amiens. The
train dashed through several stations.
and eventually took refuge in siding
outside Pont Sainte Maxence. Two
minutes after 1t got In the express
which followed 1t went by like a me-
teor.
The lost train then returned to Creil,
was shunted to the Amiens line, and
got to Amiens more than two hours
late.-London Express.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
Freight Cars in Wild Dash.

A serious accident, happily involv.
ing no loss Of life, occurred on the
Highland railroad early the other
morning. A mineral train, consisting
of "a wagons Of coal. was climbing
the summit which borders Perthshire
and Inverness-shire when the engine
coupling snapped. In a moment the
"a wagons were dashing down the in
cline at terrific pace. The guard In
the rear van, after endeavoring to ap-
ply his brake, jumped for his life. He
landed without injury. After run Of
four miles the wagons were switched
on by catch-points into q hillside.
where they piled up in a mass Of
wreckage.-London Mail.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
RAILROAD MADE HIM A HOBO.
professional" Tells How He Got
Started on Nomadie Life.

81 was raised" said Buffalo Scotty,
''widout sound, on farm in Illinois.
Beside me there was only dad, an q
thunderin' grouchy old dad at that. I
amt blamin' him. Me mother had al
ways run the whole train. kept the
lamps lighted; an when she died, dad
had no reason for keepin' alive, so he
shet up an jest worked. He gave me
the habit so deep that even now It
Keeps comm on me like appendicitis.
An when 1t comes, It takes maybe
three weeks on a steady job to cure It!
We'll, when I was Is, a railroad
was bein' built ten miles north of the
farm. l kept teasin' dad to let me
take day on to see It; but the more
l leased the tighter he froze. At last,
one afternoon In August, l was mendin'
the fence In the lower corn-field, the
wind kept BLOWN the engines whistle
over the hills, an every time them
whistles came felt me own steam
risin' At last quit work. Jest stood
and listened. An about one minute
later 1 was a hobo for life-wid legs
cuttin' air! I've stuck to the camps
ever since. When go to city gen.
orally get loaded an lose all me pay
inside of a week. Twice I've been
rolled, which means held up, an me
roll money ripped out of me pants.
Once they took most Of the pants with
the roll. But amt kickin'. An !
don't want to go home. nor to be saved
by no woman.
You asked me how l came to be .
hobo. an I've give 1t to you straight
There's been lot of talk about farm
ers' kids who run on wild circuses.
Jest you take my tip. For runaway
kids the real hot circus amt no COM
mon elephant game. It's the railroad"
-Everybody's.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

There more Catarrh IN this section Of the country
than ali other diseases put together and until last
few years was supposed TO be ircursbe- For great
many years doctors pronounced 1t local disease and
TO cure with local treatment pronounced IL ncurable
Science has proven Catarrh be constitutional dis
and therefore requires constitutional
Halrs Catarrh Cure, manufactured by T. j. Cheney
Co., Toledo Ohio, IL the only Constitutional
the market 1t fs taken internally In doses from 10
drops to teaspoonfu 1t acts directly the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They offor one
hundred dollars for any case It fails TO cure esnd
Cor circulars and testimonials.
Address: FL. CHENEY q CO., Toledo. ohiA
Sold By Druggists. 75c.
Take HaII's Family PiIls for constipstioa.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
THAT Woman,a EauIt.

THAT woman next door ID really
dreadful, john" said young married
woman to her husband. she does
nothing but talk the whole day long.
She cannot get any work done, I'm
sure"
"Oh," remarked the husband. II
thought she was a chatterbox. And to
whom does she talk?"
why. my dear. to me, Of course"
was the reply. "She talks to me over
the fence"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
Don't Delay.

Save possible serious spell Of fever
later on by cleansing your system now
of It's accumulation of impurities. SIM
mons Sarsaparilla will do it. 1t makes
fine blood, fine appetite, great strength
and grand ambition.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

distinctly that pleasant experience Of
her girlhood. Edward Entwistle, now
. resident of Des Moines, Ia, was the
engineer who hauled the little four
wheel coaches from Huddersfield,
Yorkshire, to Liverpool
people came from the country to
Understood Just like they do now on
circus day" said Mrs. Farrar, who
Is vigorous. in spite OF her 81 years.
The word had been circulated
throughout the country that an excur-
sion train was going to be run on the
new tramway, and that no horses
would be used in starting or in holding
IL back from running down hill too
fast. The people who gathered into
Huddersfield were very much divided
in their opinion as to whether Engi-
his train load Of passengers from his
venturesome enterprise.
Three small nat cars were behind
Mr.. Entwistle's steam motor. There
were no seats. The passengers had to
stand up and hold to each other to
keep from falling OF on the right-of
way. My mother and were together.
The little cars rocked violently and 1t
seemed at times that they would GER
tainly turn over. In going up hill the
engine pulled and threw out great
clouds of smoke and cinders. We felt
like people who were enjoying our
1rst experience in a dirigible balloon,
/ guess.
The train left headquarters at ten
in the morning. the engineer. crew and
passengers receiving hearty cheers
from the big crowd that lined the
tracks. After we had proceeded
few miles. and no disaster occurred,
we began to feel easier. and fell to
talking and laughing about our won
derful trip.
"The journey home was made after
night don't recall that there was
light anywhere on the train. / guess
they hadn't thought of headlights then,
although afterwards they used fat
car ahead of the engine with pine
knots blazing on a sand pile when
they ran trains after dark.
1T was a beautiful night, and our
engineer was not afraid of meeting
any other trains. The only trouble
that could have come to him would
have been a COW or something getting
on the track ahead.
1T must have been a strange ex-
perience to the country people near
the road to hear that little train roar
by in the darkness. with no lights
about it anywhere except in the fur
mace We didn't get back to Hud-
dersfield until nearly two o'clock in
the morning. Late as the hour was,
there we're many people waiting to
see the train come in. and the cheer
ing was as great over our arrival safe
at home as It was when we left. Our
friends hadn't the ghost Of an idea
when we would be back, because there
was no telegraph then and no way to
calculate just exactly what the speed
of the train would be. We sat up
the balance Of the night and talked
about that wonderful trip"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
EecentrIeIties Of Genius.

Genius is freakish. 1t Is claimed
that the brilliant DIR. johnson used to
touch every post in his pathway"
Il know one of them geniuses."
And does he touch every post he
comes across?"
mo; he touches every friend he
comes across, or everlastinely tries
to."-Louisvillo Courier Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
Woman Runs English Railroad Static,

Woman Runs English Railroad Station.
Though in almost every phase of the
Industrial life of the nation women
are to be found competing with the
sterner sex in the hurry and hustle
OF daily existence. Whippingham, q
picturesque little Isle of Wight village.
is probably unique in having a woman
station master.
For Just 20 years this station has
been In the entire charge Of Mrs.
Norwood, lady in whom the COM
pany has the utmost confidence
Woman's Life
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
The Entire Family.

Grand Pop used 1t for Rheumatism.
Dad for Cuts. Sprains and Bruises.
Nanny for Burns, Scalds and Aches.
Sis for Catarrh and Chilblains. l use
it for everything. and 1t never disap-
points any Of us. It surely yanks any
old pain out by the roots.
Hunts Lightning Oil Is what ! am
telling you about
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
The Contrary Child.

Mrs. Popley-Little George won't
take milk at all now. He used to take
1t but
Mr.. Popley (crossly)-No. and it's
all on account of your imprudence.
my imprudence?"
Mr.. Popley-Yes, you allowed him
to hear you say it was good for him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
Actual Facts.

For upwards of fifteen years Hunts
Cure has been sold under strict guar
antee to cure any form of itching skin
troubles known. No matter the name
less than one per cent. of the pur-
chasers have requested their money
back. Why? 1t simply does the work.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
We Reiterate.

That for more than fifteen years
Hunts Cure has been working on the
afflicted. Its mission is to cure skin
troubles, particularly those of an itch
ing character. Its success is not on
account Of advertising, but because
1t surely does the work. One box
Is guaranteed to cure any case.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
Railroads in Brazil.

In Brazil the federal government
owns and operates 1881 miles Of rail-
road lines. 1t also owns four lines OF
7s4 miles all told. and leases them to
private companies. State govern
ments own 10 mile1 Under privats
ownership and operation aze souoe
thing IKE 5000 ud1e1
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
Wonders.

We live in an age Of wonders" re-
marked the inventor.
YES" answered his disconnected
went out and where it's going to
come from"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
Il cures WhIIe You WAX.

Aliens Foot Ease is . certain cure fcs
hot, sweating, callous, and swollen, aching
Address Allen s. Olmstsd. Le Roy, N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

Fifty thousand packets of flower
seeds have been distributed by the
Canadian Pacific railroad to trainmen
and section men I'll over the lines Of
- company
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

He that will lose his friend for
Jest deserves to die . beggar BY the
bargain.-Fuller.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
A Good Cook.

us your wife good cook?"
Il should say so. She knows eight
different ways of Disgusting cold
amb."-Detroit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
A Loqieai Conclusion.

mr.. Pursington says he believes q
man should pay as he goes"
Judging from the way he gets In
debt, he must be accustomed to trav-
cling backward" -Washington Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

One must look downwards a. well
a. upwards In human life. though
many have passed us In tho race.
there are many we have left behind
Sydney Smith. =
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
lmportant to Mothere.

important to Mothere.
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
signature ss.'s &c etlxzzZzNx
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

People never help q man blow his
horn because they like the music.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

manently cured BY DR.. Klne's Great Nerve Rsstorer
Send for FREE 6.0o trial bottle and Treatise. DR.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

The winner 10 he who gives him
self to his work, body and mind
Chas. Buxton.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

Hicks capudIns Cures Nervousnsss.
Whether tired out, worried. sleepless or
what not. It quiets and refreshes brain
and nerves. It's liquid and pleasant to
take. Trial bottle 1oc-regular size &c and
toc ut druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
MADE FIRST TRIP
WOMAN A REAL PIONEER IN
RAiLRoApING.
Mrs. Farrar, Now Of Macon, Mo-, Was
. Passenger on Initial Train
Bun Over the Rails in
England.

Mrs. calina Farrar. mother of the
postmaster Of Macon. Mo-, Charles
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

Gentleness II invincible.-Marcu
Aurelius.>
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

Farrar, enjoys the
distinction Of hav-
ing been a passen-
ger on the first
railroad train ever
operated in Eng
land. says the Kan
sas City Star. She
remembers quite
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM.
Take the Old Standard GROVES IASTBLESS
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking.
The formula IL plainly printed on every bottle
form, ana the mosf eaectual form. For groWn
people and children. &c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11

You won't tell your family doctor
the whole story about your private
illness you are too modest. You
need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, the things you
could not explain to the doctor. Your
letter will be held in the strictest con-
fidence. From her vast correspond
ence with sick women during the
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that viii
help your case. Such letters as the fol.
lowing, from grateful women, es.
tablish beyond q doubt the power Of
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-07-11
LYDIA E. PlNkHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

20 conquer all lcIu8l6 discusses
Mrs. Norman R Barndt, of Allen
town, Pa, writes:
SEVER since was sixteen years Of
age had suffered from an organic de-
rangement and female weakness; in
consequence / had dreadful headaches
and was extremely nervous Ny physi-
clan said I must 60 through an opera
ton to get well. A friend told me
about Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and took it and wrote .you
for advice. following your directions
carefully, and thanks to you am to-
day . well woman, and / am telling
AL my friends of my experience"
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
DISBURSEMENTS, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, prnervous prostration.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-10
DeFUNIAK.
SpeclaI to Inc Iournal.

DeFuniak Springs. Nov. 9.-James
Anderson was married to Miss Brazil
la Wednesday, at the home of the
brides parents, Rev. Northcutt, of the
NJ. h. church, officiating. The young
couple will stay in DeFuniak.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Rogers, who
have been visiting in the north, re-
turned home Tuesday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzgerald, the first
of our tourists, arrived here Wednes-
day evening. Their summer home is
in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, but they all
ways spend their winters in DeFuniak
Springs.
L. H. Cawtnon and Mr.. Downes
are having a lane made at the back
of their lots from 18th to 18th street.
Mr.. Garden is having an addition,
14X32, put TO the rear of his cottage
on 18th street.
Mrs. C. C. Banfill of Gulfport,
Miss, VINO has been i'll for some time.
died last Wednesday and Friday was
brought here to be inferred by the
side of her husband. Mrs d. BonfilI
of this place and the Misses Ella and
Bessie Bonfill. daughters of the de-
ceased, accompanied the remains.
and were met at the depot by a num-
Der of friends and sympathizers.
The Misses Emma and Mary Camps
bell went to Pensacola Thursday to
stay few days with friends.
The Methodist Episcopal church on
the circle is being repainted.
The Junior Christian Endeavor So.
ciety of the Presbyterian church had
social Friday night at the nome OF
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Morrison, about seventy
being present.
Mrs. Bonham went to Birmingham
Thursday to stay with relatives.
Dr. Walden of Palmer college, was
in Quincy last week attending a meet
ing off the Presbytery. He is now in
Jacksonville for the Florida synod,
which meets this week. DIR. Walden
preached at the Presbyterian church
last Sunday.
Capt and Mrs. Flournoy, who have
been visiting places of interest in the
north, returned Saturday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-10
FREEPORT.

Freeport, Nov. "a. Jernigan. for
mer manager of the furniture depart
Inent of the J. j. McCaskill Co., has
accepted the position of manager of
the Hughes Mercantile Co, of Boni-
fay, and has gone there to assume his
duties.
The Halloween party given by the
public school last week in the new
school house was a decided success.
There was a good attendance and the
proceeds were satisfactory. They are
to be applied on the painting of the
building.
Ernest Blose of Louisiana, was a
guest of NimrOd Mcguire this week
Mrs. w. H. Wesley and family PASS.
ed through here Thursday en- route to
Mississippi.
Election day passed off quietly here.
A light vote was polled and every
thing democratic as usual. notwith.
standing the efforts of the socialists
to make inroads on the democratic
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-10
FARMDALE
Special to The Journal.

Farmdale, Nov. 9.-Messrs. Kirvin
and Enzor were pleasant callers here
recently.
Ducks are getting numerous here
now. F. A ScherTner killed six Satur-
day afternoon.
W. F. Woodford is having some
painting done this week Oh his cot
tage and launch.
Mr.. LIVE and Mr.. Baker have some
very fine orange trees that are loaded
10 the ground with fruit this year.
Mr.. Baker also has several banana
trees bearing.
The farmers will be busy here next
week making their cane into syrup.
Mr.. Mosier, of Cromanto1, was here
Monday. He had business with JUS
tice of the Peace Milton.
Jerry Rames came to town this
morning from the prospecting camp,
about eight miles above here, on his
way TO Millivlle 20 get some more dy-
Mantle. They have found TWO or more
miles of iron ore and expect to find
phosphate soon.
The election passed very quietly
here. A few voters were challenged,
and three or four were disqualified.
This is what you might call populist
precinct. Bryan got four votes, Taft
two and Watson eight, out Of the fiji
teen ballots cast. One ballot was
thrown out.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-10
McKINNONVILLE.
Special to The journal.

McKinnonville. Fla. Nov. b
Messrs. Robert McKinnon and Allen
Powell of BeUlah, spent several days
of last week with relatives here
Mr. o. NJ. Merritt, Of Muscogee,
was here Tuesday.
Mr.. Alfred Reynolds of Freeman
vile, Ala, spent Tuesday with his
family.
Mr.. c. R. HigdOn and son, Master
Frank, of EnOn, were among McKin-
nonville callers Tuesday
Mrs. John Cunningham, Sr., of
Enon, visited local friends Saturday.
Lar11tn Mathis of Atnore, Ala,
was in town Wednesday.
Mr.. Beck, of Enon, called on local
friends Wednesday.
Mrs C. r. Higdon and daughter,
Mrs. G.. A. Lynch. of ElOn, visited
friends here Thursday.
Messrs. Cooper and Oscar Grubbs,
of Baldwin county, Ala, we're among
recent visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Reynolds NOV
ed to Freemanville, Ala, Saturday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-10
AN ELECTION
HELD At EST0
S. w. Robbins Succeeds
Himself as Mayor of
the Town.

Esto, Nov. 9.-The town of Este
held its annual election on the 18th
inst. and the following officers were
elected:
Mayors. w. Robbins, reelected.
Marshal-W. H. Reynolds.
Clerk. c. Dean.
Treasurer-R. F. Hughes
Comcilmen-J. NJ. Blunt, T. B. Ar
rington and C. C. Holland.
S. w. Robbins. J. y. Smith and
Charley Stokes will start for the BAY
Monday in company with their fami
lies. for week or more OF hunting
and fishing.
Perry W alker, living near this place
has a number of lemon trees bearing
fruit and several of the lemons will
weigh one and half pounds each.
Walter Cross, of near Slocomb, Ala.
is visiting relatives in this place for
few days.
Miss Minnie Carroll, of near Do
than, Ala, is visiting relatives here
this week.
Harvie Williams is building a nice
dwelling Gu North Mainr street.
J. w. Clark, Sr., has the material
to add to his home on First avenue,
north of the railroad.