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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-19
PokED FUN AT MOBILES.

William Redmond, the Irish lead
er in the British house of commons,
recently in a genial mood and in
playful allusion to the titles of no.
bility and knighthood recently con-
ferred, asked whether, cas- a matter
of general convenience and in order
that honorable members might know
how to address their colleagues with
becoming respect, it could be ar
ranged that honorable gentlemen
who had joined the titled classes
should wear roscttes for at least one
month after the conferment of the
title" No minister was bold enough
to answer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-19
ABOUT VEGETABLES.

1t is safe to say that it is rather a
new discovery that vegetables are en-
dowed with qualities which are
Transmitted to those who feed upon
the kindly fruits of the earth. These
qualities are physical, moral and in
tellectual. If we desire to develop
the reasoning powers and to endow
the equilibrium of the mind with
calmness and concentration We must
eat potatoes, but we must at the
same time remember that overindul-
gence in that succulent root may
produce apathy and Indifference.
Carrots produce good temper and
are strongly recommended to peevish
and bilious people. French beans
the haricot vert ofour French friends
lead to day-dreamina and artistic
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-19
PROCESS OF MAKING DOLLS
important Industry That Is Conducted
in the German Town of
WeImar.

Consul Will L. Lowrie CT Well
mar furnishes the following infor-
nation concerning the different
stages by which dolls are manufac-
tured in that important German
city. He says:
Only the assembling of the vari-
Gus parts of the dolls, painting the
bodies, arms and legs, and sticking
on the wigs is done at the factory.
Each figure passes through about 20
hands before it reaches completion,
the raw material being taken to the
homes of the work people and then
returned to the factory. The work
is all specialized, and each time a
new process takes place in the evolu-
ton of a doll it is done by certain
employees who are more or less ex-
perts. Bodies are made mostly of
paper, although kid is also used ex-
tensiyely. They are nodded at the
homes or stamped out in heavy iron
molds at factories devoted entirely
to this feature. All sizes of dolls
are made, from a few inches in
length to more than three feet. The
hair is Angora wool from England,
which also supplies the rubber (elas-
tics), stretched to keep the arms and
legs in place. Styles change each
year and the manufacturers must
keep in touch with the modes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-19
GOT FULL WEIGHT.

'Sir," says the aggrieved Gus
toner, approaching the bookseller,
81 have called to express my opinion
of your business methods"
"What is wrong?" deferentially
asked the bookseller.
81 bought a set of Shakespeare
from you last year. 1t weighed IA
pounds. Yesterday / ordered a
duplicate set for my sons library,
and it only weighs Is pounds and
nine ounces. I'd have you under
stand, sir, that there is city or
dinance against short weights"
Thoroughly humbled, the book
seller made up the shortage with
seven ounces of miscellany.-Ex-
change.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-19
a steel GRAY Man.

A stern visaged man, with his steel
gray whiskers cut to make him look
like captain of industry, was walking
briskly down Superior avenue recently
past the city hall. Near the entrance
he saw a little dead sparrow that had
fallen to the sidewalk. He paused and
picked up the dead bird. Makes me
think of when / was a kid" he NUT
tered. I'VE always used to have reg.
ular funeral and bury 'em when they
died. Well. I'll put it over here where
it won't be all ground to pieces by peo.
pie walking by. anyway" He placed
the feathered little body on ledge of
the building and then hurried on down
street.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-19
What is Pe-ru-na.

Are we claiming too much for Peruns
when we claim 1t to be an effective
remedy for chronic catarrh? Have We
abundant proof that Peruna is in real
ity such catarrh remedy? Let us see
what the United States Dispensatory
says Of the principal ingredients Of
Peruna.
Take, for instance, the ingredient
hydrastis canadensis, or golden seal.
The United States Dispensatory says
of this herbal remedy, that it is largely
employed in the treatment of depraved
mucous membranes lining various
organs of the human body.
Another ingredient of Peruna, cory
dalis formosa, Is classed in the United
States Dispensatory as tonic.
Cedron seeds is another ingredient Of
Peruna. The United States DISPENSE
tory says of the action Of cedron that
IT is used as q bitter tonic and in the
treatment of dysentery, and in inter-
mittent diseases as a substitute for
quinine.
Send to us for free book of testi-
monials Of what the people think of Pc
runa as a catarrh remedy. The best
evidence is the testimony OF those who
have tried it.
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MUCH UP AGAINST II.
Old lady's Description Of lie Some
what Confusing.

Mrs. Rhoda Holmes Nichols. the ~
list who spends the summer at Glou
cester. Mass, where she teaches .
numerous sketch class, tells OF IN
old woman who lives On the out
skirts of the town and whom she has
known for a number of years. The
old lady has often been sketched by
the students of Mrs. Nichols class.
and is known to them and to every.
body else as Aunt Sally.
When Mrs. Nichols went to Glou-
cester this year she called at the
quaint little cottage and found the
old woman rather more bent than
last year and looking good deal
older as she tottered along her little
garden leaning on stick.
We'll. Aunt Sally" said the artist.
how have you been since last sum-
inert"
.Oh. not very WE'LL" she replied.
shaking her head, mot very WELL
'Ts the rheumatism still bad?"
"Oh. yes. miss. it's that bad nova
days l can't set and can't scarcely
lay"
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On Good BREEDING.

The immoral man, who invades an
others property. is justly hanged for
IL: and the ill-bred man. who, by his
III manners, invades and disturbs the
quiets and comforts Of private life.
is by common consent as justly BAN
ished from society. Mutual complais-
ances, attentions and sacrifices Of lit
tie cpnveriences, are natural an I'M
piled compact between civilized people
as protection and obedience are be-
tween kings and subjects; whoever. In
either case, violates that compact just
" suuteits all advantages arising from
it.--LArd Chesterfield.
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slioht Mistake.

sfliv poor man." said the old lady
with me corkscrew curls. Il was told
thai ehis was the place to find the
.greut unsaved?"
"A3nost right, but not quite, mum"
responded the dusty wayfarer who
was waiting his turn. dis Is de place
10 ffnd de great unshaved.'
The great unshavedr"
Yes. mum, dis is BARRIERS college
and today is free shaving day"
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EnoIish Sense Of Humor.

In one Of his burlesque sketches on
English history Bill Nye spoke of
julius Caesars jumping into the water
as ne approached the English coast
wadlrg ashore. running up to Lon
don. and walking through Regent
street
IAN acquaintance OF mine reported
to me-" said Mr.. Nye, that he had
asked an Englishman how he liked
the story. Not at all. not at ALL was
the reply. That fellow Nye doesn't
know what he's about There wasn't
any Regent street then, you know
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-19
HOLD wITTe IN RESERVE.

Count Sergius Witte is not only
no longer at the helm of the Russian
government, but stands almost alone
even in the council of the empire.
Nevertheless a strong feeling pre-
walls that Count Whites day is not
done, but that he viii be recalled in
The first emergency.
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subtle and flexible rapiers of attack defense Lesser
men defend themselves from absorption by greater
by means of envy, hold their against them by
contradiction, combatveness, pride. Vanity stimu-
lates to make the most of themselves and helps
them to keep up their individuality Jealousy prcks
them to hold their own against rivals; revenge to
make good again an enemy the injury he has done
them They stimulated to perpetuate their indi-
valuation by means of offspring having the like indi-
viduality, and SO prevent things from sinking back
into that undiveifed uniformity out of which they
had originally to struggle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-19

The world is not Jumped together as q
whole, but it is distributed into individual ma
lures animals, plants, human beings of
every race, species, and variety, in the same
way that the hand, to be more serviceable,
is divided into individual fingers. And what
ever be the ultimate goal to which it is tend
ing, it is plain that that goal can be arrived
at only by the agency of these individual
natures-animals, plants, and man. Such
being the evident ground plan of the world,
one sees at glance that it is necessity in
herent in the original design that there
should be some special provision for MAIN
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-19

western country where educational facilities are great
and at the same time the chances for self-support
while the studies being carried may be expected
Not only that the remarkable growth of this country
in the various directions industrial economic agrcul-
tural, mechanical scientific, and on, is regarded by
the Hindus for making it the most suit
able place to get right ideas that will aid in further
ing the progress of their nation Just as America
considered to have been the great cause for the
unique development of Japan, it would add to her
greater glory she to aid these obecome
an important factor in the making of the new India
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Signs Of progress are evident now in In
dia. Since October, 1906, when the late
viceroy of India divided the province of Ben
gal against the unanimous wishes of the
people, national movement began in India
under the name of Swadheshi movement.
This movement, originally protest against
the autocratic disregard of the peoples wish
es, by inaugurating general boycott of Brit
ish goods in India, intends to elevate the
various conditions in India by infusing a
national spirit among The masses
In addition to the cultivation of home
industries fhe Swadeshi movement aims to
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-19

thoughts and sentiments, and no
better food for authors and journal
lists can be found.-Lady's Pictorial.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-09-19
Why
HinduS
Seek
America
b Z. N. BOSE.

the unwhoesome social
considered cegiou foreign countries Now
toned by the Brahmans Widow remariags being performed
by Hindu society," creeds eating together
something unheard of a number of national of
cation has been inaugurated.
To cope with all these changes from India
representing all the various castles and cree coming from the differ
emit parts of the globe with the Of securing information and in
ruon various useful different directions which will
able them ameae the unhappy condition of their millions of
trymen in India
The majority OF these students to JAPAN since study of the
phenomenal development of that country considered essential
Outstanding the conditions needed for helping India
that japan, however, together with many Others
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Individual
ity i'm
All
Natures

tanning this individuality and preventing things from being by
there We horns hoofs
ng organs of onse and defense of variety all serving
instruments by which this ground scheme of inddualm
maintained.
Besides his physical defenses against enemies the
finer weapons of PRIDE jealousy revenge and the like
merely these instruments of naturalization and
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Mentally Sound.

The proud beauty eyed him with
scorn.
what" she exclaimed. do you
think wouid marry a dried up. In
significant, homely little man like
you? You must be crazy!"
mo, Miss Pinkie." he said. looking
around for his hat; my mind Is all
right, but you have convinced me that
us In the wrong body"
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Spank
, EN-
1t Is Good
for the
Unruly Boy

BELIEVE every child at heart is good. He well,
and when through the exuberance his feelings
mits act against the good of the community it but
i simple mistake that can be corrected in simple
Spanking is good for many boys, especially if the
spanking administered parental authority
l4 have frequently sentenced boy sound spanking by
N his father right court believe
it will do him good Its effect him is far sautary
VI|IHA IT, than if it administered in his home
uu got but spanking in ali life but will
4 forget the impression it made debated most
ous for hours whether from such parents and Of
finally decided Why? Because the punishment of
such nature that appealed and finally the conclusion
that perhaps had deserved what got.
The remembrance of that spanking back when took
charge of the chden
why wouldn't be good thing others? So got to ordering
spankngs right here and think they doing good
We do not have too much time here the chden court to
question the youngsters We have get their viewpoint quickly and
read their little minds instantly 1t punishment seek
give We prefer far teach right what
--
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TRAVELLING SALESMAN WANTED

For this and surrounding terri
tory. To work Hi Lo plug tobacco.
Applicant must give best of refer
ences and own horse and buggy.
SOUTHERN TOBACCO WORKS.
Little Rock, Ark.
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TARIFF REVISION.
CONTINUED from page one.)

ferred to red velvet curtains. Serfs-
well, they call them ''messengers'' now
adays, gentlemen-in-waiting of dusky
color, hold those curtains back while
the committee members enter and
exit.
'They have their exits and their en-
frances;
And one man in his time plays many
parts"
For instance. last Monday morning.
the committee had before 1t Mr.. Charles
w. Schwab he of Steel Corporation
fame-lots of people would like to spell
it "steal' for short-and he was testify
ing or rather telling his story about
Steel and its-well, Bourke Cochran
practically said 'stealings' In the ques-
tions he was asking. or trying to ask
Mr.. Schwab. And that was what 1 was
getting at. Mr.. Cochran, who had con-
stitutei himself the interrogation for
the morning, for he took up most of
the time of the hearing, was getting a
stump speech in shape Yes, indeedy,
just like that. He would say
Now, Mr.. Schwab, is it not true
that" and then off he would go with
a five-minute statement Of what he
believed to be the case with Mr..
Schwab. At the end Mr.. Schwab would
quietly reply, mo, sir; that is not the
case at a1l-or words to that effect;
then Mr.. Cochran would put another
The National tribune., 1908-12-17
MISSOURI HIsToRfcAL SOCIETY.
A Confederate Soldier Carried Union
Flag in His Knapsncle Three Years.

The st. Louis Republic Of a recent
date tells the story of historic flag.
Mounted in an air-tight frame, the
old flag of the "Old Guard of 1852"
was presented to the Missouri Histori-
cal Society by members Of old Co. A,
st. Louis National Guard Association,
at a meeting in the Society's rooms.
Henry T. Mott made the presentation
address, in which he said:
ED. Chapel, the standard bearer of
Co. A, at the outbreak of the civil war
in 1861, when the company split up,
about half enlisting with the blue and
half with the gray, chose to enlist un-
der the stars and bars; but. strange to
say, he folded this hand-woven en-
blem of the Stars and Stripes to fit his
knapsack, and carried It concealed
there during his three years service in
the Confederate army. What his mo-
tiyes or feelings were nc one can tell,
but in 1868, when the scattered men,
bers of Co. A had a Reunion and re-
organization, he surrendered the Tag
| to his reunited comrades"
Brief talks were made by John II.
Terry and Edward D. Coe. Mr.. Coe re-
lated the experience of his wife when
on a recent trip abroad, she purchased
lsome souvenirs at the birthDlace CT
| Shakspere, but on her return to st
Louis she discovered the imprint of Q
local glass company on the bottom OF
| the articles.
Both of these gentlemen are Unior
veterans Of the civil war. and take grear
interest in the Historical Society. Mr.
Terry has been its President for q
years. He was Captain of Co d. 1871
N. Y, while Mr.. Coe was Sergeant o.
Co. II, 196th Pa. Both are "ctive mem
bers of Ransom Post, 131, G. A. r., o
ST Louis. Mr.. Coe has Leen its His
torian for 10 years. and has q valuable
collection of records, scrap books ant
souvenirs, which. together with all tin
archives of the Post, are to be turned
over to the Missouri Historical Societ.
upon completion of the fire-proof build
ing soon to be erected in Forest Park
Mr.. Coe also is Chief Mastering Office
of the Department of Missouri, G. A
r., and Aid-de-Camp on the staff Of th
Commander-in-C Chief. He came to 81
Louis in 1870 from Philadelphia, wher
from 1865 to 1870 he was a voluntee
fireman. member of the Fairmoun
Fire Company of that city. His cl'
fire hat and belt are among the archivt
in the Society's colledtion.f 8
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dent. The present situation, however.
Is climax, and II was the members OF
Appropriations who were chiefly re.
sponsible for an effort toward q concert
by which the President should be re.
buked, even tho mildly.
Their present anger Is enhanced by
the recent discovery that by the Presi-
dents orders, and without other au-
thority, a mammoth railroad station on
the Mall, In this city, recently vacated
by one Of the great railroads. was torn
down. Congress had intended it should
purposes, as the Government pays an
enormous rent bill In the District OF
Columbia, and at that never has az
much room as 1t needs. The building,
however. was not Of artistic appear
ance, the President wanted it torn
down, and he proceeded to tear it down.
This has led to sarcastic warnings to
Congress to beware lest the President
some afternoon raze the Capitol Build
ing to the ground.
Probably the cool heads will prevail,
and the prospects of a serious breach
pear. That Is the prevailing opinion at
the Capitol. But before there is a final
disposition Of the matter there is likely
to be spirited debating in Senate and
House. Now that the House ~Republi-
cans have started into the investigation
and by that very fact assumed an atti-
tude Of disapproval with the President.
the Democrats are standing aloof and
demanding that the Republicans take
the sole responsibility. They say it Is
not their kettle of fish, Notwithstanding
the fact that they virtually drove the
Republicans into taking formal notice
of the offensive paragraph. AS the re-
cess of Congress for the holidays comes
very soon, the matter may be postponed
till the new year.
Nevertheless the possibilities of seri-
Gus trouble with such q situation are
recognized. and those who wish the
party we'll will breathe more freely
when the matter has been finally dis
posed Of.
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The Engineer soldier.

Editor National Tribune: I thought
/ knew all about ]. II. Putnam. my old
war First Sergeant, but Comrade Gill
bert Thompson, in The National Trib-
une Of Oct. 22. 1908, gives a new and
characteristic story. At the close of the
civil war / was a member of Co. ID,
battalion of Engineer Troops, u. S.
Regular Army. We were part of the
Engineer Brigade, Army OF the Poto-
mac. ]. II. PutnaY. the First Sergeant
of Co. ID, was the ideal soldier and gen.
tleman, the one who would go farther
to protect his men and make more sac
rifices in their behalf than any nom
commissioned officer / ever saw else
where. Will not Comrade Thompson
give an account of his service with the
Engineers? / understood that Serg'i
Putnam became a physician IN Brook.
lyn. II alive, he could furnish many
most interesting "reminiscences from his
four years service at headquarters
Army of the Potomac. James David.
son. an old British soldier, succeeded
Putnam as First Sergeant of Co. d
Davidson was typical Johnny Bull,
and 1t was our privilege to tease, We,
and annoy him beyond the limits o
human endurance.-Eldridge Morse
Snohomish, Wash.
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PROVE WHAT SWAMp.R00T
WILL DO FOR YOU.

know that the medicinA you are about
to take IL absolutely pure and contains
no harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such Q medicine In DR.. Kilmer's
Swanlp-Root, the great Kidney, LIVER
and Bladder Remedy.
The same standard Of purity. strength
and excellence b maintained in every
bottle Of Swamp-Root, and has been for
years.
Swamp-Root Is scientifically con1-
pounded from vegetable herbs.
1t 10 not q stimulant and Is taken fR
teaspoonful doses.
1t Is not recommended for everything.
1t Is natures great helper IN relieving
der troubles.
A sworn statement OF purity Is with
every bottle Of DR.. Kiimer's Swamp
Root,
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The 9th Pa. reserves.

Editor National Tribune: In you. is
sue of Dec. You say, 'sThe 9th Pa.
Reserves was organized. in Allegheny
County July 81, and mustered out May
IL. 1854" This is mistake My rec
objection of it is, and I refreshed my
memory from Bates's History of Penn
sylvania Volunteers, the 9th Pa. Re
serves was organized at Camp Wright,
near Pittsburg, June s2S, and left for
Washington Immediately after the bat
tie of Bull Run, July 90: made its first
moved to Tenallytown. where it was
organized into McCalPs Division of Pa
Reserves; crossed the Potomac into
Virginia on Oct. 9. and encamped al
Camp Pierepont LangleyIand on Dec
20, under Gen. Ord, met the enemy al
Drainesville, Va. On July 27 tho regi.
ment was encamped, as I said above
out Seventh street. Washineton. D. c
The regiment had been previously mus.
tered into the service of the State
Henry Baker, Sewickley, Pa.
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The cath Ohio,

Editor National Tribune: Could you
give me a short history Of the Seth
Ohio?-James Mattox, Hamler, o.
The 66th- Ohio was organized at Camp
Arthur, Urbana, in December, 1861, and
finally mustered out July 10, 1865. It
was commanded by Col. Charles Candy,
who was discharged Dec. 16. 1864, and
at the time Of final muster-out Lieut..
Col. John T. Mitchell was in command.
It belonged to Geary's Division, Twelfth
Corps, and lost 101 killed and 144 from
disease, etc.-Editor National Tribune.
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The 9sth Pa.

Editor National Tribune: VIII you
kindly give short history Of the 9sth
Pa? I would like to hear from any OF
my comrades.-Ezra ]. Bowen, r. f. D.
No. 8, Box 20, Tampa, Fla.
The 98th Pa. was organized at Phila~
delphia from August to November.
1861, and finally mustered out June 30.
1865. 1t was commanded all thru Its
service by Col. John F. Ballier, be-
longed to Getty's Division, Sixth Corps
and lost 121 killed and 73 from diseases
etc.-Editor National Tribune.
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List of Patients.

Charles White, Sd VT, Nashua. N. H,
says that he has a list. with their rank,
company and regiment, of 81 men that
he took care of as nurse in the Co
lumbian Hospital. Washington, D. c.,
between Feb. s, 1865, and June 8. 1865.
He should like to correspond with any
of them or their families.