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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-11-07
FARMER AND
PLANTER

Optimism.
A little looking for the light,
That's sunshine;
A little patience through the night,
That's sunshine;
A little bowling OF the will,
A little resting on the hill.
A little standing very still,
That's sunshine.
A little smiling through the tears
That's sunshine;
A little faith behind the fears,
That's sunshine;
A little folding OF the hand,
A little yielding OF demand.
A little grace to understand,
That's sunshine.
Stuart Maclean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-11-07

Walter Pater. an old man at 50. oeN
q Z coot and grotesquely plain. ~
garded every woman much - did Dean
swift, who wrote: "A very little VIZ
IL valued In Z woman. ~ ~ aro
pleased with few words spoken lntc1-
ligibly b. parrot" ~You donr ~
prove Of marriager' . friend once -
served to Pater. NO." he replied.
'.nor would anybody else II he gnve
the matter proper considerations No.
and women are always pulling a.
ferent ways, Women won't pan 81
way. They are - perverse.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-11-07
WANTED 10 KNOW
SThs Truth About craps-Nsts Fssd.


Il doesn't matter 20 much what 20
hear about . thing. its what Jon know
that counts. And correct knowledge
IL NEST likely to come from personai
experience.
about q year ago." writes . y. =.
man, Il vas bothered by indigest3oa-
especially during the forenoon. ] trted
several remedies without any permanr
ent Improvement.
my breakfast usually consisted q
oatmeal. steak or chops, bread. co&ee
and some fruit
'Hearing % much about 0rape-Nuts.
concluded to give It trial and md
out II an / had heard Of It was true
so I began with Grape-Nuts and
cream, 2 soft boiled eggs, toast, . cup
Of Postum and some fruit Before IL
end Of the flrst week vas rid Of ~
acidity Of the stomach and felt nueh
relieved.
~By the end Of the second vesk IN
traces OF indigestion had disappserod
and was IN flrst rate health oneo
more. Before beginning this c0urse Of
diet. / never had any appetite IN
| lunch, but now ] can enjoy hearty
meal at noon time" There's . r.
son"
Name given by Postum Co. Bat&ll
| Creek. Mich. Read The Road % Wen
ville.~ in pkgs.
Ever rssd the abovs lsttsv7 \ mn
one appears from time - time. vhs,
srs ssnuIne, tvues ~ sull q huypas
lrtesesG
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-11-07


il the people elect . Democratic
house Of representatives they win
know what to expect There Will BE-
no dispute over the meaning OF =
phrase like "a reasonable profit to
American industries" which vitiates
the whole Republican pledge for Inn
mediate revision Of the tariff.
Democrats say that articles enter
ing into competition with articles con
trolled by trusts should be placed on
the free list" That means that
whenever monopoly has fastened upon
the production Of any article and has
the power arbitrarily to raise its price.
then similar articles manufactured
abroad shall be given tree eAtry inte
the country, in order that the AmsTs
can people may have the benent =
competition
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-11-07

An Austrian inventor has recently
patented process for making butter
from cottonseed oil 1t Is assumed
that the new product will md ready
sale in Roumania, Turkey and other
countries where Mohammedans and
Jews. who win eat no substitute Tor
butter which contains hog fat. live In
large numbers and. OF course, will
greatly increase the demand for an
American product
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-11-07
EXPOSURE orscLuMsv FAKE.
Formed Cleveland Letter Will Do In
jury to Republicans.

The mischief Of lying is that it too
often takes the truth long time to
run down and strangle q lie. It is
fortunate for the people Of the United
States that in the white heat of such
presidential campaign as we have
this year such lie upon Grover
Cleveland as the Republican national
committee has given the widest edrcu-
lation cannot for many days survive
exposure.
This particular lie, dishonesty in
vented and dishonesty sold to an
honest publisher, said that Grover
Cleveland was to the last hour Of his
life. a political enemy Of William Jen-
nings Bryan, and that II Cleveland
lived he would have voted for TAFT. or
words to that effect.
The reputation of this story by
Grover Cleveland's widow and the ex
ecutor of his estate, and their idenfih
cation of 1t as forgery. Of course. de-
stroys its effect. Its purpose could
have been nothing else than to turn
Cleveland's political friends from Bry
IN to Taft
The exposure Of the fake viii cause
Il to come back like boomerang upor
the Republican managers who circu
lated 1t broadcast without yeridcation
The affair was conducted in Ignorance
Of the fine art Of political lying. Tn
effective roorback IL sprung only wheI
1t is too late to expose 1t until aftel
its purpose has been accomplished
This one was exploded prematurely
We may look out for more Of them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-11-07

Many farmers will look upon SCI
encc on a farm as a very complex
matter and dream of blast furnaces,
laboratories, etc, but these things
are not necessary to apply science to
farming. They may be necessary for
somebody. but they are not for the
farmer. His course is simple and
easv one. 1t is to take what the ex-
periment station has prepared Tor
him ana the investigators make II SO
easy hat he doesn't even need 10
-.shake before taking" The course
o. scientific agricultural Information
must be the experiment station
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-11-07

Recently the United States govern
nent placed $4,000 in the hands OF
well known advertising agents to
spend in advertising for recruits for
the navy. The agents decided that
they would use part Of the appro-
priation in agricultural papers and
did SO. Parties who wanted to know
the result of such advertising MADE
inquiry of 1000 young men who re-
sponded to the government's adver-
Using and were accepted for service.
They found that very few OF them
came from the farm. And they figured
that while every man secured through
advertising in magazines and city
paners cost the government $3.50,
every one secured through the agri-
cultural papers cost it $50. Evidently
n will not pay Uncle Sam TO adver-
tise for sailors in agricultural papers.
This is not the fault of these papers,
for they are of course good advertis-
ing mediums for the right lines OF
business: but it is due to the TACT
that farmers sons have SO much bet
Ter opportunities at home than the
navy can offer them. Men who are
out Of work or are working for only
enough to keep them in cities are the
ones who will Join the navies, ana II
Is needless to advertise for recruits
among people who are busy at better
pasd work than naval service. Farm
ers' sons are not going to the cities
in such numbers as they were. Many
have realized that they have good
opportunities at home: and good
many, too. have recently had the
benefit of few object lessons in the
shape of busted" city men going OF
returning to the country. The proc
lem Of keeping the boys on the farms
is not nearly so acute as It used TO De
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-11-07

Brain is a coarse, fibrous food noe
adapted to the digestive organs Of
the pig.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-11-07

~Hullo, there goes old Richman! l
hear he's got two lovely daughters.s
mo. he hasn't, only one. I've got
the other
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
SEIZE BOAT BY INJUNCTION
Order Issued by Chief Justice Cla-
baugh Against a Railroad.
steamer It. Johns Demanded by Re-
ceIyers, Claiming Title Until
Final Payment Is Made.

On the petition OF Robert Il. Lynn and
the United States Trust Company, who
on Thursday. We're appointed receivers Of
the Washington and Potomac Steamboat
Company. Chief Justice Clabaugh yesteT-
day issued an order enjoining representa-
tives Of the Central Railroad Of New Jer-
sey from removing from the waters of the
District Of Columbia the steamboat St
Johns.
This steamboat was purchased by the
steamboat company from the railroad
company and the latter claims it on
the ground that under the teTms of
sale. the title remained with il until final
payment.
IN the petition the receivers stated they
were informed that Representatives Of the
railroad company were ia the city, and
We're about to steam ouJ Of this jurisdlc-
tion. II was further set forth that the
contract price of the boat was 500 oJ0, Of
which So 900 had already been paid and
that the amount OF payment now over
due Is $3.50. which the receivers are max
ing arrangements 10 pay
When the petition was filed. Chief jus
tice Clabaugh signed a restraining order
and IT was placed In the hands Of Deputy
Marshal +. L. Turner, who went to the
wharf in Seventh street, where the boat
was anchored, and served the order on
c. L. Hollis superintendent of ferries for
the railroad company. copy WAS also
served on d. ". Taulman, CHIEF engineer
Apparently, the preparations for taking
Che boat down the river had not begun,
as there were no fires i'm the boilers when
the deputy stepped on board.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
F. C. PECK PASSES AWAY.
Obsequies on MOnday-DistiRguish
Cnreer of Pension Official.

Arrangements have not been completed.
but il is probable the funeral OF Fred
C. Peck. late chief Of the invalid section
of the Southern division Of the Pension
Once. who died yesterday morning, VIII
be held on Monday
Rev John G. Ames viii conduct the
services. Interment will be in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Death was due TO an attack of acute
indigestion. His wife, formerly Miss
Hood. of Ohio. was at his bedside when
us died
Mir. Peck was born in Pennsylvania.
He was seventy-seven years Of age Tues
day last. He enlisted in the Federal
army for the civil war. ard served in
the Seventh Kansas Cavalry.
After the war he was elected sheriff
of Crawford County Pa. Later he
was member of the convention which
framed the constitution Of Pennsylvania
He went West afterward, and settled
m Lake City, Colo, where he was a
member OF the first constitutional con-
venti0n Of the State. served In the first
legislature. and was finally elected a MEM
ber of the state senate. serving for two
years.
For more than twenty years he has
been a resident Of this city. During that
time he was employed IL the Pension
office. where De was chief, successfully.
of several sections.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
new MEMBERS ENTERTAINED
Reception at Mount Pleasant Con-
gTegational Church.
All Present Tagged with Name Card.
Report shows PTOgFess-W. }.
Bryan to speak Tomorrow.

a reception to new members OF Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, Four
teenth street and Columbia road, was
given last night by the officers Of the
church.
Members who united with the church
fast year number l0l They were enter
tanned as the special guests.
At the Sabbath services tomorrow
night. at the church. William J. Bryan
Of Nebraska VIII De the speaker The
announcement was made during the even
ing.
A novel method of assuring eFlry oac
preson, at last nights reception a speak
ing acquaintance with every one else was
instituted. s name card was furnished
60 every person present. oa which that
persons name was written This card
was worn conspicI0usly where If could
be read by the other guests.
rs there were more than 900 present 20
The reception. tile new members were pro
vided with cards Of different color from
those of the ola members.
Upon entering the parl1rs the guests
were received by Rey III. Ross FisA5uTn.
pastor o. the church. and AIRS. Fis.b1Iu.
assisted by the officers of the church ard
their wives
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aa" '--l aH newcomers "''' '-''
home. Refreshments were served n the
gymnasium by q committee ol The La
dies Aid Society. composed of Mrs j. Ii.
rfshbacr chairman. AIRS n + Young.
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'eFr MIs' H. l-'''' Ni's- a. -
ton, and others.
40 programme Of entertainment was
presented. as all IormaIities were omitted.
At intervals throughout the evening mu-
s;c NOS Furnished bg "a win of vorHg Ia-
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
RAPS The COMMISSIONERS
Prohibition Orator Thinks Auth0rl-
ties VIII Not Act.
c. r. NewIin, Addressing Temper.
Keep Up the Fight.

e. +. NeWlin, secretary Of the Indian
apols Business Mems Association, spoke
at the Metropolitan NJ. f. Church. John
Marshall place and D street, last night
on the chance Of the District of Column
bia going dry
Mr. Newlin summed up the present
state Of affairs in regard 10 the liquor
crusade, but did not confne himself to
the discussion Of the present alone. He
predicted that the District Commissioners
would, as the outcome of the present
movement, say that they have given both
sides chance 10 express their views on
the question, but since the people seem
SO divided in their opinions, it does not
seem advisable to sanction the passing Of
the pending bills in Congress on the sub
ject OF prohibition and that they do not
think that there is n sufficient majority
70 warrant a change in the present excise
law Of the District "a! present
lie made plea to the people not TO
give up the fight that Thursdays meet
ing at the District building did not
amount TO anything, and that the perse-
NttluS UtluDuo Ul hdll0t0 Nttts Mans
were the proper course TO pursue.
Mr. Newliu pointed out that the seal
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, affixed to
a petition fled with the excise board,
carries more weight than the 10000 let
ters and petitions that have flown into
the Office of the excise board from not
only the District but from all parts of
the country.
There is no law which says that the
consumer shall be fined for drinking
whisky or any other liquor" said, Mr.
Newlin, but the Supreme Court Of the
United States has declared on sixteen
occasions that there is law and in
herent right, which says that no license
shall be granted 20 retail dealers in liquor.
The right of the excise board to grant
licenses to retail dealers is not one of
law. but one of courtesy on the part
of the people. The people have the right
to take this right away whenever they
feel like doing so. and they viii not be
interfering with the rights of any one.
but will merely be exercising their
rights.
Mr.. Newlin called for a donation for
the purpose of pushing the fight for pro-
hibition. and stated that he expected $3.50,
but he got $3.50, from voluntary con-
tributors.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
KEYSTONE STEEL TIES
Mr.. Dawson Hopes, the In
yentOr. Describes Them.
TO BE USED IN PHILIPPINE RY.
Adoption of Keystone steel Ties
Favored by Railway Engineers,
papers on Account OF Shortage In
wood Pulp and Timber Famine.

orr Dawson FIoonsz of PbuadeIpbia
the iov.rtor of the ,aosptIv-nat-nted
tz,,,s+ono stool railro,d .s Is i'm fine
.,,,. T., .,,r..,io,, v,itb tb. rlep for the
,,sa Of his s,seI rio in m. buiIdipr of The
r,t,,,--s.-- -.
"." '.''Il'i"s 4"''"'''
dI' iiooDes mas Ieceii-iS Iel"'"7u rom
a trip around the world ana brings nat
tering assurances from the gov mments
of China. Japan and Manchuria. that
the keystone steel tIe will be used ia
t...,,t- tss ..ti.- ,..-,.
iaI!Ioads iH 'Hose countries. III tHs cen
tral and south American countries, the
keystone steel tie viii be used cxteu-
sivelv. Eminent Eurooean railroad en-
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D's use u '1'- ii''-I7 "'" patent 81
that country.
some years ago While travelling
abroad said Mr. Hopes i visited "a
number of railroad Offices and shops. and
came ip co,tar. with the ebfef eaqipaare
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thdt lhe ties then Ia use were not ut all
satisfactory I started % experiment
and finally succeeded in making tie
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The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
REVIVAL TO BE CONTINUED.
Evangelist Harrison Meeting with
Success at HamIine Church.

Rev. Thomas Harrison, well-known
evangelist, will continue the revival meet
ings at the Hamlne Methodist Episcopal
Church, Seventh and p streets northwest,
the rest of the month. Rev, Wilbur Thir-
kield. president of Howard University,
viii preach tomorrow morning.
On account Of the large attendance, the
fire marshal made an inspection Of the
building yesterday TO ascertain its con-
ditlon and capacity He has ordered the
elders Of the church not to allow persons
10 stand in the aisles during the services
one of the features Of the services has
been the singing by a choir composed Of
the younger members of the church. un-
der the direction of c. II. Schooley,
Rev Harrison does not believe In what
he calls the new way, bat has the re-
vivdI meetings conducted in the old-fash-
iOned manner.
Many have professed conversion at the
meetings.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
SIGNIFICANCE OF SEX" +"
DIR. sperry's Topic for Lecture BE
fore \. VI. c. &.

DR.. sperry's Topic for Lecture Be
fore L. VI. c. &.
Dr. Lyman Beecher Sperry, of Oberlin,
Ohio, viii begin a week of lecturing in
this city, under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian Association. tomorrow
afternoon. at the regular Sunday after
noon meeting for men in the gymnasium
hall of the y NJ. c. A. building
His subject will be Male and female;
OF, Significance Of sex" He has been lee
turing for the past fifteen years on the
art of living well.
The Association Orchestra will play Sc
lections in the lobby from until $3.50
o'clock. Mrs. William Keys Miller Will
sing
Dr. Sperry will lecture at the marine
barracks at noon Monday: in the street
car barn at 2:30 o'clock, Tuesday; in the
p street repair shop at noon, Wednesday,
in the Government Printing ONCE at
noon, Thursday, and al the navy yard at
Il o'clock, Friday.
Dr. Sporry will also lecture at Howard
University. Maryland Agricultural Col
lege. and the colored branch OF the Y NJ.
C. a. during the week.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
'PELICANs OF AMERICA
Frank ". Chapman Describes Habits
OF Curious Bird.

Frank NJ Chapman. Of the American
Museum Of Natural History. lecturcd on
The Pelicans of America" last night In
National Rifles Armory, under the au-
spices Of the National Geographic Sociefy.
He gave an account of held studies of
the white pelican in the Western States
and in Northwest Canada, and OF the
brown pelican in Florida. and showed 100
pictures depicting the lives Of these birds.
from the egg until old age. Picures OF
birds feeding their young in whiep cTcra-
ton the heads Of the little )nes arr COM
pletely lost to view In the capacious
maWs Of their parents, amused the
younger element of the audience. Views
of birds in flight, from the moment they
leave the ground until high in the air.
proved interesting. The birds have
most peculiar wing motion
The Conservation of Our Natural Re
sources will be the subject Of a lecture
at the regular meeting Of the society next
Friday night, Mr.. Clifford Pinchot. chief
of the United State Forest Service, win
be the lecturer.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
WOULD PENSION employees.
Bennet's Bill Takes Care Of CIassi-
fed List.

Representative Bennett. of New York,
yesterday introduced a bill granting pen
sions to employees of the classified service
of the government.
The measure provides that all employees
serving for twenty-five years or more
shall be subject TO voluntary or COM
pulsory retirement upJn indefinite leave
Of absence and at q "a of pay equal to
20 per cent Of the salary received at the
time of retirement
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
MASS MEETING AT THEATER.
Industrial Educational Movement TO
BE Furthered Tomorrow.

DT NEtheF%N tomorrow
Judge Ashley N. Gould. of the Supreme
Court Of the District of Columbia. will
preside at the big Industrial educational
mass meeting at the Bslasco Theater to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock.
Among the speakers will be Dr. Richard
d. Harlan, son Of Justice Harlan, 81 the
Supreme Court Of the United States. ana
Dr. Wilbur ?. Thrkield. president Of
Howard University. Leading citizens of
Washington OF both races huve been CO.
operating with Rev. s. Geriah Lamkins,
pastor Of Tenth Street Baptist Church. I'm
his efforts 10 establish a national train
ing and industrial school in the District
of Columbia, with au agricultural or farm
school conveniently near in the State OF
Maryland. The school has been incor-
porated under the laws of the District Of
Columbia with the following trustees:
Commissioner H. 3. T.. Macfarlaud. Cen
John B. Henderson. Hon. John JOY Ed
son, Judge Ashley ". Gould. Hon Brain
ard II. Warner. Judge William H. De
Lacey. Hon. William F. Curtis. Dr. VIII
bur =. Thirkeld. Or. Charles ". Need
ham, Hon. CUnO II. Rudolph Bishop
George W. Clinton Rabbi Abram Simon.
DR.. Kelly Miller Dr. William V Tunnel
Rev ). GeTiah Lamkins, and Mr. Thomas
Walker Hon. II. G. Lodge, Of Massacbu-
setts, has introduced bin IN the United
States Senate asking for an appropriation
of 100000 for the benefit Of the school.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-25
WILL REPORT ON SCHOOLS.
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Reaches Some Definite Conclusions.

The committee on schools. Of che Cham
Der Of Commerce, met yesterday al the
headquarters Of the chamber and went
over some Of the main points Of the re-
port which the committee will make TO
the board Of directors at its next meeting.
The committee has held several e.lccu-
tive sessions, al which supervising and
high school principals and others con-
nected with the schools. have been pres
ent and have given testimony upon the
law and its practical working out in the
administration Of public education Dr.
Chancellor was invited to appear before
the committee, but up to last night had
not signifed his willingness TO do so.
Percival Brown, chairman Of the COM
mittee, stated last night the committee
had now practically arrived at its con-
clusions relative 10 the condition of af-
fairs in the schools. and that these con-
clusions would shortly be formulated into
report to be submitted to the directors
Mr.. Brown thought the report would
probably be ready in about ten days
Chairman Brown said he could not an
ticipate the report by talking about 1t
now, but the committee. he said had ar
rived at certain well-defned propositions
which he thought would be interesting
TO the public when properly set forth
and Incorporated into a report
II is understood that the committees
conclusions do not contemplate anything
radical either with reference to the or
ganic act or changes to be recommended
| in the administration of the school sys-
| TEN.
The committee on charities and COrreC-
ton, of the Board of Trade, has organized
and subcommittee have been appointed
| to make Investigations into the admin
( istration of the District Jail and work
house with reference to formal reports
when they have completed their labOrs.