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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

and misery. / advise all suffering
women to take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. Mrs. ElOwA
WHEATON, Vienna, W. Va.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
ful drugs, and to-day holds the record
Tor the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases Of any similar medi-
cine In the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on Gle In
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn.
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, Inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements, fibroid tumors.
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes It to
herself to give Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound q trial.
II you would like special advice
about your case write q cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham. at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is free.
and always helpful.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
ON FOOD
The Right Foundation Of Health.

Proper food Is the foundation q,
health. People can eat improper food
for time until there is a sudden col.
lapse of the digestive organs, then all
kinds of trouble follows.
The proper way out of the difFicultv
Is to shift to the pure, scientific food.
Grape-Nuts. for it rebuilds from the
foundation up. A New Hampshire
woman says:
Last summer was suddenly taken
with Indigestion and severe stomach
trouble and could not eat food with
out great pain, my stomach was 80
sore could hardly move about. This
kept up until I was SO miserable life
was not worth living.
Then a friend finally. after much
argument. induced me to quit my for.
mer diet and try Grape-Nuts.
Although had but little faith
commenced to use 1t, and great was
my surprise to find that l could eat
1t without the usual pain and distress
In my stomach.
So kept on using Grape-Nuts and
soon a marked Improvement was
shown, for my stomach was perform
Ing its regular work in normal vay
without pain or distress.
Very soon the yellow coating disap-
peared from my tongue, the dull.
heavy feeling in my head disappeared.
and my mind felt light and clear; the
ianguid, tired feeling left, and alto
gether / felt as if / had been rebuilt.
Strength and weight came back rapid.
iy and went back to my work with
renewed ambition.
To-day am a new woman in mind
as well as body, and 1 owe 1t all to
this natural food, Grape-Nuts."
There's Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, THE Road to Wellville.s
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are Eenuines true, and full Of human
Interest.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
GENEROSITY OF THE GOURMET
FrenehTan Partial to Properly Cooked
Chop, But He Did Not Alto s
gether Forget His Wife.

A Frenchman hesitates to pay two
dollars for a pair OF ready-made
trousers. but it is bis delight to spend
hver on a meal.
The speaker, waiter. smiled.
MY brother, Gustav of Dax," he
said. lis a renowned gourmet. They
talk all over Dax of Gustav's way of
grilling a lamb outlet. Is it a good
way, but expensive? Oh, la, la"
La. la?" The guest frowned. what
90 you mean by la, lar" he inquired.
1t Just means 'gosh.' lingo my
goodness anything like that" said
the waiter. impatiently. About my
brother Gustav. He always grills his
own chops. He won't trust the work
70 any one else. He does 1t like this:
He lays three chops. one on top of the
other, on the grill. Seated before the
nre, he turns the chops over and over
TILL the two outer ones are done to a
very dry brown. The middle one only
Is the one he eats. All, but 1t must be
delicious. 1t has received, you see,
all the rich. delicate juices of the 9TH
er two"
The guest sneered. And does he
throw the other two away?" he
asked.
"Oh. no." the waiter answered. He
gives them to his wife."-BuffaIo Ex-
press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
EVENING ThInoe un.

There Is much rivalry between
Judges Rosalsky and O'Sullivan OF the
general sessions in New York and last
week 1t looked as II O'Sullivan had
the laugh on his rival for all time. He
mad man before him whose name
was Rosalsky. but who swore that he
was an Irishman. But Friday things
were evened up when a man named
Flynn was brought before Judge Ro-
salsky and swore that he was q Jew.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
MlIISIRYsSsg)
&G. AND ~
sefflkCHANICy
HANDY CONCRETE MIXER.
apparatus Works Simply and Is InvaI.
liable for Use on Small Re-
pair Jobs.

An Invention of much interest to
contractors. especially those who 90
great deal of small work, is the port
apie concrete mixer designed by a
Lexan. This apparatus works very
SIMPLY and is invaluable for use on
small operations or repair work
wnere n would not pay to use one of
tne cumbersome and expensive power
macnines. The mixer consists of
q large iron box at either end of
winch are wheels, which reyolye
upon an axle that runs through the
oox and on which the latter hangs
loosely. Across the front of the re-
ceptacie is. sliding bar with a slot
IN the outer end adapted to receive a
spoke OF the wheel on that side. In
SIDE the box are bars, which act as
cnurns as the machine is being moved
10 and fro and mix the concrete or
Whatever plastic material is in the re-
ceptacle. The whole top of the box
Is a lid, which fastens by hasps. The
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04


use bucking against Dutchman with
as homely a mug as "Winerwurst
carried about with him. The boss OF
the "Fatfma" patted himself on the
back. and had sign painted on the
front window illustrating "Winer.
wurst's" grin. The artist said he
could have made the Job more life
like II the window had been wider.
The only person about the place
who wasn't happy was Pretty Jim"
His songs no longer brought cheers.
The frizzy-headed girls went over to
his rival with the green cheese face.
and. worse than all, Birdie-the dear.
innocent, blue-eyed Birdie-went with
EN-. And "Winerwurst," noticing her
smiles. elongated his cavernous mouth
until she might have walked in had
she been curious to explore.
Jimmie became sullen. He
pouted so that Birdie refused to &C.
cept his Company home one night. and
the Dutchman, who was always round
when he wasn't wanted, took her un-
der his wing, and Jim saw them go
down the avenue chatting and laugh
ing as If he wasn't on earth.
There was only one thing to do. and
1t must be done quickly and effective
ly. That was to humiliate that fool
Dutchman so badly that he'd never
show his ugly face around Birdie
again. After due elaboration lin
went down to the switch shanty and
took into his confidence Mike Fini.
gan, boss of the steel gang. Mike had
the same respect for a Dutchman that
he had for a man who would choose
a domino game instead of a nice
healthy scrap with the dagoes over
on the bali lot. He produced a couple
Of dynamite signal caps, took OF the
tins and showed Jim how he could
slip 'em in between the boiler decks |
Of Dutchy's wooden men-o-war. In
addition he promised to bring around /
4 lot OF his babies the night the |
D'rtchman was blown up, SO as to |
hiss him
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

A clergyman. who was not averse
70 an occasional glass. hired an Irish
man to clean out his cellar. The Irish
man began his work. He brought
forth . lot Of empty whisky bottles,
and a. he lifted each one looked
through 1t at the sun. The preacher,
VINO was walking on the lawn, saw
MIN and said: They are all dead
ones. Pat" They are?" said Pat.
Well. there Is one good thing about
it-they all had the minister with
them when they were dying."-Tid-
Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

Inc plan looked good to Jimmie.
In the afternoon he slipped In behind
the stage. found Karl's big shoes and
placed his caps near the toes, sticking
them tight with Quick-drying paste.
Then he pulled his hat down over his
eyes and went out on the street. Az
ne passed the ice cream saloon he
saw "Winerwurst" and Birdie regal
ing themselves, and apparently hav-
ing good time. He stepped In.
bought a package of cigarettes and.
as though he hadn't seen 'em before,
said:
Hello. Karl; wonder you amt eat
ing nmburger and sausage"
Yah! Yah!" laughed Karl. good.
numoredly. II laks dot better. but
birdie here-she laks ice cream. We
must please der ladies, you know"
And Birdie smiled as though he
mad said something smart.
fou'u please 'em tonight, my fins
fellow, muttered Pretty Jim. 70
himself.
The "Fatima" was jammed tight a.
wax when Karl, in his Dutch costume.
came out and bowed. Jimmie had
sung his love song to unresponsive
ears. and now he sat gloomily in the
shadow beside the large upright pi-
ano. When the Dutchman appeared
birdie's eyes frightened and she
handled the keys with sudden energy.
UP IN the balcony sat Mike Finigan
ana about 20 Of his grim-visaged
steel handlers. ready to boot and
eroan when the Dutchman went uu In
the air. The way Mike had figured
IT, the crowd would jeer him 20 bad
that he would quit the Job, leaving
Pretty Jim" alone in the field.
The Dutchman seemed in fne trim.
de had just enough beer aboard to
make him funny. The crowd laughed
at everything he said, and cheered
each new wrinkle he shot across the
VIDE expanse Of moon-map that
served him as a face. When he had
said all he could think of he began |
on MS clog dance. He pounded the
boards 30 hard without anything hap
pening that Jim began to think there |
must be some defect in the torpedoes.
Dutchy turned hand-springs. yah.
yahed until you could see clear down |
20 his feet, and put his blue Jeans
legs IN motion for the grand roundup.
ne seemed to be going under a tire.
mendous head Of steam and the HE
crowd cheered and yelled. Then
Dutchy drew in his wind. closed the
Dig slit In his face and came down on
nose two bifurcated hatboats like a
stone house. There was a crash like
me spiintering Of heavy timbers. IRE
seemed 70 shoot out In all directions
Ind the performer was shot clear I'M
o the ceiling. The thing had the eff.
ect OF a grand transformation scene.
When Dutchy got back to earth he was
a z sitting posture, entirely shoeless.
mo broad grin on his comical mug.
re was the most surprised man in the
louse, out he was quickly alive to the
Daring ovation that was being handed
nm, and he rose slowly and bowed.
hen the spectators Numbered again.
ONE rose In their seats. waving their
ats and bowling like crazy people.
'utcny bobbed his big head, and
rinned like a jack-o'-lantern, and
nen iimped on the stage.
Jim, who was standing near Birdie,
sked her what she thought of her
'utchman by this time. She wheeled
II Just aware of Jim's proximity.
nd turned beaming face upon him.
Amt he dear" she said, ito thint
p such cute tricks?" F,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
Asinine.

James A. Patton" said the London
correspondent of Chicago paper
has stopped talking. He is as silent
now as clam.
Il tempted him the other day with
delicious bait. but it was all useless
Mr.. Patten just shook his head and
smiled.
- Not word about wheat said he
Tn determined not to talk and nut
my foot in it like the country editor
who wound up an editorial on thu
corn crop with the words:
1--WE have on exhibition ia ON
sanctum a pair of magnificent cara
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
Then He Moved On

"Hello!" said the bore. leaning over
the office railing, whats new this
morning?"
THAT paint you're leaning against"
gleefully replied the busy man.-Cale-
DOMAIN.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
WALklNG-BEAM POWER PUMP.
Homemade contrivanee for Supply.
ing Water for Ranch by Horse
unaided.

The accompanying sketch shows
novel horse power pump which is used
on ranch in Oregon. This pump con-
sists OF walking beam 20 to rs feet
long, which is connected at one end
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
Unite to Fight the White Plague.

Unite to Fight the White Plague.
Confirming the recent statement Of
DR.. William Osler that the anti
tuberculosis campaign Is no longer q
battle for the doctors only. the Ma
uonal Association for the Study and
Prevention Of tuberculosis issues
statement in which 1t is shown that
40 per cent. of those enlisted In the
white plague war are laymen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

y. Hnkham's Vege-
table Compound.
Eleven years ago I
was . walking
shadow. had been
under the doctors
carebutget norehef.
My husband per-
suaded me to try
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound and itworked
like q charm. It re-
Iiovod all INV x>o{u~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
Praises American Woman.

Alfred East says that American
women, like American machines. need
but little man power. The American
woman. he says. is the most chum.
mable woman in the world, therefore
she Is the most charming. Our excel
lent educational system. he thinks. IL
responsible for the fact that American
women are such good fellows"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
The Worm Turned.

The clerk in the shoe store was
tired. The day was insufferably hot.
The customer who was trying to catch
train was clamorous. Goaded to
desperation the hard-driven clerk ex-
postulated.
No. we don't have a salesman for
each customer. This amt no Chinese
Sunday school,"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
Says : Press HumorIst:

Shakespeare. it IL said. never re-
peated."
He didn't have to run q daily
humorous feature"
But Montaisne. whenever he saw .
good thing. annexed IT."
"Ah, he was more like the rest Of
u.s."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
Unkind.

Author-Dont you think my latest
article exhaustive?
Editor certainly hope 1t has ex-
hausted you sufficiently to prevent
your writing anything more for some
time.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
True TO Life.

Teacher = Johnnie. do you know
what blotter IL?
Johnnie-Yessum. It's de ting wot
youse hunts fer-while de ink gets dry.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
Mixes az Wheels RevoIve.

machine can be easily operated by
one man, who has only to shove it
about to mix the material inside.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
EnlIahtsnIna Rolle

EniIghtsnIns RoIIo.
Father" said little Rollo. what 10
an egotist?"
An egotist. my son, IL q burnt
match that thinks It was the whole
fireworks. "-Washington Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
OWES
HER
LIFE TO
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Vienna, w. Va. at feel that I ove
the last ten years Of my life to Lydia
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
HELP FOR WASHING DISHES.
Nansan Designs Combined Dishpan
and Drain That Will Save Time
and Towels.

The humble but important operation
OF dish-washing has been greatly ia.
cilitated through the genius of a Kan.
san. This man has designed a COM
bined dishpan and Grain that will
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
HEARTFELT SYMPATHY.

wffe-K my hrst husband were
alive we should be celebrating out
silver wedding to-day.
Husband-What q pity he died 20
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

She-Two men whom l refused to
marry, sir. have become millionaires!
He-Is that the reason why?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-28

Our Importation of mattings
this year Is finer. more complete
and of better values than ever
before. The fiber rugs. as illus
trated in this cut, and other SIM
liar patterns are so pretty that it
seems a shame to put them on
the floor. For artistic beauty
and cleanliness they cannot be
surpassed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-08-07

1t is quite gratifying to find that, at
least, New York is willing that the
soldiers should be sta
toned there in view of the senseless
hullabaloo that is raised every time
it is ordered that a black regiment is
to ne stationed near some city.
The "Fighting Tenth" came back
from Manila few days ago and land
ed in New York, and after being
cheered by the crowds that lined the
curb on Broadway on their way to the
city hall park, where they were view
ed by Mayor :McClelland and other
city officials. At the Armory they
were served refreshments and there
was speech making by Maj. Gen. Leon
ard Wood and others. President Nc
Gowan, of the board of aldermen,
said: -.
"You have done more to kill race
prejudice than all Others If the peo-
pie Of Vermont don't treat you right,
come back here. The State of New
York and the United States demand
for you the respect of the commun-
nifty and State in which you are sta
toned"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-08-07
THE
LINGERERS
By NORMAN II. cRoWEu.
Copyright. by W. G. chapman.)

Professor Draper. intent upon the
bubbllng mixture within the retort be-
tore him, nodded slightly as the maid
entered and deposited packet of mail
upon his desk. For weeks he had
been bordering the mystery contained
within the mass, and he congratulated
himself that at last there were tell.
tale signs visible to his practiced eye
which promised an early and salts
tying solution. Presently he slipped
the spirit lamp from it's position and
leaned back to watch the cooling of
the compound. II
BY accident his eye fell upon the
letters at his elbow, and after an idle
glance of curiosity at the topmost he
suddenly started forward and seized
it excitedly ~ .
Toni" he calculated in surprise.
"Who dares to address me in that
manner?" ~t
With a hasty motion he tore open
the envelope and withdrew a second,
unsealed.
"Ah!" was his puzzled exclamation.
some one married, eh?"
The professor glanced quickly at the
retort and then settled back, with a
sigh to peruse the missive. -. 49,.
well, we'll! Nell's married at last!
And to old George, too! Well, my con.
gratulations, old man-Nell was the
prettiest girl in the class, anyway"
He leaned forward and studied a
vacant spot on the table. Then he
reached over and drew out a drawer
in desk near by, abstracting there.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-08-07

from the Florida Times-Union in ref
erence to a resolution to disfranchise
the Afro-American, recently adopted
by the Florida Senate:
Do the gentlemen who are discuss
ing this question not know that the
South gained fifteen Representatives
in Congress and fifteen electoral votes
10y the reimbursement of the Ne
groes, and that we would lose more
than that number now if they were
disfranchised? Before the Negroes
became voters the South, had only
three-fifths representation on the Ne
gro population-that is to say, the
representation of the 100000 Ne
groes would now be cut to 5000, OOO.
we would lose the. representation of
100000 people-that is to say, nine
teen Representatives in Congress and
nineteen votes in the Electoral Col
lege. No force bill would be neces-
sary to accomplish this. 1t would be
accomplished by return to condi-
tons that prevailed before the Negro
was enfranchised.
Unfortunately, the South is ruled by
tWo-by-four demagogues who are sent
to the legislatures and who are i'm
pervious to any such thing as COM
mon sense.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-08-07
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1909.

The daily press is responsible for
the following story, which, if true
ought to doom the perpetrators to the
fortunes of hell. if there is any such
place, other than that potrion of this
God-forsaken country, south of Mason
and Dixons line:
Rev. Frank R. English, white, for
merly pastor of the Finley M. E.
church of Cincinnati, Ohio, who was
recently appointed to the presidency
of Rush University in Mississippi, an
Afro-American institution, went to
Ethel, Miss, to look over some prop
erty there.
The quarterly conference of the
Afro-American NJ. r. church was in
session and the presiding elder in
vited the Rev. Mr.. English to grace
the occasion with his presence, as
both belonged to a church of the
same faith and order. Rev. English,
IS good Christian should have done
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-08-07

under the circumstance, accepted the
invitation.
After the meeting was over and he
was about to depart, he, naturally and
very properly, shook hands with his
brother in Christ, the presiding elder.
When he came out of the church a
crowd of whites chased Rev. English
to the depot and ordered him away
from the town on the next train.
TO what a pass the hellish color
prejudice has carried the Southern
ers!
TO think that two members of the
SAME CHURCH in which the shak-
ing of hands is one of the ritualistic
ordinances cannot obey the ordinance
if, by the will of God, one happens to
be black and the other white, without
danger of his life, is something almost
too terrible to be true.
If the Bible is true, and hell is the
certain portion of those whose hearts
are not Christ-like, the walls of his
majesty's domains must be bullying
now, and when the many millions of
the devils own who now cucumber
the earth shuttle off the mortal coil,
where the devil will the devil put
them?
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1909-08-07
MISCEGENATlON IN THE SOUTH,

The New Orleans Times-Democrat
has had a discussion with one of it's
correspondents on miscegenation in
the south. The journal intimated
that the white, people of the south
are opposed to that practice, from
which opinion the correspondent dis
sents and he seems to have the bet
ter of the argument.
He shows that the laws of Louisiana
furnish no adequate remedy for the
evil. Louisiana and other southern
states have laws prohibiting racial
intermarriage and in some there are
anti-concubinage laws, but it is we'll
known fact that those laws do not do
much in the way of preventing the
existence of illicit relations between
the races. The reason is that south
ern legislation affords no protection
to the Afro-American woman nor her
half-breed offspring.
In no southern state can the black
woman resort to law to compel the
white father to support the half-breed
offspring. Should she attempt to do
so she would be laughed out of court
Yet it would seem that such a law
would strike at the very root of the
evil
When Louisiana adopts such a law,
the T. D. can have good basis for it's
argument-nOt before.