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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18

CAE\.
Dearest Mamma: We are still there,
and I'm so happy Uncle is in bed, and
at first he thought he was paralyzeu,
but now he says he's only refusing to
take chances It's SC nice having him
in bed. because Lee is here, and uncle
makes it all right without knowing
ANYTHING about 1t. II was yesterday
that he thought he was paralyzed; he
sent for me before was awake 20 tell
me. was so dreadfully stiff and lame
that thought at first that | could not
get up: but of course / did, and went
to him as soon as ! could. He told
me that he was paralyzed, really par
alyzed; but i wasn't frightened. be-
cause, when he explained his feelings,
| knew every one of them, and or
course l knew that ! wasn't paralyzed.
Only when he rolled around upon his
pillows and said he certainly would
end his days right here in Caen,
couldn't help wishing that he had left
me to enjoy my pillows, also.
But he wanted to talk, so | listened
for ever so long; and then he wanted
to sleep, so came away to write YOU
and there was a note from Lee in my
room. He was downstairs waiting
and / went right down, and my, but II
was good to see him!
While we were talking, Mrs. Gather
wood Chigley came in. didn't know
that she was in Europe, and Lee was
dreadfully put out, for she sat right
down and asked all about. Lee ex
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18
WHY ARCHITECTS LACK FAME
cart Personality" in Their Labor Is
Not Like That Of the Sculptor
or Painter.

One of our neighbors complains that
architects, compared with painters
and sculptors, are ignored and union
ored by the public; that while many
people know who made the Sherman
statue at the Plaza, few know who
designed the Madison Square garden,
the Pennsylvania Railroad station or
the Columbia University library. This
is true and the reason is obvious. The
sculptor or painter works, in one
sense. much more freely than the ar
chitect, and can therefore make his
work more obviously personal; it calls
attention to the maker because it ex-
presses more strikingly his personal
temperament. In it he can give ex-
preston to his individual insight and
plastic ideas more absolutely than
can the architect, who Is relatively
controlled by the practical considera-
lions of his work. He has very de-
tailed building problem before him
His structure must have so many
rooms, of a certain size and charac
ter: it must observe city regulations
must cost a certain amount, must fl
| in with surrounding buildings;
great part of his work has nothing te
do with his artistic temperament.
The conditions are largely laid dowr
for him. The result is that his ar
personality" enters relatively little
into his work. Though he receives
less attention than the sculptor or thu
painter, his material reward is great
Grand for the same reason that hi
fame is less. His work is more neces
sary; has greater practical value. W.
must have buildings, but could ge
along without statues or paintings
New York Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18
Seeing France with
Uncle John
By ANNE WARNER
YVONNE to Her MOTHER
Copyright, BY the century %.

thrilling through her-you know how
funny she always talks. They have
seven calloused places on the inside of
each hand from the handle-bars, and
Elfrida says she's sure their insteps
will arch forever after. They were
coming out of st. Stephens church,
and the only way to get rid of them
was to say that We were just going
in; SO we said it, and went in.
1t was really very interesting, and
the tomb of William the Conqueror is
there. lie built st. Stephens, and
Mathilde built La Teinite at the other
end of the town, partly as thank-of-
fering for conquering England and
partly as a penance for being cousins.
There was a monastery with st.
Stephens and convent with La
Trinite until the revolution changed
everything. Williams tomb is just a
fiat slab in front of the altar, but he
really isn't there any more. for they
have dug him up and scattered him
over and over again. The church is
tremendously big and plain, and every
word you even whisper echoes SO
much that Lee and thought we'd bet
ter come out where We could talk
alone.
When we came back to the hotel,
ran up, and the mail had come from
Paris; so uncle said if I'd fill his foun
tain-pen, he'd just spend the afternoon
letting few people in Amirica know
what Europe was really like. I'm a
little bit troubled, for I'm all over be
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18
Marvellous.

The world moves rapidly in these
times, and within few days has
passed quite q series of records and
caught up with number of novel
ties. Orville Wright made the highest
aeroplane fight, 765 feet; a White
Star liner, steaming 16 knots an hour,
stopped, backed and rescued in 20
minutes a seaman who had fallen
overheard in mid-ocean; on bare plot
of ground in St Louis $1,000 cottage
was completed" in eight and a half
hours. 81 mechanics being employed;
1.-The first aerial Masonic lodge was
formed in a Massachusetts, balloon
floating at an elevation of some 1000
feet: a New York cororer's physician
performed an autopsy upon an arm.
less man whose kidneys had been
practically non-existent from birth and
whose heart had for Is years been
eaten by a cancer, yet who died of old
age: New Jersey farmers experienced
a chicken thief who travels in an au
tomobile and sends collie dog to rob
the roosts and fetch out the poultry
without killing it; also in New Jer
sew. four trees yielded eight bushel:
of plums. Does the reader protest thai
these occurrences have no natural Sc
ouence or normal relation? Let hin
remember that 'it takes all kinds O
people"-and events-'to make ;
world "
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18
The Dollar Sian.

When it came time for Mrs. Bluffer
to pack her trunk and depart from the
resort where she had spent many
pleasant days, where she had been
the cynosure of all eyes, where she
had fiirted and gossipped (and been
gossiped about, she visited the pro-
prietOr.
i've Just received check for $50
from my husband" she told him. you
will honor it, won't you?"
The proprietor bowed and rubbed
his hands.
MY dear Mrs Buffer" he ventured.
II will not only honor it. but will fall
down and worship it,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18

The self-possessed burglar take
things quietly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18

dows and learn what that meant, also.
The gravestones were all covered with
lichen and so slippery that in the end
Lee gave up and just helped me to
look We didn't learn much, though,
for it was only full of hay.
When we got back to the hotel,
ran up, and uncle was gone! l never
was so frightened in my life and when
| ran back and told Lee, he whistled,
so | saw that he was upset, too. He
said Id better go to my room and
wait, and he'd dine at his hotel to-
night; so | went to my room, and I'M
Gle was there, hunting all through my
things for the address-book. | was so
glad and relieved that l didn't mind
a bit the way he had chucred every
thing up, although you ought to see
my trunk, and l kissed him and told
him it was just splendid to see him
beginning to go about again. He look
ed pleased, but he says the backs oil
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18
Mind Over Matter.

Much may be DONE" said the Acute
Observer, by an authoritative voice.
Now, IL a man says to a dog: Come
here!' with a note of absolute author
ity in his voice, the dog comes i'm.
mediately."
"Yes," said the Traveller, I've no
ticed 1t. And 1t is especially marked
in oriental peoples. Why, when Twas
in Khalisandjharo, heard man say
with that authoritative note in his
tone: oh, king, live forever and i'm
mediately the king lived forever.
Carolyn Wells, in Success Magazine
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18
OWES
HER
LIFE TO
lydia e. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound

Vienna. w. Va. feel that owe
The last ten years of my life to Lydia
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18

his legs are still beyond the power OF
description, and so l proposed having
dinner with him in his room, which
We did very comfortably, and he told
me that he should remember this trip
till the day he died, without any re-
gard for the grease split on his hat.
After dinner he was very fidgety, and
| can see that the confinement is wear
ing on him; but | don't know what
to do.
Lee sent me a note by messenger
about IL o'clock, with instructions in
French on the outside about their de-
livering it to me when l was not with
uncle. They delivered 1t all right, and
| read it. He just said that the auto
mobiles had come, and that he was
going to cast his die clean over the
Rubicon tomorrow morning at IL.
That means that he is going. Of course,
and that am to be left here all alone.
| do feel very badly over it, for uncle
will be almost sure to find out about
Lee whenever he can get downstairs
again, and then I'm sure don't know
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18

what will happen. OF course, I've not
done anything that / shouldn't have
done; but, dear me! doing right does
mt help If uncle chooses to decide
that it is wrong. And If he can't walk,
to let us go on travelling, he's going to
keep getting more and more difficult
to get along with. Maybe uncle will
be better in few days, so that we
can visit Bayeux. He's crazy to go to
Bayeux and see the tapestry, and it
isn't so very far But what shall we
do If we come to any town again
where there are no cabs! 1t would be
awful.
Now, goodnight, it's so very late.
Don't ever feel troubled over me. for
I'm having a splendid time. and it
was so kind of uncle to bring us. e.
Your own loving,
YVONNE.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18

Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.
Eleven years ago /
was a walking
shadow. Ihad been
under the doctors
carebutgotnorelief.
My husband per-
suaded me to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound anditw0rked
like a charm. 1t re-
lieved all my pains
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18
Size of North Pole.

"Dr. Cook tells us that the north
pole is not larger than a quarter of a
dollar" says the Montgomery Adver-
tiser. However, quarter of dollar
sometimes looks as large as the whole
side Of a barn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18

As long as a man can find some
thing to kick about he feels that life
Is worth living.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-12-18
"a, colds and cripp-capudine.

The best remedy for Grip and Colds is
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching ana
feyerishness Cures the cold-Headaches
Also. It's Liquid-Effects immediately-l0.
Is and SOC at Drug Stores.
Evening journal., 1909-08-06

MES
Dealing IN gold today the bar
tender would invariably ask.
Nothing like IL. This Is ono of those
now Lincoln pennies you've read so
much about
Would He Trade? Maybe.
"Whatn you take for it2'
81 wouldn't like to part with H., old
man. It's the only one In New York.
They won't be along here until next
winter a friend of mine, night watch
man In the mint mailed me this"
! "Bc a good fellow and let mo have u, -
the bartender would plead. Come on,
have something ON the house.
"Go ahead and keep il II you want
/ it AS badly as that
In all but one or two cases the bar
/ tenders insisted on him having the best
/ in the house. with the result that When
he reached the entrance 90 the bridge
about half-past 4 in the afternoon, he
was travelling in sections. After he de-
lscribed q series of graceful parabolas
and came very near throwing half q
dozen cars off tho track he was lifted
into the Baker barouche and carte'
away.
Evening journal., 1909-08-06
IMPROVE POSTAL CARDS
Postmaster General Hitchcock Wants
Better Looking Cards With
Better Paper.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 5.-Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock is ondeavoring
to improve the appearance and quality
of the United States postal card. Postal
cards arc now manufactured under a
private contract which has five months
to run. but already bids have been
invited and opened for furnishing them
20 the Department for four years from
January 1 next. The value Of the cou-
tract Is about 100000. and 75,0oo.o0o
cards must be turned out each month.
At the opening there were only three
bidders for this contract, the West
Virginia Pulp and Paper Company of
Lake. Md: the Universal Supply Com
lpanv Of New York city and the Govern
ment Printing Office Of Washington.
d. c..
II Is the desire Of the Postmaster
! General 10 change the printing on the
cards and possibly the color Of the
lpaper so that they will compare favor
ably with tho postsls OF tho other
countries composing the Universal Pos
tai Union.
Government chemists are now en-
gagged I'm analyzng the various samples
of paper submited.
Evening journal., 1909-08-06
new PENNIES
CAUSE FRESH STIR
HuStIine New Yorker Has no
Trouble Exchanging Them
For a Stageer

NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-Forty bartend-
ers in the financial district and the Mas
sau street trail leading thereto went
10 their homes each hugging the dclu-
sion that he had the only Lincoln
penny that has escaped from the mint
The man who gave each Of them the
metal souvenirs, with great show of
reluctance and permitted them TO force
fancy drinks on him in return, was
towed away TO one of the downtown
station houses carrying one of the most
stylish staggers that has been seen
south OF the Brooklyn bridge this sum-
mer.
II was what the man himself called
it before nc became speechless-a dia-
mond studded, gold trimmed. mother of
pearl package. with fringe on it.
Ray For Lincoln.
"And jush shink. boys" he said to
the crowd that surrounded him in front
of the City Hall. 1T only cash me fort,
shents And it's a regular $40 toot
Figure It out for yourself Forty drink.
at a quarter a drink and l only paid
shent apiece. Ray for Lincolnl wish
sharity for all bartenders and malist
for none"
Before nc toppled over and was taker
away he let the bystanders in on the
formula. lie had so cents in his clothes
and getting a tip tlat the Lincoln
pennies were 10 be turned loose h'
hurried 10 the sub treasury and con.
verted his soled silver for eighty o
the shiny coins. Then he started "a
the foot of Broad street and worke,
north. taking in all the refreshmen
booths. Leaning against the lumber n
would start spinning one Of his pen
Evening journal., 1909-08-06
OBJECTS TO HIM
AS CHOIR Chief
Herman c. Taylor of Dover
Will MOI Lead at Mary
del Camp

DOVER, Del. Aug. 6-Much trouble
has been started In Marydel camp
meeting by the Rev. Il. r.. Janey. who
is the preacher IN charge OF services
here asking by letter that Herman
c. Taylor. of Dover, to withdraw rs
a chorister.
His action Is attributed TO opposition
Of clergymen 20 followers OF the Rev.
DR. a. w Lightbourne, who was do
posed as pastor of Wesley Methodist
Episcopal Church. Dover. on the
ground of defects in credentials from
another conference.
on June 25 the Rev. l.. r. Janey.
OF Marydel. wrote a letter 10 Mr.. Tay-
lor, former member of Wesley Meth
odist Episcopal Church, now a member
of the new Peoples Church, this place
in which Mr.. Taylor was engaged "a
conduct the singing at the camp dur.
ing it's progress, which engagement
was accepted.
August tho Rov. l.. r. Janoy wrot'
! Taylor as follows.
1T has occurred 20 me that YOU
I presence as the leader of the singin.
/ at our campmeeting would be en-
barrassing TO both you and us, sinc'
your frequently expressed views OF TN
/ Methodist Episcopal Church are out o
/ harmony with our ministratlons.
therefore write 20 say that I will OK
cuse you from this duty. l state thi
because 1 think Il the most consisten
course for you and us.
Managers Of the Campmeeting As
sociation pleaded with Mr. Taylor {
conduct tho singing, saying tina
Jancys action was not authorized h
the directors. Mr.. TAYLOR refused 10
the ground that IL would ehhbarras
him and those who opposed tho Rev
DR.. Lightbourne.
The opposition TO Mr.. Taylor, a mem
ber of the Peoples Church Of Dove
former representative in the lowe
House Of the Delaware Legislature !
1907. aggravates the situation IN III
Wilmington Conference among tho lay
mon who arc openly, declaring that IA
less radical changes arc made an IL
dependent movement win be startc
outside OF Dover.
Evening journal., 1909-08-06
WARNS GIRLS OF
THE RAPID LIFE

KANSAS CITY. Aug. 6.-Just before
she died in hospital from the effects
of dissipation, which prevented her
from rallyng after an operation, Miss
Helen Chambers. seventeen and pretty.
told how she had taken her first drink
last New Years eVe.t 'That was the
beginning Of it. this is tho ending Of it,"
she said pathetically.
Her home was in Aurora, H.. near
Chicago. where her family is highly
respected The unfortunate. who seven
months ago was "a simple country girl,
about to be graduated from high school
virtually lived on absinthc and. NOR
phine for two weeks before being taken
TO the hospital. A message to her
mother, still living in Aurora. received
no response. and the girl, with her life
slowly ehbing out. dozed restlessly
through weary and tortuous minutes
until the end came. Hoping that her
fate might be a warning TO other girls
she told her story:
"On New Years eve I went to Chi
cago with another girl We met two
boys and went TO a cafe where the
New Years celebration was just start
ing, did not know what it was like
but I found out. Everything was il
order. but I noticed that the girls seem
ed to drink as much as the men.
Every one drank freely and soon i
seemed as though every one was intoxi.
Gated. 1 took my first drink becausi
every one seemed to be drinking an,
TO be happy as well. The minutes pass
ed quickly and my brain grew numb
do not know exactly how got out n
the cafe or the events leading up TO il
But when I awoke the next morning
felt disgraced.
Il then decided to run away iron
home; I decided it would be best. / cam
TO Kansas City about April ]. fell fl
with bad associates. but finally mar
ried. ! went to Dallas. Tex, with m
husband. There we quarrelled and i
returned TO Kansas City. without m,
but 7 soon followed we made II
here. but quarrelled again and separat
Evening journal., 1909-08-06
FREE TRIAL OF SAMOSE
Flesh Forming Food even on Approval
bv Druaqist N. 3. Danfo-th.

Would you like to be fat and plump
and strong and hearty? Here is a
chance so do it without riskipg the
loss of a single penny.
n. y. Danforth. our we'll known
druggist. has a new treatment called
Samose, which he is selling on az
proval. that is said to be a true flesh
forming food. 1t is in tablet form,
retailing at soc a box.
II it does not increase the eight,
hn out the thin. scrawnv form and
restore health and strength. tnerc will
be no charge whatever for Samose. &C
to n. B. Danforth today and get a
treatment of Samose with his promise
TO refund the money il it does not dc
all that it claims.
Before commencing the use OF
Samose have yourself correctly weigh.
ed and note the gain from week {,
week.
n. b. Danforths faith in Samose i.
shown by his offer TO refund IN,
money If it does not increase flesh an,
restore good health. lie really give
you a free trial of the preparation. fo
unless it does increase the weight, /
will not cost a cent.
Sent postpaid on receipt Of price, SOC
Evening journal., 1909-08-06
SUMMER PERIL IN
HASTY MARRIAGE
ROSe-Tinted Idea MiCrObe
Turks in Beams Of the
Moon

CHICAGO, Aug. Sill considered
summer marriages. rushed into at the
end Of a steamboat excursion or a sub
urban street car ride have been regard
ed as one of the chief dangers Of SUM
mer by judges who are continually bein
called upon In the divorce courts
Judge Albert G. Barnes suggests
regulation and restriction as a remedy
for tho summer danger
"A young fellow and a girl arc ac-
Quaintcd,' said Judge Barnes. Per
haps they are employed in the same
building; perhaps they have met
through friends. They arrange TO take
a steamboat excursion some Sunday
When they have been gliding over the
waves awhile II suddenly seems 10 them
that they are Antilles. Then they think
of nothing. They are all wrapped up
In one great rose-tlnted idea. As soon
as the boat touches land they leap
off hand In hand. First a license-the
work of a moment; then the ceremony,
that takes another moment There, It
Is donel
About a week later they begin 10
come to- The fellow finds he has OBJ
legations which no cannot meet The
girl cries desperately You must sup-
port mo- There is q quarrel sooner OF
later. and after the quarrel the court
Then. again, Il Is so easy 10 max,
love under summer moon while lis
tening TO the sad sea waves Mos
any kind Of an old man can make love
with such surroundings. And mos
any girl will believe him. The result
is a hasty marriage, followed by th'
divo~oo court"
. Have YOU thought OF any remedia
measure which seem practical7" Judg,
Barnes was asked.
"Not definitely. A statute requiring
the license to be issued two weeks pre-
! vlous TO tho marriage ceremony wouli
perhaps do something"
Evening journal., 1909-08-06
DRAGGED SBLOCKS
FACE DOWNWARD

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN, Del. Aug. 6--James,
the small son OF John r. Carey, nnr-
rowly eecared being killed yesterday
afternoon while swinging on the mill
wagon of the Royal Packing Company.
of Milton. on Bedford street. The lit
tic fellow had held % the end-board
and his grip was loosoned which
caused him 20 fall Tho stirrup caught
him by the suspenders aDd caused
him TO fan face downward on tho
ground For more than three blocks
the child was dragged in this posi-
tion.
The driver OF the wagon. Daniel
Wagamon. could not hear them he
cause of his deafness and the noise
made by the wagon. William +.
Evening journal., 1909-08-06
TUG SWATARA RAISED

The Reading Company's tug swatara,'
which was run down and sunk IN Del
aware Bay on June 30 While oouri
from Philadelphia to Boston by the
Norwegian steamship Juan. was raised
yesterday by the Merritt-Cnapman
Wrec1ing Company and anchored near
I.iston's Point IN a half submerged
condition. The wreckers have the tux
in shoal water, which viii give them
an opportunity TO patch the break ami
tow her to Philadelphia for repairs.
The Swatara is badly damaged
Evening journal., 1909-08-06
Delights WOmankind
Miller Drug Co. Endorses and Guaran-
tees Partisan Sage the Great
Hair Beautifier.

Hair that is irrcsistibly attractive
will make any woman look more youth
fu than she IS.
In Paris tho clever French women
fully realize this and retain their
youthful appearance even in tho fifties
While Partisan Sage is known the
world over ~ a certain cure for dand-
run and falling hair and Is sold by
Miller Drug Co. on the no-curc-no- pay
plan. II is especially recommended to
society women who greatly desire love-
ly. fascinating hair.
It's action is so prompt that il win
put life and mstre into duh, faded
hair Ia ono week.
Partisan Sage makes the head feel
good the minute il is applied. The
first application creates confidence, foi
the user cannot help but feel that sucf
delightfully."- cooling and eNhilcratina
tonic will do what ordinary CONNER
cial tonlcs have failed TO do.
( G.. II. Smith. a wcll-known citizen o.
Staunton. Va. writes
II have used and seen used numcr
GUS hair tonics. but can say that Pari
sian Sage Is far ahead of any Of tn
others. As cure for dandruif and I
cleanser and scalp purifier, I can espe
Icially endorse the use of Partisan Sage
I have told several persons about
being 80 effective In riddlng the seal
iof dandrun. and they were great
pleased with the result Of Its use.
March 2G. 1909.
Partisan Sage Is sold in Wilmingto
by Miller Drug Co. and by leadin
druggists everywhere.
Guaranteed TO kin dandruff microbe
cure dandrun, falling hair and itchin
scalp In two weeks. or money back
Large bottle is only 90 cents and th
lEir with the Auburn hair Is on ever
package. Made in America by Girou
Mfg. Co., Bunalo. n. y.