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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Fine Structure for Roosevelt Trophies

and there is little doubt that all the
great museums of the world will be
anxious to secure ct least one Of the
Roosevelt trophies.
The new museum building is con-
structed entirely of granite, with floor
space approximately nine and one
half acres. Its cost was slightly more
than $3,500,000, and it is being put
in order for the reception of the va
rious objects tint have been collected.
chief among which are those sent by
the ex-president.
So far the arrangement of the va
rious specimens has not been deter
mined upon by the curator OF the mu-
scum. 1t is likely. however, that the
entire first floor will be the future
home of the pelts sent to America
by the Roosevelt party.
1t has been deemed best to tan the
skins sent from Africa as the most
perfect way of preserving them for
all time. AS soon as they have been
taken from the casks and cleaned or
the brine this task will be undertaken
by some one who has not yet been
chosen.
The work may be done under the
immediate supervision of the Smith
sonian officials in the museum here,
or it may be turned over to some tan
ner. In view of the importance at
tached to the proper preservation OF
the trophies. which in years to come
will be almost invaluable, this ques-
ton is now being considered by the
officials. The splendid show cases to
be erected in the museum will permit
the specimens to be displayed in the
most effective manner.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

determination from the southland has
become painfully manifest.
To get rid of the parasite the pa
tient must needs deprive himself Of
any and all substances containing
even the slightest percentage of alco-
hol. This. of course. includes the red
liquor" so dear to the palate of the
victim. What the doctor fears is a
dialogue something like this when the
government physician goes forth in
the south to exterminate the worm
and comes up with the first victim:
Doctor-In order to effect cure
you must abstain from liquor.
victim-Abstain! Do you mean it.
sab?
Doctor-Yes. can't cure If you don't
abstain.
victim-How long did you say it
will take, sab?
Doctor-Four days. Saturday and
Sunday and
The doctor quits the premises in .
hurry.
In summing up his Investigations
DIR. Stiles holds out one hope. He in
Inmates that real good red liquor" Is
not as sustaining to the parasite as is
the cheaper grade, for he says that it
thrives most among the poorer classes
who drink the latter kind, which
probably is imported from the north.
DR.. Stiles report on his investiga-
ton has been printed In the bulletin
of the United States bureau Of
zoology.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
FUNERALS OF
AFRICAS KING61X
BY GERALD A.-EODEEJCS

throng crowding each other IN their
efforts to watch every movement
When it finally ceased its struggles
there was a chorus Of "Ah!" Ioiio"eo
by some excited talking. 1t was OK
planned to me that when chicken
dies with its feet in the air II -
sign that the nephew has been True
to the king and has not meddieo WIN
his women. In this case the chicken
had died on its side.
Then another chicken was orouen'
for another nephew to kill. IL ike
wise died on its side and there was
another chorus OF excited grunts. A
third chicken was killed by a niece,
with the same result; but the fourth,
killed by another niece, stopped Win
its feet in the air. The crowd went
wild, caught up the girl and marched
around the town With her on their
shoulders. Wobeh had one relatiVe
that had been true.
This ceremony was followed an
hour or two later by that OF eating
the chickens. together with rice
cooked in yellow palm oil. The 1000
was placed at the head of the grave
and Wobeh's head wife presided over
the not. All the children squatted
about on the grave and the other rel
atiyes were assembled around IT,
King Sow had a good many remarks
to make before he called up the ED
est son and motioned for him to take
the painful of rice which the widow
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

bad heId ont Before eating It ne maue Get tdIII
nromises relative to peace in the family. Each OF
the relatives was called out in turn and required
to go through the same performance. Old king
Sow kept his ears open and whenever ne was
not satisfied with a given promise he arose anu
cross questioned the relative Ike country law
var mill be made him promise what he wanted.
Parts of this ceremony were exciting; at times
there were outbursts of laughter at one OF Sows
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
zNro AHe<c<4N PENCE 8

large enough to be
heard. Meanwhile for
two days and nights
the men of the town
made it lively for the
spirits of evil that
were supposed to be
lowering in the bush
that surrounds the vii
lage. Guns heavily
charged with powder
were fired at intervals
throughout the entire
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Bessie Was WILLING.

"Oh. dear said the tired mother, II wish 1
were a little girl again like you" "Well." re-
Joined fve-yearold Bessie, Tets play you are my
little girl, then you act naughty and I'll spank you
and send you to bed without your supper"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02


Wobeh's wo m e n
and children reassem-
bled in their kitchen
and resumed their
mournful chant. This
is a performance in
which the women OF
West Africa are very
accomplished and Wo-
beh's ia m ily was
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

secretly and In the dead of night he was car
ried back into the bush to an obscure half
town" called Goomah, no woman being allowed
to know his whereabouts Courtesy to the mul
lah and the sand cutter" demanded that Wobeh
should promptly pass into the unknown but the
old man held on to life with his characteristic
fenacity 1t was several weeks before the news
was quietly brought to Totoquelli that its found
er was dead The information was passed on
to Boporo and King Sow came over to take
charge OF the town until all its palavers we're
settled.
The funeral of an African chief follows the
lsw OF the bush implicitly but the details vary
I'm different parts of the west coast The pro-
ceeomgs IN THIS case extended over period of
,about three weeks
First wobeh's body was removed from the
hut where he had died and placed in an open
kitchen in Goomah. These kitchens are merely
large huts without walls or rather with walls
about three feet high. The roof is Of thatch and
the floor of clay In the center of one of these
kitchens a shallow grave was dug Then the
feet were bound together, the arms were extend
ed down the body and the hands bound together
by means of strong stick placed between
hands and feet the body was placed in the grave
and lightly covered. After 1t had lain there for
two days II was taken up by night and carried to
TotoQuelli, where 1t was again placed in a shall
low grave. but in hut where woman could
bring Ill luck by looking upon it, The law of the
bush shuts out all women from any approach to
the dead Then the family and the town began
to make ready for the obseques formal notices
,were sent out to all the big kings within two
days walk. In order that they might come with
>gifts) and assist Wobeh's spirit into rest
The funeral continued for eight days. First
the body was again lifted from the grave and
Laid out" in open kitchen carefully screened.
The kings women then segregated In an
other kitchen and intrusted with the duty Of
making great lamentation. Then the head of the
devil bush'-he is great functionary in West
tAfrica-came into the village to announce the
Riag's death-a performance a par with the
FORMAL notification given to a presidential nomi-
nee by a committee from national convention.
cret society and boys boarding school. II is
collection of huts hidden away in the bush which
women must avoid pay the penalty Of death.
Here are collected most of the boys of the
smunity and they remain in secluson for period
varying from three to six years, being taught
some sense and much nonsense The grip of SUI
perstition is strong that the head of the bush
becomes a great man In the tribe and death is the
penalty for any woman who looks upon his face.
Totoquelli's devil" preceded his entrance into
the town by an unearthly yel which was the
man not member of the devil bush'D to Sc
crete themselves Then with series of ventril-
oouistic yells he came into the center OF the
town. announced the death of Wobeh. ordered
the funeral to proceed and vanished into the
bash. Then the real noise began.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
"ELIINERAL BITES

HE old king of Totoquelli
!: :: :: !: :: !: :
AG{c2N was dead. 1t was in the
III Liberian hinterland, four
,eAN days back from Monrovia.
SNlVS a region where the gov
eminent levies no taxes,
where the native African
chiefs reign supreme, where the only
statutes are the laws of the bush. A
couple of English prospectors, an
English rubber trader and an Ameri-
can missionary compose the foreign
population all the way back to the
French frontier. There is no part of
the west coast of Africa so lightly
touched by the white man, for even
the occasional. government officials
who visit the region are black. In
all the towns the babies yelled at nv
approach and the children fled in ter
ror II walked toward them.
While King Wobeh's star was in
the ascendency death came out of
the foggy bush and laid its hand
upon him. A famous mullah man
was called to make incantations and
the sand cutter" brought out all his
paraphernalia of divination and
peeped impressively into the future.
That which Wobeh really needed, a
good physician, does not exist in that
region. The mullah and the sand
cutter" gave an unfavorable progno-
sis. so the suffering king was pre.
pared for his departure in the manner
prescribed by the law of the bush.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20
New Use Of Wireless

The international arrangement for
reporting icebergs and fiotSsm by wire
less telegraph is another great step
toward safety in navigation Many =
good ship has gone down with all
hands by striking an iceberg or q wa
terlogged wreck at night, which some
other ship has safely passed BY day
light a few hours before. Under the
new arrangement the immediate re-
port viii be repeated to every ship
anywhere in the vicinity Of the danger,
and extra precaution can be taken to
avoid 1t. Incidentally the work OF our
gunboats and revenue cutters which
destroy many derelicts will be made
the easier by the constant existence OF
an up-to-date map Of floating wrecks
corrected to within few hours. which
will enable them to proceed directly to
any fiotsam in the usual ship lanes and
remove all danger. Wireless telegrsphy
is performing great service for hu-
manity. When the wireless telephone
10 perfected, and II is developing won.
derfully, the possibilities are still more
marvellous, and the public may expect
large reductions in long-dlstance COM
munication costs.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

An Atchison girl had proposal Of
marriage one recent Sunday night. and
asked week to think 1t over. says the
Atehison Globe. She went to all Of
her married sisters. One, who used TO
be belle, had three children, did all
her own work. and hadn't been to the
theater or out riding since she was
married. Another. whose husband was
promising young man at the time she
was married, was supporting him, A
third didn't dare say her life was her
own when her husband was around,
and a fourth was divorced, After Wis
iting them and hearing their woes the
heroine of this little tale went home,
got pen, ink and paper and wrote an
answer to the young man. You may
think II was refusing him. but il
wasn't. She said she could be ready
in month,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

Waverly, Tenn, May.-Fourteen
men charged with being night riders,
sentenced to 10 days In jail and q
fine Of $500 each, are iubilant over
their light punishment for the whip
ping Of ]. M. Reece.
Judge Cooks charge embraced the
Ku Klux law, which carries capital
punishment or life Imprisonment on
conviction; the whitecap law, carry.
Ing imprisonment in the penitentiary
for certain periods, and misdemeanor
statutes, with jail Imprisonment and
fines.
The Indictment on which they were
charged was: Going masked through
towns and villages with unlawful
purpose In view; going In disguise
upon the premises Of others, with In.
tention to do harm; assault With q
deadly weapon, while wearing q dis.
guise, and assault and battery while
masked.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

them again and the street is not In,
iured In the least.
AT a meeting OF the city council,
this committee will recommend that
the streets OF Nevada be treated In
this manner provided the citizens or
property owners will consent to
have tax bills issued.
A motion will be made at the coun.
ell to experiment on s. Aah Street.
The cost OF this kind OF q street 80
feet wide for q lot of so feet will not
exceed $50. As the property owner
on each side pays hall 1t would cost
each owner $50. The material used
does not exceed $13, the blance lie
for labor.
West Cherry street, South Cedar
street and North Washington street
can be made much harder and more
compact than the other streets Of
the city for the reason that they
have been graveled and the asphalt
oil when lmi1ed with the dirt and
gravel makes Il as hard as concrete
but at the same time 1t will be as
elastic as an asphalt street.
1t is the Intention OF the Standard
OIL Co., to oil the road leading to
the government rife range, near
Nassau to Nevada free provided the
farmers along this road will raise
5000 to pay for the working OF the
road.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

American engineering genius has
scored another triumph. St. Vincent.
British West Indian island. has been
devastated frequently by hurricanes
and by the eruption Of the big volcano
Soufriere, One result has been TO
affect the distribution of water so Sc
riously that agricultural pursuits, upon
which the people depend. have become
almost impossible. An American en-.
gineer has perfected system by
which water can be supplied TO places
where 1t is most needed and the con,
sequence is likely to be great re
sumption of activity and renewed pros,
perity for the islanders. Thus does
practical American ability add to the
benefits assured to humanity.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20
First Call for Harvest Hands.

Topeka, Msy.-Charles W. Harris,
director Of the state free employment
bureau, will send out the blank in
quiries as to the number OF harvest
hands needed In each OF the big wheat
growing counties OF Kansas. The
city clerks and various farming In
terests furnish the estimates as to
the number OF men which must be
imported to care for the harvest
They furnish the number OF men now
In the county and those without en-
ployment and those who may leave
their present employment to 60 to
the fields. Generally II requires from
10000 to 10000 men In addition to
those already in the state to handle
the harvest. This year, owing to the
exceptional demand for farm labor
In the spring, 1t Is not expected that
so large number will be required.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20
Missouri Lsads-let Others Fol.

Cornin Missouri. The great Amer.
lean cereal, the worlds greatest
grain crop, the cap sheai Of Nilsson.
ri's superb agricultural wealth, lie
corn-Indisn corn. This great crop,
cultivated BY the Indians before the
discovery OF America, and now q
commercial crop Of Europe, Africa,
Australia and all America, is sgreat-
or source Of wealth, directly and in
directly, than any other cropproduc.
ed on our farms. The world pro.
duces annually 3,34O, 600. 900 bush.
els Of corn. The United States pro-
duces 2,575,OOO.O 900 bushels, or
more than three-iourths Of the entire
crop Of the world.
Missouri occupies the central posi-.
tion Of she greatest corn area Of the
globe. Five states, Of which Mis-.
souri, Is the central one, produce one
third Of the entire crop Of the world,
and almost 80 per cent Of the crop Of
the United States. Missouri iarms
yielded In one year 814, 900, 600
bushels Of corn, which 10 more than
l, 100 bushels for each farm family
In the State.
Missouri 10 a great corn state.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

From late accounts, the action oi
the crowd prince Of Servia In resign,
ing his right Of succession to the
throne was more prudent than heroic
II was like the action of the well-bred
dog In the play who walked with dig
nifty downstairs whenever he saw prep.
arations being made for throwing him
into the street Now, 1t appears. the
throne will be vacant. anyhow, and
probably hawked around among the
royal families of Europe as a not over
productive national asset.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20
OIL FOR PAVING.
Nevada investigates New Plan
For Streets.

The Nevada Post says that several
city officials Of that place went to
Kansas City to inspect the oiled as
phalt roads in that city and In Jack.
son county.
The Standard OIL Co., furnished
two large automobiles for the COM
mittee to ride in while inspecting the
roads. A drive was first taken over
the roads sprinkled with oil. The
automobile made no dust whatever
at a speed Of 25 miles an hour. A
block OF ground that had been treat
cd with asphalt oil four years ago
was driven over. It was as hard
and compact as an asphalt street.
The Standard OIL experts stated to
the committee that no work had
been done on this block OF ground
since 1t vas treated with the asphalt
oil except that 1t was rolled occa-
sionally to keep it in shape. In the
centre OF the road where the travel
is done 1t was found to be in perfect
condition. On the sides where travel
was not 30 heavy the road was not
In as good condition. The more a
road of this kind is Travelled, the bet
ter 1t becomes. On this block oil
ground hundreds Of heavily laden
wagons and trucks pass daily and
do not injure the road a particle:
These kinds OF roads are built In
the following way. The road is
plowed up to depth Of 6 or 8 inches,
then the dirt Is pulverized. A sprink.
Ter similar to the one used on the
streets Of this city is filed wish the
asphalt oil, warmed before 1t is tax
en- out Of the tank cars and ther
sprinkled over the pulverizsd dirt
About three gallons is used to TIN
square yard. After the sprinkling o
the oil over the streets, a heavy roll
er like the one now used by the city
is rolled over the newly made street
Traffic is prohibited for AZ hour
and then the street can be used To-
an indefinite number Of years with
out ever getting In bad condition
Water runs of q street treated viii
this process like water of q duck
back, The streets from time Il
time will have to be rolled TO kee,
them from getting grooves worl
where the vehicles travel.
In case the street has to be dug ul
TO place In sewers, water or gas
large blocks, which can be easil,
handled, are taken ont 90 the vorl
can b done. Then they can b N
placed and the asphalt oil cement
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

Island painting Is a new industry In
Florida. The high price of land along
the west coast was raised, so the en-
terprising citizen there started to raise
islands to match the real estate prices.
Nature must be getting astonished at
the way she is being showed out of
human way as entirely too slow for
modern business methods.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

Vera Cruz reports that her harbor
has been injured by the recent earth.
quakes, which seem to have lifted the
bottom. Ships that were formerly
able to steam In safety to the costly
new docks at that port now touch bot
tom when drawing "a feet Of water. It
Is fortunate for Vera Cruz that the seis-
mic disturbance didn't lift things far.
Their and form an island in the harbor.
and thus seal up the port permanently.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20
ahance.

II cold storage eggs are 30 superior.
why don't the dealers then insist upon
using the cold-storaGe brand. 30 that
none need make the mistake q buying
eggs fresh from the farmf
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

A foreigner in Massachusetts, apply.
Ing for naturalization is evidently do
Ing his best to keep up with contem-
porary history as studied through cur.
rent journalism. When asked what
we're the duties of the president Of the
United States he replied, ITO superin.
tend congress"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

1t is unfair to judge the tropics by
the nearest samples. Mixed blood. the
effects of long centuries Of slavery.
and other conditions. have prevented
the West Indies from having q decent
shance.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

The provision Of the anti-liquor bill
unanimously passed by the Utah SEN
ate that liquor must not be sold to
anyone who has been drunk within six
months may do something toward In
crsasing the sale of pocket calendars
In Utah.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20
In Iona Meter.

Speaking Of poetry, does the mod.
ern school make us think?"
well. It makes us hustle for the
dictionary, that 10, those Of u who
have any curiosity ct all"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

Uncle Sam has taken the last Of Ais
troops away from Cuba and hopes this
10 positively their last farewell season
there.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-05-20

II We are to believe what Ne hear.
Gatun dam = gsttiss more 70 tAan
svsr.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-05

The personal influence Of this man was
srresistible Ee found the Filipinos sui
len, suspicious. and resentful, every man
our enemy. He made then all mis-
friends. and gradually the friends Of ali
Americans some things about them
touched him very deeply-the eager de-
sire. especially Of the lower classes. for
eve3-handed justice. and the quickneSs
with which thsy recognized it at hls
hands: and the longing Of the whole pe0-
pie for education. The chance TO 90 20
school was first Of all their wants. Gray
haired old men and women crayed the Op-
pOrtunity TO learn. and when the way
was opened to them went cheerfully &c
sit on the benches with little tots Of i've
The Washington herald., 1909-03-05
Bowen a CIassmate.

one OF his classmates at Yale-one OF
the famOs 129-was Herbert W. Bowen,
minister 10 Venezuela Bowen was one
of the men 10 whom President Taft was
"Old Bill" Bowen cot mixed I'D in an
The Washington herald., 1909-03-05
oraer from EooseveIt.

no for an answer He wrote 20 Mr. Taft-
NJ Dear WIZ an swf-ilT s0Try. old nan l--t
after fsi--f=i cfCrt fCr month % r-v ard aua.ze
matters cn the bass yo1 wanted. 7 find that s,-lI
have 90 hrsE- sen hcnA arL ut yes or the Sarrele
Court. 7 sm very se-r-- 7 lave TIE -1estsss c-.T-
deaCc II sc-r judgment. t-lt. aftCr all CID .c,cr lT
y0u uiH permit re 70 sav So 7 au tha President ard
must ultimately c1us UrcI no. and tlr-esc-c
ta-nCt slirk the r5sTc1si-i-y cr il tire ia=r rr=-
y1eld 30 ary cnCs decision i Ey 5-dC---t o. against
T. After the n1St careful thought after r--st earn
est effort 10 do what you desired ard tn7-At b-s-.
] hare c1me i-reToczhly 60 che 6-cs5ol thar s-ali
sTEcin1 y0u 20 The SuTTeUe Court. i1 the vac1r-s
Causei IS judge Skiras' resignation and Tgt Like
Wright IN y0-r place. with Ide as rice gogeru1r-
With afecti1lzre reczr-is ever vC--rs