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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-17
"one TSWy Sn,s Of w casSr Kim makes me

When a rooster finds a big Tat worm
he cal all the hens in the farm yard TO
come and share it. A similar trait of
human nature is to be observed when a
man discovers something exceptionally
good-he wants all bis friends and neigh
bors to share the henefis OF his discov-
erv. This IS the touch OF nature that
makpn the whole world kin. This ex-
plains why people who have been cured
| by Cham berlai1's Cough Remedy write
letters to the manufacturers for publ
cation. that others similarly ailing may
also use il and obtain relief. Behind
every one of these letters is VAIN
hearted wish of the writer to be of use
TO someone else. This remedy is fol
sale by Valley drug store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-17
Example for Young Men.

Grover Cleveland was man
who made his way from the bottom
of the ladder to the White House
by merit alone. When he got
D ,sition at a nominal salary as
clerk in a lawyers Office at Buffalo
he was under obligations to help
support his family, which had lost
it's head, and he had no advantages
aud no hopes for progress ano
promotion, other than those thai
any young man might have. Ht
worked hard and studied law, helc
successive Offices, and became thu
mayor of Buffalo at a time whei
there was an opportunity to re
deem that city from misgovern
ment and misrule. His record a
MAYOR of Buffalo made him COVER
n " of New York, and then cam
the Presidency. The lesson OF hi
life is an inspiring one = ali tina
he accomplished he accomplished
with his own hands and his owl
mind. His life says to all mel
and especially to young men,
"Whatsoever thy hand 6ndeth
do. do it with thy might. "-Arkar
sas Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-17
Est ay Ho ses.

Strayed from Selma. La. March
80, 1909. one gray horse. about uine
years old, heavy pony built. nj shoes
on. and feet very badly broken off.
Has no saddle gaits. Weight 1000
or 100 pounds.
One light bay mare. rather thin
order, about eight years old. shoes
on front feet. weight about 500 lbs.
holds head rather straight. has no
Saddle gaits.
| will pay ten dollars to any one
who will return the two To me at
Selma. or five dollars to an, one
who will take the twoup aud notify
me. z. X. JAMES.
| al7-1t Selma, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-17
Roy Miles and Hargis Mills Con-
victed of Rape.

Ou euneSuay at q y. H. Wv
jury in the case against Roy Miles
and Hargis Mills, charged will
rape, returned verdict OF guilty
as charged, without capital punish
mput, and the accused were rec
commended to the extreme mercy
of the court. The impanelllng OF
the jury took up the most OF Mon
day, being finished that evening,
aud were locked up for the nigh :.
The following jurors were chosen:
I. C. Bush, Foreman.
] H Blackshear j NJ Anthony
L E Mobley r A Woods
IT Smith JF Peters
il Brett G H Mcknight
Riley Turner j A Hyde
T P Mcknight.
The accused were represented
by w. G. and j. b. Roberts and
j. A. Williams, who made very
strong effort in their behalf. Dis
trict Attorny j. R. Hunter was as
sisted in the prosecution by Q. ID.
Mccain.
Great interest was shown IN the
case, a large crowd being IN the
court house during its progress.
Before going into the testimony
Judge Blackman ordered that the
court room be cleared of all boys
and negroes, and that they be ex-
cluded during the trial.
The attorneys all showed great
consideration for Mrs. Mills, the
woman in the case, and In the ex-
animation of the witnesses, and III
their arguments before the court
refrained from indelicate details
with commendable care.
Mrs. Mills was virtually the only
witness for the prosecution. The
testimony of Mrs. Mills. as detailed
was straightforward and unshakel
after an examination OF three hours
This was uncontradicted by any
of the witnesses, except the accus
ed, who denied the assault, ant
claimed that all improper relations
were by her consent. The state
ment of the wife that she had beef
held by her husband, who aidet
Roy Miles in assaulting her, evi
IDENTIFY weighed with the jury il
making up their verdict The.
were locked up Tuesday night TO
the second time, and it took abou
sixteen hours for them to come t
a decision, showing that they mus
have seriously considered all tn
evidence in this most remarkabl
case.
The attorneys for the defens
have fled the usual motions
avoid the verdict of the jury, an
we learn that Mr.. E. g. Hunte
has been associated in the cas-
with the view of making a vigo
GUS appeal in behalf of the accused
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-17

The Bomyy Trial.

A mistrial was entered In the
trial of the Bouvy murder case
at Plaquemine in the parish OF
Iberville yesterday. The trial at
tracted much attention throughout
the State because of the brutal
and inexcusable nature of the crime
and the remarkable character OF
the fight on the part of the de-
Tense. 1t was clear case OF who'll
ly indefensible murder committed
under most extraordinary circum-
stances and it richly deserves the
extreme penalty of the law.
All of the evidence went to show
the murder to have been cody pre-
meditated and deliberately execut-
ed without giving the victim even
dogs chance for escape. In adj
dition to this, there will be general
condemnation, we believe, upon
the part of the people of the whole
State of the most unnecessary and
reprehensible attempt to blast the
reputation of worthy young wo-
man in the effort to save from the
yallows a miserable degenerate
whose brutal crime was disgrace
to humanity. To the credit OF
Judge Schwing, be it said that he
endeavored to prevent the admls-
sion of this debasing evidence, but
it was insisted upon by the prose-
cution, for what purpose it is dltn-
cult to conceive.
The mistrial was most unfor-
tunate setback to public justice,
and a powerful encouragement to
those who are criminally disposed.
The ssunwritten law" has been the
mantel in which many cowardly
murderer before this time has en-
| folded himself to escape merlted
punishment; but it is pushing that
defense to the breaking point when
| it is contended that rank outsid-
Ter NAV "butt N" and constitute
himself the family protector aud
shoot down an unarmed and help
less man. This sort of so-called
"chiyalry" is the kind that cannot
be dealt with too severely by the
law, for it Is an affront to true man.
illness and crime against clviliza-
ton. And verdicts such as that
brought in by the jury In this case
! are the prolific sources of much Of
the crime which stains the records
of courts in all portions of the
,, country.
numdu lllc 10 tOo CbooP, my
!, until public sentiment shall de
/, mand a higher conception OF thei'
duties by juries crime will increase
and our civilization will be threat
2 ened. We have too many mistrials
e too many loop holes by which red
i handed criminals are enabled t.
) slip through the meshes OF thu
! law by working up maudlin sympa
thy for the criminal. The attemp
D of one calling himself a man t
It save his own neck by blasting
the reputation of Louisiana wo
- man will, we are sure, be resente'
. by every manly man, and that fac
). alone ought to have gone very fa
II towards securing the conviction o
J. the wretch who attempted 1T.
Zone Touch of Nature Makes IN
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-17

Novelties TINT are good as well as
new. taples that are always good at
Sackman Brothers, Alexandria.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-17
Inventions Of Next Era.
Wizard Edison Says They Will Benefit the
Poor Man.


The next era will mark the most
wonderful advancement Ill lnven-
ton that the world has ever known
or hoped for. So vast will that
.dvance be that wefcan now have
scarcely any conception OF its scope
out already great many of the IN
ventions of the future are assured.
at is only of thosewhich l regard
as practical certainties that speak
here" says Thomas A. Eddison IN
the New York Times.
81. Within the next twenty or
thirty years-and it will start with
in the next two or three-concrete
architecture will make enormous
strides forward; the art of holding
concrete will be perfected and,
what is equally important, cheap
ened; there will rise up large
lumber of gifted architects and
thorugh their efforts cities and
towns will spring up in this coun-
try besides which Turner's picture
of Rome and Carthage will pale
into nothingness and the building
of the Columbian Exposition will
appear common. But great ex-
pense will not attend this; it will
be done SO the poor will be able to
enjoy houses more beautiful than
the rich now aspire to, and the
man earning $3.50 a day, with a
family to support, will be better
housed than the man to-day is earn
ing $40.
20 Moving picture machines
will be SO perfected that the char
acters will not only move, but will
speak, and all the accessories and
effects of the stage will be faithful
.y produced on the living picture
stage. This, of course, will not be
done as well as on the regular
stage, but its standard will ap-
proach very near to that, and the
fact that such entertainment will
he furnished for SC will draw vast
numbers of the working classes
The results will be that the masses
will have the advantage of the
moral of good drama, they will fine
an inexpensive and improving way
of spending an evening and the
reign of saloon will end.
, %. In perhaps fifteen or twenty
years-depending on the 6nancia
conditions of the countryside 10
: connective will pass almost out o
use and all our trunk railways viii
{ be operated by electricity.
a. A new fertilizer will spring
into existence, containing a larg
7 percentage of nitrogen. This vii
e be drawn from the air by cleo
tricity, and will be used to increas
!. the arability of the land. Eve
now this is done to a large exteu
n in Sweden.
d SO. All our water power will b
e utilized by electricity to an exter
a now almost unthought of. and wi
IS be used with great advantage, il
% dustrially and for railroads.
p1 &c. A successful aerial navig'
st ton will be established-perhaE
Is for mail and will achieve SCUM
d practical working basis.
at ~. A new force in nature I
10 some sort or other will be disco
ID cred by which many things n
le now understood will be explaine
IN We unfortunately have only b
e. senses; if we had eight we'd kno
n more.
as IS. We realize the possibiliti
r. of our coal supplies better and W
ne learn how to utilize them SO tn
lis 80 per cent of efficiency will u
at be thrown away, as it is to-day.
ed FINALLY, let it be said, hard
yp anv piece of machinery now ma
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-17
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Spring Goods

SPRING change is to suit the season.
Stock Of Spring Goods will be found large and vareu
which selections take pleasure
inviting of stock which has been seeCteu
a special view to the needs OF the trade
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16
SOUTHEAST NEWS.

The y. NJ. G. A. mt Poplar Bluff
has already made arrangements for
their entertainment course next
winter, six Of the seven numbers
being selected.
The public school at Frederick
town will close in two weeks owing
tn lack OF funds. The Senior and
Junior classes of the High School
will continue their course.
One of the defeated candidates In
Maiden at the spring election said
he did not mind his defeat so much
as the fact that there we're 80 many
story-tellerS in Maiden. He had
more than enough votes promised
to elect him without any trouble,
but he was the tail end man.
Two fourtocu-ycar-old boys Of
Lownley, in Dunklin county, be-
came involved in quarrel on the
LIST, and one, Watkins, stabbed the
other, Merrill, inhicting n wound
that will probably prove fatal.
Miss Louise Guyott of Perry
county committed suicide on the
list by shooting herself. She was
only IS years old, and none of the
family knew why she did 1t.
The twO-yCar old son of Russ
Stout of Ripley county got hold of
bottle of chill medicine, combina-
ton Of quinine and syrup of lemon,
on the 9th, and drank an ounce OF
it, causing his death.
Mrs. Clara Graham was elected
School Superintendent Of MISSISSIPPI
pi county at the election last week.
Her vote was more than the com
bincd vote Of the other two candi-
dates, and in Charleston her vote
was 32S, while the other two received
- and 60.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16

in 1912 or at any other time under
such conditions of treachery, sci
fishness and greed, is the sublima
ton of folly. Who would Cover
nor Hoke Smith name to bring
this motley element to the support
of the Democratic organization, aud
what sort of victory would it he
If he were clected7 If Piutocracy
is to govern what matters it who
is President or who is elected To
Congress? While such conditions
exist men Of the Bryan aud the
Champ Clark stamp can only stand
on the watch tower of principle and
cry out their warning.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16

The Nebraska Legislature has
passed a bill providing for day
light saloons, no saloon to be kept
open longer than from I O'Clock in
the morning to 8 O'Clock at night.
The early morning tippler and the
late hour convivial gu2zler will be
hard hit by such a law, and great
pressure has been brought to bear
on the Governor to veto the mea-
sure.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16
$500 IN PRIZES FREE.
One 1909 Model Touring Carlo Trips to the Seattle
Exposton-5 Baldwin Pianos-5 Vacation
Trips to Michigan. and Five
$25 Purses in Gold
TO BE GIVEN AWAY ABSOLUTELY FREE TO
THE LADIES OF MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS.

by THE HARRINGTON TIMES
Illinois who reside outside Of the city Of St. Louis the winners
to be determined by popularity contest in which voting starts March
cured first by
starr T S coupons appearing " our paper each week. also tho st. Louis
plans representation
Alaska Yukon-ranc n
OF Its arrangement with
OF ten popular ladies' to make this trip and has arranged send this party
caperoned by State officials
paid to the exposition after visit made the world famous and scenic
turn WIN IN, hy n 1,r % 9ps ru sa' 6h e Ivy Inc RE
THIS and
NJ alters
Besides prizes
Model REQ FIVE passenger touring celebrated
nyg vacation trips with al expenses paid to that beautiful outing
T." assist the ladies Of this
the other
10 III" public for the regular
Daily Sunday $50 per year for either the Daily
scpuon of the Daily
sunday only Star dubbed with the TIMES is entitled to 1000
votes for subscriber IN old subscriber
I will he the voting contest and
besides giving the people of this
these two sondd publications for
opportunity OF hestownE
zee represent ms district in the party TO the Seattle Exposition
they would Ike to see win 9th prizes
, !" "ra the distribution Of the prizes the territory
s Ins ladies OF one district do not with
awarded to the lady who receives irrespective
i m % t, ng ye districts the prizes will be awarded in each dis
WIN the automobile and who receive
lady who receives the third district win he
awarded baldwin piano. the lady
OF votes her district vacation trips to
NsonG Michigan and the lady who
COSTS yourself or nominate some
ling and nung abilities @ SECURING WIN votes ladies wit" the best organ
The In district will appear in THE TIMES
ana The St Louis Star some one you are in
ecsd m does not aprrhn appearing in this
@ mailing II to The St Louis Star Contest
ana 'a, win be given the coupon in
Contest Manager ~ ~ " INV
II you do the proposition or there is any inform
son you desire about write 10 Tho
st. Louis star Contest Manager pleased to show the POSSIBLE
community through arrangement St Louis Star "'
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16

The papers published in the native
dialects Of India are circulated among,
and read by more than any other
dailies on the globe-a single paper.
II Is said, being circulated from house
to house through an entire village. and
read until 1t is completely worn out.
Six papers from the entire collection
OF Persian periodicals-one printed In
Syriac and five In the native vernacu.
lar. Until lately none OF these Persian
papers was printed from type, but was
engraved The island of Borneo boasts
paper printed In English called the
sarswak Gazette size only SxI3 inches,
but which was first issued in August,
1907.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16
Rheumatism.

More than nine out of every ten
cases of rheumatism are simply
rheumatism Of the muscles, due to
cold or damp, or chronic rheuma-
tism. In such cases no internal
treatment Is required. The free ap-
plication of Chamberlain Liniment
is all that is needed, and it is GER
tain to give quick relief. Give it n
trial and see for Yourself how quick
~ it relieves the pain and soreness.
The medicines usually given inter
nally for rheumatism are poisonous
or very strong medicines. They are
worse than useless in cases of
chronic and muscular rheumatism.
For sale by f.. NJ. Laakman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16
Object to Strong Medicire 90.

Many people object to taking the
strong medicines usually prescribed
byphysicians forrheumatism. There
is no need of internal treatment in
any case of muscular or chronic
rheumatism, and more than nine
ont Of every ten cases Of the di-
scasc are Of one or the other Of
these varieties. when there i no
fever and little tif any swelling,
you may know that it is only ncccs-
sary to apply Chamberlain's Lini-
mcnt To get quick relief. Try IT,.
For sale by f.. NJ. Laakman.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16
MRS. BLAND's APPEAL.

Mrs. Virginia +. Bland, widow of
the late "Silver Dick" Bland, sent
the following strong appeal to the
Legislature asking for legislation
giving women representation on
school boards, and we believe it
would be n good thing for our pub
lie schools If the appeal were grant
ed. Mrs, Bland says: am sending
you petition from our Lebanon
Domestic Club Of seventy members
asking your support Of the bills
mentioned therein. We, the women
Of this part Of the state, are much
/ interested in these questions and
feel that we are not asking too
much. We are just plain, hard
working women, who feel that we
are interested In the children of our
country, and that, as we have suff-
cred and labored so for these child
rem, we should have some part, at
least, in the direction OF thtir school
training by means of women on
school boards, for who knows bet
ter than the mother the needs of the
child?
We have never even referred TO
suffrage in our state meeting.
We do not want il but are content
to rely upon our men for all necdful
Legislation. My husband, Richard
7. Bland, said "thc old women" was
good enough for him as against the
new woman of suffrage tenden-
cies, hut he believed we should have
women upon our school boards, and
| would like to ask, in the name Of
the women OF the rural districts
women from the cities do not SO
much need it, rs they have good ed
ucational boards, to give to us his
right. our men are very busy and
often have not time to look into
sanitation and ventilation and other
evils of our schools.
We feel, too, that we ought to have
the child labor law apply to towns
of less than 10000, as many children
are employed in canning factories
and are out Of schools during that
season. Children need to go to
school and be out In the sunshine to
be n part of the best life aud not
part of the worst.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16
Satisfied with a Smell.

This little threeyearod hungry
American was with his mother at the
home of neighbor. The neighbours
little boy was eating piece OF
chicken. Hubert wanted a piece but
1t was all they had. He then asked
for bite, but the other little fellow
objected. The two mothers then took
hand, and amidst many "yess' and
mos" on their part. Hubert silenced
the whole business by saying: Well,
Just let me smell the bone" The
bone was handed TO him, and he very
soberly took long. delicious smell
and handed II back.-Deiiueato
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16

ance of it. Tiff is a cheap, heavy
adulterant of no apparent virtue
whatever, and is used to aduterate
paints and other articles to in.
crease the bulk and weight and
swindle the consumer. We have
an idea that it is also used to adul
terate cheap candies and perhaps
some other things that we eat.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16

How far can animals leap? One
night there was suspicious noise
upon a mantel shelf, six feet from
the floor. Investigation proved the
presence OF a mouse. With poker in
hand, ready to strike deadly blow,
the householder disturbed 1t from It's
hiding place. Without hesitation IL
sprang TO the middle of the floor, rs
inches away. II we take Its height as
one inch and half. that mouse had
leaped So times his own height. For
his plucky act he deserved to live!
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16

Former Governor WIN. a. poyn.
ter of Nebraska appeared before
Governor Shallenbergcr and made
a temperate but forceful appeal
setting forth reasons why the Gov
esnor should sign the daylight sa-
loon bill, which was being op-
posed by large delegations from
the larger cities of the State.
After he was through he sat down, =,
and while Mrs. Heald, represent
ing the w. c. T t., began to
speak in the sane cause, Governor
Poynter dropped dead from apo
plexy. With his Inst appeal for
liquor regulation he died.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16

The present session of the Leg
islature being what is termed a
revising session." has IA const-
tutiOual limitation of l20 days, in
stead Of 20, in which its members
may draw per diem of $500.
The limit expires May 9TH, after
which, if it holds longer, the
members may draw only 81 90 per
diem. Little has been done so far
that is, few of the many measures
introduced have been passed, and
this is probably to It's credit, for it
is not so much the number of laws
made as the character of them
that counts. If the committee ap-
pointed to revise aud annotate the
laws of the State was ready to re.
port, the Legislature might adjourn
now without any harm to the State,
after making the necessary apprO-
priations.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16
The Berkshire Breed

The Massachusetts maid was In a
romantic mood.
Il am dreaming. she murmured,
POLITICALLY, dreaming of the dear old
Berkshires Of my native state"
"Berkshires?" echoed the Chicago
youth, somewhat bewildered. Err
was your father In the porkraising
businsss?"
And the look that the Massachusetts
maid gave him would have congested
raaium.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-04-16

Sensational evangelism pays in
dollars and cents. Billy Sunday,
the ex-baseball player, now an
evangelistic preacher, closed a six
weeks revival at Springfield, III =,
last Sunday. 1t is said that there
were 4 ,72l conversions during the
meeting, and Evangelist Billy car
ried away with him $lO,734 the
amount of the collections the last
day, rs a free. will Offering.