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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-10

had chance to startle the air with a cry or q
shot.
Straight into the village went Bell at the head
of his men. Dawn streaks were beginning to
SHOW In the sky. but the warriors asleep
past the ordinary waking, for were not the SEN
uines posted. and were they not bound by every
tradition of tribal honor to be awake and watch
ful?
Lieut. Bell had given his men orders The viii
1age was cordoned with troops and there wasn't
mousehole of escape. Bell has whimsical
humor. In the very heart of the Tagalog village
was an old muzzle-loading brass cannon, trophy
taken by the Tagalogs from the Spanards of an
other day, and which the natives were hoping to
use against the equally hated Americans. Bell
detailed loading party of three men. The three
became boys again, and they rammed the piece
full of powder and grass wadding, after the man.
ner Of loading a Fourth of July cannon on the
village green in the home land.
The light of coming day was strong enough
for the conducting of operations. lanyard was
pulled and the brazen piece roared out its reyeille
The sound of it shook the foundations Of the Ia
.gaog huts; 1t reused the warrior sleepers as
would the cracking of doomsday. They came
armed, but naked to the fray. The Tagaogs looked
on bayonet points and down gun barrels and sur
render came instanter
Gen. ]. Franklin Bell is the youngest officer
who ever held the position of chief of staff. He
lis genial general and he is willing to talk when
The properly may on the subjects touching his
profession. AS the joker put it, he is a Bell who
knows when to ring or He avoids the sins of
silence and of speech, wherein he shows that he Is
wiser in his generation than some of his prede-
scessors were in their generation.
When his promotion came the chief Of star
bumped from a captaincy to brigadier general
ship and his tremendous rank stride did not bring
forth one word of criticism from soldier civil
aian. Since then he has become major general.
The army officers who were Jumped said that
Bell earned his promotion, and that If other pro-
motions we're, like his, based solely on service
quality, there would be no heart burnings under
the blouses-
When the Seventh cavalry. in which Gen. Bell
was then lieutenant, reached the philippines
.he Spanish troops were still in possession, for
Dewey had reduced the feet, but not Manila city
and its immediate defenses. Information was
vented concerning the Spanish earthworks Lieut.
Cell volunteered to set it. He didn't tell any one
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-10
The
Exceptional
Equipment

Of the California Fig Syrup Co. ana the
scientific attainmcnts of its chemists nave
rendered possible tie production OF syrup
Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA. in all OF us
excellence, by obtaining the pure meoic-
inal principles Of plants known to act most
bene6cially and combining them most
skillfully, in the right proportions WITH
its wholesome and refreshing Syrup OF
California Figs.
As there is only one genuine syrup Oh
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA and as the gen.
uine is manufactured by an original
method known to the California Fig syrup
Co. only. it is always necessary to buy sns
genuine to get its beneficial effects.
A knowledge of the above facts enables
one to decline limitations or to return them
il, upon viewing the package, the full name
Of the California Fig Syrup Co. is not found
printed on the front thereof.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-10

once private in the ranks For two years ne WAS
an enlisted man, serving IN tne resua's az
;o,,aa IN 1881. choosing the cavalry arm OF the
Service and to it he remained faithful through all
the years of his duty He is one OF the finest riders
that the army claims.
There have been many stories OF Japanese spies
who have been found taking notes OF American
army operations and equipment Inc 1aps r.. .ne a.
fret object lesson in the way American soldiers 90
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-10

'We1l have to get butler, you
know" said Mrs. Pneuritch.
what for?" asked Mr.. Pneuritch.
well, to look after the wine cellar.
and"
Not much. Priscilla! I'm capable OF
looking after the booze myself"
"A butler lends dignity to an estab-
lishment. too
well, when get so hard up for
dignity that have to borrow It from
butler. III quit and go back to the
retail grocery business. You manage
the hired girls. Priscilla. and I'll at
tend to running the man part Of this
shebang."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-10
Doomed to Torment.

Ooomeo 10 IoTSueHts
Mr.. P. C. Keever. Aberdeen. Mss.
writes:
For years suffered from a form
of eczema which made life a burden.
/ thought was doomed to perpetual
torment here below. but your Hunts
Cure restored me. One box did the
work, and the trouble has never re-
turned. Many, many thanks"
Hunts Cure is guaranteed. Price soc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-10
A Friendly Pointer.

'What." asked Arizona AL. when the
new editor had taken charge of The
Daily Rattlesnake. IFS goin' to be your
policy?"
my policy, my friend, is going to
be to tell the truth according to my
lights. and let the chips fall where
they may"
stranger. that's good policy, but
be sure before you 90 to press that
you've got your lights adjusted to suit
all parties. This is bad place for
people that gifts the wrong focus"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-10

should write of one of the deeds Of J.
Franklin Bell. The general went over
to the Philippines as a first lieutenant
of the Seventh calayry. He had not
been in the islands long before he was
put In command of volunteer force
composed almost wholly Of regulars
whose terms of enlistment had ex-
spired, but who were willing to take on
IA short term of duty to help in the
clearing up of the work which they
aided in starting.
Back IN one Of the provinces was a
band of Tagalogs who had given the
government forces all kinds of trou-
BILE. One of their chief villages was
located" and Gen. Bell with his fol-
lowing of old campaigners took the
trail for its capture. The command
ing officer had been through CAM
paigns against the Sioux, the Apaches.
and other tribes Of the mountains and
plains, and taken more than one leaf
from the book of knowledge Of savage
warfare.
Guides led the force to the vicin-
fly Of the Tagalog village. Night fell
land the Tagalogs were all unsus-
picious Of the approach of the white
enemy. At three o'clock in the morn
ing, when sleep always hangs heavy on
: sin eyes, Bell led his men toward the
, village. The Tagalogs had sentinels
posted along an outlying line After
the manner of the people Of the plains
the soldiers crept silently between the
piuksvs. only one of whom was vigi-
Azxlt enough To detect the presence OF
the enemy. He was silenced before he
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-10
eoTe,GHT 1905
OF cGsreot<SP

ASHINGTQN. - President
Taft has feappointed Maj.
Gen. ]. Franklin Bell as
chief of the general stan.
United States army. Gen.
Bell has held this office for
some years. and it is un-
derstood that at the end
of another year of service
In the position, he will be
succeeded by Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood.
~-A Kfn1{n0
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how he was going
to get it. His meth
cd was daring and
aovel.
Under cover of
the darkness he
went to the water
front, stripped on
his clothes and
plunged in. He is a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-10

Many mans boasted bravery has
gone lame when his wife suggested
that he visit the, kitchen and IRE the
cook.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-10

For Headache Try HIcks' capudine.
Nervous troubles. the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's Liquid-pleas-
ant to take-Enects Immediately. 10,
and 6Oc at Drug Stores
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-07-10
Certainly Not,

Hewitt-It isn't fair on the face ea
Il.
Jewitt--What isn't?
Hewitt-A brunette.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29
The Way They Do il New.

Parents who undertake TO assist
their children In the preparation Of
their school lessons encounter some
queer difficulties. Long division. for
instance, presents stumbling blocks
that trip up the wisest minds OF a
generation ago. In that benighted
age youthful students of arithmetic
were taught that in an example in
long division the divisor was placed
at the left of the dividend. the quo
tient ON the right. while the remain
der was written at the end of the
quotient Old fogies who have drop
ped hopelessly behind the times now
attempt to introduce those antiquated
methods when tutoring their offspring
but the youngsters scornfully cor
rect them
''Oh, that isn't right they explain.
You must put it down TINS way.
Then according to present day In
struction they put the dnotent above
the dividend and set the remainder
in the little crook on the right form
erly occupied by the quotient.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received at the
office of the City Engineer of the
city of Cairo. ILL.,. until p. IN. Dec
&. 1909, for furnishing all labor and
material and constructing cement
side walks in accordance with any OF
all of the following ordinances: Or
dinance No. 1761S7, No. lSS-203-20i
205. Said bids shall be sealed and
marked as such and accompanied by
certified check or cash for len per
cent fthe amount of said bid. The
successful bidder shall be required
to furnish bond and guarantee his
work and material for a period OF
two years. Said bids will be opened
and read at the first regular meeting
Of the city council in the month OF
December 1909.
WILBUR b. THISTLEWOOD,
City Engineer
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29
MASTERS SALE.

State of Illinois. Alexander County
SIS. Of the October Term, "A. d
1909. In the matter Of Alexander
County Savings Bank VS.. Edward +.
Fitzgerald Charlotte A. Fitzgerald.
md pabst Brewing Company. IN
Chancery. Bill to Forecose Mort
cages,
Public notice is hereby given thai
in Pursuance OF decretaI order en-
tered in she above STYLED cause, on
the 23rd day of October, A. d. 1908
u. Walter Warder, Master in ChancerS
for said Court, on Saturday the 18th
.ay of December. A. d. 1909, at elev'
en- O'Clock a, N. Of said LAY. shall sell
lat public auction, to the highest bid.
der for cash. at the southwesterly
door OF the court house. in the CITY
|of Cairo. in said county, the follow
ing described real estate, to wit
Lots numbered eight Isl, nine 90
|anl ten TO in block numbered thir
ty-one t3D. in the City of Cairo. loi
numbered sixteen tI6l. in block nun
bered eleven (lll, in the City Of Cairo;
lot numbered sixteen (l6l, in block
numbered eleven G1J. in Railroad Ad
dition to the City of Cairo; lot mum
Jered twenty (20l and twenty-one
cen feet off the east end OF lots
numbered twentx.one (2ll and TWEEN
lty-tso f22l, in block numbered seven
teen 90, in the First Addition to
the City Of Cairo, all in the County
OF Alexander and state of Illinois
together with all the tenements and
hereditaments thereunto belonging.
Dated at Cairo, Illinois. this 10th
day of November. A, u. 1909.
WALTER WARDER.
Master in Chancery for the Circuit
Court OF Alexander County, I'll
mos.
lL.hNsDEN e. LANSDEN,
Solicitors for Complainant.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29
Germanic Exactitude.

The widow OF German officer pres
ented herself at the office in Berlin
for the purpose of drawing the pen
sion due her. She handed in the
necessary certificate, from the Mayor
OF the village in which she lived to
the effect that she was still alive.
This certificate is not correct"
said the officer in charge.
What is the matter with it," ask
cd the lady.
1t bears the date of Sept. q" was
the stern reply, and your pension
was due on sept. 10"
What kind of certificate do you
wish?' asked the disappointed appli-
cant
We must have certificate stat
ing that you were alive on Sept, l5,"
said the officer with great firmness.--
Tit-Bits.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29
cLEANLY WOMAN.
Erroneousiy Thinks by Securing Her
scaip Tint She Cure. Dandrufr.

Clearly woman has an erroneous idea
that by securing the scalp. which re-
moves the dandruff scales. she is curing
the dandrnffi She may wash her scalp
every day, and yet have dandrutf her
life long. accompanied by falling hah,.
too. The only way in the world to cure
dandruff is to kill the dandruff germ,
and there is no hair preparation that will
do that but Newbro's Herpicide Herpi-
eide by killing the dandruff germ.
leaves the hair free to grow as healthy
Nature intended. Destroy the cause
you remove the effect Kill the dan
druf germ with Herpicide Sold by
leading druggists. Send 10c. In stamps
Tor sampl.e 30 The Herpicids Co.. De-
troit. Mich.
On dnlfa totaeo guaranteed. Paul
G. Schub & Sous, special agents
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29
EAt@SSEGE@rs cove
SITUATIONS WANTED

Advertisements or not exeeaSiHl
three lines viii be accepted free for
one weeks time from any reader OF
The Bulletin tn be filed by advertiser
In person, on regular form, ut the of
dee OF The bulletin Company, 78S
Ohio street. The Bulletin Company
assumes no responsibility for any .ad
vertisemeiu or statement made there
In and will not accept under this
neadlng the notice of any peraON
known to be employed.
MANIFESTATION by young man
IS years of age. Address G., this
office.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29

Saddle grating is used for small
plants. the stock being cut to a wedge
and the scions cut and set upon the
wedge In splice grating of the sim.
plest form the two parts are cut across
diagonally and laid together, beina
lied together with a string and waxed
1t is useful for soft or tender wood
which will not admit of splitting.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29

By separating the ROSTERS from the
hens after the breeding season, their
vitality as breeders will be strengthen
ed. If kerosene is rubbed lightly on
their feathers they will not fight. and
will soon be acquainted with each
Their
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29

II is the pasture that has long been
used by sheep that is most dangerous
from stomach or intertinal parasite
Sheep should have new pasture fire.
quently as convenient ON this account
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29
ILLINOIS CENTRAL +. R.
Winter Tourist Fares.

afro to Aberdeen Miss, ami
return 81" u
Jairo TO Durant, Miss AMI,
return ..t,, !" n
Calro TO Jackson, Miss, anil
return 80, 15.9l
AFRO to McGomh, Miss AMI re-
turn -. .....+s., 1853
AFRO to Hammond. La and re-
turn -. ...... 20.'5
AFRO to New Orleans, La. and
return ~. .....,..s,. p 50
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29

The little kingdom of Belgium is
something of an apple orchard. There
were exported last year SO, 472,77s
pounds of apples valued at $Sl5,9l4
An abundant crop is reported last year
selling on the tree at AZ to IS cents
per 100 pounds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29

VIEW pwELLs CAUSES EFFECTS
DECISION AGAINST THE STANDARD OIL coMPANY-WAs NOT
ENTIRELY UNEXPECTED BUT CAUSED some sURPRIs Sc
PRICES OF STOCKS ON NEW YORK EXCHANGE HAVE EXHIBIT
A TENDENCY ACCOUNT OF CONDITIONS EFFECT.
ED BY THE DEclsoN-THE BRITISH BUDGET ALSO CAUSES
SOME UNCERTAINTY
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
Corrected to Nov. 18th. 1868,
THE FAST MAIL ROUTE
Trains leave Cairo:


i'15 q. m. DAILY Chicago vestihnle
limited, arriving cChicago l0i40 am.
2!16 a, m. Daily st Louis Night
Limited. arriving 81, Louis 7:20 a. N
sleeping car onen al $50 y, IN
$3.50 a. m 81 Louis Specla
$500 a. m. Chicago Daily Express.
500 q. N. St. Loats Morning Er
-ess, daily.
11:f5 a m. st. Louis Fast Mail.
1915 a. m. Chicago Midday spacIai
2:35 p. m. Daily st. Louis limited,
2:35 p. m. Afternnoon Express 10
)dln, Effingham. Nattoon Champaign
5:to .. m. Thebes ACCOMMODATION
500 p. m. Chicago and Eastern FIX
press.
1910 p. m. Chicago might express.
IRVING at Chicago 7:ts a. IN.
s:20 q. m. Memphis and Nashville.
3:46 a. m. Memphis and New ~
cans Limited
$50 a. m. Seminole Limited for
Birmingham and Jacksonville. Fin,
900 o. m. Padpcah and I.npi,. HE.
f:4f p. m. Daily Memphis and New
orleans.
t:41 p. m. Daily Nashville chats
iooga and Atlanta.
$3.50 .. m. Fulton and MsytiaIj 80
commodation
$3.50 p. m. padncah and l.omssllc
5:55 p. m. Memphis and New or
cans Special.
For through tickets. sieeriug car ~.
commodations AMI further lnforma.
ton apply ut Illinois Central Passen
ger Station, Cairo. i'll.
J. n. JoNEc, Tickle, Agent
A. HATCH, G. p. A.
/. n. HANSON. Pass Trafflc Nor
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29
'i=a1 7alaHHazssa 'a'.s= ii-slslsall sslsss=ss5ss
WAITED.

WANTED-~To buy or s foot floor
show case and or s foot wall case.
X. Y. H., this office
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29

Also Somewhat Rare.
The best treasure among men Is .
frugal tongue-Hesiod-
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-29
River Transportation
Lee Line Steamers

For Memphis and Way t-snn'na'
Peters Lee leaves Sat. Nov. %, am
Stacker Lee leaves Thurs. Dec, 2, an,
For It. Louis and Landings
Stacker Lee leaves Men. Nov. %, an,
Peters Lee leaves Mon. Dec. ., an;
For Freight and Pasaa2e app'y -
HALLIDAY q PHILLIPS WHARF
BOAT, CAIRO. H.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-14

world to fight with her bankers England
and'the United States are Japan's X
The japanese are a clever people. They
realize the truth of what I have just said.
There is a limit to the Of that
country. Japan. I believe. can see the end
of those resources even now. The country
cannot go on at the rate that II is spend
ing money. IL is out of the question. ia
pan recognizes that a conflict with Russia
is inevitable and the government is strain
ing every nerve. ~exhausting every effort,
to put itself in a state of preparedness.
But the resources OF Russia are prac-
tically iilimitable. Russia is anxious to
itself on japan, anG. as l said be-
fore, the floating OF that enormous loan
was Russia's plainly spoken notice to
Japan OF what the latter might expect
The day is coming when the richest
nations of the earth only will WELD the
power. These nations are the United
States, England. Russia and France. Ger
many, despite efforts OF the German en-
peror, is dropping to the rear. Germany
has not the wealth. These four nations
will rule the sea. Their supremacy Will
be unquestioned.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-14
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Divorce proceedings featured by st. Loui:
decidedly Lemp.
The frequency of the police court appear.
ances of Mrs. Carrie Nation shows the old
girl is having a smashing time in England.
The sole suggestion of a reflection on the
life of Lincoln is that he tried his hand at
poetry in his youth. But he had the cour-
age to reform.
king Menelik of Abyssinia is enjoying the
rare privilege of reading his own obituary
notices. He admits the reports of his death
were somewhat exaggerated.
Chicago does not boast much Of its climate
in midwinter. but the advertised fact that
100 trains a day leave the city for SUMMER
chimes affords a clue to the cause for the
steadily growing population of Omaha.
American inventive skill is equal to every
emergency. A corkscrew is doing business
in certain southern states, equipped with a
device which smothers the cough usually
accompanying the drawing OF the cork.
A sleuthing association finds that the
sheriff OF Cook county, Illinois. keeps his
boarders in fairly good condition at a cost
OF Z cents each a day. Compressed atmos-
phere from the stock yards does the BUSH
ness.
To be one OF the mentioned for a cabinet
position is not wholly profitless. Banker
Reynolds of Chicago was in the mentioned
class last week. He is out OF it this week.
The bank Boosted his salary from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-14

by our public servants" He would
oppose greenhouses at the White
House so long as there are poor houses
in America and, above all, he wants
no automobiles examining the streets
Of Washington. at least not so long as
Texas has horses for sale. He wants
the product of the farm given prefer
ence over the product of the factory.
Senator Bailey's outburst demon
strates that he has had his wish. In
the course of his speech he said. II
want to go back instead of going for
ward"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-14
THE wAR AGAINST OPIUM.

1t was fitting hat congress should
pass a law prohibiting the importation
of opium except for medicinal purposes
on the same day that the international
opium conference opened at Shanghai
to consider ways and means for a
worldwide war against the general use
of the drug. Failure to pass the bill
would have placed the delegates from
this country in the embarrassing posi-
ton of urging the abolition of the
traffic elsewhere while permitting 1t at
home.
The conference at Shanghai is really
the outcome of a movement started
by President Roosevelt several years
ago. Government agents have been
conducting Investigations in the Philip
pines and in this country and will pre-
sent to the conference an array of sta
tistics showing that while the Chinese
population of this country has in
creased but little in the last decade the
amount of opium in smoking form
used in this country has increased by
more than 200 per cent in ten years.
High authorities state that $4,000
pounds Of crude opium would satisfy
all the legitimate annual demand for
the drug for medicinal purposes, yet
last year more than 10000 pounds
were imported to this country. The
statistics show that the habit of opium
smoking is becoming very common
among confirmed criminals, among the
negroes in the south and that its use
has increased about $50 per cent in
the last ten years in Maine, with an in
crease of about 100 per cent in all the
New England states.
An interesting feature of facts de-
veloped is that the Chinese in this
country are using less of the drug than
ever before and that the Chinese gov
eminent is the most ardent supporter
of the crusade for the suppression of
the opium trade. Sir Robert Hart, the
supervisor of the Chinese customs and
perhaps the best authority living IN
Chinese affairs, in a recent interview,
said:
Opium is doomed, Both government and
public opinion are against 1t, and the new
generation will have no .opium-smokers.
The growth of general trade will make
up for the loss of opium revenue, and
not only will the country be freed from
the. nightmare of the opium habit, but
foreign intercourse will be freed from an
objection and an obstacle.
Practically all of the governments
represented in the Shanghai confer
ence are unreservedly hostile to the
opium trade SO that it may be assumed
without undue optimism that Sir Rob-
ert Harris opinion that opium is
doomed may be indicated within a
short time.