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

Great indignation is being expressed
in Chicago over high poker playing by
fashionable women and homes are
being disrupted. There must be some
stop put to this continual encroach-
ing BY women on masculine privil.
eyes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
Quake
Greater
Than Ever
Before
By ELMER scHIMPFKY

M the period of national shakngs and that
the Italy (souhe Italy, Dec 49, and following
Italy 49, the second much greater Persia
(Jan 49, many follow ending with "a great earth
quake the EARTH mighty earth
quake great" ev 6:1S 1877 Notice that while nothing
against greatness of earthquakes geologic periods previous
to the advent man, sa language make it, that
there further earthquake greater than nce the
earth"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

brain of the man Of the world is developing.
AS he in any all of his parts evolves there lnev
itably are changes. Growth implies change And
when the growth is rapid there sometimes is pam.
Many of the pseudo troubles of the hour properly are
no more than the man of the worlds growing palns
They are cause for much rejoicing and congratulaon
rather than reason for amentation or for concern.
They are marks of advancement in social organization
They are proofs of progress toward the realization OF
human solidarity.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

After having been caught In sudden
showers two or three times the intel
ligent man learns to carry an umbrel-
la and thus bring on a protracted
drought
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

A man has just died in New Jersey
who left fortune of 100000, made
out Of a penny toy shop. This was
absolutely untainted money, for every
cent of it meant child's happiness
given In return, which is rather rare
record as fortunes go in these days.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

1t is said that the best residents OF
Newport are to organize a revolt
against freak entertainments, monkey
dinners and the like. They are join
ing the safe and sane procession, so
far as the summer season is con-
cerned. And the monkeys will be quite
as well pleased as the best residents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

All the world loves a lover, no mat
ter what his salary; but when he as
sumes the responsibilities of matri
mony at So per week society's sym
pathy Justly becomes a desire te
spank.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

The fine growing weather OF the
last few weeks will tell on the cost OF
food before long, and the story Will
be of the right kind.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

The season is at hand for lne an
nual Sunday drownings. Every sum-
mer the warning for prudence and
care is given, and just as regularly
the warning is disregarded. This sea-
son will probably have its due share
of water-pleasure tragedies.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

The north pole seems to have few
er chances of remaining undiscovered
now than ever before since the world
began.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

There is one of the government depart
ments in Washington-the postoffice, /
think-that owns and operates its own ice
plant and thereby effects big saving in
the course of year.
If one of the big divisions of Uncle
Sam can do this, why can't they all adopt
the same policy? 1t is perfectly feasible
for every ton of the ice consumed in the
various national bureaus to be manufac
tured by one big central plant or a number
of smaller ones and thereby escape thu
profit of the ice combine.
This reminds me that the government
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

1t Is said that the Cubans have no
love for Americans, which was to be
expected after we have done so many
favors for them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

II Is all right to sing and talk and
rave over the scent of the new-mowu
hay, but take thought OF the chaps
who have to harvest 1t.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

Radium will not soon become q
household necessity. 1t is quoted at
100000 pound.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

A New Orleans inventor claims
that he has a wireless device by which
warships may be blown up at dis
lance of four or FIVE hundred miles.
The best that can be said about such
inventions is that they make people
careful about giving provocation to use
them. otherwise, they do not tend to
show the progress of the humane in
humanity.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

Cuba has four times too many star
boarders in public office. They are
eating up all the revenues.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

This is the best month in the year
in which to get statistics about the
kissing germs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

The action of King Manuel of Por-
tueal in decorating his mother for
bravery in trying to defend him at the
time of his fathers assassination and
his bestowal of honor on the police
man who killed the murderer of his
father will doubtless make him doubly
popular. There is too much human
aupeal in this tribute to mother love
and to heroism in humble life not to
arouse response in the popular heart
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

Soon areoplane accidents will be as
fashionable as appendicitis operations
were a few years ago.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
Little Left
|Of Ancient
Graft at
Washington
By W. FREDERICK RUSSELL

is not being bed Washington In the old days few
local firms got for supplies from pens and inks up
through every costly furniture Each bureau and department
bought its individual supplies opened wide the door for graft
Today eent there board of awards composed of lead
inc officials and under this working
orders Nothing purchased except competitive bids and the whole
country is invited to compete official CRATER and
merchant have that and different
laSned and that the ancient rakeof is gone forever.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

Until the earth gets softer aero
planning is hardly likely to become as
safe a sport as croquet.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04
Literal
Being
Evolution
of the Man
of the World

HEN Prof Lester Frank Ward wrote his pure sociology
few years ago he alluded to being formed by MANKIND as
whole This being comprises all of human society He Is
indeed the true and literal society He the true ana
literal man of the world.
But although existence, the man OF the world Is not
yet really born He is in early prenatal stage Oh eVou
on He in reality less perfectly organized than an oroi-
nary seashore pop which consists mainly OF stomach ana
no backbontwo distinguishing features it may be said OF
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

Long columns of hot weather ad-
vice are not needed. The best Is the
shortest-"Keep cool"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

Touch the picnic lemonade lightly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-09-04

| to follow and an Inspiration to faith
| fulness.
1. He did his work ". 1877 with all
humility of mind" He was not SELF
seeking; he was ready to do the hum
blest service for the humblest person.
| He worked with his hands, although
brought up in the midst of wealth and
learning. Paul set Christ forward and
kept himself in the background.
2. Amid great difficulties. with
many tears" not for himself, but for
others. And this ". 81 might and
day with tears" expressing the intens-
ity of sympathy and desire for their
good. ". 19) And temptations
Trials of his temper, of his patience,
through prosecutions and bitter hos
tility of those he came to help.
8. VS.. 20, II. Il have not stunned to
declare unto you all the counsel OF
God" All that God had revealed to him
concerning salvation, whether men
we're willing to receive 1t or not. They
hated to be told of their sins, and that
they could not be saved unless they re-
pented and forsook their sins. Il kept
back nothing that was profitable unto
you"
4 Paul used both of the two great
methods of bringing men to Christ
by masses and by individuals. Every
wise preacher and Sunday school
teacher teaches both publicly and
from house 20 house
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17
A MODEL CLERK.

George J. Bond of Searsburg is the
first town clerk to make returns on
the data requested by the superinten-
dent of education. says the Montpelier
Argus. and his returns were received
by Mason S. Stone at his office in the
State House Monday morning. Mr..
Bond was also the first man to get his
returns to the Office one year ago,
These figures are due for the school
year ending March 81, so it will be
seen that Mr.. Bond is Is days ahead
of time in forwarding the returns
The superintendent feels that consid-
cradle credit is due him in that Mr.
Bond is always accurate and prompt
in his returns and is a model town
clerk, and then in the fact that Mr.
Bond without doubt has the most re
mote Office in the state in that the
mail has to go nearly 100 miles ou
of Vermont before it reached him ant
that he probably received his letter
the last of any of the town clerks fol
this reason.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17
PICTURES ON WEDDING CARDS
Reason Why Witness Thought Mrs.
Olin TO Be Insane.

olin TO Be Insane
Middlebury, March f6-Testimony
was brought out at Saturdays session
of Addison County court in the trial
Of the Huldah b. Olin contested will
case. to show that Mrs Olin was
not a good business woman, and wit
nesses testified that her judgment ap-
peared to be msound The court
took a recess at noon and reconyened
Monday afternoon at O'clock
Frank Hamilton who was examined
Friday afternoon, again took the wit
ness stcnd the next morning He
testified that he carried on Mrs. Olins
farm for three years. When he first
took the farm it comprised 225 acres
but Mrs. Olin sold so acres to Joseph
Hayward for $1,000. He said this
amount was less than the land was
worth. Basing his conclusion on this
sale and other things observed, he
considered her a very poor business
woman and her judgment unsound at
times.
Stckney W. Smith of Addison said
he resided about a mile from the
home of Mrs. Olin and had known
her since she was a child He said
Mr. DIN was rs years old when he
married her When their marriage
cards were issued they contained a
picture of Mr.. and Mrs Olin. Smith
thought this and other odd actions
indicated that Mrs. Olin was not
sound mentally
Lyman G.. Segur. town clerk of Ad-
Olson said he drew up many papers
for Mrs. Olin, when she sold part OF
her farm and when she rented her
farm He did not consider her a good
business woman.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17
SUES DEPUTY SHERIFF
Alfred puva 81 WaIIinsford Lays
Claim 70 Reward.


Claim TO Reward.
East Wallingford, March 16.-Al-
fred w. Duval, proprietor of the hotel
in this village has instructed a Rut-
land lawyer to bring suit in his be-
half against Deputy Sheriff Allen A.
Leonard Of Wallingford to recover
the 500 paid to the deputy last week
by the authorities at Fort Ethan AL
len for the delivery at the post of two
deserters from the United States
army
Mr. Duval asserts that II was he
who captured both the deserters
and that the officer refused to give
him more than S. out of the reward
money His story is that one of
the deserters, Frank Davis, gave
himself up to him because he was
cold and hungry. and that Davis adj
mitted to him that he was desert
er. He says he telephoned to Dep
uty Leonard to come and get the
man and that the deputy did so. He
says that while Davis was In. the
hotel he told him that he had a
friend who was also a deserter, but
that the friend refused to come in
to the house.
After the officer had left for Wall
ingford village with Davis, Duval
says he saw Richard Sweeney the
other reserter trying to get into his
hen house. and that he went out with
club and forced him to surrender
He then telephoned to Leonard to
come back and get his second capture.
He says he did not know that he
could have arrested the deserters
himself and taken them to Fort
Ethan Allen
In view OF the fact that Deputy
Leonard delivered the deserters at
the post and that the reward was
paid to him, some doubt has been
expressed as to whether Mr.. Duval
can recover anything even If his
claims are true. Mr.. Duval wants to
fight the thing out, however, even II
II costs him more than the amount OF
the reward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17
Capital Punishment.

The st. Adams Messenger says:
That wouldbe murderess at Eden APP
pears to have been marvellously res.
trained by the terrific example of the
hanging OF Mary Rogers, doesn't she
One might think that the warning
thus Afforded that the punishment OF
death would be melted out to woman
as quickly as to man might come
home to the supposed gentler or more
timid nature of a female that contem-
plated such a crime But it didn't,
and II is up to our friends that cham
pion capital punishment to show that
1t ever has. What convincing facts
can be adduced here in Vermont to
show that the gallows has prevented
any considerable numberof murders?"
Under present conditions murder,
ers have little fear that death pen.
atty will be imposed. Since the exc
cution of Mary Rogers, some revolt.
ing murders have been committed,
but no jury has brought in a verdict
in the first degree in any case and
there is reason that there will be little
change for some time to come In this
method OF procedure. The gallows
may not be a preventive of murder
but the Messenger surely will not
hold that it is in any way an incentive
to crime. The Evening Argus has
supported efforts to have capital pun.
ishment abolished but as long as jur.
les refuse to bring in yerdicts calling
or the death penalty as is now the
custom, there is no particular hurry
TO have the law removed from the
statute books. In any event It would
be pretty difficult to prove that the
gallows was or was not detriment,
although the experience in France
would tend to show that is was
Montpelier Argus.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17
FAILED TO DELIVER PULP WOOD
Suit Against Isaac L. Hill In Rutland
County Court.

Rutland. March 16.-The case OF
the Steyens-Thompson Paper COM
pany against Isaac l.. Hill was begun
in the Rutland county court yesterday
afternoon. The plaintiff company,
which is located at Greenwich, ~ Y,
seeks to recover $4,000 damages from
Mr.. HILL who is dealer in pulp wood
at Mechanicyille, for alleged breach
of contract.
II is claimed by the plaintiff that in
the early autumn of 1906 contract
was entered into whereby the defen'
dant agreed to ship 1900 cords of pulp
wood 1t is also claimed that the com.
pany received a portion of the wood
and that later the shipments stopped
at ,time when the price of the pulp
wood, which they were Obliged to buy
| from other sources in order to keep
their mill running was from $3.50 TO
SO a cord higher than the contract
price.
The plaintiffs are represented by
Lawrence, Lawrence and Stafford,
while the defendant is represented by
]. c. Jones, J. G. Sargent of Ludlow
and C. l.. Howe of this city.
The first witness called was Willis
S. Crandall of Little Falls, n. Y. as
sistant superintendent of the Stevens
Thompson Paper company. He tes-
titled that his duties included the sup
ervision of all incoming and out going
freight at the Little Falls mill, and
that he took the records of the meas
urements OF the inspectors whose duty
It was to make reports on the amount
of wood in each car. He said that
these records were transcribed and
sent TO North Hoosick where the main
office was located.
Bertram s. Dickinson, one Of the
inspectors employed under Mr.. Gran
dali, testified that he had inspected
lumber from Mr.. Hill.
Mr.. Crandall was called again, and
testified that he received inspection
cards containing measurements ofwood
during the months of December. 1906
and January and February 1907 He
explained how the totals were figured
out and the reports sent to the book
keeper at the main office, with deduc-
lions for defective material.
Mr.. Dickinson was called again and
told OF his methods in surveying the
wood, stating that one time Mr.. Hill
had been present with him, and had
offered no objection to his method
He had been in the business for about
five years.
Mr.. Crandall was recalled and testi
fed that he did not have anything tc
do with the payment of the bills foI
the wood.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17

One inventor is now perfecting a
lirigible balloon that can be sent up
without a pilot controlled by wire
less apparatus, on the earth. and
made to travel over a given spot and
then release a few hundred pounds of
dynamite to fall down upon the help.
less target. All of which may be
most devoutly welcomed by civillza-
ton because just such reflnements OF
hellishness tend more and more to
make war impossible, unthinkable.-
st. Adams Messenger.
Editor Greene of the Messenger, 50
far as known, is the only Vermont
newspaperman who has had any actu
al military experience. He went
down 10 Chickamauga with the state
troops when the government was max
ing preparations to cover the islanC
of Cuba with soldiers and although
he didn't have a chance to fight fol
his country, he came pretty close tC
dying for il and his opinion on war is
therefore, entitled to consideration.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17
THE NEXT GOVERNOR
Maxwell Evarts Of Windsor Has Al
tanned the Height Of Fame.

Maxwell Evsrts Of Windsor Has At
tanned the Height Of Fame.
Maxwell Evarts has attained the
height Of fame, says the Burlington
News.
He has had a town named after him
and he has been hailed as the next
governor Of Vermont.
In both cases it was the people of
North Hartland, Windsor county, that
did it with their little Ratchet.
A meeting Of the people of North
Hartland was held to decide upon a
change of name. According to the
report of the proceedings in the Wood
stock Standard, j. H. Dunbar, the soc
ialist candidate for governor. in the
last campaign, read a letter which he
had received from Gaylord Wiltshire
in which the latter stated that he
would give to North Hartland a lib
rary costing about $1,000. to be known
as the Gaylord Wiltshire library, if the
name of the village was changed to
Wiltshire.
Then the name of Evarts was pres,
ented, as the one which the majority
of the citizens wanted. Maxwell Ev-
arts, il was said, would without doubt
be the next governor of the state and
It was an honor to any town to bear
his name The vote resulted in plu
rality of 81 votes for Eyarts.
This is indeed gladstone tidings
for Mr.. Evarts. Not only will he be
the next governor, but there is NJ
doubt about it. Such little things
as the Mountain Rule and the candi
dacy of several eminent VeTmonter
ON this side OF the state cut no figur
with North Hartlahd. When the
know thing they know IT,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17

over in the town of Woodstock
there is revival of the "districk
skule" and the scene isn't laid on the
stage of the town hall but in the ac-
tual school affairs OF the community.
The high school principal has resign
ed because a boy student whom he
suspended was re-instated by the
school commissioners and the result
is a chaotic condition that ordinary
common sense ought to have told the
commissioners would follow any such
interference on their part.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17
NORTH WHITE CREEK

Harry Bennett was in Troy Friday
Peter Slower spent Sunday with his
family az Valley Falls.
MIR and Mrs. William McLenathan
are rejoicing over The arrival of a
boy
The marriage of Miss Mary Belle
Mcintyre and Harry Bennett took
place at 1880 Wednesday at the home
OF the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Wilson. The happy pair left
on the noon train for Boston where
they win visit for a few weeks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17
TRIAL OF PETER HAMS
Case Against Alleged Slayer Of Annis
to Come Up April 10.

New York, March l7.-Declariug
that he could not permit the court TO
be Jrifed with further. Justice Garrett
son, sitting in Part | of the Supreme
court at Flushing. has set Monday,
April 10, as the date for the trial of
Capt Peter c. Hams Jr., for the muir
der Of William e. Annis at the Bay
Side Yacht club on the afternoon of
August Is Of last year.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17
WILLIAM c. EoeERToN
Life Long Resident Of Wallneford
Died Sunday

South Wallingford, March l6.-
William c. Edgerton. a lifelong resi-.
dent of this place, died at his home
here Sunday afternoon at 2:45
o'clock. He was 70 years old and is
survived by a wife Mr.. Edgerton had
a shock of paralysis a few weeks ago
and pneumonia which followed, re-
suited fatally. The funeral arrange.
ments had not been completed TO-
night
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17
MAY EXTEND ELECTRICAL LINE
Vermont Power Co. Considering Pro.
position with Cambridge Men

st. Adams, March 17-Some time
within the next few days an important
meeting between a delegation of bus
mess men of Cambridge and Jefferson
vile and the officers of the Vermont
Power and Manufacturing company of
this city will be held here, regarding
the extension of line for the trans
mission of electricity for light and
power purposes from the plant at Fair
fax Falls through to Cambridge juno
ton.
During the past two years there
have been several such conferences
to discuss the same proposition, but II
is said that the prospects have never
been so bright as now for the consum-
nation of the project
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-17

Toleys Kidney Remedy will cure
any case OF kidney or bladder trouble
that is not beyond the reach OF medi'
cine. Cures backache and irregulari-
ties that II neglected might result In
Brights disease OF diabetes.-Quin-
lan's Pharmacy.