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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11
Insolence of the Races Gamblers.

Insolence of the Races Gamblers.
The insolence OF the gamblers, and
their abettors, the whisky interests,
was never more patent than in the
attempt lately inaugurated to abro-
gate the Locke law and re-establish
gambling on horse racing in the city
of New Orleans.
These gentry 80 dominated the city
aud disorganized and debauched its
youth "A few years ago that they
were driven out by the self-respect-
ing business interests and religious
sentiment of that community, the
mucIl-discussed Locke law being the
instrument of their downfall and
expulsion.
In the so-called palmy days of
horse-racing in New Orleans, that
city was the Mecca Of all the big gam
blers of America, and the horde OF
harlots and plug uglies that always
follow in their wake. The young
men of the city, and trusted employ
ees by the hundred, were drawn into
the giittering net which the gamblers
spread, and they robbed their EN-
ployers and drew millions of dollars
out of legitimate business channels
to pour it into the insa tin BILE NAV of
the gamblers.
The business sentiment of New Or
leans and of the State ut large Is
overwhelmingly against renewal of
these conditions. And all true re-
iigionists and moralists are against
it. MS "A matter of course. The Pro-
testant organizations have ever kept
up an active warfare against this
evil, and within the last few days
Arch Bishop Blenk has called upon
all good Catholics to oppose the evil,
thus causing much surprise in the
ranks of this great religious body,
which has heretofore remained con-
sentative IN this matter. The Jewish
rabbis have also joined in the cru
sade, and the religionssentiment OF
the State is a unit against the propo-
sitiOn.
The effect ofthe Lockelaw it is al
legged, does not forbid borse-racing,
nor fair. square betting on racing.
1t only forbids the commercial or
gnnixation Of the gamblers, whereby
they pooled all bets, and won all the
big stakes at their option, leaving
only a few small winnings to the
minnows as bait to lure the un-
wary into their drag net.
The abrogation of this healthful
law is urged by some of the members
Of the Progressive Union OF New Or
leans, and it looks very much like
presumption and ilnpertinence on
their part, and, whether the other
members of the Union join in this
proposition or not, We feel sure the
members of the Legislature may
safely he depended ON to block the
movement
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11
Taft Scared About Socialism. -

President Taft made speech at
Jarkson, Michigan, few days ago,
IN which he expressed alarm over the
Socialist demand for control of rail-
roads and interstate corporations
by drastic control. This has nrous-
ell good deal of criticism among
the Republican Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress. who think
the President is unduly alarmed.
They recognize Socialism" MS sort
oil extreme of Democracy, but at the
same time the evident sympathy of
Socialists with Democratic measures
very plainly causes them to have
some concern over the likelihood OF
the two combining in general fight.
The recent city elections in Mil
waukee unquestionably constitute
the most strikinge example this coun-
try has seen of the growth Of Social
ism in the United States. In that
election the Social Democrats, who
nre, in fact. Socialists, with their
views in some degree modified from
the opinions of the German extrem-
lists on Socialism, elected the mayor
and elected enough members of the
council to control it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11

A dispath to the N. %. Daily States
of June 9Th. says that Representa-
tive Payne, of Grant, in response to
the urging of friends, is planning to
become a candidute as a member OF
the State Board of Equalizers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11
Colfax Council Creates Fire District
Limits.

By referring to the proceedings OF
the town council in another column
it will be seen that body has estab-
lished certain limits in the town OF
Colfux in which no wooden buildings
shall hereafter be erected.
The fire limit district embraces the
five principal business blocks of the
town. duly described by numbers
and the STREETS bounding them. They
are as follows: Block 3, on which
the three brick buildings of LeSage
hotel, Valley drug store and Swafford
store are located. Block 4, on which
the Bank of Colfax and McNeely
store are located. Block IL, known
as the Nash block. Blocks 63 and
81, fronting Railroad Avenue, on
which the stores of j. W. Duncan Co..
Tumrninell0 Bros, Dixie Drug Co.,
bnd Union Mercantile Co. are located.
This action Of the town council is
fully warranted by the conditions,
and is a progressive. step which will
meet with the general approval of
our citizens. 1t is simply measure
OF sell preservation, and we believe
can do no harm to any one within
the prescribed limits. If any inius-
tice may develop in the future, we
judge 1t is within the province of the
town council to correct it bysuch en-
actment or permit as may be deemed
safe or advisable. Our new council
at its first meeting by this action is
evidencing commemorate spirit of
enterprise and progress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11
Tom Watson's Return.

With the disintegration of the
Populist party. which few years
ago threatened to become one of
the dominant political organiza-
tions in this country, the news
comes from Georgia that Thomas
E. Watson has definitely announc-
ed his return to the Democratic
party. In making the announce
ment Mr.. Watson said:
81 will say that every energy of
my heart and soul will be conse-
Grated henceforth to doing some
thing for the good of the country
through the Democratic party.
Stern experience has taught me
that no other method can succeed
in the South.
asking nothing for myself, l
will labor with all my strength to
restore to the common people the
control of their public affairs; to
elevate the old southern ideals of
craftsmanship; to unfetter the
South from the domination Of Re-
publican States in the National
Democratic convention; to bring
ante-bellum Democratic princi-
Piles once more into the creed Of
the party and the Legislation of
Congress thus redeeming the
masses from the abuses of special
privilege and re-establishing the
Jeffersonian dogma of equal and
exact justice for all men, without
special privileges to any,"
Tom Watson's mistake was in
ever leaving the Democratic party.
1t has needed strong men and still
needs them. No Democrat will
find fault with him in his fight to
"re-establish the Jeffersonian dog
ma of equal and exact justice to
all men, without special privilege
to any," That should be the aim
of all who believe in Democratic
principles. Mr.. Watson doubtless
realizes that the way to accomplish
this result is not to quit the party
which is committed to it; not to
abandon the party because of its
mistakes, but to stay with it and
help to prevent mistakes being
made.
There is no reason why Demo-
Gratis everywhere should not rejoice
over Tom Watson's return. He
has his faults and idiosypcrasies,
but at bottom his hopes and ambi-
tions ale with the masses. And
this is Democracy.-Shreveport
Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11
Notice.
Colfax. La.

Colfax. La. May 26, 1910.
Notice Is hereby given that the no.
lice jury Of the parish of Grant will
receive sealed, on Friday, July 1st.
1910. at 10 a. m, bids to do the pub
lie printing OF the parish for the year
beginning July L, 1910. to July /.
1911. Said bids shall include all
work. such az publishing proceed
ings. ordinances, etc., and all other
official public printing matter tlesig-
mated by Sec. % of Act IS4 Of the
Acts Of the General Assembly of Lou
isinna for the year 1908. The police
Jury reserves the right to reject any
aud all bids. The successful bidder
shall give a bond with solvent surety
of i've hundred dollars for the faith
full performance Of his bid.
j. w DUNCAN.
President Police Jury.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11
A Dreadful Wound

from knife, gun, tin can. rusty nail
fireworks. or of any other nature. de-
mands prompt treatment with Buck
lens Arnica Salve to prevent blood
poison or gangrene. It's the quickest
surest healer for all such wounds as al
90 for Dnrns. boils. sores. skin eruptions,
eczema, chapped hands. corns or plies
25c at all druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11

From an official list of changes in
the postoffices of Louisiana, which
will be found on our first page, it
will be seen that the salaries of the
postmasters at Colfax and Pollock
have each been increased 500, that
atColfax now being $1,000, and that
at Pollock $l10O.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is sold
on guarantee that If you are not sat-
islIed after using two thirds 1T bottle
according to directions. YOUR money
will be refunded. 1t is up to you to try.
Sold by all dealers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11
Department of the Interior,
II e. ond na;..

4
u. s. Land Office
Natchitoches. La, May %, 1910.
Noticeis hereby given that
JAMES 4. HICKMAN
Of Montgomery. La. who, on Aug.
IL. 1903. nude II. +. 10.115. No. O546.
for : 4 NV Y and fri. SW Y. section
36, township N, range 5 w, La.
Meridian. has filed notice of intention
to make final five year proof. to es-
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed. before Register and Receiver.
at Natchitoches. La, on the 18th
day of July, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses ]. l.
Roberts. w. H. Dyson, q. Dyson, H.
Roshto, all OF Montgomery, La.
j. ERNEST BREDA.
1e4-6t Register.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11

1t seldom pays to hire your child to
he good. but it is better than having
him good for nothing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11
Farm Flows for Sale.

% secondhand No. 10 Blounts'
True Blue plOws. for sale with extra
point at $3.50. These plows are In
good repair and cost s. new.
q. H. TEAL.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-11

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-29
THE DIVISION OF CLASSES
In ENGLISH BAR ROOMS
XNIV-The British Crisis

Ground and was broken into bits. In
stantly the judges demeanor changed
He drew himself up to his full height
and in a voice OF steel said: sir, ask
you 10 leave me. The tie that bound
us has been broken
Not Democratic Drinkers
London is devoid even of this de-
mocracy of drinking. It's barrooms are
stratfied and classified. not only in
keeping with their situation in the var
ious quarters of the city ranging from
the slums of Whitechapel to the pal
aces of the West End. but each partic-
ular barroOm in itself aecentuates the
class of distinction of its customers
Possessed of a penny. which is two
cents in American money, the poverty
stricken but thirsty Hooligan may en-
ter at the door labeled public bar
Inside he may impinge upon the pol
ished oak of the bar and for his one
penny the barnaid will serve him with
a glass of bitter ale And then he,
may take his ease in the inn, the equal
socially and otherwise Of every other
man in that particular room
The Room Beyond.
But if he will lean over the bar he
will see another room but half con-
cealed by a separa ting partition and
narrow S1dSS SCEScu set OH the OchA-
That room is entered from the street
through a portal bearing the legend
private bar" The same barmaid serves
the same bitter ale from the same cask
over a continuation OF the same bar to
the patrons of this more exclusive
nook and for each glass she charges
tuppence which is, being interpreted.
two pence or four cents.
If the HOOligan has another penny
and will buy another glass of bit
ter and will crane his neck over the
bar and look in another quarter he
will discover still another room, much
more pretentious room, a room fitted
with tables and chairs. and perhaps
with a bit Of carpet This last room
also is reached from the outside, per-
haps through a long corridor, and over
its entrance is the sign, Saloon bar"
This is the very haunt Of the aristoc-
racy, for once within its sacred walls
the same glass of bitter served by
the same barmaid from the same cask
over a continuation of the same bar
will cost the purchaser no less than
"thruppence" which is to say three
pence or six cents.
The Famous Barrnaids.
The barmaid fits from one end Of
her domain. pulling the polished han
dies of her beer pumps. or perhaps
pouring whisky from a tank with an
automatic measuring attachment and
cutting the wires from about the heads
of soda bottles She has a smile for
the one penny man, a smile and a word
for him with the tuppencs. and a smile
and a word and a wink and perhaps a
joke for the gentleman with a silver
thruppence. But never does she for
get the distinctions that are there.
Never does she forget that society is
CONTINUED on Page sevenJ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-29
The Woman Who Works


problem president Taft dscOvethe
problem.
Still sOcologis problem
Briefly
edy, is a %whopper"
a
mother going
Of
at man
Looking backward yesterday
and compete
the "neww IS to
But it seems
of machinery wealth affected
unemployment of nen,thro
Of
of of
many to marry
with whow a
day.
probing Is industrial
hadn't quit
when lie licked
We all hope feasibility of
sons
financie with Pasoon
theyta
politics
of Arizona, politics.
ing politics
natural for Pasoans
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-29

Il didn't buy that" apologetically
Il think Anna did
The Hammer Breaks.
We'll. one of the first things you
should have bought was a good box of
household tools from some reliable
hardware dealer. How do you expect
TO fix things up here without anything
to work with? Now, you see about
that tomorrow"
I will. dsa1 conciliatoriIy, the
very first thing" as she meekly picked
up the despised tack hammer he had
thrown on the floor.
Here, give me that I'll see what
1 can do"
He tried to insert the claw edge
under the lock, bat each time it would
slip. He was growing more and more
impatient Finally he got it under,
gave an upward pressure-and the
handle broke, one end flying up and
hitting him in the face
Furious. he sprang to his feet with
an oath. That's d thing 10 give
a man to open a trunk with You
ought to know better than that.
You squander all kinds of money on
all sorts of foolish things, but when
it comes to buying few decent house
hold toOls-a miserable little 10 cent
tack hammer is the best you can do"
'Oh. did it hurt your Thinking
only of that and not of his unreason-
ablenss in blaming her. Did it hurt
your
No; but it wasn't your fault that 1t
didn't NowI III get something to
open that blamed lock or I'll know the
reason WHY
lie strobe out in the hall and rang
the bell fercely- The elevator came
flying UP.
Here" giving the boy a quarter
Go down and borrow from the janitor
chisel and hammer-good strong
ones-dO you hear? And hurry about
it, too. I'll wait here"
In q few moments the boy came UP
with a long chisel and big. fierce
looking hammer
He took them into the store room
where Helen was waiting nervously
Now, l guess We'll get this open,
grimly.
Uncontrolled Rage.
He slipped the chisel under the lock
and struck it viciOusly with the ham
mer.
"Oh. n't-don't-youn break
it,"
He glared at her.
Who's doing this, you or II"
She shrank back
He gave the chisel another stroke
this time it slipped out and hit the
trunk Then. with a muttered oath
he threw down the hammer and with
all his strength wrenched up the lock
with the chisel. leaving the trunk
married and the lock. shattered.
Then he threw open the lid with
such force that it was almost torn
from the hinges in the back.
You can get out those things when
you get ready! I've had enough OF
this" And he strobe out of the room,
slamming the door hard.
Helen leaned her head against the
open trunk and sObbed weakly There
is nothing that so unnerves a woman
as an exhibition of unreasonable I'M
comfortable rage on the part of the
man she loves.
To Helen this was as yet a new ex-
perience. And it had left her sick at
heart.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-29

T ONDON, Eng, July 29.-Tradi
ton tells of an EngiisEmal who
visited America and went back
home to report that the chief difference
between England and tfc United
States was that in his own country the
barmaid measured your whisky and
let you pour your own water, while
in America a barman measured your
water and let you pour your own whis-
ky. Startling as this difference may
have appeared in his eyes, it is GER
tain that an American in England, even
if he confined his Investigations only
to barrOOms, would find many differ
enceS quite as amazing.
Everybody who knows anything at
all about barrooms knows that they
abound in that intangible pigment
called local color" As the traveller
faring in a strange country, if he De
courteous, is wont to pledge his host
in the wine of that country, so every
nook and corner of the tipping world
has its own peculiar methods and GUS
tens of selling and drinking liquors.
The New Yorker in San Francisco is
astonished when invited by a bartender
to pour his poison out of an innocent
silver teapot directly into the highbaII
glass without the Intervention of a
SiIdH WHISKY glass LOT measuring pur-
poses The San Franciscan in New
York is none the less astonished by
the appearance on the bar of the use
less small glass, and he pours his drink
awkwaTdly from the bar bottle upon
the ice with an accuracy of judgment
that is its own reward.
English vs.. American Saloons.
But the barrOOms of England, par
ticularly those of London. are wholly
unlike the saloons OF the United States.
In all other countries, east or west, all
men are equal before the shrine of
Bacchus and there is a democratic
freemasonry among drinking men
which. wipes out all distinctions of
casts.
There was once a learned lawyer in
Mississippi who sometimes looked too
long upon the wine when it was red
His family and friends attempted to
shield him from temptation and when
there was work for him to do, none
0f the local bartenders would supply
his demand when he had gone be-
yond a certain mellow stage. One
day, being possessed Of a terrific
thirst, he gave a dollar 10 a miserable
hobo who CHANGED 10 pass by, and
asked the tramp to buy a bottle of
whisky and bring it back to him in
the court house yard. The judge was
an aristocrat of the ante-bellum south
ern type whose ordinary bearing was
dignified to the point of austerity. But
now he was in his cups. The ragged
hobo brought back the liquor and he
and the judge drank deeply. Then.
thick as thieves, they went TO sleep
together on the court house green. At
ter awhile they awakened. each with
a burning thirst. The judge in his
cavalier fashion asked the tramp TO
drink first. As the bottle left his lips,
it fell from his shaking fingers to the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-29
The Herald's
Daily Short Story
STRICT INCOGNIT0

had the same thing In mis- carriage
Good Lord" Posudin thought, how
does he know all that He even knows
about the tank-that's awful
And he can't stand for a good look
ing woman" the driver continued with
grin He has two of them living
with him. One of them, Anastatia
Ivanovna, is supposed TO be his house
Keeper, and the other-whats her name
now? Yes-Ludmilla SOmonOva is in his
office. But IT is Anastatia that runs the
house He is completely in her pocket
and must obey her slightest wink. Then
he has still another She lives in Ker-
rel street in the red corner house."
why he even knows their names
and where they live" thought Posudin
who grew more and more confused.
How the devil does a peasant know all
that? 1t is disgusting"
How do you know all that?' he ask
ed in an irritated voice.
why everybody knows it. His own
servants tell 1t everywhere. Even Anas-
tatia is boasting of her good fortune,
to anyone who cares to listen. Then it
is also his habit to try to surprise peO-
pie. As soon as he hears anything is
wrong, he sneaks away from home and
boards a train, but he always gets off
at a small station and goes on not by
stage, but by tarantas hired from the
peasants. He turns up his coat collar
and changes his voice and then the
fsol thinks nobody knows him"
But how do they know hIm?''
"Oh, that Is easy When he gets to
some country station, there is always
something wrong. 1t is either TOO hot
or too cold and he never likes the air.
Then he always asks for chicken and
cucumber salad and as soon a travel
er asks for that at station, they know
il is Posudin. But We also know the
smell of him and besides he also reads
in bed Before he goes to bed he sprink-
les himself with some kind of per-
fume and then he lies reading long
after midnight. Oh he is dead easy?"
THAT is true enough" thought Posu-
din, Il wish I had known all that be-
FORE
But we have other ways of finding
him out. We have the telegraph that
always tellswhen he is coming, and when
he arrives everything is in the best OF
order. Now, today. for instance, 1 come
to the station with an empty tarantas
to drive for you and 1 meet a waiter
trotting along the road carrying a
heavy basket.
Where are you going" I ask.
L am carrying home fowls and
wine to town." he answ ers.
They expect Posudin today.
Isn't that great?'
Perhaps he has not even started yet
and they already have the chickens,
the salmon. the caviar and the wine
ready for him. He thinks he is going
to surprise them and they laugh and
say:
You ust come on, old boy. every
thing is ready TO welcome you
Turn around your horses at once.
roarS Posudin. Turn around on the
spot and drive back to the station. you
beast"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-29

ONCE visited a wise woman who was
& immensely popular with men.
- Her sons business kept him in
town all summer, so she remained with
him.
You could not call her a summer girl,
as she was well over sixty, but you GER
tainly might have called her summer
chaperon.
She lived in a city in the western part
Of the state, and her beautiful house
had a wide veranda.
- Every summer that veranda was made
into a luxurious sitting room. 1t was
gay with rugs and cushions, swinging
seats, comforta BILE chairs.
Here the wise woman held court every
evening, and\the men flOcked about her
like bees after a flower.
Many of the girls the men knew had
left town for the summer, but the wise
woman always had a few nice girls to
help entertain the men, And what a
good time those girls hadi
A Magnet for Lonely Men.
The men were lonely; their mothers
and sisters were out of town, and they