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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
SHE QUIT
But u Was . Hard Pull.

It Is hard to believe that coffee viii
put person In such condition as It
did an Ohio woman. She tells her own
story:
Il did not believe coffee caused my
trouble, and frequently said 81 liked
It SO well would not, and could not
quit drinking 1t, but / was q miserable
sufferer from heart trouble and nerv-
Gus prostration for four years.
II was scarcely able to be around.
had no energy and did not care for any
thing. Was emaciated and had con-
slant pain around my heart until
thought l could not endure 1t. For
months l never went to bed excepting
to get up in the morning. I felt as
though was liable to die any time.
Frequently had nervous chills and
the least excitement would drive sleep
away. and any little noise would upset
me terribly. I was gradually getting
worse until finally one time 1t came
over me and l asked myself what's the
use of being sick all the time and
buying medicine so that could in
dulge myself in coffee?
$50 thought would see II could
quit drinking coffee and got some
Postum to help me quit. made II
strictly according to directions and /
want to tell you, that change was the
greatest step in my life. 1t was easy
to quit coffee because had the Postum
which l now like better than the old
coffee.
"One by one the old troubles left,
until now I am in splendid health.
nerves steady. heart all right and the
pain all gone. Never have any more
nervous chills. don't take any medicine.
can do all my housework, and have
done . great deal beside"
Read The Road to MELVILLE" in
pkgs. There's q Reason"
Ever read the shove letters A new
ooe appearu from tine to time. They
are geasiass Uues ana full ~ human
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
Some Luxuries Needed.

Those stern economists who are
pointing out that the people of small
means ought to abandon "luxuries."
forget that even such people have a
moral right to something beyond the
bare necessities of life. The rapid
increase in prices does not mean to
them cutting out more extravagances,
but forgetting the modest recreations
which have frightened for them the
dull round Of daily labor. 1t would
be a hard world indeed where one
could obtain just enough to keep body
and soul together. and no more
Providence Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19

co6roth Wins Race, London to Frisco.
James w. Coffroth. fight promoter,
won his bet Of $4,000 made with a
member Of the National Sporting club
of London that he could reach San
Francisco in ten days from London.
Conroth had a margin of two hours
and forty minutes.
Cofroth, according to agreement,
sent a telegram to Eugene CORR, with
whom he had the wager. When he ar
rived at the Oakland pier he was well
coined by a large delegation that
cheered him as he stepped from his car.
The time made by Coffroth is the
fastest ever made from London to San
Francisco over the Atlantic and across
the continent. He made the trip in
nine days, five hours and five minutes
The journey from Omaha to San
Francisco was made on the famous San
Francisco Overland Limited" of the
Union Pacific-Southern Pacific, and is
simply another victory for Safety,
Service. Speed via the old Overland
Route.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
HELPING the Minister.

A Scotch preacher had in his con-
gregation an old woman who was
deaf. In order to hear the sermon
each Sunday, this old lady would seat
herself at the foot of the pulpit stairs.
One day the sermon was about Jonah.
and the preacher became very rhetor-
ical
And when the sailors threw Jonah
overheard" he said, "a big fish swal-
lowed him up. Was it a shark that
got i'm? Nay, my brethren, it was
ne'er a shark. Was It swordfish
that eat him? Nay"
ct was a whale" whispered the old
lady excitedly.
Hush. Biddie." said the preacher,
Indignantly. Would We TAX tn word
of God out o. yer ane meenister's
mouth ?"-Success Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
DREADFUL
CHANGE
Mrs. Jones Was in q Serious Con-
dihon Before She Helped Her
self With Cardui, the
Woman's Tonic. :.

Dexter, Text certainly was in a
serious condition when 1 wrote you for
advice" writes Mrs. Calvin Jones, of
Dexter. Tex.
II suffered a great deal with those
dizzy, fainting spells. but after taking
several bottles of Cardui, relief finally
came.
Cardui prepared my system for the
dreadful change and when 1t came It
was not half as bad as those dizzy
spells had before. I now help every
day with the Homework and am get
ting along fine.
"Cardui Is certainly nne for female
complaints. Ny neighbors praise 1t
and so do others"
Take Cardui when you feel iii In
any way. weak, tired, miserable, or
under the weather.
No matter what the immediate
cause. 1t will help to brace you up, give
you new force and vim, help you to
throw OF the trouble that troubles you.
Cardui will not interfere with any
other medicine you may be taking. 1t
Is gentle. harmless, non-mineral. nom
poisonous. non-intoxicating tonic, that
every woman ought to take when she
Is looking for health. strength, beauty
and vitality.
N. B.-write to. Ladies' Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanooga, Tenn, for Special Instructions,
and e4-page book, sHome Treatment for
Women" sent In plain wrapper, on re-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
Meaninn Of Cemetery.

1t Is not correct to say that GENE
terry" means the city of the dead"
The word is from the Greek "Koime-
terion," meaning sleeping place, not
the place of the dead. There is nothing
in the thinking that It was originally
intended to convey the idea that the
departed were really dead any more
than there is in the old Hebrew term
for cemetery-"Bethaim"-the house
of the living.
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Not Actually Necessary.


Won Moltke had some few human
failings. He loved his wife devotedly,
but conquered his alma mater, Den
mark, even after she had educated him
for the military service out of her
poor. stingy pocket. But Kitchener
Is a machine man only. He loves
neither man nor woman. His spear
has never known a brother, as its
sharp point has hewn asunder the
bodies and souls of the sons Of WON
ea.-Boston Post.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19

with dull pain be-
cause there Is in
fammation within.
You can't be rid of
the ache until you
cure the cause.-The
kidneys.
Doan's Kidney
Pills cure sick kid
neys. G. 8. Warren.
1877 No. It'll St..
Boise. Idaho, says:
An injury to my
back years ago left
me lame. / had to
use q cane, and It
hurt me terribly to
stoop or lift. The
kidn ~ secretions
passed too freouent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19

self. I have read much about this
country. and met many of its people.
and. of course. have studied the Ian
guage. especially after it was deter
mined that we should come to Wash
ington.
Il find that my visitors are as in
terested In my country as l am In
theirs. and that they have read as
much about it. So many American
women have travelled in China. and
each year brings travellers from the
east to see the wonders of the west
We have a woman's question, but not
in the acute form which it has taken
here. To begin with, the Chinese peo-
pie have ideas founded on many cen.
turtles Of noting results We prefer to
keep our women at home. and every
girl Is reared with the idea that her
place is at home and that there she
is safer. happier and more useful. In
poor families the girls work. of course.
but at home.
That vast source of income t.
China. embroidery, ivory. wood and
metal carving, tapestry and feather
work. are done by women at home.
Some factories are coming into prom
inence. and the way women work IN
these. compared to the population OF
the empire and the way factory sys-
TENS prevail in other lands. they arc
scarce indeed. We never employ
women in stores or commercially at all
There are fewer still employed as
servants and the whole of our way Of
disposing of the question which is caus-
ing such unrest in the other parts of
the world is to permit women to en-
large their horizon II they will but
keep the national idea always fore
most in all that is done for them"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
Nor on a HaIf-DIme, Either.

Simon Hardcastle believed with stn-
cere faith that any wife who had, or
asked, more than. quarter a year
for her own amusement or enjoyment
was being too horrible to contem-
plate. He came from the village store
for dinner and told what he had
heard.
Miranda. would you believe that
the Lords prayer could be engraved
in a space no larger than diner"
well. yes, Simon" she hazarded, ''if
a dime Is as large in the engraver's
eyes as 1t is in yours, should think
that he would have no difficulty at
all"-The Housekeeper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
Distemper

Ia all its forms, among all ages of horses
and dogs, cured and others in the same
stable prevented from having the disease
with Spohn's Distemper Cure. Every bot
tie guaranteed. Over 10000 bottles sold
or send to manufacturers. Agents wanted.
Write for free book. Spohn Med Co.,
Spec. Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
A Thought Reader.

$50 you are studying telepathy?"
"Yes." answered Senator Sorghum:
my object in life has been to find
what people are thinking and then
say it first. Any reliable system
would simplify my labors immensely"
Exchange
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
ComparIson Summed.

You didn't cry at all at the matt
nee."
NO" answered the reposeful girl;
II couldn't think of such a thing
But the young woman with you
wept copiously."
'Of course. Her lace handkerchiefs
are ever so much more elegant than
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19

". For i've years since / was cured
by Doan's Kidney Pills. 1 have had no
return Of the trouble"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. so cents q box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
old-Fashioned Mistakes.

Proud Mother-Sit down at the ri.
amer. Maria. and play some of the
tunes you heard at the concert yester-
day.
Daughter-Law. ma, there weren't
any tunes. That was all classical mu-
sic.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
The craveied ceometer.

Euclid was boasting of his abilities.
But cried his wife. "can you find
why our gas bills are just as big as
when they charged dollar thousand
cubic feet?"
With moan he sped into the night.
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Correct.

Teacher-What is an ocean?
Johnny-A body of water necessitat-
ing battleships.-New York Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

U1th LOCAL APPLICATIONS. Is they cannot reach
the OF the disease Catarrh b blood or consti-
ttional disease and In order TO you must take
internal remedies. Halls Catarfh Cure b taken m
ternally and directly upon the blood and
surfaces Hairs CataTh Cure b not Quack medt
cine u was prescribed by OF the best physicians
IN this country for years and regular prescription.
IL y composed OF the best TONES Known. combined
with the best blood purtferS acting directly the
mucous surfaces The perfect combinattcn OF the
two ingredients Is what produces such wonderful re-
0nfs h curing catarrh- Send for testimcnais- free.
r. J. CHENEY 4 co. PropsL. Toledo q.
Sod ~ Druggists. price 75c.
TAke Hans Family Pulls for constipaffon.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19

No man can pass into eternity, fol
he is already in it.-Farrar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
A CAUTIOUS HUSBAND.

Mrs. Henpeck-John, what's your
honest opinion of my new hat?
Mr.. Henpeck-Don't ask me. Mary.
You know you're much bigger and
stronger than l am!
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19

1t is easy to offend people who have
NO use for you.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19

Constipation causes and agEnvuses many serious
diseases. II 10 thoroughly cured BY Dr. Pierce =
Pleasant Pellets. The fAvorite family LAXATIVE
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
WHEN YOUR BACK ACHES GUS
PEcT THE KIDNEYS.

Z Backache Is kidney ache, in most
cases. The kidneys ache and throb
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19

There is always work. and tools to
work withal, for those who WILL
Ruskin.
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Il Does That.

so you went into automobile rae
ing AZ a paying business. did you?"
well. doesn't 1t raise the dust!"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
Natural Superstition.

Il am going to burn coal hereafter"
Hereafter? I thought Old Nick
would attend to the heat problem for
you then"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19

When a doctor gets sick he knocks
his own game.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19
Wants Information.

why are you Offering such high
wages 10 that maid If she is incompe-
tent?"
But. my dear, she has been en-
ployed in nearly all the families in our
set"
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Whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach or
Nervous troubles. the aches are speedily
ant to take-Enects Immediately. 10. Is
and SOC at Drug Stores.
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The family tree of bunko man
must be a slippery elm.
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important TO Mothers.

important TO Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that it
Signature or&xAzM
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-03-19

TO CURE A COLD Ils ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRONO Quinipe Tab,ets
druggists refund morey IL IL fails TO cure r. w
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IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ANYTHING
better for sadeache. bAckaches stitches than
Psvvy Das<s Hulnktey Get the lArse sizs 10 r. ths
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KEEP BABY'S SKIN CLEAR

Few parents realize how many es-
Unable lives have been embittered
and social and business success pre-
vented by serious skin affections
which SO often result from the neglect
of minor eruptions in infancy and
childhood. With but little care and
the use Of the proper emollients, baby's
skin and hair may be preserved, puri-
fed and beautified, minor eruptions
prevented from becoming chronic and
torturing, disfguring rashes, itchings.
irritations and chafings dispelled.
To this end, nothing is so pure, 50
sweet, so speedily effective as the con-
slant use of Cuticura Soap, assisted,
when necessary, by Cuticura Ointment
Send to Potter Drug & Chem. Corp,
sole proprietors, Boston. for their free
32-page Cuticura Book telling all about
the care and treatment of the skin.
Not Actually Necessary.
The lawyer proceeded to examine the
witness.
Pardon the question, Mrs. Chucks-
ley" he said. but your answer consti-
tutes part of the record. How old
are your"
why you ought to know. Mr..
Sharpe" she answered; my birthday
Is the same as yours, only / was born
ten years later than you were"
"Ah. yes, remember. Well, it isn't
important, anyhow. Go ahead, Mrs.
Chucksley, and tell the jury what you
kDou ahOuf this cacon
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EYES TREATED FREE By MAIL. Describe
bye. kAr and Throat Dspennry. Rollo. Mo.
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Headache

my father has been sufferer from SICK
headache for the last twenty five years and
never found any relief until he began
taking your Cascarefs. Since he has
begun taking Cnscarets he has never had
the headache. They have entirely cured
him. cascarets do what Jon recommend
them to do. I viii give You the privilege
OF using his name. IL. n. Dickson,
1I7o Resiner ST., w. Indianapolis, Ind.
Pleesant, paIafable. Potent. Taste Good.
Do Good. Never Sjcken.yW eakln or Gripe.
1Qc, sc, Sc. Newer sold IN bulk- The gem
uine tablet stampede &C. Guasauepcd to
cure o. yow Wonsy back aS
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-13

Congressman George William Nor
ris. whose Shrewd parliamentary stroke
opened the way for the elimination Of
Speaker Cannon from the house com.
mittee on rules. represents the Fifth
district of Nebraska. Mr. Norris is a
lawyer and his home town is McCook.
Judge Norris he is called by his friends
In the house, he having served eight
years as district judge IN his state be-
fore going TO congress.
Judge Norris is OF medium height
and girth aud dresses invariably in
blue serge. He IS rather reserved in
manner. is said to be liked by his party
associates. be they regulars or insur-
gents, and is feared by the Democrats.
He is stanch Republican.
In the house Judge Norris. through
the mischance Of the lottery OF seats,
drew one in the Cherokee strip. the
little segment of Republican seats far
over on the Democratic side He can
not speak from the far corner Of the
room and make himself heard on the
Republican side; therefore when Judge
Norris wants to talk be moves to the
I iheeiN oNhilN space III front
of the speakers dais
All the winter suffering from n
chronic stomach disorder, he has stuck
to the job of preparing for the smash
ing Of Uncle Joe as though he had been
in the best of health. No session Of
the house. no roll call, no debate of
any moment, found him elsewhere than
on the floor. When his time came be
made the best of his opportunity.
Judge Norris is n native Of Ohio and
was born on Il farm. In his youth he
was compelled TO work out among
neighboring farmers during the sum
mer, attending school in the winter
Later he taught school and earned the
money to pay for legal education.
He was adnircJ to the bar in 1881
and two years iSter removed to Ne
braska. Judge Norris is forty-nine
years old and is serving his fourth
| term in congress.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-13
TESTING an EXPLOSIVE.

One Of the most dangerous OF ex-
plosives Is iodide or nitrogen, n black
powder which the slightest touch will
often cause to explode when dry with
great violence. In experiments to de-
termine the cauA OF its extreme ex-
ploSiveneSs some damp iOdide Of nitro
gen was rubbed on the strings of
bass viOl Ii is known that the strings
OF such an instrument Will vibrate
when those Of a similar instrument
having an equal tension are played
upon. In this case. after the explo-
sive had become thoroughly dry upon
the strings. another bass viol was
brought near and the strings sounded.
At certain note the iodide Of nitro
gen on the prepared Instrument e1-
ploded. II was found that the explo-
sion occurred only when a rate Of VI
bralon Of sixty a second was COM
municated to the prepared strings.
Vibration Of the G string caused an
explosion. while that of the L string
had no effect.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-13
Sea Rules Of the Road.

On the sea 1t is even more important
than on land that there should be we'll
defined rules of the road. While there
are ocean lanes" vessels do not move
along well marked lines, like railway
trains. They cross and recross each
others tracks Moreover. there is no
air brake which can halt an ocean
steamer within a few yards. Rules
OF the road at sea are based upon COM
mon sense and experience. In general.
when two vessels under steam are
meeting each other end on they follow
the same rules as with us%ith vehi-
cles-that Is, each steers TO the star
board or right One short blast from
the ships whistle means that she Is
taking the starboard course. two blasts
mean that she is taking her COURSE to
port, three that she is going full sESed
astern. Should there be risk Of col
lision between a steam vessel and a
sailing vessel it is the duty OF the
steam vessel as the more managea BILE
to keep out OF the way Of the other
For the same reason a sailing shin
which is running free is required to
keep out OF the way OF one which is
running close haued.-TraveL
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-13
How to Keep Finoers Smooth

The bane of the average sewer or
embroiderer is the roughened first fin
ger This is particularly trying when
one is using embroidery silks which
catch and roughen easily. To keep the
hands in good condition wash them
carefully before beginning work ard
rub OF ali roughness with fine
pumice stone. Then wash off with a
little acetic acid. which can be bought
at any drug store. II this is not at
hand n good cider vinegar answers the
same purpose and makes the skin soft
and smooth
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-13
Ne%x W Norfolk 6 Western
SCHEDULE IN EFFECT. MARCH 6,1910
LEAVE BUENA VISTA

p.m.-For Bristol and informed
late stations. Pullman Buffet sleep
er to Bristol. Connects at ReanOk
with st. Louis Express for all point
West. Pullman Sleeper Roanoke to
Columbus, and Cincinnati Cafe Car.
TIL a.m.-For Roanoke. Bluefield,
Pocahontas, Norton, Winston Salem.
Charlotte, WEIGH and intermediate
stations. Pullman Sleeper to Gary.
Cafe Dining Car.
1867 p.m.-Fpr Hagerstown, Phila-
delphis, New York. Pullman Buffet
Sleepers via HaRerstown for Harris
burg, Philadelphia and New York.
7.35 p.m.--For Bagerstown, Philadel-
phia and New York Pullman Sleeper to
Philadelphia.
Rates, time tables and Information
cheerfully furnished upon application
to Agent N. J. w. Ry.
W. B. BEVILL,
Gen. Pass. Agt. M.F. BRAGG,
Roanoke, Va. Trav. Pass. Agt.
Jan. IS '08
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-04-13
CLEANING OF FURS.
How II Can Be Done by tho Use Of
Simple Remedies.

TOW " Gan 6e Done BY tho Use OF
Simple Remedies.
Ermlne and mIniver are best clean
ed with soft flannel Rub the fur well
against the grain, then dip the flannel
into common -four and rub the fur un-
I'll clean: shake the fur and again rub
1t with fresh piece OF soft. clean. new
flannel till the -four Is out. BY this
process the color Of the ermine IL pre-
served, and the lining need not be re-
moved. Sable, chinchilla. squirrel, etc,
are cleaned with new bran, which
must be warmed very carefully I'm a
pan, but not burnt: therefore while
waiting stir it frequently. Rub tho
warm bran into the fur for some time.
shake It and brush until free from
bran. The fur will clean better II the
stufing and lining are removed and
the article laid as straight and fat as
possible on a table or board.
Well brush the fur before II Is clean
ed, and If there are any moth eaten
parts they must be removed and re-
placed with new pieces. The follow
Ing method is said to be adopted In
Russia: Some rye -four Is put into a
pan upon the stove and heated, being
stirred constantly with the hand ss
long as the heat can be borne. Then
the -four IS spread all over the fur and
rubbed in well. 1t is then brushed
gently with a very clean brush or beat
en- softly till all the -four is removed.
1t is claimed that this method will
make the fur appear almost new