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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25
HELPED OUT BY A VISION
Sought In Vain Revealed to
Him as He Slept.

think little of visions when per-
son Is in bed. An eminent man of
science informed me lately that, be-
ing engaged in writing the biography
of very celebrated person, he sought
half day for a record of an interest
ing fact in the youth of the celebrity.
He could find no such record, went to
bed, fell asleep, probably. and then
found himself wide awake (as far as
he knew, while his room was lit up
with soft radiance. The door opened.
and tall figure draped in some dark
material entered. carrying book of a
very peculiar form. The figure opened
the book, laid it open on a table by
the bed, and went out. Ny informant
slept till he was called in the morn
ing. There was no book beside him,
but he recognized the volume by it's
shape, went to a shelf In his library,
took down the volume Zone of a
series), and found the record which
he wanted. He cannot have been
awake when the figure came, for he
would have examined the book at the
moment. Yet he thought he was
awake. Nothing else of this kind ever
occurred to my friend. who, may say,
is an F. R. s. The person who ap-
peared to him was not the subject of
the biography on which my friend was
engaged, for he was not a tall man.
The whole affair was a little drama
staged by the Subliminal Self, who
works in mysterious way. for he
might just as well have shown the let
tering on the back of the book. or
whispered its name.-Andrew Lang. in
London T. P.'s Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25
FRENCH LAW HITS MODISTES
Refusal to Deliver Dresses on Credit
Results in Maker Being
Fined In Court.

London.-A question which is of
considerable interest to the fair sex.
as it concerns the obligations of dress
makers TO their customers, has just
been settled by Paris court. Last
summer lady. wishing to give a trial
order TO an unassuming couturiere.
established at some distance from the
business quarter of the city, ordered
a costume which was duly sent to her
house and found to be SO satisfactory
that few months afterward she or.
dered couple OF dresses, which, how
ever. the tradeswoman declined to for
ward to her dwelling. saying that she
could go TO the shop, pay the bill. and
take them away with her.
This the customer refused to do.
arguing that the dresses should be
sent to her. and that she ought to- be
allowed due leisure for the inspection
OF the account But the dressmaker
held firm. so the lady, whose husband
is a distinguished member of the
Paris bar, determined to refer the
matter to the law court.
The judge decided against the mo-
diste. So for failure to deliver the
goods on trial she had to pay 20
francs by way OF damages, and has
also to deliver the two dress within
the space Of three days, and in good
condition, failing which she was or
dered to put down two francs for every
days delay
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25
Forty-Three Square City Blocks Be-
ing Washed Down by High Pres
sure Water Jets.

Seattle. Wash.-High pressure wa
ter jets are cutting down Denny hill,
Seattle hump. comprising 40 square
city blocks. The work of making a
level business district of a rugged
landmark was begun in 1906 and will
be finished within a few months.
Aside from the Inconvenience of
steep streets, Seattle needed Denny
hill for a building site. Later the
board of public works took a hand
and now the days of the hill are al
most past. In the regarding the con-
ventional methods of earth removal
by dirt wagons, steam shovels and con-
struction trains have been replaced
by salt water pumped Up from the
harbor. Powerful engines force the
water through nozzles of three-inch
diameter.
The stream is directed against the
hard blue-clay hills that crumble like
snow on sunny day. The mixture of
mud and gravel is then pumped
through fumes out into the harbor.
The smoothing of the hill involved
the destruction of the picturesque
Denny hotel. Originally, the houses
in the vicinity of the hotel were ar
ranged on terraces or steppes. So
sharp was the ascent to the hotel that
the management built and operated a
private cable car line for the conve-
nience of the guests.
When the experiment of private per-
sons had proved that it was possible
10 cut down Seattle hills by hydraulic
sluicing-there were doubters-the
legal machinery was set in motion to
make similar public Improvements. A
petition signed by the majority of the
property holders in the district was
approved by the mayor. the city en-
gineer and the board of public works.
The contract was let to company
which was required to install a pump
ing plant capable of removing 1900
cubic yards e. earth daily. II was re-
quired to give bond that the work
would be finished within 80 months
after it was started
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25
Vocational
Training
for Young
Women
By LOUISE SARAH ARNOLD

tunit until complete system education had by
the university degrees Not until completed realize
that had arranged system which gave while
failed to provide for the immediate needs of the The
whole fair to look but the fragment apporoned boys
and girls whose school life of necessity limited proved fragment
indeed and not portion suited to their needs
During the past 20 the conviction has gained ground
function of the school merely the scholar
the citizen is this ideal which rapidly modifying
The young citizen must be made ready morally intellectually phy
caly, for his
This brings to another for the emphasis vocational
training In former times the taught the home
its duties and responsibilities second don
tic handraf Thuths the vocational training demanded of
the schools formerly worered homes modern home
in the city rarely fufs this function has handed public
school the responsibility of training its daughters Until home comes
itself again. the school bear its burden Therefore teach
sewing cooking and the other it can
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25
ANTS Do REASON
Authority Again Asserts They
Show More Than Instinct.
Lord Avebury Sees No Reason to
Change Views Expressed 80 Years
Ago-BeIleves They Possess
High Power.

London.-"Do ants reason?" is an
interesting question, which has
cropped up again. Hitherto we had
such an eminent authority as Lord
Avebury expressing his unquestion-
able belief that they do. This so far
back as 30 years ago, and we let it
remain at that. But now comes along
Henry Hill, an equally well-informed
authority on the insect world, who,
during lecture at the London insti-
tuition, would not allow ants any high
er quality than that of instinct"
In reply Lord Avebury sees no rea-
son to change his view expressed 30
years ago and still believes these in
sects have the gift of reason
Il have not studied ants for many
years." said Lord Avebury, "but l
hope to renew my experiments before
long and l still adhere to the conclu-
sions which you will find in my book
on Ants, Bees and Wasps.' In that
work / said, When we see an ant hill
tenanted by thousands of industrious
inhabitants excavating chambers, form
Ing tunnels. making roads, guarding
their homes, gathering food, feeding
the young, tending their domestic an
imals, each one fulfilling its duties in
dustriously and without confusion, 1t
is difficult Altogether to deny to them
the gift of reason and the preceding
observations tend to conform the opin-
ion that their mental powers differ
from those of men not SO much in
kind as in degree
My principal experiment was one
in which placed intoxicated ants near
a nest, 3S being friends and 40 strang-
ers to the colony OF the friends q
were taken into the nest and carefully
tended, seven were dropped into the
moat surrounding it and four were
left alone. OF the strangers 80 were
dropped into the water, one was left
alone and nine were taken into the
nest. OF the latter seven were again
removed from the nest and carried to
the water. Could anything more clear
~ show the reasoning power of the
ants?"
Lord Avebury gives instances with
out number which seem to show that
ants have higher power than that
OF instinct. One of the most remark
able relates to their treatment of the
eggs of the aphis, or "ant cow" They
carefully tend these eggs during the
winter, taking them to their nests for
the purpose and then remove the
young aphides when Matched in the
spring, placing them in earthen Cow
sheds" specially constructed on the
young shoots of the daisy, the plant
which provides the aphis with nour-
ishment. The herd of aphides thus
reared is then regularly stroked. or
MIXED" for the honey they secrete.
This seems to me-" said Lord Ave-
bury in his historic work. "a most re-
markable case of prudence. Our ants
may not perhaps lay up food for the
winter, but they do more, for they
keep during six months the eggs
which will enable them to procure
food during the following summer. a
case of prudence unexampled in the
animal kingdom"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25
A PhiIanthropic E,ru.r

What are you going to do this sum-
mer, Hiram?" asked Mrs. Farmer.
well. l guess we'll send our two
girls to Europe so as to be able to
accommodate a few unfortunate city
boarders who must have fresh air."
replied Hiram.-Detroit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25

have been asked to consider particu-
larly the movement for vocational training
for girls.
The causes are legion, reaching far back
into the past. The essential reason, how
ever, is found in our dominant desire to
provide equal opportunities for all. Our
democracy is not content with less
The thoughtful teacher can read in the
history of our schools the expression of this
desire. The schools were intended to teach
the truth and the truth was to make us
free. In building the curriculum we add
ed subject to subject, opportunity to oppor-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25
convIcts in Mother Huhhsrd..

Rome. Ga.-All the convicts of
Floyd county have been CARRIED in
mother hubbards. by order of the
county commissioners. This action
was taken because of the numerous
recent escapes and to promote cleanIi.
ness among the prisoners.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25

UcIues OF genius. Negngence IN dress VIII SOON De
followed by corresponding negligence in address.
Carelessness in the matter of clothes undoubt-
edly lowers in his estimate don't believe
there is man alive who preach good sermon or
be effective and skilful doer of any good work
if he is conscious that his linen soed and his clothes
i'll fitting and worm There is about the ill-clad
of incompleeness that shears him of his
personal power and magnetism.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25
Seattle Losing Noted Hump

Thirty-four million cubic yards of
earth viii have been washed away
when the work is finished. The cost
will be s2.500,000.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25
Proper
Training
of City
Children
By ERNEST LEWIS


himself herself blame the cbld-
the fve-cen show.
Whose fault is it that children cheap show or m Tho
night?
believe it is advisable for parents to take their children r.
onable places of amusement occasionally but absolutely foolish
allow them often they DESIRE for children have no
in such matters.
pleasant and attractive to children that they enoy being Of b
instead of on the streets.
1t not necessary 10 De cranks IN the matter of discipline Children
allowed great privileges which not bring harm 70
but parents should make point at all times to know just where their
children
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25
Unsightly.

The Doctor-You must put porous
plaster on the small of your back.
The Lady-That's impossible. doc
tor. I'm going to the opera tonight.
how would ] look.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25

A certain Chicago man recently ex-
pressed the opinion that the fve-cent thea
ter has stronger tendency to absorb the.
minds of the school children than any.
other recreation, inasmuch as the CITY is.
flooded with these cheap shows and chill
dren frequent them oftener than any other
place of amusement This man is the fa-.
ther of several children, yet he acknowl-
edges that it is impossible for him TO keen
them off the streets in the evening.
When father or mother realizes that
he or she has no control over the children
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25

The gruf however capable rep while the man with pleasing
about him always To Chesterfield again. O your
mind and them the suppeness and fex
biGty-strength alone will not do So"
Aaron Burr lost the presidency vot but he became cep
dent understanding of twice his character and ability his
and courteous his polished bearing and magnetic
atty
Josephne fascinating did for Napoleon than
dozen of his loyal adherents.
The art of pleasing with the art of rising in the world
Of there notable exceptions the rule that pleasing
atty brings Michael Angelo cold and forbdng and
though the people admired his works they cared little for him. Columbus
unsoca and his acturn disposition attributed the mun
his which with difficulty aayed his of discovery
the world invited dinner his life he
was welcomed at any frede
The 81 don't know, &c" don't care" non of business kind Of
where he Show courtesy oheno because they
gentlemen, but because you
Shabby clothes and rude longer looked
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-25
Good
Manners
They Count for
More Than
Anything Else
By DIR. MADISON C. PETERS

MERSON says: Give boy dress and accomplishments anu
you give him the mastery palaces wherever he goes he
has the trouble to them they solicit HIM TO-
enter and possess"
Good go fartar than letters of Recommendation
like the gold standard they current the world around
Lord Chesterfield well knew the truth of the proverb that
that manners make the man." He wrote to his son: AN
your Greek advance you but manners II good
NAV"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-16

latest electrical appliances are truly as
wonderful as other late Inventions of
which one reads daily in the newspapers
and marvelS at the wonder, of the age.
Across the Great Salt Lake, along
the Ogden-Lucin cutoff, is strung q
heavy cable containing the many trunk
line circuits which extend via Ogden to
the coast Not long ago mixup in the
cable indicated thut somewhere i'm it's
seventeen or more miles was to be found
trouble-the nature of which must be
determinsd and remedied.
To look for trouble in cable 20 miles
long would seem to the layman like look
ing for a needle in a haystack.
Right here is when the Wheatstone
bridge came into play. BY the aid of
this wonderful device the trouble in the
Lucin cutoff was figured tout to he
seventeen miles distance from the east
shore cable box The repair gang
measured off the distance, and cutting
open the cable. found q bullet firmly
imbedded in the wires The missile
WAS removed and once more the wires
were clear for traffic. Ogden Examiner.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-16
Telephone Company Organized

4 meeting of the stockholders of the
Elko-Jarbidge Telephone Company was
held Tuesday afternoon for the pur pose
of completing the organization of the
company. John Henperson presided
and EE. Caine officiated as secretary
After the adoption of II set of by laws.
n ballot was taken for five directors to
serve for the first year and the follow,
ing were elected: John Henderson,
Edgar Reinhart, J. A. Mcbride, E. II.
Newman and Sol Ballin.
After the election of directors the
stockholders adjourned. The directors
then met and organized by electing John
Henderson, president; Edgar Reinhart.
vice president; j. A. Mcbride, treasurer;
Sol BALM, secretary, and E. r. New
man, manager.
The board then adorned to meet at
3 o'clock Thursday afternoon to open
the bids for constructing the telephone
line and to transact any business that
may come up in connection Herewith.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-16
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any cnse of Cntarrh that
cannot he cured by Halls Cntarrh
Cure. f. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known
i. j. Cheney for the last fifteen years
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactio ms md finanl
cially able to carry out any obliga--
tions made by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure IL taken In
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system, Testimonials sent free.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for-con-
stipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-16

here at the Jarbidge store is as follows:
Hay,$l50 ton; oats, $3.50 per hundred
pounds; bacon. 40 cents to Al cents a
pound; lard, 30 cents Il pound coffee, ~
cents to 30 cents Il pound; potatoes, Ii
cents pound land none in camp:
tobacco, IS cents pound. These prices
were given me by the storekeeper him
self and are the correct peices up to date.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-16
William T. Crane

AT o'clock this morning, William T.
Crane, another pioneer of this county,
crossed the divide and now rests on
the other side.
Mr.. Crane was born in Green county,
Pennsylvania, on the 18th of October,
e4S29. In 1863. he came to Nevada and
sett at Austin, Lander county In
1857, he came to this county and settled
on ranch oh South Fork. He made
the ranch his home until few years
ago when his health began to fail and
he gave up the ranch and moved to
ElkO.
For the last few years, Mr. Crane has
been in poor health and his death this
morning was not unexpected. During
his last years he lived quietly in town
enjoying the competence the industry
and thrift Of himself and wife wrung
from the soil of their South Fork
ranch.
Beside his aged widow, he leaves a
family of three daughters. Mrs George
Overman of Elko, Mrs. II. F. Nc
D1rmott Of Alviso, California. and Mrs
&. y. Francis of South Fork and six
sous, George, Knox, Charley, James,
living in this county; and Henry and
Andrew, living in California. Two
sisters also survive him, Mrs. Woody,
residing in California, and Mrs Parks
living in Missouri.
The bereaved family have the
ksympathy of large circle of friends in
rtheir sorrow. While they mourn for
husband, father and brother. the
thought of his upright life, his sturdy
Integrity and the good he did should
drive away the gloom.
Mr.. Crane was ole of Elk cunt Us
best citizens. He lived an honorable
upright life and was respected and es
teemed by all who knew him. He did
his part toward making Nevada Il
prosperous, thriving commonwealth
Now that his work is ended, let US hope
that golden reward awaits him on the
other shore, where toll, trouble and sor-
row never disturbe the rest of those
who sleep.
The funeral will take place from the
family residence at 2 o'clock Friday
afternoon. Friends and acqnaintsnces
are respectfully requested to attend
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-16
SALMAGUNDI|
Read our business locals elsewhere

Read our business locals elsewhere
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smiley came
from Starr valley yesterday They in
tend I pake this their future home.
Two mining experts struckout for
Jarbidge this morning in one of Mr..
Thompson's light rigs.
Nobe NJ. Jefferson, one of Carson's
pioneer residents. died Monday night.
He was rs years of age
Pierce Vore's outfit left for Jarbidge
this morning. Another outfit also
started for the new camp.
The regular prayer meeting of the
Presbyterian church is held tonight at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Gro
YER. 1t will be in charge of DR.. Clark.
All are welcome. Meeting commences
ut o'clock.
1t is stated that there is no foundation
in fact for the statement that the wede-
kind mine is to be re-opened The
niue is still controlled by the estate of
Governor SPARKS ana no transfer has
been made by the heirs of this property
to outside nterests.-Virginia Chroni-
Gle.
AT first it waa announced that Sec
rotary Ballinger would not be repre-
sented by counsel before the congress.
sional investigating committee that is
considering the BallingerPinc dis
pute. Later it was announced that
Blllinger's interests and those of all of
the others defendants" would be looked
after by the United States attorney
general Since then it has been decided
that Mr.Ballinger shall have two
lawyers at each committee hearing.
Can it be possible that anyone is becom-
ting notwithstanding.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-16
Ballet Fonnd In Telegraph Cable

Testing out troubles on cables re-
quires the service Of the skilled cleo
trictian and expensive apparatus. Re.
Gently q bit of cable testing was sue
cessfully accomplished by the wire
chiefs In the Western Union Office in
this city, which demonstrates that the
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-16
Jarhidae Prices

Nan interesting letter to the Hum.
pn Star, William A. Kopplin, who
Mad ban in the camp twelve days when
ne "He, gives the following list Of
prices %Iarbige:
The c"*of hay, grain, groceries, ect..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-16
Apportionment of School Funds

Appoionment of school
"a ichid
County Se5 3O B f4 child
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1910-02-16

Superintendent of Public Inttruction.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-14
Your Opportunity

Owing to the dry weather for the
last 60 days some Of the farmers have
become discouraged and we have been
able to list for sale some of the finest
farms in Grady aud Caddo counties at
very low prices. The good rains the
past few days insures one Of the best
crops in the history Of the country.
Oklahoma today has the best crops Of
any state in the union and win have
a great Immigration from the north
and east in the next 90 days. More
land will change hands in the next few
months than has been sold in the past
two years. Real estate OF all kinds
is bound to advance in value. II you
are going TO invest now is your oppor-
tunity.
100 acres Of first class smooth up
land, only four miles south, Of city
limits. Price $500.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-07-14
FIELDER JONES BACK IN GAME
Former White sox Manager Now Play
ing With Washington State Club.

Former White sox Manager Now Play
inc With Washington State Club.
Fielder Jones, former manager Of
the Chicago White sox. is now playing
center held for the Chehalis team in
the Washington state league. BY sign
ing with the Chehalis team he can
play three games week ana have
ample time 10 take care Of his timber
business. 1t is believed that his de-
elsion to keep in the game foreshad-
ows return to the big league next
year.
AS Jones is On the reserve list Of the
Chicago Americans. the national com
mission is said TO be looking into his
case. Jones says be win force the is
sue. The Washington league is In
Glass @.
1T is not my intention to disrupt
this little league said Jones recently,
Through a disagreement with the Ma
tional association, and if a dispute
arises shall quit, but it affords me
the opportunity of learning where I
stand. SO I am taking a chance"