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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24
LIVE ON SMALL PAY
Chicago High School Girls Taught
Science of Money.
Husbands Trousers VIII BE Safe In
Future Because Pay Check Will
Be Split Up Equally When
Il First Gets Home.

Chicago-Woe be unto the young
man who marries a Chicago high
school girl few years hence and on
pay day tries to put anything over
as they say in the less select circles.
For. as they say in those same circles.
shell be onto him bigger than a
house."
A new system OF household eco
nomfcs is to be introduced into Chi
cago by the new two-year vocational
course in the Chicago high schools.
One of the studies that the girls who
take the household arts course will
have to master Is named division of
income" and Mrs. Ella F1agg Young.
superintendent of schools, says that
the girls are going to know how to
split up pay check SO cloesly that
they will fcresee a needed yeast cake
four days ahead.
1t won't be a case of "frisking"
hubby's trousers in the stin night
watches to see II there's change
enough for a small steak for break
fast
A scientific division Of the pay
check VIII take place when # first
gets home. and 1t won't be necessary
Tor the wife with high school train
Ing to make more than the one
touch" She'll take what she needs
to run the house On and hubby may
nave the rest. but must pay his daily
expenses out of It.
II he goes broke" he can't borrow
from WHEY, because she'll have the
money all spent. mentally, at least.
II she still has the nominal posses
sion OF 1T she'll know just where it's
going. II he should reach for a half
dollar she might say:
You can't have that. That's for
sugar"
Dfsheartened. he might eye a quar-
ter wistfvlly, and hear:
NOR that either. That goes for a
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24

whether it will be worth as r1uch to
her as 1t costs. She must take her
husbands income and figure out what
per cent. must 60 for rent, food, fuel,
light and all the other needs of a
home"
The husband isn't the only one who
will have trouble trying to deceive
the wife trained for her profession
in the Chicago high schols House
wifery is to be real profession In
the coming generation.
In the new courses the girls will
study textiles. and learn how to die
tinguish the pure from the adulter
ated. II any careless clerk displays
a piece of shoddy goods with the
statement that its all wool and a
yard wide" he'll be snapped up sc
quick he'll be wondering, long after
the indignant shopper has departed
what happened and how many were
killed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24
THE BLIND SENATOR
Marvellous Career Of Thomas p.
Gore of Oklahoma.
How He Won His Fight Against Pow
erty and Adversely, and Achieved
His Early Ambitions In Spite
Of Obstacles.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-No man in
public life today has had more re-
markable career than Senator Thomas
Pryor Gore of Oklahoma, whose
charges of attempted bribery In con-
nection with the sale of Indian lands
stirred the country and brought about
Investigation by congressional COM
mittee. Marvellous almost beyond be-
lief were the struggles of this blind
man-blind from early youth-to
reach the great goal of his ambition
seat In the senate of the United
States.
Senator Gore was born on a farm in
Mississippi in 1870, later being taken
to the village of Walthall, when the
latter was created. At the age of eight
one Of his eyes was jabbed out by
playmate. But he still had one good
eye left and his grief was forgotten
when some friends told him one day
that he mad been appointed a page in
the Mississippi legislature. This career
was, however. ended three years after
the first accident by fate so cruel
and unusual that 1t would have crushed
the spirit of ninety-nine boys out Of
any hundred in the land While ex-
perimenting with toy cross-bow, he
himself shot out his remaining eye
He was now totally blind, and had
to give up his pageship. For the next
five years his chief diversion was to
hear his sister and mother read to
him. Then normal school was opened
at his home town. and he entered, his
lessons being read to him at home and
by his schoolmates.
A debating society was organized In
this school and the blind boy joined
and displayed wonderful aptitude
Tor debate. One day a companion
found an old volume of the Congress
sional Record. Going to an old stable
the companion would read to him the |
speeches of the lawmakers at Wash |
lngton and then there entered Cores
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24
MILLINERY CAR is TOO WIDE
Its Contents are Reloaded at Stating.
ton, Pa, After Coming Across
Continent.

Slatington, Pa.-After coming all
the way from China consignment of
straw braid for women's hats was held
up here because the big box car in
which 1t was loaded was too wide for
the Lehigh Valley railroads clearance
here.
The car was bonded by the United
States customs authorities at San
Francisco straight to Collector Loeb
at New York. and the railroad men
we're in a quandary until Inspector
Gummel arrived from Philadelphia.
He broke the seal and. after the rail.
road had reloaded the consignment
into smaller car. sealed it up again
The shipment was worth about s70,-
900 and the duty something the New
York authorities must determine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24
ALRSF1ZP IN WAR MANEUVERS
and each will contain couple Of 100
horsepower Koorting motors.

and each will contain couple of 100
horsepower Koorting motors.
The monster Schuette airship, which
has been under construction at Rhein-
au. near Mannheim, for nearly a year,
and which at one time was expected to
be shown at the Brussels exhibition
at the end Of May, is now reported to
have experienced a fiasco without
even leaving the shed in which it was
built. The story goes that when the
car was hung the wooden framework,
which was circular in section, was dis
torted by the weight into an oval form
with the result that many Of the joints
gave, and in places irreparable dam.
age was caused
The wreckage must have been very
considerable. If, as stated, a gang Of
20 carpenters we're at once set tc
work to prevent still further havoc.
People are also wondering II anything
has happened to the huge Siemens
Schuckert non-rigid airship, which
was filed with gas and inspected b.
privileged persons as long ago as the
beginning OF April, but of which moth
Ing has since been heard.
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dozen eggs" (This assumes, of
course. that some time eggs will drop
to that figure)
In despair he might reach for two
cents to buy morning paper. and
be warned away with:
"Skiddoo. That's Fridays yeast
cake
or course, this may never happen.
But seriously, now, the girls are 60
Ing to be educated to such q fine
point that 1t might happen.
I'VE want the young wife to under
stand what part of the family income
should be devoted to the home" said
Mrs. Young. I'VE want her to know
how to spend 1t. She will be taught
IN the high school to watch the daily
papers for the market prices and to
know Just what things should cost
from day to day.
When she sees things she wants
we want her to be able to figure out
whether she can really afford it
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24

breast the ambition to be a IJnjtef
states senator-an ambition that neve,
left 1t, even in the darkest days thai
followed.
In 1891 his fame as a speaker had
spread locally and he received MANY
invitations to address farmers pfcnfcs
The last day of 1895 he left Mississip
pl Tor Texas under a solemn vow
never to return to 1t unless as a Uni.
ted States senator.
That year in Texas was a hard one.
Gore threw himself into politics with
passionate energy. Again and again
the family was reduced to the verge
OF physical suffering Yet year after
year they kept up the fight for exist.
ence without complaint. Nor did the
blind lawyer once despair of reachine
the senate. writes James Creelman in
Pearson's Magazine.
When Mr.. Bryan was nominated n
Kansas City in 1900 Gore found his
way to the crowd that surrounded the
convention. He managed to live IN
Kansas City for six days at a total
cost of $3.50. No one who heard his
voice ringing out over that scene Of
national enthusiasm was permitted To
know. or even suspect, his poverty.
Then he obtained an engagement IN
South Dakota to speak during tina
state and presidential campaigns. In
this way he picked up $1,000 and with
1t went back to Texas and married.
The Gore's--including his father and
brother-decided upon going to Okla.
homa. In April. 1902, Gore managed 70
go as delegate to the terrftorial con.
vention that was to choose a delegate
to congress from Oklahoma, and wa,
given seat In the territorial senate
That summer the blind man had nm.
other terrible struggle to keen alive
One day in June he had only eight
cents left. He held a war council
with his wife to consider what thew
should do with the eight cents. II was
decided that the money should he
spent on postage in an effort to secure
speaking engagements. The political
fight had to be kept up at any cost.
The fight for a seat In the Unite6
states senate was now pressed ava.
tematically. Gore spent the year 1909
IN widening his acquaintance. atfend.
Ing picnics. barbecues and countv
fairs. lecturing for anything from IS n
$25, shaking hands with the crowd.
and smiling his way into their hearts
His friends wanted him to abapdon
his ambition for time and run for
congress. 1T IL the senate or moth.
ng," he replied.
Gore won his light in the primary
election and was elected to the United
States senate by the Legislature. drav.
ng the short term. In 1908 he was n
elected
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24
FEMININE HIGH filters.

When the heavier-than-air flying ma
chine was proved to be a mechanical
possibility II was predicted that avia-
ton would soon become a fad similar
to that of automobiling or, in the
earlier days, bicycling. Despite recent
mishaps in the air which have cost
the lives of several experimenters.
this forecast seems likely to be veri-
fed. Already factories are turning
out afrplanes to order both in this
country and abroad. and soon 1t will
be possible for anyone who fancies an
aerial career to equip himself with an
up-to-date machine of any one of half
q dozen or more types. Indeed, there
are now at work several thousand
skilled artisans making airplanes for
public use, and in all probability next
season will see an afrplane owned pri-
vately In every large city. while pos
sfbly the town that does not possess
a sky pilot among it's followers of
venturesome sport will feel outclassed
and dfstanced in the race of progress.
1t has just been announced that three
French monoplanes are now on their
way across the Atlantic, having been
manufactured especially for the Amer
lean feminine market. They are in
every respect the most ladylike ma
chimes that have been turned out thus
far. and 1t is the hope of the French
manufacturers that after they have
been demonstrated by trio of exceed
ingly attractive >Parisiennes there
will be almost competition for their
ownership. and the American market
for these machines will have been es-
tablished.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24

Some one over in England has dis
covered lot of records which go to
show that If certain things had been
said and done by the government
when George the Third was king
there would have been no revolution
In America and what is now the
United States might still be British
dependency. Perhaps so. But some
things also happened on this side of
the ocean which had an effect on his
tory. There was the Declaration of
Independence. the pre-eminent mill
tary ability and statecraft of George
Washington. few battles and Ameri-
can victories. such as those at Ben
nington. Saratoga. Trenton and York
town, and several other occurrences
that had a bearing on the case. And
American patriotism and determine
ton against overwhelming odds had
little something to do with the out.
come.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24
New York Bakers Make Two
Sizes of Bread for Retailers.
Large Loaf 10 Sold to Cash Customers
over Counter, While Smaller Size
Goes to Those Who Order
Goods Delivered.

New York.-In the course of a con.
ference between Clement ]. Driscoll,
commissioner OF weights and meas
ures. and bakers Of this city, a number
OF ingenious ways of defrauding the
public were exposed. The conference
was held with the object of formula.
ting a plan by which bread may be
sold by weight.
Several bakers admitted that II
was customary for the wholesaler to
make different sized loaves for the re-
taller. who sells one kind to the Gus
TONER who comes to the store for
bread. and smaller size to those who
order bread delivered at their homes.
The bread dealers are making a de.
termined fight against the instalmeut
OF Driscoll's new plan, and their argu-
ments make interesting reading.
How do you think that we can
support our horses and wagons IL we
do not make an added profit on the
bread which we deliver?" was the way
the representatives OF the New York
Bakers association expressed their
point of view.
How are we going to pay the jani-
tor OF every apartment house In town
Tor permission to put the bread and
rolls on the dumbwaiter, and get him
to watch and see that they go to the
right families. unless we make the
consumer himself pay the added ex-
pense?" one representative asked.
This thing is an established custom.
and thus far the consumer has never
shown that he is unwilling to pay
little more for the privilege of re-
ceiving his breadstuffs in his own
house"
The commissioner. however, de-
clared he would continue his efforts
IN the cause of selling bread by weight
He seemed to favor FASTING a small |
label on each loaf OF bread sold, sta
ting its exact weight. The first OBJ !
lection raised by the representatives
Of the bakers association was that this |
would be unsanitary.
I don't agree with you there" said
orfscoll. AT present several of the
arge wholesale bakeries paste their
lanes on the loaves of bread baked
by them. and so far as l have been
tbie to find out there has been no OBJ
ection to this either on the part of
he consumer or the board of health"
A shop to shop canvass by inspec-
ors showed great dissimilarity in
elative weight and price Of different
caves.
The average of IL 1oaves revealed
he fact that the consumer generally
eceived 2h ounces OF bread for a
ent, but variations were considerable.
French loaf weighing one pound
ost ten cents. while cream loaf
'eighing "a ounces only cost IL cents.
mother loaf weighing IS ounces cost
light cents. while still another loaf
'eighing &c ounces brought six cents.
In explanation the baker suggested
uality and appearance.
This may be true" said Commits
loner DriscoR. but heretofore the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24

Il thought you said this was
young chicken" remarked Viewed, az
he sawed away at q portion of the
bird.
And thought 1t was" rejoined his
better half. Il looked in its mouth and
It showed no Indication of having cut
single tooth yet. The dealer must
have imposed upon me-"
Did he tell you 1t was young
chicken?" queried her husband.
NO." replied Mrs. Viewed. But I'm
sure he must have extracted its teeth
before Offering 1t for SALE"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24

Capt. Ivan de Kavousky of the Rus
sian army. who is now on his way to
ROTTERDAM. was busy every hour of
the time he spent In New York. While
In this country he purchased FIVE mo-
tor boats for the use of the Russian
navy and also placed an order for a
nickei-plated motor boat to be pre-
scented to the czarewitch by the off,
GERS of the Russian volunteer feet.
The captain said that the Russian
government considers small boats of
American manufacture the best and
speediest in the world. II is not alone
In this view. Wasn't It to American
builders that the German kaiser en-.
trusted the construction of his yacht?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24

AS yet the "hobble" skirt Is known
TO most people only through descrip-
ton and pictures. That it may never
be better known is the petition of the
sane. Mere foolishness often has
found expression in odd raiment. but
imbecility has but seldom taken mate
rial form as fashion. That woman
who hobbies her limbs with one OF
these absurdities has had first to hob
bic her intelligence is certain. Every
woman owes to herself such dress
as in mouse emergency will permit
her to mount a chair.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24

+. Texas continues to raise some
things which are very much to her
credit and advantage. Among them
are big crops. This year the Lone
Star state will distinguish herself
especially by the corn yield. The
latest estimate by the Texas agricui.
tural bureau is 210.000,00O bushels.
against 122.50o.000 bushels last year
and 2o1.000.000 bushels in 1908, the
latter being an exceptional output.
The agricultural resources of Texas
are enormous. and the grain harvest
Is but one part of the business. The
state is beating Bermuda in early
onion growing, raises some of the best
and earliest potatoes in the market
and supplies other vegetables. In.
fact. 1t is doing its part in showing
that the natural resources of the
United States are far from exhaustion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24

Lemons are said to be an infallible
cure for malaria. This Is the method
OF preparation: Take one lemon. wash
thoroughly with brush and hot wa
ter till all germs are gone. cut In
very small pieces. using skin, seeds
and all; cook in three glasses of wa
tor TIL reduced to one, and take this
while fasting. A cure IL generally
effected within Z week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24
TO DEFRAUD THE PLLBILc

purchaser has never had a chance to
decide whether he would buy a heavy
ioat or light one for the same
money. | promise to give him an op-
portunify. 1t is all right for him to
know that 1t is extra light. but when
ne looks at two labels and discovers
that ne can get more bread for the
same price he is apt to consign the
artistic qualities Of the lighter bread
to perdition."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24
Mouse Eats Marriage License.

Des Moines, IA mouse may have
been the cause of Barbary Dennis of
Grand Island, Neb., losing a govern
ment pension as an old soldiers
widow. She wrote the clerk OF the
Polk county court here:
I've been married since 1862 but
can't prove it. A mouse ate the date
out of my certificate"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24

After riding all night In a taxicab a
man paid the chauffeur two dollars
and then tipped him FIVE cents. Such
hypertrophied nerve should be in bet,
ter business. such as. for instance,
selling de luxe editions of dead and
defenseless authors.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24

BY screaming louder than her com
petitors a Chicago woman the other
day won money prize In q shrek
contest Perhaps she saw a mouse at
the psychological moment.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24
Not TO oxsrdo Il

Lily-Ive gwine to- a s'prise party
tonight. Miss Sally.
Miss Sally-What will you take for
4 present?
Lily-Well, we didn' callate ON
takin' no present Yo' see. we don't
wan to s'prise 'em too much.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24
Arizona Valuation sss. 12s. 2as.

Phoenix. Ariz.-The territorial
board of equalization has fixed the
valuation of property in Arizona for
purposes Of taxation, at $S6.126, 226.35.
This is an increase over last year of
$3.422.1 1879.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24

Old Gentleman Ito waiter)-Can
you tell me II my -vife is here?
Waiter-Yes, SIR, eight hats to the
ieft.-F1iegende Batter.
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There Are
Reasons

Why SO many people
have ready : at hand a
package Of
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