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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

w AsHINGTON.-Now that it seems
W certain that two new states will
be added to the Union by March 4,
New Mexico and Arizona being slated
for promotion from territories. the
nag factories run by the government
are In for some busy times. 1t will
be necessary first for the departments
here to decide how the new stars
shall be placed on the flag. The field
OF the flag Is becoming crowded with
stars and 1t Is no easy matter to re-
arrange them so that the section re-
served for consultations may not be
inertistically jumbled. This duty de-
wolves upon officials Of the army and
navy departments who must meet
and decide how the new stars repre-
senting the two new states are to
be placed on the field of the flag.
Then the work of rearranging the
field on all the flags owned by Uncle
Sam will be begun, and a gigantic
task 1t will be.
The army flags are all remade at
the various government depots, the
work being given to women who are
widows of army men or daughters
OF veterans with some claim on the
government for employment. The ma
val flags are usually fixed up by the
sailors themselves the Jackies being
just as handy with the needle and
the sewing machine as the women and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

THE so-called fist Of immortals" Of
j the United States biological sur
vega roster kept by that bureau of
all hunting fatalities in this country
already this year has had added to it
Al names. From this information the
bureau hopes after few years to
be able to deduce general principles
which will be of value in framing
'life-saving" federal and state game
laws.
"One fact which we have learned
during the three years we have kept
this record" said DR.. T. s. Palmer,
chief of the bureau. "is that there are
practically no deer hunting accidents
in states which prohibit the shooting
of does. This is because in those
states the hunter hesitates a moment
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

room teachers Of the academic and
technical subjects of the courses Of
study. The University of Chicago
sent DR.. Shepardson and DR.. Goode,
two Of its ablest and most successful
extension. lecturers. to Manila during
the past vacation to remain In resi-
dence at the vacation assembly of
teachers and conduct education
courses during the session.
In referring to the class Of men
and women engaged in the education
work there. they speak in the high
est terms. II have seen many gath
erings Of educators, but none which
average higher than this one." said
DR.. Shepardson. The reason. no
doubt. is that nowhere else could such
company be found Of men and wom-
en- who are doing pioneer work, who
have the spirit Of the pioneer, and
whose earnestness in pursuing ideals
is reflected in conversation and con-
ference talk"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Adding Two More Stars to the Flag

as they have a great deal Of leisure
time the sailors manage to do their
own official needlework when the
flags are called In for the addition of
stars and the Encouragement Of the
field of stars.
The addition of one star to the flag
sometimes proves an easy task. The
amount of work involved depends
upon the position of the stars already
on the flag. II there is room at the
bottom of the last row of stars for
the addition of another then 1t is
merely matter of adding that extra
star and this is a comparatively easy
job. But the field of stars seldom
lends itself in that kind of manner
to the work Of adding additional
stars. The symmetrical arrangement
Of the stars is matter of the utmost
importance and this requires much
much thought and skill on the part
of the officials to whom Is entrusted
the work of designing a field with
the extra stars added.
The first work when the design Of
the new flag has been sent out to the
arsenals. is to rip on the stars that
have to be placed in different posi-
tons. This work Is done by rows Of
women who are armed with sharp
pointed knives. They place the star
to be removed on a padded base that
holds the cloth taut. Then they care
fully rim o,,f the cfifchoo until tho
star is removed. This work goes on
for weeks and sometimes months. for
all the flags in the country must be
rearranged. AS the stars are ripped
of they are dropped in baskets and
not used again, new stars being sewn
on to replace the discarded ones. The
new stars are cut by means of die.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Pay Girls to Paw Over Waste Baskets

UNIQUE among government Jobs
u is that of the two women who sit
side by side down In the basement Of
the treasury department and spend
the entire day going through the con-
tents of the department waste bas-
kets. They are searching for stray
bonds, checks and bills that may
through some mishap have fallen
into the baskets. The positions of the
two women are more important than
their place on the treasury rolls would
indicate, for some time back one Of
them fshed up a $4,000 United
States coupon bond. The two women
have been doing this work for years
Not a scrap Of paper IL permitted
to be carried out of the treasury de-
partment until it has passed the CEN
sorship of the official examiners Of
the waste baskets. There IL q rule
In the service also that no envelope.
letter or slip Of paper shall be thrown
into . basket until Il has been torn
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Cats Long Walk to Old Home.

The story of notable journey of a
cat from Kingston. Surrey. England.
to its former home at Glastonbury, in
Somersetshire, distance OF about 1873
miles. is now told by an astonished
correspondent
In April last cat. notified gray
and described as half Persian in
breed. was sent from Glastonbury,
where 1t had been reared. to the ma
tron of the Kingston Nursing home.
1t was sent In packing case drilled
with air holes and obviously the AMI
NAL had no opportunity Of marking
the points of its journey. Soon after
arrival at Kingston the cat was lost,
and despite the most diligent search
ing. no trace of 1t could be found.
The matron of the nursing home has
now received a letter from Glaston-
bury stating that the cat has found its
way back to its old home. 1t arrived
emaciated and foot-sore and appar'
emily had walked the whole Of the
1873 miles.
The letter describes the cat on its
arrival as "a mere shadow OF Its for
mer SELF and expresses the belief
that although terribly weak through
its wanderings. II can be nursed back
to healthy condition.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

or otherwise mutilated. This disfg.
urement is a sign to the examiners
that the paper was Intentionally
thrown into the baskets. Consequent
ly a sharp lookout Is maintained by
the two women examiners for un.
marked envelopes and official looking
papers.
1t sometimes happens that gust
Of wind will carry a bond or check
from an oficial's desk and whisk It
into his scrap basket 1t il almost
as safe there az II 1t reposed under
lock and key, for the chances are .
hundred. to one in favor Of the e.
aminers rsscuing Il.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

stomach and there was no cure. / al
most thought the same, for my breath
was offensive and I could not eat any
thing without great misery, and grad.
ually grew worse.
Finally concluded to try Peruna,
and l found relief and q cure for that
dreadful disease, catarrh. 1 took Eve
bottles of Peruna and two of Manalin,
and l now feel like new man. There
is nothing better than Peruna, and
keep bottle of it in my house all the
time"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Wanted to Be More Earnest.

Rev. Sylvester Horne. the Liberal
M. p. from London, was talking about
religion at dinner in New York.
TOO many of us in our religious OBJ
servances." he said. ARE like a little
Totterham Court Road girl.
This little girl said one night to her
new nurse:
"'Oh, must l sleep in the dark?"
Yes. MISS the nurse answered.
"Then wait a minute said the lit
tie girl. I'm get up and say my pray
ers more carefully"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Explained.

An old lady, the customer OF an
Irish farmer, was rather dissatisfied
with the watery appearance of her
mornings cream and finally she com
plaine1 bitterly to him.
BE aisy, num-" said Pat You
see, the weather of late has been so
terrific hot that 1t has scorched all
the grass on the pasture land, and OF
have been compelled to feed the pore
bastes on water lilies!"-Ideas.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
CATARRH
OF The
STOMACH
Could Hardly Eat. Gradually
Grew Worse. Relieved By

Mr.. A. M.
kerd, Box 81.
w e 8 t B u r
lington, Iowa,
writes:
IT had ca
tarrh Of the
stomach and
8 m all intes-
t ! n e 8 for .
n u m b e r Of
years. ! went
to a number
of doctors and
got 10 relief,
and fl al ly
o n e of my
doctors sent
me to G b l.
c a 6 o, and !
met the same
fate. T b e y
8 a / d h 9 y
could do moth
ing for me;
8 al d 1 had
eapcor re fha
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

Sloan's Liniment has a
soothing effect on the
nerves. It stops neural
gia and sciatica pains In
stantly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16
Reckless HumorIst.

81 do hope" said the man who
struggles to be blithe and gay. that
this fear of the airship's being utilized
by smugglers will be realized"
what an unpatriotic wish!"
Il can't help It. 1t would give me
such a chance to refer to = smuggies
a. q misbehavitor."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-16

They tell me Daring Ike's dead. Is
that right?"
Sure; shot plumb through the
heart"
We'll, / amt surprised, then; his
heart always was weak"
Newark post., 1911-12-13

Pear Culture, J. II. Shallcross, Jr..
Middletown. Del. Small Fruits. d.
A. Newton: Bridgeville. Del. ; Re-
port on Market Gardening, f. e..
johnson. Newark. Del: Home Mix
ing Of Fertilizers. IL. II. Dumont.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Afternoon Session. = 0 clock
Address. DR.. R. S. Hill. Director Of
Farmers Institutes of Maryland ;
Tomatoes for the Canning Factory.
Professor G. A. McCue. Horticul-
turist. Delaware Experiment Sta
ton; Potatoes as Truck Crop.
Professor Y. c. johnson. Director
Virginia Truck Experiment Sta
ton; Report on Sweet Potatoes, w.
L. Elzey. Exmore. Va; Sweet Po-
tatoes as a Commercial Crop. Pro-
fessor NJ. b. Waite. |. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture.
Evening Session. 7.3O clock
Music; Trucking in the Norfolk
Region. lantern slide lecture. Pro-
fessor II. G. Johnson Eastern Hor-
ticulture. lantern slide lecture. Pro-
fessor Il. l.. Watts, Horticulturist,
State College. Pa. ; reception and
banquet given by Pocomoke City
Board Of Trade.
Thursday Morning, 9 o'clock
Growing Onions For Market, w. r.
Bcattie. L. s. Department Of Agri-
culture; Cantaloupes and Cucum-
bers, w. +. Allen. Salisbury. Md. ;
LeguminouS Crops in Trucking,
Professor A. f. Grantham. Agron-
omist. Delaware Experiment Sta
ton: The Work Of the Pennsylvan-
ia Railroad Demonstration Farm,
II. $, Lippincott, Bacon. Del.
Afternoon Session. 2 clock
Address j. w. Kerr. Denton. Md.
Produce Exchanges, addresses by
Harry Merrill, Pocomolle. Md.
Ebe Walter, Dover, Del. "A. }. Nc,
Math. Onley. Va; report Of com
mittep on transportation.
Newark post., 1911-12-13
GEN. DU POINT FAVORS PRIMARIES

General Il. Coleman DUPONT.
member Of the Republican National
Committee from Delaware, has de-
clared himself in favor Of direct
primaries to express a preference
in the Presidential candidates.
This question will come before
the National Committee in Wash
ington this week. and General du-
Pont is one of the first National
Committeeman Of the Republican
party in the country to place HIM
self on record in behalf of a Presi-
dental primary.
II am in favor of direct primar-
les on Presidential candidates be-
cause | believe we will get nearer
to an expression Of the people s de-
Sires.' General DUPONT declared
on Saturday. when asked as to his
attitude on the proposition to have
primaries to express a preference
for Presidential nominee.
He expects to attend the meeting
or the RepuDllcan Nat1Onal Com
mittee to be held in Washington to-
morrow. He is a member Of the eX
ecutive committee of the nationa
organization.
General DUPONT is one Of fifteel
Republican National Committee
men who were asked the direc
question, 'Do you favor or oppos
Il Presidential preference primary
and why?' Nine of the committee
men opposed it. and General du
POnt, Senator Borah, of Idaho. ant
Thomas Thorson. Of South Dakota
favored it. Three were non-commit
tai. The nine who opposed it ar
Powell Clayton. Of Arkansas
Harry $. New. Of Indiana. Pear
Wright, Of Louisiana, Frank G
Lowden. Of Illinois. Henry 5
Chubb, Of Florida. John W
Blodgett. of Michigan. G. NJ. Cad,
Of Oklahoma. J. G. Capers. o
South Carolina. and Reed Smoot
Of Utah.
Newark post., 1911-12-13
RAILROAD TRESPASSING

Despite the energetic efforts OF
the railroad companies to educate
persons about the perils of walking
on railroad tracks. the trespassing
continues-followed by the more
than usual large number of deaths.
The Bureau Of Railway News and
Statistics tells pretty story OF
three maids who walked from Bur
lington. Ia. to Chicago. ust for
fun. Two were school teachers. one
an amateur photographer. They
walked 207 miles in eight days. and
they had great fun. Part Of the
time they walked on the country
roads. the rest of the time on rail
road tracks. People. including EN-
ployes of the railroads. saluted
them. The girls escaped harm !;
they were neither killed nor in
jurcd. but between 1901 and 1911,
$4,000 other trespassers who walked
on railroad tracks were killed. and
more than $4,000 were injured. a
frightful toll.
The Railroad Commission Of In
! diana has been trying for five years.
without success. to have the Legis-
! lature Of that State pass law
making it Illegal TO trespaSS on
railroad property.
The Accident Bulletin discussing
the matter says: "a
"Trespassers continue to pay tie
usual toll in blood for the fata
right to make thoroughfares Of tn,
railroads. If the railroad ties wer,
three times as many and were sat
urated with oil and burning al
the time. if dynamite were put il
on the track every ten feet, anC
people walked on the tracks. never
theless the deaths would be no les
certain than in a country who's
laws do not prohibit such use %
the tracks and whose customs ant
carelessness Of human life permi
these astounding fatalities. -
, II adds that instead Of decreaS
ing, the number of trespasser
killed is increasing. 1t calls atten
tion to the fact that in about one
. half Of the fatalities about rail
roads trespasSers are the victims.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Con
f pany on all its lines is conductin
IA vigorous campaign against tres
passing. and it is to be hoped tina
the next session of the Delawar
Legislature. in view of the man
deaths due to trespasslng. Wi
. take stringent means to prote(
the lives of the careless who ru
so many risks when they use raj
way tracks as thoroughfares.
Evening Journal.
Newark post., 1911-12-13
FRUIT GROWERS CONVENTION
PROGRAM

The Peninsula Horticultural So
ciety. including in it's membership
the progressive growers Of fourteen
counties and three States, and aid
ed by the treasures of those States,
has completed the program for it's
annual convention to be held next
month at Pocomoke.
The program summarized is as
follows:
Tuesday afternoon, 2 O'clock
Call to order by President Frank
r. Matthews; prayer; address OF
welcome; response. S. II. Derby,
Woodside, Del. report of secretary
treasurer annual address Of the
president, Frank f. Matthews, Po-
comoke. Nd; The Peach. George
A. Hill. Bridgeville, Del. Apple
Culture on the Peninsula, Walter
b. Harris, Worton. Md. ;MorePub-
Hcity For the Eastern Apple, Leigh
Mitchell Hodges, Philadelphia. Pa.
Evening session, !.3O o'clock
Music; address on education. Pro
fessor w. r. Sylvester, president
Maryland Agricultural College
Orchard Products Of the Peninsula.
Orlando Harrison, Berlin. Md.
Control of Fungus Diseases and In
sect Pests, Professor j. b. S. Nor
ton and Professor Y. B. Symons
College Park, Md. Recent Work tc
Secure Perfect Orchard Fruit. Ian.
tern slide lecture. Professor w. M
Scott. L. S. Department of Agri.
culture; Orchard Methods East
and West, lantern slide lecture, G
r. Cushman, Baltimore, Nd.
Wednesday Morning, 8 o'clock
Nut Culture, Professor c. p. Close
L. S. Department Of Agriculture
Newark post., 1911-12-13
FINE PICTURES AT WONDERFUL
PRICES

For the second of a series Of re
markably fine art photogravures
The Philadelphia North American
is offering that greatest OF master
pieces by woman painter, Ma
dame lie Brun and Daughter. y
The picture, which The North
American offers to its readers. un-
framed, at the remarkable price Of
) cents. when accompanied by a
coupon from Sundays edition, is
of quality that would sell for at
least 81 in art shops. 1t is 16X2O
inches. and is printed on high
grade art paper. An even more
remarkable offer is made of the
same picture. framed, for 20 cents
and the coupon. In case pictures
are to be mailed. ) cents extra is
required. Framed pictures are
sent ont by express, charges col
lect. at owner s risk. on receipt of
10 cents and the coupon
Vigee Le Brun. the greatest OF
French woman painters-ln fact
the greatest woman painter OF any
time-thrcw into this work hel
mothers soul 1t represents all
the mothers devotion to a child
and all Of the child s devotion tc
mother-a devotion which. sadly
enough. the child outgrew in ma
ture years. 1t is the ideal picture
of mOther-lOve. since it is the rep
resentation Of that affection as
painted by IA mother herself. The
picture is one of the great treas
ures of the French government col
lection at the Louvre Museum, a
Paris.
The North American s coupon i!
also available for the purchase. a
the same price. Of a magnificen
phOtogravure copy OF Mona
Lisa the S5.OOO.OOO painting
which was stolen from the Louvre
at Paris, last August. The repro
duction is one of the finest that ha
ever been offered. ..
Newark post., 1911-12-13
RAILROAD FARMING

Having been the first eastern
railroad to undertake systematic
agricultural work. the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad has now issued a
booklet, declaring itself an expon-
ent of Railroad Agriculturism.
In a pamphlet on ''The Essen
tials of Soil Fertility the railroad
states fully it's policy of building
up farming districts on its lines.
The introduction contains the fol-
lowing:
"The importance of soil fertility
as factor in crop returns, the
conservation of productive in
Huences. and the regeneration or
reclamation of farm lands careless
ly allowed to deteriorate. are sub
.iects of greater interest today than
ever. The Pennsylvania Railroad
Company has for some years past
assisted in many ways, efforts made
by the several State departments
of agriculture and agricultural col
leees, to carry to the farmers the
gospel of greater farming etficien-
CIV. with resultant increased profits.
Educational trains have been
placed at the disposal Of the State
authorities and lecture tours in the
ears have been arranged for, GOV
ering extensive sections Of its ter
ritory. Farm experts have been EN-
ployed to visit with farmers along
It's lines. A demonstration farm
has been established at Bacon. Del.
aware. on property which was not
considered desirable as farm land
with a view to demonstrating what
could be accomplished by the ap
plcation of scientific methods
Booklets by recognized authorities
have been gratuitously distributed
through the traffic department
with view to bringing to The
farmer the benefits of scientific re
search and experiment and as wei
of demonstrating the possibilities
for successful farming along IT.
lines. which serve the largest ant
best markets in the country. y
Newark post., 1911-12-13
r STATE OF JOSEPH H.
- FRAZER, Deceased.


Notice is hereby given that
Letters of Administration upon
the Estate OF Joseph ii. Frazer,
late OF White Clay Creek Hundred,
deceased, were duly granted unto
Eben b. Frazer and Security
Trust and SAFE Deposit Company
on the eighth day OF September,
A. d. 1911, and all persons indebt-
ed to the said deceased are re-
quested to make payment to the
Administrators without delay, and
all persons having demands against
the deceased are required to ex-
hibit and present the same duly
probated to the said Administra-
tors on or before the eighth day
of September, A. ID. 1912, or abide
by the law in this behalf.
Address Charles B. Evans. Esq,
Attorney-at-Law, or Security
Trust and Safe Del osit Co., Will
mington, Delaware.
EBEN B. FRAZER.
SECURITY TRUST & SAFE
DEPOSIT CO.,
Administrators
Newark post., 1911-12-13

The pamphlets heretofore issued
embrace the following: Alfalfa,
Orchard Development, Potato Cul-
ture. Seed Grain Suggestions. Use
of Dynamite on the Farm. Farm
ING Possibilities Of the Delaware
Observation-Disclosures Peninsula. All
of these books can be obtained from
the railroad s freight department.
Newark post., 1911-12-13

If we were to fancy a wholly
Christianized world. it would be Il
world inspired by the spirit Of
ChristmaS-a bright, friendly, be-
neticent, generous. sympathetic.
mutually helpful world. A man
who is habitually mean. selfish. mar
row. is man without Christmas in
his soul.
Newark post., 1911-12-13

The mild weather makes the
ncarneSS Of Christmas sound like a
fairy tale. We need the reassur-
ance Of the taStefully decorated
shop windows and the gay appear
ance Of the stores to convince MS
that the happy season will soon be
here.
Newark post., 1911-12-13
Report of the Condition
OF THE
Newark Trust & Safe Deposit G
at Newark, in the State Of Delaware,
at the close of business, Decem.
bel 5th, 1911.
RESOURCES

Loans and discounts .......... SlOS,5 IS /
Oycrdrafts secured and unsecured =. lS6 10
Mum on same me..,.. 1859 IS
Banking house. furniture and hXtureS 1,paA IS
Other real estate Observation-Disclosures. $50 90
bonds and Mortgages es.......... S76S7 ~
Checks and other cash items 200 80
Fractional paper currency, nickcls and
cents ............... ,iS5 80
CASH ON HAND, VIZ:
LEGAL tender notes NM. 1910 60 7,i7S 10
Cash on Deposit i'll other Banks or
,rrust conpanies " i4,Ol9 50
TOTAL S241 loo 80
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in .'...........S 10000 oo
Undivided profits, less current expenses
and taxes paid ............. l9,h6' 4S
Individual deposits subject to Check lS7.i4 IS
Time certificates of deposit ....... 2,ll5 90
Treasurer's checks outstanding ..... 1873 "a
TOTAL L........... S24l loo so
state of Delaware, County OF New Castle, SIS:
l. Geo ID. Kelley, Jr., Treasurer, OF the above
named CORPORATION. do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best oil my know
| ledge and belief
GEO. d. KELLEY, JR., Cashier.
HENRY G.. NJ. KELLOCK,
DAVID c. ROSE,
S. ]. WRIGHT,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 18th
day of December, 1911.
! LEONARD w. LOVETT Notary Public
Newark post., 1911-12-13

- STATE OF HARRY NJ. CAMP
BELL, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Let
ters Testamentary upon the Estate of
Harry NJ. Campbell late of White Clay
Creek Hundred, deceased, were duly
granted unto Jennie Campbell on the Sth
day of November A. ID. 1911 and all per
sons indebted to said deceased are re-
quested to make payment to the Execu-
trix without delay, and all persons hay
ing demands against the deceased are re.
quired to exhibit and present the same
duly probated to the said Executrix on
or before the Sth day of November y. d.
1872 or abide by the law in this behalf
Address Charles b. Evans, Esq, New
ark, Del.
JENNIE CAMPBELL,
l1-15-l0t Executrix