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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
Good for sIekroom.

A sandbag IL one Of the most ser
viceable articles to use In the sick
room. Get some clean, flne sand, dry
1t thoroughly in kettle on the stove,
make q bag about eight inches square
Of flannel, NIL 1t with the dry sand.
sew the opening carefully together
and cover the bag with cotton or lin
en- cloth. This win prevent the sand
from sitting out, and win also enable
you to heat the bag quickly by placing
1t in the oven. or even on the top Of
the stove. After once using this you
will never again attempt to warm the
feet or hands Of . sick person with .
bottle Of hot water or brick. The
sand holds the heat q long time and
the bag can be tucked up to the back
without hurting the invalid. I. IL .
good plan to make two or three Of the
bags and keep them ready for use.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
Lawmakers Are Besieged by Women

any one who wants tin q lily!
They can be found either in the re.
ception room of the house OF repre-.
sentatives or in the marble room OF
the senate, chiefly, however, on the
house side. From the opening day of
a session until its close they-these
women in waiting" as one congress
man facetiously calls them-are to be
seen. Some of them are there for q
short while only or. maybe, a single
vieit, but the majority are as firmly
intrenched at the Rock Of Gibral.
tar.
There are young girls, slender and
fair, who come In groups. properly
chaperoned. from boarding schools
just to say "good-day" to the member
from their home state. They are
frankly curious and vastly excited
over the novel experience.
There are women with the battle
SCARED faces Of the unhappy aged.
Some OF them are In rusty black and
make no attempt to conceal the pow
erty that drives them to this lost
hope Of winning the sympathy Of a
man who can get them a government
position or aid the passage of a GER
tain bill. They are ION duty" each
day, from noon to adjournment, In the
stifling little room on the house side,
which is merely a columned niche to
the left Of statuary hall.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17

W Copb IN the Clutches OF the Pest.
ordering more beer and talking base
ball with Dahlen. The following
morning the editor stopped at my
berth.
II was much mistaken in that young
man. Dahlen." he remarked. He II
smart. intelligent and interesting
young man. / believe these stories
about his drinking have been exagger-
ated. fear we have been misled BY
the talk of cranks. / wish you would
write story suggesting him as the
logical successor Of Captain Arson a.
the manager of the team"
Dahlen was, during his Chicago CO.
reer, a pestiferous player toward the
umpires, and one of the worst nag
gers in the business. He has grown
sedate and conservative and is friend
ly to some Of the jumps nowadays, but
when young he gave all the umpires
and Uncle Nick Young more trouble
than any player since his time.
One day, on the West side, Dahlen
approached Hank O'Day, who was the
umpire, and remarked:
Say, Hank, II I run at you In the
first inning and call you blank blank
blank and step on your toes with my
spikes and push my glove into your
face. what'n you dor"
"Do?" said Henry, getting rolled up.
do? I'll chase you on the lot faster
than you can run"
All right" said Dahlen, calmly.
mo hard feelings; just want to get
put out quick, 30 can get to Harlem
In time to get bet down on the
fourth race"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
BY HUGH 8. FULLERTON.

~ o.
There are two types of baseball
cranks that poster ball players espe-
cially. They are: the crank who
writes letters anonymously and tells
the players how bad they are and the
enthusiastic crank who butts In, in
PRODUCES himself, and proceeds TO tell
how good they are.
Ty Cobb, the. Tiger star, met one Of
the latter kind ON a train this sum
mer. Worse than that, the fellow not
only was baseball crank, but also
one Of these purity In sport" reform
ers. He held for cleanliness for
sportsmanship, and Cobb was with
him. Then he got to talking about
tricks turned by ball players to gain
advantages. and he decried them as
unsportsmanIike. Finally he said:
"Mr. Cobb, am delighted to know
you. I have read things that gave me
an idea totally incorrect of you and
your playing. j am glad to find you q
sportsman and lover of clean sport"
Thank you." muttered Cobb, a trifle
YEARLY.
Il shall explain to my friends"
stated the fan. I'm sure Mr.. Cobb,
that as q southern gentleman, you
never took unfair advantage of an op-
ponent, that you never bumped a
baseman Intentionally or cut with
your spikes, did you
WELL" said Cobb, hesitatingly,
mot any Of my close personal
friends"
Billy "Bullhead" Dahlen, now the Sc
date and settled manager of the rap
idly rising Brooklyn team, once had
something of the same sort of an ad-
venture with a great editor. It hap
pened at that time was working for
the editor who, besides peing one of
the great newspaper geniuses of the
country, happened also to be a wild
baseball crank. One day Dahlen, who
was playing shortstop. had bad day.
He kicked and booted and threw wild
and did everything backward, and that
night the editor, who had seen the
game, summoned me and said, sharp
": go after that fellow, Dahlen,
and drive him out Of town. He's q
loafer and a drinker."
There wasn't a chance to argue, so
hunted Dahlen up and remarked that
I was going to pan the life out of
him" and drive him OF the team, ex-
planning the circumstances. Where
upon he remarked that he wished me
success and would help me. For two
weeks Dahlen was criticised at every
turn. Then we went east and on the
train Dahlen and I slipped away from
Anson's ever watchful eye and sought
the buffet car and liquid refreshment.
While We were thus engaged the edi-
tor entered the car, addressed me, in
quired whether the team was on the
train and was introduced to Dahlen.
left them at IL o'clock, the editor
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17

Possibly the best joke Of the entire
baseball year was the one that Frank
Isbell, now owner and manager Of
the Wichita team, slipped over on his
old comrades, the Chicago White Sox.
this spring. The Sox were to play an
exhibition game at Wichita. and Issy
had made great preparations for their
coming. Also he thought they had q
sense of humor-which was another
mistake.
Issy prepared a great feast at his
home, and served to his old friends
on the Sox team q beautiful repast
During the dinner the Sox were tell.
ing Of the wretched umpiring they
had been getting. and how every um-
pire in the little cities thought him.
self duty bound to help his team beat
big leaguers. Issy remarked: I've
been having trouble here in the exhi.
bition games. I've had one of the reg.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
THE BASEBALL PEST
TWO KINDS OF CRANkS WHO
MAKE PLAYERS VERY
TIRED.
COBB AND DAHLEN VICTIMS

Great Editor Changes His Opinion
Regarding the Present Brooklyn
Manaser-Frank lsbeII Slips Joke
Over on Old Comrades.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17
~Huh," said Hank.

"Huh," said Hank. Huh Gay,
you can't get put out of this game in
a thousand years. not If you spike mo
In the face"
Nor could he. although he did every
thing he could think of. O'Day made
him play out the string, and the horse
he wanted to bet on won the race at
heavy odds.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17

Trying to Arouse His Jealousy.
"A handsome man smiled at me In
town today"
"Oh. well, don't feel bad about Il;
some women look even funnier than
you do"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-06-17

Opportunity knocked one day at .
certain mans door
Twas the afternoon.
No one answered.
"Pshaw!" exclaimed Opportunity.
He has probably gone to the base
ball game"
Thereupon she went to look for Q
man who was always on the Job.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06

draulis on the gravity plan. They
have lso extensive drifting deposits
whichhey are experimenting with at
this me with satisfactory results.
They an also use tubular elevators
to pIfit, which has already been
demonstrated in two of the mines.
VIII improved modern methods
for sting gold and fine values which
they RE using success is certain and,
besidk all this, they can and prob
ably kill make fortunes out of the
old ids of tailings, which have been
discaled by former crude methods
of Mining and which are known to
be 4h in gold, platinum, asmium
and ther fine values; and now that
all 9y in these tailings is dissolved
theyan be handled cheaply and witt
SCUM net profit.
RI big mining of placer gold a
Wal b is to come yet and Galic'
cree' will do well if she keeps up.
ONE WHO KNOWS
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06
WALDO
City Engineer

The Waldo Consolidated Gold
Mines company gave their men the
holidays, both Christmas and New
Year, resuning work promptly on
January 2, 1911 They want prac-
tical men who will work. They have
had some trouble with the hobo ele-
,nent who boil over from the stage
road and who, as rule will not
work..
Col Frank H. Leland, general
managcr, Is now An Grants Pass,
lookng after important company
abusinoss, but will be back very soon,
las bis wife and con are making this
ltheie permanent headquarters.
frhis is a strong company, being
lnomposed exclusively Of New York
scaplalists lt rs Incorporated at
two million dollarsy one million five
shpndred Of yhich 'is' common stock
and half million of which IS nre-
ffnnea stoek at per cent cumula-
tive all Of which is paid up apd
snprassossable.
Nhy have your correspondents
not mentioned The dillgent work Of
the forest rangqs on the old Strong
rarrh near TaRima?
Z FDuring the Hqst year the forest
service has.growu about 10000 trees
jin small nursery ostablishmen
Near Waldo. About 1000 Of theso
arc eastern hardvoods and nclud'
.the black walnut, rcd oak, shagbarb
hickory and o tree native Of China
ithoyu as the Chinese pltache Thu
renalnne $4,000 consist Of The
4. common fir spruce and three Eu
4 ropoan species known as the Aus
tria. Scotch and maritime pines anC
Also cedar Of Asia that is said q
be particularly suited to dry rockl
h elopes having severe exposure
The Consolidated Gold Mines com
pany are Nkiu- over here al Waldo
ihe Deep Gravel mines. the Simmons
Cameron and Logan, the II. Il. Os
good pro7ntv and other placer min
N ipg deposits adjoining TO the exten
of between three and four thousan
NAcres Of rich placer ground, togethe
" with all OF the water Of the Wald
camp, all Of the dump and other IA
cnlties for working the extensiv
\ sud rich deposit Of the camp.
IN Dhis group ot,interests they. ca
81 ru~ tr dgtsNaad They can use ny
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06
Deafness Can Not Be Cured

by local applications, as they can not
reach the diseased portion OF the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitution
al remedies. Deafness is caused by
an inflamed condition of the mucous
lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is inflamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed, Deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
flammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal con-
dition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out of ten are caused
by Catarrh, which is nothing but an
inflamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that can not be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o
! Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06
Card of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the kind friends of Briggs
creek for the assistance rendered do
ing the sad accident which befell w.
j. McDow, and to the Grants Pass
and other friends for kindnesses
shown and sympathy expressed.
MRS. w. ]. McDOW AND SONS.
MR.. AND MRS. VIM. DEPEW.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06
ny ENGINEER H0BSON
i ON THE MACADAM ROAD

Editor Courier: Since a number
u property owners along the mac
adam improvement on South Sixth
are questioning the methods being
Employed in it's construction, be-
Iieve that short discussion upon
\ the subject may be profitable.
The argument has been advanced
that "the foundation and bottom
course of rock and binder is not be-
ing sufficiently rolled, and that roll
ing is the one essential part of mac
adam road building.
True enough. But the only good
that can possibly be accomplished
BY rolling, let it be much or little,
Is In filling all the voids, and form
ing bond between the macadam
material and the sub-foundation.
when these things have been ac-
complished further rolling is un-
necessary and may be detrimental.
For instance, before the rains set in
the sub-foundation was brought to
It's proper grade and the subsequent
traffic and heavy rains caused the
sub-foundation to become mass OF
mud for depth of from 10 inches
TO two feet. Fortunately for the
good of the street, it is impossible
to roll this mass of mud and the
Contractors have filled this mud and
water with washed river gravel
which forces the water and thin mud
to the surface, which is still sub
grade, with the extra gravel worked
into and made part OF the sub
Foundation. When the macadam ma
terial Is spread upon this foundation
an excess of rolling would bring the
mud and water to the surface again
Instead of 1t remaining on the bot
tom to help from the bond OF th'
macadam with the foundation. How
ever, as the work proceeds and tn
rains become less frequent the ex
cess water on the foundation will
drain to the cutters and leave tn
roadway in a condition to be rolle
thoroughly before the top courses o
the macadam are laid. While tn
foundation is still soft and pliabl
(not sloppy5 it is reasonable tina
less rolling will be required than
the foundation was dry and hare
Conditions control In the method
employed in successful road builC
ing. and no fixed rule can be lai
down which may apply, in detail
alike for the level, dry, sandy roaC
ways of California and condition
such as exist at this time alon
South Sixth street, which, asit
from the inconvenience to the col
tractors and hindrance to the ira
cling public, are the very best IL
the building of a perfect roadway.
Respectfully
F. p. HoBsoN,
City Enginee
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06
MILLIONS OF LIVES.
An Awful Toll Collected by consunp.
tion-Many Unnecessary Deaths.

tion-Many Unnecessary Deaths.
II people could only understand that
systematic catarrh is an internal dis
ease that external applications cannot
cure, they would not need to be warn
ed so often about this mslady, which.
when neglected. paves the way often
times for consumption, at the cost Of
millions of lives every year. Yet ca
tarrh may be cured. If the right treat
ment Is employed.
The only way to successfully treat
catarrh is by employing a medicine
which is absorbed and carried by the
blood to all parts of the system. so
that the mucous membrane or internal
lining CT the body Is toned up and
made capable of resisting the infee-
ton Of consumption and other diseases.
We have a remedy prepared from
the prescription Of physician who
for thirty years studied and made ca
tarrh a specially, and whose record
was patient restored to health In
every case where his treatment was
followed as prescribed. That remedy
Is Rexall Mucu-Tone. We are so posi-
tive that 1t will completely overcome
catarrh in all It's various forms,
whether acute or chronic, that we
promise to return every penny paid us
for the medicine in every case where
It fails or for any reason does not sat.
isfy the user.
We want you to try Rexan Mucu-
Tone on our Recommendation and guar
antee. We are right here where YOU
1--we, and you do not contract any OBJ
legation or risk when you try Rexall
Mucu-Tone on our guarantee. We
have Rexall Mucu-Tone in two sizes
30 cents and $100. Very often the
taking of one 50-cent bottle Is sufa'
Client to make a marked impression
upon the case. OF course In chronic
cases a longer treatment is neces
sary. The average In such instances
Is three S1.00 bottles. Remember
you can obtain Rexall Remedies
only at our store-The Rexall Store
M. Clemens.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06

Do you know that fully nine out of
every ten cases of rheumatism are
simply rheumatism of the muscles
due to cold or damp, or chronic rheu-
matism, and require no internal
treatment whatever? Apply Cham
berlain's Liniment freely and see how
quickly it gives relief. For sale by
all good dealers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06

When buying a cough medicine for
children bear in mind that Chamber
lains cough Remedy is most effec-
tual for colds, Group and whooping
cough and that it contains no harm
full drug. Sold by all good dealers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06
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\ PERSONAL AND LOCAL 4

\ PERSONAL AND LOCAL \
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Il A. Bagley was Grants Pass :
busiess visitor Monday. &
d E. Bigalow came down from
Metord Tuesday on business.
\. H. Love, of Murphy, was {
Gratis Pass business vitor Monday,
rs. E. Woodard, of Wilderville,
vised friends and di some shopping
in bis city Monday.
ir. and Mrs. ]. T. Breeding, OF
Huo, were calling on Grants Pass
frinds Monday.
L. Barlow came in from Galice
Midday to attend to business matters
tr. and Mrs. W. H. Ream, of Pro-
vol, were Grants Pass visitors Mon
dat
tr. and Mrs. r. G. Stephenson, of
Cbcent City, are guests at the home
ofMrs. Orpha Stevenson at Apple
gal this week.
C. Howard, of Ashland, was
Grhts Pass visitor Monday, calling
onIfriends and looking after busi-
nes
bster Heath, recent arrival
fro Grass Valley who has located in
this city, purchased building loca-
tior on Fourth street last week.
Y H. Brown, of Jacksonville, was
Giants Pass business visitor Mon
day
r A. Neil, of Williams, was look
ingAfter business in this city Mon
day.
lie office of the Postal Telegraph
comany will be located in the Rus
sell Confectionery store in future.
Off fixtures and conections were
: putin Tuesday. The office will be
: in chrge of C. B. McKerney, who re-
cent arrived here from the south
ern art of Idaho. Mr.. McKerney was
iscon1anied to this city by his father,
B. SKerney, who will also make his
hom in Grants Pass
Il II. King and niece, Miss Ella
Walenshaw, of Grass Valley, who
/ haH been spending the holidays with
2 forper Grass Valley friends residing
Y in tis city, left Tuesday morning for
a Los angeles, where they expect to re-
= mai q month with friends and re-
e Ilat1s While in Grants Pass Mr.
i Kid was so vel pleased with this
G citY hat he purchased building To-
& catk on Fourth street and Will prob
ab'Teturn here to live some time II
4 the lear future
" F..E. Hubert came down from
~ IWo4yila Sunday to visit will
, .Gia9s
i JEee Trefren, of Ashland, was ;
bus$ass visitor to Grants Pass Tues
o. d'yFeturning to his home on th
4, afteb boon train.
- Is Winifred FLANAGAN retnrae'
o. ; Mary's academy at lTedfbrI
. hay afternoon. after spehdin
p the hoHdays with her parents, Dr
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-01-06

Mrs. f. B. Seaton and Mrs. E. A.
Neal of Merlin. were Grants Pass
visitors Tuesday, returning to Mer-
lin on the evening train.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-08
Had Had No "help."

Aunt Hattie" as everybody called
her, was the oldest person in n south
ern city. She was generally thought to
be at least ninety years old. but
despite her advanced age she was still
vigorous and in the enjoyment Of per-
feet health. One day, moved by that
feeling OF curiosity that some people
have about anything that is abnormal
or unusual. several friends Of Aunt
Hattie's mistress called upon the old
lady In her kitchen.
what is the secret OF your great age
and your wonderful vitality, Aunt Hat
tie?" asked one Of them.
Honey" said the old woman, with
Just the slightest twinkle In her eye, II
thinks It's because amt never had no
trouble with hired girls!-New York
Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-08
Potatoes, Skins and All.

"Only few persons besides those
who have been through an Irish fam
inc and have learned the value Of a
potato know that the skin and the
eighth OF an inch Of the spud next to
the peel is the best part of a baked
murphy" said the proprietor Of the
best and most popular restaurant up
town. But I'm one Of the few, and
every potato before 1t goes into the
oven in my kitchen is scrubbed with
q brush so that not speck of sand
remains. Besides, we bake none but
the big, smooth potatoes. | sell more
baked potatoes than any two restau-
rants in town, and a lot Of my patrons
have learned to eat 'em skin and all.
Not few have learned. too, that a
baked potato with no seasoning but
salt has fine flavor. a more truly
potato flavor. than can be got with
butter and paprika and the other fool
iSh things nonIrish connoisseurs use
to spoil the best of vegetables. New
York Sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-08
Rhode Island and Mortality Statistic,

Rhode Island, according to the advance
summary Of the census bulletin on the
compilation of mortality statistics of the
year 1910, ties with Maine for third place
on the tables Of states, North Carolins
standing first in the number of deaths pei
1000 population and New Hampshire and
The record for North Carolina. which
includes only municipalities having popu
lstions Of 1000 or over in 1900 was 1877 pc,
1000, while Rhode Island and Maine had
I7.r each. Connecticut shows in the lis
with mortality rate Of I5 6. while Mass
achusetts was higher with I6I Washing
ton was the lowest among the states n
1910, her mortality rate being 10 per 1000
Of population
In the case of Rhode Island there wa.
an increase in the death rate aver 1909, In,
rate that year being IS 6 per 1000.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-12-08
OUR PLANETARY SYSTEM.
Seen From the Nearest Fixed Star u
Would Be a Tiny Speck,


1t Is only when we regard our globe
as member OF the planetary system,
and that system I'm turn as unit
among the systems. that we realize
how infiniteslmal are its concerns and
how relatively Insignificant 1t Is.
We may for practical purposes treat
the orbit Of Neptune as the circumfer-
erce Of our planetary system and state
the diameter of It therefore as about
5.4s6, 100000 miles.
But If we could suppose all this vast
plane converted into solid disk in
stead of being. as now. for the most
part empty space. and II to It were
then given by some means or other q
slightly luminous surface. II would ap-
pear TO the observer upon the very
than a new twenty five cent piece gilt
tering In the sunshine would appear to
an observer at a distance Of something
over hundred yards.
We may safely say. then. for those
who concern themselves with the
earths loss Of heat. that the annual
thermal loss Of our own little sphere,
though sufficient to melt TIT cubic
miles of Ice, would, even though multi
piled by centuries Of centuries. no more
affect the temperature OF space than
the striking of match would avail to
moderate the climate Of Siberia.-Har-
per's Weekly.