davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
LONDON AIR RUINS PICTURES
suIphuric Acid In city's Smoke De-
clared to Be Injurious to vaIu-
able Art Treasures.

London.-If London wishes to be on
the safe side 1t might better DISPOSE
Of its picture treasures to art loving
Americans or see that they are COW
cred with impenetrable material of
some kind.
Speaking of the injurious action of
sulphuric acid on the various mate
rails used for the foundations of
paintings and drawings, Sir Arthur
Church, professor of chemistry at the
Royal Academy, remarked that there
was poured out every year into the
atmosphere of the British metropolis
a million tons of SCOT, which comes
chiefly from chimneys and gas burn
ers.
That is very moderate estimate.
too" said this authority. One man
who wished to minimize It said half
a million tons. but even that is quite
enough. 1t is not the SCOT itself
which does the damage. after it pours
from the chimneys, but every particle
Of SCOT has little sulphuric acid in
II. 1t might be remembered, also"
added Sir Arthur, that London
breathes this same output, but that's
up to the medical folks
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

1t is only recently that they have dis.
covered a way Of canning decayed
eggs. and there are bakers in the large
cities who are 80 devoid of honesty
that they would as soon use rotten
eggs as fresh ones. Thus q market is
created. and but for the fact that the
state under its pure food laws can
step in and condemn this product as
unfit for consumption, the problem Gre
ated by cold storage would have been
rendered more complex as the year go
by. says the Rochester Herald. 1t is
not beyond the bonds of possibility
that meat which has been cold-stored
to the point of decay is treated in the
same manner. No one ever hears of
1t being thrown away.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
BAR CIGAR LIGHTER

chase helps insure the national reve-
nue. Several men who dare to carry
automatic lighters have been arrest.
ed and fined.
Alleged competition with another
government monopoly was given a
blow at the Auteuil racecourse the
other day. NJ Thiebaux and M. Bally
stood side by side watching a race.
Il believe my horse Is going to win"
said Thiebaux. studying the field with
his glasses.
Il don't think So" said Bally.
I'll bet you two to one that it does"
challenged Thiebaux.
Done" responded his companion,
fifty dollars to twenty-five"
Then each man was tapped on the
shoulder. A man behind them In
formed them that he was a detective.
that they had broken the law forbid
ding private betting and would have
to answer for it.
Under the French law all bets made
must be placed with the 'pari-mutuel."
which is government operated. This
case will be fought in the courts as a
test of the law
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
TIE oLpTIME PARLOR.

There used to be in almost every ru-
raj home in the country sacred room
the "parlor." Every reader is prob
ably familiar with It, for II still exists,
though not so universally as 1t did
years ago, when no home In the land,
In village, hamlet, or on farm, was
considered complete or well-equipped
without this dismal apartment-care-
fully suffered in against air and sun
light; jar of waxwork on the center
table; collection Of curious odds and
ends on the what-not in the corner:
mottos and chromos on the wall; WV
Id ingram or Brussels carpet on
the floor. The sound of festivity sell
dom penetrated the gloom of this par
ior. says the Philadelphia Press. At
rare intervals distinguished visitors
were received In it-witnesses Of wed.
ding or funeral. 1t was never a
pleasant room; 1t smelled damp and
dusty; the children stood in awe of 1t;
ssAo ySI ~ Was luelT mOluST pTlQ6.
Happily The day Of the pentup, un-
savory parlor is fast passing away
The children. going out into the big.
ger world with observant eyes. have
returned to the homestead and insisted
upon fiinging open the doors and win
dows and admitting burst of sunlight
and a rush Of pure air. They have
made a living room of a tomb. In
their childhood the kitchen was the
most comfortable place In the house; it
was scrubbed every day, ventilated al
ways, made light and airy and clean
and hospitable while the CHASTITY for
bidden precincts of the parlor were
exposed to sanitary search not oftener
than twice year-during the inev-
table spring and fall housekeeping.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

And now the London police have
discovered that the prisoner convict
ed by finger prints, and who, it was re.
ported. had established his innocence
by indisputable evidence that. being In
the army at the time, he could not
have been guilty, was. after all "a
fakir. He stole the army records of
another man to bolster up his defense
and came very nearly getting away
with II. The police are doubly pleased
at the discovery. since 1t prevents
guilty man from escaping and re-estab
fishes the finger-print theory as infal-
lible at least SO far as experience has
gone. But for time the fakir had
both the London police and the finger
print theory ''groggy.p
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
Those Who Use Them in France
Arrested.
Government Has Monopoly on
Matches and Betting Machines and
Intends to Keep Strong Hold on
Both-Case to Be Fought.

Paris.-'Liberty, Equality, Frater-
nity." or the French equivalent, CHS
eled In stone, looks down upon the
French population from the front of
every public building, but more and
more the people are asking why. Ger
tain threatened acts of legislation
and performances by the police au-
thorities have served to stimulate
their wonder recently.
Automatic cigar-lighters, carried in
the pocket and performing their Office
at the pressure of button, have
gained considerable popularity here.
They provide flame whenever one is
wanted, while one French match in
three may be counted upon to disap-
point the man who attempts to use It,
But the order has gone forth that
every person seen using one of the
little machines is to be arrested and
fined ten francs ($2), and the auto
matte lighter confiscated There is
even talk of enacting a law to pro-
hibit the use of stationary lighters in
the cigar stores.
The object of these moves is to in
sure clear field for the government
matchmaking monopoly. With all sub
stitutes out of the way everyone will
be compelled to buy the matches
manufactured by the republic of
France. That many of them refuse to
light Is of no Importance Their pur-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
BILL FOR LUxURIEs is HUGE
Extravaganza, Not Prosperity Alone,
Seen In Figures Complied at
New York Port.

New York.-Those who maintain
that the extravaganza of the Ameri-
can people threatens the national
prosperity are finding support for
their claim in some statistics Just
compiled of expenditures ON account
of luxuries imported during the last
year.
These figures show that about $780,
100000 was paid out for diamonds.
precious stones and jewelry imported,
or a larger outlay than was ever be-
fore made on this score.
Even this amount seems small COM
pared with the sum of 1920, 0OO. 900 de-
voted to various forms of woman's
wearing apparel, including furs. laces.
hats. gowns and toilet requisites.
On art objects Americans expended
a trifie of $2s,000.000, while furnish
! gs for wealthy homes, including
china, glass and porcelains. rugs.
Rankings and antiques of different
kinds. accounted for $40,000.00o more
of the sum spent abroad.
For foreign wines and liquors 60
other $25.000.000 was expended,
about one-quarter of this representing
the cost of imported champagnes. The
tobacco bill paid by Uncle Sam to
other nations amounted to $33, 1000. 900.
and there are many minor items In
the list, such as 100000 for foreign
made toys and like sum for horses
and automobiles.
Altogether these eight items in the
list of luxuries purchased abroad,
chiefly from Europe. in the last year
to over 5000, 000.00Q
Two-thirds Of this sum, say the
critics. might better be kept at home.
Its expenditure, they hold. Is not an
index Of prosperity. but of a growing
habit Of extravaganza which ultimate
~ will injure the progress of the
II 1t Is continued.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
shopping There Can Be Executed by
Means Of Wireless Telegraph
From Steamer.

London.-Midocean shopping will be
one OF the features of the new White.
ley's,' the foundation stone of which
was laid in Queens road by the mayor
OF Paddington.
The millionaire who is on his way
to England from America this year
VIII be able to Ak the details of his
stay In this country from his saloon on
the liner.
A wireless message to Whiteley's,
and an estate will be Immediately
purchased for him In town or country.
another message to the provision de-
partment and the house or castle will
be stocked with provisions, while on
his arrival a ten-course dinner will
be prepared for him in his new home
and an army Of servants-will be ready
TO wait on his every wish.
The wonders of the new Wbiteley's
VIII be sufficient to throw cold water
on the feats Of Aladdin and his magic
lamp. And the romance of Whiteley's
10 as great as any romance which may
be found In the Arabian Nights."
From two-storied shop, whose pro-
visions consisted of a few tons of
biscuits and other grocery odds and
ends, giant store arose, and the
giant store is now to be a shopping
palace large enough to contain two or
three cathedrals.
The new palace will be for the rich
and poor alike. The woman who
wisnes to purchase a pound of tea
may take the air in the Italian garden
On the roof. where in summer deck
snairs VIII be set beneath shady palms
md facing flower gardens devised by
horticultural artists. On an upper
ioor the shoppers children win be
provided with sandy beach and buck
buckets and spades and nurses while
heir mother makes purchases be-
ow.
The new whiteley's will have a YER
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

Secretary Dickinson has just issued
report on the militia Of this country
that shows how little the minds of
Americans are turned away from
peace and toward war. He announces
thatin 1910 the strength of the organ
tied militia forces Of the nation Is only
1880 men. an increase of but BIB
In seven years. says the Boston Globe.
He does not add that there are almost
TO a thousand as many clergymen,
printers. manufacturers, grocers, butch.
ers. stenographers or masons in the
nation as there are citizen soldiers. But
the fact Is true.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
SPELLING TOO HARD.
Irish Language Too Difficult for
Many.
Conveyed In Alphabet Of Much Artls-
tic Beauty and There 10 Nothing
Arbitrary About It-System Is
Genuinely Scientific.

Chicago.-The Dublin correspondent
OF the Daily News writes: A curiou.
and noteworthy sign of the times II
ireland is the fact that at this momen
OF political tension, with a genera
election In prospect and a concentrat
ed interest in party struggles. so much
space should be devoted in the news
papers to an animated discussion a.
to how the Irish language should be
spelled.
The controversy is carried on by
traditionalists and spelling reformer.
with zeal and earnestness and occ:.
sionally with warmth of temper
hitherto reserved for politics.
Everybody is very serious about 1,
and shows to the full that whatever
line he takes he is convinced of its
vital Importance to the Irish language
movement and the value of that move
ment to the Irish nation.
Irish has very wonderful spelling.
conveyed In an alphabet of much artis.
tic beauty. Many people are familiar
with version of Irish words found In
the novelists in English translitera.
lion. They would be startled at the
appearance of the words in the Irish
spelling, even when the English went
fairly close to the pronunciation.
Yet there is nothing arbitrary about
the Irish spelling; 1t is a genuinely
scientific system. 1t has none of the
and anomalies of Eng
iish spelling. which have provoked the
reforming zeal of Mr.. Roosevelt. When
you have mastered its rules you can
have no doubt as to the pronunciation
OF any word. But its rules are not
easy to master and many Irish en-.
thusiasts have come to realize that the
preliminary necessity of studying a
difficult spelling system is a deterrent
to the study Of Irish and an obstacle
to its popularity.
NOR are the reformers found only or
mainly among the learners or the In
experienced. Distinguished professors
have taken the lead. Professor Ber.
gin. OF the National university. and
Professor O'Noyan, of st. Patrick's
college, Maynooth, are among the lead
ers OF the movement, and 1t is said
mat Canon O'Leary. a writer who has
done some of the best work in original
Irish writing since the Gaelic League
was started. is not opposed to reform.
VI course. these learned men have no
difficulty with the traditional spelling:
It Is child's play to them. What they
are thinking of is the learner.
Irish, says Professor Bergin., is in
some Irish-speaking districts decaying
Is the older generation of Irish speak.
srs dies out. and he believes that un-
ess radical alteration is made. ia
few years over nine-tenths of Ire
and there will be no Irish and in the
'emaining tenth It will be understood
'ut not spoken. It will have no
nance with the young against Eng.
ish. AS he phrases 1t, the old let
ers and the old spelling are strang-
Ing the language and to use them is |
Ike using bows and arrows against
Machine guns.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
London Store Viii Be Wonder

satile staff, who will cope with every
little social difficulty. which faces their
clients. Coming-of-age speeches will
Dc provided at moderate prices. Coun-
Try clients who do not know their way
about town will be met at the station,
conducted to Queens road and seen
safely home again.
These are a few of the wonders
which will be placed before the public
In years time, when the single stone
which was. laid will have grown into
the greatest store the world has ever
known.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

card and obtained suit of Clothes asking the dealer
to send the bill around to the hotel the following
ing His expense funds expected, was the mans
excuse for not paying cash. He had missed his check
in the last town.
The merchant consulted stratng" book. and as
Mr.. Vance's firm well rated the credit was grant
ed Needless to say, neither the dapper young man
nor the suit Of clothes to be found in the hotel
the following evening The register showed that Mr.
Vance bad left that morning
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

1t is nothing new for any intelligent and
thinking person to be told that the average
prowling dog and cat is not safe compan-
lon for children or proper inmate of our
homes, but the writer begs most emphat-
ically to take exception to the opinion of
the learned specialist who places all of
these faithful fireside companions under
the ban.
Take, for instance, the beautiful Per-
sian and other fine breeds of cats which
adorn so many homes these days and also
are to be found in many of the fine cat
teries of the city.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

China win sacrifice 100000. 900
Queus for the artificial hair market this
year. and all win be sent to America.
The joke ON the Chinese Is that they
don't know that puts have gone out of
fAshion now.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

II may be theoretically possible to
transport 10000 men across the Alps
in aeroplanes. but with the example
of Moissant and Hoxley in their minds
the chances are that 5000 of them will
refuse to be transported In that way.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
Some
FelineS
Not
Disease
Carriers
By MRS. S. S. KELLOGG

They the outside harness or carefully
guarded must they pero be banhed from of the earth
because the providers dangerous?
VIII the learned doctor be little fairer and discriminate between
those that dangerous and those would were
these family pets to be entirely eliminated would be lack Of
the nome OF which poets have for years sung
Leave us few Just little longer DOCTOR for there many among
us who love dogs and cats and need them for friends
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

Returns frpm the New York public
library Indicate that fiction fell on in
demand as compared with books of
historical or scientific nature. This
should spur the Indiana school of nov
eiists to renewed efforts or some
thing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

A San Francisco man says he will
rot before he pays alimony to his d.
vorced wife. but 1t is believed he will
change has mind before decomposition
gets Arm hold on him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
Cute and 1o1.

New York.-"Cute and 101," is John
M. Buffers description Of himself,
spoken after quaflng four lemonades
the other day at the celebration Of
his birthday anniversary at his daugh-
ter's home, Ocean Grove. N. j.
Butler had q hearty breakfast,
walked to Asbury Park for a shave.
and walked back again to hit up" the
lemonade with wellwishers who
called.
MY mind Is as keen as ever and
I'm cute yet" he said over his fourth
glass. The only trouble IL I can't
see as well as used to. When It
comes to business you have got to Be
the easy boss tc live long"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

A Butte man who is being sued for
= breach of promise is charged by the
plaintiff with having called her MY
Dear Tobacco" No wonder she wants
$4,000. since he was not explicit
enough to say whether she was of fine
cut. or a mere plug.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

81 orry said detectives showing his STAR bu we
will have ask the station We have had @
from the sheriff MCPHERSON giving full and
address, asking to hold you charge of fraud"
Mr. Vance Mcpherson
night had failed sell his goods had paid his hotel BILL and
left town the following morning police station he convinced the
chief that there must be mistake and released his promise
the following morning which time details
pected.
When Vance arrived his the morning telegram
his desk from clothing firm Mcpherson which read follows:
Une you money, will mpson you obtaining goods
false pen The sender of the telegram had heard Of
Nor did the description received from Mcpherson the police station
missed his suspect
Then Vance began to think He remembered that the
he nearing Mcpherson his the smoker had been dap
young with whom he had exchanged cards. after few minutes
of conversation 1t afterwards
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

Should woman balk at the idea Of
living with her mother-in-law and carry
her objection SO far as to part with her
husband on that account?
She cannot in our community, at least,
maintain valid divorce suit on the ground
OF being deserted by her husband.
Recently Denver wife asked for a
legal separation on the ground that her
husband insisted that they make their
home at his mothers. To this she would
not agree, and the pair went their several
ways.
One Of our iudges before ubor,, A..
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

The church bells whose tolling we ara
SO much accustomed to hear seem inl,s-
pensable for announcing the time of meet
ings and church services.
Among the Mohammedans, instead Of
the bell, man, priest, stands on top of
the temple to announce the time of service
Among the Hebrews in little Russian
towns they formerly had Synagogue call
ers'-stentors-whose main duty was to
walk from street to street to call the
people to the synagogue.
But in modern times clock or watch
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
Furs to Be Much Cheaper.

Parfs.-Pleasant news for the
women is contained in report from
the French consul at st. Petersburg
that the hunting returns from Siberia
promise reduction In the prices Of
furs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
Wife's
Duty -
to Follow
Her
Husband
By SAMUEL R. RICE
Of Dsaver

suit filed could the plaintiffs side to grant de-
cree Instead ne read the lecture wfe duty
to follow her husband and make her wit him
The plaintiff instead of being deserted herself committed de-
etion and had real basis for bringing the action
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
Chicago Salesman
Learns Lesson
of ssRoad''
Too
Friendly

SAHESMANS desire extend his acquaintance is audabe
but he must Judgment in the in which he does IT.
John L. Vance (which is not his name) the head sales
of large Chicago house, had just returned the night
before from trip through Kansas He seated at his
desk debating when two detectives from the Central station
presented themselves for admission.
care you John L. Vance?" they asked
81 am" the reply.
"And is this - Michigan avenue?"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

caller has been dispensed WITH every Hebrew knows th
exact hours when services held - ~
Why not dispense with the tolng stupendou be, h;,
queny the unfortunate their immediate M
those VINO wish " attend services advert the or wstchf
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1911-12-04

bas g%ingreifen fremtoer Mad)te. 8ir
balten nod INNER an unierer
friiDeren anlidt felt: es lit IGr GDi.
nd uno sic @cIt inn a~aseaeilten
Sas Bette, lpenn Die iebise Gesic.
ring I,egreih bleibt.
Sn Merifo lit nibt Scniationeaes
pofiiert. Die 0ificren5en spil0cn
SCR gentralreaierung uno ser ne.
eierung bon Saraeo ideinen al,sge,
gliben gu iein nnb ebenio id)eimt
es aud, ols luenn Die Negiernrg
oen &ebelleu Comes b%etucgen batts,
Srieben gu MAIDEN. Die lebte ISOLDE
lit Der &egieriung Mooero's aniGei-
memo ni6t %unaiinitig geiueiell. Mal
loft iiber Die 3apntiltas uitb anoere
&ebeaen Grfolge erritngen bnben
uno bas 8oreeben uniercr geborben
bot offenbar Ser @epes.9 etueeini9
porldufig elm @noe eentodt. Ger
Simmel lit tpieoer eirrmol flarer &c,
noroen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1911-12-04

= Man6es MisgeIdid. ipiirSe
man leidter oerminoett, penn man
es Dor Der 8eIt perbeimlideii
fonnte.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1911-12-04

Or. @m. Netter, Imsenarst, If
tdgIih in ieiner nellen. Office m
Sifs-@ ebduoe 5u filioen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-05

1t is thought that money is uselessly
expended, will not be employed in the
county. and that proper allotment
of roads to every section of the county
must be made. and designated in PLAIN
English. In the language Of Mr.. Moss.
the burdens and benefits should fail
equally, or as nearly so as possible.
upon all. The proposed allotment OF
roads to the three masisterial districts
OF the county is thirty-three miles OF
macadamized road. and siXty-six miles
of dirt road in each district. and the
report of the committees from each
district designated the points where
the roads would he built.
\ committee composed or a ST Clair,
r. C. Bowen. George w. St Clair end
$. Higginbotham was appointed to en-
tighten the people on any question In
connection with bond issue which
they did not understand. f.. l.. Grcev-
CT ana Judge j. II. Stuart were ap-
pointed to draft petition, which will
include all the proposed road building
and Improvement of roads In the coun-
", which will he read at the next regu-
lar meeting of the road club. OH the
second Tuesday in February, and pre-
scented 10 the court. asking for an
election and bond issue in the early
spring.