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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

A New York chauffeur. IL years old,
convicted of manslaughter in the Sec
ond degree while on a joy ride, has
been sentenced to spend Is years in
the Elmira reformatory. The judge
remarked that the next Joy rider
brought before him would be sentenced
to Sing Sing. adding: You are only
IT years old. and 1t seems to me that
the state of New York is guilty It.
self In permitting such youth as
you to drive an automobile on our pub
lie thoroughfares." The Judge was
right both in infiicting the penalty and
in his comment on the recklessness
that permits children to handle these
powerful machines. says the Indian
apolis Star. II is not until adequate
punishment is measured out to care
less automobile drivers that their dis
regard for public rights will be check
ed. At the same time 1t is worth while
to remember that not all the many &C
cidents by any means occur when
young, drivers are In charge. There
Is the Anderson case for example, re-
ported the other day. where business
man Of mature years turned to look
back while driving his machine, and
at that moment ran down and killed a
child.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

fashioned into waistcoat. and talks
and sings to himself or gesticulates
frantically as he walks along.
Drunk" 'lunatic," IAN English
man." IAN American" are some OF the
expressions heard in the gathering
crowd that rapidly accumulates In his
walk. After half an hour Of promiscu-
Gus promenading the supposed lunatic
makes his way to well-known music
hall.
At the box Office he staggers in
more demonstratively eccentric than
ever and buys a seat Ten per cent
of his followers. hoping for some fun.
buy seats, too. Once inside the hall
the lunatic sobers down instantly, and
the anticipated fun In the house does
not come on, whatever there may be
on the stage. The lunatic is only q
walking advertisement for the music
hall.
He is the latest Improvement on the
gentleman who used to sit quietly
down at a cafe, and then shout sud-
denly at the top of his voice: Go all
Of you at once to the Lutetia Cafe
concert. If you have any sense or taste
and really want to be amused" or
that other variant who would politely
stop you in the street. bow, and in
stead of asking you, as you expected,
for a light or his way, whispered
courteously and earnestly in your ear:
Monsieur, i urge you to spend your
evening at the Blue Windmill.$ 1t is
the best show in the world
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18
Doubters Are Told to Visit Chi
cago Coffee Line.
Malcolm Mcdowell Asks How many
People Have Bank Balance OF
IS Left After Paying Their
Just Debts.

Chicago.-How many men apparent
" prosperous, could stand heavy
loss and have money in the bank att
er settling all bills? Malcolm NC
Dowell, Jr., in an address before the
Haeckel Fellowship club said their
bank balance probably would be less
than S. Most men. in fact. are po-
tential hobos. he claimed.
He pointed out it was only a step
from a comfortable apartment to his
coffee line at Jefferson and West Mad
ison streets.
Mr.. Mcdowell then defined such
terms az hobo" carry the banner"
"Hogan's fiop," and "ths overcoatless
brigade"
when l speak of hobo" said Mr..
Mcdowell, II do not mean q tramp
who will work and there are more OF
these In our midst than we realize.
Chicago can't decently take care OF
$50 of them.
Take the question homo to your
self. They are men Of our own class,
many Of them only temporarily unfor-
tunate and too proud to appeal for
help. This is not a woman's work;
it's a mans work; and we must solve
1t sooner or later, and the sooner the
better for US.
How many of you could stand a
heavy loss? How many of you have
a bank balance of more than IS when
everything is settled?
I'VE ride around in automobiles and
make a big show and live up to our
income. That is just what many OF
these men do. Can we blame them
for doing something that we do our
selves! This question faces us and
we must do something.
I'VE meet and pass sentimental
resolutions, and at the same time
some charitable organization says
don't pass out money unfortunately.
II would rather give away ten guar
tiers and be imposed upon nine times
than to miss the last fellow that
needs the money. We must come
home to the cause il we expect any
good to result. What do our resolu-
tons amount to? They are like soft
drink on cold morning.
THE coffee line Is place on the
west side where hundreds of poor men
are given good coffee every night. Go
over there and watch the line file by
from o'clock at night until o'clock
In the morning. You may see some Of
your friends there.
Il met a member of the Chicago
Press club there. I alf> met . man
there who lives less than three blocks
from where l do. He had an $S5 a
month apartment. He lost his job and
didn't have any money laid up. For
tunately he had his rent paid two
months in advance. He came to me
after the line filed past one morning
and asked me for some rolls to take
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18
BEAVER AND OTTER RETURN
Three Colonies of Former Now In Del
aware Valley Wsters-Latter In
Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia--The return of the
beaver and the otter to the Delaware
valley region. from which both disap-
peared completely many years ago. Is
now established beyond any question.
A pair of beavers we're discovered dam
building two years ago on a branch
of the Equinunk creek, tributary OF
the Delaware, in Wayne county, Penn
sylyania. and now there are three col
onies of the Industrious little animals
on those waters.
On the upper reaches of the Nave
sink river, in Sullivan county, New
York, a family of beavers have been
at work for a year past building dams
so persistently that several of the trib-
utaries of that stream have been dam
med. It is of interest to note that the
dams are nearly on the same spots
where more than two generations ago
beavers were doing the same. In Sus-
sex county, New Jersey, on stream,
flowing to the Delaware, constantly
increasing beaver colony is following
the constructive promptings of its
nature SO industriously and persistent
ly that farmers are protesting against
the law which protects the animals.
for their dam building is resulting in
damages to farm land by the flooding
back Of the waters of the dams.
Two otter were captured in Pike
county. Pennsylvania, last fall. the
first In fifty years. Three have been
seen in Sullivan county, one Of them
in Yorkshire. on the hills overlooking
the Delaware at Lackawaxen. Signs
of otter have also been seen in Della
ware county. New York, around the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18
HUNTING AND FooTsALL.

Thirteen men were killed while on
hunting excursions In this state In the
brief open season. That Is the num-
Der of young men killed in football In
the whole country this year, or as
many Pennsylvanians as have died
from this cause In century. These
figures are offered not to prove that
football is without certain amount of
risk, but to show that all human &C.
equations are accompanied by some
dangers, says the Philadelphia lnquir-
er. The Jaw of averages is remark
able one. 1t indicates that about a
certain number of persons die each
year from fortuitous causes and II
one class is lacking the other supplies
the deficiency. Parents who are
afraid their boys will be injured or
killed playing football may be encour-
aged by the fact that It is proved to
be one of the most innocuous of sports.
The danger from death or severe In
fury in any college sport is not any
thing like so great as that Of being run
down by an automobile or trolley car.
Human life is precious and must be
conserved. Science has done much for
those who err in certain directions.
but it has nothing to offer those who
suffer from pure accident. All of
which means that what is needed by
young and old is simply modicum OF
common sense. 1t IL not to be forgot
ten that the mother who kept her boy
home from school because he dream
ed he had died was an actual mourner
a few hours later because he fell on
the roof. Let us all act sensibly, with
courage. faith and proper caution.
Those who take the most pains to es-
cape accidents are apt to be the worst
sufferers. but 1t is certain that boyish
sports are not dangerous compared
with the most ordinary avocations of
adults.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

made in the application Of the internal
combustion principle to warship re-
quirements and the opinion was ex-
pressed that when the change does
come there Is every reason to believe
that 1t will first be seen in a British
vessel. for, as was the case with the
steam turbine. the authorities would
not allow themselves TO be outdis-
tanced by foreign naval power. For
this reason their plans and intentions
are kept as secret as possible"
Although Messrs. Vickers, Sons &
Maxim have denied any knowledge Of
the motor driven warship being actual
ly In hand, there are other firms on
the admiralty list, like Yarrow and
Thornycroft, which would no doubt be
prepared to build ship propelled by
the new system.
1t was only last month that Lord
Fisher, late First Sea Lord Of the ad-
miralty, expressed the opinion In an
interview with newspaper representa-
lives in New York that the country
that first. takes hold Of the principle
of internal combustion will sweep the
world commercially.
At present the marine motor is
much further advanced In the mercan-
tile marine world than for warship
purposes. as is shown by the 9.000-ton
steamship which the Hamburg-Amer-
lean line Is having built at Hamburg.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18
MOTOR SHIP FEARED
Experts SkepticaI About 1000
Horsepower Engines.
Many Difficulties VIII Have to Be
Overcome Before Warships Can
Be Successfully Propelled
by New System.

London.-It Is now some time since
statement appeared in the journal
called Motor Boat to the effect that
motor engines Of $4,000 aggregate
horse power are building In England,
and that they are to be installed in a
battleship Of the Dreadnought type
shortly to be laid down. Since this
announcement was made a good many
shrewd observers In the scientific
world have been looking about to dis
cover where these engines, which are
said to be of the two-stroke Diesel
type, are being constructed, but up to
the present no trace of them has been
found.
Neither is anything definite known
about the engines for French motor
driven battleship which, according to
the same authority, will be completed
and in commission In advance of the
British vessel.
In fact, these two ships appear to
be In q precisely similar condition to
the motor-driven monitor, which the
Vorwarts recently asserted was build
ing for Germany. The actual construc-
ton Of that vessel. like these later
ones spoken of ID the Motor Boat was,
It may be remembered, vouched for
at the time.
1t is not surprising In these circum-
stances that there is q great deal of
skepticism shown in regard to the
whole story. But because It has been
found impossible to discover the man.
ufacturers Of the engines Of these al
legged motor driven battleships for
Great Britain. France and Germany 1t
would be unscientific and illogical to
assume that they do not exist. At the
same time 1t shows the difficulty that
there Is in obtaining precise particu-
lars about these wonderful assertions
OF scientific improvements.
II there is one thing more than an
other demanded In mechanical sci.
ence it is the necessity of exactness,
and all this vagueness about place,
time and other essential details only
carries doubt to the mind of the en-
gineer.
In an article recently published was
outlined the progress that had been
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18
EVERYMAN A HOBO

home to his wife. who had not tasted
food for two days.
These are your own people. Are
you going to allow 1t to continue?"
asked Mr.. Mcdowell.
Many of the men in that line car
ry the banner until morning. You
don't know what that means. It
means that people Of your own class
have no place to lie down and sleep
and have to walk the streets. They
don't even have the price of flop
at Hogan's. OF course you know that
'Hogan's flop means SO much space
for sleeping on bare floor.
This is an overcoatless brigade. 1
have seen few overcoats among
them"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18
headwaters of the river, where 1t ID
said trees have been felIed in a man.
ner that plainly indicates that the fell
ing was done by beavers.
HUNT coona With rr.In.

Birdsboro, Pa.-Catching raccoons
from freight train was the unusual
experience Of John Cavanaugh. a
brakeman on the Reading railway.
While his freight was passing Modena,
along the Brandywine, It being moon
light, Cavanaugh saw the coon on the
limb Of tree and pulled him down.
After the animal was carried into the
caboose he made determined fight,
and 1t was only with the aid of the
train crew that the raccoon was final
ly dropped into bag.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18
King Catalogues Coins.

Rome.-The first volume of a work
by King Victor Emmanuel, entitled
Corpus Nummerum Italicorum," has
just been published. 1t is the first
general catalogue of Italian medieval
and modern coins, with special refer
ence to those minted by the House OF
Savoy. 1t comprises 4S2 pages and A
sheets of illustrations.
Half of the proceeds from the sale
of this work will be devoted to benevo-
lent institutions. and half to the Ital-
Ian Numismatic Society.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

Its extension to ships of war presents
peculiar difficulties, though there fs
no doubt that these will be overcome
in course of time.
1t is noteworthy that the writer In
the Motor Boat dealt only with the
engines Of the motor driven Dread
nought and not with the design of the
vessel herself Sir William White,
one Of the greatest naval constructors
of the age, explained some time back
that we have to deal with one of the
most perplexing problems that beset
a naval designer when we come to the
removal of weights which vitality az
feet a ships stability.
The writer In the Motor Boat recog-
nizes, 1t is true, that the saving In
weight and space would be hardly
SUFFICIENT to allow of extra guns to be
carried, and he suggests that greater
fuel storage accommodation will be
provided, but he does not In any way
indicate how the loss of the weight Of
boilers and engines below the water
line is to be met
These and other similar questions
will continue to agitate and interest
the engineering world. but 1t is more
likely that some solid contribution
toward this important subject by
some well known scientific authority
will give us our first real light upon
the new motor-driven battleship.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

Last summer the south park commits
sioners installed number Of feeding sta
tons for birds in Jackson and Washington
parks.
During the winter months now these
stations are kept well stocked with food.
consisting Of seeds of various kinds, with
which suet is mixed.
As result number Of birds are spend-
ing the winter here that usually fly south
for the cold months.
Besides the bluejays, which have been
here regularly for several winters, and the
robins, which appear of and on every
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

French aviators fell 600 feet in an
aeroplane. and were not hurt. Fate
favors the bold. but then fate Is also
VIGOROUSLY capricious. so experiments
need not go on. depending on fate's
favors.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

A prisoner who stole Is cents was
discharged by the judge. That is q
great disappointment to the authors
Of weepy poetry, who naturally ex.
pected the offender to be sentenced to
imprisonment for life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

Proportionately, 1t is said. the num-
Der of insane people in this country is
Increasing faster than the population
Is growing, taking asylum statistics for
It. Even at that. there is scarcely a
fellow but will declare that the asy-
lums don't get them all, either.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18
PARIS FREAK AID MAKES HIT
Curious Scheme to Attract Patrons to
Music Hall In French Metrop-
oils 10 Success.

Paris.-The story of THE Beautiful
Lady" by Booth Harrington. has been
recalled by the antics of gentleman
on the boulevards. He is dressed in
severe mourning. top hat. and all. and
would be quite inconspicuous were 1t
not that he wears an American flag
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

Paris.-An extraordinary sea mon.
ster, the species Of which has not yet
been ascertained, has been captured
In fishing nets near Toulon. The
creature is Is feet long and weighs
over LOO pounds. In its stomach
were found what are apparently hu-
man remains.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

A feminine scientist wants moth
ers' course established in colleges.
Still, the old-fashioDed mother appar-
emily understood her business very
we'll. and probably present-day scien-
tific infants are not so happy as her
cuddled and petted babies.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

| have been sleeping outdoors on my
back porch some six years and do not come
in for zero temperatures or snow or rain. l
use a sanitary folding couch and have a
waterproof canvas cover which keeps the
mattress dry in the day time and serves
as an excellent top cover tucked in over
all clothing and mattress at night. l use
an extra mattress over the thin one which
came with the couch.
For covers / use four heavy all-wool
blankets and one comforter and over all
this the waterproof cover acts as a protec-
ton from rain, snow and wind. About ten
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18
Much
Benefit by
Sleeping
Out of
Doors

minutes before retiring put two three quart bags The
should samng when put the bags The bags
water keep the bed nice and all night.
wool stocking pulled down the end
ing and protecting the eyes,
weak and scky when game have gained so
pounds and am strong Sandow.
sleep like child and get up the morning with appe-
lite.
Nothing can induce me to sleep indoors again.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

The consumer in this country not only
pays the tariff, but he pays in many other
ways where he gets the worst of it.
Take, for instance, the buying of ar
ticles where fraction of a cent comes in.
The American housewife in this era Of
high prices is often forced to buy in small
lots. She goes to market and purchases,
say, half-dozen eggs, at 35 cents per
dozen, but there being no half-pennies,
must tender 10 cents. In The same way
she expends IL cents for half dozen or
anges instead of 1919 cents.
The same rule applies to dry goods.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18
How the
Public
Loses -:
Much r
Money
By PROF. ". c. LANCD0N
Univsrsity Of California

articles selling at figure where there division
ton be bought.
While trivial o tell you that aggregate that
thus taken from the earnings of the viii sount
to a annually
The condition could be easily reeded the coming
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

for not giving them more.
But all this time the women, who have deeper
insight into things marital and keener intuition,
smile whimscaly into the embers. They know the
having the time of their lives, and inciden-
tally, Of their missions, that of affording
entertainment, is being fulfilled If the not
really enjoying themselves, why earth were they
there at ALL and why that particular topic if wasn't
of paramount interest?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18
Birds That
Stay
During
Winter
Months
By J. HOWARD MOORE
Chicago

there Kentucky cardinals mecking bird juncoes
bds) shk creeper downy woodpeck nuhatches yid
ducks and flock cedar waxwngs feed chev ON
the berries ct the fruit and Wild viburnum.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18
Man ]:
Plant Z J
When a Fellow Is
Married He Loses
Many Friends
By ALICE MONTGOMERY

H. the modern trend of the young who lie back compa
Gently the aembracng comfort Of deep armchair In some
coy drawing and pirate of marriage to their women
frehds 1t is the one topic They rehearse it from every
point of view They wallow its nrcacies and glory ID us
mysteries.
cit last resort, they say resignedly 1t is oouno
happen day, and woman is the pusuer ana ma
the pursued Why the responsibility of the initiative hied
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-18

cdy strengthening from their oungng posi-
flush discovery Mere puppets dangling 70
string by When the appointed day is come ne
bekons and follow be the of nature 1t may De no
stirring of the life force beoh call it what you wou' ono
thing obey hang ALL think of what we have to give
the doing When fellow married he loses his best trends
At first they drop casually and try pretend things are just as tny
fxng make pretty speeches your wf
but somehow it the and they feel it, and feel IT. ana
Try right There feminine constrain an invisible
barrier that can't be ignored and gradually your best chums have oe
gather and included OF course
And feel And then sheer sefdefense you have TO
throw your with the other married people and watch poor chap
struggling the marriage tolls and often it isn't pretty sight Say
all skitesIt has its drawbacks"
"And hn o these young continue warming to their
subject toll and spin make the wheels
limit the yards of bills that have to be met at
month"; for appeconthere such thing
nowadays The just take all they matter of
the queen kind of that makes feel pretty mean
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-09

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erIa.v OF f.re. bt. blue srrre uniform
shredded aud ,ak~f with mud stood
DO, a Ntnts~ iooktnc uuf huf ttsne
fp star. U.fh.ut tntrltr.u.r A. the lu
f-r.r-s Jennie after iaU ptifll
.ualt....atr ,r. returned Do. regaff
OF f..r,t ,a.an,, t1 .Ilrne. Now ana
flrn th. sailor passed hand asioss
bis forehead Nth riisd hopeless r,s.
turr Iimfrl. mail, Advanced Win
ua.r,a. lins hand. cauins his Ola com
rAte I, name k.hocs glance va. 81.
s.r-.i Dob hiri and instsnt, A plrrs.e.
fI nr, f.i-i the before empty orh.
i.- l,agri forward Ertspsd the
,..r-rI man d. fhe collar 90 hI. Nav.
l..us, anI i,rk.I him Violent. fls.
GARD
Believing himself .n fhr rrIr % a
maImsu Jimmie ln all love buf With
resolution sfru,. the man uho wish A
o. .ri holding nothing bur u-mor,
WAs again JTaEginr Dim iu fancy from
fr" fame hlrtdiur sufraus 81 The
wrecked ruuiosf Patrick ree'ed ha..
ward art DrumpI,I aoAu ou 81 afa his
head -fr'.Iue tls ..i0ileI headfoart
blood - ..I OUT through hIs mud mat
f.t Ia-i htir and ls ay hmply un..n.
r0.a4s
With scream Jennie droppei %
Dor knees a. l.s side Tho other. also
Lusit there ISc girls arms we've
around fis ue,.. supporting his head
while the others including the moth.
or who had entered The room unab-
served hath,d and dressed the srrht
scalp wound 4 IuIo later Patrick :
ESQ. opened on Icnnioz
Jennie De exclaimed weakly. and
again Jennie"
PafrI,h' Her lips pressed MS
though he had never Told her that he