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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

uel Parkman, the grandfather of the
late George Parkman, was Boston
merchant, living at S Bowdoin street,
who died in 1924, and he left houses
and lands, stocks and bonds and
notes of hand of sufficient amount
to give each one of his eight children
what must have been regarded at that
time as fortune.
Among these eight children was
Mrs. Robert G.. Shaw, who was the
grandmother of Col R. G.. Shaw Of
the 54th Massachusetts regiment. of
George William Curtis. the author and
orator, and the ancestor Of many 9TH
er descendants who have married and
intermarried with some of Boston's
most prominent families. There were
also Rev. Francis Parkman, who was
the father of the historian Of the same
name, and DR.. George Parkman.
George Parkman, from whose estate
comes Boston's s5.O00,0O0 fund for the
benefit of the people. was the son Of
DR.. George Parkman.
Neither the grandfather, Samuel
Parkman, nor the father, DR.. George
Parkman, in their respective wills, left
any public requests. The will of DR..
George Parkman, indeed, especially
provided against the submission of
any inventory to the probate court.
and everything, with as little publicity
as the requirements of the law permit
ted, was devised to the widow and the
two children. Therefore the amount
of the wealth of DR.. Parkman at the
lime of his death in 1S49 was never
publicly known. And 1t Is this con
cealed fortune of so years ago which
is now unloaded into the lap Of the
city.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

r HE bureau of animal industry of
the agricultural department ex-
presses the hope that many state leg
lslatures will take up the question of
providing for the production of the
government hog cholera serum. The
federal experts are convinced Of the
efficacy of this serum. They believe
that If the proper effort is put forth
by states hog cholera will be eradi-
caetd.
State officials who display interest
In the subject are asked to send rep
resentatives to the bureaus expert
ment farm, at Ames, Ia, where the
methods of producing the serum are
explained. 1t is also the policy Of the
bureau to furnish a limited amount of
the serum and few immune hogs to
the states that are just starting in the
work. Within the last year practical
demonstrations of what may be ac-
complished through the use Of this
new serum have been successfully
carried out in Maryland, Virginia, ILL
nois. Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Ken
tn Ky and Tennessee.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
CLOCK CAME FROM LONDON
Timepiece Has licked the
Hours Away.

Boston.-One of the articles which
came from the estate of the late
George Parkman of 80 Beacon street,
whose munificent bequest to the city
of Boston will keep the name of Park
man In remembrance for generations
TO come. is the old family clock.
which has been ticking the hours
away for at least 200 years.
Inside the case are the words,
Made by John Eagle, London"
Eagle was a clockmaker in the last
part of the 18th and the early part Of
the 18th century. He was admitted to
the "clockmakers' company" of Lon
don in 1890, and there are pictures of
his clocks of the date of 100 in some
of the standard works upon this par
ticular branch of the mechanics art.
But there is little or no history Of
this Parkman household relic. Sam
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

III ASHINGTON.-One decided step
w toward making the national CAPT.
tai the most beautiful city in the
world architecturally was taken re-
Gently when the designs for three
great buildings for the federal govern
ment were selected. Fifty-nine archi-
tects from Fall over the country COM
peted. Tho buildings will cost nearly
100000. end are to be erected on
pennsylvania avenue, facing the White
House grounds. They will house the
department of state, the department
Of justice and the department of COM
merce and labor.
The spaces that these great struc-
lures will occupy were selected nearly
= century land a quarter ago. Major
lEnfant, French engineer, laid out
lhe plan of Washington in 1893. 1t is
said he so arranged the streets that it
would be impossible. in case of riot
Or Instruction, for barricades to be
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
Need of Hog Cholera Serum Reported

Most of these demonstrations con-
sisted of treating a part Of the dis
eased herd and leaving the remainder
untreated. At Kansas City, however,
a more thorough test was made, the
results of which were very interesting
and demonstrated conclusiyely the
efficiency of the serum as preventive
for hog cholera.
The test was made In the stock
yards at Kansas City. on the request
of the Kansas City Live Stock ex-
change and of individuals interested
in the subject. Thirty-f1ve young
shoats we're purchased from a farm
where hog cholera had not existed.
These pigs were carried to the Kan
sas City stockyards, being in charge
of a committee appointed by the ex-
change, were treated and the experts
say that no more convincing truth Of
the efficacy Of this serum could be
obtained than Is afforded by this ex-
pertinent.
The agricultural department feels
that the subject is of such importance
as to warrant state legislatures giving
1t immediate attention. Hog cholera,
it is pointed out, has caused loss to
the farmers of the country Of mill
lions of dollars annually. Now that
the government has discovered Sc
rum through the use of which this
dread disease may be prevented state
authorities should not delay in pro-
yiding for the use of this serum
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
Uncle Sam to Have Aeroplane Fleet

$4,000. If 1t Is decided to use the
money In this way the machines at
these stations could be used with tho
other IA that could be purchased
within the appropriation at the ten an
nual joint camps of instruction during
the summer months, 80 that the regu-
lars and militia might learn to operate
them.
Representative James R. Mann of
Illinois declared that this country was
the father of the aeroplane, but when
we had provided the most powerful
and most economical machine Of mod
ern times for warfare we stopped. To
day other nations are profiting by our
ingenuity. We are discussing the
aeroplane now just as our forefathers
may have discussed the steam engine
years ago.
England has several dirigible air.
ships and aeroplanes for her army
and navy. Germany has IA dirigibles
and several aeroplanes and q detach-
ment of airship troops. France has
seven dirigibles, 80 aeroplanes and six
companies Of airship troops. Russia
has six dirig1bles and three aero
planes. Italy has recently appropriate
ed 100000 for dirigible airships.
aeroplanes and bases from which they
win operate"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

back into the place whence they came
and the room again becomes a din
Mg room, library. reception hall or
whatever it was before bedtime.
They are using such beds in Kansas
City now. The bed Is kept In a sort
of tunnel in the wall under a stair
way or cabinet or some raised place
in the room adjoining at the rear.
The tunnel is lined with galvanized
iron and at the back end Of It Is an
air shaft connected by a duct with q
ventilator hole In the outside wall of
the house. In that way fresh air cir.
culates around the bed all the time II
b In hiding.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

Several doctors have recently stated
that the dust which rises from tarred
roads has bad effect on the eyes.
and a professor at the French Aca-
DENY Of Science has stated that un-
less tar IL given up everyone will. In
order to save bis eyesight. have to
wear protective goggles.
But the use Of tar b rapidly increas-
ing. Wallace Richie. secretary OF the
Roads Improvement association.
stated that there are today roughly
10000 miles Of tarred roeds in Great
Britain. a. compared with 1000 miles
in 1908. The practice b extending
very considerably" he said, ''espe-
cially in the southern half Of England
II have heard something Of this
complaint before, but only IN tho way
Of conversational remarks BY survey
ors who are constantly passing up and
down tarred roads. They say thai
the dust from these roads seems d
worry the eyes more than does the
dust from untreated roads. --Londoz
Daily Mall
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
BEDS POP OUT OF THE WALL
Well Ventilated Tunnels Contain the
Disappearing Sleeping Furniture
In the Daytime.

Kansas City, Mo.-In these days OF
space economy, beds. equipped with
springs, mattresses, pillows. sheets
and all. pop out of sideboards. desks,
dressers or from under hall seats and
roll to any part of the room or house
in which their owner may desire to
sleep. And then when the sleeping is
finished the same beds are rolled
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

Il told him he was dead foolish ia
be engaged to three girls simultane
ously."
How did II turn outf-
"As ron might expect His ex
penses were such that he got 20 q,
behind With his board that he had &
marry his landlady."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

An undertaken knows at lot Of dead
ones" that he is unable to bury.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

you don't make very good music
with that instrument" said the limo
cent bystander to the man behind the
bass drum as the band ceased to
play.
NO." admitted the drum-pounder;
but drown q heap Of bad"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12
A Rapid and II
Continued Rise
Another Typical Example orthe Con-
tinucd Rise Of Martins Rbehmatic
" md Blood Elixir as n Most Salua-
bio Medicine. N. NJ }. :

Mr. A. 3. Quinn, photographer, $50
Fifth street, Parkersburg, w. Va.
says: $50" aN4 % !
7 ,"r. j. Martin, Dear sir:1"Four
years ago 1 was badly ahittea with
Rheumatism in my shoulders and
back. got no BENEFIT at all from the
many different treatments that were
prescribed for me. About two years
ago my attention was called to Mar
tins Rheumatic and Blood Elixir, and
1 can say in all truth that I consider
this medicine the leading remedy of
the present age for Rheumatism.
Martins Rheumatic and Blood Elk
ir has proven that there is no medI-
cine sold that Will compare with 1t
for Rheumatism, Liver, Kidney and
Stomach Troubles, Constipation and
all diseases arising from impure blood.
For sale by druggists and dealers,
price $1.OO per bottle. Hornor-Gay-
lord Company, wholesale distributors.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12
That Hne and c..

The Democratic gang here is in
great distress over the fact that the
Republican members OF the State
Senate did NOT quietly lay down yes
.terday and let the Democratic end
Of that ;pody steal the rights and
privileges OF the Republicans and in
addition rob two or more RepubH-
can members OF their seats.
That a plain steal Of at least two
seats was contemplated IS establish
ed by the fact that In the First sena-
torial district Democrat named
.cGldwell demanded and had a re-
count OF the votes but failed to get
counted in. Since then there has
been much talk of contest in the SEN
ate in that case. But. even more
brazen was the case in the lower end
of the state, where a Republican
nominee for the Senate had no oDpo-
.sition and received about 5000
votes. When it was found that the
Senate would be a tIe.- a Democrat
named Stevenson discovered that he
had received one vote and he then
proceeded adv!sedly no doubt TO
claim election to the Senate.
Until the Democratic party con-
yinees the public that 1t had no in
tention of making these steals, it
Should hold its tongue, remaining
silent on the subject of blocking leg
islation. The situation is so
thoroughly understood by the gem
eral public that no hue and cry by a
gang of self-praising political trick
sters will convince any one of the az
feeted innocence of that gang or
cause the people to condemn the Re
publlcans for manfully standing out
for their rights.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12
To Republicans and Demo.
Gratis Alike But They Fail
to See Him.

= .
Great iIIoslty has peen manifest
led by both Democrats and RepubIi-
cans TO get a glimpse of C. u. Steven
son. the7HiI IIamson man who. with
but one vote, started out to contest
the sea OF the Hon. NJ u White,
state senator-elect from the Sixth
district, who received 1870 votes.
eLt Is understood that Ni5s Stevenson
paid Charleston visit Under cover
OF darkness hut did not exhibit him
self to the gaze OF the curious. From
inquiry it has been learned that
Stevenson went no further with his
ridiculous contest than to serve no
tice on Mr.. White. The next step
would have been to give notice OF
the taking of dispositions, but this
was not done. Stevenson had two
grounds of contest, first, that Mr..
White at the time OF his election was
a member OF the county court, and
second, that he gave away whiskey
on the day Of the election to infu-
sence voters.
As M White had NO opposition
| Of the Office the charge that he
used whisky TO influence voters
sounds rather far-fetched. There Is
no truth in this charge, but Steven
son had to have some excuse on
which to base his contest The other
charge Involves legal question
which was Determined several years
ago when Senator Hataeid, who was
mmber of the Mcdowell county
court, qualified as state senator.
But Mr.. White resigned from the
county court on the day before he
became a state senator by the opera
ton of the constitution. 1t is be
lieved the Stevenson contest forms
part of the scheme of the Democrats
to seize control of the Senate so as to
be able to put through their re-d!s-
tricting and other party measures.
Some prominence has been given the
contest because of this fact, hut
among the legislators it is the joke
of the session.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12

Statements of the three national
banks of the city as published in the
Telegram today emphasize the fact
that Clarkshurg has plenty OF
money. Comparison with former
statemets shows that these institu-
lions are constantly growing. In ad-
dition 1t should be noted that there
are several other very prosperous
banks here. lClarksburg has cause
to be proud of its banking establish
meits.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12
LECTURE.
is to Be Delivered by the Rev.
Mr.. Peters Before Lit -
<iT.faa erary Society.
.i'tf t~iis iH5~ LIj1 & aa=. .4i4.

IA lecture by the Rev. j.. E. Peters
will feature the meeting of the VIII
sonburg Literary Society to. be held
IN the school house at Wilsonburg
Friday night! 5sTAe following pro,
gram will be observed: s
Opening song-''Twllight is Fall.
ing"
Devotional Chaplain.
Recitatton-Beulah Johnson.
Recitauon-Earl johnson.
chorus-"old BLACK joe, fifth
and sixth grades.
observation-disclosures Golden.
Recitation--Myrtle Leaf.
chorus-"C Casey Jones'" seventh
and eighth grades.
Recitation-Daniel johnson.
Northumberland Rockwell.
Recitation-onap Bonnell.
ohorus-Dear Old Moonlight, >
seventh and eighth grades.
Recitation-John Ashcraft.
Recitation-Nettle Hardmah.
RecitatLon-Stonewan strother.
Solo-Catherine Flora.
Recitation-Mary c. Flynn.
Chorus = Flow Gently Sweet
Alton" fifth and sixth grades.
Dialogue-"Aunt Martha Ruse."
solO-Genevieve Flynn.
Paper-Iva Floyd.
Lecture-The Rev. i. E. Peters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12

Pains are taken sDy some of the
Democratic newspapers to deny that
Chiffon and Watson are in a COM
bination and incidentally they re-
mark that the combination is to he
Chiffon and McGraw. They hold
out the idea that the Chiffon crowd
is to give Watson the double cross,
as appears to have been done by the
Democratic tricksters in this section
of the state. Just how they size up
Chiffon is unaccounted for unless
they are regarding him as in
their own class.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12
JUST LIKE CT OWN
STE VEN SON LOOKS

as Tar asfit goes, bnt as yet incom-
piete in scope. The one step re-
manning TO be taken is to create By
statute a system which shall apply
these eEectIYe methods to all inn
portants corporate business ara
give recognized and permanent
standing to prove principles.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12

When you have cold get bottle Of
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t will
soon fix you up all right and will ward of
any tendency toward pneumonia. This
remedy contains no opium or other narcotic
and inlay be given as confidently to baby
as to an adult, Sold by all dealers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12
WILL MOVE TO BOSTON.

Miss vonds Griffin returned last
night to the Boston Conservatory OF
Music. She was accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. S. R. Griffin, and a.
soon as convenient arrangement Of
many business interests can be made,
they will be joined by Mr.. Griffin
and he and his family will reside in
Boston in the future.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12
an Erenlnr Echo.

Wisdom CONSISTENT not in knowing
many things, nor even in knowing
them Thoroughly; but in choosing and
in following what conduces the most
certainly to our lasting happiness
and true gtory.-LANDoR.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12
n 4gAsHIN9ToN.


WASHINGTON D. G.. jan. Il
a. Howard Fleming. postmaster al
fsaIrmoni, W. va. has been here for
several DAYS. but no new step has
been taken IN regard to his post
Office appointment
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12

sRankin wiley's contesting the seat
of Congressman Hughes is assuming
the ridiculous. He bases his con-
test largely on alleged frauds in Nc
Dowell county. yet Democratic
Chairman Lawrence E. Tierney says
in his deposition that ne knows of
none. If there were frauds, Tierney
as chairman of the opposing party
certainly ought to be in position TO
know that fact. 1t is strongly sus-
pected that Wiley is depending most
ly on his hope that a Democratic
House of Representatives will seat
him whether he is entitled to be or
not. AS a leading Democrat of
West Virginia, Wiley has a low esti-
mate of the men his party sent to
Congress.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12
FUNERAL OF chill

Blanche. aged one year. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. y. D. Drummond,
residing near the Dixie coal mine.
died wednssday evening at 8 O'clock
of brain trouble. The funeral was
held Thursday afternoon. Burial
was in Elkyiew emetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12

a few years ago when a Demo-
cratic county clerk here died, several
Democrats who are now nlamoring
for the election Of a Democrat as
president of the State Senate, urged
thatla Democrat should succeed the
deceased! clerk. assigning as their
grounds that the people by, the elec-
ton of the Democratic clerk had
signaled that they desired the clerk
ship filled for the period. These
gentlemen seem, to forget, that the
people elected a Republican to the
goyernorshi7 of the state for four
wears and AZ there should be a va
cancy in that office within that
period, the president of the Senate
become governor. If they were con-
sistenSs they would be earnestly en-
gagged inAseeing that a Republican is
chosen president OF the Senate.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-12

II you have sore feet, tired feet,
sweaty feet, lame feet, tender feet,
smelly feet, corns, caIlouges or bunions.
read what happened to Mrs. Crockett.
of Jeffersonville. TIz DID II. Mr..
Crockett says: aAfter the second treat
ment she walked doWnHtnirs, one foot
at a time. She has not been able to
walk downstairs before In paat ave
years, except by stepping down on each
step with one foot at a time. This Il
remarkable. Send i've more b6Hes.o
No matter what ails your feet or
what under heaven you have used with
out getting relief, Just use. TIz. It's
different. It acts right OF. It! cures
sore feet to stay cured. It's the only
foot remedy ever made which aets on
poisonous exudations which cause sore
feet. Powders and other tenledies
merely clog up the pores. T1Z cleans
them out and keeps them clean You
will feel better the first time It's used.
Use It q week and you can forget you
ever had sore feet. There is nothing on
earth that can compare with It. !TIZ
is for sale at all druggists, $50 per box. or
direct, Il you wish, from Walter Luther Dodge
& Co., Chicago, Ill.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-12

LAIN of American melodrama. with
the brand blown in the bottle and, as
you watch II unfold, you catch yourself
sitting on the edge of your chair. bend
ing forward, listening breathlessly, be-
cause ii Is depicting the fierce struggle
the heights and depths Of the life with
which you are familiar.
You could name more than one poll.
tician who might have sat for a por.
trait of The Boss Not a city that
hasn't the grip of such a mans fingers
on its throat. Not strike whose echo
isn't the same wailing of hungry WON.
en- and children.
Part of Common Knowledge of Life.
These things are a part of our COM
mon knowledge of life, but in the play
you see the wheels go around. the men
and women who pull the strings. and the
strange, unsuspected motives that some
times suddenly move hearts and change
issues.
The story of The Boss is that OF
the greedy, grasping, constituencies man
who climbs into power and fortunes over
the PROSTATE bodies Of his fellow.
creatures.
Michael r. Regan is the boss Of the
Fourth ward. He was born in a little
room over the bar of a cheap saloon.
and began his own career. as man, as
barkeeper. He knows all the crooked
ways of life, and none Of the straight
ones, and by dint of taking all Of the
short cuts and being withheld by nc
scruples, at the age of thirty-eight he
has become the political power in his
district, and accumulated a large for
tune.
The man himself is forceful, strong,
virile, a natural master of men, but
coarse, unlettered, true son of his en-
vironment.
By some chicanery of business. he
wrecks the grain trade Of Griswold &
Co., a respectable old firm. Griswold
has borrowed enormous sums of some
savings bank of which he is the director,
and which will go to the wall If he
fails. thus defrauding the poor people
Of their little deposits. Griswold has a
daughter named Emily, who is absorbed
In work among the poor of the Fourth
ward, where Regan is boss, and there
he meets her and falls in love with her.
The only way that Griswold can be
saved is by patching up a truce with
Regan, and Regan agrees to this on the
condition that Griswold will give him
his daughter in marriage. Griswold re-
fuses, but Emily, learning Of the offer
insists upon making herself sacrifice
to save her poor people. -
To avenge his sister, young Gf1swold
foments a strike among Regan's en-
ployes, and In a riot is seriously injured.
but to save the man who has really as
saulted Griswolds Regan takes upon him.
self the blame for the act and is sent to
Jail.
There, with all his success that he has
bought so dearly turned to dust and
"a IN I,tc nd hat
first time, understandingly, the walls of
those out of whom he has wrung his
fortune, Regan gets clearer understand
ing Of the true values Of life and deter
mines to make restitution. Here, too
seeing him alone and deserted. the wife
who has despised him finds that the
power that made ''The Boss" leader