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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

per, whom / had met abroad. After
dinner he said he had a present for
me by way of a real Bengal tiger, His
name Is Ackbar and a child can han
die him. he added.
The captain said 1t was young and
only weighed 120 pounds. He also
suggested that l should take his In
dian jungle wallah, called Lazzim.
with me to look after the tiger until
it got used to having 1t eat out of my
hand.
The next day." said Mr.. Hopkins.
Il drove down to the pier in my car
where ! met the skipper and Lazzim
with the tame tiger Ackbar. The Hin
doc got into the car with me, and Ack.
bar followed like a poodle dog. When
he stood up on the cushions and
looked over at the engine my chauf.
feur suddenly got down from his seat.
He said he wanted room to think.
Eventually we arrived safely at
Irvington and put Ackbar in the zoo,
but he made trouble by fighting with
every animal there. He damaged all
my furniture SO that l was glad to
sell him and the entire menagerie to q
circus. with Lazzim to go as keeper. I"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

Middletowp. N. Y.-When John r
Hayes Of Monroe discovered bees
crawling about the floor of his furnace
room he investigated and saw they
were coming from the bunghole of q
supposed empty cider barrel Hayes
poked a stick into the barrel. which
was covered with honey when with.
drawn. Hayes plugged the hole, rolled
the barrel out to the yard. left it there
and chilled the bees. Then he knocked
In the barrel and found $50 pounds of
honey. There was decided flavor of
cider to the honey.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08
President of New York Central Urges
Government to Spend More Money
In Conservation.

Galesburg, Ill.-President w. C.
Brown of the New York Central was
the orator at the concluding exercises
OF Founders day at Knox college. He
had large audience, among whom
were many farmers from this part of
the state. His address was on the sub
ject OF the conservation of the soil
and Of the necessity of increasing its
fertility to meet the needs of home
consumption. He urged Knox county
to instruct its members in the legisla-
ture to support generous appropria-
tons for the state agricultural college.
AS indicating the Importance Of soil
study and improvement he said:
THE United States is building two
or three great battleships almost every
year. which cost. fully equipped, per.
haps an average of SO, 000, 900 each, and
1t costs close to 100000 a year each
to man, supply and maintain them.
With what one of these fighting
machines cost, the government could
establish and fully equip two splen-
did experimental farms Of $40 acres
each in every state In the Union, to be
operated by the general government.
The establishment of such farms by
the government would soon be fol-
lowed by 160-acre farms owned ard
operated by the state in every county
in our great agricultural states.
Such farms, once established,
would not only be self-sustaining, but,
in my opinion, would show hand
some profit. The effect of such a sys-
tenn of practical education upon the
products and profit of the nations
farms would be almost beyond COM
prehension.
Every thriftless and uniformed
farmer would quickly note the differ
ence between the result Of his loose
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08
OLD INVENTOR BUSY

.ano cement. Mr.. Johnson said: "That
- much too long story to tell Won
NV. 1 was manager on the estate of
messrs. White & Sons at Swanscombe
a. 'ne time and it was not until after
Z long series of experiments-with
many iaiiures-that at length | was
aoie 70 turn out cement the strength
sno nyorolicity of which secured
Messrs. White a large demand for -
from the French government and the
English market. as well as from Ger.
many ana other countries. My COM
pany supplied the cement for the Tow.
or bridge foundations and for that
great work. the Assouan dam"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

According to figures prepared by the
coroner's Office. 1856 homicides occurred
In this city In 1910. One hundred and
eight persons were shot to death and
practically all the other killings were
due to the tolerance with which the
public looks on the vicious habit of
carrying concealed weapons. says the
New York Tribune. It is a melancholy
fact that the restrictions placed on the
sale and use Of deadly weapons are
practically nil in effect. Any purchaser
with the price can arm himself with a
revolver. the favorite tool of the GRIM
inal about to commit burglary or
other crime of violence, and of the
paranoiac about to resent an imagin-
ary grievance. Instead of compelling
the buyer to show a license. present
references of good character and other
wise establish his responsibility. the
community permits him to equip him.
self and roam at large as potential
taker of life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08
BrolOn Outlines His Plan

methods and those of the experimental
farm and benefit by the comparison.
Men who have no books ON th;. I'm.
portant subject and who could find no
,ime to study them If they had, would
learn by that most apt and thoroueh
teacher. observation, the value of i'm.
proved methods and would adopt
them.
Let the government invest the
price OF one battleship in this impor.
tant work. follow the investment nm
inteiiigentiy and perseveringly for ten
years. and the value that will have
been added to each years crops of
the Nations farms will buy and pay
for every battleship in all the navies
OF the world today"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08
TIGER TAKES AN AUTO RIDE
ms interest In the Engine Made the
cnauffeur Get Out and Think
Animal Finally Sold.

New York.-Russell Hopkins, a New
Iorker who spends his winters in
Cuba and Palm Beach, left the 81
Regis Tor the south with a pct pink
and white Formosa rabbit in his
pocket. He said it was all that re-
manned of private ZOO he had col.
iected at his summer home at Irving.
ton-on-Hudson,
mad specimens Of every ANNA;
from Sudanese three-humped camel
10 wonga, said Mr.. Hopkins, but /
have sold them all on account of a
tiger. The collection was started one
day when went on board a ship from
the East Indies to dine with the skip
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

France leads all the world in thrift.
MY wife and and our little fve-year-old
girl were to stay almost year in Europe,
so at Nice l hired q young French woman
who was willing to act both as nurse and
maid. Her English was excellent, as she
had spent some years in the United States,
and she spoke Italian as well as her native
tongue. Her ability along prsetical lines,
such as embroidery and needlework, was
equal to her linguistic cleverness, and long
before we parted with her she had that
little North Carolina tot talking French
with the best Partisan accent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08
Good
Reason
For Many
Small
Things
sy WILLIAM Z. MOONEY
Chicago

raise question the validity indictment and Il ~.
duty of his counsel his being invalid pdic
and from taking the time of the with case IF c
has been committed and the indictment that states no
the fault of the states attorney the representative of the pon
he has clear knowledge of What the indictment contain Wbere
has not been alleged the quahng of the indictment but the win
daon of that fundamental principle of republic person shall
be deprived of life liberty property without process of law To
convict for f act which by the record Of the does not ons
ute crime would be the act of despotsm.
Sometimes Jay that delay given by such procedure b
the accused has he'righ be heard any objections or dens he
have delay matter little while to find the tb
than to 60 swiftly ahead on the wings of asehood?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08
France
Leads
the World
i'm Thrift
BY n. C. BEAR
Wtlminfton. N. C.

But it was her knack of saving money opened my eyes and
brought realization of the tremendous deficiency the wageearnng
class of my country
The of this fixed by herself 80 francs
month, SIC in money
Of all her travelling pad from ;ne 70 t
she small faihfulness and sk
Well at the end OF ten months when the for us return
home and settlement with how much money do Won
suppose paid her? just 800 francs
Not dollar Of her pay had she that time and 90 inst
added 200 more francs appreciation young woman who
could be that proyident
The counterpart of that French girl hardly exists in the Tinted
States but had plenty the nation would be IN far NO.
fortunate fix -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

A legislator in Missouri proposes a
nne for the railroad station agent who
refuses to answer the questions which
the travelling public may fire at him.
This increases the probability that
the hurried inquirer may promptly
learn that the six o'clock train leaves
at $3.50.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

Dame Fashion has decreed that
woman in the future must wear moth
ing but her own hair. Just watch the
dear girls arise as one and proclaim
loudly unto the world: Every BIT of
this hair is my ownl" o rats, puffs
and switches!
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

We find that the only the Bbe
BE strong and of good this book of the law shall not depart
out OF thy mouth but thou shalt mediate therein day and night that
thou mayst observe do all that written therein for then shalt thou
have good success"
These conditions laid down for Joshua binding stills nebe
all hazards obey the will of God and do the right regard
less OF has been the real secret the best IN e
Business itself chance for getting religion but abundant opporu
nifty to it. business accosted by newsboy Don't
want to gimme dime and busness" He related how
streak Of bad luck had left him strapped how many he could
buy for dime and what his profits would be- The him
ter The boy said "Shak for luck Now call that bringing religion
into business.
You will need religion not only for others but for yourself
employee will enable maintain good cheer under dcour
agemen and work towards ideal spite of headache If
an employer will fair days for fair days work 1t
important that good should be paid than that office
meeting should be established The business which
your religion you would better get out Of
have little faith in the religious employer who lives palace
while those who work for him live shans tables
bend and with uxuri while their women
with tencen meals The hadded
hearted UnChrian competition abv from the of Christ
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08
Johnson of Portland Cement
Fame Translates Greek.
Noted EngIlshman Finds Work 10 Nee
essary and Tells somsthIne Of His
Life :as Patentee, Preacher
and Magistrate.

London.-In q neat little cottage
called haywood, at Gravesend, lives
Isaac c. Johnson. ]. p, the inventor
OF Portland cement On January 20
he attained the age of 100 years. The
closing days of his life he is spending
in translating the new testament and
parts Of the old from Greek into lit
eral English.
Mr.. Johnson has been not only a
wonderful chemist, mathematician and
business man. but a close and loving
student of the scriptures Though
only a layman." says he, II have
preached the gospel in very many Of
the countries of England and also on
the continent But what have done
l have done by the will of God and l
do not myself seek exaltation." The
old man occupies himself in the trans
lation of Greek. because. as he says,
he now has nothing else to do and
does not believe that anybody should
be Idle. An object In life," he de-
ciares. is necessary to mental, moral
and physical health. Let 1t be a lam
guage. or some branch of research.
or even a thing like amateur photo
graphy.'
Mr.. johnson was born at vauxhall
OF working class parents and received
only very humble schooling. For some
lime he was employed In booksellers
shop In Craven street. Strand. Later
he entered the service of q firm of ce-
ment manufacturers at Nine Elms.
where he worked in every branch of
the business and eventually obtained
an appointment in the Office of the
manager. Here, making his first &C.
quaintance with mathematical instru-
ments, he attended a night school for
architectural drawing and became so
proficient in the science of lines"
that he was able to supplement his in.
come by giving instruction to young
joiners.
In the course Of years he became
manufacturer of cement on his own
account and finally invented the world
famous Portland cement. He saws he
got on simply by hard and persistent
work. doing everything that lay be-
fore him In the most thorough manner
of which he was capable. His longey-
ity he attributes to the fact that he
has been total abstainer for eighty
two years. He explains that at one
time he was very near to becoming
a drunkard. cast as / was into Lon.
don as an apprentice In the midst of
men of low habits"
Referring to his career as a magis-
trate, Mr.. Johnson states that he al
ways took the merciful side as far al
he could. Punishment is necessary
for the welfare of society. but it must
be, as near as possible. proportionate
to the offense committed. With regard
to capital punishment, / think that
this should be abolished, because It
gives man no space for true repen-
lance; and do not believe In flogging,
Nine-tenths of the cases brought before
the bench are traceable to drink. De-
stroy the traffic and poor rates would
be comparatively small. jails compare
lively empty. cost of maintenance saw
ed and the present excessive commo-
dation for lunatics greatly reduced"
Asked how he came to invent Port.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

The Minneapolis woman who got a
divorce because her husband darned
and mended on the lawn in front Of
the house, disclosed another advantage
OF sex. No husband win have the
hardihood or disposition to get a d.
vorce because his wife does that.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

The latest stunt of aviation is the
herding OF cattle with an aeroplane.
Before long. possibly, we shall be rails
ing winged-breed of cattle. and with
hanging prairies for pastures and
aerial cowboys the land will be left to
the sharks of finance.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

like living
Other things being equal, the man who enters
business life thoroughly mbued with the purpose
to act under his eye and gaddened with the joys and
hopes which religion inspires has immense advantages,
even as regards his worldly prospects, over the man
who throws conscience to the Winds
'rhe righteous shall hold onto the way and
stronger"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

New York to Berlin by rail over the
Boring sea route is the latest project
BY the time it is completed there will
be plenty Of aeroplanes fitting hither
and yon across the deep.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

1t has often been said that sstechnicali-
ties are the safeguard of the law" and so
much has been heard about technicalities
In these so-cailed bribery cases that il
might be well to explain some of the rea-
sons for technicalities.
In all criminal cases the accused has
the right by constitution to be informed
of the nature and cause of the accusation
The Indictment must set forth the offense
with clearness and all necessary certainty
and every ingredient of which the offens,
is composed must be accurately and clea.j,
stated 1t is the nrivilaoo ~ ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08

Perhaps even tho Atchison man who
says he is so poor that he couldn't buy
. round of ammunition for an airgun
can tell the make of an automobile as
1Ar a. be can see r.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-08
Worship
Success
Business Gives
No Chance
for Religion
By REV. MADISON c. PETERS

AM admirer of success But find myself at variance
with in the conception of itself One OF the WORST
features of the worship of by itself ana apart
from the by which has been attained To be success
full enough matter what has gone before man meas
ued according his things material Some OF you
feel this bitterly and you have to feel it. for 1t Is
cruel principle
There that is worth the having and there
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

Itwirlers work as hard in these con.
tests as they do in any league game.
Milan has never before been able to
hit much I'm the early sp-,..-, and II is
because of his grand showing down
here that the writer predicts great
things in the games which really
count
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

Or, There goes three-bagger-no;
Milan's after II. He's got IL, They
don't get away from that boy"
One reason why the recruit out.
fielders do not show much class is on
account OF Milan's great playing.
They suffer miserably by comparison.
The writer predicts that II Milan
keeps up the pace he is setting down
fere neither Ty Cobb nor Speaker
will have anything on him next
October.
Trainer Joe Quirk, who has timed
the little outfielder in several speed
trials from the plate TO first base,
states that Milan is faster than at any
time last year, and, goodness knows
he was fast enough then for any ball
club in the world. In the outfield he is
the same deadly thrower, and a bal has
TO be hit mile high TO go over his
head but il is with the stick that
great things are expected of the outer
gardener. In the twelve practice games
played in Atlanta, Milan has batted
over 400, hitting left-handers just as
easily as he does the others, and the
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

The American boy is an right"
says Buffalo Bill 81 He hasn't lost one
jot OF his grit and pluck and perse-
verance, and energy, and honesty, and
all the other good old American quail
ties. He hasn't really changed-Only
the conditions OF life have changed.
eli has the same old standards, only
he hives up TO them in different ways.
mo one has to tell the American
boy TO be honest. He just naturally
can't help IL. or course he lies once
In awhile, but he never feels COM
Portable until he's taken his llcking
for II. and started clean again
The way TO cure boy snob is TO
send HIM 10 good boys school
There the chap with the money and
the chap with the family have toplay
second fiddle TO the boy with the
goods boy who's the fastest run
ne.r or the highest jumper or the cap
tain OF the football team.
Every time an American boy gives
a square deal he is giving a wave to
tn eStar Spangled Banner. Don't you
always Judge parents by their chill
dren? And II boy works hard and
behaves himself generally, he's serv-
ing his mother country in the best
way he can.
Parents should teach their boys
10 shoot straight Anyone can aim,
but it's the chap who hits that counts.
He's the chap who's made sheriff in
n wild cattle country, or district at
torney in big. wicked city"
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
milan has Washington
Expecting Big Things
BY WILLIAM PEET.
I'm Washinuton Herald \

Clyde Milan, the leading citizen OF
Linden, Tenn, and for five years a
member of the Washington baseball
club, threatens 10 tear things up In
the American league this season.
Milan virtually led the Nationals ar
the bat last season, and easily scored
more runs than any two members Of
the club
Visiting players and others who
hike out i'll the morning for the pur-
pose Of watching the Nationals-Sham-
rocks battles. have already gone wild
over the work OF Milan, and all one
can hear is "Milan's up now; watch
him. Look at the perfect bunt. Not
a change in the world to catch him"
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
Here. chance for Nobby Shoes.

c. c Becker has received his COM
plete line OF spring shoes for men and
viii put them on display Saturday, in
his store. in the basement at No 22
Gratiot-ave Mr.. Becker has made
specially OF mems shoes for years
handling the product OF the best east
ern manufacturers only, There are
some nobby styles in his stock TO be
shown Saturday
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

falo Bill says SO.
Whether or not
Col Cody becomes
the first senator
from Arizon a
there Is one Office
TO which he has
long been elected.
That is the post
OF hero-in-chief 20
some hundreds OF
thousands of Am
erican boys.
Everyone knows
what the boys
think OF Bunalo
Bill. but i'm an in.
view here, the old
scout told for the
firaf lima inst
what he thought OF
his admirers
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

To clean finger marks from a paint.
ed wall damp a clean cloth and dip
II in whiting Apply and the stains
viii disappear.
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

who
Wash citizens the nomination Mrs
equal she poll
Miss Belle kinney the sculptor has the contract to make ten
10000 each and be placed the capital OF
with the exception OF South Carolina
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
AMERICAN BOY 0. X,
SAYS BUFFALO BILL

NEW YORK, April 6.-tSpeciaD-
The American boy Is all right But
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

VIII someone tell us pretties poem
than this: "Ess. like you, mommie.
an like daddie, too"
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08
To Consider Licenses Next Monday.

To Consider Licenses Next Monday.
The council committee on liquor
regulation held no meeting, Friday
morning. Secretary Schreiter is busy
getting the applications classified ac-
cording TO the schedule agreed upon
by the committee. and this will be
ready about next Monday The con
gregation OF the Bethel A. NJ r.
church, Hastings and ,Napoleonsts.,
has sent a communication 10 the
council protesting against the saloon
conducted by S. Stern at No AIS
Hastings-st, directly opposite the
church
The Detroit times., 1911-04-08

job Printing Done Right. Times
Printing Co, 10 John R.-st Call Main
1898. or City 1855.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-23
LICENSED 70 WE'D.

Business has been little Qusee u
~. matrimonial line. The. following
ID. Z Hist Of marriage licenses Issued
IN ward county during March W To-
tho pressat time:
John A. Tommerdahl, %; Bertha
LARSON, II.
,Knute Hagen, 81; Laura NJ. Klev-
ca, IL.
Eiven Dokken, q; Carrie K5ont-
vedt. %
James G. Strong, 50; Maria +.
Curr. 81.
Peter Benton, Dawson, Mont, ~;
Anna X. sorenson, Is.
JAS. Alhus 81; Regime Berthol0. -.
John Gunderson, %; Elsie Henrick-
son, 10.
VIM. Kimhall. 81; Mabel E. Mel
son, 10. st..
Albin L. Larson, 90; Inga M. West
void, IT,
A. B. Dill, 81; julia Daniel, 20.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-23
DURkIN CAUSES
ARREST OF TUCKER

Walter Durkin Of Des Laos swore
out warrant for tho arrest of John
Tucker, who Is accused of stealing his
clothing. Durkin claims that while
he was confined in the county jail
awaiting his hearing In the famous
wheat and hax cases, some ono stole
practically al Of his clothing. John
Tucker, q neighbor from Des Laos,
visited the Jail where Durkin was
confined, and the prisoner seeing the
man wearing clothing resembling his,
compelled him to take them of.
Friends Of Tucker provided him with
enough wearing apparel to enable him
to get out Of the Jail.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-23
GOOD ONE ON CAPT. HENNE-
CHAN.

Complaint was made at police head
quarters on St. Patnck's day that a
trained snake had been stolen from
the viking lunch room, where the
owner had left it for a square meal
Owing to the fact that frogs legs, a
dainty dessert the snake had been ac-
customed to was not on the bill
fare. the owner went out to procure
some. On his return the snake had
disappeared The funny part OF 1t
was that Herneghan, an 1rishman
should be looking for snake on ST.,
Patrick's day.