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NOT FOR MRS. PILKlNS0N
wife Of Husband, Drafted for tho
War, Looked With Disfavor on
Proffered Substitute.

Mr.. Pilkinson, a. small farmer IN
Pennsylvania. was drafted for the
services of his country during thoe
Civil war. His wife. though she POS
sessed but a small stock Of informa.
ton, was one of the best c0njugal
partners. and she was much troubled
at the thought Of parting with her
husband. As she was engaged In
scrubbing of her doorsteps. a rough
looking stranger came up and thus
addressed her:
II hear, ma'am, that your husband
has been drafted"
"Yes. sir, he has," answered Mrs.
Pilkinston. though, dear knows.
there's few men that couldn't better
DO spared from their families"
well. ma'am, I've come to offer
myself as a substitute for him."
"a what?" asked Mrs. Pilkinston,
with some excitement.
I'm willing to take his place." said
the stranger.
You take the place OF my husband.
you wretch! I'll teach you to insult a
distressed woman that way, you vaga-
bond" cried Mrs. Pilkerston, as she
discharged the dirty soapsuds in tho
face Of the discounted and astonished
substitute. who took to his heels just
in time to escape having his head
broken by the bucket.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-07-27
LAMPS FOR MINERS
Electric Bulbs win Prevent Ex.
pIosions and Disasters.
Miners Ola NAKED" Light viii %
superseded by Modern Electric
Light Operated by q Pocket
Storage Battery.

Chicago.--The assertion that tho
time IL fast approaching when naked
lights In coal mines will be absolutely
abolished is made by q writer. A few
years ago, he says. there were prao.
tically no safety light mines In Amer.
lea; today there are large number of
mines using safety lights exclusively
In all Of their underground work. The
chief objection to safety lamps is
due almost entirely to their poor light.
Acetylene has been tried, but 1t 10
dangerous. Electricity Is the hope Of
tho future, and he gives an account
OF Q newly invented miners lamp that
Is fed by electric current from a pock.
ct storage battery. This battery, we
are told, IL as handy as an oil canteen
and 1t 10 as unbreakable, being ar
mor.clad" with sheet steel The charg
Ing rack Is so arranged that the bat
terry is left in It on the way out so
that the miners use their batteries
In the same way as the checks employ.
ed as timekeepers. by looking at the
rack q given miners presence or alb.
sence can be told at once, as the bat.
teries are all numbered to correspond
with their users.
Wet mines will not affect the lamp.
as the body Is made of aluminium and
10 waterproof. Furthermore. the body
of the lamp is filled with a special
composition. making It possible to use
the light under water.
The voltage OF the lamp being only
two volts. It is claimed that there is
no danger OF any sparks at the time
the contact is broken In any part OF
tho device; as n consequence. 1t is
said to be impossible to cause an ex.
plosion in gas mixture. In recent
tests, the globe used in the lamp was
purposcly broken In body Of gas to
ascertain II, when the globe breaks
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-07-27
SYNOPSIS.

A foolish young tendcrfoot becomes
Fascinated with the bold. artfui wife OF q
arunksn prospector in a western mining mimi
eoWn. They prepare to elopc In blind
eng blixxnrd but are confronted by tne
Raudlin husband. He 10 shot by the
wife. but the chivalrous boy pins
0ots TO the body taking the crime
spun himself. In their flight to the
railroad station he womnn's morse
falls exhausted. the youth puts her
on hia own and follows hanging TO the
stirrup strap. Seeing he In nm impedi-
ment the woman thrusts her escort into
. snow drift and rides on. Half-frofcn
he stumbles into tho rai,road station just
a. the train bears the woman away.
Twenty i've years, later; this man, George
Oormiy, Is a multi. millionaire IN New
York. He meets Eleanor Haldnnc, n
beautiful and wealthy settlement worker.
end co-operates with her In her work.
0OYmly becomes owner OF Steamship
nns and nnds himself frustrated In pier
and track extension plans by Rrafting al
dermen. backed by the Gotham, Traction
Company. An automobile accident or o
stormy Chrstmas eve brings the. Hal
danes to his country home. Gormly
makes the marooned party Comfortable,
In a confidential talk with Gormly. Miss
Haldane enthuses on her settlement work.
And longs that he shall bcneht mankind
With his wealth and business talents. lie
determines to do 80 and announces that
As viii he mayor Of New York ana re-
Deem the city from corruption.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-07-27
Alusna4nOxS ~ A~1so@~ HkzmI
eAsn~e~, oes n As~~ naee ossesw

say. and content yourself with your
ah--proc lamations?"
my experience has been that pub
licity, II coupled with surrender. ID
nevor very efficacious. II I should
accede to the demands Of the Gotham
Freight Traction company. the fact
that I had exposed them would be Of
little moment"
"Oh. then. you propose TO do your
own freighting by wagon and give up
the battle?" asked Haldane. his eager
ness a little more apparent than he
imagined possible.
II have not said so." he answered.
What do you proposc?"
It was blunt. direct question. and
ono unwarranted by the situation.
Well" began tho merchant
slowly.
II ask simply as q citizen interested
In the welfare Of the community
Some Of the hackers Of the Gotham
Freight Traction company are friends
OF mine. and from tonight shall hope
to count you also among that mum
ber." explained the financier grace
fully.
Thank you." returned Gormly. II
have learned that it IL not wise to
say what you are going to do until
you arc ready to do It; that 1t Is
much better, In fact. to substitute
doing for saying"
An excellent maxim" returned the
other with well simulated Indifference
"All Of your fellow citizens. however
will be deeply interested in the out
come of 80 affair. am an older mar
than - are. Mr.. Gormly, and may
thereiC- take the liberty. not Of al
vising you as to the conduct Of youl
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-07-27

It would ignite the gas; the results
showed that the gas could not be ig.
nited In that way.
The average estimated light OF the
bulb used In the lamp Is from 200 to
800 hours. or in other words about
the same as the average commercial
incandescent lamp. The life Of the
battery Is one or two years.
As shown by the accompanying cut.
there is a hook by which the lamp can
bc attached to the cap the same as IN
old lamp: when used this way. the
rings shown on the cable. can
be attached to the back OF cap and
shirt, IL desired. either with an
ordinary safety.pin or BY stitching.
However. experience has shown that
the miners prefer to hook the
lamp on their shirt fronts or other
parts of their clothing.
The advocates OF this style Of light
claim numerous advantages: I. No
danger OF igniting gas or possibility
OF an accident while handling powder.
:. The light cannot be blown out by
q windy shot or gust OF air. 8. They
save much time that Is lost in picking
up and filling oil and carbide lamps.
1. There 10 no oil or dirt to grease
the hands and clothes. which 10 a
great advantage. especially to engi'
neers and others who have to handle
papers and instruments. 8. 1t costs
less to use the lamp than II does to
use An ordinary oil or carbide light. 8.
The air in the mine will be clear and
pure, and there will not be smoke and
gas given on by carbide or oil lamps.
The fact that tho light cannot be
extinguished by windy shot or 9TH
er conclusion is a distinct advantage
for many lives have been lost through
miners being overcome by afterdamp
while cropping their ways in mine
after their lights have been blown out
Should the battery weaken, the light
will not go out suddenly and leave
one IN the dark.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-07-27

OF controlling the company"
Il do"
This is most interesting. am Gu.
rlous to know how you propose to do
it:
The business that you have built up
Is evidence Of your capacity In that
line but you have. I take It. never
mingled In Wall street. never dealt
on the exchange"
Never. I didn't mean to. either. '
How then do you expect to obtain
control Of such corporation as this
especially when II has back OF 1t the
city government as well as the Sach
EN- society,""
The question was one Gormly could
have declined to answer without q
moments hesitation without givins
any offense. for it was one that Hal
dane had no right to ask He though,
deeply, II swiftly. and before he spoke
Haldane continued
You are, l take II. Il wealthy man
but no single man could command tn,
resources OF this corporation: that is
no single man outside of those few VII,
are in It," he went on. ''and It woul,
be sheer madness for you to attemp
It,"
"Mr. Haldane," said Gormly. coming
to another conclusion. there IL q pow
er In this country greater than tn
money power"
And what may that be. sir,"
"The power Of the people"
In this instance. the people are n
ready on the side oi tho Gotham
freight Traction company"
Are they so?"
Certainly. Through their represer
tAtives they have voted them Q tras
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-07-27

And you have no personal interest
in the matterT"
II have already assured you a. to
that"
II will not accept any such offer.
" II should be made me by authority.
will not pay single cent over and
above the actual cost Of building the
switches and . proper and reasonable
amount for the privilege Of the con.
nection."
"Of course, you must make your
own decision. In that case. however.
fear you will never get the switches" /"
II am quite sure that before I get
through I shall have not only the
switches, but
Gormly paused. and looked his com.
panion hard and directly in the face
But what?" said Haldane. fiickinG
the ashes from his cigar dalntily. and
peculativeiy watching the blue curl
Of smoke that rose languidiy from ita
end In the air.
Gormiy thought quickly. lie war
not now deceived by the well assumed
Indifference Of Haldane. He was con
vinced that there was something back
Of Il; that the relation OF Haldane tC
the whole affair was more than q
mere casual one; that Haldane had
not told him the plain. unvarnisheC
truth
We'll, Mr.. Haldane. I will be frani
with you. not only intend to have
my track connection. but intend t.
have the Gotham Freight Traction
company as we'll"
my dear sir" said Haldane gently
not turning a hair before this astound
ing declaration. Are you aware tina
,, the bonds Of the Gotham Freight Trac
tion company are two hundred ant
fifty million dollars: that stock fo
twice as much more has been ISSUED
and sold and IL already at a premium
that II IL in the enjoyment Of ninety
nine.year franchise with the privileg'
OF renewal; that its promoters In
clude some Of the ablest hnanciers II
the city,
Much Of what you say Is matte
OF public notoriety. You have giveI
me. however. some information tha
I did not possess and which IL OF val
ue." said Gurmly quietly.
| Haldane did not acknowledge tn
touch. though he WINGED inwardly a
II.
And yet you speak," be went or
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-07-27

business, but of saying In a friendly
way one or two things that occur TO
me. The frst 10 that as q business
man know that this publicity 10 more
or less distastefui to you. l assume
that It will be to the Gotham Freight
Traction company. which. l believe. Ia
a very worthy concern. desirous OF
mindinG it's own business and exploit.
ing Its own properties. I think my.
self. viewing the situation impartial.
ly. that you have been hardly dealt
with. don't want to see the affair
advance any farther. for the credit
of the community. Suppose we
say Ave hundred thousand dollars
for the connections and nothing more
to appear about 1t In the public
pressc-
lis this" burst out Gormly
quickly. rs this Q compromise you
are ofrering?"
II am offering nothing" returned
tialdanc lightly, almost indiHerently
II am not In position to offer anything
As I stated 10 you. l am simply a citi
Gen who wants to see this unpleasant
matter removed from the papers
where such things are discussed b,
Incorporate writer's without any rea
comprehension OF the issues involved
and offer as the friend OF my friends
and. II I may so call myself. as you
friend. to bring you two together"
You are not empowered to max,
such . propositicnr'
Certainly not" was the spsciou
answer. Il simply take advantage o
the fortunate chance that gives me III
privilege Of your acquaintance to d.
what I conceive to be q most impoi
tant public service"
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-07-27

A trial package of Munyon's Paw Paw
Pills will be sent free to anyone on re.
uucst. Address Professor Munyon SD &
jefferson Sts.. Philadelphia, Pa. II you are
in need of medical advice, do not fail to
write Professor Munyon. Your communi'
ration will he treated in strict confidence.
and your case will be diagnosed as care.
fully as though you had a personal inter.
view.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are unlike
all other iaxatives or cathart,cs. They
coax the liver into activity by gentle
methods. They do not scour. they do
not gripe. they do not weaken. but they
do start all the secretions of the liver
and stomach in . way that soon puts
these organs in healthy condition and
corrects constipation. In my opinion
constipation is responsible for most all.
mcnts. There are 20 feet of human
bowels, which is really sewer pipe.
When this pipe becomes clogged the
whole system becomes poisoned, caus'
ing biliousness, indigestion and impure
blood, which often produce rheumatism
and kidney ailments. No woman who
suffers with constipation or any liver
ailment can expect to have cleaI
complexion OF enjoy good health. II
| had my way l would prohibit the sale
of nine.tenths of the cathartcs that are
now being sold for the reason that they
soon destroy the lining of the stomach,
setting up serious forms of INDIGESTION,
and so paralyze the bowels that they re-
fuse to act unless forced by strong
purgatives.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills are a tonic
to the stomach. liver aud nerves. They
inyigorate instead of weaken; they en-
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it; they enable the stomach to get all
the nourishment from food that is pu!
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These pills contain no calomel. nc
DOPE they are soothing. healing and
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Regular size bottle. containing 45 pills
% cents. Munyon's Laboratory, 53d 4
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The Red Cloud chief., 1911-07-27
Dentist for six.pay.old Babe.

York. Pa.-The infant daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Conley, though less
than a week old. has already been In
the hands OF the dentist Teething.
the terror OF babyhood. usually does
not cune along before the age OF ten
or twelve months, but the precocious
youngstcr. when only six days old. had
q tooth pulled.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-07-27
lsQuino Behind,

why are you lettering around
here?" demanded the policeman. You
seem to have no object in view"
'Im ont walking with my wife, of.
ficer. She's about 80 yards behind in
q hobble skirt"
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-07-27
twenty Children and Two farms.

Cumberland, Md.--Joseph Barkman.
q widower of fifty.e.sht years, with
eight living. grown up children. and
Mrs. Emma Mearkle. sixty years, with
IL children, we're married here by
Rev. DR.. Edward Hayes, The bride
and bridegroom each have large farms
on Clcar Ridge. IN Pennsylvania.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-07-27
Pandemonjun,

Mature knows what she was doing
when she deprived fishes of n voice"
"low do you make that out?"
what If a fish had TO cackle over
every egg 1t laid?"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-05-06
NUMBER 80
Saved Child from Death.

'Aftor our child had suffered from
severe bronchial trouble for a yess.
wr"te q. 4, Richardson. of Richardson .
Mills. Ala, I'VE feared it Ind sousnmp-
ton. 1t had bad cough all the time.
We tried many remedies without avail.
aud doctor's medIrine seemed NJ use
less. Finally we tried Dr.. Kings New
Discovery. aud ale pleased to sa, that
one bottle effected complete cnre. and
our child is again strong and healthy"
For coughs, colds, hoarseness. lagrippe,
asthma. Group aud sore lungs. its the
most infaIIibie remedy that's made.
Price 5Oc aud 81. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by all druggists.
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Sale to Effect Partition.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Grant,
18th Judicial District Court.
No, 2622.


Cook and Alexander VS.. Herbert Il.
Clarke, Tutor.
| Bv virtue of a writ Of seizure and
sab, issued out of the Honorable III h
Judicial District Court and To me Ill
rected i'm the above numbered and
entitled suit, directing me to seize
and sell at public auction. FOR the
purpose of effecting "a partition lie
| tween the owners of same. the here
matter named property. In accord
ance with n decree rendered out Of
| the honorable District Court In aud
for Grant parish. Louisiana. hearing
date of April 3. 1911. have seized
aud will offer for sale ut the princi
pal front door OF the court house in
the town of Colfax. La, between the
| hours prescribed for Judicial sales,
On
| SATURDAY. May IL. 1911.
the following. described property,
seized as the property Of the defend
ant herein. to wit:
All that portion OF section "a. ~
lug west of the st. Louis. Iron Noun
tain and Southern Railway. contain
ing 40 acres more or less. the north
half of southeast quarter. snu, Invest
quarter of southeast quarter, and
east hall Of northeast quarter al Sec
ton a6, all of section "a. except south
west quarter of northeast quarter.
and except the right Of way of the
l.. Il A. Railway Company, AMI one
acre decided by n previous owner to
the l.. x A. Railway Company for
station and section house. said Sec
ton 81 containing. with the right of
way, aud one acre excepted, 81
acres more or less, all in township Il
north, range ! west.
Also southeast quarter OF north
east quarter and northeast quarter
of southeast quarter. of section 3.
township ) north, range | west, ex-
cept two acres OF land donated by a
previous owner to the Grant Parish
school Board, which il situated In
the southeast corner Of the north
east quarter Of southeast quarter oi
said section, containing az acres
more or less.
Also northeast quarter OF north-
: west quarter of section 6, township
) north, range east, containing 40
acres more or less. All of said lands
being situated in Grant parish. La
and containing. with the land here
matter described, 100 acres.
Also the southeast quarter al
southeast quarter of section rs,
township 6 north. range l west, and
southwest quarter Of northeast
quarter of section "a. township q
north. range l west, Louisiana Me-
ridian.
. Sale to he made for cash. I'm ac-
cordance with the appraisement and
conditions as set forth-fn said decree
and judgment hereinabove referred
to.
This April 6. 1911.
A. Il. PERKINS,
Sheriff of Grant Parish.
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According to the statements of
a number of our esteemed con-
temporaries the re-establishment
of the open saloon has been fol-
lowed by a reduction of crime
and lawlessness. The statement
is an interesting one to say the
least. We judge from a number
of Louisiana papers that the open
saloon is a great moral educator
and we therefore suggest that
Gay-Shattuck law restriction
against locating a saloon within
three hundred feet of a place of
religious worship be removed.
| If what we read is true the law
might well provide that no saloon
shall be located farther from a
church than three hundred feet.
Crowley Signal.
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Proclamation of Special School Tax
Election for Ward Five.

Pursuant to resolution passed by the Par
ish Board Of School Directors of the parish
'f Grant, Louisiana, at its regular meeting held
on April l. 1911, |. John ii. McNeely, Presi-
dert OF said board. hereby give notice that,
in compliance with said resolution, a spectral
election will be held in ward FIVE, constituting
school districts Nos. 10 End II of said parish
of Grant, Louisiana.
TUESDAY, May 10, 1911.
for the purpose of submitting to the property
tax payers, qualified under the Constitution
and Laws of the State of Louisiana, 10 vote
at said election, the following proposition, TO.
wit:
To levy a FIVE mill special tax on all prop
erty subject TO State taxation in school dis
tricts Nos. 10 andi7 constituting ward FIVE of
the parish of Grant La, for period of FIVE
years. beginning with the year 1911 and end
ing with the year 1915, both years inclusive, for
the purpose of constructing, repairing and
equipping public school buildings, purchasing
sites. titles to which shall be vested in the
public, for paying teachers, in fact for gen.
eral educational purposes.
For the purpose Of said special election, the
polling place will be at Georgetown, Grant
parish, La and Messrs ]. NJ KEGS, w. A.
commissioners, and f. X. James clerk of cleo
ton, to serve at the said polling place in their
several capacities as prescribed by law Al
said special election the polls will be open at
seven O'Clock a. m. and close at FIVE O'Clock
p. m, and the election will be conducted in
accordance with the laws of Louisiana ap-
plicabe thereto
Notice is also given that at eleven O'Clock
a. m, on May 10, 1911, the said Parish Board
of School Directors of the parish of Grant,
Louisiana. will meet at the court house, al
Cofax, Grant parish, La, and in open session
proceed TO open the ballot boxes, examine and
count the ballots in number and amount, exam
inc and canvas the returns and declare the re-
suit OF said special election.
Colfax Louisiana, this the Sd day of April,
]. H. McNEELY.
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