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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

A writer contends that for the def
milton of home" as ''the place where
man can do as he pleases." There
might be much advanced in favor of
the proposition that 1t is the place
where woman can do as she pleases-
AZ least she generally does. Well. why
not? Who makes the home! Every
ideal home owes its greatest charms
to woman's part in its making. Man
Is aware Of that, and the American
man generally accepts woman's exclu-
sive dominion in the home OF her I'M
questioned right. his privilege being
to finance the enterprise and to enjoy
the comfort which the presiding ge-
MUS provides for him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

1t is reported that New Haven
man recently had his eye put out by
iady's hat pin. which protruded from
the side of the lid" sufficiently to con-
meet with any one occupying the same
street car seat with the owner of the
deadly ornament. Whatever may be
said in favor of "milady's" hat orna-
ment. great deal Of damaging testi-
mony can be brought against 1t, and 1t
Is reasonably certain that If it was an
adaptation of mere" man 1t would
long ago have been forced into the
hasbeen" class. But woman. with
her supreme power. and her hat pin,
make a combination difhcult to de-
feat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04
FAvoRITE MASCOT is DEAD
Billy, the Comedian of the eattleship
Louisiana, Passes Away-known
to Crowned Heads.

Norfolk. Va.-Billy, the mascot of
the battleship Louisiana, the comedian
of the feet. is dead. Billy made Pres.
ident Taft laugh heartily when he
made trip to Panama some time
ago. The sailors loved Billy. and to
his memory they have dedicated q
space on their lockers and chests. on
which appears this epithet:
Gone. but not forgotten. born at
Norfolk. Va. April 10. 1908: died at
sea September s. 1911. Billy was re-
cruited and enlisted at Norfolk on
April %, 1909. and served his country
faithfully for more than two years.
He was one of the most renowned
mascots In the history of the navy. He
was well known to the rulers and
crowned heads Of Europe. had been
admired by the president OF the Uni-
ted States. the GEAR of Russia, the
emperor OF Germany
"Hfs shaggy coat had be encaressed
by the fairest hands of the United
States and Europe. Billy was good
shipmate and a sailor of the old school
He died after a short Hines after an
overindulgence of Portland cement
and insulation tape. He was hurled
at sea September 6. 1911. Requiescat
In peace"
Billy was goat
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04
PHILOSOPHY AND PLAsTERs.

For the most part mankind has
learned to accept the varied happen.
ings of life in a philosophical spirit
But there always will be people who
forgetting the inspired adage which
recites that sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof. continually look
ahead for trouble. The other day a
big snake in the Bronx zoo was found
to be suffering from bronchitis. The
ordinary remedies were given and in
addition the reptiles throat was wrap
ped with adhesive plaster for a dis
lance Of six feet-the unusual space
being covered. perhaps because it is
difficult to tell where snakes throat
ends and the rest OF him begins. And
now an uneasy correspondent writes
to his daily paper and asks how the
doctor and the attendants propose to
remove the plaster. 1t is possible. that
this inquiring person has had trouble
with plasters and knows how unpleas-
ant 1t is suddenly to separate the
stickers from the human skin. But.
why worry about the snake? Why
look for trouble even before the plas-
ter begins to draw? When the prop
er time comes and the usefulness OF
the big mufier is ended. it is possible
the cobra will slough the plasters as
he might his skin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04
Shoe Buyers Deny Charge Of Re-
tail Dealers President.
FemInIty Of Windy City Has Smallest.
Best Shaped Feet In Universe
South Presents the Near
est Rivals.

Chicago.-Chicago women's feet un.
duly large? It's a libel! Chicago
femininity has the smallest. best
shaped feet In the universe.
Shoe buyers. for the big State street
department stores the other day made
indignant reply to the aspersions OF
A. e. Pitts. president of the Ohio Re
tail Shoe Dealers Association. to the
effect that Chicago dealers have ad-
mitted that they are obliged to order
larger sizes to accommodate their
trade than are called for In any other
city. The charge was made at the
associations convention in Cincin.
natl.
The assertion is ridiculous and
without foundation" declared Sey-
mour Bamberger. shoe buyer for Man.
deis, when asked about the women's
sizes used in Chicago. Il have been
IN the shoe business in New York,
Washington, Baltimore and Columbus,
and can say that more narrow wo-
mems shoes are sold In Chicago in
proportion to its size. than in any of
the other cities where ! have been in
the shoe business.
was a shoe buyer for several
years on Broadway in New York, and
know that the women's sizes used
there are practically the same. or a
trif1e larger than are used in Chicago.
The only part of this country where
women's feet average smaller is in
the south. where the women are small
er. Below the Mason and Dixon line
women's shoes are. as rule. shorter,
but broader than those sold in the
north.
In regard to Mr. Pitts assertion
that Chicago shoe dealers admitted
that our women's feet were larger. I
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04
Odd Tricks Of lightning.

vineland. N. J.-Lightning struck
the home of Prof. ]. B. Doty and set
1t on fire in five places. tore plaster
from every room in the house. loos-
ened the studding. turned a clock
around and moved lamp to where
the clock had been. broke three mir
rors and printed fern leaves on an
other. killed cat and only stunned
her kittens. killed one chicken and
melted the chicken yard wire.
None of the family was touched, but
burned streaks showed that the light
ming ran within a few inches of where
Professor Doty and two of his daugh-
tiers stood. A bucket brigade. in which
the women were the chief actors. saw
ed the house with a loss Of not more
than $500.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04
Deer In . China shop.

Springfield, Mass.-Running through
Main street with a crowd of several
hundred following. frightened buck
deer burst through a plate-gIass win
dow into a department store, where
he caused havoc before he escaped
by jumping out the window and scat
tering the crowd with his hoofs and
antlers. A doe which had accompa-
MED the buck across the Connecticut
river sought refuge in a stable. but
was kicked by horse so severely
that game warden was compelled to
shoot it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

And now the pure food experts are
after some of the soda fountain drinks.
charging. among other things. that
they are habit forming. Corrobora-
ton might be had from the swain of
the summer girl. who views with
alarm the rapidity with which one ice
cream soda follows another.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

The latest fish story comes from
Pine Brook. N. j.. where. 1t is claimed,
an angler cast for fish and pulled I'D
chest of silverware. The fact that
the story does not come from Win
sted. Conn.,. leads us to place some
faith in 1t.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04
War on Squirrel and Rat.

San Francisco-Following the death
of Horace Flood OF bubonic plague. in
Contra Costa county. eighteen men
have been put to work by the federal
authorities In San Francisco and the
surrounding bay counties waging war
against ground squirrels and rats
which carry the plague germ.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

A recent order prohibits profanity
on the part of those engaged in the
construction of the Panama canal The
privilege is no doubt reserved for crit.
ics Of the work.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

A good deal of sympathy has gone
out to Hetty Green's son because in
an incautious moment be announced
that he intended to marry within a
year and had not picked out the girl.
But he now says he will not marry a
New York woman. And he is care
fully remaining In New York.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04
In conversation

whether historical, scientific on any other?
business man must know little more than the
mere facts relating to his business.
A salesman, to be successful, must know of other
things to talk about than his wares.
do not mean by this to imply that grammar
school graduate will not succeed It depends on him.
But good education combined with good natural
qualities must of necessity fetch the better results
The high school tries to teach and make man
out of every student who has the viii to exert himself
So we see that high-school education is very
good for the of moderate as well as of small MEANS
that it is essential for business as well as for profess
sions and that it certainly should be encouraged.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04
Would
Danish All
CANNES
In Cities
By d. cHAs. v. DUDLEY
Montresl

for there stables cusad the filthy househy would be-
unnecessary
AS far dogs concerned there is not single enae argument
for their retention in towns the unpoced rural districts they
questionably of value in driving off the predatory tramp
Any who has witnessed the awful aceraon little children b
ous btes watched the death hydopbo
b developed will hail the day when will be oense against
to keep dog inside the limits Of a city.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

The Newport society girl who eloped
with a chauffeur is away behind the
times. The proper stunt now is to fly
away with an aviator
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04
How
Clerks
Treat Many
Fancy
Post Cards
BY J. L. DOUGHERTY

tissue envelope like other envelope inside
with writing it requires postage the
fraction.
The postage stamp must always be the envelope
below
Any card bearing material other than paper fastened
have the regular frstclass postage if it contains message
Besides being lost because violating many cards are
not delivered because of careless addressing by
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

In looking over the columns of a morn
ing paper I noted where during the pre-
vious twenty-four hours five or six people
in certain locality had been more or less
severely bitten by dogs, some of which were
in the category Of pets.
My view is that the time is now at
hand when dogs win be considered as much
out of place in cities as hogs or cattle.
As matter of fact, the ideal urban
community will not give shelter to any
dumb animal with the possible exception
of the horse, and even its presence is ex-
tremely objectionable on sanitary grounds.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

1t has been discovered that an octu-
pus can be scared to death. This is
true only in the animal world. not in
the Industrial
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

A stranger wins 800 by betting that
choir" and "quire" mean the same
thing. win dictionaries now have to
be seized as gambling paraphernalia?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

An inquiry was made recently concern
ing treatment Of fancy post cards by post
Office clerks
Now, this is certain: No cards are de-
stroyed by the clerks and none is sent to the
dead letter Office for destruction unless it is
OF such nature that it cannot, according to-
the rules of the department, be forwarded.
But many pretty cards never reach their
destination. This is because Of the careless
ness or ignorance Of the sender. Cards with
nice tinsel and glass on them must be in.
closed in sealed envelopes. Many do not
know this.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04
Short Fall Kills Him.

San Francisco, Cal.-John Hays. a
fireman. an expert in scaling ladder
work. who had dropped from high
buildings into life net scores OF
times. fell of fence three feet high
and fractured his skull He probably
will die.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

# hay fever is caused by the dust Why
does not every one have it?
Why does it always come in the fall of
the year and stay until the first frost, in
stead of the early summer, when dust is.
even more plentiful.
Why do we have hay fever worse in
some states than in others, and in some not
at all?
And why do we have it worse in the
country where the air is free from dust, but
filed with the poisons thrown from the dry
dog weeds, rag weeds and jimson weeds?
| have had hay fever % years. While
is plenty Of dust, but no weeds to die in the
,ut made up for that Lost time on returnino
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

When cholera germs tackle caviar
they meet foe. they cannot cope
with.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04


@ Does not good knowledge of not merely know
ing how to say "We gents" "Guten morgen") IN
handy in business fe Studies like algebra geometry only
OF interest but they develop quick thinking and judgment
OF times out of algebra geometry will
used In business but it the results of such study that
The that chaps wage scale not
only wrong but absurd
high-school graduate will (e ow)
than many his ability
and expects to be paid wages accordingly
highschoo graduate certainly satisfied with cigarette
money and can be readily that few of em comparatively
cigarettes.
Now aside from the business education high school,
other things and are there not other things life than merely business
education?
In conversation does informed on all onic
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04

living Japan where there plenty Of dust but weeds
fall did not have it at ALL but made for that lost returning
to America.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-11-04
Business
Education
High School
Tries to Make a
Man of Student

Mess intends to study law medicine hgh-schoo
education unnecessary, according to writer. cannot
agree
1t is true that certain studies taught that pre-
parator to these professions but have also commercial
course such bookkeeping penmanshp, enography
mercia geography commercial law political economy and
many similar studies in our high-school course.
Does not good knowledge of German (no merely know
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02

him. he's takn hard and it some stretch of the
imagination to believe he could be popular with
his church people Sadie and Mrs Purdy-Pell had
been Sayn he
Course, I'd heard or less about him durin the
last month or two for new minister's subject the
ladies don't out at sttin And Father jerks,
it seems, had lot of nterestin points about him.
First off he had such swell name S. Cuthbert Ienks
which struck me quite hot combination. Then
there these High Church frills of his which
was and liked first rate. Lastly there
was the mystery about this titled sister of his Lady
Ann.
lust how or where a young gent born and brought
up in Providence r. L. as he admitted he'd been, could
collect sister in the nobility, hadn't been explained
up to date; but accordin to reports S. Cuthbert
fond of quotin Lady Ann this, and Lady Ann that,
until he'd got her accepted insight and the
boys used to say suspect too the fact hadn't hurt his
Standin' at all.
You see, he hadn't really landed the job Saint An
drews yet being only helper to the reg lar rector, who
leave; but Cuthbert could see the openn well as
anyone else, and he dom his best to make good
the substitute act. Up to now too judged he'd got
along fairly we but just at present his performance
was trife the punk. There investigator
committee of one the spot and it gon' to take
a chestv bluff to work her for favorable report
EER-it's nice of you to bring Mr.. McCabe along"
says Father jerks, tptoen' back after whisperin'
some order to the maid. "He-ah-we meet SO seldom,
you know. Great pleasure assure you"
"Same here" says l. fdgetin' the chair and wish
in he'd quit stretchin' his neck so.
"You-er-must make your absences frequent,
Mr. McCabc," he goes on; and then, struggln' to
straghten himself out, he adds THAT is, your visits
should not so-er-ah-"
Don't mention it" says |, watchin' his neck apple
chafe on his collar.
@Perhaps," breaks in Sadie, maxim fake start to
some more convenient time"
"Not at all. not at al!' says S. Cuthbert do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02

another laD.
4Ah, why not call it off,"
says l.
Just then, though, we heard
some bolts shot back, and the
door opened only far enough for
a maid to peek out sort OF wild
and suspicious. "Oh!" says she,
recognizin' Sadie. Il beg pardon,
Ma'am. Will you please come
in?" As we steps into the hall
she locks the door after us and
puts the tramp chain on besides.
"Geel!' | whispers to Sadie, as
the maid goes off with the card
tray. "She acts like she expected
the house to be pinched. Is it
always like this gettin' in to see
your minister"
Certainly not!" says Sadie.
am sure | don't know what is
the matter"
When Father jerks shows up
a minute later, though, he seems
to be worse ratified than the maid.
He shakes hands with me twice
and once with himself and re-
marks that it's a very pleasant
mornin'.
"For so late in the day, it is,
says |, catchin' the disease my
self and almost sittin down in
the brass coal bod instead of a
chair.
Sadie amt affected that way,
though. perhaps we are late
for tea" she observes, glancin'
around critical; "but you know
I've been promisin' to-
ooh, delighted to see you'll"
says Father jerks, grabbin' hold
of his little black cap and fannin'
himself. "I-er-hope you'll
drop in again soon. That isl
-I-pardon me, but may | offer
you tear"
"You may" says Sadie,
prompt and sarcastic, and | could
see by the way she settles back
in her chair that she'd made up
her mind to get to the bottom
of this nervous fit of Father
jerks if it took all night.
He's a tall, slim built, sallow
Completed chap, with deep set,
serious eyes that seemed mighty
restless. Whatever it was allied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02
wv 7HETHER Sadie planned to spring it on

WHETHER Sadie planned to spring it
Nh the way she did, whether this
NpSkAN afterthought the real
N@N thing | amt found out yet; but,
NN9NMo anyway, she worked it that
1NSY6G simple drive home from the station
IAZAZA landed me up against whole lot
h0IIGoIMV1S than down on the bill.
WlNGlM She'd come to meet me at the five
W|S4IW six with the pony cart, which was
WAGU all reg1ar and proper. Then we'd
IVY had little drive out around the
s: q: {; 81: f.: ::
pony's down his wishbone
and tur1n in through pair of ivy covered stone gates
a almost forgot again and I've been promising for
month that would drop in to tea some afternoon.
Well go now
"We?" saws l. aSay hold up there, Sadie. l amt
in on any tea stunt, not if see it flrst!'
allow absurd" says she. "Of course you are
at may look that way from here" says |; "but
I'll take chance flynn jump and hdin' in the
bushes
@Too late says Sadie. Someone has seen US from
the window" Sure enough too, I'd noticed head bob
away, and then hand pulls the shade down.
kidnapped againl" says l. "But what glad
prise the Rev. What's His Name has comm to him!
He'll be tcked to me- eh2'
"Father jerks always asks particularly tor you when
he calls" says Sadie.
@Father Jenks?' says I. allow does he happen to
flag under that name9"
aHes very High Church. you know" says she. "And
don't stare if we find him wearing his bretta."
al promise nothin',n saws l. aVisitng ministers is
away of my line, and all know about afternoon
tea etiquette is that you amt supposed to take milk and
lemon both Any breaks make will serve you right.
@Pooh!' says Sadie @I'll risk all that"
WED climbed out by this time, and while was an
w chorn' the spotted pony to hitchin post Sadie
was pushn' the door button. Nothin happened in the
way of welcome greetin right away and she gives it
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the other of us.
"I'm sure Shorty doesn't mean
that we are curious" says Sadie;
abut-"
ooh, but l want you to
know" says Father jerks. an
fact, l am in the midst of a
most embarrassing -er-crisis.
Might l trouble you by stating
it,"
@Don't mind me-" says I.
GO on says Sadie, eyin' him
cold and calm.
Perhaps" says Father jerks,
wipin' the dew from his brow,
"you have heard me speak of
my sister,"
LADY Amp" says Sadie.
ayes, Ann" says he. 3She is
-er-really only a half sister and
quite a number of years my
senior, you know. She came to
be known as Lady Ann after
her second marriage, and since
the death of Sir Peter Black
we'll"
"The English pickle Baron?"
puts in Sadie.
"Quite So says Father jerks.
"Her first husband was a Yer
monter, very devout man, who
became a missionary and died
when they were living in India.
1t was there Ann met Sir Pc
ter, who was attending a durbar
or something and trying to shoot
tigers. He -er-distinctly
not a devout man, quite a differ
ent type. | never understood
how Ann could Well, for one
thing, he was an agnostic," and
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-er-ag1tated! Hdd you
noticed it, Mr.. McCabe:e'
"Well. since you put it
up to me- says l, Il should
call it a bad case of fidgets.
Is it a boil, or a collar but
ton that's worked down
your back?"
Maybe it was sort of a
rough and ready come
back; but it's the only one
| had handy at the time.
Cuthbert seems Ito be
badly Jared by it. He
stands with his mouth
open, starin' from one to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02

Copyright 1911. by Sewell Ford. All rights reserved.
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LINING UP WITH LADY ANN


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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-27
Store Closed All Day Thursday
:. BAMBERGER & CO.
Weather Tomorroy: Probably Rain
ATruly Remarkable Purchase of Misses
and Small Women's Dresses

We believe this to be the mots sensational dress offering ever made in Newark
You will share this opinion, too when you see the goods. he surplus stock OF a
whose word is style law in New York. Exquisite little dresses they are, too.
For street,, afternoon or evening veal. Crepe d. chene, crepe meteor plain OF hand
chiffon, embroidered silk net, chiffon velvet vauhna, broadclt and serge
High, round and square neck effects. Trimmed with fine laces and fringe and some
with hchus that have dainty pastel rosebuds. Pink, light blue, corn, white, lavender,
Copenhagen, gold, wBtera, brown, green, navy and black Sizes for misses
and small women. Sale starts 9 O'Clock. No mail, phone Of C. Q. D orders.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-27
SOCIALIST WRITER AND
WIFE KILL THEMSELV YES.

PARIS, Nov. pa sensation was
created among Socialists here by the
announcement that Paul Lafargue ano
his wife. Laura. who was a daughter
of Karl Marx, committed suicide yes
terday at Draveii, where they lived on
their handsome property
Lafargue was originally a Cuban. Hc
was 68 years of age. He was a motel
Socialist and writer.
Lafargue left a letter for his nephew
in which he said that he felt age COM
ing IN and had resolved to die. Death
was caused by the injection of cyhan-
hylric acid, the effects of which La
fargue recently tested. 1t is supposed
that Lafargue told his wife OF hi:
intention and that she did not care tt
survive him and took her life.