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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-10

MOST sLUDDOTH, CnfOHIC COHslIpIIIOII-
It has to its credit permanent cures of
men and women far past eighty. The
writer's are not speaking from hearsay,
but from personal experience. The
reason is that SYRUP PEPSIN is a
scientific preparation. Unlike salts,
"a II, rti1, ,ills ~. r,11r-cra ti1a tors. It's
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-08-03
Sewing Machines.

Singer and Wheeler 4 Wilson STYLES
Prices and terms to suit everyone. Re-
pairing and attachments for all kinds of
machines. Office with 0nthank q OF
ten. A. II. Stone, agent Singer Co,
Hood River. #
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-08-03

Do not forget that observation-disclosures
Arsenate OF Lead viii not create 'black
spots ON your apples. For sale by Me
Donald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
Matrimonial Hint.

There is no doubt that great
number of silly girls give their
first best thoughts to idle dreams
of matrimony. They care for
nothing but reaching the coveted
goal, and in SO doing, improve
ment, elevation and dignified wo-
manhood are forgotten. Long ere
they are qualified for the cares of
married life, they willingly take
the responsibilities upon them,
providing any one aspires to their
hand, and when the marriage vows
are spoken the heart is rid of an
immense burden-the object of
life is attained. No girl under
twenty has any business to think
of marriage. If she finds a dispo-
sition in one of the opposite sex
corresponding with her own, let
her enjoy it, but not to such an
extent that the heart is ablaze with
love, and the mind wilderness of
air castles. Home Circle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
Rev. Lantrip Located in Winfield.
Secretary.


Rev. w. w. Lantrip, late presi.
dent of the Methodist Protestant
Church, Louisiana District, who
has resided in Dodson for the
past several years, has purchased
an interest in the Winfield Com
rade, the investment carrying
with it a salaried position as
bookkeeper and assistant mana
ger, which necessitates his re-
moval to Winfield.
He has rented his residence
property here and will leave next
Tuesday, together with his fami-
ly, for the Hub City" of Winn
parish, where he has decided to
cast his lot with the good people
OF that town. He has never had
any experience in the newspaper
business, but the deal he has lust
closed will bring the experience
in due course of time. -Dodson
Times
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
Woman Gets a Railroad Job.

Miss Daisy Odem, for several
years chief clerk of the Daven-
port Passenger Office of the Chi
cago,. Burlington and Quincy Rail-
road, has been appointed division
passenger agent, the first wom-
an. so far as local railroad men
know, to occupy such a position
in the United States. Her terri
tory extends from Watertown.
ILL.,, to Bettendorf, Ia, and in
cludes the tri-cities and suburbs
with a population of $50, 900 per-
sons.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
TEMPERANCE COLUMN
Twin Themes.

The themes of prohibition and
missions are engaging the atten-
ton of the world as never before.
We have called these themes
''twins," because of their close re-
lationship. The object of one is
to prevent as far as possible, a
worldwide curse-the other is to
spread the good news of salvation
over the entire world as quickly
as possible, even in this genera
ton.
The one is for the moral peace
and safety of States and Nations;
the other is for the extension of
the church to the uttermost parts
of the inhabited earth. The one
will exterminate the greatest foe
to the church's progress; the other
will carry to completion the great
aim of the church's existence.
LIZ all the members of the
churches were true to their VOWS
taken upon themselves, the prohi-
bition of the liquor traffic would
be the inevitable result. When
prohibition prevails the churches
will find it much easier to establish |
the cause of our Lord throughout
the world.
The manufacture and traffic of |
the liquor business is one of the
greatest enemies of all combined,
to business, society and church.
1t is business SO vile, so corrupt
ing, so destructive, SO damning,
that no one has ever yet been able |
to offer good reason for it. We
advocate the prohibition of the
liquor traffic, because the traffic is
wrong, utterly, ruinously, terribly
wrong, and all the logic in the
world, reason or laws can not make
it right. l am a prohibitionist
from a Bible standpoint. The
Bible is a prohibition textbook.
Its prohibltory laws were enacted
for Adam and Eve. "Thou shalt
not eat," etc. The ten command
ments, written by the hand of God
in tables of stone durable }, are
all, with one exception, prohibit
tory laws. Yes, the voice of the
Scripture from the beginning to
the end is a continual protest
against all evil, all wrong of every
Kind. All truly enlightened true
Christians in all ages have said
Amen to the prohibition spirit of
he dear old Bible.
Now who are opposed to prohi-
)ition? The devil and all his hosts
he brewers, the distillers, the sa-
oon-keepers, the gamblers, the
relish set engaged in the white
lave trade of young women, the
educer, the profane, the profigate,
ire against prohibition, and do
lot see how any man who calls
himself decent can afford to con-
lect himself with such crowd at
he polls or elsewhere.
l am prohibitionist for four
easons:
l. Because God is a prohibit
ionist.
2. Because the Bible is pro-
ibition book and l accept and 4
elieve its teachings. 8
3. Because l am a CHRISTIAN.
4. Because know it is right.
BY Rev. PIT. Klapp, in The :
Iafional Drohihition;ct
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

John ". Sickelsmith. Greensboro Pa
has three children, and like most chill
dren they frequently take cold. Eve
have tried several kinds of cough medi-
cine. he saws, but have never found
any yet thst did them as much good as
Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy For
sale by all Dealers
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11

The most common cause of insomnia
is disorders of the stomach. Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cor
rect these disorders and enable you to
sleep. For sale By all dealers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11


lOIdi.. S.)fz O0
The above SUN has been deposited
with the Bank of Colfax, ms shown
by deposit slips exhibited.
The report and settlement we've
approved.
The following ordinance offered
WAS read and unanimously adopted
by sections and as a whole:
AN ORDINANCE
To Tense to Mr.. Vim. iaCroix u plot
of ground ON the public squire OF
the Town of Colfax for a period oil
ten years at two and $1,000 dol
lars per year.
BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the Town OF
Colfax, Grant parish, Louisiana, in
regular session convened
Section One
That Mayor C. n. Carnahan is
hereby authorized to lease to MIR.
VIM. LaCroix, for the period of ten
years. at the sum of two and 5000
dollars per annum, payable annually
ut the end OF each year, plot of
ground on the public square of the
Town of Colfax, of the dimensions as
follows: Breadth, fifty feet, and
length or depth, eighty feet.
Said lease TO be terminable at the
pleasure OF the lessee on payment OF
tie rent due, the building to belong
to the lessee, who shall have suffici-
emit time for removal.
Section Two
Be it further ordained, etc., That
the said lessee is hereby permitted
and authorized to build and erect
upon the said plot of ground build
ing large enough to cover the whole
or any part thereof, which building.
when erected, shall be used Tor the
purpose of public entertainments,
Tor public library, for theatre, or
opera house, or for the amusement
of the young people 10 dancing OF
other amusement, or for any aud all
OF the said purposes, or for the sits.
of moving picture show, at inter
walls, or for any church or other re-
lieious entertainment, as well rs also
place for the practice of the Colfax |
band, or any entertainment placed !
therein by them orfor their benefit.
that is, any Of the persons or pur-
poses hereinabove named.
Section Three
Be it further 0r,lained, ETC., That
all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith. or contrary here
to, are hereby repealed.
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned.
{. y. CARNAHAN,
&. II. MCKNIGHT, Mayor.
Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-03-11
Proceedings of the COlfax Board Of
Aldermen.

Colfax, La, March Z, 1911.
The mayor and board of aldermen
of the town of Colfax, La, met this
day in regular session with Mayor
Carnahan presiding. Present-Al-
dermen BIackwood, Cole, Mcknight
and Tummineilo. Absent Brownlee.
The minutes of the last meeting
We're read and approved.
Following claims were approved:
Colfax Chronicle, printing. 50 80
Tumminello Bros, mantels.... 40
W ID Irwin, sundry expenses. 40
The marshal reported the follow
ing collections for February:
Taxes Of 1870. 1927 63
LhruSts ....-..-..................-... w
Iotai............o........ %
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Speak only on invitation.

In the heavily cushioned seats of a
train speeding through Massachusetts
sat Josiah White and his wife. 1t was
he first time either had been outside
the limits of st. Lawrence county. to
say nothing of riding in such luxury,
with new and ever-changing scenery
around them. AS the train neared
Boston Josiah nudged his wife.
"Abbie." said he, close to her ear,
don't say word to me and l won't
to you while we're goin' through this
city. 1t amt polite. unless ye're In
vlted"
What"
Yes. This is Boston. tn place
we've heerd so much on as bein' tn
city O. tn cultured, and | Just over
heerd one O. them distinguished-look
in gentlemen in the seat ahead tell
tn other he wuz goin' to stop on here
because he has been invited to speak
here tonight
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
AeropIane Is Simple.

The working parts of the modern
flying machine are infinitely fewer in
number than those of the automobile.
the motor boat, the railroad locomo-
tive or the steamship. Far more com
pick is the operation Of a high-powered
motor car than that Of a high-powered
aeroplane. Far more delicately ad-
justed are the thousands of parts Of
the steam or electric locomotive than
the mechanism of the flying machine.
II is this very simplicity of construc-
ton and operation that has enabled
the aeroplane to Guido in continuous
motion every other known form Of
conveyance, except steamers, motor
boats and sailing ships. and these
asst named are able to maintain their
motion only because of their huge
driving mechanism, out of all proper
ton to the bulk that is propelled.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Peace wav. Swept AncIen. Egypt.

Until Cambyses with his Persian
myrtads swept across defeated Khem,
and Phoenicia and Greece, adopting
her stored-up wisdom, added thereto
the graces Of more artistic orna-
mentation and aggressive commercial
enterprise. Egypt led all nations in
the arts Of peace and the accumula-
ton of wealth by peaceful trade. And
while II is true that individual enter
prise was largely hampered by the
royal control Of foreign trade, It must
be remembered that the king acted
largely as trustee for his people
and that the Egyptians under most
OF their sovereigns probably suffered
less from plague and famine and were
more Justly ruled than most of their
contemporaries.-"Nobility OF the
Trades-The Merchant" Charles Win
slow Hall. in the National Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
TWO RATHER BRIGHT DOGS
One Recognized the Letter Was Over
Weight and the Other Perceived
Wrong Address.

Two suburbanites, one living near
Morton and the other near Primes.
were swapping stories of country life
as they went home on the 5: 80 train.
II have a most intelligent dog"
said the Primes man. II Just hand him
a letter and say: There, Spotl' and
off he goes to the post ONCE. gave
him one yesterday and he dropped It,
He refused to pick IL up. but wasgei
his tail instead. l suspected some
thing was wrong and picked up the
letter and weighed 1t. It required two
cents more postage"
Without the least show Of surprise
the man from Morton proceeded with
his story.
Dogs are intelligent" he began. MY
collie. Carlo. always posts my letters.
and one day he. like your dog. dropped
a letter on the floor. I thought possi-
bly, one stamp was not enough. but
in weighing the letter found that the
postage was all right. gave 1t back
to Carlo, but he let It fall again to
the floor. inspected the letter care
fully and found that 1t was addressed
to South Penn square. New York. In
stead OF to Philadelphia Philadel
phia Times.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Decisions of the Gar.

There Is cure. It seems. for so
called decisions Of the ear in deaf
people who think they hear sounds
like the whistling OF wind. the r,istling
OF leaves, the cracking noises OF
telephone. thunder. organ pipes or
shouting. Such sounds are remem.
bered. says Doctor Marags. a ,FCsnch
aurist. and are caused by pefktstent
excitation OF the auditory nerve cen
tiers.
He has invented an apparatus for
studying these really inaudibls but
none the less tormenting noises, which
are apt to take the form in time OF
persistent delusion. and he has sue
eeedsd In relieving many sufferers by
applications OF electric alternating
currents OF very high frequency OF By
~A--~~~- - - W.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Build an Altar for All.

There was a fat-topped rock COW
cred with stones, and as was looking n
a writer In the May Wide World says,
several Somali women passed. Each
one left the road and, selecting !
stone, placed 1t on the heap. In
quired the reason of this. The So
mali version is as follows: In the
old days before the Somalis inhabited
the country there was very bad man.
After a career of crime. the Prophet
Ali, one of Mohammed's successors,
pursued him and caught him up by
the big rock. The bad man lodged
Ali round the rock until the prophet.
growing furious, drew his sword and
split the rock clean In two. and the
miscreant with It. In turning to go
Ais horse kicked. and the marks Of
hts hoofs are shown in two round
holes in the otherwise smooth stone.
The split rock has just such an APP
pearance, and from time immemorial
It has been the custom for women
passing to add a stone to the pile on
the altar close by. The Somalis have
many legends of the people who oc-
cupied the country before them, and
talk OF them as having been Persians
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
The Remnant.

+ This world is full of people whose
whole happiness and inner salvation
depend on their doctrine and practice
OF the remnant. We have referred al
ready to the decay and obscurity of
later life. But the position is equally
true of mulitudes in their prime.
With them also the fragment is all
that seems left. They have lost the
thing which made life desirable. Their
fortune has gone, or their friend, or
their health. Passion has wrought
disiliusion. The man or woman on
whom they had staked their affections
is not what they thought. The cup
which brimmed and sparkled has
turned into draught of bitterness. Is
this, then, life's defeat? Not unless we
80 choose. There is no loss OF fortune,
no wreck of personal affection, no dis
aster in the sphere or the visible but
can be turned by the souls inner en-
ergy into some higher phase of the
living. Brierley.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
BABY WORKS F0H His LIVING
Infant ls Found In London Who Hooks
Eyes on Cards for His
Poor Mother.

| A baby aged two and one-half years
who works for his living by hooking
eyes on a card for his poor, working
mother, has been discovered In Lon
don.
"Gravely and industriously this
baby toiler placed hook after hook in
Its place on the cord, saving few
minutes every hour to the mother
who earns three shillings a week at
the most monotonous. weary. tread
mill type of woman's work that exists.
There are IL hooks and eyes on each
card, and the worker Is paid tenpencc
for every gross OF cards. First she
sews the hooks on the cards and the
child links each hook with an eye.
Then the eyes are stitched In place. -
In Great Britain there are 200.0 900
school children In full attendance who
work out of school hours for wages
There are between $4,000 and $4,000
,half-timers who do halliday In the
factory and a halliday In the school,
whilst the full-time workers between
thirteen and fourteen years Of age
probably number 100000. From these
statistics alone It can be seen that
over half a million children under
fourteen years OF age are breadwin-
ners. There are 10000 factory chill
dren under fourteen and nearly AGO.
900 children and young persons under
eighteen years of age working In the
factories.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Learning to Spell.

Little Margaret. who is three years
old, lived for a long time next door
TO family who kept a cat bearing
the name of Billy. Then she moved
away from the family. and did not see
the cat again.
Several days ago Margaret's mother
tried TO teach her how TO spell cat
and dog After many efforts she sue
ceeded In getting her daughter TO
spell the words after her. and stopped
for the first lesson.
The day following the mother said
suddenly;
Margaret. what does cat spsllf''
she did not have to wait for an an
swsr. Quick a. = lash the, child
turps4 toward her. $3.50
'DRIlA" shs rsDlisd.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24

4 lost my Identity once for the bAC,,
being after was married to my 9xc-
ond husband" said woman who for
merly lived IN New York city. and
who now dweils In a New England
town. Soon after my second mar
.riags." she added, II withdrew my
personal funds from New York bank
and deposited the money In the town
where I now live. giving my present
name. Of course, and leaving my sigma
ture, had no occasion to draw
against the deposit for nearly two
months. and when / did 50 signed
my nrst married name to the check.
The person to whom I gave the check
did not know I was married 70 my
present husband. AZ the transaction
was one that did not require any men
ton OF my second marriage. II
When the check was sent TO my
bank In the town where I live II was
returned, marked No funds Tho
check was forwarded to me by. the
person to whom I gave II, and II was
addressed 10 me ~ I had signed H.
One Of the curious things In connso-
tion with II was that my present hus-
band 10 q director Of the bank. but, Of
course. the cashier never thought to
ask him. although the bank oficial
knew my other married name. It In
the sort OF mistake that q woman
makes only once"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24

Ancient irslsr vshicIs That Hss ssss
IN Zee Over I've Huners<

The ancient carrots. now In the on
hibit room OF the Los Angeles Cham
Der of Commerce. has had an event'
full history. ~ wagons 20. Il was the
property Of Alfonso. Tesuque In
dian. etxhty-five years old. Alfonso
ssid Il had belonged 10 his great
grandfather and that II had been sx-
hibited at . local fiesta years before
A the Oldest carrsta In the neighbor-
hood. From these Facts. well substan-
tiated. and the great are TO which In
dams live. az . rule. this ancient car
reta IL estimated TO be much over 200
years old. Il was purchased by Cap
tain Newton Chittsndsn. . noted In
dian explores. antiquarian and cthnol-
orist. now living In Pomona. Cal.
On Novembsr IS. 1895. this old time
cart left Redlands, Cal. on Its own
wheels and reached Los Angeles De-
osmber Is. distance Of over sixty
miles. Captain Chittepden accompa-
MED II. camping on the way and
walked most Of the distance. watching
with anxious eyes to see that II did
not fall to pieces. like the "descon's
wonderful one-horse shay" from Its
great age. But II survived the jour
ney In good shape and was hauled to
the Chamber Of Commerce exhibit
room, where, sheltered from wind and
weather, It may remain a possible 200
years more.
The wheels are made OF cross sec
lions of a sycamore tree, 3S inches In
diameter and about six inches thick
at the outer rim. The hubs are of
one piece with the body of the wheels
and are roughly extended out to a
length of Is inches. Wooden pins
through the axle secure the clumsy
wheels. The body is made OF cotton
wood. excepting the tongue. which is
a twisted and gnarled stick Of mes
quite four feet long. 1t was driven
by oxen hitched to the horns with
thongs of rawhide. It's counterpart
may be seen in the country districts
of Mexico today, drawn In similar
manner. as this was when new, 200
years and more ago.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
WHEN THE BARD WAS YOUNG
How shakespeare Delighted Sir Mar
maduke With His Recitation Of
Some Exquisite Ballads.

Let us hear of It then. and quick
ly.I cried Sir Marmaduke. putting his
hand kindly upon the boys head. vii
liam Shakespeare saw all eyes were
fixed upon him; yet there was 9
friendliness In every aspect which
gave him nought to fear. STANDING
where he was. with a graceful car
rage of himself. and a wonderful
pleasant delivery. he presently wen
on with the verses.
"Bravely spoken!" exclaimed the
old knight. who had observed and lis
tened to the boy manifestly with Q
more than ordinary satisfaction In hii
benevolent pleasant aspect. Never
heard | aught more properly deliv
cred"
Nor l, by'r lady" said Master Pere
CRIME, in similar excellent humor
Where didst learn this exquisite bal
lad, young sir?"
AN 1t please you, my mother
taught it me-" replied William Shake
speare.
Hast any more such In thy mem
ory?" inquired the other.
"A score at least, an 1t please you,
answered the boy; most moving ones
of the doings of valiant knights; and
sundry of a deltcater sort. concern
ing of the love of fair ladies; besides
which have store of fairy roundelays
that learned of nurse, Cicely. which
smack most sweetly of the dainty
Observation-Disclosures, 1.-The Youth Of
Shakespeare"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
All In the Use.

Even the best things. Ill used. be
come evils. and. contrarily. the worst
things used well prove good. A good
tongue used to deceit; a good viii
used to defend error; a strong arm 70
murder; authority to Cypress; a good
profession to dissemble; are all evil
Even Gods own word is the sword Of
the spirit. which. II 1t kills not our
vices, kills our souls. Contrariwise
las poisons are used to wholesome
medicines). Affections and sins. by q
good use. prove so gainful as nothing
more. Words are as they are taken,
and things are as they are used.
There are even cursed blessings
Bishop Hall.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24

wiilis-why don't you 90 to church,
Giiis-Too far Why don't you 70 :
wiIis-ws live nszt door 10 one.
md hate 10 set all dressed up lust
70 20 that little ways-Puck.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-24
Eat Pockethook Ian,t Bad.

Miladi says a cook book is the best
guide book on how to manage a hus.
band-Memphis Commercial Appeal