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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09
DO0RMAT is A VALUABLE RIG
Supposedly Worthless Piece ~ CO..
Turns Out to Be Worth 5000
Wool Hard to GET.

Montclair. N. Mrs. F. a n
Fayen OF No. 21s Upper Mountain o.
enue. has used last year at the an.
trance to her home a small rpp :,
was bought with others at 4 sa,e n
New York. -
A rug expert had been summor.d
TO the Fayen house to look over ,hs
rugs. that required renovation. AS he
was going out Of the house he :. ~
the rug thst was used as a doorr.,
What shall l do with this,- he
asked. as he stopped down 90
picked up the rug. Nothing 500
MRS. Fayen. 1T isn't worth wb;le .
NOT worth WHILE" be said. .Unv
this 10 precious rug; worth al, ~.
others together"
Mrs. Fayen was amazed when a.
expert explained to her that the ~
spised rug II probably worth 81 ooo.
that 1t was woven by q Persian hr,d.
ana was never intended to be sofia
he pointed out the peculiar cb.r.c,a-
sues OF the rug. into the borders ~
winch were woven the features Of RI.
'rioe ana her intended husband tn.
expert said the wool used IN the 49,,
was OF kind now hard to ret tn
Jug. ne said. is between $50 ana ,no
ears old -oo
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09
BIRDS AND THEIR ENEMIES.

recent report Of the United States
bureau OF entomology constitutes one
OF the strongest arguments imagina
Ole upon the absolute economic folly
OF discriminating Americas bird life
inis country. says a bureau expert.
suffers each year through insects a
loss aggregating $1,000. OoO.o 600; TO
dents cost US 100000. 900; weeds
more than $4O0.OOO,o0o These ar.
staggering figures. indeed. They need
not be infinitely accurate to point
moral as obvious as 1t is important
Every thinking person knows they
are near enough the truth to make
the warning significant In natures
nne balance of living agencies the
oirds found their largest utility in
keeping the insect pests OF mankind
In subsection. Not all birds eat in
sects. but most do. Others destroy
rodents. and many eat the seeds OF
weeds. 1t was fine scheme of econ
cmy nature had. Man in his cruel
oilndness has upset the balance. He
mas made pIumage fashionable for
mats and gioritied bird dinners Even
pothunting has been winked at. A
policy widely recognized as indefensi
Ole has been followed for years.
America foots the bill for her own in |
difference. The first punishment is
visited upon the farmers. but its ef-
fects are felt by every family in the
land.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09
Strange Visitation Leads Sea
Captain to Riches.
Captain ormond, Navigator for Twen-
ty-Five Years, Never Touched Unit
ed States Port Until the
Other Day.

New York.-Persuaded by q dream
that fortune Of half million dollars
awaits him in Chicago. Captain James
]. Ormond Of the British freighter Rel
gate will leave for Chicago to press
his claim to the estate of his aunt,
Mrs. Bridget Clarke. who died seven
years ago.
Although Captain Crmond has been
a navigator for rs years. he has been
In every part Of the world except the
United States. Five years ago he
learned from his mother he was heir
to Mrs. Clarke's estate If he could
prove his identity in Chicago. Since
then. his ship has been dispatched to
every port but New York, and It II
only now that he will be able to be-
gin legal proceedings in this country.
When the Reigate reached her pier
IN Bush docks the other day, direct
from Iioilo with cargo of sugar.
Captain Ormond was found packing
suitcase. preparatory to his overland
journey.
Well. I'm here at last" he said. 1T
mas taken me five years to make New
York. and this voyage was the rough
est OF all. Providence has kept the
Did ship safe this time. and that
makes me feel all the more sure of OBJ
aiming the property. If my father had
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

Dr. Hastings. the Toronto medica,
health officer. complains that only
about 20 per cent. of the 500 cattle
killed for consumption weekly in thai
city are inspected. and that an aver.
age OF DO diseased animals a week are
sold Tor food. A Canadian govern.
ment analyst asserts that for the last
third OF a century the pepper used in
canada has been adulterated 40 per
cent We are doing better than Can
ada in some things.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09
Junior Student In Minnesota AoricuI.
tural College Makes Record Man
Would Be Proud OF.

St Paul. Minn.-One more stride
was taken In the field of feminine ac-
cc1plishment the other day when
Miss Florence Wilcox of st. Paul. a
junior student In the Minnesota agri-
cultural school. in the annual school
field meet. drove twelve ten-penny
nails In the girls nail driving contest
In the record-breaking time of 46 rs
seconds. The new record would have
been we'll below forty seconds had not
Miss Wilcox struck a knot with the
tenth nail. which necessitated the driv-
ing OF a thirteenth.
Two girls each from the fresh.
men. junior and senior classes took
their places before long four.inch
plank. The signal to begin was Civ.
en-. Urged on by 1000 spectators, the
haunting OF pennants and the blare
Of a band. the girls drove nails as
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

HOW interesting 1t would be to stu.
eents OF mechanics as well as to stu
dents OF history to see the first steam.
boat IN which Fulton took passengers
on the Hudson in 1907. BY preserving
IN the National Museum at Washing
ton the first flying machine purchased
nom the Wrights for the war depart
ment. the government is providing a
treat for students in centuries to
come.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

The assertion that cats are necessary
In bakeries is supported by wide OBJ.
servation and by the judgment of high
practical and scientific authorities in
all parts OF the world. Rats are
pests. and no better antidote for them
tnan cats has ever been found. Poison
WIN not do-especially in a bakery.
Vince the smell OF the poisoned rats
coming from the holes into which
tney had retreated to die would cor
rupt the air and the bread. II is
captious criticism that would object to
bakers keeping cats.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09
GIRL CHAMPION NAIL DRIVER

their fathers or brothers had nave,
done before.
MISS Ida Chapman of Echo. MINI. a
freshman. won second place In one
minute and twenty-seven seconds, and
third place was won by Miss Anna Sell
thun of Rolette. s. D.. a senior Tbs
previous record of forty-eight and one
NTH seconds was held by Miss Hazel
Munson OF Elbow Lake. Mimi. estab-
lished last year.
Both second and third winner.
emerged from the ordeal with bry9s.a
myers. but Miss Wilcox suffered
only slight chip of the skin from the
iorennger of the hand which held the
nails. 'Ae
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09
Famous English Artist Explains
Rush of Modern Life.
Extensive Inquiries Go to Show That
1t ls More the Male Than the Fe-
male That Are Degeneratins
In Looks.

London.-Considerable interest ha.
been aroused by the statement mad,
at the meetings of the dental fedora
ton that. partly owing to mouth trou
bles, the English are becoming an ug
lier nation.
Extensive inquiries go to show tina,
1t is. In many peoples opinion. more
the men OF the country than the won.
en- who are degenerating in looks-and
the interesting point of view was
evolved that they need not be disheart-
ened, since there never was a time
when plain. or even ugly. men were SO
popular with women.
Various reasons are suggested for
the alleged decline of masculine good
looks.
The noise and rush and incessant
hurry OF modern life." said George
Henry, A. r. A.. the well-known ar
tisf. is largely responsible for the in.
creasing plainness of our men. An
other factor that has to be remem-
bered is the circumstance, that the
towns-especially in Scotland-are not
oeing recruited from the country dis
tricts. and the country districts them
selves are being deplored by emigra,
ton
Your nerve racked townsman mar.
res perhaps. an equally nervous wife.
and the effect Of the two tempera-
ments IN bound to be seen in the chill
aren. who certainly have less chance
d being beautiful than the children
d parents who lead placid. untroubled
lives"
A famous sculptor declared that he
that the rule did not apply |
% the average British woman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09
HAS DREAM OF WEALTH

acted differently should not have had
to bother at ALL
Mrs. Bridget Clarke, my fathers
sister. left her home in Waterford
many years ago and married a rich
chicago merchant Before she left
she had verbal fight with my father,
and the two never met or correspond
ed afterward. My aunt died some sew.
en- years ago. and her lawyers notified
my father that he was her heir. NV
rather took no notice. Then a Chi
cago postmaster who knew my father.
wrote him and urged him to come over
10 claim the estate. but my father did
not reply.
None of US knew anything about #
until I'VE years ago. My father died,
and my mother followed him a few
months later. 1t was my mother who
told me of the fortune and urged me
70 look 1t up. But my ship has always
Kept me away from New York. and It
was only BY chance that we were sent
here from Idaho.
While we were on the northern end
OF Luzon. the largest island in the
Philippine group. We encountered the
blacklist typhoon that I've seen any
where For four days We drifted at
the mercy Of the elements. The Ref
gate was absolutely unmanageabIe.
We had our work cut out to keep her
from drifting toward shore. two miles
away. She was almost submerged for
the whole four days, and had we had
much cargo aboard should never
have seen Chicago.
The night after the typhoon passed
went to sleep and dreamed of nv
ather and the fortune he refused He
'eened to beckon to me from Chicago
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09
Would
Build
School for
Outdoor
Training
By FRANK CRANE


OF our extant hohouse kiln drying nrmares but tb
ana unmttng effort would be perfect house of the mind
Whether children should fill their nogeins or not Their -
blood and snew should be stuffed full of air. they should be 0adu
ated as splendid supple animals healthy and physically -
dogs or deer r'' '''oas as
The school term should begin the spring and end with -
Every minute day and night the pupils outdoors using
tents for sleeping in bad weather e
ing sick - - ous TAX
Urls as well as boys should learn to SWIM boat to ride and
to run and to throw r which their grandchildren voud hd
monument) ~ ne
Boys should also learn to dance, sing sew and TO cook
There would be clothing question: certain uniforms
scribed for all. Ns Ple-
No human being before the of wenone should waste ons
thought upon clothes. ~ ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

Boston highbrows are trying to de-
termine whether been" should n.
pronounced bin" or bean" II thew
are patriotic Bostoniaps the bean win
win In a walk
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

we were not bound for New York
men, and was astonished when We
made lloilo to learn we were to tako
sugar aboard for New York"
captain Ormond said his sisters ar.
al married and wealthy. He believes
tnat either the present postmaster ~
Cnicago. or his predecessor win be
able to help him In his quest.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

A woman of eighty In Connecticut
town captured and held burglar un.
I'll help came. Here is the first knock.
out blow for the age limit.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09
Crifcise
Some
of Our
Modern
Sports
By PAUL SIMS
Eldin. III.

a - -. -, upon Prize lighting and numerous laws are
passed ior Its elimination but in stead we commend 49, 49,.
more fatal and brutal . Spor' tnat 10
now quickly will the public condemn two physical oant A
oeavo 70 massage one anothe in the most
ring style Meanwhile this and civilized nuhl; i prize
encourage the slaughter that seems be necessary adjunct to [
bile ' a1'1'e' ~ auono-
Every one is familiar with situation Of anc;en+ h
wnen ASSASSINATION was profession game of toav
SUICIDAL contest with mixed reward of notoriey and dollars
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

We are Informed that an fastener
whose best girl gave him the frte,d
mitt mas gone insane We have
often heard Of people who went crazy
with Joy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

we fail to understand why some
people are so badly stung by the av,a-
ton bug when all the delights and
dangers OF the game may be exper,.
enced on roller coaster.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

The policemen of Lynn. Mass. are
70 De armed with clubs made of paper.
These will logically SO with paper san.
ftary drinking cups.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09


silence is great virtue Office capable talk, and
knows that the little whims and predictions have much
90 with promotion honest efforts the right
things at the right time in the right place.
You must manager the beginning You may at
the copyca and the sfd tator the other hand
your originality too much in the face of old fy manager and
what happens
The correspondent must be diplomatic 1t ought be easier
Tor her to tickle the vanity of her chief than though
sona she dep people who always rubbing you the right
for purpose
and pecules expression and viii be surprised
he will let handle of his letters Independently Knoy
pondnce always bugbear hasd manager
times he only glad of the opportunity giving portion
reliable assistant And tally with him the beginning he
likely give your methods little eeway later
When knack writing good fetching
letters that
factor the Office By and
little original methods that would have ratified rolled
At that point chief bound consult opinion
Because your steady with through you
find thing txoa about his business of
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09
Ten PaIIbearer. N..d.d

unionville. Conn.-Mrs. Julia NJ
hubbard who is dead in her thirty.
nftn year. weighed ATS pounds. She
was feet inches tall and soH
inches around the waist. Her casket
is yard wide. 1t will be carried by
ten bearers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

1t | had billion dollars would estab-
llsh the University of Outdoors.
There would be no buildings to speak
OF; it is not for them would need the
money, but to hammer my idea into the
heads of my countrymen.
Somewhere on one of the great lakes
would set up my school, consisting of twen-
ty miles of water 'front.' plenty Of virgin
forest, and many little lakes. hills, rocks.
streams, meadows and sandbanks.
The health and training of the body
would not be an elective hour or two . week
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

The followers of sport today demand
spectacle equal to the blood flowing scenes
OF Nero's time. The recent Elgin races
would compare with gladiatorial contest
such as the barbarous Roman emperor was
pleased to conduct for the Roman rabble.
Instead OF reeking sword and shield tbe.
gladiator OF today drives huge wheeled
demon Of destruction.
what is the reward of todayl It is the
same reward that gracious Nero was wont
to bestow-honor and gold.
The stamp Of disapproval is placed
upon prize fiuhfino and r,,r.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

may Inu OUT tlIng or TWO aDOuC MS JUSTICES OF
which he is not Instead of being only servant
you are also co-operator.
When letter involves a particularly knotty
problem always consult your boss and recognize him
as first authority in adjusting doubtful matters But
good deal depends your judgment in referring
things to him that may rightly devolve on you Don't
fuss and haggle about trides The more readily and
firmly you can make up your mind about thing
the more correspondence you cover in day, and
it stands to reason that the more work you can
put out in day the substantial your claims to
a raise.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09
Good
Advice
Make Your
MANAGERS Style
Your Own
BY MAUD BENEDICT

lRST of all the stenogpher who would show that she
manage the correspondence shouldn't make evident that
she improve the managers dcon give him pointers
in grammar and management
Managers usually believe in the efficiency of their
methods, and whoever will step the toes where their little
vanities are concerned isn't likely to be boosted
The stenographer who is inclined to say all she thinks
to air her private opinions regarding what her chief does
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-12-09

Advice to the aeroplane operator.
Be careful.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-28

In the year 1910, according to 70
port by the agricultural department
an acre of corn, wheat and cotto,
purchased ON the average slightly les
imam one-half more of the things
farmer buys than the product OF tn,
same acre bought in 1899. The depart
menps figures show that the articles
the farmer buys have actually fable,
III price in the ten years by about to,
per cent. Since the average yield d
crops per acre in 1899 was about inc
same as In 1910, this means an IN.
CREASE OF the price received for farr
feducts and puts the famous increas,
IN cot of living of this decade unor
'oou ana farm products. The increas.
ed value of land in this period bears
ou' '''is conclusion, for the price OF
iahd is made mainly by the Difference
'e'"ee'' Tile cost of growing crops
ana The value of the crops. So tbe
farmers have been making more mon.
es this decade than ever before that
Is where they own their farms and
% uo not nave to pay out the in
creased income in higher rent
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-28
The Fate Of LaF gillette

In the east La Toilette, S candidacy
has made little Roadway. OF course
there are spots in New England, and
even in New York and Pennsylvania
where La Toilette republicans are nu
merous and ardent, but no observer
can point to state east OF ONO
where as yet the La Toilette support
ers are sufficiently concentrated VI
organized to Insure him single del
egate. This is a pity, but it is
fact La toilette is suffering the usu
al fate of pioneers; they rarely gath
er the fruit of their toll. The shock
of new ideas, the distrust that at
taches to one who breaches against
old dogmas and usages remains long
after the idea itself has become an
accepted commonplace. This curious
fact exists: there are communities
where Woodrow Wilson commands
five-sixths of the democratic vote.
That is to say, the personal following
of the pioneer is smaller than the
number who have embraced his ideas.
Wilson is one of those who are reap
ing the crop where La Toilette sowed
: the seedt (And Wilson was writing
books and delivering college lectures
opposed to all that La Toilette stands
for during the very years when the
Wisconsin man was stalking his pollt'
ical existence upon their Advocacy
There are many other beneficiaries
of La Follette's lifelong work, both
Democratic and Republican, Dresiden
tial candidates, governors, senators
and public men of lesser degree. I'M
doubleday La Toilette is perfectly con
tented that all this should be so.
The future historian of the present e
pooh will name La Toilette as its
most daring exponent and powerful
leader of new political thought. II
being this, he should fail to be pres
ident, that will be the rule of Amer
lean history, not it's exception MARI
Sullivan in Golfers.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-28

Laurie J. Quinby of Omaha is q
member of the typographical union
and as good friend as organized
labor possesses. In his little maya
zine. the Chancellor. he tells the I'M
ions bluntly that they brought the
Mcnamara disgrace upon themselves
by following q policy that could not
but end in disaster. Enormous funds
have been collected by trade unions
he says, and put in the hands OF
their officers with authority to use
as they saw fit, no accounting being
REQUIRED. With this has gone increas'
es i'm the power of executive commits
tees and decreases of the power Of
the members under the initiative ane
referendum. 1t was inevitable he
saws. that in time some leader should
abuse the power thus put in Ms
hands. Complete publicity for the
acts and expenditures Of union Off
Gals would have prevented the NC
Namara disaster. Nothing else VIII
prevent its repitition,, for to provide
darkness leads to deeds of darkness.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-28

Advertising Rates furnished on appli-
cation.
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PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

Mr.. E. s. Morrill, is canvassing
Whatcom county in the interests OF
The Tribune. He is authorized TO
solicit subscriptions and advertising
and to receipt and collect therefor.
H, ROSENZWElG.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-28

Mrs. Ella Simonson editress Oh TIE
Everson Valley Home, and MI. Henry
w. Rodman, an estimapie business
man of Everson, have been united III
the bonds of holy wedlock. Inc
Tribune congratlates the newly "eus
with the hope that success and al
happiness may be their lot in life an
.,at their mth may be strewn with
the loyeliest and most fragrant u
roses.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-28

). The Christmas editions of the Blaine
Journal and the Leavenworth Echo
were splendid examples of the typo
graphical art, and show the journal
stic ability of the publishers.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-28

Hereafter all resolutions of condo
lence, cards of thanks, notices OF en-
tertainments where an admission Is
charged and all notices OF any klnd IN
tended TO promote somebody's business
must be paid for at regular advertising
rates when printed in the Tribune. l.
When job printing is obtained at TINS
office the Tribune will cheerfully give
necessary publicity free of charge
If you expect this paper to help pro
mote enterprises to make money you can
afford to contribute to it's support. All
free entertainments of whatsoever kind
or movements to promote the weltare
and prosperity of the community as a
whole will be given the free use OF lts
columns. .,
No deviation will be made from these
rules
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-28

II. w. Hazelton, an aged recluse
living at Los Angeles, who did not
believe in banks or safe deposit box
es, WAS robbed night before last oi
$l5O,OOO. in money, certificates anu
bonds which he kept in dresser
drawer. There is little sympathy
with people who are so fearful OF ma
tional or state institutions, with de-
pOsitors, who tempt thieves to enter
their homes with hidden wealth.
Adopts, who make 4 business OF
burgling, who have made study ol
crime, learn sooner or later in some
way, of people who are suspected 81
keeping considerable sums Of money
or valuables about their home or on
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-28

their person, and this often leads not
only to robbery but murder. II Is
dangerous thing, with so many I'M
constable scoundrels mt large, who
plot and live on their fellows by Ell
Their waylaying their victim Or enter
ing their homes to carry much mon
ey or to keep it in the home. The
bank is tine beet place. The bank is
the only safe and secure place, and
there is every convenience for depos-
it as we'll as easily and quickly draw
ing the same when desirable.
Hazeton is lucky he escaped with
his life even if he does not recover
his valuables. Atlantic City, N. j.
I-niOn