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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17
William s. Hawks Story Of the Forti
tude With Which the ohIoan Met
Financial Disaster That Seem
lngIy Ended His Career.

William s. Hawk. president of the
Ohio Society of New York city. one
Of the largest Of the state organiza,
tons Of the metropolis. was for many
years as intimate personal friend
as William Mckinley had. The init.
macy began in Canton. Ohio, which
was the boyhood and early manhood
home Of Mr., Hawk. How close that
intimacy was may be judged from the
fact that Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley In
vited Mr.. Hawk and his family to be-
come their personal guests at the
White House at the time Of McKin-
ley's Inauguration as president. Prob
ably no. one now living had better
opportunities for observing Mckinley
in the privacy and the charm Of his
domestic life, or Of learning what
McKinley's real personal character
was. than had Mr.. Hawk.
Il always knew that Mckinley had
strength enough Of character to meet
courageously, without fiinching. any
emergency. however. serious; was
perfectly prepared for the fortitude
and the beautiful resignation which
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

give comical kick in the air and
the mole getn out of sight with start
ling Quickness and find him II you
can.
The mole-hills which we see are not
homes but composed of material
which Is worked over in forming tenn.
porary passages looking after prey.
A mole's only true home, fortress or
kingdom, is located at distance from
the hunting-grounds with which com
munication is kept up.
A mole will consume the weight of
its body in remarkably short time.
Snails and slugs 1t seizes from be-
hind before they know mole is after
them. Another wonderful thing is
how soon mole will succumb with
out food. as IL hours fast will re-
suit in death for the little animal and
all of its family.
Therefore. the poor mole has to
work hard most of its life for a liv-
ing. and especially is this true in the
winter
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17
Death Merciful to A. T. Rice

| he entered the. car and that he was
afraid he would not be able to reach
his hotel.
He seemed grateful when l offered
to accompany him to the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel, where he lived. / had to
support him upon my arm down the
elevated station stairs and lift him
into the carriage which l summoned.
feared that he would lapse into I'M
consciousness before he reached the
hotel. After we got him to his room
and put him on his bed he seemed a
little easier. and when the physician
came Rice frightened up a little, so
that felt justified in saying to him
that l hoped he would recover from
the attack by the next day SO that he
would be in good shape to sail for
Russia.
He looked at me with pathetic
expression and motioned me to bend
over him; and when I had done SO
he told me in whisper that he never
would get to Russia, and that 1t was
probably just as well.
After left him l thought there
was something unusually significant
In his remark that It would probably
be just as well If he did not 60 to Rus
STA. ! did not. however. fathom the
meaning until two or three weeks aft
er Rice's death. Then every one of
his friends was surprised at the reve-
lations which were made when the
examination of his estate was finish
ed. We had all supposed that Rice
was very rich man: we found that
there was little or nothing left of his
estate. He had some personal belong.
ings-books and brica-brac-and he
owned the North American Review.
which think cost him more to run
than he received from It in the way
OF income. He must have realized.
therefore. that as minister to Russia
he would not be able to maintain him.
self in the style to which he was ac-
customed and which WAS necessary
at the Russian court. for he was not
the kind Of man who could live upon
his salary. So have always believed
that when he realized that he was
stricken with mortal illness he also
feit that he would by 1t be spared
the humiliation Of being unable to
maintain the luxury and entertain
ment at the Russian court which his
manner OF life and his reputation az q
man of wealth would have exacted
from him.
we were never able to tell how
great fortune he brought to the
United States or how he had used
whatever wealth he had obtained"
Copyright. 1911. by z. ]. Edvards A
Rights Reserved)
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17
GOOD HINTS ABOUT PLANTING
Soil Should Be Thoroughly Prepared
and Nothing But Best Seeds
ObtainabIe Used.

Let Us thoroughly prepare the soil
before planting. Pillow and harrow un-
til it is like an ash heap for three or
four inches deep.
Plant the best seed that money can
buy.
Do not plant the seed too deep.
When planted too deep there is hard
ly strength enough in the little plant
to reach the air and 1t often dies be-
fore it can draw support from the
soil.
The crust on the soil shuts out the
air so essential to termination and
growth and should be broken every
week and always after a rain.
While the plants are small. thor
oughly work the spaces between the
rows to depth of at least four
inches. This leaves a fine seed bed
for the tender plant roots to occupy
later when they are racing around to
find food and water. All later cult.
vations should be shallow. Shallow
cultivation keeps dust mulch. checks
the rising soil moisture and plant
food just at the depth where there
are the most rootlets to utilize them
for plant food.
Shallow cultivation should be con-
tinued as late as practicable.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17
~. AS<p
Colony House System.

think colony house system is
the only proper way Of raising chick.
ems. says writer in an exchange. |
made several. this last year. from
piano boxes. and believe they are
the cheapest colony houses we can
build. Put two piano boxes together,
and you can build one for six dollars
II you can buy the piano boxes for
two dollars apiece. Any farmer can
build one in half a day and they
make a good comfortable cheap col.
ony house. In the mild weather in
May and June. believe ireless
brooder could be used in these colony
houses. but earlier in the season /
do not think they are practical.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17
Mckinley in Misfortune

he displayed after he was laid low
by the assassin's bullet. His conduct
at that time was exactly what would
have predicted" said Mr.. Hawk re-
Gently.
But think, after looking back
over my years Of close intimacy with
him, that possibly the finest example,
Of his courage, Of his ability to stand
up against most grievous emergency
and embarrassment, occurred at a
time when he was a guest at my home
in New York city.
Mckinley was then governor of
Ohio. He looked forward to the fu-
ture with confidence; he felt assured
that the setback he had received
through his defeat for congress was
only temporary. He was In the best of
health and spirits. He was never
more buoyant. And then, suddenly.
there came dispatch from Ohio in
forming him Of the disastrous failure
Iof a business associate.
Il was with him when the message
came. He did not finch when he read
1t. Yet knew from his attitude the
thought that was dominating his
mind: this failure would make it nee
essary for him to give up his cher
ished public career-he would have to
begin life all over again--he would
have to make determined efforts to
meet the obligations which his ASSOC
ciate had assumed, for. whatever the
law might say about some Of them,
nevertheless there was a moral re-
sponsibility attached to all OF them.
1T was at this moment that Mrs.
Mckinley. to whom Mckinley had
shown the dispatch, declared that he
must take all Of her personal for
tune. or so much Of 1t as was neces-
sary. In order to meet these oblisa-
tons Immediately. McKinley's only
reply was that It was incumbent on
them to pack up their things ,immedi-
ately and take the first train for
Ohio. And he said 1t smilingly and as
calmly. outwardly. as though no great
shadow had settled down upon him.
as though his cherished political am.
billions had been realized instead OF
shattered.
AN hour or two later he babe ms
goodby. l knew that he was going
back to Ohio confident that his public
career was ended and with the fun
knowledge that he must begin al
over again-that he had actually TO on
to work to earn an income suficiert
to support Mrs. Mckinley and bira.
self. Yet In his countenance / couaa
not detect the slightest hint of resent
ment. the slightest trace of sorrow. or
any indication whatsoever of tle
crushing sense Of disappointment thet
he must inwardly have felt in his h..
lief that all his high hopes of a puA.
lie career had been shattered.
Fortunately, as is well knows.
there were friends who were able n
finance Mckinley out Of his dific,.l.
ty; and how great was Mckinley
happiness when he found that II wss
not necessary for him to give nm M,
public career no one need to be told
Copyright. 1911. by e. J. Edwards Al,
Rights Reserved.)
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17
~catehIns" Measles.

Paul d. Brooks. Norwich. Conr.
states that the microorganisw TINT
causes measles has not yet been dfs.
covered. but one may assume that 4
lives for a very short time outside ~
the body. Measles is about always
communicated BY the presence OF an
infected person and rarely through
clothing. a third person, or house in
lection. II Is infectious from the be.
ginning OF the catarrhal stage. At
present satisfactory results are not
obtained in its control by disinfec-
ton. One should not neglect the ca.
tarrhai stage but must isolate cases as
soon as the first catarrhal symptoms
appear.-Medical Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

Yale professor tells us that the hook.
worm is one of the causes of the high
cost Of living. We always thought
that the hookworm was caused by the
practice of throwing the hooks into
the ultimate consumer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

A millionaire is going to build his
hens $4,000 chicken coop: but It is
to be feared that even in such an en-
vfronment they can't be persuaded to
lay golden eggs. In fact. he will be
luckier than average mortals If they
lay at all
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

A man in New Jersey has refused
to accept the Office of coroner be-
cause he cannot bear the idea OF look
ing on a corpse. Most Office seekers
are tubilant. not depressed. over the
prospect Of landing such a dead sure
thing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

After they had gained entrance to a
vault containing 100000. Cleveland
bank robbers became frightened and
ran away. leaving the money behind.
Things that are too good to be true
continue to happen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

1t Is said that rule has been estab-
lished In an eastern school requiring
all students to write names and nu-
merals legibly. If this rule could be
successfully adopted. hard and fast,
In every school in the land, editors
would have snap where they now
laboriously attempt to decipher.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

A Massachusetts minister has issued
a new set oc commandments for wives.
The women as yet are silent on the
matter. which gives rise to uneasy sus-
picions that they are retaliating by for
mulating another set for husbands.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17
Sheep in Russia.

A general diminution is noticed IN
the fiocks Throughout the entire Rus.
sian empire and sheep breeding is on
the decline. The principal causes are:
insufficient pasture owing to the in.
creasing prices of land. high rental
value and succession of drouths dur.
ing the summer months in many parts
Of the country.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

Arizona Is finding that statehood Is
not without its attendant horrors. as
. Phoenix young woman has designed
. burnt-leather Statehood sofa eush-
1on."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

1t is said that Kipling received 81
word for his poem. The Female Of
the Species" If he has had to read
the parodies of it. the price is too
small.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

The idea Of having the Manchu
princes decide their own fate is de-
cidedly Oriental. especially in view
OF the fact that any fate which they
may select is going to be decidedly
hard to take.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

There is nothing SO very strange in
the fact that Massachusetts, minister
has left the pulpit 10 go into the coal
business. He is preaching the doc.
trine that il is better to have a FIRE
here than hereafter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

Scientists declare that the world is
over 100000 years old 1t will prob
ably be 100000 years older before any
one man gets enough money to buy It.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

A New York woman has married a
man whom she rescued from the
slums. What chance is he ever going
to have to assert himself around the
house?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

A Pennsylvania physician claims to
have educated two African chimpan-
ices to reason After this there ought
to be hope for some humans.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

The brother Of the former shah, who
demands $4,000 of the Persian treas
ury. Is named Salari. Are there no
y's" in Persian.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

With temperature OF Is degrees
below zero the Black Hills may as
well give up any claims they have
been trying to put forth in their favor
az a winter resort
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

A wife with gun came to the res
cue Of her husband freed by a bear,
And 1t was the bear that was shot.
too. and not the husband.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

A man who had 72 sticks Of dyna-
mite In a suit case has been arrested
In Pittsburgh. We have been assured
that he was not on his way to the
peace meeting.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

A fat mans club was raided recently
In q Virginia town. Naturally. the
raiding party expected stout resist
ance.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

A Pittsburgh baby nine weeks old,
was operated on for appendicitis. The
youngsters Of this enterprising age
are certainly the most precocious on
record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

Paris restaurants are serving roast
camel as a delicacy. but there is no
recipe for cooking a camel in a pa
per bag.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

Baseball is now to take its place
among the polite arts. since 1t has
acquired the graceful possession Of q
lady magnate.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

The actors of the country are ex-
pected to erect a monument to the
man who invented the free lunch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

This would be better and happier
world to live In did every one try to
make it so.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17
Wise Man.

why are you SO particular to get
hearty support"
so ! won't be hungry before I turn
in. ! am going to be up late at ban
Quet tonight"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

Why isn't the man higher up?'
Isr't he really lower down?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

One can, when one is hunting for
shocks. find them almost anywhere.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17

The cold wave wig wagged in at
last.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-02-17
Leghorn Hens.

Leghorns are good foragers anc
great layers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28

,. We are hopeful tina, the ,rumors
which bays reached us by telegraph
gers aboard the Virginian and the
parisian will prove TO he true, and
that these vessels will turn UP with
some OF tho Passengers. II is he loss
OF life that makes this thing so awful
We can replace the money loss. but
not the lives of those who went down.
For another hour Mr.. Franklin strovc
to get in communication with the Pari-
sian or the NirGinian but with out sue
cess, and nj ten o'clock lie admitted
for the first time that Capt. Haddock's
message had held out little hope that
the passengers had been taken aboard
these steamers.
" What Cart. ITaddock did say" con-
coded Mr.. Franklin sadly, was dis
couraEing to such Il belief.
So late was it before these admis-
sions were made. however. and so slow
~ did their import overcome the feel
ing of assurance which had been ema-
mating from the White Star offices all
day that there was no great rush of
terrified relatives and friends to Nine
Broadway. New York City. 1t was II
o'clock before the first of such visitors
appeared. They were women and were
crying with anxiety. When they
learned what news there was of the
Titanic they refused TO go away. in
tending to await more definite informa-
ton.
Vincent Astor, son of Col John Jacob
Aston was among the early visitors.
TIc was accompanied by 4. j. Biddle
of Philadelphia and the two men wore
received in MIR Franklin's private
office. When> they left, half an hour
afterward. young Astor was crying.
He returned to the offices at one a. NJ.
Tuesday and again left them sobb!nG.
Inquiry for Mr. and Mrs. Isidor
Straus was made by Sylvester Byrncs.
Mr.. Strauss secretary. He said that
Herbert Strdus, son, was on his way
TO Halifax. where. it had been reported.
that the Titanic would be towed An
other son, Jesse, was on his way abroad,
Mr.. Byrnes said, on the Hamburg
American liner Amerika, and probably
ut that moment was passing the spot
where the Titanic had gone down.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28

Olympic to have her boats ready to
transfer tho passengers.
The Titanic. during all this time;
continued to give distress signals and
to announce her position.
The wireless operator seemed abso-
iutciy cool and clear-headed. his send
ing throughout being steady and per-
fectly formed. and the Judgment used
by him was OF the best.
The last signals heard from the IT.
tanic were received at 1927 A. NJ, when
the Nirginian reported having heard u
few blurred signals which ended alb
ruptly.
On the same. night this dispatch WAS re-
cc!Ned from Montreal:
The two Allan Line steamships vir-
s inian and parisian. which were re-
eee Of Is the Tisne disaster had ne
reported to the company here up to 10
o'clock tonight any definite news OF
what they had done.
The report that the Nirginian had sent
Il wireless to the effect that she had
reset rsscuSd n number Of passengers and
pathia was not confirmed.
George Hannah, General Passenger
Agent OF the line, is or the opinion that
late to, be of any, assistance, and. being
mall boat, she proceeded on her
voyage. She may not be in touch with
the world until she nears the Irish
Mr.. Hannah thinks that the Partisan
may have arrived in time to be OF as
SiSttUSG W lile Titanic. II SnS OlQ NOT,
he thinks she would probably have
spent some time cruising around in
search OF persons clinging to wreckaGe
and II is possible that some were saved
In this way.
Sir Montague Allan. head OF the Allan
Line, said tonight:
We have heard no word from tho
Nirg!nian. and have received no Off
ctal message as to the whereabouts OF
the passengers. We have received,
however. a Marconigram dispatched to
New York stating that the Carpathiu
had arrived on the spot where the
Titanic had been. that all the Titanlc's
boats had been accounted for, and that
600 of the passengers had been saved,
but that the rest had gone down with
the Titanic. This Is not official and we
have no official news yet. I shall be
very glad to make public the text OF
any official news we receive.
And this from Boston:
Although wireless operators all over
the New England Cohst were constantly
up on duty tonight endeavoring to pick
up messages regarding the fate of the
Titanic, not one had oeen able to learn
anything at midnight. Conditions tho
operators said, were far from IDEAL
Not only was there an unusually large
amount Of static disturbance, but so
many amateurs were operating their In
's,trumeEts that there was much inter-
ference.
These messages were sent on Mon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28
Cape Race Wireless Station.

Inquiries for many other persons.
among them benjamin Guggenheim.
DIR. and Mrs. ID. w Marvin. Major
Butt. Mr. Widencr. and Mr.. Thayer,
were made but no additional news was
received Monday night except that. at
eleven O'clock, Mr. Franklin said that
he had received n message from the
Carpathla stating that she had rescued
survivors from a small fleet of life
boats and was hurrying with them to
New York that they might receive
medical attention which nearly all
needed
But If there We're only few inquiries
on Monday night. there were plenty
from early Tuesday until the Carpathia
arrived on Thursday night The White
Star officers We're besieged by relatives
of persons who had sailed on the IT,
tanic. IT was an orderly. but pathetic
crowd and there was not a moment
when tear-staincd face was not scan
ming anXiously the printed list OF known
survivors which was posted on the bull
letin board. not only in the White Star
office, but in the hotels. clubs. large
stores, the various exchanges of the fl
nancial district, restaurants. and every
place where thronys might congrcgate,
These were revised as frequently as ad-
ditional dispatches from the Carpathia
were received.
Besides the hundreds who called, the
White Star Line received hundreds of
kilograms from all parts OF the United
States and Canada asking news Of the
fate Of those aboard the Titanic. one
of the Inquiries came from the White
House and asked if there were any
definite news of the fate of Major
Archibald Butt. In reply this message
was simply tolegraphcd back:
r" There is no mention Of the name in
the list of the rescued. so far received
from the Carpathia."
1t WAS the same message that sent
women weeping from the offices and
made men turn pale.
There were many cab!cgrams received
also from distant lands from anxious
friends and relatives who harborcd tin.
nope that there might be good news
for them in New York which as vet
by o'clock Tuesday morning. n crowd
oVcrtlowed the sidewalk in Broadway
opposite the White Star Offices and
spread out to Bowling Green Park.
Inside the offices the space from book
ig rail, 10 booking rail was thronCcd
with men and women. many of them
| Win eyes red from weeping. From
them sometimes rose cry or cr;cf rr
moan. or again hystericaI cx-
clamation Of joy as the. name which
was sought was found to be In the list
of those safe aboard the Carpathia.
The only news that the White Star
officials could offer the anxious wait
ing ones was not encouraging. No di-
rect word was received from the Car
pathia, the list of those who were on
board hsS being releyed ashore from