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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
Wall Street Brokers Draw the
Sex Line.
New York Consolidated Exchange
Firm Likely to Be Disciplined by
Board for Its vioIation-Un-
written Rule Exists.

New York.-A Wall street brokerage
firm has got itself into trouble and
may be suspended by the Consolidated
stock exchange because it recently
opened women's department, fitted
up with few rocking chairs, had a
woman in white sweater stationed at
the ticker to read the quotations and
allowed woman Spectators to come
down and bring their young ones with
them If they cared to-which they did.
in some cases. This is a punishab BILE
olfense in the street Not the children
out their mothers are the ones object
ed to- There are no cries of Place
aux danes! in the stock market zone.
The establishment with the nursery
attachment to its women's department
Is on New street. just a block away
from the exchange of which the firm
is a member. 1t had really only Just
begun to build up the new branch of
It's business when the exchange heard
OF it and signaled the call to arms of
the board of governors. This had the
eject of clearing the womens room of
all children and of all but two wo-
men, while the person in the white
sweater who had been lingering many
yards of ticker tape was supplanted by
a man.
You may search the rule book of
the Consolidated from cover to cover
Tor an article or bylaw forbidding
women to come down and trade in
stocks like the men, and to bring
their youngsters along with them, as
now and then a proud father has done
on half-holiday. but you will not find
what you are looking for. The rule
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
Community IL Betrayed by Coup Of
Thrifty counclIman-stampedes
Residents to New City.

Des Mcines. Ia.-Wheeling a town
two miles overnight!
This feat. accomplished by the resi-
dents Of a thriving Iowa community,
and the exciting events that preceded
the municipal hegira were wildly re-
lated by former resident of the town
In question. The incident occurred in
the early '90s, when the railroads
practically made over the maps of
many portions Of the west.
The one great handicap of Cal
liope-for that is. or was, the name of
the town. was the fact that it pos
sessed no railway connection.
But one day man, glorying in a
generous girth and many hued
waistcoat, arrived in Calliope. To the
village president he signified his de-
sire to meet the village board, and it
was convened In session extraordin-
airy that very evening in the school.
house. To this staid and deliberatiye
body the imposing stranger outlined
his plan for a newer and better Cal.
Hope. The Mississippi & Pacific
Coast railway-that was not its name.
but it will serve-he declared had de-
cided to extend its projected line
through Calliope on its way to the
shore of the Pacific. As evidence of
the good faith of the company the
representative exhibited a map where
In Calliope was indicated by a black
dot, whose dimension we're exceeded
by none-no. not even Chicago The
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
Iowa Town Moved Two Miles

stranger went on to point out the nd.
vantages that would accrue to the
town by the fulfillment of the plans
OF the railroad company.
The supposition, however, was not
well founded, as he soon found. If
the railroad wished to come to Cal
Hope, well and good. declared the
sturdy burghers. but Calliope would
offer no brides. At this the railroad
representative lost some of his suav-
ity. and informed his audience that II
Calliope did not choose to accept the
generous compromise held out to it by
the railroad, the company would make
Calliope come to the road.
Then one day an ugly rumor was
afioat- 1t was whispered from mouth
to mouth that one of the councilmen
who had been most emphatic in de-
nouncing the railroad agents proffer
had bought quarter section in the
path of the projected railroad, and in
company with the railroad advance
agent was laying out the new town.
Further investigation disclosed that
the councilman had bought an even
100 acres of land-what was more, he
had parceled it out in regulation city
lots, had opened cracker box Office
and was doing a fiourishing real estate
business.
The hegira continued. The the
same suaye gentleman visited the
principal merchants of the town and
made them an offer of a free site in
the new city If they would move. 1t
was too much. Immediately there was
scramble to secure the most desir-
able locations in the new city-which.
by the way. he said was to be named
Hawarden-in his own honor. One by
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

portions contains perfume of quite
a different odor. These are sold in
leather cases, satin lined. into which
the bottles fit perfectly.
Without the aid of scissors or knife
the cuticle around the finger nails can
be kept smooth, and well pushed back
by using device which has recently
been placed on the market The man.
icure outfit contains pair of metal
pincers about three inches long, which
hold in their tip a tiny disk which
looks like rubber. This is about the
size of small lozenge. Holding 1t
firmly in the pincers the disk is first
dipped into box of salve which is
part of the nail improving parapher-
MALTA, and afterward 1t is rubbed and
rolled around the cuticle to polish on
any ragged bits of skin and to keep
the nail smooth and delicately shaped.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
Sues Woman to Win Love

ary," declared the latter. His only
hope in bringing the suits was to see
Miss McMurray and win her again.
When he found that he could not see
her he was broken-hearted. It il a
sad experience for a young man of his
type. and he is going away to try to
forget her."
Lieut.. Starr met Miss McMurray In
Vienna in August, 1910, followed her to
Paris, wooing her ardently. and to
continue his attentions obtained
years leave Of absence from his regi-
ment, abandoning an opportunity for
promotion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

comes down here to speculate il q
bad loser" said one officer of the Con-
solidated recently. Say what you
please about this being the day of
equality. but deep down in our hearts
we feel that there is a difference.
Stock gambling is mans game. We
don't want women breaking In"
This man was inclined to excuse the
New street brokers on the ground that
the firm had been member of the
exchange less than two years. and
perhaps did not know better II that
were the case the alarms sounded by
the board of governors when they
heard of the women's department and
its nursery annex had evidently taught
the young firm a lesson. A visitor
dropped in to see the feminine spec
ulators in action with their young
ones romping in the shadow of the
quotation board and the ticker basket.
but there was none of that to be
seen.
When a woman makes something
on the market" said one broker of
thirty years experience in the street,
she takes the credit of it all to her.
self. 1t was she who did it. When
she loses. it was her brokers' fault.
He deceived her. And a peculiar trait
is that in losing she cannot quite clear
her mind of the suspicion that what
she lost the broker gained"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
BODY IN COFFIN NOT WIFE's
Last Look at Dead Brings Joy to
Maiden (Mass.) Home-simIiarlty
Of Names Caused Mistake.

Maiden, Mass.-Abraham Levine
and his three children were weeping
over the coffin bought for Mrs. L.
vine, the wife and mother, when Abrs-
ham, opening the coffin for one last
look at his wife. discovered that the
body was not hers.
Mrs. Levine had been a patient at
the Tewksbury hospital and Abraham
had received word that she was dead.
Investigation showed that his wife
Is alive, and that the mistake had been
due to the fact that the name of the
dead woman was somewhat similar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

. The skirts to the evening dresses
are long, most Of them have trains,
and the trains are usually made in the
long court length.
Many Of the new street and auto
coats have their collars and cuffs trim
med with velvet corduroy, ratine,
bengaline, braid or satin.
There seems to be no end to the de-
signs in scarfs just now and the ma
terials used also-satin, velvet and
fur as well as lace and batiste.
The accordion plated full, straight
jabot is the very newest style of
jabot and appears in black and white.
Whether this will supersede the popu.
lcr side ruffle remains to be seen.
Most fashionable materials are rich
and heavy. Tailored costumes are
made up of thick woolly goods and for
suits and dresses even plush is used
with heavy chenille fringe as trim
ming.
A double row Of buttons of embroid-
cred silk outlined with button looms
of silk on embroidery trim many Of
the smartest models from the neck
down to the bottom of the skirt or
from the waist line down.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

one they set to work to move their
structures-which were Of frame con-
struction-two miles down the slope
to Hawarden.
1T was no use. And even the old
timers saw It, Mournfully they. too,
babe farewell to Calliope and betook
themselves and their abodes to Ha-
warden, which grew to city of 1900
within a month.
And Calliope? Well, what was
once Calliope is now a lourishing
cornfield."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

was made in flannel and edged with a
colored cord carried into three little
loops at each corner. The words Good
Morning" were worked upon one side.
and the cover was fastened to the tin
Dy stitches run through the material
and number Of tiny holes pierced in
the sides Of the tin near the corners.
The dotted line in the sketch indicates
the cup Of tea underneath the "cozy."
This little contrivance will keep a
cup OF tea warm for some time, and it
Is by no means unsightly, and is easily
removed from the teapot when the
tea is required.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
Austrian Army Lieutenant Fails IL
Unique Method of Courtship In
New York.

New York-An international court
ship has reached its official end here
in the signing Of court order dis
continuing the breach of promise suit
that Lieut.. Edward Starr of the Aus
TRAN army brought against Miss Helen
McMurray Of Troy for $4,000 dam
ages. The Austrian lieutenant aban-
doned the suit on the advice of his
lawyer.
THE lieutenant was not mercen-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

A Minnesota professor says race
suicide is a peril to posterity." We
could hardly expect 1t to give our an
cestors whooping cough and measles.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
Mo0eI 7eaczp easy

~ UR sketch illustrates a little
homemade contrivance that will
~ be much appreciated by many
people as 1t is Of service for
keeping warm the early morning bed
room cup Of tea that always suffers so
unless the recipient happens to be
quite ready for it.
1t was made with the aid of square
tin biscuit box, and as biscuit boxes
are constructed in almost every con-
ceivable size and shape it is not diff
cult to obtain one that will fit COM
fortably over a cup and saucer. For
this tin. and sitting It exactlys 2 cover
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
Quail Plentiful in California.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Ranchers from
the Coachella valley, who we're In Los
Angeles. reported that quail were so
thick in the valley that crops of all
kinds were being destroyed. despite
the efforts of the state game war
dens, who are now trapping the birds
by thousands and sending them to 9th
er sections OF the state.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

But why should the French or an.
other astronomers feel worried" over
what may be happening to Saturn's
rings? So far as this earth is con-
cerned. Saturn never has been any
thing but distant and unsociable.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

The girls Of high school In Penn
sylvania are widely praised because
that hair device known as the rat"
has been prohibited among them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

English girls must promise to obey
In order to make the wedding cere-
mony binding, but the breaking of the
promise does not invalidate anything.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

The National Association of Ice
Cream Manufacturers reports that we
consumed $200.0o0.o0o worth of that
delicacy last year. The young SWANS
are quite prepared to believe It
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

One girl married baseball player
because he made SO many home runs.
All players who make home runs do
not at once run home, however.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

A Kansas City court refuses to
grant man divorce from his mail
order wife. Then why doesn't he send
to Reno for a msil-order divorce?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

II reports Of robins seen during the
zero weather were not mistakes on
the part Of the observers. they were
mistakes on the part of the robins.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Saturn is having trouble with its
rings. but as they are not wedding
rings the people who follow divorce
scandals need not prick up their ears.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Gee whiz! I'm glad I'm free!" ex.
claimed woman when she had &C.
cured divorce In New Fork the other
day. The man was probably too hap
py to be able to say anything.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Everybody will be as well satisfied
II the weather man. for little while
at least. refrains from giving US any
more mean temperature.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Princess Pat succeeded in slipping
into New York unnoticed. Some Of
the ladies who employ press agents
viii wonder why she should have
wished to do so.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Brides are wanted in western Wash
ington state. Here is where the sup
ply Of leap year can connect nicely
with the demand.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Few men would have been reckless
enough. a hundred years ago. to
make the prediction that an American
hen would ever win the worlds egg
championship.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

The millionaire for day in Wilkes
barre. Pa. got great deal of adver-
Using for his money. and he may de-
eide to go on the vaudeville stage.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

The ex-autocrats get on with fat
purses. Abdul Hamid got his 500
wives. Manual his $4,000 year, and
the infant Emperor Pu-Yi is to have
$500. 900 annually.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

The nursery and Seed men convey
reinsurance that spring is coming by
sending out a bunch of finely illus
trated catalogues.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

The common towel is to be abolish
ed. Little by little mankind is be-
coming sanitary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Telephone connection between Eng
land and the continent is maintained
by six cables, and the number will
soon be doubled.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

They find gold In chickens crops In
Manitoba. thus offering another oppor-
tunity for omebody to boost the price
OF eggs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

According to one professor the earth
will cease its revolutions In 5z31. Ii
you don't believe it figure it out to
suit yourself.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Let US hope the Wright brothers
have really invented fool proof air
ship. II Is greatly needed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

One large railroad has ordered that
fts pencil sharpeners be discarded.
We accept this as another indication
that the world Is growing better.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

One does not know whether to con-
denim or praise &c Paris opera strik-
ers. 1t all depends on the opera
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

A Montana court has decided that
one Chinaman constitutes a laundry.
But what If he were in the chop suey
business?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

The Wilkesbarre man who was a
millionaire for day had to go away
from home to act we'll his part.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Music is to be established in the
barnyard, for it makes cows give more
milk and hens lay more eggs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16
Where there's a will there is gener-
ally a way to try to break it.

Few Manchus resign, but recent re-
ports indicate that good many OF
them die.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

White Marabou the Fad.
In fancy feathers, tall military pom.
pons are approved, and are worn In
marabou, ostrich and cog. White
marabou Il the current fad.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Cooked hats may become as numer-
Gus as the fuzzy ones.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-03-16

Triangular bottles of perfume are a
novel.importation from q French spe-
cialist In this line Of toilet articles.
The bottles are shaped differently for
the different scents. There is squat.
wide bottle, tapering toward the top.
which holds q deep amber liquid of
rare fragrance and allurement. An
other irregular bottle of blunter pro-
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-22
The Proposition Is A Good One.

We understand committee desig-
mated as the Columbia Lyceum COM
mittee has been organized and is plan
ming for lecture course here for next
winter Arrangements have already
been made whereby course of two
musical numbers two lectures and one
impersonator can be secured if the
people want the course. The COM
mittee has arranged to furnish tickets
for the course of five numbers at a
nominal sum. But they must know how
many tickets can be sold before the
course can he booked. If two hundred
can be sold they will proceed to put in
the course at once. They will, we
learn, be to see you soon. Have your
mind made up as to how many tickets
you will want and thus help forward
this very laudable move to furnish a
series of high class educational enter
tainmentS.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-22
Quarterly Meetings.

Quarterly meetings will be held at
Thurlow, Mt. Lebanon, Saturday and
Sunday May 1 and ).
Greensburg, May and &.
Greensburg Circuit, Taylor's Chapel,
May llthsand 18th.
Mannsville, Mt Zion, 18th and 18th
of May.
Campbellsville Station. Campbells-
vile, 10th and 10Th of May.
Campbellsyille Circuit. Miller's Chap.
ell, May 22nd.
Gradyville, Pleasant Ridge, May oath.
Cane Valley, Clear Spring, May 18th
and 26th.
Columbia, 10Th and 9th of May.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-22
Opening Of Circuit Court.

A large crowd came in Monday
morning, and many of the farmers
witnessed the opening of the May term
of the Adair circuit court. Judge Car
ter arrived in due time and by the noon
hour the court was organized, and in
afternoon the grand jury went to its
room, having received the usual instruc-
ton from the presiding Judge. Twelve
good men make up the body, and it is
expected that they will do their duty.
There is not more orderly county in
State than Adair, yet there are evil do
ers in the land, who deserve to be in
dicted and punished, hence the present
grand jury has got work in front of it.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-22

Judge N. H. Moss, Sheriff A. D,
Patteson, County Clerk Walker Bryant
and Assessor John Wolford were all in
Frankfort last week and before the
Board of Equalization to show cause
why the lands of Adair county should
not be raised from the figures returned
by the Assessor. They were given a
patient hearing. the Board deciding to
let the list stand as returned by the AS
SCISSOR. MIR. Patteson was directed to
return home and open his tax books for
collection.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-22
Decoration al Mt. Carmel.

on Thursday, May 80. 1912.
Preaching at II O'Clock a. m by Rev.
Weldon.
Preaching at p. m. by Rev. W. A.
Beck,
Dinner on the ground, every body
come. We especially invite all the old
soldiers, 9th Union and Confederate.
There will be no stands on the ground
that day.
We hope to have Gov. Hindman with
US. and also hope he will give US talk.
E. j. Clark,
w. H. Cafe,
j. W. Bank.
Committee.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-22
District Court, u. S. Western
District of Kentucky.

District Court, u. S. Western
District of Kentucky.
Lebanon, KY, May 20. 1912.
John j. Humphrey, Bankrupt:
Creditors of said Bankrupt are noti-
fled that he was on May Is, 1912, so ad.
Indicated, and first meeting of his cred
itors will be held at the office of H. S,
Robson, Campbellsville, KY, on May
81, 1912. Their creditors may attend,
prove there claims, party trustee, ex-
anime the bankrupt, and do all other
business proper for said meeting.
Ben Spalding,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-22
Contract Made.

The Adair Fiscal Court met last
Monday week and contracted with a
representative of the Champion Bridge
Company for an iron bridge to span
Russell's creek at the Birk Ford, near
Columbia. en- the lower Greensburg
road. The consideration was 1850.
One third of said amount is to be paid
by individual subscription, which has
been secured. The bridge viii be up in
short time.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-22
Quarterly Statement.

We are sending quarterly statements
to all the members of the Methodist
church this week. All who are behind
with their weekly offerings will please
put the amount in envelopes and place
same in collection plate Sunday night,
or hand to Brother Frank Sinclair,
Secretary of the Board of Stewards.
w. T. Mcfarland,
Pres. of Board of Stewards.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-22

The Town team and the Graded
School team met for the last time
this season, last Tuesday afternoon
A great many were out to witness the
game which proved to be very interest
ing. There were several fine plays on
both sides, and when the contest ended
the score stood to in favor of the
town team.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1912-05-22
Dies Suddenly.

Mrs. Leila Blair, who was the wife
of Melvin Blair, died at her late home
near Glensfork, last Wednesday MORN
ing. She was about "a years old and
was taken i'll the day before her death,
being stricken with apoplexy. The de-
ceased was highly respected in the
neighborhood, her death bringing sor-
row to many homes. Besides her hus-
band, she leaves several children.