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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-12

True c. Morrill, of Norway returned
nome, Monday, after passing short
time with relatives here. Mrs. Morrill,
Is to remain for the week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-12

Lewellyn Burbank is confined to his
home in Chelsea by illness. During his
absence, Billy Wilson is running the
ferry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-12
WARREN.

T. Copeland has returned from a
short trip to Bangor.
Miss Edna Snn"- of Thomaston was
In town, Wednesday. ~ IN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-12

me Ladies Auxiliary of the RandoInb
NJ. +. church will meet, "Wednesday
afternoon. with Mrs. Dan Brown
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-12

MIS-. r. e. Ladue and little child ar
,,seu' Monday. from Portland to visit
MIS-. u. Is. Laberee of Randolpb
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-12

l. 5 Whitman and daughter, who
came here from New York to attend
the funeral Of the late George l.. Rog-
ers, have returned home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-12

Stanley Hinoh, Bowdoin rs. was the
recent guest Of friends in Hallowell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-12

mrs eugene Addition has returned
20 'aln,S after visit with her mother.
MRS. Blo5gett. of Pittston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-12
GARDINER.
--
Telephone a7-W.

Mrs. Keith Ryan went to Boston,
monday, for a short visit.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14
DIED..

Z BLACKWELL-At Dry. Prong, Grant
parish, La, on Wednesday, Sept. A,
1912, at p. M, George Edward Black
well.
Deceased was son of the late John
Blackwell. He leaves widowed moth
er and several brothers and sisters to
mourn his loss. He was working on
the loader of the Iron Mountain Lumber
Co. on Tuesday before his death, when
steam hammer used on the loader
struck him, causing his untimely end.
He was 25 years of age, and was a
member of Dry Prong Camp No. 366,
w. o. w., and the Columbia Woodmen
at Pollock, La. Interment was made
at the family graveyard near Black
Breek, La, with the honors of Wood
craft.
The deceased was man of bright
hopes, and his kindly acts and ways
gained him many friends who will re-
greet to learn of his death.
~ A FRIEND.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

Result of Congressional and Judicial
Primary.
The result of the race between
j. B. Aswell and 7. w. Perrin
for Congressman in the 9Th dis
trict has been officially declared
in favor of Mr., Aswell, the vote
being 1894 to 5,784, giving him
a majority of so. Mr.. Perrin ac-
cepts the result with a good
grace, and there will be no cor
test.
In the race between Judge
Blackman and Judge Andrews,
for Judge of the district court,
Blackman is given a majority
both in Grant and Rapides par
ishes by the committe, his total
majority being put at 296. Not
withstanding this, we learn that
Judge Andrews is to contest the
election. We think Judge An
drews makes a great mistake in
filing his contest, and does him.
self and the people of Grant par
| ish great injustice by his ale
cations. There is not particle
of doubt in our mind that Judge
Blackman beat him fully 80 votes
in Grant parish.
We will publish the official pro.
mitigation of the election returns
as made by the Congressiona
committee and the Judicial Dis
trict committee. showing the
vote as it has been officially count
ed in all of the parishes, in thu
Chronicle next week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14
Commissioners and Clerks for Second
Primary Election, Oct. 8, 1912.

Il.
Colfax-Commissioners s. M LaCroix. X. r.
Jeter. NJ. E. Swafford. Clerks. r. +. Mcknight.
A. NJ. Goodwyn: Returning officer. A. b. Perkins,
Fairmount-Commissione J. o. Logan, @.
c. Dean w. A. Barron. Clerks H. X. Smith, j.
p. Lewis: Returning officer. DIR. w. Smith,
WARD TWO.
Observation-Disclosures ID. N. Honeyeutt, w.
F. Buckner. J. W. Hadnot. Clerks ]. w. Rich
ards. l.. E. Hadnot. Returning officer. W. II.
Irwin.
ms-Commissioners J. H. Coulsou, C. De-
laney. Alb. Brown. Clerks. s. W. LaCroix. J. T.
Brown. Returning officer, II. s.. Darlington
Bruce's Mil-Commissiopers II. c. Tuos. X.
Stevens. ]. w. Murrell Clerks. r.. l.. Parish. j.
X. Turner. Returning officer, Willie Chandler.
p. Gray, J. w. Walker. Clerks. c. u. Robinson,
C. Z. MeMain. Returning officer. L. D. Clinton.
WARD THREE.
Antouia-CommissioDe j. w Barron. Joseph
johnson, A. X. Foster. Clerks. J. Z. Adams.
A. ". Barron. Returning officer. Z. w. Smith.
Dry Prong--Commissioners. J. II. johnson.
Odns Watson. A. N. Creed. Clerks. Ray Wat
son, T. J. Walker. Returning officer, VIM. Brat
ton
d's-Commissioners. W. R. FutrelI. n. NJ.
Corbltt A. II. NugeDt Clerks, T. b. Morgan.
W. o. Hutchinson Returning officer, kichard
Newton.
Bnckeew Commissioners. Thomas Nugent. r.
NJ Deem. b. J. Nugent. Clerks. Ed Watson. NJ.
II. Nugent Returning officer W. p. Deem.
Observation-Disclosures g. B. Starks. +. r.
Tabor, W. II. Day. Clerks. r. H. West, J. L..
Kent Returning 70 Sai sn r r Hsmbo.
Observation-Disclosures A. VI. Barrett.
r. NJ Bradford. 4. C. Libcecum. Clerks, W. NJ.
fully. Enoch Gaines. Returning officer, 9. l..
Barrett
WARD SIX.
Summerfeld- commissioners. T. NJ Smith. j.
b. Lyman. A. st. Andre. Clerks. r. NJ. Reed, ~.
=. Roberts. Returning officer. Joe Ferrier.
WARD SEVEN.
AontGomery-Commission J. l. Mccain. w.
L. Dowty. Arthur Woods. CLERKS o p. Harri-
son. Felix wardlow. Returning officer. Il. W.
Rodgers.
verda--Commissioners ID. o. Morris j. W.
chelette J. w. McIlwain. Clerks. j. IA. Strauehn.
son.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

Another Primary Election to be Held.
Another primary election has
been ordered to determine the
nomination for Railroad Commits
sioner, the race to be run off be-
tween B. A. Bridges and l.. M.
Wade. The election is to be held
on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1912, and
the same commissioners and
clerks of election are to serve In
the second primary that served
in the first primary election.
The time set for the second
primary by the new law is five
weeks from the date of the first
primary" See the notice OF
Chairman A. A. Dean, calling
the attention of clerks and COM
missioners of election to the i'm
portance of being present to
serve on the day named.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14
Killed Twenty Rattle Snakes in One
Place.

Mr.. L. H. Johnston comes to the front
with the boss snake story, which he
vouches for as entirely true, One of
his hands killed big rattle snake where
he is getting out timber in the Darro
swamp near the Bagdad road, and then
killed two other small rattlers as they
were making for a hollow log near by,
third small snake having crawled in
to the log. The hands then split the
log and found it chuck full of rattlers
They killed nineteen small snakes, be
sides the large one, which they suppose
was the mother Of the rest. The big
one was nearly five feet long, and the
small ones were eighteen or twenty in
ches long.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

In June of this year Mr.. ]. H. Nc
Nicely harvested a fine yield of oats on
a acre patch 80 yards from this Office.
About the middle of June he planted il
in corn, peas and pumpkins, and you
ought to see the yield that truck patch
is making, for him of all these crops.
He expects to plant the same patch
down in turnips, oats, ETC., and will gel
three good crops off the same land fol
this year.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

u. A. Smith, Bridgetown, Ind, had
kidney trouble for years, and was SO
crippled with rheumatism he could not
dress without help. He started using
Foley Kidney Pill, and says: II began
to get better at once, and now all my
trouble has left me and l do not feel
that / ever had rheumatism. l rest
well all night and tho So years old, can
now do the work of man of 35 years.
/ would like to be the means of others
getting benefit from Foley Kidney
Pills. Refuse substitutes. J. w.
Duncan Co., Ltd.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

Colfax High School Opens Auspiciously.
Acting upon the invitation of Prof.
Liggin, about one hundred of the pa
irons and friends of the Colfax High
School assembled in the auditorium of
the school building last Tuesday morn
Ing, June 10, at 9 a. m, and spent
about two hours and half in jubilatirg
and congratulations over the bright
prospects for the school. Several i'm
promptu speeches were made by as
many different citizens, who were called
on by Mr.. Liggin, apparently without
previous notification, and all did fairly
well under the circumstances.
Several musical selections were rem
dered at appropriate intervals, both in
strumental and vocal, Miss Myrtle Har-
rison and Miss Ellen Price, the music
teachers for the school, presiding at
the piano. At the conclusion of the
exercises the children were all conduct
ed to their various rooms in charge of
their respective teachers, and all pre-
sent were invited to visit the various
rooms and get acquainted with the
teachers.
The faculty for the present 1929
term is as follows: ]. L. Liggin, prin-
cipal; B. B. Long and Miss Lillian Car
gill, high school assistants; Miss Mamie
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

Running up and down stairs, sweep
ing and bending over making beds will
not make woman healthy or beauti-
full. She must get out of doors, walk
a mile or two every day and take Cham
berlain's Tablets to improve her diges-
ton and regulate her bowels. For sale
by all dealers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

cry of keeping them in school
from ten to fifteen years pouring
over a lot of unnecessary studies
to acquire an education they
should acquire in half the time
should stop. Have we a State
Superintendent of Schools, a
Governor, or anybody else, able
to measure up and cope with this
living issue of the hour?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

Mrs. J.. N. Hill, Homer, Ca, has
used Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
for years, and says she always recon-
mends it to her friends. s'It never
fails to cure our coughs and colds and
prevents Group. We have five children
and always give them Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound for cold, and they
are all soon we'll We would not be
without it in our house." J. w. Dun
can Co., Ltd.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

The implicit confidence that many
people have in Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is found
ed on their experience in the use of that
remedy and their knowledge of the
many remarkable cures of collie, diar-
rhoea and dysentery that it has effect
ed. For sale by all dealers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14
Uncle Ezra Says

''It don't take more'n gill Nv effort to
git folks into peck of trouble" and a
little neglect of constipation, bilious
ness, Indigestion or other liver derange-
ment will do the same. If ailing, take
DR.. Kings New Life Pills for quick re-
suits. Easy, safe, sure, and only rs
cents at Dixie Pharmacy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

If you knew of the real value of
Chamberlain Liuiment for lame back,
soreness of the muscles, sprains and
rheumatic pains, you would never wish
to be without it. For sale by all deal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

Cotton is beginning to come in prett,
freely of late, and we understand -oul
buyers are giving fair prices, 105 to Ill
per pound.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

Miss Ella Dale Cargill left on last Sat
urday for Campti, where she is one O
the teachers in the high school.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

Mrs. w. l.. Duncan, Sr., of Welch
ton, left for home last Sunday, after
few days visit to her sons, Messrs. J
w. and r. M. C. Duncan.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

We want your trade, and will get it
if honest goods, honest treatment and
low prices are consideration to you.
PEOPLES Cash Store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

Services as usual will be held at the
Baptist church on Sunday at II a. m.
A business meeting will follow the
preaching service.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

Carries the Banner for Early Cotton.
Mr.. Tom Futrell, of whom the Chro-
nicle made note three weeks ago,
about his having picked, ginned and
sold three bales of cotton on August Il,
came to town last week with seven
more bales, making ten bales he has
ginned out, and he says he is satisfied
he will have three more bales, thirteen
all told. All of his bales have been
big ones, averaging about $50 pounds.
Mr.. Futrell lives seven miles east Of
Colfax on the model road, and he cult
Yates land on both sides of the road.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

Miss Eva Davis left on yesterday for
Jena, LaSalle parish, where she has ac-
cepted position as sales lady and will
do millinery work for the Brewton Mer-
camille Co.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14
v ATCH
This Space
Mex y EEK
what We Never Forget

according to science, are the things as
sociated with our early home life, such
as Bucklen's Arnica Salve, that mother
or grandmother used to cure our burns
boils, scalds, sores, skin eruptions, cuts,
sprains or bruises. Forty years of cures
prove its merit. Unrivaled for piles,
corns or cold-sofes. Only Is cents at
Dixie Pharmacy.
When you trade at a cash store you
do not have to help pay the other fell
low bills. Peoples Cash Store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

BoRN.-To Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Tall
on Thursday, Sept. 5, 1912, son.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

New goods arriving daily. People
Cash Store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

The Public School System q Failure.
The Chronicle publishes on its
first page this week an article en-
titled, 'The Public Schools a Fail
ure." The writer asserts and sus-
tains the same by stating many |
well known evils, that the public
schools are the most momentous
failure in our American life to-
day.
The point is made that our pub
lie schools are planned for the
average child" And the ques-
ton is asked who is the average
child? Nobody can tell. Why
rot? Because he does not exist.
Just try to strike an average
between a goose and an eagle.
Can you do it? Of course not!
The thing is impossible. And
even if you could, what becomes
of the goose and the eagle?"
The harmfulness of our school
system is summed up in this
statement: THE whole system
of the elementary public schools
is keyed absolutely and conduct
ed solely for one aim: to fit the
pupil for graduation to the high
school. Now how many pupils
from the elementary schools en-
ter the high schools, you ask?
Here you have the joker in the
whole situation just seven out
of every one hundred.
Here we have the concrete evil
pointed out that only seven out
of every one hundred children in
the elementary schools enter our
high schools. Then, when we
consider that the high schools do
not fit our boys and girls with a
practical education to enter upon
the duties of business life, we at
once see the futility of our sys-
TEN.
If this is not SO, why is it
considered necessary for the high
school graduates to enter colleges
and universities, or to 60 off and
take q commercial course in or
der to fit them for business?
What are our boys and girls going
to school for but to, fit them for
business? What are they trained
for in the elementary and high
schools. anyway? The statement
is made that in the city of Chica-
go at this moment there are more
young people between fourteen
and eighteen years Of age in the
private business schools than
there are in all of the costly city
high schools. These young PEG.
pie are paying more money to
get specific business training
than it costs to support the city's
fine high schools.
We find the same thing is true
all over the State of Louisiana.
Our boys and girls are trained ir
school with the special view Of
scolasticism. They are trained
! to be scholars instead of being
trained for the practical thing.
of life The bulk of our children
! quit school and go to work fol
themselves or their parents be
fore they even enter the higl
, schools. The boys know nothing
I about agriculture and mechanics
] and the girls know nothing abou
domestic economy. Actual test
! in our large cities show that onl,
s three cut of every one hundre'
high school girls know anything
about, household economics, sew
ing. cooking, etc. The same i
true as to the fitness of the higl
school boys for intelligent cit
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-14

gallons of Penant gasoline, soc.
Peoples Cash Store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-01
The Girl From the Country.

From the St Louis Republic.
What is there more bewildering to the
mind of country-bred boy or girl than
the first experiences in a great city? Such
persons have but the faintest notions of
how to stop street car, and none at all
as to how to find one that will take them
to a particular place. They have never
found their way from one place to an
other by street names and house num-
bers in their lives Their whole existence
has been spent in country homes, sur
rounded by friends and neighbors
A girl in such a situation has no idea
how to choose place to live and no
knowledge of the dangers surrounding
her on every hand. She must needs be
one Of more than ordinary strength and
discernment If she fights her way alone
harm.
The country girl has a sure refuge with
the Young Womens Christian Associa-
ton. Its members or agents will meet
her at the station: they will see that she
finds proper lodging in good surround
ings. or will give her q home in the as
ISOLATION building and find work. for her ii
she needs such service. They will feed the
social hunger which drives so many girls
to the cheap theaters and dance halls
they will open to her the avenues OF
will keep her in that atmosphere OF
wholesome enjoyment and earnest living
| in which the finest flower Of womanhood
must grow. BY their gracious ministra-
tions many a girl Is saved from a life OF
which one does not wish to think with
| the picture of innocent girlhood fresh In
| the mind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-01
Undermining the Ministry!
rom the Rosfon Herald

There is reason to think that American
schools OF divinity-many of them. at
least-might we'll ponder with some care
their methods of getting and helping stu
dents. The situation is simple. Ministers
no longer are the parsons-the persons
par excellence. Young men of force and
ambition find full play for their powers
outside the ministry. At the same time
they find within the ministry much to
make them think twice and three times
before they choose it as life work.
Without the church they see what comes
OF upright practice in the courts what
comes OF applied science. of surgery, of
clean politics. of skill in straightforward
commercial enterprise. In these fields.
always widening. they see mems pay
proportional to ability. On the otner
hand, within the church they see the
minister often overworked. always IN
derpaid, usually standing more upon 9TH
ers good will than upon his own merits
for the most part left thoughtessly to
do unaided what he tries to do, but crit
icised attentiyely for what he has not
tried to do What wonder. then, that
schools Of divinity, little by little. have
adopted the delicate policy Of approach
ing young men with outspoken soiicita-
tion and inducement. or that laymen
wonder whether theological deans are
chosen for what they can do at home or
for what they can say afield?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-01
OLD WASHINGTON.
Congressional Cemetery, 1910 to 1850.
By James Croggon.

Clark, above referred to- stood alone on
18th street, and in the neighborhood Of
Georgia avenue, now Potomac avenue
18th and 18th streets were some little
settlements. John Neale, who afterward
was the superintendent of the cemetery
lived here in the forties.
Though buriais took place here from
! every portion of the District. the larger
ward. At that time the churches in this
section were Christ Episcopal. of which
Rev. H. II. Beane was the rector: the
Second Baptist. Rev. Mr.. Hendrickson:
St. Peters Catholic. Rev. Mr.. Van
Eye. Hanson, E. P. Phelps and others
during this decade: Methodist Protes-
tant. Rev. Mr.. Matchett. and others. There
were organizations OF the Masons. Naval
Lodge. Eastern and Union lodges of Odd
Fellows. Anacostia Tribe Of Red Men and
organizations of the Brothers and the
Sons of Temperance. And when COM
| inunicants of the churches or members
of the fraternal organizations and
scholars OF the schools died. the funerals
were attended by the Organizations.
In many instances, particularly OF
young persons, the coffin was borne on
bier from the house to the grounds,
sometimes q hearse and a carriage or two
for the immediate family being provided
In case of q lodge, military or fire COM
pany participating, 1t was accompanied
by band Of music. 1t was customary in
case OF fireman that the hose carriage
was made to serve as a funeral car, and
not infrequently were members Of the
Anacostia company at the navy yard and
the Columbia company Of Capitol Hill SO
buried. When the president or other
prominent flremen of those days was
borne to this ground other fire COM
panies than this own, including those or
Georgetown and Alexandria. were repre-
sented That of Robert Coltman, presi-
dent of the Franklin Fire Company,
leading Mason and member of the Jack
son Democratic Association, on a Sunday
in 1S4S. was noted one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-01
Public Swimming Pool.


From the st. Louis Times.
After a great dead Of talk and very
little action on the part OF numerous
and sundry officials, Park Commissioner
Davis demonstrates the simplicity Win
which a reform work may be done by ar
ranging for a swimming place for the
boys Of st. louisiana for the girls 100
no doubt. to say nothing OF the grown
ups.
1t is the boy. however. who has the
bad habit Of getting drowned In tne
Meramec and the Mississippi more man
anybody else, and il is in connection WIN
the boy that one thinks pleasantly OF
vast natural natatorium out In fair-
ground Park.
The decision to provide safe and whole :.
some recreation for the community may
he the sort OF official action which does
not get its share Of headlines On ont, the
front page. or Of applause In the popular
mind. Nevertheless, II Is an action which
means more to the community than much
of the tumult and shouting. the pomp
and ceremony. which constitute the
average public achievement.