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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
WOMEN AS NATURAL ENEMIES
Writer Advances Some Good Reasons
Why This Unfortunate Condition
Must Exist.

"Tne average woman now begins
that study of society which will merge
ultimately with the marriage cam
paign. She makes many discoveries
which she admits frankly to herself.
She comes to many conclusions" says
Inez Haynes Gilmore in Harper's Ba-
Ear, (which sink unnoticed into her
subconscious mind If marriage. for
instance, is her natural career, then
men are her natural prey
But unfortunately there are never
enough men in her world to go round;
and of those from whom she may hope
to choose some are much more desir-
fers the desirable ones-i. e., the
'eligiblss But-and here she runs
against her first obstacle-every 9TH
er single woman in her circle has
come 10 the same conclusion. From
the instant she realizes this she
Der of her sex.
Men must often wonder at that mi
mute and merciless examination to
which, on first meeting, every
woman submits every other wom-
an. Men must often marvel at the
power OF quick observation which
women always develop in these cir
cumstances. This is only the swift
interrogation with which a warrior
surveys the arms of his opponent.
Women are forever discovering new
and complex weapons in the posses
sion of rivals. And, perhaps. the
most terrifying element in the situa-
ton is psychological-her sense of
baffiment, in that she cannot Judge of
women for men any more than they
can judge of men for her. Every 9TH
er woman becomes her enemy. To
succeed in her world she must play a
icne hand and a cut-throat game"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
TRAVEL IN THE EAST
The "Gemming" Country Of
Famed Old Ceylon.
Native Superstitious In Evidence Ev
erywhere-Three Small votive
Lamps Always Kept Burn.
Ing by the Devout
Natives.

Ceylon.-I wanted to see the "gem.
ming country, and journeyed by train
to Avisawela, whence / drove by coach
the twenty-six miles to Ratnapura; 1t
was late in the afternoon when at last
/ reached Ratnapura resthouse, and
Adams Peak itself appeared over the
jungle, glorious under warm, rosy
cloudlets that seemed to be playing a
game of touch mountain" as they
passed from one pinnacle to another
The rest house is pitched high up on
the hillside, and in front of 1t the
broad Kela Gange river cleaned that
night under the stars, and the mysteri.
Gus gloom of the forest brooded be
hind a curtain of winking fire-fiies.
Less than halfway to the sea, up
among the hills on the southern side OF
the river, an English syndicate is
working a plumbago mine with first.
class machinery and expert engineers
] stopped to visit this mine. and in it's
dark levels" blasted out of the gneiss
rock in the bowels of the earth, saw
the plumbago being hacked out in
Jumps. Near the top of the shaft, in
a small wooden box, three little votive
lamps are always kept burning-one
light for God, one for the company,
and one for the miners.
During the second day of the river
journey came the shooting of some
rather gentle rapids" where brown
rocks thrust their noses out OF the wa
ter and We rushed down splashing on
O slide to lower level. At last, some
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
COLUMBUS WAS A SPANIARD
Has Documents to Prove
This Claim.

New York.-Dr. Constantine de
Hora y Pardo of Havana, a Cuban
scholar Of note and a Fellow of the
Royal Spanish Geographical society,
has undertaken to prove to the salts
faction of the American Geographical
society and the Hispanic society Of
America that Christopher Columbus
was Spaniard and not an Italian.
He maintains that Columbus was
born at .Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain,
and not at Genoa, Italy.
DR.. Horta has gathered a mass of
documents to prove his contention.
and these are now In New York await
ing the consideration of the American
Geographical society and the Hispanic
society.
After these organizations have COM
pleted their examination. DR.. Horta
purposes to publish the details of his
research in a pamphlet which will be
sent to governments, universities and
civic authorities throughout Latin
America. that they may rejoice in the
knowledge that Columbus was Of their
own blood.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
THE RIGHT SOAP FOR BABY'S
SKIN

In the care Of baby's skin and hair,
Cuticura Soap is the mothers fa-
vorite. Not only is it unrivaled in
purity and refreshing fragrance, but
its gentle emqlIient properties are
usually sufficient to allay minor irri-
tations, remove redness, roughness
and chatting, soothe sensitive condi-
tons, and promote skin and hair
health generally. Assisted by Cuti-
cura Ointment, it is most valuable in
the treatment OF eczemas, rashes and
other itching, burning infantile erup-
lions. Cuticura Soap wears to a wafer,
often outlasting several cakes of ordi-
nary soap and making its use most
economical.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston"
Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
THE cHILDREN's HEALTH

In observing the physical character
istics of her children, the careful moth
er soon learns that health is depend
ent on the regularity of the bowels.
When the bowels become clogged with
the stomach's refuse, loss of appetite,
restlessness, irritability. and similar
evidences of disorder are soon appar-
ent. Keep the bowels regular and a
healthy. happy child is assured.
At the first sign of constipation the
mother should administer a mild laxa-
tive to carry off the congested waste
from the stomach that is fermenting
and forcing poisonous gases into the
system. A simple compound of laxa-
tive herbs with pepsin is highly recon-
mended as being very mild, yet posi-
tive, in it's action, a teaspoonful at
bedtime usually serving to bring an
easy, thorough, natural movement
next morning. This compound is
known as DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
and is sold by druggists everywhere
for SOC bottle. A larger bottle. put
up especially for the family medicine
chest, costs one dollar.
The use of salts and violent purga-
tives and cathartics should be avoid
ed. They are too harsh and drastic,
tending to upset the entire system.
Write to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 203 West
ST.. Monticello, ILL.,. for a trial bottle
Of his Syrup Pepsin, if you have never
used it. He will be glad to send it
without any expense to you. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Constipation and Catarrh

For many years have been wrest-
ling with the problem OF furnishing
the public an internal catarrh remedy.
Peruna has been the remedy that 1
have devised and ii has certainly re-
lieved many thousand people, yes hum
dreds of thousands of people, of chron-
ic catarrh.
Constipation was my chief difficulty
in treating these cases. / often felt
that 1t would be better If laxative
element were added to Peruna.
feared to do so, however, first because
Of the number of catarrhal patients
who needed no laxative, and second l
W. afraid of making such a radical
change in a remedy that was already
doing so well. Thus it was that con-
tinued to prescribe with the Peruna q
bottle of Manalin to those who needed
a laxative. At last, under circum-
stances explained in my booklet, was
constrained to add the laxative ele-
ment to Peruna. This constitutes what
is now known as the revised Peruna.
Now those who take Peruna will,
first, find themselves promptly re-
lieved of their constipation. Second,
the catarrh will gradually disappear
And once the catarrh is cured the con-
stipation leaves permanently. Then IL
you follow the advice given in my
book, you will never have to take pills
any more. Cathartics and laxatiyes
you can ignore. You will be perina-
nently relieved Of both your catarrh
and the constipation.
Pe-ru-na, Man-a-lin and La.cu-pia
manufactured by the Pe-ru-na Com
pany, Columbus. Ohio. Sold at alb
drug stores.
SPECIAL NOTICEs-Many persons inquire
Peruna that their Fathers and Mothers used
to take. The old Peruna Is now called Ka-
tarno. II your druggist dealer does not
keep II for sale write the Katarno Company,
Columbus, Ohio, and they win tell you all
about it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Vanderbilt HeIps Insured Man.

Newport, r. Reginald Wander
bllt and Preston Gibson, the latter
formerly of Chicago but now Of
Washington. rescued David C. Cruik-
shank. who had been run down by en-
automobile driven by Augustus Jay.
The injured man, whose skull was
fractured, had been riding on the tail
seat of a motorcycle when run into by
the automobile and hurled to the curb.
Vanderbilt and Gibson, passing in
their machine. lifted Cruikshank into
the car and carried him to Newport
hospital, where he was said to be in
a serious condition owing to his age
of seventy years.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Joke on His Clerical Brother.

Two brothers named Chalmers. one
a minister and the other a physician,
lived together in western town. One
day man called at the house and
asked for Mr. Chalmers. The physi-
clan. who answered the door, replied:
II am he.''
You've changed considerably since
last heard you PREACH said the
man. who appeared greatly aston
tshed.
oh. it's my brother you want to
see; he breaches and / practice"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
IT'S THE FOOD.
The True Way to Correct Nervous
Troubles.

Nervous troubles are more often
caused by improper food and indiges-
ton than most people imagine. Even
doctors sometimes overlook this fact.
A man says:
Until two years ago waffies and
butter with meat and gravy were the
main features of my breakfast. Finally
dyspepsia came on and found myself
in bad condition. worse in the morn
ing than any other time. would have
a full. sick feeling in my stomach,
with pains in my heart. sides and
head
AT times I would have no appetite.
for days. then l would feel ravenous.
never satisfied when did eat and so
nervous l felt like shrieking at the
top of my voice. | lost flesh badly and
hardly knew which way to turn until
one day bought "A box of Grape-Nuts
food to see If could eat that. tried
it without telling the doctor. and liked
1t fine; made me feelas If ! had some
thing to eat that was satisfying and
still didn't have that heaviness that
l had felt after eating any other food
Il hadn't drank any coffee then in
five weeks. Il kept on with tne Grape
Nuts and in a month and half had
gained Is pounds. could eat almost
anything I wanted. didn't feel badly
after eating and my nervousness was
all gone. It's a pleasure to be well
again.
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read the book. The
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's
q reason"
Ever read the shove letter: A new
one appears from time to time. They
arc genuine. true. and fuii OF human
interest. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
The Greatest Woman.

Who was or is the greatest woman
in all history? Two hundred teach
enthusiasm and unanimity the judges
awarded the prize to the one who
made this reply: THE wife of the
farmer of moderate means who does
her own cooking, washing, ironing,
sewing. brings up family of boys
and girls to be useful members of So
ciety. and finds time for intellectual
improvement"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
More sehoolbox Howlers.

"The Salic law is that you must
take everything with grain of salt
Julius Caesar was renowned for
his great strength. He threw bridge
across the Rhine"
1.-The zodiac is the zoo of the sky,
where lions, goats and other animals
60 after they are dead"
THE Pharisees were people who
liked to show off their goodness by
praying to synonyms"
AN abstract noun is something
you can't see when you are looking at
it."
"Algebraical symbols are used when
you do not know what you are talking
about. "-Westminster Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Butterfly Farm.

Business men from New York are
to establish in Red Bank. N. j., the
first butterfly farm in the world They
will raise butterflies of all varieties,
specializing in specimens of brilliant
coloring and highly decorative appear
ance. The product of the farm is to
be sold to society women, who thus
will be enabled to satisfy their within
for having butterflies about their con-
servatories and parlors
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
BOHllNGER'S COLLEGE
z13 us West "a Street. Little Rock, Arkansa.
: GETTING Along Fine at School.

Now that school has been 'going"
several weeks parents are beginning
to Inquire of their young hopefuls as
to their progress. The other day a
mother out on Harrison boulevard,
while eating luncheon with her six
year-old. asked:
And how are you getting along in
school, Dorothy"
oh replied Dorothy between
mouthfuls of bread and milk, Just
fine. l and Frances Smith are the
smartest and best dressed girls in
the school City Star
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

You are constipated. You have TAX
en- laxatives a great many years. You
have tried to select diet that would
keep your bowels regular In this you
have failed and were obliged to go
back to your laxatives again. This. !
say. has been going on many years.
You also have slight catarrh in the
head and throat. You never imagined
that the catarrh had anything to do
with the constipation. Suppose I'were
to tell you that as long as you have
that catarrh you will never get better
of your constipation. Would you be-
1ieve me? Well. whether you would
believe me or not tits the truth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
New Stage In Inebriety.

Mr.. Borden has been telling an an
ecdote concerning two "brither
Scots" who used to foregather in a
dry" district. each bringing with him
portable spring of comfort in the
shape of bottle of whisky.
One of them was asked one day by
a third party" whether the other.
Jack Anderson. did not get little
drunk sometimes.
Drunk" was the reply. Man, the
last time l was wi him Jock was
that drunk couldna see him."-LOn-
don Mail
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Enough to XIII It.

"Oh, papa!' exclaimed the young
girl, that pretty plant had setting
on the piano is dead"
Well, don't wonder was all the
father said.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
New China Currency.

The new Chinese dollars of the
Chinese republic are objects of much
curiosity among the natives. They
carry English on the diverse side and
Chinese on the reverse, with the pic
ture of pr. Sun Vat Sen, founder of
the republic
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Innocent. % Years In Cell.

Huntington. Ind.-Mrs. John Epps,
who served 23 years in the Indiana
woman's prison for the murder Of her
husband. and who was paroled Sx
years ago. has been indicated, it was
learned, by the ceathbed confession
of Henry Epps, & brother
Epps. before dying, said that he
poisoned his brother
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
BOHLINCER'S COLLEGE

The Telegraph ard Shorthand School
sohere students achieve success. Our
Telegraph department fully four times
larger then any similar department IN
the State. The only institution bearing
official recognition of Leading Roii-
roads. ODing to the unpreccdenfed
demand for our CRADUA TES rpe rrouid
urge those contemplating the study of
IELECRAPHYt to start at once. under
. positive GUARANTEE of a position
as soon as qualified
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

Put u on Her.
Gibbs-Oh, yes, Jones is an ass and
all that, but you'll never hear him
say a mean thing about his wife.
Dibbs-I don't know. He says she
made him what he is.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Youthful Woman Pastor.

Rev. Miss Ina l.. Morgan, of the
Methodist church of Georgetown and
Arrowsic. Me-, is the youngest woman
pastor in New England. She is in her
early twenties and has been engaged
in church work for nearly four years.
having received a license in 1908 from
Bishop John W. Hamilton, of Worces-
ter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
RunkOed

Griggs = How about that piece of
land you bought down on the cape?
Anything come up on it?
Briggs-Yes, the tides.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

A great majority of summer ills are
due to Malaria in suppressed form, Las
situde and headaches are but two syInp-
toms. OXIDINE eradicates the Malaria
germ and tones up the entire system. Adv
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

cingalese Superstition: A "luck-PoIe"
on the Site of a New House In CeyIon.
miles after we had passed the opening
OF the Kelani river canal, the long
bridge of Kaletura appeared at the riv-
er mouth with line of fiery sunset
sky behind it. and saw again the rail-
way, and that fringe of cocoanut palms
against the sea which more than any
other detail is typical Of Ceylon.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Wronu Guess.

Nan-rve seen your new young man,
and should call him a diamond in the
rough.
Fan-Well, he's susceptible to some
polish, I'll admit, but you haven't class
flied him correctly; he's a Jasper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

The beauty doctors tell US that rest
Is a great beautifier-but they never
cite the tramp as an example.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

As summer tonic there is no medicine
that quite compares with OXIDINE. 1t not
only builds up the system. but taken reg
ulsrly. prevents Malaria. Regular or Taste
less formula at Druggists. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

To prevent Malaria IS far better than
to cure it. In malarial countries take a
dose of OXIDlNE regularly one each week
and save yourself from Chills and Fever
and other malarial troubles Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

1t is the things that are possible
but not probable that keep some
people from being happy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Ball Blue. Makes beautiful clear
white clothes. All good grocers. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

ITCH Relieved in 80 Minutes.
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion for all kinds of
contagious itch. At Druggists. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

If your appetite is not what it should be
perhaps Malaria is developing 1t affects
the whole system. OXIDINE will clear
away the germs. rid you OF Malaria and
generally improve your condition. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

What our neighbors haven't ma,
make us appreciate what we have.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

Regular practicing physicians recommend
and prescribe OXIDiNE for Malaria. be-
cause it is proven remedy by years of ex-
perience. Keep a bottle in the medicine
chest and administer at first sign. of Chills
and Fever. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

urs- wiuslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces infiamma
ton, allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c a bottle
Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

One proof that woman is jealous
is to hear her say she isn't.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

Never do anything concerning the
rectitude of which you have doubt.
-PIiny.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

At the age of forty man begins to
live and unlearn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
SIGNIFICANT.

He proposed to her in canoe"
did she accept him."
Il presume so. The canoe cap
Sized
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Woman Police Officer.

Miss Mary Steele. Harvey is the first
woman to be appointed police officer
in Baltimore. The last legislature Gre
ated five police matrons with full po-
lice powers. Miss Harvey is the first
of the five to be appointed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

Hold him friend who kindly points
a fault.-Punshion
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Rural Fate.

Sims never made a big, hit. He
just ploughed his way along
What a narrowing Iife.''
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA.

Take the Old standard GROVES TAsTkLE eS
CHILL TUNIC. You know what you nre taking.
The formula is plainly printed ON every bottle,
showing Y Is simply guInlne and IRON In tasieless
people and Chi ldren, 10 cents. Adv.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Very Much So.

James tells me he has very light
work with that hairdresser"
so it is. He bleaches blonde
heads.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
CompIimentar

Complimentary.
What would you call it in man
TO steal all my ideas?'
Petty larceny"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26
Important to Mothers

important to Mother9
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-26

He'll give you promise. if you'll
keep it.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-07-05
erav and Purple.

There seems to be veritable cpl
demic of neat, light gray spring suits.
Every third girl one meets seems to
be wearing one, many selecting pur-
pie as the relieving note. A black hat
worn with one of these gray costumes
looked particularly attractive. The
low dome crown was left quite plain,
while on the wide straight brim near
the edge there was laid a fiat feather
trimming in rich shade Of purple ;
around the throat there was worn a
close fitting feather rufle the same
shade, finishing at the left side with
q cluster of rsstel toned satin flowers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-07-05
"No cIovesp Craze.

The mo gloves" craze is making
visible headway. 1t is a season for
many and very large rings on the fin
gers, while more than a few smart
women are just now cultivating the
jeweled spider web. fastening from
rings worn on the thumb or index fn-
gers and little fingers on to a narrow,
rather tight bracelet.
All these hand ornaments, together
with the several bracelets 1t is now
modish to wear at intervals up the
arm, render gloves difficult to wear
from the practical point Of view, while
there is always the rooted objection
in human beings of hiding their light
and Jewels under bushel.