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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

those times, and aid that ought to
have an operation Iwould not listen to
that, and when n friend If my husbands
told him about Lydia E Pnlham's Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, ! was wiling to take it.
Now look the pSr3uzc 0f health and feel
like it, too. can Do al my own house.
work, work in the garden and entertain
company and en5sy fheEn, and can walk
as far as any or3fnay woman, any day
in the week. Rw11i cuuh talk to every
suffering wun&R ~ Eir1, md tell them
what Lydia E Ksnkhum's Vegetable
Compound has 6sne for me. Mr.
DEMA BErHUEE 6ikestm, No.
Remember, the runedy which did this
was Lydia E RlnlhAm's Vegetable
Compound.
1t has helpcT 6uuunlls0f women who
have been troubled w5th displacements,
Inflammation, ulcerzxSsa. tnmors, irreg-
ularities, periodic painA, backache, that
bearing down feeling. indigestion, and
nervous prostrafion, after m other means
have failed. Why dm't you try 1T
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
Willing to obIide.

A story comes from town where
firms advertise to sell fish direct to
small purchasers. The glowing ad-
vertisements asked for the sending
of half dollar with list of the va
rieties of fish preferred. One letter
read:
Il want two salmon, dozen whit
ing, a dozen fresh herring, some fioun-
ders, and If you have them you can
add lobster"
The next day the lady received a
letter which ran:
Dear Madam: Please send another
dime and We will forward the fisher
mar" Dallas News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
Blessed sympathy.

Sympathy with animals blesses and
humanizes men and women. To get
into real relation with an animal Is a
liberal education 1t is something to
be really interested even in a plant
and to observe the working of life in
any sphere not our own. How much
more when that life is directing a
personality which consciously looks
up to us and will love US if we will let
it!-Christian Register.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
Singing and the Lungs.

1t is well known that singing, like
whistling. is fine exercise for the
lungs. and some doctors advise those
who fear consumption to go in for
singing for this reason.
At the same time, they of course.
do not advance the claim that singing
alone will save anyone from or cure
consumption. Acquire the habit Of
taking the big deep breath. which is a
primary requisite of any kind of sing
ing, bad or good, and the physical
joy derived from 1t will never allow
you to relapse into lazy breathing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
Where He Drew the Line.

An English earl, lately deceased.
who had no family, was notorious for
his hatred of children, and on one
occasion he engaged as lodge keeper
an army pensioner named McMicken.
Some few months later McMicken's
wife presented him with a son and
heir. On learning of the occurrence
his lordship rode. down to the lodge in
terrible rage.
Il hear" said he to Mr.. McMicken,
that your wife has son."
Eyes, my lord" said the man proud
ly.
well, now, look here, McMicken:
when put you here. 1t was to open
and shut gate, but by the Lord Har-
ry. not to propagate"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
FOOD FROM THE CHATTING DISH.

The chafng dish is like seasonable
weather. always seasonable. and may
be used to regale theater or a porch
party equally entertaining.
The empty spit Meier cherished wit: MI
nerva loves the larder.
For a really enjoyable dish nothing
Is nicer than frogs legs. Clean and
trim dozen Of the hind legs: season
with salt. pepper and roll In crumbs:
egg. then crumbs again and saute in
butter. Cook only a few at a time, as
they should be well Drowned in the
hot blazer. Serve with Sauce Tartare.
This is mayonnaise dressing with ca
pers. parsley. olives and pickles and
half small green onion added. all
chopped fine.
Scrambled eggs with cheese Is a
combination easily prepared In the
chafing dish. Scramble the eggs and
add just before serving four table
spoonfuls of grated cheese.
Siciiian Omelet-Beat three eggs
slightly. add teaspoonful of sugar
and pinch of salt. Butter the sides
Of the blazer. turn in the omelet and
cook. Turn on to the platter and serve
with Sicilian sauce. Beat half cup
of heavy cream, add tablespoonful
of powdered sugar, and tablespoon
full of melted currant jelly, and one
and half tablespoonfuls of powdered
macaroons.
Smothered Neutrality-suspicious. a
cup of fresh mushrooms. Melt three
tablespoonfuls OF butter. add the
mushrooms, sprinkle with salt. paprika
and cook slowly for ten minutes.
Dredge with one and a half table
spoonfuls Of -four and add half cup
of chicken stock AS soon as heated
add two eggs slightly beaten and a
grating OF nutmeg. Be sure that the
-four is cooked before adding the eggs.
Chicken q Ia Relne.--Creamt 1.-TWO
tablespoonfuls of butter and add the
yolks of three hard-cooked eggs. rub
bed to . paste. Soak onefourth of q
cup of cracker crumbs in the same
amount Of milk and add the egg mix
ture. Pour on gradually one cup Of
chicken stock, then add q cup of finely
cut cooked chicken. Season with salt.
paprika and celery salt Serve on
toast.
Ee<kE H~,<s.sN-.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP
No Medicine So Beneficial to Brain
and Nerves.

Lying awake nights makes it hard
to keep awake and do things in day
time. To take 'tonics and stimulants'
under such circumstances is like set.
ting the house on fire to see If you
can put 1t out
The right kind of food promotes re-
freshing sleep at night and a wide
awake individual during the day.
A lady changed from her old way Of
eating Grape-Nuts, and says:
For about three years l had been
great sufferer from indigestion.
After trying several kinds of medicine.
the doctor would ask me to drop of
potatoes. then meat, and so on, but in
few days that craving, gnawing feel
ing would start up, and / would vomit
everything / ate and drank.
When started on Grape-Nuts, von-
iting stopped, and the bloated feeling
which was so distressing disappeared
entirely.
MY mother was very much bothered
with diarrhoea before commencing the
Grape-Nuts, because her stomach was
SO weak she could not digest her food.
Since using Grape-Nuts food she IL
well, and says she don't think she
could do without It.
1T is a great brain restorer and
nerve builder, for can sleep as sound
and uhdisturbed after supper of
Grape-Nuts as in the old days when
could not realize what they meant by
q bad stomach There is no medl
cine 80 beneficial to nerves and brain
as good nights sleep. such as you
can enjoy after eating Grape-Nuts.-
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich.
Look In pkgs. for the famous little
book, The Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the shove Ietterf A new
one appeara from time 10 time. they
are genuine, true, and fun Of hrnsa
Interest
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
And So True. Zoo.

Father was walking I'd Sunday
school with little johnny. and endeav-
oring to improve the time by teaching
Johnny his Golden Text, the words Of
which were: Whatsoever a man SOW
eth, that shall he also reap" Johnny
repeated 1t after his father several
times, and seemed to have mastered
the correct wording.
As they drew near the Sunday
school the father gave Johnny his
last rehearsal. Nov, son." he said,
lets have the Golden Text once more
without any help from me.
This is what he got from Johnny:
Whatsoever man sews always rips"
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

rour or nve days at .
TINE every month,
and SO weak I could
kardly walk. l had
cramps, backache
znd headache, and
WAS 30 nervous and
weak that l dreaded
TO see anyone or
have anyone move in
the ROOM The doc
taxs gave me medi-
e7f7Se In oara. mo at
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

Lumbsgo, rheumatism and chlIblains
There Is nothing that gives so quick
benefit as Hunts Lightning Oil The
very minute It is rubbed on the i'm
provement is noticed. For over thirty
years this Liniment has been acknowi-
edged to be the best for these troubles.
Every druggist will recommend 1t.
Price 25c and soc per Bottle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
Noted Author.

See that man over there with the
black mustache?" said Tompy.
Yes" said the visitor.
Well" said Tompy. he is the au-
thor of one Of the most popular seri-
ais in hundred years."
"Really?" said the visitor. why,
he doesn't look like literary man."
NO." said Tompy. HE isn't-he's
the inventor of popped grits, the best
selling cereal on the market. "-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

Mrs. Beacon Streete-I'm glad your
uncle left you some money, but
please. Norah, don't call 1t legacy.
Say limbacy. 1t Is very improper to
say leg; always say limb!
NorahLYis, ma'am, an shall !
warrum oop thot limb O. mutton for
dinner, or will yez hov 1t cowld?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

To keep artificial teeth and bridge
work antiseptically clean and free
from doors and disease germs, Paxtine
Antiseptic Is unequaied. At drug
gists, 25c box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt Of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co.. Boston. Mass.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
Hope External.

Every new day and night OF Joy
or sorrow is new ground, new con-
secration. for the love that is nour-
ished by memories as well as hopes
George Eliot.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

my dear Dolly" said a young hus-
band, honestly l cannot congratulate
you on your success with this pudding.
1t is simply rank"
Charley" exclaimed the little
wife, how absurd! 1t is all magma
ton! The cook book says it. tastes
like ambrosia.",
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
with The Lid OF.

Mother" asked Bob, with a hope
full eye on the peppermint-jar, have
been good boy this afternoon?"
'M-m-yes." answered mother, dubi-
ously, recalling certain little rift
within the lutte. The four-year-old
diplomat looked anxious
Please" he begged. say, a wide
open yes!"-Harper's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

Il VERY occupation lifts itself
&I9 with the enlarging life of her
who practices it. The occupation that
will not do that. no woman really has
right to occupy herself about.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

The man who falls out of an airship
probably feels as badly hurt as the
one who is thrown out OF the political
band wagon.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

Reform is not joyous, but griev-
Gus; no single man can reform him.
self without stern suffering and stern
working; how much less can nation
of men!-Carlyle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

British South African Empire.
The South African possessions of
England require 100.O00.000 postage
stamps per annum.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

eex& sbe,it Be Bride Groom.

How far is this sex equality going.
anyhow In an English paper the fol-
lowing ad appeared the other day:
LADY desires post as groom. thor
oughly experienced in management
and care of horses, riding and driving
also in carayaning and camp life"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
Does Il Pay to Rent . House?

Get out your rent receipts for the past Eve
years and add them up yourself-then in
vestigate our plan; $3.50 per month, with 3
per cent interest on yearly balances pays for
q thousand dollar home. We allow the loan
to run about ten years, but you can pay It In
full at any time, thereby stopping further
interest. The Capital Security Co., Dept. X. w.
Bank Of Commerce Building, Norfolk, Va.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

The germ OF suspicion is often fatal
to the microbe of love.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething. softens the gums, reduces infiamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 2Sc q bottle
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

Why be constipated when you can get Gar
field Tea at any drug storei 1t will quickly re-
lieve and Its benefits will be realized.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

The reason girl won't let young
man kiss her is because she wants
him to.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

One always thinks there is lot of
money to be made In any kind of bust
ness that he isn't in.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

The candidate for office who ALSO
ran" has to explain to his friends how
it happened.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

Smile on wash day. That's when you use
Red Cross Ball Blue. Clothes whittier than
snow. All grocers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

A girl expects man to think her
hair is naturally curly even when she
knows that he knows It isn't.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

II come cooks land In heaven they
will be awfully annoyed to find that
they can't leave.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

Helpmates and soulmates are not
always synonymous.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

The woman pugilist knows just how
to assert her rights
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

Dickey's Old Reliable Eye-watcr cures sore
or weak eyes. Don't hurt. Feels good.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
And Priced Above All.

And Priced Above All.
Other things may be seized by
might or purchased with money, but
knowledge is to be gained only by
effort.-Landor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27
SEVEN YEARS
OF MISERY
How Mrs. Bethune was Re-
stored to Health By Lydia
E. Pinkhaz1,s Vegeta-
BILE Compound.

Sikeston, No. - For seven years I
suffered everything 1 was in bed for
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

Your working power depends upon your
health. Garfield Tea helps toward keeping 1t.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

Important II Is that the blood be kept pure.
Garfield Tea is big enough for the job.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

E rs s to s ss' ,ra no" for the heart
As the grass to be green and the sky
to be blue:
It's the natural way OF living.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-07-27

A poem every flower 10
And every leaf q line.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-11-15
Labor and Liquor

l have looked into a thousand
homes of the working people of
Europe, and I do not know how many
in this country. In every case, so far
as my observation goes, drunkenness
was at the bottom of the misery, and
not the industrial surroundings of the
men and their families Carroll D.
Wright, when United States Commits
sioner of Labor.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-11-15
How 1t Was Done.

The campaign was conducted under
a federation of all the dry forces
of the state under the name of
the Ratification Federation of
West Virginia." The FEEDER
alton was made up of Anti-Saloon
League men, Party Prohibitionists
and w. c. t. U. representatives T.
NJ Hare, superintendent of the West
Virginia Anti-Saloon League was the
campaign manager and Mrs. Lenna
Lowe Yost, president of the state w.
c. T. u, served as the chairman of
the literature committee. Rev. G. I.
Wilson, of Sistersville, managed the
speakers bureau.
The literature campaign was greatly
emphasized and met with much sue
cess. Nearly $50 papers of the state
used from one to three columns per
week of matter prepared by the lit
erary bureau of the 'rati6cationists.
The balance of the papers, about IS
of them, had little or nothing to say.
A few of the dailies in the large cities
used matter prepared by the vets but
extorted high prices from the liquor
men for doing it. The $50 dry papers
ran the matter against the saloon
without any compensation whatever
and in spite of the fact that the liquor
men were constantly dangling all
sorts of money in front of their faces.
The loyalty of the newspapers of the
state was one of the remarkable fea-
lures of the contest.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-11-15
Victory in Tennessee

The drys won out heavily in the
Tennessee contest The issue was
law enforcement. The Patterson COM
bine which has scandalously failed to
enforce the prohibitory law suffered
overwhelming defeat The dry Dem
ocrats combined with the Republicans
and won out by large majority.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-11-15
Campaign of the Liquor Men.

SdIIlpdlSH Oh the Liquor Men.
The campaign of the liquor men was
characteristic of the saloon craft. 1t
was conducted under the personal di-
rection of George M. Mcdowell, one
of the regular campaign managers of
the United States Brewers Associa-
ton and came direct from the New
York office of that concern. Mellow
ell had managed other campaigns of
the brewers in other states and was
we'll versed in the trickery necessary
to deceive the people as to the issues.
He posed at first as Corporation
lawyer" and opened offices in the
Schmulbach building which is owned
by one of the members of the United
States Brewers Association.
Soon Mcdowell blossomed out as
Manager" of the West Virginia Tax
payers Association" which was moth
ing more than a name under which
the brewers conducted their campaign.
During the whole time, not single
name was given out as an officer or
member of the Association Mcdowell
merely used it as an alias under which
to do business.
Then an attempt was made by the
brewers to use the name of the ma
tional News Bureau" through which
to get things into the papers but that
was not successful. In some towns,
literature was gotten out in the name
of a "Citizens' Defense Committee"
All of these fakes were quickly ex-
posed by the drys and availed moth
ing for the brewers.
The big business concerns of the
state actively espoused the dry cause
as did most Of the fraternal organiza-
tons. When the brewers opened their
speaking campaign in Charleston, no
reputable business man could be found
to sit on the platform or introduce
the speaker. The result was that
Mcdowell the brewers agent himself,
was compelled to preside.
The brewers loudly proclaimed that
they would have $50 speakers in the
state to talk for the vets but only
produced half Dozen Three
these are men of very bad reputation.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-11-15
Prohibition Sweeps West Virginia

the voters intention was not evident.
Cabell county was one of the sur
prises of the election. 1t rolled UP
handsome dry majority. Guyandotte,
a part of the city of Huntington, alone
gave 324 for and I23 against the
amendment. The rest of the county
was running nearly two to one for
prohibition. Seventeen out of twenty
four precincts in Taylor county gave
I,7o5 for and 7o5 against the amend
ment.
Marion, Taylor, Tyler, and Wetzel
were few of the wet counties in the
upper and central portion of the state
that deserted the wet column for the
dry. A fact worthy of comment is
that each Of the wet counties to climb
into the dry wagon were counties
where c. A. Windle, the Chicago
in6del orator, spoke for the vets just
before the election.
Nearly one-third of the 1900 voting
precincts of the state are yeti be heard
from so the figures given are not more
than approximately correct. The wet
centers are all in and the returns now
to come are from the remote country
districts which are apt to increase the
majorities for the enemies of the sa-
loon.
The new legislature will now be
called upon to enact legislation to
carry the verdict of the people into
effect. There is no doubt whatever
that this will be done and be done
promptly.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-11-15


The people ratified the constitu-
tional amendment by vote OF sub
stantially three to one. The drys won
every county in the state except two.
They even carried the capital city of
Charleston. The total majority for
prohibition will not be far from $4,000
Cabell county in which the city of
Huntington was located went dry and
also Wood county in which Parkers-
burg is located.
Ihe victory was so overwhelming
that both vets and drys are stunned
by the returns. The prohibition
amendment to the constitution goes
into effect in 1914.
The people started the ball rolling
away up in Hancock county, where
they won a dry majority with GOO,
then came down to Brooke county,
where 100 more were added Ohio,
touted as the banner wet county, was
next in order, but the drys had placed
burr under the saddle and the county
bucked. 1t gave the saloon a major
ity of 1905 in place of the expected
seven or nine thousand.
Marshall county gave dry major
ity of 1859, even wet McMechen going
back on the saloon.
Eastern Counties.
Over in the eastern counties of the
state prohibition Jared we'll. Berkeley
rolled up from 500 to 1000 dry major
ity, Jefferson turned in thousand ma
jority, while Morgan, not to be out
done, came in with 600 majority.
Preston $780, Barbour, 1000.
Other counties in West Virginia
gave the following dry majorities:
Boone, 1900; Braxton, $500; Cal
houn, LOO; Clay, 1900, Gilmer, 1000;
Hancock, GOO; Jackson, 300; Lewis,
1000; Roane, 1000; Writ, 500; Ran
dolph, 1900; Tucker, 1000; Monroe,
1000; Logan, 400; Monongahela, 2,2o7;
Morgan, 600; Hatfield carried Poca-
hontas county and the amendment ran
GOO ahead of him; Putnam, 1000; Rit-
chic, 1901; Tyler, 5000; Upshur, 2,42o;
Wetzel, 1900; Cabell, 1000; Fayette,
1000; Harrison, $500; Kanawha,
5000; every precinct in the city of
Charleston save two went drv: Mercer,
$500; Peasants, 1000; Taylor, 1850;
Wood, $50; Doddridge, 1900 and
Marion, 1000
The only wet counties reported
Wednesday night were Ohio, Mingo
and Mcdowell.
In Peasants county a fact of inter-
est was in Lafayette precinct, where,
with I65 votes, all but three were for
the amendment
Ohio County's Small Vote.
There were 1900 voters polled in
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-11-15
Ohio County's Small Vote.

There were 1900 voters polled in
Ohio county prior to the election, but
only 1888 voted on the amendment
3,446 for and 1860 against, giving
majority of 1905 for the vets. Many
votes, it is said, were cast out, because