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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
ELECTRICAL TRAP FOR RATS
Apparatus So Arranged That Each
Rodent Drops Out Of sight loon
az Electrocuted.

The electric rat trap shown in the
illustration is somewhat complicated
in construction and operation. but its
construction is such that each rodent
electrocuted drops out of sight. SO
that the bodies will not brighten others
away. says the Popular Mechanics.
The electrocuting circuit has one
electrode on trapdoor. while the sec
ond electrode constitutes movable
bait-holder. When the rodent steps on
to the trapdoor and nibbles at the bait,
the electrocuting current passes
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

EOR the purpose of promoting the
i international study of the Spanish
language and literature there has just
been organized here a society to be
known as the Spanish-AmericaD
Athenaeum. At its first meeting. held
few nights ago. the speakers includ
ed Senior Riano, Spanish minister
here; John Barrett. director general
of the Pan-American union; Rev. DR..
Charles w. Currier, specialist on
Spanish-American literature. and Nine
Blanche de Baralt of Cuba.
The Spanish minister and all the
Latin-American ministers here were
made honorary vice-presidents of the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

said. as they shot up to the fifth floor
Il suppose you know where his Office
is?"
You bet l do"
There he found several clerks work
ing busily. His request to see the
postmaster-general was taken In a
most matter of fact way, and in two
minutes he saw Mr.. Hitchcock. COM
pleted his business and left for home
on the midnight train.
The explanation is that Mr.. Hitch
cock does much of his important work
at night. away from the usual inter-
ruption of visitors and routine mat
tiers which would bother him in the
daytime. He does not always have
clerks with him at night; often he
will drop in Unexpectedly and all
alone will peg away at some puzzling
matter until nearly dawn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
Supreme Courts Little Suits Make Big Problems

the basis of another suit. On its out
come will depend whether physicians
are liable for burns by X-rays in
photographing patients.
Over the meaning of the word "auc-
ton" comes a case from the Hawaiian
islands. Arrests were made there for
the alleged violation of a law requir-
ing license for sales at auction. The
sales in question were made to retail
fish dealers. The point is raised
whether this was an auction, and II
so, IL there is a distinction between
public" and private" auctions.
Whether the government must pay
for the forage for two horses for the
late Maj. Nathaniel H. Mclean of Gin
cinnati and for two servants is involv-
ed in another case9 The point arises
as a result of his reinstatement in the
army. The horses and servants were
employed after he retired from the
army and before he was reinstated
by congress.
The shipment of wedding ring by
Edward H. Croninger, a Cincinnati
jeweler, to Atlanta, Ga, by the Adams
Express. precipitated a case which
will determine whether express COM
panies, since the passage of the Hep
burn rate law. may limit their liabil.
tiles for loss of articles.
Whether the back of bay win
dow may form party wall' is the
basis of dispute between Lewis E.
Smoot and the Hoyl heirs of the Dis
trict of Columbia, to come before the
court for decision.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
Ones

er than the list which Grover Cleve-
land had at his disposal when he en-
tered Office in 1884. after the Demo
Gratis had been out in the cold for rs
long years.
In the sixteen years that have
elapsed since Cleveland retired, the
Democrats who were appointed to Of
fee by him have almost entirely been
eliminated, except in offices and posts
under the civil service. where many
appointed under the Cleveland admin
istration are still holding on. Some
of these Cleveland appointees are now
filling the highest places In the class.
flied service.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
ELECTRICAL
@N0IES161

An electrically-driven machine to.
split kindling wood is novelty.
: Seven electric motor trucks will be
purchased by the Manila postof1ce
Electrolytic etching Is used by
new process to produce hardened steel
dies.
Liberia will be given a wireless sta
ton, with $500 miles radius. by
French company.
Motor vehicles worth $919.219 were
brought into South Africa at Port
Elizabeth last year.
Electric power has been adopted by
candy factories because of its ease of
control and cleanliness.
Beginning June New York viii pro-
hibit the use Of wooden mouldings for
enclosing electric wires.
The first electric plant In Arabia has
Just been installed In the palace of the
Sultan of Oman, at Maskat.
The United States and Canada to-
gether have about $4,000 electric
signs, containing about 100000
lamps.
In proportion to population Stock
holm has the greatest number of tele-
phones for any European city and
Madrid the fewest.
In new electrical steering gear for
vessels hydraulic cylinders protect the
motor from shocks caused by waves
striking the rudder.
+ A speed exceeding two miles min
ute has been made by cars on a short
German electric railway built by army
officers for experimenting.
United States engineers claim that
nearly a million-horsepower could be
developed from the Green river. a
tributary to the Colorado.
A motor. controlled by a switch
from his house, is used by an Illinois
genius to give lifelike notions to a
scarecrow in his corn field.
To promote the mutual interests of
wireless telegraph operators and their
employers an international opeia tor's
union has been organized.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
Encouraging Generosity.

One of the cleverest of Cleveland's
blind newspaper merchants takes his
stand daily at one of the corners of
the public square. He's got a sar-
castle little sign that reads:
Don't be ashamed to give me a
penny-Tm blind"
The other day a friend of ours
dropped a nickel in front of this chap,
just to see If he was taxing. The
blind never shifted his blank gaze,
but he said:
Make it quarter, boss, and I'm
likely to forget myself" Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
ELECTRICITY FROM THE SKY
Experiments Being Made In France
With Apparatus Designated -
"EIectric Nia0aras."

Assuming that electricity in the
clouds is the sole cause of the produc-
ton of hail. experiments are being
made In France with apparatus desig-
mated as electric Niagara to drain
the clouds Of electricity. says Popular
Mechanics.
In Installing the apparatuS huge cop
per points, bound together by bands
of the same material. are placed on
the summit of a high tower of Chin
ney, very much in the same way as
lightning rods. These are Connected
with copper band, which leafs to the
ground and ends in a reservnir filed
with water. By this route thu atmos-
pheric electricity flows down Into the
earth and ''empties the clouds," so to
speak.
The experiments with electric
Niagaras" have been carried on for
some time. but M. Wolfe. faember
of the French Academy of Scieace. re-
ports that it is still too early to esti-
mate the practical value. A tsst on a
far larger scale was considered neces-
sary. and quite recently the installa-
ton of an apparatus of exceptional
capacity was completed on tie Ethel
tower. This apparatus. 1t if hoped.
will prove the practicability of the
idea. but three or four yeats will
probably be required before it is pos
sible to place an exact estim ate on
the true value of the system.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
One Can Write In the Dark.

A novelty is a penholder permitting
one to write in the dark, since it Is
provided with an electric light. The
tube through which the point of the
pencil goes is fitted with small &C
cumulator and an electric lamp. The
latter throws disk of light over the
point where the writing is being done.
This luminous pencil has been in
vented for the use of doctors. re-
porters. detectives. etc., whose work
necessitates the taking of notes in the
stress and in darkness.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
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ELECTRICAL,
@WORLDR
ELECTRICITY TO POP CORN
Popular Diversion May BE Enjoyed BY
Any One Living In Modern Flat
No Burned Hands.

Apartment dwellers who have visit
fully recalled the days when they
popped corn in an open fireplace. will
be glad to Known that they now can
enjoy this diversion In their very
modern dining rooms-or In any room.
for that matter. A New York man
has designed an electric corn pepper
that is attached to the electric light
fixtures In the room for its heat The
pepper, which has capacity OF a
quart of corn, is surmounted by a
wire mesh dome to keep the kernels
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
Was Misquoted.

The king OF the hobos slouched into
the Office of The Daily Bread to make
a complaint.
You tn editor?" he asked.
YES"
In yore paper this mornin' you said
I made a talk to tn boys last night
on How to Be at Work All tb' Time. !"
'Well?''
you got it wrong. TIL subjeck Of
my little talk was How to Beat Work
All tn Time / want it erected.
mister. That's all"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11
HEATER FOR FACE sTEAMINe.
Electric Device Invented BY Idaho
Man Adaptable for Use In Mas
sage ParIors and by BARRIERS.

An electric heating pad so shaped as
to At the contour of the face Is the In
vention of Alfred p. Blenkner and Bert
z. Smith of Mountain Home. Idaho.
says the Popular Electricity. The
device Is adaptable for use in barber
shops, massage parlors and the like.
A wet towel is first applied to the
face and then the heater laid on over
this. generating steam The heater
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Investigations made over Europe
seem to justify the belief that the
damage by lightning. in the cities
particularly, has decreased to very
marked degree in recent years. and 1t
is explained by the presence of cleo
trio wires. which act as a protection
In diverting the electric bolts. As
the wires are put underground 1t is
expect that there will be noticed a
great increase and return will be
generally made to the use Of lightning
rods.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

has double walls, the heating elements
being located between the walls.
Moreover the heater is adjustable in
size and its arrangement such that an
air chamber is formed between it and
the face. giving more even distribu-
ton of heat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

That elector who proposes to es-
tablish precedent by voting for a
woman as the Republican candidate
for vice-president may be paying her
a dubious compliment. Does he know
that to be eligible she must confess
she is thirty-five years Of age?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

from hopping out. 1t is mounted on
rubber tired wheels SO that 1t can
be pushed about on highly polished
table without damaging the finish
An advantage Of this device. even In
homes where there are fireplaces and
coal ranges to pop corn over, is the
comfort with which it can be used-no
scorched face and hands.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

A man arrested in New York for
theft claimed to be grandson of
Commodore Perry. Men who plead
for clemency on the ground Of belong
ing to families of heroes should be
punished all the more for disgracing
ilustrious names.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

through it's body, and at the same time
a motor is set going. This motor
drives shaft, one revolution of which
causes the trapdoor to first tilt. drop
ping the electrocuted body into the
pit, then restores it to its normal
position, in which position it remains
until another rodent steps upon it and
nibbles the bait.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Chatting dishes have been found in
the ruins of Pompeii. Now we know
why the people of that city failed to
be alarmed by volcanic upheavals.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Speaking OF military aviation there
can be no doubt that the unexpected
success Of the allies put the whole
concert of Europe up in the air for a
time.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

A Chicago Judge has decided that 81
day Is not enough for a man to give
to his wife. Probably 80 cents would
look better to her.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Aeronauts are known in China az
the sons of Heaven" In the sense,
probably. that they may be angels be
fore long.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

A Mississippi editor. when he put
on his winter suit found roll Of bills
amounting to $50. Wonder II any Of
them had been paid.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Angels may fly but they cannot fly
unless their wings are Is feet long.
We have the word of great aviator
for this.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

The finest fur coat in the world,
worth $4,000, is owned by the wife
of a tobacco magnate." And per-
haps this isn't pipe dream, either.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

An East Orange divine got the
brides mixed when performing a dou-
BILE wedding and caused no end of a
row. A case of being double crossed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Germany reports that the stork IL
fast disappearing. Perhaps that ac-
counts for the reason why Berlin leads
In race suicide.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Unmarried men are more prone to
insanity than married men. according
to q government report. And they
haven't half the worry, at that.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

In Tidahom. Sweden. $500 people
are employed in making matches. A
matrimonial agency would stand no
show at all in Tidahom.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

"A st. Paul man became intoxicat.
ed on ST." The odor and appearance
of some 81 bills are enough to indi-
cate that they can do worse than
that.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Beef. evidently. is soaring in Eng
land. An aviator mas been fined
there for running into a cow and kill
ing It
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

A Louisiana farmer killed a COW last
week and found darning needle in
its stomach. Evidently. the COW found
the needle in the hay stack.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

A Brooklyn man OF eighty-two mar
ried again a week after being left q
widower. Evidently figured he had no
time to lose.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

A New York man. whose salary IL
IS a week. has been sued for 100000
by an actress He must be her Aus-
band.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

With irreproachable eggs selling at
six cents each in New York it might
be cheaper to buy the whole hen. 4
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Physicians are aiding an anti-noise
crusade in Baltimore. And Balti-
more is the home of the oyster.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

A New York physician says there
are several varieties of death. Most
people are satisfied with one.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Rabbits experimental upon with
coffee died. Now try oysters and
ham and eggs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

First Electrical Fire Engine.
New York has the first electrically
driven fire engine in use in the
United States.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Science has yet to devise a way to
close the railroad switch that ought
not to be LETT open.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

BE Bulgarian" said a housewife.
rs she sent her husband out in the
yard to beat Turkish rug.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

II you happen to be from Wisconsin
this is one of the finest football years
on record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Another aviator killed shows that
the lure of the air is as potent as
before its tragedies began.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

We suspected long time ago that
those Turkish cigarettes would get
the Turks, sooner or later.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

A Seattle boy of twelve has a crop
of whiskers. A precocious little shaver.
as 1t were.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

The ancient Egyptians used para
soils. But that had nothing to do
with their compilations.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

The greatest happiness of all is
that which comes from making others
happy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-11

Emperor William of Germany has
a clock that speaks the time. Time
is money, and money talks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-25

Now Is tho time OF year to get quick
action on any skin disease. Tho pores
are more active during these early days
Of summer, and this condition should be
taken advantage Of The best remedy
is S. 9. g., the famous blood purifier.
It's influence in the blood is more health
full. more penetrating, more stimulating,
and more productive OF noticeable results
than anything else ever discovered for
the promotion Of pure blood.
The skin is but a net work of fine
blood vessels. And it Is a perfectly nat
ural consequence that any influence In
the blood that Is condition OF III health
makes its first appearance In the skin.
There are certain medicinal properties
that follow the course OF the blood stream,
and tho influence Of these properties Is
that of an antidote. This is why s. s. g.
has such a positive action on the skin.
There is one ingredient in s. S. S. which
peculiarly stimulates cellular or Sianduiar
activity to select from the blood or from
this fine net work Of blood vessels In tho
skin, those elements which It requires for
regeneration. Thus pimples, acne, &C.
zema, lupug, or any other blood condi-
ton that attacks the skin OF seeks an
outlet through the skin Is met with the
antidotal effect of s. 8. s.
This is why skin troubles vanish SO
readily. and why they do not return.
Under the influence OF s. 8. q. this fino
net work Of blood vessels In the skin
is constantly taking from the blood the
nutrition required for healthy tissue and
the cause OF disease is just as constantly
being removed. scattered and rendered
It - surprising tbs amount Of real
bleod ratification that II accomplished
by q single dose Of 8. g. 8.
This famous remedy has an action un
knswu to any other. 1t is made entirely
Of botanical materials. not drug extracts,
but from the native roots, hence contains
elements which cannot be Obtained IN
prescriptions OF comefnee Ia otasr rem
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-25
OTTER PRESENTED TO COUNCIL.
Generally Beloved City of Danville viii TAX,
Over Memorial Park,

Dany,lie. Va. May a+.-1he committee APP
pointed by the trustees of the Memorial As
ISOLATION to tender the real estate Of the
aesociation consisting OF the Memorial Park
ana grounds. to the city condition that
the city assume $4,000 OF tho 8 per cont bonds
gtvcn as part of the purchase price for the
property has presented tho matter TO tho
Council and same was referred for consld.
Grafton TO the Joint Finance Committee OF
tho two bodies.
This would leave a balance of $4,000 on the
purchase for the association to pny. OF which
amount Sl0.0O0 has already been paid in cash
and the balance practically subscribed.
II Is understood that by the terms OF tho
oner the city would pay or assume tho bonds
to tho amount OF 100000. and thereby acquire
tho handsome square and grove for public
park. while the association would practically
pay $4,000 for tho residence to be used for
memorial and library purposes.
The land. or the city end of tho offer.
would be exceedingly cheap at that price
while $4,000 to be discharged by the Memo
rial Association would be just so much e1-
cessive for tho residence.
The patriotic citizens OF the town did not
In tho first instance expect to be able to pay
the whole purchase price OF S4S000 but de-
sirod p contribute to the purchase such n
sum that would leave tho cost to tho city
very small for tho property II would acquire
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-25
Faculty Announces List OF Grad
yates in Three De
nart,,1eptc
partlllentS.

After n three-hour session last night
the faculty OF the University College
of Medicine announced the successful
applicants for degrees In the three de-
partments. who Will receive diplomas
at the commencement exercises this
week. There are forty graduates in
medicine.
Hospital appointments were an
nounced az follows:
ST. Luke's-B f. Eckles B. B. Dut-
ton
Hygein Hospital. r Ruff
Grace HOspitnl--R G.. Willis.
Memorial IIospitni-A. NJ. Bynum. D
-. Martin. w. i. Mason, Jr
City Homc--M. l. Boyle, NJ. r. Tor
regrosa Robert Whitehead
SheItcring Arms Hospftal-E. LeB
Goodwin Undergraduate: f. A Barber
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-25
Can't Find a BIemish After Using s. 8. 8.

bowels, and since II is relatively Just an
essential to well-balanced health as the
elements OF meats. grains. fats and sugars
Of our daily food. It Is absorbed at once
into the blood vessels and thus promotes
q very rapid cleansing influence
Dr. westmoreland states that 8. 8. 8.
contains one Ingredient that serves the
active purpose Of stimulating the cells of
the tissues to the healthy and judicious
selection Of its own essential nutriment.
S. s. s., unlike most remedies and pre-.
scriptions, contains no dope" no crude
drugs, no mineral drugs. Don't accept
something offered you as "just as good. t."
There Is only one reason for any ono
not selling S. S. s., and that is because
with crude drugs something else can be
made cheaply to sell at great profit
s. 8. 8. is prepared only in the laboratory
of The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta. Ga.