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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-07-26
Notice to Teachers.

Notice to Teachers.
Notice is hereby given that the next
regular examination for white teachers
will be held in the high school building
at Colfax, Grant parish, La, on Au-
gust 4, and 6, 1913, and for colored
teachers August Z, 8 and 9, 1918.
All parties desiring to take this ex-
animation will please be on HAND
promptly at 900 a. m. so as to begin
when the examination opens.
j. N. WARNER,
Superintendent of Schools.
Pollock, La, July 5, 1918.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-07-26

To vote in favor of the proposition submitted
this ballot place (X) mark in the square
after the word "Yes." and to vote against the
proposition place similar mark in the square
after the word "No."
And the Secretary of this Board be, and he
is hereby instructed. to have prepared for use
At said special election all the necessary ballot
boxes. tally sheets, lists of voters assessed val
uation of property and compiled statement OF
voters in number and amount
Section g. That the polling place for the
aid special election shall be at Colfax and
Paramount for Ward One; Pollock, Simms.
Bruce's Mill and Bagdad for Ward Two; An
tonic for Ward Three; Fish Creek School
Five; Summerfield for Ward Six; Montgomery
and Verda for Ward Seven.
At Colfax, a. NJ. Goodwin, D. NJ Mcknight
and J. NJ. Dufilho shall serve as Commissions
srs. and J. g. Long Clerk
Paramount: J. l.. Brett. ]. O. Logan and
Garland Dean. Commissioners. and b. II.
| Randolph Clerk.
Pollock: II. P. Gray. C l.. Shaw and R. O.
Nugent, Commissioners. and c. u. Robinson
Clerk
| Simms: II. S. Darlington. w. A. Beck and
w. L. Simmons, Commissioners, and J. III
| Coulson. Clerk
Bruce's Mill: O. L. Nugent. George Fuller
| and r. b. Roach, Commissioners and II. A
Pardue. Clerk.
| Bagdad L. E. Hadnot, J. NJ. Anthony anC
b. r. Robertson, Commissioners, and Phil He
bert Clerk.
Antonio: J. W. Barron. P. L. Miles an,
Wesley Coleman, Commissioners, and ]. E
| Adams Clerk.
Fish Creek Schoolhouse: c. A. Nugent, ].
Nueent and Joseph Rambo. Jr.. Commissioners
| and NJ. II. Nugent Clerk.
Georgetown: A. d. Bagwell, ]. A. Bradfor'
and c. Amberg, Commissioners, and j. L
Holmes. Clerk
Summerfield: Frank Williamson. H. NJ. Den
ton and VIM. Stewart, Commissioners. and !
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-07-26

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Grant.
Personally came and appeared before me
the undersigned authority, j. n. Warner. whs
heing by me, first duly sworn, declared and
acknowledged that he on the 10th day o
iuly, 1918. and is now Secretary of the Parish
Board of School Directors of the Parish
Grant. Louisiana, and that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the petition
flied with the said board at its meeting on th'
10th day of July. 1913. together with all name
signed thereto, and acted upon by the SAT-
BOARD at its meeting held on July 10. 1918.
J. N. WARNER.
This sworn to and subscribed before me OF
this 10th day of july 1918.
J. A. WILLIAMS.
Notary Public.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-07-26
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-07-26
PROPOSITION.

Proposition to levy five mills
special tax on all property subject
to State taxation in School District
No. 81, Grant Parish, La, for per-
iod of five years, beginning with the
year 1913 and ending with the year
1917, both years inclusive. for the
purpose of supporting and maintain
ing the schools now located in the
subdivisions comprising District 81.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-07-26

The following resolution was offered by Mr.
St. Andre and seconded by Mr.. Wall, VIII
moved its adoption: -,
Whereas There has been filed with this
Board petition signed by the required number
IF property tax payers of School District No
b. which District is made up OF the several
small subdivisions known as School District
Nos. !. 2. 3, =. 5, Z. 8, 3 10. r. TO- ~, 10;
by our predecessors in office as the law di
,ects. praying that a special election be ordered
in and for said District. at which shall De
ubmtted the following proposition. to-wit:
10 levy a special tax of five mills on tn
dollar on all property in School District No. 81
Grant Parish. La, subject to State taxation
annually, for a period of five years for th'
purpose of supporting and MAINTAINING IN
schools located in the school districts compns'
ing the said District No. g.
And. whereas, in the opinion of the board
such special election is necessary and advisa
BILE, and in view of the authority invested Il
his board by the law governing such cleo
tions be il
Resolved. By the Parish Board of Schoo
Directors of the Parish of Grant, Louisiana,
follows:
Section l. That a special election be and tn
same is hereby ordered to be held in Schoo
District No 81, Of Grant Parish, Louisiana, o.
TUESDAY, AUGUST l9, 1918,
at which time shall be submitted the followin;
proposition, to-wit
To levy special tax of five mills on thu
dollar all property in District No. 81. Gran
Parish. Louisiana, subject to State taxation
| annually, for period Of five years. beginnini
with the year 1918 and ending with the yea
| 1917, both years inclusive. for the purpose o
supporting and maintaining the schools nov
| located in the subdivisions composing the SAT-
1 District No. 81.
| Section 2. That the Secretary of thi
| Board be and he is hereby instructed to hav
| prepared for use at said special election,
| sufficient number of ballots each of whic
| shall be printed the proposition mentioned j
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-07-26

PROPOSITION:
Proposition to levy special tax
of two and one-half mills on the
dollar on all property in School Dis
trict No. of Ward /. in Grant
Parish, Louisiana, subject to State
taxation. annually. for a period of
five years, beginning with the year
1918, and ending with the year 1917.
both years inclusive. for the purpose
of supporting and maintaining pub
lie schools in said district above
mentioned.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10

placed on a table close to Philip, be-
gan to remodel his own plastic fea-
lures in close similitude to those Of
the unconscious man. He was greatly
assisted by the fact that in general
contour they were not strikingly diff
ferent.
Philips face was of fine. classical
type; Grenier, whose nose, mouth and
chin were regular and pleasing. found
the greatest difficulty in controlling
the shifty, ferretlike expression of his
eyes. Again, Philip had no mustache.
The only costume he really liked to
wear was his yachting uniform. and
here he conformed to the standard of
the navy. The Nshaven lip. of course,
was helpful to his imitator. All that
was needed was an artistic eye for the
chief effect, combined with skulled
use of his material. And herein Gre
nier was an adept.
But the light was growing very un-
certain.
"a lamp he said, querulously, for
time sped and he had much to do;
bring lamp quickly"
Mason went toward the front kitchen.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10

Continued Tomorrow
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
giving functions, and he breathed will
imperceptible f1utterings.
THE COwARDLY VILLAIN


Mason rose. painting with excite
ment, glutted with satisfied hate. He
lifted his victims inert form with the
ease OF his great strength.
Come ont" he shouted, and strode
toward a door which he kicked open.
A steep sounded haltingly in the
passage. Grenier, the soi-disant doc
tor, livid now and shaking with the
ague of irretrievable crime, stumbled
after his more callous associate. Un-
consciously he kicked Philips hat to
one side. He entered the room, an
apartment with boundless view of
the sea-
Here there was more light than in
the kitchen. The windows faced to-
ward the northwest. and the last radi-
ance of a setting sun illumined q wall
on the right.
mot therer he gasped. I'm this
chair; his face--I must see his face"
Mason, still clasping his inanimate
burden. laughed with q snarl
stop thatr' he roared- Pull your
self together. Get some brand I've
done my work. If you can't do yours,
let me finish it,
noh. Just q momenti Give me time!
I hate the sight OF blood. Get a
towel Bind 1t round his neck. His
clothesi They will be saturated. And.
wipe his face. I must see his face"
Grenier was hysterical: he had the
highly strung nervous system of
girl where deeds OF bloodshed were
concerned. While Mason obeyed his
instructions, he pressed his hands over
his eyes.
Bring some brandy. white liver.
Do you want mo to do everything?"
The gruff order awoke Grenier to
trembling action. He went to q cup
board and procured bottle. Mason.
having placed Anson In q chair and
steadied his head against the wall,
seized half a tumblerful of the neat
spirit and drank 1t with gusto. The
other, graually recovering his self
control, was satisfied with q less po-
tential draught-
"It will be dark soon.s growled Ma
son. I'VE must undress him first. you
said"
yes II his clothes are not blood
stained
"Rott I forgot It will soon be all
right. Besides, I knew should be
upset, so I have everything written
down here-all fullyx thought out
There can be no mistake made them"
He produced a little notebook and
opened 1t with uncertain fingers He
glanced at closely written page. The
words danced before his vision. but he
persevered-
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10

Continued From Yesterday
BSlsE1lsliS

send it to me tomorrow night by train
to the Station hotel. York"
Tomorrow night, sir?"
Yes"
The keys were thrown with a rattle
onto broad kitchen table. Evidently
Mr.. Anson would not brook questions
as to his movement, though his few
words sounded contradictory. Green
got down, unfastened the portmanteau
and went back to the dogcart.
They're queer folk + t grange"
said the stable boy. as they drove
away. There's barrow night and
lady as nobody ever sees. an a doch-
tor. an man--him as KEN for ye."
Surely they are well known here?"
Not a bit of IT. On'y bin here
about a week. T. doctor chaps very
chirpy, but yon uther Is a rum 'un."
Green was certainly puzzled very
greatly by the unexpected develop
ments of the last few minutes, but
he was discreet and well trained
He liked his young master, and
would do anything to serve his inter-
ests. Moreover. the ways OF million
aires were not the ways of other men.
All he could do was to hear and obey.
He slept none the less soundly be-
cause his master chose voluntarily to
bury himself, even for a little while,
in such a wferdly tumble-down old
mansion as the Grange house.
REVENGE IS MINE; 1 WILL REPAY
Cant I have light?" said Philip,
with head screwed round to ascertain
II the doctor were following him.
Some sense, whether of sight or
hearing he knew not, warned him of
movement near at hand, an impalp-
able effort, a physical tension as of
man laboring under extreme but re-
pressed excitement
He paid little heed to it. All the
surroundings in this weird dwelling
were so greatly at variance with his
anticipations that he partly expected
to find further surprises.
Dr. Williams did not answer Philip
advanced O hating foot, a hesitating
hand cropping for a door.
Instantly stout rope fell over his
shoulders, moose was tightly drawn
and he was jerked violently to the
stone floor of the passage. He fell
prone on his face. hurting his nose
and mouth. The shock Jared him
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10

greatly. but his hands, IL not his arms
were free, and, with the instinct OF
self-preservation that replaces all
other sensations In moments of ex-
treme peril. he strove valiantly To
| rise.
But he was grasped by the neck
with brutal force, and some one knel,
on his back
Philip Anson." Kissed a mans
voice. do you remember Jocky Ma
son?"
So he had fallen into a trap cum
nfngly prepared by what fiendish COM
bination of fact and artifce he had
yet to learn. Jocky Mason. the skulk-
ing criminal of Johnson's News. Was
he in that mans poweri
Under such conditions a man thinks
quickly. Philips first ordered thought
was one of relief. He had fallen into
the clutches of an English brigand.
Money would settle this difficulty, IL
all other means failed.
Yes. yes" he gurgIed, half stran-
gled by the fierce pressure on his
throat.
"You hit me once from behind. You
can't complain IL / do the same. You
sent me to living hell for 10 years
mot your fault that IL wasn't for
ever. Lie still! Not all your money
can save you now. am Judge and
Jury, and hell StseIf. You arc DYING
dyfDg-deady"
And with the final words drawled
into his ears with bitter intensity,
Philip felt a terrible blow descend on
his head There was no pain, no Tear,
no poignant emotion of leaving all the
world held 80 dear to him. There was
an awful shock. A thunder cloud
seemed to burst in his brain, and he
sank into the void without a groan.
Now, in falling the hard felt hat he
wore dropped in front OF his face. The
first wild movement of his head tilted
1t forward, but the savage jerk given
by his assailant brought the rim
slightly over his skull again.
In the almost complete darkness OF
the passage Mason could not see the
slight protection this afforded to his
victim, and the sledge hammer blow
he delivered with q life-preserver--
that murderous implement named 30
utterly at variance with its purpose
did no. reveal the presence of an OBJ
stacle-
He struck with a force that would
have sunned an OK. ft must have
killed any man, be he the hardest
skulled aborigne that ever breathed
But the stout rim of the hat, though
crushed like an egg she'll, took of
some of the leaden Instruments tre-
mendoas impact. Philip, though quite
insensib1e. was not dead. His sentient
faculties were annihilated for the
time, but his heart continued its life
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10

Yes. His coat first. Then his boots.
Clothes or linen standed with blood
to be burned, after cutting Off IL but
tons. Now, I'm ready. / will not funk
any more"
His temperament linked the artistic
and criminal faculties in sinister COM
bination, and he soon recovered his
domination in a guilty partnership. 1t
must have been the instinct OF the
pickpocket that led him to appropriate
Philips watch, with its quaint shoe
lace attachment, before he touched
any other article.
THE WATCH
Queer thing" he commented. "a
rich man might AFFORD better time
keeper. But there's no accounting for
tastes
Mason. satiated and stupef1ed, obeyed
his instructions like a ministering
ghoul. They undressed Philip wholly.
and Grenier. rapidly denuding himself
Of his boots and outer clothing, donned
these portions of the victims attire.
Then the paint tubes and the other
accessories Of an actors makeup were
produced. Grenier. facing a mirror
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
Tomorrow
Kute Kapers
THE RIGHT SPIRIT

The right Thanksgiving spirit" :"
said Secretary Bryan at dinner in
Washington, was well exemrlified
one afternoon in the west.
Il was passing through rich farm
ing country when a superb wheat field
caused me to dismount with my cam
era.
You must positively let me tres
pass on your property I said to the
farmer, long enough to photograph
that field OF wheat. It's the finest I
ever saw
The farmer. as he opened the gate,
gave a laugh that had the true thanks
giving ring in it.
You're welcome to photograph the
field he said. You'll have to do it
instantaneous, though-she's CROWN
so fast"
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10

Grenier did not care about being Ieft
alone, face to face with the pal1id ana
naked form in the chair, but he SET
his teeth and repressed the tendencv
to rush after his confederate.
The latter, in returning, halted an
instant.
'Heliop" he cried Here's his hat"
After placing the lamp on the table
beside the mirror, he went back to
the passage.
Grenier was so busy with the max
ing up process that he did not notice
what his companion was doing. His
bent form shrouded the light, and
Mason placed the hat care1essly on a
chair. He chanced to hold it by an
uninjured part of the rim, and never
thought of examining IT.
At last Grenier declared himself
satisfied.
What do you think of the result2''
he demanded. facing about so that the
other could see both Anson and him
self.
First rate. 1t would deceive his
mother"
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-10
Us Boys

Late that evening. when the pro-
tracted cleaning of the north was
fast yielding to the shadows of
cloudy night, the big man from the
Grange House drove into Scarsdale-
He pulled up at the Fox and Hounds
public house. He wanted Mr.. Green.
Anson's valet came.
Your master says you are to bring
his portmanteau to the Grange House
tonight. He intends remaining there.
You must get the landlord to sit UP
until you return. Tt will take you an
hour and q half to drive both ways"
Green was ready in five minutes.
He learned that a stable boy must
crouch at their feet to bring the dog
cart back. 1t was the property OF the
Fox and Hounds proprietor.
Very unwillingly the horse swung
off again toward the moor. There was
little conversation The driver was
taciturn, the Londoner somewhat
scared by the dark loneliness.
At the Grange House they were met
by Philip Anson. He stood in the open
doorway. He held q handkerchief to
his lips and spoke in husky voice,
the voice of one under the stress of
great agitation:
That you, Green? Just give my bag
to the driver and return to the village.
Here is q five pound note. Fay your
bill and go back to London by the first
train tomorrow. I stop here some few
days"
The astonished servant took the
note. Before he could reply his master
turned, crossed a room feebly lighted
by a dull lamp and passed through a
curtained doorway.
Green was staring perplexedly at
the house. the kitchen, his i'll favored
companion carrying Philips portmar1-
teau within, when he heard his mas
ter's voice again and saw him stand
ing between the partly drawn cur
tains, with his face quite visible in the
dim rays OF the lamp.
"Green7"
MORE INSTRUCTIONS
Yes, sir"
Here are my keys. Unlock the bag
and take the keys with you. You re-
member the small portmanteau in my
safe at Park lane?"
Yes, sir
open the safe. get that bag ana
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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27

When fools are glad wise men are
sad,
It's life that makes death worth dying.
If you have shadow of suspicion
keep it dark,
Better a tramp in the woods than one
in the kitchen.
We feel sorry for the man who has a
nagging wife to fuss over the ashes
from his pipe dreams.
All men are more or less deaf; the de-
grees depending upon who is talking
and what they want.
Even the man who wants the earth
doesn't care to have it thrown at him in
the form of mud.
It's easy for woman with long
tongue to make short work of another
woman's reputation.
There are some people who imagine
they can't be sincere without saying
disagreeable things about their friends.
No doubt some clubs have all the
comforts of home, but a home with
all the comforts of club would prove
more attractive to some men.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
THE UNWASHRD CUP,

A three minute talk on How to Drink
Healthfully and decently, Prepared by
The Minnesota Association for the Pre-
vention and Relief of tuberculosis.
The unwashed cup-Do you use it?
Do members Of your family use it at
home or elsewhere? If you do it is up
to you to wake up and realize that you
are not only behind the times, but so
far as this practice is concerned in the
stone age of civilization, Don't you
know that the trend of all the centuries
is away from the gregariousness of the
primitive man and toward the privacy
and individualism of modern life? In
thought and action men are becoming
more social but in habits of living more
individual. In the dark corners of the
world today you will find people eating
from one dish, smoking a common pipe
bathing in common tub. Do you want
to be classed with these people, or
even with the Grass boarding school
boy who borrows his room-mate's pam
falcons to go to the ball game? You
stopped using family tooth brush
several generations ago Why do you
continue to use a family, or worse,
school or railroad station cup that is
practically certain to have been used
by uncleanly and diseased people and
cannot be cleansed by rinsing? Be up-to
date, throw away that dirty dripping
dipper and unspeakable dish cloth, use
some real hot water and soap powder
or soda on the family glassware and
carry your own paper or metal cup
with you wherever you go in public.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1913-09-27
SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS
AT Temple Theatre, Wednesday
Next, Oct. 1st.

The success of Harold Bell Wright's
noyel, "The Shepherd of the Hills'
made into play by its author in COL
laboration with Fishery w. Reynolds is
proving just as big on the stage as, in
book form it does in the book stores.
The story of the play is based on a
somewhat dramatic plot of mystery. An
unknown comes into the Ozark noun
tains and because of his clerical bear
ing and readiness to offieiate ior the
regular pastor of the mountaineers, a
portion of his disguise is penetrated.
The mountaineers who live so much to
themselves are willing to let the man
live the life of partial reclvse, He
makes friends with one family and vol
unteers for the place of shepherd. In
this guise he attempts to expitate the
wrong doing of his son, who several
years previously had come into the
mountains and wronged one of the
young women. Her father has vowed
deadly vengeance on the betrayer of
his daughter, but he has disappeared
leaving no traces of his whereabouts.
1t is generally supposed that he is dead
The good shepherd wins the love and
respect of the mountaineers, though at
one time his life is endangered by a
lawless band of mountaineers who
suspect he is a revenue officer.
There are many dramatic episodes in
the play, but its strength lies in the un-
folding and development OF its eharac-
ters. The shepherd is the most impress
sive figure, mentally and physically.
The young woman who is the heroine
of the story is untrammelled by the
conventions of the town and had good
red blood in her veins. With the aid
of the shepherd she polishes her mind
so that she becomes young woman of
culture rnd refinement. Then there is
the young mountaineer whose love is
honest and sincere and who downs the
champion bully and strong man Of the
mountains in a marvellous contest of
strength and endurance. Then there is
the uncanny youth who wanders like a
will-o -the-wisp across the mountains
and is the means of finally bringing
happiness to the shepherd and restor-
ing the good name of the mountaineers
family. There is much "atmosphere"
of the hills pervading the play. And in
making the production, Messrs Gaskill
and MacVitty, the producers, it is said,
have supplied some beautiful and real
istic stage pictures.