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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

All the schools in Grant parish are
expected to open on Monday, Sept Is,
at least all that have teachers and have
made preparations to open. See pro
ceedings of the school hoard of August
%. on our first page. relative to the
matter. Also the proceedings of the
board of August &c, on our inside page,
will be found of general interest.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30
For Sale.

1913 model Motor Cycles and Motor
Boats at bargain prices, all makes,
brand new machines, on easy monthly
payment plan. Get our proposition be-
lore buying or you viii regret it. Ais,
bargains in used Motor Cycles. Write
Us to-day. Enclose stamp for reply
Address Lock Box III, Trenton, Mich.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Misses Myrtle and Bertha Harrison,
Mabel Thompson and Lena B. Mccain,
of Montgomery. came down in Mr..
Harrison's automobile Thursday morn
ing, and after spending the day with
relatives and friends in Colfax returned
home that evening.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Mr.. j. H. McNeeiy and three sons,
Ivy, Foster and Ludlow, and little
daughter, Bernice, made the trip to
Alexandria and return on last Tuesday
in their handsome REQ car.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Little Miss Aline Irwin, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Irwin, gave birth
day party in honor of her 7th annivers-
airy on last Saturday, which quite a
number of the little folks from town at
tended, and all had a fine time romping
and playing games on the big lawn of
the old Kelly homo.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

The j. w. Duncan Co. system gin at
Colfax ginned its first bale of cotton
for this season on Thursday, for Mr..
Tom Futrell.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

The Sheriff. Brothers, of the Colfax
Harwood Lumber Co., received new
Ford automobile on Thursday, and pro-
ceeded at once to put it to practical
use in their business, and for pleasure.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

DIR. Milton Dunn returned from
Shreveport Thursday night, bringing
with him his daughter, Miss Maude
Dunn, who is beginning to convalesce
from a spell of typhoid fever.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Mr. W. c. Roberts. who with his
wife and children has been spending a
few days at Paramount with his wife's
mother, Mrs. M. K. Randolph. Tuesday
Afternoon took a ride up to Colfax with
Mr.. John Randolph in his Overland au-
tomobile, spending an hour or two here
with relatives and friends.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Mrs. Chas. Nunpally, after weeks
visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
w. LaCroix, returned to Alexandris
last Monday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Mrs. L. H. Hunter, of Alexandria,
came up Wednesday afternoon, and is
the guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs. NJ.
z. Tooraen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Mr.. jeff Blackshear brought the first
bale of new cntton to Colfax on Tues
day, August 26, and sold it to Mr..
II. McNeely for IL cents pound.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Uncle Dave Smith, of Verda, accom-
panied by his son, Mr.. I. M. Smith, of
ward six, was in Colfax yesterday look
ing around to see if everything had
quieted down since the school elections
are over.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Clerk J.'J. O'Quinn has had the out
side OF his residence treated to another
coat~ef paint.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Misses Vivian Howell, Louise Mars
ton and Annie Butler, of coushatta, af-
Ter spending five days as the guests of
Mrs ]. C. Mcknight, returned home
last Tuesday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

The Burnt bridge, on the road from
Colfax to the Darro, will be impossible
after Monday for about four days, ow-
ing to the erection Of the new steel
bridge. In the meanwhile the travel
ing public to and from Colfax are noti-
fled to go around to the north. and cross
at the ford on Sugar House bayou.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Paon velvets, 81 value, at soc.
Velveteen, Soc value, at 25c.
Silk braids at sc and Zoe.
8 spools Belongs silk thread for 10c
MRS. LEILA LONG.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Mrs. Edna Stephens, of Shreveport,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. t. H. Nc.
Nicely, this week
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Miss Grace Goodwin, after weeks
visit to Miss Nettie Phillips, and other
friends in Montgomery, returned home
last Monday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Allen left this
week for Boline, La, where they will
make their future home
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Mr.. l.. G. O'Neal and family left on
last Tuesday for Bordelonville, La,
where they will make their future home
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Little Misses Vida and Teresa Lurry
went to Shreveport on last Sunday for
visit to their aunt, Mrs. DR.. Walter
Leabo.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

For HOBO call on the Dixie Pharma
cy. 1t cures kidney, bladder and fe
male trouble.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30
I ODE Collar GbrOnlfIc
SATURDAY, AUGUST 80, 1913.

No more backache. Use HOBO. II
cures all kinds of urinary trouble.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

Have you tried HOBO? Be sure and
call on the Dixie Pharmacy at once.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

An old acquaintance, Mr.. HOBO, is
in. town. See him at Dixie Pharmacy
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30
Unwilling Notice.

Dry Prong Camp No. 366 will unveil
the monument of Julius Conn, on Sun
day, Sept. Z, p. M, at Dry Prong
cemetery. All neighboring camps and
members in good standing are invited
to be present. ODUS WATSON,
Clerk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-08-30

See our sc and l0c lace counters
values are world heaters. j. w. Dun
can Co., Ltd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20
DEMOCRATIC CONTROL OF THE
sen ATE.

For the first time in twenty years
the democrats have elected clear
majority of the members of the Uni
ted states Senate, their last previous
control of that branch OF Congress
having been gained during the second
administration of Grover cleveland in
the ffty-third Congress. 1892, when
they had a votes to IS for the rcpub-
Leans.
In the revulsion of public sentiment
following the cleveland panic of 1898
the republicans elected majority of
| the new senators and regained con-
troll of that body, gaining a strength
in 1875 of ~ to a democratic total of
80. The democracy reached its lowest
| estate in the Senate in lS99-O1 when
! It had only &c senators. For the past
ten years the democratic strength in
that body had varied from 80 to 81
until the sixty-sccond Congress, 1911
| 10, in which the vote was democratic
Al. republican 81.
| BY the election of Hollis to the Uni
ted states senate from New Hampshire
on Thursday after prolonged lead
! lock. the democrats gain a total vote
! in the upper branch of Congress of so
as compared with 40 republicans and
two proEressiyos, while Illinois is
1 .;,l, ,g1,, IL.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20
DRAGGING GREAT NAMES IN THE
MIRE.

One can imagine the joy and pride
With which Nathaniel Hawthorne, the
'amous author of THE Scarlet Letter.
THE House of Seven Cables" and The
Marble Faun." welcomed the birth of
a son who should come into a rich her
itage Of fame and perpetuate q name
that had become favorite HOUSEHOLDS
term wherever the English tongue is
known.
If the great author is enjoying that
communion with tho present world which
some thinkers hold 10 be a part of our
spirit existence, and beholds that son,
baptized Julian, condemned to prison
cell for bartering that priceless fam
lily herttaEe for spurious gold, he must
find consolation in the thought that
man was not destined to '1ivs Away"
There was another, ~ SO well
known 70 fame with the great mass OF
people as Hawthorne the elder. but
real benefactor OF the human race,
william T. G. Morton. dlscoverer of
the anaesthetic properties of sulphuric
ether, which have enabled a host Of
sufferers to undergo the most desper-
ate experiences under the surgeons
knife, dead to pain"
lie too thanked God for a son, who
was 10 carry his name as a living thing
to other generations, and yet, Morton
the younger. like the second Haw-
lhorne, has dragged the mantle of an
1lustrious man in the mire. and sui
ael the name Of proud progenitor.
The crime Of Julian Hawthorne and
Or. william James Morton, that of
promoting fraudulent mining schemes
through the use of the United States
mails, is all the more inexcusable in
tho light Of the success of both in win
ming high standing for themselves
that should have buttressed them
against temptation like that unto
which they succumbed.
Both men have gained distinction in
different lines of Intellectual research
and professional activity. Both won
success Both had gained the advan-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20

therapeutics. His high professional
standing was demonstrated by his adj
mission to number OF the most eX-
elusive and searching medical soci-
cites both in Europe and the United
states. Having gone to south Africa
In professional capacity he became
carried away with the diamond mine
craze. AMI fell an easy victim to the
fascinating lure of false statements
for gold.
Hawthorne and Morton did not de-
scend to base crime like that of bur
glary or murder. They were not
swept off their feet by sudden passion
or by what are now charitably and
politely termed brain storms Their
temptation was through the slow and
insidious undermining of the moral
fibre which ultimately finds expression
In bank defalcation by men who Dor
with no idea Of ultimate defrau ling,
by the use Of the wine cup so that the
victim can stop at any time, until the
sudden discovery is made that the
point Of successful resistance has been
passed.
BY inheritance rs well as by natural
ability and by achievement every rea-
son was afforded WIN these two bril-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20

1t is about time Tor some common sCold
to begin predicting bad sugar season.
What earthly good-or good of any other
nature-can come of pcssimistic predic
tions, it is hard to understand. And yet a
certain type would be as silent Lots
petrified wife if he were struck temper
arily dumb every time he opened his
mouth to foretell bad crops. The encourag-
ing thing though, is that all this grumb-
make life gloomier Not all pessimism in
the world can lessen the final product by
one moleculc, nor can all the optimism in
the world increase it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20

The WEEKLY FREE PRESS cents
YER copy, 30 cents for six months S'oo
er year. postage paid.
Advertisements and subscriptions re-
viewed at the office, 1879 College street
rull advertising rates sent on applica-
Ion.
Accounts cannot be opened for suoscrip-
lions. subscribers will please remit with
order Names are not entered until pay
ment is received. and all papers are stop
ped at the end of the time paid for.
Remittance at the risk of the subscriper
unless made by registered letter. or by
check or postal order payable to the pub
fishers.
The date when the subscription expires
IS on the address-label Of each paper
the change Of which to n subsequent
date becomes receipt for remittance
No other receipt is sent unless requested
The receipt of the paper Is a sufIicien'
receipt for the first subscription.
when a change OF address Is desired
both the old and new addresses sho"''
be given.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20

but rather as plain advertising. IIav-
ing sold his birthright, it was easy for
Hawthorne to go "A step farther and
misleai the public through false
claims as alleged literature, ending by
committing false statements to the
mails.
So the younger Morton had shown
himself worthy to succeed his father
in the field of medical science, having
taken the first N-ray photograph and
having become one OF the countrys
greatest experts in the field of electro
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20

,.s The assas sination Tuesday Of King
George of Greece at Salonild is another
evidence of the tremendous unrest preva-
lime. Discomfort with the established
order of affairs, governmental as well as
economic, finds expression in manifold
VI human life but the problem for the
ace at this time is how to remove the
Influences accountable for this state Of
mind and feeling.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20
HIS LETTER TO MAMMA,
(From the Kansas City Star.

y
This is copy of real letter written
by freshman at the University OF Kan.
sas to the loved ones al home:
Dear Mother: | must have a gymna.
SUM suit and a pair of tennis shoesi
please send them to me, If I get them
here I will have to pay for them out Of
my allowance. Also send me along three
ties, pair of gloves, a laundry-bag and
loungng-j acket-of course | would moi
think of getting a smoking ia cket ! am
sending a pattern for a fraternity pillow
which please embroider and return. And
say, mother, kindly slip me a five oc-
caslonally as dad does not give me a
very liberal allowance. Now you do not
deserve this letter as YOU have not writ,
ten this week, so l am not going TO write
you another word. Your loving SON"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20

tage that advanced years and fixed
character are supposed to affori 10
the tempted.
Hawthorne not only followed in the
footsteps of his father as a successful
novelist, although, unlike his distin-
guished sire, never star of the hrst
magnitude in American letters, but he
had also gained success in other di-
rections. Apparently he became mon
ely mad. lie sold his genius and for
price affixed his name to matter that
could not be regarded as literature,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20

It is suggested by the Mortified News
that it might be well to decide to give the
new tax law a fair trial for a short time
before utterly condemning It. That is the
be features, which, upon trial, we will
want to modify, while retaining others
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20

Postmaster General Burleson in his
attitude to the third and fourth class
stand that, while civil service extern
sion like other reforms may be good
thing he would willingly put off the
process so that the other fellow and
not he may be the reformed. 1t is al
ways pleasant to reform the other fell
low.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20

when you want anything, advertise
IN the new special column OF this
paper Some bargains arc onered
there this week which It will pay you
TO read about. See pnge two. This
paper has more than $4,000 readers
avery week ana one cent word will
reach III EN- all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20
SHAMELESS

Some Of these actors must be shame
less as well as shiftless" asserted the
woman with the angular Jaw
Why" asked her husband
Here is one who adycrtiscs cy'n ON the
billboard that he Is supported by his VIE
buffalo EXPRESS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20

It will require an extra session Of the
Vermont Legislature to enable us to know
Just how far-reaching ives our vote on
The constitutional amendments adopted on
the constitution as amended.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20
ENCUSE.

She-"You once said you would die 70,
me- and now you refuse to get up and
light the fire"
iie-"That's perfectly logical If | died
Tor you I'd be done with 1t, but if | &c,
up once and light the fire you'n want m,
to do It every morning"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20

Tern,s--SI.OO n Year. In Advance
DAILY by mail $500 yenr in advance
t RATE IN CANADA,
oAIJ.y 500 year In advh"ce'
WEEKLY $500 yenr In advance
FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Publishers. Burlington. w.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20

An incident is misfortune-witt
"the string" taken out. And want adj
vertising Is the best string extractor
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20
Atty

As the action OF the convention was
lafterward reviewed by men competent
as politicians tc Judge, it was regarded
as probably the most expedient nom
| ination which could have been made.
! GOV. Seymour was more likely to carry
| New York state than any other demo-
crat. lie, in fact, iid carry it by a
small plurality. Moreover, Seymour
was one of the most artful and CON
| summately skillful of political cam
paigners
His personality was of itself an ar
| gumcnt in his favor. He never lost
his temper nor did he at any time reply
| TO any personal attacks which were
made upon him. He was sometimes
accused OF being all things to all men,
| but that is a quality which often serves
| a good end for him who seeks political
| office.
| Seymour was unquestionabl the
most popular democrat in the East, us
ing the word in political significance
In his home district, of which Utica
y. Y, is the center. he was beloved
almost idoli2ed, He was true demo
crat in his social relations He some.
times held the plowshares upon his
| farm. and in straw hat and overalls
| he r1ked the bayfield, and served a;
one of the supervisors upon the high.
! way.
Both Gov. Seymour and Samuel ]
Tilden, who was elected chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee
| following the convention, earnestly
advised that there be very strong
State tickets nominated. especially II
those States which prior TO the wal
| had been democratic.
This advice was followed in Indian.
| by the nomination for Governor o
| Thomas A. Hendricks, whose persona
| following in that state was very grea
and very strong. 1t was based upon tn,
ibelief that even though the demoerao.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-03-20
WANTED.

BURLINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH Il
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-02
||sCR9DL BOARD Meeting.
Report Of Superintendent Sweeney
Matters OF Interest Are
Discussed

The May meeting of the City School
Board was held last night.
] Mr.. Bradshaw presided in the abb
Isence of the chairman, DR.. Smith.
There were also present: Messrs.
Kirk, Clerk, Howard, Erwin, Pierce,
Carter, Myers and Nicklin, the last
named having been elected at the re-
cent joint session of the City Council
lin place of O. F. Phillips, who de-
!clined to be a candidate for reelection,
The report of Superintendent
iSweeney for the month of April was
read, which showed the schools to be
lin a prosperous condition.
An informal discussion of plans fol
public education during the coming
school year followed.
4 1t was decided to have continuous
session on May 80, Decoration Day, Il
order to give teachers and scholars ar
opportunity to participate in the fes'
|tivities of the occasion.
/ The subject of the erection OF the
new high school building occasionet
some interchange of opinion, although
mo definite plans were suggested.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-02
1868 MEN QUALIFIED.
Only One Third of Males in Alexan'
dria Have Paid Their Poll
Taxes.

Only one third of the male popula-
ton of Alexandria who are entitled
to vdte, have paid their poll taxss
for this year and will therefore be
eligible to cast their ballots in the
November election. Tomorrow is the
last day under the Virginia law, that
poll taxes can be paid, and up to
noon today only 1868 men have quail
flied. The total number of males
over 81 years of age in Alexandria
is 1850. City Treasurer Thomas w
Robinson will KEEP his Office open un-
til J. o'clock tomorrow night in or
der to accommodate those who will
be unable to pay their poll taxes up to
that time.
The reason for the lethargy on on
the part of the voters is said to be
the fact that there are no impor:ant
elections this year. There is very lit
the likelihood of any contest for the
governor of the state who will be
elected in November. None of the
city officials have any opposition and
the only election will be that of
member of the House of delegates
from Alexandria city and county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-02
Special Sale of
Black Dress
Goods

S1.50 42-inch Lupin's Black Bedford
Cord; very handsome :. :. ..S1.G5
$1.25 42-inch French Ratine, III rich
Crow black -. -. CSC
$3.50 56-inch Black All-Wool Coat
ing Serge; very firm :. SIPS
S1.25 ,4s-inch all-wool Storm Serge,
in black, wear guaranteed ..sl.0O
$1.25 56-inch Black Panama, strict
ly all wool and dustproof :. 9Sc
$3.50 50-inch Black French Wolfe;
wiry and crisp finish :. :. 9Sc
S1.O0 42-inch Black French Wolfe;
wiry and crisp finish :. :. :. $50
CSC 5O-inch black Mohair Sicil:an:
thoroughly dustproof ;. $500. 4Sc
$1.O0 5O-inch All-Wool Black Storm
Serge; note the width :. :. 75c
SOC 44-in Black Mohair Brilliantine;
very lustrous ,'''': :. :. 3oC
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-05-02
END Of FISHING SEASON.
Few Shad and Herring Have Made
Their Way Up the Potomac
" This Year

The fishing season of 1913 is about
to close. A few MAY" shad may be
caught during the next few days, but
there will no such thing as a run"
Shad have remained at the high water
mark since March, and the prices have
kept them beyond the reach of the
great majority.
What is believed Ito be the cause Of
this scarcity has often been alluded to,
so far, no movement towards bringing
about more satisfactory conditions has
been made by Virginia or Maryland.
Trap nets still blockade bay and in
tercepts most Of the shad and herring
which attempt to make their way to
the Potmac, and other tributaries.
! Fishtown has lain dormant all the
spring, with no evidence whatever of
animation.
DR.. Hugh NJ. Smith, commissioner
of fisheries, points to the need of laws
such as that in force in North Caro-
lima. There only two-thirds of a
stream maybe covered with nets. The
remaining one-third is left to enable
the fish to get up the rivers,
More than 113,O00,000 skad eggs
have been handled this season at the
governments hatchery at Edenton, n.
il c., it was said. This is declared to be
record, and it is estimated that the
total may run up to nearly 200,0O0,OOO
before the spawning period is over.
Teh archery is being filled to capacity,
it is said.
"This remarkable take Of shad eggs
this year," says Dr.. Smith, "is due to
the fact that North Carolina has adopt
ed such Illegal and advanced laws for
the protection Of migratory fish. such
as the shad, striped bass, herring and
others. Whereas a few years ago most
of the fish on their way to the spawn
ing stretched across the waterways, to
day the law requires that one-third the
width Of tie stream be kept free CT
nets. This gives the fish chance.
"At Havre de Grace, Md, where we
i.have the largest capacity shad hatch
| cry, we took last year less than 90
100000 shad eggs, because there is no
law protecting the fish as they come
up the Susquehama. The same is
true in the Potomac and elsewhere"