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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-24
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thing. 1t affects every or-an ard
function and brings a5out inst
loN condition that prediaposes to
most diseases and ailments.
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reefs it, and makes pure blood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-24

Monday, November "a, 1918.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14

The idea which some folks seem
to have who come south, that all
they have to do is to touch the
fertile soil and abundant crops
are assured, or proclaim in a loud
voice their own enterprise and
superior knowledge, and a yellow
hoard will be poured at their feet
for whatever use they may choose
to make of it, is the fantasy of a
diseased mind. The south can
use enterprise, and it can use
capital; but both must be. intelli-
gently directed, and will require
a great deal of self sacrifice and
genuine pluck to go with them.
This country must be developed,
and it will be by consistent united
effort on the part of all. South
Mansfield Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
The Sooner the Better.

The sooner children are made
to understand that idleness is a
crime, and that no amount of fine
culture can make them pass for
valuable in the worlds eye if they
are unable to earn a livelihood,
and so they must become hang
ers on" for others to support, the
better for them. That daughter
who helps her mother cook and
scrub, is far more worthy than
she who only paints and plays,
and obliges her overworked faith
err to pay a servant that she may
not soil her dainty hands. -Iber-
vile Sentinel.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
Cigarette Smoking.

Do you ever look at the large
number of boys along the streets
that are constantly smoking ciga-
rettes, and wonder where they
buy them? There is a law
against selling tobacco and ciga-
rettes to minors, and yet every
day you will see boys from the
age of ten years and up smoking
cigarettes. And it is a pity, too.
The boy who starts out at this
age to become proficient in ciga-
rette smoking, never becomes
very proficient in anything else,
for his mind and body are dwarf
ed before he reaches the age of
maturity. -Iberville South.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
This Case is Not Overdrawn.

An automobile, a case of beer,
"a gentleman(D chauffeur and a
friend" two pretty girls, and
a Joy ride" until midnight and
after. Next day, some father or
brother shoots the gentleman"
or his friend, or both, a scandal
is uncovered, three or four fami-
lies are involved in a court trial,
their family names held up to
shame and disgrace in the COM
munity, and the gray heads of
parents are bowed in remorse.
This has not occurred in our COM
munity, but it did occur in city
not a hundred miles away, and is
not an overdrawn or exaggerated
picture of what can happen. A
little observation and caution on
the part of parents will go a long
ways toward avoiding just such
occurrences.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14

The following letter Is from a LADY
whose name I am not at liberty TO
use. II 1 should mention her name
she would be known by almost every
reader. She writes In part:
DIR. s. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
your article entitled Medicine and
Religion has been read and re-read
by me many times. 1t seems to me
that the article contains the substance
Of all that has been said about
Christian Science, new thought. sug-
gestive therapeutics and other forms
of mental healing.
Il am very much pleased to OBJ
serve that you are putting out into the
world such useful literature 1t will
do untold good, without doubt; not
only for those who take medicine, but
for those who try to get along with
out taking medicine. Your article Is
terse, to the point. and will be read
by thousands.
Medicine and religion have always
been very closely associated Only in
very recent years have the two been
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14

Sometimes a fellow gets ''huf-
fly" because his name is mention
ed in connection with some affair
with which he is implicated, and
SO times out of 100 this fellow
himself delights in putting some
one else in an unpleasant light
before the public. Newspapers
everywhere have this class of
people to deal with, and handling
them comes as natural as does
receiving taffy from another kind
of people who hope to receive a
lot of free advertising thereby.
All honest newspapers are care
full to do no one an injustice, but
are at the same time fearless in
hewing to the line and letting
the chips fall where they may,
regardless of threats from those
who live in glass houses and
dread brick throwing. -Logans-
port Newsboy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
j. @. LONG
Real Estate ard
General Insurance Agent
COLFAx, LOUISIANA

Sheriff Sale.
18th Judicial District Court, Parish of
Grant, State of Louisiana.
No. 2941.
Charles H. Teal VS.. H. B. Faraldo.
By virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale issued out of the honorable 18th
Judicial District Court, parish of Grant,
State of Louisiana, and TO me directed
in the above numbered and entitled
suit, / have seized and will offer for
sale at public auction, in front of the
principal front door of the court house
in the town of Colfax, La, between
the legal hours prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY. JULY s, 1919.
the following described property, seiz-
ed as the property of defendant, to-wit:
Lot No. of old Acmeviile addition
to the town of Colfax, Louisiana, as
per map of same on file in the Clerks
Office, together with all the buildings
and improvements thereon.
Terms of sale Cash. subject to an
praisement.
Colfax, La, May 20, 1913.
A. b. PERKINS, -
Sheriff of Grant Parish. La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
The Public School Problem.

Uncle George" sends the
Chronicle a good practical dis
tcussion of the school problem
this week. which we publish in
another column. We think, how
ever, he is like great many
others who seek to correct ex-
listing evils in our public school
system. He jumps from the
frying pan into the fire, as it
were. He thinks the farmer boy
needs botany, zoology, chemis-
try, geology, and a dozen other
things that the law student has
no need for at ALL" His conten-
ton is, that the boys, whether
studying to be farmers, lawyers,
doctors, or anything else, should
be able to get at their life work
without being forced to go
through a twelve years course of
study. So we will ask him, how
is this twelve year course to be
reduced one-half, unless one-half
of the studies are cut out?
OF course, if the boy is to be
a finished scholar Ga college grad
uate) it is necessary for him to
study the whole curriculum; but
as only one boy in fifty ever be-
comes a college graduate, why
should the other forty-nine be
forced to take the full twelve
years course with him?
We contend that the farmer
hoy, the carpenter boy, the print
Ier boy. the blacksmith boy, the
merchant boy, needs but little
more than the three RS to fit
him for his life work, and the
study of other things is purely a
loss of valuable time. If a boy
can read and write and spell cor
rectly, and has a sufficient know
~ ..t. +. u. g.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
A Lady's Comment
On Medicine and Religion

regarded as separate professions ! a."
glad you brought this out SO clearly.
The tendency of to-day Is strongly :"
the direction of medicine and religion
coming back together again. WIN
your immense facilities for spreaoln,S,
useful information / am sure you wiz
greatly assist the progress OF the times
in sending out broadcast such artlcies.
I want you to know that your eitor's
are appreciated.
"As to Peruna, ] have nothing 10 say
very seldom make use of any medi-
cine. But / assure you that your
ticle has so enthused me with the gooo
advice il contains that If l have any
need for medicine shall certainly Duy
a bottle of Peruna- shall not neglec'
to recommend it to others also re,
RIJNA SOLD AT ALL DRUG STORES.
SPECIAL NOTICE - Many persons
are making inquiries for the o ,'v
tine Peruna. 10 such would suys
this formula is now put out under enS
name of KA-TAR-NO. manuIactu,svsS
by KA-TAR-NO Company, Coil i,, hs
Ohio. Write them and they VIII os
pleased to send you free booklet
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
Succession Sale.

Succession Sale.
18th Judicial District Court, Parish of
Natchitoches, State of
Louisiana.
Succession of Mrs. d. M. Wallace.
No. 1928.
By virtue of an order and commission
issued out of the honorable Eleventh
Judicial District Court, and to me ~.
rected in the above numbered and on
titled succession, directing me To sell
all OF the property belonging to said
succession in Grant parish, notice is
hereby given that will sell in front of
the principal front door of the court
house in the town of CoIfax, La. on
SATURDAY, JUNE %. 1919
the following described property be-
longing to the said succession. to-w;t.
Lot Ia of block in East Colfax
To be sold to pay the debts of said
succession, the sale to be for cash and
the property to bring not less than tw W.
thirds of the inventoried appraisement
Colfax, La, May 22, 1919
A. B. PERKINS
Sheriff of Grant Parish
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
Sheriff Sale.
18th Judicial District Court, Parish OF
Grant, State of Louisiana.

J ohm /. Mccain VS.. L. G. O'Neal

John /. Mccain VS.. L. G. O'Neal.
By virtue of writ of seizure and
sale issued ont of the honorable 18th
Judicial District Court, parish of Grant.
State of Louisiana, and to me directed
in the above numbered and entitled
suit, / have seized and will effer for
sale at public auction, in front of the
principal front door of the court house
in the town of Colfax, La, between
the legal hours prescribed by law. on
SATURDAY, JULY Is, 1918.
the following described property, seiz-
ed as the property of defendant, to-wit:
West half of northwest quarter of
the southeast quarter, and the SOUTH
west quarter of northeast quarter, con-
tanning fifty acres more or less, being
in sec. l6, township 8 n, range west.
Grant parish, Louisiana, together with
all of the improvements thereon.
Terms of sale-Cash, subject to ap-
praisement.
Colfax, La, June A. 1918.
A. B. PERKINS,
Sheriff Of Grant Parish, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14

ledge of grammar and arithmetic
to intelligently and correctly
state and compute the ordinary
problems that arise in every day
life. he is fully fitted to become
a doctor, a farmer, lawyer, a
chemist, or anything else. In
order to complete his fitness in
any of these lines, however, he
will have to take a still further
course of special study in that
special line. In any of these
lines it takes a special course of
reading and study from four to
five years, to say nothing of two
or three years practice, to fit a
man for any line of business. 1t
is therefore folly to conglomerate
and confuse all of these studies
in the public school curriculum
for children, and they should be
cut out altogether. If parents
or pupils desire training along
these lines, and have the time
and money to devote to them,
let them attend the academies
and colleges where these special
lines should be taught The pri-
mary schools should be devoted
exclusively to the three RS.
Uncle George is also somewhat
"off" as to the subject of Mr..
Wallis communication. His ar
ticle was devoted to the financial
side of the question altogether.
He did not inquire as to WHAT
was to be taught in the schools,
but as to HOW the schools are to
be taught in Grant parish if the
school board does not get more
money to pay teachers. Mr..
Wall advocates a parish wide
special tax in aid of schools, and
he especially asked to hear from
Uncle George and others on this
subject.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
Bill for Relief of Settlers.

On June 6 Congressman AS
well introduced a bill in the House
for the relief of settlers within
the limits of the grant to the
railroad company. This act ap-
plies solely to lands in Louisiana,
and gives settlers on the famous
Backbone Land Grant two years
in which to establish their claims.
1t also clears up many difficulties
that have heretofore operated
against claimants.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
Cotton Blooms are Quite Numerous.
occurrence,

OOttOu DiOOHis are Qutte numerous.
The Chronicle received two cot
ton blooms by mail last Monday,
raised on Mr.. ]. H. McNeely's
places, one pulled by Mr.. H. C..
Miller on Saturday, June z, and
another pulled the same day by
Douglas Jones from his crop on
the Pasture land plantation. A
phone message from Mr.. J. d.
Givens on Glencoe plantation in
formed us of a bloom pulled from
the crop of Marion Kimball on
the 7th. A letter from Mr.. John
Randolph, of Paramount, brought
US a bloom pulled by Henry
Means from his crop on the Kate
land plantation. Also Henry
Antee, of Aloha, sent us a couple
of blooms pulled June 10, from
his crop on the John L. Calhoun
plantation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
Ebenezer Camp Meeting.

The Ebenezer Tabernacle is being
well repaired and preparations are be-
ing made for great time, beginning
July Is to August 3, Inclusive. The
workers are Revs. Andrew johnson,
Frank Z. Reynolds. and Hamp Sewell,
the noted singer and composer.
By request of the president of the
camp meeting, we urge the owners of
the tents to repair and recover their
houses at once. Don't delay until the
meeting begins, but do so now and be
ready for the meeting.
MRS. +. G. WARDLow, Secty.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
Barbecue and Basket DINNER.

Montgomery and Verda Lodges, F.
& A. M, are preparing for barbecue
and basket dinner at Hargis on June
"a. State Supt. Harris and Hon. /. d.
Wall, of Baton Rouge, and other speak
ers are expected. Everybody invited.
Colfax and Winfield Lodges are es-
pecially invited.
Those wishing conveyances from
trains, notify R. A. Woods, at Mont
gomery, ard d. o. Morris, at Verda.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
The Coolest Day in June.

The coolest day in June, save
one, for forty years in this re-
gion was that of Wednesday,
June II, 1918. DR.. l. M. Cline,
the weather man in New Orleans,
has been looking into the records
of his Office for the last forty
years, since the weather bureau
was established, and he finds the
record to be as follows:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14

A gentleman at one of our
boarding houses, after having
beans showed at him each meal
for two straight weeks. asked
the waiter to please read the
eighth verse of the thirteenth
chapter of Hebrews. We imagine
this will make some of our read
ers get the dust off their Bibles.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that | will
hold any person responsible financially
and criminally for hiring my minor son,
Charles F. Straughan, without my
written consent to the same.
Colfax, La, June IL, 1913.
Je14-2t* G. w. STRAUGHAN.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
Stop Pains Heals Wounds.

R0YALINE OIL is GOOD PAIN
MEDICINE as well as GOOD ANTI
SEPTIC. Its greater strength gives it
GREATER POWER TO EASE PAIN,
inside or outside. man or beast, also
makes it go further, and therefore
give LARGER VALUE FOR THE
MONEY. Pleasant, clean, safe, Zoe,
25c, Soc Money back if not satisfac-
tory. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14

The new model road from Col
fax to Montgomery and New
Verda is practically finished. 1t
is completed from Doggy Bayou
northward, except the building
of a bridge across Bayou DeGapp
and about two miles of road north
of Bayou Nantachie. AS soon as
the bridge across Bayou DeGapp
is finished, which will be in a
few days, automobiles can take a
spin over the new road to Mont
gomery and New Verda.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
Market Notice

From and after this week, June Ia.
bills will be presented weekly for ac-
counts due my meat market. This will
apply to all, and no deviation will be
made from this rule for any customer.
je14-tf w. F. REICHLE.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
RuR-MY.TEsM

Will cure your Esileu1- .iisID
Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps,
Collie, Sprains. Bruises, Cuts and
Burne, Old Sores. Stings of Insec's
Etc. Antisept,c Ano4yne, used in
ternally AMI externally. Price 2sc
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
Receivers Sale.

Receivers Sale.
Thirteenth Judicial District Co,~+ n
is1 OF Grant, State of Louisiana
Z. L. Purvis VS.. r. w. Wagner 70
Limited.
In Receivership.
Take notice that by virtue of an ~
der issued out of the Honorable TIL,
teenth Judicial District Court ON MI
DAY, May l9, 1918, by Honorable w
biackman, Judge, will sell at n,,,,i;.
AUCTION IN the town of New Verde ~
the store of r. w. Wagner Co Ia -
on W. Ltu-,
SATURDAY. JUNE Is, 1913.
between the legal hours for ;ud;c;o,
sales, the following described propertv
One store house and lot in the four
OF New Verda, being the same nronsr,n
IN which the X. w. Wagner G. f,yy
It's mercantile business o'
-Four shares of stock in tho VI
State Bank. e veroa
All the notes, accounts and ;,,ao.
due to K. w. Wagner Co tJsments
list on file in the Receiversh;n , as per
ings above noted. pioceeo-
Terms of sale Cash. the nro,a.
bring not less than one thru vtpsrty 10
pr lseu vaiue; This being the same
Rfaopsrty winch failed to sell on Nav ~
'i'us OF us appraised value.
X. W. WAGNER.
c0lfsx, La, May q. 1919. 's'Ser'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14

Eating too much and too fast and
swallowing imperfectly masticated
food.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14

Neglecting to take sufficient exer-
else to keep the hands and feet warm.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14

Exchanging the warm clothing
worn in a warm room during the day
for light costumes and exposure Incl.
dent to evening functions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14

Starving the stomach to crafty the
vain and foolish passion for dress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14

Mrs. S. l.. Carroll, of Zwolle, and her
two children, have been guests this
week of her sister, Mrs L. B. Gay.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14

Keeping late hours at night, and
sleeping too late in the morning.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-06-14
HOW TO GET ILL

Wearing clothing too tight, SO as to
retard circulation.
Newport daily independent., 1913-04-16
A Business WOman's View.
Hollands Mapazine nllblishe

Hollands Magazine, published
at Dallas, Texas, prints in it's
March number the anti-suffrage
essay which won the prize in a
competition which it instituted
last October for the best presen-
tation of the reasons why wo-
men do or do not want to vote.
The writer is a Texas woman,
Bert Rowe, and she presents the
business woman's view. Here is
an extract:
mot long since, a friend of
my girlhood, who had spent the
years s. her marriage in ho-
tells and select boarding houses,
began a discussion of the suf-
frage question.
What" she exclaimed in sur
prise, do you mean to say that a
woman of your broad experience
and worldly knowledge is not a
suffragette?'
81 replied emphatically that l
was not.
Then never let one know it
she said, "for all the intelligent
women | have met,-all the
thinking women are suffra.,
gettes.'
You mean these women you
Newport daily independent., 1913-04-16
JUST ESCAPED WORSE FATE
Fine Of Man Who Attempted Suicide
Would Have Been Larger Had
He Succeeded.

One evening. several years ago. In .
gold mining camp In the Transvaal, .
man, partially intoxicated and sup
posed to be actuated by jealousy. at'
tempted suicide. He first took NOR
phia, but this not proving strong
enough he tried to hang himself, but
was prevented. and-handed over to the
sheriff to be kept IN safe custody for
the night, and to be tried before the
acting gold commissioner. q shrewd
and solemn Scot, the next morning.
There being no Law to prevent him
from committing suicide Il he thought
fit, but it being considered desirable to
punish him in some VIZ. e was decid
ed to bring charge p3 drunkenness
and disorderly conduit against him
To this the prisoner pleaded guilty
whereupon the acting gold commits
sioner, without tho ghost Of . smile
delivered the following extraordinary
Judgment:
IT shall fine ye tw4 punds TOT your
drunkenness; but I'll Just gle yo3o un'
derstand that ken veea weel What ye
attempted to dae, and had - succeed.
ed in your attempt. your poonaahment
would have bin vera much more So
we're than it Isl" .a
Newport daily independent., 1913-04-16
Speed Of Animals.

According to naturalists, no animal
Is known to have exceeded the speed
attained by the famous racehorse
Sysonby. instantaneous photograph
show the full length Of one complete
stride q about tventy-six feet In the
stride Of the fastest racers the hind
quarters and limbs are raised consid-
erably higher than the shoulders, and
from this relatively great height
brought downward and forward. wide
" separated from each other. as q
sportsman says, TO avoid striking the
fore legs." The hare which is hunted
with fast hounds has not In reality
the speed of the dog. The dog. on
the other hand. does not attain the
speed Of the horse. The giraffe Is said
to run at the rate Of fifteen meters
(yards) per second under the most
favorable conditions. The elephant.
going at the rate of two yards q sec
ond. carries a weight approximating
that carried by six horses.-Harpers
Weekly.
Newport daily independent., 1913-04-16
HIS FIRST SIGHT OF BANDS
Crowd Proved to Be Very Human
When Cripple Long Blind was
Wheeled UP.

All his life he had been lame; near
w all his life he had been blind But
always he could hear, and the tnlng
he liked best to hear was martlal
music by the band. He heard 1t sell
dom. The Home for Incurables was
on a side street, out Of the way OF
hands. The operation that restored
his sight was followed shortly by q
big parade.
"At last" said he, 81 shall see the
fellows that play the band"
The line of march was twenty
blocks away, but to strong-armed
orderly who was used ITO wheeling a
reclining chair twenty blocks was
nothing. The policeman on the edge
of the crow was far more formidable.
You can't take that boy in there"
he said. They'd crush the lite out
out of him. We can't do anything
with crowd like this on parade days.
They're a mob"
But they're very human" said the
orderly. Then he told the story OF
the newly opened eyes.
"Oh, WE'LL" said the policeman.
He stepped back. Others also step
ped back, policemen and members Of
thu mob" Right up the curb they
went, the boy and the orderly. A few
who had held their places since sur
up grumbled little, but the eager
look of the boy who had never seen
uniform conquered and they made
way. Then the bands came, dozens
of them, and every bandsman seemed
to play his best for the boy in the
chair. It was splendid; so splendid
that the boy and the orderly and thu
mob laughed and cried together
Truly, the mob was very human.