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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25

Il am very glad to say few words
IN praise of Chamberlain Cough REM
sedy" writes Mrs. Ida Dewey, Milwau-
kee, Wis. l have used it for years
both for my children and myself and it
never fills to relieve and cure q cough
or cold. No family with children should
be without it as it gives almost immedi-
ate relief in cases of Group. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is pleasant and
safe to take, which is of great impor-
lance when medicine must be given to
young children. For sale by all dealers.
ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
He Was Literary.

Colonel Brown seems to be
very literary, remarked a WIS.,
itor to the Brown household to
the negro maid, glancing at a
pile of magazines lying on the
floor.
Yes, MAN, replied the
ebony faced girl, "yas, ma am,
he sholey am literary. He jes'
nat'ally littahs things all over dis
year house. - Woman's Home
Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
Twenty Months Old Pig Weighed $50
Pounds.

That it pays to raise only the
best breed of hogs is evidenced
by a note received from Mr.. H.
c. Miller, as follows:
Simms, La, Jan. q, 1913.
Editor CoJdr Chronicle:
/ killed a Duroc Jersey hog to-
day which weighed $50 pounds.
This hog was 20 months and A
days old, and was fattened on
peanuts and sweet potatoes,
which he gathered himself.
Yours truly,
H. c. MILLER.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
Chronic Constipation Cured.

Five years ago had the worst case
OF chronic constipation / ever knew of,
and Chamberlain Tablets cured me-"
writes s: F. Fish, Brooklyn, Mich.
For sale by all dealers. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-01-25
ChamberIain's Cough Remedy.

This remedy has no superior for
coughs and colds. 1t is pleasant to
take. 1t contains no opium or other
narcotic 1t always cures. For sale
by all dealers.-Ady.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
FREE SPEECH IN
PRISON To AID
IN HUMAN|Z|NG
Warden at Joliet PromuIgates
Rules for Governing Men
Under His Charge.
SILENT MEN ARE PLOTTERS
Believes in Permitting Discussion.
To Prevent Convicts From
Brooding Over Troubles.

JOLIET. ILL. Oct. 11.-Free speech
behind prison walls-they dub Il
privilege of Conversation"-is as es-
sential as free speech In public
places, as It permits people to blow
or" il acts as a safety valve, aC-
cording to Edmund NJ. Allen. the new
warden Of the Joliet State Prison,
whose policies for ''humanizing" pris-
on administration are rapidly attract
ing widespread attention.
1T is the silent man who con-
spires" declared Warden Allen to-
day, in explaining his order permit
ting conviCts to converse with one
another-an unheard-of thing several
years ago, and even to-day con-
sidered preposterous by many prison
heads.
Force a man into moodiness by
refusing to permit him to talk to
his fellows and he win occupy his
mind plotting. Give him a chance to
air his views among his fellow pris-
oners, roast the country or the prison
administration, II ne sees At, and he
will feel contented when he gets
through.
Kicking liz a great American priv
ilege, and a convict feels like a hu-
man being when he has a chance
10 indulge in ii to his hearts con-
tent"
The honor system. according to
Warden Allen. will some day be In
vogue in every prison in America
He put 1t in force when the first
gang Of convicts was sent out on the
road work near Dixon, under the new
state convict labor law that went
into effect July /. Forty convicts
were In the first gang. They will be
employed on road construction in Lee
County until December and the
warden declared the honor system is
to be used entirely during the 9O-day
period.
There is not gun in the camp"
said the warden. "Of course, the men
! send out on road work are among
the best prisoners, and ] would not
be afraid TO send them without guards
to China, but / believe there are sew
cral score more like them in the
prison workshops. They know they'll
get chance at outside work II they
are good, and they are being good "
Governor Dunno has agreed 10 com
mute the sentence OF every convict
employed with the road gangs ten
days for each 80 days he is en-
ploycd.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Announcement of Engagement to
John Ayre Sloane Made Last
January.

NEW YORK, Oct. 11.-Miss Made
line Edison, daughter Of Thomas Edi-
son, the inventor. and John Ayre
Sloane. viii be married next month.
The announcement OF the engagement
was made in January, but no date
was named for the ceremony.
The announcement of definite date
was withheld because, It was said, OF
religious difficulties. Mr.. Sloane, who
Is a resident of South Orange, is a
granddaughter of the late Mayor n. r.
Sloane and cousin of Lady Donough-
more and Lady Granville.
Friends OF the young couple were
elated at the announcement that ar
engagements had been made.
Miss Edison. who has lived in the
Oranges, is a favorite in society. and
In her childhood was known as her
fathers little pal" While all the
world looked upon the inventor as
the greatest product OF his age, to
the little girl he was Just daddy"
one Of her delights as little girl
was TO show her appreciation of her
fathers visitors by picking a bouquet
from the flower bed for presentation
as an evidence Of her individual well
come, II she approved of the visitor,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
HOU to Make
Better Cough Syrup
Than You Can Buy
A Family Supply, Saving 81,
and Fully Guaranteed.

\ fun pint of cough syrup-as much
as you could buy for 81 5O-can easily
be made at home. You WIN find nothing
that takes hold Of the ordinary couah
more quickly usually conqucring IL in
side of "a hours, Excellent too, for
spasmodic Group whooping cough, bron-
chial asthma and bronchitis
Mix one pint Of graduated sugar with
= pint OF warm water. and stir for 2
minutes. Put rs ounces Of Pinex $50
cents WORTH In a pint bottle. then add
the Sugar Syrup. II keeps perfectly
Take teaspoonful every one, two or
three hours.
This is just laxative enough to help
relieve cough. Also stimulates the
appetite, which is usually upset by a
cough. The taste is pleasant
The effect Of pine and sugar syrup on
the intiamed membranes is we'll known
PineX Is most valuable concentrated
compound OF Norway v hite pine extract
rich IN guaicul and other natural heal
ing elements. other preparations will
not work in this combination.
, This Ptnex and Sugar Syrup remedy
has often been initiated but the old sue
Cessful mixture has never been eQualed
It is now used in more homes than anV
other cough remedy
guarantee Of absolute satisfaction
or money promptly refunded, goes with
this preparation. Your druggist has
Pinex OF will get IL for you II not,
send 10 The Pinex Co. IT. Wayne. Ind
(Advt.)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Maxim Silencer TO Bottle Up
Worlds Noises Within o. Year

bath l noticed, after I had -,
out the plug in the bath tub. fhst 80 -
water swirling down left boIo --.e
the water The water going ro,,- u
and round rapidly Svas RETARDED 4 F-arl
running out and there was ~ L L ON
for my bullet. 1t gave me the vs. 1,S.s
idea that l wanted. very
the principle Of the gun Sils,o,.
which is steel cylinder. fxed -
the muzzle of the. gun, was bs ,,o
upon that phenomenon. | fiIla5 ~
chamber of the silencer with a SAT-
of spiral whirl chambers which caJ'-Ss
the gases as they burst from t1s s5 = y
and one after another whirJa5 -
gases round vigorously. 'Ie
In the center 1 provided a hors H..
the bullet to pass through. bur co,
siderably larger than the buIIat NJ
gases had no escape except tbrol,.S
this central hole. Being central r.
could not possibly get out until The,
had slowed down. This meant 49,
they must come out slowly and cor
sequently noiselessly. And me a.,
worked out to a charm.
The new automobile silencer is
gun Silencer enlarged. But in -
case of the automobile I had 10 ract
on with what is termed the hsnI,
pressure. A man cuts out his uouffIs.
going up hill to get more nov,sr
What does he do by cutting our NJ
muffler? He let's out the back nrss
sure by opening a valve between tba
engine and the muffler. Thus n
back pressure escapes.
This gas had to get out and n had
to get out quickly If the silencer war;
to empty the cylinder. II this bsol,
pressure continued it remained q fsrt
that the cylinder would never be IN.
tally empty.
The Auto SiIsncer.
Now, when this gas with a hiyb.
velocity of from 1900 to 1901 +as,
per second comes out Of the enigma
the gas at this velocity is moving In q
circular path just as the water in tbs
bath tub did and 1t wants to keen
moving. The construction of the Il.
lenser with it's whirls Is such that the
gas desires to persist in motion and
thus helps to suck out the gas be-
hind. Just as In the gun silencer the
gas can not get out until It has
slowed down and consequently there
Is no noise"
Mr. Maxim is also the inventor Of
the marine silencer. so commonly
used on motor boats. He confines his
Investigations to the study and per
lection of silencing devices.
Hiram Maxim, his DISTINGUISHED
father, devotes his time and interest
wholly to machine guns and the per-
lection of flying machines, while
Hudson, Hiram's brother, and the
uncle Of the Hartford inventor, works
wholly with explosives. Hiram IS in
England, while Hudson and Hiram
Percy carry on their work in this
country. There is a tacit agreement
among these three distinguished in
ventors that each shall not infrings
upon the work Of the other, an agree
ment which. Mfr Maxim says, has
always been carefully observed and
probably always will be.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Judge Promises Wife
To Hang Husband
Woman 10 Satisfied When Told That
Offending Spouse viii Also
Be Shot.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 1.-THE most
vigorous prosecution ever heard II
the Municipal Court was conducted
yesterday by the wife OF Miller Dem
mis-, who charged the defendant with
abusing his family. The woman re-
fused to be silenced, asking Judge
Fricke to give her husband two years
in the penitentiary. relating thou
sand petty details of domestic trou-
bles, and spelling the very effect
which she wished 10 produce.
Yes, madam: we viii take your
husband TO the courtyard and hang
him to- morrow at sunrise. After that
we viii shoot him three or four
times" was the only sentence which
pacified the irate wife.
Dennis was taken downstairs. sup
posedly to the cells, and let out to
freedom by another door than that BY
which his wife left the building.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
ALABAMA JUDGE
HELD S84,777
SHORT BY STATE
Court Charges Grand Jury to In
Vestigate Alleged DisCrepan-
cies in Probate Accounts.

HUNTSVILLE, Oct II. The fact
that the State Of Alabama has
charged Probate Judge w. T. LAWYER,
Of Madison County, with IRREGULAR
ties involving ss4,77 in the alleged
payment of warrants without the au-
thority Of the Commissioners Court,
was made public in Judge Ballentine's
charge to the Grand Jury Of the Law
and Equity Court.
w. F. Wilkinson, State Examiner of
Public Accounts, submitted a written
report under oath OF his findings in
an examination of the books of the
probate judge and County Commits
sioners. He finds that with one ex-
ception no publication has been made
of receipts and expenditures of the
money of the county within several
years; that but few claims against
the county are passed by the Com
missioners' Court while in session nor
are they examined and approved, but
are left in the hands of the probate
judge to issue warrants against the
county at his Will
Judge Wilkinson charges that the
County Commissioners do not audit
claims. but leave them to the pro-
bate judge to do this at his pleasure.
The total amount involved is Ss4,-
777.29, including missing vouchers not
in files amounting to SS,21969.
Judge Ballentine charged the Grand
Jury TO investigate these charges and
return indictments against officials
who are responsible.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Bridge Booster May
Run for Congress
Jacksonville Parties Determined to
Steel Span Over ST. Johns
River.

JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 11.-Advo-
Gates Of the proposed bridge over the
st. Johns River to connect this city
and South Jacksonville are much dis
gruntled by the unfavorable report
made by the War Department.
State Representative st. Elmo w
Acosta, who made the fight for the
bridge in the Legislature. is still de-
termined to secure the span, and some
of his friends are urging him to make
the race for Congress, either in this
district or from the State at large.
In discussing his possible candida
cy, Mr.. Acosta said:
III | should run. the bridge would
be one Of my main issues, and I would
also make a fight against the Florida
East Coast Railway because of the
exOrbitant freight and passenger rates
imposed by that corporation, to say
nothing of its attitude against the
opening OF ports along the east coast
Of Florida"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12

has employed anywhere from eight
to ten expert mechanics and carpen-
tiers daily, chartered a launch to car
ry them to and from the island, and
has spent several thousands expe~-
imenting with different engines until
he finally drew the specifications for
the ones he will use and had them
made to order
Syndicate 10 Formed.
1t is reported that a large syndicate
was formed to advance his idea, and
that II was formed before he retired
from active service IN the army o
begin his experiments.
Every one of his men is confident
the craft will be success, and some
two or three of them are mechanical
engineers. Each has expressed a will
ingness and anxiety to go with him
on the first flight and each Is doubly
anxious to be in the crew that at
tempts to cross the Atlantic.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Turkey TrOt and
Live Long,SaysSousa
March King Declares Old and Younc
Dancing Novel Steps Is
Cheerful Sight.

PITTSRURG, Oct 11.-John Philip
Sousa, whose band opened an engage
ment at the exposition here, declared
his belief that the turkey trot was
conducive TO longevity, while admit
ting that he did not himself indulge
in any kind of a dance and that some
Of his marches were excellent dance
tunes.
"A positive aid to longevity is the
turkey trot, when danced as il shou. i
be-" said the March King" 1T is so
simple and natural in form that any
one can dance it. l never saw any
thing like the way this dance has
been taken up by the middle-aged
and even elderly people. Really, it
is a cheerful sight when gray haired
men and women do the trot,"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Advises Folks to Overcome
Kidney and Bladder Trou-
bic While 1t Is Only
Trouble.

Eating meat regularly eventually
produces kidney trouble in some
form or other. says well-kuown
authority. because the uric acid in
meat eXcites the kidneys. they he
come oyerworked. get sluggish
clog up and cause all sorts Of dis
tress, particularly backache and
misery in the kidney region. rheu-
matte tWinges. severe headaches
acid stomach, constipation. torpid
liver, sleep ness. bladder and
urinary irritation
The moment your back hurts or
kidneys aren't acting right, or il
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Rival Lawyers in ~
Race for Congress
Attorneys In schenk Divorce Case
Again Pltted Against Each
Other In Politics.

WHEELING. w. VA, Oct. 1.-THE
two opposing lawyers in the case of
Laura Farnsworth Schenk, who was
acquitted of the charge Of attempting
TO murder her millionaire husband.
John o. Schenk and from whom
Schenk has since been divorced, are
now pitted against each other in an
other fight
]. Bernie Handlon was the prose-
cutor at the time of Mrs Schenk's
trial. and has recently announced
himself a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Congress to
succeed John W. Davis, who resigned
to become Solicitor General. This
has been followed by the announce
ment of the candidacy of ]. ]. P.
O'Brien, who was Mrs. Schenk's coun-
sci in the celebrated case.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Time 1t! In Five Minutes Your
Upset Stomach Will
Feel Fine.

You don't want a slow remedy
when your stomach is bad-or an
uncertain one-or a harmful one
your stomach is too valuable; you
mustn't injure it with drastic drugs.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for It's
speed in giving relief its harmless
ness; it's certain unfailing action IN
regulating sick, sour. gassy stom-
achs. Its millions of cures in fnji.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
RHEUMATISM COMES
FROM CONDITIONS WHICH
CAN Be REMEDEO

JACOBS LIVER SALT is remaI IN,
tism, It dissoIv live uric acid out o, ,1 Us
tissues, holds il in solution ano no, sh Isss
it in the urine. It thoroughly cLNs.sariSss
the system of fermentation anD Irs.isi
the blood It will give prom g.g.nrring
in all cases of rheumatism
from uric acid poisoning --,.
If you are suffering with rheup!tt5.ss--saiv.
try JACOBS LIVER SALT lnlil.g and
Il will relieve you more prompts ia
surely than ANYTHING else. Dor r. ' ri,
an inferior substitute; some ciose.s Tie
tate the name. but none proaul..--sS IA.
same result. Insist on the ger u.-', ing
COBS' LIVER SALT, 25c II Eo.. lar
gist can not supply you tuu S,,1a--saa
mailed upon receipt Of price 10.
free. Made and guarantee d.
cohs' Pharmacy Company A'l4'' GAdytl
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
END INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, GAS,
SOUR STOMACH -PAPE'S D|APEPSIN

gestion, dyspepsia, gastritis and otnsf
stomach trouble has made II famous
the world over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor
in your home-keep it handy-seL d
large 50-cent case from any or4s
store, and then if any one shou.1
eat something which doesn't ag a..
with them; if what they eat neg ~
lead, feTments and sours and IoIli33
gas; causes headache, dizziness a!.'
nausea; eructations of acid anu W.
digested food-remember as sooh 90
Pape's Diapepsin comes in c oI.ass
with the stomach, all such dlslis@
vanishes. Its promptness CERTAIN CERTAIN.
and ease in overcoming the
stomach disorders is a reveiatlon
those who try It. tAuF' =
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Back Broken, Goes
Abroad on a Litter
Boy, Hurt In ST. Paul Railroad
Yards, Wants to See His
Mother In Polnad.

SIT. PAUL Oct. lin an endeav-
or to see his mother in the fatherland
once more, Mike Wasuck. 19-year-
old Polish boy, suffering from a brok-
en- back and limbs. has left for War
saw, Poland.
The lad win make the long trip on
a streteher, accompanied by Miss
Lydia Kelley, superintendent of a
hospital where for thirteen months ne
has been helpless. Doctors are doubt
full whether he can stand the trip.
on August Il 1912. the boy was in
1ured when pile Of lumber in rail-
way yard fell on him. In a suit for
damages he received $4,000. of which
he ttll possesses about 5000.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
2 Savannah Justices
Hit by Grand Jury
Charges That They Used Their OF.
fees as Collection Agencies
To Be Aired.

SAVANNAH, Oct. I1.-Charges
that may result in Savannah taking
the course of Fulton County and
abolishing justices of the peace will
be aired before the Grand Jury the
first week in November and will in
all probability be aired later in the
courts.
A H. Lane and F. S. VanGleason
are the justices who incurred the dis
favor Of the Grand Jury, and it is
understood other such cases will fol-
low.
They are charged primarily with
using their offices as collecting agen-
cies, but the principal charge is NAL :
practice in office in connection with
the alleged practice of issuing fake
warrants
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
SAVANNAH IS
NAME GIVEN SEA
GOING AIRCRAF 7
Capt. Batson Is Practically Ready
for His Flight Across the
Atlantic.

SAVANNAH, Oct. 11.-If there IS
anything in a name, Captain Matthew
A Batson, L. S. A. retired. will cross
the Atlantic in the aircraft he Is
building on an island near this city.
He announced to-day that 1t would
bear the name Of Savannah.
The first vessel to cross the Atlantic
under Its own steam was the Savan-
nah.
The name for the great water and
air craft had been Of secondary con-
sideration while the work was going
on. To-day 1t is almost complete,
and the inventors mind turned to a
suitable name. He was so conffden t
It would repeat the performance of
the old steamer Savannah that he de-
cided to name II in the historic boats
honor.
Some time before the latter part Of
this week It will slide down the ma
rine railway to the water It will be
given it's first test without the flying.
II is 80 constructed that It is to be
used as a power boat as well as an
aeroplane.
Engines Are Tested.
The powerful engines have been
tested out and experts say they will
lift the craft without any difficulty,
and lift II with a full crew and car
rying sufficient gasoline and provi-
Gions to cross the seas. II will carry
a crew of some eight or ten men,
with sleeping accommodations for at
least four. While built on a large
scale. II is in no sense of the word a
dirigtble. 1t is much heavier than air
and dependent absolutely on the pow
err of its engines.
A remarkable feature in connection
with the construction IL the capital
with which it is being built. Captain
Batson. according to report, is of lin
tied means, and his wife is not
wealthy. Yet for several months he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
GOVERNMENT TO COMPLETE
MONUMENT TO HEROES

SAVANNAH, Oct. 1.-THE monu-
ment to be erected by the Govern
ment to Generals Stewart and Gre
ven, OF Revolutionary fame, at Savan-
nah, will be complete in the next few
months, according to Colopel Dan c.
Kingman, recently named chief OF en-
gineers for the United States Army,
who designed the monument and the
largo marble shaft.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
Says Women Smoking
viii Make Men Quit
State College Professor Tells Cali
fornia Teachers How to Fight
Tobacco Habit.

SCRANTON, PA, Oct. Flour
hundred city School-teaChers left the
institute session here wondering
whether Or. Arthur Holmes of State
College, was in earnest when he advo-
Gated that women should begin smok
Ing to discourage the habit In boys
and men. Or. Holmes lectured on the
subject, The Instinct in Child Life. "
After he had argued at some length
that international wars and strife are
fostere6 in the schOOlrooms rather
than IN the higher ranks of life. Or.
Holmes asserted that instinct should
fight instinct.
Women" he said, should begin
smoking as means OF stopping the
habit in boys and men, as men hate
to follow in anything women do, be-
cause II is too ladylike."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
But Local Applications on the
Skin Cannot Get at the Cause
of Your Suffering.

Just bilious attack and a slight de-
post of uric acid. Now calOmel and
similar merCurial purgatives do not dis
solve and expel the uric acid sediment
that forms from undigested, fermentfng
foods, and when this poisonous acid is
not expelled ii accumulates quickly,
thickens the blood and settles in Joints
and muscles. The joints and muscles
then become stiff
An attempt to cure this rheumatism
must be directed toward removing uric
acid from blood and tissues, breaking up
the crystalline urates already formed
and preventing new deposits,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-12
TAKE A CLASS Of SALTS TO FLUSH
THE KIDNEYS IF YOUR BACK HURTS

bladder bothers you, get about four
ounces Of Jad Salts from any good
pharmacy; take a tablespoonful in
a glass Of water before breakfast
for few days and your kidneys
win then act fine. This famous
salts is made from the acid Of
grapes and lemon juice. combined
with uthia, and has been used for
generations TO flush clogged kid
neys and stimulate them to normal
activity; also to neutralize the acids
IN the urine so IL no longer irri-
tates, thus ending bladder disor-
ders.
Jad Salts can not luJure anyone:
makes a delightful eferyese ent
bthIa water drink which millions
Of men and women take now and
then 10 keep the kidneys and uri-
nary organs clean, thus avoiding
serious kidney disease.