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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-03
Uncle George ON Churches, Saloons and
-9issG2ai 3 Sunday Schools.

Sumoay SCHOOLS.
Editor Collar Chronicle:
81 i would like to present a fe,
thoughts to your readers if yo
can allow RE space this week.
have enjoyed accounts of tn
great Sunday School Convention
. held in Alexandria last week, ant
some of the people seem to b,
considerably enthused over it
The local press seems. to favor
"a the move. Even the Town Tall
seems to think it is a fine thing
to have the Sunday schools built
up, and the churches on the ag-
gressive side, still Town Talk
thinks it would almost ruin Alex
andria to put the saloons out Of
business. One prominent citizen
/ am told, stated that it would
be disastrous to Alexandria to
put out the saloons, Che is a pro-
minent church member tool but
he is pushing the enterprise OF
building a ten thousand dollar
church, supposed to be a house
of worship where the opponents
OF Satan meet to commune with
Z God and plead for grace to battle
against the devices and snares
which the enemy of souls is al
ways laying, especially for the
young people, the chief of which
is the saloon. The inconsistency
of these people seems terrible to
me, especially for a man who
claims to be one of Gods chill
dren. 1t would look just as con-
sistent to me to say if we were |
going to war with another nation |
we will need money to carry on
the war;, so we will sell these fell
low guns and ammunition, and
we will then have means to builc |
breast works and be able te
counterfeit the influence of these
guns. Doesn't this look like the
very same argument? License
saloons to SOW broadcast the
.workssof the devil and then build
Ichurches and organize Sunday
schools and Y. M. C. AS, Ep-
worth Leagues and B. Y. P. U's
to try to counterfeit the work of
the saloon. 1t seems to me a
very poor policy to give the devil
his strongest weapon, and then
think you can wage a successful
war with him. If a man or a
town favors saloons, it looks in
consistent for him to build church.
Is. z / can't conceive of a man
favoring saloons and at the same
tins favoring christianity. The
saloon is conceded to be one of
the devils instruments to destroy Z
or rum the young people of every
cline, and if we believe thei
we hold that no man
can be a christian and uphold the 4
saloon, and ! am free to admit /
haven't much confidence in the
newspapers desire for the up :
building of humanity which car b
cies q whisky advertisement. It'll
has been said the paper must v
run the advertisement to get p
bread. The Bible frees a mani
from the guilt of stealing if he is
hungry, and | really think il
would do less harm to the world
for an editor to steal some food
for his family than to get it by
putting in a liquor advertisement.
II every one thought as l do the
whisky men would have to do
heir own advertising.
Hoping you will give a place in
your valuable paper for this l am
your well wisher.
~a1-s UNCLE GEORGE.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-03

Have your dresses cut and made by
Miss Thomas, the milliner, at j. w.
Duncan Co., Ltd.-Adv,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-05-03
StateTaxS Sales
5 ImmovabIe Property
The State. Of louisiana VS. Deiin-
quent Tax Debtors, Parish
of Grant, Louisiana 'Snf
TAX cnLI,ErroR.s nrr,cr

- @9tsJ TAX cOLLECToRs OFFICE /,
Z Colfax. Ia. March q. 1918.
BY virtue OF the authority in me vested BY the
Constitution and laws of the state Of Iou,sia ua
viii sell at the principal front door OF the .5urt
house IN which the civil dit rict court az Grant
parish is held. within the legal hours for judicial
sales. INNING ut II O'clock a. M on y y.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06

penny from London until! peace has
been signed Treasury bills 10 tn"
amount Of sljO0oOoO which were is
sued a. the beginning of 'hc war will
fail due at tho cnd lr February. nut
ii"sc cannot he redeemed Neither e..
easy to see how thov can be- replaced
uv loan, and the Government has even
,"izcd the security on which they were
.--uod
Mr. Bartlett draws a rucfu. picture
Of the condition of the soldiers a. Tcha-
ta.dia They are III ted ana puorly
sheltered. ne says smallpox and en-
t"ric fever have tai>ru the place Of
crulera. TIL" rival armies there ar"
separated bv six klometorS of ground
which is nothing lut lai>" nf mud.
over which t, j. Impossible" ;o move
artillery or transport ~ concludes
"a follows.
Prom a military and economy stand
point Turkeys position is hopeless
Nothing can prevent oven worse mis-
fortune except tho immcia'" acu'r'-
anCe Of tho inevitable
Mr. Bartlett and Mr. NcCUlldch both
refer to the dangerous dissatisfaction IN
many quarters which was expressed ca
sunday in the demonstrations outside
tho Porte. Th" demonstrators comprised
first, the army doctor. secondly, the
soldiers who for months hdN" not r"-
ceived their daily eight cents. AMI th!-a.T
The we'll to do rcscrNisis who hly" twice
bought exemptions at 100 pounds Turk
an each. hut who are being hurrei hv
the new Government for 40 pounds more
on the plea that their documents We're
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
RIOTS AT SESSION
OF JAPANESE DIET
Vote Of Crnsure Against Min
iStry. and Gcncrel Election
Is Likely. ,
,g.,.a, casi, Dr.potch 70 The srx

TOXIC. Feb. The Diet was dis
persed for five days by the Emperor
to-day following riots outside the house
attending a vote of Censurc against the
Ministry of Prince Katsura. 1t is likely
that the Prince will dissolve the Die,
and call for Il general election. mean
while retaining office.
The scenes attending the passage Of
tho vote of Censurc against the Min
istry. which has been accused Of riding
roughshod over tn" constitution. Were
highly exciting. The exits from tn,
( chamber We're crowded with citizens
who cheered the Constitutional party
when they assaulted Sabura Shmada
and other members Of the National Lii.
"ral Party who We're accused of desert
ing their principles. These men wer,
thrown out of their rillishas, hcaten
and almost thrown into the canal. Thev
would have gone into the water had
not tn" police rescued them.
The resolution ri lack Of coniidenya
was introduced in the chamber hv Nuh."
O2aki. cN-May"r "f Toxic In his speech
Mr.. Yukio attacked Prince kutsuga
whom he charged with abrucatlug N.
constitution at Will. The Prince in h.s
/ reply said that he had accepted the
portfolio If Premier and Minister ~
Foreign Affairs at the command Of ~"
J Emperor. What he had done had been
done according to precedent. III" v",
against his Ministry was decisive
\ general election appears tp hc ""
/ only WAY "u' Of H." present d,t'l'ur'
a. the opposition To- th" Ministry Ea.
q SOlidiigd al pait.,S. \ Ird!slrilgtlu.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
S0THLBY'S BOOK SALE ENDS.
Eirst Editions of Well known Au-
thor. Bring small Prices

LONDON. Fcb. At the third and ias,
uay's sale OF valuable books and manu-
scripts a; Sotheby's day brevarium
ad usum ecclesie AnGlicanp. cum calen-
dar!o, English, NINth century. illumi-
mated manuscript on vellum. finely
written in Gothi, letters. sold for 5000
other prices We're as follows:
Nineteen volumes OF Charles Dickens $
works. nearly all first editions. with H.
lus;rat ons. Sl,j; u first edition Of T. =.
Crokers Fairy Leg. nds and Traditions
of the South Of Ireland" dated 1926,
s6.25: Robert Burns's poems. chiefly
in tn" Scottish dialect first edition
printed In America. With Burnss dedi-
cation. dated Edinburgh, 1887, Sl7.2h:
Burton's plain AMI literal translation uf
the Arabian Nights" sixteen volumes.
original cloth sl32.5o, and series Of
Dickens's works, many OF them first
editions. from s+.25 to Sl625
The grand total for the first three
days sale was s10,iio.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
BILL TO SUPPRESS RESORTS.
Levy Measure Permits Injunction
Against All Kinda Of Nuisance.

ALGANY. Feb, 5,--The suppression OF
disorderly resorts In this State is aimed At
by IA bin introduced to-day by Assembly
man Aaron J. Levy. majority leader OF the
Assembly at the request Of the Committee
OF Fourteen of New York.
Under the new measure an injunction
can DO obtained which would permit the
closing OF the house alleged to he disor-
dcrly while the case was being tested In
court
Under the common law OF the state"
said Mr., Levy Tonight "a disorderly house
was said to be "A nuisance and as such
could be abated. This act declares disor-
derly houses to be- nuisances, and provides
the wholesome remedy of applying for an
injunction to restrain the nuisance Such
resorts are 10 be kept closed q wear after
conviction The bill ~ similar to the act Al
ready IN force In Iowa and Nebraska, and
like the one recently adopted by consent
OF the United States Senate and made to
apply to the District OF Columbia
such law would rapidly close alleged
hotels In New York such as the Baltic, of
which George Spp was the proprietor. In
short, It would bring about the complete
closing of the questionable resort or an
absolute change In the character OF their
business"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
RUBBER HEARING CONTINUED.
Secretary Of Peruvian tompnn, De.
nies AlIesations of BrutnIi,,.

>D-coi "dbie BespG'ah 20 THr sr>
l.oNpON, Feb. O. Secretary Giclgud OF
the Amazon Rubber Company was eV-
amined again to-day by the rutumayo
investigating committee in regard To the
expense account Of the company for
reducing the Indians to subicctiun"
Mr.. GclGud sworc that he had no idea
that this account meant murder and
brutality. Nothing which he saw in tho
Putumaye district made HIM suspicious
as 10 any such action. lie saw nothing
wrong in valuing their estate ut ten
pounds per Indian"
Scnor Medina the original promoter
OF the Amazon company, whom THE
committee had asked To explain Ger
tain papers, photographed from Paris that
II was impossible for him to come here
owing to the condition of his health lie
promised however to send the stutc-
ment asked for.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
CHINA AGAIN JILTS
SIX POWER BANKERS
Republic Can't Wait and Will
Gct Money Wherever
II Can.


I pEkfN. Feb. j.--It Is announced to-day
/ that China will not wait for tho four
! other Powers to overcome the objections
of France and Russia 20 the new loan of
/ s125. 100000 She will get the money
wherever she can.
! The Minister Of Finance has sent q
circular to the bankers Of tn" sin Powers
| I'm which he recalls the prolonged effort
and the numerous concessions made 10y
| China to meet their demands and eN-
presses regret that notwiths anding the
promises given that the loan agreement
would be signed Yesterday the sigma
lures were withheld owing to fresh diff
culties.
Chinas financial needs the Minister
! continues, are 50 urgen' that If they
, ARE not supplied the country will he
endangered. He intImatcs twithout say
| ing that he Will have no further deal
inss with the six Powers, that he will
negotiate for the money elsewhere. He
adds that If any part Of the salt Eabelle
arranged elsewhere then the proposed
| S12I.000. 900 six Power loan will he re-
duCed pr0portionately by such hvpothe-
cation in the event OF china making a
future deal with the six Powers. and
the remainder of the gabclle Will he SO
curity therefor.
The Minister expresses regret for the
necessity of China taking this course
and adds: But there has been So
much delay on your par, and SO many
side issues have been introduced that
no other course is open to China
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
"DRIIE TURKS BEYOND SEAS
80 SAYS den. SavOH In Ills Manifesto"
to the Troops.


SOFIA. Feb. + The Cabinet iS oou-
sidering the request Of ~" Powers for
a neutral zone for foreigners in Adra-
nople and this il likely tn h" arranged
shortly There is little reliable news
from Adrinnoplo beyond IN" statement
that tho homhardm.nt continues There
are many rumors nat they are not
worth transmitting.
Gen Savof. the bulgarian commander
in chief. has issued another manifesto
10 the army III which y" asserts that
the armistCc enabled Bulgaria T." con-
centrate it's forces. munitions and pro-
visions. He adds. We are now more
ready than AT the tim" of the dcclara- %
tion of war We have To overthrow the
enemy once more, scatter his hastily
mustered and unframed hordcs, hurl
him TO the ground and dlctat" terms
on the battlefield The Turks must I've
driven beyond the seas"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
TALE or SCUTARI SURRENDER
Turkish Commander Had Never
Heard ~ Armisticr. I. Report.

FUFTIUT UVTT NI71II7T
I.oNpoN, Feb. Il The ccttinj" cor
respondent Of the Times explains the al
legged offer of the Turkish commander
at Scutari To surrender II seems the
Turk commander had just been Off
Cially informed that an armistice had
been signed and sent one Of his officers
to tell the MontcncGrins, who replied
that the armisticc had been ended.
II will I've recalled that the Turks
throughout the truce refused tn cease
fighting on the ground that they were
unaware Of the signing of an armisticc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
KAISER'S SON IN A WRECK.
Prince In pninmas Aids Injured PRs.
scnprrs ON His Train.

VIENNA, Feb 5.-A train bearing
Prince Eitcl Friedrich. the second son
of the Kaiser, from Bucharest where
hc had attended the christening OF the
son Of the Crown Prince, collided with
a freight train at Mcdias, in Hungary,
late last night. Two tank cars on the
freight train exploded. burning some
of the passengers and killing one OF
the guards
The royal saloon car was uninjured,
hut the Prince WAS pretty badly shaken
up, He got out in his paiamas and
overcoat and helped to take care OF the
injured
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
WELSH BILL PASSES COMMONS.
Measure Now Goes
to House Of IOrda.
rD.riai Cabic nespotch to THr

NOf'Id7 '"h7e NfSp1ich 10 THE Sun
l.oNnoN, Fen, D.. The Welsh disestab-
Iishm"nt bill passed lis final reading in
The House Of Commons tonight and
was sent M once Ia the House Of Lords
Vigorous work by the Government whips
hrnugh, big attendance at the final
reading In the Commons and a motion to
reject The b,ll on third reading was de-
feated by a vote OF 2<7 to 240.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
CHINA GETS SOME MONEY.
Birch Crisp Syndicate Make. Ad-
vance TO the Republic.

loSpoN. Feb 6.-Thc DdiiD TELEGRAPH
says the Birch Crisp syndicate made
China an advance yesterday to enable
the Government to- tide over its i'm
mediate difficulties. This advance was
on account of money still owing TO
China
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
10000 WOUNDED IN JANINA.
EnOugh Provisions There 4" Last
Another Ten Days.

ATHENS, Feb, ., 5,-AcCOrdIng q a state
ment OF three prominent citizens Of
Janna who escaped To the Greek lines
there are 10000 wounded in the town.
There are now provisions in the Turk
ish garrison to last for another ton
days
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06

Tn" Wail Street edition OF THE EVENING
Sun contains all the financial news and
the stock ard bond quotations to the close
OF the market. The closing quotations, in
Guiding tho IBID ana asked" prices, wifi
additional news matter. are contained also
In the Night Final and Complete Ffns
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
SULTAN SELLS CROWN ,JEWELS>
RumOr Gains strength on Arrival Of
French Buyer.

FD60 T7F6TuTTW
tONsTANTINOpLE Feb. The arrival
here of the Representatives Of "a promi-
ncnt firm ol French jewellers is taken
10 confirm the rumUr that the sultan
i is selling some of the Crown Jewels to
augment The Turkish -aar funds,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-02-06
john ". HockrfriIcr RnSs Lake
wood Lots.

John l. Hockorollcr las bought r.0'
of t2a lots NJ fuNwOod rHrE 10 LAKE
wood. y y rh" pr"porty, wh,,h odl"r'
tn Npr,l"r,llor place on Iiir" av""1". Wa.
purchased IRON. tu" ''.r u i.N -
fatnntuV ~, y
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-11-14

or Winchester rifles and bad language.
there amt much to choose between
'em. They've all got the same idee-
to get your money away from you and
play both ends against the middle.
which is themselves. In a general
way, If you hire an agent, he'll hire
somebody else to do what you want
done and they won't do it-unless they
happen to be honest, high-minded jan
itors. The only good piece of work
an agent turns out with his own hands
Is his expense account.
Whats been the curse of Ireland
for generations? Agents. If it hadn't
been for an agent and a quick finger
on the trigger, my old father would
have stayed in Connaught, where he
wanted to stay. and not broke his
heart and the heads of respectable
citizens on the New York police
force. / don't say that I'd have been
as well off in some respects, but |
wouldn't have had sixty-five families
to humor and keep up to their right
temperatures. to say nothing of the
responsibility of teaching a square
head like you the difference between
the vacuum cleaner and the sprinkling
hose To think you'd go to work and
food dollar-and-a-half-a-ya Wilton
stair carpet with city water and then
drag up the grass roots outside by
electric suction! What's that? Well.
you would have II l hadn't stopped
you in time. And don't give me any
back talk
"As for the book agents, there's nv
b..II H.
Vice-Presidents of the United. States
in sixteen volumes, half morocco, to
speak for themselves. Go ask my old
woman to show 'em to you and get
her to tell you what she thinks of
agents. It's one of the easiest things
she does and you'll learn more Eng
iish than you would at night school
more and different. And was 1 to
blame for wanting to improve my
mind and qualify myself for the high
est and best paid positions? Didn't
that blasted agent as good as guaran-
tee that them books would land me in
the United States senate? And am
| in the senate? Say, they wouldn't
give me the nomination for dog pelter
In this district, as long as I've worked
for the party and for all Ive read and
remembered about the meteoric career
of Charlie Fairbanks. No, Nels. my
friend, them books certainly did not
make my fortune. II l hadn't claimed
my exemptions, they'd have made
financial wreck of me.
There's one good thing came out
Of that. 1t gave the old woman some
thing to kick about. We'd been mar
ried close on TO fifteen years. and in
all that time she hadn't had no fault
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-11-14
The Basement
Philosopher
tcopyrirht. 1873. b. W. c. ch.sn.a)
By KENNETr HARRIS


The agent blew In this morning to
rubber" the janitor informed his as
sistant. He was disguised In a fur
coat with the collar turned up and a
fur cap with the peak pulled down, but
| spotted him by the tip of his nose
as soon as l laid eyes on him. You
can't mistake an agents nose. seen
him pushing 1t into all the entrances
as he come along the street and then
take 1t into the court. and he was get
ting 1t smutted up around the coal
bins when / snook up behind him and
coughed. He thought 1t was tenant
at first and started to run. but he
come back and we hid behind the fur
mace while l made my report.
Well, Mr.. Mccarthy says he,
I've no fault to find on the whole he
says. There's been complaints made
about you. of course he says. but 1
don't think that you're much to blame
Just keep EN- smoothed down. that's
all Don't try to bluff EN- Smooth
'em down. Well. must be going he
says. Tell that gink In 32 that you're
expecting me around any day and that
you're quite sure I'll fix up things
satisfactorily. Tell 'em all the same
so off he goes and makes his re-
port to the estate and draws his fine.
elegant salary for the work that I'm
doing, and then drops in on the coal
dealer and makes little deal. which
is good deal; and wrastle with the
slate and Stag that's In the coal and
stand for the kicks that the tenants
make about the heat. It's wonder
that gazabo doesn't make me collect
the rents. He sure would if he wasn't
scared I'd find out way to hold out
on him.
Agents are ness'ry evils, I sup
pose. There's all kinds. of course
book agents, insurance agents, station
agents and road agents, but whether
they use an order book or blank leases
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-11-14

Of Europe that you can get more milk
from your COW If you will only play
soft dreamy, sentimental music near
her during milking time. American
experts appear to be convinced of the
worth Of his discovery and he is plan
ming to make all sorts of money by
convincing Europeans.
Again, in Kansas there is a man
who has the honor of being the only
"freckle farmer" His occupation con-
sists in transplanting bits of skin from
one part of the body to the other, and
grating fancy designs and images in
the process. They are claimed to be
more permanent than tattooing.
The extraction of grease in queer
ways has proven lucrative means of
support for several companies in Eng
lish towns. In 1912 the town OF
Bradford. England. cleared between
100000 and $250.000 from the sell
ing of grease recovered from the city's
sewage.
In horse tails there appears to
be considerable profit, too. judging
from the shiploads of them that come
in from China. Their price varies
from 80 cents to 50 pound. and the
hairs, which are carefully arranged
according to the length and color, are
used in the making of brushes and
haircloths.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-11-14
Keeps Aeros Right Side Up.

M. Moreau, Frenchman, who
through his experiments at Melun as.
serts that he has discovered the Sc
cret of automatic stability for aero
planes, has just received $4,000 from
an anonymous patriot, and great ex.
element has been created in aviation
II not In military circles by the inven.
ton. M. Moreau, before he took to
aviation was printers workman, and
Me has spent all his savings In per
fecting his invention.
The novelty in his design, SO far as
can be judged from what has been
made public, consists in a suspended
cage that contains the seat of the pilot
and room for passengers. 1t is de-
scribed as a pendulum seat, and the
way 1t is attached under the frame
at a certain point between the pro
peller and the horizontal rudders in.
fiuences the center OF gravity, which
is maintained constantly at a fixed
point by the movements of the pen
dulum seat.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-11-14
STOMACH MISERY
GAS. INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" fixes sick,
sour, gassy stomachs in
five minutes.

Time IT. In five minutes all stomach
distress will go. No indigestion, heart
burn, sourness or belching of gas, acid.
or eructations of undigested food, no
dizziness. bloating, or foul breath.
Papes Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
1t is the surest. quickest and most GER
tain indigestion remedy In the whole
world. and besides 1t is harmless.
Please for your sake. get large
fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin
from any store and put your stomach
right. Don't keep on being miserable
life Is too short-you are not here
long. SO make your stay agreeable.
Eat what you like and digest 1t; en-
Joy it, without dread of rebellion In
the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your
home anyway. Should one of the fam
lily eat something which don't agree
with them, or in case of an attack OF
indigestion. dyspepsia. gastritis or
stomach arrangement at daytime or
during the night, 1t is handy to give
the quickest relief known. Adv.