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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-15
Your Child's Cough is Call for Help.

SoueH 10 CdII TOT Help.
Don't put off treating your child's
cough. 1t not only saps their strength,
but often leads to more serious all
ments. Why risk? You don't have
to. DIR. Kings New Discovery is Just
the remedy your child needs. 1t is
made with soothing. healing and anti
septic balsams. Will quickly check
the cold and soothe your child's cough
away: No odds how bad the cough or
how long standing, DR.. Kings New
Discovery will stop it. It's guaran-
teed. Just get bottle from your drug
gist and try it.-Adv. z.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-15
.slowed Up at Middle Age.

The hard working kidneys seem to
require aid sooner Than other internal
organs. At middle age many men and
women feel twinges of rheumatism.
have swollen or aching joints and ar.
distressed with sleep disturbing bladder
eilments. Foley Kidney Pills are safe
prompt and can be depended GA to give
relief. j. w. Duncan Co ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-15
"MONEY"

The mint makes it and under the terms
of the CONTINENTAL MORTGAGE Com
PANY you can secure it at Sc for any
legal purpose on approved real estate
Terms easy, tell Us your wants and W
will co-ol crate with you. (ma8 12t)
PETTY & COMPANY
l4l9 ~ iton Building, Chicago.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-15
0 living THE PEOPLE
FROM GOD AND LI0LE
AFRO "OOCIrileS Of Demons
Responsible?
Satan's Successful Method-Why God
Permits Darkness For light-Faith
and Love Tested-Responsibilit of
Preachers - God Slandered - Truth
Soon Triumphant.

Pittsburgh. May
0.-Pastor Russell
gave two address
es here today. We
report the one from
! Timothy Al. 2.
1t is II severe ar
raignnlent Of edu-
cation and espe-
cially Of ministers,
not withs standing
its moderate Ian
guage.
The Pastor de-
clared that We nre
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-15

men, and have met many of the boys on
the road that are afflicted with disorders
OF the stomach as they have to put up
with all kinds of half cooked grub at tho
different. country hotels. which is one
cause of this dreadful disease"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-15
Notice CT FL al Proof.
U. S. Land Office, Baton Rouge, La.
April 8, 1915.

April 8, 1915.
PROOF UNDER LAW UNDER WHICH ENTRY
WAS MADE.
Notice is hereby given that Samuel
H. Paraue, Of Pollock, La, who, on
Nov 2, 1907, made homestead entry,
No. OzS42, .or 81 Of SN3. section 20,
township z nCrtn, range l west, Lou
isiana Meridian, has filed notice of in
ter ton to make five year proof, TO es-
tablish claim 10 the land above descriL-
ed, before Clerk of Court, at Colfax,
La, on the 18th day of May. 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses: Ben
jamin Harkins, John Pace, Henry Smith.
Loften O'Quinn, all of Dry Prong. La.
Z. d. GIANELLON1,
Register.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-15

Fer Sale.
My home at Verda, La. Seven room
house and seven and one-half acres of
land. One block from new high school
building. Small cash pa, ment, long
time on balance. Address
j. L. KEGS,
mch6 Verda, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-15
School Board Proceedings.
Continued from first page.

s b. =
by M. E. jackson, who moved its adop-
ton:
Whereas, there has been filed with
this board petition signed by the re-
quired number of property taxpayers
of school district No. %, praying that
special election be ordered IN and for
said district, at which shall he submit
ted the following proposition, to-wit:
To levy special tax of ten mills on
the dollar on all property in school dis
trict No. 22, Grant parish, Louisiana,
subject to State taxation, annually,
for a period of five years fer general
educational purposes, and
Whereas, in the opinion of this board
such special election is necessary and
advisable,
Be it resolved by the Board of School
Directors of the parish OF Grant, Lou
isiana. as follows:
Section THAT special election be
and the same is hereby ordered to be
held in school district No. %, of Grant
parish, Louisiana, on the 18th day of
May, 1915, at which time shall be SUBJ
mitted the following proposition. to-
wit:
To levy a special tax of ten mills on
the dollar on all property in school dis
trict No. z2, Grant parish. Louisiana,
subject to State taxation, annually,
for period of five years, beginning
with the year 1915 and ending with the
year 1919. both years inclusive, for
general educational purposes.
Section 2-That the secretary of this
board be-. and he is hereby instructed
to have prepared for use at said special
election, sufficient number # ballots
on each of which shall be printed the
mentioned in Section | of
this resolution, and in the following
form:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-15
Notice of Fir al Proof.
U. S. Land Office, Baton Rouge, La.
April 8, 1915.

PROOF UNI Err ACT &c IL.
Notice is hereby given that William
T. WiiIingham, CT Colfax, La, who,
on October 8. 1911, made homestead en-
try, No. 04520, fcr Lot No. 8 of section
26, township 8 north, range west,
Louisiana Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make three year proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Clerk Of Court, at Col
fax, La, on the 18th cay of May, 1915.
Claimant names as Witnesses: ID. r.
Biddle, w. w. Corbett. E. o. Tingle,
w. S. Cox, all of Colfax, La, R. r.
No. /.
f. d. GIANELLONI,
Register.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-15
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS
FOR 6AckAciE & ohEfS AND BLADDER
A Travelling Man Cured

p: B. Counterman, a travelling man Of
Joplin, Mo-, writes: Twelve years aQo
was a great sufferer from stoma ch tro9,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-05-15
PROPOSITION

PROPOSITION
Proposition to levy a ten
mills special tax on all prop
erty subject to State taxation
in school district No. %, Grant
parish. L 'uisiana, for a period
of five years, beginning witt,
the year 1915 and ending with
the year 1919, both years in
elusive, for general education
al purposes in the said schoo
No. %.
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NOTICE TO VOTER.

NOTlCE TO VOTER.
To vote in favor of the proposition
submitted on this ballot place a cross
lX) mark just below the word YES. !"
10 vote against the proposition place a
similar mark in the square just below
the word NO"
And the secretary of this board be,
and he is hereby instructed to have
prepared for use at said election all
the necessary ballot boxes. tally sheets,
lists of voters, assessors valuation of
property, and compiled statement of
voters in number and amount.
Section 3-Thst the polling place for
said special election shall be the Ebe-
nezer Camp Ground. and that the fol-
lowing serve as commissioners of said
election: ]. N. Carter, C. w. Payne.
and c. c. Wilson; and that R. M. Dunn
shall serve as clerk of said election.
Section 4-That the president of this
board is hereby instructed to give notice
OF the special election herein ordered
by his proclamation, to be published
according to law, and in the said pro-
clamation he shall announce that at IL
O'Clock a. m. on May 10, 1916, this
board will meet at the court house in
Colfax, Grant parish, Louisiana, to
open the ballot box, examine and count
the ballots in number and amount, ex-
anime and canvass the returns, and
declare the result of the election.
The motion made by Mr.. jackson
for the adoption of the above resolu-
ton was duly seconded by Mr.. N. S.
Roberts, and being placed before the
body it was unanimously adopted, all
of the membess present voting in favor
Of the resolution.
N. S. Roberts moved that the board
ratify the action of the president and
secretary of the board in accepting
he deed to block in town of Colfax.
Ia. and pa ying thousand $4,000. OO)
dollars for same as site for the new
;olfax school building. The motion
vas duly seconded by Walker and
shinehart. and it being placed before
he board it was carried, all members
1oting for it.
The following resolution was offered
" M. E. jackson, who moved its
doption:
RESOLUTION.
BE it resolved, That the agreement
'etween w. F. Blackman and ]. B.
ioberts, whereby the latter becomes
ne donor of the medal heretofore Civ
n by the former for the Colfax High
chool, be and the same is hereby ac- !
epted, the medal to be known as j. B.
'oberts medal.
Mr.. Walker seconded the motion for
ne adoption of the resolution and it 9
eng placed before the board by the
hair it carried unanimously, all men, !
ers voting in the affirmative.
j. H. MCNEELY, {
j. N. WARMER, President.
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Secretary Board of School Directors,
Parish OF Grant, Louisiana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-24
{EALTH TAI
Y
William Drady,n.D.
Who0ping Cough.

taken, with the whoop. Vomiting Of
ten follows the seizure. and in some
cases seriously impairs the childs nu-
triton. There may be four or five or
many more attacks in the day. The
attacks come more often at night if
the room is poorly ventilated; less Of
ten if the child sleeps in the open air
or on a porch bed
Commonly one or both eyes become
swollen and the eyeball bloodshot.
This always clears up after a time.
The strain of coughing brings on
hernia or rupture if the child is con-
genitably liable to hernia. An abdom-
inal support made of muslin, five
inches wide, fitted on each side with
a two-inch strip of elastic webbing,
and laced on over the undershirt, Of
fers good support to the abdomen and
renders the seizure more endurable-
in some cases it seems to diminish the
frequency Of seizures An ulcer Of
ten forms under the tongue from fric-
ton upon the lower teeth in coughing
Pneumonia is the dangerous COM
piication. It's prevention consists OF
long hours in the open air.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-24
ONE OF THE FINEST

There is to be opened for public In
spection and enjoyment tomorrow in
Rock Island what is conceded by crit
les to BIO one of the most deliberately
and perfectly appointed moving pic
tire theatres in the middle west. Ref
erence is had to the Spencer Square
theatre, located on the north side of
Second avenue opposite the public
park from which the new house takes
It's name.
The Spencer Square is given to the
people through the enterprise of Rock
Island capital, having been promoted
hy Carl ]. Mueller. Alex Anderson and
H RI. TKeffer. men who saw the open
Ing for a high grade theatre catering
70 the growing demand for pictures OF
The better class, and who have pinned
their faith to the future of this new
form of entertainment 10 the extent
OF an investment in excess Of $4,000.
The Spencer Square has been de-
scribed In these columns, but you will
not he In position to appreciated Its
hveliness until you have had a per
Sonal view OF it's rich and artistic in
terror, the whole improvement having
been designed by George p. Staudu-
har. a Rock Island architect. whose
success IN his profession has won him
high standing over the country. The
material and workmanship, so far as
possible, put into the new theatre were
obtained at home, In procuring the
organ for the house the company re-
sponsible FOR the Spencer Square
4 Tried Rock Island First" and more
than had It's antieipatious fulfilled in
the magnificent instrument to be in
stalled by the Bennett Organ com
pany.
The Spencer Square has been built
n completeness, comfort and grand.
cur, 70 meet the iondest dream of the
picture lover The men who are Civ.
Ing Rock Island the Spencer Square
deserve the unanimous praise Of tbs
community. Such enterprise can
fall short of the support it so great,
deserves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-24

An auto that will run without fuel.
A woman's hat that will never 90
out of style,
a pair of shoes that viii not run
over at the heel.
A calendar that will not tell wom-
an how old she is getting.
A furnace fire that will not make
any ashes.
A dollars worth Of street car tickets
that will last month
A neighbours Iawnmower that will
not run before O'Clock in the morn
ing.
A dishpan under the icebox that will
not run over, nc matter how full il
gets
A dinner that will do for seven when
three Of these have dropped in unex-
pectedly.'
An alarm clock that will not go OFF
at 8 o'clock on Sunday morning when
one has inadvertently wound it Sat
urday night.
A device that will induce a dog not
to howl at o'clock when one doesn't
have to arise until :.
An auto tire that will moi persist in
blowing out when the driver has a
party Of friends out and is wearing his
best clothes.
A doorhell that viii indicate to the
housewife when The caller is an agent
who will try to sell her something she
/ does not wish,
a device that viii reconcile work
ihgman's wages and the tastes Of a
millionaire indianapolis News.
s 4. KERR, flea trainer. is being
sought by the police of Chicago
Would il be proper to say that he had
head?' asks Ignatz.
i !. ~ :,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-24
CHRISTMAS ON TWO CON -
TINENTS.

Christmas is nearly here. Has the
wintry weather of the past few days,
the snow and the ice and the cold wind,
brought the fact home to you that it is
but little while until the holidays
will be here? Has the appearance of
toys in the shop windows. the stores
lighted long before closing time
and the growing briskness Of
trading not convinced YOU that some
thing unusual is at hand and stirred
vague recollections within you which
have had their answer in Christmas is
coming?"
1t is difficult TO believe that the year
lis so near done, that 1915, With all its
peace and prosperity in America, with
its plenty and its fairness, is nearly
ended and lhat soon we will he starting
out upon another mile Of LIES jour
ney and vet there is no denying the
calendars index Christmas is COM
ing and in America it win be one OF
the happiest for years. because of the
generosity of beneicient Providence
But what Of other countries? Shall
we not stop and consider what Christ
mas will be in those lands across the
sea which profess the faith Of Christ
but which are at present behaving as
though the Prince OF Peace had never
preached His doctrines on earth? In
/ the midst of peace and plenty there
must surely come TO us a thought al
what wretched unhappiness war has
brought where kings and ministers
have forgotten their sacred trusts il
selfish ambitions,
/ Christmas in Europe this year viii
not be happy one. There are toe
many homes there which are mourn
ing the loss of loved ones upon useles;
battlefelds, homes into which privatior
and suffering have crept, like awful
Itentacles of the monster War, Wives
and mothers have been robbed of theil
husbands and sons and little chill
dren are fatherless over there and il
thousands of homes this will mean nj
Christmas because there will be no on
to provide it unless America, out o
the plenty of its good fortune, shall d.
so, That is what America did las
year, when the need was not so dire a
now and if America is TO find unalloyet
enjoyment this year America must d
its part again this Christmas
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-24

If the American people are fools they
will give ear 10 the munitions patriots
and plunge this nation into the gil
gantic folly of preparedness The
munitions gentlemen are simply trying
to do business at the expense Of the
public. They have enlarged their fac
tories to fill European war orders and
want to keep them busy when Euro
mean orders stop. According to pub
lished reports. the Du Pont Powder
company, which. at the beginning Of
the war, had but one plant, now has
three: Schwab has built three addi-
tional factories for the manufacture OF
shrapnel; the Atlas Powder company
has enormously increased its facilities
and Bridgeport has become the Amer
lean Essen
An exporter Of shrapnel told me one
evening last summer that he was sell
ing for SIG q shell that cost him but
81 to manufacture-and had orders for
all he could make.
Do you wonder that these gentle
men want us to he prepared
But when they clamor for battle
ships instead of mines can you be-
lieye that they are thinking only OF
defense?
This is your United States DO moi
let anybody blow it up or bleed il
white, If YOU don't want war, spike
Stand fer the manufacture OF mum
tions of war only by the government
itself.
Stand for mines and submarines as
the best defensive naval armament
Rebuke. at every opportunity, the
munitions patriots and the dread
noughters who seem to care not what
every policy that leads to war.
happens to you, so long as they get
theirs"
Express these sentiments at every
opportunity. Let the president. YOU
senators and members of the house o.
representatives know where you stand
I A respectful letter to each of these
would be thoughtfuIy read and re-
membered. Politicians always have
their ears to the ground Give then
| something to listen 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-24

Every child or adult with whoop-
ing cough should be compelled to wear
on the left arm over the outside coat
an orange colored ribbon labeled
"Whooping Cough This would pre-
vent q great deal of unconscious con-
tagion. It would be a fair warning.
For whooping cough Is contagious
from the first slight catarrhal cough
until the cough has ceased-many
weeks in any case. Yet. for the pa
TENTS welfare, it is best to spend az
much time as possible in the open air,
day and night, and that implies. in
most communities, more or less con-
tact with the public
Every susceptible child exposed to
the disease ought to have the benefit
OF preventive vaccination. And even
when the attack has commenced the
administration of the whooping cough
vaccine by the physician often serves
to mitigate the severity of the disease
and sometimes brings the child TO an
early conyalescence The vaccine, or
haeterin. is harmless, sterile, unlike
cowpox vaccine: 1t is administered by
hypodermic injection, at intervals of
several days, for several doses, and
causes no sore arm.
Babies of any age may take whoop-
ing cough. but children from to 10
are most susceptible.
There is an incubation period of
from seven TO ten days between the
time of exposure and the first symp-
toms
Then the catarrhal stage develops
the child has what seems to be an
ordinary cold" with slight feverish-
ness, running at the nose, frequent
barky cough, The ineessant charac-
ter OF the cough at this stage is sus-
| picious. The sputum. if any is expec-
torated. may show the bacillus of the
disease on microscopical examination
just as is done in diphtheria. The ca
! tarrhal stage lasts about ten days
Then the cough becomes spasmodic
III comes in seizures OF Is or 20 short,
forcihle coughs with no inspiration
between them. The child gets blue
! in the face, then deep inspiration In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-24
The Daily Story
Nureddin Ais Burial BY r A. Mitchell.

Nureddin, while the second rapk
was being strung up, managed to sin
back into the fourth line. Noticiny
that behind it was a mingling or
guards and citizens. ii occurred to him
that if he could get mixed up with N.
latter he might possibly slide out ana
escape He wormed himself back ana
was about to take position when
guard saw him and ordered him to 90,
back into line He did So but ken,
his eye open for another opportunity
More than a hundred men had DAN
gled, and a great deal of time had
been consumed. Every one was tired
except those in the crowd, which was
constantly changing. The guards, who
were keeping back the spectators, wer.
the most tired Of all. Nureddin, TAX.
ing advantage of this fact, tried again
to get back among the citizens and
this time succeeded. without waiting
he turned his face TO the rear, pushed
aside fat woman and an eager boz
and in twinkling was lost among the
sea of beings about the gallows.
Meanwhile Fatima had gone to the
cemetery to make arrangements for
her husbands interment She had
bought small lot and had ordered a
coffin, which was delivered at the GEM
etery, for the authorities had inform-
ed her that her husbands body would
be turned over to her there.
| Fatima was standing beside the grave
watching men open it. They had sunk
| it midway. The coffin was resting be-
| side it, Suddenly the poor woman was
astonished to see her husband coming
toward her. Surprising the apparition
was the ghost of Nureddin, who had
| been executed and was coming to be
| laid away she fell in a faint The
! graye-diggers, muttering Allah. de-
fend u.s." leaped from the grave and
were about 10 run away when Nured-
din called to them in the name Of the
prophet to bury him or they would be
! eternally damned. Fatima came back
to consciousness, and Nureddin. TAX
/ ing her in his arms, told her hurried
| ly how he had escaped and begged her
to see that he was buried with a
breathing space left above him in or
der that he might escape detection.
Taking up the coffin, he placed It in
the half-opened grave and got into il,
and Fatima, who by this time had re-
covered some Of her equanimity, put
the cover on il loosely. Then she d.
rected the grade-diggers 10 throw on
some earth while she gathered loose
brush This she put on the earth and
covered it with dry grass. scattering
| loose soil on the top. Nureddin could
easily remove all this il he was in
danger Of smothering.
Fatima remained by the grave till
it was dark and the cemetery was de-
serted; then she called to her husband
10 kick off what covered him He aid
so, and the two left the cemetery TO-
gether and, taking ship, passed
through the Dardanelles to Greece.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-24
/. Hampton Moore o, Pennsylvania,

J. Hampton Moore Of Pennsylvania,
who has studied the subject thorough
~ and is we'll qualified 10 speak with
authority. With preparedness the
crucial issue before the country this
discussion is especially opportune- 1t
10 expected that Representative Moore
will stress the value OF improved In
land waterways az an aid TO the speedy
mobilization Of American forces IN
event of a threatened invasion.
The National Rivers and Harbors
Congress plans to hold a large con-
ventton as a strong protest against the
bitter attacks made recently upon
waterways appropriations. THE prop
er improvement OF the nations worthy
water courses" will be the battle cry.
|. Among the prominent men who will
address the organization will be Gov
ernor Edward F. Dunno Of Illinois.
whose subject Will be The Illinois
Waterway" The VESTS interest in
waterways will be championed by the
new senator from California, Hon.
James B. Pheian. The Missouri river,
which was SO caustically criticised by
ex-senator Burton, viii be the sub
| 5ect Of an address by Senator Jim
Reed Of Missouri, who will fire the
opening broadside in its defense.
Moving pictures. especially prepar-
ed for the purpose, and showing the
work Of improving the Mississippi
river, will be a novel auxiliary TO the
address Of Congressman Ben Humph-
reys OF Mississippi
| The program viii include Mayors
Behruaan Of New Orleans and Preston
Of Baltimore, President Townsend Oh
the Mississippi river commission, and
a representative of the administration
whose name has not yet been made
public
4 Senator Joseph e. Ransdeil OF Lou
| isiana, president Of the congress. viii
| deliver his annual address. and wher
interviewed declared that the con
vention will be a great success and
will voice a ringing protest against
the s1anderous assaults made on wa
terway improvements"