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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-18
Tears For Lady Byzantine

All rural real-estate men, pro-
fessional abandoners Of farms,
and owners of moving-vans will
shed at least one tear at the new
of the deaf hof titled female who
was their true friend. Lady Eg-
lantine was as great help to the
back-to-the-land movement as Lib
erty H. Bailey or the author OF
"Three Acres and Incidence; or
isn't that quite the name of the
! book?
This white-leghorn hen, which
has just passed away in the full
ness of years and honors at her
Maryland home, was the standard
of calculation for all cliff-dWell-
ers who planned to accept an easy
living from the soft brown hands
of the earth. In her pullet-year
she laid 315 eggs. Why she lolled
unproductive for so days was not
explained; anyway, 1856 eggs was
!, GOOD enough. Therefore 1000
hens, each laying 315 eggs, woule
{ produce 26,250 dozen a year, ant
3 as eggs are bringing 50 cents
, dozen or more, there you have
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-18

tober forecast, Delaware, GOT, |
900; United States, 67,80O,O00;
production last year (fnal csti-
mate), Delaware, 675,OOO; United
States, 74,295,OOO.
Hay-Tons - Preliminary esti-
mate, Delaware, 100000; United
States, 86,155,OOO; production last
year (final estimate), Delaware
$4,000; United States, 85,225, 900.
Apples - Barrels - October
forecast, Delaware, $4,000; Unit
ed States, 66,2OO,OOO; production
last year (final estimate), Della
ware, $4,000; United States, 76,
$4,000.
Peaches Bushels Estimated
p1 oduction, 1916, Delaware, 35,
900; United States, 36,911, 900; es-
timated production, 1915, Della
ware, $4,000; United States, So,
ACC, 900.
Prices-The first price given be-
low is the average on October 1
this year, and the second the aver
age on October l last year; Wheat
per bushel, Delaware, 81; United
! States, $1.363 and 900 cents; corn
per bushcl, Delaware, 80 cents
United States, 1928 and 70.5 cents
oats, per bushel, Delaware, Sc
cents; United States, 44.5 and 34.5
cents; potatoes, per bushel, Della,
ware, As cents; United States
SLIP and 48.8 cents; eggs, pei
dozen, Delaware, 26 cents; United
States, 28.1 and 1913 cents.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-18
Southern Freighter Launched

The steel freight steamer under
construction at the Harlan & Hol-
lingsworth yards in Wilmington
for the Baltimore & Carolina
Steamship Company was launched
on Wednesday in the presence of
many visitors and was christened
the Georgeanna Weems by Miss
Matilda Weems Williams of Balti-
more, sister of the company's
president, Mason L. Weems Will
Jams. The steamer is 255 feet in
length, 80 feet beam with % feet
depth Of hold and will carry TOO
tons of cargo.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-18

gross yearly income of $13,125.
Fie on the weekly salary and a
fig for the crowded fiat! Ho for
the Farms For Sale column and
the gaudy incubator-catalog! Is
the dry-mash system the best, and
how does skim milk compare with
meat scraps for protein? All, Lady
Byzantine, what hearts you broke
because all lady leghorns were
not like you on the nest!
The departed is known to be sur
vived by nine sons and three
daughter Of these the sons are
most cherished, for by MendePs
law the virtues Of the mother are
transmitted through the sons. Per-
haps the nine are great fellows,
but it is unlikely that they will
ever have rooms at hotels, or
staterooms in Pullmans, or mon
opoly of blue ribbons, as Lady
Byzantine had. She was great
BIRD and the SHOWS Will miss nef
LADY EGLANTINE
Charon, turn your ferry round
For biped outward bound.
Let your finest pomp be spread,
Lady Byzantine is dead.
Few, perhaps, whom you hav
borne
Left so many who will mourn.
In the land her voice was heard,
Dear was held her lightest word.
She was ever fortunes pet
, And her place was highly set.
) Fame and honor filled her day,
Life she found one grand sWee
lay.
New York Sun.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-18
CROP REPORT
FOR DELAWARE
Interesting Figures Announc-
ed By u. S. Government

ed By u. S. Government
A summary of the October crop
report for the State of Delaware
and for the United States, as COM
piled by the Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates (and transmitted through
the Weather Bureau y. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, follows:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l fore
cast, Delaware, 100000; United
States, 2,72O,0O0,000; production
last year (fnal estimated, Della
ware, 6,615,OOO; United States, 3,
O54,353, 200.
All wheat - Bushels-Prelimin-
ary estimate, Delaware, 100000
United States, 6O8,0O0,000; pro
duction last year (final estimate)
ware, 1,875,00O; Z n i t e {
States, 1,011, 100000.
Observation-Disclosures es
innate, Delaware, 10000; United
States, 1,230,000,000; production
last year (final estimated, Della
ware, $4,000; United States, l
540,3 26,000.
Potatoes-Bushels - October
forecast, Del ware, $4,000
United States, 301 100000; pro
duction last yea (final estimate)
IDela ware, 1,045,O00; Unite
States, $50, 100000.
Sweet Potatoes - Bushels-Oc
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-18
ALBANIA IN STARV-
ING CONDITION
An Appeal For American AS
SlstanCe

An Appeal L VI FNiiSi t>'
sistanCe
TIE following appeal comes from
The Balkan Relief Fund, with re-
,ue>t for it's publication: -.
While the people of the United
States have been sending thirty
,oi}1ion dollars worth of relief to
F,urope and Turkey, two hundred
Thousand women and children IN
Albania have died of starvation.
While each woman and child IN
Pelrjum has had plenty to eat
women and children in Albania
have gnawed at the carcasseS Oh
dead horses in the streets.
William Willard Howard, Oh
New York, who has returned from
his third trip to this hunger zone
Of Europe, predicts that the en-
tire population of Albania will die
If famine and pestilence unless
helped. He says that in Albania
corn is fifty dollars bushel, Hour
eighty dollars sack, and maca-
roni five dollars a pound.
The tragedy of Albania, says
Mr., Howard, SIS that a nation Is
diving of hunger, while the people
~ the United States, laden win
Gifts for the rest of Europe and
for Turkey, pass by on the othei
side.
Thirty millions of dollars nave
been given by the people OF th'
United States for relief work o.
various kinds in Belgium, Poland
Armenia, Syria and the Wafriils
rnun+ries of Europe, while tW'
hundred thousand women ah'
children in Southeastern Europ
have starved to death unhcede
and uncared for. Not one Wonla
or child has died Of hunger IN DC
rium: two hundred thousand l
Albania. 4Ls
rs It fairs it human-ths
+ba innocent women and childre
Of Albania, who never did anyon
peIdus1a 90 pInoqs Juicy Al
under foot and left to perish, a'
time when all others are feo
is this American fair play
Il have appealed for help
high places. | have begged cfns
of bread of those who have glv ~,
millions to Belgium, Poland ,
ria and Armenia. / have peggy
in vain.
The Albanians are as III"
entitled to sympathy and heip
others. They have not taken pc
in the war. They fed ana sh
tered the refugees from oerV
even with the last measure
corn that the famine-smltten
lagos possessed. They nave
done any wrong; yet armies -.
swept over their country IaN'
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1916-10-18
DIRECT o RY

Ks~iotpsl Transportation
E. N. Thompson J. W. Brown
]. II. Hossinger @. B. Evans
Joseph Dean
Leg1lot~ve Membership
]. P. Armstrong Pm. Sherwood
H. B. Wright John Pilling
VIM. II. Taylor
Board of Education
President-Robert 8. Gallahsr
Secretary and Treosurer-Harvey Hon
ecker, G. A. McCue, Edward L. Rich
ards
Newark Town Library
The Library will be opened:
Monday to 5.45 p. m.
Tuesday 9 to. IL. m.
Frid0y 3 to 5.45 p. m.
Saturday 9 to 10 m. Ito 9p. m.
Banks
FARMERS TRUST Co. Meeting Of Direc.
tors every Tuesday morning
NEWARK TRUST Co. Meeting Of Dirsc
tors every Wednesday evening 1T
O'Clock
Building and Loan Association
Secretary-W. 81. Tayloc
Meeting first Tuesday night of eacl
month
| Lodge Meetings
OPERA HOUSE
Neutrality-suspicious. of Pythias, or K. O.
P, 100 p. m.
Tues1ay-Improved Order Of Red Mer
7.30 p. m.
Wednesday-Heptasophs, or s. W. M
7.30 p. m.
Thursday-Ladies' Circle, S. W. M
7.30 p. m.
Friday-Modern Woodmen of Americs
No. 1O170, 7.30 p. m.
ODD FELLOWS HALL
Monday-Jr. Order American Mocha,
les, 7.3O p. m.
Wednesday-1st and 3rd of every mont,
White Clay Camp, No. S, Woodmen {
the World
Thursday-1. O. o. F., 7.3o p. m.
Satwday--Knights Of Golden Eagl
7.30 P. m.
Fire Alarms
In case of fire call the following nur
bers in succession:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23
A Gentle Hint to Rapides Authorities.

Now that it is settled that the route
of the Jefferson Highway shall run
from Colfax to Alexandria by way of
Bagdad, Tioga, Camp Stafford and
Pineville, We suggest that it is a good
time for the Rapides parish authorities
to have little work done on that road
from Camp Stafford to the parish line.
1t is a public road of considerable i'm
portance, but its condition is absolutely
disreputable. If any work has been
done on the road in the last FIVE years
it does not show it.
Another thing which we would whis-
per to our Rapides friends is this:
Grant parish expects to begin work on
her link in the Jefferson Highway at
the Rapides line, and our folks will be
on the job by the time the frost is out
Of the ground next spring.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23
CoIfax Delegation In at the Finish.

In order to file a map showing the
predominant advantages of the hig,i
land route from Cofax to Alexandria
by way of Bagdad and Pineville, Capt.
G. II. Teal, j. A. Williams and H. q.
GcodWyn arrived in New Orleans on
the morning of December 10, and were
present at the official awarding of the
Jefferson Highway route.
They carried a brief simplifying
points already presented. Mr.. Clark
son declined t. accept the brief or hear
any further arguments, but accepted
the map as illustrative of matter al
ready in hand.
The delegation retired after three
minutes interview to await the hour
of 2 p. m. for deciding the contested
routes, and all were present at the
meeting at which the final awards were
made.
After the meeting, with a short. in
formal ceremony, the southern terni-
nus of the highway, st. Charles and
Common streets, New Orleans, was Of
ficially dedicated by Mr.. GARRISON. A
white enameled sign bearing the in
scription, New Orleans Winnipeg
Palms to Pine-Jefferson Highway"
was placed at the spot, and just after
the placing Mayor Behrman telegraph
ed Mayor Waugh, of Winnipeg, of the
fact, just as Mayor Waugh did when
the northern terminus was dedicated
some time ago.
Members of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, and the New Or
leans Federation of Women's Clubs at
tended the ceremony. The white en-
ameled sign is only temporary, for in
the near future an imposing granite
shaft donated by the Daughters of the
Revolution, and bearing bronze plate,
will be erected on the spot.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23
Beware of Ointments for
Catarrh that Contain Mercury

as mercury Will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely derange tne
whole system when entering II through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles snouio
never be used except on prescriptions
from reputable physicians. as the damage
they viii do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Hairs
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by r. :.
Cheney & Co. Toledo, o., contains no
mercury. and Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genu-
inc. 1t is taken internally and made in
Toledo. Ohio. by F. ]. Cheney & Co. Tes-
timonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23
AN ORDINANCE

Creating Road District No. s, Grant
parish. La, and defining the terri
tory embraced in the same.
Section L,
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Grant parish, La, in lawful session
convened, That in accordance with law
and Article 292 of the Constitution of
1913 road district within said parish
be and is hereby created which shall be
known as Road District No. 8.
Section 3
Be it further ordained, etc., That
said Road District No. shall comprise
all the territory embraced in wards one,
six and seven, and all that portion of
ward two lying south and west of the
northern boundary line of said ward
two, extending from the northwest cor
ner of section 3, township north,
range 3 west, to the northeast corner
of section 6, township north, range 2
west, thence south to the southeast
corner OF same section, thence east to
the northeast corner of section 8, thence
south to the northwest corner of Sec
ton II, thence east to the northeast
corner of section 81, thence south to
the southeast corner of section 81,
thence east to the northwest corner of
section rs, thence to southwest corner
of section 20, thence east to southeast
corner of section 26, thence south to
northwest corner of section IL, town
ship 5 north, range west, thence east
to northwest corner of section 8, town.
ship 5 north. range west, thence south
to Rapides parish line.
UNANIMOUSLY adopted Nov. 81, 1916. |
w. A. BROWNLEE,
President Police Jury.
MISS H. E. CAMERON.
Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23
Lingering Coughs Are Dangerous

Get rid of that tickling cough that
keeps you awake at night and drains
your vitality and energy. DIR. Kings
New Discovery is a pleasant balsam
remedy, antiseptic laxative and prompt
ly effeative. 1t soothes the irritated
membrane and kills the cold germs;
your cough is soon relieved. Delay is
dangerous-get DR.. Kings New Dis
covery at once. For nearly fifty years
it has been the favorite remedy for
grippe, Group, coughs and colds. Get
a bottle today at your druggist. Soc
Adv. 3.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23
Stiff, Sore Muscles Relieved.

Cramped muscles or soreness follow
ing cold or case of grippe are eased
and relieyep by an application of Sloan s
Liniment. Does not stain the skin or
clog the pores like mussy ointments or
piasters and penetrates quickly with
out rubbing. Timber up your muscles
after exercise, drive out the pains and
aches of rheumatism, neuralgia, lnm-
bago. strains, sprains and bruises with
Sloan's Liniment Get a bottle TODAY.
At all druggists, 25c. -Adv.-3.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., relieves
rheumatism, sprains, neuralgia, etc.
Notice to Automobile Owners.

1t has been officially brought
to my notice that but Al auto
mobile licenses have been issued
in Grant parish, whereas there
are more than that number in
the Town of Colfax.
The license from automobiles
comes back to the parish road
fund. 1t is my duty to report all
persons found without a license.
and | shall do so in every instance
where | find parties without the
same. w. A. BROWNLEE,
Prest. Grant Rarish Police Jury.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23

A pardon has been recommended for
Frank Hagan, colored, sent to the
State penitentiary for life for the MUIR
der OF negro woman on the Bynum
plantation. Hagan was convicted en-
tirely on circumstantial evidence, and
having always borne good reputation
among his white neighbors they felt he
was the victum of frame up" and
have been unceasing in their efforts to
have him pardoned.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23
Emperor William, of German,

Emperor William, of Germany,
has set the world agog for the
past week by outlining how he
would be willing to treat for
peace. The allies can't see it
from his standpoint, and are vir-
tually telling him that he will
have to get down off his high
horse before they will even talk
about peace.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23
Good Christmas Motto.

peace on earth, and good
will to men," is the Christmas
motto, and the Christmas spirit
should ring in our hearts and
find a kindly expression in acts
and words. What a joyful thing
for the world it would be II the
Christmas spirit Of peace and
good will could abide with us
all every day of the year. And
what a beautiful place this
world would be to live in. And
= might be so If each one of US
would resolve in our hearts that
peace ana good viii should be
our motto every day, and that
we, individually, would do our
oest to make the Christmas
spirit last all the year round.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23
AN ORDINANCE

Creating Road District No. 9, Grant
parish, La, and defining the terri
tory embraced in the same.
Section l.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
Grant parish, La, in lawful session
convened, That in accordance with law
and Article 292 of the Constitution of
1913 a road district within said parish
be and is hereby created which shall be
known as Road District No. 9.
Section p
Be it further ordained, etc., That
said Road District No. 9 shall comprise
all the territory embraced in wards
three, four and five, and all that por-
ton of ward two lying east of a line
beginning on the northern boundary line
of said ward two at northeast corner of
section six. township north, range 2
west, thence south to the southeast
corner of said section 6, and running
thence east to the northeast corner of
section 8, thence south to the northwest
of section 81, thence east to the
northeast corner of section 81, thence
south to the southeast corner of section
Il, thence east to the northwest corner
of section &c, thence to southwest cor
ner of section 267 thence east to south
east corner of section rs, thence south
to northwest corner of section IL, town.
ship 5 north, range 2 west, thence east
to northwest corner of section s, town.
ship north, range west, thence south
to Rapides parish line.
Unanimously adopted Nov. 81, 1916.
w. A. BROWNLEE,
President Police Jury.
Miss H. E. CAMERON,
Secretary. 4
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23

Things seem to have been consider
ably "shook up" down in Rapides par
ish of late. The December number of
the jefferson Highway Declaration to
hand brings the astounding informa-
ton that they have moved Joe Bent
ley's big million dollar hotel from Alex
andria to Boyce.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23
Neglected Colds Grow Worse

A cough that racks and irritates the
throat may lead to serious chronic
cough, if neglected. The healing pine
balsams in DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey
Natures own remedy-will soothe and
relieve the irritation, breathing will be
easier, and the antiseptic properties
Will kill the germ which retarded heal
ing. Have it handy for Group. sore
throat and chronic bronchitl affections.
Get bottle to-day Pleasant to take.
At all druggists, 25c -Adv.-3.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23

See the call for meeting of the
Grant Parish Jefferson Highway Asso-
citation at the Brinker Hotel at 8 p. m.
today Saturday.. The Board of Di-
rectors are especially requested to be
nrasant
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23
Jefferson Highway
Routed by Bag
dad to Pineville
Shorter Mileage a Determining Fac.
tor in Selection of Route from
Colfax to New Orleans

Pineville, to Alexandria, to Bun
kie, to Melville. crossing to thu
east of the river at Baton Rouge
and thence to New Orlean:
through Metairie RIDGE" is the
route of the Jefferson Highway
through contested areas in Lou,
isiana as announced by Referee
j. d. Clarkson at 2::30 O'Clock in
the Association of Commerce
Hall, in New Orleans, Tuesday.
The large delegation of inter.
eStS at the meeting, gave a wild
cheer of enthusiasm when Mr..
Clarkson announced them victors.
The losing west bankers took
their defeat gamely, and warmly
congratulated the winners.
The determining factors in the
decisions, Mr. Clarkson said after
his announcement, were the
shorter mileage fromBatonR Rouge
20 New Orleans, and the lack OF
a bridge at Boyce.
Mr.. Clarkson began his address
at 2 O'Clock to more than 500 ad-
vocates of various contested
routes in the Association of CON-
merce Hall, presided over by Z.
M. Miner, vice president of the
highway association for Louisi-
ana. Alex Grouchy. Mayor Of
Baton Rouge. and Mrs. John l..
Kimball, of Shreveport, two d.
rectors of the association occupied
positions of honor. Mayor Behr-
man made a short talk empha-
sizing the Importance of the high
way as community builder.
Part of Mr.. Clarkson's address
in making the award was as fol-
lows:
The award is made to the sue
cessful contestants on condition
that they do certain things. Fail
ing to perform these acts as pre-
scribed by the laws of the Jeffer-
son Highway Association now in
force or that may be enacted in
the natural evolution of the as
ISOLATION. they may lose the fran
chise to other communities which
will perform the required acts
and fulfill the required conditions.
The board of directors in It's
wisdom has prescribed these con-
ditions in order to furnish the
incentive to keep the highway
up to the highest possible per-
lection with the resources at its
command or with the help of
other communities interested in
a common cause.
The award is made under the
following conditions:
The successful contestants will
be expected to put the roads to
which the highway is awarded |
in passable condition for auto
mobiles by repairing bad places
and reducing the hurdles to pas
sable culverts and keep them in
this condition so that the socia-
bility run from Winnipeg to New
Orleans can be gotten over tie
road in comfort and safety en-
schedule time in April or Nav,
and the sociability run from New
Orleans to Winnigeg in June can
be handled in similar manner.
They will be expected also to
include in construction contracts
provisions for keeping the road
n passable condition during con-
'truction period or provide prop
,r detours.
They will be expected to re-
'pond in their section to a call
or a jefferson Highway Good
roads Day extending from New ,
orleans to Winnipeg some thirty
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23

1t is a curious and beautiful
thing about this Christmas spirit
that year after year it leads us
to attempt the all but impos-
sible, in order to give pleasure
to others; while In the end ev-
eryone's joy is the result, not of
what he has received from 9TH
ers, but of what he has done
for them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-12-23

Utility.

'Does your wife favor useful gifts?'
'Too much" replied Mr.. Meekton.
Last Christmas she bought me a nice,
new snow shovel.