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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-04-29

The following is a very truth
full remark: 1.-The man who
grows up in his native town is
regarded as a boy by his elders
until he is well started down the
declivity of life that ends in a
hole. The stranger who comes
into a place is more often pushed
to the front than the young man
who has grown up with the
town. This is the reason why
so many young men become dis
satisfied with their home sur
roundings and long to cast their
lot in other quarters. "-Ex.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-04-29

Mr.. w. C. Carnahan and fami-
ly, and Mr.. R. L. Carnahan and
family, spent last Sunday in
Rovce
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-04-29
If He's Not Too Bio.

II millionaire tells you that he
was far happier when he earned a
dollar day, remind him of what
David said in his haste.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-04-29
Farm for Sale

Located in center of ward 4, Grant
parish, La. For particulars apply to
Mrs. Laura Nj. Johns. R. F. D. No. /,
Box BIN. Colfax, La. 4-22-4t.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1916-04-29
Notice.

Trespassing is not allowed on my
premises under penalty of the law.
m1l-5t' EMILY F. BILLS.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30

In his annual address before the Ma
tional Baptist Convention which met at
Savannah, Georgia, during the week of
September 4th, Dr. E. G. Morris, the
president, called upon the members of
the convention and the prominent men
and women of the race to help raise
this $25O,OO0 from among the Colored
people. DR.. Morris said: "The Nation
al Baptist Convention will greatly hon
or itself if the hundreds of prominent
leaders who are gathered here will
throw the full weight of their influence
into the efforts now being made to
raise our part of the Two-Million-Dol-
lar Memorial Fund to perpetuate the
work founded by DR.. Booker T. Wash
ington, the greatest man of his time. 4"
With such support from the Baptist
denomination, of which DIR. Washington
was member, and with the support of
the Memorial Fund Committees in cities
and teachers in rural communities, we
shall hope to raise, by Thanksgiving
Day, very large part of our share of
this Fund. WE SHOULD RAISE
100000 BY THANKSGIVING DAY.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Marines and Their Finqers.

Men with long. tapering piano" fin
gers are apt to desert after short serv-
ice. while those having stubby digits.
denoting stability Of character and ut
ter lack of the artistic temperament.
usually stand by their oaths and make
the best marines. according to finger
print experts at headquarters Of the
United States marine corps. Although
desertions from the corps are light at
all times. it has been found that &C
tors, sign writer's and, strange to say.
walters furnish the largest number Of
deserters. Records. including finger
prints. of all men enlisted in the ma
rine corps are kept at headquarters for
purposes of Identification. and there
are cases on record where bodies with
finger tips intact have been positively
identified through the finger print me-
dium.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
sSENGER FOR FoRTY-NINE
YEARS.

Washington, D. c., Especially .-Shep-
herd A. Harris, since 1867 employed
as messenger for the Washington Bu-
reau of the New York Times, was
buried from his home, 995 Florida ave-
nue., Monday, the funeral taking place
from the Nineteenth Street Baptist
Church, of which he was a member for
many years.
Mr.. Harris was sixty-seven years old,
and was one of the best known men in
Washington, and highly respected by
all. He had wide acquaintance among
newspaper and political men, and was
well liked by all with whom he came
in contact. He came to Washington,
Immediately after the war, having
served as an attendant upon captain
of Pennsylvania regiment, and took
up the position as messenger in the New
York Times Office, where he remained
until his death.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
alks on
HEALTH,
CLEANLINESS,
PROPER LIVING,
SANITATION, ETC.
DR.. w. A. DRIVER
$500 So. State Street
Phods Douglas 3617
FEMALE DISEASES.

Women must be taught that they
can be free from so called "female
troubles" only by consultation, exam
nation and treatment conducted by a
physician. Any other procedure will
fail for reasons any intelligent person
can supply. When woman or a girl
has any new condition of the body, she
should for the sake of health consult
a doctor, not another woman, unless
the other is physician. On account
of an unreasonable and hence false
modesty, many of the gentler sex suffer
in silence the agonies of the damned.
Some of these hint of their troubles to
others who know little or nothing of
the anatomy, physiology and pathology
of the female genitalia. Many of the
persons appealed to do not know and
the unfortunate truth is, they do not
know that they do not know. Hence
they give advice that is worse than
useless, because it delays proper treat
ment until the millions and millions of
disease producing germs have travelled
far into the vital processes. AS re-
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
How saeeharin Was Discovered.

Saccharin is the most valuable sub
stitute for sugar we know. Yet 1t.
like many other present day inven-
lions, had a rather unlikely beginning.
1t can be taken with impunity by dia-
bette patients, to whom ordinary sugar
Is death. and it Is many times sveeter
than that commodity. And, strangely
enough, it has only been known to
science since 1887.
That year DR.. Fahlberg was employ
ed upon the all important subject Of
coal tar derivatives at the Johns Hop
kins university. Sitting one evening
at tea, he was surprised to find how
sweet his bread and butter tasted He
traced the sweetness to his fingers,
then to his coat sleeves and finally to
one Of the bowls Of derivatives In his
laboratory. Experiments upon himself
and animals proved alike the harmless
ness Of the compound and its extreme
sweetness. And saccharin was dis
covered. d."-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Our Medal of Honor.

The medal Of honor Of the United
States, given for bravery on the field
Of battle, was first instituted in 1862
by a law approved July II of that
year. 1t is five pointed star Of bronze
tipped with trefoil, each point contain
Ing crown of laurel and oak. In the
middle. within a circle of thirty-four
stars, America, personif1ed as Minerva.
stands with her left hand resting on
the fasces, while her right, in which
she holds a shield emblazoned with
the American arms, she repulses Dis
cord. represented with two snakes In
each hand. the whole suspended by a
trophy Of two crossed cannon balls
and sword surmounted by the Amer
lean eagle, which is united by a rib
bon Of thirteen stripes. palewise, gules
and argent and a chief azure. to q
clasp composed Of two cornucopias and
the American arms.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Black Maria.

Some years ago a writer In the Eng
hsh Notes and Queries. writing about
the name BLACK Maria" as applied to
prison vans, quoted from a periodical,
presumably English. named the Mil
hon, as follows:
During the old colonial days Maria
Lee, a negress, kept a sailors board
ing house In Boston. She was a wom-
an Of gigantic size and prodigious
strength and was of great assistance
to the authorities in keeping the peace,
as the entire lawless element Of that
locality stood in awe Of her. When
ever an unusually troublesome person
was to be taken to the station house
the services Of Black Maria, as she
was called, were likely to be required.
1t Is said that she once took at one
time and without assistance three riot
Gus sailors to the lookup. So frequent
ly was her help required that the ex-
preston Send for Black Maria came
to mean Take the disorderly person to
jail 1t Is easy to see how the name
became fixed to the prison van"
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Airships and Altitude.

There are two ways of measuring
altitude in a flying machine One is
by triangulation from the ground.
which is an involved operation. requir-
ing the services of several trained ex-
perts in the calculation of angles from
different points on a measured dis
tance on the earth's surface The sec
ond and usual way is by means of
barOgraph. which is form of aneroid
barometer that records altitude by
means of atmospheric pressure. The
latter method is not as exact as the
former, but is more expeditions and is
approximately correct.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Oriain of Felt.

Many centuries ago q poor monk
was compelled to travel upon q long
and arduous journey. His road was
rocky, his sandals were worn, and he
suffered agonies as he trudged grimly
upon his holy errand. One day as he
sat by the wayside resting a sheep
came up to him, bleating in the most
friendly fashion. The good monk pet
ted the sheep and was grateful for its
dumb friendliness, when suddenly he
had an inspiration. He took out his
sheath knife, sheared two handfuls Of
wool from the sheep and placed one
In the heel Of either sandal That
afternoon as he trudged along his feet
seemed light, his step springy. The
wool took the jar from his spine, the
impact of the stony road from his
aching, swollen feet.
The next morning as he started out
he thought to rearrange the wool pad
ding and discovered that the friction
and the movement of his feet In the
sandals had reduced the wool to a sort
Of a cloth. Thus was discovered felt.
which to this day is one Of the most
effective substances ever discovered
for padding purposes.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30

suit the distressing symptoms finally
arrive and the physician alone can re-
alize the gravity of the condition.
Some of the women become invalids,
few, very few, recover with full ply
siological capability, and many of
them die in spite of the earnest efforts
of medical science that was called too
late. In the first place it is a shame
that we have so much ignorance abroad
in the land on the sex question as to
permit the distress and destruction
of humanity by these "social" or sex
ual pathogenic germs. 1t is because
We have been silent on this very i'm
portant matter. But the new era is
here. The only way to protect is to
educate. Teach the women that they
should not have female troubles, that
they should not have aches and pains
and abnormal issues. See a doctor, in
sist on a thorough examination. Pain
is not natural. Even childbirth is now
conducted with little or no pain by
the average physician.
Be wise and be safe from disease by
the grace of the knowledge acquired
by the medical profession.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
MEMORIAL TO MRS. STOWE.

Jacksonville, Fla-A beautiful mem
orial window has been placed in the
Church of Our Savior, at Mandarin, and
dedicated to Harriet Beecher Stowe
and Prof. Calvin f. Stowe.
Among these giving subscriptions to-
ward the memorial to the author of
Uncle Toms Cabin were several Col
ored people.
Whites residing here have started a
to place window for Thorn
as Dixon, author of books aimed at the
Negro. They want Dixon clad as a
in the Ku-Klux Klan, a
striking contrast to the Stowe memorial.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Bold Court Fool,

Ferdinand III. was man of very un-
certain moods and would allow his
jester to take liberties with him one
hour while resenting any familiarity
the next. One day he turned round
on Jonas. his favOrite fool. and thun-
dered: Fellow. be silent! l never
stoop to talk to a foolr'
"Never mind that" answered Jonas.
II do. So please listen to me In your
turn"
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
The inattentive Child.

" Never scOld q child who Is dull 4
- or needless nor one who seems y
" to refuse to pay attention. Take \
~ such a child to a physician for =
- an examination. for many times :,
~ there will be found explanations :
y for his cOnduct-his ears may be ;:
y diseased or filled with inpacted !:
y wax. which dulls or prevents his 4
" hearing. His eyeSight may be =
y so defective aS to keep him from .
- fixing his aaze upon anything. .
- Children who are normal and .
y well are bright. alert. attentive =
- and responsive. Those who are y
- iii or suffering from disease OF y
u the nervous system. some defect y
- Of hearing or vision. are unable q
u to do anything as II should be q
- done and deserve pity and never .
- blame. .
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Quite Common,

Its strange what interest small
boys and girls take in boasting about
the possessions of themselves and their
families.
Mollie, aged nine. and Nancy, a year
younger. were trying to Outmatch each
other at this game. and Mollie was
several points ahead in the contest.
"Oh. you should see my mothers
FAM" she bOasted. thinking to make
her victory complete. Its lovely-al
hand painted"
Nancy tossed a scornful head.
POOH she retOrted. That's moth
ing. Sos our garden fence"
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Important.

"My dear. what shall buy you for
your birthdayT
Consult our jeweler He knows
pretty well what my tastes are"
And did you tell him anything about
the state Of my finances ?"-Kansas
City Journal.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
MAN DIES SAME AS BEAST.

For that which befalleth the son of
man befalleth beasts; even one thing
befalleth them; as the one diest so diest
the other; Yea they have all one breath;
so that man hath no prominence above
beast; for all is vanity. Elk. ID, 10.
For the living knows that they shall
die, but the dead knows not anything
neither have thsy any more a reward.
Fec. TX, 5.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
End of the Story,

"Oh, If i were only beautiful" she
sighed artfully.
81 wouldn't care If l were you." he
said. You are very intellectual and
you have sweet disposition. Besides.
you are nice to your mother, and all
that is much better than being beau
tiful"
And he was never invited to see her
again.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
INTEREST REVIVED IN WASHING
TON MEMORIAL FUND.
Cotton Prices Cause Response From
Rural Schools Meetings Ar
ranged in Cities-Baptist Convention
Urges Support To Fund.

Tuskegee Institute, Ala, September
25.-With the coming of fall and the
passing of hot weather, the country is
settling down to hard work. Schools
are crowded to capacity and business
houses are looking forward to year
of prosperity. This is election year and
cotton is selling at sixteen cents.
LOYAL men and women of the race are,
as a consequence of these conditions,
again turning their attention to the
Booker T. Washington Memorial Fund.
Voluntary letters are beginning to come
in pledging contributions and outlining
arrangements for mass meetings which
are to be held in various parts of the
country this fall.
Quite number of rural schools which
closed last spring before April 5th, the
day set aside for school children to give
to the Fund, have asked to be permitted
to raise collections this fall. These
teachers are faithfully keeping their
promises and have written to say that
they will send in larger sums than they
first thought possible because of the
generally better conditions which pre-
vail now in the country districts as
against those of the early spring, when
there was so much panicky talk of hard
times. It is hoped that other teachers
of city and rural schools who for one
reason or another failed to lift collec-
tions from school children last spring
will not fail to do so this fall.
The Memorial Fund Committees in
various cities which held over their
mass meetings and active campaigns un-
til fall are in many instances getting
effective work done in arousing the Col
ored people to the duty of responding
to this appeal for one-eighth of the
Two -Million-Dollar Memorial Fund to
perpetuate the work of the late Booker
II. Washington-that is, $250,000.
Of the sum which the White people
were asked to give to this Fund they
have given more than half, while the
Colored people have not yet given one
fifth of the amount they were asked to
give.
The Colored people of Baltimore,
Maryland, have pledged themselves to
raise ONE ERCENT OF THE
AMOUNT TO BE GIVEN BY THE
COLORED PEOPLE. This will be
$500. Deciding upon definite amount
To be raised is one of the important
things, because it outlines for the peo-
pie Just the amount of work they have
before them. Besides it gives poise and
dignity to the campaign in city and
affords better opportunity for organic
which they will have in Baltimore on
November 18th, there will be an ex-
ccllent program and on that date the
churches, schools, fraternal organiza-
tions, and the clubs and societies of
various sorts will make their returns,
following a whirlwind campaign of the
city. Mr.. Harry T. Pratt, Dean Will
liam Pickens and other prominent Balti.
more citizens have written most encour-
aging letters to Tuskegee Institute re-
gsrding the outlook for a successful ef-
fort.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Bob Burdette's Aside.

When Bob Burdette was addressing
the graduating class Of large eastern
college for women he began his re-
marks with the usual salutation.
young ladies of 81" Then in a hOr-
rified aside he added. That's an aw-
full age for u girlr'
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Happy BOYS,

'The Smithers twins are so much
alike that their own mother can't tell
them apart
THAT must be rather confusing"
1T is. but the boys don't mind it.
Their mother never dares to whip
either of them for fear it might be the
wrong one. e."-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
To Make Sure.

won't you please leave the light
burning in the hall. mOther?" pleaded
little Robert as he was being put to
bed.
Nonsense. BObbie." was the reply.
Surely you know there isn't anything
to be afraid of in the dark
Yes. know. but can't you leave
teeny weeny light so l can see there
isn't anything there?"-Exchange
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Size Of the Roman Empire.
ccordins b ths historian Gibboa,

AccOruln8 % tn9 nnoot84 9io0o9,
the Roman empire "was above 1000
miles in breadth, from the wall of
Antoninus and the northern limits of
Docia to Mount Atlas and the Tropic
Of Cancer: that it extended in length
more than 1900 miles. from the west
ern ocean TO the Euphrates: that it
was situated in the finest part of the
temperate zone. and that it was sup
posed to contain above 100000 square
miles"
According to this. the Roman EN-,
pire was considerably smaller than the
United States. the area of which Qeav-
ing out Alaska and the islandsl is
nearly 3.OOnOOO square miles. or al
most twice as big as was the empire
Of the Caesars.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Envelopes.

Envelopes were practically unknown
before 1T25 About that time one was
letters were often sent folded and seal
ed Envelopes may he said TO have
come into use shortly after 1SI4.-Ex
change
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
SEEK NEGRO IN Staying.

George White, Negro, is being sought
by the police for the fatal shooting of
ollie Small, twenty-si1 years old, 3l51
Federal street, a Negro, who died in the
County Hospital Monday.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Badly Timed.

Nephew tried to get raise today.
aunt. but the boss refused II. Mrs.
Blunderby-TOO bad. Dicky. Perhaps
you didn't approach him at the zOOlOg-
ical moment.-Boston Transcript.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
Her Tact.

Howard - Did she refuse you. old
man? Coward-Well. In a delicate. in
direct way. She told me she never
wanted anything she could get easily.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30
AtIaa ReioiceS.

Atlas bore the world on his shoulders.
"It Is much easier than having Il on
your conscience" he explaired-New
York Sun.
The broad ax., 1916-09-30

The virtue OF justice consists In mod
eration as regulated by wisdom.-Aris-
totia.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-19
FRIENDS OF ART
BANQUET TONIGHT
Two Hundred Plates Reserved When
Expensive Paintings Will Be
Shown
SMALL TABLES ARE ARRANGED
y, MnLLIrIcIA--Aprn u.

~ NbhhNFh' - nfNA -
Tonight and tonight only there VIII ne
on exhibition IN the ballroom OF the Pom
tenele the most wonderful collection o.
pictures ever seen IN this section Of the
middle west, But only the Friends Of
Art may view them, for back they 80 i'm.
mediateiy to Now York, from whence
they came. Most Of the pictures are tho
work OF foreign. especially of French
artlsts-and, unfortunately, they arc too
high priced TO be bought in Omaha.
These Will be exhibited at the Friends
OF Art dinner this evening. an affair Of
over 200 guests which has been arranged
by Mrs George bernhard Prlna ~ n fit
ting closing Of the most auGcesaful year
90 the fine arts promoters Of Omaha.
The success Of the event IL furthered
still more by the presence Of a speaker
Of international accomplishment as an
artist, art Judge and art critic. Mr.
George Francis Browne OF Chicago. As
q Landscape painter Mr.. Browne has dls.
tingulshed himself az creator Of art.
always convincing weight whore the
critic is concerned the general pub
bic win hold that IL Ia the man who has
done n thing who understands II best.
The 90 odd guests az this evenings
dinner will be al tables seating from six
70 eight with loose punches OF roses ly-
ing in artistic carelessness between tho
plates Tho table hosteases Will bei
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-19
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Belgian Relief News.

The Franco Belgian Relief society met
in ail-day session this morning with Mrs
o. G. Redick This meeting may be the
laste OF the season and the society is en-
deavoring 10 finish all bandages and surg
ical dressings today The future plans Of
the relief workers. both for the Omaha
and Happy Hollow circles, depend entirely
upon the outcome OF tho war. II the war
ends favorably 10 tho inhabitants Of In
vaded countries. the work may no dis
continued next season. But tho organiza-
ton Will be continued 10 carry on the
same work II tho war drags on, or 70
help the people to reconstruct their so
clety and rcfurnish their pillagad homes
II this summer sees tho finish Of the
conflict 6
The Happy Hollow circle met with Mrs.
Ezra Willard IN the afternoon. This
branch OF relief workers expects 20 hold
one more session this season