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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
Acid Not Only Foe to Tin.

The popular idea that only acid sub
stances attack tin is wrong. Fish. as
paragus, beans. pumpkins and spin
ach are not acid, and yet their corro-
sion Of tin is quite marked. This
is probably due to antino compounds,
substances related to ammonia. In the
case of shrimps the cans are often
eaten through in comparatively short
time. So alkaline is the methylamine
contained in shrimps that workmen in
the canneries find the skin peeling off
their hands. Observation by some can
ners led to the discovery that If
shrimps We're iced for a day before
canning, the corrosive action of the
juices was greatly diminished. This is
now the universal practice. In addi-
ton the cans are lined with paper to
prevent the contact of the shrimps
and the tin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
CLIP THIS AND PIN
. ON WIFE's DRESSER
Cincinnati man tells how TO shrive'
up corns or caliuses 90 they
lift of with fingers.

Ouch lfffil This kind of rough
talk will be heard less here in town If
people troubled with corns will follow
the simple advice of this Cincinnati
authority, who claims that few drops
of a drug called freezone when applied
to tender, aching corn or hardened cal
lus stops soreness at once, and soon the
corn or callus dries up and lifts right
off without pain.
He says freezone dries Immediately
and never infames or even irritates the
surrounding skin. A small bottle of
freezone win cost very little at any
drug store, but will positively remove
every hard or soft corn or callus from
ones feet 8 Millions of American women
will welcome this announcement since
the inauguration Of the high heels If
your druggist doesn't have freezone tell
him to order . small bottle for you.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
Disappointed.

Wordsworth once called on Miss
Harriet Martineau at Ambleside,
where she had built q house. There
was q gathering of neighbors present,
and Wordsworth stood for a long time
at the window contemplating the beau
tiful landscape outside. Then he
turned to the party and said: "Niss
Martineau congratulate you on your
beautiful little domain. The views are
wonderful. and this will turn out to be
the wisest thing you ever did in your
life." He paused for moment, and
the guests expected some comment on
the uplifting effects of communion with
nature; but Wordsworth, with fine
gesture. went on: "Your property win
certainly be trebled in value within the
next ten years."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28

Farmer Boys Short Course Called OFF.
The farmer boys short course
which was to have been held at
the State Normal School at
Natchitoches, beginning August
6, has been called off on account
of the resignation of one of the
teachers. Last year Grant par
ish sent more boys to the short
course than did any other par
ish in the State. Many boys and
some girls were planning to at
tend this year, and to such it
will be quite disappointment to
know this course has been called
off for the year.
The Bank of Colfax had offer
cred to pay the expenses of sew
en- boys, one from each ward in
the parish. to attend this school
and the Bank of Pollock expect
ed to send one boy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
Corralling Grant Parish Slackers.


On last Friday two u. S. mar
shals arrested Hillary Walker and
Job Tison and his two sons, Wynn
Tison and Charles Tison, and
took them to the Alexandria Jail.
Wynn and Charles Tison were
arrested for failing to register
for the selective draft. The two
elderly men, Job Tison and Hilla-
ry Walker, were arrested for ad-
vising and melting younger men
not to register. No one who
knows him is surprised at the
cranky stand taken by Job Tison,
as he has. been interdicted and
placed in the insane asylum two
or tnyee times.
JOS Tison said he would rather
take off his hat to the Kaiser
than to President Wilson, and
the young men are reported to
have said they would not register
because they had taken an oath
to the Lord that they would not
go to war.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
Wild Animals and Law.

If human being trespasses on your
property, or carries away or destroys
anything belonging to you, the law will
protect you or you may proceed against
him yourself even to the extent of u.s.
ing physical force. But if a wild bird
or animal protected by the law Injuries
your property, you must not destroy or
injure it. If you do. the law will pun
ish you. Deer or moose may browse
on crops, mink or skunks kill chickens,
robins eat cherries. and all must go
free Of harm by decision Of the New
York Court of Appeals in the suit of
several owners Of land on Eagle creek,
an inlet of the Fourth lake Of the Full
ton chain.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
Lens for Portraits

Anyone who intends TO do much
portraiture viii find 1t great help to
get some simple form If stand camera
for the. purpose, and fit it with one of
the old-fashioned portrait lenses. which
can usually be picked up secondhand
very cheaply. A half-plate lens should
be got for quarter-plate or smaller
work. as this allows one to be further
from the sitter. and so avoids all risk
Of wide-angle effects, besides covering
the plate better. In such a case. one
ought to get definition over the small
plate as good as with a first-rate an
astigmat, extreme rapidity, and at a
very moderate cest.-Exchange.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
EVER SAL|vATED BY
CALOMEL? HORRIBtEt
Calomel --is quicksilver and acts
like dynamite on
your liver.

Calomel loses you a day! You
know what calomel is. It's mer-
curry; quicksilver. Calomel is dan.
gerous. 1t crashes into sour bile
like dynamite, cralnping and sick
ening you. Calornel attacks the
bones and should never be put into
your system.
When you feel bilious, sluggish.
constipated and all knocked out and
believe you need a dose of dangerous
calomel just remember that your
druggist sells for so cents a large
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone, which
is entirely vegetable and pleasant to
take and is a perfect substitute for
calomel. 1t is guaranteed to start
your liver without stirring YOU uu
inside, and can not salivate.
Don't take calomel! 1t makes Won
sick the next day; it loses you DAYS
work. Dodson's Liver Tone straight-
ems you right up and you feel great.
Give it to the children because it is
perfectly harmless and doesn't gripe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
One Foot Walks Faster Than other.

You may think it is silly to ask
which foot walks faster, but it isn't.
Ii You will take pavement that is
clear and wQlk briskly in the center.
you will find, before you have gone
90 yards, that you have veered to one
side. You must not make an effort to
keep in the center, but if you will
think of something. and endeavor to
walk naturally, you will not be able
to keep in direct line. If you lose
yourself on an expanse of black moor
land and walk on. you will describe
complete circle. The explanation
lies in the propensity of one foot to
walk faster than the other, or take a
longer stride than the other, causing
you to walk to one side. To make as
surance doubly sure. try placing two
sticks about eight feet apart, then
stand off about sixty feet, blindfold
yourself. and endeavor to walk be-
tween them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
An Old Landmark DismantIed.

The little green cottage that
stood in front of the court house
next to the old bank building was
dismantled by Mr.. j. H. McNeely
this week, and the material haul
ed to his plantation. This little
house has stood for 36 years, and
ante dates pretty well all of the
building that has been done in
Colfax.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28

nine acres of oats he has planted
on the Kelly place. The heads
of each variety of wheat are
about two inches long, and the
grain kernels on each kind are
well formed and perfect. Mr..
Perkins has gathered a good
many sheaves of this wheat, as
it is scattered pretty thick all
through the oats. He has been
feeding the wheat to his chick
ems, and they thrive on it and
seem to be very fond of it. He
is persuaded that if this wheat
is planted on the mixed lands of
the Red river bottom it would do
well, as it seems to be entirely
free from rust or smut.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
Lily Beds Beautiful River

Some of the most beautiful and ex-
tensive natural water-lily beds in the
world are to be found along the up
per Mississippi. During the summer
months persons come from miles
around to look upon these vast ex-
quisite displays. When the river is
low portions of its bed. in some cases
scores OF acres In extent. are covered
with shallow water, or wholly exposed.
In such places the white and yellow
lilies. surrounded by their shining
green leaves. are to be found. some Of
the beds stretching as far as the eye
can see.-Popular Mechanics Maya
zine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28

Information for Men Who Have Beer
Drafted.
The Grant parish local board,
composed of Sheriff l.. O. Gin
ton. Clerk J. J. O'Quinn and DIR.
E. H. Blackwood, have issued
Tor will soon issue) calls for the
first two hundred men drawn to
report.
In case parties fail to receive
this notice it does not excuse
them. If their number is among
the list of numbers published it
is their duty to report, for they
will be subject to draft anyhow.
The mailing of notices is for
your convenience, but if the let
ter is not received you, cannot
make that an excuse, you must
report.
You must report for physical
examination on the day named
in your call. If you are physi-
cally disqualified the board will
give you a certificate explaining
your further duty.
If you are physically disquaIi-
fled and file a claim for exemp-
ton in seven days you will be
given ten days to file proof of
your exemption.
Ii you are physically qualified
and file no claim for exemption
your name will be posted by the
board as one called for military
service.
The rules and regulations gov
erning exemptions and claims
for discharges are quite numer-
GUS, and too lengthy for US to
publish at this time.
1t would be we'll for all parties
under the jurisdiction of the
Grant parish board to inquire
into their standing relative tol
the draft. The jurisdiction of
the board extends over all the
registered numbers from l to
1910 inclusive. By inquiry every
man can know his standing and
liability, whether in the present
draft, or whether he will be in a
second or third draft, if they
should be ordered.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
Louisiana Legislative Session Closed.

Louisiana Legislative Session Closed.
The twenty days session of the
Louisiana legislature was brought
to a close Thursday night.
Forty bills are announced as
the sum total for the session,
among them the widows dowry
act, for which the session was
primarily held. We are glad to
note that Senator S. ]. Harper
of this district and Representa-
tive Geo. A. Foster. of Grant par
ish, were among those who sup
ported the Upton bill to estab-
lish a dry zone for Camp Beau
regard.
This bill was defeated because
the whisky men of Alexandria
wanted both soldier camp and
saloons. and hoped to secure an
ungodly profit by the traffic be-
tween them. The only hope to
protect our soldier boys is for
the war department to take con-
troll of the situation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
SAYS LEMON JUICE
WILL REMOVE FREcKLEs
oirIsl Make this cheap beauty lotion
to clear and whiten your skin.

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces of
orchard white, shake well, and you have
quarter pint of the best freckle and
tan lotion, and complexion bcautifier, at
very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of orchard white for q few
cents. Massage this sweetly fragrant
lotion into the face, neck, arms and
hands each day and see how freckles and
blemishes disappear and how clear. soft
and white the skin becomes. Yes! It
is harmless.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
Nothing Like Expert Advice and Help
in Canning Vegetables.

To the ordinary tyro and be.
ginner in the canning of vege.
tables a little expert advice and
demonstration is of the utmost
Importance. 1t is all very well
to have book information and
instruction from circulars, but
there is nothing so good as a
little show me" illustration by
some one who knows ''how" from
actual experience.
We are lead to this reflection
by the kindness of Mrs. j. w.
Duncan, who on Thursday after
noon brought around her steam
boiler, capper. soldering irons,
bottle of acid, etc., and in two
hours time put up a couple of
dozen cans of tomatoes in our
kitchen, and incidentally learned
the editor and his wife how the
thing is done. She also taught
us to avoid about dozen mis-
takes that would otherwise have
been made. Mrs. Duncan speci-
ally denies that she is an expert
at the canning BUSINESS, but all
the same she knows how, and
we are under many obligations
for her valuable instruction.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
Mothers Day to be Observed.

Mothers Day is to be approprl-
ately observed at the Methodist
church on Sunday. July %. An
interesting program of about one
hour will be rendered by the Sum
day school, beginning at 10 a. M,
consisting of songs, recitations,
solos and addresses. Preaching
services will begin at II O'Clock.
The general public is cordially in
vited, and an interesting and
profitable program awaits all.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
Colfax Red Cross Auxiliary Completes
Organization.

The Colfax Auxiliary of the
Rapides Chapter Of the ameri-
can Red Cross completed its or
ganization at the Colfax high
school building at 4p. m. on Mon
day, July %.
About score of lady members
were present and four male men,
bers. The meeting was called to
order by j. H. McNeely, chair
man, and the organization COM
pleted by naming all standing
committees.
The chairman announced that
a box of Red Cross supplies had
been received, and would be
opened up for inspection. He
also stated that the sewing room
with its tables and four sewing
machines had been secured for
the Red Cross workers, and that
a janitor would see to its keep
ing. The meeting was then ad-
and the ladies proceeded
to the sewing room to examine
the goods.
The following is the organiza-
ton as completed, viz:
Executive Committee j. H. Nc
Nicely, chairman; j. B. Roberts, vice
j. c. Mcknight, treasurer;
Miss Linnye Afford, secretary.
Finance Committee Earl Roberts,
A. l.. Sheriff., C. H. Teal,
John Randolph, w. D. Lurry, Mrs. j.
c. Mcknight, Miss Clara Wells, Mrs.
T. H. McNeely, Mrs. C. l. Crow.
Publicity Commitlee-H. G. Good
wyn, chairman; j. A. Williams. JAG
Bloch, E. S. Murrell, A. M. Goodwin,
A. L. Savage, Mrs. j. H. Afford, Mrs.
]. D. Givens, Mrs. L. H. Johnston.
First Aid Committee DR.. E. B. Gray,
Miss Cora Wells, Mrs. j. j.
O'Quinn, Mrs. w. A. Jones, G. H. Nc
Knight.
Membership Committee. @. Long,
chairman; T. P. Mcknight, Howard
McNeely, C. E. Duffey, Mrs. Howard
Mrs. R. S. Cameron, Mrs. T.
j. Cockfield, Mrs. w. D. Flanagan,
Miss Ellen Hyde. Mrs. T. P. Mcknight, |
aIrs. j. T. McMurry, Mrs. C. w. La
Croix, Mrs. Milton Smith, Mrs. w. A. |
Gatlin. Mrs. JAG Bloch, Mrs. A. M.
GOODWIN.
Inspecting Committee-Mrs. j. @.
Long, chairman; Mrs. Aida Hayes,
Mrs. ]. B. Mcknight, Miss Anna Belle
Mrs. Earl Roberts.
Entertainment Committee - w. A.
Brownlee, chairman; r. E. Mcknight,
Carl Hatfield, Mrs. d. M. Mcknight,
Mrs. E. H. Blackwood, Mrs. Opal Dun
AN, Mrs. John Randolph, Mrs. A. L.
savage. Miss Mary McNeely, Miss Leta
Afford, Mrs. Ludlow McNeely.
Committee on Supplies-J. w. Dun
AN, chairman; 7. H. McNeely, R. S.
cameron,
Committee of Sewing Managers
drs. G. H. Mcknight, chairman; Mrs.
v. D. Lurry, (Monday); Mrs. Dora
strickland, (Tuesday); Mrs. J. H. Nc
1eely, wednesday,; Mrs. S. E. La
'roix, (Thursday); Mrs. ]. w. Dun
an, friday; Mrs. j. A. Williams,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
Second Draft Not to be Called Until
1918,

| 1918.
Washington, July Is. = The
second increment of the national
army of the United States will
not be called until 1918, unless
there is some change in the war
plans now in the hands of the
war department.
Il have prepared the machin-
cry of the draft for but one turn
this year." said Provost Mar
shall General Crowder today,
although, of coures, the secre-
tary of war and the general
staff may order a change. At
the present time, however, it is
the plan to prepare only the first
increment of 6S7, O00."
Men chosen in the first draft
will be mobolized early in the
fall. General Crowder explained
today that it is the present plan
to order all men held for service
to report to their local boards on
a certain date. When all the
men are assembled they will be
turned over to the war depart
ment and come under military
jurisdiction for the first time.
The quartermaster general and
the adjutant general of the gen.
eral staff will then take the men
in charge and arrange for their
transportation to the canton
ments.
Two rules will be followed in
assigning men to environments, |
first to keep all state contingents |
together wherever possible. and, |
second, to send each contingent
to the nearest cantonment.
Men ordered held for service
who do not report when ordered
to the local board for mobiliza-
ton will be considered as under
jurisdiction and absent
without leave"
They will then be gathered to-
,ether by a provost guard. If
hey refuse to obey the COM
hands of the provost guard they
will be held as "deserters" and
subject to court.martial, the pen
llty for which in war time may
,e death.
The present draft machinery
will be kept intact. Members of
ocal and district boards will be
leld in office to carry on the
york of the selection of the Sec
nd increment and the third, if
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28

Bearded Wheat and Beardless Wheat.
Thursday morning Mr.. A. B.
Perkins handed US a couple of
handsfull of bearded and beard
less wheat, gathered from among
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-07-28
Town TaxSales
ENJOYABLE PROPERTY
Town of COlfax vs.. Delinquent
Tax Debtors, Parish of
Grant, Louisiana
TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE
Town OF COLFAx
Colfax, La, july "a. 1917.

Coi1aX, La, July "a, 1917. J
BY virtue of the authority vested in
me by the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana. will sell at the
principal front door of the court house
in which the civil district court of
Grant parish is held, within the legal
hours for judicial sales, beginning ut
II o. clock q. IN. on
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-01
LOST ANk FOUND

LOSl--ln lNr.c theatr Monday night or between Lyric thmtcr and DeSotO Springs. one sunburst with diamond cen Ter. pearl prongs, with small Sacred Heart pepnant Return to Miss Honi- ways, 143is Central Reward 1-3l-3t LOST Warranty deed from E. D. Hen delsou ot J. II Williams Return to this office and receive rew1rd. l-5l-5t between Princess the3ttr and St Charles hotel. contain ne about S95. bath ticket and draft for $I5f Finder please return samo to St Charles hotel R C. Wheeler, and receive hbcral reward.
 1-3o- W LOST-5 Sl0 Wells Fargo Travellers s'rruuce. worthless to anyone but myself. Return to W Bernard Hurley House. and receive reward 1-2N-lN
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-01
LEGAL NOTICES
coMMlssloNER,s SALE

Notice is hereby given that in pursu- lance Of the authority and directions coh~
 cery Court of Garland County made and entered on the lSt day Of January, lAl (, u a certain cause No 63231 then pend
 us therein between j. l. McManus, et
 al complainants and w. r Hawkins, ct al, defendants, the undersigned, as commi seiOuer of said court will offer
 ior, sale at public Nendue to the highes
 bidder at the west door or entrance of the Garland County Courthouse, in which said court Is held in the County of Car- land, within the hours prescribed by law Iary 1st 1917. the following described real estate to-wit,
 Part of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section Two, Township Three south Range Nineteen West more particularly described as fol- lows: Five acres out of the Northwest corner of sad forty acres beginning at the Northwest coruer of said forty-acrc ltract, aud run east along the North line thereof 66O feet, thence south $50 feet; thence West 660 feet 10 the West line the west line thereof to the point of be- ginning. 2ave and except a strip on the west end thereof now and heretofore used as a road,
 The above described tract to be sold Subject to all right, title and interest of the defendant W. IT. Hawkins, conveyed 10 the defendant J. W. Hudgins by the day of March. l91G
 Also. Lots 5 and 9 in Block ID" of Atoores Addition Co South Hot Springs, Arkansas. situated fin the southwest quar- ter Of Section ., SoutE af Range 19 West.
 Also the southeast quarter of th, northwest quarter and the east half of the southwest quarter and the southwest Iauarter Of the southwest quarter Of Sec | tlon 36. Township ] North Range lg IWest. an Of the above described lands being and lying in Garland County Ark
 ansas
 1 Terms of Sale-rOu @ credit of three months. the purchaser heinz required tc
 execute a hond as required hN law and
 the order and decree of said court r said cause win approved security bear ling interest at the rate of 10 per cen lper aunum from date of sale until paid land d lien heiug reta ned on the prem
 lses sold To secure the payment of ths
 purchase money
 . Given under my hand this l2th day O
 January i9ll
 r w ROWLFs.
 l-12-l7 Commissioner in Chancery
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ned war measures at sea to be annex ed, the government at the same time begs to express it's confidence that the American government will warn Amer ican ships against entering into the barred territory as described in the annex and also will warn it's citizens against passage on or eonfining goods to ships plying to ports in the barred zone"
 Similar notes have been handed to The representatives Of all neutral cog- ernments.
 Following is the annex referred to in the German note
 Prom February l. 1917 with barred zones around Great Britain. Fran e, Italy and in the eastern Mediterran. can as outlined in the following all sea traffic forwith will be opposed
 Such barred zones are:
 Tn the North Sea, the District around England and France which is limited by a line, 20 nautical miles the district along the Dutch coast as far as the Terlcheling lightship the de gree of longitude of the terichling lightship to Udir line from there across he point 6 degrees north lat itude. five longitude, westward amog e degrees to q point three nautical miles south of the such point of Far over tFarce Islandsl.
 Concerning the south in the Medi terranean; For neutral shipping there remains open the south distrie' west of line from Pt de Pes Paquett to 90 degrees, % minutes north and ( degrees east, as we'll IF north and west of a zone 60 sea miles board