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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-12-29
Sheriff Sale.

State of Louisiana. Parish of Grant,
18th Judicial District Court.
Dr~J. C. Chapman vs.. j. P. Brister
ct ais.
By virtue of a writ of seizure ant
sa issued out of the 18th Judicial Dis
trict Court and to me directed in tho
above entitled suit, directing and com.
harding me to seize and sell the prcr
rty Of defendant. | have seized -.
will offer Tor sale at The principal fro
door of the court house in Colfax, La
between the hours prescribed by Law
for judiciaf'sales, on
SATURDAY, DEC. %, 1917,
the following described property, seiz-
ed as the property of the defendan
aerein, to-wit:
Lots 6 and of block No. SO of tn.
Bonneville addition to Colfax, with
rcvemeEts
Terms of sale Cash, with the benA
i appraisement
Colfax, La, Nov. IL, 1917.
L. o. CLINTON,
Sheriff of Grant Parish, La
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Il Firmly Believed
It Saved My Life
Declares Medicine That Will Do
What Tanlac Did For Her,
Deserves Praise

''By the help of Tanlac | have
overcome troubles had begun
TO fear would end my life," said
Mrs. Aline Ramsey. who resides
at 303 South Pearl Street, Dallas,
Texas. recently.
my stomach has been troub.-
ing me for eight years." she con-
tinued, land | had gotten to
where | couldn't even eat raw
eggs or drink sweet milk without
suffering afterwards. At times
my stomach was so gassy and up
set that ! couldn't retain a thing.
For the past two years have had
in my right shoulder
and arm so bad | could hardly
use my hand. was so nervous
and miserable could hardly sleep
at all and could do no work with
out feeling completely exhausted.
| was badly constipated, had such
a glimmer before my eyes / could
hardly see and would often get
so dizzy ! had to lie down.
/. Il took nearly every medicine
| ever heard of and tried in vain
so long without getting anything
to help me that / had begun to
think | couldn't get well. Then
fDy nephew from Geoi gIa lolG ME
about Tanlac and while | never
got much relief from my first
bottle, the second got me to eat
ing hearty and sleeping fine.
finished nv third bottle with such
ols appetite .na . could hardly
get enough to eat and my stomach
trouble and rheumatism are
gone. So now / can eat what |
want, sleep like a chilo and am
.raisine Taiia.c for my W.. der
ui recovery | frmiy .beiieve it
n -
edicine y vor,h pi,.isii4t.
ianiac is soldin Coifax by Dix
Pharmacy ard by enc regular
5taaask .IeuDle aao %. sti = 4;i0n
Those who are afflicted with stomach
rouble and constipation should read the
rIlowir-.: have neve' founa a-v BIZ
az uset, tgefi "a aiiu 900 stW l.L. sia.
past two years. Ihey not only regular
the action of the bowels but stimulats
the liver and keep ones body in health
condition, writes Mrs. Benjamir Il
er Auffrn y Y A1-
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WAR TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
NuD1ter Sis
Billie and Jimmie viii Take MiIitar,
Training.
NHrEer Sir

'T am mighty sorry, Uncle Dan, that
this is your last night with us. Cant
you stay longer? We boys are having
a peach of time" said Billie.
swell, If you get more out of it ir
the way of pleasure than l." said I'm
Gle Dan, .you are going some"
Billie, have been talking seriously
with your father and mother about
sending you to a military academy and
they asked me TO talk with you about
It,"
"Whoopee!' Billie screamed, like 9
wild Indian.
snow, hold your horses" said Uncle
Dan, 'and listen to me. You know
sent my boy, Howard, to one of these
schools for a year when he was about
your age. He was narrow chested
stoop shouldered, rather loose jointed /;
he had the big head and needed dis.
cipline and physical development. He
was growing fast and l wanted him to
be strong physically"
"Say. Uncle Dam" said Billie, II be
iieve your description of Howard fits
me pretty well, eh?"
"Well," said Uncle Dan, "to be frank
I think it does: you need the same
thing. Howard did not like 1t at first. J
am told for few weeks he had rough
sledding,' but after he found that the
only way was to obey orders, he caught
the spirit of the institution and liked
1t. We did not see him for about six
months. then he came home for few
days. We were astonished at his ap-
pearance. He had gained about &c
pounds in weight, his muscles were az
hard as nails, he stood as straight as
an arrow, he was courteous. consider
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Ten Dollars Reward.

Left Verda, cow and calf. Black cow.
has horns and some white spots on her
marked upper half crop and under bit il
right, and under half crop and upper BIZ
in left ear Yearling heifer, brown o.
jersey color, some white spots, SANE
mark.
Will pay ten dollars for their deliver,
to my place, or will pay well for infor
nation leading to their recovery.
j. r. MILLER.
d. New Verda
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BIB in cut
ate and manly. His awkwardness had
disappeared. The change was wonder
full and it was all to the good. Here
Is photograph showing before and
after taking and I am sure no patent
medicine advertisement could beat 1t.
swell, mother and I were delighted.
That was ten years ago. and Howard
says the year he spent at the military
academy was the best year of his life.
..Now," said Uncle Dan, with great
earnestness, "when such training does
somuch good, makes better citizehs and
at the same time fits q man to defend
his country, why should not Uncle Sam
furnish this training at the govern
ment's expense? The government has
the right to call anyone to serve in
case Of war, and without training,
man is worth nothing as soldier. I'm
Gle Sam has splendid new training
camps that will soon be available for
the purpose, therefore. here is double
reason why the Chamberlain bill for
compulsory military training should be
passed at once, so that every boy ply
sically fit may have this training and
not leave 1t for his parents to pay for.
On account of the expense not one boy
I'm 80 can take the training now. I am
glad that you can do so. These big
crops and big prices, find, make the
farmers rather 'cocky,' and that the
best is demanded by them"
Billie was up with the lark the next
morning. more excited and enthusiastic
than ever. He had plan. He knew
Jimmie owned colt worth 500; that
he would make almost another 500 on
his potatoes If they turned out well,
and that he had from his previous
savings, bought a 500 Liberty bond
Billie's plan was to have Jimmie cash
In and 60 with him. He was disap-
pointed to find that Jimmie would still
lack about $500 of having enough to
see him through. His lip quivering. he
said: I'm mighty sorry to leave Jim
ME-"
Uncle Dan was silent a moment or
two. then he asked Billie to go down
to the orchard and get him some APP
Piles to eat on the train. While he was
gone, it was arranged that Uncle Dan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Graham would adj
vance the money necessary so that
Jimmie could go. When Billie returned
ne was told about it. He ran to the
phone and called Jimmie. saying:
"Come on over, run just as fast as you
can, I've got the greatest news you
nss1s hoo ri DER
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s1o0 Reward. 500

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there Is at least on
dreaded disease that science has bee!
able to cure in all its stages, and that =
Catarrh. Halls Caiarrh Cure Is the onl
positive cure now known to the medic;
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutions
disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blooa
and mucous surfaces OF the system there
by destroying the founda ton of the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength BY
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative DOW
ers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that II fails 10 cure. Send
for list of testimonials
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
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HOW MONEY GOES
ROUND IN A CIRCLE

There won't be any money left In
the country if they keep on asking
for these loans"
How many times do you hear such
a. remark made about the Liberty
Loan? Perhaps you may have even
thought something of the sort your
self.
To a man not used to finance the
thought is a very natural one.
Let US think this thing out.
In the first place, practically all
of the money subscribed to the Lib
erty Loans stays right here in the
country, and good deal of 1t stays
right in the locality from which it is
originally subscribed So this talk
about draining the country" and
about there being no money left in
the country" is sheer nonsense.
Let US see how this works out.
We will suppose that you are a
farmer, or cotton grower. that you
have purchased a Liberty Bond and
you are paying by installments spread
over several months. Now, until the
government actually needs your mon
ey it leaves it on deposit at some
local bank which is acting as gov
eminent depository-mayb your own
bank.
Now, by the time you have paid
the LAST instaIIment on your Bond,
It is quite likely that the money paid
in as your FIRST installment has
been used by the government to pay
for your own cotton or grain, and
you will be returning this very same
money to the bank to be placed once
again to your account, or to apply
on your purchase of another Liberty
Bond.
But" you say, how about these
millions and millions OF dollars loan.
ed to our allies? Does not this
money 60 out of the country" 1t
does not. Practically all of the
money which goes to our allies is
lent with the clear understanding
that it is t. be used for the purchase
of goods in this country. Thus you
will see that seldom do we actually
loan our allies any money at all, but
ne loan them goods which you pro-
duce and for which you are paid.
IN SUBSCRIBING TO THE LIBER-
TY LOAN YOU ARE PRACTICALLY
PUTTING CAPITAL INTO YOUR
OWN BUSINESS.
Fears have been expressed by
some that the government OF this
country will place such enormous tux
alton on the public that it will be
almost equivalent to taking thei,
capital and their savings from them
The government Of this country de-
sires above all things that you keep
your capital and keep 1t working. It
wants your cotton and 1t wants your
foodstuffs and is not foolish enough
to take away the capital which you
need to run your business. This would
be killing the goose that lays the
golden egg" The government wants
you to get richer SO that you NAV
be in a position to lend some of
your increased wealth to carry on
the war.
For its own good. the government
IS trying to make you richer wealth.
Ter then ever Won we-a before.
Have you any "kick co7ling?~
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ole. / tried nearly ev
cry medicine / could
hear of. among them !
used fifteen bottles-of
one popular prepare
ton, but never found
anything that did me
any permanent good
until l took Chamber
lain's Stomach nd
Liver Tablets, which
have effected a'perma-
nent cure. 1t has now
been five years since I
took these tablets, and
l have had no more
stomach trouble dur
ing that time. / have
recommended Cham.
berlain's Tablets to q
great many sufferers
with stomach trouble.
and travelinQ- sales
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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 the
differents country hotels, which is ons
cause of this dreadful disease"
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ll4v cling Man Cured

2 3. Gentleman, travelling man Of
writes: Twelve years ago
from sf0n ach from
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
BAD ROADS VERY EXPENSIVE
Estimated Cost of % Cents a Ton Per
Mile on Average Highway-13
Cents on improved.

There is no need of discussing the
Importance of good roads. They are
essential to comfortable travel, to the
economic production and distribution
of farm products, to the development
especially of satisfactory rural schools,
and to the Improvement of the social
life of the nation. Bad roads are
very expensive possessions. 1t is es-
timated that it costs % cents under ex-
listing conditions to haul q ton a mile
on the average country road and only
IS cents on q properly improved road,
but this is not all the story. The di-
rect cost is very great and the inai-
rect costs are possibly greater. With
bad roads the farmer is compelled to
haul when he should be engaged IN
other pctivities, while with good roads
he ca plan his operations without
reference to the weather. The states
and the local units, as has been init
mated, have strikingly recognized these
truths by greatly increasing their ap-
preparations unI. By devising better
neutrality-suspicious. Review Of Re
views.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
ROADS IN NATIONAL FORESTS
Allotment Made to Each State for I'M
provement by Secretary Houston
California Leads.

Secretary Houston has announced
the million dollars to be spent during
the fiscal year 1918 in constructing
roads and trails within or partly with
In the national forests. This money is
part of the S10,OO0,00O appropriated
by the federal aid road act to assist
development Of the national forests,
which becomes available at the rate Of
$1,000,O00 a year for ten years.
The allotments as approved are as
follows: Alaska, S46,354; Arizona,
S5S,604; Arkansas, $9,S03; California,
$14O,9Ss; Colorado, S62,575; Idaho,
Sos, 730; Montana. S70,042; Nevada,
S19,296; New Mexico, $42,495; Ore
gon, S12S,111; South Dakota, SS,092;
Utah, S41,167; Washington, S91,944;
Wyoming, S4O,6S4. A total of S9,995
has been allotted to Florida, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota
and Oklahoma. The group Of eastern
states-Georgia, Maine, New Hamp-
shire, North and South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Virginia and West Virginia
in which the government is purchas-
ing lands for national forests, receives
S21,120.
In making allotments, it is explained,
10 per cent Of the amount available
for 1918 is withheld as a contingent
fund. One-half Of the remainder has
been apportioned among the states in
amounts based on the area of the ma
tional forest lands in each state, while
the other half has been allotted on q
basis of the estimated value Of the
timber and forage resources which the
forests contain.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
NJ
I he ;
Dotted Il:
O. :
! BY Florence l. Henderson :
By Florence l. Henderson

Copyright, 1917, by W. G. ~Chapman.)
Lura B~ranscombe was in the power
Of q human wolf and never suspected
it. She was too artless and innocent to
think i'll Of others and whenever q
shadow Of doubt crossed her mind it
was speedily dispelled. Her evil ge-
MUS was Isaac Wickham, but she knew
him only as her legal guardian, n
because her father had left him ad-
ministrator of his large estate, while
Wickham rather repealed her with his
elish, avaricious face, Lura expert
enced a certain sense of duty towards
him and was obedient to his direction
as the legally appointed protector Of
her interests.
In the olden days Wickham had been
q fairly honest and capable man. Bank
ruptcy had soured him. Then when
Mr.. Branscombe selected him to act
as guardian for Lura, the whole ma
ture of the man had changed. He now
thought Of but one thing-to make all
he could out Of his appointment as ad-
ministrator. He was stern, servile,
exact, indulgent with his fair young
ward, just as it occurred to his polite
mind he might best influence certain
ends which he had in view. He had
control of large liquid funds and a
portion of these he had surreptitiously
used to establish Purdue, a distant
relative, named in q loan-Ghark bust
ness which Wickham financed and
from which he was receiving an opulent
revenue.
give got to break it up" muttered
Wickham one morning, as he sat in
the library of the handsome home of
his client. This Gwynn Bartlett is
certainly favored by Lura. If they
marry, my mission lure practically
ends. I don't know how far they have
gone in their lovemaking, but l must
block further progress in that direc-
tion."
The sordid old moneymaker sat
gnawing his mustache, his eyes rest
less, rowing, holding a hateful, schem-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11

ing glow. Then suddenly they scin-
tillated keenly. He took up the re-
ceiver of the telephone on his desk.
Long distance" he ordered with a
snappiness that bespoke urgency and
resolve.
Maurice Wickham, Springfield" he
called q minute later, and then Hello !!
this is Uncle Isaac. You got my let
ter? Why do you delay? You are i'm
periling my position and your own
pospects. Come on at once. The girl
has taken q fancy to u fellow we have
got to sidetrack and you must try to
win her before the impression gets
too strong"
Then something from the other end
of the line, and then:
every good. I'll expect you Monday,
and we'll start the campaign forth
with" What Isaac Wickham had
done was entirely in accord with the
impulses of his crafty nature. He
had made up his mind to marry Lura
to his precious nephew, Maurice.
If he had known of the warm ten
derness, which had grown up between
Lura and Gwynn, perhaps he would
have hesitated. His efforts to sepa-
rate these two would be futile, for deep
love was in their souls, though as yet
unspoken. At that very hour in the
garden of the Branscombe home, the
harmonious twain were engaged in an
earnest and mutually interesting con-
v%ersation.
"You must not be discouraged.
Gwynn," Lura was saying. "After your
famous start don't let obstacles daunt
you"
ut is a matter of money, as you
| see," replied Gwynn. II am afraid l
have been too venturesome. Foolishly
I invested all Of my little capital in
one enterprise. 1t is sure to be profit
able in the end, but I need the capital
to margin my stock holdings and that l
do not seem to have the power to Sc
cure"
ooh, deari If I were only a year
older" sighed Lura, land could do
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
CONCRETE FLOORS ARE BEST
Poor Economy to Replace Worn-out
Floors With Wood, Says Mime
nesota Highway Commission.

It is poor economy to build bridges
with wooden floors OF to replace
WORKOUT floors with wood, the Mime
sofa State Highway commission says
in a late bulletin issued to county
boards and district engineers.
"The department is frequently re-
quested to inspect old bridges and de-
termine whether it is feasible to re-
place a wooden floor, because in O ma
jority of cases the old bridge is found
to be dangerous when corrying trac-
ton engines" says the bulletin. sit
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
Baptist S. S. Convention.

Programme of the Baptist Sun
day school convention at Bethany
church on the 18th and 10th of
July, 1917:
1000 A. M.-Devotional exer
cises by the moderator, J. D.
Hughey.
Roll call of Sunday schools.
Address of welcome, by 3. z.
Talbert. Response by A. S. Temp
kins.
Election of officers.
Report from Sunday schools.
Appointment of committees.
Query: Is a Graded School a
Success? w. b. Cogburn.
Is it Necessary for Effectiv
Work in the Sunday School? DR.
E. P. Jones.
Adjournment for dinner.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Query: Is it advisable for the
Collection o; the Sunday Schools to
ff9 FAX TO s B%SnessietRHs ne $ snnd fns fss eRool
Financially? j. D. Hughey, Rev.
w. r. Smith.
Denomirational Literature. Rev.
P. B. Lanlam, Re-. j. A. Gaines.
THURSDAY MORNING., 1000 A. NJ.
Devotional exercises, Rev. w. r.
Smith.
General discussion of Sunday
school work, Rev. r. j. Watts.
The Attitute of the sunday School
to the WorN- Wide Crisis. Rev.
C. G. Wells md Rev. II. 3. White.
Adjournment for dinner.
THURsDY AFTERNOON.
The Sunday School as an Evan.
gelistic Force. Revs. J. F. Warren,
WI. Gaines.
,Miscellaneos business.
Adjournme1.
j. D. 1ughey, Chairman,
DR.. EP. Jones,
Rev. 3. Lanham,
A. S. 'ompkins,
w. C%osburn,
Committee.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
o OFT WEIGHER.

l respectfullynnouce that l am
a candidate fore-eletion to the
position of pulc ccton weigher
for the town of lgefid and pledge
myself, if electe' to tk same faith
full discharge ofuty i the future
as l have endeaved 1.-THE past.
CT. B.Williams.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
Eatwad's Independence,

"Young Fatwad is an absolute min
compoop. He doesn't know enough
TO come in when it rains"
"He doesn't need to. With all his
money he can afford a new umbrella
every day in the week and a mar to
carry 1t for him."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
Building Concrete Bridge.

takes a strong bridge to carry a con-
crete floor, but we find that after the
original floor has been replaced twice
with wood, on q light truss, the eX-
penSe is as great as il would have been
to build a concrete floor bridge, with
heavier steel, and any further expense
is q clear waste of money"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
Exannel of Good Roads.

The automobile is the evangel OF
the good roads movement. Every sale
of a Nve-passenger touring car with
tires subject to sudden and disheart-
ening puncture means better roads and
more of them. Therefore, everyone
should buy touring cars because he
will then become a good roads advo-
cate.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
At an Advantage.

"a singing man has a great advan-
tage!"
"In what way?"
"When he MARBLES he commands the
greatest interest and yet he isn't held
responsible for a thing he happens to
say"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11
Now He Knows.

"Pop, what is the social whirl?"
asked the boy who Is bound to be wise
some sweet day.
'One e.. m. at the dress-suit stag
affair."" answered pop, who knew
whereof he spoke.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-07-11

Wanted for Nothing.
Good Zoads, according to Howard
Ram, are something which everybody
wants for nothing.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-07-21
LYcEUM CLOSES SUNDAY.

The Young Peoples Lyceum, Grace
Presbyterian Church, 54O9 Dearborn
street will close for the summer sea-
son, Sunday, July %, at 5 clock. A
splendid musical program has been ar
ranged by Miss Maude j. Roberts.
The meeting will be presided over by
Cary B. Lewis, chairman of the Speak
ers' Committee. There will be no spe-
cial speaker Sunday. Only one min
ute talks will be made by prominent
men and women on ''What Has the
Lyeeum Accomplished" Any member
wishing to say word about any SUBJ
ject may do so but must not take over
a minute. Among the one minute men
will be Hon. E. H. Wright, Hon. B.
F. Moseley, Hon. Louis B. Anderson,
Major R. R. Jackson, Mr.. J. E.
Stamps, Mr.. T. Arnold Hill, Charles
Pierce, Editors Turner and Abbott and
the Rev. Moses Jackson. Each speech
will be no longer than minute.-"C."