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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
FIRST DISTRICT.
.Accomac for T.HySon.

Accomac, Va--Aceomac gives FL
lyson majority over Pollard about zoe.
Pollard majority over Davis about 100.
saunders majority about SEQ. James
majority about 6oo; Stearnes' about
100
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

Roanoke, Va. August 7.--Pulaski
county fer governor. three missing
precincts Ellyson. 2s6; Pollard, 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
Smith Nominated Over Bell.

Special 10 The Richmond virg!nian1
Culpeper Va Aug. THE pri
mary here resulted in a success for
Harry Smith over Alden Bell by a
majority % about la0 votes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

Buena Vista Va --Ellyson. S.; Pol.
lard. II; Davis. - White. II, saun
ders 20; Hart. 70 Stearnes. 20.
Jan. es. Sc Brown. 43
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

Lynchhurg. Va.-But little interest
seems to have been taken in the pri-
mary In Campbell county. Late to-
right fifteen precincts out of twenty
FIVE had been hear from with a to-
tai vote polled of s5l The six pre-.
ctncts yet to be heard from will not
Iol! a large vote and probably the
present results will only be slightly
changed For governor in the fifteen
precincts Davis received 265 votes or
plurality Of 80 over Pollard. whose
vote was eos, while Ellyson had ia
White received AT votes. or a ma
jority Of 234 over Saunders whose vote
was 1873 For secretary Of the COM
nonwealth James received 327 votes
and Brown 277. Hart had Il major
itN of l34, he receiving 376 votes and
Stearnes 242
For house Of delegates, Robert A
Russell, incum bent, has a ma iority Of
1913. his vote being 3Ss, and Leo A.
Arthurs 263
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
Noney For Orphans.

Paris August 7-orphans Of La
Rochelle have received $3.50, collected
by the children ~ New Rochelle, n. Y.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

Clifton Forge, Va--Alleghany
county heard from four precincts out
of nine Pollard. 112; Davis 81.
Ellyson. 229 James. 2s6: Brown.
1ls stearnes. 104; Hart go White,
l5a; Saunders. 239 Goodwin, sS No
election three precincts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

Davis, ls2. Secretary Of the COM
monwealth--James.. 900; Brown, loo:
Attorney-general White, 159.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
Rock bridge.

Lexington. Fa.-Rockbridg county
and Buena Vista for governor. six
teen precincts out Of twenty-three-
Ellyson. 237. Pollard. 14a Davis.
2s5. Secretary OF the comm onwealth
lanes. 405: Brown, az. Super
intendent of public instruction
Stearnes 2oa; Hart ASS. Attorney
general-Wh 532. Saunders. $50.
The $780, 900 bond issue for roads
carried in South River district
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
Wythe.

Roanoke. Va. August 7.-Wythe
county for governor. all except three
small precincts. Ellyson. 2ss: Pollard
81; Davis, 9S.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08
East Radford.

East Radford. Va, August ELY
son. westward 20: eastward, Sc. Pol
lard. westward. 1s; eastward. Is Davis
westward, Z: eastward, 5; James, west
ward. 80; eastward. ~. Brown, west
ward, 49, eastward. IS. Stearns. west
ward, 10: eastward. rs. Hart westward
81; eastward. "a: White. westward, 40;
eastward, so; Saunders, westward. s
eastward. Al.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-08

Bristol-Nine out of ten precincts
Washington county heard from. Ely
son. s22: Davis. 81; Pollard. a., saun-
ders. 173; white. IS. James. l7s;
Brown, "a; Stearns. 143; Hart, 81.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-01

papers," said Frank. 'T notice that
the last transfer is in the name of
Bertha Simonds."
(which is probably her name You
might advertise"
Which Frank did, but there was no
results. He kept his eyes wide open
when on the street. He had long
ing memory Of the sweet face Of this
momentary acquaintance and be-
Heved he could recognize her a
square away. Bertha Simonds,
however, If that was in reality her
name, did not chance to cross her
path. He kept the papers in a safe
pocket, ready to restore them at a
moments notice to their rightful
owner.
Over two months went by. Then
the vanishing hopes of Frank Nit
chel were reinspired. His ever alert
ear caught a fragment of converse
ton between two passengers. One
was Waltham of Waltham & Co. The
other had observed:
81 see that old dead South West
ern Land and Water Co. stock is"
Going up!" sang out Frank to
waiting passenger.
lis going up"
Eyes, a new crowd trying to get
control. We're offering IS per cent
for all we can get"
And the very next morning Franks
heart gave a jump. The ideal of his
dreams stepped aboard his car She
looked excited, she nodded to him
and smiled.
Twelfth floor, please" she said.
do you remember 1 was here be-
fore?"
Eyes, I know" announced Frank
promptly. Did you lose something
that day, miss?"
eyes, some papers"
'I found them. I've been looking
for you ever SINCE" replied Frank.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-02-01
volving entrance doors of the build

that young lady" soliIoqUized
Frank. eff l am not mistaken she
needs a friend, maybe food. She
looked worried = worse than that,
distressed"
He was awaiting the down signal
from the starter a few minutes later
when he reached out his foot and
drew into view an object lying on the
floor Of the car. 1t was a large ma
Mia envelope with no direction on it's
outside. Frank inspected its con-
tents to find a dozen or more stock
certificates. They all applied to Ger
tain Southwestern Land and Water
company and represented a face val
ue of a good many thousand dollars.
A delicate fragrance, a faint old-time
perfume, emanated from the pack
age. He had noticed the same when
the girl had entered The car. At once
Frank comprehended that she had
lost the papers.
He waited expeetantly clear up to
the noon hour, calculating that when
the girl missed the papers she would
naturally go back her course,
seeking for them. She did not come.
Frank, when relieved from duty,
went to the Office of Waltham & Co.
After some inquiries found one of
the statesmen of the bond house who
recalled the visit of the young lady
Frank described. y
81 remember her." he told Frank.
''She wished to sell some insipid
shares Of stock. 1 told her they were
worthless" .
81 think 1 could find her" said
Frank, and told Of finding the enve-
lope.
81 don't know her name and didn't
notice the transfer signature" adj
vised the broker. "She looked dis
appointed when l told her that stock
was insipid- worthless it is, in fact.
It's on a concern that never paid a
dividend and has pulled along with
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14
CALOME[ SAL|vATES
and MAKES YOU SICK
Acts like dynamite on q sluggish
liver and you lose Q
days work.

There's no reason why person
should take sickening, salivating CAL
omel when so cents buys a large Dot
tie of Dodson's Liver Tone-a per-
feet substitute for calomel.
1t is pleasant; vegetable liquid
which will start your liver just as
surely as calomel, but it doesn't
make you sick and can not salivate.
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is
perfectly harmless.
Calomel is dangerous drug. It
is mercury and attacks your bones.
Take dose of nasty calomel today
and you will feel weak, sick and
nauseated tomorrow. Don't lose
days work. Take a spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone instead and
you will wake up feeling great. No
more biliousness, constipation, slug
gishness, headache, coated tongue or
sour stomach. Your druggist says if
you don't find Dodson's Liver Tone
acts better than horrible calomel
y0ps money is waiting for you.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14
FARM DEMONSTRATION WORK
BY X. H. Benton, Jr.
AGENT FOR GRANT PARISH
Plant Feed and Food Crops.

At this time of national crisis,
when our country is about to en-
gage in a war that may be of
several years duration, it is more
important than ever that we as
producers plant feed crops, and
food crops enough for our own
use and some to sell. There is
every reason to bolieve that food
and feed will bring good prices
this fall, and it would be patriot
ism as well as economy and good
business for our farmers to have
a goodly supply of produce to sell
this fall.
Our boys and young men are
volunteering to do their part in
the army, and they are making
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14
chameleon Gem.

~Heliodore is the newest gem. and II
differs from all others in its remark
able faculty of changing color.
Heliodore is a brand new discovery.
1t was accidentally unearthed by Ger.
man prospectors searching for other
precious stonesin German East africa.
No one knew what the gem wal when
It was first brought to light, but it did
not take long to learn that they had
added a new star to the bright irma-
ment Of gems. It Is the first new gem
discovery that has been made in mod
ern times. and many have thought that
there were no more new gems TO dis
cover.
Samples of the stones were sent
some time ago to the kaiser, and he
was delighted with them. He lad
seven heliodore stones set with dia-
monds and pearls and made into .
cross for the empress. The predomi-
mating color of heliodore in daytime ID
brilliant golden yellow. In artificial
light It changes to a beautiful green.
In semidarkness 1t shines like dia-
mond.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14
Old Horse We'll Fed.

There is an old mongrel horse of the
pavements living as luxuriously as any
blue-blooded. fast-stepping racer, in the
Biltmore hotel. He occupies one Of
the best rooms in the hotel. His daily
duty is to drag the ice-scraping ma
chine over the ice in the Biltmore ice
gardens. The men and women who
come to skate and idle and drink tea
feed him tidbits and scratch his head
or pat his neck, and the horse. clumsy
and unused to these carresses, pats
his carefully wrapped hoofs on the
rugs and swishes a time-bitten tail.
He drags the ice machine carefully
as il realizing his responsibilities, and
he goes gently through the corridors.
and is quiet in his room, never keep
ing late hours or leaving the light
burning. When the spring comes the
poor old skate will go back to the
workaday world, q dray and prob
ably harsh whip and harsher
curses, but just now he's living the
life.-New York Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14

Do the People Favor Compulsory
Military Training?
The editor of the Chronicle this
week received the following telegram:
Washington, D. c., April 6. 1917.
Mr. H. G. Goodwin, Colfax, La.
Do you believe majority people 9th
district including rural district favor
compulsory military training and SER
vice. Answer collect
J. 3. ASwELL.
To this inquiry we sent the follow
ing answer:
Colfax. La, April 6, 1917.
Hon. j. B. Aswell, Washington, ID. c:
Most representative citizens inform
ed as to conditions recognize need
and favor compulsory training. Ma
jority in rural region of eighth district
have scarcely learned about the propo-
sition. H. G. GOODWIN.
Did we answer Alright?
AS the bill for compulsory military
training has only been under consider
alton by Congress eight or ten days,
only those persons having access to
the daily papers have knowledge and
been able to discuss the proposition.
We think however, that all patriotic
citizens when they understand the sit
uation will favor compulsory military
training and service.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14
PRIZE HISTORIC PENS
COMPETITION FOR THOSE USED
TO SIGN TREATIES.
Most keeniy Sought After Will Be
the One Used to Affix Signatures
to Document That Will End
Present War.

Who will get the pen with which
the peace treaty will be signed which
shall end the present war?
The collecting of historic pens has
been quite a fad for some years past.
especially in Europe The pens with
which peace treaties are signed bring
the highest prices II they happen to
find their ways into the market, and
there are many collectors who would
be willing to give thousands of dol
lars for the pen which shall declare
an end to the present war Of wars.
Usually, however, such pens remain
the property of the states concerned.
When 1t became known that peace
had been declared between Japan and
Russian pen manufacturers all over
the world sent supplies of their pens
to the commissioners who were en-
gagged in arranging the terms, hoping
that the document would be complet-
ed through the agency Of their wares.
To avoid any unfair discrimination be-
tween the pen manufacturers it was
decided to use quill In signing the
treaty.
It was also a quill pen that was
used in signing the treaty Of peace
between the United States and Spain
after the war of 1898. This particular
pen was afterward sold for $125.
The pen used by the commissioners
in signing the memorable Treaty Of
Paris fell into the hands of the ex.
Empress Eugenie. Aside from its his
toric interest it Is also of great value,
for it is mounted in solid gold and in.
crusted in diamonds.
Aside from the collectors there are
many who consider it lucky to possess
| a pen that has been used in signing
the reprieve Of person condemned
to death. Applications for pens that
have performed such service are often
made to the governors Of states
Queen Victoria always retained pos
session of such pens. One Of these
she presented to Nine. Albani, the
singer.
Pens which have been used by ia
nous authors often fetch high price.
at auction. Dickens used the same
quill pen to write Hard Times" Lit
tie Dorrit" and BLEAK House," which
was sold some time ago for SIT.
A valuable pen is the one which
Lincoln presented to q friend just be
fore his death. It was made from I
portion of box which belonged t,
George Washington, while the box II
self had been made from the lid of tn
desk belonging to the captain of tn
Mayfower.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14
The Council of Education.

On account of the Council of
Education, sitting in Alexandria,
the Colfax high school was given
Thursday and Friday as holidays.
Prof. DeMoss, principal, accom-
panied by the faculty, Misses Ida
McAllister, Jewel Fletcher, jose
phine O'Quinn, Celia Pardue.
Willie Roberts, Irma Bradwell,
Mae Klaus and Linnie Afford,
went down Thursday morning to
attend the session.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14
YES! LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAIN!
Cincinnati authority tells how TO dry
Up . corn or callus % Il lifts
OF with fingers.

You corn-pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes
that nearly killed you before, says this
Cincinnati authority, because q few
drops of freezone applied directly on Q
tender, aching corn or caIlus, stops sore
ness at once and soon the corn or
hardened callus loosens so it can be
lifted out, root and all, without pain.
A small bottle of freezone cost very
little at any drug store, but will posi-
lively take of every hard or soft
corn or callus. This should be tried.
as it is inexpensive and is said not to
irritate the surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any 'freezone
tell him to get small bottle for you
from his wholesale drug house. 1t IL
fine stuff and acts like . charm every
time.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14
Special Government Warning to the
Farmers.

Special Government Warning to the
Farmers.
TO THE EDITORS OF LOUISIANA:
We are officially advised by
the United States Department
of Agriculture:
THAT the worlds food sup
ply is seriouly short.
2-That the South has been
drawing one billion dollars worth
of food supplies from elsewhere
each year.
3-That traffic congestion for
war purposes may prevent food
importations by the South, and
that army needs, and the food
the United States Government
will have to send the allies will
make it impossible for the South
to get food from elsewhere.
4-That unless the South pre-
pares to feed itself the South will
certainly go hungry before the
war comes to an end.
5-That radical increase in
the quantity of corn, potatoes,
meat, beans, etc., produced by
the South is absolutely essential
o'the South's own welfare
Hon. Carl Vrooman, Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture has Off
cially placed this information be-
fore US and has requested us to
give it to you and to urge you to
give it to your readers as prompt
ly as possible.
Very truly,
New Orleans Assn. of Com.
WALTER PARKER,
General Manager.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14
Muscle Soreness Relieved.

Unusual work, bending and lifting or
strenuous exercise is q strain on the
muscles, they become sore and stiff,
you are crippled and in pain. Sloan's
Liniment brings you quick relief, easy
to apply. it penetrates without rubbing
and drives out the soreness A clear
liquid, cleaner than mussy plasters or
ointments, it does not stain the skin or
clog the pores. Always have bottle
handy for the pains aches of rheuma-
tism, govt, lumbago, grippe, bruises,
stiffness, backache and all external
pain. At your druggist, 25c. -Adv.-S.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14

sacrifices to do it. 1t is for US to
raise the material to feed the ar
my, and we can do it with little
or no sacrifice. This is a time
when our nation needs an army
of farmers, as we'll as an army of
soldiers.
Reconsider your plans for this
year, and make arrangements to
produce peas. potatoes OF both
varieties, sweet corn, peanuts,
|cowpeas, soy beans, velvet beans,
and swine, cattle. and mules for
small money crops this year. Be
sure to utilize every foot of land
that is in cultivation this year.
Not only use all of the land, but
make all of the land produce ev-
cry pound of food that it can eco
nomicaIIy be made to produce.
This is a year when comparative
ly large applications of fertilizers
will be paying proposition, re-
CARELESS of the fact that the price
of fertilizers cost us more than
we are accustomed to paying.
All classes of meat and meat
products are very much in de-
mand. Instead of criticizing our
government for going into the
war, take advantage of your OPP
portunities to make money, and
raise hogs, sheep, goats and cat
! tie.
But do not sell them to travel
ing buyers at a give-away price.
Keep in touch with market con-
ditions through your farm paper,
or through your demonstration
agent, and demand what your
livestock is worth; or, better
still, cooperate with your neigh
bors, and ship a carload together
with the help of your demOnstra-
ton agent.
Let this be your bugle call te
arms. But rather than going
away from home to fight youl
enemies, stay at home, make 3
good living, have food and feec
crops, and livestock to sell, anC
fight your field crop and garden
pests. This is a time of excite
ment, when we should be up anC
doing. Go now and plant some
thing to eat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14
Don't Let Your Cough Hang On.

A cough that racks and weakens is
dangerous, it undermines your health
and thrives on neglect. Relieve it at
once with DR.. Kings New Discovery.
This soothing balsam remedy heals the
throat, loosens the phlegm, its anti
septic properties kill the germ and the
cold is quickly broken up. Children
and grown-ups alike find DIR. Kings
New Discovery pleasant to take as
well as effective. Have bottle handy
in your medicine chest for grippe.
Group and all bronchial affections. At
druggists, 50c.-Adv.-3.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14
Nature Cures, the Doctor Takes th,
Fee.

There is an old saying that mature
cures, the doctor takes the fee," but
as everyone knsws you can help nature
very much and thereby enable it to eff
feet a cure in much less time than is
usually required. This is particularly
true of colds. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy relieves the lungs, liquifies the
tough mucus and aids in its expectora-
ton. allays ihe cough and aids nature
in restoring the system to healthy
condition. ADV.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-14
Colfax Provisional Company fol
Training.

Colfax Provisional Company for
Training.
In addition to furnishing a fine
troop of Is volunteer recruits for
Co. NJ of the State National
Guard. Colfax has also organized
a home guard or provisional COM
pany for training in military
tactics. At a meeting held at
the Brinker hotel Friday night of
last week, GO business men of
the town enlisted, and that num-
Der has since been increased un-
til at drill muster about a hun
dred men are in line.
Mr.. R. H. Benton, Jr., who is
a most competent drill master,
was elected Captain, with L. L.
Roach and Warren Phillips as
first and second lieutenants.
The company meets regularly
at 5 p. m. on Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday of each week to
drill for one hour.
The negroes, seeing the pa
triotism of the whites, became
enthused and also organized a
company and passed resolutions
of fealty, which we publish in
an other column.
Gran. Parish Fair Meeting at verda.
The meeting at Verda last Sat-
urday in the interest of the Grant
Parish Fair Association was well
attended and an enjoyable occa.
sion altogether, and the import.
ant preliminaries for the fail
meet next fall were arranged.
An all-day session was hello
and addresses were made by w,
R. Perkins, of L. S. u, and R.
H. Benton, Jr.
At noon a basket dinner Of
bountiful proportions and most
palatable array was served to al
present.
R. H. Benton. Jr.. DR.. Marx
Womack and D. H. Wallace were
appointed a committee to arrange
a catalogue and premium list.