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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10
President Wilson Inaugurated.

b.
In order to prevent an interreg-
mum in governmental affairs, on
Sunday, March a, President Will
son took his oath of office, and
then again the ceremony was re-
peated as a public function on
Monday.
In the presence of thousands
of his countrymen. Woodrow Will
son was inaugurated President
of the United States at the CAPT.
tai of the nation Monday. His
term of four yerrs which expired
on March a is marked with STIR
ring events, and yet while the
United States has faced several
critical situations which threaten
ed undesirable entanglements,
peace has been maintained with
out any disparagement of credit.
At the very outset of his Sec
ond term, President Wilson is
confronted with a crisis which
may precipitate war between the
United States and Germany.
There is no man in the United
States who is more cOnversant
with the threatening conditions,
but while he is strenuously d.
Erecting his efforts to the mainte-
nance of peace he is actively pre-
pairing for war.
In his inaugural address he re-
hected the American thought,
spirit and action; of equal in
terests and responsibilities of all
nations for the maintenance OF
peace, equality of all nations in
all matters of right or privileges;
destruction of armed balance of
power, and he reiterated the
great principle which is dominant
in the United States, that gov
ernments derive all their just
powers from the consent of the
governed, freedom of the sea to
be equal to all, and the crushing
of any attempt within a nation
to organize or assist revolution
against another nation" This is
J an emphatic condemnation OF
: Germany's Vaccinations to array
Mexico and Japan against the
United States.
In abiding to the undemocrat-
ic action of the twelve senators
who have denied him the right
: to protect the lives and the prop.
erty of citizens of the United
States, President Wilson urged
the repeal of the Senate rule
: which gives to the minority the
T right by prolonged debate to de-
feat the will of the majority,
E He announced that until this rule
! has been abrogated it~were use
less to call an extra session tt
e provide the legislation annulleC
a by this minority.
The President in his address:
e deals with issues which are o.
n the greatest concern to the PEG
q pie. It is encouraging in that a.
the message is for a world peace
he declares that America, stand
ing firm for armed neutrality
must demonstrate that they stant
for the right, that we desir,
= neither conquest nor advantage
? we wish nothing that can be hat
only at the cost of another PEG
Pile; we have always professe,
unselfish purposes, and we cove
= the opportunity to prove tina
! our professions are sincere.
A Week of Intense Interest.
The week embracing March
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10

Avoid too heavy shoes when shoe
ing young horses. It tends to make
them awkward, and IL an unnecessary
burden for them to bear.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10
Lost or Strayed.

One Poland China SOW, two years
old, marked swallow fork, upper bit.
and under split in right ear. and swal-
low fork and upper bit in left. Last
seen at John Coody's or Mike Cline's
about Jan 10. Will pay 81. SO for her
delivery at my place or for informa-
ton leading to her recovery.
MRS. L. E. TORY,
mr3' Rt. l, Dry Prong, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10

men, and have met many Of the toys 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
Internationally hotels, which is ons
csuee Of this dreadful disease"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10
CoLFAx
A travelling Man Cured

P. B. Counterman, travelling man OF
Joplin, Mo-, writes: Twelve years ago
Twas great sufferer from stomach trou.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10

Be it further ordained. etc., That q
tax of ten (l0) mills be and the same
is hereby levied on all the taxable prop
erty in the town of Coifax, La, for
the year 1917, to meet expenses as
budgeted in Section of this ordinance.
Section 81
Be it further ordained, ETC., That all
ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Yeas = Carnahan, Dean, Faraldo,
Goodwin and Williams.
Nays-None.
Adopted Feb. IL, 1917.
]. @. LONG,
A. M. GOODWIN, Mayor.
Secretary.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-03-10
j. B. Roberts
Attorney and Counselor

VIII practice in State and United
sta ties Courts.
NOTARY IN OFFICE
CoLFAX LOUISIANA
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
CHAPTER XIV.
Strateny.

One week went to repairs. To
man of action such week is longer
than ten years of service. But chained
to bed in the Sleepy Cat hospital, De
Spain had no escape from one week of
thinking, and for that week he thought
about Nan Morgan. And the impulse
that moved him the first moment he
could get out of bed and into a saddle
was to spur his way hard and fast
to her; to make her, against score
Of burly cousins, his own; and never
to release her from his sudden arms
again.
With De Spain to think was to do;
at least to do something, but not with
out further careful thinking, and not
without anticipating every chance of
failure. And his manner was to cast
up all difficulties and obstacles in a
situation, brush them aside, and have
his will if the heavens fell; and he
now set himself, while doing his rou-
tine work every day, to do one par
ticular thing-to see, talk to, plead
with, struggle with the woman, or girl,
rather-child, even, to his thoughts, so
fragile she was-this girl who had
given him back his life against her
own marauding relatives.
His friends saw that something was
absorbing him in an unusual, even an
extraordinary way, yet none could ar
rive at certain conclusion as to what
it was. The one man in the country
who could have surmised the situa-
ton between the two-the barn boss,
McAlpin-if he entertained suspicious,
was far too pawky to share them with
anyone.
When two weeks had passed without
De Spain's having seen Nan or having
heard of her being seen, the cOnclu-
sion urged itself on him that she was
either i'll or in trouble-perhaps in
trouble for helping him: q moment
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08

shaking smile, 'you turned some trick
on that Calabasas crew-some fight, "
Bull chuckled.
"Bull, is old Duke Morgan a Repub-
Hcan?"
Bull looked surprised at the turn Of
De Spain's question, but answered in
good faith: "Duke votes most any
ticket that's again the railroad"
"How about picking couple OF
good barnmen over in the gap, BullY'
"What kind of a job v got?"
"See McAlpin the next time you're
over at Calabasas. How about that
girl that lives with Duke?"
Bulls face lighted. "Nan! Say
she's little hummer"
81 hear she's gone down to Thief
river, teaching school" =
"Came by Dukes less'n three hours
ago. Seen her in the kitchen maxim
bread"
'They're looking for schoolteacher
down there, anyway. Much sickness in
the gap lately, Bull?''
sony sickness I knowed lately is
what you're responsible for yself," re-
torted Bull with a grin. "Pity y left
any chips at all from that Calabasas
job. eh?"
"See McAlpin, Bull, next time you're
over Calabasas way. Here"-De Spain
drew some currency from his pocket
and handed a bill to Page. "Go get
your hair cut. Don't talk too much
wear your whiskers long and your
tongue short"
"Right-o!'
"You understand"
stake it from old Bull Page, he's q
worlds wonder of a sucker, but he
knows his friends"
"But remember this-you don't know
me. If anybody knows you for friend
of mine, you are no good to me. Seer"
Bull was beyond expressing his COM
prehension in words alone. He winked,
nodded, and screwed his face into a
thousand wrinkles. De Spain, wheel
ing, rode away, the old man blinking
first after him, and then at the money
in his hand He didn't profess to un-
derstanc everything in the high coun-
try, but he could still distinguish the
principal figures at the end of bank
note. When he tramped to Calabasas
the next day to interview McAlpin he
received more advice, with a strong
burr, about keeping his own counsel,
and little expense money to run him
until an opening presented itself on
the pay roll.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08

later he was laying plans to get into
the gap to find out.
Nothing in the way Of a venture
could be more foolharGy-this he ad-
mitted to himself-nothing, he con-
soled himself by refecting, but some
thing stronger than danger could JUS
tify it. OF all the motley Morgan fol-
lowing within the mountain faStness
he could count on but one man to help
him in the slightest degree-this was
the derelict, Bull Page. There was no
choice but to use him, and he was
easily enlisted, for the Calabasas affair
had made a heroic figure of De Spain
in the barrooms. De Spain, according
ly, lay in wait for the old man and
intercepted him one day on the road
to Sleepy Cat walking the twenty
miles patiently for his whisky.
"You must be the only man IN the
gap, Bull, that can't borrow or steal
horse to ride" remarked De Spain,
stopping him near the river bridge.
Page pushed back the broken brim
of his hat and looked up. "You
wouldn't believe it," he said, impart-
ing a cheerful confidence, "but ten
years ago had horses to lend to every
man tween here and Thief river" He
nodded toward Sleepy Cat with a
wrecked smile, and by a dramatic
chance the broken hat-brim fell with
the words: They've got 'em ALL"
"Your fault, Bull"
"Say" Up went the broken brim,
and the whiskied face lighted with a
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
81 Hate Him ,

to do. I couldn't bear-after what
you did for me tonight--to think of
your being shot down like dog, whsa
you were only trying to get away"
II wouldn't have had you take
ride like that for forty belts!'
"McAlpin showed it to me the last
time was at the stage barn, hanging
where you left it." He strapped the
cartridges around him.
"You should never have taken that
ride for it. But since you hav@"
He had drawn his revolver from his
waistband. He broke it now and held
It ont Toad it for me. Nan"
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08

boss, standing in the doorway at the
CalabaSaS barns, saw a hOrSeman rid
ing at leisurely pace. up the Thief
River road. The barnman scrutinized
the approaching stranger closely.
There was something strange and
something familiar in the outlines of
the figure, But when the night rider
had dismounted in front of the barn
door, turned his horse loose, and, limp
ing stiffly walked forward on foot, the
man rubbed his eyes hard before he
could believe them. Then he uttered
an incredulOus greeting and led Henry
de Spain into the barn office.
"There's friends of yours in your
room upstairs right now," he declared,
bulging with shock. De Spain, sitting
down, forbade the barnman to disturb
them, on'y asking who they were
WHEEL be had asked half q dozen
more leisurely questions and avoided
answering twice as many, the barnman
at De Spain's request helped him up
stairs. Beside himself with excite
ment, the night boss turned, grinning,
as he laid one hand on the doorknob
and the other on De Spain's shoulder.
"You couldn't have come" he whis-
pered loudly, "at better time"
The entryway was dark, and from
the silence within the room one might
have thought It's occupants, if there
were such, wrapped in slumber. But
at intervals a faint clicking sound
could be heard. The night man threw
open the door. By the light of two
stage-lamps, one set on the dresser
and the other on a window ledge, four
men sat about rickety table in life
and-death struggle at cards. No voice
broke the tense silence, not even when
the door was thrown broadly open.
No One-neither Lefever, Scott,
Frank Elpaso nor McAlpin-looked up
when De Spain walked into the room
and, with the night man tiptoeing be-
hind, advanced composedly toward the
group. Even then his presence would
have passed unnOticed, but that Bob
Scott's ear mechanically recorded the
limping step and transmitted to his
trained intelligence merely notice of
something unusual.
Scott, picking up his cards one at a
time as Lefever dealt, raised his eyes.
Startling as the sight of the man
given up for dead must have been, no
muscle of Bob Scott's body moved.
His expression of surprise slowly dis
solved into grin that mutely invited
thn 0fh ho ho6
himself. to find out for themselves.
Lefever finished his deal. threw down
the pack, and picked up his hand. His
suspicious eyes never rose above the
level of the faces at the table; but
when he had thumbed his cards and
looked from one to the other of the
remaining players to read the weather
signals, he perceived on ScOtt's face
an unwonted expression, and looked to
where the scouts gaze was turned for
an explanation of it. Lefevers own
eyes, at the sight of the thinned, fa
miliar face behind Elpaso's chair,
starting, opened like full moons. The
big fellow spread one hand out, his
cards hidden within it, and with the
other hand prudently drew down his
pile of chips. Gentlemen" he said
lightly, "this game is interned." He
rose and put a silent hand across the
table over Elpaso's shoulder. "HCnry,"
he exclaimed impassively, zone ques-
ton, if you please-and only one: How
in thunder did you do it?"
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08

the precipice when the narrowing
ledge left him only inches under foot
clinging with torn hands to every ia
vOring crevice, and pausing when the
peril was extreme for fresh strength,
De Spain dragged his injured foot
across the sheer face of Ell Captain in
the last shadows Of the days failing
light.
Spent by his effort, De Spain reached
the rendezvous Nan had indicated, as
nearly as the stars would tell him, by
ten o'clock. 1t was only after a long
and doubtful hour that he heard the
muffled footballs of horse. He stood
concealed among the smaller trees un-
til he could distinguish the outlines of
the animal, and his eye caught the fig
ure of the rider.
De Spain stepped out of the trees.
and, moving toward Nan, caught her
hand and helped her to the ground.
She enJoined silence, and led the
horse into the little grove. Stopping
well within it, she stopped and be-
gan rearranging the mufflers on the
noofs.
''I'm afraid I'm too late," she said.
'How long have you been here?" She
faced De Spain with one hand on the
pony's shoulder.
did you have any falls?"
"You see I'm here. You! How
could you get here at all with hOrseY'
''They are hiding on both trails out
side watching for you-and the moon
will be up" She seemed very anxious.
De Spain made light of her fears. 'Tll
get past them-Tve got to, Nan. Don't
give it thought"
II don't know what you'll think of
me" He heard the troubled note
in her voice.
"What do you mean?"
She began to unbutton her jacket
Throwing back the revers, she fel,
inside around her waist, unfastened
after moment and drew forth a leath
ern strap. She Laid it in De Spain'A
hands. "This is yours" she said in q
whisper.
He felt it questioningly, hurriedly,
then with amazement. "NOt a car
fridge belt !" he exclaimed.
'It's your own"
"Where-?'' She made no answer.
"Where did you get 1t, Nan?" he whis-
pered hurriedly.
"Where you left it."
"How?" She was silent. "WhenY
"Tonight."
"Have you been to Calabasas and
back tonight?"
Everybody but Sassoon is in the
chase" she replied uneasily-as if not
knowing what to say, or how to say it.
'"They said you should never leave
the gap alive-they are ready with
traps everywhere. didn't know what
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
Arts Inefficiency.

"a successful marine painter ac-
knowledges that he can't even row
boat"
"Well, we'll! !"
'"That's nothing. There's many
sweet singer of the bucOlic life who
doesn't know how to milk a cow"
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
YOU MAY TRY CUTICURA FREE
That's the RuIe-Free Samples to Any
one Anywhere.

We have so much confidence in the
wonderful soothing and healing proper
ties of Cuticura Ointment for all skin
troubles supplemented by hot baths
with Cuticura Soap that we are ready
to send samples on request. They are
ideal for the toilet.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
Comes one of the big moments
in the life of Henry De Spain
and Nan Morgan. You will want
to read about it in the next in
staIIment-grt at stuff!
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Peaceful Conscience Best.

The accommodating of a substantial
fortune can make a prosperous man,
but not necessarily happy one;
peaceful conscience is the true content,
and wealth is but her golden ornament.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
CHAPTER XIV.
A Venture in the Dark.

Pushing his way hastily forward
when he could make haste crawling
Gowly an his bands and knees when
held by opposing rock; flattening him
Az li%. saech against the face Of
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
A Preliminary.

"Can 1 enlist your efforts in this
wOrk?"
81 must first recruit my health"
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

No Smarting just Eye Comfort. so cents at
Druggists or mail. Write for Free Eye Book.
MURINE EYE REMEDY Co., CHICAGO
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08

Street traffic in San Francisco is
regulated by electric semaphores.
The Benson signal., 1917-09-08
Surely.

surely.
''He borrows from Peter to pay
Paul"
"Well, that's all right, if you happen
to be Paul"
The Monticellonian., 1917-04-12
ORIGIN OF sHORTRoRN PRED OF CATTLE

Shorthorn cattle, like their Anglo
Saxon owners and improvers, are Of
composite origin. Authentic history
Of the breed began about-the middle
of the eighteenth century. though ira
dition represents these cattle as eX-
listing in the northern counties of Eng
land as a much earlier time. For sew
eral centuries preceding the formative
period of the breed in the counties Of
Durham, Lincoln, York and Northum-
berland early known as North I'm
bria-the kingdom had been success
Sively conquered, ruled and plundered
by tlS Roman, Saxons, Scandinavians.
and finally by the Normans, led by
William the Conqueror.
The strongest and best elements of
these conflicting, warning nationalities
were blended and refined in the cru
chile of succeeding centuries into Il
race of people that has led the civli-
cation of the world. So were the best
elements Of bovine development in
North Umbria selected by intelligent
husbandmen and refined by long
process Of intelligent breeding and
careful development into the modern
breed of shorthOrn cattle This brief
outline does not presume to be his
tory of shorthorns, and so cannot
The Monticellonian., 1917-04-12


other way to cook ham is To add II
cupful of sweet cider with bit of
sugar and mustard and bake as above
Vinegar and water may be used in
place of the cider or just vinegar. us
ing two tablespoonfulS, and sprinkling
the top of the slice of ham with brown
sugar and mustard.
Sour Cream Cake Without Eoes.-
Dissolve a teaspoonful of soda in a
tablespoonful of water in mixing
bowl, add a cupful of thick sour
cream. half cupful of New Orleans
molasses and cupful of brown sugar.
Stir until the sugar is well dissolved.
then add three cupfuls of flour, tea
spoonful of cinnamon, half a nutmeg,
saltspoonful of ginger. beat until
smooth, then add a pound of raisins
that have been Toured with two table
SpoonfulS of flour Turn into square
pan and bake slowly for one hour.
Keep in a we'll covered tin box four
days before using.
Sugar Cookies.-Cream two cupfulS
of sugar with one cupfu of butter or
any shortening preferred, add two
well-beaten eggs and beat until light.
Add alternately one-half cupful of
milk with one cupful of flour sifted
with a half teaSpoonful of salt and
one and half teaspoonfuls of baking
powder Then add more flour TO make
a mixture to handle and roll out Cut
with a cooky cutter and sprinkle with
white sugar just before putting into
the oven.
Chopped Steak en- casserole.-Put
two cupfuls of finely chopped steak in
well-buttered casserole, season with
celery, salt pepper, mace and a little
mushroom catchup or worcestershire.
Surround the. steak With rice pour
over two cupfuls of boiling water and
bake for an hour and half in a mod
crate oven. Keep covered while cook
ing. Serve with tomato or brown gravy
sauce.
The Monticellonian., 1917-04-12
PEANUTS AND COTTON
Goober Proving Valuable Crop
Where Boil Weevl Abounds.
Nuts Being Bought for Manufacture of
Oil Which Is Now Bringing High
Professionalism Develop
ment of Industry.

by c. A WHITTLE, Georgia College
of Agriculture.)
The peanut is proving n very val
liable substitute for cotton where the
boil weevil is very severe. II. l.. Col
son of Georgia put in 63 acres of pea
nuts. From these Go acres he sold
loo bushels of peanuts at S1.25 per
bushel which made nearly $1,000. But
that is not all. Some OF the nuts that
were grown on the 63 acres help to
fatten 100 head of hogs, and the vines
were gathered for hay, and very good
hay it is. He figures the $1,000 as
nearly net profit He claims that he
has made more from this tract than
he could possibly make from it even
when grown to long staple cotton and
without the boil weevil infestation.
The price paid for peanuts, of
course, is unusually high. The nuts
were bought by an oil mill for the
manufacture of oil which is now bring
ing very high prices along with cotton
seed oil, because of the war.
That the peanut can be looked to as
good substitute for cotton is, how
ever. being quite generally believed
in the territory where the boil weevil
has induced cTop diversification. In
Texas where the boil weeyil first ap-
peared and where readjustments
have been longest in progress there
has been Il remarkable development of
the peanut industry. Officials of the
Texas Industrial congress estimated
the land planted to peanuts in 1916
In Texas as 100000 acres. In 1910
there were only 10000 acres in pea
nuts.
Similar developments of the peanut
are taking place in Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Alabama and Georgia. Peanut
meal is coming to be quite common on
tn. market as cattle feed 1t Is
figured by farmers that when the price
of peanuts goes down. they will let
the hogs harvest them and make sue
cess selling them in the form of pork
The Monticellonian., 1917-04-12
RISK REDUCED TO MINIMUM
With f'ore and Better Live Stock
Farming Will Be More Profitable
in the Southwest

The growth and Importance of agri-
culture In the Southwest largely will
depend upon the live stock industry In
this part Of the country. There will
be years when crops are large and
markets satisfactory there will be
other seasons when for various rea-
sons farms will not be as remunera-
tive as the managers have reason to
expect. This has been the history of
cropping everywhere SO far us we
know. The same Will be true of other
business more or less dependent upon
farming.
But with more and better live stock
farming will be more profitable and
all business prosperous as result of
greater production on farms. BY rails
ing animals of the right type and of
the proper kind risk will he reduced to
a minimum. The manager that invests
in breeding animals and equipment
will need more capital than where
crops only are grown, but these in
vestments, if properly made and care
fully managed. will bring in better
profits and place the business of farm
ing upon safer basis.-Farm and
Ranch.