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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-20
Proof Positive.

Twclyc-ycur-Old Teds family recent
ly moved to town and as yet the city's
ways arc foreign to him. but he Is
learning. He is devoted to his school
teacher and often walks part of the
way home with her. The other night
she turned to the boys who were ac-
rOmpnnying her aud told them she was
TOO tired to take her usual walk. But
YOU can go around this way, boys" she
ended. ~ want TO get my shoes pot
islcd."
Ted watched her and after she had
feft them he told the other boys That
she wng not fooling them this time
shout her WEAKNESS. Didn't you hear
her shy she wasn't able even 10 black
her own shocsT' he asked amnzcdly.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-20
Woman's Weakness
How Cured

Lynchburg, VAT was suffering witt,
woman's weakness and catarrh Of the
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-20
Ireland Auajn,

Two Irislimen were walking along
one Of the main thoroughfares In
Glasgow when they noticed large
plucard in the window OF SHOP with
the words: Butter! Buttcr.! But.
ter! !" in large type written on II.
"Pat," said Mike, what IL the
meaning Of them big strokes after the
words?"
"Och, We ignoranus," says Pat,
''sure they are meant for shilelahs,
to show It's Irish London
IslEas
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-20
Tree-Sprayinn Apparatus.

One Of the Developments of the fight
against tree pests is Il mobile power
sprayer that is touring the middle
west, working in certain localities
only so long as its services are de-
manded, then moving to another field.
4 solution containing arSenatc of lead
is used I'm. the strayer in warm wealth
cr. and one made with lime and sui
phur in cold wcather.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-20
Business Training.

Serious consideration IS being given
to the need of higher commercial train.
Ing when London university proposes
70 collect S2,500,0O0 70 establish a
course In commerce, that Is to say, 10
create n commercial faculty, scholar
ships, travelling clcrkshipa erect build
ings and get library The need Of
higher commercial training iinpresscs
the British.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-20

stomach and ! was
In q miserable state
when I began taking
DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription and
Golden Medical Dis
covcry together. !
was completely re-
icvcd of these aii-
ments and made
strong and healthy
by their use, and I
felt like O different
person" MRS.
SAMUEL LAYNE,
COL johnson ST.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-20
Trademark. as Il Mere.

WaIford wanted to so to his Aunt
Addie, but had dirty face.
His mother said: "If Aunt Addle
has company she would be ashamed Of
you with such dirty face"
ooh. no, she wouldn't; she would just
ssy This Is one Of Margarcts boys"
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-02-20
Nailed at Last.

aren't YOU n bit Of IL proiiteer on
these cggs?"
NO." protested Farmer CorntosSel.
ITS the hen. She insists on the most
expensive food in unlimited quaint
ties"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
Fine Business Opportunity

NEWSPAPER and job Office, brand new
Cranston 6-column quarto, 8xl2 G. q r.
Gordon job press, gas engine, cutter,
stapler, s stones, double stands and
cases, 500 pounds body type, So fonts job
and display type, 5 cabinets containing
IA cases and drawers, A numbering and
countingmachines, typewriter, ironsafe,
8 galley stands, 2 desks, 2 tables, JOB
and ad books, ledger, chairs, stools, etc.
Acomplete outfit in perfect order. Own
err has run paper 43 years, keeping ev.
erything up to date-is now Il and wish
es to retire. Official organ of town anc
parish only paper in Grant parish
Price Sc. 500-annual earning capacity
$500. The right man can step into
ready-made Observation-Disclosures
advertising. job printing and all. VIII
sell Broom building with plant for Sl0O(
additional or will lease same. viii as
sist purchaser or months if desired
to get acquainted. Parties without
means or backing, please not apply.
Address CHRONICLE, Colfax, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
Had To Fight for
Breath, She Says
Mrs. Cheever Gains twenty-five
Pounds and Ends Troubles by
Taking Tanlac

Since taking Tanlac / have
gained twenty-five pounds and
feel better than I have in years,
said Mrs. Merry A. Cheever,
who lives at the corner of 55th
Ave-, and 102 Street. Portland.
Oregon. Continuing she said:
Il suffered twenty years with
rheumatism and stomach trouble
and a few months ago had to
give up completely and take to
my bed. l had pains all over my
body and my muscles would
draw up so tightI could hardly
keep from screaming. At times
! felt like thousand needles
were sticking in me and / had a
pain over my kidneys nearly all
the time. Nearly everything |
ate seemed to turn to gas and
caused my heart to palpitate SO
bad l feared / had heart trouble,
and thought every breath would
be my last. / was badly consti-
pated, too. and had simply terri
flying headaches that would last
a week at time. / was so nerv-
Gus I felt like crying out at the
top Of my voice and / lost so
much weight ! only weighed
seventy-fve pounds.
"A friend advised me to take
Tanlac and it was simply won
derful the way improved right
from the start. / have now TAX
en- four bottles and my indiges-
zion is entirely gone. / eat any
thing without the slightest trou-
BILE. my rheumatism has just left
me, / never have a headache and
my nerves are as steady as a
o'clock. / am never constipated
any more and my general health
lis 80 good l want to tell the
whole world about what a won
derful medicine Tanlac is.
Tanlac is sold in Colfax by the
Dixie Pharmacy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
Heart of Article Ten.

THE PROMISE" THE members
of the League undertake to re-
spect, and preserve as against
EXTERNAL aggression, the terri
torial integrity and existing poll
tical independence of all mem
bers of the League.
THE PLAN. In case of any
such aggression, or in case of
any threat or danger of SUCH
aggression, the Council shall AD-
WISE upon the means by which
this obligation shall be fulfilled. y
For over seventy years we have
respected" the territorial integ.
rity" of Canada and Mexico.
Why not the rest of the world?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
The Movies OF 1913.

On another page Of this paper waa
printed recently an alleged newly dis
covered manuscript by Aristotle phil.
osophizing on the movies. Mr.. WalkIy
was joking. of course; but there - nc
Joke about this extract from Swiftl
"Journal to Stella" dated March ~,
1713: II went afterward to see to
nous moving picture. and ! never saw
anything so pretty. You see a sea
ten miles wide, town on t'other END
and ships sailing In the sea and dis
charging their cannon" etc.-Bostou
Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
Insist on Recognition.

The best ideas IN the world will uSe
work themselves. Usu:,lly the best
things have to be impressed upon
folks. There's something In human
nature that seems willing to fall for
the nonsense Of life much more readily
than II takes on life's responsibilities,
Call 1t what you will. The maine Jon
give II won't alter the facts. SO the
only thing left is to get under fhe LOAD
and carry 1t tn success. You n,nsf not
get tired Let others grow weary ana
cult. AS the leader and reforiner you
must trudge on and by your dogged
zeal compel recognition for yourself
and what you stand for.-Grit.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
Single Tick Variety Causes Texas
Fever.

Single Tick Variety causes iexas
Fever.
In view of the present agita-
ton over the tick eradication,
the following statement by DIR.
w. H. Dalrymple, of the Louisi-
ana State University, on the diff
ferent kinds of ticks which in
fest different animals, is timely.
Says DIR. Dalrymple: Cattle
owners should not become con-
fused about the different kinds
of ticks. There are number
of different kinds which infest
different animals. But the only
tick that harbors the germs of
Texas fever is the common old
blue tick found on cattle, fire.
quently spoken of as the fever
tick. No other variety has any,
thing to do with the fever, and
it is this tick, alone, that the
dipping aims to eradicate. One
| of the early arguments against
| tick eradication, and one which
still prevails to some extent, was
that it would be impossible to
get rid of ticks, as they were to
be found ON all sorts Of animals
| in the woods, etc. But while
this is so; that is, many of the
wild animals have their own par
ticular ticks, it is the cattle tick,
only, which does the damage by
transmitting the germs of tick
fever. This fact should be more
widely known. as the erroneous
impression stated makes the
work of tick eradication appear
much more formidable than il
really is"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
Peace, Progress and Prosperity.

Next year, if we go into the
League of Nations, we can save
S465, 900, 600 in our Navy alone.
Do you know what you can do
with $465, 600, 900. You can re-
claim $4,000, 900 acres of arid
land in the West. / am in favor
of stopping building of battle
ships and of retaining arid land
and of giving every soldier boy
a farm and a home of his own,
if he wants to try it out there in
that great promising country. II
he doesn't want that, then / am
in favor of the Four-fold plan,
which was recommended by the
American Legion at Cleveland
within the last week or ndays. q
Governor Cox.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
passing the Buck" to the School
Teacher.

Saranac Lake, N. Y, Oct. 26.
H. V. Littell, superintendent OF
the Saranac Lake High School,
has issued a decree prohibiting
all students from attending par
ties and dances and keeping late
hours during the school week.
He believes that 80 per cent OF
the failures in high schools are
due largely to the fact that the
pupils come to school physically
tired.
1t is said that many parents
had urged him to forbid their
children from attending dances
and parties during the week.
He has been promised the full
cooperation of the parents in en-
forcing the rule.
The above news item is an IL
lustration of the tendency of pa
rents to place responsibility for
acts of their children upon the
school teacher. Thereisno deny
ing the fact that the school
teacher has a duty to perform
toward the child. but that duty
is discharged in the school room.
If a child fails in it's studies, or
refuses to obey the rules of the
school room, the teacher can
only exercise the rights of a
teacher in correcting the child
by the infection of certain pun
ishment. If these punishments
do not suffice. teacher who has
the welfare of the pupil at heart
will take the matter up with the
parents and if they will not see
that the child corrects its habits,
the teacher is at the end of his
row so far as his duty to the
child is concerned. Parents alone
are responsible for the acts of
their children, and they have nc
right to ''pass the buck" to the
school teacher. 1t is granted
that a school teacher should lead
a circumspect life and make an
honest effort to direct the child
in the proper paths, but these
efforts will come to naught If
the child's home training is neg
lected.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
ssSsab Farmers Have Been Breaking
Cotton Market.

s-SGdO T. dTMeTS nay D~<u AAS0hsHe |
Cotton Market.
More than once in recent weeks
news something like this has
gone out in New York press dis
patches: ''The price of cotton
broke nearly SIS a bale today. |
The principal reason was the in
creased selling of spot cotton in
the South.
All this only goes to prove
what we have more than once
said, namely, that the worst of
| all cotton bears" is not the New
York gambler of the Cotton Ex-
change who is SO much cussed
and discussed. The worst of
all cotton bears" is the ignorant
or reckless southern cotton grow
err who is fool enough to take
whatever starvation price de-
moralized market happens to Of
fer him. The Cotton Exchange
"bear" could do nothing in the
world he would, in fact, be ut
terly helpless-if it were not for
these foolish farmers who play
into his hands, back him up, and
help him put across his nefarious
policies = policies which mean
forcing unnecessary poverty on
Southern farmers, their wives
and their children.
| The worst of all cotton bears
lives right in your neighborhood
and he needs looking after. The
biggest trouble with the South
fright now is "scab farmers
. men who are accepting a lower
wage than organized farmers
know is fair.
4 Nine times out of ten the scab
farmer pursues his ruinous poll
cies simply because he hasn't
!. been informed. He has heard
over and over again all kinds of
''bear propaganda" about big
crop-mills not buying-every-
thing coming down to normal
and all that sort of talk until he
! has decided it is not worth while
to hold for better prices. He
has not heard the farmers side
of the case. The men who are
, trying to gobble up the 1920 cot.
, ton crop for less than cost OF
production have taken pains not
: to let him hearit. They haven't
!, let him understand the simple
common sense of the cotton-hold'
, ing movement. Educate him. =
The Progressive Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
Grant Parish Fair Better This Year.

Grant farlSn Falr better 1niS 4 edH.
The Grant Parish Fair, which
was held October % and %, at
Verda, was a decided success.
The exhibits of farm produce
were good and showed that great
interest had been taken through
out the parish in getting them
up. The corn, hay, sweet pota-
to, apple and honey exhibits
were the most noticeable on ac-
count of their quality.
The Canning Club had better
exhibits than have ever been
shown in the parish. This was
due to the work of Miss Kava-
naugh, the parish demonstration.
The sewing and cooking exhibits
of the Verda people were especi-
ally good. The live stock and
poultry were good.
Nothing was lacking in the
way of amusement, Verda boys
varsity basket ball team played
Montgomery the first day and
Colfax the second. The score
was: Verda ~, Montgomery Is;
Verda %, Colfax z.
In the evening the Delco Light
Company showed a picture that
showed the crop condition of the
United States.
The American Red Cross had
an athlete here, Mr.. Lecourt,
who afforded much amusement
to everyone who took an interest
in gymnasium work. He also
lectured on how to keep healthy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30

A gold case may hold a mighty
shoddy set of works, speaking in
terms of watches. and so it is that
many a man and woman dressed
in the finest of clothes are not
worth carrying home. I'd rather
put a good character behind a
homely face and dress the body
in rags, than to have to deal with
a crook with a skin you love to
touch" stuffed in the gladdest
rags on the market. Stolen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30

"Can you drawn an applicant for .
private tutorship was asked. Certain
ly," replied the candidate; "at ten
years of age could draw cider; 1T
twelve. picture; at fifteen, a HAND
cart loaded with cabbage; at sixteen,
an inference; at twenty, bill Of ex-
change. II l were an actor believe
could draw the largest house; but.
being teacher. l am content to draw
a small salaryw
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
The Alban Calendar.

In the ancient Alban calendar. tn
which year was represented as con-
sisting of ten months of irregular
length, April stood first with 80 days
to its credit. In the calendar Of Rom
illus it had 80 days, while Numa's
twelve-month calendar assigned 1t to
fourth place. with 20 days; and so 1t
remained until the reformation Of the
calendar by julius Caesar. when II re.
covered Its former 80 days. which II
has since retained.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
Lumber Fire Near Pollock.

Pollock, La, Oct. q. 1t is re-
ported here that all the lumber
on the yards at the Baker & Stell
Lumber Company. near here.
was destroyed by fire on last
Saturday night. The suppose
ton is that the fire was of in
cendiary origin. The loss is re-
ported to be about 100000 feet
of pine, cypress, oak and gum.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
Beautiful Birds.

There are about fifty different kinds
of birds Of paradise, which are
among the most beautiful Of tho
worlds feathered creatures, and their
home is In the South seas, on the
continent of Australia and islands and
countries nearby. These birds live In
forest treetops and are very lively and
active, jumping about and hanging
from the limbs of the trees.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30

With the advent of suffrage
the henpecked husband should
breathe a profound sigh of re-
lief. Women will be too busy
settling the intricate problems
of state to waste time on the
minor affairs of life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
Improve Your Digestion.

If you have weak digestion eat spar
ingly of meats, let at least five hours
elapse between meals. Drink an
abunace of water. Take one of Cham
berlain's Tablets Immediately after
supper. Do this and it will improve your
digestion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30
Why Submit 1t.

In a brief interview with Inc
States, Mr.. Upshur Breazeale, OF
Natchitoches, suggests some OF
the reasons why there is SO much
opposition to Gov. Parker's plan
for convention which shall not
submit its work to the people.
Gov. Parker within the last
half dozen years has advocated
policies which have not found a
sympathetic response from the
people.
He has been for the short bal
| lot. He has been for centrallz-
ed government. He has been
for the appointment of all officI-
ais from the lieutenant governor
down by the executive. He has
been for a curtailment of cleo
tive offices and an increase OF
appointive Offices.
These are all measures repug-
Inant to the people. Having de-
manded the primary and the
stripping of the governor OF his
appointive power it is inconceiv-
able that they would be willing
to vest a constitutional conven-
ton with the power to go back to
the old kaiser-like system which
the reconstruction emergency
led the white people of the state
to tolerate.
The convention of 1898 was
called for two specific purposes.
One was to reform the suffrage
lin order to Caucasianize the cleo
torate of the state. The other
! was to put an end to the oligarchy
lat Baton Rouge resulting from
the eligibility Of the governor to
succeed himself.
That convention, composed OF
: as fine a body of men as ever
gathered in this state, solved the
suffrage problem, and they met
, the other demand of the people
, for the destruction of the oligar.
chy at the state capital-by pro.
, viding that no governor shoulc
succeed himself.
u We do not venture to say tina,
Gov. Parker will desire to sue
coed himself. In all probability
: when he has endured the strair
and disappointments of the ex
ecutive office for three or foul
years, he will probably welcome
the opportunity to return to pri
vate life or to some office il
, which the difficulties and respon
. sibilities are less than irksome.
Butsuppose the governor take
the notion that the article Of thu
constitution of 1898 making tn,
executive ineligible to re-elec
ton ought to be eliminated.
Would the people of Louisian;
! be willing to see the old and OBJ
jectionable order restored with
out the privilege of passing Oh
it? Would they want to see tn
. convention remove tn e b a
against the right of the governo
to succeed himself.
We think not. No less do w
:, believe that they would be will
ing to confer on the convention
authority, without submission
: to enact a constitution whicl
would recognize the other poll
= cies which Mr.. Parker, at differ
! ent times, has advocated in hi
:. public speeches and writings.
1t is because we do not believ
! that the people are willing evel
to trust the present executiv
: with the power to influence tn
draft of an unsubmitted const
tuition that we believe that tn
country is going to reject tn
call on November End. The
s ought to vote it down. -Shreve
: port Caucasion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30

Plant oats now for winter grazing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-10-30

Send us your orders for printing.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-02-19

There's a good deal of excitement
among Sand Creek ranchers on &C
count of the recent oil prospect talk
The Best Yet
I'm so glad the Wolf Point Herald
CONS to our house to stay,
Cause it's bout the best farm paper
That has ver come my way.
There just amt hardly anything
That it don't tell about,
From the handlin' of a motor truck
To chopin sauer kraut.
And since the boys from over seas
Have all come home to stay;
1t cheers us old folks up a sight,
And keeps the blues away.
Why, that newsy little paper IS
So full of help and cheer,
That I wouldn't mind its coming
Every day throughout the year
Tells about the plowin,' plintin,
And harvestin' and SIGH
Keep 'er coming, Mr.. Editor,
Without a halt or hitch.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-02-19
New, Liberal Benefits
For Ex-Service Men

nephew, niece, brother-in-law, sister
in-law, a person who has stood in
the relation of a parent to the in.
sured for a period of one year OF
more prior to the insured's enlist
ment or induction, the children Of
such person; parent, grandparent,
stepparent or parent through adop-
ton of the insured's wife or hus-
band.
United States Government life
(co~nverted) insurance may 10Y be
paid at death in a lump sum or in
installments for SO months or more,
at the option of the insured.
The rate of compensation for dis
ability has been greatly increased.
A comparison between the amounts
formerly granted under the War
Risk Insurance Act with those pro-
vided by the new law follows:
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-02-19

Commerce or the merchants of a.
nearby town had come out to our
farm and said, Now, here, boys.
Don't quit. Don't give up the ship
now. We will furnish you some seed
and give you credit to put in a new
CROP we would just have CLICKED
to the mules and pulled out anyway.
"But if a committee from the
Chamber of Commerce or the mer-
chants organization of the town had
come out and said, we are going to
construct highways and good roads
through here this summer, and there
is going to be plenty of work at good
wages, and I believe it would be a
good thing if you would stay here,
put in a little crop, whatever you
car get along with, and work out on
the road we would have remained,
and if we had remained it would
have been a very profitable thing for
US, because after that Kansas went
on for several years and raised bum
per crops and the land became very
valuable. "-Development Bulletin.