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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03
Cotton Prices Show Great Range i,
Quarter Century.

A"ASSA NCuSuAys
Washington, Aug. Is. The
price of cotton, received by farm
ers, has varied enormously since
the end of the long period of very
low prices about Is years ago.
The lowest price of Dec. / in the
records of the Bureau of Mar
kets and Crop Estimates, United
States Department of Agricul-
ture. is 4.6 cents per pound of
lint in 1897, and it was as low as
81 cents in 1899. The year 1903
was notable in cotton price his
tory, because the price rose to
1O.5 cents and remained sub
stantially at this higher level or
above. In the first year of the
world war, 1914. notwithstand-
ing the ''buy-a-bale" cry, the
price of Dec. 1 was 6.8 cents,
but it rose to 11.3 cents the next
year. to 1876 cents in 1916, to
T.7 cents in 1917, and to $50
cents in 1919. The drop to ID
cents a pound in 1920. or q fall
of 81 per cent in one year, cut
producers to the quick.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

18th Judicial District Court, State Of
Louisiana, Parish Of Grant.
Whereas application has been made
to have G. d. LaCroix, Clerk of Court,
appointed administrator of the above
estate, and for letters of administra-
ton issued to him.
Notice is hereby given to all whom
It may concern TO show cause within
seven days why the prayer of the petit
TONER should not be granted and why
letters of administration should not be
issued to him. and why the description
and vaIuat ton Of said estate should not
be approved and hom0logated.
By order Of court, this August ~,
1921. G. ?: LACROIX,
Clerk District Court.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

Newspaper item says, 'teIe-
phone communication across the
Atlantic Ocean possible in six
months. > Only about a month
longer than it takes to get a con-
necti0n on this continent. New
York Evening Mail.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

The chap who said truth is
stranger than fiction died before
fiction reached its present state
of development. Elmira Star
Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

The Administration has dis
covered that a great many of the
expenses it promised to cut off
are capable of voting Columbia
Is. Co. Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

We shall see better times when
everybody puts a little more en-
phasis on the try" in industry.
Columbia Is. c. Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

Monday, Sept. s, Labor Day, being
legal holiday. the September term of
court in and for Grant parish. La,
will convene on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Lit
igants and interested parties will gov
ern themselves accordingly.
j. A. WILLIAMS.
slit Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03
Lost.

Between Selma and Colfax on model
road, pocketbook containing three $40
bills, one SIS and one Soc piece, several
.38 pistol cartridges, and Z or small
auto license tags. Finder please re-
turn to me and receive liberal re-
ward. s.. w. JOHNSTON,
Colfax, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

Germany failed to undermine
civilization, and now the hateful
thing seems determined to UNDER
sell it. -Tarrytown Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

Now that President Harding
is stepchild, he knows how a
Democratic postmaster feels
Dallas News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

1t is on record that toads and small
ash have fallen from the clouds. Such
occurrences have been explained by
the superstition that the objects were
taken up Id violent whiriwinds and.
perhaps, transported q considerable
distance before they were dropped to
the earth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

The Leavenworth Post has fig
ured out one thing in favor of
prohibition. 1t is killing off the
idle rich. who can afford to buy
the bootleggers' stuff. Kansas
City Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03

1t is no surprise to us that
Henry Ford, having gone into
the railway transportation busi-
ness. is shaking things up. Coll
umbia Is. c. Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03
SATURDAY. SEPT. 8. 1921.

Governor Small would prob
ably be willing to leave his case
to that Black-Sox jury. Dallas
News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03
Notice.

The September session of the Grant
parish police jury will convene on Tues
day. Sept. 6. 1921, instead of Monday.
Sept. 5, that being Labor bay, legal
holiday. JOHN RANDOLPH,
President.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-09-03
Smallest Cotton Crop in Is Years.

Smallest COLLON NtOp III 20 e"s
New Orleans. Sept. /. There
was much excitement and a fur
Their strong advance in the cot
ton market today as a result OF
the government crop report be-
ing more bullish than generally
expected, indicating the smallest
crop in about twenty five years,
less than was taken by American
mills alone in the season of 1917
Is, or only Z, 037, 600 bales against
7, 1877, 900. leaving the outside
world to look to the carryover
from last season for it's wants
this season.
Returns to the government
average the condition of cotton
as of August Is at only 49.3.
which is the lowest on record for
any month of any previous years,
comparing with 67.5 last year
and the ten-year average Of GIT.
The indicated yield per acre is
probably the lowest on record al
so pointing to only III pounds
per acre, against 1884 last year,
200. 2 in the big crop year OF 1914
and the ten-year average of l77.6.
Natchitoches Schools in Debt May
Not Open.
Natchitoches, Aug. 26. The
Natchitoches public schools will
not open this year unless further
financial arrangements are made,
according to an announcement
made by school officials.
The 8 mill public school tax
which was carried in q recent
election will only provide suffici-
|ent funds to pay off the present
Indebtedness Of the school board.
which amounts to $285, 900, and
will leave nothing for the ex-
penses of the coming session.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16

the Santa Ee trail. The train had TAX
en- short cut around the head Of the
Cimarron river and soon was lost In
desert country. Water must be
found at once. Smith set out i'm search
of stream. and finally reached one.
While drinking. he was surrounded by
band of Comanches, who determined
TO have the white mans gun.
The Indians signaled peace, and az.
ter talking in The sign language for a
while, they succeeded In frightening
Smiths horse. AS 1t turned. they shot
at the scout with arrows, wounding
him In the arm. Smith wheeled about,
shot the chief dead with his rifle and
killed two more savages with his pis-
tolls. Then grasping his ak, the scout
dashed into their midst. They cut
him down with their lances, but when
they approached to scalp him, Smith
rose up again and stabbed three of
them with his knife. Then he dropped
dead. The Indians afterwaru admit.
red that he had killed 13 of their party
before he died
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
F BACK HURTS USE
SALTS FOR KIDNEYS
Eat less meat if Kidneys feel like lead
or Bladder bothers you-Meat
forms uric acid.

Most folks forget that the kidneys,
ike the bowels, get sluggish and clogged
md need flushing occasionally, else we
have bcckache and dull misery in the
kidney region, severe headaches, rheu-
matte twinges, torpid liver, acid stomach,
sleeplessness and all sorts of bladder dis
orders.
You simply must keep your kidneyc
active aud clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces of Jad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take tablespoonful in a glass Of water
before breakfast for few days and
your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia, and is harmless to flush clogged
kidneys and stimulate them to normal
activity. 1t also neutralizes the acids
in the urine so it no longer irritates,
thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpensive;
makes a delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should take
now and then to keep their kidneys clean,
thus avoiding serious complications
A well-knoyn local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who believe
in overcoming kidney trouble while it il
only trouble.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
Sf0rfpC ar BY Elmo
Great Scouts wsnon
q. Western Newspaper Union.
jim BECKWORTH, MULATTO
WHO BECAME CROW CHIEF

Jim Beckwourth, without doubt, was
the most-married man in history. Just
how many wives he had is unknown.
In his autobiography Jim mentions at
least seven spouses, but his reputation
for truth was not the best. Beck
wourth was the son Of a Maryland
Irishman and a negress, and he was
born in 1903. When he left st. Louis
with General Ashley's fur-trading ex-
petition I'm 1923 he had sweetheart
named Eliza, to whom he pledged
eternal devotion.
Among the Blackfeet Indians he won
his first wife, marrying her because
it would help his trade among her
tribesmen Soon afterwards he mar
ried her sister, too. Later he left the
Blackfeet, TO trade with the Crows,
and he acquired several more wives.
jim was q man of great strength
and remarkable runner. One day
he was attacked by a war party who
pursued him for % miles before he
finally outran them. At another time
when a force of $500 Arikaras and
Sioux attacked the Crows, the mu-
lattO led the Absarokes (Crows) so
bravely that 253 of the enemy were
killed. Beckwourth had three horses
shot under him in this fight and killed
IA of the Sioux. He was adopted by
the Crows, and because of his deeds in
war, he rose to the position of first
counselor, the highest honor in the
tribe.
he enlisted as scout and dispatch
bearer for Gen. Phil Kearney. He
also carried dispatches to California
and he was there In 1S4S, when gold
was discovered. He mined for while
until the discovery of gold In Colo
He settled in Denver and married
again-this time a negro girl.
The Crows heard of his return from
California and sent messengers to him,
begging him to return to them. Mis-
fortune had come to the tribe, and
they needed his "strong medicine"
Beckwourth paid no heed to their
pleadings until 1869, when he finally
visited them. But he refused to live
with them permanently. When he
announced his intention Of returning
to Colorado, they prepared great
farewell feast in his honor. Beck
wourth ate their food and dropped
dead The Crows had given him poi
son. The Crows believed his 'medi-
cine" would pass into his spirit, and
that wherever his bones rested the
spirit would remain. They resolved
to have both, and took that means OF
getting them!
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
Stories of By Elmo
Great Scouts I Sss~
THE IRON NERVE OF SAM
HOUSTON, THE VIRGINIAN
g. Western Newspaper Unlon.

Courage and daring were qualities
characteristic Of all the scouts who
won their right to fame In frontier his
tory, but for iron nerve and pure grit
Sam Houston was the peer Of them all.
Perhaps he inherited his fortitude
from his father, who was q soldier
In the Revolution; perhaps during his
long stay among the Cherokee Indi-
ans he learned that warrior bears
pain without filnching.
. Houston was a Virginian who had
entered the army and risen to the rank
of ensign at the outbreak of the Creek
war in 1913. Gen. Andrew Jackson,
"Old Hickory" had taken the field
against the Greeks and, after series
of battles in which the Indians were
defeated, they made last stand at
their fortified encampment, Tohopeka,
In the Great Horseshoe bend of the
Tallapoosa river, Ala.
During the assault on this fort,
barbed arrow struck Houston in the
thigh. He tried to pull 1t out, but
failed. The agony was frightful.
SoiiihS W IiOuSlOn NOih-
manded him to extract the shaft.
Twice the man tried and failed, then
begged to be relieved of the task when
he saw the unspeakable torture he
was causing.
TRY again." commanded Houston.
"And If you fail, I'll run you through
with my sword ~
The third attempt was successful,
and as the barbed shaft was torn
from the flesh, 1t was followed by a
gush of blood. General Jackson, see
ing Houston's wound, ordered him to
the rear. The young ensign waited
until Jackson had passed on, had a
surgeon bind up the wound, and in a
few minutes he was back in the thick
of the fighting.
The high peak in HouSton's adven-
turous life came In 1886 when, at the
head of a little army of 800 Texans,
with the battle cry of Remember the
Alamo!' on their lips, he defeated the
hordes of Santa Anna, the Mexican
dom for Texas. He was elected first
president of the Lone Star republic.
At the outbreak of the Civil war;
Houston, who was governor of Texas
was bitterly opposed to the secession
of that state from the Union. The
COnfederates forced him to resign
They required all men over sixteen to
register and to carry a pass while
travelling. Houston refused to dc
either Once they stopped him and
demanded his pass. "San Jacinto Is
my pass through Texas!" Numbered
the brave old man as he rode on.
Houston died at his home in Hunts
Alille July &c, 1868, with the name OF
Texas on his lips
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
EfOrfnS nj BY Elmo
Scott
Great Scouts Wst.on
q, Western Newspaper Union.
JEDEDIAfi STRONG SMITH, THE
AMERICAN ULYSSES

This is q story of modern Ulysses,
a frontier hero of many wanderings,
who died without receiving the fame
which was his due, man whose serv-
ice to America has been but lately
appreciated by his countrymen. Jede-
diah Strong Smith was his name, and
his contribution TO history was the
first accurate mapping of the great
West.
Smith was born in New York In
1899. AS boy he played with the
young Seneca Indians of Chief Corn
planters tribe, and learned their lore
He became an expert with the bow
and arrow, which he afterward car
ried on all of his expeditions. Once
he brought down a hawk flying about
rs yards above him. and he could
drive o shaft to the heart Of q buf.
falo as skillfully as any Indian hunter.
In years OF wandering Smith
crossed the western country on the
south from the Colorado river to the
the Rockies TO the Pacific and he
traversed ii on the north from Cali
fornia to the Rockies. He visited all
the important streams from Arizona
to the Yellowstone country, and he
made accurate notes of all he saw.
This information was used in correct.
ing the unreliable maps Of the day
and proved of inestimable value to
later explorers.
Smiths death was heroic. In 1881
he was guiding q wagon train over
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
DARKEN GRAY HAIR !
LOOK YOUNG, PRETTY
Sage Tea and Sulphur Darkens
So Naturally that No
body can tell.

Hair that loses it's color and lustre.
or when it fades, turns gray, dull and
lifeless, is caused by lack of sulphur
in the hair. Our grandmother made
up a mixture of Sage Tea and Sulphur
to keep her locks dark and beautiful.
and thousands of women and men who
value that even color, that beautiful
dark shade of hair which is so at
tractive, use only this old-time recipe.
Nowadays we get this famous mix
ture improved by the addition Of other
ingredients by asking at any drug
store for a bottle OF "Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound" which dark
ems the hair so naturally. so evenly.
that nobody can possibly tell II has
been applied. You just dampen .
sponge or soft brush with 1t and draw
this through your hair, taking one
small strand at time. BY morning
the gray hair disappears; but what
delights the ladies with Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound Is that, be-
sides beautifully darkening the hair
after a few applications, II also brings
back the gloss and lustre and gives 10
an appearance OF abundance. .
q Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound is a delightful toilet requisite
to impart color and a youthful ap-
pearance to the hair. II Is not In
tended for the cure, mitigation or pre-
vention OF disease.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
Her Curiosity Leads to Divorce.

New Orleans, La.-"D- her curl.
osity any way" the husband of Mar.
garet b. Speakman was saying. Mar.
garet always had been curious as to
what really happened in divorce
courts. SO she organized a party OF
friends and went to court to see and
hear. Margaret received the shock OF
her life when her husband was intro.
duced in one of the cases as CORES.
pendent. Now Margarets suit for
separation is pending in the court and
friend husband is peeved.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
ARMY SELLS OLD RIFLE RANGE
Tract Bought for $17,276 Disposed
Of for 1854, 100.

Detroit.-Sale Of the old National
Guard rifle range, consisting of 1O1
acres, situated on Mack avenue, near
Alter road. was announced by the
war department last week. The pur-
chase price was $254,100, which is
$236,S24 more than was paid for it 20
years ago.
Abandonment of the range has been
considered since the close Of the war
because of the building up OF the dis
trict in which it is situated. There
has been no rife practice since 1918,
when it was used by the home guard
units. Previous to that 1t was used by
the National Guard and troops from
Fort WAYNE
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
And VET Il left a trace.

And yet II left trace.
You tried to wear the usual smile,
Yet futilely you tried
That little trouble all the while
Was hurting you inside.
My, my. wish that money, too,
Would earn the interest
That ordinary troubles do
We carry In our breastl
Inside ourselves deposited
They grow and grow and grow,
But not In gold-a load of lead
Is all we ever know.
Now, I've a simple little plan
I'VE used with little ills,
I'm glad to tell to any man
Who's blue around the gills:
Just ask yourself: This little ache
This trouble, anyhow,
Just how much difference will II make
A year or so from now?"
What was Ii that you used TO want
What was 1t made you sore?-
Your woes year ago you can't
Remember any more!
The thought of troubles you forgot
Will cut the new In half;
And then, / bet, as like as not
You will not smile-but laugh!
(Copyright)
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
moIds, making most attractive salad.
DeImonlco Peach PUDDING.

Turn a pint can Of peaches into a
pudding dish. Scald two cupfuls Of
milk In a double boiler. Mix two and
one-half tablespoonfuls Of cornstarch
with three tablespoonfuls of sugar
and one-half teaspoonful of salt Stir
into the hot milk cook, stirring until
the mixture thickens, then cover and
cook for fifteen minutes. Beat the
yolks of two eggs, add tablespoon
full of sugar and stir into the hot
mixture. When the egg is set pour
over the peaches. Beat the whites of
the eggs very light, add four table
spoonfuls of sugar, spread over the
pudding. Dredge with a teaspoonful
Of sugar and bake In a moderate oven
to cook the meringue. Serve hot or
cold.
Nun hlA4 ~.4Q
Copyright. 1921. Western Newspaper
Union.)
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
JACK.

WHILE this name is, of
w course, the diminutive of
John-Or, rather, the Anglicised
form of the French Jacques
II appears In English in a num-
Der Of ways which apparently
have no connection with the
name. Among these may be men,
toned boot-jack, iack-knife, lum-
ber-jack, blackjack, Union-jack
and jack-tar.
The reason for this usage is
because the proper name or
nickname, Jack" has for many
years past been applied in Eng
land to servants or laborers as
a class. Jack is handy and
easy name for q waiter or a
caddy, or groom, much as many
Americans apply the name
George to any negro porter. For
this reason, many appliances
which are subject to rough usage
or which perform the tasks of
laborer are known by the
prefix Jack" with a noun which
designates the use to which they
are put. The expression Jack
of all trades" is another ex-
emplification Of the same usage,
while the substitution of the
name Jack" for the "knave" in
a pack of cards is an indication
Of the hard usage which this gen.
tleman undergoes at the hands
of the queen, king and ace.
(Copyright)
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
Chicken Jelly Salad.

Soften one-half cupful of gelatin in
three tablespoonfuls Of cold water.
Add one cupful of chicken broth, salt,
pepper, onion juice and celery salt to
taste. To one cupful each of cooked
chicken and celery arranged In layers
add the gelatin and also slices Of
hard-cooked egg. Let harden slightly
and add another layer until all is
used. Chill and when firm unmold
and serve with mayonnalse dressing
on lettuce.
This may be nodded In individual
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
OVER $4,000 CHECKS MAILED
More Than Half of Applicants for
Bonus Have Been Paid.

Lansing-The auditor generals de-
partment passed the $4,000 mark in
the number of bonus checks mailed to
ex-service men Sept. s. About $4,000
checks have been sent out. The
checks average approximately 5000
and slightly more than half of the
$40, 100000 received by the state few
weeks ago from the sale of bonds and
notes for bonus payments has been
expended.
Between $4,000 and 10000 applica-
tons for compensation have been ap-
proved by the adjutant generals de-
partment.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
CAMP GRANT SOLD AT BIG LOSS
Barracks and Fittings Bring About
2 Cents on the Dollar.

Rockford, Ill-Nearly 1000 buyers,
or would-be buyers, participated in the
government auction of one-fourth of
the Camp Grant barrancks and fit
tings. held here last week.
The sale realized scarcely two cents
on the dollar, officials stated. Bar
racks buildings suitable to be RACED
for lumber went at an average price
of $50. Elsewhere similar buildings
have been auctioned for from $500 to
$500.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
Tomatoes With Ham.

Cut medium-sized tomatoes In
halves, dip in seasoned flour and fry
brown on both sides. Fry In another
frying pan as many small round slices
of ham as there are halves of toma-
toes. Broil the ham until crisp. Place
a slice of ham on the tomato and pour
over the ham gravy. Serve sprinkled
with chopped parsley.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
PROFITS TAX REPEAL Is ASKED
Treasury Secretary Submits Proposal
to Senate Committee.

Washington.-Repeal of all income
surtaxes above % per cent as of JAN
/, 1922, and of the capital stock tax
as of July /, 1922, were among the
new revenue revision proposals sub
mitted by Secretary of the Treasury
A. w. Mellon to the senate finance
committee last week.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
Honey Mousse.

Heat one cupful of well-favored
honey. Beat four eggs slightly and
pour the hot honey over them. Cook
until smooth and thick; when cooked
add pint of cream, whipped. Put the
mixture into mold pack in salt and
ice and let stand three or four hours.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
String Beans With Beurre NoIr.

Prepare a quart of beans cut into
inch pieces. Cook In boiling sailed
water; drain and place on a hot dish.
Pour over the following sauce: Melt
one-fourth of cupful of butter until
delicate brown, add four tablespoon
fuls of vinegar; when hot pour over
the beans and serve at once. Salt pork
cut In small dice and fried until brown
may be used in place of butter for this
dish. Pour the fat, with the bits Of
Drowned pork over the beans.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1921-09-16
Apple and Banana Salad.

Scoop out apple balls, cover with
lemon juice, and prepare banana balls,
using small French potato cutter.
Heap on head lettuce, sprinkle with
paprika and serve with a highly sea-
soned French dressing or a rich may
Onnaise.