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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-07-30
HER LIFE AN INSPIRATION
Difficulties Overcome by Helen Keller
Should Shame Any One From
Disbursement.

Mark Twain once said, '"The two
most interesting characters OF the
Nineteenth century are Napoleon and
Helen Keller" Helen Keller, the De-
troit News recalls, was normal child
until 10 months old. At that time
serious Illness left her blind. deaf
and dumb. Even during these early
years In the dark she learned many
things through the sense OF touch. Her
chief playmates were a little colored
girl and an old setter dog.
She was nearly seven years old
when a teacher was found to UNDER
take what seemed an impossible task.
This teacher, Miss Anne Sullivan, be-
gan at once to talk into her little
pupils hand with her fingers. The
first word Miss Sullivan spelled into
her hand was "doll"; the next word
was "cake." The words were quickly
spelled back, even before the little girl
knew what they meant. Very soon.
however, the spelled words with the
hand language were connected with
q real doll and real cake. Within q
month she knew thirty words and
could talk them back with her fingers
As soon as she grasped the thought
that all objects have names she
learned very. fast. Within three months
her vocabulary had increased to about
800 words, and within a year to 9U
words. She is now noted writer
and lecturer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-07-30
BUSINESS MEN WANT MUCH
eome Qualities That Applicant for Z
Job Had to Show In Char
acter Test.

A New Yorker who. for reasons OF
delicacy, must be nameless. was re-
Gently gratified with tempting oner
Of employment.
The firm which sought his services
required from him a scientific char
acter reading by an expert. He was
referred to local psycho-analyst re-
tanned by the concern.
The expert rated him high on latent
ability, but deficient In the essential
business qualities of "self-esteem and
selflshness."
He did not get the job, says Les
lies. "Sorry," he was told, but your
character shows there isn't enough
iron in your makeup"
Ho, for the good old days when q
mean man was still an ''ornery cuss''
and generosity was yet respectable
Time was when q mans kindness rec
commended him for Job and gave
him reasonable hopes Of advancement
Now, q growing number Of employers
insist that his worth be weighed ir
advance with a pair Of apothecary'i
scales and gagged with machinist's
micrometer. And woe to him II thu
acute psycho-detective discerns In hin
a tendency to meekness or human
sympathy! He suffers the besettint
business vices Of modesty and unset
fishnessi
| How deeply. we wonder, have thu
doctrines Of these lattef-day prophet
penetrated the collective business
mind Of the country at large! Must tn
model citizen who listens dutifully Of
Sunday morning to sermon on tn
brotherhood Of man hurry home to
learned treatise on how to despise nj
neighbor?
| What a theme for G. K. Chestertol
or Nietzsche!
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-07-30
TOOK THE WHOLE SECTION
Girl AvaiIed Herself Thoroughly Of
Courtesy Extended to Her by
Fellow Traveller.

Some Of us remember the story OF
the camel that wanted to put his nose
into the masters tent to warm q bit.
Well. that camel is still alive. The
other day she got on the traih'
dressed very prettily and looked as
II she were used to having half the
world whenever she wished 1t. But
she didn't get 1t, for all the Pullman
seats were taken.
Finally a middle-aged man. noticing
her discontinue motioned to the Pull
man conductor. II have this whole
section reserved" he explained, "and
since this young lady only goes to
Evansville she may have seat In It."
County,, he rose from his seat rae
ing the engine and Indicated that she
was to have 1t while he would RIDE
backward. While he stood waiting
for her to settle herself In 1t she lifted
her grip, put 1t on the seat facing
her. draped her coat beside 1t. also
her hat, magazines. purse and a box o.
candy. Then she stretched herself 10
the choice seat, leaving not an incn
Of room for any other person te
occupy.
For long minute the man STOOD
regarding the bit Of space beside the
hat and candy box. Then he turned
on his heel and went into the smoking
car to stay until the train reached
Observation-Disclosures News
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-07-30
SATURDAY. JULY 80, 1921.
Advertising.

advertising holds its place
unquestionably side by side with
the news of the day." according
to the vice-president of the AS
ISOLATED Advertising Clubs of the
World, who is also treasurer and
business manager of a big uni
versity. The reader who is as
interested in the advertising
pages of his favorite magazines
or newspaper as he is in the news
and literature does not often
think of what advertising means
to him.
Advertising has attained its
position of importance almost
within the last 10 years. 1t has
existed for many years, but was
never before of such general
public interest. Today it is the
business of the honest advertiser
and successful advertising is
honest-to tell the public where
to find the most desirable merch-
andise most easily and at the
right price. 1t is difficult to es-
innate what good advertising
means to a community not only
in economy of time and effort,
but in less tangible contentment
and prosperity. Even the scorn-
full few who cling to the idea
that all advertising is deceiving,
as all news is false, would be
surprised to find out how much
they depend upon advertising if
it were all suddenly removed
from their field of observation.
The slogan 1T pays to adver-
tise" has proved itself true.
Now, however, it is recognized
that it pays not only the adver.
tiser, but the many others who
read the advertising. Formerly
merely a feature of business, ir
itself, in which art, philosophy,
psychology and the progressive
spirit of the times are all used
Whether it is to sell goods or tt
get a big idea across to the pub
lie mind or to boost a worthy
cause, the advertisement is the
best available agent for doing
the job in hand.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-07-30
indian Name Restored.

. The United States geological board
has restored the ancient Indian name
to the Cataract canyon and creek In
Grand Canyon National park. This Is
Havasu, the Sky-blue Water.
Havasu canyon, in the western sec
tion of Grand Canyon National park,
Is destined within a few years to be-
come one Of the scenic points, which
visitors to the national park Will de-
sire to see. In its depth there Is q
primitive Indian tribe living. They
are the Havasupai. the people Of the
Sky-biue Waters.
Less than 200 Indians live in this
blooming garden where old fig or
chards yield enormous crops and corn
grows 10 feet high. The tribe has
Just held Its own for many genera
tiOns.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-07-30
Her Conclusion.

aMamma," said Elsie when the
family and visitors from the country
had sat down to breakfast, us 1t true
that people who snore have bad con-
sciencesr read in one Of my books
that they do"
III don't know, dear. Perhaps they
have. What makes you ask such q
funny question:
81 was Just thinking, II It's true,
Aunt Susan must at least have killed
somebody ence."-Boston Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-07-30
Telephone Resolution by Long is VOt-
ed Down.

ed Down.
New Orleans, July %. People
of New Orleans and throughout
Louisiana must continue to pay
increased telephone rates grant
ed the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph Company by the
old railroad commission at Baton
Rouge February 26.
The public service commission,
which is the new name of the
railroad commission, decided
against putting the rates back to
the old figure, pending hearing
to be held in October or Novem-
Der. Huey P. Long of Shreve-
port, who originally opposed the
increase in rates granted the
telephone company, introduced a
resolution before the commission
asking that the high rates not be
collected until the people are
given a hearing.
Mr.. Long forced a vote on his
motion. and Shelby Taylor, chair
man of the commission, and Jno.
T. Michel. the New Orleans
member, voted against any re-
duction in the rates pending the
rehearing.
This means that the increased
telephone rates must be paid by
people throughout the state until
the railroad commission changes
its ruling, modifies it or allows
the company to continue charg-
ing high rates.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-07-30
OH Burned by Ocean Liner.

1t costs approximately 100000 to
fill the oil tanks Of the White Star liner
Olympic for a round trip. The tanks
hold 1900 tons, and about 700 tons
remain at the end Of normal round
voyage. The oil is taken out at New
York at a saving Of nearly one-hah.
The Olympic has only recently beep
equipped to take on oil enopRtA kof
the return voyass.-Wall StfsS
nal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-07-30
Before and Afser.

Before he gets her ne says: How
xsmanly I" when she does anything.
Hat after nc gets her he says: THAT'S
sust like q womani" When she does .
tAsnr.-CIncinnatt Enquirer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1921-07-30

paseroes Came Before Pilgrims.
Twenty negroes were brought TO
Arneslca IN 1919 So the negro has
A6nn a American one year longer
&an ~ Pilgrim.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06

ESTATE-of Thomas b. CartmeII, de-
ceased. Notice is hereby given that let
ters of administration upon the estate
of Thomas B. Cartmell, late of Whining
ton hundred, deceased. were duly granted
unto Mary T.. Cartmeil. en the twentieth
day of June. A. ID. 1921. and all persons
indebted to said deceased are requested
to make payments to the administra-
ing demands against the deceased are
required 10 exhibit and present the same
duly probated to the said administra-
trix on or before the twentieth day Of
June a. ID. 1922. or abide by the law
in this behalf. Address Mary f. Cart
nell, administrators. George Lodge
attorney -at-law, 1lI2 King street, VIII
mington. Delaware.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06
SALESMAN OPPORTUNITY

Are you interested in a new and
better position-not a mere job
A position which opens 70 you field
for development, opportunity for pro-
motion and the hope of prosperity.
IL you are a man who has conf
dence in your ability: II you are look
ing forward 10 a future and would
like. 70 associate yourself with the
strongest and most reliable sales or
EanizatiOns IN the country whore you
are assured not only Of substantial
earnings but early advancement to a
better posltlon-then you are the
man we are looking for
Sales experience is not essential We
viii train you quickly and show you
new beginners making over SIO0, 5000
and $500 the first week in commits
sions in the market of our securities
because IL has solidity stability and
all the elements Of safety. perrna
nence and maximum Of revenue
You are facing the door of prosper
ity IL is for you TO decide whether
you shall enter Il. Real men-nlen
with the spirit 70 prosper-naen with
the courage To plant their feet firmly
on the path of progress are needed
Are you one Of these men,
L. n STEEL SERVICE GORpo
RATION,
Apply 10 a. m. to IL m. D. IA. TO
. y. m. 80 D. m TO 9 30 D. m.
905 Industrial Trust Bldg
Wilmington. Del
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06
seoo.ooo HIGHWAY BONDS.
ST ATE AE DEL a " s q Il

Sealed proposals will be received by the
State treasurer of Delaware until Iuly p,
1921, at Il oeock p. IN. for the purchase
OF S6000 900 of State bonds of the State
of Delaware.
Said bonds win bear date January H.
1921, and to be of 81 900 denomination
bearing Al per cent interest payable
semi-annualy on the first days Of Janu-
airy and July of each year. Bonds shall
be payable forty years after the date
thereof but the said bonds or any of them
State at the rate of one hundred and fiye
per centum of the principal debt of the
bond redeemed on any first day of 1anu-
ary or first day of Juy after the said bond
or any of them shall have been issued one
year. upon thirty days notice properly
advertised. principal and interest payable
at tie Farmers Bank of the State of
Delaware at Dover. Delaware.
The bonds To be coupon bonds With no
State Tax. All bids must be addressed 10
state treasurer, Dover. Delaware. Bids
Will be received for tile W hose or any part
Of the issue and must be accompanied by
payable TO the order of George NJ. Fisher.
state treasurer The right IS reserved to
reject any or all bids
Said bonds are issued under authority
Of an act entitled an act to create j state
Highway Department, establishing a sys-
TEN Of State highway and prevailing Tor
the Improvement and malnteaanee there
Of, and approprGatine and borrowing mon
ey therefor, 9asspd by the lieneral As
SennhiY Of the state of DesaMaFe and
approved by the governor April O. 1922
GEORGE NJ. FISHER
state Treas urcr. =.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06
FOR RENT

Apartments
4O7 Delaware Ave. and D.
IIOf jefferson ST., r . ana D
JUs-IT8 W. Fourth st. Pearl Apts.lt
3 r and b.
2f0I Washington St. and D
2I5 w. Eighth st.. . r, and p
500 Market St. 9 r and D.
DWELLINGS.
Wawaset Park. I'll Nossan2nam
Road, r. D. y. and nos water
heat.
100 W 18th St.. r, b and p
18th and Head S1s-, new dwellings,;
2sI9 Washington St.. r. ., p and
heater.
iii West sc. (three apartnents1.
OFFICES. STORES, ETC.
Savings Fund Bldg, Ninth and Mar
Perpetual Building, Ninth and Orange
streets isecond and third 1oorsl-
407 Delaware Ave, TWO front offices.
9th and Orange Sus. kPerpetual
Bldg j. two upper fioors.
500 Market ST.. two front Offices
Ledge Bldg. 1Il2-IIi4 King ST.,
Offices. single or ensuite-
10 ". Fourth St, modern store.
/ Central stable prop~xty-
S@,4 TatnaII street. garage or mig
| EMMETT S. HICKMAN
Phone 7l3. Ninth and Orange Sss.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06
ROOMS AND BOARD


DEIAWA ARE AVE, -AttractiyeIy
furnished rooms with table board ali
conyenirnces: rates rea sonable. congenial
people and good table. Delightful loca-
fion. Mrs. Edgar Clark. Phone 267esR.
YOUNG LADY BOARDERs- Reasona-
bic rates. 426 East Ninth street
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06
FOR RENT

so3 West Eleventh street. II rooms.
improvements.
los North conneil street. 8 rooms and
improvements.
soio Madison street. rooms, all con
yencnces.
e2s North Harrison street. 10 rooms
improvements
1902 Harrison street. rooms. furnished
completely.
oIo Jefferson street. 10 rooms, All inn
proyements
i4o1 Hamilton street. rooms. all con
veniences.
We also have number Of apartment
vel located. with al conycniences.
MUNDY & COMPANY
2f0 West Ninth street..
Phones s0Go-SO6I
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06

ceiyed by the State Board of Trustees
of the Delaware State Hospital at Farm
hurst, for boiler house and coal vault
reservoir. stack foundation. sewage dis
pOsal system and underground air duct
In main building at Faruhurst. Deia-
ware. Bidders may obtain specification
and plans from Robert Il. Schoenijahn.
consulting engineer. 40S Industrial Trust
Building Wilmington, Delaware De
posit required Proposals must be adj.
dressed to the Board of Trustees. care
of the engineer, at the above address,
accompanied by certified check or bid
bond. Bids will be received until II
noon. Wednesday, July 20. 1921, BY
order of the State Board of Trustees
Charles q. kurtz nrnsidenI
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06
Statesmen

SALESMEN-Isig money and avdanca.
ment await few live statesmen al 200
Delaware Trust Bldg.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06

ESTATE of Alexis L. du Pont. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration upon the estate of Alexis
i. du Pont, late of Ghristiana hundred.
deceased. were duly granted unto Equit-
able Trust Company and Eusene du
Pont ON the thirteenth day of June A.
ID. 1921. and all persons indebted TO said
deceased are requested 10 make pay
ments to the administrators without de-
lay, and all persons having demands
against the deceased are required to ex-
hibit and present the same duly pro-
bated to the said administra tors on or
before the thirteenth day of June A. ID.
1922. or abide by the Jaw in this be
half Equitable Trust Company. Eu-
gene du Pont administrators. Address.
Wilmington Delaware
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06
CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
Real Estate
RENT

2700 Van Buren, street. rooms and bath.
sol kinR street 10 rooms and bath
I1z2 King strcet. 10 rooms and bath.
Furnished bouses, for three months.
West Tenth street near Broome. houses.
10 rooms and one bath and 10 rooms ana
two baths 1902 Harrison street. rooms
and bath. 1904 Van Euren street, rooms
and bath for three months or 20 june 20.
Large house near Harvey station on
-, A O. Railroad
Apartments, furnished. 3 rooms, bath
and kitrbenetfn, Wawanft; Jefferson street
near beiaWafH avenue TWO rooms ana
bath. 2iI West Seventh street, rooms
and bath, Gnfurnished apartments,
Twenty ninth and Market streets, aud
q rooms and bath
Ofices. second floor front. 923 Market
street corner Ninth and Market streets
Factories, large and small
Market street stores
G. M. TOWNSEND
923 Market Street second Floor
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06
AUCTION SALES
Auction Sales
Legal Notices

SEALED PR0PoSAIas-WiI be received
by the Board of Directors of the Street
and Sewer Department. Room 260, City
Building, until 10 a. m. July II, 1921.
for the furnishing and delivery of 35
III. p, slip ring motor go volts A. c..
phase speed Sos r. r. NJ, with motor
base. pulley 9 inch diameter and IL inch
face along with proper compensation or
starting box. The Board of Directors
of the Street and Sewer Department
reserves the right toreject any or all bids
Board of Directors OF the Street and
Sewer Department. Attest: L. +. Black.
Assistant Secretary, July
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06

OPERATOR
PERMANENT POSITION FOR
RELIABLE MAN. s-HoUR DAY.
GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS.
NEW MACHINES. OPEN SHOP.
APPLY BOX g 2. EVERY EVEN
ING OFFICE.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-06

To sell 100 walker products diract
to consumer in city. s1rrolindfro
towns and counties, earning In ~
$3.50 weekly: also have aftfactfxe
proposition for men owning ivhf
automobiles Apply W. a III WalE
er Inc West Seventh street
Wilmington.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-22
WORDS OF PRAISE FOR
FLORIDA SCHOOL REFORM

TAMPA, April 21.-Florida's reform
school for boys at Mariana is oper-
ated in an admirable manner, accord
ing to Judge Petteway, of the Hillsbor-
ough county Juvenile court. who has
returned from a visit to the institu-
ton.
The school is conducted on a merit
and demerit system, he states. When d
lad enters he is charged with a Ger
tain number of dement's, for which
he gives his note to the institutions
bank operated by the boys under the
supervision of the school authorities
When the note has been paid with
credits OF behavior. the Juvenile Of
fender is allowed his freedom.
Judge Petteway has drawn bill for
presentation to the legislature which
would make available funds with
which penniless boys might equip
themselves with clothes and purchase
a ticket home upon their discharge
from the institution.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-22
CALHOUN PLANS
FOR new SCHOOLS
Three New Schools, Costing 500, 900,
Will BE Erected Shortly.

BLOUNTSTOwN, April 21.-The
board of public instruction of Calhoun
county plans to raise sum of 100000
for the building of schools in the coun-
ty in the following apportionment;
Blountstown $37,5o0, Altha s37, 1900, and
Wewahitchka SIS, 700. Each school is to
supplement the amount. Blountstown
already has $4,000 worth of bonds.
The amount is to be raised by the is
suance of time warrants bearing 1-2
per cent interest to extend over a per-
iod of 80 years. The school board re-
Gently passed a resolution authorizing
Representative Fields to introduce the
bill. IL the bill carries and the bonds
are sold, Blountstown will have an ag-
gregate sum of 100000 to put into a
school building.
1t is the plan of the board if arrange
ments can be carried out to have the
buildings erected on the state road
leading from the county line to Port
st. Joe. Each town has an excellent
site for the erection of a school build
ing. In announcing its building pro-
gram the school board says that it is
planning for the future as we'll as for
the present.
Corrected census returns recently
received of Calhoun county gives the
county population of SITS inhabitants
and shows an increase of between Is
and rs per cent in population for CAL
houn county during the past ten years.
The Calhoun County Parents Teach
ers' association will meet at Blounts-
town April 80.
The following program has be<n ar
ranged:
$50 Opening devotional exercises.
Report of secretary.
School Sanitation, DR.. Finley.
Discussion by parents and teachers.
Improved Physical Condition Cf
Schools, Prof. VIM. Rencher.
Importance of a Central High
School, Rev. c. n. Williams.
Vocal Solo, Mrs. Hannah Gask;n.
Object of Club Work, Mrs. Grace
Warren.
Cooperation of Teachers and Par
ents, Prof. l.. L. Blackburn.
Business session.
Music, Mrs. Estelle Gaskin.
100, adjourn.
Place of meeting, school house,
Blountstown.
A BIountstown woman's club, fed
SASSSNS "eho AOA1AANN CT q AAASSSAAAS Va 40
terested women held in the Blounts-
town school house April 2, with the
following officers Mrs. Grace F. War
rem, president; Mrs. Alice H. Fisher
vice president; Mrs. J. T. Grayson, sec
rotary and treasurer; Mrs. d. f. Stan
fill, corresponding secretary; Mrs. J.
l.. Culpepper, Mrs. H. G. Tanning and
Mrs. ]. Frank Adams, membership
committee, and Mrs. w. 3. Brook, Mrs.
L. L. Blackburn, Mrs. A. Craddock
Mrs Estelle Gaskin and Mrs. J. w.
Leath, program committee.
Mrs. Reed, vice president for District
No. of the State federated clubs, was
present to assist in organization.
Mrs. Reed gave an interesting ad-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-04-22

dress on club work, which was follow
ed by a vocal solo by Mrs. Seasons.
Mrs. Seasons also gave an interest
ing talk on music in the community.
This talk was followed by the sing
ing of "Suwanee River" by everyone
present, after which Mrs. Seasons gave
another vocal selection.
The activities of the club will be
threefold-civic, educational and must
cal. Seventeen charter members were
enrolled. Every woman in Blountstown
is asked to become a member.
Mrs. Brook entertained the club at
her home Wednesday, April 9Th. After
a business program, Mrs. Gasl1in gave
q vocal selection. Later. Mrs. Brook
served delicious iced tea and sand
witches. Twelve new names were en-
rolled as members.
The club will meet every other We'd
nesday at p. m.