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STRAW.

The Use of Straw as Food for Cattle and
Because Of Its Manurial value.
The question is asked if straw has any
important food value, and whether it
would not be better to use it wholly as
bedding and to increase the manure
pile?
This view was prevalent with farmers
few years ago, and especially was
this held by English farmers. With
them straw was regarded as only val
liable to litter yard and make manure.
These views arose from q misunder-
standing of food elements, and the val
liable elements of manure.
Straw contains so little albuminoid
matter to grow the muscles, and phos-
phate OF lime to build the bones that it
was properly considered poor food in
the light of complete ration, but.
when considered as . partial food
to be supplemented by other
food which balances its def
ciencies, it is found to have an impor-
tant value as cattle food. Its principal
value as food is in its digestible carbo-
hydrates THAT is, composed of carbon
and the elements of water) which fur
nish the food to produce animal heat,
very important part of food.
Now, in the hands of skillful feeder,
who knows what food to give with straw
to make up its deficiencies, it is worth
more than half as much as good hay.
A ton of oats straw mixed with a ton of
the best clover hay. would make mix
ture equal in value to ordinary meadow
hay. And 400 pounds of linseed or cot
ton seed meal mixed with ton of straw,
would give 2,400 pounds OF fodder, equal
in value to 2,400 pounds of meadow or
timothy hay. This gives an important
food value to straw, and the point to be
well considered is, that nearly all that is
in straw has no value as ma
nure. Nitrogen, phosphoric acid and
potash are the only valuable manure
elements, and scarcely any one of these
are digested in straw; so that straw is
as valuable as manure when
fed as when not fed. Straw should be
used - food and all its value saved
LSre Stock Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16
SABLE ISLAND.
The Charncl-House Of the North American
Continent.

The Charncl-House of the North American
Continent.
land of sand, and ruin, and gold.
-Sscinturne.
The quotation is almost literally OK
act. Scarce anything but ruin and
sand is this bane of ocean-farers, the
Isle of Sable. And though there may
be indeed but little gold herein, yet is
there no lack of costly merchandise
washed upon its avaricious shores, and
none can tell the riches which lie hid
in the sands secretive bosom. Sable
Island. 1t is name to conjure with,
raising, as it has created, more phan-
toms than any other spot in the Attain
tic. 1t is name, when the fog is
thick and the winds are veering fitfully
of the southeast of Nova Scotia, to
whiten the lip and cheek of the hard
lest mariner. The island has been
given another name-"The Charnel-
house of North America. Neverthe-
less, this place of horrors has a strange
fascination for those who visit it-vo!-
unfairly! The sepulchre is well whit
ened. Though full of dead mems
bones, the island is kind to its dead.
The clean, unresting currents roll them
and wash them, the clean sands swathe
and cover them away. But one holds
ones grave in this island on frail ten
ure, for the tickle winds and capricious
waters love to discover again even what
they have most carefully laid from
sight, and win shift ones last couch
many times in the course of quarter
century. After every violent gale,
when calm has returned with clear
nights, may be seen unknown bieached
skeletons ''revisiting the glimpses OF
the moon;" while others, by the self
same wanton gale, lave been Tapped
away again in sandy burial.
The Isle of Sable is in great part a
deposit of the drift of meeting currents.
Vast eddies, from the contact of the
Gulf Streams edge with two branches
of parted POLAR current, circle ABOUT
the island, eating away and rebuilding
it continually. It is the nucleus of the
densest fogs, the vortex of the widest
storms of the North Atlantic. Its shape
is roughly that of a crescent, twenty
two miles long by one in width, and
shallow lake divides it longitudinally.
1t is moving eastward before the pre-
vailing winds, and rapidly decreasing
in size. When first set down on chart,
by Pedro Reinel, in 1905, its magnitude
was more than as great again as we
have it now. On Reiners chart its
name is s'Sanda Crus. THE Current,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

Mr.. 7. M. Casad, editor of the Corydon,
Iowa, Times, writes that his little girl
burned her foot severely on stove. One
application of st. Jacobs Oil, the great
pain-reliever, cured it completely, leaving
no marks. By two applications of st.
Jacobs Oil he cured himself of torturing
pain In the side.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

notwithstanding the great number who
yearly succumb to this terrible and fatal
coils around thousands who are uncon-
scious Of its deadly presence, DIR. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery" will cleanse
and purify the blood of scrofulous impure
ties, and cure tubercular consumption
(which is only scrofulous disease Of the
lungs). Send three letter stamps and get
DR.. Pierce's complete treatise on consump-
ton and kindred affections, with numer-
Gus testimonials of cures. Address Worlds
Dispensary Medical Assn, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Young Men, Read This.

THE VoLrAIc BELT Co., of Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELECTRO Vol
rAIc BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

Cleveland dogs are said to be the
most intelligent in the United States.
One man there has big Newfound-
land which will howl every time its
master SHORES. thus awakening him
and permitting the remainder of the
household to sleep Chicago Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

"A New York State doctor charged
a railroad company thirty dollars fol
holding an autopsy on body which
was cut into forty different fragments.
They returned his bill to have it made
mt for patching and mending."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16
"a Perfect Flood Of suo,hiner

IA Perfect Flood Of Sunshine"
Will fill the heart Of every suffering woman
II she will only persist in the use of DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription" It will
cure the most excruciating periodical pains,
and relieve you of all Irregularities and
give healthy action. 1t will positively cure
internal Inflammation and liberation, mis-
placement and all kindred disorders. Price
reduced to one dollar. By druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

In proof Of the persistent hatred that
Cain cherished for his brother, a little girl
declared that he hated him as long as he
was Abel.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

ut must prove boon to mothers, !" is what
Or. Cox, Of Washington, DC, says of Red
Star Cough Cure. Pure, pleasant, sure, safe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

A PASSENGER crossing q fine bridge
asked a wit whom he met by what eng3.
neer 1t was built 81 can not tell, {" was the
reply, "but II you go over you'll be to1ted.1
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

permanently or no pay. Our new and
sure cure method of treating rupture, with.
out the knife, enables US to guarantee q
cure. Trusses can be thrown away at last
Send two letter stamps for references.
pamphlet and terms. Worlds Dispensarv
Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

"What is repentance?n queried the Sun.
day school teacher. "To be sorry for do
ing wrong" said the good boy. .were
you ever sorry. for. anything You didi"
"Yes'm," said the bad boy. "What made
you sorry" "Great Jehoshaphat! Wasn't
you ever spanked: "-Ne,cman Independent
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

PfKK's ToorHACHR DROPS cure in ] minute 25c.
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beauties. 25c.
Z ERxAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns 4 Bunions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16
HEALTH AND STRENGTH.

.
Complete heart-ease and free
dom from aches and pains fol-
lows the use of Or. Guysott's
Yellow Dock and SarsapariIla.
1t gives tone and strength to
every part of the body, and is
especially efficacious in curing
diseases brought on by func-
tional arrangements, such as
impure blood, Ueak kidneys,
poor digestion. ETC., causing
headaches, constipation, sores,
ptnpies, urinary sediments,
aching joints and limbs, lame
back, general sceakness. unit
Cersdl iassitude, etc., etc.
Under the influence of this
excellent remedy the heart beats
regular, the blood circulates
with vim, the lungs breathe easy,
the kidneys and liver grow
healthy and strong, and the
whole physical organization be-
comes more capable of endur-
ance. Thought and action are
compassed with greater free
dom, and the individual APP
proaches as near perfection as
healthful humanity is capable.
Unfortunates who seek health
do themselves great injustice If
they fail TO try this excellent
remedy. 1t is as far ahead of all
other preparations Of sarsapa-
rilla, blood purifiers, tonics, Bit
tiers, ETC., as gold is superior to
silver. THOUSANDS have attest
ed to its worth as a sure reviUer
Of health, strength and Uigor.
D4- Remember to have your
druggist get it for you. and
take no substitute.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

"A COW in Chatham, N. j.. wen.
mad the other day from the effects of
the bite of a rabid dog.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

"BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEsv are
widely known as an admirable remedy for
bronchitis, Hoarseness, Coughs and Throat
troubles. Sold only in boxes. Is cts.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

Friends. A''o
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

!. Your mammoth orange, like church
bell, is mostly peel.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

WHY Is room full Of married folks like
an empty room? Because there's not .
single person in it--Chicago Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

A MANS reputation is no better for being
guilt edged.-Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

ROUGH on rats-The increasing demand
Tor kid gloves.-N. y. Independent.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

The sweetest thing in walking sticks
The sugar cane.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

A CHICAGO man who called upon mu-
steal friend the other evening at supper
time was warmly welcomed, as they had Q
party and they were just going to have a
sonata. He said he thought be smelled it
IS he came along.-Burlingtoa Hdpkeye.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

Why is a swan like q cows tail? Be-
cause they both grow down.-zHe Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

SUPPOSE" says an exchange, "all the
world went to bed every evening at SUM-
set!" Suppose your uncle's pig was your
grandmother, how would you like to kiss
the old lady! -Phtlddefphid Call.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

A WOMAN in some States can not sue and
be sued, but she can complain and b
courted.-M T. Netcs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

II aniicted with Sore Eyes, use DIR. Isaac
1nompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it, go.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

We read of fortune smiling ON this per.
son or that. We enter no protest, but
when she meets as, we hope she will grin
from ear to ear.-CdrI Pretzeps Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

WHAT is laughter:n asked a chemist.
It Is the sound that you hear when your
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16
Consumntlon.

An exchequer-a retired baggage-mas-
eer.-Puck
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

SHE-What are you thinking of? He
Nothing. She-Egotist.-F liegende bat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16

EDMUND YATES owned the World and
yet he was sent to Jail for libel.-Bostoa
BUDGET.
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One year after date, for value received, I
promise to pay to the order OF tho publisher /
OF cAiofoo Pes ssd cbHrtr the sum Of :. dollars.
Win interest at per cent. per aunum after
maturity. It 10 Understood and agreed that |
no part OF the principal Of this note will be de-
manded or become payable (except at my
pleasurel. - long A. remain . pafd-up SUBJ
scriber TO the above named paper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-16
Man and Beast.

Mustang Liniment is older than
most men, and used more and
more every year.
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RUNNING expenses-Ch ildren.-Judge.
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TIE center Of gravity-The letter v.
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UfM0GRATS win give an opinion % to best
SAMVVuAI y means OF securing appointment a.
Soefm9oter for fee of II; IS years experience "a
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HtM0p0 Treated and cured without the knife.
la UIpfa0 Book on treatment sent free. Address
~>sSesss FL POND. NJ. D., Aurora, Kane Co. Ill
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ROCHESTER, N. Y, Jan. 81.
oIRs:, Acknowledging your favor duly
received, we would say: The best proof
we can give you that the statements made
py Dr. Henion are entirely true, and would
Is the following testimonial from the best
ciuzens Of Rochester, and a card pub
iished by Rev. DR.. Foote, which you are at
liberty to use If you wish.
b. H. WARNER & Co.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-05
THE. HEN AND THE SWAN.
Bagpipes in Medical Science.


According to the United States Gazette
a new use has been discovered for the
musical instrument of torture called the
bagpipes. Last year, it seems, Span
ish soldier was brought to the military
hospital at Havana in a state of cata-
lespy, and for fifteen months he showed
no signs of improving health. AT last
the doctors ordered the bagpipes to be
played near his bed, whereupon the
man promptly recovered consciousness
and is now able to articulate. His first
words, 1 should imagine, were not
couched in the form of blessing; but
there may yet be a great future for the
bagpipes in medical science. Their mu-
sic may be strongly recommended to
persons suffering from nervous or hys-
terical disorders, and, generally speak
ing, to ma!adeS imaoi,aarieS of every de-
scription. Whether the disease or the
remedy is the worst must be left to the
judgment of the invalids themselves. -
London Truth.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-05
Old Men Doing Boys Work.

The proprietor of nut and bolt fac
tory in West Tenth street advertised
yesterday for 1.-TWO men from fifty to
sixty years of age to do boys work. "
About twenty-five gray-haired men
gathered about the Office door at the
hour named, although it was apparent
that the two wanted would have to work
at boys wages.
I'VE wanted them to put nuts on
bolts" said an employee. 1--WE EN-.
ployed boys, but they were playful and
inattentive to work. We thought that
we might be able to hire old men, who
were unable to do a mans work, al
about the wages, and so have employees
who would attend to the work better.
They sit at their tasks, which are easy
enough for girls to do. They make
over dollar day. IN Y. Sun.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-05
wooD-NoTEs FROM A CAGE.


What-what--what there, my pet canary2
What are you trying, my toWn-bred birdI
You, whose, performance used never to
All, Icanguess at the rogue you've heard
Day after day, in:yOur bright brass dwell
You RVed in comfort; you took your dip;
Tourcup ran over with seeds for Smelling;
Your dear delight was celery-tip.
Primly and trinity you slicked your feathers;
TO swing in the ring you considered bliss;
And you sang, sang, sang In all seasons
and weathers,
with q swelling throat, such song as
this:
'Sweet, sweet, sweet,
Seeds-to-eatl
Swee-eet2
Just-hear- like 9 rill rill rill
Sweet sweet, sweet"
But away at the farmhouse last July, sir,
Don't know who, in the dawn and dew,
Came, like fame, to the branch near by,
Flashing, and dashing, and haunting you?
Who but the Oriole, orange and sable?
Brilliant Lord Baltimore, velvety-necked,
Whistling out clear, through the morn's
gay babel,
Something to this provoking effect:
You're Gagged I see. IT'S mt fair, but 1
don't care
I'm free, free, freei Ohio, it's rare,-and
don't carep'
'FreeT-You listened and learned his
meaningl
Shadow and meadow and breezy tree
Cherry and berry,-fiitting and cleaning
Mating and building
"0h, free, free, free!"
And now you repeat, though trife queer
",
That nonehaant melody, o er and DER,
And persuade yourself-or SO very near
lyl-
You are quite as content as you were be.
fOre
TT is MT fair, but don't carel
-Idon't carel"
Helen Gray Cone, In st. Nicholas.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-05
The Longest Existing Word.

Far behind most foreign languages,
ancient and modern, comes the English
language as regards length of words.
Except in the word Observation-Disclosures
nity"--which, though it exists in litera-
ture, is, of course, mere manufactured
piece of absurdity-we have, believe,
no word extending beyond seven sylla-
bles. To some European nations this
may seem contemplate enough. In this
respect, however, the old world can
teach lesson to the new. In a work to
which hope some time to make more
direct reference | have met with an
Aztec word of thirty-two letters, ''amat-
Observation-Disclosures" 1t is salts
factory to learn that the Specification OF
the word is worthy of its proportions.
1t means payment received for having
been bearer of paper with writing on
It." So far as regards the number OF
letters employed accordingly we are far
more extravagant than the Aztecs. Gal
latin, in the transactions of the
American chronological Society,"" sup
plies from the Cherokee language word
even more portentous. This is "Winit-
neutrality-suspicious."
which means, They will by that time
have nearly done granting [favorsl
from a distance TO them and to me. "
With vocabulary Of this kind perfect
command of speech and writing must
be matter of some difficulty. Gentle
man s Magazine.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-05

Two married sisters, one living at
Newburg, N. Y, and the other in Mich
igan, recently both gave birth to a
daughter on the same day. Each in
tended to surprise the other, and kept
the coming eventa secret. The same day
the children were born they were named
by the mothers, and letter was sent
from each family to the other, giving
an account of the joyful event and the
name of the child. The letters crossed
each other on the route, and were re-
ceived about the same time BY each fam
lily. Strange to say, each mother had
given her daughter the same name
DetrOit Tribune.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-05
AMERICAN FABLES.
The Owl and the Farmer, and Other
Tales With Good Morals.

The Owl and the Farmer, and Other
Tales With Good Morals.
A farmer one morning found Large
Owl in his Barnyard, and the Limping
and Distressed Bird no sooner Observed
hfm than it cried out:
81 should like to Know what sort of
Man you are that you let your Geese
almost Kill meP'
"Then you have been Maltreated?"
"a should say l had! l have been
Pounded almost to Death!'
"But there Must have been some Pro-
vocationp'
mot the Slightest. l simply flew
down to Secure Chicken for Breakfast,
and three of the Geese at once Rushed
upon me"
"Ah, l see," unused the Farmer; ard
he at once gave orders to have the Bru-
tai Geese put to Death.
Moral: Any Burglar who may be
Shot while Plundering a Citizens House
should Promptly complain to the near
est Magistrate. The Average, Jury VIII
make it Warm for the Shooter.
THE sERPGaGT AND THE PEASANT.
One day while Peasant was Work
ing in the Field he saw a Serpent APP
preaching in Stealthy manner, and the
Man Seized large Stone and Hurled it
with Such true aim that the Snake was
fatally Injured.
"If you had only Waited moment
Longer" gasped the Serpent, as he
writhed about, 81 was coming to ask you
to let me be your Friend"
"Then have no Regrets" replied
the Peasant; ''your Good Will would
have been more Burdensome to me than
your enmity.''
MoRAL:- You Probably know Several
Such Chaps.
THE. HEN AND THE SWAN.
AFarmer one day came upon a Her
and Swan which were having Fierce
Dispute, and when he Inquired the
cause of it the Hen explained:
why, depressed my belief that the
Swans neck was too long"
"Oh, as to that, " replied the Farmer
l was about to suggest that your OWE
neck was Altogether too short, and thai
you are Sadly in Need of new Tail.
Feathers. "
MoRAL:-Don't criticise man who
Toes in when you run your Own Boots
over at the Heels. -DetroH Free Press.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1885-12-05
Contrary to Law.

Judge-Prisoner, you seem to be an
incorrigible offender. This is the third
time this week you have been up for
drunkenness. I'll have to fine you an
other flyer.
Frisoner-Tote fair, Judge, and ac-
cording to law. I'm free-born Ameri-
can citizen, and you can't punish me
more than once for the same offense.
But it isn't the same Offense."
Eyes, it is. Eli give you my sacred
word of honor that this is the same
identical drunk as it was last Monday. ("
Philadelphia Gall