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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24
Growth of Farmers Organization.

F. - ..1-' I-4I-
That farmers are gen erally awakcn-
ing to the nee ,ssity of organization is
evidenced by the increased growth OF
the Grange. during recent years, aud
by the rapid extension throughout the
South Of tho Farmers Alliance" and
the agricultural Wheel" two organ
izations modelled after the Grange.
and possessing no points OF superior
ity over it that we are aware Of All
these organizations. however, are
numbered with secret ritual, include
ing signs. grips. passwords. etc,
which seem to us a hindrance, rather
than help to effective work. In the
slow days when travel was restricted
10 the tedious loo om,iion of the horse
or the sailboat. and when not even
postal system existed. there
was undoubtedly "a necessity
for signs and passwords for
Tho Identification of those charged with
conveying important messages from
place TO place; and when the tyranny
of irresponsible despots compelled
patriots to associate themselves in
oaih-bound broiherhoods. for the sake
OF mutual protection from personal
violence and the rescue of their land
from thralidom, the ritual under which
the oath Of fratetnitY was taken had
deep and solemn signi fcanoc in view
OF the dangerous responsibility Incur.
rcd; but in these days Of railway and
telegraph no important business is
ever transacted through sign or pass
word. and with the disappearance If
the necessity for. secret resistance to
crowned oppressors the secret ritual
has lost its grandeur and become
ridiculous farce. Farm and Fyreside.,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24
HERE AND THERE.

Life is a reckoning we can not
make twice over. You can not mend
wrong subtraction by doing your all :
dition right.
This span oflifc was lent for lofty
duties, not for eliishness; not to be
whiled away in aimlcss dreams. but to
improve ourselves and serve mankind.
When you sit down to meal and
the fresh meat has not boon sailed. it
tastes rather flat. chp What follows
| If you eat itp DiarrL@a. When the
hog is compelled 10 cat fiat unsalted
food week in and week ont can you
wonder at his having cholcra?-Dr.
c. A. Robinson
Sheep manure contains from nine
ty to ninety-fvo per cent of the plant
food contained in tho rations con-
sumed by tho Sheep 1t is. therefore,
very rich fertilizer. as experience
has shown 1t is especially rich in
nitrogen in an available form, and for
that reason is rxcc!t MT for use as q
starter in The bill for corn and pota-
toes.
The garden nccls more manure.
This fact should always be kept in
mil d. and every bit of waste that is
likely to have any value. mechanical
or otherwise. as manure. should be
added 10 the heap 1t is wonderful
what lot Of manure may be got to-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24

Il Is 3 Significant fact that most Of the
women who have achieved fame in art, lit
erature, or AFFAIRS, . have enjoyed vigorous
capable Of the severe and continued applica-
ton necessary to creative work, unless the
body 10 ct its best The woman who aspires
to ill an exalted place among her associ-
ates must be free from nervous debility and
female weaknesses. DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription viii Danish these, and 4 Il
monies which ana Indispensable to health
As . specific for all those chronic weak
nesses and ailments peculiar to women, ttin
unequaled.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24
Use for Peanut Vines.

Do yon know il peanut vines can be
used probably for hay? asks a corrc-
spondent. Personally VIC have had no
experience with thcn. but upon gcn-
cral principles they woul,l commend
themselves for this purpose. Mr. B.
w. Jones. of Virginia. peanut dis
trict, has said that II they are dug and
cared before frost touches them. and
before the leaves fall to any great ex.
tent. peanut vines mako very good
provendcr fer all stock. Some say it
is better than blade fodder for horses
and mules but we are not prepared
to advance this cxtravagant claim
for ii. 1t is. however. certainly an ex-
cellcnt article for fodder for cattle.
Sheep. mules and horses, and il many
sap peanuts are left on the vines, stock
that is not worked much. will need no
other feed during tho winter mon tbs
to keep them in good condition. He
says that most planters. accordingly.
make it an object to try to have tho
vines for hay. and aim to dig the
crop before they are injured by frost.
After killing frost touches them.
Good In f.c, trcs,s,',s,. W. ,s, ...oss -
.,.o hsrrs,,, rs,har tr.I 'h has .'",s
- .tncr as,.n ns.,.;as Ia; "en.aai,
e,a snrs,,,r ~. 1;se :, , ~"
ho,s. q mu,e pss,.s r;nss "ss
thc Nat "a shsm rmn.r.,.d ~ s .soa
shonla not Ia IA rar 80 ,.r. - ,-os''
horsoa There is AWAY. ! GOOD deal
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shkKEi


The Science 81 PaImistry-Whns shnkius
Hands Reveals.
George Francis Train is as loony a. Z
Wild cat on many subjects, no doubs, y
remarked a physician the other day, "but
there is good deal Of method in his mad.
ness about one thing"
"What's thatar
Shaking hands. / don't blanc him for
disliking promiscuous hand-shalxing; it has
many unpleasant features
what can you tell by the shake Of q
mans handln f
"a good deal Why, can pick out the
people in . crowd with whom Ishake hands,
who have kidney disease, and they don't
know itr'
II don't understand you. Do you pretend
TO say there is any thing peculiar in their
shaker"
mo, not in the shake but in the feel
Of the hand
"Please explain what ypu mean"
"A hot dry hand shows inactivity OF the
skin. The skin is the third kidney We
sweat out Is much water through the skin
as we pass OF through the Kidneys"
"How much is thatp'
'In health, several pints day. In the
summer we sweat more than in the winter
Out III uC0Atu O4CIC - - OVu8I6ul, JQOURn
invisible escape Of moisture through the
skin. In the palm of the hand, there are
from two to three million little sweat
pores. The sweatglands are great help
to the kidneys, and when working health
fully In the summer, the kidneys can and do
take much-needed recreation. You can
prove this, il you notice that you pass less
fluids in summer than in winter, II akin and
Kidneys are healthy.
You viii be surprised, II you shake hands
with company Of people, to see how many
hands feel hot and dry. Hadn't you noticed
it'll
81 don't think 1 have. But what can be
done in such casesl" a L.
Only one thing can be done, and that is to
get the kidneys at work again by very
thorough course Of treatment with Warmers
safe cure, and giving yourself sponge or
wet cloth rubbing with warmor cold water,
whichever IL the most agreeable) night and
morning. Use only the best soap on tho
body in such cases. Indeed, soap isn't
necessary oftener than once week. Wig
orous rubbing with awcn wrune towel, fol-
lowed by like rubbing with . dry warm
towels recommended.
Palmistry il modern science that b quite
fad with fashionable people nowadays,
but there Is good deal more in Il than the
professional palm readers have yet found
out
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
The Preparation Of the land for =
Corn Crop.


Because of the great variety of soils.
location and conditions of lands, and
tho pre-conceived idea of the great
multitude Of corn raised, it is very
diiiicult Tor any writer to lay down
fixed plans for all to follow in the
preparation and cultivation of that
very important crop. viz: corn. Were
we asked what time is best to begin
work to insure an abundant harvest.
we would answer: on lands that had
been long in cultivation, at least two
seasons before planting the seed
corn. our first season we would as
early as May, sow that wonderful
land rcstorcr. the corn pea, broadcas..
which in about eight or ten weeks
swonld have made sufficient growth to
cover tho land; turn this entirely
under with good two horse plow
and rc-sccd the land with rye. even
a' carly as August Is to September
l. This will provide late fall and
winter pasture enough TO more than
pay for all labor and cash expended
for seed. Let tho stock DO taken off
the land two or three weeks before
breaking mp for spring planting, you
will then have another green crop to
turn under before planting. By all
means do not break the land while
it is wct; watch for dry
spell in early spring blowing. and
break deep with two horse piows; let
The land lay few days to dry out, then
follow with largo stecl-iooth harrow.
Now you have land in suitable con-
dition for seeding with the planter.
which is always preferable to plant
ing BY hand. because tho seed is
dropped at regular distances, planted
and covered at proper depths. the
rows straighter. aud consequently.
cultivation very much facilitated.
HID tho land to bs planted been
cropped the previous season. then be-
gin work rs early in tho fall after CROP
either corn or cotton. is gathered as
quick as possible. Take nothing from
the land as some do, by bur ling stalks
and other trash, but chop them up
with good stalk cutter where they
stand. aud f,llow tho stalk cntter with
such a two-horse plow rs will turn
thcm under whore they rot during the
winter months, thereby bcnciitting the
soil. saving the labor of pulling and
burning stalks. putting them out of the |
way OF cu'tivating to purpose. and |
thus treatoil. will be really for plant
ing much earlier than if lift 10 care
for itself until spring work pushes the
croppcr. in which case something must
be neglected. On all bright DAYS |
during tho winter lot the Dragroad |
scrapcr DO kept ut work |
cleaning up stock lots. gin house
lots. The sediment from ponds and
creek bottoms. This accumulation
thrown into heap with stable
manure and surplus cotton seed. and
small proportion Of bone meal and
forkcd over once or twice. will supply
an inexpensive and Invaluable fer
ti'izsr Open your drill and apply
400 10 800 pounds Of the above CON-
post per acre. By all means plant
mono bit SQUAD. select seed corn. and
wc feel assured at harvest time you
will say, surely am pail many fold
for my trouble by the great increase
IN nv yell Of corn. Liter. time per-
We viii make few notes on
Tho cultivation Of corn, - Hestera Rx-
RAJ.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24

The negro children Of CAMERON, the
German colony ON the east coast Of
Africa, are already prepared to receive
the blessings of . German education, II We
may judge from the fact that the teacher
sent there by the Imperial Governments
has placed an order for large number Of
black states and pencils with the Rhenish
slate factory at Worms. Tho German
schoolmaster, 50 they said seventeen years
ago, conquered the French. IL he now
selected to conquer Africay
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24

Some Of the greatest men that ever lived
were Of small stature and Of insignifcant
appearance. The reader will readily recall
many instances. Very small are Dr. Pierce's
Pleasant Purgative Pellets, bat they eEe
fashioned pills which are 20 fi6lcult TO swn1-
low and 50 harsh ii their action The ssPel-
lets" arc gentle and never cause constipa-
ton For liver, stomach and bowel dexanRe-
ments they have no equal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24

Bilious reader, viii never resume its func-
tons with regularity and vigor II you per-
sist in Fostering it with blue pill and Gallo
mel Don't you know that these are equal
~ Objectionable forms Of the cumulative
poiaon-mercury: We presume you do, and
yet you 60 on using them. Desfst, and re-
pair damages, regulate the abused organ,
and invig0rate it with Hostetter's etom-
ach Bitters, Incompatible, also, for dyspep-
sia, nervousness and kidney complaints.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24

It's kind in the South.
| On the 18th inst. the citizens q
Athens, Ga, organized a company t,
build a FIVE thousand-spindlc cotton
mill at Barnett Shoals. ten miles from
| Athens.
There are now in use on American
railroads 26, locomotives, 1925:
passenger coaches, 6,S25 baggage cars
S45. 9f4 freight cars. Their value is cs
timated at 500. 600. 900.
-Wood-fiber capable of being spur
is now prepared in Germany. Thu
preparation of the fiber of pine leaves
as material for carpets is another
promising new industry. Arkansau
Traveller. 81
The shoe factories of Portland, Me-,
have done s.. $50, 600 worth of business
the last year, the local factories contrib
uting $1,355.0O0. The factories have
turned out 841. 900 pairs Of ladies' shoes.
The factories employ All males and s5s
females.
I'VE have read good deal about
the civilization of the mound builders.
and we have seen the mounds. Piling
up million tons of dirt over dead
Indian and few stone hatchets don't
indicate an advanced state of enlight-
eminent. The mound builder was only
an Industrious savage. --Martba's ZINE
yard Herald.
by means of improved appliances
the Germans ara now able to extract
11.S1 per cent. of beet sugar and 0. SIS
per cent Of molasses, or total of IL. SO
pounds per 100 pounds of beets. The
cost Of this sugar is only two cents per
pound. The sugar is produced in
enormous quantities, sufficient for the
home supply and a large export trade.
--B0ston Budget.
Quill toothpicks come from France.
The largest factory in the world is near
Paris. where there is an annual prod
uct OF twenty million quilts. The fac
tory was started to make quill pens,
but when these went out Of use it was
turned into a toothpick mill. Wooden
toothpicks are made principally in
Michigan, Wisconsin. Indiana and
Ohio.
during the past two seasons Mr..
E. b. Poulton has made observations
which prove that the silk of at least
three species of English moths is great
~ affected in color by environment al
the time Of spinning. The cocoons
were dark brown when the larvae had
been placed in black bag or among
green leaves. and white when they had
been freely exposed to light in the inn
mediate neighborhood Of white sur
faces. -Aykonsa,0 Traceler.
The question as to the best width
for wagon tires on vehicles used for the
transportation of heavy loads over dirt
roads and farm fields, has become a
subject Of scientific investigation. AS
the density and hardness of the earth
over which the tires are to roll enter
largely into the problem. it will take
wide range of experiments to enable in.
vestigators to fix upon that precise
width of tire which will be most uni
formly advantageous on all the varie-
ties Of dirt roads aud farm soils. But
that the tires should be much wider
than those in general use seems to be
conceded on all sides.-M r. Ledqer.
--The scientific relation Of colors to
nerves and temper Is ATTRACTING attain.
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There II . place no love can reach.
There Is time no voice can teach.
There II = chain no power can break.
There Ia 4 nloQn M noun6 ran Hako

Iheto u q bIeep no FOUND can V0ke.
Sooner or later that time win arrive, that
place will wait for your coming, that chain
must bind you in helpless death, that sleep
must fall on your senses. But thousande
every year go untimely to their fate, and
thousands more Iengthen out their days BY
heedfnl, timely care. For the failing
ing blood, DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery is q wonderful restorative and apro-
longer Of strength and life. It purifes the
blood and invigorates the system, thereby
terrifying it against disease OF druggists.
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IA Ro11na 9.napn r; q, oe.mbte q.
s ~ - ~ eaJahsss .1 1sa s 1922 VIE
helped hsr; 9 third heetls saectsd germa:
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EyERY person 4 interested IN their own
e1zhirA and Il this meets the eye o. any one
who Is suffering from The effects Of torpid
getting well Get bottle Of PrickIy An
Bitter1, use Il - directed, and You WIN -
Wuvs b eiad Jon read this item.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24

Sid b. Drueptas and Dealers EssunAsx
NE Charles 4. vosslsr Co, nalte-. Ma
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II b the shop pie that oftsn furnishes he
piece that passeth understanding ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24

Its Supremacy twenty million bot
ties sold can be justly rated as 80 many cures;
in almost every case q permanent cure. It1
price IS the surety of every bottle being the
same, every bottle being q cure and the poor
ere protected. S.
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BIZ gave me some pointers," safd the
tramp of the farmer; "he jabbed me with Z
pitchfork. Drift
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24

For IS years Ihave Intended writing ron.
]. got ny back hurt when about 10 yeayu
old. When about 20 I took severe cold ~
my back, % that for ~ or Is years suffered
death twiee over after almost giving mp I
OIL Ny wife applied It to my back ffeely
and half bottle cured me, and now ID
years havo passed and ~ baek stiIl re-
mains good. I have recommended Mer.
relPs Penetrating OIL 70 al like sufferers
since ~ long e 1 live / cannot Gay
enough for II. FeLrx HfxLxR,
TO Merchant Hico, Ark.
,. 9. 1xRRxzx DRUo Co., St Louis, Ma
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24
ST. JACOBS OIL.


Rellef.-In any climate at any season on
or two applications of st. Jacobs OH relieves
often cures permanently. This Is the average
experience In ten years.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-03-24

Cufea.- The contents Of 4 bottle have cure
thousands Of extreme chronic cases. Used ac
conding to directions there d cure =
every bottle. tis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
JOHNSON'S CREEK.

Louis Hall was killed Saturday night,
when on his way home (which was one
mile north of here), by train on the
Chicago & Northwestern railway. No
one knows just how or when it was done,
as his remains were found Sunday morn
ing strewed aieng the track for quarter
of mile, and scarcely recognizable: His
face, however, was not SO mutilated but
that his friends knew that it was him.
The coroner's jury returned a verdict ex-
onerating the railroad company, or any OF
its employees, from any blame. There was
strong circumstantial evidence that the
deceased was intoxicated when the acct
dent befell him. He was son of Chaun-
cey Hall, an old resident here, and about
"a years of age. No better hearted boy.
or better worker, ever lived, but he could
not control his appetite for strong drink.
G. @. M.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
Teachers Examinations.

DODGE COUNTY-FALL SERIES, 1888.
Examinations will be held as follows:
AT Fox Lake, August 20 and 81; at Bea-
YER Dam, August % and %; at Juneau,
August "a and 25; at Mayville, August
27 and %; at Horizon, August 20 and 80;
at Waupun, August 81 and Sept. |; at
Redwood, Sept. 8 and 4; at Danville,
Sept. 5 and 6; at Neosho, Sept. 10 and IL.
Exercises will begin at 9 o'clock A. NJ.
All in need Of certificates mus obtain
them on the merit of wock done at one OF
the public examinations.
I earnestly advise the continuance OF
a good teacher in the same school as long
as possible, as change will usually result
in much loss to the pupils.
Teachers should be very careful to re-
port to me the engagement of school.
The friends of education are cordially
invited to attend the examinations.
J. T. FLAvIN,
Supt. of Schools.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15

and take what measures might be neces-
sary to protect the public Interests. Ben.
Harrison, Ex-Governor Porter, ex-Gov-
ernor Baker, Franklin Landers, latter
ward Democratic candidate for Governor,
and myself were that committee. We
met a committee of the strikers IN the
Council Chamber in public conference.
I talked to them, and told them that we
sympathized with them and recognized
their right to quit work if they were not
satis6sd with their wages or their en-
ployers; but that they had no right te
prevent other men from working, ano
that when they attempted to do SO they
became law breakers. General Harrison
and the others also talked to them in the
same strain. We all promised to help
them to better wages if we could. During
the conference something was said, be-
lieve by General Harrison, at which the
strikers committee took ofense. What
it was don't remem Der, but it COULDN'T
have been anything very startling or
would not have forgotten 1t. Ihe strlk'
ers arose as if to leave the hall, but they
were induced to sit down again, the
matter was smoothed over, and nothing
came of it. The proceedings were in
terrupted only for moment. Ben. Har
rison and the rest of us worked together
during all that time. We constantly en-
deavored to preserve peace and good or
der. and I cannot remember that Genera
Harrison was different from any OF the
rest of us in sentiment or action towarc
the strikers"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
Y, M. G.. A.

A meeting of the Y M. G. A. was held
Monday evening, With President Bennett
in the chair, who presented the objects
and work of the association and spoke en-
cou-agingly of the future of the associa-
ton. 1t was the sense of the meeting to
endeavor to maintain il as heretofore.
The following committee was then ap-
pointed to raise subscriptions: ID. q.
Whyte, J. B. Bennett, w. @. Stone, Prof.
A. Whiting. It was voted to hold So
cable, with the aid of the ladies, Friday
evening, August 81. The president APP
pointed a committee of arrangements,
composed of both ladies and gentlemen.
The committee on arrangements will meet
at the rooms Thursday evening, August
16, at 7:30 o'clock. Adjourned.
OSCAR KURZWEG, Sec'y.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
Democratic Defense of Harrison.

The Democratic papers are working
with great earnestness in incorporating
Gen. Harrison's labor record, or at least
his attitude on various occasions towards
the laboring man. In contradiction to
what has been published on this subject
the testimony of such good, sound In
diana Democrat asex-Senator Joseph Nc
Donald ought to have consideration and
weight with Democrats, at least. Com
menting upon 30 article in The Indian
apolis Sentinel accusing Gen. Harrison OF
having been leader in the effort to sup
press by arms the railroad strike OF
1877, and with having in speech given
lust cause for offense to strikers, Mr.. Nc
Donald said.
81 don't think that will cut much of a
figure as an Issue ia this campaign. The
situation was threatening in Indianapolis
then. and a committee on public safety
was organized. There was subcommittee
appointed to endeavor to arrange peacea-
bic settlement of the difficulty, if possible,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-08-15
In the Peoples Interests.

Some eight years ago, Samuel Babb, o.
Oakland, was sent to states prison fol
life for the alleged murder of his wife
After two years be became insane and
was sent to the state hospital, and for six
years the expense of keeping him has
been charged to Jefferson county. John
Whittet, chairman of the board of super
visors, inquired into the case and found
that as Babb was state charge, the
county was not responsible for the ex-
pense incurred in caring for him. Upon
the claim being brought before the state
authorities, it was favorably received and
some 5000 RENTED to this county This,
though not very large matter, is sig
nifcant straw. From it the inference
can be drawn of what might bessaved
to Jefferson county by full Republican
administration of county affairs - not
merely a Republican chairman of the
board of supervisors and sheriff, but
complete Republican county government.