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VALUE OF DRAINAGE.
How Land IL Beautifed by Thorough and
Practical Understanding.

How Land IL Beauttfled by Thorough and
Practical Understanding.
There are hundreds of acres sowed
@ oats and planted to corn every
spring, that are spoiled in the cultiva-
ton because the land is too wet to till
to good advantage; yet it is the best
that can be done under the circum-
stances. You must go on whenever it
is possible for the team to travel across
it, or the field sowed in such manner,
put in when the ground is so soft that
the harrow does not fill up the horse
tracks, then followed by hot sun that
bskes hard crust on the surface
through which the air can not circulate
freely. Indeed, when we consider the
unfavorable conditions the plants have
TO contend with, it is surprising that
we get the crops we do. Then let us
look at a field that has been properly
drained. The low spots are dry and
fit to work as soon as the knobs. You
can get on to work it easier and in
better shape; the surplus water in
stead of lying on the surface until
it eyaporates, leaving the ground
baked and the oats in very sickly
condition, goes through the earth to
the channel provided for it, thus
making innumerable little passages
through which the air can penetrate
and sweeten the soil. The drained
land absorbs more heat from the sun;
plants get the benefit of this heat and
air; are healthier; grow better. and
therefore give larger yields, and as a
rule the growing season is considerably
heightened. This one advantage of
getting oats sowed early. often makes
all the difference between a poor and .
good crop.
Another important point in favor Of
tile draining, in my opinion, is the
greater benefit we derive from the ma
nure applied, as compared with wet
land not drained. 1t is the plan OF
most farmers in this locality to haul out
the manure in the winter and early
spring and spread it on the fields in
tended for corn. After the ground
thaws out and before the manure is
turned under, we generally have some
heavy rains, and am sure every OBJ
serving farmer must have noticed ION
wet lands) the streams of liquid ma
nure running down the burrows seeking
their way to the nearest water course,
because the ground was full OF water
and there was no other alternative. In
the case of the tiled land the water
level is always on a level with the tiles,
consequently when the manure is spread
on the surface, that which the rain
washes out and carries with it, must be
nearly all left in the earth as the water
filters thrcas'i to reach the drains.-
W T. RethG,,c. in Ohio Former.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18
PuNoENr PARAGRAPHS.


-Dejones (of Chicago, who is visit
Ing friend in St. Louis in summer)-
Il say. Tom. old boy, how far is St.
Louis from Hades, anyway?' Tom Ga
native)-'Just $40 miles by rail-"
The printers object to having the
convicts taught the mysteries of the
art preservative. The locking-up of
forms. they think, is quite enough
for prisoners to know.-Boston Trass-
0vypt:
The freak who writes and eats with
his feet Is proud of the fexibility of his
Dig toe. de says it has earned as
much money by its writings a.
ever Harriet Beecher Stowe did.-N.
4. Tribune.
-"Mr. Dusenberry. you were out
rageously cheated in buying that suit.
You are too easily satisfied" Eyes,
dear. That's what my mother told
me when she heard / was going to
marry YOU" Detroit Free Press.
IL don't wish to say any thing
against the individual in question, " said
very polite gentleman, "but would
merely remark in the language of the
poet, that to him truth is stranger
than fiction
"A fond mother called the other day
upon President Patton, of Princeton,
and asked anxiously If her son would
BE- well taken care of at college. Said
DR.. Patton: MADAM, we guarantee
satisfaction or return the boy. "-Har.
per's Weekly.
Emerson says a man ought to carry
pencil and note down the thoughts of
the moment. Yes, and one short
pencil, devoted exclusively to that use
would last some men we know about
1000 years, and then have the original
points on.--Rdre-B Bits.
Happy young husband-"Belle and
get along amicably. Not the slightest
coldness has occurred, and We have
been married almost year." Wise
father-"Did YOU ever try to match
any trimming for herr" mo 1
haven't" 'Then your experience
hasn't commenced yet. Life.
Young Mr.. Freshly Ito his tutor)
Twill you tell me something of the
reign of terror? You know all about it,
[ believe" Absent-minded professor
-'Reign of terror? Know about iii?
Ishould say did. Six children at my
house-oldest nine-youngest three
and all down with the whooping-
cough. Judge.
lyon have &tudied the Russian
1anguage?" mo, but I think I can
understand it," IF you haven't
studied it you certainly can not UNI
derstand it." II believe / can,
though" what makes you think
SOP" II am constantly reading letters
which are written by typewriter opera
tors. Troy Times.
1t is q curious study in the work.
ings of the human mind to attempt to
understand why the suburban or coun-
try resident should choose to disguise
the fact. The country is fashionable,
very. Urbans pay heavy bills and
plenty of them to secure none too de-
sirable board and lodgings therein.
Surely those to the manner born should
plume themselves upon their good for
tune.-Bost0n Commonwealth.
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A Twenty Years. Experience.
10 Broadway, New York. March II, IL

20 Broadway, New York, March IT, l6So.
] have been using ALLcoCK's Porous
PLAsrERs for 20 years, and found them one
Of the best of family medicines. Briefly
summing up my experience, / say that
when placed on the small Of the back ALL
COCKS PLAsrERs fill the body with nervous
energy, and thus cure fatigue, brain ex-
haustion, debility and kidney difficulties.
For women and children have found them
invaluable. They never irritate the skin
or cause the slightest pain, but cure sore
throat croupy coughs, colds pain in the
side, back or chest, indigestion or bowel
complaints. c. d. FREDRIcKs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18
The Vale Of Tears,

As o,lp soiourn on earth has been lugubr1-
ously denowinated, is woful enough, II Its
few oases OF enjoyment are rendered barren
BY i'll health. Nervous, debilitated invalid,
use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters If you
would feel the zest that vigor gives to life,
il you would cease to take a gloomy view OF
it, and cultivate acquaintance with its bright
side, stimulate digestion, arouse the liver,
regulate the bowels with this superb tonic
and alternative. Cures fever and ague and
kidney troubles.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

A MAN of the steadiest gait will some
times so far forget his dignity as to ''run"
for office.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

THE eternal fitness of things is faithfully
regarded when the remarks Of hail fellow
well met are greeted with storm of ap-
plause.-BostOn Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

WHEN the young writer reads the re
views of his first work he often finds it
a guyed book instead of a NOVELETTE, jour
9lnIist
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

RoosTERs can generally chanticleer note
-Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

SHUN Ointments and Lotions for skin dis
eases, use Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

The only case where an absolute divorce
will fail to operate successfully, Is where
man is hopelessly welded to his OWL
opinion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

II your face is pale from dyspepsia, diet.
Boston Courier.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

THE olI-fashioned clock, like pugilist,
had striking weight, and likewise Il
couldn't do any thing when 1t was run
down Duluth Pdrdguphcr.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

GALL the worlds stage, but the fare
does not suit every body.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

"TnERE is rest for the weary" remarked
the policeman as he took the belated and
supplied ragrant into custody. -M~sssons
Traveller
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

IT is sstouch and 60" with people who In
cautiously handle electric light wires
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

THE members of the sugar trust know
pretty well how to manipulate the sugar
81 scoop "-Yonkcrs Statesman.
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UNCOVERED.


49,, vn thsn rscsvs great numbsrs Of pict-
NJ cards easssesss. bseks sample wosks O. AZ emss
sraxines paps esssra samp1es etc. etc. te
- - rraf broad 6sd Of great employment snd eEency
buslnsss Thess who's name: are !. us Drse'o
ND II would cost - o. ~ casn noosanos
81 men and women Of aonsy IN the skeny
business millions Of dolias worth o. {sa
issd,r pu6shers novelty dealers snc
Of States and Europa u 70 reesrueo
~ ne sssndsr yctory the world and relied uPon
ahssvess awsiss an appear In t. 1hoss whose
ssmes sre In viii posted all the new money MAKING
thjpes that sst while literature Will now 70 tnem
steady TIE great bargains Of the most naole VII
Aechss money tnvsng ell around some ssenu NAL
All depends ca what me egen
- 70 s Few there are who all about the business Of
fkoss employ agents, those who have hi.
make big money easily, hess whose are 10 ths pee
tory thu and complete This pctory
b used BY ali ss-eass hs. all over tho world who employ
6repts use Your In this diree-
tory win bring you IN and large yass tnos'
will Be led profitable work. and rokIuFk
Esesg very small make 70 have
yoss uans priued In this dlreeeory Addres
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

A LIBERAL education is one that cost tho
boys father a great deal OF money!. q
Pfcdpinc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

The mystery Of hanson cab-what u
the farei-(tossfp.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

How FAR must a statement go in ordel
to be proved Till it gets beyond ques
ton.
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PAT as you go and don't go till you pay.
Saturday Gossip
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WARRANTED to wash "a Chinaman.-
Terds Sifttngs.
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Our on the FIy-a cop in plain clothes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

"worn out" run down." debtlitated
teachers, milliners, dressmakerA seam
stresses, |" shop-girls," housekeepers nuns
ing mothers, and feeble women generally.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription = the
greatest earthly boon, being unequaied -
Il promotes digestion and assimilation Of
food. cures nausea, weakness OF stomach
indigestion, bloating and eructattons OF ga
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A PRIVATE Box-the Sentry's.-Lvs.
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Tue la vyer's motto work with will
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The Of neh
s "a & - S Fl "A = 80 g ~ s ss
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Faou eluFoRnIl.

ri womb
Ccua not walk two blocks without the mot :eyese psin ouS
ce6 ra1t i. over y without mco1vs3encs Az ny
tscubles SEEM leaving under ne pe2ign
pHy1cssns told could not g crs6 snd sis5es zee
III ples "a ,cs5 COD bless you ID your good work.
vore hescription and have had no resun Oh u 's
trouble bad then"
mia w. writes: I inform you thf a tc - w
meolc1n 49,.
the F.vcts ana bctsss e mpeo50 ~
S % a. al nv own work an able e b On ny fes ~
day. Ny friends tell mel never loohed % ven
~ Nhssrsss Hsssreptss = - ~ Dvs0gsss -
0s~s xsrus Dsegss e1oos - ~ >e1e
rssss rs paSss papes covessS o. D. Woan
AAasu, WersGs DegBsanxy usaaen1 Aseee
Ma e NaA oHset, pp1zAxos = u
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lug 4CIvOO0 C4C4tuOAA-
fly, irritability, exhaustion. prostrstion.
hysteria, spasms and other distressing,
nervous symptoms commonly attendant
upon functional and organic disease of
and relieves mental anxiety and de-
spondcncy.
DR.. Piercess Favorlto Rrescrip.
tiOn IL q legitin1ate medicine,
sS BY n an sdRersd g
woman's delicate organization: 1t y
purely vegetable in it, composition and
perfectly harmless in it, effects in any
condition Of the system.
In pregnancy, IA
n aS--.--S- vorite Prescription" u
la "mother's cordial"
relieving nausea, weak
s0D00al neB Of stomach and
O0W0enAs otker distressing symp-
toms common to that
condition. II its use IL kept up in the
latter months Of CESSATION, It 20 prepares
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18
Gums Tk
WuasT Casa.

flowing &C monthly -peFiod6. po1nfuI ~
situation, unnatural Suppression, pgolap-
sus o.. falling Of the womb weak bocks
female weakness" antevez.ions retrover-
co com; Ss Inssmm m snd nlcssSs;oe
Of the womb, Inflammation, pain an4
tenderness IN 0vaxieA accompanies w1eh
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TIL OF A VAST EXPERIENCE.

81 81 = has sA s"a experience hnS's '1'as and thoroughly @
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fornja. writes: II he'd heen troubled an
my lie with hysterical ctacks and par
oxysma. or spasmst and per1o0c0 recux.
rences Of severe headAche. but dnce have
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1888-08-18

"EoyOr1to ~
positive cure foe
the most complicated
and obgtinafe caDeo
Of ieuc.orrhea. or
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have tested it in the moro aggravated and
obstinate cases which had bef1ed their skin
prove It TO be the most wonderful remedy
ever devised for the relief and cure OF sui
fering women. Wis not recommended q
. "cure-ail," but e most perfect Specific
for woman's peculiar diseases
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DR.. PieFcos1 Favor
lite Prescription y the
outgrowth, OF result, OF
this great and valuable
experience. ThouSandg
of testimonials, received
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-08
Method of Washing Windows.

There is u right aud wrong way to wash
windows, and rs this operation is usually
dreaded, the following method will doubtless
beapplcciatcd, us it saves both time andlabor:
Choose a dull day, or ut least Il time when
the sun is not shining on the window, for
when the sun shines on the window it causes
1t to be dry streaked, no matter how much it
is rubbed. Take a painters brush and dust
them inside and out, washing all tho wood
work inside before touching the glass. The
latter must be washed simply in warm water
diluted with ammonia-do not use soap. Use
a small cloth with n pointed stick to get the
dust out of the corners; wipe dry with Il soft
piece of cotton cloth-do not use linen, as it
makes the glass Unity when dry. Polish with
tissue paper or old newspaper. You will find
this can be done in half the time taken where
soap is used, and the result will be brighter
windows Commercial Reporter.
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-08

Nj present there arc mothers who are not
mo;lers. In the true sense they have never
borne tho children they rear to maturity.
Such are not to blame, they have never
learned what life means nor do they know
themselves. Walking as in IL dream they
take the show Of things for the reality.
Inwingcd butterflies, they flourish their
feeble day and leave 40 impress upon their
starved progeny.
Ca the other hand the unweddcd or they
who nave never known Il mothers f~ruition,
often stretch ont the arms of their spirits to
take in al the sad, sick and weary that desc
lately walk the earth. The mother instinct
j thea not narrowed scltishly to one family,
hut grows broad as the heavens from which
came Il love so wonderful. 1t takes in who
ever needs ''mothcring' to shelter on the
great heart that waits not tor the human tic
lcfore accepting that of the spirit. Is not
this truly the highest and hottest motherhood
to which woman can attain:-lIester ".
Poole i'll Good Housekeeping.
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-08
The Egotism of Criminals.

The illiteracy of criminals is illustrated by
DR.. Scoullcr, of the Illinois Reform school,
thus: ''While the state of Illinois has less
than 6 per cent. unable to read and write,
the commitments to the Reform school show
nearly 25 per cent. unable to read and 20
per cent. unable to write" "What is your
nationality!" we asked of a young man
nearly six feet high. Don't know" Are
You an Americana" "Ehs' "Were you born
in -America!" NO, l was born in Shelby
vile, Ills" The criminal is: above all, selfish
and egotistical. He knows it all. He is
incapable of being taught. Smartness IS his
curse. He is ever ready to sheer at others.
Dragging is his u~nconquerable propensity.
He commits crime because he is proud of it.
Which suggests that the habit of Ignorant
egotism in parents tends to breed in children
a criminal conceit and tendency to do what.
ever will make them notorious .-Globe-Dem'
ocrat.
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-08
NERVES AND o
A Complies system of Telcsraphy-Causes
of bad Tcmpcr.

OF Fad Temper.
Nothing in nature is more marvellous than
the network OF nerves constituting what WI
sometimes calrleSSly call oui nervous system.
Each nerve is n tc!c@laplic cord in itself.
Each j.. IL part of the whole complex and i'll
imitallr sysi"m of tcle@iaphv 10y which mes
sa"u> from tho headquarters iii the brain arc
sent to the minite stations in the ext emil
ties. Ii this t,.lcgrlIlic system of nerves
were erected on dimiiutive poles outside of
our bodies, it would he IL most peculiar cs-
linit. Happily for lis. our nervous systems
are, as it were, IL harmonious arrangement
Of underground wires, carefully buried
within Us and dcftly concealed from outside
observation. We cannot SEC them nor know
whether they are too slack or too tightly
strained. We ran tell when they are dis
turbcd, for relral@ic agony shoots along
their course from station to station. When
we are gium. and dismal, and low spirited
the topographic apparatus is out Of order and
the nerve forces are deinoraliZrd.
When nerves work wrong. it is as when
telegraph poles are shaly or wires tangled or
crossed. or currents irregular, OF batteries
confused. According To the irrcgillarity of
or nerves, so are our irregular moods. IL
all is right, we are happy and CHEEKY and
sunshiny. But let the batteries blundcr, or
the currents cross, or the wires become ell
tangled, and we are irritable, sllliy, i'll tenn
pelrcl or angry, as the case may be. In some
of our di>tlesstlll moods We pout, and sulk,
and misintcrprct, and misunderstood. We
take oiIcnsc where no otfensc is intended,
and we ilnputc To Others motives which are
never conceived 10y them. At times when
the moods are out of sorts, we think tho
whole world is prosecuting lis, and we, the
afflicted objects of persecution, arc, above all
uil:rr human creatures, singled out for mar
tyrdom. There arc circumstances under
which most of us can, without insupcruble
| difficulty, rise from the moodiness which is
brought about by letting the nerves have
their own way
Mental and physical diet has much TO do
with it. Eroo;lin.s over real SORROWS and i'm
agilary miscrics will make the best of us
moody and wlctrllel. Nursing grief and uf-
fronts and telling the sad story of Our woes
has as depressing an effect us narcotic drugs.
Sleeping i'll unvcntilated rooms often pro
duccs chronic wrctchedncss, even il these
rooms he furnished with the appliances of
wealth and refinement. Association will
grim persons is depressing and dispiriting.
Good health, mental, spiritual and bodily, is
worth working for. 1t casts out tho malaria
of moodincss and lifts us into the sunlight OF
joy. Good health is more easily attained
than most folks suppose ChriStian at Work
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-08

The only lh"i; that Kills Il rag carpet for
popularity j. Its c~hcapncsS. If it cost 50
yard it would lr on tho floor Of every bond
holder ia ,ic land. Notwithstanding about
n las carpet that suggests home. 1t is rot
- cold and formal TO the eye is the hand
sutnciy lowered Brussels that You sec i'll the
%Iarlor. AS soon as You put your foot on a
RAJ carpet, You feel on good terms with the
household: and You naturally expect TO lca!
n kettle sing and Ste some friendly cat arch
Ter hlcN and rub socially against your Sims.
And the man that WAS rag carpet made Of
articles collected about the house can sit right
Town with the carpet and talk 10 it. 1t is
full Of pleasant "reminiscences He can SEQ
in THAT carpet pieces OF all the clothing he
has worn in tho last ttno or twenty Years. All
his cast off wearing apparel is in the carpet,
escc..t wha. is in the crazy quilt. Over
coats, suspen,ierS, felt hats, necktics, gloves
ual ovcrshocs glow before him in IL red,
white and blue sen that would set q statue
lrdlicr crazy with delisht.-Good House
keeping.
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-08
Treat Infants will, Respect.

NJ. Challan,ct, vino has written Il book en-
titled "L'Ecole Maternelle," tells us that
children are hurt when they are not TO u ccr-
tain extent treated seriously, and he observes
that they are general: pleased when they are
asked to do something that is useful. ga
baby he adds, ''that can scarcely toddle
will carefully carry some lit trine intrusted
to it 10 Ice given TO some other member of the
family; the child will so straight to tho per.
son indicated; there is not tho slightest
chance that he will drop or forgett the articles
given to his keeping. He feels the response.
bility of having something to do and will.
seriously acquit himself Of his duty" In al.
this most persons who have watched the ways
of the young will recognize a good deal OF
truth, and yet a too sensible baby might not
improbably lack something of the charm that
we associate with childhood.-London News.
The Dickinson press., 1888-12-08
An Ideal ~l:onenukcr.

The most perfect home l ever saw was q
little house into tho sweet incense of whose
fires went nc costly things. A thousand dol
lars served us Il years living for father,
mother and three children. But tho mother
was tic creator of Il home; her relations with
the children were the most beautiful | have
ever seen; every inmate of the house nyol-
unfairly looked into her face for the keynote
of the day. and it always rang clear. From
the rose bud Or clover leaf, which, in spite Of
her hard houseworls, she always found time
TO put beside our plates at breakfast, down to
the story she had Oh hand to read i'll the
evening, there WAS no inte!mission of her in
fiuence. She las always been and always
will be my ideal Of il mother, wife and homo
maker. Ii to her quick brain, loving heart
and exquisite face had been added the appli-
unccs of wealth and engagements Of wide
culture, hers would have been absolutely tho
ideal homo. As it was, it was the best 1 have
ever saeu.-ueleu Hunt.