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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07
HERE AND THERE.

The Screven County (Ga-) ALI
ance requests merchants not to handle
jute bagging the coming season. but
to lay in their orders for cotton bag
ging.
-Twenty-one, lillion mich cows in
the United States yield 1850. 900, 900
gallons of milk. $500. 900 pounds Of
cheese and 1850, 900, 900 pounds Of
butter.
The Paris Kentuckian says: DR. j.
f Rays thirty-eight-year-old mare
gave birth to a colt this week. There's
approved evidence as to the age Of the
mare. We believe this is the Oldest
mare yet known to have given birth to
f0al.
If you raise any amount Of chick
ems it will pay you to get or make
breeders. They can be cared for and
reared much cheaper than when al
lowed to run with hens, especially in
rough. wet weather. Build brood
ing house also.-Southern Farmer.
The Atlanta Pathological Society
will change its name to the Atlanta
horticultural Society, and enlarge the
scope of its objects 30 as to include
flowers. vegetables and fruit and orna-
mental trees Ladies are admitted to
membership free of charge.
One of the best cures for thrush in
horses feet is said 70 be calomel.
Clean the frog. pare of all ragged
edges and introduce the calomel into
the cracks. after which keep in dry
place, and repeat the calomel every
few days till the frog is restored to q
healthy condition.
The grange, says an exchaug, base
q niche for every honest. respectable
farmer who desires in any way to bet
ter his condition and increase the hap
piness of himself or his family. But
these inches are not adjusted to drones;
they fit the workers only. and as it
takes all kinds of work for success
full grange, every worker will find his
or her proper place.
lin 1916 it took just one bushel OF
corn to buy one pound of nails, now
one bushel of corn will buy ten pounds
of nails. Then it required sixty-four
bushels of barley to buy one yard OF
broadcloth, now the same amount Of
barley will pay for twenty yards Of
broadcloth. 1t then required the price
Of one bushel Of wheat to pay for one
yard Of calico, now one bushel OF
wheat win buy twenty yards o9 calico
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07
Agricultural Experiment Stations.

The following is list of the expert
ment stations in the Southern States:
Alabama, Auburn; Arkansas. Fayette-
vile; California, Berkely; Florida,
Lake City; Georgia Athens; Ken
lucky, Lexington; Louisiana, Baton
Rouge; Maryland. Agricultural Col
lege, Mississippi. Agricultural College;
Missouri, Columbia; North Carolina,
Raleigh; Oregon, Corvallis; South
Carolina, Columbia; Tennessee, Knox
vile; Texas, College Station; Virginia,
Blacksburg; West Virginia, Morgans-
ton.
Farmers in any State can obtain the
reports and bulletins of their own sta
ton, free of charge, upon application.
The reports and bulletins from other
States are sometimes sent free, but
when the applications become SO
numerous as to be a tax upon the in
come Of the station, small charge ID
made, varying from forty cents to sixty
cents per year.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07
The Life of Railway Men.

The life of railway men does not
Sem to be q healthy, nor yet an en-
joyable one. If any reliance is to be
rlaced on the observations Of medical
Zen who have given some attention to
{he subject. According to NJ. Duchesne,
xAilway men improve in health during
he frst four years but at the end of
On years they are tired out, in fifteen
they are actual sufferers, and few can
remain In the service after twenty.
These general conclusions have been
Supplemented by DR.. Lichtenbag. Of
Bhda Pesth, who found from examine
ton that out Of $50 railway employees
81. or more than a third, suffered from
ear disease. Engine drivers are espec-
tally liable to rheumatism and pneu-
nonia. and after some years service .
certain proportion Of them become dull
Of sight and hearing. Others suffer
from mild form of spinal conclusion.
muscular feebleness, and continuous
pains in the limbs. They are also apt
to develop a peculiar mental state-a
sort of cerebral irritation-with exccs-
sive nervousness and morbid sensation
Of fear. lancet
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07
Blood Counts in the Market.

The highest prices in the public
markets are paid for the blood that is
the most fashionable, and fashion
shapes itself upon the showing of the
records. The recent phenomenal
prices paid for ultra-fashionable blood.
and the high fees freely given untried
sires of ultra-fashionable breeding,
have caused many to fear that a boom.
an unhealthy imitation, is prevailing in
the trottipg horse business. and that
prices will not stand. We do not think
that the time will ever come when the
cream of trotting blood will not sell
for princely prices. The cream never
bears a very large proportion to the
milk-there is never enough of the
very best to go around Fashion
will shift in accordance with the
shifting fortunes of the turf, but will
always rest on lines that perform
and produce generation after genera
ton. The high prices paid for the
service of young and untried sires SIM
ply means that the breeding public be-
licve that we have reached a point
where we are breeding horses 30 close
ly and intensely in trotting blood that
their pedigrees are guarantee that
they will sire trotters. The whole les
son of the records Is to stick close to
tested performing and prodrcing-lines,
and the breeder who patronizes young
and untried sires should require of him
the ability to perform creditably, COM
bined with blood on both lines that has
met the test in the stud. The best
guarantee that a young horse will get
trotters is that he is a trotter himself
and comes from sire and dam that
were trotters and producers of trotters.
Using the blood of such horse is fol-
lowing tested lines. and therein rests
the cornerstone Of successful breed
ing. -Wallace's Monthly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07
Prepare for the Census.

The census year began June 1st,
1889, and will end May S1st, 1890. The
census enumeration will make his house
to house visit during the month of
June, 1890. The superintendent Of
the census. Robert L. Porter. in a cir
cular recently issued from the Interior
Department, calls attention to this
fact, and to the great Importance Of
securing full and correct returns in
relation to farm products and live
stock, and appeals to the farmers to
keep careful account of the products
Of their farms during the census year
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

moulting becomes slow, the feathers
drop of in patches, and new ones take
their places by a similar process.
Some hens moult easily. others pass
through severe drain on the system
and suffer much.
The annual shedding of feathers
usually begins in June and ends in
September. Oftentimes the process is
continued until Christmas, but it is the
old and debilitated hens and those
which have raised late broods that
moult slowly and late in the season.
During moulting the best hens decline
to lay and the most spirited cocks lose
their proud and defiant looks. 1t is
seldom hen can furnish eggs and new
feathers at the same time. Nature ex-
acts and provides, but she does not
force any thing beyond its capabili-
ties.
During the season of moulting the
fowls should be we'll supplied with nj
trogenous food; that is, meat or in
scots in place. milk, clover, wheat and
some sulphur mixed with the food.
Such kinds should be fed to the fowls
before they begin to shed feathers, for
the new ones are ready to sprout be-
fore the old are forced from the cells.
There are many who do not give this
subject a thought never caring wheth-
'er the moulting fowls are supplied
with nutritious and feather-making
food, never caring whether they are
exposed to cold rains. snow storms or
damp and filthy quarters. During
moulting the males should by sepa-
rated from the females to avoid rough
and useless attentions The hens
should have extra care and food,
simple and stimulating tonics, to keep
up their vital powers and strength,
and iron and the Douglas mixture be-
tween times in their drink. Cor. Ohio
Poultry Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

Al FRIEND after friend leaves this world
by death, and passes into the eternal state
till all or nearly all Of ones dearest earthly
friends have como to the other side, the
survivors, thoughts naturally turn to the
state whittier they have gone The great
future increaseA and the present and
transient scene lessons In their relative at-
fractions These absent ones may well b.
objects Of his thought, - he pursues the re-
naming journey Of life without them.
Such q person surely needs the hope Il
meeting them In another and better world
m Y. Independent
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07
ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.

ls 10 Excellent, But Those Who Need 10
VIII Probably Not Take II.
Don't mistake notoriety for fame.
do not let others spend the money
you earn.
Don't do work unworthy OF you II
you can avoid 1t.
Don't say II am gentleman" 1t is
never necessary.
Be loyal to death to those who have
befriended you.
When you assist the needy don't do
1t SYSTEMATICALLY.
Silence is the best weapon to use
against a vulgar and spiteful tongue.
In ninety-nine cases in q hundred the
man you wish dead outlives you.
Don't introduce lady's name when
you wouldn't introduce the lady.
Don't count much on friendships
formed In cafes. They never turn out
we'll.
Remember impertinence isn't wit,
any more than insolence is brilliancy.
If young men will not believe in
themselves. no man or woman can be-
lieve in them.
Don't indulge in the luxury OF strong
opinions in the presence Of your elders
and betters.
II you haven't the moral courage to
laugh at sneerers. then you are another
of natures mistakes.
Don'ttalk about what you are ''going"
TO do; then, If you fail to accomplish it,
nobody will know.
Ii you learn that people say spiteful,
wicked things about you, and untruth.
Jul things at that, be silent.
1t isn't very nice thing for young
man, or any one for that matter, to
smile in superior way at ignorance.
Do not be afraid to go near your
enemy. The nearer you get to kick.
Ing horse the less damage will result
to your person.
Never let day pass without think
ing seriously, II only for moment. OF
death. 1t will rob it Of more than hall
Its terrors.
Treat all men and women consider
ately and you will be surprised at the
dividends that will come to you daily
and yearly.
The man who doesa generous eaci
and lets the world into the secret shows
the world a peach after rubbing the
bloom from II.
Cultivate cheerful frame Of mind
and the mind will mold the face and
the tongue and the voice into some
thing Irresistible.
You never went to listen compla-
Gently to injudicious or extravagiut
praise. nor to funny" stories ut the
expense Of women. * 81
If you do good piece Of work IN
finance, journalism, politics, art, music
or literature, do not spoil it by volun.
tarily speaking Of 1t complacontly; and,
on the other hand, do not speak of IL
disparagingly.-Oncs q Week.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

On tho deck Of the steamer, or on board the
train that 10 to bear you away from those
Gear 70 yon. you will II you are wise have
Gent supply of that safeguard against ILL.,
ness. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Com
mercial travellers, tourists and pioneer
emigrants concur In testifying to the forti-
Tying and saving properties Of the great
tonic. Use for constipation, biliousness,
malarial and kidney complaints and nerv-
BUSINESS
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.


Lucerne, as q soiling and forage
crop, is specially adapted to the soil
and climate of the Southern States.
1t withstands the drought of summer
and the severest cold of this latitude.
1t keeps constantly green and, during
mild winters, il is constantly growing.
It's roots penetrate from ten to twenty
feet beneath the surface. and, as it
draws q large part of its substance
from the atmosphere. it thrives and
grows vigorously where other plants
droop and die.
The soil best adapted to lucern is q
rich sandy loan, with a good, we'll
drained subsoil. 1t will not grow upon
land that retains water. Before seed
ing, the land should be well broken
and thoroughly pulverized. The
analysis of lucerne would indicate that
good supply of lime in the soil will
be of advantage. II the land is put
in good filth after being we'll manured,
/ know of no crop that will make a
more abundant yield than lucerne My
first crop will be ready to cut by
April Is. Under. favorable seasons
! will be able to save four more during
the year. do not believe there is any
known plant that will yield more nutri-
meut, per acre, than lucerne. Prof.
Wreff's analysis of lucerne, when in
blossom and cut for hay, shows, al
buminoids, 144; carbohydrates, 1926;
crude fiber, 40; fat, 2.5, in 100 parts.
The amount of forage that can be
grown on suitable, well-prepared lot
of lucerne is wonderful. 1t is especial
ly adapted to the production OF milk
and butter. Cows are very fond of it.
IN test, made in an experiment sta
ton in one of the Western States, it
was found to be an admirable food for
hogs. One acre will furnish sufficient
food for four cows. during the season
of soiling. One farmer claims to have
kept four horses on an acre from the
first of May until the first Of October.
without any other food.
When quite young it is liable to be
overrun by weeds and destroyed. 1t will
be better, therefore, to SOW in the fall
in drills about Is or Is inches apart.
and keep entirely free from grass and
weeds for the first year. After that
the growth will be sufficiently early
and vigorous to take care of itself. It
is sometimes sown broadcast, with
good results, but the crop is much
more certain if sown in drills and cul-
tivated. After the first year it is only
necessary to top dress and lightly har-
row. Properly cared for one seeding
will last ten or twenty years.
One farmer near me claims to have
saved ninety dollars from the use Of
one acre in lucerne. as food for his
stock. In such sections of the State
as will not grow red clover to advan-
tage, lucerne can be cultivated with
great profit. Its rapid growth, after
being cut. RECEIVERS its vitality and
shelters its roots from the hot sun. 1t
revives and rapidly RECEIVERS itself un-
der drought that would utterly de-
stroy less vigorous plants.
If the farmers in Georgia would
take few of the acres they have been
giving to cotton, manure very heavily,
thoroughly pulverize and SOW to lu-
cerne, as suggested above, they would
obtain large amount of very desira-
BILE stock food at very little cost. w.
j. Northen. in Southern Cultivator.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

GREAT mistakes are often made in trying
to economist. It il safe rule to follow that
the bestis always the cheopest. A cheap ply
stefan may cost you your life. II you have
Malaria in your system, you will not only b
miserable, but unfit to work Lost time il
money lost. One dollar spent for Shallen-
berger's Antldote will cure you in twenty
four hours. Sold by Druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07
USES OF MIRRORS.

Flashing Light Into Dsrk Nooks BY Means
Of Looking Glssaes.
The use Of q mirror for rejecting the
sun seems to run from the extremes OF
boyish roguishness in flashing the suns
rays upon the eyes Of some companion
-or even older persons, II the distance
be sufficient and then reaches to the
other extreme Of using 1t to fash the
suns rays for heliotrope signals in the
coast survey or army service, or to
measure the detection of a galvanom-
eter needle. But there is vast middle
space Of practical usage of mirrors,
apart from that Of individual vanity,
which is rarely thought Of.
A gentleman in Boston. calling at an
Office In the upper part of a building.
stated his intention of calling upon a
man in a distant part of the city. and
was told that his party had recently
opened an office on the other side of the
same street, and in the upper part of .
building Of the Same height.
On looking across to the opposite win
dow. the gentleman was seen hard 1t
work and too busy to look up. How
ever. q large mirror was unhung in the
toilette room, and the suns rays flashed
upon his face in a manner that startled
him and dazzled his eyes, FIRST causing
him to jump and binding him.
At first he was indignant at the im-
proper liberty taken with his visual
organs, and looked out of the window
ms fierce as forty FOUNDER, threaten
ing and breathing out slaughter upon
the youngster should he be in sight
A few gesticulations. however, soon
made the party across the street under-
stand that he was to be called upon,
In the boyhood days Of the writer he
remembers looking into q new pump
which had been thoroughly spiked the
night before it was to be placed in the
well, by means of some rocks which
were pushed in about midway and
wedged against each other. H.
Various plans for their removal had
been suggested, the most practicable Of
WniS1 WIS ~ ~ 49, pup ~ eWO oAIk
join it together a51S1 boWek6ss The
writer suggested Nat . mirror be
brought, and the sppatSht flashed In u
reveal the position Of the stones =
bar of wroughtiroh was bent 10 :
hook, suitable 70 The condition Of -
fairs. and extrtcated she s&cneo ohe -
one, the mirr02 showikg he dpenfnk6
of light so Ass he person eodd work
efficiently and intelngently.
Objects Lost ID vens have been dis.
closed by meens Of The suns rvs
thrown down npon 81 by mirrdFs
Dark basements n Oh are lighted by
means Of mirror surface Of total re-
flecting prisms. made out OF decidedly
cheap elsss. and held in proper posi-
ton in racks placed In alleyways, under
gratings forming part Of the walk
Electrical Review.
Gideon L. Psase, of East Wilton.
Ne who ~aa n aarUaank In tina RlncIr
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

Oregon, the Paradise Of Farmers.
Mild, equabls climate, certain and abundant
crops. Bestfruit grain, grass, stock country
Oregon Immigration Board, Portland, Oregon
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

Two SCOTCH WORTHLESS were lstelv critacis-
ing the new minister very severely. Said
John, the discontented, about the reverend
gentleman: well, ye see, frae Monday to
Saturday he's inveesible, and on Sabbath
he's incomprehensible.n
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

Gideon L. Psase, of East Wilton.
Me-. who was . sergeant In the Black
Hawk war, is thought to be the only
living United States soldier OF that
war
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

The authorities In Holland have decreed
that women can not serve on school
board. In Sweden it has been decided that
they can
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

FoR "a years Dobbins' Electric Soap has
been initiated by soap makers. Whvf Be-
cause II is bsst Of all and has an immense
sale. Be sure and get Dobbtns' and take NO
other. Your grocer has 1t, or will get it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

TIM slave trade may be accounted extinct
In Egypt During the last sixteen months
only four slaves have been imported into
that country.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

ASAN FRANc1sco arm has built the largest
wine cellar in tho world. 1t IL capable Of
holding 500, 900 gallons Of wine. Its cost
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

sIeouGht my wife . velvet Sack
Thus proudly boasted Mr.. Brown.
She'll be. with that upon her back,
The 6ootdrossod dame In town."
But velvet sack or diamond ring
Can bring no balm TO suffering wife.
Iav0fite Prescription 10 the thing
To save her precious life
Tho great and sovereign remedy, known
the world over, for all female troubles, in
nammation, cruel backaches. and internal
dispiacements IL DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. 1t il the only guaranteed cure.
zee guarantee on every bottle-wrapper.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

ALL cases Of weak or lame back, backache
rheumatism, will find relief by wearing one
of Carter's Smart Weed and Belladonus
Backache Plasters. Price Is cents. Try them
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

HALF-cURED eruptions win return. Eradi
cato them with Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, so cents.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

Tn sumptuary laws of Richard u. pro
nibited collars from being worn. The Law
was never enforced
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

NxvzR appear Indifferent when others an
talking. Listen politely to every thing, and
don't interrupt
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

Dr.. Pierce's Pellets-gently laxative OF
actively cathartic according to dose. Is cents
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

NxvER whisper in company. II whist you
wish to say can not be spoken aloud. reserve
1t until another time.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

ANY one can take Carter's Little Liver
Pills. they are so very small. No trouble Il
swallow. No pain or gripping after taking.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-09-07

PIccADn1lEs Of red and green cloth came
into fashion at the close Of the fifteenth
century.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-02

AZ 81 O'Clock p. NJ. the a hove-named well-knoNn
DINGLY-ATrRACrlYE AND NALlA-
BLEBUSINESS PROPERTY. adjoining tho Rich
mond Theatre. on the south side Of Broad street
between Seventh ana Eighth streets. fronting
u = feet on Broad street aud extending back Re-
tween parallel lines l32 feet 10 Theatre alley,
being a most admirably arranged. spacious,
substantial and moieraly reconstructed house oi
four stories above and excellent cellar, contain
Ing besides the extra large and handsome sH-
loon about twenty good rooms. not including
the large and excellent pantry. kitchen, clo1ets
&c, with hot ami cold water, anl ali the m0dern
convonlences throughout, high ceilings, well
lighted, we'll ventilated. and in perfect order,
with ample space Tor such addition aud enlarge
meut a. may be desired.
The wcll-known popularity 81 this house. tue
very large patronage which Il now enjoys, ana
which 10 Will always command, because OF us
peculiarly advantageous location. adjoining our
most popular pleasure Resorts and most centrally
located. on tho most prominent business street.
render Ii one ~ the most attractive properties,
whether for business or Investment anywhere 10
be found.
No commentator Is necessary 10 those who
know this property. Non-residenis and those
not familiar With IL are respectfully urged -
come aud examine it and attend he sale.
TERMS: Exceedingly liberal. one fourth cash ::
the residue by negotiable notes AT one. two
three. four. and i've years. with interest aided
aud secured by deed " trust
IT, Possession a an early day IN desired.
je30 j. b. ELAN. Auctioneer