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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02
Shall We Raise Hogs.

A great deal has been said to the
farmers at the South to induce them
to raise their own supplies. 1t is gen.
orally conceded, by the farmers them
selves, that it is much cheaper to pro-
duce at home all food crops necessary
for farm stock, but it is not so gener-
ally believed that it will pay to raise
the meat needed by our labor
Taking circumstances just as they
are, this may, possibly, be true; but
making circumstances as they should
be, would very much change the con-
dition of things. In this, as in every
other business, we should seek the
best appliances and the most convex
lent and profitable arrangements. Let
us arrange our crops, our pastures and
our conveniencies for proper care, and
the matter will be successfully settled.
Our lands and our labor are very
much cheaper than in the West With
nroper preparation and judicious cul-
tivation, our crops can be produced as
cheaply and as abundantly as at the
West, and the capital necessary to
bring about the same results is, there
fore, very much lessened. In Other
words, a hog worth in the markets
| twenty five dollars, grown upon cheap
err lands, cheaper products and in Z
more favorable climate will bring I
larger profit to Southern farmer thar
If raised under the conditions neces
sary at the West
The mistake we make is the ex
pensive food given to hogs. 1t is no
desirable nor profitable to feed hog
so exclusively corn. as is gener
ally done at the South. Much o
this axpeuse will be reduced II
good pasture. 1t is astonishing TO Sc
how thrifty aud vigorous hogs becom
on good Bermuda pasture, with ver
little other food. Such pasture can b
greatly increased by sowing red clover
at the proper season with the Der
nuda, and have both grow together
The land must, of course, be wei
prepared before receiving the Glove
seed. Lucern, a special food for hogs
has been found admirably adapted t
the soil and the climate of the South
These grasses will not grow to &c
vantage, on worn out, thin land; nc
does it ever pay to expect prodtabl
results in grazing the lands usual
given to pasture at the South. Sele'
good land. prepare it thoroughly, fe
tilize as far as may be possible, an
seed to the grasses already indicates
and the foundation is laid for profits
BILE hog-raising.
In addition to pasture, crops may !
grown at little expense and yet brin
, good profits in furnishing suitab
change. Beginning in the early month
!. of the year with rye. to be follows
successfully. with early oats, ear
peas. the gleapings from the era
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

what q man IL known to be ought TO have
more weight than what man II under
stood to say, In any fair estimate Of Ms
meaning. In other words. mans char
acter ought to count for something IN the
measure of his purpose and intention IN al
his utterances. You ought not to believe
your own ears against your knowledge Of
. friends true spirit You ought not %
accept as correct the surface meaning OF
any remark by your pastor, or your next
door neighbor, II that meaning 10 irrecon-
cilsble with his established reputation IN
the sphere of his comments at that time
Words mean . great deal In the line OF
mans well-known life purpose They
ought to have little value - weighed
against his real personal character.-A =
Iiuea
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02
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HERE AND THERE.

III mas Dttu iOuuu ttietS tiiC eVVoo
can stand the weather until the Their
mometer goes to sixty-four degrees be-
low zero. Then her feathers won't
save her. Wild ducks can go twelve
degrees lower and come out on top.
Take advantage of every fine day
and give the plants good ventilation
whenever the weather will permit, al
though care should be taken not to
allow cold draught of air to blow di-
rectly upon them.
Never enter a sick room in state
of perspiration, as the moment you be-
come cold your pores absorb. Do not
approach contagious diseases with an
empty stomach, nor sit between the
sick and the fire, because the heat at
tracts the thin vapor.
Who should keep sheepe Every
man or woman who cultivates the soil
on which they reside. If good ac-
count of epexnses and sales are kept
there will always be balance in favor
of sheep breeding. Western Agricutt-
artist.
How are the mutton lambs mothers
doing? asks the Rural World. Much
depends upon what kind Of treat
ment they are getting. Something for
nothing need not be expected in lamb
raising any more than in any other
business in this world.
-Catalpa can be propagated from
seed which should be kept dry until
the spring when they can be planted.
1t is better to soak the seed a little
while at least before planting. After
they receive a good start to grow they
can be transplanted without an
trouble.
| Ina Drake, of Lake County, Oak.
is twelve years old, and during thu
past fall has plowed forty acres OF lant
with sullxy pillow, working in the field
alone and handling the team and pillow
as comfortably as most young ladie
can handle Shetland pony and phae
ton.
Failure to make success in grow
ing trees should not discourage an.
one. Profit by your experience, ant
learn as much as you can from other
and try again. With good. healthy
trees and proper care in setting out
there is no more risk with them thai
with any other plants.
-Toasting bread destroys the yeas
germs and converts the starch into
. soluble substance which is incapable
, fermentation Dry toast will not sou
| the stomach nor produce any discon
! fort, and is. therefore, more agreeabl
, to a weak digestion than any othe
bread.
Il 1t takes four degrees lower tempe1
AZURE to freeze cream than it does
a freeze water. 1t is, therefore. elaine
? by the scientists that cream may rel
: istes swenty-nine degrees Fahrenhei
5 | and still not be frozen cream; nor wi
the butter made from it be damages
' as it will be If frozen solid. = Hoard
d | DGjrvmGB.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02
SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL.
Culture of Spanish Peanuts.


The only point of difference between
the culture of the ordinary varieties of
peanuts and the Spanish" SO far as
we are aware, is due to the smaller
size of the plant of the latter, and its
upright habit OF growth, which permits
of much closer planting. A few gen.
eral remarks will be given, while we
would be glad to have a more detailed
article from some farmer who has had
special experience in growing Spanish
peanuts for stock.
The best soil for peanuts is one hav-
ing gray surface layer, underlaid
by clay sub-soil, and containing a
good percentage of lime. If de-
ficient in the latter element, lime in
some form must be added. Nothing
is better than mari; ashes are excel
ent; land plaster is good; but no stable
manure, cotton seed, or other ammo
mated manures should be used, as the
peanut plant belongs to the same order
with clover Oeguminos@), and, like
clover, requires no ammonia as fer
tilizer. The lime seems to be re-
quired chiefly in order to make availa-
BILE to the plant the potash in the soil.
Hence we safely conclude-and ex-
perience, as well as analysis, sustains
the conclusion-that potash is the
dominant element required by the pea
nut plant. Therefore ashes are a good
fertilizer.
Whatever variety is planted, great
care should be taken to secure perfect
ly sound seed. Prepare the land as II
for cotton, and at about the same time,
putting fertilizers in the opening fur
row and bedding in rather low beds.
For ordinary kinds, three-foot rows are
about the usual distance and twenty
four inches apart in the row. Fol-
Spanish peanuts the rows may be
little closer. and the plants eighteen
inches or less. Shell the peanuts by
hand, rejecting all shriveled or faulty
peas, and taking care not to break the
thin skin covering the kernels. Oper
burrows as if for cotton, drop one seee
| in a place, and cover not more thar
one and a half inches. Cotton-plantine
time is also the time for planting pea
nuts. The subsequent cultivation
must be such as to keep the sur
face soil mellow and free from grass
avoiding tearing up the vines wheI
they have sent down the seed stems in
to the soil. The culture OF the Spanish
peanut is very easy, owing to its NOR
upright habit Of growth. One bushe
of peas in pod will usually shell peck
which is sufficient to plant an acre
They are worth Gin Georgia) from sew
enty-fve cents (now) to one dollar an
a quarter bushel Tin spring..
The Spanish variety may be plante'
as late as July A in the latitude of Ma
con, Ca, or jackson, Miss. We hav
seen two full crops grown on the sam
land in Troup County, Ga, the secon
crop having been planted with see
just harvested of the first crop
Southern Cultirator.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

According to Engineering, some
experiments conducted at the Ports
mouth (Eng) dockyard, with view
to determining the resistance OF metals
at different temperatures, indicate that
the strength of iron increases uni
formiy up to 500 degrees F., while the
ductility diminishes up to about 800
degrees; it then increases until some
what higher temperature is reached,
and then remains nearly constant up
to a temperature of nearly 500 degrees
Steel similarity tested. showed no
aiminution of strength up to 500 de-
gress. but at this point its ductility was
reduced one-half.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

any friends laughed at the idea Of $50
bone mill, but since got one OF Wilson's,
advertised in this paper, the laugh - AL on
knowledpe it is q perfect success. can
crack enough shells for $50 fowls inP min,
utes and the same amount will 60 hve
times farther than IL cracked with 9 ham
mer. There is no waste, and child car
crack them Bones take little NOR!
strength It also cracks corn easily ane
WELT
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

Where nature beams her brightcst-in the
extreme south, on our sister continent eno
in the TROPICS Of the Caribbean 6ea-are too
often the home of malaria, the vertical sun
copious decaying vegetation and bad water
also cooperating to breed viruient disor
ders Of the stomach, liver and bowels. 1
is in such regions that Hostetter's Stomacl
Bitters gets IN some OF its most benencen'
work
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

THE man who invented the typewriter
did more toward giving women their
writes than all the women suffrage asso-
Citations In the country. 4.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

In . man Is in love with woman, lot
him take her to see "Romeo and Juliet. /"
aud il she laughs at the balcony scene he
will abandon her straightwas II be has
Sny sense.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

WHEN the last one Of = quartet of goot
fellows determines to die, the thing Il |
four gone conclusion.-N. o. PiedvssA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

FoR Throat Diseases and Coughs NJ
RRowS's BRoNCHiAL TRoCHEs. Like g
read good things, they are initiated. "a
0essssine are sold only In bores.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

BAsHruLxEss is often like the plating on
spoons-when it wears on 1t shows sne
brass
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

HARSH purgative remedies are fast givinl
xvav to thu, gentle action and mild effects o.
CATERS Little Liver Pills. II you try them
they will certainly please you
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

DoS'r wait until you arc sick before tryin(
Carriers Little Liver Pulls, but get vlal ! 9
once. You can't take them without benefit
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

APRoxPr Way Of Easing Asthma. Us
Hale's Honey Of Horehound ana Tar.
pixies Toothaohe Drops Cure in one uinut<
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

FIRST impressions are every thing. paE
ticularly when ono is collecting engrav
ng&-Hdrpev's Baxar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

Why should cobblsrs be eligible foi med
ical diplomasi Because they are skille'
In tho art Of hecling.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

EVERY cloui may have q silver lining
but it never shines with the lustrous EMU
gence Of an old diagonal coat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

MEN can talk horse without having Z
bad cold
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

CONFINEMENT may be better than riches
but most people would say on hand tha
they would prefer to have riches because
rio les bring so much contentment-Jossr
nal of Edltcati0M
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

A PROMINENT band-the engagement
ring.-Dcfy0H Eee Prcsa
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

IF colors could talk many y woman woul'
be walking Be- AN no Mad
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

SOME one asks why watch always rum
faster in the theater than in church.
doesu't-that 10 one reason. -JcWcaers
Wce,tlu
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

DIAMOND dust-money paid for . sod
taire.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

TIE Chinese does not take his queue
from nature. Two thirds of It 10 third
class silk.-S0n Fr0,,ctsc0 Aha
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

LOVE in q cottage is not nearly 90 aIsl
as love in q fat
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

"Baker's Norwegian Cod Liver OIL y
nure recommended and prescribed by bes
physicians. Juo. & Baker Il Co., Philadelphia
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

ALI ships have var 10. though none o
them ever have garden.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

swEr weth.r," as the sheep said when
| il fell into the creek.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

A NEEDY rxAxP-w4lking home for lacl
of car-fare.-LJ
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

rLY-rApEK--a White Cap warning :
seave. -1fms.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

IA REGULAR high nyer' -our American
eagle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1889-03-02

A HAPPY medium-.a pleasant spirftua
It
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-14
SOME QUEER WILLS.
Extraordinary Documents Copied fror
South Carolina Court Records.

extraordinary Documents Copied IRON.
South Carolina Court Records.
In overhaulng some of the old books iT
the records of the probate court, Judg
Gleason has, according 90 the Charleston
News anG Courier, come across some queer
documents. Here are some OF them:
A man, who has been dead 80 hong that ho
shall be nameless, was hanged ia Charleston
for murder. He protested bis Innocence u
the last, and the day before his execution
made a vlll leaving his personal property
valued at $439 in money, and silver watcl
and chain TO bis relative. The last clause Of
the will is as follows:
''As L am TO be hung TOMORROW for the
murder Of -, of which crime / an limo
cent, and firmly believing thatI WAS found
guilty by packed jury, ! bequeath to this
jury eternal damnstiou, and in order that
their names may be known to posterity
herein insert their names, -, foreman,
and eleven others. order and direct tina.
my executor hereinafter named shall deliver
my body TO the medical students OF Charles
ton, s. C., ami they are requested TO have
my bones properly cleaned, my skeleton
properly mounted, so that t. viii pass
down as a proof OF the bribery and corrup-
ton used ia the conviction OF an innocent
man"
Another man, long since deceased, and
who was evidently wealthy Frenchman,
after dlsposiDg Of bis estate, provides for 81
erring daughter ~ follows:
''t Is 10 Dle a great cause OF modification
and regret to mention the name Of Ciotlldc,
my daughter, now twenty y-three years old.
To protect this instrument / beqaesth %
her one bareycoFB. pray she VIII repent
and prepare for the Lords forgiveness"
Another man, who was a widower and
had an only daughter WHO seems 20 have
been the cause OF much trouble 70 her
father. dispOses Of his estate and gives 20
his daughter my blood horse, Jim, fOeIing
satisfied that if she VIII either ride or drive
him j; is likely she Will be brought hou.s 9
corpse, in which satisfactory event then lei
the horse be sold and the proceeds given 70
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-14
ALMOST A lYNCHlNG

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 13.-A Picayune
special from Water Valley, Miss, says:
One of the foulest murders that ever dis
graced this town occurred on Main street
last night when James Jenkins throat
was cut from ear to ear. viii Harris, u
saloon keeper, who was the person last
seen in Jenkins company. was arrested
charged with committing the crime.
W hen Harris was arrested a
bloody knife was found in his shoe and the
bloody watch of the murdered man was
found in his possession. The sheriff started
with his prisoner for the depot, when be
was met by an infuriated MOB who took
possession OF the prisoner aud were prepar-
ing to hang him when more conservative
counsel prevailed and the prisoner was r.
turned to the sheriff During the strug-
gle to take the prisoner from the sheriff
several shots were fred, but no one was
hurt
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-14
MURDER MYSTERY EXPLAINED.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-On Butterfield street
between Twenty-third and Twenty-fOnrth
in section of the city which is unpaved, a
couple of policeman found this morning
in the middle of the road barrel that had
evidently fallen off wagon some time
during the night. On examining it they
found that it contained the mutilated re-
mains of woman in an advanced stage
OF decomposition. The feet had been sew
cred from the body. In an old apron or
shawl were the viscera. The long hair of
the woman was matted with blood clots
aud lay in a confused manner. The trunk
was ell chopped into pieces. The frag-
ments were taken to the morgue.
When the remains were removed from
the barrel at the morgue card dropped
out upon which was written: Lima
Bucha received in ward H, county :hos-
pital. November 26, 1888, died January Is.
1889" At the hospital it was learned that
the body had been given TO one of the
medical colleges. The fragments after
dissection doubtless either dropped off the
wagon while being taken out of the city
for burial or were deposited there by the
eXpressman to save himself the trouble of
carting them away.
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-14
LARGE FIRE AT MEMPHIS.

MEMPHIS, Feb. ia destructive fire
broke out at 9o'clock tonight in the Neely
building, corner Of Main and Gayoso
streets. II had its origin in the third
story Of NJ Schwartz's retail dry goods
store, 397 Main street, and spread 10
the adjoining store occupied by
the Mansfield Drug company, which, with
Schwartzs store, was completely de-
stroyed. The Gayoso hotel, which is in
the rear of the building was in great dan
ger and all OF its guests removed their
trunks and effects, but beyond a good
scorching no material damage WAS done To
the hotel II. SchwartZ's loss on stock
is about so, ,0D0. insurance cannot be
obtained. The Mansfield Drug company S
loss on stock is 500, ,00: insurance -. 900:
divided between local and foreign oorn-
pauies, The loss on building viii amount
to Sc, 900; insurance $4,000. The loss IS
total.
The fire was not under control until II
O'Clock and for an hour all was IL great
danger
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-14
FEMALE SNUFF-pfPPERs.
Southern Women who Uso Tobacco iu
PecAdizr Manner.

Southern Women Who Uso Tobacco iu =
Pocvilzr Manner
A popular vice aLnong tho isdies Of th,s
part OF TIE State fs t5a use Of tobacco,
writes an Ozark ARK correspondents of
the Omaha Bee. Some win chsH IL Ike
veterans, while others are content 70
smoke. Bot by far tbs most cozIfnoa way
Of deriving euj joyrnent from rs Use II 70
takeit in the form u srud wien o mum
Der Of women ga together The snnr boI
is nearly Always produced, with the tn
strucsaon % take a drpS "a ~ go~s
aroGnd the circle. Then they VIII 50 and
gossip, intAzrupssng sne ro<z Of Converse
ton with frequent REPRESENTATIVES. into .
b1g spitsooa or tie Ercpfzss A sntaI -xp,
peris oss1is o1nsssss of s<na. An cani~ssv.
about an tnch tAfck By sgD izeazz sooe. sx.A
o ygoocan brush TIE kasakr is as5ezs thres
inches n length. and Ia ssse reacnbss .
slate pzoc1l It<s sscaEy cut frutn nacx
gz1 or suzDs osher tonga wood On. GA
Is cbeved aid spats.eses hy De tscxa. "a
it Looi0 liks Ensk pSsnttxzxA ree
spAn:ersd e,a il csys,ed Into Zee szs.c saa
worried around ~ i1n6Is nszl k4s bo~a
coEacscd- Tf<e scGR ehrs securr6 i,
rubbed ever TIA Se:a s<.6 gs-A- Usxsay
the s1x-x is h<sic tesveaz pse sessc al Va
scEc bss ~ BEEN sosoreed vAex sno<ss<
csp n taken. For Afipa Uao c5cDr. k
rs-sg ezststey and srrsh . E-z<l -
va,er las tee- Evexde<1 WAC. Can 70 CO.
eeAaed bot~een tss tips sDs teS.a. A
grccGrs cszrk asserted er-pAa.inAay Ia.
fzlsy E.a<.E per cssi os cSs v1Esnc usse
either Eoacce CT sauS, o. boa By ttkzk
II 9 zen tae tcoaoco sski4 sr-ong ~c.zsn b
ccoEsdeced oce II to- 0psst evzs utxa
which Arisnszs is os,gat % oz>aza
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-14
rEyo~tr prEt,PIsy rr-YFT,.

LIE Csllen. Garfield. Pawnee county,
Kan, writes.
I have been for souse years tr01blel with
rIsnretic pains n ny left side, which
comes On In The beginning of winter. and
are 80 severe that I am confined 70 n.
house Daring ths past winter ! used :wo
ALLcoCg's PLAsTKEs OF mT eft slde. zac
after the first week al pain left re aud
was perfectly able 70 attend 20 nay br1si-
ness After wearing thsrn t~o weeks
xoald wash them 81 with a iit:ls aIce2o.
and thea 20 two Or .srss weeks perfectly
well aare oaly had 10 pat them CO thrse
times during tie p&st wi1tsr. and mgst
zsy AL1oocE' s PLAsTEEs arg al tl.3s t-sy
are represented 20 De
Wichita eagle., 1889-02-14
A SERIOUS WRECK.
A Passenger Telescopes a Freight Near
Galesburg, III.

GALEsBURG, H., Feb. 13.-There was a
serious wreck on the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy at st. Augustine, small station
south of here, tonight. Express No. Is,
which leaves here for Kansas City at
o'clock, had passed through St Augustine
at the usual speed and just as 1t was
passing over the last switch freight
train No. IS came in sight.
Both trains were going SO fast they could
not stop and they came together with a
crash, completely wrecking both trains.
Engineers and firemen of both trains
jumped, and thus escaped unhurt. The
baggage master and express messenger
and man named Whiffin, of Chi
cago, was instantly killked. The
conductor of the freight, named
Bronson, of this city was hurt, as was also
was the forward brakeman of the passen-
ger train.
A special train with physicians was sent
to the wreck. Whiffin's body was sent to
his home in Chicago, where it is under
stood he leaves a family. The cause of the
accident is attributed to the freight train
running on too short time.