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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27
A sociable Hummins Bird.

A Worcester (Mass) druggist has .
diminutive pet in the shape of hum
ming bird, which is SO tame that 1t feeds
readily from its masters hand, always
posing in the air and never showing .
disposition to alight when partaking of
its food. Although very fond of sweets
it will not touch honey, but eagerly
alps rock candy strip from q quill that
10 kept ''loaded" for that purpose. It
il also fond of hies and spiders and IL
very expert In catching them Tho
merry little hummer few in from the
outside one chilly day and has since had
the freedom of the store. Its favorite
perch is on the branch of the gas-pipe
over the soda fountain, from which
vantage point IL frequently surprises q
customer by darting down and dipping
its siender beal< into the glass from
which he Is drinking. In many other
ways the bird shows it's sociability. pan
ticuiarly when the store Is irst entered
sn the morning. Golden Days
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

enough to move the hay dropped in the
center. and a wider barn would be
hard r 10 ventilate. Our hay doors are
in the end, are twelve feet wide by
fourteen feet high, and hung at the
bottom on heavy hinges, have staple
and ring near the top on the inside to
which rope is attached to fasten to
the hay carrier to lower and raise the
door as needed.
Where stone and brick are scarce and
expensive, the barn can be all frame
except foundation, which should be
as high as the manure is allowed to
accumulate. y.
Twenty-four foot posts can be used
and the first eight feet taken for the
sheep stable and the balance used for
the hay barn. If ensiIage is wanted il
can be built longer, and as much at
one end used for a silo as is necessary
to supply the flock with a succulent
ration each day.
1t is good plan to build in the form
Of an l., as this gives shelter from the
prevailing winds, yet there is one OBJ
lection to this-lack of yard room.
The thirty by fifty foot barn with
three wide doors can be divided into
three apartments, with long feed racks,
or with movable panels of fence where
the round racks are used. Two OF
three hay chutes should run up through
the center of the barn. these should be
boarded up with doors on sides that
should be kept shut when not feeding;
these act as ventilators and should
pass mp to the veutilators in the cupolas
on the roof of the barn.
To illustrate the ground plan Of such
barn l give the accompanying dia-
gram.
A A A. Compartments of barn six
teen and two-thirds bv thirty feet
BIB b. Yards thirty by sixty feet
The middle one will be as much less
sixty feet long as is taken off for path.
way to watering place-not more thar
ten feet
CCC Doors of barn ten feet wide
DDDD Gates to yards.
EE E E E E E. Large windows.
FF. Chutes for hay and ventilator
g. Well or watering trough for all
yards.
II H. Better place for watering
troughs.
III. Round feeding racks If panels
of movab fence are used to form
the compartments.
In stormy and windy weather thia
barn should be closed on the side OF
sides from which the storm comes and
opened on the opposite sides giving
plenty of fresh air at all times.
Our thirty by forty foot barn men.
toned above with eight and half foot
stone basement and sixteen foot hay
barn above. sided with matched dressed
sheeting, cost us abont four hundred
dollars, and one ten feet longer could
be built for five hundred dollars OF
less-Geo. McKerrow, in Farm, Field
and Stockman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27
FARM AND GARD..a.
BARN FOR SHEEP.

Plans OF One That will Easily Ronse One
Hundred Animals.
In building permanent sheep barn
there are several things to be ccnsid-
cred.
The location should be high and dry.
facing the south II possible, where
plenty of good, dry yard room may be
had.
The building must be SO constructed
as to be free from dampness, drafts and
foul air.
A very good barn for one hundred
sheep of medium size may be built
thirty by fifty feet, either with stone
or brick basement all above ground,
not less than eight feet high In the clear
land, better, nine or ten), with many
large windows near the top. so
arranged as to open and close easily.
and with three doors ten feet wide on
the south side. These will allow
teams and wagons to pass in and out
in hauling out the manure, md should
be kept wide open, except in stormy
weather and when .he wind blows in.
The barn above may be sixteen to
twenty feet high, and can easily be
filed with hay from an end door by
means of a hay fork and track.
We have two such barns-one thirty
by forty that accommodates eighty
large breeding ewes, another thirty by
sixty -four. We are often asked why we
did not build them wider. ! answer
that fifteen feet on each side is far
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27
TOBACCO AN ANTIsEPTlc.

Investigation Proves It to he Prevent.
I've OF Bacillus Growth.
It has long been a popular opinion
that tobacco is an antiseptic, and this
belief seems to have some solid basis of
fact Prof Vincenzo Tassinari, OF the
HYGIENE Institute OF the University of
Pisa, recently made some very interest
ing experiments on the supposed germ
icidal virtues of tobacco smoke, which
seemed to show that it really had de-
structive action upon the growth of
bacili, those minute organisms which
are said to be the cause Of q vast num-
Der of bodily ills that flesh is heir to.
Prot Tassinari observed the action of
the fumes upon seven different kinds Of
bscteria-the so-called cholera bacillus.
the cattle distemper bacillus. the pus
coccus, the Finkfer-Prior bacterium, the
typhus and pleuro-pneumonia bacillus,
and the blue pus bacillus
Wishing to initiate as closely rs
possible the processes going on in q
smokers mouth, the professor passed
tobacco fumes through q horizontal tube
into q receptacle kept moist by damp
cotton wool, which contained also q
colony of bacilli. The result showed
that the smoke retards the growth of
some kinds OF bacilli and absolutely
prevents the growth of others The to-
bacco experimental with was that
which is used in making the large
Cavour cigar. much favored in Italy, and
it was proved that its fumes retard the
growth of pus bacilli by seventy-two
hours, and of cattle distemper bacilli by
one hundred hours, while they abso-
lutely arrest the growth of the. so-called
cholera and typhus bacilli If Prof.
Tassinari's results may be relied upon,
it is evident that not only is tobacco not
the deadly enemy of man-and it is
singular with what eagerness man
takes to SO many of his deadly enemies
but in many instances it is his great
friend. not only by way of solace, but
as warder off and destroyer of deadly
germs that insist on colonizing his body
and turning it to their own usea-AD
the Year Round.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27
Take Care Of Your Friends

An old German proverb says "Take
heed of thy friends. Afaithful friend
is a strong defense and he that hath
found such an one hath found a treas
ure." This is especially true of ones
health. A strong pair Of lungs are
the best friends that a man can posi-
bly, have and he is worse than a fool
who neglects or abuses them. Do not
therefore allow cold to run, tearing
the delicate tissue and congesting the
blood vessels until they are perma-
nently injured. This is indeed to
abuse your best friend. The moment
you take cold take REID'S GERMAN
COUGH AND KIDNEY CURE and
restore your respiratory organs to 4
condition of usefulness. This great
remedy does not contain an opiate but
is mild and soothing and will heal the
worst cold and stop the most severe
cough. See that your druggist gives
you REDS.
SYLVAN REMEDY CO.. Peoria. IN.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

ONH ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs il taken; it il pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tam e6ectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro
duced, pleading to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
it, action and truly beneficial In it,
Effects prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, ita
many excellent qualities commend it
to Ill and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Byrup Of Figs. IL for sale In Soc
and 81 bottles by al leading drug
gistA Any reliable druggist who
may mot have it on hand win pro
cure It promptly for any one who
wiahes to ~ Il Do not accept any
nbstitute.
CALIFORNIA re SKRUp co.
sAH haAsoisoo. cAl.
loWotklE. ~ hfw y0Rk. ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

Dyspepsiats easily floored by Hostetter's
stomachics. most eftective 81 tonics Heart.
burn, fiatulence, the ''sinking" sensation in
the pit Of the stomach experienced by dys-
peptics, in brief, all symptoms-and they arc
many and perplexing-of indigestion are
banished by the Bitters, which Is particu.
larly ef1cacious for biliousness, malaria,
rheumatism and kidney complaints.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27
PuNcENT PARAGRAPHS.

-Getting Late.-Late Stayer-'sWhv
the lamp is going out" Oracle Tired ant
sleePy)-'I suppose 1t thinks it's tint
something went out."-N. Y. Herald
-Harry-'St Stunning girl just passed
en- Old boy? Did you see her look bach
at me-? Fred-"Yes; they say It dom
take much to turn q woman's head
Fun.
"A Telling Compliment DE Gary
why were you SO particular to praise
her new hate" Merritt learned from
her little brother that she had trimmed
1t herself. Epoch.
"A Phenomenon.-Scho Teacher
What is a phenomenon" Little girl
iron Chicago)-"A gen'man out walk
ing wifi his own wife.
Magazine.
-Millicent--"Arthur is so noble, so
nigh bred" Milliccnt's Pa-"He
VIII be hig:i meat for Towser some
hight IN the near future if he doesn't
cease his visits here. Boston Globe.
-Singleton-"I am suffering dread
iully: cutting my wisdom teeth, you
KNOW" Doubleup = Don't say?
didn't cut mine till after was mar
ried. Kate Fields Washington.
Mrs Brown-"Its foolish for your
father to sleep during the sermon"
Little Johnnie-"No, it amt, ma. It's
only foolish for him to wake up while
the basket is going around. Epoch.
Wrinkle - 'Have you seen Miss
Twitter in her new tailormade gown"
Nodd-"No. She was out walking
when called" Winkle-.Was any one
at home?" Nodd - "Yes. The tailor
who made it was there Cloak Re-
view.
"A Clever Child.-Frances Ito her
little brother)-"Do be quiet, Johnny;
don't you know that there's a visitor in
the next room?" Johnny--.'How dc
YOU know? You haven't been in"
Frances-'Eut l hear mamma saying
MY dear to papa st Louis Humor.
ist
He Looked Hungry. Tomax
What fine large dog you have. Mr..
Van All. 1t must cost a good deal tc
keep him." Van ALTO. no, he eats
very Httic, iuueeu MISS lOmdA tdO-
sently}-''Tm sorry he don't get more"
Brooklyn Citizen.
circumstances Alter Cases.-Ed-"I
have just called on Miss Cooley. but she
was not ut home" Fred-"Is that
what the servant said?" Ed-"Yes"
Fred-"Then she was at home. If she
was not in you would have been told
she was out "-Lowell Citizen.
You are lazy fellow, Bronson"
said Galley. II don't believe you have
done a stroke of work this week."
20, yes, | have, Cad" returned Bron-
son, put in ten hours of hard labor
yesterday" ''What at?" Trying to
read one of your quantrains. : Har-
per's Bazaar.
Managing Tramps - Mistress -
Ibid any one call while I was out?"
Servant-"No one, lam, exceptin' a.
tramp. He wanted somethin' to eat,
but I told him there was nothin' ready.
an he'd have to wait till tn Teddy OF
the house got back from the cooking
school, an mebby she'd make him some
thing" 'Of all things! Did he waltz"
Servant-"No. ma'am. He ruined" -
Demorest's Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

A PROLONGED use of DR.. John Bulls Sar-
saparilla win cure scrofula and syphilis. but
such symptoms of impure blood as pimples,
sores, aches, pains, kidney and liver weak
ness, ETC., vanish like snow before the noon
day when this remedy is used 1t stimu-
iates the entire system and its beneficial ef-
feet is felt at once In every part
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

The Only One Ever Printed-Can You Find
the W0rd3
There Is . 3 inch display advertisements
words alike except one word. The Same is
true of each new one appearing each week
from the DIR. Harter Medicine Co. This
house places a "Crescent" ON everything
they make and publish. Look for it, send
them the name of the word and they will
return you book, beautiful Autographs or
samples free.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27
Low Holiday Rates

Via the Louisville and st. Louis Air Line,
one and one-third fare for the round trip,
between all points. Tickets ON sale Decem-
Der 24th, 18th and 31st, 1891, and January
LIST, 1892; good returning until January 4th.
Only road running solid vestibufed trains
between st. Louis and Louisville.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

Simpson, wonder what kind Of line 1t
is that Budkins uses when he goes fishing
1t always breaks just as he ID landing the
biggest fish you ever saw" Sniffer-s'It'a
nothing but yarn. ,"-Detroit Free PreD
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

THERE is a new book entitled Elbow "a
Keep Dogs in City" A fortune awaits
the author who will tell how to keep cats
ont Of a city. chicago Times.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

TIE Yuma Indians are building theater
Of their own. 1t Is expected that the per-
formauces will be mostly Yumarous, 90 To
speak Ledger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

TIE doctrine that slike cures like" Is IL
Illustrated by the fact that when people tire,
the best thing for them to do is to retire.
Washington Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

CouoHs AND COLDS Those who are suf-
fering from Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat,
etc, should try BRowx's BRONCHIAL
TRoCnEs. Sold only IN b0xss.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

The reason why the ocean is so often
called treacherous must be because 1t is full
Of craft.-Boston Post
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

Babies cry for it because it makes milk
1.-THE A. B. c. Bohemian Bottled Beer'' Of st
Louis. The American Brewing Co. 3 brew
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

DoN'r let the worms eat the very life out
OF your children Save them with those
dainty candies. called DR.. Bulls Worm De.
Stroyers
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

WHEN yon set hen on an egg you expect
chicken, but what do you expect when you
set dog ON tramp? Answer-A flea
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

FoRrrY Feeble Lungs Against White
with Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

SHOW DO you know Jimpson is crazyr
"He's talking out Of his head" That's {
good sign. He usually talks out OF hii
mouth."lN. Y. Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

TIE cautious nature Of tho Indians may
account for their preference for accepting
official statements Nth n servationA Bal
timore American.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

The difference between an editor and his
wife Is that his wife sets things to rights
while hs writes things to set-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

WHEN it comes to marrying, the pastors
post Of duty 10 the hitching post-Elmixs
Gazette,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

INDIA rubber plantations usually cover 9
great stretch Of country.-Rochcster Post
Express
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

Blows are not always exchanged whe1
you strike an cQuaintance.-N. Y. News
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

DoN'T fool with indigestion nor with {
disordered liver, but take Beecham's Pill
for immediate relief. Is cents q box.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

NEVER hire . person who wants to know
why you want something done Milwaukee
Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

As A solc-sfirring Invention the bastinadt
Is worthy eminent meE ion.-Goston Cour
Ter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27
USES OF eAKINo-soDA.

FoR bathing-Add a little to the
water.
Coop for insect stings-Moisten a
pinch of soda with water, and apply to
the wound.
FoR sore throat-Hold a small guam.
tity in the mouth, or mix little with
water, and gargle frequently with it.
To REMOVE sunburn-Mix one tea
spoonful of soda to one-half glass OF
vinegar. and apply with cloth to facA
and hands just before retiring.
For cuts and barb-wire fence wounds
Mix zone dessertspoonful Of soda to
one cup of boiling water and apply
with a soft rag as hot as it can be en-
dured.
For pimplcs, fever-blisters, burns.
poison from ivy-Mix one teaspoonful
Of soda with ope-half glass of water.
and apply with soft cloth.-Ladies'
dome Journal
4 BAD verse-pcrverse.
MEDICAL. advice-be patient
WHAT did William Tell?
GIRLs Of q feather frocs together.
THE leaves will turn, but they never 70
turn.
JonNSi-"Papa, what is fallacyi" Papa
SITS folly, seel''
'THIs is the end" the bee said to the boy,
and he felt it,
A WRIT Of attachment-the love letter.
Washington Star.
BE sure that your character begins at
home-Galvestou News.
In the game OF life the opera composer
makes the most scores. Chicago Times.
As A solc-sfirring Invention the bastinado
Is worthy eminent met ion.-Goston Cour
Ter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

In the game OF life the opera composer
makes the most scores Chicago Timcs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

BE sure that your character begins al
homa-Galvestou News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-02-27

A WRIT Of attachment-the love letter :
Washington Star.
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"THls is the end, the bee said to the boy,
and he felt it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-06
rrWTD TELEGRAMs.

M. M. Pierce, farmer living near Potts
boro, Tex, shot his farm hand, NJ. E. Pack,
dead with rifle and then cut his wife's
throat. He then lay down by his wife's
side and cut his own throat. Jealousy.
A Fourth of July excursion train on the
Louisville Southern was wrecked and
George Nelson, section boss, killed. Three
other men were severely wounded
August Lightner and Nettie Eddy were
married at Quincy, His, and took their
bridal trip in a balloon.
Professor Gus Rogers and Thomas Fen
ton lost their lives by balloon accident at
Boston. A large rent in the balloon al
| lowed the gas to escape, and they fell into
the bay and were drowned.
Allegheny Pa.) authorities prevented
Herr Most, the anarchist, from speaking
there and threatened to send him to the
workhouse ifihe is found in the city again.
Geneseo, H., was visited by cyclone.
Mrs. John Crosier was killed and four
men injured. Several houses were wreck
ed and many others damaged.
The Merchants Bank of Canada, at
Montreal, claims to have been swindled
out of s115, 900 by Edward NJ. Field, of the
defunct Field-Lindley firm.
Forty-seven persons were injured by
eating ice cream at a Fourth of July pic
mic at Hope, Ind, but are now recovering.
The ship Peter Stuart has been wrecked
off Yarmouth, n. S. Fourteen lives were
lost.
City Clerk Nicholas Milburn, OF Jack
sonville, Ills, is dead, aged So
1t is reported that England, Spain and
Italy are about to partition Morocco.
The defalcation in the National Savings
bank at Buffalo, so far as is ascertained
amounts to nearly $4,000. About half of
the pass-books yet remain to be exam
ined.
The cholera is reported to be advancing
upon Moscow. Choleraine has appeared
in Paris suburbs
The tin plate department of the Med
ringhaus rolling mill at St. Louis was
burned; loss $4,000.
William Tyler, president of the Vim
encnes Qnd.) National bank, committed
suicide by shooting.
Mary MCGEE, aged II; Alexander Nc
Cloud, 16, and James Hawkins, IA, were
drowned off Clarks's Island, Me.
William Segebarth, of Milwaukee, aged
60 years and blind for the last ten years,
committed suicide
Phillip George is under arrest at Cleve.
land, O., for teaching children to steal.
Cleveland has informed the notification
committee of the Democratic national
convention that he will receive the COM
mittee July 20.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-06
-01.11IDII LHEUIIUNS
Not Going Gladstone's Way as
Fast as Expected.
ONLY EIGHT SEATS GAINED so FAR.

Yesterdays Pollings Result in Even
Honors-Joseph Chamberlain Brother
Defeated by a Home Ruler and Perth,
Liberal Stronghold, Captured by the
Tories-Henry NJ. Stanley Defeated by
Few Hundred votes-Incidents of
the Struggle.
LONDON, July 6.-The expectations of
the Liberals as to gains in the metropolitan
boroughs were not realized at the elections
yesterday. The total number of members
elected is 160, of whom the Conservatives
have elected eighty nine, the Liberal I'm
ionists eight, and the Liberals sixty-three
including Thomas Power O'Connor. The
Tories gained seven and the Liberals
seven seats in the contest yesterday, leav-
ing the Liberals, net gain of eight seats,
including Monday There is deep disap-
pointment among the Liberals over the re-
suits in London, where it is evident that
the success of the radical element in the
county council elections has not involved
desertion of the Conservative ranks in the
general election.
Joe Chnmberlain's Brother Beaten.
ClAC iOtslDlC GhtuI VI luc Jay HIS DeSH
the defeat of Richard Chamberlain, and
even the Radicals cannot help feeling some
regret for his pretty young wife, who
strove so hard to secure his re election.
Mrs. Chamberlain went personally among
the voters, and especially the working
class. Her appeals, however, although re-
specttuily met, appear not to have awaited
against the current of her husbands op-
ponent's popularity, and, whatever may
be in store for Joe, Richard has fallen
outside the breastworks." His defeat was
a Liberal gain.
The Conservatives Capture Perth.
Notable defeats were not all on the side
of the Liberals. William Whitelaw, Con-
sentative, was elected at Perth over c. S.
Parker, Liberal. who represented Perth in
the late parliament, and J. Wooden. Both
were defeated, Parker receiving LII votes
and Wooden 907 This is signal defeat
for the Liberals, as Perth heretofore has
always been represented by Liberal in
parliament. Parker sat for Perth from
1878 until now.
Defeat of Henry NJ. Stanley.
Another disappointed woman is Mrs.
Henry NJ. Stanley. Some of those who
know Stanley say that he is himself not
deeply disappointed. Stanley, however,
made better run than was expected. His
defeat is Liberal gain. The vote was
Coldwells, Liberal, 1924; Stanley, Union
ist, 1894