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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28
CHEAP DAIRY BARN.


IA, shed roof; b, drop door of manper. n
manager; d. end Of manger; e. door To COW
staiis F, door for taking in hay.l
Another advantage of this barn is that
the haymow is naturally divided into
l2-foot sections which can all be filed
at once, or one or more at time. This
gives a chance to grade the hay-tbe
clover IN one place, mixed hay in an
other, oats, corn fodder or ,nilIet in
another, as desired. A steel track runs
the whole length of the barn under the
peak and the horse fork will dunn
where desired. Being but "a feet wide
1t is easy work to move the hay from
center TO sides There are four doors
leading outside from the COW stable.
Tor convenience in cleaning out The
droppings are thrown into box ON a
stone boat and hauled to the field as
fast as made. If in spring break-up
1t is for time impossible to haul il ont.
the manure can be piled near the barn
by throwing out of three doors, leaving
the fourth unobstructed SO the cows
can go out and in without wadinp
through mud and manure. This barn
Is suited to those who have no money
TO spend on extra useless timbers and
no time to spare in choring in a big in
show barn. 1t is not an
untried scheme; l have one in USE
Orange Judd Farmer.
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THE FARMING WORLD.
CHEAP DAIRY BARN.
Just the Thing tor Fsrmer, vino It.,.

S"sS the Thing for Farmers Who Have Ne
Money to Squander.
those who have plenty of money can
pan 70 suit their tastes, or hire an ar.
cnitcct, but to build good dairy barn
which is handy and Inexpensive Is =
thing which has caused farmers no
little thinking The illustration shows
the simplest and cheapest barn know
Oh. 1t is also very convenient, both 20
MI and to do chores in. Any farmer
can make It, il he can do ANYTHING with
saw and Square There IL no NOR.
Using and no fitting of joints to speak
OF. The timbers are ?s6 and are spiked
together The stills, however, in nv
barn are 2xs, set on edge. Poles will
answer for posts as well as the axes
There Is no cross timbers to interfere
with the use of the hay fork. 1t can DO
made hs high and as long as needed.
For dairy OF twenty cows make IL
90 feet long, "a feet wide and 10 feet
nigh, as shown id the illustration. The
iean.to for cows is on the south side.
and has floor The main part is for
hay and is "a feet widE, and has no
A~~ EOo 70 aIC SAO anu UlaCeQ SIX
rect apart The rafters are 2x6 and
feet apart Braces are 2x6 and reach
from post to a rafter. These braces
are IL feet apart The ties from brace
TO pest and rafter are pieces of fence
board. Such frame is stiff beyond
the belief of one who never saw one.
Ihe side Of the hay barn next to tho |
cows is not boarded up. This gives a
chance to throw hay or FODDER down in
front of the manger the whole length.
This would, however, leave it cold for
the cows in severe weather, and so a
partition runs from the back of the
manager to the roof of the COW
barn, provided with drop doors
Just above the manager, which are
closed in the cold weather. It
lakes less lumber to board this
way, but the main advantage is the
in feeding, as hay can
be thrown into the passage at any point
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

boys and Indians from the border lands
ntungly IMPLYING the American In his
original state and adding greatly to the
character and picturesqueness of the
cavalcade.
IN THESE picturesque professions the
children of the desert on their camels
are quite prominent There is a proun
OF egyptians from the streets of Cairo
that cuts quite a figure with Its don.
keys. camels and performing monkey
OF prodigious size. The wild beople
from Dahomey, South Africa, also are
drawing card, carrying out as they do
the manners of their native jungles.
winch Tor picturesque savagery sur.
pass anything to be seen at the fnin
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

mad seen the sights and whose in.
terest in the exhibits was fIag.
ging the management contrived
these meetings between the peo-
pie OF all nations in tests of aquatic
skilll and that their efforts have been
appreciated has been satisfactorily
demonstrated by the large and eager
crowds which have been present Mt
these unique entertainments. Such
bouts were hardly ever before wit
nessed as have taken place ip the la
COON OF the White City since the novel
idea was first introduced, few DAYS
ago. There have been entered in these
remarkable contests representatives of
a@most every race under the sun. ex-
cepting the Chinese John is not q
lover OF notoriety and prefers the re-
tirement of his own quiet quarters and
the seductive fumes of his peculiar pine
70 the noise and excitement of a public
gathering. Besides he is not much given
10 sports, beyond an occasional hand
Mt his favorite fan-tan, bung-loo or
some other game of chance which does
not call for much physical exertion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

Within the last few days several fets
days have been enjoyably celebrated
several OF the states have held their
days. as have also the negroes, the
grocers and butchers and several be-
nevoient associations On these occa-
sions the crowd attains to mammoth
proportions and the grounds present a
holiday appearance. Each fete dav ia
marked by some special order of exer-
cises, and the members of the assoc;a-
t,on or fraternity 30 honored lay aside
nj business cares and flock to the fair
grounds for a day of general jollitv and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

recreation. 1t is safe to say that NO
WORLDS fair in all the history of ma.
lions has ever been SO fully given over
70 the people as is this of our Column
bian year. a4A
! Inc daily attendance has reached
an average of nearly two hundred
thousand and there is q promise of a
large increase during the remaining
1.-TWO months of the fair. A payment Of
ten per cent on the bonds has inst
been ordered and. it begins TO looi 40
though there would be some profit in
worlds. fair stock in spite Of the opin-
ION OF certain knowing ones to the con-
trary. Ketrenchment has been the
order in the management. Of late and
many large salaries have been reduced
or entirely cut of, and in other WAYS
the expenses have been reduced. all of
which goes to show that our great AZ.
position is In q fair way to prove
financial success
The history of the Sunday closing n
the worlds fair has been interesting
and highly amusing. First. the of.
iiciais declared, in private session. that
the gates must be opened on Sunday
because they could not afford to waste |
the day. and in public they pleaded
the cause OF the poor workingman. who
had no other day to come to the fair. |
Religious exercises were arranged
within the grounds and the yates
opened, but somehow the Chicago
workingman did not realize his advan-
lages, or found that day of sight
SEEING was the poorest possible prep
iration for week of toll. He Aid not
reed the Bible to counsel day of rest.
experience became an individual and
'otent teacher. The small crowds that
I'D come on Sunday were far more
likely to make their way to the theaters. ,
ancing halls and beer gardens of the
,iaisance, than to the Art gallery or :
horticultural hall, and few apnre-
iate the advantage of paying fifty |,
epfs to go to church on the fair :
rounds when far more attractiveJ
reaching is offered free of cost ont
lde the gates The majority of state
uiidlngs, all the exhibits of Great '
'rifaln and her colonies and hundreds i.
Others We're closed on Sunday, and il
ne attendance slowly diminished. liz
hen the authorities discovered that a
he poor workingman" inside the il
rounds needed day of rest, and. ON p
'count OF this and other deductions. .
'c'aea 70 oless The great gsteA ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28
ORlENTALS AT THE FAIR.

haDies from Far-On Lands Who Add Il
the Interest of the Exhibits.
Among the young people who are
visiting the Columbian exposition this
summer are a Javanese baby. three
Chinese boys of from two to six wears
pickaninny from Dahomey. a dancing
Soudanese baby, little Bedouin girl
who dances in the Arab encampment.
pappoose or two in the Indian village
and half-dozen Egyptian boys who
oeiaoor the tiny gray donkeys in the
Cairo street These boys and girls did
not visit the fair to see the curious
things ID the wonderful white build.
ings, but to be a parto the show. They
are there to be looked at not to look
and they, are among the most ipterest.
ing of all the exhibits.
The black baby lives in the Dahomey
village, which is supposed to look as If
It had been picked up in Africa and set
GOWN In Chicago. In some respects it
certainly does resemble the hot conn
try about which Mr.. Glave has told ms
during the past year. The ground is
sandy enough and the sunshine hot
enough for Sahara, and the reed.
matched huts which line the high
board fence surrounding the village are
uncomfortable enough in appearance
70 satisfy the most enthusiastic ex
piorer In the middle OF the village is
aslarger hut, open at the sides aud coy
cred with ~thatch, and in this hut the
dweilers of the Dahomey village dance
the war dance of their native countrveI
every hour or two Tor the entertain.
ment OF the white people who stroll in
10 see them All of these men and
women are hideous in their gay calico
clothing. with strings of teeth and |
bits of stone and metal |
hanging about their necks and dangling
from their arms and ears. But the /
pickaninny is as cunning as most other
oabies are. When / saw him he was
sitting in puddle of dirty water with
no clothing on to get soiled, watching
lis mother and Older brother scouring
'wo or three brass and silver rings with
DIT OF rag and handful of sand.
The little fellow wanted the rings T..
'iay with, and when he found that h,
oc.d not have them he set up how
hat sounded very much like whit.
10Y OF two years crying because he
ouid not have a porcelain clock or a
lrcus wagon to play with. -Harper,s
'oung People.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

shouts in their native tongues This
raises perfect babel at times. and n
the American observer of timorous ten.
denotes there seems to be imminent
danger OF bloodshed, so den onstrative
DO the participants in the turmoil be-
come. The contests are amicably set
tied, however, and the victorious party
departs in high glee, leaving the defeat
cd ones to retire gloomily TO their quar-
Sers., ~
The occasional parades of the nations
are great attractions. The people of
the Plaisance all turn out in gala attire
and with them take their musical IN.
struments and professional parapher-
MALTA, of which they appear to be verv
proud. On these occasions there is
usually a large representation from
Buffalo Bills Wild Yves. show, just out.
side the fair grounds. which is oonsid.
eyeb'e Of . worlds tais itself, the cow.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28
CHINESE AND THE pHouocRAp.
They Start In with the idea That II
Contains Cannon Ffrecracher

Thoy Start In With the idea That \,
Contains Cannon Ffrecracker.
Did You ever see a Chinaman trv a
monograph? No? Then You have
missed one of the best things this world
has to offer.
At the beginning the Chinaman
hasn't an nll.atiding confidence in the
photograph His experience Id this
country hasn't been such as To give
him any too much confidence in anv.
thing that has the slightest appearance
OF mystery about it. He tries IL. If he
can be induced to try it at all. with thu
air of q man who thinks that II Is ali =
put up job and that the instrument con.
tains cannon frecracker that will ex.
plode at the proper moment and wreck
one side of his face.
AT least that seemed to be the idea of
q Chinaman who tried one of the pbon.
ographs on the Midway Plaisance Al
the worlds fair.
He waited until he hsd seen sou,e
americans try it before he could be ia.
duced to go near it and even then he
had grave doubts. He had a firm grin
on the ear pieces as he put them Id iiis
ears. preparing to yank them ont
if anything exploded. There
was solemn expression on his face.
too as if he was preparing to attend
his own funeral.
Then he got the strains of "papa
Won't Buy Me a Bow-Wow.n or
similar, and he grinned. His
eyes stuck out and the proportions of |
the grin increased. He began noddino
his head and shutting his feet.
His companions seemed to think he
was going crazy. They all began talk
ng at him at once. The head kent
yoing in time to the music as If it were
vet on a pivot, and the play of his fea-
ures was whole show in itself.
When the air. was finished there was
N animated discussion among all the
;hinamen in the party, and then each
turn tried it, each showing the same
ack OF confidence in the beginning that
he first had.
linen they moved to another phonc-
'raph and got new tune. The last
cen OF them they were moving steadily
own the Plaisance expanding their
ash in trying all the monographs they
anne tos-Chicago Tribune.
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WOMEN AT THE FAIR.

snow1ns ny the Representatives. of Isabel
las Side of tho Case.
At the Columbian fair half the cler.
ical and other writing work has been
done by women. Half of the exhibits
are managed by women or consist O,
women. The clerkships are mostly
filled by women, and there are twenty.
five thousand stenographers, typewr;t.
ers and press women. Women have nm,
the finishing touches on the BUILDINGS
IN frescoes and statuary and suggested
the comfortable seats, resting rooms
nurseries for children and other essen
tiais for the comfort OF sightseers. One
woman has a mending booth, WHERE
she sews on buttons and repairs rents
and rips Another woman has a col
lection OF simple remedies for minor
Ills to the suffering. Still another kecps
an information BOOTH" and she viii
tell you where to find cheap luncheon
Or check your satchel while YOU eat il.
And all along the line between the most
and most simple feminine
extremes woman's work and suggestion
ma influences are everywhere. In I4qo
woman helped Columbus to discover
continent whereas four hundred
years later woman should discover her
'ef. Troy Times.
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The course followed in the canoe and
swimming races is through the court of
honor before the Administration build
ing ana north to the wooded island.
ana while the races are going on the
piers and bridges along the line are a
solid mass of people.
Prizes ranging in value according to
the difficulty of the feat to be per-
formed are awarded to the successful
competitor in each bout. and it is high
y amusing to witness the efforts of the
different nationalities to carry off the
prize. Each representative has a fol :.
lowing OF his countrymen who urge him
70 his utmost exertion by encouraging
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28
Don't Blame the Cook

ia baking powder is not Uniform in strength
SO that the same quantity will always do the same
work, no one can know how to useit and uni
'ormiy good. light food cannot be produced with Is
All baking powders except Royal, because
improperly compounded and made from inferior
materials, lose their strength quickly when the can
IS opened tor use. AT subsequent bakines there
VIII be noticed falling off in strength. The food
is heavy, and the -four, eggs and butter wasted.
1t is always the case that the consumer suffers
IN pocket if not in health, by accepting any SUBJ
stitute Tor the Royal Baking Powder The ROYAL
is the embodiment of all the excellence that It is
possible to attain in an absolutely pure powder.
It is always strictly reliable. 1t is not only more
economical because of its greater strength but
will retain its full leavening power, which no
other powder will until used, and make more
wholesome food.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

A BEAUTIFUL handkerchief, which
was made for Queen Marie Antoinett-
Is on exhibition at the Woman's build
ing at the worlds fair 1t is of .he
nnest. lawn, and beautiful design of
a hunting scene was embroidered upon
1t by skilled workwomen, who em-
Pioyed a microscope in doing the work,
ana two OF them lost their eyesirht
wa'as finishing u Ter the young eusss
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28
German
Syrup. .

Mr.. Albert Hartley Of Hudson,
N. c., was taken with Pneumonia
His brother had just died from it.
When he found his doctor could not
rally him he took one bottle of Ger
man Syrup and came out sound and
well. Mr.. s. B. Gardiner, Clerk
with Druggist ]. E. Barr, Aurora.
Texas, prevented a bad attack Of
pneumonia by taking German Syrup
IN time. He was in the business
and knew the danger. He used the
great remedy-Boschee's German
Syrup-for lung diseases. O.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28
ODD ENTERTAINMENTS.
Some OF the Singular Sights Which
Greet Worlds Far Visitors.
International Boat and Swimming Races.
~rocessions and Fetes-A Curioua
Ningiins Of Many Strange
Races of People.
Especial Chicago corre.pcndenoal

VERY takin 2
feature of the
d a lily pro.
gramme at the
worlds ia r of
late has been
the boating and
S w i IN m i n e
m a t c h es be-
tween the diff
ferent races of
the Plaisance.
To provides some
diversi on for
isitOrs who
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

The Elizabethan run will be in vogue In
tne fall, and the fellow who attempts Ia
KISS fashionable girl will 'sget it In the
neck Philadelphia Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

If this thing goes much further the solid
s,iver watch will be ashamed To look. nc
plated kind in the face. Buffalo Courier ~
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WHEN mans feelings are so great TIM,
ne cannot express them, had he better send
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IN the nd-grade grammar. Teacher
-"bo6oy Smart, give me the feminine Of
triar" Bobby {briskiy) feminine Of
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

I'm better OH, - buzzcd the fly, as he t,ie
10 break away from the fly papcr.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

A WARM.WEATnER Version-"Drink ia
me with thine ice."-Boston Transcript.
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u AN the power behind the tn rosvn, . .solil.
Squized the mule, as he pitched his rider
heels over head to tho ground. -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

NE skillful mariner, strange rs II mn,
seem, IS hardly ever grounded in his craft
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

IHn more man becomes wrapped IN II
himself thechilher lie gets. =
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

Il MAKE my living from the SOIL" said the
farmer. "And SO do ]" said the washIady.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

PARADoxlcAL as it may seem, 1t is alway
10 mans credit to pay cash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

+ NOTHING will trip the light fantastic with
more ease than loose brick in the sidewalk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-10-28

1t is mentioned as an instance OF
what the fashionable world has come
20 that q recent private concert given
IN London cost the hostess s12, 500. Ac-
cording to this figure entertaining ones
guests will soon be impossible, and So
clety must inaugurate some new meth
Oh OF keeping its end up in that line.
Flrst-class artists over there ask sums
ranging from 1000 to 81, 500 for three
or four songs, but, fortunately, the
number OF these artists is limited, and
fully rich.
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TnE way Of the trcspasscr is hard
wnen ne Is caught in the act.--Gaiyesto
News. -
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THE hairs Of our heads are numbered bu,
the early numbers oh, where are thew
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WIEN business house ssettlcs', it,s
proof OF its having y firm Foundation
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howl ! ny 'loy
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InE proper repast to be served after /:
card party-A game supper.
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SORROWS are of course preserved in the
family jar.--Plain Dealer, " '"o
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SuRE Pop Soda water.
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A BAD habit is a chain. RAMS Horn.
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BIZ Sheer Force The hair cut.
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Ia. shed roof; B, drop door OF manger; C.
msneer, ~ END OF manager; e, door to COW
stalls; F, door for taking in hay.l