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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08
HERE AND THERE.

One Of the most prolific causes of
lameness in horses, and theshrivelling
of muscles and loss of strength result
ing therefrom, is corns.
An over-ripened cream gives us
strong suggestion of putrefaction and
decay, and the resulting butter is bad
in both taste and flavor. -. =
Bronze turkeys are taking the lead
on account of their immense size, and
Kentucky takes the lead for producing
some of the finest in the country.
A Missouri farmer has purchased
eighteen thousand barrels to pack his
crop Of apples, and thinks that he win
have to buy two, OF three thousand
more. II
1t seems to b apopular delusion.
says writer. that fruit when arranged
for shipment in warm weather should
require, special care for ventilation.
The Opposite Of this Is true.
--Ata recent sheep sale in Australia
the highest priced Merino ram sold,
was the American bredram Gold Drop,
bred by Mr.. Thornton; Of New York.
and exported as a lamb in 1891. He
brought $4,000. ri
I'm Loudoun county, Va, is one of
the largest fruit farms in the country.
1t contains 10000 vines, $1,000 peach
trees, 5000 ounce and pear trees and
several hundred English walnut and
Italian chestnut trees
1t may be an unpleasant reflection,
but it is fact that farmers must look
for success, not to higher prices, but
to cheaper and better products. This
is change that has taken place in al
most every industry, and agriculture
must submit to the same law. To do
this successfully. labor must be guided
by skill and intelligence. The head
must boss the iob.-Farm and Ranch
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08
INDUSTRIAL FIGURES.

THE number of idle cotton operatives
In Fall River is placed at 23,220.
ALMOST five-eighths of the steamers
in the world are under the British flag.
THE Texas Live Stock Journal thinks
there are l,500,0 900 fewer cattle in that
state than there were at this time two
years ago.
ESTIMATES by the director of the
mint place the gold product of the
world at S175, 1000 900, an increase of
So, 900 over the amount stated in
the annual report.
In 1876 the West Virginia oil terri
tory produced l2O, 900 barrels; in 1898 it
produced S,445,412. or total of nearly
10000, 900 barrels since the first well
was bored. About 1000 wells are now
in operation, representing an outlay OF
over $4,000. OO0.-Manufacturers' Rec
ord.
DURING the past FIVE years the pro-
duction of tin in the Dutch East Indies
and the straits settlements has In
creased greatly. The shipments to
Europe and America to the end of~Au-
gust, 1894, were A, 1lS tons, as against
27,557 tons In 1900. The syndicate
which is trying to corner the market
will have to obtain control of this
source of supply to- succeed, as well as
of the visible supply, which was over
10000 tons in August and only 14,0ot
tons year ago.-Westminste Gazette
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08
An All-Black Gown.

An all-black gown that is also made
of two old ones, but which looks rich
and quaint, is suited to a matron OF
any age. In almost every wardrobe
there is that reminder of the trousseau
"a black velvet princesse dress; then
there are sure to be remnants of a black
silk gown that has been ripped and
carefully laid away. 1t does not matter
if each breadth is not. exactly alike in
quality, provided that the colors match
and the blue and brown of black do
not struggle for supremacy. If possible,
have the back and sides Of the velvet,
retaining the princesse outline and
its short train. Then let the front be
of the silk. The upper portion should
be laid in close accordion plaits and
fitted exactly to the figure, while the
lower part, plated in the same way,
may flare below the waist-line. The
belt should be of the silk, folded, and
it may fit snugly or be a bit loose, as
ones figure demands. The sleeve
should have upper puffs of the velvet
and cuffs of .he silk, made bright with
bands of cut gilt or jet spangles. About
the throat should be folded silk collar
with donkey ear finish to conceal
the hook and eye.--Ladiess Home Jour
nal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

Grand Rapids, Mich, has grown in
fifty years from hamlet to a city OF
80. 900 inhabitants. OF forty-two cities
having population of more than $4,000
and owning their water works, Grand
Rapids has the smallest public debt,
and the smallest per capita The city
has public library of more than $4,000
volumes. The city has IA fire COM
panics, 81 public school houses, with
nearly $4,000 pupils and 326 teachers;
so churches, 8 large clubs, one of them
expanding Ss5, 900 per year,; theaters
and public parks.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08
THAT curative Cold bath.

People who have nervous prostra-
ton, headaches. the blues. or dyspep-
sia, who take cold easily, who are sub
iect to irrita bility, who lead sedentary
lives, who need their wits about them
all the time, and who are not making
the progress they desire, should get adj
dicted to the cold bath habit. 1t is
not only cleansing, but curative, slim
Mating. encouraging and invigorating
1t is brain-brightening. nerve-sUoth-
ing. blood-quiclening. and the bess
treatment ever taken for the complex
ion, digestion and disposition Chicago
Tribune
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08
sweet Peach pickle.

Take four pounds of sugar and make
a strip of it. Remove the down from
eight pounds of large cling-stone
peaches 1.-THE white heath is best).
The peaches should not be quite ripe.
Put few peaches at a time into the
strip, and cook until fork will readily
eater them. Take these ont and pnt
in more until all are thus prepared.
Then put them into jars, and boil the
strip until quite thick. then add pint
of good vinegar. and pour over the
peaches. Boil with the strip allspice,
cloves. cinnamon and mace. After
three days let the strip come to boil
once more and pour over the peaches
st. Louis Republic.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

other pills. Hence, their great popularity
with sufferers from habitual constipation,
piles and their attendant discomfort and
manifold arrangements. The Pellets"
are purely vegetable and perfectly harmless
in any condition of the system. No care 10
required while using them; they do not
interfere with the diet. habits or cccupe-
ton, and produce no pain. gripping or shock
to the system. They act in q mild, easy and
natural way and there is NO reaction after-
ward. Their help Iasfs.
The Pellets cure biliousness, sick and
bilious headache, dizziness, costiveness, or
constipation, sour stomach, loss of appetite,
coated tongue, indigestion, or dyspepsia,
windy belchings, Heartburn" pain and
distress after eating, and kindred derange-
ments of the liver, stomach and bowels.
In proof of their superior excellence, It can
be trutlfully said, that they are always
adopted as household remedy AFTER the
first trial. Put mp in sealed, glass walls,
therefore always fresh and reliable. One
little "Pellet |" is laxative. two are mildly
cathartic. As dinner pill" to promote
digestion, or to relieve distress from over
eating, take one after dinner. They are
tiny. sugar coated granules; any child will
readily take them.
Accept no substitute that may be recon-
mended to be lust as good" 1t may be
better for the dealer, because of paying him
q better profit, but he is not the one who
needs help.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08
AUTHORS AND BOOKS.

CONAN DOYLE stands as high as any
living novelist to-day, either in this
country or in Europe. He is six feet
two.
Mr. GLADSTONE has promised to
write an introduction to the life of Sir
Andrew Clark, which is in course of
preparation.
HESEIK X. IBsEN. who is now sixty
seven years of age, was an apothecary's
clerk in Skien, Norway. when he wrote
his first play.
FIELD MARSHAL LORD WoLsELEY
wrote his life of Marlborough" stand
ing at his desk in his dressing-gown and
before breakfast.
COUNT ToI.sTofs son has published a
short story, which has been reproduced
in Partisan newspaper. He is said to
have more radical views than his ia
Their.
GEORGE SOLOMON, a Partisan book col
lector, has collection of seven hun.
dred volumes, none Of them being
larger than one inch wide by two
inches high.
THE Berlin royal library has ac'
quired a Semitic manuscript by He
brew doctor of the fourteenth century
which promises to throw much light on
the history of medicine.
PARIS papers say that the pope re
Gently told several French prelate:
that he would not receive M. lola, the
writer, should the latter ask for an au
dience. He gave as a reason that the
novelist was a declared enemy of the
oh
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

one new cock of the same breed and
strain, and breed from any one home
raised cock not more than one year.
After securing sufficient stock of the
breed chosen, carefully select every
fall of the best young hens a sufficient
number for breeding purposes to re-
plenish the stock. By following this
system, and giving good feed, fresh
water, plenty of range, and taking
care to keep lice off both young and
old, you will have nice lots of plump
chickens, uniform in size and color.
and such as will sell in any discrim-
mating market for more than the
best selected lots of mixed breeds.
Such flock can be built up, perpetu-
ated and continually improved, if care
is taken every season in the selection
of the breeders.
ANOTHER PLAN.
If the above is thought too high
toned and aesthetic, try this: Buy a
good cock of any breed preferred and
turn him loose with your hens, and
every year buy a fresh cock of the
same breed for the same purpose.
Save for Matching eggs from the best
laying hens and those of good size and
lively appearance. BY careful selec-
ton OF bens and'good care, frst-class
flock can be built up. But remember
that poultry raising is a continual bat
tie with vermin. Soarm yourself with
the Necessary means to combat them,
and industriously use the weapons
Texas Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08
NATURE

q little now and then
in removing Offend
ing matter from the
stomach and bowels
and you thereby
avoid a multitude
of distressing de-
engagements and dis
eases, aud will have
less frequent need
of your Doctors
service.
of all known
agents for this pur-
pose, DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are
the best. On CO
used, they are al.
ways In favor.
Their secondary ef-
feet Is to keep the
bowels open and
regular, not to fur
Their constipate, -
IL f1re raae Nth
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

Funeral fcasts were formerly uni
versal in England. When the fourth
earl of Berkeley died unexpectedly,
June 8. 1868, there was nothing ready
for the feast. and the interment was
postponed until hundred geese could
be fattened. The process required over
three weeks, and by the accounts OF
the estate it appeared that the steward
used two hundred bushels of beans in
getting the geese ready for slaughter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due &c ITS presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in 60c and 81 bottles, but it ID man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Fig,
and being well informed, you viii not
accept any substitute II offered.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08
FASHIONS MIRROR.

SHORT jackets cut square in fiont are
used for little girls from four to ten
years of age.
SLAsHINGs in sleeves, showing differ
emit material underneath, are seen on
many Of the new models
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08
Plant no Poor Trees.

The nursery price of fruit tree Is
but a small part of it's actual cost by
the time it reaches the bearing age.
To buy poor trees because they are
sold cheaper is rank folly. The best
tree in any nursery is none too good to
plant, and in the end will pay far bet
ter than poorer one 1t may net be
the largest tree, but will have sound
roots and a shapely top Sharp-forked
trees and those with the main branches
all diverging from one place. are not
fit to plant, for they win prove treach-
erous when load of fruit is on them.
Never touch tree that has been in
jured by rabbits, aphis. etc, or by
rough handling.
An apple tree, perfect in all respects,
would be cheaper at one dollar than
an ill-shaped or stunted tree at one
cent Iris the labor in. caring for it,
and above all the time it stands in the
orchard occupying valuable space, that
makes it costly So put up with no old
scrubby trees with poor roots. Some
varieties are Small in growth in the
nursery that will develop into good
orchard trees. AS rule the nursery
man does his part better than the'man
who. buys the trees; but ! hope the
reader viii give his trees the best pos.
sible care. III. e, Van Deman
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

Before the middle Of the present
century several of the churchyards in
the poorer districts of London had been
raised from two to four feet by the
number Of interments, and had become
a source of constant danger to the
health of the neighborhood.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

Is that established between the brain and
the nerves, which transmit instantaneously
to the great organ Of sensation and Thought
every shock they experience. These electric
shocks are very vivid, painful and disturb
Stomach Bitters strengthens, soothes and
renders the nerves tranquil. 1t induces
sleep, sound digestion and appetite, and con,
quers biliousness, malaria, rheumatism and
kidney trouble.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

"Now know why the milk we get here
IL so weak" said the agricultural editor to
the farmer with whom he was boarding ;
~ lust this minute saw you give those cows
water to drink. Philadelphia Record.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08
POULTRY FOR PROFIT.
How to Start and Conduct a Flock for
Profitable Results.

How to Start and Conduct a Flock for
Profitable Results.
lam farmer on small scale and
wish to raise poultry for profit. I
have been reading a poultry paper or
two and find nothing satisfactory for
my case. All that is practical in them
refers to standard points, breeding and
mating for show purposes. | want to
raise eggs and fowls for market.
Please give an article on that branch
of the subject, and oblige-J. Ii. Sims.
Dallas, Texas. 500.
Select dozen of your best young
hens to begin with; then during the
fair buy n cock and three or four hens
of good Plymouth Rocks or Wyan-
dottes this writer would prefer the
white if to be kept on sandy soil, and
the parti-colored if on clay soil.
Have no other cock on the
place. Let things work according
to the order of nature. Care
fully save the eggs from the pure-bred
hens and use them alone for Matching.
From the pure-bred breeding stock
there can with care be raised 175 chicks
the first year. After this kill off all
the common stock, aud buy every year
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

BECAUSE man Is Industrious is no reason
why we should choose him for an associate.
Much as we admire the industry OF o bee we
do not care to cultivate his acquaintance.
Young Mems Era
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

IT is q pity that mirth IS not as contagious
- misery Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

"THrs," said the bachelor as he paid for
sewing on a button, sis what is meant by
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

DoN'r Neglecta Cough. Take Some Hale's
Honey Of Horehound and Tar tastdntsr;
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure In one minute.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

EVERY young man should be taught that
he cannot win his spurs in game Of poker.
Galveston News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

"GARLAND'' Stoves and Ranges are no
higher in priccthau the worthless limitations.
Ask to see them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

No AMOUNT of cultivation can make this
tie bear fruit.-Ram's Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08

Eall's Cata-rh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-12-08
Poultry Facts.

Common hens can not be made equal
to thoronghbreds as egg producers, but
there is much in feeding, housing and
care. Common hens we'll cared for
will outlay the neglected hens of the
best fowl stock on earth. There is
much in breeding, but there is more in
raising.
We shall hear less grumbling and dis
cussion about the different breeds of
fowls when farmers generally get it
through. their heads that even thor
oughbreds need good shelter, food and
care in order to enable them to do their
best in the egg business.
A great deal of nonsense has been
written about the feeding of fowls, and
great deal more will yet be written,
but for all that it is a good thing to
have some system, even, if you will,
some fixed bill of fare, gotten up with
some intelligence. There lisa right way
and wrong way, and the right only
will do it.
Early layers depend upon the stock
and upon the way they are raised.
Pullets from stock long bred for early
mating will, provided they are kept
growing from the start, lay earlier in
life than those from stock which has
been bred chiefly for show purposes.
We must not overlook food for the
hens which we may have in great abun-
danee-clover. 1t is bulky, and rich in
lime and nitrogen. 1t is better to cut
it fine and scald it, and then mix it
with little ground grain in the morn.
ing; it will save more costly food.
Better buy thoroughbred eggs or
fowls than to try to grade up the COM
mon stock, because it saves time, and
going up hill is not half SO easy as go
ing down. A little neglect will make
scrubs out of some of the best soon
enough. Wisconsin Agriculturist.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-02
The Tower Of silence.

The Parsees will not burn OF bury
their dead, because they consider a dead
body impure, and they will not suffer
themselves to defile any Of the elements.
They therefore expose their corpses to
vultures. One sees nothing but the
quiet, white robed procession white is
mourning among the Parsees) following
the bier to the Tower of Silence. AT the
entrance they look their last on the dead,
and the corpse bearers-a caste of such
carry it within the precincts and lay
it down, to be finally disposed of by the
vultures which crowd the tower.
Meanwhile, and for three days after.
the priests say constant prayers for the
departed, for his soul is supposed not to
leave the world till the fourth day after
death. On the fourth day there Is the
Uthanna ceremony, when large sums OF
money are given away in memory OF the
departed. The liturgy in use ID o series
Of funeral sermons by Zoroaster.
OF superstitions the Parsees have had
more than they retain. Connected with
burial is the popular conception as to thu
efficacy of a dogs gaze after death
Dogs are sacred and supposed to guide
the souls of the dead to heaven and tx
ward off evil spirits; hence it is custom
airy to lead a dog into the chamber O
death, that he may look at the corps
before it ia carried to the tower.-Nine
teenth Century.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-02

The news OF the sudden death OF Chief
Justice Bennett at Pierre, from heart
disease, Sunday evening will be deeply
regretted by his many friends through
out the state. He was tn old resident
of South Dakota, an able, upright and
kindly man, much loved by his friends
and highly respected by those opposed
to him politically or otherwise. His ex-
allied judicial position, to which he had
just been elected for another term OF six
years and would have qualified today ii
he had lived, his membership in the g.
A. r. and Masonic orders in which he
stood high. gave him a wide acquaint.
anceship and hold upon The regard OF
men. His death at this time is a serious
loss to the supreme bench, though 1t
may be in a measure offset by a wise ap
continent on the part OF the governor
According to section 81, Article v, of the
constitution, the governor appoints
Judge to till the vacancy until the next
general election. He must be a r siden'
of the northern district and between the
stroLg men worthy Of this appointment
in Huron, Aberdeen, WATERFOWL anc
Pierre, there will doubtless be a strong
pull,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-01-02
ONE DOLLAR PER HUG
How Enterprising Iowa Girls Helped the
Church and Matrimony.

How Enterprising Iowa Girls Helped the
Church and Matrimony.
Down in IN Iowa town, not SO very
far below the Minnesota line, there is a
progressive little church. Some time
ago it was found necessary to raise a
certain amount for a certain purpose.
The young ladies of the church took the
matter in hand, and after going over the
many ways which had been tried in
times past to raise money decided upon
a new plan.
They decided to let the young men of
the town who felt like doing something
in the interest of the church hold their
hands for a certain length of time for a
given sum-50 cents for holding a girl's
hand % minutes seems to have been
about the average. 1t is said that the
plan worked to a charm, and that the
Golfers of the church swelled perceptibly
after the hand holding social was over.
The man who is empowered to issue
marriage licenses in that town ought to
do a rushing business from this time on,
for it was also proposed, and this met
with instant favor among the young
men, to sell kisses at the average of 10
cents. 1t is limited that decorous hugs
were to be provided at a uniform price
of 81, coin Of the realm.-Seattle Tele-
graph.