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= In reply to an inquiry an English pa,
per SAYS: st would answer to buy pigs
and feed Aem on wheat, If you have a
little barleyluesl and some wash a
go with the wf1eSts she first fno1.tls. I
am quite sure 1t would answer if you
bred thebi1s and Gid nqtfhpve toba5,
becadse I have proved this in some
careful experiments. Wheat is now
the cheapest food for making pork, and
very little other meal should be
added. Last summer / saw far
row of nine pigs made into small
bacon on nothing but wheat-meal
and "a, very little milk and wash
or swill These pigs paid remarka-
bly, well, but they were bred ON the
hrm. Thaye found that pigs come on
faster with wheaton meal than any
other food, and keep in perfect health.
Neither is this singular, seeing how
much higher returns in fat and flesh
forming qualities wheat gives than
any other meal Pigs will do we'll ON
pure wheaten-mealafter three months
old, and this 7 proved last year. You
would do well to feed the animals on
TO bacon, as they would come in in the
winter when big pigs are in season.
When swine are dear the more seldom
one goes to the market the bettor.-
National Stockman. y
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If this is approximately true in prac-
tice it is evident that an acre Of clover
is worth for pork making as much sas
one and one-half acres of good oats, or
three and one-half acres OF Average
wheat. The comparative expense ,of
producing these can be seen by a Blind
man. y
No argument is made here in favor
of summering shoats on grass exclu-
sively, although good alfalfa pasture
will nearly meet all requirements;
they need grain to go with the grass,
and grass to go with their grain;
something less heating and concen-
trated than corn alone, and less bulky
and less watery than grass. Nature
asserts in many ways that single
food, whatever it may be, is not suf-
ficient to best sustain the beasts of the
fields nor birds of the air, and it gen.
orally turns ont that the man who per-
sists in opposition to this idea gets
worsted. Those who have not fenced
pastures for hogs to range in, acaf. .vhifs
ing the summer, supply them With
green food, such as alfalfa. clover,
green corn, peas, ETC.. cut and hspled,
with almost as good results. but the
labor is greatly increased. = Dixie
Farmer. TIt va
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OUTLOOK FOR FARMERS.
Georgia Business Man Takes q Rosy
View of Conditions. ~

A Georgia Business Man Takes q Rosy
View of Conditions. '"rs
1.-THE first day of January next will
find the farmers of the cotton-groying
states in better condition than they
have been before or since the wars
These were the sanguine and cheer
full words of an Augusta business man,
uttered yesterday in all soberness and
earnestness, remarks the Augusta tGa.)
Chronicle. fs<s q
II am not talking that WAY Sipply
because it is pleasanter to say flks thad
to say times are hard, and gettinf nW9-
er. but am speaking thoughtfufy nd
seriously have never known SO bright
an outlook for the farmers since I.haye
been in business, and prosperous times
for the farmers means a prosperous BUSH
ness year: therefore say that if every
thing continues in accordance: with
Ghe present outlook, and no unforeseen
disaster occurs to change the current
of events, the southern states are
about to enter upon a season of un-
cxampled prosperity"
These are pleasant things to hear.
duQ thcl hIC al tuc picdSduUT% lOE
having back of them good reason for
their fulfillment. The cotton crop just
made is figured at 9, III, 900 bales not 4
bale more than there is ready de-
mand for, if there had not been so
much old cotton brought forward
from the big crops of the pastt Few
years. But as it is, the increase in
consumption which will follow upon
the starting up of all the idle spindles
and the steady additions of new mills
will dispose of the present cropnna the
residue from old crops by the end pl
the new cotton year. If the ne$Em$
shall be like the present one. on Z
equal to the actual demand for con-
sumption, ten cents pound Will
cheap for it. The farmers have pros
perity in reach now, and they
have but to continue for another year
in the path they have followed with
such notable courage and self-denial
for the past years. 1t viii be easier to
do, because they ere beginning to
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-06
THE WORD TROLLEY"
1t Happened to Be Applied to Its
Present Popular Use.


Present Popular Use.
Most personswho use the word .xrol-
ley'' probably do not know the origin
ofthis term,eor why this name was
given to that apparatus by which the
electricity is conveyed from an aerial
wire. Twenty years ago, the word was
used to designate "a form of truck
which can be tilted, for carrying rail-
road materials or the like This is
the only definition of the word in Web
stAr's dictionary of the edition of 1s4s.
In the edition of 1892 of the same work,
three other definitions are added. IN
"a narrow cart that is pushed by hand
-or'drawn by an animal" 1t is noted
that this meaning of the word is in use
insEngland, not in the United States.
(2| "A truck from which the load is
suspended ON some kinds of trains. y
This meaning is technical, according
to Webster, and employed only in
speaking of machinery. 49, Electric
raSlway.) A truck which travels along
tbs fixed conductors, and forms a
mShns of connection between them and
a railway carr 1t is easy to see how
the primitive form of the electric troll
ne.f, which travels upon the wires,
came to receive its name from its re-
semblance to other types of trolley;
and tue name, having been Immediate
ly given to this primitive form, was
naturally retained when the method Of
connection was changed from little
truck moving on wire, to mast hay-
ing at its end wheel pressing ON the
lower surface Of the wire, Il Elec-
tricisu.
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FARMER AND PLANTER.
PAsTuRAee FOR swhE
1he hey to Profitable Pork Making BY the
Farmer. f&.!<

The hey to Profitable Pork Making nv the
Farmer. Sf.!<If
Pasturage is the, key to profitable
pork making. Saying this implies no
encouragement or belittling of any
Others OF the various essential items
entering into the rearing and matur-
ing of swine. 1t is the green stuff,
raised with little cultivation and har-
vested in the seasons of dew and warm
sunshine by the pigs themselves, which,
IN connection with other appropriate
eatables and drinlfables, comes near
est to giving the farmer what a. large
share of humanity covets, viz, some
thing for nothing. 1t is al stropg.
statement to make in - the
face of conditions as. thew
exist, but no less true. that no man is
rightly equipped for hog-raisipf5 vci16,
mas not arrangements whereby The
growing animals can have the. grange
OF ground where there is grass, clover
or either succulent heritage III YIN
Other methods of keep mag be- LAID
TOO frequently are. substituted,for this,
out they are artificial and expensive. If
not more or less unhealtbfpl ! whip
this is natural, inexpensive and con-
1essediy healthful. A weak point in n
great deal of the general farming is in
giving too great a proportion of time
ana attention to the corn field, and
the increasing of its Acreage,
when If greater effort Is ssNhs
made in the direction of having
more ground seeded to a variety OF
the best grasses, more and better. pork
would be made with less outlay, Men
OF scientific attainment who have been
IN position to make careful tests along
these lines have invariably reached the
same conclusions as the more observant
farmers and feeders, to the effect that
corn, however cheap, is by no means
the cheapest material for meat making.
AS applied to pork making, writes Il.
ID. Coburn to an exchange, "a fair aver.
age of their experiments is seen in the
following table. The estimate Of six
tons as the product fgreen) Of an acre
OF clover is quite low, as with any
thing like a favorable season and
fair stand the crop would weigh more.
Alfalfa and its capacity for pork. pro-
duction is not represented inthe table,
but it is well known that of all green
food for hogs alfalfa is the best. It will
also produce twice or three times the
amount of green food to the acre that
is credited to clover, the production of |
dry hay not unfrequently amounting
to six tons. The table is on the basis |
of four pounds of grain or, fifteen
pounds of green clover making apound |
of pork, and probably most of us would,
consider the former little highAnot
higher than has been reached, but |
higher than the average of us go:
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FARMING IN OTHER LANDS.

EXPERIMENTAL wheat culture. has
been greatly extended in the colony
of Queensland, Australia, and scores of
cultivators win make their first at
tempt this coming season. I ; u
AN outbreak of, patato disease has
occurred in Irehnd, doing considerable
damage in the'soslths*est Efforts were
made to counteract the. disease by
spraying with different solutions.
s THE Italian wheat crop is placed at
10000, 900 bushels, as against liz, 00O,-
600 bushels in 1892, and 1873, 900, 600
bushels in 1891. italy will probably
need to import $4,000, 900 bushels this
season. .~-.s-es+-es ie.i..sss =. -..s.-..--..s 8
CRors in Russia appear to have done
well, not only the winter but also the
spring crops. especially in the south,
southwestern and central agricultural
parts. The winter rye crops are the
best.
3 The decrease in last years Cuban
sugar crop was over 200, 1000 tons, as
compared with year ago, but the
growing cane isdoing exceedingly well
in the largest producing districts, for
the coming season. s{et
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a FtN woRps oN;LlNiNes.
Just What to Buy to Have Your Dresse
Hang Like 4 Poem.

Hang Like q Poem.
Your dress will. never "wobbie'' If
You have it made on arsillx lining. Yes,
it is expensive; it adds at the very low
est ca dsaation FIVE dollars to the cost,
but is that so very much to pay for
grace 81 motion and the poetry OF
dress? Fabrics are remarkably cheap.
The fifty-cent mixtures, stripes, fan
nels, fiannelettes, diagonals and prints
are bewildering. Eight yards will
make a pretty froch; there's four dol.
lars and two dollars for findings. Now,
instead of velvet sleeves, galoon rib
bons, lace frills and passementerie,
why not substitute five dollars worth
of silk for the skirt? Line the waist
and sleeves with grass linen or sateen
and you will get lots of satisfaction out
of that eleven-dollar dress Wash silks
may be bought fbr. fifty cents a yard.
Thk arH light weieht,1a ainty and dur
able, but not as sRood.as thetaffeta on
old fashioned Toll boiled and simmer
silks, thst respond to every movement
and slide away seventh tangle OF
iunderskirtss 2 Z .1N-S'srS q tfS-s
Y The next best thing is a glossy linen
lining and one good silk petticoat,
which can be worn with every dress
and with care will last half year.
ssrsThe leading lady = that criterion OF
taste, will always sacrifice material
and trimming for silk lining. If she
can afford only thirty-two-cent ba-
tiste or thirty-ceht tennis flannel
slf6 will have 1t made on silk. And the
effect? Better and more artistic than
cfepop over cambric.-N. Y. Post.
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fhS den sd f0f Ysah neat. 20 's'''''s
!, sr-ThS more comfortable you keep
feeding hogs the more flesh they will
put on for given amount of feed.
i's-If the falling apples are picked up
by the Hgt.nkpny of; the destructive I'M
sects of<she orchard viii be destroyed.
Tho farmer who does not see. his
hogs from dns. week'ssepd to another,
does not sdAsexvs to shave good luck
with them. esa& X ~
: -Yodcali get SOME IDEA If the value
of wheat for hoge by the way your
stock thrives when turned into. the
wheat stpbble V
pigs can be stuuted by he
ing overfed, especially on corn. This
mistake is often made by those mex
perienced iA4eedinK.
q Hoo choices and otherdiseases with
pwine Nill cutlery little figure when
It is GENERALLY. understood how they
need tobe fed. ana treated
"A good way to, experiment in pig
! edina IS to.aiyide good-sized litter
s. 10 ~ i5ts ana then 1see-what dif-
1fent tions will do foesehsh- 81 This
may be- little trouble, bat s5sne good
ideas M 4e4btfnsd. fsTstS. fxs
If you would have the boar tho
most sefviceable and his filters OF pigs
strong md hearty, give him . gold
bran and oat ration, and few roofs
and other green stuff. Nor should he
1>o kon< In <<,o nl,oo oovRn>xu>uk
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-06

''TnAr Anger is sharp fellow" said th,
Hammer to the Saw, "but he runs around
good deal" Eyes" replied the Saw, slow
ly, between his teeth, s'and what an awfu
bore he is r'-Vogue.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-06

1. That finely divided particles Of
plant food may. be placed where the
first rootlets of the terminating seed
ban not fail to reach them without ef-
fort. 80
= ?. TAstitHysa the afr aSsaeQQrttnis,
tx to A&fFkfS1 particle u Son, 1li'
doses its mineral and -yeGetable
constituents into plant fop&1 @
8. TAatrain.sinks freely in mellow
soil, and ,is he'd there firmly against
oNaporfoon> - 2s<ff .ssss s,scs sAs~sax .-1s
4. That mellow fuely-divided seils
operate Gfsa sponge to take mp nitro.
gen fot tsel feeding OF plants ~ .sss,
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Brace Up Your systen

With the agreeable tonic, Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, We will foreshadow the results
for you They are gam in vigor, flesh and
appetite; ability to digest thoroughly and
sleep soundly; quietude OF the nerves;
disappearance OF bilious symptoms; regu.
larity of the bowels. Malaria, rheumatism
and kidney trouble are removed by this
grand restorative Of health.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-06

BEAUTIFULLY answered the fair Pitts
burgh girl, when asked whether the world'l
fair was attractive. Beautiful Well,
should just say it is. The buildings look Al
though they were carved out of solid ice
cream. Chicago Record.
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ALBERT BRucE< JoY, the English scuIpt5r,
has completed h very lfe-flke bust Of
Chauncey M. Depew. But it will be Icing be-
forsthe world PRODUCES speakipgaikeqess
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-06

The man who declares that he will forgivs
but can never forget has, never tried to mai
his wines letters.-Elmira Gazette.
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A SORE Throat or Cough, If suffered to
progress, often results in an incurable
throat or lung trouble. "Brocn's Bronchial
Trochss" give instant relief. Price Is eta
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BEEcHAM's PILLS are wonderful medicine
for any bilious or nervous disorder, such a
sick headache, etc. Price, 25 cents q box.
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81 DON'T find the variety you mention IL
the fare" s'lt's there, though, in the hasr
every day."-Inter Ocean.
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J. g. SIMPSON, Marques, W. Va, says
had case e. atarrS nrnea,st. c al. 81 T. WY
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I - ; -
81 .wAxrsthis tooth pulled. 6 L Just qen'1
stand this any longer.,, But my dear PR,
am not a lAntistH What In thlf9der Are
gSe ,o 7 am sa an 1sH|s sSse9S s. s 81
right. Go to work This 10 an eye tooth
THAT'S bothering me.s-Texas Siftings.
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TIE largest expense Of married life Il
frequently caused by the little ones.--L.ow
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s'Now, FRED, what was the last thing
God create6f' 1.-THE Haskins baby. PUCK
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A STUDY IN CooKERY.--Sister-"T his rec
ipe says to stir well and set on q hot stove''
Small Brother = sDon't you do 1t, sis.
You'll be sorry If you do."-Detroit Free
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s"SAY, Chollie, OF bhoy, going to college
this fall ~ sAw--not exactly, Chubbie;
you see, ] was Rt the fair."-Wrfnkless
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MRS. WIcKwIRE-'What is the difference
between me and chicken, dearl' Mr..
Wickwire = About thirty-five years, l
guess" Mrs. Wickwire-"Oh, you hateful
thing. That isn't the answer at all. The
chicken is killed to dress and I'm dressed to
kill."--Indianapolis Journal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-06

ACTORS, Vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey Of Horehound and Tar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-01-06

The goose that's goose enough to lay
golden egg has only one thing to expect
Puck. 4-fs So ~
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WHERE wit hath any mixture Of raillery II
Is but calling it banter, and the work IL
dope.-Swift-
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HE-"Did you say thcfus0iturewas louis
XIV.W SheiE"YeS .;WhQ2sl,Hs sstsTke
ILLS = seggest the Reign q TsrroS peap
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"PoISTs' in the stock market are proba-
bly, go called because spectators generally
get stuck on them.-Siftings
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WOMEN RI SOCIETY

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HDLENEys," said Uncle Eben, s'nskes er
man talkative. Seems laik it's impossible
fur er manf TO do nuffin' am say nufin'
simultaneously. "-wa91ipgton STAR y
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FIREslpe FRAGMENTS.

"A little alcohol will do wonders In
frightening glass. Turpentine is ex-
cenent for washing sinks which have
become dull and dirty.
Chicken and Peas.-Simner jointed
chicken with one quart of peas, one
dessert-spoonful of butter, one onion,
pepper, salt, parsley and one-half pint
of gravy. When gravy is nearly gone,
add one teaspoonful of braided flour;
shake up well and serve. Good House.
keeping.
Baked Yellow Squash. the
the pieces and cook in boiling water
until they may be pierced by fork.
Drain through a colandsr, mash finely,
season Uiansals- FsdAA1 plenty Of
S Sssssi in r hot iG;s sss ssss s ny
minutes. Ladies. Home journal,
Baked Mutton Chops. IA pice way
to cook mutton and tomato is to place
the chops in q baking. pan with one
tomato and one small green pepper
laid on each. Add a.small cup of water
and salt to. taste Put in oven and
bake till the meat is tender, basting
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Free Press. =,
Baked Farina.-Put a quart of
milk into p double boiler, add a few
pieces of stick cinnamon. When the
milk boils. taixe out the cinnamon and
add a teaspo6pfpl d SALT, and stir in
very gradually tour tablespoonfuls of
dry farina; beat ont the Jumps and stir
it often during the first ten minutes;
AEt boil halt an hour on more, stir
II it frequentlys When dope put II
.n{ a dish, add iapiece Of butter and
'3S II in the oven 70 btpwn; his makes e.
s. y nice dish for tea E0s t6n BUDGET
-rStewed VIM Duck. Joint the duck
after parboiling, and pepper, salt and
hour them. Have butter ready in q
frying pan and cook a light brown.
Put them into a saucepan and cover
With gravy made of the giblets, neck
and some pieces of lean veal Add
more salt and pepper, if needed, and
little finely-chopped parsley; cover
closely and Soil tgently until tender.
Take out the duck, strain the gravy,
put in half cupful of cream or rich
hulk, thiclsen with Drowned -four, and
add the juice of half lemon, beaten
insso gradually as not 10 curdle the
s,ream; boil up and pour over the duck.
-Hpusekeeper. ;i
Fruit Cake.-One cup butter, two
cups sugar, beat together to cream.
Add five well beaten eggs and stir
wall. One cup molasses, one and one
half pound raisins, one and one-half
pound currants, one-fourth pound cit
ron, one tablespoon each of cinnamon
nutmeg and cloyess Roll the fruit,
which should be dry, With five cups of
-four before putting with the other in
gradients. Line cake tins with well
oiled paper and bake in two or three
cakes for two hours or longer, taking
great caressthat it does not scorch.
Take from tins without removing
paper and cover tightly in stone jar.
Should not be- cut for at least two
months and viii keep for year. Re-
,quires npmillx, baking powder or soda.
Farm Field and Preside.
! rfst -
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He fpleadingly) -"Would you love me II
/ were richF Shell can't say as to that,
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TIN life Of the Georgia editor is sad one.
Wo f6h out OF wood and had to cook our
vittles in the sun, aud, it's been rainin'
steady for three weeks.-Billville Banner.
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A cnnoSrc grhmbier can be sci. down as /
person who loafs too much Rams Horn.
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'for theit meal, and q 'nuinbet' or them
with plenty of meat. they win have
more MONEY this year to spend for
clothing and improved farm. imple-
mei1ts. sssi They have been econo-
mixing: so RICHLY for the past few
years that they will need clothing
and household utensils, and they viii
have some money to spend in that way
This means a..gsod trading year; und
this added TO the money that will coma
from other sections seeking southern
investments. gives every promise Of
good times. There is GROUND. for. the
statementq quoted abpye, that a'thsArst
day of January wifi find the farmers of
the cottonsgrowing states in better
condition than they have been befora
since the war Southern Cultivator.
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MANY girl who marries for leisure re
pents in haste.-Elmira Gazette
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