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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13
KNOWLEDGE

Br;nus comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
r;chtly used. The many, who livo pet
TEE than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
ADAPTING the worlds best products 70
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure Liquid
laxative principles embraced IN tne
remedy. Syrup Of Figs.
It's excellence is due tc IS presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive: effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyen
and permanently curing constipation;
II has given satisfaction to millions ana
met with the approval Of the medical
profession. because it acts on the MD
news. Liver and Bowels without weak
eninr them and it is perfectly free nom
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs il for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but II u man
nfactured by the California Fig syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup OF figs.
and being well informed, you wiu MOI
accept any substitute if offered.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13
rillage is Not Manure.

A few years ago there arose class
of farmers who were ready to claim
that tillage was manure and for a year
or two there was much discussion OF
the subject, and while the position OF
these men we speak of was not main
tanned, much good was done in direct
ing attention, in forcible manner, to
the Importance of good tillage. Tillage
is not manure at any time nor under
any circumstances, for it does not
furnish anything to the soil that
was not there before, but good
tillage will make available much
plant food that would have
been locked up under other circnm-
stances. If land is not put in good
filth before the seed is planted it is
impossible to get the best results from
it. Every little lump that is left in the
soil is useless so far as the growing
crop is concerned for the plant food IN
it is not available. Often very good
crop may be grown upon land that Il
run down and in bad shape if only per
feet tillage is the rule OF the husband
man.-The American Farmer and Farm
News
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13
AN ANCIENT sIRDLAND.
Traces of Winglsss Species Once Existing
In New Zealand.

Traces Of Wingless Species Once Existing
In New Zealand.
For ages before its occupation by
man New Zealand swarmed with great
winoless birds, which found here no
carniyorous enemies. but an abundance
ofyegetable food. The moas not only
existed in vast numbers and for thou
sands of years, but had such diversity
of form as to embrace no less than
seven genera, containing twenty-five
snecies-a remarkable fact which is un-
PARALLEL in any other part of the world.
The commonest kinds in the North ISL
and were only from two and half to
four feet high. Those of the South ISL
and were mostly from four to six feet
tall. while the giant forms, reaching
twelve to thirteen feet, were always
rare.
Immense deposits of moa bones have
been found in localities to which they
appear to have been washed from the
hills in tertiary LINES. Skeletons or
the surface of the ground, with ski
| and lioaments still attached. have
| GIVEN the impression that these bird
have been exterminated in very recen
wears. but other facts point to differ
emit conclusion. Tradition seems u
show, according to f. Nj. Hutton, tina
the moa became extinct in the Nortl
island soon after the arrival of Maori
in New Zealand-that is, not less tina
four hundred to five hundred years ag
and in the South Island about on
hundred years later.
The fresh-appearing skin and llgs
ments are supposed TO have neen pr
served by unusually favorable cond
| tions.-St. Louis Republic.
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HERE AND THERE.

Kentucky is one of the foremost
states in turkey raising, and produces
some of the finest in the country.
Crit is one of the prime necessities
in the poultry business. 1t takes grit
in the breeder, and grit for the breeds.
Ventilation of cow-shed should
have particular attention every morn
inc. after the shed is cleaned out, open
the ton and bottom of window.
1t is said by one writer that the
droppings from one hen alone is worth
at least fifty cents a year. 1t is con-
s;dered the finest fertilizer there is.
Fruit trees should never be sprayed
with arsenical poisons when in bloom
ON account of the liability of poison
ing honey bees and other insects use
| full as cross-fertilizers-
When a farmer borrows farm
| tool from his neighbor, and does not
recognize the obligation to return IT,
he oupht at least be able to tell the
owner. when he comes for it. where ne
left it or who he loaned 1t to last.
The best money maker on the farm
;s the hen. She turns gross into green
backs. grain into gold, and from tho
sand and gravel she coins silver
There is nothing else on the farm q
compare with her.
Improvement should be the aim o
every poultry raiser. He who Is con
tent to remain in the old rut witnoa
any ambition for advancement, ha'
best be transported to some other COM
,. try where progression is unknown.
-Streeters are worth from SIS to ~
. each. Saddlers bring in the market
from s125 to $3.50 each. Which KIN
will it pay best to raise? Which kin
a. of horses are you raising?
| The American Berkshire associ'
; ton. for the purpose of eneouragin
breeders generally to exhibit the
e herds at the county, district and sta
4 fairs of 1894, offers gold medal to II
. owner of the herd of Berkshires tbs
e makes the best show record during u
Ir ourraut wear
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SOUTHERN AGRICULTURE.
A Wide Field for Improvement and Ac
complishment.

l
A Wide Field for Improvement and Ac-
complement.
An esteemed contemporary says that
the south is yet to be the great center
of manufacturing industry in this coun-
try. There is no doubt but that the
south is yet in the beginning of a won
derful career of development along |
this line. Its mineral resources and its |
| wealth Of timber, cotton and other raw
material offer neinviting field for the
employment of capital in manufacture
| ing enterprise, and the perils and nm
certainties that surround manufacture
ing and mining industries in other Sec
| tions. by reason of the violent ana
vicious character of their labor popuia-
ton, will force capital in this direction
.'We must never forget, however"
remarks the Commercial-Appeal, OF
Memphis. Tenn, that the south Is,
and will continue to be, in the main an
agricultural country, and there is
wider field for improvement and for the
accomplishment of practical good along
this line than any other. 1t is an ex-
aggeration to say that the wealth OF
the southern states could be easily
doubled by improved methods of agri-
culture. intelligent selection and di-
versifcation of crops, and the prae-
tice of many simple and obvious
economies. To the agriculturists
of the old world, the wasteful
!. and extravagant methods that pre-
vail upon our southern farms must
= seem ruinous and appalling, as indeed
they are. By sheer lack of thought
and attention to the plainest dictates
, of prudence and economy the agricul'
turists of the south are, every year,
wasting as much as they make. We
hear men tt Tx in glowing terms OF the
= great increase of wealth that is to come
from the building up of manufactures
in the south; but with practically nc
~ increase of capital, with only pruden
'e direction of energy and economy o
labor, the south can be made
~ independent. To accomplish thu
p it is necessary to change
- long-prevailing system and long
- established habits. 1t is not a.
~ easy thing to do. For this reason W
believe that the surest and swiftes
40 wav to reform the wasteful and ea
g travagant methods of agricultural pro
:, duction is the introduction OF ne'
eo character of farm labor by the imm
q grafton of class of small proprietor
~ We will thus give object lessons
:: ~ good farming that will enforce the le
10 son by illustration and example.
no The Cultivator has been laboring IL
~ over half century in this direction
-: ne and is pleased with such an eloquei
M and efficient ally as the Commercial
Appeal.-Dixie Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13
wine Hauled in Tanks.

The railroad tank is introduced in
France for the conveyance and distri-
button of wine from the vineyards
after the manner in which petroleum
has in this country been conveyed from
the wells to market. The vintagers
would be lucky if they could likewise
adopt system of pipe lines, as the OH
producers have done, and SO diHuse
their cheering product with the maxi
mum of celerity and at minimum OF
cost N Y. Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13
How Jollyl

Ehi who said thatl The answer Is q
nrompt as the question from the dear chappis
who has checkmated the rheumatism! VIII
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, unequaliea q:
w If the bowels or kidneys, nervousr ess
lack of vitality, appetite or sleep. Use tn
great tonic and you will be ultimately happ.
81 now afflicted.
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labor. The result is, the one gains and
the other loses in production.
If we understood more thoroughly
the cultivation OF our soil and the ma
ture of our plants, farming would no
longer be considered mental vocation
by the masses of the people, but it will
take its high and exalted station among
the other learned professions OF life
P. c. Parks, in Southern Cultivator.
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FRUIT BUDS.

GREEN currants make good sauce OF
pies
RASPBERRY jam has superior among
tho sauces.
THE currant is a native OF the north.
perhaps of Holland
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

Wrrr-"How people gaze at my now dress J
I presume they wonder If I've been SHOP
ping in Paris" Husband."More nkey
t fS wonder If I've been robbing bank
n. Y. Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

Mr.. Brush-"Have you enjoyed the
art exhibition, Miss Giddy?" Miss
Giddy-"well, should say not Hall
the bonnets the visitors wore were last
season ones. "-Inter-Ocea
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

rvprur.Rsxp Errscr.-Aged and vener-
NJ observation-disclosures. noble sire, Is the leg
a acv If YOUR great ancestor; this chest has
n not y been opened for couple Of genera-
tionsr' Don Diego-"Open it." sWnen me
lid is raised a live cat Jumps on to the STAGE
Old Servant = ssDrat those mscMcvous
chorus lads ln-Humoristische biaster.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

Miss SEwARp-'Don't you think fox hunt
ing is cruel sports' Mr.. Kalb-"Ya-as, =
is: it's regular torture, baiove. l haven
been able to sit down fob week."-Vogu'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

JoSrs-sSo Smith gave you c,gars.
Brown-ssYes, but / was IN luck nei'ncr VI
us had match. Life.
70 Halls Catarrh Cure
Ia taken internally Price 75c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

TIE most wisc-looking being on earth
the Young doctor treating his first case Sun
seonently he modifies his wise look. II
knows there is nothing In it.-Picayune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

MrySrE-"She was engaged to be married
To a handsome young fellow she met at Bar
Harbor last year; but there was cruel ms,
nnd md May "What was w,
Minnie-.He understood her father mao
money."-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

POSSIBLY the only advantage an India
rubber man has in q museum or circus Is
that it doesn't surprise him wnen nc =
bounced by the manager. = fniiade'p'il'
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

KEEP the pores open is essenbiai 70 neai'll
Glenn's Sulphur Soap does this.
HILLS Hair and Wbiskcr Dye, 20 cents.
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HrcKs-"The paper says there was q nr
started in our street carly this morning
Mrs. Hicks-"Well, nobody will suspectyo
of building itr'-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

SOME vain people actually overestlmaH
their own elf-conceit.-Galveston News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13
GREAT leaders often seem to follow.

Sue severely &c Henry, what is poke
chimp He (frankly)-.sIt'sa chip OF poker
suppose. Did guess itf'-Detroit IRE
Press.
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us Fraulein Sussmilch at homer n ~
sir.r ssPleasc tell her that caiieu- !"
tell her at .r-Lustige Blatter.
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A-"Jusr think, Bertha has Tilted me, ant
am disconsolate. Don't you know OF sons
other girl without whom existence wouid o
q blank for mep'-Fliegende Blatter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

CuocK FULL OF II. -Emery-aShe's choc
full of yirus.r Esculapius-"Whor Emer
1.-The health departments cow"-BrooA
Ign Eagle.
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A BrRcurS COMMODITY. : Professor-
.syNbat kind OF a commodity is usually pro,
arcad from the birch treel" Country fupu
1absent mindedly "Blisters-"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

A pRouGrrr that allows the flowers to oil
"a too had. II will not dew.-Texas Siftings
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

SYMPATHY for the fallen indicates the
strength to stand
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

lam not afraid to trust the man that chill
dren loye.-Chicago Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-10-13

Iris death to lie to become lame in the
feet-Ram's Horn.
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ON a Western Prairie.

Mrs. Subburbs-O, George! Is 1T not
beautiful? 1t looks like some great sea;
Mr.. Subburbs-rm mighty glad. /
haven't got the job of keeping 1t IN trim
with a lawn mower.-Puck.
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She CouIdn't SAY.

Friends your husband hard 70
please -,
I've never tried to please HIM ye~-
Truth,
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rr;ce of cotton is below the cost of pro-
auction. and our smokehouses and corn
cribs are in the far west
We should reduce our number of
acres and cultivate that which isplant-
ed more thoroughly, fertilized more
nbundantly, and make as, much fertil-
izer as we possibly can at home. There
are but few farmers who seem to real
ize that they can make a better and
more effective fertilizer than that they
are getting from the merchants, which
often proves to be more detri-
mental than profitable. l know
from actual experience that you can,
bv using the same complement OF fer
tilizer on one and q half acres, that
YOU use on three acres, save more In the
operation. That which you do not save
in overproduction the first year, you
will save in labor.
There is q tract of fifty square miles
about Shanghai, called the Garden OF
China" And while we of this south
land are lamenting at our worn-ou'
farms, and talking about emigratinf
70 more virgin soil, this people, fol
countless generations, have titled thu
same land, and under their skillfu
management, it is, to-day, more pro
ductive than ever.
Again, the European cultivators ar
lead by a regard for their own interes
to make the most of their lands wnii
the American cultivators are led on tn
other hpnd TO uaalfa the most OF thai
The Forrest City times., 1894-03-30

AnthOr, GEURGE ELLIOT. Synopsis of Mill on the Floss. .........
The Forrest City times., 1894-03-30
VI IT ' F orrest City, Ark, March 22, IS
Hard Times Made Easy.

The way to make Farming easy is to get Combined Plannet jr. Culti- vator from l.. Rollwage 6 Co.,, for working cotton, corn. peas, potatoes and onions. It will work a whole row one foot wide or three foot wide. Scrapes cotton, dirts cotton, side har- rows. and is turning blow. It can be used to suit either wet or dry wealth CT. There is no other blow that has such advantages. Call on l.. Rollwage & Co.,, and get book of instructions. have also the Norton Yellow Yam sweet potato seed for sale, that | pro- cured in North Carolina last Spring at heavy expense; have also the Cali fornia and other sweet potato seed. All North Carolinians wishing the gen. uine Norton Yam must come to me as they cannot be had elsewhere.
 G. w. MCCORMICK,
 Agt. for Plannet jr.
The Forrest City times., 1894-03-30
Kindergarten.

The effort to secure Kindergarten for Forrest City is about to be rewarded with success and the school will open in the northernmost of the Houston dwellings on South Washington street the first week in April. A thoroughly competent teacher has been procured in the person of Miss Lou Mead, well known to many of our citizens as an accomplished and talented woman, whose protracted experience in the training schools of Chicago peculiarly fit her for the duties sho is about to assume here. She has for long time been connected with the kindergartens of St. Louis. The terms will be s2.50 per month, and the little ones of For rest City should all be in attendance, but it has been decided to limit the number to twenty, of which sixteen have already been enrolled. Names may be left with Mrs. N. ". Norton, Mrs. w. H. Alley or at TIE IlslEs office.
The Forrest City times., 1894-03-30
Notice to the Public.

I wish to emphasize my announce ment to the public, that am now pre- pared to execute all kinds of Black smithing, Horseshoeing and Wagon re- pairing, and that have reduced all prices to a Hive and let live" basis. 1 am furnishing wooden blow stocks for only One Dollar and SIPS, accord ing to size. Horseshoeing at S1 .25 all round. Flows sharpened at 10 cents each. All work from my shops is guar anteed to be first-class. Bob Delano and Frank Boyd. woodworkers, and Robert Franks, blacksmith, are all ex- perienced workmen, and I hope the public will give he share of :beir work. When in need of anything in our line come and see us anyway.
 Very Respectfully,
 c. H RAVENS.
 Forrest City, Ark, March 22, 1894.
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S2o In Gold.

THE TIMES proposes to give you S20 in gold, provided you carry the key which unlocks the box. We have pur- chased beautiful strong oak box, in which we will place $2O in gold. With the box we purchased lot of keys. Only one of these keys will unlock the box. It will be put in with the rest and given away. Whoever gets ths key will get the money. Every person who pays $50 for years sub. scription to THE TIMES will get key and on July 1, or sooner if the keys tss all sold, the owners of the keys will be invited to try their key. The one who unlocks the box gets the money Pay your subscription and get a key. Ii you are not taking THE TIMES now l5 the time to subscribe. This is cam paign year, and the paper will ne doubly worth the price asked for it. Remember YOU may get the right key besides.
The Forrest City times., 1894-03-30
SEAL
A. w. Gleason,
 Notary Public

Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
 F. J. Cheney X Co.,, Toledo, o. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 ''Perhaps you would not think so but a very large number of diseases in New York come from carelessness about catching cold" says Dr. Syrus Edson. Ut is simple thing and so common that very few people unless it is a case Of pneumonia, pay any at tention to cold. New York is one of the healthiest places on the Atlantic Coast and yet there are d great many cases of catarrh and con- sumption which have their origin in this neglect of the simplest precaution of every day life. The most sensible advice is, when you have one get rid of it as soon as possible. By all means do not neglect it." Dr. Edson does not tell you how to cure a cold but we will Take Chamberlains Cough Remedy. 1t will relieve the lungs aid expectation, open the secretions and soon effect a permanant cure. 25 and 50 centbottles for sale by Winthrop & Cn
The Forrest City times., 1894-03-30
The Modern Way

Comments itself to the well informed 10 do pleasantly and etfectually what was form erly done in the crudest manner and disagreeably as well. To cleanse the. system and break up colds, headaches and levers without unpleasant after effects. use the delightful liquid laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs.
The Forrest City times., 1894-03-30

Russell Graham & Co.,, have box which contains SEQ in gold. They have a bunch of Keys, one of which will unlock the box. Every person who purchases One Dollars worth of goods for cash at their store, will be given d key from the bunch, and whoever un- locks the box will get the SEQ. This is an opportunity to avail yourself of their liberality. Remember that their stock is the largest and their prices the lowest and that they are anxious to have your trade and give you satisfac- tion. Every person who spends a dol lar gets their choice of the keys and no one knows which key will unlock the box. All persons holding keys will be invited to unlock the box on Saturday, July 2, 1891.
 State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ss
 Lucas County. '''
 Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of E. J. Cheney & Co. doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of One hundred dollars for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
The Forrest City times., 1894-03-30
Nineteenth Century Club.

The Nineteenth Century Club will meet at the residence of Mir. John Cat ling on the evening of Wednesday, April 4th, with the following program:
 Author. GEORGE ELLIOT.
The Forrest City times., 1894-03-30

A severe rheumatic pain i'll the left shoulder had troubled Mir, J. II. Loper, a well known druggist of Des Moines, Iowa, for over six months. At times the pain was so severe that he could not lift anything. With all he could do he could not get rid of it until he applied Chamberlain Pain Balm. Il only made applications of it," he says; .sand have since been free from all pain.u He now recommends it to per sons similarly afflicted. It is for sale by, Winthrop < Co.
 Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
The Forrest City times., 1894-03-30
Try RLAcK.paAueAT tea for Dyspepsia

Ladies Dress GOodS, than the enCer- prising firm of German & Barrow. Their stock is DOW the mort complete and beautiful in town, and it will af- ford the salesmen pleasure to show their goods. Call aud examine to your own satisfaction.
 There is no lottery feature about the money we propose to give to our GUS toners. It is absolutely without price. Of course we don't want to give gold to those who trade elsewhere, hence we give a key to every person who spends One Dollar with us, and some one will unlock the box and take the money with our compliments. Russell Graham < Go.
 c. H. Ravens is candidate for your patronage when you want anything in the way of Woodwork or Blacksmith ing. He has also gone into the under taking business and is prepared to fur nish caskets, collins, etc., on short mo- tice at reasonable figures. should you
 be so unfortunate as to require any thing of this kind. He employs none, but the best workmen and guarantees
 his work to be first-class. MT. Ravens is still engaged in the lumber and mill ing business and also solicits your pat
 ronage in those lines
 ] Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria: