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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

Nr-SAack0u Lime and Its Use La Dealing
with Reup
Late in the fall the poultryman be-
glns-fc hrye trouble with roup and
other ailments which are due to rains
an3 dampnsssy and il sroup breaks out
IN = Hook before winter the probability
is that twill not disappear before next
summer, and one-half the fowls will
be Awept awaS Ass it is conta. sious.
The great difficulty of handling aud
doctoring the fowls makes any attempt
At curing them very expensive. There
Is one su distance which has been found
by expesf16en to destroy the germs of
roup-which Is air-slacked lime. The
advantages Of its use is that It is cheap
and can be easiiy applied without
handling the birds. 10 prepare it
let the stone-limc .slalxe in the air.
and when IL is ia fine condition
AIDA pint Of scrude carbolic acid to \
bushel of the fine lime, being careful
to htimately.mix the two su stances.
Crude carlolic acid can be purchased
at cost Of about fifty cents per gallon.
and is equally ps good as the refined
article for the purpose. Twice a week
scatter the air-slaked lime and carbolic
acid, after mixing,s over the walls.
doors. under the roots, in the nests.
aud over the yards: First scatter IL
over.ths yardss kpsAae or blow them.
and then broadcast it-oyer the surface
again: ~ &eQe6 9ffvup appears. then
nt,once remove the fowl and give That
yard q double quantity OF tie mixturc
Of acId aud lima. .fls6 6bjecf.si556id Isl
TO destroythe germs Of the disease. In
wintetuse wooden troughs, and clean
them every day, as disease is usually
established through the drinking
water. Have hospital, which
should be. kept clean aud disinfected
in the same manner. to which sick
birds should be- removed. A pinch II
chlorate OF potash should 1pfahkled
down the throat of the sick fowl twiee I
: day. and If it does not get we'll in less
than week, cut of its head and burn
or bury the body. Hoarse brcathina,
Jumps on tine face, foul order ana
cough are indicatiations Of. rom.
discharge from the nostrils usually
being also noticed. The lullns on The |
face, with swollen eyes, saccompinied
with very foul odor to the breath 81
the sick bird. indicates roup in . se-s
vere form. twill be quite q saving VI
lime and labor as we'll IS Of birds, TO
- 1ir~el6ked lime even without the
i'd pf earbol&eeacia and one can NOT
begin TOO early in fhe season--Earm
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04
az Grain-Ot ny orefn-of

Ask your grocer to-day to show you .
package If GRAIN-O, the new food drink
that takes the place Of coffee. The children
mag drink it without injury a. well e. the
adult. AL who try it like it. GRAIN-O
has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java
but it is made from pure grains, and the
most delicate stomachs receive It without
distress. IA the price of coffee. l5c and
Is cts. per package. Sold by all grocer1.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f.. j: Cheney 4 Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known +. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West 4 Truax. Wholesale Druggists, To
Walding. Kinnan L Marvin. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halle Catarrh Cure Is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tic. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04
FARMER AND PLANTER.
: WASTE ON The FARM.

!-sAA Farm VIII Not Pay Unlsss the Leaks
" Are Stopped.
The farm can not be made to pay un.
til the items of waste are enumerated
and taken from the account book. In
the western states water. is wasted in
irrigation, while in the east fertility ia
lost because of no drainage. The soil
frequently wastes away from improper
tIifage or careless treatment. Grain
and animal food are wasted through
feeding or stacking. Fruite waste be-
cause the trees ere neglected or poor
Judgments used in picking and pack
ing. 1t whatever field or building
waste is discovered. immediate steps
should be taken to check the drain and
prevent recurrence.
The most prolific source of loss that
has come under my observation is the
annual destruction of farm machinery.
In ride of 20miles through the grain
delds Of Utah, counted Is harvesters
and mowing-machines left where last
used, and subjected to all the dangers
Of midwinter. The same story may be
Told OF some of the eastern states I
have visited. Every piece of farm ma
chinery represents an outlay of cash or
= note equivalent What would q
banker think OF q farmer leaving the
money he had loaned him lying in q
ditch or on d stumpin the corn. field all
-wintera That is just what many of
our farmers are doing every month in
the year-leaying money scattered
about. to be destroyed by the frosts of
winter or the rains of summer.
Another place where waste in mo-
ticed on the farm is in the stock yard.
From my house / have looked out upon
, straw stack and counted not less
than 40 dunghill chickens scratching
away at the chaff in quest of barley.
The stack had been standing for four
months, and every day during that
lime the fowls dug through the snow
and sleet TOT get into the barley chaff.
The threshing was done by the best
machine in our section of the country,
but it Is . poor testimonial to any
to see his straw stack
covered with fowls every day for four
months. Surely, there is an enormous
waste from the riddles and cylinder of
. machine that leaves green stack
matted together with roots, or shell.
tered straw pile the rendezvous of
fowls. 1t is poor economy
to grow q good crop OF grain, harvest
It properly and in season, and then
have all the profit wasted by worthless
Again. 4 notice q wastein feeding the
animals collected in the corral or feed
pens. This loss, however. is not from
giving the animals too much, but the
feeding Of too small rations ut unusual
Times. Stock Of all kindsshould be fed
plenty and at regular hours every day,
One ton of feed, given in sufficient
1uaAt4eses, and fed with regularity
tally will prove more beneficial than
two tons of the, same food doled out |
occasionally. IT'S q mistake to feed |
'paringly. espeeiaIly in winter. I'll
horses, Sleeper cattle are worth keep
ng at all they are surely entitled to |;
good daily rations of wholesome food. |
It is cheaper to whistle little feed in |
Seeping the boxes and stalls filed than
o waste flesh by careless feeding or in
entional starvation -Joel Shoemaker. |
u Farm and Preside
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04
CROPS AND MANUREs.

10 sues OF INTEREST Upon IN ImpOr-
tant Topic.
The scientific men say that stock
foods suffer very little loss in fertilizer
constituents from being passed through
the domestic economy of the animal.
The composition of manures and crops
ought to throw some light on this sub-
Ject' as IT is important for the farmer
to know where he stands on the fer
tilizer question.
The following crops contain fertiliz-
ing ingredients ton:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

All claims for DR.. Bells Pine ar-Honey
are substantiated by the reports from those
who have used IL: Coughs, colds, incipient
are the diseases for which it Is guaranteed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04
Floored Awain.

Mr., Hicks-A burned child breads the
FIRE, you know, Melissa.
Mrs. Hicks-Well, that's where burned
bets on horse races.-C Cleveland Leader.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

She-Why do you never compliment me
on my complexion now that we're married
I've got it still.
HerYes, but now l know where you got
it.-Yellow Kid Magazine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04
Farm man0res Show The following

Farm manures show the following
pounds q tom
>,.. Phosphor.
Nitrogen Potash. ic Acid.
Tow manure las siDs sIbs.
I, Horse manure q Abs lDe. lolbs.
ssaole manure, 70 lbs. 5lbs. 4 lbs.
n Tocpmparc these properly they should
All be'expressed in IN 6siit5ties that
they all con tsin the same number of
pounds ofnitrogen, as follows:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

Brcwne-I can't see that he's distin
guished looking.
Towne-But his wife Is with him now
Truth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04
Good Old Granny MetcaIfe.

g years old, living at Paducah, KY, says
that DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey is the best
grip cure. cough, lung, and bronchial remedy
that has been sold during her life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

She-He's such poor stick of man!
He.What's your idea Of good stick Of
Z man?
.One that viii bend and not break. p
Detroit journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04
DO You Play Whist. Eachre or Other
GameaY

The F. F. v. playing card Is better than
any 50 cent card on the market. Send Is
cents for one deck or Is cents for two decks
Gen'l Pass'r Agt. c. l. o. Ry., Cincinnati, o.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

A woman is unhappy all summer because
she can't buy every pretty shirt waist che
-ees.-Washington Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

fftcr SIX years. suffering, was cured by
Piso's Cure.-Mary Thompson 93 Ohio
Ave, Allegheny, Pa, March %, ~.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

Lady-Are you willing to do some chop
ping for your dinner?
faded Jerry-What kind Of pie i Il.
mum?-N. Y. Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

Lots of men would like to get pension
but not nearly so many want to 60 to war
Washington Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

In muscle, joint or bone, anywhere
Rheumatism is cured by St. Jacobs Oil
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

Domestic CuFve0s
sPusher is furious"
Whats the matterw
. scorcher."
ssWell-isn't hep
mo; that's baby-bugey stoop he vearr -
Detroit Free Press. -.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

It penetrates the sciatic nerve-St.
Jacobs Oil, and cures the pain.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

The muscles stiff; body sore, q sure
Cure for it in st. Jacobs Oil.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

slightly Marked Down.
does she really belong 20 the 400!"
"Um-well, l should call her about three
ninety-eight"
The feminine intellect is prone to subtle
distinctions. -Typographical Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

To Cure a Cold In One Night
take Dr. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey. It clears
the throat, soothes the bronchials- and ex.
hilarates the lungs. 25c at all druggists.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

Any spicy features In the new. NAV ~
Well the lady answered, John had Is.
mouth fnh OF cloves." -Indianapolis Jour.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

There are people who know what has be
Come Of every cent they ever had. 4 s-x a.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

Some folks enjoy nothing so much a. 70.
ing around talking suspiciously about their
nelghbors.-W Washington Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

Il ron care for pleasure, health and econ.
cmX chew Star tobacco, the leading brand
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04

Crippled, on clutches, from a sprain.
Used st. Jacobs Oil. Well again.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-12-04
walters First Dip.

Walter T. was six years OLD. He
never had seen the ocean. We were
10 spend the summer at the seaside,
and Walter had new bathing suit.
Every boy in the block was invited
into the house to see him try 1t on, and
one day we discovered him in the bath
tub surrounded by an admiriDg group
Of juveniles, to whom he was disccurs.
ing about how he would -i1ve1tom the
end OF the iron pier when he reached
the ocean. When the young man. how
ever. saw the ocean with the great
waves rolling on the beach, he could
not be induced to go near it, and posi-.
lively refused to put on his bathing
suit. One day his father offered him
so cents IL he would put on his, suit
and get wet all over once. He wanted
the money very much, and he finally
consented. Clasping his arms around
his fathers neck like wise, the great
undertaking was begun. After much
shivering and trembling he was wet
obout two inches above his ankles,
when he exclaimed: "Papai l.
guess-I-will-oply = take ten -
cents'-worth-this- time. Crypt
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-22
HuMoR AND ITS USES.
1t Il the Sunshine of the World. but May
BE OTerworked.

BE OTerworked-
"Humor is the very sunshine Of the
world, writes Carrie L Garrett in
The WOman's Home Companion
Hardly any other single gift viii 60
so far to refresh and inspire one in
everyday life and keep the heart still
young. It steals merrily across the
workaday world. animating the drear-
lest monotony and finding place in the
most hopeless destiny Such gay tray
cling companion Is humOr for the pill
grimage of life.
1.-The woman with a sense Of humor
has a safeguard against enRui. against
folly and against despair. She can never
be dull so long as the comedy Of life is
being played before her eyes With a
keen sense OF the ridiculous she is not
likely 10 make a fool Of herself. and
she viii never be hopelessly unhappy,
for she viii find in the most adverse
fate something still to laugh at. and
after all laughter is your true alchemist.
However it may be with the unmusioal
person, surely the surly individual who
cannot laugh spontaneously on occasions
is fit for treasOns. strategems and spOils p
But this blessed gift Of humor should
be used to lift the shadows Of life, net
TO deepen them A joke which causes
another a pang Of humiliation or makes
some sensitive heartaehe Is not only a
cruel sort of amusement. but it is also
a very expensive indulgence For just a
moment S qualification at having made
a hit the funny woman may forever
lose a friend and may even arouse a
very genuine spirit Of enmity We learn
to forgive and mayhap forget many
injuries IN life's troubled journey, but
perhaps among the wounds that rankle
longest in the hdman heart are those
which are made only IN fun %
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-22
DINING AND FEEDING.
American Table Manners Not So opez I
Criticism as Formerly.

American Table Manners Not So opez -
Criticism Formerly.
1t has been conceded that the degree
Of civilization a people has reached may
be accurately measured by its dietary
Now, some one has said that "the
American feeds the Englishman de-
YOURS, the Frenchman dimes In view
Of this statement one wonders what the
English have been doing through the
centuries 10 have advanced so little We
do not pretend to answer for them, but
would say for ourselves, we have been
hewing our way through forests, piO-
neering in every direction, in every
sense-ample apology for feeding in
stead Of dining
But, Of course, it was a Frenchman
who made the declaration, and, of
course, he made it long ago, when, NOR
afying though 1t be, honesty compels
Us to acknowledge that we may have
been guilty. Times. however, and con-
ditiOns have changed, and not even the
most bigoted Frenchman will refuse TO
admit that when the American has
reached the dining point be will have
more 70 dine upon than any other man
in the world. The culture Of man in
America viii demand all the art in his
cuisine that France by study has evolv-
ed, with the added merit Of honesty in
his food, the disguises incident to pow
erty Of material not being a necessity
There Is no department of supply in
which we have not the advantage, and
we are learning 70 use our materials as
rapidly as we have been obliged TO
Learn all other things Morris
Kretschmar in Woman's Home Com
panion
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-22
nurt 30 One .pd No on Hurt uIm.

At the battle of Chickamauga l saw
a fellow shooting straight up in the air
and praying as Justify as ever one Of
CrOmweil's roundheads prayed
The Presbyterians OF 1876 prayed
loud and sang hymns in battle, but they
shot straight at the cavaliers every
time This fellow was blazing away at
the SKY, ard when Lieutenant Killing
worth demonstrated with him about it
he paid no attention to him whatever.
Captain Joe Billingsley threatened to
cut HIM down with his sword if he
didn't shoot at the enemy, for the woods
in front were full Of them. He merely
remarked to the captain, "You can xiii
me if YOU want to, but am not going
TO appear before my God with the blood
Of my fellow man on my soul.
He never fiinched, but stood squarely
up. exposed TO every voIley Of the ene-
my's fire When the sun set On tie
evening of Sept Is, 1868, Captain J. C.
Billingsley and Lieutenant Allen Kill
ingworth both lay dead on the battle
field of Chickamauea, and R went
through without a scratch--COr Gal
weston News
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-22
wlTH THREADs o. NEAL:
TinseI Fabrics and the More Costly Bro
eades Of Gold and Silver.

Tjusal Fabrics and the More Costly Bro
eades Of Gold and Silver.
Tinsel fairies are the lower priced Of
the cloths into which gold or silver
threads have been woven In finsel fab
ries the gold threads are Of brass OF cop
per. gilded. and the silver threads are
Of white metal These threads Of metal,
originally 6ne wire. are rolled fat and
furnished. and they cliSten IN the fabrIc
wherever the pattern brings them to the
surface Tinsel fabrics are made about
three f0urths Of a yard in width, and
they sell at - cents 70 8. 50 yard
They come IN various colors. and many
Of them are beautiful and artistic IN de-
sign Some are copies Of cid Venetian
tapestries Tinsel fabrics are used for
church and for theatrical purposes and
sometimes for gowns and fer decorative
purposes
The costlier fabrics, With interwOven
metal threads. are called gold and sill
yer tIocades In these the geld threads
are Of silver, gold plated and the silver
threads are Of pure silver; the body Of
TIC AAtlA % 1-At- tatAt- - 81
beautiful, and many OF them are ex-
ceedinely 50. These fairies are made
about fve-eighths Of a yard ii width,
and they sell at vgTious prices up to SIS
and sometimes as high as $50 yard
The costliest Of these fabrics are very
rarely imported into this country, bro
oades at SO and 81 yard being about
the highest priced used here If more
elaborate fabrics are required, they are
usually imported 70 order The finer
fabrics. with metal threads, are made
N France. the commoner kinds IN Ger
many.
Gold and silver brocades sre here
used almost exclusively FOR church pur-
poses ana chiefly for vestments They
are imfarted IN red, violet and green
and also IN black with silver threads,
the black and silver being for mourning
Gold and silver brocades are also used
10 a limited extent for decorative pur-
poses
Such fabrics and gold embroidery,
often Of the costliest description, are far
more commonly used IN Europe than
here, both for church and for military
purposes.-New York sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-22
FORTUNES FROM GARBAGE
Science Converts the Refuse Of Cities Int
steam, Fertilizers Soap, Etc.

Science Converts the Refuse Of Cities into
steam. Fertilizers Soap, Etc.
William George Jordan, writing on
Wonders of the Worlds Waste" in
The Ladies Home Journal, says: The
garbage Of a great city is worth a for
tune every year if properly utilized In
St Louis the refuse is placed in enor-
nous vertical cylinders, surrounded by
steam Jackets, which cvaporate the 70
to 50 per cent Of water in the garbage.
The fatty substances are dissolved, and
as the result Of a number of processes a
fertilizer is produced which is worth
from 50 TO sl2 per ton, the demand ex-
ceeding the supply One Of the purest
and best soaps Of the country was made
Of garbage grease before cottoHseed oil
entered the fiel 1t is now proposed to
light London by electricity for nothing.
1t now costs that city 81. 06 t4s Sd. to
get rid Of a ton Of garbage a combina-
ton Of rollers and other apparatus has
been devised that can burn the garbage
at p cents q shilling) per ton and gen.
crate steam sufficient 10 run enough dy-
nalnos 10 light the entire city. London
can thus save IS Sd on each ton and
in addition illuminate its city without
cost Garbage, by a machine called the
dust destructor, is converted into clink-
ers. which can be used for roadways. as
artificial stone for sidewalks and as
sand for mortar and cement In Paris
the invisible particles of iron, worn
from wheels and from the shoes Of
horses, are rescued by passing powerful
magnets through the sweepings
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-12-22
A naluArE AMRuLANcE.
Rern.ni.eeno-s af the csvn War Related
by "a Old Soldier.


Rcrnlnisoene-s sf the Civil War Related
BY al Old Soldier.
Among the men wounded IN my
regiment at battle in Virginia " said
the cid soldier, was man in my com
uanv who was shot through the body
and taken 70 the rear Our troops fell
hack after the fight, and We had more
wounded than we had transportation
for. but two men out Of his own tent
set cut 10 carry this man wherever we
were going, which was presumably
the camp behind intrenchnents that
we'd left IN the morning
They took turns at backing him for
half a mile or so until they came 70 a
farmhouse that had a grassy yard In
front. They laid him down on the grass
and took little look around the house
10 see what they could see IN build
ing at the rear they came across some
thing that made 'em stand Still and
look at each other and laugh 1t was
hand cart. What use the folks here had
made Of it they couldn't guess, but they
knew what use they were going 20 make
Of it They got it out Of the building
and rolled it around the side Of the
house alongside the wounded man and
dropped the handle on the grass He
laughed, TOO. when he saw it he was
going the rest Of the way in private
ambulance.
s'The two men took their blankets of
their shoulders and united them and
spread their ru5bers down on the bot
tom Of the hand cart and spread their
woolen blankets down on them, and
then they ran the hand cart up and rest
ed the handle on the front steps Of the
house and lifted in the wounded man
and laid their guns in beside him Then
they turned the cart around again, and
one man got inside the shafts, with the
crosspiece against his waist belt, and
the other man got behind to push They
all smiled again when they started,
wounded man and all
1T beat hacking him ont Of sight 1t
was dry weather, and the roads were
sandy, and up hill and ON the level the
wheeling was hard But there was
more down hill than there was up,
places whore they had to hold back,
and it was all immensely mere com
Portable for the wounded man, and 50
they got him back to camp and 70 the
surgeon again. But he died after al .
New York SCn