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wABAsa LINE.
Route OF the G, A. lRs-How to Get -
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uSt Z Ounal0. III l.. xssH s4.a
Buffalo, N. Y, has been selected as the
place OF meeting this year for the members
S 81 The G ara, Army of the Republic, August
The Wabash Railroad, having short line,
from iron the West and Southwest, via Kansas
Clty, st. Louis and Chicago, to Buffalo. Is
Well prepared to take care Of all GAR.
Veterans and their friends whocontemplatc
making the trip, and is the only line oper-
ating Its own trains over its own track from,
Missouri and mississippi River points to
Niagara Falls and Buffalo, and the only linz
VIII. through Sleeping Cars from st. Louis
70 buffalo via Niagara Falls, without change.
Inc wabash equipment is first-class in
every particular and Free Reclinink Chair
Cars are' operated between ST. Loyiiss. Chi
cago and Buffalo without Change. and
through Sleeping Cars between St.zLouis.
Shicago and Buffalo without change. Iron,
Kansas City, Omaha and Des Mo;nes. onlv
one change of cars is necessary. via Toledo
or Detroit. In addition to above service
there y a Free Reclining Chaif Car and
lBuffet Sleeping Car running through from
Aansas CITY to Toledo without Change
where direct connection is made for Buffalo,
The usual low rates. always made hereto.
tore Tor the lnenher4 of the Grand ARM
stst;d % = effect again this year from sl
Tickets will be on sale August 2lst and
I'd, 1897, from stations west Of the Missis-
slppl Rive. and August DIST, 22d and .23d. ]
1871 from Mississippi River poirfs and sta- 4
tons east. For particulars address or call
on any representative of the Wabash line or
=. .. CRANE, G. p. & F. A., st. Louis, Mo.
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book farming, and may invoke tbe ridl

book farming, and may invoke the ridi.
cule OF some who are good, practical
and successful farmers. I first learned
by praeticala experiments, and. found
the reasons in seeking to know why
the experimen Is were successful MANY
years ago, when my Observations and
experience In farming was much mora
limited than now, I was having nv cot
ton plowed when the ground was very
dry, and was blowing deep, turning IN
unbroken soil. MY rieighbor. whose
farm adjoined mine, said to me: Won
are running your CROP Iasked him. 3
How can Iruin it by plowinr?s He
could give no other answer than that
Il you plowed your cotton in a drv
time you would ruin it. The weather
remained dry and con tinued to plow.
NY cotton grew on and bore well. He.
did not plow his cotton; it scorched nm. 4
shielded its fruit. I'm searching for the
cause OF my success and his failure. r.
found the reasons IhaSe given you in
agricultural chemistry, and they were
TO my mind satisfactory. learned the
lesson BY experience ana found the rea-
sons by investigation. al have seen
many failures of crop9 on the rich
lands ofsTfkB capsed, as l thoos3,ts
not by &5htofrah, but by nsrlecE
ing to emf 10y the. besf practicafmsth-
DDS OF cultivation. With Strong. heavv
teams and the best of modern farm im-
plements and practicing .good common.
sense methods of tillage the farmer on
Texas black land soils has no chance of
crop tailure, except from inject disa&
tiers oFlszinesA @W WyIwhf, i7tISx A
as FasnshdRanch EkSxR]
TEN STRIKES, ~ AM
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lftnni9I Small ThInrs.

The neglect ofssmaH things byanany
farmers is seriously detrimental totheir
incomes, as, for instance, hens, chicks
and eggs. a lien is a small thing. and
yet, given a chance. viii pay the farm
ers goo per cent. dividend on the invest
ment in eggs, and duplicate herself
about fifteen times in chicks; and this
done, will retain her market value in
ali the narts Of trade where good eat
ing is in demand. --Epitornist. -. -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

If you want to learn about a Washing
Machine which even q child can onerate
easily be sure to read advertisements In this
paper of II: +. Branmer Mfg. Co, Daven.
port, la. To introduce their new Machine
everywhere they will for short time only
sell at wholesale price-where dealers as vet
do not keep them in stock The firm guaran-
tees every Machine first-class and to give
satisfaction. Write them at once for circu.
lars and price. They will be pleased to hear
from you. 4. 80 tlrs.sf aal..ni h.s-la
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An old lady acquaintance who had
three rows of sweet potatoes in her
garden decided to Experiment little.
The vines OF one row were let,.run az
they would; the next row the vines
We're cut off-trimmed; while the vines
OF the third row were thrown upon the
ridge and Tins prevented from taking
rootu The last'row was the best. She
also tried muiching some potatoes with
veryssatisfactory esults.-.-Aqricultural
Epitomist. 49, -. ..,.. -
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Confincment and Hard vyorr

Indoors, particularly in the sitting posture
are far. more prejudicial to health than cx
cessive muscular exertion in the open air
Hard sedentary workers are far too weary
after office hours to take much needful exer.
else in the open air. They often need a tonic
Where. can they seek IMMIGRATION more
certainly and agreeably than from Hostel.
ter,s Stomach, Bitters, a renovant sparticu.
lafly adapted to recruit the exhausted force
OF nature. Use also for dyspepsia, kidney,
liver and rheumatic ailments. -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

And now Nero bent his glance 70.
ward imperial Rome in flames and twaneed
the z string carefully 5ee if his instruneflf
was an tune z TlLa;ye EN- soYacg snrT cnsS.
ate tnusic!s Bringing down the bow Nth 4
flourish he soon had the quick strains of
~ tRere' y H. Hot TinAs<;6 the Ola T6,rn
Tonight! "quivering from his violin. LPuck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25
A Few Valuable Hints to the Poulfrv
Keeper.
The following rules may Dc often


The following rules may BE often r.
ferred to with profit<by our readers:
Tepshens in q house f0xIO feet ara
enough. The yard should be at least
ten TINES as large gas the floor of thu
house. Ten weeks from shell Ia mar
ket - the timeallotted broiler chick
TeRcents apound is about the av-
erageprice of hens in market Tor the
whole year. $3.50:
Ten cents should feed q .chicken ten
weeks a9d it should then weigh two
pounds.
Ten months a year Is usually. the
highest limit of time during which :
hen willlay. &c.,
len hens with one male is about the
proper proportion. Isl
len Quarts Of corn, or its equivalent.
should feed hen ten weeks, if she is
OF large breed, but ten quarts for
three months is a fairer PROPORTION.
Ten pounds is a good weight for..
males of the larger breeds, one year
old. "a ,rSS< - -.
Tenleggs is the. average number to
each pound. e
Ten -focks. aclSeo6sisting Of ten
hens are enough for an acre. "
Ten chisis' when just ia tched, weigh
abouton pound nv
Ten hens should lay about'1 600 egr.
during the year. This alloss for some
laying more than 100 each. while 9th.
srs may net lay SO many. -Paltry
keeper' --'az-r. -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

Love alone makes the heart rise to know
the secret OF all being. Failing m this knowl-
edge man may know many things, but
, m1shhlng truly; Tor all such knowledge stays
Win outward shows.--Henry Jones, M. A.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

Descriptive of Yellowstone National Park
Back Hills, Summer Tours to the North and
Northwest, Tours to Colorado, Pacific Coast
and Puget Sound, Farm Lands in Northern
Missouri, Nebraska and Wyoming and
tonnes in Washington and the Puget Sound
Region will be mailed free by the under.
signed. Send fifteen cents for large col.
ored wall map of the United States or a pack
G. p. A., Burlington Route, st. Louis. No.
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HTEnHef sueseStlon. ~ = e
yes. aid Mr.. Snic)ssnanlxlas "a IA ~

like my name at all. They say that either
the legislature or the district. court will
change it for me. Which would you apply
TO 4 YOU we're in mypredieanenty'f i. *
Well, said she, thoughtfully, "a minis
Ter would do for me-" Sag II
and three hours later it struck him that
perhaps there was mid hint in, what she
had said. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

On Even TERMS. AssWhy do Won ALWAYS
select poor partner at whlss!s' $50 that
we can understand each others mishaps.s
Detroit Free Press. 80 a. = -
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

Piso's Cure is wonderful Cough medi.
c,ne.-Mrs. w. Pickert, Van Eiclen and
Blake Aves., Brooklyn, N. Y, Oct. Is. '9l. ?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

!, When some men strike, streak of good
luck they think they have got to get drunk
to celebrate Washington Democfat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

ra Efi s Brother--Do you love my sister
tins ms Lilies Steady Company = ss.Why,
willie, that y 2 queer question. Why do
you want to know. Efie's Brother = "She
s sa'd tr last night she would give a Gle. note
~ R;t know; and I'd like to scoop it in. Tit.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

Its stopped free and permanently cured.
no fits after first days use of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer- Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch st., Phila., Pa,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

q ~ - q qrys eioday 6el<1s
doutlet the morning hours..slip. for
then tie Qodshave drtwn conc damp-
ness snd4res.inere casily broken thar
later in the. day. d
1.-The average life of bees during tn
working season is very short. and it r.
quires g good prolific queen to keepju
the force OF workers, SO that defectiy6.
queens win not prove pro- tati6r<..,
- - Those WHO dislike dairyf1f a ahxe
thing connected with it shell 20 on
OF the business if they are IN .ie or So
out if they are not in it. Noinan cSS
DO yell ~ 2 business he disliks<
The, question Of stransportatid
one OF snpreme. importance to<fsrmey4
The government sfx1t ana i35A has
gwen away about i55. 900, geo acres 6f
the puQaif domain torailroadA and onezs
ofthe relko&e assigned for this liberal-
tty was tst RAPID and e eap dis tribuss
tie9 q !eep Psoducts would com Il.
p@sht thu P5bpl for the generous
donat idna sza "a .,ssss4es kas-ks.s ]
! = eQima2s in wild state manage
- te1Ee ere d themselves btit this
in a large measure
disappeafsz Szhen,. any animal Ia
dDmesticet( - Is then that thu,
farmer, from 6aine ana ecyb nn,oT5Ss !
considerations, musSE cdies 4ofstheA ats32 4
nzah 3nl<n1sks' RE1mSzaSnk]
solicitous the farmer is for the welfare
OF the animals on his farm, the large,
his profits viii be,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

Don't have your head turn ed too quickly
when folks brag on you for roasting others.
They may be trying to get you into trouble.
Washington Democrat. 20 fii - ~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

All the talent some men have in 4 raj
loud voios,-Wsshington DsmosEst, ="
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

A difference of tastes in jokes is great
strain on the affections. -George Eliot.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-09-25

You look troubled, old man." 81 am
MY wife has threatened to leave me- and
I'm afraid she won't. "-Tit-Bits. ~
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, HERE AND THERE.

-s.a4 7
Feeding and general care and man
agement have as much to do with in.
creasing the product of the COWS as
breeding Or blood. .agra ~ s!Fs,aS ~
-one mortgage properly planted ON
farm goes right along producing .
crop. regardless of weather, curly or
late frosts. rain or shine. ;ssss - -
-Fhsneverthe pastures begin to be
scant on account of dry weather or
overstocking, goto feeding something
at once Don't Let the animals. run,
down.
In the majority Of sca<ess kiclina
cows are made SO by cruelty ana harsh
words y e hare gentle.eows IL is esS
sentiai TO treat them kindly from the
49, l. l.
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Halls Catarrh Cure 49, a,
Il taken internally. Price 75c.
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A man viii get up earlier to go fishing
than for any other purpose. - Washington
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DANGER IN 0ETTINo SHAVED.
narbers ought 70 Wash Their Hands
md Their. Implements.


The proposition to make a more care.
ful man Of the tonsorial artist, in 50
Tar as relates to the transmission of dis
ease from hiss infected to his well
clients, is not anew one. The subject
has been written upon by several ear
|snest men before Heinrich Berger, whose
Hygiene in den Barbierstubens re-
Gently appeared in Leipzig. No writer
has, however, seemed to go SO deeply
into the question and lay down such
strict rules for the knight of the shay
Ing knife. We are told that he must be
e person free from epilepsy and all man.
ncr Of seizures, DRUNKENNESS ana inrec-
tious diseases.
Being free from these affections him
self, he may professional attention
to all persons, including those under
the influence, OF. those likely to have a
Mt in the chair provided they are free
from skin, ham and sexual diseases of
an Infectious nature otherwise they
sre to be treated at home with their
own implements. The author gives q
number of other rules which are in
themselves and SO far as they go good--;
II BARRIERS could sbe prevailed, upon, to
follow them-but he does not sufficient
ly insist upon the necessity of boiling
to the point. of sterilization his instru-
ments, towels, sponges and especially
his own hands. q s7'sf1 AZ 9. SIpss :
are many things besides TIE
eo-calied barber's itch which may he
transmitted in uncleanly Shaving and
hairdressing, and of which the public
knows Little ,or nothing. Fayus is de-
cidedly son the increase in this, ,coun-
try, and the numbersof children turned
away from the cities schools for this
cause since the Inspection innovation
went into effect would greatly sur.
prise those who think of favus as
European or foreign affection.
B Attention has recently been called by
member of the New York Dermatolo
lcal society to the danger of the ,ep.s
Hating tweezers used in barber shops.
hairs and those attended by |
Inflammation, as in syco.
els. are extracted, and the next concerts
operated upon without adequate and
usually Without any cleansing at all |
Of the instrunent. Certainru1es should
be- adopted. if possibles by BARRIERS I'M
GENERAL to protect their PATRONS from
iangers which are more real4than I'M
sginary. Above al, they should remem-
'er that scrupulous cleaniness of i'm
sienents and hands issthe' first srequi-
lite, and the advice nov. being eiven to
surgeons to boil their hands, applies
almost equally 10 them. At{the least
hey could give q little wash between j
'ach next" for themere sake.of ap- ]
'earauce and in the interest Of busi- /
ess, if for nothing else. = Medical i
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are pftsn fonndiin an insola6ls sosas4
tor and when in this condition are
notPiant food and sdds nething to the
iifeend growth OF vegetation. It is
THEREFORE the farmers ,dutyto apply
theproper means for reducing these IN
soluble ingredients SO as to make. them
avsNaoie in supporting his crop. Tie
aoog OF ready soluble fertilizers is
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
Militarism in Austria.

The Vienna correspondent of the
London Daily Mail reports the follow.
ing incident: Two officers who were
cycling in the streets here engaged ir
a quarrel with a milkman, in which
both parties appear to have been
equally to blame. In the course of the
dispute n of the officers drew his
sword and severely wounded the milk.
man, who fell unconscious to the
ground. Several workmen who were
passing ran to the rescue, and q fight
ensued, the officers using thei,
swords. After one of the workmep
had been badly woundedh his comrades
overpowered the officers and gave them
a severe thrashing. The authorities
are endeavoring to hush up the affair.
Cases of officers attacking civilians
are 1.-THE correspondent adds) becom.
ing ~unpleasantly frequent in Austria:
but in this case the aggressors appear
to have been summarily punished.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25

In novels and plays the hero is often
left for dead upon the battlefield, to
turn up again at an opportune moment
and Give happily forever afterward"
with the dear ones who had long
thought him dead. A romance of this
sort in real life is that of W. E. Lord,
Of Pittsburg. Lord, while a mere boy.
enlisted in the Union Army at Lake
Mills, Wis, and followed the flag to
bhe front in '63. That was the last
heard Of him. Months grew into years,
and the anxious family at Lake Mills
waited in vain for tidings of the cher
lshed son and brother. None came,
and he was believed to be among the
thousands slain. The home at Lake
Mills was broken up finally and the
family came East. Lord settled in
Pittsbnrg and became Superintend-
emit Of Public Works. He attended
the G. A. r. encampment at Buffalo
and learned accidentally Of his family's
residence in Albany. The JOY of the
old folk when the long-lost boy
appeared to them can be better mag
ined than described.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
Bravery Won Him 4 Bride.

The fourth officer of the Scot, MI.
Clifford, who SO calamity attempted to
rescue the late Barney Barnato, formed
some time ago, during the outward
passage of the steamer, a great attach
ment for the daughter of q South Afri-
. millionaire, who reciprocated his
affection. The father and mother of
the young lady, who is well known in
London society, utterly declined to
consider such q preposterous thing as
the marriage of their daughter to q
mere fourth officer whose attach
ment looked very hopeless under the
circumstances.
By q strange coincidence, however.
the father, mother and daughter were
passengers on the Scot when the un-
fortunate Barnato committed suicide.
and were spectators Of Mr.. Cliford's
brave attempt at rescue. So struck
was the father BY Mr.. Cliford's con-
duct that his hostility began TO wane.
and on Wolfe Joel-on behalf Of Bar
nato's misunderstanding Mi. Clifford
4 check for $4,000, and promising to
y all his great influence to further
the yoHng mans advancement, finally
broke down altogether. The marriage
y n tAke placs within six uontha,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25

An interesting section in the Con-
yressional Library, at Washington,
Ind an innovation for that institution,
will be a section devoted entirely to
books for the blind. This is an idea
that Librarian Young has had for
some time, and he has set the wheels
In motion to bring about its early
achievement in fact. There were
many volumes in the raised-le type
In the old library, but, like many other
good things, they were not available
20 those they were intended for. These
volumes, together with others now be-
ing purchased, will soon be placed in
: separate section in the new library.
and every facility will be afforded to
the blind who would read. A cata-
logue is now in course of preparation,
also in the raised-letter alphabet.
This will contain the titles of nearly a
thousand books.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
Mayor of the Smallest CITY.

John De Saline bears the UNIQUE
distinction Of being mayor of the
smallest city in the world. He is the
chief executive Of Fenton, a beautiful
little hamlet on the picturesque
Meramec river, fifteen miles to the
south and west Of St. Louis.
The fame Of Fenton has probably
never extended beyond the confines
Of st. Louis county, and it can not be
said to have created a great furore in
the commercial O. manufacturing
world, but it is a great place for all
that. It is the only city of its size,
in all probability, in the world
that is Incorporated and has a mayor
and q full quota Ct city officials.
There are less than 100 people in
Fenton, yet it has been an incor-
poratel city for more than twenty
years. And during that time it has
grown considerably. When it was
first incorporated there we're less than
forty-iye inhabitants in the place.
St. Louis Republic.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-12-25
SOUTH AMERICAN COWBOYS.
Wild, Rough Life of the Men Who Her
Cattle.

Wild, Rough Life of the Men Who Herd
Cattle.
The South American cowboy is
never made of the stuff that converts
a man into a cattle king worth his mil
lions, and the are good fortunes that
have been made On Il Western plains
by enterprising cowboys are never re-
peated in the Southern hemisphere.
The ambition of the gaucho never
rises to such flights of fancy. He is
content to live his life to the end on
the boundless plains, riding in the
saddle for a living and assoclat1ng
with the same people and scenes until
death intervenes. He has nothing Of
the Yankee ingenuity and mind for
scheming, and he would not know
what to do with his money if he gath
cred a few thousands Of dollars to-
gether. Probably a good part of 1t
would be put into rum, and the bal
ance into more stock.
Stretched al regular intervals on
the pampas plains are mud-walled
huts called .'homes." In many re-
spects theAesemble the adobe huts
Of the Southwest Of our own country;
XAas~are made of blocks of sun-drled
grass, mud. and a few ~rafters. Wood
is scarce on the pampas, justaslt IS on
the plains of the Southwest, and the
cowboys make the most of every
dead trunk that can be found along
the courses of the river. These are
always carefully preserved for roof
r~afters, and every guacho attaches
more value to these than to anything
else that goes to form his house. The
mud and grass are so plentiful that
there is no market attached to them.
Labor alone is the commodity that has
value in such house building.
The roofs Of these mud houses fire.
%quently leak, and the owners try to
patch them up with mud and grass
until the thickness is nearly two feet.
The mud house usually consists OF
one large room, but occasionally two
or three adjoining bedrooms are added,
The beds are made Of pampas grass
and the skins of the panther and cattle.
Chairs and tables are scarce, but DC
casionally a few old stools and a dry
goods box will be found in the huts.
In this rude home the cowboy spends
part of his time when he is not in his
saddle, and his squaw wife and chill
dren live there most of the time watch.
ing and waiting for their lord and mas.
ter to come home.
A more attractive place than this
home are the gaucho saloons, which
are scattered pretty plentifully across
the pampas. This place is built of mud,
but it is usually largerandm more attrac-
tive than the ordinaryhome of the
cho. Coarse pictures conceal the barren.
ness of the walls, and, to the cowboys
way ofthinking, vastlyimprove appear
ances. Rum aud beer are dispensed
at these saloons in quantities, and the
gauchos assemble there to have a reg
ular spree, nearly always ending up
with a free fight. The deaths that oc.
cur at the gaucho saloons are many,
but they are usually hushed up aud
nobody is the wiser. The scenes
enacted there seem to be a necessary
and fitting climax to the wild, rough
life the gauchos lead upon the panpas,
and, according to their code of honor,
is no disgrace to end an existence
In such a tragic way. - Scientific
American.