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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

Husband (groaning)-'The rheumatisn
in my leg is coming again." Wife with
sympathy)I"Oh, 1 am sorry, John!
e q sure sign of rain. "-Tit Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

One OF the most prominent sheep
men of the south writes of his expert
ences in q most encouraging strain.
He declares of his flock of 1877 sheep
that there is "a larger profit in them
than in any other kind of live stock"
and that they 'pay for themselves
once each year In wool and mutton,
and almost again in manure. They
yield three crops-one of wool, one of
lambs and one of manure-either Of
which will pay the expenses Of raising
the Sheep"
He adds several interesting and valu-
able suggestions for the information of
beginners. By crossing choice Merinos
on the commons stock, he says, the
weight of the fleece may be dou-
bled at once, and the quality and value
of the mutton are improved in the
same proportion. By further improv-
ing the breed, of course, further desir-
able results are obtained. One of the
yearling Merino ewes, just sheared for
the first time, yielded ten pounds Of
wool; an older one yielded Is pounds,
and breeding ram Is pounds These
fine sheep, he notes, while yielding
fieeces five to eight times the weight
of the common stock, eat no more than
the common ones, ''and are more
hardy" Like everything else on the
farm, sheep pay for cultivation" after
their kind.-Farmer's Voice.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

Doesn't II make you sad when you think
Of the poor" why, no, not particularly.
1t makes me mad, though, when think Of
the rich. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

New Servant-'T found this coin upon
your desk, sir" Master-'Tm glad you are
honest. put it there purposely to test
your honesty" New Servant-'That .
what thought. "-Fligende Blatter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

Mrs. Watts-'Does your husband ride his
wheel on these rainy days?" Mrs. Potte-
mo; he Just stays at home and works the
cyclometer. "-Indianapoli Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

"You will be sorry for the way you have
neglected me when am silent in the
tomb" said Mrs. Peck; think Of that"
envy dear" said Mr.. Peck, as innocently .!
he could, IT cannot imagine such thing
Indianapolis Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

When q church is assigned a new min
lister, the women members think for time
that they have lost all interest in the cause,
but they soon begin to love the new man az
much as they loved the old one.-Atchison
Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

It is a wonder to all busy people how q
loafer manages to keep his clothes 20 long
Washington Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

A woman can't write the minutes of
meeting without adding some comments.
Washington Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal
as q Cough medicine.-F. NJ. Abbott, 1888
Seneca St., Buffalo, N. Y, May 0, 1894.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

Truth crushed to earth will rise again.
And the anne thing is true of barrel hoop
If you happen to step on it just right.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

"Do you go to school, my little mani"
asked the smiling visitor Nawl" drawled
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

No matter in what part of the house .
man leaves things, woman will always
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

People who always pretend that thing!
are told them in confidence, usually wouldn't
know much if they told it all.-Washington
Democrat
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

Bertie-"Are you dining anywhere OF
Thursdayf" Appleby eagerly Thurs
day-no.b Bertie-"How hungry you'll b
ON Friday. It'll Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

The people who think they suffer mosl
generally manage to have pretty good
time.-Washingto Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

Halls Catarrh Cure
Il taken internally. Price 75c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

Papa" Sine qua nom means something
you cannot do without" Little Frank-"Oh,
q WheelW
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

A woman doesn't mind windy day if she
has on silk petticoat.- Washington Demo
crat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

Sonny" said Uncle Eben, don you neb'
Der vase yoh time tryin' ter define what hap
piness is. 1t kin be anything FUN million
dollars down to circus ticket. Washing
ton Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

or meat, or butter and cheese, or other
products which returns to the soil
more nearly all that is taken from 1t
Such a farmer doubtless understands
that bank account repeatedly drawn
upon while nothing is being deposited
to its credit, must soon exhaust the
funds, and that it is the same with
farm run on the same principle. Hence
then, the importance of the rule-re-
turn all available fertilizing matter to
the soil.
Rotation Of crops is another impor-
tant rule in good farming. If it does
not positively enrich the soil, 1t will ~
least retard Its impoverishment He
who grows wheat after wheat corn
after corn, for 20 years, will find that
the fertile value of his farm Is virtual.
ly gone. Not many farms can stand
this drain for even q less number of
years and return even the seed re.
quired to SOW it. A change of crop
gives rest and the soil chance to re-
cuperate ITSELF Many sections of the
country, once famous for their produc-
tiveness of wheat and corn, are SO no
longer, the farms having been ex.
hausted mainly by continuous seed
ing to the same kind of crops. Even If
land be literally MANFRED, 1t will de-
teriorate under such system of crop
ping, only its exhaustion is more tardy.
Deep and thorough breaking is an
other fundamental rule in good farm
ing. Yet, shallow breaking is widely
practiced, perhaps, because farmerswish
to push their work, and shallow burrows
allow wider ones, and so wider fields
can be cultivated. If land be well and
deeply broken, crops will become more
deeply rooted, and will flourish fairly
well from subsoil evaporation without
much rain. And, though in dry wealth
err the first few inches Of the loose sur
face soil be dry and dusty, yet below
this layer comes the moist earth, with
ITS well-sustained supply of nourish-
ment for the rootlets, which would
perish in the drier soil above. Thus,
deep breaking serves against drought
while on the other hand, by its great
err depth its absorbing capacity it in.
creased, and this serves as underdraln.
ing, and also saves much of the soil
from being carried away by excessive
raina.-Cor. Agricultural Epitomist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14

It il needless to say that q man must Doc
Sess . good eye to thread hiA way.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-14
ssStar TobaccO.D

Al you chew tobacco for pleasure, use
Star. 1t is not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
PHYSICIANS BAFFLED.
Prof. Bowman Instructor Of Natural Science Hrsve College, Cured
ola Severe Illness by Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People After Physicians Failed.
From the Republican, Columbus, Ind.

duties. I tried different physicians but with
no relief, and also used many different pro-
Prietary medicines, spending almost fifty
dollars for these medicines alone. I then
succumbed to siege of the grip in the
middle of winter, and was left in much
worse condition. My kidneys were fear
fully disordered, and my digestion became
very poor. I was indeed in bad condition.
"A minister in conference learning of my
condition advised me to try DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. I had heard
much about the wonderful curative powers
OF this medicine, but it was with reluctance
that was fnally y persuaded to try it, as it
seemed that nothing could do me any good.
However, procured three boxes of pills
and took them strictly according to direc-
tions. By the time the last dose was taken
l was almost cured, and in better health
than had been for years. I continued
using the pills awhile longer and was en-
tirely cured. I can cheerfully recommend
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,"
Such was Professor Bowman's s wonderful
story which was further endorsed by the
following affidavit.
HARTsv1L1E, Ind, March 16, 1897
l affirm that the above accords with tho
facts in my case. R. S. BOWMAN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of March, 1897.
LYMAN j. SCUDDER, Notary Public.
STATE OF INDIANA, SIS.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary to give
new life and richness to the blood and re-
store shattered nerves. They are sold in
boxes (never in loose form, by the dozen
or hundred) at so cents box, or six boxes
for 81 so, and may be had of all druggists
or directly by mail from DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schen ectadv N Y
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
Tobacco in a Cricket Ball.

A cricket yarn which is having a fine
run in Australia refers to the use made
of cricket ball by some prisoners who
were allowed to exercise in the yard
of a country gaol.
Drives over the gaol wall became so
frequent that the prisoners did little
else but field and throw the ball back
again
At last the governor became suspi-
cious, and insisted on examining the
ball. 1t was Of India rubber and re-
markably light for it's size. The ex-
planation was that the inside was
composed Of tobacco.
The halves Of the ball screwed to-
:gether neatly, and it is now said to be
one of the treasures Of the gaol muse.
,um.-London Firefly.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
Barrels.

They really are the most useful arti-
cles in the household repertoire.
Among fifty ways Of utilizing them,
here is one:
Fasten on the lower barrel head Sc
"curely. Take out the upper one, to al
low shelf to be fastened in the mid
die, which should follow the line of
the barrel, except on one side, where
the circle must be squared. When this
shelf is securely set in, fasten the Sec
ond barrel head back again, and tight
en- all the hoops. Now saw out gen.
erous-sized door in the center of the
barrel When it opens, the shelf with
its square side should stand across the
middle Of the opening. Put hinges on
the door, and then you have a comfort
able little pantry for cottage use, or,
if washstands are not plentiful, the
inveEtion will serve admirably as one,
if draped so that the barrel-shape
alone is visible. A Turkish towel or,
better yet, toweling cut in circle, will
cover the barrel top nicely, and protect
the drapery below.-Harper's Bazar.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
Free Homes in the Northwest.

Those who are paying rent or carrying
mortgages, or young men without pros
poets of getting home where land is
high in price, should note that the Cana
dian government has large area of fine
farming land which it gives to persons
over eighteen years of age. Soil produces
all staple crops. Climate similar to this.
Good stock and dairy country. An excur-
sion will leave st. Paul and Minneapolis
Wednesday, June %, 1897 and monthly
thereafter to examine these lands. Don't
be misled about far away places you know
nothing about, but select while the chance
is open a free farm of 100 acres to which
the railway fare is low and will not eat
up a large share of your capital For pub
Iications and further information address
Benjamin Davies, Emigra ton Agent
Canadian Government, 154 East Third
street, st. Paul, MINI.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26

When the stomach dtshonors the drafts
made upon it by the rest of the system, il
Is necessarily because it's fund of strength
is very low. Toned with Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters it soon begins to pay out
vlgor in the shape of pure, rich blood, con-
tanning the elements Of muscle, bone and
brain. AS sequence of the new vigo1
afforded the stomach, the bowels perform
their functions regularly, and the liver
works like clock work. Malaria has nc
effect upon a system thus reinforced
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
Most Complimentary.

DO you know, Miss Barker, l am
mighty thankful?'
And what, Mr.. Jones, are you thank
full for?"
THAT all my meals are not eaten in
your company"
Dear me; not very complimentary,
are you"
Indeed, I am. I should starve to
death just gazing at you."-Harper's
BaZar.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
Pat md the COckney.

An Irishman hailing from Dublin re-
Gently came across the channel and en-
listed in line regiment.
One morning, when assembling on
parade for drill, Pat happened to fall
in next to a London recruit. On the
order, "Double!' being given by the
drill sergeant, the cockney was heard
to exclaim: "Oh, hang doubling!'
<'To which Pat Immediately replied:
''And hang London, ye spalpeen!'-
London Answers.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26

Prof. R. S. Bowman, the able instructor
(Ind.,) College, is we'll and favorably
known, not only as an educator, but also
AS minister of the gospel, as for num-
Der Of years he was pastor of the United
Brethren church at Charlotte, Mich, be-
fore coming to Hartsville.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
His First Trfn.

He had never been in one of the fast
elevators. He went to the top all
right. Then came the. descent. 1t
was like lightning. The boy pushed
him out and was about to close the
door, when the old gent hollered out:
Hold on, thar; want ter go back"
"What fer?'
II left my stum.nick up thar" r."-New
York World.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
Rather Awkward,

A teacher examining his class in
Bible knowledge, asked:
What did Samson slay the Philis-
tines With?'
No answer.
Wishing to help them to remember
it, he tapped his jawbone with his
finger, saying:
"What is this?''
Then they exclaimed with a mighty
chorus: "The jaWbone of an ass
Spare Moments.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
MOuldY Butter.

Commenting on our article on the
above subject, the Elgin Dairy Report
while endeavoring to gather informa,
ton in the east, has this to say: "This
matter has been troubling the cream.
erymen in the older districts. Not Ions
since we had our attention called tC
lot of butter shipped from the Elgir
district on which this mould or fungus
growth was very distinctly seen on the
outside Of the package, and had pene.
trated even into the butter. It was
claimed by the receivers of the butter
that it was the use of unseasoned woo6
and the package being kept in a damp
place that had caused this. We were
unable from the examination we made
to find out any cause for fungus
growth, but it seemed to start from the
wood rather than the butter itself, anc
in all cases that we have heard Of late
ly, excepting those on the Pacific coast
the growth seems to start from the
wood, and possibly the quality Of the
wood may be the primary cause of the
growth of the fungus. We shall bf
pleased to hear from any of our cream
cry or commission men who have hat
any experience in that line, to lear1
if they have found any remedy, Oh
learned what the original cause is O.
this mouldy condition both of the pack
age and butter.''
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
One Thing Overlooked.

II read your speech Of yesterday"
said the old senator, "and am of the
opinion that it bears every mark of
genius
The new member grasped his hand
rapturously.
-"except-''
The new member turned pale.
the proper quotation Marks
New York Journal.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
Patents Issued. /

II List of patents issued last week to
Northwestern Inventors:
John Betz, Jordan, Mimi, vegetable
cutter; Reuben B. Disbrow, Owatonna,
Mimi, combined churn and butter
worker; Herbert H. Freeman, Pierre,
S. d., hat holder; Victor Klinger, Slay-
ton Mimi, steam boiler tue front;
Flnney Sprague, st. Paul. Mimi, and
t. o. Sprague, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
rotary evaporator.
T. u. Merwin' Patent Lawyer, $40
Pioneer Press Building, st. Paul. Mimi.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
A White Blackbird,

Askins Cor want Of something bet
ter to talk about-What is the most
remarkable thing you have seen this
year, GrimshaW?
Grimshaw (promptly)-A young wo-
man was called Mamie" and at the
same time possessed sense.-Puck.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
Reduced to Extremfties.

Zone time," said the Travelled board
er, Il got showed in on the Rocky
Mountains, and the only thing seven of
us had for two days to sustain life was
a half-barrel of picked pigs feet"
you were, indeed" said the Cheer
full Idiot, reduced to extremitles."
indianapolis Journal.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26

readers that free package of Peruviana,
the best kidney and liver cure on earth, will
be delivered FREE to any sufferer, if writ
ten for promptly. PERUv1ANA REMEDY Co.,
2S6 9TH St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26

Fruit Draft on Soil.-The average
farmer may be surprised that a cro1
of apples, say "a trees, makes a heav.
ier draft on the soil for manures than
an average wheat crop. The leaves
alone account for a great deal of am.
monia, potash and phosphoric acid. and
these come every year, even if there is
little fruit. The new wood and prun-
ings must also be considered.-Exl
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
DRuNKARDS 9 sAVEnbnz 4 AAVVEnn

The craving for drink Is disease q marvellous
cure for which has been discovered called ''Anti-
Jag" which makes the inebriate lose all taste for
given secretly in tea, coffee, soup and the like.
If Anti-Jag" is not kept by your druggist send
one dollar to the Renova Chemical Co., 66 Broad
way, New York, and it will be sent postpaid in
plain wrapper. with full directions how to give
secretly. Information mailed tree
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke

Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Away.
TO quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full of life. nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac, the wonder-worker that makes weak men
strong. All druggists. SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26

PROF. r. 8. BOWMAN.
Some time ago he had a severe illness
which was cured almost miraculously. A
reporter hearing of this, interviewed him
regarding his experience. Prof. Bowman
was in the midst Of his work when the re-
porter called, but he cheerfully gave him
. hearing.
"a year ago last fall, }" said the professor,
<fI broke down with nervous exhaustion,
and was unable to properly attend to my
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26

A cablegram was lately dispatched
from Manchester, Eng. to Victoria, B. c.,
and the answer was received in ninety
seconds after the questioner first touched
the wire. The entire distance traversed
is 13, 900 miles,
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
Didn't Scare Him o. Bit.

Old Mi!lyuns-Young man, my daugh-
ter tells me that you kissed her last
night.
Percival Tootles-Well, if she wants
to go around Dragging about it, that's
her privilege.-Clev3land Leader.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26

Oats and Peas for Soiling.-As the
earliest crop to be used for soiling,
there is nothing better than oats and
peas mixed and sown at the rate of two
and one-half to three bushels per acre.
They will not yield so much weight as
fodder corn, but that cannot be grown
large enough to cut before we'll into
August AS for peas and oats, by that
time they will have been entirely used
up. From the earliest cutting, about
the last of May, a second light crop
will sprout, which may be cut month
later.-Ex.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26

When Chinese lady approaches mud
>dy place she beckons a boy. The boy
drops on his hands and knees in the mud,
and the lady uses him as a stepping
stone, for which service she gives him q
,amaE coin. - - ----.--:.., z u,
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26

Ensilage, or any food with a pro-
nounced odor, should not be fed lust
before milking. Milk readily absorbs
odors. L. ~ = =
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
A Joke on the Dentist

Mrs. McLubberty-"How did ye git
along wild tn dintist, Murty?
Neutrality-suspicious., he moighty near
kilt me, so he did. But, bedad! Oi hov
tn laugh on him, all the same.
Mrs. McLubberty-Is that so?
McLubberly-Yis. Begorra! he pulled
sfh' wrong toot'.-Judge
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26
IN THE NICK OF Time.
Quick Thought, Strong Nerve, and De-
termined Resolution on the Part Of
the Indians save Many a Life.

AFeW Feet Only Between the Black Chasn
of Death and the Unconscious Victim,
The Indians knowledge of Nature and
Natures Laws Embodied in the Reme-
dies which have Helped Him to Main-
tain for Centuries Body That Lives for
Years and Knows no Pain.
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26

Remember that not all COWS nav,
and there is a limit Of poor produc.
tion beyond which no farmer should
The Cook County herald., 1897-06-26

Where the whte today in his ignorance inability
observer the plunge whose
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-05
A SAD QUEST
Which Was Readily Complied WIN pt '"e
GesanEverein Virginia

The members Of the Gesangverein VIZ
ginia have been requested by the presl-
dent Of the organization. Mr. a. Won "
Rosenegk to assemble this afternoon az >
O'Clock 40 Saengcr Halle. IN order ID i'H-
der song during tho funeral serves
20 be held at 1870 o'clock over the Itiia'i,ee
Of Mrs. Francisco Anspach' the VIE -.
Mr.. T.. Anspach, the caterer VI
Gesangvcrein.
on last Wednesday the members or ~
Gesangverein met at Saengcr haiIe IN .ne
evening for the purpose Of haNins t.l'll
ifst singing rehearsal AFTER tnt S. til
vacation. Professor Charles J.. mullel'
the musical director Of the HesaIls , III
knowing that Mrs Anspach was very ioW'
called az her husbands residence winch
is on the upper floor Of the buillh5' ~
ascertain whether the rehearsal hau hol
better De postponed.
Mr.. Anspach. knowing how tond ms
wife was of music. went TO consul wy
latter. and soon afterwards returned say
ing that his wife did not wish 20 ~
the rehearsal POSTPONED. lie auueu lhal
Mrs. AnsnaCh requested the GesansNereih
20 sing for her benefit her favoute song
"Gruss an dia Heimath" Greetings 70
Homel. which she did not expect 10 near
any more.
The members OF the Gesangvcrein
promptly complied with the request, ana
rendered the song twice. once an the nc
biiHlHs ana ldi'F dt tuf 'i.7 va wy
rehearsal. Never has there been n song
rendered with more emotion than INC one
which bad been requested by the uylhs
wife or Mr.. Anspach. The lady, weak ana
feeble as she was fully appreciated inc
compliment paid her at her request, as
indicated by the expression Of her Tea
lures. she being then hardly able 10 talk
AT the funeral services this afternoon
tho Gesangvcrein will sing the "Gruss am
dia Heimath" in memory of tho lady who
has just passed away after eight months
of intense suffering