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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
PopuIarity and q slap.

One of the incidents that conduced to
give the queen temporary popularity
in Ireland was this: She and the prince,
with the prince of Wales and Prince
Alfred, were driven in their roomy car
rage to Mr.. bargains exhibition. The
streets and windows were thronged.
There were only bright faces, and the
air was filled with cheers. She bowed
very affably; the prince held his hat
little before his forehead, and hardly
bowed. The prince of Wales took OF
. cap with white band and held It
rather gracefully, as if to show that he
should have bowed were the queen not
present. Prince Alfred looked little
sulky and kept his cap on his head.
The queen did not appear to see him,
but she did. She whipped the cap of
his head with enc hand, and with the
other gave him such a slap in the face.
1t was done in an instant and without
any change of countenance. Thunder
ing cheers marked the approval of the
contemporary Review.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
Education of tn. Farmer.

In former times the eduction of the
farmer was sadly neglected along COM
mercial lines. A few years ago he was
not supposed to know much about the
market value of even farm products,
and much less could he have any def
mite knowledge of the worlds COM
modities and of the laws of trade and
of commerce which govern the same.
But the grange, through its associated
efforts and cooperative methods, enar
bles the farmer to obtain a knowledge
of the market value of every farm
product and of every article of sup
plies for the farm and the household,
from a paper Of pins to moving ma
chine or self binder; and more thar
this, he has been taught to estimate
the amount of farm products in this
and other lands, to study the laws OF
supply and demand, to investigate the
manipulations of the market and tt
apply his knowledge as best he may tt
his own conditions of farm life
| Southern Cultivation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Near Elgin, Ore, is young woman
who daily hauls to town a load OF ties
and unloads them herself.
-Trappist monks of monastery in
Dubuque county, Ia, who have hereto
fore had prior sent to them from
Mount Meleray Abbey in Ireland, have
acquired the right to elect an abbot,
and have chosen Rev. Father Alberto.
With three dogs and one man to
help him, the chief rat catcher of the
neighborhood of Fort Madison, Ia,
killed 297 rats in one job of recribbing
five cribs of corn because of the rodents,
and he believes only one rat escaped
him.
While people in eastern sections are
still forming societies having their
basis In the records of ancestors, peo-
pie of Oregon have set out to form
state association of Native Sons of
Oregon, to take part in the pioneer
reunions there.
-R. p. Browning, discovered in Ne
vada, NO., as the champion skunk
hunter, has become the champion frog
catcher, getting so frogs in half an
hour. He uses long pole with a hook
on the end. and, riding into the frog
ponds on horseback, yanks out any frog
that shows himself.
The National Bank of Commences
of Tacoma, Wash, set out to sink well
under the building. Some 20 or 80 feet
below the surface the workmen came
upon some cooking utensils and a
skeleton and inquiry revealed the fact
that the spot had been an Indian burial
ground.
e. f. Doty, of Metamora, Mich,
horsewhipped Congregational minis
ter there, Rev. w. H. Flint, who also
practices medicine, on a charge and
alleged confession of talking deroga-
torily of matron. Doty then com.
planned against himself before jus
tice, pleaded guilty of assault and bat
terry and was fined ten dollars.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
HERE AND THERE.

1t will pay we'll when the weather
is dry and hot to keep the cultivators
going in the cotton.
The cheapest way in which we can
lessen the cost of production is to
shorten the time we take to make it
ready for market. This we must do in
the keeping of all live stock.
Stock is property which grows the
year round, whereas perennial plants
and all productive Rrowths from the
soil are dead property during consid-
cradle portion of the year.
The whey of milk is not nutritious
when fed alone, but it is fattening, and
needs to be fed with rations of wheat
bran, ground oats or peas, all of which
abound in element which promote
growth.
Those having swine to feed far in.
to the winter should prepare green
food for them. Remember it is not the
price per hundred you get, but the diff
ference between the selling price and
the cost of production that determined
the profit S.
-Soiling is, all things considered,
the most economical way to feed cattle
whether for the dairy or the butcher
BY this method a small farm can al
most double its capacity over the meth
cd of pasturing and feeding from tn
ogjb and stack, 49,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
me H.rd Trade Of q King.

Turning first sods; laying founda-
ton stones; opening bridges, hospitals,
libraries, museums and other public
buildings; christening and launching
ships; assisting at bazars; presiding at
public meetings and dinners; organic
Ing funds for benevolent purposes and
attending to the proper administration
of them; patronizing a multitude of in
stltutions and enterprises, and taking
active interest In their management
and developments; preparing and de-
livering hundreds of speeches; receiv-
ing addresses and replying to them; re-
viewing troops and fleets; visiting hos
pitals; representing the nation on i'm
portant occasions throughout Europe;
entertaining foreign royal visitors;
bearing in mind the birthday of every
royal parsonage in Great Britain and
on the continent, and dispatcbing
suitable congratulations; attending Of
ficially and unofficially, balls, concerts
and innumerable other entertainments;
performing these many and varied
duties with minute discretion, so as
never to be associated with a failure,
never to interfere, directly or Indirect
ly, with any of the myriads of public
and privateinterests, and never to cause
friction or to create animosity--if this
by no means comprehensive catalogue
of royal duties is not sufficient to excite
pity, whatever will?-London Truth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

prosperity always in sight in the fu-
ture; just ready to be overtaken, he
is always waiting for something
to turn up. He is full of
theories without single convic-
ton. He disturbs his shallow mind in
the study of complex questions, which
to him, if correctly solved, could be OF
no earthly advantage. If he does the
Fight thing, it is at the wrong time.
With him the most opportune time 10
OCT Of season. The greater his oppor-
tunities the less he attains and the
more disappointing to his neighbors.
He is never at ease when left to his
own reflections, always seeking an OPP.
portunity to give vent to sordid stock
of information through babbling
tongue. If he has farm IL is by in
heritance, which he will soon rid him
self of. Although he considers him
self careful farmer, he has more
bad luck than any of his neighbors.
He starts out on his road to prosperity
by buying every conceivable article
Used in the house or on the farm. no
matter how useless In addition to
buying himself rlch, he also tends to
advancement bf borrowing all the
money in sight and. Endorsing other
peoples paper Oh all occasions. And
when overtaken by adversely, he at
tributes it all to bad luck. without tak-
ing lack of Judgment and industry into
account. If you visit him in the win
ter of his universities, he will tell you
that the weather ant elements of the
past season were against him, and
he made no crop; that his horses
got poor through distemper; that
s'old sook- had died of the hollow
horn, and that he had lost his calves
by weaving them when the sign
wasn't right and that he had lost
his hogs from some new disease, but
that next year he had a great prospect
| and would begin in time and make
enough to pay his debts and have
enough left to fix up the farm. But
why discuss further? Reader. you have
them with you in the sluggards, ''just-
going-to-do-its," and the careless man.
Holy Writ records 1.-The poor We al
ways have with you," which l suppose
includes the ''poor devir and makes
him permanent. if not necessity; but
let you and have a care not to come
under that category.-H. f. Work, in
/ Farmers Home Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

It is related of the late Due d'Aumals
that lack of decision is illustrated by
the following incident: When about to
enter a room at a reception in 1873 he
was asked by the usher what name
should be announced. Gen. lie Due
d'Aumole," he answered; and then, sud-
denly changing his mind, he said: mo;
announce his royal highness. Due
d'Aumale." But. not feeling satisfied
with this, he said: Say merely Due
d'Aumale." Finally he said: Say moth.
ing" and walked in unannounced--N.
Y. TimeA
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
AN APPEAL FOR FREEDOM.
The Cuban League of New York Asks
for Financial Aid.

The Cuban League of New York Asks
for Financial Aid.
The Cuban league of New York,
whose president is Ethan Allen, and
vice presidents such men of national
reputation and honor as Chauncey M.
Depew, Roswell P. Flower. etc., has is
sued the following appeal asking for
financial aid In its patriotic efforts In
behalf of struggling Cuba:
ITO the People of the United States:
A brave and generous people will aid
he oppressed. Cuba is under brutal
tyranny. Inspired by our history she
freely bleeds for independence, and APP
peals to us for help. We must hear,
and hearing, promptly act. An ire
pressible conflict between republican
ism and monarchy was inaugurated by
Washington and his compatriots. and
as trustees of the great political inner
itance from them we must be In that
conflict whether we will or not. when
ever any intelligent people fires the
opening gun for freedom. By an un-
paralleled career of courage and sacri-
flee the Cubans have proved their right
to self-government. Our people. to
keep untarnished the heroic crown of
our fathers, which our government at
Washington for three years has failed
to do, must extend material support to
the embattled heroes on Cuban soil.
The passive policy Of this administra-
ton, In emulation of the last, still re-
pressed the nobler impulses of our PEG
pie, while foul murder continues. To
give now is more than to fight. He who
supplies the weapon is brother In
achievement to him who Yields It.
"a plan for small subscriptions at
local points, deposited there with
banks or business firms, reaches all
Let those who will serve send addresses
| Of themselves and bank to the Red,
White and Blue League, New York.
ETHAN ALLEN.
president of the Cuban League"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
Comparative Value of sheen.

Galen Wilson makes a comparison of
the'value of sheep and cows on farm,
in one of our eastern exchanges, as
follows: There is no definite data rp-
on which to base q comparison, and,
consequently one must assume proba.
BILE results of keeping both cows and
sheep. 1t is fair to suppose that cows
can now be purchased for $40 that will
produce 500 pounds of butter annually,
and that will bring 20 ceuts pound,
or $40. Call the COW 1000
pounds in weight. What will
sustain this weight In bovine
animal. certainly will in sheep. Ten
10O-pound ewes will just equal the
weight of one cow, and they can also
be purchased for $40 Each will have
lamb that can be sold for So, and each
will shear wool worth S1.25, making
the income from the ten sheep S42. so,
beating the cow $3.50.
The labor involved in the two
branches of husbandry can bear no COM
parison at all. The summer scare OF
sheep is almost nothing. In winter IL
is much less than the care of cows.
How is it with cows? Rain or shine,
week days and Sundays alike, that
eternal milking" and cleansing of mill
vessels, care of milk and cream, churn
ing, packing butter and taking it tt
market must be done. II one sells
milk, instead of butter, the case j.
made worse. The hardest part of dairy
ing comes upon the women. Thou
sands of them go to untimely grave.
in consequence of shaving in the farm
dairy. There is more ease and more
money in sheep to-day than in cows
and there always have been.-Farmers
| Home Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.
Some suggestiens which May he of
Value.

Some suggestions which May He of
Value.
Many dropping flowers will freshen
wonderfully If the tips of the stems are
trimmed of and the ends are then
held in hot water for few minutes.
Marshmallow stuffed dates make
delicious after-dinner sweet. Remove
the pits from the dates, fill the space
with marshmallow, and roll the dates
In powdered sugar. One marshmallow
will stuff four dates.
When one is hurried in mailing let
ter, and the only available postage
stamp is found to be without sufficient
glue, moisten the stamp, rub it on the
gummed flap of an envelope, and
quickly press it in place upon the
letter.
When making corned beef hash
moisten it with little beef stock, if
you have 1t, in place of water. pinch
of sugar added with the salt and pep
per helps to bring out the flavor.
In ornamenting summer cottages a
bare corner may be made very eff
fective at trif1ing cost. Secure an
empty nail keg from a hardware store,
cover it with ebony paint and gid the
hoops. Partly fill the key with sand
to give it weight, and fasten piece of
board over the top little larger than
the kcg. Place it in the vacant corner
and cover the wooden top with a fringe
trimmed square of pretty silk or Gre
tonne. Stand an unused ginger jar
or a cheap effective vase upon this ped
estal and fill it with grasses, dried ferns
and cattails.
To stiffen sheer handkerchiefs, laces,
wash silks or any other thin fabric it
is best to use gum arabic starch. To
make it put into bottle one ounce of
gum arabic and pour over it one cup
of cold water; stand the bottle in a
dish of cold water, and place it over the
fire until the gum is dissolved; then
strain it through fine sieve or piece
of cheese cloth into another bottle,
When it is cold put in half gill of alco-
hol, and 1t will keep and be ready ia
use when needed. When dainty laces
are to be stiffened half teaspoonful
of the starch, mixed with a small cup
full of the water, will give the lace
ample stiffness, adding larger
amount of the starch as it is needed fol
different fabrics.-N. Y. Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
DOCTORS AND PATIENTS.
Odd Tales Of Physicians OF the Old
School I'm England.

Odd Tales Of Physicians OF the Old
school I'm England.
A physician with large practice sees
strange sights-some humorous, some
pitiful, and some irritating. Sir Ben
jamin w. Richardson, commenting on
the fact that these singular sights tend
to produce in the doctors mind the
feeling "All things are alike to ALL"
says he once surprised bishop by say
ing that the writer of Ecclesiastes must
have been doctor.
Once a woman who kept a fuel store
brought her husband to DR.. Richardson
in little cart with his body covered
with small coal, under the idea that by
this means she was keeping him warm.
Another woman, to whom he prescribed
an ether mixture, therefore volatile,
first made it warm, in order that it
might be agreeable to take.
He was called in the early days of his
London practice to visit servant in
large house, and overheard the mistress
ask the housekeeper: "What sort of
man is he, and how did he come? Did
he driven
II think you'll like him, ma'am."
replied the housekeeper; "but, poor
man! he is only walking doctor yet"
People made a distinction between
the walking and the driving doctor in
former days. A physician with large
paying practice used to ride in chariot
which cost 300 guineas. Now people do
not care If doctor comes in landau,
or brougham, or cab, provided he
comes quickly.
The old physician was known by
everybody as doctor. He wore long.
broad-tailed coat, knee breaches, Hes
sian boots, frilled shirt with rufflea
at the wrists, and large white cravat
of the finest lawn. He carried o cane
with perforated box at the top, which
held camphor or some other smelling
substance. When he was called to q
consultation, he expected to find table
spread with wine glasses, a decanter OF
brandy and bottle of wine.-Youth'a
| COMPANION.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
RURAL PHILOSOPHY.

There 10 Food In It for Reflection by Every
Farmer.
Dow, Jr., has said that we have three
kinds of poor, viz: Gods poor, the
devils poor and poor devils. Waving
classification of the first two ele-
ments and without being irreverant, it
is the poor devil that we shall get af-
ter. He seems to have come in ex-
isteance backwards and goes through
he world the same way. He was born
about = meath ahead Of his money, his
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
A Translation.

It is related that sophomore one
commencement day was crossing the
campus of Emory college, Oxford, Ca,
with his sweetheart. who stopped to
read the inscription upon the stone to
the memory of Ignatius Few, the first
president. "What does that mean?"
she asked, pointing to the line, Whit
non mortuus est" Proud of his ability
10 translate Latin, the student ex-
plainrd: "sHe lives. No. he don't;
he's dead. IN. !, chyistjap Adyocete.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

Be gentle in stimulating the kidneya
otherwise you will excite and weaken them.
The happiest results follow the use of Hos.
letters Stomach Bitters to overcome renal
inactivity. Avoid the ,inmedicated, fiery
stimulants of commerce. The kidneys have
q delicate membrane easily irritated, and
upon this the action of such excitants is
pernicious. Malarial complaints, indiges-
ton, rheumatism, neuralgia and bihousness
succomb to the corrective influence of the
Bitters.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
Highly Illustrated PubIicatio.s,

Highly Illustrated Pub1fcaticns,
Descriptive of Yellowstone National Park,
Black 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
Homes in Washington and the Puget Sound
Region will be mailed free by the under.
signed. Send fifteen cents for q large col
ored wall map of the United States or PACK
of superior playing cards. L. w. Wakeleys
g. p. A, Burlington Route, St. Louis, Mo.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

The Mead Cycle Company, Chicago, Is
The original house to sell reliable bicycles at
low prices direct to the rider. They age
built up large business by their Honorable
dealings and have won the confidence of
their customers. They ask the public to be-
lieve that the house which leads and con-
trolls the best source of supply is the best
house to do business with.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28
Real warn weather Rest and Corr
fort.

There is a powder to be shaken into the
shoes called Aliens Foot-Ease, invented ~
druggists and shoe dealers say is the best
thing they have ever sold to cure swollen,
burning, sore and tender or aching feet.
Some dealers claim that it makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. It certainly will cure
corns and bunions and relieve instantly
sweating, hot or smarting feet. 1t costs only
q quarter, and the inventor will send . sam
pie free to any address.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

Black and gray are the colors most
used. The liking this year for gray
Is perhaps explained by the rage last
year for ecru. 1t is a swing-back of
the pendulum. The gray is very pale,
almost white, and SO is best suited for
dress-up gowns, while the black goes
for travelling and other utility wear.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

"Wcll, whirley, did you find the divine
creature returned your love?' Yes, Just
as soon as / offered it to her. "-Detroit Free
Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

have found Piso's Cure for Consumption
an unfailing medicine-F. r. Lott, 1905
Scott St., Covington, Ky, Oct. l, 1894.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

Greater Glasgow is often held up as
model municipality. There is some
thing in the claim With a population
of s53, 900 it has only 4e4 doctors.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

"The tourist has hit the town again.
said Slug Seven. "That fellow is type,
isn't he?" "Typew responded Slug Flew
en-. He il case. Autographs Jour
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

Dead beats all know just what property
is exempt from execution. Washington
Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

It often happens when it is predicted
that a man will come to some bad end that
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

Mr.. ]. R. Palmer, of Chattanooga, has
faith enough in tho townspeopls to ID,
vsytise tor he lest umhrslls.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1897-08-28

Every man thinks he is the hardest man
To shave in town.-Washington Democrat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-17
COLD-BLOODED MURDER.
Deputy Sheriff Kills "a Man, and Is
Threatened with ~Lynching.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May 16.-Deputy
Sheriff Jesse f. Heard shot and killed S. T.
Blair, at the latter's place of business, at
$50 o'clock tonight. Blair, who was pro-
prietor of the American stables, was sit
ting in a chair on the sidewalk, leaning
against the wall of his building, when
Heard approached him and asked how
many boarderS he had. Blair was counting
on his fingers, when Heard pulled a A
caliber revolver and fired three times, each
shot taking effect near the heart. Blair
sank back and died ten minutes later.
Heard deliberately walked to the Capitol
Hotel, where he purchased a cigar, and was
enjoying it when Sergeant King and OFF,
GERS Jones, SlOcomb and NeWlin arrested
and disarmed him. He was taken to Jail
and placed in the condemned cell. Heard
is a desperate man and had frequent shoot
ing scrapes in this State and in Mississippi.
He killed a negro in this city several years
ago, and prior to his advent to Arkansas
killed a man in Senatobia, Miss. When
seen in Jail tonight he denied the shoot
ing, saying he knew nothing about it, not
withstanding several persons witnessed the
shooting. Blair was a peaceful, quiet citi-
zen and stood we'll in this city, where he
has resided since 1883. He was prominently
Men and other societies. Intense excitement
prevails tonight in the vicinity of the Jail,
and threats of lynching can be heard on all
sides. Sheriff Kavanaugh has taken extra
precautions to prevent the threats being
carried into execution.