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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08
HERE AND THERE.

"A rusted tin vessel will faint any
milk left standing in it with an ex-
ceedingly disagreeable order and taste,
and this faint will pass into the butter
made from such milk.
1T will not pay to keep stock SIM
ply for the purpose OF manufacturing
fertilizers, but the man who neglects
this product of his stock entirely will
find that he sacrifices one of the impor-
tant sources of profit.
III the garments OF a dairyman are
offensive, his stable must smell worse.
He has not learned his first lesson.
However constructed. the stable can
be kept nearly odorless, in both prac-
tical and sanitary sense, and will be
at no time offensive.
"A taste of something green will
freshen up the cows wonderfully in
the spring, and nothing will be better
than a. few acres of fall sown rye.
Either let the cows out or carry it to
the stalls, and the cows will return
thanks in an increased flow of milk.
The calf should be taught to lead by
the halter. or to quietly stand, long
before when. as cow she will be
forced to submit to these restraints
A kind and gentle disposition Is of de-
cided money value when you come to
the time Of putting her into the DAIRY.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

After the fall of Khartoum in 1855
an enormous quantity of stores had to
be destroyed, owing to The want of
transport. Among them were about
1,000, 900 rounds of ammunition, which
wss ordered 10 be thrown into the
Nile. The duty Of experimenting its
destruction fell to Gen. Sir Herbert
Kitchener, and when it was finished he
found. to his dislnay, that the contents
of two Of the boxes thrown into the
river were not ammunition, but 10000
gold sovereigns apiece, about 500, 900.
1t is hardly probable that any attempt
will be made to recover the lost treas
ure when the expeditionary forces
reach the spot. for after . lapse Of IS
years 1t must be buried beyond all hope
Of recovery in the mud Of which the
bed at the Nile Is composed Chicago
Enter Ocean.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08


We are of the opinion that the own.
ers OF small farms, say from ten to
forty acres, do not, as rule, raise as
many hogs as they wouldbe iustifi ed
in doing. The reason generally given
is that they do not raise enough corn
to feed large herds. There are two OBJ
vious reasons, ii not more, why the
small farmer may profit by raising as
many hogs as he can. The first is that
year in and year out the price of corn
and pork is such that it may be fed
with profit to hogs. The past three
or four years, in the corn belt, their
crops that in the grain market would
have realized from IL to rs cents q
bushel, have averaged them from 80 to
As cents in pork making. This margin,
while 1T may appear abnormally large,
is not an unusual one. Another avenue
of profit from hogs to the small farmer
is always open. 1t is the sale of pigs at
weaving time to large farmers and
other feeders. This is always profit
able as beyond the keep of the sows
the pigs cost the raiser almost nothing
up to the time they are sold. A small
farm near a town, and most small
farms are near town, always has q
splendid market for young pigs among
people who desire one or two pigs to
consume the offal from the kitchen. 1t
is frequently impossible to buy such
pigs even at two or three times their
value, which such patrons are often
willing to pay. The small farmer, too,
If he is careful in his breeding, can
find good market for many pigs as
breeders. There are hundreds of farm
ers who want good breeding animals
who seek them among their neigh.
bors and are willing to pay a
handsome price, but will scarcely ever
send abroad for animals. The small
farmer, too, as his general duties are
circumscribed, leaving much time on
his hands, is better fixed than his
buster neighbors for raising two lit
ters year. With suitable quarters
he can raise fall pigs successfully, be-
cause he has the time to give them per-
sonal attention. He also has the time
to gather up the slops and waste of
nearby towns and be gladly welcomed
by the housekeepers. who will thank
him for removing the slops that they
are anxious to get rid of. Such feed
will make lots of pork, and may be Sc
cnred at no cost except that CT the time
which he will probably spend idly.
All in all, we believe the small farmer
who m anages rightly is in position
to make more money on hogs than his
more pretentious neighbor, if he only
manages Systematically. = Western
Swineherd.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08
Principles of Controlling Horses.

Horses are essentially creatures OF
habit. OF gentle, confiding DISPOSE
ton but excessively nervous; timid at
times, irritable, and prone to resist
strenuously anything that frightens
them. II, for example, you put rope
halter on an unbroken colt and tie
him to post, the more the rope cuts
into his tender skin the greater will be
his struggles, while he will soon yield
to halter that infiicts no pain.
Through nervous fright horses some
times become panic stricken and abso-
lutely uncontrollable. They suffer
also occasionally from what, for want
of better name, may be called 'snerv-
GUS paralysis" when they seem to be
physically incapable of motion. This
condition is almost invariably the re-
suit OF brutal treatment, and the only
reasonable explanation of it is that the
first emotion aroused in the horse by
punishment is fear; that when he
finds that he can not escape, anger and
spirit of resistance are mingled with
his fright, and that these combined
emotions produce this morbid state.
The horse is quick to take advantage
of the ignorance or fear of those who
control him. AS compared with the
dog he is somewhat slow of compre-
hension, but he differs from the dog in
this also, that he seldom becomes s.too
old to learn new tricks" and his mem
DRY is so retentive that he never for
gets what he has once thoroughly
learned.
1t may be also set down as rule,
with but few exec options, that he means
to do just right; if he errs it is either
from ignorance, pain or fright; rarely
from stubbornness or vice. This seems
to be generally unknown. ar at least
disregarded, for of all animals the
horse is the least understood, the most
harshly judged and unjustly treated,
and for the least infraction of disci-
pline, is too often brutaly punished.
If men who train horses would control
their tempers, and endeavor to ascer-
tain the cause of the animals misbe-
havior, they would find that there is
often a good excuse for his actions
Our Animal Friends.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08
DYNAMITE GUNS.


Dynamite guns. such as are used
upon the Vesuvius, are operated upon
an entirely different principle from
the ordinary powder guns. They have
engines and boilers and air compress
sors and coolers, and all sorts of in
tricate machinery, in house not far
away, by which the projectiles are
fred. The dynamite or gun cotton, or
explosive gelatin, or whatever the ex-
plosive material may be, is contained
In the projectile only. This projectile
is called an "aerial torpedo" by the
manufacturers, and is exploded by
means of fuse, similar to any powder
guns.
Dynamite or any other high explo-
sive cannot be used in an ordinary can
non because the powder would explode
the dynamite before it left the gun.
therefore, the system of using COM
pressed air came into vogue as the
only method of throwing dynamite to
any distance. The system is popularity
known as Zalinski's, although that
naval officer is not connected with the
manufacture of the projectiles or the
guns. The air is compressed and
passed along through various tubes
before reaching the gun, and is used to
about 1000 pounds pressure to the
square inch, which is much less than
the power of powder. Dynamite will
be exploded at about 5000 pounds
pressure to the square inch. These
guns are enormous affairs, smooth
bore, so feet in length, made Of the best
iron, in three sections, Hanged and
bolted together, and supported on a
steel carriage. The carriage is mount
ed upon steel racing ring. so-called,
and the system of handling is by means
of an electric motor. AS these guns
are covered by large number of
patents, they are very expensive, cost
ing the government many thousands
of dollars each. Fifteen men, in re-
lays. are required to work them.
The gunner stands upon a platform
on the left side of the carriage, uses
fine telescope sight, and when all is
steady he pulls lever which allows
the compressed air to enter the gun,
and the discharge takes place. These
guns are all loaded at the breech, and
the projectile is handled by separate
carriage. The projectile is about ten
feet in length for the 15-inch gun. and
when charged with 500 pounds of dyna-
mite or gun cotton weighs fully 1000
pounds. 1t is steel tube composed of
walls three-sixteenths of an inch thick,
and has spiral vane at the rear. The
fuse is foot in length and weighs 20
pounds. This fuse contains 2i. pounds
OF dry gun cotton and few grains of
illuminate OF mercury as q detonator.
1t is set to explode at impact, or as the
gunner may desire as to time. -Leslie's
Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08
NO WOMAN rs EXEMPT.

Regularityis a matter of Importance
In every woman's life. Much pain is,
however, endured in the belief that it
is necessary and not alarming, when
in truth it is all wrong and indicates
arrangement that may cause serious
trouble.
Excessive monthly pain itself will
unsettle the nerves and make women
old before their time.
The foundation of woman's health is
. perfectly normal and regular per-
Torrance of natures function. The
statement we print from Miss GER
rRUDE SKIES, of Eldred, Pa, Is echoed
In every city, town and hamlet in this
country. Read what she says:
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I feel like
new person since following your adj
vice, and think it is my duty to let the
public know the good your remedies
have done me. My troubles were pain
full menstruation and leucorrhea. 1
was nervous and had spells Of being
confused. Before using your remedies
I never had any faith in patent medi-
cines. now wish to say that never
had anything do me SO much good for
painful menstruation as Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound; also would
say that your Sanative Wash has cured
me of leucorrhea- hope these few
words may help suffering women"
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
euce in treating fonna1a fila ie NINA raj.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

I do now, even in my younger days. l am
naturally a robust man, but that stomach
trouble, together with rheumatism, which
afterward set in, were making fast inroads
upon my health and am satisfied that it
would have been but a short time before my
comrades would have been conducting the
regulation funeral ceremonies over my re-
mains, had ! not CHANGED to read of and
taken DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
There are several others in the home who
are taking these pills and are receiving great
benefit" RICHARD DUNN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
LIST day Of Nov, 1897.
HENRY GIBSON, Notary Public.
Sergeant Dunn is perfectly willing that
anyone should write him in reference to his
case, provided stamp is enclosed for reply.
All the elements necessary to give new
life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves are contained in a con-
densed form in DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
They are also specific for troubles peculiar
to females, such as impressions, Irregular
ties and all forms of weakness. In men they
cure cases arising from mental worry, over
work or excuses of whatever nature.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08
The Fighfing seventy-First.

Out in Salt Lake City, when paper speaks
OF the fighting Seventy first one is in
doubt whether the item refers to the regi-
ment now in Santiago or some mans latest
matrimonial venture.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

ammonia the material you are buying
for home-mixing contains, then you
can mix intelligently, and your results
1t harvest will be satisfactory.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

Examiner-"What part of speech is tn
word amp" Smart Youth-"What, tn
am what you eat, sir, or the am what vol
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

Dason-What sort of policy do you think
Spain ought to adopt now?
Mason-Accident, fire, marine and as
many other kinds of policy as she can lay
hands on.-N. Y. Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

Counsel-"You're a nice fellow, amt
you?" Witness-sYes, sir, and if were not
on my oath would say the same about yon."
-Boston Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

A bargain is something you don't want,
bought with money you can't afford to
spend, because you think it is worth more
than it cost-Tit-B Bits.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

She-"T don't believe there was hat in
church to-day that didn't see" HEX
cept the one that was passed for the collec-
ton. Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08
TOLD BY THE SERGEANT.

T.om the Democrat. Grand Rapids, Mich
:. At thu. Michigan Soldiers Home, in Grand
Rapids, lives Sergeant Richard Dunn, hale
several wounds sustained in some of the
battles of the Civil War. In recountine his
experience to reporter, Mr.. Dunn said:
About a year and half ago began to
have trouble with my stomach. NV suffer-
ing was so intense that tried different medi.
cines and doctored with several physicians.
but without permanent relief.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

my friend" said Keedick to tramp who
had asked him for u dime, why don't you
go and wash YOURSELF" I'm too patriotic
for that, boss" replied Soled Spooner.
Dirt isnot patriotism" No, but I'm afraid
~ get hold of piece of CASTLE soap by mis-
take. Town Topics.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

Some people are forever putting thcil
feelings under other peoples feet and then
.-vinG because they are hurt.-Ram's Horu.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

A would-be playwright brought to we'll
known actormanager play for him to read.
The actor found it execrable and when the
author demanded verdict felt it a kindness
to point out the mistakes he had made. But
the tyro waxed wroth. s'Do you know that
play cost me years hard labor?" he ex.
returned the imperturbable actor; ga more
lust jvdge would have made it ten years.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

Il suppose your wife misses you a great
deal" inquired lady of commercial trav-
eler. well, no. For woman, she has
remarkably straight aim" was the reply
Answers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

Daglow-sWhat do you think of tho
weather." Snubbler-''Excuse me; DOM
swear."-Roxbury Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

Aliens Foot Ease, powder for the feet.
It cures painful, swollen, nervous, smarting
feet and instantly takes the sting out Of
corns and bunions. It's the greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Allen e Foot Ease makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t is certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot, tired, ach-
Ing feet. Try It today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, sc. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. 0lmsted. lie Roy, N. Y.
Lacked Originality.
He-And am really and truly the FIRST
man you ever kissed?
She-Why,- of course, you are, stupid.
Stupid! Why do you call me that?"
Because you are not original. At least a
dozen men have asked me the very same
question. Chicago Evening News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

Cruel Woman. = Greymais = "Mv wife
didn't say word when | got home 80 late
the other morning" Betterhaws-"That
was kind" "As was saying, she didn't saw
a word when | got home She waited until
! got sleepy. "-Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

IT read an
account of
Dr. Wi l.
liams' Pink
Pills forPale
People hav-
ing cured a
case much
Xix 9 mine,
and / decid-
ed to give
them q trial,
which / did.
"a fter
taking five
boxes / was
e U r e d. /
never felt
better than
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

You shall be rich and famous" said the
fortune teller. "Alas!" cried the sitter.
Then | am undone. For my dream was to
devote my life to art. "-Philadelphia North
American.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-10-08

suit the farmers notion as to what he
thinks his land requires Fertilizers
bought from the retail dealer contain
ing the above per cent. of available
plant food will cost from sea to S2s per
ton. The farmer can mix it himself
for SIG to SIS per ton. There is no se-
cret about the mixing; just pile it all
up on the barn floor, and with shovel
a good hand will mix and bag ton
in an hours time. Some may ask
where does this difference in
price come in. The eight or ten
dollars difference in price of ready
mixed goods and those the farmer can
make himself goes to pay local agents
their four or Eve dollars per ton profit,
travelling salesmen's salaries, officers
salaries. extra freights. risks, etc.
Before the farmer attempts to mix
fertilizers for himself he should know
enough about the business to know
just what he wants or what elements
of plant food his soil is deficient in.
Unless he studies the question long
enough and careful enough to know
this, he had better buy . complete fer
tilizer and pay the extra price for it.
Fertilizer manufacturers and their
local agents antagonize this idea
of farmers mixing their fer
tilizers at home, but these are
times when the farmer must save all
he can. avoid the spending of ready
cash in every way possible, If he is to
prosper in life, and as fertilizers are
now usually bought it is very heavy
tax for us to pay. In buying get your
materials by the carload, else there
will be very little saving in it to you.
If you do not need carload yourself,
go in with your neighbors and buy
what you want. There are good, reli-
able manufacturers who will sell di-
rect to the farmer if you only know
where to find them. In buying always
buy on guaranty, that is, know just
what per cent Of phosphoric add az
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-01

His regiment marched forth LOOT
strong and half Of them fell on the
battlefield. Eighty of the Fifth Iowa
were captured In the battle Of Mis-
sionary Ridge, and Mr.. Byers was
among this number Of unfortunates.
They were moved hither and thither
from prison to prison, and finally
marched to q spot les Columbia In
South Carolina. A few weeks later
they were moved into the town Of Co.
lumbia and placed in the yards Of an
asylum surrounded by a high brick
wall. Little of all that was going for
ward In the great outside world ever
reached the prisoners, but they found
out that Sherman was on the ,move
and carrying everything before him.
They learned that he had taken Savan-
nah, and courage and hope came to
them in their dreary and desolate sur
roundings.
zone night" says Maj. Byers, while
pacing up and down and cogitating on
the wonderful success Of Sherman's
campaign, L wondered what they
would call it. 1t vas not a battle only,
l reflected. but a march as well-and a
march to the sea. Instantly the thought
struck me Of a song."s r
While walking about in the darkness
for warmth, Maj. Byers partly COM
posed the song and finished it the next
day. He showed it to several of his
fellow-prisoners and one of them,
Lieut.. Rockwell, set the song to music.
There was a glee club among the pris-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-01
Ants and Their Cowa-

The fact that ants used aphids for
mich cows was discovered nearly a
century ago, but the special care given
to their live stock has been a subject
Of more recent study, says the Chau-
tauquan. Almost any one may have
observed ants running up and down
the. trunks Of trees and shrubs. 1t is
no Joy of climbing nor desire for a
wide outlook that leads the ants to as;
cend trees, but because the leaves of
the trees afford pasturage for their
small cattle, the aphids. These little
creatures exude voluntarily drops Of a
sweet liquid known as honey dew.
The process of milking is this: The
ant comes up to the aphid and pats it
on the back with her antennae, at
which the flattered and pleased aphid
gives forth the honey dew, which the
ant eats with every sign of enjoy.
ment. '. ,.
1t might seem at first glance that
the benefits of this relationship accruei
only to the ants. However, this is not
the case: The ants are fierce defend
ers OF. their fiocks, and make It very
uncomfortable for the many insect
enemies of the aphids. Some species
OF ants build sheds over the aphids
upon the trees and other species re-
move them to the safety Of their own
nests; but the special claim Of the. ants
as aphid protectors lies in the care OF
the aphid eggs, which are shown as
much attention as their own.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-07-01
The Retort Courteous,

The noted French writer, Piron, was
a: wit whose reputation for brilliancy
OF. speech was unrivaled. He was ia
nous for his flashing retorts; but even
the best of us sometimes have to bow
to superiority, though it be only tenn
porarily. I'D
A lady once thoughtlessly asked
Piron in company whether he could tell
her the difference between a woman
and q mirror. - '}*
, 1T is, madam" said Piron, instantly,
that a mirror. reflects without speak.
ing, and a woman speaks without re-
flecting."
VERY well, Monsieur Plron," she re-
piled, a little nettled by the remark;
''but can you tell me the difference be.
tween a mirror and a men?"
NO." answered the poet.
"Oh," was the reply, ut is this, Mon
sieur Eiron. A mirror is always pol
ished, but mar Is not always so."-
Youths Companion.
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toned the sombrero, hence the most
up-to-date young persons are wearing
them. It Is big and dashing and West
ern like, but not becoming until the
modern girl has given it an indefna-
BILE touch all her own. Then it is the
most picturesque thing in town.
The sombrero Is carrying off all the
laurels as the correct hat for outdoor
sports. The bicycle hat, the golf cap
and the long popular soft felt Alpine
are losing their popularity.
The hat Is trimmed In its own indi-
yidual way. A band of finely striped
ribbon encircles the crown, generally
In the Roman shades. At the left side
q single quill is caught with a silver
buckle, and the stem Of the quill to be
absolutely correct must not only be
thrust through the buckle, but the. end
Of it must be bent up. The hats come
in e color, gray, black and a dun
shade. Many Of them are sold with
just a plain leather strap around the
crown fastening at the side with a
small buckle.
The more the hats suggest the genu-
Inc cowboy the more they are to be de-
sired. Such are fashions eccentricities.