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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-11
Profit IN Sheen.

A shepherd can make from 25 per
cent to so per cent on his investment
in mutton sheep, according to his
skill. A good breeding eve can pro-
duce enough wool to pay for keeping
her. A eve can be kept in thrifty con-
dition, being fed such coarse folders
as straw, clover hay and corn fodder,
with one-haH pound of grain daily
when she requires it, at cost of one
cent per day, during the period of
most expensive feeding. To pay for
her keep she needs to produce no more
than ten pounds of good wool. and
that a mutton eve can do. In addition
to the wool the returns from a eve
will be at least one lamb-the average
of the mutton breeds is nearer one
and half. From the facts derived
from our experimental work it is safe
to say that, charging foods at market
prices, mutton can be put on the mar
ket on foot for at least three cents per
pound. Such mutton as can be fur
nished at that cost will sell for six
cents, and the sheep should weigh $50
pounds. Here is profit of $3.50 from
sheep under the most moderate cir
cumstances. / have known ewes of
mutton breeding to produce each year
clear profit of $40 to $15.-Western
Plowman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-11
HERE AND THERE.

I'm dairying for butter it doesn',
pay to keep 10O-pound cows. One such
in herd plays havoc with the net re-
suits and is a dead expense.
Wool buyers talk very glibly
about the surplus of wool in this coun-
ny, but an authority ON the subject
says it is well to remember this sur
plus will not be in the warehouse six
to twelve months hence.
Avoid the rush in the spring time
by cleaning out the dead wood from
the blackberries, raspberries, currants
and gooseberries. A little later rub
off superfluous new sprouts from any
stems which require il.
When men who have spent their
years in investigation confess that
milk is to-day>a great mystery to
them, what must it be to the man who
has never given it an hours study or
reading in his life?
"A farmer who can sit at a rousing
fire on cold winter evening and
munich peanuts or crack pecans and
jokes. while his pigs are squealing for
comfort and the family COW shivering
on the south side of the fence-but al
there are so many such, perhaps we
had better carefully conceal than
openly express our opinion of him OF
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thoroughly demoralized ghost, he was
the one.
"0h, my! but amt it funny?' Billy
chuckled. "And Cap'n Kids ghost,
tool" And it was weeks before he got
over chuckling.
The next day he came over to see the
boys.
Il saw ghost last night" he said to
Roscoe.
Frank wasn't to be seen. "He was
Sick" Roscoe said.
Roscoe looked foolish, but asked no
questions.
"And it was Cap'n Kidd rs ghost, . went
on Billy, solemnly. "Oh, you needn't
look as If you didn't believe me-" to
Jake. ut was a real ghost. grabbed
hold of 1t and whaled it with hickory
stick, and wasn't bit afraid of II.
neither"
Many time after that Billy told
them about his adventure with the
ghost of Cap'n Kidd, and always SO So
berry that they really believed, at last.
that he thought he had seen q ghost.
and did not suspect their connection
with the affair. So he got the credit Of
being brave enough to face what he
really supposed was visitor from the
dead.
II they could have known just what
he knew aboutit. they could have easily
accounted for his courage.
Franks back was sore for a. week
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-11
MAY HAVE TO GOVERN HAYrI.
to Interfere to stop Vicious
Practices.

A mulattress with a plump baby in
her arms reached Philadelphia on =
sailing vessel from Hayti the other day
and declared her eager desire to be-
come resident of the United States.
1t was necessary for her to get bond
as guarantee that she would not be-
come public charge, and while the in !.
cidental formalities were in progress
somebody asked her why she had
come from tropical island and her
own people to live among strangers,
where the making of a living is task
by no means easy. The woman an
swered with an earnestness, that said
much for her sincerity and something
for her accuracy, that she left Hayfi
because the season for certain canni
balistic rites in the district where she
lived were coming on, and that her
child would have been killed and eaten
if she had not left the country.
This horrible charge has been made
against the Haytians many times and
rs often denied by them, but the de-
mails have not carried the weight of
the accusations, and the best authori-
ties regard it at least as highly prob
able that in parts of the black repub-
lsc heathenish customs of the most
frightful sort have been practiced ever
since the expulsion of the French. The
.Haytians are now very close neighbors
of our own, and it remains to be seen
what the consequences of this prox-
unity will be. The old isolation is sure
to be broken down, business and other
relations with Americans are inevita-
bic, and existing conditions in Hayti
may well become as uncomfortable to Us
as were those of Cuba under Spanish
rule.
Even if cannibalism is a mere
sporadic crime in Hayti, there are
other things there practically worse
and morally almost as bad about which
there is no doubt whatever. The gov
eminent is corrupt and sanguinary,
and the treatment of white foreigners
is often atrocious. The Haytians have
had many years in which to develop
the power Of self-government, but they
remain far below the standard Of
civilization, and harsh critics declare
that they are sinking rather than ris-
ing. Moreover, this island is potential
ly of great value. There is basis for
prophecy in that fact.-N. Y. Times.
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Very Low Rates Via the Missouri,
Kansas 4 Texas Railway.

Semi-monthly excursions to the souths
Tsxas, the Empire state of the Union, un.
paralleled as to resources and products and
with an area exceeding all the Eastern and
Middle States. The statistical reports Of
products, as compiled by the commissioners
of Texas, indicate this section as having the
greatest possible advantages in its mild and
equable climate and in the variety and pro-
ductiveness of its soil. For further infor-
nation, descriptive pamphlets and dates OF
excursions, apply to H. F. Bowsher, Dist. P.
A., Cincinnati, O.
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pgNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Billy-.Does your mother give you
anything if you take your medicine
without crying?" Billy-"No; but she
gives me something if don't."-Yonk-
ers Statesman.
Little Mildred-"Say, Tommy, do you
know what a category is?" Little
Tommy-"Course! It's the place where
the cats goes to when they die."-
Cleveland Leader.
Suited to Him.-The Pugilist-"Say,
hut the part of Othello is just me style. "
The Patron-"Could you play it?" The
Pugilist-"Sure! / never saw nybody
yet couldn't smother in two rounds. ,
IN. Y. Journal.
1.-THE wheelmen all voted for him. =
Certainly. He is the author of the law
forbidding anybody to walk on the
street faster than two miles an hour, or
after dark without bell and lantern p
Detroit Journal.
Mrs. Dix-"They say Mrs. Peck
speaks four languages" Mrs. Xix
Indeed! And how many does her hus-
band speak?" Mrs. Dix--'Oh, he
doesn't dare speak any when she is
around. chicago Daily News.
A Patriot, Anyhow. Brethren"
said the political orator. II admit Il
was never in the war, but had two rel
atives who were killed there" 'And
what were you a-doin' of all that time p
asked a man in the crowd. my friends, =
said the orator, Il was busy maxim
collins for 'em!"-Atlanta Constitution.
Mrs. Niftie-"What beautiful china!
/ wonder how Bentleigh can afford
such extravaganza" Mrs. Passay-.
THAT is no mystery. It's cheaper in
the end, you know. The dishes are so
handsome that in their admiration his
guests forget to eat as much as they
otherwise would. Transcript
Mrs. Griggs- getting more
terribly absent minded every day!"
Mrs. Briggs-"Why, what's he done
now?'' Mrs. Griggs-"I told him to tie
a knot in his handkerchief to remem-
Der to get me some thread the other
day, and he tied the knot without even
noticing that he hadn't any handker-
chief."-Town Topics.
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shelter he was to step out suddenly ana
confront Billy when he came along.
Billy was not long in coming. for he
was as anxious for the fun as the boys
were. He felt angry to think that they
doubted his bravery, and he was indig-
nant to think they would attempt to
play such trick on him. He wanted to
convince them, if not himself, of his
fearlessness, and he also wanted to give
vent to his resentment in way that
they wouldn't forget very soon.
He came up the road whistling. Just
as he was opposite the stump up rose
a tall figure in white.
The boys fully expected to see Billy
run as fast as his legs would carry him.
But he did no such thing. He stopped,
stayed hard at the figure in white, and
then drawled out, solemnly:
BE you ghost?''
"I'm the ghost of Capt Kidd" was
the reply. in a sepulchral voice.
Capt. Kidd was one of Billy's pet
heroes.
'.Be you looking for some of the gold
you buried?" asked Billy.
"Yes!" answered the ghost. "If you'll
dig by the old oak tree down by the
bend in the river. maybe you'll find
pot of it,
"I1l see about it," answered Billy.
But If you're Cap'n Kidd, / think I'd
ought to thrash you for your wicked
doings. I'm going to-"
And, like fash, Billy sprang at the
ghost and caught him by the arm. He
had long, tough stick of hickory in his
hand, and he laid it over Franks shout
ders in way that made him yell with
pain.
Don't, Billy, don't!" cried Frank.
trying to break away. but Billy's strong
hand held him in grasp of iron. 'Let
me go, please! I did it just to have
some fun with you'll"
sand I'm having some fun with you,
just as said would if ever saw
ghost" said Billy. II didn't s'pose I'd
see one so soon, and here am laying
it onto Cap'n Kidd. say, cap'n, like
to hear about you, but don't you go APP
pearing to me very often, or I'll make
it unhealthy for you, for reckon I'll
have to thrash you for old doings every
time l can lay hands on you. You
didn't have any mercy on folks, and
won't on you."
And thick and fast fell the blows on
Franks back.
Roscoe, why don't you help? He's
killing mel" screamed Frank, but Ros-
coe dared not interfere.
''Have you got some. relation round
here, cap'n?" asked Billy. "If you have
I'll give him going over, too, now I've
got my hand in. / can do it just as well
as not"
Roscoe had no doubt of his ability to
do it If the opportunity was offered. He
didn't intend toallow him the oppor-
tunity, however. so he climbed over the
fence and took a Decline for home.
When Billy felt satisfied that he had
given the ghost of Capt. Kidd some of
the punishment that rather mythical
person deserved, if tradition is true, he
relaxed his hold, and Frank freed him
self, and left the scene of his gbostly
exploits in a manner more expeditions
than dignified. If ever there was q
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-11

A village Clergyman tells this story: He
was walking through the outskirts of his
parish one evening, when he saw one of his
Pensioners very busy withdrawing his cot
tage. Pleased at these somewhat novel
signs of cleanliness, he called out: well,
Jones, see you are making your house nice
and smart" With mysterious air Jones,
who had recently taken the cottage, de.
to the hedge which separated the garden
from the road. That's not 'xactly the rea.
son why I'm doing of this ere job" he
whispered, "but the last two couples as
lived in this ere cottage 'ad twins; so | says
to my missus, I'll take an whitewash the
place, so as there mayn't be no infection. Ye
see, sir, as 'ow we got ten children already"
-Cornhill Magazine.
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"Why is it," he asked, "that beautiful
women are always the most stupid?"
Sir she replied, Jam l to UNDER
stand that Jon desire to cast reflections
upon my mental capacity?"
20. no." he hurriedly replied; II have
always said that you were one of the
brightest girls l ever"
But he didn't finish. Before he could
do so he realized that he had said the
wrong thing, and could never make Is
right. -Stray storiea
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-11

THAT child must be taught that it can't
have everything it wants, !" said Mr.. Blykins,
sternly.
yes" said the mother, "but don't
think we ought to devote too much atten-
tion to that part of his education. After he
grows up it probably won't be many years
before he realizes, as most people do, that
he's lucky to get anything be wants" IN. Y.
World
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Luccheni,. Punishment.

A friend, intimate with the prison
system of Switzerland, was telling me
the otherday of the fearful torture that
the sentence of perpetual seclusion
passed on Luccheni, the assassin of
the empress of Austria, involves. For
the first six months he will be in a
dungeon eight feet under ground,
where never sound is heard, and only
the faintest streak of light is admitted.
He dare not speak to his jailers, and
the punishment is severe if he makes
the slightest remark, unless it is in re !.
ply to question. When his spirit is
broken by this treatment he is removed
to. a better-situated cell. but the same
silence prevails. To the end of his
days the powers of speech and hearing
are denied him. As rule. the prison
ers go raving mad.-To-Day.
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How to maintain the fertility of hia
farm is often a serious problem for the
farmer, and in the solving of this
problem there are several important
| points to be considered. For instance
soil may be in need of phosphoric
| acid, nitrogen or potash, and the farm
err has to discover not only in what
form these ingredients of plant food
can be best supplied to different crops,
but also what quantities will produce
the most profitable returns.
There are so many other separate
and distinct problems which present
themselves that it is often found nee
essary to continue to experiment for
several years before definite conclu-
sions can be reached. That such trials
should be conducted with accuracy
and precision goes without saying.
Each comparative test must be carried
on under exactly the same conditions
| and allowance must be made for any
outside influence due to local or ac-
cidental causes. The time, labor and
expense involved in carrying on such
accurate scientific work is in most
cases too great for individuals, and it
is therefore fortunate that there are
men trained for just such duties who
are able to give their whole time to
the solution of these problems which
confront the farmer.
The experiments inaugurated about
three years ago at Southern Pines,
North Carolina, by the horticultural
society of that state are without any
doubt the most extensive that have
ever been devoted purely and solely to
agricultural purposes. The institu-
ton is known as the Experiment Farm
of the North Carolina Horticultural
society, and it's experiments cover all
the problems of fertilizing with prac-
tically all classes of fruit and vegeta-
BILE crops. The land upon which
these trials are carried on is admira-
bly, adapted for the purpose, being of
light, sandy nature, nearly level and
quite uniform in composition.
The experiment farm is divided into
two departments, one being devoted
entirely to trials with fruits and the
other to vegetables. The plots have
been laid out with mathematical ac-
curacy and three essential elements
of plant food-phosphoric acid, potash
and nitrogen-are applied singly and
also in various combinations. Each
series of trials is carried on on uni
form basis. The cultivation is exactly
the same in each case. The growth of
the crops, weather conditions and
other phenomena during the growing
season are carefully noted and record
ed. At harvest time the final yields
are gathered and weighed separately,
and full report of the years work is
carefully written up and published in
the shape of an annual report, which
is distributed free to farmers in the
same manner as the bulletins from the
experimental stations. In addition to
these annual reports, the supervising
committee of the experimental farm
frequently issue treatises upon fer
tilizing matters and the growing of
special crops. The writer recently OBJ
tanned set of publications from the
superintendent of the experimental
farm at Southern Pines, and can rec
ommend them very highly to all who
are interested in experimental work.
r. Garwood, in Farmers Home Jour-
nal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-11

Ingenuity of = Brooklyn black Cat
A family in Brooklyn was recently
annoyed every morning by finding the
bottle of milk left by the lnilkman
en- the front stoop knocked ever and
the contents gone. One night men,
Der of the family volunteered to get up
early the next morning and watch for
the culprit. Soon after the young man
had taken up his station he was re-
warded by seeing a large black cat
come across the veranda, knock over
the bottle and calmly lap up the milk
which had bsen spilled. Now tn fam
" puts out large tin caa.-N. Y. Sun.
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The Burlington Route has Weekly Tour,
ist Sleeper Excursions, personally con-
Quoted fby a Burlington Route AGENT every
Wednesday from st. Louis, and Thursday
from Kansas City and St. Joseph to Los
Angeles and San Francisco. The route is via
with IS per cent. sunshine throughout ne the
year. Ask Ticket Agent or write for de-
scriptive folder to L. w. Wakeley, General
Passenger Agent, st. Louis, Mo.
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Mrs. Adsley-My husband is very good to
me-. He always accompanies me to church
On Sundays.
Mrs. Darling-That's nothing. Ny hus-
band looks under the bed at my request
every night.-Chicago Evening News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-11

Mrs. Weeks-What business is your hus.
band engaged in?
Mrs. Meeks-He operates in stocks.
'Is he "bull' CT sbearv"
Both. He's bull at the stack exchange
and bear at home" Chicago Evening
News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1899-02-11

IF COW of pedigree is of little
worth as mixer, do not go on breed
ing from her merely to keep up the
numbers,
The true northerner., 1899-08-23
Paw Paw Public Schools.
AnnounCement--ISOO=IO

evident the school of the high
est importance and should be careful
while the school accomplish everything
pupils equally and should be factor
character both and intellectual and the oma
the chief
education 1t the school contribute its influence
toward the accomplishment this result to inspire pupils with lofty
noble manhood
hood the future
With these principles mind the board education takes this method
school 8900 and that the has been taken
the different
study all other pertaining the prosperity and welfare the
school, that the OF oht
acquiring the
obtainab who
education their children wards the Paw Paw Public Schools
offer unrivaled opportunity.
college, teaching
the Paw Paw Schools offer superior advantages:
the school build
.. carefully selected library of 800 Volumes
Physical and chemical laboratories well equipped with all that
'front.' English German
University Michigan
Agricultural
ege Albion, Hilsdae Olivet colleges
the scheduled offered teachers
I'd grade certificates Special work will be given
in geometry school
Pupils department will be full credit
Those who hold school diplomas will be admitted to the high
school without Others
asis needed for their proper classification.
follows High school and school,
fall winter and S4OO each Other departments
$40 for fall term and $500 each for winter and spring terms
afternoon September I'd the Will be
high school all pupils who the high
school, either on diploma certificate 10y examination
board other
pertaining the school, will receive prompt attention
The true northerner., 1899-08-23

Additional Local.

Sellick advertises carpets and curtains
this week. There only three days more
of his great Augtst sale.
Miss Minnie McIIugh OF Kalamazoo
and Miss Anna Denen of Detroit are
guests of Mrs. Il. A. Doyle
III. G.. Waters a. Co. have found the
woman for whom they advertised las
week. See their adv for particulars.
The Home bakery has an adv. thi:
week. Mr.. Strowbridge keeps a neat ano
popular place and enjoys growing trade
Broughton advertises an extension OF
his big sale until September 2. This is
a distinct advantage to the purchasing
public.
r. b. Longwell inaugurates another
big sale to-day. The prices quoted in his
big adv. cannot fail to interest everyone
He offers something very extraordinary
for the first Saturday.
The S. II. 4 Il. will run an excursion
to South Haven, Sunday, Aug. y. Train
leaves Lawton at s:30 and Paw Paw at
$40 a. m. Returning, leave South Haven
at o'clock p. m. Round trip, - cents
The ladies aid of the Free Baptist
church VIII have "Pickaninny" social
at the home OF Mrs. VIM. Barrett, Fri
day evening, Aug. %. Teams will be
provided for all who wish to go. Al are
invited.
The apple evaporator is now in good
running order and is doing rushing
business, handling several hundred bush
els per day. The proprietors say they
will now turn nothing away, being able
to handle all apples that come.
The w. G. L. U. will meet at the home
of Mrs. Lena Pritchard at 2:30 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, August "a. All
members are requested to be present, as
matters of Importance are to come be-
fore the meeting. All who are interested
in the work and success of this society
are invited.
The announcement of the Paw Paw
public schools, elsewhere in this paper,
will interest those who expect to attend
school this year, and the parents and
guardians of such young people. Our
schools are getting better each year. The
big library is an advantage not to be
overlooked in selecting a school.
The Paw Paw Valley Spiritual associ-
alton will hold a meeting at Lake Cora,
Sunday, September 3 Excursions have
been arranged from Grand Rapids, st.
Joe and Benton Harbor and from all
points on the South Haven d Eastern at
very low rates. Able speakers will ad-
dress the people and good music viii be
furnished.
The true northerner., 1899-08-23
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers have
been recorded in the office of the regis
ter of deeds:
L G. Carpenter ct al to Frank Kelly
and W; lot sec II Covert; SO.
jerome Hale to Maria Hale; lot vii
South Haven; 81.
Petar Zyta to CLANCY Davis; lots l6,
10 and % South Haven; Sl45.
O. M. Vaughn to Frank Kelly; lot vii
Covert; $3.50.
Chas Wells to Nathaniel Tucker; u a
sec Is Hartford; $3.50.
Chas. Allen to Almon Trude; lot blk
IL South Haven; 5000.
Edwin Murray to Jno Spivey and W;
lots will South Haven; $1,000.
f. G. Hooker to August Dahlgren; :
p Il II Arlington; S4450.
f w Sellick to II NJ Brown; n "a n {
"a 10 Columbia ex lot in cor; 500.
w ID Woodman to + w Valleau S =
n p NV fl "a and W "a a Z Almena
$1,000.
Patrick Hession to Jno Hession; e y
p ne "A 81 Hartford; 5000.
Mrs. Moses Gray to f NJ Gray ct al
lot will South Haven; 5000.
Eliza Powers to l. May Hill; pit lots
and blk II South Haven; $500.
j w Tully to Geo Lackey; lot viii
Bloomingdale; SO.
The true northerner., 1899-08-23
Carpet Weed.

This little, running plant that occu-
pies fallows, cornfelds and sugar beet
fields, is now, during this dry weather,
in its glory, spreading when every other
plant, except purslane, almost its twin
brother, is willing and at standstill.
recently sent specimen of this plant
to the botanical department at the Agri-
cultural College for Identification and a
name. Prof Wheeler names it as above
and says: at is a native of the Southern
states, seeds freely and does more good
than harm" This, probably, on account
of its shading the ground and taking
most of its sustenance from the atmos-
phere A. G. GLIDDEN.