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The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15
TRADE AND TRAFFIC.

Central New York is particularly Z
dairy country.
OF the earth's surface 100000 acres
are devoted to tobacco culture.
Last year 100000 new spindles of
cotton mills were put in operation in
the south, and 1,41s,000 additional
spindles are in course of erection.
In his principles of economies Prof.
Marshall says that perhaps $500, ,oo0,-
600 annually is spent by the working
classes and $1,000, ,oco, 900 by the rest
of the population of England in ways
that do little or nothing toward max
ing life nobler or truly happier
OF the total exports of the United
States in 1899, only 1918 per cent
went to the countries of the western
hemisphere, and of that only 800 per
cent. went south of the equator. Al
though we buy more of Brazil's great
staples-coffee and rubber-than all
Europe combined, five other nations
excel US in exports to Brazilian mar
kets.
In the production of common watch
glasses the glass is blown into q
sphere about meter in diameter, suf-
ficient material being taken to give
the desired thickness, as the case may
be. Discs are then cut out from this
sphere with the aid of a pair of COM
passes having diamond at the ex-
tremity of one leg. There is knack
in detaching the disc after it has been
cut. A good workman will, it is said
cut 5000 glasses in day.
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THE UNITED KINGDOM.

ssMary" is the name of more than
1000 fishing boats engaged round the
British coast.
Each year about 10, 600 is expended
in sprinkling the streets Of London
with sand to prevent the horses from
slipping.
A policeman who has Just retired
from the force at Finch:ey, North Lon
don, is remarkable man, and the won
der of the community in which he has
lived for years. He has built two cot
tages in his spare time, and bought
five others out of his savings. He has
made a violin out of cigar box, con-
structed perambulator and bicycle,
and made himself pair of boots that
lasted for three years.
The principal inn in the village Of
Llanymynech, on the borders of Shrop-
shire. is the "Cross Keys" which stands
where the three counties of Denbigh,
Montgomery and Shropshire meet.
Two portions of the house are, there
fore, in Wales, where the Sunday clos
ing act is in force; but door in the
English side of the building admits in
gress for those possessing a sever-days-
a-week thirst.
A curious custom prevails at funerals
in some parts of Wales. A poor person
is hired-"a long, lean, ugly, lament
able rascal"-to perform the duties o.
sin eater. Bread and beer are passed
to the man over the corpse, or laid on
it; these he consumes, and by the proc
ess he is supposed to take on him all the
sins of the deceased and free the per.
son from walking after death.
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CURRENT HUMoRs.

Nobody can find your opportunity
for you.-Congregatlonalist.
The best way to kill time is by hard
work. rk.-Chicago Daily News.
The Scottish American says that q
minister in Scotland asked an urchin
who was standing looking in at one of
the Sunday school windows how he
would like to join the Sunday school
and grow up good men. "What sort
O. Sunday school is Il? 'Stablished?''
eyes" said the clergyman. ''It is con-
nected with the established church.
Are you not coming in?" "Na," re-
piled the boy. II tries the established
kirk Sunday schule last year, an
only got twa fardin' oranges an a
pock o. sweeties at the Christmas tree,
sac I'm guam tae gle. the free kirk q
trial this year."
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How,s Thiss

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, To-
Iedo, o.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15
A FALLAcY REFUTED.
The Idea that Agricultural Colleges
and Experiment Stations are
Useless II Erroneous.

Before us is short letter from
Texas farmer, in which this express
cion occurs: ''Of what use are expert
ment stations or agricultural col
leges?" "Actua1 experience is worth
more than all the theories in exist
ence." There never was a greater
truth than that of the great common
sense philosopher that Experience
teaches dear school," This is not
all he said in this connection, but it
is sufficient for present purposes be-
cause it is a fact. Very little is prov
en- in the practical affairs of life by
the actual experience of any single
person. On the contrary, all the abb
surdities of which ignorance is guilty
are the result of such experience. Ex-
perience taught the king of Bantam
that water could not be made solid
by lack of heat, and for contradicting
this conclusion his ambassador lost
his head. Experience taught tie Pu-
ritans that a woman with mole on
her left shoulder was witch, and
they burned her at the stake. 1t
taught the ancients to decide great
questions of state by examining the
entrails of a ram, and even in these
days it teaches men TO bleed horses
for hooks to bore holes for ''hol-
low-horn" and 60 rowel with salt for
''hollcw-tail;" to wait week before
planting, because the phase of the
moon or the sign of the zodiac is not
just right. Education is the acquisi-
ton of knowledge. A farmer is de-
grading his profession when he de-
nies the utility of agricultural knowl-
edge. An official government report
states that in all the states the agri-
cultural colleges and experiment sta
tions have revolutionized farming for
considerable distance around these
institutions as centers. This is PLAN
ly shown in Texas, both in the vicini-
ty of college station and the Beeville
station. The same is shown in all the
states and territories. The wonder
full development of truck farming in
southwest Texas began after the Bee
vile station began it's work, and has
continued until several thousands OF
cars are required to carry their truck
to market, and every truck farmer in
that section attributes this to the
work and influence of the station.
And yet there are people who Will
learn in no other school than that OF
experience, and undoubtedly they
gain some knowledge there, but they
pay very dear price for it. Personal
experience teaches more fallacy than
fact.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
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ABOUT RESCUE GRASS.
Gulf States and as Far North
~ North Carolina.


We have had for months past an
increasing number of inquiries about
Rescue grass and as matter of gen.
eral information we give the follow
ing information regarding this splen-
did winter grass from bulletin of
the department of agriculture:
1t is adapted to cultivation in the
gulf states and has been tried with
success as far north as North Caro-
lima. Its value is in its use for winter
pasture and hay. 1t has been tried
at several of the experiment stations
in the south and spoken of very fa-
vorably. In eastern Texas it is rather
common as volunteer crop and is
spoken of very highly by some of the
farmers. 1t grows best on rich,
loamy soil, and will do well in some
what shady locations. On light, poor
soil il produces but scanty growth,
and for pasture in such soil it is in
ferior to rye. To secure the most
satisfactory results, the land should
bc well plowed and narrowed in, us
ing thirty to forty ponds Of seed per
acre.
The seed is rather expensive at
present. 1t is sold by most of the
larger dealers and is quoted at from
25 to so cents per pound, or SO to
s25 per hundredweight. The seed
weighs about sixteen pounds per
bushcl. After having seeded q small
area, the grower may find it profita-
BILE to grow his own seed, rather than
pay 25 to 80 cents per pound for it.
The seed should be sown in late Au-
gust or early September. SO as to be
ready to germinate as soon as the
first fall rains come. In case of dry
autumn, the crop will be late, but un-
der favorable conditions heavy
stand will be produced, furnishing ex-
cellent pasture from December to
April or May; or If it il desired for
hay, one, or sometimes two, crops
may be secured.
The grass is naturally an annual,
producing it's seed and then dying,
but if prevented from seeding by con
tinuous cutting or pasturing, it will
survive several years and produce
well: but as the grass dries up dur
ing that period is practically lost. Re-
suits giving the most general salts
faction in growing it until spring and
then letting it reseed itself. After il
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

"Yes," said Mrs. Brown, "my son Thorn
as has had an awful time playing football;
about it. He said the professor at his COL
lege told him he had only three ligyments
in his leg. Them three igyments are what
hold the foot onto the leg. Well, Tom says
that year ago he bruk his first ligyment,
that's the outside one, in piayin' thet game
with Purdoo. Then in playing the Sham
pain university he broke the second ligy-
ment right short off. And jest last week
in playin' with some college from Ind;anna
he bruk the third ligyraent, and now there
amt anything on airtb holdin' that foot on
except skin. Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15
To Mothers Of Large Families.

In this workaday world few women
are SO placed that physical exertion
is not constantly demanded of them
in their daily life.
Mrs. Pinkham makes a special appeal
to mothers of large families whose
work is never done, and many OF
whom suffer, and suffer for lack OF
intelligent aid.
To women. young or old, rich or
poor, Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass,
extends her invitation of free advice.
Oh, women (! do not let your lives be
sacrificed when a word from Mrs.
Pinkham, at the first approach OF
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weakness, may fill your future years
with healthy Joy.
"When / began to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ] was
not able to do my housework. I suf-
fered terribly at time of mems $. ion.
Several doctors told me tn do
nothing for me. Thanks ak
hams advice and medici = )w
well, and can do the work u e,s al in
the family.
I would recommend Lydia E.
Pinlrham's Vegetable Compound to all
mothers with large families. - MRS.
CARRIE BELLEvuLE, Ludington. Mich.
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HERE AND THERE.

A greater number of horses is
reared in Russia than in any other
country of the world. The United
States ranks second, Argentina third,
and Austria-Hungary fourth.
Within year, ending with the
month of September, there have been
shipped from New Orleans to the
British army in South Africa 42,169
mules and 1892 horses.
The evenness- and much of the
value of fleece depends largely up
on the condition of the sheep. If
sheep gets sick or out of condition
the wool growing during that time
shows the effects as plainly. as the
animal does.
The stables, horse and COW lots,
and hog pens need cleaning up. This
should be done right away and the
manure hauled out and spread on the
thinnest ground on the farm, or where
special crops demand it most.
England buys 60 per cent. Of all
the products which the American
farmer sends abroad. The United
Kingdom is the best market for
American foodstuffs, the British colo
nies for our manufactured products.
1t will be surprise to many peo-
pie to learn that more than 100000
persons are engaged in the aparian
industry in this country. That is the
estimate made by Prof. o. i. How
ard, of the agricultural department.
The number of cut roses sold an
nually in the markets of tho United
States is estimated at 100000, 600, val-
ued at $9,OOO,OOO; 100,0O0,00O carna-
tions, valued at $4,OOO,O 900; violets 75,-
0oo, 900, valued at $75Q,000; chrysan-
themums 50,OOO,O00, valued at $780,
600.
None of the recognized dairy or
beef breeds of cattle are of Ameri-
can origin, but our people have taken
imported breeds and improved them
until their native land would hardly
know them. In the matter of breed
ing, we simply lay tribute on all the
world, for start. and then we go TO
work to. develop the points we want.
There is no better natatorium for
fowls than plant of fine sell under a
rainproof shed, with some slaked lime
or wood ashes, or both placed there
on. The fowls will do the mixing. IT
the fowl-house is large enough so
that there is space not iDterfered
with by roosts, that space viii am
swer for dust bath
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FARMER AND PLANTER.
THE SAVING OF SEED.
A Matter that Many Otherwise Good
Farmers Do Not Realize the
Importance of.

Very few farmers appreciate the
Importance of selecting and saving
their own seed for next years plant
ing. They do not realize how much
depends upon this. Often two men
on adjoining farms do about the same
amount of work and plant about the
same number of acres, and one will
gather very much larger crops than
the other, simply because he used
better seed. We have in mind FRAN
er who sowed largely of wheat one
year ago. His land was much the
same quality. He prepared it all
alike. He spent as much upon one
acre as another. But he sowed about
one-third in one variety of wheat,
and the two-thirds in another. The
seed upon the smaller acreage were
better. The result was that he made
as much upon one-third as upon the
two-thirds. But the cost was only
one-half as much. So that the profits
were more than double.
If he had used the best seed upon
all his crop he would now be about
that he had lost five hundred dollars
by using an inferior seed.
But even his inferior seed had been
saved with care and well sowed, and
that part of his crop was much bet
ter Than many of his neighbors. If
all the community had sowed the bet
ter variety of seed, the resulting crop
would have brought many thousands
of dollars into that community for
this single crop.
This is only one instance. There
are thousands more like it all over
the country.
The same truth applies to every
crop we try to grow. The best seed
are the cheapest seed, and the best
farming can never be done with sorry
seed. Get the very best, and then save
your own seed with the very best care
you can give them.
You can make no worse mistake
than planting inferior seed because
they are cheaper.
Again we have long wondered why
our farmers are so careless about
taking care of their seed. Why they
continue from year to year to buy
seed.
Every farmer could and should
save his own oat seed. But we see
millions of bushels of oat seed bought
by farmers every year. We can all
save our Irish potato seed. But this
is large and increasing trade
throughout the south.
Many actually believe that Irish
potatoes grown north will make bet
ter crops than those we grow here.
This is great mistake. Try it and
you will soon be convinced. They
really become acclimated and make
larger and better crops than shipped
seed. OF course it is some trouble
to save good seed and protect them
from rats and weevil and damp, but
we can learn to do these things, and
we will get large pay for doing SO.
1t is not near so much trouble work
ing hard all the year and making a
short crop and borrowing money to
buy more seed with, or mortgaging
the crop or farm too, or both, to
grow another crop on.
Your success or failure as q farmer
may depend upon the seed you plant.
Think of this and begin to act upon
it.-Southern Iultivator.
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nest for the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Casearets help nature,
cure you without gripe or pain, produce
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has G. G. &.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
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Homeseek1E is, Excursion Tickets.

To nearly all points in the United States
on sale at all ticket Offices of the Chicago
Great Western Railway on the first and
third Tuesdays of October, November. and
December, at the very low homeseekers'
rate of one fare plus. $500 for the round
days from date Of sale. Persons contem.
plating trip will save money by calling on
any Great Western Agent and obtaining
detail information regarding the home
seekers rates, or addressing +. II. Lord
G. p. q T. A.. ll3 Adams ST., Chicago.
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Ask your Grocer to-day to show you pack.
age of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that
takes the place Of coffee. Children may
drink it without injury. as well as adults.
from puregrains, and the most delicate stom-
ach receivesit without distress. the price Of
coffee. l5c.and Csc. per package. Ali grocers.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

An Atchison man has been refusing for
years to get any new furniture, because
the old was not worn out. His wife stopped
coaxing, and invited his three nephews to
spend the summer. The new furniture
had to be bought the day they left.-Atchi-
son Globe.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

Doctor-What! Your dyspepsia no bet
ter! Did you follow my advice and drink
hot water an hour before breakfast?
Patient-I tried to, doctor, but was un-
able to keep it up for more than five min
utes at stretch.-Chicago Daily News.
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CrueI Parent.

Mother-Is that all you have to do on
wash-day-sit around and read?
Daughter-I-was just reading about the
hanging gardens.
"Wefl, if YOU are interested in that kind
of stuff there il garden back Of the house
Just lovely for hanging clothes. ."-lndianap-
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"They say" remarked the philosophic
man, that the darkest hour is just before
the dawn" "Jimminy!" exclaimed Lazi
bones, that's one of my brightest hours,
for I'm always sure to be asleep then" -
Philadelphia Press.
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Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
as a cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 800 Third
Ave, N, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 6, 1900.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

What Shall We Have for Desserts
This question arises every day. Let us an
swer it to-day. Try Jell-O. delicious and
healthful. Prepared in two minutes. No
set to cool. Flavors:-Lemon, Orange, Rasp-
berry, Strawberry. At your grocers. l0c.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

Nowadays ths Office, bowling GRACEFUL,
10 the inevitable, seeks the boss-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

To Cure a Cold I'm One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund moneyifitfails to cure. 25c.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15
The pa.hinr Explorer.

Polar Explorer-What shall call my new
book? "a Dash for the Polew
Publisher-No. Call it "a Dash for the
Lecture Platform."-Baltimore American.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

An iceman was the only person who pos
sessed sufficient GOODNESS to meet and dis
patch mad dog on Pittsburgh street the
other day.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

Like Oil Upon Troubled Waters is Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar upon a cold.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

1t is good to know we cannot give happi
ness without receiving it.-Elliott's Maga
zine
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

Fruit is a necessary article of diet. IT
prime essence is in Primley's California Frui
Gum
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

How do you know he is great pianist p
II have talked with him. Town Topics.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

Fireworks give very appropriate receT
ton to frebrand.-TownT Topics.
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:. A great many people make fun of you.
Don't give them any more occasion thai
you can help.-Atchison Globe.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

No man appreciates poetry unless he has
little of it in his make-up.-Chicago Daily
News.
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Do you whine2 Do you make Others mis-
cradle, as well as yourself? If you must
whine, do it in the ssclusion of your owr
room. You have no right to be public
pest.-Atchison Globe.
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Kissing was tabooed by the Essences. Tn,
latter are all dead now, but we understand
that the former is still in fashion, Star O
Hope.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

Carter's Inkisjust as cheap as poor ink and
is the best ink made. Always use Carter'S
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

There Is only one place where gold rusts
and that is in the heart.-Ram's Horn.
The Colfax chronicle., 1900-12-15

A little wealth has little winge, kpd large
wealth has large wings. The humming bird
and the albatross or the condor, and all
between, can fly. An improvident person
who has but small means is necessarily inn
provident in a small way, but give him
wealth and he would be improvident in Z
large way. Wealth has never yet been
'ethered for long period. 1t finally breaks
its gives and Is gone.-Chicago Interior
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s. J Iearmont of 776 BroadWay South BOSTON, Mass,

affected nivol whsn or
fits sf sg v re eSS Tse S %
picture OF health
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If you have been smashing around with .
club, you must have remarked that that
way Of acting has its drawbacks. Try the
other plan; say kind things occasionally;
do kind things occasionally. Be considerate
of Others, and people will like you better;
you viii suit yourself better. = Atchison
Globe.
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His Meaning.-t"What do you mean whel
you say she lalnpooned her husband, !,
asked the magistrate of the witness. q
mean she threw lighted lamp at him,
the witness explained. Chron
icle-Teiegraph.
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Don't you find that Mr.. Aster's poems, "
said that young poets misguided admirer,
''are full of words that blTaw well, no, ("
replied the editor, Il never aut them to
that test; merely drop them in the waste
basket t."--Philadelphia Press.
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G. H. Bailey, Esq.,, of Waterbury. Vt, writes

little daughter Until sho time
delicate child aud subject sick spell. lasting wsers a.
without the good we felt much anxiety aboq,
remedy determined give
strong medicine wonders for and
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Mrs. j. A. Ferre Main Street. Hartford.
Conn.,,
e
ndner eremedy. $
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-28
Another Raleigh Boy Leads.

Mr. b. Moore Parker, of this city,
has just graduated at the Lowell Tex
tile school, in Massachusetts. and he
is now at work in the great "Merri-
mae mill. During his course in the
textile school, Mr.. Parker led his
class, his standing being such as must
be matter Of qualification to many
friends here. In a private letter he
writes:
"All the examinations are over now
and / successfully passed, making 100
on three, Designing, Weaving and Cot
ton. The examination on cotton con
tanned SO questions, and it was the
first time since the establishment of
the school that any one has ever made
100 on that study. My professor COM
plimented me very highly and | feel
gratified and pleased with myself at
the work I have done. Il tried to
make as high marks on that as posi-
bic. and to do so, | put more time
on it than any other work that | have.
and as ! am continually thinking of
it. there are not many points that |
fail to catch and retain. OF course
one can only lay a foundation at a
school, and it takes a great deal Of
practice to be successful mill man. .