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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-03-24
HERE AND THERE.

Young pigs should not b.. fed for
fat. The frs. thing to be done is to
build up frame. Their fatten and sell
in rapid succession.
If the poultry on farm have the
attention given them that is received
by the cows The farmer wnuld soon
learn to know more about his fCcks
and understand how to corrcc. his his
takes.
When the bicycle became popular
we heard the mournful refrain: 1.-The
horse must co." Then came the auto
mobile, and now surely "'rhe horse
must go!" The morse surely does go
if 2:10 and better means anything.
"A wideawake stranger passing
through "a rural district, will judge a
man by the general appearance OF his
farm, and this Judgment, with few ex-
ceptions, will be correct. 1t is import
ant that our farms shall lie in as good
shape as possible.
The value of fish as Il food is just
beginning to be felt among the agri-
cultural classes. a well-stockcd fish
pond is an inexpensive luxury and af-
fords food that is u welcome relief
from the usual pork or bacon that
graces the farmers table.
"A COW kept in Il barn ventilated
with cracks will require at least one
pound more hay to keep her warm
than she otherwise would day. That
means 200 pounds for the winter sea-
son. At $40 u ton the hay would be
worth one dollar. OF extra grain she
will need an equal -aulc.
The great gigantic disadvantages
of this country for tea-growing are the
insufficiency of raiIfall aud the varia-
BILE temperature. 1t rains good deal
in the cotton-growing region, but it
does not rain enough for tea. This ma
tive of tropical forest requires
great amount of moisture and an in
tense heat.
Raising hogs has of late grown to
be most important branch of FARM
ing. The returns made by the hogs
when properly attended to bring in for
the grower a larg. amount Of ready
cash. In fact, the most profitable AMI
NAL on the farm, to-day is the hog. and
farmers in general are giving mere at
tention to this line than ever before.
Farmers should have the best pork
and bacon for family use. For this
purpose he need not pay SO strict re-
regard to cost. The best is what he
wants and should have. Pigs well fed
ON soaked wheat and oats, half and
Lalf, with one pound of corn per dav
for the last month, and killed at seven
months, will prove most satisfactozy.
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Not more than one farmer in ten
makes any well-defned plans for the
next seasons campaign. Most men
have vague idea of how many acres
of this or that they will plant next
season, but rarely do they consider the
details-the methods they will pur-
sue. 1t is good time right now to
study all these out and jot them down
in ID book that can be referred to in
the busy season. When the work is on
hand and pushing one to his utmost
he is apt to forget many important de-
tails, many matters that are small,
but really vital. One who has not tried
it has no idea what relief it is to
have his work all carefully planned in
advance. 1t is almost like working
under the direction of another person.
l am aware that some people imagine
that farm work can not be planned in
advance because it is so largely gov
erned by meteorological conditions,
but if they will once give it trial
they will learn otherwise. When one
has everything in readiness and knows
to certainty what he wants to do he
can accomplish third more than
when his ideas are all mixed and min
gled with the odds and ends that bob
up every day. When he knows what
comes next, and how he has deter
mined 10 accomplish it, and that ev-
erything is in readiness, there is no
confusion, no mistakes. Careful plan
ming and prompt execution of these
plans makes the successful farmer;
haphazard confusion the ''unlucky"
one. Don't be ''unlucky" this year,
Farm and Fireside.
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be correct where the number Of sta--a
il limited to between three and four
thousand per acre.
Our experience is all in favor of from
1000 to 5000 stalks per acre. 1t il
impossible to make very heavy yields
Of corn if you do not have a large
number of stalks. 1t is very seldom
that we can make crop of corn that
will average one and a half good ears
per stalk. Very much of our crop does
not average one heavy ear per stalk.
The number of stalks is matter Of
prime Importance. Good farming
should make over so bushels of corn
per acre. This will very rarely be done
with less than $500 stalks. With aver
age farming it takes 100 stalks to make
100 ears, and 100 ears to make one
bushel.
We are aware that many will say
1000 stalks will be too thick. We free
ly admit that it will be too thick un-
less your land has been SUBSIDIZED. But
each stalk will find plenty of cubic
space for root development and plant
food and water if you have broken en-
tirely through the hardpan.
A soil broken Is inches will furnish
much more than five times the more
food and water that a soil broken
three inches can furnish. A field brok-
EN- Is inches will better bear $4,000
stalks than one broken three inches
deep will Dear 1900.
We have found no limit to the guam
tity of manure or fertilizers that will
pay on corn and SUBSIDIZED land. We
have used ton of high grade fertiliz-
er per acre with great profit. We have
realized larger profits on over 1000
pounds per acre than upon less.
With subsoiling and 1000 to 5000
stalks per acre we are not afraid to
use heavy quantities of manure and
fertilizers or both. We always get
better profits from broadcast manur-
ing and fertilizing.-Dixie Farmer.
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CORN PLANTING TIME.
some U.efuI suggestions To the
Southern Farmer About His
Next Corn Crop.

AS we look ahead to the outcome of
1900 we feel that very much depends
upon the planting of this important
crop. A full corn crop means peace,
plenty. prosperity and happiness. A
short corn crop may mean trouble,
doubt, debt and disaster.
Never in the history of the south has
it been so important to look after the
corn crib.
Farmers are not free from debt, but
they are getting so. They are not in
dependent, but they are approaching
that happy condition. Another short
cotton crop and full corn crop means
prosperity.
Plant a full corn crop. plant your
best land in corn.
/ We have always found subsoiling to
pay us in growing corn. We tried it
over and over. Our corn on land SUBJ
soiled was always better. We tried it
ON upland and bottom land, on red
land and gray land, and fresh land and
old land. We tried it in good seasons
and bad seasons. and it paid all the
time and everywhere.
We always found II to Is inches of
soil would make larger yields than
three to six inches of soil in the same
field, with. same culture and manner.
The drier the season the greater the
difference. We have made over so
bushels Of corn per acre with very
dry season on snbsoiled land, and un-
der 10 bushels per acre on land not
SUBSIDIZED in same field. With these
facts before lis, we can not Endorse the
conclusion against subsoiling.
We urge our readers to subsoil until
they get from IL to Is inches of soil
over all their fields. Aeration follows
the pillow, and soil goes as deep as the
pillow.
The conclusions ON this point may
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Beside the track there's a narrow tower
Where some one watches away,
And o thousand lives he guards each hour
For two or three dollars day;
The man who tolls and the millionaire,
And the lisping child he has in his care,
And the crowded trains rush to and fro
And the people come and the people go
with never a thought of him watching
there!
Beside the track Ia his narrow tower
He guards when the skies are blue,
And he peers away through the blinoang
shower
Still keeping the signals true,
And the man who has more than his right
full share
And the man who has dreams of JOY ssue-
where,
And the man who laughs and the man
who sighs
And the maid with the lovelight in her
eyes
Tha Lord resigns 10 his tender care.
Beside the track in his narrow tower,
Unknown, unsung Is he
Who holds in his hands a greater power
Than an admiral of the sea!
And the man who is bent by a weight 81
care
And the man who has sighted goal some
where,
And the men who rule in temples Of
trade,
And the mother at home, and the blisstul
maid.
Do they think of him when they kneel in
prayer?
s. Z. Kiser. in Chicago Times-Herald.
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Most Respectfu,.

Among the stories told of Charles
Lever, the witty novelist, is one which
concerns the days when he was British
consul at Trieste. He had accompanied
his daughter to London for little So
cial enjoyment, and had neglected to
go through the formality of asking
for leave of absence. On his arrival
in London he was invited to dinner by
Lord Lytton, who was delighted to see
him. When he arrived at Lord Lyt.
tons house. his host said: I'm so glad
you could come! You will NEE. your
chief, Clarendon"-the minister of for
eign affairs. The novelist, much en-
barrassed, began to give reasons why
he must tear himself away. but before
he could make his escape, Lord Claren-
don was announced, and almost at once
espied him. "Ah, Mr.. Lever" he said,
blandly, II didn't know you were in
England; in fact / was not even aware
that you had asked for leave from
Trieste" "No-o, my lord, I" stammered
the novelist, disconnected for second.
but no more than that: mo, my lord; ;
1 thought it would be more respectful
to your lordship for me to come and
ask for it in personlr-youth's Com.
psnion. i
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Mr.. Jobson got barrel stave out of the
woodshed and belabored the unfeeling
bull terrier, and Mr.. Jobson's neigh.
Dor, who had leaped the fence upon
hearing the conflict, sedulously applied
club to the fox terrier. From that
Mr.. Jobson and his neighbor got to APP
plying their respective clubs to each
other.
Take that devilish hydrophobia-
vicious brute out o. here!" shouted Mr..
Jobson. IF you don't remove that
mad dog from my premises in just ex
actly IL seconds I'll land you in state
prison for knowingly, maliciously and
viciously harboring dog that has got
rabies in its worst form!"
With the aid of two-inch stream
of water from hose and couple OF
crowbars the two dogs were pried
loose. The next evening both of them
were ornamented with brand-new
snuzzles.
You've changed your mind about
muzzles, see," said Mrs. Jobson. when
Mr.. Jobson unwrapped the bundle con.
tanning the muzzle.
Changed nothing" replied Mr.. Job
son, haughtily. Il don't want my dog
to kill that idiots dog next door and
to get me sued for damages, that's ALL
Washington Star.
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A married couple who are in the habit -
easionally of going out at night to entertain
ments and social affairs, at such times
make themselves SOLID with their little
see sick man. One week these social af-
fairs came pretty frequently. On Monday
night they went to the theater, and told
the lad that they had to sit up with the sick
man. Tuesday night they. went out to visit
neighbor, and explained that they were
who was sick. On Wednesday night they
proposed to attend an entertainment, and
apologized to the youngchap by saying they
had to put plaster on the sick mans back
to draw out the pain. Papa" asked the
youth, sis the sick man in much pain!"
Every much, my son." ."And is he pretty
near dead@ Eyes, he's in bad shape" The
lad thought deeply for awhile, and then re-
marked: well, papa, he can't die any
toe soon to suit me."-Memphis Scimitar.
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Dec. z, 1899.
Messrs. Swanson Rheumatic Cure Com
pany, Chicago, H., U. s. A.: Gentlemen
Your last Shipment and communication re-
ceived. / am very much pleased with tho
information that you have SO kindly gwen
Please find enclosed bank draft to the
amount of f4l2 los, for whick send ma
twenty-five (25) gross of Swanson's 70
DROPS" Ship same as before in order
that there may be no delay, as thus medi-
cine will be greatly needed before 1t reaches
us. The last shipment is almost disposed Of
as the medical department of our army uses
large quantities. This order u entirely for
1 have been told that our success ON the
battlefield is due to certain extent to the
use of "5DROPS' Rheumatic Cure, which
has relieved and prevented great deal Of
suffering among our men from Rheumatism,
exposure. Your "5-DROPS" is as good az.
fransvaal soldier! In one of the battles,
a small quantity Of '5-DROPS," together
with other medicines, was captured by tho
English, which was great loss to our men.
The Ruinecks won't do it again. am, n
spectfully yours,
"5.DROPS' is She most powerful specific
known. Free from opiates and perfectly
harmless. 1t is peSfect cure for Rheu--
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Bafkache, Asthma, Catarrh, La Grippe.
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foK 81 So Sample bottles Is cents.
SWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE CO..
l60 to l64 E. Lake st., Chicago, III.
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around stray dogs happen to be try.
ing the best they know how to pick
up a precarious living in this commu-
nifty, and because one or two of 'em
have become so sore and wrought up
over the situation that they've given
audible manifestations to their senti-
ments in the premises, a lot of long
haired scientific, or alleged scientific,
cranks bob up and claim that the whole
population of the District of Colum-
bia is in danger of determination from
mad dogs! I'll tell you"
Just then Mr.. Jobson's next-door
neighbor dropped in for talk about
the bill for pensioning civil employees
and Mr.. Jobson turned to him
Look here, Robson" he said, what
do YOU think of this COMPOUNDED dog
muzzling proposition, anyhow? I'm
agin it from away back, and that fox
terrier of mine is going to run around
this town all he wants to, without any
trap on his head, eitheri If there's
any one thing that 'ud be calculated
to drive that dog of mine mad it would
be to put a muzzle on him; he's high
strung, like all registered thorough.
bred dogs, and he'd be dancing around
like whirling dervish in no time al
all"
I'm with you'll said Mr.. Jobson's
neighbor. Don't believe in the bust
ness at all. My bull terriers as harm.
less as a kitten, and I'd as lief put 9
muzzle on myself as to decorate that
dog with one of the contrivances. I'm
going to let him run about, too, and
"And if any dog catcher or police
man has the gall to try to work your
dog into the pound because the dogs
unmuzzled you'll carry the matter tc
the supreme court of the United States
to get justice! That's what I'll do, and
that's what you'll do! Well just call
that bargain, if you're agreeable"
After some further talk along similar
lines, Mr.. Jobson's neighbor took his
leave. Mr.. Jobson, filed with a new
affection for an animal upon which q
heartless government desired to per-
petrate unheard-of infamies, went out
into his back yard to have a romp with
his fox terrier. 1t SO happened that
Mr.. Jobson's neighbor was in the back
yard of his home at the same time, put
ting some fresh straw in the kennel
of his bull terrier. The bull terrier
was turned loose during the remak-
ing of his bed, and he heard the gyrat-
ings and the cavortings of the fox ter
rier in Mr.. Jobson's yard. He was over
the fence within eight seconds after
having been turned loose, and then Mr..
Jobson's fox terrier found himself in
real, poignant trouble. The bull terrier
proceeded to make a sad hash of his
neighbor, the fox terrier. The yelpings
of the latter could be heard three blocks
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. Cheney 4 Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. ].
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free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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eyer honor" said the prisoner to the
Judge, II should like to have my case post
poned. My lawyer is sick and can't come to
court"
consider. 1.-THE case may be postponed" he
said, at last, eff you desire it. But ! see here
that you were taken in the act. What can
your counsel have to say on your behalf?"
THAT'S just what l want to know, yer
honor, said the Golfers Weekly.
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"How did the family come out in the mat
ter of settling the eststeY was asked of ons
of the brothers.
might have been worse, but we finally
succeeded in effecting a compromise With
our lawyer by which he agreed to let u
have half."-Detroit Free Press.
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Most remarkable trio. Will make fel
low rich despite himself if he plants
plenty. Salzer's catalog tells. Send l0c. and
this netice for samples of above and big cat
alog. John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse
WIS. III
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lou must behave yourself if You hope
to avoid worry; no guilty man can avoid
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-03-24

The goodness Of our intentions never ex-
euses the badness of our actions.-C Chicago
Daily News.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-27
POCKET LENS poLIsIIER.

foundation OF the pads may be OF any
desired material. and the surfaces are
covered wi,h channels or soft cloth u
a texture which win not scratch the
lenses. There are four disks In the i'm
plement. the two outer ones being az
tached to the spring arms by loosely
piyoted screws. The Inner pair of pads
are placed back 10 back and connected
with the central stem projecting be-
tween the handles This central stem
has pins formed on either side. 10 act
as plyots Tor the main arms. the latter
being grlppei With the thumb saa Ia.
ger to open the pollshlns pads and al
low the insertion OF the lcns TIE
polishers on one side are coarScr thaa
the other. the ane set aetlns a. . m.
isher for the lenses. II 10 obvious that
the disks can be removed easily whoa
the channels becomes solled and the
spring arms exert the necessary prea-
sure TO do the work without any ad-
dluonal prsstar. from the nngess Of
the operator.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-27

To give the exhibition termed the
bewitched penny" 10 or ~ pennies are
required Place them separately on the
table. and have one Of the coins chosen
and marked by several persons. Have
this coin dropped. along with the other
coins. into hat and the whole shaken
up SO that the coins VIII be we'll mixed.
Placing your hand In the hat. feel ey-
cry coin. and you will at once detect
which is the marked one by Its
warmth. The heat is impaired to II
from the many hands through which II
has passed. II is always advantageous
to have the coins placed on as colo =
place as possible. but on no account
turn back the tablecloth. as this act
might give hint to the solution OF
the mystery. You can add considerably
to the effect II you are blindtolded and
allow your audience to attend to the
prellminarles. There are few expert
ments with coins that excite more
wonderment.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-27

The distance separating the earth
from the sun Is OF so much import
ance In Astronomical computations
that 1t Is sometimes spoken of as the
astronomers yardstlck. An oppor-
tunity to Increase the accuracy OF this
fundamental measure will be present
ed next December. when the recently
discovered asteroid Eros. famous for
approaching the earth nearer than
does any other heavenly body except
the moon. will be in opposition to the
sun. The method OF observation will
be by making photographs showing the
position OF Eros among the stars as
seen from different parts OF the earth.
From the comparative displacement of
the asteroid In the various photo
graphs. owing to the separation OF the
points OF observation, the distance Of
the sun can be computed. II Ia prob
able that these will be of the most ac-
curate measurements OF the suns dis
lance yet made.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-27

In support OF the yiew that Death
Valley In California xas formerly the
bed Of a lake. 10 the discovery OF
traces of an ancient watsr-llna run
ming along the tanks Of the enclosing
mountains n, a height OF 600 feet. The
bottom OF the valley Ia zoo feet below
sea-!evel. The winds from the Pacific
cross four ranges of mountains before
reaching the valley. and by that time
they have been drained of their last
drop OF moisture. IL Is said that m,
spot on earth surpassss Death Valley
In aridity or Tophst-liks heat" Tbs
lake that once filled II is believed to
have been fed by a river which has
now also vanished The borax do.
posits OF Death Valley are commercial.
ly Important. bu, labor iz all bu, i'm
possible In place where to be with.
out water for single hour in summer
means death.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-27
Unused
Railroad
6ickefS

some men with unused railroad
Ackets on their hands sell them to
Scalpers. while others go to the rail-
e0ad company that issued them and
Jtain their value in money. Most
>srsonS. however. do neither, and ac-
eept the loss when the ticket is worth
less than dollar. Indeed, many per-
sons do not realize that the railroad
Companies stand ready to redeem I'M
nsed tickets even Of small value, 20
that the companies must be richer by
many thousands of dollars q year
through this ignorance.
Every railroad ticket bears the
name Of the general passenger agent
and Of the general manager Of the
rad. It il . simple matter to enclose
che ticket with letter directed to the
general passenger agent. asking him
- refund the money paid and explain
Jng The reason Why the ticket IL left
lssd h the hands u the purchaser.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-27

MI. Claude Fuller. the English rov.
eminent entomologist in Natal. south
Africa, says that the Basutoa ga, 10
Gusts even making cakes Of them. =,
ne Is Informed In PietermarI,zburg
the natives. and some of the white.
gather the flying termItes that ar. =,
.racted by the electric lamps. and u.e
.nem poth Tor hsh-bait and for food
Ihey are sometimes toasted and some.
times fried in pan with butter n.
quotes from friend the statement
mat bugong moths are cooked by The
natives on hot ashes and eaten with
great gusto.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-10-27


The spider has usually been regard
ed a. q type OF the solitary among an
imals. each Individual preferring 20
live alone. But naturalists have as
covered exceptions to this rule, aud
among the most remarkable are three
species OF spiders recently studied ny
Eugene Simon In Venezuela. The most
interesting OF these. the 'Uloborns re-
publicanus, seems to be truly repuo-
lican In its instincts. several hundreds
OF individuals dwelling together IN
huge webs. made up Of smaller weos
linked together by strong threads ana
fastened among the branches OF trees
On these webs the spiders can be seen
moving freely about. meeting and ex-
changing greetings with their anfen-
nae. like so many ants. In the center
OF the main web Is space where the
eggs Of the entire republic are laid. and
where. at the proper season. the female
spiders can be seen assembled. saca
guarding her silken cocoon nlied
with eggs.