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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-01

n 7 or many years ago wise men said
~ that grain could never be grown
to any extent in the Argentine
Republic. The country was then import
ing millions Of dollars worth Of wheat
every year, and the farmers who were
pasturing stock on what are now the
principal wheat fields were eating flour
shipped from the United States and
Chill. To-day the Argentine has to a
large extent the wheat trade Of South
America, and is shipping wheat to Eu-
rope. 1t plants millions of acres every
year and it produces from thirty to eighty
million bushels a season according to the
weather and to the invasions Of ''e To-
Gusts. When the Argentine has good
crop the prices Of wheat in the European
markets are affected and our farmers
often get less for their wheat in conse-
Quence. In the past year or so -four
mills have been springing up and the Ar
geutine has now more than 500 -four
mills, many Of which use machinery inn
ported from the United States. The
grain-producing area Of the Argentine in
creases every year.
In the United States the average yield
Of wheat per acre, taking the whole coun-
try, is from twelve to thirteen bushels.
That of the Argentine is not over ten.
In England, where the soil is more care
fully studied and cared for, the average
Is twenty-nine bushels per acre, in Hol-
land twenty-five bushels and in France
eighteen. The most of the wheat of the
Argentine is raised by Italian immi-
grants, many of whom farm the land ON
shares They do their work in the rough
est and most slovenly way. Much of the
wheat is sowed on the ground as 1t is
tirst plowed, the grain being dropped
among the clods. Other farmers drag
brush over the field and some of the bet
ter farmers use the harrow. The plow-
ing is done with. bullocks, who drag the
plows through the burrows by means of
a yoke attached to their horns. The only
Idea Of the man seems to be to get the
wheat into the ground and then sit down
and wait for the crop. The farmers do
not seem to care for anything but their
wheat crop. Most of them have no gar
dens. They run their accounts at the
nearest grocery and make annual settle
ments when they sell their wheat. Most
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-01

less than in the north Atlantic States.
The stagnant cities are found in three
regions in Eastern Nebraska, Northern
Michigan and at the headquarters of
the Hudson. Omaha, Lincoln and
Sioux City belong to the first group;
Saginaw and Bay City to the second
and Troy and Albany to the third. AS
a general rule the cities have grown
faster in the regions of coal beds or of
well-utilized water power. Boston
Transcript.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-01

and he has to rely upon the railroads for
getting it to the markets The wheat Is
carried te the cars from such farms as
are far from the railroad in bullock carts,
the wheels OF which are about eight feet
high. A load weighing several tons is
balanced between couple Of these
wheels, and from dozen to sixteen hul
locks are harnessed In front Of It. In
some few Of the large farms modern ma
chinery is used. and the threshing is com
monty done with European or American
threshers.
The Argentine is subject to droughts,
and the crop rises and falls according TO
the weather. The worst thing however,
that the farmers have TO contend with
is the locusts. The pests that infest
the Argentine are fully as bad as the To-
Gust plague with which the Lord afflicted
Pharaoh The only difference was that
Pharaoh had his locusts for few days,
but the Argentine seems to be having
theirs as a regular thing. The locusts
are produced by the millions every year
and a swarm thinks nothing Of Hight OF
500 miles from its breeding ground
through the heart OF the wheat country
The locusts appear in great swarms,
which often darken the sun if they fly be-
tween you and it, They light on every
thing green and begin eating. The
branches OF the trees bend down with
their weight, and you can hear the snap
ping OF their jaws as they crunch the
leaves. They will clean the crops from
the fields, eating the grain down to the
ground. Sometimes they will take the
green wheat from one side OF the road
and pass by that on the other, and they
sometimes fly on and on for days over
rich fields to feed on those beyond, The
next swarm may eat that which is left.
This pest Of the locust has been so
great that the Argentine government has
been spending large sums OF money TO
get rid Of them The methods for ex-
terminating them are many and costly
Thousands Of dollars are spent every
year to kill them. They are caught in
traps Of corrugated iron. They are scoop
ed up with scrapers and killed; poisons
are used, and the grass, plants and weeds
are sprinkled with arsenic, kerosene and
creosote. They are caught in bags, driv-
en- into bitches and are killed in all sorts
of ways. In 1896 it is estimated that
S0,000,000 worth Of wheat was destroy
ed by locusts in two states Of the Argen-
tine. This impoverished the farmers Of
those states, and the national government
spent $10,O00,0O0 that year in giving
them seed wheat. II the locusts are to
come every year it will be a long time
before the Argentine can have a serious,
permanent effect upon the wheat market
Of the world
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-01
No RackhifPr.

Mr.. Johnson-Did you remawk at de
club night dat | looked like a lobster.
sub?
Mr.. Jackson-No, sub. am no back.
bitter, sub. If | wished to east any
aspersions upon de lobstcr family
should go right to fish market and
do 1t straight to deyr faces. sub. Dafs
my style. suhl-Puck.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-01

ed and will be
equally beneficial
to both people.
Mr.. Harmsworth
should be an intel
lIgentauthority. He
is the proprietor of
20 publications in
England, including
four daily papers,
one of which, the
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-01

When woman goes away to visit for
a long period. and comes home In a few
days to surprise" her husband, people
wonder If she really got homesick, or
wanted to- catch him at something.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-01

No lady should listen to the gossip of
her servant girl, or repeat it, but near.
ly every lady does It.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-01

II you want to abuse somebody, abuse
mall carrier. The government does
not allow them to talk back.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-01

II man can't find work in a year
he might as well quit looking.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-01

Some men acquire that tired fec'i1g
from looking for an easy ob.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-01
AMERICAN cHANcEsIN sINENGLAND

Many Millions rhere Awaiting Immi-
grants of the Right Kind.
American immigration to Great Brit
ain sounds strange, yet according to
Alfred c. Harmsworth it is much need
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

Contumely helps nobody; least Of
all the one who administers it. Pes
simistic remarks dampen the en-.
thusiasm of others, discourage hon.
est effort, and react on the grumbler.
Chronic fault-finders command no IA.
vor with employers or fellow en-
ployes, and are not the ones select
ed for advancement. Talking failure
makes failure easy. A gloomy, mel
ancholy disposition is largely mat
ter of habit and materially retards
ones advancement. 1t docs not mat
ter il one is unconscious of these
habits. they all figure in the final re-
suit of life, just the same. Watch
your chance remarks. Make them
count for hope and encouragement.
Success.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

On one Of the islands that make Or
the city lives young man who
though really business man of good
repute, is of light and airy manner and
somewhat given to gossip and the
spreading of social news. The war has
affected him periodically, and the
:Other day he sought advice from q
friend, q veteran of the Seventh
(which ought I to enlist in p he asked
"The light artillery or the cavalry p
The veteran considered the question sc.
riously, and then spoke. '.Dickie," he
said. Think you'd Go best in the carrie,
pigeons."-N. Y. Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

"Them Spanishes knows better dan to
monkey wild Sampson" said the old
darkey on Ivy street. "Dey kin sorty
bluff de Kuby folks, but dey hain't Sc
fur forgot der raisin' az to cum foolin'
'roun' Sampson. / spect dey is dun
heerd all about dat gang ov Fillystines
whut undertucx to run de hog over
Sampson wunst, an he didn't do thing
but frail de thunder outen de hull push
wild jest soup bone. No, dey hain't
goin' to poster 'roun' Sampson."-At-
lanta Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

Two quarts of chopped green to-
matocs; two quarts of chopped ripe
cucumbers; scant cup of salt; let
stand "a hours and drain in coarse,
thin muslin. Put two quarts of good
vinegar ON to boil; add level table
spoonful of pepper, w Of mustard,
one level tablespoonful allspice, IL
Of cloves and 1h of cinnamon; whe1
vinegar is boiling put in the tonat
toes and cucumbers, four chopped
white onions and four green peppers
chopped fine. Let boil tee 20 min
utes.-WashinGton Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21
Exclusive.

Mrs. Brown see in the paper that
they won't allow any man to enlist who
can't read and write the English Ian
guage.
Mr.. Brown-Write the English Ian
guage? Gracious! Are they only go
ing to take college professors and few
literary men?-Harper's Bazaar.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21
The Cornfed Philosopher.

"a great struggle arises in woman's
mind when she is asked what her new
gown cost" said the Cornfed Philos-
opher. "She is always in doubt
whether to cut the price in half and
make you envy her the bargain. or
double it and make you envy her af-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21
And No wonder.

There was dangerous CLINT in young
6ixtyamonth's eye when he appeared al
the breakfast table on the morning
after the news from Manila was re
ceived. He spread out his paper care.
fully and waited for an opportune ST.
lence. Then he sprung it.
"Weil, do we know how to fight?" hs
inquired. DEWEY"
And then the biscuits whistled
through the air like shells.-Washing-
ton Star.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21
Beaten ut His own came

Beaten ut His Own Game.
Mr.. Drake-About this race of ours;
I'll select the course and you select the
time.
Mr.. Rooster-Agreed.
(Triumphantly)-"Then well race
across the river. don't think you'll
cut much of figure with me over that
course"
"Oh, don't know. TIL select Deem
Der. I don't think you'll cut much ice
with me at that time."-Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21
Best for the Bowels.

No matter what ais you, headache to .
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy, natural movements, cost you just 10
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
ap in metal boxes, every tablet has G. G. C.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21
The Fastidious Public,

She (scornfully)- TWENTY-FIVE cents
for that hatI
He-Dot's der best / can do, lady.
Dose secondhand hats vos hard to SELL
You hat no idea how many granks deere
are vot Won't buy holdings but new hatsl
-Puet.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES do no,
stain the hands or spot the kettle (ex
lcept green and purple.)
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

To Cure . Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

Faint Praise-Towne-I hear Jack
Fligher was arrested for running his auto
mobile ct the rate Of ten miles an hour"
Browne Yes, and he's fighting mad about
4" Towne-Why, does be deny the
ehargeT Browne-Yes, he considers q
. gross Libel upon the speed e his uaehino.s
-Ptiladelphis Pres,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli
bic medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

Betting on horse races reveals two classe
of people-lucky ones and fools.-Indiau
apolis News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

= While we pretend it is scorn, it Is reall.
envy that we feel for the self-satisfed per
Son.-Brooklyn Life.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

When . man is sick, he has it in for thos
neighbors who do not come to see him.
Atchison Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

A twisted conscience is poor business
guide. Rams Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

The uglier You are, the more amiabl
you should be.-Atchison Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

Indisposed people blame everything bu
their appetites.-Atchison Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

Morally you cannot look one way and
walk another.-Ram's Horn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

To be sure, faint heart never won fair
lady, but, on the other hand, discretion il
seldom sued for breach of pronise.-Indian'
apolis News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

Jchnny-"Ma, gimme some more pud-
DIM" Hostess-sSh! Wait! Do have
some more pudding, Mr.. Hoamley. o! do.
must insist The Guest-Well, then,
Just mouthful" Johnny-"O! Ma, there
won't be none left for me then. Philadel-
phia Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

"Are you getting ready for winter%
"Oh, yes; we've had our last scrap with
Che ice-man, and have begun to quarrel with
the coal man. Detroit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

Got some bully good news, pa! There
amt goin' to be no school today" "W'y
not?" Teachers sick.
News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

Mr.. Greene-"Yo said you never would
look that woman in the face again, and yet
you Say she looked>as spiteful as she could
Greene-"Why, you simpleton, happened
to turn around after she had passed, don't
you see! Boston Transcript.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

A colored citizen entered book stors
recently and asked for "Bunyan's Pullgram
Politics. Atlanta Constitution.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-12-21

Love is the perfume Of Iife.-Ram's Horn.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-02
NO. g.
Christian Socialism.
Ottawa Guardian.

ottawa Guardian.
On Thursday, July 4th, at Prenti. Hall, For
est Park, before the w. c. T. U. Congress of
Reforms, Rev. G. Lowther, of Mcpherson, de-
livered an address on Christian Socialism. The
following is short synopsis:
First-There are two laws of life-"self-
preservation" and the preservation of Others"
Christianity teaches that the preservation OF
others is the law of the greatest happiness.
Whosoever fndeth this life shall lose it. To
run the business OF the world under the egotis-
tic idea is unchristian, and can never be made
to harnonze with the altruistic idea
Second--Our capitaistic system is the foe of
the family, because so many marriages are
merely commercial transactions; many are un-
duly delayed; many families ale separated for a
long time because the husband is away for long
periods, at work. Sweat-shops force many
women into vice.
Third-Seciallsm is being dove-tailed into
the very life OF all nations.
Fourth-Naturally, the church is Socialistic
1t believes in the universal Fatherhood of God
and the universal brotherhood of man. The
teachings of Christ were Socialistic.
We can never convert the heather while we
permit saloons, gambling dens, gamblers, spec
ulators, adventures and thieves to enter the
same fields to defraud, exploit and rob them,
and then send our armies and navies, in the
name of Christian civilization, to perform the
most unchristian acts.
The solution of the liquor traffic is the adop-
II
needless and unproductive toll.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-02

PopUIIsTs have been called "cranks and fools"
because they advocate public ownership of pub.
lie utilities; yet, every trial proves the wisdom
of their principles. The city of Wellington,
Kansas, under private ownership OF their water
works, paid $4,000 year for their water serv-
ice and fire protection. Having now bought
the water-works, their first year of operation
under the city ownership shows they have had
the same fire protection free, have paid 81 800
interest on their bonds, have paid all expenses
of operation ant maintenance, and have made
net profit above all of $65S. In other words,
they have net profit annually of $o5S, where
they formerly paid out $4,000. This, during
the lifetime of the bonds, would make saw
ing to Wellington of over $Io4 900. Certainly,
only idiots would want to change back to the
old condition. Center Advocate.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-02
IN ITS TRUE LIGHT.
Does Not "Success" Mean Something More
than Dollars?

Why is it that the only men who are eagerly
interviewed and importuned to write articles on
"The Secret OF Success"-the one article that
never lacks nterest-are milionaires?
asks the New York World
Are there, then, no successful men but multi
millionaires? There are not over 5000 of
them in the country. Carlyle once described
England as "inhabited by thirty millions of
people, mostly foos"; and our own country, if
none in it have succeeded but the multi-mil-
lionaires, may be described as 'inhabited by
seventy-six millions of people, mostly failures"
Do we not make grand mistake in fostering
the idea that only the Rockefellers, the Nor
gans, the Carnegies, the Scwabs, the James ].
Hills and the men of that lk-the men who
are chiefly distinguished as having "made big
money"-can tell the rising young manhood of
America "the secret of success?
"Success" is glittering word, capable of
many meanings. man is not necessarily
million, or half, or quarter of a million
or not even 500. Some very successful men
have never tried to make money. They pre-
ferred to make something else, and if they
achieved tfeir desires, they succeeded-from
their own standpoint, at least
Agassiz would not accept $500 night to
lecture. 81 have no time to make money" he
said. Scientific inquiry and discovery were his
objects in life-and he succeeded in pursuit of
them.
Wellington, after conquering Mysore, was
profered gift of 100000 by the corrupt
Piling up "big money" was not his idea of
success, either.
When John Hancock, one Of the signers of
our great declaration, was sitting in the consti
tutional congress, letter was read from Wash
ington suggesting the destruction of Boston by
largest property owners, but he rose promptly
to his feet and said: "All my property is in
Boston, but if the expulsion of the British
army from it require that it be burnt to ashes,
issue the order immediately" There was an
other man who did not believe that Success
was only another name for ''millions.'
Charles Sumner refused to lecture at any
price. "My time belongs to Massachusetts, and
the nation," he said Big money was not his
idol.
Thomas Jefferson died nsolvent. Was he,
Therefore, failure? Abraham Lincoln died
poor man. Was he, also, failure? Grant
died so poor that his opinion OH chow to sue
ceed' would have no value to this money.mad
generation, even if he had not left it.
Sooner or later, there will be reaction in
this search for "the secret OF success" among
the trust kings and the sudden-rich heroes of
the stock ticker.
81 know of no great man." says Voltaire,
"except those who have rendered great services
to the human race" Judged by that true
standard, the mere makers of "big money"
cannot tell our young men the "secret of sue
cess" They do not know it themselves.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-02

THE Peoples party in 1890, you will remem-
ber, originated the craftsmanship doctrine,
which was then the subject of all manner of
ridicule by the G. o. p's. But how things have
changed! and now, when trust becomes too
greedy like the twine trust or the ice trust, for
instance, Republican officials only have to
threaten that "Pop doctrine, and it scares Mr..
Trust almost out of his boots.-Pratt Union.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-02
Socialists Meet in Conference.

A dispatch from Indianapolis, dated July
29th, says:
The largest convention of political Social
lists ever held in the United States opened here,
to-day. The convention was called by the
executive board of the two divisions of the
Social Democratic party, to unite all factions of
Socialism and TO adopt new name for the
united movement.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-08-02
A Nice Little Dividend.

NEW YORK, July 29.-Directors of j. P.
Morgan's First National Bank, which recently
increased its capital from half million 20 ten
million, have declared a large cash dividend,
which affects all the old stockholders. 1t is
understood that between three and FIVE million
will be disbursed. The latter figure is equiva.
lent to thousand per cent on all the old capi-
tai stock.