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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-05-04
THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT.
Prof. Brewer, of Yale, Finds That II
Was Discovered One Year
Later Than Recorded.

Prof. William H. Brewer, of the Yale
Scientific school, in a lecture in New
Haven recently on 1.-THE Antarctic
Continent" not only gave the credit
to a New Haven man for being the
first person to discover the Antarctic
continent, but also, as result oil
recent Investigations, said that he
found that the date of the discovery
was wrong by year. Prof. Brewer
said:
"This is the seventh and last con.
tinent of the world, which for sew.
eral hundred miles extends parallel
to the Antarctic circle, offering an
effectual barrier to further naviga.
ton south, a New Havener had the
honor of discovering. He was Lieu:
Ed, of the United States navy. The
memorial tablet to Lieut.. Ed, which
now stands in the Grove street Gem
etery, reads that he was born in
New Haven in 1914, and died of yellow
fever on board the U. S. S. Ohio in
1880. He was member of the ex'
ploring expedition sent into the AM
arctic regions by the United States
government in 1882 under com
mand of Capt. Wilkes.
"At ten a. m. on January Is, 1892
so reads the tablet, "Lieut Ed cried
out Land Turning to Lieut.. Rey-
nolds, who stood by, ne pointed out
the range of icebound cliffs, along
which the expedition afterward
skirted for several hundred miles be-
fore it was compelled to turn back
homeward. The peak which Ed first
discovered was named Ed peak. The
Antarctic continent, which has never
been penetrated, goes by the name
Of Wilkes land"
The date of the tablet, which reads
January is, 1899, was first discov-
cred to be erroneous by Prof. Brew
err, while he was preparing this lec-
ture. In looking through the ships
log of the expedition, Prof. Brewer
found in the mass of details the true
date to be January 16, 1910, thus set
Ting the date of the discovery OF
this continent one year later than II
Is recorded.
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During cold weather hogs should
have all the clear water they want 4
least twice day.
Dress poultry Immediately after
killing, even when scalding. Allowing
the feathers to remain any length Of
time on the carcass Injuries it.
The poorest kind of broilers are
found in such houses as use eggs
from common stock. A single breed,
or scientific cross, will give the best
uniformity.
For egg production, animal food
in some form is indispensable. Where
it is provided, the egg yield will be
doubled, and greater proportion of
them will be produced during the
winter months.
Much unnecessary time and labor
is lost in thinning corn and cotton to
stand. If the land is well prepared,
and good seed well planted and in
proper quantity, there will be no ne
cessity for thinning.
New and useful inventions follow
each other so fast that before one
machine is half worn out another and
better for the same purpose is placed
on the market. 1t takes a progressive
farmer to keep up with the machine
men.
There is now machine made and
in use which cuts sheaf oats and
grinds straw and all into meal, and
this meal, as a matter of course.
makes an almost perfect food for
horses and also for milk cows, with
little more roughness added.
If, as seems to be the case, the
boil weevil army is marching north.
it win be well for farmers to the
north of and contiguous to the weevil
district of last year to be on the look
out for its first appearance and take
every precaution to prevent the ray
ages of the pest.
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dry and out of currents Of air, a very
low temperature will not affect it.

dry and out of currents Of air, a very
low temperature will not affect it.
Provision should be made for feed
ing the ewes indoors, that it may not
be necessary to remove them after
the lambs are born, and they should
have liberal supply of oats and
bran in equal parts, roots and good
clover hay. Let sheep have ready ac-
cess to salt and fresh water at al
times.
Lambs to catch the early market
should early be introduced to the
meal bin. If they do not commence to
cat at two weeks of age, few grains
of sugar sprinklcd over the meal 10
all that will be needed to teach them.
The lambs should have an apart
ment accessible TO themselves only,
in which feed must be constantly
kept. 1t should comprise clover hay,
corn meal and bran.
Lambs thus fed should, at the age
of six weeks, eat one pint of meal or
cracked corn per day, and will Re
gaining at the rate of one pound
daily. At the age of eight or ten
weeks they will he ready for the city
market, and will pay one a good
profit for the care given.-R. L. K, IN
American Cultivator.
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IT is not necessary to explain to the
farmers of Tennessee the admirabl..
conditions found in this state for tho
pursuit of animal industries. The
climate, soil, water privileges, and the
variety of crops that may be grown
all points this out in an emphatic
manner. The summer drought which
prevails in all sections of the country
make it imperative where stock in.
dustries are conducted on profitable
basis Especially those pertaining 10
dairying) that some provision be
made for a succession of soilipS
crops. But comparatively little study
has been given to this subject. The
number and variety of crops that can
be grown, their nutritive value. and
the areas that must be planted to
furnish sufficient food for a number
OF cattle for a given length of time
are all questions still requiring solu-
ton. This kind of work is therefore
considered to be of particular inn
Portance to all those interested in
stock husbandry in the state. While
1T is true that much of the stock is
not fed in the summer time and IL IA
imagined by some that it will not paw.
This is a fallacy and the sooner il is
corrected, the greater will be the
economic gain to the farmer. 1t has
been urged by some that Tennessee is
not legitimately dairy state, be-
cause while having all the natural adj
vantages, it can not produce those
grasses that do well in the north. On
the other hand. The climate is capa-
BILE of producing an admirable va
riety OF forage plants as the prelimi-
nary experiments here described in
dictate, which can be depended on for
feeding purposes for several months
of the year.-Bulletin of the Univcr-
sity of Tennessee, A. e. p.
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On the northern coast of California
near Gold bluff, gold-bearing beach
sands are still profitably operated
The banning surfs of the ocean act
as gigantic Commentators. There are
two kinds, the straight in surf and
the ordinary panning surf. The
straight in" is occasioned by the
western wind accommodating the sand
upbn the seashore. The panning surf
comes with northwest or southwest
wind, exercising a rocking motion on
the cumulative sand heaps, banning
them down and preparing the ma
terial for the puny appliances of the
beach Chicago Chronicle.
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Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, Of South
Byron, Wis, mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
Mrs. Pinkham in January, 1899, saying
her daughter had suffered for two
years with irregular menstruation-
had headache all the time, and pain in
her side, feet swell, and was generally
miserable. Mrs. Pinkham promptly
replied with advice, and under date OF
March, 1890, the mother writes again
that Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound cured her daughter OF all
pains and irregularity.
Nothing in the world equals Mrs
Pinkhams great medicine for regu-
lating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles.
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A Distinguished Lady, After TraveI-
lag for SIX Years in Search Of
Health, at Last Finds II In
Doddss kidney Pills.

Hot Springs, Ark, March IS (Spe
ciaD popular resort numbers
among its patrons many Of the worlds
most distinguished men and women,
but none more SO than Madam Isabelle
Ellen Baveas, Life Governor of the
Free Masons Grand Lodge of England.
Madam Baveas, like most of the
other visitors, came here in search OF
health. She was not disappointed, but
her cure was not found in the virtue
OF the baths, but in a few boxes OF
Dodd's Kidney Pills, remedy which
she found ON sale here, and which is
being used and with wonderful success
by number of the visitors to Hot
Springs. She says:-
II travelled almost constantly for
the past sixyears in the interests of my
Society, and my health gradually be.
came broken down, through the
change of food, water, climate, etc.
The doctors told me had diabetes,
and advised me to go to the Springs,
as they could do nothing for me. While
there my attention was called to
Dodd's Kidney Pills by a fellow suffer-
cr, who had been greatly benefited by
using them.
Il profited by her experience and
bought box, and then another, and
80 on until had used seven boxes. II
is with gratitude that state that
they cured me completely, and 1 am
now able to take up the duties of life
once more. I am very thankful for
what Dodd's Kidney Pills have done
for me, and as grateful woman shall
never hesitate to recommend them to
anyone suffering with Diabetes"
The very satisfactory experience of
this distinguished woman, should be
an encouragement to all similar suf-
ferers.
Dodd's Kidney Pills are SOC. a box,
six boxes for $3.50. Buy them from
your local druggist il You can. If he
cannot supply you. send to the Dodd's
Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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As is well known all grain-eating
fowls chew their food, not in the
mouth, but in the gizzard. Fowls
have this advantage over two-legged
animals without feathers. They do
not have toothache, and do not have
their teeth pulled when decay rem
ders them useless. fortunately for
birds they can have new teeth when
ever they want them. In fact, they
are constantly changing their teeth
as fast as they becoma too smooth to
do the work required of them. These
teeth consist of bits CT course sand or
gravel. Fowls confined where gravel
is inaccessible. will suffer from indi-
gestion unless they are fed soft or
ground feed, or grinding material IS
furnished them artificially, for with
out "teeth" to cut away the outside
hull of grain the grain passes through
undigested. 1t is absolutely necessary
to the health and prosperity of fowls
that they have good teeth, and when
they can't get the teeth it is neccs-
sary to furnish u supply. There is q
great deal written on this subject,
however, merely 10 fill space in the
papers, and sserves no other assigna-
bic purposes. Fowls have been raised
successfully for centuries on all sorts
of soils without artificial grit" and
it is matter of actual experience
that on clayey river bottoms. on cal
careous uplands and on soils formed
from decomposed marine shells,
where there is very little material for
''hen's teeth" apparent, fowls do not
suffer more from indigestion than on
soils where such material is abundant.
We have never known q case where
fowls needed an artificial supply when
they had access to the soil.-Farm and
Ranch.
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PUHGENT PARAGRAPHS.

~Have you been taking chocolates
out of my box?" II don't know; ]
couldn't see. because kept my eyes
shut. "-Fliengende Blaetter.
Fond Parent-"No-she won't
work.! She never would work.! She
never will work!!! There's only one
thing ave to go out to serv-
ice!" Punch.
Maud-"And would you believe it.!
he actually threw himself at my
feet?" Ethel-"He must worship
You right down to the ground"
Harvard Lampoon.
Bill Kickhard-"Wot's the matter
with the referee? Has he lorst is
'ead?" Jem Crushem-"Oh, no! Only
an ear, few teeth and some hair.
Glasgow Evening Times.
Doctor-"Countess, 1 should be
glad if you would let me hear you
cough" Countess-"I don't feel dis
posed to do so just now. Ito her
maid.) Eliza, please cough like did
this morning. Motto per Ridere.
"Ah, yes" replied the moralist,
fortune is tickle jade" "That's
So" replied the plodder, 'but the
deuce of it is Miss Fortune isn't. She
sticks to me with fidelity worthy OF
. better cause."-Philadelphia Press
At dinner table the other evening
Miss Northside was observed laugh
ing quietly to herself. whats the
joker" asked her brother, who had
detected nothing laughable. II am
telling myself funny story" was
the girls reply.-Pittsburgh Chron-
icle.
On Better Authority.-"You are
looking handsome tonight, Miss
Flite," Bagster remarked in the
pauses of the dance. $50 Mr.. Smythe
told me few minutes ago." Bagster
(only remembering that Smythe is
his hated rivaD-"Well, you wouldn't
believe anything that chump said,
would you?"-Philadelphia Times.
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Dixon. "You'rc not going to let .
little thing like that worry YOU"
Besides which," pursued Sparks,
"Eggie has got true, manly heart,
and it amt right to trifie with it."
ut was my nose she was triding
WITH" said Dawley. "Don't you mind
him, Miss Dixon; he's merely trying
to be humorous, and this is about as
near as ne ever comes to it. He
thinks he's doing pretty well, though,
and he really is-for him."
He felt Disguised with the whole
thing, and he was still more disgust
cd when Sparks went around with q
handkerchief in his hand, begging the
other fellows to wipe an imaginary
black spot off his nose. This request
was always granted, and for time
il was quite the usual thing for the
men to pull out pocket mirrors and
handkerchiefs and rub their own
noses when Dawley approached them
Still, nobody could have guessed how
the proceedings exasperated the
young man from his manner, and the
joke naturally died at last.
If at first he decided that Miss
Dixon's action was somewhat indeli-
cate he changed his mind about it
afterward. 1t might have been in
anybody else, but she was too en-
tirely a child of nature, tempered
with Chicago, that it seemed on con-
sideration almost proper. A day sell
dom passed that he did not go up
to her desk to talk to her, and he
found himself very much amused by
her artless chatter. He felt that he
was unbending. He occasionally
hurled Babylonic bricks at her and
was not in the least offended when
she told him that his language was
"fierce" and desired him to come
down to where she could reach him
without standing on tiptoe and rip
ping the seams in her sleeves. He
told johnson, the one man in the
house with whom he was on intimate
terms, that 1.-THE little girl was sim
ply delicious"
watch her chewing gum now" said
Johnson.
"Oh, WELT" replied Dawley, tolerant.
ly, "that's just part of her. You
ought to have heard her telling me
about her ma and her pa, and the way
she called down a young lady friend OF
hers about something the young lady
friend had said about her to another
young lady friend"
"All the same, you oughtn't to get
her to thinking that you are gone on
her." Johnson said. 81 don't say that
you do, only you know that there's be-
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ginning to be sort of impression tina,
you are"
.Great Scott, mol" exclaimed Daw
ley. "Oh, of course, jolly her once
in awhile, but she knows how to take
that guess she does"
When Dawley began to think it over
he was not so sure whether Miss Dixon
knew how to take him. He had occa.
sionally made protestations of an
ardent and consuming passion. He
had called her Emmeline for some time
when they were alone, but she had
laughed at him and he had supposed
that she had understood perfectly well
that he was not in earnest. He was
in the main, right-minded young
man, and, recalling the fable of the
boy and the frogs, he reflected that
what was sport to him might be death
to her. He decided that he would keep
himself steadily to the lace depart
ment and away from Miss Dixon's
desk. He did so for about a week and,
then, yielding to feeling of curiosity
he went over and found her chatting
in very animated fashion with Sparks
and showing no sign of mental an.
guish.
He felt irritated, and vaguely un.
easy, and when he heard her join her
musical laugh to Sparks raucous bray
a moment later his irritation turned tc
something like rage. For another
xvooL ha avosdaI bor op1 I,xrs~~ ~ n =
time his uneasiness became more de-
fined. He lost his appetite to great
extent, which he could hardly account
for. At the end of the week he con.
cluded that as the young woman was
evidently in no danger of misplacing
her affections he might as well go back
and talk to her. He went.
She was not busy and as he APP
preached she looked up at him with
the old bright smile and familiar nod.
Hello, Eggie!" she said.
IL wish you wouldn't call me that.
said Dawley, rather testify. you've
learned that from Sparks"
What's eating you?" she inquired.
Twill Mr.. Dawley' do?"
mo, you needn't call me that, either
what's that-a new ring?"
She extended her left hand and
showed him. Either that or a slot
machine" she said. whats your
guess?"
Where did you get q" asked Daw
ley, who felt himself growing pale.
II got that from my steady"
DO you mean," said Dawley, slow.
ly and with an effort, "that it is an
engagement ring that it was given to
you by the man you expect to marry ?''
"Sure thing" said Miss Dixon, blush
ing little.
Then Dawley knew what was the
matter with him. Chicago Daily Rec
ord
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Lambs born in the winter months
can be raised successfully, provided
one has warm stable, that is, such
Is can be closed against all currents
of air. and if it has southern ex-
posture, SO much the better.
If lamb can attain to the age of
twcnty-four hours without becoming
chilled. and can thereafter be kept
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1901-05-04

In Guiana if child is slow in its
movements the parents apply an ant
to the child instead of a whip to make
it move faster. This little ant bites
more cruelty than a mosquito and its
bite is apt to be troublesoms after.
wards-N. Y. Sun.
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ton, passed on.
For week or two this morning
greeting was about the extent Of
their communication. Then Dawley
felt a disposition to linger and sound
the little stenographer's mental
depth, If she had any, which he
feared was not the case. He premed;-
tated little opening remark apropos
OF the typewriter on Babylonic
bricks, but he forgot that when she
told him there was smudge ON his
nose.
us there?" he asked in some con-
fusion, fumbling for his handker-
chief.
ION the right side" she said.
"There! No. now you've only made il
worse. Here, give it to me. Stoop
down." She took the handkerchief
and. moistening it with her tongue,
rubbed Dawley's nose vigorously and
then looked at it with her head on
one side. just then Sparks, one of
the coarsest beasts in the place.
came along, with his face ON broad
grin.
Here, amt going to stand for
that, Miss Dixon" he chuckled. ~Of
course Eggie is nice boy and ali
that and you don't mean anything by
IL, but all dates are OF between. YOU
and me after that"
~0h. forget it." retorted Niss
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-03
CITY NEWS

The Burlington and two Barre
teams bowl in Morses alley tonight.
Some warm bowling is expected.
M. w. Nelson has recovered from
his illness SO as to be out.
Regular meeting Of Hiawatha Lodge
/. O. o. f., No. 20, meets tonight.
Installation and banquet.
Miss Ethel Mcdonald is sick at her
home on Central street.
Mrs. Frank Marsden and two chill
dren have returned from a visit in
Gouldsville.
The Junior Union OF the Univer-
salist church will hold a sociable in the
church vestry Friday evening, Jan. II,
from 7 till 9. Refreshments will be
served and short program will be
rendered. Admission five cents. All
are cordially invited.
Herbert LaPier has resumed work
for Henry Patneaude.
c. N. Field returned TO New York
yesterday.
Earl Parker and Clarence Worthen
returned to the U. V. M. today.
The Rev. Father McKenna and the
Rev. Father Maurice McKenna went
to Mortified yesterday, returning last
night.
Mrs. c. N. Field has gone to Bur
lington for short visit. She returns
tn ~,
Miss Rose Foy returned from Boston
last night.
Mrs. Martin Riley, formerly of this
city, but now Of St. JohnSbury, who
has been visiting here, returned home
yefterday afternoon.
Zinc and Grinding Make
Devoe Lead and Zinc Paint wear twice
as long as lead and OIL mixed by hand.
Churches and societies receive lots
of free advertising through the pa
pers In return for this the officers
and members of said churches and So.
cieties should see that the papers re-
ceye early notice Of all public meet
ings. entertainments, etc, SO that the
reporter may be on hand to secure an
accurate account for publication.
The most important special prizes,
outside of cash specials, offered at the
recent poultry show here were won as
follows: Silver cups offered for the
best cock, hen, cockerel and pulletS of
the following breeds: Wyandotts, C..
O. Barrett, Montpelier; Leghorns,
Walter Little, North Montpelier;
Rhode Island Reds, Charles +. Stev-
ems, Barre. The sweepstake cup on
dogs was won by B. S. McMurray of
Barre on his beagle MARCY" The
gold medals for best cock, hen, cock
erel and pullets were won as follows:
Minorcas. John Thompson, Barre;
Barred Plymouth Rocks, A. M.Smith,
Barre.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-03
EAST CABOT.

Mrs. Mary Hazlette of Boston is
visiting her son Clyde at G. B. Hills.
Miss Maude and Willie Ayers of
Barre, who have been visiting at E.
Il. Clark's for few days, returned
home last Monday.
Mrs. Kate Davidson has finished
work at o. f. Barrett'S and il stay
ing at her fathers, A. d. Drugan, for
a short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Clark visited 10
Morrisville few days last week.
Mrs Eva Hall was home from Dan
Vile to spend Christmas.
Mrs Will Clark and son visited at
W. Carr's last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Grace are visit
ing his parents and other relatives in
Waterbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Houghton are to
60 to keeping house in few days at
the Benton place.
Will Abbott, who has been visiting
relatives here the past week. has re-
turned tO'hiS home In Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l. Abbott and
daughter Inez are visiting relatives in
Barre few days this week.
Florence Houghton has been on the
sick list for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Drown visited Mrs.
E. Dunbar, her sister. at W, Daniels
recently.
Christmas was observed at school
house last Monday evening with the
usual exercises of speaking and sing.
ing. There was good attendance,
and the exercises were enjoyed by all.
George Preston visited relatives in
St. Johnsbury recently.
Mrs. Fralk Walbridge and daugh-
ter visited at S. L. Houghtons last
week.
Stanley Blanchard of Boston was at
E. H. Clark's part of last week.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-03
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

The ladies of the Universalist So
ciety held Goth century supper and
Sociable in the Forresters' hall Mon
day evening, Dec. 81. Supper was
served, consisting of oysters, salads,
cold meats, cakes of all kinds, tea and
coffee. Fancy articles were sold, among
them beng quilt sold by ticket, and
drawn by Mrs. c. $. Wilson. Music
and games by the young people fur
nished entertainment for the evening
and was enjoyed by all. The church
has been closed for two years, but the
Rev. Chas. E. Petty has been secured
as pastor for the coming year, and as
usual the ladies are doing their best
to aid in the work.