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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

Dimculties With Farm Poultry ana
Suggestions as to How to
Overcome Them.

Poultry experiences are always
read with interest as rule. Those
of the writer have been varied, and
extend over period of twenty-seven
years, and in that time many ups
and downs have been known. Wehave
always believed in high bred stock of
all kinds, but have made some costly
experiments on account of listening
to the vauntings of interested par
ties. In poultry, especially, we have
found the Leghorns SO small that
when we put them on the marketthey
brought such a small amount of cash
that we were ashamed of them. A
farmer does not buy implements with
an eye to what they will bring as
scrap iron when worn out, nor should
a dairyman buy or raise cows with
an eye to their beef-making qualities
when too old to be profitable as milk
ers. But, as rule, hen can not be
kept over two years. Consequently
she is soon on the market; besides
there are always many cockerels
among the pullets, which must be
disposed of in some way. On this ac-
count we jumped to the other ex-
tremc and tried Plymouth Rocks, but
soon found that they were too cIum-
sy; that they fell an easy prey to
hawks and vermin. Net being able
to find just what we wanted among
the various breeds on the market, we
concluded to get up one of our own.
And we feel that we have succeeded.
to some extent at least. One difficult
ty with farm poultry is that they lay
we'll when eggs are low, and go on .
strike when they are high. Another
trouble is the inclination to set. We
overcome one of these difficulties
with the other. In summer, after the
spring broods are weancd. we crafty
every hen that wants to set, hut give
her only two or three eggs-at most
half dozen. Eggs are very low
with us then-sometimes only four
cents. By this means we keep the
hens from laying, thereby resting
their organs preparatory for winter
~ OuuCtlOus AS each Oe0 mas only
few chicks, she is able to find nearly
enough for them en- the wide range
they have, thereby requiring but
small amount of feed. Truly the late
broilers bring no more per pound
than grown hens, but they are fine
on our own table; we have no trouble
of the surplus, and tho
profit on them is very satisfactory,
as they cease to deyelol when cold
weather sets in and will "eat their
heads off, long before spring. While
these mothers are raising these late
broods they moult, get new set Of
and are laying well again
~ November, when eggs are highest
On the markets here. They used to |
be highest about Christmas, but now
he cold storage eggs are thrown on |
he markets about that time, and
hat brings the general price Of eggs |
iown.-Essex Spurrier, in Prairie
Farmer
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

-Ail bulls on q farm should be de-
horned. They are dangerous and
should be .disarmed.
The question whether this coun-
try can compete with the cheap labor
of oriental countries in the produc-
ton of rice has been definitely set
tied in the affirmative.
Prosperity that doesn't include
the men upon whom all real prosper
ity must rest, the farmers and pro-
ducars, is not of the right brand.
The cry of overproduction need
not affect good dairy products, for
there never will be an over supply Of
the very best products of the dairy.
1T is no more difficult for a 500
COW to raise a SIS calf than it is for
$50 COW to raise $40 calf. 1t takes
the same time, the same outlay Of
feed, the same expense in the one
case as in the other.
The man who in the interest of
himself, his neighbors and posterity
seeks to improve the domestic ami
mails by introducing Thoroughbred
blood into the scrub herds is q bene-
factor to the race, and is valuable
citizen.
1T costs more than q dollar to
feed a rooster q year; therefore it ID
false economy to keep more Of them
than are actually necessary for actual
service. These fellows should be sold
when they weigh about two pounds,
or eaten at the family dinner.
The reading, intelligent farmer Il
always prosperous. What he does
not know he will utilize the first OBJ
portunity to learn. The utterly help
less farmer is he who does not know.
but thinks that all beyond his short
sighted ken is utter darkness.
There are many farmers who
plant by the phases Of the moon, or
the fight of birds, and curse the coun-
try and blame the party IN power, or
the weather for their lack Of success.
The ignorant farmer is always I'M
lucky.
Laying hens fed on corn alone get
twice as much carbonaceous matter
as they need for egg production, but
less than half as much protein rs the
require. The latter
may be supplied by meat Of any kind,
milk in any form. beans or peas or
clover, or alfalfa, or green feed OF
many sorts, and even by oats.
-Nailless fruit boxes are new and
device for fruit growers
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

The Observation-Disclosures cIaimof Jose
Antonio Maria Y. Medina of Penasco,
Taos county, which has been pending
almost A years, was paid recently.
Medina, with a caravan, left Sonora
december, 2ss 1858. One days Jour-
ney this side of the Sonora boundary
near Tuscon, Ariz.. Apache Indians set
upon the caravan, killed Medina's
companions and took all goods, con.
sisting OF blankets, sugar, oranges and
shawls. Medina made claim for $1,000,
was awarded $915 by the court of
claims.-Denver Republican.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28
Captarins Nitrogen.

Available nitrogen costs farmers
about fifteen cents per pound as a fer.
tiiizer, and yet the farmer as he goes
about his work, or sits on the fence
and whites, bears load of nitro
gen equal to more than eleven pounds
on every square inch OF his body sur
face, or about $4,000 pounds on his
whole body; but he can't use an
ounce OF it, because he can't get a
hold on it. He can, however, by
growing leguninous crops. get all he
needs in his business.-Farm and
Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28
Place Of Library
in Education =

Huxlyhas wisely said that teach boys girls to read
without provision for what that reading shall be as sensees as
would be to teach them the Of the spoon
With no provision to their physical food. ~
The old library chiefly with gathering
material In generation the changed into
fountain The library has been chiefly
giving out In this work have forgotten reading is not
influence good evil the mind Many mother
perfect thinking that her boy the high road ito
Heaven only she finds him with his in book and vet we All
know that the reading Of books is the sures and quickest
the pit. #
Our library work has had to do too much with quantity too l
with quality. WE HAVE MADE THE RESERVOIR INTO "a
FILTRATION The most hopeful efforts the Of
unpreudced brief notes following book titles catalogues so
both reader and librarian to know what book
The great problem before thoughtful students of
to-day is not much how increase number Of
volumes cpted but how improve the quality excluding the
decreasing tie of the poor, encouraging the good and an
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28
RAISING LIVE STOCK.


Another rise in the price Of MEATS
Of all kinds should stir up the farm
ers of the south to the great ;mnor-
lance of increasing their boos and
cattle. Three dollars can he mad.
in growing these where one can he
even hoped for in growing. cotton
The time and labor and care reon;red
to raise and market bale Of cotton
win raise a three-year-old beef that
win sell for s1ooS .nd 1..r ~, -.
times the net profit that the cotton
will. This attention will be scattered
over three years, but it will NOT take
more hours orr days than it does for
the single year in growing the cot
ton. The labor is much less and
much more pleasant. The same time
labor and money IL will take to raise
ten bales of cotton will be sufficient
for 30 cattle or 100 hogs. The
cotton about pays back the cost. nos
sibly very small profit. The cattle
win have clear profit of about one
thousand dollars. We find a great
many farmers who viii admit the
truth of this estimate, but will saw
that they can not begin IL at once
because they have no ready money
or are in debt, and must plant some
cotton to make some money to get
out Of debt with. This is poor reason
ing. Growing the cotton has brought
them in debt, and the longer thew
continue the same programme the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28
MICROBES FOR BLAcKMAILINc
NV ana Terrible Use to which
Crlminals May Pat the Germs
y Of Disease.

Microbes as death dealing agencies
present new possibilities to unscru.
lpulons men who, prompted by spir.
1T of revenge or retaliation, may seek
to obliterate their victims in the
most approved scientific way.
Modern study of bacteriology has
placed new and terribly effective
weapon in the hands of humanity.
Is is a weapon with which entire
communities and towns may be
stripped of their inhabitants Whole
sale deaths may be brought about
without even directing suspicion
toward~the perpetrator of the crime.
and, what is more, the man who
seeks to deal out death in this way
may select the specific disease he
wishes to employ in carrying out his
purpose.
All of these mcnacing possibilities
have developed through the adj
wanced study of bacteria and the va
rious uses, beneficial and otherwise,
to which micro-organisms may be
put. The fact has been established
beyond all question Of doubt that
most contagious diseases are spread
through microbes, and added to this
knowledge is the additional informa-
tion that each disease has its own
specific kind of bacteria, which may
be cultured and produced in count
less numbers, says the Chicago Trib-
tine.
1t Is this work of scientific men
that has placed such terrible death
agency within reach of any one who
cares to go into the study Of bac-
teriology even in superficial way.
As an Indication of the extremes to
which man may go in making use
Of his knowledge of microbes. the
case of an Austrian medical student
y given.
This student had devoted good
deal of time and much energy to the
study of bacteriology. He was IA
miliar with the various forms of mi
crobes common to different contag-
ious and infectious diseases, and
knew how to use them with deadly
effect. Recently the young man at
tempted to extort money from rich
widow by threatening to scatter dis
ease germs in her room if she re-
fused his demand.
The woman at first was inclined to
laugh at his theat, but finally he be-
came SO insistent and maintained
such a menacing attitude that she re-
ported the matter to thepolice and the |
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

). Patronizing Hotel Clerk-"And now, cir,
in this town" Departing Guest (eagerIy)
Yes, yes! Go on and tell me- liver since
| have been in this house have been won
dering what should say If anyone asked me
noout good hotel in this town."-Los An,
geles (Cal.) Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

Customer--"But does that hat look an
costly as it is:" Milliner-"As to that, ]
positively guarantee that hat to confirm six
10 eigat bachelors every time it is worn in
public! Town Topics.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

"A girl asked man to guess her age.
"Twenty-three, he guessed. 'sWhy, YOU
mean old thing, "she said; sT'll never
speak to you again as long as live! IN
not be q for a month yet!'-Atchison
Globe.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

When YOU. find yourself growing sceptical
among finical friends or weary with the obi
GUS prattle Of coddling triflers, steal away
into the mellow atmosphere Of child life,
Well-behaved children readjust ones bal
ance.-Town Topics.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

What is the. proper size for ping-pone
baify' asked the amateur of the expert.
Opinions differ" answered the expert.
but prefer one that is about as large as
Quinme pill feels when it gets stuck in
your throat. Baltimore American.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

Access to books is an open door to wide
knowledge, to disciplined mind, and to
immense extension and variety Of inter-
ests.--Ladies' Home journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

Every man has right to his own opinion.
but comparatively few of them have any.
thing more than the right.-Puck,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

IT you would hit the target, aim little
above it. Every arrow that flies feels the
attraction Of earth.-LoLgfellow
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

Fits Permanently Cured. No fts after
first days use of DIR. Klines Great Nerve
Restorer. Free - 90 trial bottle Dr. r. H.
Kline, Ltd, 9Si Arch St., Philadelphia. Pa
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

gun anew. The leaven once well dis
tributed will continue to work until
the whole is leavened.-Southern Gull
tivator.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

Nearly every man actually believed that
other men are interested in his troubles.--
Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

1t Depends.-"We never realize the full
yalue of thing until we lose it." remarked
the moralist. That's right, replied the
was insured. "-Philadelphia Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

l do mot believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton has an equal for coughs and colds
John +. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

To be good and disagreeable is high trea-
eoon against the royalty Of virtue.--Hannah
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

II a man loses his friends after his money
Is all gone it was his money and not himself
that had friends Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

MUCH OF the rest VIII follow.
should vastly prefer my own
child to leave school with strong
taste for good books and a rec
ord Of comparative failure in his
studies than to have him take all
the honors in his examinations
and begin life with no genuine
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

TO Cure = Cold IN One nay
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-06-28

The function OF the teacher which he should bend everv
nergy give pupils under his for reading With this
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-11
A Silly Plot

The last number Of the Black Cat
contains story called A Cold Slor-
age Baby The plot is namely fool
ish. Two men own some jewels
which they place in a box. One is
a diamond of great value. One day
when the box is opened the diamond
has disappeared and in it's place is a
live baby A note is found along side
directing the men to place the baby
IN cold storage. They close the box
anG rush off to find cold storage ia
cubatOr. They succeed and then un-
lock the box to find the baby gone and
the diamond back in place. 1t is be
meath the dignity of publication OF
the Black Cats reputation to publish
such drivel as this and call it story
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-11
Saws it is O K

Blanchard. the painter. is one of the
friends OF the gypsum that is manu-
featured by J. w. ADAMS. on the Car
son river. He has been using it on
the State Printers Office. and it is max
ing a smoother finish and better work
than the kalsomine that was en- the
walls before. Blanchard states that
the more he uses the material the bet
ter he likes it. and he is willing to re-
commend it to ayone who is repairing
a home or is building a new one. A
number OF homes in this city have
been FINISHED with this material. and
in every instance it has given better
satisfaction than any wall covering
that has ever been placed on the mar
ket. There is only one objection to
| the Adams gypsum, and that is that
it is a home product and comes to the
consumer free f,om duty and with
| out freight added.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-11
Articles of Incorporation

The following articles of incorpcra-
ton have been filed with the Secretary
Of State
The Reno General Hospital. capital
$4,000, place of business, Reno.
The Troy Laundry Co., capital $25.-
600 place OF business, Reno.
Nevada Construction Co.. capital
100000, place Of business, Carson
Stockholders, W. E. Sharon, Virginia ::
Chas A Lux and J. w. Gardner, OF
New York
California Mining ard Milling Co.
capital $4,000. place of business Elko
with branch Office at Salt Lake.
The ArSonaut a and Spice Co.
CAPITAL s25O,0Oo. place of business, Re
no.
w. H. Hopkins Co: capital $500, 900
place OF business, Reno.
Fred T. Harrington has been ap
pointed agent for me Quartette Min
ing Company at DeLamar.
T. l.. Oddie has been appointed a
gent for the onopan Mining and Mill
ing Company OF Nevaua.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-11
Pleased to Hear Of a Foes Death

.>labe Glnther was probably the hap
piest man in town last evening after
reading the neport that Herbert Har
ston had >.ropped dead in the street
in Bodie. Gunther and Harrison had
a row at that place several years ago
over Fourth of July foot race. Har-
stOn took shot at Gunther and miss
cd him, and Gunther slashed Harston
with a knife and sent word to
Gunther that he would kill him on
sight. and since then Gunther has Civ
en- Bodie a wide berth.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-11

THE MO RNtu ARR A.
Carson City. Aevada.
Tonopah Notes

A rich body OF ore !" rs broken INT
On the lSO-foot level ~ thc Horn Sill
YER mine. one OF The Ray & O'Brien
group of claim, on Clark mountain,
RAY district. which is fast bearing out
our report Of the properties, as pub
lished in the B.nanza IF May 18th.
The strike was made as good jude
ment predicted on tire main ledge
while drifting towards the mountain,
where each foot OF drift gave a CORE
spending depth from the surface.
Twenty leases have been let at Lone
Mountain. and SOM, of the shafts are
down forty feet We are not reliably
informed that Lone Mountain affords
leasing propositions where the ore
must be shipped, but with the devel-
opment of tn mines there water and
mills will be put in. and with the ore
free-milling. ,-Isers should make good
money out If their lease holds.
This morning at 2 a. M, what will
probably prove a fatal accident oc-
cured in the Valley View shaft. Just
before the night shift were preparoins
to blast, tools were being sent up
and at the time Of the accident John
Day, one of the miners, entered the
bucket and gave the signal to hoist
The ascent was begun ard a few nom
ents after the remaining miners work
ing in a station that is being opened
at the 1S0-foot level heard cry anC
one of them rushed to the bell cor
to signal, but reached the platform
just as the bucket with it's human
freight struck the heavy timbers .
which the landing is formed. here
were a couple of shovels and fe
drills in the busket in which Mr.. Da.
was riding to the surface. and he va
impaled on the handle OF one of TIL
shovels The wound is his most SCI
ious injury while the general Shah
ing up his BODY received would al
probability cause his DEATH 'onanz
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-11
SALT LAKE capital hytf-. tochoth |

GALL Aa1AH SdFltdI Ny IL. IOCliOtA
Salt Lake cap. ais, seem to know
good thing and are dumping their
money INFO Nevada in every corner.
Alet nave MOI only gone into eastern
J, la, but nave secured some Of the
De4- ground in Tonopah and are look
ing Tor more Most of the parties who
nave invested in Nevada mining prop
erty made their money in the mines in
Utah are now looking for better
fields, and seem to have found them
in this State In California the story
is reversed. u all the parties that
made millinos in this State, not one
of them have looked for investments
since the days of the Comstock. They
were offered first chance at Tonopah,
and gave it the pass by, thinking that
the only lode in the State had been
dug out when the lower levels of the
Comstock was allowed to fill with wa
ter. The crowd of teaches that work
ed the Comstock have got about all
they can out OF this State and should
they look for chance to- do business
| III other fields will now find the hold
ings too high for them to touch bot
tom. Their action is not to be regret
ted, as new blood has come in and
IRON the way it Is starting there viii
be a better effect from the investment:
OF the Salt Lake people than ever re
suit ed from the people who cleaned
cut the Constock lode The new
to develop Nevada this wear than tn,
Californians did in the half centur,
they held sway
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-11
Royal Arch mas0ns

The N. E. Grand Royal Arch Chap
ada, which opened its twenty-ninth
annual grand convocation in this city
Monday, completed its labors yester-
day The session was well at
tended and proved an interesting one,
in fact, one of the nlos- peasant
reunions held in past years. Beauti-
full flowers adorned the nall and every
thing has been done by the Masons
ana the citizens of Carson to make
the visit of the Companions memoir
able one. Grand Officers for the en-
suing year were elected and appoint
ed as follows:
Grand High Priest-F. D. King.
Deputy Grand High PRIEST. A.
Miller
Grand king-H. Levy
Grand Scribe-Geo. ellison.
Grand Treasurer--Geo. w. Richard
Grand Secretary-C. N. Noteware.
Grand Captain OF Hcst-C. l.. ful
stone.
Grand Principal Sojomner-E. d
Kelley.
Grand ROYAL Arch Captain-H. W
Miles.
Grand Master Third Vail-E. D
| Van .erlietf.
Grand Master Second Vail-H. Wc1
ner.
Grand Master First Vail-Geo. 4
Grand Chaplain-Geo. W. Keith.
Grand Organist-W. A. Brown.
Grand Guard-A. Jacobs.
At noon yesterday the Grand Lodg
F. and A. NJ. began it's annua! session
which will probably be concluded t
aday
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-11

Charles Adams OF Lovelock has
been adiudged insane and sent to the
asylum.
The total bulk assay value OF the ore
yield of the Comstock mines last week
was S10247. OF this Con-Virginia pro
duced sS776 Ophir. S105; Silver Hill
$1.1O1: Justice S115 and Overmar
S240-Report
Herbert Harrison. a grand army vet
eran. dropped dead ir Bodie last
week
Fire destroyed hay and other prop
erty valued at $500 or the Williams
place near Ely. White Pine county
last week.
The nickle and cobalt mines at Cot
tonwood. Churchill county have beer
sold to New York capitalist.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-06-11
A Handsome Line

NJ. A. Downey is constantly adding
to his stock oil carpets and household
furnishings. In the carpet line he is
showing the handsomest lot OF sam
pies and stock goods ever brought to
this city. They are all from the re-
liable and celebrated house of w. &
}. Sloane, which is a guarantee OF
their value. The ladies are invited
to call and inspect the samples and
the stock on hand. They will find
what they want and at prices that
suit.