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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

the waves ceased the coherer would
no longer allow the current from the
local battery to reach the sounder.
Latterly recording device was con-
nected with these instruments.
To understand the new system one
must recall two well established
facts. If magnet is moved repeat
eddy over a wire it will excite cur
rent in it each time it passes. But,
owing to what is called lag" or
"hysteresis," the effect will not be
observed quite so soon as the cause.
Marconi now finds that if wire in
which an induced current is thus ex-
cited he can get rid of the lag" by
surrounding it (not, actually touch
ing It'll with a small coil of other
wire, which, in turn, is connected
with the vertical wire of the station.
Whenever Hertz waves come in,
therefore, and reach the outer coil,
they. deprive the inclosed wire of its
lag" or, to put it differently, facili-
tate it's conductivity.
Mr.. Marconi showed two arrange
ments of the apparatus. In one (rep-
resented in. the upper drawing) a
magnet is made to rotate slowly by
q pulley, and thus induce a current
in wire below, this wire being
formed up into slender coil. Out
side of the latter is the other coil,
which is directly actuated by the
Hertz waves. In the second arrange
ment (shown in the lower drawing)
the magnet is stationary, and the
wire is made to move past it. For
simplicity in illustration the magnet
is here omitted. The wire, whose
flag" is to be overcome, is now
straight instead of coiled. Simple
means are provided TO rotate one of
the pulleys over which it passes. To
read a message Mr.. Marconi attaches
telephone instead of a sounder.
Eventually he hopes to have a record
er which will take down the message,
even # the operator is not present
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

Not many months ago 81 900 was willed
10 conductor Of The Chicago 4 Alton Rail
way for being attentive and courteous. A
somewhat similar circumstance has reoc-
Cured. Mr.. H. j.. Titus, steward on one
of the Atoms" dining-cars, recently had
Tor guest gentleman to whom he uncon-
sciously gave such polite attention as to at
tract his patrons notice. Upon arrival OF
the train in Chicago. this passenger, who
was high official Of the Mobile 4 OHIO
fhs Chicago - 1 Alton r. Railway, and being
assured of Mr.. Titus's ability, promptly APP
pointed the latter Superintendent Commits
sary of the Mobile & Ohio Railway. Mr..
Titus assumes his new duties August 18th,
with headquarters in Jackson, Tenn. He
will be the youngest'raiIway superintendent
Of dining-cars in the United States, his age
being but tweuty-four.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

e = Houn4 IN ne 1nterchax9eahlo
HNeaoo Ticket.
The interchangeable mileage ticket =
sued by the New York Central IL good over
more than 5000 miles of railwAy eest Of
Buffalo. including the New York Central
Hudson River and branches; Rome, Water
town & Ogdensburg and branches; Carthage
= Adirondack; Mohswk 4 Malone; st.
Lawrence & Adirondack; New York 3
Putnam: New York & Harlem; Pennsy1-
vania Division of the New York Central;
West Shore Railroad, including its Chenan-
90 and Waikiki Valley branches; and the
Boston 4 Albany Railroad
Over all of the above roads the tickets are
good in the hands Of the bearer for one per
son or dozen, and good until used, there
being no limit to the ticket. They are also
accepted for passage, subject to the local
rules and regulations, on the following lines:
Buffalo, Rochester q Pittsburg Railway;
Central Railroad Of Pennsylvania: Pitts
burg, Johnstown, Ebensburg & Eastern
Railroad; PHILADELPHIA & Reading Railway,
and Atlantic City Railroad.
These tickets are sold at the nat rate OF
two cents per mile, and that they are 4
great convenience to the public is proven
By the fact that thousands of them are in
the hands of not only regular travellers, but
Of many families that travel only OCCASION
ally, - they are always ready. for use and
enable their holders to travel on all the
New York Central lines east of Buffalo ct
two cents per mile without waiting for re
bates or proof of ownership.-From the
Albany Argus
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08
FRENCH TWIN CANNON.
Can he Fired Either Both at 0nee o.
separately and by Percussion
or Electrically.

On vessels of war heavy guns have
long been mounted in couples. as this
arrangement has enabled them to be
sheltered in single turret; but such
cannon are independent and must be
aimed and Unanswered separately.
On land single guns have generally
been used. Lately, however, heavy
guns for land batteries have been
mounted together in pairs SO that
the two form practically q single
unit. This arrangement has many
advantages, we are told. by Lieut..
Col. Delaney, of the French army,
who writes of II in La Nature. After
noting the use of guns in pairs on
board men-of-war. he goes on to say:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

mo man liveth unto himself"
Neither men nor women are able to
defy their fellows, or to reject their
friendship. or disregard the sympa-
thies of their kind. We, all of us, need
something which we cannot supply
ourselves. We are dependent on 9th
ers for thousand friendly Offices. and
II is well for us toacknowledge our de-
tendency and also to listen TO the
counsels of those who advise us for our
good. "Pride goeth before destruc-
tion. and the spirit is lifted up before
fall" He who claims that he can
take care of himselfis very likely to be
poorly cared for and 20 require much
more assistance than. others who are
less self-confident and more willing to
accept the counsels Of their friends.-
Detroit Free Press.
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TO SCARE MOSQUITOES.


A "scare skeeter" has been devised
by a German scientist to protect
mankind from those irritating and
dangerous pests of the summer. The
mosquito is not generally credited
with timorous nature, but there is
one creature of which it lives in
dread-the dragon fly or mosquito
hawk" The dragon fly is familiar to
all. 1t is one of the most beautiful
of aquatic insects as in its graceful
fight it sails through the air on iri-
descent wings.
But beauty is not the only attri-
butte of the dragon fly. Mosquitoes
are its favorite food 1t has an inn
mence appetite for them and as it is
far swifter in fight it can make away
with great number in the course Of
day, catching and devouring them
on the wing. Unfortunately the dra-
gon fly hunts only in sunlight, when
mosquitoes are least annoying. and
he never frequents the dark places
where most mosquitoes revel.
A mosquito, however, seems to
have as little discrimination as a
crow. 1t fears its enemy dead as
much as when the enemy is living.
The scientists method is to hang
dead dragon flies around the bed on
wires in such way that they shall
look as lifelike as possible. He de-
clares that no mosquito will pass or
even approach the zone thus guarded
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striking it sharp blow with q piece
of wood like buggy spoke. This
causes the seed to drop out, after
which it can be run through . fan
ming min and cleaned. when it is
ready to put away, and viii keep like
any other grain.
The stalks from which the heads
have been cut are allowed TO stand
until dry, and can then be used for
kindling wood, or if burned in the
field make good fertilizer. We under
stand that the pith in the stalks is
used to make life preservers. and
that rope is made from the fiber
Farmers Home Journal.
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What the Union Pacific Is doing in en-
gineering Improvements i commended TO
the country where no such difficulties are
encountered AZ in the West. Straight roeds
are economic roads, and they invite traffic.
The wild yanks and alarming rolls to which
passengers are subject on some Of them
cause train sickness, which is y form Of
YEA sickness, and headache, and they cause
Z rapid deterioration of cars and engincs.
Those railroads make the best bid for
patronage that promise not merely speed,
but comfort, and steadiness is the more
comfortable, because it indicates security.
We have been eager to extend the mileage
of this country. Now We might show some
expedition in reducing it by following the
example of the Union Pacific in straighten-
ing needless turns and lowering or raising
needless grades. Brooklyn Eagle.
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Mareonf Proposed 10 ssbstitute Ne.
tector of Magnetic Waves for
the Coherer.

In public lecture which Mr.. Mar
conf delivered in London few even
ings ago he announced that he had
invented a new detecter of magnetic
waves, which would act more rapidly
than the coherer hitherto employed
by him. Technical papers supply de-
tails of its construction.
In the old system there were an
ordinary telegraphic sounder and a
small battery, with the coherer inter-
posed between them. When Hertz
waves from distant point came into
the receiving station they would SO
influence the coherer that it would
permit the battery to actuate the
sounder and produce click. When
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

The latest, surgical triumph is the
grating of a new set of upper and
lower eyelids TO the eyes of a man
who lost his original set in fire,
says London Science Siftings. The ac-
cident had left both eyeballs entirely
unprotected, and there was danger of
the victim losing his sight entirely.
1t was resolved to replace them by
grating four new eyelids if possible,
by taking the skin from the hip of
the patient. 1t was necessary to pro-
coed slowly, but the experiment was
successful from the start. The four
new eyelids perform their normal
functions naturally.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

Miss Veueers-Oh, mamma, where
did you get that lovely bust of Dante
which sets on the mantel In the u
brary?
Mrs. veneers-Why, Muriell I'm
surprised at you. Haven't you learned
nothing at all since you've been away
to school? For goodness sake, try to
learn to talk proper. Don't you know
bust is the worst kind Of slang? And
for PHYS sake don't say set for sit
If anybody had heard you I'd Of just
died with modification. = Cleveland
Leader.
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The only wav the grass crop can
- ,,1.;~,t,d l. i,x rrenar;ro the coil
in a fine filth before sowing the seed.
rne x.lue of the strawberry crop
80 re United states l. sometb;nc
snormo,s ~ has been estimated at
s1oo moo 600 anpualtv
IN. -. 80, 80 s,...,,,;,c
/. .nacs.sf,; rnn,trv -a;ser = - he.
r;n w;th small aoct and ;ncresss
=. 49, s~,.~;s,oa ,.,;l, ,,.,,,,;t
- r.af~., a.. a..
,ai a,.. - s Az a. As, $50: .ns
~ 49, re, A. .he .ress n,snted - Gotten
r. came regions only half ~ lsss
y.arss area has been plan,ed
H.. .na,.,. -, : - nra..-..., =.
h.v;rr hss,thv s,eer;nr n,..ss e.,
No.. "a ro.,J .,e.n ,,n;n $3.50. -.
and sufficient variety in their food.
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SCHNEIDER TWIN sIx-INcH GINS

''Going a little further in this d.
Fection the Messrs. Schneider
have established system that en-
ables two cannon to. be mounted on
one carriage; thus the two pieces oc-
eupy the minimum space and can con-
sequently be contained in turret of
minimum size, or may be used be-
hind simple shield. This means
economy in weight and in space at
the same time.
But these advantages are not all;
there is another whose Importance
is yet more considerable. The two
guns are, IN fact, mounted on single
steel support, and being thus solidiy
connected need not be aimed sepa-
rately; thus the rapidity of fire II in
creased as well as it's accuracy"
The two guns may be fred either
both at once or separately and either
by percussion or electrically. They
have, OF course, all the latest appli-
ances. The system including the
twin cannon. their support, and all
the mechanism for aiming them is
supported ON cast-steel base that
turns on ball-bearing. Says Col.
DELANEY in closing:
sThis invention, which is charae-
terized by so great simplicity, has, -
we have seen, inestimable advantages,
realizing great economy of weight,
and enabling us to make the fire
more effective in notable degree.
Presumably the arrangement, which
has been already applied to cannon
.of OILS meter caliber (six inches) will
in future be used for even larger
pieces. The power of naval artillery
viii make q giant stride on the day
when such. progress shall be realized
nm shipboard.~
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

A connection between thunder
storms and the moons phases is now
claimed by meteorologists. Some
months ago greater frequency of
full moon was noticed in the records
at Greenwich for - years. and from
other inquiry it appears that Madrid
observations for 20 years give simi-
lar evidence. The Spanish records
show 20 per cent of the thunder
storms near new moon, 22-s near frst
quarter. ais near fun moon and s6.l
Beor last quarter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

It was during the heavy storms Of snow
and sleet February last that young woman
on the way from the railroad station to q
friend's house tripped and plunged head
first into formidable snow bank. A fel-
low traveller, witnessing her mishap, has
tened up and, man like, felt foolish and awk-
of the fair dansel. Pardon me, madame,
but lid you fal3z" he asked, lamely. "Oh,
no. she answered, smiling sweetly, Il just
went under that drift to look for four-leavea
elovers.- y. Sun
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

When you ask for we'll known meritor.
ious medicine like Cascarets, see that you
get it. If something else is offered "just as
good" it IS done to sneak a few cents extra
profit. CASCARETS have . larger sale
than any medicine of the kind in the world.
uine tablets are stamped "CC.C." and are
never sold IN bulk or jars. You can buy
them at any drug store at loc, 25c, and so
per box.
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The majority of weeds have fol
lowed in the footsteps of man, and
have been imported to America
from other countries. Nature pro-
yides that the ground shall be COW
cred with vegetation of some kind,
and where man has taken the best
from the soil and left it depleted, has
pastured his field until weeds have
grown and made rubbish heaps, weeds
which are peculiarly adapted to grow
under these conditions take the
place of grasses and plants, whence
they spread over the better fields Of
that and adjoining farms.
Where soapy water is thrown it
will be found the grass will die and
the plantain spring up and spread
rapidly. A farmer who keeps his
fields we'll fed with manure, who
treats his pastures in the right way,
who burns his rubbish and who has
proper drains will find his warfare
against the weeds greatly lcssened.
Yet with everything that can be done,
WCCos viii diN CNtSe W SASaeSA
or less extent, and it is well to see
If some of them haven few re-
deeming traits. 1t will be found that
dock is good remedy for the sting
of neetles. Pigweed will keep the
soil from washing in the fall in any
garden where it is common. Chick
weed, it is said, can be used as a
weather prophet, as it expands if 1t
is to be fine and closes before rain
occurs. Dandeloins shedding down
when there is little or no wind is also
sign of rsin. Thistles ard some
other weeds have flowers than con-
tain very sweet nectar and are good
food for bees and butterflies. Every
cloud has a silver lining" so it can
be seen weeds are not altogether an
unmitigated evil.-H. Z. Haydock, in
Epitomist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

Breezes Not Doing Their Work - Don't
you have any servants at all to keep this
hotel cleans Ny room is in fearfully dirty
condition" complained the victim of the
summer hotel lad" THAT is the fault Of
the wind!" declared the proprietor, blandly.
"You know we advertise Swept BY ocean
breezesl STRAY Stories.
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So 1t Seems.-"Yes," he said, thought
fully, Shakespeare was right. All the
worlds q stage, but it's.a mighty funny
stage at that How sou practically
everyone who steps on the boards thinks
he is cast for the star part, and as general
before he discovers his mistake Chicago
Post
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

II tell you" said the doctor, tits the
man who can push himself along that sue
ceeds best in this world"
Not At all" replied the professor. sIt's
way that succeeds best st. Louis Re-
public.
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One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. A certain cure for swollen, sweating,
hot, aching feet. At all Druggists, 25c; Ac-
Address A. S. 0lmsted. LIE Roy, N. Y.
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In a closed room which contains
enough air to last enc man for an hour.
: lighted candle will shorten his ex-
istence by Is minutes. but If gas jet
Is burning he will live only ten min
utex.
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To Have and to Hold. told
me he was going to propose to girl knew
last nignt." Jess-"Yes, and he'll never do
it again." Tess-"Why, who was the girl ~
jess, and accepted him. "-Phladel-
phia Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

Managing Editor-ssWell, whats the trou-
ble." Assistant--"The beauty editor u
away and woman writes to know what to
do with wrinkle in her forehead" Man.
aging Editor-'Tell her to putty it up and
forget it.r-Detroit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.--Mrs. Thos
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y,
Feb. II. 1900.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

A man had to 60 away from home 70 have
LID. or PhD. conferred upon him, but
the COD il brought right to his door
Baltimore American.
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He-A scientist claims that war is neces-
sary to keep the people thinned down.
She-Why is it, then, that we have 50
many fat generals 10y onkers Statesman.
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ssSoy, -Chimmfe, wot's de boss call y
up fer." "T call me down. Baltimore
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The forests of the Philippines At
ford the greatest variety OF wood
IN the world. Some OF the hard
woods are unexcelled for beauty and
durability,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-11-08

Paid in -Mendicsnt-"Bo de
world owes me Twin, and" Grimshaw
We'll, you're living, aren't yorktown
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THE FORAGE QUESTION.
The Feeding Value Of Early and
Late-Cut Hwy Compared-A
Matter of Economy.

One of the most common errors is
in allowing the hay crop to become
overripe. This not only reduces the
digestibiliiy of the crop, but also
lessons its palatability, fact too
often overlooked in the feeding of
farm live stock. 1t would be econo-
my, in case large amount of hay
is harvested, TO cut part of it even
before the crop is fully grown, rather
than to allow any considerable per
ton to become tough and woody by
standing until the seed is formed.
Late-cut grass is not only less d.
gestible and less palatable Than that
cut while in bloom, but also requires
a greater amount of labor on the part
of the animal to make the food nutri-
ents available. The labor performed
in grinding and. digesting this tough,
woody material requires much en-
ergy that otherwise might be used for
building up direct animal products,
such as meat and milk. The principal
changes which take place in grass as
it advances in maturity arc the in
crease in the proportion Of woody
fiber and the storage of food materi-
ais in the seed, neither of which odds
to the feeding value of the fodder. If
the seed is allowed to develop, most
of it is lost in the harvesting; or, il
retained, it is too small and hard to
be acted upon by the digestive sys-
tenn of the animals. The increase in
the woody fiber helps to encase and
lock up the other food nutrients,
which are of greater value and which
might have been available before the
woody fiber had to SO great an TX
tent developed. The value of hay is
chiefly dependent upon its compost
ton and its rate of digestibiIity. As
all folders develop and advance to-
ward maturity the relative proper
ton Of protein becomes smaller,
while the proportions of fiber and
starchy materials nitrogen free tx-
tract) increase. While the grasses
continue to increase in total dry
matter up to the seed stage, the in
crease which takes place after the
blooming stage is in those parts OF
the fodder of least value To the AMI.
mal.-Cor. Rural New Yorker.
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You may '1ns $! yo c.s are so9SS ;n nan: put
Atchison Globe.
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1t is to be observed that the people who
offer bargains get rich faster than the people
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Il don't know whether she sings Of not
"You would If you heard her. Puck.
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Not Dependent On . Single Train.
The New York Central Lines have whole
flying batteries of trains connecting the
centers of population and the sateways of
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BE sure you're right, then be sure your
sure.--Chicago Daily News.
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Be ignorance thy choice where knowledx
leads to woe.-Beattie.
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end works of the cold. Laxative Bru06
Quinins Tablets. Price Is cents.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-02
WIS BURNED 1T THE STHKE HERE TRKE THE CHILDT SH|[
BABY'S RNGRY MOTHER.

NEW YORK, Oct Before Magis-
trate Steers, in Brooklyn, Mrs. Kate
Gately, Of No. GAS President street,
created a dramatic scene when she
surrendered her chubby 1-year-old girl
baby to her husband and exclaimed
angrily: Here, take your child, /
don't want it."
The spectators were astonished as
they saw Mrs. Gately almost throw her
child into her husbands arms.
This was the climax of proceedings
brought against Michael Gately by hS
wife, charging him with abandonment.
Gately declared that his wife had a
jealous disposition and an ungovern-
able temper. He said that she had
even declined to prepare his meals, but
that he was willing to contribute So a
week to her support
81 won't take 49," said Mrs. Gately
determinedly. ut isn't enough. He
can have the baby"
Magistrate Steers tried 10 reason
with Mrs. Gately and. wanted to ad-
iourn the case.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-02

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Despite vigor-
Gus search by the police and court
deputies, Laura Biggar, the central
figure in the plot to land million
dollar estate by a fictitious marriage
and a bogus baby, is still a fugitive
from Jersey justice.
Having escaped unobserved from DR..
Hendricks sanitarium at Bayonne,
having been warned by telegraphy
all trace of her has been lost. Judge
Wilbur Heisley. in whose court the
exposure of the conspiracy and greed
was revealed, said today that he ex-
pected the woman would appear before
him with a bondsman and surrender
herself,