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The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31
HERE AND THERE.

-"Chickens seem to have craving
for animal food when molting," says a
poultry journal. They also seem to
have similar craving at all other
times, except, perhaps, when their
crops can not hold any more.
-Dairying is unquestionably the
most clearly defined, the clearest cut,
the most investigated, the best under
stood of any branch of agriculture. 1t
is founded on the bed rock of scientific
facts crystalized into successful art.
NO Angora goats have been i'm
ported into this country from their ma
tive land since 1881, for in that year
the sultan absolutely prohibited their
expectation. Later importations have
been from South Africa, and they were
very few.
The feed supply of the southwest
is now abundant, but one-half of this
great boon will be wasted. The feed
crops now made, are capable Of produc-
ing just double the number of pounds
of pork, beef, milk, ETC.. that our peo-
pie will actually secure.
Good pasture is not only the best
feed for milch cows, but also the
cheapest. Perennial pasturage affords
the cheapest possible feed for cattle
of any kind, and during the season
when pasturage is at its best no grain
ration is needed.
The best way to save corn for feed
| ing cattle is the silo method. This
keeps it in practically green condi.
ton until it is fed, and cattle are very
fond Of it, winter and summer. and
there is less waste than in any Other
way except by shredding.
No matter what degree of accuracy
the government crop report for August
reached, nor how favorable weather
conditions may be from now on,
shortage of corn is unavoidable.
The mich COW converts feed int
human food with less waste than doe
the beef steer. This fact is attestet
by the markets as well as by science
For this reason older countries prac
tice dairying. 1t takes long time Il
show any people.
| 1T is highly probable that grain o
| all kinds will reach record-breakin,
prices this year. High authorities Il
the grain market confidently predic
dollar wheat at an early date. Th'
! wheat crop is short and the Qualit,
good. This will render cornerins com
paratively easy.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

Dcnnard, Ark, Sept. 7th.--Mr. f. j..
Hicks, merchant of this place, has written
for publication, an account of personal ex-
perience, which is very interesting.
II am an old Federal Soldier" writes Mr..
Hicks, '.and shortly after the close of the
war was taken sick. Ihadachesand pains
all over me, fluttering Of the heart and
stomach trouble. just simply was never
moment without pain. could not sleep
at night, and was always tired and fearful
ly weak.
81 took medicine all the time, but for a
long time l was more dead than alive. Al
together l suffered for over twenty years,
and / believe j would have been suffering
yet, or in my grave, III had not read OF
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
II got an Almanac, which told me OF this
remedy, and bought some Of it. started
with three pills day, but increased the
| dose to six pills day. ! had not used many
| till my pains began to disappear. kept on
| and now / can sleep and eat as well as eveI
/ could, and feel like new man, with ne
pains or aches left.
II will always recommend Dodi's Kidney
Pills, for they are wonderful remedy"
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31
STARTING IT RIGHT.
Having Thirteen stamps oA
Her Package.

"How much postage viii this pack
age require?" asked woman at the
window of the Ravenswood postal sta
ton, relates the Chicago Daily News.
Thirteen cents" was the answer.
"Just exactly 1872"
Eyes"
Think it would go all right!"
"Sure!"
"Wouhn't it go for II cents"s
"No, madam"
"Hadn't better put IA cents on is!'
"What for?"
Thirteen is unlucky, you know.
Wouldn't it get lost?"
Scarcely
"Wouldn't it be sure to fetch up at the
dead-letter office?"
Hardly"
"Some ,pilfering clerk would steal it!'
"Uncle Sans clerks are honest"
"Well, that may be, but I'm not going
to start that stuff away from here with
hoodoo amount of postage sticking to
it. The address would rub off. it would
get smashed in the mail, even if it didn't
roll out of the car and get under the
wheels. That's not all. II the woman
to whom it is addressed discovered that
it came to her home for l3 cents, shed
find fault with the goods. be cross for a
week, and finally throw the whole thing
into the fire. Here's another cent; make
it IA and start it right"
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

work without the greatest exhaustion.
This is a aNvery common sight and II
almost always due to pelvic catarrh.
It is worse than foolish for SO many
women to suffer year after year with .
disease that can be permanently cured.
Peruna cures catarrh permanently. 1t
cures old chronic cases as wcllas aslight
attack, the only difference being in the
length of time that itshould be taken to
effect cure.
If you do not derive prompt and
factory results from the use OF Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving. 9
full statement of your case, and he Will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus
Ohio.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31
THE TENANT FARMER.
The Interests of the Land Owner
and His Tenant Farmers
should he Mutual.

The last census informs us that the
percentage of American farms operat-
ed by tenants Is thirty-five, or more
than one-third. The increase in twen-
ty years amounts to 10 per cent, and
since 1890, of per cent, showing that
the rate of increase is growing high
er as time passes. This shows that we
are drifting toward system of land
lorcism. 1t is not denied that tenant
farming is bad for the farm. and thar
farms worked by tenants not only DO
not increase in value, but often de-
crease in value compared with farms
worked by owners. The common GUS
tom of landlords is to spend as little
OF money or labor as possible to make
the farm attractive to the better class
Of tenants. What Is wanted is the
cash where money rent is stipulated,
or the lions share Of the crop when
that is the agreed rental. Therefore
the less the landlord spends in making
the farm a good one. the greater his
net profit at the end of the lease
Some landlords provide all needed
conveniences for their tenants, such
as comfortable houses, vegetable gar
dens, fruit trees, poultry houses, lots
stables and pens for live stock. with
q little ornamentation about the tene'
& ment thereon to please the wife ant
children. On farms thus managed thu
hest tenants will be found, and the,
vn.,aiu until ready to move into 4
home Of their own and cultivate theil
own acres. The tenant of the skin
flint landlord has to change his plac'
and his landlord before he viii be abb
10 buy home. There are many way
IN which the landlord may benefit hi
tenant while benefting himself. HI
tan counsel with him, unselfshly ad
wise him. He can furnish him reading
meter that will increase his crops, TO
farmers as well as farms need fertiliz
1ng. He should advise the tenant q
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

A quarter Of century ago Charles
Broadway Rouss, the blind millionaire,
was imprisoned in New York for debt
1t was an honest debt, and Mr.. Rouse
likes to tell about 1t as an example OF
the workings of an absurd law long
since repealed. On the walls of the Lud-
Low street Jail may still be seen the in.
scription he then cut there: when
leave here ] shall be rich ."--Chf
eago Evening Newa
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

The Doer is the Eeal pioneer. From
the days Of the great Trek. in 1887, and
even before that, he opened up coun-
tries hitherto unexp,ored by the white
man. A great deal of fuss has been
made of mighty travellers, English and
foreign, who have traversed Africa, TO
the vast pecuniary benefit Of their pub
fishers, and with no, small need of fame
to themselves. But there was scarcely
one of the old Voortrekkers and hunt
ers of the '40's and SOS who did not ac-
complish feats of endurance, pluck and
lengthy travel which were ten times as
trying.-N. Y. Sun.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31
pv.rf Queen In H,ndoo.t.n.

Probably the smallest monarch in the
world reigns over the Hindoo vassal
state of Bhopaul, and governs people
of more than 100000 souls. This dwarf
Is a woman, Djihan-Begum by name,
but, although she is about so years old.
she does not appear larger than child
of ten. Her diminutive size does not
prevent her, however, from holding the
reins of government with firm hand
and in her realm quiet and order are
supreme.-N. Y. World.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31
Female Weakness is Pelvic
Catarrh. :
Always Half Sick are the Women
Who Have Pelvic Catarrh.

Catarrh of any organ, if allowed to
progress, will affect the whole body.
Catarrh without nervousness is very
rare, but pelvic catarrh and nervousness
go hand in hand.
Whatisso distressing sight as poor
half-sick, nervous woman, suffering
from the many almost unbearable symp-
toms of pelvic catarrhP 2 She does not
consider herself ill enough togo to bed,
but she is far from being able to do her
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

A prisoner of the sessions had been
duly convicted of theft, when it was
seen on proving previous convictions
that he had actually been in prison at
the time the theft was committed.
"Why didn't you say so?" asked the
Judge of the prisoner, angrily. "Yous
lordship, was afraid of prejudicing
the jury against me-" = Household
Words.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

take good agricultural papers, to 1T
tend and participate in farmers insti-
tutes, and in every way he can en-
courage him to do better farming. For
between landlord and tenant there
should be such community OF inter-
est that what is for the benefit OF one.
is also for the benefit of the other
Texas Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31
Promising Youth.

"Here," roared the old judge to th&
son studying law with him, ."you told
me you had read this work on evidence
and the leaves are not cut"
USED X-rays," yawned the versatils
son, and the judge chuckled with de-
light as he thought what lawyer the
bow would make.--Detroit Free Press
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31
wac In u,. Ceneratiop.

A certain Paris photographer never
says to certain lady customer: Now,
look pleasant. madam, if you please
He knows formula infinitely better
than that. In the most natural man
ner in the world he remarks: ut is
unnecessary to ask madam to look
pleasant; she could not look other
WISE" Then click goes the camera, and
the result is never in doubt.-LondoI
Morning.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

"You have such strange names for your
towns over heah," said a. titled English
rie. and ever so many Others, don't you
know!" II suppose they do sound queer to
English ears" said the American, thought
fully. "Do you live in London all the
time?" "Oh, no." said the unsuspicious
Briton. "I spend part of my time at Chip.
ping Norton, and then I've q place at
Pokestogg Hike. Boston Christian
Register
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

I'D like to know" demanded the irate
passenger, "why you don't give better serv-
ice on this line. Here am 40 minutes late
this merning.'
Eve are giving better service" retorted
the railway Inspector. Last year this train
was always 50 minutes late. London lit
Bits.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

A freshly made bride and bridegroom
sauntered down Broadway, and the bride be-
came angry because they attracted 20 much
attention. The bridegroom suggested that
she carry the suit case and the satchel, ex
planning that this was sure way OF avert
ing suspicion. The bride figured awhile, and
after consulting the thermometer, came T.
the conclusion that she preferred the pub
licity.-N. Y. Letter.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31
CelIuloid Made NoncombustibIe,

Celluloid Made NOncombustible-
Cigar and cigarette cases are being
made of celluloid, rendered noncombus-
tible by q German invention and which
nls,removest the camphorous odor given
off by celluloid under the influence of
warmth. 1t is light tough, elastic,
dura5le and susceptible of beautiful or.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

Lena-Fred didn't blow his brains
out because yon Tilted him the other
night. He came straight over and pro-
posed to me.
Maud he? Then he must have
got rid of them in some other way
London Tit-Bits.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

First Tramp read about dat trial,
an de judge told him he needn't to say
anything dat would incriminate him.
Second Tramp-Well. I s'rose dat
was becuz dey had enough evidence to
send him to Sing Sing widout any as
eistance from hiE.-Brooklyn Life.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

First Poet-What boastful fellow Pen
holder is getting to be!
Second Poet-Yes. He claims that he has
made enough writing verses on enow during
the summer to hire it shoveled of his idep
walk ell winter.-Judge.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

There are two kinds Of fools In this
world for whom there is no earthly
hope Of wisdom. One is afraid OF moth
ing and the other Is afraid of every.
thing.-Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

Dumley-Gibbs, l understand that Tom.
kins referred to me yesterday as an old fool.
l don't think that sort of thing is right.
Gibbs-Why, of course, it ism I right, Dunn.
ley. You can't be more than 40 at the out.
ide.-Stray Stories.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31
W. I. DOUGLAS
s3. .se & g SHOES SSISE Ssse.
You can save from IS 70 IS yearly ~
yaarine ". L QouRIaa $3.50 of SIS nhoeg.

They equal those
that have been cost.
ing you from A.M
to $500. Tho im-
lnense sale Of w. L.
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
al other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for namo and
price on bottom.
That Douglas uses Cor
ons Colt proves there ID
valus IN Douglas shoes.
Corona r. the highest
gYa9e Pat. Leather made.
Fart Go1nes Ees&7e/e s<eaA
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

Select now the pullets for winter
layers. If there are a great many
pullets that were Matched out, go into
the poultry house, and sleect the larg-
est Matched. Do not be tempted to
keep many because they are beautiful.
If they are small, as such pullets will
not be of sufficient age to begin laying
before cold weather sets in. AS fowls,
old and young, are subject to the con-
ditions of heat and cold, much labor
and expense can be saved by retaining
only those that come into full plum
age and reach the adult stage before
winter. If a pullet begins to lay be-
fore winter, she will then probably lay
right on through the winter; but should
she not begin in the fall, she will
probably defer such work until early
in the spring. Use heroic and prompt
measures, by culling out the flock and
getting rid of every pullet that has not
reached stage of growth that may en-
able it to give profit. There is nc
sentiment in the keeping Of fowls. The
keeping of poultry should be business
matter.-Farm and Fireside.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

A spinster of uncertain years who
recently married man named Hope
speaks of him as the Hope long de-
terred. Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

lis HeasOn.
Mother-I want Clara to learn some
unusual musical instrument. The pi.
sno is 30 common.
Father-I would suggest the bass
lrum.
sBut that is not house instrument" !"
Exactly. IN. Y. World.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

There are no textile mills of any Inn
portance in the Transv1al, and. as q
consequence, large quantities of cot
tons and woolens have TO be imported.
cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

Chicago, St. Paul Minneapolis, four daily
trains via the Chicago 4 North-Western
Ry.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

.ion has an equal for coughs and colds.-J.
+. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind. Feb. Is. 1900
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

"A word to the wise is sufficient, buy why
do agents call us smart men and then try
to sell u whole dictionary Chicago Trib.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

Lending man dollar is deed Of trust
Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

Butcher-"Wssn'tt that good steak sent
you yesterday" Customer-"Oh, it WA >
good, durable steak. Life.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

Silence Is an excellent remedy for sosuip.
Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

Every cloud may have a silver linz
Ing, but the average man is satisfied
II his pocket is lined with silver CHI
sago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

ANY one can dye with Putnam Fadeles
Dye, no experience required.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

Persecution blows out the candle Of pre-
tense.-Ram's Horn.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

and works of the cold. Laxativo 6co0l
Quinine Tablets. Price % cents
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31

On 0H Edos Liss eannof b SqadIsa g any P1lee:
Shoes By nail, Is cents extra. Illustrated
Cstales free, ". L. DOUGLAS, Broektep. Aaas.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31
why some Grow Rich.

The great profits accruing to manu-
facturers arise from the fact that ol
their raw material every particle pos
sible Is utilized so that there is pos
itively no waste that can be avoided.
In the big packeries, every hoof, hair,
bone, the scurf that is scraped from
the skin, the contents from the in
testines are all used and made into
something that will sell for cash. II
farmers would turn their attention to
preventing waste there would be more
profit in their business. Frequently
great crops of weeds are sacrificed that
would make excellent food for stock.
Valuable fertilizing material is left to
stink in heaps and have the soluble
matter leached out of 1t by rains. In
every department OF the average farm
there is waste that would bankrupt Z
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-31
The Cotton Non WceviI.

Reports concerning the cotton boil
weevil are conflicting and consequently
not to be relied on, for we really know
not what or what not to believe. The
weight of testimony, however, is to
the effect that the pest is not doing
as much business as it was feared he
would. This may be because the cot
ton is late and small. and there is not
much work for the weeyil to do. All
over south Texas there are weevils,
perhaps awaiting the development OF
their favorite host plant But 1t is
business TO speculate, for we know not
what week may bring forth. Let the
fight against the weevil proceed.-Farm
and Ranch.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-17

king, Prince George was made COM
mander in chief, and in 1888 he was ap-
pointed a Prussian field marshal by
Emperor William II. He was married
on May II. 1859. to Infanta Maria Of
Portugal. She died in 1884. Six chill
dren were born to them.
King George has taken an active in
terest in the politics of his country,
and has filled many important govern
ment posts, figuring prominently in
the tax reform laws. No important
changes are expected to follow his
succession.
The new king of Saxuny is known for
his military tastes ana considerate
treatment Of private soldiers. He
Eternly put down the mistreatment Of
soldiers by officers and severely pun
ished petty brutalities on the part of
gubalterns and noncOmmissionedo Off
EerE. His secret decree on the subject
in 1891, attracted great attention when
the Vorwaerts divulged it. The king
is a capable mus ician, plays the piano
has good taste and technical finish.
and often gives musical parties at his
house, where he and his daughter,
Princess MathiIde, play dsets. King
George has attended chamber music
concerts assiduously. and is the patron
of many musical undertakings.
The Washington bee., 1903-01-17
Whnt Alcohol VIII Do

1t is said that Peter Evans, who lives
In Indiana, holds the record for being
arrested more times within a given pc
riod than any other man in the state.
Recently the state board of charities,
hearing of the case, instituted an in
vestigation of - court records. 1t
showed that in Is years he was arrested
100 times for intoxication, 129 times of
which he was placed in Jail TO sober
up, and 40 times he was tried and con-
victed. During the IS Yeas he spent
42O days in Jail. The total cost to the
county for the period mentioned was
S651.6O. In his younger days he paid in
z1merable fines. aggregating large
amounts, but he has served sentences
from 10 to 20 days in Jail for the last
20 years at least. By his own request
he has recently become an inmate Of
the county ialEm4.y. At one time
Peter Evans was reputed to be worth
SIS, 900, all of which has slipped
through his fingers. he is 65 years of
age
The Washington bee., 1903-01-17

wanted his money. Then the grocer's
wrath bubbled over.
Dem boys. Dem leedle loafers. Dey
makes al dis trouble. will see der
chudge und ave dem to der prison
send"
But, says the New York Times, it was
only the beginning of his troubles. The
west wind had done a thorough job and
scattered the balloons all over that
part of Long Island. Through the day
farmers, men who worked on the rail-
way and trolley lines, even tramps,
trudged into the grocery, proudly bear
ing toy balloons and insisting on adol-
lar each for returning them. All were
filled with indignation at the grocer's
refusal. And, to add insult 20 injury,
the boys responsible for the veXing of
his spirit clustered Il little groups, up
and down the street, just out of reach,
and by their loud and unfeigned ex-
pressions of delight added to the ro-
tund grocer's misery.
Late in the afternoon the grocer ex-
planned his troubles to a friendly po-
liceman and asked how the majesty Of
the law could be invoked 10 punish the
erring boys. The policeman. after hear
ing the facts. delivered his judgment
with the solemnity of a Solomon.
"Ifyouse haven't paid out the money,
there's nothin' you can do. Buff youse
pay the coin, them boys is builty Of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses." B"
This cleared matters up for the puz-
zled grocer.
"Yah," he exclaimed in relieved
tones. Dat vas it. False bretenses.
Of course it vas false bretense to say
dot I pay dollar for dem little bal
looms Vat dey tink l vas? A fOol?"
The Washington bee., 1903-01-17
THE ROTUND GROCER
6e Was No Match for the Boys Cd
the NeighbOrhOOd.
Youngsters COncOcTed SehemS
Which Nearly Drove Him wild
and Was the Cause Of Con-
siderable Indignation.

A rotund German grocer who con-
ducts a store in the suburbs of Brook
lyn recently incurred the enmity of the
boys in that vicinity. How the feud
started no one seems to know, but it
certainly engendered plenty of hard
feeling. At first the boys avenged their
supposed wrongs by jeers and Occa-
sional missiles. The police took a
hand and blocked that game. Then
they planned and carried out a revenge
which showed that Young America has
not lost its traditional ingenuity
A pool was formed, each boy contri-
buting all his pocket money. The
funds of the pool were invested in toy
balloons such as are sold by street IA
kris. The purchase being made at
wholesale rates large supply of bal
looms was accumulated. To each bal
loon was attached slip of paper which
stated that the finder would receive a
dollar on returning the balloon TO the
grocer. One afternoon when the wind
was blowing in the Long Island direc-
tion the boys sent up the balloons
Then they awaited developments.
The first development came early the
next morning in the form of a husky
Long Island farmer, who stopped his
team in front Of the grocery store,
marched in with captive toy balloon
and handed it to the German grocer
with the remark that he would like his
dollar. The grocer stared blankly.
"For vhy?" he exclaimed, why should
I give you a dollar for dat? Do look
ike a man dot wants toy balloon al
ready? Vat fool you takes me for:
yes, no?"
The farmer showed the inscrip'. ion
stating that a dollar would be oaid for
TIC OaI'oOH' ne hdu returned it and