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The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
Flowing After Harvest.

During the present season when the
rainfall has been so abundant, 1t will
doubtless be true that many grain
fields will be found to be we'll stocked
with weeds which>will develop rapidly
after harvest and mature their seeds
early. When such condition exists 1t
is impossible, says the Kansas Farm
er, to get the plow in the field too
soon, as it will be necessary to turn
these weeds under before the seed has
sufficiently matured to admit of their
termination. On the other hand,
where the stubblefield is comparatively
free from weeds it will be found to be
a very good plan to disk the field, and
thus allow the shattered grain and
weed seeds to germinate and furnish
pasture until time for plowing for the
next season. This plan also has the
merit of protecting the soil against
washing in heavy rainfalls and leach
ing its substance, and thus injuring its
fertility. In all such matters the farm
er will be guided by circumstances. It
may be sufficient to NOW the field, and
so destroy the seed crop of the weeds,
and at the same time preserve stand
of stubble and second growth that will
protect the land against washing. In
the great wheat regions of the state II
will be found generally true that the
man who plows Immediately after har-
vest will succeed in destroying the next
crop of weeds, will green-manure his
land, and will have better returns the
next season.-Midland Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
Value OF skimmed MIlk.

The value of skim milk is often dis
cussed in the farm journals, but the
range of values as put by the writer's
are so wide apart the average feeder
can not tell where he is at with his by
product. Skim milk, like ensilage, has
value not apparent to the chemist.
or the day, week or month experiment
conducted at our stations. In pig feed
ing we, who have largely depended on
skim milk, find that We not only have
valuable feed to produce pounds Of
meat, but also have health promoter
and developer that makes our individ-
ual herds almost breed in themselves.
With us, in past four years, with a
large amount of milk fed to Berkshires,
we have as result 100 hogs and pigs
that are all strong of bone, long bod
led, broad as TO back, and show every
indication of perfect health.-Midland
Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

Experiments with roasted coffee prove
that it is the most powerful means not
Only Of rendering animal and vegetable
effluvia harmless, but of actually de-
stroying them. On one occasion, meat
in an advanced state of decomposition
was instantly deprived of its offensive
odor when q pound of roasted coffee was
placed near it. In another instance,
where sulphureted hydrogen and am
monia could be strongly detected, the
odor was completely removed in half a
minute with three ounces of fresh
roasted coffee. while other parts of the
house were cleared of the smell simply
by passing through the rooms with a
roaster containing coffee. The best
method for using coffee as disinfectant
is to dry the raw bean, pound 1t in a
mortar and then roast the powder on a
moderately heated iron plate, until it
Is of dark-brown color. Then sprinkle
it in sinks or cesspools or lay it on a
plate In the room which you wish to dis
infect. Coffee acid or coffee oil acts
more readily in very small quantities.
American Queen.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

AS nature produced him, the hog IS
"a rooter, and for this purpose he is en-
dowed with a snout admirably adapt
ed to the purpose of exploring the soil
in quest of succulent roots, savory
worms, and subterranean animals. All
these articles are wholesome foods for
hogs. But the highly bred, high-toned
and pampered pig of to-day, has all his
hoggish wants literally supplied and
his proclivity for tearing up the earth
in search for food effectually discour-
aged. The result is that the rooter Of
the hog has degenerated to mere en-
bryo of the old-time hogs subsoiler.
The snout is rapidly shortening and
probably in few more years of nom
use the projecting snout will have dis
appeared and the place where it was
will only be flattened disc with two
air holes therein.-Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

Finally, / saw Doan's Kidney Pills ad-
vertised and got box. After few
doses / told my husband that was
feeling much better and that the pills
were doing me good. When / finished
that box felt like a different woman.
l didn't stop at that, though. con-
tinued the treatment until had taken
five boxes. There was no recurrence
until a week ago, when began to feel
miserable again. 1 bought another
box and three days treatment restored
me to health. Doan's Kidney Pills act
very effectively, very promptly, relieve
the aching pains and all other annoy
ing difficulties. / have recommended
them to many people and will do so
when opportunities present them
selves"
A Free Trial of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Brunei
will be mailed TO any part of the United
States on application. Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all druggists, price so cents per box
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

One Way of Scoring wife's Eztrava-
gance without Raising =
Family Disturbance.


He drew letter from his pocket, glanced
at it and hastily put it back; and there was
something in the way he did it that attracted
his wife's attention. He meant that il
should, says the Chicago Post.
Il wonder" she said to herself, whats
in that letter? He certainly was nightly
Disconnected when he took it from his
pocket"
Later he changed his coat for his smok-
ing jacket and left the coat conveniently
near her.
The temptation was too great to be re-
sisted, and when he was out Of the room she
alyly abstracted the letter from his pocket,
as he had meant that she should do.
Her curiosity was satisfied. 1t was the bill
for her latest gown, with comments on ex-
travagance written across it. She wanted
to answer them, but she could not without
betraying what she had done. She was angry,
but she dared not show it. When he re.
turned she had to sit there and smile as
pleasantly as she had before he left tie room.
Such mean mani
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
CRITICISM OF THE BIBLE.
New Woman Said 1t Was Good Il
Places and "Iie Got Her
in the End"

A new woman had just moved into the
neighborhood. She was of the distinct lit
erary type. Books were her hobby, says
the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Her neighbors called. One Of them in
particular seemed to desire to make an
impression. She professed an enthu-
siasm for new books and borrowed sew
eral. The books were returned within q
few days, but always without comment
as to their contents, very much to the
disappointment of the lender.
Book after book was borrowed and re-
turned with the same result. Finally,
after two or three weeks, when the am.
bilious neighbor called again, new
morocco-bound Bible was lying on the
parlor stand. The neighbor picked il
up and glanced through 1t.
Il believe I'd like this" was the re-
mark, the same as usual.
well, take II" said the obIiging new
neighbor, land when you finish it let me
know how you liRe IT," she added, with
the slightest twinkle in her eye and Q
shade of suspicion in her voice.
The borrower hesitated for moment
took the book, and was gone with it fol
over week.
Finally she returned with It, laid II
where she had found it, and. thanking
her obliging friend, started to go without
a word further.
"Well. how did you like it? called the
book lover after the others retreatinf
figure.
"Oh. I don't know" was returned; "it's
good in places. But he does finally gel
her in the end. don't he?"
The book lover is still dazed.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

Staunton, Ark, Aug. 3lst.-News comes
from Duff, Searcy Co., this state, that Mr,
I. L. Reeves, Justice OF the Peace at that
place, has written letter recommending
Dodds Kidney Pills in which ne says,
Il think Dodd' Kidney Pills can't be beat
for Kidney Trouble, and wish them every
success"
The local j. p. Mr.. Z. B. Cox agrees with
his brother Justice on this point tor ne says;
Il had bad case OF Kidney Trouble and
was not able to, do a day work wIthou,
great distress. | bought six boxes of Dodd's
Kidney Pills and after had used thres
boxes / was all right. / am as we'll as ever
and cannot praise Dodd's Kidney Pills toe
highly.
Il have given the other three boxes te
come friends OF mine who had found out
what it was that had cured me so satisfac
torily and quickly and they all speak highly
of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
No one disputes this unanimous verdict.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
sHoRTCAKE AND DISCIPLINE,
petites, But the Outcome Was
Very Satisfactory.

The sternness of the Roman father re-
sembles that which must be exercised
sometimes by trainer of athletes The
coach of the Cornell university boat
crews is as strict as any such disciple
narisn, as he demonstrated on certain
occasion when he had an eight-oared
crew "at the pink of perfection" The
squad had been moved to Poughkeepsie,
says the New York Telegraph, and upon
its first trial spin was conceded by ex-
perts to have the race as good as won.
Nothing remained but to keep the men
IN condition.
Sad to say, it was the strawberry
shortcake season. Exactly three days be-
fore the race against the picked crews of
| the eastern universities, five members of
| the Cornell crew encountered in a
| Poughkeepsie restaurant strawberry
shortcake like those that mother used
| to make" Possessed of appetites that
months of steady exercise had built, up.
they dcvoured the shortcake even to the
| last crumb
The news of that breach of discipline
came speedily to the ears of Coach Court
ney. The next morning five shamefaced
young athletes stood before him, and by
their humility acknowledged that they
had strayed from the narrow path.
"Out you go!" said Mr. Courtney.
| But the FIVE believed that in numbers
lay their strength. You can't row a
boat race with only crew of three!"
they exclaimed in unison.
1T would be quite the same If the
whole boat load of you had done this
thing" replied Courtney "Go!"
That afternoon anew crew represented
the red and white in the practice spins
up and down the Hudson. Newspaper
reporters Immediately rushed to the
telegraph Offices and wired to their
chiefs: Cornell practically out of the
race! Five substitutes will row in the
race day after tomorrow" Mr.. Court
ney said nothing.
Gray-haired alumni who were begin.
ming to reach Poughkeepsie in order to
cheer their college crew to victory called
upon the coach and begged him to re.
scind his order. Still he maintained sill.
ence- A formal protest from the under
graduate body was placed before him
His eyes merely looked away into space
The five deposed men waited upon hin
again, admitted they had erred, but de-
clared that the one shortcake hat
wrought no evil.
Then and only then Courtney thun.
dered: obedience to discipline is q
fundamental rule of this navy! Coz
Many readers will remember the out
come of that race-how the five substi
tutes proved to be as good as, or bette
than, the regulars, and how they simpl,
romped over the course in record time
winners hx several lengths. "Shortcak,
did it," was the Cornell slogan tha
night.
IL really didn't expect my boys to viii
after that shake-up," explained Mr.
Courtney after the race, "but knew tha
l never should have to contend witt
shortcake again."
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
HERE AND THERE.

Too much sweet food nauseates
the piglet. The swine stomach calls
naturally for sourish feeds, such as ap-
pies and soured milk.
-Whitewash is cheap, and there is
hardly a place in any farm building
where it will not do good, either as a
lightener, or disinfectant. or pre-
ventative of unpleasant and unwhole-
some fungous growths. Whitewash!
FILTHY stables cause scratches.
Clean the stables or cover deeply with
dry litter. A strong decoction of to-
bacco will cure the worst case in a
few days. Grease with tallow when 1t
begins to heal up.
The SOW about to litter should not
be permitted to take milk of the first
milking from a COW that has just
calved. The colostrum milk of the COW
is generally fatal to the sow ready to
litter.
If you have kept an eye on the
prices of various farm products for the
past ten years, you have probably dis
covered that butter is one of the few
products that has appreciated in value
along with increted production.
The total number of chickens, in
cluding guinea fowls, on farms and
ranges in 1900, according to the gov
ernment census, was 333,59S,0s5; the
total number of turkeys 6,599,S67;
geese 5.676 S63. and duks 4,S07,35S.
"A series of experiments show that
pigs should be kept ON the sows as
long as possible, because the fc"d
passing through the mother and the
pig is more thoroughly utilized than
by passing through either one.
--Blooded stock may cost two to ten
times as much as scrub stock, but will
earn ten to twenty times as much
profit. It is not the investment that
counts, it is the net income that cages
the real value of COW, horse, sheep,
fowl or swine.
If small patch of ground is sown
with Essex rape, it viii serve the fowis
with green food during the whole
summer. Whether they are on range
or confined in yards, the rape will
serve as change and an excellent
addition to the ration.
Many valuable horses are lost from
getting a nail in the foot. A simple
but effective remedy is to I'LL the
wound with writing ink as soon as yor
can after drawing the nail The same
acid that corrodes yoGr steel pen vii
eat up the iron in the wound and cur'
the foot.
The farmer must not expect tha
he can raise good crop of grain BY
sitting in a rocking chair in the shade
or by going to town and sitting on dr]
goods boxes telling stories. He mus
not wait for something to turn up
but must take on his coat and go il
and turn something up. II he expects
| to win.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
CHEAP LANDS.


The country along the Cotton Belt Route
IA Southeast Missouri, Arkansas, North
west Louisiana and Texas offers the great
est opportunities for Homeseekers. Mild
climate, good water, cheap building MAJ
terial, abundance of fuel, and soil that will
often in a single season yield enough to pay
for the ground. Land can be bought as
cheap as $250 an acre, prairie land at a
and IS per acre up, bottom land at $5 and
IS per acre up, improved or partly cleared
land az SO and SIS per acre up. Some fine
propositions for colonies-tracts of 1000 to
5000 acres at "a to $40 per acre-b;g money
in this for a good organizer. Fruit and
truck lands in the famous peach and toma-
to belt of East Texas at $40 to so per acre
up. Write us for information about cheap
rates, excursion dates, also literature de-
scriptive of this great country and let us
help you find a home that will cost you no
more than the rent you pay every year.
e. w. LABEAUME, G. P. & 7. A.,
Cotton Belt Route,
st. Louis, Mo
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

years / suffered with
terrible pain in my
back. / experimental
with doctors and medi-
cines but got little if
any relief. ! actually
believe the aching in
my back and through
the groin beca m g
worse. i did not know
what it was to enjoy a
nights rest and arose
in the morning feel
ing tired and unre-
freshed. My suffer-
ing sometimes was
simply indescribable.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

The stalks are worth very little for
manure, about s240 per ton, if left to
rot and turned under. If burned, they
are worth nothing, or about that You
need to wake up, shake up and catch
up.
Farming is business, and must be
run on business plans, not on preju-
dice and habit.
Peas are good and hay is good, and
save what you make Is good advice
Southern Cultivator.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

Gated. No other systemic catarrh rem
edy has as yet been devised. Insist
upon having Peruna. There are no
medicines that can be substituted.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving 9
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitariun, Columbus, O.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

He-And so you refuse me?
Sne-I must.
"It is because am poor, presumed"
"No, that is not the reason"
Because my family is less aristocratia
than yours, perhaps."
"No."
81 see. You want to marry title"
"No, | have no such ambition"
"Hum! Very strange! Then why il II
you refuse lne!"
: Its because can't bear the sight Of
you. STRAY Stories.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
Thc way It Looked to her.

Little Presbyterian, aged three, on
his return from the Episcopal church,
where he had been for the first time:
Mamma, the minister came out with
a night dress one, and all the ladies
were so 'shamed they put their heads
right down."-Truth.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

If you can use the best big 5O0-pound steel
range made in the world, and are willing to
have it placed in your own home on three
months free trial, just cut this notice out
and send to Sears, Rocbuck l. Co., Chicago,
and you will receive free by return mail .
big picture of the steel range and many
other cooking and heating stoves, You will
range offer, an offer that places the best
steel range or heating stove in the home Of
any family, an offer that no family in the
land, no matter what their circumstances may
be, or how small their income, need be with
out the best cooking or heating stove made.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

"You told me this horse had won hall
dozen matches against some of the
best horses in the country. He can't
trot a mile in six minutes to save him."
at was in plowing matches that he
took the prizes, sir."-Bcston Traveller.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
Co.nplimenty

How are you feeling?" asked the
physician
The patient turned up his eyes and re-
marked in hollow voice:
Il am feeling rather worse, thank You.
DOCTOR" and the doctor was not just
sure where the thanks. were intended
to come in.-Stray Stories.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
The Bible and the Empire State
Express.

A Bible student has recently been fgur-
ing on how long it would have taken the
people to make the journey from Dan to
Beersheba II they could have had the
benefit in the olden times of the Empire
State Express. He figured that the train
would have made this journey in less than
account in the Bible one would think It was a
long journey, and it was for those days with
their limited means of transportation.
Ezekiel, the Chaldean prophet, had in his
minds eye something like the Empire State
Express when he uttered the words recorded
in the first chapter of his prophecy. Look
this up and see If you do not agree with
the idea.-From the Troy Daily Times.
The New York Central is every day add
ing to the sum of human knowledge by its
marvellous passenger train service.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

He-You women can never Keep a
secret.
She (musingly)-And it's funny, isn't
It, that three-fourths of the secrets
given us to keep are told us by menu
Truth.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
Growth.

Our esteemed contemporary, the Ashtabu-
Ia (O:) Record Herald, gives prominence on
its editorial page to this important item:
Miss Carrie George has had her limb am
putated for the third time. She is in the hos
pital and is getting along nicely" Growing
country, Ohio.-Rochester Post-Express
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

They equal tnoSe
that have been cost
ing you from $4.0
to $500. The im-
mense sale Of w. L.
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for nane and
price on bottom.
That Douglas uses Cor.
ona Colt proves there IL
value In Douglas shoes.
Corona Il tho highest
grade Pat. Leather made,
EoeS ftofos. EsfSJ~fs a. sc<3
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
He Keeps Away.

Mother-Harry Tucker is the wors,
boy in school, Tommy, and want you
to keep as far from him as possible.
TOMMY do, ma. He stays at ths
head of our classes all the time.-Tit
Bits.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
Like Other Egga.

Fortune Teller-You say your son is
bad egg?
Mother-He is.
"Then don't worry about him; he'll
go on the stage some day and make an
instantaneous t."-Up-to-Date.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
EFT the Case.

"What dear little craft that wife oi
yours is, eh, Dobson, old boy?"
"Dear? 1 should say SO; she's SO deai
I call her my revenue cutter."-Rich'
mond Dispatch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

Mrs. Pusher-I met Mr. Bigfsh yesterday.
Mrs Bigpile-Which one!
1.-The one who divorced your husband 5 di-
vorced sister,"
20, yes, know who you NEAR" Chelsea
Gazetfe
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
in Vain.

of dollars in medicine which did me no
good. was persuaded by friend to
try Peruna. / took it two weeks with
out much Improvement, but / kept on
with it and soon began to get well and
strong very fast. Within two months
I was cured, and have been well ever
since. l am strong advocate OF
Peruna. &C Hershman.
Peruna cures catarrh of the kidneys,
liver and other pelvic organs, simply
because it cures catarrh wherever lo-
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

Mrs. Upperten-I suppose you take great
pride in your ancestry!
Mrs, ,Newriche-Oh, yes; the genealogist
thing in ancestors-London Tit-Bits.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

Were you ever on the stage?" asked
the cabbage.
"Only once" replied the egg. Il
was then cast f2r the william and make
great hit"-C Chicago Daily NswA
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken oI
as cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 322 Third
Ave, N, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. Q, 1900.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

The man who marries for money Ger.
tainiy earns it.-Chicago Journal.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
SUFFERED FOR FIFTEEN YEARS
cemplefeIv Restored n He.Ith.

Mrs p. Brunei, wife of P. Brunei,
stock dealer, residence s111 Grand Ave-,
Everett, WASH, says: "For fifteen
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund money it it failsto cure. &c
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

If you want creamery prices do as tht
creameries do, use June Tint Butter Color
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

Chicago, st. Paul Minneapolis, four daily
trains via the Chicago & North Western
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

Human rakes scrape very little together
Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

"Ef some young men," said Uncle Eben,
was as industrious addin' up iggers in
columns as dey is gettin' 'em in rows on
policy slips, reckons de'd be sayin' money. :
Washington Star.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

Self-possession is nine points with the
lawyer.-Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24

Games Of love often result in tis.- Chico
20 Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
|CATARRH DESTROYS THE KIDNEYS
Was Miserable Could Not Stand Up OF Walk
Pe-rl-na Cured,
Many Persons Have
Catarrh and Don't
Know It.

Mr.. James M. Powell, 633
Troost street, Kansas City,
Mo-, Vice Grand of I. o.
o. F., of Cherryville, Kan.,
writes:
"Ab0uf four years ago !
suffered with 4 severe ca.
tarri 0ffhe bladder, which
caused continued irritation
and pain. I was miserable
and could not stand up or
walk for any length Of
time without exfre me
WEAKNESS and pain. lbe.
gan taking Peruna and It
greatly relieved me, and In
eleven weeks / was com.
DIefeIy cured and felt like
q new man. flames N.
Powell
Hundreds of Dollars Spent
in Vain.
Mr.. Cyrus Hers h m a n /,
Sheridan, Ind, writes:
"Two years ago 1 was q
sick man. Catarrh had set
tied in the pelvic organs.
making life a burden and
giving me little hope Of
recovery. / spent hundreds
of dollars in medicine whic
good. / was persuaded by
try Peruna. / took it two
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-10-24
". I. DOUGLAS pSNEA5| IS;

You can save from $S to SIS yearly BY
wearing w. LrDouglas $3.50 or $3 shoes.