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The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
TISSUE LAMP SHADES.
Late Designs Have the style and Color
Effects of SILK and SatiA
Shades.

There is something entirely new foi
he woman who has tact in her fingers
and what average woman has not?-
and delights in lamp and candle shades,
reports the New York Times. They
are made of tissue and crepe paper. and
no one need sco1, for they are not the
old-time flower effects, which are
pretty, to be sure, but not as generally
useful as might be. These newer shades
are made on the lines of the silk and
satin shades, have equally as good color
effects, and do not entail the expense
of those made of more elaborate ma
terials.
The lamp shades are made on the reg
ular lamp shade frames to be found in
different styles and sizes. There are the
dome shades, the bell shades, and the
fiat-sided Empire shades. They are
all made similarly, the different styles
of paper producing different effects.
The wires in the frames, which can be
purchased with the supplies. are covered
with plain tissue paper twisted over
them. or with the colored, If desired,
that any part that is visible may have a
finished appearance. There are many
fancy patterns in crepe paper, and these
are used at will These include the
flowered papers showing flowers of diff
ferent colors and shades, blue and
white papers, which give Delft tones,
and Persian papers, which work up ex-
cellenuy into shades for libraries, or
possibly for dining-rooms. For candle
shades, as rule, the more delicate col
ors are used.
The tissue paper in white is first put
the fiowered crepe paper, and the top
and bottom and ribs of the shades are
outlined with narrow strips of black
or gold, hiding the places where the
paper is Joined and giving the effect
of wrought iron or brass frames. The
result is lamp shade that is inexpen-
sive and exceedingly pretty.
One of these shades, which is attrac-
tive, is made of crepe paper which
has white foundation, with a design
of pale pink roses upon it Another is
in the blue, both of these outlined with
the black paper, and a brilliant dark red
shade is finished with the gold passe-
partout paper. Candle shades are SIM
ilarly made and shaped over butter or
cheese dish top, and the candle shade
holders can be bought to mount them
on Pretty effects are obtained by US
ing a colored paper, instead of the
white as the foundation or lining of the
shade, and deep and varied color toner
can be obtained.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28

Pierpont, o., Oct. 5th.-Remarkable in
deed is the experience of Mr.. A. S. Turner, a
man now over seventy-one years OF age, and
whose home is here.
For many years this old gentleman had
suffered with very unpleasant form of KID
ney Trouble, a kind that very often both
ers aged people. He would have to get up
four or five times every night, and this very
tiresome disease was fast wearing him
out.
At last after having almost made up his
mind that he would never be able to get re-
lief, he stumbled over a medicine which re-
leyed him almost Immediately, and has cured
him permanently. 1t is SO very easy to get
and so simple that Mr.. Turner thinks every
one should know it. Every dealer in the
country mas it, and all you have to do is to
ask for Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mr.. Turner
says:-
Il can heartily and honestly recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills, for they cured me. Sew.
eral others in the family have used them, too,
and always with the best results. l think
they have no equal"
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
Uses of Waste P.n.r.

Few housewives know of the numer-
Gus uses that waste paper can be nut
to. After stove has been bIackened. IT
can be kept in very good condition by
rubbing it every day with paper. The
tea kettle, tea pot and coffee pot can
also be kept bright and clean in the
same way. Knives and tinware can be
polished till they shine like silver. Pa
per is better than dry cloth for improy-
ing the appearance of mirrors, lamp
chimneys, etc. Preserves and pickles
keep much better if brown paper, in
stead of cloth is tied over the lar.
Paper is as good as wadding for putting
under carpets, and two sthicknesses
placed under a spread make a covering
as warm as a blanket. - American
Queen
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
THE wIFE'S MORAL RIGHTS.
A Will-MaIxfnE Incident Which Opens
Up a Wide Field of Spec
ulatiOn.

Has the wife moral right to take part
In making her husbands will? This
was the question urged recently by a
wife, says American Queen.
With a legal aspect of the matter,
she had nothing to DO; legally, he was
not bound to consult her, and, on her
side, she knew that If she had possessed
money in her own right she could dis
pose of it as she desired. So far, it
seemed fair to both; but in this case
the only money possessed by the couple
was that which had been saved during
their married life.
1t was true that the money had been
saved out OF, the husbands earnings,
and had been banked and invested in his
name, but the wife declared that the
extent of the saving had been consider
ably increased by her. She had al
ways striven to make home comfortable.
and to obtain the maximum of happi-
ness with minimum of expenditure.
By her careful household management
she-had secured her object on a small
er allowance than most of her friends;
she had taken her share in the per-
formance Of everyday duties in the
house, and thus caused her husband less
expense for servants. breakage and gen.
eral maintenance. Had she been so
minded, she might have spent much
more, and her husband wcald have ac-
cepted this increased expenditure as a
matter of course. In that event his
savings would have been less; hence,
by logical reasoning, she had saved a
fair share of the amount standing to
his credit in the bank or in stocks. and,
as natural consequence, she had a
moral right to have voice in the dis
position of the estate.
In the instance of which we are
speaking. the husband recognized the
truth of the argument, and crossed out
the distasteful condition. This incl
dent opens up a wide field of specula-
tion. AS general thing. the wife has
good moral grounds for insisting on
taking part in the will-making, as she
Is the one who has to abide by the con.
sequences
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28

Good Listener Had No Thrilling Tales
to Relate, Bat He Made
n HIT.

President Roosevelt, John Borroughs,
John Muir, one or two statesmen and q
couple of cowboys were sitting around q
campfire in the west swapping anecdotes,
relates an exchange. Mr.. Muir told of an en-
counter with polar bear in the Artic circle.
Mr.. Burroughs had had several exciting ex-
periences. One of the Statesmen had par
ticipated In a, whale hunt. Both cowboys
had passed through strenuous moments.
The presidents "reminiscences included an
encounter with a mountain lion and q con-
iict with grizzly One of the statesmen in
the party, man Of much ability, vouchsafed
no stories. Come, said the president, tell
US some of your experiences. Mr.. Presi-
dent and friends" replied the lawmaker,
there are no thrilling natural history chap
tiers in my career. Lions, Indians, bears and
wild horses have never come across my path:
In fact, have never teen astride horse OF
any description in my life, but he added,
solemnly, II am simply out Of sight in .
hack"
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
HERE AND THERE.

1T is only fools who whip a horse
for shying. Invariably it makes the
horse shy more.
Land too rough for crop growing
may be just rough enough for a good
sheep or goat pasture
Hens that lay while moulting are
good ones to breed from, if eggs are
wanted, and generally they are.
Though it is said that breeders think
more or ribbons won at shows than
of eggs.
1t is good plan to plant mulberry
trees about the farm, rs birds are fond
of mulberries, and will come from a
distance and will feed and nest there,
and the insects they destroy will more
than pay for the trouble and expense.
"A tomato plant grated on potatoes
has succeeded in growing plants with
a fair crop of potatoes on the roots
and good tomatoes on the tops. This
has been successfully done at the Min
nesota and other experiment stations.
"A god lot of brood sows and a boar
or two are good signs of prosperity
on a farm. There is always good
market for pigsg of almost any age un-
der IL months. All hogs, except breed
ing stock. should be short lived.
How would it result if you trained
your children to work because of their
interest instead of drinving them to
it? OF course such training must first
begin with self or you will be totally
unable to inspire interest in boy or
girl.
The unreiiability of individual re-
ports as to the cotton yield grows out
of the fact that some farmers make
very heavy crops when the average IL
very low. These good crops are more
apt to be published than the partia'
and total failures.
Small bones in large hog is a
condition that should not be desired.
II the bones are very light, it is a fact
that the percentage of flesh covers the
deficiency. But would it not be better
to have still more flesh supported By
still stronger and heavier bones.
Manure from the hen house is
worth three times as much as the best
stable manure, for it contains three
times as much nitrogen. 1t can be ap-
Piled anywhere merely as top dress
ing. or it can be combined with barn
yard manures and thus make better
balanced fertilizer For the vegetable
Garden it has no superior.
= Those who would have eges,jh <Vfu.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
White. Gray and nlacIx.

On damp days, when the exhaust
steam rolls up in great masses. it makes
a wonderful plume, swaying backward
from the smokestack of the locomo-
tive. When the fireman plies his shovel
It is charged in half its volume with
dense black smoke, which changes to
slate, and then to gray, and which then
disappears altogether, leaving the great
plume all white, as before. 1t has no
color, but il is still of marvellous beauty,
this giant plume in white, gray and
black.-N Y Sum-
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
FARMER NDPiANTER.
ANGORA GOAT INDUSTRY.
Comparatively New Channel
through Which Many Southern
Farmers Might Acquire Wealth.

A new industry is offering itself to
the farmers and manufacturers of the
Unitei States. The fact that SIS 5,000,-
900 worth CT goat skins are now an
nually imported into the United
States, and that her enterprising man
ufacturcrs are now obliged to send
halfway around the world for large
Share or them, suggests that the farm
ers OF the country have a great op-
portnni;y to put a large share of this
sum into their own pockets, and that
the entire sum may be divided be-
tween or producers and manufactur-
ers.
A statement just presented by the
department of commerce and labor,
through its bureau of statistics, shows
that imrortations of goat skins into
the United States are now running at
the rate of s25, 900 900 per annum, and
that n large share of these are
brought from Indie, China, Arabia and
southeastern Russia. The increasing
popularity Of certain classes, of kid
leather for footwear, as well as gloves,
has increased very greatly the demand
for goat skins in the United States
within recent years. In 1895 the
value CT goat skins imported was
about $1,000 900; by 1890 it had grown
to $4,000 0o0, by 1898 it was $15,000,.
600, in 1900 it was $22,OOO,OOO, and in
1908. s95.000.000. IN round numbers.
OF this large sum of money sent out
of the country to purchase goat skins,
$7,000,000 went to China, $2,500,000 to
France, s1,500.000 to Russia, $1,500,000
to Brazil; s1000,000 to Argentina, and
another million to Arabia. From In
dia, which took less than s5,000,000
worth of merchandise of all kinds
from the United States last year, and
has increased her purchases from us
less than 100000 in decade, we
have increased our importations of
goat skins alone from $2,000,000 in
1892 to $7,500,0000 in 1902. From Bra
zil, which las reduced her imports
from tho United States from $15,000,-
900 IL. 1895 to 100000 900 in 1908, our
purchases OF goatskins last year were
$1.5O0,cto France, Russia, the Unit
ed Kingdom, Turkey in Europe and
Turkey N Asia, Arabia, China, south
ern Africa, Argentina and Mexico also
contribute literally to the supply of
goat Gkins to mako up the $25,000,000
worth Of this product brought into the
United States annually.
The farmers of the United States
are apparently making no effort to
reap any part of the golden harvest
for themselves. The census of 1900
showed the total numer of goats in
the United States 20 be less than
100000 in number, and when it is un-
derstood that the skins of probably
100000 goats were required to make
the 25,000,0 900 worth imported last
year, it would be seen that the supply
from the United States could have
formed but a small share of the total
consumption. Yet the fact that q large
share of our supply of this important
import comes from India, China,
France and Mexico suggests that there
are large areas in the United States
which might produce goats success
fully and in large numbers to supply
the entire home commissioners
Home Journal.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
STOCK FEEDING INDUSTRY.
Converting Forage Crops and Grain
Into Butchers stock q Profit
able Business.

The branch of the great agricultural
Industry known as stock feeding is
growing rapidly in popularity all over
the west and southwest. This is the
outgrowth of the well-developed fact
that converting forage crops and grain
into butchers stock is profitable busi-
ness, even when the animals and the
feed are both purchased in open mar
ket. The stock raisers and the feed
growers make profit on their goods,
and then the feeder makes larger
profit than either. OF course this con-
dition of affairs has stimulated crop
growers to become stock growers and
feeders. thus saving to themselves and
adding to the profits possible in grow
ing forage and grain, the additional
profit of the stock growers and the
feeder. Would it not be wise for every
farmer who has the land whereon to
grow hay and grain to keep cattle, or
hogs, or sheep, or horses, or all of
these combined, to the extent of the
capacity of the farmer to feed them? ?
Many are doing this, and as all who
do find the business profitable they
should be looked upon by other farm
ers as examples worthy of imitation.
This problem is reducible to stock
farming" which we have been trying
for many years to popularize, because
il is the only system of farming GER
tainly profitable while enriching the
farm. We were familiar. with case
where two intelligent farmers with
lands adjoining opened up business
about the same time. One gradually
accumulated some cows, a few brood
mares, some good brood sows and a
small flock of sheep, and while his
neighbor was busy growing only corn,
cotton and sweet potatoes, he grew
feed for his stock, whose numbers
gradually increased, until his farm
was too small He then bought out
his neighbor, paying him cash in full,
ard he soon made the enlarged farm
average so to 60 bushels of corn per
acre, and other feed crops in proper
ton. This stock farmer prospered as
long as he lived. and finally died, lsav-
ing to his children the most productive
farm within a redaius of ten miles or
more.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28

ed from peanuts After the oil Is ex-
pressed the cake is as good a feed for
stock as the original nut. There IL
practically unlimited market for both
the oil and the cake. The nuts are
largely used In cakes and candies,
and otherwise. There is NO bet
.er feed for pigs or porkers than
that which they can root up in pea
nut patch. They even grow fat CLEAN
ing after the haryesters. Every farmer
who has even little piece of good
sandy loan should plant this savory
nut, and if he should chance to grow
more than he could utilize on his own
price, for any person who has none
should buy some. Peanuts can be
grown on any fairly good SOIL though
an easy working loan is best. We
have grown heavy crops on Brazos
bottoms and black, stiff prairie soils,
but the best crops we ever made wer'
on sandy hickory ridges. The land
should be thoroughly and deeply
plowed and smoothly narrowed. Plant.
ing may be done from April to July in
elusive Plant in rows three feet apart
and two nuts in hill every 20 inches
Clean, shallow cultivation is needed.
Harvest before frost by plowing up
with a plow made for the purpose, or
by barring off and pulling up by hand.
and throwing up in piles. After half
day toss the vines into heaps with
a pitchfork where they should remain
about two days, when they may be put
in shocks or ricks, or hauled to the
barn. The nuts may then be picked
off and the vines kept for hay. Many
people gather the nuts and leave the
vines to rot on the ground, which is a
clean loss of value of SIS to $40 per
ton.-Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28

dropsy, rheumatism. Bright's disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kid.
ney and bladder ills. Read the fol-
lowing case:
Veteran Joshua Heller, 706 South
Walnut street, Urbana, ILL.,, says: "In
the fall of 1899 after getting Doan's
Kidney Pills at Cunningham Bros
drug store in Champaign and taking
a course Of the treatment I told the
readers of this paper that they had
relieved me of kidney trouble, dis
posed Of a lame back with pain
across my loins and beneath the
shoulder blades. During the inter-
val which has elapsed I have had oc-
casion to resort to Doan's Kidney
Pills when noticed warnings of an
attack. On each and every occasion
the results obtained were just as sat
isfactory as when the pills were first
brought to my notice. l just as en-
phatically indorse the preparation to-
day as l did over two years ago."
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Heller
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Medical
advice free-strictly confidential
Address Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
N. Y. For sale by all druggists, price
50 cents per box.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
A VALUABLE FARM CROP.
The Peanut one of the Most yalua-
BILE and Most Neglected Of
Farm Crops.

The peanut is one of our most valu-
able crops, and one of the most neg
lected. On account of the many yalu-
able purposes subserved by the little
ground nut to be had hot in paper bags
&c almost every street corner In all
our towns and cities, but seldom found
in the country. there is little danger
that too many of them will ever be
raised. They are popular food TOR
man, and valuable feed for live stock.
The balmiest Of all food oil Is cxtxactr
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28

1t is perhaps not generally known
that the defense of Peking is still large
ly intrusted to men armed only with
bows and arrows. A recent imperial
decree solemnly directs that those who
succeed in hitting the target with
their arrows on horseback five
times be given" such and such
rewards, while those who manage
to hit the mark four times on
foot and once on horseback and four
times on foot only shall be proportion.
ately recompensed. The decree con-
cludes with list of the presidents and
tallyists appointed for archery compe-
titions which are still to take place.
Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
Not Alone.

Mrs. Westend (who has tried to econ
omize by slipping into cheap seat at
the opera)-Dear me! / didn't expect
to see you here, Bridget!
Bridget (Mrs. Westend's servant)-
Dim great opera goer, mum. General
ly Oh sits in the parkay, but seein' you
comm upstairs, Oi followed on t. kape
We company. Y. Weekly.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
Chinc.e Laundrymeu.

1t is said that a good Chinese laundry.
man can clear $25 week, although he
pays from $14 to SIS month rent, and
sometimes as high as $40, and hires two
or threei men at wages ranging from
six to ten dollars week. When their
very economical habits of living are
considered it is probable that they save
a large share of their earnings.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28

On Oct. Goth the Kansas City Southern
Ry. Port Arthur Route) will run cheap
excursion from Kansas City and all stations
in Missouri and Kansas to Lake Charles,
Shreveport, Beaumont and Port Arthur.
The rate for the round trip will be SIS,
limited to 81 days from date Of sale, good
to stop over on going. trip at all points en-
route, provided final destination is reached
inside of Is days from date of sale. This
exceptionally low rate, together with lib
eral stopover privileges allowed, should in
sure great crowd, especially in view of the
fact that this is the most delightful season Of
the year to visit the Southland. Similar low
rates will probably be placed in effect from
points north and east Of Kansas City: Ask
your ticket agent.
Every effort will be made by the Company
to secure the safety and comfort Of its pa
irons. All inquiries relative to desirable
locations to visit or other information win be
cheerfully furnished. Address either s. G..
Warner, G. P. 4 T: A., +: Z. Roesler. T. p.
4 /. A. or j. H. Morris, T. p. A., Kansas
City. Mo.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
A DottOmless Hole.

An immense fissure three miles
long, and from four to sixteen feet in
width, has recently appeared in the
earth at Sisseton Reservation, N. d. A
lantern dropped to distance of $50 feet
has failed to reach the bottom, and
timid beholders imagine they have seen
the entrance to Pluto's dominions.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
A Good Thing.

Every issue of The Four Track News makes
it easier for ticket agents and ticket sellers
to secure passengers for distant parts of the
country, for the reason that every article and
is an inducement for readers to travel and
see what a marvellous variety of scenery and
climate our own country possesses. The
more these facts are impressed upon the aver
age person, the more certain he or she is to
have desire to travel. Therefore. The Four
Track News is not only in the interest of all
the transportation lines and hotels, it also
bears out the legend of its title page of "An
Illustrated Magazine of Travel and Educa-
tion."-From the Buffalo Commercial.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
Fried Cucumbers.

Peel and slice thin. dip in beaten egg
and then III fine bread crumbs. Heat
two tablespoonfuls of sweet drippings
in frying pan, put in the slices and
fry brown on both Sides. Serve on
toast with brown gravy.-Washing-
ton Star.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28

Marinate French beans and green
stringless or green string beans in French
dressing. Place the French beans in the
center of salad plate and surround with
the green beans, placing one or two bits
of mayonnaise or a star Of mayonnaise
on top of the French beans.-G Good
housekeeping.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
The Alternative.

I'm sorry, madam, but it's against
the rules of the house. Ican't exchange
that goods again"
"But my husband doesn't like it,"
"Why not exchange your husband? 2"
-Fliegendc Blaetter.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
Little She Didn.t Know.

Mrs. Knicker--Is Mrs. Amos well-inr
formed woman?
Mrs. Bocker-Yes, indeed; her cook has
horhood.-Stra Stories.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
Getting Rid of LOcusts.

The authorities of South Africa are
destroying locusts by catching few.
inoculating them with toxin and turn
ing them loose among their fellows,
from which locust pestilence ensues.
That is trick which Pharoah of North
Africa never caught on to.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
II Wasn't ON the Map.

Willie-Pa, what state is Efigy in?
Pa-Effigy! Why, l don't believe I
ever heard of such town.
''Well, was just reading about
man who was hanged in efiigy and I
can't find it in my geography."-Chi-
cago Evening News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
saw Through Him

Mr.. Bluffer-I was going to ask you
to go sleighing to-day. Miss Clara, but
last nights rain has thawed the roads.
Miss Cawlit-Oh, don't doubt shall
enjoy the carriage ride quite as well.
Mr.. Rluffer."-N. Y. World.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
A Years Em bcxxIement.

A New York fidelity company has
compiled statistics of the embezzle-
ments of public and private funds dur
ing last year in this country. The sum
aggregated $11, ,154,s3o.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Colfax chronicle., 1903-11-28
ALL TIRED OUT.

he W e a r y,
' orn-out, all-tirsd
I ,elings come to
everybody w b o
taxes the kidneys.
Whenthe kidneys
are over-worked
they fail to PR
jorm the duties
nature has provid-
ID for them to do.
When the kid
ieys fail danger
',us diseases quick
ly follow. Urinary
disorders, diabetes,