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The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09
THE BOY AND THE FARM
one of the Reasons Why The Boys
choose other i'hs,n Farm
Life-A II .Incsls.

II is perfectly natural that there
should rise up in boy, as he grows
up. longing for independence, an in
dividual ownership of some property,
and 1t is, perhaps, just as natural, but
none the less unfortunate, that many
parents fail 10 recognize this. Till
the young man marries and sets up
for himself, these parents look upon
him still as a child, and treat him as
such. Hence many a young man hur-
ries on to the city, where his inde-
pendence Is not questioned, or at least
not questioned in the same way, and
where he feels that he is himself max
ing something that be can dispose
Of as his Judgment Directs
This feeling rises much earlier than
may be supposed. and itNwould be
wise to meet it with gradual increase
Of freedom and responsibility, together
with the chance to earn something and
own something himself. The result
will be a new interest in the farm
life. the interest of part ownership. an
Increased feeling of manliness of power
q training that comes from persona
responsibility for the management o1
an enterprise. and proper appreciation
Of the value md uses Of money. thai
come only from earning It and han
ding It.
A good way to give your boy sucf
: chance Is to give him start y
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poubtsul Commitment.

Poultney Bigelow, who has accepted
the chair of foreign relations at Boston
university, had completed an address be
fore the Twentieth Century club of Chi
cago. A young man congratulated Mr..
Bigelow rather awkwardly on this address.
and the learned traveller replied:
That is doubtful compliment. 1t re-
minds me of remark that a friend of the
groom's made at New Hampshire wed.
ding. ge
This friend, an observant chap, watched
the groom closely during the ceremony,
and at the end bore down on the happy
man, shook him warmly by the hand, and
said:
up, but, begosh, We looked as bold - Z
sheep. ."-Washington Post.
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Could You Use Any Kind Of Sewing
Machine at ANY PriceP

If there is any price so low, any offer SO
liberal that you would think of accepting
on trial a new high grade, drop cabinet or
upright Minnesota, Singer, Wheeler q
Wilson, Standard, White OF. New Home
Sewing Machine, cut out and return this
notice, and you will receive by return mail,
postpaid, free of cost, the handsomest
sewing machine catalogue ever published.
1t will name you prices on the Minnesota,
Singer, Wheeler & Wilson, White, Stand
ard and New Home sewing machines that
will surprise ycu; we will make you a new
and attractive proposition, a sewing ma
chine offer that will astonish you.
~.If you can make any use of any sewing
machine at any price, if any kind of an
offer would interest you, don't fail to
write us at once (be sure to cut out and
return this special notice. and get our lat.
est book, our latest offers, our new and
most Surprising proposition. Address
SEARS. ROEBUCK & CO., Chicago.
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beware the Traveling Doctor.

st. John, Kan, May 30.-A very pc
culiar case is that of the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM: Mcbride, of this place, as
tending physieian. -
"The little boy had severe case Of
malignant scarletina which left him semi
paralyzed in the right leg and right arm.
He also lost the hearing IN the right ear
Il treated him and he gained slowly and
had begun to-. try to use his limbs some
persuaded the child's pareSts that he
could cure their boy in short time
They used his medicines, but the boy grew
worse and began having spells very like
Epilepsy.
Mr.. Mcbride came to me again and |
Rd1sy ps fsns when WAS s0usse oe gpd
once. The improvement, was instant and
in weeks time the epileptic seizures
ceased altogether"
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09
DOCTOR ADVOCATED OPERATION
PE-RU-NA MADE ENIFE UNNECESSARY.
Mas, EVA BARrHo. -1ss East lath

MRs, EVA gAETHo, 'Iss East lath
49, St., New York City, N. T., writes:
l suffered for three yearswith leucor-
rhea and liberation of the womb. The
doctor advocated an operation which
dreaded very much, and strongly OBJ
jected to go under 1t. Now am 9
changed woman. Peruna cured me; 1t
took nine bottles, but felt SO much
improved l kept taking it, as l dreaded
an operation so much. am to-day IN
perfect health and have not felt SO well
for fifteen years. Mrs. Eva Bartho.
Mrs Senator Roach, of Lari-
more, N. Dak.; Mrs. Senator War
rem, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; BeIva
Lockwood and Mrs. General Long
street, of Washington, D. c., are
among the prominent ladies who
ind0rse Peruna.
Miss Helen Rolof, Kaukauna, Wis,
writes:
"Severe1 times during the past two
years or more my system has been
greatly in need of tonic, and at those
times Peruna has been of great help in
building up the system, restoring my
appetite and securing restful Sleep
Helen Rolof.
Miss Muriel Armitage, Sc Greenwood
Ave-, Detroit, Mich, District ORGANIZER
of the Royal Templars of Temperance
writes as follows:
I" suffered for five years with uterine
Irregularities, which brought on hys
terra and made me a physical wreck. ]
tried doctors from the different school:
ofmcdicine, but twithoutanyperceptibit
change in my condition. In my despair
/ called on an old nurse, who advised
me to try Peruna, and promised goot
results If would persist and take i
regularly. kept this up for six months
and steadily gained strength an
health, and when had used fifteel
bottles 4. considered myself entirel,
cured. l am grateful, happy womal
to-dav.r-Miss Muriel Armitage.
Miss Lucy M. Riley, SO Davenport st.
Cleveland, Ohio, writes:
81 wish to add my Endorsement .
thousands of other women who hav
been cured through the use OF Peruna
1 suffered for five years with sever
backache, and when weary or worries
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thoroughbred poultry. You can, if you
like, let him earn the money himself
with which to buy eggs or chickens;
in that case he will have better ap-
probation Of their value Let him have
monopoly Sof poultry en- the farm.
but make him conduct his poultry bus
mess in business-like way. Pay him
for what you use, and charge him for
feed, until he makes his own feed of
of ground appropriated for the pur-
pose. Help him on in friendly fash
ion, by advice and other assistance,
where he really needs it, but do not
do his work for him. Let him feel
that the responsibility and the credit
are his. See that he studies his work,
ana II in a thorough way. Help
him 10 market his product, but give
him a chance to think out his prob
lens as well as to do, his work him
self. L 49,
An energetic boy of good sense, II
given the. right start early enough,
ought to be in position to give him
self an education with what he has
saved and whatFhe can earn from his
business as he goes through. He would
at any rate before he has grown, know
one department of farm work thor
opghly, and would probably know more
than one, for poultry combines easily
with other lines. and he might, in addi-
tion to making HIS own feed, add a
small orchard, etc., and all this would
be without cost to you. Besides, he
! would likely be a contented- and c6pa-
BILE young farmer when he grew up,
| instead of standing behind some mer-
chants counter for enough money to
buy his food and clothes.-B. M. Drake,
| in Southern Cultiyator.
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! HERE ri AND THERE.

ft% II - - -
Why not keen a book in which
you shall record allssales and. expands
lures on. the .arm. Sope,farrers shave
a very p0or idea OF what they are do-s
ing.
Feed makes meat, ana manure.
makes feed: 20 it goes in q continual
round; and the man who sells his feed
and then deprives his soil Of its law.
full rights it unwise.
"A good many farmers nave yet to
find out that there is less labor AID
twice the profit in harvesting 40 BUSH
els of wheat on one acre of properly
cultivated soils fhans40 bushels on two
acres that are but roughly TILED.
Better butter can be made on the
farm than at the creamery, ii the same
care is given The advantages pos
sessed by the farmer who. makes dairy
butter, are that he can feed his cows
ON the best foods, use more care, and
work with cleaner. sursoundings.
The owners of sheep-ki.fing dogs
should be held responsible for the val
ue of all the sheep they kill fhe eoun-
ty or township should not be taxed to
pay for the sheep devoured or man.
gled by dogs whose owners are tin-
known
"A q slightly ailing sheep, with
prompt care and treatment. may he
quickly brought back 20 health and
condition; if left alone it would prob
ably die-and the loss OF few sheep
may eat up he profits of 2 whole sea-
son.
The production of grain crops on
humus-exhausted soils rarely pays the
cost of producing .hem. 1t is probable
that if an accurate account were kept
with many fields the fact would be
made apparent that the tehant-farmer
could better have afforded TO work as
farm-laborer at me usual price than
to farm poor land.
f-No boy should be expected to en-
gage in farming without some assur-
lance that, It viii pay as a business en-
Eterprise. The want of an accurate
knowledge Of the actual cost of bush
lei Of grain, pound of pork. beef.
wool, butter o. other farm products is
lerough to deter any one from engag-
ling in business so generally man-
aged on the guesswork plan.
| The best authorities on cold-sto--
age houses agree that if fresh eggs
are stored where an even temperature
of thirty-one degrees Fahrenheit is
maintained they can BE- safely KEEP!
from the spring months -atii the fol
Loving December and Jan sary. Also
that when fresh butter OF the bes;
Quslity{ SIS kept at e tempe sratsre 81
from five TO ten degrees aneve zero il
can be kept long time wi LoSt any
lappreciabIe injury.
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in the least had prolonged headache.
l am now in perfect health, enjoy life
and have neither an ache or pain,
thanks to Perupa."-Lucy nj. Riley.
Itisnolonger question as to whether
Peruna can be relied on to cure all such
cases. During the many years in which
Peruna has been put to test in all forms
and stages Of acute and chronic catarrh
no one year has put this remedy TO
greater test than the past year.
If all the women who are suffering
with any form of female weakncr1
would write to DR.. Hartman, Columbus,
Ohio, and give him q complete descrip-
tion of their symptoms and the pccul-
iarities of their troubles, he will im-
mcdiately reply with complete direc-
tions for treatment. free of charge.
! Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus.
Ohio.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09
Elegant Train Service of the Nickel
| Plate Road.

The thorough development and main
tcnance of the up-to-date passenger serv-
ice of the Nickel Plate Road leaves moth
ing to be desired by people who travel.
Ladies travelling alone or accompanied by
children will appreciate the clean and
well Lighted coaches, made so by the corps
of colored porters in uniform who attend
the wants of both first and second-class
passengers without extra charge. The din
ing car service of the Nickel Plate Road
has become very popular with the patrons
on the line and one of pride to the man.
agement. This service is conducted un-
der the system of individual club meals.
Carefully prepared menus are compiled
into booklets, containing suggestions for
breakfast, luncheon or supper that will
not cost you more than fhirty-five cents
and on up to one dollar, which is the
limit, hence the disbursement may wait
for. the appetite. Meals are also served
"a la Carte" AS no excess fare is charged
on any train, it viii be TO your advantage
to purchase your tickets via the Nickel
Plate Route, where rates are lower than
via any other line.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09
She Was Masked.

Miss Passay-You weren't at the bah
last night.
Miss Pert-No; were you?
"Yes; and Jack Dasher said was the
youngest looking girl there"
Il didn't know it was masquerade. =
Fort Worth (Tex) Review.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09
Woes Of Matrimony.

: -@Of. course" said. the husband who
made a specially of manufacturing ex-
cuses, "the truth is bound to leak out
some time"
y EYES," rcjoined the other half of the
matrimonial combine, "and am inclined
to believe that it leaked out of you long
ago."o-Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09
Professional Ride.

"Why, your flying machine wont even
leave the ground" said the man who had
been induced to observe the experiment.
We'll" answered the inventor, after
some reflection, my machine may not be
as much OF traveller as some of the 9TH
ers, but it's heap safer. Nv ashington
Star.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09

Took ON Much.
"Did Bellows take on much when his
motber-in-law died?"
ssYes, indeed. Two friends had to
carry him from the saloon."-N. Y.
Journal.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09

without tremor Mrs. Highmore pro-
oeeded leisurely to open the black-bor-
dered letter
s1f there were any bad news" she
said. ..it would have come By telegraph.
Il must be that something has hap
pened to Mr., Highmore's rich uncle. -
Chicago Tribune. =
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09

Patient-I'ye lost my appetite. doc
tor.
Doctor-That's bad.
bad! You wouldn't think so il you
boarded where do."-Harlem Life.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09
OF Course.

single-whatw were you doing in that
matrimonial bureau?
Widower-Looking for new woman
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09

y. HerVs pF0oL
Mrs. W S. Marshall, r. F. D. No. 4,
Dawson. Ca, sayss Ny husbands
back and hips Wero. 80 stiff and sore
that he could not get up from chair
without help. / got him box of Doan's
Kidney Pills He felt relief in three
days. One box cured him."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Marshall viii
be mailed on applieationa TO any part OF
the United States. Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by
all dealers; price 50 cents per box.
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Unkfnd

Jack-I understand you are to be
congratulated. Ss e5f3-
Bess--Not at ali 10
"Tken you are engaged to Tom after
all."-Yale Record.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09

Piso's Cure for. Consumption is an infalli-
BE medicine for coughs and colds.-.E. w.
Samuel. Ocean. Grove. N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09
Assisted by cUTIcuRA
Ointment. the great
Skin Cure, are Of
Priceless Value.

For preserving, purifying and
beautifying the skin, for cleansing
the scalp Of erusts, scales, and
dandfuff, and the stopping Of fall
ing hair, for softening, whitening,
and soothing red, sough, and sofe
hands, for baby sashes and cha
fings, IN the form Of baths for an-
noying irritations, ulcefations, and
inflammations Of women, and
many sanative, antiseptic puf-
poses which readily suggest them-
selves, as weu as for ali purposes
of the toilet, bath, and nqegefy,
CUTICURA Soap and CUTI-
CURA Ointment arc priceless.
Sold throughout the world cutieurs eosp. zss oina.
sent sor Eesolvent 5oe In 1crm of Chocolate coafsl
ma Sc. per vial q 81, Dspctss London, Chsrtes-
hsuss s. Psfs. Bue De V Faix Bocou, ~ Columbus
Ave Potter Drug Chem. Corp, Sole Proprssosa
- Send fss Hsu y PrsssrSss Purity - DssudS.S
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Of course, thpre is room at the top, but
it would suit most of us better if the at
traction could be moved down to the
ground foorEPrck a
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LoCical Inference

!, = :. .s1..se.,L gtcaI lnfercnce.rg,11f
Rev whang gdoodle Baxter prayed the
bther day that the indelicate might be
made delicate; the intemperate, tem-
perate;, and the industrious, dustrious.
-Tammahy Times. SO
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Effects Of Scotch whisky.

Gunner-So you drank Scottish whisky
ct the banquet until you saw triple. Did
you hear bells ringing in your ears?
Guyer-Worse than that-I heard bag
pipes.-Philadelphi Record.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09
Snake INTO Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease. ltcurcs painful, swollen
smartng, sweating feet Makes new shoes
easy. Sold by all Druggists ard Shoe Stores
Don'taccepta any substitute Sample FREE
Address A. s. Olmsted, LIE Roy N. X.
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s'Your .doorlEis sealed.s they sighed.
.Ubaf Aa1kv> doQ@

The beautiful culprit smiled bravcly.
"Never mind," she answered. Il
fancy it can. be steamed open. do
troit Journal a
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09

There is q difference between claiming
the right to rule and trying to rule Alright.
Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09

: my good man, do yousever do any
thing tobring light nd'pnrity into the
homes of your fellow men"
Il A"Yuss-lots.N 3 i e
s"You distribute tracts?" II
k.No. clear swindpvsnnd beat carr
spets."- Illustrated Bitss,
E,1Kk IL seai.asT Is
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-07-09

oA"eSS ShS0
out, depress-
ed and nerv.
Gus when
sleep is dis
turbed by
pain and by
summary ills
| it's time to
act. The kid
neysares sick.
Doan's Kid
ney Pills
cure sick
k j d n e y s
quickly and
permanent
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05

In a recent lecture at Berlin on the
new views of the constitution Of mat.
ter based on the phenomena of radlam
aud other substances whose a;0ms
appear TO be flying to pieces. Sir VIII
liam Crookes said: This fatal quality
OF atomic dissertation appears TO be
universal, and operates wherever we
brush a piece Of glass with sils. Il
works in the sunshine and raindrops,
and In the lightnings and flame; II
prevails in the waterfall and The
stormy sea. and although the whole
range OF human experience Is all 100
short to afford paralaN whereby The
date OF the extinction OF matter can be
calculated protyle. the formless mist.
once again may reign supreme. and the
hour hand Of eternity will have ca1f-
peted one resolution. - Youths Conn
pani0n.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05

r. l.. Nerthien related an experience
which seems marvellous in the eyes oil
the uninitated, A young operator
from one of the stock brokers' offices
IN that city originated bright joke one
morning, and when the line to New
York was not busy put il on the wire for
the delectati0n OF the operator there
with whom he had often had long dis
tance conversation by means OF the
Morse alphabet Half an hour later d
friend of his from an Office across the
street came In and sprung the same gag
on hin He said that il was brand new
as he had heard II from New York not
ten minutes before, Investigation
showed that the New York operator had
passed the joke along, and inside of an
hour at The utmost it had been told al
most all over the country. and had come
back to the originator Milwaukee
Wisconsin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05

The following is q comment maGe by
IN obseryant Londuner on the Amer.
can women who visited the English
capital the past summer: Their trim
figures in neat and yet dressy tailor.
made frocks peryade the town. YoN
know the fair American al a glance
though you can hardly tell how you
distinguish her; but there is a look OF
fragiity combined with reserve
strength that reminds one of a race
horse. and then there Is sort OF in.
dependence of bearing, Of self-relancs
and assured confidence IN the worlds
good intentions. th9t Is characteristic
--and charming In the majority o,
cases the American women look after
one another, but If there is a man IN
attendance he is truly attentive e.
Brooklyn Eagle
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05
Other Events Beside Prospective
Struggle Interests Brokers.
SHARP REACTION FEARED
FROM PER CENT BIG ADVANCE
EARLY TONE OF MOVING FAILS
TO CHECK DECLINE.



New York.. Jan 4-Today's stock
market was much less subject to the
infiuence of war news than on Satur.
day The feeling that some other
event than the object OF war between
Russia and Japan might be overhang-
ing the market which had something
to do with the sharp reaction from the
early bulg.
But the influence of war news was
not entirely laying In the reaction.
as London its selling on advance here
and Japan and in London did ont hold
all OF their first gain
The recoveries of the first hour were
quite violent and in some cases and
were quite generally as much as |
to points. All bul small portion
Of these gains were lost in the second
hour and the drop of prices was not
checked by the marketedly easier tone
Of the call money market'and the pro
gre5sive easing of call loans during
the day.
This development robbed the bank
statement of its unfavOrable influence
and pointed to the conclusion that the
sl6,000000 loan increase was largely
due to the annual interest and divi-
dend requirements, such as would soon
be released to the market again This
satisfactory outlook in the money mar
ket was factor in the nnai harden
ing of the stock market which left
a fair showing of net gains at the end
of the day
Heavy corporation borrowing are
still counted upon. but the reflex of
the funds from the interior is looked
to replenish the local bank reserves.
United States steel preferred was a
leading feature in speculations. owing
to the dividend meeting to be held to-
morrow. Much interest Is felt also
on the showing to be made by the
statement of the earnings for the
quarter.
The strength of the London market
for raw copper was the only news that
would account for the strength of the
amalgamated copper The reopening
Of the anthracite mines after ten
coalers. Railroad officials continue to
report traffic we'll sustained and to
speak hopefully of the prospects. The
market closed fairly steady but very
dull
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05
odd Engineering Problem.

In constructing The power transmits.
sion line from The Cauyery falls to The
Koar gold mines IN Mysore India. whief
was recently completed the American
engineer employed o do the work hau
20 deal with some uncommon problems
The line. 92 miles long, is carried on lufty
poles through The Jungle Here The dep.
Rotations of white ants and wild eie-
plants had to be prevented The suts
attacked the poles and he elephants
pulled at the wires Iron sockets seven
feet high were found 10 be effective
against tie ants and after careful meas
1remenJs Of the highest reach of The ele-
plants trunks the wires were struck al
a safe eles alton.
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Kindly Take Notice

that Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is of
great benefit to those sufferers from
nasal catarrh who cannot inhale freely
through the nose, but must treat them,
selves by spraying. Liquid Cream
Balm differs in form, but not medicin.
ally from the Cream Balm that has
stood for years at the bead Of remedies
for catarrh. 1t may he used in any
nasal atomizer The price, including
a spraying tube, is Is cts Sold by
druggists and mailed by Ely Brothers
sc Warren Street. New York
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05
Old Connterfeiting Tools.

What appeared to be the lo2g-buried
paraphernalia of gang OF eounterfcit-
ers was recently unearthed by laborers
who were digging sewer trench on
Sixth street just above Chestnut A
number of coins frs, attracted the at
tention of the laborers and there was
tremendous excitement until they had
been pronounced very poor counter.
fets. There were fye-cent pieces. dimes
and quarters and none bore a date later
than 1888 What lends color 10 tne
theory that they had been buried by
counterfeiters vas he fact that almost
at The same time several articles re-
semblng mouds ami cruc.bles were
discovered in the earth. together sith
number of spoons and several bent and
twisted metal torch LAMPS -phiade..
phia Record
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-05

The woman In prison is despolled OF
her fine feathers The complete NOR
tfieation of that harmless sort of vani-
ty which fills so mach of a womans life
makes her durancG d0ubly vile Her
hair is shorn OF lis last lock. while the
face that gazed with perfect passive
ness at The judge who sentenced her
is raised in piteous protest When the
hair grows lon.er again there is srum-
bling because thoughtless admins
tration provides no hairpins one WON
an skimNed the fat from her broth
after It had cooled 10 glitter her crown
of glory an attendant relates. One
girl, envied to the point of madness
certainly rouged Finally her secret
was out, She had drawn some red
threads from her skirt chewed them to
extract the color and used ii on her
lips and cheeks, The most oppressive
penance is lack of mirrors Still there
are no male hearts around 10 break
n Y. Press.