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The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18
ATHLETIC GAMES IN SYRIA.
The Customs of the 0rientals Are Un-
dergoing Gradual Trans
formation.

Oriental peoples are very averse tG
physical exercise of any kind, says
the World To-Day. Their idea of en-
joyment is to sit under an awning and
play backgammon. That man should
60 out and run around a track in
shameless nakedness, and this with a
hope of gain, only confirms them in
the belief that all Americans are
mad. But they are initiative people,
and years ago the influence and exam
pie of the younger teachers got few
Of the preparatory boys out for foot
races. That day, for Beirut, at least,
the death blow was struck to the pic
turesque dress Of the orient. You
can't run a 100-yard dash with long,
baggy drawers and silk gumbez that
Cops around your ankles. Even If
you ''gird up the loins." by tucking
your skirts into the sash, the effect Is
more startling than speedy. So, one by
one, the students ordered trousers
from the city tajlors At first they
were poorly cut, and viewed with sus-
picion; but to-day there are not three
men in the collegiate department who
wear the old costume. and many OF
the students dress with taste and an
elegance that their professors cannot
afford to emulate.
Tennis and basketball soon won
their place In the students favor, and
now we have gymnastic apparatus and
regular graduated athletic director.
who has learned physical culture and
boy nature through a long experience
In the gymnasiums of America. But
1t was football that did the most to-
ward unification. The value of team
work Is new idea to the eastern col
lege men. The old idea was that oi
"every man for himself" 1t has been
SO since the time of Alcibiades and Abb
SALON.. If 1t had not been SO. the his
tory of the world might have been DIFF
ferent. 1t was comparatively easy tc
see the Joy of winning footrace or
tennis match; but to play an un-
theatrical part in football game,
obeying a captain. and working for the
good of the side, that was very DIFF
ferent thing. We always play the
association" game, and it used to be
the ideal of every player to get the
ball and carry it down the field all
by himself, while the audience cheered:
Bravo, Jurjy!" So we arranged
matches with the crews of visiting
British frigates. and from sad expe-
rience our boys learned the value OF
hack plays and frequent passes, and
began to see dimly the truth that good
football Is played, not with the legs
or the mouth. but with the head. and
that hard teamwork is far better than
grand-stand plays. That lesson ma,
change the map of Asia some day.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18
PRESERVING MEAT BY STEAM
An Australian Method That Is Large
ly Employed on the Large
Steamships.

keeping meats sweet and pure In
refrigerator by means of steam sounds
a bit queer, doesn't it?' was asked by
George l.. Cameron, superintendent of a
meat-packing establishment, who con-
tinued in explanation without awaiting
an answer, says the St. Lofts Globe
Democrat. "Yet that Is method now in
vogue on the big steamers which carry
meats from this country and from Aus
tralia to Europe. Meat placed in refrig-
orators, where the atmosphere is kept
continually at 36 to 40 degrees, will re-
main free but not entirely untainted for
an indefinite period.
II think Australians solved the prob
lem first. They worried over the sub
ject for a long time and adopted expe-
dent after expedient, tried experiment
after experiment, but all without avail,
until some one thought of using steam to
volatilize the gases which caused these
annoying conditions and draw them on.
A steam pipe was placed in a wooden
duct at the bottom of a refrigerator
chamber stored with meat; the gases OF
this kind are low-lying and the duct led
directly to the brine tanks. This ex-
pertinent occurred at Sydney and for 80
days the refrigerator compartment was
kept closed, at the end of which time II
was opened, the meat drawn forth and
every piece thoroughly tested. 1t was
as fresh and pure. without the slightest
suggestion of bone odor or mold, as on
the day it was packed& The gases had
been volatilized by the steam, carried
OF by the wooden duct, and the entire
noxious condition purified by the brine
tanks. With this aid to the refrigerator
process, provided care be taken that the
temperature never falls below freezing
point, save occasionally. so that the meat
will not become frozen. meat may now
be kept for years and be perfectly fresh
when taken forth for consumption"
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18
Graham water run..

Into one cup of very cold water-in
which are Jumps of ice, if obtainable-
beat one egg, pinch of salt, and two
cups of sifted graham -four. Continue
heating until the batter is full of air
bubbles, then drop into warm, not
hot, gem-irons, and bake in rather
hot oven about As minutes. or until
dry inside. BY varying the -four, whole
wheat snd corn puffs may also be
made. For the corn puffs use one-half
white flour. A small amount of it may
be used in the graham puffs.-Good
Pealth.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18
SOUTHERN FORAGE PLANTS.


The Canebrake experiment station.
located at Uniontown, Ala, has just
issued an important bulletin on forage
plants for the south. 1t would be well
for farmers who are Interested in ques-
tions relating to forage plants to write
to Prof. j. M. Richeson, at Uniontown,
or to Prof. ]. F. Duggar, at Auburn,
Ala, director Of the experiment station,
for copy Of this bulletin.
The experiment station at Uniontown
Is located on upland prairie soil, known
as the Canebake. On this land alfalfa
sown March 20 gave three cuttings Of
hay the same season, and would have
made fourth cutting had it not been
for an untimely drought in the fall of
the year. Both Amber and Orange
sorghum made enormous yields Of fod-
der, and furnished two cuttings each.
The Orange sorghum grew larger and
made more fodder, but the smaller
stems of the Amber sorghum made it
more desirable than the other for for
age. Sorghum led all the forage crops
in yieldr> Kaflr corn was not success
full as fodder crop. The same is true
of Pearl millet and teosinte. German
millet did well, and is recommended for
sowing with late-sown cowpeas, there
by making the hay easier to cure
One very important result OF these
experiments at Uniontown is the high
yield of soy beans as compared with
cOWneas The writer has often sup-
gested the advisability of giving the
soy bean trial in the southern states,
for the reason that when varieties of
1t are secured that are adapted to 10
cal conditions it is a very large yield
er, making at the Uniontown station
"a bushels of seed per acre, and 1t
stands up SO as to be easily harvested.
The seed can also be saved at much
less expense than is the case with cow
peas, and they are said to make good
feed for cattle and hogs, though on
account of their richness in nitrogen
they should be mixed with such car
bonaceous feeds as corn, Kaf1r seed.
etc. Upland rice would also be good
thing to mix with the seed of soy
bean.
The hairy vetch proved valuable
plant for winter pasture. The Dwarf
Essex rape was another plant which
succeeded very well, and is recon-
mended for hog pasture.-W. j. Spill
man, u. s. Department Of Agriculture
Agrostologist.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18
GARDEN NOTES.
The .AIl Cotton Craze" should Not
Relegnte the Farm Garden
to the Rear.

We are kept so busy now, writing in
the soil, that we may soon see our pro-
duction, growing, written in living
green" we can scarcely stop to use
pen and ink A man who makes his
living by the 'sweat of his brow" does
not generally become very great ex-
pert with the sweat of his pen."
We hear no talk of anything except
cotton, but we are not going to be
led astray by the "all cotton craze"
and are glad to see SO much advice
of warning given to the farmers in
the Cultivator and othern southern pa
pers. We have the best prospect for
grain we have ever had; and expect to
make more vegetables than we have
ever grown. Our start is little later
than usual, but SO far everything
seems promising
We have 1000 cabbage plants
growing nicely. We had them shipped
down on the South Carolina coast, and
we have yet to find dead one. If you
can get plants sent you that have the
proper age on them, there is little risk
in getting them from distance, and
we find it cheaper than having glass
pits for our early planting.
We have worked out our onions nice
". and our strawberries; and planted
many thousand seed in the last two
weeks. Second crop of English peas
and radishes, spinach and beets, a few
rows of early beans, and our beds for
tomato plants and celery.
We find our main comfort In the
fact that now we are beginning to
reap the reward of former preparation
of our garden lands The removing Of
stumps and rocks, clearing of Bermuda
grass, ETC., now enables us to prepare
and plant our truck in less than half
the time, and with half the expense
of former years.
1t is hard to teach the average
southern farmer that he can not spend
better time and money thap in judi
cious improvement of his land. They
will work among rocks all their lives,
and stumps until they naturally rot out
of the way. But the worst feature to
us is to see land washing and teaching
so badly for want Of proper care. We
feel q regretful sorrow every time we
see place going to waste, and gen.
uine pride and pleasure wherever there
are signs of Improvement and upbuild-
ing. We know to our cost what it
meapb to reclaim Woru-out lands. g.
r E3unn3euff In Dfxfe Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18

Cu.icura Treatment is local and con-
stitutional- complete and perfect, pure,
sweet and wholesome. Battle the affected
to cleanse the skin of crusts and scales and
soften the thickened cuticle, dry without
hard rubbing, and apply Cuticurs Oint.
ment freely to allay itching, irritation and
inflammation, and soothe and heal, and
lastly take Cuticura Repolvent Pills to cool
and cleanse the blood, and put every
function in state Of healthy activity.
More great cures Of simple, scrofulous and
Cuticura remedies than by al other blood
and skin remedies.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18
IN AN OLD TRUNK.


While the mother was unpacking an
old trunk little 1S months old baby
got hold of bottle of carbolic acid
while playing on the floor and his stom-
ach was SO badly burned 1t was feared
he would not live for he could not eat
ordinary foods. The mother says in
telling Of the case:
1t was all two doctors could do to
save him as it burnt his throat and
stomach so bad that for two months
after he took the poison nothing would
lay on his stomach. Finally took him
into the country and tried new milk
and that was no better for him. His
Grandma finally suggested Grape Nuts,
and am thankful adopted the food
for he commenced to get better right
away and would not eat anything else.
He commenced to get fleshy and his
cheeks like red roses and now he is en-.
tirely well.
II took him to Matamoras on q visit
and every place we went to stay to eat
he called for Grape-Nuts and would
have to explain how he came to call for
It as It was his main food.
"The names of the physicians who at
tended the baby are DR.. Eddy Of this
town and DR.. Geo. Gale Of Newport, O..
and anyone can write to me or to them
and learn what 0rape-Nuts food viii do
for children and srown-ups too" Name
eiven by Postum Co, Battle Greek,
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18

PuUiuiHSuS SIuU WVAudus y
Mrs. DanfOrth, of St. Joseph,
Mich, tells how she was cured
Of falling of the womb and its
accompanying pains and misery
byLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
DEAR Mrs. PrNkHAM:-Lifel looks
dark indeed when q woman feels that
her strength is fading away and she has
no hopes of ever being restored. Such
was my feeling a few months ago when
I was advised that my poor health was
caused by prolapsus or falling of the
womb. The words sounded like q
knell to me, I felt that my sun had set I;
but Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound came to me as an
elixir Of life it restored the lost forces
and built me up until my good health
returned to me. For four months I
took the medicine daily, and each dose
added health and strength. / am so
thankful for thehelp / obtained through
its use."- MRS. FLORENCE DANFoRTH,
1907 Miles Ave-, st. Joseph, Mich. =
1900 forfeit II original of above letter proving
ssauinsssss cannot 6e psoducsd
GREE MEDICAL ADVICE
TO WOMEN"
Women would save time and
much sickness If they would
write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice
as soon as any distressing symp-
toms appear. 1t is free, and has
put thousands of women on the
right road to recovery.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18

Solomon-Why is it the pictures OF
King Solomon always show him as an
old, gray headed man? Wasn't he ever
young? "Gracious!" her husband no
piled, wouldn't 600 wives make any
man look old and gray? How can you
ask such follish questions PC Chicago
Record Herald.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18
Spiders a. weather Prophets.

Spiders are good weather prophets.
A French prisoner named Disjouvel
made friends of the spiders which in
habited his dungeon, and watched
their habits to such good purpose that
Jie foretold the weather which enabled
the French army to win great VIC
tory in 1894. He was rewarded by be-
ing released from prison and after
wards wrote a book upon the habits
OF his companions. For pleasant
weather the spiders have long, sway
ing threads for the attachments of
their webs. But when there is a
prospect of rain or wind they shorten
the filaments from which the web is
suspended and leave things in that
rtate as long as the weather is varia-
be. If the spider elongates its threads
the weather will be fair and calm.-
Los Angeles Herald.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18
on Am Slider.

The steward of one of the European
steamers, who wanted to take box
ashore unobserved. said to a custom
house officer, whom he knew:
"If were to put half eagle piece
upon each of your eyes, could you
see?'
The answer was:
"No; and il had another upon my
mouth could not speak."-Waverly.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18

The discovery that x-rays are the
cause of an abnormal thirst points to the
belief that x-rays have been in existence
a great deal longer than the scjeutjDts
think k--IndianapoIis journal.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18
"FREE MEDICAL ADVICE
TO WOMEN"


A baggagemaster of the railroad re-
lates remarkable incident that oc-
CURED while making a run on his train
from Providence to this city the other
day. As the train passed one of the
stations passenger in a forward car
Ysised window, and in an instant his
ticket was blown from his hand out
doors. The passenger gave it up for
lost. and was much surprised man
when the baggagemaster handed II
to him little while later. 1t appears
that when the ticket few through the
window south-bound train was pass
ing. The suction of the train, which
was going at rapid rate, drew the
ticket along with it, and as it passed
the rear end of the north-bound train
the ticket blew in through the door
OF the smoking car. and was there
found by the baggagemaster upon the
car floor as he was making tour of
the car.-Worcester (Mass.) Gazette.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18

Spring fever is simply "that tired feel
ing lassitude caused by sluggish con-
dition of the blood. The liver and bowels
need a cleaning out in the spring, and
nothing is SO effective and at the same
time SO pleasant to take as DR.. Caldwell's Z
Syrup s PsPsin. Too Too many nam people % make tn, The
kidneys should do. A bilious, constipated
condition means yellow skin, lusterless
eyes, foul breath, and general worn out
feeling. All this can be remedied by the
use of DR.. Caldwelps Uaxative) Syrup
Pepsin, which is sold by all druggists and
dealers in medicine.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18
*. q. s. Almanac For 1904.

The Kansas City Southern Railway
Company's Annual Almanac is now ready
for distribution. It contains the usual
monthly calendars, many useful household
hints and information concerning the
Country in Missouri, Arkansas, The Indian
Territory, Texas and Louisiana. Write
for copy to, s. G. Warner, Gen. Pas.
4 Tkt. Agt. X. G. s. Ry., Kansas City,
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18

To clean delicate laces, take Z large elas
jar; cover with old cotton and spread the
lace carefully on it. Set the bottle in warm
Ivory soap suds and leave for an hour.
If stains are difficult to remove, place in
the sun and they viii disappear. Rinse by
dipping the bottle in clear water.
ELEANOR h. PARKER.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18

Tom-Did she propose to you?
Dick-Yes, but it took me about three
years to persuade her to come to the point.
Detroit Free Press.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18

We thank those who kin time for =,
weep for him and wish him back.-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18

Benevolent Old Lady (outside of candy
shop)-"Don't cry, little boy; come in here,
and III buy you stick of candy" Small
Urchin- Tanks; dat s wot me mudder made
me cry for. She keeps de store. Harvard
Lampoon.
The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-18

Eelf-made men generally act a. though
they were proud of their john. Y.
Times.
The leader., 1904-06-04

The Illinois Central Railroad offers
to IMPORT Italians to work the cotton
fields of Mississippi. Several large
delta farmers have been trying them
and find that they work well and are
little trouble. At the same time, it is
change In conditions that our people
will be slow to accept. There is moth
ing like the negro and the mule to
raiSa cotton.
The leader., 1904-06-04
THREATEN TO KILL PRISONER
Rnisouli and His Associates Make
Another Demand Oh Morocco
for Ransom.

Washington, May 31-According to
advices received at the state depart
ment Monday from Mr. Gummers,
United States consul-general at Tan
gier, the situation as it affects the
American and British citizens captured
by bandits has grown more serious.
A message has been received at Tan
gier from Raisouli threatening the lives
of Perdicaris and Marley, unless the
government of Morocco pays the ran
som under conditions named by the
bandits. The state department has
made no new move in the matter, but
is trusting to American naval officers
to relieve the situation.
Admiral Chadwick has arrived at
Tangier ~on the flagship Brooklyn.
Mr. Gummers notified the state depart
ment of this arrival, and the navy de-
partment received a cablegram direct
from Admiral Chadwick. The other
vessels in his squadron, the Marietta,
Castine and Atlanta, should arrive at
Tangier Monday night, as they left the
Canaries only a few hours after the
Brooklyn.
In his dispatch to the state depart
ment, Mr.. Gummers said nothing fur
Their had been done toward effecting
the relaese of the prisoners, and it is
not believed there will be any change
in the situation till the complete squad
rons of Rear-Admirals Chadwick and
Jewell reach Morocco and are ready
to assist in any movement which may
be made against the bandit chief. The
European squadron under Rear-Ad-
niral Jewell, sailed from Horta Sat
urday, and should reach Tangier
TUESDAY
The leader., 1904-06-04
BALTIMORE MAYOR A SUICIDE
No Cause For the Act Can Be
Ascertained.
Fatal shot was Fired wEiIc stand
Ing Before the Mirror of the
Dressing Case. ga

Baltimore, May 31.-Mayor Robert
M. McLane Of this city shot and killed
himself at his home Monday Afternoon,
in his bedroom at his roside1ce, No. IS
West Preston street HIS bride of less
than two week was at the time Of the
tragedy asleep in an adjoining room,
and was awakened by the discharge
Of the revolver, which Mr.. McLane
evidently fired while standing before
the mirror of the dressing case.
The bullet entered the right temple,
and crashing through the head. escaped
in the rear Of the left ear. Mrs. Nc
Lane and other members of the house
hold rushed to the mayors assistance.
but he did not regain consciousness af-
ter he fell to the floor, and expired
within an hour, a number of physi-
clans who were Immediately sum
moned having at once expressed the
opinion that the wound was necessarily
fatal.
No cause for the act can be ascer
tanned by the members of Mr.. McLane'a
family. Since the fire os last February
he has been kept 1ssidiously at work
administering the affairs of the city,
besides endeavoring to direct the re-
Mobilization and rebuilding of the
burned district. This, together with
criticisms ~ his political opponents,
are thought by many 10 have caused a
temporary alteration Of mind.
The leader., 1904-06-04
The Third Division.

A Southern planter employed q ne
gro to work some of his land during
the last year on shares. On account
of the high price of cotton the ne
gro's half of the proceeds amounted
to $1,000. The planter knew that it
would ruin any Afro-American to get
such a sum of money, and decided
that half of it would be enough. Upon
further reflection the conviction grew
upon him that $500 would ruin any
negro in the world, so he cut the sum
in half again, and piling four hundred
shining silver dollars on his desk sent
for the negro and brother, and said
that he was ready to settle. The man
fairly gasped at the amount of wealth
in sight.
"Fo' Gawd, boss" he said, as dat
money all ours?"
yes"
''WelI, den, divide in in two piles,
and you take youah half and I'll take
mine" Minneapolis Tribune.
The leader., 1904-06-04
BOTH JAWS SHOT AWAY
still a Successful business Man.


A man who had both jaws shot away
had trouble eating ordinary food but
found food-drink that supplies the
nutriment needed. He says:
II have been an invalid since the
siege of Vicksburg, in 1866, where was
wounded by a Mimic ball passing
through my head and causing the en-
tire loss of my jaws. was drummer
boy and at the time was leading Skin
mish line, carrying gun. Since that
time have been awarded the medal Of
honor from the Congress of the United
States for gallantry on the field.
THE consequences of my wound
were dyspepsia in its most aggravated
form and / finally proved ordinary cof-
fee was very hard on my stomach so I
tried Postum and got better. Then
tried comwon coffee again and got
worse. did this several times and
finally as Postum helped me every
time continued to use it, and how
often, I think that If the Government
had issued Postum to us in the Army
how much better It would have been
for the soldier boys than coffee.
Coffee constipates me and Postum
does not: coffee makes me spit up my
food, Postum does not: coffee keeps me
awake nights. Postum does not. There
is no doubt coffee is too much Of 4
stimulant for most people and IS the
cause Of nearly all the constipation.
s'This is my experience and you are
at liberty to use my name. Name
given by Postum Co. Battle Creek.
Mich.
Look in each pkg. for the famous lit
tle book THE Road to Wsllville,"
The leader., 1904-06-04
KILLED IN AN EXPLOSION
Accident Was Due to CareIessness of
Men While Blasting in a
Rock Cut.

Knoxville, Tenn, May 31.-Four men
were killed and two fatally injured
Monday in dynamite explosion which
occurred near Warwick, on the Knox
vile, Lafollette & Jellico branch of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad. The
dead are: James Birchell and son John
John Hunley Henry McAllister, all res
idents of Campbell county, Tenn. The
injured are Hal Hunley and George
Riddnouf.
The latter's eyes were blown out, and
the bodies of both were lacerated by
stones. The accident was due to care
lessness of men at work in rock cut
They had been ordered to lay some
blasts, and it was while they were tam
-pering the holes that the explosion oc-
CURED.