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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
How I Made A.parngus Pay.

Eight wears ago I set out 2.000 Con-
over Colossal and 1000 Palmetto two
year-old roots. The ground had been
previously we'll MANFRED and sowed to
peas. After peas were cut, ran on rows
125 feet long and three feet apart. Then
threw out the soil 10 a depth OF IL
inches. filling in trench with well-rotted
compost to within about six inches OF
the top. On this set the roots, spread
ing them out evenly as possible, and
filling the trench level. and allowed 1t
to remain so until spring, when the
middles were pillow ed out, forming beds
very much like those made for cotton
planting.
cut very sparingly that spring, and
kept the rows free from grass and
weeds. In the fall | gave the ground
a heavy coat of manure, and the next
spring | narrowed the patch both ways
and plowed the middles, and had the
top of beds good and loose. That year
| sold about $35 worth of asparagus on
the local market. Every other yeaI
since | give a good coat of manure In
the fall. and in the following spring
lust after working for last time, SOW
broadcast 200 pounds of some good fer
tilizer. and every third year 2Ot
| pounds of salt.
| commence cutting about March 10
every other day. until the LIST of June
| when other vegetables come In.
gather 1t late in the evening, have l
punched and trimmed, and send 1t q
| the grocerymen early next morning.
The first cuttings in the spring al
ways bring a good price-20 to 20 cent
per bunch. As it comes in at a tim
when there is nothing else on the mar
ket in the shape of garden sass,
never has gone below 10 cents pc
bunch with me, and at that price ther
is a fair profit in it. | think my pate
of less than one-half an acre pays
the rate of $500 per acre.
i After your bed is established 1t ca
, be kept up with very little cost-ne
: over Sc per acre yearly-and wit
proper care and attention, bed Shout
, be good for life-time.-Uncle 10,
! Progressive Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
CONCERNING GARDEN ROSE
Not Plant in Soggy Ground Nor On
Cold Day and How to Keep
Them.

It is not yet too late to plant out
roses. especially those ordered from
the florist Those fresh from the green
house need to be gradually hardened
to the outdoor air; but If they have
been hardened already by the florist,
as is usual, by being kept in cool
house, they may be dealt with less
tenderly. Never plant roses in wet,
soggy ground, and it is best not to
set them on a cold. windy day. II the
plants come to you when the weather
conditions are adverse, put them away
in the cellar. or other dark. cool place,
with little earth piled over the roots
until you can plant them; this is es-
pecially intended for fieldgrown, or
dormant roses, of the two or three
year-old size. For the little things
sent out in the "dollar-a-dozen" pack
ages, more careful treatment is ad-
vised. They should be left for half
an hour or more in vessel of tepid
water. Some amateurs advise laying
the whole plant, root and top. in the
water, while others advise putting
only the roots under the water, I'M
til the plants are ''livened" mp, and
they can then be taken out Of the
package and either set in the border
with proper care as to shelter from
wind and sun, or potted Grtil it is
safe to put them out in the border
These "dollar-a-dozen" rose plants are
tiny things, and need good care, bu
are so well packed by the florist that
with ordinary care, they will nearl!
every one of them live. If you do no
know anything about the treatment o
such roses, study carefully the direc
tons the florist usually sends out witt
them: or, take the catalogue which h
will send for the asking, and study al
the directions given therein. The frs
year, these tiny plants will give you
few beautiful roses, but 1t is tn
later seasons that see them in thei
glory. Keep them growing thriftily tn
first year, and do not let them bloor
over much. Then, if you know ho'
to keep them through the winter, tn
second season will find them estai
5 lished and ready to delight you
nothing but thrifty rose bush ca
do. But they are like the children
their needs must be met and the
natures studied.-The Commoner.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
HINTS TO HoUsEKEEPERs.

There is no nicer spring breakfast
than a sliced green pepper cut very
small and cooked for ten minutes with
two peeled and diced tomatoes in lit
tie butter; add four eggs lightly beaten
and stir as for scramble.
To tell If a damon is genuiI.s make
q small dot on a piece of paper with
lead pencil, and look at it through the
diamond. IL it shows but single dot,
the diamond is genuine; if it shows
more than one. or the mark appears
scattered, it is false, no matter what
it cost.
Make a delicious violet perfume by
Of orris root into two ounces 81 alco-
hol. Add to this a bunch Of newly
picked violets. cork and bottle tightly
and shake well. After it has been
standing four or five days few drops
on the handkerchiefs will leave the
scent of fresh violets.
When the handles of steel knives
and forks come of they can be easily
mended with resin. Pour little pow
dered resin into the cavity in the ham
die. Heat the part of the knife that
| fits into the handle until it is red-hot
and thrust into the handle, 1t will
become firmly fixed by the resin when
it becomes cool Protect the blade
from the heat.
Don't use borax and rosewater to re-
move tan and freckles without putting
on a little cold cream afterwards, fol
borax makes the skin dry.
A glass of water drunk half an houl
before each meal and just before retir
ing will frequently regulate the bowels
so those troubled with constipation
will be all right.
To remove old putty and paint, max
a haste with soft soap and solution
of caustic soda, or with slaked linn
and pearlash Lay 1t on with piec
of rag or brush and leave it for sew
eral hours. when it will be found tina
the paint or putty may be easily re
moved.
Camphor is very useful to freshe
the air of g sick ROOM Put piec
on an old saucer. and on it lay tn
point of red-hot poker, when il
fumes will quickly fill the room.--Bo:
; ton Budget
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
MADE NEW STRENGTH
QUICKER THAN DOCTORS T0EICS,
SAYS TYPHOID PATIENT.
Young Lady Left by Fever in Very Weak
State Uses DIR. Williams Pink Pills
with Gratifying Results.

After a fever, such as typhoid or scar
let, has run its full course there remains
the recovery of strength. The tonic that
will most rapidly increase the red cor
puscles in the blood is the one that will
most quickly restore color to the pale
cheeks, strength to the weak muscles,
and elasticity to the sluggish nerves. So
far nothing has ever been produced SUI
perior to DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
this purpose.
Miss Midendorf had been i'll with
typhoid fever for fourteen weeks. She
had a good physician who carried her
safely through the critical stages. When
he left, nothing remained to be done ex-
cept to build up her strength, which was
very feeble, and he gave her some pre-
scriptions for that purpose. Here, how
ever, she met with disappointment.
"I took the doctors tonics," she says,
"for two months after I had recovered
from the fever, but they did not do me
the good 1 looked for. My strength came
back so slowly that scarcely seemed to
be making any progress at all. just
then READ III u DOch tLuoWA III Jul
yard some striking testimonials showing
what wonderful blood-builders and
strength-givers DIR. Williams Pink Pill
are. got box Of them soon aftel
this and after / had taken only aboui
half of them could see very great i'm
provement in my condition. When
had used up two boxes, I felt that dit
not need any more medicine. hav'
remained strong ever since"
Miss E. B. Midendorf lives at No
1901 Park street, Quincy, Ill. DIR. WI
liams' Pink Pills are the best remedy +
use in all cases of weakness, from what
ever cause the system may be run down
In cases of debility due to overwork the,
minister fresh strength and overcom
nervous symptoms. They are specifi
for anamia or bloodlessness. They ar
particularly helpful to girls on the verg
of womanhood. They meet all the re
auirements Of the period known as tn
change of life. They correct sprin
languor. They strengthen weak diges
ton and rouse up sluggish organs. N
other tonic combines SO many virtues
All druggists sell them.-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29

About two-fifths of the worlds hos
supply is produced in the united
States. according to an advance PROOF
of a short bulletin to be issued by tne
department of agriculture on market
ing swine, and about IS per cent OF
these are produced in the MISSISSIPPI
valley; hence this section OF the coun-
try has developed the fat or lard hog
ana has set the standard for hogs in
other parts of the United States.
The fat or lard hog is such because
corn has been his principal feed, and
because there has been demand lot
pork from such hog, and he Will con-
form to the present prevailing type
inst as long as corn remains his prin-
cipal feed.
Butcher hogs are the best hogs from
the fat or lard hog standpoint that
come TO the market and should be
used as a standard for comparison
From the bacon market standpoint
the English bacon hog is the ideal To-
ward which hogs are being developed.
To the close observer it is apparent
that the gradually changing conditions
brought about by the development OF
| the United States, and the increase IN
the price of corn resulting from Its
varied commercial uses. cause the nos
To he fed a more mixed and usually
| more heterogeneous ration. This VIII III
the future affect the type OF the hoe
of the United States, so that 1t VIII
more nearly approach that of the Eng
| lish bacon hog.-Farmers' Home jour
| nal
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
HERE AND THERE.

No matter at what season the sows
are due TO farrow. care should be taken
to provide them with dry, clean quar-
ters to themselves.
The calf should have skim milk
or other similar liquid food until al
least three months old, and after that
as long as can be afforded.
BE kind TO the broody hens during
the hot weather. 1t is natural for them
IN become broody at this season OF the
year. and they should not be treated
harshly. !.
Many of the very foremost men OF
the country have declared in FAVOR Oh
national aid to good roads. and the
feeling is constantly growing that II
should prevail.
The United States department. OF
agriculture has ordered the withdrawal
of the certification of the books ana
records of the American Suffolk Puncn
Horse association.
The cheapest growth with growing
pigs is secured by giving them the run
of a godd clover pasture and feeding
them a slop of middling and skim milk
or hiram. oil meal and skim milk.
1t is not the farmer alone who Il
affected by bad roads; trade conditions
are disastrously affected wherever bad
roads exist. Good roads are necessary
| TO every vocation and every interest.
1T is a poor policy to let the stocF
tramp over the cornstalk fields wher
| the frost is coming out in the spring
such trampling either on field or mead
ow 81 that tins g always injurious z
the soil. yet most r,en do it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
A VALUABLE NEW DAT.
The kershon Ost Valuable Addi-
ton TO the Forage Plants
of the Country.

Kherson oats promises to become an
important forage and stock-feeding
cron In MANY sections Of the country,
since somewhat extensive trials MADE
with its since its introduction by the
department of agriculture have demon
stratcd not only heavy yields, but ex-
ceptionally good returns under condi-
lions of drought A very important
feature of the work of the experiment
stations throughout the country is the
introduction of new crops, and many
valuable additions have thus been
made to the list OF plants which the
country is capable of producing. The
Kherson oats were brought from Rus
STA in 1896. They have been pretty
well tested by the Nebraska station as
TO their adaptability to the corn belt
of the United States. An advance
proof of the experiment station work
of the department of agriculture says OF
this promising forage crop:
.sThe climatic conditions most favor
able to the growth of oats do not usu-
slly obtain in the corn belt, and II
has been difficult to find variety OF
oats we'll adapted to this region. II
is a curious fact that, although the
great corn-producing states are ike
wise the largerst producers OF oats
they are not states in which the sleio
per acre is high.
The Kherson oat is a vigorous gu
not rank grower. The straw IS snort
but leaves are broad and expose
large surface. The berries are hgn'
yellow in color and have a very TIM
hull. 1t usually weighs well per bush
el. and natures very early. In the Or
season of 1901 1t showed remarkaol
drought-resisting qualities.
ThsxEhersc- cat IS stated TO os
very heavy yielasr. ssd tie Indication
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
wi1d Flowers.

At this season wild flowers brought
from the woods with plenty or the ma
i've soil surrounding the roots will
bloom for some time as cheerfully IS
thew did at home 1t is possible TO
keep the plants over until another
wear. when they viii blossom anew II
Is better. however. to dig them instts
8n foe this pnrposa
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29

are that in introducing this oas great
Service has been rendered not only 10
the middle west. where the rainfall IS
scant. but to other section where
drought frequently cuts down the oat
yield-Farmers' Home Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
Trouble Increasing.

When your trouble with food-digestlon
seems to be increasing, and various pains,
like stomach-ache, headache, backachei
etc, beset you; when your bowels and
liver seem continually out Of order, what
YOU need is Dr. Caldwell's (laxativel
Syrup Pepsin. 1t is safe, pleasant, and
far superior to all pills or cathartic waters.
Sold by all druggists at SOC and $l.00.
Money back if it fails.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
I Always Had a Headache

but since using DIR. Pusheck' s-Kuro it
has disappeared entirely, This is the best
medicine / ever used and l have informed
many in Clayton about It.
Robert Gold, Clayton, Wash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29

Punishment to Fit the Crime.
Judge-It seems to me I've seen you be-
fore.
Prisober-You have, my lord. / used to
give YOUR daughter singing lessons.
Twenty years. "-Answers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
woMAN's PRIVILEGES.

She can wear her hat on one ear
without being suspected Of a conviyial
disposition.
She can be as inconsistent as an
April sky, and her instability will be
thought charming.
She can wheedle man into almost
ANYTHING by artful methods, and never
lose her reputation for artless SINGER
ity.
She can shed tears on the slightest
proyocation, which will merely prove
to people that she is tender-hearted
and sympathetic.
She can look openly into every mir
ror she passes without being accused
of more than a natural feminine inter-
est in her appearance.
She can spend a good deal Of time
considering her clothes and primping
nm her person, and who shall say that
Il is not a proper attribute Ut her sex
to be beautiful?
Whereas if man did any OF these
things he would be spelled In capital
letters as frivolous, unstable, weak,
vain. ursruthful, foppish, hypocritical,
fiirtat;ous. mean, fake and silly.
She can succumb to all little weak
pesses of womankind, such as coquet
ishness, jealousy, vanity, trickery, In
consistency and infantility. and al
these things will be smiled at and
condoned as enhancing her femininity
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29

Lewis Single Binder" straight &c cigar:
Made by hand of ripe, thoroughly cured
tobacco, which insures rich, satisfying
smoke. You pay l0c for cigars not 30
GOOD. Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29

When Marconi gets his transoceanic
wireless telegraphy perfected, admirals
will have to change their methods IN time
Of war when they want to cut cable
BOSTON Globe
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29

The discovery of scientific name and
one or two germs of laziness has enabled
several people to put on airs OF impor-
lance while loafng-Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
Il Cures while You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease u certain cure. foi
hot, sweating, callous, and swollen, aching
feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c; Don't on
Address Allen s. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. 7.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29

am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Ihos
Robbins. Norwich, N. Y, Feb. II. 1900.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29

The unfortunate mans friends always
live a long way off.-Chicago Dolly News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
Wherer

do you think women are lazier than
menu" he asked.
mo-" replied the old bachelor
Where is there a man who would
work half as hard at anything as the
average woman does to fool people C.
her age?"-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29

No man ever bought fortune by the sal
of his friends.-Chicago Tribune.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-07-29
For Hot Weather Ills

makea YOU worse. thesetefribie Stomach
There Is only one right and Bowel tfouoie
course and that 10 10 because 1t cieanses tn
treat the cause. ee- Blood and makes tn
v;ve and strengt,<n intestipes PRACTICAL,
the bowels and lines new. II leeds IN
tines. We viii prove starved condition an
to you that MuiI's brings them back I
Grape Tonic cures hfe-nofningeisc" VA
Constipation and al
WRITE FOR THIS FREE BOTTLE roDA'
Good for siiing childreu and nursing mothers
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-01-20
A L'ORPHEUM

Eva Williams ct Jack Tucker
dams ''Skumy's Tunish'' une piece
d6crivant des scenes du fameux
Bowery de New.York dune ma
Mere artistique sera la principale
attraction alOroheum la semaine
prochaine. Bien que des pieces
de CO genre aient etc offertes tres
solvent au public rien du r6alls-
me dome par Williams ct Tucker
ma 6t6 WI jusqu'ici. Augusta Clio
SO, qui s'est cr66e une grande re-
putation dams "LibeTty Bells" ct
qui est connue depuis sous lie So
briquet de 1.-THE Original Pajama
Girl T. est une charmante ct Jolie
chanteuse. Ellie contribuera gran
dement, a l'amusement la semaine
prochaine. Une troupe d'Acrobates
arabes; les sours Texena, qui sonr
de, merve1lles an tir; Phyllis AL
len, cantatrjce poss6dant une RI
che vo1x de contralto; les su6dois
Wahlmi ct Tekle, le Sandow mo-
dern ct la plus forte femme de lu-
MYERS ct "Ha1len and Fuller''' qui
attire l'attention du public cette
semaine complete lie programme
pour la semaine prochaine. Va
sans dire que lie populaire klnodro
me co%ntinuera q amuaer les pa
irons de cette populaire lnstltu'
ton disbursements.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-01-20
AU LYCEUM

La Troupe Ferris oui joue "The
Land of the Midnight Sun" au
Lyceum cette semaine est certai-
nement ENCOURAGE par l'entrain de
la foule qui assiste a cette repre-
sentation devenant tous les ]ours
de plus en- plus compacte. Dick
Ferris ct Florence Stone qui ten
nent les roles principaux gagnen'
toujours ell popularit6.
La semaine prochaine on verrs
dams ce theatre la representation
de la jolie piece intitul6e "A Poor
Relation. w l'attention ct le soi1
qua pret6e cette troupe dams Ii
representation gde ses pieces. e
l'int6ret que Dick Ferris porte dams
la beaut6 DIES d6cors ct DIES scenes
il ny a null doute qu'elle sera ur
success de plus ct la foule contiturs
q fr6quenter CO jolt theatre.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-01-20
Ma nj peine nj ydouIeur..

DE tous les maux qui afligent
g genre human IL y en- a peu, sill
v en- a r6ellement, qui soient &C.
compagn6s de douleurs ct de tor
lures terribles semblables q celles
DIES rhumatismes. Les applications
locales sont de pea d',utllite dams
cette maladie, laquelle c6de,a Pam
Glen remede d'herbes, digne de
confiance, le Novoro du DR. Pierre,
qui Gimme du sang l'acide urique
ct p6netre jusqu'a la racine de Ia
maladie. Nine Rmma Vernier
Cert de Shepard, Mich: "Dr Pc
ter Fahrney, Chicago, Ill. Cher
Monsieur: Je suis heureuse de
vous dire que votre Novoro ma
| gu6rie du rhumatlsme. Je suis
bien maintenant ct n%'6prouve au-
cune peine GU douleur. CO don't je
remercie le bon Dieu. Celia pro-
Went enforcement de votre m6de-
cine. Tous ceux qui en- ont fait
usage en- dissent du bien." LIE No.
voro du DR. Pierre ne s'obtient pas
dams les pharmacies. II est procu-
re par des agents locaux on direc.
tement par le propri6taire, le DR.
Peter Fahrn&y ll2-1l4 So Hoye
Ave, Chicago, Iii.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-01-20
Belle Soiree de Forestieres

Jeudi soir lie IL courant, sur
Invitation de Mile M. E. Lenoir,
un grand nombre des membres de
la Cour L'Etoile dn .Nord, s'est
rendu chez M. ct Nine A. 81. De-
meules Oh lis furent convi6s par
Mile Lenolr.
La soir6e Sc commence par un
duo de piano par Mines G.. 81.
Dumas ct D.. L. Malboeuf, lequel
fut tres applaud.
Apr4s ces DANES, Mile Antonio
Marquis, jeune musicienne qui
promet beaucoup, rendit aussi un
meqnifque solo de piano, qui fut
aussis tres bien recu. Apr@s quel-
cues minutes de conversation in
time on proc6da au jeu de carte
lequel attira imm6diatement Fin
t6ret habituel q ce jeu. Les prix
furent gagn6s par Nine Narbon-
ne Ter prix; Nine Jos. Fortln, 2e
lprix ct Nine j, A.. Page prix den
couragement. Nine l. Gadbois tut
pheureuse gagnante du prix de de-
vinette d'entre les danes qul ne
prenaient pas part au jeu de car.
ties
LIE jeu termin6 on cut de nou-
veau le plaisir d'entendre Mines
Dumas ct Malbauf dams I'm duo
de piano I'll Travstor'' qui fut DEF
plus admirables.
Une collation., Sc composant de
cafe, sandwich ct gateaux fut en-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1905-01-20
DeceS

La mort toujours crue)le, Went
de nouveau de plonger une de nos
BONES families canadiennes.
FRANCHISES dams IN grand deuil en-
faisan; une nouvelle victime dams
la personne de M. William A.
Guimond. Age de % ans seule-
ment, il await raison de compiler
sur un long avenir. Quoique vic
time de la maladie qui Ia emport6
durant trois ans ct demi la famille
conserva beaucoup d'espoir JUS
qu'en octobre dernier salors quill
commence a emplrer sans am6lio-
ration, rendant son anne q son
cr6ateur, mum des derniers se-
cours darEglise, dimanche matin
le Is.
Les f%un6rail]es ont Gu lieu mar.
di le II Janvier, q 10 hrs, d re-
elise Ste Anne, Oh le suivait un
nombreux cortege ct le service fu-
nebre fut chant6 par le Revd Pere
Richard. Les porteurs 6taient:
MN. Jos. Deschenes, Walter Mes
sig, John Zaerd, George Wetsto-
ne ct Alcide Bernier.
SEES restes mortels furent d6po-
s6s au cimeti4re du calvaire de st
Paul.
II laisse pour d6plorer ga mort.
son pere ct So mere, M. ct Nine
Guimond, deux fr6res ct deux
s@urs ct un grand nombre d'amis.
A la famille eplor6e nous Of
irons nos sinc4res condolences.