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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04

The advantage of mixing foods for
poultry in confinement depends good
deal upon how it is done. An excellent
method is to take some suitable meas
ure and use four quarts of bran to one
each of corn meal, middlings, oats and
ground meat. No more, of course,
should be fed at any time than the
fowls will eat up clean and, just as
their condition seems to require, the
meat should be mole or less reduced
and the grains, excepting the corn. in
creased. 1t is preferable. too, that it
be presented to them dry. 1t is not
natural for poultry to eat foods so
sticky that they are like paste. Add
ing little salt and red pepper to the
mixture occasionally is beneficial, as is
likewise some fresh cut bone or an
equal weight of cut clover; one or the
other of the last two, in fact, should
be fed regularly once a day and also
oyster shells for grit. The best results
are obtained by feeding this mixture
alternately with whole grains every
other morning.-Cor Epitomist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04

Poultrymen arrange to hold coun-
ty or other show, and when the time
comes the attendance is often poor or
the interest is slack. One cause of this
partial or total failure has repeated
ly been brought to our attention-lack
of due notice. Of course there is al
ways a committee appointed to give
publicity. The committee leaves it to
enc man. That man allows valuable
time to pass before he begins to move
things" A few vague notices appear in
the local press: The forthcoming
facts are virtually lacking. People fail
to catch on. Those who attend COM
pose the home guard, "the crowd that
was here last year"
It takes genuine chicken enthusi-
asm" to bear up against these disaps
pointing shows. But it is better to try
prevention rather than salve our dis
appointment Arrange to hold good
show and then give due notice in ad-
vance. Allow for. time in which the
statements made may soak in. Repeat
these concise facts through the state
press, as well as in the local papers
This educates the farmers, merchants
and all to the fact that ''wev are t.
have a big poultry show. The show Il
"ours" not theirs" 1t IS community
enterprise and its success assured
Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04

grocery store a small package of
china cement. says the Chicago Inter
Ocean. This will fasten together the
edges of the broken china until the
plate or other piece looks as good as
now. However, 1t would not do to
use it as IL it had never been broken,
for a very little use would smash it
altogether. but for ornamental pur-
poses 1t is all right.
Cut from any old magazine the
prettiest figure you can find. 1t must
be shilhouette figure; that is, full
profile You will find large variety,
especially in the advertising pages.
Paste several Of these figures lightly
all over the bottom of the plate, or
II the object broken be a pitcher Oh
cup, all over the outside surface. Now
paint over the whole thing. pictures
and all, with your paint, putting on
a good. thick coat.
Before the paint is dry, loosen with
a pin the edges of the figures you
have pasted on the china. Now STRIP
them all off, being very careful not tc
smudge the edges. OF course, there
will be no paint on the china where II
was covered by the picture. and the
outline of the picture will show in
white again its surrounding back
ground of paint
The plate, thus prepared, will make
q very dainty and attractive orna-
ment, and you will find it lots of fun
making this novel use of old bits Of
china
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04
LADY DOCTORS FOR cRAzED
German Specialist Advocates Women
Physicians In Hospitals
for Lunatics.

One Of the most famous German
physicians for the treatment Of mental
diseases, Prof. Ludwig, is earnestly adj
vocating the employment of women
physicians in lunatic asylums. After
wears of investigation he has come to
the conclusion that the insane are pc
culiarly susceptible to woman's pres
ence and influence. not only the women.
but the men as we'll. He says he has
been instrumental in obtaining the adj
mission OF one woman physician to an
asylum for women in south Germany.
and the results are simply phenomenal.
The women are more tractable. and In
the cases where mental disease Is the
result of sexual trouble the woman doc
tor works wonders. Ludwig is certain
that in a short time no men physicians
will be employed in female lunatic asy-
lums. His opinion is supported in large
measure by another eminent authority,
DR.. Krapelin.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04

The value Of many feeding stufb u
based on their digestibility, but even
when food Is digested it is not all as
simulated, the larger portion being
voided OF the protein in clover hay
nearly one-half fails to digest. and OF
the digested portion the manure heap
receives large share. II ton Of
clover hay is worth SO. enough Of It
goes into the manure heap to equal
50 worth of fertilizers. A ton of cot
ton seed meal, which may cost $40, win
return in the manure about SIS, and
that, too, after the farmer has used
those foods for producing meat, milk
and butter, though the estimates de-
pend, of course. upon the market price
of plant foods. The reason is that
much of the food is composed of fat
and starch which create heat and fat
for the animals bit fat and starch
come from the air, and not from the
soil, hence the real plant foods of the
materials purchased for use on the
farm are those portions which are add
ed to the manure, In fact, at $40 per
ton for cotton seed meal, it can be
land isl probably used ON the land a.
fertilizer, but in so doing the farmer
Loses some portions which can be util-
lied by stock and which are of nc
value as manure. BY feeding all foods
to stock they are simply passed
through the body Of the animal and
rendered more acceptable 10 the plants
the animal being a machine for reduc
ing foods to a condition fit for vetega
ton. 1t may be several seasons befor'
the whole of the materials are ex
hausted from the soil, while ever.
year the land increases in fetility ant
produces more than before.-Missouri
an, in Epitomist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04
LETTER WRITING.

Do not write long business letters.
Do not write brief letters of friend
ship.
Avoid writing over the head of your
correspondent.
Never use words with which you are
not familiar
Always use unruled paper of fine
texture. Avoid a pronounced color
Under no circumstances send half q
sheet of paper, even for the briefest
note.
Use only black ink.
Never write of another anything
which you would not want him to
see.
Do not write of personal or other
important matters to strangers or or
binary acduaintances.
Do not I'LL your letter with lengthy
excuses for your silence
Do not send an important message
on a postal card, and never use them
for notes of invitation.
Never begin your letter with the
statement that you have little time for
correspondence.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04

illustration and draw with lead pencil
the stems. Outline stems with the
green silk. 1t is good idea to but
tonhole the leaves and flowers onto
the denim. When this side is COM
pleted cut another circle Of denim the
same size, for back. Around the
edge you may use cord. a rufle OF
ribbon or a rufie of the denim with a
herring bone stitch around edge OF
rufie. This is also very pretty made
with yellow daisies with brown CEN
ters on brown linen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04
Care of the Hands.

When washing the hands always use
A pure soap containing no free alkah
ard rinse the soap thoroughly away
Chapped hands are common to indi-
yiduals with poorly circulating blood.
and also to those who frequently i'm
merse their hands in either hot Or colo
water. This cosmetic jelly should be
used frequently as preventive OF a
rough. sensitive surface. Thirty grains
of gum tragacantb. seven ounces OF rose
water. one-half ounce of glycerin, one
half ounce of alcohol, one teaspoonful
of pure borax and two drops of oil OF
rose. Let the tragacanth stand in the
rose water for three days. strain and
add other ingredients. This makes a
delightfully."- lovely clear jelly. which
dries Immediately upon application ard
which never leaves the skin oily. II
can be used on face or hands.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04
A PRETTY DAISY PILLOW.
Crochet Work Employed for This
Novel Pillow, Which Can
Easily Be Made.

Any little girl who is able to crochet
can easily make this pretty gift for
mother, says the Boston Globe. First
draw two circles any size you wish
(1S inches in diameter is a good size)
on paper. Cut out circle and lay on
square of sage green denim (lSxlS
inches). and cut the denim into a
circle the exact size of the paper
circle. Then buy one spool Of white
silk finished cotton, one spool OF dark
green (for the leavesi, and one spool
of yellow Crochet The daisies and
leaves according to the following d.
rections:
For the daisies make four chain
using the yellow silk-finished cotton
In the first Oh, make as many
as are required to make perfect
circle. Break the silk and tie in the
white; CHI 10, work back 10 In
the oh Just made, and fasten dowr
with 81 st. Pass to next st Of center
and repeat from .; repeat all around
The flowers seen from the side arr
Dlduc do lOliOWo win tnC ySihO
silk make one-half circle. and worl
petals around the outer edge, as di
rected above.
To make a side vein, showing thu
under side of flower, make a quartz
circle with the green silk, and worl
petals around the edge as before di
rected. Ii you wish to vary tn
length of the petals you may do 81
by making some of the chains short
err than others. For the leaves, worl
4 oh with the green silk, 3 d in tn
first CHI; turn and make d in tn
last st of the round just made. Worl
SITS in the next 2 SITS of the las
round; turn, make d c in last st Q
last round, in next 8 SITS; tur
and repeat for next row. Now naI
row 1 st in each round till there ar
bat SITS left Insert the hook In bot
| SITS, and draw the silk through bot
SITS; this points the end of leaf. Var
the size of leaves by making more @
less SITS at the beginning. widenin
and narrowing as directed for frs
leaf. Sew the flowers and leaves o
the pillow as shown in accompanyin
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04
FARMER AND PLANTER.
CURING AND KEEPING.
a Southern Farmer Gives His Plan,
Successfully Followed fn Cur
ing His Meat.

I notice an article en- curing and
keeping meat, (hog meat by Mr.. H.
N. Galloway. Will say think Mr.. c.
is correct to salt while animal heat Is
still in the meat l will give my ex-
perience and way of handling meat for
keeping, and know by experience 1t Is
Q success. We ate our last ham In
August, and it was as nice and sweet
as one of those old Tennessee cured
hams. The hogs were killed during
the cold spell in February. l kill
hog, (they dress all the way from LOO
to 200 pounds), and when dressed
throw it on table and cut and trim
close, and then salt and pack down In
q nice clean box and, then kill anoth-
er, dress, cut, trim and salt, and pack
as before, and SO on until all are done
with. let meat remain in bulk until
late bedtime, say ten or eleven O'Clock,
and then unpack and lay out on table
In single layer, and if weather Is cold
let it remain so next LAY and night,
and on following morning, when as
rule, this near coast weather begins
to get warmer, then repack and
cover completely with salt Il use about
two tablespoonfuls of salt peter to one
peck of salt, well mixed and well
rubbed inn, and make small opening
in each ham joint and put in about a
teaspoonful of the mixture-salt and
salt peter-at the joint let meat re-
main four to six weeks, and then take
I'D and have my wash pot full OF wa
ter nearly boiling hot and dip each
piece for a second or two which dis
solves all the salt. and then wipe on
| with a cloth. Then take pulverized
borax or powdered borax, and rub on
the flesh side, using large cloth, sc
as to save all borax that would other.
wise be lost. 1 then hang up and smoke
and in two or three days the meat viii
be a beautiful brown and not a fly OF
insect will bother it. then take dowr
after hanging for ten days or two
weeks and pack in nice, bright, clear
hay, and it is done, and you can res
assured that when you want some o
as nice bacon or ham as you eve
stuck tooth in, you have got 1t, ant
you know that you are not eatinl
dead hogs!"-well, mean hogs tina
were not killed.
p. ST. will state that generally W
have three or four days cold and thel
it will turn off warm with rain, an
such weather is, as anyone knows
hard on meat; yet ours keeps perfect
ly, my wife says, and she knows, a
she did it. Smoke the meat for tw
weeks at least, but not every day, an
after third or fourth day, only in fore
noon, and let it hang till middle or to
ward the last of March. Use powdere
borax and you will never have skip
J pers. The night Of the great storm on
store room was blown to atoms an
, scattered all over the place and GU
, bacon got good washing, but it wa
good still. It is all bosh about 20
! cant keep meat in Texas. Try it an
see.-Jno. S. Bartlett, in Texas FAR
} and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04

The stores OF ice at Windsor, Osborne
and Balmoral castles are very large.
At Windsor there ID storage room for
about 500 tons. There the supply il
obtained from the lake beneath the
north terrace, from Frogmore, and
from the lake between Frogmore and
Virginia Water. Ice is not only lavish
ly used in the royal kitchen, but also
for reducing the temperature Of her
majesty's apartments in hot weather
Then it is packed in pretty wooden
buckets and stood in the freplaces.-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04

The most expressive colors are al
shades of pink, from delicate pastel rose
to glowing cerise, and all varieties Of
mauve. These, for no very good reason
seem the happiest tints. Blue is some
what cold, red is the color of i'll omen
green belongs to the green-eyed mon
ster, while rose is the color OF youth
and hope, said to be beloved of the an
gels and the antidote for the WEAKNESS
of the common round, the daily task
while mauve is the color of refinement
though It is said one should never trus
woman who habitually wears mauve
Cincinnati CONGRATULATIONS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04
FEED FOR PIGS.
Improved Breeds of Hogs Call k'or
Improved Methods of Feeding
and good Food.

Improved hogs call Qoudly) for inn
proved methods of feeding and for
best feeds. The Cost of such feeds will
vary widely with farm conditions, but
the pigs must be fed. Young pigs of
four to six weeks should have ground
feed or green feed given three times
each day. Later we can drop to two
feeds as supplements to the mothers
care and food supply. What shall we
feed?
The average farmer at this season
has only corn and grass for hogs. This
is fairly good for hogs, but we can not
feed these so well to pigs. Many feel
they are actually bankrupting them
selves when forced to feed sound corn
to "little pigs" They are, in meas
ure, right 1t rarely pays. 1t fails to
pay because nothing else but mothers
| milk is fed with the corn A better
plan is to use shorts. bran, barley,
crushed oats or cotton seed meal with
| the corn chops Cotton seed meal 2"
Ibid we say cotton seed meal?" Yes,
| feed cotton seed meal to the pigs, as
directed, and nothing but good will
come of it. Feed a little blood meal
! to the young things-not more than
two teaspoonfuls per day to pig three
weeks old.
Which are the cheaper of these
things? When barley or wheat are on
the farm. feed these in preference to
buying. High priced?" Yes, but the
pigs are to be good ones and high
priced. Don't raise any other kind
even if you are forced to kill and
sell the pork yourself Feed to three
week pigs crushed or ground wheat
| and barley They will not eat much.
When able to eat freely give them
these grains whole and scatter them
so that the little fellows will chew
the grain. In case we need to buy,
current prices will have much to do
with the selection of the grain. When
prices are as follows we would suggest
the eeveral rations noted below fol
pigs four to twelve weeks old. Corn
so cents per bushel, shelled oats A
cents, wheat 1920. bran $1.05. shorts
$1.15 per 100 pounds.
Feed, Mixture No. Corn, 5 pounds;
wheat, 3 pounds; cotton seed meal,
/ pounds. Total, 10 pounds.
Mixture No. Corn, Z pounds
wheat bran, 8 pounds. Total, II
pounds.
Mixture No. Corn, pounds
shorts, pounds. Total 10 pounds
Corn is quite cheap in above lis
for feeding pigs when compared witt
other grains, provided we do not fee
| 1t SO freely as to be hurtful or TAX
the place of more strength-givinl
feed. The last ration given is, there
fore. the cheapest at prices taken. be
cause 1t admits of the free use
corn and involves the use OF but Lit
tie Of the higher-priced stuffs fron
ve,ich we select companion feeds TO
the corn. We can arrange other "a
lions equally as good from these sam
feeds, but probably the prices chose
| will not justify us in enlarging on tni
feature.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04
Ones own Flower.

Many of the titled Englishwomen
whose names are also those of flowers
favor their namesakes as table decora-
tons. The beautiful blonde Princess
Henry of Pless, daughter of that ia
nous English beauty, Mrs. CORVALLIS
West, is called Daisy by her friends,
and this flower often decorates her
dining table. while Lady de- Tratford,
one of whose names is Violet, often
decorates her table with silver bowls
of these flowers. Even the men are
not ayerse to this pretty custom. ana
roses were the sole decoration at .
largs ball given by Lord Rosebery.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04
COUNTRY GIRL COSMETICS
Right at Hand, the Country Girl Has
Materials for Beauty
Lotions.

The girl living on farm has so many
materials at hand with which to make
acceptable gifts to city friends, and not
the least of these are the ingredients Tor
harmless but helpful cosmetics. And,
by the way, asks the Pilgrim, did you
know that word cosmetic was derived
from a Greek term signifying skilled IN
the art of decoration or ornament!
From the first, rhubarb sprouts and let
tuce leaves on through spinach (for COL
oring creams and lotions), strawberries,
cucumbers, watermelons and ounce.
with honey and milk and nuts, the girl
ON the farm has the best and purest
materials to choose from and work with.
An expensive Italian cream is made
from the ground green seeds Of cucum-
bers, melons and pumpkins MADE INTO
flour which is slightly perfumed and
made into paste with sweet cream.
The basis of nearly all washes for
chapped hands is ounce seeds, so one
can make their own at slight expense by
..dding extract of witch hazel to the
emulsion. With care the girl living on
a farm should have the proverbial rose
leaf or peaches and cream complexion
until she is at least rs years of age. The
Juice of cucumbers enters largely into
the preparation of many face creams and
watermelon juice is famous southern
face wash. Tomato juice is fine for an
oily. greasy skin and the acid of straw
berries rivals that of lemons as a bleach
inc agent. The basis of the most salts
factory cream is clarified mutton tallow
which, made creamy with almond oil,
sweet with your favorite perfume and
colored with the juices of lettuce. spin
a,h. rose petals or currants, will give
both beauty and pleasure to the re-
ripient. Try out mutton suet in dou-
Bile boiler just as lard is rendered, and
when il is cold use the top portion, melt
ing il in a bowl set in hot water, strain
through hair sieve. then through
cheese cloth, and heat in the almond
{ oil or other ingredients while still
creamy. The addition of one dram ol
tincture of benzoin or one-half dram
of salicylic acid will prevent the emul'
sion from becoming rancid.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04
HERE AND THERE.

While cleanliness is not an -abso-
lutte preventive of disease among
swine, it is recognized as necessary
precaution, and it serves in the major
ity of cases to minimize disease.
If the farmer can induce his hens
to lay during the winter, he will ma
terribly add to his income; but the liz
seems to be as far as many go. Often
proper attention is not given to feed
ing, and this causes failure.
The average farmer who expects
success must be stock grower and
understand the methods of breeding,
growing and finishing stock, as well as
producing the grain, grass and forage
with which to finish them.
The aim in feeding poultry in the
winter is to give variety and come as
near to meeting summer conditions
as possible. Therefore, providing Of
green food of some sort for winter
feed should not be overlooked.
unfortunately we have as yet dis
covered no royal road to success in
weed-killing. Work and tillage Is
what we must look to for getting rid
of weed pests. Lime will not kill them,
neither will salt applied in doses that
will not injure crops also.
The present methods OF feeding
hogs with good, wholesome grain and
clean pasturage certainly produces as
healthy a character Of meat as any
animal can produce since that which
is eaten governs the resulting produc-
| ton.
-To-day's prosperous farmer is not
he who only raises grain to the full
capacity of his land during any sea-
son. but is the farmer who turns his
| grain into meats OF various kinds, ac-
corindg to his tastes and the wants a
the market.
True grasses furnish the bulk Of
the hay crop and the greater part o.
the pastures: the cultivation of clovers
COW peas and other lcguminous plants
| is an essential part of all successful
farming, as they have marked ef.
feet in fertilizing and preparing the
soil for future crops.
| Good keeping of milk is to q grea
extent promoted by the care OF tn
milk things" and the condition OF tn
room in which it is placed. Take thi
as settled, that q healthy COW give
| pure milk. and its troubles afterward
are due to what is allowed to fall int
| It or to be absorbed
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04

"You know that red-headed, freckle-
faced, big-nosed Mr.. Bruce, don't you?''
asked the girl in blue of her friend in
pink as they lolled on Margate extern
sion.
Eyes. What of him?"
"Mabel Wilson is engaged to him."
ibid she tell your
mo; but yesterday morning she
asked me If didn't think he was hand
some" STRAY Stories.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04
M|'E'f{|''ls{peaE4A
1MEs5 {Iys E'
HOW TO USE OLD CHINA.
a Novel Way to Change Broken Bits
Into a Decorative
Piece.

The next time anyone in your fam
lily breaks piece of china do not
throw away the pieces, but save them
carefully If the piece broken should
be a large plate. it will be especially
valuable to you, although anything OF
the sort will be of use.
If you have no paints of your own
wait until tie family have some paint.
ing done about the house Then gel
a little of the paint and small
brush.
For five cents you can buy at any
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04

German and Austrian Conscriptien.
In Prussia conscription dates from
1917, and throughout thFGerman EN-
pire from 1871. Service is obligatory
for IL years, until 80 years Of age. For
% years, from 10 to ~. all Austrians are
under military obligations. The physic-
ally unfit must purchase exemption BY
a fine according to their wealth. There
are no other exemptions IN. Y. World.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-02-04

Employer-You say that your habits
are all correct?
Applicant-Yes, sir.
Employer latter moments pause)
do you drink?
Applicant Overwhelmingly Thanksl
Don't care If l do.-Ohio State Journal.