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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15
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Verda is on the map again, since
the Weekly Recorder started. Keep
your eyes on ns.
Christmas in only a few days of,
and is looked forward to with inter.
eat by those who contemplate the
annual spree.
1t has been h long time since Verda
has enjoyed wedding ceremony
It's up to you, Bill Cockfeld, to fur.
nish the amusement about Christmas
Eve. Get busy.
Bert Estes informs me that he il
getting along all right over the way,
in spite Of the fact that some parties
are continually trying to down him.
Go it, Bert, they can't do you q
thing.
V. r. Boyett is the man who sells
wood and wire fencing. He told me
that he was getting wealthy, and
trying all the time toavoidit. Don't
forget the Recorder, Vince.
just as we were grieving over the
downfall of the skating rink, along
comes Mr.. Hanchey, and says he il
agent for ,mb stones. Verda will
probably brace up when it is known
that she is the home of u tomb
stone agent.
Some one entered the humble apart
mcnt of the Recorder editor the other
night, and sought to rob the peck
cts Of his middle-aged pantloons,
hut a diligent search did not reveal
anything but two copper cents and
three star tobacco tags. The bur-
glars heart was touched as he gazed
at the poverty in bis hand, and the
scalding tears Of sympathy trickled
down through his whiskers az he re-
marked in smothered tones, between
sobs: Poor fellow, l will just play
the part of the good Samaritan, -
and reached down into his own
pocket and got $500. in cash, and
n $1,000 Ozone Lumber Co. "punch
out. and slipped the amount into
the newspaper mans pocket, then
made his way out into the darkness.
On the following morning when the
editor started to insert himself into
the pantaloons, he was startled to
hear gingle, rs of silver, and upon
finding so much wealth right in his
own pocket, he tainted and was in a
critical condition when this was writ
ten. Hestill has the money grasped
tightly in his right hand.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15
No Model For Him.

DR.. Stephen H. Robin, pastor of the
Columbus Avenue Universalist
church, Boston, was calling on an
old lady, one Of his parishioners, be-
fore going away on his summer vaca-
tiion. when his church is always
closed. The old lady evidently does
not believe in ministerial vacations,
for she said:
Doctor. remember Satan never
takes q vacation"
my dear madam" answered the
doctor. Il never did believe in imi.
tating Satan"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

It is a mistake to use violent cathar-
tic to open the bowels. A gentle move
ment will accomplish the same results
without causing distress or serious con-
sequences later. DeWitt's Little Early
Rieers are recommended. Sold by H
B. Faraldo.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

For chapped aud cracked hands moth
ing is as good as an application u De-
Wits Witcn Hazel Sdlve. Put it on
before going to bed, use an old pair Of
gloves and see what a difference the
morning will bring. Sold by II. B. Fa-
RADIO.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-12-15

Will merchant who is wise ever
cease to advertise? Yes--when the
trees grow upside down; when thu
beggar wears a crown; when ice forms
on the SUI; when sparrows weigh "A
ton; when gold dollars get too cheap;
when women, secrets keep; when a
fish forgets how to swim; when Satan
sings hymn; when girls go back ON
gum; when the small boy hates a
drum; when no politician schemes;
when mince pie makes pleasant
drea ms; when its fun to break a tooth;
when all lawyers tell the truth; when
cold water makes you drunk; when
you love to smell Il skunk; when the
drummer has no -brass-when these
things come to pass; then man that's
wise will neglect to advertise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-04

When Jean and Tom were married
they had a remarkably fine setting out
for housekeeping. Jeanies father built
the house and presented it to her, and
her mother superintendent the furnish
ing. Everything was on g. scale of the
utmost comfort and everything bespoke
tenement end cultured artistic taste.
There were hardwood floors, high cell
ings, walls covered with paper that
would make a charming background for
pictures; there were mirrors set in
doors wide stairways, and bits Of wood
carving that were worthy Of such young
people as the two who were to live In
the house, and that was saying much.
The rugs, tapestries, fine china, cut
glass and bric-a-brac left nothing to
desire, and the curtains at the windows
were dream Of beauty. Jeanie's Aunt
Caroline, who came on for the wedding
from a bare little home in Montana, q
cheque being sent her by Jeanies ia
Their for the purpose, stood tranSf1xed
with admiration. Dear child" she
said, twenty years ago I thought my
self used to luxury, but have lived in
q mining town as a missiOnary'S wife
so long that I have forgotten it's very
alphabet. I felt like the old Massachu-
setts deacon who, when he first saw a
carpet laid on a floor, said to its owner,
Do you expect to enjoy all this and
have heaven, too?' Do you really
think. jeanne, that you can be good and
simple with so many lovely things
around you"
az shall have Tom, Auntie,' replied
Jeanne. blushing.
"Ah, well, Tom may turn out a dis
Ctpline. One never can be sure before
hand about husbands"
Jeanne protested Indignantly.
My dear Aunt Caroline. Tom Hazel
teen IS a perfect angel, and much too
good for me. Come and let me show
you the wedding. presents"
AS is thu custom with fortunate
brides. jeanne had chests of silver,
pearls. rubies and diamonds, pictures,
statuary and books. The home would
be so thoroughly appointed from the
beginning that 1t was difficult TO i'm
agine q lack anywhere, and it was
probable that Tom and jeanne would
altogether miss one Of the chief de-
lights Of poorer couples, namely, seeing
home grow daily in beauty and
sweetness before their eyes, while they
worked and saved and denied them
selves to procure this or the other COW
eted treasure.
They went away on their wedding
journey and were gone four weeks. At
the end of that time they sat down to
their first dinner in their own home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-04
new BOOKS FOR LIBRARY
CreWdSon'S "TaIeS of the
Road" Among Forty-Fiye
Volumes to Be Added.

The following forty-five books will be
added to the public library Monday
morning. Feb 5, 1906:
Miscellaneous
History Of Egypt"
Clemens-''E Editorial Wild Oats"
CosteIlo-"Rose Garden Of Persia"
Du Psychic Treatment Of Ner-
vous Disorders
Edwards-''Home Life in France"
Farmer-''V ersailles and the Court IN
der Louis XIV"
Gibson-'Among French Inns"
HarrisOn-'HOme Nursing"
Harwood-''New Creations in Plant
Life
Herford-"Fairy Godmother-in-Law:"
Higginson-'Part of a Mans Life
HolIey-''Around the World with Josiah
Aliens Wife,
Howard 'Preliminaries Of the RevolU-
ton"
Maeterlinck-''OId- Fashioned Flowers"
Mangus-'' Superstition in Medicine"
Muller-''Life and Religion"
Murray-'FCuntain of Youth"
Paget-"Enchanted Woods"
RaWlinS-" Story of the Book"
Shields PhilOsophia Ultima" three
volumes.
-''Reshaping of the Far East"
two volumes.
Neutrality-suspicious. for Beginners.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-04
THE SALT LAKE HERALD, SUNDAY FEBRUARY l. 1906

came Jeanne had reconstructed her the
CRY Of life, and had determined that
she would not attempt living up 70 the
wedding presents. until hel husband
had an income apprOximatlng that OF
her good father
It is almost a pity that so many
young married people are embarrassed
by the number and variety Of the gifts
shoWered on them. Candlesticks and
lamps ara always welcome, but no
small house requires them in great
prOfusion. 1t is quite possible to have
| too much silver, too many dishes, and
too many chairs and tables. The great
! er the array Of things the harder u
! will be 70 have them cared for properly
| by needless hfrelings, who. while never
having known anything Of luxury in
their homes, take a SCOrnful pride IN
demolishing it in the homes OF their
employers.
A youthful housewife is often so anx-
ious to entertain beautifully and 10 set
her table with exquisite nicely that she
fOrgets how easy il is 10 let monthly
bills accumulate If there be over
solicitude about the payment Of bills,
and if the husbands income prove IN
adequate to their prompt settlement IN
the. first year Of married life, there is
apt to be the little rift within the lutte.
It is well TO have standards, and to
aspire TO eXCellenC6, puI u u hOt
worth while to be worn to s1redS and
reduced TO nervous exhaustion IN the
process. Aunt Caroline returned to her
little cottage in the mountains, stronger
and cheerier for her eastern trip, but
she was not in the least surprised when
after awhile Jeanne wrote her saying;
"You were right about or having too
many beautiful articles TO look after,
but you were wrong about Tom. He is
mora of an angel than ever"
lC,nrvrieNnt 1on6 by Inserh B BnWles
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-04

politically, like every movement for
civic betterment, Will be accomplished
only through an aroused and educated
public sentiment, the strengthening of
the civic pride Of the individual citi-
zens, a deep sense of the dignity and
responsibility Of citizenship, without
which government OF the people. for the
people, through agents and agencies Sc
lected by the people, will never be at
tanned. If we ever attain the goal 1t
will be because our business men count
civic pride as a most necessary and
valuable asset
New York City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-04
Too Many Wedding Presents.
BY MARGARET e. sANGsTER.

jeanne at one end Of the table, Tom op-
posfte her. Jeanie's mother had sent
her own cook and waitress TO prepare
that meal and serve it properly. From
the little cod oysters to the final sweet,
through the several courses, It was a
dinner to satisfy an epicure.
The trained servants left in the even
ing and Jeanie's new naid-of-all-work
arrived at 10 O'Clock. From. that mo-
ment trouble began. Pandcra's box
was opened with the entrance Of Swed-
fish Julia on the scene. She proved
wasteful, ilI-tempered and incompetent.
She was followed speedily by cOlored
Harriet, who could cook very well, but
could do nothing else. AS Toms salary
maid, waitress, and laundress, and
college-bred jeanne did not care to
spend all her time in the details Of
housekeeping, Harriet was soon dis
missed. and French woman named
Hortense was installed in the vacant
niche. Things went better for little
while. until Hortense disappeared one
dark night and with her part Of
Jeanie's jewelry and a contribution
from the table silver. Through the
coming and going Of arriving and de-
parting donestics, Jeanne tried to be
cheerful and Tom looked resigned, but
his temper gave signs Of thin places
where danger signals were IN order, ana
hers was frayed at the edges: It is
provoking to have ones dainty table
linen scorched, ones teaspoons bent,
and ones finest china Clipped, and
then to intercept plying or amused
glances from the relations-in-la:W.
jeanne, being a plucky American girl,
eventually found a solution for her
problems and worked out her own sal
yation, bringing to bear on her kitchen
the faculties of reasoning and the sense
Of proportion for which she had been
noted at Smith. Tom learned patience,
and. like the good fellow lie was, peck
eted losses and appointments with
out satiricaI comment. But before they
did this, most of the wedding peksents
were carefully packed and sent to q
safe deposit vault. jeanne laid aside
her costly linen and used something
palmer for common. The best china
was left on the shelf and something
that, although pretty, was inexpensive,
became its substitute. Jeanie dinin-
ished her occasions for soIicitude. The
course dinners were abandoned, as, on
the whole, too elaborate for health, and
Tom thrived on an appetizirg soup, a
roast or a steak, with two vegetables,
and a dessert Of fruit, biscuits and
cheese. BY the time the first baby
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-04

crate them in the conduct of their
business.
Why not make our electoral machin-
cry simple, easily understood, adapted
to express the real will of the real ma
jOFity? There is no more important
constructive political work pressing to
be done than to bring about such a
change in our electoral methods. And
why not labor TO emancipa6e our cities
from legislative despotism, TO enable
them to govern themselves, and to pro-
vide scheme for their own govern
ment that shall be adapted to their
needs? These great strides forward
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-04
Carnenter-"Afrfca-"

arDenter-'Africa
Chipman-"Young Minuteman."
Golf & Mayne-"FiTst Principles of Ag-
ricultUre."
Johnson-"F'rench Pathfinders in North
America"
Johnston-"LittIe ColonePs Xmas Vaca-
ton"
King-"Cadet Days.
Lang-''Red Book of Romance"
MOrris-''Greater Republic"
Paine-"Girls and Women"
Sidney-'Ben Pepper
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-04
Fiction.
Passport y

Bagot-''Passport."
Crewdson-''Tales Of the Road"
Farrar-''J Julian Home"
Jac0bs-"Captains All"
Jordan-''Time the Comedian"
ubridge-''Ben Blair"
Long" Seffy."
acGrath-"Hearts and Masks"
Mitford-''Tales Of Old Japan"
Roberts-''Red Fox
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-04

Copyright. 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles
Amador ledger., 1906-01-26
a SeedIess Persimnon.

The latest sensation in the seedless
fruit line reported at Washington is
a seedless persimmon. The officials
of the Department of Agriculture the
other day received a visit from Mr..
John H. Drury, who brought with him
a specimen of seedless native persim-
mons from his place near the national
capital
The general impression is that the
seedless persimmon is either non-ex-
istent or nearly so in this country. A
seedless variety of this fall luxury is
not, however, a new thing, but, on the
other hand, number of trees are scat
tered throughout the South bearing
seedless persimmons. Seedless speci-
mems are occasionally found in the big
Japanese variety and they are rather
rare and the flavor is nothing to be
compared to the native sort.
A number of instances are known by
the officials of the Bureau of Plant In
dustry of solitary persimmon trees
bearing seedless fruit, but when pollen
from other persimmon trees in the
neighborhood is brought in contact
with the flowers of the seedless sort
the resultant fruit will be full of seed
The fruit brought to the Department
of Agriculture by Mr.. Drury proves to
be little smaller than the average
native persimmon. The specimens
when cut across were absolutely seed
less and while the fruit was compara-
lively small it had really more meat
Amador ledger., 1906-01-26
THE ARTIFICIAL LIFE.
Consists in Part in Eating Adulter-
ated and Injurious Foods.

The State Board of Health of Massa-
chusetts has had chemical analyses
made of prepared foods and the report
of the Board shows what we really eat
in the course of everyday life. When
we use pepper, we also get ground
nutshell and fruit stones with little
pepper mixed in. Mustard consists
chiefly of wheat -four and turmeric,
this latter is an East Indian saffron
colored root with an acrid and pungent
taste. When we use lime juice we get
little of the juice with 40 to 63 per
cent. water, the whole preserved with
sulphurous, salicylic or benzoic acid.
Ale is preserved with salicylic acid,
also porter and likewise beer; "pure
Vermont" maple syrup is nothing more
than cane syrup. Canned clans are
preserved with boric acid.
While this revelation of the Massa-
chusetts authorities is something aw-
full to contemplate, yet we are stag
gered by further report of the Board
which shows that an enterprising
chemist has discovered that the odor
| of spoiled eggs can be neutralized
through the addition of formaldehyde.
Since this discovery number of es-
| tablishments have entered into the
business of collecting bad eggs, treat
ing them with formaldehyde and SELL
ing the mixture to bakers, who use it
in cake and other foods sold to the
public. While the addition of formal
dehyde utterly destroys any bad odor,
the process renders the eggs extremely
hurtful to the human system. Form
erly the mixture of bad eggs was sold
to leather manufacturers, but since
this later discovery the price of mixed
eggs has risen from 10 cents per case
to more than a dollar.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-26
ASSEzKSGEEt - aRERGTA
StHRa 1RaSR1
&SI9@N%M6a INSECT DEpREDATIONS. AasSIygNElB
M324R The Annual Loss Occasioned Destructive GJ3g
k8STSfK Insects the United States ~l94S1S
VI W W
INSECT DEpREDATIONS.

GUY ELLIOTT MITCHELL.

Farmers of the United States in ad-
dition to county, State and national
taxes, probably pay a much heavier
toll than they do to all three of the
above. The tax collector in this latter
case is one which is merciless and
overbearing, paying no attention what
ever to the necessities or obligations OF
the agriculturist each year, calling for
his dues unremittingly, and gloating
over the misfortunes of his tenant
The tax collector in this case, however,
Is the insect The losses resulting
from the depredations of insects on
all plant products Of the soil, both in
their growing and in their stored state,
together with those on livestock, ex-
coed the entire expenditures of the Ma
tional Government, including the pen
sion roll, and the maintenance OF the
army and the navy. Enormous as is
the total value of all farm products of
this country it often would be much
greater were it not for the injurious
work of insects. According to figures
compiled by the Department of Agri-
culture the estimate is made that the
total value OF farm products during the
last year amounted to $5,000,O 900, 900.
The Bureau Of Entomology, of the
Department OF Agriculture, being ia
mtliar with the work of the important
insect pests, estimates the probable
shortage due to insect damage at a
minimum Of 10 per cent, while in
Amador ledger., 1906-01-26
THE COOLING MOTH.
(Magnif1ed)

stalk-borers, various species of locusts
or grasshoppers, corn plant lice and
other insects. This undoubtedly causes
a loss of an additional $20,O0O,O0O, or
with a total annual loss to- the corn
crop of $S0,000,000.
OF large number of insects which
depredate wheat crops, the three i'm
portant species are the Hessian fly, the
chinch bug and the grain plant louse.
While the chinch bugisnotablya wheat
pest, its damage to other cereals and
varied crops is very considerable. The
Amador ledger., 1906-01-26
THE FIRE ENGINE DRYER.
There May be Better Drivers on
Earth, but if There Are, Where
Are They?

Is there better driver in the world
than the man who drives the fire en-
gine? If there is, he is yet to be dis
covered
Here was an engine coming along
cross street, to turn up an inter-
secting avenue. Under the edge of the
rounded-off corner where the machine
was to turn there was sewer opening,
with the street pavement sloping down
smoothly toward it all around from the
higher general level of the street.
| II the driver, coming as he was at a
dead gallop, should make broad turn
around this corner, out where the
street was level, the engine would
swing more or less, thus checking the
horses's speed, and there would be a
second or two lost before they could
get the load Strengthened and get under
full headway with it once more, up
the avenue. But if the driver could
make that corner with the two wheels
on the inner side of the curve down
in that sloping depression leading to
the sewer opening close by the curb,
and the two outside wheels on the
higher level nearer the middle of the
street, the higher level here would be
for the engine what the banked up
outer rail is for the locomotive round
ing curve, making it so he wouldn't
lose an inch. And that's the way he
did make it.
Before he knew it a man who had
been standing at the edge of this cor
ner, waiting to see the engine go by,
saw it so near to him and pushing in
so close to him that he could have
touched it. The driver, aloft in his
high seat leaning inwards as he was,
too, actually hanging over him as the
engine passed, with whistle screaming
and steam Kissing, and that driver, as
he flung 'em in this fashion round this
curve, was talking low to his horses
and calling on 'em each by name-a
man absorbed if there ever was one.
Amador ledger., 1906-01-26
rS
CORN IMPAIRED BY GRAIN MOTH.

CORN lMPA1RED BY GRAIN MOTH.
the leafworm, while many other in
sects infict minor damage. Without
counting the losses due to the latter
class Of depredators we have a total
loss of more than $40,000,0OO charge
able to the three important insect
pests of cotton.
Vegetable and other truck crops are
especially subject to insect injury, and
furthermore in the case of these crops
there is always a large expenditure
for the control of insects. The orchard
and smaller fruits suffer heavier loss
from insect pests, both directly and be-
cause of the expensive methods of
treatment necessary to, prevent still
greater losses. There are several hun
dred insects which depredate on the
roots, trunk, foliage and fruit of the
apple. The important pests are the
woolly aphis, injuring the roots; the
trunk and limb borers, the leafworms,
canker-worms and tent caterpillars,
and the various scale insect pests, in
cluding the San Jose scale. Injuring
the fruit are the codling moth, the
cuculio, and the apple maggot.
The insect losses to other deciduous
fruits are quite as heavy as in the
case of the apple and especially when
the treatments for the San Jose scale
and other scale pests are considered;
and in the case of citrus fruits the cost
of treatment is much greater and the
actual losses again heavier.
Forests especially planted forests of
artifcially wooded areas on farms
pay toll to numerous borers, which
Amador ledger., 1906-01-26

losses from depredations of this insect
on wheat in single States have ranged
between $10,00O,O00 and s20,000,O00 in
one year. A very reasonable average
annual estimate of loss, taking the
country as a whole, would indicate
about s2O,O0O,O00 a year chargeable to
this insect While in some years the
damage caused by Hessian fly is enor-
nous, taking the average of ten years,
the loss to the wheat crop caused by
this bug has value of 100000, 900, and
so on, numerous other insects and
pests lay toll on the wheat crop of the
farmer. Were it not for their destruc-
tive work the wheat crop of the coun-
try this year would be 20 per cent.
greater.
Insect Damage to Hay.
Hay and forage crops are damaged
by numerous insects to an extent of
about 10 per cent. The cotton crop is
reduced through the agency of the
cotton boll-weevil, the bollworm and