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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-06
A Doll wecvil Remedy.
CONSTANTS, Sept. @.-John Y

C0ush0tta, sept. IO.-JOnn w.
Foster, a young farmer living a
few miles eastof Coushatta, claims
to have discovered-a remedy that
is certain destruction to the boil
weevil. One that he says will in
no manner injure the cotton and
will destroy the weevils. It is or
binary coal oil mixed with snuff.
The proportion is five cents worth
of strong snuff to a gallon of coal
oil. Two gallons of the mixture,
according to Foster, is sufficient to
cover an acre of cotton. It should
be sprinkled or sprayed on the
cotton late in the evening. He
says it will not injure the cotton
and asks that thorough trial be
made of it, as he believes he has
solved the problem.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-06
Tainted Money.

One of the life insurance saints
who helped to elect Roosevelt by
contributing the money of the pol
icy holders to the Coateldou war
chest in 1904, now says that the
directors of the international pol
icy-holders committee are mere
"dirt'' and "small potatoes" He
must have been reading Theodore
Roosevelt's books about Populists,
small farmers, mechanics, laborers
and the men who established this
government of ours. He talks like
Teddy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-06

Mr.. Walter Lay, r. +. d. No. /. For
est, Miss, says: ''Our baby was treated
by two doctors for four months for Indi-
gestion and liberation Of the bowels.
Still be grew worse. We thought he
would die anyhow, 10 stopped using the
doctors medicines and began giving him
Panol. He was almost dead when We
gave him the first dose. 1t relieved him
almost Instantly. and cured him COM
pletely. He is now fat and WE'LL"
For Teething, Summer Complaint and
those peculiar troubles of children that
are sometimes almost impossible to I'M
derstapd and treat successfully, Panol
is AZ nearly specific as can be found. 1t
makes DO mistakes in diagl osls, does no
harm, and seldom fails to cure. And i
is Just as good for ailments OF weak
women. Pleasant to take as Lemonade.
30 cents. for $3.50. For sale by DR..
w. j.. Roberts aod Crescent Drug Co.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-06

100000 Acres of the Best Timber Lands in Louisiana
Fifty Residence sne Lots in fastest growing towns the
Pne and Bottom Farm Lands ranging from 20 to $O
River Auva and Farms from $O to sou
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-06

Don't for 9 minute imagine that
the Administration intends to pun
ish Mr.. Rockefeller, or any of the
other Standard Oil magnates, the
worst it will do will be to urge the
court to merely inflict q fine. This
the trust has perhaps anticipated,
for it has just reduced the price it
pays for crude oil. And yet the
Republicans boast they are the
st-busting party.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-06
They Won't Dare DO 1t.
A preacher at Hinghampton,

Y, has photograph which preach
es sermons, and it is said that in
the future many ministers will
preach regularly to their congre-
cations by this means, while on
their vacation. It may be all right
for preachers; but what if the
stand pat spell binders should get
at it? What if that everlasting
old hoax about protection to Amer
lean labor, with all its variations,
should be cooked up for use by
photograph, and spouted on every
street corner during the campaign,
whose ears would be large enough
and long enought to endure the
strain?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-06

Can you win? You realize that to WIN
in anything in these days, requires
strength, with mind and body in tune.
A man or woman with disordered di.
gestive organs Is not in shape for days
work or days play. How can they ex-
pect to wini Kodol for Dyspepsia con-
tains the digestive juices Of healthy
stomach and will put your stomach in
shape to perform its important function
of supplying the body and brain with
strength building blood. Digests what
you eat. relieves indigestion, dyspepsia,
sour stomach, palpitation of the heart
and constipation. Sold by II. B. Faraldo
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-06

A New York stenographer writ
ing to the Herald of that city says:
"In q restaurant today there was
q group of stenographers who were
commenting with surprise on the
fact that, with the exception of a
small paragraph in one paper, the
New York papers gave no space to
the death of James Munson, author
of the system Of photography used
by at least half million shorthand
writer's today. Munson was really
a great man, and every stenogra-
pher, whether he used his sys-
tenn or not, will revere his MEM
DRY. There are $4,000 stenogra-
pliers in New York alone who use
his system, and yet the papers do
not even give him a line of obitu-
airy. As one man sarcasticly re-
marked: IF Mr.. Munson had rob-
bed a bank, run away with another
mans wife or got into some real
scandal he would have received a
nice notice from the papers, with a
big picture of himself, the bank
he robbed or the woman he ran away
with; but, as it was, Mr.. Menson
did a tremendous work for human
ity quietly and unostentatiously.
Therefore, the papers cannot see
anything in him. / think there
is q great deal in this conversation
which / overheard, and I thought
it wise to send it to you"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-06
Roosevelt Defied.

About three years ago President
Roosevelt issued an executive or
der forbidding postal clerks and
letter carriers from joining labor
unions The postal clerks of Chi
cago, Milwaukee, Louisville, Nash
vile, Salt Lake City and San
Francisco met in Chicago, Aug.
%, and formed National union
in defiance of that order. Ugh
Hwot viii the fonetit 6losofer and
flabergaster du about it, tho? vii
he cri "delited," az ushual hwen be
gets q gud hard kick?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-06
Pythian Conclave at New Orleans

Pythian COnclave at New Orleans
Pythian Knights to the number
of 100000 are expected to assem-
BILE ia New Orleans Oct. Is to 81
for the Oath Biennial Conclave Of
the Grand Lodge. Elaborate prep
arations are under way for the en-
tertainment of the Knights and
over 100000 will be distributed
in drill prizes alone.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-06
Letter to Robert Moore,


Dear Sir: We shall feel obliged il you
write us how you came-out on your first
few jobs Devoe, as to gallons expected
and used.
Take lob A. You made your price,
expected to use Is gallons Devoe, and
used Is. Job b. You expected to use
Is and used 10. And tell US what paint
you used before. OF course, you judge
Devoe by what You have used before.
Here's how a few came-out.
NJ. A. Thomas. painter, LynchburR,
Va. writes: Ny first job with Devoe. l
estimated 81 gallons; it took ~. Since
then have used nothing else.
G. B. Edwards, Raleigh. N. c., had
used 30 gallons paste paint on his
house. aud bought 50 gallons Dcvoe; A.
e. Glenn. his painter. said It wouldn't
10 enough. Had 10 gallons left.
Mavor w. w. Carroll. Nonticello. Flor
ida, writes: Painter estimated 80 gal
Ions for my house; took 20 gallons De-
voc.
Gilmore & Davis Co., contractors and
painters, Tallahassee, Florida. ssy 2 gal
lone Devoe spreads ~ far a. 8 OF any
other paint they know, and covers bettor.
s. A. Bullard, painter. Sanford, Flori-
| da, estimated 20 gallons foi Odd Fellows
and Masonic Halls, they took 20 Dsvoe.
Jones & Rogers, Merkel, Texas, esli-
mated 10 gallons Devoe for Mr.. Pratt's
house and bought gal ons for first coat;
it painted two coats.
Erb- Springsll Co., San Antonio. Tex,
painted two houses Same size Tor ID. j.
| Woodward, one lead-and-oil, the other
Devoe. Devoe cost s11 lesa for paint
and labor.
Tom Nasey's painter. Walnut Springs
Texas, estimated for his house 10 gallons
Devoe; he had left
You see how it goes. Even the best
painters can't guees little enough at first
Yours truly, +. w. DEvoE i Co.
P. S.-Valley drug store cell our paint
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-10-06

Mothers need have no hesitancy in
continuing to give Chamberlsin's Cough
Remedy to their little ones, AZ it contains
absolutely nothing injurious. This rem
edy is not only perfectly safe to give
small children, but 10 medicine OF great
worth and merit. It has a world wide
reputation for it's cures Of coughs. colds
and Group and can always be relied
upon. For sale by Valley Drug Store.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-07-18
Another Suggestion.
Editor Florida Agriculturist.

Dear Sir:-An article in the June
Goth issue of your paper, by N. o. Pen
ny, "A Valuable Hint" agreeing so
closely with my ideas regarding the
program of the Florida Horticultural
Society, would like to add few
words along the same line. ] believe
the committee having the arrangement
of this program are desirOus of so ar
ranging it as to make it of the ut
most value to all. Most of the papers
read before this society are very valu-
able, cover a wide field of subjects,
and are on record for reference. But
it seems to me, the time has come
when the number of papers on each
subject should be cut down to one and
subject. Two or three long papers on
the same topic take up so much time.
discussions are often cut very short
or given no time whatever That
these discussions are valuable all must
admit, as we often get more real good
from five minute one, than is brought
out in all the papers on that subject
Is it wonder we get a trifie tiresome
with long papers that cover ground
already gone over very thoroughly?
Possibly citrus culture is the leading
subject considered at these meetings,
still, there are many who are interest
ed in other lines as well, and l would
suggest Il broader field, and give
the necessary additional time to all
topics on the program in bringing out
valuable information.
Very truly yours,
H. S. Graves
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-07-18
Jacksonville and DeLand Fa Wednesday, July 49, 1906.

instead of pulling them off. An old
Jap showed me finally. 1t does not
lacerate the stump so much, and the
roots start better and more of them.
We are rather slow over here in
some things, but we have all the time
there is. 1t takes about two months
to get tool from the coast, and prices
are high. One can purchase in New
York and bring round the Horn cheap
ly, but that is to wait six months. l
got two Planet Jr horse hose round
for two dollars, and seventy-eight
cents. Cheap enough. Have been
waiting six months for lumber to
build my hOuse-but that is unusual
Yours sincerely,
Clarence G. White.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-07-18

Of the Florida Audubon Society, men,
bers of the various Humane Societies
i'm the state, and all men, women and
mosquito, to use all their personal in
fiuence i'm preventing the shooting of
the Nighthawk or Bull-Bat.
- -; Mrs. KingsmiH Marrs,
Chairman of the Executive Commit
'teesspf the; Florida Audubon Society.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-07-18
Pineapple Growing on the
Hawaiian Islands.
Haiker, Mairi, T. H.

Editor Florida AgricuIturist.
Dear Sir:| promised you some i'm
preSsiOnS of a novice at pineapple
growing on this island. Hafker is
about six hundred feet elevation, with
lots of wind, and about eighty inches
of rain, which comes largely in mist
like showers. The temperature is
very, very rarely over eighty-five or
below sixty degrees. 1 have felt no
mugginess nor chilliness, and cannot
imagine more comfortable climate
The ground is very porous, yet it is
stiff under the plow. l have to use
four mules on an eleven inch plOw;
and it can be puddaed if it is handled
toe wet. 1t is so fertile that no fertil
izers are used on pines as yet.
The Smooth Cayenne is the sort
planted, 2Ox3O inches. The hoeing
work is usually contracted out to a
Jap for four dollars a ton, fifteen dol
lars month being advanced, as a
minimum wage. The contract lasts
for the two crops. Five acres is the
the Jap certainly has to hustle to keep
it in respectable shape. Bermuda grass
is very bad, and takes a long time to
kill, and there are other weeds.
A well handled acre yields over
twenty tons of fruit for plant crop,
and more for ratOOn. Fruit without
tops commands twenty-five dollars a
ton at the factory; the preference is
for fruit over three and half pounds,
and under five. The pack is very fine
There is but one factory at present.
This company expects, in the near
future, to handle two hundred acres
of its own, as well as that of the in
dependent growers; and this place is
a side issue compared to Oahn Over
there they plant about four thousand
plants per acre, in wide rows, much as
the Cubans do. The boom is on, and
all the larger islands are building can
neries and planting. Suckers cost two
and half to three cents here.
When my books arrived from Flo
rida, 1 went through everything
could find in the Horticultural reports
on pines. / think most of the papers
gave singularly little practical infor-
nation, that is, reasons for certain
procedures were not given, so / had to
find out for myself why Strinninp a
sucker was better than Sitting the
leaf-shields; and a lot of other things. |
The most important, perhaps, being
the proper way to strip the butt of
the sucker, that is taking the leaves
off sidewise with a push of the thumb
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-07-18

In the Times-Union of April 10, DIR.
j. n. Taylor offers to organize an army
of thousand boys to make warfare
on mosquitoes. In an editorial in the
same paper the people of Jacksonville
are urged "to begin a war of extermi-
nation of these pests, which not only
carry disease, but prevent sleep and
render all parks and breathing places
uninhabitable.' "A convention is called
at Tampa ON April p to disctfss meth
DDS to provide uniform sanitary regu-
latiOns in the state for the destruction
of mosquitoes, and their breeding
places will be destroyed as much as
possible, by kerosene or other methods,
by men hired for that purpose. But
have we not here in Florida a host of
agents waiting and ready to help these
men and boys in their warfare and
to give assistance to every mayor of
every city and the Selectmen of every
town, if they are allowed to do so?
They will kill thousands of mOsqui-
toes. they will work constantly and
for when at sunset the
starts on his campaign, the
commonly known as the
Bull-Bat or Mosquito Hawk, begins
its swift pursuit of them through the
air, and thousands and thousands fall
victims to its hunger. They ask no
pay, they have plenty of vim and vigOr
when on the warpath, for to them it
is il fight for life as the mosquito and
all like insects form a great part of
their food, so it would not be necessary
to stimulate their action by lice cream
or a picnic
But what do the MOsquitO-Hawks
ask for? What recOmpenSe for their
benefaction to man? Simply this, that
their lives may be protected so they
may go on with their work. At night
fall, all over Florida men and boys go
out ''BullBatting, just for the fun of
it, and hundreds of these birds which
nature has provided for our comfort
are slaughtered every year. whereas
every city and town should protect
them by heavy fines. They do not
injure the farmers crops, fruit, grain
Or poultry, nor do they mOlest other
BIRDS Indeed, where can we find
birds rendering such aid to man?
And all they ask i'm return is life, for
they, oh, foolish man, only help you,
and you spend your money and time
during the day organizing ways and
means for the destruction of mosquito
es, and at night ask party of friends
TO go with you Bull Batting And
so You kill the goose that lays the gold
EN- egg.
May we not ask that all members
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-07-18
The Stringent Fertilizer Law of
Georgia.

1t looks as if the Commissioner of
Agriculture of Georgia, is trying to
protect the farmers in that state from
the use Of material in the makeup of
fertilizers containing plant foods which
are of doubtful utility to the plants.
The following circular has been sent
to the fertilizer trade of that state
warning them against the use of any
source of nitrogen prohibited by the
Georgia state law Florida ought to
have the same embodied into her
laws, also should pass a law making
it felony for any manufacturer to
sell acid phosphate made from rock
Or pebble as "dissolved bone" Tt is
not necessary to discuss the question
whether phosphoric acid from rock is
as good as that from bone, because
eacF- can be sold on its own merits.
There -is4sf class of farmers who be-
lieve the bone source is the best and
want it and the manufacturer who
sells dissolved rock to them as dis
solved bone. should be liable to prose
cution just the same as for any other
misrepresentation under the fertilizer
laws.
The following is the circular sent
out by the Commissioner of Georgia:
Atlanta, Ga, June 26, 1906.
To the Fertilizer Trade
We desire to repeat and emphasize
the warning sent out to the fertilizer
trade a year ago, to be particularly
careful in the purchase of nitrOgenOus
fertilizer materials for the coming
season. Attention is especially drawn
to Section 8 of the fertilizer law, and
to the likelihood of leather preparations
being found in such materials as
blood and tankage. Also, as before,
such materials as dried muck or peat,
sometimes sold as "Humus," also all
cyanOgen compounds whether sold as
''Fillerine,'' "Beet root manure or
under other Names also wool waste
Tartar POmace." and Mora Mea1,''
are barred for use as sources in nitro
gen i'm commercial fertilizers to be
used i'm the state of Georgia
In fine, the trade must exercise
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-07-18
HI. S. Graves.

Talk about prosperity in Hills
borough? Why even the county poor
farm produces 800 boxes of oranges
a year.-Tampa Tribune
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-07
sire the passage OF the oula antl-clsare,,e
AFTER RICHMOND.
Memphis Wants Alarm System
Modelled on Richmond's.

Chief of Police George Y. O'Haver, city
Attorney Thomas III. Jackson, city Elec-
trfcian Robert K. Moran, of Memphis,
Tenn, and Mr.. O. p Croker, gel ernt
graph Company. of New York, are in
Richmond. looking over the fire alarm
and police patrol system. with a view
Of installing 1t In Memphis They were
taken In hand yesterday morning by Chief
OF Police Louis Werner and Superin-
tendent of Fire Alarm Thompson and
shown the workings of the systems;
here.
The visitors are much impressed with
Richmond and were enthusiastic over the
working of the fire and police alarm sys-
They heard Justice Crntchield In Police
Court yesterday morning, and very much
enjoyed the wit of the only and original
Justice John.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-07
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Three Members to Be Elected
TODAY.

At noon to-day the Senate Will pro-
coed to elect three members for the State
Board OF Education. The attitude of the
"elgibles" on the single book list prop
osition will probably determine the re-
suit. The three men elected viii prob
ably be DIR. j. l.. Jarman. principal of
FarmvilIe Normal School: DIR. Lyon c.
Tyler, president Of William and Mary
College, and Colonel n. p. Tucker. of the
Virginia Military Institute, all in favor
of the single list. DIR. Tyler is already on
the hoard. The two members 70 be dis
placed are Superintendent W. a. BoWles,
OF the Virginia School for the Deaf and
Blind. who is opposed to the uncond-
tionul single list and IS not IL candidate
for re-eIcction, and Or. Charles W. Kent
Of the University of Virginia, who de-
tends the present schoolbook system. IF
the result of the bnlloting Is as fore
cast, the University OF Virginia will have
no representative on the board. There Is
still bare possibility that this corsid-
Grafton ma ybe Influential enough to
cause the reelection of DR.. Kent. not
wthstanding his position with reference
TO the book system.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-07
ACADEMY CAMPUS
IS MUCH ENLARGED
More Than One Hundred Feet
Added to Richmond College
Academy Grounds.

Through n. w. Bowe & Son, real estate
agents. the Richmond College has pur-
chased the grounds necessary to enlarge
the campus of It's academic department,
known as the Richmond Academy The
new purchase comprises the vacant lots
Immediately In the rear of the property
now owned by the academy, fronting
1l09 -16 feet on Park Avenue, and l27 5-l2
feet on West Avenue. The sum paid is
said to be about si3,50O.
For some time the institution has been
in more or less cramped condition, tho
buildings taking up much of the lot. and
leaving not as much rs might be desired.
or late the surprising growth of the
school has made the old buildings rather
small for the number they have been
forced to accommodate, and 1t is now
thought that they VIII be enlarged. the
lot now being amply sufficient to accom-
modate larger buildings, and still have
left enough to make decided improve
ment in the campus.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-07
CAUGHT
AND Fatally HURT
Mr.. Arthur F. Hobson Mangled
While at Work-Lingered
Several Hours.

MI Atti!ss =. itobsorb f9acaa!at al
sAs s4et1npad I.peouotspe Works VAS
tT~s.Xfs sa Biss. ~ machinery while al
r9th 9.sststeaY morning about q o'clocl
- f*5s.Rsd injuries trpni Wsilch Fia died
az 9esaes ~ t:ss Afternoon al the No
n.g.44! Hospital
4;Es S%fs TX &&B broken and nl;uigiea
rs passs Gt.Sllea and ~ received inter.
fss3 INJURIES tt4st fssaaed pulmonary and
sIS'ta1(ft fieya0Ffkases.
saIs@# NSftstHsD szir4c.sted tho yoaitd
~ man sfpfB IN. machine In whict he
mao sess caught They had consider
able difficulty 81 getting him from re-
twser ms pieces u tha machine.
inc ambulance wap summoned All once
and lJr Cullen Il, Pitt responded prompt
~ Or Piti ard Mr.. IIobson were AT
tht pubic schools IN tho city together.
and the fatally wounded man recognized
his Achoolmnre,
'Cuien. ] am done for, expect. Take
mo 70 the Memorial Hospital, and please
notify my ~''o and little children said
Mr., lIobson.
Pr. PIT saw at once that there Was
littie TINT he could do except la relieve
tho mans snifer:nBs. fIe isAHsured him
aud gave him thA medicine to ease hls
pain,
Al the Memorial Hospital ha sunk into
,iheonsoiouHness and r.mnincd 10 untll
he died flir body Was taken home in
tl!a afternoon, tie resided III No. 1904
North Twentieth Street, and In survived
W. his wife and two small children,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-07
FORT LEE ITEMS


~, ~ 49, ~ DUKE spent Sunday With hla parenia
try. 's'- ~ 'ne c"un'
:, Miss I.aura poggett has gone n Ncynot4
;;snWs where she VIII spend d week al ID
nome 81 her brother. Mr. White Doprstt
Mnirnse Was the scene OF n happY gather.
~, one evening during the past week sghes
Mtss Alice Auard was agrec4tbIy stirp,Js "a
~ number OF her young friends walking
~ ana tnkins possession OF the pariorr MUST
anu sa1 , were INDUCED in until late hour
M men az required to The spacious dining room
W ,h light refresiiinen,s wer. served. Among
nose present were Misses Nellie Dukn T.
g no. nm Wr1g Clarke Nellie ana Alberta Benz
water Clarke, BERNARD Duke VIII IInrhes ,
ishrl lIendle. Andrew Dogseit Charlie Clarke
Iharles HuStcr. ignoiz Algner. August Aigner.
yabe1 Pnrker Claire Alard and Mr. and MIR.
Pierre hllarJ
Hunters may be seen daily with dog aud gtn.
and as n result inany pretty robins are haggGd.
Ih.fe are ought 10 be law prohibiting The
killing OF the pretty robin red breast.
The friends of Miss geatrlcc Ealeehc.
of No SoS North Second street. viii re-
sret 10 hear that size is still confined to
}ner room with pneumonia aud meningitis.
Mr.. John =. I4ightfoot, who has been
to-day.