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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17
HERE AND THERE.

EARLY maturity is just as advan-
tageous to the breeder and feeder OF
sheep as to any other stockman in
the world.
Success In beekeeping must be
gained by actual experience. Others
may supply facts, but the results, even
if they agree, must be the work Of
experience.
Exposure to weather damages We
hicles and farm implements more than
actual wear; and farmers most profit
able investment is the money neceS
sary to provide shelter for his vehicles
and tools.
One of the essentials in growing
fine leaf tobacco is vegetable matter,
or humus in the soil. These are OBJ
tanned by applications of barnyard ma
nure or turning under green crops like
cowpeas or clover.
The acreage of strawberries in the
south is not half what it should be.
The little children hold out their tiny
hands for the red fruit, the women
will have them, and the men could have
berries if they would plant and culti-
| vate them.
Young men you will be more pros
porous and better contented on the
farm than in the crowded city. where
poverty, hunger and want are the gen.
eral lot of many people. A home cf
ten acres will produce mere reliable
/ living than a $500 salary in the city.
| The average steer in North Caro-
4 lima sells on the market for $22. In
the western states he sells for $50 or
more. Why this difference? Because
he Is better bred, more enicient meat
maker than is the beef animal Of the
south. Our need then is better live
stock.
Broom corn belongs to the sorg-
hum family, and is sown and cultivated
similar to sorghum. 1t can be success
fully grown wherever corn can. II re-
sists drought better than corn. Rich
loan Is the soil, but thin land may
be fortified and produce paying crop
of broom straw.
The dairyman should recognize that
milk is an extra product which can not
be produced by the COW until she has
supplied the wants of her own system
II she Is low in flesh, nature makes the
first demands upon the food she con-
sumes to supply and build up these m
poverished flesh tissues instead OF
producing milk, hence the necessity q
extra feed in the wintes months.
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FARMER AND PLANTER.
SOUTHERN PROSPERITY.
VIII the Southern Farmer XIII the
Goose That Lays For Him the
Golden Eggt

The south Is In the throes of a won
derful and bewildering prosperity. It
comes from the combination of favor
ing seasons and high-priced cotton. 1t
has been estimated that the cotton crop
of this year will bring to the south
ern farmers $45O. 00o, 900. 1t is an in
conceivable amount. Its evidence is
seen on all sides In new houses, new
stores, whole streets of new stores, in
cotton fields stretched wide, in cotton
nelds up clear to the stores of the viii
lagos, In cotton patches in vacant town
lots. 1t Is an era of cotton planting.
1t may be news to northern folk that
the south is now producing several
times as much cotton as 1t did at the
beginning Of the civil war, that it is
producing many times as much wealth
as in other commodities. Probably ten
times as much wealth is now being
produced In the south as a couple OF
decades ago. AS a whole, it is not an
old and WORKOUT land; it is a land
beaming with hope, awakening to its
realization Of powers heretofore un-
known and unsupported.
And yet there Is whispering of fear
among the most thoughtful southern
men. Is this high-priced cotton surely
q good thing? Will 1t end in terrible
depletion of soil and greater impover-
ishment Of the people? 1t all depends,
no doubt upon the wisdom Of the in
1ividuAl II he unwisely strains every
nsrve to plant all his land in cotton
and only cotton, II he spends his in
come lavishly, he may awaken to six
cent cotton, no money In the bank and
wasted fields. That Is the serious dan
ger Of the situation.
But there are a great many intelli-
gent and thoughtful men In the south
who are reaching out for better things,
who are seeking to build well and from
the foundation. They are seeking to
grow legumes between cotton crops. to
diversity, to build silos, to husband
resources. They are advantages OF
great note. The cowpea Is a God
ssrd. burr clover thrives. peanuts en-
rich soils and mako pork cheaper. Some
Of the clovers will grow up during the
very late fall and early spring wealth
or which almost overlop In this land;
burr clover Is such legume, and in in
telligent hands In this way the land Is
readily buiit-Col. jos. q. Wing. II
Breeders Gazette.
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WASTES ON THE FARM.
Keeps the Know-It-Au
Farmer Poor.

II has been raining steadily all day,
and while I am housed up I am read
ing some, writing a little, posting my
books and planning for the campaign
that is to follow all this bad weather.
Yes, the weather is bad. but stock are
all comfortably housed, and tools and
machinery under sheds. l could not
feel comfortable myself If any Of the
dumb brutes were exposed to this cold
rain. All farm operations are at
standstill, as far as active work is con-
cerned, but the wise farmer Is plan
ming ahead for the coming season. 1t
is said that no other business could
stand the drawbacks that come to the
farmer and succeed. Well, maybe not,
but these bleak, wintry days are help
to many of us. We rest and recuperate,
both man and beast; we lay our plans,
read our agricultural papers. study the
bulletins, and in many ways fortify
ourselves for the busy season later on.
Are your tools and machinery I'M
der shelter, good friend? l passed a
good farm the other day and saw all
the tools scattered about the barn,
nothing under shelter except the wagon.
I know Of q reaper that has never
been sheltered since 1t was first set up.
Now. good friends. this is one draw
back that men farming can not stand.
Why will q man buy costly machinery
and leave II exposed to all kinds OF
weather? I can not answer that ques-
tiou. and will leave 1t for my readers
to ponder over. Another thing l can
not explain Is why a man will leave his
cattle out all winter exposed to the
weather. Some time since l passed a
farm and saw a few poor cows stand
ing shivering In the cold, trying to eat
wheat straw. Not shelter, nor the
sign OF other feed, and the men expect
ed these cows to give milk. once
knew a man who did not have a stable
for his morse. He kept him tied to a
tree IN the yard.
Mr.. Editor. do / expect to start
any great reform movement by writ
ing about these things? Hardly,
because the people who do these things
do not read your paper, nor any other
farm paper. They are the folks who
know more about farming. stock-rais-
ing and all kindred questions than all
the farm papers combined. They are
also the folks who give chattel mort
cages for supplies. Good friend, il you
should see this by courtesy OF the ed
itor in sending you sample copy. LEI
me make one or two suggestion. First
subscribe for the paper and read it ev'
cry week same as you do your Bible
or maybe a little 'samer." and as soor
a you subscribe for the paper get Out
and make a shelter for those poor cows
then gather up the tools and put them
under shelter, and don't forget piggy
and leave him out in the rain and
snow. Then proceed to get wrathy al
me for telling you about it.-E. 8. Mill
saps, In Progressive Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17
Cures Blood, Skin Troubles, Cancer,
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II your blood is impure, thin, diseased,
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ter. B. B. B. is especially advised for
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17
"a 90 50

The enormous crops on our seed farms
the past season compel us to issue this
special catalogue.
SEND THIS NOTICE TO-DAY.
and receive the radishes and the wonder
full Bargain Book free.
Remit &c and we add package of Cos
mos the most fashionable, serviceable,
beautiful annual flower.
John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lock Drawer
K, La Crosse, Wis.
There is only one true goodness in the
world-a perfectly square deal.
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undeterred by Andree's Fate.

Another attempt is to be made TO
reach the north pole in balloon. The
latest aspirant to do SO is Mr.. MARCH,
lac, who proposes 70 carry with MIN
the apparatus for wireless telegraphy'
so as to keep in touch with civilization
the whole time. The balloon Is TO
carry an electro-motor, capable OF sup
plying power for 200 hours. It 10 pro-
posed to start from Spitzbergen, and
the estimated cost Is s3,75o.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17
DOCTOR CURED OF ECZEMA.
Maryland Physician Cures Himself
Dr.. Fisher Says: "Cuticura Rem
edies Possess True Merit"

my face was afflicted with eczema in
the year 1897. used the Cuticura Rene
dies, and was entirely cured. / am prac-
ticing physician, and very often prescribe
Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Soap in
cases of eczema, and they have cured
where other formulas have failed.
am not in the habit of endorsing patent
medicines, but when l find remedies pos
sessinR true merit, such as the Cuticura
Remedies do, am broad-minded enough
to proclaim their virtues to the world.
have been practicing medicine for sixteen
ysars, and must say find your Remedies
A No. /. You are at liberty 70 publish
this letter. G. N. Fisher, II. D., Big
Pool, Nd, Nay n, 1905"
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Employees.

Employees
The total number of persons en-
ployed in all the Swift packing plants
and branch houses aggregate over
$4,000 persons. Conditions for en-
ployes in the various manufacturing
and operating departments Is continu-
ally improving with the construction
of new buildings and the installation
Of new and up-to-date equipment
Sanitation ana Hygiene.
The housewife makes no greater ef-
fort to keep her kitchen clean than we
do to keep in sanitary and hygienic
condition our abattoirs. They are
thoroughly scrubbed at the close OF
each days operations. ana automatic
appliances are used wherever possible
in order to eliminate the personal han
ding of meats. Rigid rules governing
these points are strictly enforced; lax
| ity means dismissal.
visitors Always welcome.
No other industry in the world gives
such a cordial welcome to visitors a:
Swift Z Co. We keep open house thu
year around, and maintain a corps o.
specially trained guides, with specia
elevators and rest rooms In one yea
we have entertained over quarter o
a million Of men and women; In on
day-Grand Army Day. 1901-we en-
tertained $4,000. Among our visitor
have been ambassadors from foreigl
governments, princes. noblemen an
distinguished citizens from all land
and eminent folks from every State 1
the Union. We wish to familiarize tn
public with our methods, and the bes
way to do that Is to let the public se
for itself. We have no secret pre-
esses or methods in any department.
Swift's Premium Hams ana Bacon.
Swift's Premium Hams and Baco
, are more widely and favorably know
than any other brand. Their popular
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17
Tiny Horse.

What u believed to be the tiniest
horse or pony in the world is the prop
erty of an Italian nobleman, who
makes a speciality of breeding dwarf
horses on his estate in Lombardy. Tbs
diminwjye creature barely measures
10 inches at the withers, scarcely the
size of a large dog. The owner pos
sesses many such equine dwarfs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17
Not the Right Laughter.

Were there laughter and cheers dur.
ing your speech"
"well," answered the youthful states
man, there weren't any cheers, but
now and then people in the audience
looked at one another and lsushsd-"-
Stray Storioa
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Swift & Company

ity Il due to the uniform quality and
flavor of the meat, and to their me
appearanse when received from the
dealer. Each piece is branded on the
rind, "Swift's Premium q. s. Inspect
ed" and wrapped in cheesecloth ana
white parchment paper.
Look for the brand. "Swift's Prem
ium," when buying hams and bacon
swift's silver Leaf Lard
Is a strictly pure lard, kettle rem
dered, and put up in 8, s and 10-pound
sealed pals. 1t is Americas Standard
Lard, and enjoys a high reputation
and an enormous sale.
swift's Soaps.
An interesting feature Of q trip
through the Chicago plant is q visit to
the soap factory, one Of the largest
and most complete In this country.
There we manufacture numerous toilet
and laundry soaps, and washing pow.
ders.
| Among which are:
Wool Soap, widely and favorably
known; for toilet and bath, and wash.
ing fine fabrics.
Crown Princess Toilet Soap. highly
perfumed.
Swifts Pride Soap. for laundry and
Household use.
i Swifts Pride Washing Powder, IN
surpassed for all cleaning purposes.
swift's Specialize.
Swift's Premium Ham
Swift's Premium Bacon
Swift's Premium Sliced Bacon
Swift's Premium Lard
Swift's Winchester Ham
Swift's Winchester Bacon
Brookfeld Farm Sausage
, Swift's Silver Leaf Lard
Jewel Lard Compound
Swift's Cotosuet
Swift's Jersey Butterine
Swift's Beef Extract
Swift's Beef Fluid
swift's Premium Milk-Fed Chickens
Swift's Soaps.
Wool Soap
q Scented Toilet Soaps
q Swift's Pride Soap
: Swift's Pride Washing Powder
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17

in and bloating Of the chest chohed
me and threatened the heart. I had
little hope. but TO my untold surprise
Doan's Kidney Pills brought me relief
and saved my pfe. i shall never for
get It."
Sold by all o.alers. 50 cents a boz
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17

All the Swift 4 Company plants are
located at the great live stock markets,
in the heart of the great agricultural
sections, where can be purchased the
finest grades of cattle, sheep and hogs.
We have seven packing plants, employ.
ing at each from two to eight thousand
persons.
The following gives the locations
and sizes Of the different plants.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17
Killing for Glory and Honor

1t is a great thing, this glory and
honor of nations. For 1t men go and
shoot at perfect strangers without an
introduction and are shot at by them.
Those who are killed are heroes and
get their names misspelled in list.
The more Of these there are the greater
the glory and honor redounding TO the
credit of the nation supplying them.
The nation measures its glory and
honor by the number Of its cirizens
slain. So this glory and honor must
be a fine and noble thing.-St Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17
Rich. Juicy Radishes Free.

Everybody loves juicy, tender radishes.
Salzer knows this, hence he offers to send
you absolutely free sufficient radish seed
to keep you in tender radishes all sum-
mer long and his great
sALzKR's BARGAIN SEED BOOK.
with its wonderful surprises and great
bargains in seeds at bargain prices.
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"Wken 1 began
using Doan's Kid
ney Pills / was so
weak / could
hardly d. az my
self across the
room. ] W as
wretched AMI ner.
vous. and had
backache, bear
ing-down pain,
headache, dissi-
mess and weak
eyes Dropsy Get
.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17

Most young fellows don't begin. to think
seriously about marriage until they have
been married two or three months.-N.
Y Times
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17

The Escurial, spainb royal palace.
contains q cathedral. . monastery. two
colleges, three chapter houses, three IL
braries and nearly 5000 apartments In
addition.
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Smokers appreciate the quality yalue o
Lewis Single Binder Cigar. Your dealer o
Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill
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Amended.

Knicker-Speech is silver.
Bocker-And silence Is OIL IN. Y.
Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17

Many man would fail to arrive but
for his ability to butt in.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17

Tel q man he has shrewdness and b
never thinks of doubling it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-03-17
A DEspAIRING WOMAN.
Weak, Nervous and Wretched From
Wasting Kidney Troubles.

Mrs- Henry A. Reamer, Main and
Garst Sts., South Bend, Ind, says:
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II u folly to be wise to Ill you - sad
hear.
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The total distributive sales for 1905
exceeded
This total Is realized from the sale
of fresh meats (beef, mutton and
pork, provisions. produce (poultry.
butter and eggs). soaps, CLUES. oils,
bones, fertilizers, feathers, castings,
hides, woods, pelts and other by-prod-
ucts derived from cattle, sheep. hogs
and poultry.
Margin Of FroAt.
The industry is operated on q mar
gin Of less than 2 cents to each dol
lar of sales. Swift & Co. do not sell
at retail. Their entire output Is sold
at wholesale to many thousands Of
dealers In various parts of the world.
There are hundreds of local slaughter
ers throughout the United States, who
buy their live stock in competition
with the packer doing an interstate
and international business. Likewise
the packer must sell in competition
with the local slaughterers. There are
no secret processes In the industry. no
complicated and expensive factories,
and as live stock can be purchased in
almost every hamlet and city, ana the
preparation Of NESTS is simple IN the
extreme, local slAughtering will long
remain q factor in the production OF
fresh meats and provisions.
Economic Advantages.
The large packing houses will, how
ever, always have these advantages:
Locations at the chief live stock cen
tiers, with the opportunity to buy thu
best live stock; manufacturing II
large quantities. at the minimum o
expense; utilization of al waste mate
rial; refrigeration; mechanical appli
ances; highly eh1cient business man
agement. These advantages are re
fected in the quality Of the packer
output, a quality that has reached it
highest development in the product
bearing the name and brand o
Swift"
Purchasing Iivs Stock.
The principal live stock centers Ar
Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, 81
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An old bachelors idea of q fool 10
man who attends his own wedding.
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Louis. 81 Joseph. st. Paul and Fort
Worth. The same methods of purchas-
ing cattle, sheep and hogs prevail at
all cities. At Chicago, which is the
largest market, there are about two
hundred and fifty buyers, representing
packers, local slaughterers in various
cities, and exporters. OF this number,
less than a score are employed by
Swift & Company.
The farmer ships his live stock to
Chicago, consigns them to commits
sion firm at the Union Stock Yards,
who sees that they are unloaded and
put in pens. Then the buyers inspect
them, make their offers to the commits
sion dealer, who accepts or rejects as
his judgment dictates. All buying must
be finished at o'clock each day, and
the buyer must pay spot cash. II the
commission man has no satisfactory
offers. he can hold his stock over to
the next day. He gets his commission
from the farmer, and naturally strives
to get the highest possible price for
his client.
Wholesale Distributing Houses.
A wholesale distributing house Is q
giant refrigerator, but instead 81
shelves there are trolley rails, from
which are suspended hooks to hang
the carcasses. Some Of the houses cost
as much as q hundred thousand dol
lars to build and equip. AS a rule
they are Of pressed brick. the inside'
being lined-hoor, walls and ceiling
with highly polished hardwood. TIT
floors are covered daily with fresh saw
dust and all are kept spotlessly clean
There are over three hundred Of thes
wholesale houses in various cities o
the United States, and the public is al
ways welcome to visit them.
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The principal live stock centers are
Chicago, Kansas City. Omaha. st.
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The total distributive sales for 1905
exceeded
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Swiftss Premium Hams and Bacon.
Swift's Premium Hams and Bac0n
are more widely and favorably known
than any other brand. Their popular
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-09-01
A Remarkable Career.

General Sam Houston was not only
q great Texan, but probably the most
striking and commanding figure which
has yet appeared in the public life of
the far southwest - born In Virginia,
taken to Tennessee at an early age,
whence, while yet in his teens, he went
to war with Andrew Jackson against
the Creek Indians; desperately wound
ed In the battle of the Horseshoe Bend;
adJutant general of Tennessee and a
representative in congress from that
state; governor of Tennessee In his
youth; married, separated from his
wife in two months, resigning imme-
diately as governor, self eXiled for
years among the Cherokee Indians,
emigrating to Texas In 1892; member
Of the convention of 1886, which de-
clared Texas to be an Independent re-
public; general and commander In
chief of the army which achieved in
dependence at San Jacinto; twice
president of the republic, United States
senator and governor of the state
@. A. Culberson In Scribner's.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1906-09-01

"John Doe" proceedings were abol-
ished by law in Great Britain In 1852.
Previous to that time John Doe had
figured in the old fashioned eJectment
action for the recovery Of the posses
sion of land, together with damages
for the wrongful withholding thereof.
For various reasons Of convenience
and history dating from the reign of
Edward III. A did not proceed against
directly in such case. Instead A
delivered to B an entirely false state
ment from the fictitious John Doe"
that A had devised the land to John
for term OF years. and John" had
been ousted from 1t by the equally
fictitious Richard Roe" Then Rich
ard informed B that he was not going
to defend the action himself, but B
must do 1t, and so on. Occasionally,
by way Of variety, John Doe" gave
place to one "Gooddtle."