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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1906-07-14
THE FLOWER GARDEN.
Old Favorites Should Do Well with
Attention to Few Conditions
"A List Given.

Among the flowers that are old
standbys for the summer garden are
asters, sweet peas, nasturtiums, poppy,
phlox, castor plant and sunfiower.
Asters should be planted in boxes in
March and transplanted in the garden
In May. The nasturtiums and sweet
peas should have poultry netting held
in place by stakes to vine on. With
the exception of the aster, these flow
ers should be sown the last of April.
You can depend on these flowers
svery time If you give them good soil
to grow in and keep the weeds away
from them. If prevented from ripen-
ing seed by gathering the flowers as
fast as they appear, they will come
into bloom early in the season and
produce flowers well up to the frost
time.
The old-fashioned sunaower can be
used to advantage, and to give the
garden a tropical effect the recinus
or castor plant with its palmate leavez
is strikingly effective.
The castor plant and sunfiower
should be used as background for
the garden, and should be planted on
the four sides of the garden and next
to the fence, and the space Of from
three to four feet of the fence should
be filled in with the asters, sweet
peas, poppies, nasturtiums and phlox.
Orange Judd Farmer.
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MEDICAL MENTION.

A Christiania doctor has discovered
that microbes are infected with para
sites.
Strong measures against tuberculo-
sis have been taken by the local gov
eminent board Of Scotland, writes Con.
sui Fleming from Edinburgh. It is
put IN the class of infectious diseases
and campaign Of disinfection is in
augurated.
When anyone with normal eyesight
stands at right angles to a ray of SUM-
light 1t is easy to see floating dust par
ticles which are not discoverable with
the aid Of the strongest microscope.
What is seen by the unaided eye Is not
the particle of solid matter, but the
cone of light reflected from it and &C.
cupying a much greater space.
In denouncing the genral use of
chemical preserves In food, the Lancet
remarks that the curingo or smoke proc
ess aims not merely at preserving the
food, but giving it palatable qualities
Smoked salmon, herring or paddock,
for example, is not only preserved by
the process, but agreably favored at
the same time. The addition of borax
or salicylic acid, on the other hand,
would not enhance the flavor OF these
fishes.
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GOOD FRUIT MERINoUEs.
These Are Very Delicate and a Nice
Dessert for Luncheon or q
High Tea.

Fruit meringues are so delicious
and so easily made that it is a pity
they are not oftener seen on our
tables. Make nice puff paste; line
a pie-plate with 1t, about a quarter
of an inch thick. Bake these shells
in the oven, and prick them IL they
rise too much. Be very careful in
lining the pie-plate to have the paste
"fulled" on, so 1t will not shrink away
in baking. When the pastry shells
are done, let cool, and fill them with
rich apple sauce, stewed and sweet
ened and favored; or fill them with
canned peaches sliced and sweetened:
or with ounce, or other marmalade,
or jelly or jam. Cover each pie with
a thick meringue made by beating the
whites of two eggs to stiff froth.
adding gradually while beating two
tablespoonfuls Of pulverized sugar
and the juice Of one lemon. Return
the pie to the oven, where the heat
should be gentle, and cook the merin-
que slowly until it is a firm. light
brown, and it will not fall when cold
The Commoner.
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continue to suffer rather than submit
to examinations which SO many physi>
clans propose in order to intelligently
..reat the disease; ana this is the reas
son why SO many physicians fail "a
cure female disease.
This is also the reason why thousands
upon thousands of women are corre~
spending with Mrs Pinkham, daughters
in-law of Lydia E. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass. To her they can confide every
detail of their illness, and from her
great knowledge. obtained from years
of experience in treating female ills,
Mrs. Pinkham can advise sick women
more wisely than the local physician.
Read how Mrs. Pinkham helped Mrs. +.
Willadsen of Manning. Ia. She writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:
:" can truly say that you have saved my
life, and cannot express my gratitude In
words. Before l wrote to you telling you
how felt, I had doctored for over two years
steady, and spent lots of money In medicines
besides, but it all failed to do me any good.
had female trouble and would daily have faint
ing spells, backache, bearing down pains, and
my monthly periods were very irregular and
finally ceased. wrote to you for your adj
vice and received letter full of Instructions
Just what to do, and also commenced to take
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and / have been restored to perfect health.
Had it not been for you would have BEEN
In my grave to-day"
Mountains of proof establish the fact
that no medicine in the world equals
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound for restoring women's health.
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THE NEW WASH-FROcKS.
We Have a Return Of "Sprigged
Muslins" and Of the Quaint
Styles Of Long Ago.

Among the perfectly new kinks for
wash frocks is the use Of the old
lowered French taffeta-wash COT
tons-and figured calicoes so highly
finished that they have the look Of
damask. Plain materials in the same
weaves are employed to trim these.
but the solid decoration is very spare.
One such imported gown seen owned
the charming title of costume ber-
gere (shepheress' dress). French
calico was said to be the material,
but the effect was like that Of q toilet
upon q Vatican fan. Upon dam
asked white background were small
bouquets of naturally tinted field
flowers, tied with live knot ribbons
in pale blue. This formed the upper
dress, which was in a species Of
polonaise with family defined pam
niers and a square neck and flounced
elbow sleeves. The lower skirt was
of plain blue calico finely killed and
made decidedly short, and with this
ravishing toilet went a high guimpe
and long undersleeves Of embroi-
dered white muslin.
Great stress is laid upon the style
of the gloves for entire wash gowns.
French authorities declare kid to be
entirely out Of place.-Washington
Star.
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DIFFERENCE OF DECREE.
Both Parted Their Hair in the Mid
die, But Ones Part Was Much
the Wider.

One Of the veteran lawyers Of Bur-
nngton. Vt, is A. v. Spalding. writes
F. H. Kelsey Of Lowell, in the Boston
Globe. One day when he was trying q
case In the Chittenden county court
he called as a witness q stylishly
dressed young man who parted his
hair in the middle, a practice that
used to be regarded as indicative of
dude" The young man, however,
gave his testimony in plain, straight
forward manner and resumed his seat
When the argument came to be
made by the counsel opposed to Mr..
Spalding. reference was made in
peculiarly cutting manner to the fop-
pish locking witness who parted his
hair in Ine middle.
On rising to reply. Mr.. Spalding
said: 81 fail to see how the fact that
this young man parts his hair III the
middle has any bearing in this case.
He certainly has right to part his
hair in the middle, and he parts it ex-
actly as my brother on the other side
does his, only" he added, pointing to
the perfectly bald head of the oppos-
ing lawyer, "he doesn't part 1t quite
SO WIDE"
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SCIENTIFIC SPECIALS.

Prof. Classen, of Aix-la- Chapelle, has
brought out process of making alco-
hol from sawdust The cellulose II
treated with gaseous sulphuric acit,
and glucose formed, and is converted
into alcohol by fermentation. A ton
Of sawdust yields about SO gallons OF
crude alcohol or rs gallons of absolute
alcohol. 1t is expected, however, tina.
in time 80 gallons or more will be OBJ
tanned.
Prof. Behring, who claims to have
discovered an effective treatment
against tuberculosis, is the discoverer
Of the serum treatment of diphtheria
Four years ago he shared the Nobel
price of $4,000 With DR.. Roux, OF the
Pasteur institute, of Paris. He, is
also a professor of the Berlin univer-
sity and has for years pursued his ex-
periments on an estate of his own of
about 1000 acres near Marburg. The
number of animals Of all sizes that
have passed through his hands on this
property Is simply enormous.
The new alchemy assumes that ele-
ments of great atomic weight break up
into substances of lighter atoms. but
thus far the only transmutations OBJ
served have been the changes Of radium
and actinium into an emanation. of
which about seven per cent. seems to
iorm helium. What becomes of the re-
naming SO per cent of the emanation
is not yet proven, although there arc
reasons for believing that lead f.
part of the product. In the atomic dis
Indignation the energy given out far
surpasses all previous experience. and
1t is estimated that II fragment Of
radium could be made to complete its
change instantaneously, the result
would be an explosion millions OF
times more terrific than of gun cotton.
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Care Of Shoes.

Boot and shoe trees are all very
well IL they can be afforded, but set
Of them to accommodate the footgear
of the average well-dressed woman
represents quite a considerable ex.
penditure. Tissue paper crushed and
packed in the shoe answers every pur.
pose of keeping 1t In shape and costs
almost nothing. Patent leather shoes
need special care to preserve them
In good condition. When they are
fresh and new they may be wiped
over after every wearing with soft
linen cloth, and set in closet that
is not too cold nor too warm. Elk
tremes of temperature injure the leatli-
er. AS the shoes begin to show
signs of wear they should be washed
with a sponge dipped in lukewarm
water, and after being carefully dried,
be lightly brushed over with patent
leather varnish sold for the purpose
and applied with cameIs-hair brush
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DOUBLING THE COTTON CROP.
Not ny Increasing the Acreage But
by Improving the Plant
and Staple.

Some very startling results have
been achieved by the department of
agriculture in improving American cot
ton. With the cotton crop of the Unit
ed States reaching an annual value of
nearly $500, 000, 900, it is easy to see
that the man who can make 1t worth
four or five cents a pound more to the
grower will put few dollars of spend
ing money into the pockets Of the
southern planters.
This improvement Of the crop has
been realized, and there appears. no
reason why in. ten years from now the
whole of the cotton belt should not be
growing a longer staple cotton worth
on the average of four and one-half
cents a pound more than the present
crop. Of course, this millenial eondi-
ton Of things will not be altogether
realized. That there will be decided
and general advance in the value of
the crop as the result of work already
done by the agricultural department is
certain. But there are always the fac
tors Of ignorance, indifference and pref
udice to be reckoned with, and that
will hold down the grand total of the
advance.
This is human nature. Otherwise
every one would be raising thorough
bred stock, cats, and chickens, which
cost no more to feed and rear them than
scrubs, but everyone does not breed
thoroughbreds, whether they be dogs
or cows, and SO it is a certainty that
when the average of the cotton crop
is vastly improved by the use Of bet
ter seed there will be a large number
Of planters who are sticking to the old
methods and complaining because they
md it hard 10 make living
The department of agriculture has
however, by several years of persistent
work, bred from the old varieties of
cotton raised in the south several new
strains of cotton that, while having all
the desirable qualities Of the old types.
produce a staple that is almost half
longer. 1t Is just one branch Of the
general industry of plant breeding, and
the result, as shown by the cotton itself
combed out In fleecy whiteness on
black card is a striking object lesson
In the possibilities Of plant breeding.
The department, in the course of its
experiments. has handled thousands of
samples and hundreds Of thousands Ct
individual plants in making the selec-
tions that are now considered good
enough to be sent out as new fixed
types.
Outsiders do not realize that an
eighth Of an inch on the length of the
fiber in cotton boil means cent a
pound additional on the value Of the
crop, Now by careful breeding and Sc
lection the department Of agriculture
has produced cotton that runs from
thres-Quarters of an inch to an inch and
4 quarter longer than the parent plants
from which 1t was produced.
The farmers at large can help great
y In keeping up the work that has
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been given practical start by the de-
partment in all of its plant-breeding
work. There are simple methods Of
seed selection that will insure a steady
in each successive crop,
and that will prevent the crops from
deteriorating. The selection Of seed
takes little care and intelligence. but
it is not deeply abtruse work, and the
has reduced it to simple
that are easy for any planter
to follow.-Agricultural Department
Bulletin.
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HERE AND THERE.

Tall oat grass Is very popular in
Europe as meadow grass, but is not
recommended for pasture. 1t does well
in the southern states, where it makes
hay and Is good for winter grazing.
The evergreen variety Of broom
corn is the most popular in the broom
corn district. 1t will thrive where corn
or sorghum will. 1t will resist drought
better than corn. A rich, loamy soil
is its delight.
The North Carolina experiment
station has been experimenting on the
yield of corn. Rows three and half
feet apart, corn stalks four feet apart
in rows produced 24.7 bushels per
acre. Rows four by four feet produced
22.S bushels per acre.
If the reader is extending his farm
fencing, If he will turn the top of tree
downward when he sets his posts in
the ground, such posts win last twice
as long as posts set like they grew.
The posts thus reversed have not the
power of absorbing the water.
I'm planting grasses for pasture the
quantity of roots to the natural plant
is question for consideration. The
roots that endure the tramping of stock
will make the most durable pasture.
The greater the number Of seed or va
riety the better the pastuage.
DR. Leslie ]. Allen, the Oklahoma
representative of the bureau of animal
industry, has returned from an inspec-
ton tour of the Usage nation, and re-
ports at the present time 125,000 cat
tie brought IN from southern states for
summer feeding. This is 5000 more
than were pastured in the Usage coun-
try last year.
The agricultural department of the
Kansas agricultural college will ex-
pertinent on six or eight varieties OF
broomcorn this year. Some breeding
experiments have been in progress for
three years with q view Of getting .
longer brush and shorter center stem.
and at the same time finer quality II
brush.
--There are at this time more than
200 cotton gins under course Of con-
struction in west Texas-where two
years ago no cotton was produced, and
1t was thought none could be grown.
These gins are being built because
there is enough cotton acreage in sight
for this year to assure them profitable
patronage.
The sale of many thousands Of
acres of school lands in west Texas in
duced farmers to try their luck in the
cattle country. Favorable seasons for
the past three years showed to the ad-
vantage of the western section. and
owners OF large areas of land in use
as pastures were induced to part with
holdings to be cut into farms and
colonized.
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HoMELY PHILOSOPHY.

II isn't always lucky to trust people
who trust to luck.
Romance is sweet sixteen. religion
Is sixty II she's day.
Happy is he who never knows when
he gets the worst Of it.
A great achievement doesn't need q
brass band accompaniment.
Most Of us expect better obituary
notices than are coming to us.
Those who yield to temptation arc
generally looking for a chance.
The optimist looks forward to to-
morrow, the pessimist signs for yes
terday.
There might not be so much room
at the top If there were fewer cushions
at the bottom.
Most of us are dissatisfied, some
with what we have and some with
what we haven't.
The present gets away from a lot Of
people while they sit on park benches
worrying about the future.
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ALMOST A CATASTROPHE.
Exuberance Of Love systematically
Manifested. Results in Nor
tification.

She was seated in the cleaning,
happy smile on her pretty. pensive
face, when her elderly aunt entered.
Then, as she looked upon the kind old
face, feeling rushed upon her that
she must share her wonderful news
with somebody-she must let someone
into the secret which till then had
been the sole possession of herself and
Harold She sprang up and flung her
arms about her aunt's neck.
ooh, auntie." she cried impulsively,
"you 40 love me, don't you? Kiss me,
aun.le, and tell me you do-kiss mel"
But only an alarming gurgle came
fren the old lady for a moment. Then
s5a said, gasping Indignantly: -
kiss you. If you amt careful I'll
shake the life out of you. You very
nearly made me swallow my teeth"
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SIGNALS FOR BRIDAL PARIS
Which Convey Commands and Ten
Ger Sentiments in Public
Places. -
Bride to Groom.

BTfQe 10 GFOOms
One short jerk Of coat Stop looking
at that girl!
One long jerk of coat-Oh. see the
pretty hats!
One long hug-You look perfectly
lovely to-day.
One long hand squeeze-Hbney,
what makes you look SO cross?
One short hand squeeze-Some ones
coming!
Groom to Bride.
One short jerk of sleeve-Stop look
ing at that man!
One long jerk Of sleeve-Come on.
You don't want to see the hats.
One long hug-You look perfectly
lovely to-day.
One long hand squeeze-Honey, you
amt mad, are you?
One short hand squeeze-Don't be .
goose!
Three sharp taps on wrist-Take
care, woman. take care! l will be
master in my own house!-Puck.
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NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE.

There are ladies' smoking cars on
English railways.
Alligator, popular native dish in
India, tastes like veal.
The wood used in the best pianos
has been seasoned 40 years.
Those who reach 80 in good health
are likely. statistics show. to last to
73.
Over 100000 pounds Of human hair.
valued at 100000. IL sold annually
in Paris.
The majority Of criminals can draw
and paint. That is why artists can
rarely get credit.
In many parts Of Switzerland the
government buries the dead, supplying
cofiins and undertaken free Of cost
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IMMIGRATION.
Some of the Reasons why the Tide
Of Immigration Should BE
Turned Southwark.

We are heartily in favor of turning
the tide of immigration southwark, and
while I'VE may be thought to be
for the faith that is within us:
/. We want more labor in the south,
and immigration furnishes the quickest
way of securing an adequate supply to
develop our varied resources.
2. The more people we have-the
better roads-more churches and
schools-the better all our social advan-
tages in the country.
8. The more people-the better mar
ket We have for all our production. One
hundred people will give you 100
chances to make a sale; 1000 people
swiftly increases your chances U to
1000.
4. The southern states can amply
support 1900 population to the square
mile, and we do not average 80. Hence
it viii take one thousand years to reach
our capacity.
5. Increased population means in
creased land values, and farmer is no
poorer with only 100 acres of land
worth $4,000 than he would be with
1000 acres of land worth only $40, 900.
6. These immigrants will help to di-
versify our farming and increase our
resources
T. We have both the power and the
laws to control as many as can come
within our gates, and we can assimilate
several hundred thousand a year, with
out any great shock to our social sys-
tenn.
8. We have nothing against the ne
grove wish him well-but we want
to see the white race in the south 100
to 1. This will be the best solution
of the much-discussed race problem.
8. Our country has been settled by
immigration, and we can see no valid
reason for denying to others those priv
ileges that our forefathers enjoyed, and
which now mean so much to us.
10. These foreigners can not get our
lands without paying us for them. So
we will not be robbed. It is true they
can make more out of the land than
we are making: but they will be slim
illus to us in this respect
We could give hundreds of instances
showing the value of immigration; but
will content ourselves with one that
comes under our observation to-day. A
Greek came by our little farm, and see
ing our vineyard he stopped to talk
with us. We learned that he was Q
merchant in Atlanta, and was interest
ed in a store with his brother in AL
bany, Ca; but he had just purchased so
acres of land near us for $4,250, and
was going to put it in grapes. He
said he would bring another brother
from Greece to stay on the farm. We
asked him how he would plant his
grapes. He replied: 'Tn six-foot rows,
three feet apart; would prune them so
as to have large vine about two feet
high, with four branches cut back to
three feet. Would not have any stakes
or trellis," and he added that he would
raise many more grapes to the acre
than we would, which no doubt is true;
SO we say, let the Greeks come, and
any other nationality who will intel
ligently till our soil, develop our mines
or run our factories.@Southsrn Guilt
vator.
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Close quarters-the miser's.
A difference in terms-congress and
Jail.
Holding . meeting does not deter
its progress.
Government bonds-in tho United
States prison.
Even a muddy stream can leap clear
over the falls.
It doesn't take much cultivation to
raise big howl.
A burglar is likely to put out the
lights when he lights out.
Try and keep pleasant even when
you come to the cross roads
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TORTURED WITH ECZEMA.
Tremendous Itching Over Whole Body
Scratched Until Bled-Wonder-
full Cure by Cuticura.

Last year suffered with tremendous
itching on my back, which grew worse and
worse, until it spread over the whole body.
and only my face and hands were free.
For four months or so / suffered torrents,
bled. At night when l went to bed
things got worse, and ] had at times
to get up and scratch my body all over,
until l was as sore as could be, and until
| suffered excruciating pains. They told
me that / was suffering from eczema.
Then made up my mind that would use
the Cuticura Remedies / used them ac-
cording to instructions, and very soon in
deed ] was greatly relieved. / continued
until well, and now l am ready to recon-
mend the Cuticura Remedies to any one.
Mrs. Mary Metzger, Sweetwater, Okla,
June %, 1905"
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Charitable Player.

BY some means mother and daugh-
ter managed to gain access to Pade-
rewski's sanctum. The mother was
proud of her daughter and the daugh-
ter had aspirations. She desired Pad
erewskl's opinion of her skill. Paderew-
ski listened, or appeared to, while the
mother beat time approvingly. At last,
with final crash, the girl rosa from
the stool and the mother flushed with
pleasure. Tell me-" she whispered to
the artist, tell me In confidence. What
do you think of herr" Amiably the
artist rubbed his hands together. Il
think she must be very charitable
Surely she letteth not her left hand
know what her right hand doeth."