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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
THE KISS IN JAPAN.
One Western Idea That IL Popular
with Eastern Maidens.

She was Japanese college student,
little and thin, but very graceful In
her Paris gown.
"The KISS" she said, blushing faint
~, was unknown in Japan SO years
ego. Now, among the aristocracy, It
is becoming quite renowned.
yet it comes as great shock at
first. 1t is SO different, you know,
from anything in Japanese girls ex-
perience. have known maidens who
tainted at a first kiss that was per-
haps too warmly rendered. Yet these
very maids became afterward ardent
advocates of the new western en-
brace.
Frankly. like the kiss myself. It's
stimulus, and the feeling, as of red
satin. when mouth touches mouth
with warm, soft shock-yes, frank
ly, / like the kiss, and I find 1t ex-
tremely difficult to deny an eager
young man so innocent and so delight
lightful an embrace.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

81 local applicstions, q they cannot reach the die
essed portion OF the There is only one way u
cure deafness. and that 10 BY remedies
DEAFNESS Il caused BY an fnnamed condition Of the
mucous lining OF the Eustachian Tube. When this
Tube 10 innamed you have Q rumbling sound or inn
perfect hearing and when Is Is entirely closed Deaf
IL the result and unless the Inflammation can be
taken and this tube restored to normal coudf
tion hearing Will be destroyed forever: nine cases
out OF ten caused BY Catarrh. which q uothing
but An indsmed condition Of the mucous suYfsces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness Caused by cstarrhy that cannot 81 cured
By Hairs Catarrh Cure. Send for Circular, free.
III. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, O
Sold BY Druggists. 75c.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

Many farmers do not realize the i'm
portance of feeding their stock at reg
ular hours. but 1t Is of great impor-
lance. Take lot OF hogs which have
to wait after their regular time for
feed and see how restless they be-
come. And what Is true of them Is
true In great measure of other ami
mails. The man who Is regular In his
habits. eating at regular hour. will.
otner things being equal, thrive best
and be healthiest and strongest; and
what is true of man in this regard is
correspondingly true Of the lower AMI
mails. A farmer can readily get into
the habit of feeding his stock regularly
and they will learn to expect It at q
regular time and rest patiently until
the next feeding period comes about.
Experiments in this direction would
soon satisfy the most doubling person
of the trulh of the value of regularity
In feeding.-Epitomist.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

Farmers who buy grass seed need
to be especially careful about impuri-
ties. 1t is wen known that many Of
the injurious weeds have been i'm
ported into localities by means of
grass seed. One sample which was
tested in Ohio contained 80 species Of
foreign seeds, some especially Of which
& Ii almost impossible to get rid Of.
Perhaps alfalfa Is adulterated most.
out don't Let this scare you out. Send
. sample Of the seed to your expert
5nenf station ana have 1t tested. Usu-
rI;y the test Will be made without ex-
QrnSs to you.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

II you would rec = horse strap.
ped, booted, braced and geared -
the limit, you must seek such >
track as you see at the old-time
country fair. Here comes an avh~
ward fiea-bitten gray which nevor
went under $50 In his life. He -
hobbled and checked and goggled, ana
hitched up sidewise. lengthv'se and
crosswise until there is more haxs
ness than horse. You wonder how
his driver ever got him into this rio
ging. and how he will get him OUT
again without cutting him free with
q jackknife. A farmer with =
gray beard and twinkling eye OBJ
serves to his ne!ghbor:
Last time John Martin had THAI
plug out on the road / told him he
had the old cripple overloaded with
Observation-Disclosures. Them straps
that was cal'lated to hoist up hin
knees must ha' pulled too tight an0
the critter was yanked clean on The
ground. What John was gettin'
ready for was race for flynn ma
chimes, not q boss trot"--rrom Tho
Country Fair" by David Lansing. h
Outing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
strippinos.


Don't let your cows stand In mud
pond and then expect your milk to
keep sweet. Milk drawn from cows
that are smeared with mud half way
up their sides is not only filthy, but
absolutely dangerous to the consumer.
II a separator agent or any one else
tells you that. you need wash sep
arator only once a day, kick him OF
the farm. A cream separator is good
thing. Get one by all means, but keep
It clean.
The skim milk from the separator
Is an excellent feed for pigs and poul-
try. 1t is an important source Of
profit that the dairyman should not
lose sight Of.
The most sanitary and most salts
factory way to deliver milk is in bot
ties; but these bottles should be thor
oughly washed and sterilized before
being refilled.
Remember that after cleanliness in
milking comes prompt cooling Of the
milk. MIX must be cooled as quickly
as possible to low temperature II
you wish to keep It sweet any length
of time.
Look well after the health of your
COWS. Damp, dark stables lead to dis
ease, and especially to the spread of
tuberculosis in the herd. The milk
from unhealthy cows is not safe to
use. This is especially true in cases
of diseased DISQUALIFICATION Hen.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
Reason rhle ONT.

An English quarryman was charged
with assaulting one of his mates. and
when the case was carried into court,
an eyewitness of the occurrence gave
some curious evidence.
He TUX pick an he TUX pick."
the witness began. IAN he hit him
wild his pick, an he hit him wild his
pick; an IL he'd hit him wild his as
hard as he hit him Wild his, he'd have
near killed him. and not him him."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
FARMING IN
THE SOUTH
THE COTTON PIcKinc SEASON.
The Staple Should BE Gathered Al
Rapidly az It Opens.


The world is standing In anxiety.
awaiting the outcome of the cotton
picking season in the South. 1t means
prosperity, not alone to the nation, but
to millions of humanity who depend on
1t for employment and clothing. The
chances are now that the farmers will
receive greater benefit from the pres
ent crop than they have ever received
from any one crop before. In many
sections the yield will be fair, judging
by present prospects, and good prices
are practically assured.
However, there is feature In the
cotton picking season that can be
made to add greatly to the farmers
revenue. 1t consists solely in gath
ering cotton as rapidly as 1t opens.
If this plan is followed the staple is
kept at its highest point and there
fore more valuable. There is no loss
from drying out, storms, and various
other causes that work to the detri-
ment of the crop II left out in the
deld after II has opened. The aver
age farmer can save enough by pick
ing his crop promptly to pay for the
gathering, ginning, baggfng and ties.
It is an easy matter to demonstrate
the value of such a method. Take a
plat of cotton alongside another that
is equally as good and pick IT, leaving
the other in the field as usual, and
figure out the result. It will be
greatly in favor of the patch that is
picked.
But there is more than mere ma
teriality to the cotton picking season.
Men with mastery minds have knelt
at the shrine of the kingly plant and
wept tears, men with misery natures
have gloated over the turn of prices in
a single day Women. who should
have been as gentle as the southern
breeze and as tender as the spring
time plant touched by the morning
dew, have become hardened in the
iron grip of its powers. And the grand
est homes ever reared have been made
desolate by the turn of the seasons
yield.
That Is not half the story. In the
strenuous times of less than twenty
years ago thousands of farmers had
to struggle to earn mere pittance
from the most fertile land that has
ever been peopled by a progressive
lot of folk. In the cities. thousands
of mill operatives turned the staple
into thread and cloth and so-called
hard times prevailed on every section
of the country.
But times have changed since then
and the farmers Of the country have
Il in their power to maintain present
conditions indefinitely. The market
Ing of the crop can be carried on sys-
tematically to a great advantage.
Planting crops needed at home and
growing winter crops that will pro-
tect the farms will be found beneficial
In every instance.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

The extraordinary popularity Of flne
white goods this summer makes the
choice of Starch matter of great Inn
portance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals, Is the
only one which IL safe to use on fine
fabrics. Its great strength as stiffener
makes half the usual quantity of Starch
necessary, with the result Of perfect
finish, equal to that when the goods
were new.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
Excusable.

81 suppose" remarked the coy widow.
that you are an advocate of early
marriages?"
"Oh, yes. am" replied the scanty
haired bachelor.
Then" continued the c. W., why
Is 1t you are still bachelor"
That's quite another matter" an
swered the Bachelor. The only mar
riages believe In are early ones. be-
cause there is some excuse for youth
full follies. Chicago News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
Lime Helps canteIoupes.

AS there are hundreds of farmers in
Tennessee beginning the culture Of
canteloupes who have not heretofore
done so, consequently know but little
about the fertilizers, the Agricultural
advises the application Of twenty
bushels of lime. Lime is especially
beneficial to the development of can
teloupes. Break the land this fall and
apply the lime ON top Of the land.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
With a smooth iron ana Defiance

With smooth iron, and Defiance
Starch. you can launder your shirt
waist Just as well at home as the
steam laundry can; It win have the
proper stiffness and finish. there will
be less wear and tear Of the goods,
and IT will be positive pleasure to
use a Starch that does not stick to the
iron.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, 1t is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness OF the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
bic can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch. as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because Of its great
or strength than other makes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

There Is tradition in Germany
that 1t was customary in the Middle
Ages to put an elderberry plant over
buried treasure. A farmer at Gels
dorf while blowing close to such q
bush unearthed vessel containing
$500 silver coins Of the eleventh CEN
fury.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
One Way Of Breaking Up Setting
Hen.

A writer in Rural World says: To
break hen from setting. take steel
trap. wrap piece of thin cloth around
each Jaw Of the trap. set it and place
1t in the nest, and when you hear the
hen squalling. loose her out of the trap
and set 1t again in the nest. l never
knew but one hen to try the trap the
second time. If you have trap
strong enough to hold a hog or dog
It Will also break them from trespass-
ing. So far as ! know l am the origi-
nator Of this recipe. and it is free to
all.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

ri cannot help thinking Of the won
derful thought displayed in your
daughters commencement essay last
june" YES" answered Mr.. Cumrox,
"judging from that essay, You would
think she was as much interested In
The Subservience of Individual Am
bition to Eternal Destiny as she is
in ice cream soda But she isn't"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

BY following the directions. which
are plainly printed on each package Of
Defiance Starch. Mems Collars and
Guns can be made just as stin as de-
sired. with either gloss or domestic
finish. Try it, 16 OF. for 10c. sold BY
Ill good grocers.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
RHEUMATISM RECIPE
PREPARE SIMPLE HOMEMADE
MIXTURE YOURSELF.
Buy the ingredients from Any Drug
0ist In Your Town and Shake
Them in a Bottle to
Mix This.

A well-known authority on Rheu-
matism gives the readers of large
New York daily paper the following
valuable, yet simple and harmless
prescription, which any one can easily
prepare at home:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. three
ounces.
Mix by shaking well in bottle, and
take q teaspoonful after each meal
and at bedtime.
He states that the ingredients can
be obtained from any good prescrip-
ton pharmacy at small cost, and. be-
ing a vegetable extraction, are harm
less to take.
This pleasant mixture. II taken reg
ularly for a few days. is said to over
come almost any case of Rheumatism.
The pain and swelling, If any, dimin-
ishes with each dose, until permanent
results are obtained, and without in
juring the stomach. While there are
many so-called Rheumatism remedies,
patent medicines, etc., some of which
do give relief, few really give perma-
nent results, and the above will, no
doubt, be greatly appreciated by many
sufferers here at this time.
Inquiry at the drug stores Of even
the small towns elicits the information
that these drugs are harmless and can
be bought separately, or the druggists
will mix the prescription If asked to.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

He Il great who confers the moso
BENEFITS. He Is base land that II tho
one base thing In the universe-to ~
ceive favors and render .none.-Emec
sou.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

To stop the fow Of blood bind the
wound with cobwebs and brown sugar
pressed on like lint or with fine dust
Of tea When the blood ceases to nov
apply laudanum.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
probIems Concerning We.Ith.

It's easy to understand why 80 few
of us have money. Those who know
how to make 1t don't knew how to
keep 1t. and those who can keep It
can't get 1t, and that's the only reason
Why they can't keep It.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
Peculiar Ornament.

An African queen, the second wife
OF King Lobengula, wears for head
dress on state occasions carved and
decorated bust OF her husbands first
wife.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

FITS, st. vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. KIine's
Great Nerve Resforer Send for Free 500
Id. o3l Arch ST.. Philadelphia. Ps.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

Feminine curiosity originated with
Mother Eve when she took the first
bite of that apple.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23
A Young Composer.

Rachel. aged IL. wrote an compo-
sition On wild flowers in which she
praised the arbutus, the lfverwort
the spring beauty, the blood root. and
all of the other blossoms of dell and
dale. But she wrote on both sides
Of her sheet of paper, and when she
asked her father. who was an editor.
to publish her article, he called her
attention to that fact.
you've written on both sides of
your paper" said he.
WELL" was the reply, "and don't
you print on both sides of yours?"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

Never look upon your work as ref
uge from thought. but express your
thought In your work.-Phiilfps
Brooks.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

Which goes the faster after being
broken-a thoroughbred colt or . SO
Bill?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-11-23

A woman has lost her chief attrac-
ton for a man when he ceases to won
der what she will do next.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
SUICIDE ASKS AID,
FOOL AND WEAK"

ST. LOUIS. July 2-Louis d. Good
man, thirty-seven years old. married and
one Of the best known attorneys Of st.
Louis, who has been particularly active
IN sociological and other work Of a sim
liar kind, cut his throat with A razor
this morning at his Office, 100 Carleton
Building. He slashed himself several
times and probably will die.
After cutting his throat Goodman
walked to the elevator landing and
pressed the button. When the elevator
boy arrived at the seventh floor he found
Goodman ieaning against the wall. his
face and clothes bloody and crimson
streams squirting from his throat. Two
physicians were called and gave Good
man temporary treatment and then sent
him 10 a hospital.
In Goodman's Office was found an un-
signed note which read:
I feel utterly worthless. am OF harm
10 all persons who strive to serve me
and not knowing what else TO do. I have
concluded 10 die. The utter failure of
my life is to be attributed to an inca
paCity to attract my fellows and also 10
an utter inability to apply myself with
steadfast constancy to any one thing.
] hope no one will say worse things OF
me than 7 ave said about myself. 10
ling"
Goodman lived at SIS North King
Highway.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
YACHTERS ADRIFT 48 HOURS:
WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER
Men and Women Battered by Wind and Waves on Long
Island Sound in Small Sloop, Finally
Rescued Exhausted.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. July A.-Bat-
tered and bIffeted by wind and waves
of Long Island Sound. in a leaking
boat. without food or water for forty
eight hours, eleven of the best Known
young people of the city were towed
in here in the sloop yacht Mary Bell.
overcome by exhaustion and exposure.
Women In the party had been COM
PEELED to tear their skirts into strips
TO fiji the open seams in the yacht and
stop the thrush OF water which threat
ened to swamp them.
John Levander, owner Of the Mary
Bell. had 6 merry party of young folks
as his guests at breakfast Saturday
morning. Then he invited them aboard
his yacht for 3 sail. II was his plan
10 go as far as Black Rock Harbo-
and return. a trip Of three hours at
the most. so no provisions were put on
board nor did the yacht carry the usual
casks OF water.
Thunderstorm Came Up.
Scarcely a the Mary Bell left har
Dor when a thunderstorm came up and
the wind. blowing almost a hurricane.
drove the yacht far u Of the course.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24

Mr.. Levander. an experienced yachts
man. had his boat well in hand and it
rode out the heavy sea following the
squall without difficulty.
When night came the party was far
adrift on tho Sound, the sea running
heavy. and without food or water
Late Sunday afternoon a breeze sprang
up. and the yacht was pointed oward
home. When fairly in the middle Of the
sound the wind died again. Attempts
were made 10 signal passing steamers.
but without success, and night again
found the yacht drifting In a dead calm.
Sighted by Tug.
Shortly after 2 O'Clock in the after
noon the steam tug John Glenn passed
the drifting yacht and its captain was
astonished to see no signs of life aboard.
He went alongside n found the entire
party overcome by exhaustion n ex-
posture, lying on the cabin flor.
The first cry Of everybody was for
water, and after they a been cared
for as best the tug crew could care for
them the Glenn toWed the yacht into
Bridgeport harbor.
Ambulances were telephoned for, and
the members who were too III to be sent
home were taken 10 hospitals
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
POST CARDS
COMING At LAST
Government Decides to I'M
prove the Stationery
1t Sells.

Better postal cards are coming. Also
better stamped envelopes Will be the
rule. The Posto1ice Department de-
rnands these improvements.
For several months past letters have
been received ct the Postofice Depart
ment from al parts Of the country COM
planning Of the quality Of paper used for
postal cards. During that time a care
full investigation mas been going on un-
'der the direction of Postmaster General
Meyer. AS a result a change has been
made in the business managers Of the
postal care factory at Rumford Falls.
Me, n In the Government agent at
tnat place.
EXPERIMENTS are nov in prograss with
a view 10 improving greatly the postal
card paper stock, as the Postmaster
General has determined to remove all
just FOR complaint. He
however. that il will take some little
time, owing to the fact that the pres
ent stock Of postal cards In postofices
must be worked on before the new sup
plies can be furnished To the public.
n quality Of paper for stamped en-
Velopes viii also be better.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
BULL FIGHTS AUTO,
MACHINE SMASHED

LAWRENCEBURG. Ind, July pa
F. B. c. Seeley and a party 81 three
women. who were travelling in an auto
mobile from Chicago to jamestown. Va,
met with ar accident here. Mr.. Seeley
attempted to pass a herd of cattle, when
n Durham bull attacked the machine.
Unable to steer the machine out of the
way on account OF other cattle, Mr..
Sceley put full power on and attacked
the enraged bull. He struck the animal
on the head.
The attack was enewed and the auto,
mobile struck the bull four times before
the battle was ended by the machine
Knocking the beast over a ten-f1ot en-
bankment. The machine then whirled
oowh the NIL m turned over on the
bun. killing IT.
Inc occupants escaped from the wreck
with only slight cuts and bruises Tho
was badly damaged.
The Washington times., 1907-07-24
LANDS HUGE FISH
AFTER HARD FIGHT

Los ANGELES. July PA. w. Hoop
er. OF Boston, who is one Of the most
ardent fishermen at Avalon, Catalina
island, this season is under the surgeons
care as the result Of an encounter with
a huge fish, the estimated weight OF
which is 300 pounds. Hooper hooked
the immense fish after a fierce struggle
during which the mans hand was badly
u by the small line used. After Hoop
or had brought the fish alongside the
launch and had gated Il, ne managed
70 pass a line through the gflls and
mouth Of the monster and in doing so
further lacerated his hands to such an
extent that the service OF a doctor was
necessary.
Mr.. Hooper makes his home at the
Hotel LenoX, in Boston. He is a mem,
Der of the Boston Athletic Association
and the Brookline Country Club.