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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
A New Society.

The Cosmopolitan society, which
has been organized in Brooklyn by
members Of various nationalities and
races. for the purpose of promoting
good feeling between such races and
opposing the exploitation Of any one
by any other. IL little out OF the
general category of associations
formed for serious purposes. It has
the admirable object of interesting it.
self at once In the anti-Japanese cru
sade and the Jim Grow car movement.
To be consistent, the italian and the
Jew must also come under Its SYM
pathetic concern. It win be interest
ing to see how long such body can
maintain its existence without subor-
dinating its ideal of the parliament of
man to some particular issue. 1t il
the general opinion of those most ex.
perienced in forming leagues, we be-
deve. remarks the New York Post,
that It is unwise to hitch q wagon to
more than one star. Yet the gain In
efficiency and unanimity may some
times be Offset by loss in real in
inuence. Advocates Of this or that
special measure are necessarily try
ing to secure favorable expressions Of
opinion from the permanent bodies
that are not formed for one special
kind Of propaganda, and command the
more influence for that reason, like
the Chamber Of Commerce, the Ma.
tional Board Of Trade, and. preemi-
Asntly. the great political parties.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

Show the boys how to prune. Take
them out into the orchard and go over
the apple, pear, plum and cherry trees
an explain why you do things. II your
trees were properly trimmed when
they were set out they can be kept in
shape without much pruning. But go
over the trees every spring, using a
sharp knife and pruning shears. Make
clean, neat cuts, and II large limbs are
removed use a saw. Cut out crossed
limbs, thin out the top, but don't cut
on too many lower limbs. Keep the
head as low as possible. A beginner
must prune with great deal of care.
The aim should be to keep the trees
shapely and keep the fruit as near the
ground as possible.-Indiana Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
About the Peanut.

The peanut is so different in ap-
pearance from the bean, the pea and
the clover. and 1t is put to such diff
ferent use, that It is seldom thought
of as legume which derives practi-
cally all Of its nitrogen from the air.
The plant blossoms above ground,
but as flower withers, the stalk or
spike of the ovary lengthens and
pushes into the ground so that the
pod is matured beneath the surface.
The peanut itself therefore CORE.
spends to the pea or the bean pod, and
the nuts are the peas or the beans.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

A writer in an exchange says: Take
rope about is feet long. pass it
around the foreleg and let drop down,
below the fetlock joint Take one end
In each hand, walking ahead of the,
horse while the driver. starts him.
This will cause the horse to Jump
with one leg on the ground. or take.
a step, and when ne does this he Will.
forget to stop again. and IL rope 10
dropped he will likely walk over It.
without further trouble. II treated
this way q few times he win get so.
he will start at sight of rope and it.
won't be necessary to use.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

Theh Illinois legislature has in
creased the salary of the governor of
the state to $4,000, double the for.
mer amount. Heretofore the govern.
ors of New Jersey, New York and
Pennsylvania, with salary of &c.,
900, have been the best paid. Illinois
now heads the list. The customary
salary is from $4,000 to $1,000. The
governor of Vermont receives only
$500.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
kAFFlR ceRN.
What Il Is Used Forts Much -
Iished by Live Stock.


For hay. fodder, the grain, or for
soiling, Kaffir corn now so largely
raised in the West should be more
generally grown in the SoutnerB
states. where the lack of forage often
causes inconvenience to the farmer.
This crop can be sown in drills ~
feet apart or broadcast. The yield
of fodder per acre should be from =
to tons, according to fertility OF the
soil and weather conditions. When
cut for silage from 6 to II tons can
be expected, and although as much as
20 tons to the acre has been cut. an
average of about tons is q good YIELD
When Kaffir corn is grown for seed
from IS to so bushels per acre Is .
good yield.
Plant or sow on good, well pre-
pared soil-and II on drills. run g
drag over the young plants length
wise with the rows, this for the first-
working, afterwards, work with cul-
tivator at intervals. keeping down
grass and weeds. II sown broad, rum
q harrow over the plants when they
are about three inches high. In har--
vesting cut with binder. II broad
cast using open elevator-if in rows
use corn harvester. II for hay or fod--
der, cut with mower, leaving In wind
rows until partially cured, then rake
up. Three or four days of sun should
cure the crop well enough to admit
of stacking 1t, where 1t will keep well,
and make good food for live stock.
Plant after weather gets settled any
time after the last of May--it VIII
require from ITO to 1876 days for the
seed to mature. When raising this
crop for seed don't cut until heads
are thoroughly ripe. For hay 1t should
be cut when seed is in doughty state.
or even little earlier; for silage cut
when the heads are In the doughty
state. If used as soiling crop the stalks
may be. cut any time after they are
large enough to handle conveniently
but can be fed with most profit from
the time the plant comes into bloom
until it reaches maturity.
Kanir corn will make good pasture
and when used in this way can be-
grazed by cattle after the stalks at
tain the height of q few inches, but
it is better to wait until they are.
about three feet high before the'
stock are turned in. The cattle
should be allowed to get accustomed
-.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
Assumes All Blame,

We'll, there's one thing about
Nuritch; he's always ready to confess
his faults"
Nonsense! why he's forever brag-
gfng about being self-made."
"Of course That's just It."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

Arrange also to SOW some yetch and
bur clover this fall. These are also
soil improvers and furnish good crops,
for hay In the spring. Our people need
to get to sowing more OF these to act
as cover crops to prevent the teaching
OF fertility from the soil, and to add
fertility from the soil, and to add fer
Utility BY gathering nitrogen from the
air. This is the cheapest known way
to improve our soils.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14
HIoh PRICES Of Horses and Mule.

100000 q pair tor heavy, SOUND,
mules; $3.50 to $500 for heavy. sound,
young drafters. Farm horses from,
$1S5 to $175 piece; farm mules from.
$3.50 to 5000 q piece. Saddle horses.
park hacks and hunters, ranging about.
the same price. Shetland ponies bring
ing from $125 to $500 a piece. These
are the figures that have to be nego-.
tiated now when horses and mules.
change hands.
Our Southern farmers are becoming:
more interested each year in the rails.
ing of their own horses and mules.
well bred stations and jacks can now.
be found in goodly numbers and it,
will pay our farmers to patronize them.
and let the scrubs alone.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

Admiral Yamamoto is especially
distinguished as the organizer of the
Japanese navy. Practically the whole
organization for the last dozen years
has been his work. He is said to b
Z sincere friend Of America
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

Very little; I've seen her but once
She struck me as quiet, ladylike
person; little over 20; and, alto.
gether, her manner pleased me. She
teaches the district school, and ] sent
Harry to her, just to get the little
rogue out Of the way for few hours.
/ remember, now, that Mrs. Peekham
told me the school teachers name was
Margaret Willoughby, that she wrote
poetry occasionally, and supported her
grandmother, who is an infirm and
very old woman"
Margaret Willoughby, Margaret
Willoughby!" The name seemed to go
In slow. silver liquid echoes up and
down my thoughts, as though 1t came
from some far country in the past. and
wound through all the years, and
called to me. softly and family, Mar
garet Willoughby."
] kept my own counsel, but re-
solved that not many days should go
over my head before looked ON the
face OF Margaret Willoughby.
Grandma, we shall have strawber-
ries and cream by week after next.
I've been out amongst the vines, and
they're doing finely"
The voice fiuttered out of the front
window Of the dainty white cottage, as
l stood at the gate that June morning
The next moment she came to the
window, where her voice had just pre-
coded her, and she shook out a table.
cover Of red and black, in that quick,
skillful way which made one feel at
once that her hands were used to all
that kind of work. She did not see
me, but had good view of her
face. 1t was not handsome, pretty,
beautiful face, but there was a charm
about 1t.
At last / went up to the house, and
she came to the door with face full
of surprise. She did not recognize me.
Miss Willoughby," ! said, offering
her my hand, Il have come to thank
you for the roses you sent me by your
little pupil, Harry Mathers. the other
day."
What leap of surprise, recognition,
pleasure and tsmidity there was in her
face! Then she put her hands, her
little soft, wasm hands in mine, and
said, just as she would have said it Is
years before, On the old plank road,
Il am very glad to see you. Mr.. Ham
ilton"
saw the young school teacher very
often after this; for, as the summer
grew, l gained strength of body and
soul, and we had frequent rides to-
gether Margaret was never weary Of
listening with those bright child-eyes
and that womanly face of hers to the
stories l had to tell to her of foreign
countries. She had something, too,
to tell me of her life; of it's struggles
and aspirations, and how, after she
had attended the village academy for
Ave years, she was offered the situa-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

Don't spoil fallow field by start.
ing the cultivators at once after Z
heavy rain. Give the ground time to-
dry OF little. II the work is kept
well In hand the weeds can be easily
kept in check without jumping into.
the corn fields when the soil turns up-
too wet
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

About the only way we see satisfac-
torily to adjust the controversy be-
tween the automobiles and others
who want to use the roads for other
purposes is to have the price of
automobiles reduced until they are
within the reach Of all.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-09-14

Learn to profit by your mistakes.
II you made mistake last year, try
not to repeat 1t. Success in the poul-.
try business is largely due to avoid.
Ing past mistakes and the mistakes Of
others.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12
The Thoughtful Landlord

A New Yorker, whose bust
ness frequently takes him
through the South, tells OF an
amusing experience in a country
hotel in one of the Carolinas,
says Harpers' Weekly.
The New Yorker soon learned
that the landlord of this estab-
lishment laid it down as one OF
his principles of action to give
his patrons a little more than
they asked for-to be"extra &C.
commodating," as he termed it.
Tie New Yorker had left a
call for 6 in the morning, so
that he might take an early
train north, and he went to
sleep in the calm assurance that
he would be aroused at the
proper hour.
Il seemed hardly to have fall.
en- into a sound slumber," says
he, when I heard a terrific
pounding at my door. 1 sprdng
up, wide awake.
What's the matter?' I cried
out.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12
OUR NATIONAL DANGER

We rush through life without
taking time to eat, sleep or
play, and as result this is an
age OF indigestion, nervousness.
irritability, sleeplessness and
debility. The national danger
is stomach weakness, due to
the strenuous life.
With the discovery of Milo ma
which strengthens the stomach
muscles and stimulates secre-
ton of the digestive juices so
that the stomach does its work
as 1t should, there is no longer
any excuse for indigestion
Mona never fails to cure
stomach troubles, aud is sold in
5O.cent boxes by L. M. Wood,
with guarantee to refund the
money if it does not give com
plete satisfaction.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12
One For the Girls.

Girls, did you ever stop to
think that boys have more self.
respect than the members of
your sex? Queries the Cawker
City Ledger. There is not a
young man of any respectable
ty that would be seen with a
lady that was intoxicated. You
might search the streets with a
ti1e tooth comb and not tiud a
man who would lock arms with
a lady who is putting a cigar or
squirting tobacco juice around
on the sidewalk. Some girls
have no hesitancy in accepting
the companionship. heart aud
hand of everything tnat wear
pants. Society Will never be
refined until the girls demand
OF the boys the same purity of
character that the boys demand
of the girls. Over the heads of
the young ladies hang the posi-
Oilities of the greatest moral
wave ever swept over the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12
Pointed Paragraphs.

Charity is a cloak that COW
ers lot OF advertising.
Often a man imposes on him
self when he taxes his memory.
A man isn't necessarily gener-
Gus because be gives himself
away.
Poor coffee furnishes grounds
for much domestic dissatisfac
ton.
Much o! tle charity that
ought to begin at home doesn't
begin anywhere.
Instead Of calling a man a
liar 1t is more polite To say he
is unhisl orical.
The farmer is the INST inue-
pendent person on ,arth---wtru
his wife is away from home
A man never realizes what =
spor ge he is until he falls INTO
a puddle of water and mops it
all up.
It's so much easier TO cOpgrat.
Mate a man on his success than
1T is to sympathize with him in
his misfortune. Chicago News.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12
Won't Work.

We hear good deal of talk
in Mexico in reference to the
importance of factories. What
is the use of having factories if
our young men and young wom-
en- wont work. Fifty young la
dies are now waited at the
Mexico shoe factory Good
wages are paid and the work is
light Mexico Ledger.
Mexico is not alone nor an
isolated case by any means. Go
to any of the towns and you
will find large portion of the
boys and girls of II to 81 years
Of age on the streets and a good
per cent of them have high
school educations that cause
them to think, they are too good
to work They are looking for
soft snaps with big salary at.
achments.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12
Clever Little Stories.

From the Chicago Daily News.
The ANNOUNCER" for one of
Mauhattan's defuuct athletic
clubs went to a northern New
York town for a rest. There
was a concert in the hotel par
Tor the evening of his arrival,
and he was asked to introduce
the performers. Ladies and
gentlemen" he began, 1.-THE first
uumba-the first numba, will be
a duet on the pyanner between
Miss Agnes Toohey of Troy and
Miss Muriel Schwartz of Roch-
ester. In this cohnah," he con-
tiaued, pointing to one of the
amateurs, "MIss Toohey; in the
other cohnah Miss Schwartz-
both members of this club"
Joaquin Miller was once con-
versing with a learned urofessoe
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12
Rogers.

James V. Rogers. of South
River Township, Marion Coun
ty, after a long and intense suf-
tering, died at his home near
Barley Station Friday night,
at the age OF 76 years.
There was not man in Mari
on County more highly respect
ed than Jim Rogers.
HIS son, Ote S Rogers who
married MRS. Krum Of this CITY,
is we'll known and highly es-
lPemed there.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12
Ran Away.

The two handsome mules of
Jesse Humphrey used to haul
lumber had an exciting time
Thursday morning. A Burliug-
ton freight while switching
bumped into and demolished
the wagon loaded with lumner
and they broke for liberty and
brought up uuharmed at the.
Huston lumber yard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

Phil ATnoldy has been on the
limp. BE was leading a COW
with a rope, and she ran away
with him, As he was sliding
over the ground his left foot
came inr contact witho,a spud
and spTainsd the leaders in, the
ipstep., 7.fui a4 AS, :
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12
BObbin Boys Wages.
From the Washington Star.

PIOn the washington Star.
John B, Lennon, treasurer of
the American Federation OF
Labor. delivered recently in
Bloomington an address on
strikes, o.
Turning to the amusing feat.
nres of the strike question, Mr.,
Lennon said:
II remember a strike, ot bob.
bin boys. a just strike and one
that succeeded. The boys con-
Quoted their fight WELL. even
brilliantly. The day they turn
ed out they posted in the spin
ming room of their employeIs'
mill a great placard inscribed
with the words:
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

Little Rock, Ark Sept, s.
Judge Winfield imposed a fine
of $4,000 against the. Iron
Mountain Railroad company
for issuing free transportation
TO members of the legislator
during the 1905 session. The
company was fined $4,000 In
each of the five cases ms :ituted
by Prosecuting Attorney Rho.
ION. Twety three additional
suits of the same character will
be filed in few days against
the Iron Mountain.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

WIN the order Of Pubic
Printer SliIlings. Of Washing.
'on, that all horses employed
IN int department snail have
fourteen days vac''inn new
wrinkle N teS, tune Is made.
Should al the asses in the
government service be given
IA DAYS here would bp a tie I'D
in some quarters Quincy
Hera d.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

w d. tRansdell and, famil y
have moved to Gentry County.
They sold their farm at a fancy
price heFe.and bought-o one there
az low. tlgurss.g They have nu.
merous friends here who regret
their removal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

Leo Bell has been nursing a
badly pinched little finger.
While engaged in placing hay
!" NOW his finger got caught
10 "nr ~ the pullies of the car.
rage.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12
OUR PRINCIPLES.

Total abstinence, Prohibition
"f he liquor ira fic, One stand
ard of morals for men and won
en-. The education of public
sentiment for right.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

After visiting relatives sever
al weeks. Mrs Robt X Ken
driCk and children. Of Vaudalia,
returned to their home, Fri.
day.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

Monroe City W. G. Il, U. will
be represented at the Silver Ju-
Oilee Convention in Sedalia Sep
TENDER 18 90. This is the 25th
annual convention and promises
to be the best one ever held.
1t will be good news to all
the friends of temperance that
Mrs. Clara c. Hoffman returned
home recently greatly improved
in bealtb.
The Chau'auquas at Mexico
and Dexter were conducted on
W, @. T. U. principles and were
a success Many inspiring words
were spoken from the platform
in behalf of needed reforms. At
both assemblies there was a W.
Q. II. U. hour each day. New
members were gained and an
impetus given to the work at
each place.
LOCAL OPTION NEWS.
Benton County will vote Sep
TENDER 14th; St. Clair on the
18th; Laclede on the 18th. The
outlook is good in these places
for the defeat of license.
Lady Henry Somerset, whose
campaigns against intemper
ance have made her famous on
two continents, has again arous.
ed considerable d ussion
throughout England by her dec
laration that most of the cot
tages which one sees along the
country ride are merely white
sepul cheers" and that their un-
sanitary conditions often drive
their inha bitants to drink.
The anti-cigarette bill offered
in Georgia makes 1t unlawful
for a minor to be tonnd with
cigarettes in his possession. The
new bill seeks to make more
stringent the law preventing
minors from being furnished
with cigarettes and provides tor
the punishment of the recipient
Of cigarettes as well as the per,
son who sells them.
Webster County, KY, has vot-
ed out the saloon by a remarka-
ole majority. The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union has
conducted the campaign, aud IS
naturally elated over the result. |
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

Mrs. A. J. Shepard returned
Sunday from two months visit
with a sister in Chicago.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

The wages of sin is de - =,
but the wages or the DO bin
boys is worse.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12
Reunion.

Mrs. r NJ Spalding went to-
Shelbina, Friday to attend the
reunion of the Dickerson family
which was all together for the
first time in fifteen years. Mrs.
Spalding's mother, Mrs. ]. M.
Dean was a Dickersou.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

who was visiting California. To
the poet 8 query, What do you
do" the professor answered
that he held the chair OF meta
physics and logic at a New Eng
land university. Whereupoo
the venerable Miller, with an
encouraging smile, reassuringly
patted the professor on the
shoulder. Logic and meta
physics, ehH Well, 1 suppose
we must have people 10 look
after these things, even il they
don't exist"
Says d San Francisco bank
president: "ru> spr.ug 1 en-
tertdlned a prominent banker
ton Tuc,Ju. y y. | 3uvited
him to tho Merchants A socia-
ton dinner. Nv friend lis eued
TO the many spec cues very at
tenttvely. and said, afterward:
Il noticed that almost every
speaker said, This city, like
Phoenix, will rise fr IN her
ashes" Now there is some mis-
take about that. I nave lived
10 Arizona all my life. and 1
know for tact that P loenix
never had Il corflagratiun. ."
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

Harry and Miss Daisy Stream
are spending twn weeks with
friends At Oklahoma City, o #.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

Christopher Kline went to
Palmyra, Saturday to visit
friends. 1t was his first Tip
there in 9 years,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

R'chm mi. Va. Sept IS
Bach, the mother of JUMBO. an
elephant over 200 years ii 4se,
saved the life of a mtn at
Wheeling, W. Va. Tuesd A
freight train was wrecked near
Morgantown, the engineer be-
ing underneath the Locomotive.
The wreck caught fire aud it ap
peared as if the man was doom.
ed. The sections folio wing the
wrecked train, having aboard a
circus, came up, and Bacil lift.
ed the wrecked locomotive with
her trunk from The body of the
engineer. Eight other ele-
plants filled their trunks with
river water and eXtiuguisbed
the burning cars
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

Referring 10 he 1dv ce cost
OF publishing ne >p,p .is the
Centralia (NO) 6 ~rd IS emf
nently correct W en- "a says:
The users of white p irC paper
are bearing the brunt of the
raise aud If the hops of the
newly forDei trust ar. to be
realized print will e tn SIX
cents. The on.y hope of the
country paper seems to he 70 go
back to the old price e $500
per year. Many papers have
already made an advance to
81 so per year. The best shape
the outlook can take will put
the country newspapers ia a
very bad state of financial
trouble.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-09-12

Our Watchwords: Organize,
Educate, Agitate,