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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-20
ANDROSCOcClN
AUBURN.

ID. y. OSGOOD writes that he does not
at present favor moving the capital To
Portland. lie has heard very lttlc said
ON The subject, but does not TANK the
people of his city would be- Wiling - be
taxed for such purpose.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
Goats for Little Girls.

Soft bengalines, velvets, velveteens,
velours and cloth are used for little
girls coats. When chosen in a dark
or neutral color they are more useful.
Velour with pressed line stripe in
gray. biscuit. brown, blue. green or
wine color makes a charming coat for
child. Buttons enameled to match
the velour give an extremely pretty
finish.
Velvet coats are often trimmed with
both lace and fur. but the effect is a
bit elaborate for q little tot A coat
trimmed with collar and cuffs of err.
mine. white fox, chinchiIla or beaver
is really prettier.
Swapping. stitching and q BIT Of
hand embroidery are used as trim
ming for many Of the little girls coats.
Braiding is seen occasionally. but not
upon the best models.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
the STIRRING OF THE soIL.
It 10 the Hinge Upon Which Al Con
ditions Revolve.

The breaking and stirring of the soil
depth is the hinge upon which all the
other conditions revoive. The soil il
the home of the roots of the plants,
and this depth not only gives them
room In which to grow and spread
themselves, but assists favorably all
the ministering agencies which prop
erly supply these roots with food for
the plants. 1t conserves the moisture,
prevents washing and teaching, lets
in the sunshine and air to do their
beneficial work. and gives room and
favorable conditions for the develop
ment of all living bacteria which pro-
duce nitrates in the soil and increase
In other ways the soils productive.
ness. Nitrogen is used by plants In
the form of nitrate, and many COM
pounds have to be broken up and
changed into nitrates. Depth of soil
promotes or allows free circulation of
air, which Is very essential. Plant
roots, like fish. must have air as well
as water, in which to live and thrive.
Then. too. it allows the power Of SUM-
shine to have full sway and stimulate
rapid growth. 1t keeps the mechan-l
ical condition of the land right for
both heat and moisture to do their
perfect work.
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To Render PLANT Food Available.

The majority of our southern farm
ing land is upland. Chemically there
is not so much difference in a cubic
foot of top rich soil and cubic foot
of clay two or three feet deep as you
would. suppose. Both have nearly the
same amount of plant food, but In the
soil 1t is more available To render
plant food available As one of the
prime offices of the farmer, says
writer in the Southern Cultivator, anc
all the factors that tehd to do this
and to increase this food supply in
the soil are of the utmost Importance
to him. Now, what are the factors
that regulate this food supply in our
upland soil? They are (a) depth OF
soil (b) fineness of soil, Gel humus
In the soil. Cd waite. ana its work.
(e) sunshine and it work. ~ the
air and its work, (g) living forms and
their work.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23

They are very rich in ammonia, but
deficient in phosphoric acid. The best
way to use seed is to mix them with
acid, or put the seed down In the
furrow and drill at the rate of 200 Of
acid phosphate per acre. A 10-4 acid
will give complete and high-grade
fertilizer. To get best results with
least labor drill down ten bushels cot
tonseed per acre and then put down
200 pounds of acid phosphate and list
on. them before planting. putting the
seed deep enough to prevent sprout-
ing. Then plant cotton and corn above
them. To manure highly and at same
time cheaply for sandy land add 200
pounds of German kainit and drill
400 pounds per acre TN the cottonseed.
This would not cost more than 50
per acre in cash outlay ana ought to
give a bale per acre on all land well
prepared and cultivated. or If put in
corn should yield from 30 to 40 BUSH
els per acre.-Southern Cultivator.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23

The primary object for following
any pursuit is to make living and
some money for rainy day, and cow
keepers are at present very favorably
situated in this respect, compared
with the cotton farmer. 1t can ba
easily demonstrated that one pound
OF butter can be as cheaply produced
IS two pounds of cotton and that there
is as much money making butter at 20
cents as there is In cotton at 10 cents,
Cotton the present season will prob
ably average 10 cents for all the crop
sold mp to date. while butter will prob
ably average for the past year as
much as 25 cents. For some time past
the price in Elgin has been about 80
cents. The prospect for some time
to come is certainly as much as Is
cents for the year around. / know of
some who are getting as much as 40
cents for their butter fat
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
Novel Uses for Lace.

Bands of Japanese embroidery ON
cotton alternate with Cluny lace In.
sertion in some of the winter blouses.
Whereas the gown of wool cut on at
the neck, and with contrasting sleeves.
still is desirable, the Jumper" waist
of thin, light silk has reached . point
where it is no longer useful except as
something already on hand. Sleeves.
by the way. for these open dresses are
made with the parallel insertions and
tucks running upwards and back on
the puf- The lace and tucking are
set In diagonally. starting low at the
under arm seam in front and ending
in the armhole at the neck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
Put Something In stubble Land.

1t Is very evident that farmers can
not get peas enough to SOW their stub-
BILE land. The next best thing is break
and Larrow land, run OF rows about
thirty inches apart and plant about
a peck Of peas to the acre. They
ought to be cultivated twice. One
farmer in this county last year sowed
4 lot of stubble land in cottonseed.
He had good stand. but We have
never heard results While the cotton
plant does not gather nitrogen, It is
better than nothing on the land.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
Make Farm lie PIea.ant.

Have we done all we should to bind
the hearts OF the boys more firmly
to the old home farm, or have we at
times by our foolish pessimistic talk
made them think that only in the
great city are industry and worth to
be rewarded, causing them to forget
the beauty of Gods country at ths
quiet sunset hour. of the companion
ship Of the lambs. colts and calves.
of the :all Of the horses as we step
into the stable at the early morning
hour? Perhaps their eyes are blinded
by our Impatient remarka
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
1000 pounds.
SEVER PLow WHEN WET.
Break Land Thoroughly and Deeply
For Corn.

Land should be thoroughly and deep.
ly broken for corn. cotton requires
a more compact soil than corn, and
while a deep sois Is essential to its
best development, 1t will not produce
as well on loose. open land, while corn
does best on land thoroughly broken.
A deep soil will not only produce more
heavily than a shallow soil with good
seasons, but 1t will stand more wet,
as well as more dry weather.
In preparing for the corn crop, la-
should be broken broadcast during the
winter one-fourth deeper than 1t has
been plowed before. or II much yege.
table matter is being turned under, It
may be broken one-third deeper. This
is as much deepening as land will usu-
ally stand In one year and produce
well, though 1t may be continued each
year. so long as much dead vegeta-
bic matter is being turned under. e
may, however, be SUBSIDIZED to any
depth by following in potion of turn
plow furrow, provided no more of the
subsoil than has been G:recsed IL
turned up. Break with two-horse
plow If possible. or better. with disc
pillow. With the latter cotton stalks
orr corn stalks as large as we ever
make can be turned under without
having been chopped. and in peayines
it will not choke or drag.
Sever plow land when It is wet, II
you expect ever to have any use for 1t
again.
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ACTED TO THE LIFE.

Nov Henry" said the bride, r
want you to understand distinctly that
l do not wish to be taken for =
bride. ! am going to act exactly a.
II were an old married woman. So.
dearest, do not think me cold and
unloving II treat you very practi-
cally when there Is anybody around
Il don't believe can pass for IN
old married man." said Harry. Il
am 30 fond Of you that am bound
to show it. I am sure to betray my
SELF"
mo. you mustn't IT'S easy
enough. And l insist that you b.
have Just like all old married men do.
Do you hearr
We'll darling. I'll try. but know I,
shall not succeed"
On the drst evening Of their ar
rival at their hotel the bride retired
and the groom fell in with Z whist
party. with whom he sat playing
cards until four O'Clock in the morn
ing. His wife spent the weary hours
In weeping. At last he turned up.
and met his grief-stricken bride With
the hilarious question: well amt I
doing the old married man like
daisy?"
She never referred to the subject
again. and everybody In future knew
that they had just been married.
a.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
ADVICE FOR LITTLE WOMEN.
One Of the sisterhood Willing to Leave
Nature Alone.

We little women appreciate the
;sops Of comfort thrown to u.s." said
.one of them, although we know that
we are hopeless. and that nothing in
the world can make us taller than an
unkind nature intended us to be. But
you would laugh to hear the funny
things recommended to me for the
acquiring of q couple OF, inches of
height.
Il am instructed to keep slender, to
1old up my head, to dress my POM
padour higher. to wear long neck
dressings. to abandon short skirt, to
keep to French heels. to affect trail
ing gowns. to wear high-trimmed
hats. to adopt Grecian draperies, to
Aabitually wear white, to keep up
hopeful spirit ION the principle that
heart bowed down by weight OF woe
also pulls the shoulders down., and to
do various stunts Of running, jumping.
skipping. stretching and reaching.
"All these things do religiously,
and then dress and go out with the
consciousness that I am not one frac-
ton of an inch taller than was be-
fore, and nobody is deceived into
thinking so, either. My particular
.chum still talks miles above my head.
'Saleswomen say: my, what lit
sle thing you are!' / still have to
jump up in the air to see what peo-
pie are looking at. guess / have
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
IN HOURS OF REST
IMPORTANCE OF PROPER SLEEP
TOO LITTLE UNDERSTOOD.
GOOD Looks impossible Without sys-
tematie Regulation Of the Time
OF siumber-Has Great Effect
on the Complexion.

We do not attach half Importance
enough to sleep in our endeavors to
promote the beauty of our appearance
Too much sleep or too little will have
q great effect ON our good looks
Beauty sleep Is supposed to be en-.
-1oyed before midnight. We cannot
live without sound sleep, and we never
look well or healthy nor are our com.
splexions seen at their best save when
the body has been refreshed by
healthy sleep. But like, all things,
this can be abused.
It Is quite as necessary to sleep
well as to eat and drink, for during
sleep the whole organization is reno
waited and the nervous system il en-.
-toyins healthful repose.
Rest Is good. but rest without sleep,
with its insensibility to all surround
Ing conditions. would not restore us
after the labors and excitements of
the day.
Nature asserts itself. When we are
tired out the muscles relax, the eyes
grow heavy, and the blood flows lam
igutdly through the lungs; our thoughts
become confused. In q healthy sub
-3ect fresh air. sctive exercise. and =
full life make sleep come easy. But
the more regular our sleep the more
conducive to health and good looks.
II we do not have enough we become
aanguid and exhausted; II we sleep
too much our bodily and mental pow
-ers become benumbed. Children and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
fAkrlER AND PLANTER
AlL-corToN FARMING.
An Alabama Man Who Believes There
Is Something Better.

The year of our Lord 1906 demon
s'rated. certainly to every thinking
man. the utter foolishness of "all-cot
ton" farming. A late spring and an
extra early frost for us, together with
a bumper crop west of the Missis
sippi river, ought to be a plenty to
teach us this lesson, as this may oc
cur again any year. writes an Ala
bama farmer.
A man said to me: "Oh, / would
like to have some other money crop
besides cotton, but I know of nothing
else to make"
Said I: Make butter"
Said he Make butter?"
YES" I replied, make butter"
WELL" said he, "Pll never make
butter for my living"
This conversation shows where the
trouble lies: A large per cent of our
people are gone clean daft In their
worship of King Cotton.
They follow him up and they follow
Each eager to place ON his head q
crown;
The King gives back from his throne
In the town,
In the spring smile. in the fall q
frown.
It also shows the general prejudice
OF our people against dairying, and
their utter ignorance of its great pos
sibilities. 1t remains for those who
have seen the light, and felt the jingle
Of the golden dollar that gilt-edge
butter brings, to turn on the light
and keep It turned on until 1t shall
penetrate our section. We need q
campaign Of education on this line to
drill into many more of our farmers
the great fact that our SOIL our cli-
mate and our environments are adapt
ed to this line of farming.
A few years ago a man l knew
commenced to make butter to sell
from perhaps a half dozen cows. He
had always been riding in an old
shackly shack, but in snort while
he bought for his family a nice new
carriage, and paid for 1t with butter
money. On their first drive to church
some mischievous fellow wrote on the
back of It:
who would have thought
What butter would have bought"
Now, 1 know hundreds of farmer
families that need new carriages, and
scores of other new things, many of
them not the luxuries, but the neces-
stiles of life: and l also know that
they will never get them with their
present mode of farming.
I commend to them the example of
the man mentioned above.
Now, while l have grea. faith in
the possibilities of this line of farm
ing, am not unaware of the fact that
there are many difficulties in the way.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
Women Alternatives

Some women frankly admit that
they hate pandering to the bumptious
youth of the day. but that II they snub
him. as he frequently deserves to be
snubbed, they get left without part
ners at dances or any one to talk to
at teas" which is only another proof
of the fact that man and not woman
dictates to society in England
Ladies' Field.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
Weary's Woe.

Weary WiggIes-Lady. cant yer
help poor Teller what de coal strike
has knocked out Of HIS Twin?
Mrs. Kindart-Here take this six
pence; and so you are q miner. chr
Weary Wiggles-No. ma'am. / make
speciality o. faliin' down open coal
holes an sum fer damages.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
FOR THE TOILET rAsLs.
ttanoy Receptacle for Trinkets. Rings,
Bracelets, Etc.

Our sketch illustrates useful little
article for the toilet table. 1t would be
specially handy as temporary re-
-ceptacle for rings and bracelets while
one is perhaps busting or washing
ones hands. for rings and bracelets
left on q washing-stand are apt to be
forgotten and sometimes even lost. It
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
In the VILLAGE store.

Hiram Hardapple-The oldest In
habitant" says he remembers when
Anow was four feet deep around
here.
SfIas Crawfoot-That's nothing. rye
seen snow around here over my
head.
Hiram Hardapple-Come on! When
was that?
Stlas Crawfoot-When 1t was ON
the roof. Ha. ha ha!-Chicago Daily
News.
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Accounted For.

your wife doesn't worry about you
when you are sick nearly 80 much
now as she did when you were first
married.
Nope"
Hard to account for woman's va
carries. isn't it,"
mot in this case; have my life in
sured now and did not then
Houston Post
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23

"Well. said the tattoo artist. az he
dropped his needle. Il have put An
elephant on your arm and ship on
your chest and now want my
money"
Il amt going to pay you . cent.
lad" chuckled the old salt, "and what
is more. have the advantage Of you."
In what way?"
why, you can't take 1t out Of my
hide. Chicago Daily News.
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leather, to keep the jewelry bright.
and the flaps on either side are lined
with the same, and can be folded over
and fastened together with ribbon
ties.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23

b also useful for carrying trinkets
when travelling. About FIVE inches
square will be found very good size
for the case, and almost any small odd
piece Of material that we may happen
60 have by us win answer the purpose.
Il should be lined with soft wash
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23

Always do right young man" said
the parson. "and your friends will
stand by you"
"Yes. that's always the way" ~
joined the young man. "but what
want Il friends who will stand by
me when ! 90 wrong. Chicago Daily
News.
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[[sAI 90 @Esl4z@
STILLS
HEN HsR SHOE CAME UNITED.

When her shoe came united. what could
do but stoop
And tumble the strings till I'd fashioned
q loop
That would serve for q bow-and then
knotted It tight
Tho while she was blushing. confused af
her plight?
Yet Cupid, the scamp, might his darts
have shot wide
Had not thus stopped when her shoe
came united.
For after the knot ia adjusted. II seemed
Her eyes with q spirit of ROBUSTNESS
beamed;
And, Of course. being down on my knees.
II occurred
I wen might ask something long had
deferred
SO said a few words. and she something
replied
That sounded like "Yes"-when her shoe
came united!
Roy Farrell Greene. in Judge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23

Some Of the women of New
York take stuffed bears with them
whenever they 90 out anywhere
now"
Il suppose they are In most casea
the wives Of men who make . spe-
cfalty Of lambs. Chicago Record
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Madge-Have your gymnasium ex-
ercisss proved Of any. real benset to
you?
Marjorie-Tndeed they have, my
dear. am now able to fasten my
waists in The back-Puck.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23
What IL that?
ch.noed Her Mind.

she-And viii you quit teasing mo
for kiss II give you one?
He-Yes.
She-Then / won't.
He-But after I get the first one
I'll be too busy to tease you
She-Then l will.-Chicago Daily
News.
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Too Much.

Captain Of Liner (good naturedIy)-
Waiting for the moon to come up.
Ell?
Sufferer--Oh. dear me! Has that
got to come up. too?-Home Maya
zine.
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old people need more sleep, but the
average person needs about eight
hours.
Above all things. see that the bed
room is well ventilated. The window
left open an inch at the top will do
wonders toward keeping the air pure,
for the foul air thus escapes. Too
cold a room is as bad as too hot;
about 60 degrees is right. You must
remember that digestion is slower
while we sleep; the heart beats less
vigorously; we breathe more deeply.
But granted that all the conditions
OF healthy sleep have been insured
and that we wake up refreshed. we
should do all we can to bring our COM
plexion and our appearance generally
to its utmost perfection during these
hours of rest. Having washed the
face the last thing with lukewarm
water with little oatmeal in 1t, rub
on the face some skin food or emoli-
emit cream, and having administered
It with q little massage. rub on with
q soft rag. In this way you are turn
ing the resting hours to account and
nourishing the skin. Happy are the
people who have pursued this plan
from early youth. for they will retain
soft skin to old age.
One thing cannot be too strongly
urged. Do not keep the mouth open
during sleep. It is the cause of much
bad health. and it is detrimental to
the complexion The nose breathing
exercises obviate this.
Everyone should learn simple
breathing exercises. No one should
take too much out Of their nervous
system. but this IL one of the faults
of the age. Therefore 1t is all the
more necessary to have plenty Of rest,
full sleep and leave our best friend.
Nature, to recuperate us In her own
way, we aiding her by all the means
In our power. and laying the founda-
ton of rest and repose. thus leaving
a fair field and no favor to natures
sweet restorer, balmy Sleep"
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tried about all of the three thousand
or so helpful suggestions to short
women but l am still undisguisedIy
little and 1fff1o I cbol1 bo - vv,x~ axs-~
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Poor RIehard.

Ben Franklin was experimenting
with his kite and key.
WONDERFUL" exclaimed the curious
throng. when they saw the electric
spark on the key. But could you per-
form the same experiment 1t night?~
"Oh, yes" replied Franklin, ''but !
suppose I would have to use night
key"
For even in those days poGr Rich
ard was known as the man who wrote
jokes for his Chicago Daily
News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23

The XVII, an Australian bird. has
no wings at all"
We've got lots Of 'em at our board
ing house"
Lots of kiwis?"
Yes. but we call 'em bedbugs."-
Home Magazine.
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A Filing IN Sling Sing.

A Newspaper mSn named Fling
Could make copy from any old thing;
But the copy" he wrote
OF q five-doIlar note
Was % good he has gone to Sing Sing.
Judge.
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HOW TO GET a BALE PER ACRE.



A correspondent writes the South
ern Cultivator: How would this mix
ture do for cotton, where l had corn
and peas last year:
700 pounds acid phosphate.
575 pounds kainit.
600 pounds cottonseed meal.
lbs pounds nitrate Of soda.
1000 pounds.
II this is all right, how much would
1t require to make bale of cotton to
the acre, where have been making
half bale with Aoout 300 POUNDS
commercial guano? Will you please
tell me about what the mixture VIII
analyze?
Your mixture would analyze: Phos-
phoric acid, 40; ammonia, S.35; pot
ash, per cent. This would be lack
ing in phosphoric acid We had rath-
er have your formul. as follows: l6
per cent acid:
1000 pounds kainit.
SIS pounds kainit.
800 pounds cottonseed meal.
125 pounds nitrate of soda.
1000 pounds.
This would give you an 8-2-s goods.
which is much better balanced. Use
600 pounds per acre, and you will gee
your bale.
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coTToNsEED AS FERTILIZER.
Rich In Ammonia, But Deficit in Phos-
phoric Acid.

One hundred pounds of green cot
tonseed will yield:
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its Advantaoea.

Maud-There Is one thing like es-
Recially about this. fad of women's
fencing.
Jack-What IL that?
Maud-None of you horried men
can say to girl How like q woman
when she feints-Baltimora Ameri-
can.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-03-23

Gyer-since Jobsoh's marriage h
has been leading = regular dogs
life.