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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
WILD TRIBE or POETS.


Among the wild tribes to be FOUND
in the Philippines are the Bosopos'
the most picturesque people In the
tropics. Their origin is unknown
and all sorts of opinions have been
expressed concerning them. One tale
told Of them is that their first ances-
tors were all poets and musicians.
and that the dislike for the practicai
which is always noticeable among
them has come down through the gen.
erations.
Those that have taught among the
Bogobos say that given q song or
a poem to learn and they will study
and dream over 1t for hours. but give
the Bogobo problem in arithmetic
and he Immediately becomes III and
wants to go home.
Living at Santa Cruz, In the Davao
district, is Miss Benedict. Chicago
university woman, who is collecting
everything peculiar to the Bogobo.
It has been found that the bead
work done by them is quite IKE tina
of the American Indian. but there Il
no other likeness In the races Dc
You'd that
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
Preparing For Winter Eggs.

The first consideration is the proper
management of the pullets and the
younger hens-especially of the for
mer. We would have them have spe-
cial attention now. They must not
have a bunch of young ROSTERS run
ming with them. The latter must be
disposed of at once in some way.
Then the females should have lib
eral rations each day. The idea OF
getting hen or pullet too fat to lay
has never been sustained in our OBJ
servation or experience.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
Just Cows.

The good Lord made just cows;
neither dual purpose nor special beer
cows nor special dairy cows; just
COWS. He left man to develop tnese
cows in whichever line suits him
hest. scrubs or beef cattle or dairy
cattle; big cattle, little cattle and OF
whatever color and shape suits the
owners tastes or purpose.
II he is on poor, billy land, the COW
naturally becomes smaller; II on Ecn
land with abundant grass, she nat
urally becomes larger. II the farmer
needed milk, and kept on demanding
milk by milking closely morning anu
evening, he got milk cows. If he kept
them on the range and let the calves
run with them on poor land, he got
| scrub cows. If he kept on milking
and feeding generously both summer
and winter, he got big cows that gave
reasonable quantity Of milk. II ne
let the calves do the milking he got
cows that gave enough milk for the
calves for three or four months and
then went dry.
| If the good Lord ever made any
particular kind of cows they were
the dual purpose, and man has mar
rowed them into beef or milk, to sui
his particular purpose. If we do moi
have a dual purpose breed OF COWS
it is simply because the farmer hal
neglected his business and has beo'
carried away by the arguments OF mel
who wish the special purpose anima
} and that alone.
It is not easy to conceive how tn
, human race could exist withou. tn
, | COW. 1t furnishes meat, milk leathe
!. and hides, and we use the skeleto
for various purposes. The females a
give milk and grow beef; and 1t
up to man to modify this animal a.
cording to the special purpose 10
which he intends to use. We ca
have them any color we want Q
: any combination of colors. and an
size we want. We can have theI
!, square blocks, or we can have the
wedges. If we obey the laws whic
govern breeding and feeding. tt
great Creator made just cows. "
can make out of them any kind
COW we want.-Wallace' Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14

Select from the most prolific stalks
A stalk that has two or more ears VIII
seldom be as tall stalk as one that
has but one big ear. Then bear In
mind that two medium-sized ears on
q stalk will give you more corn than
one big ear that grows up out OF
reach and is the result Of always Sc
lecting the biggest ears for planting
This method of selection Is the cause
Of great deal Of the long-legged corn
one sees in the South. Cookies Pro-
life corn, which has been bred for
years at the College Farm near Ra-
leigh. and which has been found the
best yielder at the State Farm in
Edgecombe, Is about as good a vari-
ETY. as we can get in the South. In
selecting at this season select the most
prolific plants and pay attention to
the habit of the ears. Better take an
ear that hangs down with short thin
stem than one that looks upward on
a long and large stem. This last IL
an abnormal style and should not be
| selected. A banging ear is better pro
tected from the weather. too. In thu
spring hope to have something tx
say in regard to corn breeding. bu
now you must do the best you can. no
having bred the corn this se7son. TAX
both ears from good and well pro
portioned stalk that bears two o
more. Keep the upper ears separat
from the lower ones. This will b
easy to do, for they will always b
the prettiest ears. Then in plantin
next year plant some of the lowe
ears by themselves and note II tn
corn does not grow shorter and stou
er from these than from the uppe
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
To Clean Old silver.

From a box of old jewelry laid away
and forgotten was taken the other day
a sterling silver pin of oriental filigree
work as black as the proverbial hat.
The usual silver polish did not take
effect quickly enough to satisfy its
owner and she dropped 1t into q small
nan of hot water with pinch OF
bfcarbonate of soda and boiled 1t for
a quarter of an hour or thereabout
Then she scrubbed it with soap and
brush and it turned out . lovely dull
silver tone. II 1t had been boiled long
err or there had been more soda II
the water 1t might have been brighter
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
Mrs. Ellen Maggie. IA eth street. Green

Mrs. Ellen Maggie, IA 9Th street. oreeD
Bay, Wis, writes: ,a
II have often heard Peruna pra,seo
and it il more widely known here tnan
any other medicine. but never knew
what q splendid medicine it really WAS
until few weeks ago when caught =
bad cold which settled all over me.
.sThe doctor wanted to prescribe. pus
I told him / was going to try Perune
and SEM for bottle and tried 1t.
81 felt much better the next morning
and within Ave days had not trace
Of any lameness or any cough.
al consider Il the finest cough nem'
edy."
far to take tablets, rather than to take
medicine In q fluid form. Such people
can obtain Peruna tablets, which repro.
sent the solid medicinal ingredients o.
Perunn.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
rAmILrs SKIN TROUBLES.


my wife had eczema for i've or six
years. It was on her face and would
come and go. We thought we would
give the Cuticura Remedies trial. We
did 80 and she has never had sign OF
eczema for four years. / myself used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
some time ago for falling hair. l now
have q very heavy head OF hair. we
used Cuticura Remedies for our baby
who was nearly bald when young. She
has very nice hair now. She Is very
fieshy. and we had 20 much trouble
with heat that we would battle her
with Cuticura Soap and then apply
Cuticura Ointment, 1t would dry the
heat up % much quicker than any
thing else. Mr.. H. b. Springmire, so
So. Capital Street. Iowa City. Ia Juis
16. 1906, and Sept. 16. 1906"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
AppIekerry jelly.


To one peck of Siberian crabapples
add four quarts of cranberries, cook
together In SUFFICIENT water to cover
until soft and strain as for other jelly.
To i've cups of the strained juice add
four cups of granulated sugar, dried IN
oven. Heat the juice before adding
sugar. Cook 20 or 30 minutes after 1t
begins to boil. Let cool in glasses and
cover with parafin. Makes beauti-
full tinted jelly, good served with poul-
try or other meats. All jeilies and
Jams are better made on q sunny day
In the above jelly. II crabapples can
not be had in cranberry season, the
Juice Of the crabapple can be canned
earlier in season and added to the
cranberries later.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
GOOD STEWED FRUIT
SOME APpET.zINc WAYS OF PRE-
PAIRING II.
Delicious and HeaIthful Iuncneon
Desssrts-for Pears, Ounces, Ap-
pies, Prunes, Rhubarb or
the Cranberry.

rruit when stewed is considered by
many to be the most wholesome metn-
cd of serving 1t. 1t h favorite WIN
children and makes an excellent oes-
sert for luncheon. All specks and I'M
perfections should be carefully re-
moved with the point Of sharp knife.
Boiled rice Is often served with many
varieties Of It.
Stewed Winter Pears.-Pare ana
boil them until soft. To one pound OF
fruit nut one-quarter Of a pound OF
granulated sugar, one pint OF water;
stew until tender, then let them STAND
at one side of the range until clear.
The sirup should be thick. Keep COW
cred while cooking. A few cloves arg
generally added and are decided I'M
provement.
Stewed Quinces.-Pare, core ana cut
the ounces into quarters, put them
into a preserving kettle and to eacn
hound of fruit add three-Quarters OIL
a mound of sugar, with water SUFFICIENT
IN dissolve 1t. Set the kettle ever 9
| slow fire and let them simmer 'nui
perfectly soft. These are only nj ior
immediate use. They can be eas an
with bread and butter, or cream.
/ Stewed Apples.-Select tart apples
mare. quarter and put them into .
stewpan with half pound Of sugar &c
each pound of fruit and water suri
Gent to moisten the sugar. A rev
slips of fresh lemon peel may be ada
, ed. Boil until quite tender, but no
broken.
Stewed Prunes.-Wash and put Int
a pipkin with sufficient boiling waite
to cover, allow to stand for two o
three hours to swell, then place on TN
fire in the water in which they wer
; steeped. Let them simmer slowly an
. when cooked sweeten to taste.
Stewed Rhubarb.-Take the tende
: stalks of rhubarb, remove the skin an
:. cut the pieces one inch in length
. stew it in a little water with hall
pound of sugar to one pound OF rh'
. barb. Season with the thinly cut rim
!. of q lemon.
. Stewed Cranberries. = Pick ov'
= carefully and take out all that are d
= fective; wash thoroughly, and piaa
over the fire, more than covered VII
= water; cover the saucepan and ste
- until the skins are tender, addir
. more water II necessary. Add OF
:. pound of sugar for each pound
~ cranberries, simmer for ten or twel'
70 minutes, strain and put them away
40 a bowl or wide-mouthed crock; ke
them covered.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
To Err II Human.

Robert Browning once found him
self at a dinner. at a great English
house. sitting next to lady who was
connected with the highest aristoc-
racy. She was very graciously in
clined. and did her utmost to make
conversation.
Are you not a poet!" she finally
asked.
"WeIl," said Browning, people are
sometimes kind enough to say that
am"
"Oh, please don't mind my having
mentioned it." the duchess FASTENED
In saw. with the kindest of smiles
you know Byron and Tennyson and
others were poets"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
Bath Buns.

Scald one pint milk. add while hot
one-half cup butter; when lukewarm'
add one yeast cake dissolved in quar-.
ter cup warm water; add one and
half Quartes sifted -four. half teaspoon
salt. beat well, cover and stand In
warm place over night. The next
morning beat six yolks Of eggs with
half cup of sugar until light; add one
teaspoonful cinnamon. half cup chop
ped citron, eggs, and sugar to the
sponge; work until thoroughly mixed,
turn out on Toured board. adding sui
acient -four to make soft dough; roll
out, cut into good sized buns, place
ON creased pans, far enough apart moi
to touch in baking, cover, and set In 9
warm place until very light Brush
tops with glaze of white of egg, two
teaspoonfuls each of milk and sugar
beaten well together. Bake about 81
minutes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
Grinding Corn for Hogs.

For the past nine years the Wiscon-
sin Experiment Station has been con-
Quoting tests to determine whether
grinding corn for hogs is desirable. In
the tests previous to 1904 middlings
were fed with the corn. That year
corn was fed alone, but the results
were so unsatisfactory as regards
thrift, appetite, gains. and feed con-
sumed per pound of gain that 1t was
not considered desirable to omit the
middlings in subsequent years.
The results have varied little from
year to year, but considering the aver
age of all the tests lit hogs fed dry
shelled corn and wheat middlings
made an average gain of 96.8 pounds
each. while an equal number fed corn
meal and wheat middlings gained 11O.S
pounds each, the feed required per
pound of gain in the two cases being
SIG pounds and 4.SS pounds. In other
words, for each pound of gain the hogs
| fed shelled corn required 0.3 pounds
more gain than those fed the corn
| meal The saving from grinding, there
| fore. has amounted to 81 per cent
Whether it will pay to grind corn In
order to effect saving will neces
sarily depend upon two factors. name
| ly, the price of corn and the cost o.
grinding. !.
When corn is worth only rs cents
per bushel the saving from grindini
amounts to only Ia cents. not enough
to pay for grinding unless cheal
power is available. AS corn advance
in price it will be noticed that the say
ing per bushel increases practicali
three-tenths of a cent with each
cents advance in the price OF corr
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
Cutting Peavines.

Making peavine hay should also
have special attention. Do not let the
peas stand until the pods are ripe be-
fore cutting them for hay. Cst as
soon as the first pods begin to turn
yellow. When cut at this stage pea
vines make a most excellers hay
much richer in feeding value tam the
grasses. Like crab grass, peavines
should not be allowed to stay too
long in the SUI before the cock
ing.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
WHEN THE COTTON soLLs ARE
OPEN.

(Charles M. Scherer.)
When the cotton bolls are open ano
the staples putting out
And the many happy groups OF dusky
pickers are about,
When the tow'ring wagon Deds OF
fleecy whiteness moves along
Over winding roadways toward the
gin. the land is filled with song.
Pickers in the field are singing, driv-
ers on the wagons, too,
And the whirling gin Is humming ike
that's all it has to do.
With this melody is pocket music OF
a silver bass,
Sparkles in the e. Is and smiles tna'
look like sunshine on the face.
Merchants glad to see you, knowing
now your pocketbook is tat;
How they smile on you to-day and
give your back a lusty pat.
And at home you're mighty welcome
with your bags of things to eat,
All the family a-sharing in the yeari'
cotton treat.
Every fellows filed with gladness an
| he likes to sing and shout,
When the cotton bolls are open an
the staples putting out
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14

The extraordinary popularity OF nne
white goods this summer makes tne
choice of Starch matter OF great I'M
nortance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all Injurious chemicals, 10 the
only one which Is safe to use on nns
fabrics. Its great strength as stinener
makes half the usual quantity OF Starch
necessary, with the result Of perfect
finish,. equal to that when the soods
were new.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14

Il was Mr.. Hobart's first experience
With wafIles, and he liked the taste Of
them. When he had been served
twice, he called the waiter to him and
spoke confldentially.
I'm from Pokeville," he said, and
we're plain folks there; don't care
much for style, but we know good
food when we get 1t. l want another
plateful o. those cakes. but you tell
the cook she needn't stop to put that
fancy printing on 'em; just send EN-
along lain."-Youth's Companion
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
slons Of LONG lie.


sBacon took q deep interest In Ion
eevity and its earmarks." said physi-
clan. "and Bacon's signs OF long HE
and of short life are as true to-day
as they ever were.
you won't live long, Bacon point
ed out, II you have soft, fine hair :
fine skin, quick growth. large head.
early corpulence. short neck, small
mouth, brittle and separated teeth and
fat ears.
"Your life. barring accidents. VIII be
very lengthy II you have slow growth,
coarse hair, a rough skin. deep wrin'
kles in the forehead. firm flesh.
large mouth. wide nostrils. strong
teeth set close together, and hard
gristly ear."-Minneapolis Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
FARMING IN
THE SOUTH
SOME WHEAT POINTS.
nv e. A. SEASON.

Progressive farmers of eastern
states are realizing the necessity Oh
literally feeding their wheat crops.
Enormous quantities of commercial
fertilizers are bought by them, ana
the demand is increasing. These farm
ers understand the necessity OF feed
ing the crop so well that 1t may De
able to endure unfavorable weather
and resist the attacks OF insects.
r,ants which are deeply rooted ana
make a strong, vigorous growth VIII
be far more likely to do this tnan
stunted, sickly ones. The wheat plants
must be supplied with material ior
good strong growth right at the start
40 that both roots and tops Will de-
yelop well before winter sets In, as
the plants are practically dormant
during the cold months. There snouio
be the right sort of fertilizing matter
at hand to assist a rapid, sturdy
Growth in early spring, which VIII
suffer no check before the ripening OF
the grain.
And now about the quantity and
oualitv of fertilizer to be used. a
good many farmers l know OF tninH
200 pounds a sufficient amount t(
spread over an acre, and then thresn
| ing time comes they are much disap
pointed in the yield, and blame tn
weather. the seed or the fertilizer
Such complaints are common just nov
when the threshing machines ar
working.
II is hard to convince some OF tines
farmers that IL they had fed their GRO
better the returns would have bee
less disappointing; yet it is true tina
the man who only applies 200 pound
; Of fertilizer per acre, is applying onl
about one-half the amount OF actui
fertility he should apply and D
, should not be disappointed when =
does not obtain full crop. Far bette
would 1t be for him to apply o.
} pounds per acre. which will supp
+ something more than a normal vel
= Why be content with fifteen
3 twenty bushels per acre, If little on
! Law. in added fertility to the soil W
: increase the bushels to thirty or fort
3 and leave something in the soil I
future use? We should not be sat
fed to put only the fertility into o
soils which we desire to draw o.
!. Feed the land well and make 1t p
q threshold, even as we feed our sto
for profitable returns. The minel
/. elements, phosphorus and potash,
not lost even though not taken up
the crop to which applied. They
coma a part of the soil and ave rea
tn Contribute to the next crop. Pm
phoric acid aids in the formation
the grain, and potash plays an
portant part in the milling quality.
fills out the berries, and growers M
learned that some of the variet
which were not considered very q
have been lately. classed among
first. because the potash content
increased. Manufacturers put out
ter brands for wheat now than We
ago. for they understand that WI
phosphoric acid is essential as or
former, yet potash follows closely
contribute quality. Time was WI
our soils were good natured VIII
soils: not SO now, and we must I
them with intelligence. The larger
Weld. the lower the cost, with or
err profit
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14

Mr.. e. M. Tinney, story writer
SIS e. Nueva st.. San Antonio 1eA''
ssDurine 1901 suffered form nasal
catarrh. which various other remedies
failed to relieve. -s,.h
ASK bottles Of Perune, winch
took, entirely cured me- tne csn
q f,erafore cbeerfully recommend
Peruns to III similarly afflicted"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
CALIFORNIA
FfGSYRUP!Cp.
Model for Rest Of the Force.


While Oil City cannot. perhaps,
boast of being . strictly cold-water
town, she can. We believe. lay claim
% having among her residents the
champion temperance man OF the
state, II not Of the entire country.
Not only has he never drank any kind
Of spurious or malt liquors, but ne
has never allowed any tea, coffee. soup
Or any kind of milk to pass his lips
since he was child. He Is c0iored
man, was born in slavery. and because
his father frequently drank more
whisky than was good for him. ne re-
solved when q boy to never drink any
Ching but water. And he has reli
giously kept the resolution. He IL
member of the OIL City police force
and his name Is Major franklin
OIL City (Pa) Blizzard
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
narberry Preserve.

Take twice as many sweet pears or
apples as barberries and three-fourths
as much sweetening, half sugar. half
molasses. Put sugar and molasses on
to boil. When boiling put barberries
in. cook Is minutes, then skim out bar
berries and put in pears or apples.
Cook till soft: then put back barber
ries and let boil up.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14

Sheer white goods. IN fact, any NM
wash goods when new. owe mucn OF
eheir attractiveness to the way they
ere Numbered, this being done In .
usnner to enhance their textile beau
a.. Home laundering would be equal
II satisfactory II proper attention was
Given to starching. the first essential
icing good Starch. which has suficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
che goods. Try Defiance Starch and
ron will be pleasantly surprised 1t the
lmuroyed appearance Of your work.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14

sJones is the most prominent mem
Der of our golf club"
"Why, he can't play golf! !.
"No. but he always pays his dues"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14

IT'S q fortunate thing that babies
can't say what they think OF the
baby talk women hand them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-12-14
A Horse and Rig,

some extra time, and business
sense-this is all you need for
my work. No capital required,
and ! pay $500 Per day, in
cash, to good workers. Write
today for details.
ATKINSON soa1 Race S., Philadelphia
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10
HUNTING FOR HARMONY
Central American Statesmen Searching
Out Basis for Peace.

WASHINGTON. April "a day of
conferences between the Central Amer
lean representatives here IN the effort
to reach A basis for peace had no
marked results,
Having deciphered the cable response
from his own government to the propo-
slions submitted To him yesterday by
the representatives Of Salvador and Of
Guatemala, Scnor Corea, the Nicara-
guam Minister. called today upon Senor
CreeI the Mexican Embassador, who
has been taking the part of mediator,
and acquainted HIM with President ze-
laya s answer This made necessary
further conference. which fact was
taken as an indication that the Nicara-
guam response was in the nature of n
counter proposition. Messrs. Corea and
Crecl then repaired TO the State depart
memt 20 confer with Secretary Root and
Assistant Secretary Bacon. This con
ference also advanced matters only so
far AS TO pave the way for another
conference which was held late in the
afternoon. between Messrs. Creel and
Corca and Herr Ante and Mcjia, the
latter two representing Guatemala and
Salvador respectively.