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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
Renew the Orchard.

The best kind of renewal for the
old orchard Is not the so-called "prun-
ing up" method. but the process of
pruning down." In short, the tops
of the trees should not be cut back,
so they will branch out heavily near
the ground. Cut out the topmost
branches the first season. of renewal,
leaving only the healthy side limbs.
The next year these horizontal
branches may have their extremities
Topped back with the primers IN such
way as to promote a uniform. we'll
rounded, symmetrical head or top.
All wounds should be dressed few
weeks after cutting. with thick paint
made Of pure white lead and a little
boiled linseed oil.
The renewal of orchards may be
profitably accompanied by the addi-
Ion of stable manure, either worked
Into the soil beneath the extremities
of the branches or allowed to remain
on top of the ground as a cover for
Q few months. The manure should be
well rotted and should not be applied
too near the trunk of the tree. If
the soil Is very rich the application
will be attended with more harm than
good---Journal of Agriculture.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
soMEwHAr OF A REFLECTION.
Naive Comment Of Debutante Thai
Amused Hostess.

4 charming hostess Of one Of the
big houses" as they are called BY
those who are welcomed into them,
has the added beauty Of premature
white hair. That which seems to her
contemporaries an added charm may
appear to the crudely young q mark
Of decline, at least SO It appears in
one instance Of which the hostess her
self tells with enjoyment
The lady IL q connoisseur of an
tiques. At one Of her teas q debutante
rich with the glow of youth, but sadly
constrained with her sense of novelty,
was handed a cup of tea; the cup
was beautifully blue and wonderfully
old. The hostess desiring to light
en- the strain ON her youthful guest
by . pleasant diverting remark, said:
THAT little cup IL hundred and If
ty years old!"
"Oh," came the debutante's high
strained tones: How careful you
must be to have kept 1t 90 long!"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
GRADING up Stock.

One thing the breeder is assured
and that is the fact that certain fami-
lies excel and are more successful
than others among all classes OF stock
and fortunately for both breeder and
farmer the pedigrees enable them to
arrive at some degree Of knowledge
as to the proper families from which
to select. The farmer who desires to
grade up his stock is enabled to breed
from animals of certain strains, or
from families that have produced q
certain large proportion of extraor-
binary individuals and to increase the
flock to higher standard the farmer
should select from the best families Of
the breed he desires,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24

A man who runs q truck farm h
Virginia tells of the sad predicament
In which colored man named Sam
Moore. who Is in his employ, recently
found himself. Sam had had consid-,
cradle difnculty in evading the on
slaughts Of dog from Q neighborine
farm. Finally the dog got him, -
Sam kicked at him.
Sans wife. hearing . tremendous
yell. rushed to the rescue Of her hus-
band. When she came up the dog had
fastened his teeth in the calf Of Sans
leg and was holding on for dear life.
SEEKING . stone In the road. Sans
wife was about to hurl 1t when Sam.
with wonderful presence Of mind,
shouted:
Mandy! Mandy! Don't frow dat
stone at de dawg! Frow 1t at me,
4andy!"-Youth's Companion.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
plea for American Art.

In no other part of the world does
there exist so little appreciation Of
the home product Of its painters as In
the United States, declares F. Hopkin-
son Smith in Leslie's Weekly. The
art Of England. France. Germany.
Italy, Spain, and even Japan, is not
dependent for !ts support upon any
thing else than the loyalty and appre-
citation and pride their people take in
their own native art. With us, except
in rare instances-largely a matter Of
price and approval (quite different
matter from appreciation)-we ignore
to q great extent the canvases Of our
best men. and I'LL our galleries and
homes with the work of foreigners.
Only when one dies and the output of
that particular painter il ended and
the dealer corrals what is left. and.
having thus cornered the market on
that particular brush. doubles and
Quadruples the price, only then is
their work appreciated. That the
dealer, perhaps, had kept this particu-
lar canvas In cold storage for years,
having paid but few hundred dollars
for II, In order to reap the many
thousands later on, never seems to
appeal to the buyer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
The Breeding Sow.

1t is not so generally appreciated,
as 1t should be, that the breeding sow
while she is bearing her young. needs
just the kind of nutrition that tho
growing pig viii require. Sows fed
heavily on corn, fatten and bring thin.
stunted pigs, with very little ability
to care for themselves. Such pigs
will never do so well as those whose
dams were fed milk and wheat bran
with some kind of roots while beSx-
their young. These will have good d.
gestion and will grow rapidly. while
the stunted pig will never fully reeov'
er from the improper nutrition II ~
ceived before it rss narrowed
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24

That American shipbuilders have
made remarkable progress in their
craft and as a result have greatly re-
duced the cost of construction 10
shown anew by the bids received for
the two monster battleships author
lied by congress, says Troy Times.
These vessels are to be the most for
midable Of their class afloat, Of ap-
proximately 10000 tons displacement.
The bids range from $500, 900 to 49,
$4,000, and all are below the figures
anticipated by the naval authorities.
and the result will be that the new
marine fighters will be secured for
much less than was expected. The
famous battleship Oregon. one of the
stanchest and best warships known,
cost nearly $3,223.000. The new
"Dreadnoughts" are to be nearly dou.
BILE the size OF the Oregon, but, &C.
cording to the bids received. are likely
to cost relatively a great deal less.
American shipbuilding genius finds
employment mainly in constructing
warships and vessels plying along tho
coast and on inland waters. When is
It to nave chance to show what 1t
can do in constructing mercantile
craft to pillow the ocean and to show
Old Glory to commercial nations
abroad?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
WESTERN MEN IN NEW YORK.
Brains Of Mountain and Prairie In De.
mand In the Financial Center.

Ever since the early days, when D.
D. Mills, ]. B. Haggin and James r.
Keene "emigrated" from California to
New York, the metropolis has been
drawing largely on the west and south
for its supply Of men who do things"
theodore p. Shonts, both southerner
and westerner, who has undertaken to
solve New York's great transit prob
lem, is the latest importation In re-
Spouse to the call of the east.
The promptness with which Thos. F.
Ryan, of Virginia, turned the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society over to
its policyholders, who now elect ma
jority of its Board Of Directors, and
Invested himself of the control of the
stock which he bought from Jas. H.
Hyde, and the success Of the new
management of the Society under the
direction Of President Paul Morton,
have created demand for the strong
men OF the south and west that Is
greater than ever before. Under the
Morton management the Equitable has
made better showing than any other
insurance company in the way Of Inn
proved methods, economies and In
creased returns to policyholders.
e. H. Gary, head Of the greatest cor
poration In the world-the U. 8. Steel
Co.-John w. Gates, Henry C. Prick,
Norman B. Ream, VIM. H. Moore and
Daniel G. Reid are other westerners
who are among the biggest men In
New York.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
Jury Duty.
LOUISIANA

Jury Duty.
Scarcely an important case comes
20 trial which does not show the dif-
1iculty of securing for the defendant
what 10 Justly regarded as one Of the
most precious of civil liberties, "a
Jury of his peers" to judge him. The
difficulty leads to constant criticism
of the Jury system" as II the thing
itself, which the people with so much
trouble compelled King John to guar
antee to them, were fundamentally at
fault. Less Is said about the innumer-
able fimsy excuses offered by tales.
men to escape service, and about the
almost universal unwillingness Of the
average citizen to do jury duty, says
Youths Companion. Men whose word
In business matters would be taken
anywhere, who are attendants at
church and members of religious as.
sociations, will sometimes go into
court and lie with cheerful equanimity
about the condition o. their health or
the state of their business, in order
to escape doing what has become in
corporated In the very body Of Eng
lish speech as Jury duty" The
'Jury" part Of the phrase is what is
noticed. The duty" part is forgotten.
One of the orators at the recent
Memorial day exercises quoted that
excellent definition which describes
patriotism as the desire to give ones
country the kind of service it needs.
at the time when II needs 1t. The
patriotism of the men of 81 was dis
played In military service, because
that was the service the country most
needed at that time. To-day the need
10 Of another sort--a loyalty to every
duty which makes life and property
safer and the country stronger and
more secure in happiness and prosper
ity. The serving ON jury, the cheer
full paying of Just taxes without at
tempt to swear them on" the accept
ance Of responsibility in city, state or
nation-these are just as much duties
a. observing the rules of the board of
health or being honest in business. No
man can afford to shirk them, for II
he does his own self.respect suffers,
as well as the general well-being of
his community.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24

Couldn't Understand the Taste Of
His Customers.

Two men were discussing the var
ious food products now being supplied
in such variety and abundance.
One, grocer, said, Il frequency try
q package or so Of any certain article
before offering 1t to my trade, and in
that way sometimes form q different
idea than my customers have.
For instance, thought would try
some Postum Food Coffee, to see what
reason there was for such call for it.
At breakfast l didn't like 1t and supper
proved the same, so naturally con-
cluded that my taste was different
from that of the customers who bought
It right along.
"a day or two after, I waited on q
lady who was buying q Csc package
and told her / couldn't understand how
one could fancy the taste of Posturc.
~ know Just what is the matter,
she said, you put the coffee boiler on
the stove for just fifteen minus and
ten minutes Of that time 1t simmered,
and perhaps five minutes 1t boiled;
now II you will have 1t left to boil full
fifteen minutes after 1t commences to
boil. you will find delicious Java-Iike
beverage, rich in food value Of gluten
and phosphates, so choice that you
wiz never abandon 1t, particularly
when you see the great gain in health
Well, took another trial and sure
enough l joined the Postum army for
good. and life seems worth living since
! have gotten rid of my old time stour
ach and kidney troubles"
Postum is no sort OF medicine. but
pure liquid food. and this, together
with relief firm coffee worked the
change. There's . Reason"
Read The Road to Wellville," IN
pkgs.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
Money In Raising Celery.

Celery win be one of the principal
crops produced in the neighborhood
Of Canon City, COL. this season. This
Is due to the fact that the late frosts
seriously injured the fruit GRIP. and
the growers have now begun tr plan
celery. Celery has been raised sue
cessfuIly by q few growers, and has
been found to be one Of the best pay
ing crops. One grower realized Il, 575
from one and half acres last year,
another 5000 on less than an acre.
The cost Of an acre Of planting and
care is about $3.50: The demand for
the crop has always been greater than
the supply.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24

Il double-dare you-to stomp in your.
sundown!"
In twinkling the lovely white SAIL
or hat was trampled in the dust. and
biue ribbon lay beside It.
Jimmy! But won't Aunt Mat skin
you for that? Dare you to roll over
In the road!"
The words were scarcely out of hiss
mouth before little white figure was
kicking and tumbling In the middle Of
the street and Jack was think Ing as
actively as his legs were working. He
was relieving the pent-up feelings Of
all the weeks that. had gone by since,
his first realization Of the fact that
he was not as other boys of his age
He had thirsted for fight, but this
was even better. and he gave q final
roll as he saw a team drive past.
You're sight" James-semarked..
coolly. when Jack Strengthened up.
Want to dare me some more?"
No, thank you-not any more for
to-day-but what Aunt Mat win do to.
you when she sees you will be q.
plenty"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24

A cable from Paris says that Eng
land, France and Spain have entered
into an agreement to prevent Ger
many from going to war with any
body. As for England. France and
Spain. they probably reserve the right
to keep on lighting somewhere at a;i
times. thus making it necessary fer
the German ordnance factories to re-
main in continuous operation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
Medical Misfortune.

1t is one of the misfortunes result
ing from the diversity and intricacy of
medical knowledge that medicine is
divided into sections so numerous and
varied that identity of interest be-
comes more and more difficult of dis
covery and Observation-Disclosures Hos
pital
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
The Rebellion Of Jackie
By Susie BouckeUe Wight
Copyright. BY Joseph B. Bowles.)

sound Of mufled kick and howH
came from James room.
Jacks mother stood moment Ina
thought, then said: Jackie, dear
suppose you go back and talk to your
little cousin, and then you can help
him dress, too, and come on to the
pavilion with him. II you persuade
James to get up and come right on
mother will buy you beautiful new
book"
Jack faced obediently about, ana
when his back was well turned. he
made wry face which would have
curdled the blood of Coop. for he
had overheard his Aunt Jennie say.
admfringly:
Now, isn't Jackie the sweetest
thing! ! don't see how It will be pos
sible for James to persist In his
naughtiness after he sees him."
Jack felt very doubtful about his
mission. for he knew that James did
not approve of himself or his mother,
but the unusually smart raiment with.
which he had been decked out made
him wildly reckless. and he longed for
something to break the monotony OF
his perfect propriety, and even felt
equal to the fsticun which he half
expected. II James should get the
best of him, as he was altogether like
ly to do, still there would be the salts
faction Of wearing tumbled clothes in
consequence. and oh. sweet hope, per
haps in the melee the blue ribbons
would be loosened and fall from hiss
hair!
James lay sprawled out in the mid
die of the bed. with his feet propped2
up on the pillows. neat array Of holi-
day garments lying on a char by thes
bed.
They sent me back" said Jack. TO,
help you put on your little clothes"
Shoot" cried James. Il guess pa
pail see me through this thing!"
With bounce he landed on the floor
and snatched from the wall q long,
discarded Astrakhan cap.
Come on, little gal-boy!" he called.
I'll take care of you, and we'll go.
right on to the pavilion and hear the
band play"
"Oh, jamie. you wouldn't ever?"'
painted Jack, as he raced along at
James heels. and watched the pin
nightshirt flooping.
"Oh, you come on, little frill.
breeches!" was all the answer he re-
ceived, and then Jack made grab for :.
Jamea inst n fho rate nlo god hchfndi
them. He planted one small fist
plump in the back Of his cousins neck
and then they both stopped and squar-
ed on. James gave Jack another Of
those puzzled looks, and then droppedl
his fists. Il couldn't bear to hurt ..
little thing like you'll" he said. and.
then he had to dodge Jacks fist
again. Say Jack!" he said. as sid.
den thought struck him, Il dare yous
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
Austrian Emperor's Thrones.

The Austrian emperor. like his
brother. the Russian car. has several
thrones--one in the great Hofburg In
Vienna and another in Budapest as
king of Hungary. The latter is the
more interesting on account Of its his
tory and antiquity.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24

hour working days to pull them all
out. In his blood there are 25.000,-
000, 900. 900 red corpnscles Laid out
side by side they would cover . sur
face of $3.50 square yards.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
Permanent AmIetIon.

He-That handsome girl over thert
made fool Of me two years ago.
Shell felt sure Shat something han.
pened in your past life that you had,
never got over.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24

This II important. What kind Of
game Of golf do the respective prsAi-
dental candidates play7
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24
Marvel. of the Human Body.

On an average mans body there
are $4,000 hairs. Plucking one every
second it would take him ~ eight
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24

The Judge-And did this MAI da
you bodily harm?
The victim-Naw. yer amer. h.
smashed me fa-ace. - C,eve,ar2
Leader
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-08-24

appearing in anything else than wild
ow's weeds for long time-came
down the street, leading her lovely
child by the hand. He was all in
white. except for tiny bow OF blue
ribbon, which peeped out from under
the broad-rolling brim of a handsome
white sailor--the bow Of which tied
back the long front locks, which we're
saving for subsequent use. His
little shoes were white, too, SO he had
to walk circumspectly, to avoid mud
and dusty spots.
They paused moment at the gate
for Mrs. Perham, who came down the
walk, drawing on her long white silk
mitts.
why, Jennie, where II James?'
asked Jacks mother.
james is in bed" replied Mrs. Per-
ham, firmly. Il have locked up all
his other clothes, and laid out the lin
en- suit and the tan shoes, and be can
either wear them or spend the day In
bed"
That's right--be firm and positive.
and you will carry your point, as l
have always told you-but what about
Jim?"
"Oh, Jim! I'll tell you later about
him. He had to sally out immediate
ly after breakfast-yon know he is
chairman uf the committee on tables.
SO he doesn't know q thing about the
unpleasantness. she concluded as the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-05-08

CITY And COUNTY
Items OF Interest About
People and Events.

Paris green and all other Insecticides
at Ritter Bros. Drug Company.
]. A. Hendrickson went to Ogden
and Salt Lake city on Monday.
Max Fonnesbeck, of the Fonnesbeck
Knitting factory. went to Idaho on
Sunday.
II. +. Olsen, Of Logan, who recently
came from the Nevada mines, went to
Montpelier Sunday.
H. G. and Hyrum Hay ball contem-
plate opening general store in their
property at Lewiston.
Lumber is on the ground at Iyrum
for the depot,and work is expected TO
begin during the present week.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-05-08
| Want 10 Sell

the following described REAL ES-
TATE within the next two or three
weeks:
LOGAN CITY PROPERTY
lSxlS rods, on corner, two blocks
south of Deseret mills.
Gyl2 rods, facing east on First East
S'r"r, half block north Tabernacle
squa'c.
Eis'i ceres, more or less, near Des-
crcj mIH>
ACREAGE.
100 acres. en or less, west of Lo-
gan, uca Co.,, bridges" fenced and
flowing uu.
acre, 'u "...u.u," south side,
Logan Dl'; nuv,d aud flowing we'll.
40 acrrSudlomp- Logan, northwrsj;
fenced aud fuI na'rr righl-the Pea.
cock Farm.
know lhc value Of the above prop.
erty, but will make prices little un-
der so as TO interest investors. Write
me at once, postolllcc box 70i, Salt
Lake city, for prices and payne nts.
L II MARTINEAU.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-05-08
Ex CuTSiOn 10 Calf.

Los Angeles and return via S. p, l..
a O., and st. L., S34,l0,
Los Angeles and return via San
Francisco, SI3 so.
San Francisco and return s32 60.
San Francisco and return via Port
land, $40 80
Dates of sale April 10Th to May 10Th.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-05-08

Miss Lily VI Lcaman, teacher Of
the Woodruff, left for her home in
Ogden on Monday morning.
Philip Klroprer, of Providence, went
to Montpelier SUNDAY, having in view
the contract for building bank and
school house at that place
At the Benson stake quarterly con-
ference held in Smithheld on Sunday
it. was decided that Richmond shall
b. the center Of that stake hereafter.
Peter MaughaD, manager Of the
Wellsville Coop, went to Salt Lake
city last Thursday, returning on Sun.
day. lie went in the interest Of the
firm.
&. H. Larsen spent the past week
at his farm in Newton. In his opin-
ion a cold May is ever Of good advan.
tage to the farmer, though prehaps
not TO the fruit raiser.
parley p, Lawrence and Arthur
Christensen came from Salt Lake on
Saturday, returning Sunday. They
came No 10 visit their mother, who
has been iudsposCd for some time.
f J. Merrill, osteopath who Sue
ceedS L. J. Goodrich, will be found To-
Gated in the old Office of the latter
gentleman. Office hours from to II,
and from to p. m Bell phone 80 b.
Mrs. Jacob L. Hartvigsen, OF Cherry
Creek, Marsh valley, returned to heI
home Sunday after stay Of four
months with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Ola Rose OF Hyrum. The lady's hus'
band is on mission in Norway.
Heavy, impure blood makes muddy
pimply complexion. headaches, nau
sea, indigestion. Thin blood makes
you weak, pale, sickly. Burdock Bloot
Bitters makes the blood rich, red pure
restores perfect health.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carbon went t
Richmond Saturday night and re
turned Sunday. They went to visi
their nephew, Roy Merrill, before hi
departure for Salt Lake Monday morn
ing.