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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-06-01

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aud the only way TO get rest Is to actual
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
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with her coils. Theodosius gave or
ders that no one should modest her.
but she she should approach and
make known her wish.
The snake bent her crest in hom-
age and told her grievance. Her
nest. which was at the base Of the
gateway tower. had been invaded
while she was absent in search OF
food, her nestlings killed and herself
repulsed by the strange beast. COW
cred with sharp needles, which now
held possession Of it. Would Caesar
grant her Justice?
The emperor gave orders to have
the porcupine slain, and the mother
was restored to her desolate home.
By nightfall the incident was forgot
ten by the people. The serpent had a
better memory. At dawn she glided
into the palace, through the spacious
apartments, up stairways and
through corridors until she gained
the royal chamber. On the closed
eeylids of the sleeping emperor she
laid cleaning topaz, and when he
awoke he was no longer blind. The
mother-snake had paid her debt of
gratitude.-Woman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
Management of the Dairy Herd.

In the first place too much en-
phasis cannot be laid on the practice
of dairy farmer always, as far as
possible, breeding and rearing his
own heifers, paying the greatest at
tentiOn to selecting the calves from
the best butter-producing cows. The
productivenesS of herd can be
greatly improved in a few years by
this practice, and there is less risk of
introducing disease.
To fill up the places of old cows,
and those which prove unlucky or
Improbable, young heifers to the
number of One-third or one-fOurth of
the total herd should be available
each year. The time at which heif.
ers should bear their first calf de.
ponds a good deal upon how they
have to be reared, which, needless to
say, should be as well done as pos
sible. Everything possible should
be done to develop the frame. as it
has been proved that the largest ami
mails in any particular breed are the
most economical producers Of but
ter. Then, provided heifers have
been well reared, they can be put
to the bull at year and nine
months. Some breeders like them
to come in at year and nine
months, or two years, and then milk
them on as long as they will, and
let them have a seasons spell. Any
way, the aim should be to develop
the frame, to give large digestive ca
pacity.
Heifers, after their first calf,
should always be MIXED for as long
period as possible, say ten months
even If only stripping, and never al.
lowed to go dry about six months
after calving, as they often will If
precautions are not taken. This en-.
courages most valuable habit, that
Of persistent milking.
A cow should never be dry more
than six or eight weeks out OF the
year, but she requires this time to
regain strength for the following sea-
son. A good COW will often milk uI
to the time Of calving, but il allowed
to do SO will not produce as good
results next year. She must be dried
OF Systematically; first, by milking
only once day, and then once in
two days, then say twice q week till
perfectly dry. Great care must be
taken not to finally turn her out IN.
til the udder is perfectly clear, Of
the loss OF q quarter may result.
r. Gilbert. in Massachusetts Plough
man.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
Thinning an Orchard.

A Maine man wrote the Rural
New Yorker for advice as to caring
for an orchard whose trees had orig
inally been planted too near each
other and that had come to clock
horns or branches, preventing the
sun from finding it's way among
them. 1t is interesting to note the
various suggestions advanced by the
Ruraps correspondents who under
took to help the man out. One sug-
gested cutting out every other tree;
another every other row each way;
still another suggests selecting the
rows to be removed and cutting back
the overreaching branches, so the
trees are bearing fair crops, contin-
uing the work gradually for several
years, when the trees may be en-
tirely removed. Edwin Hoyt's plan
appeals to the writer as both con-
venient and full of good sense. His
advice to the querist instead of re-
moving the trees to top them Off the
last of March. Cut every limb off
and thin out many others. Let one
or two sprouts grow on each limb cut
off. In three years new young top
will be formed, and be in bearing
condition, with a lower smaller top
to be more easily sprayed and other
wise handled. Fruit will be finer
and more easily gathered. After
these trees get into good bearing, say
four or five years, cut the remainder
of these trees left in the same way.
In this way renew the tops and keep
them down where more easily
sprayed and fruit gathered. This
plan will be more like topping the
trees for grating, which, as expert
ence has shown, will bring new top
on a regrafted tree in four years into
full bearing. Try it on one or two
trees if you doubt the expediency
of this PLAN"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
Animals That Weep.

Travellers through the Syrian desert
have seen horses weep from thirst, a
mule has been seen to cry from the
pain of an injured foot, and camels, it
is said, shed tears in streams. A cow
sold by it's mistress who had tended
It from calfhood wept pitifully. A
young soko ape used to cry from vex-
alton if Livingstone didn't nurse it in
his arms when it asked him to-.
Wounded apes have died crying, and
apes wept over their young ones slain
by hunters. A chimpanzee trained
to carry water jugs broke one, and
fell a-crying, which proved sorrow,
though it wouldn't mend the jug.
Rats, discovering their young
drowned, have been moved to tears
of grief. A giraffe which a hunts
mans rifle had injured, began to cry
when approached. Sea lions often
weep over the loss of their young.
Gordon Cummings observed tears
trucking down the face of dying ele-
plant. And even an orang-outang
when deprived of it's mango was so
vexed that it took to weeping. There
is little doubt, therefore, that animals
do cry from grief or weep from pain
or oyance.-Harper's Weekly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03

this State. Barley. which is raised
in abundance here, will be the chief
ration tried in the preliminary exc
periments, and we will endeavor to
ascertain the best supplementary
feeds to go with it. The Danish ba-
con hog, which is considered the
best in the world, is fed largely on
barley, as the producers in that coun-
try have found after years of ex-
perimenting and considerable out
lay OF money in testing the different
feeds that it is the best for finishing
this type OF hog. Conditions in Col
orado are ideal for producing the
bacon hog and our energies will be
devoted very largely along this line.
In my experiments at the Kansas ex.
pertinent station, where I was lo4
Gated for number Of years before
coming to Colorado, we were very
successful in producing the bacon
hog from feeds grown in the dry
farming sections and special atten-
ton will be given in our work here
to feeding with the products of the
non-irrigated lands"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
The ArtfuI Squirrel.

You may find many a squirrel In
the course of your tramp, but no two
alike exactly in their method of at
tempted escape or concealment. The
ways and means of the little rascals
are legion. One may fatten himself
out against a gray patch on the back
OF tree trunk, absolutely motionless,
and unless in your earnest, steadfast
looking you can detect an ear or a
shoulder in relief against the sky you
might as well abandon search. An
other may lie along bough flattened
at full length, but here the telltale
ears are more easily silhouetted. Still
another may crouch drawn up in a
fork, and here the thing to look for is
the fluffy tip of that little signal flag
which always works and waves and
jerks and signals so bravely when
danger is not in the air. Or one may
gather himself up in bunch to imi-
tate knot or knob, and here he can
very well tell when you have spied
him out. He will catch your eye,
even as you catch the eye Of an &C
quaintance in a crowd, and will in
stantly timber up for headlong fight,
leaping from tree to tree, till he van
ishes over the ridge.-Field and
Stream.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
Try This Next Season.

"A New London County writer in
the Cultivator has a word to say
about fertilizing potatoes that may
well be preserved for next springs
use. He writes: "The finest looking
piece of potatoes have seen this
summer was treated as follows: A
piece OF sward ground was selected
OF fair quality of loan, but from
which the grass had completely run
out, so that it did not cut a quarter
OF ton of hay per acre. It was
plowed deep and thoroughly pulver-
lied, and the potatoes planted about
six inches deep. No barnyard man
ure was used, only artificial fertilizer
at the rate Of about 1900 pounds per
acre, half of it applied when the
piece was planted, and the remainder
at the first hoeing. The piece was
comparatively free from weeds, the
absence of barnyard manure contrib
uting to that result. The vines were
very strong and vigorous, of a dark
green but did not cover the ground.
The yield was good, though not ex-
ceptionally so; about 200 bushels
per acre. But they were a fine lot,
perfectly smooth and handsome, of
good size, and almost no small pota-
toes.
Another piece, separated from the
first by few rods, and of precisely
the same kind of soil, was treated
like it in all respects, except that
barnyard manure was used instead
Of artificial fertilizer. The vines
were a light green, Of rank growth,
completely covering the ground more
than two feet deep. The yield was
not much more than half as great,
the potatoes were not SO large and
smooth. and there were many more
small ones"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
WRITERS MUST SEE.

Two girls passed a forlorn little fig
ure sitting on the edge of city foun-
tain. Her thin shoulders were shaken
BY silent sobs. Her mouselike teeth
were set hard in her thin, colorless
lips. The first girl who passed did
not notice that the child was crying.
In fact, she was thinking what hot
day it was, and how hard it was to
work in the great Office amid the
clickety-click of typewriters. The
Second girl. her eyes open to all that
went on around her, despite the heat.
spied the heaving shoulders, unlocked
the hard-set lips and unearthed a
story which led to the expose Of a
great wrong, and placed the girl on
the staff of big paper. and lifted
her protege beyond want and misery.
Which one of those two girls hur-
ryihg back to the same Office was
The born writer? It is not fine
phrases, dear girl with the pen, that
VIII make you writer, but your
knowledge Of human nature, your
bower OF observation-and the abil-
fly to put this combination of knowl-
edge and observation into a word
form that will reach the hearts Of
your readers and bring success to
Your door.-Anna Steese Richardson,
In Wornan's Home Companion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
Cattle and Pigs.

Give the stables a good coat OF
whitewash. Put cupful of strong
coffee in the calf's skim milk; it will
cure scours.
Always put a teaspoonful of bicar-
Donate of soda in the milk for the
calf or pigs. 1t is good for them,
even though the milk be fresh from
the separator.
Watch the fences between the pas
ture and the orchard. The perfume
of early apples is very tempting to
the cattle.
Sow rye for fall and winter pas
ture. Sow early SO as to get as large
a growth as possible before winter.
In the spring you will have pasture
a month before grass is ready. Four
bushels to the acre, drilled in. is
about right.
Flies are bad on mich COWS. They
will help reduce the flow of milk.
Feed heavier, or give fresh corn
stalks at night.
Keep the pig pen clean. Give the
pigs pusley weed, as they are very
fond of it, and it will do them good.
Also sweet apples, but not sour ones.
You will find plenty to keep the pigs
without any feed.
Above all, keep the outbuildings
nice and clean, with plenty of air,
and you will not be troubled with all
kinds of diseases. - Indianapolis
News.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
MUST BE IN FASHION.

Lady Teazle's indignant cry of pro-
test to her harassed spouse, Would
you have me out of fashion," car
adays than it did in the days of hoops
and farthingales. To be out Of the
fashion is, practically speaking, to be
out Of the world-the real world of
action and enterprise, just as much
as the realm of society and dress
and the value Of "good clothes" is
recognized SO universally as hardly
to be worth questioning.
One of the new shades is a real
moleskin brown, and with this shade
most colors can be worn, so that
moleskin is destined to be fashion
able once again. Naturally mole
skin Is not SO expensive as the rarer
furs, but the handsomest muffs and
boas are quite appropriate for the
most elaborate costumes and carry
out the color so we'll that the whole
effect is excellent.
AS matter Of fact, velvet appears
to be the alpha and omega of fash
IONS creed just now. Whether it be
the soft chiffon velvet of rose Leaf
consistency, or the less amenable vel
veteens, which, when carried out in
subdued tartans and shephard's plaids,
make the most effective little morn
ing costumes possible-it is so ubiq-
uitous as to impress itself upon us
at every turn.
The trimming of the velvet gown
has besides been elevated to a fine
art, and no trouble is spared in it's
elabor ltion. Braid comes first in the
affections Of the dressmaker, from
wide, loosely meshed silk braid to
the narrow variety. which is worked
into the most beautiful designs. and
represents patient and almost unend-
ling labor on the part Of those who
are responsible for the manufacture
Of the Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
--7hU1gs
&Y<.l~We'r

Plain velvet and striped silk In
small quantities are used with good
effect on the cloth street gown.
The combinations of browns and
green's in plaids and in hat trim
mings are noticeably attractive this
season.
Shining bracelets and dog collars
in jet are very attractive, the effect
In the evening being especially rich
and beautiful.
Choice hand bags in dull Jet beads
which are being shown for those in
mourning are too expensive to be-
come common.
The blending OF unusual shades
has reached degree Of perfection
among American artists that is sec
ond only to the French.
Two strips of the belt ribbon fast
ened one above the other to the bone
in front, cross at the sides and the
upper becomes the lower one where
they join the bone at the middle OF
the back.
There is certain fascinating style
about the dropping coQue feathers
that are being SO extensively used on
fall walking hats that is undoubted-
~ the reason of their great popu-
larity.
Pleated lace and bias silk bands
combine in very neat stocks. The
bands are lid upon the foundation
Of lace in a decorative fashion the
ends crossing and caught with small
white buttons.
While uncurled ostrich plumes are
considered especially smart, tho
beauty Of the softly curling feathers
proves far more tempting to most
women, and consequently great
many more Of the curled plumes ar6
worn.
Very stunning is the plaided auto
coat OF English tweed. faced and
strapped with leather, and ornament1
ed with buttons. 1t is q roomy gar
ment with large pockets set beneath
leather straps, and is very warm and
comfortable for severe weather.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03

was so frightened that she almost,
slipped the rest of the way down.
stairs. After that time Bonnie all
ways howled whenever Miss Bene-l
dict-which was the lady's name,
came In sight. More than that he all
ways howled mournfully every time,
her name was mentioned, and II hel
heard caller In the hall inquire for;
Miss Benedict he would set up a.
heart-rending howl, which he would
keep up until the caller was gone
Bonnie's mistress told Bonnie that
something must be done, for she
could not have him annoying Miss
Benedict so. Finally Bonnie agreed
to run into far corner of closet In
the hall every time he heard Miss
Benedict step or heard her name men.
toned. It was funny sight to see
Bonnie run for the closet every time
a caller came to see Miss Benedict or
he heard her step. The closet had a
swing door, and the minute the hated
name was heard he would shoot for
the closet, and there in corner he
would sit and howl softly till Miss
Eenedict was gone.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
The Poodle HowIed.

Bonnie lived in boarding house,
and il you have never been dear lit
tie white poodle in boarding house
you can hardly understand how very
hard it is to love all the boarders just
alike. Bonnie was gentle, loving lit
tie fellow, and nearly every one loved
him, but there was one woman who
did not love Bonnie, and Bonnie,
sweet tempered as he was, could not
love that woman. 1t may have been
because Miss Benedict was very near
lighted, and could not see how very
cunning Bonnie looked curled up IN q
title while ball on the stairs. In fact
he didn't see him at all. and almost
topped on him, and when he barked
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
Mrs. Betty's Singing Class.

Mrs. Betty was an important per-
sonage in Miss Hunters out-of-town
Establishment for Young Ladies'"
and when 1t became known that she
was falling off in her special line,
there was much anxiety. Even Miss
Hunter, who knew everything, was at
at her wits end. Mrs. Betty was ap-
parently well, and seemed to have
nothing on her mind, but she was not
doing her duty, and neither argument
nor persuasion could force her. She
had one virtue, however-she was
fond OF young people, always looking
around and nodding when the girls
came in to inquire how she was, and
1t was during Mildred's visit early one
morning that a sudden discovery was
made, which wrought a strange and
speedy cure. Indeed, Mrs. Betty has
Mildred to thank, for otherwise she
might have lost good position-a Sc
rious thing to lady of her limited
powers.
On this particular day she heard
Mildred singing, and the sweet, child
is voice had remarkable effect on
her; she turned her head and gazed at
the visitor with pleased expression
In her mild eyes. 1t was evident that
she had an ear for music; the much
enduring maid grew quite excited, for
Mrs. Betty seemed more like her old,
docile self.
go on with your singing, Miss Mil
dred." she cried; Its like old times
1t is See!" She pointed to the pail
now rapidly filling with the rich milk,
which up to this moment, Mrs. Betty
had refused to yield in any but the
smallest quantities. Much elated.
Mildred sang on. Mrs. Betty's dun
colored head moving rhythmically to
the music, as she stood patiently un-
der the maids skilful hand. BY this
time a crowd of girls and teachers
had gathered in the cowshed to won
der at the result.
1T is certainly strange" said Miss
Hunter. I've heard that in Switzer.
land this popularity among COWS IL
well known; all the milkmaids are
good singers. We shall have to teach
you. Bridget" she added with .
smile.
"Shure. an the young leddies can
do me job" answered Bridget, with q
grin. and her suggestion was followed
enthusiastically, the girls begging to
take turns. and thus It was proven be-
yond doubt that music had z melt
Ing influence and filed the milk pail.
So it was decided to give Mrs. Betty
the singing class.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
Italy's Young King.

The young king Victor Emmanuel
III. has been revelation to his PEG
pie. Long before King Humbert was
cruelty assassinated, reports were
circulated that the heir to the throne
was Intellectually weak man, a
know-nothing, and it was common
talk that he would never be allowed by
the Italians to reign over them The
unexpected happened, as it so often
does. King Humbert was murdered
on the 29th of July, 1900 His son as
sumed his rights without the slightest
hint of trouble, and he has proved tc
be as intelligent, conscientious and
judicious sovereign as United Italy
has had.-St Nicholas.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
To Get Rid of Stumps.

A method of getting rid of stumps
which has been highly recommended
and which, to be effective, should be
done as follows:
Bore hole one or two inches in
diameter and about eighteen inches
deep into the centre Of the stump.
Then put into this hole one or two
ounces of saltpeter. Fill the hole
with water and plug it up. In the
spring take out the plug, pour in
about one-half gallon Of kerosene oil
and light it. The stump will smolder
away to the very extremities of the
roots. leaving nothing but the ashes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
The Earth's Surface.

Two sisters, one tipping the scales
at two hundred pounds or more, and
the other slight to extreme slimness.
but very beautiful, were being intro
duced at reception.
What's her manner" whispered one
young man to friend, referred to
the slim sister. II didn't catch It."
Virginia" answered the friend.
virginia." repeated the young man
in apparent surprise. "Then her sis
ter must be the whole United States!"
-Lippincott's Magazine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
THE TOPAZ.

T Every precious stone has its own
legend-good or evil, as the case may
be-and from it the stone derives a
detrimental value quite apart from it's
Intrinsic worth. The topaz is asso-
Hated with a quaint bit of old Ro-
man lore which explains why It is
called the stone of gratitude.
The blind Emperor Theodosius had
caused brazen gong to be placed
before his palace gates, where those
who wished his help and advice might
come and sound it, and so gain i'm
mediate entranche to the royal pres
once. One day a great snake crept
an Ia tho rata and strnc]x &aA 1nna
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-01-03
Eating His WAY.

Freddie despised the multiplication
table. 1t made you ache all over to
say your tables. And you couldn't
remember.
Mamma got up and went out of the
room. When she came back, she had
a glass jar of tiny candles. She was
opening it, and pouring out splen-
did heap on the tablecloth.
n Now" said she, brightly, here are
Xe little candy dots in a row. Here
ar6 eight rows. How many candy
dots&
"F'orty,S, promptly.
eyes. NowAmake seven times five
and four times >6ye and the rest.
When you have made srhe whole table,
learn it. When you have-sJearned it.
eat it,"
"Oh!" a-s-
1t was the most splendid way to
learn your table. Freddie went to
work with will, and when the teach
er-that is, mamma-said Schools
out" he had learned his five table. He
didn't eat it till after school.
Inc next DAY Lney went Dack ana
reviewed the two tables, and the next
day after the three. and the next day
after that the four
One day the next door twins teach
er was making their mother a call,
Freddie was making one on the next
door twins.
Don't you go to school, little boy?"
the teacher asked him.
"Oh yes'm," politely.
ooh, you do? Well, I suppose you
think the multiplication table is per-
fectly dreadful, too?" she asked, smil-
ingly.
ooh, no'm," eagerly. I'm very fond
Of mine"
Indeed! How far along are you?"
"pve only eaten as far as seven
times seven yet said Freddie. And
he went home wondering why the
next door twins teacher had opened
her eyes so wide.-Annie H. Donnell,
in Youths Companion.