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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

Judgment and act as the catspaw 1or the
woman who hides behind him.
= Longfellow's Children's Hour was the
happy time Of the day-the one hour without
restraints Miss Clarke's Husbands Hour
would be the hour Of struggle, of discomfort
1t might even be interpreted by the unjust
into what is commonly called nagging. In
fact the process of administering such a
sugar-coated pill to even the best of husbands
would have doubtful effect upon the house
hold harmony. She-who-must-be-obeyed
might wrest vote from an unwilling spouse,
but in the majority of cases the last state Of
man would be worse than his first. In sheer
self-defense he would rush to false gods.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

Long before many American uni
versities established summer schools,
chautauqua stood for the thrifty use
of vacation days in pleasant and prof
table study. Like every other move
ment out of the common methods and
largely patronized BY women. the
chautauQuan work was derided by
conservative persons. 1t was the butt
Of Jokes such as are now directed
against correspondence" schools. It
was called the intellectual tea-party."
the playground of culture But 1t
slowly won respect, enlisted the serv-
ices Of good teachers and gave its
brief periods Of enlightenment to
thousands of teachers too busy In
winter to think of much outside of
classroom routine. President Roose-
velt. who knows the country pretty
broadly. calls chautauquas "the most
American thing in America" This
summer there have been between
800 and 400 assemblies embodying the
chautauqua idea. besides the summer
schools and educational conventions,
which represent the same American
principle Of diffusing culture and In
struetion to the greatest possible
number Of persons.
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STOCK FEED IN GEORGIA.
cowpeas in the Field Can Be Saved
to Great Advantage.

Despite the fact that a large corn
crop is being made in Georgia, there
will be scarcity of feed in nearly all
lines. l have learned from the inside
that high prices can be expected for
cottonseed products. This is due to
the fact that the food is becoming rec
ognized as one of the leading dairy
foods of the country and it has a value
higher than has been given it.
There never was a period in the his
tory of the western grain men when
oats were bringing such prices as
they are now selling for in the grain
fields. Corn is higher than it usually
is at this season of the year, and the
demand is stronger than at the height
of the season. The hay crop is bring
ing springtime prices and everything
points to a season of high price for
all stuff needed on the farm next sea-
son.
From these facts it is an easy mat
ter to figure out that there will be but
little profit for the cotton farmer, even
with fair crops and high prices. If he
fails, to grow things needed at home.
At this season of the year there are
numberiess opportunities open for the
average farmer to save a lot more
feed than usual if some extra care is
taken in the work.
The cowpeas in the cornfield can be
saved to great advantage and easily
stacked away SO that they will be good
food during the early part of winter.
BY this method the main food crop
can be saved until late in the season.
There is nothing that will give better
results in saving the regular food sup
ply than the hay crop, which is usually
allowed to go to waste.
The mixed foods which have gained
such popularity in the state will here.
after have to conform to the pure food
laws of Georgia and an inspection tax
will have to be paid. While this will
be regarded in sense as expensive,
still it will be OF much benefit to the
farmer and consumer, as they will be
protected fully against buying worth
less stuff, which, no doubt, has often
been sold as high-grade feed.
The winter grazing crop is also one
of the greatest things to have around
the average farm. Through the
patches that can be put in the out-of
the way places stock can be kept In
good condition at little cost and the
cover crop will be very beneficial to
the soil. The early spring feed crops,
meaning those which can be used
early in spring. no matter when plant
ed, are the most valuable of all crops.
OF these there is nothing to beat
good oat, planted on we'll prepared
land. The best rule to follow now is
to break the land thoroughly and then
lay OF the land as though for plant
ing corn, only have the burrows very
close together, say every eight inches.
or almost joining. Sow the seed
broadcast and harrow IN. running the
harrow in, running the harrow cross
ways the burrows. If this is done tho
danger from winter killing is refuced
to minimum and the crop grows very
much better.-J. 6. McAuliffe, in
Southern Cultivator.
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SOUTHERN
AGRICULTURE
PROFIT IN PIGS.
Best Results Are Obtained BY Breed
ing Pure-Breds to Sell.

tUH TotS-0tCoS " SStts
Fall pigs can be grown as easily
and fully as fast as spring pigs if one
is prepared to give them warm, dry
quarters to sleep in and will feed
warm feed in winter. but to get the
best out of them they should COME
early in September or not later than
Oct. 1. BY this narrowing date, good
care through the winter, put on early
clover and fed we'll they will be ready
for. June market, which. taken one
year with another, is as good as any
or better. If breeding pigs to sell to
other breeders, one should have pigs
narrowed almost every month in the
year, with possibly an exception dur
ing December and January. The breed
err of this kind must try and have
the ages that are demanded over the
different states.
There is another little matter / wish
to mention, this is of one is breeding
to sell to other breeders and has a
trade coming from many quarters,
that he should keep his farm and sur
roundings in good order, neat and at
tractive. First impressions are last
ing, and If. a customer comes to your
place and finds everything in run
down, slovenly condition, he naturally
gets the impression that you are care
less, and if your hogs and pigs are
running together, old and young. and
no marks to identify one litter from
another, he would be very apt to pass
on, and well he should. have visited
some breeding farms where there was
not pig marked to distinguish him
from others.
The owner would say that he knew
every pig on, the farm. This may be
the case where there is not many,
but even then suppose this man should
be taken sick for three weeks, he
could not go out and distinguish a
pig. Two or three weeks in a pigs
life will make a wonderful difference
with him. The best way is to mark
every pig in the litter. and make a
record of it, so there can be no mis-
take. This is, of course, not necessary
unless one is breeding pure-bred pigs
for the trade.
In conclusion, let me say ii he be
a breeder of pure breds, to always
keep everything in ship-shape. Do
not have to guess at anything about
your business. Keep your farm and
premises neat, every hog and pig
properly marked, that there may be
no possible mistakes; keep a record
OF the date of narrowing Of every lit
ter, the number of males and females
in each, the name and registry num-
Der of both sire and dam, and when a
man comes to look over your herd be
prepared to answer every question
correctly. Breed good enough animals
SO that you won't have to put up a
sign to show that your hogs are pure
breds; let every one of them be a
living advertisement that you are
breeding good ones.
Breed well. feed well, care for ev-
cry detail carefully, be systematic in
everything. and the breeding of swine.
either for the market or for selling to
other breeders, will be pleasure and
a profit to you. H#
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19
Moultina by Hand.

A writer in one of the poultry jour
nails last year stated that he had tried
moulting henb by hand; that is. pluck
ing them as you do ducks and geese
He stated the process was harmless to
the hens and caused them to get to
laying earlier in the fall that when ma
ture did the moulting.
This suggestion opens new field
for thought and experiment. 1t re.
mains for some one to learn just how
to proceed-how to feed previous to
the plucking and when tho work can
best be done.
Instead of having feathers strewn
all over the farm they are saved. In.
stead of having the shedding take four
to six weeks of time, the work is done
all at once, an6 the new crop of feath-
ers starts. 1t seems as though this
may be more than a novel thing. 1t
may have value to the poultry men
who want their birds to shed early.
We suggest that some experiment
station take this up and see If it has
value.-Successful Farming.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19
An1tahility Gll1rrll Z
#raknrHH
By REV. GEORGE LLOYD.
St. Louis.


world The ought remain
true to its and ought the idea that here for
the conquest of all that is opposed to Jesus Christ should not think
that its done when has refinement Our refine
ment be The amab and compncy church Is
its weakness to-day should go into the enemy country and not run
from il, sit idly BY while the takes territory
The has been charging all along the line theology and
result lines broken, and confused boated
maaism of the which thought invnc
To Christian and Everyone should or throw up
his ~ 80 :
you going devil all the week. you houd keep from
church Sunday. - 50
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19
A woman IL a Connecticut town A..

A woman II Connecticut town at
tempted to turn on a switch controls.
ling electric lights by using an iron
poker. She was found In an uncon.
scious heap on The other side Of the
room when The electric excitement
over the poker interlude was over.
but, being made of stern New England
stun, she recovered from the shock.
In spite Of its advanced civilization
therA are yet in this twentieth century
people who know no better than to
monkoy with the buzzssw
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

As compared with JAPAN there can be no doubt
that as far personnel is concerned Americas weak
ness is at sea. From tactical STANDPOINT, one Gao
safely assert the standard OF the American navy does
not attain high point At any rate the education on
officers on systematic, uniform, thoroughgolng plan
lacking absolutely while of Tradition there can, Of
course, not be the slightest notion.
second most unfortunate feature is the personnef
question 1t has up before but only in the recent
years of the new era has it demanded adequate atten-
ton At present there is lack Of both officers ana
men The officer famine is crying that last year It
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19

Have the boar well fed. and get him
out into the field as soon as possible,
where he can get exercise. 1t is a
good plan to let barrow run with
the boar to keep him company. Hix
disposition will be better. s.
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in THE supERLATNE DEGREE.



Little son, aged seven, whose train
ing L. been of the most painstaking
I'D conscientious, rather took away
his mothers breath in describing the
dogs game Of ball. He ended with:
"And. mother, Topsy caught the ball
in her mouth, and then just ran like
HI"
Like what?" cried the startled
mother.
IVY, like h.. don't you know.
mother?" innocently.
mo, don't believe do. Just how
is that, dear?" she asked family.
well, 1 don't know JUS what It
means. myself be confessed, ".but it's
a whole lot faster than 'lickety-spliti'
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The amiability and
competency of the
church is its weakness.
to-day. It is content to
be eminently respectable
and to stand aloof too.
much.
Time was when the
church was the greatest
fighting force in fhn
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19
A Husbands Hour a.


A Husbands Hour 90
the political enfranchise
ment of woman by .
proxy vote, secured by
the same Establishments
with which q woman en-
cages the price of a new
bonnet, is one Of those
dreams of conquest which
woman invariably putt
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-10-19
Oldest congregational Church.

The Pilgrim Congregational church.
near. London, founded In 1916, is the
Oldest of the denomination in the en-
pire, and 1t was from IL that the Lon
DON contingent Of the men og the
Haynower was recruitad.
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why should we have enough wee,

Why should we have enough weeds
growing around the cattle yards or
hog lots to stock the neighborhood for
the next twenty years? Why tolerate
that malodorous member of the to-
bacco family. the jimson weed? Why
keep cockleburs in stock ?-Wallace's
Farmer
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-20
!. F.LloRIs

Floris April 15-Miss Myrtle Clark Of
this place has recently undergone q
surgical operation. DR.. H. l.. Steavens
OF Floris and a couple Of physicians OF
Bloomfield performed the operation.
The operation was successfully per-
formed and the patient is improving.
A. H. Plank and j. M. Pedan went
on an excursion to New Orleans and
are expected to return Saturday Or
Sunday. They are greatly enjoying
their trip.
A. N. Hubbard of Libertyville, Iowa,
came to this place Thursday and is a
gtest at the home Of Rev. G. Springer.
Charlie Plank who is working at
Dean, Iowa, was at home over Sunday
Charlie is very much missed here.
Frank Steavens is building an addi.
ton to nis house.
Rev. C. Springer made flying trip
to LiDertyville Tuesday, returning the
following day.
Miss Irma Plank began teaching
Monday III the district east Of town
Miss Effie Pedan begins her school
next Monday.
Mrs. Frank Fridley was called tt
Moulton Thursday on account Of the
illness Of her daughte. Mrs. Withrow
Mr.. Ssppar has moved into the DR.
Davis property.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-20
Did This Calf
Suffer From a
Real Brain Storm
Usual Freak Born of Con- Be-
longing to Hedrick Man
Head -Four Times Nor
NAL Size

Z +.
One of the most remarkable freaks
ever seen is on exhibition today In the
Office of DR.. e. F. Lowry on East Sec
ond street. 1t is calf, the head Of
which is at least four times it's natur-
al size.
The calf was born last Tuesday on
the farm of T. ]. Riley, who resides
near Hedrick. 1t was alive when
born but Immediately afterwards died.
On the head Of the calf is a peculiar
bunchy formation with a bone struc.
| ture on three sides. The ears and
nose Of the calf are normal, but
on the front part of the skull between
ears and nose is the peculiar deform-
ity mentioned. 1t resembles nothing
SO much as a powder key, being OF
about that size
The eyes appear in the skin cover
ing of this formation but are out OF
| all relative proportion as to the loca
ton. In addition to the other oddi
| ties the calf has no tail.
| No explanation can be assigned for
the freak by either Nowner or vete-
rinaries. Mr.. Riley remarked this
morning that it might be a brain
storm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-20

street left this afternoon for Fairfield
to visit her daughter, Mrs. A Conn
for few days.
Drug orders filled by mail prompt
ly.-Sargent's.
DIR. ]. H. Rambo of Glenwood, Mo.
was in town on business.
Mrs. ]. C. Mcintyre Of Eldon was IN
the city yesterday on business.
DR.. D. T. lRambo Of chillicothe was
in the city Thursday on business.
Pine Tar in pints, ats. and IL gal
Ions. -Sargents. Main and Market,
Mrs. v. r. Lesan of Blakesburg re
turned home this morning after !
weeks visit with relatives in this city
Miss E. Dunning of Chillicothe is II
the city visiting with friends for few
days.
DR.. e. F. Lowry left yesterday ait
ernoon for Batavia on business.
Telephone your drug orders to Sar
gent Main and Market.
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is only done when the primary hal
failed to nominate.
How Nominations Ar. Made.


failed to nominate.
How Nominations Ar. Made.
Boards of supervisors ard the ex
ecutive council are the eanvassinl
boards. Where one candidate has ~
ceived more votes than any other and
this is at least thirty-fve per cent Of
the vote cast for that Office. he Is de-
clared nominated All other nomin'
ations go to the conventions.
"The county convention will be held
eleven days after the primary. district
conventions on the call Of the party
committees and state convention the
latter part of June or early In July.
Nominations may be made b.r petition
as now end in cuse there have been
no candidates before the primary cleo
tien, the county convention will make
UP the tickets.
There are strict causes forbiddins
all manner Of corruption in connection
with the primary and imprni,er inttu-
ences. The law applies to first class
cities except where the commission
plan has Teen adopted. By this IS
meant the so-ealled Galveston plan
now in force in Des Meinss."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-20
WHITTIER COLLEGE ENTERTAINs
Pupils WIN Give Program Thursda
Exanion AnriI a.

Pupils VIII Give Program Thursday
Evening, April 10.
salem-J. P. Cruikshank of Fort
Madison was caller at this place on
Tuesday.
A nice program has been prepared
for the open session OF the Wn1ttler
college alumni to be held at the coll
leRe chapel Thursday evening April
IS. The banquet will be at the college
library after the program has been
rendered.
Tuesday Misses Mamie and Vera
Right returned from Winfield, where
they spent few days with friends.
Rev. Leslie Bond has gone to Mum
cie Indiana. called there by the SER
| ious illness Of his mother.
| Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Keller are at Bur-
lington. Mr.. Keller is taking treatment
of DIR. Raster.
Miss Winnie Evans of Wisconsin is
guest at the q. r. Pierce home.
Miss Mary Maris is teaching the
spring term of school at Chestnut Hill
| Rev. John Long preached at the
Friends church Sunday evening.
Presiding Flder T. j. Myers conduct
ed the business meeting of the quar-
terly conference held at the Methodist
Episcopal church Saturday afternoon
Usual services were held Sunday
morning.
The chicken pie supper and sale CIV
en- by the Ladies' Aid society of the
Congregational church was a grand
success In every way. The ladies net
ted nice sum.
Mrs. w. s. Right has returned
home, after a pleasant visit with rela.
tives at Des Moines.
1 Mrs. ]. A. Frazier is at home, after q
/ long time spent at Minneapolis, MINI.
with her daughter, Mrs. L. A. Cor
den.
Mrs. Frank Hawkins and two chill.
dren Of Quincy, Illinois, arrived Frida!
and spent few days at the j. w
4 Hawkins home.
Miss Edith Parker is teaching thu
/ Sac school.
William Weeks has returned from
Oklahoma where he has been with rel
atives
i The w. c. 7. U. will meet with Mrs
/ J. B., ordan Wednesday afternoon.
Miss De Yong Of Keokuk is visiting
at the home Of her uncle, Nate Nichol
son and family, west of town.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-04-20

the theological gymnastics by which
you get around that.
"If Jesus would come in, you'd quit
lying about me, you'd burn your cards,
smash that case Of beer In your Gel
lar and break the whisky jug that the
expressman has for you.
Would Throw Whisky Into He'll.
"If had my way, I'd throw every
bit of whiky and every deck of cards
into hell. Many women wont give up
customs of society to let Jesus come
In, even though they know 1t may
make murderers of your sons and pros
titutes of your daughters.
Friends, I'm through. If you want
to turn away from the love that is
asking for admittance, I'm done. I'll
admit that If you follow Jesus you may
lose some friends or some money, but
you'd be better off without whatever
you may lose, If you want to go on
though. If you're willing to pay the
price, I've got nothing to say.
Perhaps you say, Well, ! can't be 9
Christian, for I've got too many sin',
! Listen. Last October I sat in room
in Salida, Col, looking at the peal
1 OIL the ROCKIES that lay DeTOre me ~
plain sight. ] could see the snow fall
ing down upon 1t, and | seemed L
hear this conversation between the
great mountain and the little flake
that was blown to and fro. The noun
tain said, Come on little snowfall,
and rest on me- and the fake said
oh, sir, I'm 80 heavy and carry *
much with me, that I'm afraid yol
couldn't hold me up And>the bi,
mountain laughed and told it to hav
no fear. that for hundreds OF year
1T had held up millions Of little fake
/ just like it. And the flake alighted D
the mountainside and was happy il
the thought that it was resting on til
| great, strong hill.
Nineteen years ago5I said to Jesu
that I was afraid my SINS and ther
were lots OF them-would be to
great, but he just said, Come, Bill
put them on. I've held up bigge
loads than that for nineteen hundre
years. Pile them on That's wha
he says to you Pile them on"
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News From Kirkvills.

Kirkville-Mr. and Mrs. Jonathon
Parks went on April IA to see Mrs. Geo.
Guthrie, who has been very sick but Is
a little better at present.
Little Lurene Belford has been quite
sick, Is now some better.
Mrs. e. j. Post Of Illinois is visiting
with her niece, Mrs. James Martin.
Mrs. Sarah r. Johnson who has been
very sick. is now able to sit up ahou!
one third of the day
1t is SO cold here that potatoes that
were planted more than month ago
are not up yet.
The teachers of the schools at this
place were re- elected for another year
but Miss Teresa Payne, the teacher
in the third room, has accepted posi-
ton in the Eddyville schools, which
was offered her.
Rev. w. Lee Vincent expects to feave
for Mediapolis today, where ethef Pres
bytery will meet this evening.
Mrs. Margaret Ward has been hav-
ing her house, barn land other out
buildings covered with new shingles
and otherwise helping the looks of her
new home.
w. L. Pelham hos been improving
although he seemed so near to death.
Adam Taylor has returned from an
extended visit with relatives at Chart
ton.
M. Slemmons Of Mitchell, Neh., is
here visiting friends and relatives.