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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
BELTS OF FLoweRED BRocApE.
Particularly Pretty Are Some Of the
Designs Shown.

There are new belts made of striped
leather that are decidedly popular
among young girls. In fact, these belts
would be becoming to slight figures
only they are striped longitudinally
and so have a tendency to make any
but a slender waist appear large. They
come in white and co,ored stripes. the
pale tints, pink, blue, yellow and
lavender being used with the white.
They are worn with shirtwaists in
colors or white and are nice when
used with sprigged or embroidered
waists, in which the color of the belt
appears.
There are also new belts of lowered
ribbon, rather wide and made up with
pearl buckles. The newest Powered
ribbon has q lattice work pattern
over which the flowers Chamber. Then
there are large wreaths Of flowers
framing the circular arbor. To match
these belts there are knots of the same
ribbon to go under the turnover col
lars which are now fashionable. These
knots are made like a small jabot,
with one knot at the top, one further
down and two short ends, but alto.
gether they are quite short, nothing
like as long as the jabots meant for
older women. They are particularly
pretty to wear with fine linen waists
having the soft embroidered collars
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
DAIRY NOTES.

Stirring the cream frequently Will
make more butter.
Too h, Avy sailing destroys the
flavor of good butter.
Pack as soon as possible after salt
ing if you want to keep butter.
If you want the flow of milk to
keep up always milk clean.
The market calls for fresh-made,
sweet-favored butter and will have It
Milking in a foul smelling stable
or yard imparts an injurious faint
The whole of the cream should be
we'll stirred every time fresh cream
is added.
The best plan is to maintain the
milk flow as uniformly as possible
while it continues.
Rapid milking is an advantage II
It is done without hurting or irritating
the COW and she is MIXED clean.
Butter can be more thoroughly
washed free from buttermilk while in
the granulate condition than after 1t
is gathered or pressed into roll.
The best COW is the COW which can
make the most butter fat or milk out
of dollars worth of food without
impairing her vital forces.
To tempt the appetite of COW the
food must be of kind acceptable to
her and be presented in form she
likes.
eff the cream is few degrees toe
warm or If the churn is not stopped
at just the right time the grains Of
the butter may be seriously impaired
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
COSTLY Wells A NECESSITY.
Have Become Indispensable Part Of
Smart Woman's Apparel.

More and more are wells becoming
q feature of the smartly clad wom-
ans hat, but they are not Joy for
ever: in fact, they are about as ex-
pensive as any detail of the feminine
toilet, inasmuch as a cheap bit of
-gauze or net will not In the least an
swer the purpose. The veil must al
ways be absolutely fresh, and usually
matches the color scheme of the hat,
unless white trimmings are used on it,
in which case it is better to have it of
that color, as it is more becoming to
the complexion.
Flaring brimmed hats, set well back
from the brow, are the fancy of the
tsiior-made maid. even for shopping.
The shapes are not extravagantiy
large. and are usually in dark felt or
be>esr. But to be effective and also
becoming. the brims should be faced
or bound with dark velvet or satin
Sometimes edged with white silk
cord. A highly picturesque effect is
gained with coque feathers instead of
the more perishable and costly ostrich
tips. which are out of place with run.
.a5olt costumes.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
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relieve her of that tall and thin ap-
pearance. while touches OF velvet
about the bodice will always make any
dress becoming to the girl who is bur-
dened with a sallOw skin.
Styles for misses should be chosen
as those for their mothers, and that
is according to their respective fg-
ures. The girl who is slim should Sc
Iect a skirt with some fullness about
the hips.
A word as to colors for house dress
es. Avoid bright reds-they are OF
the long ago, and to-day we see In
their stead soft browns, shading from
mustard and topaz down to the rich
seal brown; innumerable blues that
are rich in tone with silvery sheens,
dull greens that can be livened up
with velvet and lace, but no bright,
| flaring shades to dazzle the eye. In
deed, all colors have almost faded
appearance, so soft are they in tone.
A neat and practical utility suit
is pictured, and made of dark blue
serge; nothing could be more useful
and give better results for a little
| expenditure of money A feature about
| this particular model is that 1t but
tons close to the throat and thus
eliminates the need Of furs except IN
very severe weather.
1t is an exceptionally stylish model.
for school wear, and could be de-
| yeloped in such goods as cheviot,
tweeds or any novelty suiting. Cor
duroy makes a charming dress of this
model, and for the girl who Is out OF
doors much the goods is highly COM
mended 1t will stand the test OF
many storms and any amount of hard
usage to which every school girl sub
mits her clothes.
| A suggestion which might help out
would be to make it up of copper
brown homespun material Have
, straps made of brown taffeta of a
darker shade, while the collar might
be evolved from velvet of shade
matching the taffeta bands. Silk braid
might also be used instead of taffeta
for strappings, with velvet buttons for
combination.
Many young girls are made abso-
lutely unhappy because their parents
never seem to think they have ideas
of their own. 1t really matters very
little to the average mother whether
her young daughter wears a brown
or a green dress, while to the average
girl 1t is a vital question.
A girl was "a years old before she
was allowed to select dress Of the
J color and style she wanted, and that
dress was to her an event. Give the
young folks a chance to say at least
what color they want, and humol
their little fancies as much as YOU
can within reason, for things that te
us seem mere trifles are to then
mountains of disappointment.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
SORES AS BIG AS PENNIES.
Whole Head and Neck Covered-tjair
All Came out-cured In Three
Weeks by cuticura.

after having the measles my whole
head and neck were covered with scaly
sores about as large as penny. They
were just as thick as they could be.
My hair all came out. / let the trou-
BILE run along, taking the doctors blood
remedies and rubbing on salve, but it
did not seem to get any better. 1t
stayed that way for about six months;
then got a set of the Cuticura Rene
dies, and in about week / noticed a
big difference, and in three weeks it
was well entirely and have not had
the trouble any more, and as this was
seven years ago, consider myself
cured. Mrs. Henry Porter. Albion.
Neb., Aug. Is, 1906"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
EQUAL TO THE OCCASION.
Thfs Servant Girl Was Evidently .
Person Of Resource.

As a source Of humor the Irish ser
want girl has long since fallen from
her high estate. a result probably due
to the better class of young women
from the Emerald Isle who come here
annually to help confuse the eternal
servant girl question" But now and
again one of the old, naively ignorant
sort turns up in a New York house
hold, as was demonstrated the other
day to caller at house on the West
Side.
The girl who responded to the bell
was asked II her mistress was at
home. To this inquiry she surprised
the caller by putting her arms behind
her back and replying in q rich
brogue, as she thrust her face toward
the caller: Put tn tickets in me
mouth, ma'am, an I'll go an see. Me
hands Is wet"-N. Y. Press.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
A Real sehemer.

For six months she had been plead
ing with him to buy an automobile.
"They are too expensive" he pro-
tested for the hundredth time. IF ]
bought an automobile would have tc
cut down our expenses"
what expenses?" she asked.
why, table expenses. For instance,
If had an automobile couldn't afford
to have chicken every Sunday"
She laughed.
why, you goose! If you had an
automobile you could run down
enough fowls to have chicken every
day, to say nothing of big turkeys and
nice roasting pigs. Why is it men
haven't any brains?"
And the next day he hustled around
to the nearest dealer and ordered q
racing machine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
coIno 70 Be Fined.

When George AIDE was q newspaper
reporter he was sent to write up" IN
Irish laborer who had fallen from
building. When Mr.. AIDE arrived on
the scene, several officers and others
were helping the injured man into the
ambulance. Mr.. AIDE pulled out his
pad and pencil. Whats his namef'
he asked one Of the policemen.
The injured man, who had heard
AIDE and who mistook him for the
timekeeper employed by the con-
tractor, rolled his eyes in q disguised
way.
What dye think o. that?' he NUT
tered. I'm goin' to be locked Tor
the few minutes / lose goin' to the
hospital!
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

point of capsizing,
i made a bag Of
cloth or canton
flannel matching
IN color the wood
work of the chair,
and finished 1t at
the top with the
usual casing and
strong ribbon draw
strings. In this bag
was put a fiatiron,
and thus heavily
weighted, the bag
was tied to the
TO un d s of the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

chair. Not even the most athletic of
boy babies could overturn chair 80
anchored and this knowledge may
come as blessed relief to some anx-
fous mother who is called suddenly out.
of the room, when baby is in his high
.chair--Good Housekeeping.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

but to actually live through every
girl looks back to 1t as a nightmare.
And mothers are often sorely per-
picked with the question of what style
n proper for miss of that age. Per-
haps these few suggestions will be
welcome to such mothers. At least
we hope 80.
Oftentimes the miss of 16 is "lanky,"
and a dress that has few tiny ruff
Aes on 1t will set the skirt out and
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

When the first trap nests were a
craze and the excitement soon abated.
there were enough logical poultry fan
ciers who held onto the trap nests
to start and maintain an improvement
in egg yield. This improvement is
entirely with pure breeds. The trap
nest serves useful purpose. They are
to the poultry raisers what the Bah
cock test is to the dairyman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
TIE
General Demand

of the Well-Informed Of the World has
always been for simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy Of known
value; . laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because III COM
ponent parts are known to them to b
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That il one Of many reasons why.
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA IL given
the preference by the Well-Informed.
To get it, beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
Deserved.

How comes it that this manufactur.
ing town elects millionaire for
mayor?" asked the stranger.
His popularity" drawled the ma
tive, came from using perfumed gaso-
line in his auto"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
DIVERSIFIED FARMING.
How Live Stock viii Help the Cotton
Grower.

The Farmers Union and Cotton
Association both are advocating what
clear-headed men have long commended
for-namely, that the cotton acreage
should be kept down. The farming
population must have something to
make living on, and If it is to be less
cotton it must be more Of something
else. Raising other plowed crops to
replace part of the cotton would aid
the cause; but there is still better
way.
One crying need today in the south
is land that is in good condition. HUI
mus. decayed vegetable matter, has
been lost from the soil to an extent
that makes the SCI hard to work.
easily affected by both wet and dry
weather, so that crops are injured
easily by either, small yields Of crops
every year, and small profits. There
are several ways that organic matter
can be added to the soil, but in no
way can it be done SO profitably as by
raising stock on the land. The grass
or stored feed used by the stock
should give some profit at the time
the stock are sold, and the manure
would still remain behind to improve
the soil. In a very large number OF
cases it pays the farmer who owns his
own land and works to raise a crop OF
cow peas, for instance, to be turned
under solely for improving the soil.
II, instead of turning the crop under,
it is grazed OF by the stock or is
made into hay and fed to stock, the
extra gain In flesh or wool should In
itself prove profitable; and If the ma
nure has the care that a product OF
it's value should have, from three
fourths to four-fifths of the manurial
value originally in thee rop can be
regained in the manure. This practi-
cally means that such crop handled
in the latter way ultimately brings In
from one dollar and a half to two dol
lars for every dollar of outlay. This
can be counted on with more certainty
that the profit from a crop OF corn
or crop of cotton.
II he does not have much money
to start with, he may find that 1t ia
difficult to get stock enough to do
much the first year, and he can not
get much returns from the manure
before the second year; but the cash
returns from the manure can be got
almost as soon as the cash returns
from commercial fertilizer could be
got. Men sometimes say, "Oh, can't
do that; / don't have money enough.
They seem to imagine that II they dc
not have capital enough to engage In
stock farming on large scale at the
very beginning they can not engage
In stock raising on a small scale. II
they had reasoned that way when
they were learning to walk, they would
be creeping yet; but at first they made
small progress In walking. but they
kept on according to their ability, and
more than few of them have devel
oped into very good sprinters. They
can win out in the stock business In
the same way. If they show as much
determination as men as they did II
creeping children. On the whole, 1t Il
generally Just as well for the averags
farmer to start into stock raising or
small scale.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
FOR MAIDEN OF l6
STYLES THAT ARE SUITABLE AND
BECOMING.
Mothers Frequently Find II Hard to
Dress Girls Of That Age eecom-
insly, and Suggestions May
Be Welcome.

The title of sweet 16" seems sadly
misplaced. Pretty 81 would be much
truer, for in reality there is no age
more trying than 16.
Girls who have reached that num-
Der of years are either too young to
do one thing, or too old to do the
other. 1t may be a sweet age to study,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

Foil ten cents worth of logwood
bark in two quarts of water. When
ccoi add two quarts of stale beer.
Adj water sufficient tc cover goods;
lift and stir goods occasionally until
of an even black. Then rinse partly
dry. and dress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

Ordinarily, there is no advantage in
high roosts, and the fowls will do bet
ter and keep healthier If the perches
are not more than three feet above
the floor. OF course all the Stats should
be on q level, as this avoids crowding
and fighting for the highest positions
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

Many farmers do not know the value
of Kaffir corn as feed for poultry.
1t has the same nutritive value as
Indian corn, but is not so fattening
and therefore is better egg.produc-
ing grain The fowls Like IT.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
TIMELY FARM SUGGESTIONS.

Colds that start in the poultry flock
during the fall should not be allowed
to run on and develop into serious
disease. Give such troubles early at
tention. and little of it will be re-
quired.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
MEAN FILINGS al EDITORS.
Tributes by LafcadIo Hearn to Class
Of Workers He DisIiked.

"Lafcadio Hearn, that wonderful
writer, worked on newspapers in his
youth" said a publisher. "and the
ruthless way his studies were changed,
cut and butchered was q great woe
to his heart.
I'm after years Hearn took q mali
cious joy in collecting stories about
editors-editors and their superior
and omniscient way with manuscript
Zone Of his stories was Of an editor
to whom a subscriber said:
"T enjoyed that poem on the three
ages of man in to-day's paper. Mr..
Sheers; / enjoyed it immensely. Do
you know, though, thought 1t was
originally written the seven ages Of
manT
$50 1t was, SIR; so 1t was said
Editor Sheers, pompously. Yes, the
extract was originally written the
seven ages of man, but had to cut 1t
down for the lack of space
Another story concerned a weather
report. A reporter, discussing the
weather. wrote that winter still lin
gered in the lap of spring.
"The editor. as he read over the
article, called the reporter to his desk
and told him that he would cut out
that sentence about winter lingering
in springs lap. He said the idea was
good enough, and all that sort Of
thing. but 1t would not do to publish.
because the high moral tone Of the
paper had to be maintained in town
full of school girls"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

If you had Is sheep in the pasture
and one found its way through hole
in the fence, how many would remain
in the pasture? Don't stop to figure
1t out, go and put the whole flock back
and then fix the fence.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

That strawberry patch that has been
long thought of, but has not been
planted yet, ought to have attention.
As compared with market prices,
strawberries can be grown almost
without cost by any one.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

In mixing whitewash use two table
spoonfuls of crude carbolic acid to
bucketful Of whitewash.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
BALLAST FOR sAsv's CHAIR.
Simple Device That Will Prevent Its
Possible Capsizing.

After watching our strong baby boy
sway his high chair almost to the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

A southern pulpit orator. one Sum
day morning, was describing the ex-
perience of the prodigal son. In his
endeavor to impress his hearers with
the shame and remorse that this
young man felt and his desire to cast
away his wicked doings. he spoke
thus:
dis young man got to thinking
about his meanness and his misery,
and he TUX on his coat and frowed 1t
away. And den he TUX on his vest
and frowed Dat away. And den he TUX
on his shirt and frowed dat away too.
And den he come to hisself."
Sheer white goods. In fact, any nne
wash goods when new, owe much OF
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered. this being done In .
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory If proper attention was
given to starching. the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance Of your work
A Fascinating Game.
A precocious little girl living on one
of the crowded business thorough
fares of the city was In the habit Of
gazing out Of the window at the busy
street below for hours at time.
+ what is It, Gladys, that you find
so constantly interesting In the
streetr asked her mother one day.
"Oh," came the wise rejoinderi
"just watching the cars 80 pro and
ccn."-Harper's Weekly.
He hath a tear for pity and hand
A. 81 g. oh
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

While planting berry plants, do not
stop when a few berry plants are In
the ground. There are black berries
and other bush berries that are easily
grown If they are only set out and
given little of the right kind of
work.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11
a Eascinatinq Game.

He hath tear for pity and hand
as open as the day for melting charity.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

1t Is getting chilly enough to make
the poultry quarters as near alright
as practical on all sides but the south.
Leave the south side open for the
most part, so that an abundance Of
fresh air can enter every day and
every night in the year; but keep the
other sides closed during the cold sea-
son. so that no drafts can sweep over
the roosts.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-01-11

A farm is no real home till 1t has
an orchard growing on it. Old ones
can be very frequently improved at
comparatively small cost, nek ones do
not cost enough to be prohibitive. The
greatest trouble in getting an orchard
planted and taken care Of IL In get
ting started to work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-07
Average. Price

Representative Hog Sales.
Below are given a few Of the repre-
capfotive hop sales.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-07
News From Hampton.

Suecia! t. 1neS-RepubllCan.
Hampton. Feb "A series Of re-
vival meetings are in progress at the
First Methodist church in this city,
and are being conducted by the pas
tor, Rev. E. T. Gruwell. assisted by
Evangelist A. B. Buckner, d. D. The
music will be in charge of Professor
Gilmore.
Col Y. B. Raymond, who suffered
a slight stroke of paralysis last Fri
day, has improved slowly but stead
lily since Saturday. and his many
friends now hope for and have reason
to expect, his complete recovery.
Northern Iowa experienced another
storm Wednesday, almost before the
one of Friday and Saturday had sub
sided Wind and snow from the
southeast Tuesday was followed We'd
nesday by snow and a thirty-fi five mile
wind from the northwest, and it nearly
assumed the proportions of a blizzard
Snow is piled in large drifts, trains are
delayed. and traffic generally is very
much obstructed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-07
FOR SALE OR TRADE

Several improved farms in Marshall
and Roseau counties, Mimi, to trade
for city property; good 100 acres in
Polk county, Mimi, to trade for city
property; improved farm 100 acres in
Pipestone county, Mimi, to trade for
general merchandise.
The best improved 100 acre stock
farm in Iowa, good Groom house, two
barns, two hog houses, two hen
houses. cook house, cob and coal house,
scale house. No. 1 scales, cribs and
sranaries, tool house, good well and
windmill, 25-acre hog tight fence, good
stallion barn with lot attached. Plenty
of fruit, two groves, numbers of ever
greens. There is anything mere you
will find on a first class stock farm.
This place must be seen to be appre-
ciated All good rich land miles from
railroad town. Close to school and
church. This farm will be sold at a
great sacrifice. Here is a bargain. For
particulars write to
w. B. HERRIMAN,
Room 13 Woodbury. Building,
MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA.