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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-06

| fertility and decreased production.
The question of Forests" was ex-
pounded by r. A. Long, president OF
the Long-Bell Lumber company of
Kansas City, Mo-, who explained their
early use and destruction, present ex-
tent and value, rate of consumption,
estimated duration, prospective prices
OF forest products, the influence OF
forests on soil, ground water and
springs. rivers, floods and low water,
waterway improvement and naviga-
ton, and the relation between forest
control and crop production, COM
merce and population.
DR.. George w. Kober of Washington
in a paper on Sanitation" spoke of
the development of systems of COM
munity water supply. relation between
purity and clarity of water for COM
munity supply, mortality and disease
due to impure water, and the action
required in the interests of the public
health.
Reclamation" by Hon. George C..
Pardee of Oakland, CAL, dealt with
the extent of arid and semi-arid re-
gions. development and extent of ir-
rigation, growth of concepts concern
ing water-rights and water as basis
OF property, influence of irrigation on
production, commerce, population,
consumption of water and other re-
sources, reclamation and stream con-
troll by drainage, and extent of swamp
and overflow lands and increased
value available by drainage, protection
and flood prevention.
Judge Joseph H. Carey of Cheyenne,
Wyo., In a paper on Land Laws"
dealt with their early policy of dis
posal, transfer under state charters,
especial grants, etc.. development, ef-
feet of creation of national parks,
forests and other reserves, advantages
of making this nation of homes and
home owners, state and federal action
required, etc.
Hon. H. A. Jastro, president of the
National Live Stock association of
Bakersfield, Cal, delivered paper on
Grazing and Stock Raising" He
treated on the development of the in
dustries in the United States, their
extent and value, grazing in the arid
and semi-arid regions, methods and
results, comparative cost and profit
and relation between stock raising
and commerce.
Under the general head of mineral
resources, Lr. /. c. White, state geo.
logist of West Virginia, in speaking
OF mineral fuels. dealt with the coal
fields of the United States, methods
of mining, losses in mining, estimated
duration of present methods of min
ing and use, improvements in mining
and use, connection with coal produc-
ton and transportation, relation be-
tween coal aA1 other resources, pc
troleum and rock gas and possible
substitutes for fuel.
Andrew Carnegie spoke on "Ores
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-06
Counting a Billion.

Speaking Of counting the hairs or
your head-suppose you undertook to
count billion, how long do you think
1t would take you to do it? A billion,
according to the French notation,
which we follow, is thousand mil
lions. If you had before you pile
of silver dollars containing million.
and could count one every second, for
eight hours every day, it would take
you S5 days to complete the task. But
suppose you undertook to count .
thousand of those million-dollar piles
you would be at work eight hours a
day for $4,000 days. or about 100
voara
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-06
BOY KEPT SCRATCHING.
Eczema Lasted 7 Years-Face Was All
Raw-Skin Specialists Failed, But
Cuticura Effected Cure.

when my little boy was six weeks
sid an eruption broke out on his face.
took him to a doctor, but his face
Kept on getting worse until it got so
bad that no one could look at him.
His whole face was one crust and
must have been very painful. He
scratched day and night until his face
was raw. Then took him to all the
best specialists in skin diseases but
they could not do much for him. The
eczema got on his arms and legs and
we could not get nights sleep in
months / got set of Cuticura Rene
dies and he felt relieved the first time
used them. gave the Cuticura
Remedies a good trial and gradually
the eczema healed all up. He is now
seven years old and think the trou-
BILE will never return. Mrs. John G.
Klumpp. so Niagara St., Newark, N.
J.. Oct. II and %, 1907"
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and Related Minerals" their produc.
ton in the United States, price, esti
mates of available quantity, duration
of supply, processes of mining and
quarrying and probable consequences
of exhaustion, of standard minerals.
On May IL President Roosevelt en-.
tertained at dinner the cabinet, the
members Of the supreme court, the
| governors and the other more dis
tinguished guests. Clifford Pinchot,
chief of the forestry division, gave a
reception to the governors and the In.
land Waterways association on May
IA. On the afternoon of May Is Mrs
Roosevelt gave a garden party on the
White House grounds for all the dele
gates to the convention. At the vari.
Gus hotels in Washington arrange
ments were made for smaller recep-
tons and dinners.
All of the governors who accom-
panied President Roosevelt on his Mis-
sissippi river trip'last fall were pres
ent. They are: Conner O. Alabama,
Broward of Florida, Deneen of I'LL
nois, Cummins of Iowa, Hook of Kan
sas, Blanchard of Louisiana, Folk of
Missouri, Shelton of Nebraska, Cuny
OF New Mexico, Burke of North Da-
kota, Frantz of Oklahoma, Chamber
lain of Oregon, Davidson of Wisconsin
and Brooks of Wyoming.
That the conference attracted world
wide interest was evidenced by the
fact that many of the foreign diplo-
mats at Washington followed the at
fairs Of the convention closely.
Those who were in close touch with
the conference arrangements declare
they have never known another move
ment which has been greeted with
such quick and enthusiastic popular
approval.
An indication of public opinion was
afforded by the great mass of CORE
spondence which poured into the
White House on this subject Organi-
cations of all sorts expressed realiza-
ton Of the greatness of the enter
prise.
That conservation of national re-
sources is nothing about which the
political parties wish to raise an is
sue is indicated by the attitude of the
Democratic leaders. Both William ].
Bryan and Gov. John A. johnson,
leading candidates for the Democratic
presidential nomination, wrote to
President Roosevelt expressing their
approval. Equally emphatic indorse-
ment, it is understood, has been voiced
by Grover Cleveland. Mr.. Bryan's
letter to the president read: Il great
ly appreciate your kind invitation and
shall take pleasure in attending the
conference on the conservation of nat
ural resources. 1 am, beg to assure
you, in hearty sympathy with the pur-
pose of the conference, and / have no
doubt that the discussion of the sub
ject will be very helpful to us all"
Gov. Johnson's letter read: ITO a.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-06
Ready to Pay Fine.

Il know where 100000 in cash
lies concealed" said a New York law
yer. This vast sum lies concealed in
the inside vest pocket of the $4,000
Automobiles of New York state. Each
man carries 800 of 1t in one crisp
note, ready to be paid out in fine, II
he should be arrested for speeding.
Fines. though, don't appear to stop
speeding" he continued. Perhaps
the rich automobilist regards them
much az the Suabian wood thief did.
The thief was arrested. The magis-
trate said to him: You are brought
up on the charge of stealing wood.
This charge has been proved against
you. But you are old and poor and
you shall be let OF this time Only
don't do 1t again 'Nonsense!' retort.
ed the thief. Let us not have any
false sentimentality here. / steal my
wood, pay my fine. and there's an
end Of IT,"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-06
CHANGE IN FOOD
Works Wonders In Health.

It is worth knowing that change
In food can cure dyspepsia. II deem
1t my duty to let you know how Grape
Nuts food has cured me of indigestion.
II had been troubled with it for
years. until last year my doctor recon-
mended G.ape-Nuts food to be used
every morning. / followed instruc-
tons and now / am entirely well.
The whole family like Grape-Nuts,
we use four packages week. You
are welcome to use this testimonial
as you see IT."
The reason this lady was helped by
the use of Grape-Nuts food, is that 1t
is predigested by natural processes
and therefore does not tax the stom-
ach es the food she had been using;
1t also contains the elements required
for building up the nervous system.
If that part Of the human body is in
perfect working order, there can be no
dyspepsia, for nervous energy repre-
sents the steam that drives the engine.
When the nervous system IL run
down, the machinery CT the body
works badly. Grape-Nuts food can be
used by small children as well as
adults. 1t is perfectly cooked ape
ready for instant use.
Read 1.-THE Road tn wellville," IN
pkgs. there's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. a new
one appears from time to time. They
are senu'ass true, and full Of humaa
lnfArasG
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-06-06

'When the conference of governors
7aE states and men distinguished in po-
Nfthc1l life Of the nation met at the
White House In Washington, May 49,
la4-is. In behalf of the preservation of
The country's natural resources, the
sstrangest, and, perhaps, the most i'm
portant convention ever held in the
capitol was inaugurated.
Among those invited to attend by
president Roosevelt himself were men,
bezB of the cabinet. judges of the su-
Creme court Of the United States,
sssxernors OF all the states In the
. 1nion. including. the executives of
Alaska and Hawaii, and Andrew Car
: aegie, William Jennings Bryan, James
i. Hill, the railroad magnate; John
Mitchell, the labor leader, and prom
zhent scientists and business men
2fsssam ali over the country
POhtical differences, opposing issues
rrf national questions and business
rivalry were laid aside to discuss the
ways and means of conserving the nat
serza resources of the country.
president Roosevelt opened the con-
vaention with an exposition of the why
and wherefore of the conference and
ar outline Of his views of the mat
frsx. SVhile on his trip dow the Mis-
zkasfrx river last fall, with the gov
1erzUs II I6 states, under the auspices
/. Ut the Inland Waterways association,
ne is said to have obtained the
nucleus OF the idea which resulted in
The present conference.
1t will be remembered that Presi-
s9ent Roosevelt on that trip expressed
qsfhe opinion that the question of the
conservation of the natural resources
of the country was of more import
zsusce than the regulation of the rate
t1ssestion.
A aumber Of papers. prepared at
<Ne presidents request were read
Ind discussed.
James j. Hill, the railroad king,
spoke on Relations Between Rail and
water Transportation" His paper
ssiealt with such subjects as the
growth of rail transportation, it's dis
rfrlbntion and extent of systems, cost
and present value, traffic and earning
capacity, estimated cost of the cultiva-
zion of trees for railroad ties and
their preservation. increasing railways
80 meet prospective requirements, etc.
Regarding water transportation Mr..
Hill dealt with its cost, present facil-
: sites, relation to rail transportation,
pressing lines Of development, regu-
lsation by business interests or by law.
influence of cheapened transportation
on production, etc.
Under the general head of land
resources, Prof. T.. c. Chamberlain of
the University of Chicago, in paper
ON "Soil," dealt with its origin. nat
uraI products. progressive enrich
.ment, effects of cultivation, erosion,
and general estimates of loss to the
.country through needlessly reduced
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sure you that / heartily agree with
your conclusion that the conservation
of the natural resources of our country
presents a problem demanding the
best thought of our times is superfiu-
Gus. We have been exploiting our
resources with no thought of the NOR
row, and the claims of posterity upon
us should certainly be taken into ac-
count"
In his letter of invitation to the
conference President Roosevelt said:
There is no other question now
before the nation of equal gravity
with the question of conservation of
our natural resources, and 1t is the
plain duty of US who, for the moment,
are responsible, to take inventory of
the natural resources which have been
handed down to us, to forecast the
needs of the future, and so handle the
great sources Of our prosperity as
not to destroy in advance all hope of
the prosperity of our descendants"
The need for such a conference is
illustrated by few facts vouched for
by investigators. Government experts
say that between 300, 1000, 900 and AGO..
100000 tons of coal were lost in 1905
by penny wise and pound foolish
methods. and that the total so wasted
since the beginning of the industry
is $4,000, 100000 tons. Millions upon
millions of horsepower are going to
waste through failure properly to
utilize and conserve the waterpower Of
the United States.
The construction of reservoirs at
the sources of streams In which food
waters may be stored to be released
at periods of low water is expected
not only to keep the waters at a con-
tinuous level. but prevent the destruc-
ton of property by floods, maintain
constant levels for navigation and to
develop water power.
At the present rate of timber con-
sumption it is estimated that the price
of every kind of lumber will be about
double the present price only one de-
cade from today.
1t is. said that the total iron ore
available in the world to-day is 25,.
000. 100000 tons, of which three-fifths
is in the United States. Should the
rate Of consumption continue to in.
crease. in the United States in the
same ratio that 1t has in the course Of
the last score Of years. at the end of
two centuries there would be no
more ore to be mined.
In the United States there is an area
of 100000 acres of land susceptible
to reclamation by irrigation, and 500.
100000 acres Of western public range
which may be made available for in
creased production of meat by restrict.
ing the grazing and reseeding portions
which have been destroyed BY unro-
stricted grazing. With this area
made available once more, 1t is esti-
mated that its meat producing capac.
ity win be nearly doubled.
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wagon-loads of diverse ores have to
be submitted to lengthy treatment
in order to extract from them some
minimal fragments. By discontinu.
ing the various operations at given
stage the activity of the radium salt
can be varied at will, according to the
special purpose 1t is intended for, and
whole scale of different intens:ies
can thus be readily produced.
At special radium factory recently
installed at Nogentsur Marine, the
most varied ores are treated, and on
their arrival are all taken to the
crushers, whereas their further treat
ment varies according to tho kind of
material. The method described in
the following applies more particular
ly to pitchblend. or rather to pitch
blend residues as obtained in the man
ufacture of uranium-swhich are the
most important of radium-holding ms
terials. The gross treatment" is car
ried out in wooden tanks and cast
iron tanks provided with stirring de-
vices. Each ton of residue will re-
quire five tons of chemicals and so
tons of rinsing water
AS radium sulphate always remains
at the bottom of the vessel, 1t is
found there at the conclusion of the
different operations (lasting about
two and half months), when one or
two Kilograms Of impure radium bro
mfde will be obtained from each ton
of residue. The activity of this ra.
dium-holding salt hardly exceeds so to
so. Products Of higher activity are OBJ
tanned by ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. by
submitting the mixture of salts to a
series Of successive crystallizations
In pure water, and in water contain.
ing some hydrobromic acid. The diff.
ference Of solubility of the bromides
OF radium and barium respectively is
thus utilized, with a view to separat.
Ing them from one another. After dis.
solving the various bromides, the 80.
luton is saturated at boiling tenn
perature. and beautiful crystals are
obtained on cooling. These crystals
possess an activity five times greater
than the originally dissolved salts. and
by repeating the same operation over
and over again, products of ever-in.
creasing activit~ are obtained.
While the first fractional operations
are still carried out on a commercial
basis, the more minute operations re-
Quired to treat the products of higher
activity are necessarily performed in
the laboratory of skilled chemists. At
the end Of this difficult treatment only
one to two milligrams of bromide are
found to remain from each ton OF
original residues, but this minimal
araount shows an activity 1000, 900
times higher than metallic Uranium.
The most important part of the fac
tory Is the laboratory, where chemical
analyses and spectroscopie tests are
carried out, in addition to measuring
the activity Of each product, as VEL
as Of the emanations they are liable te
produce. The apparatus used in this
connection have been designed by thu
discoYerers Of radium
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At A CRITICAL TIME.
Women Are Likely to Suffer with Dan
aerous Kidney Disorders.
Mrs. John Kirk, R. F. d. No. 2. De-
troit. Mich, says: Five years ago at

q critical time OF life
I was on the verge OF
. collapse with kid
ney troubles, back
ache, dizziness, puhy
dropsy swellings and
urinary Irregularities.
/ lost flesh and felt
languid, nervous or
unstrung all the time.
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As my doctor did not help me began
using Doan's Kidney Pills. In few
weeks all these symptoms left me. !
now weigh 1853 pounds and feel in ex-
cellent health"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Z.
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AN EXPLANATION.

why didn't you answer your teach
or when she spoke to you In the arith-
metic class. Ethel?"
Coz mamma told me / muthn't
thpeak durin' thcool hourth."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17
LEGISLATION ASKED FOR.

At the recent meeting Of the Farm
ers Union at Memphis, the following
legislation was asked Of the Nation
al lawmakers:
A law by which all money shall
be issued by and under the direct
control of the Government,
The passage of law by Congress
prohibiting the buying and selling OF
cotton futures, and all other farm
products, or gambling in agricultural
products in any manner,
The immediate abolition by Con-
gress of the Federal bureau for dis
tribution of seeds and the speedy en-
actmenl of laws substantially excluo'
ing the present alien influx by means
of an Increased head tax, a money re-
quirement, the illiteracy test and oth'
| er measures.
That Congress extend the parcels
post, increasing the number OF pounds
to be carried in the mails from loul
to eleven, and a reduction in postage
from 16 cents to IL cents per pound
also the establishment of a parcels
post system on the mail deliver!
routes, carrying a specia' rate to b'
charged on packages originating OF
rural routes, the rate to be cent
for the first pound and 2 cents 10
each additional pound up to clever
pounds.
The establishment Of a postal say
ings bank system as means OF keeI
ing money at home, aiding circulate
and guaranteeing for the farmers
safe depository.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17
STEER LEADS BAND OF WOLVES
Maurauders Terrorize Farmers In the
Northwest.

Vancouver, B. Ca weird tale
comes from Alberni, one OF the north
ern districts where white men are few
and the beasts of the forest generally
reign supreme. The hero of this story
Is a big steer that escaped from his
herd some time past and is now real
outlaw, preying upon his fellow crea'
lures and warning against the white
man.
This big steer has in some remark
able way obtained dictatorship over
huge pack of wolves and is now their
leader in raids upon civilization.
Recently the wolves under their
strange leader raided the farm OF y.
Muller. The steer charged a brig
fence. knocked it down by his weight,
and then with his horns and hoofs
battered in the doors to the barn and
sheds. He made a nice meal Off the
grain bin, while the wolves attacked
the calves and chickens and left the
place looking as if cyclone mad
struck 1t.
Many men declare they have hreh
at the steer and hit him. So frequent
and costly have become the depreda
tons of the outlaw steer and Die
friends the wolves that a big force 81
men has organized and will endoaVoi
to round up and exterminate th'
crew.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-17
DON'T GIVE A MORTGAGE.

Don't give a mortgage. Do not 60
into debt. Make sacrifices this year,
saws National Co-Operator, that you
NAV be free and Independent the bal
ance of your life. You 10 not know
how easy it is to make sacrifices until
YOU try. And right here listen to a
little story: A good farmer man and
his good wife live in Harrison oun-
ty. Texas, moi far from Hallvllle. 1t
was in the Younger days of their IT.
y I'd life, although three boys and per-
haps a daughter. were growing up
about them and would eat. Every
wear Lheir little cotton crop had 10
60 to their merchan for the supplies
they had bought during the year, and
not a cent did they have lett over.
After four or five years O. this pro-
cedure, the wife said, when the! be-
can TO pitch their little. crop, Not a
dollars worth of .nything is bought
on credit this year. All We eat we Ii
raise hereafter. except those things
we can not raise" The husband looked
askance at her, but he knew when
the. little WOMAN, put her foot down,
things had to be that way. when
the coffee and the sugar gave out,
she sent some eggs and chickens and
butte to town, md, selling them, eX'
pended the money FOR these I"lnSs'
Not a cents worth Of anything was
bought on credit that year, and never
has since. They 5ell their cotton q
whom they please, 'lise everything
possible at home, have raised their
three boys and their two girls, giving
them good Quotations, and Their" are
not three better young men in Texas
nor sweeter, better women than the
two daughters, both married. NOW
what that courle did. or rather ira
good little wife, every couple can 40
if they will try, and it is so cas-!
D do when you oI4Ce commence ma
lional Co-OperatOr.