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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

BY goods are brought into this country
n trunks with false bottoms to -
ceive the inspectors. stretch to many
parts Of the United States. though
passing only through the lart Of New
York IN the cases about tS be prose-
cuted.
Beyond the generalization Of MIL
lioEs q dollars nobody ofAcially can
estimate the amount of taxes thus
evaded. Most OF the violators OF law
in this respect are dressmakers. The
government has . good deal Of EVIL
dence along this line. and the prose-
cutions for this form of Wholesale dis
honesty promises to be of q sensation
al character.
Collector Loeb expressed the opin-
ion that the sleeper trunk" frauds
could no longer be carried on suc-
cessfully under the rules he has
adopted. These provide for . new
stamp arrangement for trunks and Z
limitation Of the hours Q trunk MAJ
remain On the docks.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

HIASHINGTON.-For 20 years James
W Wilson, secretary Of agriculture,
has been sounding the praises Of the
American hen. He has shown by STA
tistics. pictures. reports, omelets. soft
boiled eggs and spring chickens that
the American hen beats the world
She is not the possessor Of great per-
sonal beauty. she does not aspire to
be butterfly Of fashion. but Is very
fine representative Of the housewife
type of chicken. II nne feathers made
fine birds she would not be in It. For
the peacock Is q daxxier and the roos-
ter struts with an air that cannot be
initiated by his more modest compan-
ion who does the homework and
scratches around for the children. But
the ben. by keeping steadily at work
and doing the best she can, has been
enabled to enrich this country by more
good dollars than all the silver mines
Of the west and all the gold Of the
Klondike. Statistics show that In a
single generation the American hen
lays eggs enough to make the Allan
tic ocean one vast omelet and I'LL the
Pacific with scrambled eggs. Placed
on top of one another they would
make stack 10000 times as tall as
the Washington monument and almost
as high as the price of beef.
All this has been done by the one
egg day hen. But along with the
airships and the 26.o00-ton battleships
the two-egg hen has arrived. No, she
was not produced by Luther Burbanl
by grating Leghorn chicken onto 9
roe herring. She IL just plain. ordi
nary hen. who resolved to do her best
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

Reviewing China" by Mortimer
Menpes and Sir Henry Arthur Blake.
a writer says: THE root fallacy Of
the Chinese political idea. which alone
is responsible for the low place to
which the country has sunk in the
scale of nations. is the disrepute of
the soldier. The gradations of the so
ciai fabric are: % The literati, for
mind is superior to matter; 90 the
agriculturist. for he produces from the
soil; CD the artisan, for he is Gre
ator from the raw material; (4) the
merchant. for he is distributor; (5)
the soldier, for he is but destroyer.
So China is sad example of what
excessive idealism may do for the ma
ton. Her armies have been. for the
most part. mere hordes of undisci-
plined men. sometimes commanded by
robbers reprieved for that purpose on
account of their supposed courage
Yet a 10 per cent. levy on the popu.
lation of China would furnish an army
of forty millions"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
Really Is a Jag in Georgia Melon

the discovery Of criminal tendency
in the watermelon heretofore unsus-
pected.
I'VE have been experimenting with
every sort of fruit and vegetable that
contains sugar." said Mr.. Wilson. ''the
watermelon. pears, apples. peaches,
plums. pumpkins. muskmelons. Irish
potatoes, sweet potatoes. beets and
other vegetables. The watermelon sur
prised us. We never expected It Of
1t. The purpose ID to develop the
cheapest kind Of denatured alcohol for
use ~ fuel.
The experiments have been made
under the directions Of DR.. Harvey
w. Wiley, chief of the bslreal Of
chemistry. OF course 1t IL impossible
to extract this alcohol In paying guam
titles from melons, but we hope to do
80 from sweet potatoes.
The experiments have been made
to benefit the seacoast portion Of The
south, from Virginia down the Allan
tic around Florida and along the gulf.
Sweet potatoes can be grown cheaply
in the sand Of these sections. One
bushel of sweet potatoes viii make .
gallon Of alcohol. The product Is =
better and cheaper fuel than benzine- !"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

4 HEAVILY yelled woman, well
IA dressed and with an aristocratic
bearing, rushed into q Washington
bank and up to the window of the re-
ceiving teller. A number Of people
were standing In line waiting to de-
post money. The man nearest the
window held In his hands large roll
Of bills and before him on the marble
counter lay a leather bag I'm which he
carried his gold coin to the bank.
With swift glance at the teller
and no word Of explanation to the
man waiting she made a quick grab
at the bag and turned hurriedly t.
leave the building. The man ut the
window cried. STOP" policeman
came running to his assistance ons
hand ciutched at his pistol pocket
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
FIVE DAIRY COWS AND
TWENTY ACRES OF CORN
Fair Returns Of Illinois Dairy Poultry
business Figured Out IN DetaiI-By
Arthur j.

The following items of cost and
profit Of small tenants business for
one year may be of interest, not for
striking results, but as showing fair
ly clear farm account In three fea-
lures. Mr.. Nollsch rents a part of Mr..
Leigh F. Maxey's 160-acre farm in San
canon county. paying SIS per year for
the house, barn, lots, orchard and gar
den, covering about five acres: IS per
acre for 20 acres of pasture, and one
half the corn raised on another 20
acres. The writer understands that
the tenant also makes money by labor
outside the farm. The place is well
equipped and there is much fruit of
several kinds. The total expenses for
the year 1908 were; rent, $175; hay
bought. $40; chicken feed bought, SIT;
poultry supplies and lumber, $23; to
tai, $345.
Five cows are kept and 1,275
pounds of butter were sold at an av.
erage price of Blk cents per pound,
making $404.S1. Three calves were
sold for $27.41. Three hogs, having
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
Woman Causes a BIG Scare in q Bank

several women in the long line Of
waiting patrons showed signs Of faint
ing and the widest excitement pre-
vailed. Had bank robber descended
in the guise Of fashionable woman?
Put back that money!" demanded
a. with one voice the banker. the po-
liceman and all the men standing In
line at the window.
why, certainly I WILL" said the
woman who had caused all the excite
ment and who. by this time thorough
ly alarmed at the cries of everyone
about her, ventured an explanation.
Il owe you all an apology. believe. l
was here q moment ago and forgot .
pair Of gloves. left In great hurry
and must have left them here at the
window. had only q few minutes to
catch my train to Baltimore and mis-
took that gentleman's money bag for
them. They are just exactly that color.
you know"
Her explanation was sufficient and
smiles spread over the alarmed faces.
"Good joke" voted the huge guar
dian Of the peace. who breathed freely
again and sauntered away.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
How Minnie Swallowed Il. Sylvester Jones
Copyright. 1900. by Daily Story Pub. Coz

A quiet, unobtrusive looking automo-
bile drew up before a third-fioor de.
tective agency on a certain side street
of downtown New York A heavily
veiled woman descended, spoke a few
whispered words to the chauffeur, and
made her way to the grimed door, on
whose glass panels appeared the
legend: Sharp & Son, Private Detec.
tives"
do you handle divorce cases?" she
inquired, bluntly.
The brisk, nervous man before her
swept his eyes over her quietly
gowned figure.
That depends upon the character
of the case" he rejoined, cautiously.
The yelled woman took quick step
toward him. II wish evidence that
will procure me separation from my
husband. Can you furnish it?"
The brisk man pondered. Have you
reason to believe that your husband
ts-er, unfaithful?"
"On the contrary, l have every rea-
son to believe that he is not"
The brisk man pondered again You
are setting us a difficult problem, my
dear woman. Such cases, you mus,
know, involve heavy expenditure.
may say very heavy expenditure
He paused as he darted another
shrewd glance toward the yelled client
before him.
will you name an estimate of tina!
expense?" she asked, quietly.
Certainly; we could not conduct
such a case under $1,000"
The woman drew a roomy purse
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

INSTITUTION of criminal proeecu-
] tons against perpetrators Of sleep.
er trunk" customs frauds with ramih-
cations in all parts of the country;
the pressing of existing indictments
to avoid lapses under the statute Of
limitations and the customs investiga-
ton generally were discussed at q con.
ference at the treasury department re-
Gently. Secretary Of the Treasury
Macveagh. Attorney General Wicker
sham, Collector Loeb Of the port Of
New York. and United States District
Attorney Henry A. Wise of the south
I'm district Of New York. participated
The sleeper trunk" frauds. WHARF
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
Furious Fun in English Society.

Now for the game the most popular
at country houses this autumn. You
may call il a variation on the old game
of consequences. Each guest has a
strip Of paper and pencil. Each
writes:
why Is -" Choosing the name
of some well known person, or q
friend or acquaintance known to the
general company, and then turns
down his strip of paper and passes il
on to the next guest
Now each writes: Like a."
Choosing what smile he wild. Again
the strips are passed on. The third
time each guest writes the answer:
Because he or she -" Thus:
why is Winston Churchill like a
piano organ? Because he nies from
pillar to post"-The Gentlewoman.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

crop side. the farmer made, In addi
ton to the above COW returns. what
ever profit there is in raising the high
priced corn Of last year. The CSC
bushels at 10 cents would be worth
Sass.
The total income from the poultry
was seen to be $304.67. The tenants
full estimate for their keep was 1924.
81. plus $23 for supplies and lumber
$147.52 in all, leaving net profit 81
$193.15 from the poultry. This lum
Der was for equipment that would last
several years and need not all b
charged to the 1908 business.
A large item of expense allowed II
figuring the $509.6s of profit. but moi
specifically referred to there. is the
corn that three work horses ate. bu
if they were used to earn consider
able money outside of the farm. onl,
a part of their expense should b
charged to the farm. This account
though not exact and complete In ev
cry item, throws much light on thu
total income and the seperate sources
of income from this little place.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
He Calls Mrs. Snowfall a Model Hen

and clucks to find herself famous.
This hen has appeared in Wilmington
and Is the property Of q 14-year-old
boy, Lilbourne Martin. But she 10 not
a native of Delaawre. No, she thanks
her feathers she was born at Bynum.
Md, and thus good old Hartford coun-
ty adds another gem to the diadem OF
the state that made good eating IA
nous. Though black as q colored poll
tician, she rejoices In the name Of
SNOWFALL. and as such win 90 down in
history.
For generations Maryland has been
famous for her chickens. and whether
they were fried la Maryland or were
laid to rest In the old,fashioned pie,
they have served their country well
and have left pleasant memories be.
hind them. It ID all the more crafty
ing to record that out Of the heart Of
the fried-chicken belt has come this
phenomenal hen.
According to the records. she not
only lays two eggs q day, but some
times varies 1t by contributing three.
All are perfectly fresh and suitable
for family use. II she can keep up
her record for year this will mean
730 eggs. with a few extra for Christ
mas and the Fourth of July. II all the
eggs grow up into chickens Mrs.
SNOWFALL would soon have enough de-
scendants to cluck around the world.
She deserves a medal from Secretary
Wilson and q cablegram from Col.
Roosevelt for her efforts to prevent
race suicide.
Mrs. SNOWFALL Is q model hen. She
never worries about the fashions tn
feathers; she Is not forever running
on to some barnyard by the sea or
chicken house In the mountains: she
does not try to shine at bridge or out
scratch her neighbors. She stays at
home. looks after Mr.. Snowfall and
the children and attends strictly ia
business. wherefore will she be re-
membered wherever the egg u held In
honor and the chicken in esteem.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
BARN DOORS FOR LAMB FEEDING
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barn. The accompanying illustrations
show how our subscriber accom-
plished this without the necessity Of
keeping the large doors open and ex-
posing the whole interior.
AS indicated. the trap doors. which
are three feet high and six feet long.
are hung on specially made hinges
and fastened at each end By small
push bars. When the large sliding
doors are drawn together and secure
ly fastened, there is no difficulty of
handling the secondary doors. During
the day the doors are raised but when
desired can be lowered and everything
made as snug as one pleases. This
plan has been worked for two yeara
with very satisfactory resu,ta
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

from her cloak and counted out ten
yellow-backed bills.
Here is $1,000. If you win bring
me evidence that will secrre a d.
vorce, l will increase it to $4,000"
The brisk man smoothed the bills
caressingly. And who is your hus-
band, madam"
The yelled woman hesitated and
then pronounced a name that brought
q low, involuntary whistle from the
others lips. 1t was that of one of
the best known men of Wall street.
The detective gazed after the de-
parting figure of his client, with puck
cred brows. But he did not realize
until a weeks Swallowing" of H. Syl
vester Jones had proved Intellectual.
Just how difficult was the problem she
had left him. To all intents and pur-
poses, H. Sylvester Jones was a
model husband in the eyes of the law.
On the eighth day bright idea came
to the head of Sharp & Son." For a
moment he sat with a broad grin on
his face. Then he pushed a bell and
~ q
with a careworn face, entered from an
inner room.
The man spoke dozen curt SEN
fences. straight 70 the point
Il want you to get acquainted.
Minnie, with H. Sylvester Jones'"
Minnie opened her tired eyes very
wide.
L fancy that your best method OF
approaching him is at the theater,'
continued her employer, briskly. II
happen to know that he is a continu-
GUS, not to say an enthusiastic patron
of the drama"
you mean the show girls?"
Not he. That is where need your
services. At the psychological mo
ment. we will secure you a seat. That
seat will be directly next to our dis
tipguished gentleman. You win oc
cupy it for the better part of three
hours. Do you catch the point? II
you will manage your cards right
when you leave the theater. you will
be acquainted with him, very well &C
quainted. After that point you will
make your own plans. What Mrs
H. Sylvester Jones wants is an affi
davit of infidelity."
The detective paused.
Minnie stiffened her shoulders and
q quick flush sprang into her pale
, cheeks. A keen observer might have
seen that under certain conditions She
might be beautiful. Gradually thu
tired eyes dropped and the bent shoul
ders relaxed. Minnie had conquered
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

T.. A. Ross, Livingston county. Mich
igan.. has devised a plan for letting
feeding lambs out and in a driveway
without. opening the large doors and
unduiy exposing the interior. HIS
barn is so arranged that he does his
feeding on the ground floor. there be-
ing no basement to the barn and the
bays raised eight feet from the ground
by a board floor. This gives the whole
Ia enent of barn s6xS4 feet for feed
Ing purposes. While doors were pro-
vided at one end Tor the sheep. 1t was
desirable on account of partition divfd.
ing the basement INTO two apart
r.ents. 70 provide an opening near the
ulain doors IN the rear side OF the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

at $s5469, which would include the
sale of SAL worth of other products
than those named above.
The tenants half of the corn
amounted to $50 bushels. most or all
of which was fed on the place. De
Quoting the total money expense
named. $345. from the income. $s54.6s
the profit is seen to be $509-69. And
to get the mans total net income for
the years work there must be added
to it whatever money he earned out
side of this farm.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

herself. She was thinking of sick
mother and little sister.
And what do l get?" she asked.
The detective held up the ten yell
low-backed bills. These are yours
for the affidavit. You know where to
go for the clothes. / will telephone
you If we make arrangements for to-
night. If not, Wen try for tomorrow
night We are bound to succeed some
time-and then it is up to you"
AS 1t happened, on the third even
ing H. Sylvester Jones stepped out Of
his automobile and entered the Fifth
avenue theater. Five minutes later
a stylishly dressed young woman fol-
lowed him down the aisle and slipped
into the next seat 1t was Minnie
but very different Minnie in evening
dress and rouge. an altogether charm
ing and fascinating Minnie. Two min
utes before the orchestra began, she
dropped her handkerchief. H. Syl-
vester Jones extended 1t to her po-
litely. She smiled and he looked at
her again. She was a girl to no
tice.
Before the close of the first act. he
had made hesitating remark, and
she had answered. 1t, and he had made
another. and before the close of the
second act. they were chatting ge-
nially. When the final curtain de-
scended, they left the theater together.
An agent Of Sharp & Son." lettering
In the corner. noticed the circum-
stance and reported it to his chief.
The latter smiled broadly and the next
morning eagerly awaited Minnie's ar
rival. When noon came and she did
not appear. he looked worried. When
evening came without her, he sent for
his agent and the two conferred to-
gether. The next day he received a
note. 1t was a remarkable note, and
under it was the scrawling signature
of Minnie:
Il do not want your $1,000. and !
hereby resign my position"
The detective swore and called for
his agent again. The latter looked
glum and started on a search for the
missing girl. He found her the next
week at fashionable suite of apart,
ments. with two servants, a pearl
necklace and an array of diamond
rings that dazzled him.
The chief wants your afidavit," he
began, CURLY.
He can't have IT, and l don't want
him to bother me any more"
The detective bounded frpm his
chair and Minnie tossed her head "Mr
Jones has asked me to become his
wife and have accepted his offer!"
The statement was true. The scheme
of SHARP & Son" had indeed proven
a boomerang. The millionaire had
fallen in love with the girl who had
been sent to trap him. and had ten
dered her not only his wealth, but his
name. The fortunes of the detective
agency. however. were only under q
temporary cloud. H. Sylvester Jones
bluntly told his wife that either he OF
she could go to South Dakota and re
turn single. Mrs. Jones took the west
ern trip and few weeks ago the de
cree of divorce was granted.
H. Sylvester Jones married Minnie
and everybody is satisfied. with the
exception of SHARP & Sons" They
haven't got their remaining $4,000 yet
and there doesn't seem to be any rea
lsonable prospect of their ever beini
J called to receipt the bill.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15

Cement is a promoter of thrift 1t
is so easy to work that the farmer and
his help can utilize their spare hours
doing little at a time. For example.
they can start with a small feed floor
in the barnyard. then add a walk to
the barn, then to the well, then con-
tinue it to the house. then around
it. etc.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
Care of PIow.

Now that the blowing is all done.
wipe off all dirt from wood and iron
work. Give a good coating OF oil to
the metal parts next spring SO there
will be no delay in getting the plows
to scour.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-01-15
Fog.

Admiral Seymour. discussing fog a.
one of the Hudson-Fulton banquets
said. with laugh:
"Of the Newfoundland Banks. you
know. the fog is often so thick that
the captain has to get out and lead tAa
ship" 4
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFS.

The senate after an hours debate adopted an
amendment which authorizes the appearance a.
parties 20 the action IN suits before the Court Of
Commerce & complaining witnesses and their rep
reservation IN slch causes by counsel subject 90
regulations prescribed by the cyurt and in accord
ance with the rules q practice IN equity courts.
So many oieo and butter people want To be heard
the BurlcsOn bill 10 wire out the tax on Olc1
that tho House Committee on Agriculture decided
10 continue hearings on the proposed legislation into
Nav. Hearings have been arranged for two DAYS
each week for three weeks beginning next Wednes-
day. The dates are April mn and May ILL.,
Senator Lodge secured the printing as a public
document IL communication from DR.. Harvey
Wiley, government chemist. on storage Of food
products. addressed 20 the Senate committee in
vesugatiHg food prices
John A. Perton. Of Cleveland Ohio. secretary Of
the Merchant Marine League told the special Con
gess committee investigating the ship subsidy
turned against him here for alleged libel Of Rerre-
sentative Stevenson Of Minnesota was a comic
opera indictment and quite laughable.
Representative Burke. Of PENNSYLVANIA. intro
duccd in the House yesterday By request a bill
providing for certain amendments 20 the laws gov
ening the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb. The proposes or Cuduent would require the
annual report q the institution 20 ho made 10
Congress instead 4 20 the Secretary Of the
Interior.
Representative Carlin, of Virginia. introduced a
bill I'D The House yesterday requiring the Commis-
sioners 90 return 10 the District all persons re-
leased from the workhouse or refomatcry This
would uut the cost q transportation Of prisoners
from the penal institution in Virginia to this
city upon the District
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-14
FOUR DISTRICT BILLS PASSED.
Changing OF street Names and Ex-
tension Measures Enacted.

Changing Of street Names and Ex-
tension Measures Enacted.
The Senate yesterday afternoon passed
four District bills. all OF which we're dis
posed Of without debate. one measure
changes the name Of the west side Of
Fifteenth street northwest between I and
K streets to Mcpherson place. a bill was
also passed authorizing the extension Of
Princeton place northwest from Georgia
avenue TO Rock Creek Church road. with
a width of not less than sixty feet.
The two other bills passed provide fo-
the extension Of Underwood street north
west, from Piney Branch road 10 Third
street, and for the extension Of Van
Buren, street from Piney Branch road 20
Third street, each with a width Of ninety
feet.
The bill which has already passed the
House providing for the purchase Of the
land along the Anacostia River from
Monroe street extended 20 Poplar Point,
and from the grounds of the Government
Hospital for the Insane 10 Giesboro
Point, was favorably reported yesterday
from the Senate District Committee. The
bill will insure in the United States the
title 10 the lands TO be reclaimed.