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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-29
Remedy for Sore shin Of Cotton.

Letters have been sent to the ex-
pertinent station from time to time
asking what to do for sore shin of
cotton seedlings. Professor Hewitt
says that sore shin, or damping on, AZ
1t Is sometimes called. nearly always
attacks the young cotton plant in cold.
wet weather. and especially il the soil
is heavy or wet. The remedy for IL
is to have the soil well drained BY
deep blowing before planting and then
to keep 1t cultivated SO that it does
not crust over. Deep blowing will
also help a great deal to prevent the
root rot and the rust of cotton. be-
cause the plants can root deeper and
stronger
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-29

Agricultural colleges have forced
progress upon the farmer. 1t is in
deed "a struggle for life," and out NJ
1t comes the survival OF the fittest. /"
and the fittest is the new farmer.
Kenyon L. Butterfield. Chapters in
Rural Progress.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-29
Prepare for Convention.

Helena.-As the time for the meet
ing OF the Arkansas State Sunday
School Association, which meets n
Helena on April Is. 10 and 20. an
proaches interest increases. Probably
1000 visitors and delegates will come
to Helena on that occasion. The meet
ings are to be held in the Grand opera
house.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-29
Receiver for Lumber Company

Pine Blun.-Anairs of the Blur
City Lumber Company and Clio Lum-
Der Company, both concerns of Pine
Blum, were placed in the hands Of
the Mercantile Trust Company Of
Little Rock. Ark. As receivers. J. Fl.
Rutherford Of Pine Bluff is largely In
terested in the two lumber concerns.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-29
Kerosene Emulsion.

Kerosene emulsion is a standard
contact insecticide which is useful fol
several purposes. 1t can be easily
made by following these directions
closely, but If not prepared carefully
1t would not be effective and would
be dangerous to the trees:
Any hard soap. IL Lib.
wafer Gal.
kerosene .............. 2 Gals.
Any cheap grade of kerosene, or
even petroleum, can be used. Cut
the soap into the water in thin slices
and boil until it is entirely dissolved.
Then remove the vessel from the fire
and add enough water to make ND for
what was lost in evaporation, pour in
the oil and stir thoroughly several
minutes, until creamy liquid IL form
ed. The best way to do the stirring
is to put the whole mixture into the
spray tank and to pump 1t back into
itself until the emulsion is made. II
this Is done as it should be the soap
and oil will be thoroughly combined
and the oil will not separate out on
first of August
cooling. The mixture can be stored
IN definitely and diluted at any time
with cold water. To make the spray
mixture dilute as follows:
For 10 per cent emulsion add II
gallons of water to gallons of stock
emulsion.
For Is per cent emulsion add
10 1-3 gallons of water to 8 gallons OF
stock emulsion.
For 20 per cent emulsion add ?
gallons Of water to 8 gallons of stock
emulsion.
For a Is per cent emulsion add s
gallons Of water to gallons of stock
emulsion.
Before adding the water the stock
emulsion should be well stirred. When
1t is diluted according to the above
directions 1t contains the proportion
OF oil called for combined with SOAP.
!. e., when IL gallons OF water are
added to 8 gallons OF the stock emul-
sion a mixture is obtained which con-
tains one part of oil to nine parts
of water
The 10 per cent emulsion is a use-
full wash for soft-bodied sucking in
sects. as plant lice and young scale
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-29

Canker worms and tent caterpillars
are often troublesome in orchards
that have not been sprayed with ar
senate of lead. two pounds in fifty
gallons Of water. Wherever canker
worms are injurious in unsprayed or
chards the department of entomology,
college Of agriculture. recommends
the above mentioned spray. which
should be applied as soon as tho
worms are noticed. Tent cate-pilla-s
ia the spring can be burned out with
a torch when the worms are In their
rests, or the foliage can be thor
ough'y sprayed with an arsenical poi
son, which will kill the worms when
they leave their nests to feed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-29
SENDS Threatening Letter.

Fort Smith.-Benjamin w. Boren Of
Eagleton was arrested and brought
here by United States Deputy Marshal
Holt on a charge OF sending a threat
ening postal card through the mails.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-29
Potter PostoffIce Robbed.

Mena.-It was reported here that
the postoffice at Potter, five miles
south of here, was robbed of money
and stamps to the value OF 5000.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-29

That real estate sharp and his
wife act IN exectly the opposite
w"
What ways are theyr
me goes shcpping for bargains.
and h soss bargaining for shopsI"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-29

In the first, the toes are turned out.
says the Orange Judd Farmer. The
middle picture shows inkneed atu-
tude. and the third shows in-turned
toes. Whether standing or travelling,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-29

to the entire town. They had boast.
ingiy sent invitations to nearby places
to come over and join In q real Easter
celebration Rev. FlemminE had oh.
5ected to this as being uncharttable
and. therefore. unChristian. but he
had been overruled and the Mansoop
Times had openly Dragged that Man.
COON was 20 years In advance Of its
sister cities" Men from Pine Blum
Central City, Sulphite and even Lama
Dog would come to wonder and re.
main to jeer.
When the committee had concluded
Its labors men set out to accomplish
things. Riders on stout horses were
instructed to scour the country for
possible homegrown flowers, especial
" lilies. Gus Humboldt took the mid.
night train for Denver to see II he
could not corner the market that had
already been cornered, and rentop
who had to stay home to get out hie
weekly edition. was appointed q COM
mittee Of one to confer with Daisy
upon the possibility Of making uues
out of tissue paper.
This last vas vetoed befor. N.
Droposltion was fairly out. Deisy,s
sves MED With tears and her voioe
Quavsrod.
IT'S ~ altossthsr The looks.- .As
rzp,aiAe4 -1tb cAs sdor Of he
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07
PLENTY OF WATER

Reports from the Belle, Fourche
irrigation project are to the effect
that there are now standing in the
big dam on Owl creek more than 25,-
900 acre feet of water and that the
Belle Fourche river is running full
and pouring its contents into the
reservoir night and day. There will
be no question of there being suffi-
cient water another summer to take
care of the fifty to sixty thousand
acres of ground on the project. The
heavy SHOWS which this fall have
come so early have added several
inches of moisture to all the farm
land in western South Dakota. From
all parts of the country there come
reports of increasing confidence in
the year to come.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07
BAN ON COSMOPOLITAN

The State Library association at
its meeting last week passed the fol.
lowing resolution: Resolved. that
in view Of the publication in the Co.'S
mopolitan of such sensuous stories as
The Common Law and The
Married Lovers that that publica-
tion should be excluded from every
public library in the state and coun
try"
The county superintendent divj-
sion has the state superintendent as
ex officio president, an elected Miss
Della Wimple of Canton, vice. presi-
dent, and Mrs. Florence Glenn OF
Deadwood, secretary and treasurer.
j. w. McClinton. superintendent Of
the Mitchell schools, was made presi-
dent of the college and high school
department and j. E. johnson of
Centerville, the head of the common
school division.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07
sOLIDLY ENCOURAGING.

A year in which pre- sidential cleo
tion occurs slows up business, but this
may be an abstract proposition with
nothing substantial in sight to support
it. 1t can be said, with the record
largely made up, that the United States
in 1911 has done we'll. Crops and prices
have been good. manufacturing and
mining have expanded at fully the usual
rate, with employment steadily main
tanned at the American standard of
wages. Articles produced in this coun-
try areein Increasing demand abroad.
Census anailsis leads to favorable con-
clusions. Large enterprises in which
the nation is engaged are moving along
successfully. Relations with all the
powers are friendly as well as peaceful.
Revenue and outgo are nearly balanced.
The United States leads in what is OBJ
tanned from the soil and in the skill and
appliances with which it is secured.
Business distrust in the presidential
year at hand is therefore vague feel
ing, and is itself not to be trusted far.
A year ago it was feared that the peo-
pie were disposed to run to extremes in
a political overturn, but the latest elec-
tlons are not so one-sided as to fore
shadow "a tidal wave of any kind. Vot-
ers evidently intend to act intelligently,
not in wild rush No forms of false
popularity encourage political Mysteries.
Demagogues meet with disappointment
| when the ballots are counted. The fig
ures of 1911 and the signs of 1912 are
encouraging. Business plans can go
forward on basis as nearly assured as
could be hoped for under any general
average of actual conditions. No halt
is called for in the American utilitarian
march.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07
ASSIGNED FOUR TROOPS

Orders were issued Saturday at the
war department assigning four troops
of the Twelfth cavalry to Fort Meade,
this state. This order was issued by
order of President Taft at the in
stance of Representative Martin.
Meade is q cavalry post, and Re-
preventative Martin and the other
members Of the South Dakota dele
CATION are anxious to maintain its
identity as such. With this idea in
view, Mr. Martin had another con-
ference will, the president. He urg-
ed that if it were possible to do so,
cavalry instead of infantry be sent
to Fort Meade at this time. The
president consented.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07
LAND SHOW NEXT WEEK

After a year of preparation the
Northwestern Land Show will open
in the st. Paul Auditorium next
Tuesday, Dec. 12 and continue until
Dec. 23.
While called land show, the ex-
position is in reality products
show" just like the worlds fairs and
larger stat fairs. 1t is agricultural,
industrial, horticultural and includes
displays from the farms, forests,
mines, lakes, rivers and factories Of
seven states and Alaska. Some OF
the state exhibits are said to be finel
than those which the states made al
the Seattle or Portland expositions
because the states have been in the
"show business and it takes expert
ence to gather and arrange a good
display.
Minnesota has large part in this
exposition, occupying 1900 squar,
feet. While the other states are rep
resented, it has been shown tha,
Minnesota always gets her share.
The work of the railroads to secure
settlers for the northwest results
every year in Minnesota securing
about So per cent OF all the settlers
who move west and pass through the
Twin Cities.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07
SOUTH DAKOTA
Contrast Between 1905 and 1911
A Six Year Period.

1905 $5e, 600, 900 @ S155. .ooo LOSS c oos N5sfs Z
1911 ll8,000,00 9s6, 200 .o0S
AS nindex of The rapid development
OF our State. notice that the risks writ
ten have in six years increased from
$56, 100000 to $1ls,OOO,OOo, or over
100 per cent.
Notice that during the six years the
insuring companies have paid losses to
the amount of $3,450,OOO. Who pays
it? The policy holder.
Add at least one-third for loss on
property not insured and for losses that
exceeded the Insurance and you have a
total loss of property in this state for
the six years of $4,6OO.oO0.
The total value of insurable property
can be closely estimated from the re-
port of the State Auditor for 1905. 1t
shows the total assessed value on which
taxes were paid was S2l9, CAT ,674. De-
duct from this the assessed value of
lands, lots, live stock, railroads, tel
ephones. telegraph, express, sleeping
cars, bank stock, and moneys and cred
its, and it leaves only S22, la 1856 as
property insurable against fire. Pre-
Stunning this valuation to have been on
the basis of one-third, it would approx
innate $66,000, 900, which evidently car
ried insurance risks to the amount of
$56, 1000, 900.
From the above figures it can be
easily shown that during the lifetime of
man, his allotted four score years, the
total insurable property on the day of
his birth has been burned up by the day
his OF death, or to be clear. the value
OF the property burned during his lifetime
equals the total insurable property on
the day of his birth. When such figures
are compared with the ratio of fire loss
in the old country, it ought to make
US Americans more ashamed of our
selves than our high cost. of living
During the six year period the policy
holders have paid $7,902,6l in premi-
ums.
1t is deducible from the above figures
that policy holders, in a period of II
years, pay an amount equal to the total
assessed valuation of fire insurable pr or
erty at the beginning of the period.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07
A PLEA OF GUILTY is ENTERED.

Startling news it was that came Sat-
lrday, when the first word came telling
If the confession Of j. J.. McNamara
and j. NJ. Mcnamara in Los Angeles.
Ore says that he is guilty of murder in
the first degree in planning the dyna-
hitting of the Times Building and the
other admits his guilt Of the act Of
setting off the explosive. Both will be
sentenced next week and with this sud-
len and unexpected outcome one Of the
greatest criminal trials Of the age will
come to an end.
The world was horrifed at the terri
ble catastrophe and now aghast at the
men who have cody admitted that they
planned and carried out the fiendish
crime.
In the destruction Of the Times plant
the McNamara tried to. aim blow st
one Of the most bitter foes Of labor:
unions in the country. Instead 81
harming it a score Of innocent men died
in the crash and in the admission that
union agents had set of, the bombs, ths
cause Of labor lost untold friends IL,
every quarter Of the union. Instead ~
helping their cause the MclNarrnasna
have dsalt M - = ai -. 's
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07
BUFFALO ARE FAT

The Scotty Philip herd has grown
from the original handful to about
four hundred. Since their captivity
the animals have never been fed hay
or grain. This year, with the forage
on the pasture eaten down at q point
where sheep would starve, the buffa-
10 are rolling in fat. They show
themselves to be good rustlers on
land not capable of supporting other
.nimals. Three elk, liberated in the
reserve a couple of years ago. are
likewise in good condition, and seem
Q live on most amicable terms with
the bison.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07
IRRIGATION EXPENSIVE

While the report of the engineering
firm which was secured to investigate
the possibilities of the use of water
at Little Bend for power is not as
favorable as would be desired, it
shows the possibilities of power to be
developed at that point at some time
wi1cn it Can SSe practically used The
cost OF Development of the power is
placed at SIG, lG9, 900 which puts it at
too heavy a charge for the use of
pumping water for irrigation of lands
which can be reached practically.
The trouble appears to be that most
of the land subject to irrigation lies
at too high level above the river to
make the use of water practically
prohibitiye.
But with the estimate it is suggest
ed that where 10000 acres can be Sc
cured at no greater elevation than 100
feet above the river, water could be
supplied by steam pumping at cost
of S25 an acre. AS a comparison of
costs, it is shown that the average
cost under government reclamation
is s46.36 an acre ranging from s22 on
the cheapest government project, up
to $93 on the most expensive one.
In the meantime, the small irriga-
tion projects are being pushed all over
the western part of the state, hardly
a day passing without one or more
being filed in the office of the state
engineer. And while the proposed
"big project" will have to wait for
the present, the little plans are per.
fecting which will mean the placing
of thousands of acres of land in the
western and central part of the state
under irrigation for next year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07
A BOOM FOR THE HILLS

SETH Bullock has lived In the west
ern part of South Dakota for score
or more of years and he knows the
country like q book. He says that
part of the state will produce as
good crops as the eastern half and
raise them as regularly but that the
people will have to study the proposi-
tlon or now TO farm that cOanttss Try ). rs rs
says that farming there is different
sort of process from what it is east Of
the river and the sooner the people
realize this the better it will be.
Aberdeen is vitality interested in
the country west of the river. Until
few years ago it was at the. back
door of this city. Now it has shifted
about and Aberdeen looks out upon
that territory as its chief asset. It
| is the front yard now.
| 1t is of vital interest to this city
that the settlers out there are able to
make good living. If there are new
ideas to be adopted and put into
practice it is of the utmost import.
ance to \ Aberdeen that these people
learn aud proceed along right lines.
| Aberdeen ought to cooperate in every
effort looking to the dissemination of
the gospel of better farm methods and
especially in the territory which is 80
directly tributary to the city.
The same spirit ie growing through
out the territory and there are active
efforts being made to foster it's de-
velopment. The counties and towns
are talking of united effort and
Aberdeen should be ready to aid.
There is substantial foundation on
which to build and those who know
prophesy a brilliant future for this
country so near at hand to this city.
Congressman Martin writing upon
the same subject to the Faith Faith
says:
After more than thirty years ex-
| periance in the western part of the
state, a great portion of this time
conducting ranch and live stock In
iustry as side issue. l am thor
oughly convinced that there ia q great
agricultural prospect for western
South Dakota.
I'VE have the soil and sunshine,
and sufficient moisture If we will take
care of 1t and apply scientific methods
of agriculture to solution of the
problem. Good results have been
produced farther west whore the
rainfall is in the neighborhood" of 10
or IL inches. One season with another
We can safely count on from IA to 10
inches of precipitation in the western
part of our state. The problem is to
retain the moisture as it falls and ap-
ply it to the production of crops, in-
stead of losing it by wind and eva
poration. Aberdeen American.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07
AT REST ATLAsT.

Finally the courts have settled the
contest over the mortal remains OF
the late Chauocey Wood, of Rapid
City, permitting the sons of the cad
nan to bring his body to Rapid City
for interment, contrary to the desire
II the widow, who sought to bury
it at Seattle. .
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07
BUILDING BURNED

On Friday last Phil DuFran Of this
city was notified that business
house which he owned in LeBeau,
had been destroyed by fire that day.
The construction cost OF the building
was 50, 500, upon which there was
81 500 insurance. The loss will be
adjusted tomorrow. when Mr.. Dn-
Fran will return to Pierre.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07

The fool killer is after women this
year, and catches those who wear hob
BILE skirts and high heels. Seventy
three accidents on the Pennsylvania
Railroad during the past year, are di-
rectly attributed to hobble skirts and
high heels causing the women to trip
and fall.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07

The bravest would be slow to ad-
vance an opinion would happen if
South Dakota granted woman suf-
frage and then enacted the Nebraska
law which requires that the legs of
the voter in the booth shall be visible
from knees down.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07

New Jersey bosses of both parties
united to beat Woodrow Wilson out of
the legislature. They succeeded. But
union of the bad is convincing evidence
that Wilson is good. 1t ought to help,
though designed to hurt him.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07

Seven million gallons more whiskey
were consumed in this country last
year than the year before, which is
an increase Of about per cent. The
one encouraging feature about it is
that on per capita basis the con.
sumption of whiskey shows slight
decrease.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07

The democratic national committee
has been called to meet in Washington
January 9Th. 1t will then fix the time
and place for holding the national con-
vention.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07

A call for Theodore Roosevelt to bear
the standard of the republican party in
the struggle for the presidency next
year was voiced at a banquet of the
G arfeld club at Youngstown, o.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07

In some of the far western states
now you can have woman jury if
you want one and if your attorney
is capable of working the thing
through the process of elimination;
but matters are SO unsettled as yet
that litigants are not certain whether
they want one
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07

Standard Oil dissolved" on Friday,
is to say that it separated into several
streams, supposedly to run on that way,
quite individually. But after those
streams have run on for a few miles
what is there to prevent them from
uniting again somewhere in the shad-
ows of the woods? Rivers do that
frequently.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07

Opinions still differ materially re-
garding the extent and kind Of legis-
lation that will be considered by Con-
gress. 1t seems probable, however,
that the republicans will try to do
something worth while in the way of
progressive, constructive legislation,
which the country is in good humor
to appreciate.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07

1t is unlikely bigger surprise
story" than the one under Los An
geles date line will soon be sprung on
the newspaper reading public. Still,
congress could spring surprise that
would leave most of us somewhat
breathless by actually accomplishing
something of first class Importance
before adjournment.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07

Sumner Curtis, correspondent for
the Chicago Record Herald, declares
that Roosevelt has set the politicians
at the national capital guessing as to
his inclinations towards the reprbl-
can nomination next year. Some
claim that LaFollette's lieutenants
have the situation in Ohio SO we'll in
hand that unless Roosevelt becomes
a candidate Ohio will instruct for La.
Toilette.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-07

The Sioux Indians living on the
Rosebud reservation are becoming
extensive cattle raisers, as is indicat-
ed by the fact that the Indian cattle
raisers of the Butte Greek district,
which forms only small part of the
entire reservation, in one day recent
ly shipped to market forty-three car
loads Of cattle. The aggregate value
of the cattle was upward of $50, 900.
The animals had never been fed any
grain, their only feed being the rich
prairie grasses. but nevertheless they
were in fne condition.