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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03
When he has done this, he is on
the road to prosperity.

When he has done this, he is on
the road to prosperity.
Commercial fertilizers are of
great value when rightly used,
but the man who depends upon
them solely is headed for failure.
They furnish no humus, and hu-
mus is vitality necessary to our
soils; they furnish nitrogen, but
a cost far too high compared
with that the legumes- peas,
beans and the clovers-bring
down from the air above us.
Here, then, in the legumes, is
the key to the Southern farmers
golden opportunity. An acre of
good crimson clover or velvet
beans will contain seventy-five
pounds of nitrogen taken from
the air. and this is equal to 500
pounds of nitrate of soda, or
l, $50 pounds of cotton seed meal.
In addition. the humus added to
the soil when these crops are
plowed under gives US the best
drouth insurance known. Ana,
furthermore, peas and beans may
be grown with our corn crops
without injury to the corn, and
clover grows in the winter and
early spring and is ready to pillow
under by April to fertilize the
crop following.
The Progressive Farmer be-
lieves the legume route is the
route to big crops and prosper
ity. Are you travelling it?-The
Progressive Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03
Only "Actual Suffering to Release
Married Men From Camp.
NUMBER 8

Baton Rouge, Oct. q. Mar
ried men will not be released
from army service after all. Ad-
jutant General McCrory has re-
ceived telegram from the pro-
vost marshal saying that no case
should be reopened where a man
was in the army, unless it is to
prevent actual suffering.
The telegram which was re-
ceived by the adjutant general
is as follows: mo case should
be reopened except upon proper
application, duly made, and there
is positively no authority for a
general reopening of any class of
cases. Only cases of dependency,
where nonculpable ignorance or
error in law has resulted in Sc
we're hardships, should be consid-
cred. 1t should always be re-
membered that the vast majority
of cases of alleged hardship will
be found to result in a proper ad-
justment of conditions, and suf-
fering relieved or prevented
when necessity demands. 1t is
the unusual and exceptional in
stance. where local or district
boards have failed to properly
and justly to dispose of claims.
Upon appearance of any great
number of applications for re-
opening, each should be most
carefully scrutinized and investi-
gated and soundest Judgment ex-
ercised as to every phase and eff
feet following the disposition
sought. Hardships inevitably
walk with war and the one prac-
teal hope is that those cases in
volving severity may be relieved
and at the same time an army
provided for the defense of the
Fnation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03
coIFAx. GRANT PARISH La SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8 1917
Make November Thrift Month. /"

! Governor Beckett of North Car
DINA has set an example for
every governor in the South by
proclaiming November as Thrift
Month. F." In his proclamation,
Governor Beckett says: Never
before in this generation, and
possibly never again, will there
come to the average farmer SO
large an opportunity to lift him.
self and family to a higher level
of happiness and hope. Tempta-
tons to fritter away the proceeds
of your crops will crowd thick
upon you. Improvidence will
lure to sleep and pleasure and
prodigality will call to you with
many voices. The blue sky ar
lists are already on your trail.
They have heard that you are
fat, and have marked you for
their own. All kinds of get-rich-
quick schemes will be dangled
before you, and the voice of the
agent will be heard in the land. |
Smooth and wordy vendors of
lightning rods and ranges, and
organs, and pianolas, and sew
ing machines. and churns, and
washing machines, and county
rights and crayon portraits, and
shares in excessively capitalized
stations will spring up around
you, as countless as the frogs |
that came up on the land of
Egypt, and seek to enter into the
rewards of your labors. T"
From all these temptations,
however, Governor Beckett urges
farmers to turn aside and begin
now a campaign of thrift. To
this end he sets aside November
as Thrift Month" and urges
every farmer to do in November
one or more of these sevenll
$500
1. ITO pay off all debts and go
on cash basis next year.
2. ITO start a savings account
in some bank or credit union.
g. ITO buy a milk cow or brood
sow.
A. TO install home water
works and lights.
5. ITO paint his house.
6. ITO set out an orchard.
z. IF he's a tenant to buy if
possible a small farm and make
the first payment on the purchase
price. Progressive Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03
An Old Mans Stomach.

AS we grow older and less active.
less and less food is required to meet
the demands of our bodies. If too
much is habitualy taken, the stomach
will rebel. When man reaches the
advanced age of So or 80. you will find
that he is light. eater. Be as careful
as you will, however, you will OCCASION
ally eat more than you should and will
feel the need of Chamberlain Taplets
to correct the disorder. These tablets
do not contain pepsin, but strength the
stomach and enable it to perform it s
functions naturally They also cause
a gentle movement of the bowels.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03

Strawberry preserves-1st Mrs. j.
w. Collins
Blackberry jam = LIST, Mrs. G. D,
Smith; End, Mrs. r. S. Garrett.
Pear Dreserves-lst. Mrs. R. S. Gar
rett; End, Mrs. C. j. Hutchinson; Bird,
Miss Cornelia Chelette.
Peach preserves-1st, Mrs. R. S.
Garrett; End, Mrs. c. C. Wilson; 3rd,
Mrs. d. H. Wallace.
Fig preserves--1st prize, Mrs. j. M.
Fletcher; End, Mrs. Clara Fletcher;
3rd. Mrs. G: ID. Smith.
Watermelon preserves Mrs. j.
w. Collins; End, Mrs. G. d. Smith;
Bird, Mrs. C. C. Wilson.
Apple butter LIST, Mrs. ]. M. Fetch
er; End, C. C. Wilson. -
Blackberry jelly-lst, Berdie Will
liams; End, Mrs. helms: 3rd, Mrs. G.
D. Snsiths s-7'---s.--s--..'-~
Plum jelly-1st, Mrs. d. H. Wallace;
End, Mrs. G. d. Smith; Bird prize, Mrs.
helms.
Mayhaw jelly-1st, Mrs c. j. Hutch
inson; 2nd. Mrs. K. S. Garrett.
Apple jelly-lst, Mrs. helms; End,
c. c. Wilson; Bird, Mrs. Clara Fletcher
Grape jelly-1st, Mrs. G D. Smith;
End and 3rd, Mrs. helms.
Canned apples-1st, Mrs. ]. w. Col
Inns; End. Miss Cornelia Chelette; Bird,
C. c. Wilson.
Canned peaches-1st, Mrs. A. NJ.
Goodwin End, Miss Eunice Stroud;
Bird, Mrs. Cook.
Canned pears-1st prize, Mrs. j. W.
Bryant; End, Mrs. G. d. Smith; 3rd,
Mrs. j. w. Collins.
Canned tomatoes-1st, Mrs. Collins;
End, Mrs. G. D. Smitn; Ord, Cornelia
Chelette.
Canned beans-1st, Mrs. D. H. WAL
lace; End, Mrs. R. B. Stroud; 3rd,
Mrs. G. d. Smith.
Picked beets-1st prize, Mrs. Clara
Fletcher; End, Mrs. R. B. Stroud; 3rd,
Mrs. Cook.
Canned okra-1st, Mrs. d. H. Wal
lace; End, Mrs. Smith; 3rd, Mrs. H.
l.. Brian.
Loaf of wheat bread-1st, Mrs. H. l..
Brian.
Box of home made candy-1st, Mrs.
helms.
Loaf of corn bread-1st. Mrs. R. S.
Garrett; End, Crystal Cook
Doughnuts-lst, Ethel King.
Loaf cake-1st, Mrs. C. j. Hutchin-
son.
Layer cake-1st, Mrs. helms.
Pie custard-1st, Mrs. helms.
GIRLS CANNING CLUB.
Best individual exhibit-1st, Ora Che
lette; End, Birdie Williams.
SCHOOL SEWING.
Girls school dress-lst. Lily McMills;
2nd, Lucy Garrett; 3rd. Otis Cnelette.
Buttonholes-lst, Lucy Garrett.
Cook apron-1st, Otis Hutchinson;
End, Opal Worsham; 3rd, Isola Smith.
Dish cloths-lst, Otis Hutchinson.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03
For a Weak Stomach.

AS general rule all you need to do
is to adopt diet suited to your age
and occupation and to keep your bowels
regular. When you feel that you have
eaten too much and when constipated,
take one of Chamberlain 5 Tablets.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03
Grant Parish Fair Premium Awards.
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.

|.
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
Crochet centerpiece71st, Eva Har-
Ian; End, Ethel Hodnet; 3rd, Eunice
Stroud.
Embroidered centerpiece : 1st and
End, Lucy Garrett
Tatted centerpiece = 1st and End.
Mary Smith; 3rd. Eva Collins.
Fancy table cloth-lst. Mrs. l. M.
Brian.
Tatted dresser scarf-1st and End,
Miss Mary Smith.
Crocheted dresser scarf--lst, Mrs.
H. L. Brian; End, Otis Hutchinson;
Bird, Miss Eva Collins.
Crocheted bed spread - LIST, Mrs.
Smith.
Embroidered spread-1st, Mrs. T. P.
Mcknight.
.-a.Bashs qwea~lss 6isssss cook; End.
Mrs. I. M. Brian; Bird, Mrs. H. L.
Brian.
Guest towel-lst, End and Bird, Mrs.
H. L. Brian.
Fancy pillow cases-1st ard End, Mrs.
H. L. Brian; Bird, Mrs. C. M Phyfer.
Crocheted table runner-1st, Mrs. H.
L. Brian; End, Miss Lee Wilson; 3rd,
Eva Harlan.
Best piece of crochet LIST, Mrs. j. E.
Jackson; End, Miss Lee Wilson; 3rd.
Mrs. T. w. Garrett.
Best piece tatting-1st, Miss Mary
Smith; End, Mrs. G. d. Smith; 3rd,
Miss M. Smith.
Best piece embroidery = LIST, Lucy
Garrett; End. Miss Mary Smith; 3rd,
Miss Eva Collins y
Best piece knitting = LIST and Bird,
Mrs. H. l.. Brian; End, Mrs. Ace Ad-
ans.
Buttonholes-1st, Mrs. helms; End,
Mrs. l. M. Brian; 3rd, Crystal Cook.
Fancy corset cover-1st and Bird, Miss
NJ Smith; End, Mrs. G. D. Smith.
Fancy nightgown = LIST, Miss M.
Smith; 2nd, Miss Eva Collins; 3rd,
Mrs. H. L. Brian.
Trimmed underskirt-1st, Miss Mary
Smith; End, Miss Eva Collins; Bird,
Miss Lee Wilson.
Set of underwear-1yt and End, Miss
Mary Smith.
Fancy waist-1st, Mrs.. l. M. Brian.
School dress-lst, Mrs. c. c. Wilson.
Baby dress-1st and 3rd, Miss Eva
Collins; End, Mrs. A. S. Williamson.
Laundry bag-1st, Mrs. helms; End,
Mrs. Hamburger; Bird, Mrs. l. M.
Brian.
Hand bag-1st. Miss Eunice Stroud;
End, Mrs. /. M. Brian.
Hand made rug - LIST, Mrs. l. NJ
Brian.
Patch work quilt-1st, Mrs. C. C.
Wilson; End, Mrs. l. M. Brian; 3rd,
Mrs. r. B. Stroud.
CANNED PRODUCTS.
Picked cucumbers-lst, Mrs Zelma
Bumgardner; 2nd, Mrs. d. H. Wallace;
Bird, Mrs. j. G. Cook.
Picked onions = 1st, Mrs. G. D.
Smith; End, Mrs. r. S. Garrett; 3rd,
Mrs. G. j. Hutchinson.
Chow chow-lst, Mrs. R. S. Garrett;
End, Mrs. Clara Fletcher; 3rd, Miss
Eunice Stroud.
Tomato catsup-1st, c. C. Wilson;
End, Mrs. j. c. Cook; 3rd, Mrs Zelma
Bumgardner.
Chill sauce-1st, C. C. Wilson; End,
Birdie Williams 3rd. Mrs. Clara
Fletcher.
Pear pickle-lst, Mrs. c. ]. Hutch
inson; Fad. Mrs. K. S. Garrett; Ord.
Bert Millican.
Tomato pickle = LIST, Mrs. c. j.
Hutchinson; End, Mrs. d. H. Wallace;
3rd. Miss Eunice Stroud
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HOW To
HELP YOUR COUNTRY

Eliminate all waste where possible
Let your check be sufficient receipt
Persuade your customers to do likewise.
When practicable make postage stamp do two.
Investigate the cost of mailing unnecessary receipts
No receipts be returned for money orders or checks
Try to induce your customers to do the same.
Have your checks made to show invoices covered.
Every bill to show date paid and check number.
We advise you to devise check stamp
postage stamp lost is economic waste.
Reinforce Uncle SAM with strictest economy.
The foregoing of rules sensible and timely that
have adopted them for In view of the ncreas-
ed postage that goes effect November the saving of
postage stamps becomes most important the
printer Therefore The Chronicle has decided send no
receipts for money orders checks after November Also
of cash remttances the receipt the paper
should be sufficient receipt for subscriptions.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-11-03
It is a great sight better to

ist. 1t is a great sight better to
starve out the rats than to catch
or poison them, although both
these measures should be carried
on at the same time. i.
Cribs. bins; any place where
food is stored should be made
rat proof. This work must be
thorough to be effective and it
should be organized by communi-
ties. The best results have been
obtained when bodies of men and
women cooperate to create pub
lie interest in anti-rat campaigns.
AS a general rule the measures
for determination of rats should
provide for these things: A
campaign of trapping and poison
ing; rat-proofing of old buildings
and those now under construct
ion by means of wire mesh and
cement; removal of harboring
places such as old sheds, piles of
trash, old lumber, wooden side
walks and garbage dumps;
screening or enclosing of all
garbage and waste upon which
rats may feed; rat. proofing and
frequent inspection of market
places and public buildings.
LA. STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE.
The Cheapest Fertilizer in the World.
portland farmers are poor
farmers, poor financially andpoor
in methods. This is true the
world over. and will always be
so. Conversely, rich-land farm
ers average high in yields and
are well off financially, and this,
too, will always be so.
The biggest economic problem
of the average farmer is how to
double yields without correspond
ingly increasing production cost.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-05

of education and that the execution of
the laws be given to competent parole
officers
Section III of No. 81 of the Acts of
1915 provides that after the state
board of education has paid the cX-
pensos of general administration, the
salaries Of superintendent ana train
ing class teachers, the expenses of sum
mer schools and educational meetings,
transportation and board, and rebates
to towns employing trained teachers,
the balance of the school fund shall be
lat the disposal Of the state board Of
education for the purpose Of aiding
rural schools of the state and for the
purpose of equaizing educational OPP
Iportunitics and advantages y. The sum
available for this purpose ON July !,
1916, was $93,O06.02. The board appor-
| toned $24, S9G.G3 of this balance to as
sist the towns and cities that had made
repairs and improvements amounting
to more than 5000. OF the remainder,
S67 ,1S0.2l, was apportioned to the
towns and cities on the basis of the
per cent of the grand list that they
raised and spent for current school eX-
pcnseS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-05

should not be less than s 800 for each
school. The Board recommends that the
the sum of 100000 per year be appro-
priated to the normal schools, this to
include the cost of summer schools in
these institutions.
For the year ending June 30, 1916,
thirty-thrce teacher training classes
were conducted Mt a cost of S33,92 %.
Three hundred thirty students com
pleted the teachers course and the
most of these accepted positions in ru-
raj schools for the year 19l6-l1. The
board believes that the number of
classes should be decreased in order to
avoid competition for students. This
can be done without materially dimin-
ishing the number of students. 1t also
deems it advisable eventually to adj
NIT only high school graduates to these
classes
During the school year ending June
30, 1916, the schools were in session
an average of 115 days. This is an in
crease of e days over the preceding
year and 10 days over 1910. Each day
90 out of every 100 pupils who were en-
rolled were present at the school. This
regularity indicates that truancy or
willful neglect ON the part of parents
is not widespread in Vermont, yet
both do exist and the administration of
the truancy laws is very ineffective
A considerable number of children who
are required by law to be in school dc
not enter school. Many teachers do not
have confidence in the willingness OF
| local officers to enforce the attendance
| laws and so do not report cases OF
unlawful absence. That they are JUST
fed in their belief is shown by tho
fact that for 1916 only la arrests
followed 1O,399 complaints. There i,
need of a more strict enforcement of
,, the attendance laws and II more care
full census of school children. The board
recommends that teachers, principal,
and superintendent be required to re
port truancy cases to the commissioner
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-05
MORE SCHOOL MONEY
Board of Education Wants More
for Junior High Schools
Smaller Number of Misunderstanding
Courses Favored With View to Avoid
ing Competition for Pupils.

An increase of from $4,000 toI
$4,000 year for the assistance
of junior high schools, an increase
of $4,000 a year in the approrpria-
ton for normal schools and a
| decrease in the number of teacher
! training courses to avoid competition
! for students are among the recommen-
dations of the biennial report of the
state board of education q summary OF
which follows.
During the past year attention in
school matters has centered in the OPP
Grafton of the school laws. enacted by
| the legislature of 1915. The admins
tration of these laws has not exposed
any serious defects. Many of the diff
culties experienced during the first
year when school officials and others
did not fully understand the meaning
of the acts were not manifested at the
! beginning of the second school year. In
the future, the meaning of the law will
be greatly clarified by that part of the
work of the commissioner to revise
public statutes which relates to the
school laws, which, after careful read
ing, the board gladly commends.
The feature of the law which has
received greatest consideration is that
which deals with transportation. Each
child who lives a mile and a half or
more from school is now entitled to
TRANSPORTATION if this is feasible 9th
erwise the town is required to board
him near a school. Some parents mis-
understanding the purpose of this law
demanded and received eXorbitant prices
for conveying their own children TO
school. The abuses of the law have
quite naturally received greatest atten-
ton. 1t should not be forgotten, how
ever, that by far the larger number
of parents are acting III accordance
with the spirit of the law and are
making positive sacrifices in order that
their children may attend school with
reasonable comfort In every case the
provisions of the law are adequate to
prevent abuses. School officials are
now generally aware of this fact and
the law is better administered.
The total cost of transportation and
board for the year ending June 80,
1916, was $167 ,6S5.36. OF this amount
the state paid SIS, 1896. The difference
in cost between carrying every child
who is entitled to transportation I'M
der the present law and the cost of
partial transportation such as existed
under the previous law is less than
$40, 900. The average daily cost pei
child for transportation in 1915-16 was
eighteen cents. Reports from various
superintendent and school directors
, indicate that the cost of Transports
ton for the present school year will
be somewhat less than it was during
l9l5-1G. The present law is as just
and effective as any that could now
be devised. The state board of educa
ton, therefore, recommends that it be
retained until adequate experience and
careful study of its working shall in
dictate the particulars requiring amend
mont
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-05
The Days That Were.

Whites in the early winter eve
We pass amid the gathering night
Some homestead that we had TO leave
Years past. and see its candles bright
Shine in the room beside the door
Where we were merry years agone,
But now must never enter more,
As still the dark road drives us on.
f en- so the world of men may turn
At even of some hurried day
And see the ancient glimmer burn
Across the waste that hath no way;
Then. with that faint light in its eyes,
Awhile | bid it linger near
And nurse in waving memories
The bitter sweet of days that were.
William Morris.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-05
COUNTY DArRYMEN MEET.
Part of Movement to Extend Work of
New England observation-disclosures
H. L. Webster Speaker.

in common with mill, producers all over
New England about 40 farmers gathered
Saturday morning in Festival hall in Il
mass meeting to help in the grand organ
ization of dairymen of New England. The
Windham county meeting was held IN
Blattleboro while the majority OF the
other 81 meetings throughout New Eng
land were held in the various county
seats.
The object of the movement il to OBTAIN
better prices for better milk, the cooper
alive purchase of supplies and associated
selling of dairy products and better UNI
derstanding between the producers and
contractors. The New England Milk Pro-
ducers association. which fathered the
movement, proposes that the brand Made
in New England applied to dairy pro
ducts. shall become so well and favorably
known to New England consumers that
every pound of milk, cream, butter and
cheese consumed by the millions OF con.
sumers in New England shall be produced
in New England.
BY the meetings Saturday it is be
lieved that before the end of January,
1917, most of the 100000 farmers who own
the 100000 cows in New England will
have joined the New England Milk Pro
ducers association, and in connection
Herewith will have formed their loca
unions in towns and through them the
county unions.
The meeting in Festival hall was presd
ed over by Senator Matt Il. Divoll of Rock
ingham, president Of the Windham County
Agricultural association. The principa
speaker and organizer was II. L. Webster
of East Canaan, n. H., treasurer of the
New England Milk Producers association
Senator A.. a. Dunklee of Vernon spoke
briefly.
The meeting chose as the county eXccu
tive committee, which will have charge o
the organization of the various local union
in the towns of the county, aided by one
man from each town. H. W. Frost o
East Putney, \. A. Dunklce of Vernon
and l.. A. Miller of Westminster.
The committee asked for suggestions a
to town members of the committee to ac
as organizers and the following were sug
gested from the floor and appointed b.
the committee: Westminster i. W
Fullam; Londonderry, Lee Haven; Put
ney, Burton TaIboX; Brattleboro, \. j
Hldreth; Townshend Robert IIolbrook
Vernon, Arthur Miller.
The county committee will immediatei
appoint local organizers in the other town
of the county.
Twenty-Five of the men present regis
tered as new members of the New Engian
Milk Producers association and egh
others paid their dues as present members
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-05
A Tip About Hotel Guests.

In the January American Magazine
writer says; "Here's funny thing,
by the way, that I've noticed about
hotel guests: You leave a soiled towel
in room, and the guest will probably
complain. But you can leave a bucket
of paint and a paper-hanger scaffold
in the hallway, and compel the guest
to crawl under a stepladder to get to
his room, and he will put up with it
observation-disclosures he knows you are
painting or papering by way of making
an improvement, and he is in sympathy
with that, 1t doesn't cost much tC
make over a carpet so that a bare spot
in front of the dresser will be elm
mated, but such little details are {
vast help i'll making hotel prosper. y
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-05
Clarke G. Fits.
bradford Opinion.)

The death of Clarke C. Fits of
Brattleboro last week, is a great loss
to the state. He was in the first prime
of life, n leading lawyer and business
man. He had a vision of Vermont as
an industrial state and he put his fine
mind to work ON developing our nat
power. His work in advocating the
development of our water power is q
monument which will endure, and the
state is great loser that his fine en-
thusiasm, his keen brain and his mas
terry of details cannot longer be brought
to bear upon our problems.