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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19
A Promise With String Tied to 1t.

n PROMISE Win StIluS lieu W IL.
Dry the city of Alexandria OF
move the soldiers away from
Camp Beauregard," has become
a cry that gives Alexandria some
very undesirable advertising. 1t
is the aftermath of the insincere
promises made by the city's rep
resentatives that whisky would
be put out of the city if the camp
was established near its borders.
The promise was made deliber-
ately with the string of the whis-
ky men tied to it = that they
would pass ordinances Of ''inoc-
uous disuetude." by which the
hope of prohibition would be held
out only to be disappointed by
its lack of fulfillment.
We are very much of the opin-
ion this is the last shabby trick
the Whiskyites of Whiskyville
will play for Alexandria. They
have gone the limit, and forbeai-
ance has ceased to be a virtue
with the sober element of Rap
ides parish, who are now demand
ing that a fair test between the
advocates of Rum and Religion
shall be had.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19
you PAY YOUR DEBTS.

OF course you do. Why? YOU
could turn vascal. and possibly get
away with it." You pay your debts
because you want the respect of your
fellow men.
Have you paid your debt to youI
Country?
You have been running up q bill
with Uncle Sam for years. He has
protected you, educated you, guard,
ed you and your property, educated
your children, and today he is fight.
ing a death struggle with q fellow
who would rob and murder you II
only he could get at you.
Now Uncle Sam wants you to dis
down and loan him some money.
What are you going to do about
1t! Tell him you can do better"
with your money than loan 1t to
him! Are you going to tell him you
pay your debts to everyone else, but
you refuse to pay your debts to him !
No. As an honest man, you are 20
ing to say: Loan you money? Sure
VIII! why II you asked me to
give 1t to you. would do It. But
LOAN It, why sure!"
Millions of men are going to feel,
and talk, and act. just this way. So
are you!
Now, when are you going to do III
Why not today?
Perhaps you have wanted money
some time in your life-most of M
have. When did you want itf Right
away or In a months tine? Did
you want to wait around wondering
wnetner or not you were going to
get the money? You did not!
Treat Uncle Sam the same way
that you would wish to be treated
yourself Lend him the money now
willingly and quickly-today.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19

Baptist Sunday School to Reorgaaize.
There viii be a complete reor-
ganization of the CoIfax Baptist
Sunday School On next Sunday.
Jan. 20. The officer for the year
will be installed and the pupils
reclassifed with the purpose in
view of establishing a regular
annual Promotion Day" in the
school hereafter. The morning
service hour will be given over
to this reorganization and installa-
ton service. All former pupils,
teachers and officers of the school
and all members and friends of
the Sunday School and church
are urgently requested and in
vited to be present and join in
this reorganization.
j. H. Afford,
Pastor.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19
Sale Of Food and Food Stuffs to b,
Controlled.

NOntIOitO.
Hon. John M. Parker, Fooc
Administrator for the State Of
Louisiana, has issued an ultima.
tum to the wholesale and retail
sellers of food in New Orleans
and the State at large that they
must comply with the national
regulations in the matter of pro.
fits.
There is no denying the fact
that dealers all over the State
have piled on the most ungodly
profits. to the great hardship and
suffering of the masses for their
privateering. Mr.. Parker warns
Of the consequences that will re-
suit from disregard of the Fed
eral food regulations. and prom
Uses to enforce its penalties on
violators.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19
The Iatt sawmiIl Being Rebuilt.

The boiler room of the Iatt
Lumber Co. is being completed
and it will soon be ready to ope-
rate the planer. which was saved
from the late fire which destroy
ed the mill. The mill proper will
be covered over in about two
weeks to receive the machinery,
which we understand has been
bought by Manager w. d. Lurry
at Mansfield, La, and will soon
be ready for shipment.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19
Rev. Hosea nj. Raglan With the Dead.
> Near his home in ward 6, Grant

Rev. Hosea NJ. Raglan With the Dead
Near his home in ward 6, Gran
parish, La, at 1920 p. m. on Fri
day, Jan. IL. 1918. Rev. Hose;
M. Raglan departed this life aget
IA years and % days. The de
ceased was born in Tennessee
Dec. Is, 1843, and began his re
ligious life in 1859. when II
years of age. He was very studi
Gus and deeply pious, and wrote
many articles on theological anl
scientific subjects, and through.
out his life was an eccentric
thinker.
Mr.. Raglan and his brother,
the late Judge A. V. Raglan, came
to Louisiana from Tennessee
many years ago, and for forty
odd years he has been a citizen
Of Grant parish, known and re-
spected by all for his religious
zeal and integrity. He was 8
preacher of considerable ability,
a great Bible student, but withal
a man of unusual eccentricity.
He fellowshiped with all ortho-
doX christians. but cast in his loi
with none Of them.
For the past few years he has
been in feeble health from hear
trouble, but.managed to keep go
ing most of the time. Knowing
his trouble his family. sought te
keep him quiet, but found il
hard work. He took great in.
terestin all public matters, and
was keen to keep up with the
present war;. On the day he
died (the coldestday of this win
teri he insisted on walking
through the snow quarter of S
mile to the home Of his neighbor
Mr. Warren Philips, just to get q
newspaper to read the news.
He slipped and fell on the way,
and was cold and exhausted
when he got in the house, and
the, last thing he said was, Il
ought not to have come" and
fell dead. The grim reaper did
not find him unprepared, as he
left a full description in his own
handwriting as to where and how
ne was to be buried. even going
SO far as to write a sermon which
he REQUESTED to be read at his
funeral.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19
REGULATE FEED BY
MILK PRODUCTION
Cows Should Be Fed in Proportion to
Yield Of Milk.

Every dairyman should find out the
profitable and improbable cows in bis
herd. and replace the latter by others
that will yield profitable returns for
the amount of feed consumed. This
may easily be done by weighing the
total yield Of each COW per day; then
feeding each animal according to the
amount she produces in the "a hours.
For example, it has been carefully
estimated that for a cow to do her
best. she should. receive one pound of
concentrated feed, with roughage in
addition, for. each three and one-half
pounds Of milk she produces per day.
which is usually sufficient for her
own upkeep as well as her production
of milk.
As an illustration. let us say that
COW produces SO pounds of milk per
day; she ought to receive, approx
mately, ten pounds of concentrated
feed per day. On the other hand. ~
her daily yield should be only IL
pounds of milk per day, she would be
entitled to only half the amount OF
feed that the 36-pound COW should
have. If COW should 60 I'D IN her
production. so should the amount OF
feed in the proportion mentioned
The rule. then, of one pound of con.
centrated feed for each three and one.
half pounds of milk a COW gives per
day will be found very useful to dairv-
men In getting better yields of milk
and In economizing in their feed: and
not only so. but 1t would give a clu.
to the poor producing cows of the
herd and lead to their being supplant.
ed by more profitable animals. Yet
how many are feeding the 1s.pound
cow as much as the 36-pound animal
should have. and the good producer
only as much as the poor one is en-
titled to? Regulation of this matter
'f feeding would not only save feed
'ut would increase the production OF
milk and its products. so much need
ID at the present time.-W. H Dali
ymple. Department of Veterinary
Science. Louisiana State University
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19
White Bread Soon to Play Out.

The U. S. government has or
dered that " per cent of the
wheat shall be made into flour in
stead of 80 per cent, as hereto
fore. This cuts out two grades
of the highest patent fours, and
will result in saving of sixteen
million bushels of wheat for
bread. The mills began making
this flour Jan. /, and as soon as
the present supply of -four is ex-
hausted we will have no more
white bread.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19
IMPORTED CATTLE RrED
CAREFUL ATIENII IN
TEXAS CATTLE ACCUSTOMED TO
HIGHER ALTITUDE AND DlF-
FERENT FEED.
DRY FEED is ESSENTIAL
These Cattle VIII Do Well in Louis
lana If Hardied Prop
eriy.

| Success or failure with the thou
sands of head of Texas cattle that
have been brought into Louisiana will
/ largely depend On the methods oil
handling they receive for the first six
to twelve months. They come from,
higher altitude and a country OF
much lighter rainfall They have
lived on dry. strong grass. which con-
tains much less water per 100 pounds
than do the grasses of their new pas.
lures.
The change is certain TO affect them
and the succulent grasses VII prob
ably cause looseness of the bowels.
They must be carefully handled dur
ing the period of acclimatization. or
serious damage may result. Young
stock (yearlings and calves) will usu-
ally suffer less than oloer animals.
Careful attention is particularly
necessary with the cattle which are
being moved from Texas this fall.
Winter upon us. and the winter
season, even in the South, makes
feeding necessary. even with native
stock. This is still more true with
the Texas cattle which are spending
their first winter in the State. To
lessen the severity of acclimatization,
plenty Of Dry feed, such as hay, straw,
slower, or access to corn stalk and
velvet bean fields, should be given
Wien spring comes on, the cattle
should not be forced to suhsist at
once on grass alone. but should be
given some such dry feed in addition.
Young cattle should by all means
receive good care. They should get
plenty Of dry roughage and some con-
centrate in addltisl in order that they
may develop well. One pound of cot
ton seed meal or two to two and one
half pounds of velvet beans or velvet
bean meal daily, with plenty of hay,
should carry them through in good
condition.
With an abundance of hay, straw or
corn slower. native cows can be win
tered well with the addition of one
half to one pound of cotton seed meal
or two to three pounds of velvet beans
or velvet bean meal
Farmers whose pastures are still
ticky, and who have bought Texas cat
tie from below the quarantine fine.
will do well to keep the ticks off
these cattle. They are tick free when.
received, or shortly thereafter. having
had two dippings. Why, then, allow
them to. become reinfested?
In all cases, remember that Louis
lana is good cattle state. Cattle
will do well here if properly handled.
If good cattle are brought in from
Texas or elsewhere and they do not
do well, do not be in hurry to blame
the cattle. Make sure first that the
trouble is not with improper feeding,
tick infestation or some cause for
which the owner is to blame, and not
really the cattle themselves.-Liye
Stock Extension Service, Louisiana
State University.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19

The new power house of the
municipal light plant is being
completed, and will soon be ready
for the dynamo and switchboard
now in transit.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19
Are Your Sewers CIoered7

The bowels are the sewerage system
of the body. You can well ina CINE
the result when they are stopped up a.
is the case in constipation. As . pure-
alive you will find Cbamberlain's Tab
lets excellent. They are mild and gen.
tie in their action. They also improve
the digestion. -sdy.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19
Congress Missed Best Part of Wilson'S
Message.

Congress Missed Best Part OF wilson
Message.
Congress received the Presi-
dents address with the greatest
mt h usia S m. But curiously
enough all the enthusiasm came al
the wrong times. The great
programme of world reconstruc-
ton which the President enun-
ciated passed completely over
the heads of the representatives
and senators. They did not un-
derstand what Notwithstanding
words he was speaking. They
watched for little, unimportant
warlike sentences to applaud.
They applauded when he ask
ed for further legislation against
alien enemies. They applauded
when he asked that women as
well as men be included in the
alien enemy law. They rose and
screamed when he asked for a
declaration of war against Aus
tria-Hungary.
The eyes of the congressman
were fixed upon destruction; the
eyes of the President were fixed
upon reconstruction. They did
not comprehend that the Presl-
dent was placing this war upon
the highest and cleanest basis
which war has ever been waged
by enunciating the war aims for
the United States.
At the very outset of his ad-
dress the President looked
straight at Senator LaF0llette
and said:
| also see men here and there
fling themselves in impotent dis
loyalty against the calm, ,indom-
liable power of the nation. !
hear men debate peace who un-
derstan d neither its nature nor
the way in VIII ich we may attain
it with uplifted eyes and unbro-
ken spirits But | know that
none of these speak for the ma
ton They do not touch the
hearts of anything. They may
safely be left to strut their UNI
easy hour and be forgotten.
Senator LaFollette grew purple
while the entire audience ap-
plauded enthusiastically.
Every sentence in which the
President expressed his determi-
nation to carry on war to the
victory which we desire was ap-
plauded by the congress. But
senator's and representatives did
not at all realize that the Presi-
DENTS whole enthusiasm for the
war springs from the ideal of a
Just and lasting peace for all the
peoples of the world which he
sees at the end of the conflict.
Sometimes in the world there
S a word which is a deco; a |
speech which is a blow. The |
Presidents address to congress
.oday was a blow for all the clean, |
'ree, open-hearted things that |
make endurable the pilgrimage
If mankind. VIM. C. Bullitt, in |
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19
Hog Cholera Can be Checked by nm.
ing Carcasses and Vaccination

Ing Carcasses and Vaccination.
Hog cholera is the most serious
disease affecting hogs. 1t actu-
ally kills more than all other dis
eases combined. During the five
years past the State of Louisiana
has lost from cholera about &c.,
l0J0 hogs, or an average of 1884,
800 each year. A conservative
estimate would place the money
value of these animals at ten dol
lars each. The loss has been av-
eraging more than a million dol
lars year to the State.
Hog cnolera is caused by a
germ or virus too small to be
seen through the most powerful
microscope. The disease is not
only infectious but highly con-
tagious. 1t may be transmitted
by coming in contact with sick
hogs. by buzzards or dogs that
have fed upon cholera carcasses,
by running water passing over
the infection, or in any way that
the living virus might get from a
sick hog to well one.
Vaccination will prevent hog
cholera as effectively as it will
prevent small pox. Prevention
is only a matter of vaccination
and sanitation. There is no cure.
OF course many animals recover
with out Treatment. But the
chances of death are far greater
than the chances of recovery for
a cholera-sick hog.
Exposed carcasses are the
greatest menace to healthy ami
mails. Each hog dying of cholera
holds within it sufficient germs
to kill thousands of well hogs if
they are brought together. Dead
hogs should be burned, which is
generally more feasible tn an
burying deep enough. Sick hogs
should be separated from well
ones Immediately and isolated.
Were some German sympathiz-
er to drop along the road germs
Of, a disease that would cause the
loss of more than a million dol
lars a year to our State the peo-
pie would rise up in arms. Yet
by tolerating dead animals to be
left exposed and failing to vacci-
nate, this scourge is being per-
Aetuated in our midst and lightly
PASSED.. On tcsiuture generations
as an Inevitable curse on hog
production, when III reality all
+iis.t is needed 10 ex,ern.inate
hog cholera is vaccination of all
live hogs and burning all dead
from disease.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19

No new cases of meningitis
have been reported in Grant par
ish for more than ten days, and it
is thought the disease is now un-
der control. All exposed parties
have gone the required time of
quarantine and been released.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19

Do you get up at night? Sanol il
surely the best for all kidney and blad-
der troubles. Sanol gives relief in "a
hours from all backache and bladder
troubles. Sanol is guaranteed rem
edy. 50c and $1.00 a bottle at tn e
drug store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19

The first reason for having good
milk cows on the farm comes from the
TACT that they provide the cheapest.
best and most wholesome food for
The family. Their value is hard to
estimate when we consider the amount
Bayed ON bills.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19

DR.. j. L. Woodall has moved
into Mrs. Leila Longs house. on
the lot near the court house, and
Mr.. S. E. Soncrant, has moved
into the home DR.. Woodall va
..ated
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19

Rev. Briscoe Carter, presiding
elder of the Alexandra district,
arrived in Colfax Thursday night
and on Friday, Jan. Is. at 1890
a. m. held the first quarterly
conference for the Colfax and
Montgomery charge.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19

Mrs. D. B. Showalter, of Alex.
.ndria, has bought the Spring
Lake place from Capt. C. H. Teal,
md has become a citizen of Col
AK. She is .locatedin the resi-
lent formerly occupied by Mr..
L. H. Johnston.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-01-19

II you have Chills or Malaria get a
Soc bottle of Ssnol Chill Tonic nothing
better for chills and malaria. Get it
at H Ding etorA
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-08-31
SALES Of WAR SAVINGS
STAMPS.

The National War Savings Com
nlttee has lnaugurated q sale OF
"sf Savings Stamps to begin i'm
n,eo'ately and to end September
ION. to show honor to General
sstsnlng and the boys who are
ssssseas. Every resident of the
0'ste ls asked to show their appre
astson OF the work of General
= snlne and the boys "OveI
s.sfe' ~ buying War Savings
lamps, these stamps being IN
I a 10 those pledged during the
'sne campaign.
me boys are pushing ahead
r.seas. The Stay at. Home army
expected to push ahead over
ana Louisiana will show her
10y to her fighting troops by
ouaslng War Savings Stamps
een now and September 18th.
" sunday, September 1st, ev.
Fgyman 10 the State Of Lou.
"a ~. nss been asked to preach on
s',torses Of the boys, and Lon.
y. doty to them; or to say q
~ :: tor the boys and inoorpo
:. soaf the duties Of the Stay
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-08-31
pRACT|C|NG WHAT We
PREACH.

President Wilson has expressed
AZ his opinion that the passage OF
the Federal Woman Suffrage
Amendment by the Senate "was
an essential psychological element
in the conduct of the war for de
mocracy". This is polite way OF
expressing that tho United States
had better practice what it
breaches about q government by
consent.
The submission of a Federal
Amendment by no means insures
1t becoming the law of the land,
but it will make it an issue that no
State can ignore. Louisiana is
the first Southern State-t0 submit
the question to the voters. Ar
kansas and Texas Legislatures
conferred Primary Suffrage with
out submission. This is no time
for Louisiana to adopt . "dog IN
the manger" attitude. A choice
has to be made and let rs lead the
South by adopting States Rights
suffrage 90 the beat solution OF the
Southern problem.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-08-31

All banks, merchants, and pos
Offices in the State have been
asked to have on sale full sup
Fly Of Stamps.
September 18th is General
Pershing's birthday, and If sales
of Stamps are large enough, ca
BILE will be sent to the General
telling him that these sales we're
in his honor and 10 honor OF the
Louisiana men IN France.
Louisiana wants to match mp
the record of her boys and the
other A American boys who are fight
ing in the trenches Everyone 10
Louisiana Is on tipt0es for the
boys "Over There, and as they
cannot help except 10 q financial
way, it is an assured fact that ev-
eryone will buy War Savings
Stamps.
War Savings Stamps are sup
posed to represent money saved
through sacrifice. What better
way Is there for those at home to
show the boys how we stand!
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-08-31
9th LIBERTY LOAN
WOMAN'S COMMITTEE
Iberia Parish.

America can save the world an,
Only America can do 1t. Will vol
do your share, even though 70,
must sacrifice some selfish pleas
ure to help the men cover there"
Our pride, our efficiency, ou
reputation, our honor is at stake
The result rests largely with you
We have set our hands to tn,
winning OF this war. Are we go
ing to turn back because it viii
cost US money!
Patriotism has been described
as Glove Of Country. We sup
port those we love. When the
Doctor says an cooperation is ne
cessary", We do not say "we car
do better with our money" There
are certain things in this world
that just have to be dOne-wln
ming this war is one of them
We cannot do it without men and
money. The men are ready. Are
you, with the money!
You can let your nelghbors bear
all of this burden and pay your
debts; while you slip out of the
back door. You can let others
give their lives and you not give
one cent, but remember, you have
to live with your conscience until
you die, and even after. When
the boys are told to go "Over the
top'', they do not say, 81 went last
time; | am tired; let some one
else go'. The boys "go'. The
civilian is enlisted now, and the
command has been given: "Over
the top with the 4tb Liberty
Loan Let us adopt the slogan,
Over the top, civilians! Over the
tor!'
The soldier who refuses to obey
is shot. What fate IS due the ci
william who has allowed those boys
to be sent cover there" and left
without the material necessary fol-
them to march on to VIctoryf Let
the man or woman who will not
buy bonds according to their
means answer this question. If
they do, we will go lover the top"
with the 4th Liberty Loan.