THE COLFAX CHRONICLE
Absorbed the GRANT PARISH DEMOCRAT May 1, 19~9
A Dcmocratic Journat, devoted to Local and Gcncral Ncws, Litcraturc, Scicnce, Agriculture, 6tc.
VOL. XXXVII COLFAX, GRANT PARISH, LA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1913 NUMBER 14
H9"ants Government Farm Demon- F
Sstration.
rant parish, La., Jan. 28, 1913.
dir Cofax Chronicle: E
We understand that a petition
signed by about 300 of (among) s
the best farmers and business f
men of the parish, asking that r
$450.00 be appropriated to meet h
a like appropriation from the U. e
S. Government to aid in demon- f
stration work, was presented to
our police jury at their last meet- v
ing, but was turned down by a ii
vote of 4 to 2. With all due res- h
pect to the opinions of our police a
jury, we fail to see wherein they fi
were justified. If they are such I
an intelligent class of farmers v
that they cannot be helped by a
demonstration work, they should o
remember that there are hun- a
dreds of others in the parish that n
are not so fortunate, especially a
the young men who have drifted t
off to public work jobs, who are p
wasting that part of their lives t
that should be Spent in training p
for the calling that they will have a
to follow sooner or later.
The farmer who must produce t
the food for the world (as we see n
it) is entitled to consideration by s
our officials. The police jurors b
spend money for model roads and v
bridges (which is all good and ii
are necessary), but what are t
they worth to farmers, or busi- v
ness men, if they do not. pro- t
duce anything to haul over them?
Some of our people claim that F
the demonstration agent can't t
teach them anything about farm- c
ing, others say it is impossible to r
follow his instructions without a t
good sized bank account.
We realize that all persons are
subject to .failure in all things, I
but we believe by the combined c
efforts of men, National, State i
and local, who are devoting their t
best efforts to solve the science 1
of agriculture, will continue to c
gain knowledge on the subject, e
which, with the means of spread- t
ing this knowledge, will sooner e
or later benefit all classes of in- c
dustrious citizens. i
We hope our police jury will (
see their way clear to reconsider c
teertion and make arrange- i
ment to carry on the work in our
parish. Respectfully yours, I
AN OBSERVER.
The People Who "8peage."
A good many people "sponge"
at the expense of their neighbors I
and friends, and seem to think
it a little thing to use the time
and material of others and make
no return for it, no matter how
much expense or trouble they
may cause by their sponging.
An exchange remarks:
Do you know that there are
more people who "sponge" on a
newspaper than there are people
who "sponge" on their relatives?
When a man comes into the
world he receives a free "ad," I
and when he dies his bad debts
are overlooked by the charitable
editor. All during his life he
asks and receives favors .from
newspapers. If they speak well
of him the flattering notice is re
ceived in silence. If his acts arei
criticized, he talks of a damage
suit. He desires favorable men
tion and he desires it often. In
fact, some men have an idea that
a newspaper is run expressly for
the purpose of keeping them be
fore the public, and that, too,
without money and without
price.
Methodist Minister Recommends Chami
berlain's Cough Remedy.
Rev. Ja.es A. Lewis, Milaca, Minn.,
writes: "Chamberlwin's Cough Reme
dy has been a needed and welcome
guest in our home for anumber of years.
I highly recommend it to my fellows
as being a medicine worthy in cases of
colds, coughs and croup." Give Chain
berlain's Cough Remedy a trial and we
are confident you will find it very effect
ual and continue to use it as occasioe
requires for years to come, as many
others have doe. For sale by all deal
era -Adv.
Farm Demoastration Work and the I
Verda School Farm.
Verda, La., Jan. 25, 1913.
Editor Coifax Chronicle: ' i
I have been requested to an- t
swer some statements made be- t
fore the police jury at its last ,
regular session, when that body ,
had under discussion the consid
eration of the condinuance of the t
farm demonstration work. t
In criticising the demonstration
work, one of that body brought ,
in the work of the school farm )
here and made a very unfair as
well as untrue comparison of a
fields with that of an adjoining
farm. No doubt the gentleman
was stating "hearsay" reports,
and in all probability the amount
of lint cotton had been stated for
seed cotton. Several parties tell
me the statement was, in sub
stance, that an acre of cotton on
the school farm made only 300
pounds of cotton while just across
the fence Mr. Smith made 1500
pounds of cotton per acre on two
acres.
Now Mr. Smith had some cot
ton. I don't know how much he
made, but it' is generally under- i
stood here that he made two I
bales on the piece of ground I
which looks like three acres. It 1
is fresh land. therefore good cot- 1
ton land for this country. It
would have made more with a
better stand.
The school farm made 1102
pounds of seed cotton on one and
two-tenths acres. This ginned
out 401 pounds of lint. The
piece of land has been in cultiva
tion thirty-five or forty years and
was very badly washed.
The report that the school farm
made only 300 pounds of seed
cotton did not hurt the school
with the people of this part of
the parish, but having been made
before the police jury, a majority
of whom have never seen the
school farm, it might prdjudice
them against the school. As
every one should know, the agri
cultural department of the school
is not run for a profit. Neither
do you expect profits from the
chemical laboratory or the do
mestic science department. No.
The supervisor, Mr. E. S.
Richardson, gives us credit for
making as good or a better show
ing than of any similar schooLin
the State, our products having
paid for all labor, seed, imple
ments, fertilizer, and also for the
live stock, save about $70.
We have some fine stock on
the farm and some good work
done toward the 1913 crop, and
would be delighted at show the
police jury or any other citizen
over the farm.
Yours sincerely,
H. A. CARPENTER.
If there is any thing that tor
tues an editor more than any
Ithing else, it is to publish a $15
or $20 obituary notice about some
old prominent citizen, who never
had the manhood to take his home
paper. Editors frequently put
in such notices at request of rel
atives and friends, but it grinds
them to eulogize a man to the
b skies who is too stingy to support
rhis home paper. A three line
- notice is all such fellows deserve.
-Alexandria-Democrat
Almost Last His Ife.
S. A. Stid, of Mason, Mich., will
Snever forget his terrible exposure to a
mereiless storm. "It gave me a dread
Sfal cokld," he writes, that caused severe
Spains is my chest, so it was hard for
me to broth. A neighbor gave me
several eoses of Dr. King's New Di.
covery which brought great relief. The
Sdoctor iaid I was on the verge of pne e
moia, but to continue with the Dis
e bovery. I did so and two bottles com
i pletely cured me. Use amly this gaiek,
" safe, reliable medicine for ougho, cAk:
I or any throat or lurn tremble. Price
I- seand .. Trial bottle free. ouar
sated by Dixie Phbarmac.-Aki.
Plans to Reclaim Victims of White
Slave Traffic.
Stanley 0. Finch, who has been
in charge of investigations insti
tuted by the Department of Jus
tice for violations of the white
slave law, is now in consultation
with a-group of philanthropists
for a plan to reclaim victims of
traffic. Mr. Finch has \just re
turned from New York, where
he consulted some of the leaders
of the philanthropy, and although
he declined to discuss the details
of the plan, he said no embar
rassment for funds was expected.
It is understood John D. Rocke
feller, Jr., is one of the principal
financial backers of the plan.
According to Mr. Finch, the
problem of caring for the victims
has been the hardest with which
to cope. At present it is planned
to sIrend the income from a large
permanent fund, which will
amount to several millions, in
maintaining rescue homes in
which girls who are reclaimed
from the underworld may be
given care and instruction pend
ing such time as may be necessa
ry for them to get a new start in
life. An effort then will be made
to find honorable employment for
them and a paternal interest will
be taken in their subsequent
careers.
While there are some of these
homes already in operation, it is
realized that there are not nearly ,
as many as are needed. This fact
has been brought home to social 4
workers in recent tir.es during
wars upon restricted districts in
many of the cities throughout
the country. With no place to 4
seek shelter, !the women have 4
been driven from city to city, and 4
their condition has been abject 4
in the extreme.
The canvass which special in- 4
vestigators of the Department of 4
Justice have lken making of 4
women who were leading vicious 4
lives will be continued, and it is 4
cxpected eventually the depart- 4
ment will have a detailed history
of the inmates of segregated dis
tricts throughout the country.
The project for the reclamation
of all these women aims at estab
lishing a sufficient number ofo
homes, perhaps more than 2,
in all parts of the country, so
that definite help may be offered 1
to every woman who will consent
to give up her past mode of life. 1
Real Good Roads Philosophy. 1
There is a great deal of sound
philosophy in the following from I
the Waverly, Iowa, Independent: I
While the newspaper makers
and the law makers and speech
makers are talking of better road
laws, let's not forget' that there
is nothing in the present road 1
law that will prevent us from 1
-making our roads much better.
It is true, of course, that our
Slaws can be made better and that
our aim should be for more per
rmanent good roads, but the best
Sroad laws on earth will not build
for us good roads.
We should not depend too
Smuch on laws. Don't waii for
ethe State or the nation to build
us good roads. If we ever get
egood roads we must make theni.
We are Uncle Sam, and we are
the State. They are both all
right, but neither one of them
Iwill help us if we fail to help
aourselves. We can and ought to
Sdo much better with the road
laws we now have. We can
e build permanent culverts, make
good common sense grades and
provide for drainage. Remember
'the law says you shall drag the
roads. Use the drag when the
Sproper time comes. We wilI have
b: poor roads for a long time if we
1 wait for the laws to make them
o.l
I Well Bros. & Bauer T
Alexandria's Big
I Department Store
I Offers new Spring Merchandise that will interest early shoppers. In the show
ing are New Shirt Waists, New Skirts, New Ginghams, New Percales, New
Suitings, New Skirtings, New Shirtings, New tines, New Linens, Ne
Madras, New Crepes, New Silks, and various other new weaves.
Do You Shop - Our' advance showing of '
by Mail? Spring Millinery
Depicts Tailored Hats for early wear. You should see r
the new styles we show
f Do1ivGr In Our Shoe Section
You can find everything that is new. Our Spring
styles are here for men, women and children
We sell only reliable shoes that give satisfactory wear
i li "Your Feet We Fit"
Parninl , "
Don't buy your Rugs, Carpets, Art
: IO Squares and Housefurlshings
until you see our Febrar sale pice on this, lpm deof
S. • merchandise
Ouo6t-toOWI Sale Commences
)patrons Monday, February 10
Let us have I -Read our ad. in next week's issue of this paper
an order It Will 'Pay You to Wait
WEILBROS. & BAUIER
ALEXANDRIA, : .: LOUISIANA
meo~~m. .*
Struggle for Beety wmi Make a
Woman IUgly.
The struggle for beauty will
bring forth a race of women
whose homeliness will be painful
to behold, declared Dr. S. J.
Crumbine, dean of the school of
medicine of the University of
Kansas, a few dhys since. "If
natural methods for the improve
ment and refinement of the com
plexion and the lines of the face
were used." Dr. Crumbinesaid:
"American women in a few gen
erations would be the most beau
tiful on earth. It is the unnat
ural methods they are using that
are roughening the lines of the
face and absolutely destroying
their complexions. The women
are using entirely too much rouge
and paint, too many preparations
which are destructive.
"Paint and powder on the face
act like just so much dirt. 'They'
clog the pores of the face, and
I the poison in some of them is ab
sorbed.
"In a series of experiments
with animals it was shownm that
complete obstruction of the pores
by means of paint or varnish
soon caused death, while partly
closing the pores resulted in ill
ness resembling blood poison
ing."
F. E. Walling, a farmer living near
Yukon, Mo., strongly recommenas Fol
ey's Honey and Tar Compound and
says: "I have been advised by amy
family doctor to use Foley's Honey &
Tar Compound for my ehlMrea whed
there was a cough meedidne needed
It always gives the best of patisfae
I tion sad I recommend i to ethars." J.
W. Drneaa Co., Ltd,-Mv.
Ir~ .jl asi UegSttlJandge. a
Judge Robert W. ArchbSd, ptf
thel United States Commerce t
Cour, who has been on trial be- a
forethe United StateeSenate sit- J
ting as a court of impeachment,
was }esterday found guilty, and E
as ar sult of the decision is de- r
and removed from the jO- d
dicial I perch and is disgraced I
thereby. I
The Cc enmet'e Court is a new j
tribunal, whose jurisdiction is t
chiefy over amihrot , ards aoi - 1
ing before it on ap ail from the J
deciions of the Inte TtSte Conm-
merce ommission. 'ief Judge1
was chated with being 'tnteres-i
ed in contracts with r iI '5
that came before the cot trt Of
which he was a member and ,hat
he haid enjoyed special fst'rs
from such r<idk. -
i The impeachment. procsedin.s
against Judge. Archbald were
started earlyl 112, when com
plaint was made to the Interstate
Commerce Commis ston and later
to Attorney Gene di Wickersham
and President Ts ft that Judge
Archbald had be a concerned in
influencing railr pis to grant him.
certain favors i A bonnection with
coal land deals aadte settlement
of casesinvoly f, i coat poperties.
Th o House i RePrdntatives
called upon I 'r sident Taft for a
copy of the. carges agmnstthe
Commere Ceo rt Judge, and in
May, 1912. it I Pan an investis
tba fl~rg~ the judidky ean
Sended in the rec-'
emendati~e that Judge Arch
bald beimp ,c
Thil is at* ,tbe eu in wbicL
a Unitaed States judge has b wes
impeached and found guilty, al
houghthem have been not a few
Judge Ji" o, ohn Plhr st it e
United Basses Court of Ie
Hampshf was iw eached
remoed. from the bad h fq0
druakiames and pectaslty@.
Dec. 3I , 18011 Judge Wat .1;,
Humphreys, of the United Sat c
Distrlot Court of Tennessee, was
Inmpesebd aid amomved froLai
- fo~ ai the '"~eflh."
Judge Archbald is thethird jWO
who has been convietd and de
-ia , awos wr".b othbs
wer ssabjset toe auh tri si.lbet
Iwa sQuttsd:--. . 0. PIaryae.
! January 44.
when aows Ratw aL
In thei inonet s Da
lorate ·-ma Stats sus
,nd when a brewery or diidig
Sfntas sto end its produit't..
ia,~t'rate. Strange whatin-
OunSO' couentrated wealth :can
exert, v M r how bess the
to w, ch it is put. Bet the'
deck is tl c-eads the hour
= wLl strike and the liquor lobby
will be driven from the epltol-
The Co.amoet.
aton, . T. Y. ( - $m r* L .
.spieds) bL ssi' 4rsdd *Ms
ie Cemp wi taet bsei u i)a* 1d
f forte wltl oaWnm. Ab ; IM or-;
. Hj Mwy mand f'ar Caoposd Isu4
h.w ,wp.i. g i w . mu usu -.**
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