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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
Quick Maturity Best.

At the Cornell Experiment station
tests were made in feeding pullets in
a way to retard their maturity and to
postpone the laying season. The idea
was that the plan might prevent pull
lets laying early in the fall when prices
were comparatively low, and cause
them to lay more eggs in late fall and
winter.
They were allowed a grass run and
fair ration of whole grain, but no
beef scraps or ground grain. AS COM
pared with pullets fed in the usual way
on meat scraps, ETC., to induce rapid
growth and quick laying, it was found
that no advantage had resulted
from retarding the growth. The pull
let's fed the stimulating ration laid
more eggs at better profit than the
others, and, as judged by their growth
and Matching qualities of the eggs,
the forcing process did not injure the
pullets.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
Nitrate of Soda.

This soluble quick acting material
Is found in the crude form in large
quantities in the rainless regions Of
South America, more particularly in
Chilli and Peru. The crude material as
mined contains varying quantities Of
nitrogen, ranging from two to four
percent and over. This material is
refined and comes on to the market in
light colored crystalline form contain
ing about ninety-five percent nitrate
of soda or about 15.5 percent nitrogen.
Nitrate of soda is soluble in water and
its nitrogen is in a form to be readily
assimilated by the growing plant. If
used by itself care should be taken
that 1t does not come in direct contact
with the plant. If applied as a top
dressing to grass and lawns, to pro-
mote more even application it is well
to mix with at least twice its bulk of
earth or other material.-H. d. Has
kins, Massachusetts Experiment Sta
ton.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
Makinp SeaIskins-

dow many Of the fair wearers Of
'ealskin know how this fur Is pre-
pared! In the skin of a dog or cat it
WI be noticed that at the roots of
NE longer, coarser hair there are
une' snort hairs, called under fur"
IN most animals these hairs are SO
Wv mat they are usually overlooked.
sU % with sealskin. The skin after
tuns through various processes to
e,eense 1t Of grease, ETC., is stretch.
" NAT with the flesh side uppermost.
: nat knife is then passed over it,
'annins the skin considerably.
IN doing this 1t loosens the roots
" me longer hairs. which are more
aespiy embedded than those of the
uaaer fur. The rough hairs are thus
~ nd OF without injury to the soft
o. fur.
NeN The pelt passes through opera
~ s~ns which soften and preserve It.
.a.n comes the dyeing, by which the
.a,lorm tint so generally admired. is
.0'ained. And now the fur is ready
MAKING up.-Montreal Standard.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
HaiIstorms and CaterplIIars.

An army of 200,000,000 caterpillars
has appeared in the Krugersdorp dis
trict, which recently suffered severe
ly from hailstorm.
Old colonists connect the visitation
with the recent fall Of hail, and they
recall instances where plaques of in
sects have invariably followed phe-
nomenal storm.
1t is suggested that the stones carry
some germ which is launched into
life when the melting process begins,
and farmers who have penetrated
deeply into the mysteries of the weld
trace the periodical visitations Of
huge swarms of butterflies and moths
and even of the dreaded tick to the
evolution of a germ in the hailstone
deposited on the ground.
Venerable Free Staters, now resi-
dent in the district, have vivid men,
cries of frightful storms in the late
COS. and in the early '70s, when sim
liar caterpillar plaques devastated
the crops in the conquered territory,
and they also recall the interesting
fact that when the black insects ar
rived the locusts disappeared.-Rho
desia Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12

A well known English veterinary SUR
geon says that cribbing is due largely
to idleness in horses that are nervous.
Looking at the blank wall in the stable
for hours, he said, in the long inter-
walls between meals, must be anything
but exhilarating to animals OF highly
nervous temperament, even II pos
sessed of all the intelligence and pow
ers of reflection with which they are
credited by ardent lovers of horse
flesh.
To find amusement to while away
the hours, they infinitely examine the
few articles, within reach, licking the
manager, the crib, the walls, nibbling
the halter or picking up and dropping
the chain, and finding additional pleas
ure in the noise the latter makes.
From playing with the mobile lips to
cribbing with the teeth, and from Bit
ing to wind sucking is an easy transi-
ton, and the art, once acquired, is
very rarely forgotten, although In
allegiance when at grass or in circum-
stances adverse to it's practice.
Crib biting in the finer skinner and
more sensitive animals is thought to be
developed by rough strapping or too
energetic grooming. Many horses ir-
ritated in this way acquire a habit or
laying hold of the manger and fixing
the breath during the operation. 1t
has been supposed that Indigestion,
producing those feelings known as
heartburn, have prompted the crib
biting habit, and the stomach LESSONS
(chronic catarrh dilation and thicken-
of the walls) have been pointed to as
evidence in favor of the theoty, but
they are more probably the result.
The enlarged abdomen does not pre-
cede the habit but follows on 1, and
the post-mortem examinations OF
horses that have but recently acquired
the trick do not show these alterations
of structure or diseased conditions.
There are quite a variety Of ways OF
cribbing and many degrees. Some
horses only press the incisor teeth Of
the upper jaw upon the object, while
arching the neck and using the mus
cles connected with deglutition pre-
viously named.
Others employ both top and bottom
teeth. If there is no manager to lay
hold of some other object will be found
by the confirmed victim of the habit,
such as the bars of the hayrack, the
halter chain or strap, the pole of the
carriage when harnessed, or anything
that will afford them slight hold.
Confirmed crib-biters have been known
to use their knees and feet for the
purpose, and Gunter speaks of having
seen foals use their mothers hooks.
Sooner or later wind-sucking ends in
ruined digestion, distended abdomen
and loss of muscular energy and short
ness of breath. They are wasteful and
undesirable animals and drop much
food and make but i'll use of what they
consume. They are bad neighbors and
often suffer from colic.-Indiana Farm
er.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
Getting Out Manure.

1t has been claimed that manure
cannot hurt any kind Of land, yet stalk
ground which is intended for corn is
the last place to put manure in the
spring. In fact we should keep the
barn-yards and feed lots we'll cleaned
Up, right through the winter and the
manure would go on to the meadows
and pasture lands while the ground is
frozen. When to haul manure and
where to apply it, are two great things
for farmers to learn. On corn ground
we should put the manure on the sod
before it is turned, and before that is
exhausted the land should 60 back to
clover.-Indiana Farmer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
One Of the
Essentials

of the happy homes Of today is vast
fund of information as to the best methods
Of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge Of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Well-Informed of the World; not of indi-
viduals only. but of the many who have
the happy faculty Of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class, of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by oil leading druggists.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
Assassin BUGS Are Friends.

The Assassin" Bugs number more
than 1000 species and $50 inhabit the
United States. They are predatory in
habits, attacking other insects whose
bodies they pierce and suck out the
blood with their strong sharp beaks.
Much good work is done by these bugs
in exterminating other insects harm
full to agriculture. Such an assassin
is the wheel bug, common through
most Of the United States. The eggs
of this bug resemble miniature leather
bottles, standing on end and in hex
agonal clusters, 70 or more in group,
and attached to the bark of trees, fence
rails, or wherever the female happens
to be. The young insect has 4 blood
red abdomen, while it feeds upon
soft-bodied insects. AS it grows older
it attacks larger insects and when full
grown destroys large caterpillars. 1t
captures its prey not by agility, but by
stealth. The coloring Of the adult be-
fng neutral 1t crawls up to some cater
pillar or other insect, advancing one
leg and another with a movement so
slow as to be almost imperceptible
When once within striking distance,
however, the beak is thrust into the
victim, which Is at the same time grasp
ed with the front legs with a move
ment which is quite the reverse of
slow. The digestion of the assassin
bug appears to be good, since he sell
dom stops at one victim.-Indiana
Farmer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
The Cow the Farmer Wants.

Prof. Shaw challenges anyone to
10 contradict his claim that for the
general farmer (not the exclusive
dairymaD the dual-purpose COW is
more profitable than the COW of the
pure dairy type. He says he can give
Instances where the cream from herds
Of dual purpose (beef and milk cows
has averaged $33 and the calves sold
TOR from $40 to s25 each, and he as
serts that return thus obtained.
amounting to from $50 to $5S per cow
IN year is more than an average COW
will give.-Weekly Witness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
BUILT UP
sn' Food Gives Strength and Brain
Power.

The natural elements of wheat and
LEY Sey' Including the phosphate of
m yO'ssa' are found in Grape-Nuts, and
.1 Is why persons who are run
s 1--WE from improper food pick up
aploly on Grape-Nuts.
my system was run down by ex-
sssi'e night work." writes a N. Y.
a Van, In spite Of liberal supply of
ordinary food.
,n AFTER using Grape-Nuts I noticed
n,.pfo'ements at once in strength and
Ae. ~. and brain power.
ms food seemed to lift me up
~ .su s'ay with me for better exertion,
cs. less fatigue. Ny weight in
~. s.ed 20 lbs. with vigor and COM
'0i. n Proportion.
ina len travelling I always carry the
',S with me to insure having IT,"
c Msme given by Postum Co.. Battle
MEX Sssck: Mich. Read THE Road TO
"s.i'ille." in pkgs.
m. read theabove letter? A new
=. sppear from time to time. They
..auine, true, and full Of human
~AVukS -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
LAUGHING Birds of Australia,

To the outside world the greatest
pathological oddly in this country
Is the kookaburra.
In earlier times 1t was known as
the settlers clock" from a belief
that its joyful paeans were vented
regularly at morn. noon and dusk, be.
ing quiescent through the heat OF
the forenoon and the wane of the
afternoon. That belief has Ion, been
shattered. The kookaburra laughs
Just when the fit takes it, particular.
ly when excited; and it laughs as
readily at the violent death Of its
mother-in-law as 1t does at the en-.
ragged settler, when he falls off his
haystack. A wounded bird makes a
demoniac1l row, which will bring all
others within hearing into the neigh.
boring tree, and these at once set
up an echoing cackle that is repeated
again and again.-Sidney Times.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
CAMPAIGN CIGARS.
Public Opinion Wrong About Their

'eS'S SPiHioH wrong ABOUT Ineir
Quality, a Manufacturer Thinks.
81 see that a member Of the Ohio
Legislature is trying again this year to
have the bill passed he introduced
two years ago to prohibit the giving
Of tobacco in any form for campaign
purposes said Pearl street cigar
manufacturer. at Is clear enough
that this is a direct slap at the cam.
paign cigar, but even II the bill went
through in Ohio and in every otner
State in the Union, the cigarmakers
wouldn't lose any sleep over 1t.
ut is a peculiar fact that although
It is well known that in every cam
paign, whether it is for the election
OF school trustee or president, a
great quantity of cigars are distribute
ed by the candidates, the manufac'
turers never observe an increase In
their business. On the contrary a
presidential election invariably has
a bad effect on business.
Zone of the mysteries Of the trade
is why so much odium should be al
tached to what is popularity called
the campaign cigar l have never
heard that manufacturers turned out
peculiarly evil brands Of cigars in
presidential years.
Isn't 1t possible that these are the
ordinary five cent cigars of commerce
which are having their reputation
dragged in the dirt by professional
jokesmiths? Anyway, why do can
didates hand out campaign cigars!
Nobody ever heard that one cigar OF
even a whole box of them ever chang
ed a voters attitude toward an office
seeker."-New York Sun.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
MAsTopoNs LIKED SALT WATER.
Where Remains Of Extinct Animals
Are Most Likely to Be Found.

Wherever you find salt or sulphur
springs, says a gentleman connect
ed with the United States Geologic
al Survey, you may expect to find
the bones OF mastodons and other
huge creatures that have now be-
come extinct.
Many persons suppose that the
presence Of these bones in great
numbers indicates that the animals
mad sort OF common cemetery, like
the llamas of Chile, which when they
felt death coming on always made
lor the nearest stream or pond, and
II they could get there died in the
water.
That, however, is likely only a su-
perstition. The mastodon bones in
salt or sulphur marsh indicate that
the animals went there to drink the
water and occasionally one got mired
and was suffocated. The great num-
Der o. the bones does not prove that
a whole herd of mastodons was
drowned at once. but that one being
mired every year or so during several
centuries would in time cause a great
accumulation of bones.
Missouri has bone marsh at
Sulphur Springs; there is a great
mine OF them at the Salt Springs in
Kentucky and at several places in
Ohio and Indiana where there are
saline springs. A great spring in
Florida, one OF the four or five huge
outlets which are grouped under the
name of Silver Spring. is called the
Bone Yard because the bottom and
sides are masses Of mastodon bones"
st. Louis Globe-Democrat
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
TORTURED FOR SIX MONTHS
BY Terrible Itching Eczema-Baby's
Suffering was Terrible - Soon
Entirely Cured by Cuticura.

Eczema appeared On my sons face. We
went to doctor who treated him for three
months. Then he wa, so bad that his face
and head were nothing but one sore and
his ears looked as if they were going to fall
of, so we tried another doctor for four
months, the baby never getting any better.
His hand and legs hal big sores on them
and the poor little fellow suffered SO ter
ribly that he could not sleep. After he
had suffered six months we tried a set of
tho Cuticura Remedies and the first treat
ment let him sleep and rest well; in one
week the sores were gone and in two
months he had a cleir face. Now be is
two years and has never had eczema again.
Mrs. Louis Beck, R. l. d. 3. San Antonio,
Tex. Apr. Is, 1907"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
Gettinu Rid Of a Bore.

At one of the Philadelphia clubs an
Old member, a clever chap, was being
fishtully bored by his vis-a-vis at
nole In the cafe one night, the latter
Individual being as dull as the former
vas bright The talk was fast becom-
ne uncomfortable. when the first-nam-
"a member CHANGED to observe a man
" the other end OF the dining-room
ysming In a manner that threatened
70 dtslocete his jaws. Look" he ex-
caimed in desperation, I'VE are over
neard!'-The Argonaut
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
cettino Rid of a Bore.

At one of the Philadelphia clubs an
old member, a clever chap, was being
frizhtfully bored by his vis"a-vis al
table in the cafe one night, the latter
individual being as dull as the former
was bright The talk was fast becom-
ing uncomfortable, when the frStnam'
ed member CHANGED to observe a man
at the other end of the dining-room
yaw1ning in a manner that threatened
TO dislocate his Jaws. Look" he e1-
claimed in desperation. I'VE are ovel'
hSard!"-The ArgonaUt. 49, -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12

81 am glad to trrffe my endorse
men: CT the great remedy, Peruna. L
do so most heartily" --JIttd Ma rIOtoe.
Any remedy that benefits digestion
strengthens the nerves.
The nerve centers require nutrition. il
the digestion is impaired, the nerve centers
become anemic, and nervous debility is tho
result.
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sttntuIant. 1t benefits the nerves :
by befseJitf,tg digestion. Z
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Peruna frees the stomach of catarrhal
COMPOSITIONS and normal digestion is the
result
In other words, Peruna goes to the bot
tom Of the whole difficulty, when the dis
agreeable symptoms disappear.
Mrs. j. c. Jamison, Wallace. CAL,
writes:
Il was troubled with my stomach for
six years. Was treated by three doctors.
They said that / had nervous dyspepsia.
| was put on a liquid diet for three months.
Il improved under the treatment, but as
soon as / stopped taking the medicine.
got bad again.
Il saw a testimonial of a man whose
| case was similar to mine being cured by
Peruna, 30 / thought l would give it .
trial.
81 procured bottle at once and COM
menced taking it. / have taken several
bottles and am entirely cured"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
WHEw.

ct tried to pay the suffragettes a
compliment last night in my speech,
but it didn't seem to be appreciated"
what did you say?"
81 said that the suffragettes would
leave large footprints on the sands OF
time. "-Tit-Bits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
No your Ecct Ache and Burn?

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or new shoes feel easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions. Swollen. Hot, Smart
ing and sweating Feet and Ingrowing
Nails. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. 25 cts. Samples sent Free. Ad-
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, n. 7
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12

five months in a
hospital / was dis
charged as incura-
BILE. and given only
six months to live.
Ny heart was Affect
ed, | had smother
ing spells and some
tines fell uncon-
scous. l got so l
couldn't use my
arms, my eyesight
was impaired and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
minnnnette Drives Away Flies.

Mignonette, 1t has been discovered,
is abhorred Of flies. and in q room
where pots OF the flower are set no
fly will linger for a moment.
Now Is the time 70 SOW the seeds,
and for early blooming the pots mus.
be subjected to gentle heat. Instead
of fiypapers and horribly sticky brown
mixtures left about a room In glass
dishes. what a blessed resource as
a deterrant to the irritating ny is
the sweet wholesome flower OF mig
observation-disclosures. ----L-:l
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up

Take the Old Standard Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. You know what
you are taking. The formula is plair-
ly printed on every bottle, showing i:
is simply Quinine and Iron in a taste
less form. and the most efectual form.
For grown people and children. soc.
woman is an easy mark for her.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
- White Evening WaIstcoat.

..~+sing that breaks through the
,Dr,r. funereal, waitereal aspect Of
evening dress is to be com
o.. risd But practically. as a gen
', rule. the white evening waist
ere. .snpot be effectively worn much
IN. 'ssr tae age Of p:
- ns,ct Il is well known, diminishes
nronortions, but white undoubted
,De ,,.rassss them. I see men whom
y .sve hitherto considered to be
> ,. onpear In white evening waist.
-, and look absolutely corpulent
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12

WOULD MAKE A FINE WITNESS.
This kid" declared the New York
broker, is no good as an Office boy.
He has absolutely no memory"
We'll" inquired the junior partner,
shall we FIRE him or take him into
he frm%-Kansas City Journal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
Emperor in the Tube.
Decadence of Wagering in England.

Decadence Of Wagering in England.
We have lost our love of wager,
ter fer general regret. Yet 1t seems
to me that there was much harm
less merriment in the readiness with
which men of all classes staked sums,
according to the means at their dis
posal, to show that they had at any
rate the courage of their opinions.
In these strenuous times, few have
the opinions. and fewer still the mon.
ey with which to back them.-Fry's
Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
Cause of Crib-Bittinq.

It is claimed that cribbing in horses
Is hereditary, and horsemen warn
against the use of stations having this
habit, as they are said to transmit it
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
HIS VIEW,

WIZ you think OF the land
hdys Cai,alads?"
"Jti scheme," answered the
peevish boarder, "for serving prunef
q 0 hash."-Washington Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12

The rice paper upon which the
Chinese do such charming drawing
Is a thin sheet of the pith Of tree.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
Capudinc

Capudinc Cures Indigestion Pains,
Belching, Sour Stomach ana Heartburn
from whatever cause. It's Liquid. Ell
fects Immediately. Doctors prescribe it.
1Oc. Csc. and soc at drug stores.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12

The weaving OF fax has been car
ried on in Belgium from remote times.
Flax cloth was woven in certain parts
OF Belgium in the time OF Caesar
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12

Bernoldo in his Calendar says that
In medieval times there was more
food than money given for church
tifhas
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12

At one thousand fathoms below the
surface of the ocean there is a uni
form temperature just above freezing
point.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12

Since old classic days Milan. Italy,
has been noted for the love its peo-
pie have for good food. 1t Is one OF
tAeir chief conversational topics to-
Ia
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12

Mrs. MISUNDERSTANDING Syrup for Children
teethinc, soften the gums reduces innamma-
ton ,aliays pain cureswind colo, 2oc.c bottle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12

Hicks Capudine Cures Nervousness.
Whether tired out. worried. overwork-
I'd, or what not. 1t refreshes the brain
and nerves. It's Liquid and pleasant to
take. 1oc, Csc. and soc at drug stores.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
Mosquitoes

Won't bother you this summer II you Mear's
Mosquito Powder; perfectly harmless TO the skin;
Can be applied without injury to babes; II your
druggist hasn't sent his name and address, enclose
Sole ARts.. Box 074, Wilmington, Del.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12
FIVE MONTHS IN HOSPITAL.
Discharged Because Doctors Could
Not 0nre.

Levi P. Brockwai, s. Second Ave-,
Anoka, Mimi, says After lying for
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-06-12

Browning's earnings were about
$4,000 annually.