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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
Man Who Rouehs II Best.

1T Is not really q paradox-it IS
almost a tuism-that a man who
normally has most comfort can
rough II best when necessary. The
reason Tor, this Is probably that the
very violence OF the contrast when
theuecessity does come Is kind OF
SAcentf$ei n reminds him that he Is
sedt a0r some great service: that
Heat events are toward: that the
sword Of siegfrIed is being forged
On fhe other. hand, the man who
changes from comparative comfort
tRs, 10 such sense OF defiance or ex-
hihFatlsn. He does not feel as
4pttb he were specially put upon
hid mettle. and he is less reconciled
Ia hardship for the curious, but ade-
qYpts, reason that the contrast 10
s&zksr.-Louden Spectator.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
Potash For Sale IN XII

Farmers who farm on business principles
and fertiize their soils as a manufactures
puts money into a plant-for investment
have never needed much argument to be
convinced that Potash Pays" as the Ger
man Kali Works puts it. The trouble for
the farmer has been not only the price. but
the difficulty of getting Potash at any
price. The manufacturers have heretofore
absorbed it n.
All this has been changed. and thousands
OF farmers who farm for profit rather than
for mere wages and a living, will now be
able to buy all the Potash Salts they need.
In any quantity they want it. of local deal.
ers everywhere. And not only this-but
they can get it at lower rates than have
ever before been charged.
This means that farmers can now invest
IN plant foods that they themselves can buy
and mx-fertilizers without filters or make
welghts.and put the money saved from in
terest, freight, excessive profits on filters
and mixing charges into 90 much more
actual crop-making fertilizer.
The great German potash mines are INV
producing enough potash to enable the
American selling agency to guarantee deliv-
cry Of all that Is required both by fertilizer
manufacturers and by local dealers and
farmers. Ask your dealer to carry these in
valuable salts in stock. Tell him to write
to the German Kali Works, Continental
building, Baltimore, for particulars and
prices. And we recommend you to write
to them also. for their Farmer Note
Book and their valuable literature on fer.
tilIzing and cultivation. Mention what
crops you are most interested in. IA viii
pay you to do it, And see vow dealer III
next time you are IN town.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
CURIOUS JAPANESE FISH.
One That Uses Fin as Sail-How the
Dorado Is Cauuht.

One That Uses Fin as saiI-How the
Dorado Is Caught.
One OF the most interesting of fish
Of Japanese waters is the Orien al
sail fish (Histiophorus crientalis).
The generic name given by DR.. Gun.
Their, means the sail bearer and re-
fers to tho huge dorsal fin possessed
by the species.
The fin stands higher than the
body above it and Is used as a sail
before the wind. It is a large fish
ten feot In length and weighing 1Gi
pounds. They swim about usually
in pairs in rough ami windy weather
with the huge fms above the water.
1t is favorite food fish and the
annual catch is nearly 100000
pounds. The sail fish is caught by
means CT a harpoon.
Another food fish known as a dol
phin or dorado is sometimes caught
In a curious way. The fishes con
gregate under a decoy bush and raft
made Of bamboos, and are then
caught by hooks baited with squids.
Or the decoy bush Is surrounded by
a seine net and the dolphins are
driven by beating the surface Of the
water with sticks. This fish is eaten
both fresh and salt and is as great q
favorite In wastern Japan as the sal
mon y In the Northeast
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
Cure for Colds.

At this season of the year, when
sore threats. laryngities and similar
complaints are very prevalent in Lon
don, it may interest our readers to
know Of very simple remedy which
is recommended by the celebrated DR..
Fauvel, of Paris. He recommends a
gargle Of ordinary tea before going out
in the morning and if possible, on re-
turning at night.-London Chronicle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
"a Is: |: s: vs.: :: ThOmpSOn'S EyeWater
HIS NOT TO REASON WHY.
His But to Do az He Was Told
ThouQh Profits DMlndled.

A story is told Of the Rothschilds
to illustrate the strict obedience
which they at all times exacted from
their employees, high and low.
They once had an agent In New
Orleans. young ana alert fellow
who kept his eyes and ears open.
According to System, they telegraph.
cd him to sell their cotton holdings
on . specified day.
/. Believing that he had better In
formation on the local market than
hls- employers he held the sale over
four days and Melted an extra profit
Of $4,000. He promptly notified the
Rothschilds OF his achievement and
forwarded the bonus. The Rothschilds
setufned the amount intact with a
eoH. note that ran:
,>tThe $4,000 you made by disobey.
ing .csre instructions is not ours but
yourt. Take IL. Your successor sails
f6e New Orleans today"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
Missing the Praise.

Eyes, it's pity" remarked the man
with the absent hair, who seemed to
be thinking aloud.
Whats a pity?" queried the party
with the rubber habit.
That a man can't hear his widow
telling her second husband what a
noble, kind and generous soul he
was" explained the noisy thinker
Chicago News.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
Too Wide q Margin.

A New Jersey dog catcher claims
to have been bitten between 5000
and 5000 times.
OF course, some men are inclined
to be careless about figures, and yet
II would seem as II dog bites should
be estimated with closer accuracy.
With most men difference OF even
one dog bite would be well worth
considering. -NlesslAsl NAn Deal
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24

RESTORES LOST POWERS. A weak
man Is ike a clock run down. MUNYON'S
VITALIZER Will wind him up and make
him 20. IL you are nervous, II you are
irritable, II you lack confidence IN your
yIyor begin ON this remedy at once. There
are Is VfTALIZER tablets in one bottle;
cror- tablet Is full Of vital power, Don't
spcnd another dollar on quack doctors OF
spurious remedies, or Ill your system, W i,5
harmful drugs. Begin on MUNYON'S
VITALIZER at once. and you Will begin
10 feel the vitalizing eject OF this remedy
after the first dose: Price. 81 postpaid.
Muuyon, J3rd and Jefferson, Phiia, IA
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
Tho Cost Of lIvIna.

That the cost Of living has In.
creased the wage-earner persists in
believing. He Is confirmed In part
BY army statistics. During the last
fiscal year, the rations per soldier in
the United States army cost 1866
cents per day. The same figures
were adopted Tor 1909, and proved
too low. The cost per man for 1910
will be 20.97 cents per day, and the
oficial estimate for the year ending
June 30, 1911, which has been agreed
on. Is 21.05 cents. Are the soldiers
Of the army being pampered with
Injuries of living? The figures sug
gest new problem for the mathe
NAUTICAL investigators OF the problem
Of self-maintenance. II 1t costs I'm
Gle Sam 21.05 cents a day to feed
each soldier, how can man feed
clothe, house. and educate a family
Of four or five children on $40 or
$12 q week Washington Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
SORE EYES CURED.
Eye-Balls and Lids Became Terribly
Infiamed - Was Unable to Go
About-AH Treatments Failed
Cutjcura Proved Successful.

About two years ago my eyes got In
such condition that l was unable to go
about. They were terribly infamed, both
the balls and lids. | tried home remedies
without relief. Then decided to 60 to our
family physician, but he didn't help them.
Then tried two more Of our most promi-
nent physicians, but my eyes grew contin-
ually worse. At this time friend OF mine
advised me TO try Cuticura Ointment, and
after using it about one week my eyes were
considerably improved and in two weeks
they were almost well. They have never
given me any trouble since and ! am now
sixty-fve years old. | shall never fail to
praise Cuticura. G. r. Halsey, Mouth OF
Wilson, Va, Apr. 4, loOS."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props
Of Cuticura Remedies. Boston, Mass
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
Settled an Old Score.

This one comes from Missouri,
where one editor showed" them
why:
IAN evangelist asked all the men
present who were honest and paid
their debts to stand up. All arose
but one. He said he was the local
editor and couldn't pay his debts be-
cause the men standing were his de
linquent subscribers. Atlanta Con-
titution.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
nN[T%ITION.

zone writer says that genius Is the
capacity for taking pains. Genius,
however, has never been satisfactor.
lily defined"
It's simple enough. Genius Is the
capacity for existing without regular
misunderstanding Courier-Journal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
EVERY REASON.

"Why does your new baby cry so
muchg'
IF all your teeth were out, your
hair of, and your legs so weak that
you couldn't stand on them, rather
fancy you'd feel like crying yourself"
-Iippincott's.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
A Crude Critic.

What is the plot of that problem
play?"
The only plot l could discover"
answered Mr.. Lobrow. ''is a conspir.
acy 10 get money at the box Office
Washington Star.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24

"The multi-millionaire gets angry
every time anybody applies to him
for a little money"
Eyes. 1t often happens that swol-
len fortunes are very sensitive to the
touch. "-Washingto Star.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24

Already electric power generated by
Niagara Falls is distributed 125 miles
and the Canadian government is plan
ming to more than double the dis
lance.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
CAN Y0Ir REAT TT

Mabel-So you and Jack don't
speak. What's the trouble?
Marjory-We had dreadful quar-
rel about which loved the other
most.-Boston Transcript
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24

Some people suffer continually with
tired. aching and swollen feet. Little do
they know how soothing Is Hamins Wiz
ard Oil. Rub It In at night and have
thankful, happy feet in the morning.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
SMOOTH WATERS.

The Boy-Haye yer caught any
thing, EUR?
The Angler-No, not yet, my lad.
The Boy-Ah, thought not There
weren't no water in that pond till 1t
rained last night--London Puck.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
COLOR SORROWS


whats the matter with that ANA
teur farmer?"
His peaches have the yellows."
"Yes?"
$50 he's got the blues."-New York
Journal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24

"My dear, suppose we take the
children to the zoo today?"
"Why, John, you promised to take
them to mothers"
"All right, If it's all the same to
the ldren.tRrowning's Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
For COLDS and GRIP.

Hicks CAPUDINE is the best remedy--re-
lleves the aching and feverishness-cures
the Cold and restores normal conditions It's
lquid-ehecis Immediately. l0c, &c and soc.
at drug stores
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
NOT THAT SHE KNEW OF

Did your new cook bring any ere
dentials with her,
Gracious, no." said Mrs. Nurich, as
she dropped her diamond necklace.
At least we amt discovered none,
and. anyway. kerosene always kills
'em."-New York Journal
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
ALL THE SAME.

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, soitens the gums, reduces infama-
tlon, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
For Observation-Disclosures CAPUDINE

whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach OF
Nervous Troubles. Capudine will relieve you
ately. Try It, ioc, 25c. and 60c. at drui
gtnraS
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24

DIR. Pierces Pleasant Pellets cure consti-
nation. Constipation is the cause of many
diseases. Cure the cause and you cure the
disease. Easy to take.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24

Aliens Lung Balsam is the old reliable
cough remedy Found In every drug store,
and practically every home 8 sizes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24

It's all right to speak well Of the
dead, but the widow who marries a
second time needn't rub 1t in.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24

Impossible 10 find anything better for
sideache. backache or stitches than Perry
Davis Painkller Csc. 35c. and SOC.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
BREEZY STORIES.

"Did you ever read The Flatiron
Buildlng'?'
"No."
you ought to; there are number
OF good stories in .t."-University Of
Texas Coyote
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-12-24
FINANCIAL. DIAGNOSIS

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-12-25
LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY.
Mississippi Dairy Institutes.

IN ELOW We give the program Of
% two three-day dairy Institutes
~ TO be held at Brookhayen Jan
uary 5, 6, and eth. and at Jackson.
January is. 70. and goth. The
farmers institute has, next TO the
agricultural press. done more than
any other agency TO carry agrlcul
tural knowledge TO the adults on the
farm: but the time is at hand when
the one-day Institutes must be sup
plemented by short course schools or
institutes for more thorough and eH-
tended instruction. These dairy in
stitutes. running three days. and act
ually demonstrating milk-testing. but
ter making. stock Judging. etc. are
an attempt TO meet this demand for
practical and sustained instruction.
Every reader Of The Southern
Farm Gazette within ten miles OF
Brookhaycn and Jackson should At
tend these short dairy schools Those
who are only making butter from
one or two COWS will 10 we'll repaid
for time and trouble Of attending.
and Nc especially ask that Al Least
one woman out 81 each household
attend Those engaged In dairying
Will. Of course. DC there. but any one
who feeds and milks a family cos 10
also sufficiently interested 10 Justify
attendance.
The writer. while director Of farm
ers' Institutes in another State. held
some OF these short course dairy
schools and. therefore. knows thcy
are succesaful in giving tho sori OF
Information needed by those feeding
and milking dairy COWS. II the old
or members OF tho family arc too
80, in their ways" or think they
have not the time. 20 attend these
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-12-25
MIR. French II Happy.

\ pure bred Angus steer waH
grand champion At the recent inter
national Live Stock Exposition at
Chicago. Another one VAS reserve
champion And II these two hadn' I
have been there. there Wcro two
more ready 10 htcp into their place.
SO other breeds hadn't even chance
At the great size In IN" slaughter
test seven out OF ten prizes fell 10
the Angus breed "iiurrAh for the
DoddloB' with their gloHay black
bodies. Ilurrah for tho DoddloH'
Hurrah, Hurrah," (To DO read By
Angus men only
4. L. FRENCH
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-12-25

start With Common lives and n
Good Ram-pasturc Greatly Re-
duccs Cost Of kccping-~hrup-
shircs and Dorsets Good i.rrcds--
Care at Landing Time.

Al the recent Mississippi! State
Farmers Institute. Prof T. u
Lloyd. In opening tho discussion on
sheep raising. made the following i'm.
portant statements regarding hia CT.
pcricncc with sheep in Miaeisaipp.
sheep pay better rent FOR land
than cotton Tho lighter and poorer
lands WiIl not grow sufficient grass
for beef cattle. but viii furnish aat-
isfactory pasture FOR sheep An acre
that will carry one COW @ill carry
ten sheep Common ewes. that gave
an average fleece 90 "a poundf
when Wintcrcd on cottonHccd meal
and corn Ftoycr. with tho ran 81
pasture. gave an average fleece OF
, 4-5 pounds each.
When tho sheep had pasture he
found that Il cost 81 cents per head
10 winter them. but when they had
no pasture II cost 80 cents head 10
winter them.
In his Ave years work with sheep.
the wool paid all expense Of keeping
the sheep. and the lambs were clear
prOft Average for four years gave
"A proht OF 100 per cent per year on
Investment.
Lambs three months old on rape
pasture. weighed from IS 10 Ga
pounds each. and al six months old
! from G5 TO 90 pounds each lie OBJ
tained s5.l4 each for lambs three
months old.
Rape was found the best pasture
plant for sheep. II should be plant
ed twice. August 10 September In
the fall. and February 10 March In
tho spring.
He preferred Shropshires or Dor
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-12-25
Farmers bulletins for the Stockman

All free for the asking. Write the
Secretary OF Agriculture. Washing.
ton. D. c.. for them and devote the
winter evenings TO study:
%. The Feeding OF Farm Animals
~. Facts About MIX: 55. The Dairy
Herd, 60. Care OF MIX on the Farm
100. Hog Raising In the South. 100.
Experiments In Beef Production.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-12-25

dairy Institutes. We insist that some
OF tho younger members Of the fami-
ly 10 sent. Any boy or girl over
nfteen years old will learn something
At these Institutes that will DO OF
great value 10 the rest OF the family.
No one on tho farm can afford 10
miss such an opportunity.
Here is the program outlined for
each OF tho Institutes:
First Day.
8 a. m.-TcstIng. butter making.
record keeping. Baker.
y. m.-Common diseases OF cat
lie. Smith.
> y. m.--Fecds and feeding. Lloyd
, =. m Stock Judging. smith
p. m Breeds OF dairy cattle.
illustrated Smith.
: p. II Forage crops. Lloyd.
Second Day.
> a m Testing. butter making.
record Keeping. Baker
! y. N Handling tho corn crop.
y. Open for local speaker
J =. n -- Stock Judging
y m Erection OF tho s!lo.
baker
sp m.--Farm manurcs. Lloyd.
Third Day.
ga m Testing and record keep
inr uRkor
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-12-25

10. Principles Of Horse Feeding
?05. Pig Management. al. Butter
Making on tho Farm: AS. Bacteria
in MIX; 3&9. Tho Dairy Industry IN
the South
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-05
MISSOURI NEWS
Many Convictions at Joplin.

Joplln-The largest number OF pen.
itentiary sentences ever imposed at q
term Of federal court In Joplin re-
suited from the sessions Just closed.
James Officer. who robbed the Carl
Junction postoffice, was sentenced TO
four years at Leavenworth on n plea
Of guilty.
w. C. Guild, a photographer of Ma.
rionyille, who made counterfeit
money. was sentenced to five years
and fined $500 and costs.
James A. King OF Cartefville, who
cashed a money order intended for
another ]. A. King. pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to year and o
day.
Henry Lewis OF Duenweg was con-
victed by jury of conspiracy to rob
the postoftice there and will be sent
to the penitentiary.
The misdemeanor cases included
several offenses.
Isaac Brown, lad OF II years, who
robbed a postoffice at Russell was
sent TO the School for Boys at Boon
vile for two and a half years.
Two boys. aged 10 and IL years,
who robbed the postofiice at Wanda,
were paroled under bond.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-05
Costly Land Flight Ends.

Springfield. c. Black. an
entryman of Berry county by the pay
ment of 500 into the United States
treasury through the local government
land office. is entitled TO a patent to
an eight-acre tract of hill land in
berry county, which has been the OBJ
ject OF contention in one of the most
vindlctlve land contests In the history
of the local office. The land has cost
enough in lawyers fees, time and wor-
ry to make It desirable as rural re-
treat for a Rockefeller.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-02-05

ones were the fashion, TO Miss Stew.
ems sudden and mysterious departure
for Europe exactly two days after she
had taken apartments for the summer
with party of friends at watering.
place hotel Indeed, when, six months
after her abrupt departure, the notice
came of the young heiress sudden
death-unattended except by her maid
and companion--in some obscure vii.
lage in the Black Forest, even her
friends could find no phrase that SO
well expressed their shocked surprise
as: We'll, that was just like Eleanor
Stevens. She couldn't even die like
other people"
And now, following upon the news
of her strange death, had appeared
this still stranger notice.
Eleanor Stevens rejected sultors!
Who were they? Would they present
themselves according to directions?
What were the advantages they would
gain by so doing?
To the last of these questions the
DuDliC Httu hui iohb " wan Lol All hh-
swer. Three days after the extraor.
binary personal" had made its ap.
pearance, the announcement was made
that Eleanor Stevens had left a Will,
and that this will had been probated.
Before this news was ~ hours old,
the sensation caused by the advertise.
ment was completely overshadowed by
that produced by the following clause
with which II was discovered the will
ended
To each OF my rejected sutors give
and bequeath s25.o00. to be paid subject to
certain sealed conditions. exactly one
wear from my death. in the library OF my
residence In Beechwood street, Phiia-
delphia.
One man only knew the facts In the
case, and that was Eleanor Stevens
lawyer, Willard Pratt; but from him
neither hints. nor brides, nor open
question could drag a syllable. People
accepted, grudgingly, the necessity Of
awaiting the slow coming and going
of 1866 days before they could find out
who those suiturs had been.
Meantime, Willard Pratt, counsellor.
at-law. was deriving from the admin.
istration of Miss Stevens will the
keenest enjoyment Of his long and
varied legal career. But his enjoy
uent reached It's eliminating point