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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
LOOK AFTER SMALL DETAILS
Practical Farmer VIII Take Advan.
tage Of Bad Weather to Mend
and OIL His Harness. y

A practical farmer will look otter
the small details. He will take adYan-
tage Of all bad weather when he cannot
work out of doors. to mend and oii all
OF his harness and gear. sec that sthe
double and single-trees are all In good
shape with clips all tight: see that his
plows are all in good shape with sharp
points and his harrows and cultivators
ready for use. He will keep his stock
all in good working order so they will
be strong and ready to do full days
work as soon as the weather will per
NIT. Then when the first good wealth
er comes be can put in whole days
work. The impracticable farmer will
be getting ready and going to the field
with his gear tied up with strings. his
chains tied with wire. clips loose on
single and double-trees and many
times he viii stop In the middle Of
the field and go to the house for
strings to tie his gears OF wire to
tie his chains or nails to fasten
clips.
The majority Of such farmers talk
about being practical farmers. They
are anything but practical farmers.
Such men are often down on their
knees in the middle Of the field with
piece of brick trying to rub on the
rust from their pillow. caused by leav-
ing 1t out when It should have been
put under shed as soon as the last
blowing was done. Everything goes
wrong with these impractical farm
ers and they wonder why they are
not as prosperous as their practical
farmer neighbor.
One of the most important and hui
name features for the practical farm
er to look after Is the care of the
horses shoulders. Galded or sore
shoulders are caused by neglect.
Early In the spring many of the
horses and mules shoulders are ten
der, and after the days work should
be bathed in cold water. The next
morning every particle of the accu-
INFLATED sweat and dirt should be re-
moved from the collars and back
bands. and the collars should be beat
en- gently with perfectly smooth
round stick They will keep the
collars well up on the horses neck
and on the points of their shoulders,
and the horses will have no sore
necks. These are a few Of the
things that every practical farmer will
do.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23

20 by SO feet and contains ten pens.
1t was built north of Omaha in 1905
and cost, complete. including labor.
$275. or $27 so a pen. This includes
the outside floor and pens. I
The gates across the alley all lift
OF their hinges so they can be remoy-
ed or replaced In q moment. This ar
rangement makes 1t very convenient
in sorting hogs to change them from
one pen TO another OF to make extra
pens when crowded. When swung
across the alley the free ends Of the
gates fasten with common house-door
bolts. BY putting these on so the
knobs turn up instead of down. the
owner finds that hogs can not open
them. II the knobs turned down the
hogs could open them readily The
fronts of the pens next the alley are
all loose panels which lift out. In this
way the whole house can be made into
one large room in few minutes. moth
ing but the pen partitions being left
in place.
nC AnoA0C PCno a . W . ACCes ga
cept the middle one on each side.
which is by s feet. (The pens are
irregular In width because the lumber
cut this way to better advantage.)
The hog doors are 221k by 81 inches In
the clear. The large doors are by
feet, divided In the middle. The upper
windows each contain four IL by IA
inch lights and are set solid and close
together. The lower windows each
contain four 10 by IL inch lights.
The most striking feature Of this
house is the ingenious way In which
outside pens have been provided with
out having them on the north side.
The ventilators are by inches
inside. The lower ends are feet
above the floor and the upper ends
Just above the comb of the roof. The
south rafters are extended to meet the
north rafters so that no studding are
needed under the south edge of the
north roof Whether this gives any
advantage is doubtful. The sunshine
will strike the floor In all pens several
hours day after March l.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23

greatest amount Of milk possible
each year, with due regard to the
health of the animals. If this is done
the old cows will still be giving a
large mess Of rich milk.
Many old cows are still proving
profitable because they have bad the
right kind of treatment. They are not
overfed at one season of the year and
underfed at another. They are not
given green pasture at one time OF
year and forced to content them
selves with dry forage for six months
Of the year.
The silo Is the greatest help In the
right feeding of cows for It gives a
food product that is easy on the di.
gestive organs Of the cows and gives
suceHieHt feed the year around The
little wear on the vitality of the ami.
NAL brings them to old age In good
condition and with many years OF
usefulness before them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
NEED FOR MORE
SHEEP ON FARM
Animals Must Have Abundant
Shelter From Rain and
Snow-ReQuire but
Little Grain.

We would invite no one to turn
aside from successful cattle raising or
dairying to venture upon what may be
TO him an untried experiment in sheep
raising. But on many dairy farm.
and especially on farms with INSULT
cient live stock. there may be room
for a small bunch of sheep; and the
study and care of these may develop
such results as point the way to the
keeping of larger numbers.
They must have abundant shelter
from rain and snow. but 1t need not
be In a warm barn, says the Farm and
Dairy. Wet whether from above or
under foot. is to be scrupulously guard
ed against by the sheepowner. Ex-
posture In a cold rain is bad for a
horse or steer; It IL doubly bad for
sheep.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23

| he had told his story. He then r,,>
he had been engaged to 60 upon X,
Benedict's yatch to administer an,
ing gas to q patient who was "A 4,
operated upon there for some troubIs
When the yacht was out at sea +.
found that the patient was Presiden,
Cleveland himself. He admipiner,f
the gas and kept the president undaF
the influence Of It for several holm
Then he wished to 60 ashore, but 81
pleading of his that they land him wa
listened to. since 1t was thought po,
sible that another operation On IL
president might be necessary
''Dr. Hasbrcuck then described H.
operation in detail. and why n a.
made, to the surgeon who had "a.
ployed him and whom ! had emplo,
ed" continued DR.. Jones. ~and th.-
surgeon, In turn. described the op,r,.
ton to me. Now. viii tell you sxsc,.
ly what have been told. and you a.,
at liberty to use IT publicly or DOT a.
you see At I would advise you. hor.
ever, to see DR.. Hasbrouck, II III,
office in New York. before you wit,
your story"
The next day I called upon Dr, Hss,
brouck and told him the story Of TIE
operation as ! had heard It frun b.
Jones. He listened to me IN ama,,
ment and the he said: -some Of tie
physicians who were aboard the zach.
must have told you that story Yea
could not have obtained It IN any oft
er way. n n =
Copyright. 1911. by Z. J. Edwarda Al
Rights Reserved)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
MOLE KILLS MANY INSECTS
Little Mammals Have Remarkable APP
petite, Consuming Weight Of Its
Body In Short Time.

Moles feed entirely on earthworms,
burrowing grubs, and on insects. and
have remarkable appetite. together
with love. passion and hatred In en-
'ergy and voracity.
They are built particularly for their
business-fore limbs and shoulders
remarkably strong, full Of muscle, and
have a hand, spade-like, supplied
with claws. making capital digging
machine.
In observing mole when put on
the ground after being caught 1t will
Immediately plunge Its sharp snout in
the earth and give two or three fear
full strikes Of fore-paws enough to
bury most of his body--the. hind feet
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23

to be devoted to a seven year rotation.
When this rotation is In full swing,
the crops on the farm for a given year
are as follows: Field A, potatoes; field
B. three acres of cabbage and two
acres Of onions; field c, corn; field d,
cow-peas. field e. corn; field F. clover;
field G, clover.
The next year each of these crops
would move to another field as fol-
lows: The potatoes would go to field
G, which was in clover the year be-
fore. The cabbage and onions next
year would go to field A. The corn
on field c would go the next year to
field B. Cow-peas in field d would go
the next year to field c. The corn in
field E would go to d, while e would
be sown In clover and In clover.
The next year each crop would
move to another field in the same
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
Appointed Minister to Russia, He
Could Not Have Maintained That
Position, for His Once Large
Fortune Was DissIpated.

Very few persons probably now re-
member the late Allen Thorndike
Rice. and to the younger generation
the name means absolutely nothing.
Yet twenty-five years ago Allen Thorn
dixie Rice was thought to have the
most promising future OF any young
Republican of New York state and
was deemed a more interesting and
piquant character than even Theo-
dore Roosevelt. with whom Rice was
intimately associated in politics OF
the late eighties
He was Boston born. but lived for
many years in Europe and was
graduate of one of the English uni
versities. He returned to the United
States about 1876 when he was only
% years of age. He was reported TO
be the possessor Of very large for
tune, and of a scholarly as well as a
practical turn of mind. reputation
that he justified by buying the North
American Review. the Oldest and
staidest OF American periodicals. and
by entering upon career OF prac-
teal politics. He was candidate Tor
congress in 1886. in New York city
district. but was defeated. and ne
gained national notoriety by his adj
vocacy of the Australian ballot. He
was. in fact, the first to bring that
form Of ballot to the attention Of the
American people.
Benjamin Harrison was one OF Mr..
Rice's intimate friends and after Har'
rison entered the presidency be nomi'
mated Mr.. Rice minister to Russia
and the nomination was promptly con
frmed. Rice. however. never went to
Russia He was taken Ill three days
before the date liked for his sailing
and died from some acute intestinal
trouble. Mr.. Rice was a personal
friend Of the late William r. Grace
who was twice mayor of New York
and It was from Mr.. Grace Chat
learned the following incident Of Mr.
Rice's last hours.
Late one afternoon was in ar
elevated railroad train on my way
home when saw. across the aisle
but some distance from me. someone
beckon to me-" said Mr.. Grace. ''Ir
an instant realized that II was Aller
Thorndike Rice and that he seemed
to be in distress. hurried to hin
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
CRY OF BACK
TO THE LAND"
Experts Studying Out Problem of
Why So Many Ctty Bred
Men Make Failure
at Farming.
By PROF. ). W. sP1LLMAN1


A special study Of the equipment
management and income Of a large
number of small fruit and truck
farms, many of them run by people
who have recently come from the
city, is being made by the Office Of
farm management OF the United States
department of agriculture.
This study has given US somewhat
q new point of view. In general these
small farmers are not successful.
This fact has led US to study the ques-
ton more closely, and az a result q
scheme for the management of 40
acre farm IL outlined which seems to
be practicable.
The diagram shows a convenient
scheme for subdividing forty acres to
1T It for the cropping-system outlined.
II will be observed that the forty acres
are divided into eight five-acre tracts.
One of these Is set aside for what
may be called the homestead" These
i've acres are at the center on one
side, and 1t is supposed that a public
road passes this side of the tract
OF these five acres. half an acre is
utilized for the house and yard and
the barn and barn lot. This space is
ample for what we have in view. One
half acre Is devoted to garden. one
and half acres to orchard and the
remaining two acres to a paddock.
into which TO turn the stock for ex-
ercise.
BY judiciouS management these two
acres can also be made to furnish
some pasture and some soiling-crops.
The other seven five-acre tracts are
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23

II dairy COW has been rightly fed
for all of her life she will be a good
COW when she becomes. old. A cow
that has been overfed for years will
become burned out" by the time
she is ten or twelve years old The
COW that has never been fed to bring
her up to the highest capacity Of
milk-giving will have fixed habits of
milk-giving at low point. and viii
not be valuable, as an old COW. She
yin, therefore. have to be disposed OF
TO the butcher several years before
she otherwise would have gone out OF
service as a mixer.
There are multitudes Of cows that.
II fed on a properly balanced ration
and large amount of succulent feed
the year round, would increase their
capacity for milk giving. This is what
develops the capacity Of the COW. A
great many cows are never fed with
the idea of getting out of them the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
Colony House System.

/ think colony house system is
the only proper way OF raising chick
ems. says a writer in an exchange. |
made several. this last year. from
piano boxes, and believe they are
the cheapest colony houses we can
build. Put two piano boxes together.
and you can build one for six dollars
If you can buy the piano boxes for
two dollars apiece Any farmer can
build one in half day and they
make a good comfortable cheap col
ony house. In the mild weather in
May and June. believe a fireless
brooder could be used in these colony
houses, but earlier in the season |
do not think they are practical.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
Mckinley in Misfortune


emergency. however. serious: VA
perfectly prepared for the fcr;ituds
and the beautiful resignation which
he displayed after he was laid Iou
by the assassin's bullet His oonduel
at that time was exactly what would
have predicted" said Mr.. Hawk r.
Gently.
But ! think, after looking back
over my years Of close intimacy with
him. that possibly the finest sxampi,
OF his courage. Of his ability % stand
up against most zrieyous emu3ency
and embarrassment. occurred At
time when he was q guest at ms hcins
in New York city.
Mckinley was then governor =
Ohio. He looked forward to the n
ture with confidence: he felt assured
that the setback he had feoe.set
through his defeat for congrtss W
only temporary. He was in the best d
health and spirits. He was never
more buoyant. And then, suddenly
there came a dispatch from Ohio b.
forming him Of the disastrous failure
Of business associate.
Il was with him when the ,neesagc
came. He did not finch when he read
II. Yet I knew from his attitude the
thought that was dominating h|s
mind: this failure would maks Il Geo
essary for him TO give up bis cher
ished public career--he would hav9 70
begin life all over again--he wouN
have to make determined efforts p
meet the obligations which his etsp
ciate had assumed. for. whatever The
law might say about some Of them.
nevertheless there was r1or1 -
sponsibility attached to all o. them.
1T was at this moment tat Nh.
Mckinley. to whom McKlfler iN
shown the dispatch. declared that Be
must take all OF her personal for
tune. or 80 much Of II a. was pscet
sary. In order to meet these oblifn
tons Immediately. McKinley's o1'F
reply was that It was incumbent %
them TO pack up their thingI inint.t
ately and take the first tain for
Ohio. And he said Il smilinely ard g
calmly. outwardly. as though no grse.
shadow had settled down upon hin.
as though his cherished political -
billions had been realized ilste'd q
shattered.
AN hour or two later be St1s 70
goodby. | knew that he was eoile
back to Ohio confident that Ais Pablo
career was ended and witt the nk
knowledge that be must begin ~
over again--that he had actually % 50
70 work to earn an income Bunaent
to support Mrs. Mckinley and hin'
self. Yet IN his countenance coQ1
not detect the slightest hint Of resent
ment, the slightest trace Of lorror, q
any indication whatsoever q ne
| crushing sense Of disappointment uA
hc must inwardly have felt n he p
lief that all his high hopes Of PUB
lie career had been shattered
Fortunately, as 10 well knofN
there were friends who were abe 2
finance Mckinley out Of hls dplet
| ty; and how great was hcMn'oys
happiness when he found that i ~
not necessary for him to give ~ y.
public career no one need 70 b tpie.
Copyright. 1911. By q J. Edvasd~
| Rights RessrvedJ
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23

The sheep shed should be on a high,
well-drained site-indeed, sheep should
be allowed to run over no low, wet
land, no matter how attractive the
heritage thereon may be.
Except that the ram should have a
little grain now and then, to maintain
his virility, and the ewes a little at
lambing-time. the flock win require
only pasturage for the greater part of
the year, with clover hay or like rough
age for winter feeding.
The farmer with only himself and a
child or two to carry the burden of
caring for animals. will often find the
keeping of sheep more advantageous
than the keeping Of cattle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
Sheep in Russia.

A general diminution is noticed in
the fiocks throughout the entire Rus
sian empire and sheep breeding is on
the decline. The principal causes are:
insufficient pasture owing to the in
creasing prices Of land, high rental
value and succession Of drouths dur
ing the summer months in many parts
of the country.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
Whitewash Dairy Barn.

Once more: Get busy with the
whitewssh brush, both In the dairy
barn. covering the stalls and every
inch Of surface inside and do not for
get the chicken houses. After these
are finished treat the hog houses In
the same way.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
William 8. Hawks Story Of the Forth
tude With Which the ohIoan Met
Financial Disaster That Seem
lnqIy Ended Hls Career.

William s. Hawk. president Of the
Ohio Society of New York city. one
of the largest Of the state organism
tons of the metropolis, was for many
years as intimate personal friend
as William Mckinley had. The int
macy began in Canton. Ohio.
Il always knew that Mckinley had
strength enough OF character to meet
courageously. without fiinching. any
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23

The people OF Balalian. Z Kileg' g
Loeb Erisort. Isle OF LENS ~ &c
Outer Hebrides. have had an exc'tns
and profitable experience Fishefn..
sighted a school Of 81 whale. -
drove them up the loeb until ~
whales reached the rapids Inen ~. Y.
entire male population e go Z.
formed a bridge Of boats scresl
och to prevent the whales fron 90. /.
ing and drove the big fellows ins
low water. where they WsFs
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
Wanted a Heavier Sentence

Of that period. you still think a. 2.
whisky is not out Of your system ss ~.
me word and I'll sentence you p 1'''
ty additional days.
Murphy accepted the arrangsHe''
st Louis Globe-Democrat
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
Lessons From Experience.

The poultry raiser who notes his
flock carefully. taking into account
what they are doing and capable of
doing. ought to know more how to
feed and what to feed than anyone
advising at long range.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
Moving Pictures In Schools.

moving rtCturSs " oCnoOis.
A school superintendent in little
Louisiana lumber town has hit upon a
scheme for making the now universal
moying-picture show Of real use. as
well as amusement. to her flock Not
ing the great interest Of the pupils in
the weekly offerings at the towns one
"theater," she arranged with the man
agement to give the youngsters some
thing worth seeing and at the same
time an aid to them IN their studies.
Thus the boys and girls In advanced
classes have seen their Vicar of
wakefield" presented pictorially and
their Shakespeare made vivid on the
shimmering screen Scenes based on
historic happenings have also had
their place and have served to awaken
interest In study that had long been
Iookd upon as drudgery. OF course
the picture people are glad to present
whatever the teacher. asks. Is they
are assured Of full houses Of appre
ciative spectators.-New York Trb
une-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23

was there anythias COM = evs..,
tary written about your stow -,
replied Mr.. stouningsoa
most of the tickets
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23
Purity Of Hnn.x

The candying of honey Is one Of tho
best proofs Of its purity, for adultsr.
ated honey win not granulhts.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23

Peter the Great--l would give half
my kingdom to know how to govern
the other hail.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23

The man who walks mile f0f r.
health Is wise. but the one who cos
II TO save a nickel cheats hsr1seE
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-23

Forty-Acre Farm subdIRlded Into
Eight Flve-Acre Traces. This Shows
a Convenient Method of Subdivision
Which Gives Access to All the
Fields Without Wasting Much Land
In Roads. Length Of Lines Given In
Rods.
manner, SO that each year potatoes
are sown after second-year clover,
cabbage and onions are planted after
potatoes, etc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-01

-,,,rse Of his four university years A broad
'ou,, Nth q variety of interests and with little
Han D.ouncsS of vision is to be commended;
h".' : the purpose of this short article to
g, a note OF warning.
SUI cnTeral writers have already in COnScien-
= and thorough manner elaborated the
L.. h,o"rr+tconings of our American institutions of
,S ilo; They have compared the Amer
"n senior with those men in English and
r y nn+;nental universities who are about to
On ,boir degrees, and the comparison has
, IAN cons;dcrcd to be entirely to the advan-
D''o " the latter OF course, the comparison
'"sot be wholly fair, since the scheme of
C .,Iy IN the English and French and Ger
SUI universities makes definitely for more
ill' i.s g Specialization. When man takes
-. Io,ree ON the other side he does in very
ll Hst sense know a great deal about one or a
fio',r'.,,b;acts 0r branches of study. His work
,., heen markedly intensive. Moreover, it
i '9 too apparent that the young man
nbrood has cultural opportunities in music,
a." a.. ord So forth such as can be found i'll few
.,lacrs in America. However, whatever the
I9;aoronccs of conditions and environment,
~, Great fault of the American college man,
. w, . mistake that the freshman should fore
an On. ord Guard against. is that he tends to
So too many interests. Too large pre-
.,;r Is placed upon activity in college AZ
fairs. ..t.....oo a,.ooo+o ,t,t,ho
f.,.br,ar should become a grind. If he is
n,ble,;c. so much the better-if athletics per