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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02
PROTEIN Is MOST IMPORTANT
SUBSTANCE In ANY FOODSTUFF
Composed OF Nitrogen, Carbon Hydrogen Sulphur
and Phosphorus-It Makes Up Muscles Tendons,
LiSaments. Connecting Tissues, and
Almost Everything but Fat.

Protein is the substance vh,ch
builds up the body. The muscles. ten.
dons, ligaments. connective tissues
skin, hair, hoofs, part of the bone. ard
in fact every part of the body but fat
are made up Of protein. together win
mineral matter and water.
The next important class OF sinh
stances is the carbohydrates, which
contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
but no nitrogen, sulphurs. or phcs.
phorus; they include starch, sugai,k
etc. These are used for practicalIv
the same purpose for which coal or
wood is used in the steam enigma
namely, to furnish energy and heat
The third important constituent Of
hay is it's oils. Small quantities of
oil are present in all kinds Of hay.
These oils serve the same purpose "a
the carbohydrates. A pound Of these.
however, will furnish two and one
fourth times as much energy or heat
as the same quantity Of carbohydrates.
II can readily be seen, when the chem.
zeal analysis of hay Is considered, why
the price of the different grades Or
kinds Of hay should depend, hist
upon the amount of digestible nutrl-
ents contained. and, second, upon Ire
purpose for which the bay is fed. II
the concentrated feed-i e.. the grain
in the ration-lacks protein, then the
hay that is high In this substance Il
more valuable than one which con
tains little but carbohydrates, and vlcs
versa. There is quite range IN the
amount Of the different classes Of
nutrients In the various kinds OF hay.
On an average. in 100 pounds Of al
falfa hay the digestible protein
amounts to 1e.5s pohnds; IN cowpea
hay. 1919 pounds; in alsIke clover
hay, SIS pounds; in red clover hay,
7.3S pounds; in redtop hay. $50
pounds; and In timothy hay, a.ss
pounds.
In 100 pounds Of redtop hay the
digestible carbohydrates amount to A.
pounds; in timothy hay, 4S.72 pounds;
in alsike clover hay. 417O pounds;
in alfalfa hay. 1913 pounds; in cow
pea hay, 3S.40 pounds; in red clover
hay, S6.15 pounds.
When fed for protein, timothy hay
ranks last, but when fed for carbo-
hydrates II stands next to redtop.
which heads the list. II the total
nutrients are considered there are q
number of different kinds of hay which
are equal II not superior, to timothy
hay for feeding purposes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02
Commodore Alfred Van SantVoorPs
Regret Because He Didn't Make
Quick Turn In ST. Paul Stock
During Panic Of 1901.

The late Commodore Alfred Van
Santvoord. who owed his title to his
prominence in the Hudson river
steamboat business. when he died In
1901 he was the largest owner OF nv
err steamboats, in America). but who
was also a very able railroad man.
having been a director in several big
railroad companies. combined a large
amount of caution with very strong
spirit of enterprise, He accumulated
in the course of his long and honor
able business career a large fortune
by constructive work In the transpor-
tation business and by wise invest
ment He was worth seven or eight
million dollars when he died But al
though he had won success and for
tune ample enough to satisfy the am
billions of most men. his last years. as
his friends believed. we're made some
what unhappy by a single thought =
the thought of the million that might
have been his.
Commodore Van Sanvoord was a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02

dozen turkey hens would raise enough
young to keep a fair sized farm clear
of grasshoppers. paying their cost
from this source alone. Perhaps II
would be worth while to pay more at
tention to killing of the turkeys en-
emies, great and small. Nothing makes
the birds so strong and healthy as
wide range and this they fear to take
advantage of II there are too many
enemies about. II woven wire can be
arranged to keep out coyotes. a few
clumps or rows of corn and sunfiowers
will protect them from the hawks, fur
nishing shade at the same time. Minks
are pretty closely trapped nowadays.
and sl1unks. being fearless animals,
tend to become much fewer. II Is
hard to say how many weasels are
about, for as long as there Ire plenty
of gophers about they do not make
attack on the chicken house. but they
will kill a lot Of poults out in the
field just for the fun Of slaughter.
and far beyond the need Of their ap-
petites.
II is much easier with a small flock
of turkeys to know them individually
and retain such hens as raise big
broods. discarding those that are un-
lucky after the first year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02
Million That Might Have Been

man of large frame and feature. with
smooth shaver face and clear, keen
gray eyes. man of great dignity and
composure. yet most affable and gen.
iaL 1t was very seldom. indeed. that
his customary composure and affabil-
ity were affected by circumstances.
But at the time OF the famous
Northern Pacific corner in 1aO1-when
Hill and Hartman were fighting for
the control of that system. and the
value of Northern Pacific. and Chi
cago. Milwaukee & st Paul shares
rose several hundred points in a few
days, causing one of the worst bear
panics on record-Commodore Van
Santvoord was observed by his friends
to be somewhat restless and dis
traught. He hung over the ticker in
the New York brokers' Office where he
usually went when he wanted to buy
or sell stocks. but at this time he
seemed to be neither buying or sell
ing
His friends felt sure that he was
not caught In the squeeze. and that
he was not threatened with any loss.
His operations were always too con-
sentative for that to be likely Yet
1t was evident that something was
weighing on his mind. and that the
stock market situation was absorbing
his attention
The panic was as short as it was
severe The conflicting Hill and Har.
riman interests we're adjusted and
stocks dropped back to their normal
level far more rapidly than they had
riven to their sensational high figure.
Commodore Van Santvoord. when the
calm came, recovered his composure
and affability. but those who knew
him well detected an unwonted sol
emnity in his expression
is any thing the matter? Aren't
you feeling well today. Commodore"
one of his friends asked him. in some
concern
oh I'm feeling all right-that is.
, my health Is good" he replied But
I'm feeling rather chagrined AS a
matter of fact feel as though | were
out a million dollars by this panic"
How is that? Do you mean that
you have actually lost a million?"
mo. | haven't actually lost a dol
lar But ! own quite block Of Chi
cago. Milwaukee & St Paul stock
could have sold 1t a few days ago at
very high figure, bought 1t back to-
day at a very low figure. and made a
million by the transaction And
didn't sell It
We'll. Commodore. what do you
want another million fort" his friend
asked
"A man always hates to miss q
chance to make a million dollars" be
replied. with laugh that yet had g
tinge of sadness In It
And 1t was said truly, probably. that
he never ceased to regret that be
missed this chance.
Copyright. 1911. by e. J. Edwards. Al
Rights Reserved)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02
First Standard Oil Probe
By E. ]. EDWARDS

replied, until | have learned. from
the point Of view of your organiza-
ton. something of its history and
growth. and have obtained from you.
If possible. some answer to the Sc
rious accusations that are made
against your company by the oil pro-
ducers of Pennsylvania"
The young man continued to smile
blandly But not the slightest indi-
cation did he show of a desire in any
way to serve me.
Can see Mr. John D. Rockefel-
ler?" | asked
fitting but intense expression Of
surprise and reproach passed over
the young mans countenance. Then
he resumed his bland smile. simply
saying: Nobody sees Mr.. Rockefeller
these days"
Gould / see Col Oliver Payne?" /
asked.
Colonel Payne is a very busy man:
| would not care to ask him to make
an appointment with you"
who. then. is there. with whom |
may talk and who can furnish me
with the information require?"
II don't think there is any informa-
ton: there is nothing to say"
"Have you been instructed to tell
me this?" ! asked.
With the most affabie smile imagin-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02

Last year G man asked my advice
about going into the turkey business
on a big scale, having already been
successful with a small number.
said. to begin with, never gave ad-
vice-simply grubbed around for facts
which farmers for want of travel or
literature cannot obtain for them
selves. says a writer in an exchange.
Taking advice is simply a way Of
avoiding mental exertion. II is much
better to get hold Of the facts and
think the matter out. The fact that
this man failed grievously with his
venture does not mean that others will
not succeed, but 1t is sometimes a
mistake to risk the almost certain
profit of a side line like turkeys or a
small flock of hens for the very IN
certain recompense from a largely IN
creased flock Growing a large num-
Der Of turkeys Matched under hens has
the disadvantage that the poults get
lousy unless great care is exercised,
and further that hens wean the brood
too soon. An old turkey hen teaches
the poults to forage and also to hide
better from enemies, although, of
course. the wider range subjects them
to more attacks II It we're not for
vermin. coyotes. weasels and skunks a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02
Garment That Ned sothern Wore as
Lord pundreary In "our American
Cousin" Was Borrowed From
John Brouaham.

When Lester Wallack knew that his
day had passed as a great actor and
theatrical manager. be and the late A
NJ Palmer. then coming into promi-
nence as successful theatrical mana
ger, and later the successor OF Lester
Wallack in the management OF Wal
lacks theater. In New York, used TO
make the trip together between the me-
tropolis and Stamford. Conn. where
each had his summer home Il was
during one of these trips that Wallack
told Palmer the story OF the old coat
that made a great histrionic hit
1T was In 1858 that Laura Keene
produced Our American Cousin, with
Joseph Jefferson as Asa Trenchard'
and Ned Sothern as Lord Dundreary,
said Mr. Wallack Il know that In
general way II has passed into tradi-
ton that Sothern at first refused TO
play the part Of Lord Dundreary. be-
cause he thought the part was beneath
him, and that be only consented TO
play II when Miss Keene told him that
she was in despair and after she had
consented that Sothern should gag
the part But while all this Is true
up to a certain point. ] have no doubt
that from the moment Sothern read
the part OF Lord Dundreary he saw
the possibilities that we're in II for a
delicate. humorous satire OF certain
of the nobility Of England. and felt
sure that this satire would not offend
but would amuse the upper classes OF
Great Britain. II ever he were per
mitted to play the part as be would
like to play 1t before English au
diences
We'll. Sothern made up his mind
that IL would be necessary to dress
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02
New York SUMS Inquiries In 1873
Were Met With Courtesy but
Silence. but the information
Was Obtained Elsewhere.

In the early fall of 1878 was sent
for by the late Charles A. Dana. edi-
Tor of the New York Sun, and when
answered the summons ] found him
reading a communication from a cor
respondent in Pennsylvania The let
ter was very brief; il suggested to
Mr. Dana that be cause an investiga-
ton to be made into the history and
methods of the Standard OIL company
of Cleveland. o., which about that
time had come to be looked upon as
a trust. by the oil world especially.
AS he handed me this letter Mr..
Dana said: You go out there and
make an investigation: make II thor
ough no matter how long II takes "
first went to the oil regions Of
western Pennsylvania and was there
about three weeks. The oil producers
gave me every facility for getting
such information as was to be had in
the oil regions They also called my
attention TO certain litigation which
had Their been begun in Pennsylvania
with intent to break up the Standard
OIL company In so far as II operated
IN that state Having completed the
Investigation at Titusville and OIL
City. ! went to Cleveland. presuming
that the officers Of the Standard Oil
company would be willing. II not
anxious. to furnish me with informa-
ton which would serve to explain
some of the more grievous charges
made against II and its methods by
the oil producers Furthermore, ! had
no doubt the Standard Oil company
would be glad Of an opportunity to
gain the public ear and to explain the
economic principles which had led TO
the organization Of the so-called trust.
When ! called at the main offices
OF the Standard Oil company. after
an annoying amount Of red tape had
been unraveled I was received by a
very pleasant-faced and gracious
hammered young man. He listened
with apparent earnestness and SINGER.
fly as | stated that II was Mr. Dana's
desire that an absolutely impartial
and perfectly fair report. based upon
investigations into the rise and growth
of the Standard OIL company. be
printed in the New York Sun
"Have you ever been to Cleveland
beforeT' he asked with utmost polite
ness. as | finished
only to pass through by train.
I replied
at is a beautiful city" be said;
''you should not return TO New Yorl
without seeing II"
81 cannot return to New York"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02

diligently and to the best advantage.
Secretary Wilson caused experts In the
bureau of chemistry to investigate
the subject and prepare Farmers Bulls
tin No. 474 calling attention to the
economic importance OF painting farm
buildings and equipment and giving do.
tails as to the cost. purchase, and care
of brushes. cost of the ingredients
needed. how to mix and apply them
Paint conveys to the casual reader
the idea OF mixture Of pigment With
linseed oil. but the general conception
of the word includes both whitewNsh
and calcimine. but not varnish, an6
the bulletin gives several very valu.
able recipes for making both Of those
excellent coatings for both out ana In.
side Of buildings.
The secretary In addition to urg-
ing the proper use of paints for both
useful and ornamental purposes. for hs
does not think anything too good or
attractive for the farm homes. en-
phasized several precautions: DO not
use any paint containing compounds
Of lead about stables or outbuildIngI
where the fumes from decaying or
ganic matter occur, since these t'asea
are likely 70 darken the lead paints
Do not use with lead compounds any
pigment which may llberate CON.
pounds of sulphur. For example. ultra.
marine blue which contains sulphur u
a form in which it may be set FREQ
is beautiful blue and may be USED
with zinc white. but should nor Be
used with white lead or any other lead
pigments. Prussian blue. on the con.
trary, does not contain sulphur ana
may be used with lead pigments
Remember that turpentine ana
benzine are very inhammable and o.
pecial precautions should be taken no
to bring paint containing these sue.
stances near any light or open nre
MANY pigments are poisonous ana
the workman should be particularly
careful to remove all paint stains iroI
the skin, and not under any clfcum
stances allow any OF 1t to get into nis
mouth. A man should not eat 10 tn'
same clothes in which he has been
painting, and before eating should nc.
only change his clothes but vssn :.
, paint stains from his skin. Il y nu
advisable TO use turpentine or benslns
in removing paint stains from ~
! hands, but by oiling Thoroughly VIZ
, linseed oil. or. In fact. with any lsas
oil and then thoroughly washing VIZ
SOAP. the paint may be removed ~
. yided il has not been allowed 70 u'
too thoroughly on the hands
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02
Relative Merits of Each Have Been
the Cause Of Some Rather
Warm Disputes.

The relative merits OF white and
black pepper have caused some rather
heated. not to say peppery. disputes.
One set OF authorities declare that
white pepper has lost some of the
pungency OF the peppercorns that are
treated by the process that evolves
black pepper. tor both white and black
pepper are produced by the same
vine
On the other hand. one OF the best.
though an early authority. says that
the white kind as produced under the
name OF Tellieherry pepper Is superior
IN aroma and flavor to the black pep
per. being made from the best devel-
oped and largest berries on the vines,
anc there can be no dispute as TO the
white pepper being preferred IN those
parts OF Europe where the finest
spices nave been IN steady use long
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02

Diagram showing the relative
amounts Of dlgestible protein and car
bohydrstes In different kinds Of hay.
The sectlen Inclosed In light lines rep
resent the carbohydrates; those In
closed In heavy lines, the protein.
fed, the body suffers, because 1t is
absolutely necessary to keep the body
In good condition. Thousands Of
horses are fed all they can eat, yet
are poorly nourished because the food
contains little except fuel substances.
The flesh forming substances are
used to replace the waste that goes on
in all living tissues. Energy produc-
ing substances are used TO furnish the
energy required for the nervous and
muscular activities of the body, and
when fed in excess they may to GER
tain extent be stored up in the form
of fat for use later, when needed for
either energy or heat.
One Of the most important sub
stances in any foodstuff is protein. All
nutritive substances which contain
nitrogen are classed under the general
term of protein. Protein is composed
of nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen,
sulphurs, and phosphorus
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02
COARSE FORAGE FOR SWINE
Temporary Grazing Crops Will Do
Much Toward Reducing Cost OF
Making Good Pork.
tBy s. M. TRACY

While a permanent pasture is essen
tial. temporary grazing crops will do
much toward reducing the cost of max
ing pork. There are a number of cas-
lily grown crops which furnish not only
coarse forage, but also a large part of
the grain feed which will be needed,
and selection can be made which will
give a succession lasting nearly or
quite through the year in a region
where the ground is so rarely frozen.
Oats and vetch, sorghum, corn, sweet
potatoes. cowpeas, peanuts, and arti-
chokes all make excellent feed, can
be grown with little expense. and in
nearly all localities will make fields
which can be grazed with profit from
January to December. other crops,
like crimson clover, chufas, and cas-
sava, have been found very profitable
in some localities, while the cleaning
of the corn and other fields always
gives good amount Of inexpensive
meat. 1t Is always well to grow a
variety Of these grazing crops rather
than to have a larger acreage of only
one or two. as the greater variety not
only gives a better succession OF
growths. each of which is grazed when
in its prime, but gives better results
in meat product per acre.
Hogs are wasteful grazers when
turned into rank pasturage, and Q
great saving of feed can be secured
by growing the different grazing crops
In long, narrow fields, which can be
divided into sections by movable trans
verse fences Usually there will be NJ
trouble in arranging the fields so thai
this may be done. while by maintain
ing a succession Of paintings, and By
fencing the hogs away from such re
Gently graZed crops as oats, sorghum
and others which will make a SECOND
! growth. the fields need not be large
BY frequent changes of the feeding
ground. one acre will yield abundan
grazing for at least ten full-growl
hogs, or for a CORRESPONDENCE large
number of younger animals and pigs
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02
NEW. NEWS of YESTERDAY

able and the utmost courtesy and def
erence of manner the young man re-
piled:
1T was not necessary to instruct
me. Have you been to the theaterr
| understand that Robson and Crane
are playing in very funny farce cali
ed Our Boarding House at a local
theater. | should be glad to send you
a ticket"
Then this is the answer that ! am
to make to Mr. Dana?" ] replied
that the Standard OIL company has
10 information to give?"
las you please" he said.
We'll" | replied. you may say to
your superior officers that If / can't
get the information at first hand |
will get II at second hand"
That, also. is as you please" be
said. politely.
If the smiling young man read the
Sun he must have discovered about
two weeks later, in an article cover
ing a page and a half, that much of
the information | had sought from
him E1ad obtained elsewhere. That
was. | believe. the first investigation
into tlf history and growth of the
Standard Oil company which was
ever made. In later years some OF
the officers of that company confessed
that Il might have been the. better
part had they taken the public into
their confidence in the beginning Of
the trusts career.
Copyright. 1911. by E j. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02

rule rather than the exception in some
sections to see houses and agricul-
tural implements sadly in need Of re-
paint
OF course paint does improve the
appearance Of property, but 1t is far
more useful as protector rather than
an ornament The expenditure Of q
small amount of money and time in
painting a valuable piece of farm ma
chinery or a building viii add great
ly to the length of its life. Another
useful object accomplished by painting
is the improved sanitary conditions of
buildings and outhouses. The cost Of
such work is small. the necessary
equipment not expensive. and with
proper care viii last long time.
In order to supply information which
will enable the farmer to purchase the
paint economically and apply it In
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-02-02
Tool and Seed House.

illustrated is a very satisfactory size
for a 4OO-acre farm II has been the
custom on the farm to erect most any
old shed for an implement house but
up-to-date farmers have learned that a
well-constructed building serves the
purpose much better and at the same
time adds value to every acre OF the
land The implement house herewith
shown may cost much or little 1t
may be sided with drop siding, II may
be boarded up and down or it may be
finished on the exterior walls with
shingles that when properly done Is
not SO expensive as many think Show
the single Ga inches to the weather
and the cost will not be so much more
than o @ battons Paint with a
spray pump. using thin paint or stain
The roof may be shingled or covered
with any of the much advertised COM
position roofing materials The lat
ter is better for many reasons No
windows are shown in the walls OF