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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-05
The Basement
Philosopher
BY KENNETH HARRIS
(cOVyight 1913. By W. c. ch.pm.n)

"The agent blew in this morning to
rubber" the janitor informed his as
sistant "He was disguised in a fur
coat with the collar turned up and
fur cap with the peak pulled down, but
l spotted him by the til of his nose
as soon as l laid eyes on him. You
can't mistake an agents nose. ! seen
him pushing 1t into all the entrances
as he come along the street and then
take 1t into the court, and he was get
ting 1t smutted up around the coal
bins when l snook up behind him and
coughed. He thought 1t was a tenant
at first and started, to run, but he
come back and we hid behind the fur
mace while made my report.
We'll, Mr.. Mccarthy says he,
I've no fault to find on the whole, he
says. There's been complaints made
about you. of course he says, but
don't think that you're much to rlame.
Just keep 'em smoothed down, that's
all. Don't try to bluff 'em. Smooth
'em down. Well, must be going he
says. Tell that gink in 80 that you're
expecting me around any day and that
you're quite sure I'll fix up things
satisfactorily. Tell 'em all the same
$50 of he goes and makes his re-
port to the estate and draws his fine.
elegant salary for the work that I'm
doing, and then drops in on the coal
dealer and makes a little deal, which
is good deal; and l wrastle with the
slate and Stag that's in the coal and
stand for the kicks that the teuants
make about the heat. It's a wonder
that gazabo doesn't make me collect
the rents. He sure would IL he wasn't
scared I'd find out a way to hold out
on him.
Agents are ness'ry evils, I sup
pose. There's all kinds, of course
book agents, insurance agents, station
agents and road agents, but whether
they use an order book or blank leases
or Winchester rifles and bad language,
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Keep. Aeros RIah. Side un.

M. Moreau, a Frenchman, who
through his experiments at Melun as
serts that he has discovered the Sc
cret OF automatic stability for aero
planes, has just received $4,000 from
an anonymous patriot, and great ex-
element has been created in aviation
II not in military circles by the inven-
ton. M. Moreau. before he took to
aviation was printers workman, and
he has spent all his savings in per
fecting his invention.
The novelty in his design, so far az
can be judged from what has been
made public, consists in a suspended
cage that contains the seat Of the pilot
and room for passengers. II is de-
scribed as pendulum seat, and the
way 1t is attached under the frame
at certain point between the pro-
peller and the horizontal rudders in
huences the center OF gravity, which
is maintained constantly at a fixed
point by the movements of the PEN
dulum seat
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English Engines Can't Compare
With Those in America.
Monster Can Pull Train Weighing
$4,000 Tons-"FreIshts" In Great
Britain Light WeIoht-Power
Of an Ocean Liner.

New York Without actually see
ing the huge locomotives recently
built In America for the Virginian
railway 1t Is difficult to realize their
colossal proportions. Each engine,
without the tender. is about equal in
weight to couple OF our largest ex-
press locomotives with their tenders.
The tender weighs nearly 100 tons,
and carries twice the weight of coal
and nearly three times the quantity of
water that can be accommodated on
the biggest express tender in this
country. The length of each engine
is greater than our largest engine and
tender combined, while the diameter
of the barrel part of the boiler is
about double that Of any locomotive
in use on British railways. The fur
mace measured IL feet by s feet, and
the floor consists Of bars, forming an
enormous fire CRATE. The underbody
or chassis Of these locomotives looks
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there amt much to choose between
EN-. They've all got the same idee-
to get your money away from you and
play both ends against the middle.
which is themselves. In general
way, IL you hire an agent, he'll hire
somebody else to do what you want
done and they won't do it-unless they
happen to be honest, high-minded jan
itors. The only good piece of work
an agent turns out with his own hands
Is his expense account
What's been the curse of Ireland
for generations? Agents. II It hadn't
been for an agent and a quick finger
on the trigger, my old father would
have stayed In Connaught, where he
wanted to stay, and not broke his
heart and the heads of respectable
citizens on the New York police
force. / don't say that I'd have been
as well OF in some respects, but /
wouldn't have had sixty-five families
to humor and keep up to their right
temperatures. to say nothing Of the
responsibility OF teaching a square
head like you the difference between
the vacuum cleaner and the sprinkling
hose. To think you'd go to work and
flood dollarand-a-half-a-yard Wilton
stair carpet with city water and then
drag up the grass roots outside by
electric suction! What's that? Well,
you would have II l hadn't stopped
you In time. And don't give me any
back talk
AS for the book agents. there's my
Lives and Public Speeches of the
Vice-Presidents Of the United States
in sixteen volumes, half morocco, to
speak for themselves. Go ask my old
woman to show 'em to you and get
her to tell you what she thinks of
agents. It's one of the easiest things
she does and you'll learn more Eng
lish than you would at night school
more and different. And was | to
blame for wanting to improve my
mind and qualify myself for the high
est and best paid positions? Didn't
that blasted agent as good as guaran-
tee that them books would land me in
/ in the senate? Say, they wouldn't
give me the nomination for dog pelter
IN this district, as long as I've worked
for the party and for all I've read and
remembered about the meteoric career
of Charlie Fairbanks. No, Nels, my
friend, them books certainly did not
make my fortune. II hadn't claimed
my exemptions, they'd have made a
financial wreck of me.
There's one good thing came out
Of that. II gave the old woman some
thing to kick about We'd been mar
ried close on to fifteen years, and in
all that time she hadn't had no fault
to find with me, and 1t was hurtin' her
a considerable. Here was !, steady,
sober, hard working. soft spoken, good
natured, loving and kind. neat and or
derby, fond of home, sensible and lib
eral and fair minded, and she had to
sit away back and keep her mouth
shut when the neighbor women was
holding q knockfest on their husbands.
Well. then bought them books.
She's a changed woman now.
There's a light In her eyes and a
spring In her step that hadn't been
there for years before / signed that
agents contract. 1t was sure q sur.
prise to me, the gift of eloquence she
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-05
SUNSET IS GREEN
Rare Arctic Spectacle Seen
Twice by Russians.
DISCOVERIES Of the New Polar ceatI-
nent Brought Back Very Large
Collection Of Specimens From
Land and Sea.

St. Michael, Alaska.-The Russian
polar expedition which arrived here
with the news Of the discovery Of q
new Arctic continent. witnessed G
splendid occurrence rare In the Arc
dc, the phenomenon of a green sun.
lasting 80 seconds each time at sun
set July 30 and September ii. The
spectacle was sketched in colors by
Lieutenant Polosen. chief engineer.
The vessels have a Paragraph record
OF the Boring sea storm and photo
graphs showing the extreme inclina-
ton of the vessels during the storm
with mountains Of water apparently
about to overwhe;m them.
The Russian officers are very cour-
teous but reticent regarding scientific
data and results obtained further than
the facts already cabled.
The expedition left Vladivostok I'M
der command Of General Sergieff, who
was stricken with apoplexy In Boring
sea and returned from Plover bay on
the Russian cruiser Argon. The COM
mand developed upon Lieutenant Wilt
kuzky. The ship brought back a re-
markable collection Of polar marine
animal life, marine plants found about
the new land and which are micro
scopical and large geologic collection
Nicholas II. land was discovered Au-
gust FL and possession taken August
20, Russian calendar.
St Petersburg.-Confrm of the
discovery of new land In the Arctic
ocean was received by the Russian
admiralty In brief official f1reless re-
port from Commander Wiltkuzky of
the Russian navy.
The new land extends in a narrow
strip from about go miles north of
Cape Tchelyuskin, also known as
Northeast Cape, the northern tremina-
ton Of the Asiatic continent, to 81 de-
grees north.
The admiralty expedition on board
the transports Taimyr and Waingatch,
left Vladivostok in July last and sur
veyed the coast from Kolyma to Cape
Commander Wiltkuzky is a son Of
the famous photographer, who died
last year. He tried to go west to the
River Yenesei to winter, but met with
solid Ice and on this account proceed
ed in a northerly direction, where he
discovered land extending two hun
dred nautical miles.
The expedition was then compelled
by the ice TO return toward the east.
When passing Bennett island in lati-
tude 76.40 north, longitude 1880 east,
they found the diaries and documents
OF the nl-starred expedition under
Baron Toll. which was lost in 1900.
They also discovered a new island.
The expeditions under Baron Nor
denskjold. Fridtjof hansen and Baron
Toll passed between Cape Tchelyuskin
md the newly discovered land without
noticing its presence.
The discovery of the new land Is re-
sarded as having the most important
bearing on ice conditions in the Kara
Tea
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peoeza has been recognized as one
OF the best hay crops of the south
fhis Is true not only from point OF
quality, but In the yield and sureness
of production.
Being very low in moisture content,
the hay Is more easily cured and han.
died than any other legumes. This Is
very important factor in hay max.
ing, where the rains are SO frequent
and excessive as in many sections in
the south. The writer considers oats
and lespedeza, grown together, one
OF the most valuable crops for the
southern farmer. This is undoubted-
ly true when the expenses of the pro-
auction and harvesting are considered.
The two mt In nicely together, and one
preparation Of the land answers for
both crops. Growing both on the
same land will not only prove profit
able, but II properly handled will build
up the soil It will also help to solve
the question OF farm labor, now one
OF considerable worry in all agricul-
tural sections of the country By
utilizing a large part Of the farm in
hay and oats, much of the work may
be done by the use of labor-saving ma
chinery. The mower, rake, binder,
thresher, seeder and several other
high-class implements can be used to
great advantage and profit.
After a thorough preparation of the
seed bed, apply fertilizer when II is
used just before or at the time OF
seeding. except nitrate of soda, which
should be used as a top dressing In
early spring. Oats should be drilled
in with seeder, two and one-half to
three bushels to the acre, between
September Is and November the LIST,
according to the locality. If the land
is not already seeded with lespedeza
from a previous crop, it should not
be sown until the latter part of Febru-
airy or in March, after all danger OF
killing frost is past. Twenty to %
pounds OF seed per acre should be
used Sow on the oats, and follow
with section harrow, set slanting
This will give sufficient loose soil to
cover the seed and prevent drifting
after rain. termination will be rapid
after when moisture is present The
plants will grow rather slowly until
after the oats are taken on, after
which the growth will be rapid. In
case weeds should get a start, run
mower over the land to clip them In
July.
The oats will be ready for the binder
by June 1. The lespedeza is ready
for the mower in September and Oc-
tober. The period Of harvesting can
be extended over, longer period than
for any other hay crop. The seed
forms in September, and when the
land is to be continued in lespedeza
enough seed should be allowed to be
mature so that in handling enough
will scatter off to reseed, thus saving
OF buying and reseeding. Where only
hay is desired. cutting may be done
when the plant is in full bloom, in
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-05
MUSIC MAKES cow GIVE MILK
American Farmer VIII Impart Dlscov-
cry to His European Brethren
Other Oddities Made Public.

It seems there are plenty OF ways of
making money in this big world II
we only caught one of them at the
right time and the right place
For instance, a Nebraska farmer
has just departed for Europe with the
idea in mind of teaching the dairymen
Of Europe that you can get more milk
from your COW II you will only play
soft. dreamy, sentimental music near
her during milking time. American
experts appear to be convinced of the
worth Of his discovery and he is plan
ming to make all sorts of money by
convincing Europeans.
Again, In Kansas there is a man
who has the honor of being the only
"freckle farmer" His occupation con-
sists in transplanting bits of skin from
one part Of the body to the other, and
grating fancy designs and images In
the process. They are claimed to be
more permanent than tattooing.
The extraction of grease in queer
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Lobster Irvine.

A man who had wondered what lob
ster twine was, found the answer very
simple. 1t is a fine quality, stout
Irvine, an eighth of an inch IN diam
eter, made Of Manila hemp, and orig
inally intended for making the netted
part of lobster pots.
Lobster twine has come also to be
used on board vessels, both sail and
steam; for serving ropes. for whipping
ropes, including even ropes OF wire,
and for various other purposes for
which a stout, durable Irvine of this
size might prove useful There il
probably more lobster Irvine used now
on vessels than for the purpose for
which it was first made.
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URGES WOMEN INTO POLITICS
Mrs. LaFoIlette Declares That Her
Sex Stands the Brunt Of
Days Evils.

Boston.-The solution Of railroad.
tariff. currency and other public prob
lens should not be left solely to men.
said Mrs. Robert M. LaFollette, wife
of the Wisconsin senator. In an ad-
dress at meeting under the auspices
Of the Boston Equal Suffrage Associa-
ton for Good Government
Certainly" she said. every woman
will concede that, in so far as the
railroad rates and tariffs and trusts
affect the cost of living, 1t is she that
must bear the brunt. When wooden
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make any growth whatever on much
Of our lands. It's roots system pene-
trates the hardest soil, makes them
porous and stores up vegetable matter
and nitrogen and renders the natural
elements of the soif more available for
plant food. On the poorer soils the
growth increases rapidly, and In very
little time washed away hillsides will
have their gullies checked and be pro-
ducing a luxuriant growth which will
furnish choice food for the stock.
Most legumes must be planted by
the hand of man and many require ex-
pensive preparation and fertilizing and
always must be planted on the richest
part of the farm. Another valuable
feature is that 1t will hold It's own
with any OF the native grasses or
weeds. and frequently runs them out
entirely.
No plant in the south, except per-
haps the Bermuda grass, will give
more or better pasturage from May
until frost. Growing, as 1t does, on
the toughest and poorest hill soils and
on the richest bottom lands, 1t adds
untold value to the pasture lands
throughout the areas which 1t covers.
No other plant will stand SO much
hard grazing or dry weather through
the summer period. 1t has been
claimed, and with good reason, that 1t
adds rs per cent. to the earring ca
pacity Of any pasture Of which 1t is
a part
II Is only in recent years that les
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most cases about September Is. The
yield varies from one ton, on poor
uplands, to three or four tons on
rich lands and bottom lands. One
days sun is sufficient for the hay.
Rake and let stand in windrow or
shocks for four or five more days, then
put into barn or bale. 1t cures quick
ly on account of small stems and low
water content.
When saving seed for use or for
market, the poorer portions Of the land
will be found best suited. There will
usually be a heavier crop Of seed and
tess straw to run through the thresh-
err When moving for seed alone, the
moving should Ie delayed until the
larger number are matured. Cut be-
fore the plants are killed, however.
Rake while still moist and let cure in
windrow. Handle carefully to pre-
vent shattering, as the seed fall on
easily. The cheapest and best method.
II weather permits, is to haul directly
from the field to thresher. Adjust
sleeves and wind of machine carefully
to prevent blowing out seed. The yield
varies from to IL or more bushels
to the acre.
The market for hay Is growing by
leaps and bounds, and anything like
a good quality can be sold for good
prices, ranging from $12 to SIS per
ton. Seed saving has not yet become
general anywhere in the lespedeza ter
ritory. The supply does not equal the
demand so far.
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Soli for Piums.

Plums need a light, open soil and
sub-soil 1t is rather difficult to clas-
sify them, owing to their belonging to
different species. with different re-
quirements. Cherries are quite adapt
able in the matter of sub-soil, but ali
the districts in which cherries are
markedly successful have light, open.
sub-soil. Grapes stand in class by
themselves. Our native grapes grow
largely by streams and in poorly
drained. damp places. while practical
ly all our cultivated grapes demand
open soil.
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ways has proven a lucrative means of
support for several companies in Eng
lish towns. In 1912 the town of
Bradford, England, cleared between
100000 and $250.000 from the sell
ing of grease recovered from the citys
sewage.
In horse tails there appears to
be considerable profit, too, judging
from the shiploads of them that come
In from China. Their price varies
from SO cents to 81 a pound, and the
hairs, which are carefully arranged
according to the length and color, are
used In the making of brushes and
haircloths.
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still Hope.

Mrs. McGinty had waited long and
patiently for her husband to come
home on Saturday night with his
weeks pay. Finally she decided to
take the matter in her own banda
and she sailed forth to the police sta
ton to inquire IL he was there.
rs my Tim here?" she asked.
NO" replied the lieutenant; but
sit down; we're expecting him every
minute. "-Lippincott's.
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GIRL AND DOG NAB BURGLAR
William BastIan, Frisco Man, Said to
Have Melted 100000 From
Operations

San Francisco.-A pretty girl and a
bulldog captured q prize burglar here.
He Is William Bastain, who for i've
years has lived with his young sister
Josephine, In q richly furnished house
on the proceeds. the police say, Of
rchberies that have netted him $780,
600 Bank books showing balances
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Catches Ten RattIesnakes.

Newton, N. J.-Hiram T. Trauger
caught ten rattlesnakes unassisted
in seven hours near here. They were
the largest ever seen In this section.
The reptiles were sent to Philadelphia
and placed on exhibition.
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appeared in Juvenile court charged
with jumping on street cars.
Senator Clapp Of Minnesota learned
that the two boys had been arrested
and FASTENED to appear for them.
Il used to do lot worse things
than that when was a boy" he said.
but no one arrested me for them"
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at various banks Of more than &c.
900 were found at hts residence, where
his sister was arrested. Bastain was
crossing a back yard after having
robbed. 1t is said, a nearby house.
Prince, q pet bulldog, nabbed the
man and held on until his mistress.
Miss Jennie Debrunner. summoned the
police.
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reelection Of Alderman Otto Gelbke
of Queens county. At political rally
Mrs. Rubin held up the urn contain
ing the ashes Of her husband and said:
Il am here to speak for my dead hus
band II Gus were alive he would be
here to speak for himself"
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Lice on Hoas.

Whenever a pig has good feed and
surroundings and is not thriving, look
for lice. Vermin will usually be
found to be the cause Of the lack Of
thrift Many Of the losses laid to
cholera. worms and mysterious dis
Eases are actually the work Of lice.
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Material for Eco Shells.

Hens demand some material matter
to form the shell Of their eggs. Do
not forget the oyster shell and the
hard. sharp grit These will furnish
material for the formation of the
eggs shell and at the same time will
keep the fowls in a healthy condi-
ton.
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moisture is absorbed that its quality
is impaired. but there is a difference
Of opinion as to how long cheese may
remain in the water before II shall
be branded as soaked curd cheese.
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Mrs. Robert LaFoIIette.

cloth and sugar and steel rails are In
creased in price by the rakeoff of the
trust magnates It is women who have
to plan and pinch to make both ends
meet, and II they won't meet. then II
is woman almost every time who goes
without"
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SENATOR AS BOYS COUNSEL
claPp Of Minnesota, Remembering
Childhood, Defends Youngsters
Charged With Jumping Cars.

Washington. Two grimy little
youngsters who sell papers at the
marble Senate Office building had a
senator for their attorney when they
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Cheese Curd.

Cheese curd may sometimes be i'm
proved by washing In order to TO
move defects. II cheese II allowed to
soak for I'VE or ten minutes 90 much
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Women to Speak n Hour..

New York.-A 2+hour continuous
meeting WIN be held By suffragettes
here. The women win SPEAK In ~
lays
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Excellent Soil Builder,

Sweet clover is an excellent soil
builder. This should suggest to the
owner Of run-out sandy land the way
to improvement
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The Usual Wav

That's just like the deceit Of wo
man to make her husband beat the
carpet"
How was that deceitful7"
"She wanted to throw dust In hia
eyes"
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Step Backward.

Selling the young heifers that are
from the best cows Is moving back
ward In dairying.
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n..a Mar. A.h.. 4, c.nn.,,,

Dead Mans Ashes In Campaign.
New York.-The ashes Of Gus Rub
lin. the noted pugilist, are being used
By his widow In her fight against the
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CRUae OF scouea

Calves can be given soours by feed
ing too much high testing milk.