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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

ehrift, centralized direction and con.
trol. But no means has been more Of
fective than it, comprehensive system
Of cheap water transportation supple
menting the cheap transportation Of
it, railways. The American visitor.
travelling from Brussels to Berlin,
from Cologne up the Rhine, from the
Rhine to Munich. in any direction. In
short in Germany. cannot fail to be
impressed by the businesslike use Of
the waterways. Hundreds Of barges
carrying Thousands of tons of freight
are seen. . continual procession upon
the canali1ed rivers and artincially
constructed canals.
Puts the Rivers 10 Work.
Almost without . sea harbor. Ger
many has grown to b q great COM
mercial nation. With her chief fac
tories LOCATED two or three hundred
miles inward. she has brought them
raw material By water 1t cheapest
rates and shipped the finished pro.
ducts. made In Germany" to compete
IN the worlds markets successfully
with the products Of nations whore
original conditions are far more favor.
able. This has been done By putting
Ill the German rivers to work. While
Great Britain. with the Oldest and. at
one time. the best system Of water.
ways in Europe. and the United
States. with water-courses unequaled
among great nations. have permitted
these waterways to fall into disuse,
the young giant Of Northern Europe
has developed for actual use even her
smallest streams and has dug canals
to connect her most important centers
Of production. Hence. - contributing
cause at least. red cedar, taken from
an Ozark forest In Missouri. shipped
to Nuremburg. employed In the manu-.
facture Of pencils. re-shipped to Amer
lea. can be sold in competition with
American pencils. Hence. pig iron con-
sumption has grown In two decades In
Germany 265 per cent. while crude
steel production IL fifty times a. much
a. twenty years ago. Hence-indus-
IIlal Nermany.
Through the spectacles Of German
professors were seen the advantages
Of . cheap and alternative Transports
ton system. both for actual use and
for the regulation of freight rates.
What the professors saw they wrote
In the German press. As q conse-
Quence the empire has each year en-
larged. extended and improved its nat.
ural and artificial waterways. The riv.
en- Of Germany. Rhine. weser. Elbe,
Oder. Weichsel. Isar. Main. and others.
are not naturally well adapted to use
for trafnc Of . large kind. In . major
III of Gases their banks were soft and
sostly washod down BY the waves
npm laxUs noatA while their beds
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20
THIS WAS SOME cHIckeNl
When IL cixxard Was Cut Open Forty.
One Pieces Ct Gold
Dropped Out

Pueblo. Colo.-H. d. Fisher wanted
. three-pound chicken for dinner the
other day. The market had only one
chicken left II weighed four and
three-Quarter pounds. The matter was
referred to Fisher and finally. after
much misgiving. he bought the rem
napt for 78 cents
When the chickens gix1ard was cut
open in the Fisher kitchen II piecss
of gold dropped out!
Fisher has not yet weighed the guild.
but estimates its value ct not LEES than
$50.
The II pieces ranged in sise from
tiny pellets to strip half an inch
long, by three.sixteenths wide an4
slightly under one-sixteenth thick.
Neither Fisher nor the proprietor Of
the market can trace the fowl. II came
to the market With . lot Of others from
. local beef house.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20
FIRE LIBERATes 400 PIGS
Porksrs Then ovsrrun Town, Upeoot
lawns and Visit School
Some Were Shot

North Arlington. N. J.-Moved to
pity By the sQuealing Of 400 big and lit
tie pigs immured n . burning storage
plant here. persons attracted BY the
flames liberated them. Immediately
trouble ensued for the police and not
few citizens found . way to substi-
tute pork roast for turkey for dinner.
Exhilarated BY their freedom. the
pigs invaded the borough. uprooted
lawns. visited . school and sought
shelter from the pursuing police in
church yards and stores. Few Of the
pigs. not retrieved by their owners In
the general roundup In the square
were returned. Several fell victims To
hunters bullets on the meadows and
reports are persistent that many house
holders are entertaining fugitive pies
until Sunday. with . view Of still fur.
Their reducing the demand for turkeys.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20
Making T0n70rr0ws
IY1o~lI
uOrld:
MADE IN GERMANY
By UALTER WILLIAMS, LID.
(Da%Ak SskstsfJss.sA.< As UshssHv ~AAssw0

were uneven and shallow. The Ger.
man problem. with the rivers. was to
deepen their beds and strengthen the
banks. The cheapest transportation II.
obviously. by means of the largest
ship or barge which can travel most
rapidly. Size and speed were sought
In the barges and . development of
the river and canals that would permit
economical and rapid navigation.
The Rhine. the best known river In
Germany-at which the French. 1t may
be noted in passing. yet look with
longing eyes-affords an example Of
the changing conditions which make
for tomorrow's industrial world. The
ruined castles and the romantic seem
cry which have given to the Rhine its
pre-eminence among rivers have now
a rival in interest In the strings Of
barges which the traveller sees ~ he
goes on the express steamer up or
down the river between Cologne and
Mayence. In order to make the Rhine
thus continuously disable natural
earthbanks have been. where heces-
sary, replaced by walls Of solid ma
sorry. the channel deepened and Wild
ened. wharfs built. and at Bingen-
concerning which we all learned In
our schoolboy defamation days =
rocks dangerous to navigation hate
been blasted away.
Inland Cities Reached by Water.
What has been done for and with
the Rhine has been done for and with
other rivers. Even the shallowest
streams. mere bitches. have been
made into thoroushfares Next to
aerial navigation for military pur-
poses. the German finds q keen inter
est akin to sport In the business utili-
ration Of the waterways. From Am
sterdam. capital Of Holland. the travel
er wishing to 90 to Cologne. $50 miles
inland in Germany. may find his way
by sea-faring steamer. At Strasburg,
800 miles inland. where yesterday only
the smallest water craft could be
seen. today may be observed boats
carrying 800 to 1000 tons. The chan
mel of the Main mp to and beyond
Frankfort, the commercial metropolis
Of Germany, has. at . cost Of $1,000
900. been deepened from two feet, un-
disable for shipping, to nine feet In
order to give the industries Of Frank
fort cheap transportation. Towns, SIT
uated miles from . navigable stream.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

better the wool. Anybody who -
used . dipping vat for q few -.
Knows that 1t has . flne effect On ~
skin. and therefore upon the voo, F.
the sheep. It increases the ouanffiv
and actually improves the quality =,
the wool.
No sheep half covered with No.
and parasites. with sharp and irritn1.
ing blood-uckers ID going to put g
much flesh. When the parasitee q.
bad you can zee . good many poun6n
Of wool actually rubbed Oh on ~
fence corners. rough bark o. -
trees. and even on the barbs Of -
fencing wire. The purpose Of dippine
10 to destroy the scab mitsa, tick an6
lice that cause this sort o. thinE.
Buy the preparations on the mar
ket They are ~ good q any thaf
can be hand mixed. and l have 81,
them al. ilrst and last. Take sny ~,
the coal-tar mixtures, and they vin'
b al right. Follow the dirsctioco'
that come with the dip. and you N,
not 90 TAR wrong. l have ma -
bacco dips with good success, but a.
are . little harder to handle Tia -
coal-tar preparations.
A dipping vat ought to b ~
where many theep are being kspk IS
VIII pay for itself ct the first dipoln<
when the increased tnriftiness q ~
- A. 49,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20
SHARK IS LASS0ED
At PALM BEACH, FLA.
When Caught on Hook and Line,
Negro Throws Rope Over
Fish's Head.

Palm Beach. Fla.-LAssoing . shark
which had been caught on . small fish-
ing line BY Mr.. James K. Clarke Of
Ardmore. Pa. caused excitement the
other day on the ocean pier OF the
Breakers hotel
Mr.. Clarke. when fishing for king
nsh. caught the shark on his line. but
was unable to land him. Several inef.
fectual attempts were made to har-
poon the flsh. Fearing the slender line
would break. William Steamer. . ne
gro fisherman. offered to lasso It. With
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20
FrlIls with Quick Lunches.

Rennements Of. dining have invaded
the Quick lunch" rooms. Following
rapidly on the heels Of individual bot
ties for the glass Of milk or butter.
milk came the wrapping Of the siccar
tive sandwich, the curvilineal cruller,
the dropsical doughnut, and the crepi-
tating cracker in kimonos Of paramned
tissue. The last word In sanitary
quick-lunching seemed to have been
spoken.
But now that the "buckwheat
Drowned" has buttsd itself into promi-
nence. to dispute the place Of honor Of
the buttercake. the quick lunch men
have added white gloves to the whits
cap and apron Of the chef who cooks
the cakes In the show Window, % q
to add seeming sanitariness to the
succulence Of these buttercakes.
Next thing rubber gloves may be put
on those who spear pats Of butter out
of the tubs Of Ice water In which they
noat, and decorate the lamb chops
with paper pantalettes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

accomplish the same result by digging
and operating canals.
$1,000 Boats Used Inland.
Most Americans are somewhat IA
miliar with the marvellous increase of
the German merchant ocean ships. The
North German Lloyd. with its steam
ships on every sea. and other mer.
chant marine companies. have devel-
oped at . phenomenal rate. Less con.
spicuous but equally great has been
the growth Of the inland merchant
neet Of Germany. the shipping en-
ployed on its inland waterways. In
thirty years the tonnage of the German
inland heet has nearly or quite quad
rupled. Twenty years 8go the ton.
mage Of the inland fleet was 80 per
cent. larger than that Of the ocean
fleet. now It 10 four times a. large.
More than $4,000 boats are employed
today on Germany's canals and rivers
with q tonnage exceeding 100000.
Boats Large 10 Possible.
Germany has been quick to recoe.
nice the economic value Of the large
vessel. The Imperators of the ocean
have their humber and less SNOWY.
but equally important. counterparts
on the inland waterways. Boats Of
100 tons and less have decreased in
number in the last ten years, while
large boats of 500 tons and more have
increased In number ten fold. The
small boat or barge 10 being aban.
doned In Germany ~ out Of date. The
present day boat IL built Of the largest
available capacity. The average size
Of the large boats on the German Va,
terways 10 now from 800 to 400 tons.
on the Elbe 1900 to 1900 tons, while
on the Rhine are many barges Of 1000
tons or more.
Low Freight Costs.
The importance of. this method of
transportation in afIording low freight
rates can scarcely be over-emphasized
Figures obtained from reports of
Major Kurs. leading authority on in
land navigation in Germany, J. Ellis
Barker, q careful British student of
the subject. and Dr.. Fritz Hartmann,
a distinguished journalist, Berlin cor
respondent Of the Hanover Courier.
are significant. These show that.
with q well-flled ship on q new and
perfectly equipped water course, the
cost Of transportation Of freight, dur
Ing ten months shipping season, IL,
In vessels from $50 to 1900 tons cana
city. one-fifth to one-twelfth Of q cent
per ton per mile. But - al German
waterways are not perfectly equipped
and all boats are not well lifted
and ~ the season Of navigation In
Germany. - In the United States, u
interferred with b. Ice. these figures
are exceptional.
The actual businoos conditions No.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20
BREEDING GOOD HOGS
EFFoRT BEING MADE TO INTER.
EST eoYe ~ SWINE.


prepared By the United States Depart
msnt Of Agriculturs.)
The department Of agriculture -
endeavoring to interest the younger
generation On southern farms In the
breeding Of good hogs. II u the OBJ
Jet Of the department to encourage
the young men to raise 1t least enough
pork for homo consumption and II
possible. . surplus for the market.
Pork can be marketed In many forms
fresh pork. hams. bacon and sau-
sage-and can b produced 20 - to
sell much cheaper than beet. A short
age Of beef means IN increased de-
mand for pork. and It seams reason
able that there should b ready de-
mand for al the available supply.
This means money In the pocket Of
the boy hog raiser.
Some Of the points which the de-
partment advises the youthful hos
grower to bear In mind ere the fol-
lowing:
I. The feeding and care are - i'm
portant - the breeding in producing
. good hog. Plenty Of feed and good
care may make . good hog out Of .
runt but lack Of It win always make
. runt out Of good pig.
2. To make pork cheaply . perma-
nent pasture and forage crops must
b used
3. Young pigs must have . dry bed
and plenty Of sunshine
4. Begin feeding the pig - soon
- he will eat. and keep him growing
until he II mature.
s. Always keep plenty OF clean.
fresh water whore the hogs may drink
ct any time.
8. Quarantine al newly purchased
animals for three weeks.
z. Never keep female for . brood
SOW, no matter how well bred she
may be. II she win not produce more
than four strong pigs ct . litter.
8. The moro milk SOW win give
the faster her pigs will grow.
3. Lice prevent hot from doing
ven.
10. Always keep mixture Of char
coal. wood ashes, lime. sulphur. salt.
and copperas before the hogs.
These points are emphasized In .
bulletin just Issued By the bureau OF
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20
GIVES CASH away;
WISE ONES WISER
Sidewalk Phaanthropist Arrested
Before Sophisticated Find
Money Is Real.
THEY COULDN'T LOSE
Chicago Man Was Giving Away Real
Good Currency 70 elass Street
lounosrs; Then He Was Arrested
and Locked Up.

Cnlc4G0.-BIase loungero In South
State street were not even mildly in
terested the other day when we'll
dressed man climbed on . box at the
corner of East Eighth street. took out
his watch and announced that In three
minutes he would begin to give away
Q fortune.
This II one proposition you can't
lose on-come up and get your
money!" he invited.
South State street snickered. and
planted its back more firmly against
the supporting walls. The man on the
box pulled . roll Of yellow and green
paper from his pocket and held It out.
repeating hinrInvitation. None stirred.
Several Of the lounsers advised him
be might do better with his scheme In
less sophisticated neighborhood.
At last . crowd gathered around the
sidewalk philanthropist = credulous
persons who happened to be in. but
were not of. South State street The
man on the box snapped his watch
shut. put It back in his pocket and BE-
gan to give away IS. 90 and $2o bills
that looked surprisingly like the real
thing.
When . policeman came along the
man with money to give away had
only . few of the bills left.
Come down OF that box-what are
you selling?" he demanded.
Selling nothing! I'm Just giving
away money that l don't need"
South State street permitted itself
. broad grin. The swindler who had
ventured into the haunts Of the wise"
was about to pay the penalty. The
policeman examined the remaining
bills and the credulous crowd. which
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

your place until you are sure u,
are free Of disease.
Do not allow . patent nedicine -
on your place. for you do not NV
how recently hs hes Visited . ~
herd.
Oisinfect your wagons and youf 60
shoes and clothes aftsr hauling 49,
to stock yards or railroad loo1lnn
pens. s
Avoid every possible vay q earsJ
Ing infection to your hogB.
An ounce Of prsvention q voe(n u
pound Of cure" ID IN old saying. 1T e
this case II b everything.
The objection u the pig oluho' ri
to show the boys how bettor -
cheaper hogs may ~ produced II
the use Of improved blood and -
growing Of forage crops. II also o.
to encourage the home curing * moolo
and the growing Of forage crops Nh
disccuraging the uss Il high-pelooo
feeds. The work Of the boyB -
clubs 10 planned to coupllment u
work Of the boys corn clubs b. show
ing the boys how No. en- probably
sell their corn through hoeD.
The boys In thee cluhs loarn Now
to Judge hogs and to select them IT,
breeding or market purposes They
also learn practical ways in Tie -
agement feeding. sanitation. end ~
vention Of diseases Of swine, a e
which informatioa proves valua1oe
with respect to other forms q nyo
stock work.
A not unimportant detail Of ~
work to the boys themselves y -
money which they are enabled 70 en-
By marketing their product. They -
come to relaiss sooner or later IT.
farm life has it, interesting side. a.
that success IN the farming bushes
- ven worth while.
Any boy between the aeoo q ~
and eighteen may become Z moubor1
Of . pig club. Each boy must soou1o
1t least one pig II he becomes Z -
Der. Each member must care TT ~
stock In person and keep = record g
his pig for ct least four months = -
der to compete for . prize The -
bers Of the club must agrss 70 etuoE
the Instructions which the 6epog1
ment sends out for the benefit q ~:
hog raisers. The new bulletin -
lines . plan Of organization foe ~
boys pig club. giving . sample 60
stitution and by-laws. The Wort =
conducted BY the department h -
operation with the various state 60
leges.
Wherever possible the bureau -
animal Industry places = state aOc1e
In every southern state desirinG ~
carry on this work. These s1oeo
agents assist in organising The ~
clubs. and give fun instructions -
advice to any youthful pig growoc
who apply for Il. The agents oan 60
On help boy In PURCHASING . puDpt]
bred PIC ct 3 moderate price.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20
HIshsst Concrete Bridge.

The highest concrete bridge q
which there ID record In the annall
of engineering. and the largest Of its
kind in point Of volume Of masonry-
the Tunkhannock doubletrack viaduct
for the Delaware. LAckawanna Z
Western railroad-is beginning to take
shape across the valley Of Tunkhan-
mock creek. near Nicholson. Pa.
The structure. . link in the l3-mils
relocation between Scranton. Pa, and
Elmira, N. T., II 800 feet high from
parapet to foundation (640 feet above
the surface Of the creek) and has Q
length Of 1890 feet It win consist Of
II arches-10 Of 1s0foot span and two
Of 100-foot span-and win contain
about 16s, 900 cubic yards Of concrete
masonry.-Engipesring Record.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

b Grill a, u er
many.-The fu-
ture of Germany
will be maintain
ed upon the wa
ter, IL q senti-
m e mt expressed
by the German
emperor with his
u o u al vigorous
insistence q n d
more than his
u6u0l G o d D ID L
ency. The mas
terful William
had the seas and
the German navy
in m 1 n d. H g
might, however.
with equal or
larger truth, have
made the state
ment apply to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

New York.-Although bail hsa BEEN
furnished. Samuel Herman was forced
to remain in the Tombs because, II
was charged. he wore . pair Of stolen
trousers which, the court ruled. must
bo held q evidence
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

Men Should De Home at Midnight.
Chicago.-Judge Goodnow .estab-
lished midnight a. the hour when all
married men should be at home with
their wives. He told Albert Wipne he
would send him to jail II he was not
1T home every night At thst hour.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

Aurora. m.-Jossph Bish. twenty.
two years old, and his bride. twenty.
one. were seriously hurt and 20 guests
at their wedding were injured when .
portion Of the house In which the nup
tial celebration was being held col
lapsed while the guests were dancing
the tango.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

Lexington. Ky.-Constable Jacob
Trisler appeared at the gate Of the
state penitentiary bringing with him
a. Q prisoner his own son. Mack Iris
Ter, who was sentenced for the mur.
der Of Neal H. Mitchell.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

Won Rats-Ysr know. I haven't paid
out cent for repairs On my old ca.
0'Cats-Yes. - the owner Of d
0toW'D gnEAgO to1A mo.5Toxas Coyota
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

Apply Manure While Fresh.
There b NO great secret connected
with the practical handling Of manure.
ThS great losses caused BY the Inn
proper handling Of manure in this
country are the result Of the violation
Of plain natural laws. Most Of this
loss II easily preventable.
In handling manure under average
farm conditions. the main thing 10 to
haul Il to the land ~ soon - possi-
BILE after II II made. to eliminate al
the loss possible. and then to spread
It thin 20 It viii cover moro land. y
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

=
An dairymen recognise the va1uo g
corn ensilage ~ cheap food fof IN
production. II II but seldom. % ~
ing over the roughage Of any No.
dairy barn. that corn slower b secn
The silo has taken the place q ~
cornstalk loft.
An experiment conducted rseono
q the Pennsylvania experiment ol1
ton. showed that in meat produe11Dl
steers feed corn silage - part Of IL
ration made better gains than IT,
fed corn slower. The stovsr4o!
steers ate moro grain than those -
silage. but the cost Of the feed. 49,
ever. was less. TO the credit Of seovs
or ration. But whether corn = - .
silo or on the loft It II mighty go
food. when rightly used. and nose -
much 10 raised BY New England 49,
ers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

honesty 70 Best Policy.
One way to help check dishoneeV
10 to be honest in putting up goods ~
sale. II really pays to be honest
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-20

the proper methods Of farm manoo
ment are used. It win be possible -
spread the manure on the 6elds -
most Of the year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27
rvH.SFRVICE EXAMIN ALTON
FOR CROP REPORTING
FIELD AGENTS

An examination Will be nelu on NO
yember 4 to secure eligihleS for ap-
pointment as field agents, at sl,ooo
per annum, in the Bureau of Crop Els
Inmates for the States of North Caro-
lima, Florida. West Virginia, Kentucky
Tennessee and Arkansas. This eXaml-
nation will be open to citizens OF the
Statss of Virginia, West Virginia.
North Carolina. South Carolina, Geor
pia. Florida. Kentucky. Tennessee
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana. Iexas
Oklahoma, and Arkansas
Applicants are required to present
satisfactory evidence Of at least fiev
wears practical experience in farming
and (a) an educational training eQu1-
yalent to a four-year course in a col
lege or university Of recognized stand
ing, or (b) at least three years re-
sponsible practical experience in work
involving statistical methods or statis-
teal inquiry, or Co experience as a
State statistical agent in the Depart
ment Of Agriculture.
The examination will consist Of
questions designed to test the candl-
dates practical knowledge of agricul-
ture, arithmetic, statistical rules and
methods, crop-reporting methods, and
his general education and experience.
Competitors possessing exceptional
experience or agrlcultural
will receive additional credit. Appll-
cants must have reached their twenty
fifth birthday.
Field agents are required to travel
the greater part of their time, per-
sonally observing and making inQui-
ries concerning crop conditions, and
to collect data by correspondence.
W~ell-educated men Of broad expert
ence and familiarity with crop condi-
tons are desired.
Those desiring to take this exami-
nation should apply to the United
States Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D. c., for information as
to places of holding the examination
in the different States and for the ne
cessary application blanks.