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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

Mr. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building. for the readers of this
paper On account Of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer. he
Is. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford. No. 17s West
jackson boulevard, Chicago. ILL.,. and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A sQuare-built house plastered on
the outside 10 shown in this design. In
many sections of the country these
houses are becoming very popular.
This type of construction dates back
hundreds Of years: but 1t has re-
Gently been revived because we have
found out how to use cement to ad-
vantage in work Of this kind. The
modern outside cement plaster coat
bears but little relation to the old
English rough-coat. which used to peel
on in irregular patches. spelling the
appearance Of the house forever.
One thing that has had q great deal
to do with putting modern cement
plaster work on . substantial and sat
isfactory basis. was the invention of
metal lath made Of expanded sheet
steel or woven wire fabric. Until
cement mortar was troweled onto and
into metal lath 1t was impossible to
provide against. expansion and con-
traction. 1t il difncult even now to
explain why cement plaster on good
metal lath will dry and hang free Of
cracks, when the same mixture spread
ON wooden lath will spider-leg in every
direction. But probably the why ID
not 30 important - the fact that we
have only lately come to practical un-
derstanding Of effective methods Of
using cement. Human knowledge
comes very slowly. We often hear
some one say that the Romans knew
40 much about cement as we do: but
that II nonsense. They knew how to
make q cistern or q tank. or line IN
aQueduct. how to plaster walls and
even make poured walls and founda-
lions, and how to build concrete road.
beds that endure to this day, but we
know more than they did about the
general applications Of cement. and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
ROOT CROPS FOR DAIRY cow
TurnIps and Other Like Root vsseta-
bIss Make Fine Milk Producing
Feed-Add to Variety.

No matter what some people tell
you. turnips and other roots make
fine milk-producing feed. Turnips
will not affect the flavor Of milk. II
fed at the right time.
II turnips are fed in large Quanti-
ties and two or three hours before
milking, they are likely to give the
milk an unpleasant taste. but II fed
directly after milking. no flavor
whatever will be noticed.
A peck of turnips to each animal
per day Is sufficient In most cases.
A good plan IL to feed directly after
hay in the early morning. and once q
day is often eonugh.
A little salt scattered over the tur-
nips. which should be chopped in
quarters or smallet add to their
palatability.
Roots make q very valuable addition
to the winter ration. because they
add to the variety of the feed. and NO
animal on the farm appreciates va
riety more than the dairy COW.
In Wisconsin, Iowa and Other
western dairy states the root croT
Is becoming . very important part Of
the crop of the farm.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

dinarily careful and who try conscien-
tiously to do the square thing.
Another great advantage In outside
plastering Ii the finish. OF course It
II understood that at least two-coat
work IL required in all cases. that the
foundation II made right By stapling
the metal latch securely to the fur
ring strips. and that the metal II care
fully fitted around all angles and cor
ners. The final dressing. Of course. -
given to and with the last coat; and
there are q number Of styles Of finish
to choose from. such a. rough-cast.
pebbles-or smooth. and these may be
made In any shade or color that the
owner desires. Before deciding on the
style of finish, 1t II a good plan 70
have the mason design Q few panels
all different, to show what he can do
in this line.
Still another great advantage In out
aide finish of this kind when com
pared with wood. 10 q saving In paint
and the cost of painting In after
wears. We all know that wooden
houses need painting frequently; and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

pretty rapidly now; he was getting
to that day Of days. The operation
lasted only a half hour. His eyes were
bound up for three weeks.
Then Heaven dawned!
"One morning DR.. Weeks came in.
and the bandages We're taken OF. He
laughed a bit and showed me some
thing. What's that?' he asked, with
just bit of a culver in his voice"
His Eyesisht Given Back.
DR.. Van De Water brushed his
hands across his eyes as he told the
story.
1T was a watch" he said, slowly
and almost in reverence. land l could
see the second hand spinning around!
He had put a lens over one of my
eyes, and it had worked. Then they
bandaged me up again in the dark
for three more weeks. And it was
only one eye-the other was still
blind"
DR.. Van De Water paused for a mo-
ment. He took OF his spectacles.
| Can you realize, can any man,
that without these glasses l can't see
single thing? A man and a tree
look the same to me. Without those
big lenses your face looks like piece
of paper"
And now see."
He picked up q newspaper. Put.
ting ON his glasses. he read the print
without trouble.
"Yes." he ran on, they gave me
back my other eye, too. and now
F, can see. Oh, what beautiful world
it is! God is good. and have been
brought to realize it."
| DR.. Van De Water has had five pairs
of spectacles since his sight was given
back to him. each one little more
correct than the first. There Is little
left to do.
On Thanksgiving day he could &c
into the pulpit and read his sermon
with ease-"the most thankful person
there."-New York World.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
Derrick for Handling Hogs.

strong chain of about six feet with q
small hook in end, to hook on to gam
brel sticks, as shown in cut. Bore
a hole to receive sic inch bolt about
81 feet from butt end Of sweep and
fasten swivel bolt to the sweep. At
small end of sweep fasten a rather
large ring by means of small staple.
and to this tie q piece Of rope long
enough to allow small end Of sweep
to rise we'll up in air when fastening
chain to the gambrel stick or the hog.
Now place your sweep on top OF
post with swivel bolt in position and
you are ready to hook fast to a 500
pound hog. Lift him on to the table.
shorten your chain again. lift him over
the scalding tub and bangle him up
and down as much as you choose.
Having hoisted the hog clear OF
scalding table you can swing him
around to hang on any arm.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

by being raked through AID through
Such was the reception accorded bv
Sir John Hawkins in the sixteenth
century to the Spanish admiral who.
in time OF peace. sailed into Ports.
mouth sound without yelling his ton
sails or lowering his flag.
Salutes are essential matters of
naval etiquette and are exchanged on
an elaborate code fixed by the mari
time powers. The number of guns
to be fired under all circumstances
is infinitely stipulated.-Harper's
Weekly
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
DERRICK FOR HANDLING HOGS
HGalIows" and LIT Shown In IIlustra-
ton Handy In Gazing for Large
UnwieIdy Animals.

Having to help a neighbor butcher
with very large hogs that we knew
would be very unwieldy to handle, we
figured out and built "gallows" and
lift. as shown herewith. It worked SO
very we'll thought 1t might help 9TH
ers, writes E. G. Kinsell, in the Farm
and Home.
Get a good straight post about IA
feet long and s to inches in diameter
at small end. Band this end and bore
a three-quarter-inch hole in center
about eight inches deep to receive
swivel bolt C. Five feet from top
mortise holes at right angles to re-
ceive cross bars 2 by 3 inches. on
which hogs are to hang. Into these
mortises insert arms four feet long
and bolt stay irons, as shown. Now
plant post three feet in ground.
Get a good stout sweep or pole of
white oak or locust about 81 or 4
inches in diameter at butt end and in
this end put an eye bolt with good
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
DEC0Y HIVES MADE USEFUL
viii Prove Paying Proposition Where
Timber 10 Scarce and Bees Seek
New Location.

In q country where big timber Is
plentiful decoy hives will stand poor
chance Of catching anything. but
where timber is small and scarce and
bees are consequently hard up for
place to locate. decoy hives will prove
a paying proposition. As there il
nothing about them but what any
farmer can easily arrange. there is no
reason why the man living in such o
place should not be supplied with bees.
All there is to do is to get some hives
fitted up with frames of foundation
and one frame of old comb and fasteD
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

most of US know by experience that It
is an expensive annoyance. because
outside painting must be done at the
psoper season when the weather In
neither too warm nor too cold and
when there is no dust blowing and
there are no flies to stick fast In the
fresh paint.
A good many prefer q cement
plaster house to a solid cement wall
or cement blocks. for the reason that
the wall that is plastered both inside
and in facilitates the regulation Of
moisture. Dampness cannot pene-
trate such a wall. In fact. II properly
constructed, a concrete wall Of any
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

use this product in more kinds Of Inn
portant work than the Romans ever
dreamed of. Still we md It necessary
to hammer out each improvement
slowly and laboriously with the sweat
Of our brow In the laboratory. ana
afterwards in practical construction.
It IL no longer necessary to use ex-
pensive building materials because
we are afraid to trust cement. In the
hands Of good workmen. cement u
one of the very best building ma
terials to save expense and at the
same tine to turn out . job that looks
well and that will last forever.
One great advantage in outside
plastering IL the ease with which It ID
fitted around the window-frames. cor:
nice, and other joints. When usinl
material in q plastic condition. 1t does
not require . fine mechanical genius
to make q good. tight Joint It 10 only
necessary to employ men who are or
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
Cut Bone for Poultry,

Green cut bone IL an excellent egg
producer when fed judiciously. says
the Poultry World. The supply should
be secured fresh and 1t should be fed
as soon as cut. Would not advise feed.
ing 1t every day. a. the birds are IL
able to overeat and . sure case of d.
arrhoea will be the result. Three
times q week IL often enough to sup
ply this form Of feed. ! prefer to
mix 1t with bran or middlings and a.
low the birds all they will eat in 1t
minutes. II you prefer, 1t may be
fed clear or 1t may be mixed with
the mash. II fed mixed with Other
foods as above, the birds will moi
fight for their share.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

hearts and the powder of generations
Of naval commanders. In the old days
for a foreign ship. whether merchant
or naval. to enter an English port
without yelling topsails or dipping its
national flag was to run the risk Of
war, although the profoundest peace
existed. Without warning or argu-
mcnt the shore defense or a man-of-
war would sent round shot across
the bows or between the mast of the
foreigner. and II the offending flag did
not instantly come down the insolent
intruder was brought to her senses
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

it up in q tree in the edge Of the
woods. The bees do the rest. OF
course, you cannot expect that every
hive so put up will catch a swarm.
but II you are In a country where
many farmers keep bees you will be
pretty apt to get enough to pay you
we'll for your trouble. The illustration
will show the manner of fastening to
the tree.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

Do not walt until spring to clean
and grade your seed grain. Do 1t now.
while you have plenty Of grain at
hand from which to select. The best
twenty-five bushels Of grain out Of a
hundred bushels are worth much
more for seed than is the grain that
IAN be cleaned from a much smaller
amount In the spring. The cost OF
.hus cleaning and grading the grain
S very slight, and It enables one to
ave heavy, plump seed grain at very
ittla out
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
Early Visitors to Kansas City.

Early Visitors TO Kansas City.
The frst white men to travel over
land from Santa Fe. N. M. to st.
Louis were Pedro Vial. Josef Vicente
Villanueva and Vicente Espinosa.
who left Santa Fe on May 81. 17sz.
and ended their Journey October =.
They passed the present site Of Kan
sas City in September. after having
been held prisoners for several days
BY the Canoes (Kaw) Indians. I'VE
reached their village" Vial wrote In
his diary, which IL located on the
River of the Canoes. That river flows
into the river called Misoury. We 70
NAMED there until the 18th Of Septem-
Der. when a Frenchman came with |:
pirogue laden with various sorts OF
merchandise, by permission OF the
government. to trade with that tribe.
Kansas City Star.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
Rules For Measuring Corn.

There are many rules for measur-
ing corn. Inquiries conducted by the
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
show the following in common use:
Sixteen cubic feet Of corn in the
shock Tor extra well settled Is feet)
make q barrel. The number Of cubic
feet multiplied by the decimal a
gives the bushels. Multiply together
the length. width and height Of the
pen or crib. in inches. and divide by
1900 for old corn or 1900 for new
corn, to get bushels. Where It can
be done corn should be weighed
rather than measured.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
OLD CEREMONY OF THE SEA
Custom Of "Dlppi1s the Flag" Was
Long Demanded by English
Speaking Seaman.

The salutation given when a vessel
lowers or dips" its flag is one of the
very Oldest and most honorable Of all
forms Of marine greeting.
Thta form Of salute has always been
demanded by English speaking sea-
men, and its exaction has buried The
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08
Beginning Afresh.

Each morning II . fresh beginning.
We are. a It were, Just beginning life.
In a sense there IL no past. no future.
W,se IA he who takes today and lives
II. and tomorrow when It comes-but
not before It comes. The past ID OF
value only by way Of the lessons 1t
has brought Us. There should be no
regrets or crippled energies that re-
.uit from such. We have stumbled
all have stumbled. Waldo
Trine In Harper's Bazaar.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

type will keep out dampness: but
there are conditions which many peo-
pie seem to think demand hollow
construction. We all know that beads
Of moisture. during certain kinds Of
weather, will stand on the inside Of .
solid wall. We may not 60 into the
subject deep enough to determine
whether the moisture IL there because
the wall II colder than the air or be-
cause we have not provided proper
ventilation for the rooms enclosed.
Il II enough for us to know that the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

While She "Primps."
II zee that some professor says That
the average man wastes fifteen years
of his life." she said. tr
Eyes. waiting for his wife. prooe'
bly," he replied
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-05-08

Seemed the Dawn OF Heaven.
The clergyman was speaking along
The Washington times., 1914-09-13
Paper Napkins,
7c Hundred

THIS cor Pc y
and &c for 100 Crepe
Paper n a p X \ 3.
plain white, good
quality. IT.
The Washington times., 1914-09-13


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The Washington times., 1914-09-13

THIS COUPON
and l0c for Pin
on" and "Sew-on
II O 5 e Supporters,
for women. misses
and children. Ma
ker's s a m p | e s.
worth up TO &c
pl,r. Notion Dept
CD
The Washington times., 1914-09-13

for turbans or large hats. This special lot in the
newest STYLES. in black and black and white
Opening special at CSC each.
The Washington times., 1914-09-13

These runners made by the Hartford Carpet
%, of hiEh-grade 'Bussorah' Administer carpetinCs
and th. best cOlorings and designs with bor-
lor"d ends - inches wide. t. L. It. lengths. Sale
price, $3.50
The Washington times., 1914-09-13
Original Paris and New York
Models Priced at $12 to $45
Fine Imported Velvet
Untrimmed Hats
At $2.48, $3.98, SIS and $7.98

Untrimmed Hats. of fine quality Lyons vel
vet. the richness and beauty of which will
appeal to discriminating wcmen. The shapes
are exclusive and smart-and the values very
special at s2.4S s.. .9S, $500. and s7.9s.
The Washington times., 1914-09-13
Untrimmed Velvet Hats
Values Worth So to 81, $1.98

An immense assortment of Fine Quality
Black silk Velvet Untrmmed Hats. in
plete variety of the most favored styles and
shapes, including both large and small hats.
close fitting styles and the popular large and
medium size sailors.
These hats need only touch of trimming
to give a stylish trimmed hat. suitable for
all occasions Truly remarkable values at s1.3S
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-06-05
WHAT is HUMUS
AND WHY NEEDED
Dark CoIored Soils Contain Con-
siderable Amount Of Organic
Matter and Are Fertile.

CBy w. H STEVENSON. Iowa State Ag
ricultural Experiment Station Copy
right. 19l4)
All soils that are really productive
contain decaying roots, leaves and ami
NAL life. We call this partly decayed
organic matter humus. This material
is the life of the soil. 1t is impossible
to grow good crops unless the soil Is
well supplied with humus.
Humus has many functions in soils.
1t makes heavy soils open and porous.
and this promotes aeratlon. Clay soils
are especially benefited from the
standpoint of these changes. 1t in
creases the water-holding power and
thus is an important factor in making
sandy soils productive. 1t supplies the
bacteria of the soil with food. These
bacteria are indispensable because
some of them make the nitrogen Of
the soil available for plants, while
others fix atmospheric nitrogen in the
soil and render It available ss plant
food. Humus gradually decays and lib
crates carbonic acid gas. This acts on
the minerals of the soil and liberates
at least a small portion of the plant
food which they contain. AS rule.
dark-colored soils contain a considera-
BILE amount of humus and are fertile.
II there we're an abundance of ma
nure on all farms, the problem of keep
ing soils supplied with organic matter
and humus would be easily solved All
that would be required would be the
application of the manure to keep all
the land supplied with organic mat
ter. But there will never be enough
of this material because all of the soil
products Of the farm cannot be fed to
animals. The human race must have
other food than milk and meat There
fore we must depend upon plants to
supplement manures and furnish an
adequate supply of humus. In some
cases we may use only their roots and
stubble; often the entire plant win be
plowed under.
II only a limited amount OF manure
is available 1t is often advisable to use
1t to grow some clover or other crop
to plow under When used in this way
more humus is secured than would be
the case II the manure were used d.
rectIy. In general the clovers are the
best plants to grow for supply OF
organic matter. There would be prac-
ticaIly no limit to the amount of this
material which would be available II
farmers would put their lands in shape
to grow clover successfully. This crop
in recent years has been failing more
and more. and land has become def
cient in organic. matter. and less pro-
ductive. Drainage. fertilization and
use of lime will help many farmers to
hnU fx.< <,r-dD De
to keep their soils stocked with humus-
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-06-05
USE OF LIME TO
REMEDY ACIDITY
Best Test of Soils Can Be Made
With Blue Litmus Paper-A
Few Suggestions.

CBy GEORGE II. DACY. Copyright 1e14.)
Sour soils spell poor crops, SO poor
crops mean less to eat and wear for
the farmer. Therefore every farmer
should play detective and seek out soils
on his farm that are acid and reform
them by the use of lime, which neu-
tralizes the acidity. The chief handi-
cap experienced by the farm with an
acid soil is that the culture of clovers
and similar legumes is prohibited by
the fact that the nitrogen-fxing bac-
terra which inhabft the nodules on
roots of the clovers abhor an acid or
sour soil, and clay loan soils that are
deficient in organic matter are espe-
cfally prone to acidity
The farmer desiring to locate sour
soil on his farm should purchase about
five cents worth of blue litmus paper
at the local drug store. AS soon as pos
sible after a rainstorm. when the sur
face soil is still moist. he should go
out into the field and with his jack
knife cut slit in the earth into which
he should insert the litmus paper. He
should then pack the soil firmly about
the indicator paper and allow 1t to re-
main in place for about five minutes !:
then he should remove the earth and
examine the paper, which. II 1t has
turned red or pink. indicates the soil is
acid. The farmer must be careful in
handling the test paper, as perspira.
tion is acid and affects the litmus pa
per.
There is also the ammonia test,
made by putting a few drops of com.
mon ammonia water In a glass bold
ing a teacupful of pure water. Into
this stir a teaspoonful OF the soil to be
tested. II the soil needs lime the wa
ter after the soil has settled for a few
hours will have a darkish. red brown
or black appearance.
II the countryman finds his soil is
sour he can correct 1t by using finely
ground unburnt limestone, mari or
refuse from sugar beet factories
Freshly slaked or burnt lime is ob3ec-
tonable because 1t tends to burn out
the supply of organic matter contained
in the soil. The application of from
one-half to one ton of ground lime
stone or mari per acre every seven or
eight years controls any acid tenden-
cies OF soil and puts It In At condi.
tion for clovers. alfalfa and other leg.
umes. 1t is q good plan to use ground
limestone as an absorbent In the dairy
or horse stable and to apply the lime
to the land with the manure. 1t is a
correspondingiy bad practise to apply
freshly slaked or burnt lime to the
soil with manure; In fact. 1t should
never be used the same year manure
is distributed over the field. as its
tendency is to burn up and waste the
organic matter In the fertilizer before
it can be used by the plants
The Elbert County tribune., 1914-06-05


Lambing time is the shepherds har-
vest-time. the percentage raised de-
pending upon the care taken OF them.
and nights spent in the sheep-barn to
assist at lambing. Extra help should
be hired II the size of the flock war
rants.
The shepherd should raise at least
one lamb to every eve. One hundred
and twenty-five per cent is good. $50
is possible.
Rye. corn, wheat, barley. oil meal
and cotton seed meal should never be
fed to breeding ewes. Soy beans must
be fed in very small amounts. while
oats and bran. with few split peas
mixed. is a good ground ration.
Milk is one OF the best cures for
bloated sheep. Not a minute must be
wasted. but the nearest COW should
be stripped. and the milk fed warm by
the means of a drenching-bottle. A
neighbor of ours saved 10 ewes by
that method. and to my knowledge 1t
has never been known to fall when