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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

eAck names. Their temper is by some
called playful. but vindictive would be
nore applicable. While walking along
- Of the roads near Lerwick l had
y run to shelter. as one of these
eharming animals made q dead set at
- With ears back and teeth showing.
J vas informed that that is their usual
rseeption Of a stranger. They are
ewned By nearly everyone on the main
I'D and act as draft horses. being
nzticuhrly strong. As rule they are
uohod
10 ct to this interesting series of
MAnds took q boat from Limehouse
eoek London. and in SO hours arrived
= Aberdeen. From thence I went by
onoeher steamer for Is hours to Ler-
wIek the capital Of the Shetlands. Be-
~ actually arriving at Lerwick. early
uevslsrs who wish to enjoy magnifi-
~ rock scenery have enough and to
~ TOR on sighting Sumburgh head.
- most southerly point of the main
~ the eyes are literally fascinated
y hat headland surmounted by a
.euincent lighthouse. The steamer
NnoWs this peninsula the whole way
- distance of some thirty miles.
"a mile presents new and delight
lock scenes unsurpassed on that
entAern coast.
In ler~lek Harbor. !,
Eventually arrived in Lerwick har-
which. by the way, Is one of the
natural harbors In the United
soom. 1t Is protected at its outlet
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
GREEDY HOGS ARE DESIRABLE
Oregon Station Finds by Actual Feed
ing Tests That Heaviest Eater 10
Most Profitable.

The Oregon agricultural station has
found out by actual feeding tests that
the hog which eats most greedily is
the most profitable. Thirty pigs were
divided into three lots, the heaviest
eaters in one lot, and others graded
according to their capacity for con-
Stunning feed.
A hundred hogs like the heaviest
eaters at the rate Of gain made and
present prices. would make a profit
of $297.65. or almost exactly 50 q
head. A hundred like the poorest
feeders would have made a profit of
$115.65. or only a little more than q
dollar a head. They were evenly
graded as to size and sex. II there
Is this great difference between the
heavy-eating hogs and the light eat
ers-then most hog growers will agree
that the breeders might well devote
themselves to breeding appetite In
hogs, instead of color or fancy points.
II the appetite makes the profits.
breed appetite.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

cred too soon. and this Il . situation
that the orchardist. cannot always
help. The fruit must be gathered BE-
fore the storms come or there win b
great loss. II the crop 10 large the
work must begin early unless help 10
abundant enough to care for II in .
limited period. However, color 10 the
thing to strive for and II may some
times pay to take little risk in wait
ing for more maturity. I feel that
much can be done In this way to i'm
prove the sellog qualities of apples.
The grower who has . few Of the
standard kinds following each other
in the natural order Of ripenins has
an advantage; he has . more extend
ed picking season.
l make Z close study Of the exact
time Of maturity Of the various kinds
and aim TO gather each kind - near.
~ ~ possible ct this precise period.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

dunn to long. white and generally
turning outward.
This breed represents the type that
is suitable for the largest production
Of beef as it is low set and broad.
heavy in forequarters: full. deep
chest, level wide back. wide thick
loin and quarters. The form repre-
sents that which Is associated with a
strong constitution. vigor and pre-
potency. and one of the strong points
Of the breed Is its grazing attributes.
The Hereford probably has no super
Tor on the range. The cows Of this
breed give only milk enough to raise
q very thrifty calf.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
"vaudevilje.v

The term vaudeville, which is now
understood in the ol0 meaning Of the
variety show. originally meant short
light dramatic piece In which songs
set to familiar tunes were introduced
1t took the name from the village of
vaudevire. in Normandy, the birth
place of the poet Olivier Basselin. who
was the first to compose such songs.
He died In 1418.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
.HOT1leottbe
.Shetldnd4
Pony! -

by the Island Bressay, six miles in
length, which is the one already men.
toned as the center Of the pony in
dustry. This 'harbor is capable of
sheltering the entire British feet, and
Is used by the admiralty as base dur.
ing the maneuvers.
Lerwick is a quaint town, nesting
as 1t does round the harbor, with a
background of heather-covered hills.
The town is some three hundred years
old. but contains few of the old houses,
although the principal street-Com.
mercial streets a remnant of the
old order Of things, inasmuch as it is
merely an irregularly winding alley,
about thirty feet wide. paved through
out with slabs of stone, there being
no distinction between roadway and
sidewalk. A store here and there en-
croaches on the street. which gives
one the impression, when walking
along it for the first time, that this
must be blind alley. On coming to
the supposed terminus, however, one
finds there is a way round and that
the street meanders on.
The peasant population of the is
lands Is extremely interesting. The
male portion is mostly devoted to fish,
ing and pony rearing. The female ele-
ment stays at home, cures the fish.
and. when that Is done, carries peat.
which Is the only fuel used, in "creels."
slung on the back. While walking
outside the town you see a regular pro-
cession Of women coming and going.
The ponies are seen roaming about
the hillsides quite uncared for. and
seemingly wild. although they belong
to the peasantry; these ponies. of
course. are the larger and less expen.
sive variety.
Island Without Trees.
There Is one distinctive peculiarly
OF all these islands and that is. that
there are absolutely no trees of any
description growing. The inhabitants
aver that they would spoil the view.
took q small boat-which plies as
often as reQuired-across the harbor
to Bressay. and by the courtesy of the
looked over the pony farm.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

until fully ripe; even then there must
be plenty Of sunshine. I ilnd that color
10 added very rapidly during the last
three Of four days preceding the cor
rect picking time. A tree in enfeebled
health or whose leaf functions are in
any manner disturbed will grow high
" colored fruit, but these are condi-
lions that We naturally do not want.
I VIII cite - . notable illustration
. Northern Spy crop that grew two
years ago. The trees were very viz.
orous and under cultivation. They 70
ceived two drsnchinss Of strong sol-
ution Of hme-sulphur just before bud
ding time; the flrst applied during .
heavy wind was not deemed SUFFICIENT
- We could not do good back spray
Ing. A day or two later the spraying
was repeated with IN opposite wind,
and they were overdosed, NO doubt
Of It. The result was that the foliage
did not develop we'll Fifty per cent Of
It never got more than half sise, the
remaining leaves never became large,
but they had good color. The trees
produced heavy crop OF wonder.
fully beautiful fruit Of the highest
color and flavor. felt that Il was .
marvel that they could carry through
% fns crop with this scarcity Of
foliage and that It would be such
drain upon their vitality that they
would never recover: but there were
seemingly NO III effects for these trees
had more than ordinary foliage ana
growth last year.
Would this serve - = hint? Can
we get flne color through the means
OF lime-sulphur IN the manner d.
scribed? II might be dangerous to
put through such IN experiment In
. Wholesale way.
The crying need Of our markets Il
for apples with their color. The bulk
Of the Baldwin crop does not have .
chance to set IT. color q It u gath
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

There were ponies of all ages and
sizes. the smallest being the size Of q
large St. Bernard dog. and the foals
were reminiscent of chamois. While
on Bressay also walked to the Ork-
neyman's cave, which is situated at
the extreme end of the island. with
the Giants leg to guard the entrance
"a small yacht can easily sail be-
tween rocks.
Besides Lerwick, the capital. there
is only one other town of any size, that
being Scalloway. It is seven miles
from Lerwick across the peninsula and
was the harbor town Of Tingwall, the
old capital of the islands. 1t boasts q
castle which was built in 1910 and In
habitated by Patrick Stewart, then
governor Of the islands. He was q
particularly brutal and inhuman man.
for there still remains . ring on one
of the walls. through which q rope was
run. to which he hanged a great num-
Der of the inhabitants for very trivial
offenses, or none at all sometimes, 30
the legend goes, other than refusing
to pay him unlawful tribute. These
executions were of daily occurrence.
and matters came to such q pitch that
petitions were sent to parliament.
which caused him to be called to
Edinburgh. where an inquiry was held.
Ultimately he was hanged.
His memory was so odious that the
people destroyed the castle. and now
all that remains are the four walls and
the keep.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
N0|s|EsT OF WARS
It Is Also the Most Nearly Invisi.
Bile One.
Many Fall by Shells Of Foe That 10
unseen-"Adleu, My Dear Wife;
vlvs u France" Last Message
Of Dying Soldier.

Paris. France.-A French oflcer
who has been in the battle east Of
Amiens In France asserts that this II
probably the noisiest war the world
has ever known. II II also the most
nearly invisible war. Many OF the
first line troops have fought in all the
battles from Belgium to the Marine
and back to the present position with
out actually seeing any Germans. save
dead or wounded. The men have be-
come 90 curious to see their enemies
that lately. when the trenches are 20
close that the French soldiers can
hear the Germans shouting orders.
the French officers have had the great
est difnculty in forcing the men to
keep their heads down.
The same oficer credits the mitrail-
leuse with being Germany's deadliest
weapon. Speaking Of ordinary artil-
lery he relates how q few days ago 4
French infantryman was wading
through the mud back to the trench,
and eating q pear A shell burst near
by, q piece of It striking the soldiers
haversack and telling him. He was
Immediately on his feet again swear.
ing furiously. Les cochons! They
made me lose nv pear"
Writes Farewell to Family.
Here are stories Of two heroic
deaths: The first Is simply q letter
found in the hands Of . soldier who
had Just finished writing It when the
end came. Il am awaiting help which
does not come" the letter ran. Il
pray God to take me. for suffer afro
ciously. Adieu. ~ wife and dear chill
dren. Adieu. allYmy family. whom
30 loved ] request that whoever finds
me will send this letter to Paris to
my wife. with the pocketbook which
Is in my coat pocket. Gathering my
last strength write this. lying pros
trate under the shell IRE. Both my
legs are broken. My last thoughts are
for my children and for thee, my
cherished wife and companion Of my
life. my beloved wife. vive Il
France!"
Dies at Head Of HE Men.
When q certain French colonel had
walked q short distance ahead Of his
regiment to examine the German posi-
ton 500 yards away. which he expect
ed to attack. an orderly handed him 4
message. As he was reading It a
German shell burst near BY. The
colonel staggered. with his thigh torn
and agape and his boot filled with
blood. Omcers ran to aid him, but
he pushed them away.
Gentlemen" he said. II beg you to
stand back. No. not here! Don't sup
port me. No. no. not before my regi-
ment!"
Making . superhuman effort, the
colonel, pale as death. staggered to
ward the awaiting regiment, to which
he managed to read the text of the
order which he had received. Sud.
denly second shell burst. decapitat.
Ing the colonel. who thus died the
death which q French oflcer prefers
above al others-at the head Of his
men.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

- HE best and most aristocratic
families in London and New
York have suddenly revived
the old fashion of training
their children on Shetland po-
nies writes A. Elmslie Crabbe, in the
! Philadelphia Record. The shipment Of
these sturdy little animals for America
4 soing up by leaps and bounds, and
vherever you go amongst the smart
1T IN England you will now see these
handsome little beasts carrying the
children of the household. In fact, IL
you really want to be in the newest
fhshion and to give children the time
4 their lives you must have a string
q Shetland ponies in your stables.
rxperts say Shetlands teach children
sslfrellance and domination and set
a the natural beauties of the girls as
hey canter through the parks like no
ethsr ponies on earth.
Shetland ponies, of course, are to
come people merely q general name
for . small type Of pony, but this is a
mistake. These small animals are bred
With - much care in the Shetland
Islands a. pheasants are bred and
reared In coverts in England and other
sporting countries.
The Shetland islands themselves are
composed Of some thirty or forty
snail islands and three or four larger
49,. The largest, called the Main
land." d bleak. billy island starting
q the peninsula with Sumburgh Head
= IT. commencement and ending at
Unst Q whale fishers port, the first
lhsy touch on British soil.
Opposite Lerwick. the capital of the
Islands. lies Bressay. one of the larger
stands, and the center of the pony.
trssding industry. Here they are
reared and eventually exported to the
United States and to Scotland, Eng.
land and other countries as required.
4 small. pure-bred specimen IL some
what valuable. fetching at the farm
100 or $3.50. Larger ones are less
costly and only make about $25.
Ponies Dislike Strangers.
These animals are usually dark
teovn. shaggy little beasts with long
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
CHUMs W|THSPE;
NEW YORKER HAS
NARROW ESCAPE
Correspondent Tells Of Thrilling
Adventure Gotham Man
Had in France.
DIDN'T KNOW HIS "FRIEND"
Saw Him Taken Out by the Troops
and Then Heard the voIIey Of
Musketry That Ended
His Life.

OulCa8O." aerOert OOreys WTltlu8
to the Daily News from London, tells
the following remarkable story: Harry
Martin saw him first in the streets
Of Amiens. He says he couldn't be
mistaken.
You know me-" said Martin. Il
haven't got enough French to get
through to 'poissons' on any table
d'hote bill. spend more time In
France looking for some one who can
talk the language than do in look
ing at cathedrals."
Because Of the war all the regular
walters have left the Hotel du Rhin.
The regular walters talk English.
Martin saw a young man who didn't
look precisely like a Frenchman. SO
he hailed him.
He talked U. ST. said Martin.
Regular New York. He told me that
for four years he waited on table in
the old Martin place, at Twenty-sixth
street. Knew q lot Of the people l
know-by sight. Said he used to be
Diamond Jim Brady's special waiter.
] don't know. It's only what he told
me-"
So the ex-waiter at Martins inter
preted for the young New York man.
who in times of peace does q nice
business in French perfumes and
mustache stiffeners. Martin says that
II he had had good sense he would
have QUIT France when the trouble
first started. But he had always had
hankering for adventure that could
not be satisfied in the perfume trade.
So he began prospecting along the
line of hostilities, hoping to see Some
real fighting.
This ex-waiter gave me a lot Of
good DOPE" said Martin. HE and
kicked around together for a day or
two. He said he was q Frenchman.
! don't know. It's only what he told
me-"
Ex.Walter Fails TO Appear.
One day the ex-waiter did not ap-
pear. The next day Martin moved
on. For three weeks he managed to
get along. seeing a good many things.
His papers were Of the best quality.
They had been secured for him by
friends in the perfume line in Paris.
Then ! was picked up by the
French hussars," said Martin. II
didn't mind. had been arrested 90
oven that I felt sort Of peevish II I
wasn't pinched occasionally. The
Frenchmen always turned me loose.
a good sort."
Martin was taken into the best
room of q little cottage near Amiens.
Just outside was an orchard. The
scent of the fruit rotting on the
ground filled the air. A sentry in
brilliant red pants stood at the door
of the cottage filling the immature
mind Of the young son Of the cottage
with marvellous tales Of war. Martin
will never forget the round eyes Of
the youth as he gazed on the red
painted hero. The perfume salesman
was turned over to young lieuten-
ant. who spoke good English.
You'll have to wait until the
colonel talks with you" said the lieu
tenant But do not fear. will
make 1t all right"
Martin didn't fear. He didn't know
that there was any reason for fear.
There he was-Martin, a salesman of
lrreproachable antecedents-and he
bad been arrested so often that he re-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
10000 GERMANS ARE IDLE
Trade Unions Report From Two %
elk Applicants for Every
Job.

Berne. Switzerland.-Figures made
public by the German trade unions
place the number Of unemployed in
Germany at 100000 The same au-
thority says that the average number
Of applicants for every 100 places open
IL from 200 to 300 in Berlin, Breslau,
Hanover. Frankfort. Dusseldorf and
Strasburg; $50 In Bremen and Ham
burg. 492 in Leipsic. $50 In Dresden,
while in nine other important cities
the average number Of applicants for
every 100 jobs ranges from 1eO to 200.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
Student Adopts Snakes.

n SS"s toOplo SUaNSos
soi Window Of Washington. q ju-
n the architectural school Of the
Nesity Of Pennsylvania, has as
% bis room in fraternity house.
uss Spruce street. an assortment Of
: dozen reptiles of varied hues.
i Jung to the Philadelphia Public
er. He says the snakes are al
quite tame and will eat from any.
hsnd. although his friends re-
% Jest his assertion.
pets rejoice in the names Of
eniel. Ruth, Roosevelt, Xerxes,
INN and Kaiser. Nathaniel, a
ereen one. is WINDOWS favorite,
mn goes to class in his own
- Deekst
eom advises his friends to adopt
'ss.s - their pets. Snakes" he
aze very friendly as well as or.
49,. - They never wake one up by
,s.s.e = do dogs: and. besides, It
ssch less to feed them"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

London.-It costs Sir Edward Grey
Is cents nightly to belong to . sup
per club organized by the clerks on
duty at night in the foreign once,
which has not closed since the war
began. The feed II served at mid
night in the large waiting room just
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
1ffA]R1Nk
S1FG)NG1K
HEREFORD BREED OF CATTLE
Represents Type Suitable for Largest
Production Of eeef-Has No Su-
perior on Range.

The Hereford derives its name from
Its native district in England. The
most popular color and markings are
dark claret or cherry. white face,
throat chest. legs. belly and small
stripe Of white on neck and before
the shoulders. The horns are me-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

The green room. which il now prac-
tically obsolete. nourished for many
years. 1t was the room wherein the
actors assembled to await their call"
to the stage, and 1t took the name
from the green walls Of the original
apartment behind the scenes in Drury
Lane theater set apart by David Gar
rick when he assumed the msnage
ment Of that historic house.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
Unjust AceusatIon.

Orchardists may complain that birds
damage fruit, but 1t 10 an unjust 40
cusatiou. II IL true that members OF
the feathered tribe do push their bills
into fruit but they also devour In
sects 365 days in the year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
LAHDoR 4 WAR MESSENGER
Has Carried Belgian Notes From Ant.
werp to eerdeayx via. German
Lines SIX Times.

Paris.-The Paris edition of the New
York Herald prints an interview with
Henry Savage Lander. the explorer. in
which he says he has been acting a.
dispatch bearer between Antwerp
and bordeaux for the Belgian gov.
eminent. He says that he passed
through the German lines six times
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
Care In Handling AppIss.

The degree Of care It win pay you
to exercise In handling your apples
will bs determined largely by the
grade of fruit you are putting on the
market and the care with which you
guard your reputation a. fancy fruit
producer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

Strawberries do not need lime; In
fact. they seem to thrive best on acid
soils. An experienced grower says he
fluids that strawberries do best for him
where he cannot start clover without
. hsovy application Of hmA.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

or the treasurer's ONCE. II consists
Of sandwiches. beer and coffee. Sir
Edward 10 . regular attendant. Dur.
ing the 30 minutes allowed for the
midnight luncheon war topics In any
shape or form are barred as subjects
Of conversation.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

indeed. He was entirely too fresh.
There's a decent way to do that. you
know. II he wanted to get the money,
why didn't he come into the bank and
work his way up the way the rest Of
us did PUCK.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

vienna.-The list of citizens to be
exempted from the levy en- masse in
cludes priests, doctors, cripples. deaf
mutes, the totally blind and the In
sane.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
Horticultural
Advice
HARD TASK FOR oRcHARDIs1
Problem Of Growing FIneiy-coIorsd
Apples for Market 70 DltHeult-
Effects Of Spraying.
(By w. 8. rREAroRA

One Of the greatest problems con-
fronting the apple grower IL how to
get color in his fruit; where the or
chard IL cultivated color IL too dull.
We may some day know more about
1t. I find that q few kinds will color
well naturally when under tillage. The
Jonathan IL an eminent example. With
Baldwin and most other kinds the
color remains duh unless they hang
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

Plan 70 Take Teuton Holdings.
Berlin.-Russia ID planning the CON-
pulsory appropriation Of the property
Of Germans and Austrians. who TO
side In great numbers in the - iron
tier PROVING
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
Gamma outf,t Essential.

Every owner Of . fruit orchard. par.
ticularly peach orchard, no matter
whether large or small. should have
. canning outfit. village and city
residents are always glad to buy
peaches ready canned at high prices.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
LIVESTOCK
GSNOTES CD
Never let the colt nurse II the mar

Never let the colt nurse II the mare
IL heated.
Early and thorough training makes
gentle, safe and tractable horses.
80
Keep young stock growing and II
will be earning something every day
No profitable animals should be
kept q moment longer than necessity
requires.
The profitable mutton breeds OF
sheep are those of early maturity.
rapid growth and necessarily short,
lived
1t takes longer and costs more tc
make up a pound of loss than it does
10 add five pounds OF gain under IA
vorable conditions.
The 250-pound hog will dress abous
II per cent subsequent to slaughter.
The scoop shovel is the best i'm
plement for the preparation Of corr
for hog feeding operations.
II does not hurt a horse to heat
him up driving or working II he Il
not cooled OF too suddenly.
80
Always breed from q pure-bret
boar of good constitution and vigor
-s sAculd ha In excess Of thai
g the SOW.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

yI,,sS ., ser Decent Robbery.
= ~ ~ % you're going to make
- ~ s.st fellow who held up the
- Ne cashier and got away
4 0c1aandf" Banker-"Yes,