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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
PROTECTION FOR PIT sILos
Corn Stalks Placed In This Under
ground Receptacle Kept Well
Cattle Reiished Feed.

We have q pit silo and small barn
in connection with 1t. We first marked
OF q circle II feet In diameter and
then dug q trench and placed forms
for q curb inches thick and feet
high around this circle. reinforced
with hog wire fencing. When the con-
crete was well set we began to dig
the ground out inside the curb. We
dug down s feet. then plastered down
and 30 on to the bottom. putting ON
two coats of cement about three-quar-
tiers of an inch thick. In this way
we didn't need any platforms. We
went only IS feet deep, but can 60
deeper when needed. as we did not
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
nOslEM WAR
M THE MAIN IS
sHADOWY DANGER
eeemany's Threat to Stir Up Mo-
hammedans Lacks Strength.
olvIDeD SPIRITUAL KINGDOM
au,lse Of JoIo, Who 10 Under the Do
.Isien Of the United States, Ranks
Second a. Most Excellent Po-
teutate In Moslem Land.

ENTHUSIASTICALLY few realized
recsntly when Germany threatened to
st,r nm the Mohammedans of the world
as,inst the allies that the second most
sralted potentate of Moslem lands Is
! protege of the stars and stripes.
According to tables of precedence
asproved at Mecca the sovereign rank.
~ next to the sultan of Turkey is
- sultan of JolO.
he tactful American army officer
~ the sultan OF Jolo retain all his
string Of titles including that of Over
mi Of the United States" but his real
,ever 10 almost nil over the 5000
noeos in the Philippines. He is al
lived, to be exact. the powers of JUS
H. Of the peace Of NAHUM. in the
puthern Philippines.
But by Mohammedan law he IL yet
he religious and political guide Of mil
Ilons Of Moslems in Siam, Johor, the
FEDERATED Malay States. Malacca.
Penang. Singapore. Java. Sumatra,
Borneo. Celebes. Mindanao and other
Hands Of the East Indies.
Nothing could illustrate better the
Isck Of unity in the Mohammedan
i5ibes and nations and the decadence
q the Moslem world in a political
eonss from the time of the conquests
Il TIE Saracens and the Turks.
The ancestors of the sultan OF Jolo
n centuries controlled and led nu.
neruus pirate fleets that harried the
Aslstic coast from Hindustan to Ton
suin. They converted by the sword
~ inhabitants Of the East Indies
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

b the faith Of Islam. On these serv.
iess the sultans of Jolo received rank
-heely accorded to the present sui.
IN on his pilgrimage to Mecca-only
eeeond to the commander of the faith.
hl.
u the sultan at Constantinople
( seosld proclaim . jehad or holy war
0reagh the Sheik-ul-Islam, the sui.
"a OF Jolo would probably consult
eene American second lieutenant on
- subject and then roll a cigarette
~ discreetly retire to the depth of
- harem.
1Ais brings M to the question-how
oeeh Ashemed v OF Turkey could as
~ The German emperor.
Despite the reduction of his domin-
~ b Europe by the Balkan wars.
- sultan could put more than q mil.
- men In the field II he could OBJ
n noney and equipment. He could
e1psl Russia to defend its rams eau
- possessions and could trouble
~ Britain on the Egyptian border.
~ The threat to incite the immense
1eesen population Of Asia and Africa
q ne against Great Britain. France
Russia should not be alarming.
thsrs are about 2S3. 100000 Moham-
80 comprising one-seventh of
- vorid's population.
" these 100000 are under the
1sa rule In Africa. Asia and the
- indies; 100000 uf we count
eeeo) owe allegiance to France;
100000 are in Russian poses
The only independent Moham-
countries beside Turkey are
- and the Wahabi tribes of
~ Ottoman Empire has 10000. 900
leants. but not all are Moham-
oDonna
IN many parts of Arabia his
esy Ii reduced to q constant
. defeat flying bands Of rebels.
sseeetically the Sultan requests
saeak-ul-Islam, the highest Mo
eean church dignitary. to pro-
molly war against the infidels.
- Ne hosts Of Islam gather around
sndard at Constantinople and
themselves against the infidels.
this is the year 1914. not $50
- 1853. There are now no less
ss.. seventy three Mohammedan
and never did Arian and Ath-
nate each other more deeply
~ me Sunnites and the Shuahs,
wo main divisions of the Islam
.ae Turks are Sunnites. This
nt away from service with
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
HOW TO READ THE WEATHER FLAGS
DISPLAYED BY THE j. s. BUREAU

Washington.-The weather bureau
displays at certain points the infor
nation contained in its forecasts and
warnings by means of q system OF
flags. While the flag system has the
advantage of being comparatively in.
expensive to install and maintain, II
is not in general use, since in large
cities the flags are quickly discolored,
and on account Of the prevailing
smoke and haze 1t soon becomes din.
cult to distinguish them.
The Interpretation Of these displays
may be more easily mastered II 1t 10
kept in mind that the meaning 10 con-
ditioned on the color and form of the
flag; thus white flag. II displayed
alone, means clear or fair weather.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
RING ON 6,00o-MILE TRIP
With Nothing to Tell Whom u Be
ion0ed to, Little Gold Band
Returns.

San Francisco.-The travels Of .
little gold ring were interrupted when
Assistant Agent Driscoll of the South
ern Pacific company found 1t hanging
on a nail inside Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul freight car No. 504216. The
ring belongs to a freight handler en-
ployed by the Judson Freight For
warding company Of Chicago.
Fearing that he would damage his
ring while loading the car. he hung 1t
on a nail and forgot all about 1t until
after the car was sealed and had de-
parted. He wired to the coast and the
tracers were put to work.
The ring was found. placed in an
envelope and sent back to the freight
handler, who will receive 1t. after 1t
has travelled more than six thousand
miles.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
ENEMY OF THE BOIL wEEvlL
eosaI WIN oevour 5000 Insects and
e'coo'ooo.ooo Weed Seeds In Wear
lie Farmers Friend.

bird in the farmers field IN
worth three in the hands of a hunter %
70 the new adage of the Liberty Bell
BRO club Of the Farm Journal. which
10 trying to educate the farmers. and
iuit growers Of the country to pro-
tect the song and insectivorous birds
now on their places and induce others
to come and stay.
Don't kill the hungry bird in your
neld and orchard until you know what
It 10 AFTER" the club warns the farmer
and insists: Birds must be studied
30 that agriculturists may know and
protect from destruction those birds
which are Of service to them and de.
tect and drive away those which do
damage"
While not advocating this method
OF bird study. the Liberty Bell Bird
club points to the proofs of the GOV.
eminent biological survey, which has
examined $4,000 birds obtained from
scientific collectors In the last Is
years. TO show what and how manv
destructive insects birds with bir
healthful appetites will devour in :
short time.
A tree swallows stomach was found
to contain 40 entire chinchbues ana
fragments Of many Others. besides
many other species Of insects. A
bank swallow in Texas devcured ss
cotton boil weevils. Thirty.fve elf
swallows had taken an averaee Of IL
boil weevils each. Two stos,ach az
pine siskins from Haywards, Cal. CON.
tanned 900. black olive scales ana 500
plant lice. A killdeer's stomach taken
in November in Texas contained over
three hundred mosquito larvae. A
hicker's stomach held % white Rrubs.
A nighthawk's stomach collected IN
Kentucky contained 81 beetles. the
adult form Of white grubs. Another
nighthawk from New York had eaten
- clover-leaf weevils and SIS anti.
Still another nighthawR had eaten $40
grasshoppers. 50 bugs. three beetles.
two wasps and . spider. A boat.taiIe6
grackle from Texas had eaten at one
meal about one hundred cott N bolI
worms, besides y few other insects
A ri1gnecked pheasant's crop from
Washington contained 5000 seeds 81
and dandelion heads: more
than $4,000 seeds have been taken IN
Louisiana in February. The ouaiI
between bis CHEEKY calls OF "Boh
Whit,." IL busy consuming 135 varie
ties Of insects. He will eat on an
average $4,000 insects and 5000, 600.
900 weed seeds . year. He n IN.
natural enemy of the boil weeviI ana
the potato bug and the best friend ~
man. who is trying to destroy him N
nearly every state. n we do NOT mr..
tect the quail II viii not be LONG untI
his cheerful whistle win be heard M
more and in its place We win have
the unwelcome buxs Of destructive n.
sec.i ~ they settle on the farmsr,.
crop to devour Il.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

with practically no change in temper
AZURE; . blue nag alone indicates gen.
eral rain or snow, with stationary tenn.
perature; . nag composed of equal
portions Of white and blue indicates
local rain or snow. a. contrasted with
general rain or snow. A triangular
nag II used to indicate temperature
changes. When displayed above any
one Of the flags already mentioned It
indicates rising temperature; when
below. falling temperature.
Forecasts Of decidedly lower tenn.
perature, or much colder, are indi.
Gated by the display of the cold-wave
fiag-a white rectangular nag with q
black square - . center. The cold.
wave nag II always displayed alone.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
Find. $4,000: Get, $3.50.

Portland. Nee. B. Clark, q farmer
Of North Bridgeton. while driving near
Poland Springs found bag containing
$4,000 worth Of jewelry. He reported
his find to the police. who notified Mrs.
Myron p. Moulton Of Ardmore. Pa.
who had asked them to recover the
gems which she lost while on an auto.
mobile trip from Breton Woods. N. H..
to the Springs. Mr.. Clark will receive
$3.50 reward offered by Mrs. Moulton
for the recovery Of the jewels.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

several bear skins hanging in her
rooms az trophies Of the hunt, and he,
last exploit was when she brought
down . big brown bear that tipped the
scales at Al pounds.
Miss Berdan was out gathering wild
plums. and while at work picking the
fruit she heard . rustic in the bushes
on the opposite side Of the patch
Looking up she saw big bear eatins
plums from the same patch. Miss Der
dan always carries . 3o-3s rife, ana
she took aim and brought bruin b
the ground
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
CROPS SUFFER FROM "RusT"
Warm Weather May es One causs,
But More important 10 che Lack
Of Proper Drainage.

Wheat. oats and other crops suffer
from rust" more In the South than
elsewhere. The warmer weather may
be one cause. but moro important Il
the lack Of drainage. When differ.
ences in the composition Of the soil
IL thought to .nhuence the occurrence
Of rust 1t IL probably q question Of
drainage. Grains grown on soils that
remain waterlogged for q long time
after . heavy rain are almost certain
to suffer more from rust than better
drained soils.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

The next morning she discovered
that the dog was missing. and immedi-
ately notified the police. Later in the
day she casually visited the exhibition
at FIRST avenue and Seneca street.
and, much to her amaxement found
her dog trying to get into one Of the
empty cages.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

the passage. and looked round to zee
the girl in brown.
She did not pay the slightest heed
to him. but. without any sign Of rec
ognition. entered her room adjacent
Nicholson sighed. changed hts mind
about going to bed, and went out and
promenaded the High for nearly an
hour.
Boots. daszled BY the bestowal Of q
truly American tip. informed Nichol.
son Of the British custom Of putting
ones shoes outside the bedroom door
to be polished. 81 cleans EN-. sir" he
said. 'T1l give you an extra shine.
Thank you kindly. SIR"
Nicholson went to bed and slept like
Q Just man without remorse or care.
In fact he was q little ashamed to
discover. when he opened his eyes,
that the sun was shining brightly. He
opened his door. Outside lay one Of
his shoes. And. next to II. was .
email and very shapely lady's shoe.
evidently the property Of his next-door
neighbor. His missing shoe was no
where to be seen.
Nicholson had . spare pair Of shoes
In his bag. and he put them on. Then
he stood staring in perplexity At what
lay before his eyes. Boots must have
made . hideous blunder. Nicholson
went down to pick quarrel with him.
But Boots was nowhere to be found.
And. % Nicholson munched his break.
fast. telegram was put into his hand.
Meet me at Coventry at four" It
ran. It was from the friend who was
to guide him through the mare of
sociological observations that lay be-
fore him.
There was only one train to Coven-
try that day-Sunday. Forgotten was
the episode Of the morning, forgotten
Miss Martin. save that she lay like
subconscious idea ct the base Of his
memory. He rushed upstairs. to find
Boots standing before his door with
his suitcase in his hand.
Its all packed. sir" he said. There
isn't no time to lose. sir. I've called
q keb. sir"
What was II he wanted to say to
Boots! Boots had already disap-
peared with the suitcase. He was
waiting at the cab door. He thrust the
suitcase inside. and. gratifled by an
other tip. departed. while the cab
dashed frantically toward the station.
= Nicholson sank back against the
cushions. Well. Of course. Boots had
rectifled the blunder. No doubt he had
located the odd shoes. returned them
to their places. and-but had he?
Nicholson opened the bag and looked
inside. There lay the dreadful evil
fence Of his theft-Miss Martins
shoe. beside his own!
Nicholson gasped. Well. nothing
could be done now. He resolved to
send the shoe back that night with
, letter Of apology. He thrust his
suitcase across the baggage counter,
received his check. and dashed into
the train.
His friend was waiting for him q
TIE other end, bat there was 10 suit
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

1t 10 usually better to buy q boar
than to use one which has been raised
on the place and IL related to the
sows which are to be bred. a. the in
PRODUCTION Of fresh blood will give
larger litters and more vigorous pigs
than can be expected from any close
in-breeding.
This is one Of the principal reasons
why the first crosses between the DIFF
ferent breeds are usually 20 salts
factory. and the offspring OF such
crosses. when bred among themselves.
are 30 unsatisfactory.
The breeding SOW can usually be
selected from those In the drove, but
. new boar should be purchased las
often a. the sows have passed their
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

prime and are replaced by the on
spring Of the old boar. II hogs are
grown for the market only. It Ia not
necessary to pay q fancy price for .
fancy animal which has every bristle
OF just the right color and pointing In
exactly the right direction.
The man who is raising hogs to DO
sold as pure bred breeding animals
cannot be too careful to purchase only
such as come nearest the ideal shape,
color and style typical Of the. breed he
10 using; but for the man who II
raising pork and does not expect to
sell fancy breeding animals slight
variations In color. shape and position
OF ears and length Of tail are Of little
importance.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
Most Delicious sro,,e,.

II II claimed that the most delicioue
juicy broiler that an epicure IAN fsncv
II turkey poult Of about six pound.
weight. or when about two-third.
grown and Of medium size. Many :
young male two-thirds grown would
be too large to broil: II rather Are
however. the breast may be dashed
and thus more easily cooked through
but Il must not be dried.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

Mr.. Commutsr. basely deserted BY
her maid at the eleventh hour, mobil.
ICED q Swedish reserve In desperation
for the dinner party. All the English
the new domestic understood was the
sign manual. but an hours drill put
her In some shape for service. The
dinner went well until dessert. The
swede forgot the finser-bowls which
should have been upon the plates. Mrs.
Commuter employed the sign mammal
under cover Of the table illustrating
the washing and drying Of hands. The
Swede nodded. went out and returned.
Mrs. Commuter turned to ind the new
domestic 1t her elbow. Serenely she
held q dish-pan Of hot water. . cake Of
yellow washing-soap. and the kitchen
roller towel.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

The power Of the soy beans and COW.
peas to gather nitrogen from the cir.
the large amount Of organic matter
they are capable Of producing and
their beneficial effect upon the tilth
Of heavy soils are qualities which
commend them In the highest degree.
to say nothing Of their value a. feed.
Ing stvffs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

The greatest need Of the South 10
more productive soils. but there Il no
more important factor in the making
Of rich soils than drainage. especially
In sections where the rsinfall amounts
to q solid sheet Of water more than
four feet deep every year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
How % Carry . feyxl.

The old way Of carrying fowls BY
their legs or BY their wings 10 not
practiced BY the present day poultry.
men. 1t 10 cruel practice. Holding
the fowl firmly By the legs and allow.
ing the body to rest on the arm n
a much better method.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
- GETS THE SHOW HABIT
animal Found by Its Owner
sry'"s to Enter a Dog
Show Gaze.

G, Wash.-A cocker spaniel
~ ~. c. F. johnson of Ev.
4 49, ~ acquired the dog show hab-
- NE exhibition of the Seattle
ease had closed Mrs. johnson
PCT homo from its box In the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13


Ing Arrangement. =
plaster the bottom. In taking the dirt
out We used . derrick with rope and
pulleys and raised the dirt with .
team.
The barn was built partly over the
silo to economixe In building material
and besides furnishing Q roof for the
silo, II makes . good place to store
dry feed. writes George B. Shields Of
Selden. Kan, in the Farmers' Mail
and Breeze. In making and filling this
silo we were only out about $26 IN
cash. OF course. We figured nothing
for our work and we exchanged work
In filling. The cement cost only %.
We put corn stalks without any corn
on them in the silo. cutting them into
one-half inch lengths. This silage
kept fine. only . little on top and
around the sides spelling. The cattle
would hardly touch the same kind Of
fodder put up dry.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

Jack 10 not only boys name. II -
applied to Q hower|"Jack In the pull
pit" Jack Frost" means the cold,
biting winds. and . lack" 10 . ma
chine to lift heavy weights. Then
there are . boot Jack" for removing
boots from the feet: 4 smoke Jack" to
turn q spit; "jackanapes." applied
to . saucy person; lack Tar" Q COM
mon sailor. and . Jacket" Q small
coat. "Jackstay" II . rail used on 4
boat to which to fasten sails. sack
stone" u . pebble piece used IN the
game Of that name: '.jackstraw" b .
scarscrow and lakewood" u wood a
the lack used in cabinet work.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
Girl saos els Brown Bear.

Chico, Cal.-Miss Katie Berdan Of
Berdan. little settlement IN the Sec
ton Of Chico. has gained IN enviable
reputation - Q huntswoman. She has
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
Fair Wae01nn.

A brssen-lunged nswsboy IN Q
western city has been having . good
deal Of fun ut the expense Of the
wearers Of freakish skirts. His meth.
Cd has the simplicity Of genius. A.
his victim goes By she u startled to
hear . loud cry: cit out Of tovn!"
Her indignant look brings repetition
Of the CRY. with . slight addition
which does not altogether psopitiate
her: ~0it out q tew1-paipersl'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

Clean t0o WORK Ioom.
Never send the horses to the neld
to work with the CRIME Of the day b.
fore on them. Give them - good .
cleaning - II you we're going 70 drive
- town
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

The average farmer does not prop
erly appreciate the value Of the ma,
nure produced by his hogs. A. Z
rule three-ffths Of II goes to waste
- most valuable portion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

In seasons Of abundant crops and
low prices Tor fresh fruit. quantities
Of apples that would ordinarily b
barfeled should be evaporated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-02

TO install machinery wherever nos
sloIe' to study and experiment for
peter marketing, and to supply his
nome environment with more convent
ences and attractions for himself and
his family. an"
everything of this sort will renav
the american people The protection
ana announcement of the farmer viii
pc the real relief and welfare of all the
people OF the cities. It will. in fact
be the salvation of the cities and tbe
hatlon from evils of socialistic ideas
and perils of revolutionary discontent
Whlch II allowed to run on will
threaten the very existence of the re-
puoic. Only upon the foundation Of
the large and lasting welfare of the
american farmer can the strength of
the nation continue. The great and
powerful interests in the cities tbe
merchants, the manufacturers. the
bankers, and all who have prospered
greatly, owe it to their country as
well as to themselves, to devote their
best thought and attention, even IN the
point of sacrifice if it were necessary
TO secure for the American farmers
every announcement for their efforts
and a generous prosperity for them
and theirs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-02
WHAT DYSPEPTICS
SHOULD EAT
A PHYsICIAN,s ADVICE

Indigestion and practically all forms
OF stomach trouble are, nine times out
of ten, due to acidity: therefore stom-
ach sufferers should, whenever pos
sible, avoid eating food that Is acid in
It's nature, or which by chemical action
in the stomach develops acidity. I'm
fortunately. such rule eliminates most
foods which are pleasant to the taste
as well as those which are rich in
blood, flesh and nerve building proper
ties. This is the reason why dyspep-
tics and stomach sufferers are usually
so thin. emaciated and lacking in that
vital energy which can only come from
a well fed body, For the benefit of
to exclude. from their diet all starchy
sweet or fatty food. and are trying to
keep up miserable existence on gluten
should try a meal of any food sor foods
which you may like. in moderate
amount, taking Immediately after
wards teaspoonful of bisurated mag
nesia in little hot or cold water This
will neutralize any acid which may be
present, or which NAV be formed and
instead of the usual feeling of uneasi-
ness and fullness, yoou will find that
Bisurated magnesia is doubtless the
best food corrective and antacid known
1t has no direct action on the stomach:
but by neutraltzing the acidity of the
food contents, and thus removing the
source of the acid irritation which in
flames the delicate stomach lining. IL
does more than could possibly be done
by anv drug or medicine AS a physi-
clan, I believe In the use of medicine
whenever necessary, but I must admit
that I cannot see the sense of dosing an
infiamed and irritated stomach with
drugs instead OF setting rid of the acid
the cause of all the trouble. Get a
little bisurated magnesia fror' your
eat what you want at your
as directed above and see n
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