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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-25
CHAPTER VII.
Old Letters and New.


Blossy left the room without q
word. and went stealing up the stairs
to the little cupboard where she now
slept. and where was hung on the
wall. In q frame Of yellow hollyhocks.
painted by her own hand. q photo
graph of Capt Samuel Darby. the man
who had remained obstinately devoted
to her since her days Of pinafores.
The picture betrayed that Captain
Darby wore . wig designed for .
larger man, and that the visage be-
meath was gnarled and wsather.beaten.
marked with the signs of q stubborn
and unreasonable will.
Even now the aged belle could hear
him saying: "HlSs be. come Ground
ter pop ag'in. 2sady ter hitch"
Samuels ineIsgant English had al
ways been . source Of distress to
Blossy; yet stu she stared long It
the picture.
Six months had passed since his last
visit; tomorrow would be the date Of
his winter advent
Should she give the old unvarying
answer to his tireless formulaf
She glanced around the tiny room.
Ashamed though she was to admit II
even to herself. she missed that ample
and coy chamber which she had %
freely surrendered to Abraham and
~ wife. She missed IT, - abe felt
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that does not plead for their custom
will eventually be drawn to an estab-
lishment miles away because they have
been made to believe in some advan-
tage to be gained thereby.
The circulation of every newspaper
Is nothing less than a reservoir OF
buyers, from which shoppers stream
in the direction that promises the
most value for the least money.
The magic development OF the
desert lands has its parallel In mer'
chandising of the men who consider
the newspaper an irrigating power
which can make two customers grow
where, one grew before.
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they must crave their very own nre
side; and the thought that they missed
the old homestead made her yearn Tor
the hom0 that she might have had
the home that she still might have.
Again she brought her eyes back TO
the portrait; and now she saw, not the
characteristics which had always mace
1t seem impossible for her and Samuei
to log together down life's road, but
the great truth that the face was non
est and wholesome while the eyes
looked back into hers with the prom
Use of an answering care and anec-
ton.
The next morning found Blossy
kneeling before plump little leather
bound, time-worn trunk which she kept
under the caves of the kitchen cham
Der. The trunk was packed hard with
bundles of old letters. Some her
younger fingers had tied with violet
'. ribbon; some they had bound with
pink; others she had fastened togeth
er with white silk cord. and there were
more and more bundles, both slim and
stout, which Blossy had distinguished
by some special hue of ribbon In the
long ago, each tint marking different
suitor's missives.
To her still sentimental eye the col
ors remained unfaded, and each would
bring to her mind instantly the pic
ture of the writer as he had, been II
the golden days. But save to Blossy'i
eye alone there were no longer any
rainbow tints in the little old trunk;
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You Must lrrigate Your Neigh.
borh00d.

Half q century ago there were ten
million acres of land. within half
thousand miles of Omaha, upon which
not even q blade of grass would grow.
Today upon these very deserts are
wonderful orchards and tremendous
wheatfields. The soil Itself was full
Of possibilities. What the land needed
was water. In time there came farm
ers who knew that they could not ex-
pect the streams to come to them, and
80 they dug bitches and led the water
to their properties from the surround
ing rivers and lakes; they titled the
earth with their brains as well as their
pIows-they became rich through lrri.
cation.
Advertising has made thousands OF
men rich, because they recognized the
possibilities Of utilizing the newspa-
pers to bring streams of buyers into
neighborhoods that could be made
busy locations by irrigation-by draw
Ina people from other sections.
The successful retailer Is the man
who keeps the stream Of purchasers
coming his way. 1t isn't the spot Itself
that makes the store pay-its the
man who makes the spot pay. Centers
of trade are not selected by the public
they are created by the force which
controls the public-the newspapers.
New neighborhoods for business are
being constantly built up by men who
have located themselves in streets
which they have changed from de-
serted byways into teeming. jostling
thoroughfares, through advertising irri-
cation.
The storekeeper Who whines that
his neighborhood holds him back Is
squirting at the truth-he 10 hurting
the nelshborhood.
II it lacks streams Of buyers. he can
easily enough secure them by reach.
ing out through the columns Of the
paper and inducing people from other
sections to come to him. Every time
he influences q customer Of q com
petitor he is not only irrigating his
own field but is diverting the streams
upon which q non-advertising mer
chant depends for existence. Men and
women who live next door to Q shoT
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COMMENT THAT MEANT MUCH
Few Words Made Business Woman
Realize She Must Have Long
Been Out Of Style.

The business woman found herself
at the beginning Of winter with two
suits of excellent quality and tailor
ing on her hands. and decided that 1t
would be extravaganza to buy a new
one. After a patient dressmaker had
remodeled the skirts and sleeves and
spent weary hours In pressing the re-
suit seemed everything that could be
desired.
The next fall the suits were still 50
good that with q very slight strain
on her courage she wore them the
second winter. She knew that she
was not CARRIED in exact accordance
with the last cry of fashion. but she
felt that she looked well and long
way from being conspicuously out Of
date.
With the first warm spring days,
however. came a yearning for some.
thing fresh and dainty that would not
be denied, and after many days OF
search and endeavor to make taste
and pocketbook jibe she became the
possessor of a suit of irreproachable
cut. material and workmanship. When
she sailed forth in 1t. with the nee
essary accessories, one beautiful
morning she had, like the lady ol
whom Emerson tells. that feeling Of
inward tranquility which religion ID
powerless to bestoW
At noon, with heart full Of the
exuberance of spring and mind fres
from sartorial worries, she repaired Il
the modest little boarding house
where she had lunched all winter
The kind hearted. garrulous landlady
who often came to her table for 4
word of appreciation, for her reall!
excellent cooking, observing the out
ward and visible sign Of inward com
placency, walked over to her and re
marked:
You've got . new suit, haven
you? It's really pretty" Then, Wit
a distinct note of surprise in he
voice, Quite a good deal Of styl
about it, too"
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If It Fits You, Wear This Cap.

Advertising isn't crucible WIN
which lazy, bigoted and incapable mer-
chants can turn incompetency into
successful one into which brains
and tenacity and courage can De
poured and changed into dollars. II Is
only a short cut across the fields-not
a moving platform. You can't get
there" without going some"
It's G game in which the worker
not the shirker-gets rich.
By its measurement every man
stands for what he is and for what he
does, not for what he was and what ne
did.
. Every day in the advertising world
is another day and has to be taken
care Of with the same energy as It's
yesterday.
The gutter can't survive where the
pIuaaer has the ghost of q chance.
Advertising doesn't take the place
of business talent or business man.
agement 1t simply tells what busi-
ness 10 and how it is managed. The
snob whose father created and who
is content to live on what was handed
to him, can't stand up against the
man who knows he must build for
himself.
What makes you think that you are
entitled to prosper as well as a COM
petitor who works twice a. hard for
his prosperity?
Why should as many people deal at
your store as patronize a shop that
makes an endeavor to get their trade
and shows them that 1t is worth while
to come to its doors?
Why should a newspaper send as
many customers to you In half the
time 1t took to I'LL an establishment
which advertised twice as long and
paid twice ~ much for its publicity!
This is the day when the best man
wins-after he proves that he 10 the
best man-when the best store wins
when it has shown that 1t 10 the best
store-when the best goods win. after
they've been demonstrated to be the
best goods.
| II you want the plum you can't gel
1t by lying under the tree witty your
mouth. open waiting for 1t to drop
too many other men are willing tt
climb out on the limb and risk theil
necks in their eagerness to get 1t ava.
from you.
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The lime has no fungicidal 49,
but 1t increases the. efficiency. or
mixture by causing 1t to stick Il ~
foliage.
Although very often the bordoout
mixture and poison for the .beo(1n
may be combined. this method -
not always be relied upon.
To successfully control the beo(ln
the poison must be applied fu1>
diately or soon after the eggs ka1&
For this reason. when potatoes ~
raised on q large scale. 1t 10 neceonn1
to have machinery which covsm {
wide area in a days time.
Weak bordeaux mixture ID mafo T.
combining four pounds Of coppeF c
phate with 8 pounds of lime y ~
gallons of water containing ~
poison. This weak bordeaux ufxt
should be made In the same moG0H
a. the standard bordeaux MIXTURE
Usually at least three applio6l1
will be necessary to get the ~ ~
suits, and In some seasons - hl14D
four applications are advisable
The amount Of spray mixtn<o -
| piled per acre will depend upon r.
size of the vines.
Early in the season 100 gallon =
the mixture may be needed 70 eo
from two to three acres. AZ
At the last spraying. wheo
double noszles should b uoe4
gallons will cover from one =
and one-half and possibly TIVE 49,
in some cases.
The chief dinlculty in sprayi1o 81
the potato beetle seems to = ~
mosf 'Rroverr poatpone spp1yf4
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G&A*N

A Modern and Desirable Type Of Pc
tato-sprayIng Machine In Operation
VIII Spray 20 or 30 Acres Per
Day.
at least IL single nozzles and main
tanned at a constant pressure.
Facilities for regulating pressure
should always be demanded by the
buyer, as he may wish to use the
machine early In the season for paris
green at low pressure and later for
bordeaux under high pressure.
Too great emphasis cannot be laid
upon the precaution Of carefully
spraying with spray mixture. All
machines should be provided with
facilities for spraying. including Q
gauze strainer over the large opening
to the tank.
Gauze strainers, which can be re-
placed when desired. should be fast
ened over all suction pipes leading
to the pump. In machines where
the pump IL mounted outside the tank
q gauxe strainer should be placed
over the pipe. feeding the pump.
The mixture should never feed to
q large opening Of the pump without
passing through q strainer. This ID
especially true OF . machine which
has check valves, - paris green and
other grit will lodge under the seal
of the valves. consequently releasing
the pressure.
When potatoes arc grown on
large scale 1t IL . waste of time t<
spray bordeaux mixture with q tanl
Of less than 100 gallons. Where ma
chimes are bought, however. merel,
for applying the poison. 30 sallor
tanks are more available ~ they cal
be drawn with one horse.
The MOBILES Of the pump should b
made of brass or other material which
cannot be corroded. The spray nozzl'
should be 20 constructed that the In
terror Is accessible in case Of cloggine
They should also have two sets o
caps 30 that the mixture applied t
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HOW TO AVOID HOG cHok
safe Method 10 70 Give Ploo
Alone At About Three Wse
Get BY WEAVING Time

Pigs from immune sows aro
ways immune to cholers. eone
may be farrowed in infected
70 past weaving time with00
ing infected, while others ~ &
within two or three weeks =
rowing. A safe method ID TO ov2
pigs serum alone 1t about threo
which will usually carry IT,
past weaving time. when they
given the Simultaneous a.
There are some herds where 9
seem to be very susceptible e 9
In this It will be necessary y 9
rum alone more than once 3 1
to carry them several veeu
weaving. Pigs given the
Gus method soon after wsan1n9
times lose this protection ~
few months. To acquire
immunity, pigs should weish =
so or so pounds at the IN
ceiving simultaneous treafme
this weight the immunity ussa'
through the ordinary lifetime
hog, although In some inste1e
that have been proved possuvs
mune at ITS pounds have
veloped cholera
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Found In . Glacier.
Sir Martin Conway has recently told
this story of finding . lost AZ In the
Alps: Zurbiggen. one Of the cele-
brated mountain climbers Of the
world. In scaling . peak Of Les An
glaises. near Chamounix. accidentally
let his AZ fall near the summit Of the
peak. It fell some thousands Of feet
In the normal course Of things It was
buried in snow and swallowed mp In
the glacier. being covered deeper and
deeper each year. and at the same
time being carried slowly downward
A the ice flowed on. Seven or eight
years afterward Hon. c. q. Bruce and
Harkbir. Sepoy chief. Id descending
q peak Of the Alps just - night was
falling. and Q great crevasse barred
ths vay, being unable TO md II
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(By e. srANDsrEN.)

(By e. STANDsTEN.)
The rapid development Of spraying
among orchardists and gardeners has
created q demand for specialized
spraying machines and there are sew
eral machines adapted to potato spray
ing now on the market.
The best machines have tank or air
chambers with safety valves for reg
ulating the pressure by which the
mixture IL returned automatically to
the tank when an excess Of pressure
il reached.
The power Of the pump should be
sufficient to force the mixture through
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Points on
Advertising
By HERBERT KAUFMAN
(Copyright)
How Alexander United the Knot.

AicAduucI the GTcde was -o
shown the Gordian Knot. 1T can't be
united" they told him; every man
who tried to do SO failed"
But Alexander was not discouraged
because the rest had flunked. He SIM
ply realized that he would have to go
at it in different way. And instead
of wasting time with his fingers, ne
drew his sword and sIashed 1t apart.
Every day a great business general
is shown some knot which has proved
too much for his competitors, and he
succeeds because he finds way to cut
it. The fumbler has no show SO long
as there is brother merchant VINO
doesn't waste time trying to accom-
plish the mpossible-who taxes les
sons from the failures about him ana
avoids the methods which were their
downfall.
The knottiest problems in trade are:
THE problem Of location.
2-The problem Of getting the
crowds.
s-rhe problem Of keeping the
Crowds.
4-The problem Of minimizing fixed
expenses.
5tThe problem Of creating a valua-
BILE good WILL.
None of these knots is going to be
united by fumbling fingers. They are
too complicated. They're all inextri'
cably involved-so twisted and en-
tangled that they can't be solved sim
| gly-like the Gordian knot, they must
be cut through at one stroke. And
you can't cut the knot with anything
but observation-disclosures:
IA store that 10 constantly before
the people makes lts own nelghbor
hood.
2-crowds can be brought from any
where by persistent advertising.
| acustomers can always be held By
inducements.
+Fixed expenses can only be re
duced by Inereatins the volume .
sales.
lcood will can only be ereates
through publicity.
Advertising Is breeding new glant'
every year and making them NOR
powerful every hour. Publicity Is tn
sustaining food of a powerful stor'
and the only strengthening nourish
ment for a weak one. The retailer VIII
delays his entry into advertising mus
pay the penalty Of his procrastinatiol
by facing more giant competitors a
each month of opportunity slips by.
Personal ability as a close purchase
and as a clever seller doesn't coun
for a hang. so long as other men ar
equally well posted and wear tn
sword of publicity to boot. They ar
able to tie your business into col
stantly closer knots, while you canno
retaliate because there is no kno
. which their advertising cannot cut 70
them.
, Yesterday you lost a customer
day they took one-tomorrow they
get another. You cannot cope wit
their competition because you haven
/ the weapon with which to oppose
| You cannot unite your Gordian knit
+ because it can't be untied-you've g
{ to cut 1t.
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Lucky Choice.

Lucky Choice.
my husband is . most inveterats
reader" exclaimed Mrs. Knox with .
slight tone of ennui. He reads un-
til dawn every morning. Why. last
night I found him asleep With his
nose in ". VS. Eyes!'"
Perhaps" commented her hus.
bands bookish friend. you should b
thankful you id not 6nd him WITH
his nose In The lnslds Of he Cml's
-kAnsas Clky Dtae.
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SYNOPSIS.

Captain Abraham Rose and Angeiine,
his wife, have lost their little nome
through Abe's unlucky purchase or Tena,
fly Gold mining stock Their househol1
goods sold, the $50 auction money. az
they have left. will place Abe In the Ol1
Mans home. or Angy in the Old Ladies
home. Both are self-sacrificing but ABE
decides: MY dear this Is the fust time
I've had a chance to take the wust OF ~
The old couple bid good-by to the little
house. Terror OF what folks VIII say
sends them along by-paths to the gate OF
the Old Ladies' home Miss Abigail. ma
tron OF the Old Ladies' home, hears OF
the Ill fortune OF the old couple. she teiIs
the other old ladies. and Blossy, VINO mas
paid a double fee for the only double peo.
chamber, voices the unanimous veruic'
that Abe must be taken in with his wire:
Abe awakens next morning to hnd tnat
he is "OId Lady No. 81" The old ladies
give him such warm welcome that ne
Is made to feel at home at once Brotner
Abe" expands under the warm reception
of the sisters, and a reign Of peace begins
In the Old Ladies' home.
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for every ribbon and every cord had
faded into that musty, yellow brown
which Ia dyed by the passing Of many
years.
Abraham discovered her there. too
engrossed In the perusal Of one Of the
old letters to have needed his creak-
ing steps upon the stairs.
Didn't see yer. till most stumbled
on YER" he began apologetically. Il
come fer the apple-picker. Thar's
handful of russets in the orchard yit,
that's calc'latin' ter spend Christmas
up close ter heaven: but Say.
Blossy," he added more loudly. since
she did not raise her head. "yew seen
anythin' o. that air picker?"
Blossy glanced up from her ragged
edged. crackly billet-doux with start.
and dropped the envelope to the floor.
For the moment, 30 deep in reminis-
cence was she. she thought Captain
Darby himself had surprised her:
then. recognizing Abe and recalling
that Samuel's winter visits were inva-
riably paid in the afternoon. she broke
into q shamefaced laugh.
"Oh. 10 that you, Brother Abe
Don't tell the others what you found
me doing. These" with Q wave OF
her delicate. blue-veined hands over
the trunk and its contents. ARE all
old love letters of mine. Do you think
I'm q silly old goose to keep them
cluttering around 30 long?"
"Waial"-Abe with an equally dep
recatory gesture indicated Angy'I
horsehair trunk In the far corner Of
the loft-"yew amt no more foolisher
l guess, over yer old trash n me IN
Angy be a-keepin' that air mimi
stock Of mine. One lot IL wuth 'bou
| az much a. t'other."
Recovering the envelope that she ha,
dropped, he sQuinted at the superscriT
ton. mot meanin' ter be inQuisitiv
or personal. Sister Blossy." teasin
twinkle appearing in his eye. but thi
looks dretful familiarity. this her
handwritin' does. When run tn
beach-yew've heard me tell Of tn
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thole to stir DOT O. the hoose his lane.
Ye wadna believe hoo fasht he is ony.
where wroot me. Ye see. father
taa'ks sic braid Scoatch that stranger
folk dinna ken what It's ABBOTT, an !
hae tae gang wi him. tae dae the con-
verrsin'."
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bridge over It. cut . path down to
(, bottom. where Harkbir stepped on
an AZ which had n. z. Zurbiggen's ini.
tials on the handle. There could BE-
n, mistake a. to the identity Of the
Ak, a. Harkbir had seen It and used
It before.
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The Interpreter.

James Ross and his daughter. Janet.
from Canada. visited relatives In Chi
cago recently. remarks Everybody's
Magazine in beginning this story. Day
after day Janet and her father went
sightseeing. always together.
Janet's aunt. noticing this. one day
suggested that she let her father go
downtown alone occasionally. and add
ed, jokingly: Men do not Ike to
have women always tagging along.
"Ay. ahntie, but he wahnts me-" ex-
planned Janet. earnestly. HE Gamma
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LARGEST Dairy Farm.

The largest dairy farm in the world
is nearing completion at Head lake.
Heading. q suburb of Winnipeg. When
completely stocked the farm will con-
tain $500 head Of cattle within its
fences. With $500 Of these giving
milk, the total yearly output Of milk
and cream is expected to be about g.
600, 900 gallons.
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ing child takes much ums
ever try stitching in . sns
wrong side of the hem! =
fortunate enough to Own
stitch machine. a minutes s.<
lengthen the garment the
tuck, says Modern Priscin
a lock-stitch machine It tak
time than picking out . DO
Ing It again. 4
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Hardly Possible.

How do you like grand operar
Fairly well. II could understand
what the performers are singing about
az well as understand what the peo-
Die near me are talking about. would
enjoy 1t more"
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Striped linen IL q favorite summer
fabric. II IL used In combination with
plain linen-sometimes a. . tunic.
sometimes a. . foundation. sometimes
a the whole skirt to be worn with q
plain linen jacket. It II used. too. for
trimming frocks and suits Of other
fabrics-striped linen collar and eHf
facings, for instance. are used on .
plain suit of blue ratine.
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A Spraying outit for Small Arsas-
The Piping Can BE Bought Complete
With MOBILES and Attached 70 Farm
Wagons-The Pump May Alec %
Used In Spraying Orchards.
the vines may be partially regulated
through the nozzles.
The acting principle Of the Dor
deaux mixture IL copper sulphate
which prevents the development OF
growth Of the blight fungus or the
parasitic plant which lives on the
potato vine. The lime 10 added to the
copper sulphate solution for the pur
pose Of preventing the mixture from
iA5uring the foliage
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HIntlna.

I've lust written Uncle Joe asking
him to pay NJ . visit this fall"
Fine. That ought to bring an invi-
tation for me and the children to spend
the summer on his farm"
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One way to make .
q man u to put him -
bargain counter.
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Cottonseed meal 10 rich =
Al feeds rich In protein hew
dency to stimulate milk pf0o =
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poison until the beetles have -
q good start upon the vines. -
time to kill them ID immedlne(
soon after they hatch.