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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
VITAL PROBLEMS TO SOLVE
That Lie Before Farmer aid Re-
moving Many Difficulties.

We hear a lot these days about the
back to the land" movement We
can scarcely pick up a paper with
out reading Of some attempt being
made to help the farmer" There
is no denying the fact that the farm
problems are great; it is doubtful to
my mind If the eastern farmer and
fruit-grower were ever up against
problems greater than those that con-
front them at the present time.
But the danger lies not so much in
the problems themselves, as serious
as these may be, as the methods
being used to solve them. We are hav-
ing developed rapidly these days many
movements, organized with good in
tent, for the purpose of aiding the
farmers in one way or another. We
are having on the part Of the cham
bers of commerce, great mercantile
houses. bankers, state legislatures.
and even the national government
these movements to aid the farmers.
Some of our keenest observers are
calling this an urban paternalism. The
banker or merchant says. Come now
We must do something for the farmer.
not especially because we love the
farmers 30 much better than any one
else but because the farm 10 the foun-
dalton of all prosperity and prosper
ity must be maintained 20 that our
business will prosper" Can't you see
where this kind of reasoning will lead
~. It leads W farmers into direct
serfdom. It makes US ever ready to
accept any and all outside assistance.
and 1t makes US never ready to buckle
down to solve our own problems.
Strength comes In meeting the duties
that lie before US and In solving these
difficulties by ourselves. writes Lloyd
8. Tenny in the Fruit Belt.
To Illustrate: Take this question
Of cooperation and cooperative mar
keting. It il q vital question. The
peach and apple growers Of western
New York must, before many years.
build up q better system Of market
ing their fruit. Proper distribution.
advertising. uniform grading; in fact
every principle which lies at the bet
tom of successful marketing cannot
be secured without cooperative ef-
forts. And yet cooperation must be
developed by and through the effort
of the farmers themselves. No body
Of business men, no theoretical teach
ers can build up cooperative sys-
tenn In the abstract and with this
abstract and theoretical system can
come to the farmers and say, Here
now il your system Of marketing. 90
to and be prosperous"
We hear much also about the need
for q better system of agricultural
credit. Some Of our good friends have
gone 30 far as to say even that
proper credit system will solve all
problems of the farm community.
Perhaps so; do not know. But l
feel pretty safe In saying that no COM
mittee of bankers can ever work out
a new system of finance for the coun-
try districts, and can come with their
pet schemes and say, Here now Is
your credit system. take 1t and make
the cost Of living cheaper" II there
are errors in our agricultural credit
system, and 1t would be strange II
there we're not. these will be solved
not by governmental edicts but by
the farmers themselves. and then only
after many hard knocks gained from
the school of experience.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
SELECTING THE BROOD s0Ws
Young Pig Will Show At WEAVING
Time What II Will Look Like
When II Becomes Matured.
(By w. H. MORROw.)


The best time to select the young
SOW is when she Is ready to wean.
Practical experience, both with pure
bred swine and with common swine
has convinced me that pig will show
up more plainly what 1t will look like
when matured than 1t will at another
time before 1t secures its growth.
Another advantage in selecting the
sows at weaving time IL the fact that
they may be fed and grown in a man.
ner that will insure their future use
fulness as breeders. The sows that
are to be kept for breeders should be
separated from the others and feA
plenty of fresh. muscle and bone
forming foods 30 that they may de-
velop good, strong constitutions and
not become overloaded with an excess
of fat. A great deal of the sow's fu-
ture usefulness depends upon how she
10 cared for and fed until bred for
her first litter.
Skin and bones, with the best Of
individuality and pedigree cannot be-
get good vigorous pigs, and on the
other hand the SOW that has been
developed on a corn diet until her
organs of maternity have not properly
developed cannot be expected to
bring good vigorous pigs. Strive to
keep the sows in good flesh, but do
not overload them with an excess Of
fat.
Glover, alfalfa, blue grass. skim
milk and mill-feed with . very little
corn will form an ideal combination
Of foods to insure the young sow's use
fulness as a breeder. Ground oats
are another excellent feed for devel-
oping the organs of maternity and
believe that II more ground oats were
fed to young brood sows there would
be very little trouble experienced In
letting them safe with pig.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
aOHl l FEEL
so THANKFUL"


Hayne. N. CT feel it my duty"
says Mrs. z. v. Spell. Of this place. TO
tell everybody how much good Cardui,
the woman's tonic, has done for me.
Last spring. / suffered dreadfully
from womanly troubles. and was in q
very low state Of health. was not able
to he up to attend any of my duties.
We finally consulted our family ply.
sician. and he advised me to try Car.
dui. the woman's tonic. which l did.
and soon began to feel better. After
using seven or eight bottles. was
able to do my housework.
am now able to do all Of my work
and take care Of my children. l feel
20 thankful for the benefit l have 70
ceived that I shall heartily recommend
Cardui to ell similarly afflicted
women
II you. lady reader, suffer from any
Of the numerous ills 90 common to
your sex. try Cardui. It has been
helping weak. nervous. WORKOUT
women for over half . century, and
win help you. too.
Cardui 10 . perfectly harmless. vege-
table extract. Of mild acting. medici-
nal. tonic herbs. Il II the ideal
strengthening medicine for women
Cardui regulates Irregularities. tones
mp the womanlx organs. and brings
hack the brightness Of health.
Get . bottle today.
MA.HNA - Laliat AlviBssy ID. Co.,
4Ss11is6ysa and eepaQs bed, 1lono tn.
uoQnook. An. =
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27

Improve the meadows by shorter
rotation, by feeding them with lime
and phosphorus; and the pastures
should be improved in the same way.
There is scarcely an acre of land that
would not be benefited by the appli-
cation of lime and phosphoric acid
Every animal that has been shipped
from this county since the first ex-
portation began has carried away in
its bones one third Of the weight of
the bones. in phosphoric acid, hence
al this land 10 becoming deficient In
this elemN
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
COOPERATION HERE TO STAY
Greed Of Some Of Distributors Of Farm
Products Has Forced Farmer to
Act for Himself.

For long time the attitude Of bust
ness toward agriculture has been:
you produce all you can and turn 1t
over to VI for what we are willing to
pay"
Every cooperative enterprise has
encountered bitter and often unscrupu-
lous opposition from the business
whose field It entered. Line and pri-
vately owned elevators fought bitterly
for years against the cooperative ele-
vator movement. Centralized cream
cries fought, somewhat less bitterly.
the advance Of the cooperative cream
cries. The facts that the increase in
the number Of cooperative creameries
and elevators has been 20 rapid in
spite Of this opposition shows the Co
operation II economically sound. Far
mers have proved beyond question
that when any certain business ex-
ploits them too long they can take
hat business into their own hands
and run 1t successfully. The only way
that these business interests can keep
their trade from being taken by far
mers' cooperative societies II BY run
ning It on q fair basis themselves.
foregoing the excessive profits which
are often 80 tempting. The time has
passed when any amount Of talk will
frighten the farmer away from Co
operation and back into the cornfleld.
II 10 amusing. therefore. to note
some Of the objections that are made
to county agriculturists encouraging
'cooperation among farmers In their
localities. Many Of the county men
have found that they can save q great
deal Of money for their members by
getting them to buy feed. seed and
fertilizers comparatively. In some
cases they also find 1t an advantage
70 show the farmers how to sell to-
gether. says the Prairie Farmer. Such
work increases the prosperity of the
farmers in the county. and is as COM
mendable In it, way a. teaching them
to Add bushel per acre to the corn
Yield.
The farmer IL primarily . producer,
but the greed Of some of the distribu-
tors Of farm products has forced him
N number of cases to take this bust
hess into his own hands. It IL as
much the business of the farmer and
ME advisers to see that crops sell for
What they are worth a. 1t 10 to see that
sach acre yields its full share.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
INSECTS HARM GRAIN
UPWARD OF TWO SCORE OF SPE-
cIEs FOUND IN cRANARIEs.
Nearly All Of crain-Feeding Species
Known In the United States Have
Been Distributed to All Quar-.
tiers Of the Earth.

Stored grain Is subject to injury by
insects of several kinds. popularity
termed "weevils." Upward of two
score Of species occur commonly in
granaries. three living throughout their
adolescent stages within the kernel Of
the grain. These three are the gran
AIRY weevil, rice weevil, and augoumois
grain moth. the most injurious forms.
both at home and abroad. The remain
ing species live on grain In the kernel.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27

line pulleys. These will cost s cents
each. Screw one pulley into the edge
Of strip B. halfway between the two
screw-eyes d (E. Fig. y. the other
into an edge Of strip C at the same
distance from the end that you have
placed the pulley in strip B IF. Fig.
D.
Nail strip A to the porch post as
close to the ground a. you can get It.
strip B to the same face Of the same
post. about 10 inches above the porch
railing, and strip c to the opposite
face Of the post at the same height
~ strip B. Nail these strips securely
% they will be firm.
II you cannot iind . small box In the
house out Of which to make the ele-
vator car. 60 to the grocery store and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
Uncultlvated Lands.

uncultivated land is growing scare
q al the time. but, according to gov
enment statistics. there Is yet suf-
ncient to supply nearly a million with
nomesteads OF $50 acres each. The
nomesteader has to travel farther
man he once did and has not as
enoice picking. but he can still find q
5000 farm II he hunts for II.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
BY DOROTHY PERKINS.
CANDY BASKETS.

The three pretty little baskets
shown in the illustrations are splendid
receptacles for candy dainties for the
dinner table. Use heavy writing pa
per or lightweight cardboard for work
ing material. II you can get tinted
paper, your baskets will be 40 much
the prettier.
For Basket "A" cut piece of paper
5 inches square Gig. II. Fold the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
Work Of oranary Wesvil In Two-Ysar-
Old Corn.

insects resemble each other in struc-
ture AZ well as in habit. They are
small, flattened, brown snout beetles.
Neither II more than q sixth of an inch
in length, but their rate Of develop
ment is 20 rapid that they do an al
most incalculable amount of injury in
q short period of time.
The granary weevil infests corn,
wheat, barley and other grains, but
more especially corn. The rice weevil
feeds upon rice. wheat, maize. barley,
rye. hulled oats. buckwheat and other
grains. The adult beetles. when abun-
dant In storehouses and grocery stores.
invade boxes Of crackers, cakes and
other breadstuffs. barrels of -four and
bags Of meal
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
Wood Ashes and Hen Manure.

Wood ashes and hen manure fight
whenever put together. The result IL
always a loss Of ammonia Never
mix them. Apply each separately to
the garden. Sifted coal ashes don't
quarrel with hen manure and are
therefore excellent to place under the
rooets.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
Hollow Celery.

f1thiness or hollow stems in celery
y z common trouble. Its cause Is not
eennitely known. Good seed. q bal
.nced fertilizer applied freely and
ciean tillage should be the means OF
avoiding this condition.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27

wv ~ bso0 wv 0vbbOU0O0s
Til. dear little French girl, had
yielded to small temptation. Her
stern little brother, Caillou. exposed
her at the luncheon table.
Mamma, when We went BY the sro-
GERS shop this morning TIL picked up
two strawberries that had fallen nom
the box onto the sidewalk and ate
them. Was that . sin?s
well. not . SIN. exactly, but not
very nice or hygienic. I hope neither
Of you will ever do such . thing
again"
"Are you sure II wasn't . SIN
mammal"
Yes. DEAR" smiling. I'm sure Il
wasn't sin."
Then" angrily demanded CaiIIou.
turning upon Till like little whiri-
wind. why didn't you give me onsf'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
S CHILD CROSS,
fEvER!SA, SICK
Look, Motherl II tongue d
coated, give California
Syrup Of Fi0o."

Children love this "fruit 1axative.~
and nothing else clsanseS the tender
stomach. liver and bowels % nicely.
A child simply win not stop playing
I'd empty the bowels. and the result 10
they become tightly clogged With
waste, liver gets sluggish. stomach
sours. then your little one becomes
cross. half-sick. feverish. don't eat
sleep or act naturally. breath ID bed.
system full Of cold. has sore throat.
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See II tongue II coated. then
give . teaspoonful Of California
Syrup Of Figs" and in few hours al
the constipated waste. sour bile and
undigssted food passes out Of the sys-
tenn, and you have q well child again
Millions Of mothers give "Californis
syrug Of Figs" because 1t II perfectly
harmless: children love It. and II nsv.
or falls to oct on the stomach. liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 60cent bottle
Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
Scrub Ram . petrIment,

me mock owner who is not aware
q tne fact that the inferior or scrub
an 10 At all times a detriment and a
eawoack to profitable sheep raising
VII % forced to learn 1t by small In
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27


same size ~ that on basket "A"
Basket &C" Is made from . square Of
paper measuring 5h inches. Fold this
square in half diagonally. with corners
A together figs. and ~. then into
quarters by bringing corners B togeth-
er Gigs. 2 and 81. and then fold over 1
inch of edge c a. shown In Fig. 4.
Open the piece Of paper. and you will
lind great many creases in 1t. The
dotted lines In Fig. 5 show only the
creases that are needed. Turn up the
edges along the creases that run paral-
lei to the edges. Then put some paste
upon the inside faces Of the corners.
and pinch together 90 each corner ill
stand out a. shown In Fig. !. Make
the handle Of . strip Of paper = inch
wide and . inches loAg.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27

Emotions Expressed In Dancing.
In the Vedas Of the Hindus. some
Of which date back 5000 years before
Christ. there II steady reference to
dancing ~ an expression of triumph.
worship. and even the deepest grief.
It 10 the same in the Zendavestas Of
the Persians. Da1cing with cymbals
and tambourines. with bells tied to
their ankles and wrists or around
their waists. was An art that the
priestesses in the temples must un-
derstand.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27

Green food for poultry is essential
as a part Of the winter ration. When
cabbage and beets are not available.
sprouted oats can be easily fed. Soak
the oats in q bucket for at least "a
hours and then place in pile on the
top shelf Of q sprouter. On the third
day spread them out and let them
grow to a height Of not over two
inches. then feed them. Keep the
oats in a room Of moderate tempera-
ture and dampen every day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27

Milk 10 Balanced Ration.
Milk Is always a balanced ration.
Can that be said Of the feeds you give
your cows to make milk?
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
Water for Average Cow.

water foe average Cow.
Under ordinary conditions the aver
age COW will drink about nine or ten
gallons of water q day. Coal in the
tank heater will warm it up more eco
nomically than carbohydrates in corn.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
Clean Cow Imnortan4

Clean Cow Important.
A clean COW is more important than
q clean barn. although both are do
sired.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27

Sailing with brine IL not only the
best, but the most thorough way Of
sailing butter.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27

Better Cows and Conditions.
The biggest thing in dairy improve
ment is the desire on the part of the
dairymen for better cows and better
conditions.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
Judging Dairy Cattle.

The best way to Judge dairy cattle
is by what they do, not how they
look.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
Profitable Dairy Cattle.

When feed IL high, dairy cattle
ought to be most profitable. One
cannot afford to use high-priced grain
and hay for poor cows.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27
Easily Bought.

Mrs. Cashit-Mrs. De Style has -
much aplomb about her dresses.
Mrs. Comeup-Then I'm going -
ask my dressmaker why she don't put
none Of Il In mine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-27

II she thrusts Ill men shs h ~ g
GxpGinnce
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-01-09
OFFICERS IN LEGISLATURE

The Democratic nominees selected
10 caucus were elected without
hitch by the two bodies Of the legis-
Iature when they assembled on We'd
nesday at noon. They are:
In the Senate. For President
Jesse D. Price, Of Wicomico county
(re-election).
Secretary-John X. Sullivan, Anne
Arundei county.
Assistant Secretary CHARLES c..
Ford, Washington county.
Reading Andrew Shaah,
Howard county.
Journal Clerk Joseph M. George,
Queen Annes county.
Assistant Journal Clerk, Rober, f.
Fleetwood, Caroline county.
Chief Engrosslue CLERK, Lionel
Key GER, Kelt county.
Assistant Engrossing Clerk, Nich-
olas S. Callahan, Talbot county.
Sergeant at Arms, Peyton B. Hold
son, Dorchester county
Postn aster, james Bradley, Balti-
NOR, City.
House Of Delegates, Speaker, j..
Mex. Tnppe, Baltir.ore city (re-
election).
Chief Clerk, Albert ]. Almones,
Montgomery county
Assistant, William E Haaser,
Frederick county.
Reading CLERK, S. A. Smith, Har-
ford county.
Journal lelk, Thomas J Murray
Cecil county.
Assistant, Victor Webster, somer.
set county.
Chief Eogrossirg Clerk, W. A
Miller, Prince Georges county.
Assistant, Paul Quinn, Baltimore
city.
Sergeant-at-arms, S. NJ. Crockett
Worcester county.
Postmaster, Tho nas yinrenr, Bal.
timore county.
The Republicans naIned Senator
Zihlman Of Allegany for President OF
the Senate, and +. Stone Posey. of
Charles county. for Speaker of the
House. Each viii become leaders of
their party in the respective bodies
and each were promised hearty and
united support upon the floor by their
colleagues.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-01-09
CHARLES COUNTY HoNoREO.


Although the selection Of House
Leader carries with it at this session
Of the legislature no very onerous
duties, the county has been honored
so far as possible by the Republicans
10 tie naming Of one Of her sons, IN
the person of +. Stone Posey to that,
still important position.
His duty, it will b. to oppose win
al his ability all baieful partisan leg
islation that will, or may have a
tendency to, deprive citizens OF the
State, of rights and privileges guar
anteed to, or exercised by th-m from
the foundation Of our government.
AS it will also be his duty with equal
force and earnestness to work for,
and advocate, in a broad and pstTio-
tic msnner, he enactment OF any
and every measure that will rebound
to the best interest of all, no m alter
by whom or what party those meas
ures may be introduced. A long
legislative program has been pre-
pared by democratic leaders and a
committee headed by ex-senator A.
p. Gormsn has been selected to pre-
pare bills to be introduced covering
most, o. all, Of the pledges made BY
then party during the past campaign
Many Of those laws d. se.ve aud sill
receive, we have 90 doubt, the united
support of the Republicans Of boil
houses, but there will he some, doubt
less, that will require careful scrutins
and the SNAKES if any there be,
pointed out and sh .wn up before
they are put upon the statute books
or possibly amended t. their better
ment and improvement. And thi'
the leaders Of the party in boti
houses will be expected to do, ant
this we believe they will do fearless
ly and earnestly in the spirit OF tru'
loyalty to their Stale. they viii
without doubt, be backed up Il TIL
Senate by our talented young Sens
tor, Hon. John F. Mudd, and in tn
House by the Hon. Charles n
Dement,. We predict for al
three Of our talented younI
representatives in the Seuat
and House such consistent reeor'
at this session that, not only on
own, but all the people Of the Stat
will commend them for their uprigh
honorable and consistent patriot
work in voting for all good measure
introduced and in condemning an
voting against al and every one tha
may in any manner suggest doubtful
il not detrimental, benz fit to all.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-01-09

Reports to the General Office in
dictate that not single passenger out
Of III, 100000 carried by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company in 1913
was killed in a train accident.
Reports for the past six years show
thst almost 100000 passengers, :
more than one-third Of the whole
world. population have been car
ried by the Pennsylvania Railroad,
and but sixteen Of them lost their
lives in accidents to trains; nine were
killed in one accident. In six years.
out of approximately 100000 trains
operated, ---about 1870 day,---only
five have Suffered wrecks which
caused the death Of any Of the pass
engers carried on them. Three of
these years were entirely free from
train accidents causing the death of
passenger.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-01-09
PROMISED LEGISLATION


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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-01-09

Objection was made by Senator
Benson to the swearing in Of Senator
Frank L. Williams Of Cecil on ti,-
grouna that Mr., Williams Is minis
ter of the Gospel, prohibited under
the constitution Of the State from
serving ina legislative capacity. 4
committee was appointed to Invesii-
gate which will report next Wedles-
day. 1t is said that Mr. William,
has not performed the functions Of a
minister for several years eitg a.
the time Of bis election editor Of the
Cecil Wing. Politics, of course, vas
the cause OF objection, as with the
removal OF Senator Williams, the
Democrats would have a safer ma
jority to override an executive v,to.