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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

formed. and these give performances,
but never without serious prepare
ton. They know their audience would
not tolerate amateurish efforts Whes
the instruments cannot be obtained
from outside they are made in the
camp. and some are weird enough to
arouse the envy of a futurist com.
poser! The bandsmen are dressed In
full German military uniform. made In
the camp; even the fabrication OF Q
'pickelhaube' offers no difficulty when
pots and pans are at hand. Silver pa.
per from chocolate and tobacco pack.
ing is never wasted. and plays an i'm.
portant part not only in the making OF
uniforms but in the staging Of plays.
These also are well rehearsed before
being offered to the public.
Every performance is announced
by a band marching through the
grounds and playing loudly to attract
attention. One of the greatest sue
cesses in the show line was the cir
Gus; one day there was an elephant
made of gray blankets and four or
I'VE men. which would have deceived
anyone. Its antics were SO truly ele
phantine that prisoners. English
guards and officers alike. all were In
fits of laughter. especially when the
penny a ride part began and the
trunk disclosed q broomstick as found
dation.
The Poem That Was Rebuked.
Then we had recitation evenings
A poet among us recited his own work.
significant incident occurred dur
ing that evening. The first numbers
were of a comic character. but the
chief item of the program was a patrL
otto poem-a jubilant recital OF how
thousands of Russian soldiers had
been lured into the Masurian boys and
drowned like rats. 1t was received
with stormy applause. felt indig.
nant. and. seeing that some Of my
table companions also looked uneasy
got up and asked permission to say
q few words. It was granted. first
congratulated the poet on his skill. but
protested against the spirit Of the last
poem. which invited US to gloat over
the death agony of soldiers probably
as brave as any others. I reminded
the public that hundreds Of German
soldiers were drowned in flooded
Flanders-terrible incidents Of war,
but not subjects for epics. A growing
applause showed me I had not ap
pealed in vain to the thinking portion
of my fellow prisoners. The poet him.
self came to me a few days later and
said, You know, Father Ludwig.
have been thinking over what you
said. and I will not have the poem
published
Il became sincerely attached to my
fellow prisoners. who showed me all
consideration in spite Of the fact that
my opinions were often Numerically
opposed to theirs. When the order
for my release came the governor
shook hands with me and thanked me
for the good suggestions and improve
ments which we had made in our
camp"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

worth $500. Judging from the way
well-bred, well-broken and well-kept
horses are now selling.
We will say that breeder 10 lucky
enough to have raised q pair Of four
year-olds. sound. good lockers, hearty.
with snap and style. weighing from
1900 to 400 pounds each, for the
pair $500 can easily be had In any Of
the big markets.
These are not fanciful figures but
are based upon actual experience Of
everyday farmers Of breeding. raising
and selling colts.
Every farmer should, II possible.
keep one or more good brood mares.
not broken-winded. worn-out, city
hacks, but sound, wellshaped, we'll
bred animals that possess individal
merit and whose progeny will sell
readily when the dealer comes along.
Any breeder of experience knows
well that almost az much depends on
the brood mares as upon the stallion In
the raising of any breed Of good
horses.
Many colts take their conformation
from their mother, especially from
their shoulders back. For instance. II
. mare has wide. ragged hips. her
colts are most liable to inherit this
tendency. Many colts also inherit
their dispositions from their dana
Brood mares should be sound. Of
quiet disposition, strongly built. and
they should be well cared for.
The mare can be worked up to
week or two before the colt II
dropped. In fact, she IL better on
for the regular exercise. but she
should be handled by . careful man.
who viii not excite her. and she should
have q roomy box stall for her sleep
ing quarters.
Although many may disagree with
me, / am firmly convinced fro.l nearly
30 years experience on breeding
farms. that It IL . risky business pur-
chasing aged mares, who have spent
the best years of their lives doing work
in the cities. and trying TO make
brood mares Of them.
In the first place when . mare has
arrived at that age, and has never
had q colt, her chances Of getting In
| foal are lessened each year.
Furthermore, It II safe TO say that
. reasonable proportion Of these mares
have slunked their colts, and for this
reason they have been sent from the
farm and sold in the cities. where
they can do excellent work.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

national
efficiency and
indirectly
whether
There not long
fleet 8 using ess all the WHILE
chief Of bureau Of supplies and
For instance there canned
a the
canned
furnished to the
rel ETC."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

don on a short leave from the front
and is devoting this time. which has
been granted to him for q rest. to re-
cruiting work. He appeared the other
day in Trafalgar square and delivered
a stirring appeal for more recruits.
which was loudly applauded.
Acting Corporal Issy Smith Of the
Manchester regiment Is the first sol
der Of Jewish faith to receive the
Victoria Cross. His reward was given
him for having ass.7ted q wounded
comrade over $50 yards OF ground un
der heavy shell IRE at Ypres.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
CONVERSATIONS

The Diesel oil engine. which Is work.
ing we'll In water craft In Europe. will
be thoroughly tested In locomotives
by the Prussian railroads.
Campus the largest star known.
with q luminosity $1,000 times that Of
the sun rs invisible from the northern
hemisphere. o. r. Walkley. an English
astronomer. adduces TESTIMONY At
great length to prove Z the central
sun of the universe. about which al
other orbs revoi7e.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
CLAY Soil Fertility.

To keep the fertility of clay soils
1t IL necessary to add considerable
vegetable matter. This 10 best done
by using all available manure and in
addition by turning under an occasion
al second crop of clover or other
legume. Even in the natural state
clay soils rarely contain much HUI
mus The supply of phosphorus is also
limited and should be increased by the
addition Of phosphate fertilizer to sup.
p!ement the farm manure.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
.stolen" Notes Are Found.

Topeka. KAMA postcard received
from Adam Becker. q Meridian. Kan.
farmer and banker. who reported to
the Topeka police that he had been
robbed Of $4,000 worth Of negotiable
notes a few days ago. stated that he
has found the valuable papers in the
lining of his coat.
There was a hole In the pocket and
the wallet worked through the hole.
Rocker discovered he had not been
robbed when he reached McAlester.
Okla. from which point he wrote the
postcard to Topeka.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12


couId Francis exhibition
the testing machines
building bridges
machine
sstan
beyond degree
Of light
have oil of
light falls
the standards these will tell
brought with
earth
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

Cuba's 1914 importation OF shoes
aggregated $4.249.6S1.
Closely related to yeast. fungi dis
covered in breweries by . japanese
scientist have been found to dye silk
beautiful rose color. but to be harm
less when used in the manufacture ID
beer.
Not Q single passenger killed In
collision In the last quarter Of 1914
10 the record to which railways OF this
country are pointing. Il 10 estimatec
that s0.6OO.000 fares we're paid in that
period
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
Pjcklno Chickens.

Instead Of dipping fowls in scalding
water to get the feathers Off you
will use that poor way Of picking-put
boiling water in q wash boiler or some
big vessel. lay sticks on the top Of It
to set the fowls on. then let the water
boil hard. The steam will loosen the
plumage without wetting it. Turn the
birds over and over until the feathers
come on easily. Do not leave them
over the steam long at Q time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
GETS v. c. At AGE OF 10
Lance Corporal 0wyer Held Trench
Single Handed During Fight at
Hin No. so.

London.-The youngest soldier OF
the British army to receive the VIC
tor,a Cross IL Lance Corporal Dwyer.
Who is only nineteen years old He
Won the v. c. for holding. single hand
I'd. a trench against the Germans dur
lus the lighting around the famous
IISll No. 50. He u now back IN Lon
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
TRIED CURES FOR
POULTRY DISEASES
Avoid Leg Weakness in Chicks BY
Proper Feedino-Remedy
for SWeIled Head.

Leg weakness in chicks II often due
to the food being Of . fattening ma
true, and the bodies. in consequences.
become too heavy for the muscular
strength Of the chicks legs. There
should Be bran In the soft food that
10 fed, II being one Of the best bone
and muscle foods that could be given.
Afflicted chicks should be given
quinine water daily-made By dissolv-
ing I'VE grains Of quinine in . quart
of drinking water. Also add bone
meal and charcoal. and also give green
food daily.
Very often fowls, from some unex-
plainable cause, will become Afflicted
with swelled head and fever. Ex-
posure to . draft Of air. while roost-
ing at night. however. 10 the most COM
mon reason. in which case the eye
nearest the draft becomes iirst az
fected. In itself. swelled head II mot
roup. but when the Jumps appear Il u
one of the first stages Of that disease
A very good treatment 10 to mix ono
part spirits Of turpentine and four
parts Of sweet oil. With this anoint
the head. face and comb daily. Then
give, twice . day. . pill composed Of
equal parts Of bromide Of potash and
quinine-the pill to weigh one grain.
Add. in addition. . teaspoonful Of
chlorate Of potash to each quart Of
drinking water.
The looseness Of the bowels Of .
fowl generally IL due to something e
has eaten. Increase the amount Of
middlings in the hash. and add .
teaspoonful of charcoal every day 70
each quart Of soft food. Fowls should
have charcoal at least twice . week.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

Spring Grove. Pa.-Although Ralph
Hivner had heard his hens cackling
with clockwork regularity the last
month. he was receiving no eggs. He
kept watch and discovered a six-foot
blacksnake creeping stealthily from a
crevice in the henhouse. II then
started working its coils in such
manner as to throw the. eggs to the
floor. where they were broken. The
snake was shot.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

and around
which and sterzes
and heated rollers which
girl who
into crcu
lation bills which considers perfect
verified the
1000 denomination
divided" Thomas explained
to handle
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

In making q concrete floor for the
poultry house or cellar. have the earth
a. firm a. the natural condition. lamp
It II you please. spread two inches of
coarse sand. wet It down and apply
the concrete while wet three-fourthD.
inch thick. II win hold for all purI
poses except driving ON.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

for terra frma. but It must not be for
gotten that the army is outdistanced
by the navy when it comes to the mat
ter of dietary. The daily issue of food
either to the soldier or the sailor. out
of which three meals are made. 10
officially called q ration. This allow.
ance for the army costs Uncle Sam be-
tween "a and Is cents. but last year
the average cost Of subsisting one
man for one day in the navy was
$0.366. Jacky being the higher liver
by the purchasing power of nearly IL
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
Communication az Poultry.

Consumption Of Poultry.
Il has been estimated that 250,000,-
900 chickens and other kinds Of poul-
try are annually consumed in the
United States. .-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
Thinks the Snail May Cut the Cost Of Living

r ROM hippopotamuses
substitute the steak Of the pachderm
steer necessa-E w. Rust Of the federal hor
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
Federal Bureau Of Standards Is Wonderland

Uncle into which be ueed and
velocity
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
American BIuejackets Best Fed Of All Fighters

OUR buejackes bested fighting in the world and boy
mistake anoa He hnkering
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
Wioter WaIlo,~

Winter WalloW for Hens.
Don't forget to gather in road dust
or sifted coal ashes. 20 that the hens
will have something to wallow In TIT
winter.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

boil caldron
parsley
The cleaned and dried they
permits.
nauseating most who has
substitute which they
q prepared
would be simple matter for all that
limestone blum
andpa partially with vegetation
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

Capacity Of Colony HOUSE.
With the portable colony houno
hens are about ~ many a C
kept in one flock. and in the
nent house so hens are the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

Washington and eight in the sub
treasures. have been In operation four
years. They are combination washers
and ironers. Two girls work at
machine. which Is operated by cleo
tricity. One feeds the dirty money
to the washer and the other catches
the clean money as it leaves the
ironer.
The bills are laid on a moving belt
of wet blanket, which carries them on
To naef another moving blanket from
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

Poultry keeping ID more profitable
than dairying-for the man who likes
poultry better than he does COWS.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

living with the humble snail.
Mr.. Rust. having eaten the lucious
II somewhat glutinous gasteropod
Of the genus Helix. proceeded to in
form himself with reference to the ap.
proved methods of its preparation for
table. His latest literary production
will no doubt. in spots. be embalmed
within the next national cook book to
be issued by Uncle Sam. It embodies
the recipes for making the snail pal
atable. First you catch your snail
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
eensAt Of Tran Ness

00UOuW " sSSP NSoS
The trap nest has destroyed the
peace and happiness Of the slothful
hen.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
Utility Of The alla

OtllIty o. tno 01JoS
The man that doubts IT, ~ =
the silo 10 the man that Il -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12

bowling gale: the football Of tiny ny
thunder forth like the tread Of draft
horse: the heat Of q candle expand
into that Of a roaring furnace: the
cheer and comfort OF cory home hre
emanate from the unperceived warmth
Of a distant star. and the gentle pres
sure of q finger develop into the force
of mighty giants.
This wonderland Is the United
States bureau Of standards. and vtsi
tors to the Panama Pacific exposition
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-12
Uncle Sans money Laundry" Saves $500 Day

washing soed
Thomas Of the laundry
laundry
of viii there In
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-07-13
BOYS STONE
 LIBERTY BELL
A. p. A. Service.

A. p. A. Service.
 WALLA WALLA, July 13.-The first attempt to commit an act of vandalism since the famous Liberty Bell started on it's journey to the San Francisco fair was the work of two boys near Pendle-
 ton, Ore. During the period while the famous relic was passing through that city, the youngsters with apparent in tent threw number of rocks, one of the missiles striking the bell and in flicting a considerable dent. Owing to the weakness of the ancient bell it is feared that the gradually extending cracks will be further increased by the shocks attending the long journey to
 the Pacific slope.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-07-13
A. p. A. Service.

St. Fs Ns 0oFVioe.
 WASHINGTON, July 1:.-Proceedins on the theory that in time of war the safety of the country will be greatly dependent on the private arms factor ies Secretary of War Garrison an nounced today that he has decided U accept the resignations of Lieut. Col. Odus Chorney and Major William A. Phillips of the army ordnance bureau both having been offered posts with companies holding large contracts for war munitions for the belligerent na- tions of Europe. Secretary Garrison states that in the event of the United States being inveigled in war the gov ernment arsenals could by no means supply the needs of the army and navy and as consequence the shortage must be met by the private arms and
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-07-13
BALKAN KINGS
 IN CONFERENCE
A. p. A. Service.


 LONDON, July 13.-According to Athens dispatches received by London newspapers today, the kings of Rou- mania and Bulgaria are in the Greek capital for the purpose of holding a conference with the Greek ruler over the war situation. The report is gen erally taken to indicate that the Bal kan states are preparing for some de- cisive move in connection with the great war and it is anticipated that the conference will decide whether or not the several governments will remain neutral or not. Government officials are inclined to the belief that the ac- tion of the Balkan states will be di- rected solely to activities against the Turks in the event that they cast their lot with the allies. It is stated that the Bulgars continue to mobilize their reserves and this fact is believed to suggest that the conference of the rul- CTS is for the purpose of developing some definite plan of campaign.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-07-13

could do much of the work himself and
 hired from day to day and the city
 saved some money. Ross stated that | it would not be much but every dollar saved was so much more for other
 uses. Blake stated that he thought that there was plenty of work for the street foreman and he saw no reason to change. Ross moved that the ser vices of the foreman be dispensed with but the motion was refused on roll call.
 Lomen stated that the Alaska Light craze and Commercial Company re- quested that their night watchman, Robert James. be granted the powers of a special policeman without salary and on Lomen's motion the request was granted
 Mrs. B. M. Mcconnell appeared be- fore the Council and complained that the seepage from the stables of W. J. home and had created a nuisance gen. erally and as she could get no relief elsewhere she asked the council to do something. Mayor Diamond instructed the Health Officer to look into the mat ter.
 The Clerk then opened the bids for city printing for the term of six months. The bid of the Industrial Worker was ten cents per line in the terms of the contract while that of the Nugget was five cents per line. Owing to the fact that there was an commission of the price in one item in the Nugget bid relating to the impounding of dog mo- tices the motion of Councilman Blake that the lowest bid be accepted was objected to by the Worker representa- t:ve on the ground that the absence of the amount at that particular point was quite vital as the Nugget was enabled to charge for each separate insertion. which the Worker was not able to do. owing to it's bid being designated. Lo- men stated that it was a question as to what action could be taken and asked if it was legal to allow any alterations in the bids after they had been opened. After some discussion the motion of Blake was allowed to fall to sleep and the matter was left to the Printing Committee. after which the Council adjourned.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-07-13

fone it was forwarded to Washington
 as some notifications might be neces
 sary. He also stated that he had ex'
 amined the ordance relative to com
 polling property owners to repair theil
 own sidewalks and found that tn,
 Council had authority so to do.
 The matter of the city pumping con- 1 tract having expired was called to the attention of the Council and they were | also informed that the Council usually began the work of compiling the as- sessment rolls about the first of Au- gust.
 City Health Officer. Dr. Mustard, stated that there were no city patients in the hospital at present.
 Chairman Thompson of the Fire Committee stated that he had inter- viewed Manager Mcconnell of the Seward Peninsula Power Go. relative to a reduction of the price charged for pumping water for the uses of the fire department and he had agreed to re- duce the price from $5,OOO to $4,OO0.
 The resolution relative to the de- taching of the Sandspit and that por- ton of the city west of the river was read and adopted with the recommen- dation that copies be sent to Delegate Wickersham and the Alaska Road Commission.
 Councilman Lehman of the Finance Committee stated that he had ex- amined the assessment charged against Mrs. Johnson and in his opinion the charges were excessive and as Mrs. Johnson was willing to pay tax on an assessment of $1.6O0 he therefore nov ed that the city accept her offer which motion was accepted.
 The Clerk read a numerous array of bills for the month of June and up until the present week and upon mo- tion of Burgh. seconded by Thompson, the bills for labor were ordered paid, the rest to be referred to the Finance Committee, which was so ordered. Bills approved by the Finance Com mittee totaling the sum of $15S.S6 were read and ordered paid
 Chairman Ross of the Street Com mittee stated that he did not perceive the necessity of retaining the street foreman who had been informally ap- pointed after the last meeting as he
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-07-13
COUNCIL PAvES WAY
 FOR GOVT. BRIDGE

The City Council, through resolu.
 tion detaching all of that portion oi the townsite of Nome lying west oi
 Snake River, paved the way for tht construction of the proposed govern.
 ment bridge and incidentally shearet the Sandspit away from the necessity of forever bowling about taxation with out representation or whatever it was (that the sandspitters used to wall about. As the situation stands at pre- sent the dwellers on that side of the river will have nothing further in the line of taxation to worry about as the Councilmanic act restores them once again to that portion of the public do- main which owns no controller but your Uncle Samuel All of the city dads were in their places when the meeting was called to order by the President last evening and aside from few protests for sundry and divers causes everything went lovely. After the minutes of the previous meeting
 were read and approved, the Clerk read
 6 communication from John A. Ryan requesting the permission of the coun9 cil to carry fire arms. MT. Ryan stated that his home was on Piety Point and
 that the dogs which were running wild
 in that section were a constant menace
 to himself, his children and his live stock. The request was granted under
 the head of new business.
 The report of city officers disclosed
 that the funds in the hands of the
 Treasurer amount to s4,2S9S5 and the report was verified by that of the City Clerk less the amount of some out standing warrants not yet presented for payment.
 The City Attorney stated that he had prepared the notices necessary to bringing suit for the possession of pro- perty purchased by the city from the delinquent tax roll in conformity with the resolution of the last meeting and that suits could be begun whenever the Council designated the properties against which they wished to proceed. Judge Hobbes also stated that he had prepared the resolution detaching that section of Nome west of Snake River and requested that the same be handed to the Law and Ordance committee and that further consultation be held be-