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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
ROOT TROUBLES OF PLANTS
Many Crops Are Affected. including
Alfalfa, Sweet Potato, Tobacco
and Watermelon.

Root knot trouble occurs in sandy
types of soil in some sections of the
United States. Many crops are affect
ed. including alfalfa. vetch. clovers. to.
bacco. potato. sweet potato. watermel
on. cIcumbers. cantaloupe and tomato
Many other crop plants are affected as
we'll A few Of the common weeds,
such as pigweed. wild carrot. purslane
and morning-glory. are also subject to
root knot troubles
Engagements of irregular shape and
size may appear anywhere on the root
system. Affected plants are stunted in
growth and their foliage is a lighter
shade Of green than normal This,
however. may be hard to detect when
a large area is uniformly infected
The trouble is caused by a very
small worm belonging to the group of
Nematodes. The worm may live in
the soil for months. but quickly die
in the gals after the death of the
plant. A generation. from egg to egg,
is about a month. and one female usu-
ally lays several hundred eggs.
The worm lives over winter in pro.
tected parts Of the soil or in the gals
on perennial plants. They are readily
transported to distant places on fig,
peach or mulberry trees or in Irish
seed potatoes
Areas can be most quickly cleared
Of the infestation by keeping the land
absolutely bare for two years The
next most effective plan is to plant for
two years in resistant crops. as winter
rye or oats, followed by Iron cowpeas
or peanuts. and repeat the second
year. Susceptible weeds must not be
allowed to grow. Some reduction can
be accomplished by breaking the land
deep in cry weather and allowing 1t to
dry out as much as possible.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11

house of Professor Archenhold. the
director of the Treptow observatory.
near Berlin. His wife has organized
cinema lectures in one of the halls of
the building for wounded soldiers, for
the women and children of the neigh
borhood. and especially for the ref
ugees from East Prussia.
The particular quarter in which the
observatory stands has a large Social
list element, and the frau professor
fraternizes with them many hours a
day. l met some of the women and
talked to them One of them said to
me:
Il have had a letter from my hus-
band lin France) telling me not to
send him so many things, as they are
we'll taken care of. Every two weeks
he sends me some of his pay, and l
am happy to say that l can now write
back to him in the same way, telling
him that he need not send us any
money. as people here are taking such
splendid care of u.s."
Frau Professor Archenhold i'm
presses it upon them that they should
write nothing but cheerful. pleasant
letters to their husbands in the field,
and not bother them with tiresome de-
tails of difficulties at home. Whether
such lectures or advice are inspired
from higher up" cannot say. but
know that many Of the better class
women talk to the working classes in
that strain.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
HAD PELLAGRA;
IS NOW CURED

Hillsboro, Ala. w. Turner. of this
place, says: Il ought to have written
you two weeks ago, but failed to do so.
l got well and then forgot to write you.
l can get about like a lO-year-old boy;
you ought to see me run around and tend
to my farm. can go all day just like I
used to. / am so thankful to know there
is such good remedy to cure people of
pellagra.
There is no longer any doubt that pei
lagra can be cured. Don't delay until
1t is too late. 1t is your duty to consult
the resourceful Baughn.
The symptoms-hands red'like sunburn,
skin peeling off, sore mouth, the lips,
throat and tongue a flaming red, with
much mucous and choking; indigestion and
nausea, either diarrhoea or constipation.
There is hope; get Baughn's big Free
book on Pellagra and learn about the
remedy for Pellagra that has at last been
found. Address American Compromising
Co., box posi-, Jasper, Ala, remembering
money is refunded in any case where the
remedy fails to cure. ADV.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
SELL DIRECT TO CUSTOMERS
Costing Producer and Buyer Together.
Thereby Eliminating MiddIeman.
Will Help Producer.

The question of getting the pro-
ducer and the buyer together in order
to eliminate the middleman has had
the attention of great many people.
1t should help to reduce the high cost
Of living and also secure better prices
for the producers.
In trying to work out this problem
a number Of mistakes have been made
which really hurt a good system. says
Utah Farmer. To be successful two
things must be Observation-Disclosures
honesty and the right price. You can't
fool city buyers and hold their trade.
They have many chances to purchase
the things they require. A standard
and uniformity of quality is necessary.
Tricky dealing or trying to put one
over" will soon destroy the business
Of any producer.
Not only must uniformity and
high standard of quality be main
tanned. but the appearance and the
way in which the producer delivers
his products has more or less to do
with this method of marketing. Farm
ers should learn how to properly
wrap and pack their butter. eggs.
poultry and other products so that
they will carry well. and reach the
customer in the best condition. A
little study and planning on the part
OF the producer will overcome this
part Of the problem.
There are many farmers. and Just
as many buyers. who are each looking
for the other. and would be helpful to
each other If they knew how to get
together. One method of doing this
would be for farmer or producer tc
advertise what he has for sale. A
business once established will in
crease. because pleased and well
satisfied customer will always tell her
neighbor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
Case HOPELESS.

Excuse me. ma'am. but my time Ii
up and think I'll CO."
But, Mamie, you are fine upstairs
girl, and thought you were going to
stay. Be reasonable. What Is the
matter?"
We'll. ma'am. when you went shop
ping yesterday. didn't you lock up
your desk so that not a single letter
could be read?"
II did"
And when the family is at dinner,
there isn't a decent, comfortable place
behind door for me to sit and listen
to the conversation. And when you
are out nights. do you lock up the
piano and monograph"
I'VE do"
Then, ma'am, I'm going, and let
me tell you as long as you do these
things you'll get no decent, self-re-
specting girl to work for you."-Life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
INVESTIGATION is BIG AID
southern Farmers Are Profitins by
Their Past Experiences and
Abandon One-Crop Idea.

The past year or two has taught
US the value of diversified farming.
The southern farmers are profiting
by their past experience and in the
place of one crop such as cotton. are
adopting a system Of diversified agri
culture. This will not only benefit
them but will be help to the whole
nation
furthermore We need to develop
manufactures which will utilize the
raw materials produced on the farms.
This viii give us a greater economic
independence. Employment will be
given and a market made for our
crops and by-products.
Don't carry all your eggs in one
basket but practice diversified farm.
ing.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
Guns az veoetabIes,

Paris. "A sealed car Of vegetables"
broken open by railroad accident en-
route from Genoa to Berlin was found
loaded with Maxim guns.
nished the food. Curiosity led to the
discovery of Duwid's Tree of Life"
whose branches fed the populace. So
the next day they told Duwid he need
not trouble to bring food to them, for
they could get it themselves.
1T shall be as you WISH" said
Duwid. but henceforth you will have
to work to obtain food to eat. To-
morrow the tree will be cut down, but
to save you from starvation each shall
break OF a branch and plant it in the
ground. cultivate and protect It and
it will bear you fruit"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
AS SHE SANG THE REFRAIN
Not Exactly What the Writer Intend.
cd, But at Least the Singer
Meant All Right.

John Smith. long known as "the lit
tie inspector" through his Communion
ship with John D. Shea, is one of the
students of small town sojourning who
knows how to make many a thing lead
10 sale. says the Chicago Herald.
Easy enough to figure him as always
being there with the cigars and the
latest ones told in Chicago's waggish
circles. More than that he is insidious
In getting invitations to dinner, when
ne always has sure-fire stuff for the
womenfolks.
In South Dakota town his best GUS
toner had a daughter, who had a pas
sion for trying out all the newest
songs. John never arrived without an
armful. Thus, Il Don't Know Why |
Love You, but l Do-oo-oo," got into
early Dakota circulation. When
daughter tackled it the refrain had
her guessing, but she was game and
sang:
az Don't Know Why Love You.
But do-Double o, Double o."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
CREDIT SHEET FOR FARMERS
Texas Bankers USING Model System Of
Farm Management as Basis for
Extending Loans.

Texas bankers who make a prac.
tice of loaning money to farmers have
adopted, for their own protection and
for the guidance Of borrowers. what
Is known as Crop rate sheet for
safe farming and bank credit" Ia.
king 4O-acre two-horse farm as a
unit. this sheet states the live stock
and the quantity of food and feed
crops necessary to support on such
farm a family of five. The prospec.
tive borrower is requested to state in
the same way the actual system fol-
lowed on his own farm. The closer
the actual practice approaches the
system outlined in the rate sheet. the
better is the farmers credit.
The bankers consider that the fol-
lowing arrangement is a safe basis
for borrowing and for loaning money:
Food Crops.
| Number of pigs and weight: pigs for
1000 pounds of pork.
Number of laying hens: 80 laying hens
or equivalent In other poultry.
Number of mich cows: cows. one in
milk constantly.
Area in vegetable garden: l acre for
constant supply fresh vegetables and can
| ming.
Cowpeas and other beans: To be grown
in corn
Area sweet potatoes: one-fourth acre.
Area for sirup: one-fourth acre sorghum
or sugar cane.
Pumpkins and cushaws: To be planted
in corn for good food and feed.
Pasture: ~ acre pasture. For winter
pasture sow grain between the cotton
rows.
Feed Crops.
Acres corn with cowpeas. corn shocked:
$40 bushels on II acres. at 20 bushels per
acre; As bushels cowpeas. at bushels per
acre: corn stover. tons.
Acres In hay crops: 12h2 tons. acres
sorghum, Sudan, or other hay.
Total acres food and feed: 20 acres.
Cotton, Money Crop.
Acres in cotton: 20 acres.
Total acres in crops: 40 acres. two-horse
farm.
Cotton, Money Crop.
The farm is divided into two parts.
one-half being devoted to cotton. the
other to feed for the stock and food
for the family. For the purpose OF
the rate sheet. it is assumed that the
yield Of cotton will be one-third of
OoAO PSA dSACs anu vi wi III ~
an acre. A farm managed in this way
will yield. according to the bankers. an
income of $664.78 with cotton at 8
cents a pound, and of $69S.0S with
cotton at 10 cents. On the other hand.
the all-cotton farm, with the same
prices for cotton, will have an income
of only $500 or $500.
The system adopted as basis for
credit is not, of course, to be con-
sidered as inflexible, or as applicable
to every section of the cotton states.
1t does, however. serve as a valuable
guide for determining to what extent
the farmer is conducting his business
on sound principles. 1t is pointed out
that no bank ever cares to foreclose
on mortgages. and that 1t is most i'm
portant, therefore. to have some means
of judging of the borrowers ability to
meet his obligations.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11

Good luck is often another name for
true merit.
Every man who has work to do has
a Job and a chance.
Fortunate Is the county that has
township organization.
Cheap money will solve many of
the farmers problems.
Two dollars for a doctor is cheaper
than 500 for funeral.
Blessed are the children that have a
good man for a father
There Is not enough of the commu-
nifty spirit among our rural districts.
The man who is idle usually has a
preference for that kind of living.
Don't allow the field work to crowd
Sunday of the map of the week.
Are the children entered in the boys
and girls contests for this season?
Production must cease when the
transportation costs eat up the prof
its.
While great pains from green apples
grow. large gains from small savings
flow.
Many fail because they never get
out Of rut. They ignore progressive
methods.
A man may not be limited to time
but he who succeeds must be timed to
the limit.
The point where comfort is reached
Is the end Of the road to many prom
Using young man and woman.
Success in farming depends largely
upon proper marketing methods.
cheap money and cooperation.
Consider now the hen. Her cackle
Is worth million day to Uncle Sam.
How much Of that million are you get
ting?
The man who has always bowed
down to one political idol never rea-
Lies how absurd his devotion appears
to others.
The man who permits his boys to
shoot prairie owls is in league with
the field mice for the destruction of
his own crops.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
OILED PIGS CATCH FIRE
Indiana Man Saved From OversuppIy
of Roast Pork by Porker's
Bright Idea.

Goshen, Ind.-While William Archer
of near Cromwell was endeavoring to
exterminate lice on his pigs by using
kerosene a lighted torch fell into the
pan of oil. There was a flash, and the
next instant q terrified, oil-soaked
porker dashed for the open. mass Of
flames. Soon half dozen hogs were
ablaze. All dashed out and circled the
yard a couple Of times and. returning
to the pen, set it on fire. One of the
shoats hit upon a bright idea and
dashed for a pool Of mud and water.
The others then followed suit and the
farmer was saved from an oversup-
ply of roast pork.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
The Amputation.

Representative Anthony, advocating
Washington, said:
Il firmly believe that the opponents
Of ornaments understand present-day
conditions as little as the Hackney lad
understood war.
I'm Mare street, Hackney, a lad
said:
Have ye heerd about Jim? He's
been wounded by the Germans. Amt
it terrible?'
SLOWS he been wounded? asked .
girl.
"'It seems said the Hackney lad.
sadly, that the Germans have cut OF
his retreat"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
FINDS NEW GARDEN OF EDEN
Explorer Hears Narrative in Brazil
strikingIy Similar to the Story
Of the Creation.

Philadelphia.-The University NJ
pennsylvania museum has discovered
a new Garden of Eden, and the Tree
of Life is still there, though petrified.
This was learned bt>Dr. William C.
Farabee, leader of the university
museums Amazon expedition. who
has just sent to the museum his first
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
Hiqh Cost Of livino,

The cost of living on many of the
farms is higher than it ought to be- II
can be reduced materially by growing
higher proportion of the food of the
family on the place. This also will be
more satisfactory. for homegrown
vegetables are better than the kind one
gets out of a can any time
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11

notes containing an account OF the
Creation as told by one of the new
tribes he found in the mountains which
divides Brazil from the Guianas. This
uncivilized tribe had never before seen
white man.
The narrative, as told to Doctor
Farabee by one of the wise men OF
the tribe. is strikingly similar to the
story of the Creation, with the excep-
ton that two gods are portrayed
Tuminkar and his brother Duwid.
Tuminkar created men and women and
afterward the animals; Duwid fur'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
Make Children Happy,

II you have children. make then
happy by giving them a corner OF
the garden for their own. Provide
them with seeds and they will have
a wholesome interest to help occup,
their time during the coming vaca
ton.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
Progressive Farmer.

The progressive farmer nowadays
Is the one who is looking at the Jobs
ahead and equipping himself TO deal
with them. Speed is gained. as a rule
not SO much by faster pace, but by cut.
ting out waste Of time and looping of
useless moments.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
Strong for Social Center.

We are strong for the social center.
1t helps to make a community. The
fact that number of people live in
the same neighborhood does not nee.
essarily form community. The rea.
son they do not is because there is
often much jealousy. bitterness and
hatred. The community center is
really the get-together place for all of
the citizens of community and. when
formed and all pulling together. great
benefits will accrue.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
Our French.


Professor Poussin, the Belgian ref
ugee professor at Harvard, was panied
at a dinner in his honor. by the ap.
plause and cheers which greeted his
description of ruined Louvain and
wrecked Liege. But when it was ex.
planned to Professor Poussin that the
Harvard professors and students had
a very slight knowledge of French-he
had spoken in French-his perplexity
vanished, and he smiled.
Il see," he said. Il see. 1t is like
the case Of Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Smith, an
American, said to his wife at a Paris
restaurant:
Strange! / spoke to the proprie-
tor in French, and he didn't under
stand me-
"'Well,' said Mrs. Smith. no won
der. He's Frenchman'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
Cow Attacks Woman.

Lexington, Ky.-Mrs. Laura Green.
wife of a farmer, living near here, was
attacked by a cow and narrowly es-
capped death, being badly gored. She
seized the horns of the maddened
beast and held on until her cries at
tracted her husband. who came to her
rescue.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
Greatest Curse.

Constant worry is one of the great
est curses that can fall to the lot OF
anyone. II cheerfulness is universally
used such a curse would be removed
from the shoulders of care.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
Children In Contests

Has the boy or girl signed up for
the pig. potato. corn. bread and other
contests? Better get them into the
game.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11

When you see a farm going to the
dogs" you can be mighty sure that the
farmer has gone to the dogs before
the farm started to 60 that wav
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
REAL SKIN COMFORT
Follows Use Of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Trial Free.

BY bathing and amounting these fra
grant supercreamy emollients impart
to tender. sensitive or irritated, itch
ing skins a feeling of intense skin
comfort difficult for one to realize who
has never used them for like purposes.
Cultivate an acquaintance with them.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. Ky.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11

American factories are now entire
ly Independent of Europe for the man
ufacture of incandescent mantles.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11

What some men regard as a joke
would be considered an insult by
others.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11

Original.
Il never repeat gossip"
DO you make it up as you 60
along?"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11

Argentina is marketing a govern.
ment bond issue of $15,0OO,OOO.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11

Loyal, but Suspicious.
you insist on having everything
you use made in American"
YES" answered the intensely pa
triotic citizen; "even most of my war
news"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11

Happiness can be spelled with four
letters-l-O-v-e.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
lts Kind.

Ito NIno.
Il observe the worm is turning in
Europe"
Il suppose you are referring to the
army worm"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-06-11
0lHina The SAHnnon

OuTtU9 tne SeTmou.
He-I didn't see you at church this
morning.
She-No. I was late and went in
while you were asleep.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-16

the lunch hour from 20 to Is minutes
and grant the mems wishes with re-
gard to swing runs. The men get paid
for time off for lunch.
The Surface Lines has decided not
to 90 into court. Jas. M. Sheean,
representative of the, company on the
board, who quit the meeting when he
saw the men were going to win' has
returned to the fold. He will present
a minority report.
When the car men got it in the
neck in the arbitration three years
ago they took their medicine without
complaint. The Surface Lines can't
/ do anything but cough up the $1,OOO,-
600 a year in additional salaries, for
it worked out this plan of arbitra-
ton and chose Mayor Thompson as
the umpire.
No one feels that the men got more
than they deserve. No one has dared
to saw that Mayor Thompson acted
unfairly in-voting for the increases.
The wages of the older regular men
will be boosted 500 a year. It just
means that these mems families will
be able to dress a little better and eat
steak once IN a while.
The mayor will leave at once for
the California expositiOns. When he
! gets back he will have before him the
lob of umpiring the arbitration hear
/ ing between the elevated lines and
their men. Hope of settling these diff
ferences without arbitration has fled.
The company and men are to ap-
point their own arbiters. States At
torney Hoyne will probably be asked
to represent the men.
CALL PERMIT r. R. GOT FROM
COUNCIL A TERMINAL GRAB
Chico on r Western Indiana RV
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-16

CALL PERMIT r. r. GOT FROM
COUNCIL A TERMINAL GRAB
Chicago & Western Indiana Ry.
got a permit from city council last
night. Now it can build two tracks
across Plymouth ct. at Taylor St.,
and build an annex to Polk st. station.
Ordinance passed by 81 to q. Aid
Sits and Aid. Merriam raked it as a
raw deal. Several aldermen called
it a terminal grab.
Ordinance in council and commit
tee rooms for a year, Railroad bene-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-16

flied is controlled by Armour inter
ests. Marshall Field estate was the
chief owner Of it in 1912. A report
filed by w. ]. Lauck for the railway
brotherhoods in recent arbitration
showed the Merchants Loan & Trust
Co., which is the Field estate financial
machine, held 10000 shares of stock
out of II, 800 in the Chicago & West
ern Indiana Ry. --..
Six-day vacation will be given city
laborers who have not taken more
than 80 days off during past year.
Aid. Richert and Aid, Watson spoke
for the order. Aid. Captain kicked
when Watson said aldermen take
3-months' vacation and office clerks
get two weeks.
CAPTAIN said office workers and al
Iermen ought not be compared with
ditch-diggers and street sweepers.
The common Iaborers get paid for
overtime. Aldermen don't. So alder
men ought to have longer vacations
than common laborers. So ran Capt.
tain's argument. Other action OF
council:
Merriam order to investigate civil
service commission expenses, number
of employees, salaries and quahhea-
tiOns referred to committee.
Speed of automobiles and motor
trucks limited to 5 miles an hour
within 400 feet of schools or child
ren's Fairgrounds.
VIM. H. BIencoe appointed mem
her board of improvements, to sue
coed Geo. A. Schilling.
Should all movie films be made OF
non-inflammabIe material? Building
committee order to consider.
$1,000 appropriated for mosquito
prevention.
Dogs will be killed at city pound II
not called for in three DAYS. Code
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-16

San Francisco.-Champ Clark pre-
diets every person in America desir-
ing work will find employment at fair
wage inside Of go days.