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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
NOT FOR THE STOUT
SNORT, FULL SKIRTS ADAPTED
FOR SLIM FIGURES.
average Woman Of Middle Age Will
FIND u Hard to Wear the Coming
Styles-ons Of the New
Picture Hats.

Although the outline of the moment
cannot be said to be early Victorian.
because Of the generous dimensions Of
tne waist, 1t IL yet true that from the
waist down the newest outline recalls
the quaint fashions which were In 70
que when the great Queen Victoria
was young girl.
mere Ia the same very short. and
very full skirt and-more often than
not-the same shapeless coatee which
opens In front over q little lace or tulle
chemisette.
1t may be said at once that the
gowns Of the immediate future will be
exceedingly attractive when worn by
Just the right girl or woman, but 1t ID
hard to see how they can be made
possible for the average woman Of
thirty-flve or forty.
OF course. It IL true that our dress
makers are clever at arranging and a.
tering existing styles to suit individual
forms. but at the same time the fact
remains that q very short, full skirt
can never look really well on . stout
figure.
The illustration shows one Of the
new picture hats made Of white vel
vet The nat brim II double and the
trimmings consist Of q quaint cockade
made Of black MORE ribbon and sable.
This model has been carried out In
dark blue mirror velvet and also In q
heavy make Of black satin.
The important point II that the trim.
ming should be quite small. br. uncom-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
GIVE PREFERENCE TO COTTON
Many Ways In Which Merchants and
Others Can Help Greatest In.
dustry In United States.

One Of the great Touring mills has
adopted the policy Of using cotton
bags for its -four wherever the trade
can be induced to accept them. This
should be perfectly easy. except in
certain foreign lands where the peo-
pie. for some reason. prefer jute bags.
American merchants can help the
greatest industry in the United States
~ pushing on the market the beauti-
ful table and bed clothes made Of cot.
ton. They are fully the equal of linen
IN appearance and in serviceable
Cotton wrapping Irvine has been
adopted by the government depart.
ments at Warrington. instead Of the
hemp and jute fbers.
For al purposes for which cotton is
adapted in price and quality, cotton
should be given the preference. Buy
. bale" 10 . good slogan, but the mil.
Hons who can buy only tiny fraction
OF bale may do 20 by giving pref.
erence to cotton where possible. By
20 doing they will serve the nations
greatest and most depressed industry
and save money.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
FARMERS IN GOOD POSITION
Somebody Must Raise Food Products
to Supply European Nations
Demand for Necessities.

The farmers Of this country should
take courage. no matter how general
the effect of the great war The posi-
ton of the American farmer IL the
most secure of all the classes. He
Is at least sure Of q living. with shell
ter and plenty to eat, says American
Cultivator. No other large class can
be sure Of that much. but there 10
more than merely security for the
farmers.
While the rest of the worlds pro-
ducers are fighting. and consuming
food products. somebody must raise
more food. and nowhere else in the
world IL there such q great area Of
the best of food-producing land. under
intelligent management and worked
with modern machinery. Under the
spur of high prices the soil of our
farms could be made to produce far
more than at present. The crop of
most farms could be doubled II the
price of the product looked attrac-
tive.
II seems quite certain that the ne
cessities Of life will 60 higher In price.
not only for this year. but for the next.
The farmers of Europe who are now
in the armies will hardly be able to
do much with this years crop. nor
probably with the crop for next year.
There will surely be a great difficulty
in maintaining the food supply Of the
populous nations of Europe. There
may be dificulty In securing means
Of shipment. and 1t may be hard for
the buyers to find the cash. but these
needs will have to be met by the peo-
pie of Europe. Both those at war and
those at peace must be fed Our ex-
porters are not very likely to sell any.
thing unless paid for in advance. Sew.
eral Of the nations that are usually
the chief customers In food products
will be likely to control the sea, and
thus allow free shipment of food. at
least to their own ports. It will be
time when the demand will be for
the necessities rather than the luxu.
ries. There will be. perhaps. less
money. both at home and abroad, to
spend for fruit and garden truck. but
the demand will be enormous for such
staples as grain. flour. meats and DO
tatoes. and even for the less needful
food articles like butter. cheese and
eggs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02

Americas first land only Twilight
Twins" had their initial ride In an au.
tomobile. when their mother, Mrs
Bessie Mccain of Brooklyn, took them
to Twilight Sleep" lecture held al
the Brooklyn Academy of Music, un.
der the auspices of the Twilight
Sleep association. The Twilight
Twins" are both boys-and two more
healthy boys cannot be found. They
were born in the Kings County hos.
pital a month ago, while their moth.
er was under the influence of the new
method as practiced by the Freibure
specialists Of Germany. The associa.
ton is planning a tour of the more
important cities in the United States
In order to educate women to the ad.
vantages Of the Twilight Sleep and
see that physicians use none but the
approved method in administering the
scopolamin-morphin treatment. Twi.
light mothers will be the principal
lecturers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02

Let not the sun 60 down upon thy
mistakes.
Intolerance wins neither friends mol
success.
Dollar vision" is the enemy of rea
cooperation.
One can't set the world on fire by
shooting hot air.
F1attery may be nice but its purpose
10 questionable.
Honesty as policy" only is un
profitable business.
The discouraged man always has
the hardest row to hoe.
Go after the dollars. the pennies
VIII come tagging along.
It's the top dollar that puts the
cream into the cream check.
Law suits are dear at any price.
Avoid them II at the expense of your
own dignity.
Instead Of worrying over past mis-
takes. brace up and resolve to do bet
ter In the future.
Don't expect to have a bright and
happy home without good books.
music and friends.
You will be much happier II you
don't try to get even with the man
who has injured you.
We are all inclined to consider q
man . fine fellow II he is q good
listener to our hot air.
You have heard much about the
high cost Of living but what about the
nigh cost of being q sport?
1t 10 an old axiom. that 1t IL hard
for an empty sack to stand straight;
but still harder for lazy man to sue
coed a. Q farmer.
We have come to the conclusion
that q man who has got a bad heart
doesn't need medicine-he needs re-
iigion or a good beating.
Every sure thing" has a string
tied to 1t somewhere. and some tricky
person at the other end of the string
10 bound to jerk as soon as the limo
cent party grabs for 1t.
The most efficient school 10 the
school In which the farmers and their
wives take q keen interest. The teach.
or deserves cooperation and should
nave 1t II you want the best results.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
LAST WORD IN RIBBON STYLES
Matters Of Importance Which Women
Will Do Well 10 Keep In
the Memory.

Watch out for velvet ribbons. They
are to be used very freely this spring
and summer for dress TRIMMINGS.
Also be on the lookout for taiReta
ribbons in narrow styles not over an
inch and one-half wide with corded
edges and rather thin texture.
These will be broadly used and espe-
cially smart in the new colorings.
In the millinery neld. the vogue for
ribbon trimmings will follow that
which now exists for vegetable TRIM
mings.
Plaided effects win enter a well a
satin ribbons In black and in black
and white effects.
II II possible for hat trimmings to
become very dependent upon ribbon
trimmings this seaoon.
The band and streamer styles are
Indicated - well - brim facings Of
ribbons.
Bengaline and wolfe ribbons are also
on the tapis.
Embroideries Of narrow velvet rib
bon and soutache braids viii be smart
trimmings for cloth. muslin and silk
dresses.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
FAILURES IN COOPERATION
Invariably Traced to Bad Management
or Graft, or 6oth-ceneral sys-
tenn 10 Approaching.

In the United States theye are a
large number of cooperative associa
tons. Not all of them have succeeded
by any means but where there has
been a failure 1t invariably can be
traced to bad management, or graft,
or both. We do not have however.
anything approaching a general sys-
TEN OF cooperation in this country.
but in my judgment we are evolving
toward that condition, writes T. A.
McNeal in Farmers Mail and Breeze
The fact that the competitive sys-
tenn. IL it can be called a system, is
wasteful. uneconomic. brutal and final
ly leads to the destroying Of the gov
eminent, war and finally anarchy. is
gradually permeating the minds even
Of men who have themselves profited
most from the system. When a Gug-
genheim declares that every worker
Is entitled to job and that the gov
eminent should see that he gets It"
with good deal more along the same
line 1t would seem that new light is
Owning.
l do not look for general co-opera-
ton to be brought about by a sudden
revolution. It will come about gradu-
ally. spreading until II covers the en-
tire nation. It will cot then be one
system but a large number Of sys-
tens working together in harmony.
There will be national cooperation.
concerning matters that are naturally
and properly national The railroads
for example. will be owned by the ma
ton. There will be system of banks
owned and operated by the govern
ment to facilitate the exchange of
commodities There will be govern
ment warehouses in which commodi-
ties that are not easily perishable will
be stored. There will be public works
to develop such resources as are ma
tional In character, such as the build
Ing Of interstate railroads; the improv.
ing q navigable rivers: the develop
Ing OF the waterpower of such rivers.
There will be state cooperation
along lines that may be determined
properly to come within the jurisdic-
ton of states. Such think would be
the constructing of wagon roads. for
example. There will be cooperation
In the lesser municipalities such as
cities. towns. counties and townships
concerning matters that are local In
their character and which can be bet
ter managed in a local way than by
either the nation or the state. All
these cooperative units will work to-
gether harmoniously but to large
degree independently. each within its
own proper sphere. Just as there are
In the universe an infinite number of
systems. each perfect within itself but
all moving together in perfect har-
mony.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
CAREFUL PLANS FOR FARMING


The successful business man IA not
mere opportunist. He makes care
ful plans. constructs . careful system.
which may cover . long period Of
years. Circumstances may arise which
cause him to alter his plans in de-
tails. but rarely in the larger outlines.
Like any other sort of business
highly successful farming requires
careful planning. A system may be
worked out that will cover q consid.
cradle period Of time. To make no
plans beyond q single season IL to IN.
vite loss and possibly even disaster
The successful farmer Laws plana
for cropping systems. crop rotations.
the raising Of live stock. the improve
ment OF his property. ADVERTISING. and
numerous other matters. With tbis
~ . basis. he moves confidently into
the future Conditions may necessi.
tate alterations In details, but the
plans II properly laid will remain IN
large measure the same and will lead
to increasing success.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
COMMENT ON SPRING STYLES
osslgns Vary Greatly From Theee
That Have Been Popular Dur
Ing the Winter Months.

The new spring dresses represent
change in silhouette. crispness Of ma
terials and novelty in designs. Az the
season advances the skirts are growing
wider and wider. having already
reached the three-and-one-half-yard
width The normal and the high waist
line are both seen
Coat dresses include military effects,
bolero jackets and various Dutch, Rus
sian and peasant effects. suggesting
the coat In the bodice Of the dress.
Tafleta and faille constitute many
smart models with boleros braided IN
gold. silver or in matching soutache.
Flounces. runies and even draperies
are used When the skirt does not
reach below the ankles. the waist line
10 shortened With longer skirts the
normal waist line ID used
In addition to full circular skirts
there are gorsd. box-plaited. accordion
plajted ane side-plaited skireR Van.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
May Become cannIbsIs.

In early spring young chicks con-
fined closely to brooders. the Leghorns
particularly. may become cannibals
and take to eating each other. Free
range is the best cure. Watch for the
ringleader and when you find which
one starts the trouble cut the ends OF
his bill. cutting one part q little short.
er than the other. 50 that when the
bill Is closed a small opening can be
seen.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
wanted to have q little fun.

wanted to have q little fun.
Inc party journeyed to the noun
tains in two large automobile trucks
and had luncheon on the Vincent farm.
One of the men wanted to see things
enlivened q little and took down the
bars separating the picnic grounds
from pasture lot. The men we're
eating at two long tables when .
Holstein bull saw the party and
charged. Some Of the men took to
the trees, others dived under the
tables. some got into the automobile.
and some ran 70 . noighboring lot
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02

Three men took refuge in IN auto
mobile. This was charged BY the bull
and badly damaged. One Of the men
in the tree. when he saw the bull
coming in that direction. tainted and
fell to the ground. To prevent his
being gored. the chauffeur Of one Of
the autos drove the car between the
man and the beast. The bull was
ready to charge when the chauffeur
put on power and ''butted" the ami
NAL into the next lot The bars wers
put back In the GATE and Tie pienis
cane to IN end.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
SAVED LIFE OF BABY
Weary German Soldiers Forage
for Starving Little One.
Sturdy Warrior With Pitcher Of Milk
Plays Nurse and seoids While
Tears Roll Down HE
Cheeks.

Berlin. - How German soldier
saved the life Of . French baby ID
told in q letter written by an alder.
man of q West Prussian city who ID
serving as q battalion adjutant 1T the
front.
I'VE had taken the village by
Storm" he writes. The enemy had to
be driven from every single house.
every barn and every shed. Still we
were within the reach Of their field
guns and so 1t was impossible for our
commissary department to furnish W
anything to eat. We had to subsist
on what we could flnd in the village.
Luckily we discovered Q COW in one
of the barns. some Of our men were
fortunate in capturing two pigs and
the following night two steers were
brought In from the pasture outside
the village. So the meat question was
solved for some days to come.
But we had hardly anything to
drink, the water was dirty and scarce.
Besides. our men expected something
better and stronger.
I'VE searched every house. went
into every cellar, crept through every
garnet and found nothing. Finally
one Of our men called my attention
to another house which we had
missed. II was badly damaged BY
shells. The stables were mostly
burned down. The yard was covered
with French uniforms, bloody cloth
ing. guns and the remnants Of slaugh-
tered animals.
I'm the cellar Of this house we dis
covered human beings. There were
six women and eight children hud-
died together. I asked them whether
they had had anything to eat and
they told me the German soldiers had
given them bread. soup and some
meat.
while talking to the women
heard the faint cry Of . baby. and In
looking. around, I discovered in one
of the corners q young mother hold
ing . six months old child to her
breast I inquired whether the child
was sick and the mother told me II
was starving. Il had not had any
milk for two days.
1T seems the women had told our
soldiers about the baby, but they had
not understood what was wanted.
Then I remembered We had kept the
COW We found two days ago in our
barn. So we went for the COW.
: 'One Of my men volunteered to
milk and got busy. But there was no
milk. I ordered another soldier to
milk, but the result was the same
negative. The idea struck me that
where 20 many soldiers wanted milk
for their coffee the COW might have
been MIXED dry. So I placed Q
guard in front Of the cows stall and
ordered him to let no one come near
the animal.
Three hours later We tried asain
and were overjoyed when we obtained
, pitcher full Of milk. Immediately
We made haste for the cellar where
the baby was still crying. It did not
cry very much longer.
The women were profuse in their
thanks and one Of my men who car
Red the pitcher scolded- them for
making 90 much noise. He was mad
because tears were rolling down his
cheeks. He himself II . father Of
several small children"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
TestlnQ the Eaas.

After eggs have been In the incu.
bator for week. they should be tested
to see II they contain a developing
germ Hold lighted lamp or candle
behind each egg An infertile egg will
be found to be absolutely clear, while
a fertile egg win have q dark spot In
the center. Infertile eggs should be
taken away and fresh eggs. carefully
dated. put In their places.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02

Gus types Of Jokes are used. some b,
Ing deep enough to reach below the
hip line. while others are short IN
pointed, scalloped or straight finish.
Some have heading Of the material
to give high-waisted finish Clustsrs
OF tucks Of graduating widths, or vide
tucks arranged about six inches apart
from the skirt edge to the knee, make
practical trimming. Models OF silk
and other soft fabrics have pumngp
and pleatings at the skirt edge. TAR
ored dresses have various kiSds a
pockets with fancy naps Of trimming
or self material
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02

For the frst time in several season
the taffeta petticoat II again fashio.-
able Now that the distended drssoea
are becoming the vogue. the deman6
for the taffeta petticoat must surely
follow By way Of compromise. deen
taReta nounces are used on petticoate
OF the softer silka usually such con-
binations Of materials are made n
matching colofs. - Il b undesirable
to call attention 10 the di3eren9o =
u tsxtnre of the fhbria.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
AUTO coNoUERs ANGRY BULL
Foolish Pienieker Sets Stage for Trao.
edy, but Quick Wittsd Chauffeur
Averts 0isaster.

West Orange. N. Thirty mem.
bers Of q Bible class of a Newark
church had fall outing in the Pleas.
antdale section of the Orange noun.
tains; several had narrow escapes
from death; an autcs1obile was dam.
aged and one man lost . get of false
teeth. al because one Of the picnickers
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
NOT HARD TO CLEAN HATS
Little Need 10 Despair When Mattss
Of Renovation Dseomss . prsse-
Ing Necessity.

A quick and effective way to clean
white felt hats Il to make . paste Of
houv and gasoline. rub It into the hat
and hang It In the air. When dry Il
VIII look Just like new. with all dust
and finger marks gone.
To clean white plumes. take one
quart Of gasoline and divide Il into
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
Peanuts for FORAGE.

Experiments recently completed By
the department Of agriculture show
that peanuts can be probably used
- forage for cattle in the south At
lantic states where they grow 90
abundantly., Animals display an a.
most human fondness for peanuts ana
thrive on them.-Missouri Stockman.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02
Girl Fights In Many Battles.

Petrograd.-Olga KrasilnikoR,
nineteen-year old girl. fought In 10 bat
ties in Poland before she was wound.
ed in the foot and her sex was die.
covered. A fourth degree st. Georges
cross has been awarded her in the
Moscow hospital.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02

Mrs. 8. w. Grote left New York re
Gently on the steamer Holig Olan fol
Riga, Russia, where, In fulfillment oil
her husbands last request, she will
sprinkle his ashes on his old home
stead. Twelve days after their wed
ding Grote, fearing the time might
come when she would no longer love
him. ended the honeymoon by suicide
Her husband was the brother Of
the imperial physician of the cars
court. Mrs. Grote, who is known az
Doctor Grote, 10 q woman of unusual
charm and is of Swedish birth. Grote
left all his property to his wife.
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along the banks. As l drew nearer !
saw thousands Of salmon fighting their
way up the shallow stream. and
among these fish were the gulls. pick.
Ing out first one eye and then the
other. ! flushed this enormous horde
Of gulls, which believe numbered at
least 10000. Going closer to the
stream. l found humpback salmon
Hopping everywhere, with their eyes
gone and otherwise mutilated from
the picking and clawing of these
birds. l estimated that on this creek
alone there were within sight 5000
fish either dead or dying that had
never spawned"
To remedy this condition Mr.. Jones
makes several novel suggestions. The
ease with which the bears and gulls
prey upon salmon. he says. is due In
large measure to, the number of OBJ
structions in streams which they fire.
quent in the spawning season. Be-
sides the falls and other natural bar.
riers. some Of the rivers have not
been kept clear Of timber and other
obstructions, and are consequently
providing ideal fishing grounds for the
natural enemies Of the salmon. Whole
schools are halted on their way up
stream by these distractions, with the
result that the fish fall back exhaust
ed into, shallow water. only to be
preyed upon by bears and gulls.
The commissioner mentions q mum.
Der OF streams where this Is especially
true, and urges that the government
appropriate sufficient money to have
the worst distractions removed. The
falls In many places. he says. could cas-
lily be blasted to give the salmon free
passage. In other places. where dyna-
mite Is impracticable. the construction
OF "fish ladders" is recommended.
The investment Of a few thousand
dollars on all Of these streams" says
the commissioner. would mean .
great return In the future Is the result
OF opening up additional natural
spawning grounds as yet almost who'll
ly untouched"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02

Petrograd.-The Russians are using
. new form Of shield which runs on
wheels. covers six men abreast and
stops rife and Maxim bullets.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02

Currants and rooseberries. three to
four feet apart.
Raspberries and blackberries. three
to nve BY four to seven feet apart
Strawberries for field culture. one To
two BY three to four feet apart.
Strawberries. garden culture, one to
two feet apart
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-04-02

with the rich black velvet Of the
"corselet" girdle showing through. .
most artistic effect has been achieved.
The fall Of lace over the shoulder has
been weighted on the points with pearl
tassels. The little tucker which
shows 1t front and back Of the corsago
u Of shirred white tulle. OF this Tie
tunic b formed and Joined to the
bodice 1t the line Of the hip with .
full ,ruching OF the same. This tunio
10 spangled with silver seQuins TO the
depth Of . foot from the lower edge.
The skirt Of white satin b caught n
the back drspery with pale yellow
roses.