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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
COTTON SITUATION IN TEXAS
Should Be Settled Policy Of Southern
Farmers to Emaneipate Them
selves From One-crop Bondage.

Texas has produced about four mil.
lion bales Of cotton this year. The
acreage is about five per cent smaller
than last year. but the yield is greater.
Prospects are not bright for the mar.
keting of the crop and the people Of
Texas are doing what they can to re-
lieve'the situation for the planters by
buying a BALE" by the "wear-cotton-
goods" movement and by other expedi-
ents.
These methods of boosting cotton
may have some little effect on the
situation. but when they shall have
run their course Texas still will have
big cotton crop on hand along with
remnants of the last years produc-
ton. says Louisville Courier-Journal
This also will be the case in other
Southern states where the tendency
has been to spread" on cotton and to
"skimp" on other products. When
cotton is low or is not selling readily
the South necessarily feels the pinch
of financial stringency. The remedy
was set forth In the recent advice Of
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
when he said that 1t should be the set.
tied policy of the southern farmers
heaceforth ito emancipate themselves
from one-crop bondage"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
His Endorsement.

The late Lord Roberts once sent his
orderly to the bank to cash a check,
says Pearson's Weekly, and the clerk
wanted it Endorsed.
What for?" demanded the soldier.
We'll, it's the rule, and l can't pay
you the money until you do indorse it, -
he was told.
"Oh, all right" grumbled the mes
senger. So he took back the check
and bit the end of a pen in deep medi-
tation for minute or two. Then he
wrote this:
Il beg to say that have known Lord
Roberts for several years, and he has
proved himself, times without mum.
Der, to be as brave as lion. but al
ways kindly considerate to those who
serve under him. And / have, there
fore, great pleasure in respectfully
indorsing his check"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
REALLY NO ANSWER POSSIBLE
Carriers Explanation Sufficient, Though
II May Not Have Satisfied An
noyed Tourist.

Arran is still the haunt of the walk
ing tourist, says the Glasgow News,
but summer days are sometimes al
most too warm to be comfortable for
the pedestrian, as two middle-aged
sightseers recently discovered.
On the outskirts of Whiting bay
they rested by the wayside; then, d.
vesting themselves of jackets and
waistcoats, they crawled up the steep
incline of Dippin, and then on to Kill
donan. When they came to put on
their waistcoats and jackets, one of
the men discovered that his waistcoat
had been left behind at the place
where they had rested. He reluctant
ly turned his steps toward Whiting
bay. On the way he met a carter, who
asked:
Are you looking for a waistcoat,
sir?"
Eyes. my man." replied the pedes-
trian, hopefully, have you got it?'
mo; but I saw it on the grass at
the black rocks"
why didn't you bring 1t with your
Numbered the other.
"Weel. We see. sir, didna just ken
which way We had gone"
The Arran natives are adept In the
simple retort. The rest was silence.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
TO CURTAIL COTTON ACREAGE
Southern Farmers Accept Warning Of
Secretary McAdoo in Regard to
Diversification of Crops.

Secretary McAdoo's warning to the
southern farmers regarding the diver
sification of their crops will doubtless
be needed, according to Walter A.
Hildebrand, owner and editor of the
Greensboro Daily News and other
North Carolina papers. while in Wash
ington the, other day. =
Even without the suggestion from
tho secretary of the treasury as head
of the federal reserve board, | think
the cotton planters of the South were
inclined to curtail their cotton acreage.
and plant other crops next year."
said Mr.. Hildebrand. 1T seems almost
impossible to conceive that the Euro
pean war could have any good result;
yet ultimately, believe, it will confer
a lasting benefit on the South, because
1t will bring about that desideratum so
earnestly urged by Mr.. McAdoo and
others-the diyersification of crops.
In my part of North Carolina there is
not a great deal of cotton raised, but
there are many cotton mills and other
lines of industry directly affected by
the cotton situation.
I'm the furniture business, for in
stance, there has been a marked de-
preston. traeeable to the condition of
the cotton market. There is no better
barometer than the furniture business.
People will get along without new
furniture II they are cramped for
money before they will do without al.
most anything else, and the furniture
manufacturers have been complaining
that there has been a decided de-
crease in their business.
"The business situation generally,
however, is looking up. All around are
evidences of a revival. and with the
distribution of the immense cotton
loan fund just completed, there ought
to be. and doubtless will be, a big i'm
petus given to all lines of industry"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Very Likely He Could.

A man walked into a barber shop
and removed his hat and coat. He
was evidently In a hurry.
Can you shave me If l do not re-
move my collar?" he asked impa-
tiently.
Yes, sir" said the obliging barber.
The man took his seat in the chair,
and the barber prepared for business.
As he surveyed his customer he noted
that the hair had all gone from the
top of his head and that his hirsute
adornment was limited to a fringe of
hair above the neck. Then the bar
Der spoke, as he drew the cloth around
his customers neck and fastened it
at the back:
And think l could cut your hair
II you did not remove your hat
Columbus Dispatch.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
RESlNOL WILL SURELY
STOP THAT ITCHING

What blessed relief! The moment
resinol ointment touches itching skin,
the itching stops and healing begins.
That is why doctors have prescribed 1t
successfully for nineteen years in even
the severest, stubbornnest cases Of &C.
zema, ringworm. rashes and many
other tormenting. unsightly skin dis
eases. With the help Of warm baths
with resinol soap. resinol ointment re-
stores the skin or scalp to perfect
health and comfort. quickly. easily and
at little cost. At all druggists.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
\ forced smile gives itself away.

A forced smile gives itself away.
Limited wants make contentment
Trouble SHES at good digestion.
Better be a greenhorn than a muley.
The cackling politician seldom gets
fat
Other folks failures will never save
you.
Flooding is a greater winner than
plunging.
Some women are not as bad as they
are painted.
The SPECTATORS vision of wealth is
usually a mirage.
The dissatisfied wife is proof of her
husbands failure.
Most of us fool ourselves more than
we do anyone else.
Ventilation and drafts are not one
and the same thing.
Selling on a rising market is good
business, too little followed.
The man who buys wisely seldom
buys cheapest, yet he buys cheaply.
= The political crop has been half
AAOStSo. Gum, hODOuy SCCho W SuAS'
It's time we begin to think in neigh
borhoods, as well as in families and in
persons.
The man who cheapens himself is
pretty sure to be marked down by his
neighbors.
The new broom sweeps clean only
when there is willing hand at the
other end of it.
When you see a hen eating tacks
you are rash to assume that she is 60
ing to lay carpet.
1t is good thing to know when we
are right. and it is important. also. to
anow when are left.
Fortune has little to hope and much
60 fear from the young man who joins
the Tappa Keg fraternity.
The elevator man is a genuine hu.
) nanitarian. He spends his days in
elevating men and women.
What repairs will be needed next
spring? A list of these made now will
save delay when the field-work begins.
The ill-provided schoolhouse is the
public measure of the most penurious
man on the board.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
One Farmer In Three Ioses

Thomas Cooper, director of the
South Dakota experiment station,
says: Estimates indicate that the av.
erage farmer in this country receives
As to IS cents from each dollar ex.
pended by the consumer, while farm.
ers in most European countries re.
ceive 60 to 65 cents. In an investiga.
ton Of groups of farms located in
townships in Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa 1t was found that one farmer out
of every % received a labor income OF
more than $4,000 year; one of every
three paid for the privilege of working
that is. after deducting per cent in
terest on their investment they lost
money"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29

under my personal guarantee that 1t
will clean your sluggish liver better
than nasty calomel; it won't make you
sick and you can eat anything you
want without being salivated. Your
druggist guarantees that each spoonful
will start your liver, clean your bowels
and straighten you up by morning or
you can have your money back. Chill
dren gladly take Dodson's Liver Tone
because it is pleasant tasting and
doesn't grippe or cramp or make them
sick.
I am selling millions Of bottles Of
Dodson's Liver Tone to people who
have found that this pleasant, vege-
table. liver medicine takes the place
Of dangerous calomel. Buy one bottle
on my sound, reliable guarantee. Ask
your druggist or storekeeper about me.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
''CASCARETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biIiousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get q 10-cent box.

Are you keeping your bowels, liver.
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with
Salts. Cathartic Pills, Castor Oil or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having a bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg
ulate the stomach, remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases,
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out Of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe, sicken
or cause any inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents a box from your store.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache, Biliousness. Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
0NE-CR0P SYSTEM RESULTS
Southern Farmer Reaping Inevitable
Consequences In an impoverished
Soil and Small Yields.

The present agricultural troubles OF
the South are not due to our crops.
soils or climate. but to a faulty sys-
TEN. Such system has always
failed. not so much, however. because
Of overproduction. or that all the eggs
have been in one basket, as that one
crop system always means poor soil
and low crop yields.
II we had reasonable assurance
that every acre planted IN oats would
produce fifty to sixty bushels, every
acre in corn forty to fifty bushels. and
every acre In cotton a bale of 500
pounds, we could snap our fingers at
six-cent cotton. feeling confident of
prosperity in times OF war as well as
in times Of peace.
IL our present troubles, whatever
hardships they may have in store for
US. lead to system of agriculture
which will build up soil fertility, the
sacrifices may not be too great. For
one year, or for even a short term of
years, cotton must sell for a very low
price, indeed, to make it less attract.
i've from a purely ready-cash stand.
point than any other crop available;
but no system which does not produce
rich and productive soil can ever
protect us against times like these.
Any cotton farmer can show beyond
any argument that cotton Is the best
for the Co. -
he can show with unanswerable fig,
ures wherein It will pay to plant cot.
ton and buy feed and food supplies, so
long as cotton brings eight or ten
cents a pound; but a serious fact
stands squarely against his theory. We
have planted cotton and bought sup
plies and the records show that dur
ing the so years we have followed that
system our yields have averaged IT'S
pounds Of cotton, less than twenty
bushels Of corn and not over twenty
bushels of oats per acre.
And now, when cotton prices make
such yield, even of so good a crop
as cotton, Improbable, we are left
stranded, because in following the one
crop system we are reaping its inev-
liable. consequences IN an impover.
ished soil, ignorance Of how to make
other crops, and the absence Of estab-
lished markets and marketing sys-
TENS for these crops. II we had rich
soil we could overcome all other diff
culties. No country with a rich soil,
If owned by the men who till 1t, is
ever in danger of serious financial or
business disaster.-Progressive Farm.
er.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
IF HAIR IS TURNING
GRAY, USE SAGE TEA
Don't Look oIdI Try Grandmother's
Recipe to Darker and Beautify
Gray, Faded, llfeless Hair.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened, glossy and abundant
with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull, faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect. BY asking at
any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Hair Remedy" you will get
large bottle of this old-time recipe,
ready to use. for about so cents. This
simple mixture can be depended upon
to restore natural color and beauty
to the hair and is splendid for dan
druff, dry, itchy scalp and falling hair.
A wellknown druggist says every
body uses Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur.
because it darkens so naturally and
evenly that nobody can tell it has been
applied-it's SO easy to use, too. You
simply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw it through your hair. taking
one strand at time. BY morning
the gray hair disappears; after an
other application or two. it Is re-
stored to It's natural color and looks
glossy, soft and abundant. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Keen Salt HANDY.

If you don't keep salt so your horses
and cattle can get it all the time, be
little more careful than usual in
this respect just now. for these ami
mails are eating large amount of very
dry feed in the stalk fields and at the
straw piles. Too many farmers neg
lect sailing their stock. The best way
is to keep 1t SO they can get 1t any
time they want 1t.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
MatIno Buff Orplnotona

In mating Buff Orpingtons. remem-
Der that If you use big-boned. broad
backed males. oversize really for the
breed, you are surer to get strong, live
ly chicks that persist in living in spite
Of cold and bad usage. Never breed
from a thin, long type. drooped-tail
Orpington. Somehow massive build
and big bone tell for more in this
breed than in some others.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Cause Of the Chill.

But Captain Hawley," said the
handome Miss Pluto coquettishly.
will you love me when grow old
and ugly?"
MY dear Miss Plute," answered the
captain CALAMITY, you may grow old
er. but you will never grow uglier."
And he wondered why their friend
ship ceased 80 suddenly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
STICK TO IT
Until Coffee Hits You Hard.

Il Is about as well to advise people
to stick to coffee until they get hit
hard enough so that they will never
forget their experience.
A woman writes and her letter Is
condensed to give the facts in short
space:
81 was coffee slave and stuck to it
like a topper to his cups notwithstand-
ing frequently had severe attacks OF
sick headache; then l used more cof-
fee to relieve the headache. and this
was we'll enough until the coffee eff
feet wore of.
Finally attacks of rheumatism be-
gan to appear, and ultimately the
whole nervous system began to break
down and I was fast becoming a
wreck.
After a time I was induced to quit
coffee and take up Postum. This was
half a year ago. The result has been
most satisfactory.
1.-The rheumatism is gone entirely,
nerves practically well and steady. d.
eestion almost perfect, never have any
more sick headaches and am gaining
steadily In weight and strength"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read THE Road to Well.
ville," In pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Regular Postum - must be well
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postum - is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
in a cup of hot water and, with cream
and sugar. makes a delicious bever
age instantly. zoe and soc tins.
The cost per cup of both kinds IL
about the same.
"rhe-a's Reason" for Postum.
-ao1S Nv Gr0rora
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
6SArdino-House Statistics.

1t was dinner time at Mrs. Meane'
leigh's, high-class boarding establish
ment.
WELL" said the statistical boarder.
leaning back in his chair, I'VE have at
this meal the representatives Of two
widely separated generations"
How is that?" asked the inquisitive
boarder, rising to the occasion.
why. the hen we have been trying
to eat was in all probability the
Observation-Disclosures Of this ONE
lett"
Then there fell palpable silence
Judge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
CARE FOR YOUR HAIR
BY Frequent shampoos With cutieura
Soap. Trial Free.

Precede shampoos by touches of
Cuticura Ointment II needed to spots
of dandruff, itching and irritation of
the scalp. Nothing better for the COM
plexion, hair, hands or skin than these
fragrant supercreamy emollients. Also
as preparations for the toilet.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept KY.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
A New Course.

In a Philadelphia family recently
the engagement of daughter was an
nounced. A friend calling was met at
the door by the colored maid, who an
nounced:
Nom; Miss Alice amt at home dis
aft'noon-she's gone down to de
class"
What class?" inquired the visitor.
you know, Miss Alice is gwine to
be mated in de fall" explained the
maid, IAN she's takin' a cou'se in do
nestle silence."-Life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Farm-Help Question,

Any farmer ought to be able to 50
plan his work that he can keep the
same help the year through. The
men who do the milking are free most
Of the day for blowing or taking care
of the crops. But it needs the per-
sonal interest Of the boss. Farming
has become question of wise man.
agement-of head work-and we will
see lots of people come to the front
as successful because they do not
allow their think tanks to become
rusty.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
LARGE Turkeys Raised.

The Bourbon Red turkeys are pre-
ferred to the bronze because they are
better "homers." especially the hens.
which seem to prefer laying near the
farm buildings. Then. too. they are
better layers and mothers. These
points more than Offset the greater
weights of the bronze. which the
standard of perfection places at SO
pounds for adult toms and 20 pounds
for hens.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Soldiers In Silk.

There is serious proposal to clothe
the British army in silk, and an order
has been given for cloth for a bat.
TALON Of the Yorkshire regiment
1t is homely looking material,
made from tussah yarn. wool and wor.
sted, which the silk trade wants the
army authorities to accept.
1t is said to have the great advan.
tages of lightness and durability, the
strain 1t will bear being nearly double
that of the material now used.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
HOW IS YOUR LIvER7

If your liver il inactive you will be bilious,
dizzy, have headaches, bad breath, pimples,
etc. One BONDS LIVER PILLS at bed
time will cure these troubles promptly.
They are safe and INEXPENSIVE. II your
dealer will not supply you. send 25c to
Bonds Pharmacy Co., Little Rock. Ark. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Safety Appliance Lacking.

Didn't you say" demanded the
young man of the captain, that this
ship was equipped with all appliances
for human safety?"
81 did"
Then how does 1t happe' tat now
Hnd myself engaged to lad. I did not
know when the vessel left her pier"
Judge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Reverse Irish.

Mrs. Maloney-Thin yez think thot
all min are deceiving?
Mrs. Casey-Oi do. They are most
contrary lot. Look at my Moike. Be-
fore we were married he was always
kissin' me on the bean, an since thin
he's been beanin' me on the kisser.
Puck.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Subjected,

York County Farmer bursting into
the village inn)-What dye think,
Silas? The bones of a prehistoric
man have been found on Jim Whites
farm!
Innkeeper-Great gosh! hope
poor Jim'll be able to clear hisself at
the coroner's inquest.-Penn State
Froth
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Keen Hoo Pens CLAN

The dust accumulates in the hog
sheds before you know 1t this season
of the year. Watch this and keep the
dust down. 1t is a louise and disease
breeder. A hog whose lungs are full
Of dust cannot have much vitality.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Comparative Liberty.

DO you believe the poets saying
that Stone walls do not prison
make, nor iron bars a cage'?" asked
Mr.. Twobble.
Il don't know" said Mr.. Meekson,
thoughtfully, but dare say that
stone walls and prison bars seem
rather substantial things to a man
who has been hedged about for 20
years by the glances of a watchful
WIFE,"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
RUB-MY.nSM

Will cure your Rheumatism and all
kinds Of aches and pains-Nsuralgia.
Cramps, Celic, Sprains. Bruises. Cuts.
Old Sores. Burns. etc. Antlssptie
Anedyns. Price 2Se.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
AIn't Il the TRUTH

What kind of ships do we encoun-
ter on the voyage of life?" asked the
propounder of silly questions.
"Hardships, mostly" replied the
pessimistic person.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Effective Oeodorjzer

A very effective deodorizer for the
hog house is made by putting a table.
spoonful Of carbolic acid In a bucket
of water. Sprinkle over the floor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Systematized Business

Farming Is becoming a more sys-
tematized business. This is one thing
that has removed the drudgery from
the work.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Stop Up the Cracka.

Stop up the cracks in the barn,
sLeds and poultry houses; remember
the lower animals are as susceptible
to drafts as we ourselves.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29

Always proud to show white, clothes.
Red Cross Ball Blue does make them
white. All groce3. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29

Pneumonia? Apply Hanford's Bal.
sam. Rub it on and rub 1t in thor
oughly, until the skin Is irritated
Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29

Cold cash has melted many a girls
heart that warm love couldn't touch.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Charcoal for Hoos.

See that coal screenings or charcoal
is kept by the hogs all the time-pre
vention Is cheaper than cure.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29

The beauty about snowstorm Is
that 1t is white. 1t would be awful II
it were blue, or blown, or black.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29

What has become of the old-fash
toned man who used to say there
would never be any more big wars?
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Making Allowance

rs the boy Trustworthy?
II consider him SO. I'd trust him
as far as l could see him. OF course
I'm mighty NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Plain Dealer
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Chicken Feed.

Chickens like ensilage. clover. al
falfa. beets. potatoes. turnips. cab
bage or anything Of this nature.