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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
Usage orange, locust, red cedar, null
berry and bur oak are the only kinds
of timber that when used for fence
posts last on an average more than
fifteen years. 1t is becoming increas-
ingly difficult in the forth central
states to secure any of these at the
prices which prevailed in the past, and
the steady decrease in the supply and
increase in the cost of timber of this
kind is turning the attention Of farm
ers to the possibilities of substituting
posts of cheaper woods that have been
treated with preservatives. Expert
ments conducted by the United States
department of agriculture, and vari-
Gus state experiments have shown that
creosote is the cheapest and most ef-
ficient preservative, and that short
lived timbers treated with it will with
stand decay as long as the more dur
able woods. In many localities there
is an abundant supply of cheap timber
which in its natural state is of little
value for fence posts. By treating
this timber with Creosote the farmer
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
CHAPTER VII.

At last, after three days of variable
winds. we have caught the northeast
trades. l came on deck. after a good
nights rest in spite of my poor knee,
to find the Ghost foaming along, wing
and-wing and every sail drawing ex-
cept the jibs. with a fresh breeze
astern. Ten knots, twelve knots. eleven
knots. varying from time to time.
is the speed we are making. And
ever out of the northeast the brave
wind blows. driving us on our course
$50 miles between the dawns
Each day grows perceptibly warmer.
In the second dog-watch the sailors
come on deck. stripped, and heave
buckets of water upon one another
from oversize. Flying fish are begin
ming to be seen. and during the night
the watch above scrambles over the
deck in pursuit of those that fall
aboard. In the morning Thomas Mug.
ridge being duly bribed. the galley is
pleasantly areek with the odor of
their frying. while dolphin meat is
served fore and aft on such occasions
as Johnson catches the blazing beau
ties from the bowsprit end.
The days and nights are 'all a won
der and a wild delight" and though
I have little time from my dreary
work, steal odd moments to gaze and
gaze at the unending glory of what ]
never dreamed the world possessed.
do not forget one night, when should
have been asleep. of lying on the fore
castle head and gazing down at the
spectral ripple of foam thrust aside
by the Ghosts forefoot. 1t sounded
like the gurgling of a brook over
messy stones in some quiet dell, and
the grooming song of it lured me away
and out of myself till was no longer
Hump the cabin-boy, nor Van Wey-
den, the man who had dreamed away
voice behind me, the unmistakable
voice of Wolf Larsen, strong with the
invincible gertrude of the man and
mellow with appreciation Of the words
he was quoting. aroused me.
20 the blazing tropic night. when the
wakes a welt of light
That holds the hot sky tame.
And the steady forefoot shores through
the planet-powdered floors
Where the scared whale fiukes in fame
Her plates are SCARED by the sun. dear
lass.
And her ropes are taut with the dew.
For we're booming Gown on the old trail.
our own trail. the out trail.
We're sagging south on the Long Trail
/ the trail that is always new"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
BIG YIELD FROM PURE SEED
Quite Evident That Seed Growing 10
Fairly Remunerative Business-
Interesting Figures.

Whether we use registered seed,
good grade seed or poor seed the cost
of production is the same. but the re-
turns are different. Why not, then,
use the seed which will give US the
greatest profits?
II proper cultural methods are prac-
ticed and good registered seed sown.
there should be no difficulty in secur-
ing yields of sixty-five bushels of oats
per acre, and in some cases q much
higher yield may be secured under
favorable conditions. This grain
should give at least sixty per cent
marketable seed depending of course
on the season. The price received for
the best seed varies somewhat depend
ing upon supply and demand, perhaps
80 cents per bushel would be a fair
average price. Some growers, how.
ever, receive $125 per bushel for small
lots of choice seed oats. At these fig
ures, then, we would have 80 bushels
of seed oats. and rs bushels of feeding
oats in addition to the straw from one
acre. Or to state the case more con-
cretely the feeding oats and the straw
would almost pay the total cost of pro.
duction, including interest On the valu.
alton of the land. The 80 bushels of
seed should give q return Of $50 to
$40. II the total yield Of IS bushels
was sold for feeding purposes 1t would
realize not more than $26. With Door
seed there would not have been IS
bushels to sell. Thus It II quite evi.
dent that seed growing 10 . fairly ~
munerative business.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
sYNoPsis.
s.

Humphrey Van weyden. critic and dilet-
tante. is thrown into the water by the
sinking of ferryboat In FOG IN san
Francisco bay ard becomes unconscious
before help reaches him. On coming to
his senses he finds himself aboard the
sealing schooner Ghost, Captain Woif
Larsen, bound to Japan waters, witnesses
the death of the first mate and hears the
captain curse the dead man for presumlng
to die at the beginning of the voyage. The
captain refuses to put Humphrey ashore
and makes him cabin boy ''for the good
Of his soul" Humphrey sees the body OF
the mate dumped into the sea. He begins
: to learn potato peeling and dish washing
under the cockney cook. Mugridge. Is
caught by q heavy sea shipped over the
quarter as he is carrying tea aft and his
knee is seriously hurt. but no one pays
my attention to his injury. Humps quar-
|flers are changed aft. Mugridge steals his
honey and chases him when accused Of
-. Later he listens to Wolf give his idea
'of life-"lke yeast. a ferment the big
eat the little ="
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

arm and starting forward He crossed
the deck, sprang into the fore rigging.
and began to climb But the quick
eye of Wolf Larsen caught him.
Here. you. what are you up to?" he
cried.
Johnson's ascent was arrested. He
looked his captain in the eyes and
replied slowly:
i am going to get that boy down"
You'll get down out of that rigging
and damn lively about it! Dye hear?
Get down."
Johnson hesitated. but the long
years of obedience to the masters of
ships overpowere1 him, and he dropped
sullenly to the deck and went on for
ward
At half after five I went below to set
the cabin table. but l hardly knew
what | did. for my eyes and brain were
filled with the vision of man. white
faced and trembling. comically like a
bug. clinging to the thrashing gaff.
At six o'clock, when l served supper.
going on deck to get the food from the
galley, saw Harrison, still in the
same position. The conversation at
the table was of other things. Nobody
seemed interested in the wantOnly i'm
periled life. But. making an extra
trip to the galley little later, was
gladdened by the sight Of Harrison
staggering weakly from the rigging to
the forecastle scuttle. He had finally
summoned the courage to descend.
Before closing this incident. l must
give a scrap OF conversation had
with Wolf Larsen in the cabin. while
was washing dishes.
you were looking squeamish this
afternoon" he began. What was the
matter"
l could see that he knew what had
made me possibly as sick as Harri-
son. that he was trying to draw me.
and answered. 1T was because of the
brutal treatment of that boy"
He gave short laugh. Like sea.
sickness, cuppose. Some men are
subject to it. and others are not"
Not So" | objected.
Just So" he went on. THE earth
is as full of brutality as the sea is
full Of motion. And some men are
made sick by the one, and some by
the other. That's the only reason"
But you, who make a mock of hu-
man life, don't you place any value
upon it whatever" l demanded.
Value? What value" He looked
at me. and though his eyes were
steady and motionless. there seemed a
cynical smile in them. What kind OF
,, value? How do you measure it? Who
values it?"
Il do" / made answer.
Then what is it worth to you? An.
other mans life. l mean. Come. now.
what is it WORTH"
The value of life? How could I put
a tangible value upon it? Somehow,
/, who have always had expression.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
ADVANCE IN SOUTH AMERICA
Rapid Development Of Argentine Re-
public Has EquaIed Anything In
the History Of the World.

The difference between the Argen-
tine republic of 1880 and the same ma
ton in 1915 is ice. as Bishop Stuntz
told the Knife and Fork club the 9TH
er night.
In the IS years between those dates
the Argentine has seen the greatest
boom ever experienced by any agri.
cultural country under the sun. West
ern Canada not excepted. Agricultural
land then selling for three to i've
cents an acre brings $500 an acre
now. Land in downtown Buenos
Aires that sold for 81 q square meter
then sold for s2.700 q square meter
last summer. In Is years the Argen.
tine increased its land under cultiva-
ton 255 per cent. And why?
Because back In 1855 an ingenious
North American discovered ice could
be made artiflcially and BY 1880 the
refrigerator ship was launched.
The Argentine IL and has always
been primarily . cattle country. The
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

The hot creosote causes the air in
the wood to expand and forces out
part of 1t. In the cold creosote the
internal air contracts again. The par
tial vacuum which is thus caused
draws the preservative into the wood
cells. The same effect may be pro-
duced by leaving the posts in the first
creosote bath until the liquid has
cooled. This. however. requires much
more time, and II this method is en-
ployed, only two patches of posts can
be treated in q day. Where there are
two tanks, one for the hot and one for
the cold cresote. the process may be
carried on continuously.
The tank used should be large
enough in diameter to hold the num-
Der of posts that 1t is intended to
treat at one time. The liquid in the
tank should stand about six inches
above the portion of the post that will
be underground when set in position.
The tank may be built over a fireplace
with the fire directly under it, or
steam coils placed within the tank
where they will not be in the way Of
the posts.
1t does not pay to treat a naturally
durable wood with creosote because
the fibers are SO hard to penetrate that
the operation lie an expensive one.
Moreover, after treatment, wood Of
this kind is no more valuable than
cheaper timber. Experiments have
shown that beech. birch, gums, soft
maple. poplar. sycamore, willow and
pin oak respond very readily to treat
ment. With these the cost is approx
mately ten cents per post Creosote
may usually be obtained from hard
ware dealers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

so much air; but the life that is de-
handing to be born is limitless. Ma
ture is a spendthrift. Life? Bah!
1t has no value. OF cheap things it
is the cheapest Everywhere it goes
begging. Nature spills it out with a
lavish hand. Where there is room
for one life. she sows thousand lives.
and it's life eats life till the strongest
and most piggish life is left"
You have read Darwin" ] said.
But you read him misunderstanding
ly when you conclude that the struggle
for existence sanctions your wanton
destruction of life"
He shrugged his shoulders. You
know you only mean that in relation
to human life, for of the flesh and fowl
and the fish you destroy as much as
or any other man. And human life is
in no wise different, though you feel
it is and think that you reason why it
is. Why should | be parsimoniOus
with this life which is so cheap and
without value?"
He started for the companion stairs.
but turned his head for a final word.
do you know the only value life has
is what life puts upon itself? And II
is of course overestimated, since it is
Of necessity prejudiced in its own
favor. Take that man l had aloft. He
held on as If he were precious thing.
a treasure beyond diamonds or rubies.
To you? No. To me? Not at all. To
himself? Yes. But l do not accept
his estimate. He sadly overrates him.
self. There is plenty more life de-
handing to be born. To himself only
was he of value, and to show how
fictitious even this value was, being
dead he is unconscious that he has lost
himself. He alone rated himself be-
yond diamonds and rubies. Diamonds
and rubies are gone, spread out on the
deck to be washed away by bucket
of sea-water, and he does not even
know that the diamonds and rubies
are gone. He does not lose anything,
for with the loss of himself he loses
the knowledge of loss. Don't you see?
And what have you to say?"
THAT you are at least consistent"
was all could say. and l went on
washing the dishes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM DAMDRUFF


Try as you will, after an application
Of Danderine, you cannot find single
trace of dandruff or falling hair and
your scalp will not itch, but what VIII
please you most, will be after Few
weeks use. when you see new hair,
fine and downy at nrst-yes-but real
ly new hair-growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
tles the beauty Of your hair. No diner
ence how dull. faded, brittle ana
scraggy, just moisten q cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw 1t
through your hair. taking one small
strand at a time. The effect 10 I'M
mediate and Advantageous hair VIII
be light, fluffy and wavy. and have an
appearance of abundance; an incom-
parable luster, softness and luxuri-
ance, the beauty and simmer OF true
hair health.
Get a rs cent bottle Of Knowltons
Danderine from any store and prove
that your hair is as pretty and soft
as any-that 1t has been neglected or
injured by careless treatment-thats
all. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
Drake In OffenburQ.

Onenburg. near the edge of the
Black forest, upon which bombs have
been dropped by a hostile airman.
has a remarkable connection with
England. 1t is not necessary to insist
upon the story that 1t was founded by
ono. an English" king. in the year
900. Some maintain that the name of
the place simply means open town. I"
But in the market place stands unless
1t has been 'strafed" since the war
began) q statue of-Sir Francis Drake!
1t il not. however. as naval hero that
Offenburg honors Drake. but as the
introducer into Europe of the potato.
While the figure holds q map of South
America in the right hand. the left
clasps fiourishing potato plant. with
fine "karto6eln" attached.-Londop
Chronicle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

Small Treating Outfit for Poles and
Posts In Which Metal Drums, in
Which the Cresote Was Shipped,
Are Used for the Tank-The Oper-
ator careIessIy Allowed the Creo-
sote to Boil Over and the Whole
Thing Caught Fire.
can obtain his posts at a much small
er expense than would be involved IN
the purchase of wood naturally suited
for the purpose.
The process of treating wood with
creosote is a simple one, and can be
done easily on the farm. The expense
of the necessary equipment depends,
to some extent, on the number of posts
to be treated. It has been estimated
that double-tank equipment should
not cost more than $50 and a single
tank, capable of treating two lots of
posts each day, should cost much less.
The posts that are to be treated
with creosote should be thoroughly
seasoned and stripped of their bark,
both outer or inner, in order that the
preservative may penetrate the wood.
After having been cut and peeled they
should be stored in piles through
which the air may circulate readily.
The first step in the treatment is to
place the posts in a tank Of creosote
which has been heated to a tempera-
ture of about 22O degrees F. Here
they remain until the creosote has
penetrated through the sapwood. the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
LOCATION FOR A HENHOUSE
Care Should Be Taken to Avoid Damp
ness and Secure Proper ventiIs-
ton for the Fowls.

The water which fowls drink is not
excreted as in other animals, but is
carried OF by the air that the bird
breathes. The air that the hen
breathes in common with other birds
passes to every part Of the body and
gathers moisture. II the air is dry
it gathers the moisture easily and
quickly. II the air is already moist
it takes up very little more moisture.
This means that more air must be
breathed to do the same amount Of
work. The result is painting hen
even though the day be quite cool. A
painting hen is uncomfortable and
is not the one that lays the most
eggs OF makes economical gains in
flesh.
The three most common causes of
dampness in the henhouse are:
poor location, faulty floor construc-
ton and poor ventilation. A poor
location is any place that does not
have the best air and water drain
age. Any spot that is low or that
does not have an outlet to ground
that is considerably lower is likely
to have poor drainage. This means
that If the henhouse is located
in such a place the damp air is like
ly to settle in and about it and the
frost will linger there late in the
spring and make its appearance in
the early fall. Such location short
ems the laying season. A fairly high
spot on south slope is just about
right. for aside from being brighter
and more cheerful in winter 1t IL
drier than any other exposure.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

foot-and-mouth disease has always
been prevalent there and as a conse-
quence Europe has enforced a rigid
quarantine on South American cattle
on the hoof. The meat could not be
shipped. dressed. without ice. But 1t
could after the refrigerator ship came.
The Argentine soon had the European
beef market cornered. and its pros
perity began.
While artificial ice has not made"
the United States. it has made life
worth living here. You who can re-
member back to 1870. when there were
but five artificial ice plants in the ma
ton. have some idea of the comforts
it has brought.-Kansas City Star.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
Get the Habit Of
Drinking Hot Water
Before Breakfast
Says we can't look or feel rloht
with the system full
Of poisons.

Millions Of folks battle internallvv
now instead Of loading their system
with drugs. whats an inside bath .,
you say. Well. it is guaranteed to per.
form, miracles II you could believe
these hot water enthusiasts.
There are vast numbers of men and
women who. Immediately upon arising
In the morning, drink a glass OF real
hot water with teaspoonful of lime.
stone phosphate in it. This ia a verv
excellent health measure. Il ia IN.
tended to flush the stomach, liver. kid.
neys and the thirty feet of intestines
of the previous days waste, sour bile
and indigestible material left over in
the body which. II not eliminated eyerv
day, become food for the millions Of
bacteria which infest the bowels. the
quick result is poisons and toxins
which are then absorbed into the
blood causing headache, bilious at.
tacks, foul breath. bad taste, colds.
stomach trouble, kidney misery, sleep-
lessness, impure blood and all sorts
of ailments.
People who feel good one day and
badly the next, but who simply can
not get feeling right are urged to OBJ
tain a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from any druggist or store.
keeper. This will cost very little but
IL sufficient to make anyone a real
crank on the subject of internal SAM.
tation.
Just as soap and hot water act ON
the skin, cleansing. sweetening and
freshening, so limestone phosphate
and hot water act on the stomach.
liver, kidneys and bowels. It is vast
ly more important to battle on the in
side than on the outside, because the
skin pores do not absorb impurities in.
to the blood, while the bowel pores do.
ADV.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

lacked expression when with Wolf
Larsen. The sacredness of life had
accepted as automatic. That it was
intrinsically valuable was a truism |
had never questioned. But when he
challenged the truism / was speech
less.
I'VE were talking about this yes
terday." he said. Il held that life
was a ferment. a yeast. something
which devoured life that it might live,
and that living was merely successful
piggishness. Why, If there is anything
in supply and demand life is the
cheapest thing in the world. There is
only so much water. so much earth,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
Look for the Good In Others.

You will find 1t less easy to up
root faults than to choke them by
gaining virtues. do not think of
your faults: still less Of others
faults; in every person who comes
near you look for what IL good and
strong: honor that; rejoice In It: and.
as you can. try to initiate It; and
your faults will drop on. like d.
leaves when their tine comes.-John
Ruskin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

vided with arrangements for support.
ing stretcher. With this continuance
two hospital attendants can make their
way in safety over a field exposed to
rife fire. and after rolling he shield
over a wounded soldier. he Is placed
on the stretcher, when a retreat is
made to q place of safety.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
Whenever You Need q General Tone
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic 10 equally valuable - Gen.
eral Tonic because il contains the well
known tonic properties of QUINlNE and
IRON. Il acs on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. 50 cent?
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
'CASCARETS' FOR
LIVER BOWELS
For sick headache, bad breath,
Sour Stomach and
constipation.
Get a 10-cent boz now.

Yet B lucent 0OX now.
No odds how bad your liver, stomach
or bowels; how much your head
aches, how miserable and uncomfort-
able you are from constipation, indiges-
ton, biliousness and sluggish bowels
you always get the desired results
with Cascarets.
Don't let your stomach. liver and
bowels make you miserable. Take
Cascarets tonight; put an end to the
headache, biliousness. dizziness, nerv-
BUSINESS, sick. sour. gassy stomach.
backache and all other distress;
cleanse your inside organs Of all the
bile, gases and constipated matter
which is producing the misery.
A 10-cent box means health, happi-
ness and a clear head for months.
No more days Of gloom and distress
II you will take q Cascaret now and
then. All stores sell Cascarets. Don't
forget the children-their little in
sides need a cleansing. too. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

In the Watered Stock.
did you take that plunge In the
market YOU were contemplating"
Eyes. went in over my head, ai'
right"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
CTO BE CONTINUEDJ
Its Effect.

Its Effect.
"Jaggs was very much affected at
my talk with him on the evil effects
of drink. could see how he filled
up"
Yes. that is what he is usually do
ing"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
Nothing Doing.

Nothing Doing.
Put your car up for the winter
YETI"
mo. I'd like to, but none of the
pawnbrokers are willing to lend me
any money on It"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

A Specially Constructed Treating Out
IT With Boiler for Steam Heat Gre
osote and q Crane for Handling
Poets and Poles.
time required to accomplish this de-
pending upon the kind Of timber. Soft
woods viii be penetrated more readily
and viii absorb more creosote. When
the posts are taken from the hot creo-
soto they are placed In . cold creosote
bath and LETT there for several hours.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

Love is a dream; marriage Is IN
alarm clock.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
No Matter.

No Matter.
Boy-I want loaf of bread.
Baker-White or brown?
Boy-Doesn't matter; it's for blind
woman.