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what seems to have been the most con-
siderable Rumanian army, which had
penetrated farthest into Transylvania,
coming up along the Bucharest rail-
road and occupying Kronstadt. This
army was beaten in its turn and was
unable to stand again, until it was in
side the Rumanian territory. south of
the crests of the Tomos and Predeal
passes. Meantime less considerable
blows haG been struck to the north and
the armyawhich had come west through
Cymes pass was also back on Rumanian
territory.
BY the first days of October the in
yasion of Pennsylvania was oyer, the
defense Of Rumania had become the
problem and the official statements OF
Bucharest and Berlin alike conceded
Teutonie success. At the moment when
the world was looking for the success.
full advance of the Germans southward
into the ,Wallachian plain Rumanian
resistance stiffened and Russian aid
was sisnaled. although there was
disturbing evidence of a lack OF heavy
artillery on the Rumanian side: which
seemed partially to explain the dis
aSters.
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Rumanians Are
Being 0verridden.

the heel Of Germantc aggression. and
unless the allies Of this little Balkan ma
ton render yeoman assistance within
the course Of the next few weeks. or the
Teutons voluntarily temporarily arrest
their present rate of progress. Ruma-
Mas fate undoubtedly will be much the
same as that OF Serbia. Montenegro and
Belgium, for developments In recent days
would indicate that the Rumanian army
Ia utterly unable to cope with the enemy
without assistance. Were Il not for the
aid Of the Russians It IL dimcult mat
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Early in February there was held a
Of German military chief
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No matter the arguments advanced
no matter In what form they were pre-.
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Gallant as was their fight to arrest en-
envy progress on their own soil week be-
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The weather at other points along
the western front has not been pro-
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verses, as well as
some successes. in
the past few days.
Rumanian forces
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But whatever happened In the mat
ter Of The Russians. the aetiop Of the
German c9cmandsr. MAclenssn. was
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

which a large stock is required, may
be brought into the propagating house.
Placed on the stage, partly burying the
tubers in leaf mold. plenty Of shoots
will soon push out. When these are
about three inches In length they
should be taken OF with a slight heel
and II inserted in a sand bed they will
soon root.
Another method successfully adapt
ed for roofing dahlias, is to make up
hotbed a yard in height, place a
frame on this and plunge the pots
of cuttings where there is nice bot
tom heat.
A list of the quantities of plants
required should be made and the num-
bers entered as they are rooted. This
may have much trouble when the time
comes for planting out.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
REASONS HOGS Die
FROM VACCINATION
Much Loss Caused by Treating
Pigs With Impotent Serum
and by Careless Methods.

By DIR. C. c. LIPP, South Dakota Ex-
pertinent Station.)
Losses are caused often by using I'M
potent serum, or serum not properly
tested.
Giving too small doses, even Of good
serum.
Understanding weights; making
doses too small.
Vaccinating sick pigs already infect
ed with cholera and which may not Wis
IDLY show sickness.
Careless methods. Vaccinating dirty
pigs. Unclean quarters after vaccina-
ton. Failure to disinfect instruments.
Failure to disinfect skin at site OF vac
cination. Exposure Of serum to dirt.
Storing serum in warm place. Pour
ing serum in unsterilized vessel.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
MOST OF FALlACIES
REGARDING ANIMALS
Prevention and Treatment of Dis
eases Bound to Result in
FaiIure-CaSeS Cited.

By E. r. HABNER. Idaho Experiment
Station.)
There il no doubt that the more
complete our knowledge Of the cause
of a disease the more perfect will be
our means of prevention and the more
rational our treatment of the same.
The reverse is equally true. II our
knowledge is based on a fallacy, our
prevention and treatment is bound to
result in q failure.
Most of the fallacies regarding ami
mails and their diseases have been
handed down from one generation to
another, and the most of them
haven't the least ground for existence
The following ones belong to this
class:
1. That there are certain signs Of
the zodiac during which castration Of
animals Is highly unsafe.
2. That there is a drug or combina-
ton of drugs which is specific for q
certain disease, regardless Of its form,
intensity or complications.
3. That we can cure systemic dis
eases by such magical treatment as
pouring water or other fluids into the
ear.
4. That medicines to be effective
must have q noxious odor, taste or
origin.
s. That we have such diseases as
hollow horn" "lost cud" and wolf in
the tail"
6. That animal life from it's origin
to death is in great part Influenced by
mysteries.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
GARDEN NOTES

The flowers of the plumbago capensis
are of an unusual shade of blue. It
requires about the same treatment as
the fuchsia and as a rule flowers con-
tinuously. 1t Is a good plant for q
cool conservatory and many succeed
we'll with it in the window garden.
AS the weather moderates toward
spring the double glass in the hot
bed sash will not be needed and the
top sash can then be dispensed with
or used to protect from frost plants
that are set out too early.
Look to the trees about the home
and carefully destroy all bas cocoons.
etc., that promise to develop into
pests in the spring.
Don't let the weeds get foot high
and then pull them. disturbing the
surrounding flowers. even II none are
pulled out.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
CONCRETE ROADS GAIN FAVOR
Highways Are Expensive to Build, but
Are Proving, Especially In Call.
fornla, Everlasting.

Investigations by the department Of
agriculture have shown a wonderful
increase in the popularity of roads
with heavy concrete base. Such roads
are expensive to build, but are proving,
especially in sections like California,
almost everlasting. The best invest
ment California has made has been
her good roads. There have been
some mistakes; there have been dis
appointments because of the inability
to cover all sections, but there have
been enough benefits secured from the
good roads to amply compensate for
all they have cost.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
SPRING IN THE GARDEN
BY e. VAN sENTHUYsEN.

Just as soon as the lilac and other
spring-aowering shrubs have done
blooming, prune them. Cut back to q
strong eye or shoot. preserving the
characteristic form Of the shrub.
Fight green lice with tobacco tea
and the rose slug with lime water.
Or try busting air-slaked lime on the
infested rose bushes.
Use a sharp knife or scissors when
gathering flowers. Early in the morn
ing is the best time, and the blooms
not quite developed will last longest.
Keep the stems of the newly cut flow
ers deep in water before arranging IN
bouquets.
Make q place for the petunia. 1t Is
one of the most accommodating OF
plants. 1t makes a fine showing rap
idly. grows easily and takes root rap
idly. II there is a corner on the home
grounds you haven't planned for try
this year to grow petunias. Prepare
the soil carefully, scatter petunfa
seeds upon it, water with fine hose
and watch the seeds grow. Look out
for the big weeds. the little ones will
be smothered by the rapid growth OF
the petunias.
II Jack Frost has found some tender
seeding. place it out of the sun Inn
mediately. Spray with very cold wa
ter and shade from the suns rays.
Gladioli: must be planted every two
weeks for succession. The plants are
beautiful and when placed among
roses or with a background Of shrub
berry are q brilliant spot in the gar
den.
Cannas like very rich soil and plen-
ty of water during the growing season.
Plant two feet apart, If they are the
tall-growing sort, the dwarf kind can
be planted closer. AS the seed pods
form, cut them OF. A mulch of strawy
manure helps to conserve the water
that Is given them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
PROPAGATING By CUTTING
BY w. r. GILBERT.

Where thousands Of plants are grown
for positions in the open air dur
ing the summer. this is an important
operation from March onward. Con-
siderable forethought and knowledge
of the work are necessary to obtain the
plants in suitable condition and In SUI.
ficient numbers, when the time for
planting out arrives.
Although decried by some, the scar
let geranium still has hosts of admir-.
ers, especially since the introduction
of the variety-Paul Crampel.
Cuttings Of the varieties of which
the numbers are short can be inserted
now. These may be obtained from the
old plants lifted from the beds in the
autumn. or few tops may be taken
on the strongest of the young plants.
inserted in light. sandy soil they will
soon root on a shelf in a warm house.
Cuttings Of iresine, coleus, ageratum.
heliotrope. verbena, fuchsia, fibrous-
rooted begonia, ETC., when required In
quantity should be inserted in q bed
OF sand made up In pr0pagating
frame with bottom heat. Three inches
of sand will be sufficient and II this
is made firm. well supplied with water
and q Bottom heat of rs to so degrees
maintained. many of the cuttings will
be rooted in a week and ready for
potting up singly in small pots.
Remaining in the sand such q short
time. they can be dibbled in close to-
gether.
Lobelias. altermantheras, and me-
sembryanthemums can also be in
creased by the thousands in this way.
Provided there is good stock of old
plants on hand. March is soon enough
to commence propagating.
Early in February dahlia tubers. of
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Berkshire Sow.

to develop young animals. The suck
ling SOW, young pigs. shotes. and the
herd boar each profit from eating
these substances.
A good mixture to keep before the
hogs at all times is one composed Of:
Charcoal, one bushel; hardwood
ashes, one bushel; salt, eight pounds;
air-slaked lime. eight pounds; sui
phur, pounds: pulverized copperas.
two pounds. -.
Mix the lime, salt and sulphur thor
oughly, and then mix with the char.
coal and ashes. Dissolve the copperas
in two parts Of hot water and sprinkle
over the whole mass, mixing thorough
ly. Keep some of this mixture in a
box before the hogs at all times.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

for working out the road tax" which
has spoiled more roads than . bonn
bardment from all the high-calibered
guns of the European armies. is grad.
ually disappearing. from our statute
books. Board of county commission
ers and township supervisors are Civ
ing the matter thoughtful attention
and Improvement will undoubtedly be
rapid from now on. The federal gov
eminent is offering every assistance
to the forward movement. Object
lesson roads are constructed upon ap-
plication Of township or county author
tiles to demonstrate proper methods
of construction and proper use of road
building materials. The Office Of pub
lie roads and rural engineering of the
department Of agriculture furnishes
the services Of an engineer, and the
local communities are required to fur
nish all the material. labor and sup
plies. Experimental roads are also
constructed to determine the relative
merits and values of the various types
Va AO0Q COuotA 0CIAOus 0uQ Vi LILO vol i
Gus preparations and materials for use
in road construction. In certain in
stances the office pays only . portion
Of the cost Ct these roads and the
balance is borne by the county In
which the road is located.
It Is too bad that we had to wait
for the wall Vt the stalled automo
bilist to awaken US to the shameful
condition Of our roads. A Scotch civil
engineer was imported as adviser In
the matter of building a railway over
our great western plains. He investi
gated very carefully and gravely re
ported that the project was unfeasible
When pressed for his reason by the
astonished promoters of the enterprise
he said: You cannot build q line OF
railway over that country because
there's no place to run your tunnels.
The designer" Of most Of our country
roads has been laboring under q SINH
lar twisted and contorted vision Of
his job-but we're on our way.-Iows
Homestead.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
CLOVER BETTER FOR
WINTER NURSE CROP
Late Pasturing and Cutting Are
Especially Dangerous-GNe
Crowns Protection.

A thin seeding Of grain is the best
insurance of q good stand of clover. A
half bushel or three pecks Of grain as
a nurse crop will protect the young
clover plants, and at the same time
give them room to grow.
Winter killing is often brought about
by not allowing the clover to make q
good growth in the fall. II the farmer
cuts his clover late or pastures 1t
down 30 that it goes into the winter
without good protection to the crowns,
he often finds much of it dead in the
spring. Late pasturing and late cut
ting are especially dangerous to the
clover field.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
There are three general methods of
producing hogs for market: Dry-lot
feeding; feeding on pasture and for
aga crops; and feeding on dairy by
products. By dry-lot feeding is meant
feeding in confined pens; forage
crops include alfalfa, Bermuda grass,
blue grass, ETC., and the crops which
require to be planted each year; and
dairy by-products are skim milk, whey
and buttermilk.
A ration for young, growing ami
NAL requires a larger percentage Of
protein than one for fattening or for
mature animals. AS the shote increases
in age and size the protein may be
gradually cut down until the stand
ard for a fattening hog is reached.
Forage crops have been used more
economically as a source of protein
than purchased feeds and have the ad-
vantage of supplying it in palatable,
succulent form. Alfalfa probably fur
nishes the cheapest and best forage
for swine when it can be grown. Even
during winter alfalfa hay can be fed
in racks and with ear corn furnishes
q well-balanced feed for almost all
kinds of hogs.
Clover, cowpeas, soy beans, pea
nuts, rape, rye, oats, wheat, vetch and
Canada field peas are all valuable
forage crops for swine of any age.
The proper grain ration to feed with
them consists of such feeds as corn.
barley, ETC., with the legumes, and
with the nonlegume plants the use of
q small percentage of tankage and oil
meal will be found advisable. The
amount to feed will depend on the
rate Of gain desired. II rapid gains
are sought, full ration of grain
should be used, but IL economy is
more desirable smaller proportions
of grain will be better, while IL it is
only desired to carry the pig crop
over q period Of low prices they can
be kept on a minimum grain ration
It is best, however, to keep them
growing, and to do this q small
amount of grain, two or three per cent
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
SUCCESS WITH COSMOS

Sow cosmos early II you wish to get
any satisfaction out Of 1t. Push 1t
along as fast as you can. II does not
transplant readily, therefore grow 1t in
pots. Shift it along until 1t is grow
ing in nine-inch pots. Then sink the
pot in a border and from the time
the plants are six inches high until
the end of July the shoots should be
pinched out. This will keep the plants
low and stocky. Long after severe
frosts your cosmos will be giving you
your beautiful flowers for the window.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

A great many ANNALS and peren-
malls can be planted now for early
plants. Pansies, daisies. sweet peas
and verbenas; but where there Is no
conservatory or greenhouse 1t is best
to wait until March before planting
anything but the pansies or daisies.
Start sweet allysum now in your win
dow garden. Sweet peas are too hard
to handle from the window box. Bet
ter wait and SOW them where they are
to remain all season.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

Are you tune-deaf? Many people are
and 1t IL not easy. perhaps. for the
average person to understand tune
deafness. But just as some people
are color.blind. 80 there are others
who are melody-deaf. Empress Cath
crime of Russia used to say that she
would have given the world to be able
to appreciate and love music, declar.
ing that for her music was noise.
and nothing but noise" President
Grant IL said to have been able to dis
tinguish only two tunes-"Yankee
Doodle" and Hail to the Chief"
which were recognizable, probably.
because he heard them 20 often.
Doctors seem to have some dif1cul.
ty in explaining the cause from which
tune-deafness arises, although Il ID
generally agreed that nerves have
much to do with II. Musical appre-
citation depends to . great extent up.
on the exercise Of mental and physi-
cal faculties. and the delight In music
calls for an alert sympathy between
the nerves and the cerebral faculties.
without which connection there % q
definite musical lack. although the
nerves perform their ordinary funo
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

Pigs at WEAVING Time on cowpeas.
Of live weight, will be found most sat
isfactory. =
Dry-lot rations that will give salts
factory returns are not easily obtain
able. Corn is most often used as a
basis of the ration. Mill feeds, ship
stun, bran, etc., with some protein
feed, as alfalfa, tankage, oil meal, soy
beans, or cowpeas, should be used to
balance the ration. Where milk is
available, 1t can be used to advan-
tage, as noted before. 1t is best to
feed q full ration. or what the pigs
will clean up in q reasonably short
time when In q dry lot. For q pig
weighing Is to 80 pounds live weight
q full ration for one day would be
about six pounds of grain per 100
pounds weight, and for the larger pigs
the ration will continue to grow small
er in proportion to weight until the
300 to 350-pound pig will only consume
q daily ration equal to about "a per
cent of his weight.
For feeding on native pasture q
smaller percentage of protein is need
ed than in the dry lot. but some high
protein feed Is still needed. Pasture
feeding is better than dry-lot feeding
under most conditions, because it in
duces exercise and gives succulence
to the ration, causing the animals to
keep in better health In this way.
Bluegrass pasture is used extensively
and is usually considered economical
by the farmer. During the early sea-
son 1t is q valuable feed, and II some
forage il provided when the blue
grass dries up it can be made to pro-
duce gains at very low cost.
Mineral matter should be supplied
the herd in the form of hardwood
ashes, lime, finely ground rock phos-
phate, charcoal and salt. These min
erals are of value to the hog in keep
ing up his health and general vigor
of constitution. They are needed to
build the framework of the body and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
RIBBON BEDS.

Good effects can be worked out IN
ribbon beds, by using different varie-
ties Of verbena in rows. To make an
effective design. however, it will be
necessary to purchase plants of each
color from your florist as seedlings
are quite sure to bring plants of all
colors common to the verbena family
and therefore spoil the color effect.
which Is the prime motive Of such q
bed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

Austria IL to resume explOitatloo
Of tin mines on her territory, worn
ing of which was discontinued before
the war owing to small profits. II =
estimated that the three principal
mines in Bohemia alone. u actively
worked, can furnish three-fourtks a.
the country's requirements. Lffle
tin has been mined In Austria hereto
fore, only about per cent Of the
country's needs having been obtained
from Austrian mines.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

Records Of Justice Of the psaeQ d
Eutler county. Ohio. from more t6on
q century ago. show that the mag1s,
trates fee was then 11h cents n m
cases. and that civil actions zceton
were brought over sums Of less than
81. The possessor Of these records
also has . wan clock known to have
been in use 150 years. with the ~ e
no repairs but . pair oe nsv v3lGk4
ropes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
ROAD BUILDING IS DIFFICULT
Experience and Expert knowledge
Are EssentIalNFederal Govern
ment Offers Assistance.

Road building IL q scientific prob
lem-not q haphazard job. We be-
lieve, however, that II q census were
taken tomorrow, 80 per cent Of the
people OF this land would claim that
they were amply qualified to build .
road and edit a newspaper. Only .
small percentage get q chance to try
their hands on the blue pencil propo-
sition. but trip over almost any
country road will convince one that
most Of the 80 have had a crack at
road building.
Little by little the public in general
and the officials charged with the re-
sponsibility for our highways are
learning that road building requires
expert knowledge and experience.
That ridiculous, antiquated provision
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
Community Action Needed.

Community Action Needed.
In many places community action in
destroying weeds is necessary, as it
may not be profitable for q farmer to
clear his side Of the road II the other
side IL allowed to remain q harboring
place for pests.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

Add Pleasure and Comfort.
Well-kept trees growing along the
roadside contribute greatly to the
pleasure and comfort of the travellers
besides lending an attractive air to
the grounds along the side.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
HottIe-WashIne Machine.

A Wisconsin test Of milk-bottle-
washing machinery shows that hand
washing breaks nearly four times as
many as machine washing. Where
500 bottles a day are washed the saw
ing, according to this test. would be
$120 q year. which represents good
return on the investment
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

Rye ~ Early Forage Crop.
Rye as q forage crop has to REQ
ommend 1t the fact that 1t IL avail.
able for early spring use.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
Arrange to Diversify.

Arrange to diversity your crops, to
fertilise and build up your soil and
to run ~ many factories a. possible
By marketing your produce through
live stock.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

Don't Dock Horses Tail.
Don't dock your horses tail. He
needs 1t in winter as we'll as summer.
and 1t was put there by q master
hand.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
Preparation for Garden.

Preparation Tor Garden.
A heavy coat Of barnyard manure
or . liberal dressing of hen manure
makes . good preparation for the gar
den. Plow this under early in the
spring and get the land into a fine
state of filth before seeds are put in.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02
Good Judge.

Good Judge.
'T take great pride in my ability to
Judge human nature" said Ike Van
Quentin. "A few months ago I let a
friend have SO and I was confident at
the time he would not pay 1t back. And
he didn't"-Kansas City Star.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

Saves Time and Fertility.
Hauling the manure direct to the
field. whenever possible, saves time
and labor, a. we'll ~ fertility.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

Cabbages. mangels, potatoes, etc.
make excellent green feed for chick
ems.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-02

ton Of communicating sounds 70 the
mind.