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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-23
rellina Aae Of Shean.

Buying mature sheep Is a good deal
of gamble to the inexperienced would
he flock owner. An old sheep may look
well, hut only last for n year or two
of profitable service, After n sheep Is
over four years old the teeth do not
show much change except where they
drop ont rs old age draws near. Brief.
ly stated. sheep with one pair OF per
manent teeth is n yearllng: two pairs.
a two-yearold; three pairs, threc-
yearold, and four pairs, four.year.
sld.-Fsrm and Fireside.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-23
Steer Clear OF Controversy

staunton. Va. May 22.-Dem ocrats
of Augusta met this morning, elected
delegates to Roanoke and passed reso-
lutions endorsing President Wilson
and H. d. Flood, representative from
this district. Mr. Flood was present
and addressed the meeting.
The Glass-James controversy was
not mentioned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-23
Answers to Correspondents.

Neg-~If you have real talent for mn
sic, j would not give up after years of
study TO become a nurse, II is a very
hard life and you may not be strongly
enough constituted.
Sarah B--If you arc ambitious to
become moving picture actress.
would visit the different studios and
leave photograph, description and de-
tails of your stage experience II is q
game of "Bide your time"
Margaret F-Tell your mother for
me | am very happy to know she has
enjoyed my articles, and only hope I
can write on subjects which will be ct
interest to her, II she has amy sug-
gestions, send them to me.
Just Mary am about s feet
inch in my stocking feet. but. as you
say. they generally pick six-footers
TO be my leading men. Thank you
very much for the letter--ietters like
yours are very encouraging and give
me an incentive to work harder to-
ward my dreamed-of goal
Katherine D.-You would be a very
foolish little girl 10 marry so young.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure"
is an old sdage. but a wise one. Ask
your mothers advice about this.
NJ. A. N-There are men $500 AND
rueui
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-23

The regular monthly meeting of the
Methodist Women for Social Service
win he held in the lecture room OF
Centenary Church Wednesday after
noon May -, AT o'clock DR.. W. r
Graham Will make the address His
subject is Crippled Children" The
public is invited to hear this distin-
guished speaker on a subject of such
vital Importance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-23
~111 &c.,

Drouth Broken In Wyfhc.
Especial 70. The Richmond Virginian.1
Wythevifle. Va, May 22.-Splendid
rains have been falling in this Sec
ton all day, breaking a very destruc-
tive drought OF some six weeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-23
ffs@S FI1t-r+airfs.

Miss Julia Joynes and Miss Elsie
lAnlseY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-23

The IAdtsS Aid tociety ct Iaigfa-
Street Rap4Ist uhptoh Yin hold It's iass
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
ABOUT BULB PLANTING
BY L. M. BENNINGTON.

When should bulbs be planted? is q
question often asked. Bulbs should be
put into the ground as soon as they
can be procured from the dealer. This
Is generally in September or October.
The impression prevails to a large
extent that bulbs can be planted any
time during the fall. That is, that it
is safe to put them out any time be-
fore the ground freezes.
This is a mistake which grows out
Of a lack of knowledge of the plants
habits.
A bulb makes an annual growth Of
roots during the fall. These are the
roots which support 1t next spring
while II Is blooming.
Unless this root-growth is COM
pleted in the fall 1t will give a crop
of inferior flowers. as the incomplete
work of autumn will be taken up where
1t was interrupted by cold weather
and carried on to completion while the
plant Is trying to produce crop of
flowers.
This makes It attempt to do double
duty on slender stock of vitality.
Late planted bulbs, therefore, should
always give us inferior flowers, and
often none at all.
This explains why 1t Is advisable to
plant bulbs as early In the fall as pos
sible. Give them ample time to de-
velop their roots before cold weather
puts an end to the work Of the season
If you want them to give you the
flowers next spring.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
SOME TRIED. HINTS

When the hanging basket looki
shabby. or is at a standstill, it prob
ably has been neglected as regards
water. Reffember it is wholly sur
rounded by air, and requires more wa
ter than the potted plants.
Plants will not flourish II they must
breathe gas generated by coal or wood
in stove or furnace, or escaping illu-
minating gas. Stop the leaking gas.
and give ventilation by raising and
lowering a window at some distance
from the plants, so that the air may
get warm before it strikes the flowers.
Liquid manure is valuable when 1t
is used with caution and good sense.
Do not make 1t too strong and thus
iniure the plants, and do not give 1t
to the plants that are not growing,
or that are taking their annual rest.
Turn the window plants often
enough to keep them from getting one.
sided.
Fuchsias like some shade and plenty
of moisture, just like the pansy.
II plant appears sick examine its
roots. Perhaps you will find that II
needs reporting. II dead or rotten
leaves are found, remove them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
GETTING OIL From Needles.

Investigations Of the yield and the
value of cedar oil obtalnable from some
of our southern and western trees have
been made by the forest service partly
with a view to the possible utilization
Of waste material left after lumber
ing in the national forests.
In these investigations. longleaf and
western yellow pine leaves produce the
most promising results, but the needle
oils obtained from these pines did not
surpass the already firmly established
spruce and. hemlock oils.
The large quantities of needles and
twigs on forest service timber sale
areas are not only a sheer waste, but
also form a special fire hazard. An In
creased market for leaf oil would make
possible the utilization Of some Of
this waste material.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
ROAD ENGINEER IS ESSENTIAL
Expert Points Out Reasons Why High
way Improvement Work 10 In
efficient In Many Places.

James Leland Stamford, a highway
engineer who made a nationwide in
vestigation Of road work for the ma
tional committee on prisons, which
is interested in promoting road build
ing by convicts, says in regard to the
lack Of efficient supervision Of road
work generally:
"In A states county road work Is
carried on under the supervision OF
county commissioners in other states
1t is under the control Of the sherif1.
These authorities are not trained fer
their work and the road work Is cost
ly and inefficient. All counties carry
ing on road work should obtain the
services of county road engineer who
is acceptable to the state road authori-
ties and able to work IN cooperation
with them"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
WORK WITH SICK PLANTS

Christmas cactus needs but little
root room and the soil should be por-
Gus, rather sandy with good drainage.
1t is liable to lose its roots IL kept too
wet. 'S
Watering q cactus too freely some
times causes it to rot off at the base.
Take the plant off, cut away the de-
cayed part with a sharp knife, let it
dry a few hours, then insert a half
inch, In moist sand, and 1t will throw
out new roots. II can then be re-
potted..
Cactuses, as a rule, are injured by
too free watering during winter.
If your plants get broken, If 1t Is
not entirely separated from the main
stalk, straighten it back into position
carefully and wind a narrow strip OF
cloth around the break, as you would
bandage broke limb. Leave one end
of the strip long enough to fasten 10 a
slender stake set upright In the pot to
hold the plant. Wet the bandage thor
oughly every day and leave until you
are sure the break is healed.
Sometimes a good treatment of let
ting alone is the best thing that can
be given discouraged or sulky plant
J Many things are killed by kindness OF
what is intended to be such.
Gas-heated rooms unless well ventil
ated are bad for plants.
Keep the plants clean and whole
| some. Dust and disease go together.
Clogged drainage and too liberal wa
tering will sour the soil, ruin the foil
age or kill the plant.
Remember 1t is the weakened plant
that is the easy prey to disease and In
sects, owing to bad conditions. 8
A chilly temperature will cause be
gonias to drop their leaves; when once
chilled it will take several weeks to re
cover from it.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08

Of them show a closer adjustment to
the figure, above the waistline, than
for several seasons. Collars are high,
usually of the turnover variety. Skirts
and coats remain full. and for trim
ming there is the choice Of fur or fur
fabrics, braid, buttons, and machine
stitching. Skirts have been made
longer also and appear in both ankle
and instep lengths. But 1t remains to
be proved that women will make a
fashion of this feature of the new
models. The skirt cut to reach lit
tie below the shoe top has so much to
recommend It, Fer the street suit II
Is easy to walk in, clean, and smart
looking. Some designers have pinned
their faith to the tailored skirt Of
sensible length, and In this one in
stance. anyway, sensible goes hand In
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
IMPROVE ROADS TO SCHOOLS
Massachusetts,, Ohio and Indiana Lead
In Number Of Schools and In
: Better Highways.

There are about 1000 consolidated
rural schools In the United States,
with Massachusetts,, Ohio and Indiana
in the van. 1t is significant to note
that about one-third of the roads in
these states have been improved. The
boy or girl. who formerly stayed away
from school because the road was
sea of mud, is transported in school
wagons, which are sent out every day
to gather up the children and to take
them home again in the evening. All
the children within radius Of several
miles are thus provided with modern
school facilities.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
HOW TO USE A HOE

So many people have a horror OF
using a hoe. It Is the most comforta-
BILE implement to be found In the
equipment of a gardener or farmer.
It Is so handy to use for so many pur-
poses that one cannot get along with
out it.
Probably one reason that people do
not like a hoe is that most hoes ex-
plain at once how dull as hoe" came
into proverbial use.
A dull hoe is certainly not pleasant
implement with which to work. The
good gardener will keep his favorite
hoe fled to a sharp edge all the time.
1t is impossible to grind hoe on a
grindstone because the level must be
on the upper side of the blade when
Il Is in use, in order to make the hoe
bite into the soil.
File your hoe, making the bevel
about twice as wide as the thickness
of the blade. Then keep 1t bright,
and when you 60 out after weeds the
hoe slips through the soil so easily
that hoeing Is not much like hard
work.
In hoeing, q long. slow movement
should be made, II the soil is in good
condition. Simply "scuffing' half an
inch of the top soil is enough to kill
weeds, and one can go over lot of
ground In one day IL the hoe is sharp
and bright and the strokes long and
smooth.
In choosing a hoe. select one the
blade of which lies not quite fiat on
the floor when you are standing erect
with the hoe handle extending from
your hands when in working position
10 the floor. The heel Of the hoe
should not quite touch the floor from
this position.
With a sharp hoe one can cut this
ties. dock, dandelions and other nox
ions weeds with quickness, dispatch
and ease. 1t is light to handle, easy
TO use and more effective than any
other implement for many purposes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08

and lemon peel and bake until tender.
Seat the whites of two eggs until stilk /;
add two tablespoonfuls Of sugar and
when the pears are cold cover each
with the meringue. Place In the oven
to brown. Serve with cuatard made
from a pint of milk, two eggs. Quar.
ter of q cupful Of sugar, and q pinch
of salt. Cook until smooth Chill and
pour around the pears on q serving
dish.
Pear Fritters.-Mix one and one
third cupfuls of flour with two tea
spoonfuls OF baking powder. and =
fourth of teaspoonful Of salt. Add
gradually two-thirds Of a cupful Of
milk, one egg. slightly beaten. Pare
two large pears and cut In slices. then
stir into the batter. Drop by spoon
fuls into hot fat and fry until brown.
Serve with a hot liquid sauce. For
peach fritters use cupful and . fourth
of -four.
Chicken with Sour Cream oravy>-
Cut up a chicken or fowl a. for nj
cassee and cook until ten0ers 40 no6
salt the meat until 1t Is nearly cooked.
When perfectly tender remove to =
platter and place around It crisp bat-
ing-powder biscuits, split and butteeed:
Take cupful and half Of the chick
en- broth, add three-fourths Of Z cupfU1
of sour cream; cook together table
spoonful and a half of butter and fho
same Of -four, then add the hot broth
and cream; do not boil after the cream
is added. Pour this over the meat that
has been dredged with -four and
Drowned In butter.
An old fowl may be cooked tender
and delicious If covered with sweol
fresh milk and set In slow oven a
cook until tender; add salt at the Ias(
OF the cooking. A small piece Of ONION
adds flavor to the dish and can b
added to the milk.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
In W0man'S Realm
Coat Suits for Fall and Winter Show Little Changes IN Ste
Though Their Designers Have Been Successful In Turning
Out Becoming and Beautiful Garments = Illustration
Shows Some Of the New Millinery Styles.

A review of numbers Of new coat
suits for fall and winter reveals only
minor changes In style and no radical
new departures in trimmings and fin
ish. But styles are reserved and ele-
CANT, lines are trim and becoming, and
colors are beautiful. so the new fall
suits are destined to satisfy even an
exacting taste. Manufacturers say
that women are growing more discrim-
mating and that the demand Is for
good materials and exact workman
ship as well as smart style.
As to changes in styles, coats are
longer than they have been and many
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08

the close-fitting turban to the very
broad-brimmed sailors. They include
mushroom brims, those that show q
colonial inspiration, the Napoleon, and
many "tams." Many inequalities In
width abound in a single brim and all
sorts of curvings. droopings, and lift
ings make them interesting.
Trimmings are eDquisitely made and
they are designed to emphasize the
contour Of the shape. or at least not
to interfere with its lines. Tinsel
braids, bead and silk embroidery, mar
row ribbons and fancy feathers are
among the most important trimmings.
At the center of the picture a wide
brimmed mushroom shape is shown.
1t is made of black velvet and the fac
ing is of satin in contrasting color.
1t will be noticed that the brim widens
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
Road Drag.

sponsible for the awakening in the ru-
raj districts. The split-log drag was
the first, cheapest and easiest made,
that appeared In the central West, and
1t is still popular. Various patent
types have appeared on the market.
the latest patent being granted on the
drag shown here. The angle Of the
cutting blade may be varied by means
of q lever.-Farming Business.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
AID FOR YELLOWSTONE TRAIL
Item Of 5000 In Government Appre.
priatIon Bill to Assist In Improv.
Ing That Highway.

The government appropriation bill
contains an item Of 5000 for the bene-
fit of the Yellowstone trail, to assist
in improving that transcontinental
highway across the Standing Rock In
dian reservation in South Dakota. This
item is there because of the recognized
value of the Yellowstone trail as a
transcontinental rokd, and the money
that counties and states and individ-
uals are putting into the Improvement
Of the road.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08

widen the figure. Even the collar
lengthens the neck and shoulder lines.
Three pretty new hats, each an ex-
ponent Of its particular kind Of mill
linery. are shown In the group pic
tured. They are Of velvet and Of felt
and velvet. So far. velvet dominates
the season, but there are close seconds
to 1t In popularity. Hatter's plush,
velours, felt. and soft, brilliant silks
and satins are used, alone or In con-
junction with velvet, for making the
new shapes.
Shapes the coming fall are charac.
terized by great variety In size. from
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
ROUNDED ROAD SHEDS WATER
Big Essential 10 Disposition Of Sur.
face Water-Proper Drainage
Is Solution Of Problem.

Good roads means mainly dispos-
ing of the water. Nearly always q
good dirt road can be made by proper
drainage. The King-dragged road Is
easily made and sustained by running
a split log or plank drag over 1t when
1t is wet from a previous rain. The
surface of this dragged road bakes and
makes a rounded roadway that sheds
water, stays smooth and solid, and
makes the best all-round highway on
earth.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08

great luminous balls set In among one
Of the large shallow basin bowls, used
now as a little lake for single floating
flowers, gives a pleasing fantastic ct.
feet which may be further enhanced
by posing here and there on the ball
several of the new celluloid butter.
flies that come for flower bowl deco.
ration.
Mirror balls are becoming popular
also for porch decoration, and In the
very large sizes for garden adornment
For garden ornaments they come set n
wrought metal standards.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08

at the back. Its simple decoration Ii
made of a ruche Of box-plaited ribbon
tied in q rosette at the base Of spray
of fancy feathers at the front.
The small turban at the left Ii In
burgundy felt with a wide collar Of
velvet about 1t. Velvet ribbon In two
shades is drawn through slashesin the
collar. Loops of gilt cord and two PEN
dent balls finish the trimming.
The small colonial shape at the
right is In black velvet trimmed with
two curving feathers In black also.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08

hand with smart-looking. The longer
skirt is not as attractive as the short
model.
A good example Of the new styles
appears in the street suit shown. 1t
is of duvetine in dark brown and en-
ploys a little silk braid of the same
color, With bone buttons for adorn-
ment. The skirt is plain and moder-
ately full. The coat is an excellent
model for a stout figure, with an I'M
broken line down the front and flare
to its skirt that Is not calculated to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08

the palate. The follow
ing IL one which nils
both requirements:
Pear Merlnous Wlth
custard Sauce. - Take
even-sized pears and peel
them. leaving on the
stem. Place In q baking
dish add surnr wafar
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
.NA. h1.+~s
lmprovement on .skIa..

Improvement on SkSoI
An increase Of several yards In The
jump of ski-runners Ii rather sur
prising result Of the process OF metal
LIKING objects by means Of pray. n
Switzerland. coat1nE q -
the thickness Of IL CT 111
ing applied to the ski-blades b.
method, and this not only adds greatly
to the durability Of the bearing surfaes
but 1t also very materially lessenD
friction, and tends further to prevent
caking Of snow on the bladesL II II the
diminished friction that lensthens ~
Jump.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
Optimistic Interpretation.

"You have been accused Of being q
prevaricator."
"well," replied Senator Sorghum,
"that sounds hopeful. The fact that
they selected so delicate a word indi-
Gates that somebody Is afraid of me-"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08

Such a hoe will bite into the soil
easily. when it is bright and sharp.
and will work smoothly and effective
ly.
Sharpen the hoe as soon as 1t geta
noticeably dull This will be hard on
the hoe, but it saves muscle. and hoes
are cheap
Carry small fiat file in your hip
pocket. and do not allow a nick to stay
in the hoe a minute after 1t is made.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
Mirror Balls for Table.

New decorations for the center OF
the dining table are mirror balls set
In standards of dark wood just big
enough to poise them.
Mirror balls do not limit themselves
TO white mirror color. They come also
delicately tinted in yellows, pinks, wa
ter green's and blues. They effective
IL reflect the lighting, crystal, silver
dhd floral decorations Of the table.
not to omit the people gathered about
the board.
Especially effective Is one Of these
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08

mIxeO WIFI tWO QuoSe4 -
sour milk and one and =
half cupfuls Of steamed raisins that
have been finely chopped. When perc
ly frozen add the juice of two lemoqA
Summer saIad-Cook a quart o.
fresh shelled lima beans In salted wa
ter. Drain and chill them. Peel and
cut into dice two tart apples. chop
two sweet green peppers and mix al
together with mayonnaise dressing In
which tarragon vinegar has been used
Mint Cucumber sandwiches.-ror
light summer refreshments dainty ana
delicious sandwiches may be prepared
by dipping thin slices Of cucumber In
French dressing and sprinkling with
chopped fresh mint on buttered bread.
These sandwiches should not be made
until they are Just ready to serve -
the cucumbers lose their crispness By
standing.
Nuts and Green Peas.-A delicious
salad may be made by combining
cooked green peas and English wal
nuts, using two parts Of the peas -
one of the nuts. Serve on lettuce
with a mayonnaise or any boiled dfees-
Ing that is well seasoned. One Of the
reasons why mayonnaise IL not liked
is because 1t may be made Of oil that
Is not good or 1t lacks seasoning. Nay
onnaise should have as much season
ing as any dressing. Onion juice. salt,
mustard and red pepper In Sufficient
quantities will make a well-havored
dressing.
Tomato and Cucumber Saiad.-Peel.
slice and chill a half-dozen ripe toma-
toes. Slice two or three cucumbers,
Rub a salad bowl with a cut Glove of
garlic. arrange foundation Of lettuce
and put In the cucumbers with the to-
matoes for a border. Sprinkle with
finely chopped mint and serve with Z
French dressing.
A most delicious dressing for plain
lettuce salad Is the French dreoGlnG
with a tablespoonful of chopped par
sley. half cupful of chopped Spanish
onion, a tablespoonful each Of red and
green pepper. finely chopped, and {
tablespoonful Of powdered sugar with
salt and pepper to taste. Use cup
full of oil and a third Of q cupful d
vinegar for this recipe.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
Keeping Premises Clear Of ANITA

The bureau Of entomology says that.
II the housewife would get rid of the
ants that bother her, the first and
most important thing for her to do
is to keep all her food supplies, espe-
cially sugar and other sweets, In lid
tight metal containers. Anything ed
ible that the children may scatter
about should be promptly cleaned up.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
sUMMERY DIsHEs

The idle man does not know what Il
is to enjoy rest. for he has not earned
II. Hard work. moreover. tends not
only to give rest to the body. but what
IL even more important, peace to the
mind. II we have done our best -
do. and to be. we can rest In peaco.-
Sir John Lubbock.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-08
Cattle and Sold.

The cattle will soon be on pasture.
One necessity is salt, and plenty Of 1t.
1t should be conveniently placed. 80
the animals can get it when they
hoose. A box full Of salt kept under
q shed Is best.