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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-06

Mr.. A. j. Gibson of Chamblee Spur
was visitor to st. Joseph on Tues
day. Mr.. Gibson is just little pes
simistic about the crop situation as
result of the long drought and other
adverse conditions, but is still hopeful
that the situation will improve, for
Tsnsas has always had wonderfully
recuperative powers.
As announced last week, the st.
Joseph Electric Theatre will close
down for the summer after the per-
Torrance of this friday evening.
The pictures will be greatly missed
during the suspension but because of
the temporary discontinuance will be
the more appreciated when they are
renamed next September.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-06

The st. Joseph Drug Co. has sold
several Victor Photographs lately and
all machines have given complete sat
isfaction. They will be pleased to re-
ceive orders for monographs and
records from any who may contem-
plate buying
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-06
Position Wanted.

WANTED-POsition i'm general mer-
chandise store or as travelling sales
men for groceries or drugs. Over %
years experience in either line. Open
to acceptance June LIST, 1917. Address:
Tensas Gazette, st. Joseph, La.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
LITTER IS IMPORTANT
Quite Essential in WeII-ReguIated
Poultry House.
No Excuse for Not Providing Fowls
With This Needed Article-Chopped
Straw Acts as Absorbent Un-
der the Roosts.

1t will not do to underestimaf re
importance attached to litter :
poultry business. 1t is even m
sential in a well-regulated pv. Try
house than carpet is in the modern
farm home
1t does not take the place of a car
pet, but 1t answers as such for the
poultry and Is more. 1t is good thing
in poultry house, summer or win
ter.
We have been in poultry houses
where litter was as scarce as icicles
ON an autumn MONDAY, says q writer
in an exchange. Such houses are usu-
ally as bare of convenience as the
floor is bare of litter.
1t pays to have large quantity and
the supply should be liberal enough
week. By this means the house may
be kept sweet and clean, and scratch
ing the litter will afford exercise so
much needed by fowls when kept in
closed.
On every farm there is an abundance
of chaff and straw and there is no
excuse for not providing the poultry
house with this needed article.
The best litter is chopped straw. 1t
acts as an absorbent under the roosts
and as receptacle in other parts for
the grain that is thrown to the poultry.
In winter chickens should be made to
scratch for every grain they obtain.
For every grain they should give 4
peck.
Chaff, huckwheat hulls, or almost
anything of that nature will answer
well for litter. We have seen poultry
houses Uttered with shredded fodder.
One more good thing about litter is
that it helps keep the feet of fowls
warm in winter.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19

periods. The trays that gave the best
results were cooled as follows: First
week, five minutes in the afternoon
second week, ten minutes In the after
noon; and third week, Is minutes in
the afternoon. Cooling one tray for
several hours proved detrimental.
In an experiment to determine the
profit on ducks Matched in incubators,
reared in breeders, and sold on the
local market at from ten to twelve
weeks old, 1913 pounds of feed per
pound of gain were required, the aver
age weight at the end Of ten days be-
ing 4 pounds, 11.2 ounces per duck.
Value Of Feeds.
The value for poultry feeding of
screenings, scalplngs (chie1y broken
and shrunken wheat and the larger
weed seeds, wild buckwheat, "black
seeds" Qamb's quarter, wild mustard,
and tumbling mustard), and each of
these three separately, was tested. The
presence Of the black weed seeds In
the ration made 1t not only unpalata-
bic, but Improbable as well. Wild
buckwheat, however, made very de-
sirable feed. The mustards and lamb s
quarter proved unpalatable and un-
profitable. Some birds died, but In no
case did death result from "poison, -
but rather from malnutrition. In the
birds that suffered most severely, as
In the case of the mustards, upon re-
turn to a normal ration the rebound
was very rapid. The mustards rather
than being poisonous seemed to have q
stimulating effect on the digestive or
ganS.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
WINTER EGG LAYING FOWL
Beef Scrap, Cracked Corn, Cracked
Corn and Vegetables, VIII Encour-
age Runner Ducks.

The young Runner ducks should
II they have not made an earlier
beginning. Many people SCOT at
the idea Of ducks laying in the fall
and declare the Runner no exception
to the rule. This is only true of the
ducks in this breed that are given
neither laying care nor feed. II you
feed your Runner ducks beef scrap,
not great loads of it, but a table
spoonful or two each day in a
mash of cracked corn, vegetables
cooked, and bran, the young Runners
will lay eggs early in the winter, per-
haps not regularly, but enough to
pay before the regular spring laying
begins.
You cannot get winter eggs from
the hens unless you feed for them any
more than you can from the ducks. /
have known young turkeys to be
warmed and fed into laying q clutch of
eggs In January, says a writer in an
exchange. Never let any writer get
1t into your head that Just corn, or
one or two kinds of grain alone, will
produce all the winter eggs you should
get, or that they will drink as much
as they need if there is mere hole
cut in the ice of the water pan, or you
merely let them depend on snow. A
writer now and then argues this last,
but my experience is old, and ii is
against such treatment for the lay
ing hens.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
MISTAKE IN RAISING CHICKS
Where Forced to Pick Up Living They
Grow Slowly and Are Sometimes
Very Poor in Flesh.

It Is fact that nne-tenths of the
farmers raising chicks fail to give
them enough to eat. After they have
reached that stage when they are able
to pick mere living they are gener-
ally forced to do so and consequently
grow very slowly ana are sometimes
poor in flesh.
Two feeds of grain given at regular
hours will make wonderful difference
in some flocks. Birds inclined to range
away at feeding time and thereby miss
this meal will soon be habtually there.
abouts at feeding time, If regular.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19

In an experiment conducted by the
Canada experiment farms to determine
the number Of eggs that would be fer
tilted with one mating only, five fer
tilted eggs appeared to be the maxi
mum. In fertility test following IL
hours mating it was apparent that
this method was more conducive to re-
suits than the one mating only proved
to be. In trials to determine the In
crease OF pen fertility after the intro
duction of the male, maximum fertil-
ity, 100 per cent, was reached in pull
let pen six days after mating, and oc-
CURED three times In a period of 81
days. The same fertility was reached
in pen of old hens on the eleventh
day after introducing the male but the
fertility increased more rapidly and
continued a great deal stronger in the
pullet pen than in the pen of old hens.
One male was also kept with A White
Leghorn hens. Though the percentage
of fertility was highest when only 56.S
per cent of the hens were laying, the
total hatch was only 1873 per cent.
When 1874 per cent Of the pen were
laying, the total hatch was 4S.1 per
cent and the fertility 87.7 per cent. In
other tests without mating again fer
tility could not be traced in eggs laid
after hens had been broody for any
length of time.
Cooling Eggs.
In an experiment to determine the
best method of cooling eggs in an in
cubator, the eggs in an incubator con-
tanning eight trays were cooled for
mere turning s, 10, Is and Commute
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
Getting Even.

$50 you have been on visit to your
boyhood homer"
"Yes," replied the prosperous-Iook-
ing citizen.
How dear to my heart are the
scenes OF my childhood when fond rec
objection presents them to view"
Il know that's what the poet wrote,
but my principal object In going back
was to show the people there that
that dirty-faced, good-for-nothing job
son boy has amounted to something in
the world"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19

platter. cover with chopped, hard
cooked eggs, sprinkle with paprika and
chopped parsley. Garnish with some
thin slices of smoked salmon.
Italian Rice.-Put a tablespoonful
Of butter in saucepan and when
melted add to 1t two cupfuls Of boiled
rice and a cupful of tomato sauce or
tomato chutney; season well and
sprinkle with cheese and serve thor
oughly heated through.
Norwegian Rice.-Cook rice until
tender; then reheat In well-seasoned
stock. Put on platter, sprinkle with
chopped chicken liver, scrambled egg.
and grated cheese and serve at once.
Spanish Rice.-Fry one large,
chopped onion with two cupfuls Of
tomatoes, add one cupful of stock,
salt and pepper to taste. Cover and
let simmer ten minutes; then add two
cupfuls of boiled rice. Mix well to-
gether with tablespoonful OF butter.
Rice Creole StyIe.-Chop fine one
white onion and two green peppers,
saute with half cupful Of raw ham
(cut fine with scissors), In one-quar-
ter Of cupful Of butter: cook ten
minutes, then add one cupful Of rice
and three cupfuls of beef broth, sim
mer twenty minutes, then add four
tomatoes, peeled and cut in slices and
one teaspoonful Of salt. Cover and
finish cooking In the oven or in a
double boiler.
Belgian Rice Dessert.-Cook one
pint of milk, add half a cupful OF
boiled rice and some currants; stir In
the yolks of two eggs, well beaten
with two tablespoonfuls of sugar. Re
move from the fire. Add one tea
spoonful of vanilla, then form into
croquettes, dip in beaten egg and fine
bread crumbs and fry golden brown.
Sprinkle with pulverized sugar and
serve with red currant jelly.
Rice pudding made by using a quar-
ter Of a cupful Of rice, a quart or two
of milk, a handful of raisins and SUI
gar to taste, baked for several hours,
makes most wholesome dessert.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
Then and Now.

"Demosthenes," remarked the stu
dent of ancient history, FUSED to fill
his mouth with pebbles to improve his
oratory."
'Yes; and at the present writing"
rejoined the modern observer. "a lot
of men become garrulous after filing
their mouths with rock and rye"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
RETARDS WINTER EGG LAYING
Sudden Freezing of Hens Comb Viii
Shut Off Egg SuppIy-Good Treat
mcnt Recommended.

Freezing of the hens comb will re-
lard egg laying. Freezing of the feet
of both male and female means loss
Of fertility in the spring. Often the
sudden freezing of the combs of hens
that have made good start at laying
will shut off all laying by them for
the rest of the winter. Frozen or
nipped combs should be looked for
early and the comb dipped in ice-cold
water or packed with snow. Afterward
apply giySerin and some healing salve.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
Real Unkind.

did you ever notice." said Miss
Peachly, that good-looking people are
seldom bright and bright people arc
seldom good looking?"
YES" replied young Knox. by the
way, If you could have your choice,
which would you rather be--bright or
good looking?"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
An Exceptional Case.

Love-" remarked the very Young
man. rs disease physicians are I'M
able to cure"
Yes, as rule" rejoined the old
bachelor, but friend OF mine who
had bad case of it was completely
cured by female physician
rs 1t possible |" exclaimed the y. m.
straight goods" replied the other.
He was In love with her and so they
were married"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19


with excellent results.
Apples baked with nuts make a
most delicious breakfast dish. Core
and peel them and fill with chopped
nuts, sugar and bit of orange or can
died lemon peel, bake until tender.
Jelly may be used for filling, orange
marmalade, raisins and nuts, dates
and figs, or marshmallows with jelly.
SO many combinations will occur to
one that there may be a constant
variety. Serve them cold with whipped
cream.
Apple betty Is never out of style.
Chop pint Of apples, add buttered
crumbs, brown sugar, little spice,
either cinnamon or nutmeg, put the
ingredients into buttered baking
dish In layers and bake without any
water If the apples are juicy.
Apples and Almonds.-Core and
pare half dozen even-sized apples,
cook nearly tender in a strip of sugar
and water, remove carefully to deep
dish and decorate with blanched al
monds, cut in eighths, lengthwise and
thrust point down into the apples,
sprinkle with powdered sugar, pour the
strip in which they were cooked
around them and brown in the oven
Serve either hot or cold with whipped
cream and sugar.
Naples in Sirup.-Cook perfect APP
pies unpeeled, red ones are prettier,
in heavy strip until tender, then
place In TIE dish In which they are to
be served. Add to the juice a slice or
two of lemon and cook briskly for
few minutes, then pour over the APP
pies. Chill and serve with cream.
Apple Ice Crcam.-This is delicious
served with goose or roast pork. Take
sfted apple sauce made from baked
apples, well sweetened, using pint of
the pulp to pint of rich milk, freeze
as usual and serve in sherbet cups or
In apple cups, sprinkled with grated
nutmeg.
For dainty dish for an invalid,
red apple cooked In water until tender,
then carefully peeled, leaving the pink
tint on the apple, or scraping the in
side of the peeling and putting the tint
on the cheek, is q dish most attractive.
Serve with cream and sugar. This Is
called apple In bloom"
N. NJ "A
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19

But is it not embarrassing" we
ask of the native damsel, ito say so
many nnsophisticated things? Do you
not often realize Immediately that you
have made terrible break?"
YEA" she answers frankly. Lots
Of times, after l have studied up a
particularly shockingly innocent ex-
preston, use 1t at entirely the wrong
time"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
Feminine Charity.

Mrs. Knox-What did you think of
Mrs. Pyker's new tea gown?
Mrs. Blocks-The fit and style were
all right, but didn't you think the
color rather weak?
Mrs. Knox-Yes; and yet they
seemed to match her tea very nicely.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
MOULDY AND DECAYING FOOD
Kills and Injuries More Young and Old
Stock Than Any Other Cause
Poor Economy.

Mouldy, sour and decaying food kills
and Injuries more young and old stock
than almost any other cause. 1t is
poor economy to have a few cents
worth of spoiled food and lose several
dollars worth of chickens from the
poisonous effects of the food.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
His One Regret.

Henry" said Mrs. Peck severely
i am inclined to think you have
squandered a lot of D,oney foolishly
In your life"
Il have, my dear" admitted Henry
"Well, don't you regret it?" she
asked.
Some Of It," answered Henry with
large, open-faced sigh. Il have
never ceased to regret the ten dollars
gave up to the parson who officiatet
at our wedding"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
They All Have Il,

Biggs-Do you believe In second
sight?
Diggs-Sure thing. My wife has it.
Biggs-Is it possible By the way,
how did you find it out?
Diggs--While out walking with her
l noticed that every time we passed
another woman my wife always turned
to get second look ut what she had
on.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
r. 3 2 = 81 +
Ii; $3k G3es7!! 3 d
knowledge Worth While.

Ihat seedy old gentleman in \
soiled Palm Beach suit Is a geoIogist.
lie can tell you the age of the earth"
Well Well ~
Ihat other shabby-looking old gen.
tieihan with him is an asst -.snoiner He
can tell you how much the moon
weighs"
w ondertul And who is the pros
persous-looking person at the adjoin-
ing table?"
THAT'S Mr. Grabcoin, the capitalist.
lie can tell you what the stock mar.
ket Is going to do tomorrow"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
Point of View

"Well. get divorce if you want to-"
exclaimed the angry husband. Il can
easisy get another wife. and I've lived
long enough to learn that one woman
is as good as another-if not better"
'Ias," calmly rejoined his better
half, land I've lived long enough to
discover that one man is just as bad
as anotaer-if not worse.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
Spelling the Fun.

whats going on here?"
Some Of the society folk are dane
Ing for sweet charity"
Il see. That's highly commendabIe."
True. Still, If an object of charity
were to gain admittance, I dare say
everybody else would want to go
home"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
On Safe Ground.

Senator Grabbins made fine
speech yesterday at the cornerstone
laying"
Eyes. On an occasion of that sort
the senator feels safe in letting him.
self out No matter what an orator
says at cornerstone laying, 1t isn't
going to affect his political prospects
to any extent one way or the other"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
A Medium Rab

The medium stood behind the black
curtain.
Suddenly there was loud rapping.
lis that you, my dear John?" asked
tbs young widow in black, who was
there to interview the late lamented.
mo, ma'am,' answered a deep voice
from the outside; this is the ice
man"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
A literal Mind.

Did the doctor give you much en-
couragementT asked Mrs. Dunison.
Yes, indeed" answered Mr.. Dunn
son. He said | would be able 20
whip my weight In wildcats before
long"
Dear me- Where will you find the
wildcats?'
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
Creating 4 False Imprexslon

There are few men who don't feel
important when casting vote"
1.-THE candidates are to blame for
that"
How SOP"
"They convince citizen who Is natu-
rally modest that without his distin-
guished support they are irretrievabIy
ruined"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
A Hopeless Case.

New Boarder-Say, this fare is some
thing fierce. Have you boarded here
long?
His Neighbor-About ten years.
New Boarder--You don't say! Why
don't you try some other boarding
house?
His Neighbour don't know-unless
It's because the landlady is my wife.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19

Jay dpple. w men
apples lack flavor
various fruits may
be added to help
the d e fl C e n c Y,
Grated pineapple,
ounces, dates. rails
ms and figs as well
as various fruit
All v,,~u hA .oA1
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
Well Posted.

"Do you believe in first aid to the
injured?"
you bet we do. We always keep
ii in the house"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
COMING and Goinu.

In this busy world of strife,
Things are seldom very slow
Some people take em as they come
Others grab 'em as they go.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19

When tissue change IL slow and the
supply of energy equals the demand.
as in well-nourished persons in middle
life and old age. the quantity OF nitro
genous food should be diminished.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19

the much-used vegeta-
BILE. Rice Is a food
served In all lands by
nearly all people.
Japanese Rice. Boil
one cupful Of rice, add
three chopped shallots. a
teaspoonful of soy and
salt TO taste. Place on a
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
Human Nature.

Breathes there man with soul so dead
Who meier unto himself hath said:
IF paid according TO my worth
I'd have a mortgage on the earth?"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
Utter FooIishne SIS.

The passing of a peach
Makes the wicked johnnles stare;
And the lesson it does teach
Is, no woman should be fair.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
APPLE DAlNTlES.

There are many delicious dishes that
may be made from the common every
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
KeKTQEN


A Kingdom falls and a monarch dies
But there's always need for lemon pies
And jelly rolls and tho bakery cart
Hobbling it's way from house to mart
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
RICE OF NATIONS.

AS potatoes are high, rice should be
more freely used to take the place OF
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19

ITS great to get close to nature.
isn't it?"
Eyes, indeed That's why | like to
be close to d girl who doesn't paint"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19

you say your mother is willing you
should marry me, but your father
lsnt?"
Yes. They never can agree. Mar
ried folks never cam"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
A Good Fellow.

A word of praise
or William Black.
Who never pounds
You on the back.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-08-03
TWO BILLION IN WAR TAXES
FINAL AMOUNT AS FIXED BY
SENATE COMMITTEE.
Additional Levies on lntoxicants and
Personal and Corporation Incomes
to Make Up Amount.

Washington, Aug. 1.-Revision of
the war tax bill SO as to increase its
total from $1,670, 900 to about ST.
000,000,000 mainly by additional lev
les on intoxicants and on personal and
corporation incomes has been definite
ly decided by the Senate finance COM
mittee
The detailed schedules and the ex-
act total remained to be determined,
but committee members said that they
expected the bill to aggregate at least
$1,998, 100000 and not more than ST.
008,0o0,O00. They plan to have the
measure ready to report by the end
of the week.
New Levies Decided Upon.
The following new levies were def.
lnitely decided upon:
On corporation incomes, $162,000,-
900.
Incomes of individuals of $4,000
and more, $27,60O,OOO.
Distilled spirits, $90,000,000.
Malt and fermented liquors (beer).
pGO,OVO,UVV.
These new taxes totaled $304,600,.
900. The committee considered the
following further revisions in provid.
Ing for the remaining $23,400,000 nee.
essary to attain the minimum Of ST..
998 100000:
Increase of tax on brandy for forti.
flying wines to yield about $10,000,-
000.
Wines to Yield $2,o00,oo0.
Increase of rate on wines to yield
about 100000.
Increase Of consumption or ex.
cess taxes on sugar, coffee and posi-,
bly, tea, together with few new taxes,
possibly to includes gasoline and fire
arms.
Although the committee had orig
lnally planned to secure much Of the
additional revenue from war excess
profits taxes, committee sentiment was
strongly against increasing the pend
ing schedules, estimated to raise 1928,
100000 more than under thu present
law, or total of $748,000,000.