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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
FOOD SUPPLY NEEDS TO BE INCREASED

prepared by the United States Depart
rnent OF Agriculture.)
SOws must be bred before the end of
June If fall litters are to be obtained.
The pigs will then come before the
last week in October, and will have at
tanned growth enough to be able to
shift for themselves before cold wealth
er arrives. II the breeding can be
done in early June or in May, SO much
the better.
Under no circumstances, this year,
should breedable sows be carried over
the summer INBRED. The food supply
needs to be increased, and under COM
nonsense management, fall litters are
profitable.
Scruples over breeding immature
sows should be forgotten. While In
normal times most hog raisers do not
breed the gifts earlier than eight
months Of age. There are thousands
of young gifts narrowed last fall and
winter which will take the boar and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Ripe Bal Not Harmful.

The unripe banana consists largely
of starch; this starch changes into
sugar as the fruit ripens. and to sugar
in its most easily assimilated forms.
"The composition of the banana and
the potato" says a report, ''shOws an
interesting similarity both as regards
total carbohydrate and the amount of
the different mineral constituents
While the banana can hardly be re-
garded as a potato Substitute. the fact
that it has practically the same caloric
value as the pothto is worthy Of note"
The doctors who made these expert
ments express the belief that whenever
indigestion follows eating. bananas 1t
is to be assumed that the fruit was
not ripe, for mo Ill effects. discomfort
or distaste were noted even after the
consumption Of large quantities 81 ripe
fruit for several days."-Journal OF
American Medical Association 's,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
A Different Cut Altogether.

Maelyn Arbuckle says he went into
small eating house down In his ma
tive state Of Texas, a few years ago,
and ordered a meal.
"Whut'll you have to drink, boss?"
inquired the darky waiter, after Ar
buckle had decided what he would eat.
Bring me a cup Of tea," said Ar
buckle.
"Yas sub y said the waiter, and
started for the kitchen to execute the
commission. ~
Hold on a minute" said Arbuckle.
"What sorts of tea have you hereT
"Jes' tea, boss; dat's all / knows
about tiles plain drinkin'' tea--hot
an coldr
Haven't you any Ceylon tea?"
"Any See-what, bossY'
"CeyIon tea-Ceylonl Haven't you
any CeylOn tear ~ go es
Nav, sub! Ise feared we amt
confessed the darky. Then he bright
ened. But Yves got some mighty nice
SeelOin steaks. Evening
Post.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Beeswax Used for Lighting.

Beeswax and tallOw were used for
lighting purposes by the Romans
Lengths of cotton or flax fiber were
dipped in these substances, and they
usually burned with much smoke and
SCOT and little light. The rush-lights
of the middle ages, and even of recent
times, were rushes that had been
stripped nearly to the dry pith and
dipped in wax or tallow. When can
die power" was adopted as the unit of
light measures by the London gas act
of 1850, it was taken TO mean the
amount of light which would he given
by Il sperm candle, six of which would
weigh pound. and which consumed
40 grains of the candle each hour
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Do Not Eat When Tired.

The average person does not take
enough rest. He works all day, eats
his midday meal in hurry in between
pressing Office appointments comes
home late and seldom rests before sit
ting down to dinner. In state of
complete physical and mental eXhaus-
ton dinner is lten and as a conse-
Quence of this fatigue the digestive or
gans are unable to do their work
properly. If the sufferer from indiges-
ton could arrange To rest half an hour
or even fifteen minutes before each
meal, with the same amount of time
allotted to rest afterward, his stomach
would soon digest the food put into it
and his trouble would be at an end,
New York Evening Telegram. =.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Too Much Talk.

The French think the English people
somewhat slow and serious. 1t is all
a matter of comparison. A sour. tact
turn Scotia house painter, by the by
had been to England and returned
to his native town. The lady of the
house where he was working tried to
get him to talk.
"YOu have been to England, they
tell me, Alec"
AYE"
'Were you there long?"
Flower year."
"Well. what do you think of the
English?
"Gas bags"-sOlemnly, without the
twitch of muscle. The "cOnversa-
ton" ended there.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
PRETTY COMBINATIONS FOR
THE FLOWER GARDEN
BY BETTY PAkE.

A particularly brilliant bed is made
up of scarlet saliva. golden yellow and
brown calliopsis and scarlet and yell
low cOleus.
Make the center OF scarlet saliva.
Surround this with the rich golden
yellow and brown calliOpsis and bor-
der the bed with scarlet and yellow
coleus, using row of each or alternat-
ing the plants. This makes blaze of
color In midsummer.
Some lovely combinations come from
the annual phlOx.
The use Of the pale pink, the pure
white and the delicate yellow planted
ia masses or arranged in circles is
beautiful enough to suit the taste of
the most aesthetic gardener.
A brilliant bed can be made Of pc
tunias. Arrange your cOlOrs, as the
juxtaposition Of puppies and red forms
TOO bizarre an effect. Fill the center
with red or purple petunias and sur
round them with white. This is a
GOOD way to heighten the effect Of each
color by the contrast.
Narcissi are hardy. They live in al
most any climate or soil and may be
left alone for several years, after once
being planted. A rather deep and
somewhat stiff soil is preferred; and
IL the position is one particularly
shaded from lots of sunshine in the
spring the flowers of some of the
species retain their beauty for much
longer period than they would If ex-
posed to all the light and sunshine
possible.
The usual mode Of propagation Is by
offsets, which should be collected
from the parent bulbs and planted out
separately for year in order that
they may grow sufficiently large for
fiOwerirg.
The majority of the species increase
somewhat freely by this method and
permanent clumps may be lifted, and
their offsets removed, should there be
n danger of injury caused by the flow
ering bulbs being Overcrowded, ensu-
ing from their multiplying.
The process of raising plants from
seeds is slow one, but is practiced
FOR raising new varieties.
Seeds should be sOwn soon after be-
ing collected. in pans of sandy and
rather loamy soil.
Young bulbs should be planted In a
prepared border. and do not require
more than one inch Of space.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Fish as Brain Food.

"Fish is a brain food" Here is an
assertion that we hear repeatedly,
given forth with great sOlemnity.
There is, however, no foundation
whatever for the belief that fish con-
tains any particular elements that
adapt them especially as food for the
brain or which support mental efforts.
The value of fish as food to persons
engaged in mental labor is found in
the fact that fish do not contain large
quantities of those materials that de-
inand much physical exercise or exer-
ton for their complete consumption.
AS the brainworker is seldom physi-
cally active, the value of fish as food
for him is due to what is not con-
tanned in the fish.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
ABOUT SOME GUYS
Fastidious One Learns English
AS She Is Spoke"
Adds New Word to His Vocabulary In
Course Of His Conversation With
Two Business Men.

The elderly gentleman with the silk
hat and the white waistcOat APP
preached the intelligent-looking. neatly
clad young man and addressed him
with an air of courtly grace.
II beg your pardon" said he, "but
this is my first visit to this town In
many years. Would you be kind
enough to tell me the name of the
gentleman across the street? His face
looks vaguely familiar and 1t is barely
possible that l knew him In the years
before l went abroad to live"
The young man shot an alert look
at the elderly gentleman, and then
smiled sympathetically. DO you mean
that guy in the brown derby" he
asked. That's my old man-Judge
Smith,"
The elderly gentleman drew back
slightly. II didn't refer to that-er-"
He paused and brushed his hand over
his eyes. did you refer to him as
'guy'?" he continued.
Sure" replied the young man. with
somewhat puzzled air. WAS that
the guy you meant?' |
No! NOw declared the elderly gen.
tleman hurriedly. Il referred TO the
-er-guy with the white goatee."
"Oh, that guy," exclaimed the young
man. Il don't know that guy. He
came to town yesterday to do some
kind OF business with the guy that
runs the movie. Some of these guys
around here ought to know who he is,
though"
The young man whistled shrilly, and
beckOned imperatively to another pros
.perous-looking young business man
who stood conversing with friends on
the opposite curb. In response to the
signal, the second young man crossed
the street and questioned the first
young man with lifted eyebrows.
Listen, Ed" said the first young
man, who is the guy with the white
goatee across the street? Hasn't he
got something to do with the guy that
started the movie shown"
Search me. Jack" replied the sec
Ond young man. II never saw that
guy before"
Closing his eyes as though in deep
pain, the elderly gentleman stumbled
off down the street, murmuring nOught
save the words: THANK you, guys"
who's the old guy?" asked the Sec
ond young man curiously.
'SOme crazy guy, l guess" replied
the first young man, struggling his
shoulders.-"TwO Guys and Guy" in
Puck.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

the pigs retards the growth of the
young sow, but this permanent retard-
alton of growth is small and Of minor
Importance when the sow will produce
q good litter of pigs.
Obtain Large litters.
Larger ntters are obtained by flush
ing sOws before breeding. This is
done by feeding in such a way as to
have the sOws putting on weight at
the time Of breeding. The sucking
sow should have her pigs weaned
shortly before being bred. Her udder
should be dried up by reduction of
feed. She should then be flushed and
in few days can usually be bred. At
ter breeding. the sow should be
watched to be sure she has caught. If
she has not, 81 days later she will
again show indications of heat and can
again be bred.
A good purebred boar should be
used, preferably of the same breed as
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Not So Funny After All.

Canon Anger was very found Of chill
dren and set out one night to attend
a party given ''by children for chfl-
dren." ~
"Don't announce me-" he said to the
servant.
Leaving his coat and hat downstairs
he quietly opened the drawing room
door. where the buzz of voices an
nounced the presence Of company.
Dropping on his hands ond knees he
entered. making strange noises dis
tinctly resembling the neighing of a
horse. Aware of dead silence. he
looked up. and found the guests as
sembled for an eight o'clock dinner
regarding him with disgust, not I'M
mixed with alarm.
The children's party was next door.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
AS to LICENSING Cats.

Senator Robinson, who recently in
troduced a bill in the legislature or
New York state providing for licens-
ing cats. has been deluged with letters
an the subject. He says no letter has
been received from any man which
does not either reyile cats or treat the
subject with levity. All women who
write do so in serious protest. One
woman asked that license tags be
made ornamental.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
A FARMERS PATRIOTISM

, Inc shortest UeunltlOn Oh
) patriotism is service for ones
country.
There are many ways in which
you caa serve your country
while at home. Here are some:
, Plant a larger garden than
ever and can sufficient from it
) to tide you through this year and
part of the next.
} Plant more potatoes, especial
ly sweet potatoes, as these are
) staple food articles.
Every acre should be planted
; to corn or kafir, and receive the
best cultivation possible.
Twenty-Five to 80 per cent Of
the wheat land could be disked
after cutting and planted to
. feterita.
Corn land can easily be pre-
. pared for wheat next fall, thus
having the two crops overlap.
. Plant cowpeas for their feed
value as we'll as q soil builder.
; Save the manure and apply
five tons an acre.
Make this a banner year for
chickens and swine.
More attention should be given
to raising turkeys.
Insect pests should be COM
bated in orchard, garden and
field.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
ALWAYS WANT LITTLE MORE
This Human Tendency Makes Possible
One Woman's Odd but Useful
Trade With Auto Owners.

In the American Magazine We read
Of woman who has made a comfort.
able living through supplying passen-
gers to automobiles and vice versa.
The writer visited her to learn her
method and she was preparing to tell
of her experience when the telephone
rang. "'You wish to go to Concord
Saturday afternOOnY heard my
hostess inquire and then, after look
ing into a record book which lay on
the desk near the telephone, she add.
ed, Yes, ] can accommodate you. A
car will call at your home Saturday
afternoon ut two o'clock. You
say you are coming back Thursday
There is one seat left in car which
is coming in at 4 80 in the afternoon.
Will that be satisfactory? All right.
Yes. l will send my statement
to your husband. GOOd-by.'
"Just then an automobile drove up
and gentleman entered. 1 am taking
my family up to our camp at Bruins
wick for the summer he said. My
car will make the trip twice a day
from now until the first Of September.
You can list 1t to leave here at ten
O'Clock in the morning and five in the
afternoon coming down 1t will leave
Brunswick at seven In the morning
and two in the afternoon. 1t will
come by Concord
when / mentioned the question Of
price, the agent said, The prices are
based on the mileage on each dollar
which passes through my hands. |
pay the car owner a certain price per
mile for each passenger carried, and
then l charge the passenger this sum
plus my commission. This does away
with any dealing between the car own
er and the people he carries.
"'At first was afraid my idea
would not work, for could hardly be-
lieve that a man who could own an
automobile would be interested In saw
ing SO small a sum as a dollar or two :
but l have found few who would not
put themselves out bit to save little
mOney-nO doubt that is why they are
able to own an automobile"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

the ground, it burrows for a time In
the ground. is changed into the pupal
stage. and from this the mature fly
energies in about one month. Some
claim that the egg matches on the hair
and the larva makes it's way directly
through the skin.
Grubs cause cattle to fall off little
in flesh and milk, and Trey greatly de-
preciate the value of the hide. 1t is
we'll to press out the grubs, using a
knife, if necessary, to enlarge the
opening. A quicker way to destroy
them is to apply a few drops of kero-
sene through the opening with an oil
can. To keep the flies away from the
cattle, use pine tar or one Of the coal
tar dips.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Giuqi

"Yes," said n travelling man, Il was
once out of sight e. land on the At
lantic ocean twenty-one days"
Another man spoke up: "On the
Pacific ocean one time 1 didn't see
land for Twenty-Five days"
A bald man knocked the ashes from
his cigar and contributed his bit:
Il started across the Kaw river at
Topeka in a skiff once" he said. land
was out OF sight of land before
reached the other side"
WHAT" demanded the man who
had spun the first yarn. 1.-THE Kaw
is not more than 300 feet wide at
Topeka" -. 80.
"ouite true said the, baili man
qvietly. The stdR tn50A oteF and
! sank twice" - 49,
" 7 -. - Il.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Curiosity of larQuaqe.

The Greek word for iron, Sideros, is
the same as Latin for star. now called
sun. But how did this happen? The
good Greeks centuries Il. G. had no
spectroscopes and were not aware that
iron exists in a billion suns. This curl
osity of language was noticed by lin
gusts once SpectroscOpiSts proved that
iron is seen in every direction in the
Sideral Oron) universe.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

should be bred this spring. BY breed
ing them this spring the feed given
them through the summer will have
been more completely devoted toward
food production. 1t Will help to pro-
duce a greater meat supply and sup
ply ready for market six months ear
lier than if they were not bred until
fall. Breeding such young gifts will
have no bad effect on the farm herd.
Results Mt the Missouri experiment
station show that the young pregnant
sow continues to grow under proper
feeding and that the size of the litter
is not appreciably reduced. Sucking
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Freesia, African Daisy, Purple Wind
flower, Bachelors Button and Blue
Sweet Peas.
BEWARE THE INSECT

When ants appear upon a plant ex-
anime it carefully, for you may find
it affected with louse-scale or other
insects. If infested, sponge the leaves
clean with hot tobacco tea, to which
has been added enough soap to make
suds. To get rid of the ants place a
layer of chopped tobacco stems around
the plant. and sprinkle with borax.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
SHOATS FOR EARLY MARKET
Give Millfesd Stop Twice Daily in Con-
nection With Good Green
Feed.

ShOats for early market should have
millfeed slop twice a day in connec-
ton with an abundance of green feed.
Keep a box of wood ashes and char
coal Ga small quantity of salt may be
mixed in the ashes) under cover in the
feeding pen, where they can eat what
they need.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

the rose is without beauty, but rather
that it does not make the plant shrub
worth planting as shrub. when con-
sidered apart from it's flowers.
There are many beautiful varieties
to select from. superior sorts, repre-
senting the most distinct colors. and
bloom.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29

the sow or of that breed which pre-
dominates in the sow. This will result
in a more uniform lot of pigs and an
upgrading of the breeding herd. For
the young gifts and small sOws a
breeding crate may be necessary If
the boar be large.
The pregnant sow should be fed a
ration consisting of bOne-making and
muscle-making feeds. She should
gain weight but not be made fat. Pas
ture with u small grain ration proves
excellent for carrying the pregnant
sow until she is almost ready to far
row.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Natural Result.

Tweedle Dum-Say. old fellow,
hesitate to mention it. but It seems 10
me that you have rather dissipated
air Of late.
Tweedle Dee-No harm Mt all in
fact. you're right. but | acquired II
playirg. this intoxicating music on our
new player.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Disappointed.

"Was the mass meeting a success"
"Oh, yes"
But | just now met Glithers, who
was presentcand he told me the meet
ing was n fiasco."
'Shh! Glithers was the only promi-
nent citizen there who didn't get
chance to make a speech"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Mother Knew bEuo

Applicant-"You see. mum, bein's as
'ow Hi ave been a-takin keer of chill.
dren all me life, Iii knows just 'owFto
handle EN-" Mrs. or de House with
a smile)-"I anticipate then. that you
will have a bowling success with mine.
Mary"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
FEEDING Goslinus.

Goslings at first should be fed
mash of two parts shorts and one part
corn. AT the end of three weeks this
menu may be changed 10 equal parts
shorts and cornmeal, with per cent
% beef scrap and grit.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Kill Irish POTATO Ruu.

One tablespoonful of arsenate of
lead. one-fourth to one.half pound of
lump lime. and three gallons of water
sprayed will kill the Irish potato bug.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Poor Sponueiv.

Duffer-Say, young SpOngely surely
likes his cigarettes, doesn't he?
Puffer-Don't know for sure, but he
likes the other fellows.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Evidently Not.

Hubb-I wonder why they call an
ironing machine a mangle?
Batch-My boy, evidently you have
never sent anything to a laundry.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Need of Our Pastures

Do not forget that we shall have
need Of our pastures long after the
wheat gamblers have failed,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
By Their Fruit.

The animal or the crop which does
otsreturn anything for the time and
modey apd labor spent on Il is mo
good for the farmer or for hts Gus
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-06-29
Don't Crowd eeets.

% NOT ry.to grow tEo beets where
one should grov- -. -. y
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-21
ENJOYED the EIdht.

Mike was home wounded from the
front and he was stopped by a friend
one day as he was hobbling down the
street on his newly acquired crutches
And how did you get on in the big
battle?" asked the friend, gazing with
compassion on the gallant soldiers use
less limb.
Sure Oi had the tonne of me loife,' ,''
replied Mike decidedly.
But you got very badly knocked
about" retOrted the other.
"Yes, OF know that" cried Mike, en-
Enthusiastically; "but, begOrra, 1t was
the first fight I was ever in that the
police didn't stop"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-09-21
A Loss.

"The coal barOns and the steel
barons promise to give the people a
square deal during war time, but
guess there's no danger of their going
too far and robbing themselves in the
peoples behalf"
The speaker was Samuel Gompers.
"Yes," he went on, there's no dan
ger of their acting like the young lady
at the shore, who said to her father: !:
Papa, lost my heart on the moon
lit beach last night, and accepted old
Rake Harduppe. Poor Rake is no
longer young, l know, but, as I said,
I've lost my heart
"'Humph,' snorted her father, I
think it's your head that you've lost I"