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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
Life-Savina or Drowning?

In an article on Sports i'm Girls
Camps" in st. Nicholas, Anna Worth
ington Coale describes the tests for
rescue work. or life-saving require
ment of the United States Volunteer
Life-Savers. These tests. which are
taken by many Of the older girls i'm
camp, put good deal of Zest into the
swimming.
"In order to pass the tests you must
know at least three different holds
which drowning person would be
likely to make while struggling and
how to break them. You must also
be able to dive to the bottom and
bring up a supposedly drowned person
In proper fOrm-head first-and tow
her ashore, using any one of three ap-
proved methods of carrying, as, for ex-
ample, crOOking the elbow under the
chin Of the victim and swimming on
the side. You must then demonstrate
an approved method of resuscitation,
usually the Schaeffer method. which
requires only one person to apply 1t.
The first thing on reaching shore is
to empty the water from the lungs
which. by the way, is never more than
two or three teaspOonfuls in amount
and induce breathing by pressure on
the ribs. If you have ever been called
upon to be the victim for someone's
practice you will understand why it
is still question In some camps which
form of death is to be preferred; life
saving or mere drOwning?"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
violets.

Stern-faced. tired, sOrefOOted from
unaccustomed tramping, the man paced
along the side of a roadway 20 miles
from the city in the afternoon sun
shine. Beside the road sat a little boy
and girl each timidly clutching a bas-
ket of punches of wood viOlets. The
children looked at the mans stern,
tired face and timidly kept back the
words of invitation they wanted to
speak AS the man paced by he caught
a pale, twinkling little smile in the eye
of the bOy-and out of memOry's gal
lery there flashed picture-the pic
ture of another timid, barefoot boy in
the dust of country roadside, Il boy
who wanted to make fortune in nick
els and dimes from his primitive mer-
chandise-and hadn't the courage to
cry his wares.
"Give me one of your bouquets, my
boy he said.
And he went on. Behind him n rosy
smile on two little faces and with him
ray of sunshine on the head Of the
boy of 40 years agO.-DetrOit Free
Press
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
The Good of Life,

1t is essential for the community
and state that each citizen should be
brought up to fully understand that
his one duty towards himself and
others is to make the most out of
this life, 10 develop in himself the
possibilities nature has given him.
and be as happy as possible. In this
way he contributes most to the hap
piness of others. Let 1t be fully I'M
derstoOd that melancholy and pes
simism. though possibly attractive, are
sins if they lead to inactivity-as seri-
Gus as any sin in the world. They
have to be avoided by strict self-cOn-
troll Life is in itself rich. beautiful
and full Of possibilities. Let the
young man learn to see that, and not
pine for what Is not. 1t should be al
ways remembered that it is not the
views that a man holds or. the dOgmas
he believes In that are Of importance !;
it is his acts.-FridtjOf hansen.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
Cichts on Life Buovs.

Submarine warfare has resulted in
numerous improvements i'm life pre-
servers and life buoys. The passengers
on any ship that sails the Atlantic to-
day are likely to find themselves bob
bling about i'm the icy waters with no
support but cork jacket.
Some time ago number of sailors
on tOrpedOed ship saved their lives
at night by signaling TO the rescuers
with little eluectric flash lamps. This
principle has now been incorporated
into the latest life buoy by an atatch-
ment which carries electric flash lamps
as a part of its equipment. The lamps
burn steadily as soon as the buoy hits
the water, and serve to Indicate the
position of the person supported To any
boat that may be searching for sur
vivOrS.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
SOILS AND ROTATIONS FOR SWEET POTATO

Second year-Oats, followed by
cOwpeas, soy beans or peanuts.
Third year-COrn. with cowpeas,
peanuts, or velvet beans between the
rows.
Manures and Fertilizers.
Stable manure is an excellent fer.
tiliZer for sweet-pOtatO lands, especial
" those which are deficient in humus.
Heavy applications of fresh manure
should not be applied shortly before
planting sweet potatoes. for the ma
nure will cause excessive growth OF
vines mt the expense of the roots. Ii
is very good plan TO use the manure
on the crop that precedes the sweet
potatoes thus the manure is very thor
oughly incorporated with the soil be-
fore the sweet potatoes are planted.
Commercial fertilizers will produce
good crops of sweet potatoes, provid'
ed the soil contains sufficient humus.
The quantity and kind of fertilizer
TO use will depend upon the fertility
of the soil. When sweet potatoes fol-
low an early crop of Irish potatoes or
other early vegetables no fertilizer Is
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
NO DOGS ALLOWED ON TRAIN
But Conductor Had Embarrassing Mo.
nnent When He Undertook to Ban
ish Canine to Baggage.

Soon after the train had started,
the conductor, in collecting his fares,
noticed small white dog, with
bushy tail and bright black eyes. costly
sitting on seat beside young lady.
She was quite pretty, but the cOnduc-
tors duty was plain.
"Fm very sorry. madam" he said
with unusual suavity. but It's against
the rules to have dogs In the passen-
ger cars"
"Oh dear! is that sol" replied the
young lady. looking beseechingly from
her brown eyes. "What shall / do? l
can't throw him away. He's present
for my aunt"
Throw him away! BY no means,
miss, Wen put him in the baggage
ear. and he'll be just as happy as the
robins in spring"
"What-put my nice white dog in
your dirty old baggage carr"
I'm sorry. MISS but the rules of
this company must be enforced. He
shall have my OvercOat to lie on. and
the brakeman will give him crackers
and milk every time he opens his
mouth"
II just krow somebody will steal
him." she objected.
But the conductor was firm, and
called out to the brakeman, who was
carrying signal flag.
Here, Mike, put this dog in the bag
gage car, and tell them to take the best
Of care of him."
The brakeman picked up the dog as
carefully as il 1t were baby. There
was a sudden twitching of the facial
muscles, and he hastily said to the con-
ductOr:
Here. you just hold him a minute
till l put this flag away
Out of the car door he went, and
held on to the brake wheel, shaking
like man with ague.
The conductor laid his hands on the
dog. and then
"Why-wh-why- is wOrsted
dog!" he gasped.
"Yes. SIR" replied the little miss.
demurely: didn't you know that?"
mo, miss. am sorry to say didn't
know that"
He dropped the dog and began shout
ing: Tickets! Show your tickets!"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27

content i'm the soil, while with n prop
er rotation, using a soil-improvinG
crop every three or four years, ii is
possible to maintain the supply of
humus.
The rotations to be followed will
depend entirely upon the individual
farmers peeds, but the following is
suggestive and may be changed.
A good four-year rotation for the
northern part of the sweet-potatO
growing area would he:
First year-Sweet potatoes.
Second year-Tomatoes or other
vegetable crop with clover seeded
late between the rows.
Third year-ClOver.
Fourth year-COrn.
A suggestive fOur-year rotation for
the Southern states would be:
First year-Sweet potatoes.
Second year-Oats, followed by
cowpeas or peanuts.
Third year-Cotton with bur clover
or crimson clover between the rows.
Fourth year-Corn with cowpeas.
peanuts. or velvet beans between the
rows
A good three-year rotation:
First year-Early Irish potatoes or
other early vegetable crop. followed
by sweet potatoes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
ADVANTAGES IN PIG RAISING
Trucking and Dairying Industries in
East Can Advantageousiy Take
Up Pork Production.

In the East the trucking and dairy
ing industries can advantageOusly be
accompanied by pig raising. The truck
farms waste each year a'vast amount
of unmarketable products that might
be used with profit in feeding hogs.
On the dairy farms such by-products
as skim milk and buttermilk are espe-
cially relished by growing pigs and
can be prOfitably utilized by them.
Furthermore, clover, bluegrass and
other forage crops well adapted for
raising swine grow rapidly in nearly
every section of the East. Corn, too,
is successful, I'm some sections the av-
erage yield per acre being greater than
that of the middle West.
In the extreme West the alfalfa Of
the irrigated valleys and the clover Of
the coast districts furnish a good foun-
dalton for successful pork production.
In NEST Of these regions there is an
abundance Of small grain. particularly
barley. that may often be fed econom-
ically. and corn Is successful In some
localities.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27

Prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Sweet potatoes can be grown on
nearly every type Of soil, but a sand
lr sandy loan soil will give the best
results. The subsOil should be clay. so
that the plant food will not easily
leach away, but the clay should be or
n porous character To afford good
drainage. Soils medium In fertility
are to he preferred 10 very rich soils
for the latter will produce a heavy
growth Of vines at the expense OF roots.
Good crops may he produced on run
down cotton. corn. or tobacco lands
if a leguminous crop is planted 10
Increase the humus in the soil. New
~ cleared pine land will produce eX-
cellent crops of sweet potatoes when
properly fortified.
Rotations.
A systematic rotation or crops
should be practiced when raising
sweet potatoes. for in this way II is
POSSIBLE to check materially he
spread of sweet-potato diseases. The
continuous cropping of the land with
sweet potatoes depletes the humus
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
CULTURE OF PEANUTS
Boil Seed in Boiling Soap Water
to RepeI Rodents.
Nuts Should Be Planted In Moist Soil
Run Drag Harrow Over Crop "
Weeds or Grass Threaten-
Can Be Stored in Barn.

CBy FLETCHER DAVIS. Texas Depart
ment of Agriculture)
II takes about one and half pecks
of the larger varieties of shelled pea
nuts and one peck of the Spanish or
one and a quarter bushels of whole
pods to plant an acre. Where the
whole pods are planted, they should
he soaked In water few hours-not
long enough for them to spOil-and
planted down I'm the moist soil before
being permitted to dry. If there is
liability of rodents destroying the
seeds, Ii is claimed by some that they
can be protected by diSsolving five
cent bar of laundry soap in boiling
water and stirring thoroughly into this
a half pint of coal oil and then mix
ing this hot preparation with sufii-
cient quantity of cool water to soak
two bushels Of peanuts In the hullS.
This preparation should not be used
On shelled peanuts and it is better to
poison the rodents before planting
rather than seek To repel them in this
way. The nuts should he planted in
moist ground. hut they need be COW
cred to depth varying from three
quarters of an inch in heavy soils TO
two inches In light sandy soils.
If the soil shows tendency to bake
or Is becoming foul with weeds or
grass. drag harrow can be run all
over the crop while II is young or just
coming up. being careful, of course. to
set the teeth Of the harrow so rs not
TO tear the plants out of the ground.
or where soil is loose and loamy and
when grass and weeds grow rapidly,
the first and even the second blowing
may he done by running a sweep shall
low and close enough to completely
cover ND all the grass. weeds and even
the peanuts. This operation. ii done
in time. will clean the rows by smoth-
ering the grass and weeds, hut the pea
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27

nuts will come through to perfect
stand within "a to As hours. provided:
of course. they are not covered too
deep. in which case they may never
come through. Frequent shallow cul-
tivation with ordinary implements to
keep down weeds and maintain a soil
mulch is all the cultivation needed.
Even this should cease when the plants
begin to peg and by the last blowing.
a gently sloping ridge or bed should
be formed around the plants.
If grown only for feed, they can be
stored in the barn or stacked in
larger stack when thoroughly cured:
but if the nuts are to be crushed at
the mills-and many cOttOnseed Oil
mills are now prepared to crush them
or sold to buyers. they must be pick
ed from the vines. This can be done
either by hand or by machinery, but
il is best, if possible, to employ the
Latter as being more economical and
faster. There are two kinds of threSh-
ers-the rotary thresher and the pick
er. The rotary threSner can ne DOugnt
for from $500 to $500, and there is a
peanut attachment for the ordinary
grain threshers that can be had at 800
to 500. Some object to the rotary
thresher on account of the large per
cent of the nuts that 1t damages and
prefer the peanut picker. Il machine
that works on different principle
from the rotary thresher. If COM
munity grows sufficient acreage of
sound. clean peanuts. threshers will
seek out those communities TO cater
Ia the custom of the growers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
CUTICURA HEALS SORE HANDS
That Itch, Burn, Crack, Chap and
Bleed-Trial Free.

In a wonderfully short time in most
cases these fragrant, super-creamy
emollients succeed. Soak hands on re-
firing in the hot suds of Cuticura Soap,
dry and rub Cuticura Ointment into
the hands for some time. Remove sur
plus Ointment with soft tissue paper.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
BUILDING UP LAYING STRAIN
Pouitryman Must Give Much Consider
alton to the Fowls That Are
to Head the Pens.

In building up laying strain of
chickens the poultryman must give a
great deal of consideration To the birds
that are to head the pens. The male
birds should he the offspring Of fe-
males of good laying strains. The
male bird has n greater influence In
strain breeding than the average
breeder gives him credit for. and too
often strains do not develop to the
satisfaction of the breeder because no
consideration is given to the egg-pro-
ducing qualities of the ancestry of the
male bird used.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
The Most Unkindest Cut.

cred an explosive so powerful that "A
five-grain tablet of it would wreck New
Iork's tallest building. All right, doc
tor. Just pass into that dark room
up the corridor of time, third door at
your left. and join the chap who dis
covered that mild green substitute for
gasoline that could he manufactured
for cent 81 gallon.-PrOvidence (R
~ Evening Bulletin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
Lessons Learned by Deep-sea Divers.

Experiments made by the British ad-
miralty and the United States navy
prove that deep-sea diving is feasible.
1t has been found that the shorter the
time a diver takes In getting to the
bottom the better. because the body
absorbs less nitrogen. Also the diver
must have at least one and One-half
cubic feet of air per minute at all
depths. Lacing the legs Of the divers
suit increases his stability and permits
him to come to an erect position with
ease. 1t also. lessons the danger Of his
falling or being suddenly blown to the
surface.-Popular Science Monthly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
Time to XIII Weeds.

The time TO kill weeds is before
they come up. After every hard rain.
rake the garden. Thousands OF tiny
sprouting weeds will he killed and
many hours of hard hoeing saved by
such a timely hour OF raking.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
Wonderful.

The old soldier was again giving the
youngster accounts of the wonders he
had experienced. especially i'm the way
of climate. Said he:
Il remember when we were at Fy-
Zardum we used to toast our bread In
the sun, and"
Ioungster (interrupting)-Yes,
know, and you were supplied with
cOrkscrews to draw your breath.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
Neoetables in Orchard.

Plant potatoes or vegetables be-
tween the rows Of. trees In the or
chard. The frequent cultivation Is good
for the trees, II care is taken not to
get too close.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
Goo sick
60 W0rk
Many Women in this Condition Re-
gain Health by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Convincing Proof of This Fact.

Ridgway, Penn. - II suffered from female
trouble with backache and pain in my side for over
seven months so could not do any of my work.
was treated by three different doctors and was
getting discouraged when my sister-ip-law told me
how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound had
helped her. decided to try it, and it restored my
health, so I now do all of my homework which is
not light as I have little boy three years old"
Mrs. O. NJ RHINEs, Ridgway, Penn.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
Benefits Of Sanctions.

Stanchlons save milk and prevent
the calves from sucking one another.
Horns are more easily prevented than
removed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
Produce Best Currants.

Two or three year old wood pro-
duces the best currants. Older wood
should be cut out.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Mrs. Lindsey Now Keeps House For Seven.

enne Ga want tell how much Ihave been benefited
Pnkhams Vegetable Compound About eight agoI
got health unable house for three in
family dull tired dizzy feelings cold feet and hands nearly
all the time scarcely sleep all The doctor said had
of liberation and without operation would always
invalid but told him wanted to wait awhile Our druggist
advised my husband get Lydia khams Vegetable Compound
entirely cured Now keep house for and work
in the garden some thankful this medicine Ifeel
saved life and have recommended to others and
they benefted"Ms w. E. LINDSEY r. Tnnlle Ca
Mass. Your letter will be opened
a and held in strict confidence
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27

This mixture contains about S.S per
cent phosphoric acid. % per cent
nitrogen. and ~ per cent potash.
The commercial fertilizer is usually
applied in the row where the crop is
TO be planted and stirred with the
soil by running single-shovei cul-
tivatOr in the row. A ridge is then
thrown up over the fertilizer. The
fertilizer should he distributed at least
ten days before planting begins. so as
TO avoid any burning of the roots Of
the plants.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
A Common Fear

"Why don't you discharge your cook
II she Is so impudent?"
Il am afraid she would leave"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27

Custom Is poor excuse for max
ing the same error twice.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27

needed. And when they follow leg
needed in the commercial fertilizer.
The whole question of fertilizers
should he studied, for the amounts
of the different elements tn use and
the sources of these elements will de-
pend upon prices and the materials
that are available.
A suggestive formula that would
do for many conditions is as follows:
pnnnIS
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27

Any man you lend money to will he
your friend until you ask him to re-
turn il.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
Surface Cultivation.

Continual surface cultivation should
be given currants and gooseberries.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-07-27
DEATH Turks IN A WEAK HEART

UEATH CURKS IN a WEAK HEART,
SO on first symptoms use "RenOvine"
and be cured. Delay and pay the awful
penalty. "RenOvine" Is the hearts
remedy. Price s1.0O and 5Oc.-Adv.
Always use Red Cross Ball Blue. Delights
the lsundress. At all good grocers. Adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-01
AMERICA WINNING THE WAR
Secretary RedfieId Says U. s. People
Need Have No Apprehension
as to Progress.

Washington, Aug. 30.-"The war Is
being prosecuted successfully so far as
Americas participation in it is con-
cerned. You may have no hesitation
about telling the American people that
they need have no apprehension on
that score"
This is the message of Secretary of
Commerce Redfield to the American
people on the progress of the military
operations under the American flag.
X In an Interview Mr. Redfield outlined
what IS being done under the auspices
of the Stars and Stripes and told in
language so convincing that 1T admit
ted of no shadow of doubt that Ameri-
can genius-Yankee ingenuity-is max
ing rapid strides toward the winning
of the war. Details Of the operations
cannot, of course, be revealed.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-01
CHICAGO MAN IS SELECTED
Thomas p. Flynn Is Elected President
of American Federation of Cath
Ollie Societies.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 80.-Thomas
p. Flynn Of Chicago, was elected pres
ident of the American Federation of
Catholic societies In the annual con-
vention of that organization here. His
selection and that of all other officials
was by a unanimous vote on recon-
mendation of nominating committee
Other officers elected are:
]. J. Rines, Buffalo, N. Y, first vice
president; j. A. Collier, Shakapee,
Mimi, second vice president; John
Frey, New York city, third vice presi-
dent; George Reinhardt, Kansas City,
fourth vice president; Joseph Nc
Laughlin, Philadelphia, fifth vice pres
ident; q. J. Cooney, Louisville, KY,
sixth vice president; Anthony Matre,
Chicago, reelected secretary; @. N
Schultz, Detroit, treasurer; Frank
Reising of Kansas, marshal; Chief
Shooting Hawk, Yankton, S. D., color
bearer.