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Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
THINKING ALOUD IN RUSSIA
ticipate in Debates Which Really
Amount to Very Little.

Along the Nevsky that evening in
the parks and open spaces, little herds
or people were packed together as
sheep crowd together under n tree on
an August afternoon. In the center
two persons debated, shaking their
hands in each others faces. They had
been talking like that for weeks all
over Russia. writes Arthur Ruhle in
Golfers Weekly.
All Petrograd was one big village
meeting-the village habit of talking
over together the villages business be-
Ing transferred to the capital. And
coming in late at night from the edge
of town. you could see every now and
then these black little clumps of peO-
pie, still talking. still huddled there.
vaguely pathetic, like sheep under the
trees.
Any one of hundreds of excited
phrases flung off i'm these little debat-
Ing clubs might. suppose, have sent
man to Jail or Siberia a generation
ago. Now they could say anything.
e"'h'i any WutIe, lSltu us lOllS us IIey
wanted. Russians have gift for talk
Ing and happy lack of self-cOnscious-
ness In doing it. They really like to
make speeches. Mr.. Root, In one Of
the lighter moments of his stay in Pc
trograd. remarked that one Of the
tragedies of the Russian revolution
was the turning loose on the world
1SO,OOO,OOO orators.
Now one saw some old peasant, q
giant of a man, come down with a
barge of firewOOd from the north, per-
haps, holding forth with great quaint
ness of phrase and gesture to an
amused group of city folks. Or while
one talked some expansive old fel-
low, in the long coat. cap and boots
Of the Old-style merchant, would be
doing sort Oh comic accompaniment
on the edge of the crowd, throwing
out his arms and putting "galubchik
moi" Cmy little dove") between every
other sentence.
Much of this talk which looks inter.
esting-so expressive Is voice and ges-
ture-turns out to be a mere sort Of
thinking aloud.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21

Before the war, for instance,
never saw In England the electric hand
trucks and motor trailers which are
used to expedite the handling Of goods
in this country at freight and express
terminals. Recently they have been
introduced all over England, the short
age Of men making 1t imperative. Add
ing machines and calculating machines
were almost unknown In England be-
fore the war. Now they are being put
into use wherever they can to save
human labor. Labor-saving American
farm machinery has, Of course, been
introduced into farming in all parts
of England, and In almost an equal
degree the use Of American labor-sav-
Ing devices has been introduced into
other Industries. This is more or less
true, likewise, of France, Italy. and
other countries. American tool manu-
facturers have been virtually re-
equipplng the Industries of these cOun-
tries. Before the war Germany was
a leader in Europe In labor-saving ma
chinery and standardized methods, but
the other countries have been modern
ized by the war In this respect. In
dustrial methods have been changed
all over the world. The reports of the
United States government abound in
instances of 1t. For example. it is
stated that motor lorrfes have been in
troduced In considerable numbers into
the Federated Malay states. Even
China has entered upon an era Of man.
ufacturing and is producing many
manufactured articles which were
previously imported. It is plainly in
dicated that after the war all coun-
tries will put forth their best efforts
to do their own manufacturing, and
the whole world Is being educated.
largely by the United States. to use
better industrial methods"
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
OreSs in London,

Something might be said Of the
changes that three years of war have
brought about In our clothes. says the
Manchester Guardian. Evening dress
Is not abolished. but 1t Is becoming
much less customary In theaters and
restaurants, and people coming up to
London who used to bring evening
clothes with them no longer do so.
Stiff white collars are disappearing,
and the soft collar Is worn by all
classes. The democratic process had
already set in at the house of COM
mons. One remembers the shock that
Mr.. Keir Hardie's cloth cap created
on Its first appearance there, but 1t
has advanced immensely since the war
began. Frock coats are in small and
diehard minority. Spats are on their
last legs. Top hats survive mirac-
ulously. II might seem, until one re-
members their enduring qualities, so
that their persistence is only form
of war economy after all.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
Oininu With the Private

1t has come at last-the offense of
an officer dining In public with a pri-
vate. 1t was bound to come, soon or
late. The present writer, notes the
London Daily Chronicle. met not long
ago private in uniform and two men
In multi. OF the two. one who should
have been wearing the uniform of a
second lieutenant. explained: Private
Blank, here, is my uncle. He Is up
for visit. and according to regula-
tions ! ought not To be seen about with
him. Since joined the army | have
grown bang out of my civilian rig. so
I've borrowed suit from the guv-nor.
haven't /. Gad?" "YeS, you have. and
It's my best. you villain" answered
the second civilian.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
Clay Beds of the Connecticut.

In the clay beds of the Connecticut
are found certain wonderful and beau
tiful concretions. These appear in
four principal types: Disk-shaped,
cylindrical. botryoidal (resembling
grape clusters), and limitations of ami
NAL forms. The latter are the more
striking the forms initiated including
fishes, birds, ant-eaters, elephants,
dogs, lions, tigers, etc. A remarkable
fact is that each clay-bed has a form
of concretiOn peculiar to itself, and
the principal types are never found
intermingled in the same bed. The
beds are composed OF stratified, river
drift clays, or "Champlain" clays.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
The Strength Of Woman.

"The work women are doing In this
war!" exclaimed member of the rail-
roads war board, at a banquet. "Driv-
ing ammunition trucks, digging
trenches; even. as in Russia, fighting
In the front linei
"Woman comes more and more to
resemble Cornelius Husk's daughter,
Name. When Husky Name, as she
was known in the township, presented
her future husband to the old man,
Corn Husk sighed and said:
"Take her, son, but take good keer
on her. for the little ladybird has been
riz tender-like. Four acres q day is
all 1 ever asst her to plow. and two
acres of corn is all she's been used to
hoe. 'twixt sun-up and dark. She kin
do light work, sech as rail-splittin'
and well-diggin', but she amt used to
rough stuff. and you must be gentle
with her. l tell you, son, it's hard for
the old man to give his little sum
shine up. He'll have to split his own
wood and tend his own stock now"
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
CAPTURED Yep IS A WONDER CRAFT

men were we'll built and wore leath-
er jackets.
1t was reported here that another
Zeppelin was captured several kilo-
meters away when the forward gon-
dola crashed into a tree, dumping
part Of the crew to the ground. The
Zeppelin, relieved Of this load, then
rose. tilted unsteadily and caught
fire.
The Zeppelin brought down intact
near here carried only incendiary
bombs. apparently for the purpose of
self-destruction in the event Of cup
ture. All the explosives evidently
had been dropped in England.
The French evidenced the greatest
Interest In the prize, and many
wounded were wheeled to the scene
In chairs.
Several hundred Americans, COM
manded by an aviation officer. are
learning airplane construction In
the most practical way possible at
a French camp few hours ride
from General Billiards. student avi-
alton school.
French planes Of all types wrecked
or damaged at the front are shipped
to this camp and are taken apart
by the Americans under French in
structors. They are learning how to
make repairs and to build new mo-
tors as well. Each student spends
half a day learning the theory Of
airplane construction and the other
half in actual shop practice taking
down motors of ali types and rebuild
Ing them.
The French instructors frequently
remove a piece Of the mechanism and
then ask the American what is miss
ing. Similar instruction Is given in
assembling machines. When this
educational training Is completed the
men enter the factory, where ma
chimes are built until they are ex-
perts In all lines of airplane con-
struction and repair.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
WAR SAVING GAME
European Conflict Takes Sports
men Out of the Field.
Increase in the Price Of Guns and Am.
munition Makes Hunting q
Rich Mans Sport.

Despite the war the permanent wild
life protective fund is continuing its
battle to save American game from
extinction, writes Frederic J. Hask.
In. War is benefit to wild life in
that 1t takes many hunters out of the
field and has raised the average price
of guns and ammunition about 30 per
cent, making hunting what it is rapidly
becoming in this country, anyway-a
rich mans sport.
The wild life protection fund, in its
literature and the lectures of its cam
paigning trustee, William T. Horna-
day of the New York geological park,
Is seeking to spread the idea that the
sportsmen must act to save the game.
that they are robbing themselves and
future generations If they do not. This
idea has been well set forth in u pos
ter Of the New Mexico Game Protec.
ton associations, which have set out
with determination and success 10 save
the Wild life of that state. The poster
is rs follows:
"YOur grandfather hunted elk and
buffalo until there were none.
-YOu are hunting deer. There still
are some.
"What do you want your son to
hunt? RabbitsT
The average New Mexican reading
that sign knows that 1t Is true. He
has heard from the Old-timers what the
abundance of game used to be he sees
In flash the long generations of ruth
less destruction, the inevitable end
when the mountains where he loves
to hunt will be lifeless.
Another difficulty in the path OF
game preservation lies In the oppOsi-
ton In congress to federal action In the
matter. Nothing but federal action
saved the wild fowl. BY reason of the
migratory game law, drawn by gov
eminent scientists and providing pro-
lection for waterfowl from Canada to
Mexico, they are now believed to be
safe for hundred years.
The fact which the average sports
man does not realize Is that when q
species of wild game is reduced to q
certain point 1t cannot "cOme back"
no matter how much 1t is protected.
For example, in 1884 the buffalo hunt
ers said and believed that there would
always be plenty of buffalo. In 1885
they went out to hunt them and there
was none. 1t took them two years to
realize the fact that the buffalo was
practically extinct. Wolves and hunt
ers destroyed the remnant much faster
than II could breed.
OF course the buffalo has been over
worked as an object lesson In game
protection. .As opponents Of protec-
tive measures have pointed out, the
buffalo could not have survived civil
ization except In very limited numbers
anyway.
But this Is not true of deer. elk and
mountain sheep which inhabit the high
mountain ranges that will always be q
wilderness. There Is only one measure
which can save them, and that is the
provision Of game refugees in national
forests where these animals can breed
unmolested. and the increase restock
the surrounding country.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
ROAD DUST IS QUITE USEFUL
Winter to Sprinkle Under Roosts
and for Dust Bath.

Before the frost and cold weather
sets in be sure you have collected a
few barrels of dry earth-road dust.
fine dirt in the corn field or potato
patch, or anywhere that is most con-
venient. This is a handy thing to
have in the fall and winter for sprin-
king under the rOOsts. and for a dust
bath. 1t absorbs ammonia, keeps down
odors. and keeps things shipshape. 1t
will pay TO attend To this when 1t can
be so easily done. 1t costs but little.
and Is a real advantage.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
Flower Calendar.

At Grasse, a town in southern
France. the seasons are marked by
harveSts Of flowers, for this is the cen.
ter Of perfume making. In February
and March violets and jonquils are the
crop. In the summer months roses.
orange blossoms and tuberoses fill the
air with sweetness. In the autumn
hvendar is carried To the factories in
baskets. on donkey backs and in wag.
ons. All of these flowers are treated
IN much the same way. They are
stuck into pure white fat. which draws
out all Of their perfume. This fat be-
comes the basis for most Of the no
mades and perfumes for which Paris
is famous.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
HEN MANURE VERY VALUABLE
Mixed With Ground Rock and kainite
II Makes One Of Best Fertilizers
for Farm Use.

BY mixing from 80 to ~ pounds Of
the ground rock with each barrel of
hen manure and adding 40 or so
pounds of kainite as source of pot
ash. II makes one of the best and most
highly concentrated manures available
for the lawn. garden and fruit ORCH
ard. In addition to its manurial value.
1t possesses the further advantage Of
being free from weed seeds. AS fer
tilizer for corn this mixture is unex-
ceiled, and excellent results have been
obtained by using a small amount in
the hill covering 1t with dirt before
planting the corn.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
French and American Officers
Make Thorough Investigation
Of Machine.
WHEEL WOUNDED TO SCENE
Several Hundred Americana, Com.
manded by an Aviation Officer, Are
Learning AirpIane construe-
ton In Practical Way.

Field Headquarters Of the Ameri-
can Army In France.-The stray Zep-
pelin, Lao. that was downed by the
French near Bains,
while trying to get back to its base.
was 600 feet long and the envelope
was 60 feet In diameter.
French and American officers made
thorough examination Of the great
craft, but the civilians were held
back by ropes that were stretched
around the dirigible.
The gondolas are connected by a
cleated cock-walk and the whole con-
structiOn Of the craft was said by
her examiners to be wonderful. The
outer cover is of delicate texture,
double riveted and soldered. She was
equipped with wireless outfit.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
Dream Came True.

The encyclopedia Andrew Lang is re,
sponsible for the following dream rec
ord, according to Katherine Cox, writ.
ing In the Occult Review:
"A certain barrister sat up late one
night to write letters. and at about
l. 80 went out to put them in the post.
He returned to his rooms, and while
undressing for bed missed a check for q
large sum. which he had received dur
ing the day. He hunted everywhere
in vain, went to bed, slept. and
dreamed that he saw the check curled
round an area railing not far from his
own door. He woke, got up. dressed,
walked down the street and found his
check in exactly the spot where he had
seen it in his dreamv'
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
GERMAN PATENTS AID DYE INDUSTRY

America In 1914. American chem
lists have succeeded in duplicat-
Ing on short notice many of the
processes which were built up by
generations of German dyestuffs ex-
perts. A greater impetus will be given
TO the industry, according to American
experts, when the amendment to the
patent laws places patented German
processes at the disposal of American
manufacturers. There are 46 firms In
this country in the new dyestuffs in
dustry now pending 6O,OOO,OOO pounds
of dyes year.
While the war has created this great
Industry for America and has multi
piled the output Of many other indus
tries. 1t has also taught Europe the
use of American labOr-saving machin-
cry and of American labor-saving de-
vices. according to Albert E. Parker Of
the firm Of Marks & Clerk, English
patent lawyers. Mr.. Parker says that
American manufacturers In the past
frequently failed to take out patents
In England and In other countries be-
cause the patented article was pro-
duced In this country on such a scale
that there was not the slightest fear
Of competition abroad.
American manufacturers should re-
member that the war has resulted in
introducing American methods and
machinery all over the world and is
educating wOrkmen so that 1t will not
be safe to rely, after the war, on the
belief that American machinery can
continue to offset the cheaper labor
costs in foreign countries" said Mr..
Parker.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
RATS CAUSE IMMENSE LOSS
Rodents Eat Chickens, Stored Grain
and Food Prepared for Table
Mice Also Harmful.

Rats eat chickens, stored grain.
corn, wheat, and other small grain.
and some of the food prepared for
the table. The grain farmer does not
notice the. loss Of grain readily since
much Of 1t Is picked up in the
field by mice and rats. However.
some idea Of the loss can usually be
gained by examining the crib In spring
when the corn supply becomes low.
On some farms several bushels Of corn
will have been shattered by rats and
mice and the germs Of the grain re-
moved. This represents merely the
grain which was partly eaten. 1t does
not represent that which was entirely
consumed by the rodents.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21

il were, did tn mNnagerie. You may
not believe all this naturalist says,
any more than the tales of an angler
or a golfer; you may refuse to accept
the showers of eggs from the fright
ened parrots, or that the leopards
changed their spots, which are now Of
n decidedly paler hue. But from his
amused horror about ii there is no
doubt that the menagerie went mad,
and that-though the ships gunner
may deny it as a cause.-The German
U-boat disappeared. The elephants
trumpeted, and kept 1t up, and the big
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
A Giant in the Mountains

Among natures curious limitations
perhaps the most remarkable is the so
called Hooded knight. beheld with
awe by many tourist in the ella nj.
ional forest, New Mexico. Weotb.
cred out from volcanic peak. il urA
sents profile grim and impressive.
For untold ages it has looked stern;v
down into the depths of a canyon. and
very likely IL will still be doing so
when the last human being has van.
ished from the earth.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
Repairing Mirrors.

To renew the silvering on the back
of mirror. lay 1t face downward on
smooth surface and prepare a piece
of tinfoil large enough to patch the
damaged part by rubbing it with mer-
cury. Place the patch in position. lay
sheet of paper over it and put on it
s weight having a perfectly fiat sur
face and heavy enough to press 1t
down tightly. Let the mirror be In
this position for day or two and the
foil will adhere to the glass.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
PREVENT DISEASE IN STOCK
Sanitation and Good Feeding Methods
Help Reduce Losses-keep Meat
Animals Healthy.

Proper feeding and sanitation are
two important preventives Of disease
losses In farm animals. II carefully
applied these measures may prevent
many losses Of meat animals. Keep
the animals sturdy and disease-resist-
ant by feeding good, wholesome
diet. Young animals need particular
care and should be kept growing. A
balanced ration should be fed-one
that contains enough digestible pro-
tein to supply the needs Of bone and
muscle growth.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
V-Shaped Trough.

necessary in pig feeding. A few feet
Of lumber. some nails and q saw and
hammer. coupled up with little time.
will furnish these.
The time-honored V-shaped trough
is one of the easiest to make and one
of the most satisfactory after it is
made. 1t Is familiar to every man who
owns and feeds swine. See that you
have enough of them and that they
are kept clean.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
Gun In Each GondoIa.

The machinery is highly compll-
Gated and the driving motors were
equipped with II cylinders. There
was q machine gun In each of the
gondolas and the rear one was
equipped with hammocks for the
crew. Apparently, however. the for
ward gondOla was fitted up as a
cabin for the commander. The lower
portion was painted black and the
upper part a dull gray. On one side
was painted small iron cross.
There were no bullet holes visible
in the craft, but the forward gondola
had been wrecked in descent.
1t has already been suggested that
the craft be sent to the Invalides
Palace In Paris.
After inspecting the balloon the
American officers were returning to
town just as the Zeppelin's prison
cred crew was being transported
through the crowded streets.
The commanding lieutenant looked
downhearted and disgusted. Another
officer was a typical old Prussian
non-com with scar on his nose as
though made by sword welt. The
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
Cares for Canine Guests.

Denver, Colo.-Although Denvers
leading hostelry does not allow dogs
In its rooms, they provide kennels I'm
the basement for the care of CANNES
brought TO the hotel by guests.
The kennels are neat, roomy and
individual" fitted up in rows near
the basement entrance. Bellboys can
be seen each morning taking the four.
footed guests for an airing in a park
near the hotel, and 1t is said the rate"
for the aristocratic animals furnishes
a substantial increase in the hotel bill
Of the owners Of the dogs.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
STUDY OF ANIMALS
knowledge of Details in Life His
tories important.
BEST MEASURES OF CONTROL
Biological Survey Of Department Of
Agriculture Would Like to Know
More About Habits Of Obnox.
ious Rodents.

F'rom the United States Department Of
Agriculture)
To prescribe the most effective
measures for the control and eradica-
ton of rodents and obnoxious wild
animals, the most intimate details of
the life histories of the animals must
be known. The biological survey Of
the United States department of agri-
culture is in need of this information.
1t would like to know, for instance,
more about the breeding habits and
young of ground squirrels, pocket 60
piers, kangaroo rats, pocket mice,
wood rats, grasshOpper mice, and har-
vest mice. Accordingly. the survey re-
Gently has sent request to its field
naturalists asking for more detailed
study of many of the American man.
mails. Other persons interested are in
vited to send in reports Of their study.
Food Habits of Rodents.
Particular atte' tiOn should be given.
ne request states. to locating and dig
ging out the burrows Of the various
SaCNhN SPCSltS. NICdSui
ments and detailed sketches showing
the character Of these underground
habitatiOnS, the nesting and food
chambers, and other peculiarities
should be made. insufficient informa-
ton is available as to the quantity
and character of the food many such
animals store in their underground
retreats or in other places.
The underground habits and young
Of shrews and mOles, as we'll as win
ter chambers and nests Of alternating
rodents, are insufficiently known. The
breeding habits of bats are almost un-
known, and every opportunity should
be taken to study them, the statement
adds. Bat caves or roosting places
should be carefully examined and re-
ported in detail. Close attention
should be given to the food harits Of
all species and their relations to agri-
culture and forestry.
Photographs Needed.
Field naturalists in charge Of bio
logical surveys of certain territories
should familiarize themselves with the
surveys collection Of species from
their areas and be guided In their field
work by the needs of the collection.
Good photographs are needed. particu-
larly of the smaller species. their
haunts, nesting places. and Of what
ever else illustrates their habits. The
need Of study as described for habits
of animals applies with equal force to
birds, the statement adds.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
CONSIDER SKILL OF BREEDER
When Buying Purebred Cattle knowi-
edge and Character Of Man Who
Bred Them Is important.

One thing ought always to be con.
sldered when men start out to buy
SLrebred cattle. That is, that the
knowledge, skill and character Of the
nan who bred them is about as i'm
rortant as are the animals they arr
To buy.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-21
U-BOAT RUNS INTO MENAGERlE
Correspondent Narrates a Queer War
Adventure, Which Some Prob
ably VIII Doubt.

London.-A naturalist correspond
ent narrateS n queer war adventure
he had with n menagerie recently.
Elephants, parrots, monkeys, pair of
leOpards and some antelopeS were
slowed on big steamship which two
torpedoes luckily missed. But the ves-
Sci had a gun, and II went of. So, as