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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
LABOR PROBLEMS ON FARMS
Keep Hired Man Busy in WoodIot Sc
curing Firewood, Stills, Etc
Exercise for Horses.

The farm wOOdlot will soon help to
solve some Of the knotty problems as
to labor upon the farm. Often the
right kind of labor cannot be kept
upon the farm because 1t is not en-
ployed the year round. Better under
standing of the value Of the wOOdlOt
may assist materially in solving the
labor problems on our farms. When
nothing else can be done, labor can be
used In a woodlOt to distinct advan-
tage.
The taking out Of firewOOd, posts,
barn sills, piles, ties, etc., keeps the
hired man busy. and may prevent the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30

Uncle Sans annual "tea party" as
1t is popularity termed in treasury de-
partment circles, but which is officially
known as the yearly meeting of the
United States board of tea experts,
was held recently at the Federal Pub
lie stores in New York.
This board, which was created I'M
der the tea act of March 2, 1897. an
nually tests and inspects sufficient
quantities Of the imported leaf to
reach final determination as to the
standards to be used in the succeeding
12-month period. Tea importers all
over the country submit samples OF
their importations and from these the
experts set the standards.
Hundreds of white china teacups are
set on the gas ranges In the rooms Of
the New York official tea examiner.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30

In them specified quantities of the
samples are boiled until in the judg-
ment of the watching experts they are
ready for test. They are then SAM
pied by smell, taste and appearance
for artificial cOloring and any other
matter that might injure the public
health.
The high standard of purity MAIN
tanned for the safety of the American
tea drinkers is shown by the official
report of the governments supervis-
ing tea expert. Out of the 1O9,536.52G
pounds examined In all the ports of
the country only 1.614 per cent was re-
jected on account of being below the
standard. OF this 1872 per cent on ac-
count of being of inferior quality"
hence below standard. and O.OO197 for
artificial cOlOring.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30

1t
afforded ships being
vessels available the
certifying
clearing with full this pointed
deposited
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30

ing are not sufficient. BY far the best
method is to have the slaves treated
with the preservative In a closed re-
tort under pressure, and when so treat
ed they should last indefinitely and
should be more satisfactory to the pur-
chaser.
Those who are considering the pur-
chase of treated silOs should investi-
gate carefully the methods used, and
If greatest permanence Is desired,
should choose only material that has
received a thorough pressure treat
ment. Silos built of such material
have the additional advantage of re-
duction in the swelling and shrinking
of the slaves; and, hence. they can be
kept tight more easily. Another ad.
vantage of silOs built of well-treated
wood is that they need not be painted
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30

BY the introduction of ventilating de.
vices lead smelter works in Hungary
reduced the illness among its EN-.
ployees from IS per cent to per cent.
The floss Of rubber vine growing In
the Bahamas has been woven In Ger.
many into the ightest textile yet
known that is suitable for life pre-.
servers.
Post and telegraph charges have been
advanced in Austria In order to raise
the interest on the war loans. It n
expected in this way to raise $500
600 in additional revenue.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
INSECTS KILLED IN WINTER
Injurious Bugs May Be Destroyed by
Cleaning Up and Burning Trash
N Orchard and Garden.

Take advantage of the bugs In their
winter quarters. the remnants Of old
plants, the trash and litter about the
garden and orchard.
Burn out the fence rows, destroy the
trash and litter wherever 1t has ac-
cumulated by burning 1t or blowing 1t
under.
Cut out the dead trees and limbs in
the orchard and make them into fire.
wood.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
CARE FOR DROPPING BOARDS
Accumulation Avoided - Clean
Once Every Week.

The dropping boards should have
regular attention. 1t will not do to let
the droppings accumulate. In warm
weather they should be cleaned off
three times a week, and at least once
a week in cold weather. A short
handled hoe is fine for cleaning the
dropping boards. They can be scraped
of into a tub or box in a very short
time, with no very great amount Of
work.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30

horses from eating their heads Off in
the barn. Throughout the winter
there are days when both men and
teams can work profitably in the forest
and the bulk of the cutting should be
done in the winter, but the cutting up
Of the tops and the burning Of the
brush may be done most easily after
the snow has disappeared.
BY thus balancing the work Of the
farm, the woodlot can be greatly I'm
proved in productive capacity and in
appearance and labor and teams may
be employed profitably.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
KEEP POULTRY IN CONDITION
No Economy in Feeding Hens Less
Than They Need-Provide Mate
rial for Making Eggs.

There is no economy in feeding hens
less than they need, or in feeding on
only one or two grains or kinds Of
feed.
A variety and plenty of 1t. is neces-
sary to keep the fowls in good cOndi.
ton and provide the material from
which to make eggs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30

ture more quickly than those Of the
meat type and the pullets may be ex-
pected to lay at from five to six
months, although some may mature at
four and a half months. There are
cases on record where individuals OF
the early maturing egg breeds have
begun to lay In about three months.
although this is in special cases.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
APPLY MANURE FOR TURNIPS
Fertilizer High in Phosphoric Acid
With About 8 Per Cent Nitrogen
Is Recommended.

Freshly MANFRED land is especially
likely to produce maggoty turnips. and
for this reason most turnip growers
do not apply manure directly previous
to the growth of this crop, but depend
upon the supply of accumulated plant
food in the soil and commercial ferti-
lizer.
A fertilizer high in phOsphoric acid.
with about 3 per cent nitrogen, should
be used ut the rate of at least 1000
pounds per acre.
Fertilizer recommendations for par
ships and radishes are the same as for
other root crops.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
WOMEN may WEAR
F|SHSKIN FRocKS
Uncle Sans Experts Believe
That This Is Not at All
Unlikely.
To Be CHEAP and DURABLE
Creatures Of the Sea May Be Called
Upon to Aid In Combating
Hiah Cost Of Cloth and
Leather.

Women's frocks of fishskin. A weird
idea, truly.
Yet. IL experiments now being made
under the direction OF Uncle sam
through the department OF commerce
prove as successful as Is expected,
gowns of such material may before
long become fashionable.
They will be a novelty; they Will
he handsome and becoming. what
more likely, 1t is asked, than that the
makers of the styles will accept the
notion and do what they can to pop
ularize it?
Government experts declare that the
skins of many species of fishes, prop
erly tanned and otherwise prepared,
would afford durable and beautiful
stuffs for dresses. Those of sharks
would furnish an exquisite leather for
ladies' shoes.
Along the Yukon river, in Alaska,
the native women use salmon skins
for clothing. After removing the
scales. the skins are stripped OFF In
as big pieces as possible, dried, and
worked with scraper until pliable.
When finished they are very SOFT,
tough and durable. resembling kid.
Dresses described as quite beauti-
ful are made from fishskins by wOm-
en- IN the Amur river region of Siberia
the fabric Ornamented with cut-Out
pieces dyed in various colOrs, sewn on,
and arranged in fanciful pattern. A
months labor may be required to pro-
duce such IA gown. each woman trying
70 Guido her neighbors In the tasteful
decoration of her costume. All OF the
cutting out is done with a knife (scis-
sers being unknown to those primi-
srse people). and the sewing is accom-
plished with sort of thread made
of fishskin.
Cheap and Durable.
With the help of processes Of civ
ilized invention, American manufac-
turers. it is believed, could turn out
fishskin cloths adaptable to great
variety of purposes. Their cheapness
and durability would recommend them
strongly To most women; and their at
Effectiveness TO the eye, where the more
extensive qualities were concerned,
would quickly obtain for them the
favor of fashion.
The skins of the anaconda, largest
Of all the American tropical serpents,
are now utilized for motor coats,
which. flexible and soft, and preserv-
ing indefinitely their scaly luster, are
guaranteed never to wear out. Such
garments-only four skins are re,
uuired to make a coat-are described
as warmer than any fur" If snake,
skins are available for n purpose, why
not fishSkinS?
Not thick enough for motor coats
1t all depends upon the kind of fish
Consider eelskin for example. Every
body knows how thick and tough II is
But has II ever occurred to anybody
to think of its possible utilization fol
clothing? Properly tanned and pre-
pared. IL would at least afford an ex
client leather. absolutely waterproof
Up to the present time the animal:
Of the land, wild or domesticated
have been relied upon to furnish cloth
ing for mankind, The creatures o.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

The women who embroider or knit
bracelet has been invented to which Is
swiveled a holder for ball Of silk or
yarn.
Statistics for Massachusetts, show
that GO per cent of all arrests and 81
per cent of all imprisonments are for
drunkeoness.
The mineral resources Of Mexico In
clude gold. silver, copper, coal. plat
mum, graphite. petroleum, asphalt. So
dunn and marble.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
QUARTERS FOR THE PULLETS
Best to Keep Them Separated From
Old Hens and Feed Them for
Egg-Laying Season.

It is usually advisable to keep old
hens and pullets in separate quarters
and feed them separately because the
outlets often need more food to finish
their development and prepare for the
egg-laying season.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
WORKING SALT INTO BUTTER
Latter Should BE Taken From churn
In Granular Condltion-Use ladle
or Knife, Not Hand.

The butter should be taken from the
churn in the granular condition and the
salt added before 1t has been worked
together.
Usually about one ounce of salt
should be worked through the butter
with a ladle or paddle and not with
the hancA
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30

Whte dOuSe, anu WHO PrODdOIy nus
welcomed more newly married couples
than any other individual In Wash
ington ever has seen.
Dalrymple has been on duty at
the White House since 1908. 1t is
said that nine out Of every ten bridal
couples that come to Washington on
their honeymoon visit the White
House. AS Dalrymple is on duty in
the daytime, he catches" them all.
His Is years Of duty at the exec
oA hoc L. HI dox,k
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30

Franklin Steele, Jr, a Washington au-
thOrity on sculpture, is carried out.
This statue Is "The Scout" the
work of Cyrus Z. Dallin, standing
about ten feet high. For this statue
Mr.. Dallin received gold medal at
the Panama-Pacific exposition. 1t is
temporarily located in Kansas City,
having been recently cast in bronze.
A Sioux brave is shown on his
pony. and so impressive is the work
and so true to type that when num-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
TREATMENT OF LOUSY STOCK
For Lice or Itch Wash With Solution
Of Carbolie Soap-Select Warm
Day for Task.

Cattle kept in close, dark. foui sta.
bles and pens will become lousy. For
lice or itch wash with soap suds made
from strong I've.
Select warm day for this Job. After
washing rub dry and keep in warm
stable; this will kill the lice end cleanse
the skin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30

their supply of fuel oil and provisions
Naval experts who have been con-
suited have expressed the conviction
that the only possible sources of the
oil supply are in the oil fields OF
Tampico, Mexico, or in the United
States. American or other neutral
tank ships are suspected of being the
medium through which oil is conveyed
to the submarines. Naval officers are
also convinced that one or more Ger
man submarine bases are being main
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30

OF all the tree pests and diseases
raging in this country now every single
one is alleged to have been caused By
imported nursery stock.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
Best Laying Hen.

The hen that is last to rOost at
night and first off in the morning Is
the one that generally does the lay
ing.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
Make Hens Exercise.

To make the hens exercise, the
scrat ching feed should be given In a
nr.sr of eight to ten inches Of straw.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
Equestrian Indian Statue for National Capital

A
National
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
Uncle Sam Searching for German Submarine Base

VI by American
finding where the German sub
believed off the of South America obtaining
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
White House Policeman Always Picks Newtweds

NOPING Newlyweds would be excellent
of Policeman Dalrympe OF the
the doors of the executive offices of the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
Profitable Layers.

The hens that have the best laying
records the past year will prove to b
profitable layers the coming year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30

. HCtui was uiopPSu OA a MAJ cAS
honest resident of Maine that he sent
the money experts of the government
examine it and see where the trouble
lies.
1t was one of the new "twO-bit"
pieces. The Maine resident thought
it was counterfeit. and when the coin
was tested by the amateurs at the
White House executive Offices, they,
too. agreed with him.
One of the secret service men at
tached to the executive mansion was
told of the existence Of the alleged
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-30
Crack in New Quarter Makes It Seem Counterfeit

deadened the sound when the piece of
or wooden surface, SO worried some
it to President Wilson and asked that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
ORGANIZED IN 1776
M MUTE MEN D SBi Nc

Admission. Ala. Nov s.--A military
organization, organized in Virginia d
few weeks after the declaration OF
independence. l7is. passed out OF
existence when three virginia lnfan
try regiments were consolidated 30
form the new iieth infantry. THIS
organization was formerly known o.
the "Cuipepper Minute Men" and vas
organized in Cuipepper county, s.
tn lsfS, by John Jameson, the Arst
captain. jameson who was !E-er a
colonel. will be remembered D. school
boys as the American of'ie.g beftTe
whom MAJOR Andre WIS .shen tor az
animation after he had been arcest4d
following ccafere nee with Benedict
Arnold The company served with
distinction throu shout the Rsvo:a
tlonary war. as history shows. cad
rom the tirie 1t reI or,ed to Governor
Patrick Henry. At Williamsburg, In
1875. antil tho present It's members
hive had a shsr In every war in
VIII cn the United States has been en-.
ga1ed Al the time OF It's absorpto on
~ the new 10th Infantry IT was
Known as Com aany B. Second Viz
sinia infantry. The records OF the
company show that Chief Justice John
Marshall served with the "Culpeper
Minute Men" as . private during The
revolutioEy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
POST YOUR XMAS
i'..ACELS EARLY

Washington. Nov THE post
once partment urges early shop
ping and mailing for chTistnas-
Christmas parcels to be deliver
ed in. the United States should be
mailed not LAGER than December
20. An effort Should be made To
get such parcels In the mails by
the middle of December or earlier.
Whom practic able. parcels may oe
endorsed net 10 be opened be-
fore Christmas"
Parcels for the men IN the arm
les abroad must he ma led not
later than November ID to insure
delivery on Christ mas morning.
The department asks that the par
cells do not exceed seven pounds.
While Christmas NAL for do
nestle delivery win he handled by
the postoffices un to the last nj mute,
the public should make allowance
FOR the strain upon transportat on
facilities on account OF war actl-
v,ties and the enormous Increase
Ia the volume OF ordinary mail
Aided to this probably Will be the
.s1TEsst Chr .s-I9Iss rTI1.i ever fIz1
Died.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

rather startling figures OF i.014,?30.
The figures take on consid cradle s x
niflcance when 1t is realized they rep
resent the best informed women IN
Their several conmuGit es---and no
rab.d, frantic efforts were made by
the central control 20 PAL the lists
with luAe-warm dcvotees of their
cause. II must. IN any intelligent
analysis. he granted that every name
on their lists represents serara fe
personality. whole heart d'y, for the
enfranch sement OF womanhood
Every political party has Endorsed
the pr nciple of woman Suffrage IN its
national platforms. 1t is only two
years since New York saw the largest
vote ever cast III favor OF to7sti-
tut onal amendment, ard IT was for
woman suffrage. All the leaders ~
the s'ate pol teal machines have ex-
pressed themselves emphati ally in
favor of the cause, a cord al entente
ex SITS with the national ADMIN stra :
don. p hich is weld >ng its psycholoF-
Icai Influence 10 the Limit In favor of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
NAME AERI.I. HIGHWAY
IN HONOR CT WILSON

Dayton, O.. Nov. 3.--Plans for
aeroplane jitneys. as safe as fnv-
yer. and aerial highways c.iss-cross-
ing the American continent w.,h
seven-mile stops, are occupying the
me, genius and energy of Orville
Wr .ght, Dayton inventor, who, with
his brother made the aeropiane prac-
teal. Wright Is not m eh interested
In battle cruisers OF the air. although
he admits they are important To win
the war, Wright views the aero
plane as mes senger of peace and
not tool of Mars. Hence his &C.
tivity In behalf of aero-ji:neys
A dozen years ago tie first success
full flight of a hsav er-than-air ma
ohire was made by the Wright
brothers here. Orvilie Wright now
believes the next ten years i mark
even greater use of the air machines
"As soon as the war Is over | ex-
pect to see the whole country mapped
out with aeriai highways" says
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

Wright. Along the-e routes. say
every seven miles. there VIII be aiight-
Ing places and hangers. Thus. with
person flying from a half-mile to .
mile above ground. II will be possible
to glide to the next landing place.
should engine trouble develop between
stations.
After the war flying will become
safe, popular and comparatively
cheap"
Wright said that the need was for
a low-priced machine, with about loo
horsepower and efficient wings and
high stability. so that Little landing
space 10 needed.
The Aero Club OF America Ia cam.
paigning for air travel routes, so that.
manufacturers OF aeropianes car de.
liver their product to army tralnina
stations by air. The first air line viii
be between New York and San Fran
cisco and will be known as the
Woodrow Wilson Aer'si Highway"
in commemoration OF the $40 o0o, 0ot
war aeroplane budget.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04

the women of the state OF New York
in their fight.
According to careful computation
of the vote Two years ago. 1t win
only require that one man out of
every nine who voted adversely al
that time be converted to make wom-
an suffrage this year an established
fact. II is generally conceded among
the leaders ct Albany that the sur
frage is pract cally won. despite the
som bre showing In Maine, which re-
SUIT was fever'shly fought to the last
ditch.
1t Is pointed out that the campaigns
preceding tn imminent election are
in no manner SO v oleut or com 2lete
as in the past; the women explain
the seeming apathy by pointing 10
Their exhaustive efforts in behalf of
the Red Cross. various war charities,
food causervat on and the federal
government bond sales.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
LEW YOiK VOTES Oh
SUFFRAGE ON nov. G

Albany, " Y. Nov. s--An ,?och-
making event VIII be the result when
the voters of me stat. of New \ ork
60 to the polls To aiii4tn Or deny the
pr ,ncipie OF suffrage for women Oh
Nov. 6.
If the vote is denied these intelli-
gent cit 2ens of the premier state in
the coming eieC tons, there s prom
scd an imlIe dlate renewal of the
magnificent enort 10 via the fran
Ch.se.
a census OF The active synpath'zers.
among the women OF The state. W tn
the concepts as promulgated ~ tire
control Of the nat onal womens suf-
frage organization, produces the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-04
YALE HAS COLLECTION
81 A.aAA 49, EsSiTTRE

New Haven. Conn. Nov. 5--Tsle
H.. ~-~y I.ess CVne~tsd probably inc
most -naust We mass % rater al on
the great world war In this country.
Under direction OF Professor Wilbur
c. Abbott, a com m ttee, appo'1ted in
the fall Of 1914 has secured tbs coup
try and Europe for pu5licat cns Ut all
X nds on the war The collection con-
sists rot only OF hooks. hut complete
files OF news pers and magazines from
Eurone and this, country. besides
pamp lots, procis m atoms. posters and
letters OF, all kinds ana descriptions.