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Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
At the Ribbon Counter

After this each petal Is made by gath
ering n short piece Of ribbon across
one end and fastening 1t to the stem
by wrapping thread or tie wire about
II. The other end of the petal is curl
ed back and tackled down. Sometimes
three shades are used and always the
darkest is at the center and the light
est on the outside of the blossom.
The poppy is made by gathering a
strip of ribbon close to the edge. with
silk matching the ribbon In color, to
form the outer edge of the petals. The
other edge. ia feathered closely and
wrapped about q millinery stem with
stamens at the end. Both the rose
and poppy are set in appropriate foli-
age.
A new arrival for the corsage has
settled among the flowers. 1t is a
butterfly Of gayly cOlored ribbon with
markings added with brush and water
colOrs. At the right Of the group Is
little neckwear piece made Of loops
and ends Of baby ribbon. The ends
are knotted and little blossom, simu
lated In ribbon is deftly sewed over
each knot.
An orchid from the milliners set In
maiden hair fern from the same gar
den Is tied with satin ribbon. In the
heart Of the orchid Is a tiny powder
box and puff and a small mirror Is
sometimes craftily concealed in the
bow that ties corsage flowers Of this
kind. Every one is delighted when
they betray themselves at the dance
or other places, in time of need.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14

calls fur Of this kind blue wolf," or
"kit fox" or some other name to which
1t is entitled only by his cleverness In
dyeing ii. The wearers Of these pelts
knew better than to be caught nap
ping near wolf. and were not on
speaking terms with any fox.
When the out-Of-doors girl Of the
north sets about acquiring a coat to
live in. she will do well to consider
these fur-trimmed, plush coats, that
are shown in considerable variety.
Like fur. the plush coat can be worn
anywhere and any time. They are all
long. reaching nearly to the bottom Of
the skirt. In this model the back Is
cut with a flare, the front plain and
straight with fullness enough at the
sides TO hang In folds. A narrow belt
across the front is made of the plush
and the plain coat sleeves have deep
cuffs of 1t. These coats are usually
lined with lining satin of the same
sturdy character as the plush.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
BUSINESS OF COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATION

total number reporting, 1S per cent
We're located in that state. Iowa stood
second, Wisconsin and North Dakota
next in order. Farmers elevators,
creameries and cheese factories and
live stock shipping associations are
the principal types of cooperative ef-
fort in these states.
Fruit and produce associations are
the chief forms of cooperative activ-
ity in Oregon, Washington. Idaho, and
Montana. The farmers grain compa-
MES are next in rank. In California
fruit and produce. Cotton associations
lead in Texas, North Carolina, South
Carolina, and Georgia. fruit and pro-
duce organizations second. Tobacco
associations are found chiefly in Ken
lucky. Creameries form the larger
share of farmers cooperative enter
prises Of the New England States.
Valuable Information.
The report of the survey made by
the department of agriculture. now
published In Bulletin SAT, contains
much valuable information concerning
the financing and business practices of
various types Of cooperative associa-
tions. 1t includes summary of state
laws relating to the formation Of CO
operative organizations. 1t discusses
the bearing which section of the
Clayton amendment to the United
States antitrust laws has on farmers
cooperative associations.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
In q Sarcastic Vain

There was a drumming lombard.
ment at Verdun when an American
general officer visited the battlefield.
Fifteen minutes after he reached the
dugOut of the colonel, who was to be
his host for the day, the telephone
wires were cut. They were never re-
established. However, they were not
needed. The French advanced system
atically. The colonel kept in touch
with the rear through his liaisOn run
ners.
by and by" said the American, "he
released carrier pigeon. 1t flew away
through the gunfire. The ground was
obscured by the clouds Of dust and
torn earth. Airplanes were swoopine
overhead pelting us with machine gun
fire. The air was filled with vivid
flashes from the massed guns. It trem-
bled with the continuous shocks
"'Why did you release the pigeonr r
I asked. Have your other means of
communication suddenly failedr
"'Oh, no. said the colonel, smiling
benevolent. 1T is only that l am very
fond of birds and 1 thought 1t would
please the pigeon"
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
RUINED CITIES OF FRANCE
Many of Them Have Taken on
Character Of Permanently, So End
less Does War Seem to People.

There is new kind of city on earth
today, n strange. nightmare kind or
city that has taken on for the people
of northern France almost character
of permanency. so endless is this war.
People have lived through so much
SHINE August. 1914, that they seem 10
themselves TO have been always ut
war, and. looking forward, they see
nothing but long years of warfare. The
ruined cities such as Arras have be-
come part of the natural order OF
things. and the strange life in them has
come to seem natural sort of life.
Towns like this are found by the score
where the slow pressure of the allies
is forcing the Prussian back, says a
war correspondent.
They are the towns that have been
bomharded and bombarded again,
taken and retaken. assaulted and cap
tured, and cannonaded by those who
held them the day before. until 1T Is a
marvel that one brick remains on an
other They are full of ruined houses
and shattered quarters of all degrees
OF destruction, and. stranger than all.
they have blocks and sections that by
some miracle escaped.
Here is a row of houses that might
be in the far South, 200 miles from the
battle front. The shutters are up and
the streets are deserted as though the
people were late in rising. Here is a
public square pitted with ShellhOleS
one side fronted by row of buildings.
whole sGve for broken windows, the
other bounded only by shapeless
masses of brick and stone. Here and
there slow smoke curls upward from
some gnawing fire. hundred yards
away there may be a stubborn family
still occupying its old home, but no
BODY puts out the fire. The civilians
are too hopeless and the soldiers are
too busy.
And here is a house with the front
sliced off by shell and the rooms still
all in Order-a strange spectacle-with
beds and bureaus and chairs and tables
all IN order, as though some enterpris-
Ing furniture dealer had undertaken q
new and ambitious form of window
display. For the most part the nOblest
buildings, the churches and public halls
and the lowered relics of the Gothic
period are gOne-they furnish too easy
a mark for the rangefnder. And ever
and again dull crash tells Of another
shell carrying on the barbarvus work.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14

Annually the ribbon counter blooms
but a month or so before the holidays
with all sorts Of new and lovely be-
lOngings for everybody. Its appeal to
the eternal feminine is as certain as
the sunrise, no more to be resisted
than that Of flowers or children. This
year not a soul I'm the household has
been overloOked-there Is something
made of ribbon from everybody from
the baby to grandpa.
To begin with there are innumerable
bags-knitting. sewing. shopping bags,
bags to hold handkerchiefs, slippers,
etc. party and opera bags. There are
small lamp and candle shades, and
little folding screens to stand on the
reading or dressing table. There are
glorious cushions for bedroom lounges
or the living room, and an army Of
bows of all sorts. There are the per
ennial cOrsage roses and other flow
ers, and small nosegays Of little RIB
bon flowers for the coat or fur neck
piece, to be worn on the street.
In the little group Of novelties pic
tured here there are cOrsage orna-
ments and a small bit Of neckwear.
The ribbon rose Is made Of pink satin
ribbon in two shades, cut into short
lengths to form the petals. 1t Is not
difficult to make when the breach Is
once acquired. Millinery stems and
foliage and millinery stamens are used
with ribbon flowers. The center OF
the rose is formed by folding the dark
er shaie in the ribbon and wrapping
1t abO / the end Of the rubber stem.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14

Rain or shine, snow or blow. the
wearer Of coat like that pictured
here may 60 comfortably on her way.
There has been no creation OF the
hours more dependable than the
plushes that have made such progress
during the last decade and 1t Is be-
cause they have such honest quail
ties of wear, resistance and warmth,
that effort has been spent on perfect
ing them. They have been made TO
simulate the shOrt-haired furs almost
to perfection. Seal, broad tail and
caracul pushes are almost replicas or
these skins-all of them rich looking
enough to make up, and trimmed w.th
handsome. genuine furs.
The coat shown In the picture Is Of
seal plush finished with square cape
collar of fur which narrows at the
front and is heightened into revers. 1t
may be rolled up about the neck high
enough to muffle the throat COM
pletely.
This cape collar is made of an mex
rensive but effective fur, blush gray
In color. and finished with tails across
the back. The imaginative furrler
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
Burolarproof Caoe.

A burglarproOf cashiers cage. To-
Gated in a car house In an isolated dis.
trict, has been installed by the Wash.
ington Water Power company, says
the Electric Railway Journal. 1t is
described as follows:
''The cage is sheathed with iron on
the outer walls and the door, and the
windows are provided with steel cur.
tains, counter-weighted, which can be
lowered for complete protection. In
the bottom Of each steel curtain Is q
trap or hinged box which can be swung
inside or outside without at any time
affOrding direct opening into the
room. Cash Is placed in the trap on
the outside, which is swung in to give
the cashier access to 1t. A small peck.
hole with sliding cover is provided
Just above the trapdoOr."
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
MEANS TO PREVENT
GIRDLING OF TREES
Professor Lewis of Kansas Co..
lege Tells of Methods to
Safeguard Apple Trees.

Bunny likes the bark Of young ap-
pie trees, but the average farmer
doesn't appreciate Bunny's tastes.
zone Of the emergency ways Of pre-
venting girdling," says D. E. Lewis,
assistant professor of horticulture in
the Kansas State Agricultural college,
els to kill a few rabbits, skin them,
and rub the trunks Of the trees with
the flesh. Other rabbits usually will
let the trees alone for some time after
this. as they greatly dislike the odor
left on the bark"
Another method pointed out by Mr..
Lewis for saving the trees Is to paint
them with a concentrated solution Of
lime and sulphur. When the tree Is
headed high, 1t should be painted up
as far as the first limb If headed low.
the first limbs should be included.
This, except when heavy snow is on
the ground. Is usually high enough to
prevent damage from rabbits. Arse
nate of lead and thick lime mixture
such as bordeaux mixture may also
bV uScu Win Soou SoAt oooPs
creOsOte, and sour milk, and similar
solutions are sometimes applied In the
same way, but are inferior to lime and
sulphur for the purpose.
One Of the best ways to safeguard
the trees, according to Professor Lew
Is, is to wrap them with screen wire
as soon as they are set out. If this Is
done, a space of one inch should be
left between the wire and the tree. To
prevent injuries to the tree and also to
guard against borers, cotton Is often
stuffed in at the top between the wire
and the tree.
Every frequently" says this expert,
"a farmer uses corn stalks, grass, tar
paper, veneer board and other mate
rials in wrapping his fruit trees.
This method of wrapping, so far as
preventing injury from rabbits is con.
cerned, is as good as screen wire.
| "If a rabbit finally succeeds In CIR
ding tree, bridge grating should be
/ performed. Take some twigs of the
same variety as the injured tree
wedge them at either end and insert
them beneath the bark above and be-
/ low the wound. In case the graft
/ fails, as last resort, the tree should
be cut off below the region Of girdling
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14

PREPARED by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
A careful survey by the department
of agriculture shows that farmers
creameries and cheese factories and
farmers elevators are the leading type
of cooperative purchasing and mar
keting enterprises among farmers in
the United States. The number of
purchasing and marketing organiza-
tions of this kind in the country Is
placed at about 1900. OF these, 5,424
gave reports of their activities. The
creameries and cheese factories re-
porting numbered 1,708. They do an
annual business of $S3,360,G4S, and
have an average membership of So
farmers. The 1867 farmers grain ele-
vators and warehouses reporting were
located in % states, doing a total an
nual business of S234,529,716. They
have an average membership of 1O2
farmers. The 81 fruit and produce
organizations do an annual business
of S140,629,91S. The annual volume
of business of 213 cotton organiza-
tons is S34 1892 .25S; of 275 co-opera-
tive stores, S14,552, ,725; Of 43 tobacco
organizations, S6,746270; of 90 live
stock associations, S9,4S2. .592. The
gross volume of business for all or
ganizations reporting was S625,940. .4iS.
Minnesota Leads.
Minnesota leads the states In the
number Of purchasing and marketing
organizations among farmers. OF the
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
SAVE MANURE FROM
HOGS IS GOOD IDEA
Professor DuIey Gives Three
Principal Ways by Which Fer
tiIizer May Be Used.

Hog manure is usually left where II
is dropped, and In many cases this
method Of disposal Is economical. but
in others 1t may be very wasteful.
Where hogs are fed concentrates the
manure is one Of the richest produced
on the farm. Prof. F. L. Duley gives
three principal ways by which the ma.
nure from hogs may be returned to
the land: ~ Pasturing crops, (2) es-
tablishing temporary feed yards (0
hauling the manure to the field.
When possible the first method IS
usually most practical and requires
least expense. Where crops Of any
sort are pastured by hogs the manure
is returned directly to the land. This
is one strong reason for hogging down
corn. for it not only saves the labor
Of harvesting the crop. but requires no
hauling of the manure back to the field
and entails no waste Of fertility in
transfer.
On many farms 1t has been found
good practice to establish temporary
feeding places in the pasture or field
so that the manure will be deposited
where most needed. This may some
times cause a little extra labor In
feeding, but 1t saves both the solid
and liquid manure and reduces the
amount of filth about the barnyard
and minimizes the danger of disease.
When it is necessary to feed hogs in
closed lots the manure should be col
lected and protected from teaching
until ii can be hauled to the field.
There is probably too great tendency
to place the feeding pen on a steep
hillside or near bitches where a large
part of the manure Is carried directly
into the streams by heavy rains or
lost through teaching. This may be
an easy way to clean the pens Occa-
sionally, but 1t is extremely wasteful
of fertility. AS rule, when the hogs
are lot fed practically all the manure
| is lost. There was never q time when
manure was worth so much as il is
today. and every effort should be made
to save 1t.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
HIGH VALUE OF GOOD ROADS
Estimated Cost Of 5000, ,ooo. 900 to Get
Surplus Farm Products to Mar.
ket or to Railroad.

After careful inquiry 1t has been
found that the average haul Of the
American farmer in getting his prod
uct to market or to the nearest ship
ping station Is IL miles, and the aver
age cost Of hauling over the common
country roads Is 25 cents a ton per
mile, or SO a ton for a 12-mile haul.
An estimate places the total tons
hauled at 3OO,OOO,OOO a year. On the
estimate of So a ton for II miles this
would make the total cost of getting
the surplus products Of the farm to
the local market or to the railroad no
less than 5000, ,OO0-a figure greater
than the operating expenses Of all the
railroads of the United States. II any
thing could make an argument for
good wagon roads this statement sure
ly may.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
ROAD
BUILDING
HURRY GOOD ROADS BUILDING
Country to Profit in Future From
Highways Built as Necessity OF
Warfare and Defense.

1t Is the general opinion of motor
lists arriving in Washington from all
parts of the country that the war
with Germany is acting as a sharp
prod to speed up road building.
Whatever the war costs the nation
In dollars and lives. it will result In
the building of thousands Of miles OF
usable roads in all sections. for these
highways are now rated as one OF the
necessities of warfare and defense,
says Washington Star.
Possibilities Of an invasion are re-
mote, but now that 1t has been decid-
ed to send an expeditionary force
sands will follow, hence the mobiliza-
ton Of troops on the seaboard is some
thing not to be overlooked.
Railroads are up to their ears In
other work and have shown their lack
Of equipment to meet ordinary de-
mands of a period Of fast growth and
an attendant increase Of consumption.
So other means may have to be relied
upon to hustle the boys in khaki to the
ports, whence they will sail for the
front. For this purpose the motor We
hicle Is ready, and all 1t needs to add
to its wonderful record Of efficiency In
a pinch is a system Of roads which can
be Travelled in safety and at speed dur
ing all seasons.
Here on the East. where the troops
will be massed before sailing. good
roads are considered as Of vital inter-
est to the nation just as the raising
Of vegetables in fields and yards which
heretofore have produced nothing.
Throughout the Atlantic area the
road builders are hard at 1t, and, In
spite Of the urgency Of the calls for
men for other purposes, help Is being
enlisted in the cause.
An immense amount Of road building
work is being done in the South, and
In the Central West thousands Of miles
of roads are under way, these forming
the connecting link and making pos
sible hurried trips II such are needed.
Experts point out that automobiles can
take an army of 100000 men from the
Middle West to New York In less time
than can the railroads, and when the
highways are improved great cut
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
Agreed With Mother.

Gerald's mother had tried to make
him understand what conscience Is
and had told him not 10 cross the
street on his wheel. One day she said
Gerald. when you crossed the street
today. didn't a wee small voice tel
you that it was wrong?" "Yes, ma"
he replied. 81 guess 1t did, but my We
locipede tweeked so much l couldn't
hear It,"
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
BAD for Magazines.

Evidently there is to be no end OF
bags. But a bag for your magazines; !;
that's n veritable boon TO the hiker
or even the most casual of travellers.
II must be roOmy without being cum
hersome, and then il must be strong.
Crash or art canvas combined with
silk makes an excellent choice for just
such bag. Silk is used for the upper
part of the bag. The lower part is cut
in two pieces, preferably elipse in
shape. The two sections are scanned
ut the sides, forming the lower half
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
G4As R1zaAz
4 4

Of the bag. A close gathering cOnsti-
tutes the upper half. a draw-string
finishes the silk part. and quite a wide
strap of the heavier stuff is attached
to the lower part of the bag. providing
convenient means of carrying. Fur
ther finishing touches may be supplied
by bright-colured lining for the crash
or art canvas and contrasting machine
stitching about the strap and the side
seams.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
One Good Feed Daily.

To some extent hens may be forced
to pick their own living. but this prac-
tice can be abused. Every farm flock
of hens should have at least one good
feeding a day.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14

Litter kept on the floor Of the poul-
try house should be removed when
ever it becomes damp and filled with
droppings that do not dry. White
washed walls make the poultry house
lighter and more sanitary.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
PATCHING Old Gravel Road,

Patching done in the proper manner
when the road Is wet, followed by
road drag, will maintain an old gravel
road surface as good as new until 1t Is
so badly worn that an entirely new sur
face is required.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
Creatures ~ Habit

Hens are creatures of habit. II they
are kept contented in the chicken
yard, the garden may be next door
and never be disturbed.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
GET Rid Of "Boarders1

Now Is the time to get rid Of all old
and decrepit hens, for they will not
lay much more this season, but will
eat considerable food.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
L ns1 n Race.

The trGut:e with soEie men Is that
Z, takes ihe0i So long TO settle down
that death ovartaaes them before theJ
ure able 10 settle up,
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
Frost for Suuashes.

Squash should not be frosted before
going into storage. They should be
carefully handled and placed on
shelves in a dry room.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
Protects Desk Tops.

A pressed cardboard cover to protect
the tops of desks Is the invention Of q
California school janitor.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
Attractive Packages Best.

Appetizing 'and attracting packages
whet the public appetite for pork
products.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
Mistake Either Way.

1t is a mistake to overfeed or under.
feed.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14

will be made In the running time Of
the motor cars.
The West Is not overlooking any
thing in the way Of road building.
There Is not a state In which 1t Is not
one Of the big movements, even In .
part Of the country which Is least af.
fected.
What Virginia is doing Is being IN.
dertaken in greater or less degree By
many Eastern states.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
Education Of Cow.

Begin the education of the future
COW by educating the dam.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14
Give Piu Natural Foods.

Feed the pig as a grass-eating ami
NAL, and give him his natural foods.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14

1t takes real worry to make a big
man sit up and take notice.
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14

and q new shoot allowed to grow.
Care should be taken that the sucker
does not spring from a point below
the original graft"
Tensas gazette., 1917-12-14

Don't Go With Poor Roads.
Happiness, contentment, prosperity.
don't 60 with bad roads.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-17
DRAIN THE LOW N

One way in which we can help in
crease the worlds food supply in
South Dakota, and do a good stroke of
business for ourselves at the same
time, is to drain our lowlands. The
loss of a single crop in these days is
likely to be enough to pay for the tile
needed to drain the land. Drain tiles
have not increased in price as much
as has most other products and not
nearly as much as farm products. That
means that it is going to be a better
paying proposition than ever.
The farmer who keeps alive to the
rapid change Of conditions right now
is the man who is going to reap the
full benefits Of the present high price
of produce. A small amount Of CAPT.
tai invested In tile drainage IL apt to