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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
TO HELP DIRECT MARKETING
Department Of Agriculture to Place
Agents in Several Cities to Inter.
est Consumers.

(From the UnAed S-ates Department Of
Agriculture.l
Renewed efforts thrOurh staff Of
field agents to bring about an increase
in direct marketing by use of the par
eel post, express and similar agencies
will be made by the bureau of markets
Of the United States department Of
agriculture with funds made available
in the recently enacted food produc-
ton bill. Agents will be placed in sew
eral large cities throughout the cOun-
try to awaken interest in direct mar
keting among consumers. At the same
time the agents will. work through the
rostmasters Of small towns in their
territory to interest producers in fur
nishing supplies.
This will be the first intensive field
work in behalf of parcel-post market
ing that the bureau of markets has
been in a position to carry on. 1t
should result in the formulation OF
carefully selected lists of producers
who may he depended on to supply
various products directly to consumers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
THE VALUABLE LEAF MOLD
By w. r. GILBERT.

This term is applied to leaves when
they are so thoroughly decayed as to
readily separate into small particles.
Leaf mold is u valuable manure In
many instances, especially on heavy
soils. and one of the most important
ingredients for the soil used in the
successful cultivation of the majority
Of plants.
1t may be used freely. particularly
with the tender seedlings and cuttings
of soft wooded objects, provided II be
of good quality. and free from injuri-
Gus fungoid grOwths.
The production of roots in young
plants of this description is induced
and accelerated with more certainty
by planting in this material than by
the use of any other.
The quality of leaf mold depends
very materially upon the sort of leaves
composing it and In the manner OF
preparation adopted.
1t is fOend from experience that the
best leaves are those collected from n
wood or other place where the prin.
cipal trees are bench and bark. and
where their leaves fall over a large
area every year. and naturally decay
slowly. until those beneath the surface
become changed into q light mold.
In many instances such leaf mold
cannot be obtained on account OF the
necessary removal of the leaves to pre-
J serve tidiness; but on the other hand
its Importance and additional value
over that artificially prepared Is not
sufficiently recognized in many places
where quantities might be obtained In
the woods.
Leaf mold of good quality may be
used to the extent Of about One-thir'l
In cOmposts for aZaleas, greenhouse
rhOdOdendrOns, and many fine-rOOted
hurd-wOoded plants of this description
1t may also with advantage be In
corporated along with peat In the prep
arntiOn of beds for nearly all plants
of the heath family which are grown
out of doors.
Further. nothing is better for i'm
proving the flower beds. or for adding
to soil of any description for placing
around trees, shrubs or plants whose
roots 1t is desired to encourage.
If leaves have to be gathered into
heap for leaf mold. u place SHOULD
be selected where they may be spreat
rather thinly. so as to avoid amy ex
cessive heating by fermentation.
The whole should be turned over Oc
casiOnally so as to expose all parts In
turn to the influence of the weather
and air.
Where the air cannot reach leave
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12

are" said Mother Pelican, "their wings
will be strong. Every one knows how
the pelieans can fly."
But Mrs. White Duck and Mrs. Tan
and-White Duck were feeling very un-
happy. They could not fly nearly so
well as the pelicans could, and their
feet were just as bad.
The Pelicans noticed that they had
made the ducks very quiet, and ut once
they knew that what they had spoken
about feet was what made the ducks
unhappy.
"We are having fish dinner" said
Mother Pelican, in q society voice
which she thought very superior and
smart, "and we would be honored If
you would join us. 1t is TO be given on
the bank by the pond and we'd enjoy
having fine guests like the ducks"
That made the ducks feel quite hap
by again and they Quacked delighted
ly.
81 would like to bring some delicious
insects along with me-" said Mrs.
White Duck.
And have some wonderful bugs
fresh today" said Mrs. Tan-and-White
duck. Cant We join our dinners to-
gether and all have party? 1t will be
no ones party, but everyone can en-
joy it."
Zine scheme" said Father Pelican.
Il approve of it as do q great deal
of the marketing. and I like to see
folks and creatures share things and
be friendly"
"We,l, I invited them, my DEAR" said
Mother Pelican.
mo natter" said the Ducks. I'VE
will come but We will bring along q
few goodies too"
"And very bright idea 1t is" agreed
Father Pelican
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
| DADDYSEy[N|NG|
FAIRY TALE
DUCKS AND PEllCANS.
81 hAQY GRAAA!!N,.. BONNER

"Quack. quack," said Mrs. White
Duck.
"Quack, quack, quack." said Mrs.
Tan-and-WhNe Duck.
"What is all the fuss about?" asked
Mr.. and Mrs. White Pelican.
'We had just noticed your three fine
children" quacked the ducks.
Yes, aren't they handsome?" said
the pelicans.
OF course, the ducks had simply said
they had noticed the pelican children,
they had not said they We're handsome.
But the pelicans said so in such way
that the ducks were sure it must be 50.
even if they had been a little doubtful
about their great beauty in the first
place.
They were just like their mother
and daddy-white with touches Of yell
low and black and Their feet were like
the ducks feet-web feet.
And they'll soon be able to fly as
well as we can," said Mother Pelican
proudly.
1--WE are having lessons every day"
said Father Pelican. "They are too
old for the nest now-much too old"
"What good times we did have then"
said Mother Pelican. ut was such fun
to find fish and take them home deli
cious bits-feeding them right in the
nest"
you mean right in the bcaks and
thence to their good pouches" said
Father Pelican.
"Well," said Mother Pelican, Il
meant to say that l was in the nest
and they were in the nest when l fed
them. OF course the food didn't stay
| in the nest
1T did in a way" corrected Father
Pelican. 1.-The little ones weren't 60
ing out, and the food went into them.
They were in the nest"
"Oh dear, oh DEAR" said Mother Peli-
can. Twill 1 ever learn to speak cor
: rectly? Mr.. Pelican is such q very
particular creature about his speech.
$50 It seems" said the ducks. swell
quacking is good enough for us, and
we don't just care what We say when
we quack.''
"It's as easy to be right as wrong"
said Father Pelican in a naughty tone,
and he smiled kindly at Mother Peli-
can. You'll learn yet, my love-"
"Ah, thank you," said Mother Peli-
can.
II suppose" said Mrs. White Duck.
"that it is extremely useful to have
those pouches that hang down under
your beaks."
Indeed it is extremely useful" said
Mother Pelican. 1--WE can eat so much
more in that way. Yes, ever so much
more"
"And of course that Is a great id
vantage" said Father Pelican, in q
tone as If he were telling the ducks
that he owned the best part Of the
world.
"And when they can fly they will for.
get they have, web feet, for even
though their legs are short. as ours
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
COMPOSING DEAD LEAVES

Composing Is rather hard Job and
requires great deal of time. The
compost heap should be made squire.
with perpendicular sides. four or five
feet high and as nearly fat on top rs
possible. The leaves may be cOmpOsted
with stable manure. hen manure. COW
manure thoroughly mixed. and some
lime will do no harm.
II the heaps are made now the CON-
post will be ready for next springs
early use. 1t requires long time for
leaves to become thoroughly COM
posted.
The compost heap should be made
under shelter, else the rains will wash
away much of the valuable liquid. The
compost heap can receive nearly every
thing-slOps from the kitchen. old
vegetables. animal matter (prOvided 1t
is cut up fine). Great care must be
taken. however. that the vines of veg
etables which have been diseased
should not get into the heap. us they
will infect the entire compost and do
much harm.
The pile must be forked frequently
and kept damp enough to did In the
rOtting process.
To thoroughly compost eight or ten
tons of leaves will require many
months. and the matter should be
placed in ut least four or five heaps to
facilitate the fOrking and handling.
These heaps may be made In the
fields where the compost Is TO be used
later. but 1t should be covered. as he
fore suggested. Many gardeners build
up a structure Of rails or old boards
in order to keep the heap in proper
shape.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
Modern Manic.

The fairy's wand which turned q
ragged gown into q dress fit for O
princess, and q pumpkin into coach.
is not altogether q myth. The cheer
full disposition which sees everything
at it's best. rather than its worst.
makes as wonderful transformations.
The magic of cheerfulness Is still at
work.-Girl's Companion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12

cpes when cannot live together this world And That is why THIS
contest must be settled by force of
Ii those principles had anything adjustment
between them might possibly be reached but each principle absolutely
excludes Abraham Lincoln said generation "Ihs
nation cannot half slave and half fr be said today
""Th half desposm and half democracy
Democracy dispose Of desposm or despolsn Will
in its way overcome democracy ordinary task that
this nation goes 1t struggle to which be for
1t the deepest and most tremendous conflict
that all history records.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
She Knew How to Do X.

Little Alice, coming home from
school, said: "Oh! mother. I've
learned to pur.ctuate." "Well, dear.
how Is it dOIey' asked her mother.
"why, when you write 'Hark! you
put a hatpln after 1t and when you
ask question you put a button hook
after It," she answered.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12

Dwarf Essex rape. sown at the rate
Of ten pounds per acre. makes a salts
factory midsummer and early fall pas
ture for growing shotes or brood sows.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
This World Cannot Exist Half
Despotsm and Half Democracy
BY Nichola. Murray Butler President Of Columbia University

One of the oldest and subtlest PHILOSOPHERS In the
world teaches that the whole of history consists in the
struggle between the principle Of good and the prin-
cipe Of evil 1t teaches that now one, the other,
is uppermost but that the good principle overcomes
the evil or the evil principle overcomes the good
so mankind marches forward 20 freedom or it falls
back into serfdom and slavery.
The great struggle between the good and the evil
principle has taken, in this twentieth century, the
form Of contest between two political and social prn
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
Chick Essentials.

Charcoal, grit. and oyster shells
should be provided so that the chicks
can help themselves whenever they
want to.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
Mental Move.

"What do they mean by saying.
when the spirit movesT" 1T implies
a mental process. With my wife. the
spirit moves every time she sees new
house."-Louisvill Courier Journal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
Bermuda on Overlooked Lands.

Bermuda will stand water overflow
for longer periods than any Of the 9TH
er pasture grasses.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
Get Out!

A red signal, to be locked into posi-
ton on an automobile when Its owner
is not using ii, has been patented by q
New York man to call attention to the
fact that 1t Is being used by an unau.
thOrized person.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
Feed for Growing Chicks.

Feed for growing chicks may be d.
vided into three classes-grain feed,
dry mash, and green feed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
Ground SQUIRRELS.

More than 50 species and races Of
ground squirrels inhabit the United
States and Canada.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
seIhshness Reacts.

Don't be selfish. Selfishness reacts
and will place you at a disadvantage
A self-centered boy has few friends.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
Better FEEDING Needed.

The present situation demands bet
ter feeding. not less feeding.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
Railroads Handling of War Work Shows
What Can Be Done by Team Work"
ByR H. Ashton President Of Chicago & North Western Railroad

Every railroad United States from section to
president himself and his country to do everything In hs
power to help win the
AT meeting in Washington Immediately the declaration of
the heads of the railways agreed voluntarily and
unanimously subordinate every other interest helping to win the
made this pledge the government and the public
and they regardless the individual interest OF road
The English being operated similar pan but
under guaranty government of the net earnings that they
made before government asked for and has not
given guaranty earnings The railroads did
get which they felt absolutely necessary
order required by the and the public
railroads suk and grumbe Consequence? On the con-
y they doubed their discharge the
forced upon them by conditions Sacrificing individual inter-
e railroads have given the greatest exhibition OF team
work. the world
is almost impossible to realize what enormous task the rail-
roads are wrestling with combined freight traffic of fourteen OF
the world the 1915 just about equal
alone the freight traffic of railroads this calendar
year present mantanedover that of the 1915
remarkable the fact that this gigantic volume of traffic
with practically equipment than our rail-
beginning of the because the builders cannot fur
nsh equipment which ordered the demands OF the
the materials which would into and locomotives
the great majority of shippers and receivers OF freight the
railroads have received hearty cooperation the prompt loading
and unloading cars loading and believe that
when the the railroads and their officers and employees will
be given the credit they deserve by the nation.
Youthful brought notice of the authorities
~ information father all the other acers orphans?
dollar be worth dollar but it's the only
dollars worth that can be had for dollar any
The thunder guns the direct result of their light
ming passage thither.
Probably prince says he still expects
. Paris he after the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12

Food Storehouse Foundation.
Every dipping vat Is solid founda
ton. for the nations food storehouse.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12

Youthful Stacker has been brought to the notice OF the authorities
~ information his father Are all the other aers orphans?
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12

a dollar be worth dollar but it's the only
dollars that be had for a dollar any
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12

The thunder of guns France the direct result of tn
ming passage thther.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12

Probably when the German he still expects 60
. Paris he after the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-10-12
Rape as q HOG Forage.

Every month throughout the year
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
STATE TO ROUND
UP SLACkERS
L. S. to Punish Men Who Fail
to Appear For Exam
ination

State draft headquarters to-day
announced that word had been re-
cetved from Washington that Il man
living in one local draft district who
is examined and accepted in another
district where he applies for exam
ination because of temporary resi-
dence can make application to his
local board by telegram for leave
to so TO n mobilization camp with
men from his district where he was
accepted. The credit will be given
to his home district in making up
quotas.
According to the procedure as out
lined at the draft headquarters in
the cases of men who give false ad-
dresses and who do not appear when
summoned the Adjutant General of
the Army will proceed against them.
The list of slackers in one Philadel-
phia district was received to-day
from Clinton Rogers Woodruff and
note Will be made of the names. Tn
der the law local boards certify such
men to district boards and at the
same time names go to the Depart
mont OF Justice at Washington.
The Ad1utant General OF Pennsyl-
vania is then informed and will send
letter to each man so reported or
dering him to report TO him by mail
telegram or in person within five
days. Every Monday he will report
mon who fail to respond to the Ad-
tutant General of the United States
who will ask the federal government
to move against them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
Railroad Notes

Miss Nellie Johnson, of EnoIa, who
is in charge of the Postal Telegraph
office at the Pennsylvania railroa 1
station, is on a vacation. She will
visit friends in Lancaster, Philadel-
phia and other eastern cities. HAYES
McClennan is in charge until she
returns.
G.. w. Nester, real estate agent
for the Pennsylvania railroad, with
headquarters in Harrisburg, was i'm
York yesterday.
The Pennsylvania railroad has
employed dozen girls at Altoona to
fill vacancies caused by clerks being
called out hy the war draft.
William Yantz, inspector for the
Philadelphia and Reading railway
at Reading, has rendered his resig-
nation to accept a position with the
Bethlehem Steel Company at Leba-
non.
A. w. Beavres, a rodman of the
construction corps of the Pennsyl-
Nania railroad at Harrisburg, made
business trip to York yesterday
and conferred with members of the
local construction corps.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
STATE LEAGUE
PLAYER DIES
Sam Hoverter, Old-time Base
ball Star, a Victim of
Pneumonia

Samuel McCord Hoverter, 80 years
old, for many years prominent as a
baseball player, died to-day at the
home of his son, Ross Hoverter, 125
Hanna street. Death was due to
pneumonia. Besides the son, the sur
vivors are a mother. Mrs. Anna Ho-
yerter, four brothers, Harvey, of To-
ledo, Ohio; Abner and George a,
Harrisburg, the latter alderman of
the Ninth ward; and Harry, of West
Fairview. The funeral will be held
Tuesday afternoon. Complete ar
rangements have not been made.
Burial will be made in East Harris
burg Cemetery.
An Old-Time Expert
Sam" Hoverter as he was better
known, has been a resident of Har-
risburg all his life. He has a rec
ord of having played baseball in
every state in the United States. His
career started back in the eighties.
He first played with a number OF
amateur and semiprofessional teams
in and about Harrisburg, and was a
member of the Experts when the
late e. X. Myers was manager.
His teammates included the Nc
Kee brothers, the late Eddie Sales,
Charles c. Steiner, the Schweitzer
brothers, the late Charles House
holder, the late "Dicky' Dell, and
many others. His career started
with the old Pennsylvania State Lea
que. He was a member of the Har-
risburg team when James Earring
ton was manager; played at York
with Jack Stivetts the pitcher, and
under the late Billy Sharsig, who at
one time was manager of the Ath-
letics; and had a successful career in
the coal regions.
His work was always clean and of
a high order and had record as a
hitter, and outfielder. He sometimes
played third base. He retired from
the game fifteen years ago and since
has been working for the Henry Z.
Fink Brewing Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
SENATE DELAYS
ACTION ON WAR
TAX MEASURE
Finance Committees Rooms
Broken Into and Papers
Stolen
BY Associated Press

Washington, Aug. 25.-After a brief
session to-day the Senate recessed
until Monday without action on the
war tax bill
The absence OF senators. conference
by both factions in the contest for
raising income and war profits tax
rates. and reluctance to spend the day
in perfunctory speechmaking induced
leaders TO agree to the recess.
Leaders of those advocating greater
conscription of wealth met and dis
cussed the question of leadership in
next weeks fight to raise the income
and war tax profits rates. Since the
defeat of Senator LaFollette's amend
II ents. some senators have thought
the proposals would draw better sup
port if presented by some one else.
1t was learned to-day that during
the last week. while the dispute over
the finance committees revision of the
bill was before the Senate. the COM
mitteeroom was twice broken into at
night and papers in the custody of
Chairman Simmons were stolen. Moth
ing of Importance, it was said, was
lost. Proposed amendments and sta
tistics of treasury experts on the bill
are said to be the only things which
were missing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
Five Men Injured in
Reading Railroad Wreck

Chester, Pa, Aug. 25.-Five men
were seriously injured, one fatally, it
is believed, in a collision yesterday
between a heavy freight locomotive
and a switch engine and caboose on
the Reading Railway at Melrose and
Morton avenue. The caboose was
derailed and wrecked, while the
smaller engine was battered and
broken.
The injured men. all of whom are
in the Chester Hospital. are: Giom-
ma Mandeo, laborer, who was pin
ned under the derailed car with a
crushed foot and broken hip; AL
bert Waldebaum, of No. S015 Lyon
avenue, Philadelphia, dislocated left
hip and minor injuries; Samuel Der
ria, of this city, internal injuries, and
Richard Ward, of Philadelphia,
crushed hip and foot, condition cri-
| teal
Workmen toiled over the csr near
| ly an hour before rescuing Mandeo
from the wrecked caboose.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
District Appeal Board to
Begin Work Monday

The district appeal board of the
Middle district will begin work on
exemption claims in the caucus
rooms of the House of Representa-
tives, Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Harold H. Longsdorf, of Dickinson,
Cumberland county, will meet with
the board for the first time. He sue
ceeds George II. Stuart, of Shippens-
) burg, who resigned because he is
within the draft age.
The offices of the board are open
from until 5 o'clock every day
except Saturday. Robert Free, assist
ant secretary of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce, is clerk of
the board.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-25
Former Servant Gets
Ex-Tramp's $4,000

The will of Marshall McMurran,
of Evansville, Ind, once a tramp,
leaving $4,000 to Mrs. Matte Han
mum, of IL Swartzel avenue, Vim
cennes, Ind, because, when she was
servant in Il farm house thirty
years ago, she gave him a cup OF
coffee, has been declared valid by
the Indiana Supreme Court.
Notification of the courts decision
has been received by Arthur p. West
assistant treasurer of the National
Surety Company, 115 Broadway, New
York City. The estate, for which the
late Mr.. McMurran's half brothers
and half sisters have been suing and
which consists of $4,000 in United
States government bonds and about
sc, 900 in cash, has been turned over
to Mrs Hannum.
Mr.. McMurran, after a youth OF
wandering, died on May 10, 1918,
leaving the following will which had
been made twenty-five years before:
81 do on this 18th day of Septem.
ber, 1888, will to Matte Drain, that
poor servant girl who gave me
good bite to eat and a hot cup OF
ish from hunger and near ready to
drop and the auld man she worked
for was cursing her for giving it to
me and ordering me out of the yard
and l will that all l have at my
death, all the money or property
that | have shall, be hers.
MARSHALL McMURRAN.
Witness: Mrs. Emma Grant, Cora
Matte Drain is now Mrs. Han.