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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
SeekinQ the Dependable.

"You say you had sixty-horse-
power automobilew
Yes; and there were times in the
trip when l would have been willing
To trade off all sixty for one real
horse"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
How Man FIGHTS Natures Forces.

Life is a fight. From cradle to
grave man is engaged in a struggle
against natures forces. With our first
breath We begin to counter these
forces. and continue from our first
breath to our last, says Charles NJ.
Horton, in Industrial Management. In
dividually we are compelled gradually
to give way to these fOrces-to decay.
1t is the law. Nature dictates. And
all life recognizes 1t. From earliest
dawn of history mankind has instinc-
lively resisted this law. actively and
passively. Humanity's first thought
self-preservatiOn-is the one big &C.
tive agent. and as an agent it came to
mankind rs an OutgrOwth Of primitive
mans own endless fight against de-
cay.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
WAYS TO PREVENT EGG
LOSSES.

Here are Ave ways to prevent
spoilage Of eggs from heat, the
great enemy Of both fertile and
infertile eggs.
l. Keep the nests clean;
provide one nest for every four
hens.
2. Gather the eggs twice
daily.
8. Keep the eggs In . cool,
dry room or cellar.
4. Market the eggs at least
twice . week.
g., Sell, kill or coa6ne all
male birds a. soon a. the hatch
ing season II over.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

equivalent number of square feet floor
space should he used for each pen in
the round hOghouse.
Experience and observation have
convinced the writer that the parti-
tions between the pens should be on
hinges, so as to swing up. Thus all
pens may be turned together. The
partitions along the passageway should
slide up and be so made that they can
the floor. BY having the partitions
along the passageway so that they
may be raised partly up in this way.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
BETTER Pigs FROM
THIS TILE HOUSE
Permanent Structure Of SunIit
Type Found Profitable In
veStment.
LIGHTING THROUGH THE ROOF
Partitions Should Be on Hinges So
That They May Be Swung Up,
Permitting Pens to Be Turned
Together.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building work on the farm, for
the readers of this paper. On account Of
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufacturer. he is. without doubt, the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad.
ford No. 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
ILL.,. and only inclose three-cent stamp for
reply
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

Raising the little chick is the most
difficult part Of poultry keeping. 1t II
the most important.
To be successful in raising chicks
We need good breeding in the egg
stock; comfort for the chick; and
proper feeding.
Chick comfort consist Of sleep for
the first few days; no lice or mites;
clean, airy coops; clean grounds; plen-
ty of shade; and freedom to roam and
take exercise.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
PQDKpNM1S

Keep the hens confined to your own
land.
II you can get them, purchase we'll
matured pullets rather than hens.
Start with pure stock-that will
NIKE the increase and eggs for hatch
~ marketable NJ better prices.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
A Quittan

"YOu don't seem to care for dancing
as you did"
Il like dancing all right. But l new
er could settle down to one dance so
that l could enjoy it. And I'm just
naturally tired of taking lessons"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
Mean Trouble.

The poet was rensive.
"Tears, idle tears" he lisped. Il
know not what they mean"
Doesn't take a married man long
TO get educated in that respect" snarl-
ed man at the next table.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
Little Pitchers.

my dear. will you run upstairs and
get my hat and coat out of my
clOset?"
"No, ma'am. I won't. I'm afraid to.
MY father says you've got skeleton
In your closet"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
Protect Chici-- From Lice.

Dust the hen with a good insect
powder before moving her and the
chickens to the brood coop. The hen
should be busted every two weeks or
as often as necessary until the chick
ems are weaned. II lice become numer-
Gus on chickens or II they are trou-
bled with head lice" very little
grease such as lard or vaseline may
be applied with the fingers on the
head. neck. under the wings. and
around the vent. Great care should b
taken. however. not to get too much
grease on the chickens rs II will stop
their growth and In some cases may
prove fatal. Sodium fiuorid. q white
powder, is an excellent remedy for all
lice Of chickens. entomologists Of the
United States department of agrieul-
ture have discovered. In Farmers
Bulletin S01, mites and Lice on Poul-
try" the specialists described the use
of this new remedy for old ahd young
chickens.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
In the Museum

Knife Swallower-I believe my an
petite is little sharp. How is yours?
Giass-eater-I ate part of a window
yesterday and low l have u pane In
my stomach
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

caves should be provided with small
doors or other means for shutting of
part of the air in extremely cold wealth
er. Sliding doors all connected to-
gether by light rod may be easily
made so that the whole side of the
building may be regulated at one time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

After the Matching season IL over.
clean and disinfect the incubatef.
Empty the lamps and carefully store
the parts inside the machine. Lamps
containing oil which are allowed to
remain In place on the incubator for
some time after the Matching season
may cause trouble when the machine
II started again as the oil tends to
work up into the hood. The incubator
should be disinfected once q year -
oftener II any disease is present In the
hens or chickens. Some operators
prefer to disinfect their incubators
before or after each hatch. A strong
solution Of reliable coal-tar disinfec-
tant may be used to wash out the
machine and to disinfect the egg trays
and nursery drawer.
II the burlap on the bottom Of the
incubator IL very dirty It may b
cheaper to renew than to clean Il.
With an incubator Of about 3 cubic
feet capacity one may disinfect By
pouring one-half ounce Of formalin,
which contains 40 per cent formalde-
hyde, on one-half ounce Of perman-
ganate Of potash in q pan In the in
cubator. This produces q very pene-
trating gas and thoroughly disinfects
the machine. The door Of the incu-
bator should be closed just a. soea
as the liquid Is poured into the pan
and left closed for IL hours or longer.
Incubators should be well aired be-
fore they are used after disinfecting.
especially when formaldehyde or any
disinfectant which produces q gas has
been used.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

Here what claimed to be the greatest
W. Lombard
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
NEW YEARS GREETING:

THE business and merchants of the city of
4 Audubon, realizing that the splendid business they
have enjoyed during the present year has been aside
from the business transactions, expression of
good will and kindly feeling the part of the people
of Audubon and Audubon County. And we desire
voice their sincere appreciation by extending every
the seasons fullest greetings And it is wish
that all may enjoy
"A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEA
Evening star., 1918-08-25

8lx9o Plover Sheets, in double
bed size; extra long. Spe-
cial at $I.75.
Slxoo Bull Dog Sheets, with
a linen finish. Double-bed
size; extra long. Special
at $I.o5.
Evening star., 1918-08-25

so dozen Cara Sheets, sub
ject to slight imperfections,
but nothing to impair the
wear. Special at $1.50.
54xo0 Cara, Sheets, for the
single bed. Special at $1.s0.
First Floor Lansburgh &
Bro.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Hoover and McAdoo
. To Form New Board
Traffic and Food Experts E.x-
pected to Solve Transpor-
tation Problems

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Plans for
close cooperation between the food and
railroad admins strations were partially
worked out to-day at conference be-
tween Director General McAdoo ana
Food Administrator Hoover.
Mr.. Hoover agreed to appoint COM
mittee Of traffic and food specialists to
meet the traffic and transportation di-
rectors of the railroad administration
to develop specific plans by which the
railroads may learn Immediately Of
tood shipments held up, or lack of cars
MI. McAdoo appointed to represent
the railroad administration in future
conferences on food shipments Carl r.
Gray, director of transportation: Ed
ward Chambers, director of traffic; c..
f. Spens, assistant traffic director in
charge of shipments of the food ad-
ministration, and c. N. Kendall, chair
man of the railroad administration's
car service division.
Mr.. Hoover's representatives will be
named Tomorrow
Mr.. McAdoo announced the addition
OF F. NJ. Whitaker, vice president and
traffic manager of the Chesapeake &,
Ohio, as assistant traffic director in
charge of fuel administration shipping
prOblemS
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
City Must License Coal
Dealers, Aldermen Hear

The general welfare committee Of
the Board of Aldermen, appointed by
that body to take such measures as
will prevent a repetition another year
of the suffering occasioned by the re-
cent shortage of coal, held its first
public meeting yesterday in the Alder
manic Chamber Of the City Hall. The
room was crowded with prospective
witnesses and interested citizens.s
Dr. Jonathan c. Day, Commissioner
Of Public Markets, who was one of the
witnesses questioned by the commit
tee, declared he believed it would be
necessary for the city to assume the
regulation Of the coal trade and ar
range to license all dealers. An ordi-
nance putting that idea into effect has
been prepared and will come before the
Board Of Aldermen later on for con-
sideration.
During the course of the meeting
by persons living in Manhattan and in
Brooklyn. They told of paying 81 and
more for 100 pounds OF coal, both be-
fore and after the government set the
legal rate at so cents q 100 pounds.
The most fragrant cases Of extortion,
according to the witnesses, were to be
found in Brooklyn.
Inspectors from The Department OF
Markets who investigated the coal sit
uation at the request OF the Mayor
testified that much of The cxtortion
was carried on by the cellar dealers,
who were themselves overcharged for
their coal by the pedlers who sold from
from wagons.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
People Passively Accept
Card System for Meat
and Butter
To Extend System
To All England
Revolutionary Change Now
Means End Of Elaborate
Functions

LONDON, Feb. 25.-The compulsory
rationing of meat. butter and margarine
TO the populace, from the King to the
humblest citizen, began to-day in Lon
don and some of the counties of Eng
land. aggregating more than ten mill
ion souls. In four weeks the rationing
Of meat Will become general through
out the country, and four or five weeks
later u national rationing scheme which
can be applied as the necessity arises
TO any staple foodstufs also will be
operative.
Although the departure is described
as perhaps the greatest social revolu-
ton in the history of England, the peo-
in many cases welcomed it as ending
the necessity for standing in long lines
at markets and stores awaiting their
turn. rich and poor alike, to secure sup
plies.
Weekly Allowances
No one from to-day will be able to
buy butter, margarine or meat without
cards. On the meat cards there are
only three may be used in the purchase
of butchers meats, such as beef, NUT
ton and pork, of which the allowance
per person weekly is one and a quarter
pounds and for children under ten years
of age ten ounces. The butter OR mar
garine ration is four ounces per person
weekly.
The newspapers to-day give more
prominence to the new rationing plan
than any other news and urge every
body to be cheerful and tolerant about
initial bitches in the scheme so as to
give it a fair chance.
They add that no one need fear being
unable to get rations, and that there
fore there is no necessity to rush to
butcher shops and grocery stores.
1t was an interesting sight to see
business and professional men, guests
of hotels and other persons, while
lunching to-day, fishing in their pock-
cts and producing meat cards, from
which the walters took coupons before
serving them. Because the population
already is accustomed 20 carrying theis
own sugar cards, the additional re-
quiremcnt respecting meat)did not work
any hardship.
Fish as Substitute
Those who failed TO receive meat
cards in time contented themselves to-
day with fish and vegetables. The local
food committees were busy all day
issuing emergency meat cards to those
who were late in applying for the
regular cards.
While the lines before the food shops
Saturday were the longest yet expert
enced and depleted the accumulation of
supplies, the Food Ministry announced
to-day that there was still enough meat
and margarine on hand to allow every
body their fixed share. The effect Of
the new schedule will be to abolish
public dinners in clubs and hotels, un-
less they are confined principally to
fish and vegetables. There already ie
talk in certain clubs Of combining to
stock lakes or private waters with fish
for their own use.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Sugar Retailers
Will Be Curbed to
Prevent EIoardi,1g
Local. Food Board Rules
Purchases Must Be limit
ed to 1000 Pounds

The New York Federal Food Board
received from the food administration
at Washington yesterday the follow
ing telegram:
Think thirty days supply of sugar.
based on amount usually purchased by
customers of store, correct basis for pur-
chase5 by retailers limiting them, however,
TO one thousand pounds purchase at any
time.'
This recommendation, it was stated,
will be put into effect here as a means
Of preventing boarding. The restriction
is similar IN character to that placed
on the sale of -four, concerning which
the following telegram has been re-
ceived from Washington by the local
board:
can dealers in flour should be specifically
advised that no sale of -four should be made
to any one subject to license who has not
yet taken out a license. Particular empha-
sis should be laid upon licensed nanufact-
urers of alimentary paste who are subject
to license. No order for wheat -four should
be accepted from those subject to license
which docs not show on the face Of it the
license number of the dealer ordering
-four"
A technical service committee, which
Will prepare formulas for the use of
various cereals as substitutes for wheat
-four, has been appointed by the Ma
tional Association Of Master Bakers.
The committee, whose chairman is w.
NJ. Campbell, of Kansas City, has COM
every state. 1t aims to reach every
baker in the country.
In addition to laboratory work, the
committee is preparing TO give in every
county practical demonstrations of the
best methods of baking Victory Bread
in order that bakers themselves may
see hew it is done.
1t was announced yesterday at a
meeting Of the executive committee of
the Food Council CT greater New York
In the food boards headquarters, that
about $4,000 of the 10000 labelling rule
cards issued for distribution to New
York food retailers have been given
out by the workers of the council
The rule, which makes retailers put
price and grade labels on fifteen staple
articles of food, has been in force since
early last month.
John MITCHELL president of the State
rood Commission, addressing the coun-
Gil, suggested the consolidation or CO.
ordination of the work of various or
CARNATIONS whose activities overlap
those of the council.
Il suggest" he said, "that you, being
the primary organization, invite these
other organizations to meet with your
committees and to see if you can find
some way either of consolidating YOUR
efforts, or Of SO defining your functions
that there may be no conflict in action. ,"
Yesterdays receipts of fresh eggs,
announced by the food board. were
lo,s0o cases, normal quantity for this
time Of year.
The market broke badly during the
tlV and ShowoI Iool;,1,
since Saturdays quotations. then re-
malned firm at 53 cents a dozen for
frsts. The reasons for this sharp de-
cline are found in the very mild
weather throughout the egg producing
sections of the country, which means
increased production. and the accumu-
latlon of eggs over Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Hoover to Limit
Price Fixing to
Sugar and Wheat
-------
Food Chief Assures Farm
ers General Regulation Is
Not His Intention
Friendly intermediary
Purpose, He Declares, Is to
Protect Both Consumer
and Producer
F r 'riiendly intermediary

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25 - General
price fixing on agricultural products is
not part OF the policy of the food
administration and will not be attempt
ed, Food Administrator Hoover said to-
night III statement designed to re-
assure farmers apprchensve that the
government might set maximum prices
what they have to sell
"Hhcre appears to be a great deal OF
misinformatior circulated among the
AGRICULTURAL communities as to the pol
icy and scope of the food administra-
tion with relation to price fixing" said
Mr. Hoover 81 wish to say at once
and cmphatically that the food admin
istration is not price fixing body, ex-
cept with regard to certain commodi-
tics which are to-day dominated by
wholly abnormal overseas relations and
the surrounding factors with regard to
which are such as to project great dan
gers both against the farming commu-
nifty and at the same time the con-
sumlng community.
"'The two commodities under regula-
tion are sugar and wheat. With the
further exception of cases in which it
has interviewed purely as q friendly in
termediary between organized produ
GERS and consumers, the food adminis-
traton has no authority and no desire
to fix prices on the products of agri
culture.
"ln wheat we We're faced with a single
purchasing agency whose proportionatc
purchases to the whole are such as to
dominate the price. Any relationship
with this agency by our officials in
limiting their operations thus becomes
absolute price fixing, and it becomes a
question as to whether it would be done
openly and frankly with our producing
community or done secretly at the will
of government officials.
"In the matter of sugar it has been
common business prudence to join with
the Allies in definite contract with
the Cuban authorities as to price, rather
than leave it to fluctuations whic'
would arise from short supplies and
irregular shipping facilities.
'The food admin stration has been
profiteering and speculation in the dis
trlbutlng trades by regulating the
profits on a pre-war basis. A still
greater duty has been the maintenance
of an even course Of food distribution
in these times of the greatest dislo-
cation. The law of supply and demand
has been seriously interfered with dur
ing the last three months by virtue of
the cumulative irregularity and dis
turbance in railroad transportation and
consequent delay of months in mar
keting the harvpsts -
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Big Stores OF Wheat
Held TN Australia
For Lack of Ships
lSfdH Correspondence

" WASHINGTON. Fcb. 25.-Thc short
age of Allied and American tonnage is
so acute that. while the scarcity of
toodstutfs, especially wheat, is one of
the gravest problems facing the ma
tlons warning against Germany, sew
eral score Of millions of bushels OF
wheat are piled IN in Australia owing
TO the inability OF the worlds avail
able shipping TO transport it.
Accordlng to Premier Hughes Of
Australia, say adviccs received here
the present wheat stocks of that
country cannot be shipped overseas for
at least five years. Experts estimate
that Australia has 100000, 900 bushels
from the last two seasons crops still
unsold, and the incoming crop is ex-
pccted to yield 1200o0,0O0 bdshels, Of
which only 40,000,000 bushels Will be
needed for home consumption.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26
Mexican Bandits
Attack Pay Boat:
American Killed
Texas Oil Company Paw.
master Is Slain in
River Fight

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25-The ss...
Department has been advised os q
killing Of one American and the wou,s
ing Of two others by Mexican bana;.-
at Tampico, who attacked a paw ho..
Of the Texas Oil Company. The s,...
Department has advised the Mexiess
government, which is expected to !,
stitute an investigation and to ann,
hend and punish the outlaws.
The Mexican government. it
stated at the department, has mil;
tary' force at Tampico, commando !.
an efficient officer. Officials discouatsa
a rumor that German propapand. :.
Tampico was responsible for the H.
order there.
Edgar House, paymaster fer II.
Texas Oil Company, was killed, n.
wounded we're J. P. S. Mennett ss n.
Brisbane, an employe of the Island eli
and Transport Company, and a .bi,i
man named Prather Mennett's wonss o@,,s
is serious.
Crime Not Political
OiitidlS lSRdidc0 Tie JEcluprt az
case of robbery rather than an ou.'
burst of anti-American feeling. gS.. Tbs
boat attacked was CARRYING monas
probably in the Panuco River or ons
Of the inland lagoons. So far ..
known the bandits were not connectsJ
with any of the military forces.
Unofficial advices reaching here IN.
day said that bandits got as much =,
$4,000 from the American paymastss
and that the Americans defended them.
selves vigorously, wounding FIVE of tba
Mexicans. The affray, these adyices
said, might result more seriously tbsa
supposed, possibly in the Withdrawal
of the Americans
The same advices said that in otbs.
depredations on Americans last Frd.,
$4,000 was taken from the cashier ~
an American company and that Tho
American company's commissary at San
Geronimo had been rihed and abou,
$500 taken. Both Carranza and rebsl
troops are in the vicinity.
Seek Recapture of Oil Wells
Efforts to retake the oil fields abou.
Tampico from Manuel Palaez have bean
resumed by the Carranza troops. with
some success. General Dieguez. com.
mandlnG the government forces. ha,
driven the Palaez forces from the coun
try about the Cerro Azul, one of th,
largest oil wells OF the Huasteca com
pany. Saladera, small town on ii,
edge OF the oil region, has been capt
ured.
Edgar House, paymaster, was kille,
and the others were injured while the,
were travelling in launch on the Pa
nuco River when a band of fiftv q
more bandits beset them. accordinc =
message received here yesterdav h,
officials Of the Texas Company FROM
Tampico. 0N
The attack occurred early in ~
morning of February 2l. While Il u,a'
IN progress another launch. owned h,
the metropolitan Oil Company. cam.
up and was also fired en-. The arriva
third launch reinforced the defender
and enabled them to drive the bandit,
away. but not before part Of the pay.
roll had been stolen. In addition h
the casualties among the American
several Mexican deckhands on II.
launches were shot and severely
wounded
Mr.. House was resident of Okla.
homa, and his widow will bring the
body home on the first available shin
The message further said that bandits
were becoming q menace in what is
known as the. lower oil fields.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-26

$4,000 Income Needed to Live Up
To War Ration List for Society

In order to become duly certified
rationer, member of the chosen band
which, under the leadership of Mrs. &.
Gray Griswold, makes it point Of
honor to eat just so much week, it
is necessary to have an income of $lO,-
600 year. it was announced yesterday
at the Office Of the Federal Food Board
This, it was pointed out, makes "Ncw
York's honor system for food saving
by voluntary rationing" a true self
denial affair, for people with small in
comes are already on compulsory, if
rot official, rations.
Window cards are being sent out to
the $4,000 members of the system this
week. They are in black and red, on
white, with red border, and they
read:
In honor bound we adopt the ma
tional scale of voluntary rations."
Possession of one of these cards, it
was explained by Food Board official,