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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
HIGHER MORALE
FOR YANKS' KIN

Cheerful letters from home help to
produce the proper mental attitude.
but confidence that the home folks
lack for nothing is an essential foun-
dalton.
Red Cross viii Help.
soldiers become concerned when
letters fail to come regularly, anxious
and uneasy when disquieting rumors
arrive, and worried and distraught
when they learn of troubles at home.
An American commander at the front
and leading military surgeon in
Paris both stated that the Red Cross
could do nothing more important from
a military point Of view than to main
tain the welfare Of the homes of our
fighting men.
There can be no more certain
means Of steadying his morale than to
give him the assurance that. whatever
may happen to his folks at home the
home service section Of the Red Cross
chapter In his own town may be de-
pended upon to act promptly, sympa-
thetically and adequately to maintain
the comfort and peace Of mind of
those he has left behind.
Home service must be as reliable
and as considerable. as capable and
as effective in helping soldiers and
sailors families as is the trust COM
pany that looks after. their worldly
goods. That Is just what home serv-
Ice should be-a huge trust company
on which the soldier may rely"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
HUNS ARE POOR FIGHTERS
Pittsburgh Man Writes That Ameri.
cans Are Superior In
Every Way.

Pittsburgh. Pa.-More evidence that
the German as a fighter is inferior to
the American is shown in letter from
Capt. ]. ]. Firestone to friends here
My theories of the German army
have taken complete change" he
testifies. and I positively, without
prejudice, have a great admiration for
the superiority Of the American army.
Our boys have initiative and are a
great deal Drawer. The officers Of the
enemy no doubt have had longer train
ing than ours, but It ends there. The
common soldiers or enlisted men are
not to be compared with ours"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
TRAVELS LONG WAY ALONE
TweIve-Year-oId Boy Goes From Mae
sael.usetts to Japan 20 Join
His Father.

Seattle, Wash.-Guy de warzee.
twelve years old. is here en- route to
japan, where his father is secretary
of the Belgian legation. Guy came
here from Groton. Mass, where he
was schooled. He has Travelled In
many parts of the world and spent two
years in Persia. He is making the trip
to Tokyo alone. He has not been In
Belgium since he was a baby.
II wonder II they will let me take
my BIB gun over to Japan. It's a real
gun. and maybe they won't allow such
war munitions aboard" said Guy.
while / don't expect to shoot any
body. yet If I should see a German,
well. that gun might 60 OF accident
ally"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25

amount of. boiling water until tender
and the water boils away.
Strong-ffavored vegetables may be
cooked uncovered in a large amount Of
rapidly boiling water, and the water
changed several times during cooking.
Starchy vegetables should be put on
to cook In a sufficiently large amount
Of boiling water to cover them. Boil
gently. and keep kettle covered.
The time required for cooking vege-
tables depends on the kind. size and
age Of the vegetable. You must use
your judgment in deciding when they
are done.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
SEE MENACE IN AIRPLANE
Aged Chicago Woman Hurt by Oil
Can Falling From
the Sky.

Chicago.-A dreadful glimpse into
the future is to be sighted in the fate
Of Mrs. Susap Tingley. ninety-three
years old. Of Rushville, Ind, who was
badly hurt when an oil can fell from
tn sky as she was sitting in her yard.
The theory Is that 1t fell from an air
plane. Now think of the day when
the fivver of the air becomes as COM
mon as a tinelizabeth. Fancy going
into the backyard only to be smitten
on the brow by couple of pounds of
beefsteak and a tricycle. which father
was bringing home when his machine
tilted q little. Peace? Some might
think war preferable.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
PARROT SQUAWKS "0H, BOY"
Clever Magistrate Decides Ownership
Of Bird Claimed by Two
Women.

New York.-There was a bird Of a
case" before Magistrate Mancuso re-
Gently. Mrs., Mary Board had sum-
moned Mrs. Julia Lutman to court.
claiming the latter had in her possess
sion one fine big green parrot which
she alleged belonged to her.
Suppose both you ladies show just
how well this bird does know you"
suggested the magistrate. Whereupon
the parrot in big gilt cage was
placed on a table before the Judge.
"Say oh. boyr" directed Mrs.
Board.
"Oh. boy! Oh, boy!" squawked the
witness. TRrrotlike.
"Say papa and mamma" ordered
Mrs. Lutman.
Polly was strangely quiet.
1T seems to be Mrs. Boards bird"
said the magistrate. whereupon he d.
rected Mrs. Board to pay Mrs. Lutman
the $3.50 the latter claimed to have
paid for the cage. after which she
was permitted to depart with her pet.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
Red Cross Home Service Sec.
ton will Look After Folks
at Home.
TAKE BURDEN FROM SOLDIERS
Men In Service Are Often pisheart.
ened by Distressing News From
Home-cheerfui Letters From
Folks 10 Greatest Need.

Washington.-The American Red
Cross has issued the Red Cross Hand
book. The book which is intended,
among other things. to strengthen the
morale Of the people at home was
written by w. Frank Persons, the d.
rector general of civilian relief of the
American Red Cross.
Again and again word comes from
overseas Of men disheartened by bad
news from home. making a brave eff
fort to go on with their work but
with no zest to it," Mr.. Persons says.
1T is the task of the home service
sections Of the Red Cross to see to It
that there are In the families of these
soldiers no anxieties or problems which
are likely to get into letters and bring
distress to the soldiers overseas and
no loneliness which we could help
meet here.
Want Letters From Home.
mot comfort kits, nor even smokes
will so warm the hearts of our boys
as the letter from home saying that
all Is well and that the home service
Of the Red Cross is standing by"
Mr.. Persons recently returned from
france where he organized the bureau
Of home service in the American Red
Cross organization in that country. He
asserted that his observations in
FraLce made him more firmly con-
WINGED than ever that proper condi-
tons In the homes of soldiers and sail
ors and the maintenance of close con-
tact between the men and their fam
HES was necessary to preserve the
morale Of the soldiers.
'The fighting man wants to know
all about what is going on at home"
Mr.. Persons continues. He wants to
know all the details about his family
and then about his friends and his
community generally. He wants to be
kept In touch with local civil affairs
and what is going on in his town and
state. We are coming to see that this
interest Is a powerful support to
mans stamina. 1t keeps him sane and
healthy. 1t braces him up to know
that those with whom he has lived
and who mean SO much to him appre-
ciate the sacrifice he is making.
ANY worry about the condition Of
his dependents or relatives tends to
put a soldier into a condition where
he Is subject to shell shock, / have
this on the authority Of eminent spe-
cialists who are dealing with such
cases In the military hospitals. A SOL
der who II untouched by bullet or
shell may. from shell shock, return to
his trench in such nervous condition
as to require hospital treatment and
a long rest. The best insurance
against this serious by-product Of mod
ern warfare. the physicians say, is
for the man to 60 over the top or meet
charge In buoyant. untroubled
frame Of mind in which his sole con-
Germ Is the grim business at hand.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25


Do not let the surplus apples 60 to
waste. make them into apple butter.
Summer apples make splendid apple
butter. even without the use of boiled
cider. which, however. is q desirable
addition II It can be obtained. Pare.
core and cut up the apples. add little
water and stew into apple sauce. Let
this simmer gently at the back of the
stove for several hours, stirring oc-
casionally as needed to prevent stick
ing. When It is two-thirds done add
one pound of white or brown sugar to
each gallon. After cooking thick
enough. stir in spices to taste. Pack
in sterilixed containers and cover with
melted paraf1n.
II sweet cider Is to be used boil It
down to half the original volume. By
boiling 1t to a thick lump. less sugar
IL required. To each gallon of sweet
cider use gallon Of pared. cored and
sliced apples. Either add these to the
boiled cider and begin cooking. or
stew them into apple sauce and add
the sauce to the boiled cider. Cook
gently but stir often for two hours,
then add q half pound Of sugar to each
gallon Of product or use no sugar.
Continue cooking and stirring until
thick enough. stir In spices to taste,
pack in sterilized containers and cover
with melted paranin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
GIRLS TAKE CARE OF BABIES
Organize Association to Give Moth.
ers Chance to Help In
War Work.

Cleveland. O.-Lydia Woldke, aged
fourteen. has organized another war
association here. 1t is called the 'Bor-
row-a-Baby brigade" The organizer
explains that the brigade will help
women with babies who are willing to
do Red Cross work IL they can get
some one to take care of the children
while they are SO engaged. Lydia is
seeking members among girls between
the ages Of fourteen and seventeen,
and Ii securing q number of members
for her new organization.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
USE DESERT PLANTS
FOR FEEDING STOCK
Native Shrubs viii Bring Cattle
Through Drought Season.
SoapWeed, While Low In Nutritivo
Value, Can Be Used in Cases Of
Emeroeney-seore or More
Species Of Yucca.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
The desert plant locally known as
soapweed. the feeding value of which
has previously been overlooked. can be
utilized as an emergency drought-ume
feed for Southwestern stockmen. !.
Its scientific name is yucca. While
this plant is not high in nutritive value
nor suitable for feed until IL has been
properly ground. the specialists of the
United States department of agricul-
ture have found that in seasons OF
drought. when range grasses and other
sources Of feed fail. 1t can be used to
save cattle and sheep from starving.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25

MY company was one Of the first
to advance at Belleau wood" he said.
I'VE had got up to the hill through
a thick underbrush and German ma
chine gunners above rs sent many Of
our fellows west We got near the
Germans and saw some of them In
rees firing their machine guns at us.
ut was about this time that I was
wounded. My company was ordered
to fall back and wait until morning.
The next morning our fellows took
that section Of Belleau wood. TWEEN
ty-six machine guns were taken. and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
WOMEN IN LONG AUTO TRIP
Wife Of Soldier Travels Alone From
Camp in Georgia to Oklahoma
City.

Oklahoma City. Okla.-Mrs. G. f.
Rowland of Elk City. wife of soldier
stationed at Camp Gordon, Ga, ar
rived here after travelling the distance
from the Georgia camp alone in her
automobile. She made the trip in
eight days. and said that for miles
through the country Sshe saw no one
but negroes. Mrs. Rowland went to
Georgia. to visit her husband, who was
expected to leave soon for Overseas"
On her return she followed Sherman's
route to the sea.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
POTATOES NEEDED By MATIom
Special Effort Should Ds Made -
Move Crop In Timely Way THIS
Year % Gave Wheat

prepared BY the United States Depast-
ment OF Agriculture-)
Potatoes will again be needed In
great abundance this year. They are
wheat savers-the nation needs them.
and with the difficulties Of last winter
In shipping fresh In mind there h rea-i
son to believe special effort should b
made to move the crop in timely way
this year. The nation can easily ab-
sorb an extra 100000 to 100.000O00
million bushels with proper distribu-
ton assured There should be no let
up in the cultivation and spraying of
this crop.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
NEED OF VEGETABLES

Remember that vegetables
are not only good to eat but
good for you-make the most
Of the varieties that the summer
brings.
Leaf vegetables, lettuce. spin
ach and cabbage that are large
ly water are splendid food, for
they furnish valuable minerals
which your body needs as well
as growth-promoting substances
that help make children grow
and keep adults healthy.
Minerals in vegetables keep
your blood az it ought to be and
your whole body In good con-
dition. =
Vegetables are better than
medicine to prevent the common
evil Of constipation.
Serve quantity Of vegetables
and you will need less bread
and meat in the meals.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
STRAIGHT FROM
GARDEN TO COOK
Fresh Products and Proper
Cooking Mean Everything to
Modern Housewife.
HINTS FROM FOOD lEAFlET
Every Cook Can Do Much to Make
Vegetables Appetizina and Attrac-
tive by Proper cooI<ing-over.
cooking II Bad.

Sweet Juicy beets. corn, lima beans,
squash. summer cabbage, caulifower,
carrots, Brussels sprouts and spinach
as well as cool green cucumbers, and
Juicy tomat0es-these are some of the
good things that the late vegetable plot
has to offer as q reward for the hours
Of work spent upon It earlier In the
season.
Who. that has the privilege of en-
5oying the vegetables at their best,
fresh from the garden. win not say
that the vegetable garden is worth the
trouble It costs? No one not accus-
toned to fresh vegetables cooked with
IN a few hours after they are gathered
really knows how good vegetables can
be.
Points From Nsw Food Lsaf!st.
Every cook. however. whether she
starts with vegetables fresh from her
garden or whether she buys the best
she can procure on the market can do
much to make her vegetables attractive
and appetizing by proper cooking. The
United States department Of agricul-
ture and the United States food ad-
ninistration in United States food
leafet No. 16 give the following point
ers in regard to the cooking Of vege-
tables:
Vegetables just out Of the garden
taste best when simply cooked
steamed. boiled or baked-and served
with little salt, butter. milk or cream.
Often q heavily seasoned sauce covers
up the more desirable vegetable flavor.
Overcooking Of vegetables impairs
their flavor. Very delicate flavors are
destroyed. while vegetables with
strong havors, such as cabbage or
snions, become disagreeably strong II
cooked too long. Overlooking also de-
stroys the attractive color Of some
vegetables.
Cook summer vegetables a. soon
after they are gathered as you can in
order to preserve the favor. II they
must be kept over. keep In the icebox
or some other cool place.
Let wilted vegetables soak In cold
water to freshen them. II vegetables
must stand after pairing. covering with
cold water viii prevent willing and
discoloration.
Before cooking. put head vegetables
and green's in cold water for IN hour,
with one tablespoonful Of vinegar to
remove insects. then wash very care
fully.
Save Water for Soup Stock.
Drain all boiled vegetables AZ soon
a. tender-they become soggy II they
are allowed to stand undrained after
The water drained OF may
be saved for soup stock.
Most vegetables should be cooked in
a small amount Of water. because a
part Of the mineral salts dissolves out
into the water. and Is lost II the water
Is thrown away. Cook whole when
possible.
Tender spinach or lettuce leaves
require no added water for cooking.
II thoroughly washed, enough water
will cling to the leaves to prevent
heir burning.
Delicately favored vegetables should
,e steamed or cooked slowly In q small
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
HOW TO HARVEST
new BROOM CORN
OF Importance to Cut Brush at
Proper Stage of Maturity
to Get Full Value.
STAGE OF MATURITY COUNTS
u Seed Crop 10 Desired Much Depends
on Climatic Conditions and Care
civen-Standard Varieties
Are Very Tall.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment>of Agriculture)
The value of the brush of broom
corn depends largely upon the stage
OF maturity when harvested. If the
brush is harvested when too young the
hber Is weak at the base Of the head,
and when harvesting Is delayed until
the brush Is Overripe the fiber becomes
hard and brittle. Good service can
not be expected from brooms made of
such brush.
The brush should be harvested when
1t has reached the stage where the nat
ural green color extends from the tip
OF the fiber to the base and center of
the head. This usually occurs from
the time when the flowers are falling
to the time the seed is in the milk or
thin-dOugh stage. Brush harvested in
this stage and properly cured, without
being damaged by the sun or wet
weather. is tough and flexible and Of
the best quality.
II Seed Crop 10 Desired.
If seed crop is desired the brush
Is not harvested until the seed is fully
mature. The value of ripe brush de-
ponds largely upon the climatic cOndi-
lions previous to harvest and the care
given the brush after the seed is re-
moved. If seed brush is not discolored
by wet weather, but has the natural
yellow color of mature brush, 1t COM
mands about half the price of good
brush If cared for i'm the same way.
Standard broom corn and dwarf
broom corn are harvested in different
ways. The standard is bent over or
tabled and the brush cut off; the
dwarf is jerked or pulled from the up
right stalk.
The standard varieties are so tall
that the stalks have to be bent over to
bring the brush within reach. This
process is called tabling. The tabler
walks between two rows. bending or
breaking the stalks over. three or four
feet from the ground. The stalks of
the left-hand row are bent to the right
and those Of the right-hand row to the
left. This crosses the stalks of these
rows. so that a sort of table Is formed
behind the tabler. the brush project
ing across the table into the spaces
between this pair of rows and the next
row on either side.
Harvesting Brush.
The brush Is harvested by walking
In the space between the tables and
cutting the heads from the stalks with
q jackknife or knife with a short,
wide blade made especially for that
purpose. The stalk should be cut 80
as to leave about six inches of stem
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25

with the brush. All leaf sheaths. or
boots. should be removed as the heads
are cut. The knife should be held
firmly with the cutting edge pointing
at an angle from the body. II the
head is then grasped with the other
hand and the stalk pulled against the
knife. instead of forcing the knife
against the stalk. the stem Of the
brush will usually slip out Of the boot
as 1t is being cut from the stalk. As
the heads are cut they are laid in hand
fuls on the table. The brush should
be hauled to the curing shed and
threshed the same day II is harvested,
or at any rate not later than the fol-
lowing day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
German Banned in School.

Eau Claire. Wis.-German has been
placed under the ban in the public
schools Of this city. The action of the
school board followed a request from
the county defense council. There are
few cities in Wisconsin which now
have German courses in their public
schools.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25

A Virginia alfalfa grower says there
10 little use trying to grow alfalfa on
soils that win not produce good crops
Of COW peas, soy beans or clover. Soils
should be brought to q high state of
fertility before attempting to grow
this crop.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
KEEP BACTERIA FROM MILK


Cows free from manure and dirt. es-
pecially In the region Of the udder
and tanks. utensils that are carefully
cleansed, scalded and dried. and care
ful protection Of the milk from flies
and dirt after production. will pre-
vent the entrance Of bacteria into
milk.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25

Don't throw away leftover skim
milk. sayS the United States depart
ment Of agriculture. It is q nutritious
food and every drop Of It should be
used. One way to utilize II II to make
milk-vegetable soups.
To each two cupfuls Of milk use one
tablespoonful Of -four. one tablespoon
ful Of butter, two-thirds Of q eupful of
q thoroughly cooked vegetable, finely
chopped, mashed or put through q
sieve. and salt to taste. Thicker the
milk with the -four as for milk gravy
and add the other Ingredients.
Practically any vegetable except to-
matoes may be used with the other In
gradients rs stated. II tomatoes are
used, q little soda should be added
to them to prevent the milk from
curdling.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
Girls Unload Car Of Coal.

Atchison. Kan.-Two girls. Julia
Surratt. eighteen. and her sister, FL
sic. fourteen, daughters Of J. A. Sur
raft. a merchant of Parnell. unIoaded
45ton car of coal for their father
because he was unable to secure men
to do the work. TIE task vas CON
plsted in q few hours.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
CHAIN euNNERs IN TREE
Nuns Had 10 BE Tied Up When Amer.
leans Attacked Them In BEL
leau Wood.

Washington. = Edward HUM,
wounded American soldier back from
France and convalescing at Walter
Reed hospital here. declared that he
had seen German machine gunners
chained to trees In the battle of Bel
leau wood. where American marines
. 6lDfinkufahed themDelvea
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
G!:!Es.hrEREsr'
Housewife

Flour sacks make good dish towels.
To fry nsh properly they should be
put into boiling hot fat
.
Skinned milk and corn broad and
butter are Q nourishing lunch.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
WOMAN BUTCHERS TAKE
WAR WORKERS. PLACES

Rhinelander, Wis. Woman
butchers are among the innova-
tons brought about here be-
cause Of the war. When Mrs.
Frank Durand. whose husband
operates a market. learned that
the latter could not obtain suffi-
Gent help. she donned a cap and
apron and proceeded to demon
strate that she knew how IT, cut
meat with the best Of them. She
Is q permanent member Of the
market force now.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25

Excellent polishing cloths are made
from old velveteen.
Vinegar Win soften the bottle Of
Metal that II wrapped in waxsd pa
per win not rust.
Leftover vegetables are best used
Tor vegetable soup.
.
Keep the house veil ventilated: Il
win b easiae = hat
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25

the fellows told me that the men
saw in the trees had to be unclaimed
before their bodies could be buried"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25
SELECT GOOD SEED CORN
prepared BY the United States De-
partment Of Agriculturs.)
Gond aooH corn vnus< hns

(frep8feo Oy tne Ouiteo ot8tc0 Oc-
partment Of Agriculture.)
Good seed corn must be-:
Well adapted to the seasonal
and soil conditions where It II
to be planted.
Grown on productive plants
Of q productive variety.
Well matured and preserved
from npening time to planting
time In q manner that win re-
tain its full productivity.
This sort of seed corn can bet
be secured BY gathering the ears
from the stalks AZ early a. they
mature In the fall, by promptly
drying the seed Immediately IT.
ter It has been gathered. and b
keeDlng 1t constantly dry A.
cafe fson rats. mice and -
sects.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25

A shell Is measured by its diameter.
A 3-inch shell fits a gun whose bore"
Is 3 inches across; but the shell may
be IA inches long or more.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25

Plenty Of cold water and, better
still. Ice. together with clean stables
and a sanitary milkroom, means sweet
cream and no complaints. Careless-
800 csrso0 cream troubles.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-04-25

MIX b the most important food
there u for growing children.