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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-21
FARM FACTS
Worth Remembering

Hogs? In Tennessee there are
100000, as compared with 1,634,0OO
. year ago.
The Nashville livestock markets are
urging the selling of hogs only after
they weigh 200 pounds.
A Colorado livestock producer lost
$500 by OvercOwding car of cattle
going to market. Seven animals died
en- route.
Missouri thinks that yellow corn
produces eggs with yellower yolks,
such as the markets demand, and gives
the legs OF the chickens more color.
In Edgar County, Illinois. livestock
has assumed enough Importance to
justify the building of pavilion for
livestock sales.
In Tennessee, 1870 farmers are
following the demonstration methods
in the growing of corn as given by
county agents.
Also 2404 Tennessee farmers who
never grew wheat before planted some
in 1913.
There were z3.513 acres planted to
soy beans In Tennessee in counties
Saving county agents
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-21
rlilIer's' Antiseptic OH. Known as
Snake Oil
Will Positively Relieve Pain in Few
Minutes

Don't suffer from the tortures Of rheuiaa-
tism When it is easy to be relieved and en-
Joy life in the old way. MIXERS Antiseptic
Oil Commonly known as Snake OLD pene-
trates into the aching joints and bones al
most instantly, drives away the pain and
limberS you up in a wonderful manner.
There is nothing better than Snake oil
for pains Of all kinds; lumbago, neuralgia.
sore throat, pains in the chest and sides.
cuts, burns. bruises, corns, bunions, chill
blains; in fact, pains Of every description.
Take a bottle home today--it's a fine thing
to have in the house. In three sizes. 3oc.
Doc and sl.00. YouNmoney-back if yeu are
not satisfied. For sale BY leading druggists
or mailed direct from
TOwnes Drug Company,
Huntingdon, Tennessee
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-21

1. Increase the acreage Of small
grains and pastures.
2. increase and improve the farm
livestock.
3. Grow more IeCume hay and better
pastures.
Balance grains fed, with pastur-
age, siIags, rou0hage and cen
eentrates.
S. Harvest crops with livestock In
the fields and save labor.
9. Make best use Of men, teams, and
implements.
7. Grow higher crop yields per acre;
use more fertilizer ard better
tillage.
e Increase fertility; grow eIoVers,
use lime, phosphate and ma
9. Save expenses; grove everything
possible ct home.
70. Have a productive orchard, a
year-around garden, laying
hens, and good eows
II. Avoid waste everywhere; save
food, feed, labor, and machinery.
~ invest surplus earnings wisely.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-21

See the Democrat for all kinds
Of job printing.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-21

Hogs? In Tennessee there are
1885,, 900, as compared with 1,634,0OO
q year ago,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-21
FARM PROGRAM
FOR TENNESSEE
Safe Farming Emphasized
Adapt the Ideas to Your
Local Conditions Now
READ THE STATEMENTS TWICE

Experience Of Farmers IN Tennessee
Show That the Things Here Given
Are Best for the Conditions That
Surround Farming in This State.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-21

There were z3,5l3 acres planted to
soy beans In Tennessee in counties
saving county agents
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-21

The Nashville livestock markets are
urging the selling of hogs only after
they weigh 200 pounds.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-02-21

Also 2404 Tennessee farmers who
never grew wheat before planted some
in 1918.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

A petition will be presented to the
Oak Grove police jury asking thai
body to order an election to determine
the proposition to incur debt and is
sue bonds to the amount of $4,000 TO
run for a period of twenty years, bear
ing interest at the rate of five per
cent per annum. payable annually, to
be used for the purpose Of construct
ing and maintaining public highway
to run from the northern boundary
line of West Carroll parish. parallel
with the Eudora-Gilbert branch Of tie
Iron Mountain railroad, to intersect
the southern boundary line at a point
south OF Calvit.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16
COULD SEND every
ONE, SAYS M'CRORY
ADJUTANT GENERAL REPLIES TO
PROVOST MARSHAl.'S QUERY
ON REGISTRATION.
'REGlSTRANTS BEING WARNED
Reo'strants Are Requested Not To
Appeal To Their District Boards in
Hopes Of Obtaining Delay Un-
less They Have Good Cause.
Baton Rouge

BATON hOuSe.-
Registrars of the class of 1918 in
Louisiana are being warned through
their respective local draft channels,
not to appeal to district boards in the
hope of obtaining delay unless they
have good and sufficient reasons, and
Adjutant General McCrory has wired
Provost Marshal General Cr0wder that
this state can pul every qualified 1913
registrant into service during the
month of August, if they are all
needed.
Adjutant General McCrory received
the following message from the Pro
vost Marshal General:
Information reaches this office that
because of probability of early call
for military service OF registrant3 Of
June, 1918, class, many of them are
filing appeals for purpose of delay. If
this exists generally corrective meas
ures will be taken at once. Please
wire your view of this condition"
Adjutant General McCrory replied
as follows:
Have had few complaints of this
kind, and in each case government ap-
peal agent notified to inform registrant
not to appeal without good and sutli-
cient reasons. This state can put
every qualified 1918 registrant into the
service during the month Of August
IL needed.
Not only is this state encountering
no difficulties in getting the select
men to report for entertainment, but it
has become common experience for
the Louisiana boards to find them
selves facing the opposite condition.
that Of trying to keep out of the SER
vice men who want to go before their
time" said Adjutant General Nc
Crory.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

For though It IL true that the END
might come quickly" 1t adds. ut could
only be an end Of terror as in Rus
sia."
The vorwaerts Of Berlin says that
events of recent days at last have
shattered the Illusion, created BY In
spired optimism, that Germany IL In
vincible. 1t says:
THE German people at last realize
the colossal gravity Of the situation.
Let us have courage to admit that a.
long as the war 10 not ended It II not
won and can be lost"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16
RESPONDENT TONE IN PRESS
Germans Newspapers Are Beginning
to Admit There Is a Possibility Of
Military Defeat.

The respondent tone Of the latest
German press comments is emphasized
daily in special dispatches from Hol-
land. A dispatch to the London Daily
Mail from The Hague includes an edi-
toria' by the Dusseldorf Nachrichten.
which says that nobody looking into
the future can see an end to the war.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

The German hope Of ending the wal
by q military decision before the ar.
rival Of the Americans was blasted BY
the recent allied offensive. the socialist
newspaper. Arbeiter Zeitung Of Vienna
points out In q recent article on the
military situation. IAN the explana.
tfons and comments" the newspaper
says, cannot alter the patent fact thai
in this double offensive the gain Of
ground and consequently the only Wis
ible Sign Of success 10 on the allied
ode"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Weeds are injurious and detrimental
in so many ways that 1t is difficult to
calculate the damage they cause. One
big fact regarding weeds IL that they
Increase In numbers each year until
their presence Is accepted as the nor
NAL condition and their detrimental
effect overlooked.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

All printers among the Russian
prisoners In Germany are being kept
busy on propaganda books in Russian
to popularize the kaiser and every
thing German.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

AT a joint meeting Of the Donald
son commission council and municipal
light and water commission, it was de-
cided to look into the matter of erect
ing a standpipe or an elevated tank.
with a capacity of from 100000 to
10000 gallons Of water, for the pur-
pose of providing the city with a sup
Elemental source of water supply.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

About 1000 tons Of irst-grade sugar
stored In. a French warehouse for
three years to keep it away from the
Germans was purchased recently BY
the z. NJ. G. A. and turned into 10000
600 bars Of finest eating chocolate to
satisfy the arDetites Of the American
soldiers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Agricultural possibilities Of "cut
over" lands in Louisiana have been
once more demonstrated by Ed Strain,
a farmer living a mile and a half
north of St. Benedict, producing a
bale of cotton per acre on cut over
land broken and prepared in the fall
and planted in cotton in the spring Of
the same year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16
legislative Notes.

Bills introduced and referred to
committees under suspension Of the
rules follow:
Mr.. Byrne-Appropriating $17.500
to defray expense Of extra session.
Mr.. Hamley - Appropriating funds
for Lepers' Home. State Deaf and
Dumb and Blind Institutes and Jack
son and Pineville Insane Asylums.
Mr.. Morrow Providing for ex-
penses Of Red River and Bayou Des
Glaizes Levee and Drainage District.
Mr.. Powell-Amendment to Consti-
tuition so as to facilitate the construc-
ton of the New Orleans-Chef Men
teurHammond highways.
Mr. Alexander - Authorizing state
highway deparement to make coz
tracts for the construction Of New
Orleans-Chef Menteur-Hammond hign-
ways and empowering State Board of
Liquidation to borrow funds for work.
Mr.. Richarme - Authorizing abro-
cation of contracts made during war
by mutual consent of both parties.
w. C. Jones-Providing new or re-
, vived nontrading corporations shall
be successors to ownership Of prop
erty Of dissolved non-trading corpora
lions.
Fire Of an undetermined origin de-
stroyed a small sawmill owned by the
Powell Lumber Company at Edgerly.
The mill had a capacity of 10000 feet
a day.
The Liberty Cafe at Crowley form
erly the Olympia Cafe, opened its
doors August /, and served special
chicken dinner, the proceeds being
donated to the local chapter of the
Red Cross.
The gravel road from Rayne to Mer-
mentau, via Estherwood, is near COM
pleted. A gravel road ten miles In
length from Crowley to Vermilliou
parish, running south, is being built.
i
Council OF Defense at Baton Rouge
show that community councils have
been organized in forty of the sixty'
four parishes in the state.
A Loranger girl, Nellie Meuret. has
shown the spirit of wartime patriot
ism this season by blowing. planting
and cultivating two acres OF cotton
and one of corn.
Work on the building for the new
electric light plant at Oak Grove. La
started and the machinery is expecte'
in few days. The poles have already
been erected.
A forward step has been taken B,
the Italians at Alexandria by the Ell
tablishment Of a branch consulate
which will be under the immediate
direction of Luigi Scala, Italian vice
consul.
Monroe labor organizations are al
ranging for patriotic parade Their
Labor Day. September 2.
In a windstorm that visited Bogs
lusa recently, damage to the amour
of 100000 was suffered.
Assessor A. l. Andrus Of Opeaousa
has found 100000 taxable proper,
in St. Landry parish. not includin
public corporations.
H. F. Russell Rowland. OF Ne
York. announces drilling for oil wi
begin soon on leases he control
around Estherwood.
Patterson has recently organized
chamber Of Commerce that is plal
n,ax many large improvements for tn
town.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

II see where the Russians are -
get $1,000 pairs Of American shoes"
"Well. that ought to give them =
very different standing"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

The Lake Charles Canning Factory.
which has been idle for a number Of
years, was leased to the Deblieux and
Mays Co., Inc, Of New Orleans, which
will enlarge the plant, put in new
machinery and be ready to operate
within four weeks. They will handle
fruits and vegetables besides oysters
and shrimp.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

DR.. Oscar Bowling, state health Of
ficer, has arranged with the manage
ment of st. Francis Sanitarium al
Monroe to establish by October 1
branch laboratory of the State Board
of Health for meteorological examine
ton. 1t will be open to the public of
this section.
that the construction of barracks for
Camp Beauregard has been officially
authorized by the War Department
and that plans for same are now in
the hands of the construction forces.
The farmers Of West Carroll have
bright prospects of bountiful crops.
The rains which fell within the past
few days virtually saved many crops
from ruin. The outlook for cotton IL
the best of many years past.
A civil service examination will be
held in New iberia on September IL
for the position of postmaster at
Franklin made vacant by the death o:
DR.. T. F. Erere. This Office pays an
annual salary Of $2,100.
The patriotic citizens of Abbeville
of Maurice, in the Fourth ward. have
raised an honor flag awarded them in
recognition Of ''going over the top"
in the sale of Liberty bonds and War
Savings stamps.
w. r. Hirsch, secretary OF the
Louisiana State Fair. in a statement
given out at Shreveport. said the peo-
pie Of Louisiana can look forward to
a great agricultural and livestock ex-
position in. 1918.
E. w, Show of the United States
Geological Survey. has arrived Ia
Shreveport, to make a survey Of the
Caddo oil and gas fields for the gov
eminent.
Sidney Lagrange, a soldier in France
whose home is at Patterson, was
wounded June 6. His latest letter to
his mother states that he Is getting
well fast, but not fast enough to suit
him as he is anxious to get back to
pay the Hun with interest for laying
him up.
Ten applications for enlistment In
Y. M. C. A. service have been for
warded from Monroe, according to W
| L. Ethridge, Northeast louisiana
chairman of the Y M. C. A. recruiting
campaign.
Provision to accommodate transient
soldiers compelled to stay over night
at Monroe has been made by the can
teen service of the Monroe Red Cross
The foundation for the gin OF the
Farmers Gin Company Of Colfax has
been laid and most of the framing o
the main building is in place.
The anticipated revenues for st
Landry School, as given out by th'
executive committee, will total $90,54'
for the ensuing year.
Rice cutting is in full blast at Don
aldsonville and results are satisfac
tory. This parish is being visited b!
local showers.
On account of oil indications at Bel
City, twenty miles south OF Lax
Charles, 100 acres of land sold fo
$4,000.
F. A. Theriot, of Houma. has CON
pleted the building of his plant a
that place for handling fresh oyster
and fish.
There have been $50 marriages a
Lake Charles since July /, 1917.
large majority Of them being negroe.
the women marrying the men just b
fore their departure for trainin
l
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Prof. P. C. Rogers, Of the Patterson
High School. is attending the summer
session of l.. S. D.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Wheat grown around Estherwood
yielded we'll Much will be planted
In the fall.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

E. ]. DeBomford, secretary Of the
Tangipahoa Parish Fair, visited va
rious sections of the Tangipahoa par
ish recently, arousing interest in the
coming fair. F. c. Brinkley, manager
Of the Elmsly Farms, Amite, has
been made superintendent of the poul-
try exhibit of the fair, which takes
place in October.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

There have been $50 marriages at
Lake Charles since July 1, 1917. a
large majority of them being negroes,
the women marrying the men just be-
fore their departure for training
camps.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Records in the Office OF the State
Council OF Defense at Baton Rouge
show that community councils have
been organized in forty of the sixty-
four parishes in the state.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Authentic announcement was made
that the construction of barracks for
Camp Beauregard has been officially
authorized by the War Department
and that plans for same are now in
the hands of the construction forces.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

! The Liberty Cafe at Crowley form
erly the Olympia Cafe, opened its
doors August 1. and served a special
chicken dinner. the proceeds being
donated to the local chapter of the
Red Cross.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

The gravel road from Rayne to Mer-
mentau, via Estherwood, is near COM
pleted. A gravel road ten miles In
length from Crowley to Vermillion
parish, running south, is being built.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

While 7. NC. A. workers In bat
tle-torn region of France were carry
ing delicacies to American soldiers In
the front line trenches they left their
storehouse deserted. French soldiers
entered the storehouse to guard the
supplies. They found chewing gum.
thought 1t food. stuffed whole pack
ages, into their mouths. masticated 1t
for a time and then tried to swallow
1t. Some succeeded In getting 1t down.
There were no casualties, but the
French soldiers were inspired with a
high regard for American digestive ap-
paratuses
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

F.. A. Theriot, of Houma. has COM
pleted the building Of his plant at
that place for handling fresh oysters
and fish.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

The farmers Of West Carroll have
bright prospects of bountiful crops.
The rains which fell within the past
few days virtually saved many crops
from ruin. The outlook for cotton IL
the best of many years past.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

A civil service examination will b.
held in New iberia on September II
for the position Of postmaster ut
Franklin made vacant by the death o:
DR.. T. F. Frere. This Office pays an
annual salary Of $2,100.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

DR.. Oscar Bowling, state health Of
ficer, has arranged with the manage
ment of st. Francis Sanitarium al
Monroe to establish by October 1 a
branch laboratory of the State Board
of Health for meteorological examine
ton. 1t will be open to the public Of
this section.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

A Loranger girl. Nellie Meuret. has
shown the spirit of wartime patriot
ism this season by blowing, planting
and cultivating two acres Of cotton
and one Of corn.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Work on the building for the new
electric light plant at Oak Grove. La,
started and the machinery Is expected
in few days. The poles have already
been erected.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Fire Of an undetermined origin de-
stroyed a small sawmill owned by the
Powell Lumber Company at Edgerly.
The mill had a capacity of 10000 feet
a day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Sidney Lagrange, soldier in France
whose home is at Patterson, was
wounded June 6. His latest letter to
his mother states that he is getting
well fast, but not fast enough to suit
him as he is anxious to get back to
pay the Hun with interest for laying
him up.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Rice cutting is in full blast at DON
aldsonville and results are satisfac-
tory. This parish is being visited by
local showers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

On account of oil indications at Bell
City, twenty miles south Of Lake
Charles, 100 acres Of land sold for
SIT, ZOO.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

The mid West states are turning to
q larger use Of motortrucks In the a.
livery of hogs to the important interior
markets. This relieves railroad trans
portation conditions to considerable
extent.
The motortruck business IL becomr
ing so important that commercial or
ganizations Of Omaha are taking active
measures to utilize the trucks on re-
turn trips to country points for hauling
various kinds Of freights. Experiences
has shown that motortruck marketing
IL as feasible in winter as In other sea'
sons
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

The anticipated revenues for st.
Landry School, as given out by the
executive committee, will total $S0,540
for the ensuing year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Ten applications for enlistment In
Y. M. C. A. service have been for
warded from Monroe. according to W.
L. Ethridge, Northeast Louisiana
chairman of the Y M. C. A. recruiting
campaign.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

The patriotic citizens of Abbeville
of Maurice. in the Fourth ward. have
raised an honor flag awarded them in
recognition Of "going over the top"
in the sale of Liberty bonds and War
Savings stamps.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Patterson has recently organized
chamber of Commerce that is plan
n,ax many large improvements for the
town
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

w. r. Hirsch, secretary of the
Louisiana State Fair. in a statement
given out at Shreveport, said the peo-
pie Of Louisiana can look forward ia
a great agricultural and livestock ex.
position in. 1918.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

A forward step has been taken by
the Italians at Alexandria by the es-
tablishment of branch consulate
which will be under the immediate
direction of Luigi Scala, Italian vice.
consul.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

E. w, Show of the United States
Geological Survey. has arrived Ia
Shreveport, to make a survey Of the
Caddo oil and gas fields for the gov
eminent.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

H. F. Russell Rowland. Of New
York. announces drilling for oil will
begin soon on leases he controls
around Estherwood.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

The foundation for the gin OF the
Farmers Gin Company Of Colfax has
been laid and most of the framing OF
the main building is in place.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

American dietitians have maze
bread by substituting as high rs y
Der cent Of rice for wheat flour ana
have obtained q white yeast bread q
excellent flavor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Monroe labor organizations are ar
ranging for a patriotic parade there
Labor Day. September 2.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Provision to accommodate transient
soldiers compelled to stay over night
at Monroe has been made by the can
teen service of the Monroe Red Cross.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

In a windstorm that visited Boga-
lusa recently. damage to the amount
of 100000 was suffered.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1919-05-16

Assessor A. l. Andrus Of Opeiousas
has found ;21, 100000 taxable property
in st. Landry parish, not including
public corporations.