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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
Celebrities Sizes In Hats.

According to the figures given by a
famous West End firm of hatters, the
standard sizes in hats worn by lead
ing men Of today are rs, Z and z Is.
The king wears the latter size, as does
also Lord Wolseley. Lord Brassey.
Mr.. Birrell, the archbishop of Canter-
bury, Lord Loreburn and Sir Thomas
Upton. In art, music and the drama
size z is more in demand, Mr.. Beer
bohm Tree, Sir w. s. Gilbert, Herr
Kubelik, Sir Charles Santley, Mr.. Ed
ward Lloyd and Sir E. Poynter requir-
ing this size. The Duke of Connaught
and the King of Norway take the small
size Of IL, while IL is taken by
such men as Mr.. Pierpont Morgan.
Professor Ray Lancaster and the
Duke of Argyl.-Tit-Bits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21

artificial, can be found for entering
and leaving the water.
The hull Of the boat, which is
made of steel plates riveted to steel
ribs of T-shaped section, is mounted
by means of springs on axles and
wheels of pressed steel. The axles
pass through water-tight tubes which
traverse the hull. This part of the
construction, which is very cleverly
designed, is the invention of NJ. Gus
tave Pitre. the naval architect of the
Maisons Laffitte.
The motor CONSTRUCTED by Con-
taller, of vincennes) is placed near
the bow. 1t drives. by means of a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21

clutch of the disk type, two distinct
systems of mechanism: /. A xaria-
BILE speed shaft transmits the power
to the rear or driving wheels by
means of chains and pinions, the ar
bors of which pass through stufiing
boxes. Three forward speeds and
one backward speed are provided.
Coupling, retarding and speed
changing levers, differential brake
worked by a pedal, and brake lever
acting on the rear wheels complete
the mechanism of propulsion on land.
Steering is effected, as in an ordinary
automobile, by a wheel connected
with the front axle, the shaft of the
wheel passing through stufing box.
2. The variable speed driving shaft,
prolonged backward beyond the rear
axle, may be connected, by means of
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21

a clutch, with a screw propeller at
the stern of the boat, the connection
being made by moving a lever placed
at the left hand of the driver of the
vehicle. The rudder and the front
axle are turned by the same steering
wheel.
The capstan, which is seen at the
bow Of the boat, is turned by a tan
gent screw which is driven by the
motor, by means of wheel and belt
and connected and disconnected by a
loose wheel, or idler.
The driving wheels, the propeller,
and the capstan can be operated sep
arately or simultaneously.
The speed of the vehicle, as deter
mined by numerous trials. is thirty
five kilometers (twenty-one and
three-quarter miles, per hour on
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
The inventor claims it can be

The inventor claims 1t can be SO
done by the use of the self oiler,
which consists Of an oil cup clamping
on the blade. This cup has bifur-
Gated discharge nozzle, the oil dis
charging through the bifurcations
onto the saw. The carpenter is thus
able to continue saving without be-
ing compelled to stop every few min
utes to remove the saw from the
wood and apply the oil. Naturally.
when the saw is not in use, 1t is
placed in an inverted position against
the wall or other object. 1t being then
impossible for the oil to discharge.
Washington Sar.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
oEsPER RATION.

New rules of health each dav
III you obey them all. you meet
methuselah you'll surely heat.
his age you seem but small
with mighty maxillary po,ver
- An effort you must make
10 masticate for half an bopr
A tiny bit of steak. 1r
You may not quaff the Gun th.t a
NOR tea. unless it's weak: eneeu
Inc piainest diet 1t appears
Is all that you may seek.
ana you must sleep with v,ra,-- s. .
Regardless OF the snow. o"s wide
And bid zach morn an icy tide
Into the bathtub flow.
An overcoat you may not wear
though bitter be the day.
And You must walk and neyer 60
For comfort anyway.
Inc more privatiohs you endure
Inc more these men you'll nlea..
is lie worth living? TO be s,,res
But not on terms like these.
Washington s,.,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
Remarkable Case. Of TImldIty.

DIR. Damaglou, of Cairo, recounts the
following two curious facts:
A young employee was incapable NOT
only of obtaining employment, nut
also Of asking for 1t. for he was %
afraid of any interlocutor that he was
unable to speak. A young student
suffered so much as to be unable 70
make himself understood whenever %
spoke to any person with whom %
was not intimate.
Both recovered their calmness ane
the mastery of their voice owing %
hypnotic suggestion. and the ene1
has been maintained for three years
La Medicine Moderne.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
A NEW AUTOMOBILE BOAT.
BY JACQUES BOYER.

A French inventor, ]. Ravaillier,
has devised a self-propelling vehicle
which can navigate the water like
an ordinary motor boat and also
travel overland like an automobile.
The Official tests of the boat, recent
ly made in the presence of M. Barth-
on. the Minister of Public Works,
and other distinguished persons, were
crowned with complete success. To
tourists who make use of this am
phibious vehicle canals, rivers and
lakes will present no serious difficult
ties. as they can be crossed with ease
and comfort wherever moderately
gentle and smooth slopes, natural or
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
CID NoTHERS.

I love old mothers-mothers with white
And kindly eyes, and lips grown sotty sMee.
with murmured blessings over sleeping pdpeS'
There is something their quiet grace
That speaks the calm of Sabbath afternoons.
A knowledge in their deep, unIaiteTihs yves
That far outreaches all philosophy.
Time, with caressing TOUCH about them "ed'es
The silver-threaded fa1ry-snawl OF age,
While all echoes of forgotten songs
Seem joined TO lend a sweetness 10 their speech.
Old mothersi-as they pass with siow-umed step.
Their trembling hands cling gently to youths strength;
Sweet mothersi-as they pass, one sees again
Old garden walks, old roses and old loves
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
MADE OVER" BUTTER.
How the Renovated Kind Is Made
Simple Test for Its Detection.


Renovated or process butter has be-
come the more or less successful rival
of oleomargarine. The methods of
making it may vary somewhat, but in
general they agree with the one de-
scribed by the government chemists.
says the Washington Post.
Process or sterilized butter, as 1t is
called in some places, comes in differ
ent grades. good, bad and Indifferent.
The better grades are from miscellan-
eous assortments of country butter.
made by farmers living at distance
from creameries. These rolls are sold
or exchanged at the country stores,
where they are gathered up by the
agent of the renovator.
Poorer grades are made from inferior
raw material, butter which was poor
to start with and that which has be-
come rancid or otherwise tainted. Even
the renovating process, which is some
times ingenuously referred to as pro-
ducing sterilized butter, cannot restore
rancid butter to its pristine freshness
When the renovator has assembled
his stock he first melts the butter and
settles the curd and brine, skimming
off the froth and scum. Then he
draws off and discards the curd and
the brine and follows this with a most
ingenious method of removing bad
odors.
He blows air through the molten fat.
Having thoroughly aired it, he mixes
milk with the fat while it is still melt
ed and rapidly, cools and graduates it
by running it into ice cold water. 1t is
even drained and ripened for several
hours, sailed and worked to remove
any superfiuous milk, and finally pack
ed or made into prints.
1t is admitted that when this course
of treatment is applied to comparative
ly fresh raw material buffers of low
grade are decidedly improved. But
when the renovated article Is sold as
the genuine or original thing harm is
done, for they are not at all the same
in their composition. The fats are
much the same, but the heterogeneous
eiementS are not.
There is a simple test by which any
housekeeper can be reasonably certai;.
whether she has real butter, the reno
waited article, or oleomargarine.
Put a sample of doubtful butter about
the size of a small chestnut into an
ordinary tablespoon. Hold this over
dame-gas, kerosene or alcohol
stirring the butter with a splinter of
wood or match as it melts.
Bring to as brisk boil as possible
and after this has begun stir thorough
ly two or three times at intervals, es-
pecially just before the boiling ceases.
Oleomargarine and renovated butter
boil noisily, with a good deal of splut-
tering. They produce no foam, or very
little.
Genuine butter usually boils with
less noise and produces an abundance
Of foam. 1t is most marked.
"Ladled" butter is another product
obtained by working together and
washing at the same time different lots
of so-called country butter. The result
is colored to uniform shade and the
best grade is sometimes sold for table
butter.
The lower grades go for cooking. But
process butter has largely replaced
this ladled variety. iadled butter pro-
duces rather scanty foam when test
ed by boiling.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
A Noble Purpose.

"Supposing you discover the North
Pole" remarked the inquisitive per
son, what direct benefit to humanity
will result?"
I'VE will have the assurance" an
swered the traveller, that there is
one spot on earth where nobody asks
is it hot enough for you? Wash
ington Star
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21

land, and nine kilometers (5.6 miles)
per hour in the water.
The boat enters and leaves the
water without any preparation or
change, except in mechanical connec-
tions. When afioat its stability is
perfect, as is shown by one Of the
illustrations. 1t leaves the water and
climbs the bank under the impulsion
of its driving wheels If the ground
is reasonably firm and the grade less
than fifteen per cent. If the bank
is sleeper or softer, rope is fastened
to stake driven into the ground,
and the boat is hauled up by the
capstan. r~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
German Court. rake No chanees.

German courts appear to take no
chances in dealing with application
to presume the death Of persons who
have disappeared. The principal W
emma papers publish long official ad-
vertisement from the court at Oben-
dorf. calling upon one Fidelis Rokr'
born on April "a. ITO, to appear BE-
fore the said court some time be
fore March ~. 1908. otherwise NJ
will be declared dead! AS Herr p
delis Rohr would now be 1877 years old
were he alive, It is hardly likely thai
the court will have the pleasure OF see
ing him.-New York Tribune.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
Obeying Instructions.

A Denver woman, going from hom,
for the day. locked everything III
veil. and for the grocer's benefit
wrote on q card: @All out. Don't
leave anything" This she stuck on
the front door. On her return home
she found the house ransacked and
all her choicest possessions gone. To
the card on the door was added:
Thanks; we haven't left much. -
Kansas City Star.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21

The equipment of the boat is COM
pleted by a pump for battling, an an
Choir, buoy and a pair of oars and
movable rowlocks for use in case of
accident to the motor while afloat.
The Ravaillier automobile boat
seems destined to render valuable
services to tourists. The best proof
of the practical value of this inven-
ton is the fact that 1t has been pur-
chased, together with all it's patents,
by an MISUNDERSTANDING Ameri-
can.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
A aaf6ed Plot.

George wanted to make it disagree
able for the unpopular aunt who was
coming to visit them, and hired a
hand organ man to play in front Of the
house all the afternoon ON the day
she arrived When he came home at
night his wife met him at the door.
George. there was hand organ
man playing In front Of the house all
afternoon. tried to drive him away
and he woundn't go. It was really
dreadful"
George chuckled.
"And did auntie like it,"
"Auntie! Why, she couldn't hear .
sound. She's grown 30 awfully deaf,
you know."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21

The National Druggist SCOTS at
DR.. Wiley's proposed investigation of
soda fountain drinks. 1t does not
believe as he does that any of the
beverages contain chloral hydrate.
opium or cocaine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
Self Oiler For Saws.

A device designed to save much
time to the carpenter and cabinet
maker is the automatic self oiler for
saws shown in the illustration below.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
Saving the Feeling

Il have a lot Of junk that ! dons
want"
Throw It on the ash pile"
But I'd feel wasteful."
Then send 1t to the Salvation Ar"I
and feel charitable. "-Wasnins"-
Herald
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21

me- cd6ic Cdu WituStduu twenty
eight-day fast.
Gloves were first seen in England
during the reign of Edward ii.
Alonzo Smith, of Skowhegan, Me-,
has an old gun which was used in the
battle of Bunker Hill, 131 years ago.
Turgeneff's brain, about the heaviest
ever weighed, was 2,012 grams. while
the brain of the average Zulu weighs
1850 grams. Webster's brain weighed
1913 grams.
Friday is supposed to have been the
day of Christ's crucifixion, and from
the earliest times has been a fast day
in the Catholic church. Friday has
also long been "Hangman's Day" and
from these two facts its bad name has
come.
The opal (from the Greek ops, the
eye) has from earliest times been con-
sidered unlucky. 1t Is unlucky to in
troduce the eye-stone into the house,
since 1t will interfere with the sanctity
Of domestic privacy, so the ancfents
declare.
While repairing the road between
Talous-les-vignes and Conde-sur-
Marine, France, workmen found two
horse skulls of unusually large dimen-
sions. The skulls were still very hard.
and from all indications, the horses
were buried there hundreds of years
ago.
Every province in China, also each
city and many smaller towns. has a
different tael Of value, as the tael is
supposed to be an ounce (Chinese) Of
silver, but there is no uniformity as to
how many grains constitute this ounce,
and the fineness Of the silver also va
ries at each point.
Physicians who investigated the
death Of Nine. Delporte. Of Chimay, Of
Brussels, Belgium, say that a large
cluster Of chrysanthemums was re-
sponsible. Nine. Delporte and her
husband dined in a room containing
the flowers and fell asleep. The pun
gent odor of the flowers In the warm
room produced fainting spell. which.
the doctors say, ended in death.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21

Alonzo Smith, of Skowhegan, Me-,
has an old gun which was used in the
battle of Bunker Hill, 131 years ago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

The. eagle can withstand a twenty
eight-day fast.
Gloves were first seen in England
during the reign of Edward H.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-02-21

Turgeneff's brain, about the heaviest
ever weighed, was 2,012 grams. while
the brain of the average Zulu weighs
1850 grams. Webster's brain weighed
1913 grams.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-30
SMYRNA INVENTOR SEEKS
PATENTS FOR AN AIRSHIP
W. D. LEFEVRE SUBMITTED HIS
PLAN TO U. S. PATENT OFFICE
Designed Upon The Edison Idea Who
Predicts That In a Short While
Practical Airships Will Be Built

w. D. LeFevre of the firm of w.
D. LeFevre & Son of this town,
manufacturers and sole patentees of
the well-known stair carpet fasteners,
was at Fort Meyer near Washington,
Thursday, Sept. 18th, and witnessed
the accident to Orville Wright's
areOplane which resulted in the death
of Lieut.. Selfridge and the injury to
Mr.. Wright. The latter had estab-
lished new world record and was in
the act of making a two-man flight
when the accident occurred. Mr..
LeFevre was there two or three days.
The day before the accident occurred
he visited Mr.. Wright and was shown
the flying machine and had it
explained to him to it's minutest
detail. He was much pleased with
what he saw and said large crowds
had been witnessing the flights with
curious interest. Mr.. LeFevre was
doubly interested in the mechanism
for the reason that for forty years he
has had plan of an airship in mind
which he thinks will be more
practicable in every way.
Last January he submitted his
invention to the Patent Department
at Washington which has been
approved on a number of points.
The LeFevre Airship is somewhat on
the areoplane order as designed by
the Wright Brothers, yet is entirely
different, being able to rise much
easier, more readily manipulated,
more compactly built and capable
of going forward, backward and
rising and falling at the will of the
operator. Recently Mr.. LeFevre has
been much interested in the statement
and prediction of Thomas A. Edison,
the wizard, who in outlining a
machine that would be the practical
machine of the future, touched upon
the same idea as applied and patented
for the LeFevre Airship. Mr.. Le-
Fevre intends calling on Mr.. Edison
next week and laying his plans before
the great inventor. Mr.. Edison pre-
diets that in five years time practi-
cal airship will be invented that will
sail at speed of 200 miles an hour
and cross the Atlantic Ocean in 1s
hours. Mr.. LeFevre seems more en-
thusiastic than ever over his patent
and says if he had had the necessary
means to experiment he would have
made trial effort years ago. His
many friends in Smyrna are hoping
his patent may be taken up and given
fair trial. Mr.. LeFevre is the father
of Charles Howell LeFevre, Esq. the
well-known attorney, who last week
was made the nominee for prothono-
tary of Kent county on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-30
HOME COMING DAY AT AsBURY
Souvenir Cards of Invitation Prof.
John D.Brooks to Give Annual Address

Souvenir Cards of Invitation Prof.
John D.Brooks to Give Annual Address
Sunday is Home Coming Day in
Asbury M. E. Sunday School. The
service will be held in the morning
at usual hour of morning service.
The music is bright and inspiring,
the program is interesting. Prof.
John D. Brooks, superintendent of
Free Schools for Sussex County will
deliver the annual address. Neat
souvenir invitation cards have been
sent out to all the members of the
school including the cradle roll. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
to enjoy this service. A special
offering for the new library will be
taken. All who have vacation boxes
will please bring them in and hand
to the teacher. Prof. Brooks will
deliver an address in the evening on
''Good Citizenship. The End quar-
terly conference will be held at the
close of the prayer meeting Wednesday
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Smyrna times., 1908-09-30
PREsBYTERY HERE NEXT WEEK
Rev, Arthur Richards Pastor, And
Special Committee Have About Com
Pleted Arrangements for Two Days

Rev. Arthur Richards, pastor, and
the special committee of the Presby-
terian Church of Smyrna, has about
completed preparations for the fall
meeting of the Presbytery of New
Castle, which will be held at Smyrna
October 9th. Just what amount of
business will be considered by the
Presbytery is unknown as yet.
There is a good deal of business
anticipated, however, and a busy
session for the two days the sessions
will last is expected The Presby-
terry will probably consider the
vacancies in two local pulpits caused
by the designations of Rev. T. A.
McCurdy of Central Church, and Rev.
w. F. D. Lewis, on Roney Street
Church, Wilmington. There will
be many ministers in attendance and
as the meetings will extend over
two days the citizens of Smyrna
have been making preparations
to entertain their guests. The
pulpit platform has been enlarged
and new carpet has been laid on
the church floor. The session will
begin next Tuesday afternoon at 2. 80
O'Clock. The afternoon session will
be taken up in preliminary business,
the election of officers and the induc-
| tiOn of the new moderator. In the
evening at 7.3O O'Clock the Rev.
Samuel Polk, of the West Noting
ham church, the retiring moderator,
will preach. Wednesday will be given
over to to business and a conference
on work for young people. Wednes-
day evening there will be a popular
meeting on Evangelistic work led by
Rev. W. j. Rowan, D. D., pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church at
Newark.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-30
REV. GILREATH ENDS PAsToRATE
st. Peters Pulpit Now Open For Cam
didates Until New Rector is Called.
New Bishop to Preach Oct. IL.

st. Peters Pulpit Now Open For Cam
didates Until New Rector is Called.
New Bishop to Preach Oct. It.
Sunday marked the last Sunday of
the pastorate of Rev. George Valerie
Gilreath as rector of St. Peters
Church, Smyrna, his resignation TAX
ing effect the first of October. Mr..
Gilreath was unable on account of
sickness to visit Smyrna Sunday to
preach his farewell sermon and in
stead Rev. Mr.. Seabreeze of Philadel-
phia, formerly of Wilmington, North
Carolina, was sent here and preached
acceptably to goOdly congregations.
Rev. Gilreath is reported to be in
poor health and is staying close to his
home at GreenpOrt, Long Island.
He had hoped to have been to SMYRNA
to preach his farewell sermons.
Sunday week ago he did not come
and in his palce the Rev. Charles A.
Ruksecker, of Philadelphia, preached
two strong sermons. St. Peters
Vestry will now have the arduous
duty of selecting Rev. GiIreath's
successor. The matter will probably
be held up indefinitely until a suffi-
cient number of supplies can be heard.
The probability is that a single man
will be secured. The rectory at the
present time is rented by DIR. Roberts
the Delaware Railroad physician.
BishOp-elect Kinsman will be at St.
Peters Sunday, October 18th. and
preach for the first time in this
parish.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-30
GILBERT JONES IN ACCIDENT.
Thrown From Bairds Touring Car But
Sustained Slight Injuries.

Gilbert S. Jones of Wilmington,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Wesley Jones
of this town had narrow escape
in an auto accident near Chatham,
Pa, Saturday. The machine, a
40 horse power Stoddard- Dayton
touring car which is owned by
Robert S. Baird of Wilmington, was
on the run given by the Delaware
Automobile Association. Attempting
to get out of the way of a hay
wagon that blocked the road the
machine ran into a ditch and turned
partly over on its side when one of
the front wheels was smashed
against bank. Mr.. Baird, Gilbert
S. Jones and Clement B. Hallam, all
officers of the Evening Journal
Company, and Leonard Cooper, the
chauffeur, were the occupants, and
Mr.. Baird and Mr.. Jones were
injured. Mr.. Baird was cut above
the left ear by barbed wire fence
through which he was thrown, Mr..
Jones was cut on the arm and head.
Mr.. Hallman was considerably Jared
but retained his seat in the car and
Cooper was shaken up by being
thrown against the steering wheel
but was not tossed out. The acci-
dent was the one serious mishap that
marred the run.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-30
SHOT WHILE OUT CUNNING
Mrs. Henry Simpler AccidentIy Shot
by Her Husband While Playing.

-'~~~~%''~' '''''N NI''6'
Mrs. Ida Simpler, wife of Henry
Simpler, residing on the Maberry
Farm in Dutch Neck, died yesterday
morning at the homeopathic Hos
pital in Wilmington as the result of
a gun shot wound accidentally re-
ceived Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Simpler was accompanying her hus-
band across field toward some wood
land and while romping and playing
with her husband, his gun accidentally
went off. She received the full
charge in her left leg. DIR. Vaughan
of Leipsic was summoned and imme-
diately ordered her sent to the HON.
oeopathic Hospital in Wilmington.
She expired early yesterday morning
from loss of blood. Her remains
were brought to Smyrna for inter
ment. Deceased was about 20 years
of age and leaves beside her husband
a ten-months-old baby.