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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23

This time a grim smile came to the
bankers lips. You VIII! not take
drafts on New Orleans" he said. you
will take the silver, and you'll take It
at once"
There was no other way around It;
the stranger had to lug of his two
hundred thousand dollars in silve:.
and pay insurance and freight charges
on it to its destination In the north.
For he was an agent of group Of
state bankers in the north who had
combined to break the credit of the
United States bank. II possible. They
hit upon the plan of getting together
a lot of the bank notes of the Savan-
nah branch and suddenly presenting
them in lump for redemption. feeling
reasonably certain that the bank
would not have on hand sufficient sill
yer with which to redeem at once.
word would 60 throughout the coun-
try that the United States bank at
Savannah had failed. and tho other
branches and the headquarters itself
would be imperiled. if not ruined. But
in building their beautiful scheme the
jealous state bankers failed to take
into consideration President Biddle's
painstaking study of the reports Of
his banks branches, and so they were
COMPOUNDED, and not he.
Copyright. 1910. by E. ]. Edwards)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
A Story of General Grant

armies. Mittie received the news that
her husband had been wounded. She
was wild to go to him, but the Gordon
was drawn tight around Dixieland; It
was hard to get through. Learning
that Mrs. Grant was at our house in
st. Louis. the wife of the southern
soldier FASTENED there to implore her
girlhood friend to do what she could
to get her through.
The wife of a soldier herself. Mrs.
Grant understood to the depth of her
sympathetic soul the terrible anxiety
Of her friend. but even she was un-
able to find the way. BY rare good
fortune. however. General Grant came
to st. Louis about that time. He
listened quietly while the distraueht
young woman told of her message
from the south, she should reach her
husbands side at once. be the dan.
ger what It may.
You can imagine what such a plea
meant to a soldier like Grant. To
him the woman in the hospital. on
the field where the battle had been.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
Story of United States Bank

that the amount you give us Is right?"
So the stranger went away, returning
speedily with a hand barrow filled
with notes, and all the rest of the day
the bank force was occupied in count
ing them.
That task over at last. the manager
of the branch turned to the stranger.
'The amount you stated is correct.
SIR" and your silver is ready. Can
We help you in sending 1t anywhere?"
you've got the silver here?" gasp
ed the stranger. You're going to pay
me in silver on the spot?"
Certainly" said the bank manager.
isn't that what you asked for?"
But" began the stranger.
YES" smiled the other, two hun
dred thousand dollars in silver does
make very bulky parcel. l suppose
you will take It to a vessel?"
The stranger hesitated, doubtless re-
f1ecting that II he took the silver 1t
would cost him a pretty penny for in
surance and another for freight At
last he said: WELL ! think will take
drafts on New Orleans. On the whole,
they will do Just as good"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
How Head Of the Savannah Branch
Forced Stranger to Carry Away
100000 In Silver and
Checked Plot.

The most famo6 president of The
United States bank. which President
Jackson forced out of business. was
Nicholas Biddle of Philadelphia, who
after being a director of the bank for
matter of four years. became its
president In 1923 and remained in that
post until the bank went out of bust
ness in 1885.
Nick" Biddle, as he was known to
his associates both in finance and So
ciety-he was a member Of Philadel-
phia's exclusive set-kept firm grip
upon the affairs of all the branches of
the United States bank from his desk
In the banks headquarters in Phila.
delphia. He Vas very careful to get
reports from the branches regularly
and as speedily as the mail facilities
Of the time could deliver them to
him. and he studied these reports with
minute care.
One day he noticed that a report
from the Savannah branch did not
show the average redemption of bank
notes, and each subsequent report
showed a constant failing off In re-
demptions. so that Mr.. Biddle became
very much disturbed. At last he said
to himself: There's going to be trou.
BILE of some kind at that branch.
Somebody Is collecting Savannah
branch bank notes and they may Of
fer them all of sudden for redemp-
ton. But I will see to that" There
upon he caused large amount of sill
yer money to be collected and shipped
TO Savannah. Then he waited.
A few weeks after the silver had
reached the Savannah branch a
stranger called at 1t and stated that
he had some bank notes which he
would like to have redeemed at once
In silver. He was asked what was
the value of the notes. Two hundred
thousand dollars" he replied.
Very WELL" said the official of the
bank, who was acting under instruc-
lions from President Biddle. bring
your bills here so that We can count
them" Whereupon, the stranger pro-
tested at the delay. what" exclaimed
the bank Official. you surely do not
think We are going to redeem notes
until we have counted them and seen
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
IL Had 10 Be

"Sir Lauder Brunton, the English
specialist, believes that the prevalence
Of appendicitis is due to the new
method Of grinding wheat. Well. he
may be right"
The speaker, Philadelphia physt
clan. smiled and resumed:
His belief is certainly sounder than
the belief that appendicitis is a fad
and fake. A good many people. be.
cause few of their friends have
been operated on, hold that last he.
lief. And they like to tell the story
of the consultation that l once heard
Sir Lauder Brunton tell In Caxton
Hall:
He said a millionaire lay very IN
and the family physician called IN a
specialist. The specialist, after his
examination, said:
Appendicitis. I'm inclined Z,
think
is an operation necessary. profes.
sor?' the family physician asked.
Necessary cried the professor
and, laughing heartily. he led the 9th.
er to the window. Necessary he re.
peated. Why. man. look at that wbiz.
zy old motor car of mine down thsre
It's 1905 model"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
How Col. George Bliss Was Mistaken
for Edward by the Enthusiastic
People Of Pouehkeep-
sic, N. Y.

This story of the late King Edward.
when. as the prince of Wales. he
travelled in this country, was told to
me several years ago by the late Col.
George Bliss. who at one time was
United States district attorney for
the southern district of New York,
and whose "Bliss's Digest" is one OF
the standard legal works throughout
the United States.
AT the time that the prince was
here I was serving upon the military
staff Of Governor e. D. Morgan OF
New York." said Colonel Bliss. land
I was detailed to represent the COVER.
nor in certain ceremonies, and partic-
ularly upon the occasion of the trip
Of the prince of Wales up the Hudson
river to West Point and Albany.
Il remember wildly how interest.
ed the prince was in the scenery that
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
The Waiter With Two Cars.

A Cleveland party recently sojourn.
ing in Toronto hotel decided to take
an automobile ride about the city.
They approached the extremely
self-conscious clerk and asked him
where they could secure a car.
"Our head waiter has two. don't "
know" he replied.
It took some little time to recover
from this shock. but presently one of
the part ventured to ask the price.
Three an hour" was the answer.
That was voted satisfactory and at
luncheon one of the Clevelanders
turned to the nearest waiter.
who is the chap that owns two
automobiles" he asked.
Il am the chap" the waiter re.
piled. and he threw such a freezing
emphasis into the word chap" that
It was fairly frost cracked.
They finished their luncheon before
they had enough courage to ask the
price.
-Four dollars an hour" the waiter
replied, with naughty Indifference.
Then they went upstairs and hired
. very good car for So an hour.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
Mark Twain and Warner Wrote Il to
Show Their Joking Wives just
What They Could Do When
They Tried.

The late Stephen A. Hubbard, who
was for many years the managing
editor and one Of the owners of the
Hartford CONN Courant when 10.
seph r. Hawley was editor and
Charles Dudley Warner, the author
and humorist. co-editor, told me this.
the real story Of the manner in which
Mark Twain and Mr.. Warner came to
write THE Gilded Age" which was
published in 1873.
After Mark Twain came to Hart
ford to live" said Mr.. Hubbard. he
early made the acquaintance of Mr..
Warner, being especially attracted to
him because Of the success Of the de.
hciously humorous book, MY Summer
In a Garden which gained Mr.. War
ner national fame, and which was the
first Of his separate writings. The
acquaintance ripened into intimacy,
and the families of the two men were
frequently together.
1T happened that one evening,
when the Twains had the Warmers at
. family dinner. something was said
about the success of Tnnocents
Abroad Thereupon both Mrs. Glenn.
ems and Mrs. Warner began to twit
Mark Twain; they made all manner
Of good-natured fun of his book, called
1t an accidental hit, and finally ended
up by defying him to write another
work like 1t.
In high humor Mark Twain turned
to Mr.. Warner. You and l will show
these ladies that their laughter is un.
seemly and "a cracking of thorns un.
der a pot he cdied. Wen get to-
gether and write a story, chapter by
chapter every morning, and we will
so Intervene our work that these
wives of ours will not be able to say
which has been written by Mark
Twain and which by Charles d. War.
ner; for once week we will gather in
my library and read the story to them
as 1t has progressed under our pens
What was spoken in Jest was acted
upon In the spirit Of jest, Mr.. Warner
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
MEET IN CONGRESS At ROME
international Gathering Of Foes Of ru
bereuIosis to Be Held Late In
September.

Ohicfal announcement Of the SeyentA
International Congress on Tuberculc'
sis, which will include representative,
from every civilized country in IN.
world, has been made by the Natio,.,
Association for the Study and Prev.,-
ton Of tuberculosis. The coners..
will be held in Rome from Septemh.-
"a to 80, 1911. and will be similar 4,
many respects to that held IN wa.A
ington in the fall of 1908. The con.
gress. which meets every three wear,
Will be under the direct patronare :;
the king and queen of Italy.
An American committee of 100 MN
be appointed as the official renress,
tatives Of the United States No.
while the National Association for n.
Study and Prevention of Tuberculos,.
Is acting in that capacity and its os,cs
In New York will be the headouarter.
for the United States delegation tn
secretary general of the congress- 4.
Prof. Vittorio Ascoli of Rome.
AS direct result of the stimu,us -
the last international congress held IN
this country, the American committe.
will be able to report that the numhsr
OF tuberculosis agencies In this conn.
try have been tripled In the thr..
years. More than twice as much
money is being spent in the flrbt
against tuberculosis by private socie-
ties and institutions. and the appropri.
atoms Of federal, state. municipal and
county have increased nearly four.
fold. 1t Is estimated that nearly s1s.
100000 will be spent in anti-tubereulo.
sis work in 1910.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
"LUoT" NOT FOX him
PICKING UP THINGS GETS STAN.
DISH INTO TROUBLE.
Had Hard Time Making People Believe
In His Honesty-Wife Lays Down
Few Rules for His
Conduct.

Twice Standish came near getting
Into trouble because he picked up lost
property in the street. The articles
really were lost and Standish honestly
found them, but he had hard work to
make anybody believe 1t. After his
second experience his wife laid down
few rules for his suidance:.
IF you should find million dollars
piled up on the sidewalk" she said,
you must just walk right past and
never offer to return one of them to
the owner"
How about keeping . few plunks
for myself" said Standish.
Mrs. Standish did not smile "If that
is the way you talked to other people
when they accused you of theft" she
said. Il don't wonder everybody
thought you were guilty"
Never mind" returned Standish;
'it's all over now. never expect to
find anything again."
And he did not find anything fCf six
months. At last. however, he saw an
enameled cigar case lying in a bypath
forth and back which they were walk
ing In Central park. He stopped to
pick it up. His wife pulled him back.
DON'T" she cried. Remember
what happened to you twice before"
Standish rubbed his cheek ruefully.
Il hate like the mischief to let it lie
there" he said. IF l don't pick it up
somebody else will"
Very well. let them II other people
choose to go to Jail that is their look
out"
1T is fine cigar case all the same"
Standish grumbled as they walked on.
1T looks a good deal like mine"
That is all the more reason why
you should not NEEDLE. You have no
earthly use for two cigar cases ex-
actly alike"
Standish walked along in stubborn
silence. When they neared home he
was seized with a sudden craving for
q smoke. He felt In one pocket. then
in another, for his cigar case.
"Where in the name of heaven"
he began. Then his feet Jagged heav-
lily. Good Lord!" he said. THAT a.
gar case"
Dear me-" said Mrs. Standish,
haven't you got over that yet? What
about 1t now?"
1T was mine!" Standish groaned.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
How the Famous SoIdier-President
Responded to q Distracted
Woman's Plea.

Mrs. Louisa Boggs. an eighty-six-
year-old resident of St. Louis, tells
the following story of Gen. U. 8.
Grant, who was her couein and whose
memory she lovingly cherishes. The
story is being passed around in Wash
ingtan.
Julia Dent the generals wife. was
a southern girl. you know. Her fam
lily lived Just west of Jefferson Bar
racks. south of ST. Louis, and while
stationed there Lieutenant Grant met
and fel. in love with her. Julia had
a girlkood friend whom l will call
Mittie. They grew up together. warm
hearted and loving. Their tastes. &C.
complishments and ambitions were
much alike. Both married soldiers.
Mites husband cast his fortunes
with the south and rose to the rank
Of general. When the southern cross
began to go down before the far
reaching sweep of the northern
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
"0ranqers" In New York,

City folk who think that the
Grange" and "the Changers" are OBJ
solete expressions ought to have at.
tended the thirty-seventh annual con-
vention Of the New York State Grange
recently held in WATERFOWL.
Organized in 1873 with 81 subordi-
nate oranges and a small membership.
the State Grange has in this brief pc.
riod increased to 1913 oranges, with
nearly 10000 members, The oranges
are now established in 81 of the 81
counties of the state, including prac-
tically every agricultural county.
During the last year over 5000 new
names were added to the roll. At
the Waterfowl convention nearly
$500 out-of-town delegates were pres.
ent for at least some sessions.
THE grange is uniquely democratic
In its organization" says the Survey.
Practically any farmer or farmers
wife. whether owning a farm or work.
ing on a farm. Is eligible to member.
ship. About one-thir6 of the delegates
at the state meeting were women,
and not infrequently they brought
their husbands as associate delegates,
the women voting and the husbands
merely participating in the discus
sions. Sometimes this was reversed.
Among other activities the grange
10 prominently interested in the i'm.
provement Of agricultural education
and urges the enlargement of the
State Agricultural College and a lib
eral appropriation therefor, as well as
for the maintenance of the agricult.
ural schools already established. The
grange has established six scholar.
ships at $50 each at Cornell Univers.
ity.-New York Sun.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
How "Gilded Age" Was Done

agreeing to meet Mark Twain every
morning for an hour or two SO that
together they could write a new story
somewhat on the lines of Tnnocents
Abroad After they had been at work
on their little joke for a little while
they became thoroughly interested in
1t, and then, when Mark Twain pro
posed to introduce the character of
Colonel Sellers in the story, both he
and Mr.. Warner grew actually en-.
thusiastic over it, and their wives con-
fessed their deep interest in 1t as Il
was read to them as the writing pro-
crossed.
so the Jest was carried on until
the story was about half finished. II
remember correctly. when 1t sudden.
ly occurred to Mark Twain that II
might be worth publishing; II 1t in
terested the wives of the authors. It
ought to interest the public. There
fore, Twain approached his publish
ers and told them that he and Mr..
Warner were jointly writing a book,
and he wondered whether he could
make arrangements with them to pub
fish 1t. They jumped at the PROPOSE.
ton. The book was published under
the title of The Gilded Age It sold
beyond all expectation for a while, and
then. suddenly, the sales stopped. Il
is the one dead failure among Mark
Twain's works. Yet q sufficiently
large number Of copies were sold by
subscription to repay the cost of man.
ufacture and return some profit to the
joint authors and the publishers.
Later, however," continued Mr..
Hubbard. Mark Twain made a tidy
sum out of the dramatic rights of the
book. About the time that the book
was to be published he suggested to
Mr.. Warner that he would buy what.
ever dramatic rights that Warner
might have in the work. The idea an
pealed to Mr.. Warner, and / have al.
ways understood that Mark Twain
paid him $4,000 or thereabouts for his
share of the dramatic rights and with
that money Mr.. Warner was able to
make a long winter tour through
Egypt. AS for Mark Twain, he made
thousands in royalties out of the play
based on his utterly dead book"
Copyright. 1910. by e. ]. Edwards)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
PUZZLED
Hard Work, Sometimes, to RaIss
Children.

Children's taste Is ofttimes more 20
curate. in selecting the right kind Of
food to At the body, than that Of
adults. Nature works more accurate
ly through tho children.
A Brooklyn lady says: "Our little
boy had long been troubled with
weak digestion. We could never per
suade him to take more than one taste
Of any kind of cereal food. He was
a weak little chap and we were pus-
zled to know what to feed him on.
"One lucky day we tried Grape
Nuts. Well. you never saw child
eat with such q relish, and It did me
good to see him. From that day On
1t seemed as though we could almost
see him grow. He would eat Grape
Nuts for breakfast and supper. and
think he would have liked the food
for dinner.
THE difference in his appearance b
something wonderful.
MY husband had never fancied o.
real foods Of any kind, but he BE-
came very fond of Grape-Nuts and has
been much improved in health since
using It.
I'VE are now q healthy family, and
naturally believe in Grape-Nuts.
"A friend has two children who were
formerly afiiicted with ricketts,. I was
satisfied that the disease was caused
BY lack Of proper nourishment They
showed 1t. So I urged her to use
Grape-Nuts Is an experiment and M
result was almost magical.
They continued the food and to-day
both children are well and strong -
any children In this city, and, OF
course, my friend Il q firm believer IN
Grape-Nuts for she has the evidence
before her eyes every day"
Read "The Road to Wellville," found
in pkgs. There's q Reason"
Ever read the above letters A new
eoe appears from time g time. Tnex
are genuins, trUes and fuu - hu
interest
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
She Took No Chances.

A happily-wedded matron is the
principal Of an odd incident, which
one of her dear" friends relates
Before the matron's engagement tn
her present husband was announcer
she met her dear" friend on the
street. The new matron was hurrying
toward one OF the large jewelry stores
Of the city.
John gave me an engagement ring. I"
she explained, without q shadow Of
embarrassment, "and am going down
to see how much it cost. You see. I
got the jewelers. name OF the boz. |.
and she hurried on.
The same friend said that anothar
bit Of information the matron got was
the commercial standing of the pros.
pective husband, which she secured
BY paying for a special report from
. commercial agency.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-23
He Posed as Prince of Wales

stretched before him on both sides
of the noble river, and I have only
to shut my eyes to see IL fancy the
shores dotted here and there with
large and small groups o. people
anxious to get q glimpse OF the fu.
ture ruler of England. Through 1t all
the prince was very affable and &C
commodating: he was always ready
to step to some conspicuous place
upon the upper deck Of the steam.
boat and courteously acknowledge
the salutes and cheers which came
to him from the shores.
Some miles before the boat reached
Poughkeepsie there was brought
aboard it by special messenger q
pouch Of mail for the prince. He had
not heard from home for some time
and he was anxious to read the let.
tiers; you must remember that the At.
lantic cable. though laid. was not
working at the time. So, taking the
heavy mail with him. the prince went
into the pilot house and soon was
deeply immersed In his letters. He
was still reading when we arrived al
Poughkeepsie, where It seemed as
though the entire city and all the PEG.
pie for miles around about had turned
out to greet him.
Hastily, word was carried to the
prince that an enormous crowd, GOV.
ering the steamboat dock and stretch.
ing away back to the foot Of the hill,
was anxious to give him the tribute of
their good wishes. But. as luck would
have It. no was in the midst of peru.
sing an especially important letter and
was not willing to be disturbed.
Therefore, stepped to the railing Of
the boat upon the upper deck. to give
some intimation to the crowd that the
prince was in retirement, when, Of q
sudden. I discovered that the people
below me had taken me for our dis.
tinguished guest. They set up q great
cheering. hats were thrown in the air,
women clapped their hands and waved
their handkerchiefs-every. eye was
fastened upon me.
What could I do? could not tell
them that was not the Prince Of
Wales. but only q member of the gov
ernor's star; I could not have made
myself heard three feet away in an
that welcoming uproar. So. almost In
voluntarily. bowed and made q mili
tary salute
For perhaps q minute received
the enthusiastic greeting Of q city:
then the boat started and all Pouch
keepsie returned home. satisfied thai
It had seen the prince. IN fact, years
later l heard residents of that town
telling with not a little pride how
they had been bowed to and saluted
by the prince. They never knew Of
the mistake.
But as soon as the prince had I'm.
ished with his mail and returned 70
the deck, related to him how I had
been mistaken for him. And the
story amused him greatly-not IN the
sense that 1t was an absurdity that I
should be taken for him, which II
was, nevertheless. but because he
seemed to see in his minds eve a
vivid picture of that great throng hail.
ing a plain citizen of the United
States as the prince of Wales"
Copyright. 1910. by e. ]. Edwards, $500