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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-01-27
Jackson nRlack Handler

That he was threatened on peril of
his life to secure $4,000 and leave it
at Main and Gorham streets for two
parties in Chicago is the story told by
Ray Horseman. the $S-a-week dry
goods clerk, who has confessed that
he tried to extort an equal sum from
c C. Bloomfield, of Jackson, by means
of BLACK hand" letter.
Young Horseman admits everything
In connection with the case, but he
declares that he was the victim of
Chicago blaek-handers and that he
concocted the extortion of Mr.. Bloom
field as method of procuring the
money. The letters he received, he
says, he has torn up. The police are
inclined to doubt his story, inasmuch
as other evidence in the case tends to
show that he was alone in the plot.
II is barely possible that Ray got
mixed up with a gang Of blackmailers
during his visits to Chicago.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-01-27

The average man spends more
money on a foolish habit than he does
on his wife's hats.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-01-27

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething softens the gums reduces n
HANNA On lays pain. cures wind collie. &c bottle
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-01-27
MORE
PINKHAM
CURES
Added to the Long List due
to This Famous Remedy.

Oronogo, MOI was simply ner-
yous wreck. could not walk across
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-01-27

Cheap notoriety often turns out to
be an expensive luxury.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-01-27

Low shoes and high heels may be
fashionable extremes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-01-27

should be taken without delay when sore chest and
tickling throat you that annoying colo
threatens At all druggists In &c, e and zoe bottles
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-01-27

Interesting Problem

Take LAXATIVE BROMo Quinine Tablets
Druggist refund money N II fails to cure. E. w
GROVES signature is on each box. Csc.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-01-27

Aliens Lung Baisam cures when all other remedies
fail. This old reliable medicine has been sold tor
over 20 years Csc, 50c, 81 10 bottles All dealers
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-01-27
Important TO Mothers.

Examine carefully every bottle o.
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy fol
infants and children, and see that II
signature ssasS so' fZHzZzM
In Use For Over 30 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-01-27
The lJsliaI Wav.

Smith-Did the lawyer get anything
out of your uncle's estate?
Jones-Get anything? He got it all.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
FISH TOAST FOR BREAKFAST
Delicious Dish Can Be Prepared In
Fifteen Minutes for the Early
Morning Meal.

Half pound of cold cooked fish,
one tablespoonful of butter. one table
spoonful of flour. one gill of milk. half
a teaspoonful of anchovy paste. half
a teaspoonful of pepper, quarter tea
spoonful of salt, little paprika, and
one hard boiled egg. Remove all skin
and bone from the first and place 1t on
a plate Add the salt, pepper and pap
rika and mix all we'll together. Place
the butter in a saucepan, allow 1t to
melt, add the -four, mix well together
until smooth. add the milk and stir
the mixture till it boils. Take the
saucepan from the fire, add the an
chovy paste and again stir we'll, add
the fish and place the mixture on a
plate. In the morning, fifteen min
utes before breakfast, toast a slice OF
bread, spread on it the mixture, chop
the white of the hard boiled egg, sprin-
kle it over and place the toast on a
plate in the oven for ten minutes.
Serve nice and hot.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
Demonstration Agent Sets
Forth the Results Which
Haze Been Accomplished.

Baton Rouge.-Mason Snowden or
Shreveport, representing the United
States Department of Agriculture N
its farm demonstration work in GER
trail Louisiana, and who is trying 10
interest East Baton Rouge parish in
this work, has set forth in the fol-
lowing statement the plans of the
work and results accomplished
"First-Better preparation sol the
soil for the seed bed as basis for
any agricultural improvement.
"Second-The Importance of bet
ter seed for all crops, especially corn
and cotton.
"Third-Better cultivation adapted
to the needs of the crops and nor
merely to fight grass.
"Fourth-C Conservation and judic-
ious use of commercial fertilizers as
an adjunct to good farming, not a
basis of good farming.
"Fifth-Better teams and better
tools, enabling the farmer tn accom-
plish more and better work at less
cost and in less time.
"Sixth-The growing Of all home
and farm supplies.
"Seventh-The building up Of the
fertility of the soil by raising le
gumes, such as beans, peas, velvet
beans, soy beans, clovers. vetehes, and
rotation of crops.
"Eighth-The growing Of cotton
under weevil conditions strictly as
. cash crop.
"In Louisiana an active effort Is
now being made, with the cc-opera
ton of the State Experiment Sta
ton. the corn club leaders and the
agricultural experts of the Louisiana
State University, to get the Louis
lana parishes to do for the season OF
1911 what the Arkansas counties did
in 191O--increase tenfold their meas
ure of aid. In Louisiana in 1908
there were three district agents and
80 local agents, while in 1910 there
have been A agents. In 1909 Lou
isiana parishes all told only contrib
uted to this work $3.50, as against
$1,000 in Arkansas. In 1910 there
were eight Louisiana parishes per
suaded to lend active cooperation
giving a total of $2,925, as against
$12,995 in Arkansas. Yet, with the
pitiful amount of parish aid given
the figures show that on the actual
corn and cotton acreage under the
direction of the agents in 1909 the
Increased yield on cotton was 1854.
4sO and on corn S44,647. Estimating
the general influence, five times the
direct effect, the total money bene
fit to the commonwealth figures out
the staggering total of si,5S2,04O
For this tremendous addition to the
wealth of the state the parishes OF
Louisiana paid $3.50, Uncle Sam foot
ing the rest of the bill"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
TWO KINDS OF FR0STING
Boiled Icing, Cup Of Sugar, Hall Cup
of Water or Lemon
Juice.

One cup sugar, one-half cup water.
whites two eggs, one teaspoon vanilla
or one tablespoon lemon juice. Put
sugar and water in sauce pan, and STIR
to prevent sugar from adhering to
sauce pan, bring gradually to boiling
point, and boil without stirring until
strip will thread when dropped from
tip of tines Of silver fork. Pour strip
gradually on beaten whites of eggs,
beating mixture constantly, and con-
tinue beating until of right consls-
tency to spread, then add favoring
and pour over cake, spreading evenly
with back of spoon. Crease as soon
as firm. If not beaten long enough
frosting will run-if beaten too long
1t will not be smooth. Frosting beaten
too long may be improved by adding
few drops of lemon juice or boiims
water This frosting Is soft inside and
has glossy surface. use deep pie
plate and silver fork to beat egg
whites and strip. If you wish boiled
chocolate frosting add one and one
half squares melted chocolate as soon
as strip is added to white of eggs.
The sugar used is granulated.
One teaspoon butter, 5 teaspoons
hot water, teaspoon vanilla and enough
confectioners' sugar to spread. The
butter takes off that sugary taste.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
NE DklERT 2L1ZN or las NGAJ 1ek>4DA

Echnocactus was represented by half-dozen
species, Of which one. E. grande, is undoubtedly
the most massive of all the genus, being as much
as or feet in height and so or even SO inches
In thickness. which, with the many convolutions
Of its surface, makes It very grotesque feature
of the scenery
E. favescens forms small heads in clusters.
while In e. robusta colonies 10 or Is feet across.
making mounds or feet high. include hundreds
of heads.
No systematic account Of any desert is to be
found in which the storage function appears so
highly developed and by SO many species. OF
course all of the cacu exhibit this feature in
very marked degree, and a single plant of PHO
cereus fulviceps may retain several hundred gal
Ions Of water. The large stems of Yucca, which
is a prominent member of the flora of the slopes
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
Adventists plan a Colony.

Amite City,. w. Maxwell. pres
ident Of the Louisiana Conference,
Seventh Day Adventists, was here in
company with Charles L. BUCK. agent
for the owners of cut-over timber
holdings in this section, and made an
inspection of these lands with a view
of colonizing it with followers of his
faith. Mr.. Maxwell was favorably
impressed with his tour and will in
all probability purchase a tract of
between 300 and 400 acres on which
he will settle about twenty-five fam.
lilies Of the Adventist faith.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
Dill Pickles.

Stir into cold water salt until the
brine will float an egg on the surface.
Measure the liquid and add to it half
as much clear water as you have
brine. Lay small cucumbers in cold
water for an hour, then put in stone
crock in layers, covering each layer
with one of grape leaves and one Of
dill. When the jar is full pour in the
brine mixture and cover with a piece
of muslin, and on this lay a weighted
cloth. Leave for several months.
Every fortnight remove the cloth,
wash we'll, and replace it.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
Wealth of State Increased
&,582,54O for Only $3.50
NOW LOOKS LIKE UNANIMolIS -,
Latin America Loyal, and the a..
States Is Nearly An a.. ,

Latin America Loyal, and the a.. 4,
States Is Nearly All One ~.
New Orleans.-"The Latin.
can republics are solid for Nev -
leans in this interesting battle a. y
Worlds Panama Exposition hor,s. 4
said Z. c. Morris, represcntat;v. v
the cigar manufacturing firm ~.
as Antonio Lopez Cuerva, Vida u
Rivero. who arrived in New 0y,s.'
a few days ego and will SHORTY q
on his way 10 San Francisco ~
from there he will go to Honoa.s
then to Japan and other foreign ~
in the interest of the company hs -
resents. Mr.. Morris has Just h,s g
interesting trip to Panama. Eer.s :
and other Central and South A.
can republics, where he Is ns,.,.s
larry well known among the ,p..
ment officials and business ma, 8
prominence.
Il had occasion to conv srse vak !.
great many of the gentlemen -
Mr.. Morris. "and without excsns,ss Z
found that they were in favor n ~
Orleans as the place In which n W
citrate the completion and openIps y
the Panama canal. A good de.i Z
this feeling or sentiment also pr,,.S
at Guatemala, so you can Ga. -
readily that New Orleans * IN. -
ular choice among the people a 4.
ncighbOring countries"
Mr.. Morris offered his services &
the management of the Exposit
Company, saying that it would NJ
pleasure for him to advertise N
Orleans whenever and wherever 4
was possible for him to do So sYo
see, I think so much of your delirIt
full city," said he, that l send =
boy to school here. There is no -
ter evidence than this. II win b 4
pleasure for me to talk the Wori6
Panama Exposition as the logic1
point in 1915 at each OF these citio
as well as in the other countries /
intend to visit between this and D.
sibly September of the coming ~
You don't have to study the map h
closely to ascertain which of the T.
cities in the race is the logical q
for the celebration of the great =
gineering achievement. Geoefaok
ically and in every other respoa
New Orleans is the place for "a
an exposition"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30

shrub. These tuberous formations may be seen
during the dry season lying about wholly unan-
chored, the slender roots dry up with the close
of the vegetative season. which lasts but a few
weeks.
In February 1902 some of these tubers were
taken to the New York Botanical garden and
large specimen not treated In any way was
placed in a museum case where 1t has since re-
manned. Annually, at a time fairly coincident
with the natural vegetative season in its native
habitat the major vegetative points awaken and
send up few thin shoots. which reach length
Of about two feet only, since they do not obtain
sunlight. After period Of few weeks they lie
down again and the material in them retreats to
the tuber to await another season. Seven periods
Of activity have thus been displayed by this speci-
men with no apparent change in Its structure or
size. 1t does not seem unreasonable to suppose,
therefore, that the guarequ is storage structure
OF such great efficiency that water and other ma
terial sufficient to meet the needs of the plant
for quarter Of century held in reserve
in its reservoirs.
The mornng-glory Uphomoea arborescens) IL
here tree 20 to 80 feet high, with smooth,
chalky gray trunk and branches During Febru.
airy 1t is leafless throughout, while its lazge white
flowers open one by one on the ends of me naked
branches From its white bark the tree is some
times known as palo blanco. and from the gum
or resin, which exudes from incisions made in It
for the purpose and which is used as incense in
One Of the striking features of the Tehuacan
desert of southern Mexico is the extreme locali-
zation or strictness of colonization exhibited by
many species which found to cover an area
Of few square yards. the face of slope the
crest Of cliff or the floor of barranca. with no
outers and with the nearest colony perhaps
many miles away.
The Cactaceae are more abundant here than
In any other part of the world yet visited sew.
Of he hoi
Cephalocereus macrocephalus is a tall species
Of the massiveness Of the saguaro and like 1t
having a central shaft bearing numbers Of
branches which more closely oppressed. It
was seen only along the cliff near the Rancho
San Diego. along the eastern edge of the valley
Pilocereus fulviceps. Of more general dstribu-
ton on slopes. has a series of branches In many
instances 40 or so in number densely clustered
and arising from short trunk which barely rises
from the ground before it branches
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30

preserve for desert vegetation the installation
and construction Of telephone, light and power
connections and Of q road to the site of the lab
oratory' ABOUT two miles from Tucson. This
spirit OF hearty cooperation has animated every
organization In the CITY, and has enabled the lab
oratory to gain control of a domain of $50 acres.
OF the greatest usefulness for general experiment
tai work
Extending northward for nearly 100 miles
from FL Paso is the noted tornado del Muerta
Tourney Of DEATH, which has width of 30
to 40 miles. II formed a portion OF the route
connecting the earliest settlements along the Rio
Grande. and here the traveller was compelled to
leave the stream far to the westward. in its
deeply cut, inaccessible canyon and toll for two
or three days In the burning heat without water,
except such as might be carried 1t was for three
centuries one OF the most menacing and hazard
Gus overland Journeys to be encountered in the
American desert. Recent investigations, however,
have shown that the region traversed is in real
ity a basin and that water is to be found, as in
many other deserts within q reasonable distance
Of the surface.
Beyond Hes an equally remarkable desert the
Otero BASIN which Is the bed of an ancient lake.
and is noted for a great salt and soda fiat, a salt
lake. and most striking Of all, the white Sands"
an area of about 800 square miles covered with
dunes Of gypsum sand rising to a maximum
height OF 60 feet
Inc surface or the dunes Is sparkling white,
due to the dry condition of the gypsum powder
but a few inches beneath it is Of yellowish or
buff color and is distinctly moist and cool to the
touch. even when the air is extremely hot.
The most characteristic plant Of the dunes is
the threeleaf sumac (Rhus trilobata) which
cure In the form of single hemispherical bushes
four to eight feet high, the lower branches hug
ging the sand. The plant grows vigorously, the
trunk at or beneath the surface often reaching
a diameter of three inches. The binding and pro-
tecting effect Of this bush is often shown in
striking manner when in the cutting down of an
older dune by the wind column Of sand may
be left protected above from the sun by the close
covering of the branches and leaves. and the sand
In the column itself bound together by the long,
penetrating roots One Of these columns was
about Is feet high from its base to the summit
OF the protecting bush and about feet In diam
eter at the base.
marked peculiarly Of the White Sands is
tat a cottonwood is occasionally found In the
lo'er Dunes reaching a foot in diameter. but sell
don more than Is feet in height yet at the same
tim, not a mesquite was seen. The mesquite is
tire requiring less moisture than the cotton
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30

sessed, aloof from political changes.
was perhaps his best reward. He was
neither an accident nor a great states
man, but a plain necessity. In the
various departments Of the govern
ment such men are not infrequent.
They are unknown to the public, their
services attract no attention outside
their sphere, but they are the infalli-
BILE parts of the machinery when ad-
ministrations change 1t Is often hard.
er to fill their places than to stop a
gap in the cabinet.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30

aridty increases until in the vicinity Of the ha.
cienda of that name extreme desert condltions
are found The ancient structures here are In
dicative of a type of civilization characteristic of
the desert, in which cooperation or communism
was carried to as great lengths as 1t must have
been in the puebos of the northern deserts In
America.
One of the most difficult problems to solve Is
that of transportation in the desert and there are
extensive areas in American deserts that have
not yet been systematically explored by reason
of this condition.
A comprehension of the part that water plays
in existence and travel in the desert is to be
gained only by experience. Some of the native
animals, such mice and other small rodents.
have been known to live on hard seeds without
green food for periods of several months, or even
long two or three years, and nothing in
their behavior indicated that they ever took LIQUID
In any form.
Deer and peccary are abundant in deserts in
Sonora in which the only available supply of open
water is to be found in the cacti.
Man and his most constant companion on the
desert Of America. the horse. are comparatively
poorly equipped against the rigors Of the desert
horseman may go from the morning of one day
until some hour of the next in midsummer and
neither he his horse will incur serious dan
ger; experiences OF this kind are numerous. II
the traveller is afoot, abstinence from water from
sunrise to sunset is a serious Inconvenience to
him, and IL he continues his journey. the follow
ing morning his sufferings may SO disturb his
mental balance that he may be unable to follow
trail, and by the evening Of that day. II he has
not come to something drlnkabe he may not rec
ognize the friendly stream in his way. Instances
are not unknown in which sufferers from thirst
have forded streams waist deep to wander out on
the dry plain to grisly DEATH
Scouting Indians have long used the bisnaga
and drink may be obtained in this manner by
skilled operator in Ave to ten minltes. Some trav
elers are inclined to look with much disfavor on
the liquid SO obtained, but it has been used with
out discomfort by members Of expeditions from
the desert laboratory. That 1t is often preferred
by Indians to fair water is evidenced by the fact
that the Whipple expedition found the Mohaves
near the mouth of the Bill Williams river in
1853, cooking ducks and other birds in the juice
of these plants by means of heated stones
dropped into the cavity containing the pulp.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30

function to this pur'
pose to some extent,
W lille the heshy
leaves of Agave
marmorata and 9th
er species and oil
Hectia, are essen
TALLY storage or
CANS for reserve
food and surplus
water. Here Is also
a Euphorbia and a
Pedilanthus, with
thick upright cylin'
drical stems, In
which the storage
function is made
more effective by
the possession of a
thick milk juice.
AS one proceeds
10 the ancient ruins
of Militia, &c miles
to the southeast
ward of Oaxaca, the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
Million Feet az Lumber Burns.

Eltou.-The Dry Prong Lumber
Company's sawmill and a quantity of
lumber was consumed by fire. The
plant is located three miles east Of
here, on the Frisco railroad. The
origin of the fire is unknown, but it
Is presumed that 1t caught in the
boiler room and that 1t had been
burning for some time when first no.
ticed. The mill was recently reno
waited and new machinery installed,
and 100000 feet of lumber were
reduced to ashes. Loss on mill and
lumber, $4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
"Gar" kinchen Escapes Hard To

"Gar" kinchen Escapes Hard Toll.
Amite City.-Information has been
received by Sheriff Saal from the
penitentiary authorities to the effect
that Garfield Kinchen, who was taken
to Angola two weeks ago. has been
brought back to Baton Rouge and
placed in the hospital. 1t is under
stood that owing to his physical con.
dition he will be retained within the
walls to do light work after his re-
covery, since he Is incapacitated ply.
sically to do the heavy work Of the
farms. Kinchen is under a sentence
of As years, having pleaded guilty to
completely in the murders of the
Breeland family and Mrs. Joe Everett
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
Parmesan Cheese and Sea kale.

One pound of sea kale. two ounces
of grated Parmesan cheese, half q
small cucumber, one-half pint OF
milk, the juice of half lemon, pep
per and salt. Wash and dress the
sea kale and cut 1t up into even
lengths and tie in bundles. Place In
sufficient boiling milk to cover It;
cut up the cucumber and boil It IN a
little of the milk until tender. When
both are done take out the sea kale
and lay it fiat in a fireproof dish
Lay the cucumber on the top and add
the milk, pepper, and salt as required
and the lemon Juice a few drops at
a time. Cover the top with the
grated Parmesan cheese and bake in
the oven until golden brown.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
THE INDISPENSABLE MAN

as clerk Of the committee In 1873,
when Senator Morrill, of Vermont was
its chaidman, and continued to the
end of Senator Aldrich's chosen time
for retirement. He saw new senators
come and veteran senators go, and
alike he out-stayed them. They had
the honors and the victories and the
fame, but he was indispensable. The
sense Of knowledge and authority over
his superiors which such a man DOS
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
Boiled Apple Pudding.

Pare five apples. core them and chop
rather finely. Add two cupfuls of
breadcrumbs, cupful Of sugar, three
ounces of currants. a tablespoonful of
salt, the grated rind of half lemon
and half a nutmeg grated. Beat three
eggs, yolks and whites separately, stir
together and beat into the apples
Mix thoroughly. add wineglass OF
sherry. Pour into a mold and boil
for an hour and a half. Serve hot
with hard sauce.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30

Now am then a government clerk
dies in a secondary position and lit
tie note is Aken Of his death beyond
the bare comment that he served vir-
tually a lifetime In a certain capacity.
In a way this nay be a reflection on
his usefulness. Probably men like
Thomas P. Cleavss, who was clerk Of
the senate committee on appropria-
tons for 81 years. find their relative
obscurity pleasant. He began work