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Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

~ LOWERS, more particularly roses.
made Of ribbon and other fabrics
have never been so popular as du-
ring the present season. The time 1t
takes to make them has always kept
the price of such flowers high. Many
of them take so little material that
they can be made of scraps ,of rib
bon while others take from a third
to a yard and a half to make. Big
American Beauty roses made Of wide
satin ribbon doubled lengthwise and
wound about center Of cotton arc ex-
pensive but SO durable that they are
favored for many decorative purposes.
They have been used. mounted on mil
linery stems with millinery foliage as
favors and dinner souvenirs for a
number OF seasons, by the best hos
tesses. Table decorations of ribbon
flowers are exquisite, not as substi-
tutes for natural flowers, but used In
novel ways and exaggerated sizes. A
center piece of roses. or one immense
rose makes fascinating base for the
light, and roses from which candles
spring are little bits Of perfection.
Some of the newest ones are made of
ribbon which is translucent and the
heart of the rose (and this is a touch
of real genius) is tiny bulb glowing
with light.
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17
STYLES DISPLAY THE SHOES
Prevailing Short skirts Make Foot
wear Highly Important
Consideration.

Footwear is made prominent this
season by the styles in vogue, the
short, scant walking skirt being well
calculated to display the feet. The
attention thus focused has brought
about some smart results. There is a
marked preference for the high but
toned boot with its Cvhan heel, which
is shown in calfskin and suede and
also in velvet, for the tendency of
fashion to make much Of rich fabrics
has extended even to the world of
footwear. Black. brown and navy
blue velvet are greatly favored to
carry out the fashionable conceit of
one-tone street costume. and these
harmonizing boots are really very fas-
cinating with their long lines of tiny
smcked-pearl buttons.
Slippers also partake Of this general
use of rich materials. Black satin Is
always correct for dressy wear. and
this season black velvet is also great.
ly favored. The deforming rosette Is
being displaced by the widespread use
of buckles for ornamenting slippers.
For formal wear the scintillatine
rhinestones are Of course the most
effective. Very handsome evenine
slippers for full dress are sometimes
fashioned of cloth of silver or gold
and, again. often of brocade. Oh
course. the hosiery always matches
light-colored slippers. and many beau
tiful silk stockings are shown havins
elaborately wrought FRAMEWORK deco
rations, or else daintily-embroidere
floral designs.-The New Idea Won
ans Magazine.
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17
BOY SCOUT BRIGADE
Movement Is Becoming Widely
-. Popular in This Country.
Starting In England, There Are Al
ready Over 100000 Lads Enrolled
In Ameriea-AppeaIs Strongly
to the Boys.

Cleveland, Ohio-The Fairgrounds
Association OF America has Joined In
support OF the Boy Scout movement
as started in England by Gen. Baden
Powell and fostered here by Ernest
Thompson Seton. There are already
about 100000 lads enrolled in the Boy
Scouts Of America In 46 states, though
the organization is only few months
old. Those who, have been watching
the movement here say that nothing
has ever seemed to appeal so strongly
to the boys Of America
Ten years ago Mr.. Seton organized
the Woodcraft Indians. About 10O.-
900 boys became members. but soon
after Gen. Baden-Powell's organizar
ton, begun only two years ago, at
tanned such quick and wide populari.
ty In England Mr.. Seton and those
working with him adopted its best
features and merged the Woodcraft
Indians into the Boy Scouts.
Every American boy a hundred
years ago. he points out. lived either
on a farm or in such close touch with
farm life that he reaped it's benefits.
He had all the practical knowledge
that comes from country surround
ings; that Is, he could ride, shoot, run.
swim; he was handy with tools; he
knew the woods; he was physically
strong, self-reliant, resourceful, well
developed in body and brain In ad-
dition, his moral training was got at
home, and IT was good. He was re-
spectful and obedient to his elders,
and. as Mr.. Seton. thinks constituted
altogether the best material OF which
a nation could be made.
I'VE have lived" says Mr.. Seton,
'-to see an unfortunate change. Part
ly through the growth Of immense
cities, with the consequent specializa'
tion of industry. each individual has
been required to do one small special
ty and shut his eyes to everything
else, with the resultant perpetual mar
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17
TO MAKE cRocHETED PuRsE
Simple Directions Show H,w Easy II
is to Make This Pretty
Article.

Here are simple directions for GRO
cheting a purse with wool or silk
Commence with 81 chain, always ta-
king three chain to turn. Turn and
work one treble In each chain, turn
and continue the same till you have
the required length. Remember that
the work has to be doubled from be-
ginning TO end to form two sides.
When you have the length desired,
start decreasing one stitch at each
END until all the stitches are done.
This point forms the turnover flap.
Double the work and sew neatly on
the wrong side, turn back and sew a
patent fastener to the under side of
the flap. which fastens to the purse
itself.
II you wish to fasten the purse
around your neck. fasten your thread
at one end Of the purse and work 50
chain aad attach the opposite side
Buy brass ring and double crochet
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

Rockefeller, to be followed by a still
larger one from the Laird of Skibo."
Giving away money has with these
men taken the place of the desire to
pile up additional millions. They have
their own ideas about giving II away.
They seldom give large sums with
out imposing rigid conditions. Almost
invariably Mr.. Rockefeller requires
that his beneficiary raise a similar
or even greater amount from other
sources. Before even the smallest
amount is given the object is care
fully Investigated. Mr.. Carnegie Is
equally careful. Skilled investigators
report on every application for char
ity. Only the most noteworthy re-
quests are granted.
Messrs. Rockefeller and Carnegie
have their prejudices and their weak
nesses. Both also have their hobbies
Mr.. Carnegie's is building Libraries.
Mr.. Rockefeller's is his general educa-
ton board and, the University of Chi
cago.
Some Record Gifts.
Their principal gifts are surpris-
ingly alike in size and purpose. Mr..
Rockefeller favors this university, Mr..
Carnegie that one. While one of the
oil kings chief wifi has been $S,240.-
900 to the Institute of Medical Re
search, Mr.. Carnegie has given s15..
100000 for pensions to educators
Churches ond r,,fogfs,r,s havo raooiv od
more from the oil king than they have
from Mr.. Carnegie The Rockefeller
gift of $53.000,0O0 to the general edu'
cation board Is the greatest single gift
one man has ever made IN the history
OF the world, and 1t is said to be the
oil kings intention to increase 1t tc
100,000,000 within the next few years
Mr.. Rockefelier's big gifts. like Mr.
Carnegie's are always made in bonds
Of railroads, steel and oil companies
1t has been many years since the
! oil and steel king have met, but IL
their early days they were frequent
, ly together. They are about the same
/ efeller II. Both started in life with
out dollar, and both became mil
, lionaires before they We're 65. Al
every one knows, Mr.. Carnegie made
his millions in steel and Mr.. Rccke
: feller his in OIL Both have given lib
orally to their home towns-Pittsburl
!. and Cleveland-and both now live Il
New York. They have many othe
points of resemblance, including thei
unfagging interest In golf.
/ Rivalry Of Magnifcence.
: And now these two men, having az
s cumulated greater individual fortune
+? than this country has ever befor
+ known, and having retired from az
e tive management of the great corpC
d rations in which they are the don
}. inant figures. are engaged in uniqu
J. rivalry Of munificehce. Each is tr,
n ing to see how he can give away tn
II greatest amount of money to accom-
e plish the greatest good. The philar
n thropies Of other rich men look almos
+. Insignificant beside the regal gifts 9
" these two. though In proportion to tn
o wealth upon which they had to dra,
r. other men may really have surpasse
a them in generosity.
y Today the live question In philal
r throp.c circles is what win Mr. Rock,
feller do next? Other things bein
equal. the man with the bigger ban
!, account should win the race. An
! Mr.. Rockefeller is the richer of tn
I, two.
q But If he tries very hard Mr. Ca
! negie ought surely to be able to gra
a ify his wish to die poor!
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17
Painted while Asleep.

1t is the craze Of the pretty ladies
of the Tiergartenstrasse's plutocrat
society to be painted while asleep,
writes a Berlin correspondent. The
Austrian Countess Czivek started the
bright idea The well-known portrait
ist who had given her an appointment
for the sitting has the vicious habit
Of making you wait. Tired Of turning
over French novels in an ante-ch2m'
Der. the beautiful countess fell asleep.
At last the procrastinating artist turn
ed up.
Entranced by the unexpected vision
Of sleeping beauty he threw on 9
lightning sketch and as the countess
awoke held it before her astonisked
eyes. The drawing was so dainty and
seductive that the delighted sitter ~
sisted upon a complete oil portrait
painted while she simulated sleep.
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17
around it. catching It into the 80
chain IN the center. Pass the cord to
go around the neck through this ring
and the purse is completed.
Topcosts Of the Season.

One of the garments which the one
piece dress has greatly revived is the
separate coat. Nowadays a woman
has so many little house and street
dresses that long separate coat Is
an absolute necessity.
For daily wear these coats are most
serviceable when made of tweed or
heavy shorn serge. but for dress wear
broadcloth or veivets ara the correct
textures.
The smart shops are showing many
elegant coats beautifully braided for
afternoon or informal evening wear
They are fitting Accomplishments tc
lovely gowns and help complete the
toilet.
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17
Ban on aIa Has.

San Francisco.-A crusade has been
started here against the big hats worn
by many women In places Of public
gathering. The matter was taken up
at meeting of the city trustees and
three Of the city fathers stated that
they had attended church the Sunday
previous and their view Of the speaker
had been obstructed by the large hats
worn by women in front Of them. II
was found that there was an ordi.
nance forbidding hats to be worn in
places Of public gathering. The city
marshal has been instructed to see
that It Is rigidly enforced
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

yoke; the edges Of bodice and over
sleeves are trimmed with fur; the un-
der-sleeves are Of lace. A handsome
silk girdle is knotted round the waist,
the long tasseled ends falling over
front of skirt.
Materials required: 10 yards velve-
teen, yards cashmere.
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

1t is proposed to erect mosque n
the capital of the greatest Moham-
medan power in the world. and the
only surprising feature of the project
is that IT has not been executed 5e'
fore. The building is to cost fioor
600, to which the aga khan has al
ready contributed 25.000 The com
mittee in control Of the scheme Is
presided over by Amir Ali and In
cludes the Turkish and Persian min
listers, as well as three members Of
the council Of India-London Globe
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17
STONE IN BLADDER REMOVED
WITHOUT SURGICAL OPERATION

In the Spring of 1905, was confined /,
my bed with kidney trouble and tbousss
that / would never recover. / took IT, t.
Of medicine but did not realize any benefit
from anything. ] finally saw DR.. Kilmsr,s
Swamp-Root advertisement and sent for>
sample bottle. and thought the sarlnls
helped me, 30 I bought more of the ped;.
cine from my Druggist, and after using
few bottles discharged very large stons
from my bladder. After passing this stons
my health was very much improved and I
have been able to continue with NV ha,.;.
ness without any serious sickness.
j. L. KNOWLES.
Headland, Ala.
Personally appeared before me this 9Th
day of September, 1909, J. Loftus
Knowles who subscribed the above state.
ment and made oath that the sane i.
true in substance and in fact.
j. w. WHIDDON,
Notary Public.
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

Richard Croker, at a dinner in New
York. expressed a distrust for aero
planes.
There's nothing underneath them
he said. ~1f the least thing goes
wrong. down they drop"
Il said to a Londoner the otnef
day:
"'How is your son getting on since
he bought a flying machineT
ION crutches, Ike the rest %
them the Londoner replied"
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

rarely forget them as long as they
live. On the other hand. grown-ups
rarely acquire an accurate pronun
citation of a foreign language. although
they may be able to use 1t with en-
tire correctness.
1t Is common belief that the mem
ory is more tenacious In early life
than in later years. That seems to de
pend almost entirely upon the indi
vidual.
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17
Some Verse.

Eminent Poet Ito his betrothed) -
Darling. how did you like the poem !
sent you? Did it seem too sweetly
tender?
She-Oh. It was lovely. got seven
fifty for it at the church fair.--Flie
gende Blaetter.
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17
Matchmakino Ma.

MY wife is always having pipe
dreams"
How now?-
Now she thinks the young janitor
of our fats is becoming interested in
our daughter. Last weef it was q
dukel"
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

MERRY war Of millions
is on between Andrew
Carnegie and John d.
Rockefeller. perhaps the
richest two men in all
the world.
'1 expect to die poor
Is Mr.. Carnegle's battle
cry. and as a retort Mr..
Rockefeller has often
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

declared: mo one shall outgive me.
Theirs is not fight like those that
Wall street so often sees-neitner
one Is trying to ruin the other In tnis
game Of money. It is fine and friend
ly rivalry between the PittsDurg
ironmaster and the Cleveland oil king
70 see which one will be able to give
away the most money during his life
time. At the moment Mr.. Carnegie
leads by about s5.ooo.0O0, but nobody
can tell when Mr.. Rockefeller viii
come back at him with some more
millions that again the lead, which
neither one ever succeeds In keeping
long
Up to a short time ago Mr.. Rocke-
feller led the giving game. led by
something like $4,000. 900. but Mr.. Car
negie on December IA took 1t from
him by throwing into the balance s10,-
100000, giving for the establishment
of international peace. With this gift
came the appointing Of a board OF
trustees to work for international ar
bitration and the abolition of war
which Mr.. Carnegie calls degrading
evil" This put him ahead some
$5,00O,000 or so, and up to the mo
ment of writing he still leads. But
any day Mr.. Rockefeller may be ex
pected to come back at him.
Munlffoent Gift to Chicago.
As It was just one week after Mr.
Carnegie's newest gift Mr.. Rockefellel
I did make the University of Chicago
100000 richer, but this was mere
ly transfer Of millions. He orderet
$4,000. 900 out Of his s53 100000 fun'
for general education to be pail
to the university, at the rate of 81
10000 a year for ten years. II wa
not really an additional gift, so hi
sum total of gifts for all purpose
still stays at $174.411 900. while MI
Carnegie's amounts to s17s.S00. 900.
That is the situation today as re
CARDS two masters of many millions
However, nobody expects them to en-
their days in the poorhouse, for tn
simple reason that their incomes pil
up faster than they can spend tn
money.
The unique contest started abou
30 years ago The two multi-mi
lionaires have been at It ever since
matching each others gifts with gift
and a little more. For general educs
ton Mr.. Rockefeller has given tn
mighty sum OF s5e.O00.000. Mr.. Cal
negie Is only a million behind wit
his s52.000.00o for libraries. Mr.. Ca
negie gave $16.0O0,00 for the earn,
gle institute in Pittsburg and $4,000
600 for the Carnegie institute /
Washington, a total of $1,000 90
And now Mr.. Rockefeller adds SIC
100000 to the s25.000.OO0 he has a
ready given to the University of Ch
cago. going Mr.. Carnegie $1,000. OF
better.
Though announced on December 2
Mr.. Rockefeller's transfer Of the $1(
10000 to the Chicago institution
learning was really made Decemb,
IL, and the very next day came NJ
Carnegie's ten millions for peac
Mr.. Rockefeller's latest gift was a
nounced on October is last, when
added ss,s20,o00 to the s5,000.0o0 I
had already given 10 the Institute Z,
Medical Research. Since that date
score of gifts Of from $4,000 to $25I
900 have been announced. but NJ
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17
HI. opInIon.

Nephew-what do you think Of 'ns
opera7 -,
Uncle Josh-Them women IN
boxes ought 70 be able to raise enoosn
money on their diamonds to buy so@'
clothes with, by jinks'
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

Satin is seen everywhere in all sorts
Of costumes. Satin flowers are much
used for millinery snd costume deco
rations.
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

A revival of the pinafore cut In
conjunction with the Magyar sleeve il
promised for the spring.
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17
Lsftsr =
Dr. klk.er = O..
Blnrkxmtna, \. Y.
rove What Swamp-Root WIN Do For Yov

Prove what Swamp-koot VIII Do For Ycu
Send to DIR. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y, for q sample bottle. II win
convince anyone. You viii also receive
booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention this paper
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty
cents and one-dollar.
Tensas gazette., 1911-02-17

Men know less than they let on
women more.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-12
Can't Have the Old Portsmouth

wHE navy department probably will
be unable to comply with the
wishes Of the people of California who
have asked that the old sailing ship
Portsmouth now at the New York navy
yard. be towed to the Pacific coast to
be preserved there as a naval mu-
scum. The people of the Pacific coast
are anxious to have the Portsmouth
sent to San Francisco bay because
she was identified with the early his
tory of California. She sailed into
San francisco bay and took possession
in the name Of the United States II
she had not taken this action what Is
now California might have become a
mart of the British empire, as two
British cruisers arrived there only a
few hours after the Portsmouth. The
san Francisco people want to use the
old vessel as an exhibit in connection
with the coming exposition there.
The navy department however, has
received report from a board Of sur
vey. which estimated that about $685.
600 would be necessary to fit the old
sailing vessel for the long cruise to the
west coast. In addition the expense Of
such long trip would be considerable.
In view of the outlay involved in the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-12

A PRELIMINARY statement show.
"A ing the general results Of the
1909 census for establishments en-
gagged in the manufacture Of woolen
and worsted goods has just been is
sued by the director Of the census,
e. Dana Durand.
Although the number Of establish
ments has decreased, denoting a ten
dency toward concentration, which
has been the rule in the wool manu-
featuring industry since 1870, on the
other hand the amount Of capital re-
ported as invested shows an increase
from S256,554,O 900 in 1899 to $415, ,465,-
900 in 1909, or 62 per cent. during the
decade. The cost Of materials used
increased So per cent. and the amount
paid in salaries and wages 5S per
cent. The number of salaried Off
cials and clerks increased but AZ per
cent. and the number Of wage earn
ers only 20 per cent.
The value Of products increased
from $238,745,0 900 in 1899 to $419.S26,-
600 in 1909, or 76 per cent The
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-12
YOUTHS HAVE TRAVELLED FAH
Eldest, Aged Six, Has Record Of 10000
Miles of Sailing, While Baby Has
Never Been on Land.

Philadelphia.-With his wife ant
three children, one Of whom has never
been on land, another who has crossed
the equator 30 times and Travelled
more than 100000 miles, and a third
who has travelled $4,000 miles by wa
ter, Capt. Nantritz Christensen of the
Norwegian steamer Sildra, will leave
in a few days for his home in Ber
gen, Norway, to try living ashore foI
awhile.
Captain Christensen was married
seven years ago, and soon left on the
Sildra A year later Mrs. Christian
sen Joined him at Sydney, Australia
with their first child, Elsie, who is now
six years Of age. Both have accom-
panied Captain Christensen on every
voyage he has made since that time.
Two more children were borr
aboard the ship, Sildra, age four years.
and the youngest, Sydney, age foul
months, came into the world while
the ship was in port at Sydney. He
has never been on lard. Two weeks
after he was born the ship sailed fol
Japan, with which country the Stldrs
trades on most of her voyages.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-12
Great Sums Spent in Luxuries

and girls OF the country and the old.
er people. too. spent S25.O00.O0 last
year on chewing gum.
The country's confectionery bill for
1910 amounted TO $4,000. 900.
The SsO,OOO,OOO spent on jewelry is
twice the amount required to build
tho Panama canal.
Our soda water bill was SS2O.00O..
600.
Tho representative says: Take
the egg. for instance; II doesn't cost
the hen any more TO lay an egg today
than Il did 100 years ago, but we pay
more than our grandfathers did be-
cause we don't let the hen lay the
egg where we can get out the back
door ourselves and pick II up. The
farmers wife in Idaho goes out and
gathers up an egg keeps It till a man
comes along with buggy and takes
Il from } or He crates, sorts and
packs It along with others and then
carries II TO the railroad II Is laid
in April, May or June; you don't get
Il until the following Christmas, and
you have to pay for its keep all that
time, pay for the cold storage, pay
the railroad rates, the expense OF the
man who went around in buggy and
gathered It and the initial price Of
the farmers wife in Idaho. II is the
same all along the line"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-12

Sir Thomas r. Price, commissioner
OF railways and harbors of the South
African government, arrived in New
York the other day by the Hamburg
American liner Kaiserin Auguste Vic
toria, to study the American method
Of handling corn. He told a represen-
tative Of the New York Commercial
that the maize Of South Africa, which
is our corn, is quite as good as the
American article, and he belives that
South Africa could ship to Europe
100000 tons or more a year and get
good price for It. He said that he unl
derstood that America shipped to for
leign places not more than 3 per cent.
of its product, the balance of the
great crop being used at home. At
present South Africa ships its corn
in sacks, but it is considering the pro
Ject of shipping in bulk. He is in this
country to see how grain is handled
at Buffalo, Duluth, Chicago, Minneap-
oils and New Orleans, and to report
ito his government on the subject.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-12
TEA DRINKING ON INCREASE

st. Regis, the Gotham and the Ritz
Carlton, dispense with music, as theiI
patrons seem to prefer social conver
sation.
Mr.. Barse, of the Waldorf-Astoria
said yesterday that more women real
ly came to drink tea, and that it was
libel on the sex to say that they pre-
ferred the highball disguised in q
china cup.
when the old Waldorf hotel was
opened by Mr. Boldt sixteen years
ago." said Mr.. Barse, "the palm room
was turned into a tearoom to accom-.
modate guests who had contracted
the tea-drinking habit in Europe.
"Since that time the demand has
grown from year to year, until now
several rooms are devoted to after
noon tea. The reason why the WON.
en- predominant so largely at the Wal
dorf is because men are not admitted
to tearoom unaccompanied by WON.
en-, and no smoking is permitted"
The Plaza, Knickerbocker and AS.
tor hotels have had to enlarge their
tea room accommodation, as 1t has
become the fashion more this season
than before for women to give tea
parties at hotels instead of inviting
their friends to their own homes.