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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
STIRRED BY SPRING
FEMININE FANCY GETS BUSY ON
SUBJECT OF CLOTHES.
Hats for Early Spring Wear Are Mod
crate In size-FlexibIe Headwear
10 Feature Of season-Fiow-
ere Are Popular.

Just as soon as a reward is out for
the first robin the feminine fancy be-
gins to wander in the direction Of
spring clothes. January Is a great
month for summer sewing; February
sees the milliners rushing to market
after the alluring things that have
been prepared for them. II is short
month and before you know 1t March
is here and It is spring. April brings
Easter. when all Is completed. And,
although the snow may still be flying.
spring millinery is all ready for that
great festival.
The hats shown for early wear are
moderate in size with plenty of big
graceful shapes for later on. They
are mostly of braid, sewed into shape
with or without a wire frame. The
flexible hat Is feature of the season
and soft crowns are much admired.
Flowers, fine velvets and ribbons are
everywhere In evidence In the trim
ming. Brims are not so droopy as
heretofore. and little eccentric dents
and turnings characterize many Of
them. Beads and especially coral
beads In pink or red or white match
every display of model hats, and
beads Of other varieties play their
parts. those of Jet and pearl and
those in turquoise blue make up some
very handsome bands.
Braids are unusually beautiful. The
Rannie braids are shown in all colors
with an iridescent play of color In
troduced in them like the colors in a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

ception that no face plate is used.
This gives q block with an extremely
rough face. After being properly cured
the blocks are laid into the wall and
after this il complete the outer sur
face is plastered with cement mortar
and finished In any desired way. The
result IL wall that has all the appear
ance OF q monolithic wan, 10 hollow,
and yet not q penny has been expend-
"a for forms.
We show here the design Of q con-
crete block cottage or bungalow, as
cottages are termed now. The house
IL TWENTY-FIVE feet four inches wide
and thirty-three feet eight inches long.
The general appearance Of the house
IL that of coziness and II IL one that
should appeal to home lovers. II win
be noted that even the porch Is form
ed Of concrete blocks Directly on the
porch is living room that has a ire
place. This room Is ten feet six inches
wide and eleven feet long. Back OF
THE room IL the dining room. which Is
eleven feet square. The kitchen il
eleven feet long and ten feet wide.
There Is one bed room, nine feet SIX
inches square
This house can be built at very mod
crate cost. depending. Of course. on
the amount Of money the builder de-
sires to expend on the inside. The
blocks can all be figured out before
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

Love is said to make the world %
round; but who can answer the oa.s
ton. after all? II not the most Al.
biguous word, It is the most abused
word in any language. As VITA The
mustard seed that grew into q gren
tree. the fowls of the air have percbi
In its branches, claiming 1t az th<f
rightful habitation. Some have ben
Of ill-repute. others of bright plums|s
and sweet song. It would require n
anthology Of all the poets to ansr4
the question, and then the verde
would be confusing and contradic,o')'
From Pindar TO Austin DobsoI, irc0
the orgies Of ancient pagan mysj<1es
to the thirteenth Of First CorinihIad<
the answers have been numerous A.
varied. In its lowest aspect. ~
which is often called love Is on;7 ~
sion or desire, base thing that gr1t
fies Itself at the expense Of It, 50
ject. All that Is worthy Of the nsra'
lavishes itself upon It's object. Lore
suffereth long and is kind" Yet ns''k
er In the baser nor In the nobler rlssz
is found the condition presented n N
present examples. Both agree tna'
youth and age shall not mate. i1'.
December and May shall not be ioi'k'
together. When that time com,.
Silenus VIII have taken the boF q
Cupid and the ieer Of grim Hecsie =
placed burning Sapho's alluring su'''
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

of these articles and keep them where
they may be found when wanted.
The holder is made from board
one inch thick, about three inches
wide and fourteen inches long. The
ends are cut down so as to make them
one inch square, leaving the center
full width of the board with a notch
cut in 1t to receive the broom handle.
Two shoulder hooks are screwed into
the outside edge of the wood, one at
each end to make places to hang the
buster and carpet heater. A plate
hook turned into the underside of the
wood and behind the broom handle
makes place for the dustpan. The
wood is fastened to the wall with two
nails or wood screws.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
OF "RAB AND HIS FRlENus
story Was First Told BY Or. ~.
Brown In q Lecture In HIs Ns.Iv,
5. Village.

The immortal story Of "Rab and n.
Friends" was written ION the onI.l !
to use one Of DR.. John Browns f.,-.
tie expressions. His uncle, the ns,
DR.. Smith. OF Biggar. asked him \,
give a lecture in his native viI,a>.
He had never lectured before. bot -.
anxious 20 say something to 81.
"strong-brained. primitive peop,e 4,
my youth"
In a rare moment Of insplratios Il
decided to tell them Allies storp 4.
memory of which had never LETT ~
since his days In the Mimic HOUSE N.
pital. Ever he saw the beautiful b..
Of the suffering woman, heard "A.
voice of the heart-broken carrier n.
treating him to tell all the world VIA.
his Allie was. and listened 70 r.
whining at the hospital door.
At IL o'clock one midsummer MIA.
says Mrs. Sarah Tooley. in tbs Con.
hill Magazine, he sat down to ten u.
tale, and by o'clock he had fnlshe,
it. He called the lecture "The Hos
gate Carrier. His Wife and His Dor
Rab," but his uncle in introducing .hs
subject 70 the Biggar audience on|,
ted the last word. at which Dr.. Jo1,
complained that his friend Rsb hai
been grieyously insuited.
There is no doubt ne was dog
he explained. but he was great de,l
more-he was Rab."
Perhaps It was to make amends "a
the faithful creature that, when he
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
|2FAllARoUO
z0sHOUSE

Before broiling steak dust 1t with
salt and pepper and rub 1t with salad
oil This VIII greatly improve it.
Toast should always be thin and
crisp. Cut the slices from a stale tin
loaf, and dry in the oven before
toasting them.
Tomatoes should be skinned before
being used for salad. To do this cas-
lily place the fruit in basin and pour
boiling water on them.
Examine the bread pan three times
a week. in case crumbs left in should
become moldy. These would speed
fly affect the whole contents of the
Fan a
In making sauces use clarified fat
from the soup kettle as the medium
for cooking the -four, then beat In a
few tiny bits Of butter to the finished
sauce for the flavor.
When cutting new bread heat your
knife by dipping It into jug of hot
water. In this way you may cut the
thinnest bread and butter from a new
loaf quite easily.
A porcelain sink can be quickly
cleaned with parafin. Dip a flannel
lightly into the parafin and rub the
sink till all the stains are removed,
then thoroughly wash It with soap
and soda water.
A damp room or cupboard may be
dried by keeping in II Jar contain
ing quicklime. The lime viii absorb
the damp and keep the air dry and
pure. It must be frequently renewed.
as It loses its power.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

When the subject of the concrete
building block Is mentioned to some
people objection is Immediately offer
ed to 1t as something that is not de-
sirable. But a revelation was made
at the recent cement shows In New
York and Chicago, where marvellous
creations along this line were shown.
There Is no question as to the econ
omy offered by the concrete block.
The only valid objection has been the
sameness and initiative features Of
the material This feature may now
be said to have been removed entirely,
and It Is possible to build house Of
blocks and have a structure that will
present the most pleasing appear
ance.
The other objection. that of the
dampness Of the concrete block, is no
longer tenable. There are many good
and effective waterproofing compounds
now available that make the surface
of the block impervious to water. or
at least as waterproof as 1t Is desir-
able to have the block. The concrete
block should be just porous enough to
take up the natural dampness or hui
Nudity to prevent sweating on the IN
side Of the house. as would be the case
with wall that was absolutely water
proof.
In all parts of the United States now
the concrete block is being used to its
best advantage. This form of con-
struction is especially advantageous
to- those in small towns where gravel
is available for the making of the
blocks. The machinery. manufacturers
give full instructions. and any man
who wants to build home with con-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
HERE ARE GOOD SOUPS
RECIPES FOR THREE VARIETIES
GIVEN IN DETAIL.
One Is Clear Beef, Another Tomato
and the Third corn-How to
Make a Tasty Scotch
shortbread.

Clear Beef soup.-A lean upper
shank of beef and knuckle of veal are
used; these must be washed thorough
ly and put into enough cold water to
cover, adding one onion, one small
sliced carrot and one tablespoonful
of salt; let simmer until tender;
strain the meat from the liquid, using
it for hash or croquettes. Put the
liquid through a fine sieve and then
let stand in cool place for "a hours;
the fat may then be removed In one
whole cake and replaced IL all the
stock is not used. BY keeping this
covering of fat on the stock 1t will re-
main sweet a much longer time. When
ready to serve, reheat, cutting the
cooked carrot in cubes, and adding a
spoonful Of minced parsley. some cell
cry, pepper and minced red sweet pep
per. which may be purchased by the
can.
Tomato soup.-Place two level ta-
blespoonfuls of butter in frying pan,
and when melted stir in two level Ia
blespoonfuls of -four and let brown;
then add one cupful Of strained canned
tomato and pinch of baking soda;
when this mixture is hot, pour in one
pint of milk, stirring until creamy
and hot II It is more than this con-
sistency add more milk. Season with
salt and pepper and serve.
Corn soup.-Melt one level table
spoonful of butter in the pan and then
stir in one rounding tablespoonful Of
flour, stirring until the butter and
flour are well mixed; then add two
cupfuls Of sweet milk, or If there is
soup stock at hand. use cupful Of
this and one cupful Of milk. Press
one cupful Of chopped canned corn
through coarse sieve and add to the
cream mixture. seasoning to suit with
salt and pepper.
Scotch shortbresd.-Four cupfuls-of
flour, one cupful of butter. half a cup
full Of sugar and one egg. Beat the
butter and sugar to cream. then beat
in the egg; gradually mix in the -four
Turn the mixture out on a baking
board and knead carefully till a
smooth paste. Divide 1t into two
pieces; make each piece into smooth
round. pinch round the edges. prick
over the top with fork. lay on pa
pered tin and bake in a moderate
oven for half an hour. Allow to lie on
the tin until cold. At serving time
break, but do not cut. into small
pieces.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
Deacon Becomes Aneered When the
Calf Blew Milk Over His Sun
day Clothes.

In rural district In Virginia there
was man Of great influence. thrift,
energy and sterling qualities generally
Somewhat late In life. his friends were
greatly delighted when he finally
turned some Of his attention and en-
ergy to higher things and joined the
Baptist church. They at once made
him . deacon and all went well for
time.
Finally. great association was
billed for that church and every broth
or was expected TO do his part, such
as taking care Of visitors from dis
lance, etc. OF course. this good broth
or had his full share. When going out
one morning to board the surries, bug
gies, etc. to start to church. dressed
in their best clothes. the good wife
reminded the deacon they had forgot
ten to feed the calf. They had an
orphan calf In Q two-slat pen In the
back ysrd.) The wife told the deacon
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
Hair 5andeaus.

Bandeaus for the hair are now be-
ing made Of the embroidered and bro
caded ribbons. which are to be had
in q great variety Of colors and de-
signs. A blue brocaded ribbon exact
ly Of the shade which was used many
years ago when these scalloped and
brocaded ribbons were fashionable has
been revived. and is most popular for
the hair bandeaux. The ribbons, II
narrow, are sewed together to make
the wide band. which is now in great
est favor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
IF HE WASN'T IN THE SERVICE

that the pan Of milk could be found
on box on the back porch. and to be
careful as the pan was full.
He got the pan, went carefully to
the pen and the calf being hungry and
impatient put his mouth hurriedly in
the pan, gave a snort and blew milk
all over the deacon's Sunday clothes.
This being more than he could stand
well. he clenched his teeth, reached
between the Stats, gathered the orphan
by the ears and exclaimed: If was
not in the service Of the Lord Jesus
Christ ! would jab your d--n nose
through the bottom Of this pam
Norman 3. Mack's National Monthly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
New Pouch Rans.

Pouch bags are cut with an oval
bottom, covered with black velvet on
one side and bright-colored satin on
the other. The top. which is joined
TO the bottom without fuilness. is I'm
ished on top with black satin ribbon.
It is lined with the satin.
The top has draw string Of satin
ribbon through casing. long enough
to hang over arm. The lining may be
In coral. green. burnt orange or royal
purple.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
Don't wear corsets.

Don't wear corsets.
Use from three to six eggs for wash
ing the hair.
Dry meals are the only hope of fat
women for reducing.
Close your mouth when you sleep
and avoid having hoilows behind your
ears.
Put cold cream on your scrawny
elbows and they WIN soon get fat and
rosy.
Sleep on your back. and do not use
. pillow. Sleeping on the side causes
puffs under the eyes.
Pinch the upper eyelid gently to
ward the nose and back again twice
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

every night and your eyes win NOT
sink back into your head.
Look In the mirror every morning
and think: How well I am lookingi"
This Is the beauty thought"
Use almond meal instead Of soap for
washing the face and give your face
an ironing out with Ice occasionally.
Give your skin regular meals like
you have yourself--skin food Of cold
cream or something similar-and keep
away wrinkles.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
Almond cookie.

One-half pound butter, one-half
pound OF sugar. one and one-quarter
pound of flour. five beaten eggs. one
heaping teaspoonful of baking pow
der, favored with almond extract;
mix to a smooth dough; roll to q
quarter of an inch in thickness, brush
with the beaten white Of an egg and
sprinkle thickly with chopped al
monds; bake In a thick oven.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
me Chin closet.

The chance opening of a china
closet door showed guest a partic-
ularly dainty arrangement of the con-
tents. The shelves were edged with
some Of the better grade Of paper
napkins with design Of roses. These
were folded square and attached to
the shelf SO they fell over the edge
in points. about four inches deep. and
quite near together. White crepe pa
per covered the shelves.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

Neapolitan IL much favored for the
palmer hats on which no flowers ara
used A walking hat that is particu.
larry smart is Of white Neapolitan
with turned-up brim Of black velvet
The only trimming is swirl Of the
straw at the side. from which rise
four of the new slender aigrettes.
which are absolutely without fiuffiness
and resemble the antennae of a but.
terfy. On another white walking hat
the trimming IL q pair Of stiff black
quilts which stand up perfectly
straight and have in front Of them Q
pair Of the narrowest clipped whits
QeiIIh
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

crete blocks can do so II he has the
proper material. oftentimes the nec-
essary material is available on the lot
where the building is to be put up, but
care should be exercised to use only
clean material.
A pleasing variation in the method
of using the concrete block has been
in vogue in the east for some time. AS
you know. the monolfthic wall for a
house is too expensive. as 1t would re-
quire as much lumber for the false
work as would be required to build an
ordinary house. The same effect as a
monolithic wall has been attained by
the use of the concrete block In an
unique manner. The blocks are made
In q regular machine In the same way
a. all blocks are made. with the ex-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
HOME MADE BROOM HOLDER
Convenient Affair for Holding uten-
ellis Used In Cleaning the
Floor.

In all well regulated households
there is usually found a place for the
broom, buster, dustpan and carpet
beaten. AS these four articles have to
do with the cleaning of the floors and
furniture they should be kept In one
place as convenient as possible. The
accompanying sketch shows a holder
that win provide place for each one
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

hand. SO that the exact number i,
made tor the house. leaving no w..
Another advantage about thIs hon. s.
Is that 1t viii never need much ren.,.
and no paint Is required excepl q.
the window frames and sash. h ~
be house that win always be sslsh,-
If you should want to sell.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
For Burnt vIctu.l..

II fruit or vegetables have been
burnt or scorched while cooking, take
stew pan and set in pan Of cold wa
ter (the colder the water the better).
Remove lid and leave stew pan in the
water about minutes, then turn con-
tents into another sauce pan. This
prevents burned taste or smell
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

Formerly they mad rough-ano<a't
modes Of testing claims 70 supern.''
raj powers. {.
"Dost thou know where thou y.
pass Christmasfv asked Henry "
Of an astrologer. He could ~
tell.
Whereupon the kings grace t
did love merry Jest. made snsFe
Then I am wiser than thou. 20
know that thou wilt spend cbr'zl
in prison"
John Galeazzo. duke Of A'iz3
said to have made even msr7l1.
the expense of an astrologer W1o a.
told him that he would die esrih
"And how long do you expeo.
liver he inquired Of the prcpi@
my lord. my star promises
long life"
Never trust TO your star, man.
are to be hanged today" the -
took care that his own pfso
should be fulfilled
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

Mr.. William A Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject Of building for the readers OF
this paper. On account of his wide expe-
rience as Editor. Author and Manufac-
turer. he is. without doubt. the highest
authority on all these subjects Address
all inquiries to William A Radford. No.
l9l Fifth Ave-. Chicago. ILL.,, and only en-
close two-cent stamp for reply.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
Slipper Buckles.

For slippers the buckle seems to
be the favorite shape. Some Of the
dull silver and gunmetal ones are CIV
en- touch Of color by means Of semi
precious stones with which they are
set. or By designs wrought in en-.
amel.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

shell or soap bubble. The silk fibre
braids are soft and pliable and all are
light as air.
French plumes are favorites on fine
hats and trimming effects are simple.
rn fact simplicity in millinery gains
Roadway In the popular taste. but the
demand makes no lowering Of price
because every one wants better and
better qualities of merchandise all the
time.
JULIA BOTToMLEX
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
Too rrustfuI.

Mother-Tommy. be careful how
you feed that bear. He might SNAP
your fingers
Tommy-But. mamma. he tries to
let you see that he has q peaceful
nature.
Mother-Yes. dear. but he might
turn out to be . nature faksr.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

To Remove Ink, Wine or Fruit Stains.
saturate well in tomato juice. This
is also an excellent thing for remov-
ing stains from the hands.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28

~can you give my constituent 3 &.
a Job on your rsilroadr asked
state senator.
But he can't talk English
-Weli. give him Job calling tram
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-04-28
Boiling Eaos.

In boiling eggs put little salt in
the water, and If any should be crack-
Cd It win keep them from boiling out
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-17
The raceivin. =u44piianes -

Thea you kavr telephone connec-
uon too one can hardly keep up
With the times thnS,. days what does
that coil do
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-17
FRS, Christmas Ct.servsnee.


Christmas gels il nImt from the
mass ceiehratod IN the earty Gays Of
the Chris'!a n ;.iiur.h in honor of the
birth of Chris, irs first so'emlni2ation
having been ordered 10y Pop" I"!tspbo'
MS This was it nr h"furr -" YEAR
s3S. for in thai yea: futr ici"-i'HoruS
aied
At first christmas was "'ri is
known as a uluvn,le feast. just as
Easter il now. ;.uA .,wir2 L" n!annl!"r
standings was rpipisr:tted - bate a.
april or Nav IN tirn tr'ir'h cen AIRY
an eccleS,asri":it inNe,si ls:ttoii MN OF
dere! aEu aeon III" ,.nl iit'tlfy q: t'it
AhleS Of lst t'rN~als II Vie .."r!i-i
archives lit,. -, T'A- s;sr""d 'llrun a..
.hp date of IL. S.ir'nnr's rafi.iE ifa
iitjon tiXrd tan tts.'l, 81 hir'h ~ :thnA:
nidui.hi :,n,i fhl~ f.,t Ia u" ''tehrs
don OF a u,dalgtf HESS 10 al II"
churches II ~, Vt.u q ':tMn did i
third ~ istr l,ti"f ..t,ptt'Jlt
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-17
Lbs l,ird and this Man.

a salesman from one town to another
when. In passing through wooded
sectlon. the salesman seized the lines
aud brought the horse to halt.
What Is that noise:" he queriel. lin
.eulng 70 q peculiar sound coming
from the woods.
Thai! nh, that's a partridge drum
ming." re!sii.d the driver.
well" tbused the salesman. letting
70 the lines. Il hope he's had better
luck thAp | have today. - Boston
Herald
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-06-17
Nv Sense of Prop 1-t;cra.

~he young man who had spent hts
efforts for several years without re-
suit In studying art was talking With
his practical uncle. who had patiently
paid the bills
"Of course" said the young artist, II
1t. but don't think you ought to adj
wise me to try something else. You
know it's best to put all your eggs IN
one basket and watch that basket"
"Um. That may be. Charlie; but
did you ever think how foolish 1t Is to
put so many baskets around one ban,
tam egg?"