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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22
Lincoln's Postmaster General

ice of Montgomery Blair as postmas-
ter general from 1861 to September.
1864. was In its way quite as impor-
tant as was the service of Seward. or
Chase, or Stanton. since 1t devolyed
upon Blair to maintain and improve
the postal service in the critical years
of Lincoln's administratoin-in the
years when the postal service was
the only means of communication be-
tween the armies Of the north and the
loved ones back home"
One of the men who knew Mr.. Blair
well was James Henry Mari. who at
the time of his death in the middle
eighties was the Oldest man in point
Of continuous service In the govern
ment departments. he having entered
the postofice department In Jackson's
administration and continued therein
through all succeeding administra-
tons into Cleveland's.
Il knew Mr.. Blair before he became
postmaster general" said Mr.. Mari
to me one day in the early eighties
When l picked up my paper one
morning in 1861 and read that Mr.
Blair had been appointed postmaster
general by Lincoln | was overjoyed:
by that time he and had become
firm friends. and was chief clerk In
the ONCE Of the first assistant post
master general At the first opportu-
nifty ! called upon him to pay my re-
spects and give him my congratula-
tons. He received me like an old
friend. He told me to draw my chair
up to his desk. He looked at me with
a little twinkle in his eye.
Mr.. MARI he said. did 1t ever oc-
cur to you that the postofice is the
only department of the government
with which all of the people all of the
time are brought into personal touch
with their country and their govern
ment at Washington? For, you see.
the postoffice is everywhere; the post
master is the only visible representa-
tive Of the government at Washington
that literally millions of people are
brought In contact with. They don't
see the tax collector, because most of
our taxes are Indirect; they don't see
the soldier. although | am apprehen-
sive that they may speedily see too
many Of them. But the flag of the
United States floats officially over
every postoffice in the country.
Now. don't you think. Mr.. MARI.
that you and ought to do everything
we can while we are In this depart
ment to bring the people into even
closer touch with their government
It's a great opportunity for both of us.
Win you help me? shall need all
the help can getl'
THAT" continued Mr.. Mari, was
the way in which one of the greatest
postmaster generals have personally
known-and have known them all
since 1s35-counseled with one OF his
subordinates few days after he be-
came postmaster general. And because
he ran the department in that spirit,
free delivery Of mail was introduced
in the cities. and sorting of the mails
on postal cars was begun, and other
looking to bringing the
people into closer touch with their
government at Washington were
made"
Copyright. 1911. by T. J. Edwards. An
Rights Reservedl
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22
Reasons Why Man Grows

year is not even twice as large as II
was at birth. let alone three times as
large. Yet all the nourishment which
supplies materials for growth has to
be absorbed by the membrane which
lines the inside of the stomach, and
especially the small intestine. It is
therefore plain that growth OF the
body as whole must gradually sub
side as the tissues to be nourished
gradually approach a size at which
their demands balance the utmost sup
ply Of nutrition taken up by the stom-
ach and intentine.
Although adult men are on the aver
age larger and heavier than women of
the same age. girls between the ages
Of IL and Is are larger than boys Of
that age.
Finally. recent discoveries indicate
that the thyroid and other ductless
glands mysteriously control growth
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22

door speaking. he began In a concili-
atory tone. saying that he spoke for
the great Wing party. Gradually. and
with the utmost skill. he approached
the main purpose Of his address.
which was to attack and beat down
the Wings who were opposing his re-
election to the senate. Soon he had
his listeners under his complete con-
troll; they began to look around to
see II there were apy anti-Clay Wings
among them, and discovering one or
two such, the Clay adherents made
as though to attack them, and those
men were compelled to fee to place
of safety.
THUS he held his audience spell
bound as ne went from point to point.
and when he came to the conclusion
of his speech he simply said that he
would willingly leave it to the legis-
lature of Kentucky to say whether he.
as a representative of the Wing party.
should be chosen to represent the
state of Kentucky In the United
States senate. That said he stood
there smiling and triumphant. and it
was with difficulty he escaped from
the overwhelming demonstration made
by the crowd.
That evening heard John J. Crit
tenden, that great Kentucky Wing.
say: This speech will crumble all
Wing opposition to Clay's election to
the senate He will be chosen by the
unanimous vote of the Wing members.
No one will care or dare to oppose,
him any longer And he was so chos-
en-"
Copyright. 1911. by e. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.D
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22

Turner Junction. now part Of cbi
cago. saw his opportunity. He rtnl
to Texas as q salesman and soon took
enough orders to swamp the manuf<>
tory for which he was working. Tho1
he asked for a share in the pro1o
and was refused. He became mann
facturer himself. establishing plant
at St. Louis. and soon found himse|i
involved In lawsuits over patents Ne
moved into another state where the
court injuctions issued against bin
could not reach him, finally won Oh
case and continued for a time 3 soc
cessful career as a maker Of barbe1
wire.
Gates never turned his back upon
opportunity and he saw Opportunity
reckoning to him. He began organs
ing and consolidating wire companies
He organized the Consolidated Steel
and Wire company, which was sspk
talized at ss0.0o0.o0o. and which be
sold to the Federal Steel COMPANY.
Then followed the American Steel and
Wire company. capitalized at $9o.ooor
600. and little later the United
States Steel corporation. with whi<n
Gates companies we're merged. vs.
formed. He made millions out Of
these deals and other millions out q
railway and Industrial stocks.
During his spectacular pIrngins n
Wall street. which he entered soou
after the close Of the war with Spain'
various attempts were made to broak
him Occasionally his wings usrs
somewhat singed. but he was neves
seriously wounded and he made 1e
financial interests OF Wall street rscf'
on with him. One of his brilliant
coups was the control he gained Of ne
Louisville G Nashville railroad H's
control OF 1t imperilled certain import
ant projects Of J. Pierpont Morg2n
and other money kings and they ver
forced to buy bis stock practically a
his own price.
In wheat and corn corners be Is said
to have made millions. He had near
" perfect system OF getting informs
ton Of things which might affect NsH
street. His own eyes were alvays
open and when be could not look fhr
enough ahead he paid others to do he
scouting. After his retirement frou
Wall street. In 1907, he went to Texas
entered the oil fields and forced re
Standard OIL to abandon that terri
tory.
Gates business training began carp.
Before he was sixteen be contFactes %
husk q neighbor's corr and made
enough money to buy an interest IN 2
threshing machine. He happened %
strike a year OF bumper crops and %
succeeded so well that be was able @
buy out his partners Giving nn
threshing machine as security.
bought piece Of woodland, convertee
1t into frswood. cleared $1,000 ans
still had his threshing machine Ana
be was not then eighteen years Of sse'
Some OF Gates spectacular ventur@
were on the turf. and with many sn1'
cesses to his credit here be invsoeo
England and Is said to have made ~
$4,000 one season. He was a man 2.
tremendous energy. Of heavy pu'"'
but not the least picturesque IN AZ
pearance. He was not at all brusqo'
and domineering. but gentle In n'e'
ner and speech
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22
Paris and the Baths.

There are only 2.soo fats or pr.
vate houses IN the whole Of Paris
which possess bathroom. And. cur
iously enough. Parisians battle very
little in the river in the summertime.
for II you 70 down to the Seine or
take boat and go along II you win
see good many boys who are bath
ing. but very few grown men and
women. OF course. l do not wish to
suggest that Parisians are dirty. A
daily bath Of any kind Is rather the
exception than the rule.
As for the public baths they are
curionsly uncomfortable. The bath
rooms are mere cupboards and venti-
iation Is NIL The baths. though clean
enough. are anything but luxurious.
and there are no swimming baths ut
all In Paris now, excepting those
alongside the river.--London Stand
ard.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22
AMERICAN WOMAN IN LONDON
Wife Of Diplomat and Writer Prom.
inent in Social Life Of
Metropolis.

London.-Among the American
women who we're conspicuous in the
London social life of the recent coro
nation period was Halle Erminie
Riyes. the beautiful wife of Post
Wheeler. Mrs Wheeler was Ken
lucky girl and is cousin Of Amelie.
Princess Troubetzkoy. a. well-known
novelist She is the author OF at
least half dozen novels which proved
popular and remunerative. Perhaps
her best known book is Satan Sander
son.
IN 1906 she married Post Wheeler.
at that time secretary of the Amer
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22
How James Parton Came to Write the
Ahecdotal Life Of Horace
Greeley, Which Was
HE First Book.

One Of the most popular of Amer
lean biographers of yesterday was
James Parton. a name that today
means little OF nothing in literature
to the average American. But there
was q time-in the late fifties and
through the sixties of the last cen
tury-when James Parton's Life of
Horace Greeley" his General Butler
IN New Orleans" his life OF Andrew
jackson and ais life of Benjamin
Franklin we're read and discussed in
thousands OF American households.
In the sense that his works have
had larger popular sale than those
Of any other American biographer, I
think am safe in saying that Parton
Is the most popular OF all his fellow
biographers." said Henry B. Stanton.
husband of Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
the woman's rights pioneer. and init
mate friend Of Parton's for years. and
himself well-known as an anti-slavery
advocate and newspaper editor. "And
do you know" continued Mr.. Stanton,
1T is all due to one little idea that
Mr.. Parton enjoys the reputation that
is his today7" The year was 1877.
Parton first engaged in journals
tic work. taking position on the
Home Journal. the paper which Ma
thaniel P. Will founded In 1886
Here he worked for a number OF
years. Then. one day. as a matter
OF Office routine he read some quantity
humorous stories Of Horace Greeley's
life both as an editor and as poll.
tician. He had observed that every
thing that was written about Greeley
was eagerly read by the people, and.
instantly. on reading these stories,
the thought popped into Parton's
mind that II any one were to write
life Of Greeley. telling all the anec-
dotes possible about Greeley's boy
hood. his early struggles and Of those
days when Greeley was a tramp print
er, the book ought to become very
popular.
The more Parton thought about
this idea the more D -suaded he be-
came that here lay a great opportuni-
ty for some writer to make a reputa-
ton and. probably. fortune. Finally,
the idea forcing him on. he laid plan
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22

lean embassy at Tokyo. but now sec.
Rotary of the embassy at St. Peters.
burg. Mr.. Wheeler Ii an author OF
ability and mas written considerable
Of interest and value on the Tukudh
Indians In the Arctic regions, with
whom he spent an extended period OF
time. For many years Mr.. Wheeler
was one of the editors OF the New
York Press and still contributes the
wellknown paragraphs which appear
under the heading reflections OF q
Bachelor"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22
ODD TOTEM POLES IN ALAskA
Made by indians and the carvIns IL
Often Extremely erotesque
and Fantastic.

sitka. Alaska.--What are known as
totems. or totem poles. are quite COM
mon In Alaska territory. Some Of
these totems are shown In an accom-
panying illustration.
As usual thing these totem poles
are of Alaska cedar. which Is very
abundant In the territory. This wood.
though OF rather soft and yielding
hber. is fine grained and well adapted
to carving. All the totems are made
by Alaskan Indians; the carving is
done with rather rude, coarse imple-
ments. and consequently is of crude.
unartistic nature None of the carv-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22
Characteristics That Made Montsom
cry Blair so Successful illustrated
by Little Story Told BY
James n. MARI.

OF the members Of President Lin
coins cabinet three gained fame. and
will always be prominently associated
In history with the Lincoln admins
tration and the conduct Of the Civil
war-william II. Seward. secretary Of
state; Salmon p. Chase. secretary Of
the treasury, who left the cabinet to
become chief justice of the United
States. and Edwin NJ Stanton. secre-
tary Of war. And yet perhaps the serv-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22
Diplomacy.

A North Dakota German farmer as
piring to all an appointive ONCE want
ed to keep on good terms with both
parties At ten on election night the
result was still uncertain when he was
called upon for speech We meets.
he said. TO celebrate dis glorious
VICTORY. We knows not Jet vich way
1t goes. HurraI HurraI Hrrrai---
Success Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22
Doctor Dies Of CHAMBERS,

Des Moines. Ia--Dr. Henry e. Tai
bot. Al. a practicing veterinarian. died
at his home Of CHAMBERS. The last
case OF glanders In horse which DR..
Talbot attended was a year ago. The
disease in man Is held to be fatal in
most cases by the medical authori-
ties.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22
couIdnY Hold Out.

st. Louis. Mo.-By lying In a bath
Of hot water "A hours and being
kneaded. Edward q. Bernard stretched
himself two inches to get into the IRE
department He shrank' again and
now he's suspended
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22

"A rrima donna's life. although II
seems exciting. mus be quite monot-
onous.r
Way so7~
Because by its very nature Il b .
sing-song affair.""
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22

Montrose. Colo.-From the effects
Of eating dozen matches. Pearl
Traverse. aged ~ months, died. after
suffering Eve days FROM tb> pol
son
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-22
A PesalmIst.

A pessimist Is a person who tells
you that what appears TO be q silver
lining In your cloud Il only . low
grade Of tinft
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
TRAVELS in AFRICA

everything rusts and rots. including
ones clothes.
ION May Is | lost my medicine
chest, my boots, knives and forks, and
nearly all ! possessed.
This happened on a 350.ton bar
steamer in the mouth OF the Volta
river. The surf was so bad that 1t
smashed the bulwarks. the boats. the
cranes. the galley. and the water rose
In the engine room flush with the
fires. We thought We were going
down. The waves were mountainous.
II was the only passenger, and q
woman. too. so did not say was
frightened. ! said to the captain:
1T is magnificent, isn't it?'
Magnificent he said. Good
gracious; we can't stand any more OF
It. We are going down!'
"All the blacks, crew and all, ran
up on deck. crying and wailing. The
engineer. a German, stuck to his post.
He was cropping about amongst scald-
ing steam. He said:
~ think II finish. but | may as
we'll go out" this way as another
I'VE came through all right. in the
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
WeII.Known English AuthOresS
Tells of Trip.
Miss Mary Gaunt Rode 700 Miles In
Hammock Through Tropical coun.
try Where White Woman
Never Had Been Before.

London.-After travelling l,5O0 miles
100 OF them was in a hammock
through tropical Africa. large por-
ton OF her journey being through
country where no white woman has
ever been before. Miss Mary Gaunt,
the we'll known authoress. has re-
turned to London to write a book OF
her experiences.
The other day she narrated some OF
her experiences. She is a pleasant
looking, resolute lady.
II have been all along the gold
coast" she said, from the western to
the eastern borders. also visited
Togoland 1.-THE German territory and
Sunyani. in the northwest province OF
Ashanti, the back OF beyond, where no
other white woman has gone.
Altogether, / have been away eight
months. Now want to 90 to Timbuc-
too, but must write my book first
In Ashanti created quite sensa-
ton. None OF the natives had ever
seen q white woman before.
They turned out with guns and
shot them OF, and they beat delicious
ly upon tom-toms. Crowds came TO
look at me.
They dashed me tgave mel sheep
and chickens and eggs-some OF
which were hoary with age-and
even onions. That meant. OF course,
that had to dash them. which cost
money.
IN all the time was in tropical
Africa | never felt the heat 80 much
as | have done since came home.
"Ninety-four degrees in the shade
was the hottest my thermometer regis
tered, but II was very humid. and
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
Lesson In Good Manners.

When the boy Scouts" movement
was at its height, three of the young
sters journeyed from Baltimore to
Washington to be introduced to the
president. When Mr.. Taft shook hands
with them, one of the little fellows
stuck out his left hand.
why do you give me your left
hand?" asked the president.
That's the way us Boy Scouts shake
hands," said the boy, with pride.
WELL" commented Mr.. Taft dryly,
the sooner us Boy Scouts learn better
the nicer US Boy Scouts will be."-The
Twice-a-Month Popular Magazine.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12

end. but his face was scalded. He
saved US all
II Travelled TOO miles in a ham,
mock all over the gold coast. carried
by men. four at a time.
AT Angomeda my carriers were
afraid to 60 any further because Of
the danger from the Krobo Hill. The
Krobos used to come down and catch
men and sacrifice them to their blood
fetish.
AT Angomeda / heard a leopard
crying and wanted to get on. We
went on and found q bright moonlit
spot, where thought We would camp,
but they said: oh. no; bad place.
and raced on.
"Close at hand was a gloomy en-
inence, which they said was the
Krobo Hill. They clapped their hands
and tried to make noises like very
large company.
"A black clerk riding by on q b.
cycle had disappeared there. The
Krobos come down with pronged
forks, with which they seize their
victims by the neck and carry them
up the hill to torture them.
From there l went to Labolabo,
scaled the steep Eveto mountains and
got into the German colony. where
the roads are very good. The English
roads are not"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
Is Wooed by Wireless

when he might return to France was
indefinite.
Mr.. Haugh. after q restless period,
decided he could wait no longer. He
approached the wireless operator OF
the vessel. and few moments later
a message for Miss Castaign was
flashing into the ether from the mast
head Of the retreating steamship. It
said, in the language Of dots and
dashes Of the telegraph code:
Il love you. VIII you marry meT
After more restless days the liner
reached New York. There was a Ca
blegram waiting for Mr.. Haugh.
Il certainly WILL" It said.
The cables between America and
France hummed with other rapid-fre
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
~ECzEMA ITCHED so BADLY
IC0ULDN'T STAND IT."

II suffered with eczema on my neck
for about six months, beginning by lit
tie pimples breaking out. l kept
scratching till the blood came. It kept
getting worse, couldn't sleep nights
any more. It kept itching for about
month, then / went to q doctor and
got some liquid to take. 1t seemed
as II ! was going to get better. The
itching stopped for about three days,
but when 1t started again, was even
worse than before. The eczema itched
so badly / couldn't stand It any more.
II went to a doctor and he gave me
some medicine. but didn't do any good.
We have been having Cuticura Rem
edies in the house, so decided to try
them. / had been using Cuticura
Soap, SO / got me box Of CuticurA
Ointment, and washed of the affected
part with Cuticura Soap three times q
day, and then put the Cuticura oint-
ment on. The first day put It on, It
relieved me Of itching so could sleep
all that night. It took about a week.
then l could see the scab come OF. !
kept the treatment up for three weeks.
and my eczema was cured.
my brother got his face burned
with gun-powder, and he used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. The people all
thought he would have scars, but you
can't see that he ever had his face
burned. 1t was simply awful to look
at before the Cuticura Remedies
(Soap and Ointment) cured It,"
(Signed) Miss Elizabeth Gehrki, For
rest City, Ark, Oct. 16. 1910. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
by druggists and dealers everywhere.
q sample Of each, with 32-page book,
will be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura." Dept. IL L, Boston.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
indianapolis Business Man, In Love
With French Girl, Carries on
courtshIp by Telegraph
and Wins the Lass.

New York.-The wireless as an aid
to bashful SWANS who cannot muster
courage to tell their love in their
sweethearts' presence stepped In to
accomplish marriage solemnized in
New York the other day.
A French girl. Miss Marguerite Cas-.
taign, a daughter OF Colonel Jean Cas-
taign, was the heroine OF the Jules
Vernlike romance that the wedding
disclosed. James Guy Haugh, an In
dianapolis manufacturer. was the
hero. The various scenes are laid In
France and America and on three
liners that crossed the Atlantic AZ
various times this summer. And
neither the cable. which runs far be-
meath the surface Of the ocean. nor
the ether above the water was with
out its share in conveying the mes
Sages OF love which finally brought
the two together.
Haugh met Mile. Castaign on snip
board last June. He was attracted
70 the charming young woman, and
she in her turn appeared to regard
the AmerirTE with favor. Arrived In
France Ha 81 managed to make the
acquaintance OF Colonel Castaign, the
young Woman's father. He visited the
Castaigns several times. and bis &C
quaintance with the daughter grew.
The time came for his return 70
America. but be could not summon
suhcient courage 70 ask the fatefui
question 20 soon after be had frst
met her. they parted rhs time
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
Dumb Cured BY LIGHTNING.

New Orleans, La.-After being
speechless two years, as result Of q
long illness. Miss Jessie Fishel in.
stantly recovered the other day when
frightened by vivid fash Of lightning
and a loud peal Of thunder. Seven
teen specialists In several cities had
tried to restore her voice. Her faith
or declares the recovery Is the result
Of prayers offered constantly by the
family. A big family celebration has
been planned.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-10-12
Cure for Hay Fever.

ST. Louis.-Warren D. Feurst, 4
financier. has cured his hay fever by
spending half an hour each day for
two weeks in the beer cooler Of a St.
Louis Brewery. When the great an
nual sneeze came be didn't have time
to 60 to q mountain resort, % he de-
cided on the coldStorage treatment
There was such q Tush that the brew.
cry has put up q Sign; This = ~ Gan.
itaEiuu."