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Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
HUNTING TRUFFLES.
In France They Train Dogs to Find the
Priced Plants.

Trlftics. like mushrooms. belong to
the family Of the fungi. but are dis
tinct and very peculiar genus. They
are cryptogamic plants and subter-
ranean. their position underneath the
soil varying from two to three inches
to two feet In depth.
They have no root. stem or leaf and
vary In color from light brown TO
black. They are sometimes globular
In form and vary In size from that OF
pecan nut to that OF a ducks egg
Their surface Is watery and covered
with n skin Their exact method OF
growth is not precisely known. They
are. OF course. regarded as a great
luxury by the cplcure.
Trutlcs are mentioned by Juvenal,
Pliny. Plutarch and Martial. The
Athcnian epicures were acquainted
with them. and n story Is told Of bon
vivant who freed n whole family OF
slaves who had invented a delicious
method of preparing them.
France has the credit of producing
the finest trufiles. Dogs are commonly
bred to search for them.
The method OF "breaking" these
dogs is 20 give them for time pieces
OF truffles every morning before they
are allowed to partake OF any other
food After certain period. when
their appetite for truffies increases.
pieces are hidden In the ground. and
they are made TO find them. Thus
they are gradually taught their busi
ness. though II often takes as long as
eighteen months before dog becomes
skilled In the art.
In some prrts OF France Potion and
Perigord. for instance-pigs are train
ed for trufie hunting. and by some
they are deemed to be better fitted
for this work than dogs. - Harper's
Weekly.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18

A Japanese friend Of mine once saw
among my papers a picture OF an Eng
lishwoman dressed In japanese cloth
ing.
"She is no japanese" he said. "She
is European"
How do you know that?" asked
him "TIer costume is correct; her hair
is straight: she has no ornaments"
"Yes." he replied. but look at her
eyes. Her eyes look out on the world
as though she understood II. The Jap
anese woman never looks like that
From England Through Yellow Spec.
tacles."
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
Can't All Do II.

One OF the leading singers of grand
opera makes her own hats.
What is more to the purpose. she
wears them.
Yet this does not argue that all won.
en- should make their own hats.
The man who rates as a multimil.
lionaire can dress as shabbily as he
likes.
A prima donna with a salary OF
$1,000 per night can wear any old hat
she prefers.
Eccentricity backed by money be-
comes an admired virtue.
Moral: Make your fortune before
you do your hat
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
Telephone Conversations as Evidene.

Telephone Conversations as Evidence
In recent case II was admitted
that telephone conversation had TAX
en- place between a representative OF
the plaintiff and the defendant, but II
was claimed on the part of the de-
fendant-appellant that each party TO
the conversation could testify only 10
what he said and could not testify to
what he heard through the telephone.
presumably upon the ground that he
might have misunderstood what the
other party said. In declaring this
objection untenable the appellate divi.
sion in the second department peril
nently said that such rule would ad-
NIT fragments Of conversation. per-
haps meaningless and probably unin.
structive. The conversation. that Is,
what one said and the other replied.
10 the only Ineligible and helpful evi-
dence. Bench and Bar
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
A FOREST nANGER HERO.
Tragic Incident Of tho Forest Fires Of
1910 In Idaho.


1910 In Idaho.
Overton W. Price. vice president OF
the National Conservation association,
In his book THE Land We Live In
tells this story of a heroic forest
ranger:
"rhe summer OF 1910 by reason "a
great drought and unusually high
winds was the worst for forest fires
that the west has ever known. In
Montana. Idaho and Oregon the dan
ger was greatest.
ION the Coeur dAlenc national for
est. in northern Idaho Ranger Pulaski
had under him forty men. who after
many hours OF hard work had got n
big fire practically under control. Sud
denly the wind strengthened until 1t
blew gale. II Immediately became a
question of saving the lives Of the
men. The fire fighters were in deep
forest many miles from railroad and
far from any clearing.
Pulaski remembered that withiE
mile Of where they were working there
WIS IN uDN uuhHt
back about forty feet into the hillside.
He rushed his men to the shaft as
quickly as possible and told them as
they passed through their camp to
catch up their blankets as they ran.
The shaft reached. Pulaski hurried his
men into It and. packed like sardines,
they filed It up. Pulaski placed him
self at the opening. across which he
stretched blanket.
"within few minutes after the
men were in the shaft the fire came
The blanket at the opening caught,
and Pulaski jerked It away and hung
up another. which caught In its turn.
The blanket caught again and again.
and each time Pulaski replaced It I'M
I'll toward the last he held the blanket
across the opening with his bare
hands.
"The shaft grew hotter and hotter.
and the smoke and fumes grew thick
or and thicker until the mems suffer
ings were almost beyond human en-
durance. They began TO break for the
opening. Pulaski. whose strength was
great. like his courage. for awhile
forced them back. Seeing that he
would soon be overpowered and that
his men would rush to their certain
death, he drew his revolver and said
that he would kill the first man who
broke away
"In perhaps twenty minutes the
worst OF the fire passed by Five Of
the men In the shaft were dead from
suffocation; the thirty-fve others were
alive. Pulaski was blinded and seri-
ously burned upon the face and arms.
1t was three months before his sight
was partly restored. Had not his hero
ism and presence Of mind been what
they were he would have lost all OF
his men instead OF five. That Is the
kind OF men there are In the forest
service"
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
ChIIdr9n Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
= a 9 . RIA
The Might Of One Man.

The dwellers in Kensington's most
charming and Old World square can
now sleep O. nights without fear that
the too enterprising fat" builders
will encroach on the green turf and
greener trees Of Edwardes Square and
turn II into wilderness OF bricks and
mortar. For-and this Is where the
Edwardes SQuareites score-there still
exists the old charter. which provides
that so long as there is a male resi-
dent in the square the property must
DO left intact. This is a great Joy to
the dwelicrs thereon. many OF whom
have promptly proceeded 10 become
absolute owners of their houses
I.ady's Pictorial.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
What She Wanted.

They had been married but two
months. and they loved each other de-
votedly. He was In the back yard
backing his shoes Jack" she call
ed at the top OF her voice. Jack,
come here. quick"
He knew at once that she was In
imminent danger. He grasped stick
and rushed up two flights OF stairs to
the rescue. He entered the room
breathlessly and found her looking out
OF the window.
"LOok." said she-"that's the kind OF
gown want you 10 get me."-Har-
per's Magazine.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18

Professor Mcintosh says that n tenn.
perature approaching 1900 degrees r.
would be necessary 10 make light
equivalent to that emitted by an ordi.
nary firefy. The enormous waste OF
energy in all industrial methods Of
producing light II matter OF com
mon knowledge. and the example Of
the freely remains unimitated by man
-Argonaut.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18

II wish knew where my husband
was" remarked lady whose spouse
was Irregular In his homecomings.
You mean. presume" responded
her precise friend. that you wish you
knew where your husband is;"
mo. ! don't" was the retort. Il
know where he il. He's up In his
room sleeping of headache want
to know where he was."-I.ondon
Stray Stories.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18

There is little danger from cold or
from an attack of the grip except when
followed by pneumonia. and this never
happens when Chamberlain Cough
Remedy is used. This remedy has won
its great reputation and extensive sale
by its remarkable cures of colds and
grip and can be relied upon with implicit
confidence. For sale by all dealers.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
pinnar Was cnstlv.

Hewitt-When took her out 10 din.
ner she said that she hadn't any more
appetite than canary bird Jewett-
Didn't cost you much. then? Hewitt
You haven't any idea what differ
ence there Is In birds. New York
Press.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18

Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets do not sicken or grpe. and may
be taken with perfect safety by the
most delicate woman or the youngest
child. The old and feeble will also find
them most suitable remedy for aiding
and strengthening their weakened d.
gestion and for regulating the bowels
For sale by all dealers.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
Interesting Spots.

81 suppose. says the lady next door.
''that you saw many really wonderful
places while you were abroad
'Yes. indeed" replies the returned
traveller. II think the most shivery OF
them all. however. was the caiacorners
IN Rome. have the nightmare about
Il yet. Judge.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
In His Dreams.

Hewitt-when ! was on the boat the
other night had lower berth. but |
dreamed ] was sleeping In the upper
berth. Jewett-S0rt OF oversight your
self. eh7-Exchange.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
stiu Worse.

"Mrs. Fastlelgh has given up ciga-
rettes."
'DId the smoke make her M"
''No Tho smoke made her dog III. y
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
Taetful.

Johanna. please 40 TO the pawnbro-
ker's and pawn my gold watch. The
poor man. understand. is not getting
much business. and ! think We should
help him along E'liegende Batter.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
IN. Ola Man W., wiIIino.

He-I told your father could not
live without you. She-And what did
he sayi He-oh. he offered 10 pay my
funeral expenses. Boston Transcript
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
We will
beIP you.

If you are living in rented house
you, no doubt. have long desired to own
your own home and have made plans to
that end. There is no need to delay the
matter, when the Snow Hill Building
and Loan Association is ready TO help
YOU, ano wnen you realize that the
money you have been paying out every
year for rent would have bought and
paid for a home for you. then you will
no longer continue to pay rent.
Gall and see W. d. Cordry. Jr.. Sec.
retary of the Association and he will
explain how you can get the money TO
build you house All and easy way by
which you can repay the loan.
Snow Hill Building and Loan
Association.
MARION 7. HARGIS,
President.
W. d. CoRDDRY. Jr.
Secretary.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18

Beware Of the man who offers you
advice ct the expense Of mutual
friend
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18

No whip cuts so deeply NJ the lash
Of conscience. -PrOverb.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
We Have Something Nice For You
A Poultry Expert

We have associated with us Poultry
Expert, who will gladly answer any
question you would like to ask. Drop US
a letter.
Democratic messenger., 1911-11-18
Praise Where Praise Is Due
Don't Be Fooled

If your local merchant dosen't sell
Bolgiano's Square Deal" Poultry
Foods, drop us postal, we will tell you
who does.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23

cold blood, sfterward putting your
own pistol in the dead mans flngers
where he lay. Then you robbed his
wallet OF several hundred dollars. for
Billy Hardester always went well
heeled. Returning to your room BY
the way you came, within an hour you
left the Belmont. saying you were 60
ing south over the Pennsy. There's
where you made your first blunder.
Like many another criminal you
thought you'd stay around a bit to see
what world happen. feeling certain
you'd made a clean getaway. Just
what you did with the ladder--steel
or rope-I don't need to know; prob
ably you tossed it overheard as you
crossed the bridge. That's the case
against you as 1t stands--and I can
prove every detail."
Freeman, to give him his rightful
name, was no longer smiling Indeed
a haunting terror had crept into his
eyes under Valentines merciless
grilling. But he was still game. deter
mined to admit nothing.
"All that you say may be quite true,
chief" he said. about some other
man. but you're barking up the wrong
tree SO far as I'm concerned. How
long are you going to keep me without
q lawyer?"
Until you contest" snapped valen-
tine.
"That1l be when hell freezes over.
I guess." retorted Freeman. settling
back In his chair doggedly.
Valentine pressed the desk buzzer.
and a uniformed member OF the force
appeared.
Take him downstairs" said the
chief. nodding toward the culprit. As
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23

away. Not s word was uttered. not
a gesture made. But those twelve
pairs Of accusing eyes. coupled with
the mans guilty knowledge. consti-
tuted terrific ordeal. It weld have
been easier to hear had each ore
pointed an accusing finger or shrieked
aloud scire bitter dcnuncisiion. for
there Is nothing SO hard to COMPUTE as
silence.
The guilty nan, also, was G prey to
various emotions apart from his self
knowledge of the crime. How much
those silent accusers knew. what they
had dirulged to the police. and the
fear that the latter might have other
evidence yet undeclared-an these
matters tended to break down his
cast-iron viii and callous composure--
as was Of course intended. But ssill
Alec Freeman made nc sign: yet m
Karlly he was auaksng with horror at
the thought ps spending many more
hours In the solitude OF q cell with
only this last experience and his own
scorching conscience for solace
Take him downstairs." command
ed Valentine coldly and sternly for
the fourth time.
At these words the murderer broke
down Falling on his knees he poured
out full confession. and once more
the efficacy Of thu third degree" In
obdurate cases had been vindicatee.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23

with cold-blooded scoundrel like this
one"
Many sensational weird and lurid
stories have been written and told
about New York's mysterious third
degree" most OF them wide Of the
truth and nearly all uniting in decry-
ing police brutality" But the fact Is
well known to those wise In such mat
tiers that the dread third degree" is
more mental than q physical ordeal.
to be feared only by those actually
guilty of a given crime.
"On the carpet" face to face with
Finney Valentine. In that dreaded in
side room whose very walls were
mute witnesses to divers horrid Grim
inal narratives, the quasi Jacob Fen
derson, alias Goldberg. preserved his
hitherto cool and even jaunty de-
meanor. though the smile on his lips
faded at the first two words uttered
by the chief:
Alec Freeman, alias Henderson.
alias Goldberg. you are charged with
the murder Of your step-brother. VIII
lam Hardester. on the night of April
tenth. What about it,"
Nothing. You've woke up the
wrong passenger. Besides. you can't
prove it,"
Wen see." answered Valentine.
Listen. Your real name. as I sad.
is Alexander Freeman, born near De
trolt thirty-two years ago. Your moth
er was widow when she married
John Hardester. Your stepfsther
treated you almost as his own son;
but naturally Billy Hardester was the
favorite. When the old man died he
left you ten thousand dollars In cash.
which you promptly blew in In fact.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23

pasty substance. in appearance like
the wagon grease. From this came
such terms as "dopey." meaning drug
ged. and ito dope" signifying to dream
out plan
The word hit" used In such phrases
as hit the pipe" had its origin
In an opium joint that hourished
in Fourteenth street, New York. 20
years ago. behind rife gallery that
was run as a blind" Frequenters Of
this place used to remark significantly
that they were going to hit the
pipe" and from them the phrase
spread through tho land
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23

characterize resorts Of every descrip-
ton. formerly signifed an opium den,
because an opium pipe Is made Of q
single Joint OF bamboo. Dope" and
its many derivatives originated In San
Francisco's Chinatown. Underneath
the old emigrant wagons swung q
bucket Of black axle grease. and the
stick with which 1t was applied was
called the "daub stick" which In time
was corrupted into dope stick. while
the paste itself became known as
dope" 1t was quite natural for the
pioneers In overland travel to apply
the word to opium. which 4 . black.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23
ELASTIC SIDE oussErs USED
Boon to Those Of stout Figure Are tire
New corsets Of Very long
Hip Cut.

Elastic side gussete are introduced
on corsets Of very long hip cut. az
shown in our illustration. snd stout
figures especially can be assured OF
added slimness In those shapes. which
particularly give nat hips.
A reduction In the circumference
Of the figure OF from three to Ave
inches IL an important consideration
TO the smart woman. even II she now
does not exceed an average build; ey-
cry garment. as she well knows. looks
and wears 30 much more advanta-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23

Alec Freeman was led to the door.
Valentine fred these parting words at
him over his shoulder:
Better think II over. my friend
We've got enough evidence to send
ycu to the chairt"
This was the first act In the work
ing of the third degree" Left to
himself in a cell for three days and
three nights, with never word from
the doorman who brought him his
meals. the suspect had naught but his
own thoughts for company. On the
fourth and again on the eighth day he
faced Valentine again: the former Or
deal was repeated with sundry add
tons in the shape Of further damning
details surrounding the killing Of Billy
Hardester. Still remaining obdurate.
the Fat twice again went forth: Take
him downstairsl"
Such treatment was bound to effect
even the least imaginative OF mem
and Alec Freeman was anything but
stodgy-brained.
At the third interview Valentine
played his trump card. After inter
rogating the criminal and eliciting
nothing but oft-repeated logged de-
malls, the chief rang his bell Almost
Immediately door into the outer
ONCE swung open. facing which sat
Alec Freeman. and one By one the fol-
lowing persons entered: The clerk
from the Belmont. Miss Creta San
dars. her mother. two men from De-
troit.. and last, the pawnbroker's clerk
who had sold the lethai revolver and
cartridges to the assassin
Each. rs he or she passed at inter
walls Of perhaps thirty seconds. took a
long look at the culprit. then moved
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23

you were an ali-around bad lot from
your boyhood up. and guess you
broke your mothers heart
when your money YVES gone. you
tried to sponge on Hardester, but
after while he refused 10 be bled
any longer. Meantime beth Of yen
had fallen in love with the same girl
Miss Greta Sandars. She turned
you down and accepted Billy. your
rival.
"once more you attempted to extort
money from Hardcster, but he
wouldn't give up. Then you vowed
vengeance-not only to him person
ally, but to Miss Sandars. When be
left for New York you followed by
the next train, tracked him to his ho-
tel. and engaged the cutie right over
his head. Yours was pretty slick
scheme. When you ran with that cir
Gus back in the nineties you became
something Of an athlete and your
nerves were always In pretty good
shape.
by means Of a rope ladder you low
cred yourself out Of the bathroom win
dow to the floor below. probably In
tending to do for your victim out OF
hand. But luck was with you for
once; Billy Hardester had drank deep
ly at dinner. and was pretty far gone
in liquor when you entered his apart
ment. There you stood and gloated
pitilessly over the nearly helpless
man--your step-brother. Seeing his
condition. variation of your hellish
plot entered your evil brain. You de-
cided that you would try to make on,
q case Of suicide. SO you sent that
fake message over the phone and
then deliberately shot him down In
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23

Many dressmakers have lons. mar
row pincushion fastened around the
waist on q belt; but a better plar.
says a Ladies' Home Journal. is TO
have small round cushion and attach
to II an elastic band from one side
to the other. just large enough 70 sIip
comfortably over the hand and hold
on the left wrist The pins are al
ways in sight by this method and easy
to take out
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23
FLOWERS TO MATCH THE EYES
New Freak Of Fashion Altogether
Charming When Carried Out With
Due Consideration.

The touch Of velvet near the face.
matching the color Of the eyes. has
long been popular with the women
who study their own good points, and
this has been easy to manage In these
days Of quaint little bows and pipings.
or late. however. the women Of the
smart set have taken to wearing fiow-
ers which carry out the color. too
There are pansies that are for the
brown eyed girl, forget-me-nots for
blue eyes and orchids for the maid
with hazel eyes
The girl with gray eyes is the only
one who has any trouble. for all she
can find to match her eyes Is the hum
BILE dusty miller leaf.
Sometimes she fancies her eyes.
however. are gray blue" or green
gray" so she varies her color scheme
with orchids. mignonette or a dull
blue blossom. II she Is quite con-
WINGED that her eyes are really
matches" she contents herself with
the feeling of superiority arising there
from and lets the jewels Of her face
sparkle unrivaled or wears the modest
violet. which would never presume to
resemble the eyes above them
When natural blooms are not pro-
durable the woman with an eye for
flowers buys artificial ones Of the
required tint
Partisan ingenuity has gone one
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23

geously on slim figure. provided that
the rounded lines are preserved and
the whole IL well proportioned. There
Il no reason IN these days why grace.
increased support and comfort to the
figure. extra slimness and consequent
additional smartness should not all be
achieved at the same time BY the
wearing Of good though not neces-
sarily expensive up-to-date corsets.
The big. heavy woman. however,
will DO well to wear the special belt
corsets which have reached sach per
fection this season These are most
comfortable to wear. besides making
the figure inches smaller; therefore
they win be found Invaluable to those
Of corpulent or ipclined to that build
The particular feature Of this sea-
sons corsets. however. for ordinary
figures IL. a. our Illustrations show.
their straight At over the hips and
abdomen. but their construction ard
style Of cutting make them sit" most
comfortably. while affording extra ab-
dominal compression and support.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23

Order should not be maintained at
the expense Of comfort and happiness
or by the entire sacrifice Of bodily
strength and vigor. or the useless ex-
penditure Of nervous force and sweet
ness Of disposition.
There are housewives who some
times make every member Of the fam
lily uncomfortable. unhappy and ir-
ritable by petty. carefulness In her
desire TO keep things spotless and in
their proper place. The husband and
children are INCREASINGLY entreated
70 avoid tracking in dirt every arti-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-06-23

want without wishing to pay the price.
Things are fairly well Organized II one
win only remain content to take
things as they >come and toll while
they are coming. and nor worry over
much whether they show up or not.
He takes the greatest pleasure out Of
life who can get the best Of . good
rain as he can Of q sunny day. accept
ing both as far beyond his control.
To stay indoors whom the rain pours
and 60 out for stroll only while the
sun shines Is to miss half ones life:
for as Toll comes first and Ease comes
after. 80 Want and Luxury Is mixed
In every life.