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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
MAN WHO FALLS BEHIND -
MAN WHO FAILS.
Misfortune Invariably overtakes the
One Who Does Not keeS Step
With His Fellows.

In a little magazine that came re-
Gently to the editors desk was story
about a boy scout who. when ne nrst
began to drill. was unable to keep IN
step with his comrades. He was In a
rear rank and attracted the attention
of a subordinate officer who did what
he could to drill into him the rhythm
of marching. Failing in his attempts
he suggested that the boy be placed
in the front rank where he would
come under the attention OF the COM
handing oficer: and this was done
with the result finally that the boy
KEEP. perfect step and alignment he
not only received the personal atteu-
ton of the commanding officer. but
he put forth the very best effort OF
which he was capable to overcome bis
deficiency.
The reading of this story suggested
train OF thought that led % our
schools, our workshops and mercantile
establishments According to stats
tics there are in our public schools at
least FIVE boys out OF every hundred
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Bully of Pacific Is Killed

the Ill treatment they had received
and Okulu also tried to quit. but was
restrained by Captain Benson.
On the return journey. according tc
the seamen. Okulu was subjected daily
to taunts and violence. There was nc
witness to the shooting. but the cook
says the captain entered his galley
and accused him Of waste and dishon.
esty. His denial was followed by re-
Wings and then by blow that felled
him He arose and was knocked down
again. Fearing for his life. he jumped
up. ran to his bunk. took out a pistol
and fired FIVE shots at the captain.
The bully ran after the first shot and
died on the main deck.
1t was FIVE days before the officers
left In charge put Okulu In confine.
ment by claiming him to a table In
the dining room. and then he was well
treated by all.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Mourns for Nativity; Commits Sui
eide With Cat Medl-
cine.

New York.-Mrs Clifford Harmon
Is mourning the loss Of Giro, even
though he brought scandal on the
household at her country place. Green
witch, Conn. by committing suicide.
Mrs. Harmon returned from q win
ter cruise In South American waters
secently. She brought north with her
Four monkeys to add to the animal col
lection at Greenwich. Three OF the
simians captured along the Amazon
enjoyed the voyage.
With Giro. however. 1t was different.
He sulked on the yacht. refused to eat
and take an interest In life.
Recently Mrs. Harmon mixed po-
ton of arecanut for three cats. This.
while good in small quantities for ami
NAL ailment. Is a lethal potion when
taken in sufficient quantities. The
taste is unpleasant
While Mrs. Harmon was answering
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Men Of IS or Even older Are Much
More Dependable Than Younger
Men.

Among the men / hire nine out OF
ten are better workers at forty-nve
years of age than are men OF twenty
five or thirty" declared the secretary
and manager Of q Chicago commercial
rouse, to a writer In Business. The
average young man In business Is al
ways seeking a soft snap job. and is
not content with sticking IT out with
an employer. through thick and thin.
until his services become highly val
liable aud perhaps indispensable
Long experience with employees OF
all ages have convinced me that men
Of forty-five or even older. make bet
ter subordinates than younger men.
OF course this may not apply In hiring
men for some jobs. but as a rule. 1t is
q safe policy to pursue.
Young men holding positions of
more or less responsibility in the Of
ices of concern are more easily
tempted to spend money that does
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
MAN is SHOT BY THIEF TRAP
Paul Huttenen Of HIbblns, MIMI, "a.
tally Wounded by His Own
contrlvance.

Hibbing. Minn.-Paul Hutteuen of
this place set a rife in his shed, In
tending automatically to shoot a thief
who had robbed him Of eatables for
several night in succession. The thief
did not come and Huttenen forgot the
rife. He entered the shed and sprung
the rife and the bullet passed through
his body He is at a hospital and
the doctors say he will die He also
set out poisoned beer for the prowler.
The police took that and broke the
bottles
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Making Most of Time

and their Enclosures so that each hand
on the completion of one motion. was
in the proper position TO begin i'm
mediately the next motion. The final
motion-that Of throwing the filed
envelopes upon a piIe-was entirely
eliminated by placing a large basket
on the floor, directly under the point
where the Enclosures we're inserted in
the envelope. When the Enclosures
were once inside. the girls simply let
go Of the envelope and II fell into the
basket, gravity doing the work former
ly done by the girl After the girls
had been taught the new methods Of
filling envelopes their output was
nearly four times as great as It had
been when they were doing their
work haphazard In any way that hap
pened to occur to them.
In spite of the greatly increased
output of the girls. their accuracy in
folding, sealing and inclosing. etc..
was one-half greater than before.
said the officer of this publishing firm-
Business
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
railor rakes MANY stItehe..

An enterprisIng tailor has taken the
trouble to count the stitches In the
last coat he made. He found 1891
23,S00 machine stitches and 9.137 hand
stitches. The coat was OF the jacket
variety, 80 inches long. A frock or
evening coat would require many more
stitches. This is how the counting
was done: Il kept little tablet with
me at my work. and every time |
counted a hundred strokes OF the
needle l made a mark. On my ma
chine found four and half stitches
were taken at every stroke Of the
pedal. That was forty-five stitches to
ten strokes. and so | put down a mark
at every tenth stroke"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Head of Business Concern More
Difficult of Access Than
Ever Before.
WANTS TO THINK; NOT TALK
Big Chief Not Only Sealed and Walled
In, 5utAsslstanta Down to Fourth
and Filth Generation Are Far
Remote From Average
Caller.

Twenty years ago Chicago had a
population of 100000 souls.
Considering only the territory that
20 years ago constituted Chicago. the
city has approximately just 100000
souls. OF all the old sections OF the
old city. the loop district has increased
most in daylight population. The old
city boundaries 20 years ago have
doubled in population In that partic-
ular loop section downtown its popu-
lation in office buildings probably is
multiplied by 20. or even a greater ng-
ure.
Twenty years ago in the loop dis
trict the average man Of business al
fairs having offices in the loop sat at
his desk beginning at nine o'clock In
the morning and ending at five o'clock
in the evening, maybe later. As rule
he sat with his desk in the open. He
hadn't even a railing between his gen.
eral offices and the doorway leading
In. The average man neatly dressed
could walk right in and sit down at
the head mans desk without a Ques-
ton. The big business man went out
to luncheon of the quick service" or
der. some time between IL and l
O'Clock. and was back within half an
hour.
This was in the days Of the 100000
Chicago.
Today, in 10000 Chicago. every
thing Of the old office regime has
passed into Anticipated and innocuous
desuetude.
Not only the head Of a great busi-
ness is walled, sealed in. and the door
to his privacy guarded by an ONCE
Cossack, but the second. third and
even to the fourth and fifth genera
tons Of assistants are as remote from
the average caller as Is a box at
grand opera from a sleeper on Hinky
Drinks sanded floor mattresses. A
card. deeply engraved personal his
tory Of the caller for ten years back
"a summing up of all he came to talk
about-and then the close scrutiny Of
chain Of Office inspectors are re-
quired to reach anyone In the general
Offices having delegated powers to act
Today the Office hours Of the Office
heads are growing steadily more I'M
certain. and later as to the morning
hours.
Mr.. Lotsomun hasn't come in yet. /"
the girl at the telephone switch says
at 1880 o'clock. mo. can't say; be
may not be in at all today: he was
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21

But I've been trying to see Mr.
Lotsomun for a week." you say. warm
ly. "and haven't got within a mile Of
him"
At which you are likely to have q
soothing syrup dose Of. We'll. you
know he is a busy man and you've got
to catch him on the jump-if at all"
Today the man of business is hard
er to reach personally that at any time
in our history. Organization and sys-
tenn in business have combined to al
low of the business heads to get fur
Their away from the personal public.
Cheaper officials and clerks are doing
the day labor" Office work. The head
of the institution either is finding
more time for business thinking and
planning, or he is sitting up later
nights in the effort at burning money.
Hollis w. Field.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
GETS EGGS TO BUILD CHURCH
Pastor Plans Novel Scheme to Raise
Money to Erect New Stone
Edifice.

Colville. Wash.-The Rev. @. Fl.
Rice, pastor Of the First Congrega-
tional church OF Colville. opened his
campaign for funds to build a $10,00O
stone church. The plan proposed to
the Sunday school was for each OF
the families patronizing the Sunday
school who kept a poultry yard to
contribute all Of the eggs laid on Sun.
day between June and Sept. 1, the
pastor to market the eggs and turn
the proceeds into the church building
treasury.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Middle Aged Employees Best

not belong to them. especially when
they are entrusted with II over night
Take our collectors. for instance. who
start out at 1880 a. m. and are not re-
quired to report at the ONCE again
until the following morning.
Il could recite several instances of
young men who came in the morning
after and told me they were short
because they had been in bad company
the night before. and had spent some
OF the money they had collected The
man Of forty-fve. particularly a mar
ried man Of that age. knows that he
cannot afford to take such chances
hence be is more honest We do moi
require men of that age to furnish
bond. because we know from expert
ence that they are as a rule depend
able"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
OUTDOOR LIFE.
VIII Not OFFSET the ~ Ensc's "
Coffee and Tea When One Cannot
Digest Them.
A farmer says:

A farmer says:
For ten years or more suns..s
from dyspepsia and stomach troup'e
caused by the use Of coffee tTea Ga.
tains caffeine, the same drug ioune
in coftee), until ! got 50 bad ] had 2
give up coffee entirely and almost go
up eating. There were times when
could eat only boiled milk and Drsaai
and when / went to the Geld 20 N ~
I had to take some bread and puI'3
along to give me strength
81 doctored steady and took aiino,'
everything could get for my sIolnse q.
insthe way Of medicine, but u -
any better It only lasted little rE''>
I was almost a walking. skeleton
zone day I read an I'D for Po,.'-
and told my wife would try i, On. =
to the following facts ! WIN maks -
davit before any Judge:
ct quit coffee entirely and useo -
tum in its place. I have regainea -
health entirely and can eat hny-n.ns,
that Is cooked TO eat. ] have incfess.-
IN weight until now I weigh more -. :.
I ever did. have not taken any ~.
cine for my stomach since pss'-
using Postum. =
INV family would stick 10 cohes :.
first, but they saw the effects y y. Z.
on me and when they were ies.. :,
bad they began to use Postum. On. Q
q time. until now we all use Pos.u n.
Name given by Postum Co. Sa''s
Creek, Mich. 80
Ten days trial of Postum - 80
Of coffee proves the truth, an cay -
pleasant way. - a
Read the little book. ~Ths Roaa y
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's
SON." -
Ever read the above letter. T<rI
an, sppearu from time % tn, -
are genuine, trse. snd fus' q
] interest
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
The oId.rima ApprentIee.

Negro slavery existed to some ex
tent in England and all her American
colonies. but system of apprentice
ship Of white and Indian boys and
girls was common in New England In
the seventeenth and eighteenth cen
turtles. These apprentices practically
became members Of the family. eating
at the same table, attending the same
church, and cared for I'm sickness and
in health" as well as the average
farmers boy of that era. The work
was quite hard but not exhausting.
and until well into the nineteenth
century the scythe. cradle. sickle. hoe.
mandrake and fail were relied upon
to the almost total exclusion OF farm
machinery OF any kind.-National
Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Japanese Cook Slew Sea Captain Noted
for Brutality After He Is Abused
by His Master.

San Francisco.-Tales OF lawless
ways on ships In the Pacific told by
the fiction writer's are well borne out
by the story that lies behind the de-
tention here on a charge Of murder OF
s. Okulu, a Japanese. who was cook
on the schooner Americana. He slew
Carl Benson, the captain, on voyage
from Australia Members OF the crew
testified that he was justified. and
prominent Japanese here will see that
he is ably defended.
Captain Benson. a native Of Sweden,
forty-three years old. had a reputa-
ton throughout the Pacific Of being q
bully. Big and strong and with q
quick temper, he frequently came to
blows with his men. and In the recol
lection OF followers Of the sea he never
returned from a voyage without hav
ing to face charges Of brutality. Sew
eral times he has come into this port
with some of his men In irons, and
once both his first and second mates
were so confined.
When ne left Puget sound on his
last voyage to Australia Okulu shipped
as cook, and the men who were on
the vessel say that the little japanese
was efficient In his galley and cour
teous and peaceful In his dealings
with others Captain Benson. how.
ever. continually baited him and cast
aspirations on the Japanese. and. an,
gered by his non-resistence. physically
illtreated him. When Newcastle was
reached all but two OF the crew left
the ship. saying they could not stand
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Monkey Ends His Life

a phone call the monkey got the bot
tie. He Jumped out OF reach and. after
jabbering Of second. placed the
deadly vial to his face and poured the
contents down his throat He threw
the bottle from him and then drew
the drapery Of his couch about him
and lay down to dream OF the ANA
zon. Mrs. Harmon says II was clear
case OF suicide.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
BEGIN LONG TRIP

may be encountered. so that the auto
may run through. Another is to de
termine the depth Of water in streams
to be forded. Bob having been trained
to yelp II the water is more than q
certain depth He is as enthusiastic
an autoist as either OF his masters
and has accompanied the auto every
time It has left the garage. The
Meads. both Of whom are wealthy. ex
pect to be gone a year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Missionaries, Sons Thieves.

Wooster. Ohio.-Forest Tope OF
Cleveland and Arthur Jones and Wal
ter Snyder, students of Wooster Uni
versity. were arrested charged with
burglary and larceny. The students
are sons of missionaries in India.
They were charged with breaking
into a book store. run in connection
with the university. and stealing $50
in cash and merchandise valued al
$3.50.
Tope was sentenced to sixty days
in the workhouse and the others tc
ninety days each.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
HUNGRY AT BOTH MOUTHS
And Calls Puzzled Owner Doesn't
Known Which One to Feed-Puts
Food In Each One.

New York.-Clinton F. Hill went out
to his barn at Huntington, L. l.. hav.
ing learned that his Holstein COW had
just given birth TO calf
We'll. I'm blessed!" said Hill as he
gazed at his newborn calf Which
head will feed?"
The calf is two-headed The di-
vision takes place at the throat. there
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
coInc Further Eaok.

A man who had suddenly become
very rich went to 1--we IN New lok
and began to spend money with laz.
ish hand. He decided that his nnus
needed advertising. 80 be visited .
genealogist.
Il suppose" he said. If ! pay you
enough you can trace my family back
to ADAM
my dear SIR" replied the gsneelo
gist, III you're willing to put up ne
money we can prove BY evolution InH
your family existed before Adam.
Lippincott's Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21

being two distinct and well-shaped
heads. with two mouths. four eyes and
four ears. But there is only one
throat. and Hill. who has been feed
Ing the calf with syringefuls Of milk,
Is at loss to know which head con-
meets with that throat. He suspects
that both do. but. not feeling sure, he
has been feeding each head impair.
TALLY.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Man Who Did THINGS.

Napoleon was a little chap.
But he had a vivid imagination and
big dreams.
Peoples nowadays would have
called them pipe dreams"
He likewise had the courage of his
convictions
He didn't wait till someone handed
him opportunity upon golden salver.
He stirred things up.
He smashed and crashed away until
he ruled the earth.
He got busy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21

Foote Lighte-It is said that u,
southern tip Of Florida Is the or,y
portion of the United States Which
never has experienced frost
Miss Sue Brette-Too bad Il d =
far away from our travelling theatrical
companies.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21

careIessness Causes Death Of Three.
Jacksonville. Ore. = Louis Bog
don, a laborer employed at a quar-
~ near here, smoked a cigarette
while preparing charge Of dynamite.
In the explosion that followed Bogden
and two other laborers were blown to
bits
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
When You PIay-Play.

Concentration has its place in pleas
ure; 1t has its place in business.
When you really play-play. Forget
all else. Concentrate your energies.
your very soul-on play.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
FIattered Him.

A little girl four years old wantsi .
nickel one day and thought the tall
way to get 1t was to say someihlng
nice to papa. So climbing upon lls
lap she said sweetly:
Papa. love you better than oe
devil"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Whom shs Gomez Into lasr oun.

Fair Pleader-Finally submit. JON
honor. that there IL an uuassailabls
reason, why my client should noi ~
ceive the only sentence dictated By
the evidence. You have but TO cast
your eye upon my client to see lha,
one Of her-er-ah-full figure would
be Enthusiastically Inundated By being
forced to wear prison stripesl
Her Honor-Hal 'Tis trusl RfiS
oner discharged.-Puck.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
dominican RepubIIe Prosperous.

Washington. The customs re
ceipts OF the Dominican republi'
are still increasing rapidly unde
American control. as shown by the
fact that for the. nine months ende,
April. 1912. they aggregated s2.6S3
$50, an increase of $256.25S
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21

Don't you think the bliss Of Ne
comes with the rapture Of the hensJ
moon?"
Maybe. but the real thing comes
with the alimony Of the harvest moon
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Queer Wedding Presents.

A London bride and bridegroom
struck quite new idea in gifts the
other day. for they gave each other
revolvers as wedding presenta
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
Concentration.

In business. concentrate. Draw to-
gether the little threads OF thought
hidden away in the corners of your
brain. Bring them to focus.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21

With a production of more than fivs
and half billion pounds. the Chilean
nitrate fields established new record
last year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-21
The Substantial Pan.

Garfield Tea promotes and ensures hs.lh.
Try 1t to be convinced. Druggists kesph
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06
CHOICE JOBS FOR
GEORG|ANS WHO
AIDED WILSON
Senator Hoke Smith to Deal the
Pie to Faithful Democrats
in This State.


worked for Underwood" MI Wilson is
reported as saying.
1t is an unwritten law in politics that
the senators and congressman of a
state shall control to a large measure
the appointments in that state, pro-
vided the administration is of their po-
litical faith. Hoke Smith, firm friend
to Wilson from the beginning. is looked
upon as the principal arbiter OF office
seekers affairs. and it will be he who
will decide on the major matters. Will
liam Schley Howard will have a great
deal to say about appointments in this
district. as will other congressman in
their own territories II is not impos-
sible that Senator Smith will return to
the cabinet, which he left when Cleve-
land went out, though it is reported that
the only place he cares for is that OF
attorney general, and he would prefer
to take chances on being re elected SEN
ator to accepting a portfolio in which
ne would be buried"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06
Senator A. O. Bacon Is
Mentioned for Job in
Pres. Wilson's Cabinet
Underwood, Too, Talked of For
Portfolio-Slate- Makers
Busy.

WASHINGTON, Nov. e.--Although not
waiting for President elect Wilson's vic
tory to be formally affirmed by the cleo
toral college, slate-makers were at work
today picking the next cabinet. The
names generally mentioned for the VIII
son portfolios were as follows:
Secretary of state, William Jennings
Bryan, Senator Rayner. of Maryland, or
Senator Bacon OF Georgia.
Secretary of the treasury, Charles r.
Crane, of Chicago, or Representative Os-
car w. Underwood OF Alabama
Attorney general, Samuel w. Inter
meyer, of New York; Louis d. G. Brand
els, of Boston, or Ex-Governor Folk, of
Missouri.
Secretary of the navy, William c. Nc
Adoo. of New York.
Postmaster general. William r. Nc
Combs. OF New York. or Josephus Daniels,
of North Carolina.
Governor Burke, of North Dakota, and
Senator Obediah Gardner OF Maine. were
talked of for secretary of agriculture
Senator O'Gorman, OF New York, was
also mentioned for cabinet honors
There were some who believed that
Democratic National Chairman McCombs.
instead OF accepting place in the cabi-
net, would become the presidents secre-
tary.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06
WOODWARD ON TOUR
OF INVESTIGATION IN
CREMATORY BATTLE

James G. Woodward. mayoralty nomi.
nee, left Atlanta last night for an ex-
tended trip to a number OF Eastern cities.
where he will investigate methods of
garbage disposal land other municipal
problems. Mr. Woodward was secretive
about his itinerary and said that the
principal motive for his trip was to Sc
cure change OF scene and rest
Alderman \. II. Van Dyke will hold nm
the contract TO tear down the old crema-
tory at the melting OF the alder
manic board tomorrow afternoon. This
will prevent the beginning of the work
on the new crematory until Mr.. Wood
ward returns. when he is expected 10
have more definite views as 10 what Ia do
about building new crematory for At
lanta
Mr.. Woodward has declared that the
contract for the new crematory was ilIe
gal, but he said he wanted TO make an
investigation before declaring himself as
TO the wisdom of the plan Of garbage
disposal