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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

Chinese Family Fishing Party.
of them have earrings in their ears,
circles of gold from which queer green
stones hang pendant. Yonder you re-
mark an old man, washing dishes. out
on the tumbly veranda to his house.
Then, too, you note how several OF
the homes have on their exterior. just
next the door, little shelf, with some
old tin cans. In these they burn the
joss sticks, even as you pass fat old
woman is fixing such. 1t is the heart
of Cathay here and she pays no heed
to you.
Cross the rocks of the beach as you
come to this now. Their skins are
drawn up. Those punts are square
set at each, end. From the middle
low mast rises up, across which then
there Is an iron bar, at an angle. From
the upper end of that there hangs
what appears to be an iron net. As
a matter OF fact this device is ar
ranged for holding pieces of wood
which are light, to attract the fish at
night.
You pause. Just moment, to drink
In the typical Chinese life here, to
survey houses, boats and ali.
The fishermen. you learn, are wont
to go out as early as two in the morn
ing for the fish, and return perhaps
at two in the afternoon. Usually two
men go out to boat and these take
no lunch along. For the work they
employ either hook and line, or net,
and the fishing ground will lie some
so fathoms from shore.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Bravery and Training Of Youths Save
County AImshouse and
Asylum.

New Lisbon, N. Fighting the
blaze until the local fire department
arrived, two Boy Scouts saved the
Burlington county almshouse and
barns on the county farm from de-
struction, after lightning had ignited
the big sheep barn during a terrific
electrical shower. The young scouts.
to whose bravery and knowledge Of
firefghting as taught In their organiza-
ton, the highest praise is given today
by Superintendent Charles A. Bovine.
are Robert Taylor, leader, and S. Rog-
er oliver Of the Fox patrol of the
First Burlington Troop.
A hundred inmates Of the aims
house, most of them aged and en-.
feebled. and patients in the asylum ad-
Joining were thrown into panic by the
flames that followed the lightning. The
blaze seemed to menace the entire In
stitution. The burning sheep barn.
filled with hay. was Joined by q row
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
DEATH HARVEST or JUNGLE

Deaths from attacks BY wild AZ
mails in India are increasing IN palt
Der. Rising waters have driven ~
penis from the lowland jungies up @
the villages. and have Dismissed
through drowning the natural iooc
supply of the larger wild beasts. OrT
1000 persons were killed IN 1910 h7
elephants. tigers. hyenas. bears. -
pards. wolves. wild pigs and c'ktf
animals. Over $4,000 were killed y
snakes. The grand total OF morta''u
was nearly $4,000 persons. Al ~
same time $4,000 cattle we're KILLED y
snakes and wild beasts. The ineapk
tants Of the jungle also sulered % ~
prisals on the part OF their human enc
mics. Ninety-one thousand shssa
and 1s. 900 wild beasts were kilied.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
SHOES FOR LEeLEss MEN
John Burke, Arrested In Minneapolis,
Tells Strange Story TO Judge;
Falls to Make an Impression.

Minneapolis.-John Burke's strange
story Of one-legged men, and how he
had taken 1t upon himself to provide
such men with shoes, failed to get
him his freedom today. when he was
charged in the Municipal court With
stealing eight right shoes from store.
Instead Burke got thirty days in the
workhouse.
"The reason got those shoes. gil
for the right foot. is that I buy them
from the city hospital from men who
have had their legs amputated." he
told the court
The last eight men at the hospital
to have their legs amputatsd have had
tAair right legs cut on.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

cerned they show somewhat ,s,..
productions OF the strongly mar,
black and white stripes OF the 49,
stallion. but their parentags Is ev,s,-'
They are. however. as hardy. -.
emily. and endure the clim.ts !.
Washington as well as the DONKEY.
The striking feature Of ths ,r..
breeding Is that the hybrids sbas
decided improvement IN other rezn....
over both parents IN action. con,cr...
ton and disposition. The Grew -
lion weighs 500 pounds and d la.
Lands high. and while be "a a basn,,
be is not particularly affectionsts. !.
the contrary he is vicious. Ths 49,
age weight OF the donkey dams d Ia
twelve hands high. The weight # Il.
hybrids when only year old va, "A
and they stood twelve hands n,,s
They have good action, a neat s.esn.
cut appearance. and are as gsnt,e 4.
horses foals Of the SAM age.
The hybrids ought to be tough n,
the zebra in Africa is about thu ,ourk
est thing in the horse line IN ia
world. and he apparently loses no..
Of these qualities By change Of 80,
dence. The hybrids. then. should q,
velop into animals win much ere,.s-
endurance than the mule. and sbou,.
be almost as large.
The zebra In Africa is immune n
many diseases and pests which kill a
horses and mules. and 1t is expec.es
that the new hybrids viii prove them.
selves more hardy and disease resIs,
ant than even the famous Mizssar
army mule.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Rich Man Adopts Married Woman.

Rich Man Adopts Married Woman.
r,okiffon For
the adoption of young married wo-
man by Boston man is granted In an
order of the East Cambridge court on
file. The young woman is Bernice
NJ. Roberts, formerly Of boiling Dam.
N. B.. whose husband is successful
contractor. Before her marriage she
was stenographer anc confidential
clerk OF George A. Cochran. COM
mission merchant. who has now made
her his adopted daughter.
Mr.. Roberts assented to the adop-
ton Of his wife. but none Of the per-
sons concerned would give any par
ticulars about the case.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

away is pointed out as the place where
the father Of all Baldwin apple trees
formerly stood. the original tree itself
having been blown down In terrific
gale early in the last century.
In 1895 the Rumford Historical as
ISOLATION erected monument to mark
the site of the old tree. The square
granite shaft is surmounted by a great
stone apple to represent perfect spe-
cimen of the Baldwin variety. The
date OF the discovery Of the ~pecker"
tree is given on the monument as
1898. but there is considerable doubt
as to the correctness OF this date
There is little question. however. as
to the location being the proper one.
although at one time no less than SIX
towns near Boston and one in Maine
we're claiming the honor OF having pos
sessed the original Baldwin tree. As
it is. the surviving members of the
Buffers family believe they should not
be ignored. as Il was Buffers who
first domesticated this variety. and the
Thompsons naturally think that the
apple should realty bear their name.
as Thompson was first to start IT on
its road to fame.
The whole question as to the origin
of the apple had become such an In
volved one that the state legislature
took hand in the fifties and appoint
ed committee to investigate the mat
ter. This committee determined what
It believed to be the exact location OF
the original tree on the Buffers farm,
and marked 1t on the state map OF
Wilmington
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
NATIONS PLAN AIR FLEET

are threefold. First. scouting: sec
ond. offensive operations; third. trans
portation of troops. AS a scout the
value of the aeroplane is assured; as
an fundamentally of attack its posi-
bilities. compared with those Of d.
rigible. are very much an open CUES
ton. while as a transport the airship
alone can be seriously considered
New York Herald
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

and once had been the property Of
Queen Marie Antoinette. who wore It
as an erring.
When a cursory search last spring
failed to reveal the pin, Mr.. Wander
bilt hired a squad of detectives to go
over the entire route which the auto
mobile party had covered The pin
was not recovered until yesterday.
when a hotel employee at Lake Ron
konkoma came upon 1t in a crevice Of
the floor OF a cloakroom-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

crackle Of the flames. Creeping on
hands and knees. the courageous lad
seized sheep after sheep. dragged 1t to
the door and passed it to the line of
men behind him. So close were the
flames that the wool was singed from
the backs of several of the rescued
sheep. Only six were left to perish in
the fire when the heat forced Taylor
to retreat
ut was one Of the finest acts of
heroism / have ever witnessed" said
Superintendent Bovine. Those boy
scouts seemed to know Just what to
do and they did 1t. Their work un-
doubtedly saved the county great
loss"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Medal After 81 Years.

Toppenish. Wash.-After thirty-sev-
en- years of search the state Of New
Jersey located Frederick w. Schaeffer
in Toppenish during the past week
and presented to him a beautiful
bronze medal, ordered issued to him
shortly after the Civil war as mark
of splendid service In the states vol
unteers. The medal arrived by reg
istered mail and is the pride of the
old veteran.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
HISTORIC JEWEL IS FOUND
Gem Lost by q Frenehman on Visit
Here Recovered-vanderbiIt Ca
bles Word TO the Owner.

New York.-Ulysses GARNER. dis
tinguished Frenchman who visited
America a year ago, win receive a
cablegram from William K Wander
bilt at his home In Paris announcing
the recovery Of a diamond pin which
he lost while on motor trip on Long
Island last spring. The gem was
valued at several thousand dollars.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
MOUNTAIN STOPS WIRELESS

It has been observed repeatedly on
board vessels stationed west OF Cape
Otway (at the southern tip OF Aus
tralia) that 1t was impossible to com
municate by wireless telegraphy with
vessels situated In the port Of Mel
bourne. This has been attributed to
the fact that the mountain which
forms the cane contains large quanti-
ties of metallic minerals. which alb
serb electric waves
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
WATER USED BY ONE CT

taking the whole population q -, =.
wor,a At 1900. 100000 Dsopis. ~. y
, 49, can be formed Of the vss . -,
New York's water supply. Z 49, j
,Ss sartb were to walk up % tns M ~
~. .ps =, rsssryoirs which supply New vi, ~, .
city with water. and eaen ' 2 y -, ),
two gallons Of water. 1t sou' ~, y
enough sno 70 last that city tea a'v~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
LARGEST BOY IN THE STATE
South Dakota Youth, rs Years Old, 10
eFeet 6 Inches and Tips the
Scales at 100 Pounds.

Burke. 8. D.-The Butte Valley dis
trict in Gregory county lays claim to
the largest boy in the state for his age
in Jacob Schimmerhorn. The lad is
Is years Of age. lie feet 6 inches in
height and weighs $50 pounds. He
came to Dakota from Kansas with his
parents.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
cRuclFIxIoN WAS TOO REAL

Under extraordinary circumstances.
a Texpan Indian named Cornjo met
his death recently. He took the part
of Christ in the annual Passion Play
Of the town Of Texpan. Mexico. Cornjo
was a religious enthusiast and in
the cruciixion scene he was not con-
tent to be tied to. the cross. as had
been the custom in previous years He
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
sang Herself to Death.

Leavenworth, Kan.-Anna Self, a
negro, died from cerebral hemorrhage
resulting from singing in the negro
mission choir last night overexer-
ton in a fervor of religious enthusi-
asm caused an artery in her forehead
to burst and she became unconscious
almost Immediately. She was thirty
nine years old.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
WE'D ON TELEPHONE LIcERs1

A telephone message had % , ss,,.
as the marriage license q -.
Hagen, aged seventy. ana Ell'ao os' -
Rustard. aged forty. when the pair p,-
sented themselves before Rev. 49, 49,,
4 Roemer, in Gainesville. Pa hA. 8,
had procured a license all rignS y
uau s,a,v ~ lost II on bis ~
s Sa. from Doylestown-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
WONDERFUL FUR COATS

Lady Ashburton. the former Nss
York beauty. caused 5000 molss .
be trapped on her English estais ana
their skins made into coats and mal'
for her three American sisters fn'
coats contain 500 skins each and ~
muffs each between so and 30 SKINS
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

insisted that nails be driven tn'o. ...
his hands. The nails used were 's =.
and blood poisoning developer -.
many years the Passion Play pa 49, p.
a feature among the Texpan 'no'An'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

may make a number of ascents and
descents and acquire fresh coating
each time.-Harper's Weekly.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
WANTED IT ALL FORGOTTEN
Wlllard'S Plea for Closed Incident at
Least Had Merit Of Perfect
Stralphtforwardness.

The minister had been invited Il
dinner. and 6-year-old Willard wal
warned that he must use his Sunday
manners ut the table. AS the plate Of
potatoes was passed to him, after ev
eryone else had received q helping
Willard emptied the contents onto his
plate. His mother, blushing. put bach
a greater part Of the potatoes.
Hog" said the little fellow. where
upon he was Immediately sent to bed
The next morning Willard sat oppo
site his mother at breakfast. The look
on his mothers face soon told the boy
an unusual atmosphere was surround
ing the family meal, and he became
suspicious that he was the cause.
WELL" he said. looking his mother
straight in the eye. you don't need to
get sore about 1t. You got me. didn't
you!"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25

masses which resemble these are
those deposited by the apple tree tent
caterpillar, but they may be disting-
uished by the fact that the egg rings
Of these creatures have abrupt edges,
while those Of the apple tree tent cat
erpillar form a gentle incline from
the level of the egg masses to the
twig on which they are placed.
Il Is hardly practicable to try to
destroy worms that hatch and feed in
the forest, but those that start on fruit
and shade trees should be killed by
pruning off the egg masses within
reach before the caterpillars hatch
and by spraying the foliage Of infest-
ed trees with lead arsenate. Just as
soon as the foliage energies sufficient
ly for the worms to feed upon 1t, the
infested trees should be thoroughly
sprayed with arsenate Of lead mixture
made up at the rate of from three
to five pounds to fifty gallons Of
water.
When these caterpillars that have
grown undisturbed on neighboring
paintings begin TO migrate, the trunks
of protected trees should have a thick
strip of cotton batting tied about each
and that part of the batting above the
string turned down and allowed to
hang loosely. A broad, thick band Of
tree tanglefoot spread on tough paper
which has been fastened tightly about
the trunk Of the trees will serve the
same purpose. When the invasion be-
comes so serious that the worms col.
lect on the sides Of buildings, trunks
OF trees, and fence posts, they should
be destroyed by crushing or by burn
ing with a gasoline torch.
Later in the season, between the
time the caterpillars disappear and
the moths emerge, the numbers OF the
pest can be greatly reduced by sys-
tematic collection and destruction OF
the creamy ocoons.-Kansas Indus
trialist.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
SHlRTWAISTS MANNISH IN CUT
Distinctive Feature Of the New
Tailored Garment-Mascullne Air
Is Feature Sought.

Smart and trim, and very mannish
in cut, are the new tailored shirtwaists.
Made Of white linen on white China
silk of good weight, or white peau de
icrepe, they are all intended for the
tub, and have not a frill. A back yoke,
link cuffs and plain shirt sleeves are
the rule for these garments. The
yoke is an especially good feature, for
1t makes the shirt back almost proof
against clinging to the shoulders after
exercise on hot day. It Is because
white is to be in unusual favor next
summer that these cool, plain waists
have been made, for anything white
may be built on more severe lines
than anything in colors.
J "Frills just naturally seem to hang
on pretty pink or blue dresses" an old
negro laundress once said, but a
white anything has to be just spick an
span, especially them waists that
looks like Miss Edith's brothers shirts.
They'll be wearing stiff bosoms next.
i reckon, a-trying to look like the
men,"
! Although several years have passed
since the laundress voiced her opln-
ion the stir bosom has not been at
tempted, but on the models mention
ed there Is a little breast pocket for
the handkerchief, which imparts q
more masculine air to the garment.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25

T will take an expert in the matter
Of laces to distinguish between
the linen cluny made by machin-
cry and the handmade products.
Since the manufacture Of this and
other laces has been brought to such
perfection, there is no doubt that they
will be used in great quantities during
the coming season. The fashion OF
wearing lingerie and linen dresses
over black silk slips or OF sewing
bands Of black under insertions OF
lace, portends the popularity of cluny,
Irish land other crocheted laces), and
much Val. Some of the patterns in
home crochet, and many Of those in
cluny, are about the most effective
and practical Of all, for this purpose,
Carrickmacross and number of heavy
novelty laces are on the market for
use in linen dresses and suits.
Fine tucks and embroidery used in
the lighter weight dresses OF linen or
lawn, make up the most elaborate de-
signs. Lace bands or motifs inserted
show the embroidery design carried
over them as we'll as over the body OF
the dress, whether the fabric is sheer
or of heavier linen. Val. lace in mar
row edging serves to finish dresses
and blouses on which heavier laces
are used as insertions or overlays.
Real Irish crochet is still much used
and has durability to recommend 1t,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
Two Smiles,

Ezra Pound. the poet, was talking
at the Authors club, In New York.
about Shelley's cremation.
Cremation, although beautiful" he
said, tends itself to ribald Jest in q
way that sepuluture doesn't.
who can forbear smile at the
thought Of that devoted young ma.
tron, who, her front steps being Gov
cred with sleet, sprinkled her first
husbands ashes over them in order
that her second husband might de-
scend in safety?"
Smiling himself, Mr.. Pound re-
sumed:
"And who could forbear another
smile at the thought Of the young
widow on the blustery March morning
who entered her drawing room to find
that the wind had overturned the vase
which contained her husbands re-
mains?
"Pshaw,' she said, now isn't It Just
like George to throw his ashes all
over my new Kirmanshah rugI'"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
Denied the ALLEGATION.

You are being trodden under foot"
howled the campaign orator. "You
are surrounded by neurotlcs-there Is
a paranoiac standing at your very ell.
bow, an" stop roight there"
yelled Pat, stop there. There's not
a par-por-there's not one Of thin
there fellers in the whole crowd. Ne
and Mike don't associate with such
bloomin' furriners."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
comnIsx structure.

The smart hat, which at first glance
seems to be almost without trimming,
may on closer inspection prove to be
an exceedingly complex structure.
Among the decorations seen In the
new millinery are lines Of silk and
other fabrics in the form Of pipings or
cords, which, though most inconspicu-
Gus, are by no means easy to apply.
A cord formed Of silk, shirred over
wire, makes a smart finish for the
brim Of a hat, but It is one the anna
teur milliner or, in fact, the average
professional. is not likely to deal with
very successfully.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25

as we'll as beauty. This is true OF
cluny also.
Although the side frill is not so big
as 1t was, 1t is not passe. In fancy
blouses. Of silk and chiffon small
frills, or rather wide, short ones. play
an important part. Frills to be worn
with tailored gowns are becoming
more full, forming a cascade below
the throat. Two blouses shown here
are characteristic Of the seasons
styles. One shows the combination Of
linen, machine-made cluny lace, small
tucks and Val. lace, and the other de-
ponds upon tiny tucks, in sheer
batiste, with little real Irish crochet
and narrow Val. flor a finish) for Its
success 1t is one OF the daintiest Of
dainty model.
New blouses and dresses are being
made of fine cotton crepes. 1t may be
bought with embroidered edges in
flouncings just as Swiss, or voile, may
be. Then cotton crepes are not
starched or ironed, although their
lace trimmings must be smoothed or
pulled, when they are washed. Some
of the new crepes Of this character
are very beautiful and dazzlingly
white. other new tub weaves are
shown which require no starching or
ironing, among them a fabric called
native" is selling well.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
Remarkable Bible Verses.

The eighth verse of the third chap.
ter of Zephaniah contains every let
ter, including the finals, OF the He
brew language, while one will ind in
the twenty-first verse OF the sew
enth chapter OF Ezra every letter OF
the English alphabet except ]. The
verse reads as follows: And |. even
I, Axtaxerxers the King, do make .
decree to all the treasurers which are
beyond the river, that whatsoever
Ezra the priest, the scribe Of the law
Of the God OF heaven, shall require
Of you. 1t be done speedily.
World.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
Convenient Code,

Frank l. Cobb used to be a reporter
in Detroit and knew intimately for
mer governor Of the state Of Michi-
gan, who was renowned among other
things for his ability as a free-hand
swearer.
One night Cobb was dining with the
ex-governor and his family. A mes
senger came in to tell the host that
one of his pet political schemes had
just been defeated through the bum
Cling Of a ieutenent. The old man
ripped out a string OF dark blue ones
Nov, pa" said his wife. you prom.
ised me you would quit cursing."
Marie" said the ex-governor, I'm
not cussing-this is just the way l
talk!"-Philadciphia Saturday Even.
ing Post.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
Medical Genius,

An old doctor. seeing young one
who waS going along the street with
half a dozen shabby-looking men and
women, called him aside and asked:
who are all those people. and where
are you going with them?"
II will tell you In confidence" was
the reply, that I've hired them to
come and sit in my reception room.
expect q rich patient this morning,
and / want to make an impression on
him,"-Judge's Library.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
FIowery Decoration.

Lace collars which have been laid
aside for many years are almost price
less now.
The wide shawl-like collars which
fall far over the shoulders and the
lnchus Of fine linen or net are much
in vogue.
, The lace collars or lchus adorn any
dress and give a decidedly artistic
touch to the plain gown Of velvet or
sink.
A large la France rose Of pink satin
iis worn where the collar fastens In
front
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1912-04-25
8ASS@8R7 ~
JULIA RoTToMLEY.

The upper part Of this pretty CANT
sole is Of all-over piece embroidery
cut Magyar with short sleeves; the
lower part Of cambria joins this with.
out fullness. The neck is finished
with beading and lace; the sleeves
with lace only; ribbon is threaded
through the beading at neck.
Materials required: ~ yard en-
broldery 20 inches wide, 4 yard cam
brio 36 inches wide.