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The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
LOGAN fuckers WILL FILED.

The will Of Logan Tucker, United
States Marine Corps, dated November
%, 1907. was hled for probate yesterday.
The entire estate ie left to my afnaneed
wife, Mary Keyworth Broome," now
Mrs. Logan Tucker, who Is also named
as executriX-
The estate Is valued at about faoooo,
consisting largely OF undivided interests
in Washington real, estate. Capt Tucker
was a grandson OF Gen aud Mrs. John
A. Logan and a son Of Col william r.
Tucker, U. s. A
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
BERRY DESIGN.

Elderberries and their leaves make at
tractive designs for fancy work Of dif-
ferent sorts. says the Chicago Tribune,
The berries themselves look natural be-
cause the wooden beads which are used
TO represent them are exact in size and
eolorings. Tan-colored linen shows on
this especial pattern to the best advan-
tage.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
when walls Are Damp.

Tho walls Of cupboards and pahtries
are often damp on wet or suItry days
without, apparent reason: when other
sections OF the kitchen wall viii be COM
paratively dry. The best device for any
wall that Is inclined TO damp" is to
make il impervious TO moisture by apply
ing a yarnish Of one part shelIac and
two parts naphtha.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
MISS HEIsDoRF DISCHARGED.
Leaves st. ElIsabeth's and start
for Home I'm milwaukee.

Miss Catherine HeIsdorf. OF Milwaukee,
Wis. who was turned over to Sanitary
oficer Sroufe last Saturday by the
Board of Charities when she refused to
return to her home In Milwaukee and sent
to the Washington Asylum Hospital for
treatment and observation. has been dis
charged from that institution.
She was furnished railroad fare and put
on a train bound for her former home.
Physicians reported that there was noth-
ing wrong with her mentally.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-06
DIR. Laird Gives Lecture.

DR.. George r. Laird, formerly of the
University OF Wisconsin, Iectured last
evening at Ingram Congregational Church.
his theme being ''washington's message
to the twentieth century" Dr. Laird's
lecture was the sixth number in the ly-
ceum course being given at the church
this season.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
In the Next STAGE.

At a recent dinner of the alumni
OF the Chicago College of Law, G. e.
Kremer was the last speaker. The
preceding speakers had taken up
great deal of time and It was near
midnight when Mr.. Kremer was intro
duced. He said: 1T is now so late
/ fear that you feel good deal like
the young man in Wisconsin, where I
come frem- There in the country the
usual and proper thing for every
young man to do is to go on Sunday
night to call on his girl Every
young man Of course has a girl. Ow-
ing to the scarcity OF chairs, OF for
some other reason. 1t is quite usual
for young woman to SIT on her young
mans lap. Dave. the young man.
weighed 100 pounds. and Kitty, his
girl, came up to $50 pounds, and one
evening. after Kitty had been sitting
on Dawes lap for about two hours.
she jumped up and said: Why. Dave,
you must be tired
mo said he. I was tired. but now
I am numb"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
Nswsby Police to Keep Order Among Fellows

ter Yale university four years from
now and experts to be able to work
his way through college.
Gambling and petty thieving are
two evils which the newsboys' leader
has worked to suppress Our or
ganization has stopped much of the
gambling that formerly went on here
to quite an extent among the boys"
said Skvirsky, in speaking of the as
sociation. The gambling habit with
newsboys probably starts from seeing
older boys who hang around the
streets play games Of chance. These
boys for the most part are in the rail-
road station district They think
gambling is an easier way to make
money than selling papers or working
Mr.. Sier, councillor of the associa-
ton and a former president Of the
Chicago Newsboys' association. put
before a meeting of our association
an ingenious plan for a newsboys' po-
lice squad. We adopted his idea and
divided Main street. the newsboys'
principal source Of revenue, into
wards. each policed by newsboys.
The duties of these officers are to
see that there is no trouble among the
boys and to repc~' upon conditions at
the meetings of association. Some
things that have been regulated are
hold-ups. shooting pennies and crap"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
NOTED SONS OF MINISTERS
On Every Line They Have Been Wide
Iy Known In Public Life In
America.

II is probable that ministers sons
have exerted more influence in the
United States than in any other coun-
try. Among teachers, lawyers, doc
tors, scientists, men of business and
in the church there are great host
who have been the sons of ministers.
OF the more notable men in our his
tory who were sons of ministers we
find in political life Cleveland. Clay,
Buchanan, Arthur, Quay. Morton. Bev-
eridge, Hughes and Dolliver; among
iurists, Field and Brewer; among edu-
Gators, Woodrow Wilson, Faunce.
James, Carroll, Lunsbdry; in history
and literature, Sloan, Parkman, Ban
croft. Holmes. Emerson. Henry James,
Lowell. Glider, Van Dyke; in inven-
ton and science, Cyrus w. Field, Sam
uel F. Morse and Agassiz; in the
church, Beecher, Alexander. Hodge,
Abbott, Potter, Jonathan Edwards; in
philosophy, James.
In the Hall of Fame 81 famous
Americans are honored. OF these 81
ten are the children of ministers:
Agassiz, Beecher. Harriet Reecher
Stowe. Henry Clay, Jonathan Edwards,
Emerson, Lowell, Morse, Bancroft and
Holmes.-Popular Science Monthly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
Loses His Money at Old "Odd Man Wins" Game

VKANSAS CITY, Mo.-It may be
N that A. e. Peyton inundated him
self as a sacrifice on the altar of Pro-
lection of Fall Guys the other morn
ing II so. he did 1t without knowing
Il Anyway, he followed a smooth
person who had assisted at his finn
fammlng out of $13s, and had tire
sane arrested Just before noon. The
police believe they haye acquired one
bali Of a matching" combination that
has cleaned up from two to three thou
sand dollars around Kansas City this
AL
Peyton came to town from Hugo.
Okla. accompanied by some money
and reserve funds in the shape Of
couple OF express money orders for
so each He Immediately started out
% see the sights. He got as far as
Ninth and Main streets when he saw
stranger. who looked him over slight
y and then introduced himself as
Frank Kent.
They talked and walked. Finally
he conversation got steered around
70 the subject Of gambling BY that
time. as coincidence would have it,
Or maybe IT was Kent-they had reach
Cd the blum that overlooks the depot.
And right there appeared another
stranger Anyway. he was strange to
Peyton, and Kent didn't seem to know
him. either.
Then they got to matching dollars.
Now, It Is an established scientific
principle that when two expert match
ers oollaborate TO trim" a tertium
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
PREPARATION FOR RAINY DAY
Supply Of Clean, Dry Sand VIII Pro-
vide Amusing Occupation for the
Little Ones.

The outdoor sand pile is time
honored institution, but out OF doors
offers many other attractions, so we
improved on the idea
A box was made. about nine inches
high. and in other dimensions just a
little smaller than the nursery bed. 1t
was fitted with casters, lined with a
pale green oilcloth. and box plait-
ing of green denim was put around the
outside with brass-headed tacks. Next
q barrelful of fine white sand was put
Inland the stormy day problem was
solved
The little maid, less than a year
old. when the box was first introduced.
was perfectly safe, and she never
seemed to tire of its endless attrac-
lions. Nearly all her toys were kept
there: old playing cards would stand
up in the sand to form houses and
fences; trains of cars had much bust
ness to transact, and many hours
we're spent just ladling the sand into a
big, thick bottle with an old tin spoon
and pouring 1t out again.
The little occupant was taught from
the first that no sand was to go on the
floor, and we never had the least trou-
BILE even after the little sister came
to share the box few years later. In
deed. it proved the cheapest. safest
and best device that ever was invent
ed for keeping the little ones happily
entertained.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
FAvoRs oNE-PIEcE DRESSES
School Principal insists Garment
is the Best Possible for the
Growing Young Lady.

The head of the biggest trade school
for girls in New York declares that
the present style of one-piece dresses
is the ideal costume for growing girls.
The short-waisted style of dress.
with its wider girth at the high waist
line and its general looseness, hang
ing straight from the shoulder, is the
ideal sort of frock for a young girl
to wear" the principal said. 1T is
not only comfortable, neat, easy to
put on and simple and pretty in cut,
but It has another immense advan-
tage, bigger than all of these, al
though these should be sufficient to
recommend it to mothers.
1T is cut in such a way that II q
girl is taught to carry herself upright,
walking with her body held properly,
and sitting erect and without SLOUGH
ing, she need wear no corset. For a
girl who must have room to grow
and to breathe right, plenty Of space
is a necessity, and corset is not de-
sirable.
AuS pulioSOpny Vi the ureSS IL
this: With a long-waisted dress, as
when a girl wears a skirt and a shirt
waist. the skirt is fastened tightly
around the smallest part of the body.
This prevents free breathing and with
this style some kind of corset is a
necessity.
But with the waist line higher
and as large around as the largest
part of the body. as is shown in what
is called the empire style OF gown.
the unpleasant small-waisted effect
the arms and looks well. II the girl
waist may be large, but 1t is not no
ticed. The skirt hangs in straight
lines from the larger line Just below
the arms and looks well. II the girls
keeps her body erect and stands or
sits in a graceful, even position, the
effect is excellent without a corset.
The plan would encourage girls to
take care how they stand or walk or
breathe. and this itself would be
good for them"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

Fit the crosspieces @ between these
rails.
Fit covering Of boards upon the
top of the seat framework. bringing
them out to the outer face Of each
member. as shown in Fig. L; then nail
4-inch strip of board around all four
sides TO conceal the edges of the
boards.
Iron chain and eyes for suspending
the seat can be purchased at most
hardware stores. and viii cost be-
tween 10 and Is cents foot. accord
ing to the size of the links. The low
er eyes should be long enough to ex-
tend about inches into the seat
ends, and the upper eyes should en-
tend an equal distance into joist Of
the porch ceiling.
The woodwork of the seat may DO
finished either with wood stain, var
nish or paint. II the wood Is Of oak.
a stain viii bring out the marking OF
it's grain best Sbellac should be APP
piled after the stain has dried. to make
1t permanent All nail holes should
be driven below the surface Of the
wood, and all holes should be puttied.
Copyright. 1912. by A. Nicely HALL
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
Ru.sla 70 Have New EIaa.

Some weeks ago special commits
sion was appointed by the car to con-
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of new flag for
Russia. The commission has com
pleted its labors with exemplary expe-
dition, and has presented its report
The reason for this somewhat unusual
proceeding is that Peter the Great, to
whom was originally due the Russian
flag, appears merely to have copied
the Dutch-a flag with three horizon
tai stripes OF red, blue and white. The
commission recommends that these
colors should be replaced by black,
white and yellow, arranged in the
same way as before--as horizontal
tricolor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

guild, or third person, the T. Q. newt
ably gets trimmed. The process is
painfully simple. The game is odd
man wins" The two collaborators so
arrange it that when one has heads"
the other has tails" or vice versa.
So one of them always wins.
In the space of thirty hectic min
utes, the man from Oklahoma had
been separated from $SS in money and
the two express money orders: total
s13s.
But the man from Oklahoma felt
trifie resentful 1t even occurred
to him that something had been done
to him. So he just walked along be-
hind the stranger called Kent until he
saw policeman. Then he had Kent
arrested.
Among other victims of the three
man match game, one youth lost about
5000 recently, and an old farmer was
trimmed" for a couple of thousand.
The reports of the games resembled
strongly the one In which Peyton en-
gagged.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
CLAW Work for the chIIdren.

When 1t is raining or showing some
Saturday morning and the children
can't go out, nothing viii stop the riot
so quickly as bunch of ~clay for mod
cling, the Kansas Industrialist OBJ
serves. 1t is much like mud pies, but
cleaner, and the children viii leave a
box of chocolates to get at it. A little
practice will soon enable them to
make many things.
The best clay can be procured in
the form of white powder. costing
from two to four cents a pound The
rough clay. directly from the works,
can be bought by the barrel at two
cents or little less a pound. 1t is
best 20 let the material remain as pow
der until one or two days before using.
Then pour water over as much as 1t is
desired to use. Stir 1t occasionally. A
small portion may be kept ready for
use II watched to prevent drying.
A specially prepared oiled clay can
be bought for 35 cents e pound. 1t
comes in colors and is always ready
for use.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
Effective Car-Stop Scream introduced by Child

NJ LOUIS, Mo.-Passengers on a
crowded Hodiamont car about
t.'sa ?. m the other day were greatly
eslmed BY child's piercing screams
me car began to move after a stop
q Cara avenue.
men and women who had been
~ey enough to secure seats sprang
ueir feet and struggled for a view
sne rear platform, from whence
ne shrieks came.
rush which might have resulted
panic was averted only because
ne eongested condition of the car pre-
f'uoed any rushing.
As the shrieks rang out the con-
sac'oF grabbed the beIl rope and gave
= motorman the ''stop-quick" signal
'se crew and passengers alike wait
>lsrn ~ USe VI
passengers. smoking on the
~ Platform. performed the seeming
impossible and cleared a passage
Ne steps. through which walked a
-'lon leading girl about seven
'7sn Of age. from whose ewes the
'rafs we're yelling
amt you ashamed Of yourselfY~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
Perry SCOTS Turkey Seemed to Have
Been Built In Manner Resembling
a centlpede.

The story OF Perry Scott's turkey
has come down from revolutionary
days in Carolina. Colonel Gordon was
accustomed to tell Of the hasty march
which he made before Rudolph's le-
gions. He was Just sitting down to
dinner. when orders we're given to
cross the Ashley river. 1t was near
ly nightfall when he bivouacked In
q valley In which the cavalry under
Wayne had just encamped. and, with
bis officers, began to sup on dry bread
and potatoes. The infantry which he
commanded were In a starving con-
dition, and the commissary was with
out money; but raiding upon the farm
ers was sternly made punishable by
death. Reports of the hungry con-
dition of the newcomers had circulated
among Wayne's men. Just as the colo
mel began to eat his musty bread. a
private from the cavalry appeared.
and said, respectfully: Perry Scott
had some money. colonel. and bought
q turkey. We have unfortunately eat
en- all but one leg. took the liberty
Of bringing that to you" The colonel
took the leg gratefully. and had scarce
ly finished 1t when another Of Wayne's
men appeared. with the same story Of
Perry SCOTS turkey. and another leg.
The colonel congratulated himself on
his luck. and handing the drum-stick
over to q fellow officer. went out Of
the tent Il was growing dark. An
other cavalryman came up. whispered
the story Of Perry Scott, and eau
tiously handed over a third leg. The
colonel continued his walk through the
camp, and before his return had been
secretly offered twenty legs and four
teen wings Of Perry SCOTS turkey.
Wayne's men had raided a poultry
yard the previous night. and concoct-
ed the story or Perry SCOTS purchase
10 protect themselves In case any tur-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
END OF WONDERFUL GUN
DID It's Duty to the Finish But the
Strain Was More Than II
Could Bear and Survive.

Net long ago an ex-governor OF
Michigan, Cleveland capitalist. and
several friends were In the big
woods near Turtle Lake. guided by
Sam Sampson, famous hunter and
trapper. Same possesses gun with
a barrel five feet long. but once, &C
cording to his story. he had stia
longer one.
1T was a wonderful gum" he said
to the ex-governor. I could kill e
bar as fur on as l could see i'm. an
that gun was as knowing as a man.
II It hadn't been fur that, 1t would
never ha' bustedi"
How did you break it?" asked one
OF the hunters.
Il strained IT Z DEATH" said the old
guide soberly. II was out hunting
one day when / seen buck and seven
does a-standin' close onto me. I
pulled up old Beetle-that's what
called tn gun-and was jest goin' {
let go when / heard an awful funny
noise over my head.
Il looked up n there was more'n
ten million wild geese a'sailin' over
me. There I was In a predicament-
l wanted tn geese n wanted the
deer.
'At last aimed at tn geese an let
silver. Beetle must ha' knowed /
wanted both. fur that was tn end OF
the old gun. The strain on her was
too much, an both barrels busted.
"Th' Shot In one of 'em killed the
buck, tn shot in tn other killed ten
geese, and when Beetle died she
kicked so hard was knocked into
crick. But when l come out mA
bootlegs was full O. fish. amt neveS
seen another sech gun as Beetle
Lippincott's Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
SWINGING SEAT FOR THE
PORCH.

A swinging seat Is much more COM
Portable to sit in than a hammock,
makes neater appearance upon a
porch. and with several pillows thrown
upon it. will be fully as satisfactory to
lie down upon. Fig. l shows seat
Of an attractive design that can be
carried out with ease by any boy
who is handy with tools. Oak is the
best material to use. as 1t is strong
and easily worked; but II you can get
nothing but pine 1t will serve your
purpose provided the pieces are free
from knots and other defects.
The seat illustrated is feet long
and 20 inches wide. II you wish a
seat of different proportions, these
dimensions are readily varied. Of
course. The two ends should be con-
structed first Material inches
thick should be used; by As win do.
Cut the uprights A by the pattern
shown in Fig. 4, uprights B by the
pattern in Fig. s. the arm c by the
pattern Of Fig. 5, and the bottom
crosspiece d Is inches long by tx
inches wide. The notch in the rear
edge Of uprights A is made to receive
the ends of the back strip e, and the
arms G are notched to fit around up
rights A. The dimensions for the
notch in C are not given. because the
notch much be beveled to at the slant
of upright A, and for the sake of ac-
curacy the measurements are best
taken directly from that piece. The
members of the end frames must be
fastened together very securely. mas
much as the entire weight of the seat
and its occupants come upon them.
Long screws are better than nails for
the purpose The arms should be
braced underneath by means Of pair
Of by inch iron angle brackets. as
shown in Fig. 7.
The back board z is e inch thick.
inches wide and feet long. while
the other two boards of the back.
shown in Fig. /. are 4 feet s,s inches
long. because they At between up
rights A. The seat rails + are Of 2
by inch stuff and are of the same
length as the lower back boards;
fasten them between the end frames.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
The orsat stsadIsr.

John D. Rockefeller. Jr, impressIng
on his Bible class the steadying infiu-
ence Of a good wife, smiled and said:
"A minister once asked a young
man on q train:
DO you smoke, sirr
mo. SIR was the reply.
ct suppose you drink-that is to
say, moderately
mo. SIR; ] abstain answered the
young man.
do you gambler
No, SIR
Swear
NO, SIR
Young man. said the minister,
with an air ct once pleased and pun
zled-'young man. what are you. any
,way?'
I'm married the young man an
swered.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.-Miss Grace
Nockford and Miss Edith Thinner
80. sO37 North Illinois street. were
,smpted outdoors by the delightful
veafher the other afternoon for what
,hey planned to be a very restful and
hr,cIns drive over the. boulevards.
nav were in a runabout and the
horse they were driving was a spirit
q animal
Al Capitol avenue, near Ohio street,
ne animal made break. and imme-
Sistely afterward things began to hap
zen. In fact, things happened on
Capitol avenue all the way north to
Trentieth street. which is quite a dis
snce. The two young women thought
n vas quite distance, at least, and
thsy never expect to drive through
that thcroughfare In quite so dramatic
4 fashion again.
When the horse found that one OF
the reIns had parted he knew at once
that the other was of no service, for
he was a wise horse. He started to
run and made up his mind at the very
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
Wanna Women Take Wild Ride When Rein Breaks

beginning to pay no attention to speed
laws or interference Of other kinds.
Pedestrians ran out and tried to seize
the bride, but he paid no attention to
them. Persons In other rigs tried to
overtake him. but he left them far
behind. Automobiles took up the
chase. but the horse made the ma
chimes look as though they were
standing still. A colored man ran
into the middle Of the street and tried
to flag" him with a blanket The
horse clamped his teeth on the bits,
laid back his ears and tried his best
to run right square over the colored
man. The colored man had to side
step like a matador.
Finally, when the horse had passed
Nineteenth street. a young man ran
out. sizing up the situation as he ran.
He saw that to tackle the front end Of
the runaway would be like plunging
single-handed against a flying wedge:
so he stood alongside and, as the rear
end Of the buoy passed, he seized the
top and vaulted into the vehicle. After
that he climbed over the seat, over
the dashboard, over the shafts and
onto the horses back. With so much
accomplished the remainder was easy.
All he had to do was to reach over
and catch hold of the rings on the
ends Of the bits and then jerk a few
times
The young man disappeared imme-
diately after the excitement was over
and his name was not learned.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
Faded Eroeks.

Some one may have a pink cotton
OF linen dress in good condition, but
badly faded. II so, put piece Of Tur-
key red cheesecloth in water and boil
until the color is the desired one. The
dress win dry bit lighter than when
wet and will leave an even color all
over, says the Modern Priscilla. One
eighth Of yard of cheesecloth is
more than enough for a dress. Navy
blue cheesecloth may be used in the
same manner to freshen the color OF
a light blue dress. 1t is best to try a
sample of material in the dye to get
the right shade before putting in the
whole dress.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-12-27
cattle Ate up the Wa.hino.

John Corr at Newton Butler sued
Frank Began for ten dollars damages
for the alleged destruction Of some
clothing. The defendants cattle had
tremendous appetite. said NJ e
Knight. the plaintiffs attorney. One
day the plaintiff had a washing out
and these cattle made meal Of 1t.
In his evidence the plaintiff said
the washing had been left bleaching
on the hedge. When he saw the cows
dining of some sheets he pulled the
remains out of their mouths. They
had completely eaten a pair Of trous-
ers. a blouse and some other pieces
London Globe.