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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08
FOR sunny HOUR" CHARTS
Buildings Of the Future VIII Be
Furnished With Them.


The once and factory building OF
the future win furnish sunny hour
charts to its tenants. These charts
win show graphically at which win
dows Of a building the sun will shine
at any season of the year and how
long. This useful device consists
merely of circular diagram with a
circumference graduated into "a parts,
numbered from y. m. to II midnight,
and a. m. to IL noon, and having
radial lines drawn from the center
Of the circle to the times of sunset
and sunrise for the different months
Of the year. Through the diameter
Of the circle IL noon-12 midnight.
lie a meridian.
The plan of the building used must
also have a meridian drawn upon II
In its correct relative position The
chart Is placed on the plan of the
building with the two meridians paral-
lei. To find at what time of day the
sun begins or ceases shining through
any window, straight edge is laid
on the chart in such a way that II
passes through the center of the cir
Gle and is parallel to the wall in which
the particular window Is built The
sun will begin or end shining through
the window at the hour indicated
where the straight edge intersec.s
the circle. II the wall runs westerly
Of the south, the sun will begin to
shine In at the hour indicated, and
IL the wall runs easterly Of the south.
the sun viii cease to shine in at the
hour indicated.-Power.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08
WOMAN PUTS WASHER IN CELL
s,,ys "helio kIdi" TO Police Mstron;
i She Flashes Star and Arrests
l. Him.

Joplin. Mo.-It doesn't pay to nirt
with q police matron. Harry Wilson,
railroad man. the other day started
. Irritation with one in the street, but
diin't get far.
Hello. kidi" he said. a. she passed
him.
The matron. Miss vernie Con, who
IL flve feet eight inches tall and
weighs 1876 pounds. stopped and looked
at him.
Were you speaking to met" she
inquired.
Wilson replied that he was.
Matron Con then showed . police
star and led the masher to Jail.
Wilson's wife learned Of his arrest
three hours later and appeared at DO
lice headquarters.
After lecturing him through the
bars she paid his nne, assessed for
disturbance, and Wilson was released.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08
TELLS HOW 1T FEELS TO DIE
Kansas City Man Declares II 10 Just
Like Peacefully Going to
Sleep.

Kansas City, Mo.-"Yes, / knew l
was dying, but / could not help II, and
it was not such a bad feeling after
ALL" This is the way George Luker.
then in a hospital here, described his
journey beyond the portals of the
valley of the shadows" from which
he was rescued by the. use OF the pull
moter in the hands Of Q pair Of ener-
getic physicians. He was found on, q
street curb, dead to all appearances.
but was taken to a hospital. where.
after six hours work with the ma
chine that induces artificial respira-
ton, he began showing signs of re-
turning life. and finally recovered
enough to tell of his experiences.
Il do not know what happened to
me-" he explained In a weak voice.
Il was going down the street when
suddenly felt myself getting weak, and
then remember sinking to the side
walk. There was no one near, as it
was late at night on a lonely thor
oughfare, but did not care
II knew I was dying. but It was
not bad feeling. simply slid OF to
rest. The noise Of the world grew
DINNER and DINNER, and finally all
was quiet. It was just like sinking
into the Inconsistencies Of sleep on
soft bed when you are fearfuliy
tired"
Speaking Of his feeling when
brought back to life by the pulmotor's
work, Luker said: Il did not have
any feeling after everything became
quiet, until experienced the sensa-
ton Of someone being near me. II
seemed as II I we're up on high ana
was gradually coming back TO earth.
At first ! could only hear faint sounds.
then the voices came nearer. Finally
| opened my eyes and saw strangers.
and then | did not think about any
thing else. because was very sick.
The hospital physicians believe Lux
er suffered an attack Of heart trouble.
When brought into the hospital, his
body was blue and failed to show Q
single sign Of life. But after % cubic
feet Of oxygen had been pumped into
his lungs by the pulmotor he revived.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

CINCINNATI. o.-Periwigs and ON
" cial garments Of clergymen are
counted out No more shall they
adorn the judiciary. Rather, as Ohio's
newest and most modish law has II,
IAN oficials shall have engraved
thereon the coatof-arms Of the state"
There il no restriction as to where
the adornment shall be placed. II f.
expected that because Of their decora-
tons. English lords and Italian dukes
will go out Of style for American
heiresses Of them can boast Of
such distinguished and peculiar deco
ration a. the judges and other court
ofnciais Of the state.
Many are the plans. One learned
jurist. for Instance. may have q land
scape gardener assist him. and in q
sunken aperture on his left cheek
have the whiskers trained to grow In
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

death you take tent Instead of L..
ing your wife. sister, daughter !.
sweetheart segregated with her a.,
and shrouded at the end OF a rope y
F'olkestone you take her with Won az
teach her to swim or perhaps N.
teaches you. As a result the hath,,.
becomes not only vast frolIc in ths
sea. but jolly social function on ths
shore. Looking around on the hun.
dreds of bathers, laughing, splaskinr
diving, swimming. Raging each oths7
or lounging on the shore. l think az
Mrs. Grundy, one Of the celebrities
never met; ! think she must have
been a Mrs. Harris. There cannot hav.
been "sich person" else she would
not have been 80 completely routed on
a battle-ground she has made peculiar.
ly her own.
Visitors Are a Happy Lot.
AN amusing world is Folkestona
intensely human In the happier condL
tons under which it performs public
abiutione in the sea.
From my twopenny chair l love to
view this riot of physical happlnes,
which helps to endow US with physical
well being when the gay period Of nm
fettered freedom is over. This meth
Cd Of mixing the bathing, so long an
undesirable jest among prurient mind
ed people, Ii In actual practice fra.
GRAVITY sane, and its breezy lack Of
self-consciousness will prevent II from
being shamed back to oblivion By the
man with the salacious leer. II il toe
good q thing to lose. this liberty only
lately gained. A bathing costume "A
most desirable on a hot day. Tired
Of the cool of the sea, In II one mar
take sun bath on the shore.
Il joined a merry party on the bsach
and set out to swim the channel Il
did not look so far across, but after
swimming five minutes it became OBJ
vious both to me and my advisers that
the tide was against us. and that We
had not properly charted the currents.
Besides, we had no steamboat. and %
reluctantly we had to turn back l.
was consoled by the reception ] cot
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

some song and dance. Suddenly the
song and dance was interrupted by an
ill-intentioned, but well-aimed rotten
egg. There Is no other way Of de-
scribing that egg.
Tremblay, the towns local express
agent in the daytime, retired trem-
bling. Since the parcel post law put
a crimp In the express companies
pocketbooks and the letter carriers
backs, 1t is whispered there has been
bad blood between them. Anyway.
Manager Bill Dick, Of the opera house.
appeared on the stage and said he
could lick the man who hurled the
egg, II said egg hurler was man
CROUCH to stand forth and declare
himself Up stood the now famous
George Washington Kempson.
Il cannot tell a lie; l threw that
egg; now let's see your licking"
Dick threw OF his coat and wanted
to accept the challenge. but Mrs. Dick
in one leap landed at his side. You
know Bill; he is bigger than you. ;"
she pleaded.
The delighted audience was expect
ing ten-round bout because Kempson
is some scrapper, having once travel
ed as Young Carl Norris" Unfor-
tunately. friends persuaded Kempson
to apologize, which he did as cleverly
as he had thrown the egg. Mr.. Dick.
If had known 1t was a rotten egg.
wouldn't have thrown 1t. / thought
1t was a fresh egg"
"oh, in that case. say nothing" said
Dick, and the two shook hands.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08
Hard Luck.

Two negroes. after having disputed
over q certain lady which they both
admired, decided to settle the matter
by q watermelon duel, the winner to
have tho lady. Each prepared him
self and appeared at the appointed
hour. When the melons were con-
sumed II was found that the larger
negro had devoured the greater num-
Der. The future bride. having Wit
messed the duel. wrote the following
note to the winner:
Dear Mr.. Washington admire
your courage, but have decided to
marry your opponent. realizing my In
ability to support anyone with such
an appetite 40 yours."-National
Monthly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

very edge of the horizon there are
three gunboats, crawling toward Do
yer. They look like q trio o; cock
reaches playing at soldiers and learn
ing to smoke at the same time.
But the wonderful charm Of the
place lies in the conventional things
one expects at the seaside which are
missing. These nonexistent things
have the charm of the unexpected. For
instance, have neither seen nor heard
. band play. II must be distinctly un-
derstood. however. that nothing is
guaranteed.
I'm Folkestone one battles and ID
unashamed. II has come to be recog-
nized after centuries Of guilty conceal
ment, that men. women and children
have legs, arms and bodies and heads.
and that there Ia nothing criminal In
their possession The result Is new
delight ut the seaside. Instead Of
taking q prison and getting jo'ted to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08
COULD NOT TELL LIE,
BUT HE COULD FIGHT
Theater Audience Greatly Dis
pleased When Scrap Fails to
Follow Egg Throwing.

Metuchen, N. J.-"George Washing
ton Kempson, the man who could not
tell lie." That is what all Metuchen
is calling the letter carrier because
he has been put to the test and has
proven his worth. Incidentally he
caused a near riot in the Metuchen
theater and Afforded the large audi
ence more excitement and amusement
than they had bargained for. 1t was
amateur night. Various Metuchenites
had displayed their histrionic talent,
when It came Charley Tremblay's turn
to do a song and dance. and 1t was
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

A man named Bours has been a.
rested At Venice. Cal, charged WIN
shaving the head of his bride in d
OF jealous rage to make her look IN
attractive in the eyes Of other men.
The bride, who il only seventeen, ana
much younger than her husband, COM
planned that he overpowered her
clipped her tresses close. and then sp
piled lather and razor until her nsaa
~looked Ike a billiard ball"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

OF cane chair Is one
W penny. but the right to
use a canvas chair costs
twopence,- says a noted dramatic
critic who Ia making the rounds Of
the resorts. With shy opulence l
parted with two coppers and acquired
canvas chair-the extravaganza be-
ing justified by the amount OF comfort
achieved. Besides, In a canvas chair
a man becomes more picturesque,
while in the same type of seat a sun
Drowned woman can look bewitching-
ly adorable.
Again, in the canvas chair there is
room TO recline. In my effort to recline
l developed languid air of detached
hauteur, which considered a compli-
Gated pose most difficult of achieve
ment.
1T was certainly q cheap effect at
twopence, which could not be repro
duced seated in a cane chair at any
price. At first had the idea that my
creation, as a canvas chair manner.
was gorgeously original, but after an
inspection Of the whole foreshore, with
Its long lines Of sunburned men and
sun kissed women, / found my sedu-
lousy cultivated effect goes with
every twopenny seat have since re-
vised it and now put in an hour day
scowling at the horizon. The effect ia
much more select. People think / am
naval critic or German spy and
are visibly astonished.
Approved by Dramatic Critic.
"Folkestone IL chiefly remarkable
In my eyes for the things do not see
here, although things az they appear
are good to the eyes of the beholder. I
like this well built town perched
craxily on the edge Of q mighty white
clif, its head almost In the clouds.
while It's feet are laved by the sea.
Specially attractive are the grounds
with their paths, v shaped, which
point ever upward. like Copperfeld's
ineffable Agnes. The sea IL q SHIN
mering plane of dancing green. On the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

Belleville, Ill.-Arthur VIII was
thrown from his bicycle the other day
when i've and a half foot blacksnake
which he ran over became entsngied
In the rear wheel. He was scratched
and bruised. He was speeding along
a narrow path alongside the Wilder
mann cemetery when som thing lash
ed him on the back The NEXT instant
the wheel stopped
When win picked himself mp he
found the snake tangled in the spokes.
The reptile was kissing and trying to
strike. VIII sharpened "a stick and
freed the prisoner.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

Say. pal. how would you like . bot
lie Of real red boose-the kind yo1z
grandfather used TO make back IN The
mountains Of Kentuckyr
The citissn for q moment vas IN
able to locate his interrogztor.
Approaching the calsbooss window
the man outside saw and was con
WINGED. He paid his money and so'
the whisky.
IF you have any discreet friends
send 'em around" whispered ths
tramp.
The supply OF whisky n said q
have been exhausted IN less than a.
hour.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

A western Pennsylvania spinster
gets from q Pittsburgh agency all the
anecdotes and poems about cats" she
can secure. She has been doing this
for the last ten years. insisting that
the clippings shall come to her In
such shape that they can be neatly
pasted in my scrapbooks. with the
names Of the papers in which they
appear and the date of their publica-
ton" Her country place is always
the home Of a score or more cats.
waits and strays she picks up on the
highways in her tours about the coun-
try.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08
Worshlpsd PIetur. alra

Oakland. Cal.-One reads Of dream
girls. and shadowy, Elusive ideals born
In the brains of susceptible youns
men. but here 10 one who worshipet
picture girls and collected q whole
harem Of poster beauties. Frank Cas-
teila 10 his name. and he resides here
He was arrested the other day for ap
propriating posters Of beautiful wo
men.
The billboard men had been com
planning that their advertisement
were being torn down and a watch wa,
set for the yandal. Castella was NJ
rested after he had been observed
making ardent love to . bright-eyet
young woman's picture posted on {
board. and kissing II
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

much excitement. II carried Il pas
sengers and ran from Paddington Y
the bank at q charge Of Sd all me
way. It's success led to the introdus-
ton OF several other buses. bat ihey
were withdrawn in consequence Of ne
turnpike acts Of 1s4O. Il saw vi
Moses Montenore 80 in q sedan char
to the prince OF Wales garden parry
ct Marlborough house In 1878. writes
q correspondent "sir Moses was tnen
ninety-three. The party was on SAY
urday. 20 his Jewish principles pr
vented him from using his horses. oo'
the men were not his servants TneS
were not forced to labor. So u Va
all right"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08
Early Transit In London.

Lady Dorothy Nevill. who remem-
bered when sedan chairs were used,
remembered also, and mentions in her
"reminiscences, the first London
(Eng.) steam bus, which ran for the
first time just 80 years ago. The In
ventor was Walter Hancock. and the
first appearance Of the vehicle. cum
bersoae affair named the Era, created
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

on arrival from the family in the RED
topped tents. They were all there
holding a reception-the head, %
stripes, looking like q red laced zebra;
his wife. In a chocolate tinted COS
tune; his two daughters. one in AL
mon c~lor and the other in pink: and .
young man whose Relationship TO the
family rs not yet assured. clad In >
black costume and big bath towel
In fact, nowadays II 10 not euss-
toned except perhaps by Mrs. Grumpy.
quietly weeping in corner over her
waning influence. Sunlight, fresh ar
salt sea and exercise bring together
the sane mind In the sound body. II .
q physical ideal and the nearer W
live up to II the further We get nom
laxity. There is much more danger y
absinthe, crowded rooms bot arc
heavy with perfumes and the frou-
frou Of deliberately provocative
skirts"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

A new industry has been discovered
in the drainage regions In eastern
Marshall and western Beltrami coun-
ties. Minnesota. This 10 the catching
of fish in the main bitches. As soon
as the snow melted the bitches, large
and small, became filed with water,
which gave ample opportunity for the
fish to move up against the current
from the Thief river and Red Lake
river. In places thousands Of suckers
and pickerel filled the bitches and
the farmers threw them out with
forks and shovels. Az soon a. the
freshet Of water had disappeared the
fish also became stranded. No game
fish protected BY law are found In
these waters.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-08

N the beach at Folkestone
the charge for the use
OF q cane chair is one
penny. but the right to
use a CANVAS chair costs
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22

THE 'FPRESS" is to-day Of the same size, and
! gives the same telegraph and equal local news
service as newspapers in many small cities that
charge Sc per year. 1t will continue to be, at the
rate paper worth far more than the price---,he
paper that crculaes everywhere hroug hout the valley
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-22

TO BE FAIR to a'' this warning is give" that
at midnight Of December 3ls, the old rate will
cease to be effective and the new rate will be enforced
in all cases.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-27
FORTY YEARS
AGO THEY LOVED
Aged Couple Married After Accidental
Meeting Years
Afterward.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Seryice.]
DENVER, Colo, Feb. PA TO-
nance which had its inception almos.
forty years ago in the Dakotas. cul
minated in Denver when Magistrate
Book united in marriage ]. l.. Graves
IS, and Mrs. Clara J. Field, 75, OF
Oakland, Calf The aged couple met
in Denver by appointment to have the
ceremony performed. The couple had
met In Denver by accident a few
days ago for the first time since the
Indian uprisings in Dakota.
Both Graves and his bride have
married before and when they return
to South Dakota and bsgin life on q
farm owned by the bridegroom,
their combined family OF children will
number fourteen.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-27
DORR CASE TO
JURY THIS AFTERNOON
TWO Avenues to Acquit tn. Man Whe
Admits Killing Aged Mil
Iicnaire.

/ United Press Leased Wire Service ]
SALEM. Mass, Feb 27.-The fate
of William A. Dorr will be In the
hands of the jury this afternoon. I'm
less an unforeseen contingency arises,
Judge Quinn will begin his charge
shortly after noon, 1t was stated when
the trial of the Stockton, Calf, man
who admittedly killed George e.
Marsh, an aged millionaire of Lynn,
was resumed today.
Following DORIS stolid, unemotion-
al recital of the Staying Of March who
he claimed, pinned him down in the
automobile in which they were riding,
legal experts today said there are
two avenues to acquit Dorr. One Is a
self-defense plea, and the other is
; that the act was committed in q
county over which this jury has nc
jurisdiction.
District Attorney Attwill said he
! would call two witnesses in rebutta'
before opening his final argument.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
What Prof. Mouiton Says.

Being asked by correspondent. his
opinion of The Trojan Woman" as
performed by the Chicago Lite
Theater company. Professor Richard
G. Moulton wrote:
II seems to me the most successful
attempt I have seen, either in Eng.
land or in this country, to preserve
the real spirit OF the ancient classical
drama in reproduction on modern
stage. Instead of attempting minute
archaeological niceties of the ancient
Greek theater, thing which Is pos
sible only with an open-air stage, the
performance used all the modern et-
fec.s of artifice, light and shade,
with singularly beautiful effect. Yet
the performance retained the essen
tial spirit OF Greek drama, which Is
the harmony OF all the arts, beauty OF
color, flowing draperies, statuesoue
figures, and gliding movements, rhyth.
mic intonations-all were united in
i! lyric harmony. ] do not say that there
4 is not room for improvement in the
delivery of some passages, but IN
pleasing contrast with most stage per
formances that / have seen, the char
acteristic was underemphasis rather
than overemphasis. especially ad
inired the choral feature. and in thi,
include the eminently beautifn
! bridal dance of Cassandra The Ell
J feet on my mindand flnd the sam,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-27

position In regard to arbitration.
Rubber officials have repeatedly de-
clared that they will not meet off,
cials of Industrial Workers OF the
World as representatives Of the strik-
ers but the members of the board
believe the manufacturers can be in
duced to confer with the workers
committee.
According to statements of leaders
much is expected by the strikers by
the senate investigating committee
which will begin thorough probe
Of the rubber industry tomorrow.
Picketing was resumed today in an
orderly manner and without police in
reference.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-27
SCHOOL ELECTION
TO Be HELD SOON
Roberts and HamiII VIII Decline Re
Election But WooIley VIII be
Candidate for Another
Term.
MASS MEETING BOOKED
Nominations win be Made at Mass
Meeting to be Held at Court
House on Friday,
March 7th.

Tonight is likely to see one Of the
most interesting sessions of the beard
OF education that has been staged for
many months. The board has three
retiring members, TWO of whom have
declared that they viii not again De
candidates for the places
w ]. Roberts and L. A. Hamill, TWO
OF the most aggressive members will
step down and give way to new men,
while William WooIley has not as yet
made any announcement to the effect
that he will be candidate.
It is expected that a number Of
candidates will be uncovered at the
mass meeting, which win be held as
usual at the court house on the Fri
day proceeding the election.
This morning in response to a
question regarding his candidacy Mr..
Wooley declared that ne would be a
candidate. His work during the past
several years as a member of the
board makes 1t fairly certain that ne
viii be again returned to his chair.
There has been very little talk
around the city regarding the school
board election and 1t has been Difficult,
to ascertain who will be nominated
The mass-meetIng at the court house
however, will no doubt bring on
many hitherto unexpected candidates
Messrs. Roberts and Hamill have
repeatedly declared their intention o
retiring from the board. The forme
has spent about seventeen years OF
the board and many Of the importan
changes that have taken place In tn,
local schools have been due to hi
work. Mr.. Hamill has also been pre-
gressive in his work and has Away