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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
.s|RUP FROM APPLES.
Department Of Agriculture Makes
a New Discovery.
Will Enable Cider Mile 20 Make .
Valuable Product From Excess
Apples and CuIls - Seeks
Public Service Patent.

MISUNDERSTANDING extensive
experiments begun last spring. the
head Of the fruit and vegetable utili.
zation laboratory of the department OF
agriculture has applied for q public
service patent covering the making Of
q new form Of table strip from apple
Juice, This patent will make the dis
covSy, which the specialists believe
will be Of great value to all apple
growers as a means of utilizing their
culls and excess apples, common prop
erty Of any cider mill in the United
States which wishes to manufacture
and sell apple cider strip.
The new strip, one gallon Of which
Is made from seven gallons of ordin-
airy cider, is q clear ruby or amber
colored strip Of about the consistency
OF cane strip and maple strip. Prop
erly sterilized and put in sealed tins
or bottles. 1t will keep indefinitely.
and when opened will keep under
household conditions as well as other
sirups. 1t has a distinct fruity aroma
and special flavor of its own, which is
described as being practically the
same as the taste of the sirupy sub
stance which exudes from a baked
apple.
The strip can be used like maple
or other sirups for griddle cakes,
cereals. household cookery and as fla
voring In desserts. The government
cooking experts are at present expert.
menting with 1t in cookery and expect
shortly to issue recipes for use of the
new strip in old ways and for taking
advantage of its special flavor in novel
dishes.
The department chemists have al.
ready produced over ten gallons of
this strip in their laboratories, using
summer and other forms of apples.
The success of the experiments has
greatly interested some of the apple
growers. and during October a large
cider mill in the Hood River valley,
Oregon. will. in cooperation with the
government chemists. endeavor to
produce 1000 gallons on a CONNER.
cial scale and give the new product a
thorough market test by making It
accessible through retailers in a linn
tied field. The interest of apple grow.
ers in the product arises from the
fact that the new apple cider strip
promises to give them a commercial
outlet for vast quantities of windfall
and other apples for which they hith.
erto could find no market either in
perishable raw cider or in vinegar.
Cider production. 1t seems, comes
largely at one season of the year, dur.
Ing which the market is more or less
flooded with this perishable product.
The bulk and perishability of the raw
cider. moreover, the cider makers
state. often make It improbable for
them to ship the raw cider of one dis
trict long distances to a non-apple-
growing region. The market for cider.
therefore. has been largely restricted
In many cases to localities near the
area Of production. No method of
sterilizing ordinary cider has been
found practical for the reason that
boiling cider at once interferes with
its delicate flavor.
With the cider mill able to make a
palatable. bookkeeping table strip out
OF Its apple juice. growers, 1t IL be-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
ARMY WORM AGAIN APPEARS
Costly Pest Makes Return Engage.
ment In Jersey-Poison euessstsd
for Them.

New Brunswick. N. 1.-THE state en-.
tomologist. DR.. Thomas J. Headlee, has
received the unpleasant news from
several parts of the state that the pes
tiferous and costly army worm has re-
appeared for . return engagement and
he sends out warning to the farmers
and owners of grass plots to be up and
at 'em. Doctor. Headlee suggests the
use Of poisons such ~ proved effective
in the early summer or the operation
Of rollers to crush the voracious crawl.
ers into the earth.
The oficial statement Of the ento-
mologist 10: Contrary to all expecta-
ton the army worm has again this
year made its appearance In injurious
numbers, and II 10 now reported from
Fairton. Cumberland county. New Jer.
sey. II IL working upon crab grass
and upon corn. II would be well to do
stroy all outbreaks in 20 far - may
be possible In order that the number
appearing next year may be reduced.
Crushing by means Of . drag or
roller: destroying migrating hordes by
means Of bitches: killing the worms
where they have appeared In small
areas only and in which the employ.
ment Of the previous means recon.
mended il impracticable. by thorough
ly spraying or busting the food which
they are eating with arsenate Of lead
or by scattering the poisoned bran
mash. should be undertaken.
The eggs from which the present
caterpillars came were laid by the
moths which appeared 20 abundantly
from . month to six weeks ago.
Whether the worms will repeat their
early summer injury to lawns cannot
at this time be said. but the owners Of
grass plots should keep close lookout
for such injury and promptly suppress
the worms should they appear"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
PRETTY FINISH FOR slour
Many Good ideas Which the e.
Woman VIII Find May EssdIl
BE Adapted. -

The collarless blouse 10 still suurc
In its sway. and new ways and -
of suitably finishing II are consto1
being devised. The accompanimo.j
sleeve bands or cuffs. while Tern
considered. have this season iuu
into decided popularity, and q e
less array Of new ideas In 60
shown in all the shops made .
stiffiy tailored designs and b r
sheer. dropping effects which. e
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
DROPS A FORTUNE IN ROAD
Package Of Bank Notes Lies In Dust
Tor an Entire Day Before
Being Discovered.

Santa Ana. Gala pocketbook con-
tanning $20.500 in notes and securities
lay in the dust on the road between
Santa Ana and the Orange County
Country club. overlooking Newport
bay. The property belonged to Henry
Babson Of Santa Ana, who had sponf
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

the day at the Country club.
As John Hughes, one Of the care
takers at the club. was returning
home after his days work. he picked
up the pocketbook and returned with
1t to the club. where Babson got 1t
after being notified Of its recovery.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
GERMANY'S AMBASSADOR TO AMERICA

To place Germany's part IN the
present war In a fitting light before
the American people is the task un-
dertaken by Count Won Bernstorn.
German ambassador to the United
States.
The count is untiring in this duty
He cut short His summer vacation at
Newport and ih order to be In closer
touch with great American news
sources has opened a temporary en-
bassy in a New York hotel. About
every third day he runs down to
Washington to visit the state depart
ment and to discuss with officials va
rious situations that arise through
the war.
The G~rman ambassador enjoys q
tremendous popularity In Washington.
where his genial good nature and
frank, unassuming democracy make
him decidedly a diplomatic lion. His
colleagues of the corps are devoted
to him.
The ambassador il fond Of social
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
Eoo's Past Told In MESSAGE.

New Haven. Conn.-William H.
Lacey off New Haved purchased some
eggs recently. and one of them bore
this inscription: This egg comes from
Detroit. Mich. 1t was packed by a
handsome young lady in the year Of
our Lord. August II. 1909"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

pockets. These pockets -. I,
way, finished OF at the opepl.s
: pink and white silk cord, No. ~
carried into three loops IN H.
and the whole thing is outline W.
more Of the same silk cord 49,
into two loops at each Of tn
corners. The upper corner, -. 49,
mented with little bows Of ~ ~
ribbon. and a long loop Of rihnss r
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
improving Ones Mind.

Edward Everett Hale used to urge
mis- young friends to talk every day
with some one wiser taan themselves
He did not necessarily mean some emf.
nent person; most Of US do not know
eminent persons. and would shrink
from using their valuable time n NE
dio' out are we always quick to dis
Germ the inner qualities in those whom
we 90 see daily? The gardener, At
whose touch the garden blooms; the
scrub woman who. after her wear
day. sits up all night with her sick
neighbcf-these persons are perhan,
wiser or better than we, and "a n.
teach u something.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

. lightweight lin
en-, the edges
and revers being
scalloped In . col
ored floss. The
vest fastens down
the front with
large pearl but
tons. These vests
are rather expen-
sive. but can be
made very inex-
pensively by the
woman with nim-
Bile fingers.
A m o n Z the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

There are many excellent e. ~
mediums on the market Tor
shoes Of all kinds. but there
simpler or more efiicacious ~ y.
cleaning buckskin footwear
brush out all the dust and then ID,
with a nailbrush wet with ne
soapsuds. -.
Wipe on the soap. rub on
damp cloth to rinse out the -
then let the shoes dry IN TIE q
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

leathe err and
brightly colored
striped silk. The
belt and buckle
are OF silk. while
tabs Of the leatbl
er are suggested
for ornamentins
the front. The
new bets con.
tinue to be ex-
frAmn IN width
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
with Shepherds chseisA

win Shephero'o C"ee
A smart frock 10 made WITH .
bodice Of velvet in shepherds g.
Of black and brown. There y Z
with . deep facing Of the veIve6 &
which hangs . long. gathereo
Of chiffon banded 1t the botton n
three strips Of the velvet
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
WIFE OF AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA

To be the wife of an ambassador
to Russia. where the court life IL said
by many to be the most splendid in
the world. and then. when the bags
are packed and everything is ready
to find ones self marooned with but
faint hope Of immediate departure,
Is. to say the least. disconcerting.
That is the predicament Of Mrs.
George T. M&rye of Washington, d. c.,
wife Of the newly-appointed ambassa.
dor to the court Of the car. Mrs.
Marye is In Washington. her court
dress in Paris and between her and
her court dress and her final destina.
ton are several thousand miles Of
water. which Eat the time Of writing)
no ship seems. anxious to traverse.
At the home of the Maryes every.
thing IL In readiness for instant de-
parture. All shipping lines are being
watched in the hope that an announce
ment will appear that some ship-any
passenger ships ready to sail.
There IL vast difference between
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
New Social Leader Appears
Mrs. William 8. West, Wife Of New
v. 8. Senator From Georgia,
In Washington.

Washington.-Mrs. william 8. West
10 the wife of the new United States
senator from Georgia. Mrs. West has
been in Washington only q short time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
TO ENTERTAIN At CAPITAL
Nine. Schllemann, Wife Of New Greek
Minister, Will Lead In Washing
ton Society This Season.

Washington.-Mme. Schliemann ia
the wife Of the new minister from
Greece. She Is a very handsome wom-
an and will entertain extensively at
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
|FANCIES OF FASHION
STYLE THAT HAS FOUND FAVOR
Is TO REMAIN.
orgsndIe Collar Wltk Attached Vest
One Of the Features Of the Mode
Dainty and Attractive Neck.
wear Being Shown.

With 80 much approval has fashion
stamped the sheer and flaring or.
candle collar. with the attached vest,
that II IL reappearing this season. re-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

Washington
al the capitals OF Europe we'll Her family
terms OF intimacy with Secretary and Mrs. Bryan
she OF the
entertaining
Burleson
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13
Man HorsewhIpped BY Girl.

Boston.-Because Leo Smoke. Gus
todian Of the city hall at Lynn. threw
stones at her French poodle. Cutey.
Miss Nellie Ovid. twenty-five, daugh-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

crowded debutantes with the
aide German embassy center
Of diplomatic
Count mas
Gnther Bernstorn Is at the 'front.'
the troops
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13


learned the
command --N
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13


Alexandra
n 0 9 tied for her new
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

a. her husband succeeded the late
Senator Bacon after his death in
March. She Is quite familiar with the
life of a statesman. for Senator West
served for Is years as a member of
the Georgia legislature.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-11-13

Saskatchewan VIII protect antelope
by law.
Connecticut western news., 1914-01-15
Fatal Irallax caIIiaion

Two were possibly fatally hurt and 1f others more or less seriously injured in a rear end collision of crowded "shoI extra" trolley cars bound for the Chase Rolling Mill cempany's plant in Water wills Monday.
 The collision occurred on Heme street, Waterville. and was due to the failure of the cars to obey orders and come to a faal stop at the junceion of Home street and Terrace avenue,~ where, arriving from opposite directions, they take g single track. The car from the north end crashed into tue car from she city center. The motorman escaped by jumping.
 Charles Morgan, 90, and Joe Nazero, 19, were taken to the Waterbury hospi. tai with internal injuries amd fractured hips. The trolley crews have been sus- penced by ehe Coanecticut company, which operates the lime. pending an in- vestigatlon.
Connecticut western news., 1914-01-15
BR-R-R-R
Coolest Weather In Many Years Comes <, ,. o.. on With. Big Wind.. s..s..-,-, ,-a

Coldest Weather In Many Years Comes s .~ on, With Big Wind.e V
 The "oldess inhabitant" is up a tree, so far as his recollection of ''something just as good'' as this January cold snaps is concerned. Sunday night the mer- cury went down with bump, against the bottom of the thermomeeer. and the wind blew A hurricane all night and found easy entrance through cracks and crevices thas nobody knew were in ex- istence. Stoves. furnaces and heaters were worked to their full capacity to oounteract the effect of the unexpected cold wave which. seemed all the more severe from the fact that it followed g long period of mild and agreeable weather. and found the people totally nnprepared for the sudden cold snap.
 The mercury was reported as ranging from 10 to as degrees below zero in various localities abont town.
 It has been great week for the coal men and plumbers. Water pipes all over town have frozen up and burst. .and general discomfort is reported on, all hands.
Connecticut western news., 1914-01-15
An Old One, but Good.

Says the Bristol Press: Friend Stone. the famous romanoer of Winsted d.-and a genius must wake up and guard his laurels or they will be stolen. Winsted has been in the exact geographical center of the zone of truth. but that center is liable to shift. I have some able con- tributors who are intent on moving it. One of them from New Mexico-oan you guess his name-is responsible for this: "One day a man, Lloyd by name, resi-. dent of Atlas, Okohama. was shoveling some loose gun powder into kegs. He oarelessly lit a cigar and in an absent minded way threw the lighted match into big pile of powder. It took fire with enthusiasm. but with rare courage he tramped out the fire before it could spread and saved the mill from an awful explosion, Before the flames was extin. guished about keg of perfectly good and able bodied gun powder was burned.
Connecticut western news., 1914-01-15
Arrested for Murder i.

a4 |. Joseph. Zedrosnsees Waa arrested in South Manchester Sunday night az be- ing probably implicated in the death Of E. Martin 4Piuney of Manchester. who was assaulfsd on che nightof December 8. by. two men, one of @bosn ssAsesa him three times. Pinaey died of hia injuries at the Hartford Hospital just 8 mouth afterward. The Fasanlt was committed while Pinney and Thomas McGonigal, a fellow employee of Warren Clark in this city, were returning to their homes after spree. Pinney left lis companion when the companion boarded a trolley car and was met at Buckland Corners hy two men who at- tackled him. one of them hitting him on the head and the other slashinR him with knife. The assailants escaped. Zedrosnsee Is said to have been under suspicious at the time but Was not arrest ed. He evidently became alarmed by the questioning of the police and sud- denly left town. He returned Sunday night and was arrested. He was not aware until after his arrest that Pinney was dead.
Connecticut western news., 1914-01-15
Jabs of sae Jabberwork


 Kind-hearsed men do for others We all like to be done for in some ways, and in some we dons.
 Every smiie is a fashlight on the darker side of life. Old ideas clothed in new language re- new their youth
 You can hear many people talk all day, and learn nothing. Let the great and small have mutual respect; the elephant and the hornet make 8 striking example. K. Physicians wage constant warfare with their means of livelihood, yet they thrive.
 Were wiokedness removed from the world maay would be out of employ. ment.
 Blows aimed at .a wrong should be used full strength.
 A large portion of mankind have an exaggerated opinion of their own ability. No good cure for egotism known; a slight knowledge of the criticism might help it some. T. W.X
Connecticut western news., 1914-01-15
Bethel Firebag Arrested.

The mystery of the ancendiary fires, which have caused the town of Bethel a loss of over s100, 900 and have kept the town in reign of terror for many mosaths. was cleared up Friday night when State Policeman Robert T. Hurley arrested Charles Ochs and he later con- fessed his guilt According to Ochs he has set nofess than eight fires in the cases houses of his. which were next to those fired, were also destroyed.
 On September a4. 1913. he claims to have fired the box factory of the Henry Clark Company 'cansing loss of $25. 900 and at the same time destroying his own hoase adjournimg, on which there was no insurance. On October 1e. the wood working factory of the Gilbert Brothers was destroyed. On October 90, barn owned by Dr, A tx. Barber was burned and three horses lost and house nearby belonging to 0ehs caught fire and was badly damaged On January 2, 1914, the whole town was aroused by fire in the hose house and it was found that the door of the house was locked and the hey stolen Ochs. when the fire started, was about two miles away but told friend whom he met that the fire was in the hose house. That aroused suspicioa and when other evidence was secured, he was confronted with it by the police and confessed In all he has set four serious fires and caused four others that dld little damage. He is only 8 years old. a natter and nnmar- ried.
Connecticut western news., 1914-01-15
James Sheffield Buried.

The funeral of James F.. Sheffield. 'who-died at Winsted last Wednesday was held in Falls Village. Friday after noon. and the iuterment was in that town.
 Deceased lived for many years, with his people, on the farm opposite the Pine Grove Camp Ground entrance. on the .Falls Village road. and moved to Wipsted several years ago, He leaves a widow, who was, before her marriage. Miss Louise Boinay, daughter of Uasimir Boinay. Six daughters also survive Mrs M. H. Pulver and Miss Blanche Sheffield. of Hartford, and Mrs. Dauiel Ryan, Mrs. Willis D. Hart. Mrs. John McGregor and Miss Mary Sheffield. oi Winsted also three grandchildren. One sister. Mrs- Salmon Barlow, also survives him. t s.ws
Connecticut western news., 1914-01-15
Injured While Ooasting.

Two 10-years old boys were seriously injured in Torrington Sunday evening when sled on which they were coast ing jumped 8 bank at the side of the road and ran under the wheels of an automobile driven by Edwin Pratt, son of Dr. Elias Pratt. The victims Of the accident were Walter Benedict. jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Benedict, and Chester. son Of Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Bellamy. The Benedict boy was the more seriously injured, receiving brok- on leg and broken coIlarbone, while the Bellamy boy had broken leg and small scalp would. The. boys were talk en to the Litchfield County Hospital.
Connecticut western news., 1914-01-15
BANQUET TONIGHT
, Great Feast, Great Speakers, and
 Great Time .Caneraily.sa .s..-a

Great Feast, Great Speakers, and
 .. Great Time Generally .,.~
 Arrangements for the fourth annual banquet of the Canaan Business Mems Association tonight in the Oanhald are complete, and the outlook is that the af- fair will be in every way equal to the best yet given by the local association. Landlord Baker has prepared bill-of- fare that cannot be beaten rn any hotel in the state; the work of the various committees has been thoroughly done. and the program from start to finish, is bound to be run off smoothly and en- joyably
 The speakers on the toast card oonsti- tute galaxy of post-pfandial orators that will be worth travelling far 60 hear Lieutenant Governor Tingier, Ool. N- G. Osborn, President Frank H. Johns ton, State Business Mems Association; Joe Hollister, of the pittsfield Eagle; genial Tom" Norton, of Lakevilte ; Rev. W. Howard Mills. rector of Christ Church it would be hard to assemble more attractive group of after. dinner speakers, and their talks will be rare feature of the feast.
 Mir. Charles Dickinson. Of Bridgeport. the entertainer and reciter, will be pres ent. shrough the courtesy of MT. Geo. O. Peet. who, at his own expense, en- gages this entertaining young man for this occasion,
 MT K. A. Ekern. of the Stone & Webster Co.,. of, Boston. will talk oa the big power plant at Falls Village. t
 Music will be furnished by Hatch & Beeman's famous orchestra, of Hart. ford
Connecticut western news., 1914-01-15
sma,Ipox in State Prlson . i.

The directors of the Connecticut state prison at Wetherstield have promulgated an order closing the institution to all visitors until danger of a smailpo, epidemic is past. It is also ordered that all prisoners received within period of IS months and all that may be received from week to week from now on, shall be vaocinated..
 This action is taken in view of the prevalence of the disease in Hartford. there having been l3 cases thus far. General vaccination of children in two school districts has been ordered by the board of health and this order may be extended to all districts in the city.