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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17
RAeTIME GOOD FOR CHILDREN
Expert At Music Supsrvisors' Confer
snes Defends Popular sones-says
They Are Beneficial.

Minneapolis. Minn.-Ragtime music
and the singing Of popular songs OF
the day does not injure the musicai
mind Of the public school child. but
rather encourages individual musical
ability. says Ralph L. Baldwin, musi-
cal supervisor Of the public schools at
Hartford. Conn. who II in Minneapolis
attending the seventh annual meeting
Of the National Conference of Music
Supervisors.
Il have learned" said Mr.. Baldwin.
that ragtime music or the singing OF
popular songs does not injure tho
child musically; that IL. II not carried
to IN extreme. Ragtime music 10 moth
ing more nor less than Q foot ticker
for Ill Of M. and II 10 . good change
to fall back upon after pursuing music
for some time. Yov know we have
to have . change In music once In q
while. just ~ We have to have q ~
cation or rest from our work, and this
lighter vein Of music 10 what brings
about that change. It would not BE-
good enough. though. for the public
school pupil to just follow the popular
songs Of the day and do nothing else.
for 1t leads to nothing"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17

the Englishman's plans, for. the long
er the period that should elapse before
the crisis arrived. the better he would
be able to establish his identity in the
town. He did not scruple to state that
he had come from Nokomis, or that
he had owned shares in the land COM
pany. To the full he adopted his
enemy's personality. and when two
months had passed and the house at
last stood ready for his occupancy. he
had become universally known as Rob
ertson, and was considered a person
Of much importance at the local bank.
where he had deposited the balance OF
the five thousand dollars that remain
ed to him from the proceeds of an
earlier exploit against -one Of the
conspirators.
All this while Robertson made no
move. In fact, 1t was not until eight
weeks had elapsed that his agent.
making his periodical visit to Bender
vile, learned to his amusement that
Robertson had returned.
He hurried to the house. walked into
the hall through the wide open door
and into the dining room where
HAYNES was finishing q hearty meal.
The Englishman rose and came for
ward with outstretched hand. He
guessed instinctively who his visitor
was.
Good evening. SIR" he said. What
can l have the pleasure Of doing for
you?"
The other looked at him and looked
again. The face seemed familiar. and
though he could not name the man his
heart sank under q premonition Of dis
aster.
II want Mr.. Robertson" he STAN
mered.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17
EAGLE IS NOT A KIDNAPER
infant Found. Protected BY Doo, and
Bird 10 Acquitted Of Steal.
Ing Baby.

Belvidere. N. J-Eagles making
their homes In the cliffs Of Jenny
Jump mountain have been exonerate6
Of blame for the theft Of two-ysar-ol0
Michael Dunai. who was missing for
~ hours. The child was found in the
woods half q mile from his home. He
was unconscious. and his hands ana
feet were partly frozen.
Young Michaers parents were work.
ing in the field and left him on the
porch Of their farmhouse. When they
got homo at noon the child and the
family Newfoundland dog were gone.
Searchers hunted all night. some OF
them even visiting the eyries oe
eagles on the mountain. suspectine
that one of the birds might have
stolen the baby.
A party from Danville came on the
child. The Newfoundland dog was
standing by and would let NO one APP
proach. Mr.. and Mrs. Dunal had to be
called before the dog would give up ita
threatening defense Of the baby. Il n
believed the child win recover.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17
EARLY DIRECTED FIGHT HERE
Used by Southern General Dur.
Ing Attack on Capital.

Washington.-A quaint old house
stands by the side of Georgia avenue
or. as 1t was called for a century, the
Seventh street pike. a few steps
northerly Of where the Silver Spring
tollgate was so long an obstacle to-
travel. There Is an interesting story
associated with this house and with
the man who. with his wife. dwells
there.
The story goes that this house dur
ing the attack against the northern
line Of the defenses of Washington
which Gen. Jubal Early and his divi-
sion made July IL and II, 1864. the
semi-centennial Of which approaches.
was occupied by Gen. Early during a.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17

Knew 81oOs Iu0S J0uAAuos SoAiAA00 W
the trap into which he had fallen. had
been temporarily reduced to the con-
dition Of an automaton: that he would
obey his command unQuestioningly.
Besides, he reflected a. he re-entered
with q shrug Of the shoulders. even II
Robertson did not come, his own DO
sition was still secure. He liked to
leave chance q loophole. It would be
only q matter Of time before he caught
him again.
But Robertson did come. He AZ
rived two evenings later, saw the
house brilliantly lighted. and entered
in some perplexity. Haynes was wait
ing for Robertson In the library. and
hailed him az he passed by on his way
to the reception room, where he i'm
agined jenkins to be waiting for him.
Robertson turned at the sound and
came In quickly. looking in astoninsh-
ment at the other. The voice seemed
somehow not wholly unfamiliar. but
the figure was that of an old. bent
man and the face was nearly con-
cealed under . profuse growth Of
hair and beard. Even jenkins would
not have recognized Haynes again In
that disguise.
Who the deuce are you. sir?" ex-
claimed Robertson angrily. a. he en-
tered. II have been under the impress
sion that this 10 my house. sir. What
are you doing here?
Graybeard rose chuckling and held
out his hand.
"Mr. Robertson. think" he said.
well, sirf"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17

Home at Silver Spring.
part Of the time when the Confeder-
ates were engaged against the Union
troops in the fields in front of Fort
Stevens. Because of this fact the old
house has acquired and maintains its
distinction as Gen. Early's headquar-
ters."
That In itself IL an interesting fact;
but the interest II considerably height
ened by the fact that the present own
er and occupant Of the historic house
Is q man who. as q Union trooper
fought on the fields around Fort Stew
ems. His name IL John H. Wolf. He
10 employed in one of the government
departments in Washington and IL q
particularly well preserved man. with
q clear memory.
A visitor stopped at that house
quite by accident recently and, seeing
several rusty cannon shot In use az
parlor ornaments. asked the question
which brought forth the reply that
This was General Early's headquar-
tiers and I was one of the men who
fought against him."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17
WHO The DEUCE ARE YOU ?" EXCLAIMED ROBERTSON ANGRY

upon the best means of effecting his
escape unnoticed. AS he stood be-
fore the suffered window, gazing out
through a chink at the deserted street,
he heard a sharp click at the gate. A
postman had dropped letter into the
box. Haynes hesitated; then, very
deliberately, he unbolted the front
door. walked down the patch of weed
grown garden, and took the letter.
It was addressed to Chauncey e.
Robertson.
Then the man came there secretly,
he thought, as he tore 1t open without
conjunction. He sat down In the IL
brary and read 1t. It began without
address and briefly informed the re-
cipient that he had opened a real
estate Office at q certain number In q
downtown street in Omaha. There was
no signature. But this was a clue.
Omaha lies some three hundred and
fifty miles east of Benderville. That
evening, John Haynes strapped on his
gyroscope skates, and running swiftly
along the railroad lines through the
darkness. hating only to make q de-
tour round the larger stations. he
reached Omaha about two in the
morning and made his way to the ad-
dress given. It was q small. old build
ing in an old part of the city: it was
not guarded and 1t was easy to pick
the lock of the entrance door with a
skeleton key and to enter. Haynes
found q little directory printed in
black letters upon the wall. He looked
for Robertson's name. and to his as
constituent, he found:
HAYNES. JOHN. real estate, A.
This was amazing. Haynes hasten
ed up to the fourth story Of the build.
ing where. in front of him, he saw his
name again. painted upon the ground
glass panels of a door which again
informed him that he was In the real
estate business. Two minutes later
he was inside q tiny ONCE, furnished
with a single desk, on which was not
scrap of paper. and with a large
safe of that late pattern which calls
itself the burglars foe"
The chase was growing interesting.
This office. like the house, was evil
IDENTIFY a blind: Robertson was an
adept at covering his tracks. But why
had he selected Haynes name as an
alias? Evidently the safe would fur
nish valuable information, possibly
embracing this fact. But Haynes ex.
amined 1t with increasing dismay.
Nothing short Of an electric drill and
Matchmaking apparatus would force
1t. It was controlled by q combination
word-lock. but what word Robertson
alone knew. II Haynes chose to re-
main until his enemy arrived In the
morning he would undoubtedly hold
him at his mercy. But Haynes did
not intend to murder Robertson; his
scheme was far more subtle-and be-
sides, he must force him to confess
where his wife was to be found
There was nothing but to acknowl-
edge defeat and 60. Yet the man
could not tear himself away. but
kneeled before the safe and pulled
now this way and now that, watching
the letters pass across the lock. His
fingers moved automatically. for his
mind was elsewhere, and he did not
know that he was making words IN
answer to the stimulus Of the mental
images. Suddenly he became aware.
with ave and something almost Al
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17

No swindle on the grand scale was
ever 20 successfully contrived as that
Of the Nokomis Land Company. The
members of this organization had
Alched his western property from
John Haynes. an Englishman: had
torn him from his wife and daughter.
crippled him with q treacherously
fred bullet. and. while he lay helpless
In the hospital, railroaded him into
the penitentiary for fourteen years.
under the name of Pete Timmons. q
notorious gang leader. Then, giving
out that Haynes had accepted . mil
lion dollars In settlement of his claims,
and had gone back to England, they
divided their plumber and went their
several ways, while the new city Of
Nokomis, built ON the stolen hand.
sprang into being and brought them
ample and continuous incomes In the
shape Of house rents and sales ON the
lnstallment basis.
The company was dissolved. There
was nothing corporate for Haynes to
seek to be avenged upon-when he
came out. He could not sue the thou
sands Of innocent property holders
who had obtained their titles In good
faith. Nor did he plan to do 80. He
had no confidence In Justice: he him
self would bring the conspirators to
book While working In the prison
machine shop. he invented q powerful
gyrosoope. which, when attached to
any vehicle. or to the feet. even, would
carry the wearer at an incredible rate
Of speed along roads or railway lines.
With the aid Of this. he escaped. To-
Gated his daughter. sent her to Chi
cago to await his summons. and then
turned all his attention to finding his
wife and wreaking vengeance upon his
enemies.
Haynes knew that, like his daughter,
his wife must have been told that he
was dead. That was the reason why
she had not sought him out. One
man alone knew where she could be
found: Chauncey e. Robertson. Of
Benderville. the corrupt lawyer who
had betrayed him into the power Of
the more corrupt Judge that had SEN
fenced him while he lay helpless In
prison. awaiting what he believed to
BE- the continuation of his trial
Haynes did not know that he had
been sentenced until the warders
hustled him away from court, without
permitting him to make q reply.
In the penitentiary. Haynes had
worked out the intricacies of his re-
venge. and, with that fixed idea of the
paranoiac who has been driven in
sane By wrongs. he determined that
70 each Of his enemies should fall q
recompense Of the same nature as
that injury which he had received from
them Torn between the desire Of
wreaking vengeance and the need Of
driving . bargain with Robertson, In
return for the information he needed,
Haynes hurried to Benderville.
Nobody there had heard Of Robert
sou- Certainly there was no man Of
such . name In Benderville-a small.
struggling city Of . few thousand
souls. among whom no ono could con.
osa himself successfully. On this
noint John Haynes satisfied himself
aftsf few days inquiry. He thought
u orst that Robertson might b living
Nnsee under IN alias. But an old city
4irsctory knew Robertson and furnish
e his addrsss-A Main Avenue.
ensss Haynes Discovered . boarded.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17

weather-wOrn house with suffered
windows. 1t had been closed five years
and none Of the neighbors had any
knowledge as to its owner. Since
Benderville was little more than FIVE
years old, 1t seemed reasonable to be-
lieve that no one now inhabiting that
city knew or had ever known this
man whom John Haynes sought.
Haynes was discouraged. Evidently
his enemy had resolved to place him.
self beyond reach of retribution, and.
taking his own share in the proceeds
of the conspiracy. had fed to another
part of the country. That night
Haynes forced an entrance into the
basement of the house, ascended the
uncarpeted stairs. and emerged in the
hallway where, striking a match. he
lit the candle which he had brought
with him and proceeded to make q
systematic investigation.
He was surprised to find the house
we'll furnished, even to the grand piano
in the living room. there were pictures
upon the walls and costly furniture
and rich carpets. But the whole
place was falling into decay. Dust
covered everything with a thick layer
of white, the paper was hanging in
widowed strips from the walls. the
plaster cracking. and spider webs
festooned each room. Evidently Rob
ertson had bought the house with the
intention of making 1t his permanent
home; evidently. too, an after-decL
sion. >or some sudden access of panic.
or the conviction that Benderville was
not sufficiently remote from the scene
of his exploits, had driven him to seek
other refuge, and in such haste that
he had not waited to dispose Of his
furnishings. Perhaps he had not
dared to take the risk of returning.
This evidence Of sudden flight was
still more obvious to Haynes when he
entered the library. A chair was
drawn up to the fireplace. in which
were the ashes of q log fire; beside
1t was q table containing copies of old
magazines and an ash-tray In which
was the stump of cigar with an inch
Of ash adhering. Haynes looked at
this curiously. Five years seemed
none too long to have permitted that
accumulation of dust and cobwebs-
but would cigar ash, that light, al
most impalpable substance, remain 50
long without crumbling under the
pressure of the atmosphere?
IL
ceived that there were footsteps In
the dust that covered the carpet
steps other than his. and finger-marks
upon the mahogany writing table.
Evidently this house had visitors
not burglars either. for they would
have removed at least that ivory statu-
cite upon the mantel, and the gilt
clock that had run down-the books,
too, that stood In dusty rows beside
the window. Was 1t Robertson him
self. perhaps. or some agent Of his?
II so. what did he come for?
Hayes found the half empty box Of
cigars In drawer Of the table, lit one.
and kindling the charred logs with
some scraps Of newspaper-not with
out dificulty. for they were damp with
mildew-stretched out his legs to the
blaze and fell asleep. bordering.
When he awoke 1t was daylight. He
started up In some confusion at first
not moving where he was. Then,
stretching himself and yswning, he
rose to his feet and began 10 ponder
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17

One hundred years ago the United
States sloop-of-war Frolic was cap
tured by the British frigate Orphsus
and the schooner Shelbourne. The
Frolic belonged to . new class OF
small sloops-of-war especially designed
by the Americans to slip through the
strict blockade maintained BY the
British along the whole extent Of the
Atlantic coast. She had been to Pea
only q few weeks when she fell In
with the Orpheus and the Shelbourne.
A chase ensued, in which the Ameri-
can vessel wet down her sails and
threw overheard her guns and an
chors, but to no avail. for she Wa
overhaulsd. and forced to surrender.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17
Vacation Employment.

The great mistake made BY the boys
in seeking employment II in securing
work that pays large wages, but leaves
nothing of value In the mind Of the
worker. II one intends to make mo
chanics his life labor, let him work
in some machine shop; the work II
hard and dirty. but the practical ex-
perience and aid In theoretical knowl
edge makes up for the physical dis
comfort Embryo electric or civil or
telephone engineers can pick up vast
experience in three months clubbing
around the many plants or the tele-
phone exchange. Facts. not theories.
of salesmanship can be found In the
shipping rooms and ofhces Of whole
sale and retail establishments. a.
though q clerk behind q counter gets
moro pay than the beginner in IN Of.
hce.-Evansville Courier.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17

Marriage Of Daughters Declared Legal,
Denver.-The marriage Of eleven-
year-old Martha Elizabeth wilkins to
Harvey n. Pugh. . boy Of fourteen
was declared legal BY Judge H. p.
Burke. Annulment proceedings had
been brought BY the boys father.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17
New Process Of Canning Eees.

New Process OF Canning E0os.
A process Of canning eggs has been
recently devised which II said to meet
with the approval of the agricultural
department In the first place the
workers are attired In sanitary gar.
ments which offer little or no oppor.
tunity for the Judgment Of the trouble
some germ. and before beginning work
the hands Of the workers are carefully
sterilized. The eggs are candled. and
each one II broken in . cup 50 that
should 1t not be right the others will
not be contaminated. When q worker
breaks q bad egg. the sterilization OF
the hands must be gone through again
and all the implements made use Of In
opening the eggs again cleaned. When
the cans are filled the eggs are frozen
and are kept in this state until they
are to be used BY the baker.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-07-17

Chicago.-When Daniel Mccormick
was unable to get large enough shoe
to at him. he went to police headQuar-
ters. II wear . size 11h and the
only place l know to get shoes that
big was Of . policeman" hs said !.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-20

owes much indeed to the matchlesS glory
of her golden locks.
Her eyes are gloriouSly gray-blue,
deeply finged with long black lash
eS. Her nose is purely Grecian. Her
lips seem absolutely to defy all other at
temptS at accurate description; surely no
other woman since Cleopatra has pos
SeSsed such lips, lips that seem built to
tempt to lure, and to delight. Her chin
combines all the tender and soft curves of
femininity with such hint Of the firmneSS
she displays when occasion calls.
But her hair Such hair! Besides it
all the other features that have made the
great Gaby the most talked of beauty in
the Twentieth Century fade into insight
ficance
A mass of soft curly tendrils of pale
gold that clusters around the rosy-dimpled
cheeks in almost baby fashion.
Surely no woman who has seen the
Lady of the Lilies during her visit in Chi
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-20
BY QUEENIE QUIZ

have just learned Gaby Deslys' greatest secret
Il viii interest fair wherever beauty aboundS
land adore.
know you are eager to find cut this bit OF information
which has meant much to the beautiful dancer whose dim
piles upset of the proudes thrones of the old world
upset the solid camneSS of half score of American mil
IionaireS.
This is the secret of how Europe lost a montrchy and
Portugal king.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-20

1t is the secret of the mar
velous beauty of the Lady of UzE
the Lilies, for all beauty you VN
ladies fair we'll know is man "
ufactured and applied as well
as cultu ed and born with one. What
a sight one can become if one knows
not how TO treat those traits of nat
ural beauty With which one enters
the world
What do you consider the great
est charm of woman? " asked the
fair Gaby.
She paused not an instant.
Her hair, of course; no woman
can be really beautiful if she lacks
beautiful hair, replied Mile. DeSlyS.
One glance at my companion was
sufficient to verify her statement, at
least as far as she was concerned;
for beautiful and graceful above all
description as she appears to be to
the casual observer, and indeed is,
it does not require the careful eye
of a connOiSSeur to decide that Gaby
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-20

SS In long row OF bottles nor in long course OF eXPen
sve treatment did not require the assistance of
maid
But here is the secret itself:
Gaby DesyS uses Wavenlock Hair Tonic.
That simple may sound is the greatest secret of the
greatest beauty the century She told me SO her
words, and with an emphasis on every syllable.
American women will he proud TO learn, as certain,
that Wavenock is not costly imported preparation
certain standing but the contrary made and prepared
right here in the United States and of such simple nge
dents that may be used with the safety childs
hair The little Parisienne informed that Wavenock
Hair Tonic makes her hair ana fluffy and not all sticky
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-20

cago, either on or off the
- stage, can fail to have no
ticed the rare beauty of the
dancers hair and its close re-
Semblance to a coil of life
minated serpents. realize that the
COMPARISON is ghastly, and yet
now of no other way in which to
npart to my readers the proper i'm
resSion of this beautiful woman's
eautiful hair.
The hair seems actually to he
live.
ASI realize that this is the greatest
oon sought by thousands of women
he world over-to be possessed of
air that is not dead and dull, but is
we and vivaciouS and interesting
ta than
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1914-09-25
JEALOUS BAPTIST LEADER.
Success Of Or. w. II. Jernasin at Mount,
Carmel Church..

Success Of Or. W. II. Jernasin at Mount.
Carmel Church.
Washington.-The Baptist denomina-
hon in this city is represented by many,
able, well educated and progressive
ministers. The duration Of their serv-
Ices as pastor of their congregations
extends In some instances over Pc
Rod of twelve. fifteen. twenty-five
and thirty-five years. The church
edifices in the main are well kept and
have modern improvements. Finan-
cially they are In splendid condition,
being literally sustained by the free
will contributions Of the members and
congregation.
The Mount Carmel Baptist church
was fortunate enough about two years
ago to secure the services Of the Rev.
w. 81. Jernagin, d. D., who has great
~ helped the church forward along all
lines Of its aspirations and progress.
Under DR.. Jernagin's able leadership
the congregation purchased the church
edfice in which President Wilson
worshiped when he became resident
Of Washington and until the property
was sold to the Mount Carmel congre-
cation In February. 1914.
As a pastor and church financier DR..
Jernagin has been highly successful
He is we'll and favorably known by the