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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-18
Denmark TO Market Here

New York, Dec. 4.-Denmark' ex-
port and import trade with Germany,
which has been partially destroyed by
the war, will be turned to the United
States, according to Eigel Hallager, a
merchant Of Copenhagen, who arrived
here today aboard the steamship Fred
erik VIII. Mr.. Hallager said he came
to this country for the purpose of max
ing extensive purchases of goods for
export and to find a market for gloves,
S8,000,000 worth of which Germany
annually purchased in Denmark prior
to the war.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-18
Russia Buys $4,000 Tanks

New York, Dec. 4,-The Russian
government has purchased here $4,000
55-gallon alright steel tanks at a cost
Of approximately $3.50, 900, to be used
in constructing pontoon bridges in mill
tary operations, according to state
ment issued today by the manufac-
turers.
The first shipment is to go forward
today, it was said. The entire lot,
under the terms of the contract, must
be shipped not later than January Is.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-12-18
INDICATING PROSPERITY
IN THE NEAR FUTURE
Prosperity in Middle and Eastern States
VIII Come to West After April I.

Pacific Coast Oats 10 Warning Nations
Portland, Dec. 6-Two more ship
loads of oats from the Pacific Northwest
have been sold to the warning European
nations today. Due to an increase in
foreign demand, all varieties Of wheat
were up one cent on the Merchants
Exchange today.
Factory Runs Full Time
Eddystone, Pa, Dec. . Two
thousand employees OF the Baldwin
Locomotive Works here, who have
been working on part time for several
months past, resumed working their
full schedule today to fill an order for
80 locomotives wanted by the Russian
government.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
OLD FAv0RITE IS THIS SOUP
Rice and Tomatoes Seem to Be Ex
eeptionaIIy Well Liked a. Founda-
ton for the Mixture.

Use one can or the equivalent In
fresh tomatoes. one-third of q cupful
Of rice. q large onion. a large slice OF
carrot. a quart of water. three table
spoonfuls of butter, two teaspoons OF
salt. three dashes Of pepper and two
tablespoonfuls Of -four. Chop the
onion and carrot fine and put them
into q frying pan with the butter
Cook slowly for 20 minutes. Put the
tomato and q quart Of water into the
stewpan and bring to the boil. Skim
the vegetables from the butter and
add them to- the tomato and water.
Put the -four with the butter remain
ing In the pan and cook Until smooth
and frothy. stirring all the while. Then
add the mixture In the stewpan and
set where its contents will simmer for
half an hour. Press the mixture
through q sieve. pressing everything
through except the seeds and skins.
Wash the rice and put it in the soup
pot, pouring the strained mixture over
the rice. Add the seasoning and set
the soup pot where its contents will
cook slowly for an hour. Stir the
soup several times to prevent the
rice from sticking to the kettle. Serve
very hot.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
COON PET UPSETS TRADITIONS
Acknowledged Foe Of All Feathsred
Creatures Takes Up With
Guinea Chicks.

Monessen. Pa.-Smoke. a pet coon
belonging to Franklin Sauter of this
place, has cast aside its hereditary in
stinct of enmity toward birds and fowl
of all kinds and adopted brood Of
young guinea hens that had been
Matched in the oven of Mr.. Sauter's
stove.
Naturalists and woodsmen In this
section declare 1t is the only instance
on record where a coon IL known to
have overcome his natural instincts to
kill all feathered creatures.
Several months ago Mr.. Sauter. on
q hunt, captured baby coon that had
been pulled down and injured by the
dogs. Taking the animal home, It soon
became domesticated and became q
great pet around the house.
Not having an incubator for his
guinea hens eggs. Sauter placed the
eggs in a box back Of his stove. He
was considerably astonished to find the
coon in the box with the young
guineas, mothering them.
Since that time the animal has re-
fused to leave the guinea chicks and
keeps them well covered.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
Flank Steak With Dressing.

Select q nice. thick flank and have
the butcher remove all skin and score
1t on both sides. Ask for . small
piece Of suet Ingredients for dress
ing: Two cupfuls Of soaked bread
crumbs. one small onion. one table
spoonful of butter, one egg. one-Quar-
ter teaspoonful of salt. q little powder
ed sage. several shakings Of pepper.
Pour water on the stale bread. When
soft press dry in both hands. then re-
1ect any hard or dark parts. Beat the
egg well. and stir in. also the season
ing: mince the onion, put in frying
pan with the butter. let 1t cook q lit
tie. but not brown; add the bread.
turn q few times. then taken from
stove. Rub the flank well with salt
and pepper. place dressing on. then
roll tightly. tie with white cord. cut
suet up finely. tie with white cord. cut
the roast, cover and cook in steady
heat; 1t must be well done. but not
dried out
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
Evidence Of Fearful Struggle.


death from which there was no e.
cape.
The trapper had driven in his
wagon, to which was hitched a team
of little mules. many miles into what
Is the heart of the widest section OF
the state. 1t was evident that he was
after bear, for he had one of the
largest steel traps he could secure.
1t is believed the unknown had fin-
ished batting and setting the trap and
was in the act of leaving it when. by
a misstep. he stumbled into the great
steel jaws. In falling the bones OF
both hands were caught between the
great steel rims at the wrist
Once caught. there was no escape
without the help Of another human
being. He was 80 miles from civiliza-
ton and in q region seldom entered
by men. The trap had been made sta
tionary and. pinioned as he was. It
was impossible to disconnect It
On the ground about the trap were
evidence of the fearful struggle Of the
man to escape the fate which he
knew would be his. But night came
and found him still held fast. With
the darkness also came the wild ami
mails he had sought to entrap. He
knew their haunts and had selected
his site well. Attracted by the human
bait in the trap they attacked him.
He fought as best he could. but. with
hands useless. there was but one out
come. Bear. mountain lion. coyote.
whatever 1t was. vanquished the trap
per. perhaps began feasting on his
flesh before he was altogether dead.
One week after this tragedy, Nc
Carthy happened across the scene.
Nothing was left Of the unknown save
the skeleton. and even some Of the
bones had been crunched. The steel
trap still retained its grip on the
mortal remains of its victim.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16

"oh, . Don't Know" Answered Mrs.
eeronsr.
man told Us he found it We got the
dog back"
How do you know 1t was your dog!"
asked Judge Cabell.
"Oh. 1 know" answered Mrs. Berg
ner. Our cat at home Is afraid of all
dogs and II always fighting them.
Well. when Puppy came home the cat
purred and actually went up and
kissed Puppy. The cat knew it was
Puppy"
Then as additional evidence Mrs.
Bergner said:
kiss me. Puppy"
Puppy did.
Then Mrs. Bergner's neighbors took
the witness stand and said they we're
sure that the dog belonged to Mrs
Bergner.
Mr.. Toners case was less affection.
ate and more scientific. He called to
the stand DR.. Bakelaar and his 40
sistant. DR.. Henry Cempfner. Both
were certain that the dog In court was
not the dog on which they had oper
ated. Also Joseph Walkland Of New.
ark. N. j., took the stand and test
fed that he had sold the dog to Mr.
Toner.
Besides" Mr.. Walkland added. the
dog before you Is two years old. Mr.
Bergner's dog was only a year old"
Undismayed. Mr.. Bergner brought
forth an expert. who testified that the
dog in the room was not two years old
After the case was dismissed Mrs
Toner met Mrs. Bergner outside the
court room.
You stole my dog!" shouted Mrs
Toner.
Mrs. Bergner tainted.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
RATS GNAW A DYING MAN
Unable to Beat the
Rodents on.

Williamsport. Pa.-Rats attacked
Lewis Jackson. negro. as he lay dy.
ing in his home here and punctured
both his eyes. The old man was par.
TALLY paralyzed and helpless. While
in an unconscious condition. the rats
attacked him. They were still on his
bed when he regained his senses. but
he was unable either to beat them on
or call for help.
After the old man died the rodents
again invaded the room and, but for
the constant vigilance of daughter
and friends. they would have gnawed
the corpse. As 1t was they managed
to get at the face and bite it several
times while the watchers were out Of
the room.
Other members Of the family have
suffered from bites by the rats. Sew
eral days before q rodent attacked a
small child but was driven OF before
It had drawn blood
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
SOLOMON NEEDED
IN THIS DOG CASE
Judge Gives 1t Up, Woman Faints
and Passaic Divides Over
Ownership.
KISSES VS.. SCIENCE
BrlndIe Bull Certainly Loves Mrs.
Theodore Bergner, But Doctors
Take Joseph Toners sIde-court
Enters Case ~ Nonsuit.

Passaic, N. Ut wasn't a baby but
q dog, and the man on the bench
wasn't q Solomon but just a district
court Judge. with human doubts born
Of long experience with human testi-
mony. The dog was white and brin-
die bull, valued at $500 by the rival
claimants, and the Solomon baby com
bination being broken the adjudication
of his ownership threw the residents
here into q fervor, caused q woman to
faint. made the Judge throw up his
hands in despair and divided the town
into two opposing factions.
II give 1t up" said Judge w. Car
rington Cabell of the district court
after hearing the testimony. 1T would
take q Solomon to decide the case.
It's too much for me-"
On the side of the plaintiff there was
the testimony Of two physicians. q dog
fancier and q reputable citizen. Joseph
Toner of Rutherford. N. j.. who said
the dog was his. Arraigned against
this testimony was the word Of Theo-
oOAO DCA 8hCAs 6CuCio AAono6CA Va sA@S
Botany Worsted mills. Passaic. who
also claim the dog, his wife. their
neighbors, q servant, the family cat. a
dogs kiss and a physician.
"As q mere citizen" said Judge
Cabell, Il would feel inclined to accept
the testimony of the dog and give 1t to
Mrs. Bergner. As Judge, however. |
am unconvinced. / will enter the case
nonsuit."
The courtroom was crowded with
Passaic society, as Mrs. Bergner. who
lives at 112 Lexington avenue. IL one
of the leaders there.
THE dog is mine," said Mrs. Berg.
ner. I'VE bought the dog last jana.
airy when 1t was only two months old
On September the dog was Ill and
we sent 1t to q dog hospital In Passaic
DR.. John Bakelaar said an operator
was necessary. Then on September
20 DR.. Bakelaar told us the dog had
escaped. We advertised for It and q
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16

. minute two or three are on ny NJ
gers and forearm trying to peck each
other away from the banquet n NJ
palm.
Yesterday . man near BY me dsnted
the crown Of his hat and filled II WITH
corn, whereupon half dozen alighteo
on his head. They will eat from ~
hands even Of those arch enemies o.
the feathered people. the small boys
And when I desire to taste the senser
ton Of triumphal emperors. begin -
walk across the Piazza, fingins cosn
before me - I 90. % that the pigeons
sail and duttsr in magnificent Iegions
before my steps. This IL better than
flowers. for flowers let you crush than
under your heel.
I used to think that the Place a
Marche in Brussels, with it, beautiful
Gothic facades. was the finest public
square In existence. The Piazza oaA
Marco. however. u - nne. in IL Own
way. though It II In the renaissanes
style. About the hour the pigeons ~
going to bed ! sit 1t . safe In the
Piazza San Marco. just out from -
der the encircling arcade. 20 thst ]
can see the oriental domes and giIdeo
arches Of st. Marks. and I watch ~
people pass.
Although the popular mode Of Emo
pean dress has changed q great deal
in the last three centuries. this faet
seems to make less difference hre
than elsewhere.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16

Il opposite, must b the Grand canal.
Here 1t my feet was . feet Of the
most graceful small boats ever Do
signed. long and black and narrow.
each with the scimitar like sword Of
medieval Venice decking its PROV.
each with . sun burned. picturesQuely
dressed oarsman at it, stern.
Quietly, with none Of that clamsr
usual in Italy. I was motioned aboard
one Of these fairy craft, my baggage
was slowed forward and ! was pro-
PEELED in silence through shadowy
lanes Of limpid water 70 my hotel. into
the front door of which stepped right
from the gondola- For the arrival OF
Q stranger in . strange city. II was all
preposterously lovely. And ! may say
at once that after nearly . week here
/ am still TRANQUILITY dazed with the
beauty Of the place.
In practically all respects. save that
Of comfort Venice has kept its me-
dievai aspect. This II due to the alb
sence of horses or Of wheeled vehicles
Of any kind. All tranic passes through
the waterways In barges or gondolas.
The narrow streets which interlaes
between the canals are used only By
pedestrians, and are spotlessly clean.
somewhat like strips Of courtyard OF
American nat buildings, save for the
bright display of merchandise and the
endless passing Of the crowds. TO
walk about in these streets IL pleas
amt mystery. They wind ceaselessly'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
GA! HAD

s which caught her the mouth and sent her reens against n
After
With the air Of stage Jesse
hands
Italian villain
She reached for
After medating deeply
regular villains their
floor he selected
camme
knotting 1t in the back
the lost
took nothing
mmed ner
Then backing OF few feet he smiled
Twill
and watch
dollar bill
parting mustachios better
and by waving her bound hands at
around
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
TRAPPER IS CAUGHT
IN HIS OWN SNARE
New Mexico Man Meets Death
and Skeleton Tells Story OF
Hopeless Struggle.

Santa Fe. N. M.-Literally caught in
his own trap was the fate that befell
some unknown hunter in the wilds Of
Socorro county, N. M.-not only
caught but devoured by the very AMI
mails he sought to entrap.
This terrible story was brought to
Santa Fe by Charles Mccarthy. q
ranchman. who discovered the chewed-
At skeleton Of the victim, the wrist
bones still held In the vise-like grip
of the trap. The condition Of the
ground told its own story Of the last
desperate. hopeless struggle Of the I'M
known trapper. fighting against a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
Red Cabbage.

Cut up a medium sized head Of red
cabbage the same as for slaw; put It
In a stewpan, cover with boiling water
and add a scant tablespoonful of salt,
a generous tablespoonful of good drip
ping or sweet lard and five table
spoonfuls Of vinegar. Let this cook
slowly for two hours, then dust in a
half tablespoonful of -four and cook
ten minutes longer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
How to Spread Blankets.

When putting fresh blankets on
your beds. set on a strip of cheese
cloth about 18 inches wide 80 that half
the width will be on each side Of the
top. Use a long thread 80 the strip
may be quickly cut away when next
the blankets are cleaned. This will
enable them to be used much longer
and keeps them neat. as the soiled
cheesecloth may be removed and
washed while the blankets are still
clean. Nainsook. lawn and other ma
terials may be utilized instead of the
cheesecloth. which, however. appeals
because Of its cheapness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16

- VENICE IN the dream city Of the
world. You cannot imagine 1t
" before seeing 1t and after
leaving 1t l think 1t must be
hard to- believe In its exist
ence, writes p. c. Mowrer In the Chi
cago Daily News. Travelling. while
probably the best brain stimulant and
mind enlarger known. IL apt to spell
disillusion most of the time. Foreign
places. after all. are amazingly like
home; foreigners seem to be just
plain human beings doing common
place things In queer ways and the
wonders" we have anticipated with
excitement from childhood dwindle
dolefully on being visited. The only
scenery l have found which exactly
conceded with my previous fancy 10 In
the highlands Of Scotland and the only
city thus far which has surpassed my
fondest expectations 10 Venice.
In these days you usually enter .
town by that most depressing Of back
doors. Q railroad yard. hemmed about
with dingy traflic and squalid build
ings. Venice u approached not
through the CRIME Of manufacturing
suburbs. but BY viaduct across more
than two miles Of breezy sea, on
whose horizon seems to lie some fair
mirage In the form Of . city-a jewel
city Get clean cut In water and light.
Suddenly the sea 10 blotted from about
you by . wall. You are In . railroad
station.
The Dream Beglns.
"Just like other railroad stations. !"
you say cynically to yourself. and drift
toward the exit to find . cab. You
step forth and presto! the dream BE-
gins-or at least 1t did for me. OF
course. l had heard there were canals
for streets and gondolas for transport
alton in Venice. but without just real.
izing what this meant. Here before
me was q beautiful sweep Of green
water which knew, by the handsome
stone fronted buildings that bordered
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16

and Just when you think you are sure
ly coming out somewhere near the
spot you were foolish enough to aim
for, you are brought up abruptly BY a
canal with no bridge. and have to I'd.
venture some long detour. Your
recompense IL that the jumping OF
place at which you emerged was likely
to have given you one more Of u
inexhaustible variety of picturesous
views which will never cease to draw
artists to Venice a. long as the tides
wash the canals and the stones OF the
palaces stand.
There are . good many museums
and churches In Venice prescribed for
visiting by the guide books, but though
l enjoy paintings and architecture.
confess that the beauties Of natural
Venice quite blind me to the lesser
beauties Of art. What are the gal
leries to me. when l can lie back ON
cushions and glide in . gondola
through miracles Of shifting and 70
hected lights. Of color and surface and
form. past old walls red with wood
bine. under bridges reflected ghostly
white in the green water. past scows
like water beetles. their backs heaped
with furniture or cabbages. past old
warehouses reeking Of curious orr
entail species. always to the tapping
music Of the water under the prov.
broken only BY the shouting Of the
gondoliers a. they near crossingS IN
the crowded canals?
Feeding the Pigeons.
Since my arrival I have not neg
lected to make 1t the first pleasure Of
each day to 60 at once into the Plassa
San Marco. buy for . penny . cornu-
copia of corn from . convenient old
man, and with . magnanimous sowing
of the golden grain bring about my
feet q hundred or 90 Of the vast num-
bers of pigeons who now inhabis the
most beautiful portions of the cathe-
dral. the ducal palace and the old
library. They are 20 tame that within
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
Tree Sent by Parcel Post.

Franklin. PA tree was shipped
from here to Ohio by parcel post The
branches had been bound closely to
the trunk of the tree with Irvine. and
the girth was only four inches. The
tree was eight feet long and Rural Car
rier Bunnell would not accept 1t un-
til he had sawed it on to keep the par
eel within the limitations.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16

Tramp Poet Cnaraeser.
Harry Kemp. the tramp poet. whom
England nearly sent away a. an un-
desirable alien until he was bailed ana
guaranteed and clothed and fed by .
fellow countryman at Hampstead. mas
been rescued from durance and pre-
scented to London-at least, to IA
nous woman's club-clothed and IN
his right mind. There is nothing un'
kempt or unpleasant about the tramp
poet" says the London Chronicle.
HE is we'll set up, with shaven ana
refined face, though his clothes sug-
gest that he had never given them
more than two minutes thought q
month. He sees the world In poetry
and not in money. He wanted to see
Europe; the money question scarcely
disturbed him; he had three dollars;
80 he walked on board and tucked him.
self in a corner of commercially run
ming ship. Surely we were right tn
deciding to let the poet break tie
rules"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
Cream Soups.

A housekeeper famous for her cream
soups gives this as general proper
ton for them:
One quart Of liquid, one pint Of veg
etable pulp. two tablespoonfuls each
of flour and butter. And she says the
secret of making them successfully
is to mix the liquid and vegetable mat.
teDtogether 30 carefully that no Jumps
are formed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16

more than one-half million dollars b.
six factories Of the state of Missouri.
according to advance information q
the 1913 Red Book of the bureau q
labor statistics. The industry ID oae
peculiar to Missouri. The COMMODITY
is the ordinary corn cob pipe. The -
factories produced 2S.171.872 cob pipee
in 1912. Not less than 100000 corn
cobs were utilized for the output y
lowing two bowls to each cob.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
Cookie Broth.

The cookie IL similar to the clam.
Open fifteen large. fresh cookies;
place them In . small saucepan with
all their liquor. Add one and q hall
quarts cold water and four branches
Of celery. Place On the IRE. season
with two saltspoons cayenne pepper.
adding one teaspoon butter: let boil
for ten minutes. Strain through
cheese-cloth and serve in cups enough
for six.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
"Move Over" Says Man.

Chicago.-Wassell Morris of 2252
Clybourn avenue returned home at
three a. m. the other day and found
his room mate. Michael Henecerak.
lying in the middle of the bed. Move
over" he said. There was no re-
Spouse, and when he attempted to
push Hanecerak toward the wall he
discovered that his room mate was
dead.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16

law-abiding made all the trouble he has caused
Ivan is married and has several children. He
works In a South side MILL earning fair wages.
but for some reason he has moved his residence
Eve times within the past "a months.
Two years ago he lived in South Thirteenth
street. Under the postal regulations. all houses
where free delivery exists must be numbered
Ivan's house. No. 309 was numberless. and he
was told to get number for 1t. He did So But a
msnth later he moved to a street further up. The
house he moved into not numbered. But that
did not worry Ivan in the least. He simply took
his 300 sign along with him and tackled it above
his street door. THIS caused the mail carriers
trouble Of course. but Ivan refused to get into
tba nd tho herr M ined ahova lie
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-16
Pumpkin Frlttera.

Peel q pumpkin and cut It in finger
shaped pieces. four inches long and an
inch wide. or narrower. Rub each
with salt and soak them In cold water
for ten minutes. Then drain them
and dry them with q cloth. Cover
each with -four by rubbing 1t on thor
oughly, and fry them in deep fat
Sprinkle with salt, and serve hot. each
topped with q slice of boiled bacon, or
bacon fried in deep fat.