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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

Admiral Fletcher. the fort was not
bombarded. its commander being
warned that 1t would be demolished
II 4 shot was fired. but was abandoned
by its commandante, together with it,
garrison. under agreement with the
American authorities. several days
after the city was taken.
The interest which has conferred In
the old fortress during our capture lay
In the curiosity everyone felt - to
what secrets of torture and medieval
administration would be exposed.
And this interest was warranted and
our occupancy brought to light q state
Of affairs upon which comment 10 DIFF.
hcult in the light of our own attitude
and custom in such matters.
The following letter, written BY q
young naval oficer. one Of the occu-
plying force. to his mother. describing
his visit to the fortress. gives q
graphic idea of the Mexican way Of
conducting q political and military
prison:
Dear Mother-Yester1ay afternoon
G. and decided to visit the old
and historic fortress and prison Of
San Juan Ulloa, of which there IL q
picture in the bunch am sending you.
It Is on q small coral island to one
side of the harbor and was built BY
the Spaniards way back around 1900
perhaps earlier. It il the prison"
Of Mexico, and has some Of the most
atrocious tales credited to 1t OF any
Of its kind in the world. It also con.
tains the .so-called navy yard" con.
sisting of q torpedo tube, machine
shop. foundry and magazines for ex-
plosives. There IL also q floating dry.
dock moored near by. The shops are
within the walls. monsters In height
and thickness and Of white sandstone
and coral. They must be 10 feet thick
in places. though some are only three
or four feet thick. All entrances. door.
ways. ETC.. are in the form Of arches.
The inner part of the fort il surround
ed by a moat; that is. there IL an in
ner fort behind the outside walls.
There are various parapets and signal
towers and/on the ramparts the half
moon platforms where the heavy can
non were mounted in long rows, close
together, behind and just overlooking
the walls. can be plainly seen. Be-
hind and within the walls themselves
are the various cells and dungeons
and quarters for the soldiers and Of
ficers. These all open on q tremend-
Gus rectangular court yard, paved in
stone and brick. Various winding
stairs of stone lead up through the
walls and to intricate dark halls and
cells of various shape and sizes The
garrison consisted of about 700 or 500
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

and fed with the regular navy ration
and all the cells fumigated after the
various Nth and vermin had been
washed out with hose. A say. there
were 102 left yesterday. We saw them
bathing In the moat with . dozen ma
rines with loaded rifles around them
They were the most horrible LOOKING
lot Of human beings It has ever been
my fortune to look at. Later they
came back to the courtyard for more
asserting" according to their crimes.
Most of these were murderers, though
some Of them were innocent abso-
lutely. had done nothing save perhaps
agitate against the government. Many
Of them had blankets huddled around
them and shivering with the asue.
Their faces were scanned with vice
and cruelty. their eyes shifting and
disease Of many kinds showing.
One old fellow had gray hair and
beard. unkempt. shivering (tempera-
ture 80 degrees) and scantily clad.
Through his brown skin were great
leaden black splotches on his face and
hands. His eyes were sunken and
bloodshot Lord knows what he had.
Others were worse looking. Atogeth-
er 1t was q pitiful. pathetic. ghastly
sight. which l remarked to Command
er Beach, whereupon he replied. my
boy, you ought to have seen them two
weeks aSb!" That was enough. Can
you imagine such q horrible scene?
And when q dozen were picked out
after telling their stories. ETC., to be
fired today. most Of them didn't want
to 60! They preferred to stay there
and be fed by Uncle Sam to being
shot by rebels or impressed by fed
erals. Some Of their yarns were
heartrending. Cusacks translated
their stories, but I haven't time to
write more ~ it IL nearly II. Good
night
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18
COMFORT ON wAsHIsd
Simple Device Does Away NM
Constant STOPPING That h \
ful and lnlurIeua

The busy housewife often 60
OF backache after washing -
10. ~ . rule. not due to TIE ~
OF the clothes. but to the g.
STOPPING down to the cloths
when putting out or gatheri1s
clothes. This disagreeabls -,
be saved by simply tying u
to IN old small table with ~ r
the basket could be nailed dovi
II tied 1t could then be used -
the legs by simply untying u
at both sides.
The strings will easily -
through the wicker Of the basho r
p hcok ccnld ne screwed ~ - ?
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18
THANKFUL FOR THE d
Women Would Find lt Han
Along Without This vssy u
Iesabis oarmsnt.

What did unfortunate WON 1
fore the blouse, pure and ~
listed? <
One forgets-if We ever m
seems always to have beon 4
blouses. and though We NAY 81
them occasionally. and insl1( q
one-piece gown. all women -
want them In our wardrobo
price IL above rubies-soE1o(i r1
The success 81 the Pariolo1
Of blouses Of vivid colorB % ri
with white pique and duck ~
and maise colored linen sklBG
doubt. Is
A pretty muslin blouse ~ r.
edged with the frills We love q
ly this season-those Of ~
edged variety-and the turn(p6
Of the elbow sleeves show ~
dainty frillings.
You can get Z cool frock 8
and white for summer wear 60
you are absolutely in the ~
fashion. The maybe blouse 60
black and white handkerCh1c
or In the chiffons. One h 8 [
chiffon. with . pinafore bcolc1
Of black moire charmeuse ~ 4
waist with q large bow.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

A0k VIII w WC1A
to wait q few weeks before making
her choice, there have been attractive
models on view ever since the first
OF August, and the number Of these
models has increased day by day.
Black velvet. black satin, white sat
in. or black and white satin are the
materials most often used for the
fashioning Of the FIRST fall millinery.
These models are. of course, built
up on the lines of those made of straw
and are trimmed with flowers or
feathers.
Flowers and feathers also trim the
hats shown a. advance fall models.
The hats in the fall are prone to
smallness-comfortable, practical lit
tie shapes. not too pretentious-and.
a. usual. q goodly supply Of small
hats is in evidence; but from the
first, there have been shown. side by
side with the small shapes. an unusual
number Of large hats and medium
sized hats such a have been worn
during the late summer season. And
1t IL predicted that the larger hat will
not lose its prestige.
A majority Of the large models &re
made Of velvet, though very fire.
quently the velvet ends q few inches
from the edge Of the brim. and the
border IL Of maline or lace.
Some very stunning black and white
hats are also on the sailor lines. A
model built upon the sailor line was
of black and white satin. White satin
formed the crown and brim while the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18
DANGER IN BATHING SEASON
For Many Reasons Girls Make . Nile
take In Seeking TO Acquire .
Coat Of Tan.

The girl who wishes to keep her skin
and hair beautiful will exert the great
est care Of 1t during the salt water
bathing season. She should not linger
on the beach after she comes out Of
the water. but should wash on all salt
from her skin before exposing herself
to the sunshine. again. II the salt wa
ter reaches her hair at all, It should be
washed OF at once. She should not
neglect this at any cost. for the brine
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18
RELIC IS GIVEN TO NAVY
Historic Constellation Cup Prevented
to Commodore kearnsy, Given
to Government.

Washington. - Secretary Daniels
sent to James Lawrence Kearney. son
OF the late Commodore lawrence
Kearney Of Perth Amboy. N. J.. let
ter accepting his donation Of . cup
to the historic old man-of-war Con-
stellation. which was presented to the
commodore by the officers Of the Con-
stellation In 1243.
The cup 10 Of china. four and one
half inches high and three and one
half inches in diameter and II artist
cally decorated with . painted scene
representing the ships Constellation
and Boston lying at anchor in q Chi
nese harbor.
The representation Of the ships. II
b said. are wonderfully accurate.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

facing was Of
black satin. There
was q trimming
directly At the
back Of delicate
clusters Of white
Ads 2. one
spray upstanding
while another fell
over the brim ut
the left side.
Shown In the
bdm0 BuOp WIN
the two above de-
. cribed " ere
some SIN aller
1hanoa q n ~ q
" ere extremely
eccentric W lille
others were lik-
able little hats.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

One model was . close fitting turban
OF black velvet with . long point
shooting out and up at the back. The
model was trimmed with sprays Of
grayish-colored feathers.
Another was . Napoleon shape Of
black velvet and maline. Shirred ma
line formed the crown and brim. while
the facing was Of black velvet. The
hat was trimmed with q single scarlet
rose at the left side front ON the up
turned brim.
One remarkably attractive small
model Of black also shown In large
drawing was trimmed with two large
white feather ornaments.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

ADVANCE MODELS ARE ALREADY
sGlMo DlePIAvEo.
Black vslvst and oatln, White oatin.
o. Black end White In oemblna-
don eeem Destined % %
Popular Materiale.


Az . rule. the hrst Showing Of au-
tumn millinery Il neither attractive
nor Illuminating. II does not tempt
one to buy nor does It indicate clear
~ what viii Be pre-eminently modish
later In the season. and 1t consists
chiefly Of non-committal models. made
up to supply the demand for FIRST hats
that will replace the battered and
faded summer straws without being
radical enough to have an important
place In the new seasons outnt.
However. the advance displays. both
Of spring and fall fashions are much
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

earlier than they
were even . very
few years ago.
and now we get .
view Of some chic
French hats long
before the strict
~ smart folk
come back to the
ctty'g ha "a n { ..
Buyers send over
at least Q few
models well in
advance of their
own return. and
though the wom-
an who does not
absolutely need .
AA In m
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

the top Of the mountains. He brought
two home. He gave one to Frank
Sandusky and the other to Robinson.
The eyes Of neither were open. Rob-
inson placed the little wildcat with
the mother cat. and 1t IL thriving. be-
ing nourished along with the kittenA
Sandusky's died after few days.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18
QUEEN WILnELMIHA OF HOLLAND

Little Wilhelmina." often termed
the poor little queen" who is be-
loved by every Dutch subject and the
most admired woman member Of Eu-
ropes royalty, stands as one lone fig-
ure in the terrible conflict that threat
ems to overturn the whole OF Europe.
Austria has always been her friend
and kindly feelings have existed be-
tween Servia and the country of bikes.
Russia and England, as well as
France. have shown no hostility to her
recently, and while orlcially the
friendliest possible relations exist be-
tween Germany and Holland, still the
little country has always been afraid
of the eagle.
Queen Wilhelmina Is the last de-
scendant Of the long row of noble
men and In her Is centered the hope
Of the Dutch nation. which still re-
members with deep gratitude the part
played in the Netherlands history
when her ancestor. prince of Orange
Nassau, defended their liberty against
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18
TABBY ADOPTS BABY WILDCAT
House Feline Nourishes Oenixen Of
Mountains With Her Own
Two Kittens.

Connellsville. Pa.-Frank T. Robin
SON. Baltimore & Ohio engineer. liv-
ing here. has house cat that IL moth
eRing baby wildcat Two kittens.
tabby's oSn. share with the Wild one
the favors of the mother.
A ground hog hunter ran across q
den Of four Wildcats near Foley, On
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18
A REGULAR BOOKWORM

Representative Gordon Leo Of
Georgia 10 something like the measles
In his talent for breaking out" A
few weeks ago he fingered in his Of
nee until the dewy shades Of evening
gathered over the restaurant across
the way. When he tried to open the
door. It had slipped the bolt. and Lee
was q prisoner.
Banging and calling did no good,
for the legislative halls seemed de-
serted. By the feelings far down in
his stomach he knew II was time for
dinner. The shadows began to creep
over the table and he thought 1t time
to say at least 'Ishkabibble." II not
express himself In stronger language.
Unless he wanted to remain over
night a prisoner In the midst of lux.
ury, Lee knew It was up to him to do
something. There was q door opening
into committee room which commu-
nicated with this. but bookcase was
reared against II. Lee pulled that out.
opened the door, and there In the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18
. liquid shoe dressing befo1
ing the gum arabic.
ORIGINAL AND PLEAsillo
Dainty Method Of AanoUeo1e
Card, the Arrival Of . - i


In their mail the other ~
friends of one young couple
dainty card. Miss Adelsioo g.
ton." It announced in small
tive lettering. Some Of the ~
were puzzled at first. recall|n4 {
Compton ladies except Miss 4
Then in the lower left-hane
they read In tiny type: IS;
At Home
Monday. Tuesday. w.
Thursday. Friday. esc
when It dawned upon them
were being told. In original
ing fashion. of the coming
little Miss Compton. who -
reasons would be at home
In the we
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

OF the table and the string a
1t can be carried about quit
and no STOPPING whatever -
done. II no small table b -
the handy man can make s1u[
the basket itself; this II dono
lows: On the bottom AZ I've
Of wood. one 1t each side: o)]
end of the wood nx bamboo b
Of equal size, Of course. -
make four legs, and answer q
the same purpose ~ the tabla
Bamboo rods may b ~
most hardware stores for ~
tie; one rod would make two
that the cost n very trivial; G.
are very strong and drmL
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

into her face TO make believe" sui
eide as she put 1t. The joke proved
more serious than she expected. She
did not know iodine would burn. Her
skin was scared and Doctor FAR had
her taken to st. Johns hospital. She
will recover.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

Perfume Bottle With Long 60
The latest In perfume boftloo
whose stopper hts to the bottom e
bottle. With this stopper ~
women. It 10 said. touch TIE CO.
the lobes Of the ears. the ~
the hair lightly. and finish ~ 4
or two on the throat.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

why Is it that there are 80 few
people who are willing to say a good
word for you? have never found It
dimcult to get along with you"
Il don't know why 1t Is, unless II 10
because most Of the fellows you and
know have borrowed money from NJ
It one time q another"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18
HEIR TO ELECTROMAGNETIC THRONE

Since the tragedy by which Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, heir appar-
ent to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
was removed by an assassin In Bos-
mia. a remarkable phase Of the
changed conditions Is the wave Of
popularity now raging about his young
nephew, who suddenly finds himself
confronted with the prospect Of soon
being emperor of Austria and king Of
Hungary.
AS the new heir apparent. Arch
duke Carl Francis Joseph. appears al
ready to have won q more affection
ate regard from his people than his
uncle had. and quite as warm a place
in the hearts Of many as his great
uncle enjoys. Everybody seems proud
Of him and confident of his future
success as q ruler.
At twenty-seven years Of age he
finds himself with little more than q
military training. He was only q
Junior regimental oflcer when the
news of his uncle's death reached him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18


Protestants complete
Queen wlheimn princess Of orangeNassau August
$780, and school drilled
knowledge Of her study politics
the literary and artistic Of
The
married 1901
Their only child
lands, Juianna
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

The smartest handkereh1u
very small and Of flne batiGco 9
and edged with Q tiny
Sometimes the initials ~
cred on the tulle and somGl
the batiste. y.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18
PRINCE OSCAR, KAISER'S FIFTH SON

The great war in Europe has cut
short the honeymoon of Prince Oscar,
the nth son Of the kaiser. and his
countess. The prince was married re-
Gently to Countess Basewitx, daughter
of Count Basewits-Levetxow.
Prince Oscar II Q captain of the
Potsdam foot guards, and was born
on July 81. 1888. He received the
usual rigorous military instruction In
his early years. a. did his other
brothers.
Prince Oscar first became &C
quainted with his bride when she was
In attendance upon his mother. the
kaiserin, a. q maid of honor. His In
teres, In the countess attracted the
rotice of the kaiser. and shortly after
ward she left the roy.l entourage and
returned to her homo In Mecklenburg.
At first the emperor ID said to
have been resolutely opposed to his
sons desire to marry the countess,
thus breaking the tradition of the
royal family by marrying beneath his
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18
Monkey Aids Mistress.

y New York.-By screaming and chat
tering. Pasquale. q monkey. brought
aid to his mistress. Mrs. Frank
Fiorella. who had been bound and
RagGed BIZ robbers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18
HORRORS Of OLD
MEXICAN PRISON
VIEWED BY SAILOR
San Juan de UIIoa in Vera Cruz,
Terrible Spot.
As SEEN BY NAVAL OFFICER
Young United States Navy Man Writes
Letter to Mother Telling Story Of
Mexico's Political and Nil.
itary Prison.

New York.-When the United States
naval forces under Admiral Fletcher
captured Vera Cruz last April 81. in
terest was Immediately aroused among
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

Glad.
well. Johnny. suppose you are
sorry school II about to begin againf"
Nope"
NO; You surprise me. DO you en-
Joy going to schOolf"
mo: but there's boy I want to
lick, ana II school didn't open ia never
hare . chance to catch him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18

finally
oay
dersood that
he
accordance with tradition kaiser conferred
call herself princess of Prussia enjoy all the privileges Of the
family
other approval
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-18


No
grumblng
do orders?"
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-17

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naaaasF ia ~hirh ssh.ai .i-ss si1as
rss- ssadast-si at s.suass Tbs -ss4
ssss .aJ-sI his ,s=liss.-f by i-e.srl
iHE that Ec bed aSs-r ts@n rg-ssu'l
-s. sruta V"tinss aSs lsi be- hH.s "s
say sasssnso sA-Fr aHsuar .tss has
s--n pg.srsi-d
Mrs Nusssls N-iish "t ,h- Tad
..e 'sa. rulohF toll si siI-s.d inH
ssiiss end ,hrsass made To- boz bS
kuats.mehs Th- acvuss-ats sss
said so ass- nxsa eIsss near sss
i.,.si0s station 90 ~ u-rss;os .a-s
. number az ssris-bs-4tr-s --s- -.a
is-gtsa Ths ssprf - ;s- -iss-ess
s-sas-. Ai,h d,'sicaiS 'sg-ass an
ias-srs-'rrs sss in -ltrf' 'ss, $50
aaa s--n a-,ain-s shlit as'-s sh-
'fsju bad arrived Latter She .sis'
al. ~ss, t. tho F-sssotfif-
wssesrs rusls. . ,gassi.a p"ir
Sho camr h-s- rrs-stGY from ri,isa
.IFs. DECLARED be vas not told -t ;s-
ssss;ras. .t strike Ia Cslsraiss SIC
saia h- hai b--n pFomis~j ''ou,sidr
work At SAL. pet day lie saii he
uas picked up .a the street ~i,h a
number af others. placed on ,hs
,ssia sai brsushs 8. Colorado.
The viia-ss said h. ~as taken Ia
Tahsssu aud placed at work in tbs
mine lie r-maiari shSs-. he sad.
eighteen ds,s. worked a part at 'hr
time hu, r-vrivs,i u. pay.
y ran arra.. the hiil. he .ai 1.
-. the i.sdisv tent '-loH
stsycd there na- aay and then cam.
4. Trinidad lie was Unable I.
tell .f his "wn kaovi-sis~ whether
any miner. were restrained from
leaving tn. 'amr.
lie declared ,ha, he could moi
write and had never signed his
| name 4" any doCumra'a lie said h'
| "a. afraid the striker. would kii
him after Mike. an Irishmsu. tci'
him a,ou, the strike.
TIL. vi,u-S= also gave ,h" .ic'l
description .f drunken soldiers
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-17

out. This treatment will civ,
sense "f unity: II recognizes tbr
pEin.ipl- that a house should be
considered az a whole aud not a. -
man SEPARATE. unrelated rooms. II
increases the apparent size. and IN
short imDar,s an air Of dignity AMI
r-sifuin-.s.
With such an arrangement, tho
occupants or visitor. are not tTyu-
bl"d with cunse iuusnc.s Of tho
pr"scnc" of the papcr at ali. ans
that il quite as I, should be-. Com
uas's. TO he sure. are most ncc.ssarr'
and desirable. but they may be cfa
f.c'irriy attained through drapctisH
end furniture while the paper pr'-
SERVES an upob,rust,c monotone.
The chronicle=news., 1914-02-17

silver psp-rs arr used u IS ~sii so
s.,.f 'h~a silh coat ~ sssaisn
es shsiia.s
All the oala~si papers ats sSoi
asa - s,~ those kso~s - exxsas''.
Not fee of the tsii pspss ss~ we'll
vprsh .cs.ldrsiss. isd~rsi. 'ass. u
ssArrviy saythia< ~ the rsr-s iine
that has Got .osa~ decorative p-ossi'
bsisss ss fitness tos .ssas special asr.
Wsap,ies rsp~'. as several s"s;.
ASH ss.s hatcher. sse-u rsP~E cas
b. u.-d si,a '.Ii'sS effect II sishsiS
msasGsds several iassai"ss decor
sios> have Scsrt'sd 10 this material
for vail sos.fias sad sh~ results
have be-a -asa-eiiy sasisssssotys
Quit. al the other end Of the
ssAie tsVm the nspcss iass described.
afr the isadseapr pat.ss that --r-
- popaiss ssuu the middir of the
18th century thsuaxh The sifss apsf-
ter ot ih. isih. These old iaadseap-
papers Of bo,s Oceidcsiai sai Ori-n.
tai ,sisrsas v-rc pssus-d ssosn ~oo-i
biorks. and the designs we're otter
made by iamosss atst>,s.
Many Of these block. were pre-.
served and ere now bcias used osc-
ssain to prin; the paper in a style
that has bcca successfully revived in
our day.
In considering vail paper. ~c
fad Il eNpctiieat 10 max. two di,i-.
loss of tho subject. First. az ha,.
the papers that arc to be regarded
purely - = suitable hack ground.
and. sceosd,y. ~c have the papers.
such a. the landscape papers lust r..
fcrrcd TO. which are to be REGARDED
- indcpendent decorations in them.
selves and with which No pictures
or other wall adornmenta arc to b.
usct. or coutsc there are papers Of
sundrr descriptions that come he.
tween these two sstrcHcs With the
papcr> that are tn be- ciasscd as
backgrounds Il Ia essential to keen
the patterns flat Tha, I. to
say. II decorative patterns arc used
ehcy should be- ~hs: are known as
"flat designs and should contain
NJ suggestion Of pcrs ,ec,,v. in their
appearance.
When natural design. are in.
t'oducch with shading ana attempts
o. pcrsrcctitc-- of,cntimca very sad
a',cmpts-ih. "fiatncss" OF the
background is destroyed and 4, IL
spt TO have u restless appearance.
Although many pattern papers arc
most Interesting and attractive I,
mus, he admitted that plain papers
are the casies, to manax. as back.
grounds.
in papering a whole house IL IA
otten an excellent thing to use 4
single colored plain paper through.