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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
REFUSES TO LEAVE LEPER
Wife and Her Two Children Share
Fate Of Victim Of Terrible
Disease.

Wilkes-Barre, Pain one of the two
homes which they own Joseph Nor
man. aged thirty-two, with his wife
and two children, are shut completely
on from the world. The wife and
children are prisoners because they
chose to risk leprosy to be with the at.
f1icted husband and father. For ex.
perts have declared Norman to be q
leper. Already the skin on his face
bears unmistakable evidence Of the
dread malady.
When convincing proof had been OBJ.
tanned that Norman was q leper the
door Of his home was opened for the
escape of wife and children. Mrs.
Norman was instructed to cut away
from her husband forever. She left
the house because she believed she
must. Next day she took her little
sons and with them went to the city
officials and begged to be allowed to
return. They endeavored to dissuade
her.
Il cannot live without my husband, /"
she cried, falling on her knees. 81 was
happy as his sweetheart. l was happy
when he made me his wife. l have
been happy during the II years that
we have lived together and struggled
to lay aside a little money for the
rainy day. My love has been famed
into flame by his goodness and his
care Of me. became his wife for bet
ter or for worse. l have tried to be
kind, dutiful and loving wife. I
have borne him children, whom we
both love-"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
Saved the Children.

Our class was held on the third floor
Of an old wooden school building. One
afternoon another boy and myself
scattered some SNUFF In the air before
the afternoon session began. When
the professor began talking to his as.
sistant they were seized with q at of
sneezing. bobbing their heads toward
each other in o most ludicrous fash
ion. The students howled with laugh
ter when they were not sneezing.
Finally the professor managed to
get his breath long enough to ques-
ton the class and all but we two
guilty boys were dismissed.
He took US to his ONCE and while
we were there-about twenty minutes
later-dre was discovered In the build
ing. We got out with dificulty and
the school was burned to the ground.
From an angry man the professor
became deeply thankful and he has
since maintained that we boys were
the instruments Of fate. for the build
ing burned 20 rapidly that there
would have been great danger II al
Of the children had been In class when
the IRE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
GRABS RIFLE BALL.

on the known muzzle velocity of the
rlnes are made as to the most favor.
able attitudes. A wag suggests catch
bullets" as new aerodrome game aft.
er the war.
The kite balloons employed by
the Germans promptly became Ger.
man sausages," in the language of
Tommy Atkins. They are not first-rate
craft for observation. being stationary.
but they are not 80 easy to bring down
as aeroplanes. The sausage drive"
therefore. provides good sport for
bomb troopers.
A story Is told In the Aeroplane of
an officer Of high rank who had never
before been up in an aeroplane, and
who was taken up as an observer by
an English pilot. Coming into the
fire zone the aeroplane was hit several
times and one of the contact cables
was cut through, rendering the task
OF keeping the machine in hand al
most impossible. The pilot very skill
fully. however, managed to make a
safe descent and to land within his
own lines.
Then his passenger. who had not in
the least understood what had hap
pened. roundly abused him for his
cowardice. When the situation was
explained, and he realized that he
had had a narrow escape with his
life. he was duly apologize and CRATE
full.
Some curious souvenirs are in DOS
session Of members of the corps. There
are. for example, altimeters, speed I'm
dicators and revolution indicators
pierced and smashed by bullets.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

been promising to take me into Bos
ton. Let US go and hear him."
What do want to hear him for?'
growled the farmer. "Hain't I heard
him times and again stunning on
that old piano? I've had enough oil
hearing him. my lass"
However. by dint Of coaxing. Lucy
inveigled him to Boston. and thence to
the opera house. where. upon a dozen
billboards. as large as life, were the
words Henry Milton, beneath a flesh
and blood reproduction of the young
man.
Lucy felt herself trembling. She
knew that he had long ago forgotten
her; she had nerved herself to accom-
pany the old man only out of q sense
Of duty, in the hope of effecting .
reconciliation; II she saw Henry she
meant to show him her indifference.
But when the farmer saw his son
conducting in the orchestra. a strange
look came over his face. And Lucy,
watching him. knew that the past was
forgotten in the Joy at finding his boy.
The old mans stupefaction increased
az, seated all through the bewildering
medley of sounds. he saw Henry wav-
ing his baton and his hand. sometimes
In alienation and sometimes together.
We'll. I'm swinged!a he exclaimed.
He turned to his neighbor.
How much do you reckon that there
young fellow Milton makes q night out
of this?"
20. perhaps three hundred dollars"
answered the other.
The farmer gaped at him and sub
sided into his seat.
They were at Henry's side almost
before the piece was ended. And
Henry. looking up, suddenly perceived
his father and Lucy. His face grew
pale.
Hen! Hem" faltered the old man.
and suddenly he grabbed Henry to
his heart and muttered something
about forgiveness and coming home.
well. father, I wanted to scores Of
times. but you know you told me not
to see you again until had got bet
ter job than composing music.% said
Henry.
Better job? Suffering snakes. you
amt composing still. Hen. are your"
demanded the farmer "Three hundred
dollars night for working that wood
en- plug and making the band go-say.
1t beats blowing the church organ out
and out. Go on and compose all you
want to. Hank, so long as you keep at
that there job of yourn."
But Henry, knowing his father. was
content with the compromise. It was
all his stubborn old soul could bring
itself to. Besides
Lucy. dearest. II you had answered
me-"
s'But 1t was you. Henry, who
stopped"
And that explanation was the begin
ming Of the Compounded paradise.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
French Aviator Thinks It Is a
Strange Insect.
when High In the Air He Stretches
out His Hand and crasps What
TO His Amazement Proves
to Be Bullet.

London.-A French aviator Is re-
ported to have brought from the skies
= German rifle bullet which he had
caught In his hand. The story goes
that he was flying at height of about
seven thousand feet when he sudden
b became aware of q small black OBJ
jsct close to his head. He thought 1t
vas IN insect of some kind, and was
guhlcient of an entomologist to realize
that q flying insect at such an alti-
tude was curiosity. So he stretched
out his hand and grasped what to his
amasement proved to be bullet.
He explained afterward that it was
evidently rife bullet that had been
fred almost vertically and had
reached Its utmost elevation. He
arrived on his aeroplane just at the
moment when the bullet slowly turned
over and was about to fall again.
Looking for bullets in the air is q
new interest. and calculations based
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
Various Compounds Of Coal.

Coal has given to the world several
hundred thousand compounds, most of
which are Of great value. For coal
contains carbon. oxygen. hydrogen, nj
trogen. sulphur, phosphorus and the
halogens.. It sometimes even contains
gold and radium. Among the materials
mentioned by Dr.. Louis Cleveland
Jones In an address before the Frank
lin Institute as obtained from coal
are acid bases. alkaloids, gums, var
nishes. solvents. sugars, saccharine,
stuffs a. bitter a. saccharine IL sweet,
disinfectants. dyestuffs of brilliant
hues. stimulating and sleep producing
drugs. healing medicines and violent
pcisons. vile odors and pleasing per-
fumes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
|31sfRaal'EsSA4Hss

There IL no danger Of overproduc-
ton Of standard fruits.
In cultivating soil have some other
object than the killing Of weeds.
A pound Of butter may be produced
with four pounds less feed II you bal
ance the cows ration.
-
Two medium sized loads will be han
died quicker than one load that VIM
break the wagon or stick in the barn
door.
While spraying II not q panacea for
all the Ills Of the orchard, II 10 abso-
lutely necessary for the production Of
fine fruit.
When taken from their mothers
the lambs should b put on . piece af
fresh pasture. which VIII help %
avoid much Of the stomach WORN
trouble =
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
Types Of Deep and Shallow WslIa
(By r. w. TRULLINGER.)

a.. By r. W. TRULLINGER.)
The farm well, especially a shallow
dug well. should be located somewhat
above the Barns, buildings, yards and
stock pens, or at least in such a posi-
ton that the surface drainage from
all possible sources of animal and
vegetable contamination IL away from
the well. The location should also be
AZ far removed from these sources as
convenience will permit.
To properly safeguard wells against
outside contamination, first. all
sources OF contamination should be
removed as far a. possible. II local
conditions and prices will permit, it IL
q good idea to provide impervious
floors with water-tight drains for farm
buildings and stock pens. Under the
same conditions concrete manure pits
might we'll be provided to not only
prevent the liquid manure from pol
luting the neighboring soil but to save
the manure. No garbage, manure, or
rubbish should be dumped into sinks
or basins In the immediate neighbor.
hood. and these should be fenced OF
and kept free from polluting matter.
The house should be provided with
some safe method Of sewage disposal.
while Stops and garbage from the
kitchen should be put into tightly COW
cred garbage cans and disposed of by
burying in the fields. burning or feed
ing to pigs. The use of privy vaults
and teaching or overlooking cesspools
should be absolutely avoided, since
they are likely to be sources Of the
worst contamination. Every farmer
should become acquainted with the
various types of wells and the best
methods Of protection. and the we'll
should be 20 protected a. to exclude
Nth from all those sources Of con-
tamination which It has been impos-
sible to remove or which have been
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
Opium Tramc.

China has advanced 20 far In her
tight against opium that other crops
are being planted In place Of pop-
pies. In the Chunking district, large
areas formerly devoted to poppy cul.
ture are now covered with q good crop
Of soya beans. The traditional beat.
ing Of swords into plowshares was not
q more notable victory for progress
than this. The use Of the land has
been turned from death unto life in
the most literal sense Of the term.
Instead Of producing an insidious
poison. the fields Of Chunking are bear.
ing food; instead of crop peculiarly
exhausting to the soil has come one
which enriches the soil. II the Chi.
nese revolution had done nothing but
dealt the death blow to opium, It
would be many times worth while.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

ner case to court and received q
met OF $4,000 against the company.
= metropolitan Street Railroad com.
refused to pay this claim and
sed by devious ways to have Ben
9 0ppenheim disbarred. One of
Employees of the company was
% burn certain vouchers he had
possession, but believing they
some day be of value to him
- do SO. In 1915 this mans land.
discovered among the papers the
which proved that Oppenheim
vIonsfully disbarred. Her evil
restored him to the bar. The
received by him II years ago
ow. with interest, reached the
~ - $4,000. but still the girl can.
seosuse Of the bankruptcy of the
-, railway company, collect the
Of her Judgment.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
TRAGEDY OF LAWS DELAY
oiri Injured In Street Car Accident
Unable to Collect Damages Owing
TO company's Bankruptcy.

New York-Harriett Nugent. the
young girl who has just been dis
charged from the Kings county hos
pital to which place she was taken
when found wandering In q pitiable
condition. due to lack Of nourishment.
On . Brooklyn street. IL the principal
figure In one Of the most interesting
phases Of the laws delay ever written
o. When three years old. Harriet
vas run over by . Madison street car
and badly crippled. BENJAMIN Op-
psnhefm. . prominent young attorney,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

was associated with q barrel organ, q
dark, Italian face. and . monkey.
Never mind, Harry, dear. be-
lieve In you," said pretty Lucy Rollins.
They don't understand. But l know
you are going to become q great COM
poser. and some day Middleboro will
be proud of you"
The end of 1t all was that Henry
Milton packed his grip one morning
and took his departure for the me-
tropolis. with the evil predictions of
all Middleboro ringing in his ears. But
there was sweeter music than that,
sweeter even than the melodies which
came to him night and day. Lucy had
promised to be his wife when he had
achieved success.
OF the boys struggles in New York
nothing need be set down. Lucy wait
ed three years. four, 1--WE. Occasional
ly. In the first part Of the long wait, q
letter came, full Of promise. Then the
letters ceased. New York had swal-
lowed up the boy. a. she swallows
many others.
Il reckon that Hen Milton went to
the bad long ago." said the insurance
agent. remembering sundry errors Of
omission and commission which he
had discovered after Henry left his
employment.
That was the universal agreement.
Old man Milton had had the misfor.
tune to have his only son turn out bad.
The stubborn old man mourned for the
young fellow secretly. but he set his
face as hard as a flint in public.
Then came the day when an attack
Of paralysis seized him, and he
awakened from his coma to see Lucy
at his bedside, nursing him. When he
recovered he asked her to keep house
for him. He meant to adopt her, he
said. as he had no children.
The months passed. Lucy some
times dared to speak Of Henry. but the
old man would not betray his emotion.
He was a bad lot, my DEAR" he
said. II know there was something
between you. but you've had q mighty
narrow escape. I want you to find
some young fellow that will be worthy
Of you"
Then Lucy would sigh and say moth
ing. It was three years now since she
had heard from Henry.
Than one day the insurance agent
came in, sreathless with excitement.
All the city was talking of q new
opera, he said. composed by one Henry
Milton. He was Americas great mu-
steal prodigy. The newspapers were
full of him.
Middleboro reluctantly agreed that
It might have been mistaken. But not
20 the old man. He was more stub
born than evet.
II don't care II he can fool the pub
lic." he said. ANY knave can do that.
When Henry takes up . clean line Of
work and makes good at It III take
him back. TIL then-no, sir!"
Yet Lucy knew that he secretly de-
voured the newspapers. searching for
his sons name. He was secretly proud
Of him. Lucy had IN idea.
Father" abe said coaxingly-she
called him th&t nowadays-'he ID to
conduct at . performance in Boston
nsxt Friday. Now you know Jon lsyV
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

overlooked In selecting the sight.
In the selection, location and sink
ing Of well. 1t IL always a good idea
to consider permanence In addition to
safety. This will depend on the kind
of well used, and one should be &C
quainted with well types and methods
of sinking. The we'll should penetrate
to levels below that of the ground
water surface in the dryest seasons.
Dug wells are generally circular ex-
cavations three to six feet In diameter.
They are adapted to localities where
the water is near the surface. especial
ly where It occurs In clayey material
and requires extensive space for its
conservation.
Bored wells are wells bored with va
rious types of augers from two inches
to three feet In diameter, rotated or
lifted by hand or horsepower. They
are usually lined with cement or tile
sections with cemented joints and
often with iron tubing. They are
adapted to localities where the water
is at medium depths and to materials
similar to those in which open wells
are sunk. Punched wells are small
holes usually less than six inches In
diameter sunk by hand or horsepower
by dropping steel cylinder slit at the
side 30 a. to hold and lift material by
It's spring They are adapted to soils
in which water occurs within so feet
of the surface. but not at much greater
depths. These wells should be lined
with tile. iron tubing or sheetiron CAS-
ing. Driven wells are sunk by driving
downward small iron tubes, usually
IN to 4 inches in diameter, and pro
vided with point and screen. They
are especially adapted for use in sand
and similar porous materials carrying
considerable water at slight depths.
and are particularly desirable where
the upper soil Is likely to be polluted.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
convict want. speedy Death.

failed, and the young woman became
hysterical. Mrs. Lois Hughes. the
manager Of the woman's floor, was
telephoned for and hurried up at the
top speed Of the elevator.
Mrs. Hughes sent for the young
woman's father and brother. One took
the telegram and read It. They looked
one 1t another. the elder helplessly.
and the younger man defantly.
She'll insist upon going straight
back home" said the father.
"Fiddlssticks!" exclaimed the broth
O.. Il am not going to have my holi-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

day spoiled BY her foolishness. ! am
going to stay right here in New York
- long ~ we planned"
What q heartless son!" said Mn.
Hughes to herself.
mo use making such q fuss over
. dog, anyhow" went on the younger
man.
It was 1rs. Hughes' time to feel
like going into mysteries.
30 yesterday afternoon the young
woman and her father. sure enough.
took the train TT homA The brother
stayed On.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

dition Of the soil and In making avail
able the mineral elements Of plant
food In the soil. A
Vetch win increase the growth Of .
following crop Of cowpeas more than
. crop Of cowpeas win increase . crop
Of vetch. Observation Of the results
and the percentage Of nitrogen in the
two plans indicate that vetch 10 SUI
perior to cowpeas in building up the
productiveness of the land. A ton Of
cowpea hay contains approximately
only four.fifths as much nitrogen as 4
ton Of vetch hay.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
MUSIC FOR BATTLE

French just whom they had in their
front. next struck up the fierce Rad
etzki march, and just as the rising sun
was coloring the east blood-red,
closed the concert with the hopeful
choral. Fair Beams the Morning Star
Many Of the soldiers. holding their
rifles in firing position, Joined in lus-
tily."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
Coal and Its Formation.

Each different kind Of coai-peat,
Ignite, semibituminous. bituminous,
gas coal. smokeless coal. semianthra-
cite. anthracite. graphite. diamond -
represents only - different step In M
lures slow process Of converting the
vegetation Of the carboniferous err
into the fuels 20 necessary to our mod
ern civilization"
The earth's crust ID . vast retort
and In ito work Of carbonising vegetar
ton It saves ~ the by-products in the
form Of asphalt. bitumen. petroleum
and natural gas.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
SAYS WOMEN WILL FIGHT
Miss Pankhursk Declares suffraoIsts
Will Go 70. War II They
Ar Needed.

New York.-Miss Christabel Pank-
hurst. famous daughter of her equally
famous mother. the leader Of the mill
liant suffragists Of Great Britain, de-
clares that the women are ready to
60 to war II the government wants
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
cause o. Potato Failure.

Some Of the things that cause the
failure Of potato hills are poor soil,
improper preparation. poor seed. ir-
regular planting. poor cultivation.
bugs. diseases and poor weather.
Many Of these conditions are control
liable: all Of them may be Influenced
By proper methods Of culture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
eo NILES TO BURY A DOG
wemsn Ends Holiday In New
sssk When Pet pIes In
California.

- ton-When a young woman
S Diego. CAL. ran out Of her
~ ~ nfteenth floor of the Nc
1891 Z erumpled telegram in
~ snd crying. She's dead.
~ ~. 0s clerk for that floor
61rn..s. - could to comfort the
3 go. Ordinary measures
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

Utilise the waste! There 10 waste
In farm and garden--small potatoes.
overgrown table beets, roots of all
sorts, table scraps, weeds and weed
seeds. meat ofRal. cooked or raw: fsh
waste. and many other things.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

There u no life more ideal than the
life Of . prosperous and liberalmind.
Cd farmer. There II no life more mar
row and more prisonlike than that Of
the farmer who II both narrow-mind-
"a and short Of money.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11

The artist Who wants 70 paint your
wife's portrait also excsls In sim life
painting"
Then hen never b able 70 paint
my Wife'B pogt1aiG"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-12-11
German Band Serenades Soldiers
on Firing Line.
Musicians Lie In Advanced Trenches
All Night and Play Melodies Appro-
pirate to Aetlon-leadero
Get Iron Cross.

Berlin.-A concert In the firing line
10 thus described by Bandmaster Adolf
Becker with one Of the German ar.
mics In France:
After a long march we went into
camp at G. and promised ourselves
a good nights rest. At 2:30 we were
suddenly and rudely walked up; our
outposts had come into touch with
strong French forces and the whole
camp suddenly became alive. A sharp
fight was soon In progress. The
French artillery was firing incessant-
ly from q covered position. Their
shells came with a sharp whiz, to ex-
plode with a mighty crash. Their in
fantry also kept up hot fire. went
forward with my musicians in a COW
cred position and met Colonel Won
R, who ordered me to contribute
my part to this Internal concert.
Il crawled forward, therefore, with
my men to the most advanced trench.
asked them to get out their instru-
ments, and we played to the great
amusement of the troops the beautiful
air, I Feel So Fine in the Evening"
After some time the moon came out
from behind a thick bank of clouds
and lit up the battlefield with its burst
ing shells, and we gave 1t welcome
with the melody, Good Moon. You
Move So Quietly and the soldiers
joined in with spirit
Somewhat later the French at
tempted q forward movement and we
promptly received them with Dolly.
You Are the Light Of my Eyes The
French did not seem to trust this as
surance, however, for they hastily
withdrew, to the resounding laughter
of our men, who did splendid shoot
ing. In order to make 1t clear to the
e~.~s~~~S~s~~>~ ~.~.~~~.~s s~.-s~~s~-~
Convict Wants Speedy Death.
Sacramento. Cal-Immediate death
via the hangman's moose is the plea
of Samuel Swearington. under SEN
tence at Sacramento. He was asked
II he had any preference as to the
time of death. Make It as soon a.
possible, your honor. Tomorrow would
suit me. want 1t over with" he re-
piled.