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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

quite untouched, resolving to stay In
order to prove herself. and to show
Gregory that they must sacrifice their
love for conscience sake.
Gregory. however. was deeply
touched by Fran's yearning arms He
rose and stood before her. Fran.
child. we promise that what you saw
shall never happen again. But you
mustn't tell about 1t. know you wont
tell. can't send Grace away. because
need her She will not go because
she knows herself to be strong. We
are going to hide our souls. And you
can't tell what you've seen. on &C.
count of her" He pointed In the d.
rection Of his wife.
Fran knew very well what he meant
II she told the secret, it would dis
grace Mrs. Gregory. The revelation
might drive Grace away. though Fran
did not think SO, but certainly whether
Grace went. or stayed. 1t would break
the heart of the one she loved best in
that home. Gregory was right; Fran
could never betray him.
She turned blindly upon Grace:
Then have you no conscience?-you
are always talking about one. Does no
sense Of danger warn you away? Can't
you feel any shame?"
Grace did not smile CONTEMPORARY.
She weighed these words at their real
value, and soberly Intercepted her
self. NO." she declared with DELHI
Grafton. Il feel no sense of danger be.
cause mean to guard myself after
this. And my conscience bids me
stay, to show that I have not really
done anything" But she could not
deny the feeling Of shame. for the
burning of her cheeks proved the
recollection of hot kisses.
But suppose l tell what l have
seen"
WELL" said Grace. flashing out de-
family. land suppose you dol"
Gregory muttered: Who would be-
lieve your
Fran looked at him. Then" she
said. 1.-The coward spoke" She added:
Il guess the only way IL for you to
make her leave. There's nothing in
her for me to appeal to-"
Il will never tell her to Co." he A.
sured her defiantly.
while. on the contrary" said
Grace. Il fancy you will be put to Digit
in three or four days"
Fran threw back her head and
laughed silently while they stared at
her in blank perplexity.
Fran regained compospre to say
coolly. Il was just laughing" Then
she stepped to her fathers chair and
handed him the sheet she had drawn
from the typewriter. The upper part
was an unfinished letter TO the Chica-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02
WORSE THAN HEAT PRODUCES
"eurn" Made BY Cold Causes Stub
born Wound That 10 Some
Weeks In Healln0.

Whoever has applied . moistened
finger to . piece Of frosty metal in
winter well remembers the painful
experience thereby gained Of the fact
that cold. = well ~ heat can blister
the skin.
During some experiments in the pro
duction Of excessively low tempera-
lures Pictet. the French investigator.
burned himself with cold several
times. and the effects were 20 ~
variable. says Harper's Weekly. that
he deemed them worthy Of description
to . body of scientific men.
1t appears that there are two kinds
or degrees Of cold burn. In the case
of the less severe burns" the skin
at FIRST turns red. but becomes blue
the next day. The innamed spot
swells. and . period. varying from a
month to six weeks. elapses before the
wound heals.
When the contact with the cold sub
stance 10 longer and more complete.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

looked at it nxedly. bat Abbott held
his hand upon the agitated arm.
Bob. what / have to tell you can't
wait. and that's all about 1t. l won't
keep you long. just turn down this al
ley with me. for its . matter Of life
and DEATH"
"Confound your life and death! Ny
business IL life and death, too"
At that moment, light was turned
on in Gregory's library. and Grace
Noir was seen to pass the window.
Abbott's hand frightened ON the 9th.
er's arm. a. he urged. Down that a.
ley, . nice dark place for talking"
mice dark be hanged" growled
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02
SUICIDES, MALE AND FEMALE
Three German Men to One Woman
Kill Themselves, According to
Prussian Statistics.

X Prussian statistics give any idea
Of the relative proportion. then women
must be much fonder Of life than men.
for more than three men commit sui
eide for every woman who takes her
own life.
According to the Berlin correspond
emit of the Lancet. the number Of sui
cides In Prussia showed q slight de-
crease during the year 1911. when Il
cases were registered for each 100 900
of the population. as compared with %
IL 1910. The actual number of per
cons who took their own lives was g.
AZ. of whom 6,s94 were men and 2.o2S
were women. IS
The relatively highest proportion Of
suicides-namely. IS for each 100000
occurred in the province Of Bran
denburg: next came Berlin. with 81
per 100000. -. 4,,
The tendency to commit suicide in
creases with the age. the proportion
per 100000 at various age periods be-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

ing as follows: Between fifteen and
twenty-five years. 26: between thirty
and forty years. %; between sixty and
seventy years. Sc: between sevent!
and eighty years. 81. and over eighty
years. So.
About rs per cent Of suicides are
said to be caused BY insanity. In s7s
cases bodily suffering. in 60s cases al.
coholic excess. in s43 cases sorrow
and in 604 cases remorse were the
causes assigned. In 1.7Se cases the
cause was absolutely unknown
The smallest number Of suicides
happened ON Fridays and Sundays
and the highest number ON Mondays
and Tuesdays.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

The general and widespread evi.
dences Of sorrow occasioned by the
death of Mr.. Morgan are everywhere
apparent They find some form Of ex-
preston not only among the eminent
and the wealthy. but 70 some extent
among the poor and the lowly as
Yell II 10 always 90 The tslking-on
of distinguished people who have cred.
itably served their day and generation
Affects NJ all. more or less. In one
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02
through the failure Of the digestive or.
gans to perform their functions for the
need Of IL.
Cause Of Impoteney.

Impotency Of the herd boar II usual
ly due to one Of three causes: first,
overlooking; second, lack Of exercise;
third. abuse In overservice. A boar
should be In good condition at the
start of the breeding season. and be
well fed at all times. but breeding il
q tax on vitality. A boar should not
be confined In little coop where he
cannot get such exercise a. he de-
sires. A boar should not run loose
with the sows or allowed to give more
than one. at most two services . day,
especially In the case OF the. spring
boar. Lack Of observance Of any one
Of these three points may quite pos
sibly delay or even entirely lose for
you . good crop of pigs next spring.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

60 mission, just as Grace had left 1t
in her haste to get rid Of Fran. At
odd variance with its philanthropic
message were the words Fran had
pounded out for the deception of Mrs.
Gregory.
Hamilton Gregory glared at them
at first uncomprehendingly. then in
growing amaxement. They read
ASK her why she sent Bob Clinton
to Springfield"
He started up. what IL this >" he
exclaimed wildly. extending the paper
toward Grace.
She read it and smiled coldly. Yes. /"
she said. the little spy has even fer
reted that out. has she! Very well.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02
HOW PLANT FOOD CAN BE
RETURNED TO SOIL.
by Barnyard Manure.
|2-By Growing and Feeding
Glover, Alfalfa, Etc. GIL i
BY Flowing Under Green
Crops.
F+By Flowing Under Corn
stalks, StubbIe, Straw, Etc.
5-By Applying Commercial
Fertilizers.

burr clovers. Only by this method
and stock raising can our WORKOUT
quilted cotton lands be restored to fer
tility and only in this way can the
people of our southland become eros.
porous and contented.
We have worn out our lands in the
quickest possible time by growing cot.
ton and rigidly excluding grasses
clovers and live stock. We have de-
pleted the soil of vegetable matter
and II has washed away. This poor
soil means poor people. and the poor
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

When . blacksmith. named Lyon.
declared that the body Of . drowned
woman. recently exhumed at Creil.
France. was that of his wife. Juliette.
who deserted him two years ago. a
death certificate was made out In her
name. Juliette. however. was very
much alive. and. after reading the
story in the Petit Parisien. she wrote
an indignant letter to the authorities
demanding to be Officially regusci.
lated"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

Grain 10 hereafter not 70 b rsaped'
but will be threshed IN the held = n
stands. saving the farmers something
like $7o0. 100000 . ysar. THIS y ths
claim Of Frank Morse. who describes
in the Technical World Magasine ths
recent invention It . Kansan. Curtis
C. Baldwin. The machine has been
used for three successive harvests' put
proved it, utility and practicabfnv
most conclusively last fall when =
threshed from Is to 80 acres Of afandr
ing grain in . ten-hour day. Tho n
ventor contends that It win reduS y
cost Of the harvest from IA cents
cents . bpshal-San Franchises ~
nAut
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

declaring that their relationship az
teacher and school-director was for
ever at an end. and they stood a. man
to man.
Clinton spoke rapidly. with his
wonted bruskness: Guess you know
I've been knocking about the country
for the last three or four weeks-saw
a good many old friends fellow can't
90 anywhere without meeting some
body he knows-curious. isn't 1t! Well.
I've just got an opening for you. You
know how sorry am because we had
to plump another teacher on to your
job. but don't you worry II Fran did
hold your hand-just you keep your
hands In your pockets after this. when
there's danger-Say! I've got some
thing lots better for you than Little
burg. School out in Oklahoma-rich
private man behind it-he owns the
whole plant, and he's determined to
run 1t to suit the new ideas. This
rich man-chum of mine-went West
bought land. sat on 1t, got up with his
jeans full Of money. Wants you to
come at once"
Abbott was elated. What kind oil
new ideas. Bob?" he asked joyously
"Of that impractical nonsense Of
teaching life instead of books. You
know what mean. but l don't think
do. Don't worry about 1t now-some
thing terrible's on my mind-just aw
full! can't think of anything else
What you want to do IL to scoot on,
to Tahlelah, Oklahoma, to this ad
dress-here's his card-tell 'em Boil
sent you" He looked at Abbost fe
verishly. as II almost hoping Abbott
would bolt for Tahlelah then and
there. His broad red face was 81
determinedly.
This news il splendid!" Abbot,
declared enthusiastically. II had al
ready applied for . country school,
was afraid I had lost out . Who'll,
year. on account .of-everything.
must thank"
Abbott. l don't want to be thanked
haven't got time to be thanked
Yonder's Hamilton Gregoryis hous,
and that's where I'm b0und-soo,
night"
But. Bob. I haven't told you m,
business"
"T1l hear 1t later, old feI1ow-dea,
old fellow think . heap Of you. oil
Abb. But must 60 now"
mo. you mustn't. Before you q
into that house. We must have . ittl'
talk. We can't talk here-people N
coming and going"
II don't want to talk here, bless you
I want to 80 in that house. Ny bust
ness II private and pressing" tn
gate was but . few yards away: b.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

Fran arrived at Hamilton Gregory's
home in Littleburg. but finds him absent
She repairs thither in search of him
laughs during the service and Is asked to
leave. Abbott Ashton. superintendent OF
schools. escorts Fran from the tent. He
tells her Gregory Is wealthy man.
deeply interested In charity work, and
pillar Of the church. Ashton becomes
greatly interested In Fran and while tax
seen by Sapphira Clinton, sister Of Rob
ert Clinton. chairman of the school board
Fran tells Gregory she wants home
secretary. takes a violent dislike to Fran
and advises her to go away at once
Fran hints at a twenty-year-old secret.
and Gregory In agitation asks Grace 70
Of how Gregory married young girl at
Springfield while attending college and
then deserted her. Fran IL the child of
present wife three Years before the death
~ Fran's mother. Fran takes a liking to
Mrs. Gregory. Gregory explains that
Fran is the daughter Of very dear lear friend n,nlS
Mrs. Gregory insists on her making her
home with them and takes her to her
arms. Fran declares the secretary must
effort to drive Fran from the Gregory
home. Abbott. while taking a walk alone
at midnight. finds Fran on bridge tell
ing her 6y she te's
Fran Nonpareil. She tired of circus life
and sought home. Grace tells of see
ing Fran come home after midnight with
q man. She guesses part Of the story
and surprises the rest from Abbott. She
decides to ask Bob Clinton 20 go to
Springfield to investigate Fran's story.
Fran enlists Abbott in her battle against
Grace. Fran offers her services to Greg
Dry as secretary during the temporary
absence of Grace. The latter. hearing OF
Frans purpose. returns and interrupts a
touching scene between father and
daughter. Fran goes fishing with Mrs.
Gregory's brother. Abbott, whose reten-
ton az superintendent. is to be decided
that day. finds her sitting alone in a
buggy. He Joins her and is discovered by
Clinton and his sister Grace tells Greg
DRY she intends to marry Clinton and quit
his service He declares that he cannot
continue Ids work without her. Carried
away by passion. he takes her in his
arms. Fran walks in on them. and de-
clares that Grace must leave the house
at once.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

way or another. When Baron Nathan
de Rothschild. the head Of the great
banking house Of that name. died In
Vienna there was mourning every
where. On the day Of the funeral .
great man happened to meet = lit
tie, ragged urchin in the street
whose eyes were filled with tears.
why are you sad. little boy?" ask
ed the great man.
'Oh. SIR. 1t IL because Rothschild
u dead" answered the boy.
But he was not . relative Of yours, %
added the great man.
"Ah. no! Therefore I weep" said
the boy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02

The fact Of the matter ID. never
amounted to anything before ] was
married"
Then you give your wife credit for
awakening your ambition?"
NO; for making II necessary for
me to get out and hustle. "-Chicago
Record-He
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02
Best MIlk Pals.

Never use milk pail with . seam
II you can help It. There are now
manufactured pressed pals ont Of .
single sheet Of metal which are IDEAL
for cleanliness
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-02
CHAPTER xvI.-contInued.

Gregory beheld the awful secret
quivering upon her lips. The danger
drove him mad. You devil!" he shout
ed, rushing upon her.
Fran stood immovable, her eyes fas-
tened on his. Don't strike me-" she
said tensely. don't strike me. warn
you. unless you kill at the first blow"
He staggered back as II her words
possessed physical impact He shrunk
in q heap In the library chair and
dropped his head upon his arms. To
prevent Grace from learning the truth.
he could have done almost anything
In that first moment of insane terror:
but he could not strike Fran.
In the meantime. Mrs. Gregory had
been ascending the stairs. They could
hear. her now, az she softly moved
along the hall. No one In the library
wished. at that moment, to confront
the wife, and absolute silence reisned
in the apartment. They heard her
pause. when opposite the door, doubt
less to assure herself that the type
writer was at work. II she did not
hear the clicking Of the keys. she
might conclude Grace was absent. and
enter.
Gregory raised his haggard head
with an air suggesting medilated
flight Even Grace covered back In
stinctively.
Swift a. q shadow, Fran dartec on
tiptoe to the typewriter. and began
pounding upon it vigorously.
Mrs. Gregory passed on her way,
and when she reached the farther end
of the hall. an old hymn which she
had been humming. broke into audible
words. Fran snatched the sheet from
the typewriter. and bent her head to
listen. The words we're soft, full of q
thrilling faith. q dauntless courage
"Still all my song shall BE-
Nearer my God to Thee.
NeAfer-"
A door closed. She was gone. Greg
DRY dropped his head with a groan.
It seemed to Fran that the voice OF
his wife who was not a wife, fingered
in the room. The hymn. no longer
audible. had left behind it a fragrance
a. sometimes fingers the sweet SAVIOR
Of q prayer, after its amen" has. as II
were. dropped back into the heart
whence 1t issued. Fran instinctively
held out both arms toward the direc
ton Of the door just closed, as II she
could see Mrs. Gregory kneelins be
hind It.
Almost" she said. In Q solemn I'm.
dertone, thou persuadest me tO be q
Christian"
Had anyone but Mrs. Gregory been
singing that hymn. had anyone but
Fran been the one to intrude upon the
library scene, Grace must have been
overwhelmed. Az 1t was. she stood
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-14
SAFE AND SANE
INDEPENDENCE DAY
SAFETY FIRST ALWAYS
Fourth Of July Warning Sounded by
Walter n. Bennett, State
Fire Marshal.

With the approach Of the Fourth or
July It is we'll to call attention 10 the
fact that many serious fires are caused
each year by too enthusiastic cele-
bration of Independence Day A proper
and sane celebration of this day is one
OF the serious problems which con-
Germs US at the present time. Fire
works are dangerous playthings and
should be used with the greatest eau
ton.
Every year much valuable property
Is destroyed. many people injured and
many lives lost BY the careless use of
fireworks There are some kind of
fireworks the use Of which should be
prohibited at all times and under all
circumstances. Among these are can
non crackers, fire balloons. toy pistols,
TOW cannons and reyolyers firing blank
. cartridges
Private citizens and various officials
Of cities throughout the state Of Hi
uois should take extra precautlon pre-
yious TO the celebration OF lndepend-
: ence Day, and all yards and premises
should be cleared OF rubbish, cellar
/ doors and windows should be kept
closed and stables and barns opened
only when necessary, SO that fallihs
sparks may not cause serious hres'
In many cities the sale OF dangerous
fireworks is prohibited by law, but the
common frecracker. tho Roman can
! die or the skyrocket may cause seri'
GUS damage if they are not handled
properly,
No person should store or sell fire
works at " wholesale or retail without a
permission issued by the mayor No
permit should be granted for the sale
AT wholesale or retail Of fireworks IL
any premises used for the following
purposes: Where paints, oils, gasoline
or other iudammable goods are KEPT
for sale or storage. or In any carpenter
shcu or drug store, or dry goods OF
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-14
ADJUSTMENTS
The Gem Theatre.

Every body is dancing the tango
and the new style dances that are all
the rage. With this in mind the
managers OF the Gem Theatre pre-
sent Martin Deem and Make Has
sell, dancing the Modern way. The
gowns worn by Miss Haasell are an
creations and this is big feature
act which viii be among the best
ontfeied at the Gem.
Helen Farnsworth, the girl with
the dimple, IL a character change ar
tist, who will entertain with all the
latest song hits.
Marguerite Hayer aud Partner
arc novelty athletes and viii com
plete this well balanced bin OF va
de7ille They feature head balanc-
ing and are said to be splendid
equilibrists.
The usual motion pictures In
four reels viii be shown at each per-
folmance.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-14

any kind or other material Of COM
bnstible nature.
No fireworks should be allowed
stored or kept for sale where cigars.
cigarettes or liquors are kept for sale.
No fireworks should be exposed for
sale outside the walls OF any building.
nor in any doorway or show window.
And they must be kept remote from
any open fame or fire and the direct
rays of the sun. Exits both front and
rear to be provided and kept open.
The entire amount of fireworks that
may be kept on hand in any building
under any permit shall not be in ex-
cess Of the market value of 5000. DAN
GER SIGNSi SUCH AS NO SMOk-
ING, EXPLOSIVE FIRE WORKS,
must be displayed in large letters. NO
person should be allowed to light q
cigar or cigarette in the building
where fireworks are sold. Fireworks
containing chlorate Of potash or other
high explosives. and fire crackers
larger than five inches In length and
three-fourths of an inch In diameter,
are prohibited Also pistols, cannons.
canes and other appliances using gun
powder or cartridges, or using caps
containing chlorate of potash mixture.
Torpedoes larger than three-fourths of
an inch. and placing same on the
street car tracks is prohibited.
The Dolica dpDartmeQt Will have
power to confiscate and destroy all
fireworks being sold In violation OF
law.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-14
HAkING THE HOTELS SAFE.

Inspectors of the Illinois state fiji
me rshal department are kept esp
cialy busy just now inspecting hotel.
theateTs and other public building
There seems to be a widespread agita
ton over the state in respect to fir
escapes on buildings Of this characte
ana more requests for insQccHCEs ar
received at the Springfield Office thai
the inspectors are able to pr9pcrl,
look after In some counties the gran.
juries have Oovn sent en- tours Of IN
speCtion and have gone carefully owe,
all the large buildings In the count
and have reported to the states attor
ney where conditions are found haa
ardous and buildings are hot properly
equipped with fire escapes.
Although many hotels Throughout
the state have not complied with III
new law requiring all hotel building
CT mere than two stories in height
not of tireprCof construction, to b
equipped with fire escapes and to b,
provided with kuotted rope or an au
tomato rope fire escape in each room
above the second floor. yet condition.
Ia these buildings are rapidly improy
ing and ii IL believed that within &
short time all hotels in the state vii
be required to comply with this law
The enforcement of this act was no
Placed directly under the supervision
ct the fire marshal department, but
the department is paying particular at
teution to buildings Of this character
and is endeayoring TO have tho Law
generally observed throughout the
state.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-06-14
People of Many Towns on the Adm
attic Sea Want to Set UP
Republic.
SOLDIERS FIRE ON PEOPLE
TO PREVENT DISTURBANCE
Newspapers From Capital Burned to
Prevent People Knowing
True Condition.

Rome, Italy, June l5.---News was
received at the capital Of the setting
up of an Italian republic by the peo-
pie OF several towns bordering on
the Adriatlc sea in northwestern
Italy IL a Development in the gen
eTal strike situation.
In some towns, like SatrianO ana
Riuini, scenes similar to tho g o,
the French revolution were enacted
Handbillc we,o issued from tn
headquarters Of the anarchist com
mittec stating that a revolutionary
movement had been successful in
,erthrowing the monarchy, pro
claiming the establishment OF re
public and substituting fol ile ma
tional faE q black banner o! The
asants' League,
All the newspapers were burned
the moment they reached thse tow
il order to prevent the people from
X owing the real condition of the
CJuntf
In some instances the soldier:
were compelled to fire on the peoph
and several persons were Killed o
injured before order was restored.
Tho tension caused by the gen
eral strike was ameilorated sor
what by the announcement that tn
syndicate OF railway men had order
ed q cessation OF the "ailWay strlk
! throughout Italy and the authorilia
were ready to suppress With vg)
any revolution tendencies ina. wer
Indicated.