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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-13

in Belleville. and went into George
Keck'6 saloon.
Eight or ten citizens were spending
. peaceful evening there. Mueth evil
IDENTIFY did not like their looks. He
told them to get out. They demurred
and he undertook to evict them.
While he was about Il Keck tele-
phoned q riot call to the police station
and suggested that the entire police
force would be needed to quell the
uprising.
All the policemen were busy ex-
cept Chief Sam Stookey. The chief.
az they say in Belleville. ''is little.
but oh, my!" He II feet I and
weighs LAG. He used to be . wrestler
and boxer. He hasn't forgotten how.
Ask Andrew Mueth Of Paderhorn II
he has. Andrew knows.
When Stookey reached the saloon
he found the eight or ten citizens
huddled in the corner nursing their
bruises. Mueth. after piling the citi-
Gems in q heap. and smashing . glass
panel with his list. had gone to the
stable to hitch up his horse. which
he had left there in the morning.
Stookey went out and stood before
Mueth. He could not much more than
chin the lowest button Of Mueth's
vest. Niue l thought he was . mes
senger boy. What do you want.
sonny?" he asked.
Stookey said he had come to arrest
Mueth. and exhibited his star "Ho.
ho!" rumbled the giant. so you have
come to arrest me. Well. ! can't al
low It"
He hated. to hurt such q little fell
low, but he struck at the chief
Stookey brushed Mueth's hand aside
and hit him on the head with his billy.
breaking the billy. Then he damaged
his fist on Mueth and rushed In.
grabbed him around the knees and
threw him to the door. with both
shoulders touching. a. the wrestling
rules require and sat on him.
When Mueth came to he said he had
had enough for one evening and went
along with the little chief to the
lookup.
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HORSE GETS NEW SHOES
coes Alone 20 elacksmlth crop and
Stands In Line With Other
Horses.

Quogue, L. I.-Gilbert A. Penney
turned . horse. Big Ben. out to Eas.
ture and went cruising on his pow or.
boat He forgot that he had pulled
the horses shoes OF before turning
him out to Craze. Nor did he remem.
Der 1t after his return a. business kvpt
him occupied.
The following day Timothy Skid
more. . blacksmith at Good GROUND.
several miles away. called Penney on
the telephone.
your horse II shod and II al ready
for you," said Skidmore.
What are you talking about?" de-
manded Penney.
why. Big Ben walked in Mere today
and got In line with the other hortes
waiting 70 get shod. I thought Il Was
funny nobody was with him, but when
his turn came I did the Job"
Then It developed that Big Ben had
escaped from his pasture. and. decid-
ing that Il was time for his new win.
ter shoes. trudgsd to Good Ground aud
walked into the blacksmith shop.
where he had been fitted for years.
Turn him loose and see II he'll come
home" Penney tslsphoned on hearing
the story.
An hour afterward Big Ben walA cd
proudly up the Penny driveway and
went to his stable.
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extravagant. Others. seeing the
French Sunday. learning that in The
charming French language there is no
word for home, observing the gay,
white ways of the cities, or reading
of declining birth rate. quickly pro-
nounce France idle, undomestic. IRE
ligious. immoral. Now France, curl
ously, IL in many of her characters
tics the antitheses of these popular
and far-spread interpretations. To es-
innate her place and part In to-mor-
rows world, q more nearly accurate
knowledge of her characteristics TO-
Gay IL of course necessary.
Paris We. France.
First, in judging France it must be
kept in mind that Paris IL not France.
Many of the descriptive adjectives en-
ployed In picturing France do apply to
Paris. or. at least, to the sections of
Paris where foreign travellers most
do congregate. The vivid. colorful
cafes, the all-night restaurants. the
prurient novels and post cards. are.
to large degree, an effort to give the
tourist-public what 1t wants. or what
Paris thinks It wants. The real France
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New Zealand's Wireless.


The wireless system In New Zea-
land, which IL q singularly perfect one.
IL almost complete. When 1t II IN
ished the Dominion will have . station
capable Of sending messages for q dis
lance of 1900 miles in the daytime and
probably double that range at night
In connection with the Mawson expe-
dition's wireless station at Macquarie
island. the loneliness of the men ON
duty was revealed by Mr.. Sawyer, who
had charge there for some 20 months.
You cannot tell" he told New Zea-
land Press representative, how upset
ting 1t II after months of solitude to
have . vessel call and TO see strange
faces. I've been through It and know.
Those fellows won't be able to eat or
sleep normally for . week after the
Tutanekai 1.-THE New Zealand govern,
ment vesseD leaves. It also takes
away all desire to smoke-practically
makes one sick for . few days. While
you are there the men may seem to
have been all right but reaction sets
In ~ soon a. the vessel leaves, and
they would have q bad time for . day
or two until they settle once again into
their stride.
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- HERE seems to be no question
that lava, properly pulverised.
aged and irrigated, makes soil
a. rich a. any. In fact the
plain back Of Naples. to the
north of vesuvius. II noted - being
one of the most productive tracts In
Europe. For some distance mp the
foot of the mountain itself there are
nourishing vines and clumps Of small
trees. But at the point which we had
now reached in our climb up the south
side of Vesuvius all vegetation. save
for few coarse grasses. ceased. The
great bulk of the mountain rose be-
fore US as black and hard and bare
a. q pile Of Stag. The sweet-scented
yellow flowers springing here and
there from crevices seemed By con-
trast only to heighten the desolation.
writes Paul Scott Mowrer In Chicago
Daily News.
There are not even mountain
streams on vesuvius. The water Of
the rains sluices on Immediately
through. the jagged gullies Of those
scorched sides a. from . roof. We
passed . plateau where the Italian
government had recently planted vines
and hardy saplings in an effort to hold
back Q part Of the rainfall. Not one
twig or tendril but was withered and
nfeless.
The path itself. swinging In wide,
ascending loops. was built like q cause
way over the grotesquely tumbled
masses of lava II was - II some
fanciful hand had squeezed this lava
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ON what seemed to be q platform emit
in the lava. Pietro sung out to then
and they set the air ringing with thsir
answers. Twenty minutes later ~
were dismounting among them. Thia
was the end Of the bride path. The
fnal climb had to be made on foot
l have never seen q more villainous-
looking band than the six brawny, biz
mustached fellows who now offered "a
carry us on their shoulders up to The
crater's edge. Within an hour a. ~
were about to start down again. thev
would be smirkingly begin; their tina
In the most obseQuious manner Of the
southern Italian peasantry, but at pre-.
emit they seemed the ideal types of the
brigand. With the greatest dificulty
we succeeded in convincing them that
we preferred not to be carried, but to
walk unaided.
:. To our surprise they all started nm
with u just the same. We wondered
II they enjoyed the exercise, but
learned presently they had more venal
motives. The path, II 1t may be called
path. was extremely trying. It rose
to an angle Of about 45 degrees. and
was composed Of slipping ashes to. Z
depth Of six to ten inches. Climbing
Michigan sandhills 10 child's play to
climbing this last lap Of the Florensa
bride path.
Our progress was hampered 1t a.
most every step by the opportunities
Of the mountaineers. assuring u that
we were firing ourselves all out, that
We really must mount upon their
shoulders now. or ut least let them
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uOrld:
FRANCE-WHICH PARIS IS NOT

antry are the conservative force In
the republic. 1t must not be inferred.
however, that with them conservatism
spells stagnation. Though not a rev.
olutionist. the French peasant Is not
a reactionary. He il materially and
morally progressive. He thinks with
a clearness that some philosophers
might envy. He expresses himself
with a grace and a precision that, in
herited by his children, gives them q
birthright Of speech in pulpit. tribune.
journalism, unsurpassed by any land.
Distinguished Sons Of Peasants.
It is not strange that Rochefort and
Clemenceau. the journalists, Labor.
the advocate, Millet, the painter. Poin-
care, Fallieres and Loubet, statesmen,
and a host of others, scientists. schol.
ars. preachers. legislators. are the
sons Of peasants. When the newly
elected president Of the third republic.
Emile Loubet, halted his triumphal en-
try into Montelimar that he might en-
brace his peasant mother. the incl
dent which moistened every French
eye and warmed every French heart.
assured the new presidents popularity.
for France recognizes its dependence
upon the peasantry and honors. above
most nations. motherhood. It IL good
politics, therefore, when the present
scholar-president of France, motoring
through France to his country place.
as this letter is written, turns aside to
visit his two living predecessors in Of
fee, finding them at work in their
vineyards.
Rural Schools Progressing.
The evolution of the French peasant
il the history of modern France. He
is emphasizing education az never be-
fore. The development Of the rural
school in France il q remarkable fact
in the republics progress. The con-
troversy between state and church.
bitted a. 1t was In the extreme and
unfortunate. has made necessary larg-
er state grants to education which
have been administered even in re-
mote districts with increasing wisdom.
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GAVE 4 JOSSA0USE
IDOLS BEARD PULL
Image, Dressed IN Silk, FeIl to
the Floor, and Was Broken
to Pieces.
SWUNG OVER RAILING
Crash Brings . Gigantic Priest Armed
With . Long Knife and the lntrud-
ere Escaped BY Jumping Out Of
Windows.

New Orleans. Lain the parish
prison IL q man who has Travelled
much and had many adventures. one
Of which follows: -Four years ago.
when in San Francisco" he said. II
had q chum named 'Prunes' Wishard.
One day when We were walking In
Barbary Coast. San Francisco's ten
derloin, we decided to invade a joss
house. It was on the second floor
over q Chinese store. We entered
the place and found 1t deserted.
There were three idols In the
room. All were dressed in long silk
gowns. The two end ones had small
white boards. The center idol had .
white beard about two feet long. In
front Of each were lighted punk sticks.
After viewing the idols from . dis
lance we moved closer. noticed
'Prunes' glancing over his shoulder.
and I knew. by the expression on his
face. he was up to some mischief.
Leaning over to me he whispered:
You are not game to pull his whisk-
ers.' l admitted I was not. would
have Just as soon entered q lions
den and pulled the beasts whiskers.
The place was beginning to get on
my nerves.
well. II you won't. I will,' he said.
II begged him not to do 30. told
him Of all the tales I had heard Of
the revenge the Chinese priests take
on any one who insults one Of their
gods.
mo use. He had made up his mind
to pull those whiskers. and nothing
could make him change. He walked
slowly up to the center idol I began
to look for an exit.
Very deliberately 'Prunes' caught
the beard In his right hand and. glanc-
ing toward me. gave 1t = yank.
The idol was top heavy and the
beard was in tight. When 'Prunes'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-13
SPAIN TO USE U. S. AS MODEL
Our Laws and Institutions Will Dc
studied BY the New Premier
Of Country.

Nadrid.-American ideas Of govern
ment are to be followed 70 . certain
extent BY Eduardo Dato. the new
Spanish premier. Without announc-
ing any fixed program. Senior Dato
said. on taking once, that he intended
to study the opinions Of the people and
govern them more - America IL gov
erned. according to the general wishes
and welfare.
The new premier, who 10 flfty-seven
years old. 10 one Of the most widely.
known lawyers in Spain. Since 1884
he has been . deputy for the district
of Murias Dc Paroles and active In
the Conservative party. He was I'M
der secretary Of government in 1896.
and minister Of the same department
In 1899. Later he was minister Of
justice and president Of the chamber
Of deputies.
Senior Dato drew the workingmen's
accident oct. now In force In Spain.
and he II . member Of numerous or
ganisations for social improvement.
notable among them being the Insti-
tute Of Social Reform: the Royal Com
missioa to Prevent the White Slave
Trade the National Council Of Pris-
ons: the Royal Academy Of Jurispru-
denes and Legislation. and the Royal
Society q Political and Social g.
oneos.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-13

Certain distinguishing French charac-
teristics, aptitude for science, clarity
OF mind. concentration and the criti-
cal faculty. intellectually and artistic
taste, are shown nowhere more pro.
nouncedly than in the French schools
and reference IL made not merely
to the Sorbonne or the Ecole de Beaux
Artsp but to the small schools far re-
moved from the capital. The French
peasant wishes the best for his chill.
dren.
The French peasant not only owns
France-he works. As France leads
In percentage of her population en-
gagged in agriculture. France leads also
In the relative percentage of her pop-
ulation who are economically active
members Of society. In this sunny
land. where everybody apparently
loafs his life away. more workers are
to be found. in proportion to the num-
Der Of inhabitants. than in Great Brit
ain, Germany, or our own United
States. The census statistics show
that Of every 100 persons in the United
States 80 are engaged In some chief
occupation, agriculture. commerce or
industry. including domestic service,
and not subsidiary or auxiliary. In
Great Britain a Of every 100 are % en-.
gagged, In Germany IS, and in France
81. The French are workers, not
idlers. and this percentage increases
with each decade. Not only do more
men work In France, but more WON.
en-. also. than in the other great ma
lions. In the United States II Der
cent. Of the female population. At the
latest available report. was engaged IN
some gainful principal occupation; in
Great Britain. ~ per cent: in Ger.
many. 30 per cent, and in France,
nearly IS per cent.
Psasant Woman Helds the Purss.
The French peasant woman, a
wife and mother. - village merchant
and farm manager. II . most impor.
tant parsonage. She holds the purse.
From her savings came the enormous
which Germany enacted
from France after Sedan. Often Q
shop-keeper. she b always . SOU
keeper. LAboriousness and thrift
her daily life. Because OF
this toll and thrift France. in mate
rial resource. II . nation almost or
quite sufficient to itself.
The thrift has been aided BY the
tact. explanatory Of much in present
France. that the French peasant II q
land owner. His problems Of legisla-
ton differ from those Of his German
and British neighbour. He has NO land
question. He - occupied with doing
things. rather than With undoing
things inherited.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-13

may not be seen on Paris streets aft
or dark. Paris IL beautiful city. and
the French are lovers Of beauty. But
Paris IL royalist and France is repub-
ican. Paris IL politically restless, and
France IL stable. Paris 10 extrava-
CANT, and France 10 thrifty.
Paris IL Q sparkling diamond on the
broad blouse Of all France. 1t IL not
strange that the diamonds sparkle IL
hrst seen and longest remembered.
But the republic II clothed and kept
In it, right mind by rural France.
A Nation Of Farmers.
The real ruler Of France is the
peasapt-farmer. Other great nations
are rapidly becoming urbanized. The
city II drawing men and women from
the farm with rapidity that 10 alarm
ing In Great Britain. in Germany, and
even in the newer United States. Civ.
llisation confronts problems created
by modern industrialism. That fac
tory products have thus far too often
meant distressfuf conditions Of nv.
ing for the factory laborer and his
family 10 . grim fact in every indus
trial nation. France. in this change.
remains almost stationary and takes.
time to adjust herself to the newer
and different conditions. The one
great European republic IL an agri.
cultural empire. The high and sta
bic position which agriculture occu-
pies IL significant More than a per
cent. Of the population in France 10
engaged In agriculture. far more than
In any other country Of northern Eu-
rope. Great Britain. Germany. Belgium
or the Netherlands. and one-fourth
more than in the United States. This
percentage Of the population engaged
In agriculture shows . slight increase
IN recent years instead Of Q large de-
crease. a. in other leading nations.
This condition II maintained despite
density Of population greater than
In neighboring countries. and nearly
six times - great ~ in the United
States. Density Of population almost
invariably means urbanixation. France
u . notable exception. Here the
farmer continues to farm.
Peasant Farmer Land Owners.
The French peasant farmer must
not be associated with the German or
the British farm laborer. He u Of q
different and = higher class. This
difference IL brought about, In . large
measure. By the fact that he ID IN
owner Of the land. not merely . ten
ant 9ixty-three per cent. OF the
French peasants are householder,
owning their homes. oftentimes =
small thing but my own" Revolution
does not easily originate among the
owuers Of homes. The Preach peas-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-13

Hamsl. the English aviator. who -
Gently made several successful 1oooo
In his machine. q
The women Of the Lutheran chuTue
e.. Of Nebraska pledged all the monv
nom the eggs laid By their hens ~
six successive Sundays for the parry
Of building private school 1t Hebeoo;
In Ill $4,000 was earned BY the 49,
Following the example ct By r.
-sia, America, Germany and Englao4
France has established IN Aggressive
ral school for girls. The course -
cludes studies In botany. soooeU.
chemical and physical horticulturs -
agriculture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-13

Boulogne-s u r.
Seine, France
Fra nee surely
laughs in her
sleeve at her in
terpreters from
other lands. The
majority Of these
interpreters, fas-
cinated by the al
Turing gayey Of
the boulevards.
find In Paris the
key to the French
character. 9th
ers though. look
ing b e 20 n d,
sprinkle their in
{ erpre t q tons
with such adjec-
tives Of descrip-
ton al light
hearted, violate
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-13

a. big a. hogsheads. Here the Diack
element sQuirmed down In . countless
series Of perpendicular loops. like =
worm. Here It lay rippled like soft
mud into which . stone has just been
dropped. Here It was smooth and
glazed. here broken and porous. And
We traversed one strange region where
1t had writhed itself into . multitude
Of monstrous shapes-nude. contorted
men and women. disemboweled beasts,
detached heads and legs and arms and
torsos emerging horribly from the
masA One was reminded Of Dante's
vision Of hell
Panerama % Wonderful.
Il W. q relief to raise ones eyes
from this depressing sculpture to the
panorama beyond. We had now at-
tanned . considerable height About
half mile below ~ was . sort Of hol-
low. which. a. Pietro explained. was
the crater that had poured the stream
Of 1906 down upon Busco Trecase. We
could trace the meanderinss Of this
dark river plainly. Everywhere In the
broad valley villages were visible. and
in their midst, paler than the rest. was
one which We identified - the ruins
Of Pompeii But the true splendor lay
farther to the right. where. yelled In
haze, the mellow sun hung over the
Bay Of Naples. That arm Of purple
upon the horison was the peninsula Of
Sorrento. That saddle Of mountains
RI. { just beyond It fron the go WAS
Capri, the island OF goats.
The trail grew sleeper than ever
q We neared the summit The horses
climbed nobly. Pietro and Giuseppe
had let 80 their tails. but did not cease
cursing them forward and switching
their tough hides. Presently, - We
staggered around . black shoulder. We
beheld high above ~ . group Of men
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haul US at the end Of their straps. We
were still painting mol mol mol" when'
We came perspiring. breathless an1
momentarily exhausted to the top
Once here. our escort wss forgottsa-
Before ~ lay the very mouth an0
throat Of al vesuvius.
I had often pictured II to myself
in Imagination. On the whole, =
proved less spectacular than any e
my fancies. though It was perhaps
more impressive. III shape wps that
Of IN inverted cone. three-QuaytesU e
q mile in diameter and several hunr
dred yards deep. Its sides were hogo
and there PERCEPTIONS from landslidoo.
At the lowest point . lip OF roek
seemed to form the entrance TO ease
ern. and from this cavern there iGeuoo
continuous volume Of white vapogs
which crept to the top Of the ct11er'
and trailed away on the breese. III
looked about those uncertain sl6tok
streaked unwholesomely with an
red and purple and the yellow Of suP
phur. ! had no doubt that the recone
descent Of certain professors into ~
gas-infested bottom Of the pit was. g
the Newspaper correspondent had -
daring" I turned away. Immediate
~ 1t my feet was . ledge Of Laws. ~
from under It. Just - down there =
the crater. wisps Of steam were risino,
! put my hand on the ledge. II vao
warm. felt into . crevice. Of ~
lava and quickly drew my fingers away
again. - great was the heat H.
guides were grinning.
Are you satisnedf" they asked -.
Yea"
Come along. then"
In Indian nls We slid with long skao
ing strides down through the cindsse
70 where little Giuseppe was waiting
with the horses.
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HE IS LITTLE, BUT
KNOWS HOW TO Fight
Giant, s Feet 4 Inches, Subdued
BY BelIeviIIe Chief, Only
5 Feet 4.

Belleville. III. - When Andrew
Meuth. . Paderborn (nl.) stock raiser.
height feet 2. and weight 200. came
here the other night he was feeling
strong enough TO whip all creation.
He had been to East st. Louis and
had SOLD q bunch Of stock and was
feeling prosperous a. well a. strong.
Homeward bound. he dropped from
an electric car on West Main street,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-13

Il WAS not TIL 1870 that postage
stamps, - We now know them, were
IN use, first In England. then In Bra
I'll, followed By Russia, Switserland.
then the United States. One issue was
flrst made In 1847. being and .
1o-ceut stamp. In 1851 We issued
1. and 11-csnt stamps- Previous to
1S4s the postal rate on letters
varied from to IS eeatA In 1851
the rate was Axed ct . cents for every
half-ounce for 1000 miles and 8 cents
for . greater distance. In 1883 the
hostage was reduced 70 ! cents . half
ounce, and In 1885 70 : cents pr
ounce.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-13

Three lions broke loose and attack.
ID . mule harnessed to . cart during
. cinematograph rehearsal. recently
1t Lurin. Germany. They killed and
devoured the animal, after which two
Of the animals were captured. The
third escaped into the country.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-03-13
CAN you WAC YOUR EARs7
u You Can, French Physician eays,
u 10 Easy % Ward on
Defines.

Chicago.-n you want 70 ward 81
deafness was your ears and make
faces. This 10 the advice given BY
the French physician. Fernet, In an
article In the current number Of the
journal Of the American Medical a.
ISOLATION. According TO the article
the making Of faces and the wagging
Of ears exercises the Eustachian tabe
and helps to prevent . loss Of the
hearing.