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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

IF YOU'LL look real close you'll mt
Splashburg on a map of the middle
West.
It's railroad junction where care
less travellers change cars and waii
for the other trair. which Is lways
late.
A week ago I happened to be one
Of those careless travellers. marooned
In Splashburg. and having a wicked
hour or two to kill strolled over to
the Commercial House.
Steb Stephens is the name of the
head clerk at the Commercial House
in Splashburg. Steb has been throw
ing keys at the wall for long time
and he knows how to burn the beef
ers.
He played the Big Time once. Yes.
years ago he was a bell hop at the
old Willard in Washington and after
that he jumped to Chicago as night
porter at the old Sherman House; SO
what Step doesn't know about the ho-
tel business isn't worth whimpering
over.
Steb gave me a brief outline Of his
LIES history and was just starting
in to tell me about the battle of the
Civil War in which his father was
shot and who shot him when q fever
ish old party with Persian rug trim
mings on the end of his chin squeezed
up and began to let peep out Of him
about the pie he had eaten for din
ner.
Calm yourself" said Smiling Steb.
"and tell me where it bit you"
"Bit me! Bit mel" snarled the Old
Party with the tapestry chinpiece.
Nothing of the kind, sir! want you
to know. sir. that your pie wasn't at
to eat. sir!"
"Cut 1t out!" suggested Steb.
"Cut 1t out, sir! How can / cut It
out when I've eaten 1t, sir? It's an
outrage. and I shall leave this hotel
tomorrow" said Omar Khayyam.
with the exception Of $31.72. bal
ance due. that will be about all from
you" said Steb.
III see the proprietor" said the Old
Party. moving away with q face on
him like four dollars in bad money.
I'VE get 1t good and plenty every
day." said Steb. and just then some
thing about six feet tall. wearing q
slouch hat and q gilt mustache, fell
against the counter. grabbed the regis
ter and buried stub pen in its pages.
After looking over the result, de-
cided the strangers FIRST name must
be Spider. because it loked like one
on the register.
"Bathf" Queried Steb.
only during q hot wave." said
Spider.
Going to be with us long?" inquired
Steb.
Say. Bub. you're wearing medals
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

of
The
dollar which caused him
Finally happy thought him.
man stopped and began
story with the presented
town district and
AND unsuspecng
which brought end his
woman who him dime
why he crying Little
learned story - - - ~
boy was taken the juvenile explained
the
rprmanded the more
schemes wal senth home -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

c A the machines noted The
sccorone to the ratings of poker BY
The player who draws" license forming two pair three Of
no sasn null house the same hrr.
- ne had them dealt He SHARED The ,.r
having to rfme the deal - -e-' VI
~ drove his machine Nicolet
no ncteo group OF them
sppeareo scanned
money he reached h 81. ~.
suoohi caught the significance excitement he surd %
ad oeen playing drawn n
number 7776s . house" '.' """u- ns
"Thereu q riot II ccrn.r =. s..,....
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

brought relatives Of devourng laundry and
na solution OF heon being slipped
OF clean wash brought in
OF starch In washing and ironing andc
Al
n.d been busy since the means
obtaining drugs and result
ues and no end Of washed clothing beenar arriving
THIS the newest development by
~ craving TOR various drugs
TINS innovation made following
= - - - "''- e"ss
This called duly searched He went
20 eee prisoner and noted
oosen prisoners on the tier which his
one day ne guards asked him
heroin enough for half . In IT. - - -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

mifee lows: -' SS"'' 'u''s VI inc com
shown = 49, az! Wy iouno smoking VIII b
~ 20 Keep paper and
-' ~"sS win you II you don't look
man children chance all the TINA r. .,v ~
.nstnns away from little he'll $500 - ~ wy 'sAes
~ An.nks don't hurt polie .-,u..
TOT violation Of the nne Of ons can. a.
eapasoo nom the Fairgrounds month ~ " ons cent 70
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

stand gag. I'm going to New York to
build theater."
What With" sneered Low Com
edy.
with . reporter l know on one OF
me papers," the Juvenile chuckied
Say. what was the name of that town
We played night before last!'
"Murphy's landing. wasn't it," Mike
answered.
Il guess that's right. because Muir.
ply landed on me good and hard" the
Juvenile said. Remember those nice
white doorknobs We ate for breakfast
next morning? The waitress said
they were hot biscuits. but I.had to
eat mine with . nut cracker. I've got
1t in my pantry yet. and every time I
walk around the knob turns, and I
can hear door open somewhere"
Mixes double chin showed signs Of
agitation. 5
Stranded here in this Jay town.
The Juvenile grabbed the black bottle
and upset It again. Say. Mike, what
we need 10 . guardian. And while
we're At It lets pick out one with
money 20 We can wire him for little
price to help ~ out on occasions like
this. The next manager that wins me
away from the stockyards win have to
wear q gold-plsted overcoat and stand
In the wings every night where he
can throw ten-dollar bills 1t me when
/ make my exit No more slob impre-
sarios for mine, with nothing In their
inside pockets but date book and q
hearty appetite"
Same here!" Low Comedy nodded.
The next manager that picks me out
VIII have to drag me down to his bank
and let me pick his coupons on the
shelf before III sign"
Bumped good and hard. here in the
tall grass" the juvenile complained
again. and not . cookie In the lunch
basket Say! Il has me wingins, al
right. and that's no idle boot! This 10
the third troupe that blew out its
mainspriug for NJ this season. and
I'm beginning to believe We ought to
get vaecinated- How an. / going to do
Hamlet In New YORK this winter, "a
Ike to knowf Eight weeks since We
left Chicago. three shows to the ~.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

for asking questions, L w amt you p
answered Spider. You Just push me
into . stall and lock the gate. I'm
tired"
Front! Show this gentleman to
49," said steb. sidestepping to avoid
punishment
Then Sweet william. the Boy
Drummer. hoped into the ring for
the next round.
Willie peddles pickles for the fun he
gets out Of It.
1t II Willie's Joy and delight to get
. ginger-ale bun on and recite "Ostler
joe"
When trained down to s6 nat, Willie
can get up and beat the clapper OF
"Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight"
ANY mail?" inquired Willie.
All the mail that Willie ever gets ID
. postal card from the pickle factory
every two weeks asking him IL the
people along his route have all lost
their appetites.
mo literature for you" steb an
swered.
Strange" said Willie, my lady
friends are very remiss. aren't they?"
Yes: It looks like they were out to
drop you behind the piano." said
Steb.
Willie tore on . short rabbit laugh.
and then inquired what time the next
train left for New York.
The pickle factory expects Willie to
make Pocomoke City. SQuashtown
Junction and Nubbinsville before next
Sunday. % he tossed the train gag
out just to show steb that he knows
there's . place called New York.
AT 7:45 over the D. L. Z O." said
Steb.
What's nextf" inquired Willie.
AT $40 over the H. b. Z NJ" Steb
answered.
(Which gets there arstf" Willie
asked
Tho engineer" sighed Steb.
"Oh. you dron chap" said the pickle
pusher: give me some toothpicks."
Then Sweet William went over 20
he BIC window, burrowed into =
uhair. stuck His test ~ On Ne brass
~ aks teothDicks and thought he
Uae r..
W. I sot bssk 70 sseb h vas
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

rest Of the crowd, and to work his
way along the street with II In his
hand. eating It 80 the others are do
ing. Sometimes the faces above the
hot dogs seem incongruous enough.
They are the faces Of those who are
intelligent a. to dietetics. but have
been swept on past the bounds Of eau
ton by the enthusiasm Of Conveys
surging multitude.
Mob Spirit and the Ticker.
The mob spirit in the place IL con-
tagious. What else would have per
suaded that dignified, elderly man to
buy . ticket for the Mammoth Tick
Ter or for this contrivance which hurts
you about at break-neck speed. rack
Ing your nerves ~ you sit crouched
in seats just large enough for two.
Sometimes the watchers see some OF
the merrymakers come on that roller
coaster with . white line about the
mouth and Z strained look In their
eyes. 1t IL not their instructive idea
Of pleasure to be rushed down Q steep
slope with such terrible force that
their breath II beaten out Of them and
they gasp and cringe. But what II
they are pale and shaky - they step
on. there 10 an expression in the line
Of their closely drawn Hips which
shown that they have determined that
what must be must be. and they are
on pleasure bent. suffer what torturss
they may.
The fact that this was the playland
Of adults came over me after seeing
some hundreds Of children on this
particular Sunday afternoon. who were
plainly there Just because their H.
thers and mothers had wanted to
come. Never have l seen such utter
boredom and weariness written on any
faces - was depicted on those OF the
many children who pushed their tired
way along. down among the knees Of
the crowd. while their elders, with
their heads in the air. took in the a..
lights Of the place. Some were being
carried. too utterly exhausted to DO
anything but droop heavily over their
fathers shoulder, not caring to open
an eye TO see the snake-charmer q
the parent stopped fascinated before
her.
You couldn't help seeing on the
rain coming home that It was the p
rents. not the children, who must have
wanted to come and for whom Coney
Island was wonderland. The former
~ limp in their parsnts' laps, SOUND
lsleep. while the grownups talked ana
aughed over their heads. Il was the
'hildren who had been patient ana
ongsuhering. and Il was the parents
vho had really enjoyed themselves.
A small boy. with light hair. I snub
lose.. and . freshly freckled faee.
'uries his head deeper IN the curve Of
10 mother's armh and gives . long.
'Ieepy sigh - his parents cruneh
rackerjack over his Unconscious ~
10 head.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

minute, with tattered clothes. dirty
hands and begrimed face, he was
an object to excite pity and sympathy
In the hardest heart.
One day little Joe got into a quar-
rel with one Of his larger and stronger
companions. who knocked him down,
grabbed all his money and ran away.
The little fellow sat on the sidewalk
and cried as II his heart was break
ing. A nicely dressed woman hap
pened by and seeing the little fellow
in diofroaa ackod him What uvoo tho
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

One NwIeenee New York Laeles.
Which - London's noisiest noioof
Il takes . tram strike to AFFORD a.
the necessary tranquility for such :
reelection. vor where the trsmIees
rails CLINT IN the spring sunshine IN
almost sylvan calm reigns. In The d.
tance We can hear the rambls Of he
motorbus and the insistsut ''hout- az
the motor horn. But even these hoee
discords are less offensive 10 the L.
doner's ears than The shril1 noiso q
the cab whistlers VITO haunt day 90
night the portscoes Of DIT and hooe1,
Oh. for . prolonged strike of cab whi&
tlersI-LOndon Daily Chronicle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

Most Of N know little more Of -
bestos. the strange rock nber that IL
almost - soft and pliable a cotton o.
WOODEN fabric. than that It 10 used IN
making fireproof theater curtains In
other ways II b last coming into NE
~ 'safety hrst" building material.
Net only does Il protect against IRE.
bot Il - also noneonductor oe heat
and y thsrefors useful IN preserving
- ev0 >onDeratugA Nose g vhnt
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

WY inc laundry at the Tombs IL be-
ing done up on the inside of the in.
stitution and why some formerly con-
tented prisoners have become less 20.
After half dozen keepers had re-
ported seeing perfectly sensible ap-
pearing prisoners eating q half Dor
ton OF shirt front or q snack of q
plaid Gun. Warden John J. Hanley de-
cided that something more interest.
ing that starch must have been used
IN the washing Of the wearing apparel.
AZ result he kept watch ON laundry
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

table. are appeasing their gambling
impulses BY playing auto poker"
The new game IL played ON . street
corner. and. In addition to the oppor-
tunity 1t gives q participant to garner
. pot" 1t enables him to breathe
the fresh air and get close to nature.
A party Of young bloods'-
though there isn't necessarily any age
limit to the pastime-gathers together
and, a. automobiles heave into the
omng. each wooer Of chance picks out
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

A clock made entirely q stsav a.
willow withes has been conDlota1 ~
Gently n Switzerland. The okinoo
are made Of straw put thFoneA ! -.
ciai process 70 give . ringing sounG
Not . BIT q netaI was - II -
unique clock
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

~ AAss <osri 6ankS, play director
OF the grounds. decided to put the
management Of the children In the
hands Of . committee of boys. She
chose ten youngsters from different
neighborheods near the playground,
formed them into . Little Citizens
committees" and asked them to draw
up rules and regulations.
The boys were allowed to make
the rules ~ they saw at. The resula-
tions were formally adopted BY the
committee and then ratified, IN their
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

HE American who would know
| his country must know its
most Characteristic summer
playground. Coney Island.
| which IL thus pictured by 1
writer In the New York Evening Post:
There was an endless, surging tide
OF people. crowd which would be
described next day a. record.
breaking" for 1t was q Sunday after
noon In June. and thousands had es-
capped from their hot city apartments
and were spending 1t at Coney Island.
There may be some persons left who
want to rest on the Sabbath day. but
not 90 those who journey down to this
fascinating place. where the sights and
p sounds are enough to keep them
perpetually stimulated. Many Of the
people you pass upon the street look
a. II they had worked hard for the 9TH
er six days Of the week, but now they
are determined to have some fun to
make up for it. and have chosen the
noisiest, most crowded. and the gay
est place within reach.
Wow" shouts Q man in red coat,
who stands before . side-show, the pla-
cards Of which declare that II win re-
veal the wonders Of the Orient.
Wow, come in and have Q look. New
or saw anything like II, ladies and
gents. Wow. come In and have
look"
And he IL only one Of ten in his i'm
mediate vicinity, each of whom II
blessed with strong explosives. strong
lung capacity and marvellous inclina-
ton toward hospitality.
subtisty Versus the Obvious.
II Coney were . place Of silence or
Of merely pild sound. the visitor would
never be inspired to do the things
which he finds himself nerved. to do
when excited by the roar about him.
It bears him along. he 10 deafened BY
1t. and soon finds himself shouting
with the others. laughing uproariously
at the spectacle of solemn man wear.
ing q small red felt hat about a big
a. . teacup over one ear, although q
q matter Of everyday choice, he pre-
ters . somewhat subtler appeal to hu-
moi.
The crowds take you along; you
laugh with them. you push and shove
with them. You feel yourself closer to |
human nature than ever before, even
In the subway 1t rush hour. This
crowding and pushing mob IL very dif. |
Ierent from the subway crowd, tired |
after . days work. cross and hot and
lackadaisical. This b . gay and 20.
cable and contented. uproarious eath-
BRING which bears you along ON the
wave Of its enthusiasm. Even II you
come alone and join the crowds. ron
EEL 1t once accompanied and befriend-
u. |
In such . mood Of comradeship and
,oisterousness you love to watch the
nan who IL passing out bags Of pop-
'orn to those who proffer the neces-
AIRY nickel, while the popcorn itself
'ops white inside Z. glass case. show.
ring down Ike . fountain. And fur
her on there . the attraction OF the
plate. on which hot dogs are
icing cooked till their skins burst, q
hey are laid between two rolls and
aved With mustard. And certainly
II the most natural thing In the
world for the person who 1t other
lines and in other places has Q care ,
{ what he eats to order ouA With thu ,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17
Auto Poker Newest Fad Of Minneapolis Sports

nnui Of the sporting grown
On the cigar store
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17
Prisoners in Tombs Found Eating Their Shirts

NEW YoRK-when eating shirt
~ making fairly formidable effort standing
Keeper can tell that there something ghfuy
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

Nearly every business or occupation
contributes bits Of specialized knovl.
edge TO the common fund. Il win
strike most people - . curious piece
Of information that plate glass insuz.
ance companies class windows With
black lettering on them, - extra
hazardous" riskA The explanation
given b that . black surface absorbs
the sun's rays By this means, Il b
pointed out IN unequal expansion h
produced throughout the plate. and m
der the influence Of sudden gust Of
cold or any other quick change Of TEN
Derature . strain b developed which
may break the glass.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

= nDoedhls for . mere man 70
enorphend how . woman knovs he
~ angle q which Il win BE- fash.
= perch her hat.-Kansas CiU
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17
How Little Joe Of Chicago Lost His Fine Graft

CHCAGo-Lttle joe although
without
OF Madison and Dearborn
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-09-17

It 70 fayorite superstition IN Ene-
land that the bacon Of swine kfllsd
during the waning Of the moon win
waste away b he process Of curing q
cooking much more than bacon Of
hogs killed While the moon ID growing.
This superstition u akin TO thai which
impresses upon farmers the necsssity
OF planting root crops I'm The dark Of
the moon"
We uss in this country comes nom
Canada. but Arizona - now beeinnine
to produce asbestos Of excellent quail
ity.-Youth's Companion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-16
ALASKA MARINERS WANT
 DELHI'S GRAVE MARKED

Masters of vessels plying in Alas kan waters have called the attention of officials of the United States light. house service, Department of Com merce, to the dangerous reef extend ing out from Straits island, Sumner Strait, on which the steamer Delhi was wrecked. They explain that the Straits island light is deceptive and the accident which happened to the Delhi is likely to be the fate of any vessel in the same waters in heavy weather. It is being urged that a lighted buoy be placed at the end of the reef so that masters of yes sells using this route may more cas- lily keep far enough out from the is-
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-16
NO WORK, NO HOPE, NO USE.

The note read: "No work, no hope, no use," and was later found pinned to the clothing of s. H. Eckhardt be- hind the locked bathhosue door. Be- side it lay the $6 in currency and the watch that was ticking faithfully.
 Not once after he left the shelter of the bathhouse did the man turn his head. He walked into the wa ter, and the whiteness of his skin did not indicate hardened swimmer. But he didn't finch. Above his knees the water came, and then about his waist, and as it reached his shoul- ders, he bent over with his face to sea, and took breaker.
 Farther out he came to surface again, blowing for the open sea. The men on the beach we're playing games to keep warm.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-16
CHEAP FISH.

The New York Globe has been mak ing it's contribution toward reducing the cost of living in thoroughly practical way. It put steam trawl- CT to work, announcing that all fish caught by 1t would be put on sale at fixed price of cents pound. The experience had with the first vessel was so satisfactory and so great a demand developed for fish at this price that another steam trawler was chartered, and the Globe believ- es that before long it will have quite fleet in operation.
 To bring the fish within easy reach of the purchasers it opened demon stration stations" in different parts of the city, and finds eager buyers for all that it can supply. Moreover, 1t appears to be conducting the experi- ment at satisfactory commercial profit.
 There is always and everywhere considerable machinery between the producer-the fisherman-and the consumer. It is probable that none of the intermediates make any exor- bitant profit, but still the aggregate of the various profits increases the prices to the consumer to the extent that fish is not used as an article of diet to anything like the extent that it would be if such prices as the Globe has established could always be made to the consumer.
 The local situation in Seattle is somewhat of an illustration. With far greater supply of food fish al- most at our doors than is available off any Atlantic coast city, the actual consumption of fish in this market is very small and the prices range relatively high. There would be heavy increase in consumption if fish fresh from the water could be had here daily at the price which the Globe has established in its experiment. Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-16

Some one noted the swimmer lit tie later. Quite a ways out" and that was all that was said.
 Not once did he trun his head. To those on land who were getting ready for their warm rubs he grew smaller and smaller. And at last far out in the distance, where the vagueness of death itself is hinted in the tint where sky meets sea, they saw the small spot bobbing, and straining eye could see it bobbing again, and then all that came back, as far as one something important to tell it's mates. Los Angeles Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-02-16
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1915.
WHY MOURN THE BLUNDERS?

Perhaps you are in mourning over the mess of things you have made thus far. Your life is at loose ends; you feel, by your habits, your lack of the winning cards of social tact, of wit, of all that is assembled in the vague name of '"personality. You look on, half in wonder, half in envy, at those who shine wherever they are set down, hold their own when dia- nond cuts diamond and take the cur tain-calls and the flowers at the cen ter of the worlds stage. You look back and you believe you can see the place where you got off the track that might have brought you to the same imposing station. But why waste time in post-mortem? The minute is here, and clamorous; and the future crowds upon you with it's opportunities. What has been, has been. Many runner, looking over his shoulder, has lost the race in the sprint to the tape. It avails not to spend ones breath in long-drawn un- dulations, throwing dust upon the head over the past, however displeas- ing. By those knocks and bruises, by the times we were flung and rose smarting, we have learned a few things, though the knowledge came to us in grievous ways.-Philadelph Public Ledger