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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
LATEST FRENCH GOWNS
NEWEST IDEAS OF THE MAKERS
OF FASHIONS.
Innovations Set Forth by Worth Have
Been Accepted as Setting Forth
Styles Of Season-For After.
noon and EVENING.

An attractive feature in some of the
sery new gowns is the introduction OF
trains that hang from the waist.
worth is responsible for this innova.
ton. That house has always liked the
ceremonial In clothes, going in strong.
ly for the dignified English effects, as
the founder was an Englishman.
The uncle who runs the house is CD.
posed to many of the modern features
OF clothes; the exploiting of new ideas
through manikins at public places
was never allowed. and well-known
members Of the half world were not
allowed in the house. When one
knows Paris and knows how much
courage 1t required, and monetary loss
II involved, to insist upon these elimi.
nations. then one can get a bird's-eye
view of the dignity of the house of
worth. 1t may not have paid, COM
mercially or artistically. but it exists.
Now that the firm has closed its
historic London house. the Paris Gre
atoms may become more eminently
french. but. SO far. there is no evi.
dence OF 1t. Only America matters
now with the makers of clothes.
and Worth believes. rightly. that there
Is large number Of Americans who
DO not like the modern tendency to-
ward girlishness and frivolity in
clothes. especially for those whose
youth has gone.
The evening gowns which he ad.
vances for this winter have their cas-.
caded trains lined at the sides with
satin in a pale color. Someone who
wanted a simple gown from which
was eliminated the gewgaws that spot |
he surface Of most of the Vatican
rocks. asked Worth IL he could make
t. His answer was a pinkish red
'elvet without a touch of any other
'oior or trimming on 1t. The deep dec
'iletage was cut in the English man.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
DICTATES OF FASHION

Wool embroidery and odd fur trim.
mings are features.
Many coats are high WASTED either
in back or front.
Broad-striped coates are worn for
sports over white dresses.
Vests and pocket flaps give q sug.
gestion Of Louis XVI fashions.
Jersey scarfs in wide stripes are
used about the neck and a. girdles
with white morning frocks.
Sleeves on some of the new eve
ming frocks are no more than little
ruffies. sometimes of tulle edged with
beads and sometimes held out with n
nexfble wire at the lower edge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
FRAMEWORK FOR GHOST.

placed In the center Of the story.tell
ing room before the guests are allow.
ed to enter. A large black kettle 10
best for the caldron. but, II you can
not get one. take q dish-pan, tie Q
rope around Its outside just below the
rim (F1g. 81. and to this rope attach
three ropes at equal distances apart
by which to suspend the pan.
The room should be lighted only By
few rays Of light allowed TO enter
from the adjoining room. Have the
guests seat themselves upon the door.
forming Q circle around the caldron.
The witch should humble her words
when telling her story 90 that no one
may distinguish more than q few
words now and then. And a she talks
she should stir the contents Of her cal
dron with q large spoon The coz.
tents should be walnuts. having their
Kernels removed and replaced with
slips OF paper and the shells glued fast
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
COURT MAKES QUEER ORDER
Robber Gains Two Years Parole, on
Condition He Repays Cost
Of His Trial.

Houghton. Mich.-John Spelich has
been released from the county Jail for
two years probation on one of the
queerest orders known here. Spelich
was given his freedom by Judge
O'Brien on condition that he repay
within two years the costs of his cap
ture and his trial.
Spelich stole $1,000 from a teapot
belonging to Mrs. John Messner, a
widow. The money was the life in.
surance Of her husband. All of the
cash was recovered and the woman
did not want to prosecute.
He will return to the widow and
work for her.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19

The diameter of the spool fianges
must be increased by adding pieces of
about twice their diameter OBJ. Bore
a hole through the exact center OF
pieces D. Of the same size as the spool
hole. The frame in which this wind.
Ing drum Is mounted, consists of two
end blocks C nailed to a piece D Cut
d q trifie longer than the winding
drum. and blocks C just large enough
to accommodate the axle for the wind.
ing drum. Bore a hole q trifie larger
than the spool hole through blocks C.
for the axle. being careful to get the
hole in one exactly opposite that in
the other. Cut the axle enough longer
than the winding drum to project be-
yond blocks C. one-half inch beyond
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
FUN FOR HALLOWEEN.

A Halloween party. II It be ever 90
small an affair. requires previous
preparation to make 1t q success.
Either you or your chum. dressed
as q ghost. should meet the guests at
the door. at the appointed hour.
In the room where the wraps are
20 be left. 1t Is well to have another
ghost standing on guard. This may
be q dummy ghost made a. shown In
Figs. 1. 2 and 3. Bind the handle Of Q
broom to chair back with cord. turn
Ing the broom portion up. az shown In
Fig. 2. Fasten q white falseface to
the side Of the broom for the ghosts
face.
Drape q sheet around the chair and
close up to the head, fastening It as
the top to the straw of the broom.
Then hang q pillow-case. or other
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
Well Will Heat Town

Edgemont. s. D.-Edgemont soon
will enjoy the distinction of being the
only city in the state or northwest
which has buildings heated by water
from an artesian well. The famous
hot water spouter which was com.
pleted here some months ago will be
utilized in the business district.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19

The figures on the glass dial are Gu
out clear through the metal. which
makes them show very distinctly il
almost any light on account of tn,
perfect blackness behind them
In Mr.. Arthurs bedroom is a get-u]
clock Of his own invention. The fac,
Is two feet in diameter and the hands
| covered by an aluminium paint. show
plainly across the room IL there i.
any moonlight. The wheels and dia
are Of New Jersey dogwood. Tht
pendulum. which is over five feet Ions
and has a 27-pound bob. beats once
every one and one-fourth second q
stately measure.
A Fabian Robins Clock.
Standing beside the get-up timekeep
er are two tall and beautifully inlaid
clocks. one made by the celebrated
Fabian Robins in London. in 1895, the
other by the noted Ian Gobels I'm
Amsterdam in 1867. There are only
ten Of Gobels' clocks now in existence.
so far as known. The Robins master.
piece has unique handmade lacework
steel hands. Though the works were
made in London. the inlaid wood case
was contrived in Holland, the task oc-
cupying year.
One of the clocks downstairs has a
Gothic dome of dark mahogany, made
by Mr.. Arthur, and the instrument is
surmounted by a solid brass bell. made
long ago In France or Germany, in
copy Of a famous cathedral bell in
Moscow.
Hour First, Then Quarters.
In a mummy coffin case of dark oak.
OF his own construction. ~ feet high.
Mr.. Arthur has put the works of an
old French clock. made in the Depart
ment of Jura, near Switzerland. It
strikes the hour first. then the quar-
tiers. Most modern big clocks, includ-
ing the one at Madison square, strike
the quarters first. The only thing new
about the machinery is the brass face.
which Mr.. Arthur designed.
There are two carriage-spring clocks
In the house. The spring is simply the
lower part of a very diminutive lami
mated carriage spring, lying at the bot
tom Of the clock, with its ends turned
upward. The spring is of steel and
runs the mechanism for q month
rewinding.
Among the ormolu clocks is one of
Maid brass and tortoise shell, in de-
'igns which include singing birds and |
iancing women. Each number on the |
lial Is on separate plaque enameled |
m copper. There is q French buhi |
'ight-day clock in an old case finely |
Maid with ivory and tortoise shell |
)ne Of the large timepieces has an
aluminium dial and a heavy brass
jeweled with agates.
Distinctive Hour Hand.
Scarcely without exception the
ands on the clocks in the Arthur col
ection consist OF spade (for the
ours) and pointer. in contrast to
he common American plan of two
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
THREE HOMEMADE KITE REELS.

The expert kite flyer is as particular
about keeping his flying line In good
condition as the fisherman Is about
his flshing-tackle.
First. let US see how to make the
unique reel shown in Fig. 1. With this
strapped to your right leg, your hands
are free to handle the line. The line
can be unwound by pulling 1t as you
pay 1t out. and reeled up by dropping
upon the left knee in the position as
sumed by the boy shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 2 shows the completed reel, and
Fig. the construction. A large rib
bon spool is necessary for the winding
drum of the reel "a, Figs. 2 and 81.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19

one. and two inches beyond the other.
The crank is made of the strip e. with
q hole bored near one end for the axle.
and the spool F pivoted near the other
end by means Of the nail G Zig. 81.
Nail the winding drum and the crank
to the long end Of the axle.
The upright stick upon which the
reel Is mounted III. Fig. ~ should be
OF the right length to reach from the
instep Of your foot to your knee Gig.
-. Nail block d to H Gig. y. and
then tack three straps to Hoop to
pass around the foot. and straps J and
X to buckle around the leg.
The simple hand reel in Fig. I has
drum like that In Fig 3. Make the
axle long enough to provide q handle
to hold the reel by. This axle must
mt loosely 50 the drum will turn freely
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
To Clean six Waist

Wash-the waist In cold. soapy N.
ter a number Of times. Use vb,re
soap only after all soiled spots are
removed. rinse the waist In clear.
cold water: wiring the waist dry win
your hands and hang II 10 the shads
Iron II with warm iistiron.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
How to Brew Tea.

II Ii generally believed that anyone
can make tea. This IL far from the
case. Great care should be taken to
nave the teapot hot. Scald Il out
with hot water before putting In the
dry tea. The water to pour on the
leaves should not only be boiling. but
should be freshly boiled. The big tea
kettle which stands on the stove oil
day and II filled At irregular intervals
does not furnish the best water for
the purpose. Get . small euameisd
ware kettle holding about Q Quart q
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19

his wife was Ill he asked her mother
to assist in nursing her and at the
end of the week she handed him a bill
for $50 for professional services.
Now a second man has told the
same story, only his mother-in-law
charged SIS for the cIre she gave her
daughter. That decided Fine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19

Kansas City.-That a daily bath be
given him was the stipulation upon
which Big Tom. large gray cat. was
turned over to a private family by the
Animal, Rescue league here. Since
early summer Toms pet diversion has
been his daily tub in the drinking
tank.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
Nine Pearls in One Mud c,.m.

Elma. Wash.-victor Minkler of
Montesano has taken 120 pearls from
mud clans Ilong the Chehalis river
within three days. For one of the
pearls he was offered $50. He said that
from one clam alone he had taken
nine pearls.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
SCARED OF MoTHER.IN.LAw
Tales Decide Assistant District Attor.
ney at Denver TO BE Bachelor
for LIE.

Denver. Colo.--Too many stories
about too much mother-in-law have
made John Fine. deputy district attor
ney. decide to be bachelor for life.
For six months Fine has heard hard
y anything else than long plants from
eone-in-laW. so -
One youth told him OF how when
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
TELLING Ones Trouhles.

Oar IL . satisfaction In tellin' yoh
troubles" said Uncle Eben: III you
can't forgit EN- yohse'f. somebody else
KIN do It. easy"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19

water. Pour the water on the tee.
which should not steep over three min
utes. Then you will have . cup OF
tea which d not only very much bet.
tar In flavor but II much more whole.
some than that made in the ordinary
careless fashion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19

white cloth. over the cross-piece ends
for arm sleeves Zig. II. Make the
hood out Of pillow-case. folding ID
into the form shown In Fig 3. with
peak at the top and the front turned
up.
The party would not be complete
without some of the old-fashioned
games. such as bobbing for apples
placed In q dish-pan filed with water.
and a doughnut-eating contest IN
which doughnuts. suspended on
strings from the tops of doorways. are
eaten while both hands are bound be-
hind. Be sure to arrange for these.
Then there is ghost-story telling.
You must not overlook that Another
plan is to have q witch tell stories.
A witch's caldron suspended from Q
tripod as shown in Fig. should be
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
Jersey Waists.

SILK jersey waists are Of bright col
ors-rose. garnet. light green, royal
purple. French blue. and so on. As a
rule they are OF a military character.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19

The Tipperary Hat 10 q Stovepipe AZ.
fair, Trimmed With Green Sham.
rocks and Was Made Especially for
Miss Harrison BY Paquin Of Paris.
This 10 the First Time Il Has Been
Seen In America. In England. Miss
Harrison. Whose Father 10 . Colonel
In the Royal Engineers, Reversed
the Laws Of Romantieism by Act
ing a. Romeo to the Suffering SOL
diers In the Hospitals and serenad.
ing Them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
Not : Product Of Peru.

Peruvian bal-am. known the world
over for its excellent properties. does
not come from Peru At all, but grows
along the coast Of Salvador.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19

Reflection on Royalty.
During the latter years Of 0eoreo
Ills reign all performances Of shakes-
peare's King Lear were forblddsn.
In consequences Of the madness Of the
king.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19

ana nails must BE- driven through II to
Keep the drum from slipping. A spool
p'voted with q nail to one end Of the
drum forms a crank.
Fig shows q body reel to strap
ABOUT the waist The winding drum
and the crank for turning II are made
the same a. those for the leg reel A
cigar box 10 used for the mounting, to
Simplify the construction. Cut two
slots in each side Of the box through
which to slip pair Of belts.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19

race. The same idea may well be car.
ried out in the cretonne. the colored
outtonholed or crochet-edged linen
sets.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19

Subterranean green is one of the
new c0lors.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-11-19
Unique Repeater.

Also in the collection Is five-min-
ute repeater clock. designed and made
by Mr.. Arthur-machinery. oak case
and all. A big bell rings the hours.
and II certain chain Is pulled the bell
will ring the last preceding hour. and
smaller bell clinks once for each
fve-minute period since the last hour.
Thus. II 1t is 1886 a. M. the big bell
gongs ten times and then the little
bell also rings eleven times. indicat.
ing that 1t Is within Eve minutes of
IL q. m. 4
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09
.|LL|7ERACY AMONG
CHILDREN IS Low
VERY SMALL PERCENTAGE OF
AMERICAN YOUTH UNABLE
TO READ AND WRITE.

Washington, D. c., Jan. Mot more
than fifteen out of every thousand
children from ten to fourteen years
of age in the United States are unable
to read and write, according to sta
tistics announced today by the federal
bureau of education.
An analysis of the figures shows that
in 1900 there we're forty-two out OF
every thousand children between the
ages of ten to fourteen who were
illiterate This number had been re.
duced to twenty-five in 1910, and to
fifteen in 1914.
From the standpoint of proper
tional reduction of illiteracy,' the
bureau says, "Oklahoma leads all
states. In 1908 this state had 124
illiterate children of the ages named.
In 1910 it had but seventeen"
According to the bureau, Nevada is
the only state which has lost ground
since 1900. It's illiteracy was then four
in thousand, in 1910 it was five.
On the basis of the figures, DR.. P. P.
Claxton, federal commissioner Of
education, estimates that with an aver
age annual expenditure of $4,000 for
ten years he could put forces to work
that would, by means Of night schools
and other agencies, eliminate illiteracy
among the adults of this country, of
when it is estimated there are be-
tween four and five millions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09
BLOOMFIELD.

b. A. Smith and Miss Inez Henson of
Monterey were married in this city on
Wednesday by Justice J. G. Leach. Mr.
Smith is one of the merchants Of Mon
terey, and his wife is one Of the popu-
lar young ladies of Fabous township.
They will reside in Monterey, and have
the we'll wishes Of the entire commune
ity.
S. S. Stanley, the man who has done
more to re- establish the mutual tele-
phone system in the county than any
other single individual, together with
Mrs. Stanley. entertained all the CEN
trail girls with turkey dinner We'd
nesday, and all greatly enjoyed the oc-
casion.
Fire destroyed the dwelling of
Thos. Kinllade in northeast Bloomfield
Wednesday night, with almost the en-
tire contents. 1t was discovered about
2 o'clock in the morning and was under
such Roadway when the department ar
rived that little of the contents were
saved. The loss is estimated at about
$1,000 with $700 insurance.
A. r. Shepre, state manager Of the
order of the Modern brotherhood of
America, was in Bloomfield Thursday
and met with Bloomfield lodge No. 104,
giving an interesting talk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09
Great Suns of Money Wasted
Under Z0UQ,s County System

fact that the members of the board
have not been able to give the work
that close attention it deserves.
"In Iowa there are 1856 different per-
sons engaged in handling these county
funds as members of boards. There
are SO counties with 3 members each,
80 with each and with each. The
payments to these supervisor boards
in 1913 amounted to $256,766. But the
cost o. the county boards varies great
ly. In one county in 1911 the average
cost per member was $120.3S year.
In another county it was S1,645 year.
Ono county in 1913 paid to board mem
bcrs over $11,600.
1T is but natural that the results OBJ
tanned are also widely different. For
instance, in five or six counties of the
state u county farm is operated, with
total receipts from the farm less than
the stewards salary But here is an
other county with steward getting
s1,4OO a year and total receipts from
the farm $4,000: another with 1000
man and getting $4,000. Take the item
of printing-one county pays total or
$1,765 and another pays $11,354. one
county has a charge for mileage for
1u6IuUeTS vi 9l,S0O.iU III ouC ) Chi'
also an examination of the records Will
show a great difference in expense on
very many items. 1t all goes to show
that the county business Is not done
on as close figuring as it could oe.
This ic not an indictment OF mem
bers of the board, not at oil; for they
are, as G rule, honest, conscientious,
hard working men, sincerely seeking
to do for their respective counties the
very best possible. But the system is
not adapted to conditions as we find
them today. It was splendid system
for the time when it was instituted,
when everybody knew everybody and
all Information regarding public BUS
mess was common property.
THE county business is far too I'M
portant to be treated as an odd job any
longer. 1t is time that the state makes
1t possible for counties that so desire
to employ competent business men and
engage them to devote their entire
time to the business of the counties
they serve. Certainly no county that
desires to move forward and try out
better method should be barred from
making the experiment"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09

Des Moines, Jan. 8.-Over twenty
million dollars of them oney of the
people is expended annually on order
of the boards of supervisors in Iowa;
yet there is no branch of the state gov
eminent conducted so loosely or with
such great diversity as to cost and re-
suit
This is the basis of a suggestion to
the legislature that it is time to revise
the law as to boards of supervisors and
get the county business down to bus
mess basis. Through these boards
there Is handled the general county
funds, the county road funds, the
bridge funds, and expenditures for
poor, soldiers, insane, orphans, etc. In
the aggregate it is an enormous
amount.
THE ninety-nine boards of super
visors have great responsibility in
the handling of the business Of the
counties" said Henry 4. Simpson,
SPECIAL counsel in the legal department
Of Iowa, land it would seem that we
should have that organization which
would be most effective and give best
results for the expenditure. This part
Of our public business is being handled
almost without system. 1t is expected
that men will be elected to these posi-
tons who have large business interests
of their own and who can devote only
a little time to the public affairs. At
tending to the county business is a
kind Of odd job, an after-supper task
something to be done on the side. Now
in state affairs we have been at work
systematizing and simplifying business
methods and in municipal affairs we
have made much progress away from
the old town meeting idea of everybody
to the public business; but
we are clinging to the old haphazard
way of doing the county business.
ut is through this channel that many
of the money of the taxpayers
is expended No doubt most of it is
expended. But one does not
have to look far to be convinced that
this trust could be administered more
cheaply and economically if the men
who are called upon to handle county
business were picked for that purpose
and could give practically all their
time to it. I dare say that whatever OF
weakness has been found, from time to
time, in the system, arises from the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-09
MAHASKA PIONEER,
CHAS. MILLER, DIES

New Sharon, Jan. S.-The funeral
of Charles Miller who passed away at
his home, January 8, was held Wednes-
day afternoon. The deceased was one
of the most prominent farmers and live
stock shippers in this section of the
state, owning extensive farming inter-
ests in both Mahaska and Poweshiek
counties. He was born February 26,
1871 in Logan county, Ohio, being the
youngest son of George and Sarah
Miller. He came with his parents to
Iowa in the early SOS and settled near
his present home.
The deceased is survived by his wife
and seven children Mrs A. B. Hull, P.
R. Miller, E. S. Miller, Mrs. C. Fl. Lin
stead, C. T. Miller, Miss Fern Miller
and Mrs. C. C. Terrell, also one broth
er, George OF Perry, Kansas.