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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
Granddaughter Of Wealthy st.
Louis Man Finds Papers.
Heirs Immediately File Suit to Re-
cover on $4,000 In stoeks-clri,
Searching Garrett, Runs Across
Old Bible.

st. Louis.-Suit has been filed by
the heirs of John Gilmore Shelton. who
at his death in 1869 was regarded as
one of the wealthiest st. Louisans, to
recover from the william H. Thomp-
son Trust company and the National
Bank of Commerce on thirty shares
of gas company stock valued at $4,000
which were found by Shelton's grand
daughter. Miss Oracle J. Rives. in 1910.
after they had been lost since the own
er's death.
The stock was in the old st. Louis
Gas company. which was taken over
by the Laclede Gas company In 1890.
1t IL claimed by the Shelton heirs that
no accounting was ever made for the
thirty shares they knew their grand
father had possessed. but were un-
able to find.
The petition asks that the defend
ants be compelled to pay the pro
rata value of these shares at the time
of the sale, estimated at $50, 900, and
in addition compound interest at 6
per cent from January 1, 1890. This
would increase the aggregate claim to
more than 100000.
Miss Rives said that for several
years prior to 1910 she and her mother
had made their home with her uncle,
John G. Shelton. Jr. She always
helped with the spring housekeeping.
In 1910 she gave the house q more
thorough cleaning than ever before.
In a garnet storeroom were many
pieces Of old furniture which had not
been disturbed for years. She found
a solid mahogany library table covered
with dust. In one side was a drawer
SO constructed that at first glance It
was not noticeable. She opened the
drawer and found q lot of faded pa
pers. Under them was an old Bible.
In turning the leaves of the Bible
she came across a folded paper, vel.
lowed with age. She took it to her
uncle. who examined 1t and found 1t
was the certificate for the lost stock.
Among the other papers in the
drawer were found a certificate for
nifty shares Of stock in the Missouri
Wine company. now the American
Wine company; certificate for forty
shares In the old Ohio and Mississippi
railroad and a certificate for several
shares In the old Pacific railroad. 1t
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
CARE OF FACE IN SUMNER


Summer ID not q season Of pure de-
light to the woman who values q good
complexion. During the warm months
extra precautions are necessary in or
der to preserve the texture and beauty
Of the skin. for hot winds. hot sun
shine and salt water al play havoc
with the complexion.
It II hardly possible to 60 about
with . protection in the form Of .
veil wrapped about ones face. for this
Is too warm for comfort. and Disagree
able and dangerous to the eyes. be-
sides. But there are certain precau-
tons which can be taken to relieve
the burning sensation which comes
from exposure to the sun. When you
have been out in the hot summer air
and allowed the suns rays to kiss
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

ways BY the and made itself
With the alfalfa And there the
=
Wichita
the
q
wichita the odor
and the high
who raise alfalfa
Hundreds
found growing alfalfa a very profitable
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
DOLLAR DETECTS A BULLET
Aside syrIan's Shot In
Oregon Town.

Pendleton. Ore.-A silver dollar in
his shirt pocket saved the life of Joe
Hays. an Indian. who was shot by
George Ackley, a Syrian. Hays and
Patrick Isidore, another Indian. went
to the restaurant of Ackley and or
dered hot tamales. There followed a
quarrel with Ackley. who claims that
Hays was holding him while Isidore
was trying to knife him. Ackley drew
a revolver and fired. The bullet struck
the Indian squarely over the heart. but
was fiattened and stopped by the sill
yer dollar.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
RATS COME HOME TO RoosT
A. Result Of Experiments Southern
Doctor Claims Rodents Have
Domestic instinct.

New Orleans.-Folk who butter their
cats paws to keep them home can
easily achieve the same results with
their rats by cutting OF their ears.
At least this IL what Doctor Creel's lat
est experiment seems to prove.
Doctor Creel contended that the
home instinct was a. strong In rats a.
in newly wed husbands.
Doctor Creel took for Q subject q
big, healthy. gray rat, trapped in
Westwego. Put to sleep with ether,
the animals ears were locked with
an office punch. It was then taken to
City park and released from q cage.
When last seen alive 1t was disap-
pearing into a clump Of trees back of
the Greek temple on the far side Of
the lagoon, still staggering . bit from
the effects Of the ether. Three weeks
later 1t was found dead in q trap in
Doctor Whites district. i've miles
from the spot where released. From
the direction of travel and its near.
ness to the Stuyvesant docks. 1t ID
thought that 1t was seeking means to
cross the river to the Westwego home.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
FINE COMBINATION OF COLOR
Example Of What May Be Done BY
Contrasting the Shades That Have
Widest Difference.

Black and white being the mode In
Paris must. of course. be the mode
on this side Of the water. and very
beautiful effects are achieved by this
striking color combination. In the ex-
ample here the bodice Of plain black
silk IL straight and severe with prim
little turnover collar and cuffs OF
white. lace-edged. Wide bretelles OF
the stripe are gathered into black
and-white-striped silk covered buckles
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
Innocence Rewarded.

Il hope" said Mrs. Corntossel. that
you'll be careful not to take any coun-
terfeit money while you're in town"
Il never bother about suspectin' my
fellow men," replied her husband. IF
study out q piece Of counterfeit
money It's impossible to offer It to
anybody without my hand tremblin',
but II pay no attention it's about
a. easy to pass It on the next Teller
a. It was to pass It on me-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

Hemstitched tablecloths, towel.
napkins and dresser scarfs are verv
attractive to look at. but the hems 80
torn on long before the articles a.
worn out. ! have discovered . satis.
factory way to overcome this dio,cu,,v
writes . contributor. When I 49, -.
nrst break come in the threads. I pur.
chase some narrow torchon lace ana
stitch 1t on both edges Of the art,cle
with the sewing machine. The bror.r
threads are then cut away underne.th
and the cover II a. good a. nev.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

opened and the hastily
There trouble
condition Of
~ sticks. and that fool
know
the difficulty employees
the hands the older
imesp
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

navy blue straw toque trimmed with
nne straw roses in the same color. but
In . different kind Of straw, and q verv
aspiring feather fantasy. following the
line OF the toQue. Fine wells are worn
with all kinds Of hats. but some WON.
en- have adopted the lace VEN Win !.
pattern which makes the face und.,.
meath 1t q negligible quantity
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

street speaks q language all its own.
That fact made no trouble q year ago.
for then everyone had been on the
Job long enough to know that when
. hoarse-voiced. wild-eyed lunatic
yelled "How's Mop" all he wanted
to know was the latest ticket quo
tation on the stock Of the Missouri
Pacific railroad.
But when the war came many
Wall street employees found them
selves out of jobs, and found work
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

your apartment. sir" said the cyni-
cal hathunter to the stupid janitor
with . cold in his head. lis not at all
what you advertise 1t to be. but, a.
for yourself. cheerfully admit that
you live mp to the specifications. for
you are the finest specimen OF q large.
rheuny aat have ever encountered"
Whereupon he sped out into the cold
world. leaving the tanitor . prey to
Uorose renectionA
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
PREACHERS DID THE WORK
Single Congregational Church for
Brother Parson In ST. Louis
In q Hurry,

St Louis.-Nine Congregational pas
tors in overalls shingled the roof of
the Emmanuel Congregational church
here Q few days ago. while the pastor
Of the Emmanuel church stood on the
sidewalk and watched them fulnll q
pledge made " q dare.
A week ago. 1t Q Congregational pas
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
to kin Mike Milchens in this city

to kill Mike Milchens in this city,
escaped from jail. His partner.
Thomas H. Cole, confessed and was
sentenced to Jacksonville for COM
plicity in the same offense. Dearmond
left a note to w. e. Scott, sheriff, de-
scribing his escape. Using q small
wire. he reached through the cell graf
ing. lifted the ward keys from . hook.
unlocked the door and left the jail
building through window. He wrote
that he had had the keys twice BE-
fore. but deferred his eseape until Q
more opportune time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
To season utsnsuls.

New agate and tin cooking utensils
require seasoning before they are
used. To do this. simply let them
stand on the back Of the range for
two hours. filled with scalding water
and bicarbonate Of soda. one tea-
spoonful to . quart Of water. then
wash and dry in the regular manner.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

The profusion Of black and white
worn this season lends itself nicely to
the new popular harlequin designs in
squares and diamond shapes. They
are almost too striking for peonle to
want them for whole dresses, but
they are charming in combination
with plain black. The slender wom-
an can wear them well.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

told through deaf interpreter, and
at its conclusion. Judge Mandell
sighed. remarked, I'VE all have trou-
bles Of our own" and signed q de-
cree Of divorce.
Another witness. also deaf-mute.
told Of things coming under his OBJ
servation. and none of his testimony
was objected to as being merely hear
cay. Clerk Thomas Fraser admin
istered the oath in his loudest tones
to the deaf interpreter. who in turn
worded It on his fingers to the wit
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

Asked his address
look his
that
At time the complainant seemed telling
again
When witness a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

tors picnic, Rev. Mr.. A. A. Tucker
complained that the rain was coming
through the roof Of his church.
That easily can be remedied. You
get the shingles and well do the
work." the clergymen said in chorus.
Rev. Mr.. Tucker got the shingles
and dared the ministers to keep their
promise. They did.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

to prepare the lots for alfalfa at .
cost Of so cents to the owner. to pillow,
harrow and keep moved the crops.
and the weeds were obliterated in
every instance. Many Wichita lots
that otherwise would have been rank
with .unwelcome verdure, were turned
into . profitable small hay meadow.
The nifty cents that the city collected
from the land owners was given to
the man who prepared the land and
he was wen recompensed. The alfal-
II thus raised was utilized In many
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
LACING AS TRIMMING
RATHER OLD FASHION THAT IL
ONCE MORE IN VOGUE.
illustration Shows How Effective Il
May Be Made-Whlte eatlsts the
Best Material for the
Collar and Vest.

Lacing as a trimming is revived in
the way Of novelty every once in q
while. and, judging from its present
vogue. this fs one time. There Is some
thing quantity attractive about the fad,
out In many cases 1t Is overdone. Just
touch Is all that is needed, and It
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

There are many forms of the silk
serge. ranging from q twin almost in.
visible to heavy diagonal; but the
surah weave II q medium twill ana
10 extremely good looking. either in
plain one-tone colorinss or in black or
color with hair line stripes of white.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16


that would cold
clement
Schmal
the eight little Schmal
day shoe bills
Mrs Schma
his
senuouy to the children being barefooted church yielded
would forbidden.
You that
medals he's member
chndrensmal
weather They'll catch their death colds
medal business the medal
AS it's he doesn't
Of
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
Alfalfa Solves the Weed Problem for Wichita

WICHITA KANwhen Wichita omcials
lots plan evolved by which could
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
Detroit Has Divorce Case in Sign language

DETROIT Woodworking his fingers facial
howl
wife coed and otherwise abused
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
He stole Kew Of the jail.

huntington, Ind.-Fred Dearmond.
neid In the Huntington county jail for
triai on charge Of assault with intent
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
The One Who kr.,..

crawford-"Did he tell you that he
was going to marry the Widow.
Crabshaw-"No: the widow told ma
she was going to marry him."-Judse.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
Teaching New Boys the Language Of Wall Street

NEW YoRk-Gons to work in Wall street these days
clerks and in the various brokerage
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16

est as If a parade were passing.
In reality Schmall resembles a
cross between a G. A. r. procession
and Russian dancer. His chest is
covered from shoulder padding to
waistband with medals. and Schmall's
ten twinkling toes-not always twin
kling-sprawl on the cement walks as
he hurries along with athletic stride.
1t is Schmalrs theory that shoes
are as much out of place to the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-16
Chicaqoan Who Always Goes to Church Barefoot

HICAGOt
the sidewalk
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18
AVIATOR BEACHEY DROPS 1000
FEET INTO WATER AND DIES
Most Daring Air Bird Comes to Tragic
End; Recently Gave Exhibition at
AshevilleAHis Record.

San Francisco March 14-Lincoln
Beachey the aviator. was killed while
making an exhibition flight at the Pan
ama-Paci1c exposition today. At an
attitude of about 1000 feet Beachey
began a sharp descent. The wings of
his aeroplane collapsed and the ma
chine plunged into San Francisco bay.
Beachey was completing his second
flight of the day when the accident oc-
Cured. Having previously electrified
the thousands of spectators with 4
series of somersaults the airmaE
sought to add an additional thrill with
one of his sensational perpendicular
drops.
Beachey was born in San Francisco
in September, 1887 and made his f1rsr
flight in 1905 at Oakland, Cal, plotting
a dirigible balloon. In 1906 he cir
cled the capital at Washington. He
scared over New York City in July
1907. His motor failed and the wind
whirled the dirigible across the river
wrecking it.
His first heavier than air machine,
a monoplane wrecked at st,
Paul in 1910. He made a successful
flight in Los Angeles, but then wreck
ed another flyer.
May 5, 1911, Beachey was the man
to circle the capitol in Washington IN
an aeroplane. Then he startled the
world by flying over Niagara Falls.
Later he won the first inter-city aero
plant race in America, flying from
New York to Philadelphia.
He was the most prominent figure
in the 1911 Chicago aviation meet,
spiraling at sharp angles.
Early in 1913 Beachey announced
that he had made his last fight Jas
sorting that he felt partly responsible
for the deaths of nine aViators who
had tried to emulate him. When the
deeds of the daring French were
chronicled he returned to flying. In
October, 1913, at Hammondsport, N.
Y, his machine swept several specta.
tors from a room, killing
Beachey boosted that 10000, 900
persons had seen him fly.
Beachey gave spectacular flights In
Asheville four years ago.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18
T. L JOHNSON SAYS FRUIT
MAY BE KEPT BY SPRAYING
Has Samples ON Exhibit at Democrat
Office: Makes q Cold Storage
Room I'm His Cellar.

T. L. Johnson of the Mills River
section, the pioneer fruit sprayer of
Henderson county, has on exhibition
in the front window of the Democrat
office a fine display OF fruits as an ev.
idence Of the fact that spraying will
preserve fruit so as to keep it without
cold storage until early summer.
BEGAN Spraying In 1895.
Mr.. Johnson began spraying in
1896, even before the government was
laying much emphasis upon this meth
cd for fruit preservation and is said
to be the first man to follow the meth
cd in Henderson county.
More Than Double Price.
Three kinds of fruit, the Winesap,
Ben Davis and Spitzenburgen are on
display. Mr.: Johnson said that he haC
about 1000 bushels last year but was
unable to save them at harvesting
time. He selected his best fruit and
put it away in crates and barrels in
his cellar and is now realizing 81 per
buShel for them when at harvest time
he was able to get only So and 40
cents. The fruit has kept in a fine
state of preservation and during this
period has lost only about 5 per cent
by rotting. Mr.. johnson says that
the Ben Davis is supposed to keep
under natural conditions not longer
than Christmas but that by~spraying
and not letting the apples freeze he
keeps them until April Is. The wine
sap and Spitzenburgen, he says, will
keep until May in a perfect state of
preservation. The Ben Davis, he
says will grow under most all con-
ditions, bottom lands or on the noun
tains, while the Spitzenburgen and an
winesap require mountain land to give
best favored fruit.
Three Sprayings.
Mr.. Johnson sprays his fruit three
times. For the San Jose scale he
sprays in early March with lime and
sulphur, the second spraying coming
after as the blooms begin to fall, this
being lime, sulphur and arsenite of
lead, the third spraying being a bar
deaux mixture with arsenate of lead.
Cold Storage Plant Unnecessary.
Mr. Johnson is an advocate of bet
fruit and a longer state of pre-
s~ervation since it means much better
prices with but comparatively little
additional expense. He says that the
people should take more pains with
the trees and fruit and that it is not
to go to the expense of
providing cold storage as some fir"
grovers are doing. He says that VIII
proper care the fruit can be kept Sc
to realize good market prices.
Mr.. Johnston says his fruit trees
were not injured by the sleet. Others
of this section suffered greatly.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18


The Ruler DrfI.o ten bows.
Don'ts," Faye Bagwen
2 Days of the Week." by = girls
2 Il You may Think can't Speak,
Athel Edwards.
. p,t stay on the Farm. Boys" odelI
:. A Duet, The Quarrel Lena
Briggs and Vera Dixon.
8. Which one 1 Love-" Genva Bag
:. School Room Trials" Pearl
10; Our Hired Girls Way" May
IL: A Monologue, Family Discip-
n Lena Briggs.
Little Sister and L" Nora
l3. A pantomime, "The Star spangled
Banner" Misses Flora Whitaker.
Molly Carver and Flora Duncan.
IA. The Rehearsal" boys and girls
10. Nearer Home" Elizabeth Israel
16. "The Sitter Drill" II girls.
Il. A play, 'Out in the Street"
Ii. Address: Education, Organiza-
ton and Cooperation" by Noah M.
Hollowe1l.
Awarding of medals and prizes.
String band.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18
LOCAL DEATH RATE NOT so
BAD AS FIRST REPORTED.
Henderson County Had 227 Instead of
22S Deaths; MI. Shepherd Takes
Matter up With DEPARTMENT,

Thomas Shepherd of the Shepherd
Undertaking company was under the
impression that there were not 2SS
deaths in Henderson county during
1914, as stated by the State Health De-
partment. He took the matter up
with the result that the following let
ter of correction was received:
Raleigh, N. c., Feb. %, 1915.
"Mr. Thomas Shepherd,
"Hendersonville, n. G. =
Dear Sir:
Replying to yours of February
Goth, addressed to DIR. Gordon, would
say that the statement made at the
public meeting that 288 deaths had
occurred in your county in 1914, is not
correct.
There were 1877 white deaths, and
80 colored, making a total of 227.
This is exclusive of stillbirths. In a6
dition to this, there were ri stillbirths.
yours very truly,
BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS,
"T. p. BROWN,
"Chief Clerk"
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18
GERTON NEWS.

After the big sleet the weather has
become fine for farming and plows are
going on most all the farms in this
section.
Rev. j. o. Wall and G.. s. Wall we're
in Hendersonville on business We'd
nesday and Thursday.
M. N. Conner is in Asheville for the
last two days.
A party of young people from this
place attended the protracted meeting
at Mt. Zion last Sunday.
Some of people are expecting to
attend the entertainment of the farm
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-03-18
W, A. SMITH, THE POET.
Mr.. Smith and Daughter Give Express
sion to POeticaI Talents.

MIR. Smith and Daughter Give Express
sion to POeticaI Talents.
Hon. w. A. Smith, who often refers
to himself as 'hot air artist" Claim
ing that a nickname given him by the
public has assumed the role of poet
as will be seen by the following MT
Smiths daughter, Mrs. Annie Lean
Watkins of Greenville, S. c., is given
to writing what Mr.. Smith says she
calls poetry" Mr.. Smith posed as
critic over her work and put his crit
icism in rhyme. Mrs. Watkins came
back with a good degree of repartee
and cleverness as will be seen by the
following which will be read WIFE
interest by acquaintances of MI
Smith and daughter:
"Remarks by Dad"
"Of all the poets l have known.
In South and East and West,
The one that is nearest to the throne
And the one whom I love;
Is Annie Leah Watkins,
Who lives in Greenville City,
Whose verses pierce like bodkins
With pathos, wit, and pity.
She roams within the mountains,
She kicks away the brushes,
INV
She drinks from crystal fountains,
And wades among the rushes,
She gazes at the Pleiades,
And scans the distant Mars,
She walks upon the might e
And rides upon the Stars"
aReply by Child
'If you. lear Dad, would make a jest
OF poetry, my very best,
IT then behooves it seems to me
To Justify my flights to sea;
A.saying is. you know, Of old
THAT as the sire is, so is the a
If he doth dip his brush in fire
And most the heavens do inspire,
what more could such a n expect
at the Stars his child should peck!
IF he doth carve from nature wild
A naradise for such a child,
Doth let her nestle in the breast
OF nature, with a heart at rest,
with every blessing that heart could
wish,
while feeding from the golden dish
~ fllial love and sweet content;
wnafw0nasr then;Sf Il sire shouidStak