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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03
DEEPEST OF MINES
Moro velho, Located in the Gold
Belt of Brazil.
Was First Worked by Portuguese Die
coverers In 1699-combIned Depths
Of Connected Shafts Have
Reach 1924 Feet.

In a recent bulletin of the PAN
American Union there is an account
Of the worlds deepest mine, written
by Benjamin lie Roy Miller of Lehigh
university and Joseph T. Singewald,
Jr.. of Johns Hopkins. The mine is
:he Moro Velho, in the gold belt OF
Brazil. where the Portuguese were
first induced to settle by the discov.
cry of the yellow metal. The first gold
was discovered in 1899, ne;ar the pres
ent city Of Ouro Preto. The gold was
coated with black substance and
hence was called 'ouro preto"-black
gold. The city which they founded
was called villa RIGA dc Ouro Preto-
the Rich City Of Black Coda name
which was somewhat cumbersome
even for the Portuguese, SO they final
ly shortened 1t to just Ouro Preto, the
name by which it Is known today.
Once It was the most important city
in Brazil, the valuable metal being OBJ
tanned from the gravel Of almost every
stream in the region. Not only the
stream gravels yielded gold, but many
bearing quartz veins were worked.
Just when the MORO Velho mine
was first opened is not known, but It
was being operated toward the close
Of the eighteenth century, and consid-
cradle work had been done when the
present company obtained control Of
1t in 1884. The ore body consists of
a great vein Of unusual persistence
and regularity that dips into the
earth at an angle of about As degrees.
1t may be likened to a gigantic knife
blade, held vertically and thrust into
the earth at this angle, with the point
still lower than the present deepest
workings. And 1t is these workings
that make the mine rearkable. The
combined depths Of the connected
shafts give a total Of 1924 feet. In
other words, here is a gold mine that
is being worked at a depth of more
than a mile below the surface of the
earth.
The rock temperatures increase as
INC edTtH crust 10 penetIdteu. IN
some regions the increase being as
much as one degree Fahrenheit for
each fifty to sixty feet increase in
depth. At this rate the temperature
at the bottom of this mine would be
over 100 degrees higher than at the
surface, and fried ham and eggs might
be prepared for the miners without
any other heating apparatus than the
loose rocks lying about. Incidentally
miners would be going through the
frying process, too. Fortunately, how
ever, In this mine the rate of increase
Of temperature is only one degree for
every 100 to 120 feet, giving the
rocks a temperature Of only 112 &C.
grees. BY forcing cooled air down
into the mine by means OF fans the
temperature is lowered to little less
than 100 degrees. Even at that 1t IL
rather snug and the miners usually
wear only shoes, DOMINIC trousers
when company is expected. The mine
has produced a total of about $55,000.-
900 worth Of gold, and is being worked
now at a profit Of something more
than 100000 annually.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03
TiRiNc OF EACH OTHER.

] was so tired of Jack. poor boy.
And Jack was tired of me:
Most longed-for sweets will soonest cloy;
Fate had been kind-and we,
Two foolish spendthrift hearts. made
waste
OF rfe's gifts with eager haste,
We clanked our marriage chains and
pined
For freedom we had left behind
Turning from the altar. husband and
wife. does not always presage happi-
ness forever after, despite the general
belief of single folks to the contrary.
Good writer's warn men and maids
that they should study each other
carefully before the tying of the knot.
which becomes strained and tangled II
attempt is made to untwist it.
But how can woman. young and
unsophisticated. know what is in
mans heart. or in his thoughts? He
IL sure to show the best part of his
nature to his dearie In his counting
days. Even his temper is held care
fully In leash. He never tells her that
he thinks her extravagant in the pur.
chase OF new bonnet, set of books,
or picture. Instead. he praises her
taste. Why wouldn't she think that
the man she is going to marry is the
best natured. most appreciative per.
son on earth.
II many lovers knew each other as
they really are, they would not be so
anxious to join their lives together for
all time. The majority of lovers are
not overfrank with each other. They
deliberately practice deceiving a little.
He leads her to believe that he does
mot care how much he spends on her
u he can only see her happy. Deep
IN HI heart Re b concluding that he
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03

sweet song and
pleasure is at the
full, who stops to
think of the hour
ahead when the
rose shall close
her petals over
her tender heart.
the purple haze
gather and the
twilight shadows
fall?
1nere are tnOSo
who live in the
past. trying to
warm the heart
with the ashes of
its dead memo
ries: others who
live in the pres
ent from the ris-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03
WAITING TILL HE GETS A RAISE.

The day wore on, my dear,
And when the noon grew hot,
The drowsy birds forgot to sing.
And you and /
To talk OF love or live for faith
Or build ourselves a nest,
And now our hearts are shelterless.
Our sun Is in the West.
How many young couples who are
in love with each other, and are In
tending to marry put of the happy
day until he has a better position
which will yield more money to marry
on.
Sometimes these great expectations
are not realized in a hurry. Bust
ness grows worse instead Of better
The young mans salary is cut instead
of raised. Marriage hopes are further
of than ever. The young mans ex'
penses are Just as high. room rent,
food and clothing. It's well-nigh i'm
possible to lay by dollar.
But with love at the helm they sail
on, hoping for better days. II the girl
is rich, her father may come to the
rescue and help out. He will do most
anything to see his daughter settled
and happy. Such a girl believes she
is safe in taking the chances Of his
being able to support her this year,
that year-some time. But the poor
girl dare not take the risk If his sal
airy is insufficient for living. it is q
serious problem to solve-giving up
the surety which places a roof over
her head and food for an uncertainty.
They both love on through sunny
years and dark ones which stretch
beyond. They agree that they will
wed when fortune smiles upon them.
But they encounter only Dame For
tunes frowns. Thus they fritter away
life and youth.
A man can wed any time and be sure
Of a certain amount of happiness and
favorable results. But when a woman
has passed the rubicon of youth her
chances of wedlock with home and
children therein. grow fewer. While
it is not advisable to say in each case
that it would be better to take time
by the forelock and taste of her sweet
ness and best fruits while one may,
there is much for and against such
decision.
The prudent couple need have little
hesitancy in wedding. They can live
better in welded life than in single.
His room can shelter two quite as
easily as it shelters him. While it is
not congenial for a married woman
to be advised that she may have to
work after wedlock, yet there are ex-
tenuating circumstances. II she holds
her position for awhile, the combined
salaries of the two will enable them
to furnish the home nest, be it but a
few small rooms. The girl always got
up early and got her own breakfast
why not cook for two? Dinner got hot
after both return to their dovecote
makes home all the happier. Both
being steady, saving and loving, each
willing to sacrifice and do for the 9TH
er. there should be little need of
waiting to better their fortunes. Hand
in hand, they can most always wealth
er LIES storms better together.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03

FEMALE SEX g. MYSTERY n The
HEBREW sAcEs.
classed With Fools a. subJe( %
yond Comprehension - Renfks
Made by Author Of the 6oo
Ut Ecclesiastieus.

Two subjects seem to have etpied
the attention Of the Hebrew ssfs 10
. marked degree. They are alvfs re-
curing to them. In the midst omax'
inns about the conduct Of life usage
cannot forbear to take q side wipe
at fools and women. He findsfnem
both beyond comprehension.
To get his point of view it 10 eces-
sary to remember that there We no
asylums in the Orient. Every sllage
had its imbeciles, who were a Rture
of the town life. The village 70 was
q far more prominent person the
ancient East, and forced himselfnuch
more on public attention tha the
feeble-minded person of today VINO
usually is kept in the backgrond.
AS for women? Well, the scient
world never was able to make
out any way. Their incessant CATER
inS was evidently a great anngance
to the solemn, white-bearded patri-
archs.
One Of the most human Of te an
cient sages was the author { the
Book of Ecclesiasticus in the Apoc-
rypha, Jesus, the son of Sirad His
book has a distinct flavor, a iuality
that makes 1t entertaining rading.
The imagination pictures himi man
Of gracious dignity. reserved, erious.
taking his obligations with tn grav-
ity Of his race. Experience BIS dis
closed to him most of the myteries
Of the world-except women.
"A daughter" he confesses rs a
secret cause of wakefulness 3 q IA
Their, and the care of her puttet away
sleep" That seems to have ben the
general attitude of the sages toward
the female aspect of affairs. He en-
larges on the subject in anotha place:
Il will rather dwell with a nN and
a dragon than keep house With q
wicked woman. The wickedess of a
woman changeth thu look md dark
eneth her countenance as a bear doth.
Her husband shall sit at mat among
his neighbors, and when le heareth
1t he sigheth bitterly. An malice Is
but little to the malice ola woman;
let the portion of sinnerfall on her.
AS the going up a sandy ay is to the
feet Of the aged, so is awife full Of
words to quiet man. A gicked wom-
an is abasement Of heart and sadness
Of countenance, and a wunded heart.
A woman that will not rake her hus-
band happy is as hams that hang
down, and palsied knee. From a
woman was the beginning Of sin, and
because Of her we all de. A silent
woman is a gift of the lord"
The "wickedness" to vhich so much
exception was taken SENS to have
been contentiousness. rhe wise man
Of the East, DESTROYS ofeading a con-
templative life, was SIMPLY worn to
death by an attempted, talkatfve
wife. That was why asilent woman
was a gift of the LORD The only bit
of conversation on thepart Of Socra-
ties with Xantippe that is recalled is
the word, "Hush!"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03
Wrath usually comes in family jars.
COFFEE WAS IT.
People Slowly Learn the Facts.

All my life I have been q slave to
coffee. I kept gradually losing my
health. but used to say nonsense. Il
don't hurt me-
Slowly I was forced to admit the
truth and the final result was that my
nervous force was shattered.
my heart became weak and uncer-
tain in its action and that frightened
me. Then my physician told me that
I must stop drinking coffee or could
never expect to be we'll again.
Il thought Of Postum but could
hardly bring myself to give up the
coffee.
Finally I concluded that I owed It
to myself to give Postum trial. got
q package and carefully followed the
directions, and what delicious. nour-
ishing, rich drink 1t was! Do you
know. found 1t very easy to shift
from coffee to Postum.
Almost Immediately after I made
the change I found myself better, and
as the days went by kept on improv-
ing. My nerves grew steady, / slept
well and felt strong and well-balanced.
Now the old nervousness is gone and
I am we'll once more"
It pays to give up the drink that
acts ON some like poison. for health
IL the greatest fortune one can have.
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum cereaI-the original fern
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack
ages.
Instant Postum-e soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup OF hot va
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
q delicious beverage instantly. soc and
SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
there's . Reason" for Postum
sold By 0rocsra
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03
Out Of Date,

1t was the annual prize-giving at
the school. and one bespectacled lit.
tie girl had received many prizes tes-
tifying to her cleverness.
The schoolmistress presently led
her forward and requested her to
recite Mary had a Little Lamb"
Really" replied the supercilious
scholar. Il could not recite that poem
In the first place. it has little. II any,
literary value, and also it is not true
to life as it exists today. Owing to
the high-indeed. the exorbitant-price
now charged for meat Mary would
have found it very difficult to have q
chop of her own. much less a whole
lamb"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03
A Rlnaer.

Ernest P. Bicknell, national director
Of the American Red Cross, said on
his return from Belgium to Wash
ington reporter:
IF peace is to como each side must
do its share. Advances must be made
like the girl. you know.
"A young millionaire said to teau-
tiful girl on a moonlit beach between
two dances:
Don't you like that Shakespear-
can quotation:
"'"The friends thou hast and their
adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hoops
of STEEL
"The girl sighed.
Beautiful she said. Beautiful.
But wouldn't hoops Of gold be bet
terri"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03

was opened. Who is the owner of the
watch is not known. 1t had been in
the sewer for a couple of years. it is
believed.
The new machine is the most mod
ern apparatus that is in use for clean.
ing sewers and was purchased re-
Gently. 1t is constructed with two
four-wheel trucks and each truck is
equipped with 400 feet of cable. On
the cables are the cups of five dif:er.
emit sizes. The machine will remove
brick, tin cans. dirt and other objects
from the sewer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03


Ing to the setting of each days sun.
For them there is no thought of to-
morrow. They believe the present
only Is ours and that each day should
be measured by its joys, not by its
regrets. finding the pearl of hope in
the embers of disaster.
Across the happiness Of some lives
the shadows fall early. The sunshine
Is with others far into the middle life,
mercifully warding OF the darkness
and loneliness. II the star of cheer
fulness shines through a benighted
sky, q CLEAN Of radiance lights the
path that leads onward.
Give youth pleasure, and it's cup of
happiness is full. Middle life and those
who have gone still farther on their
way find most pleasures empty
youth has been a delusion, middle
age unsatisfying and added years
a burden and a regret. If one can
clasp many outstretched hands, stead
fast and true, the year of the shad-
ows Is not so keen. II one is alone
in the world when his life sun is at it's
setting life is cold and drear under
aIy sky.
1t makes matters worse IL they
turn from the light to the gloom. If
they are honest with themselves. they
must realize their hearts crave
warmth and brightness still. Life
and they are still fast friends; there
Is still much to live for ere the night
draws nigh. The hand that clasped
theirs at the altar may loosen its clasp
in youthtime or afar down the path
which they have trod together, but
the cropping hand of the one that
Is left cannot wither because of this
rending asunder. Few welded hearts
are destined to cross the dark stream
together. One takes the boat which
drifts away from the shore in the
early morn. while the birds are sing
Ing from sheer Joy in their gladness
of living. loving and mating. and while
the dew besprinkles each flower,
blade Of grass and leaf of tree, and
the young day pulses with warmth,
strength and life; the other is des-
tined to be left behind until the day
is well-nigh spent, and the purple
cleaning shuts out the worlds slen-
der rim.
Until ones latest hour there is still
Q mission for the one that Is cleft to
fulfill-banish regrets and believe
whatever happens is for the best, max
ing no moan against the decree of a
power greater and wiser than ours.
The memory of love should never die
out Of the heart. Love is youths de-
light. 1t is the staff and solace of
middle age and the one comfort of
years In their decline. The heart has
indeed burned itself out when 1t Is
beyond the benign influence of love.
Yet, IT'S better to have loved and
lost than never to have loved at ALL"
. Let no one fear life's cleaning. 1t
will be beautiful according to the life
We have lived. No heart is so old
that hope and love may not nestle
themselves therein. No heart so worn
that It cannot be touched by a hidden
spring and pearls of content be made
. setting for 1t. Peace. Joy and love.
when the shadows fall, bring the
greatest happiness that can crown
life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03
Famous Old Mission.

Santa Barbara, probably the most
visited of all the California missions,
presents a perfect example in stone
Of the mission style of architecture.
Established December 4. 1855, this is
the only mission still in the hands of
the Franciscans. who founded them
all The structure is situated in the
city Of Santa Barbara. in the feet.
hills two miles from the ocean.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03
Crazy Deer Attacks Two.

Roseburg, Ore. - While working
about his ranch at Rice Hill. Isadore
Rice, an aged resident of that vicinity,
was attacked by an Infatuated deer
Mr.. Rice was knocked to the ground.
and only escaped when the animal was
beaten into submission by his son. A
few days previously the deer attacked
Mr.. Rice's daughter. but she escaped
without serious injury. Mr.. Rice was
bruised.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03
FINDS WATCH IN A SEWER
Had Been There Two
Years.

Wichita, KAMA gold watch and
fob were taken out of a sewer in the
alley at the rear of the Coleman Lamp
company's factory on North st. Fran
els avenue by the new sewer clean.
ing machine owned by the city. The
works of the watch were rusted 30
that the parts fell out when the case
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03
Popcorn's MANY color.-

Connellsville. Pa.-George F. Strawn
farmer. has an ear Of popcorn
which has grains of eight different
colors. The ear is about five inches
long and all the grains are perfect.
The colors are red. green. white, black.
blue. purple, yellow and brown.
Strawn is curious to know IL the corn
will be colored after 1t Is popped.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03
Hoo With Five Feet

Stamford, Ky.-Andy Adams has a
funny freak Of nature in the way of a
five-footed hog. The porker weighs
about 125 pounds and has five we'll
formed and developed feet.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03

london's American Visitors.
In ordinary times the army Of Amer.
lean touriak In London numbers 100,
600.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-03
LauAa1aEbeys
7THN(N7
t1[ApW)pI(S
WHEN THE SHADOWS FALL.

A unto the bow the cord is.
So unto the man Is woman.
Tho she bends him. she obeys him.
Tho she draws him. yet she follows.
Useless each without the other!
In youths glad springtime, when all
the world resounds with one grand,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-13
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
DICK DOES MOI UNDERSTAND ME

supreme excuse of loving, but with
countless others to whom you paid
for them" ~
Dick looked very much cast down.
Il expect you are thinking" said,
chat you are very much abused by
a wife for whom you have given up
all your sweethearts.
Ireally had to smile, little book, for
l could see by Dicks face that he
was thinking just this thing. He tried
to be very calm, however, and said:
well, I'll write little note to Flea
nor and send her a check-and then
he stopped and seemed rather I'M
comfortable. At last he brought out
the difficulty: ''Margie, have you any
money? l find my account is over
drawn at the bank this morning"
"That being the case, Dick, do not
see how you can send Eleanor Fair
low a check" answered evenly.
why, you are not going to let her
go without money!" he inquired with
an information that showed he was
disappointed in me.
NOA IoluAS Ndul IlOI, duSWSIOu
But, my dear Dick this time it will
be my check instead of yours that
she receives"
$50 you don't want me to answer
that letter." he asked. -
Il am not asking anything of you,
but you seldom write letters. At
least in the ten years we have been
married you have written me only
three-even in this 1 have been put
on the same plane with your other
ight-o' loves"
Stop, Margie, 1 won't listen to
you
81 am afraid you will have to listen,
Dick, but l will say only this: am
not going to live with you as your
wife until you have again won my
love, and promise you you will have
to work harder for it than you ever
have before"
ooh huf Maroin Won can't 1.-Two in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-13

Dick brought the letter from
Eleanor that l am FASTING on your
pages, little book. =
"Margie,' he said, ''you> and Flea
nor are certainly queer women. l
don't believe either one of you is
jealous of the other"
mo, Dick, 1 am not jealous OF
Eleanor Fairlow. l am sorry, oh, so
sorry for both her and myself.
"She tells you in this wonderful
letter, which no man-least Of all
you, my dear husband-win under
stand, that you are not worthy of
me. Least of all are you worthy of
her. Oh, can't you see, Dick, that
she gave unreservedly, knowing the
consequences would mean death in
life to her, and you took, as all men
take, without one thought beyond the
moment. And now you think of it all
with annoyance because in meas
ure you have been made to pay for
your Wholesome pleasure. She goes
into the holy of holes at her soul
and tells that to her the thought that
to you she was all in all for just 'one
little hour of radiance blest' will be
enough for her to feed on memory
forever more. Sentiment, of course,
but all women have it more and all
men less"
''Rut am very sentimental about
you, dear," said Dick, coming toward
me, arms outstretched
wonder if l can make you under
stand, little book, how revolted at
the thought of Dicks embrace. That
he should think l had already not
only forgiven but forgotten all was
more than l could stand.
Don't, Dick, % l said, shrinking
back from him.
''Why, Margie, aren't you going to
let me love you any more?"
81 don't know, Dick, what 1 am go
ing to do in the future. only know
that l cannot yet suffer caresses that
7 kDOW 7 have had tn share almost
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-07

Ned Darlington nodded a bright
adieu to his friend and went on his
way, swapping his fingers jauntily,
poor as a church mouse, but happy
all over because he had learned the
news at the law Office where he was
a junior student that their uncle had
provided for Ralph royalty.
Time was when Ned had been the
prime favorite of the rich old man.
Then, because he would not truckle,
Mr. Darwin had frowned on him. 1t
was Ned who had pushed to the front
Ralph Warner at this juncture. The
latter was a closer relative, he rea-
soned; he was not able to work reg
ularly; manly ease and comfort
should be his. He should have it.
Ned stepped aside for friend.
He thought no more of that than if
he had given up meal to some hum
cry tramp. He was free now to tell
Uncle Darwin what he thought of
him when he acted selfish and I'M
charitable. His mother had left him
a small settled income. 1t was
enough to enable him to waste some
time on his visionary schemes while
preparing for the law. He was a
very prince of optimism, contented,
good to everybody, supremely happy.
And he loved Lucia Ross! There
was another bright spot in his life.
He had not told her yet. Sometimes
he wondered if, when the critical mo-
ment came, she would favor his ap-
peal. All, then! They could be
friends-that was a consolation.
Ned was fully aware that he was
not mentioned in the will of dead
Abram Darwin. He was on hand in
the vicinity of the old mansion, how
ever, as the heirs expectant entered
the house. There was crotchety
cousin Felix, old Aunt Pamela time
servers with lofty anticipation. There,
was a crew of ravenous distant rela-
ho1