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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
How Not to Sneeze.

Everyone who attends church or
goes to the theater or other place
where people are assembled knows
how embarrassing 1t is to have to
sneeze with the usual unpleasant
sounds that accompany such an
outburst of our real nature. an ex-
change says. Such may very easily
be avoided by thinking quickly and
following simple little rule which
will save us much annoyance.
When the feeling comes over Us
which always precedes a sneeze. all
we have to do is to lay our finger
across the upper lip directly beneath
the nose and press firmly apon the lip
for a few seconds.
The sneeze will leave without max.
ing itself heard.
The same result can be obtained By
laying the finger across the lower lip
just above the chin and pressing rath-
er firmly for Q few moments.
Either of these acts will not attract
attention and in almost every instance
the person will be saved the annoy
ance of disturbing the entire audi
ence.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12

Now she was more hopelessly
wretched than ever. She thrilled With
horror a. she thought Of the wicked
snare set for her feet. Were all WON.
ankind unworthy and cruel? She shud.
dered. score Of wild thoughts In her
mind. Even the dark. deep river
seemed to invite her. Gradually the
distraction grew less intense. She re-
membered q married school friend.
Surely she. her closest companion for
four years. would offer her refuge.
Lura resolved to return home. destroy
the note left for her husband. write
to her friend asking her to take her
In. await q reply and then leave the
house forever.
She was faint and trembling from
excitement and despair as she neared
the house. She entered. stood dazed
as she saw her husband coming from
upstairs He was never home at that
time of the day. He must have found
the note. and yet with beaming face
he Gale towards her.
You dear little wanderer," he cried.
Wherever have you been. when l
have a great surprise for your"
"A surprise?" she repeated. scarcely
knowing what she said.
Yes, come" and he entwined his
arm about her and drew her past the
drawing room draperies.
"Lura, my nearest and dearest OF
kin, Myra Blodgett," spoke Sydney
and Lura faced the young lady that
Burton had pointed out to her. She
extended a hand. but her senses were
Keeling. What did 1t ali mean?
Cousin Myra is responsible for the
first secret l ever kept from you.
DEAR" proceeded Sydney. "She is q
runaway-cruel papa and all that! She
would not let me bring her here for
fear she would be located, but within
an hour her gallant knight errant will
be here with a clergyman and then
we can face the ISSUE"
81 will be down in a moment" STAN
mered Lura and almost unceremon-
lOubly lclI uuSDduu anu 6uOos' A~0A
nerves were at fever heat. The note!
Sydney must have found it. Yes. 1t
was gone!
Lura sank to q chair. gasping for
breath. What would Sydney think!
How could she explain it all? Then
suddenly a great cry Of Joy left her
lips.
The note! The breeze coming
through the open window had blown
1t where she saw thunder the bu-
reau.
And Sydney Davenal marveled at
the strange clinging devotion Of his
wife all that day. and the sweet. hap
by smile of supreme content that new
er after left her face.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
TheFa1se
Friend
BY ALVAH GARTH
GpSSf
Copyright. 1916. by w. G. Chapman.

Copyright, 1916. by w. G. Chapman)
"Oh! why did you bring me here
why did you ever tell me?
Mrs. Lura Davenal, two years q
bride, moaned and wept and drew
back from the window whittier sus-
pense and suspicion and the subtle
plotting of a woman she should never
have trusted, led her.
She deemed Minna Burton a friend.
She should never have placed faith
in this false counselor. She knew she
had been one of a group of admirers
of her husband before his marriage.
who had been particular never to go
out with her. for her reputation was
not clean one, but he had been cour-
teous to her. Minna had not seen
much of him until the last month.
Then lady friend Of hers had init
mated to Laura that Minna had told
her secretly that she felt sorry for her
because her husband was deceiving
her.
The lady friend had brought about
q meeting between the two. Lura
had demanded to know the occasion of
Minna's insinuation. The latter. crafty,
jealous schemer that she was, had
hemmed and hawed and feigned en-
barrassment. Then, when firmly
pressed by Lura. she had spoken Of
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
WORTH KNOWING

Colorado handkerchiefs should be
soaked in cold water for q short time
before they are washed. This will
prevent the colors from running or
fading.
When about to clean paint in q
kitchen or other rooms where there
Is a stove heat q boiler of water and
allow 1t to boil without q cover for q
long time.
As you pack each article for NOV
ing, make a note of where you put 1t
and when you want to reach a GER
tain article you can do 30 without any
difficulty.
Clean the glass over pictures with
cloth wrung from hot water and
dipped in alcohol. Polish them imme-
diately until they are dry and glossy
with chamois or tissue paper.
Soap and powdered chalk mixed
and rubbed on mildew spots will re-
move them. To expedite matters let
the spotted article lie In the sun
for q few hours. dampen 1t again a.
it dries.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
CONVERSATIONS

The American tomato crop IL worth
$4,000. 900.
British life insurance companies
thus far have paid $20.000.000 in losses
on war victims.
The "farthest north" coal mine Is
on the east coast Of Spitzhergen. and
Is owned by an American.
Elimination by the war Of Belgian
competition has brought unprecedent-
ed prosperity to Swsden's match-mak-
ING industry.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
FOODS FOR The CHILDREN


Many children do not know the taste
Of meat up to the seventh year. but II
q child is anemic. tender. juicy chop.
cooked slowly, but not too we'll done.
or piece of roast mutton or beef may
be given once a day. at breakfast or
noon. but never at night. Never give
pork, veal or fried food.
Among vegetables. spinach. carrots.
onions and baked potatoes are best.
Salads with mayonnaise dressing are
excellent for children. but they sell
dom care for them, except lettuce
sandwiches, made of buttered whole
wheat bread with young leaves of let
tuce between, sprinkled with salt.
Cooked fruit is good for young chill
dren. The best way to cook is to put
It in the double boiler with half q
cupful of water to a quart of fruit.
and let cook until soft, then add the
sugar at the table as required. Many
fruits are sweet enough in their cooked
form. A little cornstarch will make
the Juice appetizing. thick and rich.
Apples. pears, peaches and bananas
may be baked in the oven, in a casse-
role. only little water being added
and the casserole covered.
Cereals, properly cooked. mixed with
dates or figs, are excellent, accompa-
MED by rich milk or half milk and half
cream. An ideal breakfast for a child
of six consists of either stewed fruit
or a small glassful Of orange Juice. q
well-cooked cereal, slices Of whole
wheat or Boston brown bread. or toast.
and glass of milk.
Among cakes, gingerbread, ginger
cookies, raisin cookies and pattycakes
can be eaten.
Chicken, roasted or broiled, il also
suitable for children, together with
rice. The rice should be well boiled in
sailed water, or in half milk and half
water. in q double boiler, or 1t may
be made into a creamy rice pudding.
the proportions being q tablespoonful
Of well-washed rice to q quart of milk
and two tablespoonful of sugar. Bake
slowly for two hours.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12

In order to release for military serv-
i many of the men now engaged In
the electrical industry, the Electric
Contractors association of Liverpool,
England. has decided to train a num-
Der of women in electrical work.
Apolima, the smallest Samoan is
land and one of those taken from Ger
many by the British. will be fortified
by the latter into an impregnable work.
its natural configuration as an extinct
volcano readily lending itself to that
purpose. The Inhabitants viii receive
land on another island.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
Mt. Sinai Largest Hospital.

With the addition of two new build
ings, now under construction. Mt.
Sinai hospital. New York, will be the
largest privately maintained institu-
ton of its kind in the world, accord
ing to DR.. g. s. Goldwater. superin-
tendent of the hospital.
Patients numbering 9,203 were ad-
mitted during last year, and of these
6,4S7 were treated free of charge. Ad-
ditional cases treated in the emer-
gency ward numbered 7.776, and 221
had to be refused admission because
Of lack Of room.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
To Train schoolboy Soldiers.

The National School Camp associa-
ton plans to give military training
to many thousand schoolboys OF
twelve years and upwards. at a camp
on Staten island this summer. Every
boy will be obliged to buy his own
uniform and mess kit, but these will
not exceed in cost more than $3.50
or "a.
One hundred thousand circulars are
being printed for recruiting purposes.
It is intended to make the movement
q national one.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
His Honesty Worth $500.

Say, lieutenant, I'm getting q lit
tie worried over this piece Of jewelry.
l found it in Madison Square garden
Saturday night, l guess 1t must be
worth a couple of hundred dollars"
Benjamin Nussbaum produced a dia-
mond pendant Of 80 stones. which he
placed on the police lieutenant's desk
Nussbaum said he lived in rooming
house and was out of q Job. Detec-
tives then visited Miss Gail Kane. .
stage and movie actress. at her own
home. Miss Kane proved her owner
ship of the pendant. To reporter she
said:
It's all so wonderful. I'm tickled
to death to get 1t back. A poor man
found 1t and gave him $500 az re-
ward. The pendant was worth about
$4,000" York Times.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
Jam Omelet.

One tablespoonful powdered sugar,
one teaspoonful cornstarch. three Ia
blespoonfuls milk. strawberry jam.
i've eggs. Beat yolks Of the eggs light
with the powdered sugar. into this stir
the cornstarch dissolved in the milk.
Then fold in the stifiy beaten whites.
Cook in a buttered frying pan until
set; spread with jam; fold and serve
a. . essert.-Mother's Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12

her deep respect for her. her desire
to shield her and spare her sorrow
and then had declared that her hus-
band was false to her.
He goes to see a certain lady every
day." said Minna. Dear Mrs. Davenal.
spare yourself grief. Men are all
alike. It can do no good to unmask
him. Let the episode pass.
"Never!" Lura was aroused and
then Minna had said: Every well,
will take you tomorrow where you
shall see for yourself" and she had
kept her word, for looking across q
court between two hotel buildings In
a room Lura saw her husband apd q
woman she did not know. The latter
smiled at Sydney Davenal. She play
fully stroked his face. she even kissed
him.
Lura was heartbroken. Viewing her
with a crafty eye. Minna began to
give advice. Why not abandon this
false husband? AT least. teach him
a lesson. disappear. II only temporar-
fly. From distance bring him to his
feet IN humiliation and contrition!
And to all this poor distressed Lura
listened. never dreaming that wom-
an at heart a wicked plotter was bent
on separating her from q man she had
once loved.
Yes, yes" she sobbed, take me
somewhere away from this heart
break and sorrow!"
Il have a cousin. q Mrs. Lavery. a
widow. living about a hundred miles
from here. who will be glad to give
you a temporary home" suggested
the specious Minna, and Lura, half
mad with her grief and suspicious.
agreed to be at q place Minna named
later that afternoon. prepared for the
Journey. She was to bring her grip
and Minna was to convey her to the
train and start her on her way to So
clusion and safety. as she put it.
Lura returned home in tears and
made her preparations for departure,
sobbing heartbrokenly. She wrote q
brief note to her husband. telling him
that she had discovered his perfldy
and that she would never return to
him. She placed this on q stand in
their room, where he would be sure
to see 1t. Then she left the house.
Lura was unfamiliar with the ad-
dress Minna had given her. She had
told her 1t was a quiet restaurant and
to go to its side door and wait in q
secluded rear room. Lura in her ur.
gency and confusion of mind arrived
q half hour ahead of the appointed
time.
Che shivered and glanced about her
apprehensively as she entered a vacant
room. The sound of climbing glasses
and ribald voices in an adjoining
apartment frightened her. Suddenly q
girl wearing a tawdry garb peered in
to the room She viewed Lura critic
ally and then she approached her.
Il don't know you. amt your
kind" she said. but I can guess from
something l overheard this afternoon
that you are here to meet Minna Bur.
ton"
IF I WasNif-if-has she been
herer faltered Lura-
She will be soon and you must 90
away ct once. Listen, lady. fly from
that woman. All she has had you meet
her for ia to compromise you. for
this il q den no respectable person
should enter"
Lura turned white AZ q sheet. Her
deepest suspicious were aroused. She
hurried from the place. She fairly ran
until several squares distant.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12

One-half pound scraps of bread. two
ounces suet. one ounce candied peel.
one-quarter pound currants. raisins or
sultanas. one-Quarter pound brown
sugar. one egg. Soak the scraps Of
bread in cold water. then squeeze
very dry, put into basin and beat
out the Jumps: chop the suet fine.
clean the fruit, shred the peel and
beat the egg. Mix all the dry ingre-
dents, then add the egg and Q little
water. II required. Grease and sugar
. pie dish or tin. I'LL with the mix
ture and bake about one hour.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
Annie Roll With Lemon sauce.

Two cupfuls -four. one-half teaspoon
full salt, four level teaspoonfuls baking
powder. two tablespoonfuls butter,
two-thirds cupful milk. one cupful
chopped apple. three tablespoonfuls
sugar, one-half tablespoonful CHINA
mon. Sift flour, salt and baking pow
der together and thoroughly mix in
butter with tips of fingers. Add the
milk. stirring 1t in with a knife. Roll
the dough out to one-Quarter inch
thick and spread with chopped apple.
sugar and cinnamon. Roll like jelly
roll, cut in three-Quarter-inch slices
and place in buttered pan. fiat side
down. Bake Is minutes in hot oven
and serve hot with lemon sauce. Boil
three-Quarter cupful sugar and one
half cupful water five minutes; add
two teaspoonfuls butter and one tea
spoonful lemon Juice, dash of nutmeg.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
PoIsons In the Dark.

A writer in Farm and Fireside gives
some ingenious ways to identity poi
son bottles in the dark and to elm
mate all chance of accident from mis-
taking drugs. THE safest method II
to run q cord through the cork. leav.
ing about eight inches Of string on op-
posite sides of the cork. Then drive
the cork in as tightly - possible and
wrap the string around the neck Of
the bottle in opposite directions and
tie securely II that bottle 10 opened
It will be opened Intentionally. II
there are no babies on the place. IN
easier method IL to run three or four
pins criss-cross through the corl The
pins sticking into the frgers VIII pre-
vent accidental use Of the contents.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
Lemon Annie PIE.

Take two large tablespoonfuls Of
cornstarch, dissolve It in cold water
to . smooth paste. pour on one-half
pint Of boiling water and stir until Il
thickens. Remove from the IRE and
add one cupful Of sugar. two apples
grated, Juice, rind Of one lemon and
. teaspoonful Of butter. Bake In two
crusts. WIN make two naedium-sizsd
pdas.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
French Cream Candy.

Mix the whites of two eggs and half
as much water, but do not beat. Stir
in powdered or confectioner's sugar
until stir enough to handle. Use any
preferred flavoring-vanilla. lemon or
rose-or half Of lemon and vanilla IL
nice. Break on pieces. roll in small
balls, and press half an English wal.
nut meat on each side.
This cream may be used for q great
variety Of candies, by mixing with
chopped nuts or candied fruits. rails
ins, figs or dates. and by using strong
black coffee instead of water for .
maple taste and cream color, or
chocolate may be used. or half choco-
late and half c0nee, favored with va
nilla, produces q very agreeable taste.
Farm and Home.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
Safe to Jump on Him.


Safety first" seems to be the motto
of some of the Judges in the West
Indies. When an alien prisoner IL
brought before them they consider the
possibility of a gunboat from the cul-
prit's native land popping in to make
trouble.
It is told that q Haiti magistrate on
examining q prisoner found that he
was from Switzerland.
Switzerland" he unused. "SwitSsr.
land has no seacoast. has itr'
mo seacoast. your honor" said the
interpreter.
And no navyr
mo navy, your honor"
VERY well. them" said the Judge.
I'll give him o year at hard labor"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12

It 70 astonishing how much one
without money may give-a kind word.
. helping hand-the warm sympathy
that rejoices With those who rejoice
and weeps with those who weep No
man IL 20 poor. no woman 10 20 poor.
as not to be able to contribute large
ly to the happiness Of those around
them.-Anon
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
No Bed Of Roeea.

Does q man need influence to -
cure a government clerkship?"
NO." replied the observing citizen
But II some Of these ideas about
hours and the compensation 90
through there would have to b. q lot
of influence brought to bear to get
me to take one"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-12
commen Failing.

MANY q man." said Uncle Eben.
thinks he can tsil you what you ought
to do when he can't tell what he ought
to do hisse'f"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-10
The Bible Class.

The Interdenominational Bible
Class will meet at the Methodist
Church at half past two Wednes-
day afternoon. The ladies all
please be prompt so the lesson
will be over by half past three.
The ladies voted to change the
day from Thursday to Wednes-
day so as to accommodate the
largest number Of members and
others who will join the class.
DR.. Corwin treats the Social
Teachings of Christ in a most
masterful and interesting man
ner.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-10
A BAKERY FoR |

A bakery for all. by that we
mean that the housewife may
upon us for anything she
may need to set her table for any
occasion. We are prepared with
skilled labor and equipment to
produce anything that may be
wanted or that could be made in
the home kitchen. We mention
q few of our specialties, only a
few, that may be had on short
notice by calling Phone 399-
Angel Food, Carmel Roll, Marsh
mallOw Roll, Jelly Roll and Pies
of any Kind. The Snowflake
Wrapped Bread, Vienna Bread,
Rye Bread, Whole Wheat Bread
and the Twin LOaves are all very
delicious. The wagon makes
rips to town each day, and when
yer anything special is wanted.
A. C. MEIERER.
Miss Emma Hurst went to
Odessa Saturday for a visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-10

Democratic roorbacks didn't
roor,
A hungry Tammany makes a
lean ballot box.
Shadow Lawn has become
Eclipse Manor.
The President of Humanity is
to be succeeded by the Presi-
dent of the United States.
He was 100 per cent a Judge
100 per cent a candidate he will
be 100 per cent a President, and
he has been, is, and will continue
to be 100 per cent an American.
=
They voted very sincerely and
very frankly.
The Service of Humanity will
have to be performed elsewhere
K a 4
What a verdict the Shouting
Corpuscles shouted!
The individual failed to exact
Strict Accountability, but the
people did not fail.
+ = 4
1t may comfort the loser t.
know that he carried Auburn
the home of Tom Brown.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-10
We Love Work.

We are prepared to do better
work and more of it than ever.
Why half mix your concrete the
old way? Let us mix your con-
crete the up-to-date way. We
have the best mixer on the mar
ket. Your concrete does not cost
you as much as it did the old
way. Yet it is a hundred per
cent better, because when we
mix it, it's mixed. That's all.
JOHN l. ASHURST.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Written by a New York Sun
Editor Before He Learned
The Truth.

The night of the election when
the returns from New York and
other eastern states were COM
ing in and all were favorable to
Mr.. Hughes, a paragraph writer
on the staff of the New York
Sun forgetting that the United
States extended to the Pacific
coast and that this vast country
was inhabited by a race whose
thought was no longer influenced
by what Wall Street might want
or expect, wrote the following
paragraphs presumably for the
amusement Of the Suns read
ers:
Mr.. Wilson has complained in
the past that he had great diff
Guilty in getting the real opinion
of America. He will have nc
trouble in grasping the national
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-10
Christian Science.

The Christian Science Society
folds its services as follows:
Wednesday night testimonial
Meeting at 8 o'clock.
Sunday morning services at
l0:45 o'clock.
Sunday school at $50 a. m.
The public is cordially invited.
Room No. 6 above Gas and
Electric Service office.
Reading room open at same
place on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday from 2:3O to 4:SO
Iclock. All are cordially invited.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-11-10
The Same Old Story

Why is it that with close Of
every exciting presidential cleo
ton a sense of relief is felt
throughout the country? Is it
because Of public disgust over
the unfairness with which con-
tending parties deal with candi-
dates and issues?
The election is over. More
than fifteen million voters have
registered their choice. The
decision of the ballot box is al
ways and should always be ac-
cepted as final and the candi-
date chosen acknowledged as
the peoples choice.
Why is it that craftsmanship
blinds the sense Of perspective
and leads the gullible public to
swallow the crudest concoctions
of political rumor-mongers just
before election day?
Why is it that sane and sem
sible men and women permit
themselves to be misled by at
rocious cartoons and fiery edit
orials assailing men in public
life, and lambasting private
citizens as soon as they are
nominated for public place, mis-
representing the views of can
dates, distorting party plat
forms, and magnifying minor
matters, while CLOSING over in
dictments of the most serious
nature?
/, Why is it that political leaders
on both sides fail to realize that
"honesty is the best policy" il
i, politics as in everything else
and that to deceive the voter by
, unfair statements and unjust
accusations is no better thar
> ballot-box stuffing?
And what of the reader VIII,
has been misled by the politica
organ on which he has pinnet
his faith and perhaps on tn.
Judgment of which he has risk
ed his money? What must h
think after election of tn
newspaper that misled him?
And the editors of the pure
ly political organs, how mus
they feel when they make apo
ogies to their readers as well a
to the candidates for misjudf
ment of facts, misstatement c
figures and misconception {
political conditions?
The greatest need of thi
country is a press with a hear
a soul and a conscience, an
the need is never more acutel
felt than during a PRESIDENT
campaign,--Leslie's