davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
More Freedom and Higher Culture for
Teachers Essential to School System
By PROF. GEORGE TRUMBUu. LADD

In the United States such will continue to be the
genius of institutions that the public education kindergarten
to university cannot be pulled by the strong
authority but must rise fall the
condition. the ambitions and aspirations the ideals of
whole moral and spiritual life of the multitude of the people This
been and is and must continue be- the principle underlying system
of public education We have eoused and made
soul of the nation On the whole grossly
dissatisfied with its working much less abandon for
cratic conception and practice.
Three aspects of this fundamental principle
sion Of practical moment themselves this First
the system of public education should be ntegnty adapted and
readapd modified and reshapd fit closely
necessities and opportunities of the people large Second this
work of adaptation must be especially committed those who
placed by the choice of the people, either direct indirect the
immediate control of the system of education Third the teachers and
trainers of teachers the Immediately influential and init
Rately responsible in the administration of system
would hen that the improvement of the personnel the
teaching force rather should the improvement of the
atty of the individual teachers offers the most sensible object of effort
and the most hopeful of good results for those who wish the
public education of the country notably elevated and who willing
perhaps cost to themselves contribute toward desirable
4 result.
The improvement Of the of public schoohers requires
chiefly these three things Greater freedom improved culture and deep
ened moral purpose.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
STUDENTS IN PULLMAN JOBS
Company Goes to College Conductors
for Help During the Vaea-
ton Season.

Many persons going to the White
mountains this summer, or to Allan
tic City, or points In New England,
had their tickets inspected and
punched by young men who, after Sep
TENDER 10, will be found in Yale, Har-
ward, Princeton and the University of
Pennsylvania. About IS students from
these institutions were employed to
act as Pullman conductors on the
great eastern lines, where the annual
travel from the cities in the hot sea-
son is especially heavy.
This is the first time In 16 years
that the company has gone to col
leges for help. The move, 1t is ex-
planned, Is not due to a scarcity of ap-
plicants, but to the fact that under
graduates are peculiarly fitted for
summer employment and can return to
their books when the rush is over. A
representative Of the company visited
Princeton to engage students. The
other universities have their own
employment agencies through which
applications were received. The 20
began work the first of June and will
receive SIT a month.
There is always demand for ex-
ira conductors during June, July, Au-
gust and up to the middle Of Septem-
ber," an official explained, according
to the New York Tribune. "Many con-
ductors who work in the South in the
winter are brought North each season,
but there are not enough of them to
meet the demand. BY engaging stu
dents who want to earn money during
the vacation season the company will
escape having large number of men
on its hands after the summer travel
Is over. Most Of the students who
have been engaged reported ut New
York city, Philadelphia and Boston,
which are known as the summer Of
fees. There is very little travel in
the summer, comparatively speaking,
in the middle West, and there was no
need to employ students there. Stu
dents from colleges and universities
were employed as conductors 16 years
ago, but this was the first time since
that the experiment has been renewed"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
keep GOING AHEAD
BUILDERS CONTINUE MAKING
IMPROVEMENTS IN ENGINES.
Huge MaIlet Locomotives Now Have
Twenty-Four Drive Wheels and
Weigh Four Hundred and
Twenty-Six Tons.

If the Boston & Albany could an
nOunce an exhibition, say on the track
beside Boylston street, of some of its
new Mallet engines in contrast with
two or three hogs" or "MOguls'' from
the back of the Allston yard, the re-
Spouse from the public would repay
the bother, remarks the Boston Her.
aid. Few men OutgrOw the boys lik-
ing for locomotives; but few keep up
with the new points in design.
OF all machines that serve us, not
excepting dynamo and motor car, II
would be hard to find one that has
equaled the locomotive in working out,
endlessly, change after change for the
better. In seeking speed the design
ers have felt their way, step by step
yet our swiftest engines tOday-the
''camel backs"-are already a type as
good as doomed. In seeking power,
invention has pushed invention till in
these tandem-built Mallets, you see
the frame Lot only long, but jointed,
for ease on curves; you see steam not
only made with utmost saving of fuel,
but also baked above its natural heat.
This superheated steam you see ap-
piled in huge cylinders, twice, first on
high pressure, then on low. You see
not only a fireman, but machinery to
push coal toward him or even to feed
it into the firebOx. You see an en-
gineer, but in these pOnderOus lOcomO-
tives he, too, has machinery at hand,
compressed air and what not, to take
the place of muscle in controlling his
main machine.
Twenty-Five years ago the "Ameri-
can" passenger engine-Of the familiar
''choO chOo" type, with four small
wheels-usually weighed about 30
tons on its drivers; a freight 10
connective weighing so tons on drivers,
the hostlers in the roundhOuse called
q giant. But beside the Mallet en-
gines of today with two or three tan
dem sets Of cylinders and drivers,
these older engines look like Nantas-
ket boats beside the ocean grayhounds.
Fifteen Mallets just received by the
Baltimore & Ohio for its hard Cum
berland division have each 16 driving
wheels. The Santa Fee likes a model
with 20 drivers. The Erie, for two
years, has been using a Mallet with
"a drivers, bearing on II feet Of track
at once; this engine has an after
breakfast weight of 426 tons, and a
willingness to move along with 25O
loaded cars.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
LINE CROSSES "H0LY RUSSIA"
Railroad That Traverses Continent Re-
CURED Eleven Years for Its
Construction.

1t was Alexander III who first real
lied the possibility of making a rail-
road across the whole length of the
continent, and in the year 1892 his son,
Car Nicholas II Of today, laid the first
stone at VladivostOk. This was done
in order to guard the newly acquired
territories of the valleys of the Amur
and Ussuri from the inroads of other
nations; the railways would thus ia
cilitate the transport of troops If nee
essary. 1t covers a distance of 5000
miles from Moscow to VladivOstOk.
The Russian government voted $780,
100000 for its construction, and it was
completed in IL years.
It takes three days to reach Zlatoust
in the Ural mountains. There is to be
seen the famous "Stone of Parting"
Could it speak. what a number of
heart-rending tales 1t could tell. When
criminals and political prisoners were
sent to Siberia, that "Great Lone
Land" Of the East, their friends usu-
ally babe them gOod-by in the presence
OF the cold stone.
From Zlatoust the main line pro-
ceeds to Omsk, whence 1t reaches the
shores of Lake Baikal, one of the
largest fresh-water lakes In the world.
Sometimes the Russians term it 1.-The
Holy Sea-" because an island in the
lake was believed to be the abode
Of an evil spirit. who continually had
to be appeased with sacrifices. Seals
and beautiful sponges abound In the
lake.
Previous to 1905 the whole train was
transferred by means of wonderful
movable platform, where it rested on
rails, on the steamer on Lake Bal
kal. This steamer was built at New
castle, England, and was fitted with
powerful screws, which could be driven
through ice four feet thick. Now the
railway is continued round the south
of Lake Baikal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
sN0VEL USE OF TANK CAR
Stationed on Incline to Supply Water
to Engines Employed In Line
Construction Work.

During the construction of an cleo
tric-transpOrtation line between Mont
real and CRANKY, Que, a rather ingen-
iOus water tank was improvised to
serve the steam locomotives which
were temporarily in use. A spur was
made by laying track to the top of q
short incline, erected with trestle tim
bers, ut one side of the main line. A
tank car was run onto this and it's
wheels blocked. An old steam shovel,
which lacked its crane and dipper, was
also pushed onto the spur and con-
nected by pipes with both the tank and
a pump that was installed at nearby
brook. In this way water was pumped
to the cOntainer as needed. A large
pipe provided with a manual valve
served to convey water from the reser-
voir. Engines needing water were
driven alongside the tank and filed
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
GIRLS DRESS ON VACATION.
An exile, iii In heart and frame,
A wanderer. weary of the way;
A stranger. without loves sweet claim
On any heart. 60 where I may.

It's the girl who has never been
away from home before and is to have
a few weeks outing who Is all at sea
as to what to take with her and how
she ought to dress.
The problems Of the newly rich, In
this respect, are worth hearing about.
The poor tradesman who has just in
herited a wfndfall of wealth from an
uncle or someone else who had kept
out of his way during his lifetime is
at first too bewildered to plan how
he Is to commence to get rid of 1t. His
wife rises to the occasion. They'll
not live over the store a day longer
than It will take to buy a new house,
furnish II, install In It servants and
move into II. The servants will be
placed in charge while the family HE
themselves to the most fashionable re-
sort she can find.
Saleswomen are not always a help
to the newly-rich woman who brings
in her daughter ITO be costumed to
appear In the best society,"" The re-
suit is. the family arrives at Its des-
tdnation with three loaded trunks filed
with finery for daughter. one for moth
er and suitcase for father. The girl
and her mother have read Of white
silk sport clothes at Palm Beach and
suppose the same dressing holds good
for the girls at the mountain-top re-
sort.
One glance a. they enter the dining
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
Everybody Should Be Interested in the
Building Of Good Highways Everywhere
BY F. II. KARSTENS Of Milwaukee. WIS.

The good The bank clearing
house. economic community The bank
the prosperity community Good community
prosperity
The retail merchant
trade operates just the getting factory for the city,
with several hundred employees
hotel interested good roads The roads invite tourists
Good roads multiply tenod He his margin
profit and the balance out to the wholesalers and
caused by good roads,
The dealer interested roads Every road
an invitation purchase 1t makes the valuable
the good roads enjoyment
lost of its maintenance.
The keeper interested good roads The
\ fed and it will give him mouths to feed
The real dealer interested good roads, Good roads
Rrse the value surrounding property They make pros
4ms and larger city, This increases values and makes for sales
The and manufacturer will be benefited by good roads
~ make or act as handling product which the
a. punity
Everybody everywhere is interested in good roads for everybody
evXThere.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
New Railroads for Mexico.

Eight corps of civil engineers are
now in the field in Mexico preparing
for the extension and building of rail-
roads by the government, according to
an announcement made by department
Of communication. Work is now being
actively pushed on an extension line
from Lo De Mena. Durango, to Con-
ception Del Orc. connecting with the
line running south from Saltillo, to
open rich mining country. The engi-
neers are now surveying for five-mile
tunnel through the mountains In the
Mazapil district.
A new line is being built southeast
from Saltillo to Orteaga, which will
tap rich agricultural districts. About
ii miles of this line has been com.
pleted.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22

That aquatic birds should delight in
sea foods or their fresh-water equiv
alents Is not surprising. but that the
hen. strictly a landlubber. should pre-
fer fish above all other foods IL less
to be expected. 1t Is true. however.
In fact. the educational department of
the New England Fish exchange sug-
gests that man could learn q lesson
In this regard from biddie. That
might bear thinking on also. The
United States catches more fish an
nually than every other country. but
its inhabitants have never come to q
full appreciation Of this particular Va
riety Of nourishment.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22

There Is no romance In walking home
from church with a youth whom she
remembers seeing once upon time
with jam-besmeared face and knick.
erbOckers sadly in need of patching
at both knees, to say nothing Of el-
bows out Of his jacket, and freckles.
People seldom forget a ludicrous pic
ture of that kind.
A girl who has known q boy from
the cradle up. knows pretty well what
he Is going to talk about before he
opens his lips. There are few, II any,
subjects he can introduce which she
is not quite as well informed about as
he Is. If he attempts to talk seriously
to her there is no responsive chord In
her heart to touch. He fnds-l0ve-
making. uphill business.
Let handsome young stranger
come to town, and the interest of all
the manageable maidens is aroused
at once. They ask of each other "who
is he," and they cOgitate over whether
he is married or single. II he Is for
tohatC ChOuSh W SCNoAC d4 OuuS-
ton to one esteemed family In which
there are young girls. his social sue
cess is assured. Little affairs are CIV
en- for him that he may meet the most
desirable girls In the community. Ev-
cry door Is thrown open to him and the
young women vie with each other to
make his calls pleasant and them
selves pleasing. II he Is a fairly good
conversationalist the girls vote him
splendid company" his flattery fall
ing upon willing ears.
He has no difficulty in cutting out
the diffident town beau. He can dance
like professional. sing In a way. that
makes feminine hearts fiutter, put a
world Of meaning In lingering glance,
or clinging handclasp. He selects the
prettiest girl to make love to, but she
must have the wealthiest of family.
The poor but lovely young girl he
passes by. He has no taste for love
In cottage.
When he has made such quick time
in his moving that his betrothal to the
wealthiest girl In town is announced
in a few weeks after he has met her,
the young man who has known and
loved her all his life, but had not the
courage to propose marriage, begins
to sit up and take notice. He wonders
what the girls In the home town of
this paragon think of him and If he
is as popular with them. After q per-
sOnal Investigation, he discovers the
man bears too sporty a reputation In
his home town for the young women to
extend him an entree into their homes.
That a girls fair name would suffer
II she were seen talking with him,
or accompanying him to any place of
amusement, that he will work only un-
til he can accumulate q few dollars
with which to try his luck here and
there heiress hunting. 1t Is a kindly
impulse which prompts receiving an
agreeable stranger into ones home ON
friendly terms. II he proves worthy
Of every confidence. well and good.
When he asks for daughters heart
and hand, 1t will not do the least bit
Of harm to do a little investigating,
quietly. II he bears an excellent rep
utation In his home town it's q big
feather in his cap. II he Is all that he
purports to be, he will court investiga.
don, instead of showing resentment at
q doubt.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
Not 70 Be Beaten.

A Highlander who prided himself on
being able to play one tune on the
pipe. perched himself on the side of
one Of his native hills one Sunday
morning and commenced blowing for
all he was worth.
Presently the minister came along
and, going up to MacDougall with the
intention Of severely reprimanding
him. asked in a very harsh voice. MAC
Dougall, do you know the Ten Com
mandments?"
MacDougall scratched his chin for q
moment. and then. In an equally harsh
voice. said:
Dye think you've beat me? Just
whistle the first three or four bars, and
I'll hae a try at it."-Youth's Com
panion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
DoQ Ran Under Fast Train.

A little dog ran under speeding 10
connective near Greenwich, on the AthOl
branch of the Boston & Albany rail-
road the other morning. The train was
going about 30 miles an hour. when
the puppy darted from the side of the
track through the opening between the
wheels Of the engine. A few seconds
later it emerged on the opposite side,
uninjured and apparently unconcerned,
as though dash;ng beneath moving ex-
press trains was an everyday occur
rence.-Balttmore Sun.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22

southern girls there until you dead Fpno English
and arithmetic and geography but do think going
civilized human beings of them according your
way You do it than fiat of law make
thoroughbred Kentucky horse
negro make Malay out of Chnaman
of japanese.
As Lincoln ad there certain physical
between that simply exist They partly
they partly from environment and they perhaps partly
of knows from the eternal fiat of God himself But
they they there and cannot change the other
cannot make out of the other amaamae them
than amagamate oil and bottle You put
up and shake them until tired but when you
through the gues of oil will dntae themselves drops
of water will deentate themselves There
aton accomplish You
pine wood make look like you
oak out of it.
You cannot for the life of make Americans out of Fnos
you cannot for the life OF Fpnos American
civilization unless it only skin deep and You
where in this world undertake people enment unless
them the liberty misgov themselves times all
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
DADDY'SEVENLNka
0EAIR TALEp
EARTH VISITS MOON.
kMARY GRAHAM BOWER,

"Sope time ag0," commenced Dad
dy. "when it was night, and all the
little Boys and Girls In the Land
were sound. sound asleep, there was
an eclipse Of the Moon.
"And before l go further l think ]
must tell you what an Eclipse is-for
1t sounds rather big and awful, doesn't
It?
swell, when Mr.. Moon Is 'Eclipsed'
as they say. it means the earth gets In
the way. and when Mr.. Sun Is
'Eclipsed II means that Mr.. Noon il
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22

ways. I'm what
you might call very sensible old fell
low. 1 do everything right ON time.
and enjoy myself hugely
There. there said the Earth. I
must be going again.
"'What short visits you pay said
Mr.. Moon as he began to show his
brightness again.
"Do you know why I do thatr whis-
pered the Earth.
mo- said Mr.. Moon. and he took
q little walk along the Sky:
Because said the Earth, Grown
Ups think it's a wonderful thing when
1 call on you then. don't let them
get used to it-and SO they think that
It's very, very marvellous! Look
at all the Earth People, and then you'll
agree with me-
And Of course, true enough, down
on the Earth, everyone was looking at
the Eclipse"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22

P0't~"t' ! ~". was round and Dig
and jolly! He blinked one eye and
then he winked with the other, and he
said to himself:
1.-THE Earth is going to pay me
visit tonight. / am highly honored.
It's not often that the Earth comes
my way-and that's why / am all
dressed up in my best
pretty soon the Grown-Ups down
on the Earth saw a dark light come
over part of Mr.. Moons face. Very,
very slowly he grew darker, and the
Earth people all came out-of-dOors to
watch what was going to happen.
"Tm pretty important. am said
Mr.. Moon to two very tall Pine Trees.
And the Pine Trees whispered back
in the slight, rustling Breeze:
"'Yes, Mr.. Moon, you're very Inn
portant. And you show us or too.
We look handsome. and dark, and tall.
when you throw your light over u.s.
Hush said Mr.. Moon The
Earth is on its way
"And half of Mr.. Moon could only
be seen now. The other half was COW
cred up by dark shadow.
That's the Earth throwing its
shadow ON the Moon said the Grown
Ups to each other. But up In the
Sky the Moon was saying:
"'Well, how do you do. Mr.. Earthf
It's a long time since I've seen you.
And how have you been all this timer
"'Well.' said the Earth, as II cast
its shadow over Mr.. Moon still more.
I've been In my usual good health.
l still am a pretty good and solid
SOUL. you know. / stand for 80 much
too! / let Folks walk all over me.
and still never murmur In the least.
/ let the King Of the Clouds pour down
on me-and Mr.. Sun warns me up
with his rays 80 that begin to grow
thirsty again.
"'And.' the Earth continued. some
times Children dig me up-and don't
mind In the very least It's Just my
nature supposed
Eyes said Mr.. Moon-'you are q
good-natured old SOUL
"'Oldr asked the Earth. why ev-
cry Spring l am just as young and
fresh again as If were not q minute
old. Whatever do you mean. Mr..
Moonr
"That's true said Mr.. Moon. You
certainly do come up younger every
Spring-but you have been around q
great, great many years.
Its good thing have laughed
the Earth. and now tell me how you
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22

sweeps G z an :"
This Is especial
ly applicable to
the b a q ds o m e
d per young
man who sudden
ly appears In a
small town and
captures. without
effort, the hearts
Of all the girls
whom the home
beaux had been
all their lives
striving to win.
The average girl
finds 1t difficult
to enthuse over
the young men
she has known
from bOyhoOd up.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22

In the way. And
that makes It
d rk-for q n
Eclipse Is a shad-
ow or dark light.
Mr.. Moon was
shining hard. He
was very bright
and the Sky
seemed to be
lighted up By
him. All the
stars were out
and were twink
ling with Joy and
fun, for well they
knew what was
going to happen.
Mr.. Moon was
also looking very
fat and we'll!
hint hA
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
First Colonization Of caIIipoII.

4.thens colonixed the peninsula OF
Gallipoli more than $500 years ago
Its Inhabitants, the Dolonkian Thra.
clans, asked Athenian aid against saw
age neighbors, and Miltiades walled on
the isthmus near Bulair to keep tas
enemy In check.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22

tomatically closes the throttle valve,
stopping the engine. A system Of
trip levers on the railroad track comes
in contact with lever mounted be-
tween the trucks of the locomotive,
closing an electric circuit and Operat-
ing the entire NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Science Monthly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22
TRAINING on Broader Lines Needed

y EDWIN DE MERTTE, Merfte School.
are fast growing selfish bigoed giving too
to our own personal comfort We lack the breadth
To act beyond our earhston Therefore let the coming
be trained on broader lines sacrifice performing
duty become pleasure Let them be prepared to elect men Of
orh not mere politicians and doing exert economic
our army navy and coast denses Let everybody
No jump into the traces when the call comes wen equipped
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-22

~ w 0((AA
"Mr. Neon was
almost entirely
covered by the
Earth's shadow as
he began his talk
Il am shining as
brightly as ever.
and I still change
my suit several
times a month. In
fact there's not
much difference In
me-or In my life.
l do much the
same things al
-