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Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
'STRYCHNINE WILL KILL CROW
But Experts Are Asked to Explain
Why Chicken and Quail Are
Immune.

Harrisburg. Pa.-Experts in universe
ties and colleges of the state have been
asked to inform the state department
of agriculture why strychnine will XIII
crows and not affect chickens when
eaten.
The state live stock sanitary board
stirred up the question by sending out
a notice urging tina. crows be extermi-
mated and giving instructions as to use
of the poison.
Some people wanted to know II
chickens would be harmed by it. The
board officials replied that they would
not, and told of the result of an expert
ment by one man who had written to
the department that he had fed strych-
nine in corn to brown leghOrn chick
ems and that they had not minded it
bit.
When he threw 1t out for the crows
to eat he had to send out burial parties
On the other hand, quail did not seem
to mind it particle.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
I adds. the men had better evacuate IL
| and Inr donn I'm the omen

adds,' the men had better evacuate II
and lay down in the open.
Most interesting to the officers. In
view of the fact that the British have
so consistently held ground they have
taken against counter-attacks, is what
Gen. Won Arnim says on the sub
ject.
IF the counter-attacks, which on
account of the situation ought to be
methodically prepared, are hurried.
they cost much blood, because the
troops lose their trust in the leaders
if they fail, which nearly always hap
pens." says Gen. Won Armin.
He then complains that the exist
ing telephone system has proved to-
tally inadequate in consequence of the
development of the fighting" and says
the artillery signal system broke
down. The commander asserts that
he has discovered that British aero
planes use sound signals to tell gum
ners where their shells are falling, and
says the Fourth corps already has
started an experiment on the same
kind of method as q complement to the
wireless, which is frequently inter-
rupted.
Superiority OF British Airmen.
"The numerical superiority of the
British airmen and the fact that their
machines were better made are dis
agreeably apparent to u.s." Gen. Won
Arnim says, and he speaks OF
the surprisingly bold procedure OF
| British airmen, who were often liable
to fire successfully on our troops with
machine guns by descending to with
in a few hundred feet of the ground
He adds that the German antiaircraf'
guns could not continue firing at that
height without exposing their owl
troops to the serious danger Of shell
fragments" Before the battle of the
SOmme airmen kept at anywhere from
J 5000 to 1900 feet over the lines OF
account of antiaircraft gunfire.
Gen. Won Arnim in the aOcu
ment warns his infantry to use thei
rifles against the daring British
aviators. He says that the ammuni
tion supply and the artillery are made
quate, and that maps were insutficien
i'm quantity and bad as regard details
Also the supply of horses has reache'
the utmost limit. OF the food suppl.
Gen. Won Arnim says:
mo special difficulties arose. Th
supply columns prove sufficient"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10

Clara BishOff. twenty years old ana
pretty, is looking for husband who
will provide for her mother. In des-
perate straits financially the girl says
she will try to make the man who
meets her requirements happy.
Here are some of the qualifications
The man must be between the ages of
twenty-three and thirty. He must earn
at least $50 q week. He must be gen.
tie and kind. And above all he must
provide for her mother.
You might call all this a husband
advertisement" If you look at 1t one
way, but Clara BishOff's announcement
means more than that. Twenty Is not
so very old when it comes tn making a
fair living for two. Here Is girl who
tried to make a meager salary do the
impossible. Yesterday she frankly ad
mitted she had failed.
For days faced this" >the gir
explained. Cant you see how hard II
would be for any girl to come to q
public announcement that she wanted
! n husband? Ii was the hardest thins
have ever had to do. But for moth
er's sake 1 mean to see 1t through
now."
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
BUILDING Hard to Wreck.

Dynamite oxy-acetylene torches, fire
and wrecking cranes were employed
successfully in razing five tall, thin
walled, reinforced concrete, cement
storage bins, built Is years ago at
South Chicago, says the Engineering
Record. Heavy charges of dynamite
in the supporting columns produced no
effect. Oxy-acetylene torches were
then employed to cut the steel rails
that reinforced them, the weight being
shifted to wood shores. Even the effect
of the heat and flames of burning kero-
sene-soaked supports, roaring up
through the barrels Of the tanks, ap'
parently had no disintegrating effect,
as the structure was not wrecked when
it dropped on edge. Wrecking cranes
finished the work, starting at the toI
and pulling the tanks apart in chunks
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Discoverer Of Corn Oil.

Lucius Elmer Sayre, discOverer OF E
process for making corn oil, which Is
calculated to take the place of lard ano
similar articles to some extent, Is dear
of the school of pharmacy of the Uni
versity of Kansas. He has devoted
himself to the study of chemistry, and
for a number of years was in business
as a manufacturing chemist. He Is
the author of a number Of works, In
Guiding "Chart of Materia Medica,'
"Pharmacal Botany" and Essentials
Of Pharmacy" 'The fat can be pro
duced Mt q lower cost than any OF the
other vegetable fats now so generally
used throughout the country says
Professor Sayre. 1T is just as ell
cient as other fats for the same pur
poses"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
APPENDIX REMOVED ON SHIP
First Successful Operation Of the Kind
to Be Performed on
Ocean.

San Francisco.-The first successful
operation for appendicitis performed
on the Pacific ocean was revealed here
on the arrival of the United States
transport Sheridan from Manila via
Honolulu. Maj. f. A. Dean of the
United States medical corps performed
the operation on Milton S. Finch, a
private soldier.
When the Sheridan was three days
out from this port, Finch was sudden
ly stricken with appendicitis.
Major Dean, an army surgeon re-
turning from the Philippines on the
Sheridan, was called in and asked 10
operate on Finch. and while the Sheri-
dan plowed through the waves he re-
moved the appendix. Finch recovered
rapidly from the operation and was
removed to the army hospital at the
Preside when the Sheridan arrived
here.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
AMBITION OF CHINESE GIRL
SpeciaIizes in Modern Business Meth
ods That She May Teach
Her People.

Boston. Mass.-The first Chinese
girl in the country to specialize in
modern business methods with the
idea of returning to her country to
teach has enrolled in the college of
business administration of Boston uni
versity. The young woman, Miss Ma
bel Chen Fong, also has the distinc-
ton of being the first Chinese girl to
attend Boston university.
Miss FOng at present is salesgirl.
She intends to obtain her degree of b.
b. A. (bachelOr of business admins
tratiOn) at the university, and then
she will return to China. where she
will teach the American business
methods to her people. She is grad
uate of the girls high school and Is
the daughter of Chen Fong of Boston
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
REPORT REVEALS
GERMAN WEAKNESS
British Capture Document Pre-.
pared by Teutonic Corps
Commander.
INFERIOR on THE soMME
Won Arnim Admits British Superiority
in Air and ArtilIery-Short OF
Everything but Food-Draws
Lessons From Battle.

War Correspondents Headquarters
in France.-Germany is short OF guns,
aerOplanes and war material of all
sorts, but not of food, according to u
most sensatiOnally interesting docu-
ment the British have captured, which
is called "the experience of the Fourth
German Corps in the Battle Of the
SOmme."
The document was written as In
structions to the troops. 1t was drawn
from the lessons of the battle by
Gen. Count Sixt Won Arnim, the corps
commander, who has been fighting Op'
pOsite the British throughout the Of
fensive. This long detailed revela-
ton of the inner thoughts Of the Ger
man staff discusses the methods and
shortcomings Of every branch of the
German army in view of the unexpect'
ed power and organization the British
have shown.
The document starts out by paying
a tribute to the British infantry
(which undoubtedly has learned much
since last autumn's offensive. II
shows great dash In attack. The Eng
lishman also has physique and train
ing In his favor. One must acknOwl
edge the skill of the English in rapid
ly consolidating captured position!
and their great tenacity in the de
fense of them"
British Artillery Very Effective.
Explicit instructions are given II
the document to the artillery t.
change their methods of placing bat
teries in villages and behind steel
slopes, because of the British metho,
of distribution of their artillery fire
which prOdigally searches all obvious
shelters. Owing to the terrific cOncen
tration of the British artillery fire
SAYS the document, front lines o
trenches should be thinly held and de
pendence placed on small groups o
machine gunners. Once the Britis
lay a curtain of fire on trench.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
2GG1
Gathered Smiles
HYPNOTIZED.

"Just before you lost consciousness,
what did you see?" asked the lawyer
who was conducting a suit for dam
ages against an automObilist.
"Why," replied the thOughtless eli
ent, who claimed to have been run
over, 81 saw the prettiest woman
ever laid my eyes on"
"YOu did, eh?" snarled the lawyer,
quite losing his temper. Then he sat
down. Leaning over to his client, he
hissed, "How do you expect me to win
this case when you make an admission
like that?"
"What have l done?" asked the
client.
"You have as good as confessed that
for the time being you were non com
pos mentis."
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
DREAM RESTORES HIS SPEECH
Welsh Soldier Receivers the Power In
London Hospital Lost in
Battle.

London. - Many remarkable in
stances of the recovery of soldiers Of
the power of speech. lost through shell
shock or wounds. have been told. The
latest is that of Welshman, Private
Morris, who had his voice restored in
a dream.
He was injured during the battle of
the Somme, and on recovering con-
sciousness found that he had lost the
power of speech. While in hospital
in London he dreamed that he was
back In the trenches and that a shell
burst near him. He shouted at the top
of his voice, and on waking was spO.
ken to about it. To his astOnishment
he found he was able to reply.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Chinese Advancement.

Forty years ago China's first locomo-
tive killed q man who was trespassing
on the track. Promptly the people ex-
ecuted judgment on the little seven
mile road. The rails were torn up.
The locomotive was sold. The road
was no more. Now there are 5000
miles of railroad in China; it is in
prosperous condition and additions are
being made to the mileage every year.
China will yet rival the foremost cOun-
tries of Europe in the extent Of her
railroads and the profits from them
The new China gives promise of be.
coming a nation.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Professional Pride.

"OEcle Toms Cabin" was the thrill
ing one-night-stand attraction.
The audience consisted of two men,
three women and baby.
Little Eva had been handed her cue
to depart from this sinful world, but
she declined to accept it.
"Why is this thus?" asked the angry
manager, who was disguised as Uncle
Tom.
because" Missed Little Eva
through her store teeth, "while may
starve, 1 draw the line at dying in q
poor house."
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Room for Improvement,

After tickling the piano for couple
of hours, the fair key-thumper paused
long enough to ask:
by the way, what do you think OF
those songs without wOrds?"
with a little alteration" replied the
matter-Of-fact young man in the par
lor scene, "they would make a hit with
me-"
"Why, how could they be i'm
prOved?" asked the lOng-distance ivory
FOUNDER.
"By cutting out the music Also" an
swered the masculine hammer wielder.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
A Railway CuIvert on the Shore Of
Lake Superior That Is Used as a
Shelter for a Motorboat.

water back into the passageway along
which the boat is drawn. This un-
usual shelter furnishes ample protec-
ton in the severest storms. Ordinarily
the amount of water which flows
through the culvert is of very little in
convenience. The roof is composed
of old iron rails to which the boat IA
chained when it is brought in from
the lake, so that it will not be swept
away in case the flow is greatly in
creased by a stOrm.-POpular Me-
chanics Magazine.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
CITY Point of View.

"A millionaire boasts that he leads
the simple life"
II doubt it."
"What are your ideas on the SUBJ
ject?"
well, when person sleeps in n
hall bedroom, eats in a cafeteria, wears
q nine dollar suit of clothes and never
sees movie show that costs more than
a nickel. / should say he was leading
the simple life"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Perils of Another Sort.

II presume that when you were a
boy you planned to do great things
i'm the world"
"Oh, yes. 1 was going to be a hunter
Of big game, mountain climber. ex-
plorer and all-arOund hero"
"Ah, me! And now you are in the
prOsaic grocery business"
That's true, but sometimes after /
have pacified fractions woman Gus
toner over the telephone l feel like a
hero"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Railroads Earn S545 q Mile.

Sixty-seven of the largest steam
railroads earned net revenue OF $54'
per mile during last July, an increas'
of SAB a mile over July, 1915. A sum-
mary made public by the interstate
commerce commission shows net rev
enues totaled S41,355.921, compared
with $36, ,32S, ,5S8 in July, 1915. Tho
largest gains were made in the East.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
The PoIiceman's Joke.

The window of the suburban cot
tage went up with a loud crash and
a white-clad figure leaned out.
Hey, officer!" called trembling
voice, Help - thieves! Help
thievesr"
"Not me-" chuckled the policeman.
"rm not getting paid for helping
thieves. Besides thief seldom needs
any help"
And moment later he had disap-
peared in the gloomy gloom.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
UNUSUAL USE FOR CULvERT
Structure Near Lake Superior Has
Been Utilized as a Most Ef.
fective Boathouse.

A large culvert through which wa
ter passes under a railroad track that
skirts the shore Of Lake Superior is
used by the owner of fair-sized mo-
torboat as a boathouse. The level of
the culvert's floor is few inches
above the lake and rollers have been
laid at intervals from the edge of the
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
COUSINS WED BY TELEPHONE
Missouri Man sidesteps the Law In
Marriage to Girl In Ala
bama.

Fulton, Mo.-It became known that
the Rev. z. T. McCann. pastor OF the
Memorial Methodist church. st. Louis.
was married to Miss Carrie McCann
Of oxford, Ala. by long distance tele-
.phoue:. The bride Is his 1irst cousin.
She was at her home In Alabama and
he was In St Louis when the cere-
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
The Commercial Bard,

do poets always write in a fine
frenzy?" asked the seeker after use
less knowledge.
"Not always" answered the cele-
brated singer Of soup. soap and hair
tonic. "In fact, l rarely ever get
wrought up unless some advertising
manager forgets to mail my check"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Base Subterfuqe.

"My neighbor woke me up this morn
ing singing patriotic songs"
'In a case like that you should have
patience. He may have been actuated
by the loftiest motives"
Nothing of the sort. / suspect he
was bawling at the top Of his voice
merely to drown out the cutting re-
marks made by his wife about the
condition he was in when he came
home last night"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
As COMPARED.

Mrs. Slowboy-My husband is SO
lazy that if it wasn't for me l don't
believe he would ever get up in time
to go to bed.
Mrs. Gayboy-My husband is differ
ent. He seldom goes to bed in time to
get up.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Il All Depends.

"But two heads are better than one,
you know" remarked the individual
who was afflicted with the quotation
habit.
"Well, l don't know anything Of the
kind" rejoiAed the glum man, who
happened to be the father Of twins.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10

Jacob Henkel. chief engineer for
publishing house. and Miss Anna
Kuhnel. his housekeeper for many
years.
3 Recently Miss Kuhnel filed a suit
for $4,000 against her employer. Hen
kel answered the suit by filing a pro-
posal of marriage In the supreme
court, the strangest document of its
kind that ever came before the court.
Miss Kuhnel then filed a legal ac-
ceptance of the proposal and agreed
TO meet Henkel ut the city hall. The
photo shows the couple leaving the
marriage license bureau.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
information Wanted.

Miss Citybred-What are these
queer-lOOking animals?
Farmer Geehaw-They are the cows
that supply us with milk and cream.
Miss Citybred-And where are the
cows that supply US with the beef
tea?
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Ihat,a All.

Diner-See here, waiter, this water
isn't fit to drink; it's discOlOred.
Waiter Cifting the glass and replac-
ing it)-Oh. no, sir. the waters per-
.fectly all right; it's only the glass
that's dirty.-Boston Evening Tran.
script.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Oecadent.

"See any bad men while out West?"
"Only one"
"Did he shoot at your feet to make
you dancer
mo. indeed. When l saw him he
was cringing before moving picture
director who was threatening to throw
him out of the studio for spelling
several hundred feet of film"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Goina Far.

"Your dollar goes farthest in this
store"
"ReallyT
"Yes; our cash register Is nearl!
half mile long, Louisville Courier
JOurnai.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Saves $500 From Tips.

Ann Arbor. Mich.-John Summers.
seventeen, has saved $500 in a year
from his tips as a bellboy. He re-
ceives SO month and his board. His
tips run from $40 to $50 week. He
bought typewriter with his first saw
line.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Glad He's Free.

"What have you thereY
"a packet of old love letters"
"Write 'em yourself?"
"Yes.'
"The sight of them doesn't seem to
depress you much"
mo. The girl who returned these
letters to me has since gone into sun
worshiping, votes for women and birth
control"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Spider Endanqers Baby.

La Crosse. VISA spider bite on
the arm is believed by physicians to
have brought Nellie Jane Griswold.
two-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
william Griswold, to deaths door. A
big red blotch on her right arm be-
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Old Hen Keeps On Layino.

Beaverdale. Pa.-ThOmas Mannion
of No. 6 Beaverdale street is the own
er of a hen which Is thirty-six years
old. She Is not suffering from old age
or debility either; instead she matches
out one or two settings Of eggs each
year and II still laying.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Whx fha cook STAYED.

"How long did your last cook sta.
with you"
"Oh, about five hours"
"HOw did that happenT
"The afternoon train back to tow
has been discontinued"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
In q Hurry.

Doctor-Have you any objection to
my calling in a consulting physi'
clan?
/ Patient-Certainly not. Call In as
many accomplices as you need In or
der to get through with the assassin
ton as quickly as possible.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
,Nother lnsinuation.

"Accawding to--aw--science froe
can - aw = live without bwalns
doncher know" remarked young Sap
leigh. ss
"Oh. WELL" rejoined Miss Causiiqv
sthere are OtherA"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Not Important.

"Now that you have promised 20
marry me, shall see your fatherr
mo-" answered the girt 'rna'
won't be necessary. I'll tell You wha'
he looks like, If you really want to
know"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Stinoy!

Omar-Miss Aimee certainly has a
lovely complexion, hasn't she?
HaZel-Yes; and the stingy thing
won't tell me what brand she uses.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Wise Precautions.

"Why are you staying here at your
uncle'sw
"The doctor said pa had aphasia,
and ma was afraid it might be
ketchin'."
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
A Smart Man.

"Dobbs Is a man of unusual intelli'
gence."
Think sOT'
II do. His views in general are verS
like my own"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Down at the Club.

Jenkins never comes to the club
but he acts the fool"
"Perhaps he believes in the saying !:
"When in Rome do as the Romans
| do"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Real Thino-

Miles-Did you ever see one Of those
tank dramas7
performance of Ten Nights In q Bar.
room.r
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10

gan Nellie James troubles. In the
next few days Nellie had repeated
spasms, a high fever. and other dan
gerous symptoms. She is now recover
| ing.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Patience2

Some men who claim to be patient.
Are apt to make their wives sick;
For In reality they're too lazy
To register even one kick.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Just as Bad.

"YOu look exhausted"
"YeS."
"Been shopping with your wife?"
mo. I've been trying to get out OF
going"
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
Two of a Kind,

What fools these earthly females be.
What freaks the human race begets!
'Mong others is the girl who paints.
And the one who tackles cigarettes.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10
mony was performed.

m0ny was performed.
The marriage Of first cousins is for
bidden In Missouri but there Is no
Alabama law against 1t. Lawyers as
sured McCann that a uelephone mar
riage would be legal.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10

COllector-This account has been
running for some time.
Owens-Well, let's not stop 1t and
maybe 1t will land q marathon rec
ord
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10

Friend-Do you never indulge in the
pleasures of getting out and turning
up the fresh earth?
Golfer Ga nOvice)-It's no pleasure
to me. Every time l go to the club 1
get nothing but harsh looks for my
activities in that direction.
Tensas gazette., 1916-11-10

"Your soldiers look fat and happy.
You must have war-chest."
mot exactly; but things are on
higher plane than they used to be-
This revolution is being financed by q
mOving-picture concern"
Middletown transcript., 1916-04-29

At last the rains came to the valley
and Fazenda Flores. Gerry spent long
hours beside his sluicegate watching
for a rise in the river, but it did not
come. The torrent of rain was local
and he remembered that Lieber had
told him that the floods-the great
floods-came from hundreds of miles
up the river and generally under a
braZen sky. Night. black night. had
fallen with the rain and he was just
turning to seek shelter from the un-
broken downpour when n voice raised
The voice drew nearer. In a nasal
tone, which somehow sounded familiar
though it was unknown to him, it was
chanting long string Of dOggerel end
ing in an unvarying refrain. Finally
Gerry could make out the long-drawn
tail-end of the song: comm down the
drawn"
English! American. Cowboy mu-
sic! The impressions came in rapid
succession. Gerry strove to pierce
the darkness. He could hear the near
by splash of careful mules, picking
their way through puddles with finick-
ing little steps. He felt shadow in
the darkness and could just see above
it a blur of yellow. Behind it. more
shadows. On an impulse he did not
stop to measure, he shouted in English.
Halo, therew
The doggerel was choked off in mid
fight. The yellow blur came to a sud
den stop and the nasal voice rang out
in quick staccato, Speak again,
stranger. and speak quick!"
ITS all right" Gerry laughed back.
Where are you bound for?"
I'm headed down the drawr lookin'
for a chalk line where l en- dry my
feet. What do you knowT'
Can you see the water in the ditch
at your right?"
''Yasser, can. en- see you, too
"Well,' shouted back Gerry. your
eyes beat mine. Follow the ditch un-
til you come to a bridge. I'll meet you
there"
Gerry found the little cavalcade
waiting for him. six pack-mules, ma
tive driver and, towering above them,
a great lanky figure in a yellow oil
skin slicker topped by a broad
brimmed StetsOn. Gerry looked over
the outfit as carefully as the darkness
would allow and then said tentatively,
There's a house down there in the
valley"
is the'?" drawled the stranger spit
ting deliberately into the ditch. Well"
he volunteered after a further pause.
my names Jake Kemp. The rest of
this outfit is six mules packin' orchids
and the greaser packin' the mules"
That's all right" said Gerry, "I
guess we can put you up"