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Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08

Fair of the /. o. NJ. A., Birsky. /
thought I done wonders to get hum
dred decks of cards out of Lurie the
stationery jobber. even bought them
from the sporting goods booth myself
at five dollars for the lot. Birsky. and
every deck was perfect excepting for
a couple of missing high spades and
the joker. So you could take it from
me, Birsky. If some one donates
cigars to Charity bazaar. If they
amt exactly fireproof they're anyhow
of slow burning construction, and in
trying to smoke a bOxfui you could
take off q couple pounds in weight
principally around the cheeks"
Even So" Birsky said. "a feller
stands a better show TO get his
moneys worth by buying articles at
bazaars as by taking chances on
things. l bet In my time I've took
chances at bazaars on everything from
oitermobiles down to pianos, and it's
my opinion, Zapp. that before the
oitermobile company allows the car to
be put on exhibition at the bazaar the
donation committee has got to execute
surety company bond In twice the
amount of the list price Of the cal
that the winning number 31416 will
he pasted to the bottom of the hat and
the car returned to the company upon
the presentation of such number with
In twenty-four hours after the Gloss
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
LAUGHED AT 4cLosE sHAvEs"


The vastness Of the operations in
the early days Of the great retreat"
of the British army In August. 1914.
the uncertainty Of the general staff it.
self about what was happening In
some quarters of the field, and the
universal Ignorance Of the rank and
file of what had happened elsewhere
than in their own Immediate vicinity,
all tended to discourage the troops.
For a time, says Mr.. Frederic Cole
man in his book. @From Mons to
Ypres," I was to act as usher at
point a bit north Of Saint Quentin.
Placed on the road By staff officer,
and told where the men Of the vari-
Gus units were to be directed. I chose
to stand by French lady who, with
her daughters, was supplying coffee,
steaming hot, to the passing Tommies.
Never shall 1 forget that staff Off
GERS parting Instructions. "Cheer
them as you keep them on the move"
he said. "They are very down.
hearted. Tell 'em where to go. and
cheer 'em up-cheer 'em up"
OF all the jobs that have ever fallen
to my lot, thought, this promises to
be one of the most hopeless. Cheer
them up, indeedl A fine atmosphere
this, for cheerl Ragged and muddy
and footsore they looked struggling
along.
The first man who caught my atten-
ton particularly was tall captain,
an old acquaintance. He showed me
his service cap, through the crown OF
which two neat bullet holes had been
drilled. Both of the bullets had
missed their mark, although one had
plowed q slight furrow along his scalp
and left an angry red welt.
No one had examined his head to
find what damage had been caused
and he asked me to investigate. dc
bent over, and poked my finger here
and there, asking where it hurt anc
how much-in short, doing the best
could to satisfy his thirst for infOrma
ton.
AS was intent on my amateur prob
ing q voice from behind commenced
"a close shave the little divil made
that tsime, sure" Turning at the sof
brogue. what was my surprise to see {
Jock, in a kilt that looked as If 1t!
wearer had been rolled in the mud
He was capless, his shock Of red hal
stood on end, and his blue Irish eye
twinkled merrily. / was genuinel.
I surprised. 1t was before l had Learned
that an Irishman in a Scotch regimen
is no rara avis.
As if entering himself in cOmpeti
ton of close shaves, the Irishman he'll
his right ear between his thumb an
finger. "And what do ye think o
that?" he queried.
l. Right through the lobe Of his eal
y close to his cheek, Mauser bulle
y had drilled a clean hole. "Close, thai
I'm thinkin'," he said. "and l nive
: knew how close me ear was to m
e head till that thing come along"
. The burst of laughter from tn
group that had gathered was infe,
. tious. The boys trailed off tOgethe
e chatting over other stories of clos
e shaves, and leaving me thankful ths
1 the Irish lad had come by, cheere
IL that lot up, and so saved me the tasl
II Youths Companion.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
When the cream is about ready,
scalding water should be added TO the
churn to cleanse it thoroughly and also
to swell the pores of the wood and
thus prevent the cream being absorbed.
The lid should be placed on the churn
and the churn given few turns. The
lid should then be removed and the
water drawn out. Cold water is now
added to cool the churn, to prevent
raising the temperature of the cream
when it is poured into the churn. The
churn is given few revolutions and
the water is drawn off as before. At
this time the printer and paddles or
ladies should be scalded and placed In
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
FIGHT AGAINST HESSlAN FLY
Careful Manuring and Proper Precau.
tions Should Be Taken to Avoid
Short Wheat Crop.

Careful manuring and proper pre-
cautions against the Hessian fly should
be looked after this fall if we are to do
everything possible to avoid another
short wheat crop. Plenty Of barnyard
manure, and clover, alfalfa or some
other legume in rotation furnish the
nitrogen that wheat needs most cheap
ly, but lime. phosphorus and potash
must cometimes be added in other
ways.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
INCREASED YIELD OF CORN
Cylindrical Ear and Wedge Shaped
Kernels, Regarded as Fancy Points,
Have Bio influence.

There is no doubt but that the aver.
age yield Of corn per care could be
greatly increased II little more atten.
ton was paid to selection of the seed.
The cylindrical ear and even, wedge.
shaped kernels so often regarded as
merely fancy points, will be found to
have a far greater influence on the
yield than one would suppose.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
PROFITABLE PIECE OF LAND
FArmer Surprised to Find Little Girls
Tomato Patch Best Paying Spot
on the Farm.

Many a farmer has been surprised
to find that the tenth-acre devoted to
the little girls tomato patch has beer
the best paying piece of ground on
the farm.
Many of them are getting out of the
notion that the garden business is fool
ishness and the wOmen's work. They
are beginning to take hold and help out
with the planting, cultivating and gen.
eral garden work.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08

name so badly that his customers
couldn't recognize 1t, understand. AT
the same time, Birsky, he's got the
satisfaction of knowing that he amt
helping out the feller which caused
the flood and who has got plenty OF
mopsv to assist the flood victims II IL
,y[aldn't be that he Is saving 1t to buy
dynamite for blowing up more dams.
)Yes, Birsky, giving to Some war re-
lief funds means relieving them gov
ernments over In Europe from the ex-
pense of caring for their wOun1ed SOL
diers and widows and orphans, so that
they can use the money they o1ght to
spend that way in buying ammunition
to make more wounded soldiers and
widows and orphans for the Americans
to raise relief funds for"
swell, anyhow, a feller that gives
money for war charity is just so kind
hearted as feller which gives money
to charity" Birsky said.
THAT depends on his intentions"
Zapp replied. "There is some French
er-Americans and German-Americans
which has got pretty good idee that
war charity Is a matter of bOOkkeep-
ing. and you couldn't call 1t kind
hearted exactly If such a feller would
inclose with his check letter saying
Gents: Inclosed herewith please find
check for five hundred dollars for
wounded soldiers. Would be Obliged
If you will transfer the sum OF five
hundred dollars from your hospital
account and credit same to your liquid
fire and gas account and oblige yours
truly"
.sIn that case" Birsky commented
."if such a feller thinks he's going to
make a hit with the recording angel
understand, he might just so vel
save his five hundred dollars and get
the same amount of credit by black
lacking a couple of perfect stranger:
on a dark night"
"Them fellers amt looking to make
n hit with the recording angel" ZapI
continued They'll be perfectly sat
isfied with Double Cross of th'
Legion of Honor or Red Eagle o
the Second Glass, a Blue Eagle of th'
Third Glass or even Eagles in paste
shades IL the Kaiser amt got an.
other colOrs in stock. AT the sam'
time them fellers is just as kind heart
ed as the lady who makes bi!
Geschrei about collecting subscrip
tions for the Duchess de Camembertt
hospital for wounded soldiers at Por
de Salut and writes every couple o
DAYS TO the papers telling how she go
n letter from the Duchess In whicl
the Duchess says: Mrs. Maria Val
Rensselaer-Zwiebel. My Dear Mrs
Van Rensselaer-Zwiebel.' and asket
her to raise money for the hospital
.Birsky. Mrs. Zwiebel then goes on 4
saw that any one desiring to Civ
money to the Duchess de Camembert'
.hospital can send il to Maria Va
Rensselaer, -Zwiebel in care Of j. {
Morgan 4 Co.. and remain truly your
Marin Van Rensselaer-Zwiebel. L
this way she gets her name over fou
times and the Duchess de Camen
'bert's name figures twice, wherea
,she only mentions the wounded so
idiers once In the letter and once late
when Mr.. Van Rensselaer-Zwiebe
kicks that he has got to pay bill 70
five hundred newspapers and she say
ain't he got no heart on account sh
is doing 1t all for them poor wOunde
soldiers. Birsky.'
Don't say a word" Birsky salt
,fiapping the fingers of his right hant
"Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bublick. whic
is kin to my wife's brother Julius. ha
"a daughter Miss Bertha Bdblicl
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
USING LIME ON ACID SOILS
Application After Flowing for
Spring Crop.

While it is better to use lime on
acid soils at any time Of the year than
not to apply any, soil specialists at the
Ohio experiment station recommend
that this material be used after plow-
ing for some cultivated spring crop.
The lime can then perform its full
function in promoting the growth 4
the bacteria that grow on clover
roots.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
All Settled.

"Papa," said the sweet girl affecs
tionately, "you wouldn't like me to. 60
away and leave you, would your"
Indeed / would not, my dearest"
said the wealthy father fOndly.
I'm so glad" sighed the girl. "Now
III marry Mr.. POOrchap. He's willing
to live here"
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
Pasteurization Aida.

Danish creameries pasteurize all
cream before making 1t into butter.
This kills all bacteria. Danish butter
has Q uniform quality and distinctive
flavor.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08

cold water to swell the pores of the
wood and prevent the butter from
sticking.
The churn is now ready for the
cream, which should be poured through
a coarse strainer to remove any Jumps
of cream or any hard white specks
which are formed by the drying of the
cream to the sides of the can.
The natural color of butter when
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
Save EVERYTHING.

Everything is worth saving, even to
the broken beetle handle. You can
get a number of hammer handles
from It, especially II it is good hick.
ory.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
Comedy and Pathos

"a man looks comical when he pro-
poses"
YES" replied Miss Cayenne. Hes
fortunate If he can let 1t go at that
and not look pathetic after he is mar.
ried."
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
DON'T aNlEElEi

You can rid yourself of that cold In
the head by taking Laxative Quinidine
Tablets. Price 25c. Also used in
cases Of La Grippe and for severe
headaches. Remember that.-Adv.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
Value Of Alfalfa.

A large part Of the feeding value of
alfalfa is in the leaves. Cure 1t In the
shade of caps.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
Best Farm Investment,

A silO is one of the best investments
on any farm. 1t means the succulence
of pasture all winter.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08

Always sure to please, Red Cross Bah
Blue. All grocers sell it. Adv.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
The Reason

"How did they get into the scrap?"
Trying to preserve their neutral.
ity."
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08

Talk is cheap, but like other cheap
things it is apt to prove expensive in
the end.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08

Tell a plump girl she's getting fat
and see what happens!
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08

Large silo Cheapest.
The larger the silo. the cheaper the
storage for each ton Of silage.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08
Beneficial to Sow.

High condition Is beneficial to the
SOW at breeding and farrowing time.
Tensas gazette., 1916-12-08

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that It
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-04
BAY SPRIGS news

Mrs c. F. Gibson spent a day or
two last week in and near Triton.
Master ]. N. Sappington spent par
of last week at Arab, taking in com
mencement.
A great number of our citizens at
tended the barbecue at Arab Friday
Also the play at the auditorium Friday
night
Miss Susie Moore is visiting her sis,
ter, Mrs. Abb McSwain of Fitzgerald.
Miss Nettie May George visited her
uncle, Mr. Dock Pickle, the latter part
of last week.
Mrs. Collins, of Cordele, is visiting
her daughter Mrs. c. M .Josey.
w. Z. James of Macon. is down for
a few days on business.
The saw mill belonging to B. P. Sap
,ington was burned last Friday after
loon. 1t caught from burning pile
If saw dust.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Sappington, Miss
5allie Gibson and w. E. James went
o Cordele Monday night to hear Will
lam Bryan lecture.
Quite a number of young people en-
eyed the singing at j. H. Spires home
Sunday afternoon.
The farmers in our section are feel
ug good over the fine rain which fell
Tuesday morning. 1t is the first we
have had in several weeks.
Jas. H. Brown of Cordele came down
down for a short while Tuesday.
w. E. James and B. p. Sappington
went to Triton on business Tuesday.
The country people are now enjoy
ing friend chicken, blackberry pie.
and juicy plums.
Messrs. w. c. Gibson and B. P,
Sapping ton attended serviceAat the
Methodist church at Arab Sunday.
We are glad to report Mrs. John
Passmore very much improved.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-04
LOVE AND MONEY CHIEF
BURDEN OF INNES' LETTERS

Atlanta, June THAT Victor lime.
and Mrs. Eloise Dennis planned to &c
INTO a foreign land and set up a new
'eligi0n; that he made love to hel
through constant letters and that she
struggled desperately to gather mon
ey to send him on allegedly fraudu
lent Investments, was the testimony
IN the witness stand yesterday after
noon by L. p Weathers. Atlanta real
ty dealer. -
Mr. Weathers was Mrs. Dennis bus
mess contidante. He read many letters
.nnes wrote the missing woman. The
first letter she received from him upon
'oturning from Carson City, Nevada,
N 1913. was read to Weather while
Mrs Dennis and her sister, Beatrice.
were outing with hi INTO Macon.
The witness said it told of Innes
lonliness since she left him. and end
I'd with "devotedly yours" All the
letters, said Weathers. were affection
ate. Most of them made damends for
more money. Some of them dwelled
upon, to quote the witness, "the New
home in which they would be happy
as soon as lines had obtained his di-
vorce.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-04
PUTS BULLET IN BRAIN
ON GRAVE OF DAUGHTER

Tampa, Fla, May 31.-With a bul
ct from a 50 caliber revolver in his
Drain, Francis B. Mcintosh, 43 years
I'D, a prominent real estate dealer
vas found lying across the grave OF
lis infant daughter in Woodland Gem
3tery this afternoon by the seXtol
If the cemetery who heard the sho
and within a few minuts had foun(
Mr. Mcintosh. Th wounded man was
cushed to the hospital. Physicians
who attended him say he has no chance
recover. 1t is supposed that grie
md business cares caused him to at
cmpt suicide. His wife was pros
rated by the occurrence and could
assign no reason for an attempt a.
suicide.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-04
CHAS. r. CRISP TO SPEAK
IN TAM MANY HALL

Atlanta, June Georgia congress
men are constantly in demand as ora
tors. The Tammany Hall in New York
will have a big celebration on the
18th of July This great political or
ganization has invited Congressman
Crisp Of Georgia to deliver one Of the
speeches on that occasion and the
third district statesman has accepted,
provided business at the national cap
ltol is such that he can go.
The homefolks of the congressman
are,of course, gratified at this recog-
milton of his ability, and in this con-
nection are talking about Mr. Crisp's
part in recent congressional proceed
ings.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-04
MCCLELLAN STORE HAS
SPLENDID OPENING
LARGE CROWDS OF PEOPLE At
TEND INSPECTION AND CAME
YESTERDAY TO MAKE PURcHAS
Es-sPLENDID STOCK.
The Mcclellan five, ten and twenty

five store was open for inspection Fri
day aftrnoon and evening and yester-
day afternoon and evening and yester-
made. Hundreds of people were in
waiting as the doors were thrown open
and all during the day splendid crowds
flled the store. 1t was very fine day
and showed more than the ordinary
interest on the part of the people
from all directions.
The store is now completed and sup
piled with a stock as large as would be
placed in a city three times the size
Of Cordele. Macon, Columbus, Angus
la, Savannah and cities this size are
hardly better supplied in their stores
of this kind than is Cordele in the Me-
Lellan stock. ssT
Manager Keller was happy yester-
lay when the crowds began to get
into the store 1t was a busy occasion
from start to finish. The happy sur
orises the people found in the great
variety of useful things offered for
sale at rediculously low prices were
everywhere shown in the smiles that
cadiated as they made their selections
This store will maintain very large
stock and continue the bargains as
hey are shown in the opening of the
store.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-04
MEXICO DEMANDS
TROOP REMOVAL
10000 WORD NOTE SAYS lMMEDi-
ATE ACTION MUST BE TAKEN
CARRANZA MAKES DEMANDS.

Mexico City, May 31.-Claiming that
the words and protests Of the United
States have been entirely in contradic-
ton of their acts, and that III spite OF
protests not to intervene in the affairs
of Mexico, soldiers of the United
States are in Mexico without the con-
sent of the Mexican government and
in violation of Mexico's sovereignty,
the Mexican government now asks Tor
the immediate withdrawal Of these
troops. The request is made in a H.
900 word note made public at the for
eign office today about noon.
The note recites the the American
troops crossed the border after the Co.
lumbus incidnt without the permits
sion of the Mexican government. The
act was not considered one of invas-
ion then solely because the United
States said they had misinterpreted
the attitude of the Mexican govern
ment. When the second expedition
crossed the line after the Glenn Spring
incident, the note maintains, the plea
that this was done with the consent of
The Mexican consul at Del Rio, Texas,
it untolerable and that act can be only
considered as one of the invasion
"The Mexican government therefore
invites the United States to bring to
an end this unsupportable situation, y
the note concludes, land to support
its protestations AID declarations OF
friendship by an Immediately with
drawal of American troops"
Maintaining that the protests OF
friendship by the United States and
the expressed desire for non-interven-
ton has been contradicted by the acts
of the Washington government, the
note says the time has arrived when
Washington must declare itself clear
ly and unequivocally as to its future
intention toward Mexico.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-04
AN ARMoR PLATE
PLANT FOR U. S.
HOUSE AGREES TO RAISE SEW
ERAL APPROPRIATIONS OF MA
VAL RILL-PARTY LINES SMASH
ED.

Washington, June Amendments
to the naval appropriation bill to pro
vide for a $11,O00,000 government ar
NOR plate plant, for $1,000, 900 instead
of 100000 worth Of aeroplanes, fol-
2,73O additional sailors and for a DO
nus system to encourage the speedy
private construction of warships were
adopted today by the house sitting as
the committee of the whole,
Party lines were broken on every
vote. Twenty-three Republicans and
Two Progressives joined the Democrats
in voting for the armor plate proposal
the final vote being 165 to 81. Thir-
teen Democrats lined up with the Re-
Dublcans on the additional aeroplane
amendment, which was carried 129
to 103. The bonus and increased per-
whelmingly without roll calls.
Debate on the armor plate amend
ment, which had been already passed
as a separate bill in the senate, cen
cred largely around the question OF
whether the Bethlehem Steel Company
The largest private manufacturer OF
plate, had treated the government fair
y in dealings with it.
Representatives Butler and Graham.
Of Pennsylvania, waged the fight
against the naval committee amend
nent, offering as substitute an a
nendment by Mr.. Butler looking to
settlement of the controversy be
tween the government and private
manufacturers through federal
rade commission Investigation. The
Butler amendment would have pro
vided for an appropriation of build
ng a government plant, but made il
contingent upon the refusal of the
private manufacturers to accept con
racts at prices judged by the commits
sion to be fair.
III lOI put al pilNlIC SOhSShh O''
If bushes in this maner without civ
ng it a chance" Mr. Graham pleaded
The United States Government is NOT
being cheated many would have yor
believe. The prices this government
paying for plate compare very favor
IDLY with what it costs the japanese
government to manufacture plate.
Representative Sherley,of Kentucky
supporting the committee amend
nent, declared his belief that the gov
,rnment should manufacture some
)art of every article which it uses eX
;lusively simply to establish cos
price. He attacked the Bethlehem
Steel Company for its refusal, durinf
recent congressional inquiry, to re
veal the cost of making armor plate
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-04
BOLT FIRES WAREHOUSE.

Fitzgerald, May 31.-A large ware
house on the A. B. & A., siding in the
rear of the Central MOTEL, was struck
by lightning last night and burned, to-
gether with large quantity Of seed
peas, belonging to the Denmark Drug
company, several gasoline engines and
about $4,000 worth of nitrate owned
by the Southern Nitrate company.
The building was the property OF
DIR. D. B. Ware and was insured for
$2.5C, the only insurance on net loss
of about $4,000.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-04
ROAD WOULD INCREASE
WATERMELON RATES

Atlanta, May 31.-The Georgia wa
tcnnelon famous in song and story
will bear its part of the burden OF
increased freight rates proposed by
the railroads of Georgia. if the new
schedule of rates proposed by the
roads is authorized by the Railroad
Commission, according to compari
sons between present and proposed
rates given out by the statistical bu
reau of the Georgia Shippers AS
sociation.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-04
EX.CHfEF BEAVERS
TO GET NEW TRIAL.

~''A Atlanta, June 1.-The Atlanta board
of police commissioners must again
try James L. Beavers, former chief
of police, who nearly year ago was
reduced to captain after the board
had declared him guilty Of insubordi-
nation, Judge John T. Pendleton, of
the Fulton county Superior court, de
cided today. Judge Pendleton sus-
tanned a write of certiorari filed i'll be
half of Beavers, charging among 9th
err things that he had not received a
fair trial
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-04
sTRPLING-sooN TO BE FREE.

Atlanta, June 2.-Governor Harris
has practically completed his order
pardoning Thomas Edgar Stripping,
now serving a life term for murder
1t the state prison farm near Milledge-
Vile, and it is expected the document
will be officially made public in few
lays, thus freeing the famous prisoner
t was learned from reliable sources
his morning.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1916-06-04
NEW BALTIMORE CAFE
SUCCESSOR TO GEORGIAN

Gus Badavanes and Sam Batatoles,
creeks, have taken charge of the form
9r Georgian Cafe on Eighth street, OPP
1osite the union depot and have cha>S
I'd the name to the Baltimore Cafe.
New fixtures have been installed, the
building completely renovated and
other improvements made. The new
owners expect to make it tirst-class
restaurant.