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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16

knowing that he disapproved? II so
why did you do it?'
Because | loved her"
And what is still more important
why did she consent to such mar
riage:"
because she had faith in me-
You spoke of your success in your
profession. Please state for the hene-
fit of the jury at what time this sue
cess began"
"After she hecame my wife and
when | settled down."
The attorney was well satisfied with
/ the work thus far, hut nevertheless
/ She pushed it further and brought out
! the incident and the atmosphere Of
/ Witness Stakes career. putting flesh
and life upon the skeleton of his for
NAL teStimony-hOw hard and YET how
sweet the first struggles of the early
married days, how glorious the COM
Ing of success and how love had
blazed way through all the hard
ships. Then she trcSpaSSed upon her
privilege. and. to the establishment and
partly To the CONSERVATION Of the Judge
and jury. asked few questions which
seemed entirely irrelevant.
do you know person named Ar
mold Clarke"
81 do"
Tell what you know of his charac-
ter In this community and of his stand
Ing at the bar"
The witness demurred. but the at
torney appealed to the judge and after
a somewhat heated argument, In which
the witness and the judge and the
jury showed considerable confusion
and agitation, the question was al
lowed.
Il should say that he has the charac-
ter of the average young man of his
circumstances. which are not as pros
porous as they might be. and that his
standing AT the bar would be better
If" here the witness paused.
IF what? Continue, please"
"Well. if"
hut before he could find the eva
sions he wanted she clapped her hands
In noisy glee, and supplied the words
he desired To avoid, the words she in
tended should be the void: IF some
body of the opposite sex had faith in
him and he would settle down" and
before Witness Stake knew what was
happening, and before Judge Stake
could interfere. and before the jury
Stakes could grasp the meaning Of IL
rs the fledgling attorney was hugging
The witness, the judge and the jury.
and calling all sorts of nice names that
were sworn to with kisses.
1t happened moment later that n
all young mana little taller than the |
all young woman-ushered moth |
lady into the room and |
Flushed deeply as he said: Judge, |
nave always tried to follow your pro-
essional advice, especially In aiming
II the highest possible court first. I
ave plead my case and Mrs. Stake has
Iecided In my favor. | hope, sir,
hat"
"Oh, never mind him." said the
'OunG woman. THE case has been
ried in his court, too, and have wen.
BY the way, judge, did l do it? Did 1
et the atmospheric"
The judge took it kindly, but he al
rays held that the court would have
uled differently if the jury had not
AIKEN the case out of his hands. and
e never failed TO charge that the way
he jury had been Influenced was very
nfair and extremely unprofessional.
indeed, he said, the whole proceeding
as distinctly irregular, even If 1t did
asten the ringing of the wedding
ellis.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
Modern Babylon.

Forty miles from New York In the
direction of Berlin and just behind the
Fire Island lighthouse, which We used
TO trail from homecoming liners in
the good old days before the war,
when cats might look at kings and the
simplest citizen Of these United States
at the good things in the shop win
dow. of the Rue de la Paix without
being classed as casus belli, Is Baby
oil Ralph Barton writes in Cartoons
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
The Noon In japanese Poetry.

Japanese fOndness for mOOn-gazing
must not be interpreted as pure feel
ing Of JOY In the presence Of beauty ;
1t is mixed with melancholy sentiment,
says the New East. The soul is
touched with strange and deep pathos
when looking at the moon with night
sky as background and-silence. Shi-
rakawa had the idea when he said !:
"As I, In solitude, look attentively up
on the moon, seem to merge into one
ness with her." This attitude tOward
nature quite differs from that which
one feels at sight Of the first touch Of
day a spot of high light upon the
top of Mount Full.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
Sandy's Extravauance.

Sandy had taken jeanne to the vii
lage fair. They had seen all the Stree
shows but there was movie show
for which charge was made and
which the girl wanted to see.
Wilma We tax me?" she said per-
suasively. 1T is only nickel"
At the door, however, Sandy discov.
cred that the price Of admission was
a dime for adults.
He graOned. 1t was too late to re-
treat, and so he reluctantly parted with
the 20 cents; but when he got inside he
said:
Jeanne. gin We ever doot ma love
for ye? Jist think O. what haze spent
on We this vera day."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
$50 Spec es of Parrots.

There are $50 species of parrots.
chiefly confined to the warm parts Of
America. Asia, Africa and Australia.
There are none in Europe and none i'm
Asia west Of the Indies; and while
numerous In the Malay archipelago.
they are wanting in China. Cochin
China and the Philippine island. The
only species native to the United States
is the Carolina parrot,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
Absence of Enthusiasm.

Was your vacation a success In
every sense of the word"
Il wouldn't 20 SO far as to say that.
L met a few pleasant people and a
great many disagreeable ones. spent
twice as much money as could afford
to spend, had half as much fun as I
expected to have, and came back wish.
ing somebody would kick me for going
away. All in all, my vacation was
about the average sort"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16

Magazine. What wag, what droIl Eel.
low ever thought of choosing the nam,
Babylon for south shore, Long Is
land. clam and flatfish village, tn.
chronicles fail to relate. It's gardens
hang right side up. and bear potatoes
In highly respectable and patriotic
manner, and the once justly famous
daughters Of Babylon are as scarce a.
hanging gardens. for they simply Dc
not exist. The moment the Babylon
ian female attains that age when a
single swift glance at male Of the
genus sufiices to tell her the .precis.
figure Of his income. she takes IN
ii :N to the better husband stalkins
preserves 40 miles TO the west-apd
she does not return.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
StruQQlino Aoainst Eat.

Some men have greatness thrust
upon them
"Of course they do" replied the cor.
poral. "One of the most promising sol.
diers in our company is chap who
was so foolish as to try to get ex.
empted."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
No Elevator in BUNGALOW

Mrs. Nuritch-Yes, we were going to
leave our fiat for the summer and take
a bungalow at Boston Beach.
Mrs. Kawler-What stopped you?
Mrs. Nuritch-We discovered at the
last minute that the bungalow had no
elevator in it-just fancy
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16

A new machine fitted with pneu-
matte hammers and chisels is able to
bore through hard rock at the rate of
about nine feet in "a hours. This ma.
chine is being used in subway work
in New York city. and marks great
advance in swift, safe and cheap rock
tunneling.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
Humiliated.

I'm gOin' TO quit this business" ex-
claimed the man with soft tread and
shifty eye.
What is your businessY
I'm porch climber; that's what I
am. But even porch climber kin have
his professional pride, same as high
class burglar. Twice last week was
mistook for Prussian spy"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
His Place

81 am afraid this recruit is not
amenahle Ia discipline on account of
his teSty disposition. When he WINS
head of n department where he was
employed, he was always discharglng
somebody. l don't know exactly where
he would be useful"
why not put him on the firing
llneT"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
Its Status

Did your suburban neIghbors al
have war gardensr
Indeed. they did. They were AWAY
lighting over one anothers hens In
them"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-11-16
Battles Which Made the World
GETTYSBURG

ne s" % me Southern Conderncy rcket. DIV,
Charges In Any War
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30

two large pieces of property, situated be-
tween Grant Street and William Penn
Place. Fifth and Sixth avenues, have lain
idle ''in the centre Of Pittsburgh's busiest
district" the magazine states:
"The lot occupied by the Union Arcade
Building is 2l0x240 feet. Like the hotel adj
joining The William PENN. the buildings
are erected on solid rock and it was neces-
sary to blast out for their suhstructures.
The material was loosencd by blasting and
removed by means of steam shoveis.
THE Union Arcade Building is a most
unusual structure, unique in its way IN
America 1t provides accommodation for two
distinct occupancies: quarters for merchants
with retail stores, and business Offices. There
are 23s retail shops and ia Office suites.
The first four stories are planned for the
hops and the upper stories for the Offices.
There are 1920 square feet net Of office
space on floor with over 1000 additional
square feet in corridors. The typical divis
ion of story provides for 1872 separate
suites, each with an outside window and
reception room with an entrance direct from
the corridor.
"The plan provides for Offices as small as
9x12 feet and the arrangement is such that
the rooms may be grouped in suites to as
many as sixty-four rooms. The main por-
ton of the building is only eleven stories
nigh, but there are an additional four stories
in the towers, the tops OF which rise to a
height of 237 feet. As the building is entirely
surrounded by streets. the majority Of the Of
fees have street facing windows. The inner
Offices, however, open upon light courts, which
extend from the eleventh story down to the
second. Up to the fifth floor the dimensions
of these light courts are liXl7 feet. This
is increased TO 26x34 feet up to the ninth
floor, and above that the courts are 35xG9
feet. These courts are open above the fourth
story. In addition there is central light
we'll above 30 feet in diameter which is COW
cred by skylight at the top and which
lights the interior corridors of the building
From the fifth floor down this light well
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
A Unique. Outstanding
Army Figure

WHILE it seems probable that MAJOR
w General Hugh l.. Scott, who reached
the retirement age week ago, will be re-
Eeved as chief of staff, it is understood
that he will be continued in active service
and will be asked TO undertake special
work. His retirement, which, as 1.-The
Evening Post" puts it, marks the passing
Of one of the most unique and outstanding
figures of the army" is viewed with gen.
eral regret. "The Evening Post" con-
tinues:
although a warrior by profession, his
greatest achievements nave been as a ?aci-
fer In this role he has won the love and
respect Of the American Indians, the Gu
bans. the Filipinos, and, according to many
OF his admirers, of the MeXicans. His pa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
Those Who Drill for Gold

Dawson storekeeper said to me, sharply.
And before Dan could even turn | blurted
cut, why, that out of the whole deck he
should get two more like he hadw The
salesman laughed nervously. Dan turned
and looked at me as a man does over
pair of glasses-athough Dan never wore
them. The Dawson storekeeper threw down
q ten-full, face up. The miner followed
with his pat straight. The pots yours"
he said TO Dan.
With all eyes on him, Dan stood up
Guess I'll cash in while Pm ahead, if you
fellows don't mind" The little matter Of
bookkeeping was attended to, few gold
coins jingled and ne turned to me, abashed,
awkwardly trying to figure out my fault.
Come on, sonny" he said, kindly. 81
see where you need few lessons in the
national pastime, and you'll never learn
minute younger" He led the way to a cor
ner table and then and there gave me the
essentials Of poker, explaining the differ
ent hands, from "bob-taied flush" to q
dead mans full Nor did he give me a
word Of recrimination, except to say as we
parted for dinner: Lad, poker player is
satisfied with one well played hand at
session, and you sure put the jinx on the
one I'd been waiting for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
.Jinr on q Poker Hand

picked up his cards as they were dealt;
held them loosely, even carelessly. Appar-
entity, ne played in the same spirit, yet in
front of him was the bulk of the chips on
the table
The technical details of the affair prob
ably never understood, but it must have
happened something in this manner: Dan
opened the jackpot, pushing forward a
generous pile of chips. One of the miners
at once dropped out. The other sourdough
raised, and the Dawsonite, with an i'll
concealed CLEAN in his eye, raised in turn
The salesman hesitated, then threw down
his cards. Dan had a pair Of kings-plain
for me to see-not another thing. He
called the last raise without hesitation,
however, and the miner, after look at
Dan out of the corner of his eye, failed
to raise again.
Cards" said the salesman, who was
dealing. "Three-off the top said Dan.
The miner nodded his head negatively, and
the Dawsonite said quietly, IN play
these"
Dan, smiling whimsically picked up his
three cards. | slid forward to the edge of
my chair, my eager eyes close to his
shoulder. Gee Whit" | exclaimed That
sure is funny" What is funny" the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
The Head of the Shipping
Board-Hurley

The follo7cing excerpts are from a
sketch tbct appeared in the September
issue of "The Nations Business:
EDWARD NASH HURLEY had been
IL selling metallic packing for manu-
featuring company in Philadelphia. He
travelled out Of Chicago, east and west.
Proof of his talent and energy and the
appeal Of his personality can be told by
hgures-his salary had been increased
from 500 to $500 a month.
The packing was used for valves and
pistons. Young Mr.. hurley-and he is
youthful now, although he is fifty-three
years old-often walked in among the ma
chinery, locomotives especially, and did
the packing himself. He would lie on his
back or his stomach, in the dust and
grease, and demonstrate to superinten-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30

Gold diggers are often men 7cith fund
of philosophy, science and rich reminis-
cence. ". II. Gardner, in "Ihe Engi-
neering and Mining Journal" recounts
episodes in connection 5cith hike into
the Klondike zchich rereGl these traits.
The length of this interesting narrative
makes it advisable TO break ii mp into a
fezo instruments. The first instalment,
"Jinr on a Poker Hand" fOllo7rs:
T FIRST met Dan on the steamer Jetfer-
son, en- route from Seattle TO Skag-
way. Barred by sheer youth and I'M
sophistication from cards and drink,
nevertheless | sought out the smoking
room as the centre of social activity. 1t
was early in the afternoon. yet the five
poker players at the centre table were
playing rather a stiff game. Their very
qlretness showed this even TO me. | had
drawn my chair close behind Dan. He was
the only player at the table that minded
my presence not at all. Through suspicion
or superstition, the others-two oldtime
sourdoughs, a steel pipe salesman and a
Dawson storekeeper-shielded their cards
from my eyes if | drew too near.
My ignorance of the game was abysmal
Whist had played, poker never. Dan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30

thence. his answering desire 70 settle dis
putes without loss of life, his strict honesty
in dealing with uncivilized peoples, and his
bravery and persistence at all times have
won for him an envable reputation
az he has not made a brilliant chief OF
staff it is because he is a cavalryman rather
than a bureaucrat. lie Is considerably more
at home on the back Of horse or on ms
own feet in the field than in comfortably
upholstered chair in superheated once
He is an outdoor, not an indoor, man. lie
is rather an adjuster than builder. his IN
assuming, almost retiring, attitude Is better
suited for the adjustment or mlsuhder-
standings than for the welding of great
war machine. 1t was probably because OF
his ability as a pacfer that he was chosen
to accompany Elihu Root on the mission to
Russia"
"The Post" gives the following chrono-
logical events of his military career from
the time of his graduation from the Mill
tary Academy, in 1876, when ne was com
missioned a second Lieutenant in the 9th
Cavalry:
"A month later he was transferred to the
9TH Cavalry, which had been cut to pieces
at the Battle Of the. Little Big Horn. For
many years he served at frontier posts, and
during that time he came to know and TO
understand the Indians. He studied the
character and the sign language Of the
Indians and was instrumental in the peace
full settlement of many disputes. Two
years after he received his commission ne
was promoted TO first Lieutenant and served
in that grade for seventeen years, when he
was promoted to captain.
ain 1898 he accompanied his regiment to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30

dents and master mechanics the good quail
tiles of his product.
That was Edward Nash Hurley, and is
emitting the posture and the dust
and grease Talking with engineers and
other mechanical characters, Hurley the
salesman discovered an invention now
and then and negotiated it into the labora-
tory of his employers.
Hurley reappears in the events of the
day because he has returned TO Washing
ton and is helping his countrymen to de
feat the Prussians. At the beginning of
the war in Europe, Of Germany's effort to
ecome ruler of all creation. Mr.. Hurley
was chairman of the Federal Trade Com
mission, in which capacity, incidentally,
he travelled all over the United States
lecturng to business men about cost &C
counting and other matters of great i'm
portance.
A director on the boards Of banks, rail
roads and manufactures, and farmer at
Wheaton, not far distant from Chlcago'
he felt that his personal affairs requirer
attention. Therefore he resigned mis-
office.
"The place tor the captain of ship, at
this juncture," he told President Wilson,
"is on the bridge, and not in the smoking
room among the passengers
But when the United States was drawn
into the contest with the Huns Mr.. Hurley
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30
His SaIaryIs Now 81 a Year!
WTHEN Frank A. Vanderbilt entered

WHEN Frank A. Vanderbilt entered
w upon his duties last week as chair.
man of the committee 70 engineer the sale
of $4,000, 100000 of war savings certlh.
Gates Wall Street lost its Young Mans
Guide, Philosopher and Friend. For, as
The Saturday Evening Post" remarked
several years ago, when Mr.. Vanderllp
was still e-president Of the National
City Bank, you can't throw a stone down
there without striking some one for whom
he has stood sponsor, got a job, or whom
he has fathered financially"
Throwing further light on the Wander
lip personality and incidentally setting
forth some of the facts Of what may be
called a meteoric career, the above-named
magazine continues:
"Mr Vanderip is a reformed newspaper
man, and like George B. Corteyou,
graduated from stenography Then ne be.
came reporter. He sized up the financial
game as big story and landed it. When
he was on The Chicago Tribune he was
sent out to interview Lyman J. Gage
Lyman Gage was the Moses who LED
Vanderlip out of the Chicago wilderness
for the young financiers road 10 Wall Strees
was by way of the Treasury Department
Washington. At thirty-three he was Assist
ant Secretary. One day James Stillmah
came over 20 Washington and said TO MI
Gage, who was then Secretary of the Treas
ury:
81 want bright young man who knows
finance
"T know such a man. replied the secre.
tary. His name is Vanderlip, but you cah'
get him
But the National City Bank did get him,
for it has a way of usually getting what u
wants.
"Thon came the remarkable thing that
Wall Street talks about in wonder. Aftsf
Nr. NaHder,ip had gone abroad TO get IN,
departmental kinks out of him his ehsi
said TO him:
"'Thcre is desk Be vice-president f''
while"
So he was-for eight years; and Rsn'
upon Mr.. Stllman's retirement, in lsos'
he rather naturally found himself in inc
presidents chair, which he has occupied
ever since.
He had charge of the fotaton OF the
bond issue incident TO the Spanish-Amef'
lean War; he was chairman OF the COM
mttee that negotiated the British war
loan of s5O,OOO,OOO in 1915; he opened inc
Liberty Loan campaign in the New iofA
Federal Reserve district last May.
Incidentally, as chairman Of the mems
advisory board Of the New York State SUI
frage party, Mr.. Vanderlip IS working
hand in hand with his wife, an arden'
campaigner for the cause. But the Co
operation is mutual, for Mrs. Nanderle
last spring was member Of the womanS
campaign committee for the Liberty Loan
1t is interesting to note that Mr.. Vsf
derlip is to receive 81 a year for ssrvt,e !
in his newest capacity. Al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30

nam HQUShf' tfemOrS observed on
n October 2, 1915. in the vicinity of
Pleasant Valley, in the southeast
ern part of Humboldt County, New, were
accompanied by the formation of large
crevaces, says a correspondent Of THE
Engineering and Mining Journal"
Three shocks were noted: The first,
lasting about 10 seconds, at 3:47 p. M;
the second, 30 seconds, at $50 D. M; and
the last, at least minute, at 1858 p. m.
And the writer observes
an numerous places within radius of a
hundred miles of this disturbance great
increase in the flow of water was observed
Creeks came into existence where previously
there had been no water at all. though in
other instances the flow of springs was noted
20 have decreased
Although nearly two years have elapsed
since the main earthquake, many lesser
shocks have occurred at irregular intervals
l1deed, some persons who reside in the
vicinity of the fault state that almost every
cay they feel a trembling of the earth. By
way Of confederation of this, it is interest
lng 70 note the behavior of the mules and
brrros Of various prospectors in the neigh
borhood. These animals manifest an instinc-
tive and emphatic desire TO depart to some
region remote from the locality Of the fault.
THE fault line extends along the east side
OF Pleasant Valley for a distance of twenty
FIVE miles, skirtng along the western slope
of the Golconda or Mount Tobn Range and,
at length, lingering out, to the southwark.
Into the Dixie or Fairview Valley"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30

Cuba. and later served as adjutan, general,
Department Of Havana, under General Lud.
low. He was assistant to Major General
Leonard Wood when he was Military Gov.
ernor Of Cuba. In 1903 ne was given hi,
majority and transferred 10 the l4th Cav.
airy. The same year he was sent 70 the
Philippines, and during his stay there abrs-
gated slavery IN the Sulu Archipelago.
"Hs next assignment was as superb.
tendent of the Military Academy. In March,
1911, he was promoted 20 Lieutenant colonel
and five months later was made a colonel
In March, 1913, he was promoted 70 brigs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-30

Red Cross. Next he was made chairman
Of the nations Shipping Board.
A slender, rather elegant man, brown OF
hair and eyes, his grayish mustache
clipped close to his face, Mr.. Hurley Is SIN
cere and friendly. Likewise magnetic.
And brimful of sentiment. He left school
when he was fifteen, but his awakening
of Business a book of 24O pages, pub
lished this year, written with fine crafts
manship, can be found in the Libraries OF
all the leading colleges and universities.