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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13
Elrna's
Inheritance
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By
FRANCES LILLIAN
HENDERSON
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downright, 1916, by w. G. Chapman)

tCopyright, 1916, by w. G. Chapman)
It was a good deal of a bore to Roy
Weston when his sister, Mrs. Breda
Throop, invited him to accompany her-
self and three lady friends on SUM-
ming tour. Not exactly that either, for
there was a purpose to the expedltlon
truly charitable. The four were mem
bers of q group that had done I'M
measurable good helping the poor and
unfortunate. Their present purpose
was to examine conditions in certain
tenement square that was to be ap-
portioned to them as their own especial
territory for the winter.
"And 1 would like to have you bring
your camera along, Roy" suggested
Mrs. Throop.
"What's the ideaT"
"We are anxious to get some typical
pictures Of the way these people live,
explained his sister, ITO show in lee
ture."
81 see. Very well, although shall
scarcely be at my ease tagging foul
ladies at one time, I'll follow direc
TONS"
1t was time fer these charitably dis
posed ladies to get busy, for winter
had come on bitingly sudden. There
were squalid rooms they penetrated
where the temperature was that OF al
icehouse, not a fragment of fire IL
sight and children huddled under rag
ged bedclothes, shivering away the
hours till mother came home from he
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13

scrubbing work with enough to buy the
only meal of the day and bushel OF
coal.
Weston had never penetrated into
these realms of misery and suffering
before. and he looked pretty serious as
he viewed a phase of life with which
he was unfamiliar. More than once
his hand stole unostentatiously to his
pocket, and he tossed coin or bank
note to the occupants Of a cherries
room unnoticed by his escort.
There's only one slide left" he an
nounced, as they started to leave a
building that had presented unusually
appealing conditions of poverty ana
discomfort.
"Oh. here is q subject we must
have!" cried Mrs. Bellew, one OF the
party, pushing open door and SHOW
ing an interior fairly typical of the
furthest limit of restitution.
Weston discussed his camera. and
took a view of corner of the room
where the sunlight shone strong across
a frost-covered window. With the
click of the shutter the group started
| to leave the place, when Mrs. Throop
exclaimed sharply, suddenly.
'why, there is man lying On the
floor under that window"
With O shudder of grewsome awe
the three other ladies huddled forward
and stared. Weston advanced and bent
over the PROSTATE figure. 1t was that
of an old man miserab1y attired. his
face thin and bloodless. Clenched In
his hand was a small fiat key
"He is dead" pronounced Weston
and a thrill ran through the little
group. ssWe had better call someone
in the place who knows him."
Evidently the man had just died, fol
| when a crippled man occupying the adj
Joining rooms was summoned he made
the remark:
aPoor old Eben Short This is pretty
i sudden, for he passed through the hal
i outside not half an hour. ago."
/ aWho is he?" inquired Mrs. Throop
i Hes lived here for two years, h
4 and his niece, Elma. They aren't oul
Z poor sort and. ] understand he wa'
once very rich They say he was I
miser, but this poor layout doesn'
show IT, does it? The girl-here she Il
| now. Let her know the bad new
gently, for she was like daughter t
the old man"
A young girl of about seventeen en-
tered the room, started, gasped, parte'
the onlookers and then threw hersei
upon the floor beside the dead man.
1t was pitiable to witness her grief. 1
was pathetic to listen to her l6vinl
words, telling that all her interest Il
their poor life was conferred about tn
dead man. Mrs. Throop lifted tn
stricken creature In her kindly arms.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13
THEY'RE
A LITTLE
pazED euT
HAPPY -

Everybody
unicpa building chapel is
fatefu
he bureau"
procves fourished
with
holiday married.
waiting official calls them
in the
under the wreath detour
of marimony.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13

A few people who are contemplat-
ing selecting seed corn for sale Will
be interested in seed-corn houses. A
seed-corn house may be built like any
other well-constructed building, the
chief requirement being dryness and
ability to secure thorough circulation
of air. 1t is desirable to have arrange
ments in a seed house for artificial
heat when the weather gets cooler In
the fall, and the heat should be pro-
vided until the corn Is thoroughly dry,
whenever there is any danger Of its
freezing.
The most economical way Of putting
corn in a seed-corn house is in racks
made of 2 by and covered on both
sides with wire, so that the ears OF
corn may be stuck through and Will
rest on the wire on either side; or else
frames made Of by A with iath
nailed on either side just far enough
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13

apart so that ears OF corn may be laid
in rows between the lath. These
frames may be stood up in the build
ing by fastening to the wall or brac-
ing In any other way.
By starting at the back, filling one
frame, then setting in another to be
filed, the frames can be put not to ex-
coed one foot apart. In this way
large amount of seed corn can DO
stored in a comparatively small space
and stored in such way that abs0-
lutely free circulation of air is pro-
vided. A room 16 by 20 feet and .
feet high will store in this way De-
tween 200 and 300 bushels of corn.
When artificial heat is used, the
stove should be inclosed in a jacket
to cause circulation of air through
out the room and to prevent the over
heating of any corn that may be close
to the stove.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13

don take Oh so, DEAR" she soOthed
and she allowed the poor child to nestle
in her motherly arms and weep away
her sorrow.
Weston saw to it that Short was
deccntly buried. Mrs. Throop took
the girl Elma to her home. The story
told by the latter seemed to confirm
the report that her uncle had seen bet
ter days.
"He was very kind to me-" she told,
''but we lived, oh, so poorly! Many
time he would tell me to be strong
and patient, for some day 1 should
live in a palace. He must have meant
this" she would say ingenuously, look
ing about the comfortable home that
Mrs. Throop had provided for her.
Under her new surroundings Elma
developed marvelously. Arrayed in
neat garments, her beauty of form and
face came out strongly. She was the
happiest being in the world, she told
Mrs. Throop, and every word and look
evinced her gratitude and love for her
| protectresS and her brother. Elma was
CHEEKY and helpful about the house.
| She would devote hours to arranging
and rearranging the room where Wes-
ton did his writing, for he was a
writer on scientific subjects.
'Please let me stay and just watch
you turn out all those wise, wonderful
pages!" Elma would plead. 'Tll be
/ u,v;ot rnnucnS
One day Mrs. Throop came to her
brother in his literary sanctum.
"Roy," she spoke, ''the society wish
to use some of those views Of the tene-
ments which you took when we discov-
cred Elma. Won't you get your neg.
ate for an illustrated lecturer
1t was through one of the pictures
that of the room in which they had dis.
covered dead Eben Short, that Wes-
ton made a remarkable discovery. The
frosted window panes showed micro
scopically clear in the print. He OBJ
served that one pane was marred with
letters, words. In flash the truth
occurred to him. Helpless, dying, Short
had essayed to leave message. He
had traced it with the key he had
found in Shorts hand and possession
of which Weston had retained, the
only memento of the tragic death.
II leave all to my faithful Elma," II
read. "Take the key to the Fidelity
Depo-" there the writing stopped.
E. CLEAN of enlightenment came
speedily to the quick mind Of Weston
Fidelity Deposit vaults" he muir
INJURED, with a glow of keenly aroused
interest. sand the key! think I'm
derstand"
He understood so well, that within
tie hour he found that the key fitteC
to a safety deposit box in the vaults
OF the company named. Within it wa
fsund the savings Of the miser, owe
twelve thousand dollars, and signe'
order to pay it over to Elma in cas-
G the death of Eben Short.
"Oh, don't send me away" pleade'
Elma, actually on her knees befor
Weston. "And, ali b! please take all tn
money and keep it, but keep me, too !!
He thrilled as he read in those long
ing eyes that to which his soul quick
responded-love. She had becom
much to him those few brief, pleasan
months of conpanionship. He ccul
e not do without her, and he told her 81
and his indulgent sister smiled happil
when he informed her that he an
= Elma were engaged.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13

would from ~ "
figure tina clam worth much as pear!
On wampum on deposit "
shopping couiu VIM
trolley the CASHIER anu r
watts change come back
just at present. no
which had Vaue Oh 0"
remarks reesbhsh the good oo
around
everybody
a he hold the wobit pieces
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13
Tracing oriain Of Myths.

In ancient Egypt was q tale OF q
master who beat his slave for a fam
cied offense, only to find that the
slave had disobeyed in order to save
the masters life. This same legend
turns up in Wales with dog as Its
hero. A similar myth sprang up In O
Chicago slurn the other day-a story
of "devil baby" sent to punish IA
Their who was cruel to his wife. In
all these we read the pathetic record
of defenseless folk protecting them
selves as best they can by their wits.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13
Many stars Hard 70 See.

There rs a good deal of difference as
science has lately found out, in the Wis
Utility of stars and planets when view
ed through a telescope by daylight.
This varies according to the color OF
the heavenly bodies. The red or vel
low stars are much more easily seen
than the white ones. Unless the teles-
cone is focused with the greatest &C
curacy often an extremely bright stan
will be absolutely lost against daylight
field.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13
BEST FEED FOR LAMBS
Combination Ration Produces
Cheapest Gains, Says Expert.
Corn Of Kafir, With siIage and Alfalfa,
VIII Give Good Results-Quarter
Pound Increase Day 10
Good Showing.

Lambs make cheaper gains when fed
corn or kafir, with silage and alfalfa
than on corn and alfalfa alone, accord
ing to A. M. Paterson, assistant In
animal husbandry in the Kansas State
Agriculture college.
ssThree rations are desirable Tor
feeding lambs. First, corn, alfalfa,
silage and cottonseed meal; second
kafir. alfalfa, silage and eottonseed
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13

In the WOrlu. GreenWicn village, Win
its narrow streets, winding alleys and
Old-fashioned homes and business
places, set up quiet resistance to the
onward march of progress that could
not be broken down. 1t has kept it's
character and individuality and today
is the much-sought-for retreat of the
artist and seeker after the quaint and
curious.
The village Of Greenwich has had
its tides of prosperity, with the result
ant ebb and flow. For q time it
districts and became the abode of q
ned and group Of artists discovered
18th a polyglot population, full of little
passageways, artists, sculptors and
nd houses and even the stables of a
tied them, but every old window pane,
was preserved. These beauty spots
village rapidly changed. For a time
and enjoyed their quaint restaurants,
ed art in novel little back rooms sug-
ls truly an artists retreat. When the
lscovered the quaint village of artists
lmber OF basement and backyard res
visitors.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13
Bill Teaches Sister ! Bear Hug and Trot

r HE bear hug, the bear kiss ana ca
] ton of "Bill" Snyder, keeper of
months-old Russian brown bear, lod
arrived at the park In an automobli
The bear came from the estate |
John ID. Crimmins at Noroton, Conn,
Join his sister, who had been sent
the park two months ago.
The other Russian brown BET
who has been named Sister, was p
In the cage with three ordinary brow
bear cubs because the weather w
bad. When Bill, as the new arrival
called, was first placed in front OF t
cage he gave two or three questio
ing shifts and then began to mutt
bear language. Sister, grunting and
up on his hind legs and reached b
with her own, giving him a great,
up bowling and began walking ba'
'Bill" Snyder's heart was touch
as wellbred brother and sister bear
out to Join Bill. They seized each
around each others waists In o q
about-a sort Of bear-trot which, &C
in society this winter.
Bill Is the bear who escaped II
Noroton. The bear when discovere
took to the water. Anthony Thorn
Port Chester jumped into a boat
bear as it gained Elmer's island.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13

pridefully. Peach and nectarine color
ing figures in the side panels. In tn
ornamentation of the frieze and eel
Ing the imagination of the decorator
to the borough president has run RIO
Rosy garlands constitute the fries
The ceiling ornamentation i&cludes
large wreath of these blossoms, SUI
rounded by gold-colored leaves, wit
the torches of Hymen placed fairl
close together. In the extension
where the brides and bridegrooms er
| for thara il q rertanple of lilies of tn
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13

philadelphia, guaranteed their treaties
with william Penn, years and years
before the town became famous for its
scrapple.
The belts now belong to the Mu"
seum of the American Indian.
The arrival of these belts has
s+ortad some talk about what would
happen if we were on wampum ii,
nancial basis again and the bank roll
was in shells. The price OF hard
CLANS ont of which much of our IS
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13
Greenwich Village Quaint Bit Of Gotham

AiEA New x quaint little community that
largest
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13

shared the fate of the other downtt
foreign population. Then the tide
1t. Because 1t was old and rambling
old shops, quiet retreats and croo
writer's fell In love with it at once.
They searched out vacant shop
past aristocracy and cleaned and rel
door knocker and quaint porch pil
suggested others and the tone Of
the artists had the place to themsel
philosophical in their garrets and
gestive of a long-forgotten past. 1t
seeker for novelty in New York cit
Il became necessary to increase tn
taurants to accommodate the intere'
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13
Municipal Marriage Chapel Proves to Be Popular

opened mage chapel p scul Who 10 his
baues of the chapel MI scuLy beams
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13
Happenings I'm
the Metropolis
Tippinq With Wampum Doesn't Go in New YORK

FEW YORK stock of gold IN 'e ;ad IN %
pile there " e"
York two belts of wampum 1882 with wh e etn ~
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atterihg' came to the bars. Bill stood
Ose through. Sister touched his nose
'isteriy Dear kiss. After that she set
llu iortn as II aching to get out.
the bears wanted to greet each other,
nu' ne opened the bars and let Sister
er " tne paws, threw their forepaws
,e pear hug, and then began dancing
aug 70 snyder, should be very popular
'ne country home of Mr.. Cummins, at
aee estate Of the late Seymour Hyde
%, ., greenwich and Edward Nelson of
thompson succeeded in lassolng the
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-01-13

r HE bear hug, the bear kiss and Il
] ton of "Bill' Snyder, keeper OF
months-old Russian brown bear, 10
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23

Hens that do not lay when eggs are
selling at the present high prices and
then take delight in trying to beat the
record when their eggs are only worth
Is or 20 cents a dozen, are like a good
many other things that cannot be de-
pended on at the time of greatest need.
However, the hens should not always
receive the blame, because, In many
instances. they do not receive the food
products from which they can manu-
facture eggs.
The extension division Of Clemson
college has been recommending an egg
mash containing One-third by weight
Of prime, bright cottOnseed meal and
the remaining two-thirds to consist Of
equal parts Of cornmeal, wheat shorts
and ground oats. This mash is a sat
isfactory food to make eggs, and 1t Is
kept dry before the hens In q hopper
or box constantly. Then a mixture of
whole grains Is scattered In litter
twice daily to force the hens to exer-
else.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23

Tessie Mcnamara, telephone switch
board girl at the big munitiOn plant of
the Canadian Car and Foundry COM
pany on the Jersey meadows near
Kingsland, who happened to glance out
of a window which overlooked q long
avenue Of concrete and iron One-stOry
buildings and saw a wisp of smoke
curling from the caves Of building 30,
q shed stored with 200 gallons of gasO-
line and used for cleaning and polish
ing high explosive shells. With one
bound. Tessie was back at the switch
board. her headgear adjusted, fighting
to conquer her rising panic. She beat
down her fears (she knew what smoke
wisps portended In a vast plant packed
with tremendous explosives) and rapid
ly connected with shed after shed
Just word or two: Fire in shed 30
sure TO reach shell cars on side track
don't wait second-get all men
out" As Tessie sent in her final calls
red-hot fragments of steel ripped
from the bursting shells and flung high
In the air descended upon the roof of
the headquarters building within five
feet of her head. Some Of the pieces
tore through. one just grazing her.
She tainted. With building after build
ing exploding. Macarthur. the fire chief,
and a few of his aids dragged the IN
conscious girl from the switchboard.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23
REGULARITY is RIGHT PLAN
Farm Stock, Once Accustomed to Rou.
tine Of Living, Show Unrest At
Any Change In Program.

Farm animals are creatures of habit.
and once accustomed to a routine Of
living show unrest at any change. The
feed stable or lot, therefore. should
be free from disturbance. and the pro-
viding Of feed and water should be
uniform In time and manner.
Animals soon learn when these are
to occur, and as feeding time an
proaches the secretiOns begin pouring
from the various digestive glands In
anticipation Of the coming meal.
The system Of feeding and watering
and the character Of the rations should
be changed gradually, and only for
good cause. In feeding operations q
changing period is usually a losing
period.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23

For those who cannot obtain the In
gradients to mix the above mash. 1t Is
possible to prescribe simpler method
Of feeding hens for eggs that will give
satisfactory results. Buy few BUSH
els Of cowpeas. Make a mixture of 40
pounds whole or cracked cowpeas and
GO pounds Of whatever other whole
grains you are now feeding. A formula
we have used (but others are equally
good, provided the cowpeas are 10
pounds) is: Cowpeas, 40 pounds:
corn or cracked corn, 80 pounds; cane
seed, 20 pounds. and wheat, 10 pounds.
Feed this mixture literally twice daily
in litter and do not give the hens any
mash at all. You will need only NUound
oyster shells. broken plaster. or ground
limestone to supply the lime for mn
ing the shell. Keep the lime produces
in box where the hens can eat 1t con-
stantly. And last, but not least, keep
a bucket Of fresh water before the
layers, as eggs contain 65 per cent Of
College Bulletin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23

aleokng
Theodore Roosevelt
oufth customer
Gould.
for
cooked
anything ese by hard at till in the
Nyack be fee his hometown folks
could
He Edison Of today
him howl
tf9k: dgnt
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23
GATHERED FACTS

The cork oak Of Spain is said to
grow best in poorest soil.
December is the wheat harvest
month In New South Wales.
Flaked potatoes are used for human
food and cattle fodder.
Nellie Powell, who died In Cleve-
land, left $1,000 for the support of
four pet cats.
A new sink strainer has q revolving
center plate that can be closed over
it, holes to retain water in a sink.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23

and the more general knowledge Of
grading among farmers due to longer
establishment Of cotton-growing In the
section.
The investigators found that the
producer received an appreciable adj
vantage in prices when he was able to
make "round lot" sales Of 10 or more
bales of cotton at time. It is sug-
gested that still greater advantages
can be secured by selling whefe pos
sible In lots of bales of the same grade.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23
PEANUT IS PROFITABLE CROP
Plant Will Thrive on Poor Land In
suitable for Cotton, and viii
Improve the Soil.

Southern planters have other rea-
sons for being complacent besides the
high price Of cotton. A Texas paper
says that peanuts have reached 81 88
bushel at some Texas markets, and
everywhere are a dollar or better, and
adds that peanuts that yield 40, 80
and 60 bushels to the acre are not to
be sneezed at, even BY cotton pro
ducers who are selling their cotton at
500 bale, because the peanuts not
only thrive upon poorer land hardly
suitable to cottDn, but build up the
soil as well.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23

Electric burglar alarms surround
the treasury in Washington and are
tested every Is minutes, day and night.
Concrete is being used almost exclu-
sively for the gate structures Of irri-
cation canals in this country. displac-
Ing wood for the purpose, despite the
greater cost Of the concrete.
Gas nantes made Of ramie fiber are
said to be in every way superior to
those made o. cotton. and nantes Of
silk and artificial silk nbsr are better
still. The silk nber u longer and ~
mains unbroken during -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23

Semaphores to be erected In city
streets to regulate traffic, but which
can be operated from buildings by
electric buttons, have been invented.
Two Californians have patented q
device that measures a pipeful Of to
bacco from a pouch or box and stuffs
1t into q pipe without contact with Q
users fingers.
A German chemist produced q tenn
perature OF 1880 degrees through ex-
periments with liquid air under pre-.
sure, or $500 degrees hotter Than the
sun II supposed to b.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23
FRESH WATER FOR CHICKENS
Permanganate Of Potash Acts AZ Anti.
septic In Preventing Transmits
sion Of Disease.

Chickens need constant supply Of
fresh water. Running water is best.
but If this is not available keep the
water fresh. Add enough permanRa-
nate Of potash to make it wine red.
This amount will act as an antiseptic
in preventing the transmission of az.
ease through the water and win aid
also In keeping down intestinal para
sites.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23
MUCH IN LITTLE.

The body Of a new electric stove
for heating rooms or cooking on a
limited scale Is made Of composition
Of soapstone' and asbestos.
The reservoir Of a new fountain pen
holds as much as an ordinary small
bottle Of ink, and II shaped to At the
hand comfortably.
The oldest band In the country
which II still active Is the Armory
band of Hartford. Conn, which was
organised in 1874
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-23

with
quite
1T that
does he usually desire
"Ah
Id
K
vYe
f9 1t p % cents does matter 1t is good
a
Following
the medicines prescribed by the that the bed
1
a
disposal