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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
A valuable Dog.

It is told in an English religious jour
nal that clergyman recently ofiiciated
for brother clergyman. Being anxious
to know what impression he had made,
he asked the clerk: WAS my dis
course pitched In too high key?
hope I did not shoot over the heads Of
the people" mo, you didn't do that,
SIR" "Was it q suitable theme?" asked
the clergyman. "Yes, it was about
right" "Was it too long?" No, but
1t was long enough" II am glad Of
that, Tor, to tell you the truth. the
other day. as was getting this sermon
ready my dog destroyed four or five
pages, and that has madc II much short
or. ''Oh, &r." said the clerk, could
you LEI our vicar have pup O. that ere
bog?'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
Glass Eyes Worn Secretly.

A New York optician, was relating
to party of friends the other day some
Of the peculiar features Of his trade.
"You would be surprised" he said, "a.
the large number of locomotive en-
gineers and firemen who have glass
eyes OF course, an engineer could not
hold a place on a railroad an hour II
the fact that he had a glass eye
was known to his superior officers.
Consequently men in that line of bust
ness exercise the utmost secrecy with
regard to their infirmity. When they
come into my store to buy q new
glass eye or have some flaw in their old
one attended to they beg the privilege
of transacting their business in my
private Office, and they usually slip in
and out of the store when no other
customer IL around"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
THIS EARTH OF OURS.
Its Age According to the Researches 81
GeClogists.

OcClDyists.
biologists have ascertained that the
rate at which erosion takes place can
be measured; by applying their scale to
the sedimentary rocks they have formed
a hypothesis as to the time which has
elapsed since erosion began.
The stratificd rocks attain an average
thickness of 100, COO feet. The material
of which they consist was all washed
down from high planes, deposited and
left to stratify. BY the inspection OF
river banks it Is found that in places
the surface of the land which has been
carried down As sediment. in rivers has
been reduced at the rate of foot in
$50 years, while in other places. where
the land was more stubborn or less
flexible, it had taken $500 years to
lower the surface one foot The de-
posit must be equal to the denudation.
We find that while some of the sedi-
mentary rocks have grown a foot in 730
years others have taken $500 years TO
rise that height. Thus the period Of
time that was required TO build up l0o..
600 feet of scdimentary rock has varied
according to locality from $4,000, 900
to $50, 900, 900 years. II follows that the
active work of creation lasted for q
cycle intermediate between these two
figures. The cycle varied with endless
succession of periods of disturbance by
volcanic force and glacial action, and
the frequent submersion of dry land,
alt .rnating with the emerging of conti-
- ~. Thaeo = x,a
retarded the growth of sedimentary
rocks, but they cannot have accelerated
1t.
A study of fossils teaches the steady
uniformity with which the work of ere
alton proceeded. Since man began to
observe there has been no change in the
forms of animal and vegetable life. A few
species have disappeared-not one new
species has been evolved. Not only do
we find the fauna and fora Of ancient
Egypt as depicted on monuments which
are probably. 5000 or. 10000 years old
identical with those which are found in
that country to-day, but shells which
inhabited our seas before the ice age
, and grew in an ocean whose bed overlap
the Rocky mountains are precisely the
same species that are found in the bay
of Monterey and the waters Of the
Chesapeake. 1t is evident that there
has been no essential change in the con-
ditions of life since these animals and
these vegetables were first created. yet
how vast the shortest period which we
can assign to the gap that divides us
from that remote epoch!
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
PEcuLiARirlEs OF THE HORSE.
Why the Equine 10 Never Sick ut the
stomach.

Why the Equine 10 Never Sick ut the
stomach.
There are many odd things about tho
anatomical and physiological makeup
of the horse that are seldom noticed or
mentioned. even by the so-called writ
ten authorities" on such subjects, or
by veterinary surgeons themselves, says
the St. Louis Republic. Emetics have
no more effect upon living sick repre-
sentative of the genus equus than they
would on marble representation Of
Alexanders famous old BucephaluA
Do you know why this is? 1t Is be-
cause horse is unprovidcd with a gall
bladder. When one of tho human fam
lily gets badly injured the gall bladder
acts in sympathy, and the result u q
''deathly Sickness" or q .fainting away
entirely. With the horse it is different,
not because he is not sensitive to pain,
but for the reasons given. Some au-
thorities consider that the most highly
organized of the domestic creatures.
One even says: There IL no living
creature, not even . hysterical woman,
50 nervously sensitive as horse; and.
. as for the contention that . horse does
not feel pain, think that he even
suffers more from an injury than q
man would from q hurt Of the same
magnitude" And yet this "nervously
sensitive" creature has been known to
eat hearty meal when his entrails
were trailing ou the ground - Q 70
suit of an encounter with q trained
bull in the arena, or from gunshot
wounds received in battle with human
foes. This for the reason that he could
not possibly get ''sick at his stomach"
because there is no overflow Of gall b
cause such sensations. ~.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
COMPETITION AVOIDED.
shops In France Not Allowed to Crowd
Each Other.

Shops In France Not Allowed to Crowd
Each Other..
In France two shops selling the same
thing are not allowed to exist within q
certain area. In provisions this absence
of competition materially increases the
price, but, says q woman who has
large experience in housekeeping In
France, your taxes are less, and you
have in return clean streets. good gas,
constant water supply and perfect
sewerage. In addition, by virtue of
state supervision, you never receive
short weight or inferior goods. There
is no quantity so small that the grocer
will not sell il. And in doing this and
in delivering 1t he is as scrupulously
polite and careful as in buying larger
amounts. The butcher is the cooks
friend and will trim the meat and take
out the bones with loving care. Meat
thirty-seven cents to fifty cents q
pound. Fish is very expensive, but
poultry Is reasonable and good and
comparatively cheap. A good deal of
cooking in small households is done
with gas, and gas stoves are loaned by
the gas companies for this purpose.
Sugar, matches and all imported arti-
cles are dear, owing to the high tariff.
The lowest price for servants is ten
dollars month. Charwomen ask six
cents by the hour. Englishwomen say
that life on the continent il much
more agreeable for Americans than
for themselves, owing to the fact that
in each consular town the consul and
his family make nucleus for colony.
which soon gathers about them
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
A HOTEL INCIDENT.
he Traveller Who Was Mistaken for .
Dead Man.

The Traveller Who Was Mistaken for .
Dead Man.
1.-THE m ost singular thing that ever
happened to me at hotel said the
travelling member of the club. accord
ing to the Detroit Free Press, was
this: was stopping over night at
large hotel in Chicago, and retiring
late 4 left word to be called in the
morning. intended getting up in time
for a late breakfast. -
Il was awakened by knocking at
the door of the room next to mine,
mysterious whisperings and orders
given in q suppressed voice. / lay
still, wondering what time it was, and
whether ! should get up or not, when
there came loud racket against my
door, and sound of the transom NOV
ing. i sat up-my bed being close by
the door-in time to see a small boy
backing in over the transom. Hanging
full length, he held by his hands and
then dropped to the floor. AS he gained
his feet he turned toward the bed, and,
seeing me sitting up and looking at
HIM, he gave sryell that made my blood
thrill. .
"'Open the door, commanded mans
voice on the outside.
"'He's alive yelled the boy,
sprawling on the floor in abject ter
TOR.
~ thought everybody was crazy as
heard the noise outside, and, unlock
ing my door, asked what was the mat
ter. The hall was full of chamber
maids, bell boys and porters, all of
whom took to their heels as soop as
they saw me, and ran as II possessed
with demons.
"The landlord and one of the clerks
came up to explain matters, which they
did quite smilingly. II was . slight
mistake, that was all; they had mis-
taken my room for the one next door,
where a man had killed himself the
previous night. They had looked In 1t
his transom. and seen that he was dead,
but when the boy came up with step
ladder TO climb In and unlock the door
they had helped him into my room by
mistake. That was all"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
Named by q Womss.

It was Helen Hunt ] Jackson, II Is L
who named The Garden Of the c II"
In Colorado. Riding past the cabin. u
. prospector from the south in one Of
the early days of the settlement, she
was attracted by . beautifully kept gar
den. in which two negro servants. .
man and . woman, were working. In
answer to question the man informed
her that his name was Jupiter and the
woman's Juno. whereupon she en-
claimed: Then this must be the garden
Of the gods" ss~sA
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
HE LIKED FISH.
Sam Wanted . Whale and Nothing
Short Of 1t.

Sam Wanted . Whale and Nothing
Short Of 1t.
A party of young men who were on
q fishing excursion On the Ohio river
some years ago were joined by an &C.
centric man, skilled as q fisherman,
known in that region as ''BarefoOted
Sam" He was a good cook, and made
useful in so many ways that
his presence, though unlimited, was
tolerated by the amateur sportsmen.
Que morning two members Of the
party returned to camp with their op-
pctites well sharpened for breakfast,
and were greeted enthusiastically by q
third man, who said: You just come
along ana see the finest baked perch
you ever laid eyes on"
They hurried to the table, but saw
only rick of bones. from which every
fiber of meat had been taken. Sam was
nowhere to DE seen. When he returned
no comments were made upon the cir
but in the afternoon. when
the company were lounging on the
bank. Sam drawled out:
I'D like to have nj the Gsh ! could
eat. jest onst. amt had q mess sencc
Pete Toilet ketched that big catfish,
three years back"
Sam" remarked one Of the group,
dryly, Il thought you had quite fair
mess this morning. That perch weighed
about ten pounds, I've been informed. .
ION, yes," replied Sam, with no sign
of embarrassment on his placid coun.
tenance, Il ate that; but what mean
is a reel, regular mess!"
The company pondered on this re
for some moments, until At last the man
who had caught the perch ejaculated
well, snuml' and nothing more was
said.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-02-09
Board Of School Di'tors
AND OF THE
Fifth Dist. Levee Board

Reaching every nome. in
the parish, 1t is an 'oxceijen
medium for
The evening world., 1894-08-11
CRlTICISES MR.. GOULD.
Astor's Paper Especially Bitter in
It's Denunciation.
(By Associated PresS.)


CoWES, Isle OF Wight, Aug. 1.-THE
American yachtsmen are being generally
abused owing to Mr.. George J. Gould's
refusal to sail Vigilant against Britannia
in the match proposed by Lord Wolver-
ton, fifteen miles to windward and return,
for fl00 cup. 1t 10 claimed that the
match was proposed In order to give
Vigllant a race on the line Of the recent
contest for the Americas Cup.
1t Is held that Valkyrie lost two OF her
races in New York waters in 1888 mainly
because each OF these events was started
to ieeward, and that upon both occa-
sions a nuke OF wind. occurring near the
turning point, converted the proposed
beat home to windward into a sail of
the wind.
LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE Pail Mall
Gazette this afternoon says: 1T 10 curl
Gus how the American sportsman Is
never satisfied unless every possible con-
dition Is in his favor. The fact that Mr.
Gould refuses to take part In the pro-
posed match will convince the English
that Vigilant is an. unworthy holder OF
the Americas Cup"
The evening world., 1894-08-11
4 BOLD THIEF OMAN TRAIN
Grosser Snatched a Diamond Pin
from Thomas Halsted's Tie.
A Roundsman in Citizens' Clothing
Captured Him After . Fight.

One Of the boldest robberies on record
was perpetrated on a south-bound Third
Avenue Elevated train in the presence
OF Roundsman Steinbruck, of Supt.
Ryrnes's squad, at LILO o'clock this
morning.
The roundsman, on boarding the train
at the One Hundred and Sixth street
station, sat down In a cross-seat oppo-
site a young and middle-aged man. The
latter appeared to be drunk, and the
formers action led steinbruck, who was
in citizens clothing, TO keep an eye on
him.
As the train slowed up at the Seventy
| sixth street station, the young man
bounded to his feet and. to the amaze
ment Of the other passengers, grabbed
u diamond pin valued at $3.50. worn In
the scarf OF his drunken companion.
and. wrenching It loose, bounded OF the
train.
The rounisman for a second sat mo-
tionless with Amusement at the holiness
of the robbery. and then jumped Off the
train in pursuit r Of tns thief leaving
Police! Stop. thief" -,
Roundsman Steinbruck came up with
the thief In the waitins-room of the sta
| ton, and when lie made show OF re-
sistance the roundsman dropped him to
the moor with blow OF his fist and
| handcuffed him.
When Grosscr was knocked down he
dropped the stolen pin and It was re-
covered by steinbruck. The pin had been
| secured to the scarf by guard but Gros'
ser. in wrenchins 1t loose. broke the pin
In half leaving the bottom OF the pin
| fastened In the scarf.
Steinbruck took the victim and the
thief TO the East SiXty-seventh street
police station. where they were locked W
for the night
The victim of the attempted robbery
Is Thomas J. Haleted, forty years Old, a
provision dealer, OF 1871 East Seventi"tii
street and the thief described himself
as Lawrence Grosser. tweYty-ore years
old OF 2i6 East Twenty fourth street.
In Torkville Court to-day Grcsscr was
held for trial
The evening world., 1894-08-11
Mr.. HlMMOHD IS Nil RIGHT.
Blames Els Former Partner for
Much Of His Unplessantness.
Didn't Know OF the Moffatt Lease
Whom He Took tho Flats.

Charles A. Hammond, the real estate
man, of 575 Hudson street, who. It was
alleged, had disappeared to the dis
comfture OF creditors, was at his place
OF business as usual this morning. A
morning paper had stated that Miss
May Twining. who was described as "a
Tenderloin BELLE" had gone also.
II do not know who the woman Is"
Mr.. Hammond said, land never heard
the name before. have no reason
whatever to endeavor to cltde my cred
itors, and have no desire to do So"
1t was also alleged that Mr.. Ham,
mond wished to avoid service In a legal
action instituted by Samuel Green, who
had leased to him the houses 2s5 and 26l
endeavored to purify the location by
driving out Objectionable women tenants
1t was shown on trial during dispossess
a man named Moffatt. whom the Court
held was a yearly tenant. When Ham
mond leased the property he was ig.
on the advice Of his lawyer, he threw
the lease UP and refused to pay the June
rent.
| Mr.. Hammond is a member of an ole
New York family, and the publicity was
naturally unpleasant to him. He blame,
his former partner, Charles b. Gruet
for a great deal Of the unpleasantnes:
payment for some rents he had collect
ed, Gruet gave a check to him. he says
on the Fourteenth Street Bank. which
Gruet afterwards opened an accoun
there, and, Hammond alleges, put out
number of checks which the bank re
fused to cash. they calling for amount
in excess Of his deposit. J. +. Flannery
of Charles and Hudson streets, and TIL
Brooklyn Furniture Company are sale
to be among the holders Of them.
Rank said today that they had receive,
a number OF overdrafts signed by Grue
which they had declined to cash. and tina
| II the holders of the checks got togethe
and made a joint issue they could insti
tute proceedings against him.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
MRS. CROKER'S FUNERAL.
Services Held ut the Residence Of
Health Omccr jenkins.

CLIFTON. s. l.. Aug. 1.-THE funeral
Of Mrs. Frances Laura Welsted Croker,
mother of Richard Croker. took place
here this morning from the residence Of
DR.. Jenkins, Health Officer Of the Port
of New York. Among the relatives and
friends present were Richard Croker.
George g. Croker. Henry Croker and
Mrs. Samuel W. Warren. Of Long Island
Richard Croker's wife was unable to at
tend, being Ill at Newport.
The service was conducted. by. Rev.
Or. Booth, OF st. Bartholomew Church,
NewYork. There were no pallbearers, and
at the conclusion Of the service the re-
mains were placed on board the
steamer State Of New York, which was
lying at the boarding station. The colors
OF the steamer were at half-mast. as
were also the fags about the boarding
station. The State OF New York took
the remains and the mourners to the
pier at Forty-second street, New York.
The funeral party then proceeded to the
Grand Central station, where a special
train was boarded for Woodlawn Gem.
etery. There the remains were placed
In a receiving vault.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
DON'T RECOGNIZE DAVIS.
So the Police Add lis Photograph
60 the Rogues Gallery.

William Davis, the man who yesterday
afternoon made such a bold attempt to
steal a tray of diamond rings valued at
$500 from the store of John II. Johnston
& Co., II Union square, was arraigned
before Justice Voorhis, In Jefferson Mar
ket Court, this morning.
Mr.. Johnston, the senior member Of the
firm, appeared against him, and Police
man King had him In charge.
Davis tried to look unconcerned, but
his clear gray eyes shifted about contin-
ua.ly, and he kept his hands folded tight
ly over each other to keep them from
trembling. He told the Court that he had
nothing to say in answer TO the COM
plant.
You are set down as in the hotel
ing at the Hotel Everett"
Yes, sir
You don't own 1t. DO your
mo. SIR"
What do you mean by being in the
| hotel business"
II have worked behind the bar and ir
the billiard-room In a hotel"
Then III call you a bartender" sale
| the Justice, and the prisoner smiled
slightly and inclined his head. He wa.
he'd I'm 5000 bail to await the action o.
the Grand Jury.
Daviss photograph was taken for IN,
Rogues Gallery before he was taken t.
| court this morning. None of the de
tectives at Police Headquarters ha
been able to recognize him. He has I
clear-cut fine profile his eyes are brtgh
ing man. He Is much tanned. and hi
hair IL gray over the temples. He wa
very well dressed this morning.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
FLED FROM A RUSSIAN PRISON
Fredericksen Didn't Wait for Uncle
Sam to Rescue Him.
He Says He Is an American Citizen
and Has Been Prosecuted.

Nicholas Fredericksen, an American
citizen, who was arrested in Russia and
thrown into a prison. from which he
escaped a short time ago, arrived on the
American liner Paris this morning, and
is now on Ellis Island.
Fredericksen says he Is OF Swedish
parentage. but was born In this coun-
try. He speaks Russian like one Of the
Cars subjects, and while on a visit in
Russia was apprehended as a Russian
who had left the country without per-
mission of the Government, for the pur-
pose of escaping service in the army.
treut rIchsen managed to get word to
the United states Consul. whom he in
formed OF the persecution to which he
was being subjected. Tne Consul was
citlZen of the United States had been
taken away from him ana his claims to
American citizenship disregarded.
Pending negotiations tor the interior
ence of the United States In his behalf,
an opportunity tor escape presented IT.
self, of which Fredericksen took ad-
managed to make his way across Eu-
rope TO London, where he received ma
terial assistance from persons who had
tanen an interest in his case.
! The State Department at Washington
has been luliy informed of Frederickseh 6
experience, and 1t rs understood that
| after his standing as u citizen OF this
| country has been established an EFFORT
will be made to get the Russian Govern
ment to idemnfy him for the suffering
! to which he was subjected.
medium height and sturdy build. He has
biue eyes, light hair and the broad face
of the Northern European.
When seen this morning by al Even
! ms World" reporter. Fredericksen
seemed more concerned about the failure
OF his wife to meet him at the pier thar
about any International complications
which might arise out of his case. He
seemed perfectly self-possessed and not
in the least IN fear OF being taken back
to Russia.
Among other stories about the reason'
, advanced by the Russian Government
for Frcdericksens arrest IL one to tht
effect that he is u Nihilist. and Is re
garded as n dangerous man. Frederick
sen himself would give no explanation
this morning of the object of his visi
to Russia.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
AGGIE SILVIA SENTENCED.
Sent to the Island for Ten Days for
Lettering ON the street.

Agnes Silvia, generally called "Ag-
gie" who attained notoriety at the
time OF the Baroness Blanc divorce
case, was a prisoner at Jefferson Mar
ket Court to-day. charged by Policeman
Davidson with lettering on Twenty-sev-
enth street. She has been arrested fire.
Quently.
The woman told Justice Voorhis she
had been to the drugstore. and was
with q respectable woman when Police
man Davidson arrested her. She was
trying 10 reform she said. and the po-
lice siould not lei her. She said she had
been living al ll6 West Twenty-seventh
street, where a friend had been caring
for her, during a recent Illness.
She said Officer Davidson had admit.
ted TO Sergt. Lane that he had arrested
her because Of her past reputation.
She walked briskly, at the time OF
the arrest as she had seen Davidson
and knew that he had a grudge against
her.
The woman talked In a hcsrse wills.
per. and held tightly to the desk for sup
port. She was extremely weak.
Justice VOorhis refused 10 give ere
dence TO her story. He said she wa
living In the wrong neighborhood, ant
was out too late at night. He sent he
to the island for ten days.
The evening world., 1894-08-11
FIELD DRILL FOR REGULARS.
Autumn M1noeuvres" 10 he Held
Next Week In Illinois.
1By Associated Pres

tBy Associated FresA)
CHICAGO. Aug. u.-Major-Gen. Mel
son A. Miles has determined upon putting
the 2,oOO regular soldiers through .Ssrlike
drill next week. and has setteled upon
Evanston as the place for maroeuNring
the troops. The cavalry and artillery Will.
form in column under command OF Col.
David Stuart Gordon. Sixth United States
Cavalry, land cave Fort Sheridan on
Monday, reaching Evanston and going
into camp the same day. The infantry
consisting Of fifteen companies, nnde,
Col. X. y. A. Carlton, Fifteenth United
States Infantry, will constitute the sec
ond command. and will 20 into camp or
| Tuesday, at the same place.
Field manoeuvres Will begin on Thurs
tumn manoeuvres' on the Continent OF
Europe and at Aldershot England. Gen
Miles determined upon the manoeuvre.
after the close of the strike troubles. but
has delayed In carrying out his projec
by the lack of a suitable site for camI
and field manoeuvring within easy
marching distance OF Fort Sheridan
The site selected will be known hereafter
as Champ de Mars