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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
Mrs. SpIear Was Determined to
Be On Time.
Wanted to Laugh at strassIers and
Finally Sees Steamship Carrying
Her Clothes and Money Go
Away Without Her.

New York.-Mrs- splear was going
to Antwerp
Mrs. splear Is going to Antwerp.
but things have happened between
that was" and lis"
Mrs. Splear was going on board the
Lapland of the Red Star line. and she
was going to get down to the pier In
time. So, when the Waterman opened
the doors, there was Mrs. Splear sit
ting on the curb with three suit
cases and other packages. BY half
past seven o'clock she had persuaded
a steward to let her iato her cabin and
had arranged the flowers she had
brought and the pictures Of her sis
ter's little boy.
Mrs. Splear removed her hat Then
she tucked cumbersome hand bag.
which held all Of her money. under
a mattress. Then she decided to go
out and have good laugh at the
stragglers who would get down to the
pier at the very last moment and have
to charter tugboats.
After while Mrs. Splear noticed
a large crowd ct the end of the pier.
They were all waving handkerchiefs.
Some were laughing; others were cry
Ing. II there Is one thing Mrs. Splear
is. besides plump, It is curious. and
she wanted to know why there were
so many people at the end Of the pier.
Presently Mrs. Splear found herself
In the very center of the crowd. and
the spirits Of waving things being
contagious. Mrs. Splear wanted to
wave something. too. But she didn't
have even her handkerchief. so she
just waved her hand.
After she had waved the hand for
q while q steamship began to back
away from a pier-the very pier on
which Mrs. Splear was standing. too
SO the woman waved all the harder
until the bow Of the vessel appeared
Then Mrs. splear stopped waving
for on the bow she could read the
name Lapiand. When the officers Of
the Red Star managed to calm Mrs
Splear down to q historical state
merely the Lapland was rolling pas
the Statue Of Liberty. The woman
was put aboard the steamship Arabic
Of the White Star line. and will GEL
at Antwerp about the same time tha
the Lapland does. but Mrs. Spleal
faced the dificult problem OF crossini
the Atlantic with only the clothing she
had on and without funds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
Known as the Richest Dog

cabin in the mountains The compan-
ion was confident that the dog was
misleading them. and kicking the in
telligent brute struck out in an op-
posite direction The master. though
equally bewildered. trusted to his dumb
and faithful guide. who soon led him
to his cabin. Whereupon. having seen
his master safe and comfortable. the
sagacious animal set on Of his own
accord to rescue the man who spurn-
ed his kind offices with brutal kick.
and contrary to that revenge which too
often appears in human requitals soon
brought the freezing man to the warm
cabin and then laid himself down.
content with having performed hui
name act
But the rescued men. whose life had
been saved By the magnanimous con-
duct Of the great half human. though
half wolf dog. wanting to make some
amends for his own indiscretion and
unkindness. had made for the noble
animal beautiful collar studded with
gold nuggets. This unique collar. such
a. probably no other dog ever possess
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

of strychnine poisoning. ard. accord
ing to several veterinary surgeons In
terviewed by a representative Of the
Washington Star. this similarity has
been mainly responsible for the num-
erous reports received by the Royal
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Animals that prisoners are at work
destroying household pets. A similar
cutlery was raised six weeks ago In
the Cullompton district of Devonshire.
where cats were dying in great num-
bers. but analysis failed to find any
traces of poison In the stricken ant
mails. Coincident with. the Cuilomp-
ton epidemic a similar scourge was re-
ported from Northamptonshire and
Hertfordsh!re.
Practically nothing is known OF the
bacteriology of the disease, but every
thing points to it's being OF microbe
origin. The probability is that several
distinct germs are present. some akin
TO the bacilli which cause acute intes-
final complains In human beings and
others resembling the putrefaetive or
eaptic germs found In acute gangren-
ous conditions.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
SCIENCE OF HEALTH


measles, that classic disease Of child
hood, we have one of those ancient
maladies not yet conquered by man.
and for the simple reason that it is
seldom fatal. Were measles invariably
mortal, it had been wiped out long.
long ago.
When nature wipes out a disease
from among men she does 1t In one of
two ways: eithe- by destroying
through the disease itself all non-im-
mune individuals while children-thus
safeguarding posterity; or by perma-
nently immunizing non-immune indi.
viduals by slow incubation. II "a be
iieved, for example. that farmers, and
other laborers. who are constantly ex.
posed to the germ Of tetanus clock
jaw through cuts or other slight
wounds on the hands. develop nat
ural anti-toxin which protects them
from the activities of this fell organ
ism. Immunity such as this may come
In time. for all men. and In this slow
way man may emerge from his death
struggle with fell Heterogeneous
safe and sound from them all.
But this is somewhat utopian view
The prospects, SO far as present knowl
edge goes. while not utopian. are al
least not disccuraging. We cannot
abolish germs by law. We cannot es
cape contact with germs by public
health measures. We breathe them
constantly and become their hosts in
various other ways. We never know
when we win be invaded by frightful
tetanus. or by pyogenes (the germ Of
so-called blood-poisoning) ! would as
soon take in few million bacilli Of
tuberculosis as would one. II I were
not safe against a million wouldn't be
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
SHE WAS WAITING foa =



Having a pressing enRarems-.
a good client. an oil nercbsr, II
Obliged to leave his once In so1s ~A.-
OF charwoman. 3
Now, my good woman 4. -.
oicating the telephone. when IT.. =
the bell ring attached to that hi. - ~
Just go to the tube and shout .,,-,.
VINO are your and wait Tor -.-, :
The merchant had been rons KY.
naif an hour when the teIepbons r &.
rang furiously. The woman rn<s.< :.
the tube. shouted out the n.rss - y
query and put the receiver q
ear. NJ
I'm Dobson from Dublin cam. a.
answer. Got a lot of oil for vo', g:
wish to send It or at once Be r. g
to receive It."
Presently the merchant rst.r,..,
and. to his amazement. saw N. 49,
woman holding an empty bucke,
der the telephone tube.
What on earth are you dome II,
that pailY' he asked. ~
We'll" she replied. ~as socn ~ s.
was gone a man shouted thronrb 81
tube that he was sending lare> -
ply Of oil. and asked someone 4. !.
ceive It. SO I'm a-holdlng this buc>.
a-waitin' for It TO run throua5i,.- :, u
don Tit-Bits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

chica1o William Fuller. 1867 Indi-
ana avenue claims Chicago's long.dis-
tsn ~ racord for working He Is now
n his n,netv-second wear. He Is en-
r1ovas oysrv dav ana a good many
rights ana he has beer toiling for
,iehtv.six wears.
To the fact that he is a great eater
of annles the veteran attributes his
ability "a retain his mental and ply
steal mowers
"An apple a day keeps the doctor
awavr e his favorite maxim.
For fifty wears he has eaten at least
one Baldwin. Jonathan. or pippiu in
every twenty-four hours. He has be
come q connoisseur of the fruit. He
knows what the apple crop will be
He has kept track Of the apple-rais,ns
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
ADIEU TO OWN BOAT

the elevator bell. SO started to walk
down the stairs. 1t went ali right UNI
til got to the second floor. and then
/ found out that some one had stolen
the stairs"
From the other end of the wire!
Yes, said the stairs. the stairs.
stsirs-do you get that? Some one
stole the stairs. They're gone. ! can't
get down. and | want help. I've got
q Job and boss that likes to see me
get in on time. and I'm no Ray Ewry-
can't jump down a flight OF stairs
when there's no stairs there"
Investigation disclosed that the
flight of wooden steps leading from
the ground to the second floor had
actually been removed. and a carpen-
ted was hastily summoned to put up
a temporary stairway for the impris-
oned tenants.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

safe against one; and one would do the
job as wen as million. A few million
germs more or less In q cubic foot Of
air makes small difference one way or
the other. We cannot enforce the laws
proposed by some wellmeaning II UNI
informed soc;ologists who would pro
hibit marriage to all persons not Inn
mune to disease. There is no magma
BILE way by which we can prevent nom
immune persons from propagating
their kind: and decent human nature
revolts from the suggestion made by a
teacher of sociology that all weak in
fants should be murderedl Scientific
research does not trouble itself with
visionary and impossible schemes such
as these.
To produce by the art of scientific
experiment the anti-toxins. or anti.
poisons. which nature itself in the ami
NAL body always tries to, and often ac-
tually does. produce. and by the in
PRODUCTION of these laboratory-made
anti-toxins into the body to immune
the individual to the activities of de-
destructive germs-this is the highest
concern of the experimental patholo-
gist.
This new and wonderful science is
not twenty years old Since its great
est protagonist, Koch. first discussed
his now well established lymph" a
vast and dificult technique. nomencla
ture. literature and science have
grown up with a rapidity inconceivable
even to him who can remember the be
ginnings. A new world of marvellous
and beautiful chemism has been blazed
for those who are disposed further to
exploit its inexhaustible soil. There Il
sound reason to hope II not 70 believe
that before the coming of the next cen
fury men will be safe from all but a
few. II not positivel.i all. the frightfu
maladies that now destroy them. And
II the man Of the future refrains from
splitting on the sidewalk-politeness
| not hygiene. will be his principal mo
tive for doing so.
Copyright. 1911. by the Columbia Press
Syndicate.)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
DISEASE OF DOGS AND CATS
Mysterious Epidemic in Tendon
Chased as Contagious oastro-En-
teritIs, Killing Dogs.

London.--It would appear that an
epidemic OF a little known disease Ia
sweeping through London. dealing
death to hundreds Of cats and dogs
The ailment. which is comparatively
new to England. having made its first
appearance In Bristol few years ago.
Is known to veterinary surgeons as
Stuttgart or contagious gastro-enseri-
tbs. At present the epidemic Is most
marked In the southern SUBURBS, but
several valuable cats whose homes
are in the west end have died of the
disease.
In its earlier stages the symptoms
Of the disease closely resemble those
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
This Animal Has . Gold Studded Col
lar 20 His Account In an
Alaskan Bank

There Is man at Nome whose town
residence Is near the congregational
pasonage and whom found to be q
good neighbor. Although he never
came TO hear me preach he was and
Is a warm friend of mine because Of
my well known defense of the defense
less. He IL an ardent member of the
Alaskan Humane society Of Nome and
q great friend OF the dogs. who are
also very fond Of him
His own dogs. OF whom he has sew
eral. are fed on the best the market
affords ana sleep at night on beds fur
nished with mattresses His fasorite
and masquerade companion Is large
dog known a. Billy. who has earned
the right Of freedom from toll and
achieved reputation for sagacity In
saving the lives Of numerous miners
Who were lost in Arctic blizzards-
On one occasion he was plotting his
master and . companion % their
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

Ella Menu am surprised and in
dignant that you should propose mar
rage to me when you have known me
scarcely week.
Opie Kew-I see I've made the
wrong guess. thought you were the
girl who wrote to Laura Jean Libbey
the other day complaining Of loneli.
ness and asking her advice as to the
best way 20 treat some eligible young
man who wanted a wife.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
Discoveries of a Russian Savant

In congratulating ourselves on the
wonderful achievements Of modern
science 1t would be well now and then
to pause and figure the immense
waste Of life. wealth, comfort and hap
piness occasioned by the STUPIDITY or
the deliberate greed of men. in spite
of the rapid progress of scientific dis
covery itself.
To illustrate this point let us con-
slider one Respondent example. Let US
take fashlight of the work Of Paw
low-it is pronounced Pavlov. or Paff-
liff-the celebrated physiliogist of St
Petersburg, who. in the dozen years
last past, has discovered more useful
and Illuminating facts about the
stomach. and about the process Of d.
gestion In general. than were upturned
by all the investigators before him,
from the ancient Greeks down.
When we study the work of Pawlow
we marvel at the ingenuity OF this
wonderful Russian. and when we have
stated ourselves marveling at Pawlow,
we begin to marvel at the monstrous
criminality of human society In permit
-s,s., .otsass 80 trs.,,ng tha ,to,n.
.Ss - a~,st "a. NV eide AZ one and
-. - 80 ~
'As s =,
inoussnus " nhe'ieai uo ~
not say II Huiope' W. ms -. sa.A's
IN America-are sisaeus 'ne uaeI
W." sne 49, ~ s.a - tha,,
o.u , sA' - s,tv - st~tv vaars
p.1uese'9
aso'
In those oio Gays lhey nau . mass :,
traditions aoou. .ne s'o,naen ,n-s se-
oeen salue's, 'ossI1 , 49, "a ps.,,
OF tns'soou o'u $3.50 ssss- 20 A..
mon' VINO raue 80 c. 1850
stomach oi one $500 go
veteran " eno We A.
OF an unneaeo ns'u- - -. .s
wall Oh ING s'oss.s ~ - 49, - s -,
ing Oh Quiet o" .,s '-.n s sa.s,
PaWio"-"ien '1~ ps,
OF tne German e'ae. :,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

York, pa.-When d. NJ Lucas OF
Jacobs. Springfield township. retired
he found In his bed black snake four
feet long
The unwelcome visitor had doubt
less climbed the large rosebush which
grew by the house and crawled along
to the bedroom window.
When Lucas got into bed he was
surprised by touching the reptile It
sent chill over him. but he kept mis-
presence of mind. imn@dtAteIv rose.
ane vssh club dispatched the snake
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

tracts-for there Is not single parti-
Gle of nourishment In barrel Of them.
They act like whisky. They stimulate.
But that is all.
The medical tradition that large
quantities of fuid-water or other
taken at meals "dilutes" the gastric
juice. and therefore interferes with d.
gestion, is absolutely wrong. The
stomach compensates the extra liquid
by increasing the flow Of the juice in
sufficient quantity to keep 1t up to
standard digestive power.
When the stomach Is more than nor
mally acid. the administration of aka
line solutions-such as soda--produces
no effect. The aikalinity is compen-
stated by increased acidity.
When the gastric juice. on the con
trary. is not as acid as 1t should be the
administration OF alkaline remedies
-on the theory that the stomach will
produce acid to compensate the alkalin-
ity-is in vain again. In deficiency
OF acid In the stomach-called techni
cally "hypochloridia" - alkaline re
agents do not increase the flow Of the
acid. What mystery there is here
Since Beaumont's time It has been
held that the presence in the stomach
of any indigestible body-such as {
blackstone or a silver doliar-will pro
6uce free flow of the gastric juice
Pawlow has shown repeatedly that THU
ancient belief Is wholly wrong. Yot
can batter the walls CT the stomach
with peck of gunshot and not pro
duce one drop of gastric juice. Paw
low did 1t with sand!
The stomach begine to secrete gas
trio juice before morsel of food en-
tiers the mouth The sight. the smell
or even the thought of food starts nj
the flow of the juice. The ancient no
ton is that the stomach does not, an,
cannot. secrete its juice until stimula
ted by the presence. In 1t. Of food
This preliminary secretion Pawlos
calls psychic juice" Its production
discloses how beautifully the incom
prehensibly complex mechanism o
the nervous system rises to meet stu
atoms In advance OF their actuaIity
Pawlow. In his almost too poetic way
calls It the prophetic power" OF tn
organs and tissues of the body.
And .Pawlcw has made many fmpol
tant discoveries about the work of d
gestion- other than those recited. VIVA
pity 1t is that the average pract
toner OF medicine still clings to tn
old notions! True. were Pawlow's fact
applied to the practice of medicin.
: there would, as consequence, folio
severe shortage In the number {
prescriptions given as well as file.
The doctor and the druggist must liv,
and the half-educated professor in. tb
average American medical school car
, not be expected TO teach what he cal
not understand. In view Of whic
: there seems to be considerable SCUM
sense In the reforms suggested in me-
y ical education in America by Mr.. File
. ner and his friends.
, copyright. 1911. by the Columbia Pre-,
Syndicate)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

ton OF scientinc
researches in the
great laboratories
of Europe is the
problem of finding
a permanent pre-
ventive of certain
diseases { b a {
yearly sweep into
the harvest OF
death an appalling
number Of human
beings
The deadly germ
of pneumonia Of
tuberculosis. a n d
of other diseases
that drag men
down to death. Is
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

ed. is in the safety deposit vaults of
one of the Nome banks. where Billy
has a bank account and enjoys the
distinction Of being the wealthiest dog
in his own name In existence. and
which deposit. his master says. viii
never be disturbed until it Is used to
give Billy an honored burial for bis
magnanimous and life-saving deeds
L. L Woods In Our Dumb Animals.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

Seattle. Wash.-Advices received By
Seattle banks from their correspon-
dents at Fairbanks. Alaska, say the
seasons gold output OF the Tanana
district VIII De at least $5.o0o.000 ana
may reach se.0oo.ooo exceeding BY
$500 900 the estimates made two
months ago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

"cholly says his European trip was
completely spoiled"
AS to how?'
Seems a careless porter lost .
label on his suit case"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

Victoria. B. CA piece Of ambergis
said to be worth $4,000 was taken
from a whale killed by the whaler Pc.
triana, which arrived here the other
day. The ambergris is said to be one
OF the largest pieces ever found.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
The Only Tie.

They quarrel good deal"
Yes; there's only one tie that
keeps them together"
"And that isl"
Her new gown Having no maid.
she has to depend on her husband to
hook her up the back-"-Exchange
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

BY long odds the most interesting
problem at present engaging the atten-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-18
Taft on the Wiley Case.

President Taft has, no doubt, dis
appointed many OF his more captious
critics by his decision in the Wiley
case, which the governments chief
pure food expert halls as a com
plete vindication." Already certain
anti-Taft men and papers had jumped
TO the conclusion that the president
would decide against DR.. Wiley and,
probably, request his resignation, SO
they had prepared to make some
more political capital out of the case.
No one disposed to do the presi-
dent justice, Of course, will impute
his action to a fear of criticism. He
shows very plainly by his most ex-
haustive study OF the facts that he
came to his conclusion from convic-
ton and not a motive to placate
anybody. We believe that his de-
cision happens to be popular, but
that is only an incident, so far as the
president is concerned. 1t takes un-
ShAOhtSiJ W Say JudJ nc
has not been the staunchest friend
of the pure food laws and their faith
full administration. He intimates
very pointedly in his statement of
this case that issues much broader
than personal disputes and conten-
lions are involved, which may lead
to some cleaning up, or out, later,
perhaps, when he returns from his
present western tour. He is not
overlooking the powerful influence
exerted to destroy the power and eff
feet of our pure food and drug laws,
but gives these interests to under
stand that so long as he can stop
them, they will not succeed in their
plans.
That ought to be assurance enough
for the people, even for the most
reasonless Taft antagonists. That is
what the country wants-fearless
and common sense enforcement of
sane laws. 1t is not so much con-
cerned in the personal fortunes of
this official or that, so long as justice
is done and the public welfare sub
served. The unfortunate aspect of
this whole case is that bad blood
should have been exploited to make
a mountain out Of a molehill.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-18
England and Reciprocity.

England's opposition to reciprocity
between Canada and the United
States is not based on the belief that
annexation would logically follow,
but rather on the more substantial
desire to increase it's own trade and
diminish ours with the Dominion.
The talk OF annexation is only hoax,
INDUCED in for what effect 1t will
have on the unthinking. England has
in mind that in 1910 Canada's total
imports came to $376, 100000, OF
which 1928, 100000 was for Ameri-
can goods, which left less than $780,
100000 for the rest OF the world,
showing England's share as neces-
sarily small.
That is not according to the British
idea OF the relations of the mother
country with its colonies, and 1t Is
pleased still TO regard Canada as one
OF its colonies, though only nominally
so. Britain hopes to do with Canada
what 1t has done with New Zealand
or. perhaps We should say, It hopes
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-18

to do TO" the United States in
Canada what it has done to it in New
Zealand. We are steadily losing trade
with that country, whose foreign
commerce is as steadily increasing.
Our losses are ascribed to the prefer
entail tariff which went into effect in
New Zealand in 1904, since which
time England has been gaining
ground we lost. The total import
trade Of New Zealand in 1910
amounted to SS2,S51,73S, of which
the United States contributed the in
significant sum of S6,795,937. And
we seem to stand little chance Of
increasing that unless we can effect
some tariff changes that will neutral
ize this preferential, which runs
against us.
Britain has conceived the belief
that its chances with Canada, as
compared with ours, would be better
without reciprocity. There is a ques-
tion as to that, possibly, but there is
no question of Canada's expanding
its trade with the United States much
faster under the impetus of favoring
tariff concessions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-18

his sex as TO resort to these extreme
measures points TO the dawnlng OF
better day. In the fell clutch OF ANA
zonian control, the poor men have sur
fered much and long. But there comes
an end TO the contugal forbearance. II Is
we'll and good that he should work
meekly all day in the office. and bring
home his wage on Saturday night. quite
proper, also, that he should place White
in the high chair, and get the baby ready
for bed. Bat he has rlght-has he not2
to the society OF his wife during the
long dull evenings7 or. II not, he at
least is entitled TO call halt when night
after night sees her go out with her pin
money and his, only to return without a
sou In those mysterious pockets, which
he can never find, though only to get a
stray nickel that he might purchase a
sack OF cheap tobacco, and smoke, and
forget.