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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
HER OUTING OUTFIT IS FOUND
Summer Resort Woman Is Requested
to Apply at Police Headquarters
and Claim Handbag.

Pasadena. Cal.-Chief Wood Is in
possession Of a lady's handbag picked
up at Fair Oaks and Colorado street.
The owner is urged to call at police
headquarters. The bag contained the
following articles:
One set of blonde curls.
Six hair pins.
One can talcum powder.
One piece Of wire netting. identified
as sanitary rat"
Two late novels.
Three sandwiches. one lettuce and
two olives
One fnger-nail file
One bathing suit
Detective Schultz has been put on
the case After careful study be ar
rived at the conclusion that the satcheI
is the property Of some Pasadena
woman. who was evidently bound for
the beach
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
Pspsln Fifty Years Old.

The introduction of pepsin no q
remedial agent effected q complete
revolution in the method Of restoring
to normal the ailments which In the
old days we're classed In a group ~
dyspepsia.
II physicians were to observe an
niversaries Of the discovery Of RENE
dies which had proven a blessing to
mankind the entire profession would
unite in remembering the fiftieth an
niversary of the first manufacture Of
pepsin In this country.
Just half a century ago the late
John Carnrick, the eminent physio-
logical chemist and the father Of
physiological products in the United
States. made possible a new epoch
In American medicine by producing
the first pepsin.
Pepsin Had been made in a small
way In Europe before Mr.. Carnrick's
enterprise caused 1t to be introduced
here. as It was originally suggested
by DR.. Corvisant of Paris. The quail
ty was so poor. however. that its use
was distinctly limited.-Dietetic and
HYGIENE Gazette.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
TRAVEL in AIRSHIP

val men--and a central cabin for pas
sengers Stability ia obtained by means
Of planes. When the airship IL In mo
ton no rocking is felt The cabin IL
comfortably. not to say luxuriously.
fittedsin mahogany, and accommodates
"a persons who SIT facing the same di.
rection- There are large observation
windows. and the general aspect OF
the cabin is that of first-class saloon
on a. railway train OF an ocean liner.
An excellent restaurant chef presides
over the kitchen. and cold meals are
served aboard
The Schwaben makes an average
speed of 81 kilometers an hour with
its three engines developing 375 horse
power. II necessary, It could remain
In the air for IL to Is hours. travelling
from 500 to 1000 klometers, according
to the direction or force of the wind
Naturally" added the official. 1T Is
not the company's intention or idea
that the airship service should com
pete with trains OF steamers. The
time has certainly not come for that
But there is no reason why airship ex-
cursions, such as those organized from
Baden-Baden. should not become gen
eral. They are quite free from dan
ger, and they give passengers q novel
and delightful experience. Few who
try It win not agree that aerial travel
has many charms and advantages
over locomotion by train. steamer or
automobile In none Of the latter can
the traveller obtain such comprehen-
siye views Of scenery as he can from
an airship."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
MANS CHARACTER on / sll
Continental Porter Judges Trsveio, \
Little Marks Made on Luassus
for Benefit Of otasrl

Paris.-The manner IN which d.
traveller has his character written !,
hts luggage for the benefit Of por.>,
and hotel servants Is thus desc]A.t
by one Of the latter Little scratchn
on the bags are made after tie tn
eler has given tip" and these nan
are understood by all porters and a.
er employees.
A horizontal line on the right 1sr5
top corner Of the bag means lh1, ia
owner gives very small -tipsr mi
should be boycotted when possIoe
A diagonal scratch on the lower n.
hand corner signifies "exacf;ns ant
disagreeable." A cross IN the Ior>r
right hand corner means -sxaciiar
but generous. and small yerIai
marks near the lock. -very se1ero1'
A curved mark on the left hand ~
per corner signifies -inexperie1c&
has not travelled much"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
RAT DEFIEs THREE BIG MEN
Monster Rodent Jumps for Throat and
Legs Of 5elllserent Merchant
Large as Common Cat

Clifton Heights. Pat required
four men and a dog to kill a big rat
which had attacked William H. Baker.
a butcher In the employ OF Council
man Bernard Doherty's store. here
the other morning. Baker had just
opened the store when he was sur.
prised TO find big rat seated on the
counter.
Baker made war on the rodent. END
In the meantime Councilman Doherty
and his other clerks closed the door
and gave chase to the rat which was
finally captured.
Then the rat jumped at Bakers
throat. but be knocked II down with
his hands. when the rodent attacked
his legs Before any greet damage
was done Baker shook on the pest
and then the lien chased Il about the
store. hIrling all sorts Of missiles at
II.
Finally Jack. Councilman Doherty's
Irish terrier. was brought in and soon
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
EXERCISE ON THE DECLINE
Medical Journal Says That Automo-
biIes and Motor Boats Are Mak-
Ing People Lazy.

Anyone who takes an outing, par
ticularly at the seaside. can hardly
fail to notice the revolution that has
taken place during the last decade in
the methods OF enjoying a vacation,
says the New York Medical Journal
The automobile whizzes by on the
roads and the motor boat sputters
noisily within sight Of the shore. each
bearing it's crowd OF pleasure seekers.
while even the swimmers are support
ed. a large proportion Of them at
least. BY an artificial contrivance de-
signed to keep them afioat without
exertion.
Rowing, walking and swimming are
the three ideal exercises, all demand
ing the open ar and all having den-
mite objects apart from their excellent
effect on bodily health. But the mod
ern amusements. such as motoring
and motor boat racing. have nothing
to recommend them save that they
too require outdoor space.
Golf seems to be increasing the
number OF its devotees. even II the
latter go to the links in high pow
cred cars. But the writer would Ike
to see the immense audiences Of base
ball and football games playing on
numerous diamonds and gridirons Of
their own. and would welcome rega-
lation that prescribed playground
ten times its size to adjoin every new
library. It is not only the rich who
become lazy; the omnipresent trolley
car embodies the favorite recreation
Of the poor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
Musical instrument and Milk Bottle
comblned-cive Parents q Rest
No More Carpet Walking.

Venice. Cal.-No more viii the cries
Of Little Precious" stir his proud and
happy father to q tack-dodging mara
thon on midnight bedroom course.
for Mrs. J. w. Emerson Of Douglas.
Ariz-. the wife of a mining man. has
arrived here with a baby and Baby
Pacifier." a device combining a milk
bottle and an aeolian harp. the use Of
which gives the infant music during
dinner hours and his parents q sur
cease from squalls.
Mozart's five-year-old attempts at
music are outdistanced. for the young.
sr Emerson. hardly past his first mile
stone. can play a dreamy waltz. a
quickstep. stately minuet or a de
licious ragtime symphony. all depend
ing on the repidity with which be par
takes OF tactical repast-
-All Coin Out and Nothip' comm
In" walls the aeolien harp-and with
much feeling-as the milk disappears,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
VALUABLE 1853 HALF-DoLLAR
Coin Passed In Payment for Car Fare
Worth More Than s2.5oo-on
Exhibition at Chicago.

Chicago.-An 1853 half-dollar which
was taken by conductor on Cot
tage Grove avenue car few years ago
is said by numismatists at the Amer.
lean Numismatic association exhibit
at the Art institute to be the most
valuable coin IN the exhibit
The conductor turned the half-dollar
in at the barn The barn man re-
placed II by another and sold 1t to
Stevens & Co Of Chicago for IS. who
sold 1t to Charles Wilcox Of Chicago
for 500 Wilcox in turn sold IL to
De Witt Smith Of Lee. Mass. for $500
Smith later refused to sell 1t for
$500
II is now on exhibit In the collection
OF H. o Granberg. a wealthy mine
owner of Oshkosh. Wis. and though
Mr. Granberg will not say what be
paid for the coin. II is safe to say
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20

would make lot of them look bad.
There was no ship of war in the
early days of the nineteenth century
that could catch Polly on q run to lee
ward. With her canvas spread wing
and wing she simply ran away from a
big British man-of-war which gave
chase to her on the Bermudas. The
Polly. commanded by relative Of the
present president of the Atlantic COM
pany of Amesbury. had captured q
British merchantman blown south
from Halifax. and British frigate
gave chase. Sailing on the wind. al
though fine for the schooner. was
much finer for the man-o'-war, and
the captain of the Polly just put his
helm up and stood away to leeward-
The way the schooner ran was won
derful to the British tars. and they all
knew there was no chance OF captur-
ing the schooner II she stood long on
that course. The night which fol-
lowed was thick and the Polly had no
difficulty in escaping from her pur-
suer.
The privateer was put In trade aft
er the war. and from then on has
been constantly in service between
this port and other towns along the
New England coast The Polly has
been around the world several times.
having once been chartered as a pri-
vate. yacht She has often been round
the Horn.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
GIVEN UP TO COWS
Dairy Queens SuppIant Kings Of
Turf in Kentucky.
One by One Stately Domains In Fa-
nous Blue Grass Region Are Be-
Ing Converted Into ProsaIe
Places for Farming.

Louisville, Ky.-Wben the states OF
New York. Illinois, Missouri. Tennes-
see. Louisiana, California and others
rang the knell ON racing they also
sounded the passing bell of the blue
grass stock farms of Kentucky.
These stately domains. In that beau
tiful region which is known as Gods
Country" are rapidly being converted
from stock farms into prosaic places
TOR the raising of cereals and veget-
ables and with them passes the most
pleasing product OF racing
Instead of bringing forth Collins and
Sysonbys, Dominos and Henry Of Ma
varres. Cliffords and Africanders. Kin
ley Macks and McChesneys. winners
Of suburbans and futurities and cups
and handicaps that are no more. these
beautiful stretches of pasture land will
be devoted to producing corn and to-
bacco and wheat
One by one the princeIy places that
have been maintained by the million
aires of the east for the purpose OF
rearing the colts that carried their
colors on the race tracks Of the coun-
try are being devoted to other uses.
Clarence Mackey has shipped his
famous stations and mares abroad
II is reported that James r. Keene Is
soon to give up "Castleton," where he
has developed SO many great race
horses. And "Elmendorf." j. B. Hag-
"a ~ hn vfr
to the cows. for henceforth "Elmen-
dorf" will be known as the site Of the
most perfect dairy plant in the world
instead of the home of the greatest
horses.
"Elmendorf" represents an invest
ment Of millions of dollars. There are
almost 5000 acres and on them has
been expended every improvement
that money and energy can provide.
When horse racing still thrived the
stallion stable at "Elmendorf' was the
high court of horsedom. Built of
stone and brick and with the finest of
woods used throughout and finished
to the limit Of horse comfort. this
structure cost at least $4,000.
Within its walls dwelt Salvador, the
king Of them all until his death two
years ago: Africander. McChesney.
Kinley Mack. Star Ruby. imported
Water Cress. Water Boy. Imported
Dieudonne and dozen others that
won fame as winners or the begetters
OF winners. Now Salvador is dead
and the others have been shipped
across the seas. Their palace Is given
to the cows: the queens OF the dairy
have supplanted the kings OF the turf.
All through the Bluegrass It Is the
same. Some OF the old breeders cling
to their places. hoping that there will
come a turn and that New York or
some Of the other states viii let down
the bars But most OF them have
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20

Avalon. Ca'.-F NJ Reed Of vkr
homa City and Captain Walker q -
launch Leonaya had a thrilling ezpef
ence when a whale pursued them u
miles. apparently after the nyirs y
the men were using IS bait for '''-
The men were trolling about 2"
miles from shore when the uhsie r.
appeared dangerously near the e'--
Becoming alarmed the boatmen
angler decided to start shoFern
They were followed to within q
mile Of the beach by the whale
ing that the launch might be vfee.
by the whale II the flying ESQ -
pulled aboard. the bait was cast a''''
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
Could Not Lie For Cupid

Smith told Miss Putnam she would
have to make afidavit as to Albert's
age
Albert Is an orphan" she said. TO
the best Of my knowledge he is TWEEN
ty-one years old His only relative is
brother. who ir not his guardian.
His father died several weeks ago.
On his deathbed he gave consent to
our marriage"
Albert continued to twirl his hat
and study the carpet Smith prepared
the necessary afidavit blanks and was
handing them to Miss Putnam to sign
when he heard a sob. Looking around
he saw that tears were running down
Albert's cheeks To his even greater
surprise Albert stepped forward and
said:
Il can't tell a Iie.- He paused to
weep some more and added: I'm only
twenty years old won't be a man
until Aarch 3 next year"
Miss Putnam quoted her fiance and
they left the Office without the license.
promising to return when they found
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
HARVARD GOES TO Haavaa'
First Time In IT'S Years Youth =
ing Founders Name VIII En''
Universlty-Frcm London

Boston--For the first time 10 y
years the name OF Harvard VII ~ ~
on the student rolls next fan q =
ward university.
Lionel de Jersey Harvard o.
don. descendant Of the family y
founder Of the university. VIII Ds
a member OF the class CT 1912
descended from . second co
John Harvard, who died In 1853
The discovery Of the young -
traced to a letter written by hc
Everett, then president Of Harvan
versity, to George Bancroft 80
to Great Britain When II was -.
financial reasons prevented
from entering Emmanuel cohs5 -
England, Harvard men became
ested and took steps to have DID
ter Harvard
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
Service Opens in Germany With
Scheduled Flights.
Representatives Claim That Aerial
Trips Are Quite Free From DAN
ger and Have Many Advant-
ages Over Rail Rides.

Paris. - The Hamburg-Americ
Shipping line announces that from
now on It viii book passengers for ex
cursions on the Zeppelin airship
Schwaben from Baden-Baden TO differ
ent places In the Black forest and the
valley of the Rhine as far as weissen
burg and Woerth.
The manager OF the Paris ONCE of
the Hamburg-American line explains
that his company. although having nc
Official connection with the Zeppelin
company. has entered into an arrange.
ment whereby passengers for the air.
ship trips may reserve seats In the
Schwaben at the various Offices OF the
Hamburg-American line. The head
quarters Of the business is at Baden.
Baden.
Variety Of itinerary Is q feature Of
the trips. q different program being
organized every week. though passen
gers are always given ride through
fine mountain. forest or river scenery
Wind. too. still plays an important
role in determining the destination OF
the Schwaben. and II at the last mo-
ment an announced trip has TO be
changed or suppressed altogether.
those who have booked passages may
either have their money back or select
another excursion in the weeks pro
gram. Besides the ordinary advertised
excursions the company can arrange
for much longer trips for parties SUN
GENTLY large.
The Schwaben. which has = length
Of l45 meters. has three cabins. two
for the crew Of nine persons-all ma
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
WORST PENMEN IN CONGRESS
sparkman Of Florida and Adamson Of
Georgia Share That Honor
Between Them.

TN bet you a dinner for ten peo-
pie" said Representative Frank Clark
Of Florida one day last spring. ac-
cording to the Popular Magazine, that
the worst penman in congress Is
Sparkman OF my state"
'I'll take that bet" replied Hard
wick of Georgia. The man who
writes the worst hand in the world is
Adamson OF my delegation"
Sparkman is chairman of the COM
mittee on rivers and harbors and
Adamson Is the head Of the commit
tee on interstate and foreign com
merce. The two congressman who
had made the bet selected commit
tee to pass on the handwriting in
question, and then secured letters
written by Sparkman and Adamson
in their own penmanship. Those let
tiers were something horrible to see.
and the judges decided that the writ
ing of both was so bad that the writ
ers. not the men who had made the
bet. must pay for the dinner.
While the banquet was in progress
Adamson told this story:
Last winter constituent OF mine
wrote to me and asked for speci-
men of my handwriting. explaining
that he had heard 1t was the worst
In the world, and that he was making
a study Of bad penmanship. COM
piled with the request. In few days
he returned my letter to me, with this
note:
'Finei Am enthusiastic. Didn't
know such handwriting was possible.
Please send me typewriter copy Of
the inclosed- need key to it,"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
Partially Right.

A funny incident. accompanied by a
witty retort, was enjoyed the other
day as a crowd was coming out Of the
theater.
In front of a party Of gentlemen
was a man with his coat collar turn
ed up about his ears. why, there is
Brown" said one of the party He
doesn't seem to see US. "Pll wake him
up"
At the same time. and without stop
ping to think. he stepped forward and
hit the bundled-up individual terrific
slap on his back.
The man. of course, turned around,
and disclosed the face Of q total
stranger.
The hilarious gentleman hesitated q
moment before the calm and inquiring
gaze of the other man and then. step
ping forward. said: Il beg your par
don. sir; but. to tell the truth, took
you for another man"
Il am" was the quiet reply.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
WouId-5e Bridegroom Under Age.
confesses to Truth With Tears In
Eyes-seeks Guardian.

St Louis.-Leon Smith. marriage II
cense clerk Of East St Louis. was in
his office waiting for Cupid to get
busy when young man and a young
woman walked in
want a iicensef" Smith said. az
fably. to the young man. There was
no response.
I'm do the talking said the girl.
smiling.
Smith regarded the young man with
sympathetic eyes and sighed. 1t was
too bad. Here was deaf-mute whose
afiiction made II impossible for him
TO hear or answer the clerks cues
lions.
instead OF questioning the man. as
Is the custom. Smith turned to the
young woman:
my name II Clara Putnam and his
ls Albert Sommerfeldt." she said. I'VE
are both from St Jacobs. III
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20

trust. which in more ways than one
has taken NJ certain social and Nv
ing problems among its employees
The example OF the American Bridge
company has been followed In various
Carnegie mills. and there has been 1T.
tie or no protest from the men against
the ruling
The point has Deem stretched In IA
vor OF one class Of workmen. machin-
lists who do brass work. and iron
molders will b. permitted to chew to
bacco. Chewing tobacco Is said to
be a preventive against certain infec
tons resulting from inhaling fine
brass cuttings and Gust In foundries-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
U. s. Pays Cat 81 Monthly.

Los Angeles. CaL-"Jim." a big sill
ver-haired cat has been placed on
Uncle Sans pay roll at one dollar per
month because OF his proficiency in
keeping the federal building clear OF
rodents Assistant Postmaster Dish.
man receives "Jim's" monthly stipend
and expends It for him in buying
dainty morsels Jim" enjoys the dis
tinction Of being the only representa-
tive of his family nthe government
service.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
ENDS LIFE in PARK

found in Amesbury. The Polly will
be placed in the public park here
in the town her exploits in the war
with England in 1912 made famous.
The grandsires Of Amesbury tell
many tales OF the days when the
Polly was the smartest schooner
along the Atlantic coast. Built from
a model that has endured for a hun.
dred years as the best for all kinds
of weather. the Polly has little resem-
blance to the wonderfully speedy
yachts which are turned out by the
designers Of the present day
She could not sail with the slowest
Of them In light weather. but in a
seaway and breeze the sturdy craft
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
Quite q Gentleman.


You have some beefsteak. Of
courseY queried a man who had hur-
riedly entered a butcher shop.
Yes. sir"
-And beefsteak is good to take the
color out Of a black eyer"
THE best thing in the world. siri"
Good Save two pounds for
Riley"
Which Riley?"
The Riley who lives in Edward
street I'm going TO black both his
optics. He'll probably call In half
an hour Good EVENING""
Twenty minutes later the same man
came back with his coat in rags. his
collar gone. his nose damaged. and
both eyes pulled up,
did you ind Riley?" asked the
shopman. with twinkle in his eye
Il did. sir. and be has kindly con
scented to let me use the beefsteak
Mr. Riley is gentleman. sirl"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
Baby Pacifier Is Invented

The Baby Pacifier" was invented
by the father Of its sole user. A min
ing man. tired from the tolls Of the
day. and not relishins long tramps
over carpet by night. his mechanical
genius found a penacea for restless
children.
Mothers of families at this beach
have descended In q swarm on the
Enerson household in an endeavor to
copy the "quieter."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
Hornets Break Up Baptism.

Orwell. Ind.-A ceremony OF bap-
tism was broken up BY yellow jack
cts. While the preacher was leading
several women into Fiat creek. and
the church choir on the bank was
singing. two nests OF hornets were
stirred up Dozens OF persons were
stung, Many rushed headlong into
the water. Several persons were stung
SO badly they had to go TO bed The
baptism was sequel TO a revival at
the Vincent Baptist church
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20
FRANCE JOINS WAR on iii
Scientists Declare Against LittIs y
sect That Spreads Dlsease--Warr
lngs Accepted Seriously.

Paris.-France is about to JOIN D t1s
campaign for the exterminadoa q to
housefiy.
Several scientists have rec>nIo
made statements to the effect t1at %
fly IL one Of the most potent sprezteEs
OF disease. particularly during ., "
demic. As the cholera scare hasft
subsidized. these warnings are being =
cepted seriously. with the result i1a'
some plan for popular warfare asz'n<
dies may be evolved
NJ. Laveran Of the Pasteur institute
and M. Thiery Of the municipal 80
ratory are among those who call %
attention Of the public to the csn<sr
Of disease carried from person % -
son by the fiy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-20

wearied of the lean years. and the pas
lures where the horses that made
Kentucky famous stood deep In blue
grass know them no more.
In this extremity 1t Is the automo-
bile that has brought comfort to the
Bluegrass. for the beauty Of the re-
gion and the fine roads have made II
a famous resort for touring. But II
things keep on as they have the Ken.
lucky stock farm will, In few years.
be only a memory.