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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20
HOUSE FOR FELMES

loaded down with prejudices about
what they should eat and how warm
an atmosphere they should be allowed
to breathe, gradually the little lady
of the house discourages these views
until the kittens come to enjoy plain
food and blasts of fresh air. Just at
present she is working hard with a
small Angora and her two kittens.
They were very feeble on arrival.
their eyes closed with hard colds and
their bodies limp with weakness.
Beauty, the mother cat. has had about
$50 spent upon her for doctor bills,
and all three cats have to be fed
goats milk from a medicine dropper.
The milk costs thirty cents per pint.
Although the three kittens have
been at the house only a month, they
have grown immensely and have such
high spirits that the other Persians
are beginning to wonder If they have
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20
Collie Halts Baby Lecture

water was fed the suffering baby and
1t went to sleep.
The nurse was about to remove the
outer clothing to show the proper
way to dress a baby in winter when
the child began to squall. 1t was TAX
en- back by the grandmother, who
rocked the crying infant roughly.
Grandmother, don't bump the baby.
You are only making 1t worse"
Let me alone; I've raised chill
dren before" retorted the grandpar-
ent.
She finally found "soother," which
calmed the baby. The nurse then
heated a few ounces of water which
soon put the baby to sleep.
How often does the baby have COL
ic?" asked the physician.
Nearly every day"
Does it cry much?"
Nearly all night; we get hardly
any rest"
How often do you feed it?"
Every time it cries.
What do you give the baby for the
colic!"
Bacon rind."
Now, grandmother, that soother
Is the worst thing you could put in
the babys mouth. 1t falls on the
floor, flies light on it. is is covered
with germs. and yet you put it in the
child's mouth. Feeding baby bacon
rind is another ancient idea. Give the
baby a teaspoonful of orange Juice one
hour before each feeding and ii won't
have collie. Only feed it every thres
hours"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20

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decision when attorney
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20
WIRE BROKEN BONES
Silver Strand HaStenS Knitting
of Fractured Parts.
Wonderful Progress Made in Surgical
Science illustrated by Two Oper-
ations-One on Island Of
Tristan Was Difficult.

London.-The wonderful progress
made in surgical science is well illus
trated by the accounts OF two opera
tions-one from the London hospital
and the otber from the lonely island
of Tristan da Cunha. in the South
Atlantic, 1000 miles west of Cape
Town.
The operation at the London hos
pital was carried out with great sue
cess by means of a novel apparatus
for wiring together the ends of a
broken bone. The instrument, which
was invented by Professor Lambeth
of Paris, consists of strong pliable
wire of softened German silver. on
which a screw thread has been cut
A nut runs loosely on this thread.
One surface of the wire for it's last
eight inches is flattened out so that
below the nut the wire has one fiat
surface and one rounded.
I'm wiring a broken bone," one Of
the officials at the hospital explained.
the surgeon, after having separated
the soft parts covering the fracture,
bends the flattened end of the wire
into the shape of a button hook, the
fat surface being inside and the round
threaded surface on the outside.
Slipping this hook under the frag-
ments, he pulls the free end up to-
ward him with a pair Of forceps, and
then, opposing the two hattened sur
faces Of the wire. he screws the nut
down until the loop thus made grasps
the bone sufficiently tightly. The rest
Of the wire above the nut Is then cut
OF, and another similar wire support
is placed round another section of the
break.
with this instrument an oblique
fracture Of the thigh bone in a middle
aged man was wired in about hall
the time II usually takes. An X-ray
| picture shows that the bones are held
| In perfect position. Instead of being
in bed five or six weeks, as used tC
be customary before the days of wir
ing, this patient will probably be ur
| in less than three weeks. The wire
and the nut, which, Of course, are al
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20

lowed to remain about the bone after
healing. give no Inconvenience in after
life"
The operation at Tristan da Cunha
was carried out by A. Repello, who
conducts the church services and per
forms other functions for the ninety
nine inhabitants. He writes: "A child
was injured by stone coming down
the hillside and falling upon her legs.
breaking both of them and making
four very bad wounds, which got full
of sand. attended the child for
nearly three months and / suppose 1t
will be two more months before the
wounds are healed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20
NEW UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

DIR. George Edgar Vincent, dean of
the faculties Of arts, literature and sci
ence. and professor of sociology at the
University of Chicago, has been cho-
sen president of the University Of
Minnesota by the board of regents of
that institution. He will succeed Pres
iient Cyrus w. Northrup on April 1,
IT salary of $4,000 a year. Dean
Vincent has been with the University
of Chicago for eighteen years.
George Edgar Vincent was born at
Rockford. H., March 81. 1864. His IA
ther, John II. Vincent, bishop in the
Methodist Episcopal church, was one
OF the founders of the Chautauqua in
stitution at Chautauqua, N. Y. After
graduating from Yale in 1885 DIR. Vim
cent spent a year in editorial work
and year in European travel. In 1888
he became vice-principal of instruction
at Chautauqua. In 1896 he received
one of the first doctors degrees grant
ed by the University Of Chicago. He
In 1900 and professor of sociology in
institution at Chautauqua in 1907, at
faculties at the University of Chicago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20
To Appease "cow Souls"

Seattle, Wash. - Steamer advices
tell of the ceremony of the beef soul
celebration" recently in Tokyo. for
the purpose of appeasing the souls of
thousands of cows and oxen killed dur
ing the recent war 20 supply the army
in Manchuria II was estimated 130
day were killed. A monument was
erected Ito prevent the souls Of those
slaughtered animals rising in retribu-
ton against the butchers"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20

the reached
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had nos Il
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20
KINDLY TRIBUTE FOR MOODY

A touching incident in connection
with the retirement of Associate JUS
tice William II. Moody from the Su.
preme Court of the United States, or
account of i'll health, became public the
other day when the court spread upon
its records letters which had passed
between the court and Justice Moody
in regard 10 his resignation.
The members of the court who sat
with Justice Moody sent him letter
to which Justice Lurton and Justice
Hughes, appointed recently. concurred
in postscript. The letter. signed by
Presiding Justice Harlan and JUS
tices White, McKenna, Holmes and
Day, reads:
Dear Brother Moody: We cannot
let you leave us without an expression
of our deep regret. The too few years
during which we sat together on the
bench already had confirmed the
prODhpcy Of yOur arguments at the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20

"T was In great difficulty at first,
as l had to operate on one of the feet.
part of which had to remove, includ-
ing two toes. l have no surgical in
struments. All had was little cot
ton wool and a little lint, my instru
ments consisting of a pair of scissors
and a pocket knife. But, thank heav-
en-, she improved wonderfully.
IF things were as they used to be
when a British warship periodically
visited the island, should be pro-
vided with all the necessary things.
but now we have not that privilege.
But l hope better times are in store
for U.S."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20
Grandmother Uses OId-Fashioned
Remedies, but They Faii-Doetor
Scores "Soother."

Chicago.-"Dressing and Feeding
Baby" lecture by DR.. Lena X. Sad
Ter, was interrupted at the public IL
brary the other night when an infant,
used to demonstrate the talk, was
seized with an attack of the collie.
Its grandmother then refused advice
from the physician. Old-fashioned
cure-alls were used by the grandpar-
ent, despite the remonstrances OF the
doctor. After these failed little hot
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20

16 1Sl5 the young
Morstown and there the boyhod OF e
president OF the Western passed
position operator HIS SUN
with the Union Pacific railroad
h a smallt town Missouri river
addition his duties at
station and his satisfactory work
Dodge chief OF
Bell inventor of the telephone and
telephone
telephone The efforts of Theodore
Telephone Telegraph
company o today the Western Union.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20
EXPLAINS THE "WAR SCARE"

Secretary of War Dickinson, whose
suppressed report to congress caused
the war scare" which set Washington
official circles topsy turvy for a few
days, has offered an explanation as to
how it all came about. The disclosure
of cross purposes in connection with
the report of the secretary of war. it
seems, was occasioned by something
that went wrong in bureaucratic rou.
tine.
The president was entirely ignorant
Of the contents of the report sent to
congress by Secretary Dickinson and
afterward suppressed. Secretary Dick
inson understood that the president
had seen the report and approved its
contents.
The report was prepared by Maj.
Gen. Wood during the absence of the
secretary in his trip around the world.
General Wood directed the submission
of tho document tn the nrpSidpnt and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-20
NEW SERIES VOL. XVIII.
NOW HEAD OF WESTERN UNION

The election of Theodore N. Vail to
the presidency of the Western Union
Telegraph company to take the place
of Col Robert c. Clowry, who resigned,
furnishes a remarkable instance OF
realized ambitions.
The father and mother of Theodore
n. Vail lived at Morristown, n. j.,
where they owned the Speedwell iron
works. For several years prior to 1913
Professor Morse had been working on
the telegraph, undiscouraged by the
remarks of friends that the scheme
was impractical and ridiculous.
In 1887 Alfred Vail, a young and am
bilious engineer, uncle of Theodore N.
Vail. came to the inventors aid. The
dot and dash alphabet, known as the
Morse code, was worked out by Alfred
Vail, and the two men were at oppo-
site ends of the wire when the historic
message, What God hath wrought,
was sent along the line in 1874.
Theodore Vail had moved to Carroll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09

thur James and Mr. Frederick Caven dish -Bentick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
NEGRO HAS NEW
 GRAFT SCHEME

Washington. July S.-Royal E. Cabell. commissioner of internal revenue, is wrestling with a question of pay and all lowance for internal revenue officers, which seems quite vexing. Mir. Cabell de- clines to discuss swhat his action was, and says it Is not a public matter.
 PinclIney Benton Etewart Pinchback. the former negro lieutenant governor of Louisiana, who later aspired to seat in the United States Senate, is now an in- ternal revenue agent at New York. On May l he notified Commissioner CabeI that he had changed his legal residence from New York to Washington, and fol- lowed it up with an $S7 board bill, which he asked the government to pay, as the law allows 8 a day living expense to in- ternal revenue officers away from homo on official business.
 Commissioner Cabell called upon Comp troller Tracewell and asked: Gan an officer of the government, for the pur- pose of obtaining additional pay, instant ly and arbitrarily change his legal resi- dence from one state to another or to federal terrtory?'
 Comptroller Tracewell ruled that he can. but 1t does not follow that he will get the additional pay unless the commis- sioner of internal revenue consents to the change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09

trance of Judge J. K. Hines, special at- tornev for the railroad commission.
 Judge Hines would in all probability poll an excellent vote, should he decioe to enter. He is regarded as a strong Hoke Smith man, since Smith put him in his present place on the commission.
 Several Smith Men
 There are some, who profess to see the Hoke smith touch in the probable race of Hines, but of course this is but sur mise. for there will probably be several Smith men in the running, should lhe governor have the vacancy made TOT hlIh-'
 Hines ran an excellent race In the nineties, when he was beaten py A'hlh- son. coming within 12,000 votes of winning, many of his friends claiming that he was counted out. because. he was popui1sc then.
 With a field of entries of such men as Judge Hines, Governor Brown, John Slaton, Tom Hudson and others, all kinds of developments might come to pass. The name of Pope Brown was mentioned in connection with the gov ernorship, but it would seem the report was only a flash in the pan, since the report died about as qulckiy us u Was born.
 Of all the woud-be governors, however. none have been quite so active as rom Hudson, who in this way has secured lead over all his rivals
 It is generally believed that if BrowH entered the race he would do So only at the urgent request of his friends, for the governor is now busily engaged as private citizen, returning to the joys of farming and writing books, as he prom ised months ago.
 But whatever happens, Georgia Is bound to enjoy some of the warm od-time sort of politics, that will keep everybody on the oui vive for developments, with announcements of new candidates and runors of new candidates every day.
 It all depends of course upon Hoke Smith and the legislature. If Hoke should happen to be turned down many sprouting ambitions will be nipped in the bud.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
ID ELECT SENATOR ON NEXT TUESDAY Hoke Smith Fitted Against
 The Field FRIENDS CONFIDENT Meanwhile a Half Dozen Are Already Running for Governor and Noth-
 ing But Politics Is Be-
 ing Talked
 
FRIENDS CONFIDENT

Atlanta, July s.-( Especial )-Next Tues day the general assembly will be called upon to elect a senator to succeed the late A. s. Clay, whose place is now filled by Joseph Terrell through appoint ment of Governor Brown.
 The battle will center around effort to prevent Hoke Smith from being named to the place on the first ballot. 'iI1old him for couple of ballots or so and some other man will finally represent Georgia in the highest iawmaking body of the land" according to those well informed on, the situation
 There is no doubt of the fact that Smith will register the strongest vote in the general assembly. It's just q ques- ton of whether joseph Terrell, Judge w. A. Covington, Pleasant Stovall and the in- terests lined up with Thomas Watson or the peoples committee will. combined, have a majority of the votes.
 1t was stated some time ago that Sm,h would announce. that he would enter the race, rather than adopt the policy of a man waiting for the office to come to him. The governor has had a whole week, however, since his inauguration the story going he would announce i'm mediately afterward-and since no an- nouncement has been made it is generally believed that there will be none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
KENTUCKY'S FIRST
 ELECTROCUTION

Eddyville, Ky, July S.-When the first execution under the new law providing for electrocution in place of hanging took place in the state penitentiary here to- day. it came near ending in the death of two persons instead of one. Prison Phy- slcian H. II. Moss stepped forward to feel the pulse of the negho, who formed the first subject before the current had beeE turned off. and barely missed having sev- eral thousand volts pass through his body. A warning yell from the penitentiary cleo trician. did not deter the doctor, who, mis- understanding the caution,. still advanced when a second warning had to be given before he understood.
 The negro, James Bucker, paid the death penalty for the murder of a policeman at Lebanon, Ky, several weeks ago.
 The report on the first electrocution de- clares 1t to have been a success, except for the slight burning of the negros head.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
BOY HAS OWN
 WIRELESS STATION

San Antonio, Tex, July s.-(Special) It has remained for Texas boy, Stirl- ing Paddock 13 years old. residing in Austin, to build wireless telegra phic station at his own home at net cost of SIP His equipment has been in operation but little over week and he has been able to reach the wireless stations at Houston, at Galveston, and other points, and has picked up signals from places 250 miles away. Before building his plant young Paddock yis- itei Galveston and made a careful study of, the wireless machines on some of the ocean liners. This boy inventor Is the son of Wesley V. Paddock, who is the New York representative of the Texas Bermuda Onion Growers asso- cia tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
NICARAGUA WILL
 PAY HER DEBTS

Port Limon. Costa Rira, June So.-fvia New Orleans, July S)-Infornation has just reached here that the present gov ernment of Nicaragua intenl ls 10 pay the bills due for expense incurred during the recent revolution. Don Jose Cabezas, manager of the Pacific railway, cwned and ope.atei by the government loaned the conservative parry largo sum Of money during 1908 for wh'c1 he ;ul,ls pa pers." When Estrada triumphed at Blue fields he pledged his word hat Cabezas would he paid. President Diaz, who re- gently succacded Estrada It tle instan ,e of Samuel Piza, recently paid 20,0cV .colones. The second payment of s10Q0. equal to 10.75) colones, haS also been re- ceived by Cabezas.
 One hundred thousand coiones is the amount set aside for the estimates for the coming year for the expenses of the arbitration tribunal in the settlement of the Panama-Costa Rica boundary ques- tiOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
WEALTHY BOY IS
 COMMON SAILOR

New Orleans, July S.-In the garb of an ordinary seaman and drawing two pounds per month pay, Omer V. Claiborne. aged r, a young man of wealth and social standing, and a member of one of the oldest families in Louisiana. will sail from this port Monday on the British tramp steamer Lexington for Hull He wants to see Europe and relatives in Paris and has adopted this romantic means of get ting experience and his trip. at the same time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
Crab Bites Young Girl

New Orleans, July s.--Aliss Mabelle Scherirish, aged IA may lose her left arm because of the bite of crab. She was "pinched" on the hand by the crab last week and immediately the wound became infected. Physicians are making heroic efforts to save her arm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
KENTUCKY c. O.P.
 TO MEET TUESDAY

Louisville, July S.-Delegates to the republican state convention, which will be held in, Louisville next Tuesday, are being selected today throughout Ken lucky. and given instructions as sto' the candidates to be supported in convention Interest centers chiefly in the race for the nomination of governor, there being three candidates. Judge F. c. O'Rear of the state court of appeals Lieutenant Gov ernor w. T. Cox and E. T. Frank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09

thur James and Mr. Frederick Cayen- dish-Bentick.
 The Duke of Devonshire who enter tained the King and Queen on the ev- ening of derby day, at Devonshire House. Plccadilly, is probably the only duke who has had personal experience of life Tn city accountants office. At the age of 23. he began his parliamentary career, and was at the time the youngest member of the lower house. The Cav endishes have always been noted for thelr tacturnity, as an old anecdote tes- tifies Two members of the family gen. erations since. when travelling to their home in the north, were shown at an inn where they stayed for the night, into room where there were three beds. Before getting into bed each in turn drew aside the curtains of the old bed and peeped in, and retired without comment. Next day when they had rid den far from the inn, one asked; Did you see what was in the bed last night?" "Yes." was the reply They had both seen corpse in the third bed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
FRANCE SUFFERS
 FROM SEVERE HEAT

Paris, July s.-France Is suffering from a heat wave more intense than the coun- try has experienced since 19O0 Today the temperature in the shade was slightly above 90, with a humidity breezeless at- mosphere. Some prostratlons and one death resulted in this city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
ConchO Loss Is Small

New York, July S.-The management of the Mallory line estimated today that the damage done to its steamer Concho by the fire which broke out in her hold early this morning would not exceed sl50o. The ship was due to sail at 1 o'clock this aft- ernoon for Galveston, but will probably sail at 4 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09

FOR SALE-Fifty feet of office counter, 100 feet of 7-foot wood and glass partition and 200 feet low solid office rail; golden Onk finish. several flat top desks. .Jcmison Real Estate and Ins. Co.,, 211Norfh goth street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-03

swear 20 the "Dick TO Dick" letter. dis
plays a great deal OF modesty about
rushing TO the witness stand. The in
timation that prosecution for perjury
is possible. is believed TO have some
effect upon her enthusiasm. Mr..
Brandeis. who is 10 be counsel for the
committee and was going TO turn
things over is not ready TO begin turn
ing and will not be for some time.
So on the whole. the committee has
met and adjourned and met and ad-
journed again.
This is not encouraging progress for
statesmen who are looking for
political capital. II there is anything
in the Controller BAY affair thai can
be twisted into a reflection upon the
administration. the committee APP
pointed by the house OF representa-
tives for that purpose will undoubted-
ly do its best. The failure OF the
committee TO act Is about the best
indication that they know that the
hunting is poor.