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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Emptied His Revolver.

a long jump to safety on the abut-
ments. Markgraff was few feet be-
hind him, too far to jump. but as the
draw started up he dropped to the
ground and began to crawl down the
other way. The time required for
this was fatal and the big draw rose
rapidly to its height of IS feet in air,
leaving Markgraff swinging over the
channel and clinging to the slender
rods of the bridge, with his body
swinging to and fro in q stiff wind
blowing in from the ocean. Haff gave
a yell, but his voice was blown away
in the wind. Quick as thought he
drew revolver and as fast as he
could pull the trigger emptied II.
Bridge Tender Fulton heard the shoot
ing and ran to the edge Of the chan
mel He saw Half motioning in the
air and quick to grasp the situation
hastened to the tower house and
began lowering the bridge aided by
Han. When lowered to within fifteen
feet Of the ground he paused sec
ond, and the slackening SILVER was
sufficient to shake Markgraff's feeble
hold and he fell to the ground. He
was unconscious when picked up and
was hurried to local hospital where
1t was found that besides suffering
from shock and concussion his left
leg was so badly crushed that It had
to be amputated.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Large and Small Families

in primal food man has no relation.
ship with the horse; a great deal with
the COW. Those who like very thicL
cream and an egg in 1t seem to he
not distant relatives to the hear enS
the lion. When it comes TO motber.
hood the human comes nearest ,bs ~
ture Of the elephant. At the lone he,
of mothers the turbot is at one go
and the elephant at tho other NJ
Turbot is capable of $4,000, 900 cbi,dron
a year, and has about as much =, :
mothers heart as a pebble. The eygs
themselves even are Abandoned g.
the other hand. Mrs. Elephant e. .
marvel of love and care-and inte,n
gence- Darwin calculated thar tha
average elephant lived a hundred
years. and in that time Mr.. and NJ.
ElephaJ have only six children On
them, he remarked. they lavished tbs
tenderest affections. Throughout ar
the animal kingdom one rule holds
good-big families mean neglect and
small families mean care and otten.
tion--Exchanga.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
WEARS BRAIDs TO WIN PRIZE.
Mystery In the Unshorn Locks of
Stephen r. Lund, Of Warren,
NJ. n.

Boston.-The only full-grown youth
in the land with hair that never has
been cut is wearing rich. thick locks
in braids like girl to win a mys-
terious prize OF $4,000.
That sounds like a romance. but
it's true. Here's the story.
The mystery boy is Stephen Rich
ard Lund, and he has lived all his
life at Warren. N. H.. little village
in the very heart Of the White Noun
tain foothills. Stephen Lund will be
seventeen years old on the 9Th Of next
July.
In answer to the query, Why is 1t
that your son never has cut his hair. /"
Mrs. Lund replied pleasantly:
why, he never has. that's all. AS
a. boy Stephen had beautiful hair.
Just like girl. It was thick, rich
and glossy, and we hated to cut It.
Year after year went by and we never
did cut it. Some say he can't cut 1t
or he'll lose all the money. But
there's nothing to that story. The
Lord knows / wish he did have a for
tune coming to him, but as far as I
know he has not. Pretty soon, next
summer, perhaps. l guess he'll have
1t cut"
The boys mother was a Miss Cora
Wiley Of Lowell, Mass. She runs
several small businesses and owns
property in Warren and neighboring
towns. The boys maternal grand
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
SAVED FROM DEATH
BY PISTOL SHOTS
Long Beach (caI.) Man Is Seri'
ously Injured in a Most
Peculiar Accident.
TRAPPED ON BRIDGE
Hung With stiffenins Fingers to .
Slender Iron Rod on End Of Big
6aseule-Leg Amputated
to Save Life.

Long Beach, Cal.-Edward Markgraff
aged thirty, an employee of the Edison
power plant on the inner harbor
passed through thrilling and terrify
ing experience the other night, which
he will remember to his dying day.
Clinging with stiffening fingers to
a slender iron rod on the end Of the
bascule bridge over the harbor en-
trance as it rose in air following the
passage of freight train, Markgraff
said afterwards that all of his past
life rose before him and the agony
caused by his fall was soothed by
the thankful knowledge that he was
still alive. Only the presence of mind
OF his companion Harry Half, and the
quick wit Of the bridge tender saved
Markgraff from frightful fall and
probable death by drowning.
Markgraff and Han are employed
on the night shift at the Edison com.
pany and were on their way to work
shortly after midnight and as is their
custom walked across the bascule
bridge. They had nearly reached the
end, feeling their way along in the
darkness, when the bridge tender, be.
fore starting on a patrol of the jetties
thought to raise the draw In case
boat should seek passage in
the channel. 1t being required to keep
the channel open when trains are
not using the bridge. Han felt the
premonitory SILVER of the structure
as it responded to the levers and gave
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
TRAITOR TO BOTH

after the battle of the Plains OF Abra-
ham, and take possession of the
French posts here in the name Of the
British king. Putnam and Stark both
were with him on that expedition The
letters found by Historian Burton
were written by Rogers when in COM
mand Of the post here. to some one
named Robertson, in which plans for
selling the post to the French govern
ment are discussed. The letters indicate
that the bargain was about to be CON-
pleted. but there is none to tell why
1t finally failed
History has recorded that Major
Rogers was under suspicion when he
was transferred from Detroit to Mich
ilimackinac, but the proof of his trea-
son did not come to public light until
now. In 1875 Rogers was tried for
attempting to sell Michimilimackinac
to the Spaniards, who then controlled
the upper part Of the old Louisiana
territory. but was acquitted.
He then went to the Barbary states
and enlisted under the hey OF Algiers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
OPENS OFFICE FOR CUPID
Spokane, Me-, Pastor Says He VIII
Not Marry Drunkards or DI.
vorced Persons.

Spokane. Me.-The Rev. DR.. James
w. Kramer. pastor of First Baptist
church. has opened a business office
in Spokane's banking district, where
he will be on duty daily from $3.50
O'Clock in the morning to O'Clock in
the afternoon.
Mrs. Kramer has been installed as
chief clerk and stenographer. Official
announcement is made that ANY one
in the world but a drunkard or a d.
vorced person will be married with a
long or short service"
DR.. Kramer made this statement:
Il shall mix with men. know men. be
one Of them. but never compromise
with any Of them in any way. In un-
dertaking the policy Of the aggressive
minister l shall extend a welcome to
everybody in my office. and as l per-
sonally pay the rent l can have pri-
vacy when desired. thing that was
out Of the question in a church.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
That's PIttsburg Chief Of Policies
Latest Instructions to
Couples.

Pittsburg-Despite other year pro-
testations by uplift organizations. the
w. C. T. U. and other opponents.
Police Superintendent Thomas A. Nc
Quaide instructed his force to recog-
nibe the open-love season by permit
ting youth of all circles to use the
parks for spooning within certain lin
itations
AS in every large CITY," said Super
intendent McQuaide, there are bellies
and beaux who have no eonserva-
tories. cool. cosy corners or porch
swings in which to entertain. The
parks are provided for these. It has
been my experience that the summer
evenings find as many youths and
maidens Of our wealthy families stroll
ing in the parks as the boys and girls
of the working classes.
1T Is no new custom for these to
drift to shaded benches and commune
with one another. Pittsburg's police
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

Ridgeville she took it into her h,.s
to start something"
The men succeeded In climbing d.
to the wagon and the COW sksr,,s
down the railroad tracks. Day s.s
Smithson chased her and when he,
reached an open field the COW tuna,
on them. Smithson, VINO weighs Nor,
than 200 pounds. and is somswba.
slow OF foot made a bee line for 4
fence. Just as his coat tails alsss
peared on the other side the CO..
lunged for him. Day had iatn
refuge behind a tree and tho eor
went on about her business until Dr.
thought he would persuade her to rs
turn to town. She was not in 4 MOOD
to obey commands and when shs
caught glimpse of Day she started
for him with lowered head. Day beai
her to a tree by about three feet.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

father, who rumor says is the one
who made the extraordinary viii de-
claring that his grandson should In
herit a fortune at a certain age II
his hair remained uncut until that
time, was DIR. John Wiley of Warren.
He was known as an old-time herb
doctor" He is said to have been q
spirttualist, seer. who read the for
tunes Of his townsmen and one who
made remarkable cures with odd
medicines. which he prepared secretly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
SPOON, BUT BE MODERATE:

men are sufficiently well versed in hui
man nature to differentiate between
true and false love-malking. Accord
ingly. have decided. as I did last
year. to have them only supervise such
demonstrations. They will end at once
ANYTHING they deem to be counterfeit.
i viii venture to say that any faith
er and mother Of mature years, II
honest. win admit that they stole
away to the parks or roadways in
their youth and INDUCED in handhold-
ing"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Father Of Victim Pines 10 p.,,h

Cumberland, Md.-Grief over the
death OF his favorite daughter hasten
ed the end Of Lewis +. Elosser, who
died here. Grace Elosser and Charles
E. Twigg were found dead in the par
lor Of the girls home in 1910. the day
before they were to have been mar
ried. The mystery Of their death was
never solved. Her father almost
every day took flowers to her grave.
He never recovered from the shock
and gradually pinned away.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
TELLS HOW TO STAY Welded
Anna Held Gives Secret Of Happy
Domestic Life and Take
of Love.

New York.-Anna Held, who has
sued for divorce. gave the secret for
happy marriages. She said first that
the happiest marriages were among
the poor. Both man and woman
should marry for love only, and when
united the man should be the master:
If the wife erred, she should be for.
given. for she was the weaker.
ITO stay married" added the stage
star, there must be congeniality be.
tween husband and wife and a couple
never should be separated for any
length of time"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
In Dissertation on Animal Life, QUAINT
lily and Quality Enter Largely
Into Argument.

when man associates himself with
any other animal. 1t is generally with
the horse and the dog. But II seems
that he is nearer natural relative to
the COW and the cat DR. Chalmers
Mitchell has been giving series OF
lectures at the Royal institution In
london, on the wild animals. One OF
the most interesting features was his
analysis Of their food and feeding de
through, out the fact that there are
MANY kinds OF milk Take the cows
mix as the standard. 1t is popular
with humans. cats and calves. But II
!, is given as nourishnent to a colt
a must be diluted to about the
.trenRth that some very wicked milk
men make It. while II fed to a bear or
lion cub it is necessary TO thicken and
strengthen Il by adding the white OF
an egg and using lot Of cream So
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
FOR WORLD

ing on a large scale. They seem to
think that her coffee and tobacco
plantations and mineral resources rep
resent her chief commercial assets.
This is quite an erroneous idea. In
reality the vast stretches of rich pas
ture land she possesses may easily be
the means In the future of elevating
her to the position Of being the fore
most cattle raising country in the
world.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
SAY SHE is BLACK WITCH
Young indian Girl Accused Of csus
Ing Sickness and Death on
the Reservation.

Malone. N. Y.--Down on the 81
Regis Indian reservation. which IL,
partly in the state Of New York r,i
partly In the province Of Qusbse 4
young Indian girl. aged sixteen ys,fk
has been raising furore. and the b
dams assert she Is witch
Her name is lola Razon. When s1e
was finally declared to be q 'bIscl
witch" she was transformed into 20
object Of dread. The Indians ny
that when she appears among then
either some of their live stock de
children get sick or dogs run mad md
make nights hideous with their hoHs
The medicine men have been con
suited and with their spells tried 70
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

depose the evil spirit. but in vain Ire
squaws instructed their children y
shun the witch girl" and warnings
against her we're given.
At council the chiefs decided 1e1'
the witch girl must leave the flD'
at once, and she went to Luze''7
mountain.
The little Indian is bright ioI ~
years and is ambitious 10 become
teacher among her people ana pD' Z.
end to their superstitions- she =.
been to school and by a few sllnP'.
tricks which she performed oy way =
entertainment started. the me =.
cry of her having the devil spirit
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Show. Name. Then FaInII.

Camden, N. J.--At the point q 3 =
volver. Mrs. Mary Borich Of has'e
street and Ferry avenue the otnef -
ernoon compelled thief % az :.
some jewelry he had stolen amer -
had engaged board at the house. ~ -
then hustled him into the street -
ly had the thief disappeared De'. =
the woman tainted. bat soon %~
yiyed by neighbors. Early in the o z.
a well-dresed youth, who save Il
name of stanislaus sobliski W. ~
rected to a room upstairs. MIS-. -.
ich later became suspicious and 49, ~.
him in the act Of taking 'e"s''s
bar room.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
ANGRY MUlEY COW
CHASES MEN UP 1RFf
DocIIs 4Bossy' Loses r.n..
When Sold and FurnIsb 's''
Amusement for Crowd

!, winchester. Ind.--A mule,
hitherto as docile as a lamb !. ~
circus stunt at RidgeviIle tSs %
day and almost frightenad cue
out Of their wits. The men az -. nu
much amusement for a crorS - - J.
lockers and the COW furnishes y = o.
element, which was fast and i 49, 2
for some time. Lewis Day 49, e.oa
the animal to Morris smitbso 49, g,
when he delivered her he mss .s'
mistake OF not tying her do~. u'
the wagon When the COW sr rs-. .
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Major Rogers Was Untaithful to
U. S. and British.
Soldier Of Revolutionary Fame Given
Unfavorable Name by Friend and
Foe, According to Data Of De-
troIt Historian.

Detroit. Mich.-C. NJ Burton, off,
cial historian Of Detroit. has found a
number of letters. written 100 years
ago. which prove conclusively that
Major Robert Rogers of New Hamp-
shire. the first American soldier to
take possession of Detroit, companion
Of Generals Putnam and Stark, of
Bunker Hill fame, was a traitor both
to the British government, In the
French and Indian wars, and to the
colonial government. in the Revolu-
ton.
Major Robert Rogers was in COM
mand Of body of provincial rangers
which were ordered to go west shortly
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

When the Revolution broke out he re-
turned to America with a profession
of patriotism and was given a COM
mission in the Continental army. But
General Washington lost faith in him.
Finally he became q colonel in the
British army and was prescribed and
banished. in ITS. under the laws Of
New Hampshire.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Murder Warning Came Too Late.

New York.-Warned by Chinaman
that murder was about to occur, de-
tectives hurried to'a building in China
town, broke down several barricaded
doors, and found Chin Hing Jung. a
member of Chipatown's Four Broth
ers' society. lying dead in the base
ment.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Removes Llon,s claw.

Chicago.-Half dozen physicians
and score Of veterinarians performed
an operation on lion belonging to
circus here. The brute was rendered
unconscious and claw removed from
his paw.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
VIM Thew struck.

Chicago.-Waiters of the Illinois
Athletic club went on strike when
they saw the words mo tipping allow
ed printed on the menu cards. They
make $50 month in wages, they say.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
The Governor Promlsed.

Albany, N. Y.-when Governor
Dix's auto became stuck in the mud.
a. farmer refused to pull It out until
the governor would promise to sign
good roads bill. The governor prom
ised.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Fight with Gun and Gas pIpe.

Chicago.-Following fight growing
out of a quarrel over penny ante
game, Michael Radius and Peter Mar
rick are dying in the hospital. One
used gun, the other piece Of gas
pipe.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31
Hatehed orasshoppers.

Graham, Mo.-After Matching chick
ems in an incubator. Allen AcNeal
Matched swarm Of grasshoprers In
the same incubator to feed the young
spring fries
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-05-31

Coasting is claiming almost as many
victims as football.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-24
UNIQUE SURPRISE is
GIVEN PORTLAND MAN

H. G. Smith OF Portland, travelling
passenger agent for the Northern Paei-
fic Railway company, who was behind
the movement which brought tho Wen
dell Phillips high school football team
from Chicago to the northwest. came
into Boise last night and was agree
ably surprised to find that his brother
]. J. Smith OF ct. Louis, registered at
tho hotel Learning that his brother
was calling on n young woman in the
city, II. G. Smith ascertained her name
and address. telephoned the house to
inform the young woman that he was
going to give his brother a surprise,
and when the doorbell rang and she
excused herself, and a minute later
came walking into the parlor on the
arm of her visitors elder brother, the
young man nearly tainted from sur
prise, and then all had a good laugh.
The younger Smith travels out of St.
Louis for a wholesale hardware COM
pany, and had been in Boise and vi
entity several weeks, but did not know
that his brother was to be here to meet
the football warriors from the Windy
city J. J. Smith was prepared to leave
this morning at 40 o'clock but stayed
ever to spend Christmas with his
brother.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-24
Municipal Court.

I'm free and easy your honor when
I'm drunk and spend all my money, but
II You viii let me go ! Will pay my fine
the next time l come to town" This
statement was made IN municipal court
this morning by Pete Johnson, who
was fined So and costs FOR being drunk
and ordered committed for two days
unless the fine was paid. He stated
that he had been working on a railroad
grade and came to Boise about a week
ago and was now broke. Upon his
promise to be better in the future, lie
was released this afternoon Harry
Reed and James Martin each drew $40
and costs for being drunk and are being
held in the city Jail in default of pay
ment while an investigation of petit
larceny charge against them is being
made. Harry Melborn, who has been
before Judge Dunlap five times, was
in again this morning, but was released
upon informing the court that he would
leave today for Pocatello.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-24
LOUIS BRANDE|S
IS IN LINE FOR
CABINET PLACE
Prominent Boston Attorney
Likely to Be the Attorney
General During the Will
son Administration.

Boston, Dec 24.-Among Democratic
leaders here the opinion is gaining
ground that Louis ID. Brandeis Of Bos-
ton will be New England's represen-
tative in President Wilson's cabinet
and that he will be given the post of
attorney general. For this place there
are SO far but two men prominently
mentioned besides Mr. Brandeis They
are Senator O'Gorman of New York
and Judge Westcott of New Jersey.
who pl'<ed GoJrnor Wilson in nomi-
nation at>ars~ssnore II Is generally be-
lieyed that Senator O'Gorman prefers
to remain IN the senate. but if drafted
by President Wilson he might obey the
call. AS to Judge Westcott, the Demo-
Gratis Of Nov Jersey are planning 10
nominate him for governor next fall.
and in view If this fact 1t is thought
likely he would decline a cabinet port
folio.
Louis I Brandeis, who under the cir
cumstances is looked upon as the
strongest candidate for the attorney
generalshlp, has been prominent law
yer in Boston for many years, but to
the country at large he is best known
as a publicist. Born in Kentucky in
1856. Mr.. Brandels was educated in
American and German universities.
being law graduate of Harvard,
where he received his degree when 20
years old under a suspension OF the
rules. after studying law only two
years
He attained success, even distnc-
ton. early in his professional career In
Boston. Meanwhile he found time to
take an active interest in public serv-
ice and social uplift work of a prac-
teal nature. Years ago he laid down
a fixed rule to devote limited num-
Der of hours to social settlement work.
making evening calls upon the poor
and needy as district committeeman for
a charitable organization.
With the passing Of each year Mr.
Brandeis has added to that service con-
tribution for public good, until today
he gives more than half his time to
the community at large without amy
money consideration And what is still
more remarkable he voluntarily has
paid to his law partners out of hts own
funds the equivalent of the fees he
would have earned in private practice
while thus serving without pay as
the peoples lawyer" In justice to
Mr. Brandeis' partners, however, II
should be said that they have repeated
~ protested against this action.
Mr.. Brandeis made his first great
fight for the people Of Boston some lGl
years ago. for cheaper and more honest
gas. Al that time the gas was high
priced and of an inferior quality Att
his own expense Mr. Brandeis hired a |
hall and announced that he would talk
on the subject. The people came and |
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-24
career TO the court

Judge Dunno said in reply: Few
men, Black, who have passed through
what you have, seem to realize that
their work of redemption Hes largely
with themselves and that their future
is in their own hands. That you hay.
arrived at this conclusion is in your
favor and 1 believe that there still is
hope for you"
Convicted nearly nine years ago Of
murderous assault, Black was sem
fenced to 25 years. Pending his appeal
came the great fire Of 1906, destroying
all the papers III the case. His future
then became lawyers puzzle. 1t was
impossible to free him and it seemed
equally impossible to try him again or
to re-sentence him. He cut the gordian
knot by escaping from Jail.
1t was charged at the time that he
had amassed $4,000 by trading in
opium with other prisoners.
Assistant District Attorney McNutt
represented to Judge Dunno that
Blacks nine years in the county jail
represented already 14-year sentence
with allowance for good conduct