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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29

to do. In the afternoon and in tn,
evening come other visitors, and Their,
are visits to be paid in return, besides
expeditions to the markets and shops
and such work in the parish as falls
to the share of clergyman's wife.
You may picture him as one OF the
busiest of men-so busy that he has
to keep two horses, which he looks
after himself. He rises early to feed
and groom them or to turn them out
in the paddock behind the house
There are jobs to be done in the yard
and the garden; carts to be washed
harness to be oiled, bits and stirrup
irons to be polished. flowers to be wa
tered and boots to be cleaned before
he has time to go down to the garden
gate and pick up the morning paper.
which has been thrown on the lawn.
The Australian breakfast is general
ly substantial meal at which meat is
served. When 1t is over, II there is a
class to take, the rector may saddle
the horses and ride with his little girl
to her school. The streets of the
town are hard red roads, shaded with
plane trees, but they soon become
sandy red tracks. with broad borders
OF turf.
While the rector is engaged on his
parochial duties his wife, as we have
seen. is entertaining visitors. doing
snatches of homework and looking
after the baby. At one o'clock dinner
Is served, and later in the afternoon
the wife may ride or drive with her
husband as he goes out again on his
parish work. stopping at the newspa-
per Office in passing to learn the latest
score in some cricket match. All
Australians take a keen interest In
sport. as they do in local politics.
People live largely out Of doors.
At the rectory the veranda is more
commonly used than any room in the
house. With the protection of a
mosquito net you can sleep out all the
year round.
In an Australian country town
every one gets up early and goes to
bed early. Supper is served at six
or soon after--a third substantial meal
with meat But first there are the
horses to be fed. and IL the rector is
delayed by his work his wife will fill
the buckets from the great iron tanks
beside the house and measure out
the feed into the hangers After sup
per visitors of all kinds drop in. some
times bringing the entire family with
them, having no one with whom to
leave the children at home Then
more tea may be served; the teaket-
tie seems always on the boil in an
Australian home.
We sit on the veranda and breathe
the cool air scented with eucalyptus.
and look up at the southern cross
through the drifting clouds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29

. RooKLYN. N. Y.-Because Mrs.
- Sarah Weinstein, whose neighbors
vouch for the accuracy of her state
ment that she was born los years ago,
refused to be rescued when a fire
started In the cellar of the house in
which she lives. residents of that sec
ton Of the city the other day enjoyed
the first Sunday chicken chase OF the
season.
While Mrs. weinstein obstinately
resisted the efforts OF band of FIRE
men and the best persuasive methods
that Captain Mooney of truck COM
pany No. 20. could muster to convince
her she should permit them to carry
her down the fire escape, a person,
whose chief asset later was shown to
be an exaggerated sense OF humor, en-
tered the chicken market kept on the
ground floor Of the burning building
by Julius Sandwich. Half a minute
later the fremen gave up their at
tempts to rescue Mrs. Weinstein with
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
Black Cat That Knows How to Turn on the Lights

% OSTON. Mass.-A cat played bur
~ glar in the diamond store Of
Charles E. Kattelle. in the Kimball
building. at Is fremont street, early
the other day and caused the night
Waterman and the police of the Old
Court Square station to nearly col
lapse Of shock
When James Jackson. the watch
man. made his rounds, he found every
thing all right in the diamond shop.
Shortly afterward he discovered the
electric lights burning brightly. He
crept to the door and listened for the
dread music of the safe burglars drill.
All was still except for a constant
purring. Jackson called Sergt Walter
Berry and Policemen Marks aad Hale
The masters key TO the locks Of the
door will not open the door of the
gem shop. for It is provided with
special jewelers. lock to guard against
thieves. Kattelle was called by tele-
phone from his home in Newton.
When he arrived he explained that the
lights in his shop are furnished BY
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Guild, Jr.,
W American ambassador to St Pc
Iersburg, desires to see mounted boy
scouts. He believes the United States
government should furnish ponies for
the boys, give them instruction in
horseback riding and train them in
skill in riding and develop their hardi-
ness.
de outlines his plan In a letter to
the state department, which has been
referred to James e. West. chief scout
executive Of the Boy Scouts of Ameri-
ca. West is enthusiastic over the
scheme. The scout leaders are taking
the matter up with Ambassador Guild
and the officials in Washington.
Ambassador Guild got his inspira-
tion from seeing 20 Cossack boys drill
before the car last spring. AT recent
events" he writes. "in the presence OF
the emperor at Krasnoe Selo, there
was one thing Of particular importance
as II opened new vista of the posi-
Diiities OF the boy scout movement.
Early in May some Cossack boys,
ranging In age from eleven to four
teen years. left their villages and as
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
Washington's Sewerage System Pronounced Best.

w ASHINGTON'S sewerage system
w has been pronounced the finest
in the world by q party. including
some Of the foremost sanitary en-
gineers. This party, which included
DR.. John Watson, chief sanitary en-.
gineer Of Birmingham. England, and
formerly chief sanitary engineer OF
Toronto; DR.. George w. Fuller OF
New York. author of the standard
work on sewerage systems; DR..
Soper, president of the Metropolitan
Drainage commission Of New York
City, and James G. Webster. chief
sanitary engineer of Philadelphia,
were escorted over the system by Su-
perintendent Asa e. Phillips Just at
the close of the Congress of Hygiene
and Demography. It was the unani-
nous opinion of this party that no
city had q better system except the
German municipalities. which were
considered to be a model In this re-
gard. Washington is underlaid by
600 miles of subterranean rivers, an
average of nearly nine miles Of river
to every square mile OF land. These
are really underground rivers, be-
cause they take on the flowage from a
half dozen or so streams which used
to drain through what is now the
central portion Of the city. In add
ton. they handle all the drainage
from Washington houses and all the
immense amount of rain that falls an
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
Trap for dips" Is One Of the Latest Invention.

n HICAGO.-Members of the Pick.
~ pockets Protective association
had better beware of Samuel Franklin.
1347 Throop street. Sam Is after you.
He has invented trap for dips" that
promises to snare more than one in
the meshes of the law. Sam has
learned from bitter experience and he
ls out for revenge. He has not had
his invention patented as yet, but
probably will In the event of its sue
cess.
Sam was robbed of purse contain
Ing SIC while riding on a north-bound
Halsted street car. The other day
the police of the Desplaines street sta
ton took Harry Robinson and J. Har-
ris in custody on suspicion that they
were pickpockets. AS one of them an
swered the description of the man who
victimfzed Franklin, Sam was called
In to identity him. He identified Rob-
lnson, but could not connect Harris
with the theft
Il don't think shall ever be robbed
again." said Sam casually as he start
ed from the station.
Why7" asked several policemen at
the same time. startled by the young
mans apparent self-assurance.
Sans answer was to turn his back
and remove his coat There the aston
ished bluecoats beheld thick string
looped about the mans shoulders
and running down into his trousers
hip pockets on either side. Sam
pulled on the right string and out from
the depths Of his pocket came the fat
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
Heavy Coal Producers.

The concentration Of the anthracite
industry Of Pennsylvania into strong
and relatively few units is shown by
the fact that in 1911 nearly rs per
cent of the mines were producers of
more than 100000 tons each and that
all but 8 per cent. OF the total produc-
ton was from this gdoup Of mines.
According to the geological survey
the anthracite mines exclusively in the
first class-those producing over 200,-
600 tons each-yielded S7.2 per cent.
Of the total output. and the 16S mines
included in this class had an average
production of 444,6e7 tons each. In
1910 there were 157 anthracite mines
in the 200,000-ton class and their av-
erage production was 419.035 tons
each; In 1909 10 mires had an aver
age production of ss6.6Ss tons each.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
Chess Solitaire.

Here is new and interesting game
of solitaire. All you need is a chess
board and 80 pieces, or the same num-
Der of draughts or counters. Mum
bered counters are used. The puzzle
is to remove all the counters except
two. and these two must originally
have been on the same side of the
board; that is. the two left must eth
er belong to the group to Is or to
the other group. IL to 81. You must
remove a counter by jumping over
it with another counter to the next
square beyond If that square is va
cant, but cannot make a leap in a d.
agonal direction. The following moves
will make the play quite clear: s-11.
Az, "a. 1873. Here 3 jumps over IL,
and you remove IL; 4 jumps over ~,
and you remove IL. and so on. II will
be found fascinating little game of
patience. and the solution requires the
exercise of some ingenuity.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
Motor shIp,. Iona uox...

The voyage Of the motor ocean
liner Selandia, the first passenger ane
cargo vessel to make long journey
entirely Independent of the use q,
steam power, has been comp,eteo
without mishap. The distance GOV.
cred was 1880 miles. In fuel econo
my the vessel far exceeded expecta
ton. Very few alterations are sug
gested by the engineers. They relate
chiefly to the heat radiated from the
exhaust, which affected the tempera
ture Of the engine room. This truu
bic has been corrected.
So successful was the maiden trir
OF the Selandia that the Danish East
Asiatic company has ordered three
other motor ships OF greater tonnage
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29

NEW YORK.-Looking on to the
~ Azores from his little room at the
top of the observation tower out on
the bend Of Sandy Hook, Jack Muir
ray, the observer and wireless tele-
graph operator. thought he heard a
queer sound from out of the mists be
yond the dawn.
He threw open a window and a.
fenced clicking key to listen. ~,
S'skitkatter choo!" a
1t was the most stupendous snee2
that his veteran ears had ever hearI
In all his adventurous life. For a md
ment he thought it might have bed
a boiler explosion on an incominjf
steamer But, no. 1t was unmistatL
able when 1t was repeated. III
S's'shkittkatter chooi" II
wondering, Jack Murray leaned Qua
still farther and snuffed the breeze a
he made out the lines Of a ship hed.f
ed In from the Ambrose lightship IA
then he found himself nearly out 81
the window. his own head racked viii
the biggest sneeze Mrs. Murray's sdh
ever got out of his system. He
back painting and slammed down IA
window. When he was rested ID
took up his glasses. made out ttb
ships name and reported the AtholasI
southampton. Captain Saxby. AS H
licked on the news he was interrupt
ed time and again by mighty sneezes
as OF fifty men in concert from t4e
incoming tramp.
A little tug. outbound with ti.T
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
He RAN AFoUL OF THE LAW
New Yorker Who Pursued a Burglar
Had to Spend Night In
q Cell.

This is funny little town of ours
the Cincinnati Times-Star's New Yorl
correspondent writes. Things happen
here that couldn't possibly happen
anywhere else. The other night. fol-
example. man whose name may be
set down as Jim Smith was awakened
by tinkling noise in the front room
Mr.. Smith rose, pulled on the conven.
tional pants, took his six-shooter and
went stalking a burglar. He found
that individual packing up the silver.
Throw up your handsi" said Mr..
Smith.
A frightened gasp was the reply.
The burglar shut of his pocket cleo
trio lamp and leaped on the IRE es-
cape, So did Mr.. Smith. The pair
reached the street safely and tore
down that thoroughfare On the way
the burglar presumably threw away
his electric lamp and whatever other
tools of his trade he possessed. When
the running pair came In sight Of
one of Mr.. Waldo's policemen on peg
post 1t was the burglar who clasped
the astonished officer about the
knees. "Help!" said the burglar, inn
pressively, "a nutty guys chasin'
me-"
There was no help for 1t. The Of
fcer took the burglar and Mr.. Smith
to the station house. There the
burglar was searched. but nothing in
eliminating was found. Early the
next morning lawyer appeared for
the burglar. and when he was ar
raigned In court he was discharged
because Smiths. Identification was
necessarily imperfect Smith was
sure Of his man-but the lawyer
rather shook his certainty. In the
meantime no lawyer appeared for
Smith. He spent the night in the
cell. Oh. sure, Ee was placed under
arrest for carrying a revolver with
out license. The magistrate bound
him over on $1,000 to appear before
the grand jury.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
Suggests the Mounting Of American Boy Scouts

sembled at Lepsinsk, mounted on
small and rough but hardy ponies.
They marched 500 miles across coun-
try to Kabul-Sai on the Tashkent rail-
road where they entrained for st. Pc
tersburg toward the end of July
Arriving in st. Petersburg, the 70
boys rode around the city seeing the
sights for several days, and they were
then given a place in the grand re-
view. The next day they gave a spe-
cial drill before the emperor. The
drill consisted of a little troop work
In close order, of the Cossack exer-
cises in the saddle with the pony at
full speed, and ended with all the
boys standing in their saddles. advanc-
ing in line and singing their native
songs"
1T was difficult to say who enjoyed
IT the most, the few spectators or the
boys themselves. II made a very pref
ty sight and the thought at once 90
CURED to me: Why, IL Russia can do
this much for its boys, cannot Ameri-
ca at least do as well for its sons?
Would it not be possible out of the
vast annual expenditures. to devote a
few dollars as a reward to some small
troop Of boy scouts-to equip them
temporarily with the few things need
ed by a troop Of boys, to give them a
trip to Washington and let them see
the president?
The horse and all that pertains
thereto is fast being forgotten by the
people at large. Is 1t not worth while
to again instin the love of riding?"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29

ENERoUS Uncle Sam who for over
" century has been giving away
homesteads in the west through his
general land Office here, has decided
that in order to make these lands
more attractive to the prospective set
tiers he must make some concessions
which win render them easier to ac-
quire. AS a result of the constant
granting of homestead tracts, ranging
from 40 to $40 acres, since the enact
ment Of the homestead act Of 1868.
during which time the government has
given away gratis more than 1880
S55 acres in final homestead entries,
the land office has found it had on its
hands lands less suitable for cultiva-
ton and farming purposes than in for
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
RebukIna apIzzx.,

Sir William Frazer records with
pride his own readiness in quoting
the saying of one Of Disraeli's heroes
to Dizzy" himself, together with the
pleasure Dizzy" took in being so
quoted to. Sitting next to him at
Lord Shrewsbury's. cigars were hand
ed round after dinner. He shook his
head, and turning to me, said. The
grave of love- replied. Tobacco
is the tomb of love-" said Egremont.
holding up cigar He looked very
much pleased. and said. I apologize:
thought the remark was original. .
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
apeviIs Of Diplomacy

French papers say that the Italians,
successors to Machiavelli, are very
devils Of diplomacy" and in coming to
an understanding with Turkey have
left no end of trouble for that un-
happy country. These papers say that
the Italians have not spared to SOW
the seeds Of discord between the
Arabs of Tripoli and the Turks. that
the Arabs have long been distrustfui
of the Turkish troops and have threat
ened To slaughter them to the last
man If they attempt to leave the
country to its enemies. and that the
government at Constatinople will
hardly know how to withdraw its lit.
tie army from Africa.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
Pepper Laden Ship Sneezes Its Way lpto 5,

of empty coal barres ma.
nose across the Athors bow -.
Of the breeze blowing go ~
decks. b
With a jolt and a jar The 4. &.
danced on the sneeze. '-'I
"Akker-ka-a-a-chool"
On to quarantine went Ii, ~.
er, and as she dropped ancho, =, = ;
tor and the revenue men ana y
clerks. and even the dweller, =
green slopes of Roaebank xhs,..
buried their faces in thar ~.
chiefs and sneezed again.
What the-achoo, fs.s-sk
this?" remarked the reyenu. 81.
he followed over the aide
"Pepperl" shouted Captain -
Pepper by-aker-choou.uon'''@
"Yes-blast the kersnId.s1''.
Stuff" roared Mate Prinrle
The manifest showed them ,,.'..
mariners. The Athol took 4. a.
a cargo of pepper at the s.sn|s
Element and then dropped os,'
Singapore and took aboard a...
firecrackers to iii up with. n ~
ing away the noise-sticks ths 81.
dores had smashed several can. (
pepper. After that the Athol sa,..'
her way to Colombo. sneezed tt.4'.
the Suez canal, 30 upssttinr h, E.
keepers that they were toar ~
longer than usual In LETTING 1.
through, and sneezed on to GIbn,..
where the garrison was 90 oger,..'
that they forgot to salute her nr..t
flag. She now lies at the Anss.
docks. Staten island, and all ~
mond borough from Arrochsr 70 AZ
tenville is sneezing a. never bsion
The firecrackers are not an -.
Importation for the Fourth q. a..
fhey are destined for the lnds1..
sace days OF various Central AK
can countries-the same being h
able feasts and likely to occur {. ri
time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29

road has equipped large number OF
similar engines. In many places they
have grown more efficient than the
IRE department and are called upon
to do most of the work No fewer
than $50 fires have been extinguished
by the locomotive fire engines In the
various yards and stations of the
company.
The railroad has a special organ
ization which becomes effective when
ever fire breaks out. The assistant
chief yardmaster acts as chief of the
department; he gives general direc
tons In case of a fire and conducts
drill from time to time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
What We Arc Made OF.

The average man contains the In
gradients to make fat for seven bars
Of soap, iron for q medium-sized nail.
sugar to I'LL a small bowl. salt to I'LL
a shaker. lime to whitewash a chicken
coop. phosphorus to make 200
match tips. magnesium for a dose of
magnesia, sodium to neutralize a pint
and half Of water. potassium to ex-
plode toy cannon, sulphur to rid a
dog Of heas and albuminoids to make
a case of eggs.-American Wine
Press
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
LAND OF OUR FoREFATHERs
Edward Everett's Tribute to England
az the Cradle and Refuge Of
Free Principles.

For myself / can truly say that
after my native land feel tender.
ness and a reverence for that Of my
fathers. The pride take in my own
country makes me respect that from
which we are sprung. The sound of
my native language beyond the sea
is music to M ears beyond the rich
est strains of Tuscan softness or Cas-
lillian majesty.
am not-I need not say am not
the panegyrist of England. am not
dazzled by her riches nor awed by her
power. The scepter. the inter and
the coronet, stars. garters and rib
bons seem to me poor things for great
men to contend for.
But England is the cradle and the
refuge Of free principles, though often
prosecuted; the school of religious
liberty, the more precious for the
struggles through which it has passed;
she holds the tombs of those who have
reflected honor on all who speak the
English tongue; she is the birthplace
of our fathers. the home of the Pill
grims; it is these which / love and
venerate In England.
/ should feel ashamed of an enthu-
siasm for Italy and Greece did not
also feel 1t for land like this. In
an American it would seem to be de-
generate and ungrateful to hang with
passion upon the traces of Homer and
Virgil and follow without emotion the
nearer and palmer footsteps of
Shakespeare and Milton. / should
think him cold in love for his native
land who felt no melting in his heart
for that other native country which
holds the ashes of his forefathers.-
Edward Everett.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
Make Morning Calls.
Former Newsboy wins Art Prize.

]. NJ. Robinson OF Providence, r. l.,
carried away the laurels in the annual
pastel contest Of the East Side Art
club in open competition.
Robinson's rise to the top has been
rapid. As youth he peddled news
papers in his home town. Governor
Higgins took a liking to the small
merchant and learning that he was
ambitious to become an artist. OBJ
tanned q scholarship in the Rhode
Island School Of Design for him.
Robinson studied at the school for
eight years. In 1907 he was awarded
honorable mention. Shortly after this
he came to the city where he renewed
his studies. Though but twenty-four
years OF age. Robinson already has
made name for himself.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29

an Illuminating company. while q
In the corridors of the building
supplied with current BY = ssf''s
dynamos in the basement COINS
with the building itself.
When James Jackson. the t''
man and the policemen jumped in'
with him. prepared for conflict ~
the burglars, they were greeted
sleek, purring cat which vas
identity happy to see them.
It was revealed that the ca
jumping about. had snapped she
trio light switch over and turns
the lights.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29

Dried and smoked abalone meat
most of which is cured in southern
California fishing ports. is purchased
by Oriental importers at fancy prices
Occasionally it sells for $500 a ton.
In some instances divers are employed
to procure the mollusks, and It is not
uncommon for an experienced man to
bring to the surface two tons of meat
and shells In a day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29

lance Of 20 feet a magnetic needle IL
affected by it. The energy of this
singular force varies. but it is most
powerful when the sun is hottest. and
In times of storms its intensity in.
creases in striking proportion. One
never by any chance sees bird or an
insect light on the electric plant; ma,
ture seems to warn them that they
would find their death.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-29
Periodical DrInker.

A Doctors patient In Excelsior
Springs the other day was answering
the usual list OF queries. prior to en-
tering upon course Of treatment.
Are you a steady or a periodical
drinker?" asked the physician.
Periodical" was the reply.
How long between periods?"
The poor fellow studied a moment,
that be might answer correctly. and
replied:
About twenty minutes Kansas
City Star.