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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
JUST A. MERE SUGGESTION
Huby's PLANT, However, Threatened
TO Develop Into a First-cIass
Family spat.

"Gertrude!"
yes, John"
We've been married long enough
now to talk plainly to each other"
What's the matter now?"
''If do something you don't like
want you to tell me of 1t, and If you
do things / doe't like think ! ought
to tell you of them, too"
Il suppose ! don't suit you at all?"
Yes you do, but I think we ought
to talk over our likes and dislikes. In
that way we can get along so much
better"
John, 7 want you to understand
right now that I was brought up every
bit as well as you. and know how to
behave. And as to my cooking, can
do as we'll as your mother ever did
Il had hoped that you wouldn't lose
your temper. But II you're going to
act this way we may as well drop the
matter right here"
What is the matter. anyhow"
Il only wanted to suggest that when
you darn my socks It would be better
for me II you would tie the knots on
the outside. instead of the inside"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
DETECTIVE MALLoN's STORY.

The dastardly treatment which
the thieves" said Detective Mallon,
who did the work at Baldwin's man.
sion in Englewood gave the family
caused great excitement, and the To-
cal police were paralyzed and did not
know which way to turn. Mr.. Bald
win lived part of the time in New
York, and was a broker in Wall
street. He requested US to give him
aid in running down the thieves, and
offered $4,000 reward for their cap
ture. The case was given to me the
second day after the robbery, and
went carefully over the ground.
Everything had been turned upside
down by the local police, in the hunt
for something which might lead to
the identity of the men.
Il found the family In q terrible
condition. and Miss Alice Baldwin al
most crazy over the loss Of her dog.
which defended her so CALAMITY, and
was buried In the finest part Of the
lawn. The others were all suffering
from conclusion Of the brain from a
terrible blow on the head. The only
member of the family who could give
any clue. which was Of any value was
Miss Alice. who slept through all the
early part Of the confusion and was
awakened by the growing of the dog.
The light was burning in her room.
and she saw a heavy built man stand
ing beside her bed. She called the
dog, who was lying at the foot of the
bed. and set him on the thief. In the
struggle the dog tore the mask OF.
and she saw the burglar was negro.
She said that she had seen the
negro before In Englewood. and
thought that she had seen him ON a
wagon loaded with garden truck 60
ing toward New York about two
weeks before. Upon this information
| made tour ali through the country
to get trace Of q missing negro and
wasted a lot OF time in following the
Of q colored man who had
worked for several days with a farm
er near Lodi. found him. but there
were no wounds on his body, and this
left him out OF the game.
When | returned to New York. 1
had a complete list Of all the stolen
goods. and made . tour Of All the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
HAS 20 MINUTES SUNSHINE

There Is busy town of 500 inhab-
itants In Colorado where the sun
shines but 20 minutes out Of each "a
hours. This town is River Portal. 1t
Is located In Gunnison canyon and Is
the point from which the great Gun
nison tunnel was run that the waters
OF that river might be conducted to
the deserts beyond the mountain
range The Gunnison canyon was
steep and precipitous and opposed
great difficulties to the engineers who
sought to divert its waters. These
engineers cut road In the solid rock
OF the canyons side and at the foot
OF that road planted a town. This
town was the headquarters for the
spectacular engineering enterprise
that they had in mind. In the town
lived the working force which was
driving the tunnel through the noun
tain.
This town was perched upon the
piece of ground at the foot OF the
great cliffs that was most nearly
level. Even this spot, however. Of
fered an opportunity of placing the
dwellings only in an irregular way
and one above the other Here in
the mountains has existed for four
years a busy little village with all
the elements of modern civilization
brought with It into this isolation. In
the picture Uncle Sans public school
appears az the highest building In the
right hand background.
The strangest thing about this vii
lage is the fact that 1t has but 20
minutes of sunshine every day. This
is due to the precipitous walls that
rise on each side Of the stream and
shut out the rays Of the sun. There
Is the brief period of 20 minutes be-
tween 11:20 and 11:40 when the sun
peeps over the bluff on the one side
of the stream and before its rays have
been cut on by the high cliffs on the
other side. This one short span of
sunlight is all that these people of
the canyon get year in and year out.
Artificial light bills run high here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
HIS PREFERENCE FOB HOME
oliver Wendell Holmes Unable to Get
Any Real Pleasure in the
yVaunted "Tavern."

Don't talk to me about taverns!
There lie Just one genuine. clean, de-
cent, palatable thing occasionally TO
be had in them--namely. q boiled egg.
The soups taste pretty good some
times, but their sources are involved
In q darker mystery than that OF the
Nile. Omeiettes taste as IL they had
been carried in the walters hat, or
fried in an old boot. ordered scram-
bled eggs one day. 1t must be that
they had been scrambled for by some
body, but who-who in the possession
Of sound reason could have scram-
bled for what I had set before me I'M
der that name? Butterl am wonder
ing why the taverns always keep 1t
until 1t is old. Fool that ! am! As
If the taverns did not know that II 1t
was good it would be eaten, which Is
not what they want. Then the walters,
with their napkins-what don't they
do with those napkins; Mention any
one thing of which you think you can
say with truth, THAT they do not do"
Every six months tavern should
Durn 10 the ground, with all It's traps
Its properties" it's beds and pots and
kettles and start afresh from its ashes
like John Phoenix-Squibob.
No; give me home, or home like
mine, where all is clean and sweet,
where coffee has pre-existed in the ber-
ry and tea has still faint recollections
OF the pigtails that dangled about the
plant from which 1t was picked, where
butter has not the prevailing charac-
ter which Pope assigned to Denham,
where sous could look you in the face
IL it had eyes" (which 1t has not),
and where the comedy Anne or the
gracious Margaret takes the place of
these napkin bearing animals.-Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30

Little Margie was a frequent visitor
at the Jones home. going there on err
rands OF borrowing many times each
day. On this occasion she asked the
loan of a cooking utensil But Mrs.
Jones had become very much out of
patience at the continual borrowing
and sent word by Margie that she
had other fish to fry"
Imagine her surprise when In few
moments her nsighbor's little Margie
again appeared in her doorway. lisp
ing:
~Mozzer thaiq pIeathe TO thend
thome Of the nth. pleatha"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
The difference.

Timothy L. Woodruff. dressed no
less quietly than faultlessIy. was
laughing, at the Chicago Auditorium.
over the old stories about his con-
nagration or rainbow waistcoats.
envy waistcoats." he said, were al
ways in good taste At least they
were always quiet. Those old yarns
about them were started by men who
had never seen waistcoat that didn't
match the coat.
Loud waistcoats indicate vanity.
I am not a vain man--nor a proud one.
either, for that matter"
sBut is there much difference be-
tween pride and vanity" a Chicago
reporter asked.
"A great difference" Mr.. Woodruff
answered Pride says: I don't think
much Of you. Vanity asks: What do
you think Of mer-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
PIGEONS QUIT CATHEDRAL.

For. hundreds sf years pigeons
have nestled on the spire Of Strass-
burg cathedral" says an English writ
er. They increased so much that
many attempts have been made to ex-
tfrpate them. but in vain. During the
last few years there has been a sud
den and startling diminution in the
number Of these cathedral pigeons. I
am Of opinion that this manifest re-
duction is due to the asphalting OF the
streets round the cathedral. Between
the stone sets Of the pavement the
pigeons were able to pick up food in
quantity. In consequence Of the as
phalting and daily watering and cleans
ing Of the places in the immediate
neighborhood the birds have gone"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
NEW MOUNTAIN IN Japan

Japan has brand new mounl.s
which started to grow during the sns
ton of Usu-sar. Within no,,i
houses which were built on fen.h
inclination toppled over as the Ill
side became more steep. Finally
height OF 900 feet was reached. at 4,
rate of FIVE feet day. Some tine Il.
forwards an opposite movement 4
in. and the summit settled 1io feet
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
GREATEST JEWISH CITY

About one-tenth Of the entire Jew
fish race In the world today resides In
the United States. where they form
about two per cent. of the population.
More live there now than were In the
whole Of Palestine. Every fifth per-
son one meets on the streets IL .
Hebrew. In every country the Jews
are among the most orderly elements
Of the population
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
Praise Be, the sr.thsr Wa. LyIno.

Police courts are not always marked
By an atmosphere Of piety. but the ex-
ception to the rule occurred in a court
where a very religious man. against
whom one OF the neighbors had made
complaint. was being tried for some
trivial offense. The complaining wit
ness was called to the stand to relate
his side OF the story, and the defen-
dant listened closely for several min
utes- Then his personal feelings over
rode court etiquette and he rushed up
to the judge. fervently exclaiming:
Your honor, the brother is lying.
Praise the Lorcl"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
LABoRER's RICH FIND.

An English laboring man TOOK
mezzotint into Christie's art rooms ?
London the other day and was $50.
ished to be told that ii was Won.
s1,7s5. II was the Children Bath'ns
Of ]. Ward. famous eighteenth q
fury engraver and painter.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
NINE COAL UNDER SEA

What is perhaps the most extraorlI
nary coal mine in the world may ),
found on tiny island In the Jsp1n
sea. near Nagasaki This island hu
just SUFFICIENT room upon It's suriss
for the shafts and the holstiae a,
chinery. The workings. which r,
very extensive. reach out h al d
rections under the sea.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30

immense tract, greater in extent i'..
the state Of Pennsylvania. be hdn''.
Is larger than any one man sno,r
have" Kidman. when a boy o. ~
teen years. left his home at Ads's''.
10 seek his fortune. He secured No,.
as cowboy at i've dollars . Nee.
He finds the atmosphere Of cites nA'
to breathe and is never 30 happy 8
when travelling in a buggy across
huge tracts where he Is monarcn 2
all he survives.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
SKATE is AN ODD FISH.

The skate and the founder live on
the sea bottom The ancestors OF the
skates. relatives Of the sharks. used
70 swim about In the upper waters
the same as other fishes do. When
they undertook 70 1--we on the sea bot
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
DUST FROM RUBBER IIsEs

The extent OF the use Of suion<
biles in New York city may be esnN
ted from the fact that II per cent !.
the dust collected from the ~t
streets Is pulverized rubber.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30
GREATEST LAND OWNER

The greatest land owner in the
world Is Sydney Kidman. cattleman
Of Queensland. Australia, whose runs
aggregate $4,000 square miles. This
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-08-30

THE CRIMINAL Tells
How He Planned the
Deed and Sought to Close
Every Avenue of Knowl-
edge Leading to His Guilt.
The Detective Shows How
Futile These Efforts Were and
How the Old Adage, Murder
Will Out, Always Holds Good"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-01
NEW PAIN KILLER.

BY Physician.
A new leaf in the great book of
surgery is being turned every
day. The alienation of bodily suf-
fering is a perpetual problem.
And every human being has cause
to feel the keeneSt interest in each
step of progress made. Could the
sense of pain be eliminated from
the list of human woes, the face of
man would grow round with hap
piness.
If what is claimed forit be true,
the new, wonderful discovery of a
well-known London surgeon, DR..
F. w. Forbes Ross, M. D., will
abolish human. pain consequent
upon injury or operation.
DR.. Ross says he has discovered
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-01

the wide application of a pro-
longed local anaesthetic which
will 'kill'' pain, following the Sc
verest bodily accident, or during
tand after the severest surgical
operation.
DR.. Ross says: "The prepare
ton is a l per cent solution of qui-
nine and urea hydrocloride. The
method of use is very simple and
the preparation is SO cheap that II
cents covers the cost of an injec-
ton of it.
"In the operation the patient is
put under a general anaesthetic-
chloroform or ether-in the ordi-
nary way-and then FIVE to ten
cubic centimeters of a per cent
solution of quinine and urea by
drochloride are distributed over
the nerve supply of the part con-
cerned.
"The effect of such an injection
is to produce total loss of sensa-
ton of pain. Populary the affect
ed part is put to Sleep messages
of pain from the nerves to the
brain are cut off, A patient
treated thus feels, no pain after
the operation"
Should DR.. Ross discovery be
as practical cheap and effective
as he believes, a new era in sur
gery and the treatment of all Sc
we're pain is no doubt at hand.
-: - ,,,v,o1yiTaor r., ha fold
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-01

ity, come out on top, with the re-
spect of the public and money to
take care of him when he is no
longer useful as a player.
Almost as many players are
ruined in the off season as during
the playing months. Too many
young players make the fatal mis-
take of loafng all winter, or of
securing employment at work
which keeps them indoors, and
this is poison to an athlete.
This may not tell upon them
for a while, but it's bound. to in
the long run; and of course, if a
man goes into baseball as a means
of livelihood, he wants to stay as
long as possible.
A farm, / think, is the ideal
place to winter. You don't need
to do hard manual labor, but the
farmer gets plenty of exercise and
enough rest to keep in good con-
dition.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-01

Isn't it annoying to be told
A penny saved is a penny
earned,
How rich men got their start.
That a dollar deposited now
will double itself in 'steen years.
That worry never changes
things.
That work is a blessing.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-08
SURPLUS is $32,OOO,OOO.
Government Fiscal Year Closed-Re-
ceipts Less Than Last Year.

Washington, d. C.-The federal
government closed the fiscal year
Sunday with a surplus of $4,000, 900,
according to estimates based on in
complete returns from the various
sources of revenue the country over.
This amount far exceeded the expec-
tations of Secretary MacVeagh, who
months ago estimated that the sur
plus would be $1O,25O,0OO.
The surplus at the close of the fis-
cal year 1911 was $45, ,6S2,0O0
The failure of congress to pass gen
eral deficiency and other appropria-
tiOn bills which would have called for
large disbursements during the clos
ing days of the fiscal year helped the
government to pile up its surplus.
Another big element in the figures
was the corporation tax, which, it is
calculated, brought in $27,OOO,O 600
against s33,000,0OO last year
Custom receipts yielded about
1910, 100000 this fiscal year, against
1914, 100000 last year, while inter-
nal revenue taxes amounted to $780,
100000 as against $3.50, 100000.
The taxation on beer indicates that
American people consumed 63,00O,-
600 barrels during the year. The
government realized $149, 1000 900 on
distilled spirits, 63,OO0,O 900 on beer
and $70,000,000 on tobacco.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-08
ST. 200 APPROPRIATED.
County Court Allows Office Expenses
for O'Gara.

The county court in their regular
meeting yesterday voted to appropri-
ate 500 to the general expense of
the county pathologist's office.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the county court by dele
cation of fruitgrowers who attended
the meeting. A. Como Fiero spoke
before the court and called attention
TO the fact that Wenatchee paid
their man $4,000 per year and that
his entire time was not devoted to
the work. E. S. Parsons of Hillcrest
also addressed the court.
Last year the incidental expense
of the office, according to the report
of p. J. O'Gara, was $2,70O. This
amount included office rent, the pub
fishing of the different booklets,
photos, cuts, etc. With the county
court bearing 1900 of the expense,
approximately half OF the years eX-
penses will be taken from Professor
O'Gara.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-08
SINGLE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
Reported Home Company Buys Out
Pacific in Valley Towns.

Medford is to have a single tele-
phone system. For two weeks past
a deal has been pending for the pur-
chase of the telephone plants and
local business of the Pacific Tele-
graph e. Telephone Company at Med
ford, Gold Hill, Rogue River and
Jacksonville by the Home Telephone
Company of Southern Oregon. At a
meeting of the board of directors o.
the Home Telephone Company held
Wednesday afternoon a deed exc
cuted by the Pacific Telegraph Il
Telephone Company and conveying
to the Home company all of the
rights and exchange property of the
Pacific company in the towns men
toned was reported and notice of it's
arrival duly recorded The consid-
Grafton for the transfer is not made
public at this time, but the funds
necessary to effect the transfer were
supplied by San Francisco and local
capitalists. The physical valuation
of the property involved is placed at
million dollars.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-08
ASHLAND PROFTTED BY GREAT CELEBRATION
Pronounced Success From Every Standpoint Committee Receiving
Universal COmmendaiOn for Excellent Results

That the Fourth of July celebra-
tion was a decided success from
every standpoint is the universal
opinion in this community. The fes-
tivities began early, the sunrise sa-
lutte rousingS all inhabitants who
were not already awake, at o'clock
Bells rang out whistles blew, the
earth shook and every one within 40
miles knew that the Fourth had
come. Everybody entered heartily
into the program of the day, which
went off without hitch, The police
state that there was no disturbance
of any nature in the way of drunken
ness or rowdyism, the day being no
spect. In fact, the only incident to
mar the pleasure of the day was the
unfortunate incident before the races
that resulted in the death of Lloyd
Chapman of this city and the serious
injury to Tyler Smith of Medford.
Chautauqua profited handsomely
by the celebration, the afternoon per-
formance being especially well pat
ronized. The park was filled the
greater part of the day with crowd
of eager pleasure-seekers after rest,
many availing themselves of its de-
lightful shade during the afternoon,
despite the excitement afforded else
where. Several hundreds of the Wis
itOrs had never seen Ashland before
and the expressions of surprise and
delight at the beauty and pictur-
esqueness of our natural surround
ings were gratifying to the commit
tee and to the public at large. If
no other thing was done by the cele-
bration, the interest aroused in this
city as a place for summer picnic
or a months vacation is enough.
Ashland will see many of the visitors
again and some, no doubt, will come
here to remain permanently.
The celebration has had the effect
of raising Ashland several degrees
in the estimation of her neighbors
and for this the committee is entitled
to the greatest credit. Messrs. Hos
Ter, Briggs, Wolf, Pracht and Ninin-
ger put into the matter their best
thought and business judgment. The
affair was advertised, judiciously
and well. Every dollar was eXpend-
ed in manner that brought out the
most good. The immense crowd was
well pleased with its treatment and
everyone went home happy, if tired.
To this executive committee is due
the thanks OF the community, and to
the subcommittee who carried out
the several phases of the celebration
is due their proportionate share of
praise. The parade was the greatest
thing of the kind ever pulled off in
southern Oregon, the management of
the dance made that feature pro-
nounced success, the races and other
contests were well handled, and all.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-08

warrants from the road fund levied
for the current year. That case
arose under the laws of 1892, and
the wording of that act is much more
susceptible of the construction the
defendants contend for here than
section 1921, L. o. l..
Before any money can be drawn
from the county treasury, the clerk
must issue his order therefor. and
sections 1853 and 1861 provide how
these orders shall be paid. And If
the county has incurred Indebtedness
for roads and bridges which indebt-
edness is now outstanding, any
money coming into the hands of the
treasurer from the 1912 road levy
would have to be used for the pur-
pose of redeeming those outstanding
warrants, and any Indebtedness in
Cured by the county for the bridge
in question would have to be evil
denced by orders issued by the clerk
and would have to be paid according
| to the priority of the time of pre-
sentiment and would be additional
Indebtedness, which the constitution
al amendment is intended to pro-
hibit.
81 will therefore deny the motion
! to vacate the restraining order"
The effect of this decision is to
give outstanding road warrants pre-
cedence over others. Had it been
decided the other way, it is easy to
see that no difficulty would be en-
countered in exceeding any levy for
any purpose, as all moneys expended
! in excess of the amount of the levy
would come from the general fund
on general warrants.
Judge Calkins stated this morning
that he would require the county
! court to withhold a sufficient fund
! for the construction of the bridge in
! the event of a reversal by the SUI
/ preme court. The case will be taken
! up Wednesday and a decree granted.
/ 1t is understood an appeal will be
! teken at once.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-07-08
EARLY DAYS RECALLED.
Pioneer Float Made Up of the Genu-
inc Article.

A most appropriate feature of the
parade of last Thursday was the
pioneer float bearing the slogan,
Oregon or bust" The float is wor-
thy of special mention because of
what it represents. In the first place
the wagon used is one that actually
crossed the plains and landed in this
valley in 1852 and is now owned by
Mr.. Coffee of this city. The person
mel of the party taking part in the
parade included well-known pioneers
of that year, including Mrs. Mary
Dunn, Mrs. A. H. Russell, Mr. Nc
Nair,. Mrs. j. K. Van SAINT and Mrs.
J. X. Casey. The old-fashioned muZ-
zle-loader was in evidence, as were
also every possible adjunct to the
equipment of such an expedition.
The stovepipe, tools and cattle were
all there, while at the side of the
wagon, with, the Importance that
naturally attached to their position,
marched the younger members of the
family. Appropriately, the pioneers
followed the Indian float, symbolical
of the march of progress and civiliza-
tion in the wake of the red man.
Many other residents of dhe commun-
ity were stirred by the scene re-en-
acted and grew reminiscent, so real
istic was the feature.