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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
FIsH's TAIL sTuNs A HAWK
Spectator Watching the Aerial Battle
Captures Bird and Eats Finny
combatant.

West New Brighton, ~ Y.-James
Moore had big bluefish for breakfast
at his home the other morning. He
saws he took the bluefish from FISH
hawk after the fish had beaten the
bird In fight
Driving along the side OF the lower
bay on South Side boulevard, Whit
lock, Moore and his chauffeur, Walter
Pickney, saw the fish hawk and blue
fish lighting in the air. They declare
the fish was hitting savagely at the
hawk In efforts to free itself from the
birds talons, and they watched the
strange battle.
At last the bluefish hit the hawk
over the head with it's tail so hard q
blow that the hawk was stunned and
both the bird and fish fell to the
gorund.
Moore and Pickney ran up and
found the bird had broken its right
wing In it's fall and was still uncon-
scious. Pickney got rope from the
car and tied its legs before 1t came
to and wrapped 1t in sack The
bird weighed fifty pounds and the 1sn
four pounds The fish was still alive.
Whe the hawk recovered II made q
tremendous fuss. but Mr.. Moore fast
ened It in a fowlhouse. He intends
to present 1t to the Staten Island
Academy Of Natural Science when its
wing is better.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
PATCH PAYS FOR SCHOOLING
Lad Expects to Realize More Than
$500 From the Two Acres He is
cultIvating.

Denver. Colo.--A two acre potato
patch on the small ranch Of BENJAMIN
owen of sBostwick Park. a farmir g
community neay Montrose. Colo. WI
give one of Owens sons year In the
Colorado State Agricultural cole go
and another a year in the Montrose
high school. according to vice.Presi-
dent g. E. Holcorb OF the H. W. j..
Edbrook Realty company. who has re-
turned from a three weeks trip
through that section Of the state-
-owen expects from $500 to $500 for
the potatoes produced this year upon
these two acres.
Holcomb reports other excellent
yields of potatoes. pears. onions. ap-
pies. small fruit and other crops In the
Bostwick Park district. and states that
many Of the farmers are doing some
scientific experimenting to determine
the best crops for that particular att
Jude and climate.
He says that marked success IS be
ing gained In raising certain varieties
Of apples. red raspberries and other
small fruits. and that onions and
cabbage have also produced large re
turns this. year
He met one farmer who expects 70
get $500 for one acre OF onions.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

struggle is General Vukotic. now
commanding the Montenegro force In
the Sandjak of Novki Bazaar. General
Vukotic has travelled in America. as
aide-de-camp to Prince-now King
Nicholas. While devoted, like all his
nation. to his own mountains he is
very appreciative of the pleasures Of
the great capitals. and particularly
fond Of Vienna He has very happy
memories of a visit he paid to Lon
don some years ago. when he made
his home at a West end boarding
house flor Montenegro officers sal
aries do not run to hotel prices). and
has a cordial liking for English peo-
pie; he does not speak the English
language, but converses fiuently in
French and German. General Vukotic
is a man Of middle age. splendid ply
sique, and, like all his nation. war
rior born. He was received with wild
delight after the capture of ByelopoIje
one of the fortresses of the Sandals
before this province of Turkey was
evacuated at the annexation of Bosnia
! and Herzegovina
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
SEA ROUTE 70 SIBERIA
company IL Formed IN England 70
Establish It-Flrst ship Encoun-
ters FIoes.

London.--A company has Just been
formed here to establish q new sea
route between England and the Rus
sian ports on the White sea. with
further calls at more remote Siberian
station. The company is called the
nglo-Nofwegian company, and is the
result of some experiments made oy
Captain Webster. Of the barkent'ne
Nimrod, the vessel which conyeyed
Sir Ernest shackleton to the antarctic
The first steamer got through to the
Yenisei with miscellaneous cargo IN.
cluding. materials for the erection o.
wireless stations on. the island o.
vaigats. as well as at Cape Maare'
saale Ugorski-shar. and Archangel' to
ward the cost of which the Russian
government has granted $4,000. Al
though the vessel encountered dense
masses Of drift ice. she is now on the
return passage to London, and It Is
believed that when radio-communica-
ton is established it win be pcs
sible TO facilitate trade. as navigators
will then be kept well informed about
the conditions obtaining in these north
ern waters,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
POLITICAL TRAGEDY OF 1850
Nations Historical Figure Heard Of
Defeat Instead Of Victory He
Expected.

Charles NJ. Harvey. describing some
Of the breathless moments in election
history. recalls the almost forgotten
excitement OF Lincoln's nomination.
when Lincoln was running against
seward. with the odds overwhelming
" against him. the Worlds Work
says.
Harvey pictures Seward at his home
IN auburn, N. Y. waiting for the re-
tnrns from the Chicago convention.
AN immense throng had gathered in
his grounds and on the streets near
INV 10 acclaim their distinguished fell
low citizen. Democrats We're there
as well as Republicans. On the porch
OF his house. surrounded by many OF
his immediate friends. sat Seward
calm and confident. Al their hal
yards flags tugged for permission &c
rise. Cannon. loaded. awaited the
word from Thurlow Weed. Stewards
manager at Chicago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

guild, or third person, the 7. Q. newt
ably gets trimmed. The process is
painfully simple. The game is odd
man wins" The two coilaborators so
arrange 1t that when one has heads"
the other has tails" or vice versa
So one of them always wins.
In the space of thirty hectic min
utes, the man from Oklahoma had
been separated from $3S in money and
the two express money orders; total
s13S.
But the man from Oklahoma felt
a trife resentful. II even occurred
to him that something had been done
to him. So he Just walked along be
hind the stranger called Kent until he
saw a policeman. Then he had Kent
arrested
Among other victims Of the three
man match game, one youth lost about
5000 recently, and an old farmer was
trimmed" for a couple Of thousand
The reports of the games resemblet
strongly the one in which Peyten en-
gagged.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
DAM BROKEN TO. SAVE A MAN
Oregon Farmers lmperII the Seasons
Crop In an Effort to Save
Human Life.

Moro. Ore.-A message by tele-
phone that a man had fallen into an
irrigation reservoir near here and was
drowning, brought Dr. o. j. CONN of
Moro and DR.. Sam G. Slocum of Port
land in borrowed automobile three
miles over a rough and winding coun-
try in little less than five minutes.
When they arrived at the reservoir
the body Of a mAn, Charles G. James
OF Portland. who had been working
on the ranch OF Ben Shull as harvest
hand, had not been recovered. Search
ing could not locate the body in the
depths OF the reservoir. which. held
back by dam of rocks, dirt and
pianks, was about 40 feet wide. 600
feet long and IL feet deep.
Break the DAM" shouted a man.
TITS the only way to ge- the water out
and find the body"
A man with an ak sprang at one of
the wooden braces and began to chop.
Then with drastic intensity the work
OF demolishing the dam began.
Then these men stood and watched
the precious water of the reservoir
which meant lifegi ing irrigation 10
their crops, flow over the dam withou,
a protest. Their anxiety was for
James.
His body was recovered and the
doctors worked for two hours tc
resuscitate him. but In vain.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Loses His Money at Old "Odd Man Wins" Game

YKANSAS CITY, Mott may be
n that A. q. Peyton inundated him
self as a sacrifice on the altar Of Pro
lection OF Fall Guys the other morn
ing II so, he did 1t without knowing
T. Anyway. he followed a smooth
person who had assisted at his finn
fiamming out OF s13s. and had the
same arrested. just before noon. The
police believe they have acquired one
half of a matching" combination that
has cleaned up from two to three thou
sand dollars around Kansas City this
fall
Peyton came to town from Hugo.
Okla, accompanied by some money
and reserve funds in the shape Of a
couple of express money orders for
$50 each. He Immediately started out
to see the sights. He got as far as
Ninth and Main streets when he saw
a stranger, who looked him over slight
ly and then introduced himself as
Frank Kent.
They talked and walked. Finally
the conversation got steered around
to the subject Of gambling BY that
time. as coincidence would have it
or maybe II was Kent-they had reach
ed the blum that overlooks the depot
And right there appeared another
stranger. Anyway, he was strange te
Peyton, and Kent didn't seem to know
him. either.
Then they got to matching dollars
Now. 1t is an established scientific
principle that when two expert match
ers collaborate to trim" a tertiun
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Effective Car-StOp Scream introduced by Child

CT. LOUIS, Mo.-Passengers on a
y crowded Hodiamont car about
1880 p. m. the other day were greatly
alarmed by a child's piercing screams
as the car began to move after stop
at Clara avenue.
Men and women who had been
lucky enough to secure seats sprang
to their feet and struggled for view
OF the rear platform. from whence
the shrieks came.
A rush which might have resulted
In a panic was averted only because
the congested condition Of the car pre-
cluded any rushing
AS the shrieks rang out the con.
ductor grabbed the bell rope and gave
the motorman the ''stopquiek" signal
The crew and passengers alike wait
ed breathlessly to learn the cause OF
alarm.
Male passengers. smoking on the
rear platform. performed the seeming
ly impossible and cleared passage
TO the steps. through which walked 9
matron leading girl about sever
years OF age. from whose eyes the
tears were yelling.
Amt you ashamed of yourselfY
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Newsboy Police to Keep Order Among Fellows

ter Yale university four years from
now and experts to be able to work
his way through college.
Gambling and petty thieving are
two evils which the newsboys' leader
has worked to suppress. Our or
ganization has stopped much of the
gambling that formerly went on here
to quite an extent among the boys.
said Skvirsky, in speaking of the as
ISOLATION. THE gambling habit with
newsboys probably starts from seeing
older boys who hang around the
streets play games Of chance. These
boys for the most part are in the rail-
road station district. They think
gambling is an easier way to make
money than selling papers or working
Mr.. Sier. a councillor of the associa-
ton and a former president of the
Chicago Newsboys' association. put
before a meeting Of our association
an ingenious plan for a newsboys' po
lice squad. We adopted his idea and
divided Main street. the newsboys
principal source of revenue. into
wards. each policed by newsboys.
THE duties of these officers are t.
see that there is no trouble among the
boys and to repc-' upon conditions a
| the meetings of association. Some
things that have been regulated arr
hold-ups. shooting pennies and crap
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

I INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.-Miss Grace
i Mockford and Miss Edith Thinner
man, 3037 North Illinois street, were
tempted outdoors by the delightful
weather the other afternoon for what
they planned to be very restful and
bracing drive over the boulevards.
They we're IN a runabout and the
horse they were driving was spirit
ed animal.
At Capitol avenue, near Ohio street.
the animal made q break, and imme-
diately afterward things began to hap
pen. In fact. things happened on
Capitol avenue all the way north TO
Twentieth street. which is quite a dis
lance. The two young women thought
II vas quite a distance. at least. and
they never expect to drive through
that thoroughfare in quite so dramatic
a fashion again.
When the horse found that one OF
the reins had parted he knew at once
that the other was Of no service. FOR
he was a wise horse. He started to
run. and made up his mind at the very
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

truder. but was easily shaken on by
the negro, who made his escape. pur-
sued by Mr.. Brown and several neigh
bors who had been aroused by Miss
Browns cries.
Senator Brown and family. who
reside in Philadelphia, have cottage
at 102 Vermont avenue, Chelsea. into
which they moved recently. The
burglar gained access to the house
through a cellar window, going inn
mediately to Miss Browns room. evil
IDENTIFY in hope of obtaining jeweiry-
He carried his shoes in one hand. and
in the other had bag for plumber.
When discovered he dropped both his
shoes and the bag, escaping through
the same window through which he
gained entrance.
At his daughters first cry for assist
ance Senator Brown leaped from his
bed in the next room and. attired In
pajamas. chased the intruder through
the streets.
Mrs. Brown was said to be unstruns
from her encounter with the burglar
E.'-s Brown, however. is little tbs
worse for her experience and was able
to discuss the affair with friends She
said the negro was at her pillow wher
she awakened. peering into her face
in an effort to discover whether hs
had been heard. She knew that II SHE
screamed then she would probably SUI
fer at his hands. and determined t
pretend to sleep until he was OF
guard.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

~Dashing down the street, a horse.
man pulled up at Stewards house and
handed him telegram OF the first
ballot-'Seward 173. Lincoln IO1
Tumultuous cheers greeted 1t as II
was read to the great concourse. Car.
ried by the same messenger a little
later was the second baIlot-'Sew.
ard 1S4. Lincoln 49,
~ shall be nominated on the next
ballot said Seward
Intense emotion swayed the throne
as it awaited the final word from
Weed A vast silence seized II as
the messenger galloped down with tn.
fateful missive-Lincoln nominated
T. W.
The man who during every wax
ing hour since Fremont's defeat II
1856 had been expecting the candi
dacy Of 1860 and who, in the minds o.
Democratic. as well as Republican
leaders, figured in the role of hi,
party's standard bearer in that year
passed into the house. Flags wer,
furled. The cannon. voiceless, rolles
away. Cayuga county silently dis
persed and the curtain fell on as no
table a tragedy as American politics
has seen"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
KILLS 5 CHARGING
BEARS IN I SHOTS
New York Man Has Thrilling
Flqht With Arctic Grizzlies.
HAD MARROW ESCAPE
Record 10 More Noteworthy Because
Of the Fact That the Hunter Fired
Four shots From the Magazine Of
His Rife.

San Francisco, Cal.-Frederick K
Burnham, noted sportsman and travel
Ter of New York, has returned to San
Fancisco from Alaska. where he spent
three months shooting big game. Mr..
Durham had a narrow escape from
death and established what is believed
to be a record.
On September u. at Cassia. near
the Yukon district, Mr.. Burnham killed
i've grizzly bears in two minutes, mr.
ing only seven shots.
1t was performing this feat that Mr..
Burnham had close call for his life.
He suddenly uncovered the group OF
grizzlies behind a clump of bushes,
and the leader. a giant she bear, which
measured ten feet long, started for
him not more than twenty feet away.
He killed her with the first shot and
was about to shoot another one com
ing In the same direction when his
Eskimo guide gave the alarm OF an
other bear charging from his left rear
Mr.. Durham turned just in time &c
fire two shots into the thanking bear
when only a yard away. He Eho'
three more that charged him from the
right
The record is still more noteworth,
by considering the fact that Mr.. Burn
ham fired only four. shots from thu
magazine of his rife. holding one TO
safety and firing the last three shot
by loading singly from the belt.
Mr.. Durham penetrated into dis
trict not before visited by white men
He went up the Stikine river from
Wrangle 100 miles and then proceeds
120 miles further into the interior b.
pack.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Burn
ham, who Is also an expert big gam
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03


feeble people. Such is far from
being the case as the late DR.. A. H.
Keane pointed out in Living Races OF
Mankind (Hutchinson). and 1t can be
shown that undEr capable leaders they
have at all times displayed splendid
lighting qualities. Gives famous
sepoys, with whom he laid the fouD-
dations Of the Anglo-Indian empire,
were recruited amongst the Madras
peasantry. The famous Hyderabad
contingent Russell Brigade), served
with great distinction under Wellesley
against Tippoo Sultan IN the Mahratta
war of 1903; In suppressing the tur-
bulent Pindaris OF Berar; during the
mutiny, when their valour and fine
qualities were officially recognized;
and in Burma, where they materially
aided in pacifying the country major
R. G. Bnrton). Lastly. the Moplah
force from MaIabar made brave
show at the Rawal Pind review held
by the Prince OF Wales In 1905.
These Moplahs Of the Malabar coast,
continues DR.. Keane, are in many
respects a peculiar people" They
aopear to be cross between Arab
immigrants and the Tayars and other
low castles, and although. not number
ing more than 100000 or 100000 form
the most vigorous and energetic sec
ton of the Malabar natives Those
engaged in agriculture dflen resist the
exactions Of their .Tayar landlords
with the deliberate sacrifice OF their
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
UNIQUE Seaport.

The position Of the port Of South
ampton is that of England's premier
passenger port. and no further evil
dence of this is needed than the fact
that 304,O45 passengers and 47.s6s
troops, giving a total of S52.013 per-
sons, arrived in the port and depart
ed from the docks in 1910. The geo.
graphical position of the port is not
only unique, in that 1t is situated al
most midway on the coast line Of the
English channel and within easy &C
cess by rail Of the metropolis. but II
is blessed with the unusual natural
advantage of double tides. which give
it virtually four hours of high water
twice day-an advantage enjoyed BY
no other port in the world
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
YOUNG Women Take Wild Ride When Rein Breaks

beginning to pay no attention 10 speeu
laws or interference Of other Kinos-
Pedestrians ran out and tried TO seize
the bride, but he paid no Afternoon 70
them. Persons In other rigs tried 10
overtake him, but he left them Iar
behind. Automobiles took up lne
chase, but the horse made the ma
chimes look as though they were
standing still. A colored man ran
into the middle Of the street and trleo
to flag" him with blanket Inc
horse clamped his teeth on the Ditsl
laid back his ears and tried his Ues.
to run right square over the coioreu
man. The colored man had 10 sue
step like a matador.
Finally, when the horse had passeu
Nineteenth street. young man ran
out, sizing up the situation as ne ran.
He saw that to tackle the front emo OF
the runaway would be like plungins
single-handed against flying weoge'
90 he stood alongside and. as the rear
end of the buggy passed. he seized tne
ton and yaulted into the vehicle. AFTER
that he climbed over the seat. over
the dashboard, over the shafts anc
onto the horses back. With SO mucn
accomplished the remainder was easy
All he had to do was to reach ovei
and catch hold of the rings on the
ends. of the bits and then jerk few
times.
The young man disappeared imme
diately after the excitement was ovei
and his name was not learned.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

shooter. This trip. however. was the
fir time she was the sole companion
of her husband in the big game dis
tricts. She did her share Of the kill
ing, getting as many caribou and black
sheep. as Mr.. Durham.
Throughout the trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Durham were accompanied by three
Indian guides and they spent forty
three days in the district around the
'fifty-fifth parallel. to which. so far as
is known, they we're the first white
visitors. They got seventeen bears.
six caribou. four black sheep. two
moose and one goat.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

the woman was demanding.
They we're leaving you behind"
the child sobbed
AS the car moved CD again those
passengers nearest the steps explain
ed the situation.
The woman and the child. presuma-
bly, her daughter. we're running to
catch the car. Youth led in the race,
and the child boarded the car first.
The woman was several yards behind.
and the conductor did not see her and
gave the signal to start the car before
she had boarded it. The near-kidnap-
ing. which then was threatened. was
prevented by the childs effective II
unusual method of stopping the car.
She Just screamed
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

q PRINGFIELD. Mass.-The Spring
- field Newsboys' association has or
ganized a police force to patrol the
business section of the city to see that
the "newsies" conduct themselves
properly and also that their rights
are not infringed upon. Solomon
Skvirsky. president Of the -associa-
ton and "chief of police" ex-oficio.
has appointed a sergeant and patrol
man for each ward.
Young Skvirsky came to this coun-
try from Russia when four and one
half years old. and since he was seven
years old he has earned his own liv-
ing by selling newspapers. He is the
most important person in Springfield
in the eyes Of the 500 newsboys of
the city. among whom his DEGREES are
law. He attends the Central High
school. where he is taking the college
preparatory course He plans to en-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Merry GIRL ROUTS
A BLACK BURGLAR
She Feigns Sleep, Then Screams
for Help, but the Thief
Gets Away.

Atlantic City, N. J.-Awakened by
a promotion that some one was near
her. Hazel Brown, the sixteen-year-
old daughter Of former Senator
Charles L. Brown. Of Philadelphia. dis
covered a negro burglar bending over.
With great presence Of mind. the
girl pretended to sleep until the man.
certain that he was, undiscovered.
turned away. She then reused her
mother. who was sleeping with her.
screaming for help at the same time.
Mrs. Brown grappled with the In
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Philosophy Of Rlehes.

"Contentment is better than riches"
said the ready-made philosopher.
True" replied Dustin Stax: but
my observation is that man who is
rich has better chance Of becoming
contented than the man who is con-
tented has Of becoming rich"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
couIdn,t See HIs rhIrd.

During the contemplating season in
Texas a colored brother who had gone
into the country to work returned very
much disguised. Don't yo' git no
offahs ter pick no cotton?- asked a
friend. "Sech ez dey was. White
man done offered me one-third O. wat
All could pick. All done TUX look at
de field an saw dat when 1t wah all
picked 1t wouldn't amount ter one
third. So All done lit out fer homei"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
HEIRS SETTLE BACK TAXES
savarlan Government Collects o.
Property which Was Under
valued. BY Owner.

Munich.-The Bavarian government !.
has discovered one way OF reccve''ns
taxes where a man has under
praised his r-operty and income ap+
that IS after his death. to collect }. J.
the heirs. The heirs OF the late l's 81.
Won Clomm. formerly president q ~
diet. or parliament. have had 70
over s11s.000 back taxes upon ~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
4 Marrow Escape.

shamoRin. Pa--Wally Buronnh
mnIe skinner at the Natalie collie,
had a narrow escape when one m
snS ten wagons were swallowed ,! .
cave-in caused by underground m
workInes He slid over the head e
The mnle he was riding and Cute.
inc the traces Of the ANIMAL IN l'o. g
Was nulled out OF the chasm as =
vas being sucked under the groon''