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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19

KH HHEN one steps rom tne
HAk small boat at Interlaken.
WV Switzerland, which has
w brought him across Lake
Thun, and has managed to
struggle past the long line of fifty or
sixty hotel porters, the first thing that
he notices is a monstrous. snowclad
mountain towering. seemingly. only a
little distance away. II is one OF the
beautiful sights of this most attract
i've Swiss town. shimmering brilliant
ly white In the sunlight. This mighty
peak in the Jungfrau Interlaken is
proud of the Jungfrau. and the noun
tain seems to be a sort Of protective
angel of the little village. rearing its
lofty crest high above the other peaks.
In every shop. in every hotel. in the
railroad station, everywhere one sees
various views of the Jungfrau, and no
one ever goes to Interlaken without
buying a number of pictures of the IA
nous peak. There are many hotels that
have Jungfrau in their names. with
some other combination of words.
The whole place teens with the name
Jungfrau. And deservedly so. for 1t is
one of the most beautiful mountains in
all Europe.
A Famous Engineering Feat.
Almost equal In fame with the noun
tain itself is the railroad which tolls
up its steep ascent, and which takes
one from the warm and sunny town
into the cold blasts of snow and ice
within a few hours. For many years
all efforts to render this virgin noun
tain more accessible proved unavail-
ing, until Guyerzeller OF Zurich. the
Swiss railway king" solved the prob
lem that had puzzled so many engi-
neers.
After delightful trip up the noun
tain. first by a regular steam train.
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the little fellow back to camp and nur.
tured it. 1t was gentle and never
showed any disposition to return to
wild life. 1t made friends with all the
campers, shared their hunks and
frolicked with them when they lolled
about on the ground.
When the job was finished last sum-
mer, Holcomb returned to the states.
bringing the animal with him. His
sweetheart fell in love with his pet
and begged him to give it to her. Hol-
comb was In a quandary.
Tell you what I'll do" he said. IF
you want that tiger you'll have to take
me, too. Then it will be the pet for
both of u.s."
Two days later they were married.
The tiger does various stunts. and
is regarded as a pet by everyone ex-
cept dogs. Recently a bull terrier
with a reputation as a fighter was
trotting past the Holcomb home when
he spied the tiger and growled chal-
lenge. The tiger answered with a
snarl
Immediately there was a mix-up.
but 1t lasted only a moment The
terrier. bleeding from myriad scratch
es from the tigers claws. stuck its
tail between its legs and streaked it
around the nearest corner.
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hiding He realized
the joke getting old tried playing dead
chief the
called the official Ivans DEATH and then when
the officials
tricks but that
has nothing o he
heard
blasts whistle repeated
that brother policeman trouble and needed help As he
looked
policeman
hopeless their About whistles
heard found
This Charles
small his umbrella
night and returned the He walking back of vans
the Ivan could him walking
watched him calls sounded for
world a policemens whistle.
"ivan up"
Ivan did, but before he dropped down his feet again he turned around
actually laughter could
a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19
Greatest Of ProbIems.

Living. as we do. from day to day,
we do not appreciate the great oscilla-
tons of thought, unless some shining
moment marks them. Such moment
is marked by Sir Oliver Lodges adj
dress, before the British association,
on Immortality. Nearly two genera
tons ago, men Of science discovered
the principle of evolution, and trium-
phantly proclaimed that material
evolution would solve all the problems
of the universe. Now at last is com
ing the swing the other way, and even
science is beginning to recognize the
vast possibilities of spiritual mystery.
Youths Companion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19
KICKED THE BULL
OUT OF THE RING
American Doctor Spectator at
Bull Fight Goes to Aid of
Fallen Matador.
GRABBED HIS HORNS
Taurus Either Did Not Understand the
Sport or He Was Very Foxy, SO
the WIelder of the Sword Dashed
for the Palines.

New York.-Dr. P. A. Renaud of 48
Prospect place, Brooklyn, is ships
surgeon Of the steamer Philadelphia,
which arrived the other day from Por-
to Rico and Venezuelan ports. DR..
Renaud is some hero. as the passen-
gers of the line can attest. A week
before arriving here the Philadelphia
was lying at Puerto Cabello. Three
bull fights were announced for the
afternoon. After a lady equestrienne
had danced about the bull and given
cute exhibitions of managing "Horsey"
a strong man came in and broke big
chains on his chest and sustained the
weight of five or six men on aforesaid
chest.
A matador, nattily attired and gaily
bespangled, came bowling and smiling
into the bull ring. There was a mag
nificent below turned loose at the
entrance, and as the curtains were
parted a big bull appeared. An at
tendant iabbed his bullshiP in the ribs,
and with an awful roar, taurus turned
loose and made for the matador. The
matador tantaliZingly waved a red
bandanna with his left hand, while
he held his sword in place with his
right.
The bull didn't pay attention to the
bandanna at all. He made straight
for the matador. and the matador
lodged him. Again the bull disregard
ed the bandanna. and the matador saw
that something was wrong. Either this
bull didn't understand the sport or he
was foxy. The wielder of>the sword
and rag dropped both and made a
marathon for the palings which were
five or six feet high.
The bull tore after him and caught
the unfortunate bull fighter as he was
making a flying leap. He sent him
ten feet into the air and the matador
came down hard in the bull ring.
Again the bull made for the PROSTATE
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19
EMBEDDED IN MORTAR BED
italian Laborer In New Jersey Had to
BE Pried Out With a
Pick.

Pleasantdale, N. J.-Angelo Martuc-
CT. a mason's helper the other day fell
from some scaffolding and landed in a
martar bed about Is inches deep.
Both this ankles were sprained and he
could not rise. He lay on his back,
supporting himself with his hands to
keep his head out of the mortar. He
yelled, but none came.
The mortar began to harden about
him, and all morning and into the
afternoon he lay in the box with only
his head sticking out Late in the
afternoon his employer found him. So
hard had the mortar become that Mar
tucci had to be dug out with pick
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19
STORAGE Of Water.

The shortage of water in country
districts might be obviated II there
were sufficient storage for the rainfall.
It is a matter of tank or well accom-
modation-and the owner of cottage
property does not as a rule provide
either. The usual forty-gallon oil bar
rel owned by the tenant is an made
quate supplement to the spring water
well or pump. In wet weather the
barrel overhows. the cottage walls
reek with damp, and the yard is often
a quagmire. Given the average rain
fall for the district and the roof area
of the cottage, it is an easy matter to
work out the quantity Of water thus
wasted. In a very dry corner of dry
East Anglia, from a cottage and out
buildings no bigger than the average
agricultural laborers. it is possible to
collect and store 1000 gallons of clean
rainwater.-London Chronicle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19

emerged on the side OF the Jungirte'
A steep path lay before Us; Of c1s
side the sheer wall Of the mouni1n
rose. on the other side was spact
The blizzard was binding. We fe'
our way along in the wake Of ~
guide. slipping, scrambling and eaice'
ing ourselves with the sharp poiniea
axes. But this seemed futile pst
time as we could see nothing for q,
thick snow, so we turned back ~
were gone about twenty minutes, np'
when we reached the little station one
of the men found that three 1nges
on his right hand had been frozen, ant
this on the first day OF June. The r.
evitable post card stand Is In the -
ton. and a post ONCE for the accom-
modation of tourists has been p
stalled.
We took the train back to Eismee
and here in great oak-beamed dlnint
hall carved out OF the solid rock re
ate an excellent luncheon. We var
dered around the icy caverns OUTSIDE
for few minutes after luncheon. b1'
were glad to get back into the con
Portable. heated compartment Of ~
train.
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Busman's Holiday.

Recently / came across q really
happy omnibus conductor, who knew
me by sight, and remarked that IL had
been a splendid day. He had almost
a whole day on, and looked jolly.
What had he done? Why. what he al
ways does when on a day on! / had
never really believed in the phrase,
The busman's holiday" It's true.
For that man always gets on the top
Of another mans bus and has a good
long ride into the country and back.
It cured him Of insomnia. he said.
Working days mean going to bed at
all kinds of hours, and conductor IL
often too tired to get to sleep at will.
But day OF with no tickets to punch
and you can sleep till six tomorrow
London Chronicle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19
DEMOCRATIC OLD SEA DOG
According to Dewey, Admiral Farra.
gut Was by No Means Strict
piselplinarian.

Admiral Farragut's methods were al
ways simple. There was a saying that
his principal place for fling papers
was his coat pocket Generally he
wrote his orders himself, perhaps with
his knee or the ships rail as q rest
Admiral Dewey in his autobiography
recalls that one day when Farragut
was writing he looked up and said:
Now. how in the devil do you spell
Alphabetical? Some of these edu-
Gated young fellows from Annapolis
must know. Dewey adds: "A man
who had such an important command
could hardly have been more demo
cratic. One night had given orders
for thorough cleaning Of the ship the
next morning. l was awake early, for
II was sitting hot. Five o'clock came
and / heard no sound of the holy
stones on the deck
so / went above to find out why
my orders were not obeyed and my
frame of mind for the moment was
entirely that of the disciplinarian.
There was no activity at all on deck
] looked around for the officer of the
deck. He was an old New England
whaler, brown as a buccaneer. who
had enlisted for the war from the mer-
chant service. recollect that he wore
small gold rings in his ears, custom
with some of the old-fashioned mer-
chant sailors who had travelled the
world over. l found him seated up in
the hammock netting where it was
cool, with Farragut at his side.
Why aren't you cleaning shipr j
asked. I think / am to blame said
Farragut with his pleasant smile. We
two veterans have been swapping
yarns about sailingehip days The old
whaler did not see how he could leave
Farragut when Farragut wanted to
talk and inwardly, perhaps, he did not
fail to enjoy his position as superior
to the young executive officers re-
primands."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19
THIS MANS TIGER Is
PET OF THE TOWN
Caught as a Cub In Central
America Michigander Has
Raised 1t.

Grand Rapids. Mich.-William Hol-
comb of Stanton has a unique pet in
the person Of a South American tiger.
measuring 81 inches from tip to tip
and nearly "a inches In height II is
tame and playful and roams at large.
not only in the Holcomb household.
but also in the village streets. Chill
dren play with 1t, grown-ups stop to
pet it and stroke its spotted fur.
About four years ago Holcomb went
TO Central America on a government
job. One day while hunting he shot a
tigress. When he went up to the
dead animal he saw in the grass be-
side her a playful cub He carried
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After q few minutes stop we xsrs 81
hailed aboard the train, which -
plunged into a long tunnel thros.r
the mountain. Slowly the eIectr,. y.
CINE pulled us up through this -.
cavern. lighted occasionally BY sm.,.
bulbs.
Chilled BY Penetrating Cold
At Eigerwand we stopped again
we descended from the train We ~,
chilled by the penetrating cold ~
walked. through long gallery en-, {,
the solid rock. lighted by weird era,
ish lights. The icy sides glistened (,
the end Of this gallery the rock s..
been bored through and far below E.
lay blush sea of ice. This one ~,
Of the famous glaciers Of the Jun,
frau. From Eigerwand the tr.'.
turns sharply to the right, still in Il,
wonderful tunnel, which wac bor.s
through the mountain for a distas,.
of about eight miles.
A run of about a mile brought us 4
AASACCA. AnAOuSu duOluoT C0||
draughty icelined grotto we walked q
another opening. and again We a..
the great glacier sprawling tkrorrk
the deep ravine. Here an attendsrl
picked out various buildings on IL
side Of the Monch through a tel,
scope. How he did 1t was mystsf5
for with the naked eye, one saw on|f
a blank wall Of snow. The glacier "a.
a little indistinct from the Eisme,.
as snow had begun to fall.
Three miles further and we arrives
at the present terminus OF the rs|l
road. the Jungfraujoch. A short wax
through the branching tunnel hronett
us to a little wooden building
An Alpine guide brought US pickat,
used in mountain climbing. and sever
al of us followed him through steep
snow covered passage until v.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19

in Shakespeare's toad. which
Ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel In its head
But the natives Of India have a firm
belief that a certain variety of snake
which they call shesh nag, forms a pre-
cious stone within its head after 1t has
attained the ripe old age of 1000 years.
This jewel has the reputation of draw
ing forth the most deadly venom of
any other snakebite. If applied at once
to the wound. A certain Parsee gen.
tleman is supposed to possess one of
these jewels at the present time.
This gentleman in his early man
hood happened upon a snake, which
he killed. Afterward he found the
jewel in it's head, and he is said with
it's aid to have saved several lives.
The stone is said to possess a thin
crescent-shaped fiber which moves in
the center continuously. Many of the
native princes of India have offered
fabulous sums for this jewel. but the
owner refuses to part with 1t.
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by the complainant who persisted feeding said whole handsfu of
meat. which he himself"
rs
to obtain with which choice
asked and he admitted that this
not that
the court asked and this o
You also brought the
the
James admitted the
is
Judge They
sa
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19
BUCK DEER DEFEATS A BULL
Latter Was Without Horns, and Gets
the Worst Of a Terrific
Battle.

Pottstown. PA large buck deer
suddenly appeared among Edwin Ger
bers cattle, grazing in a field near
this town, and attacked one Of the
largest bulls in the herd. A fierce bat
tie emsued. The deer plunged its
large antlers into the bovine's sides
and head and had an advantage in the
fight because its antagonist was de-
horned.
Farm hands heard the commotion,
and, armed with pitchforks, hurried
to the scene of conflict. The deer
jumped five-foot stone fence and dis
appeared. 1t was a member of a pri-
vate herd and had escaped from an
enclosure
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LABoRERs HAVE DUEL IN CAR
One Uses Bread Knife and the Other
RevoIver-Both Will Die
as Result.

Philadelphia midnight duel be-
tween Balardino Covoto and Mauro
Berliando, laborers employed by the
Philadelphia and Reading railway.
staged in their freight car home at
Belmont Station, resulted in the fatal
wounding of both.
Covot stabbed Berliando in the abdo-
men with a bread knife, inficting a
wound that will cause death. while
the wounded man shot his opponent
through the stomach.
The fight between the men. who
were close friends for years. followed
a drinking party.
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connuarI,on Mlth cav. Man.

Everything considered. it is possible
that the cave-man had an advantage
over US. For though his words were
few in number he had few ideas to
voice. few thoughts to express, few ac-
tivities to advance, and these were all
of such a nature that his grunt was
encyclopaedia in its ability to explain
On the other hand, life is now so com
pick that with all our words, infiec-
tons, accents. mimicry, pastures and
gestures we are often unable to make
cur meaning perfectly clear.
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cellarage. whatever II may be ieI
some kinds Of vegetables, greatly p
creases the death rate among the en-
dren who are compelled to occup{
them. There are some such "homef
y Indianapolis. There are also piace'
where childreR-not Of the pupne
schools-are taught in Easements
where the air is not pure and whe,s
honest daylight gives place to arIlb
cial light which must needs injure &c
eyesight OF the pupils.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19
FltzceraId's Vision

Edward FITZGERALD. who was anlons
the least superstitious OF men. ones
had a similar experiences to thai 2
Captain Marryat. The incident e -
corded in "Tennyson and His FRIENDS
FITZGERALD told a story OF sls'on
how he had one day clearly seen lIop
outside his sister and her children q
ing tea in his dining room. De tns-
saw his sister quietly withdraw ffon
the room, so as not TO disturb the en.r
dren. At that moment she ciea =
Norfolk"
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poo. Bite s,721 In Nine Months.

New York.-During the period be-
tween January and October this
year, dogs in New York bit 1921 per-
sons, according to statistics complied
by the health department AS a re-
suit, the report says, III cases of ra-
bies were treated. These figures were
given out by DIR. Ernst ]. Lederle.
president Of the department c. health
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guard at the polls in that city. In other words,
he started rough house. But the walters
finished what he started. Walters have a
habit OF doing that At the Hey, Rube"
signal they gathered merrily around and after
the ward worker had been reduced to a state
OF semi-consciousness with loaded section Of
garden hose. a beer mallet and three chair
legs, he was chucked into the street
Then he did On unprofessional thing. He
would not have been guilty of it had he been
in his right senses He complained to the
police and had the waiter who Amounted him
arrested.
Now comes the unexpected climax Of this
little, everyday incident of life in Philadelphia
The police magistrate before whom the pris-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19

deed TO 40 acres OF land down in the oil belt
in Oklahoma worth between $4,000 and $4,000
There are witnesses at the Baltimore who are
willing to take oath that it happened thus:
The Kansas City man. who is western rep
representative for a large furnishing goods
house, and a wealthy oil operator, who mas
holdings at Paoli Kan, and Muskogee, Okla
owned jointly the 40 acres-each half inter-
est. On recent afternoon they met at the
Hotel Baltimore
The oil operator wanted the Kansas City
man to sell his half interest to him. While
no oil has been found yet on the land, it is In
the middle of oil belt and the Kansas City
man didn't want to let go. He proposed that
the oil operator sell him his half interest.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19

In Dill Tor divorce nled Dy Jonn u James,
and a cross bill filed by bis wife. Anna L.
James
According TO the complainant, his wife was
so fond Of cats that they occupied his place in
bed. driving him out into the chilly night.
Also that the cats were fed by the white hand
of his wife with the choicest Of meats. while
he, she complainant, had to eat what they dis
carded. Also that she became so imbued with
the spirit Of her pets that she scratched his
face. and otherwise caused him such intense
physical anguish that from a large. strong man
he dwinded down to a sickly, nervous person.
shadow of 1O2 pounds.
In her cross bill the wife asserted that all
cafe hrnrirht int Tho ho,,co .,-or., hro,,oh4
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Cellar panner.

The legislature Of the state Of Mis-
souri, some time ago passed a law un-
der which the basement living room
is now passing out OF existence. II
has been observed that a home in the
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Zoologlcal society neeo not worry ivan IninhS
the whole matter joke. and il any one who
thinks a bear can't laugh and enjoy being the
perpetrator of something that worried his
friends and kept them on the jump for cou-
pie of weeks let him go up to the Bronx and
have a talk with Ivan.
Ivan is a big, brown peninsular bear. He
has been in the park for nearly ten years, and
while he is the pet of the keepers and the
most popular animal in the bear dens he is
always in mischief Stealing the keepers hats
and coats while they are cleaning his cage
and hiding them in his cave is an old trick Of
Ivan's. For a time it was plenty Of fun for
him.
nh Learars uyho uOuld have m look for
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adjourned
all. too of the principals o said
IN the oil mansa
That's a the man said
of decide who
should have all
oil first Out rolled the
The Kansas rolled
THE lands the
receive the envelope
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him
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Strange Climax Of Little Everyday Incident

PHILADELPHIA PA waiter spilled pateful OF
restaurant the
objections the usually
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Practically the only posy perniss'o'.'
on a black velvet hat is the saroel'''
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Flip of the Dice Wins Rich Oklahoma Oil Land

ANsAs CITY Mo Kansas City business lives Hotel
Baimoehe wouldn't
the wordreeeived the other
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19
Geological Park Mystery Solved Ivan Is Guilty

YoRKNo longer is there mystery to be solved in the New
policemen
night Waterman the and all the officials OF he
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19
Pawned Jewels to Feed Cats; Husband Objects
said the complainant.

N ETROIT, MICH.-'Cas!" complainant
"
trouble household
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-12-19
Jewel in a serpent's Head.

We none of us place much credence
in Shakespeare's toad. which
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-10-01
"MoWEs" FOR THE FAMILY
Vine Not Far Off When Provision
Will Be Made in Home for
Picture Shows.

A prediction may safely be made
that in the very near fu~ere provision
will be made for moving pictures IN
the home When a man decides TO
build a house to cost. say, $4,000 or
more, the architect will plan the pic
tare room in which the family and
their guests can enjoy a select pro-
gram of latest productions. 1t may
b. in connection with dancing room
or it can be accommodated in much
less Space A projecting machine suit
able for the home will not be very
costly, and the films will doubtless be
delivered each week by companies or
ga-nzed for that special purpose. Trav-
ele-s returning from abroad will find
pictures of cities and scenes they have
visited a wonderful relp in reciting to
friends and relatives incidents of the
places they have visited.
Another new industry which will
soon come into existence In all the
larger cities will be film photography.
Children's birthdays, garden parties,
weddings and other functions which