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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07

master, a spare and elderly Moor. who
invited me to sleep In one Of his m
ner rooms looking out on a small patio
with well in the center. He offered
me curdled milk, honey and tea, a1t
seemed well disposed toward Euro
peans. His son, Hadj Mahomet. tail
lank man OF about forty years Of agc'
moving with the peculiar stately more
ment of the mountain Moor eccus
toned to riding and habituated 9
loose, flowing robes instead Of lrou.
sers, was not very cordial in bis ~
come. Ny interpreter told me ths;
he dislikes Europeans and upbraidsd
his father for extending hospiiality
to me.
Some miles outside Gilulli and At an
other point few miles outside >Ag'
dir Is a market, or 'soko." whee
grain, fodder. bread and food Of yari
Gus kinds are sold. A fair is bed p
these places at stated intervals. When
there is much animation and Dialy
camels, mules and natives. ORDINARILY,
however, the score or 80 Of rude ston'
huts which constitute the eoko q,
quite deserted and uninhabited.
The mountains to the south Of no
gadcr really constitute a natural mon
tier on the south OF Morocco. ne
absence Of roads, Of water and q
people makes Agadir difficult Of AZ
proach and may lead to It's eventually
falling away from Morocco.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07

HICAGo,--f you lack fraction Of
~ an inch OF the height necessary for
the attainment Of some cherished am
bition you may gain 1t by one or more
of three methods.
First-Raise the scalp the necessary
distance by an injection of water be-
meath, the skin.
Second-Bastinado the soles of the
feet with a fat club until they swell
the required amount.
Third-Have a sincere friend
bump" your head forcibly with a
shoe brush.
These scientific disclosures were
made in the Offices Of the city civil
service commission the other day. DIR.
e. T. Olson, physical examiner, and
Secretary r. A. Widdowson are respon-
sible for giving them to the world.
DIR. Olson measured an applicant for
the fire department. His height was
8 feet IN inches. The rules require
that firemen must be feet inches
tall. The aspirant went away sorrow
fully, but returned the next day wear
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
Name Scrubbed on Box Car Was Cupids Job

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.-That Cupid
IVA doesn't always shoot just in a
straight line, however potently, and
that some Of his darts can wander
from coast to coast, over bridges,
through tunnels, over prairies and un-
der mountains and then suddenly
strike, was proved when Miss Mar
garet M. Barker of Pittsburgh, Pa,
was granted a marriage license here
to become the bride of Ernest Noon.
a Minneapolis switchman. living with
his mother at No. 1926 Fourth
street North
The romance of The Box Car
Bride" as the couples friends call
her, is one that win gladden. the hearts
Of countless young girls and pales
into insignificancs Laura Jeans
best.
Something more than a year ago. It
seems, Miss Barker's young brother
scribbIed her name and address upon
car No. 2654S of the Erie railway. For
IL months or more 1t journeyed.
making, so the records show, some
thing more than 1880 miles. Then
1t came to Minneapolis and Switch
man Noon noticed the name and ad-
dress.
OF course It was ordained that he
should. and the same fate ordered him
that same evening to send the young
woman the prettiest postcard he could
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
playground Progress.

The playground movement contin-
ues to make rapid progress. Forty cit
les operated supervised Fairgrounds
last year for the first time. During
the year the number Of cities having
playground commissioners increased
from "A to 81. Reports have been re-
ceiyed from Isl cities which are main
tanning Fairgrounds, and the num-
Der is not complete Forty-eight cit
les are using their school houses as
recreation centers. Nineteen cities au-
thorized bond issues for recreation
purposes last year amounting to a.
445,000. Among these cities were
Cleveland, Atlanta, Milwaukee. San
Diego, Tacoma, Oakland, Cal, and
Portland, Ore. 1t Is estimated that
nearly $4,000. 900 was spent during the
year in the administration Of play
grounds The University Of California
had more than 1000 students In its
summer playground course last year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
your money and you feebly trying TO

your money and you feebly trying TO
keep down expenditures.
Oh, for little Arabic, very little
ArabicI Twenty well-chosen words
would enable one to dispense with
that egregious fraud, the interpreter.
a few hundred would enable one to
get some inkling into the life of those
silent, spidery, hghtframed Arabs
leading or riding the solemn, spare
and spidery camels to which they are
SO well suited. Without Arabic one
IL at the mercy Of a ring Of clerks,
translators and go-betweens.
Ordinarily there are three stopping
places between Mogador and Agadir-
Caid Anfiuss'. Caid Gilullfs and the
Sheikh Hammuch's. The first named
and the last named are ordinary Arab
houses, with great courtyards for
cattle and a few stables for men to
sleep In. Caid Gilulli's is. however,
a large fortress-like house surrounded
by mud walls loopholed for rifles. It
contains, / believe. the tomb of some
Mohammedan saint, for no Jew or
Christian is as a rule allowed to en-
ter It
Around Dar-Giluili the land is com
paratively fertile, though 1t Is sur
prising how the harvest manages to
grow up between the stones with
which the ground Is covered. 1t also
supports some scores Of Arab fami-
hes, while the rest of the road seems
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
HIS MESSAGES GIVEN BACK
And Hubby, Astonished at Their Brew
lty, Wondered How That
Should Be.

A busy English merchant was about
to leave his home In Brixton for trip
on the continent, and his wife. know
ing his aversion to letter writing. re-
minded him gently of the fact.
Now, John, you must be eyes and
ears for US at home and drop US an
occasional post card telling US any
thing Of interest. Don't forget. will
you, dear?"
The husband promised. The next
morning his wife received a postal
card: Dear wife, reached Dover
all right Yours AFT"
Though somewhat disappointed, she
thought her husband must have been
pressed for time. Two days later, how
ever, another card arrived, with the
startling announcement: Here l am
in Paris. Yours ever" And still later:
81 am indeed in Paris. Yours"
Then the wife decided to have lit
tie fun and seized her pen and wrote:
Dear husband. the children and / are
at Brixton. Yours"
A few days later she wrote again:
I'VE are still in Brixton."
In her last communication she grew
more enthusiastic. Dear husband.
here we are in Brixton. i repeat it,
sir, we art in Brixton. P. S.-We are
indeed"
In due time her husband reached
home, fearing that his poor wife had
temporarily lost her senses, and has
tened to ask the meaning of her
strange messages. With a winning
smile she handed him his own three
postal cards.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
Steamers Line Lets Go, and Now Mike "Gums IT.

mouth as a wind shield and ex-
planned: "Schlochte schooch hmuch
shlosh shleeth."
Before the journalistic had just
been imported from Berlin Heights
could carry out his suddenly acquired
desire to get away from there as soon
as possible, Mikes side partner,
"Chase-the-Duck" Bill, interviewed.
You must 'scuse Mike If you can't
tell what he's sayin'," he interviewed.
He hain't got any more teeth than
a frog. This yere's the way Of 1t.
Mike an me was handling the lines
on the dock for the Heffelfinger when
she came in here yesterday. One OF
'em let's go and an end comes back
and hits Mike in the mouth. 1t got
all his teeth. Swallowed some and
the rest he sprinkled out like he was
trying to gravel the dock"
"Sleesh shosh shleshensheen shol-
larsh," gravely interpolated Mike.
Mike says the teeth cost him ST.;
they was false ones, made O. real
bone" interpreted Bill.
Slash smush schlossher SHAY
shleesh-ohelll" added Mike, and he
continued his observations with an
abandon and earnestness and a strong
suggestion Of burning sulphur that
left no doubt as to the line of COM
ment he was trying to get out Of his
works.
The saddest part Of it was that
Mike had just invested in big
chunk of navy plug when the broken
line hit him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
WOLVES SPARE LOST CHILD
Il Wanders Two Days Over Widest
MountaIns-ls Found by
Old Hunter.

Muskogee, Okla.-After tramping
two days over the mountains without
food, Oran Trammell, three, who wan
dered away from construction camp
at Woodstan, was found by James
Payne. an old hunter. Payne declined
the reward Of $500 offered by ]. T.
Trammell, the. child's father.
The Trammel child and Ruby
Thomson, four. wandered away from
the camp. Searching parties found the
little girl the next day six miles from
home She said the boy had tired
and she had left him. Payne trailed
the little boy over Eagle and Kia-
michi mountains and came upon him
fast asleep. The country through
which the children wandered IL In
tested with wolves and wildcats.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
ANGLER CATCHES A ROOSTER
Line Was Trailing From Auto and Fly
Fooled ChantieIeer-Arrested
for Chicken Thief.

Meeker, Colo.-While camping on
White river, w. J. Bloss decided to
take a run over to the side stream and
try the fishing there. His fishing pole
was alongside his car ready for use
should he see good place to throw In.
The line came down while he was
slowly trailing past the Archer ranch
and big Plymouth Rock rooster spied
the fly trailing through the dust and
pounced upon It. At the same time
Bloss put on q burst of speed and dis
appeared with-the rooster.
The constable was waiting for him
on his arrival In Meeker, with g
charge Of chicken stealing. When the
Judge heard his explanation he was 70.
leased.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07

find. And he did, and she sent one
In reply.
More cards were sent photographs
exchanged and the other day Miss
Barker herself was an earnestly in
vited guest to the home of Mr.. Moons
mother. A marriage ceremony fol-
lowed.
Why" said she, I'VE Just
couldn't help being happy; how could
WEI"
The box car bride is twenty, quite
good looking. and is graduate of
Pittsburgh high school Her mother.
she explained. approved Of her com
ing, as the expectant bridegroom
could not get away to go east
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07

sand times as much in nervous force
to traverse the short distance from
Mogador to Agadir. II Agadir Ii
opened up these cities will only be
five or six hours apart by sea- BY
railway they will be still nearer, and
In both cases a few shillings will pay
ones fare from one city to the other.
writes Francis McCullach in the Chi
cago Daily News.
At present this journey requires
four days of the most toilsome and
uncomfortable travelling. At least
three mules are necessary-two for
the baggage and one for yourself.
Your guide sits on one baggage mule,
your interpreter on another, while an
assistant muleteer belabors your
mount in an almost hopeless endeavor
to keep it moving at fair pace.
Mules Lack Vitality.
The mules and horses to be hired
In Mogador are a very sorry collec-
ton. II we were nearer Spain !
should be inclined to imagine that
they had been rejected by the Span
ish bull fighters as too much lacking
in vitality to figure even as passive
victims In the bull ring.
When travelling In most parts of
Europe we assume that many things
can be bought or hired on the way.
When travelling In Morocco we must
bring as many things as II we were
going to visit an uninhabited island.
Pots. pans. kettles, corkscrewe,
spoons. a tent, beds. soap, timed
meats-it would take pages to ex-
haust the list A tent might be dis
pensed with In the dry season, al
though even then the dew Is very
heavy, and one might perhaps do with
out mattress. but camp bed Is nee
essary to raise one above the floor
Of an Arab patio, which Is sometimes
q moving mass of feas.
Another necessary nuisance Is an
interpreter. All he can do Is to tell
you how much you have got to pay
for fodder and corn, which, as you
afterward discover. was not bought
at all. but sent to you as a present
by the local caid. Your journey Is q
continuous running fight with your
interpreter plus your mule drivers,
the latter combination thirsting for
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07

to be uninhabited. Even at n
Gilulli, however. there is no attsms,
to create town. All the houses -.
apart, generally on hilltops, ana IN.
effect Of this ascetic aloofness a 4.
creased by the severe lines ~ ~.
houses themselves.
They are all structures Of strs,,..
lines and fortress-like appaar..r-
They generally take the shape ~
long, low rectangle, built -of vellc..
ish age-stained stone, with one NJ
nastic-looking door, which na,s.
seems to be opened, and with !,
windows at all. or else marrow. mr.
quent ones, mere Sits like those 1.
the tower Of London.
Naturally the population Of N.
country is scanty. Most of the peonl.
one meets are camel drivers. vho
have come with their camels soma
times from places four or five dsys
to the south Of Agadir. There A,
only three or four wells on the road
and wherever there is a well thsre
Is generally some animation, eons
signs Of local life. At the first w.n
which l passed half dozen young
women were working at a wiAdlass 10
long and so hard that suspect there
was no water in the well at an, o.
very little.
A Curious Laundry.
The second well. near Caid An6nss
was an oblong platform Of masonry.
1t reminded me of a music han STAN.
and the resemblance was heightened
by the fact that native gentleman n
a Maud Allen costume was dancing
on 1t. On coming closer found that
he was dancing on his weeks wash
ing, which consisted of a white "a.
ment about as large as a waistcoa..
which he had first of all washed ii
the well. At this point the hockn oi
sheep and goats. score Of cameIs anc
several fine-looking bullocks and ths
shouts Of two young goatherds at plz5
echoing down the valley impaired
some animation to the scene AZ 4
general rule a funereal silence hangs
over all the country. especially at MD.
day. One hears no village song. 10
shepherds pipe.
The most interesting place at vhIck
I stopped was the house of the sheilh
Hammuch, a poor caid whose lCneIy
home was built on some sand hills ,ac
ing the Atlantic. close to the place
where the River Eitamer enters tie
sea. Here was well received BY tie
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07

es the Willamette river. connectins
Broadway street on the west side win
Broadway on the east side. It pro
vides an easy grade thoroughfare
from the business district to tho
large residence district on the west
side. This type Of bridge allows prnc-
tically unobstructed water trafic ~
and down the river. II was built By
the city at cost Of about s1.s0oIooo
The bridge Is lighted at night BY 20
five-light and two-light fixtures, =
gether with an outline scheme Of low
lamps spaced IS inches apart One
hundred-watt tungstens are used 70
the pole fixtures and S2-candlepovsf
lamps on the outline system. Cur
rent is supplied to the lamps over
more than II miles Of wiring
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
New idea for suspenders.

Suspenders which are supplied with
light weight metal springs instead Of
elastic, and thus do away with the
necessity of knotting the suspenders
when the rubber threads give out are
being used by an English manufactur.
er. The metal springs are said to
give as readily as the elastic bands
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07

wonder. But 1t was all so simple.
Tony had been the bootblack at the
university. With the dimes saved
rom shines he had returned to his
native mountain and here he was, a
iull-hedged brigand chief. Maybe the
Instructor wasn't glad.
Such a weird, uncanny and alto
gether delightful night" said the IN
structor, Il have never spent. Tony
was as glad to see me as l was to see
him at that critical moment"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
MIsapolIed Force.

The force expended by dissatisfied
persons on efforts to escape their sur
roundings would often pluck the string
out OF the incongruities of their stu
alton, and track them to whole hives
Of honey.-Samuel Johnson.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
rhr.e brother. candIdats..

Dunnellen, N, J.-Three Latham
brothers are running for mayor in
three different states e. B. is a can
didate in Dunellen. N. J.; w. e. in
New Britain, Conn, and Melville at
Montezuma Island, Ia.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
10 summon turkey Trot.

Philadelphia-The immediate and
absolute suppression Of the turkey
trot and the tango at the League
island navy yard Has been ordered by
the navy officials here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
onnest In the World.

What is said to be the largest bas-
cule bridge in the world has just been
completed at Portland. Ore. This new
bridge, which 10 $500 feet long. cross-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
sleen inducsr.

THAT speaker is oyer-demoustrative
He lacks response" well, he has %
do something to prevent his audiens'
from taking too much repose."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
Re the Rlnht Oak.

Think Of me as the sturdy oak and
you as the clinging vine, my sweet"
Yes. But be. live oak. Clarence,
deari"-Puck.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07
strenuous Work.

How did the new man cover ~
iob7"
with a gun
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-07

DOZEN guineas (s6o) would
bring one In comfort from the
Morocco wharf, London. to
Mogador, but it costs quite as
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-10-09
Installs Lights
 On Uncle Dan

The mail boat Uncle Dan has a fine new lighting system this trip including an electric searchlight which Is something new for a boat of this size. The plant makes the Uncle Dan the best lighted boat of its size in the country and the big searchlight has been a much need ed light during the run in the long nights of the winter. The plant was installed by Frank Clarke who made the round trip last week. This is great improvement and makes the trip a much safer ana comfortable one.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-10-09
Dr. Dawes Gets
 "Little Wonder

At last its out the secret of wkere all that noise has been con- ing from around the Wrangell Drug Company for the last few days. Doc. has the exclusive agency for the Little Wonder" talking machine and 1t sure is named right. The machine is small and dainty as $ also the price, being only sIo, but for all that the tone can't be beat and is just the thing for a small house or boat. The needle is a good sub ctantial one with a sapphire point and the records are double indcs- troble and sell for 65c.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-10-09
Bis Game
 Hunters Return

Nearly all of the hunters that have be4n up the Stikine hunting this fall returned last night on the river boat Winifred and one and all are we'll satisfied with their trip and have a good bunch of heads to show for the trip.
 The men have been hunting for the past two month and ali say that the big game there is more plentiful then ever, especially moose. The reason for this is given as the Canadian government Is going af- ter the wolves and other destroy ing animals more than heretofore. There is a bounty of fifteen dollars on every wolf killed. The old timers who know say that they have seen twenty moose this year as compared to one ten years ago and the bounty on these anil mals IS given as the reason.
 Those returning down on the Winitred were Judge John Ford, of the Supreme Court Of New York; Lord Beauclerc of England interested in mining in the Cassiar district, Marcus Daiy ot New York; Daniel ]. Singer. of Nv York, grand son of the famous swing machine manufacturer; (. II. Young of London. Ensland} C. Little of Victoria. B. C.; ]. Run- ming ot New Zealand. o. W. Kean, Provincial Government sup erintendent ot R, @r Work; Max Endeile oi Aberdeen Wash: and Leile and R. Carlson ot Tele- graph. NIost of th,. men are big
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-10-09
Great Strides
 On B. (, Road

One of the most important steps that has been taken during he past simmer pertaining to the opening of tke great interior country at the headwaters of the Stikine river, is the building of the wagon road from Telegraph Creek to Dease Lake, by the British Columbia Government under the supervision of Charles Collins. The road has been built out 13 miles from Telegraph this summer and most Of the worst of the road has been constructed, leaving two bridges to be built and a few miles of mountain road the rest is rolling prairie easily constructed. When this road IS finished it will completely re- volutionize the transportation in that country cutting the freight rates nearly half and helping as nothing else could do in the de- veloping of this vast country with its great mining outlook which is growing brighter every year
 The road will cut the round trip time for packers from over eleven days as it is now to less than eight days.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-10-09
Will Blaze
 Stikine Trail

Jack Hayes, Assistant Superin7 tendent of Government Roads for the first division, passed through Wrangell on the Jefferson the last trip south on his way to Ketchi- kan. While here MT. Hayes call- ed at the Marshals office and dur ing his talk with Marshal Selma bel he said that he would be back in Wrangell in about two weeks to blaze the trail st the mouth of the Stikine River.
 This road was asked for by the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce last spring. The trail will be sur Yeyed and blazed at once and the actual construction work will be done next spring as soon as things open up. The road will be about twelve miles long and will extend from tide water up 10 where the travel can be made in the winter on the smooth ice of the river.
 This Is an improvement that has been long needed and a good com mittee Of men who kuow the river should be appointed to make the blazing trip with Superintendent Hayes 10 sec 10 Ii that the trai. Is where t should be as much de- pends on the trail for winter travel a. II ls now Ii IS almost imposs b!e to get up the river in the winter unless the ice IS frozen nearly to the mouth while with the new trail al the rough ice at the mouth of the river would not have to be sraverSed and the trip made much easier and far less dangerous.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1913-10-09
Big Load Of All
 Alaskan Products

The Meteor, which left Rose Inlet on the morning of Oct. I, had probably as big a load ot all Alaskan products as ever was taken out oi the country. consisted Of 9, 400 cases of salmon, I5,6oo sacks of fertilizer from Killisnoo and Port Armstrong, 1000 barrels of whale oil from the latter place, goo tons of mar hle from Tokeen and GOO tons ot copper ore from the Jumbo mine at Sulzer.