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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10

hogs, sheep. and In some instances
even went so far as to kill and mutt
late horses and cows. The pack of
wolf-dogs multiplied, the descendants
from the original pair gradually TAX
ing more and more the appearance Of
dogs and losing the appearance
wolves. w. G. Stevens, operator Of
the Betsy Jane mine. which is in a
lonely strip of woodland in the very
heart of where the wild pack is be-
lieved to make its rendezvous, says
the creatures are to be seen occasion
ally, although the operations at the
new property have caused them to
seek more isolated regions.
About a year ago the suffering farm
ers in that region organized them
selves into hunting squad. and as
the result of a weeks crusade against
the wild dogs thirty-five of the crea-
lures were slain. The few remaining
were not heard from for many months
until recently, when they began to
reappear, and depredations among the
sheep. cattle and chickens have again
been reported
To exterminate the pack Of wild
dogs will be the endeavor Of the farm
ers at an early date. Just as soon
as they can find time from their crops
they intend to form into squad again
and make another attempt to rid the
countryside of the beasts that have
caused so much annoyance.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
New Nurses Bandaging

~ LEVELAND, Dust before din
~ ner time the other night. new
nurses at Glenville hospital in Park
wood drive we're called into the base
ment for bandaging and bed-making
practice under the direction Of Miss
Jennie Hogland.
In showing the young women how
and where to put the bandages, Miss
Hogland used a dummy. Just as one
particularly pretty nurse was putting
on a 'first-aid" bandage in response
to information from the Instructor
that the dummy's right ankle had
been broken, q small boy happened
along
His cap did not At, which may have
been due to the abnormal develop
ment of his bump of curiosity He
saw a light in the basement window
and 'peeked" in.
Gee, a feller's been killed and the
girls are patching him up again." be
exclaimed.
BY this time young women had
bandaged nearly all the dummy with
comparative skill. thanks to Miss
Highlands careful supervision. The
lay-figure really might have been a
human being. for all that could be
seen from outside.
Com mere quick. Jimmie" the
boy called to another
He must have been burned. or
something" reasoned the second
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
MARGARET and Her Rag Doll Bestirs the Police

Margaret was connected with the
Town hall station and she excitedly
demanded that a policeman be sent
&c the house because some one had
stolen her dolls clothes. The desk
sergeant understood Margaret to say
diamond brooch"
stole your diamond brooch, do you
say? How was it done?" the sergeant
demanded.
They grabbed me and frowed me
down and looked everything away
from me-" sobbed Margaret.
We'll be there right away" shout
ed the sergeant.
A few minutes later a uniformed po-
liceman and two plain clothes men
hurried into the Beach View apart
ment house and began ringing the
Smiths bell There was no answer.
because Margaret had seen them com
ing and decided she did not want the
police after all
So Margaret bid under the bed while
the policemen rang Finally one OF
them went for the janitor, while the
others took strategic positions in front
and behind the house to prevent the
escape of the malefactors.
A little persuasive work by the JAM
tor induced Margaret to open the door.
She told her troubles then and showed
one of the policemen the scene of the
late scrap" on the back porch. There
was a wild scurry of little girls away
from the porch as the policeman ap-
peared. and "Sally's" clothes were left
lying on the step.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
SEA LION ENTERS CAMBRIDGE
Il Came Out Of Charles River and
'Flopped Into q China
Store.

Cambridge, Mass.-Cambridge had a
real sea lion hunt the other night. The
animal came up out of the Charles
river basin and invaded East Cam
bridge street, where it Topped about,
barking loudly, and frightened a crowd
which retreated before 1t.
Attracted by the light of store, It
leaped four feet through the window.
smashing the heavy plate glass. The
proprietor of the store, Isaac Fried
man, who was counting his cash. left
In a hurry, while the animal raised
havoc in the place.
A small squad of police reserves
tried to confine 1t in a packing box
and In a big sheet Of canvas, but 1t
smashed one and ate its way through
the other. Finally men from the Bos-
ton aquarium lassoed it and sent 1t
to that institution.
There II was said to be a good
specimen of a California sea lion.
about three years old and weighing
more than 200 pounds.
"A rare visitor in New England wa
ters," one of the officials said.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
Our Fairy codmothers.

The world. out of fairy books. is
chary in furnishing its fairy god
mothers. yet most of us have friends
at whose touch we become more truly
and happily ourselves than at other
times. They seem able to endow US.
through same magic of their own.
with the beauteous vestments and the
glass slippers that free the spirit.
These are our fairy godmothers We
do well to love them and pay them
good heed, for through them we may
enter into such possession of the pre-
cious gifts that we need have no dread
of the striking hour. This, we must
suppose, is what Cophetua did for his
beggar-maid. At his glance the queen
in her blossomed. which later all the
world could see.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10

n HICAGO.-"SaIly's" best blue dress
~ and the childish lisp Of "Sally's
owner was the cause of 1t all.
sally is a rag doll with one eye.
"Sally's" mistress is Margaret. the nine
year-old daughter of Mrs. H. NJ. Smith.
1888 Clarendon avenue.
"Sally's" dress. or rather little Miss
Margaret's concern over it. threw that
section OF the north shore into a
furry of excitement the other day
and gave the police something to do
on a dull day.
The trouble started when Margaret
and the neighbor children became in
volved in a dispute over the property
rights Of certain dolls clothes-"Sal-
ly's" blue dress in particular.
Margaret. finding herself outnum-
bered, ran to the telephone in the
Smith dining-room.
Police apartment" she called.
Give me the police apartment"
rs this an emergency calf" asked
the surprised operator.
YES" cried Margaret Police
apartment quick"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10

n ETROIT, MICH.-Before this story
~ is told let II be understood that
Patrolman Gustave Feldman Of the
police cpurt detail. is a man of un-
questioned veracity. He has occasion
ally returned from a fishing expedi-
ton with stories of the size OF the
ones that got away. but the sight he
witnessed the other night. and de-
scribed the following morning. oc-
Cured on dry land.
Feldman has a memento OF the
adventure in the shape of a bat-not
the kind that Ty Cobb swings-but
the kind described in the dictionary as
"a flying. insectivorous mammal"
and It measures rs inches across the
wings
II was Feldman's night to watch
the records at police court and he
dozed in a chair In the clerks Office
A futtering OF wings awakened him
and in the dim half-light of the mu-
nicipsl building he could discern the
figures Of two large bats, which had
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
First SILK Hat Caused a Riot.

On Jan. Is, 1897, when John Heth.
erington emerged from his London
haberdashery shop in the Strand
wearing a silk hat, he was surrounded
by a mob Of such proportions that
he was arrested and charged before
the lord mayor with melting to riot
The constable who arrested him tes-
titled tina. 'Hetherington appeared up
on the public highway wearing a tall
structure. which he called a silk hat,
having a shiny luster and calculated
to brighten timid people. Several wo-
men tainted, children screamed. dogs
yelped and young son of Cordwainer
Thomas was thrown down by the
crowd and broke his right arm" The
defendant pleaded that, as an English
man, he was free to wear any hat he
chose. but. nevertheless. was bound
over in $4,000 to keep the peace
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
Cop Captures Bat and Has Hair-Rasinu Story

flown into the building through the
open door,
The bird-animals circled around
and darted at one another several
times. apparently engaged in mortal
combat Feldman watched the fight
for a short time, fascinated by the
ferocity OF the bats. and then moved
slightly In his chair to get a better
glimpse Of the engagement A news
paper lying on his knees rustled and
the fight between the bats suddenly
ceased. They wheeled around the
policeman's head a few times and
then darted directly at him. He
thew up one hand over his head and
warded off the attack, he says, and
with the other hand seized the news
paper he had been reading and struck
out.
The bats kept up the attack
Switching on the light, Feldman ran
to his locker. got his night stick and
returned to the fray. One of the
bats escaped. but the other few
around in circles, dazed and blinded
by the flood of light. It fell an easy
victim to Feldman's club. The bat
has been placed on exhibition at police
court for the benefit of doubters, and
the very same club. in further proof
Of the story, may be seen on applica-
ton to Feldman.
But you should have seen the size
of the other bait" is the lament with
which Feldman ends his story.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
Long Literary Life.

Francois Ferthialt. the latest cheval-
Ter of the French Legion of Honor.
published his first volume in 1880,
when he was seventeen and his latest
in 1912. This makes a record hard t.
parallel. There appear to be only two
other instances Of a ceptenarian
writer, and neither of these could
show a literary life extending over
eighty-two years. Michel Chevreul,
who died in 1889 at the age Of 1O3,
issued his earliest publication at the
age of thirty-seven and his latest sixty
years afterward. Miss Caroline White,
whose death occurred last September
in her 101st year, came nearer than
this to the record of M Ferthialt. She
began writing for the monthly maya
zines when she was twenty-five and
continued her literary labors until
within a few months of her death.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10

want a coonskin to hang over the
fireplace.
The little visitor was supposed to
be a fugitive from one Of the parks
in the city. but lately 1t has been
rumored that he is the pet Of q resi-
dent in a nearby hotel.
One morning recently Attorney
Clayton C. Dorsey was astonished to
find a large bottle of ink overturned
on his desk, with tracks of Mr.. Coon
running hither and thither all about
the Office.
Again the rubber floor mating was
found to have a fringed edge after
one Of his visits.
He is a remarkable coon in several
ways. He is frequently seen on the
roofs of buildings in the block and
apparently he must climb the fire
escapes to get there. Only few days
ago, in the evening, he was seen
peering over the edge of the cornice
of the International Trust building
by the janitor. He is seen only at
night.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
WILD WOLF-DOGS
ATTACK CHILDREN
Ferocious Pack Prey Upon South
ern Missouri Farms.
DEVOUR LIVE STOCK
Imported Russian Bloodhound Disap-
pears After a Bloody Lashins by
Master and Forms Alliance With
WoIf-OffsprIng Vindictive.

Duenweg, Mo.-Stories of the ma
rauding expeditions of a pack of
wolve-dogs we're given a new turn
recently when four of the eight chill
dren of William Gather. a prospect
driller living five miles southeast. Of
Duenweg, Mo-, were attacked by the
beasts.
The presence of their plucky shep-
herd dog and their own courage in as
sailing the animals with clubs and
stones saved them from injury. Roy
Osborne, living five miles from DueD-
veg, was less fortunate. A few weeks
ago the animals freed him in lone
sapling in the prairie, where he re-
NAMED until morning, when he was
able to summon help.
The animals presence in the iso-
lated scrub oak and prairie region
southeast of Duenweg known as the
Grove Creek district dates back to a
period about six years ago. and the
great-grandmother of the entire pack
was a ferocious Russian bloodhound
imported by Joseph Walker. a mine
operator of Duenweg, about eight
years ago. The beast could never be
controlled. and finally after the crea-
ture had received a bloody flashing al
the hands of her master she disap-
peared, and in the course of time
there was evidence that the blood
hound had formed an alliance with
a wild wolf, of which there we're a few
scattered specimens in the woods at
the time.
But II the original wild wolves and
the original Russian bloodhound had
been vicious, then their offspring be-
came the acme of vindictiveness, and
1t appeared that their mission in life
was to avenge the beatings that the
luckless bloodhound had received
during her brief but checkered career
in the little mining city.
Twenty farmers will vouch that the
wolf-dogs carried OF their chickens,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
TOAD GOOD FRIEND OF MAN
III-Favored Creature Has Been Misun-
derstood and 10 Just Beginning &c
Be Appreciated.

Few well-meaning creatures have
been more thoroughly misunderstood
than the homely, meditative and retir-
ing toad
Formerly the toad was considered
a venomous reptile, but in our day
its habits have been more carefully
observed and its great value to the
pomologist and gardener has been
fully established on account of its
propensity for destroying insects.
We should, therefore, cultivate the
friendship and assistance of the in
sectivorous reptiles, including the
striped snake, as well as that of the
birds.
Every tidy housewife detests the
cockroach, mice and other vermin.
Two or three domesticated toads
would keep the coast clear of these
and would be found more desirable
than cat, as they are wholly free
from trespassing on the rights of man
as does the cat. The toad is possess
ed of timid and retiring nature, low
ing dark corners and shady places,
but under kind treatment becoming
quite tame. ....
Many instances might be cited of
pet toads remaining several years in
a family and doing most valuable serv-
ice with no other compensation than
that of immunity from persecution.
In Europe toads are carried to the
cities to market and are purchased by
the horticulturists, who by their aid
are enabled to keep in check the null
duplication of the insect tribes which
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
RUN OVER BY CAR; cHEWs cUD
After Being Rescued, Cow Was Tied
to a Post and the Car
Proceeded.

Chicago.-A JERSEY COW walked into
the path of an east-bound Chicago ave-
nue. car at North Forty-sixth avenue
and was run over. The car was
stopped as the front truck rested on
the bovine. shaking the passengers.
who were startled at the apparent hill
climbing proclivities of the car.
The COW viewed the situation calm
ly. chewing its cud while awaiting the
wrecking wagon to lift it's burden. Aft
er being released the COW was tied tc
a post and the car proceeded. The
animal suffered only a slight cut.
A short time later Policeman
Thomas Thompson discovered the COW
tied to the post and led 1t to the West
Lake street station Sergeant O'Neil
discovered that 1t had not been MIXED
all day and performed the task. shar-
Ing the Tactic fluid with his fellow Of
6cers
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10

ion Of those In Pullmans and ara -.
simpler to manipulate than the 49,
There is always a good-sized AN.
either folding or stationary, bet,..e
the heads Of the berths, and 4. a.
foot Of each, on many trains. a rc.--
arm chair. Racks and hooks arr ~
vided in abundance. The iniah
rule. is in plain hardwood PAMELA
and the upholstering light but dur,s,.
Soft cushions are undesirable IN
count Of the summer heat, and ph.s
and hangings would succumb cu,rr,.
to insect pests and dust.
All the mail trains are electr,e.,.
lighted. that medium being espeelss.
preferable to acetylene because ~ N.
fact that 1t may also be used 70, a.
indispensable fans. Each comn,,.
ment has two strong incandeses,,.
in the ceiling and a reading llrhl !,
the head of each berth. An inren,o,.
contrivance of green baize over
folding steel frame-an arranrems.,
which | do not recall having seen h
America-enables one to shade !,
illuminate any portion Of the commas
ment he desires. An electric fan IA !,
ranged so as 20 play upon each bern
at the will of its occupant "Apin
matte coolers" usually variants a
system Of allowing water to pereol,l,
slowly down specially made fiber vi.
dow curtains. are found in many q
the trains, and for some Of the desss
runs smoked-glass windows ara b.
stalled to lower the glare
Have No Porters.
To each compartment opens lie n,
vate lavatory, these averaging non
two to four times the size Of those \.
teched to the Pullman stateroon
Even in the old style cars II Is ou,.,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
Various Earthquake Sounds.

Earthquake sounds are described as
variations of heavy rumbling, SO low
in pitch as almost to be more felt than
heard Tin many cases inaudible to per-
sons who are deaf to very low tones),
and belonging to one or another of the
following types: The passing of wag-
ons, thunder, wind, the fall of load
of stones. the fall of heavy body. an
explosion, or some other miscellane-
GUS sound. In strong earthquakes the
sound area occupies central region
ion an average two-thirds) of the dis
turbed region; in moderate earth
quakes the two areas are approximate
ly of the same magnitude; while in
many slight earthquakes the sound
area is larger than the disturbed area.
AS rule the beginning of the sound
precedes the shock, and the end of
the sound follows the end OF the
shock
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
COON HUNT is ON IN
AN OFFICE BUILDING
Predaceous Nocturnal Animal
That Destroys Rubber Mat
ting and Upsets Ink.

Denver, Colo.-Employes and mem
bers of the firm of Hughes & Dorsey,
attorneys, with Offices in the lnterna-
ton Trust company's building, have
learned that rubber floor mating and
black ink are relished as a diet by
a sleek, sharp-nosed raceoon which
is a nightly prowler about the block in
which the bank building is located.
Coon hunting has become daily
diversion in the vicinity of Seven
teenth and California streets. The
little animal began his visits to the
International Trust building about two
months ago, and since then has clever
ly evaded traps, weapons and the
missiles of a score of persons who
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
Dummy Draw Big Crowd

courteous youth They've got him
covered with bandages."
A grown-up boy" came along and
seeing the others looking in, did like
wise. Several more boys. a few girls
and women and more men joined the
group. which was rapidly becoming a
crowd.
Various comments we're heard as to
the nature of the injury to the un-
fortunate stranger. All agreed he
must be badly, perhaps fatally. hurt.
One or two women turned pale Just
then Miss HIGHLAND glanced up and
saw the faces at the window. She
concluded there had been an accident.
Here's a chance for some real ex-
perience." she said to her pupils and
ran out.
The crowd looked at her blankly.
Then she looked in the window and
the mystery became transparent. She
went back and drew the blinds leav-
ing the Still curious and baffied
crowd to dispense.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
New Idea for Money Purse.

A farm wagon drawn by two heavy
horses pulled up in front of the Of
fee of one of the leading law firms
in Flushing, N. Y, recently. Two
men on the seat jumped to the side
walk and yanked on the wagon a big
trunk, which they carried into the
building. At the entrance to the Of
flee they were held up by the Office
boy, who wanted to know where they
were going with the old trunk. Aft
er much discussion in broken Eng
lish one Of the farmers was admitted
to the office of a member Of the firm.
He explained to the lawyer that he
had come to buy a farm at Aubarn-
dale which the firm controlled. All
right" replied the lawyer. With that
the farmer called to the man guard
ing the trunk In the anteroom and
told him to bring it in. He threw
back the cover Of the trunk, and to
the surprise Of the lawyer and his
assistants there lay hundreds of
greenbacks of all denominations, rang
ing from 81 to 500. He seated him
self on a chair and counted out $780,
900, the amount asked for the farm
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
cIRcLED BY WHITE HOT STEEL
Workman Then Keeps Tortured Body
Stationary as Metal Burns
Hole Through Leg.

Burlington. N. ills clothes cut
from his body, when broken coil Of
a huge spring. white hot from the
tempering furnace, circled his form at
the Riverside Steel Spring works,
James Waller had a narrow escape
from death the other day.
His presence of mind and fortitude
saved him. for. recognizing his dan.
ger. he kept his tortured body sta
tionary in the middle of the glowing
coils until fellow workmen cut the
steel and released him
One end of the spring scared hole
through the bone and flesh of one leg
at the knee.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
eerman Actora POORLY PaId.

6GftlaU FSh1t = NNfK -.
Public attention in Berlin is pen.
directed to the wretched pay recs''e
in Germany by provincial tneanHs
people. So critical is the position
the rank and file of these players w.
a proposal is even made to hx 2 ~.
imum wage for them. In a neWsp.1r
devoted to the interests Of the pIV''
sion advertisements give some ios-
their condition. In one town ID 49,
a player of all branches Is rsquAfoe
the princely salary of 90 marks ~
60) monthly. Naive" and co I.
-heroines are asked for from ov
marks a month. Players OF ootn -
offer their services at the loves ~
sible figure" Youthful actresses
advertise their personal charms ". ~
voice, their handsome ana
wardrobes, are there by the dozen. =.
are willing to take from 10 to 70 msl
and one man, variously accomphsns.s~-
offers his services as a scene psln.
chorus singer and player Of ~ =
roles. also as programme seller =
zn1-, -JonsA.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10
Thorn Causes Death.

Meeker. Colo.-George Arnold died
in great agony the other day from
blood poisoning, caused by a grease
wood thorn which he ran into his
hands. He picked the splinter out
at the time and. to all appearances.
the wound seemed to heal. Several
days later, however. it began to tester
and blood poison developed. causing
his death within three days.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-10

certainly not higher than the average
Of eastern and western fares In the
United States.
Coaches Are Wide.
The center corridor car of the uni
versal American type is 80 far un-
known in India, and a few trains OF
side corridor coaches have only re-
Gently been Only the Bombay, Bar
oda and Central India. believe-as
an experiment The cars are. there
fore, all of the side-door. compartment
class. On account OF the extremely
broad gauge-five feet, six inches-of
all Of the Indian trunk lines the
coaches are somewhat wider than one
of our Pullmans. This makes for a
decided roominess In the compart-
ments, these being, on a rough estL
mate, from so to $50 per cent larger
than the average Pullman stateroom
and incomparably more spacious than
the regulation take-down-and-make-up
berths which the majority of travellers
must be satisfied with. The berths.
which run longtitudinally. are mostly
in the form of sofas that can be pulled
out and broadened for sleeping. These
sofas, though somewhat inconvenient
for sitting upright upon. the back be-
ing turned to the windows. are the
acme of comfort for Longing.
The sofa berths are built high
enough to allow a large cabin trunk to
slide beneath them. The overhead
berths. which are rarely used. on &C
count of the lightness of the first
class trafic, fold up across the angle OF
the side and the roof after the fash