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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05

years, that he could not see her
again, as he had become engaged to
another girl Although hurt by the
cool manner in which her lover sew
cred their connection, Miss Mcintyre
said little. By dint of inquiry she
later learned that the girl who had
stolen her lovers affections was Miss
Henrietta Aiken of Bridgeport, o.,
Just across the river from this city.
Securing permission from her parents,
Miss Mcintyre had her hair cut OF
and then DOMINIC a suit of her broth
er's clothing, she visited Bridgeport,
and through friend met Miss Aiken.
1t was a case of love at first sight
on the part of the Bridgeport girl
Miss Mcintyre, who was masquerad-
ing as Lawrence Dessing," was de-
voted lover, and every night found
the psuedo Lawrence Dessing" at the
home of Miss Aiken.
One Sunday night when "Dessing
and Miss Aiken were sitting on the
front porch of the latter's home, Pen
dleton appeared on the scene and de-
manded to know why another had
usurped his place. Spurred on by her
new found and devoted slave, "Des-
sing" Miss Aiken angrily dismissed
Pendleton, and ordered him never to
see her again. She then confessed
her love for her companion.
The following night, Miss Mcintyre.
dressed in a gown of the latest mode,
met Miss Aiken on Market street, this
city. The recognition was mutual. Be-
fore Miss Aiken could speak. the
North Wheeling girl gloatingly told
her how she had revenged herself. In
a moment the pair were at one an
other, and we're only separated by a
policeman Both were discharged in
court with a reprimand.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05

hoof. and with some in a. second PAIR
Of horns. About the road and along
the banks of the river. in front Of low
stone shelters, numerous holy people
squatted silently = "Sadhus" and
"Nagas." with naked bodies whitened
with ashes
Many places Of Worship.
In the inner sanctum of another
temple at Hardwar saw for the first
time the "Granth." the sacred book
OF the Sikhs II was placed rather
like a body upon wooden bed. and
was covered with a mauve silk cover
let decorated with drawn-thread work
Twelve miles farther up the river. az
ter difficult drive through very rough
country. reached a village called
Rakhykash. where the Sikhs have
many places of worship. Upon the
wide stretch of rounded boulders along
the side of the river the scene was
very beautiful. the hills rising abrupt
ly from the farther bank. and the
water ripping over shadows and rae
ing through the deeper channels. [
came at intervals to paled Enclosures.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05

HHICAGO.-Mathew Blau, seven
~ years old, is a baseball fan. Mat
hew lives with his mother at 1850 Mo
hawk street and there is nothing he
would not do to help along the nation
81 game. That is why a Northwestern
Il" express came to a stop the other
afternoon with much sudden grinding
II brakes.
MY goodness gracious, I'm nearly
ready to faint!" exclaimed Mrs. Roy
Gaines of 1910 Berteau avenue, after
ward. Something had gone wrong, /
know, and, leaning out Of the window.
there / saw q little barelegged boy
running and hopping back and forth
across the tracks, thought he would
be killed on the third rail before my
very eyes. II was awful"
A Wilson avenue express, south
bound, had just rounded into the
stretch between Larrabee and Hal
sted street stations when e. H. Pot
ter, superintendent of motive power,
who was standing beside the motor
man, jammed on the brake. Keep
that baby of the third rail till l can
get to him!" he exclaimed. throwing
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
CUTS OFF HIS OWN FOOT
Bible Treatment Given Offending
Member by Aged Farmer-con-
WINGED Il Had Slnned.

Canandaigua, N. Y-After much
reading in the. Bible to find the pun
ishment for the sin he was certain he
had committed, Isaac Bassett. sew
enty-five-year-old farmer, living on the
Italian hills" discovered the passage:
eff thine eye offend thee, pluck 1t
out" and, accepting the criptural in
junction literally. proceeded to cut on
his left foot at the ankle. using no
other instrument than his jackknife
Bassett, a great churchgoer and an
ardent student of the Bible. never
knew what pain was. while physicians
were utter strangers to him. In dane
ing a little Jig one day, to show sew
eral neighbors how lightly his seventy.
FIVE years sat on his shoulders. he
stubbed the great toe Of his left foot.
The member soon began to swell
and became very painful. whereupon
the aged man, without any knowledge
of the nature OF the ailment or of
surgery. took out his knife and cut it
of.
But the swelling and pain spread
to the entire foot. and the victim. now
fully believing that this was a punish
nent for his dancing, looked up the
"cure" in his Bible. then prepared for
the operation.
Washing his foot, the old man got
out his knife. cut into the ankle bone.
disjointed this. then finished the work
of severing the member, doing the
job almost as cleanly as a surgeon
would. He now hobbies around free
from pain and is convinced that he
has atoned for his sin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
Food for the shipwreeked.

Caches or depots for food and
clothing have recently been estab-
lished by the various governments on
most of the dangerous islands under
their dominion. And on many of the
others there are sign posts and in
structions as to how to get to the
nearest island where there is such
depot. They are kept in huts built
expressly for the purpose or in nat
ural caves In the cliffs, where all the
provisions will remain dry and keep
for long time. AS an example, down
in the Indian ocean are the islands
of Amsterdam, st. Paul and Kergue-
len, all dangerous spots for vessels
in a storm. On each Of these the
French warship Eure has established
depots containing necessaries Of all
kinds for castaways, no matter what
their nationality may be. At Amster-
dam island, in a large cavern on q
biscuits, underclothes, blankets and
some matches inclosed in a hermetic-
ally sealed metal box. There are
also In the same cave several cots,
a cooking pot and dry wood, left by
fishermen who occasionally visit
there. Cabbage and celery, fish and
Holsters abound on the island and in
the waters about it and castaways
could live there indefinitely. The de-
pot is clearly marked out by board
hearing the legend "Franca Vivrea
Vetements pour marriages, Enre."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
Bride Aboard, His Way to Her on Ship Bar

Anew YORK.-"Horders is borders, -
~ said the sailor on guard at the
gangplank of the steamship Carmania
the other forenoon when the whistle
was blowing it's final warning and the
ship was ready to turn on steam. land.
you don't go aboard without your tick
ct. young Teller"
The young man to whom the sailor
addressed himself was tall. athletic
and very much excited. He had left
his bride of day aboard and had gone
on the pier at the last minute to see a
belated friend Now he was being
held back when he tried again to board
the vessel.
Where's your ticketf" growled the
sailorman.
MY sweetheart has it-that is,
mean to say my wife has It," replied
the excited bridegroom. Sailors and
longshoremen were unlashing the
gangplank.
For a moment the guard turned
away his head. but that was enough.
for. with a twist, the strong young
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05

Climbed Into the Tree With the Moose.
rope touches its neck, and not infre-
quently entangles the lariat in the
limbs and strangles itself ignomi-
nously. II it leaps clear. however,
Ordish is sure of a fat sum in return
for his daring, for the lions find q
ready market In the ZOOS. parks and
circuses.
Once on the ground 1t is a simple
matter to snub the untethered end Of
the rope about another tree. bring the
rope taut with the lion secure in the
moose at the middle. Its hind legs are
then lessoed and the beast stretched
backward. similar to the means used
In throwing a vicious horse, and the
rope securely fastened to another
tree. When its claws are bound and a
muzzle applied to its fangs, 1t is ready
to be placed on a sledge and hauled to
camp. All this is ordinarily accom-
plished by Ordish single-handed.
Ordish is now planning to repro
duce his feats on films for a moving
picture concern.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
DETHRONED AS "B0SS"
HOW PoMPoUs ENGLISH FA-
Their MET HIS WATERLOO. -
Must Have Come as a Shock to the
"RuIer of the House," but Daugh-
ter Also Had a Will of
Her Own.

who is the boss in the typical
American family?" asked West Phil
adelphia mentor. A number Of men
ventured to assert they were chiefs Of
the wigwam, while others had men
tai pictures of mother" as the ruling
monarch. But the speaker proceeded
to answer his own question.
1T is the oldest daughter" he
said. From what l have seen of do
nestle life l believe this is true in a
preponderance Of instances-from the
household of the railroad president
down to that of the porter who cleans
the cars.
The old. gentleman, the nominal
head, is clay in her hands-tightwads
by no means excepted. He may shake
his head and growl like grizzly bear,
but, just the same, ne goes and buys
the piano.
The American citizens daughter
rules the home by a variety of meth
DDS according to her type of charac-
ter. Sometimes she is naive, some
times she is crafty and sometimes she
Is a tyrant.
Il have just heard the story of an
English gentleman who made the dis
covery, after moving to Philadelphia.
that being lord Of the castle won't
work in this atmosphere.
This Britisher loved his role as
the master Of the house. He was an
example of the pompous Englishman
often delineated by English novelists;
his domestic sway was so intolerable
that there was general sigh of re-
lief when he left the house in the
mornings for business. He was a
man Of strict integrity, however, and
was proud of his family.
His business necessitated resi-.
dence in various countries of Europe,
and children were born in England.
Scotland, Spain, France and Italy. He
had the odd conceit to name the chill.
dren after the city of their birth.
remember there was q Seville, a
Paris and a Milan. Not only that;
he made them dress after the fash
ion of the nation of their cradle days.
This was accomplished in a modified
way without causing much excite
ment, but when it came to sending the
lad who hailed from Scotland to
school In kits rebellion against Brit
ish rule broke loose. AS you may
guess, the boy was pitilessly guyed
about his bare knees. The oldest
daughter took up the case.
See here, father, you've got to cut
out this tommy-rot. You march out
and get that boy sensible suit OF
clothes
The old man was dumfounded.
What's this miss? Telling me
what to do! cannot believe my
senses
Yes, sir. l want you to know
this is America, and we've made
up our minds to have our American
rights
"A cheer of approval went up from
the table, and from that day dated a
new dynasty"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05

A policeman and a milkman respond
ed. They searched the house and found
a trail of burned matches and up
turned furnishings. The burglar had
obtained jewelry worth $4,000, but had
missed the Diseton jewels, valued at
more than $4,000. left to a daughter
Of Mrs. Turner. They were in a safe
In a wall.
In speaking Of her experience later,
Miss Rosselle, said she was more
frightened in her dream than when
she actually faced a real live, flesh
and blood burglar.
AT first" she said, Il couldn't real
lie that ] had really awakened, but
the man was so near me that ! got
the odor of liquor and tobacco. Then
] knew that 1t was no dream"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
ROP|NG FEROC|OUS
MOUNTAIN LIONS
Montana Hunter Uses Only Lariat
and Airdale Dogs.
CAPTURES THEM ALIVE
With No Other Assistance He Bags
His Game and Finds Good Demand
for 1t From Geological Gardens and
the Like.

Kalispell, Mont-Charles OTdish, ia
nous over the northwest for his ex-
ploits in capturing mountain lions
and his assistant, Joe Mothka. have
returned from the Kitchener district
In British Columbia, where they were
called by game wardens to assist In
Kidding the section of a band OF lions
believed to infest the country. The
supposed lions proved to be huge
wolves, and there were nine of them
in the pack, but Ordish was success
full, nevertheless, in capturing two
lions of unusual size. The hides are
valued at $25 each and a bounty OF
SIS each was collected by Ordish.
Ordish holds the record, so far as Is
known, for catching lions. His spec
ialty is taking them alive without in
Jury either to himself or the beasts.
His equipment consists of two we'll
trained Airdale dogs, some strong rope
and an inexhaustible supply OF nerve
Ordish has never been seriously In
jured by the ferocious beasts, although
he has closed with them in tight quar-
tiers many times.
often a liol chase lasts several
days, but the unerring instinct of the
dogs never fails to put the lion up
tree, where its capture is only mat
ter of patience and skill on the part
Of the intrepid hunter. A long lariat
is made fast to a neighboring tree
and the free end attached to another
Of similar length. while a moose Is
provided at the junction Of the two
ropes. Ordish then climbs into the
tree with the moose, while the dogs
watch at the ground, ready to tree
the prey again If it should escape by
leaping.
With a long stick the moose is
dropped over the lions head while
the beast is intent upon watching
the dogs, after the hunter has ap-
preached as near as safety will allow.
Invariably the lion springs when the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
Philadelphia Policeman Ends a Hunger Strike

telling the truth. So they decided to
hold her pending further investigation.
When the young woman found that
she would not be permitted to depart
at her own pleasure there was a
scene. But the police are used to all
kinds Of scenery, and 1t didn't make
any difference. Then she started a
hunger strike. She refused breakfast.
also lunch.
Whereupon a policeman with low
down disposition and q cruel disre-
gard of the lofty thoughts and high
determination OF a lady who wants
to have her own way, regardless,
went out and invested in a big plate
of Ice cream. He deliberately and
maliciously toted that Ice cream to
the matron's rooms at headquarters
and set 1t down before her. He Just
laid 1t before her and silently de-
parted.
1t was a mean thing to do, but It
worked. In less than three minutes
the Ice cream had been transposed
from the plate to the young lady's
department of the interior. And the
hunger strike was broken.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05

ID HILADELPHlA.-It has remained
i for slow-going old Philadelphia to
discover the way to break the hunger
strike. 1t is to be hoped that Premier
Asquith Of England will take notice.
Two nights ago. at about IL o'clock,
a girl stopped a policeman on one Of
Philadelphia's downtown streets and
asked for shelter. She said she was
Julia Morgan, seventeen years old,
Of Pottstown. and that she had ar
rived in the big city with her sister,
but had become separated from her.
The patrolman took her to the police
headquarters In the city hall, and
the officers who questioned her there
made up their minds that she was not
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
Loses All Her Children.

Knoxville, Tenn.-RealiziEg she had
not seen three of her four children
for several hours, Mrs. John Cooper,
living near here, left her baby Of one
year and half by the TANK of a
stream and went to look for them. She
found them In a barn dead. They
had been bitten by rattlesnakes while
playing in the hay. When rhe mother
returned to get the other child she
found 1t lying dead in the water where
It had fallen from the bank
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05

- ~ARDWAR, where the sacred
Ganges leaves the foothills OF
the Himalayas and enters the
plains. is still the great place
of pilgrimage which Braham-
ism has made it for SO many ages, and
every year, on the occasion OF It's les
tival. draws hundreds OF thousands OF
native people from all parts OF India
to seek redemption in these upper wa
tiers OF the holy river. and incidentally
to swell the traffic returns of the rail-
ways and compensate somewhat for
the Improbable carriage of tourist
first-class passengers. The crowds OF
worshipers came for ages before the
railways, but 1t is only since the Brit
ish occupation that the practical value
of the river has been extended in such
gigantic systems Of irrigation as the
vast canal which carries of the wa
tiers of the Ganges at Hardwar during
the season of low food and spreads 1t
over the level fats of the United Prov
inces. writes A. Hugh Fisher In the
London Illustrated News.
The wide river, clear as crystal and
gloriously blue in the bright sunshine
Of that February morning. flowed joy
ously with eager swiftness. The cen
ter of attraction was the temple and
bathing CHAT, on the reputed site Of q
divine sacrifice. In the water here
are hundreds of big. large-scaled fish.
dark-brownish creatures. about two
feet long. which are cherished and fed
regularly. On the steps OF the CHAT
no one Is permitted to wear shoes.
and It was In my stockined feet that
visited the "Charan." or sacred foot,
prints on a stone let into the wall BY
the entrance to the temple. squatting
upon tiny platform. a priestess.
dressed in bright colors and spangled
clothes. played upon a flute. Sacred
cows. Of which had already noticed
several in the street, stood about at
the top of the steps. They bore a
strange deformity in the shape of an
extra limb loosely hanging from the
hump. In some cases this ended in q
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05

within which devout crowds "A, n.
ing to q priest who was shelts,.s
q matched gabled cover. Leav,,
shoes with others. at an oben,s-
the fence Of one such inclosurs
receiving welcome. | entered -.
upon a reed mat like the res, 4
warm glow of the setting sun
chief priest sat just In mont ., q
matched shelter, and round him 20.
It's" or minor priests. one a. 49,.
was speaking. Just in front q, y
priests were four black-beardes
clans, with gray clothes and Whit
bans. playing drums and a 49,
viol. They were singing words a. :.
"Granth" to..their music, and tbs -
player was blind and made grimes
as he sang Beyond were the -.
tains and infinite space. and the so,s.
Of the river came family over The -.
expanse of stones.
1t was a week later before rean,..
the center of the Sikh religion ~.
journeying second time to that -.
try Of doabs and deserts, the pns,-.
land of the FIVE rivers-arrives y.
one afternoon at Amritsar. the ~
city OF the Sikhs. which has h,,,~.
also a great commercial xsl,
through which passes much Of a.
trade with Kashmir and Afghanl.,.l
! found the whole city shrouded /,
dense clouds Of white, CHOKING a,
almost intolerable dust which =,
only hid everything out Of doors a 4
a thick fog. but drove on a furIo..
wind along the passage way Of tns 4.
tel, entered every door and uipss.
and. even when the storm was o..
took more than day to clear on. :,
the air.
Water Of Immortality.
The legend of the origin OF Amrilto
tells how. one morning long ia
woman carried her husband In 4 b.
ket-he being without hands or fse
and placed him in the shadow q ,
tree while she sought alma in q,
Reighborhood. According to the sior.
the cripple noticed a crow. slmIIsf|r
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
HATES RATS BUT LOVES HOME
Muldoon Prefers Them to Having
His House Blown Up
by POISON"

Wilmington, Del.-Patrick Muidoon
Of Yorklyn, near here. bought a new
drug compound to poison rats. He
placed a quantity in the cellar and re
tired.
Early the next morning he was
awakened by an explosion. Hurry
ing to the cellar he found portions OF
rat all over the place. The rodent had
eaten the so-called poison and had
been blown to pieces. Muldoon now
says he would rather have the rats
than run a risk of the house being
blown up.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
Wars Absurdity.


Mrs. Spencer Trask-Katrina Trask
whose recent book against war has
caused SO much discussion, agrees
with Tolstoi that the science OF war,
so called. is an absurdity.
Mrs. Trask, condemning the science
of war, said in New York:
when a general advances and finds
that he can't do anything, and that II
he tried he'd surely be beaten, he re-
treats-and that Is called reconnois-
sance. When a general advances
again. thinking he can do something,
and gets beaten-that's a demonstra-
tion-he's demonstrated that he
couldn't, after all. When a generals
forces are divided into two wings. and
one wing holds it's own while the
other is defeated, this defeat is always
called feint War, in fact. is a glor-
ious and safe thing-for the general. /"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
Tilted GIRL GETS
REVENGE ON RIVAL
She Dons Suit of Brothers
Clothes, and UsurpS Place
of Former Lover.

Wheeling, w. Va.-Jilted by her
lover, Bessie Mcintyre. a pretty eight
een-year-old girl Of North Wheeling,
secured an odd but effective revenge
on her rival who stole her lover away.
and on the faithless lover at the
same time. Although her act finally
landed her in jail, the pretty young
woman declared she has "evened up"
things with both of them.
A few weeks ago.. or, to be exact,
June rs. Harry Pendleton, a we'll
known young business man of this
city, informed Miss Mcintyre, with
whom he had kept company for two
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
Unappreclated.

See, john" said Mrs. Slathers, with
a happy smile. Il have taught the
canary every time l come near him
to stick out his little bill to be
kissed"
"Humphl" said Slathers, cycling
the bird critically. Seems to me you
spend your time teaching creatures
how to present their bills for my at
tention-I got one from your milliner
this morning, not to mention a dozen
or two others in the same mall
Harper's Weekly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-09-05
Boy on 81" Tracks Barely Misses Third Rail

open the vestibule door with jerk.
stand still, little boy" called Pot
ter, but the little boy, bursting into
tears, ran down the track.
Potter was aghast. He tried to call
reassuringly. Then, as the child went
skipping back and forth across the
charged rails-trains were running
on the three UNLOCKED tracks-he
started in pursuit, the passengers be-
hind leaning far out the windows, ex-
pecting every moment to see the little
bare foot strike the raised rail and the
child fall to death.
Finally Potter, taking big risks him
self, grabbed the youngster.
Say, you little rat" he painted,
don't you know the third rail'n kill
your"
What's the third rail?" whimpered
Mathew.
why, that's the third" began Pot
ter, then grabbed Mathew, who was
extending an inQuiring toe.
Mathew was put aboard and carried
to Chicago avenue, where q local train
could take him home. Assured he was
not to be arrested. he wiped away his
tears and explained.
Il threw the ball way up high in the
air." he said. And 1t didn't come
down any more. / climbed up, l did.
and when / sticked my head up
through the tracks a train was right
there. When it was gone climbed up
to get my ball, and then you came"
A child of the same age was killed
a year ago while seeking a ball at the
same place.