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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
ICE BOAT PLUNGES
THROUGH AIR HOLE
Two Princeton Boys Have Mar
row Escape on Frozen River.
HUNG ON FOR LIFE
Had Removed Their Heavy overeoats
and Gloves and Were Almost Frozen
While Waiting In the FrIgId Water
for Rescuers to Arrive.

Redbank, N. J.-Hanging to an up
turned runner plank Of an Ice yacht
that struck an air hole and was sink
Ing in the middle Of the Shrewsbury
river, two Princeton freshmen, Ed
ward s. Lloyd, son Of William b.
Lloyd of the firm Of Lloyd & Co.,
bankers and brokers, Of New York
city, and his college chum, Robert
Lester of Kansas City, Mo, were res
cued from the icy water the other
afternoon with a life buoy thrown
them by County Detective Elwood
MinugE and William Conover, who
heard their yells for help from the
Monmouth Boat club house. The young
men arrived at the Lloyd home on
Riverside Drive, New York, the day
before for visit over Sunday on the
north shore of the Shrewsbury. Mr..
Lloyd was anxious to try out his new
ice yacht. Caprice, and to show his
chum what a thrilling sport iceboat-
ing was.
For Mr.. Lester had never been on
an iceboat before. With young Lloyd
at the tiller and his chum lying in the
cockpit, they were flying up and down
the river in a heavy northwest wind,
when suddenly the ice began to crack.
Skipper Lloyd tried to slow up. but
before he could stop the ice yacht
plunged through an air hole. Both
young men we're thrown out, but man.
aged to get back to the sinking craft.
Up to their waists in the water,
and hanging on for dear life, the
Princeton boys yelled for help to an
other ice yachtsman down the river.
but got no answer. Hearing their
yells and seeing their plight, Detec-
tive Minugh and William Conover ran
for the Monmouth Boat club buoy and
a long rope and ran over the ice to
the scene Of the mishap. The young
men had removed their heavy over.
coats and gloves and we're almost
frozen while waiting in the frigid wa
ter for rescuers. Just before the vic
Tins made a try to swim to the hard
Ice, Detective Minugh threw the large
buoy to the ice yachtsmen, on which
they were drawn to the surface of the
hard ice. Another iceboat sailed up
at this time and on this yacht the
frozen college boys were taken to
shore near their home, by means Of
the rope. which was lassoed to the
bows. The iceboat was pulled out of
the hole by the detective and Mr..
Conover.
The college young men could not
thank their rescuers enough and left
for Princeton with new wearing ap-
parel and thrilling story to tell their
classmates. an experience which they
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
STRUCK BY BALL BAT;
BARKS FOR rs YEARS
Unique Diagnosis and Surgery
for 0ld-Time Rooter Hurt
by Pitcher StivittS.

Shamokin, Pa.-Returning the other
day from Philadelphia, where he took
Fred Sanders to hospital for deli
cate and difficult surgical operation
after an odd affiiction suffered for 20
years, DIR. Fred Steck expresses hopes
of its entire success.
At the height of an exciting baseball
game as Ashland, % years ago. be-
tween Ashland and Shamokin. in the
Central Pennsylvania league cham
pionship series. Jack Stivitts. after
ward a pitcher on many metropolitan
fields. went to the bat. Fred Sanders.
Shamokin rooter, stood close by, and
when the bat slipped and fed from
Stivitts' hands, the willow struck San
ders on the back Of his head, and left
him yelping like a dog, his vocal
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11

plants in the same bed do not produce
pollen, hence require pollen from 9TH
er plants to produce fruit For this
reason 1t is a good plan to set one
row of perfect plants for every two
rows of the imperfect plants. although
this rule admits OF a great deal OF
variation.
AS soon as the plants are set in the
ground, water them well to bring the
soil particles in close contact with the
roots, and then either cultivate the
ground between the rows or cover 1t
with straw to prevent weed growth.
The cultivation is much preferable
during the first season. However.
many successful growers find it ad-
visable to cover the ground with
straw until after the fruit is harvested
from a bearing bed, as 1t not only
prevents the growth of weeds by
shading them, but it keeps the ripen-
ing fruit from being covered with mud
when it rains during the picking sea
son.
The plants should be set about 10
inches apart in the row, and the run
ners, or vine-like tendrils, must be
kept back with hoe the first season.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11

and that some live to tell the tale is
due, in most cases, entirely to the
generous aid which guides and expert
enced mountaineers are ever ready to
give those In difficulties. and who
seem anxious to throw away their
lives.
Here is a case in point: Two friends
started on one of the most difficult
climbs in the Alps. and were very
much annoyed to find, on leaving the
hut at midnight. that they were fol-
lowed by a solitary climber. This man
kept close behind them, and for a few
hours managed quite well. but when
they were halfway up the peak in a
very dangerous part he shouted out
to them In German that he was very
tired. They came down to him, and
as he was SO obviously incapable Of
going on alone, they were reluctantly
obliged to tie him on to their rope
His fatigue, however, was so great
that they had to turn back an hour
from the summit, and on two occa-
sions he very nearly pulled them
out of place by slipping down the
slope. Fortunately they are frst-class
climbers, and were able to hold him
by the rope. or the three of them
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11

were doing the work, but this theory
has been abandoned, as none of the
animals have beer seen in the GENE
terry.
by women who went to the cemetery
to put some graves of relatives in bet
ter condition. They discovered a
great hole in one of the graves. They
started to investigate, but were greet
ed with roar from the grave which
sent them from the cemetery with
quickened steps and blanched faces.
They have not since returned.
Men of the neighborhood then went to
the cemetery armed with picks. SHOW
els and guns. They found bones and
pieces of collins scattered over the
graveyard. They dug into several
despoiled graves and found they had
been used as the home of some animal.
but they have been unable to deter
mine its species.
The work was pursued with vigor
until the men struck grave where 1t
was feared the despoiler was at work.
There the men lost their nerve and
some declared they were as badly
frightened as the women. The work
Of trying to unravel the mystery is
still on and the despoiler Is as busy
as ever
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
MAKES ITS HOME IN
DESIGNATED GRAVES
Mysterious Beast Rends Collins
and Scatters Human Bones
-R0ars Scare Women.

Shelbyville, Ind.-The most uncan-
ny sensation that has stirred Shelby
county in recent years has taken a
firm grip on residents near the Patter-
son cemetery, east of Lewis creek.
Graves in the cemetery are being de-
spoiled by some animal or agency,
and none of those who has taken an
interest in the situation has been able
to solve the mystery.
Burrowing into the graves, the beast
rends collins. scatters bits of broken
wood, spinal columns, arms and leg
bones on the surface and roars like a
lion when intruders approach too near
the scene of its operations. At first
the belief prevailed that woodchucks
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11

~ URING the summer season Just
concluded there has been an
appalling number of deaths in
~ the Alps, and in Europe there
has been quite a controversy
as to whether mountaineering as a
sport should be encouraged, and
whether nothing can be done to min
imize those disasters.
For the mountaineers it has been
pointed out that most Alpine fatali-
ties have usually very little connec-
ton with the sport Of mountaineer.
ing. In these days all sorts and con-
dtions OF men and women visit the
Playground of Europe" The cosmo-
politan host sweeps up the vain val.
leys, and many. perforce, escape far
from the madding crowd" by Chamber
ing about dangerous mountain sides,
often In search of edelweiss-which
has fatal fascination for. many tour
ists-or other rare plants, and explor-
ing crevassed glaciers, even above
the snow line.
Think They Have Two Necls.-
Many of these amateur mountain
GERS are Austrian and German tour
lists. who flock into the eastern Alps.
descending from Germany by way of
Munich and Innsbruck. and coming
westward from Vienna. Encouraged
by the great German Alpine club, with
Its vast membership. these tourists
treat the mountains in the most dar-
ing and reckless manner.
"Austrians," said a Tyrolese guide.
recently, have only one fault as
climbers-they think they have two
necks."
In one year at Cortina there were
six deaths in the immediate neighbor-
hood within a week-most of them
solitary climbers.
It is a frequent occurrence in the
Alps to come across solitary climbers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
BED TOO BIG FOR THE DOOR
After Application Of Saw and Hatchet
Il Reached the Desired Loea-
ton Through Roof.

Lansdale. Pa.-The mere fact that
a big. old-fashioned bedstead that was
a priced possession would not by any
ordinary means go into the house did
not prevent Milton Gerhard from
placing the bed in the exact spot
which>ie desired to have II occupy.
When he found that the bedstead
could not be taken in through any OF
the doors or windows Gerhard climb
ed to the roof with a saw. he 'chet and
other implements. Then he ripped on
the shingles and cut away the rafters
for a space as large as the bed Next
the bed was hoisted to the roof and
lowered into the attic. Here the floor
blocked Gerhard again, but hole was
made in that and in the ceiling of the
room beneath. and then the bed was
placed just where Gerhard had wanted
It to be all the time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
cHILDLESS FRENCH FAMILIES
They Number 1,soo,o0o While $780,
600 Have But One
Child Each.

Paris.-The president of the League
Of Fathers and Mothers, a large fam
lies society for the promotion of in
creased population in France, has had
an interview With Premier BRAND. du-
ring which he submitted to him some
remarkable figures bearing on the
marriage question in this country.
He shows that there are at present
100000 Frenchmen over thirty who
are single, while the number of un-
married women is still greater. There
are 1,S04,710 families childless, 1885,
III have one child, only 1855, 900 have
two children, 1,643,415 have three,
9S7,392 have four, 566,76S have five,
and 6s4. $50 have between six and sew
enteen children.
These figures are thought to throw
an important light on the population
question here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
He WILL ROW, ROW, ROW
Army ouartermaster Plans to Pull a
Boat Way Down the
Mississippi.

st. Louis.-Andrew Koehn, quarter
master in the United States army de-
tailed at the st. Louis recruiting sta
ton, says he is going to row the $500
mile length OF the Mississippi river as
soon as the weather gets warm. A spe-
cially constructed steel boat is being
made for him. Koehn viii ship It to
Bemidji, Mimi, from where he will
have to pull It to the head waters of
the Mississippi, distance of so miles.
He figures on reaching the Gulf of
Mexico in 100 days.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11

parts OF India. A frequent form o.
piety is to regild the domes Of reli
gious buildings; such operations can
easily absorb $4,000 or more. Sover-
eigns with a shield on the diverse are
In constant request. A rajah OF
rocco tastes imported some thot
sands to form a center to each minute
pane in the window Of his palace
India occupies the position OF 9
creditor nation on an immense scale
a fact which renders the size Of 10
gold imports a matter Of primary I'M
portance to the rest Of the world =
seems assured that these imports las'
year were not only fresh record bui
will attain a total not less than rs per
cent. Of the worlds output This total
1t is stated, is owing to the unintsr
rupted prosperity OF the country, Tor
lowing a succession Of good mon
soons.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
SEE "HA'NT" CLIMB A TREE
Hundreds Of Searchers After Weird
Light Are Now More Mys-
titled Than Ever.

Gas City, KAMA phenomenon, or
a "ha'nt," or whatever it may be. is
terrorizing this village. First regard
ed as a joke, the affair has become so
serious that it is said that at least
three CT the most superstitious fami-
lies are preparing to move. The
liant" takes the form of a light
which appears on a ledge just outside
the town and performs queer antics
Two hundred persons. some curious,
some skeptical. some fearful, deter
mined the other night to clear up the
mystery and went to the vicinity OF
the haunted" ledge. The light ap-
peared as 1t has for a number of pre-
vious nights and its appearance was
greeted by screams on the part of the
women. who. with the more timid Of
the men hurried home.
A half dozen men, armed, then
started to the top of the ledge In
close formation, shoulder to shoulder.
they tried to catch up with the light
but, will-o-the-wisp-like, it zigzagged
along the ledge. climbed a tall oak
tree. from which point 1t was visible
for quite distance. then it descended
to within few yards of the searchers
mounted the crest Of hill and disap-
peered in a nearby pond.
Those who claim to have seen the
light say 1t varies in size from that of
a small bulb to that of bushel meas
ure. While many Of the citizens be-
lieve that the light is a phenomenon
which can be explained by scientists
most of the populace is convinced that
It is a sure enough "ha'nt"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
DOG BEes CORN FOR HENS
Had Carried Away IA Ears Before
Owner Discovered Where u Was
Being Taken.

Bangor, Mcmillan Robinson Of
North Arson thinks he has the know
INCEST dog in Maine. The other day
this dog, Duke. came into the barn
where Mr.. Robinson was husking and
begged an ear of corn. got 1t and trot-
ted away. Again and again the dog
came back until he had carried away
fifteen ears.
Mr.. Robinson went out to see what
had become of the corn and found
Duke sitting in the midst of an ad-
miring flock of hens, which were feed
ing greedily on the corn as the dog
looked on, wagging his tail in salts
faction.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
BALD HEAD WORTH s1o,ooo7
Miner Thinks So and Sues for That
Sum as Damages-Aeeident Caused
Hair to Fall Out.

Pittsburgh, Pals the loss Of q
mans hair, which forever after makes
his dome resemble billiard ball, and
the possessor Of the bald pate the re-
cipient of numerous jokes, worth &c.
900? Alfred Paciflco, a coal miner Of
Bellaire, o.. thinks so, and has sued
the Rail and River Coal company for
that sum.
The suit is being watched by thou
sands, as it is the first of its kind in
the history Of this vicinity.
The plaintiff says he was run down
by a mine car and suffered injuries
that caused his hair to fall out
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11

as one of the most extraordinary. he
and five others were suddenly over
whelmed by an avalanche when cross
ing a gully, whereupoD Mr.. Goeset,
who was completely buried in ne
snow. managed by supreme endeayors
to work his way out. partly BY the
use Of his hands and partly by melt
ing the snow with his breath whea
his hands we're well-nigh powerless.
Two of the remaining five were killed.
That. too, was dangerous predics
ment from which a climber was once
rescued. The man. unaccompanied.
had scaled a mountain. and whilst cut
ting his way along the fee slopes 10
returning. slipped and fell into a ere.
vase, alighting on ledge some sixty
feet below. There he was utterly
powerless without aid to escape from
the cleft. A search" party was or
ganized. and when the supposed vic
tim was discovered he was standing
coolly on his narrow platform smok.
ing his pipe.
Questioned as to his hope Of deliF.
erance, he merely replied, ~Oh !
knew that ! should be rescued when
you found that df not return ~
to timei
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
PIart Food From Waste.

To utilize tre now wasted sources
of plant food II the purpose of an in
creasing number cf patents-a most
excellent sign OF the times. onS of
the latest schemes is the garbage
converter. This process extracts the
grease and some Of the ether car
bonaceous matter from city garbage;
the residue is burned for making
producer gas to be employed in gen.
Grating electric power. The escaping
nitrogen is caught in the form of sui
phate Of ammonia, and the ash remain
ing after combustion is rich in pot
ash and phosphoric acid.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
increasing Poultry Returns,

1t is not stretching the truth to say
that II farmers marketed their poul-
try in the very best possible condition
their receipts would be increased
one-third. Neither is It stretching the
truth to say that less than ten per
cent. Of all the poultry marketed is in
perfect condition when II reaches the
consumer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11

cords having been strained by the
blow.
Sanders is in the Medico-C hirurgical
hospital, Philadelphia, hoping he viii
be cured. Surgeons there were great
ly interested in the strange case, and
will do their best to cure the victim.
who is forty-three years old and in APP
parent good physical condition, other
than at frequent periods, when he Ii
in the throes of a violent convulsion.
caused by his vocal cords contracting.
During his sojourn at the hospital
he will stand before a moving-picture
apparatus and have photographs made
of himself, so that the surgeons may
become acquainted with his different
positions during convulsive attacks.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
Good House Emulsion.

The following emulsion has given
excellent results in Kidding house
plants Of mealy bags and scales: One
pound Of good white soap, melted, and
add to it, while hot, one teacup of coal
oil. Mix one part Of this emulsion
with ten parts Of water and use as q
spray to dislodge the pests. Keep in
bottles well corked and after routing
the enemy apply once in a while as
preventive.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
cuItlvator Teeth.

Small cultivator teeth are better
conservers of moisture than large
ones. A twelve-tooth cultivator Is Of
more use in saving moisture than q
fve-shovel cultivator. A board ar
yangement at the back Of the cult
vator is also useful In conserving soil
moisture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
Their Tendenelea.

Physicians and oculists are srpe
rior to most men in some respects.
What are they7"
physicians are men OF great Ie1
seek. and oculists live on their eye
deal
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
Sure hlnoI

Paris.-The first National congress
OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
league. seven members from one town.
having sixty children. voted for the
taxation Of bachelors.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
Would aLIek" New,n,D.- ~,

New York.-Again declaring there
were two or three fellows" in this
town who own nasty newspapers. I"
Mayor Gaynor offered to lick them in
the old school boy fashion
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
students Shine shoe,,

Princeton. N ITO pay their az
penses through college three Prince
ton students are conducting q shoe
shine stand on the campus
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11
coIno somel

London.-A ! tailor's window in
Northampton displays this sign: Mes
seur's habiliments fashionably fabri-
Gated. metamorphosed and depurated =
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-11

would have been hurled IN .ax,.
death on the glacier far below. a.
not this German climber been lmcss
enough to have two men ready ~
able to help him, there would 49,
Oeen one more death Records
amongst Alpine accidents.
In the regions of the everlas,,,-
SHOWS many deceptive dangers inv
Snow-covered crevasses on the h,sR,-
glaciers are a veritable death tran /.
careless mountaineers. The mn,
should always be worn in such plaee.
and the party shouldd never cons,.,
OF less than three members. NesIses
OF these two rules is prolific source
OF catastrophe. In the case Of uar,o
OF two, II one should fall rsshf
through a snow-bridge over ere
vase. his companion Is helpless /.
pull him out.
A few years ago. below the Col dn
Geant, two brothers we're lost in thls
manner, and from markings In ths
snow 1t was found afterwards thai N.
elder brother had bravely attemp,ea
to rescue the younger. He had helS
out for many hours; but at last. refus
ing to sever the rope. he was dragged
to his doom in the depths Of the ere
vase.
Buried by an Avalanche
In passing along the dangerous
final cornice. 1t suddenly gave war
under the amateur, and he went fyinr
through space to apparent desuuc
ton. The guide on the other eno of
the rope seemed in hopeless plight
but. with astounding presence Of
mind. he flung himself down the on.
posite side Of the ridge, thus savInf
two lives. The rope cut deep into
the snow above. but held firm.
Among hairbreadth escapes IN Al
pine regions Mr.. Gossets avalanchs
adventure on the Haut de Cry ranks