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Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
WEDDING RIVALS A
MOVIES SCENARIO.
Indian With TomahaWk Placed
Far in the Rear.
CARRIED SIX-SH00TER
Youth Declares Brides Big Brother
Held a Revolver Instead Of Indian
Fathers Tomahawk, but With the
Same Results as in Film.

Chicago.-The thrilling adventures
of the hero of the motion picture
scenario. who becomes entangled In
chain of circumstantial evidence and
is forced at the point of papa indian
tomahawk to marry an Indian squaW'
have nothing in the line of thrills Ola
the matrimonial experience OF Fran
one of local color, and, anyway, an
Indian with a tomahawk is not half
so dangerous as a brother who owns
a saloon and carries a six-shooter. 10
all of which Hero Francis testified
the other day in the bill he brought
in the circuit court to obtain the an
nulment of his marriage to the erst-
while Miss Frances 'Shaughnessy,
the desperate villainess in the case.
The plot had its beginning upon
commonplace street of the south side
Nov. 10, 1910 All unaware of the am
bush that had been laid for him, Fran
els that day left his home at 63O7
Yale avenue, he relates, and saun-
tered happily down the street. He
rounded a corner, and suddenly his
assailants were about him. Big Broth
er OShaughnessy, keeper of the sa-
loon and six-shooter, leaped upon him.
while Sister Frances Kissed out the
mysterious words: That's him!"
WRereupon the burly saloon owner
displayed his trusty weapon and, aft
er issuing a hoarse command for s.
lence, bade the beset hero: "Youse
come wit mel"
The trail followed by the two ban
ditti and their captive led to Crown
Point. Ind. And the end was not yet.
"A pretended justice of the peace"
the dissruntled husband recites. was
asked by the brother to marry me
and his sister. There / stood and
there stood she, and there stood the
brother with his hand on the butt of
the revolver he was concealing in his
bosom.
81 was asked to take the woman 10
be my welded wife, and | admitted
that I would, for-for 1 knew that 4
said anything else would be shot
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
ER2sERS BRING HER FAME
Mrs. Houston, Originator of Rubber
Pencil Tips, Brought to st.
Louis for Burial.

st. Louis, Mo.-The body of Mrs.
Mary e. Houston, reputed to be the
originator of rubber eraser tips on
lead pencils. was brought to st. Louis
for burial. Mrs. Houston, who was
S5 years old, died at Greenwood, Miss,
of apoplexy.
In 1859, Mrs. Houston said, she en-
tered a stationery store in New York
city to purchase a pencil. She asked
the clerk why rubber tips could not
be placed on the pencils. The clerk
called several officials of the firm and
explained her suggestion. Before she
left New York, Mrs. Houston said.
lead pencils with rubbers attached
were advertised there for the first
time, The stationery house refused
to admit it was indebted to her for
the suggestion.
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
Showing Old Egyptian Sports.

the SUM-" 1t is a draft of the camp
of Rameses ii. before the Hittite City
of Kadesh. 1t plainly shows the diver
sions of the Egyptian soldiers in their
hours of leisure. In ii the artist has
depicted boxing, baseball, horse rae
ing and even the gentle pastime OF
crap shooting"
The smaller sketches might have
been made on any professional ball
ground in this country, barring the
uniforms. One of them might have
been labeled safe one second" 1t
probably represents a runner stealing
second sliding into the bag after a
headlong dive under the baseman.
The umpire is shown with down
turned palms, indicating that the run
evidently protesting against the de-
cision.
The other cut depicts another IA
miliar figure and is evidently intended
to represent a megaphone man an
nouncing a change of batteries, or.
perhaps, informing the fans" that
"O'Sarkon, the great MeE.ini pinch
hitter, will bat for Si-Bsst, TIE south
paw twirler, who has been tsscn out
Of the box by Manager Rut EmTGon."
The amusement of crap saSotins
was probably introduced into the
Egyptian army by the Ethiopian or
Nubian mercenaries, as it is still the
national sport of the descendants of
the hunters of Equatorial Africa. Just
who introduced baseball into ancient
Egypt is not known, but the Records
of the Monuments" show that Father
Time discovered the game before eth
er Father Chadwick or Father Spald-
ing.
Truly there is nothing new under
the sun. What with the discovery
that Egyptians in the dawn of history
probably used electric or hydraulic
drills to shape the blocks of granite
for the Pyramids, and the granite pic
lures showing that even baseball and
crap shooting were popular sports,
and boxing bouts a regular thing
among Egyptian soldiers when ancient
Greece was a backwoods settlement
and Babylon one-horse town, the
fact that there was boxing in Greece
$500 years ago is modern incident,
and in all likelihood It was only a
hoary sport introduced into. Greece
along with other civilizing innovations
fro:n the Land of the Pharaohs. -
Frc;essor Dusty" Miller.
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
SPORTS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
Boxing and Ball Playing Were In
Vogue Centuries Before Greece
Was Known to Exist.

Athens, Greece.-That boxing, ball
playing and sprinting were favorite
sports of the ancient Greeks is widely
known. But it is not generally known
that these sports were in vogue in an
cient Egypt centuries before Greece
was known to history.
The accompanying sketches are re-
productions of prints from the works
of Lepsius, Rosellini. Maspero and
other Egyptologists. The large print
is copy of photograph from a rock
carving which was executed in Thebes
during the reign of Rameses II. in
the early part of the fourteenth CEN
tury, B. c. Long before Moses led the
hosts Of Israel into the Sinaitic
desert; long before the oldest books
of the Old Testament were written;
and four centuries before Solomon
wrote, There is nothing new under
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
WARNING TO ALL MICE
Lions Are Not Afraid of Little Rodents
- See What Happened to
This One.

Chicago.-All mice are hereby warn
ed to keep away from lions. The story
that lions fear mice has been branded
as a nature fake by Cy De Vry, direc-
tor of the Lincoln Park zoo. More
than that, the animal expert proved
the other day that lions fear mice no
more than do the humber members OF
the same family, the house cat
1t was just an ordinary sort Of
mouse that was trapped in the zebra
barn of the zoo. It was liberated at
the door of the cage that holds Caesar
the pride of Lincoln park Caesar
wasn't afraid as he should have been.
according to the nature takers. but
promptly chased the rodent through
the bars that separate him from the
cage of Prince, another aristocrat OF
the animal colony. Neither was Prince
f. ghtened, and he pounced on Mr.
Mouse just as grandmother's old Tab
by used to do. There was one diff
ference. Tabby would torment anc
toy with her prey. Prince crushed
the invader Of his cell with the weight
of his right fore paw with one blow.
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
Courts Unique Mascot Lights on Judges Nose

when / first began to notice him. He's
a bit lazier, believe. but that's all
Il don't know how old he is now,
but he looks as though he would live
to a ripe old age
Recorder Pro TEN. Preston sug-
gested that Pete's age might be de-
termined if the recorder would make
an examination and ascertain If Pete
had. whiskers, and, if 20, their color.
Judge Broyles, however, promptly as
sured Judge Preston he was satisfied
a fiy's age would not show in its
whiskers.
Pete lived in the warmth of the po-
lice courtroom throughout the win
ter. II any other flies were there
they kept well within cracks and
other places. Pete alone venture
forth. II was this daring of lone ny
that first attracted the recorders no
tice, and he began to watch and study
it. He called the attention OF other
court attaches to the fly, and then
they all watched it.
When Judge Broyles would ascend
the bench for the morning or after
noon sessions, the affectionate fly was
right on the job, taking its place on
the judges desk or on the judges
head. 1t also became very friendly
with Judge Preston, frequently repos-
ing on his nose-as it did also with
Court Investigator Ed Arthur and
Court Officer George Cornett.
When Judge Broyles became con-
vinced that this daily fly visitor was
one and the same fly. he christened II.
One day Pete failed to show up,
and there much speculation as to
what had become of him. Judge
Broyles thought Pete had met his
finish. The next day, however, the fly
was back again, but apparently miffed
it refused to light on Judge Broyles
at all
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
TO TEACH HENS TO LAY EGGS
English Agricultural Experts Tour
North Wales IN Special Train
to Show Machine.

London.-The Agricultural Organi-
zation and the National Poultry Or.
ganization Society are jointly respon.
sible for unique scheme by which
it is hoped hens may be taught to lay.
What is known as the golden egg"
train left London recently bearing a
party of poultry experts who are going
to teach the hens in Wales how eggs
really should be laid. The train con-
sisted of three special coaches, fitted
with every modern device calculated
to encourage the most educated hens
to lay prize eggs. and it will travel
from station to station in North Wales
for fortnight. The poultry experts
will lecture at each stopping place to
the local chicken farmers.
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
Hidh School Students ponies Kick Up Real Riot

d PHILADELPHIA, PA miniature
riot was caused at the Central
high school here the other day when
hundreds of negro boys appeared in
answer to the following advertisement
which had been inserted in several
papers:
Manufactured boy to care for
pony; good wages. Apply Professors
Language Department, Central high
school"
The school had hardly opened its
morning session before the pavements
we're crowded with colored boys of all
sizes, and at least a score OF fistic
ccmbats ensued during the rush to the
main doorway The professors and
the student body added to the excite
meNt by attempting to repel the in
vasion without success.
The boys fought their way TO the
language department, and after the
noise had been partially subdued the
shocked professors were compelled to
read the "ad" from a dozen papers
thrust at them. Then 1t suddenly
dawned on the Instructors in ancient
languages that the work was that of
some misehievous students who had
plotted TO ruffle the dignity of the pro-
fessors after their confscation of all
ponies, or translations, used in the
Latin classes.
In vain the professors tried to ex-
plain the situation to the angry boys
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27

they had but small quantity. The
Georgian Prince was sighted and they
were taken off on the afternoon Ct
Monday, April IA.
Those picked up were Capt ]. c.
James, Mr.. Van Zant, the mate, and
his wife, and five men. They said the
sharks followed them for 10 hours
waiting for a meal. Captain James
said the members of the little party
were worn out when the Georgian
Prince sighted them.
1T was a terrible night" he said
with the sharks all about US waiting
for big wave to swamp us. If our
boat had ever upset our fate would
have been too dreadful to think Of"
Mrs' Van Zant, though almost faint
ing from fright and exposure, Kept
encouraging the men and showed so
brave a front that they redoubled
their energies to keep the boat afioat.
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
Curious Thank Offering.

The proprietor of a printing press
at Rattan has chosen remarkable
way OF expressing his feelings at the
viceroy's escape. He informs the
public that "as an humble expression
of gratitude and extreme pleasure for
the above mentioned divine boon to
India, and in comnemoration Of his
excellency's presiding over the first
meeting of the legislative council. the
Press has resolved to reduce its print
ing charges by 25 per cent. for per
iod of one year from February L.
1913" This practical demonstration
of kind feelings has been acknowl-
edged by the private secretary OF the
viceroy. and the proprietor Of the
Press in question hopes that others
will show their loyalty in some SINH
lar way.xTimes of India.
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
BALTIMORE, Md.-The Broyles has

BALTIMORE, Md.-The Broyles has
- unique pet.
Dogs. cats, birds, roosters and other
such commonplace pets are wholly
outclassed
You'll never guess. so here goes
for the answer
The Recorders world-beating, prize
pet is a f1y-just an ordinary germ
carrying, disease spreading pestifer-
Gus house fly-and his name is Pete"
The fly, it might be added, didn't pos
sess this classy monicker until 1t be-
came acquainted with the recorder.
1t might also be added further that
Pete" is not only a prime favorite
with Judge Broyles, but with all of
the police court attaches. Pete is
'the court fly"
And through the medium of Pete's
Characteristic fly affection for the
courtrooR and it's attaches, Judge
Broyles insists that he has disproved
the time honored theory that flies are
short-live6.
AS Pete" lazily lounged on the
judges left ear at the close. of police
court, he remarked-the judge did:
"All Of this talk about flies living
but a short time is all bosh. Pete
here has punctured that theory. Pete
has been right here in the courtroom
with us all winter, and he doesn't
appear any nearer his end today than
he did at the beginning of last fall,
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27

perhaps because there are fewer u.
fewer old-fashioned people now wv
use this kind of pipe.
In the old Yedo days the traa.
a brisk one and the Ra-uva
through the street, two baskets .,,.
at the ends of a pole across ~
shoulders and his cry was mos, -
miliar one. Now he is minus
baskets and the cry, but the car, -. 80
the steam. whistle have taken ,6ss. ny
place. Then. too. so many peonls !.
day smoke cigars and cigaretfes ~ u
the Ra-uya finds his old bamboo nl,-.
few and far between. Accordlnv :.
statistics, those who use the ~.
have decreased one-half in the ~,
ten years. 1t is a sad commentarv !,
the passing of many old-style peon;s
In Toxic there are about fifteen
merchants who sell the bamboo a,
the pipes. and the Chinese bamboo /.
considered the best. This busine,,
cannot be carried on when it is rain,
as the repairing must be done out II
doors. The Ra-uya must be examined
by the officers in his district twice 4
year.
Must Keep Moving.
II his cart passes the examination
he may continue his work. He charees
three sen to replace a pipestem. ana
he must use about ten sen worth of
charcoal day, so that the profits &c.
cruing are often very small. This
business is practically limited to Cd
men. They take on the silver or BRAS
bowl and mouthpiece and put in new
bamboo stem. then clean the whols
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
SAILORS IN A LONG
BATTLE WITH SHARKS
Crew of Abandoned Schooner in
an Open Boat Surrounded
by Sea Monsters.

New York.-The crew of the
schooner Lottie R. Russell. which was
abandoned 20 miles off Cape Henry
on April 13, reached New York on the
oil tank steamer Georgian Prince. For
48 hours, they said, they had been
adrift in the Atlantic, most of the
time without food and for "a hours in
a small open boat surrounded by
sharks.
During the "a hours the crew and
the mates wife were adrift in an
open boat they had no water and
lived by wetting their lips with the
Juice of canned peaches, of which
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27

down like a dog-like a dog" and the
dramatic plot was made complete.
Flynn states that his age at the
time of the marriage was less than
the legal one for marriage without
the consent of his parents. He de-
clares that he was forced at the
point of the deadly weapon" to per-
jure himself as to his age. He also
declares that since his marriage he
and Mrs. Flynn have not lived to-
gether. The young woman and her
alleged bloodthirsty brother seemed
content with the mere mock cere-
mony.
Just what motives underlaid the
plot on the part of the brother ard
sister have not been given out 1t IL
believed. however, that should the
public demand a sequel, a motive as
highly breathless with interest as the
climax itself will be gladly furnished.
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
CAT AND RATTLER BATTLE
From California Vouched for
by Woman.

San Bernardino.' Cal. THE first
snake story of the season comes from
Victorville. where it is related that
at the home of Mrs. Anna Hayes a
big tom cat had battle with giant
rattler and came off victorious by not
only killing the snake, but also ate
the viper's head, poison sacks and all,
and is still alive and healthy.
The cat discovered the reptile in
the bedroom of the Hayes home and
gave it battle. the attack lasting for
several minutes before his snakeship
was finally conquered. when Sir
Thomas dragged it proudly from the
room and laid the remains at the feet
of his mistress. who promptly proceed
ed to faint
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27

other meals he must shift for himself
and eat them in whatever part of
Toxic he finds himself when he be-
comes hungry.
All the venders must assemble at
the masters house in the morning
and be ready to start out by 8 o'clock
for the sos streets of Toxic. The
oichini sings a song which has for
conclusion the expression oichini, or
one, two, keeping step to the music of
an accordion and walking stately and
slowly. Whenever the street gamins
hear his song they run after the oichi-
nj, Just as the rats ran after the mad
piper of Hamelin.
Song an Advertisement.
His song is an advertisement of his
medicine. 1t is difficult to learn and
often takes several days before the
vender can master it. If he is not a
success at singing the song he will be
of no account as vender. for the
secret Of his popularity lies in his rem
dering of the peculiar melody.
When you near tne ha-uya, or re-
pairer of bamboo pipes. in the neigh
borhood, it seems as though a min
iature locomotive was letting of
steam, for one popularity Of the Ra-
uya's trade is cart which has in it
little furnace. a steam vent over
which the pipe is placed to clean it
thoroughly on the inside. and also
through the roof of the cart stsam
whistle.
For the privilege of pushing his cart
through the streets the Ra-uya must
pay three yen year as tax. 1t takes
a long apprenticeship to know all the
tricks of the trade and no one who is
not accustomed to this kind of mend
ing can be a success. The number OF
Ra-uya is steadily on the decrease,
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
WIDOW SELLS LIVE BABIES
New York Woman Admits She Makes
Practice of Supplying Infants
Without Question.

New York.-Any person wishing
to buy baby may purchase a male OF
female child of any nationality, with
hair and eyes of the desired color, by
placing an order with Mrs. Dora
Remmlin, a German widow.
To be certain that the infant comes
up to specifications it is well to make
arrangements some time in advance
of the day the little one is wanted, for
the reason that at present the demand
is greater than the supply.
The baby will cost from SO to $40.
The purchaser need not adopt the
child; need not give his or her right
name; need not promise to support
the child, and need show no refer
ences to as to char cter or as to
financial ability to clothe and feed
the infant. The bargain can be made
in the strictest secrecy and with no
fear that the law will step in.
The discovery that babies are sold
like horses, cows, dogs and puppies.
only very much cheaper, was made by
investigation of an advertisement.
According to this advertisement a
woman wished to adopt a newly born
boy and girl. 1t developed that the
advertiser was Mrs. Remmlin and that
her purpose was to ill orders over
due.
From Mrs. Remmlin 1t was learned
that a large number of women sup
port themselves by the care and sale
of babies; that most of these are fos-
tered upon unsuspecting husbands;
that in some cases babies are
swapped; that the dealers consider
their business perfectly legitimate and
that the price Of infants has declined
in inverse ratio to the cost of living.
Mrs. Remmlin believes she Is fully
within the law
The sale of a human being is a
felony under the federal laws, but if
tie seller swears she was1paid for her
Offices as a procurer of the child and
that the money received was for her
trouble and not in. exchange for the
child. she cannot be charged with
crime.
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27
curfew tor Coke Town eables.

Connellsville. Pa.-Police Chief Het-
eel of Connellsville, Pa, has issued an
order against the taking of babies and
go-carts into the crowded streets on
Saturday nights. There have been
many accidents to the baby carriages
and the police have been unable to
handle the traffic. The order has
raised an uproar, the townspeople de
claring there is no statute which
gives the police the right to bar ba-
bies from the street Chief Hetzel
says he does not care for statutes.
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27

HEICAGO.-Women resident of fash
" ionable Windsor Park on the
south side began a unique battle the
other day. 1t is a battle of Garlic
VS. Cologne. And because the women
from few days experience, fear gar
lie is going to win, they organized to
have the odoriferous enemy removed
from their midst by outside means.
Several days ago the antiquated
cars Of the South Deering line were
transferred to the Windsor Park
South Chicago line. The South Deer
ing line, because of garlic eaters who
comprise most Of its patronage. long
ago won the sobriquet of the gar
lie line"
P 'rsons not stepped In garlic. it is
dec, we'd. are apprised Of the approach
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27

by steam and polish the metal until :
seems as good as new.
Another parsonage among the street
merchants is the Amazake-ya. Hl1
cry, Anal. ANAL Sweet, Sweet! Is %
suggestive of sweet things that the
cry brings the children from ever
quarter. The men who ply this trade
are generally old. They form one Of
Toho's picturesque street elemenia
with their two large red lacquered
boxes on either end Of shoulder pole
Amazake is sold to the street retaR
ers from thirteen wholesale merchant
who thus supply the trade.
An applicant who wishes to enter
this business goes to the merchant
with a person who acts as a guaran'
tor, and borrowing the outfit, which
consists of the aforesaid red boxes, %
almost ready to set forth on his traF-
els But he must buy his own clothes.
which consist of coolie neither gar
ments and a blue cotton coat win
the advertisement Of his trade
white characters on its lapels and
Chinese character for Amazake on pc
back.
He must also be fitted out with u
iron pot for boiling the sweet Liquid
His red boxes contain the hibascni
and the heavy pot. also charcoal
drawers. trays and cups
It is very hard for an old man 2
carry two such heavy boxes. ana lns
Amazake-ya is often taken with ae'
sire to rest by the wayside- But inp
is against the law. and If the police
man catches sight Of him he IS told p
move on in the polite language g
Koral Koral Sometimes he is pneo
from 20 sen to one yen for thus loi'ef
ing on his way.
Tensas gazette., 1913-06-27


ber is disturbed by their plain
tive cries, and should the window of
the house look upon a thoroughfare.
there may be seen through the sudari
countless procession of hawkers, but
they do not need to be seen to be
recognized, for their characteristic
cries echo and re-echo from morning
until night.
Take the oichini, for instance. the
strolling medicine vender. Often he
is a musician with a tuneful accor-
dion. Envious glances may be cast at
his red and white epaulettes. his uni
form and his cap. Many youth. says
the Japan Advertiser, might consider
1t the height of ambition to be able
to go about the city in Just the same
manner and win smiles from all the
young women in the streets through
which he passes, But the oichini has
all he can do to make his daily bread,
and his lot is often very hard indeed.
The center for the distribution of
this medicine is at the merchants
house, which is situated on the little
island of Tsukiji, Tsukijima. The ap-
plicant who wishes to become a trav-
cling apothecary must pay yen as
a guarantee to be faithful to the mas
ter The next day he is given a cap,
suit of clothes and pair of shoes.
In addition he receives medicine to
the value of yen. and his breakfast
is supplied every morning. For his