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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-05-08

DIR. Howard of Pocatello was !
American Falls on Monday an
performed surgical operations upo
Mrs. George Strong OF this cit.
Mrs. Bell OF Roekland, and NJ
Harder OF Aberdeen.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Polly Learned Fast.

Polly is an expert hello cat" She
began her education by climbing up
in the arms of her foster mistress
every time Miss Schwarzlose would
talk over the telephone. Soon Polly
began to understand that the ring of
the bell was for, her mistress. On
such occasions she would scamper
around until she located Miss
Schwarzlose and would then lead her
to the telephone. After a while Miss
Polly would crawl onto the table and
take down the receiver from the desk
telephone and then go for her mis-
tress
Finally one day Miss Schwarzlose
found her pet holding the telephone
receiver to her ear and moaning and
meowing into the mouthpiece. Polly
would listen a while and then begin
her chatter and half walls into the
telephone. Pleased at the show of
Intelligence displayed by the cat,
Miss Schwarzlose permitted her to
take down the telephone whenever the
bell rang. Polly learned fast and now
whenever the telephone bell rings she
jumps onto the table. takes down the
receiver with both paws and before
her mistress is permitted to have the
receiver Miss Polly makes a gurgle
of sounds over the telephone to ex-
press her welcome.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Sheep Of the Earos IsIands.

There are now over 100000 sheep
in the Faroes, hardy, active creatures
that scramble like goats along ter
races where / would not dare venture,
says a writer in the Atlantic Monthly.
They live out, uncared for, all the
year. The ordinary winter storms they
bear well enough. Early spring is the
time of danger, when sometimes a
cruel northeast wind blows for many
days. 1t comes from the arctic ice
foes, the glaciers and snow fields Of
Spitzbergen. often bringing with it
a bitter fog that whirls drearily over
the land, obscuring the light. The
freshly springing grass is scared and
withers away, the grass that the moth
er sheep need IL they are to have milk
for the coming lambs. And so the ba-
bies die-by thousands they die-not
only from starvation, but killed at
birth by the ravens and crows. The
birds linger near. They know the ap-
proach of travail. await the event, and
the lamb is killed before the mothers
eyes when she is too weak to rise and
defend her young.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
CITY BOY VERSUS
A COUNTRY CALF
Lad Loses in Skirmish, but Fl
naIIy Wins Out.
RUBS SALT ON HIDE
Kansas Farmer Tells the Newly Hired
College Youth to "saIt the critter,"
and What Happened After That
Makes the Story.

Kansas City, Kan.-A farmer near
here recently hired city lad to help
him with chores on the farm. The
first morning he instructed the boy to
take some salt out to the pasture and
salt the calf.
The boy took a quart of salt in a
can, cought the critter," pressed its
neck between his knees, and then be-
gan vigorously rubbing the salt into
the calls shoulders. Mr.. Cowlet i'm
mediately let out a whoop, and with a
mighty. center rush, landed the boy
on his head, kicked him, scattered the
salt IN all directions and did a
Marathon across the prairie, head up,
back arched and tail bristling with
rage
But Mr.. City Lad was no weakling
he had not played on the freshman
team for nothing, so he decided to salt
that calf or die in the attempt. He
went to the house, got little cloth
bag and filed it with salt, swung it
over his shoulder and took after that
calf, which was silhouetted against
the sky, which meant a hill a half
mile away.
No sooner had the lad turned the
corner to leave the corral than the
calf saw him, and saw that he didn't
skid particle as he came around the
corner, so he cleared a rod and half
at the first jump.
But he was no match to the young
college youth who had been chasing
imaginary honors around a padded
track for several hours each day all
winter, and after 20 miles the calf
gave up-the triumphant boy took
him down and literally rubbed his soft
hide full of salt.
The calf was perspiringc of course,
and the salt was formed into a su-
penatural salt solution which, as it
began to cool. precipitated until the
poor calf looked like a walking piece
of rock salt
But the worst part Of the story is
yet to come. A bunch of horses in
the same pasture scented the salt
and began to lick it off the charged
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
WHISKY WORSE THAN OPIUM
Missionary Explains Why There IL
More Crime In America Than in
Heather China.

There is ten times less crime In
heather China than In Christian Amer
ica," said a missionary. THAT Is to
say, a Chinese city of 100000 popula-
ton will require no larger prisons and
no more police than our American city
of 100000 population. And the cause
Of this is vice.
Eyes, Vice is the cause of the SUI
perior virtue of the Chinese. They,
you see, smoke opium. That is their
national vice. the opium pipe. And
this vice Gains them, makes them
sleep. Sleeping, they do no harm.
Our national vice, also, is alcohol.
Alcohol, unlike opium, excites and ex-
asperates. Crazed with alcohol, men
commit all kinds of horrible crimes.
While the Chinese opium slave lies
happily sleeping, the American whisky
slave is beating his wife. or bludgeon-
ing a policeman, or numbering his star
boarder
And that's why 1t is that ten Amer
leans are arrested to one Chinese"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Experience Of Druggist;

CLEVELAND, O.-Into a Superior
~ avenue drug store woman bub-
bled-bubbled IL the woodland
bought four stamps. Then she got on
the scales and weighed herself. next
wandered over to the counter, idly
searching along its length.
Here's something Just In" said the
clerk. and handed her a sample of ca
tarrh salve, sample of soap and a
sample perfumed blotter.
"0h, thank you'll" she exclaimed.
I'll buy some of II II / like It," and
smiled lungtul OF luxury from the
soap.
After she had gone out the clerk re-
marked:
That woman has been coming here
for two years and hasn't bought a
penny's worth Of profit-bearing mer-
chandise in all that time. She comes
for her stamps, to get weighed and to
pick up samples. and hops to every
new edition of a little puzzle paper
issued for the drug trade. But she
never has bought a cents worth OF
stuff that helps pay the rent
But she isn't the only one. A
drug store is place of general public
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Found in Kansas City

For the case of Edwards sense Of
time is a good deal the same as with
the eyesight of the fish in Mammoth
cave.
did you ever work except In the
workhouse?" the court asked.
"Oh, yes"
When was thatF
"Oh, long time ago." he said.
And what he knew about his mother
would not fill Quarto.
What's your mothers first name 2"
the court asked.
Il don't know as can tell you that"
he said Everybody just calls her
Old Lady Dunn"
Dunn is a big, square-shouldered
man with a sound mind. He has the
kind of pallor dungeon prisoner gets.
After a three-months' term in the
workhouse a year ago, when he was
compelled to crush stone, he was
brown and In excellent health.
why don't you get q job?" the
Judge asked.
We'll, it's a great deal Of trouble"
said the prisoner.
You'd better try 1t at the work
house again, then" said the Judge.
Five hundred dollars"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
ONCE A WIDESPREAD FANCY
Custom Of "PhlIopena" at One Time
General Throughout Europe
Stories Concerning II.

There is a story about the "Philo-
pena" custom which shows how wide
spread it is. or once was, in Europe.
Some years ago. according to an
anecdotist of the time, the Grand
Duke Michael of Russia, visiting Paris,
Glanced to dine in the company Of
Rosa Bonheur, the great animal
painter. They got on every well,
and at dessert they ate a philophenes
together; that is to say. they shared
a double almond. But the prince
forgot to say 'philopena' and lost the
bet. He asked the artist what pres
ent he should give her, and she laugh
ingly replied: Amy pretty little ami
NAL that will do to paint The prince
smiled and departed. Nothing more
was heard of him. and the lady had
forgotten the whole affair when the
royal forfeit arived-to wit, enormous
polar bears.
Several correspondents refer to a
variant Of the philopena custom. Ac-
cording to one lady, a native Of
Kent, when the double kernels have
been eaten by two persons of oppos-
lite sex each should wish a wish,
which infallibly comes to pass.
Whyte-Melvilie, in his story, SISTER
Louise" refers to a similar supersti-
ton about a double strawberry. He
makes one of the characters, Athenee,
say to Louise. the mistress of Louis
XIV: Have you eaten your philo-
pena? Then make up your mind.
Wish and you shall have"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Indiana Man Lets 100000 Go to Bow Vows

Z EVANSVILLE, IND.-If you should
II be reincarnated ESQ years hence
into q dog, try and see that your
scene Of activities is laid in Evans
vile, Ind.
For, be II known. in the year 2163,
dogs may seek handouts, bury bones,
chase cats and do the hundred and
one other things dear to the heast, In
Evansville, In the full knowledge that
each dog Is a direct heir to $1,000
900 of real money.
Every one of those nine millions
will be stacked up safe in the bank
TO protect every dog that barks and
the whole seven figures are to be
expended in behalf Of any beneficiary
II necessary. 1t will be a bad day
in Evansville for any unthinking
human who hands kick to a stray
cur.
A. Melzer, a benevolently inclined
resident Of this city, who has found
ed the Animal Protective Associa-
ton, and who is humane officer Of
the city, has hit upon a plan that
will make it easy going for Evans
vile dogs In 2163. He unfolded the
plan to friends recently.
Moved by tender feeling for dumb
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01

animals of all sorts, and especially
dogs, Meier has struck upon an ef-
fective way Of making their lot bet
ter two and one-half centuries from
now.
Recently he deposited $1,000 in an
Evansville bank, with instructions
that II should remain there draw
ing per cent interest, compounded.
for $50 years.
A special stipulation filed with the
bequest sets forth that at the end of
the allotted time, the sum, estimated
to be around $1s.000,000, be drawn
out and one-half Of it devoted to a
protection fund for animals.
The other half of the sum Is be-
queathed to Evansville to be disposed
Of as the city fathers see At.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
DREAMER WAKES UP IN RIVER
somnambuIist Never Asks How or
Why, but Swims After
Game ls Won.

New York.-Several odd feats in
somnambulism have been performed
by Melville Haynes Of Uniontown,
Westchester, but he never suffered
much through them until he got a
ducking in the Hudson river.
Haynes went to bed at his usual
hour Saturday night He fioated on
into the land Of dreams and into the
Polo grounds. big Chief Meyers
lifted the ball over the center field
fence with the bases full, three men
on and four runs needed to win.
Haynes leaped up and yowled in de-
light.
Then he awoke to find himself
swimming in the Hudson river. It
was shocking change from the wem
bleachers, but the wetness of the
water was unmistakable, and Haynes
did not stop to ask Where am ~"
and How did I get here?" No; like
a man of common sense, he simply
swan ashore.
There he was, at a. m, standing
on a pier at Hastings. clad only in
drenched pajamas. and Uhiontown a
mile away. A kind policeman lent him
a suit of clothes. Haynes and his
family are still trying to figure out
how he walked the mile from house
to river, fast asleep, and in pajamas,
without being seen.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01

NJ EW YORK-H any person be.
~ comes lost in New York or en-.
virons there is one sure way of trac-
ing oneself back home and that is
by resorting to the telephone. This
is not testimonial for any telephone
company, but is a plain tale OF a
lost cook and how she finally got
back to her hotel by liberal use of
the telephone.
One Of the larger hotels at Rock
away Beach employed a new cook
a few days ago. She had just ar
rived from Germany and didn't un-
derstand a word of English. She
went down to Rockaway Beach at
night and was met at the station by
q messenger from the hotel, so she
did not notice what route she took.
A few days later she had occa-
sion to come to New York and re-
ceived careful directions as to how to
reach the heart Of the city. She got
TO Herald Square all right and at
tended to her shopping and then
prepared to go home. Suddenly she
remembered that she didn't know
how to get there. She asked a pol
iceman who could understand Ger
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
FREAK BOLT OF LIGHTNING
Winssed Man Sees Ball Of Fire Cut
All Kinds Of Curious
Franks.

Winsted. Conn.-Breinard Beaney
held his breath as he laid on a lounge
in his home on West Hill the other
evening and watched a bolt of light.
ming cavort about him. The ball OF
fire tore of shingles and plaster. broke
out window lights, tore OF door cas-
ings. ripped up a carpet. riddled an
umbrella, burnt a wire cord letting a
picture drop, smashed the front door
and completely destroyed the tele-
phone instrument. Beaney felt no I'll
effects, but his housekeeper. Mrs.
Anna Smith. who was in the kitchen,
was shocked.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Gets Weary Sometimes

convenience. and the druggist has no
kick. In fact, II folks didn't drop in
for little things like that I'd feel lone
some. / reckon getting the habit of
dropping in is an asset for the drug
gist Perhaps the public figures that
the drug profit lie large enough to carry
a free Information and accommoda.
ton bureau-and that may be true.
Certainly we have no complaint on
the profit in soda water. and the foun-
tain is our big popular drawing card.
And yet, while recognize the fact
and general waiting station at trans
fer points, there are times when the
assumption of some Of our patrons %
is a Nuisance.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Champion --latest Man"

KANSAS CITY, Woodward Dunn
N OF Armourdale is a candidate for
first honors In "the-laziestman-in-the-
world" contest.
Edward is twenty-eight years old
and a single room with a isngle small
window in basement in sand Town"
is where he lives with his mother. His
mother, sixty years old. is rag picker
and the only provider for the family.
Edward testified in the municipal
court the other day that he had not
been outside the murky basement
room in nine months. That is, he said
that in a roundabout way.
Il got out of the workhouse long
time ago." he said. Il went home
then and II I've been outdoors since
] don't remember It."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
GIVES BLOOD TO ANOTHER
Baltimore Man, After Attempting Sui.
eide, Saves Life Of Mother Of
Seven Children.

Baltimore, Md.-After an unsuccess-
full attempt to commit suicide, Cam
milo Zanti, twenty-five years old, gave
two quarts of his blood to a mother of
seven children who was in a dying
condition at hospital II is said the
woman will live.
In a fit Of dependency Zanti at
tempted to end his life by firing a bull
let into his brain. The ball was de.
fected and he suffered only a slight
flesh wound, He was taken to a hos.
pital.
For more than month, lying in the
same hospital, Mrs. Maria Maggie had
been wasting away from loss of blood.
Hopes for her recovery had been
abandoned by the hospital physicians.
Cor they could fin6 10 one who would
consent to undergo a blood transfu.
sion operation.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Lost Cook Traces Her Way Home by TeIephoning

man, and he told her to 60 to Brook
Ign and take train from there. He
directed her to the subway.
She rode on the subway until she
heard Brooklyn Bridge called and then
got out. She saw no trains from
there running to Rockaway and was
in despair. Then she thought of the
telephone. She called up her en-
ployer and was directed to go to Flat
bush and take a train. Fortunately
the operator could understand Ger
man. When she got to Flatbush she
had forgotten her directions and again
telephoned her mistress.
There she was directed to take a
train to her destination. She got on
a train all right, but at Woodhaven
Junction she was told in sign language
to change cars. In changing she got
on a train running to Long Island
City, just as far from her ultimate
destination as when she started. More
long distance telephoning and mora
explicit directions. She got on a train
that took her as far as Woodside,
where she had to make another
change of cars. Finally she was two
blocks from home but still lost.
What will l do now?" she asked.
Just you stand perfectly still and
I'll send for you; don't move" eau
toned her employer. This in the
German tongue.
THAT cook cost me $3.50 in tele-
phone tolls said the hotel keeper,
land / am going to employ chap
eron to go to the city with her In
the future"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
CANAL cHoKED BY HERRING
Delaware and Chesapeake Steamers
In Their Passage Are Killing
Fish by Thousands.

The run of herring in the Delaware
and Chesapeake canal has been so
great that the progress Of steamers
through the locks has been materially
impeded.
Many OF the vessels that pass
through the canal on the way to and
from Philadelphia and Baltimore are
Of such dimensions that their sides
scrape the walls or the locks. AS q
result, thousands Of herring are kill
ed with the passage of each steamer.
Residents of Delaware City and OF
Chesapeake City have seized the OPP
portunity to reduce the cost Of living
and have already caught many tons
OF the herring They are so plentiful
in the canal locks that continual
splashing sound is audible from their
movements. Frequently numbers Of
the fish attempt to leap over the
beck gates and In several instances
they have been reported as jumping
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01

great wall What bloody scenes tho
priests of old must have witnessed
from their watch tower as the rapa'
cious invaders slaughtered their 6ocks
belowl
Thwing and l were armed with Two
letters from Pekin, which worked Ike
magic. One vas addressed to the ger
eral in charge of the forces which
guard the Tung Ling, OF eastern
tombs, where the late empress dow
ager, Tsu Hsi. is buried; the other .
the Tartar general at Jehol. When.
therefore, we were within ten Il Of
General Su's camp we sent forward
our large Chinese cards. with the hfit
letter, We ourselves following along
slowly on our donkeys.
Everything had been prepared for
our arrival, word having been sent
Of our journey BY special courier nom
Pekin. So we remained in Our sac
dies until we had passed the imposing
gateway and entered the large outer
court. This yard was lined with sheos
for the accommodation OF scores %
horses and had down the center
stone feeding trough over twenty fee'
long. cut from a single block
On leaving the yard we 9assee
through the kitchen and living apart
ments of the mancipal; thence Into |.
most lovely garden containing seFeiN
weird dwarf trees. rookery and MIN
iature lake. running water and ghF
tering goldfish. This tiny paradise -
the inner court from which there are
several exits, one leading TO the tenn
pie proper, with the priest quarters:
another to the hall of documents ana
n thfrd 70 q cIofator fneIoeure
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
GIVES EMPLOYEES 100000
Wealthy Widow Of Thomas Emery,
Candle Maker, Rewards Faith
full Workers.

Cincinnati.-Mrs. Mary NJ. Emery,
widow Of Thomas Emery. has djstrib-
uted securities believed to be in ex-
cess of 100000 to the Office force Of
Thomas Emery's Sons and certain Of
ficials of the Emery Candle company
who have served the interest of the
business faithfully for years. The deed
Of gift names thirteen men as bene
ficiaries. Other employees are to par
ticipate in the donation as they grow
~ and attain certain qualifications
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
shsrpenIna : PeneII.

An expert manual training man
talked with the writer about so sim
pie a thing as sharpening a lead
pencil.
In the first place, he says. the
knife should not be over sharp, but
should be little dull. as IL too sharp
It will cut quickly through the wood
and cut away the lead.
Then again, he says, it is best to
hold the pencil in the left hand with
the end to be sharpened pointing
away from you and to cut away with
q pushing cut. rather than toward
you with drawing cut. as then the
point of the pencil is rested against
the side of the thumb, and is sharp
ened by a draw cut stroke of the
knife blade.-Scientific American.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
currants as q Brain FOOD.

Socrates lived almost wholly on cur
rants. In his days, as now, the grape
was the source of considerable enjoy
ment, and its merits have survived to
the present time. We all know the
delicious currant, ripened and dried
by the sun, is no other than the an
cient Greek grape.
The people Of his day attributed
much of Socrates wisdom and knowl-
edge to that particular food. Physi-
clans are now inclining to the old be
lief in the currant and declaring that
II a person would be vigorous of mind
and body he must eat all he possibly
can.
1t does not matter whether you eat
them in jellies. preserves, raw, in pie,
or in biscuit-they are currants just
the same, and their effect is just az
beneficial In whatever form
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01

so high out of the water as to lana
on the decks Of passing craft
Several establishments for sai'ins
and smoking the herring have rlsen
overnight along the route Of the cana'
and large sums of money have peeA
put into the projects. The investors
are confident OF reaping splenqa
profits, predicting that the price o.
meats will go still higher and fish VII
come into much greater use as 1000:
Other plants are working at full BIAS.
grinding the. fish to produce oil ana
selling the residue TO phosphate manr
ufacturers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01

w cameras, awaiting the slow
ing down of our train at
Tung Chow station. when vulgar i'm
petus roughly impacted us against the
door, Warner NJ. Van Norden writes
In the New York Times.
Our friend, an enthusiastic first
alder, smelling an accident, extricated
himself from the press and hurried
forward. only to find a poor pumpkin
lying beside the train minus five toes.
The engineer explained that this man
had stood on the track, grinning at
the locomotive, until toppled over by
the cowcatoher. Notwithstanding the
frantic efforts OF the fireman, who
pulled the whistle rope with one hand
and strewn coal on him with the
other.
A peculiar thrill attends the pull
ing OUT from the railroad and the
plunge into the interior. Even the old
mules start more briskly at the first
few cracks of the whip. The jabber-
ing OF the bystanders and the snarling
of the ours have the same exhilarating
effect on the mental tension as the
Chinese firecracker or the brass band
on the German steamers.
Tung Chow claims the name of
Port OF Pekin, because it Is the head
of navigation on the small river which
connects with the Grand canal. Be
fore the railroad was built all of the