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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
California Governors Son Has 1.-THE WALTON"

G AN FRANCISCo.-"Jack" Johnson
~ as Hiram w. Johnson, Jr., son OF
the governor. is popularity known.
took easy honors In a fistic encounter
the other day with a husky youngster
from Monterey in the wine room OF
the ST. Francis hotel Only one blow
was delivered. straight from the shout
der, and James Reed was stretched on
the floor, after. which he was elected
from the hotel.
According to the onlookers, Reed
walked into the hotel bar a little the
worse for wear. Johnson's perfectly
hitting checked suit and a red rose in
the lapel Of his coat. caught Reeds
rowing eye. His remarks. addressed to
Johnson in an undertone. were not
complimentary either to the governors
son nor to his apparel. The fact that
young Johnson was drinking settler
also annoyed Reed.
IF I,were YOU" said johnson. quiet
ly, II would hesitate to make such re-
marks"
Thereupon Reed aimed a vicious
kick. which struck Johnson just above
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

Anew YORK.-The small urchin
~ climbed up the car steps and
wormed himself into a seat beside the
Busybody. The basket he was carry
ing the youngster fixed carefully be
tween his feet, with several anxious
glances in the process.
What have you in that basket, my
boy?" asked the neighbor, bending
over confidentially. 81 noticed how
careful you were of 1t. 1t must be
something quite valuable. isn't it?"
Ye're hep, old sport. It's some
thin that's worth a whole heap"
Well, won't you tell me what 1t is %
Not on yer hfel Think / want to
get pinched?"
This was too much for the Busybody.
His curiosity, heretofore merely cas-
ual, grew suddenly pointed. and he bit.
We'll, sonny, I've a notion that II !
gave you a nickel you'd tell me what
you had In that basket"
Make 1t a dime and I'll do i'll"
whispered the boy. "Only we've got
to promise not to give me away to
de COP"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Knitting Pastime of the Sixth Citys Firemen

n LEVELAND, O.-The gong at No.
~ engine house. Champlain avenue.
changed mistakenly.
Dear me, there must be a fire
somewhere. and Just when l had these
wristlets almost finished" exclaimed
Austin Reddy, six foot and stalwart
fireman. laying aside his knitting with
an air Of petulance and climbing into
a rubber coat Reddy has the repu-
tation OF being one Of the most agile
scrappers in the department.
Several other firemen laid aside
shawls which they were knitting.
supplanting the needles with axes as
they got aboard for the run. ALI of
which Is not a joke. The firemen Of
Cleveland have the knitting craze.
and instead OF the hitherto customary
book. checker, domino or card game.
they while the time away making
shawls. coverlets and other dainty.
filmy. creamy nothings for their
wives, mothers or sweethearts.
Jake Abel. prominent member Of
the Sisters club at No. 2, introduced
the fad in Cleveland. He had read Of
firehghters in some western city TAX
ing up knitting as a pastime. So he
got needles and yarn and learned all
the intricate digital calisthenics nee
essary for knitting. One day he took
his place at the station with frame
on which was a partly knitted shawl
of an exquisite baby blue hue.
| He sat down and the needles began
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
MEDAL FOR GOOD cHURcHMEN
Ecclesiastical Decoration Instituted
in France Is Something Of
New Departure.

France is the land of orders and
medals. The ambition of every
Frenchman is to have that little bit
Of red ribbon in his buttonhole which
marks him a member of the Legion
of Honor OF less signal distinction
but honorable still are the knots of
violet ribbon bestowed by the acade-
mics. and the green knot, vulgarly
termed a poireau, 1. e.. a leek. telling
or merite agricole.
Now the Bishop of Versailles has in
stituted an ecclesiastical decoration.
A diploma and a medal are to be ac-
corded to good and faithful Catholic
servants OF the church; church war
dens. choristers, sacristans, beadles
of the diocese deemed worthy are to
receive this distinction at the end of
twenty-five years service. The grant
ing. of the diploma is to take place
at festal gatherings presided over by
the archbishop The medal is to
bear the effigy Of St Louis Oouis TX
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
MELISSA WILL NOT BE scoRcHEp
BY A SUNNY DISPOSITION.


Mrs. Merriwid came into the room
where her maternal maiden auns Jane
was industriously tatting, and her
head was dropping and her step
weary. She passed her hand across
her half-closed eyes and sank into the
easiest chair. with a deep drawn sigh.
What's the matter now?" asked
Aunt Jane.
"A touch O. sun, a touch o. sum-" re-
piled Mrs. Merriwid, family. "Mr.
GLADDEN. has been beaming on me for
the last three-quarters of an hour and
there wasn't shady spot in the room.
He's the most refulgent person I ever
did see, but basking In his rays for
more than a half hour gives me pro-
nounced pangs of anguish. Would
you mind having the blinds down,
dearief And I'd like to have Hilda
toll an imitation of a passing bell on
the lowest cup Of the gong, II she isn't
too busy. Let's talk of graves and
worms and epitaphs. Would you rath-
or be buried or crematedT'
How absurd you are, Melissa, |"
Aunt Jane reproved.
That's the kind OF conversation
want" said Mrs. Merriwid. Go on.
dearie."
Il won't do anything of the sort, "
said the elder lady. Some Of these
days you'll be sorry you ever said
such things"
II hope So" replied Mrs. Merriwid.
meekly. II trust there are sadder
days In store. You're doing nicely.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Fellow Passenger Grew Curious; Boy Made Dime

why. of course I'll promise"
The boy pocketed the coin We'll.
sport. dey's a baby in dere. hooked
i'm, an put I'm inside when dey
wasn't nobody lookin'. Now I'll get a
reward for returnin' i'm"
why, you young villain! Do you
mean to say you have a baby in that
basket? Lying in that thing will kill
It. Where did you get it,"
"Oh, picked it up in front O. one
o. dem big stores. 1t was all alone, 30
Jus took it. / guess It won't be
missed, an l wanted one, anyway"
Not be missed! See here, you
young blackguardI Do you mean to
say that its mother had deserted it,"
Sure! Its mudder wasn't nowhere
around"
How old is it?"
"Oh, q. few months, / guess. Big
enough to squeal-so / tied a rag
round its mouf."
We'll, lift up the cover and let me
see how 1t looks"
"HoP on, o. top. You promised not
to give me away"
Yes, but didn't expect" and he
lifted the cover and glanced at what
was underneath. Sitting up on an old
cloth was an Insignificant looking
yellow puppy.
The boy jumped up and grinned.
We'll, here's where get on. Thanks
for de dime. An say, I'll tell We one
ten times as good as that for a quar-
ter. So longl"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
is STRANGER THAN FICTION
Wisconsin Woman Reunited With Par
ent Mourned as Lost In lroquois
Theater Disaster.

Chicago-That truth is stranger
than fiction was demonstrated once
more the other day when the story
came out of how a family, disrupted
by the Iroquois theater fire nine
years ago, has become reunited at
Grand Rapids, Wis.
The heroines of the romance are
Mrs. Ella Mayhem and her daughter.
Mrs Sidney Burrows of West Grand
Rapids.
For nine years It had been believed
Mrs. Mayhem persisted in the, Iroquois
fire. On the day of the disaster Mrs.
Mayhem. or Mrs. Maxfeld, as her
name was at that time, attended the
matinee at the Iroquois theater with
a friend. When the fire broke out the
two became separated.
The friend escaped uninjured, but
no trace could be found Of Mrs. Max
field until a charred skeleton by
which lay a ring bearing her initials
was taken out of the fire ruins. She
was mourned as lost.
Mrs. Maxfield was not dead, how
ever. She was badly injured in the
fire and on escaping from the thea
ter was taken to hospital where for
fourteen months her life hung by a
thread and her mind was a blank.
Upon her recovery she learned
that, supposing her to be dead. her
husband had married again and her
only child, Mrs. Burrows. had chang
ed her residence.
Under the circumstances Mrs. Max
field thought IT best to conceal her
identity under an assumed name She
became connected as a nurse with
the hospital where she had been re-
stored to health.
Her existence would probably new.
er have been discovered had 1t not
been for the settlement Of an estate
in which she was interested. Her
real name was mentioned in the
newspapers and was seen by the
daughter. A long-distance telephone
call followed and the voice Of the
mother answered Mrs. Burrows The
mother went at once to Grand Rapids.
where she and her daughter have
been reunited.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

But, honest, auntie dear, do you like
'em as cheerful as Mr.. Gladden."
'Of course I do" Aunt Jane an
swered. "a person can't be too cheer
full"
Il disagree with you" said Mrs.
Merriwid. emphatically. II think Mr..
GLADDEN. is. OF course, being pro-
moter, he's got to be more or less
sanguine and encouraging but, in my
opinion, he runs 1t about sixteen
hundred feet into the ground. I'm not
q prospective investor, whatever he
may think, and l refuse TO believe that
everything happens for the best. /
want to have a presentiment that the
worst is yet to come. once in while.
II l wanted to take perpetually rose
colored view of existence, I'd wear
pink goggles. Imagine that man as
husband"
IT hardly think that is a proper
thing for lady to do" Aunt Jane
opined
"Fudgei" said her niece. CAS- II
lady would do anything else! He'd
be everlastingly galumphing In and
exasperating you with his idiotic opti-
mism, no matter what happened. II
the cook left at the most inconvenient
time, he'd tell you to cheer up because
It would be all the same in hundred
years and that there were just as good
fish in the sea as ever came out Of 1t
and that care killed q cat and away
boys with melancholy and that sort
OF pifie. II the laundress ruined your
very best waist, he'd grin and say
that there was no use crying over
spilled milk and that every cloud has
a silver lining and In trouble to be
troubled is to have your trouble dou-
bled."
I'm sure / think that's very SEN
sible way to look at things" observed
Aunt Jane. 'Fretting over thing
never helped It yet, and it's always
better to be hopeful and look at the
bright side"
Suppose It hasn't any bright side"
argued Mrs Merriwid. Suppose It's
a slab Of soft coal. And what wom-
an. wants in a husband is sympathy.
II she's lying down with a sick head
ache, she doesn't want him to jolly
her up and tell her she Just imagines
the ache part. And If he can't come
across with the price Of a new hat
once in a while, It isn't any satisfac-
ton to her to be told she'll be sport
ing diamond tiaras by next fall on the
strength of bis scheme to establish
aerial road houses for the flying ma
chine trade. You give Mr.. GLADDEN.
patent clothes pin and the population
of the United States at the last cen
sus and he'll begin to imagine he's
got fortune beyond the dreams Of
avarice and nearly up to Morgan's,
and his wife will find that 1t begins to
wear on her in time. like her last
years dresses"
tits the optimists that do things"
said Aunt Jane.
81 know" agreed her niece. Hope
springs eternal and it's darkest just
before dawn and the longest lane
must have turning It's likewise an
III wind that blows nobody good; but
you can't make me believe that a bad
egg is going to improve In course OF
time and be good. or that 1t won't
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Depth Of Meanness.

Little Jonas was the son Of penuri-
GUS parents. and the son babe fair to
Guido them In frugality-a fact that
worked extreme hardship upon Bobby
Graves, his seatmate.
Bobby came home one night looking
so depressed that his mother asked
the cause of his trouble.
TITS that Jone Peterboi" burst out
Bobby. Hes just about the meanest
thing! He eats my apples all up. and
he never gives me even bite often
his, an my apples are good an his
ain't-veryl An today he made me
do his 'rithmetic zamples, cause he
didn't know how. an he wouldn't even
lend me his pencil to do 'em With
Youths Companion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

NHICAGo.-one alarm clock caused
~ the arrest of Paul Newman the
other day and another his conviction
and sentence to year in the Bride
well.
The restaurant OF A Covillo, $40
West Madison street, had been robbed.
and Detectives Sullivan and O'Brien
had been detailed to find the thief. As
q clew in their quest, the detectives
wrote a list of the articles stolen and
they included two alarm clocks.
Several hours after they had started
on their thief hunt the detectives ap-
preached Halsted and West Madison
streets. Suddenly they heard long
drawn-out but mufled sound.
"Ding-a-ling-a-ling,"-it started and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Alarm Clocks Trap a Robber; Cause Convi,

continued for two minutes.
Newman, who was standing on the
corner. began to run when the alarm
went of. The detectives ran. too.
right after him.
There's our man." said Sullivan
Right" said O'Brien a few seconds
later when they had overtaken New
man and found the ringing alarm clock
In his pocket.
Later in the morning Newman was
arraigned before Municipal Judge Cav
erly. He evidently was considering a
plea OF mot guilty." despite the find
ing of the clock in his pocket, when
there was a disturbance In the court
room.
"Ding-a-ling-a-ling." and so on 1t
went.
1t was the second stolen clock. New
man looked perplexed, then downcast
He knew pleas Of innocence would
avail him nothing. so he stepped up
and received his sentence.
"One year in the brideweIl and a fine
of $40 and COSTS" said the Judge.
Next time when Newman takes
clocks he will probably stop to see
whether the alarms are wound.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

in reaching a limb where she could
sit and wait for rescue.
She was In the act of photograph
ing the elk when 1t made rush for
her. Realizing that escape by the
gate was impossible, she took the only
alternative and climbed the tree.
Miss Webb was forced to remain In
her uncomfortable position nearly
three hours, when her cries were
heard by students, who managed to
coax the elk to the fence by throwing
hay inside the Enclosure. Miss Webb
then, as she explained later, beat it,
as fast as she could for the gate.
Although nervous, she remained
long enough to secure a good photo
Of her enemy. When asked about
her experience, she said:
Il don't know how 1t all happened
/ was SO excited. 1 guess learned
art of tree climbing when pick
ing oranges In my fathers grove.
where was considered as good as the
men. Then 1 have always ridden
horses and enjoyed all outdoor sports
like swimming. tennis and golf"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

to fly. His erstwhile "clubmates"
looked on In establishment What was
the matter with Jake. Had he
turned suffragette?
Wont you have q cup of tea,
JakeT" asked Captain letters, polite
ly. Abel replied that he would not.
but that would take something to
smoke. None dared to ask him
about the shawl. which grew apace
under his nimble fingers.
Making 1t for Hattie Matilda"
volunteered Abel at last. Hattie Ma
tilda is the object of Abers affections
the firemen know no more about
the affair, not even her last name, but
they have leased him about Hattie
Matilda for months.
II think it's very sweet" said husky
Lieutenant Mcdowell, timidfy. Then
they laughed until they wept, but end
ed by asking Abel to teach them. He
did, and now the penchant for knitting
is spreading.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

cloud up and rain some day when I
am wearing my best hat. And II
lose my purse with twenty dollars
worth OF money in it, don't conf
IDENTIFY expect TO have It returned to
me intact within twenty-four hours:
furthermore, won't dismiss the mat
ter from my mind with a gay laugh.
I'm not pessimist, at that. know
one jovial, hearty, smiling, haw-haw-
ing optimist that I'd like to see with a
raging toothache. anyway, and the
last part of that sunny-tempered Wis
ionary's name is GLADDEN."
Mrs. Merriwid spoke with such I'M
usual petulance that Aunt Jane look
ed at her in surprise. Then Mrs. Mer-
riwid laughed.
The wretch proposed" she said.
You don't meant to tell mel" ex-
claimed Aunt Jane.
Il didn't mean to-" said Mrs. Mer-
riwid, but l suppose might as well.
Yes, he wanted me to marry him and
he couldn't see anything ahead of US
but ineffable bliss. could see quite
a number of things. l could see him
making light of all my troubles even
II he didn't magnify his own, which
your CHEEKY optimist has a way Of
doing, dearie. It's the easiest thing
In the world to be philosophical over
broken leg when it's the other fei-
lows, and it's cheaper to encourage
your forlorn and disconsolate brother
man with a few words of cheer than
1t is to lend him money. Well,
didn't mention all this. merely told
him that it could never, never be.
Well he said, cheerfully, I GER
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

his knee. The latter retaliated with
a powerful blow, delivered by a mus
cular and trained arm. Reed, who is
the larger. man, was knocked com
pletely out and it took several minutes
of vigorous tanning and the applica-
ton of wet towels to bring him back
to consciousness. He staggered to his
feet. was handed his hat by bellboy
and escorted to the door, with polite
invitation to forget to return.
Johnson was congratulated by his
friends on the way he held his tenn
per. on the strength of his right arm
and on the nobby appearance of his
checked suit
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
NEW KOREAN TRIAL OPENS
Appealed Case of 1o6 Defendants
Charged With Conspiracy to XIII
Governor General Begins.

Seoul. Korea.-The new trial on
appeal of the LOG Koreans charged
with conspiracy In 1910 and 1911
against the life of Count Terau-
chi. Japanese governor general Of
Korea, began here
When proceedings opened los Of
the accused were present, the other
prisoner being i'll
About a dozen missionaries, a num-
Der of the prisoners relatives and
other spectators occupied the space
outside the bar.
At the first trial Baron Yum Chi Ho
and four others were sentenced to
terms OF ten years and 101 prisoners
were sentenced to periods varying
from FIVE to seven years.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17

mails is contrary to the teachings Of
the Buddhist religion. The wonderful
learning of the Buddhist lama is also
said to be largely a product of west
ern imagination. The worship consists
largely in noisy incantations, in the
process of which guns are sometimes
fired, bells ring and horns give forth
deafening blasts.
Beauty May Be Concealed.
The Tibetan woman may not be
without beauty. It is impossible to tell.
since she does not wash. Men and
women dress much alike, in gowns of
originally bright colored cloth. fast
ened about the waist by green and red
sashes. The bloused waist portion is
always used as the receptacle for the
tea basin, whence 1t is handily drawn
forth at the constantly recurring hos
pitality of tea drinking
Women and men wear heavy top
boots. They may be distinguished by
the head dress. Both sexes braid the
hair into innumerable plaits, some
times over 100. In some sections the
plaits are fastened together with
bright-colored cloth or with a heavy
felt band covered with silver orna-
ments, shells and beads. A turban
with a white fur brim and a red tassel
hanging from the pointed crown is
often worn.
Women in the district of Lhasa
wear for hair ornaments a silver halo
set with turquoise-a most becoming
head dress, other things being equal.
The Tibetan damsel uses her braids
in coquettish fashion, much as does
our debutante her fan. II she is or
wishes to appear confused she shakes
the curtain of buttered locks over her
face, forming a screen, through which
she peers with artful artlessness. In
some regions near remote lamaseries
the women are said to daub their
faces with a greasy black cosmetic
lest the lamas might be tempted by
their beauty, precaution which can
hardly fail to impress the traveller as
rather unnecessary.
Except the great caravan route.
which is so thickly beset with spies
that to travel it without meeting a
military company sent out to turn the
travellers back is impossible, the
roads" to Lhasa are narrow noun
tain passes, in some places only to be
traversed by climbing single file or
mounted on sure footed yaks. It is
through such narrow, precipitous
passes that DR.. Shelton, his wife and
little ones have so far made their way.
II as they near Lhasa they should
take the path travelled by DR.. Rijnhart
and her husband and child they will
pass a big boulder beneath which lie
the remains of a year-old baby boy.
the first white child ever in Tibet
Doris and Dorothy Shelton, who
have so far endured the journey very
well, are the most remarkable pilgrims
in the world. They are the youngest.
and, If their parents accomplish the
purpose to which they have conse-
Grated their lives, Doris and Dorothy
will one day romp and rollick in the
somber shadows of Lhasa, the hottest
city OF all Asia, where the Dalai lama
lives in his wonderful palace, a build
ing whose immensely and ornamention
battle description, where many of the
houses are literally rooted with gold
and where the dead are dismembered.
then left exposed on stone slabs to be
devoured by vultures or by the hogs
that rummage in the sacred streets.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-17
Happx Burmese.

The Burmese are the most light
hearted and care free people in all
the world, and the sound Of merry
laughter fills all this happy land. At
heart the Burman is, first of all. q
gentleman, and though he is the
proudest mortal in the world. he IL
unaffected, sincere and as simple as .
little child, and is. moreover, remark
ably free from the vices Of other
oriental races. The Burman may be
indolent, careless and pleasure low
ing to a fault, but he is always kind
ly, and what he lacks in ambition and
industry is more than supplied by the
energy and cleverness of his wonder
fully capable women.