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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

stands idle about FIVE days for every
one day It Is In motion.
The average life of freight car.
with ordinary wear and tear and occa-
sional trips to the repair shop for the
renewal of such parts as may have
become defective, is In the neighbor-
hood Of eighteen or twenty years. but
there is the possibility of the car be-
Ing converted into shapeless mass
before 1t is a day old.
At the present time there are own
ed and controlled by the railroads Of
the United States 2,735,121 freight
cars, which, according to the last re-
port, carried 1.s4s,s00,101 tons during
the year ending June 80, 1911.
A freight car Is great money-earn-
er so long as it is kept on the move.
but from the time 1t stops rolling un-
til its wheels revolve again 1t is not
paying for the oil used upon It. II is,
therefore, largely upon the managing
and controlling of these thousands Of
freight cars that the interests of a
railroad are dependent, and the earn
ings of road will be directly proper
Tomato to the manner in which the
cars are kept on the move.
AS these vast number of cars are
owned by more than 500 companies.
and as each company's cars are by no
means restricted to their home road 1t
is something marvellous how they can
be controlled and accounted for both
individually and collectively. The
methods, however, by which the
freight cars accounts are kept are
so systematic and accurate that 1t
is not difficult for any railroad to have
at all times a statement showing the
location of its entire equipment.
| II 1t is desired to know the where
abouts of certain car belonging
to a particular road on some
I specified, date, by calling on the
car accountant OF that road the In
formation viii be at once forthcom-
ing. If need be the contents of the
car can be given, the number Of the
train and hour the car left the last
station, the number of the engine
/
drawing the train, the names Of the
train crew, and what cars accompa-
MED 1t on it's journey.
Some roads are even able to tell the
kind of weather the car passed through
while in motion, as well as the hour
Of day it was loaded and unloaded.
This array of figuring does not stop
here, but at the end Of every thirty
days the mileage is computed and the
number Of miles each car travels is
put down as a part of its history. SO
there is complete record of the move
ments of the ear in detail. from its
daily location down to the cost of NOV.
ing it over the respective divisions
of the road in whatever service II
should be required.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

then a messenger arrived. He brought
a note from Doctor Eversley. II was
addressed to the society. A conta-
gious sickness had broken out In q
poor family without means or friends.
Could the society appoint some one
to give half day for & week to day
nursing for two little children In the
family?
There was dead silence at the worS
contagious" Miss Rushton had an
urgent engagement Miss Dormaa
talked Of volunteers" The grous
gradually broke up and the doctors
note received no reply.
That afternoon Doctor EversleyB
automobile stopped in front OF thu
poor home where his services were %
sorely needed. He was trifie disap
pointed at receiving no recognition OF
his message, and had decided to enlist
the sympathies of his sister. His
knock brought a neat figure wearing
nurse cap and apron to the door.
Miss Lanel" he exclaimed in won
derment.
yes, it is l." Nettie smiled back.
"A neighbor told me of this case, and
have so wished to see II have the
patience and skill to act the nurse"
You are an angel" said Doctor
Eversley with heightened color as he
entered the sick room.
Never had a poor family such royal
donations as those received by the
one now under the care OF Doctor
Eversley as physician and Nettie Lane
as nurse. Miss Rushton sent delica-
cies from her table every morning
The Ladies' Aid society invested all
its surplus funds In sheets, pillow
cases, comforters, an invalid chair and
clothing.
That dread word contagious" made
greetings on the street quite few and
far between for the doctor His sis
ter, however, was visited daily by the
anxious young ladies, hoping the dear
doctor was not overworking himself.
that the dreadful disease would not
spread, and eager to learn the real
sentiments of the Eversleys as to
poor Miss Lane, who was just cut
out for a nurse"
When the truth got out that the
contagious feature of the case did not
extend beyond light measles. Miss
Rushton bit her lip and Miss Dorman
denounced Nettie as schemer
This is one of the great pleasures
of a physicians life," said Doctor
Eversley, as he and Nettie walked
away from the home where they had
taken the part Of true ministering
angels.
Nettie fully understood him. They
had found the poor home filed with
squalor, illness and suffering. They
had left 1t supplied with the comforts
of life and the inmates happy and
hopeful
There came a day when Miss Rush
ton took a sudden journey to relatives,
and Miss Dorman resigned from the
Ladies' Aid society. Two lines in the
weekly announced an important en-
gagement.
You see, my brother Is a very prac
tical young man." was the way Miss
Eversley explained the situation. r"He
thinks. as / do, that good nurse
makes a good doctors wife,"
Copyright. by w. G. Chapman)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
omar Acold.nt CAUSED By Deer.

Engineer A. o. Morrisette Of the
Milwaukee, residing at Maiden.
Wash. is in the company hospital al
st Joe as the result Of freakish ac-
cident
When train No. IS emerged from
tunnel No. 81 about is miles east OF
St Joe. the engine struck two deer.
One of them, large buck. hit the EN-
bankment and rolled back through the
engine cab, striking Morrisette on the
head and knocking out several teeth,
the antIers puncturing his chin and
bru,sing him about the face. 1t was al
| frst reported that his Jaw was broken
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

low In Imagination every act and
thought and word OF this boy marked
to die In such great disgrace.
When she came ON the last day
the keepers that were there then
looked at her little. bent figure and
suddenly looked at each other and
then broke the prison rules They
pushed back the screen, opened the
door Of his cell. brought chair for
his mother and a chair for him and
jeopardized their jobs completely by
looking hard away In the last minute
of the parting. But they could not
help hearing him tensely swearing to
her that he was innocent, which was.
perhaps, the best thing he ever did in
his wrecked life. It was jockeying
with his soul, but 1t was unquestion-
ably brave.
Tragedy Of Ferraro's Mother.
Nobody remembers now the crime
of Ferraro that put him in the death
house. 1t was very brutal and stupid.
a. murder in the dregs. The man
had the frame Of an OK and the mind
Of bad child. But the vigil that his
homely, lowly mother kept outside the
prison walls isn't forgotten, nor how
she came to the village Of Ossining
and sold newspapers, chewing gum
and shoelaces so that she might pay
for a bed and food there In the last
week of his life. Twice she was per-
rafffnA - A Hwod
three feet away from his cell door
barred her from more than touching
the tips of his shaking fingers each
time they met She said nothing to
him directly. She simply looked at
him with straining eyes while she
kissed the cross of her rosary. But
on the last night of his life she didn't
sleep. From the fall of darkness she
haunted the road directly outside the
prison walls. Somehow she had
heard of the significance of the dim
ming of the lights at dawn. When
she saw 1t she fell on her knees in the
dust of the road.
/ The vigils of all the women who
have come near the death-house have
not, however, ended In a stare into
black despair. There was Eddie
Wise's mother, who was herself ad
mitted to stammer to him wildly that
his sentence had been committed by
the governor. And there was fine old
Mrs. Molineux who for more than two
years lived in sight of the prison
where her son Roland was Gagged
jealousy guarding every little extra
privilege that could be begged Of the
warden in the matter of the frequency
of her visits and the length of time
they might endure. She even wheed
led the warden into permitting ice
cream that his own keepers should
purchase to be given her son, with 6
share for all the other men around
him. To this day Molineux, since
retired and acquitted, has not forgot
ten how delicious that ice cream
tasted in the hot. fetid air of the death
house. Even now every little while
he sends to the warden a check witt
q request that the men confined
where he was once be allowed THU
wonderfully refreshing treat
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

kind. and kept watch and ward over
the place Miss Rushton had recently
ioined the circle, and Miss Dorman
hsd never been so active in her super
yisory duties The society clothed
he ragged, fed the poor and had done
zone free nursing-Miss Dorman very
little, however. She acted as the or
rament Of the Egroup. AS to the
naughty Miss Rushton, all she pre-
tended to do was to donate the raw
material for the really Industrious
ones Of the club to sew into garments.
One Of these latter was Nettie Lane,
! Who sat In corner of the room now,
ensrossed in the task of making four
Tiny night robes. The rest Of the
group we're chattering and gossiping.
Whenever Doctor Eversley's n4me
vas mentioned, Nettie's eyes bright.
ened with interest 1t was mentioned
very frequently.
The way Cyrille Rushton has set
Der cap for the doctor is simply bra
zen observed Sarah Bates, who had
graduated into old maidenhood several
Years ago.
Not half as bold as Breda's sly
puss way" broke In cynical, wasp
armed Selma Marion. She pretended
Q have neuralgia. just to get the doc
tors attention"
fiain. quiet Nettie smiled to her
seh She was happy in knowing
mar the doctor had made quite a
Trend and confidant of her. Miss
1sersley had taken a decided fancy to
oer Nettie was, in fact, very close
2 me doctor; something in their ma
wires narmonized. Miss Eversley had
<en through the feigned Illness of
several young ladies who had called
.of her brothers professional care.
one mad laughed over these plausible
'oDterfuges with Nettie.
II anybody had told Nettie that
'aese ripening friendships indicated a
eaance to capture the handsome young
p.yslcian, she would have been over.
neimed with confusion. Such an
~ss mad never entered her sensible
-sle head. For all that, she knew
~ mao never met man whose kind.
+. ~ human spirit had so awakened
aspect and admiration In her pure,
gentle soul.
ana what do you say of all this
aoOie, our little busy Dorcas," chal.
seo Miss Bates. noticing the un.
ootrusive Nettie
! only know that Doctor Eversley
very splendid man." replied
eAue softly. Why, am makins
'e little trifies for child who be
~ % a family that the doctor has
secaily taken charge of at his owr
tense. He is a good, good man >
e.ue grew 80 enthusiastic that shs
neo consciously. Miss Bates gave
~ her keen look and Whispered
= Miss Morton
y can't be possible that little no
oy has Ideas"
Aoeut the DOCTOR" said Miss Nor
M oh. Ridiculous"
Netue finished her work somewha
apd went home. Miss Rushtor
- N. then the lady president, ant
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Their NEW DOCTOR
easement in MaWiIIe When Old
PHYSICIAN Is SuppIanted by
Young Man.
,,pREo CAROLINE COOP
~ RIDGE.

r..rs was great excitement in the
~, circles of Mayville when the
49, .sassor 10 the practice OF old Dr.
s'.'s DaIl arrived. For forty years
~ after had been the chosen physi-
'ne - ,be town. When he had sold
y. practice to DR.. Brian Eversiey' q
" handsome and wealthy men,
v. ~, the profession. all Mayville was
- and speculation and gossip neio
~ various social coteries in KIND OF
pleasant thralL ,..o1
~hs Young doctor had purchased
-. OAKS a beautiful estate near the
80 !, the village. A maiden sister
20 10 be his housekeeper. When a
80 automobile and some wonderful
go furnishings arrived, Miss Cyrille
Dm.hton aged thirty, but passing Tor
.ssntv.two, as the real leader OF the
s>sl social set of Mayville, was said
: hrtehten up at a chance to once
~o,s angle for husband. When 1t
- mrther announced that the young
'.svs,c,an was philanthropically in
,lIned Miss Breda Dorman, president
4 the Ladies' Aid society, was in
transports Of anticipation and delight
The young doctor arrived, and he
va not a disappointment He was
.omething more than handsome
earnest, affable and intellectual. He
vas pleased at the gracious attentions
n Mas Rushton, and 1t seemed to
interest him to listen to the ceaseless
chatter OF Miss Dorman. High so
tIsty shrugged its shoulders at his
sfree dispensary" ideas for the bene-
Al Of the poorer classes living over
on the fats. Still, an exhibition OF
hls skill in their own service caused
hi5a to be received as a fit successor
% the old practitioner, Doctor Dali
The Ladies' Aid society held weekly
meetings in an old store, which had
been neatly fitted up for them. A
Mrs Fulton lived in apartments be
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
WRONG CARDS.

Mrs. Brown-Jones has new parior
maid. Last Thursday was Mrs. BIS
day at home; Six callers we're at the
door, and each proffered her card.
Hilda looked the cards over care
fully one by one.
"Youse ladies ISIS all wronkl" she
decided. finally. "One Of your tickets
ISIS fer Mrs. Choseph Thompson. one
ISIS fer Mrs. Miller. one iss fer Miss
Chanks and Miss Mabel Chenks-and
den dere's tree odders. all wronh
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
DOCS wonderful Ride.

When the owner Of plain collie.
name unknown, boarded train at
Simpson. H.. the faithful animal tried
TO follow, but was kicked on the plat
form by the news butcher" Just as
the train started the animal darted
under 1t and everybody paused to hear
his ki-yis as the wheels ground him
to pieces. But there was not ki-yi.
At the next stop. Ozark. the news
agent and the conductor took a look
at the trucks. The dog was lying
across a brake-beam. alive, unscathed
and apparently not at all worried. He
was chased from his position and the
train pulled out. leaving the canine
hobo ditched-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Same Effect.

my wife," said a young benedict,
"is SO exceedingly nervous at night
that she scarcely sleeps at all"
"Burglarsf asked an old married
man.
YES"
well, you have to expect that Ny
wife was like that. Every time she
heard a. noise downstairs she'd rout
me out and send me down to investi-
gate. After a time, however. con-
WINGED her that II burglar did get
into the house he wouldn't make any
noise at all"
That's rather good!" exclaimed the
young one. I'll try that
Don't do It," pleaded the other
"for II your wife's anything like
mine. she'll worry every time she
doesn't hear a noise downstairs!"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
nnII an old PIaYthlno.

History fails to tell the inventor
of the doll, which has been such a
boon to mankind, not only In quiet
ing the rowdy youngster, but in
stimulating healthy imagination and
affection. Five hundred years before
Christ little girls had dolls; there is
sure evidence of it. and Edward Low
EFT. an enthusiastic collector. has a
doH from those dim ages. 1t is little
more than a battered stick now. but
is Enthusiastically doll. No one could
name a fair value for such prize,
which stands out as proof that the
child of today is singularly like heI
little sister of some $500 years ago
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Won't Hurt Bill.

A certain indianapolis Sunday
school which is conducting recruit
ing campaign by modern advertising
methods, through publicity commit
tee, has received a suggestion for
an appeal. to be posted abroad. It
reads:
Hello, Bill. Come, let us save your
soul. II can't hurt you, and 1t win
help us. Be good feIlow!"
The committee has the suggestion
under advisemsnt
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

of a million dollars tomorrow. What,
in that case, would be the first thing
you would dot"
Il would rent an Office where
could have an ante-room with strong
man on guard to shield me from peo-
pie who desired to waste my time
boring me with recitals of their own
troubles and by asking me foolish
questions"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Are,snt Use Of Cork.

Cork was known to the Greeks and
Romans. and was put to almost as
many uses as at present, although
there IL no mention In Rome Of limo
ierm Notwithstanding its Roman
sound. Glass bottles. with cork stop
ners for wine and beer. did not come
into use until the middle Of the four
teenth century.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
chl.f Of smaIIest RaIIroad.

Richard o. Cheney. president Of the
South Manchester (Conn.) Railroad
company and widely known as capt
taIIst Is dead. aged II. His railroad
IL said to be the smallest In the coun-
try. extending from South Manchester
20 Manchester, q distance Of two
niles.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Spain to Own Railroads.

Spain is to follow the example Of
other continental countries and be
come the owner of its railroads. AS
spanish railways have been notorious
for delays and poor management, trav.
elers will hope that the change prom
ises Improvement In service.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
Law Of the Harvest.

The law Of the harvest is to reap
more than you SOW. Sow an act and
YOU reap a habit; SOW habit and you
reap habit; SOW a habit and you
reap a character: SOW character and
YOU reap destiny.-George D. Board
man
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
The First ThIno.

You are always talking about the
foolishness of the rich and telling us
what they ought to do with their
money. Let rs suppose that you were
In some way to become the possessor
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

ly adapted to re-
naming station
airy on q siding
for weeks at q
time; $4,000 miles
per year Is a CON-
mon record for q
freight car to
travel. and In
stances Gu 7
where cars make
as high a mile
age, however. ia
probably not over
10000 miles q
year, or about
twenty-five miles
a day. This ID
because the car
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

names. yet Try next door. Good
by!"
Then she went back to her mistress.
None Of 'em wanted to see you" she
beamed. DER tickets vas fer odder
houses. guess maybe dey amt lifted
here longi"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
A.r,a, Railroad Begun.

An aerial railroad forty miles long.
with fifteen or sixteen towers to ev-
cry mile Of cable. has been begun to
connect Manizales and Mariquita. Co
lombia.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
r.,u cars Of steel.

Out of a total number Of $4,000 pas.
senger cars in this country tnres
thousand are Of steel
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03
WATCH FREIGHT CARS
coNvEYANcEs ARE KEPT UNDER
CLOSE SURVEILLANCE.
Their Value to Railroads Necessarily
Depends Upon Their Being Kept
In Use, and Perfect Track Of
Them, IL Maintained.

A freight car can move at the rate
of sixty miles an hour. but It il equal
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

The height of virtue L. to serve
mankind-Graingex
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-03

y TEW YORK.-Near the summit
MI of sloping street at Ossining
is a house whose bow window
| looks almost directly down
---I - H. HAL Ill Lie nIr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02
REGARDED AS MENACE.
Citizens Object to Placing Hospital
in Their Community.

Opposition to the plan of locating the
proposed municipal hospital on the
grounds of the Tuberculosis Hospital. be-
tween Georgia avenue and 18th street
northwest. is expressed in resolutions
adopted by the Piney Branch Citizens
Association and forwarded by that body
TO the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia. The association also advo-
Gates the sale Of the tuberculosis Hospital
site and the removal of this institution
TO the Occoquan, Va. site owned by the
District government
IL is understood that other citizens as
sociations, including the Park View Asso-
citation. are considering the adoption of
similar resolutions on the ground that
the tuberculosis Hospital is a menace to
the health OF the community surrounding
it, and that to locate a municipal hos
pital on the same grounds would only add
to the menace
The District Commissioners, il is under
stood, will cite that the expense of con-
veying patients TO hospitals located at
Occoquan would be too heavy to Justify
Institutions of this character being locat ed
there. In addition, the District heads. it
is asserted. will take the positions that
the maintenance of the Tuberculosis Hos
pital on it's present site does not consti-
tute q menace to the health of citizens re-
siding in that section of the District
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02
BIG STREET PARADE
TO Be THE FEATURE
Various Committees of Auto
Carnival Hard at
Work.

The various committees of the automo-
ruary 10 to IL have been hard at work
during the past week, and within another
week will have everything completed for
the big event The monster parade will
take place Monday afternoon, and will
have feature two bands. Several hun
dred motorists are expected to fall in line
and assist in making the affair sue
cess
The long lane of machines will be di
vided into divisions of the various makes
of cars. Private owners who wish to
take part have been invited to confer with
their respective agents relative to securing
positions in line.
The following dealers are announced
as members of the carnival association
and Will have their cars on display at
their saleSrOOmS during the carnival
week: David S. Hendrick, Abbott Detroit
and Franklin: Buick Motor Company,
Buick: the Cook & Stoddard Company
Cadillac and Baker Electric; Zell Motor
Company. Chalmers; Dupont Garage
Company Hudson, Columbia and Hump
Yeats: Miller Brothers Auto and Supply
House. Ford: Overland Washington Motor
Company, Overland. Garford and Pope
Hartford: II. B. Leary. jr. Maxwell,
Rambler and Mitchell: NJ +. Pollock.
Oldsmobie: the Luttrell Company, Pack
ard and Waverly Electrics: WARRINGTON
Motor Car Company. Palmer-Singer
Foss- Hughes Company, Pierce-Arrow.
dard-Dayton; Commercial Auto and Sup
ply Company. Studebaker and Flanders
Electric: William +. Barnhart & Co
Warren and Standard Electrique.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-02
TUG THISTLE TO BE RENAMED.
New Owner. Capt. Phillips. to Call
Vessel the Cynthia.

Capt. Vivian Phillips. who recently pur-
chased the lighthouse service tug Thistle
from the government authorities, will re-
name the boat Cynthia. the same name
she had when first built for the p
DouGherty Company. and used in bay
towing.
y contract for rebuilding the vessel has
been placed with d Baltimore shipyard
and within the next few days the work
VIII be started In addition TO hull and
house work the tug is TO be fitted with
new boiler and sruokestack and it
probably viii be late in the spring before.
she VIII be ready 10 resume work The
cynthia Will be used for general towing
WOrk on Chesapeake bay and its trib-
Utaries, and ii IS probable she will come
10 this city with lows
The tug was built at Baltimore in 1890
and soon after being built was pur-
chased by the lighthouse authorities She
is sixty feet long and while a small
craft, was used by the lighthouse. people
for service on Chesapeake bay