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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
PORCUP|NE SHOOTS
THE FIRST MATE
Only One Of Its Kind in Captivity
Has Fun With Ships
Crew.
MONKEYS THAT SING
Vessel Also Brought From south
America Snakes With Hind Legs,
Man MiIlIner and Good News for
the Women, and Other Things.

New York.-Rear Admiral Noah
and his CHARTERED oak ark had moth
ing on the Allemannia, which arrived
the other day from Carthagena, Co
lombia, bearing a yellow porcupine'
with black and white stripes, nrst
mate who eats his meals standing up
ten monkeys that sing, snakes with
hind legs, a man milliner and good
news for the women.
John Joseph Smith, who hunts
strange beasts for ZOOS, was response
BILE for the animals on the passenger
list. II was he who discovered the
striped porcupine, the only one IN
captivity, according to Mr.. Smith.
On the first day out from Cartha-
gena Mr. Pore disappeared. Frantic
search of the ship, including the cap
tain's cellarette, failed to disclose its
hiding place.
At the end of a hard watch First
Mate Lyons went to his cabin, donned
his pink mercerized pajamas and
crawled into his berth. He didn't
crawl out, however, but shot out with
a wild yell and six quilts protruding
from the injured portions of his an
atomy.
Following him came a striped
streak. Lyons ran out on deck, but
the streak kept on his trail, uttering
savage noises that sounded like those
of an angry sow protecting her
Young
Just as Lyons was preparing to
face his pursuer and fight for his life,
the cook darted out of the galley with
a large dishpan. He clamped the pan
down over the pore, and the life OF
Lyons, together with his future COM
fort, was saved.
Mr.. Smith was glad to find the
precious porcupine, and Mr.. Lyons
was glad to have him take charge OF
the animal.
The collector also brought In ten
so-called bowling monkeys" They
are OF a species that have never be-
fore thrived in captivity, but Mr..
Smith has found a way to keep them
alive.
Knowing that the food given their
kind in the ZOOS has been responsible
for most of the deaths, he sacrificed
one monkey to science. After investi-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Worth While In Reading.

Some one has suggested that a Ger.
tain time set apart each Sunday shall
be devoted to reading with purpose.
Not just book picked mp at random,
and another on quite different topic
when that il finished. At the end OF
winter little definite mental advance
is made from such a method. This
winter take books relating. say, to
one country. or to painter and his
pictures, or to any definite subject
that attracts you. and read on that
subject for even one or two hours
each Sunday. In three months there
will be definite mental results.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Old London Landmark to Go.

Built by the French Huguenots seek
ing refuge from France at the time Of
the Edict of Nantes Of 1856, and hav-
ing passed from them to the Church of
England, and now in the hands Of the
Congregationalists, the quaint old
chapel Of Orange street, London, u
about to close it's doors and vanish.
Many notable preachers have occupied
It's pulpit, among others Toplady, who
wrote Rock Of Ages' during his min
istry. Rev. Samuel Luke was also
minister for some years. and 1t was
his wife who wrote Il think when
read that sweet story Of old" An orr
ginal copy of the hymn In the authors
handwriting is one Of the treasured
possessions of the church.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

ping of her shoulders, but she did not
notice. A crowd gathered around. One
little hand rested on her knee as she
steadied herself.
Little September Morn!" observed
laughing girl, who paused with sew
eral others to look at her.
Morning." replied Margaret, catch
ing the last word.
Just then daddy came in sight. His
eyes popped wide open as he caught
a flash Of ten pink toes diving to the
depths Of a great green blanket.
There was a hasty explanation in
excited baby talk. Mrs. Newman was
standing at the telephone on the verge
of collapse from anxiety when 1t rang
and her husband called.
Get her into some clothes the first
thing you do and then bring her right
home" were the mothers orders. All
the way Margaret was dubious, but
there we're no spankings and only hugs
and kisses when she was on her moth
er's knee again.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
BoWLED OVER BY A WOMAN
Then "klng Of Tramps" Turns Pro.
MISUNDERSTANDING Men
Could Not Do.

Corey, PA No. 1" commonly
called the king OF tramps" and who
has travelled all over the United
States and over half million miles as
q guest of American railroads is now
an ardent pro-suffragist. Mrs. A.
Bush who lives In Erie was out driv.
ing her motor car with three other
women and bowled the famous tramp
over as he was crossing the street the
other day. In all his half million
miles, the hobo had never been so
much as scratched and he has travelled
in, under and atop every sort of rail-
way conveyance. A badly bruised
tramp picked himself up and an
nounced that his hat was OF to the
ladies' for they had done what a reg
iment of railroad men could not do.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

sledge In which a man sits. Next
comes another reindeer, followed by
sledge filed with letters and pack
ages. Single reindeer and sledges fol-
low alternately, the rear being brought
up by a reindeer
Danger OF the Caucasus.
In the wild mountains OF the eau
casus the postman holds a post Of
some danger, for he must be protect
ed not only against savage brigands.
but also against the inclemency of the
skies. There are few practicable
routes across the precipitous ranges.
and Mount Elbru1, the loftiest peak.
is over $4,000 feet high. Nowhere In
the world are these 30 many people.
nations, languages and religions. and
you win scarcely find 80 many dare
devil ruffians elsewhere.
In marshy parts of Asiatic Russia
we may find the buffalo post Great
shaggy beasts draw the antediluvian
looking two-wheel wagon. while men
almost a. shaggy, in long. rough white
garments and astrakhan caps, act AZ
postmen. The carts sometimes carry
a passenger as well, but 1t need hard
" be said that progress by this mail
coach is neither rapid nor agreeable.
Buffaloes are far more powerful than
oxen, and are especially useful In the
swamps Of Siberia They can tread
with ease where most animals would
fear to venture. for their broad splay
feet seem made on purpose to wade
through mud and morass.
In Kamchatka and on Lake Balkal
the post bags are carried in sledges
drawn by a whole army Of dogs. intel
ligent creatures of the same race. as
those which dragged Peary to the
pole. One Of them acts as leader and
goes on ahead embarrassed and quite
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

RN RUSSIA the postoffice is a very
busy place. Not only do the en-
ployes distribute the letters, but
they also make note Of the con-
tents If they look in the least bit
suspicious. One Of the ingenious meth
DDS In force is to slit the top of the
envelope. The letter is then abstract
ed, copied, and replaced. The envel.
ope is finally inserted in a machine.
which Yields the two split edges so
cleverly together again that 1t is prac-
ucally impossible to see that they
have been forced apart. Sometimes,
II Is said, In fits of Observation-Disclosures
letters are put back in the wrong en-
velopes, which is apt occasionally to
cause a little confusion, Mrs. Herbert
swain writes In the Strand.
In Lapland among the Samoyedes,
who inhabit the tudras Of the north.
we find the mails travelling in sledges
drawn by a picturesque turnout of
four reindeer The tudras are swamps
on which strange snow white moss
and lichen flourish. In summer the
district is an inaccessible morass. COW
cred with wild fowl and its own won
derful flora, but in winter 1t is frozen
hard. and can easily be crossed. In
deed, such is the severity of the eli
mate in these parts that the soil only
one or two feet below the surface il
frozen all the year around.
The reindeer will flourish where no
other beast can. A horse must have
a certain amount of his accustomed
fodder even in arctic regions, but a
reindeer does not even need the dried
fish that a dog will put up with. He
is the most accommodating beast,
and viii seek his own provender, Itch
en- OF seaweed, shoveling the snow on
one side with his great fat horns and
scraping the moss from the frozen sur
face.
The Harvesting of the reindeer mail
sledge Is quite unique. First goes a
reindeer. then comes q boat shaped
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

hard worked person often has 70 carr
100 pounds at q trot for many 11II
and nights. He must not only b g
smart and strong that he alone y
capable. OF tackling half dozen ~
dts, but he must, moreover, be rear
to face q ghost II necessary. In 20
mosa the natives are 20 superslitio11
that II they see or hear the smails'i
sign of anything uncanny they VI
hot only run away from II as fast =
they can, but they win throw dcsz
anything that hampers their digit ,
che least degree. In order to Be mon
hardy and enduring the Horss q 2
Thousand Miles never eats 90
fseal, but when he is hungry be ~
"eat himself seven-tenths full ~
ether way OF training for ntness =
learn to run with bags OF sand nf~
To his ankles.
Next come the swimming Dos;u14
Of India and the skiing postman 2
the Andes. The former frequens 3
district where rivers abound saa
bridges are few. so that 70 avoid -
tensive detours he must be res1y =
any moment to take to the water 3,
is equipped as swimmer and wear
as Uniform only a sketchy bafbin9
costume, a turban and life belt
The Argentine government -
ports Norwegians to carry the posN
in winter across the Andes on sz't
This is probably the most pirilo1.
task known to the postal service 2
the world The men travel at heisnp
from 5000 to $4,000 feet above -
plain. They never know what q y
meath their feet They may be stare
ing on tabIeland or they may Be eros,
ing q canyon nlled with thousanda 9
feet Of snow. II they loiter they ~
sink and nothing can save them
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

county Jail for a picture. He stared
wildly at the cameras and then broke
away from Donahue and dashed to-
ward the hillside. He was captured
after a short sprint, but protested vio-
lently by signs alone against being
returned to his cell.
Soon after his attempt at escape he
made signs indicating that he wished
to sit down on the court house lawn.
He was allowed to do SO. when he i'm
mediately began tearing up grass and
dandelions by the roots and eating
them. He was allowed to do this, but
when he attempted to swallow several
small pebbles he was restrained.
DR.. Juser. county physician, and DR..
Stone made close examination of the
prisoner and they agreed that he was
sane, but neither could account for his
evident lapse Of memory and his rev.
ersion to mankind's primal instincts.
In the hermit's hut. south of Camp
Taylor, officers even found stock
certificate Of an old mining company
issued on March IA, 1863, to IF.
Hirth." They also found wallet con-
tanning a card on which was written
the name Anthony Benko."
No steps toward disposing OF The
Unknown" have been taken as yet, or
will they be until after further inquiry
has been made into his strange case
Former United States District At
torney John L. McNab, as attorney for
the estate on which the hermit made
his home, fled the complaint on which
the wild man" was taken into Gus
tody.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

alone, to encourage and point an, 4.
way to his companions. He a -
just as good as a position. for ~ !,
quires little guiding beyond beinr -.
right or left, fast or slow.
This mail service Of dogs "a,
100 miles in "a hours, and, morpo,..
take two travellers with luggage
team will often do so miles day 49,.
day without fatigue. They ara ~.
fed once In "a hours, usually at nlea'
when the journey is over. A 49,
deal of fighting goes on amonr n.
dogs. and when an Eskimo dog IA IA,
oughly annoyed no tiger can eutsl lin.
in the ferocity Of his expression. a.
does not bark, but he gives Ionr ~
hideous howl. the real wolf CITY.
Another strangely picturesque po..
travels across Asiatic Turkey fron
Aleppo to Karaman. The country 4
mountainous and romantic, and Il.
little, gayly caparisoned group a
horsemen is even more romantic It'll
This is the Tartar post Three d.
mounted horses, laden with pacharm
and letters, I'LL the middle Of the "a.
ture. Behind them gallop the posI.
men. whip in hand, as II their i've
depended on their speed. No douk.
they often do. for that wild couniy
teens with brigands and warYim
tribes. At the head and tan Of u
procession ride zaptiehs, or Tuk..k
policemen. to guard the mall.
There is something impressive ant
mysterious about a procession Of can
els and in the dreary desert Of q,
Tarantas slow. stately processes
makes its deliberate way at appoint.
ed times, carrying the post across he
sandy wastes. All camels have ncl
however. the distinguished appearsnc,
Of the feet dromedary.
Postal Service In Formosa
Then there is the postman Of lhs
Isle of Formosa. called CHEN u "A
or the Horse Of Thousand Miles. Thh
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

graphophone and basket of rec
ords.
When the theater manager opened
his place Of entertainment he gasp
ed In amazement and then rub
bed his eyes. Ordinary atmosphere
filled the space formerly occupied by
the picture machine. Rolls of film
that had been specially advertised
were not to be found. The phono-
graph that diverted audiences In the
intervals between shows was gone.
A hearty pinch, delivered where 1t
did the most service, convinced the
astonished manager that he was not
asleep.
Then he went for the police. Pro
baton officers fixed the guilt on the
two boys.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Looks After Chickens.

winsted. Conn.-Swipes, a cat owned
by George M. Bradford Of Meadaw
street, has developed a fondness for
the chickens Of Abel r. Woodward,
who lives next door to the Bradford
house, and each night when the chick
ems fly into low trees to roost, swipes
win climb to the limb on which they
are huddled together. "shoo" them to
the ground and then chase them into
the henhouse where they belo,g.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
WILD MAN ATE GRASS
FROM THE JAIL LAWN
Had to Be Restrained From
Swallowing PebbIes-Has
Uttered No Word.

San Rafael, Cal.-Deputy Sheriff
Jack Donahue has a wild man" In Gus
tody. He was captured near Camp
Taylor. Not word has the prisoner
spoken; not a question has he an
swered with the exception Of one, and
that was when asked to write his
name he scrubbed the words Ami
Bey" on a bit of paper. 1t is thought
these words may be a corruption of
the name Anthony Benko," found on
a card when the mans cabin was
searched.
The Unknown's" first attempt at es-
cape was made when newspaper
photographers posed him outside the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Proof Of Turtle. Longevity.

Frank Benter, a son Of Peter Bente''
strolling along a run near bis homs =
Monongahela, Pa. picked up live Fur
tie with the following inscriDuN
carved on its shell: Henry Ballannns
Benter, June .. 1904" When youns
Benter showed the turtle to bis fainef'
PRESLEY Benter. the latter remcF
bered that the turtle had been seen o
the farm three times since bis pnt
great-great-grandfather carved ~
name on it's back los years ago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Duty.

One sound always comes to the ear
that is open; it is the steady drum
beat of Duty. No music in It, per-
haps-only dry rub-a-dub. All, but
that steady beat marks the time of the
whole orchestra Of earth and heaven!
It says to you: do your work-do
the duty nearest you!" Keep step to
that drum-beat, and the dullest march
is taking you home.-George 8. Mer-
EiaY
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

NEW YORK.-"Bill the Beak," the
~ giant macaw in the Central park
bird zoo, expelled a terrific shrek.
A woman had hold of Bills tail The
woman tugged and pulled at the long
feather which makes Bill the envy
of all the other male birds in the zoo.
And the more the woman pulled on
Bills tail the more the big bird
shrieked his mingled rage and pain.
Finally Bill got the woman's offend
ing fingers between his beak and nip
ped her saVagely.
The head birdkeeper and proven
der provider fortunately ran up at that
moment. He found a woman who
said that she was Matilda Garrison,
formerly OF Salem, Mass, tenderly
nursing a nippeed finger. with tears in
her eyes. "Bin the Beak" was smooth
ing out his ruffied tail feathers and
croaking discordantly.
What do you mean by trying to
jerk that parrots tail out?" demanded
the head birdkeeper
Miss Garrison shifted.
81 am one OF the Salem left-overs,"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21

Sometimes It Ia almost impossible
10 clear q neighborhood Of wolves,
owing to the chivalrous instincts OF
the hounds about attacking ''the f.
male OF the species" Hounds have
been known TO abandon q chase after
q sheep-kiiiing wolf because It hap
pened to be female animal. For this
reason at East one female hound Ia
usually takes. to insure the catching
Of the quarry,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
No Bargain.

1T strikes me that young Terviliisa
IL rather a shiftless lot. What AIN p
life has he
Il think he rather hopes 70 msr1y
rich wife," i.
Its q vain hope. Any Woman ",
money, whether young or old, y
starts out to buy a husband can sS..s
shop around and do better than d
Judge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
Hard Customer.

Why the noiseT
The barber is shaving himself"
But why the argument?"
HE Is trying to persuade himself
20 have a shampoo. kansas City
journal
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
History Of the salad.

NeDucnadnezzar ate grass.
Well" replied Mr.. Growcher, Il
come pretty near doing the same
thing, only my wife puts a little
mayonnaise dressing on it."-Wash-
ington Star
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-11-21
DAILY Thouoht.

The most sensible one viii give NJ
-erman Proyerh
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SERVICE
PRUSSIA

Pm RUSSIA the postoffice is a very
busy place. Not only do the en-
ployes distribute the letters, but
they also make note of the con-
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-02-06
TO RID ANIMALS OF PESTS
Water In Which Potatoes Have Beer
Boiled Is About the Best Thing
That Can Be Used.

There is simple remedy for de
stroying insects that are sometimes
found on household pets, dogs. cats.
birds etc, that is not generally known.
but which Is said to be absolutely
sure In its results. II Ia simply to
wash the animals with the water In
which potatoes have been boiled.
When preparing the vegetable for din
ner, put plenty Of water in the ves-
sci In which they are boiled then,
when the potatoes are thoroughly
cooked, pour this water off into .
bucket or pan. When 1t is almost cold.
apply 1t TO the skin Of the animal with
a sponge or CLOTH taking care that II
soaks we'll into the skin II the ami
NAL has long hair or thick fur; then
with soft scrubbing brush "a nail
brush will do, scrub the skin, sep
arating the hair as you work.
Do not rinse this of with clear wa
ter, Let 1t dry thoroughly first, then
wash the animal with clear water
and a good strong soap. The first ap-
plication is generally effectual, but II
the case is a stubborn one. 1t had bet
ter be repeated few times in order
to destroy the eggs.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-02-06
BROKE OUT IN HEAT RASH

823 Georgia Ave-, East Nashville,
Tenn.-"My baby was about two
months old when he began to break
out In small red pimples like heat
rash, afterward turning into testers.
They gradually spread until his little
head, face, groins and chest his head
being most affected. became q mass
Of sores with great deal OF corrup-
ton. It became offensive and gradual
ly grew worse. kept white cap on
him to keep him from scratching, It
seemed to itch so badly. 1t made him
cross and his chest and groins would
otter bleed.
Nothing seemed to help It, and I
had almost come to the conclusion
that my baby's case was hopeless,
when hearing of the Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment, decided to try It.
l noticed at once that baby rested bet.
ter. ! continued 1t for few weeks and
my baby was entirely cured by the Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. They cured
whero all others failed" (Signed)
Mr.. E. o. Davis, Nov. 2S. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cutcura. Dept L. Boston.
Adv.
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1913-02-06
WQWz4LE0S
INT EDE@I@

A good deal of fine gossamer-liks
lace enters into these youthful eve
ming frocks. appearing in scant or
perfectly fat fiounces, in slightly re-
vealed petticoat, In little flchus. etc.
Silver lace plays an important role,
being far more popular for youthful
toilettes than gold lace. Where the
tunic Is OF some soft silk instead OF
chiffon or white It is quite likely to
fall over a lace fiounce petticoat OF
sheer material.
A delightful model OF pale green
chiffon was trimmed with sprays of
chiffon roses. The upper part OF the
bodice was made Of maline lace and
the joining line Of the lace and chif-
fon was hidden by line of pink
roses. The looped-up part Of the
panier skirt at the front was held In
place by trailing vine OF pink roses.
Often small silken roses, foliage and
trailing vines are made into buckles,
wreaths, rosettes and clasps of all
kinds. One frock OF pale blue silk
muslin showed the tunic caught up
at the right side by large round
circle of pink roses A cluster Of
pink roses also ornamented the girdle
at the left side.
Especially worthy OF mention was
frock worn recently by debutante
of this city. 1t was Of pink char
meuse and shadow lace. The bodice
was fashioned Of the lace and there
were two deep founces of the lace,
The decolletage was bordered by a
line of small roses.
Flowers are not confined to the
girls evening dress. They figure. Wv
idly or demurely, upon her visiting
costume. her furs and her hats. and
the importers show charming as.
sortment OF floral clusters or nose.
gays suitable for such purposes The
rich browns and yellows and orange
tones OF velvety wallflowers are stun.
ming. with certain dark furs or vel.
vets. Larkspur and old-fashioned
groups. effectively combined in q
nosegay, were tucked among the fuf-
finess OF white fox furs worn by q
smartly dressed girl at a recent tea.
A cluster Of small but glowing coral
or scarlet peoples, made of velvet and
, satin, is beautiful against fur back.
ground. Lovely large velvet roses OF
the American Beauty shade are
among the favorite flowers fancied by
Young girls MARY DEAN.