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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09
Woman Knocks a Pipe From Car Smokers Mouth

smoking a pipe. He pulled compla-
Gently until Mrs. de Kay began to
choke from the fumes. Then she ap-
pealed to the conductor.
He asked Leslie to stop smoking.
The carpenter preferred to continue
and told the conductor SO. Then, Mrs
de Kay adopted moral suasion with
the carpenter; whereupon he not only
proceeded to violate the city ordin-
ance against the emitting of thick
black smoke" but used language which
Mrs. de Kay considered improper
Without apparent chance for assist
ance from the conductor or others
she thereupon knocked the pipe from
Leslie's mouth.
In the hubbub that followed Police
man Dugan Of the Charles street sta
ton appeared and arrested Leslie and
took him to the police station. Mrs
de Kay was only too glad to follow
Leslie insisted that he had been as
saulted and wanted Lieutenant Lyon
to entertain such q charge against
Mrs. de Kay. The lieutenant heard
Mrs. de Kay's version OF the incident
and refused to enter any charge
against her.
Later. 1t was said, Leslie was found
to be suffering from asthma" and was
sent to St. Vincent's hospital: but
soon afterward he was locked up.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09

Quarreling with the neighbors and
cursing dreadfully.
Stealing a baseball glove from q
drug store; also balls and tops.
And he's been at headquarters four
times for stealing horses, Capt
Thomas F1ahive said. Horses and
wagons. He stole a>horse and wagon
when he was only years old, and
drove 1t away. He hasn't started sell
ing 'em yet Just drives around until
he gets tired and then gets out and
leaves 'em wherever they happen to
be-"
Speaking further, Captain Flahive
said "Old Man" Grant was the most
amazing liar he ever had met and he
had met quite few liars.
He has a wonderful imagination,
he said, land when IT comes to max
ing up explanations he's a wonder"
"Old Man" Grant lives with his
granny at Third and Campbell streets.
She is so years old. and "Old Man" Is
too many for her. 1t seems the au-
thorities tried to wish him on Mar
shall, Mo-, some time ago. They sent
him to relatives there. But "Old Man
pinned for an urban life. and when he
pinned. he just got on train and came
back here.
Now they don't know what to do.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09
GRAVES BATH BY TEACHER
Boy Never Was In Tub and Envles
Youth Who Gets Cleanliness
Prize.

Gary. Ind.-Paul Chuchu Graves a
hath.
Paul Chuchu is s years old, a pupil
Of the Froebel school. and somewhat
soiled. Also he IL envious-envious
Of that staggering Andy Hatrack, T.
year-old braggart, who boasts Of his
intimacy with bathtubs-"dad blame
Inland fiaunts q red necktie as a
proof that he IL the cleanest gentle
man In the grade. The grade Is the
FIRST and il presided over by Miss
Laura Knaggs. who recently present
cd the tie as a prize for cleanliness.
Paul Chuchu glowered all day long
at Andy Hatrack and his brilliant tie
He waited after school
Il want to be gave BATH" Paul de-
manded of Miss Knaggs when the 9TH
ers had fed from the room. Il amt
never had none yet. But don't you
tell Andy Hatrack that l wants you
to give me a whole bath. Wash me
up an downs. Cause II yer don't give
me a whole bath. rll-I'1l punch Andy
Hatrack on the bean. I will"
Miss Knaggs was convinced Of the
urgency of action. Her investigation
developed the fact that there never
had been a bathtub In the Chuchu
household. but one win be borrowed
and the bath given.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09

freight and passengers. ready far .
ten days trip down the river TO Bag
dad. Above the bridge, on the rocks
projecting from the water. and along
the banks, a hundred women are beat
ing the dirt from their clothes and
spreading them In the ancient fashion
on the shore to dry. Large troops OF
camels come struggling along and
wade knee deep into the water TO
drink. Farther along are the booths
Of the vendors of watermelons. which
are larger even than the prize pump
hin at an American agricultural fair.
The grapes and melons Of Assyria are
unsurpassed.
Beyond the bridge and gardens and
irrigating trenches, now fully mile
away. are the old walls Of Nineveh.
In ancient times the river used to
flow along at their base. but the
course of the Tigris is always chang
ing. Imagine a ridge OF dirt. with
steep sides like the roof Of house.
from thirty to forty feet high. 80 SHARP
along the top that there is scarcely
room for a narrow path. and you have
a picture of the walls of Nineveh. In
company with Doctor Stanley. an Eng
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09
TO ACQUIRE HEALTHY RACE
Learned Professor Strong for Return
Of Barefoot Days as Cor
rector Of Ills.

Prof ]. jefferson Richards. In re-
cent address, gave as his opinion for
the making Of a healthy race the re-
turn of barefoot days.
aDo away with shoes and all other
Kinds of coverings for the feet" says
Professor Richards. lin rain or shine,
winter or summer, no matter II the
streets are sheets Of ice or deep In
snov. or are fiery hot from the suns
burning rays. Wear nothing on your
feet except, perhaps. sandals. 1t was
never intended that well-developed
foot should be pinched, distorted, pun
Ished by being shut up in pieces OF
sewed leather, where the skin neces-
sarily must be chafed and bruised.
'In the olden days the people went
barefooted. or, at the most wore low
sncals that never shut the feet up.
ye do not find our hands calloused
nd distorted, and this is due to the
fact that We do not shut them up.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09
Desperate Criminal Record at Eight Years Of Age

" ANSAS CITY, MO. = They call
n him "Old Man" His age Is .
years. He has a desperate criminal
record.
In fact, he has been stealing horses
since he was 4 years old.
He is feet 6 inches tall and his
complete name is R. B. Grant When
he isn't called "Old Man" he is known
as r. B." He was arrested the 9TH
er morning near the city market by
a policeman almost twice as tall az
himself. for his fourth or fifth ven
ture in horse stealing.
With him was a partner in crime.
A small. brunette partner negro
boy. Roy Warren. years old. escaped
from st. Simon's Home.
William Mertz did the arresting and
he had to stoop, over to collar the
malefactors properly. He saw them
In an express wagon belonging to w
L. Howes. stolen at $3.50 the night be
fore.
After the youngsters had been held
up In front Of the desk so the desk
sergeant could book" them they were
taken over TO the Detention Home.
And there Doctor Matthias doesn't
know what to do with them. Particu
larry with "Old Man" Grant. St. 81
mons win take the dusky Roy bach
again.
But "Old Man"
Take a look at his juvenile court
record.
First charge. pouring coal oil on kit
tens.
Second. hitting q woman In the eye
with ball and malice aforethought
Third. fourth. fifth and several more
times. throwing stones through the
windows Of passenger trains.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09

Old crypts In Canterbury Cathedral.
he criticizes the Latin of Johnson, in
the latter's epitaph on Goldsmith In
Westminster abbey. he puts himself
for a moment almost out of the pale OF
scholarship. George Smith, in 1888,
published book-we must needs
style 1t a somewhat tiresome book-on
the architectural features and historic
associations Of the cathedral; but 1t
lacked both attractiveness of style
and proper pictorial illustrations.
The present volume seems to be a
scholarly and readable account both
of the historic events connected with
Canterbury and the architectural fea-
lures of the Gothic structure. which
was successfully the seat Of Lanfranc,
Anselm and Thomas. Of course, the
last-named is by far the most conspic-
upous figure in the history of Canter-
bury. In the middle ages the death OF
Thomas of Canterbury, his canoniza-
ton by the pope, and the erection OF
his shrine into a seat OF healing like
Lourdes Of the present day. we're mem
orable testimonies to his fame. There
is a stained-glass window in the Bod
leian library in which Henry II. is de
picted as receiving penance on his
bare shoulders from the scourges OF
monks. He is celebrated In the great
cathedral of Toledo, Spain-although
these writer's say that among the
myriads who are said to have knelt al
his shrine there is no record Of pill
grim from Spain" Many Of the
churches Of France contain memorials
to his honor, among which is Bayeu1
cathedral A pilgrimage to his shrine
was decreed by papal ordinance Al
equal in merit to pilgrimage to the
holy city jerusalem.
The broad outlook and excellen'
style of the authors Of this admirable
treatise, both of whom are on thu
foundation Of Christ church. may b
Judged from the following reference b
the trials Of his martyrdom:
IF Beckett, in his death, left an In
effaceable mark on the structure Of hi
cathedral, and on the history of hi
monastery. his city, and his ONCE. h
left likewise a mark far more momen
tous and significant on the life o
Christendom and the history Of hi
country. There is no more reason Il
doubt that Beckett caused a religion
revival than that Wesley and Whit
field did"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09

\ INDIANAPOLIS, IND-Hist. thoul
l Step not on that cyrtoceras nash
vilense.
Be careful there! You are about to
place your foot on that poteriocrinus
corypaeus, and do not step to the
right or your No. 10 will cover that
cyathocrinus benedict
There are all kinds of animals i'm
bedded in Indianapolis sidewalks, and
pedestrians step on them every day
without the interference Of the Indian
apolis Humane society. The Humane
society, perhaps does not know that
these animals are the targets for hum
dreds of thousands Of feet, and 1t real
" makes no difference, for they have
been dead these many years-1.OO0
years perhaps, or even 100000 or l.
900, 900 years, for no one knows and
few will dispute the statement
Again the Humane society Is ex-
FUSED for inactivity because these an
Imals are not present in living form,
but as fossils and they really form a
part of the flag stones on which the
pavements are constructed.
Flag stones OF Niagara limestone
were placed in front Of the building
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09

NEW YORK.-street car conductors
~ In New York who do'not know how
10 make q man quit smoking on the
platform Of their cars In violation Of
the rules OF the company should apply
TO Mrs. Sidney de Kay for instruction.
Mrs. de Kay lives at No. 30 West
Ninth street and Is the mother Of Eek
ford G. de Kay, who was military sec
Rotary to Governor Dix. The other
night she caused the arrest OF Robert
Leslie, who said he was a carpenter.
thirty-three years old. living at No.
$40 West Twenty-E Eighth street Mrs.
de Kay assured the police she would
be on hand to press the complaint
when Leslie was brought into police
court.
Coming south on q crowded Sixth
avenue car. both Mrs. de Kay and Les
lie were compelled to stand on the
rear platform. The carpenter was
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09
Desecrate the Graves Of Crtoceras NashviIense

occupied by the Fletcher Trust com
pany a score Of years ago and since
that time countless feet have passed
over the pavements. Countless eyes
have scanned the smooth stones per-
chance to catch a glimpse Of a lost.
strayed or stolen coin, but few per
sons have observed the fossils lying
imbedded in the rock.
What many have considered ridges
in the stone are said by scientists to
be fossils or prehistoric animals or
plants. One Of the common types
found in Niagara limestone Is the fos-
sill OF the cyanthocrimus benedict,
named in honor of A. C. Benedict OF
Indianapolis because he first discover
ed the species. Mr.. Benedict Is a
well-known collector Of Indiana fossils,
and the fossil which bears his name
is that of a sea lily.
Many specimens OF the cyrtoceras
nashvilense, the shell of devil fish
are to be seen plainly in the pave
ments of the downtown district. These
appear to be elongated, conical-shapeo
ridges in the stone, broken at frequent
intervals by depressions. DIR. A. c
Brayson, who, aside from his study
of medicine has devoted much time tC
other sciences, has found many fossils
imbedded in the paving stones
Much of the stone that has beer
used for paving the sidewalks has
been quarried near Flatrock, Ind, and
scientists, who recognize readily the
variety of fossils found in the rock
declare that they can not estimate thu
age Of the stones which daily form thu
pathways for thousands of feet
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09

ton had one Of her forepaws resting
against the front bars of the cage
and the woman could not resist reach
ing over the railing to tickle the
lioness' toes. She did not know how
quick a lioness could move and In
second Miss Fulton had snatched the
bag and pulled 1t through the bars.
One bite and the bag was In halves
Out rolled a set Of false teeth, a
powder pun. a bundle of hair pins. a
picket mirror, some false hair and q
lot of silk remnants.
George Sickert, one of the keepers,
was appealed to by the owner OF the
handbag and with an iron rake got
what was left of 1t and its contents
out of the cage.
Miss Fulton did her best to keep
the mirror. pun and hair pins, but
they finally were taken away from
her. Then she got angry. The wo-
man refused to give her name and
hurried away.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09

smaller, and perhaps Of greater inter
est. for It is occupied By Q mosque
and q village Of considerable isze- ia
name Ia Nebi Yunus. or the Propne
Jonah, for In the mosque Is the tom'
in which Jonah lice buried
I rode mp the steep. narrow streeu
of the village to the mosque. ana .
the amusement Of the natives ! AZ
mounted and entered the mosque ysso'
A crowd Of excited men quickly sur
rounded me. To q priest | explains.
that / had come TO see the grave 9
Jonah. and with motion Of the nane
| made II understood that he would !.
rewarded. Removing my shoes. J 70
lowed the priest through dsFk p.
sageway. There he pointed to v.'
and said that the tomb was JUST y
yond. wished TO enter the pfnyer
room from which the tomb hssA
might be seen. but the place was oog
sidered far too sacred for my prolsns
feet. However. the few Christians
who have been permitted to see p.
tomb may look only through sna1
window into a dark chamber IN ullen
a cloth-covered mound IL scarcely Oh
cernible.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09

almost struck me before / succeeded
in getting away from her reach. She
was more than i've feet long and
game to the tail. / think It was the
most vicious snake / ever met during
my travels in various mountain coun-
tries.
I'm looking around to see what ]
could find In the nature Of q weapon
to kill the vsnomous enemy nearly
stepped on q large bunch Of baby
snakes. The little prisoners were
huddled up close together. They
were about I'VE inches long, brown.
ish in color, fourteen IN all. and Ger.
tainly were true counterparts Of their
mother, who was only q few yards
away.
You can imagine my surprise in
looking down on this reptilian family.
/ was about to get q step closer when
the old snake made q peculiar noise.
l had no idea what 1t meant, but
was soon informed by the babies, for
they knew the call and made a dash
TOT lQo uOluCEs On0 ICCCltcu Iuou
with open mouth. swallowing her lit
tie darlings as fast as nature allowed
her to give them transportation. II
was comical to see those little reptiles
hurrying over the rough ground tc
obey mothers call when she gave
them the signal Of danger.
After storing her babies she look
ed twice her former size, and. expect
ing trouble. coiled herself for bat
tie. At this moment thought STRUCK
me that / would kill the reptile with
nay rife. although I had never heard
of anyone shooting snake. Draw
ing a fine bead on the body OF many
lives l penetrated her with foul
shells from my 1882 Winchester
rife"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09
FROG WEIGHS FORTY POUNDS
So Big II Knocks Down One Hunter
and Jumps Over Another's
Head.

Allentown. Pa-The residents of
Guthsville, seven miles from here
along the Jordan. are excited over a
monster bullfrog. said to weigh at
least forty pounds. Alexander Hart
cell, while frogging in the stream. was
knocked down into deep pool. when
the brute jumped against his chest
Peter Krause mustered up courage to
go after the animal with shotgun.
but the frog escaped him by jumping
over his head The rest of the terror
stricken natives are now after the
frog in squads.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09
LIONESS WOULD KEEP
PUFF AND HAIR PINS
Biz Cat In Central Zoo Snatched
Womans Handbag Through
the Bars.

New York-There is not q more
disgruntled honess in the world than
Miss Fulton, the 3year-old big cat In
Central Park. She thought she was
to have a chance to make herself the
best looking lioness that the city ever
owned, but the keepers could not see
It that way. AS a result Miss Fulton
threatened a hunger strike, but, un-
like the suffragettes, could not with
stand the smell Of food.
Miss Fulton was asleep In her cage
the other day when young women
entered the lion house. She carried
q large black handbag on>which were
the initials In gold IN. T." Miss Full
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09

hsh medical missionary Of Mo.n,
made their complete circuit on 49,
back. In shape the city was q so,,s
what irregular quadrangle with i.
longer sides running north ana so.,s
1t has long been supposed thai -
walls of Nineveh were OF mud hrI.l.
but these modern excavators ~,
shown that the foundations wers !,
massive blocks OF white lIma.,..-
Only the outer and inner courses ,s,-
Of well cut stones. while the stops.
between were in the rough. The heIsh,
Of the foundation wall varied. I'm, 4
places 1t was fully ten feet Ahov-
the foundations the walls were en-.
tinued with large sun-dried bricks To ,
great height.
Just what the ancient gates wer,
Ike. none can now say, for the exco.
vator has not yet uncovered them
Only at the gate in the northern wan
have the Arabs dug away the fallen
dirt. revealing a great marble slab
engraved Win the inquire OF q winged
bull The gateways of Nineveh. there
fore were faced with slabs Of sculp.
tured marble; probably they were
arched above and gorgeously deco.
rated When we leave the walls to 20
down into the city. We can hardly Be.
lieve that we are on the site Of an
ancient Assyrian capital There ere
hundreds Of acres Of barley growing
In its season.
The site OF Nineveh is almost per
fectly level Here and there are
shght elevations which might be taken
for natural hills. Few brick or Dot.
terry fragments appear on the surface
But adjoining the western wall are
two huge mounds concealing the pal
aces Of the greatest kings OF Assyria
The lower or southern mound il the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09
Qrom the Christian Heraid.)

From the Christian Heraid.)
- N HORSEBACK along the sum-
III NIT of the walls Of the old
city of Nineveh; that has
been my work today. It Is q
journey of but three hours or
OF eight miles, yet there are SO many
things of interest to see, so many old
ruins to examine, that a full day Is
scarcely long enough to make the COM
plete circuit as one should. The Book
of Jonah calls Nineveh great city OF
three days journey. Had Jonah stop
ped to admire the palaces along the
walls, or to study the strange sights
which must have met his eyes. he
might have found the three days too
short, writes Prof. q. ]. Banks. from
Mosul. Arabia.
In its day, Nineveh was the greatest
city in the world, and now its ruins
are as imposing as the city was great
Sixty-five years ago Layard discovered
the palaces Of it's kings and carried
their treasures away to England.
Since then visitors to the ruins have
been few. and only during the pres
emit wave of reform In Turkey have
the Arabs begun to use the ruins as
quarry. -
The ruins of Nineveh stand on the
left shore Of the Tigris about five
hundred miles from its mouth. Dr.
rectly opposite the ruins is Mosul. the
second largest city In Mesopotamia.
Many of its seventy thousand people
are Chaldeans, now Christians, the
defendants Of the people of ole
Nineveh.
Now a large new arched bridge
aided by a short bridge Of boats. con
meets Mosul with Nineveh. Let us
stand at its western end. Below 1t q
kelek. or goat-skin raft. laden with
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09

on. Ten blocks farther he noticed the
mule moving queerly and noticed a
red stain along the pavement He
investigated and found the animal had
been stabbed four times In the flank
and was bleeding profusely.
The police are inquiring for Slim
in order to learn more about his per.
suasive methods.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09
Thre. Cheers.

A town meeting had been called =
devise ways and means TO proyias ~
the poor Of the community. Ais,
many speeches had been made az
many resolutions offered and mus,
time wasted and nothing done. y
nevoIent German arose In the e. u.
part of the hall and said; ''.s
Chairman, / move. before we adl0ul-
we all shtand oop undt gif in''
cheers for de poor"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09

pinch and disfgure them. as We %
our feet.
"As a result Of wearing shoes, NOR.
than 80 per cent. Of our people DO no'
walk correctly. They throw out -
stomach, draw in the chest. and u'u'
It is that so many Of US have the ~
pearance Of being round-shouldered
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Long Life Ends.

Bristol, Tenn.-Mrs. Jane Trinkle Of
Virginia pioneer stock, died here the
other day in her 1920 year. She was
born June IL. 1S11. She was the
mother of fifteen children. all dead but
three, and is survived by As grand
children and IS great-grandchildren.
She attributed her long life 10 fishing
with hook and line and other outdoor
experiences
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In Some Other Town.

We'll. you chaps are entitled 10 Q
lot Of credit, anyway. for capturing se
desperate a criminal"
Credit, mister? That's good enough
as fur as It goes. but there's goin' tc
be trouble II l don't get my share Of
the cash!"-Chicago Tribune
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-05-09
Doc. Lead to Victims of Blizzard.

Seward, Alaska.-Guided by pack
dogs more than 100 miles, rescuers
recovered the bodies of c. c. Chittick
and John Kesler, who persisted in q
blizzard in the Happy river country,
ESQ miles from Seward
Three days after they had left 9
road house on the Iditarod trail. -four
dogs in harness belonging to the men
returned. Rescuers. led by the dogs
set out and were guided to huge
snow drift. under which lay the bod
les Of the blizzard victims.
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why He Quit Working.

Woman Clecturing tramp ~
should work. II only TO set 80 "a
example 10 others" Tramp ~, -
that once. mum. ar the poor isns l
wot took the example worked 80 HA'-
he died ar nervous prostration-
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Became Real Thlno.

White Plains. N Y.-By feigning
madness to escape conviction for muir
der. John Mcclure became a ravine
lunatic.