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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
DUCKS FIND A SANCTUARY
Feathered Prey Fly From Hunters "a
Protected Flats and
Shadows.

Portland. Me.-Three years ago the
Maine legislature passed q law pro-
hibiting the shooting of game birds
on the fats and shallow waters of the
Back bay in Portland harbor. OF
course the birds were not notified Of
this action. and yet II has become so
well known among them that this year
acres and acres of the fats are COW
cred with wild ducks. q sight unique
even in q state where game IL COM
mon.
One may IRE upon them In lower
Casco bay. and . few days hunting
up to within q year or two would
serve to scatter them to remain for
the season, But now they turn and
make directly for the Back bay.
which has become the rendezvous not
only for ducks but for thousands Of
sheldrake. teal. wild geese and other
sea fowl.
This offers an interesting theme for
contemplation, and in this age OF
friendly consideration for the wild
things Of air and forest 1t almost sug-
gests an understanding Of the protec
ton that man IL Offering to the hum
bier creatures Of the world.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

One Member. Boy, Tips the Beam q
go Pounds and 10 elk Feet Four
Inches In Height.

Sabillasville. Md.-There 10 . ton
and . half Of the Wills family, living
In the country near this village. split
into IL active portions. OF these. the
father and the oldest II Theodore
Colvin Wills. age sixty-four, who
weighs go pounds. and the youngest,
10 Mcdonald Wills. his son. who, n
though only seven years. old. weighs
100 pounds.
Many Of the sons, however, are very
much heavier. Bruce willis, fifteen
years old. weighs $50 pounds and
stands six feet four inches in biz
stocking feet. There are eight sons
and seven daughters who are all
giants.
Neighbors point with pride to the
fact that there Ii not an ounce OF
superfuous flesh In the whole ton
and . half and that none Of its com
ponent parts has ever used tobacco or
intoxicants.
The father n carpenter and al
the sons except big-little Mcdonald
have taken up his trade.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
BEARS VERY FOND OF HONEY
eeshIvss In the Hood River, Valley
District Attract Animate From
the Mountains.

Hood River. Ore.-The residents Of
the county living In the lower valley
are surprised ct the numerous Wild
animals that are killed there. A
week never passes ct this time Of
the year that some rancher does not
get q bear.
These are the boldest Of al the big
game animals that have been driven
into the foothills by the orchardists.
Recently big bear was killed In the
Central Vale district.
Traps have been set for the ami
mails. but the hunters have caught
their own dogs. while bruin went free,
marauding on their honey.
Many Of the orchardists now have
bees, and the bears are attracted from
the hills to secure the sweets, for
which they win run almost any risk.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
SHANK IS "AGIN" EGG TRUST
Ex-Mayor Of indianapolis Still Fight
ing High Cost Of
Living.

Chicago. - Former Mayor Lew"
Shank of Indianapolis. Ind, is "agin"
the high cost of eggs. Mr.. Shank said
in Chicago the one theme of his life
is to help the housewives in their bat
tie for cheaper eggs. He declares that
in Kansas City. where he appeared on
the vaudeville platform In an appeal
against the high cost Of living he did
not touch an egg and also went before
the women's meetings and advocated
the egg boycott.
Il really had no intention Of run
ming for mayor" declared Mr.. Shank.
81 am an auctioneer by calling. And
incidentally called colonel was
playing pinochle with a group of my
friends at the outset Of q mayoralty
campaign when some one told me
ought to announce myself for ONCE.
thought the matter over and called up
the newspapers to tell them that had
decided to run. There was riot! No
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

Bringing Down the Hay In Winter.
isfaction with the 1913 summer, while
the Ticinese resorts. south Of the
Gothard Lugano. have had . so-callsd
autumn season. which began In July
and continued throughout August
The years autumn season In the
inaccurately named italian Lakes
district" Of Switzerland. although NOT
q record season. - was that Of last
year, has nevertheless filled the ho-
tells a. at one time they were not won't
to be filled in the months Of July and
August.
The Swiss summer Of 1913 has not
been 20 much . wet q an abnormal
ly cold summer. In my opinion. II
has been far pleasanter than that Of
either 1919 or 1910. when It rainsd
constantly In streams. From the hotel
keepers point Of view. however. II
has not been much. II 1t all. better
than these two years Of dissrsce.
This year. instead Of rain falling q
the lower attitudes. snow fell Ia he
higher parts,
The observatory on the Saints noun
tain (S,2l5 feet altitude) has never.
during the 80 years Of it, existence.
known 30 much snow in July - was
measured this year n the middle o.
the month"; depth Of eight test,
which even in the exceptionally cold
summer Of 1910 was not reached by'
about 20 inches. On July Il was
showing down to below 5000 feet, tie
Wengernalp and schneidegg being
entirely showed under. with . TEN.
perature Of three degrees below xsro.
This July. In fact. was the coolest
recorded since 1875 In Geneva.
warm and sheltered spot. and II was
also the coolest ever known in Zurich
since the establishment there Of ths
headquarters Of the Swiss Msteorolog-
ical once. To show how cold the
summer has been I may mention, fur.
ther. that the Aare, the river running
through the plans Of Berne. which n
often bank high and even overflow
ing when the SHOWS are melting. h1D
never 20 much ~ threatened TO over
dow this summer. and has often been
positively low. Again. the Purks
Pass, which 10 usually . garden Of
Alpine, flowers for three or four
months every summer. or even long
or. was 20 heavily showed under this
year that for nine days in July the
diligence could not run. and for three
consecutive days there was no com
munication between Gletsch and the
Grfmssl.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

Descendants OF the original settlers q
MADEIRA cling to the picturesque costume
which becomes them % we'll
sovereign. started to Madrid TO carry
the good news. But be was captured
on the coast Of Spain BY . Portuguese
navigator and carried to Lisbon. whore
the story Of the island was told to
Prince Henry
Immediately an expedition was fitted
out and the navigator was placed ct
its head. He landed 1t Madeira In 141o
and took the island in the name Of
Portugal After performing sacred
services at the graves Of the sweet
hearts he returned and later was ap-
pointed governor of the island and Id
vanced to the rank of nobility. Ma.
deira has been called The Pearl In the
Portuguese Crown" but a. Portugal
has no crown now. It probably being in
some Parision pawnshop. the name no
longer fts.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

tomobile has finally had its influence
on the horse. and there ID . distinct
falling on In production. II q sudden
emergency should arise 1t would be
impossible to supply the army up to
war strength with high grade mounts.
A more liberal appropriation by con-
gress would enable army quartermas-
tiers to purchase enough animals to
supply the military It peace strength.
The motor truck II also affecting
the supply Of draft animals. but that
has to do mostly with the mules. %
fAS - the army b concerned. How.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
GARDEN OF WORLD
Island of Madeira Place Of Won
der and Enchantment.
No Motor Cars 70 Worry One, No
Noisy Street Cara, No Gathering
Horses, But All 10 Quiet and
Peaceful In Beautiful Place.

New Yorktown In the Atlantic
ocean about week by steamer from
New York there II one of the real gar
den spots of the world. There are no
motor cars there with their accom-
panying cutout fiends, no noisy street
cars, no gathering horses-all II Quist
and restful. Flowers and fruit grow
In abundance and everywhere one sees
the beautiful tropical vegetation. There
are no extremes of heat and cold. the
temperature varying from So to Is de-
grees the year around. On the map this
place is labeled Madeira. but to the
visitors from the liners that call there
the little island IL q place of wonder
and enchantment.
There is an attractive little story In
connection with the discovery Of Ma
deira. Robert Machim, q nobleman
without means. and Anna d'Arfet. q
woman of noble birth. and also very
wealthy. were sweethearts. Annals
parents bitterly opposed the union. for
they had arranged . match between
Anna and a wealthy and handsome
young nobleman she detested.
Just before the wedding was to take
place the two sweethearts. assisted by
some friends. left Bristol. their home.
In a small vessel. intending to nee to
France. But instead of reaching the
French coast they were tossed about
by q violent storm and after II days
came In sight of q beautiful island.
The little vessel was beached near
where the village Of Machio now h.
and there Robert made his young bride
a. comfortable a. possible. Before
they could get all their belongings and
stores to the shore the ship was
wrenched from it, anchorage and driv-
en- away In the storm. leaving several
of the crew with the unfortunate
sweethearts.
In this most rare climate. surround
ed by vegetation Of all kinds, the little
company began what they believed
would be happy life. But slowly the
girls health failed. and at last she
died. Robert was Frustrated with grief
and in few days he also died, leaving
. request that q church should Be
founded in this place. The followers
constructed rude boat and put to sea.
being driven BY the wind to the Bar
barry coast. where they were taken
prisoner. They told Of the beautiful
island they had found, and . fellow
slave. Juan Morales, . skillful Span
ish seaman. being ransomed BY his
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
A SEASON IN THE HIGH ALPS
End Of Long and Abnorm.,,x e..
Summer In swltxerland
Mountains.

Berne. switserland.-In general n
may be said that the high mount.,r
resorts. with the exception Of -.
matt. where the weather ID much
more settled and much drier than !,
central Switzerland or the Engadins
have not had an altogether sstisf.c.
tory season. Places at attitudes Of
nom $500 to 1000 feet, such az In.
cerne and lnterlaken. for instance. A.
well as all the larger Swiss town.
have also not much cause to feel sat.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
JUMP FROM MOUNTAIN PEAK
Student, 10, and Girl, 10, End lIves
In Tragic Manner Near W
emma, Austria.

vienna.-The suicide Of two lovers
took place this week on the famous
Semmering mountain in tragic and TO
mantle circumstances.
Frederick Fleischer student. aged
nineteen. and Lily Reichmann. aged
sixteen. seeing that there was no
chance Of their being married. ascend
ed the Weinzettlewand, the highest
peak, at the foot of which runs the
well known railway.
They then embraced and flung them
selves down on to the railway track
and ware instantly killed -.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
PIGS OUT OF cITrs LIMITS
BY Shifting Pen Few Feet Owner
Put . Good One Over on the
Health Department.

Milwaukee.-A Fourteenth ward res
ident has been enjoying . laugh at
the expense Of the health depart
ment.
The resident was feeding three hogs
in his rear yard. getting them ready
for holiday pork and sausage. A
health inspector discovered them and
ordered them outside the city linn
its.
When the inspector returned to see
II the order shad been carried out he
found that the pen had merely been
moved a trifling distance to the rear
end Of the yard.
He was ready to have the man
arrested when the smiling citizen
showed him that the corporation line
runs through the middle of his lot.
The pig pen was outside the city
limits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
Mr.. BORLAND'S LATEST PET

Representative William p. Borland.
who not long ago gained fame BY
bringing q baby home under each arm
with which to surprise his wife and
augment his household. was seized
by another within on his recent trip to
Panama and brought home . monkey.
She was q beauty. az monkeys go.
and while Mr.. Borland does not know
the technical name Of the species. he
afYirms that she had a white face and
was just about the cunningest and rar
est thing In the monkey line he ever
saw. In fact. she was more beautiful
than good and seemed wholly lacking
In appreciation.
Instead Of grovelling at his feet in
gratitude for being transported from
the iungles Of Panama right into the
very arms Of a member of congress.
she grew morose over the matter. got
to be q regular mar hater. and found
her only solace when bedded on the
nice soft mum of Mrs. Borland. Mr..
Borland tried to win her heart, but
three bites now mar his beauty The
tional zoo at Washington. where sport
Roosevelt In the wilds of Africa an,
possums sent to President Taft and
things brought back by other member
banana
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
BODY KEPT A WEEK
Philadelphia Broker Feared Be-
ing Buried Alive.
Exaetsd Pledge From wife for HE
safsty-Dread With Him Had Be-
come IN obsessIon-Oylns Re-
quest Faithfully obeysd.

Philadelphia.-Fearful Of being bur.
led alive. fate his dreams had pic-
tured as having befallen brother. An
drew J. Turner Of 1882 Spruce street.
. widely known cotton broker, enacted
from his wife and daughter q promise
the fulflllment Of which deferred his
burial
Mr.. Turner died suddenly. Mindful
Of the solemn promise she had made to
him that his body would not be buried
until there was not the slightest
chance a spark Of life still remained.
Mrs. Turner refused to make arrange
ments for the funeral.
A week following his death serv-
ice was held at the home. with Mgr.
Kieran of st. Patrick's Catholic church.
Twentieth and Locust streets. ofnciat-
ing.
Daily visits of an undertaken to the
Turner home aroused the interest Of
neighbors in the fashionable Spruce
street section. There was much con-
lecture and finally one Of the neigh
bors telephoned to the bureau Of
health. An inspector was sent to the
home and the strange request Of Mr..
Turner became known.
It was explained that years ago .
younger brother Of Mr.. Turner died
suddenly Of heart disease. He was
buried after three days. On the night
following the funeral Mr.. Turner had ,
disquieting dream. He saw his brother
stirring in the CONN. gasping for
breath, tearing at the cover Of his liv-
ing tomb.
Often the dream REQUIRED to him In
all its horror. Fear of burial alive BE-
came almost an obsession and he made
his wife and daughter promise over
and over again that under no circum-
stances would his body be buried un-
til death was absolutely certain
Mr.. Turner suffered for some time
from kidney trouble. and his death was
attributed to that cause. Doctor Fair
les Of Twentieth and Walnut streets.
who had been his physician for years.
was summoned when Mr.. Turner was
found lifeless in bed. He said there
was no doubt about him being dead.
and AZ Mrs. Turner was away. the
body was embalmed.
The undertaken who embalmed him
said there was no possibility Of him
living In q trance. with the poisonous
fluid in his body. Yet Mrs. Turner
would not consent to burial after the
customary period. She had promised
her husband to keep his body and moth
ing could cause her to break It. she
said.
Mr.. Turner was forty-nine years old.
He was the son Of the late william J.
Turner, q cotton and wooden importer.
During the summer he went with his
wife. daughter and w. Haven. his
wife's father. to their cottage at New
port. Early In September he and Mr..
Halves returned to this city. leaving
Mrs. Turner and her daughter 1t New
port.
They opened mp the Spruce street
house and were living there alone
when Mr.. Turner was stricken. He
complained Of not feeling we'll and
went to his room. Several hours later
his father-in-law went to inquire how
he felt and found him dead in bed
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
ARMY MULE STILL NECESSITY
Motor Truck Cannot Yet supplant
Him, Says the Quarter
masters.

washington.-The mule always win
be necessity in the army despite i'm
provements In motor trucks. accord
ing to army quartermasters, who are
having their troubles In an effort to
md q su6icient number Of suitable
horses for the military establishment.
The ouartermastsrs say that the -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
BACK TO THE FARM

He swung his swivel chair around
from the fiat desk on which documents
Of all kinds were arranged in orderly
fashion and arose to greet the visitor
who entered this comfortable but
severely plain Office. Slightly below
medium height he was, hair whitened
somewhat by a lifetime of hard serv-
ice. cheeks rudy with health. blue
eyes sparkling with fire-a man of
sixty. clean cut full of energy-the
heart and handspring directing force
OF the New York Central system.
which means boss OF 10000 miles of
railways. Forty years and four has
William c. Brown been in railroad
work; five has he spent as president
OF the New York Central. And now
he has handed in his resignation to
to take effect January l.
Yes" he said in answer to a ques-
ton. Il remember very we'll when |
commenced work as a railroader. 1t
was In the latter part OF June. 1869,
and a mighty hot June day at that
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

lican NOMINEES for president II b.
lieve Senator Root would be the most
popular man the Republicans could
nominate in 1916" said Mr.. Carnegie.
II think the west ~ well - the east
IL coming to recognise his ability"
United States Senator Elihu Root
was elected chairman Of the board Of
trustees Of the Carnegie Institute Of
Washington. The board authorised
appropriations Of more than $3.50 900
to carry on the work Of the institution
during the year 1914.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

Vienna.-Tests are soon to -
made with rubber armor" for battle
ships. The theory Of using rubber
for this purpose was advanced hefe
at q recent scientific gathering b. q
Rudolph Ditmar of Gratz. Austria ~
demonstrated that when belt g
'resinous Caoutchodc or unyulcani9eo
rubber Is penetrated by bullet o.
. shell 1t Immediately heals up g
closes and let's little or no water -.
He believes that tie same ressIts
viii be obtained when a thick nd
Der belt 10 penetrated by a shot -
. big gun.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

Joplin. Mo.-Policeman Michael
Kincannon. who told the wife Of Q
prominent Joplin business man to
go homo IN get some clothes on"
when he found her On the strest wear.
ing . alt skirt was asked for H.
resignation By Chisf kysrs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
PANCH0 VILLA, SOLDIER OF LUCK

No man in any Of Mexico's countless
rebellions and revolts has gone
through more complete change Of
circumstance than has Pancho villa
In the last five months, and to few
men has there ever been given q more
kaleidoscope career in a life time
than this desperate diplomatist has
jammed into the last I'VE years Of his
existence.
Escaping from United States border
patrols and Mexican federal infantry
and cavalry last March, Villa took the
field with a single horse. which had
been borrowed" two sacks of -four
and nine men. Last month he ~
turned with upward of 10000 follow.
ers. mostly well armed, quick moving
cavalrymen. SO large field pieces, so
rapid fire machine guns. a trxinload Of
ammunition. other trainloads Of sup.
plies for his troops and more than
$4,000, 900 in Mexican money.
Villas record of triumphs In the
last year is all the more wonderful
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

sixteen years old then blowing out northern Iowa
was big field bronng horses
swad
AT
glance
Young to o
"Td like mighty
Il did following Monday Mr.
to the arma
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
CRoY DUCHESS mot EQUAL OF HUSBAND

The 1914 edition of the Almanach de
Gotha. which has just appeared In
Berlin, categorically announces that
the marriage of Miss Nancy Leishman
and the duke Of Croy lis not a mar
riage of equal BIRTH"
It is understood In royal circles that
this phraseology. which 10 unusual in
the Almanach, Is printed at the insti-
cation Of the Prussian royal herald's
Office. and Is intended as notice to the
duke that his wife IL not entitled to
the privileges of the kaisers court or
the other royal courts Of Germany.
When the duke Of Croy and Miss
Nancy Leishman were married at
Geneva on October % there was q
strong presumption that the bride
would not be acknowledged as the
duchess of Croy in Germany. The
marriage took place without the con-
sent of the kaiser and with the disap-
prevail Of the family Of the duke.
Upon the announcement Of the en-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

Mans Ashes Scattered to Winds.
New York.-The ashes of, Charles
W. Presley. a wealthy contractor.
we're scattered to the winds from the
Brooklyn bridge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

ever. the mule always win be Q neces-
sity for service with troops In the
field. Army motor trucks win b use
full for supplying the column in the
rear.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23


mother Belgium
meeting also opposed the marriage
Of o
Miss Leishman could
nobility governed
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

Franklin. Pa.-William Hogan. an
inebriate. upon whom sentence was
suspended upon his promise to 60 to
dry" Kansas for i've years. preferred
prison and returned.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
seeke pcath-chanoee Her Min,

Seeks Death-chanees Her Mind.
New York.--Following a quarrel
with her husband who had criticised
her cooking, Mrs. Annie Olsen took bi.
cloride Of mercury. after which she
quickly changed her mind about dying
and rushed to doctor. She viii 70
cover.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

Paterson. N. J. - An iron hoop
thrown among electric wires by boys,
nearly cost three lives. did $1,000 dam
age. and cut on the electrical supply
In the city for ten minutes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

body believed ] had chance until my
real strength among my friends began
TO show and then 1t was a walkover.
II think that the women are taking
the right course about eggs. There Is
only one way to cut the price. Quit
using the article and see how quickly
the magnates begin to yell.
There Ia too much work and worry
IN politics and I'm through"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
BOOSTS ROOT FOR PRESIDENT
Carnegie Favors N. Y. senator for
Republican Nomlna-
} tlon,

Washington.-Andrsw Carnegie has
launched . boom for Senator Elihu
Root Of New York - the next Repub.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23

and
and the
nder
bond that enods mine cowboy ranche
&a,O0O000 4
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-01-23
Finger Crushed bv Door.

ringer VTusneo py Door.
Chicago.-Alfred f. Bates made q
grab for his hat as it blew on. The
heavy church door which he had
opened blew shut Bates hand was
caught and one finger was crushed on