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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
AN INSOLENT DEMAND.

The ins0lence of the organs of the
sugar industry 10 this State ia only
= irpsssed by the blind folly which
y exhibit in alternating from
IN those people In the State who
lille friendly to sugar are not
.illing to be robbed by the pro'rr-
live System for the benefit Of the
sugar planters.
The Tunes. Democrat in its issue
OF April % states that the tw"
Senators to he elected by the Legis
tnre mast he "men who can be
!, counted on to protect the sng'r
ereet under all circumstances"
In other words they must h.
prepared to Ignore the rights and
interests of every other section
.of the State; to fas'en on evrrv
man In Louisiana every Infamous
tax which the protective system
can devise, in order to oil the
pockets Of one class of our p.pnla.
ton.
Snch extreme demands will drive
every sslf.respecting man in Lonlsi
siana into the opposition against
taxed angar.
The sugar men may secure by
this policy the election of two sugar
men, pure and simple, to the Sen
ate and may even defeat .he Wilson
bill, bat q day of reckoning will
come 10 sare a. truth Is truth and
right ia right and their selfish greed
will meet With its just punishment.
The sugar men little realize the
trend Of political events and
thought among the people If
thew imagine the defeat Of thu
Wilson BIZ means the death OF
tariB reform.
That great canse nav be de-
layed by their puny efforts bat II
has come to stay and they might
- we'll make up their minds to
It.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
Those Democratic Senators whs

Those Democratic Senators whO
call themselves "cOnservatives'
MR. beginning to heir from theI
people at home regarding the delay
m passing the tariff bill and the
manner in which II has been jng.
cied with. The Young Mems
Democratic Association. OF Canton,
Ohio. recently addressed n letter to
Senator BIice urging him to stand
nv his party and vote tor the Wilson
nil otherwise the Democratic party
would 60 to pieces Ia Ohio. The
letter appears to have brought
Senator Rrice to q retaliation OF
the daty he owes to the people. and
10 tia reply to 1t he says:
ssFeeliWg that the present busl.
ness depression mast 10 removed
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SUBSCRIPTION 50 PER ANNUM.
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rates these advertisements. Thirteen
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FOR each subsequent insertion is al
owed.
Centrikutions-The columns Of the
Gazette being devoted to Political Agri-
cultural Industrial and Social news, we
invite contributions on all such subjects
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ar advertising rates.
Fer Personal Articles. when admitted
all double advertising rates In adj
vance and full name of author ~, st be
signed.
Iocai notices 20 cents Per line.
New Orleans Agency Of GAzErTE-30
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will receive subscriptions and make
Rates for advertisers.
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Announcement.

To the Ladies Of Tensas Parish. We
are pleased to announce that we have
opened Millinery Department which
will be stocked with the choicest French
and American styles selected in person
from the leading establishments Of New
York and Baltimore. Our formal open
ing will occur March 18th, and we ex-
tend cordial Invitation to our friends
and patrons to attend We respectfully
solicit your patronage.
Very respectfully,
CHAMBERLAIN d PATTERSON,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27

lie value OF . dollar. To know
what q dollar costs and What a
dollar buys, is the stepping stone to
fortune. 1t is also desirable that
every body should know that a
half dollar will buy a bottle of
DICKS CHnLlFUGE.
Ii tastes like fresh orange syrup.
curtains no poison, guaranteed to
nrrak ch!lls. eradicate mslaria
.narle"s the appetite, makes ricr
blood and r-juvsnates the ferhi.
sold oy all dealers SIC BOTTLE
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
Democratic SenatOrs In Conference e.

Washington. April 23-TEr Con-
terence hogan last week ~ Drnso.
cratic Senators on the tara qnesti,"
was resumed III the room Of the
Senate Committee on appropriation
to-day, Senators C"ckreI!. jones -
Arkansas, German. Vest and HAr
ris being among thase present.
They decice', among other things.
to SUN mon absent Democratic Srna
tors so AZ to have them here by
Wednesday, when the bill is To
be taken MP by paragraphs. to
support the finance cOnnittee IN
any effort it may make to crowd
The bill towards its passage.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
MONEY TO LEND.

We have made arrangements with
the agent Of several mortgage compa-
MES in Memphis. Tenn, to lend none v
on first mortgages on approved real
estate, the loans to be exter ded for ten
years. and interest payable annually
Apply by mail or in person to
CLINToN & GARRETT,
oct0 st. SSseph, La.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27

Congressman w. l.. Wilson, the
inguished chairman Of the ways
aud means committee and author
OF the tarif bill IL now visiting the
Southern PORTION OF this State. Mr.
Wilson ID fast recovering his health
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
Notice.

PUBLIC NOTICE Ia hereby
given that the School board of this
Parish Will meet ut ST. Jose ph, OH
Monday, April 23,I, 1894.
+. u. WADE,
Secretary.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Tensas
7th District Court.

Succession Of samuel Payton Deceased.
PUBLIC NOTICE ia hereby given
that Thomas White has made applica-
ton to be appointed administrator OF
the succession Of Samuel Payton. de-
ceased. Now, 1erefore. unless written
opposition thereto be fled In the office
Of the Clerk Of the 7th District Court at
st. Joseph, La, within ten days from
the first publication hereof. he will be
duly appointed as prayed for.
Witness the Hon. r. F. Mont
gOmery, Judge Of said Court
l.. 8 and the seal thereof. this 18th
day Of April A. D.. 1894.
JOSEPH CURRY,
Clerk of said Court.
Apr. 2O-2t.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
lnhallng Mint In Consumption.

DarrassO. Director IF Military
Hospital in Genoa, reports n number
Of succrsstuI cases in the treatment
at pulmonary tuberculosis by InhaIs
tons of mint essence. The results
were good, not only In the early
stages, hut sven after large cavities
had formed and when the sputa
were loaded with bacilli. Fever,
when present. disappeared in y few
days, the cough aud pxpectoratIOn
we're notably diminished, the
night sweats ceased. aud the bodily
weight increased. The bacilli disap
peated entirely from the sIaium il
periods varying in the different
cases from two weeks to two
months. The physical signs IN the
lnngs also improved and he
came perfectly normal ~ several
instances, Ia which no drStrucr ion
of tissue had taken place. lust
bow muah -, the smrlinratinn shonld
be attributed Ia ;nr Irhalati,a
of mint il, however, nnr. tam. Tor
the patients were Subjected to y
:, strm ut lot,'sd trrdius .nI 10 the
InierbAi adm ,niStIaiiup at rteosofp.
Record.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27

F0I SALE On EA>Y TERMS.
We have land for sale on the DUN
BAR" place. WEST POINT" and
other plantations In Tensas parish. in
lots Of from Fifty acres to Five Hundred
acres. which we will sell at prices
ranging from ten to twenty dollars ;
one fifth cash and balance in l, 2, Sand
4 years
Apply to.
CLINTON & GARRETT, Attys.
StJoseph, La.
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Buckleu's Arnica Salye,

The hest salvp in the world tor
Cuts. Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt
Rheum. Fever Sores. letter, Chan
In.d Hands. Childhlains. Conn aud
all SKIN E,uptions, aud positi, ely
cures Piles. or no paw required. 1t
IA guaranteed TO give perfect
Satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 81 cents per box. Forsale nv
j. p. KERsPAw.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
ESTIMATES OF EXPENSES

-OP-
Parish OF Tensas for tho Ycar 1894.
Tive jury terms Dist. Court $4,000 90
Expenses jill 1870 90
Conveying prisoners to peni-
Tertiary. 400 90
Fees, Magistrates and Consta-
bles 1900 90
Pay Assessor 800 90
Tax-Collector's commissions $50 90
Sheriff for criminal expenses 1000 90
Salaries of officers l5O5 90
Bridges and repairs 1000 90
Wages Of ferrymen and re-
pairs to flats. 400 90
Paupers 300 Os
Dist. Att'y's conviction fees 800 90
Mileage and per diem Police
Jurors. 800 90
Repairs levees $500 90
Public printing ?50 70
Britton & Koontz judgment $500 90
Payment to Jos. Moore on
account of amounts due
him for money loaned for
levee purposes md pay
ments made by him to
Britton & Koontz and Leon
Roos 1000 90
WIN. NJ. DAVIDSON,
Parish Treasurer.
st. Joseph, March 8, 1894.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
State Of Louisiana. Parish Of Tensas,
Seventh District Court.

State Of Louisiana. Parish Of Tensas,
Seventh District Court.
Mrs. Tabor Morrow,
vs.. No. 1879.
W. d. Rollins, her husband.
This case coming up regularly for
trial after issued joined, nv reason of
the law, and the evidence being In favor
Of the plaintiff and against the defend
ant. 1t Is ordered adiudged and decreed
that Mrs. Tabor Morrow. wife Of will
liam D. Rollins. have and recover
judgment decreeing the separation of
property and the dissolution Of the com .
munity Of acquets and gains heretofore
existing between tho said plaintiff
and her said husband and
that the defendant pay all costs Of this
suit.
Done read and signed In open court,
this 9th day of March. A. D. 1894.
+. F. MONTGOMERY
Judge 9TH Judicial DistricH.
A tr Re copy Of original judgment now
on file and Of record In my Office.
ATTEST, March, 10. 1894:
JOSEPH CURRY
Clerk 7th Dist. Court, Tensas Parish.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
MOTTO.

l am applying to the Board al
Partlons for u pardon.
ELIJAH TRASK,
March IA, 1894.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
teoal advertisement.
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Tensas.
18th District Court.

Succession of j. D. 8. Newell, Jr.,
Deceased.
PUBLIC NOTICE il hereby given
that j. D. S. Newell has made appli-
cation to be appointed administrator Of
the succession of J. D. s. Newell. Jr.,
deceased. Now, therefore. unless wriG-
ten opposition thereto DC filed In the
office Of the Clerk Of the 7th District
Court, at st. Soseph, La. within ten
days from the first publication hereof,
he will be duly appointed as PRAYED
for,
Witness the Hon. F. F. n ont
gomery, Judge Of said Court
II. g.. and the seal thereof. this 18th
day Of April A. D.. 1894.
JOSEPH CURRY.
Clerk Of said Court.
Apr. 18th ct.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
For Sale.

Two thoroughbred S"urhdO VII
bucks, Of the purrsI Kentucky
strains.
ELI TULLIS,
4.l3.n. 81 Joseph, La.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27

A HANDMADE CYPRESS CISTERN
1000 Gallons. SIS. 1900 Gallons, $40.
1000 Gallons, $26. 5000 Gallons, S35.
A. RIGGS & Bro, No. GO Perdido St.
sep. 20 Tyr
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
JURY VENIRE .
APRIL TERM-1S94.

FIRST WEEK.
Ill Gross. Lin~0rd.
~. Kes'or. chet~ynde.
Robert Hall. Payne Tract.
Go. Townsend, Yeivrrton.
A. $. Lewis. Franklin.
7. A. Hyla1d, Alton.
Job Hutton. Cspe~eIl.
w. NJ. Davidson. st. Joseph.
Isaac Turner. St. Joseph.
]. u. Chairman. at. Joseph.
Major Knapper, Fosters.
n. Far,ar, Kenilworth.
G. A. G"odrich, sldershsde.
r. E. Brannin. harydale.
James Payne, Locusfiand.
Nathan w,",-. Chm, Grove.
Y q. Move Ne selI,on,
J. :. Newell. Jr. 81. J's-ph.
Frmk Easily, FroQmore.
orurv Edwards. Dnckpond.
Fred t."vsuyhr wavertrre.
RI "A- -. ! '.eph.
> - t,.r..- T-cuh.
-. 'tion.t e. es- Gr"ve.
y Wa-"ls p rkIsrd.
.1r.. q. v rhol-. Hopsks.
-. lev. 81. Joseph
30. wa'-0n. ~. Pete.
' Md isbr"'ks. L'Argent
~ 's'l,r Canton.
S~s Pendelton. Newellton.
New. Winter Qusr,ers.
+ y. Nrwei N-wsll'. Ridge.
'h- a''-s Ir. Che'wynd-.
r. R.l ins, Waterproof.
wn. Sir'rt. Pleasant View.
BRO sn Burks. Froemme.
r Myers. E,prrr-eu.
ha camm.rk. Ron, woud.
'"sh" nt-, Hnse.
y Ril-,. Snmers"t.
andres Gririug. tlne"nta.
Harr''"" conway. Can RiIge
I"hn '.-wi. Somerset,
| iienry Barnes, w.vsrtr-e.
r"m W'lker.on, Ea.tIand.
100 Jafks"a, Dnckp,nd.
n. nj. - J~-ph.
il..m Srrn g. MuDrinyer.
| " y 1>aars Nrwpllton.
Src'Np WEEK
| W. X mrha ~ J,srpb
sandy hates. Oneonra
sam K~nnedy, M"nud BAyO.
JOE lark. One"nts
r. j. Walker. Clifton
1eu Clark. U.kdale
y. Il. Newell. New1lltnn
A-mstesd Mitchell. TulL,nia.
nieb Car er. Villa Clara
Alfred Jackson. S"m-rset
!" Mullins. ~. joseph
'. q. FIluE Helena
f.. k'mpe. vils Clara
Demos Evans, Locust wood
IKE sh-'. w".r Quarters
IN Ahrahm, Ward Ilmes.
j. d Lis. R.cklsnd
'fF''s"' Ash. Newel's Ridge
'achsrd Jpne-, Pee luo.
A. j. 'ea mont. 81. Joseph
Nlire' j hn''n. Cypress
\ y 4Brnr. Jr. ~. Jo..ph
Il 'risp1 : ine>. F's"hhn
r'H''- bet Blu hr's
r'cr fli'ke, Sunny side
Jed Guthrie. Monticello
co. Knspp~r. Bn.lin'.
;;urreIl Mingo, Tartan
Spencer Nash, Wild Wood
p. q. Tyler. Wild Wood.
true copy.
urr.-r) JOS CURRY.
Clerk 9Th District Court. Tensss Parish, la
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
COMPARATIvD STAGE OF RIVER.

sMay LIST the stage wax 55.3
IA rapid rise set in on the 18th.
MAY 9Th the stage was 40 It.
s*Nay I'd the reading was q It.
1.-THE highest stages. May 23d
"a IT.
1.-THE highest stages 4S.3. NAV
ODD.
While the river. ut II. Joseph.
has risen II feet since Sunday, the
22d--at which date the late drclin.
was arrested Asa resnit at y rpr~n
slight rise IN III. Missouri AT
Ohio rivers AMI more rrc-"'
slight rise ~ the Arkansas. tog-ih'r
with the heavy local rams at i"n-
day AMI Tuesday. the rise has snb
sided since 'Vphnps,ia. morning.
10 q inches in "a honrs. with H
good prospect, from the conditions
prevailing above AMI In the Ri
river. of Its rra~hing u pOint here
not to exceed 2 feet above IT,
present stage. within the next ten
DAYS
w are indebted % the kInd-
Ness Of Mr.. Rub,. Worr-lI for th..
Interesting river data published
abnve-Editor GAzETTE.l
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27

SGtxril,e tor the TENsAs Ga
zKrrE.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27

at approval has long been stamped
on our CLOTHING. 81. lish things
IN PRING CLOTHING. SPRING
UNDERWEAR. SPRING HATS
anh SPRING NECKWEAR ready
t'r 'nsim"iiou at careful dressers.
WAR Err & -EARLES co.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27
State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Tensas
7th District Court.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hrrrb, given
that DR.. James Moore has made appli-
cation to be appointed Dative Testa-
mentary Executor of Mrs. Emma Moore
deceased. Now, therefore, unless writ
ten opposition thereto be filed in the
Office of the Clerk of the 9Th District
Court. at st. Joseph, La, within ten
days from the first publication hereof,
he will be duly appointed as prayed
for.
Witness the Hon. F. F. Mont
gOmery: Judge Of said Court
l.. and the seal thereof, this 10th
day Of April. A. D.. 1894.
JOSEPH CURRY,
Clerk of said Court.
Apr. 90th-2t.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-04-27

MONEY To LEND.
The hard times are over with the
LOAN COMPANIES aud We are new
prepared to LEND MONEY on CO
TON PLANTATIONS.
Address.
CLINTON & GARRETT,
st joseph, La.
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-06-29
TO LIFE.
Few Of the Latest Discoveries of scienct
Yet utilIzed.

Few Of the Latest Discoveries of Science
Yet Utilized.
An interesting, and, to a certain
extent, instructive statement, his
~ appeared, showing what a reck.
less waste of life is going on among
us all the time. The number OF
deaths from causes ~preventable by
means now well known to science Is
shown to constitute almost the EN-
tire death list Of one of the leading
cities of the country, where, out OF
a death rate of 697, there were only
twenty-five deaths recorded from o d
age. Seventeen Of these deaths oc-
CURED from typhoid fever, a disease
which should never exist In a CIV
ilized county. In the French ard
German armies, where a modern sys-
tenn Of treatment prevails, only one
typhoid patient in fifty dies.
Pulmonary diseases carry Of 249
persons on this list; and yet it is as
serted that even in cases where chill
dren inherit a tendency to consumpi
tion there is no need for 1T to develop
II proper precautions are taken In
time regarding exercise, breathing
and habits. Stomach troubles CAIN,
LOS more victims, and are attribut,
able entirely to carelessness in eating
and drinking, a proper regulation OF
diet, az 1T Is claimed, being all that
would - necessary to prevent every
one of them. This reduces the deati
rate from a little over 10 to Q per
cent, and with the natural addition
to the length Of those lives reported
to have been lost through old ag,
would probably bring up the averages
sum Of human years to It's, or ever
higher.
The fact is that few of the latest
discoveries of science are yet utilized
to benefit humanity. People seldom
cali upon the doctors until their con!
dition has become chronic, and then,
to saw expenses they rarely undergo
thorough treatment. Then, again, we
go on eating and drinking what we
know is the last thing We should
think of putting into our stomachs,
in utter disregard Of the laws of diet.
We habituaily drink water that is
a certain a poison as s%trychnine u
alcohol; we live under sanitary con.
ditions which render health an i'm.
possibility; and, lastly, we load
lives with burdens which, while as;
sisting in no way to our bettermentI
sap the very roots of our existencd
and make life a melancholy pllgrim
age. Who shall rear a temple to tho
Goddess of Hygeia, and make Methu1
selahs as common as roses In June?-
Demorest's Magazine.
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-06-29

Sugar and preserves were fashion
able presents in Queen BesS' time.
Every one seemed to have had "a
sweet TOOTH in tho e times. The
Dean and Chapter Of sails ury hai-
ing a Ease to be tried before Justice
Hale, presented him with six sugar
loaves, for which tic Judge, who
was exceptionally scrupulous, in
sisted on paying. In Davenant's
poem, Madagascar" occurs the
touplet:
Then reconcile the rich for Gold.iringed gloves,
The poor for Gods sake. or for sugar loaves.
The Sergeants of the Housc OF
Commons in Lent, 1885, received
from Lord Howard a PRESENT OF SUI
gar. The Chamber Of Exeter In 1910
voted sugar loaves to two canons for
their morning lectures Sometimes
marmanale, orange, lemons, or even
potatoes took its place, and when
sugar became cheaper the custom
ceased. In 1881 all persons in Scot
land not being Dukes, Earles, etc,
possessed of at least e250 pounds In
yeorly rents, were prohibited the use
of CONNECTIONS, foreign drugs and
costly spices. -The Westminster Re-
view.
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-06-29

The largest filter plant in the
world is in New Orleans, and has a
guaranteed capacity of 20, 900, 900
gallons daily. The plant consists of
thirty horizontal sectional washing
filters, each eight feet in diameter by
thirty feet long. and filters the entire
water supply of the city. These fl
tiers consist Of a cylindrical steel
shell, built to withstand any desired
pressure. The water is introduced
along a conduit running the entire
length of the filter, just beneath the
crown. 1t filters through four feet
of coke and sand, and passes out by
cone valves. These valves are I'M
beddcd permanently in the cement
floor and flush with it. They are
filled with screened quartz gravel.
In this sectional washing filter the
%entere force of the reverse current
used in washing is directed against
|one-third of the bed only for about
five minutes; then it is shut off and
then central one-third of the bed is
secured in the s1me manner, and
finally the remaining one-third is
washed. BY this system of washing
the filter bed thorough attrition and
securing of particles is accomplished,
as the entire supply Of water and
pressure is directed against the one
third Of the bed that is being washed,
and no partitions are necessary to di-
vide the bed, as the current is forced
up nearly in a straight line. All of
the impurities are carried off by a
waste-pipe, and thus by the use and
lois OF a small amount of filtered
water-usually 3 per cent. of the en-
tire amount filtered is adequate
the washing is effected.
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-06-29
The Conductors Joke.

On board a Baltimore train pulling
into Parkersburg was a book agent
whose demeanor conveyed the i'm
preston that he was matter -of-fact
all way through. No foolishness, no
trifling with OF in the everyday af-
fairs of this busy old life.
"Mr. Conductor, what time do we
get into Parkersburg?"
"Ten-twenty," replied the Official
politely.
"Yes. Well, what time IAN 1 get
a train OF west?"
"Nine-twenty."
Tomorrow"
"To-night."
Conductor, don't take me for a
fool because my beard grows the
wrong way and my clo'es suggest the
whippoorwills and penuyroyals I'm
ser GUS"
$50 am l, good friend. You can
make it all right"
"W-a-ll, now, how2"
Just keep your seat"
"And leave town an hour before |
get into it,"
That's the idea, my good friend
~
"Look h'yer. You may be a good
conductor, an know all the stations.
aud spoilers, an how to knock down
40 per cent O. the receipts, but when
you claim to have a reversin' lever on
the sun, you're Of, decidedly off,"
but the time changes an hour at
the river"
''Then, at this rate, II l go on to
San Francisco, Ill get there some
time last week. 1 guess iii get off
and wait until l catch up with my
sell. Agents Herald.
The Penn's Grove record., 1894-06-29
THE INDIAN CANOE.
spite of Its Lightness and FrsGuity It Is
Adapted to Rough Water

spite of Its Lightness and FrsGlity 1t Is
Adapted to Rough Water
What a wonderful creation is the
indian canoel Light as foam, blown
like a feather by the slightest breeze,
responsive as a cork to the least rip
pie; yet this same fragile bark Is
adapted to the widest waters 1t
leaps in safety from crest to crest of
the cataract, or ~buoyantly surmounts
the pillows Of the stormy lake. 1t
was we'll for US recently that it was
so, for we were head .ng toward a
broad sheet of water that was thick
ly dotted with white caps. We were
soon far enough out 10 feel the full
force of the gale that stung our faces
with wind and spray. To go against
such a wind with a bark canoe would
be an utter impossibillty, but to run
with it was great fun. Our safety
depended upon the skill of the steers
man ia keeping her before the wind.
Certainly the day had commenced
au~spiciously; we were making quick
time The complacent lrishman was
taking to himself all the credit for
this gale as though it were a part Of
his business l was forbidden to
paddle, but with Capt. Mick's con.
sent | tied the tails of my rubber
coat 10 the handles Of two paddles
and inserted the blades in the arm.
holes, This extempore sail greatly
added to the speed OF our flying craft.
On we few, outstripping the spray
that leaped after US and fell short
This kind of sailing furnished sensa-
tions for which no analogy can be
found in the whole range of nayiga.
ticn. Instead Of plunging deeply and
laboring heavily as a wooden boat
would, our buoyant vessel scarcely
deigned to plunge at all, but seemed
to skim like a sea-gull on the very
foam itself. So we crossed Lake
Talon in a boat which a man could
carry, doing eight miles OF angry
waves without shipping a thimbleful
of water. "-Outing.