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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09
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as the seventeenth century, and Il is an inter
esting fact that the generation accorded the
heather deities IN the earliest centuries OF
Breton history was easily transferred 70 the
Holy Family and the Christian saints when
the new religion reached the country, In no
other part of Europe. n indeed in any other
part OF the world, has Christianity absorbed
so much OF earlier creeds. and Il requires no
particularly astute observes 20 appreciate that
many features Of Breton religious practice To-
day are relies OF prehistoric paganism
IS easy 20 understand how the suporsti
tious temperament Of the Bretons has been
developed by their isolated geographical posi-
ton and the impressive character Of the coun.
try, by their distinct language and by their
being brought constantly In contact With those
strange megafiehie remains which are here
more numerous thsn anywhere else.
A sympathetic foreigner has given an ad
msrabie estimate OF Brittany and the Breton
character that should always be borne IN
mind
CHOSE who would wish to see Brittany as
she really "a must not look at her wild and
barren plains. her bleak, dreary mountains
her dark and sombre forests, her stormy ana
rock-bound shores and her lonely, lovely val
leys with the hasty glance they cast on any
other passing landscape. with the hard prae-
teal eve and fastldlOus tastes OF modern uavs
eiers; they must think Of her as the land
that has been consecrated by the earliest feats
OF chiyalry. perhaps the only spot In the mod
ern world that has preserved IN her LEGENDS
untamished the eternal youth Of phantasy
Here. Il Is not only the spirit that happts the
last years bowers. bat the spirit Of ages past
that looks you IA the face.
aThe traveller must not regard the melan
choly Breton. alternately taclturn ana elo
quent. simply as an unlettered and morose
peasant, but as a being Graded In superFil
tion. endowed BY nature and education win a
vivid imaeination. with a deep. true, %poetical
sense. with strong and gloomy religious views.
70 whom the 'spirltiand' Is an eyer-present an
everything reality. and who idemaihes himself
for his hard LOT on eartk ~ a constant reter-
ence 20 the future joys Of heaven"
Brittany is a small country. rs extreme
lengsh from north 70 south Is only $50 niles
and is greatest width Is about the same the
area Is 1850 square miles, o. a little larger
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

ana the same room shared BY 3 inter OF pi6s
and perhaps several goats
amt the leading product Of the waters Of
brittany IL the sardine. This country has It's
own peculiar attractions for the artist the
archeoIogist. the linguist and other specialists,
and even ordinary tourists are oiteh impeheN
40 extend their travels thither: but the fen
ture which appeals most strongly TO the great
eat number of Americans affects not their
esthetic. artistic or scientific tastes, but their
gnetropomic. through the medium OF the
canned sardine. Other countries ana other
parts Of France produce aardinea' nut the
aardine par excellence comes from brittany
Brittany IS the center Of the sardlno hsh'
cry and has an OF the numerous establish
ments for the canning Of the nsh, In an aver
age season the Brittany sardlno nehermen
number $4,000 20 $4,000 and catch too.000.o0O
TO l50.006000 pounds OF sardines, Tor which
they receive st.500,00 10 100000. while the
shore industries dependent on the hsheFy give
employment 90 10000 other persona. mostly
women and girls. So important Is the sardine
that IN many communities In Brittany every
person Is directly or indirectly supported by
It, and the failure OF the hsh to come means
ruin. starvation and death 70 many people IN
the more isolated places.
sasdiues are round on the coasts Of Brit.
tany throughout the year. but occur In great
est abundance ia ummer and autumn, The
mail fish. In demand for canning purposes,
have been Matched from eggs laid IN the pre-
vlous summer az a considerable distance from
the land and 90 In schools at or near the sur
face. As many as 100000 have been taken at
one time in one net from one school, but the
usual size Of the schools Is not remarkably
large.
Like other hee-swimming oceanic fish, Of
which the mackerei. bluensh and herring are
conspicuous examples. the sardine varies IN
abundance from year 20 year and at times has
been exceedingly scarce on the French coasts.
Thus. from 1887 TO 1850, there was an alarm.
ing scarcity, but after this iouryear period
the fish returned IN as great numbers as ever,
Again. from 1902 10 1906. the sardina disap.
peared almost completely, only TO BE- followed
by a period OF great abundance. All sorts Of
theories have been advanced 20 account for
those periods Of scarcity, which appear 70 Be-
coming more frequently than formerly.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09
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than the entire state Of Maryland
Tho abundance OF stone everywhere
and the scarcity OF timber 10 many
places have determined the building
material for most OF the houses,
churches and other structures In
Brittany. when for any aso build
ing stone Is scarce or otherwise lack
Ing, the people have often had re-
course 10 the prehistoric monuments
for their homes and churches.
The churches AFFORD most fascinat-
ing material for the study Of the ar.
chitect and the antiquarian. Begin
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09
BABY HORRIBLY BURNED.
by Boiling o~rease-skln All Came or
One Side Of Face and Head
Thought Her Dlshaured for life.


~My baby was sitting beside the
fender and We we're preparing the
breakfast when the frying-pan full OF
boiling grease was upset and It went all
over one side OK her face and head.
Some one wiped the scald with q
towel, puiing he entire skin on. We
took her to a doctor. He tended her
a week and gave me some stun to put
on. But 1t all festered and / thought
the baby was disagured for life. /
used about three boxes Of Cuticura
Ointment and Il was wonderful how
IL healed. In about Ave weeks Il was
better and there wasn't a mark TO tell
where the scald had been. Her skin
is just like velvet. Mrs. Hare. 1.
Henry st.. South Shields, Durham,
England. March %. 1905"
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp. SOLE Props. BoaoA-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

been vividiy portrayed IN Balzac's stirring
novel The Chouans."
The Dritons. at FIRST friends and kindred
Of the Bretons. eventually became their hered.
itary enemies For centuries the British prt
yateers and naval vessels ravaged the coast.
blockaded the harbors. bombarded the towns.
landed fighting parties and the longcOntinued
and dcep-eeated animosity thus engcndered
stli abides IN this land. where changes IN
habits and customs and sentiment occur very
slowly.
The present population Of Brittany Is about
100000. The principal cities are Brest. the
great naval port Of France, beautifully located
on one Of the best hsrbors in an Europe;
Rennes. In the Interior, brought prominently
20 the worlds notice some years ago as the
scene Of Dreyfus' first trial; and Nantes. on
the Leire, the largest and one OF the most in
t~eresting places in all Brittany. Is chief AZ.
traction Is its hoary age and romantic history.
Il Is mentioned by Caesar. Pliny and other
writer's Of their time and was a city Of note
long before Caesar divided an Gaul into three
parts. Ia the middle ages Il was one Of the
most valuable possessions Of the aemir0yal
dukes Of Brittany and when, IN 1899, Anne OF
Brittany here welded Louis XII. Il passed 70
the crown Of France. During the revolution
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

Howard was only ~ months older
than the baby. He had somehow
10 realize that Elwood. who
was creeping, was more likely 10 be-
in mischief when quiet One day he
called TO his mother with a great deal
Of anxiety in his little voice; Mann
ma, I hear Elwood keeping sull
The Delineator.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

ming with the eleventh century, they
present a most interesting record OF
the evolution aud progress Of eccle-
siastical architecture. Large castles
are rare and In practically every com
munity Il IS the church that Is the
most imposing structure.
The houses Of peasants and fisher
men are for the most part small, one
stored. with deep. matched roof. In a
few places / noticed the walls formed
entirely Of upright granite blocks
seven or eight feet high. Windows
toften without glas0 are small, few
IN number and not %infrequently alto
gether lacking in the poorest houses
The Doors are OF dirt, which Is
often converted into mud and re-
mains SO, and the interiors are usu-
auv chilly and cheeriess In many
families there Is a couimon bedroom
en- each house. with a bed in each
corner. and Il Is no uuuenal thing 90
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

Resinol Salve is my ideal and IA
yored remedy wherever a salye Is
needed. II is as good for horses, dogs.
etc, as for mankind. Truly a uni
versal healing Ointment.
W. p. schmitz. Vet, Hinsdale, 8Iaas.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

The man who has a laxative wife
may have "a whole lot to say. but he
seldom gets a chance 10 say IT,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

uF. pirner's pglietG Enail s~usnr-raatnf. rosy %
tale as candy fNa1fiatn ana iufAEpnala etotaaca.
liver and uuHciE. Do ms gupr
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

Cures Human Skin Troubles and IL
Equally Good for our Pets and
Domestic Animals.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

It's too much TO expect cross bred
dogs 10 be aminhle.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

Her string is soon worn q II a girl
has too many boaux
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

a guilty conscience is apt to be It's
own eEcuser.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

NRE YOUR CLOTHES FADEDP
Use Rcd Cross Ball Blue and make them
@hite cgatE Large 2 o. package, 8 cepts
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09
SPOILED.

Riggs-Waitor this steak Is too
toBgh 20 cut Take e back
Walter--SorTy sir, but ] cant;
you've bent Il.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

Bretons lived up to their rep
utation for conservatism and
remained loyal to the mon
archy and forcibly resisted
the establishment Of the re-
public long after the other
parts Of France had accept
ed the new regime. This
sanguinary chapter IN the
history Of the country has
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

n AEST 0E SHeolhS az m o02T-SD
It was the scene Of the most atrocious massacres.
and in 1898 fully $4,000 men. women and children
were here butchered.
Every observaDt traveller soon realizes that the
dominant note in the Breton character Is the univer-
sal and ineradicable belief in a higher power, which
is not only worshipped. but is regarded as Influencing
or determining every incident in their daily lives.
Most peculiar religious superstiuOns are current;
witchcraft, charms and aRudotes are believed In, and
fairies and other creatures OF a childlike imagination
aere have a very real existence to both young and old.
All OF the people are now nominally Christians. but
Druidism hourished in some remote sections as late
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09
IF YOUR CHILD
NEEDS A TONIC
Iii your little boy or girl h DELI
cate and aickiy-go 70 theneaTest
druggist and get e bottle Of
n. D..Jayne'
Tonic
Vermifuge

This splendid tonic has been
successful for four geHoras
lions in making siCkly chlidren
strong and healthy, and snec-
lively eSpelhng worms.
tits likewise a natural tonic for
adults, and storealastinghealgh
and strength 20 rundown
systems BY toning up the sgom-
ach and other digestive organa
Sold By ga Drusgisfs-
2 sizes, soc. aud $50.
Dr.. D. Jayne's EzpeetsrAat h d
most reliable remedy Tor couaha
Colde Group. Whqopln8 Ceugh,
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

some Written and ilustrated BY clever artists
describing the quaint charm OF country ana
people and always giving the reader a Keen
desire to 90 and see for himself.
Some years ago ] was privileged to visit
Brittany in the interest OF the bureau Of ash.
cries and the personal observations I then
made Incidental to the special inquiries in
hand form The basis for these necessarily des-
Ditory remarks
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-09-09

<nCcUPXINc the large peninsula
ISL al the northwestern corner OF
France washed by the Eng
lish channel and the Bay Of
Biscayis a ruEged country,
~ith rugged inhabitants, who arc less
Wrench than any other people % the
rcpubllc- Brittany has no political oN-
iEicnco and IS not even represented en-
some modern maps, because It termi-
mated its Individual career IN the clos
ine years Of the eighteenth century,
but the Bretons. differing in ancestry,
language and temperament from their
n~eiehbors, have held aloof and main.
tanned their racial characters in a way
almost unparalleled II European his.
tnry. Fierce wars have left their scars
M the concomitants Of modern clyllt
zafioa have made their enduring in-
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-11
Murder and Robbery.

A band OF robbers, masked and
armed with bombs and revolvers, at
taxed the postoffice at Mass, Rus
sia, Wednesday night and after
killing the night watchman and
three policement looted the office
and made their escape with S4O,-
900. Ten men were more or less
seriously wounded in the fighting
The robbers cut the telegraph wires
and fled up the track on a locomo-
tive. After travelling some miles,
they stopped the engine and dlsap-
reared into the woods.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-11
CannibalS Eat Them.

Advices received from the French
Congo say that cannibalism is ram
pant in the Matab and Sanghar re-
gions, where the blacks are in COM
plete revolt. They have killed and
eaten a number of factory employees
and telegraph operator was slain
a: his key and devoured. Native
Getachments, headed by four Ere elcl
officers, have left for the scane TO
punish the cannibals.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-11
DRAGGED BY TRAIN.
The Narrow Escape of Conductor
Davis From Death.

A special to the Augusta Chroni-
Gle from Columbus, Ca, says John
Fl. Davis, a Central of Georgia rail-
road conductor, residing in Colum-
bus, while walking along the top
of his freight train in Lee county,
Ala, Wednesday, lost his balance
and fell between two coal cars.
Just as he struck the track he
grasped the grab iron of one of
the cars and was pulled along in
this manner for three miles, his feet
dragging the ground. When the
train approached trestle he man
aged by superhuman effort to pull
himself up and threw himself out
between the two cars, fortunately
clearing the track as he fell. His
left ankle was dislocated and he
was severely bruised, but he will
recover.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-11
HAVOC or FLOODS
PRIESTS BRING NEWS OF DE-
STRUCTION IN MEXICO.
Towns Entirely Wiped Out and
Thousands of People Drowned by
Mexican FreShet.

InOUSauuS VI TSOplc biVNASu w
Mexican Freshet.
Advices from Monterey, Mexico,
is to the effect that a number of
village priests, after making jour-
neys over miles of devastated coun-
try, have arrived there, bringing the
first news of the destruction wrought
by the recent floods in the outlying
districts Their stories indicate
that the havoc is more widespread
and terrible than was at first be-
lieved.
The priests of Arramberi have
informed Archbishop Lenares that
Arramberi was destroyed, and today
his people are wandering over the
country in search of food. The de-
struction Of the roads has made 1t
impossible to send on relief sup
plies.
The story brought in by the priest
of La Ascension is to the effect that
this town and its population of 1000
souls have entirely disappeared.
The people, he says, may have taken
to the hills, or they may have per-
ished.
mot a stone was left upon stone
in La Ascension" the priest said.
Where there was once rich farms
is now nothing but water"
Another priest from Allende says
that place also disappeared with
large loss of life, and that the
neighboring fields have been con-
verted into lakes.
The priests were more than week
in making their way into Monterey.
They describe the destruction as the
most awful ever experienced in Mex
leo. Aid is urgently needed in these
outlying districts, particularly as the
authorities are busy with Monterey
and it's vicinity.
Bustamemnte and La Escondida
have been added to the list of de-
stroyed villages.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-11
Brothers in Fatal Fight.

AS the result Of an encounter le-
tween two brothers III the McG:h-
ness farm 10 miles south of Salem.
Ind, Luther McGinness, aged AS,
is mortally wounded and Horace
McGinnis. aged As, lies at his home
in serious condition. Since the
death Of William McGinness, father
of the men. who was found dead in
a barn six weeks ago. i'll feeling
has existed between the brothers.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-11
DEATH OF A HERMIT.
For Forty-six Years Had Not Left
His Premises.

Basil Hayden, who died recently
at Greenbrier, KY, had not stepped
outside the picket fence that bound
ed his yard since President Lin
coin freed the slaves. 1t is said
that he shut himself in little room
that day in 1868, after his sweet
heart died, and looked no more up
on men. An overseer Of Hayden S
estate named Borders was the only
human being whom the anchorite
saw, and he took care of Hayden S
property until mistake in account
ing made by bank clerk eXasperat-
ed the hermit Thereafter the re
cluse hid an estate which viii
amount to nearly 100000 in chinks
and pillow slips and cast off cloth
ing.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-11
Grew MaSSacrCd.

The captain and crew of the
French schooner Quality, engaged in
recruiting lahorers. have been mur-
dered by natives of Mallicollo Island,
in the New Hebrides. The vessel
was driven ashore by storm and
while stranded she was attacked. In
spite of their stubborn defense the
A British war ship is investigating
the occurrence.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-11
LIio1,rcS Were Wrong.

In our Tuesdays issue. we stated
that there was about $500 worth
Of cotton sold at North. Since then
we have received letter from a
resident of that place, who says that
the sales fer Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of last week were $4,000.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-11
SAYS COOK LEO
Whom He Claimed to Have Been
to the North Pole
PEARY'S VAIN BOAST
That He Alone Reached the Goal
is Not Strange, But it is Not
Accepted as True by Many scien-
tiic Men, Who Award the Honor
4n Cnnl Alone.

tific Men, Who Award the hohof
to Cook Alone.
The lie was hurled "Wednesday
concar,ne the discovery of the North
Pole. and the foundation Ialo ior
a controversy unparalleled in MS
+orv Commander Robert E. Peary
is making uncertain progress sou'n-
ward off the coast Of Labrador IL
his shin. the Roosevelt, but there
came from him "Wednesday mes
SAGE as direct as his homeward jour
new has been slow. 1t challehses
the yeracity of DR.. Frederick a.
Cook, of Brooklyn, and further con-
plicates a situation which the "hoie
world is discussing.
In effect Peary discredlts Cooh
claims with the intimation that ne
(Peary) and he alone, planted tne
AMERICAN flag at the North Pole
nm April 6, 1909, and that DE-. COOK
who asserts that he unfurled the
flag at the pole on April IL lsoo'
must substantiate his claims.
Peary's statement rejecting on Dr.
Cooks achievement came nrst u
the Associated Press early Wednes-
day morning, dated Indian Harbor'
Laborador, the point through WHICH
he first reported his success by WIRE
less. It had probably been delayeu
in transmission and read as follows:
"I have nailed the Stars ana
stripes to the North Pole. This Is
authoritative and correct. COOK
story should not be taken to serious
w The two Eskimos who accom-
nanied him say that he went no dis
tance north, and not out OF sighl
of. land. Other members OF the
tribe corroborate their story"
To the Associated Press Peary had
sent the dispatch, replying to an
urgent request for an authoritative
statement and some comment con-
corning DR.. Cook. While Peary,s
assertion is of a nature that makes
DR.. Cooks position one OF detence'
the Brooklyn explorer yet has sup
norters both at home and abroad.
MANY of the Continental sclentlsts
are marking time, pending develop
ments, while those who have formed
No decided opinions in this country
have assumed a similar stand.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-11
WILL BE PR0BED
SHOOTING OF MRS. G. C. BIGHAAl
LEADS TO ARRESTS.
Coroner Swears Out Warrants for
w. d. Avant, who Shot Mrs. Big

w. 3. Avant, who Shot Mrs. Big
ham, and for Her Husband.
A dispatch from Georgetown to
The News and Courier says Coroner
C. ]. Fletcher Tuesday swore out
a warrant for William B. Avant as
principal, and for DR.. ]. c. Bigham
as accessory for the killing Of Mrs.
G. C. Gigham, wife of the latter, a
Murrells Inlet, on Saturday night
last.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
reads as follows: That the de-
ceased came to her death by gun
shot wound at the hands of. w. B.
Avant and G. C. Bigham as accessory
thereto, both men laboring under
great mental excitement and fear at
the time of the deed
1t is the strong opinion OF every
one in this neighborhood :hat the
shooting was ineXcusable in its gross
carelessness, and deserves to be In
vestigated to the bottom. 1t is re-
ported that one of the probable caus-
es of the men shooting at the un-
known object was because Sunny
side house was said to be haunted
and they thought it a ghost. The
deputy sheriff is expected to arrive
with the two men tonight.
DR.. G. C. Gigham, of Georgetown
county, who was implicated by the
coroner and jury in the killing OF
his wife at Murrell Inlet, was ar
rested at the home of his mother
Mrs. M. S. Bigham, at ForestViile
Wednesday afternoon by deputy
Sheriff Harrell. DR.. Gigham was
carried to Florence and placed II
Jail upon telegraphic instructions
from the sheriff of Georgetown.
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-09-11
Swept by Floods.

A dispatch from La Paz, Lower
California, dated September 6, says
that that place was overwhelmed by
flood. No details as to the damage
wrought were given more than that
the postoffice building was destroy
ed.