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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28
THE TOWER
OF SILENCE
BY Harold Carter.

The deputy magistrate for the
seventh district of Bombay
his limbs and opened his
eyes.
He saw the blue sky above him,
he was conscious of burning,
|prickling sensation in his limbs, of
IA head that throbbed; but he did
not know where he was, or how
he came to be lying upon his back
looking up at the cloudless heav-
ems.
He heard the sweeping of wings,
and, with a slow, sideward motion,
a vulture, black. and gigantic,
passed almost within arms reach,
poised itself for an instant over
him.. and scared upward.
Little by little the deputy mag
istrate's mind worked backward.
The starting point of his con-
seriousness seemed to be face, a
swarthy face that stared at him
while the fist shook menacingly in
his direction. Ha! 1t was in the
district court, where he had SEN
fenced one Jamsetiee Seringar to
a stiff term of imprisonment for
highway robbery. And he had
cursed him as he was hurried to
the cells and sworn revenge. But
that was seven years ago-and the
sentence had been for seven years
he remembered. And he had
heard that the Parsee was at large
again and threatening to murder
him. Then
His mind CROPPED backward fee
bly,. Then
| Now all was clear to him. Hi
walk home from the club alone a
might, the dark street, suddel
vision of the face of the ruffian,
stunning blow upon the back o
the head, and finally oblivion.
Where was he, though, IL h
was not dead already? Surel
this was not the hospital, thi
bare, hard space on which he la,
Why. he was almost nude, and tn
suns pitiless rays scorehed hi
flesh. And the ominous vulture
that came nearer and nearer, fan
ming him with the sweep of thei
opinions is
i And the palm trees, who's
lfeathery tops were on a level witt
1.-THE surface of the place on whicl
he lay. Slowly and painfully hi
raised himself. iesa
i He was reclining upon the fila
top of a tower, raised perhapsH7,
fleet above the waste land tina
surrounded IL. In the center O
the tower top was a closed grille
beneath which flight of ston.
steps descended. And all aroune
him were heaps of bleachcd ant
whitening bones, and others OF
which gorged vultures were per
forming their horrible task.
Then he knew. He had beer
placed on the top of one Of those
Towers Of Silence, as they were
known. on which the Parsee com
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28

Editor Tacoma Times:
Do the people of Tacoma want
q public market, or do they want
to see 1t abolished?
1t IL up to them to decide, and
that very quickly. as the edit from
Mr.. McGregor has gone forth to
remove the booths this week or he
win have them removed. so IL the
public market has any friends
they must speak up quickly fol
removing the booths = . blow
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28
AUTHORS FoREWORD

'sIn these articles 1 shall! try
to give you plain and practi-
cal directions as to what to
eat, how to eat, when to eat,
how to use food SO as to get
from 1t the greatest possible
amount of health, strength
and power of both body and
mind.
1 have not s'fads'' or icon
oclastic ideas to present
just plain common sense. I
shall no doubt say some
things with which you Will
not agree. Am 1 right or
wrong? Here's the test:
Follow my suggestions for a
fortnight and sew. r.
LATSON.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28

life belonging to others. From my
point of view, there is only one
remedy, and when that remedy is
applied 1t will do away with all
the evils complained of by the diff
ferent writer's of the articles I
have read that were printed in
your paper.
Yours truly,
w. G.. CHAFFEE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28
Potato Savory.

BofI-in q double boiler--a
quart of milk, to which three
sliced onions have. been added.
After 10 minutes Of boiling, strain
out the onions and put the milk
back on the fire, stirring into 1t
two tablespoonful of butter
rubbed with two tablespoonful of
minced parsley. When the milk
chickens. add two cupsfu1 of sliced
cold boiled potatoes. Season, and
as soon as the potatoes are hot,
pour all into q creased dish, sprin-
kle bread crumbs over the top and
bake brown.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28

Tacoma Council of women's
club presidents will receive Thurs
day afternoon, May 6. in honor of
the state federation president.
Mrs. H. w. Allen of Spokane. The
reception is to be strictly infor-
NAL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28
the Editor of the Times:


~ ycu are printing articles
IN different ones on subjects
IL are Of interest to the people
Ix14Ae present time, thought /
n,.6n <1I1 give you my views on the
S{SrI o5tIcn that was asked of Presi-
lUTeeTN Taft during the campaign
1SnxS 1n1l, @es 70 what Q man would
SSSio5 Mo had no money and could
E1s1fz ~ work" Taft's reply was
49, - knoW6." Now. under exist
fx5ve< GG1f lft0ns and the laws of our
l1xn1 I11z1s know what / would
Is r. e do, and that would be, to
fk6 - tofrow. steal or starve, and
wlfh 3nM 9hen come to the conclusion
I'D g moneV, or any medium of ex-
S9hooi nm, Waa represented by the
II fhe |41l1e1eg " life. and that when
Not u4nu accumulated more of the
rnrInf<1 Hum Of sxchange than another,
- N Aas takea the necessities Of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28

inferior of infeoroften dseasedanima
cndy because the chemicals used the
oing chemical change outside the body will within the
the chemical change known digestion Such foods SIM
n and embarrass the delicate machinery
Why meat Of all kinds often
8 rheumatsmf Because the disorder rheumatism
3ng less than the effort Of
an poison deposited junction
~ animalscows and sheep. well The meat eat
nt1ins 3 certain amount of it.
The rheumatic individual has of this poison already
muchmore than he get rid Of and when in addition
load he adds the poison contained
5ent merely
(Then drink when up
3tSOn IN his arcle.-Editor.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28
LETTERS FROM Times READERS

Times Subjects Of
interest Will Be Pri nted
70
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28
WHY'S NOTS'
%EATING
Written Expressly for the Times by W. r.
Health Culture Magazine, Author "Food Values
common Disorders" Etc.
THE PERFDIOUs FRYING PAN

Why are fried foods consid-I
1anred indigestible? Because the fat
which the frying is done. mol
natter how good quality that fatl
elay be, forms a thin coating over
ZACH particle of food SO fried.
Now, neither the digestive
Iulds OF the mouth nor those of
Jhe stomach can act upon fat;
defnd 20 the fat-encrusted food can
faa5ot be digesten. It is clad In q
~ 0rt Of armor of grease which rem
&. r4ers It quite fmpervious to the ac-
s61 on Of any digestive fluid which
- likely to get at 1t for several
d oNrs after eating.
$50 Fats are digested only by a
~ brtAin agent known as ''steapsin, -
shlch meets the food in the In
- negtine. BY the time the steapsin
nfS into contact with the fat en-
1opod food. 1t has fermented-
Nd that's indigestion.
81 Why are sailed and "corned"'
eats to be avoided? Because,
the first place. they are usually
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28

1
Two sons of a Zulu chief have
Just graduated from an American
Theological college. II they return
home as missionaries, how do they
know their people won't greet
them as such?
American tourist was visiting
the Victory, Admiral Nelson's ia
nous flagship. The guide paused
at raised tablet ON the deck and
took off his hat.
Here's where Nelson fell" he
said, reverently.
I'm not surprised" said the
American. Il tripped over it my
SELF"
Some say 1t was a fish bone on
which the German emperor nearly
|strangled. At the same time a
similar result might have been pro-
duced il he had merely swallowed
his pride.
Mere Man. What do you say,
dear. to our going to the seashore?
His wife: I'm afraid the climate
would disagree with me.
M. M: Oh, 1t wouldn't dare.
(He lodges plate.)
The sultan probably is confused
lat seeing the majority part of that
uprising in Asia Minor.
Alas, those "grandmothers'
funerals" have nothing in them
for the undertaken.
What would Champ Clark and
w. j. Bryan and Senator La Fol
lette say II congress put Chautau-
uuas on the free list?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28
Daily Comic and Hunor Section
A word from Josh Wise.

"ThO' q man may
ferEit ter mail his
wife's letters, he
never fergits ter
look at tn score
board"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28

Tillman has visited the white
house for the first time in years.
Twas the first time he could do
SO without danger of being invit-
ed into the gymnasium to have it
out.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-28

In fine raiment mothers go
| Among the d. A. Rs;
But the coin that makes the show
Is always PAIRS.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31
MONTERREY BEGINS
 WORK OF RELIEF
Death List is Now Placed at 2,O0O and Between lS,000 and 10000 Homeless

Monterey. Texas, Aug. 31.-The Santa Caterina river has su5sided sufficiently to permit passage into the district lying to the south ana visit to that section by a correspondent Of the Associated Press revealed a terrible condit iom of affairs and people who had been, saved from the flood of Sat- urdayi morning had been without food until today when on some cables a small amount of bread and beans were gotten across.The river was still running swiftly and in order to get across it was nc cce ssary to wade through a half a mile of water lso as to avoid the strong current which wouldl still sweep a man from his feet.
 Once on the south side of the river, evidences of the terrible de- struction wrought by the flood were to be seen on every hand. Five blocks of the district were as though they had never existed, and in the remaining portion of She district bodies were taken from the ruins and buried by a party of gendarmes which had been sent across for that pur- pose.
 At 4 o'clock 400 bodies had been recovered and buried on the hill- side SOuth Of San TuiSitO thuS making in all 500 bodies which have been recovered in Monter- ey alone.
 Thus far no Americans have been reported lost and it is not expected that any of them are missing as few of the foreign fam flies resided in the flooded dis trict.
 Reports from the country up and down the valley of santa Cat arina are mcagre and hard to ob- tain as all telegraph communica- tion has been cut off in these di- rectionS but from what has been learned the number of dead has been placed at 2,OOO by the city authorities and the number of homeless at 15.OOO and 10000 per sons. Most of the people are in destitute circumstances and re- lief is badly needed
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31
The OH Treatment

Fort Smith. Aug. 31.-Residents in this part of Arkansas have a notion that the only way to have good roads is to have them. With this idea in mind aitank of oil residum has been secured from the Kansas oil fields and twenty five, or more miles of roads in the Vicinity of Ft. Smith are to re. ceive a thorough trial Of the oil treatment. Judge Harp and Road Commissioner Johnson have been very active in this work and expecr t ohave as good highways around here as there are in the West before they cease their efr forts.
 A number of experiments have been made with crude oil but nothing has been previously unA dertaken on such a largetscale as the present movement. A care- ful investigation Of the Kansas City system of oiled roads was made by parties from here some time ago and the same kind of oil nave been purchased for use here. It IS stated that the oil treatment makes roads equal or superior to asphalt paving
 Mere difficulty has been ex, perlenced or account of freight rates than anything else in connec tlon With the oil proposition. A
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31
Business Slow.

Little Rock, Aug 31.-Business is poor for the officers of the Arkan- sas State Guard who have under taken the distributing over the state the back pay of the soldiers who went from Arkansas to fight in the Spanish-American war. This money, about $2O,OOO was received six months ago to be giv- en to the soldiers who had receiv- ed nothing for their services from the time of enlistment until they were mustered in . For a time the volunteers over the state, and of many other states, poured in re- quests and the money went out fast. Now there is not more than one or two claims paid a week. Out of nearly 2,OOO sol diers' on the lists ,Enly S53 war; rants have been drawn. If there is not a renewal of the rusG fon the warrants, circular let ter will be sent out to all those who have been located asking of them to make an effort to locate the missing ones.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31
Homes for Orphans.

Hot Springs. Aug. 5 1-The in terstate Orphans Home of Hot Springs is an ambitious concern which is going to get it's hands full soon through an appeal it has~made to w. M. Rankin, State agent of the Arkansas humane so- ciety, to be permitted to care for all the homeless children dis covered by the society State Agent Rankin says he can soon fill the home with the orphans he en- counters on his rounds. He has three now which will be sent to Hot Springs if homes are not found-for them in Little Rock i'm rediately.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31
Will Have No Opposition.

Little Rock, Aug. 31.-Gov. G.
 w. Donaghey is to have no oppo- sition. That is now a settled fact There may be a prohibition can didatey but that can not seriously be considered an opposition.C Con- gressman c. c. Reid came to Little Rock from Morrilton yesterday, felt around, met with a large mum Der of politicians and then decided the task of defea ting Gov. Dona- ghey Tor second term was some thing more difficult than it seem ed from the urgancies of. the few wh ohave been working so hard t0 bring out an opposition candl- date. He made q positive state ment before leaving the city that he would not become a candidate, and the chances are that ,he will retire from politics, entering the practice of law in little Rock.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31
Big Brick Contract.

Malvern, Aug. 31.-Shipments of brick to fill what is probably the largest brick contract award ed in Arkansas or the Southwest are being made from here by the Clark Brick Company. The brick will be used in the construc- ton of the new State National Bank building in Little Rock, and is being erected lat a cost of $500, 900.
 Tt will require 1OO,O0O,OOO or dinary brick to fill the contract,' said W. G. Clark. in speaking of the matter. ENe have enough on our hands to fill the order and enough for other purposes in reserve, so our plant will not be crowded by the big order. Our firm has the contract for only the ordinary building brick.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31
Watkins.Fincher.

MT Sam Watkins and Miss Lida Fincher. both of Waldo, were married in the parlors of the Huckins House at 12 80 o'clock this afternoon. Rev. J. B. Turren- tine. pastor of the Central Meth. odist church, officiating.
 MT. Watkins is one of the most prominent merchant sof Waldo and his bride is one Of the towns most popular young ladies. \ number of friends came over from Waldo to be present at the ceremony and this number was supplemented by several others re- siding here.
 Immediately after the ceremony the couple left on the 12.35 Tex ats and Pacific train for Colorado Springs where they will spend their honeymoon.-Texarkanian.
 Miss Fincher is a former Nevada countyi girl and has many friends here who will extend to ;her their best wishes.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31
coTTON CONDITION :
 IS GAL PER CENT
u.oort of National Ginners' Association
 Indicates Yield of I0,50O,O0O.

Memphis, Aug. 3O.-The report :, the Ma ational Ginner's Assotia- = tion made public this afternoon r,yes the condition of cotton up to, and including August as 64.1 per cent. :, ,This is the lowest condition in Q number of years" the report soys "and indicates a crop of about 1O,OOO,OOO bales. An earIy frost would reduce these figures somewhat and a late frost would probably increase the total yield to 100000 bales.
 The report by states follow
 Alabama, GA, Arkansas 59, Flor ida 76, Georgia "A, Louisiana 54 Mississippi 62, Missouri SO,North Carolina 75, Oklahoma 5S, South Carolina 76, Tennessee 76, Texas 57.
 This indicates a crop of about 100000 bales for Texas. Gin ners report that they ginned l. OOO,1S5 bales last year in Texas and they estimate they will gin 5000 bales this year with aver age weather.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31
Endorses Hodges

Little Rock, Aug .31.-In a cur rent number of Bryan's Common ere there is a referenoe-made to Earl w. Hodges, candidate for sec retary of state in which the editor indorses the Arkansas can didate The Cpmmoner spoke of Mir. Hodges as it's favorite candi- date~on account of the cheerful letter Mir. Hodges wrote. not re- fering to politics, but ,inclosing one Of his campaign cards. as is done in every letter the candi- date sends out, whether business or personal.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31
Wins One, Loses One.

Little Rock Aug. 31.-Continu- ing the poor exhibition of base ball they have put up the last week. the Travellers lost one game to Birmingham yesterday, and only some last inning hitting prevented the other also from going to the visitors. Rhodes pitched the first onet and errors permitted Birmingham to score a couple early in the contest. Flood and Perry did some long distance hitting and tied the score The travellers winning in the ninth. In the second game Keith was largely responsible for the loss. He was not effective in the pinches, and his wildness start ed all the runs but the last. He forced in the first run when the bases were full and two were out, with a base on balls.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31
NEWS OF LANEBURG

The, rain last week was much appreciated by all.
 The meeting is in progress at the Baptist church this week, Bro. Story of Hope conducting the meeting. We trust that much good will be done.
 MT. Dee Irwin of Idabelle Okla. is here on a visit to friends and relatives.
 Miss Dettie Martin returned to her home from Texas Saturday.
 Some of our people attended the picnic at Hope Saturday.
 Miss Hattie Williams visited folks Saturday and Sunday.
 Quite a number from here went to the campmeeting at Main Springs Sunday.
 McRae Gam visited his sister. Mrs. !. F.. Waters, at Idabelle Okla last week.
 We are very glad to have Prof. R. k. Thompkins with us few days last week.
 The assistant teacher, Miss Mil- burn is back again after few days. illness.
 This is the last week of our sr''og' and has been very suc- cc,rsul term. Much ogood and lasting work has been done. Our kindNand loving teachers have done their part well We intend to render an interesting pro- gramsut the close Of our school.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31

price of 45 cents a barrel was made on the oil but the freight, it is stated is double the price of the oil. Judge Harp h as h ad r a great deal of trouble on this ac- count but was anxious to have work started this fall so he had a tank of the oil shipped anyway.
 TeXaco, an asphalt preparation is also to be given thorough trial here. IL is much, more ex- pensive than the road oil but it is said to be much superior.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-08-31

The Nevada county Farmers Un ionI will meet with Rosston Local Sept. 16- IT. 1909. First day open session and everybody in vited. We are expecting our pres identsof the te Unionito be With uiSs
 J.. T Luck, Pres.
 John Mason, Sec.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-10-14
POPLAR CORNER pIck.Ups

Well boys, last week was fine
week for gathering crops. What did
you do, work or play?
Miss Minnie King opened the Pop
lar Corner school last Monday with
15 students to start with. She seems
to be delighted with her school.
Arthur Tinsley, the young man tried
two years ago for shooting at Deputy
w. II. Williamson, is at home visiting
his mother. His home has been mostly
in Arkansas with his father. His
fathea and mother separated about
three years ago.
] am informed that the long bridge
at Walls will be removed and a dump
put In the place. That is a good idea
but the dnmp should be graveled when
completed to make it firm. / think
gravel can be had out of Rocky Branch
one mile away.
Old AL Toombs was at the Corner
last Saturday evening, buggy riding
our teacher. He says Miss Minnie
can spend 95 cents OF every dollar he
has if she wants to. Now boys, beat
that If you can. I will say that old
AL is all fine boy.
Mrs. Old Hughey went to the city
last Saturday. shopping. She spent
the last dollar she had and made a
draw on Old Hughey. After she done
all that she hadn't done much.
OLD HUGHEY.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-10-14

repair: Love miles, Slocum 2 Ia,
Grays Creek 4, Jay Bird IL, Condra
3 1-2, Holly Springs 8 1-2, Mt. Pleas
ant 2 1-2, Johnston 1-2, Laughter 2
ID, Harris IL, Naples 1-2, Nesbitt 8,
fernando and Memphis ga. The
following standard up to specifica-
tions: Mt. Pleasant 5, Lauderdale 1-2
Byhalia 3, Mcintosh l.. Standard not
up to specifications: Mt. Pleasant /,
Mcintosh 1. Others out of repair:
Laughter 1, Holly Springs 1, Short
Fork 1-2, Nesbit, Gwinn 1.
R. L. Dabney was employed as at
torney for the Board for the 4th quar-
ter, 1909, for the salary of $25 per
month.
Clerk was ordered to advertise for
bids for finishing grading and gravel
ing of roads abandoned by M. w.
Jones.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1909-10-14
greater production.

greater production.
handling heavy loads over good pixies
and bad roads, the writer will give an
account of an actual experience he
had along this line some few years
since. In March, 1900, we had occa-
sion to haul some brick from Mem
phis, distance of thirty miles, and a
graveled road comes just half way.
1t was our plan to hitch four mules to
a small wagon, drive down, buy a
large wagon, load 1t with 750 brick
and the small one with 500, hitch a
pair of mules to each wagon drive as
far as the end of the pike, leave the
smaller one with load, hitch the the
four mules to the larger one and pro-
ceed home. Plans carried but little
further than the end of the pike on
the homeward journey, for we did not
get -four hundred yards when the wa
gon went down. Try as we would,
the mules could not be induced to pull
it out, so after tightening our load by
stacking two hundred and fifty brick
by the roadside, we were moving
again. Many close places were en-
countered and many super-mule eff
forts were made to prevent repeti-
ton of the former predicament, until
we had gotten within two miles of
home. Night had fallen and we were
rounding the head of gully, which
had been eating it's way into the road
and forcing it further back until-well,
it might be said an acute angle had
been formed. Here in the dark the
wagon went into the ditch, hopelessly
stuck. The team was unhitched and
we finished the trip horseback.
Now the next morning was Sunday,
the on was not in the ditch, but the
wagon was, and thinking we had suf-
fered considerable persecution just
previously, a little depression from the
true and right way might be permis-
sible,so we secured another wagon,
transferred the load, got the one out
of the road and went home.
Now this is not myth, but solid
fact and doubtless there are many cit
izens of DoSoto county who could re-
late equally as trying experiences.
The writer lost enough on this one
trip to pay his part of the interest on
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