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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-11
Deep Sea 10 Exceedingly "Wabbly"
and There Seems to BE No spe-
elf,c for seaslckness.

In the Joyous vacation season many
Of us 90 down into the sea in ships. and
there would be many more Of u II
the bounding deep were not so con-
founded wabbly at timer It's all very
well to sing of a life on the ocean
wave, but there isn't lot Of fun to 1t
when the ocean wave Is as big as
house and as stesn IS a roof-that Is.
to a great man. u. US.
Hence the plant that rises on
every side at this time Of year: is
there any specific for seasickness"
Most doctors agree that there Is not.
although one or two remedies have
been prepared which either help pre-
vent the unpleasant illness or cause
people to think they do-which means
the same hing. For those who can
not stand the motion Of the boat"
there are but two absolutely certain
ways of avoiding seasickness. One is
! 70 remain on land; the other. never
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advice of this secret body, called
public meeting for the expressed pur-
pose of organizing permanent pup
lie committee to work for the burial
of General Grant in New York city.
This permanent Grant monument COM
mission was the first organization or
its kind in the field and through its
work convinced the American people,
generally, l am sure. that New YORK
was the proper burial city for the
great general. At any rate, l hnal..
had the satisfaction of knowing thar
New York had been definitely and IT.
revocably selected, and was happy.
And do you know" Mr.. Grace con-
tinued after a thoughtful pause, i
have always believed that the pres
ence of a colored man on the perma-
nent commission as its secretary did
a great deal to convince the country
at large of the sincerity and earnest
ness of the desire of the people OF
New York, regardless of race or class.
that General Grant should be buried
here. That colored man was Professor
Greener. He was a graduate OF Har-
ward and a brilliant scholar OF his
day. had known him for some
years, and when began casting about
for Just the right man to be secretary
of the permanent commission,
CHANGED to think Of Greener. l had
every confidence in his ability to fill
creditably the executive Office OF the
commission. and then there was the
other thought, that the presence OF
colored man on the commission would
90 a long way to showing the nation
that all manner Of New Workers were
working together to have their city
named as Grants permanent buria
place. So, at my request, Greenel
was appointed secretary and have
every reason to believe that the effec
of his appointment on the mind Of the
public was just what thought !
would be.
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Mayor William r. eraee's Story OF
the Way In Which New York
City Was Sc
Iected.

For a number of years after the de-
cision was reached that the perma-
nent burial place of Gen. U. S. Grant
and Mrs. Grant should be Riverside
Drive, New York city, subscriptions TO
the projected monument to be erected
over the sarcophagi Jagged. Then
Gen. Horace Porter organized COM
mittee which speedily secured the
fund needed. 1t was about the time OF
the dedication of the monument that
William R. Grace, twice mayor OF New
York city, narrated to me this hitherto
unpublished story of the manner In
which New York was selected as the
burial place of the great commander.
Il was serving my second term as
mayor of New York." said Mr.. Grace,
at the time General Grant was smit-
ten with his mortal illness. | kept my
self constantly informed as to his con-
dition. At one time, remember, word
was brought to me that the chances
were strongly in favor of his recovery.
But within twenty-four hours there
after | received authoritative infor'
nation that the disease was mortar
and that. in all probability, General
Grant could not last the summer out.
Now, knew from many chats
had had with Grant after he became
resident of New York that he was
very fond of the city. Its activities
appealed to him greatly and as ne
walked about the streets he was fond
of carefully looking at the improve
ments being made and pronounced
Judgment as to the future course o.
business In this, that or the othel
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Burial Place of Gen. Grant

street. He was, in fact, one OF the
first to suggest that Fifth avenue and
Thirty-fourth street would be an Ideal
location for a big hotel. Today one
of the worlds most famous hotels Is
located there.
81 also knew, when I learned def
initely that Grant was in his last Ill
ness. that efforts would undoubtedly
be made to persuade his family that
his burial place should be either In
the national cemetery at Arlington, or
at West Point, Galena, or Chicago. But
| said to myself that Grants burial
place should be New York, the city
which he had selected as the one in
which to spend his closing years and
which, knew beyond peradventure OF
a doubt. he loved I made up my mind
that would do all that could to have
New York named as his burial place.
Therefore. while Grant yet lived,
organized privately and quietly COM
petent body of men to work In behalf
Of New York city after the general
was dead; l was of the opinion-sub'
seauently sustained-that no sys-
tematic attempt would be made to
| secure the burial elsewhere until
some time after the general had died
It was not an easy matter to organize
my committee. still I accomplished
the task in time, and because l did
not feel justified in calling upon any
| bodv-let alone the city-to stand
any of the expenses incidental to ere
ating the organization, paid then
gladly out of my own pocket.
THE result of this secret prepare
tory work was that Immediately aftel
the death OF General Grant we had
thoroughly we'll organized body o.
men ready to take the necessary pub
lie steps without moments delay u
secure his burial In the city. On TIT
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They Always Have Been Popular b
cause Of the Fascination Exer-
eised by the Deep.

Almost from the beginning Of time
the sea itself has exercised over man
fascination at once mysterious and
terrifying. This vigorous influence Of
the uncharted main drove men down
to the sea in ships that were little
more than cockleshells. During the
gray depths Of the mist. the biting
teeth of the winters gale, the ripping
claws of the half-stricken reef and
all the other chances and happenings
of a tumultuous element, men have
set sail, each little crew Of Argonauts
in search of its own particular fleece
of gold.
Thus, the cause of the popularity
of the sea story is not hard to under
stand. The adventures of that bold
soldier-mariner Of Greece. the crafty
Ulysses, form one of the most inter
esting chronicles Of the worlds liter
ature. The voyage Of Jason and his
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change made in the big timepiece and
many pleasing comments have been
made in regard to it. The iron frame.
which withstood the terrific heat of
the great connagration while hun
dreds Of mighty buildings tumbled and
crumbled into ruins. has been repaint-
ed and is now a bright steel color.
A wonderful new movement has
been installed in the clock and its
hands are said to give out the most
accurate time. The works cost $500.
It is controlled by a master clock in
the Western Maryland ticket once.
which is automatically set every hour
by electrical apparatus connected
with the national observatory at
Washington. and which In turn sets
the big clock on the pavement This
insures absolutely correct time, to the
second, and Is regarded as the most
wonderful and accurate system ever
devised.
It is probable that handsome
bronze tablet will be placed on the
frame of the Big John" to tell the
strangers its history. 1t has always
been a sort of mystery how the clocl
withstood the flames. and the Other
week while the workmen were putting
| II into shape again crowds OF curious
and Interested spectators looked on
So positively sure are the oficials o
the Western Maryland railroad tina
the clock will keep the correct TIM
that they have issued instructions t.
lime all trains on the road by it.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-11
Why He Went
to Congress
Little Giant" Became Representative
for Purpose Of Having RENTED an
Old Fine Imposed on Gen.
eral Jackson.

In 1888, when he was 20 years OF
age. Stephen A. Douglas ran unsuc'
cessfully for congress. Three years
later he took a seat on the bench OF
the supreme court of the state OF ILL
nois. Yet another two years and he
had resigned his judgeship to go to
Washington as a member OF the house
of representatives. Connected with
his second race fol congressional hon.
ors is the anecdote am about to
tell.
After he had become a supreme
court Judge, the Little Giants
friends were of the opinion that he
had given up all of his youthful desire
to sit in the lower house of the federal
legislature, and they stood ready to do
all they could to keep him on the
supreme court bench indefinitely.
But he had been interpreting the laws
less than two years when he made
known to his friends that he desired
greatly to be nominated again for con-
gress. Some of his friends remon-
strated; why, they asked. did he want
to give up a high judgeship for po-
sition in congress and thus remove
himself from Illinois as an important
public figure? This was Mr.. Doug
las reply, substantially:
"Sinoe l have been on the bench !
have met a southern Democrat who
was not only a political follower but
is also a strong personal friend OF An
drew Jackson. He has told me many
interesting things about jackson. and
from him l first learned of the fine
that was imposed upon General Jack.
son at New Orleans when he put that
city under martial law in 1914. pre-
paratory to preparing 1t against at
tack by the British in the War Of 1872
At that time General Jackson caused
the arrest of Judge Hall and for this
act was fined $1,000 for contempt
Then he went In and won the Battle
of New Orleans, but to this day the
fine stands against him. Gentlemen.
have thought much about this incident
about the inconceivable wrong thai
was done General jackson at tha
time. and l want to 60 to congress Il
right 1t. / want to do all can to SCI
to it that this old fine Is remitteS
with compound interest. / therefor'
very much want you to support mi
for q congressional nomination"
Nominated and elected to congress
In due course, one of the first officia
acts of Representative Stephen A
Douglas was to introduce a resolu
ton authorizing the return, wit
compound interest Of the fine Of 3
years before to the victor of New o.
leans, and 1t was passed.
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ner of strange rites against witch
craft, rites which were In vogue
long before Columbus discovered the
new world.
Ioleta was born within sight Of the
mysterious Salton sea. Her life was
not different from that of any other
Indian child until few weeks ago,
when her tribesmen discovered that a
pan of milk at which she had been
gazing had turned sour. Later several
of the Coachella tribe were stricken
with slight illness. A pumpkin vine
near her fathers shack strangely
vithered. and the dogs on occasions
had gathered near the shack and had
made the night hideous with their
bowls.
Medicine men were summoned. A
council was held by the braves. They
decided she must die. must be stran-
gled to death. Before the sun
went down before the circle of
crags to the westward the sen.
tence was to have been executed.
But the child did not wait for the
council to reach a verdict. From her
isolated prison of poles where she had
been thrust she crawled away into the
desert For hours she raced. She had
decided in her childish mind where
she should CO. She knew the legends
of her tribe She recalled how the
sacred springs in the valley of Guiana
chi. now known as San Bernardino
| valley. offered a cure for witchcraft.
She believed the verdict Of the medi-
| cine men against her was just, but II
she could reach the sacred springs she
| would be cleansed and would be able
to return to her people.
| All that night she travelled, drop
ping from sheer exhaustion when dawn
came. On the second day she took
refuge IN a lonely cave.
She arrived at the little Indian vii
lage above Highland. CAL. worn out
and ready to drop from hunger and IA
tigue.
But while all these things were go
ing on an Indian agent learned
through trusted Indian officers. mem
hers of the Coachellas. of the death
sentence imposed upon the child, anG
he FASTENED to the desert village tc
investigate. From here he and the
sheriff followed up the child fugitive
md she Is now in the government
;chool safe from the superstitions o.
her tribe
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-11
BALANCED BY GYRoscoPE
Window Cleaners and Other Similar
Workers May Wear Novel Safety
Apparatus.

Chicago.-Why is 1t not as impor'
tant for an individual to keep his bal
ance as for a ship or railway train!
A German inventor thinks that 1t Is.
and he has devised individual gyro-
scopic balances. which will prevent
man from falling when he is working
under conditions of danger.
According to reports. as given In
Popular Electricity. an American YER
sion of the Brennan monorail system
in which a gyroscope fly wheel keeps
the tar from tipping will soon be In
service. A European inventor has al
ready demonstrated by a test on fair
sized steamer that a similar plan can
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-11-11

As Damon approached, suitcase In
hand. the driver Of the great car
chugging restlessly by the curo
bounced eagerly down from his seat
and relieved the youth of his lug
gage.
For a small town, this Blissville
has them all beat" ruminated the
young cigar salesman. leaning back
On the rear cushions. "Blissville Tor
mine. hereafter, at every opportunity.
Must be a peacherino of a hotel when
1t sends an automobile after its
guests"
In all truth, the chauffeur was es-
tablishing q speed record. Houses
dashed dizzily by. and the main stem
Of the little burg unfolded as dirty
gray ribbon to the unsophisticated
roadster who was even then making
his initial visit to the trade.
"'Speed on, McDuff,'" misquoted
the commercial man, and leaned hap
PLY back to dream his omnipresent
dreams.
On and on went the car at an ever
increasing pace. Damon's eyes
opened to contemplate a picturesque
building just ahead. Four stories
high, it fared to the very sky sew
eral gaudy gables which color-lov'
ing owner had caused to be smeared
with all the colors Of the rainbow.
"Gee!" murmured the astonished
youth as the car slowed suddenly
down to turn in at green-hedged
roadway leading to the spacious
porch that connected with the insti
tuition. mine host must suffer from
an acute attack of coloritis. This II
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County With Ono Jail.

Iceland is altogether a law-abiding
,lace. There is only one Jail. and
that rarely ever has more than two
people in it. This is to be largely &C
counted for by the fact that there is
not a distillery nor a brewery in all
Iceland. Some liquors are imported
from Scotland. Norway and Denmark,
but there will be an end to this in the
year 1912, when the prohibitory law
passed by parliament on July 80. 1909,
will 20 into effect. An acute legal gen
tleman of Scotland who has examined
It says that 1T is hard and fast at
every point"-a well-made law. The
Good Templars have taken a very &C
tive part in securing this law. and
they are preparing the way for its en-
forcement.-Mrs. w. F. Crafts. in The
Christian Herald.
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INSTABILITY OF THE OCEAN

to 20 to sea except when 1t Is cam
a thing more easily said than dons'
II you will go to sea you snos
remember that while seasickness
but little a matter Of the stomae'
most doctors think 1t arises IRON
nervous attempt to adjust the oaiano.
automatically-you are likely to sun.
less and more Lrieny II you take pretS
good care Of that organ for dsy =
two before sailing. Also. people VIZ
lie In their berths and do not -,
their eyes assist them in observing u
instability of things are likely to pa
the ordeal much more comfortapy
than others. And plenty OF ue'A
air helps.
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Tales of Sea Charming

band, with their trials and their final
success in their undertaking is anoth.
er treasure Of the classics.
In more modern times the life Of
the Norseman. that rugged explorer Of
painless expanses. the half-piratical
exploits of Drake. the repulse Of the
Armada by that dauntless lion of the
seas and his compeers. the victories
of Nelson. the crippled hero who led
his fleets half round the sea-girt BALI
in pursuit of the hereditary enemies
of old England. all have given us
thrilling history and no less heart.
gripping tradition.
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~ HOPE 4 WIN BE Your Last"

nope u wiz Dc tooS 800"
the happiest looking plant l have ever
stopped at" The machine came TO
a slow stop, and the active driver
jumped hastily down and opened the
door for Damon to alight.
A fussy little person came forward
and grasped the youths suitcase.
You are here, l see." he beloved IN
a voice that told of no lack OF lung
power.
Just So" acknowledged Damon.
He eyed the man curiously. i sup
pose you are the proprietor. This Is
nv first trip through this section.
The squat, monkeylike person
stared. Il hope It will be your last.
he rumbled. mo. I'm not the boss
but / take his place when he's gone
I'm the general athletic instructor
Mulaueen is my name" He seized
the soft hand of the labor ignorant
drummer and squeezed it to beating
pulp.
Arthur Damon had rome experience
with hotels, big and little. In fact
the youths income had allowed hin
to see something of life on q mos
expensive plane. and this move II
the capacity Of q cigar salesman hal
nothing to do with needing tn
money. There were other reasons
But IN all Damon's experience an ath
letic instructor for the guests Of
hotel was unheard of. you are
whatf" he gasped.
IAN athletic Instructor" roared tn
strenuous voiced one. 'Ts give Zen
their bumbs. do" He summed u
the broad frame and the erect shou
ders.back attitude Of the youth b.
fore him. you look as II you coul
20 some" he volunteered. II hav
set your try-out for Q o'clock"
"Me," gasped Damon. mot me. m
friend. have other business to a
tend to-" They were now on the II
side of a large well-furnished ofic'
"Where is your register" demande
the cigar salesman.
"You don't have to register" loud
assured the athletic instructor. "E
erything is o. X. We have had yor
room reserved for you for thre
DAYS"
"say!" preluded Damon. taking tn
stocky one by the arm and leadin
him toward a cushioned seat at SON
. little distance away. You and wal
to get together. There's some mi
t.ke here. You evidently take me Z,
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A Success.

"They say that new doctor is fake.
How did his instant cure for your
wife's sore throat work."
"Excellently."
"Then It cured her really?"
NO: but she can't speak above a
whisper"
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How He Barely Averted a Fierce Per-
sonal Encounter Between Sparks
Of Missouri and General
Weaver.

In December of 1881, a short time
after General ]. Warren Keller OF
Ohio had succeeded the late Samuel
]. Randall as speaker Of the house of
representatives. l spent an evening
with the great Democrat of western
Pennsylvania at his home a few
blocks distant from the national cap
itol. Mr.. Randall lived In a little two
and one-half story brick house. In
quiet and somewhat obscure corner OF
Washington. and 1t represented prac'
tically his entire savings while
member of congress, of which he was
speaker from 1876 until a change OF
party elevated Mr.. Keifer In his
stead.
was received by Mr.. Randall In
his study, q little rear room on the
second floor. 1t was one mass OF
documents. books, reports and the
various printed paraphernalia OF leg
islation. The conversation led up to
Mr.. Randall's great work in 1874,
when, by leading a filibuster of forty
eight hours duration, he defeated the
obnoxious Force bill' Of that year.
l remarked that he must have been
under a great strain while leading the
filibuster, which today stands as one
of the greatest triumphs Of filibuster'
ing our house Of congress has ever
known
Well" was the reply. 1T Is true
that during the forty-eight hours pre-
reding the final adjournment Of con
gress I was present In my seat prac
tically every moment of that time. In
order to see- that by legislative stra
tegy the vote on the bill was delayed
until It was time for congress to ad
journ. II was a task that involved
constant watchfulness and so 1t occa
stoned great physical strain. Ye
from its effects l recovered complete
ly after a good nights sleep. Will
from the effects of a moments men
tai strain i underwent while wa
speaker l did not fully recover unit
more than a day later.
ION the whole" continued Mr.. Rar
dali after a moments pause, Il thin
that was the most trying and exhaust
ing experience in my entire career a
speaker. It occurred during the clo'
ing weeks of the session Of 1881. Tn
house was in committee of the whole
with Mr.. Covert, who represented tn
Eastern Long Island district, IN tn
chair. When the house is In con
mittee Of the whole. you know. tn
speaker has some opportunity 70
relaxation. He goes upon the foo
and meets and chats with his friends
1t Is something like a recess for hin
was thus chatting with a group
friends in the rear of the house whe
of a sudden I seemed to realize II
tuitively that a change had take
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RandaWs Moment of Suspense

place in the atmosphere Of the house
and a desperate situation had arisen.
glanced down towards the speakers
desk, and though no one had yet ia
ken a belligerent attitude, / felt that
there was grave danger OF personal
encounter between two members.
How | reached the speakers desk
I don't know. Nor have / any recoi-
lection of pushing Mr.. Covert to one
side and seizing the gavel. But do
recall most wildly that as began to
pound with all my might with the
eayel. l beheld directly before me the
most portentous scene that l ever saw
in the house. In front Of the clerks
desk stood Mr.. Sparks, representing
n Missouri district, with an uplifted
chair as a weapon, and directly across
the aisle from him. and awaiting the
attack in a spirit of defiance, was
General James B. Weaver. the Green
back party's presidential candidate Of
the wear before. And 1t seemed to me
that 7 had never seen such malignant
passion upon mems faces. 1t was the
very shirt that leads to murder-and
at once the awful thought shot into
NV mind: The eternal disgrace OF a
murder taking place on the floor OF
the house of representatives!
.It was a thought-a situation
that made me desperate. pounded
like a madman with my gavel. i sum
moned the sergeant-at-arms to get
the mace. I put all the energy. both
mental and physical, that possessed
in the effort to secure a temporary
hesitation on the part OF either mar
IN advance to the attack. And. thank
Cod. there was a momentary hesita
tion-just sufficient to enable severa
members to recover their startled
senses and rush between the angry
adversaries.
"As soon as I saw others rush be
tween the two men / knew that dan
ger of a personal encounter was owe
and the next instant ! sank bacl
into my chair completely exhausted
So great had been the strain, brie
though it was, that felt as though
would collapse: still, l presume tn
house did not observe my true cond
ton owing to the excitement"
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