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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-06

be nothing for US to do except to
wait"
We resolved not to undress, but to
sleep or rest upon the cOverlets. We
sat uI together until close upon mid
night, spending what would otherwise
have been a very pleasant evening
Our host was a man of vast informa-
ton and much culture, and, by tacit
consent, no further word was spoken
regarding the object of our visit.
Shortly before midnight Celaye began
to yawn.
81 always become uncommOnly
sleepy about this hour" he said. with
your permission / will leave you and
go to bed as though you were not
here, so as to reproduce as nearly
as possible the exact conditions of
other nights"
"A very excellent suggestion" said
Brodsky approvingly. well, We will
retire also. and think the door may
be as nearly closed as possible with
out preventing our hearing anything
that may happen"
We put out the gas in our room and
talked in whispers.
THAT sleepiness of Celaye's is
promising" said Brodsky confidently.
sleep is an invariable precursor of
psychic phenomena, as you have
found. Don't let yourself be over
powered, though, and in about an hour
we shall hear something Of interest,
unless l am very much mistaken. l
only hope the sounds are loud enough
to reach u.s. To one in such a dis
turbed condition as Celaye the least
murmur may appear a thunderclap."
smile when I recall the doctors
words. In spite of my resolution l
had fallen into light doze-and Brod-
sky afterward confessed to me that
he, too, had yielded to sleep-when
was awakened by furious, grating
noise in the large room. I was wide
awake in an instant The cello was
moaning like a tortured man. Thun.
derous discords fell from it, the
| strings grated and cracked as though
some lunatic were at the instrument
| rushed to the door. but Brodsky held
me back
1T will cease II you enter" he
| whispered.
Never do / hope to hear such music
again. And. what made it more hor
rible, there seemed to be some meth
cd in the playing of it; there were
fearful parodies of runs and trills
the fingers struck the notes clearly
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as children How does the quotation
rum" Then. linking his arms through
mine, he solemnly turned me round,
as though upon parade, and We started
back again at a prodigious rate of
speed.
What is it? Have you solved the
problem?" / asked.
The doctor came to full halt once
more
"D) you mean to tell me you don't
know" he cried. And when l admit
ted my ignorance he burst into peals
of mighty laughter. He hurried me
along breathlessly. And yet l knew
in my heart that his happiness was
not for the solution which he had
found, but for the sake of Celaye. We
reached the apartment at last, and the
astonished elevator boy, more sleepy
than ever, took us up and deposited
us at Celaye's door. We rang six
times before Celaye came out, wild
eyed and haggard. He stared at us,
not in anger, but amaZement.
"You-you were here befOre-were
you not?" he gasped. MY mind must
be unhinged. Yes. remember it.
You could not help me. And what was
it l said to you. doctorf- Something
unpleasant? If so, forgive me-"
The doctor flung his arm around the
young mans shoulder and fairly
dragged him into the room. The Gel
10 still stood propped against the
wall.
you wouldn't let me touch 1t this
evening"" cried Brodsky, swapping his
fingers playfully in the mans face.
"A fig for your whims. Play it your
self. Play the seventh symphony"
He swung Celaye round until he faced
him. PLAY the seventh symphony"
he repeated, looking into his eyes.
Celaye's grew fixed. He could no
longer resist. Mechanically he walked
across the room, took bow from the
floor, where it still lay, drew up a
chair, and settled himself before the
instrument. He drew the bow across
the strings.
And again that rush of thunderous
discords broke from the cello. la
squeaked and groaned, and the bow
ratified and scraped and whined. &C.
laye's eyes opened almost as wide
as mine; he dropped the bow and
sprang from his chair as though there
were a nail in it.
well, sir" said Brodsky slowly
though his eyes twinkled, ghosts
have been blamed and doctors called
impostors for better reasons than
that. How in thunder do you expect
the grandest living player to bring
forth music when you forget to tune
your cello? And look at that bow!
You've left them for months, sir, and
expect them to prove 'serviceable
Get a new bow, sir, and tune those
strings, and don't blame your own
negligence upon those who are not re.
sponsible."
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Just what We would have anticipated.
1t combined the maximum of good
taste with the moderation Of economy.
When we had concluded a very pleas
ant meal Celaye led us into the large
room which he used both as a bed
room and a sitting room. 1T seemed
less lonely to move everything in
here" he explained. In one corner,
propped up against the wall, was the
cello the bow inside it. BrOdsky
advanced to inspect It, Instantly
Celaye darted in front of him, his
eyes blazing angrily, to bar the doc
tors progress.
You shall not touch it," he cried.
NO hand but mine has ever been laid
upon it since she died"
Brodsky stopped short and looked
at Celaye with mild indignation.
Il beg your forgiveness" said the
young man humbly. transformed
once more back to his normal condi-
ton. But | cannot allow you to
touch it. 1t is foolish within CT mine
but | cannot | cannot explain it.
but | must insist on this"
My dear sir" said Brodsky severe
ly, 1T is not at all essential to my
purposes that touch the instrument
did not desire to do so in my ca
pacity as doctor, but merely from the
natural interest that l take in musical
instruments of such antiquity"
The young man flashed out eagerly
You recognize it," he asked in de
light 1T is genuine Carroba
made at Leghorn, in 1929. Pray lool
at It." He turned it for Brodsky's in
spection, but all the while seemed
ready to spring to the defense of it
Such old instruments have pecu
liar psychic value" said Brodsky
thoughtfully Well, will it play fol
us if we put out the lights?"
We lowered the gas, but not
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Apart from its actual value, there is
serious difficulty in quickly replacing
such a quantity of radium as one six
hundredth part of an ounce. In view
of this and other losses there is some
doubt among insurance men as to the
desirability of insuring radium when
not in the owners actual possession.
A typical Lloyd's policy only insures
against all risks Of loss anywhere In
London while in the hands Of prin-
cipal. Warranted in safe at night"
"A man named Maurice Benedict
was under treatment at Ct. Louis hos
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twenty minutes. But nothing oc-
Cured, no sound came to break the
silence.
1T will not play; l know it, said
Celaye abruptly, rising and lighting
the gas jets sullenly. He stood in the
center of the apartment over the IN
strument. glaring at us defiantly. The
doctor smiled.
AT least you have one consolation,
he said. If it had been some mock
ing spirit that struck the strings II
would have come to us. We can dis
miss that hypothesis. Well, suppose
you put us up here for the night.
Il WILL" said the young man eager
ly, his face clearing. 1t was evident
to me that his swift moods were rath-
er the result of his nervous tension
than of a difficult nature. There is
a bedroom adjoining: | will leave the
door open and you shall make your
selves comfortable there. If it does
not play tonight, at least | shall be
free from those terrible jangles that
haunt me-"
While he was searching for pillows
and bedding l cross-Questioned Brod-
sky upon the failure of his plan.
81 will tell you frankly why 1 made
that suggestion he said to me. AS
remarked, if it had been some devil,
as suspected, that played the jangles,
it would have come eagerly. las you
know, the difficulty at the seance Ia
BILE is not to obtain communication,
but to keep off the lying, prankish
elemental spirits that assume the
names and personalities of the de-
parted. Had any such creature come
| should have made some conventional
excuses to Celaye and departed. The
fact that nothing occurred is highly
satisfactory. The good spirit only
returns to this earth plane with great
! difficulty and travail. Well, there will
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ance, and possessed striking and
dignifiei demeanor.
DIR. Brodsky," he began. when We
had been introduced. you will have
no recollection of me. of course. al
though l once had the pleasure of
making your acquaintance for a few
moments at a reception"
"On the contrary, remember you
very WE'LL" replied the doctor.
81 am extremely glad of it." re-
turned the young man cordially, "be-
cause 1t will make my mission cas-
fer. am not, of course. unacquaint-
ed with the reputation that has come
to you from your remarkable investi-
cations in psychic affairs. l have al
ways believed in such things, and so
did my wife. Curiously enough, she
often expressed the wish to meet you,
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when rakInoI "a: Or.

Washington.-There is a teason for
causing all witnesses befQgp q military
court to remove the glpse. from the
right hand before taking the oath. the
raising of the hands and eyes toworc
heaven when taking an oath
great antiquity. When Tne Bible VA
printed, the bare hand WAS laid on the
book, which was afterwaId kissed Bu.
the Bible was not always. at hama
when needed; SO the. custom Of rais
ing the right hand and utcoverins the
head has grown into general :pracucs
In olden days the criminal vas oran.
ed in the palm Of the right hand' .ns
for this reason the custom. ss'feau.
ing the removal of the glove cams
into vogue. In order that the ns's
might be inspected.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-06
Roller Skate In Use LONG Ago.
Takjnu ADVANTAGE.

Joseph H. Choate, the learned law.
yer, said recently, at dinner in New
York, apropos of the movement to
ward barring insanity as a defense for
murder:
1.-THE insane, you know. are toe
prone to take advantage Of their weak
ness. A lunatic, out walking with his
keeper, saw a case of beer in front OF
a grocery. He broke away. ran to the
case and, opening bottle, began tc
drink it, at the same time rammine
with the other hand other bottles into
his pockets Just as fast as he could.
"'Here. here said a policeman
this won't do
go away was the reply. Yor
can't do anything to me. I'm lunatit
and I'm not responsible for my &C
TONS"
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pital. He was suffering from a dis
ease of the nose and to cure it the
doctors had recourse to a composition
containing radium.
They did not tell him that he car
ried on his nose about $3.50 worth of
radium, but he found 1t out for him.
self and came to the conclusion that
80 valuable an ingredient was wasted
on his nose. Accordingly one day the
doctors discovered that the bit of ra-
dunn had vanished.
They questioned the patient, but he
Ut nrst feignsd stupidity. then in
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-06
Find Gem to Cure Girl.

Washington.-Wriggling through
1S-inch sewer for 200 feet, T.. =. -
amson, a plumber. found e':%o.s
ring valued at $1,000. which had ~.
lost by Miss Harriet Shadd. thy 80
had worried her to such an even
physician who operated on her 10, -
pepdicitis several days ago dou ~
whether she would recover,
shadd was taken sick while distres
over the loss of the ring. In
tors think the news OF It's rec"
will aid greatly in restoring 'ts o"
70 health.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-06
STATUE OF ASOLDIER
Georgia Erects Handsome Monu.
ment to General 0gIethorpe.
Commonwealth Honors Spot Whe,.
the Noted EnsIlshman Pitched
His Tent III Years Ago When
State Was Settled.

Savannah. Ga.-Within sight of the
spot where, III years ago, he pitched
his tent and rested at the close of the
day, on which Georgia was settled
and hard by the tomb of TomoChi.
Chi, the Mica of the Yamacraws the
friend aid ally of the COLONY. the
State. of Georgia. the City of Savan.
nah. ane the patriotic societies of the
commonwealth recently unveiled a
magnificent monument to the memory
OF the great soldier. eminent states.
man and famous philanthropist, Gen.
James Edward Oglethorpe.
In recognition of the military genius
OF Oglethorpe. and in consideration
OF the fact that the colony was first
intended as buttress between the
English possessions in South Caro-
lima and the encroachment OF the
Spaniards to the south, the occasion
was celebrated with a great military
pageant, extending over three days,
in which the military establishment
OF this and neighboring states, the
army and navy of the United States,
and the government of England, the
home land of Oglethorpe and his CON-
panions. as represented by her navy.
took part.
The monument was erected at a
cost of $4,000, one-third of which
was appropriated by the General As
sembly, another third donated by the
state, and the remainder was raised
by subscription from patriotic socie-
ties and citizens. The monument Is a
work of art. 1t is the conception of
Daniel Chester French. the New York
sculptor, who designed the beautiful
statue erected in Atlanta by the EN-.
ployees Of the Southern Railway Co
to the memory of Samuel Spencer, the
president of the company, killed In q
wreck on the road. The monument
26 feet in height, is surmounted by q
bronze figure of Oglethorpe in the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-06
.coc,r..lt iso by W G. Ch.pm.n (copyrght Br.n

lHyitA AAA0 Tue paper "A'A
kGX EkM a long whistle, got up,
I'm kT4 put his hands in his
kE&HSFNN pockets, and paced the
-- room continuously. Too
bad, Too bad" he kept repeating.
During the months that had lived
with him and assisted him in the
psychical Investigations which ne car
ried on, / had learned one thing above
all others-to let him tell his story in
his own way. So I waited until he was
ready to speak. could not conceive
what he had read that had so agitated
him, and my establishment was in
creased fourfold when he came and
stood by my side, wiping the tears
from his eyes unaffectedly.
Rose Celaye is dead" he volun-
teered finally.
tried to murmur something appro-
pirate, but l must confess that the an
nouncement did not stir me greatly.
OF course, like most others, | had
heard of that wonderful woman eel
list who had blazed her triumphant
path through all the capitals OF
Europe and America, from Buenos
Aires to St. Petersburg. l had seen
the notice of her death. in her thirty
fifth year, and had forgotten that the
doctor, like every Pole, had passion
ate love for music.
You anew her, perhaps, doctor?"
] faltered.
Not in the body" said Brodsky,
quite simply, as though drawing some
obvious distinction. But what does
that matter? Why, / heard her play.
heard her in Carnegie hall when she
went to New York last year. And
dead, Rose Celaye dead!"
Presently he came and sat down at
my side.
1.-The world is poorer to-day than II
was yesterday" he said to me. Rose
Celaye was the greatest 'cellist of the
day; If she had lived five years
longer she would have been the
greatest that ever lived. But she
was more than great player
she was a woman of the most
noble nature. She was never spoiled
by the fiattery that she received. She
lived Just as simple, unaffected life
deyoting all her income beyond the
amount necessary for living to the en-
couragement of poor artists as she
had been. And only five years ago
when princess and millionaires were
at her feet, she married a poor clerl
in a lawyers Office, for love. l be
lieve their lives were ideally happy
met him once; he offered to intro
duce me to his wife, but l would no
meet her. You see, / had heard hel
play. / did not want to meet her IL
the flesh"
Our psychical investigations occu
pied much of our time about that pc
riod, and this conversation made lit
tie impression on me. 1t must have
been four or five months afterwart
that II was recalled wildly to m!
mind when I entered the doctor
Office a little late one morning an,
saw upon the hall table, as / went in
the card Of a visitor engraved, "Au
guste Celaye." Inside, the man wa
taking off his gloves. He was abou
five and thirty years of age. a
should Judge. a Creole in appear
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dignation \hat they should suspect
him of the theft. The treatment was
begun over again with fresh radium,
and before long he was pronounced
cured and left the hospital.
The police kept an eye on him and
when he tried to sell the stolen treas
ure he was arrested and the radium,
which was carefully removed from the
lining of his coat. was sent back to
the hospital.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-06

vertently swept into the crate along
with trash. A dish Of cinders is all
that now remains Of the costly stock.
comparatively large supply Of so
milligram. The ashes are being an
alyzed with a view to the partial re-
covery Of the lost element, but 1t is
feared that the draft Of an ordi.
nary Are would carry this minute
quantity OF powder up the chimney.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-06

some six blocks more. Again the doc
tor stopped. He clapped his hands
to his head. dislodging his hat, but
made no effort to recover 1t. When
/ handed it to him he clapped it on
wrong side foremost. Suddenly he
rushed at me, grasped my hands in
his, and began working them like q
pump handle in his excitement. l had
never seen him In SO exuberant q
mood before.
"'And the children shall be wise,'"
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said. "She makes me put on slippers
as soon as I enter the house for fear
I'll scratch the polished fioors."'
The tall man nodded sympathetical.
".
MY wife is fussier than that" he
said. when I'm buttoning her best
waist she makes me wash my hands
after every button"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-06
y. Would Chance His Mind.

He Would Change His Mind.
81 called my wife's attention to re-
cent essay on the Lost Art OF CONVEX
satiop.'"
What did she say?"
"She said she'd like to have q talk
with the author"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-06
In Two Bites.

In Two Bites.
Eyes, the first of every week give
my wife half my salary"
"Well?"
"And she gets the other half before
the week is up."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-06
A,wavs Some Diaeord.

Always Some plaeerd.
No one II wholly satisfied with his
life. The best man you can think o.
cannot have felt any complete salts
., c.,cu ON reviewing his career.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-01-06
: 20 Radiur1 Into Fire

Care rs -r clans Attendant
49, e. - Employer
CO -i,cco.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-30
WORK ON BATTLESHIP
 MAINE TO BE STOPPED

Washington, Aug, 29.-As much of the wrecked battleship Maine as available funds will per. init will be removed or prepared for removal from Havana harbor, it was made known today. The mammoth cofferdam surround. ing the ruins will be refilled with water to await an additional ap- propriation by Congress to finish the raising preparations. Con. gress failed to act on the presi- dents request for an additional $250,000 and the War Depart ment has mapped out it's plans for the expenditure of the money on hand, which probably will be exhausted by the time Congress convenes in December.
 Because of a lack of funds, even funeral services over the recovered remains of the dead, and the erection in Arlington National cemetery of the mast of the vessel as a monument to them must be postponed. The remains and the mast will be sent to the cemetery to be stor- ed there until Congress acts.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-30
TRUTH IS MOTHER OF VIRTUE
In Ancient Mythology She Was Pledge of Honesty and Bulwark
 of Honor.

In the ancient mythology, Truth was goddess and the mother of Virtue. She wore garments as white as snow; her looks were serene, pleas ant, courteous, cheerful, and yet modest; she was the pledge of all honesty, the bulwark of honor and the light and joy of human society.
 Such was truth, which in these days is much abused. We are so apt to think if we have truth on our side we have right to be proud, arbi- trary and even insolent; but when we act that way we may be sure that the truth is not our ally. Truth is not rude and unkind. It does not bawl and below and shake its fist under our nose. Truth Is friendly, and when 1t isn't it is lie.
 There is another thought one gets from the mythological faith, and that is this, that Virtue is the daugh. ter of Truth. So if a mans life i; presided over by truth, it is necessa. rily a virtuous and honorable life and if it isn't that kind of life he may know that it is born of error and wrong. When we see man at, tacking another or another's cause with prejudice, hate and angry words, we turn about and go uI street in sorrow, for that man who has never learned that there can bt no truth not born of virtue.-OhiC State Journal.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-30
TURNED OUT TO BE GOOD TIP
Hotel Room Clerk Still Drawing Divi- dends on Stock Given Him
 for a Favor.

The room clerk took out a check for $1.50 drawn on a Philadelphia bank and indorsed it. "That's my semi-annual dividend" he remarked.
 "One night about six years ago a man telephoned over to me from Philadelphia to say that he had left some valuable patented models be- hind. He said he was afraid to trust an ordinary messenger, and asked if 1 could arrange to bring the things over myself. 1 was to go off duty at eleven o'clock, so 1 caught the mid night train, delivered the models, and was back in good time for my work next day, which began at noon. The owner of the models paid all my expenses, and then gave me $100 worth of stock in the concern he had just formed. l did not think any, thing much of it, but in six months arrived a check for S1.50, and I have drawn altogether S18 in the same way. Not a bad little tip, eh ?"- New York Sun.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-30
TRIPLES AMUSED JOHNSON.

From Boswell's Life of Johnson :: sIn one of Doctor Johnsons manu- script diaries there is the following entry, which marks his curious min ute attention: July 26, 1T6S: l shaved my nail by accident in whet- ting the knife, about an eighth of an inch from the bottom and about a fourth from the top. This meas ure that I may know the growth of nails And August IS, 17S3, l cut from the vine 41 leaves which weighed five ounces and a half and eight scruples. I lay them upon my bookcase, to sec what weight they will lose by drying.
The Prescott daily news., 1911-08-30
NO NEED TO STOP WORK

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