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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
THE DIMENSIONS OF HEAVEN
Preacher Figures II to Be the Equal
Of a $4,000 Story
Building.

Louisville. Ky.-Heaven's exact d.
mansions we're figured out in the ser
mon of the Rev NJ e. Dodd. pastor
Of Louisville church. preached to bis
congregation recently. In the course
Of his sermon the preacher said:
In Revelations. twenty-first chan.
ter. sixteenth verse. nervous Chris.
tians have read where the dimensions
of heaven are only 1900 cubic miles.
Immediately they jump at the conclu.
sion that even this space will not &C.
commodate the vast multitude Of
which the Bible speaks
However. calculation will show
that this space will accommodate a
building $4,000 stories high. and II IL
easy to demonstrate that such a
building would accommodate an In
Vulnerable multitude"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17

man took II from their hands and test
ed IT, He told them that he thought
II was strong enough; then they ad-
justed the rope. fixed the moose around
his anew. and he again mounted the
ladder and then fell. and In due time
his body was taken down
That said Mr. Weed. was ply
steal courage. Now let me tell you
about the moral courage: learned
Of that afterward This young man
had enlisted as soldier. for that was
the only career possible for him; he
was the son of a very distinguished
merchant Of New York City. but ne
was born out OF wedlock and he knew
who his father was. While he was
waiting for the second rope. the gem
tleman observed talking with he
boy asked him II he desired to have
his parents know of his fate He had
enlisted under an assumed name.
mo" said the boy. do not do
that My father has already suffered
enough for the mistake of my being.
Let him never know that his son was
hanged"
"Afterward.' concluded Mr. Weed.
! learned who that father was. but I
have never revealed the secret to any
living person. and have never ceased
to admire that boy-murderer though
he was-for the physical and moral
courage he displayed In the clutches
Of DEATH"
Copyright 1871. by f. j. Edwards All
Rights Reserved.D
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17

the water falls over the rocks and
lava to reach the levels below. At
ABOUT Mile Post So the water becomes
placid and the train enters Abercrom-
bic canyon. Thence on the road is
Quit to water grade through this can
yon and Wood canyon, forming one
or the most picturesque scenic roads
imaginable. fianked on either side by
pine-clad. snow-capped mountain
ranges. with small glaciers, high wa
terfalls. clear mountain streams and
pools. shady dells and glades, with
thick covering Of underbrush and
trees. The whole tour is one present
ing new picture with every mile
traversed
To those who are interested in rail-
road construction the line itself will
be found most interesting Here
great gorge is spanned by a steel
bridge. There a solid mountain of
granite has been cut through with
tunnel. Again we come to a bit Of
side hill where a shelf of solid ma.
sonry has been built to permit OF the
railroad construction. and so on to the
very end Of the line Many tunnels.
trestles. steel bridges and permanent
structures too numerous to mention
make the line as perfect as modern
engineering can accomplish.
All the way to Chitina, at Mile Post
l32. this canyon scenery continues. but
before arriving at Chitina, II the pas
senger keeps lookout ahead. Mount
Wrangell in all it's beauty can be dis
covered. and probably. II conditions
continue such as they were last sum.
mer. the mountain top will be
wreathed In smoke. for wrangell has
been in constant eruption for some
time past
At Chitina the railroad crosses the
Copper river on a long temporary
trestle Just before crossing the
bridge one can look across the river
and see to the right the Chitina river
and to the left the Kotsina. After
crossing the Copper river the rail.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
Vice of Early Settlers

be acted as counsel in 22s. while at
the same time he was practicing his
profession In the courts OF other coun-
ties. The great number OF these cases
lie an indication Of their trivial char
acter"
Especially do the pioneers have \
penchant for libel and Islander suits.
Taking from the shelves few first
volumes of reports at random we find
q SANDER case In I Aikens fvt.). years
is25-lS26 In Tappan tOhio 1915
1879. the index title SANDER" Yields
us seven cases, In the very next vol
ume. Ohio 1929 the reporter Tap
pan. who was also a Judge. was sued
for saying Of the lawyer plaintiff. -He
Is damned rascal" ian ambidexter~
and some other things Verdict
against Brother Tappan for $500 In
the single volume Wright gOhio. 1881
1891. there are four libel cases and
eighteen SANDER cases--Law Notes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
Famous Politicians Story Of the Fin
est Exhibition Of Physical and
Moral Courage That He
Ever Had Witnessed.

i once asked Thurlow Weed. who
was my lifelong friend. what was the
finest exhibition of physical and moral
courage he had ever Witnessed" said
the late Charles c. Clarke. who was
long vice president of the New York
Central railway system. and the right
hand man OF Commodore Vanderbilt
In the building of the system. and the
appraiser upon the estate of Thurlow
Weed following the death in 1882 OF
that famous Wing and Republican po-
lftician and president maker
Mr. Weed told me that when he was
young man there was an exhibition
OF moral and physical courage which
came under his observation more i'm
pressive than any other that be had
witnessed In his long career He add
ed that If he wrote an autobiography.
as he thought of doing. he should re-
refer to the incident Mr. Weed did
write brief account of the incident.
but that account did not compare with
the verbal one he gave me, which
can repeat In almost his precise
words
Soon after ] went to the city of
Albany. N. Y, to live in my early
manhood he said. I was told that
there was to be a publ: hanging OF
a soldier and was invited to witness
the execution. A morbid curiosity
led me to accept the invitation.
The execution was tc take place
In field perhaps a mile from the Al
oany barracks. where this soldier had
been stationed ] walked out to the
Held with friend and after a while
] saw a wagon coming. In which was
seated a young man who was bare
headed. He was chatting in a pleas
ant manner with two men who were
seated beside him l was informed
that he was the man who was to be
hanged: had already been told that
the young soldier had been convicted
OF the murder Of the captain of his
company He had shot the captain
In a sudden heat of passion because
the captain had reprimanded him
AT last the wagon stood behind
the gallows which had been extern
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
LitigIouspess Of Our Forefathers Pro
vided Much Work for the
Law Courts.

Litigiousness Is a Characteristic vice
Of early settlers Look In the the first
volumes Of any Of the state reports
and you are likely to ind plenty OF
evidence that the Inhabitants we're
continually suing about TRIES which
are seldom brought into the courts
nowadays The same spirit that en-
abled them to penetrate the wilder
ness and cope with the forests and
wild beasts and savages made them
contentious with each other. we SIP
pose
Speaking Of Andrew Jackson. who
journeyed to Nashville In an emigrant
wagon train In 1889. Prof John Fiske
says: He seems soon to have found
business enough In the April term Of
1870. out OF 1872 cases on the dockefs
OF the county court at Nashville. Jack
son was employed as counsel in forty.
two. In the year 1894 out Of 397 cases
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
How Munson {. Plerpont, Farmers
Son and Yale Student. Became Cd
wards Pierrepont to Please His
Rich and Aristocratic Wife.

Edwards Pierrepont was In his day
one of the leaders of the American
bar. and his name is not yet forgotten.
He was counsel for the government In
the prosecution of John M Surratt.
accused Of completely In the plot to
aseassinate President Lincoln He
was attorney general in the cabinet OF
President Grant. who was very fond
Of him And he resigned that ONCE
to accept appointment. In 1875. as
minister to the court of St James,
where be served until 1877
In all of the biographies Of Edwards
Pierrepont II is stated that be was a
graduate of the famous class OF 1887
at Yale. of which also William M.
Evarts was a member But n Yates
records of that day and the catalogue
at that time are scanned. the name OF
Edwards Pierrepont will moi be found
there How. then. does II happen
that the biographers Of Judge Pierre
pont declare that be was member Of
this class?
My attention was called to this By
the late Albert L. Train. himself a
member Of the famous class of 1853 az
Yale. and afterward one of the lead.
ing editors of Connecticut
Il met Mr. Evarts." said Mr.. Train.
''at the Yale commencement Of 1877.
His class was holding its fortieth
graduation anniversary Distinguish
ed as be was. be was then presumably
at the height Of his public career. for
in March Of that year be had become
secretary Of state in the cabinet OF
President Hayes.
In the course of our conversation
said to Mr. Evarts that II was an un-
usual honor for Yale class that two
of It's members should have been at
torney general of the United States.
81 suppose Mr.. Evarts said In re-
ply. that you refer to my own service
as attorEey general In President
Johnson's cabinet But who was the
other attorney general In my class?'
why said |. Edwards Pierrepont
was Of yoar class. was he notr
There was no man Of that name
In my class. Mr. Train. Mr. Evarts
replied With great solemnity Of man
ner.. IT is true that Judge Pierrepont
was recently attorney general Of the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17

and decay by being turned into the
hardest OF fiinty limestone. Every
block OF stone In the four walls is q
closely cemented mass OF dainty fos-
sils. literally packed and interviewer.
There Is no basic rock at all. but only
fossil fibers, which give the rock CO.
hesion and strength. Nevertheless.
the stones are light IN weight COM
pared with granite and sandstone.
The blocks were hewed from the
petrified depths of nearby cedar
swamp. Mumford is situated In the
heart Of the great area Of rock. once
the bed of an ocean, known TO geolo-
gists as the Niagara limestone. 1t
crops out either in the form OF the
soft. calcarerous stone, or the hard
and more serviceable blue limestone.
The clear. cold water which gushes
from innumerable springs or flows in
frequent brooks throughout the Num-
ford country is alkaline from the lime
held In solution.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
Mystery of Great Mans Name

United States But there was no Ed.
wards Pierrepont In the class of 1887
at Yale. There was. however. a Nun
SON E. Pierpont In my class: he was
farmers boy and came from a little
village few miles from New Haven.
We used to call him Mummy" thai
was our nickname for him But there
was no Edwards Pierrepont, which IL
a very aristocratic name
Puzzled greatly by Mr.. Evarts'
statement. I hunted up a Yale cata-
logue II contained the name of Mum
son e. .sierpont. but there was no Ed
wards Pierrepont In the list Some
months later. however. the whole mat
ter was made plain to me. and then I
realized fully how greatly Secretary
Evarts must have enjoyed the joke
he had played upon me at the expense
of his good friend Edwards Pierre
pont Mr. Evarts. great wit and lover
Of fun that be was. was especially
fond of the sly joke
Edwards Pierrepont and Munsor
E. Pierpopt--it turned out on invesfi-
gation--were one and the sane per
son But there was no Edwards
Pierreport until Munson g. .Pierpont.
following his graduation from Yale.
had gone to Columbus Ohio. to prac-
tice law and there fallen in love with
and married q rich widow of aristo-
cratic tendencies. who induced Mum
son Pierpont to drop his FIRST name.
substitute for II his middle name of
Edward. with an s. added thereto
and change the spelling OF his last
name from the simple and common
form Of 'Pierpont' to the complex
and aristocratic form of 'Pierrepont.'
Subsequently Mr. Evarts' old class
mate moved to New York city and
opened a law Office The name that
be placed on the door was the one
that his wife had induced him to
take. And. do you know. It was quite
while before Mr. Evarts and other
New Workers who had known Munson
e. Pierpont in his college days well
enough to call him Mummy and slap
him affectionately On the back. dis
covered their old college chum IN the
person OF Edwards Pierrepont?"
Copyright. 1911. BY e Edwards. An
Rights Reserved)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
eERMANY's GREAT MONUMENT
Colossal Memorial Nearing Compile
tlon 10 Built to Commemorate the
Battle Of Leipzig.

Leipzig, Germany.-Perhaps the
most colossal monument in all Ger
many is nearing completion here.
Leipzig was the scene of three note
worthy battles-two in the Thirty
Years War and one in the Napoleonic
wars. The monument is to commence
rate the battles between the. French
under Napoleon and an allied army OF
Austrians. Russians. Prussians and
Swedes. The monument will be dedi-
Gated In October. 1913. on the battles
centenary.
In the accompanying illustration the
monument is shown as It will appear
when completed. Some Of the gigan-
tic carvings-one of them. forty feet
high-are already in place. Even in
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
Wealth Did Not Spoil Her

i owe It all. first. to the training
In early boyhood which received
from my mother. and second. to my
wife. with whom | formed an ac-
quaintance that ripened into betrothai
when ] was young man on a farm
near Albany. N. Y. and she a school
girl at Albany"
In all OF Leland Stanford's career
In California. whittier he went after
his brief experiment as lawyer In
Wisconsin. largely because he was en-
couraged to do so by the young wom-
an who became his wife. his chief
counselor. the one person In whom he
placed implicit confidence. was that
wife II was she who encouraged him
to persevere while others pronounced
the Pacific railroad project q chimera,
saying that II was impossible to carry
a railroad over the Rocky mo|anfains-
When wealth came and Governor
Stanford had become distinguished
for public services. Mrs Stanford re-
NAMED the same unassuming. unos-
fentatious woman that she was in the
days when her husband and herself
were beginning their careers she
was fully competent to maintain all OF
the social dignities and prophecies
which we're incumbent upon her hus-
band az governor and afterward az
United States senator. but she cared
very little for what is called social
life. and her chief delight was in her
domestic circle. surrounded by a few
friends who cared for her rather than
for her fortune and the position OF
her husband
Shortly after her arrival IN WASH
fngton with her husband a committee.
whose members were among inc
proudest and most distinguished OF
women In Washington associated with
oficiai life. called upon Mrs. stan
ford They laid before her the pros.
pectus for great charity ball They
told her that II was the hope to raise
by means Of the ball larger amount
of money for the particular phiian-
thropy they had In view than had ever
before been earned by an entertain
ment for charity: and they added
that they sought permission TO add
Mrs Stanford's name 10 the list OF
patronesses. all of whom. they as
sured her. were to be ladies' Of high
Official distinction
Mrs Stanford looked over the list.
She discovered in II the names of al
most every woman Of social promi-
hence IN Washington To be a patron
ess OF that entertainment was TO wear
the badge Of the national capitals so
cial aristocracy Bun Mrs. Stanford.
turning to the ladies'. said:
Il thank you for your kindness IN
asking me to become patroness Of
this charity ball But ] ought 10 say
to you that am q very plain woman.
! have never cared very much about
balls OF that kind OF thing should
not care about that kind Of pleasure
now II would not interest me But
] am greatly interested IN your
and ! will ask you. In
stead Of accepting my name as q
patroness to accent something else
which viii now give you
She went to her desk in ar adfoin-
Ing room. wrote something Upon
slim Of paper and gave the slip 10 the
ladies' When they looked at the writ
Ing they saw that II was check for
i've hundred dollars.
Copyright 1911. by =. J. Edwards All
Rights Reseryed.)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17

Widespread delta Of the lower Copper
nfef To the right. on a clear day.
ca be seen the ocean. and to the left
n, wonderful peaks OF the frontal
nnse. with Sheridan glacier in the
foreground Alaganik. once an old
hlsslsh trading post. Is full of inter
ct % several Of the old block houses
sull remain as relics of a by-gone ere
A Mile Post 40 the train is stopped
vale TIE passengers walk half q mile
70 he childs glacier. undoubtedly the
most remarkable and beautiful living
glacier In the world II is from 300 to
800 Zee, high and three miles long. a
solid mass OF cleaning Ice. the white
Of the exposed surface interpreted
With dnnty coloring in turquoise blue
During the summer season every few
moments. with the most tremendous
noise, great masses Of the Ice fall
INTO the Copper river and send the
waves iushing across the stream 1000
FEET TO the rocky beach on which you
are stshdins II Is most unusual
and swfinspiring sight. II is the most
Ntfsctlfe glacier In the world. and for
nat reason Is already winning the
attention Of tourists and scientists
nom 81 over the country. 30 that in
sue une 4 win take precedence as
ne mos attractive glacier to be found
p Ansfica A mile above the childs
glacier Is the Miles glacier. also at.
uaetise bur not so large or beautiful
q The ChiIds
Between the two glaciers the Con.
pe' nsq q spanned BY the notable
s.eei efige set on concrete piers each
per beng protected by a steel.ribbec
concrete ice breaker to detlecr the ,ce
eontinualy flowing down from Miles
river on tne
], Immediately on crossing the river
me ''aiI follows the stream near ,hs
:. sno'e De nile from the bridge coms
= ns Espi.s aad for distance Of sbou,
.''ss niles the Copper river becomes
''''uent rushing torrent. where |
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17

complete. the monument thrills you
with its colossal dimensions. II is
three hundred feet in height. but II is
built on such a mountainous scale that
its tremendous height is minimized.
II faces the city fronting a concerted
lake several acres in extent. A broad
boulevard will lead from it straight
into Leipzig
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
Mira. Leland Stanford. Her Husbands
Chief Counselor. Received Social
Distinctions Simply and With
Unaffected Demesnor.

The late Leland Stanford. governor
of California in 1861. the original
planner OF the Central Pacific rail
road. the builder of over 500 miles OF
that railroad at the rate Of two miles
a day. the promoter who drove the
final spike of the Central Pacific at
Promontory Point. Utah. In 1869
United States senator from 1885 IN
til his death In 1898. and the creator
of the Leland Stanford university
with an endowment Of s20.000.000.
sometimes In speaking of his career
and its great triumphs would say to
bis friends:
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
The Test Of /. Man.

Giving evidence at an inquest at
Yarmouth. market stall carrier de-
ciared be could take ten pints Of beer
Lefore breakfast and get home all
right The coroner told him be ought
to be ashamed to say so and the wit
ness replied that a man who could
not take four or i've pints was no
man at aii.-London Evening Stand
ard.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
In No Hurry.

Mr.. Testy tmeaningiyD-I don't
want to interrupt yorr-er converse
ton with my daughter. but the-er-
last car goes by at IL"
Mr. Staylate with composure)--
Thanks. many thanks. but there's q
big German ball uptown. and q con.
dvcior told me the cars would begin
running again at two"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
CHURCH BUILT OF FOSSILS
Building Constructed Of Blocks Hewed
From the Petrified Depths Of =
Nearby Swamp.

Mumford. N. Yin Mumford Is q
church building constructed OF fossils.
At first glance the walls appear to be
constructed OF rough sandstone
ameared with an uneven coating OF
gritty. coarse. plaster: but closer
view shows delicate traceries OF
leaves. lace-work OF interviewer twigs.
bits OF broken branches, fragments of
messy bark, splinters Of wood. all pre-
served against the wasting OF time
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
Ethel Wa, .on..

Maud. who was sitting with her
young man on the piazza. called In to
Ethel In the parlor to play them some
thing
What shall pIayY' the latter cali
ed back
"oh. anything you can think OF
that's appropriate"
Then I'll play something soft. .
said Ethel. seating herself at the
piano
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17

Because he was too soft-hearted to
ask his poverty-stricken landlady TO
buy new rugs for his room. the alfru-
is.ic young man bought several small
rugs and spread them over the moor
Inm ediately after the next sweeping
day she presented bill for the weeks
expenditures Items: Room rent
breakfast. laundry and beating rugs.
20 cents.
Hello" said the aitruistic young
man. what does this meanT
Just what 1t says" she returned
IF folks must cover their floor with
extra rugs they'll have to pay for
beating EN-. that's all can't AFFORD
to do II for nothing"
And from that moment altruism lost
. disciple
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17

Not Taken as Compliment
II was out In the suburbs OF Boston
and the pretty baby was brought 10
wearing a dainty. tight-itting white
cap
Well. he looks exactly like the pic
ture Of the little King Charlesi" ex-
claimed the visitor. admiringly
y don't think Mrs X would care
TO have II said her boy looked like a
dog!" was grandmamma's freezing 70
ply.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
Where Il Happenec

when he proposed to her she was
all upset
= thought she prided herself on
her poise"
so she does. but she couldnr keep
her poise In a canoe"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17

Judge-You say your husband IL
cruel and sarcastic. Give an instance
Plaintiff-Well. your honor. One oay
! gave our little boy homemade
doughnut and his father warned him
not to let Il drop on bis toea
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
Usual PROGRAM.

$50 you had nice time at PUNK.
vflle?"
"Oh. very. They showed me the
almshouse the jail and the fine new
insane asylum They certainly made
my visit as pleasant as possible
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17

Mrs. Son. what a beautiful facet
Who is til
Pointer-That. madam. IA your
daughter
MRS s.-What q perfect likeness I
MINK III have you paint me. too
Harpers Magazine
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
The Professor.

He was out with his automobile.
Looks as II we were going to have
a driving RAIN" remarked the other
person
NO. said the professor. 'motortns
rain That's horse on you"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
An Anomaly.

4 sell my goods for cash and charge
them at the same time. II the Gus
toner wishes"
And pray. what sort of goods do
you SELF"
Guns and pistols"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17
EatIno Acid FrvIt..

Acid fruits should not be eaten with
food ricI in starch. such as bread and
milk. cereals and meat They com
bine well. however. with vegetables
and other fruits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-11-17

Il though, | told you TO present the
Dill to No l2r'
Yes. sir. | have?"
impossible! can still hear him
singing. Paris Frou-Frou