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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
Gentle Threat Got Loan

well. instead of a man conscious
Of his own importance. pulled up with
sort OF heavy dignity. there stood
before US In the person Of the secre-
tary OF the treasury. man OF very
gentle manner. modest in his de-
meanor and apparently with no sense
OF great authority. We were favora-
bly, impressed
Then he made 1t clear to us that
he regarded US as the real financiers.
and that he was only an administers
ticn officer. He told us that he want
ed to negotiate for the government at
Washington a loan OF fifty millions In
gold, for which he would give us gov
eminent bonds upon 6 per cent
basis. shall never forget the looks
Of inquiry that passed from one to
another Of the bankers who were
gathered around the table. For a
time no one said word. It was evil
dent that we were all wondering
whether the credit of our govern
ment justified agreeing to these terms.
Il think Secretary Chase noticed
our hesitation and understood Its
meaning. for at last he said:
Well. gentlemen. | hope you will
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

November, makes or starts Gre with
In fire district for the purpose of
clearing land. shall exercise and OBJ
serve every reasonable care and pre-
caution In the making and starting of
such fire, and in the managing of and
caring for the same after 1t had been
made and started, in order to prevent
the fire spreading and burning up the
timber and forests surrounding the
place where it has been so made and
started
Every person who. between the first
day Of April and the first day of No
vember. makes or starts within such
a district a fire In the forest, or at
distance Of less than half mile there
from, or upon any island for cooking.
obtaining warmth. or for any Industrial
purpose. shall
ID Select a locality In the neigh
borhood in which there is the small
est quantity of vegetable matter, dead
wood. branches. brushwood, dry leaves.
or resinous trees.
CD Clear the place In which he Is
about to light the fire by removing all
vegetable matter. dead trees. branches.
brushwood and dry leaves from the soil
within a radius Of ten feet from the
fire.
CD Exercise and observe every rea-
sonable care and pfecaution to pre-
vent such fire from spreading, and care
fully extinquish the same before quit
ting the place.
ANY persons who throws or drops
any burning match, ashes Of a pipe.
lighted cigar. or any other burning sub
stance. or who discharges any firearm
within such FIRE district, shall be sub
ject to the pains and penalties i'm
posed by this act. II he neglects COM
pietely to extinguish before leaving the
spot the fire OF such match, ashes of a
pipe, cigar. wadding of the firearm. OF
other burning substance.
Every person IN charge If any drive
of timber, survey or exploring party.
or Of any other party. requiring camp
fires. for cooking or other purposes.
within fire district, shall provide him.
self with copy of this act and shall
call his men together and cause the
act to be read In their hearing. and
explain to them at least once In each
week during the continuance Of such
work of service"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
ANCIENT OFFICE OF CORONER
IN Former Times Powers Of This ON
cIaI Were Many and Of
importance.

1t has been supposed. and legal his
torians have told US. that the once
OF coroner. was originally instituted
by King Alfred with that Of the sher-
To-. both being designed to aid In keep
ing the peace when the earls gave up
the wardships of the county. The legal
historians are wrong. according to DR..
F. ]. Waldo of the British Medico-Le-
gal Society, who has traced the his
tory Of the coroner and his ancient
ofice as far back as the year 1884.
In early days the coroner-had a wild
er and more general jurisdiction than
he now enjoys. Coroners were wont
to hold their views" not only upon
deaths where an investigation was
considered necessary. but also upon
various serious crimes which were
treated as occasions for the raising
Of revenue for the Crown. The mis-
sion Of the coroner to the state was
not alone to investigate crimes and
bring felons to justice. He superin-
tended the forfeiture Of money and
personal property by criminals to the
Crown, for the recording Of which he
was responsible. These forfeitures
were not confined. In cases of violence
and death. to the PROPERTY Of the per-
SON who could be held directly re-
sponsible. but included ANNALS and
instruments to which loss of human
life under any circumstances might
be traceable.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

natives OF the South Sea islands who
have not come in contact with the
oivilizing influences Of the mission
aries.
Owing to the trouble with his wife
Mr.. Stone recently sent his resigna-
ton to the trustees Of Purdue. but
they unanimously declined to accept
It He has been capable head Of the
university since 1900
It was no emotional. impulsive ac-
ton that took Mrs. Stone from her
family. Her course was deliberate.
and she followed it after long refiec-
tion and. apparently, after having
counted the full cost
Most singular is the story of Mrs.
Stones fall under the spell of the lmys-
terious Yoga cult For years she had
been reading theosophy and kindred
subjects. and was mildly interested In
them. It was along about this time
that DR.. George Moulton organized in
Lafayette class In the Yoga philoso-
ply. Many women and some men. In
West Lafayette. ths college town.
Joined the class. and 1t became a great
fad with certain highly educated peo-
pie. Moulton taught that the Yoga phil
osophy was the religion of the Indian
Yogi. or Soothsayers.
One of the leading features Of this
doctrine was that Of the Withdrawal"
or separation from kindred and
friends. 1t was this feature that at
last fastened itself upon Mrs. Stone as
subsequent events showed. Meetings
of DR.. Moulton's class we're held In
several homes. Books on the subject
were put In the hands Of Mrs. Stone
and other members Of the class. and
their interest grew.
Radical and revolutionary as were
the books Of the cult. DR.. Mouiton
seemed to go still beyond them. and
evolve q Yoga philosophy Of his own.
But the members Of the class were
warned not to make public any Of the
private and secret instructions Of how
to send telepathic messages, how to
Lypnotixe. how to use the key of Kar-
ma Yoga, and how to heal the sick.
One Of the injunctions In this respect
was DO not become laughing stock
for your friends by telling them what
you can do or how you dc It"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
Classic That Wrote Itself

evening. arching low to the horizon;
on the serene and shining pathway Of
the stars Let us think that his dy-
ing eyes read mystic meaning which
only the rapt and parting soul may
know. Let US believe that in the 81
lence Of the receding world he heard
great waves breaking on q farther
shore. and felt already upon his
wasted brow the breath OF eternal
morning"
Some years later Mr.. Blaine was
asked whether this peroration reflect
ed the utmost care In composition. or
whether II really was what It seemed
tc be. a perfectly spontaneous SYM
bolism Of Garfeld's death.
"Curiously enough" said Mr.. Blaine.
that peroration was pronounced by
me almost exactly as first wrote IT.
Other parts Of the eulogy entailed In
tense thought and great labor; 1
wanted to depict President Garfield
exactly as be was. I wanted to frame
the picture in appropriate and sympa-
thetic language. and toiled with my
pen as probably never did before or
since But the final sentences formu-
lated themselves In my mind before |
began writing any part Of the eulogy;
might say they sprang into my mind
full clothed without any seeming men,
tai effort on my part Those solemn.
wonderfully pathetic last hours Of Gar
field. when he turned his face towards
the sea and seemed to see eternity
In the vista. were ever In my mind
after his death; I simply wrote them
as | remembered. And II there be
any merit In the peroration. It is be-
cause It contains sincerity. simplicity
and solemnity. all appropriate to the
subject. ! was not conscious OF hav-
ing written anything especially dis
tinctive from the point OF view Of 1T
erature. and do not now know that
did But what did write was the
truth. and It was the truth as simply
told as all the great narratives are. :
Copyright. 1871. by f. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

There are great many mothers In
this world who are making the serious
mistake of allowing their children to
be lonesome or to have dreary hours
at home. simply because they are too
busy to bother with the little ones
They put them on with careless
Run away now. dear. am too busy"
little realizing that this sentence of
Punishment may send the child out
into the streets to seek wrong play
mates there. OF course. many women
may contend that a child's seeking
cart in his mothers world Of work is
more Of hindrance than help II
the doing Of big mornings work"
il Of more Importance In the mothers
eyes than lonely hour IN her child's
life. the point is settled. Nothing
more can be said But no mother
can afford to let any chance slip BY to
have her child get better acquainted
with her. The years they are with
her are all too few. and no action OF
hers should Danish them from her
side. The oetter she knows her baby
the better 1t is for both Of them. II
benefits the child and educates the
mother.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
How Secretary Of the Treasury Sal
mon p. Chase Persuaded the
Bankers to Take s5o,ooo,ooo
100000 Of U. 8. Bonds

Il have always thought that It was
Secretary OF the Treasury Salmon p.
Chase's gentle threat. made to group
OF bankers whom ne met In April.
1861. that decided the bankers Of the
east to accept his proposition that we
take fifty millions of government
bonds on per cent basis and pay
fifty million dollars In gold therefor"
So said the late George 8. Coe. one Of
the leading bankers of the United
States at the time of the Civil war.
And as look back upon that first
meeting with Lincoln's secretary OF the
treasury-a meeting which occurred
about six weeks after Lincoln's In
auguration. / am often impressed By
the idea that this was. both personal.
ly and in its effect upon national
finance. the most important OF the
meetings OF the bankers of the United
States with treasury officials during
the entire Civil war.
I'VE bankers knew that the credit
OF the United States was practically
gone. In the latter part of Buchan-
ans administration it was practically
impossible to negotiate a loan by the
government excepting upon ruinous
terms. There was no money In the
treasury when Secretary Chase took
charge. It was a question whether be
was going to be able to meet current
expenses. We knew the secretary OF
the treasury as a man who had been
prominent In politics. very active In
anti-slavery movements. governor and
senator OF his state. but there was
nothing, so far as we knew, In his
career that justified as In believing
that he had the slightest practical
knowledge OF finance or OF banking.
We supposed that ne had been made
secretary Of the treasury solely for
political reasons.
al the secretary's request there
was gathering OF eastern bankers In
April. 1861. which, for convenience
sake. met In New York city. He came
over from Washington to talk with
the bankers. OF course. we were all
very curious about him and the plans
which he intended to lay before us. A
lurking belief was In the mind of
each one OF us that here was a.
neophyte or amateur financier ready
to expound to us very practical gov
eminent finance. For we knew that
he wanted to borrow gold. But what
was ne going to say? How was be
gong to persuade U.S.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
JOINS YOGA COLONY
Educators Wife Goes to Follow
Strange God.
Purdue University Head Divorced Aft
or Indian Philosophy IL Said to
Have Taken Wife to South
Sea islands.

Lafayette, lnd.-It is the high priv
ilege Of all to follow individual taste
In the matter of religious belief, but
sometimes the result is deplorable in
the extreme. Not all can think alike
as regards the here and the hereaft-
er. on this all-important matter of man
and his fnai destiny. but in spite Of
this diversity Of opinion all good men
and women viii deeply sympathize
with q family where the wife and
mother has deliberately left her home
to follow after a strange god Such a
regrettable instance has just been
brought to light through the granting
Of divorce to President winthrop E.
Stone. of Purdue university. who Is
given the custody of minor child.
Henry Stone. on the ground OF aban-
donment.
The course of this tragedy which
has brought deep sorrow to the Stone
family is told In pathetic story
dating back three years. when class
in "Yoga philosophy" was organized
in Lafayette. Many women and men
in college joined the class, which be-
came fad In social circles. 1t was
taught that q complete fulfllment Of
"Yoga philosophy involved the sep
aration from family. friends and kind
red. Mrs. Stone became devout fol-
lower of this faith and left home
When last heard from in an authentic
way she was In Germany. but has been
reported since that she has left that
country for Kabakon. South Sea Is
land. to Join colony Of followers Of
the new belief In the island where
Mrs. Stone Is supposed to be its mem
bers are called sun worshipers
This cofony is one Of the queerest
in the world. It was founded several
years ago by August Englehardt and
numbers fewer than 100 persons They
live almost entirely On cocoanuts. The
clothing they wear is said to be of'the
variety and quality affected by the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
Beautiful PerorstIon OF 6Iaine's Eu-
iogy Ct Garfield sprans Into tho
Orators Mind Without Effort
on His Part

One of the famous American class
les OF oratory Is James O. Blaine's en-
logy OF James A. Garfield. Il mas
been said by students of oratory that
this eulogy is one of the two Ameri-
can oratorical classics uttered since
1860. the other being Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address
The peroration of Blaine's great ef-
fort has. of itself. been described as
one OF the most wonderful and effec-
tive conclusions of q speech ever
written. shall never forget the ST.
lence that lay on the vast audience
gathered in the hall OF Representatives
on Washingtcn's Birthday. in 1882.
when Mr.. Blaine read his peroration-
We were silent az though the place
were unoccupied. and when he mad
finished no one stirred for some mo-
ments.
AS the end drew near" read Mr..
Blaine, with wonderful cadence sug-
costing the solemnity Of his theme.
his craving for the sea returned.
The stately mansion Of power had
been to him the wearisome hospital
Of pain. and he begged to be taken
from its prison walls. from its oppres-
sive. sitting air. from Its homeless
ness and its hopelessness. Gently. ST.
lently. the love OF great people bore
the pale sufferer to the Ionged-for
healing Of the sea, to live or to die.
as God should will. within sight Of
its heaving pillows. within sound OF
its manifold voices; with wan. fevered
face tenderly lifted to the cooling
breeze, he looked out wistfully upon
the oceans changing vonders-on It's
far sails. whitening in the morning
light: on its restless waves. rolling
shoreward to break and die beneath
the MONDAY sun: on the red clouds OF
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
Col. George Bliss Said This Honor
Belonged to r. c. Barlow. Who
Became Youngest Union
Major General.

I told recently of a chat which the
late Col. George Bliss, who was on
the military staff of New York's great
war governor. e. o. Morgan. had with
Gen. Joseph R. Hawley some Is years
after the close of the Civil war. chat
in which General Hawley told Colonel
Bliss that after long investigation ne
had discovered to his own satisfaction
there was no one man entitled to the
honor Of having been the first to en-
list in response to Lincoln's call Tor
volunteers ON April Is. 1861. There
was no one man. General Hawiey
said. because there were hundreds all
over the north who we're eniisting
simultaneously within three or four
hours after Lincoln's proclamation
was published
Colonel Bliss. however. was Always
OF the opinion that he could identity
the first man in New York city. and
probably in the state. to offer himself
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
Nrt1f ArutH 81
ot yrstfr,lnlsly

think 1t advisable to accen, !,
! now make you II Won A.
shaii have to make use Of orb, !
sources which | have az secr,t,.
the treasury. want to say !,
that we are entering spou 4 sian
which may be long continues ~
expensive. and aiso want 10 ~.
you that II ! cannot secure -.
needed to carry on that war 4,
other way shall issue rover,..
notes and keep on issuing them -.
this rebellion Is suppressss -. ~
though In time 1t costs you 4 Thor.
dollars to buy beef STEAK ~ $.
thousand dollars for barrel +, 4. {.
Behind the Jest we saw tbs ~
estness and determination Of n.
Rotary. and everyone OF "a fron !,
moment had confidence IN the r.r,,-
and ability Of the government a G.
press insurrection. We Also has ~
feet confidence In the abilitr 4, 4,
government to redeem its bend. ~.
the time came, and ! think b,',..
Secretary Chase sat down We 80.
all of rs OF one mind. Tor ~ 81.
him that he could return 10 WsuhS.
ton with the full assurances IT,,
would make the loan upon the ,.,,,.
he requested. And we never NJ. /.
pay a thousand dollars fer -
steak
Copyright. .9il by 4. J. Edward. 4.
Rights Reserved}
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

i know that" said the clerk. but
she never would have forgiven me If
! had told her so. That woman's hus-
band died about six weeks ago. She
has gained seven pounds Id that time.
but to keep her in good humor with
herself. ! had to make her think she
had lost i've. doa't know why 1t is.
but anybody who has suffered bereave-
ment seems to think It disgrace to
take on flesh. That woman has been
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
KIN Many Files.

San Antonio. Tex.-0ne and a quar-
ter million dead flies in one heap. be-
ing pile three feet high and FIVE
feet wide. represents the slaughter
wrought by small boys as the result
Of fy-kilIing contest which closed
here today.
Robert Base carried on first prize
Of $40 with an Official record Of 49,
320 dead flies.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

Hartford. Conn.-George Seele Of
Brookline. Mass. has bad cash in
the thigh and numerous other cuts and
scratches because be incautiously
tried to swat bee on his nose. while
he was driving his automobile at a
rapid gait along Saybrook road. He
took his hands from the steering wheel
involuntarily when the bee alighted
on him and in twinkling found him
self underneath the car. The car was
only slightly damaged.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

exclaimed. Il am sure they were talk
ing about musicians. for she said a
trained ear as distinctly as could be"
The discussion began TO warm up.
and in the midst OF 1t the woman her
self appeared. They carried their
case to her promptly and asked for a
settlement
Well, well! you do beat air. she
exclaimed, after hearing each one. "rd
been out to the country over night,
and was asking my husband II it rained
here last night"
After which the three disputants re-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
Momentous Result of Vote

voted against the confirmation q 2
Buren,. Within q few minutes =
the vote was announced senzto' 30
to Calhoun:
"'You spoiled a minister @
land. but made q president q -
United States"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

weighed three times since her hus-
band died. She would be shocked II
she knew she had gained right along.
Fortunately, she is too near-sighted to
read the scales herself, so 1t is easy
to make her think she Is wasting
away"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

NO TINE for rott-
Frank Work" said Ne"
horseman, was a great reader o. -,
ard books-Dickens. Wilkie co'.''>
HoweIls and so forth-but Be 's'
time for poetry. remember
young lady once say 20 NJ
at garden party:
-1t must be fine to be pos'
1T certainly ought TO be 1ps "a
or Imprisonment said Mr. WoFA
gruff laugh"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
Respecting Her Woe

A healthy looking woman dressed in
deep mourning stepped onto the plat
form scales and requested the grocer's
clerk To ascertain her weight He
looked. and said: "One hundred and
forty pounds"
You made mistake OF twelve
pounds in that woman's weight" said
another man who had also watched
the scales. she weighed 152 pounds
instead OF 14o."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
on GETTING Even.

Tailor-The raincoat suits you
splendidly. sir. Makes you look ten
years younger.
Customer-Good. Then you can send
in the bill In 1921.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

Knicker-Is she very distant to
you?
Bocker-As distant as commuters
home from the station Harper's
Bazaar.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
Correct.

Who were Roosevelt's ancestors p
asked teacher of a class in the third
grade
His forefathers." said Johnny
promptly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

Johnny. have great aexs Y.
you: / am going to marry yop.
ter. What do you think about
Z think it serves her right
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
An Exception.

Nobody cares for cold comfort"
Hold on minutei How about q
prospect OF cheap ice?"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25

tired abashed and in silence.-LippIn-
colts.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-25
WILLIAM 7. cox { y
20 er <ZLD * .ZR6zH


HO is not stirred at the
mention Of a camp fire In
the forest! Civilization
has not taken from US
the appreciation of the
camp fires glow near
bivouac or tent. but II
has too often removed
us from the opportunity
Of enjoying this pleasure.
To the increasingly
large number of people
The Colorado statesman., 1911-08-19
Eaxors Homesteaders.

Washington-Easier, and what he
considers more just, terms of proof for
homesteaders under the law, permit
ting 32O-acre entries in arid districts,
will be fought for by Representative
Martin of Colorado.
In a bill he introduced he makes
provision for the cultivation of 20
acres during the first year of occupa-
ton, instead of 40 acres, as provided
by the present law, and of 40 acres
in the second year, instead of so acres.
1T is manifestly unfair" said Mar
tin, ito require settlers to primarily
cultivate larger proportions of land on
which it is apparent that they cannot
make a ready living, than is required
under the 16O-acre homestead law.
Il consider the stipulations congress
has imposed in regard to acquiring the
320-acre tracts more exacting than
they should be, and expect to make a
fight next winter to have them modi-
fled"
At a meeting of the house commit
tee on mines and mining Representa-
tive Taylor was appointed chairman
of subcommittee of seven members.
which is to investigate the placing of
experiment stations of the bureau of
mines.
During the vacation months the sub
committee will examine the claims of
the various localities in that regar"
and submit recommendations to the
committee. Representative Taylor Sc
cured the promise of Chairman Henry,
of the House committee on rules, to
call up the Guggenheim-Taylor bill,
granting an additional million acres of
land to Colorado, and also the Warren
homesteaders' relief measure, granting
leave of absence until April Is, next.
This insures the passage of both
measures during the present session,
both having passed the senate.