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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31

astern, snum it / wouldn't take it OF
to you this minute!'"
The minister shut the door behind
his departing guests. Then he went
out into the kitchen, whittier the
housekeeper had preceded him. He
found her standing on the back step,
looking across the fields. The wash
bench was untenanted.
HUM" unused Ellery thoughtfully,
that was good story of Captain Ma
yo's. This man Hammond must be a
fine chap. ! should like to meet him."
Keziah still looked away over the
fields. She did not wish her employer
to see her face-just then.
Il thought you would meet him."
she said. He was here little while
ago and | asked him to wait. l guess
Zeb's yarn was too much for him; he
doesn't like to be praised"
so? Was he here? At the Regular
parsonage? I'm surprised"
He and have known each other
for a long while"
well, I'm sorry he's gone. l think /
should like him"
Keziah turned from the door.
81 know you would" she said.
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CHAPTER vi.
In Which Captain Nat Picks Up a
Derelict.

In Which Captain Nat Picks Up a
Derelict.
II is probable that John Ellery new
er fully realized the debt Of gratitude
he owed to the fog and the squat and
to Captain Nat Hammond. Trumet, al
ways hungry for sensation, would
have thoroughly enjoyed arguing and
quarreling over the minister's visit to
the Come-Outer meeting, and, during
the fracas, Keziah's parson might have
been more or less battered. But Cap
tain Mats brilliant plotting of the old
packet was bit of seamanship which
every man and woman on that foam
bordered stretch of sand could under
stand and appreciate, and the minis
ter's indiscretion was all but forgotten
in consequence. The Daily Advertis-
ers" gloated over II, Of course, and
Captain Elkanah brought 1t up at the
meeting of the parish committee, but
the young mans course and pro-
claimed that. fur's he was concerned,
he was for Mr.. Ellery more'n ever. "A
young greenhorn with the spunk to
cruise singlehanded right into the mid
die of the Come-Outer school and give
an old bull whale like Eben the gaff
is the man for my money" declared
Zebedee. Most of his fellow-commit-
tee agreed with him. mot guilty, but
don't do it again." was the general
verdict.
Keziah watched anxiously for hint
concerning her parsons walk in the
rain with Grace, but she heard moth
ing, so congratulated herself that the
secret had been kept The tide at Tru-
met, on the bay side, goes out for a
long way, leaving uncovered a mile
and half OF fats, bare and sandy, or
carpeted with sea weed. Between these
fats are the channels, varying at low
water from two to four feet in depth,
but deepening rapidly as the tide flows
The best time to visit the fiats-tide
serving. Of course-is the early morn
ing at sunrise. Then there is an inspi.
ration in the wide expanse, a snap and
tang and Joy in the air. Ellery had
made up his mind to take before.
breakfast tramp to the outer bar and
so arose at five, tucked a borrowed
pair Of fisherman's boots beneath his
arm, and. without saying anything to
his housekeeper, walked down the
lawn behind the parsonage, climbed
the rail fence, and "cut across lots" to
the pine grove on the bluff. There he
removed his shoes. put on the boots
wallowed through the mealy yellow
sand forming the slope Of the bluff
and came out on the white beach and
the inner edge Of the flats. Then he
splashed on, bound out to where the
fish weirs stood. like webby fences, in
the distance.
A cart, drawn by plodding horse
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
Those Peruna Testimonials
How Are They Obtained?

refer such questions to body Of men
who are already convinced of the
worthlessness of proprietary medi-
cines. To give such a body of men
the unlimited authority to decide
whether our claims for Peruna are
valid or not is a manifest violation OF
my constitutional rights.
Ny claims are based both on cred
liable theoretical grounds and upon
irrefutable statistics. But / am quite
willing to have our claims as to the
composition OF Peruna properly and
thoroughly investigated, and If found
to be false a proper penalty should
be fixed. Or il l am making any
statements concerning disease, as to
the nature, symptoms or danger OF
any disease, If l am making any such
statements as to unnecessarily fright
en- the people by false assumptions,
am willing to submit to any unbiased
tribunal or investigation.
Mrs. Alice Boyle. 500 Clinton St.,
Circleville, Ohio, writes: 81 want to
inform you what Peruna has done
for me. have been afflicted with ca
tarrh for several years. l have tried
different medicines and none seemed
to do me any good until / used Pc
runa. / have taken six bottles and
can praise 1t very highly for the good
IL has done me. ! also find 1t Of great
benefit to my children"
Peruna is for sale at all drug stores.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
odd TURK RELIGION
Whirling Dervishes Inflict Wounds
on Selves.
Men Of Ottoman Country Work Them
selves Into Frenzy and Then
Use Various instruments of
Torture to Please Allah.

Constantinople.-The religion of the
Ottoman empire is typical of it's peo-
ple-barbarous and fantastic. The
Dervishes, the regular religious order
in Turkey, recognize no authority but
that of Allah, and, in consequence,
have been prosecuted not a little by
the jealous Sultans. Although the lay
men who profess this faith have but
to repeat one or two short prayers
and wear the sacred cap for few min
utes every day, those who take the
VOWS of poverty, abstinence from
wine, and celibacy, from time to time
perform strange rites in their worship
of Allah.
The Whirling Dervishes, after few
preliminaries, begin to chant the Ko-
ran to weird music played on flutes
and tarboukas, which seems to intoxi-
cate them. One by one they close
their eyes, stretch their arms horizon
tally and begin to twist, slowly at
frst, but gain speed until they seem
like sleeping top. to be motionless
All the time they never touch, al
though there may be score Of more
whirling at the same time in the cen
ter of the floor, never leave the spot
where they stand, and never get out
of time. always moving to the music
This they continue until they fall ex
hausted and are covered with cloak
until they have recovered.
The ceremonies performed by the
Howling Dervishes, another sect, are
quite as strange, and a great deal
more barbarous even than those just
mentioned, but in neither case are
the rites performed secretly; for, un
like other Mohammedans, the Der
wishes do not object to the Christian
dog" attending their places Of wor
ship, so long as he removes his shoes
before he enters the 'tekieh," or tenn
pie.
Round the walls Of the hall used by
the Howling Dervishes hang all sorts
of cruel-looking implements-sharT
darts. nippers, chains, pinchers and
other weapons. These the devotee'
use to mortify their flesh when they
have worked themselves up to a STATE
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
Westcott Motor Car Co. Of Arkansas, hs:. s:A
NO LONGER SELECTS THE HAT
Hubby's First and Last, Experience at
a Millinery Store, Was Alto
qether Too Costly.

Congressman Ralph w. Moss OF In
diana did not care much for hat his
wife wore. He finally spoke about 1t.
Mrs. Moss admitted that 1t was plain,
and, instead of taking exceptions to
her husbands remark. invited him to
accompany her the next time she
bought hat.
Il can certainly pick out better
one than that" said Mr. Moss.
So they went to the store together,
Mrs. Moss said not a word as the
comedy milliner displayed one beau
tiful bonnet after another. 1t was the
first time Mr.. Moss had ever been in
a millinery store, but he appeared to
be at ease, and finally selected one Of
the most joyful creations In the en-
tire stock. Mrs. Moss looked well in
1t. She was pleased.
LII take that" said the Hoosier
congressman. How much is ity"
Forty dollars" said the pretty girl
without even a blink.
Mr.. Moss saw blue stars, but luck
lily had just come from the bank
and was able to produce that much
in cash. Now he lets Mrs. Moss buy
her own hats and he does not com
plain about their being plain.-Judge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31

is discouraging to wait three or four
weeks while the pair of boots one has
left to be resoled are forgotten in
corner.
The minister walked up the dusty
lane, lifted the Pepper gate, swung 1t
back on it's one hinge, and knocked
at the front door. No one coming in
answer to the knock, he tried again.
Then from somewhere in the rear OF
the house came the sound Of human
voice.
"Hi!" it called family. Whoever
you be, don't bust that door down.
Come round here"
Ellery came along" as far as the
angle where the ell joined the main
body of the house. So far as he could
see every door and window was closed
and there were no signs Of life. How
ever, he stepped to the door, green
painted affair of boards, and ventured
another knock.
Don't start that poundin' again!"
protested the voice. Come round to
t'other side where be-"
So around went the Reverend John,
smiling broadly. But even on "tother
side" there was no one to be seen.
And no door, for that matter.
"Whyi' exclaimed the voice, III
faint Mr.. Ellery! How dye dot Glad
to see you, Mr.. Ellery. Fine day, amt
It? Here I be at this window"
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
whx w. Ar. RIaht.tianded.

One OF the professors at a we'll
known agricultural college mas figured
1t out that II you are left-handed II IL
a sign that your ancestors were not
good fighters.
Most persons are right-handed."
says ne. "Only one IN every twenty
is left-handed. Why are people right
handed? They may have been born
that way, It is true; but why?
Away back in the beginning the
chief occupation of man was fighting.
In battle he carried a shield In one
hand and a weapon in the other It
was not much work to carry the shield,
but the quick action required by the
hand and arm which did the fighting
soon developed that arm. It also de-
veloped the nerves and the half of the
brain that governed the right side Of
the body. Those who shielded their
left side-thus protecting the heart
we're the ones who usually came out
victorious. Down through the ages
this selection continued. the right
hand gradually becoming more prof.
Client"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
GosSIPING COST HIM $4,000
Court Holds Woman Can Collect on
False Tale That Caused Divorce
From Husband.

Sacramento, Cal-Gossips who pois-
on the mind of husband or wife
against the other are liable for prac-
tically any amount Of damages, accord
ing to decision of the supreme court.
Mrs. Beula Works brought suit
against ]. P. Campbell for $4,000. al.
leging that through false reports he
had actuated her to divorce her hus-
band. She states she believed his re-
ports at the time. but later learned
they were maliciously untrue.
The lower court ruled against Mrs
Works. holding that the husband was
the aggrieved party. The supreme
court, however, declares either hus-
band or wife under the circumstances
has grounds for damages.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31

of religious ecstasy and delirium. Fast
er and faster they move thier heads.
higher and higher rises the music, one
by one the Dervishes leave their place
and begin to leap high In the air, nod
ding all the time. Kettledrums are
beaten, the chanting becomes louder.
The Dervishes form a chain, placing
their hands on each others shoulders.
then step one pace backward and one
forward with a terrific Simultaneous
lurch, emitting a long-drawn howl.
like the cry of some wounded animal
The excitement is intense, and the
Dervishes, foaming at the mouth. be-
gin to wound themselves with various
implements from the walls. They ham
die redhot irons, I'LL their mouths with
burning charcoal. drive a spit right
through one cheek and out the other
side. and leave it there while they con-
tinue to nod and howl. They perform
a, sort of wild dance with a pointed
dart in each hand. throwing them
selves upon them, until. worn out.
they roll over, covered with blood and
foam.
While this is going on mothers
bring their children for the priest to
stand upon, for in so doing he is sup
posed to cure all diseases. Tiny chill
dren undergo this ordeal. and are
forced to bear the pressure until their
ribs crack and their eyes bulge from
their livid faces. Even those Of the
highest rank come to be stood upon
by the imam, or high priest, believing
that it will cure them Of their i'll
nesses
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
rh. Kat Question In 17eo.

The Handel festival was originally
given in Westminster Abbey, and the
official notice of 1880 announced that
mo ladies will be admitted with hats,
and they are particularly requested to
come without feathers and very small
hoops, IL any" AS ecclesiastical law
demands that female worshippers shall
cover their heads in church, this regu-
lation was curiously anomalous. A
suggestion in regard to ladies' head
gear was also made by Sir Frederic
Cowen in 1906. when he gave IT as his
opinion that the ladies might discover
in their wardrobe some extremely
fascinating fat hats" which would
not obstruct the view. The "fasciHat-
ing fat hats" were. however, chiefly
conspicuous by their absence, owing
presumably 1--WE write subject to fem
mime correction) to the fact that the
fat hat was not among the fashions
of that year.-Lopdon Globe.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
SYNOPSIS.

v.-sh Coffin. supposed widow; Is
Nrs - 10 move from Trumet 20 P
snanpnss, the death Of her br2tner,
i0n ton0" sbe had kept house. ryan
hr WOOL, n,dower. offers marriage, anu -
Psgpsr. M refused. Capt Elkanah Dan
indgnsnLy ~ the Regular church oners
kss place As ,5 h0q a.aiSsS to Tsman
~ mln a. KezIah takes charge OF rev.
SD EsTy the new miH cs6aac snq toward ward
iln ao.'' of the parish. Ellery causes a
nemv.ss., Nv attending a Come-3uIeL
slns ..IS Fllery's presence Is bitterly re- re-
nieulns, Eben Hammond, leader OF tne
s .a,sns = Grace apologies Tor Sprrs hf ip
nssuanls and Ellery escorts her nome ~,
FaIo.t,nn Can't, Nat Hammond; Eoeh
De To- s.ecnes a hero by bringing ths
on srto mort safely through tog anu ~.
p.ehs' Filery finds Keziah Writing a ret
nofha. .ome one, inclosing money IN re-
m ~ 10 A demand. She curloIsI y,
ges,sA when informed Of the arrlyaI 3l
r..ueNS at calls on Keziah. and II devei-
hM AZ thew have been lovers since
~ uAt ne,isls demonstrates with Ellery
o., as,.nding "Come-outer" meeting
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31

by various forms of treatment they
have found complete relief by the
use of Peruna. These testimonials
have come to me unrequested, unso-
licited, unrewarded in any way, d.
rectly or indirectly. They have SIM
ply been cleaned from my private cor
respondence with patients that have
been more or less under my treatment
or taking my remedies.
No remedy, official or unofficial, has
a greater accredited basis for the
claims we make for it than Peruna as
a remedy for catarrh.
l have never been opposed at any
time to the regulations offered by the
Pure Food and Drugs Act. l am not
now opposed to its provisions, but
am opposed to the proposed amend
ments to give to a partisan board of
physicians the unqualified authority to
decide as to all therapeutic claims
which may be made for a proprietary
medicine. 1t is manifestly unjust to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
Roses in Medicine.

Roses at one time figured prom
Inently in the pharmacopoeia. Pliny
gives 80 remedies compounded of
rose leaves and petals. Sufferers
from nervous complaints used to seek
relief by sleeping on rose pillows and
one is told that Heliogabalus used to
Imbibe rose wine as a pick-me-up
after his periodical gorrnandizing
hours. The flower was also served
at table, both as a garnish, in the way
parsley is now used, and as salad.
and rose water was largely used for
fiavoring dishes. Roses as food have
gone out of favor among western ma
tons, but the Chinese still eat rose
fritters.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
CHAPTER VII.
In Which the Parson and Mr.. Pepper
Declare Their Independence.

iu "tbSI NitC a. oOhh 49, ~ff~'
Declare Their independence.
That afternoon, when dinner was
over, the Reverend John decided to
make a few duty calls. The first Of
these he determined should be on the
Peppers.
The Pepper house was situated just
off the main road on the lane leading
over the dunes to the ocean and. the
light. 1t was a small building, its
white paint dingy and storm beaten,
and its little fenced-in front yard dot
ted thickly with clumps Of silver-leaf
saplings. A sign, nailed crookedly on
a post, informed those seeking such in
formation that within was to be found
"Abishai G. w. Pepper, Tax Collector,
Assessor, Boots and Shoes Repaired"
And beneath this was fastened shin
gle with the chalked notice. salt Hay
for Sale"
The boot and shoe portion of the
first sign was a relic Of other days.
Ryan had been a cobbler once, but 1t
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
Our Discomfort.

Brand Whitlock. the mayor Of To-
ledo, was talking about discomfort.
1T is our discomfort, our divine dis
content" he said, that will make a
great nation Of us.
Il believe in discomfort. can
sympathize even with the discontent-
ed old farmer, who said:
"'Contented? Whenll ! be con-
tented? Wall, I'll be contented when
own all the land adjoinin' mine--and
not befur, by gum!'"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31

and with a single individual on its
high seat, was moving out from be-
hind the breakwater. Some fisherman
driving out his weir, probably. The
minister had been on the bar a con-
siderable time before he began to
think Of returning to the shore. He
was hungry. but was enjoying himself
too well to mind The fats were all
his that morning. Only the cart and
its driver were in sight and they were
half mile of. He looked at his watch,
sighed, and reluctantly started to walk
toward the town; he mustn't keep Mrs.
Collins breakfast waiting too long.
The first channel he came to was
considerably deeper than when he
forded 1t on the way out. He noticed
this, but only vaguely. The next, how
ever, was so deep that the water
splashed In at the top of one OF his
boots. He did notice that. because
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
In the Night Editors Room.

Here's a long story about that
storm on the lake the other day. Want
1t cut DOWN.
Does it begin. The storm beggars
description
YES"
well. run that. and cut out the de-
scription."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
Fines Wife for Impure catsup.

Utahville, Pa.-Mrs. J. F. Mcfarland
appeared before her husband, a justice
of the peace. on a charge of selling
adulterated catsup and was fined $50.
which she paid. Mrs. Mcfarland, who
conducts a prosperous country store.
pleaded guilty.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
seIf.ApprecIatIon.

How do you know your speech
made such a profound IMPRESSION"
asked the doubling friend. There
wasn't very much cheering"
That's Just the point" replied SEN
ator Sorghum. II am one OF the ora
tors to whom my constituents would
rather. listen than hear themselves APP
plaud."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31

For a great
many years /
have been gath
ering statistics
as to the effects
of Peruna when
taken for ca
tarrh al d e.
rangements. l
have on hand
thousands of
unsolicited tes-
timonials from
people in all
stations of life,
who claim that
q t. er m n Y
years futile at
tempts to rid
themselves of
1L-1-so ..k.-.A
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-01-31
NATURALIzINe HIM.

"This man doesn't Eeem to know
about the constitution"
But he didn't miss ball game
last season, Judge"
Then guess he's assimilated."
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Wished to Break the Record.

Wished to Break the Record.
There's something uncanny about
hat lawyer"
"Why?"
when his client was defeated he
iidn't make a motion for . new
trial"
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-12-19
EXTENSION OF PAR
Gel POST SERVICE
Commerce Commission Consent,
to Changes in Weights
and Rates

Washington, Dec. 16.--Post-
master General Burleson's pro-
posal to increase the weight
limits of parcel post packages
in the first and second zones
from twenty to fifty pounds. to
admit books to the parcel post
and to reduce rates in the third,
fourth, fifth and sixth zones.
was approved TODAY by the in
terstate commerce commission.
The maximum. weight of par
cells to all zones beyond the Sec
ond was increased from IL to 20
pounds.
The commissions consent"
to the proposed changes were
transmittd in three letters from
Chairman Clark to Postmaster
General Burleson. The approved
changes in rates and weights to
be in effect January /. 1914,
follows:
To reduce the rates for the
third zone from z cents for the
first pound and 5 cents for each
additional pound. to 6 cents for
the first pound and 2 cents for
each additional pound.
To reduce the rates for the
fourth zone from 8 cents for the
first pound and 6 cents for each
additional pound, to Y cents for
the first pound and cents for
each additional pound.
To reduce the rates for the
fifth zone from 9 cents for the
first pound and z cents for each
additional pound, to 8 cents fol-
the first pound and 6 cents fol
each additional pound.
To reduce the rates for the
sixth zone from 10 cents for the
first pound and 9 cents for eacf
additional pound to 9 cents fo'
the first pound and Scents TO
each additional pound. Herald
Republican.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1913-12-19
Notice to Water Users.
State Engineers once,


Salt Lake City, Utah, November 10, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Donald schmutz,
whose postoffice address Is New Harmony, Utah.
has made application In accordance withsthe re-
qurements Of the Compiled Laws Of Utah, 1907,
as amended by the Session Laws OF Utah. 1909
and 1911, to appropriate thirteen-thousandths
[.0i3l ola cubic-foot OF water per second from
Lower Spring, Iron County. Utah. Said spring
is situated at u point which bears north II de-
grees minutes east 1870 feet distant OF the
south quarter corner Of Section 30, Township
81 south, Range rs west Salt Lake base and
meridian. The water will be diverted ut the
place where II issues from said spring and
conveyed by means OF pipe line for dis
lance of 10 feet, and there used from March
I to October 81, inclusive, Of each year, for
stock watering purposes. This application Ia
designated in the state Engineers ofice as No
$3.50.
All protests against the granting OF said appii
cation. stating the reasons therefor, must be
made by affidavit In duplicate and filed In this
Office within thirty 1901 days after the completion
Of the publication of this notice.
w. ID. BEERS, State Engineer.
Date Of first publication November q, 1915 date
of completion Of publication December n. 1919