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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
ODD TURK RELIGION
WhirIing DerviSheS Iniiict 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 its peo-
pie arbarOuS and fantastic. The
Dervishes. the regular religious order
In Turkey. recognize no authority but
that of Allah, and. in consequence,
have been prosecuted not 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 a few
preliminaries, begin TO chant the 10
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
trst, but gain speed until they seem,
like sleeping top, to be motionless.
All the time they never touch, al
though there may be a 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 a 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, I'M
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-sharp
darts, nippers. chains, pinchers and
other weapons. These the devotees
use to mortify their flesh when they
have worked themselves up to a state
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
VIa,..... Mo.. =. =. Il A .I Little
NO LONGER SELECTS THE HAT
Hubby's First and Last, Experience at
Millinery Store, Was Alto
gether Too Costly.

Congressman Ralph w. Moss of In
diana did not care much for a hat his
wife wore. He finally spoke about it
Mrs. Moss admitted that it was plain
and. instead OF taking exceptions to
her husbands remark, invited him to
accompany her the next time she
bought a hat.
Il can certainly pick out a better
one than that" said Mr. Moss
So they went to the store together
Mrs. Moss said not a word as the
comely 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
I'll take that" said the Hoosier
congressman. How much is it,
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
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
WHY We Are Riuht-Handed.

One of the professors at a we'll
known agricultural college has figured
it out that II you are left-handed II Is
sign that your ancestors were not
good fighters.
Most persons are right-handed,"
says he. "Only one IN every twenty
is left-handed. Why are people right
handed? They may have been born
that way. 1t 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. II 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
were the ones who usually came. out
victorious. Down through the ages
this selection continued, the right
hand gradually becoming more profl.
cient."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
that's friend of mine, and when she

mats friend of mine, and when she
guarantees a man to be A b., III ship
MIN without any more questions"
Breakfast had waited nearly an hour
when the minister reached Hume. Ee-
ziah, also, was waiting and evidently
much relieved at his safe arrival
"Sakes alive!" she exclaimed, as she
met him at the back door. Where in
the world have you been, Mr.. Ellery?
Soakin' wet again, tool"
He told briefly the story Of his morn
ing's adventure. The houseBeeper lis
tened with growing excitement.
Heavens TO Betsy" she interrupt
ed. Was the channel you planned to
swim the one at the end of the fiat by
the longest weir leader?'
Yes"
MY soul! there's been two men
drowned in that very place at half
tide. And they were good swimmers
After this / shan't dare let you out OF
my sight"
so? Was it as risky as that? Why.
Captain Hammond didn't tell me So
must owe him more even than
thought"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
Roses in Medicine.

Roses at one time figured prom
tnently 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 gormandizing
hours. The flower was also served
at table. both as garnish, in the way
parsley is now used, and as a salad,
and rose water was largely used for
flavoring dishes. Roses as food have
gone out of favor among western ma
tons. but the Chinese still eat rose
fritters.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
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 10 decide
whether our claims for PerJna are
valid or not is manifest violation or
my constitutional rights.
My claims are based both on cred
table theoretical grounds and upon
irrefutable statistics. But ! am quite
willing TO have oar claims as TO the
composition of PCTuua properly and
thoroughly investigated. and if found
TO be false a proper penalty should
be fixed. Or ii | am making any
statements concerning disease. as to
the nature, symptoms or danger OF
any disease. if am making any such
statements as 10 unnecessarily fright
en- the people by false assumptions, I
am willing 10 submit TO any unbiased
tribunal or investigation.
Mrs. Alice ROgle. 500 Clinton St,
Circlavillc, Ohio. writes: II want to
inform YOU what Pcruna has done
for me. have been afflicted with ca
tarrh for several years. ! have tried
different medicines and non" seemed
10 do me any good until ! used Pc
runa. | have taken six hotties and
can praise It very highly for the good
il has done me. also find il of great
benefit to my children"
Peruna is for sale at all drug stores.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11

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 han
die redhot irons, fill their mouths with
burning charcoal. drive a spit right
through one cheek and out the other
side, and leave 1t 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 1t will cure them of their i'll
nesses
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
The Hat Question In 1890.

The Handel festival was originally
given in Westminster Abbey, and the
official notice of 1890 announced that
mo ladies will be admitted with hats,
and they are particularly requested to
come without feathers and very small
hoops, II 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 "fasciEat-
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.-Jrndon Globe.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11


by various forms of treatment they
have found complete relief by the
use of Peruna. These testimonials
have come 10 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.
| have never been opposed at any
time to the regulations offered by the
Pure Food and Drugs Act. | 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
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
CHAPTER VII.
In Which the Parson and Mr.. Pepper
Declare Their independence.

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 it's little fenced-in front yard dot
ted thickly with clumps of silver-leaf
saplings. A sign, nailed crookedly on
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 a shin
gle with the chalked notice. Salt Hay
for Sale"
The boot and shoe portion Of the
first sign was relic of other days.
Ryan had been a cobbler once. but 1t
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
SYNOPSIS.

Mrs. Keziah Coffin. supposed widow, is
|.rranging to move from Trumet to Bos-
Ian. following the death OF her brother.
lar whom she had kept house. Ryan
|pspper widower. offers marriage. and is
INDIGNANTLY refused. Capt. Elkanah Dan
|tls leader OF the Regular church offers
Teriah a place as housekeeper for the
|ww minister, and she decides to remain
IN Trumet keziah takes charge of Rev
|bhn Ellery, the new minister. and gives
linn advice as to his conduct toward
|sembers of the parish. Ellery causes a
|ensation by attending a "Come-outer'
meeting. Ellery's presence is bitterly re-
tented by Eben Hammond. leader OF the
meeting. Grace apologies for her
|uardian and Ellery escorts her home in
lac rain. Capt Nat Hammond. Eben's
lon, becomes a hero by bringing the
Racket into port safely through fog and
Irorm Ellery finds KeZiah writing a let
n TO some one. inclosing money in re-
|ponse to demand. She Curiouslv
fartled when informed OF the arrival of
Fat. Nat calls on Keziah, and II devel-
ps that they have been lovers since
touth. Daniels demonstrates with Ellery
br attending 'Come-Outer" meeting.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
CHAPTER vi.
In Which Captain Nat Picks Up a
OereIict.

|
OereIict.
II is probable that John Ellery. new
er fully realized the debt of gratitude
ne owed to the fog and the squall and
to Captain Nat Hammond. Trumet, al
ways hungry for a sensation, would
have thoroughly enjoyed arguing and
quarrelfng 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 Can
tain Mats brilliant plotting Of the old
packet was a bit of seamanship which
every man and woman on that foam.
bordered stretch Of sand could under.
stand and appreciate, and the minis.
| ters indiscretion was all but forgotten
In consequence. The Daily Advertis.
ers" gloated ver/it, Of course, and
Captain Elkanah brought 1t up at the
meeting Of the parish committee, but
there Captain Zeb Mayo championed
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
Iebedee. Most of his fellow-commit-
tee agreed with him. Not guilty, but
don't do it again." was the general
verdict.
Keziah watched anxiously for a 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
long way. leaving uncovered a mile
and half of flats, bare and sandy, or
carpeted with sea weed. Between these
flats 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 flats-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 a 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 fats. Then he
splashed on. bound out to where the
fish weirs stood. like webby fences. in
the distance.
A cart, drawn by a plodding horse
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
G0SSIPING 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.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11

and with a single individual on it's
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 we'll to mind The flats were all
his that morning. Only the cart and
its driver were in sight and they were
half mile off, 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 it 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
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
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 discomfort
ed old farmer, who said:
'Contented? When1l be con-
tented? Wall, I'll be contented when
| own all the land adjoinin' mine-and
not befur, by gumi'"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
Self-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."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
Fines Wife for Impure catsup.

Utahville, Pa.-Mrs ]. F. Mcfarland
appeared before her husband, 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.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11

For a great
many years |
have been gath
ering statistics
as 10 the effects
of Peruna when
taken for ca
I arrh al de-
raneements. !
have on hand
thousands of
unsolicited tes-
timOnialS from
people in all
stations of life,
who claim that
a I { q r m a n Y
years futile at
temptS to rid
themselves of
nhrnnln nnfnrrh
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
In the Might Editors Room.

Here's a long story about that
storm on the lake the other day. Want
II cut down."
Does it begin, The storm beggars
description?
Yes"
We'll, run that. and cut out the de-
scription."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-11
Wished to Break the Record. g..

Wished to Break the Record.
There's something uncanny about
hat lawyer"
Why"
When his client was defeated he
iidn't make q motion for q new
trial"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-10
SPORTING NOTES.

Another win for Exeter in the New
England interschoia site championships
is only another proof of the efficacy
of the Cennors coaching system at
Exeter Like the late Mike Murphy,
when at Penn, Connors has system
all his own which generally spells VIC
tory in all the scholastic contests. Geo
Connors in all truth is the Mike Mur-
ply of the scholastic trainers.
They say that the French nation IS
not strong physically but this must
be a misnomer if we are to take into
account the easy manner in when
Georges Carpenter, the French mid
dleweight champion. easily disposed vi
Bombardier Wells in their recent en-
counter over in Client, Belgium. AnY-
way. we will have chance 10 set
what the Parisians have to offer when
Charles IeDoux. the French bantan
weight champion, meets Phil McGoV-
ern, the Brooklyn champ, at the new
Atlas. tomorrow night. Phil IS
brother of the former illustrious Ter
ry, and they say action is his middle
name.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-10

PUSHES through the water along a
zigzag path about two feet broad. II
is also possible to aim Il torpedo TO go
around the corner ut an object mae
eessihe in a straight line by first al
tering the position OF the axle OF the
gyroscope in the torpedo The
Whitehead torpedo was perfected IN
1925 but il was not until quite re-
Gently that the gSroscope wasSapplied
to further nautical use by otto
Schlick for steadying a German tor
pedo boat the Sea- Bar 4 large fly
wheel rotating on II fixed horizontal
axis at right angles to the length of II
ship viii make il steadier. but gyro-
scopie action for this purpose only Ne
comes effective by swinging the axis
of the ship slightly, l. e., steering must
be cratic. Schlick arranges his fly
wheel on vertical axle, which is it
self piyoted in a frame, which can
turn about a horizontal axis at right
angles to that of the ship. The
gyroscope resists the rolling force of
the waves, hut. being free to swing in
the other direction. does not interfere
with the steering. The roll of tie
See Bar was reduced from so degrees
to one degree by this gyroscopic APP
PLEA tfon.--London Telegraph.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-10
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE.
sseesiaurcate Address to Seniors by
Recorder c. /. Donahuc of Portland.

oreno, Me, June 9.-"Give us a ma
ton with trained conscienees as wei
as trained minds and we shall heal
less in the future of iniquitous tariff
schedules and pernicious class legis
IL ton" said Charles l.. Donahue. re-
corder of the Portland municipal court
in n Baccalaurcate address To the Sen.
ior class of University of Maine, sun.
day Mr.. Donahue declared that the
future welfare of the United States de-
Ponds upon the solution If the educa $
t.c-al prehi,as.
w ha, III ;'is country devised the
trost reyf.ct system of popular educa :
ton ~ world has ever KNOWN" he
: rif, ''rho.o : little danger that the
'nerations Of the future will be I'M
.n;tered and intellectually deficient. but
there IS grave peril in the prospect that
ma terialism will supplant the teach
ings of Christ. 1t viii not be sufficient
that youth be taught what is good and
what is bad. There must in addition
thereto be the incentive To do what is
good md To shun that which
is evil.
Ii | were asked what | considered
the greatest need of every state in the
Union, | should unhesitatingly say that
we must devise some way IL give 10
the training of the conscience of you as
much attention as we now give to IT.
forming the mind.