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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28

Her father shook his head warning.
ly. "Debby," he said to the maid
you needn't wait"
Debby departed reluctantly. After
the kitchen door had closed, Captain
Elkanah said: my dear. we mustn't
be too hasty in this matter. Remem-
Der, Mr.. Ellery Is very sick. AS for
for the Van Horne girl, we haven't
heard the whole truth yet She may
! not be there at all, or 1t may be just
an accident"
Accident! Pa, you make me boil.
Accident! Accidents like that don't
happen. II you let her stay there. or
if Oh, to think Of It! And we were
calling him a hero and-and every
thing! HeroI he stayed there just so
she might"
Hush! hush, child"
Il shan't hush. Pa, are you going
to let him disgrace himself with herr"
No. no. Probably there amt any
idea Of his marrying her. If there is"
IF there is you put him out of the
church and out of town. And as for
her Ooh! And we've been hav-
ing him here at dinner and-and I
have Oh, shall die! l wish was
dead!"
Then followed Mysteries and agony,
greedily listened to by Debby, whose
ear was at the crack Of the door. Cap
tain Elkanah soothed and pleaded and
tried to pacify. II ended by his prom
Using to investigate and, If necessary.
take steps immejitly."
Lavinia Pepper sprung the mine on
her brother. Ryan was Mortified He
had grown to be one of Ellery's most
devoted worshipers.
One Of the very first to hear of the
minister's illness was Keziah Coffin.
Mrs. Parker told her and Keziah start
ed for the beach before the tale Of
Grace's part in the nights happenings
reached the village. She did not wait
for a conveyance, hardly waited to
throw a shawl over her shoulders, but
began to cover the three miles on foot
She had walked nearly two-thirds Of
the distance when Captain Zeb Mayo
overlook her and gave her a seat in
his chaise.
They said little during the drive, the
shock and anxiety forbidding CONVEX
sation. At the ropes was the same
group, larger now, and DR.. Parkers
horse was hitched to one Of the posts.
you can't go in, Mrs. Coffin" said
Thoph Black. The doctor give us his
orders not to let nobody get by.
guess nobody wants to, but all the
same"
Keziah paid not the slightest atten-
ton to Mr.. Black. She stopped beneath
his arm, under the rope and was on
her way to the shanty before they real
lied her intention. The living room
was empty, but at the sound Of her
step some one came from the room
adjoining. That some one was Grace.
DR.. Parker appeared, holding up a
hand for silence.
"Hush!" he cried. Hes quiet now
and think he will sleep. Don't talk
here. Go outside. If you must talk
and / suppose you must"
Grace led the way. Fortunately, the
door was on the side not visible from
the spot where Captain Zeb and the
rest were standing. Keziah, bewil-
dered and amazed at the girls pres
ence, followed dumbly.
Nov, auntie," whispered Grace,
turning to her, you want to know
how he is, of course. Well, / think he
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
CHAPTER xVI-(contInusd.)

CHAPIE EN- NNts-(Continueo.I
Early the next morning, just as day
was breaking, a buggy, the horse
which drew It galloping. rocked and
bumped down the lighthouse lane. DIR.
Parker, his brows together and his
lips set with anxiety, was driving. He
had been reused from sleep in the no.
tel at Hyannis by boy with a tele-
gram. Come quick" It read. "Mr.
Ellery sick" The sender was Noah
Ellis, the light keeper. At the ropes,
early as It was, he found a small group
waiting and gazing at the shanty. The
lightkeeper was there and two or
three other men. They were talking
earnestly.
How is he, Noah?" demanded the
doctor, jumping to the ground
81 don't know, doc" replied Ellis. II
amt heard sence last night when !
autographed you"
The DEVIL" DR.. Parker swore i'm
patiently. Who is with him then
You haven't left him alone, have you?"
'No-o," Noah hesitated once more.
moo, he amt alone. She's there"
she? Who? Keziah Cofin?"
II don't cal1ate Keziah's heard Il
yet. We was waitin' for you fore we
said much to anybody. But she's there
--the-the one that found him. You
see, he was out Of his head and wan
derin' up the lane most to the main
road and she'd been calm on Keziah
and when she come away from the
parsonage she heard him hollerin' and
goin' on and"
"who did?"
'Why"-the lightkeeper glanced at
his companions-"why. doc, twas
Grace Van Horne. And she fetched
him back to the shanty and then come
and got me to telegraph you"
But Parker did not wait to hear the
rest. He ran at full speed to the door
Of the shanty. Grace herself opened
IL.
How is he? demanded the doctor.
Il think he seems a little easier; at
any rate, he's not delirious. He's in
there. oh. I'm so thankful you've
come"
is that the doctor?" called Ellery
weakly from the next room. 'Is TT"
Yes" replied Parker. throwing on
his coat and hat Coming, Mr.. EL
lery."
For Gods sake, doctor, send her
away. Don't let her stay. Make her
60! I've got the smallpox and If she
stays she will die. Don't you under
stand? she must CO."
Hush. John" said Grace soothing
1y. Hush. dear"
DR.. Parker stopped short and looked
at her. However, he waited no longer,
but hurried In to his new patient.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
FARMERS CLUB IS HELPFUL
Some Very Successful Organizations
Have Been in Existence for
Over Fifty Years.

A well-mapaged farmers club is
the most helpful, inspiring and use
full institution in any community. 1t
does a work with which no other or
ganization can compare, for it leads
not only directly to better farming
methods, but to a closer social inter-
course which is greatly needed in
the country.
There are thousands of farmers
clubs scattered throughout the coun-
try, and generally they act independ-
emily Of each other. There is no CEN
trail organization. Each club is or
ganized in accordance with the ideas
or whims of its members, but all have
the same general aim In view-im-
proving conditions of their homes and
the community, says Farm and Home
Some very successful clubs have been
organized for over so years and are
limited In membership.
There are several of these clubs in
che east with a membership of 20 to
25 members and their wives. COM
nittee on membership recommends
a GARNER when there is vacancy, his
name is then forwarded to each men,
Der, and at the next meeting a secret
ballot is taken which must be unani-
nous. This is done to insure the
election OF those who are likely to
prove congenial with the other mem
bers. for in such an organization the
social features play an important
part
Most Farmers clubs have no limit
to their membership. or else their
limit is so high that all the farmers
of community can join.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
OK Made Investigation.

At recent auction sale in Echt
Aberdeenshire, Scotland. good deal
of amusement was occasioned when q
large OK, which the auctioneer was
trying to dispose Of. took into It head
to walk into the auctioneer's box,
and. after he had cleared the ONCE
of officials, made a minute inspection
Of the books, and retired from the ros-
trum evidently quite pleased with the
way the sale was being conducted and
also with the state of the books. II
Is needless to say that the ofrcials
were much more excited than the or,
and made a quick exit, while the or
walked with the utmost dsliberatoaa
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
HAIR CAME OUT BY HANDFul

IS Lewis St.. Nashville, Tenn
About three years ago I had the ma.
laria fever. and when recovered nv
hair was falling out so that the doc.
tor told me TO cut It on. MY hair cam.
out by the handful. and had dsndrus
so that / had to scratch It out ever
week, and my SCALE itched 90 that !
pulled my hair all down trying IA
scratch 1t. ! tried - and ana
- but they failed to do any good
At last I tried Cuticura Soap and ONT.
ment.
First l combed my hair out, msd.
parting on the side and rubbed nv
scalp with the Cuticura Ointment. n,
next morning washed with the Cut.
cura Soap and water. and continues
until the third application gave a com.
plete cure" (Signed) Miss NellIs
M. Currin,, Dec. 6. 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston-
Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
CHAPTER XVII.

In Which keziah Decides to FIaht
The news was flying from house to
house along the main road. Break
fasts were interrupted as some neigh
Dor rushed in to tell the story which
another neighbor had brought to him
or her. Mr.. Ellery was very sick and
1t was feared he had the smallpox.
Grace Van Horne was with him, had
taken him back to the shanty, and in
sisted upon staying there until the
doctor came.
At the Daniels's house the servant
girl rushed into the dining room to
serve the toast and the story at one
swoop. Captain Elkanah's dignity de-
serted him for an instant and his egg
spoon jingled to the floor. Annabel's
face turned a dull red. Her eyes
flashed sparks.
Pal" she cried. Tiff you don't
10 scmsthiag nov Ill never"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
Fertilizer for Palms.

An excellent fertilizer for palms
ferns. aspedistra lurida, and like slow
growing plants which do not require
frequent potting, is horn shavings
Most dealers sell 1t and it is not ex.
pensive. Mixed with the soil. It de
composes slowly, giving the roots
food in small quantities as needed.
and lasting a long time. II is con.
centrated fertilizer and a safe one,
and has been tried satisfactorily.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
The Count at HON.

Yes" remarked the returned TO-.
list, with a reminiscent smile q -
continually humping into old fr,.,ss
and acquaintances while ahrnas
Went to a fashionable barber shon :
the Rue de Saint Gerard. Paris -
whom do you suppose met there,s
On. I'm no good at guessing sals
MS friend. Who was it?"
The Count de Pompadour, who en-,
such a swell at Atlantic CITY Ia,
year." 's'
Let's see-you and the count dIdpY
mix very well. Did he condescend =
speak to your"
He certainly did. The moment /,
entered the tonsorial parIors n
caught my eye and bowed and smiles
and said, Monsieur is next"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
Care in Watering House Plants.

Plants in pots should never be al
lowed to become very dry. Neglect of
this kind, just once. may cause more
damage to the roots Of the plants
than can be repaired in a month.
The ends of the roots are supplied
with mouths or ducts through which
moisture or nutriment is absorbed II
these are destroyed by drying out
or decayed by overwhelming. the
source Of supply is cut on and before
the plant can regain its vigor new
roots must be grown.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
She Married Him.

In a well-known colored school II
the south the lesson in general his.
tory one day was on the life Of Queen
Elizabeth.
Thomas, did Queen Elizabeth ever
marry" asked the teacher.
Yes. ma'am. think she did" 70
piled Thomas.
Are you quite sure?"
Yes. ma'am. the book says she aid.
1T does? Will you please find it?r
Whereupon Thomas opened to the
lesson and to the great amusement Of
the teacher read the statement sthat
Queen Elizabeth was married to her
realm"
There" said he. triumphantIy.
doesn't it say she was married.
don't exactly know who the gentleman
was, but II certainly says she married
him"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
Nearly cauah. BY old swIndI..


An American In the Spanish town
Of Valencia has very nearly fallen a
victim to the buried treasure swindle
at the hands Of the proprietors of a
fashionable boarding house, where he
was a paying guest. Their story was
that a certain French banker had fed
from France, after defrauding his cir
ents of 100000 He had, however,
quarreled with another banker and
killed him, thus being condemned to
Imprisonment for life. The American
received some spurious documents re-
lating to the place where the treasure
was hidden and eventually the swim
dlers stated that, In exchange for 5000
pesetas, the supposed banker would
disclose the whereabouts of the box
containing 100000. Several days la
ter the swindlers we're cleverly caught
by the police, who sent them tels-
gram signed by the American accept
ing their offer, and at the same time
making an appointment.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
SYNOPSIS.

Mrs. Kexiah CONN. supposed widow. is
arranging to move from Trumet to Bos-
ton, following the death Of her brother,
for whom she had kept house. Ryan
Indignantly refused. Capt. Elkanah Dan
lels, leader Of the Regular church, offers
keziah place az housekeeper for the
new minister. and she decides to remain
In Trumet Keziah takes charge OF Rev.
John Ellery. the new minister and gives
him advice as to his conduct toward
members of the parish. Ellery causes q
sensation by attending a "Come-outer
meeting. Ellery's presence Is bitterly re-
scented by Eben Hammond. leader OF the
meeting Grace apologies for her
guardian and Ellery escorts her home In
the rain. Capt Nat Hammond. Eben's
son, becomes hero by bringing the
packet into port safely through fog and
storm. Ellery finds Keziah writing let
ter to some one. inclosing money In re-
Spouse to a demand. She Is curiously
Nat. Nat calls on Keziah, and II devel-
ops that they have been lovers since
youth. Daniels demonstrates with Ellery
for attending "Come-outer" meeting. Ell
lery Is caught by the tide and Is rescued
by Nat. They become friends. Enery
meets Grace while walking In the fields,
and learns that she walks there every
Sunday The clergyman takes dinner
Sundays with the Daniels Annabel, the
captains daughter eXerts herself TO
make an impression on him. she no.
tices with vexation his desire to get away
every Sunday at q certain time. she
watches him through a spy glass. Nat
again importunes Keziah to marry him.
He says he has had quarrel with his
father, who wants him to marry Grace.
Ellery asks Grace to marry him. She
confesses that she loves him, but says
she fears to displease her guardian. Ell
kanah Daniels tells Eben about the meet
fngs between Ellery and Grace. Eben
declares he viii make Grace choose be-
tween him and the preacher. Grace finds
him In a faint. following the excitement
of Elkanah's visit. Just before he dies
Eben exacts a promise from Nat ana
Grace that they viii marry. Keziah
breaks the news to Ellery and later he
TO marry Nat. and asking him not to try
20 see her again. Keziah tells the story
Of her own marriage with man who
turned out to he a good-for-nothing, ana
who was reported to have been lost at
sea, and OF her love for Nat, whom she
alive. Captain Nat sails for Manila to
be gone two years. He says he and
Grace have decided not to marry until
he returns. Nat is overdue, and II Is
feared that he has been lost at sea-
Keziah gets a letter from her husband
saying he is coming back. Grace goes on
visit to relatives Of the Hammonds.
of the coast. Ellery goes with party to
board the vessel A man IS found suf-
fering from smallpox, the rest of the
crew having deserted He Is taken to an
abandoned shack on shore and Ellery
helps nurse him. Before he dies II Is dis
lery, left alone in quarantine. Is found
wandering in delirious condition by
Grace. She takes him back to the
shanty and sends for help.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
The Brood Sows.

Brood sows should have a quiet
warm, dry place where their filters
may spend the first week Of their
lives without being unnecessarily dis
turbed by other animals or inquisitive
people.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
No Danger of Choking.

There is no danger of cattle chok-
ing on shredded fodder. They chew
II the same as hay before they at
tempt to swallow it. and it goes down
heir threats as easily.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
Protect the Sheep.

Sheep will suffer for a long time
from exposure to single rain. The
wool and skin sometimes remain wet
or moist for days afterwards.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulateandinyig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels. sugar-cos , e
tiny granules, easy 70 take as candy Ans'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
Daily Thouaht.

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness
makes error fault, and truth discour
tesy.-George Herbert.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28

Some men are never satisfied unni
they have troubles that drive them
to drink
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
Early Vegetables.

Peas. lettuce and radishes may be
planted early; q little frost won't hurt
them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
TO STOP THE C9YGH,-CURE THH

nc. DR PORTERB ANTIsEPTlO HEALING Otl<
IL cures in one day. Full directions Win s'''n
bottle. sc, Soc, tl0o.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28
Eecen.rIcItIes Of Musicians

A scientist says that the bassoon
player is always cranky and the drum
mer generally lacks humor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-28

The best OF men are sometimes
worsted-and that's no yarn.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-03-28

E. H. Rothert left for Spokane
Monday night to arrange with furnace
builders to come here and erect two
furnaces for the Washington Steel &
Iron Co. One OF the two furnace
builders who was to come here from
Anaconda, Montana, where they did
some furnace work for the Smelter
Trust, dropped dead with heart disease
in Spokane last week. They had got
ten through in Anaconda and were on
the way to Leavenworth, but stopped
in 'Spokane for few days. While in
Spokane Mr.. Rothert will arrange with
other furnace builders to come here
and erect the furnaces for his COM
pany.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-03-28

James A. Begg arrived here last Sat
urday from Seattle and left the same
day for Cascade orchards where he will
spend the summer looking after 40
acre orchard tract belonging to Judge
Steel of Seattle. He says there is still
about a foot of snow in that district but
that it is melting rapidly and will have
entirely disappeared by the 18th oil
April. Mr.. Begg spent last summer
in the Cascade orchards and says that
from April 1st until September 1st he
did not come to town.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-03-28
Are You Constipated

If so, get box Of DR.. Kings New
Life Pills, take them regularly and
your trouble will quickly disappear
They will stimulate the liver, improve
your digestion and get rid Of all the
poisons from your system. They Will
surely get you we'll again. Csc at al
druggists.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-03-28
LOCAL HAPPENINGS AND WHEREABOUTS
NEWS ITEMS

Notes. Personals and Small Items May be Phoned Direct to
The Echo Ofhce :. :. Telephone Number 285
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-03-28

An ad in the Echo brings results.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-11-27
WEDDING SUPERsTITloNs.
Curious Customs That Used to BE Oh.
served In ENGLAND.


Superstition never clustered round
any episode Of life more than that Of
the wedding day. especially in olden
times.
Then it was customary for the bride
to present her future husband with a
bunch of rosemary tied up with rib
bons on his first appearance on the
wedding morning. This was supposed
to secure his love and loyalty and to
make her happy forever.
In Yorkshire the old superstition still
abounds that nothing more unlucky
could happen than for a newly made
bride to leave the church by different
door from that by which she entered.
Another quaint custom, for which
there is no known origin, is that prac-
tised in some Of the midland and
northern counties of England. This is
to ring a merry peal of the church
bells at the first reading Of the banns
Of an intending matrimonial couple. 1t
is called the ''spur peal" which in old
Anglo Saxon means simply TASK"
OF course it is we'll known that it is
the height of luck for bride to be to
dream of fairies the night before the
actual ceremony. So much was this
idea believed in that many girls would
peruse fairy tales before going to
sleep.-London Telegraph.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-11-27
NO NAME FOR A POET.
Miller Was Open to Conviction and
Shed the Heavy Burden.

Miller Was Open to Conviction and
Shed the Heavy Burden.
"Cincinnatus Heine" was the name
that the parents of Joaquin Miller be-
slowed on him at his christening. How
the poet came to adopt the name
joaquin" under which he is uniyer-
sally known, was told. by Mr.. Charles
Phillips, editor of the San Francisco
Monitor. Miss Ina Cooibrith, Of whom
he speaks, is the California poetess
who has been called the ..'sappho of
the west
In 1870, when he, came. down from
Oregon and published his first little
book Of poems, entitled Joaquin ct
AL. he told Miss Coolbrith Of bis de-
termination to go to London and win
fame. 49,.
'.How in the. world she asked him,
edo you expect to climb Parnassus
with such a name as you have? Nil.
Ter is bad enough. but Cincinnatus
Heine is impossible..s
aBut what can dog' Miller asked.
'It's my name, isn't it?'
.Why don't you take some name
that win identify you with Califor-
MAP Miss Coolbrith rejoined. Take
the name Of your first book; call your
self Joaquin"
..By George, I'll do itp said Miller.
And from that day he signed himself
Joaquin Miller"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-11-27
Fancy Brookfeld Sausage at Bis

Fancy Brookfeld Sausage at Bis
hons store, adv
Mrs. Kay visited relatives in Glen
wood last week. X.
Ed. Minette returned to his claim
at Ross, N. D. Tuesday.
L. J. Irish made a business trip to
Padua and return on last Thursday.
L. L. Kells was business visitor
to the Twin Cities on Tuesday of this
week. IS.
Alex Olson Of Starbuck, was in
town Wednesday on a business trip.
A baby girl arrived in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Irish on November
twenty-third.
Why not smoke the best? Flor
de Knispel clear Havana cigar.
Mrs. VIM. McFadden Of Melrose
visited Sank Centre friends from Fri
day until Monday.
Mrs. Hifdale returned Friday even
ing from q several days business trip
to the Twin Cities.
For SALE-Some good farm mare s
clean and all right. See A. Salmond,
eff.
Mrs. w. /. Henshaw who has been
on the sick list the past week IL much
improved in health.
Wanted-Plain sewing, call at
Mrs. John Ebensteiners. Mrs. Lillian
Avery. 1927 adv.
Mrs. May Eldred of Beaver Falls,
Wis, is visiting Mr.. Sanford Smith
and wife of this place,
Paul F. Moffett was in the city Sat
urday, leaving on the noon train for
his home in Minneapolis.
A pair of Glasses well fitted stamps
our judgement, as it does in selecting
a neat suit. Trust to our skill to fit
your Glasses correctly. G. H. Van
desteeg, Optometrist. adv