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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
CHAPTER XVIII.
Tn. Spirit Of the Ancient Wood.

The Spirit Of the Ancient Wood.
Agatha's first thought on awakening
late in the forenoon. was the memory
of Sallie Kingsbury coaxing her to
bed and tucking her in, in the purple
hight of the early morning. She re-
membered the attention with pleasure
and gratitude, as another blessing
added to the greater one Of James
Hambleton's turn toward recovery.
Sallies act was mute testimony that
Agatha was, in truth, heir to Hercu-
les Thayer's estate, spiritual and mate
rial
She summoned Lizzie, and while she
was dressing, laid out directions for
the day. During her short stay in
lion, Lizzie had been diligent enough
in gathering items of information, but
nevertheless she had remained oblivi-
Gus of any impending crisis during the
night. Her pompadour was marcelled
as accurately as if she were expect
ing a morning call from Mr.. Straker
No rustlings of the wings of the
Angel Of Death had disturbed her
sleep In fact. Lizzie would have
winked knowingly If his visit had
been announced to her. Her sophisti.
cation had banished such supersti-
tions. She noticed, however, that
Agatha's candles had burned to their
sockets, and inquired If Miss Red.
mond had been wakeful.
Mr.. Hambleton was very Ill. Every.
body in the house was up till near
morning." replied Agatha rather
tartly.
"Oh, what pity! Could l have
done anything? l never heard a
sound" cried Lizzie effusively.
mo, there was nothing you could
have DONE" said Agatha.
IT'S very bad for your voice, Miss
Redmond, staying up all night" went
on Lizzie solicitously. You're quite
pale this morning. And with your
western tour ahead of you'll"
Agatha let these adjurations go I'M
answered. 1t occurred to Lizzie that
possibly she had allied herself with a
mistress who was foolish enough to
ruin her public career by private fol
lies, such as worrying about sick PEG
pie. Heaven, in Lizzie's eyes, was the
glare Of publicity; and since she was
unable to shine in It herself, she loved
to be attached to somebody who could
Her fidelity was based on Agatha's
celebrity as a singer. She would have
preferred serving an actress who was
all the rage, but considered a popular
singer, who paid literally. as the mex
best thing.
There was always enough common
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Water Must Be Changed Frequently
and the Blossoms Should Be
SprlnkIed Every Hour.

Almost the first thought that fol-
lows admiration for a freshly picked
bouquet is how it can be preserved
the greatest length OF time? Many
experiments have been undertaken to
prevent flowers from fading-such as
placing salt in the water. or nipping
them OF and applying sealing wax.
We have tried all methods, and have
come to the conclusion that changing
water in which the stems are plunged
frequently and sprinkling the flowers
hourly, will keep them fresh and fair
longer than will other treatment.
The water used should be tepid.
The cooler the temperature of the
apartment the better. Never leave
flowers under a gas Jet, or they will
Immediately blight. The last thing at
night, change the water on the stems
and sprinkle the flowers thoroughly.
Tie over the vase or basket tissue pa
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Little Demand for Leeches

French leeches was the marshes
around Bordeaux. A poor peasant
named Bechade was the creator OF
the industry. He rented a tract OF
marsh land for about $50, and this,
when properly stocked with leeches,
became worth $1,000.
Bechade collected the leeches by
buying all the worn out horses he
could get hold of and driving them
into the marshes five or six times
a month. especially in April. May.
June, October and November. Be
chade's business fiourished, and when
he died he was worth 1,000,000f.
After a while the French leech
trade was ruined, not only on account
of the great decline in the demand,
but on account of the accessibility Of
other sources of supply brought about
by the improved facilities Of trans
port. fast trains bringing them in a
short time from Turkey, Bohemia and
Dalmatia, and to a more limited ex-
tent from Algeria and RussiA-Medh
cal Brief.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01

ideal, but at least she was not Of
those who are grouchy before break
fast. She served Aleck and Chamber
lain in the kitchen with homely skill,
giving them both a wholesome and
pleasant morning after their night of
gloom.
You can't do anything right all day
If you start behindhand," she replied
when Aleck remarked upon her early
rising Besides | was up last night
more than once, watching for Miss
Redmond The young mans sleeping
nicely, she says"
She went cheerfully about her kitch-
en- work, giving the men her best,
womanlike, and asking nothing in re-
turn. not even attention. They took
her service gratefully, however. and
there was enough of Eve in Sallie to
know IT,
by the way, Chamberlain" said
Aleck, I'VE must get telegram off to
the family in Lynn" He wrote out
the address and showed It across Sal
llC ltu hllClltu ldDlCCiONll. Anu NCll
them not to think Of coming!" ad-
jured Aleck. I'VE don't want any
more of a swarry here than we've got
now" Chamberlain undertook to send
the message; and since he had con-
tracted to catch the criminal of the
Jeanne DArc, he was eager to be of
on his hunt.
"Good-by, old man. You go to bed
and get good sleep. I'll stop at the
hotel and leave word for Miss Rey-
nier. And you stay here, so I'll know
where you are. may want to find
you quick, If land that bloomin' beg
gar"
Thanks" said Aleck weakly. I'll
turn in for an hour or so, If Sallie can
find me a bed"
Mr.. Chamberlain made several
notes on an envelope which he pulled
from his pocket, gravely thanked Sal
lie for her breakfast and lifted his hat
to her when he departed. Aleck
dropped into a chair and was stupid
ly staring at the stove when Sallie re-
turned from journey to the pump
in the yard
You'll like to take little rest, Mr..
Van Camp" she said, land know just
the place where you'll not hear a
sound from anywhere-if you don't
mind there not being a carpet. I'll go
up right away and show you the room
before knead out my bread" So she
conducted Aleck to a big, clean attic
under the Tafters, remote and quiet.
He was exhausted, not from lack Of
sleep-he had often borne many hours
CT wakefulness and hard work without
turning a hair-but from the Earring
of live nerve throughout the night Of
anxiety. The past, and the relation
ships of youth and kindred were sa-
cred to him, and his pain had over
Swallowed, for the hour at least, even
the newer claims of his love for Me-
LAME Reynier.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
"mest Nothing Compared With What
u Used to Be Only a Few
Years Ago.

forV years ago there were In
ans alone 10 wholesale dealers in
, ~ each Of whom sold between
woo and 100000 leeches monthly,
W which they received on an aver
e about $50 a thousand.
Today there is only one dealer in
. capital and he gets from six to
ven francs (s1.20 to s1.4O) a hun
His name is Leya and he han
Ses about 10000 per month, his best
atket being the United States. He
sometimes half a million in
= former times the Paris poor law
illustration purchased $4,000
Hl6,OO0) worth a year; this
= In the '30s and '4Os Of the 18th
sAry; the administration now finds
eu amply supplied with $40 worth
s great breeding ground for
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Two Systems Compared.

government, says a writer in the
Twentieth Century Magazine, which
tells you how to carry your umbrella.
which forbids ladies who wear long
hatpins to enter railway trains, which
fines you IL you throw cigar stubs or
papers on the street, which does not
permit your children to make a noise
so that others are disturbed-such a
government does restrict individual
liberty, but Just as certainly 1t en-
larges the common liberties and pleas
ure OF everybody. The government
thus eulogized is that of Germany,
which the writer quoted prefers to our
"go-as.you please" system.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Keeping Cut Flowers Fresh

per which has been soaked in water
Over this tuck a newspaper. In the
morning the flowers will be found a
fair as the night previous.
Roses fade sooner than almost any
flowers. Heliotrope will wither and
blacken with the tenderest care. II
should be nipped from a bouquet a,
soon as 1t loses freshness. Lilies
tulips, narcissus, euphorbias, hya
cinths and all flowers with suculeni
stems can be preserved several days
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Aids TO Auriculturists

The birds of field and forest in
America have been so thinned in num-
bers that countless insects are now
working havoc among the crops of
grain and fruit. Hence bird culture
has been undertaken on a large scale
in some states. A wealthy philan,
thropist Of Michigan, near Detroit.
has set apart 1880 acres of land for
the exclusive use and protection OF
birds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Demand for Good Butter.

In spite of the fact that there is very
little first-class dairy butter made at
the present time any grocer will tell
you that there is always a demand for
such an article far beyond the sup
ply. A certain class of people prefer
good dairy butter to any other. One
reason for this is that creamery but.
ter is rarely ever salty enough to sat.
isfy their taste. That farm butterma.
lrers appreciate this would anDeaI
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
CHAPTER XVII.
The Turn Of the Tide.

The Turn Of the Tloe.
IIrhts in a country house at night
.rs often the signal of birth or death,
umettmes Of both. The old red house
Arev its beacon from almost every
window that night, and seemed mute
N 10 defy the onslaught of enveloping
snrkness, whether Plutonic or Stygian.
Time was when Parson Thayer's IL
bnry lamp burned nightly into the lit
De hours, and through the uncurtained
windows the churchyard ghosts, had
hey wandered that way, could have
seen his long thin form, wrapped in a
paisley cloth dressing-gown, sitting in
DE glow. He would have been read
ng some old leather-bound volume,
md would have remained for hours
almost as quiet and noiseless as the
hosts themselves. Now he had stepped
Ieruss the threshold and joined them,
md new spiEts had come to burn the
Hght In the old red house.
Agatha, half-dressed, had slept, and
soke feeling that the night must be
hr advanced. The house was very
ffl. with no sound or echo of the in
nherent tones which, for now many
days, had come from the room down
he hall She lit a candle, and the
suffering match seemed to fill the
house with noise. Her clock indicated
. little past midnight. 1t was only
twenty minutes since she had lain
down, but she was wide awake and
etreshed. While she was pinning up
Der hair In big mass on the top of
her head, she heard in the hall slow,
Heady steps, firm but not heavy, even
n In daytime. Susan Stoddard did
not tlptoe.
Agatha was at the door before she
nuld knock.
You had better come for a few
minutes" Mrs. Stoddard said. The
Ones we're, in themselves, an adjura-
Don to faith and fortitude.
Yes, | will come" said Agatha.
hey walked together down the dimly
hshted hall, each woman in her own
sV proving how strong and efficient
The discipline of self-control.
IN the sick-room a screen shaded
NE light from the bed, which had been
pulled out almost into the middle of
ne room. Near the bed was a table
WIN bottles. glasses. a covered pitch
q and on the floor an oxygen tank.
Doctor Thayer's massive figure was in
he shadow close to the bed, and
Aeek Van Camp leaned over the
mrVed footbcard. James lay on his
lHlow, ghost OF a man, still as death
neh. As Agatha grew accustomed to
ne light, she saw that his eyes were
tossed, the lips under the ragged
0eArc we're drawn and slightly part
q; his forehead was the pallid fore
aead OF death-in-life. Neither the doc
~f nor Aleck moved or turned their
sAie nom the bed as Agatha and Mrs.
Soodard entered. The air was still,
INC The profound silence without was
mighty reservoir for the silence
within.
Agatha stood by the footboard be-
sOe Aleck, while Mrs. Stoddard. get
ING warm freestone from the invis-
0e Mr.. Hand in the hall, placed It
"aeath the bedclothes. Aleck Van
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
chIId's Narrow Escape.

A little four-year-old San Bernardinc
(Cal) girl, Harriet Strang, recently
had a remarkable escape from death
She picked up rattlesnake and car
ried it some distance to the porch OF
her home, where she let the reptile
bitoe the house dog. The dog died in
agony two hours later. The dogs
cries attracted notice and the parent,
despatched the deadly reptile before
Il could do further injury.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Value of Leaves.

Leaves are natures own fertilizer
and the wonderful richness OF forests
and newly cleared land is due to the
amount Of decayed leaves and vege-
table matter in the soil This is hu
mus, and every farmer ought to know
the value of humus in the soil
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01
Seaweed In Commerce.

1t is always known that seaweed
contained large quantity of iodine
but today it is used in the manufao
ture Of certain kind of cloth, while
certain species are eaten under the
names of "dulse," stoke" and cur
rageen" Kelp is burned seaweed
and Devonshire seaweed is used fol
a large number of purposes; there
fore, the seaweed gatherers OF today
are in a better position than ever
before.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-01

from the fact that they usually pro-
vide plenty Of salt in the product they
tErn out.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-19
HEARD IN BENNINGTON
How Bad Backs Have Been Made
Strons-kidney Ills Corrected.

All over Bennington you hear it,
Doans Kidney Pills are keeping up
the good work. Bennington people
are telling about it-telling of bad
backs made sound again. You can
believe the testimony of your own
townspeople. They tell il for, the
benefit of you who are suffering. II
your back aches. IL you feel lame.
sore and miserable, if the kidneys
act too frequently, or passages are
painful, scanty and off color, use
Doans Kidney Pills, the remedy that
has helped so many of your friends
and neighbors. Follow this Benning-
ton citizens advice and give Doan's
a chance to do the same for you.
]. p. Toomey, South and Elm SITS,
Bennington, VT. says: 1T is a pleas
ure for me to recommend Doan's Kid
ney Pills. They did me a world Of
good when ! was suffering from kid
ney trouble and / feel certain that
they have no equal in curing that
complaint. You may continue to use
my former testimonial as long as you
desire"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, Sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-19
Pain In the Stomach

If you continually complain of
pains in the stomach, your liver or
your kidneys are out of order. Ne
glect may lead to dropsy, kidney
trouble. diabetes or Bright's disease.
Thousands recommend Electric Bit.
tiers as the very best stomach and
kidney medicine made. II. t. Al
ston, OF Raleigh, N. c.. who suffered
with pain in the stomach and back,
writes: MY kidneys we're deranged
and my liver did not work right !
suffered much, but Electric Bitters
was recommended and improved
from the first dose. ! now feel like
a new man." 1t will improve you,
too. Only soc and s1.O0. Recon-.
mended by Harold w. Cole. Drug.
gist-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-19
"susPENDER JACK" HARD UP
MCGEE, Who Stampeded Convection
for Straus, Can't Pay Judgment

New York, April 18.-"Suspender
Jack" MCGEE, the ex-New York police
man who stampeded the Bull Moose
Convention for the nomination of Os-
car Straus. was said by Sheriff julius
Hamburger yesterday to be without
tangible property. The search for
property was made on judgment of
$211, which Melville S. Forester, a
boxing instructor, demanded for wag-
es.
MCGEE has an Office at 227 West
Seventy-fourth street. He is a Notary
Public in the State Department for
the licensing of chauffers, but all the
office furniture was found to belong
to another man.
MCGEE told the Sheriff that luck
had been against him of late, and that
he owed more than $4,000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-19
ERICSSON WOMAN WANTED
Navy Hunts for Descendant to Name
New Destroyer.

Washington, April 17-Wanted
Three young women descendants of
John Ericsson, William B. Gushing
and jeremiah O'Brien, famous cele-
brities in American naval history, to
crack the customary bottles of cham
payne over the bows of three destroy
ers almost ready to be launched.
Navy Department officials have
made a vain search for female de.
scendants of the three men, and un'
less they are successful time hon
ored custom will be abandoned when
the three boats named after them are
launched
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-19
! ARBUTUs FLOWERS FATAL
Woman Dead and Companions ~ Az
ter Chewing Blossoms.

Binghamton. n. Y, April 17.-Mrs.
Jacob Burrhite. of Susquehanna,
Penn, is dead and Otto Kinney OF
the same place, is recovering from
what looked like a fatal illness, the
results Of their eating the flowers Of
the trailing arbutus.
Mrs. Burrhite and her daughter
went with Kinney yesterday to gath
er arbutus. Mrs Burrhite. Kinney
and Miss Burrhite all chewed the
sweet blossoms and became violently
i'll.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-19
UNION DROPS COBB CASE
Federation of Labor Not Interested
In Ball Players.

Augusta, Ga, April IA resolu-
tion condemning the methods of or
ganized baseball as emphasized by
"Ty' Cobb's case was tabled today
by the Georgia Federation of Labor.
The convention took the stand that
Cobbs dispute with the Detroit club
was not one in which organized labor
was interested as an effort had been
made to unionize ball players and the
players had declined.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-31
TWO men DIE AT
ROPES END IN
OREGON PRISON
Protest Their Innocence in
Farewell Speeches From
Gallows in Pen Yard.
HOPE THEY'RE LAST
Doomed Pair Tell Assembled
Audience Capital Punish
ment Is Wrong.

SALEM. Ore. Oct 3i.--N s:2b
this morning little procession
headed by Frank Seymour. be-
tween two guards, and closely fol
lowed by Mike Spanos. also be-
tween guards, marched down
through the big dlniug hail ~ the
stsse prison ana entered the death
chamber at It's southern END.
They had been sentenced 20 hang
for the murder Of George Dedask.
lou. a Greek. in Medford. Septem.
Der 2s. 1919.
Bid Fellows Goodbye
Both men were optimistic last
night and greeted their fellowpris-
oncrs with n Goodbye" in as
cheerful tones an they could under
the circumstances
They were accompanied hy Revs.
Father Moore OF this city. Father
Victor OF Tigard. and Father. Le-
Miller OF Falrpcrt. repeating the
Miserere.
Seymour assembled the scaffold
with n firm step. and. turning.
faced the little crowd assembled
lie stood apparently unconcerncd
as he waited for Spanoa to take
his place at ria side. Then. at n
nod from the warden. he spoke In
a firm and even voice lie said;
~ have but q few moments
70 live ard want 20 say with
my dying breath that ! hope
may be the last man In Oregon
10 90 through the trap. I for
give everybody for all that has
been done to me. or 10 about
20 be done. and TO say that I
am innocent"
As he stopped speaking spanos
said:
with my dying words 7
want TO cay that we are not
the boys svto killed the man.
The sfory have told 10 true.
an ready to 90. forgive ev-
erybc0y and ask for forgive
ness and shall pray God Al
mighty for all OF you
There was no tremor In his
voice. and somehow. standing nm
der the black wing OF death. his
words bore conviction TO most OF
his hearers.
In moment the black caps were
adjusted. the ropes placed, there
was n harsh rattle M the trap
doors dropped. and a "chug' as the
bodies shot down and jumped up
again from the recoil Of the rope.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-31

State Witnesses in Judge Gil
liams court told the atory OF the
mysterious circumstances sur
rounding the death of Hugh Nc.
Mahon, manager OF the American
cafe. on Thanksgiving @e, leOs.
when the trial OF Peter Miller.
charged with first degree murder,
was resumed this morning.
Miller. as dapper and confident
az ever. In taking an active part In
his own defense. and dictates many
OF the questions put by his counsel,
Judge Glasgow. Between times
the defendant this morning found a
melancholy pleasure in keeping n
tally card showing the number of
times II overruled the defense.
and the much greater number OF
time sit oyerruled the defense.
II IL not likely that Witnesses for
the defense viii be called before
Tuesday of next week.
Ex-Gov Hay appeared with the
defense witnesses and was sworn.
The first witness called. when
the state resumed, was Thomas p.
Davis, who was n neiehbor OF Hugh
Mcmahon on Aloha st. nj the time
OF his death. and who found the
body In the yard on Thanksgiving
day. 1908
He said he passed the honse at
7:40 in the morning. He described
the position OF the body. He
thought the body wore no ovefcoat
and that the coat was crumpled up
around the shoulders.
Mrs. Dinah Davis. mother OF the
previous witness. said she went to
the Mcmahon house In response TO
n telephone message from her son.
The body was lying face downward,
The back OF the neck and the ears
we're n blush red. The upper lip
was turned back. There was n lit
tie blood on one hand.
Croas-examined. Mrs. Davis said
II was a chilly morning. The dead
mans right hand. flung before the