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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
BEEcHER-FATHER AND SON
strono Bond Of Affection and Sym
pathy That Existed Between
the Two.

How fitting where the energy and
enthusiasm of unwearied youth invite
from the ripened experience of matur-
er men the benediction of their in
fiuence! One of my friends was pres
ent many years ago in Plymouth
church. Brooklyn. when this occurred.
II was in the days when Lyman
Beecher had come to make his home
with his illustrious son. and every
Sunday he was in the pastors pew en-.
Toying the services In that great
sanctuary. One morning Henry Ward
Beecher was unfolding some aspect
of the new theology as he had come
to hold It. when suddenly up stood
Lyman Beecher. saying. Henry. may
say q word just there?" Beecher
paused In his sermon and with . look
of filial affection at once responded.
Certainly. father. say on!" Then
Lyman Beecher turned to the congre-
cation and said: Henry puts II this
way. But II II not that way-it u
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
Gift for the Invalid.

The china painter will be interested
in a very useful cereal set designed
for an invalid and fitting compactly
and safely together into one. On the
bottom is q gracefully shaped, shallow
bowl with q handle at each side and q
cover to keep the contents hot The
cream pitcher fits into q circular ridge
at the top of this cover. and the little
sugar dish dts very closely into the
top of the cream pitcher. The oct
thus takes very little space ON the
tray, In spite of its four stories. and
may be made very ornamental By Q
pretty border.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
CHAPTER xIv-contInued.

] had cherished a hope that his VIC
tins would find an opportunity to
escape while filing our water barrels.
but Wolf Larsen had selected his spot
we'll The Ghost lay half beyond the
surf line Of lonely beach. Here
debouched deep gorge. with precipi-
tous, volcanic walls which no man
could scale. And here, under his d.
rect supervision-for he went ashore
himself-Leach and Johnson filed the
small casks and rolled them down to
the beach. They had no chance to
make break for liberty in one of the
bcats.
Late that afternoon we hove up an
Choir and got away. Nothing was be-
fore ~ but the three or four months
hunting on the sealing grounds. The
outlook was black indeed, and went
about ny work with heavy heart.
Al almost funereal gloom seemed to
have descended upon the Ghost Wolf
Larsen had taken to his bunk with
one Of his strange. splitting head
aches. Johnson I found lying full
length on the forecastle head. staring
ct the troubled churn of the forefoot.
and I remembered with horror the
suggestion Wolf Larsen had made. II
seemed likely to bear fruit I tried
to break In on the mans morbid
thoughts by calling him away, but he
smiled sadly at me and refused to
obey.
Leach approached me as I returned
nj.
want to ask q favor. Mr.. Van
Wsyden," he said. 1T it's yer luck
70 ever make Frisco once more. will
Jon hunt up Matt Mccarthy? He's
my old man. He lives on the hill.
hack Of the Mayfair bakery, runnin'
. cobbler's shop that everybody
knows. and you'll have no trouble.
Tell him lived to be sorry for the
trouble brought him and the things
done. and-and just tell him God
bless him. for me-"
nodded my head, but said. We'll
AL win back to San Francisco, Leach,
ana you'll be with me when ] 60 to
zee Matt Mccarthy"
I'd like to believe you," he an.
swered. shaking my hand. but
can't. Wolf Larsen'll do for me, !
know Il; and all can hope is he'll do
Il quick"
And AZ he left me was aware OF
H1,o sarno dooiro Of NV baorx C,u.,
Il was to be done. let it be done with
dispatch. II was a cheap and sordid
thing after all. this life, and the
sooner over the better Over and
done with! I. too. leaned upon the
ran and gazed longingly into the sea-
With the certainty that sooner or
lafer I should be sinking down. down
Through the COOL green depths of its
Oblivion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
SYNOPSIS.

Humphrey Van weyden. critic and diet
tante, is thrown into the water by the
sinking of ferryboat- On coming to
his senses he finds himself aboard the
sealing schooner Ghost. Captain Wolf
Larsen. bound to Japan waters. The cap
tain refuses to put Humphrey ashore and
makes him cabin hoy "for the good of his
soul" He begins to learn potato peeling
and dish washing under the cockney cook.
Mugridge. Humps quarters are changed
aft. Mugridge steals his money and
chases him when accused Of 1t. Later he
listens to Wolf give his idea of life-''like
yeast, ferment the big eat the little
-" Cooky is jealous of Hump and hazes
him. Wolf hazes a seaman and makes 1t
the basis for another philosophic discus
sion with Hump. Wolf entertains Mu-
gridge In his cabin. wins from him at cards
the money he stole from Hump. and then
tells Hump It is his. VOLTS, by right Of
might. Cooky and Hump whet knives at
each other. Humps intimacy with Wolf
increases. and Wolf sketches the story Of
his life to Hump. Wolf discusses the
Bible. and Omar with Hump and illus
tratee the instructive love of life by chok-
ing Hump nearly to DEATH A carnival of
brutality breaks loose in the ship and
Vol proves himself the master brute.
Wolf 10 knocked overheard at night.
comes back aboard by the logline and
wins clear In fight in the forecastle.
Hump dresses VOLTS wounds and, despite
his protest. Is made mate on the hell-ship.
MT. Van Weyden tries to learn his duties
a. mate, Wolf hazes the men who tried
to kill him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31

moving slowly down upon us. Wolf
Larsen did not seem affected. how
ever. though ! noticed, when we re-
turned to the deck, a slight twitching
of the nostrils. perceptible quickness
of movement. Once, and unwilling
that he did so or that l saw, he
laughed aloud, mockingly and defiant
ly, at the advancing storm. I see him
yet, standing there like pygmy out of
the Arabian Nights" before the huge
front of some malignant genie. He
was daring destiny. and he was un.
afraid.
The whispers of wind became puffs,
the sails filled, the Ghost moved.
Wolf Larsen put the wheel hard up. to
port, and We began to pay off. The
wind was now dead astern. mutter-
ing and putting stronger and stronger,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
System Of Drainage With Double
Drained Area-Cost Of This 10 Less
Than Shown In Fig. 8.

Than Shown In Fig. 8.
be adequate. but on the level soils
Of the South Atlantic and Gulf states
where the annual rainfall is approx
mately SO inches, only about one-half
the areas named above can be drained
with tile of these sizes.
The proper depth for the drains de-
ponds upon the soil and varies from
2 to 4 feet. In heavy silt loans and
clays the depth should be from 2 to
feet. In more open soils it should
be greater. The best distance be-
tween laterals when common farm
crops are to be grown is determined
by much the same conditions that de-
termine the proper depth. In close
retentive soils where the drains are
placed from 2 to 3 feet deep the lat
erals should be placed from 30 to SO
feet apart. In open soils that give
up water readily and where the drains
are 3 to 4 feet deep. the laterals may
be from so to $50 feet apart. In very
porous soils the spacing may be even
greater. According to the opinion of
experts in the ONCE Of rural engineer
ing Of the United States agricultural
department, where the land II used for
truck or other special crops. the depth
ADJ spacing should be arranged 70
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31

skunk's fur Is valuable. and recently
skunk farms" have been established
to propagate them for commercial
purposes.
In spite Of his powerful weapon of
defense. the skunk is clean In his
habits. and his worst damage is to the
farmers poultry yard. which he visits
to steal both eggs and chickens. The
animal is about the size of a cat
But woe unto him who mistakes him
for a cat.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
Affectionate Chickens.

Henry E. Dixey met friend ON
Broadway.
We'll, Henry" exclaimed the friend,
you are looking fine! What do they
feed you on?"
Chicken. mostly" replied Dixey.
you see / am rehearsing new play
where l am to be thief, so just by
way of getting into training for the
part l steal one of my own chickens
every morning and have the cook broil
it for me. l have accomplished the
remarkable feat of eating thirty chick
ems in thirty days."
Great Scott!" exclaimed the friend.
DO you still like them?"
Yes. 1 do" replied Dixey. land,
what is better still. the chickens like
me. Why, they have got so when I
sneak into the henhouse they all be-
gin to cackle I wish 1 was in Dizzy"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
A GOOD CHANGE.
a Change Of Food Works Wonders.

Wrong food and drink cause lot Of
, trouble in this world. To change II
first aid when person IL Ill. particu-
larry from stomach and nervous trou-
bles. As an illustration: A lady In
Mo. was brought around to health
again by leaving OF coffee and some
articles Of food that did not agree with
her.
She says:
For q number Of years I suffered
with stomach and bowel trouble which
kept getting worse until I was III
most Of the time. About four years
ago I left OF coffee and began usihs
Postum. My stomach and bowels
improved right along, but was 30 re-
duced in flesh and 20 nervous that the
least thing would overcome me.
Then I changed my food and began
using Grape-Nuts in addition to
Postum. I lived on these two princi-
pally for about four months. Day BY
day I gained in flesh and strength un-
til the nervous trouble had disap-
peared. feel that owe my health
to Postum and Grape-Nuts.
Husband was troubled. for q long
time, with occasional cramps, and
slept badly. Finally ! prevailed upon
him to leave on coffee and take
Postum. After he tried Postum for
few days he found that he could
sleep and that his cramps disappeared.
He never went back to coffee" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek.
Mich
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 16c and ESQ
packages.
Instant Postum-a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in . cup Of hot W.
ter, and, With cream and sugar, makes
Q delicious beverage instantly. 500
and Soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious ana
cost about the same per cup.
there's Q Reason" for Postum.
sold b. orocsra.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31

this way"-and he proceeded to state
the truth as he saw it. Henry Ward
Beecher stood listening to his father
with an expression on his face which
blessed the listening. wondering con-
gregation more than many q sermon.
And when Lyman Beecher had con-
cluded. he paid a lovely tribute to his
fathers influence upon his own life
and then resumed his sermon where
he had been interrupted. - From
Charles R. Browns Bible Class in the
Congregationalist
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
CHAPTER XIV.

Strange to say. in spite of the gen.
eral foreboding. nothing of especial
moment happened on the Ghost. We
ran on to the north and west till we
raised the coast of japan and picked
up with the great seal herd. Coming
nom no man knew where in the illim-
table Pacific. it was travelling north
on. its annual migration to the rock.
cries OF Boring sea. And north we
travelled with it, ravaging and destroy
ing, Ringing the naked carcasses to
the shark and sailing down the, skins
20 that they might later adorn the
fair shoulders Of the women of the
cities.
saw more of Wolf Larsen than
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31

give the amount of drainage desired.
In some muck lands with peaty sub
soils 1t seems that drains may be
placed too deep to give the best re-
suits with certain crops.
Unless q farmer has had consider
able experience in drainage work and
knows how to run accurate levels 1t
will usually be advisable for him to
employ someone who has had this
kind of experience to assist in plan
ming and laying out the drainage sys.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
BEST SEEN FROM A DISTANCE
Little Animals Fur 10 Valuable. but
HE Acquaintance 10 Not Thing
to Be Desired.

Considered from a safe distance. the
subject of this sketch is a very inter-
esting animal. The closer you get to
him. the more interesting he becomes.
Knowledge of his habits and appear
ance ia more or less uncommon. for
the reason. perhaps. that those per-
sons best acquainted with him don't
like to talk about him. Hes very in
teresting. nevertheless He is called
the skunk.
Pes strictly an American animal.
although no national songs have been
written about him. He isn't a fighter.
and yet he could whip a lion. II q
Hon ever attacked him. His weapon
Of defense Is an offensive odor which
. natural history writer of former
days described like q fox, but ten
timss stronger"
Usually he sleeps by day and prowls
nbout b. night His fur II . blackish
brown With yellow stripes down his
haak end ~ has . bushy tail. The
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31

ever when we had gained the grounds.
For when the weather was fair and
we were in the midst of the herd. all
hands were away in the boats, and
left on board were only he and / and
Thomas Mugridge, who did not count.
1t was our duty to sail the Ghost well
10 leeward of the last lee boat. so
that all the boats should have fair
wind to run for us in case Of squalls
or threatening weather.
1t is no slight matter for two men.
particularly when a stiff wind has
sprung up. to handle a vessel like the
Ghost, steering. keeping lookout for
the boats and setting or taking sail;
so it devolved upon me to learn and
learn quickly. Steering l picked up
easily. but running aloft to the cross
trees and swinging my whole weight
by my arms when l left the ratlines
and climbed still higher. was more
difficult. This, too. ! learned, and
quickly, for l felt somehow a wild de-
sire to vindicate myself in Wolf Lar
sens eyes, to prove my right to live
in ways other than of the mind. Nay,
the time came when l took Joy in the
run of the masthead and in the cling
ing by my legs at that precarious
height while l swept the sea with
glasses in search of the boats
remember one beautiful day. when
the boats left early and the reports Of
the hunters guns grew dim and dis
tant and died away as they scattered
far and wide over the sea. There
was just the faintest wind from the
westward; but it breathed its last by
the time we managed to get to lee
ward of the last lee boat. One by
one-I was at the masthead and saw
the six boats disappeared over the
bulge of the earth as they followed
the seal into the west. We lay. scarce
ly rolling on the placid sea. unable to
follow. Wolf Larsen was apprehen-
sive. The barometer was down. and
the sky to the east did not please
him. He studied it with unceasing
vigilance.
IF she comes out of there" he said.
hard and snappy, putting us to wind
ward of the boats it's likely there1l
be empty hunks in steerage and
! fo'c'sle."
By eleven o'clock the sea had be-
come glass. Slowly the whole east
ern sky was filed with clouds that
overtowered us like some black sierra
of the internal regions. And still we
rocked gently. and there was no wind.
We ate dinner. a hurried and anx.
ious meal for me with eighteen men
abroad on the sea and beyond the
bulge of the earth and with that heav-
enrolling mountain range Of clouds
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
SWINE IN FILTHY QUARTERS
Farmers Take II a. Matter Of Course
When Animal DIes-Loss Could
Have Been Avoided.

Most farmers become so accustomed
to keeping the hogs in filthy quarters
and feeding them any kind of feed
that is handy, that they take 1t as o
matter of course for one to die occa-
sionally, when they could as well pre-
vent this loss by sanitary handling
and feeding.
Nothing that is of the least account
to anybody in the world will thrive
well with unsanitary handling or feed
ing.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
IS CHILD Gross, !.
FEvER|SH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue ID
coated, give california
Syrup Of Fiqs."

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result 10
they become tightly clogged with
waste. liver gets sluggish. stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross. half-sick. feverish. don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad.
system full Of cold. has sore throat.
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen.
Mother! See II tongue Is coated, then
give q teaspoonful Of California
Syrup of Figs" and In a few hours all
the constipated waste. sour bile and
ondigested food passes out Of the sys-
tenn, and you have q well child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs" because 1t Is perfectly
harmless; children love 1t. and 1t new.
er fails to act on the stomach. liver
and bowels. .
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle
Of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
Protect Apple Trees.

Apple trees are too valuable to feed
to mice and rabbits. says r. s. Mack
intosh, extension division. University
farm. st. Paul. All young trees can
easily be protected by means Of heavy
paper or wire netting of quarter-inch
mesh, wrapped around the trunks. All
grass and weeds should be removed
from trees that are likely to be IN
jured By mice.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
improvements In Hawaii.

The territory of Hawaii now has IN
hand reclamation works that will cost
about $500, 900, with several other pro-
jects in contemplation. At Honolulu
q strip Of land half mile wide, start
ing near the wharves and extending
for about three miles along the shore.
is being put in sanitary condition. An
other project we'll under way. known
as the Waiolama reclamation project
will improve the water front of Hilo.
on the Island Of Hawaii.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
System Of Drainage With q Minimum
Area Of Double Drained Land.

tenn. Tile should have q fall of not
less than one inch to 100 feet II pos
sible and greater fall than this is very
desirable. Where little fall can be
obtained, particular care must be Ia
ken to secure a true grade and align
ment for the drain. II the land il
level. the drain must be started deep
at the outlet in order to get the fall.
II the ground surface is level for 1000
feet. a Pinch fall to 100 feet can be
obtained by starting the drain five feet
deep at the outlet and running to
three feet four inches deep at the up
per end.-United States Department Of
Agriculture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
TRENCH MACHINE IS LATEST
Much Drainage Work Now Done by
Maehinery-coIorado Man Granted
Patent on Device.

Ditching for drainage, trenches and
other purposes is now being done
largely by machinery. A Colorado
man was recently granted patent on
the ditching machine shown. An ele-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
Ditching Machine.

vator back Of the cutting scraper
brings the dirt up to drop on an end
less apron that carries 1t over the
wheels to the side, where it is dropped
or caught in wagons to be hauled
away.-Farming Business.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31

Speaking of educated snakes, the
adder's in q class by himself.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-03-31
Sort Defined.

Sort Defined.
''Is that boy q chip of the old
block?"
why, no; he's only little shaver"
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-10-06

United States has advanced from
a debtor nation to a credit nation.
The influx of gold has brought
about the financial supremacy of
this country and thus made it the
worlds storehouse of the yellow
metal.
Conditions will of course be
changed materially after the war,
when a part of the golden stream
will be cut off. However, with
such start only by the most
fragrant failures to take advantage
of its obvious opportunities can
this country return to the less fav-
orable conditions that existed prior
to the beginning Of the great Eu-
ropen conflict.
Great Britain, realizing this fact
is seeking by arbitrary means to
cripple this countrY's trade with
other nations and thus prevent the
United States from getting a bet
ter and frmer hold on the situa-
ton. Nashville Banner.
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-10-06
Making the Little
Farm Pay
By c. c. BOWSFIELD

Celery remains one Of the best Of
the money making garden crops. Many
farmers think it stands at the head of
the list for acreage profit, Experts
clear as high as $1,000 an acre from
celery, and 1t is a reasonably safe
product.
The time may come when there will
be an overproduction of celery, but
this danger is not troubling those who
have a diversity Of products on their
little farms. One advantage in han
ding this crop is that the garden own
er may reduce the size Of the celery
plot any season or quit it altogether if
the market does not appear satisfac-
tory. For the present, however, celery
pays well, and 1t will pay still better
If the farmer will go to the trouble
and expense of providing a small irri-
eating system. The crop is worth
fully twice as much when grown I'M
der suitable conditions, and therefore
an irrigating plant costing up to $500
will pay for itself every year.
l have the record Of D. w. Hull Of
Wayne county, Pa, whose income from
an acre of celery for several years
averaged $1,10S. In one season the
crop paid $3.50 per acre. His land is
drained swamp and is naturally rich,
with considerable moisture. Still, he
saw the wisdom of providing irriga-
ton in order to keep up vigorous,
continual growth, and he spent SITS
for building small dam and putting
in pipes A little watering system of
this kind is needed on every farm, be-
cause nothing is more important in the
successful growth of vegetables and
flowers than the control of water and
drainage. OF course it is only occa-
sionally that an amateur has capital
enough to engage in the business in the
Dresden enterprise and Sharon tribune. (Dresden, Tenn.) 1907-1997, 1916-10-06
THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW.

A few, years ago Candidate
Hughes was governor OF New
York. During the time that he
was governor the legislature pass
ed a bill giving an eight-hour day
to telephone andtelegraphoperator
and signalmen on surface, subway
and elevated railroads in the state
of New York. Gov. Hughes at
tached his signature to the bill
and made it a law. The legisla-
ture passed another bill declaring
that Eight hours shall be regard
ed as a days work" for still other
classes Of employees. Gov. Hughes
signed that bill and made it law.
If a bill passed by congress and
signed by Woodrow Wilson fixing
eight hours as a basic work day is
a force bill, was not bill passed
by the New York legislature and
signed by Gov. Hughes fixing
eight hours as basic work day
also a force bill?
If Mr.. Hughes would investigate
now before legislating, did he in
vestigate then before legislating?
There is not any record that be
did investigate. Still, he may have
done it. Suppose he did. Was not
his investigation thorough and
sufficient? Did he not ascertain
that a basic eight-hour day was
workable and adequate? Otherwise,
why did he sign the bill? And, if
he did investigate, might not con-
gress accept the result of his in
vestigation, coupled with the fact
that the eight-hour basic day law
that Hughes signed has worked
successfully for ten years.-Ten-
nessean and American.