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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-26

der in New York. Nobody knows
what his business is, but he is hand
in-glove with Bill Lacy and his gang.
Lacy, besides running saloon, pre-
tends to be a mining Spectator, but
it is my opinion there is nothing he
wouldn't do for money, if he consid-
cred the game safe. And now, with
thought that there is any suspicion re-
naming, Beaton sends for the woman
to join him here. Why? Because
there is some job to be done too big
for him to tackle alone. He's merely
gunman; he can do the strong-arm
stuff, all right, but lacks brains. There
is problem out here requiring lit
tie intellect; and it is my guess it is
how to dispose of Cavendish until they
can get away safely with the swag."
81 wonder how this was ever planned
outfit it be true?"
ct must have originated in some cum
ming, criminal BRAIN" he admitted
thoughtfully. "Not Beaton's, surely ;
and, while she is probably much
brighter, am inclined to think the
girl is merely acting under orders.
There is somebody connected with
! this scheme higher up-a master Grim
inal."
Miss Donovan was no fool; newspa-
per work had taught her to suspect
men of intellect, and that nothing,
| however wicked, low or depraved, was
beyond them.
"Enright!" she said definitely. sob
viously now. I've thought so from the
first. But always he worked so care
fully, so guardedly, that sometimes
have doubted. But now I say without
qualifcatiOns-En smooth Mr.
Enrlght, late of New York"
"That's my bet" Westcott agreed
his hand on her shoulder, forgetful OF
his intense earnestness, "Enright is
the only one who could do it, and he
has schemed so as to get John into q
hole where he dare not emit sound
no matter what they do to him. Il
they can only succeed in keeping Fred.
erick safely out of sight until after the
court awards the property to his heir
they can milk John at their leisure
It's a lawyers graft, all right"
"Then Frederick may be confined
not far away?"
"Likely enough; it's wild country
There are hundred places within
fifty miles where he might be bidder
away for years. That is the jol
which was given to Beaten; he haC
the dirty work to perform, while thu
girl took care of John"
Westcotts theory of the situation
his quick decision that Frederick
Cavendish still lived, completely over
turned Stella's earlier conviction. Ye
his argument did not seem unfair or hi!
conclusion impossible. Her newspaper
experience had made her aware tina
there is nothing in this world 81
strange as truth, and nothing so un
usual as to be beyond the domain o.
crime.
"What do you thinkY' he asked
quietly.
ooh, I do not know; it all grow
less comprehensive every moment
But whatever is true I cannot see tina
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-26
CHAPTER VI.
Viewed From Both Sides.

viewed FROM BOUT OluCSs
The carriage emerged into full view
Beside the driver it contained three
passengers Beaton on the front seat
his face turned backward toward the
two behind, a man and a woman.
The girl seized WestcOtt's arm
while she directed his gaze with her
free hand. "LoQk !" she cried. "The
woman is La Rue. And the mantle
man is Enright He is the lawyer
told you of, the one whose hand is not
clear in this affair. And he is here!"
"Goodr Westcott exclaimed. "Pm
glad they're both here. 1t means that
there viii be more to observe, and it
means that there will be action-and
that, too, quick They are out here
for a definite purpose which must soon
be disclosed. And, Miss Donovan, /
may be little rOck-wOrn and little
bit out of style, but / think their pres
ence here has something to do with
the whereabouts of Fred Cavendish."
The girl looked straight into his
honest, clear eyes. His remark
opened a vast field for speculation.
You think he is alive, then?" she said
earnestly. ct is an interesting by
pothesis. Perhaps perhaps he may
DC in this neighborhOOd, even. And
that" she added, her Irish eyes alight,
Hwould be more interesting STILL"
81 hadn't finished my argument
when that carriage appeared" West
colt answered. do you remember?
Well, that might be the answer.
Beaton has been in this neighborhood
bver since about the time of that muir
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-26
When won an meets
woman.
meets
(To BE CONT INUEDJ
Medicine in /. literature.

Jud Tunkln says that half the good
a bottle of medicine does him is in
the encouragement he gets from read
lcG the literature wrapped around 1t.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-26

Acid Stomach, Heartburn and Nausea
quickly disappear with the use OF virgins
Indian Vegetable Pills Send for trial boz
to 372 Pearl St, New York.-Adv
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-26

why carry a gun when you 60 hunt
ing for work?
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-26

81 can't see that it's any dryer here
than anywhere else. louisville Cour.
ier-Journal.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-26
statesmen WANTED

Male or Female. An honest modern patent
Toilet; preserves health; no experiment. in
stallations guaranteed. Investigations solin-
tied. Thousands of dollars are Ia your VI
entity awaiting to buy this automatic heif-
cleansing Water-Closet. Schools, Private
homes, Factories, Barber-Shops should in
stall them; they will show respect to the
locality where their living Is made They
use only pure water. Mail applications refs
name territory you viii work. Cullen sewage
Disposal System, So s. Lafayette. Mobile Ala
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-26
A Great Improvement.

A Great Improvement.
"Jim's wife can make tart an~
swer."
"My wife is a lot better than that
for she can make a pie speak for
itself"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-26
FREE TRIAL

Let us prove to you, at our expense, that
BONDS LIVER PILLS
are an infallible remedy for Headache, Constl,
patton, Biliousness and Malaria. We will
send you a liberal sample by mail at your
request. Write postal today.
BONDS PHARMACY CO., Little Rock. Ark
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-26
OIL STOCKS lOC "a SHARE

Blocks 500 to $4,000; will double Ia prico
2 Q. 100000 Company Fort Worth
Tex. Oil Lots $5O-160 a., PscOs Valley, Ter
55'99SSSS barrel production. net ssse anEum.
Thompson. Santa Barbara Cal Agta. wee.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-26
He Kept on.

"Why are you stalking out a lot
here, my mann"
Gonna live here"
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-26

"But you can't live here. This Is
the great American desert. It's too
drxv
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
sunken Vessels "speared."

A device recently patented for rals-
ing sunken vessels promises to he falr-
" effective. The principle underlying
the invention is the firing into the YES
sells a novel form of grip. This, after
penetrating the hull, Automatically
opens out two extending arms ike
our hay unloaders, which firmly grasp
the plates. The grips are discharged
from a special gun by means OF COM
pressed air. After being loaded on
the surface. the gun is submerged 10
the level of the vessel, and Ss then
fired by electricity, magnetic power be-
ing employed to keep the muzZle OF
the gun pointing toward the vessel.
The gun can be raised and reloaded
as often as is necessary. When SUM-
Gent number of grips have been
placed in position, the vessel, If 1t IS
not at too great a depth, can be re-
fIoated by means of the cables attach
cd TO them. If, however, the water
is too deep cylinders are slid down the
cables. and compressed air Is pumped
into them until they are buoyant
enough to raise the vessel
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
Educational Tests.

Six tests of knowing whether you
are educated we're put forward ny
Nicholas Murray Butler, president OF
Columbia university, when he ad-
dressed the students from all the
schools of the MOrningside institution
at the first college assembly of the
term. By, these six tests, said Doc
tor Butler, one may determine wheth-
pr he is being educated, or wherher he
is accomplishing in the university
what he set out to do, or whether the
university is doing what is expected
Of IT.
ASK yourselves. am l gaining IN
correctness and precision in the use OF
the mother tongue? Am l gaining in
those refined and gentle manners which
are the expression of fixed habits Of
thought and conduct? Am ! gaining
In the power and habit Of reflection
Am l gaining in sound standards Of
feeling and appreciation? Am | gain
ing in the power of growth? Am
gaining in the power TO do mercy eth
GENTLY?
IF so, we can say: "Thank God, a
Isst I am being educated"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
Milk by the Pound.

That the time is rapidly approach
lag when household milk will be all
sold in dried form is the contention
of an English dairy expert. Dried
milk contains, he says, instead of mil
lions of bacilli to the cubic centimeter,
fewer than thousands. With fresh
milk the organism has chance OF
multiplying from the time it reaches
the towns, hut by the process of dry
ing there is no opportunity for the
organism to grow, and to very large
extent it is killed. Furthermore, there
is quite as much nOurishment in dried
milk. and certainly much less chance
Df sickness and disease. Usually in
the warm weather we have a good
deal of diarrhea, which can to large
extent he attributed to fresh milk
This is partly due to contamination al
the source. partly to its contamna'
ton during transit, and also to the con
1itions under which fresh milk s KEEP
in many houses.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
Governmental Perquisite.

Wherever there is L fire of any con-
siderable size there IS sure to he Oh
rect profit to the government on
burned money. The San Francisco and
baltimore fires were directly profitable
TO the government. When the Titanic
went to the bottom Of the Atlantic I'M
known amounts of currency went
down with it. There was American
paper money in the strong-boxes OF
the Lusitania when the German sub
marine sunk her and there was Ameri-
con paper money in tie pockets OF
most of the ppsp'2 on board. The
same was true Of many SHIPS INA.
went to the bottom during the "or'h
war. All of this that remains unre-
covered is profit TO the government
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
old MORSE MYTH
Describes the End of All Visible
Creation.
Ample Warning to Be Given Before tn"
Great Day of Destruction-Ne~
Heaven and New Earth
to Arise.

Ragnarok, the twilight Of the gooN
is an old myth of the Morse gods. II
was a firm belief of the northern ma
lions that time would come when al
the visible creation, the gods OF var
halla and Nitlheim, the Inhabitants VI
Jotunheim, Elfheim and Midgard' To-
gether with their habitatiOns, WOulu DC
DESTROYED. The fearful day of de-
struction will not, however, be Wlth-
out warning. First will come trlple
winter, according to the myth, durlhs
which snow will fall from the four cor
ners of the heavens, the frost SEVERE
the wind piercing, the weather tenpes-
! tuous and the sun will impart no glau-
ness. Three such winters will pass
without being tempered by a Single
summer, the story goes. Three Other
! similar winters will follow, during
which war and discord will spread
over the universe. The earth ltSeiI
will he afraid and begin to tremhle'
the sea will leave its basin. the heaV-
ems will tear asunder; men will per-
iSh in great numbers, and the eagles
Of the air will feast upon their stlh
quiyeriug bodies Then the wolf Fen
riS will break his bonds. the Midgard
serpent will rise out of his bed in the
sea and Loki. released from his bonds,
will join the enemies of the gOds.
Amidst the general devastation the
sons of Nu~pelheim will rush forth ull-
der their leader Surfer, before and be
hind whom are flames and burning fire.
And, according to the myth, they VIII
ride onward over BifroSt, the rainbow
bridge, which breaks under the horses
hOOfS. But they, disregarding its fall,
|. direct their course To the battlefield
; called Vigrid. Thither also repair the
wolf Fenris, the Midgard serpent, Lokl,
, with all the followers of Hela, and the
Frost giants.
Heimdall now stands zap and sounds
, the Giallar horn to assemble the gOds
? and heroes fcZ the contest. The gOdS
? advance, led by Odin, who, engaging
: the wolf Ferris, falls victim to the
b, | monster. Ferris is, in turn, slain by
{ Vjthar, Odin's son. Thor wins great
' renOwn by killing the Nidgard serpent.
: but. recOiling, falls dead, suffOcated
with the venom which the dying mon
l. ster yomits over him. LOki and Helm
s dali meet and fight till they both are
4 slain. The gods and their enemies
e having fallen in battle, Surfer, VINO mas
II killed Freyr, darts fire and flames over
II the world. and the universe Is con-
IL sumed. The sun grows dim, the earth
# sinks into the ocean, the stars raj
a from the heavens and time is no more
lie so the story runs.
d, After this Alfadpr, the Almighty VIII
n cause a new heaven and a new eartr
ID to arise out Of the sea. The ne"
n earth, filled with abundant supplies
er will produce its fruits without iaDOl
or care. Wickedness and misery VII
Is no more be known and the gods ah'
IS men will live happily together, so say
1t, this myth of the NOrsemen.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20

He refused, however, to heed either
advice or warnings and set out III
search of land. After much effort ne
discovered q single spot not covereu
by water and alighted. But he founu
It only deep mud. So he decided 10
hunt farther for some dry place on
which to rest. But, alas, when ne
came to fly, he found his tall feathers
stuck fast In the mud.
He pulled and pulled, but could not
| get them loose. Finally, however, AZ
ter a gigantic tug. he managed TO rree
himself. But bits of mud stuck TO the
| end of the tail feathers. And TO THIS
day turkeys have dark spots mere
a sign of their disobedience to divine
command.
The turkey plays a more important
mart in the life Of the Indian than In
his legends alone. Not only Is 1t re-
garded as a choice article of food, but
In many tribes 1t Is held sacred. In
the parts Of the country where curious
devotion to animals characterizes
different stages In the develop
ment of civilization-it was never eat
en- except when other food was .un-
obtainable.
Turkey feathers rank next In impor-
lance TO those of the eagle with all
tribes. while the Apaches, the Pamun-
KEYS and Cheyennes chose the turkeys
feathers for all ceremonial headdresSes
and ornaments. The Pamunkey tribe
also used turkey feathers for orna-
!. mental purposes on their clothing, as
: we'll as for their headgears. To this
: day. when they don their native cos
tunes. the turkey feather is preferred
O as ornament.
: IF BENJAMIN Franklin's words ha6
heen needed, the turkey would have
been the national bird of the United
States. The eagle is a first cousin Il
the species known Of old In the eastern
hemisphere. Furthermore, 1t has up
neared upon the banners Of many ma
= t,ons 1t was a symbol of the Romal
emnIre 1t was known in China 70
= ages, and today it appears upon IN
hammers of Russia, Germany and seN
= eral other nations.
u The turkey, however, is indigenou
70 America. When the early FL
ropean adventures and settlers a
I rived they beheld great fiocks Of tn
a KEYS. and 1t soon became known thu
: they were a favorite food among II
- Indians After a while turkeys wei
= proudly sent home as trophies Of II
~ chase. In this way the turkey BEGAN
practically world-favorite as foo
"a when Cortes in 1919 assembled to Il
al plateau, of Mexico he found soci
DC life developed TO high degree Of r
n. fnement. He was entertained wi
10 oriental magniflcence. All the de
wv cacies to be found within the empi
were set before him, and though gar
~ was abundant, the turkey held I
10 place of honor among the fowl. tt
"a was the first time that the Spaniar
no had eaten turkey.
Ich North of the Rio Grande the turk
her was equally well known and treasure
to: The celebrated expedition of CoronaC
led between 1927 and 1547. penetrated Il
unexplored region west Of the Miss
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
The "Iocofoco" Party.

This was a name original, applied
70 the radical or equal rights faction
of the Democratic party IN lS33-S''
later used by the Wings to designate
the Democrats in general. The Tam
many Democrats of New York city
sought to dispense a meeting in which
the onnosition was too strong. by turn
inp off the gas and leaving. The rad
icals we're well provided with candles
which they lighted with locofocO. or
friction matches. and went on with
their business. The name locofoco
was applied TO them in deriSion by the
Democratic press. hut the name was
taken up and applied to the whole
Marty for ten years or more.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20

sippi. His explorations were chlefly III
what is today Texas. Arizona and Ne"
Mexico. In all the Indian villages, ac-
cOrding to those early explorers, tul
keys were to be found, both wild anu
dOmesticated.
Cortes. In one Of his famous letters
written about 1913, mentions the tur-
key. He carried specimens OF the plro
TO Spain in 1920, where they came lhto
immediate popularity, and the Dreeu-
ing of turkeys soon became establish
ed. 1t was then that the turkey De
came known as "pavos," on account
Of his relationship to the peacocK'
which was then called "pavo real
the fowl Of kings.
II was a long time before the tur-
KEY reached France, as far as can DE
learned from history, for the hrst tur-
kew eaten there was at the wedding
Of Charles TX and Elizabeth OF Aus
tria June u, 1879, or 80 years arter
Spain had first tasted the bird. Inc
turkey supplied for the wedding came
from somewhere in the American
wilderness"
It's introduction into England seems
TO have been in 1924. But, whenever
# was. It soon came into popular favor
and was given such local names as
Black Norfolk and Large Cambridge
It Is an interesting fact that these
descendants of the parent stock were
carried back again across the Atlantic
ocean to New England. where. crossed
with the original turkey already there
they began the breed that has spread
from one end of the country TO the
other.
MANY have been the explanations
made as to how the bird now so popu
lar at Thanksgiving came to be callet
the turkey, most of which, to the true
scientist, are nothing but faneiful. I'M
bird was called turkey because 1t wa
supnosed TO come from Turkey, wher
# was known as an Egyptian heh
The markets of north Europe receives
, This fowl as coming from south Eu
] rome directly or indirectly from Tui
: kev In France, however, the bird wa
: called "dindon," or In the remlhD
4 "dinde." as though 1t were the 10"
r d'Inde-from India.
But whatever dispute has arisen o
: tn the name of the turkey. the fact "
remains that the turkey is indigenor
s m America. Although scientists b.
l. l,eve 1t is possible that there was
= snacies. the original of the present tn
= kew. indigenous to the West India
It lands. 1t is generally conceded that a
e turkeys have descended in some VIZ
e or nther from the three forms know
e TODAY as the North American, the Me
Ie team and the Honduras, the ocellat'
q. variety.
lie The Mexican turkey is found WI
al throughout the republic. 1t appears
e. he the species first taken to Spain al
III other European countries. IL
H. Thought that the white markings OF
re variety of domestic turkey known
ne dav as the Narragansett come rr'
ne this species.
is Whatever the turkey may have mi
ds "a +brough falling to secure that pls
~ honor suggested for 1t by Benjan
on Franllin-as the national bird-it I
"A nevertheless found a place in the
II card of the American people whlch
,is held by no other fowl-at least
Is. ! Thanksgiving.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
uthisku In Pin Carcasses.

Canada is no oasis in the American
Sahara and Illicit liquor traftickingS is,
being developed into a fine art, az
cording to an illustrated article in Pope
Mar Mechanics Magazine. All man
ner Of clever lodges are resnrted to
nv the whisky runners, possibly one of
the most original being the shipment
of a large consignment of liquor
hacked in the carcasses Of pigs. The
liquor was discovered by officers as
the "pork" was being unloaded from
the freight cars.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20

Galicia possesses at Kalusz the only
potassium salt mines, besides thoSe a'
Staasfurt, Germany, and company
has recently been formed to exploit
tb;s danosit. These Kalusz salts are
composed chiefly of kainite ana syi-
vite.
An inventor has patented a mirror
n he so mounted in clothing store
windows as to enable men to see just
how they would look if they were
wearing garments displayed.
/ A single pound Of the finest splo9l
vebs would reach round the world.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20

purpose behind its somersaults, ex-
plains London Answers.
The weasel adopts this method of
approaching its victims with a view
TO attacking them. 1t does not at
tempt to hide itself from its prey, but
gradually, performing all the time, APP
proaches nearer until within strik-
ing distance of its unsuspecting prey.
The blOod-thlrsty little villain Is by
no means a coward. 1t will attack
human beings; and cows that tres
pass for the purpose of feeding on
grass within the vicinity of the home
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-11-20
persian Farewells

We soon began our fareweiIs- All
tho flowers of Persia were employed
70 embroider the language .that accom-,
noried the khan's salaams. He bowed
and mumblcd. Then we all bowed ana
.,,,,,,,,Ied in return. May ypur nose
,ro,, fottcr" murmured the ka n.
s,Ior vour shadow never decrease"
we replied. Your pre- ence has made
oil Persia garden" continued the
,hon in dulcet tones and we. hnding
no reioinder sufficiently eNtravagant,
ceased bowling for the moment, TO looF
- him. He was smiling rs If he really
meant it-HaroId Weston in Asia.