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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
Rites Of Mexican Festival Constitute
One of the Straneest Mixtures
Known to History.

Probably the strangest mixture Of
the ancient and the modern. and Of
Christian and pagan rites, which can
be seen In the world today. is the an.
nual Mexican festival of the "Mata-
chimes"
No white man can tell exactly what
is the significance Of this festival.
which is celebrated in all parts Of
the Mexican republic every spring.
Those who take part in 1t are typi-
cal Mexicans of Indian and Spanish
blood, with some purebred Indians
among them. The dances are much
like the war and harvest dances Of the
Apaches, Comanches and other south
western Indians, except that many Of
the dancers flourish swords, and wear
by way of decoration, the tin tops Of
beer bottles.
The dancing is kept up for two or
three days, and the ceremony ends
with dance about a great, wooden
cross which Is set on high hill near
the town. This would seem to show
a Christian influence, and 1t probably
does, but the cross is kpown to have
been sacred to ancient Aztecs. In
deed, this whole ceremony Is undOubt-
edly one of Aztec origin, with Chris
tian elements added.
This 0ewildering mixture Of pagan
and Christian religion is seen through
out the Southwest. The "Penitentes
Hermanos" of Mexico and New Mexi.
co are another example. On every
Good Friday they whip themselves I'M
til the blood comes, as a penance, and
cruelty one of their number with
ropes. These fanatics claim to be
Christians, but their practices have
been condemned by the church, and
like the Matachines can be traced back
to Aztec times.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
STOMACH GOOD AS
new. FOUR DOC.
TORS GAVE her UP
MIRA Hendricks, Belfast Five Months,
Was Able to Work In
Two Weeks.

7 was sick last winter for five months
with stomach and bowel trouble. Could
not turn myself In bed without help.
was under the care OF four doctors, and
they gave me up. Then Mr.. Mills, the
druggist. persuaded my husband to try
bottle. OF Milks Emulsion. I had only
taken 1t two days until was sitting up
In bed, and in two weeks was doing my
own work. When began taking It l
weighed only 70 pounds; now weigh 100
pounds. Mrs. Mary Hendricks, 800 Litch-
neld Road Owensboro, KY.
Thousands Of people who have suffered
for years from stomach and bowel
troubles have found relief almost from
the first dose Of Milks Emulsion. And it
Is real, lasting benefit
Milks Emulsion IL q pleasant, nutritive
food and corrective medicine. It re-
stores healthy, natural bowel action, do
ing away with all need of pills and phys
ics. 1t promotes appetite and quickly
puts the digestive organs in shape to- as
simulate food. As q builder Of flesh and
strength Milks Emulsion is strongly rec
commended to those whom sickness has
weakened and is a powerful aid in resist
ing and repairing the effects of wasting
diseases. Chronic stomach trouble and
constipation are promptly relieved-usu-
ally IN one day.
This is the only solid emulsion made.
and so palatable that It is eaten with
spoon like ice cream.
No matter how severe your case, you
are urged to try Milks Emulsion under
this guarantee-Take six bottles home
with you. use Il according to directions,
and II not satisfied with the results your
money win be promptly refunded. Price
00c and $40 per bottle. The Milks Emul-
sion Co., Terre Haute. Ind. Sold by drug
gists everywhere.--Adv.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
Transfers Life Saved

very severe sore on my leg for years.
am teamster. / tried all medicines ard
Baives, but without success. / tried doc
tors, but they failed to cure me. l couldn't
sleep for many nights from pain. Doctors
said 1 could not live for more than tive
years Finally Peterson's Ointment was
recommended to me and by its use the
sore was entirely healed. Thankfully
yours, William Haase, West Park, Ohio,
care P. G. Reitz, Box $780,"
Peterson says: 81 am proud OF the
above letter and have hundreds of others
that tell of wonderful cures of Eczema,
Piles and Skin Diseases"
Peterson's Ointment is 50 cents q pox.
Mail orders filled by Peterson Ointment
Co.. Buffalo.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29

go over to your camp and pay the in
comparable Jules brief visit"
Again the Colonel assimilated the
hint. but preferred to dissemble. "Oh,
you can't steal him from me, Cardi-
gan" he laughed. II warn you in ad-
vance-so spare yourself the effort"
an try anything once" Bryce re-
tOrted with equal good nature. How
ever, l don't want to steal him from
you. l want to ascertain from him
where he procured this burl."
ale wouldn't tell you"
"He might. I'm a persuasive little
cuss when l choose to exert myself"
"ROndeau is not communicative. He
requires lots of persuading."
"What delicious sOup" Bryce muir
INJURED blandly. Miss Sumner, may l
have a cracker"
The dinner passed pleasantly; the
challenge and defiance between guest
and host had been so skillfully and
gracefully exchanged that Shirley
hadn't the slightest suspicion that
these two well-groomed men had, I'M
der her very nose, as it were, agreed
to be enemies and then, for the time
being. turned their attention to other
and more trifiing matters. A sprightly
three-cOrnered conversation continued
for an hour. Then the Colonel, secret
ly enraged at the calm, hooking, con-
templative glances which Bryce ever
and anon bestowed upon him, and I'M
able longer to convince himself that
he was too apprehensive-that this
cool young man knew nothing and
would do nothing even if he knew
something-rOse, pleaded the necessity
for looking over some papers, and babe
Bryce goodnight. FoOllshly he
proffered Bryce a limp hand; and a
demon of deviltry taking possession of
the latter. he squeezed it with simple,
hearty earnestness, the while he said :
Colonel Pennington, hope 1 do
not have to assure you that my visit
here this evening has not only been
delightful but-er-instructiv Good
night, sir, and pleasant dreams"
With difficulty the Colonel suppress
ed groan. However. he was not the
sort of man who suffers in silence ;
for a minute later the butler, leaning
over the banlsters as his master climb
ed the stairs to his library, heard the
latter curse with an elOquence that
was singularly appealing.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29

dastardly raid. At any rate, l. know
Rondeau is guilty, and you, as his
employer and the beneficiary Of his
crime, must accept the odium."
The ColoneI's face went white. II
do not admit anything except that you
appear to have lost your head, young
man. However. for the sake of argu-
ment: granting that Rondeau felled
that tree, he did it under the appre-
hension that your Valley of the Giants
is a part of my Squaw creek timber
adjoining"
81 do not believe that. There was
malice in the act-brutality. even for
my mothers grave identified the land
as ours. and Rondeau felled the tree
on her tombstone"
II that Is so, and Rondeau felled
that tree-I do not believe be did
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
BRYCE AND JULES.

Synopsis.-Pioneer in the Caifor-
mia redwood region, John Cardigan,
at forty-seven, is the leading citizen
of Sequoia, owner of mills, ships,
and many acres of timber, a wild
over after three years of married
life. and father of two-day-old
Bryce Cardigan. At fourteen Bryce
makes the acquaintance of Shirley
Sumner, a visitor at Sequoia, and
his Junior by few years. Together
they visit the Valley of the Giants,
sacred to John Cardigan and his
son as the burial place of Bryce's
mother, and part with mutual re-
greet. While Bryce is at college
John Cardigan meets with heavy
business losses and for the first
time views the future with uncer-
tainty. After graduation from coli
lege, and trip abroad, Bryce Car
digan comes home. On the train he
meets Shirley Sumner, on her way
to Sequoia to make her home there
with her uncle, Colonel Pennington.
Bryce learns that his fathers eye
sight has failed and that Colonel
Pennington is seeking to take ad-
vantage of the old mans business
misfortunes. John Cardigan is de-
spairing. but Bryce is full of fight.
Bryce finds a burl redwood felled
across his mothers grave. He goes
to dinner at Pennington's on Shir-
ley's invitation.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
CHAPTER VII.

Colonel Seth Pennington looked up
sourly as a clerk entered his private
office. "Well?' he demanded brus-
quely. When addressing his en-
ployees, the Colonel seldom bothered
to assume his pOntifical manner.
'Mr. Bryce Cardigan is waiting to
see you. sir"
"Very well. Show him in."
Bryce entered. "GoOd morning,
Colonel" he said pleasantly. and bra
zenly thrust out his hand.
''Not for me, my boy" the Colonel
assured him. 81 had enough of that
last night. Wen just consider the
Misunderstanding all attended to, If you
please. Have a chair; sit down and
tell me what l can do to, make you
happy"
"rm delighted to find you in such
a generous frame of mind, Colonel.
You can make me genuinely happy by
renewing, for ten years on the same
terms as the original contract, your
arrangement to freight the logs of the
Cardigan Redwood Lumber company
from the woods to tidewater."
Colonel Pennington cleared his
throat with a propitiatory "Ahem-m-
mr. Then he removed his gold spec
tacles and carefully wiped them with
a silk handkerchief, as carefully re-
placed them upon his aristOcratic nose,
and then gazed curlously at Bryce.
my dear young friend My very
dear young friend l must protest at
being asked to discuss this matter.
Your father and l have been over 1t in
detail; we failed to agree. and that
settles It,"
IL did not expect you to agree to
my request. am not quite that
optimistic" Bryce replied evenly. 81
thought that possibly, if 1 reopened
negotiations you might have a reason
able counter-proposition to suggest"
at haven't thought Of any,"
81 suppose If agreed to sell you
that quarter-section of timber in the
little valley over yonder" Che pointed
TO the east) "and the natural outlet
for your Squaw creek timber, you'd
quickly think of one" Bryce suggested
pointedly.
"No, / am not in the market for that
Valley Of the Giants, as your idealistic
father prefers to call it. The posses
sion of that big timber is an advan-
tage expect to enjoy before l ac-
quire many more gray hairs. But i
do not expect to pay for it."
'Do you expect me to offer it to
you as a bonus for renewing our haul
ing contract?"
The Colonel snapped his fingers.
"By George" he declared, that's a
bright idea, and a few months ago ]
would have been inclined to consider
it very seriously. But now"
"You figure you've got US winging,
ehT Bryce was smiling pleasantly.
81 am making no admissions" Penn
ington responded enigmatically, nor
any hauling contracts for my neigh
boris logs" he added.
II suppose I'll have to abandon log
ging In Township nine and go back to
the San Hedrin." Bryce sighed re-
signedly.
IF you do. you'll go broke. You
can't afford It. You're on the verge
OF insolvency this minute"
81 suppose. since you decline to
haul our logs. after the expiration of
our present contract. and in view of
the fact that we are not financially
abs to build our own logging railroad,
that the wisest course my father and
could pursue would be to sell our
tin,Rar In Township nine to you. 1t
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29

adjoins your holdings in the same
township"
81 had a notion the situation would
begin to dawn upon you" The Colonel
was smiling now; his handsome face
was gradually assuming the express
sion pOntifical. "Tll give you a dollar
thousand feet stumpage for it,"
"I'm afraid can't accept that offer.
We paid a dollar and a half for it,
you know, and If we sold it to you at
a dollar, the sale would not bring us
sufficient money to take I'D our bonded
Indebtedness; we'd only have the San
Hedrin timber and the Valley of the
Giants left. and since we cannot log
either of these at present, naturally
we'd be out of business"
THAT'S the way 1 figured it, my
boy"
"Weli-we're not going out of bust
ness"
Pardon me for disagreeing with you
l think you are"
mot much! We can't afford IT,"
"My dear boy, my very dear young
friend, listen to me. Your paternal
ancestor is the only human being who
has ever succeeded in making a per-
feet monkey of me. When | wanted
to purchase from him right of way
through his absurd Valley of the
Giants, in order that l might log my
Squaw creek timber, he refused lie.
And to add insult to injury, he
spOuted lot of rot about his big
trees, how much they meant to him,
and the utter artistic horror of run
ming lOgging-train through the grove
particularly since he planned to be
queath it to Sequoia as public park.
II will not renew your logging con-
tract. That is final, young man. No
man can ride me with spurs and get
away with it,"
"Oh, 1 knew that yesterday"
"Then why have you called OH me
today, taking up my time on a dead
issue?"
Il wanted to give you one final
chance to repent. 1 know your plan.
You have it in your power to smash
the Cardigan Redwood Lumber COM
pany, acquire it at fifty per cent of
its value and merge its assets With vour
Laguna Grande Lumber company. You
are an ambitious man. You want to
be the greatest redwood manufacturer
in California, and in order to achieve
your ambitions, you are willing to ruin
competitor: you decline to play the
game like a thoroughbred"
Il play the game of business accord
ing to the rules of the game; l do
nothing illegal, sir"
"And nothing generous or chivalrous.
Colonel you know your plea of a
shortage of rolling-stock is that the
contract for hauling our logs has been
very profitable and will be more profit
able in the future If you will accept
fifty-cent-per-thousand increase on
the freight rate and renew the con-
tract for ten years."
Nothing doing, young man. Re
member. you are not in position to
ask favOrs."
"Then l suppose Wen have to go
down fighting?"
II do not anticipate much Of a
fight"
"And I'll begin by running your
woOds-bOss out Of the country"
"Ah7h"
"You know why. of ccurse-those
burl panels In your dining room. Ron
deau felled tree in our Valley of the
Giants to get that burl for you, Colonel
Pennington"
Pennington flushed. 81 defy you to
prove that" he almost shouted.
"Very well. I'll make Rondeau con-
fess; perhaps he'll even tell me who
sent him after the burl. Upon my
word, think you inspired that
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
COULD NOT
HOLD OUT LONGER
Virginia Lady Realized She
Couldn't Stay Nervous, Weak,
Pale, and Hold Out Much
Longer.-Cardui Helped
Her.

Dublin, va.-Mrs. Sallie Hughett, Of
Route 2, this place, recently related
her interesting experience in recover
ing her health, saying: "When =.
came on I was In very bad condition
and nothing the doctor gave me did
me any good. Some say yor have to
let this take its course =. but l knew
there ought to be something to give
relief. / was nervous, weak and pale.
I couldn't eat or sleep to do any good,
and felt couldn't stand this very long.
II heard and read Of Cardui, and
how it had benefited other women in
the same condition, so decided to use
1t myself. After my first bottle I felt
better, so, Of course, kept it up, and
1t did the work.
at helped me as nothing else did.
/ began to pick up right away. l ate
and slept and could rest. knew l
was getting better. I kept it up and
II did wonders for me-"
Thousands Of women, suffering as
this Virginia lady did, have used Car
dul with equally happy results, and
voluntarily relate their experiences, so
that others, troubled with disorders
common among women, may learn to
take Cardui.
Let your druggist supply you, today
ADV.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
Great Wine Cellar in Roumsnla

The most capaclous wine cellar In
the world is owned by the Roumanlan
government. A railway tunnel 2,6OO
feet long could not be used for the pur.
pose for which 1t was intended be-
cause Of inferior construction, so II
was leased to a. wine dealer, VIE
turned 1t into D st0rehouss for winea
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
''California Syrup of Figs"
Child's Best Laxative

Accept "California" Syrup of Figs
oniy-look for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most harm
less physic for the little stomach, liver
and bowels. Children love its fruity
taste. Full directions on each bottle.
You must say california. ADV.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
lCutiCura Soap
-Imparts 80
The Velvet Touch
Soap 25e, Ointment Is and Soc, Taleun 2Se.
Its Likeness.

"This play of yours is like a gloomy
day."
+'In what respect"
at is overcast"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29

of the neck and the slack of his over
alls, lifted him shOulder-high and
threw him, as one throws a sack Of
meal, full at Colonel Pennington.
"You threw me at him. Now ]
throw him at you. You damned,
thieving, greedy, hypocritical scoun-
drel. if 1t weren't for your years and
your gray hair, I'd kill you"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
catarhaI Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There Is
onIv one way to cure Catarrhal Deafness,
and that Is by q constitutional remedy.
HAIL'S CATARRH MEDICINE acts
Through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
81 the System. Catarrhal Deafness Is
caused by an in1amed condition OF the
when this tube Is infiamed you have
rnrnblinr sound or imperfect hearing. and
when Il Ia entirely closed, Deafness Is the
result Unless the Inflammation can be re-
duced and THIS tube restored to its nor
mai condition. hearing may be destroyed
forever. Many cases OF Deafness are
caused By Catarrh, which Is an infiamed
condition Of the Mucous Surfaces.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS Tor any
BE- cured by HALLS CATARRH
All SrueTlsts 7S Circulars free.
r. =. Cheney q Co. Toledo Ohio.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
Nowadays.

Willis-"A satisfied customer is a
stores best advertisement" ellis
"Old stuff A goOd-looking girl clerk
is."-Judge.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29

Not the Same Thing.
MRS. Jams has no conversation"
"Why. she talks necessarily"
"Who says she doesn'tr'
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
Rather Wide.

"The red element certainly has
cheek" "well, cheek Is mostly what
the red stuff goes on"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29

In the days Of the Pharaohs some
Of the most sacred religious Offices
we're held By women.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
Important to Mothers

A little folly is desirable In him that
will not be guilty of stupidlty.-Mon-
.aigne.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29

I am sincerely SORRY Cardigan. Name
your price and I VIII pay you for the
tree"
"You can't pay for that tree" Bryce
burst forth. mo pitiful human being
can pay in dollars and cents for the
wanton destruction Of Gods handi-
work. You wanted that burl, and
when my father was blind and could
no longer make his Sunday pilgrimage
up to that grove, your woOds-bOss
went up and stole that which you
knew you could not buy"
"That will be about all from you,
young man. Get out Of my Office.
And, by the way, forget that you have
met my niece"
'It's your office-so I'll get out. As
for your second cOmmand"-he snapped
his fingers in PenningtOn's face
'fooey!''
When Bryce had gone, the Colonel
hurriedly called his lOgging-camp on
the telephone and asked for Jules
OllIs w bC w
timekeeper who answered the tele-
phone. that ROndeau was up in the
green timber with the choppers and
could not be gotten to the telephone
in less than two hours.
"DO not send for him, then" Pen
nington commanded. I'm coming up
on the eleven-hfteen train and will
talk to him when he comes in for his
lunch"
At eleven o'clock. and just as the
Colonel was leaving to board the
eleven-tifteen lOggingtrain bound
empty for the woods, Shirley Sumner
made her appearance in his office.
Uncle Seth" she complained, I'm
lonesome. The bOOkkeeper tells me
you're going up to the lOggins-camp.
May l go with your
by all means. Usually l ride in
the cab with the engineer and fireman :;
but if you're coming, III have them
hook on the cabOOse. Step lively, my
dear, or they'll be holding the train
for us and upsetting our schedule"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-05-29
"You coward! To hurt
my uncIeY'
BOTH CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN

(TO BE CONTINUED.J
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-10
Vets Warm Up For Open Golf Tourney Today
Large Number of Entrants In National Champion ship Contests = Bobby
 Jones Bids Fair for Title

Toledo, O.. August 9.-The crack oi the drive and the swish of the iron were heard from sunrise to sundown today or the Inverness golf links In practice rounds for the national open golf cham pionship of 26S starters, most of whom played over the links at least once to- day.
 Beginning at o'clock tomorrow morn ing the contestants for the title held by Walter Hagen will tee off in pairs every and darkness may overtake the late starters.
 The best score reported today was 70 for the 6,569-yard links. whose par is 35-36-71. Gil Nichols, of New York, and e. H. Hoffner, of Philadelphia, were those to beat par by one stroke. The best score thus far reported was 69, made Sunday by William Creavy, of Kansas City, young professional who was only two strokes behind Jock Hutchinson last week when he won the western open championship at Olympia Fields Club Chicago. Today Creavy scored 36-36-72, while Hutchison took 75 strokes.
 Much interest was shown by spectators
 in the play of Harry Vardon and Ed ward Ray, British professionals, who are again attempting victory over the cream of American golfers. Vardon shot 75 and Ray 72 today.
 Another invader, George Ayton, of Regina. Sask. indicated his intentions to carry the cup across the Canadian border by scoring 76. James Barnes, recently western open champion, who finished fifth in the British meet few weeks ago, went out in par 8 and came home in 37, despite the fact that he trimmed four cups during the round with J. K. Wadley, of Texarkana, an anna teur
 The record breaking number of con- testants contains goodfy number of amateurs, but only two bid fair to cap- ture the title. These are Chick Evans. who lost the crown to Hagen last year, and Bobby Jones. of Atlanta, runner-up to Evans last month in the western amateur at Memphis. Evans sauntered around in 37-39-76 this forenoon and. 73 in the afternoon Jones was going well also in his. one round of the day, going out in par 35.
 The entrants range from such youths as Jones and Creavy to veterans like Alex Smith, who has taken part in twenty-two championships, missing only one of the twenty-three held. There are goodly number of British and Scotch professionals in the list to contest the honor with American-bred golfers. Among the recently arrived foreign born professionals are Lewis Alyton. of Evanston J. Douglas Edgar. of At lanta, and Harry Hampton, of Rich mond.
 Among the more interesting pairs who will play in the eighteen-hole elimina- tion round tomorrow are Chick Evans and George Hargent, both former title holders; Bobby Jones and Harry Vardon, Is and 50 years old, respectively John G. Anderson, a New York amateur, and Jock Hutchinson, western open cham pion, and Walter Hagen, present cham pion. and T. D. Armour, Toledoean amateur.
 Those who do not drop out tomorrow night will play the second eighteen holes of the qualifying rounds on Wednesday, the best sixty-four remain ing in the seventy-two-hole champion ship Thursday and Friday.