The DeLeon Free Press. (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1928 Page: 3 of 7
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“The Dependable Store”
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the Penitentes whipping themselves
Many have, crouched behind a rock or
n hush on a hill, watching (he riium
closely, TVtrtT€"~expeci Ing any mtnn'to
io receive from their rear the shot ot
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Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gore from Co- !
mancto wart' Tuesday visitors with
Mrs. 6. N. Lighthill. Mrs. Gore was 1
Ali\Ain<i>» of Plumbt
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Woodlie Reed,
My Dear Sir:—
It affords me considerable pleas-
ure to note that with the record of 34
grade points you are well in line for
being a distinguished
year,
term
Charges of disturbing the peace
and carrying a prohibited weapon
were filed against Mildred Malone,
13, by Chief of Police Sid Henderson,
late Tuesday afternoon.
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And Genera! Hauling
Headqu^Xtcr0Foust
LumJ^JYard
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Joe Underbill
Leaves DeV
9 and 11: ;45
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Howard, J. J.
Holleman and Mr. and
Howard were Sunday Visitors in Glen
Rose.
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HVhy pay 4000more.. .ivhen
THE DE LEON (TEXAS) I’KESS
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ANOTHER DE LEON
BOY MAKING GOOD
AT A. & M. COLLEGE
III us trio t» N ewC hr ysler“7?"
performance out - Chryder*
even Chrysler. It has jolted
the public's preconceived
notions of what its money
should be able to buy.
Here is a truly marvelous air,
la body styles priced from
♦1545 to ♦1795, which fives
in performance all and mart
than you have been led
D) expect from cart co»t- .
fasf ♦1000 more.
Here is a Chrysler tri- /•
Uniph that overshadow s Iw
thrill of this brilliant per-
formance. Chrysler enthusi*
asm invariably follows
. the realization that even
*1000 more than u72"
K\ prices docs not get you
Bl as much in perfortn-
ance, in quality, in style,
s in value.
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— Two.paisenger Coupe (wltl
ramH. •*•«), $1545) Royal Sedai^
fl 5951 Sport Roadster <*tth >wb!i
mm). $1595| Four - passengci
Coupe, $1595] Town Sedan,
81695] Convertible Coupe CwUi
mmbSU mm), 81745] Crown Sedan,
81795. AU prices f. o. b. Dettwir,
MsH«rt to current Federal txciu
tax. Chryder doalm art inpositicx
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LONGVIEW, TEXAS Approximate-
ly 140 ward school pupils and several
teachers were held a bay for a few
minutes by a 13-year-old seventh
grada gril with 45 calibre pistol
here Tuesday morning. She pointed
the gun at several classmates and
commended them ‘*to get the princi-
pal and don't call the police either"
Thirty-five pupils and one teacher
were in the room. Her declarations
and excitement attracted the attention
of all teacjiefs* and pupils on the sec-
ond floor and within a few minutes
the entire number wern at her com-
mand. I!b>y at the approach of the
principal was the excitement quieted.
She had both stairways guarded.
The gun was brought into play af-
ter an argument during the recess
period with auother pupil, officials
believe?
After the gun play she said she
had something further to say, during
which the girl moved the pistol chant
I bers to show that the gun was loaded
She was sent home still carrying the
weapon.
Charges of disturbing
Mrs. Hulda Strop is here from
I Pioneer for a visit with her parents.
E STATE it aa w hon-
est belief that the tobaccos
used in Chester field ciga-
rettes arc of finer quality
and hence of better taste
than in any other cigarette
at the price.
Lwcirr A Mtns Taaaom Co.
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13-Year Old Pupil =
Holds School at
Bay With Pistol
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N. Nabors and J. F. MiKelvey are
Mrs. Oscar at Glen Rose this week.
^nd Electri-
k Done Promptly and Right
pfthK^N(t 189
ayters at H*g£inbofhah>
' Hardware
rices Always Right
W.W. GREGORY
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high-comprOMion gaa, giving 121
greater torque with greater tpeaif,
power, hill-climbing ability) stand,
ard equipment on all body modrisoj
the 112 h. p. Imperial "HO," alto
- (tundard on the roadsters, and avwd,
able at slight extra cost/or bodj
types, o/ rhe "62” and "71."
. - '1545
gives you greater performance
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72 miles and more per hour.
75 brake horsepower. Accel-
eration that leaves every other
car behind. Vibrationless.
smoothness that only a
Chry»lar counterweighted 7-
bearing crankshaft can give.
^u< h hikes provide great thrills'for
the youths uml uIso',material f<»f »
ion for Bro’
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Woodlie Reed,- a ^student at A. A
; M. College, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
i M. Reed of this city, is maintaining
the De Leon students* record this
Cristo f* usually fled whh ropes to
big cross and raised Indeed, wluir ■ •
spectstTF; rm* iwy lowers inwra cloud-
ed opal, and the ruw: penetrating
breeze fans rhe trousers of the Pen I
ten tea. These people believe that bad
weather is synonymous with Holy
week, that the weather must be bad
because it is a time wheu every one
mourns. And still they worship, ob
livious of the cold winds, lifting theh
cries und chants, whipping vigorous
ly. El Cristo hangs until be Tro longer
shows much sign <»f life and then Is
taken down, wrapped in a cloth avd
carried a wav. , , -
Deaths Not Uncommon.
Formerly, nailing the victim io the
cross was quite common; death came
also as often to their ranks. The
corpses were ferreted away and prob
ably buried. Itui nothing definitely
taWSver been proved against tlie cult;
tn Ibe past, rumors have circulated
about this Penltehte or that not be-
ing seen after Holy week; men have
been .known to die from the excessive
fanaticism of their ritual. Now. the
news that one of them bus been killed
during the cFscitUion spreads now.
one has died from exhaustion and too
rigorous sedf-torture, but these storle*
are short lived, filmuld a Penitente
betray his brotherhood, then the pen
alty is to be burled alive. Conae
quently. no one has ever talked.
However, at present, the ■•nieifixloo
is more guarded and merely takes the
form of tying the victim to the cross
with ropes. Even now, the spectacle
of tying «• Cristo is beginning to be I VIlc ovuuc.vo
fHmlnated. or ol^’ ' year, being well on the road toward
acquiring the “distinguished student"
; honor, if we may judge by a It-ttcr
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CHRYSLEICJX
ImJIb 4uU bum HIV, "tfbt ...h£
their way mward, where they <*aum
puetulea HnagiXe many -of Hiexe
needles in one’| flesh I And yet I be
Penitentes. with xeaions cries eon
tinue their way to the place selected
a* el Cuivnrio, all theJr i»ain suhju
gated by their religious fanaticism ,
Amid loud lameptaiton. ti>e pilgrim
age of tiro Cross in eiiaeted, the ms»
staggering under the weight or 'be
symbol. He precedes the group; Ide
back is uow bleeding, now clotted
When he reels, showing signs of being
about to fall, one of the elder broth
erii to rank helps him Once attain
ing the spot chosen as Calvary, el
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Chesterfield
CIG ARETTES
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lhe Penitentes forsake the role of stu-
pid peons and once mwe taVe op
jUteir yearly scourging. Aflei the
■psaing of Easter, been use »»f the
Hgors, each brother has accomplished
one more act to bv used for his sal-
tation, ban taken another step that
phould bring hirok doser to heaven.
I All the year around, the Penitentes
pre indifferent Mexicans, tiring in
0ielr adobe buts. which they have
psade with their own hands, existing
In a land of manana. aotuetlines rais-
ing little fields of stuuted com, or
Chili peppers, or Mexican beans;
pometimes tending their few scrawny
Chickens or goats. They are never
hurried, never do anything, yet have
1 —k Jftite time. If anyone asks them for
' ftopietbing they invariably answer.
- I HHay poco riempo”—“1 have IPile
time." Thus theirs Is a life of poco
Dempo. except during Lent.
...XBarely at any otber time during the
pear do the Penitentes become active.
|£LUey..do, if-to ow-AH Souls’, day. two
|w> after Halloween time. Then
)H£y make » procession to their ceme-
phry, whipping their hacks as they go.
Pecasionally. when one of their broth-
ntood has died, i hey convene at hit
^ouce to hold prayer, chanting a
Mpgnge. Htanyllke song, praying late
pnto the night for »tro departed mm>I.
i ., Lenten Observences
; All during l^nt. though, they bold
^Minded praying, going in small uro-
pgpBiobs in the night, indulging in
peme Balf-flaying, but It is Holy Eri
Buy which awakens their zeal to tiro
Jblgbesi pitch. Raw, biisfery winds of
or April bltjw, awuying the
_______•Ipckish green pinion, trees dotting the
______region where the Penitentes live;-the
land has been picturesquely named
tiro Sungre de Cristo range—-bhaui of
Christ—by the Spanish explorers be-
cause of the red-stained rocks on the
mountainshies, rocks showing a ferric
composition.
On Friday afternoon the Penitente
- brotherhood hold the greatest of their | dreaded and doubtful “huoin rind."
spectacles. They have been flaying 1
themselves, off and onfall during Holy
-—week; their backs are masses of—cotr-
gealed blood and outraged flesh. Nev-
ertheless, they begin again witb aug-
mented fervor shortly after noon,
coming out <Wad only In trousers and
beginning the big procession; the en
acting of the Crucifixion.
Grewsome Ceremonies.
One ot>be IVniientos is chosen to
take theH’arf at el Cristo and carries
- the cross, a heavy, crude symbol
which tie usually can hardly drag.
Staggering under the weight. Behind
him come the others, the singers and
those who flay themselves with whips
made from the yucca,or '‘soap weed
The plant is <~>mrri<m throughout the
Southwest and bears long. tilo< us
blades: it is used by t he peons to'
make crude soap: the tough blades
are also used as twine
Usually, those scourging themselves
take one Step.forward and then pause,
bringing down the cutting fibers
the Whip upon their already much
bleeding backs with a dull thwack Tiro
rtiytlim of tl:e chant aids their re.gu
larity of. mol ion. If any lag in hto
fervor of laying on blows or shrink*
under them, then a master in tha-ge
will remind him. by bringing d< wn a
- blacksnake on bis shoulders, of his
remisshess ■ the fchfrier 'v.‘t'tfft:TX-tttr-
air with u sharp wliisliiltijf.
No Limit to Self-Torture.
Often tbmro rigors are not enough;
the eholla cactna, one needle of which
has known to drive horses to fury, is
packed about their chests, or yet
again, the Penitentes walk across
these witb tbelr bare feet, or fling the
branches of needles on their backs
The cholla needles are long and ma-
lignant: they slick in the flesh as if
student this
I trust that your work this
may be such that you will
I chievc this distinguishing honor. ,
On (behalf of the officers u.f this
* School of Agriculture 1 want to con-
is becoming less -and ' gratulate yob upon the fine showing
you have made.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harvey George and , Mr Mrs j c Williams.
Aubrey Thomas were weekend visit- 1 _____________________
ors with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.t27
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ed along some highways
ri'lden over t he itiligb. dir» roads tn
tlie neigbborln'od <«f the colonies |
Piles of. ro< Its hold llioe crosses np j
right. i-li<iy are smwe ihree feet high
But the passing of the Holy week
nijirks the cessation of their cere
loonies und of their greatest activttj I
, During the rest of the entire vein .
tliey are jieaceliil people «ho carry j
on their iiieogi t farming. As a peo
pie, they are supers]itimis. _tm|iree
slomihle. and are commonly known as
less foriuuale comrades. A person
not having seen the Pen ironies is ion
Sidered unworldly-wise and a “ninny ’
Cult Is Dwindling.
Thus does the eyli llourisli tn New
Mexico, southern t’olor.tdo
L’tah and eastern Arizona,
year this sect i
less conspicuous, withdrawing morel
and more Info the fastnesses of the
niotmmms.
Undoubtedly, tourists have beheld \
the 1‘enitente miniature crosses erect |
tley ha'** ; r jjybejji. Parker to here from-Lead ~—
I ers for a visit with his, brother Dave
Floyd and family.
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Mesdamcs J. H. and H. E. Irvir. j
were visiting relatives at Brown- |
i wood and Zyphe.r last weekend. ,
Leaves De Leolj for/Fort Worth
9:15 a.m. 2:45\uuf 5:45 p. m.
Leave for Stephenville
TRAVELERS'
A. C. MARTIN
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Real Estate
Rentals
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! writer. See C.E. George, at Jfei
mestizos: ftmi Is. half breeds of’ In I
<1hm Spanish <)es< rm but ''fiener, itvt ’■
are of Imlian descent al*>iro.
on Thursday evening Guards with i
guus are usually posted at the cere
monies in order to kge.p away the j
oyercurious stranger. Any rme gp written him bjr-his Dean of Agrtcul^
preaching too close to duly threat ; tore. Read and Howard Boswell
Boys have taken bikes into the have each been commended for out-
,mountains, to behold the spectacle of ' scholarship during the
fl. xx Pa-n It an t aft ml* h i lit u no f 1 ixxmuxxl «ZX«X *1
ent school year.
The letter follows:
March 14, 1928
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Merita of the industry.
Solen and Service Walker’s Garage De Leon. Texas
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Scott, R. L. The DeLeon Free Press. (De Leon, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, April 6, 1928, newspaper, April 6, 1928; De Leon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1248084/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Comanche Public Library.