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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
R.aium .t $4,000 n.r cram.

Radium continues to occupy the IN
terest of scientific men. The extraor-
binary phenomenon it presents or
tremendous evolution of radiant en-
ergy, going on perpetually without
combustion, without chemical change
Of any kind, without alteration of
molecular structure, and without APP
probable loss Of weight-for the loss
of weight is estimated at only one
gram per square inch Of surface In ten
million years-is an apparent violation
of the law Of conservation Of energy.
and bids fair to revolutionize some
long-accepted ideas Of matter and
force. A vast amount of experimental
ton has already been conducted with
radium and others of the radioactive
group of metals-polonium actinium.
uranium and thorium-and much spec
ulation and some interesting hypoth-
eses have been evolved. From these.
It IL believed, q great deal will be
learned about the constitution Of mat
ter and the correlation Of the vital and
physical forces, more. in all probable
ity. than from any substances which
have ever been discovered before.
Radium bromide is the strongest RI
dunn salt yet produced. and there is
little of it in existence. the amount
having been estimated at four grams
All radium Of higher activity than 1000
has until recently been retained fol
the experiments of Professor and
Madame Curle and their associates
but information has now been received
from Director Boulay Of the Societe
Centrale that they expect shortly te
put upon the market a preparation oil
radium. chemically pure. or nearly so
at a cost of 20 per gram.-Harper'i
Weekly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
a Wife in BONDAGE.

He was that. rare and greatly-to-be-
admired person, real live duke, and
he holds sway over many workers. To
give him his due, he Is a good master,
and for the most part his kindness is
greatly appreciated by his retainers.
But Bob Willet is laborer with
democratic proclivities and marked
distaste for work, and recently his du-
cal master determined that the one
thing to do with Bob was to dismiss
him. Whefeupon he did so, and Bob
came to the conclusion that the time
had now arrived when the pride of
the peerage should be humbled. The
difficulty was to think of something
sufficiently biting, for the duke was a
good master, as has been remarked.
Then an inspiration flashed on Bob.
The dukes duchess had been appoint
ed a lady-in-waiting to the queen, and
this was Bob's opportunity.
"All right, yer grace" he said. IN
go. But I'll take heart to say this:
Though I'm a poor man, I've never
had to send my missus out to SER
vice, and that's more'n some people
can say."-Tit-Bits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Gods Fellowship with Need.

Notice that the voice of need is the
voice of God. That need Is an ap-
peal to God, we easily believe. His
tenderness guarantees His notice: but
here is another attitude OF His love,
and a new emphasis upon its meas
ure. Paul hears the Macedonian cry
for help. and he and his companions
conclude that they have been listen
ing to the voice of God. They have
not only grasped the idea that the
needy Macedonian has spoken to
God. He is somehow Gods represen-
tative-not only suppliant for Gods
bounty, but a messenger to speak
Gods will. And these heralds OF the
cross, loosing from Troas and cross
ing the Aegean are showing loyal
obedience as well as responsive SYM
pathy.
We need to learn that truth more
thoroughly. God has identified Him.
self with human need. Surely the
life of the Man of Sorrows teaches us
that. 1t IL what He bids us recog-
nize in His picture of the judgment.
"Inasmuch as We did II unto one OF
the least of these My brethren, We did
1t unto Me-" This is love overpow-
eTluR. Every CIdNluS lOI AOOu III
feeble, furnishing bodies is con-
tinuance OF His wilderness fasting;
every prison bar of every pining cap
tive a counterpart of the letters OF
the savage soldiery in the governor S
palace; every shooting pain of every
diseased frame an addition to the
agony of the crashing nails and pierre
ing thorns on the cross. I've did II
unto Me-" What a marvellous state
ment of fellowship!
The condemnation of the miser-
able victims of selfishness was in the
face that they had not listened to the
pleading of the hungry, suffering
| Christ. Now this is the lesson: The
Macedonian need is Gods cry. The
response to the need is obedience tc
Him. The failure to respond Is re-
bellion.--'The Captain of Oul
Faith" by Wallace MacMullen, D. d
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
General Demand

of the Well-Informed of the World has
always been for a simple, pleasant and
efficient liquid laxative remedy of known
value; laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
ponent parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellent combination Of Syrup of Figs and
Elixir of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
ON the merits of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one Of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-lnformed
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine -manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Dininq in Wall Street.

When one descends upon Wall
Street, either from the Broadway
slope of Trinity church or from the
Nassau street hill at noontime any
weekday, the air is fraught with many
conflicting odors of the kitchen. From
over the roars of the clamoring curD
folk way down in the valley OF Broad
street there arises from score OF
cookeries and handouts" a decided
smell of the stewpot blended with the
ever glorious onion. From the caves
of the New York Stock Exchange
come the more pretentious fragrance
of spiced meats and strong coffee.
From the basement and attic alike,
from cloud ticker and antiquated
frame house as well, come all sorts
of Tuning evidences that the men OF
affairs are eating. To realize what
this luncheon hour means to Wall
Street one must stop to think OF the
thousands of persons who are in that
small district of the city at this par
ticular part of the day. Hundreds OF
restaurants meet the rush with their
doors flung wide, and their keepers
have grown rich upon nickels and
dimes that fall into their tills like a
mighty rataplan during those brief
hours of midday. Men have grown
rich and retired to palatial mansions
in the suburbs selling cup custards
and "sinkers" to millionaires, stenog
raphers, clerks and bankers alike dur
ing the busy hour or two at noon
Thousands of pounds of meat. count
less oysters and clans, barrels OF gra
w. unaccounted gallons of coffee and
tea and tons of bread are consumed
every day in a very brief period O
time. and here, of all other places, the
foreigner has found justification To-
his criticism of Americans for fas
eating.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
The Village Fatalist.

sWhen you come to talking about
niger, said Mr.. Holt, the Bushby
cobbler, "its a-lurklng for you on every
side" The customer who was wait
ing for her shoe to be finished smiled
and made ready to listen.
"Yes, sir-ma'am l should say
that's the long and short OF it." said
Mr. Holt. Stay at home from travel
Ing and you won't be drowned nor COL
lided into, maybe, but your house may
catch a-fire whilst you're asleep an
you perish amongst the flames, or yet
you may fall down your cellar stairs
and break your collar-bone.
And the same way 'tisn't we'll to
select and decide what's most likely to
carry you off. Now there was Annabel
Spears. She had a dread O. thunder
tempests and went ahead o. reason;
she certainly did. Said she knew she
was doomed and destined TO be struck.
Every new preventive o. lightning she
heard of. she'd have a hack at 1t.
House was peppered with lightning
rods. and when tempest came up
she'd close every door and window, go
to a dark room in the middle o her
house, put rubber boots on her feet.
an lie down betwixt two feather beds
on a four-poster that she'd had some
kind O. glass castors put to. There she
was, insulated complete, as you might
say. and look what happened.
zone day what she took to be thun-
der tempest proved TO be a kind of
hurricane. Annabers roof was partly
tore of, an most o. the bricks from
old Square Lathrop's chimney, SEEM
ingly, came right down on top OF her,
lying betwixt those two feather beds.
Some said she could have wriggled out
IL ii hadn't been for those rubber boots
hampering her so, but don't know.
The ways o. Providence are beyond my
Judging.
There, I guess that shoe'll wear ye
for another couple O. yearsw-Youth'
/ Companion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
The DIAGNOSIS.

In his notes OF trip to the Pacific
region Ed. Howe tells of an old man
who came into the smoking room Of
the car. sat down beside him, and
said abruptly: II have been to see a
noted doctor in Frisco. The doctor
looked at me and said, DO you want
me to tell you the truth? I said I
certainly did. We'll, then, the doc
tor continued. you're old; that's all
that ails YOU
THE old man pulled away at his
cigar. somewhat feebly, thought"
says Howe, "and seemed buried in
reverie. looked at him more close
ly and saw he was wan and pale, and
older than / had first thought.
Wasn't that pretty cold,' he con.
tinued, after a time. 4 knew I was
getting old, but the doctor was bru.
tai. I suppose he is the greatest nerve
specialist in the country today, but
he's brutal Tie was looking out OF
the window There's another blank
ed graveyard, 1t seems to me have
not seen anything else since. lef
home
Then the old gentleman arose ant
hobbled out of the smoking ROOM
Kansas City Journal
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
CULTURE IN AMERICA.
Professor kuehnemann Warmly Prais
es System at Harvard.

An appreciative description OF Am
erican university and home lie is
given in "Wessermann's Monatcheft-
en-, Berlin, by Professor Eugen kuen-
nemann, who passed two years at
Harvard as exchange professor. the
arrangements for study, the close com.
radeship of the students, the beautiiui
surroundings and the general tone OF
culture are subjects Of the professor s
warmest praise. The lecture halls
the students dormitories, the collec-
tons and libraries and the experiment
tai laboratories he holds up as patterns
to the world, while the prevailing
Iuiet he considers eminently conducive
to study.
/ A large share of his admiration is re-
served for the home life of the Am
srican town. The comfort and beau-
ty of the house interiors made deep
impression on him, and he tells his
readers that they have much to learn
in that respect. He was struck by the
roominess and arrangement of the
various apartments, all OF which ne
found exactly suited to their intended
use, without display.
/ Until he visited America 1t had
never occurred to him how far Ger
many Jagged behind in regard to cui-
ture. In America, as in England, and
TO a great extent in France, culture
held first place, and then came learn
ing. In Germany, owing to the long
period of poverty which she had pass
ed through, compelling each to strug-
gle for himself, no upper stratum OF so
eiety such as is generally recognized
as forming the foundation Of exterior
and interior culture had developed IT.
self. The only way person was mark
ed out from his neighbors was by his
learning, which brought him into
touch with the ruling class. Conse-
1uently, education was unduly over
rated, at the expense Ct good breed
ing. The epoch Of prosperity now be-
ing enjoyed by Germany is, however
the professor concludes, creating a
new order of things. and, with its rec
ognized leadership in the sciences, the
empire is moving steadily toward the
goal which will enable 1t also to take
Its proper place in the forefront OF
culture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
CAME FROM EUROPE.
That Familiar Little Plant, the Dan
deIion, is Not a Native.

That Familiar Little Plant, the pan.
delion, is Not Native.
Perhaps none of our plants is more
common or more familiar than the
dandelion, and certainly none Is more
wonderful, says a contributor to Har-
per's Magazine. First of all. it is not
a native, but was introduced from
Europe, whence have come many OF
our worst weeds, fitted by centuries
OF struggle in cultivated field to over
come the native plants Of continent
where cultivation had previously been
practically unknown and where ma
tives had had no opportunity to adapt
ing themselves to the conditions OF
civilized agriculture.
One of the dandelion's strongest
points is the ability to obtain nourish-
ment under strong competition and in
unfavorable situations. A deep. strong.
perennial taproot draws all available
nourishment and moisture from sur
face and subsoil. stores nournishment
during the winter, and enables the
plant to start far and away ahead
of most of it's competitors. The dan
delion blossom is one Of the first to
appear in the fields and parks OF New
York City. This same taproot is ex-
ceedingly bitter, which very likely pro-
tects 1t from destruction by moles
and other animals. At least l do not
remember having seen a root that had
been disturbed by animals of any
kind.
But only a small portion Of its food
comes from the soil. Air and sun
shine are just as necessary, for the
air is food and the sunshine Is diges.
ton for our vegetable neighbors. Note
the shape of the leaves; narrow at
base and widening to the outer end
they form a dense rosette that not
only gets for the dandelion all the
air and sunshine coming its way, but
smothers all but the most sturdy com
petitors. Here lies the secret OF the
dandelion's presence in lawns and
walks and open waste places. In lawns
the grass is kept low, so that 1t can
not overtop and shade the dandelion
while its own leaves lie so low and
close that they are little hurt by thu
mower and can smother the grass un
derneath.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
How To Earn a Living in China.

Senator Morgan once threw down
q magazine with sneer. Another
fake," he exclaimed. why, these
things are as absurd as-as absurd as
=" And then he laughed and said
that 1t reminded him Of an address
that he once heard an absent-minded
missionary make. Elm China, dear
friends,'5 said the missionary. human
life is regarded as OF but slight val
ne. Indeed, II a wealthy Chinaman is
condemned TO death, he can easily
hire another to die for him! and be
lieve many poor fellows get their liv
ing by thus acting as substitutes. -
Argonaut.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

A second stock car race In the
spring is under consideration by the
American Automobile Association.
The British press criticises the
Henley stewards for barring all for.
eign crews from the annual regatta.
Comiskey, owner of the White Sox
says that he fears Fielder Jones, his
capable manager, has retired perma
nently from baseball.
The Coney Island and Brooklyn
Jockey clubs have increased the val
ues of the Suburban and Brooklyn
Handicap to $4,000 each.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
The Christian Measure.

OF a Chinese convert 1t was said
after his death. There Is no differ
ence between him and the Book. !"
A Braht.an once said to missionary.
You CHRISTIANS are not as good as
your B,.,k. II you were as good as
your R-ok, you would convert India
to Christ in Ave years" What the
world seeds is living epistles. and
epistlet that are written as In the
Holy Scriptures, by the Spirit of the
living God. When the men are as
good as the Book. the world will
know that Christ is sent of Cod
Home Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
sICKLY LOT.

George" said the little girl to her
brother as she looked up from the pa
per she was reading, at says here
THAT another octogenarian Is dead.
What is an octogen7rian?"
well, I don't know what they are.
but they must be sickly creatures
You never hear of them bl- they arc
dying.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

The California State Federation OF
labor win hold its annual convention
~ Vallejo, beginning January 6.
Session Wood, Wire and Metal
tatners' Union has established a To-
"a slck and death benefit system.
The next biennial convention OF the
Hetan Clerks International Protect
~, ave association will be held at Louis
slnsmiths In Calgary, B. c., have
80 tneir wages increased from forty
au TO forty-two and a half cents an
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Sal. Of Dickens, sIrthpIaes.

The house in which Charles Dickens
was born, 393 Commercial road, Ports
mouth, was sold by auction at Ports
mouth the other day and realized
CLIPS. There were only two bidders
the mayor, Sir w. T. Dupree. who
was acting on behalf Of the town, and
competitor. whose name was not
disclosed. The bidding started at
81 500 and in less than two minutes
had advanced by $500 bids to $4,000.
Then the competition rose by $3.50 to
s4.250 At this point Mr.. ]. Clark. who
was the auctioneer, consented to
take twenty-five pounds advances and
in less than quarter OF an Iour
from the opening Of the sale the bid
ding reached $685., at which price
the house was knocked down to the
mayor. Mr.. F. G.. Kitton, represent.
ing the Boz Club and the Dickens
fellowship. congratulated the mayor
on his purchase of the house for the
town and promised the assistance of
the society he represented in convert.
Ing the place into an interesting Dick.
ems museum. The auctioneer men.
toned that half a million strangers
visited Portsmouth every year, and
IL tenth of these visited the house
and paid sixpence each the purchase
money would be reimbursed in the
first year. The mayor replied that
the town had paid more for the house
than its intrinsic value, but he defend
ed it's conduct that it could not afford
TO allow such an opportunity to es
| cape.-London Times
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Helping a Fellow Our.

Clerk-"I am to be married shortly.
Couldn't you manage to increase my
salary little:"
Employer-"Cculdn't really. But I'll
tell you what I'LL do for you. my boy.
I'll shorten your hours during the
first three months, so that you can
spend your evenings at home, and after
that I'll lengthen them again, so that
you will have an excuse to get away"
-Tit-Bits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
SUFFERED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

With Eczema-Her Limb Peeled and
Foot Was Raw-Thought Amputa-
tien Necessary-Believes Her
Life Saved by Cuticura.
81 have been treated by doctors for
twenty-five years for bad case OF eczema
on my leg. They did their best, but
failed to cure it. My doctor had advised
me to have my leg cut of. At this time
my leg was peeled from the knee. my foot
was like piece Ct raw flesh, and | had to
walk on crutches. bought set OF Cuti-
cura Remedies. After the first two treat
ments the swelling went down, and in two
months my leg was cured and the new skin
came on. The doctor was surprised and
said that he would use Cuticura for hia
own patients. ! have now been cured over
seven yesfs, and but for the Cuticura Rem
edies might have lost my life. Mrs. ]. b
Renaud, III Montana St., Montreal, Que.
Feb. 20. 1907"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Would Make Rich Crop.

1t is estimated that 21.000,000 acres
are available for rice growing in Lou
isiana and Texas, and the value OF
such crop would be $500, 100000. This
would make the rice crop fifth in point
of value among the cereals of this
country.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

the kidney secretions were BADLY dis
ordered. I was completely worn out
and discouraged when . began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. but they went
right to the cause OF the trouble and
did their work well. I have been
feeling we'll ever since
Sold by all dealers. SO eents boz.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. X.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

for five months in a
hospital 4 was dis
charged as incura-
BILE, and given only
six months to live.
My heart was Affect
ed. I mad smother
ing spells and some
times fell urcon-
scious. D got 70 I
couldn't Lae my
arms. my eyesighi
was impaired and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
STATE OF ONO, CITY or TOLEDO, I g.
frrCAs (olrNTY SS'

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that be .
senior partner OF the firm of /. J CHENEY q
Co., dong business 10 the City CT loiedo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay thesum oil ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS tor each and every case OF cArARRH
that cannot be cured by the use oil HALLS
CATARna CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed N my
presence. this 9th day of December, A. D..
lsS6. A. w. GLEASON,
(sEAL-) Notary luoiic
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system. send Tor testimonials.
tree. \. j. CHENEY Co.. Toledo. y.
Sold BY all Druggis,s, l5c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
PRESENCE OF MIND.

She-You're so sashful. Mr.. Callow,
I really believe thu. If you ever marry
the lady will have to propose.
He-w-well. but l might have-er
nerve enough to jeclinc.-Pnck-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

griskIy-"Hello. old chap! What's
en-? You look as IL you'd lost your
best friend
slumpsky-"oh. I'm down and out.
Everything put my hand to goes PACK
on me-" -
Briskly-"Thats easy. Back rp 70
II and sit down before You put Jour
t.uds on it.r-Harper's Bazaar.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Gle KNEW RIGHT OFF.

"Ah," sighed the wretched MI.
Newpop. "wha. car be more wearing
on the nerves than a baby that cries
all night long,?
Twins" answered the man who had
been through it.-Chioago Record
Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
FOR THE TOILET
HIS POSITION.

well" said the college president,
81 guess we'll have to add anotner
man to the faculty"
Where is the vacancy?
"Why, we need an official surgeon
for the football team."-Chicago Post.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
MORE PRACTICAL.

81 would give the world to make
you happy" said the romantic young
man.
Never mind about the wori1," said
the leyelheaded lass; lust You make
sure of twenty-five dollars a week
with reasonable prospects OF promo
lion"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Keenest Disappointment.

The worst disappointment tina
comes to a woman is to have a man
fail to disappoint her when she ex-
,ected him to-Florida Times-Urion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

Mrs Winslcw's Soothing Syrup for ca 7dren
teetning, softens thegums redrcesinfamma-
eon, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc q bottle
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

An International Congress on Inter
nal Navigation will be held at Milan,
Italy. in 1905.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

Honor thy father and thy mother
if they give you half chance.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

TayIor's Cherokee Remedy Of swees
Gum and Mullen Is Natures great resne-
dy-cures Coughs, Colds. Group and Con-
sumption. and ali throat and lung troubles.
Al druggists. 25c. Soc. and cleo per bottle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

Itch curel in 81 minutes by Woolfords
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

FITS. St. vitus' DaLce: ervous Drseasespos-
manently cured by DR.. Khne's Great Nerve
Restorer. 81 trial bottle and treatise frea
pr. II. B. Kline, Id, 93l Arch St., Phila-, Ia