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Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-01

Reach up as far as you can.
and God will reach down all the
rest of the way
Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-01
A prnn of Water.

One day many of my comrades and
I were put into a large tub. Very
soon some of us began to soak into
g. little girls dress.
Then some one hung the dress out
of doors on the line.
The wind and sun took us up to the
clouds Soon we came down to the
earth in what people call RAIN
AS ] happened to go by window. I
looked in. I saw a little girl with the
same dress on that HAD heEpeS MAX
clean in the tub The window was
open, so I went in. She had a great
many plants in her window, but they
were all very dry. Sc I sat down on
the driest plant. Some of my COM
rades followed me. Then We moisten-
ed the plant. In a few days there
was a pretty flower on the plant.
The little girl was very happy, when
she saw the flower. I was glad ] had
helped the pretty flower to bloom.-By
a Swear old Nebraska Girl.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-01
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Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-01
The Fountain.

Norwich, June 1, 1911.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
oxIDINE
Ia bottle proves.
SECOND BIBLE A NECESSITY
rrusrIenced Minister Knew What He
Was Talking About When He
Advised Junior.

Nov that you are married" said the
axpeienced minister to the young
curste. you viii have to stop us
ne the church Bible for home study.
Oh. yes. I know how It is. You get
attached to certain Bible. and you
snay better with that right under
your nose. and would willingly pack
Il back and forth for the inspiration
Il sfords. I've been through It. Used
70 Do that very thing myself. but aft
er half a dozen wells and pair Of
gloves and some little lacey things
hat | shall not attempt to specify
nosted down from the pulpit on Sun
lsy mornings in view Of the astonish-
q and amused congregation. accus-
toned myself to two Bibles. The
women folk will put things into the
Bible to press. II is habit you can't
break them on. and the first thing you
k10E these feminine knick-knacks go
nIli1g away to humiliate you"
That night the curate turned the
pages Of his Bible carefully A veil
and scrap of lace fell out. He sigh.
Cd The next day he began to cultS-
1l;s an affection for second Bible
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

to feel better when / had taken only
one bottle Of Compound, but kept on
as 1 was afraid to stop too soon."-Mrs.
SADIE MULLEN, 272S N. B. ST., Ell
wood, Ind.
Why win women take chances with
an operation or drag out a sickly,
half-hearted existence, missing three
fourths Of the Joy Of living, when they
can find health in Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable CompoundP
For thirty years it has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
has cured thousands Of women who
have been troubled with such all
ments as displacements, Inflammation,
liberation, fbroid tumors, irregulari-
ties, periodic pains, backache, indiges-
ton, and nervous prostration.
II you have the slightest doubt
that Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound will help you,
write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn,
Mass, for advice. Your letter
viii be absolutely confidential,
and the advice free.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
INDIGNANT AT THE INJUSTICE
Scholars Would Not Stand to See
Much-Loved Teacher Not Get
ting Her Rights.

The following incident told Of pub
lie school teacher Of CHEEKY manner
and marked ability. noted for her sue
cess in leading backward or unwilling
pupils along the rocky road to mowl-
edge.
In faboring with an especially try
ing class she was wont to encourage
the members by such confident re-
marks as "Of course we can do it,"
-Of course we can learn this lesson as
well as other people. If we tryl" AS
examination time drew near and the
little ones became more nervous. she
changed her tune to "Of course we're
going to pass" The children did pass.
duly, but, natural pleasure In the un-
expected success having evaporated.
were sulky and disagreeable almost be
yond belief. 1t took their new teacher
a long time to get at the root OF the
Misunderstanding over which they
whispered In corners and because OF
which they treated her like bitter
enemy. At last, however, she drew
from the most pliable youngster this
Indignant: fearful admission.
I'VE amt a-goin' ter study no more
in this darned ole school. Here. we
come up from Miss Blanks room, an
she stays down there all alone, when
she knows so much more than We do.
It's a plum shame that they didn't
let her pass, tool"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

Nonday-My attention was called
hs. night to a statement that house
f'es are bearers of disease and should
b. destroyed as soon as possible.
hsgan my crusade against them this
ltorning. 1t was a little discouraging
Ing. because there was only one fly
b the house and 1t was quite agile.
/ escaped me. | broke two vases and
. photograph frame
Iussday-I nearly killed three
i'es this afternoon. but the lamp got
b the way. II was 81 lamp.
Wednesday, saw fly on the out.
sIde Of the fly screen aud raised the
screen 50 I could hit 1t. Seventeen
1i,s Few In. missed 1t.
Ihursday-There was a sluggish
boxing ny on the window with closed
wings. stole toward It cautiously,
'ut 4 few up just as l LEI the blow
I'll Then I knew It wasn't a fly. 1t
Fn . wasp. Ny nose began to swell
Il once.
frlday-My nose is a sight. Drat
ne 1ies.--cleveland Plain Dealer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
A Matter Of Greed.

Two men we're displting over their
respective churches" says the Slater
News In reviving an old story which
is still good. "One was Baptist and
the other a Presbyterian. Finally
one of them called a neighbor who
was passing and asked his opinion as
to which was the better church in
which to be saved. Well, neighbor.
he said. SON and have been hauling
wheat for nearly forty years. There
are two roads that lead to the mill
One is the valley road and the other
leads over the hill. and never yet has
the miller asked me which road
came. but he always asks, is the
wheat good ?'"--Kansas City Times.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
Jewels Originally Owned by Louis
Philippe, Are Now Worn by Miss
Josephine Strong.

IT saw diamond ring not long
ago which had much to do with giving
a king a throne" said Robert A Over
man Of New York. at the Raleigh.
The ring was worn by Miss Joseph
inc Strong. who, few years ago,
was secretary to Representative Haw-
ley. the lone Republican member from
Texas The original owner OF the ring
was Louis Philippe. Bourbon prince
who left France unwillingly in the
days of Napoleon's supremacy.
Philippe came to the United
States and spent much time In the
middle west He spent a winter at
GAINESVILLE. Ohio. and there was q
school teacher at the home of Gen
eral Morgan Neville. on the Ohio riv-
er. near Cincinnati. Finally word
came to the prince that there was =
chance to become king after Water
loo had sent Napoleon to st. Helena
and disrupted the empire. Philippe
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
Playing the Hermit
By LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY

Bascom Hayes was missing His
sister and her husband, with whom
he lived. said he was-his club friends
said the same thing-the public press
announced that he had vanished OF
the face of the earth without leaving
so much as trail of dust behind.
And who was Bascom Hayes to be
missing and have whistles blown and
horns footed and private detectives set
on edge? Just an old bachelor with a
comfortable income, complacent in his
nature and lazy and unambitious by
nature
Missingi No clewl Last seen sitting
in a public park at midnight. Had a
respondent air and was so pre-occu-
pied that when vag called him
Gully and struck him for a quarter
he neither answered to the name nor
handed over the sinner. Foul play.
perhaps, as he was known always to
carry enough with him to pay his taxi
fare, no matter how much the chauf-
feur meddled with the clock. No rea-
son known why he should climb to the
top Of the Singer building and leap on.
His laundry account was paid up to
the last cent, and he was three Gig
arctic packages ahead Of the game.
No reward, but the grateful thanks OF
sister for information.
No reward. but still a score of pri.
vate detectives called and expressed
their willingness to take up the case
for the prestige It would give one. He
would have been but for his voice.
Striking an attitude he hoarsely whis-
pered:
In love-got the skate-jumped
from one of the bridgesl He had
reached that age when a rundown Is
fatal to man. His body will DE found
washed up on Staten Islandi go to
keep watchi"
But Bascom was not In love-" pro-
tested the sister. He has never loved.
A thousand times he has declared he
would never marry"
sly do--sly dogl" whispered the
detective. "He was simply putting
you on the scent. Listen, to me. On
the last night you saw him was walk
ing on Madison avenue, following the
trail of murderer. OF a sudden the
front of door No. 100000 opens and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
How to Cook a Loon.

Bill Grocer. a guide for ffty-two
years at Charleston Lake in Ontario
Canada. has a novel receipt for cook
ing loon. He was rowing a couple of
Somerville. N. J., councilmen a few
weeks ago and when loon came in
sight the strangers asked Bill If they
were good to eat
Bill replied in rather evasive way
and one OF the fishermen then asked
Bill how they were cooked This was
what Bill was waiting for and here is
the recipe that Bill gave: Cook the
loon in water for twelve hours. at
night pour on this water and cook him
over night in the morning throw in
piece Of grindstone and when you
can stick fork in the grindstone the
loon is done. Fur News
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
Story of a Kings Ring

felt confident that he could be king
IL only he could reach Paris. but he
had no money. He explained the sit
uation to General Neville. who adj
vanced a few hundred dollars. Phil
ippe insisted on leaving a pear-shaped
ring as security.
Philippe went to France by way
OF New Orleans. was made king. and
repaid the loan. asking that General
Neville keep the rims. and also urg-
ing him to come and visit the king in
Paris. The ring was inherited and
valued By several descendants Of Gen.
eral Neville. until it came to Miss
Strong. who. as q matter OF caution,
has been rather reticent about It's his
tory.
The ring consists Of pear-shaped
diamond. set In black enamel and
gold, and is rather odd looking In
these dayr Of fashionable jewelry."--
Washington Post
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
Left Him Far Behind.

Childish standards Of greatness are
notwithstanding because they are
at once so like yet so unlike the
standards of grown folk Many an
adult. for instance. has been proud
with no more reasonable basis than
that which little Johnnie displayed In
attempting to "top" the boasting Of a
juvenile comrade.
I've got real railroad train. with
an engine that goes, an real. live
pony. an really, truly gun, n"
That's nothing!" interrupted the
lads disguised listener. "Once knew
a boy that sat up until IL o'clock
twice in one week."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

man descends the steps and plunges
into the gloom. | had fair look at
his face and figure. and II ever there
was black despair, II was there. He
had been turned down by the widow
who lives there. That man was your
brother. He had got 1t bad and could
not survive the shock!"
Il can't believe it." replied the sis
ter.
Go to the house and interview the
widow. Nice little lady. bat she was
toying with your brothers heart
strings. Go charge her with 1t and
you will bring the guilty blush to
her face"
The sister decided not to DO any
such thing. She saw several embar-
RAISING objections to that line of con-
duct. Neither did she believe that
her brother had committed suicide. but
she was willing that the detective
should patrol the beaches Of Staten
Island at his own expense.
TVS donel" he whispered Il charge
you nothing for finding the sad re-
mains. but when | arrive here with
them on truck you can tender me
small sum In payment"
There was a little widow living at
No. 100000 on the avenue named.
and the detective in housing around
had seen a man leave the house at
late hour. He didn't know whether
the man was the widows grandfather.
father, uncle or brother. but he called
him Bascom Gray. The little widow
also knew that Mr.. Gray was miss
ing. She heard Of It orally. and she
read In the papers. She also knew
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
Order Of independents.

Larry o'Neil had no love of discip
line save as he administered it. When
he decided to Zine the p'rade," he
breathed defiance with every order Is
sued by the military leader.
Here. youi Look out for yer feetl'
muttered the man next him. "KeeI
shtep. can't your"
Get along wild yer shteps," said Lar
~. turning on him. I've a shtep o
me own. an I'll take it or lave the
p'rade to get on Widout me"-Youth's
Companion
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
A Tribe WIthered.

u his native tongue no one could
4 made more graceful speeches
uA Monsieur Blanc. but when he
o'''peo compliments in English he
-. not quite so successful.
nave ! changed In the FIVE years
=, nc We met in Parish" asked the
ses'v woman who desired above all
r'nss 70 be thought younger, much
'ouneer. than she was.
saoame" said the courtier. his
.'ao on his heart. you look like
rose Of 20 yearsl"-Youth's Com
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

bic Compound. 1
was sick three
months and could
not walk. 1 suf-
fered all the time.
The doctors said I
could not get well
without an opera
ton, for 1 could
hardly stand the
pains in my sides,
especially my right
one, and down my
right leg. / began
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

Gayboze-When my wife saw the
condition was in when / got home
from the club last night 1t just stag
gered heri
Martini-Tm not surprised. You
know you drank enough for two, old
mani
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
@6EHigSIEs;s.Ss'

rapidly through the use Of Doan's Kid
ney Pills and at last was entirely
cured"
when Your Back is Lame. Remem-
Der the Name-DOAN'S."
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

There are six sorts of people at
whose hands you need not expect much
kindness. The narrow minded think
Of nobody but themselves. the lazy are
too Indifferent. the busy have not
time to think, the rich disregard ap-
peals for kindness, the poor have
neither spirit nor ability. and the good
natured fool is not capable Of serving
you.-Home Notes
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
Eorehodlnas.

Webster had made his great speech
in reply to Hayne.
Some day, l suppose" he unused, 1T
will devolve upon Hennery Cabot
Lodge or Winthrop Crane to squelch
Ben Tillman. and I'm not so blamed
sure they can do it,"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

|.
Church ST., Morrillton,
Ark, says: For weeks
/ was all doubled over
with pain. I became SO
dizzy / had to grasp
something to keep from
falling and my ankles
were swollen to nearly
twice their natural size.
None Of the doctors un-
derstood my case and I
felt myself sinking lower
dav nv dav I imnrovod
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
Proner Treatment.

81 have terrible cold" he com
planned. MY head feels all stopped
up"
Have you tried a vacuum clean
ner?" she queried sweetly.-Judge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

Blessed are the happiness-makers
Blessed are they who know how to
shine on ones gloom with their cheer.
Henry Ward Beecher.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
The Hero,s Lament.

Achilles lamented his vulnerable
heel.
1T means my wife will always make
me wipe my shoes OF when come
in the house." he cried.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

An UnsIeepInq Youth.

An UnsIeepIng Youth.
What business do You think your
son viii adopt"
Cant say" replied Farmer Corn
tossel. but Judging by the hours
Josh keeps, I should say he was nat
urally cut out to be a Eilkman."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

II you wish beautiful. clear, white
clothes, use Red Cross Ball Blue. At all
good grocers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
HAVE you SUSPECTED YOUR
kIDNEYs7

Thousands suffer from backache.
headache. dizziness and WEAKNESS
without suspecting their kidneys.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
WOMAN
ESCAPES
OPERATION
WasCured byLydiaE Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Elwood, Ind.-"Your remedies have
cured me and / have only taken six
bottles of lydia T.. Pinkham's VeQeta-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

Do You ever have Headache, Toothache.
or Earachey Most people do Hsmlins
Wizard OIL Is the best household remedy
and liniment for these EVERYDAY troubles.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

Some men are SO unsociable that
they would actually rather play soil.
taire than poker.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

Too many ofliceholders who pre-
tend to be working for their country
are merely working #
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

IN seeIusicn.
t. Jour mistress at homer"
~. AZ you the manicure LADY,"
..-- --s. she amt at home. num-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

A woman isn't self-made Just be-
cause she makes her own complexion.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

A mule seldom kicks without cause.
hut a man is different.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
One Of the Many.

One Of the Many.
Hewitt-What did you do when he
wouldn't give you credit?
Jewett-I gave him bad check.
just to show him that could pay
cash.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

Important TO Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CAST0RIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that It
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
Grand opera Plants

Advertisement of London employ
ment agency: Expert grand opera
pianist; male or female. One speak
ing French preferred"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM
Take the Old Standard GROVES TASJELESS
CHILL TONIC You know what you are taking.
The formula Is plainly printed on every bottle,
showing II Is simply Quinino and Iron In tasteless
form, and the most erectusi form. Eor grown
people and children. 50 cents.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE

Send y stamp for nve samples Of my very choic-
est Gold Embossed Birthday. Flower and Motto
Post Cards. beautiful coiors and loyeliesf designs
An Post Gard Club. III Jackson 81, Topeka Kansas
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-10-13
Don't Expect KIndness.

6: :ss .ss ;a sss .s ss %: z:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02

apiece in London and on the Continent for
those huge red apples that have brought fame
to the Pacific Northwest, you have new ex-
PLANTATION Of the prices ranging from $4,000 to
$4,000 per acre which are demanded for
bearing orchards in this favored fruit land.
The chances are that in the eyes of the av-
erage foreign apple-eater Niagara Falls does
not rank higher as an American wonder than
the Hood River Valley in Oregon, the Wenat-
chez, the Yakima and other districts from the
five acre and ten acre fruit farms OF which
come the Winesaps and other varieties of ap-
pies that compel the most conservative Euro
pean eptcure to concede that America must
be a wonderful place after ALL
But 1t would be great mistake to convey
the impression that it is only the apples from
Oregon and Washington which are freighted
over land and sea to win praises in foreign
tongues. The greatest apple shipping port in
the world is Watsonville, California, and count
less apples have gone forth as silent mission
aries from the great orchards of the middle
west and particularly from the Ozarks which
long ago attained proud position as a foun-
tain head of the stream of apples that annual
lysoyerspreads the world. The most famous
apple growing region in the east-the pictur-
esque Albemarle highlands of old Virginia-is
likewise heavy contributor to the larders OF
moneyed foreigners From this historic section
of the Old Dominion come tho famous Abe.
marie pippins which bring prices ranging up
tog $40 barrel and which are such favorites
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02

broad, fat, nearly oval head and body, and a
tail something like that possessed by the ma
jortty of Wellknown fishes. Its mouth is on
the under side and it can only feel the way to
1t when feeding. But the real curiosity about
this fish Is the fact that It carries its own stor-
age battery with 1t on all Its wanderings and
that 1t has the power of recharging the thou
sands OF little cells when they become exhaust
ed.usfng its power over and over again There
are really two batteries. They are located
Where one would naturally expect to find the
breathing apparatus of the fish, to the right
and the left OF the beady black eyes and back
They are kidney shaped, occupying perhaps
one-th1rd of the upper part of the body
When at peace with itself and the rest OF
the world the torpedo fish swims around at
leisure or rests in shallow water, burrowing
In the sand at ease, but If attacked the battery
Is discharged and the enemy Is glad to call it a
drawn battle If 1t can swim away It gets its
prey by using its batteries to supply the neces-
sary current to kill, but 1t must first complete a
connection with the object Of its attack. Men
have speared these torpedos in shallow waters
and have caught them in nets, but on handling
them have been very glad to let them go and
avoid further shock Fishermen have been re-
peatediy knocked down by contact with them.
The species is common along the south At.
lantic and gulf coast
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-02

proceeded slowly to pick out dozen men, who
We're then marched off to work.
The rest walked out of the yard ex cept the
prince and his companion, who were escorted
out little while later by the railway official.
The latter had stood by his royal highness in
case the foreman should have selected him for
the night shift. The foreman was not informed
OF the identity Of the prince, but had simply
been instructed not to take on the two men be-
side whom the railway official was standing
Queen Mary has, indeed, had almost as many
adventures as the king in disguise
Some years after her marriage the queen
made a series of expeditions about the east
end of London, visiting all the poorest quar-
tiers as an ordinary lady visitor, her guide fire.
quently being the present bishop of London
The queen also little while later visited the
poorest quarters of Birmingham, Manchester
and Liverpool in the guise of nursing sister.
which enabled her majesty to go to the worst
quarters of these towns with little fear of be-
ing subjected to any rough unpleasant treat
ment, for the sisters are almost in variably
treated with respect even by the toughest char.
acters in these localities