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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01
tuberculosis Is
Contracted by Many.

perinduced by their manner OF HE. their
inhalation of millions of microbes In the
dust of customers shoes and of the in
furious odors Of the polishing chemicals
The Greek consul general at Chicago says
the majority of the boys contract tuber-
culosis, and that in his opinion and that
of a large number of Greek doctors 1t
would be far more humane for them to
be refused admission into the United
States than to allow them to come here II
they intend to enter such employment.
The rise of the shoe-shining parior ana
the Greek padrone system began ABOUT
fifteen years ago. One of the pioneer pa,
drones is credited with having opened
more than a hundred parlors. Most OF the
boys at first came from Arcadia. AS the
business grew all Greece was called on
for boys, and some of the early boot
blacks themselves became padrones, as
rigorous in their treatment of the boys
as their own masters had been.
In 1903 number of other padrones de-
cided to form a shoe-shining trust. but
the bureau of immigration objected SO
strongly, because of their violations OF
the contract labor laws, that they APP
parently gave up the project. All sorts
of methods Of evading the immigration
laws are used, and ii is conceded to be
almost impossible to stop the incoming
tide of boys destined to these shops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01

Meals prepared 40 W n, and
by One of the Boys. share the, ~ -
beds with two or three other boys or roll
up in blankets on the floor In large es-
Establishments one of the boys remains
at home in the morning and prepares the
midday and evening meals. The midday
meal usually consists Of black olives. bread
brings the meal down to the shop, the
padrone apportions it. and one boy at a
time retires behind the partition to eat
The boys get up about 5 in the morning
and seldom reach home until after 10
at night.
Frequently the padrones, in order to
save rent for the boys lodgings, get
them an hours walk from the shop, and
the boys must walk the distance twice a
day, for no carfares are allowed. They
never get a holiday, for the shop is open
365 days in the year. Padrones forbid
the boys to have anything to say to
Greeks except in their presence, and they
ignorance of English. They usually in
sist upon reading all letters the boys re-
ceive, and force them to lie about their
age and the conditions of their work, if
they are allowed to answer questions at
all.
send home SO their relatives will not
know of the straits they are in The only
chance they have to go to church is dur
ing holy week and on Easter morning
when they are permitted to go between
10 o'clock at night and in the morning.
The ravages which such life imposes
upon the constitution of boys are appall-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01

In the shoe shining business the boys
live in insanitary quarters, sleep with all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01

The wages paid b
from $50 to $3.50 a y
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION. GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" cures sick,
sour stomachs in five minutes
Time It!

Really does" put bad stomachs in
order-'really does" overcome indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness in five minutes-that-just
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world II what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps, you belch gas and
eructate sour, undigested food and
acid; head is dizzy and aches; breath
foul; tongue coated; your insides filled
with bile and indigestible waste, re-
member the moment "Pape's Diapep-
sin" comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
astonishing-almost marvellous, and
the Joy Is its harmlessness.
A large ffty-cent case of Pape's Dia-
pepsin will give you hundred dollars
worth of satisfaction.
It's worthits weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
in case of a sick, sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest surest and most harmless
stomach doctor ia the world.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31

Fran arrives at Hamilton Gregory's
home in Littleburg, but finds him absent
conducting the choir at camp meetlng.
She repairs thither in search OF him,
laughs during the service and Is asked 70
leave Abbott Ashton, superintendent OF
schools, escorts Fran from the tent He
tells her Gregory is a wealthy man.
deeply interested in charity work, and
pillar Of the church. Ashton becomes
greatly interested in Fran and while tax
Ing leave of her, holds her hand and Is
seen by Sapphire Clinton, sister OF ROD
ert Clinton, chairman Of the school board.
Fran tells Gregory she wants home
with him. Grace Noir, Gregorys private
secretary, takes a violent dislike TO Fran
and advises her to go away at once.
Fran hints at twenty-year-old secret
and Gregory In agitation asks Grace TO
leave the room. Fran relates the story
Df how Gregory married young girl al
Springfield while attending college ano
then deserted her. Fran Is the child OF
present wife three years before the death
OF Fran's mother Fran takes liking TO
Mrs. Gregory. Gregory explains that
Fran is the daughter OF a very dear friend
who is dead. Fran agrees to the story.
Mrs. Gergory insists on her making her
home with them and takes her to her
arms. The breach between Fran and
Grace widens. It is decided that Fran
must go to school Grace shows persis-
tent interest in Gregory's story OF his
dead friend and hints that Fran may be
an imposter. She threatens to marry Bot
Clinton and leave Gregory's service. much
| to the latter's dismay. Fran declares thai
the secretary must go.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31

Examine yourself" he advised.
land find out what it is in you that she
doesn't like; then get rid of what you
fnd."
HUH" Fran exclaimed, I'm going
to get rid of her, all right"
He saw the old elfish smile now
when he least wanted to see 1t, for II
threatened the secretary, Knocked the
grave superintendent, and asserted the
girls right to like whom she pleased.
Fran escaped, recognizing defeat;
but on her homeward way, she was
already preparing herself for the next
move. So intent was she in estimat-
ing the forces of both sides, that she
gave no heed to the watchful races
at cottage windows, she did not recog-
nize the infrequent passers-by, nor OBJ
serve the occasional buggies that
creaked along the rutted road. With
Grace stood, Of course, Hamilton Greg
DRY; and, judging from Bob Clinton's
regular visits, and his particular atten-
tons to Grace, Fran classed him also
as a victim of the enemy. II now
seemed that Abbott Ashton followed
the flag Noir; and behind these three
leaders, massed the congregation OF
Walnut Street church, and presumably
the town of Littleburg.
Fran could count for her support an
Did bachelor with a weak heart, and an
old lady with an ear-trumpet. The odds
were terribly against her.
The first light skirmish between
Fran and Grace took place on Sunday
All the Gregory household were al
late breakfast Sunday-school bells
were ringing their first call, and there
was not a cloud in the heavens as bis
as a mans hand, to furnish excuse fol
non-attendance.
The secretary fred the first shot
Apropos of nothing that had gone be
fore, but as IL It were an integral par
of the conversation, she oifered-"And
Mrs. Gregory, 1t Is so nice that yol
can go to church now, since, II FraI
doesn't want to go. herself"
which she doesn't. herself" Fral
interjected.
$50 l presumed" Grace remarked
Significantly. MRS. Gregory, Fral
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31

dear, no!-with q Fran, for example
what was the world coming to?
There they Stood" she told Bob,
'the two of them, all alone on the
foot-bridge, and 1t was after nine
o'clock II l hadn't been In a hurry
to get home to see that roomers didn't
set the house afire, not soul would
have seen the two lcolloguing."
And it don't seem to have done
you any good" remarked her brother
who, having heard the tale twenty
times, began to look upon the event
almost as a matter Of course. You'd
better not have saw them"-at an
early age Bob had cut OF his educa
ton, and 1t had stopped growing al
that very place. Perhaps he had beer
elected president of the school-boarc
on the principle that we best appre
ciate what does not belong to us.
MY home has been Abbott's home,
said Miss Sapphire, "since the dealt
! of his last living relation, and her Z
step, and it mercy, for nobody could
get along with her, and she wouldn'
let people leave her alone. You know
how fond l am of Abbott, but you
position is very responsible. You
could get rid of him by lifting you
finger, and people are making lots o
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
mrs. RIVERS
DISCLOSES SECRET
Matter Didn't Prove Experiment
After All, and She Now
Makes 1t Public.

Mineral Springs, Ark.-In a letter
from this place, Mrs. J. NJ. Rivers says:
IF it had not been for Cardui, the
woman's tonic, no doubt l would have
been in my grave.
l was sick all of the time for 10
years, and took medicines constantly
/ suffered terribly. At last, | decided
would just try Cardui on my own
hook, and kept 1t secret. 1t was Ger
tainly a God-send to me. Since taking
It. | have no pain whatever, feeling
good. and can wrestle with my 16-year
old son. In fact, l don't feel over 10
myself. Am as happy as lark. When
/ began taking Cardui / only weighed
101 lbs. Now / weigh 1171s lbs, and
am going to continue taking Cardui
until weigh 1876.
Just can't say enough for Cardui,
and l believe II all women who suffer
from womanly troubles would take 1t,
there would be more happy homes"
Using Cardui is no experiment. II
has stood the most severe of all tests
the test of time. Cardui has been M
use for over half a century, and in this
time has benefited more than a million
women. It is composed of purely vege-
table ingredients, which have been
found to build up the vitality, tone UP
the nerves, and strengthen the wom-
anly constitution.
That it has helped others is the best
OF proof that it will help you. Try
Gardui.
N B.-Wriks 10, Chattanooga Medicine Co..
Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn, for
Home Treatment for Women" sent in plain
wrapper. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
His UauaI Custom,

Mark Twain IN his lecturing days
reached a small eastern town one aft
ernoon and went before dinner to a
barber to be shaved.
You are a stranger in town, sir?'
the barber asked.
Yes, / am a stranger here" was
the reply.
Were having a good lecture here
tonight, sir" said the barber, "a Mark
Twain lecture. Are you going to itT
Yes, l think / will" said Mr.. Glenn
ems.
Have you got your ticket YETI" the
barber asked.
No, not yet" said the other.
Then, sir, you'll have to stand"
Dear mel" Mr.. Clemens exclaimed
ut seems as II l always do have tC
stand when hear that man Twain lee
ture"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
IF HAIR Is TURNING
GRAY, USE SAGE TEA
Don't Lock Old Try Grandmothers
Recipe to Darken and 6eautify Gray,
Faded, LlfeIess Hair.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened, glossy and abundant
with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair fell out or took on
that dull, faded or streaked appear
ance, this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect. BY asking at
any drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Hair Remedy" you will get a
large bottle of this old-time recipe,
ready to use. for about so cents. This
simple mixture can be depended upon
to restore natural color and beauty
to the hair and is splendid for dan
druff, dry. itchy scalp and falling hair.
A wellknown druggist says every
body uses Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
because 1t darkens so naturally and
evenly that nobody can tell it has been
applied-it's so easy to use, too. You
simply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw 1t through your hair, taking
one strand at time. BY morning
the gray hair disappears; after an
other application or two, 1t is re
Stored to its natural color and looks
glossy. soft and abundant-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
She Didn't Intend To.

A middle aged couple, made sud-
denly rich through an unexpected
turn Of fortunes wheel, were visiting
the senator from their district this
Washington residence.
At breakfast the first morning AFT
er their arrival, the woman, nervously
trying to chip OF the top Of her egg
with her knife, attacked the problem
with so much zeal that the egg was
knocked out of the cup and rolled I'M
der the table. Not knowing just
what the proper thing to do under the
circumstances was. she nudged her
husband.
Hank HANK" she whispered, =
have dropped an egg. What shall
do7"
Don't caekls." came the mattarof
tact reply
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31

can stay with your mother-since she
doesn't care for church-and you can
attend services as you did when first
came to Littleburg."
81 am sure" Mrs. Gregory said qui-
city, that 1t would be much better
for Fran TO go to church. She ought
to go-I don't like to think of her stay
ing away from the services-and my
duty is with mother"
Grace said nothing, but the express
sion of her mouth seemed to cry aloud.
Duty, indeed! What did Mrs. Gregory
know about duty, neglecting the God
who had made her, to stay with an old
lady who ought to be wheeled to
church! Mrs. Gregory was willing for
her husband to fight his Christian
warfare alone. But alone? MOI not
while Grace could go with him.
Gregory coldly addressed Fran:
Then, will you go to church, II
was as If he complained, Since my
wife won't"
81 might laugh" said Fran. 81 don't
understand religion"
Grace felt her purest ideals insulted
She rose, a little pale, but without
rudeness. will you please excuse
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
TRAGEDY TURNED TO COMEDY
British officer Tells How Snuff Saved
Him From a Hungry indian
Tiaress.

A comedy which came very near
to tragedy is related by gallant Of
ficer Of the Bengal Lancers. now
home on furlough.
Here is the strange true story In
the soldiers own words:
"I was out for day IN the jungle
and had had rather poor sport. Lying
down for a bit Of a rest upon some
rank dry grass on the edge Of a wood
in the afternoon. was seized from
behind without a moments warning
by a huge tigress. which had got my
scent and silently tracked me down.
"She seized rue by the breast OF the
coat with her great teeth. and quickly
shook me into a state of unconscious
ness. OF course. / thought 1t was all
up with me.
But no. Before long made a
startling recovery. Hardly realizing
for q while where was and what had
happened, ! heard q little distance
away a peculiar noise. a. II someone
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31

was sneezing violently. 1t was the
terrible tigress.
Il rubbed my still somewhat daZed
eyes, and then discerned the great
beast sinking away, sneezing all the
time, and every now and again emit
ting a frightful roar.
only when she had got clean out
of sight did the strange truth dawn
upon me. The tigress, in shaking me
preparatory to finishing me OF. had
jerked my recently replenished snuff
box open from my jacket pocket. and
received the contents full in her face
and eyes. Hence the sudden retreat
and my salvation"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
SHAKING HANDS WITH FACES
Lackaye Said John Drew's Was Only
One With Which That Could
Be Done.

Joseph Jefferson and Wilton Lack
aye we're in the same company one
season. It was the custom of Mr.. JEFF
ferson to respond to curtain calls and
make a speech to the audience. He
enjoyed it, and the audience enjoyed
it also. Mr. Lackaye. however, al
ways contended that an actor should
not step out of his part in this man
ner.
One night after Mr.. Jefferson had
made his speech and was going to his
dressing-room he met Lackaye.
well, Wilton" said Jefferson. how
did do tonight"
"Oh." replied Lackaye, the same
old story. You went out before the
audience and made the usual blum
der"
"Blunderi" exclaimed Jefferson.
What did I do or say that you would
call a blunder?"
Why" said Lackaye. you said. 'Al
/ look inv --sr faces. feel that
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
Makes America seem NlaaardIy.

Compared with the salary and al
lowances of the president of France.
the pay of the president Of the Uni
ted States almost sinks into insight
canoe. The French president enjoys
some petits benefices apart from the
$4,000 he draws yearly as salary and
allowances. Supplies of vegetables for
his table come from the kitchen gar
dens at Versailles, fruits from the or
chards OF Fontainebleau, game from
the state forests and hay for his
horses from the meadows of Ram
bouillet Moreover. the state pays
the wages of his table hands and his
coachman. but not his chauffeurs. and
his naval and military equerries are
maintained by the ministries Of war
and marine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31

Selfish Eyes

A New York theatrical manager
said:
American ragtime is sweeping Eu-
rope, but the American ragtime con-
posers get no credit and no Cash
either.
Hence our composers can't help
looking at this ragtime furore With
sad and perhaps selfish eyes.
we look at everything, you know,
selfishly. We say. with the million
aire:
Poverty is no disgrace, provided
the victim doesn't owe US anything.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31

was not warranted by its real atmos-
phere. Since there we're not many
inhabitants of Littleburg detached
from housekeeping, Miss Sapphire
Clinton depended for the most part
on 'transients;" and, to hold such In
subsection, preventing them from in
dulging in that noisy gaiety to which
''transients" are naturally Inclined
just because they are transitory-the
elderly spinster had developed an alb
normal solemnity.
This solemnity was not only beneh-
cial to "drummers" and court men,
acutely conscious of being away from
home, but it helped her brother Bob
Before the charms of Grace Noir had
penetrated his thick skin, the popular
Littleburg merchant was as unman-
ageable as the worst. Before he grew
accustomed to fall into a semi-coma-
tose condition at the approach OF
Grace Noir, and, therefore, before his
famous attempt to get religion" the
bachelor merchant often swore-no'
from aroused wrath, but from his pc
culiar sense of humor. In those Anti
Grace and heather days, Bob. sitting
on the long veranda Of the greer
frame building, one leg swinging ovel
the other knee, would say, Eyes, -
it," or, mo, - It," as the case might
be. 1t was then that the reprovint
protest of his sisters face would jelly
in the fat folds of her double chin
helping, somewhat, to cover profanit,
with a prudent veil
Miss Sapphire liked a joke-or a
least she thought so-as well as any
body; but like a too-humorous author
she found that to be as funny as pos
sible was bad for business. The ''trav
cling men were bad enough. needing
to be reminded of their wives, whom
they'd left at home. and, she'd b
bound, had forgotten. But when on
man, whether a traveller or not-eveI
a staid young teacher like Abbott Ash
ton, for instance young man VIII
was almost like son to her-when b.
secluded himself in the nighttime
by himself? with another male? oh
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
Exceeded His Acreage

This hard luck corn story comes
from the Minneapolis Better Way;
"A neighboring farmer having large
number OF acres in corn, started
through his field the other day ID
quest Of enough roasting ears for nls
Sunday dinner. His search resulted
in only few ears, which were taken
torthe house and duly prepared. Ine
corn having been removed from ne
cob, was placed in dish and graee'
the center of the table. Now me
guest of honor on this particular
occasion happened to be the elaes'
daughters steady OF course me
corn was passed to him first, s.
matter Of politeness. The young man
promptly helped himself to one neap'
ing spoonful and reached for the sec
ond, when he was checked by nasiy
warning from the farmer VINO e.
claimed: Stop right there, young
man; you already have 10 acres Vi
your plate. kansas City Star
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
Language IntrleaeIes.

Richard Grant White in his Words
and Their Uses" says. "Transpire
means to breathe through, and so to
pass OF insensibly. The identical
word exists in French, in which Ian
guage it is equivalent Of our perspire,
which also means to breathe through.
and so to pass on insensibly. The
Frenchman says Jai beaucoup tran
spire u have much perspired)-
in fact, transpire and perspire are
etymologically a. near perfect syn
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
CHAPTER TX.
Diminishing.


Fran made no delay in planning her
campaign against Grace Noir. Now
that her position In Hamilton Greg
ory's household was assured, she re-
solved to seek support from Abbott
Ashton. That is why. one afternoon,
Abbott met her in the lower hall OF
the public school, after the other pu-
pills had gone, and supposed he was
meeting her by accident.
Good evening, Nonpareil," he said,
pleased that her name should have
come to him at once. His attentive
look found her different from the night
of their meeting; she had lost her elf
ish smile and with It the romance of
the unknown and unexpected. Was II
because, at half-past four, ones charm
Is at lowest ebb? The janitor was
sweeping down the hall stairs. The
very air was filled with dusty realism
Fran was no longer pretty; he had
thought
"Then you haven't forgotten me-"
murmured Fran.
NO." he answered, proud of the
fact. You have made your home
with Mr.. Gregory. You are in Miss
Bulls classroom. knew Mr.. Gregory
would befriend you-he's one of the
best men living. You should be very
happy there"
NO" said Fran. shaking her head
decidedly, mot happy"
He was rather glad the janitor was
sweeping them out Of the house. you
must find it pretty hard" he remarked
with covert reproach, ito keep from
being happy"
ut isn't at all hard for me-" Frar
assured him. as she paused on the
front steps. Really. it's easy to b.
unhappy where Miss Grace Noir rs.
1t happened that Just then the name
Grace Noir was a sort of talismaI
opening to the young mans vision tn,
interior Of wonderful treasure-caves
1t was like crying "Sessme!" to tn,
very rocks, for though he was no
in love with Gregory's secretary, b,
fancied the day Of fate was not IA
ahead.
He had no time to seek fair and 70
mantle ladies. Five years ago. Grace
Noir had come from Chicago as II t,
spare him the trouble of a search
Fate seemed to thrust her between
his eyes and the pages of his text
books. Abbott never felt so unworth.
as when In her presence; an unerrini
instinct seemed to have provided he
with an absolute standard Of right an,
wrong, and she was so invariably righ
that no human affection was worthy o
her unless refined seven times. Within
himself, Abbott discovered dross.
Try to be a good girl, Fran" h
counseled. BE good, and your asso
citation with Miss Noir will prove tn
happiest experience of your life"
BE good" she returned mockingly
"and you will be Miss Noir." The
she twisted her mouth. "She make
me feel like tearing up things. DON
like her. l hoped you'd be on m,
side"
He came down the steps gravely
"She is my friend"
I'm a good deal like you," Fra
declared, following. 81 can like mos
anything and anybody; but l can't g
that far. Well, don't like Miss Moi
and she doesn't like me-isn't tina
fair?"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
storekeepers In pifieuItIes.

A number of shopkeepers were
summoned at the Grimsby police court
recently for contravening the closing
order under the shops act. They com
planned that they had difficulty in I'M
Outstanding what they could and
could not sell. One of the defendants
admitted selling soap to a man who
was very dirty. Thinking cleanliness
was next to godliness. let him have
packet" said the defendant-Lon-
don Mail.