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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-10
Vigorous on Eve Of o..

"Now. I'm mighty glad 10 So" you he
said AZ no dropped into an armchair and
stretched his legs comfortable. Am !
we'll and hearty with my slNty-scventh
birthday Just around the corner Well,
nov. look AT me What d':c say your
sclf?'
There was only one thing to say--that
although lie VIII lie 80 tomorrow. he
looked vigorous enough and healthy
enough 10 Invent many more things 10
make the world happy and comfortable
before hc reached his century.
IA he lounged IN the sunlight. talking
according TO his mood. one got pretty
definite notion of the man that Edison Is
to-day. lie remains thick chested and deep
hoiiad We IL large Of g!rth, although lie
IL the lightest ~ eaters.
His head is big. wild. Of brow and hand
some. with plenty OF whitening hair that
he combs carclessly. There are few
wrinkles in the bread. pink and white
face Gray eyes and expressive mouth
have the habit OF smiling. but Mr. Ed
sons temper. as they know around his
factories. short circuits and flames blue
II waste. carrlessness or disobedience gr!ts
his disposition. For the rest he Is sunny.
simple hammered and det.stful Of gsu!s
and NIn.t.os.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-10

That's right. That's no joke" laughed
Mr. Edison. People eat too darned much
That's why they're always getting sick
and worked out. So | started I'm years
ago to feed myself about ten ounces %.
food daily. ! eat everything | like. bat
don't eat much OF any one thing. ] per-
suadcd Mrs. Edison that l mad the right
idea and after some arGument--it tool; q
lIt;le explainng-she tried It and mas kept
right on"
William r. Meadowcroft. Mr.. Edison's
friend. confidant and assistant for more
than thirty years, came into the room at
that moment, busy on one OF eight or nine
hundred Jobs that had TO be cleared up be-
fore night
Whats he been talking about the In
somnia Club?' said Mr. Meadowcroft
Mrs. Edison put an end TO that. About
a year and half ago she went away on
"A visit and what do you suppose this
husband OF hers and a few OF his old
cronies. electrical experts and the like,
did? They worked and tinkered and ex-
perimented for l42 hours in one week,
The time clock showed it-more than
twenty hours a day Mrs, Edison broke
up the club when she got back"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-10

lis II n fair question. Mr.. Edison. to ask
what your income Is from phonogra phs.
the movies, storage batteries. incau,les-
cent lights telephones and the many other
inventions patented and cornincrculiz-d"
"Why. IA tell you In "A minute IL knew
exactly myself hut ! don't. The only
way for me 10 get rch Is to die. ! make
n whole lot of money. bur | save only
what would he n salary for railroad
president"
"a good railroad PRESIDENT
well. yes. a pretty good one. Money
always had IA halt Of getting away from
me because I'm always experimenting and
that costs heap, In this laboratory here
where ! sort OF play with science and keep
the toys love best I spend S200.0O0 a
year. That's what my experimenting costs
me- I've always been that way. When
| sold to the Western Union the inventions
| had got up for thein--that was years
ago--they gave me 100000 but l knew |
was a guner II took all that money "a.
once, 80 ! made the agreement read that
I was to get II In seventeen instslInents.
They lasted over seventeen years and
kept feeding EN- into the mill"
YOUNG Indian IL Inventors Protese.
\ young Seneca Indian, copper skinned
and sable haired--a protege Of the In
yentor-entcred the room and touched the
diamond needle to u photograph disk. Mr..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-10
Enjoys story OF Insomnia Club.

Mr.. Edison heard this story OF the dis
banding OF the Insomnia Club and his
sides shook.
"She scolded some" he said Told
me, when the cats away. the mice work
too hard. "
"By the way. Mr.. Edison" reminded Mr..
Meadowcroft, you have an appointment
with some singers for this afternoon. a
soprano, a mczzo ana one or two others"
is there tenor robusto in the collec-
tom inquired the boss. blowing out his
checks and grinnng. "Iiooray for tenors
robusto, Dye know these singers are all
cubists by temperament? They're lot OF
fun"
Mr.. Edison holds voice trials every day,
listening to singers, great and small. who
want to make photograph records ar whose
voices he thinks may be of use to him IN
his constant labor Of pcrfecting his disk
machines. The room in which he sat wai
walled with chests of drawers labelled
Voice trials, Berlin" Voice trials, Iiuda-
pest" Voice trials, Paris" and 80 on,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-10
IL Not for Intervention.

Have you amy special word to say to
the United Statcs?' Mr.. Edison was asked
when he was again disengaged
"Oh. the old l.. $. 4. IL all right" he
REPLIED. ~ should like to say, though
that hope the Government will be mighty
slow sthout going into Mexico. We are
big enough 10 stand having our toes
stepped ON a little eh? We are big
enough to stand IA little humiliation,
maybe, for humanity's sake, aln't We?
I'm willing to take my share Of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-10
EDISON. ON EVE OF XTYSEVENTHBIRTF1
PLANS TO TAKE "GRAND OPERA TO PODUN<'
Talks Of international Prob
lenls--OppOscs lntcrven-
ton in Mexico.
SOME ADVICE FOR KAISER
Thinks Germany should Give
Up Alsacc-Expccts Explo-
sion i'm Russia.

Nv here - tbs boy from TIVE SrSl
Wants to talk 20 the abou; ray birthday
III bet Il hat. Yes yes. I'll see him I'm
busy, but | like THE SrN I've read II
for thry-uinc years. haven't T. Good
morning. Mist," Sonny fro'r rur NrH."
\ doc. In Thomas y. I.I!.Oa's laDoru-
tory In the Nallcy Ioad. Nos- Orange.
clicked open Yesterday. admitting ihe
merry wisa.d 10 the room where his par
ticular pets. the darlings Of his heart. he
calls them, his newest perfected disc phon-
Ographs live and sing frI him atone.
Through ;hc open door from the hum
ming workshops OF his great playhouse
poured the hrliliancy 81 hurd.r,!s of cleo
tr!cs. There was q sutS.I,, and rumhline
of dynanos. Fifty talking machines under
the hands Of the testers were talking or
singing fOv their bonri and keep. by his
many inventions Mi. Edison was lighted
and :rumpot,i into the room.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09
COTTON PROBLEM IS SERIOUS
Bankers Throughout Southern States
Are UP In Air Deeause Of un-
certainty Of the Crop.

The cotton growers Of the southern
states are not alone in Worrying about
what they are going to do with their
cotton this year." remarked Capt
sligo Myers. president Of the National
Bank Of Savannah, while In Washing-
ton the other day. AN through the
South the bankers are mp In the air
because Of the uncertainty Of what IL
going to happen to cotton. Georgia
last year made . high cotton crop.
This year We shall produce more cot
ton than In any year In our history.
We shall make close to 3.600. 900 bales.
and when II II figured that . bale IL
worth so the amount Of money IN
volved can b realized The ship
ments through the port Of Savannah
Of last years crop to date total ap-
FORTUNATELY 100000 bales. The new
crop. which viii b ready for shipment
about the last Of September. naturally
10 worrying ~. because We have NO
idea how We are going to market II.
About s. per cent Of the total cotton
crop Of the country goes abroad. most
Of 1t to Europe. Nearly al Of this
II carried in foreign bottoms. British
and German merchant vessels have
done the largest part Of the hauling.
though from Savannah . great many
Norwegian tramp steamers have car
ried cargoes Of cotton to Europe.
Nov. with foreign ships almost
out Of business. and no American msr-
chant marine, It II not to b won
dered that the farmers and the bank
ers Of the South Are worried. have
hope, amounting almost to confidence.
that We shall be able to meet the situ:
alton BY securing through purchase
or otherwise foreign ships. which, n.y.
ing the American nag, WIN b utilised
for transporting our crops. The smsr-
gency u great OF course, II the
southern bankers are able to finance
the growers and enable them 70 hold
their cotton. II would not make .
great deal Of difference. because cot
ton u not like other products. II
viii not deteriorats or perish
while Europe takes the greater
part OF our cotton. there 70 . big feld
open to 40 In South America. and
no doubt In . few years We shall send
large quantities Of cotton to Argen-
tina, Brasil and other countries to
tho south Of us."
Captain Myers was present 1t the
swearing in Of the new federal 10
serve board. most Of the members Of
which he knew personally.
The president showed great wis
down In his selection" said Captain
Myers. II have the utmost confidence
that this board win prove elncient
and win undoubtedly 90 far toward
helping the country over any financial
rocks that may lie In the path Of pros
perity."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09
Cow Followed Compass.

A poor tiller Of the soil had owned
for . number Of years . valuable COW.
OF . sudden he began to ind that the
least always stood in her stall with
her tail toward the south where the
ranger was, her head toward the
aerth. He tried various means Of
naking the COW stand the other way,
her head to the south and her tail to
sAe north. but no matter how many
tines he Get her properly in her stall
~ always turned around. Finally
0efe was nothing to do but rebuild
u stall to suit the COW. Somewhat
htsr war came and the poor tiller Of
~ soil had to Join his regiment and
- and Aght for the fatherland. His
vile and children. reduced to dire pow
nv. were forced to sell the COW to
u butcher, who slaughtered her and
M her meat ct famine prices to his
oollov townsmen. At the same time.
oswever, the mystery Of the animals
onnecountable behavior was cleared
- In the body Of the COW was found
. mall compass which the poor man.
~ owner. had lost some months be-
- nom his watch chain. Evidently
\ lad fallen among the hay and been
onfen.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09
POOR ROUTE TO LOVES GOAL
n Bashful Swain Mus& Use Postage
Stamps 10 Propess, why,
Don't % q.

Obviously there are still . goodly
number Of tongue-tied SWANS In the
world-blushers who for the life Of
them cannot fnd speech to tell their
love when face TO face with their be-
loved. On an average Of once In six
months some timid reader Of this de-
spairing type writes to our Forum"
for the alphabet Of that dumb stamp
language" whereby through the irregu-
lar or abnormal alnxing Of . stamp to
. letter he would transmit the knowl
edge Of that passion which neither lips
nor pen dare to tell. Faint-hearted
lovers all!
What DO the girls think Of the man
who cannot speak up? Do they not
still prefer to be taken BY storm. to
hear hot words Of love ringing in their
ears. to b asked manfully and
straightforwardly for heart and hand?
Do they not insist - never before that
faint heart ne'eS won fair lady? We
read between the lines Of Roman his
tory that the Sabine women very
promptly recovered from the initial
shock Of being carried OF. and It 10
not on record that any Of them tried
to escape from the happy bondage to
which they were CONSIGNED. Are the
women Of today any different? We
doubt Il.
It 10 admitted on all sides that the
woman of today 10 the stronger vessel
that more than ever IL she more
deadly than the male. For that very
reason man today a. never before
must summon all the strength that 10
left to him when he goes forth to meet
his fate. The use Of misplaced post
age stamps 10 today worse than futile.
Mans last hope Of success In matri-
mony today lies in boldness coupled
with candor.-Philadelphia Press.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09
AND THEN IT HAD TO RAIN
Simple but Apparently eatIsfyIne
Cause for the Postponsmsnt Of
Arranged Marriage.

so you were not married last June
after allr n
mo-"
But thought 1t was all arranged"
1T was" 40
And that all your parents and your
parents parents, and your friends and
enemies had agreed to 1t"
They had"
And that the day was set and the
trousseau bought and the invitations
issued. the ofnciating clergyman en-
gagged. and al that"
yes, all that"
And that, above all. you loved each
other!"
"Oh. yes. we loved each other. There
was no doubt about that"
We'll. then, why In the world didn't
you get married?'
Well. the reason was that It rained."
Wasn't It too bad?"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09

Out in the world Of talk one hears
many conflicting opinions. A great
saint once said. WHO hears tie eteE-
nal voice 10 delivered Of many IN
opinion" You do not need to hear Ill
the talk, al the various opinions Of
many men, to know true wisdom.
Your own hushed spirit win teach
you wisdom II you win listen. But
In these lonely hoars teach yourself
TO be ready to love al the vast variety
Of life that the world may oRer you
It any turning. Encourage big
thoughts and wide sympathies. Re-
member to sympathise even IN the a.
lence With the people you read Of and
hear Of. who are quite Different from
yourself. Try to understand motives
and meanings In alien lives, and II
you DO this wen enough your loneli-
ness win be turned into the very best
education there h. And when life
0lls you some day into IT. midst -
life surely win some day. your lamp
win be shining and bright and win
shed . lovely radiance al about you.
For you WIN be able to hand On to
others the wisdom that comes With
doves feet
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09
WHY BOYS LEAVE THE FARM
Town Worker 10 Envied Because Ne
has Room Of He Own, Whore
0eleNolnos Ar Not DISTURBED.


By B. +. coEN. Colorado Agricultural
Coliege.)
/. Did you ever know . boy who
owned the pigs and the lambs, but
whose dad owned all the hogs and
the sheep?
2. Did you ever know . boy who
didn't like to have . room Of his very
own with . stove in II. 70 that he
could stay there even on . cold winter
night?
8. Did you ever know . boy who
didn't like to have . horse and buggy
Of his own? How did you like to ask
dad for the horse and buggy every
time you wanted to 60 somewhere?
4. Did you ever know boy who
didn't work better when he had .
share in the crop. or when he had one
field with which to do - he pleased!
s. Did you ever know from being
. boy. how the townrworker boy was
envied because hs had . room that
vas his very own: . room IN which
he could leave his trunk and good
clothes and know they would b un-
moleoted?
8. Do you realise that the way you
felt under these conditions - about
the way al the other boys feelf
Z. Did you know that time and
thought spsnt on boys win pay just
about - well ~ time and thought
spent on pigs. cows and suSar-beets?
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09

Keep busy. but not q Q busybody.
Generous psaysrs ere no excuse for
soft hands.
A good deal gives one . good deal
q pleasure.
Some men give advice. and expect Q
favor In return.
1t pays to keep up the appearance
q the premises.
Rest II sweet but too much Of Il
turns q man sour.
Pretended goodness b worse than
pretended badness.
The wise man rests Just - enthusi-
astically - he works.
A wet cabbage leaf ON the head u
better than flowers In the hearse.
Making life pleasant for others
means making life worth while for
ones self.
A thriftless man cannot be Q spend
thrift. because he has NO thrift to
spend; and a.spendthrift soon becomes
thriftless.
II you are satisfied with your sys-
tenn Of farming there 10 little hope for
you. It's the man that 10 dissatisned
that improves.
II - always easy to make good un-
der perfect conditions. but 1t requires
. real man 70 make good with impsF-
feet conditions.
The man who provides carefully
against blistering his hands ought to
80 70 Il that none Of his work horses
have sore shoulders.
Call . mans Job . position and he
win lay aside his overalls and wear out
good clothes In an effort to keep MP
with the dignity Of the word.
The nrst mess Of radishes ON the
table might taste better II the good
wife hadn't been forced to spade the
radish bed in order to get them.
II It has not been q habit Of yours
to watch for new ideas-start now:
stop. look and listen and you WIN
never b run across by the engine
u debt.
The praiseworthy and highly bench
cial cooperative corn improvement
work in progress throughout the UNI
ted States u making It more urgent
that records be kept and that they b
kept in definite and comparable terms.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09
LEARNING THINGS
We Ars All In the ApprsntIee Glass.

When . simple change Of diet brings
~ health and happiness the story 10
olls1y told. A lady Of Springfield. Ill.
M:
After being amicted for years with
novousness and heart trouble. re-
eeeved shock four years ago that left
- in such . condition that my life
- despaired Of.
4 got NO relief from doctors nor
- the numberless heart and nerve
So0edies tried. because didn't know
~ coffee was daily putting me back
~ than the doctors could put me
-,
finally at the suggestion Of friend
J M oR coffee and began the use OF
4eslnm. and against my expectations !
qe1ually improved in health until for
- past or 8 months ] have been
onsely free from nervousness and
- terrible sinking. Weakening
eolls Of heart trouble.
" troubles al came from the use
= eo9se which I had drunk from
.hohood and yet they disappeared
enA quit coffee and took up the use
Postum" Name given by Postum
"a Battle Greek, Mich.
AAny people marvel at the effects Of
vlng on coffee and drinking Postum.
20 0ere II nothing marvellous about
only common sense.
Coaee 10 q destroyer-Postum b Q
suioer. That's the reason.
Aook In pkgs. for the famous little
The Road to Wellville."
oetum comes in two forms:
"soslar Postum--must be well boil
ioc and Csc packages.
"ssenf Postum-is q soluble pow.
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
cup Of hot water and, with cream
- sasar. makes delicious beverage
.n'y. Soc and soc tins.
tne cost per cup of both kinds Is
aeoat the same.
Aaere's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09
PIMPLEs ON SCALP ITcHEp

Lswisburg. Tenn.-"Four years past
I had . very bad scalp trouble that
commenced with itching. Later my
hair got thin and my scalp sore and
I could not sleep for scratching at
times. did not get the sleep that
was restful and refreshing. ! was los
ing my hair fast I had pimples on
my scalp which itched and burned %
that scratched and irritated them. I
had dandruR which scaled OF and
showed on my clothes.
Il tried almoet every noted scalp
remedy and hair tonic without sue
cess. Then ! commenced using Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and was ~
lieved Of the itching and sore scalp
after three shampoos and applications
Of the Ointment. After using beth
the Cuticura Soap and Ointment for
three months I was completely cured"
(Signed) r. B. Lewis, Jan. I. 1914.
Cuticurs Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
tree. with SIP. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston. ADV.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09


Give be two seats in the balance"
~ man stepping up to the box Of
~ window the other afternoon.
In the what?" asked the ticket
odller, fearing that she had misunder'
0osod.
Il said l wanted two seats in the
oalance."
The ticket seller racked her brain
tying TO solve the puzzle and finally,
swing II up. she asked the man to ex-
y1ain Just what he wanted.
-On this sign out here It says. bal
eeay &c for the first three rows. It
says balance Is cents. ! want two In
- balance"
Then the ticket seller understood.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09

Secretary Daniels, apropos Of his
teetotal navy. said at . Warrington
luncheon:
The navies Of the past were By
no means teetotal. It u incredible
how much those So dogs Of the past
could drink. Why. they even mixed
gun powder with their grog!
1T II said that Lady Hamilton, at
. ball In Naples, once nodded toward
. rubicund sailor. and said to Lord
Nelson:
THAT gentleman 10 from the Are
thusa, l believe. But just what 10 his
ofncial capacity!
Seven bottles,'" Nelson replied.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09

I'VE are going 70 have the worSt-"
began the excitable young man.
"Wait . moment" said the man
who tries to keep cool. Don't finish
the sentence. There's NO use agi-
tating yourself or the public. Be IN
optimist!"
IAN right. then. We're going to
have the best"
That's moro Hike ~"
The best example Of hookworm
that ever came under our institutions
observation"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09

He felt 1t would be extravasant to
call in q man for little Job like
replacing q broken window pane, %
he took the measurements very &C
curately and went to the hardware
store to buy the glass.
Quite simple job." he explained
to the storekeeper; I'm fact, . child
could do the thing In . few minutes"
An hour later he presented himself
once more 1t the store. the proprietor
of which greeted him cheerfully with
the query:
Same size. I suppose. air."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09

Don't think for Q moment that We
have soil moisture to waste Get Il
into the subsoil al you can and ksep
Il there. Some Of the most disastrous
droughts follow extremely vet periods.
The cornhelds viii pump mp the water
amazingly after the tasseling period.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09

oVV0Q0o SyWpuSuys
Your daughter told me to come and
ask your consent to our marriage!"
said the nervous young man.
"She did" responded Mr.. Cumrox.
And you came hustling night along.
although you knew you'd probably ind
me In . bad humor. And you knew
also that 20 long ~ Gladys and her
ma had made up their minds, my con-
sent or refusal wouldn't make . par
ticle Of difference. Young man.
you're being put through your fam
fly discipline too early!"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09

II your liver 10 inactive You win Be bilious.
dizzy, have headaches, bad breath, pimplss,
etc. One BONDS LIVER PILLS at bed
time viii cure thee troubles promptly.
They szs afs and MRXPKNeIvE II your
dealer win not supply you, ssnd sc b
Boad's Pharmacy Co, Littls Roek, Ark. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09

What on earth are you crying
about, little boy?" asked the neighbor
who WAS stsplling by IN East end
dooryard, the other afternoon.
Because I'm 90 mean IN seafsh!"
sobbed the little one.
"0h. I guess you'reA not very mean
and selfish II 1t Affects you this way"
,sQM,, .kq-lessvd eQ1 pe9uewmoo
makes you think you aref"
"see this breadAn'-jelly? Well. I'm
20 mean an selfish that amt argoin'
to Give Willie none Of It Boo-ooh-
hoo!"