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The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
LITTLE PARABLE OF LIFE
Apply Compared to Journey Through
Comfortable Passage Leading to
One Small Room.

will tell you q little parable. Each
LIE is like a wonderful castle, with
hundreds of mysterious rooms
Through the whole expanse of that
castle runs broad, comfortable pas,
sage-ultimately leading to the small
room that contains an honored and
peaceful deathbed.
If you would be safe, you must stay
IN this passage. You must pass by
without opening them the hundreds Of
alluring doors. You must pass with.
out following them the secret wind
ing stairs leading up or down to un-
known places
You will never know all you really
own. You will never see the festive
hall with its brilliant revels, nor the
taper-lit chapel with its mystic costa
sies-you will never find the hidden
chamber with its lotus joys, nor the
romantic balcony with its bizarre as
semblage-you will never reach the
tiny tower room with its view across
land and sea and up into the skies.
And you will never see the
dark cells where weird things are
kept-nor the ghastly dungeon deep
down below the ground, where one
lies sobbing and bleeding and broken,
and whence there is no returning.
l have opened many a door in my
castle-said Christine and l fear /
shall never find my way back to the
broad, comfortable passage.-Smart
Set.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
A BuIl,s.Eve

B. Berry Wall said at a dinner In
New York:
"Woman's dress nowadays is beau
tiful-beautiful but shocking. The
slashed skirt, to be sure, has disap.
peared-but it has only disappeared
to make room for the lace panel.
"A stupid greenhorn of a butler
scored u bull's-eye unconsciously the
other day.
us Mrs. Blanc inY a late caller
asked him.
Yes, sir; she's in,' said the butler,
but she amt at home, sir. She's up
stairs undressin' for a dinner dance.
Washington Star.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
MOST VALUABLE ASSET,

The most valuable asset Of any state
and nation is its people. The wisest
financiering is that which will save the
people from drunkenness poverty and
crime and all the natural products
ofthe liquor traffic. A state or nation
can make no mistake even from a
monetary standpoint in dissociating It,
self from such a business.-Lillian M
N. Stevens.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
''CASGARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biIiOusneSs or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O-cent box now.

Turn the rascals out-the headache
6iIiUusness, indigestion, the sick, souI
stomach and foul gases-turn then
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put In another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 1O-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill.
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
sohhed
A TREATMENT THAT HEALS
MOST SKIN DISEASES

Don't stand that itching skin humol
one day longer. Go to the nearest
druggist and, for about 75c, get a jal
of resinoI ointment and cake of res
inol soap. Battle the eczema patches
with resinol soap and hot water, dry
and apply little resinol ointment.
It's almost too good to be true. The
torturing, itching and burning stop in
stantly, you no longer have to dig and
scratch, sleep becomes possible, and
healing begins. Soon the ugly, tor
turing eruptions disappear completely
and for good.-Adv.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
1.-THE BATTLE is THE LORDS. y

This war has given the greatest
blow to the drink traffic the world
has ever known. While empires are
tottering, statesmen and people are
beginning to realize the dangers of al
cohol, and all nations are recommend
ing total abstinence to their soldiers"
says Miss Agnes q. Slack Of England,
honorary secretary of the Worlds
W. G. T. U. AS one magazine writer
well puts 1t: THAT some of the cruel
consequences of war should be unex-
pectedly Offset by great social and
economic reform is one of the ironies
Of circumstances"
The stars in their courses are fight
ing for the destruction Of the liquor
traffic.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
Not can nlbal

Little Dorothy, whose father owned
canning factory, went to Sunday
school for the first time, but soon
came running home screaming at the
top Of hen voice.
why Dorothy" said the father
what is the matter?"
20. daddy" she cried. Don't let
them do it. win your"
DO what, my child?@
Don't let them can mel" she
sobbed
Can you? What do you mean?"
why, the teacher said for every
body to sing Can a little child like
me-, and then | ran away fore they
did it,"
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
OF More Importane.

Mr. Arthur H. Engelbach, in his col.
lection of anecdotes Of the British
Eench' tells this story about Lord
braxfield, who was among the last OF
tae Scotch judges who rigidly adhered
to the broad Scotch dialect.
Hae ye ony counsel, mon?" he said
70 Maurice Margot, when placed al
the bar.
No" was the reply.
DO ye want to hae Ony appointit!"
continued the Judge.
No." said Margot; "T only want an
interpreter to make me understand
what your lordship says"
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
LOOK YOUR BEST
Az to Your Hair and Skin, cutlcura
viii Help You. Trial Free,

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. These
fragrant super-creamy emolllents pre.
serve the natural purity and beauty
OF the skin under conditions which
Il neglected, tend to produce a state
Of irritation and Disagreement. 4
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
Arduous Listening.

Grand opera in English has been
found as hard to understand as it is
in foreign language"
Still, ! prefer to hear 1t sung in
a foreign tongue"
why so?"
1T requires less exertion on my
part. When l hear grand opera sung
In English am constantly leaning for
ward and trying to catch word"
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
His Choice.

The man Of great financial promi-
nence had met with an accident.
We'll have to PROBE" said the doc
tor.
Just at that moment the man recov.
cred consciousness and exclaimed:
If it's a surgical operation 20
ahead, but II it's another investiga
ton, give me an anesthetic."
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
RAps JoHN eARLEYcoRN.

Notice has been posted at the Joliet
works Of the Illinois Steel company
discouraging the use Of liquor Any
employee using liquor while on duty
will be discharged, and in making pro
motions only those who do not drink
will receive consideration.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
TAXPAYERS BEGINNING 70 SEE

The liquor traffic costs more each
year than our whole civil service, our
army, navy and congress; the river,
harbor and pension bills; all we pay
for local government; all national,
state and county debts; and all the
schools in the country. In fact, this
government pays more for liquor than
for every kind of government.-Lillian
M. Mitchell, president Kansas W. C
T. U.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
ImprsSsIonIstIe.

Rankin understand our friend,
Daubensplatter, won first prize at the
Cubist art exhibition.
Phyle-Yes, he won a thousand dol.
lars.
But I did not know he belonged
to that school,"
He doesn't, but the committee got
MS picture upside down by mistake
and the judges thought 1t was a mas
erpiece."-Youngstown Telegram.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
rRouRLEs ExAaeERArEn.

The liquor journals would have us
believe that West Virginia's "hrst
months experience with the new tenn
perance law has been a sad and dis
heartening one" because, they say, the
state is full of blind tigers" and
liquor hides" Well, so is Illinois and
Ohio and New York and all the other
wet" states.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
Lost.

Does your husband ever lose his
temper?"
Not any more. He lost It perma
nently about two years after our mar
rlage."
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
Came Natural.

Bacon-They say that president Of
the bank who got away with lot Of
the money began his career as jani.
tor of the institution.
Egbert-Never forgot his early
training to clean out the bank, evI.
IDENTIFY.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
COLDS &LaGRIppE

s or 6 doses 666 will break any case
Of Chills & Fever, Colds G LaGrippe;
1t acts on the liver better than Calo-
mel and does not gripe or sicken.
Price 25c--Adv.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
Why Men Swear.

Georgia Wood Pangborn, writing a
story in the Woman's Home Compan-
ion, says of one of her characters:
He's man, and can't cry, SO he
has to say damn"
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05

1T seems quite the fad nowadays
for players to jump from organized
baseball to the Federal league"
Yes. 1t appears that a fat con.
tract makes fine springboard."
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05

Don't you worry about the danger
Willie may run into with his new
skates and sledT
Not as much as we used to. Now
we are devoting our worry to what
father is going to do with his new
automobile"
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05

The manufacture of wooden legs is
a useful industry, but extraordinary
activity in their production is not a
sign that the world is industrially
prosperous.-Kansas City Journal.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
Wonderful Case ofMrs. Crusen,
of Bushnell, iii.

BUSHNELL, ILL"I think all the trouble have had since nv
marriage was caused BY exposure when young girl My work as
been housework of all kinds and have done milking the cold and
snow when was too young to realize that would hurt have
suffered much with bearing down pains in my back and such
down health but since have taken Lydia Pnkha@ Vegetable
gaining in health day. thank you for the great help
have received from medicine, and my letter will benefit su
Bushnell Illinois ~
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
cIvlLIAN ALSO COULD BENEFIT.

CIVILIAN ALSO COULD BENEFIT'
II the soldier must give up alcohol
because It interferes with his eff
cheney, why should not the civilian pro-
mote his efficiency By giving It upH--
William Jennings Bryan.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05

Much of the wisdom of the wise is
reflected from the foolishness of the
foolish.-Macon Telegraph
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05

Do not expect to surround yourself
with good friends If you persist in be.
ing unfriendIy Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL, YOU
Ery Murine Hyo Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
hyes and Grnnulated Eyellds; No smarting-
by mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
Praise Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound

Women from the Atlantic to the Pacific from all sections
Of this great country, city SO large village so small
health restored by Lydia E. Pnkhams Vegetable Com
pound No woman who is suffering from the iIspecular
tohersex should rest untshe hasgven this famous remedy
trial. Is it not reasonable to believe that what it did for
these women it will do for any sick womanl
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
lmnnrtant al nanaha..
From Mana standnolnt.

What is chaos, pa?"
1T is about the third stage in that
disease known as housecleaning."
The Southern herald., 1915-02-05
A Grateful Atlantic Coast Woman.

HoDeDoN MEaI feel duty owe to all suffering women n
tell what Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound did for me One
found myself terrible sufferer had pains in both sides
and such could scarcely straighn up times Nv
back ached had appetite and could see
then would be so tired mornings that could scarcely get around
thought never would be better until submitted to opera
ton commenced taking Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound
and soon felt like had palms, slept we'll had good
appetite and fat and could do almost all for a1
lily Of four shall always feel that my good health to your
medicine!"-Mrs HAYWARD Sewers, Hodgdon, Maine
For 30 years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable @SS$~SsS
Compound has been the standard 1N &VT
male ls No sick with WOmanB ailments fV/ = 5AM
does justice to herself II does NJ "a
nous medicine made from herbs II ~ - VI iii
has restored sOmany suffering tOheaIth ~ III
SWrite to LYDIA EPINKHAM MEDICINECO (A 90 kfs
80 (CONF!DENTIAL) LYNN, MASS. for advice. MN fSSV
Your letter Will be opened, read and answered
by woman and held in strict confidence. NE STES1<
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-29
Books That Have Been Burned,

Not many literary men in modern
times have had their writings official.
ly burned-though we remember that
Froudes Nemesis of Faith" was "tu.
torially incinerated" in the fireplace Of
an Oxford college. We do not nova.
days in England stifle thought by
fire. or burn down an Alexandrian II.
brary to smoke out an idea. Milton.
you may remember, said something az
to the relative value Of good book
and a man as a subject of killing
R. L. Stevenson stands in the great
succession Of the men of burned
books" and Samoa has remembered
the twentieth anniversary of his
death. 1t was in 1892 that he wrote
the "Footnote to History" from his
home in Samoa, which was then tech.
nically under German control TIL.
work appeared in the Tauchnitz edi.
ton, was then seized upon and
promptly burned by order of the Ger.
man government-London Chronicle
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-29

Mite Of Seven Years Had Worked Out
Solution of Problem to His
Satisfaction.

He IS the merest mite, only seven,
and his widowed mother vas married
the other day for the second time to
daddy really very nice person
who had long been fast friends with
the stepson- elect and had no idea Of
being an interloper.
There are problems to be figured out
even when YOU are seven.
'MOther,' asked the mite, who are
you going to marry when daddy dies
"Why, my dear she replied, what
curious question
Well responded the mite, when
father died you married daddie-and
now, when daddy dies, | know just
who want you to marry"
Why, my little SON." exclaimed the
perpleXed mother You shouldn I
speak like that. Daddy isn't going to
die"
Yes. mother, know, but he might
die. Then, if he ever does, mother,
want you to promise me that you'll
marry me-'cause then-then, you see
We would never have to be sepa
rated"
Thus, even at seven. does a heart
know its own sorrow.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-29
HARD TO DEFINE BEAUTY
cubtIe Quality Makes Its Appeal Only
to Those Gifted With the
Right Insight.

That which is beautiful is always
pretty in the broad sense Of the term,
but mucn that the world in general
counts as pretty is anything but beau
tiful in the esthetic eye.
Prettiness is of the face and obvi-
Gus, but beauty is Of the soul, and
therefore, more subtle. Some very
crudely colored calendars will appeal
to many as being beautiful, though
to the cultured eye they are far from
suggestive of grace in either tone
or form.
There have been many attempts to
define beauty, yet it cannot be said
that any definition has thrown much
light upon the subject. 1t manifests
itself in such an infinite variety Of
forms, though there is general agree
I-nant that its highest expression is
in the female form divine. Even here
the diversity is so extensive that the
people of no two races, let alone ma
tons, have ever agreed upon the same
type. The Madonnas of the world S
artists are striking instances of the
different conceptions of the utmost
spiritual grace.
This much is certain; mere pretti-
ness, whether in woman, painting,
sculpture, music, poetry or literature,
is either a primal or artificial har-
mony in no wise pleasing to those
who have come to know the best. And
much of that best is not so very diff
cult to appreciate. 1t is largely mat
ter of education and of habit. Some
people perceive harmony with readi'
ness in certain forms and are yet OBJ.
livious to it in others There are col
or.blind musicians and tone-deaf sculp
tors.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-29

story and how he had sought souhse'
and direction from his pastor IL was
the sort of statement that had more
direct appeal than polished orator.
Some men who we're bent on strlh-
ing hesitated and then decided not 10
20 out. On the day the great s'r'he
stortad more men remained on duty
IN tho mill over which Dillon had
charge than in any other part OF the
mammoth Homestead plant
The strike was one Of the tiercest Ill
tho history of America. The compare
tivelv few men who remained at "ofK
were shot at, stoned and peaIeh'
There was murder and riot day alter
dav At various times some OF inc
mon who had been influenced Dy Dil'
Ion wayered No one did more thah
the clergyman to hold them in ilhe,
As he counseled Dillon, he couhselea
them To surrender to force was uh'
manly, ne decidiSu'
or all the Homestead establishment,
the only mill that kept going through
ont the strike was that small one over
which Dillon had charge. The force
was Inadequate, but it kept the fires
going and it kept turning out material
Dillon worked night and day, resting
onlv when he was exhausted. lie came
of a fighting stock and several times
when he.and his men were attacked
he had 10 battle for his life. He gave
as good as he received Once he mar
rowly escaped death and was rescued
from a mob unconscious.
After martial law was invoked the
danger was lessened, but the struS
gle. was long drawn out and the VIC
tory of the Carnegie company was
dearly won, for it left feuds and bit
terness that lasted for years.
Rewarded by the Company.
In all that strike no man did more
for the Carnegie company than PatricF
Dillon. The fact that he kept his NIL
going had a powerful effect. Had the
strikers succeeded in closing doWI
that solitary mill, some of the leaders
think to this day, they would have
triumphed.
When the strike ended, Dillon was
wreck. His body was covered VIII
scars from the wounds he had received
in the battles with the strikers and hi
strength was sapped by the long strall
to which he had been subjected May
be the Carnegie people thought nj
life would be none too safe until SOM
Of the passion the strike had engen
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-29
vJoRTHY TO COMMAND MEN
,.o;mentaI Head Had Qualities That
Won for Him the Respect Of
His Troops.

General Franks, leader of many
dashing charge in India, held a unique
nosition among his soldiers. They
ioved him for his courage, but we're
sometimes irritated by is strictness.
Vet in spite of this exacting severity
he was unexpectedly lenient when
larae occasion demanded it
One day, when the regiment was
firing blank bullet whistieu by
him. He did not stop the firing, but
when the number of rounds ordered
had been completed he rode up to the
line and said:
Boys, there's bad shot in the
Tenth. He nearly Shot my trumpeter,
and what should have said to the
boys mother? don't want to know
the blackguard's name. The officers
will not examine the mems pouches"
This was on the eve of a campaign,
and before action the senior major
came to him and said: Don't put
Yourself in front of the regiment to-
morrow, sir. You know there are al.
WAYS one or two bad men in a regi-
ment"
Thank you, major was the re-
ply. It's very kind of you | might
have given you step
When the Tenth was drawn up for
the final advance he put himself at
its head, and called
Boys, I'm tould ye name to shoot
me today. Take my advice and do! t
shoot Tom Franks until the fighting 5
done for We won't find a better man
to lade ye.'
The regiment answered with a
cheer and carried the Sikh batteries
with the bavonet, rather han run the
risk of shooting the beloved old fire
eater at their head,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-29
Influences Of the Moon.

The many and erratic motions of the
moon are so intricate that space here
is not enough for their technical ex-
PLANTATION. The most important of the
influences of the moon is in its caus'
ing the ocean tides by it's powerful
magnetic attraction, and it is an in
Auence that is best understood in its
effect by the mass of the people. The
old superstition in regard to planting
and sowing. and in doing many other
things at a certain time of the
moon," still fostered by few of the
almanacs and believed in by many
was long ago made obsolete by the
development of science and general in
telligence.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-29
THREE REASONS
Each With Two Legs and Ten Fingers.

A Boston woman who is fond moth.
er writes an amusing article about her
experience feeding her boys.
Among other things she says:
Three chubby, rosy-cheeked boys,
Bob, Jack, and Dick, respectively, ere
three of our reasons for using and
recommending the food, Grape.Nuts,
for these youngsters have been fed on
Grape Nuts since infancy, and often
between meals when other children
would have been given candy.
Il gave a package of Grape-Nuts to
a neighbor whose 3-year-old child was
a weakened little thing, ill half the
time. The little tot ate the Grape-Nuts
and cream greedlly and the mother
continued the good work, and it was
not long before truly wonderful
change manifested itself in the child's
face and body. The results were re-
markable, even for Grape-Nuts.
Both husband and use Grape Nuts
every day and keep strong and well
and have three Of the finest, healthiest
boys you can find in days march,
Many mothers instead of destroying
the children's stomachs with candy
and cake give the youngsters hand
full of Grape.Nuts when they are beg
cling for something in the way OF
sweets. The result is soon shown ir
greatly increased health, strength ant
mental activity,
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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-29
Dependable Stock.

Here is one that was told at social
function one evening, when the CONVEX.
sation turned to the ways of Wall
street:
Some time ago Smith dined with a
friend named Jones. Jones rallied
around Wall street and had to do with
stocks and bonds, and eventually the
talk between the two travelled in that
trend.
by the way. jones' remarked
Smith, Il picked up something dirt
cheap the other day. It stood at SO
when | bought it and by the time
got home it had touched 49,"
Gee whiz!" exclaimed Jones
That's like having a donation party
thrust on you! What was it?
"A new thermometer" was the
chuckling rejoinder Of Smith.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-29
TENDER SENSITIVE SKINS
Quickly Soothed by Cuticura. Moth
ina Better. Trial Free.

Especially when preceded by a hot
bath with Cuticura Soap. Many COM
forting things these fragrant super
creamy emollients may do for the
skin, scalp, hair and hands and do 1t
quickly, effectively and economically.
Also for the toilet, bath and nursery.
Sample each free by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.