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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
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lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
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said Il know nothing will help me but I
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band, which | had not done for two wear,
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Astoria, N. Y.
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to the Pinkham Laboratory. telling how
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
Magic Washing Stick

This Is something new to housewives
something they have wanted all their lives
but never could get before. 1t makes IL pos
sible to do tie heaviest, hardest washing in
less than one-half the time IL took by old
methods, and IL eliminates oil rubbing and mus.
cular effort. No washing machine is needed.
Nothing but this simple little preparation,
which Is absolutely harmless 10 the finest fabrics
white, colored or wooden. 1t makes the
hardest task OF the week pleasant pastime-
delightful occupation. You will be de-
lighted at the clean, spotless, snow-white
clothes that come out of the rinsing water;
aud all without any effort on your part. The
Magic Washing Stick does Il si-and remember.
without injury to the most delicate goods,
colored or white woolens, blankets, lace cur
tains, etc. Contains no acids, no alkaies, no
poisonous ingredients to make its use dan
gerous. Is vsshlags IS cents
Sold by all Druggists and Grocers every.
where. II yours doesn't handle it, show him
this ad-he'll get 1t for you. Or send Csc in
stamps to d iicHARDs CO., Sherman Iszas
Arkansas Distributors
hukxfTI-JAanEl Gao CO. Little Rock Ahkaasas-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
No Such Thing.

John l.. Sullivan said in a temper
ance address in Chicago:
TOO many people are like the Lon
don NAVY. In London, you know, the
saloons are only open now an hour in
the morning, an hour or so at noon,
and another hour in the evening. The
navy didn't like this.
mo. the navy didn't like it, and he
was expressing himself very fOrcibly
about it one night at the Marble Arch,
when a stranger said:
But, friend, the workin' clawses
need to economic these ere war
times. Don't you know there's too
much money altogether spent on un-
necessary beer"
Unnecessary beer?' roared the
NAVY. Unnecessary beer? Why,
there amt no sech thing!"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
Burns Manuscript Sold.

A Burns manuscript was the feature
sale at recent auction, for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross, held in Edin-
burgh. The manuscript ITO the Unco
Guid," set in glazed case shows some
variations in the poem as printed. 1t
is in good preservation, and is an ex-
cellent specimen of the national poets
bold handwriting. Tackled on to it are
two separate lines, also in the same
hand-"Farewell old Colla's hills and
dales, Her healthy moors and winding
vales." Bidding for the manuscript
opened at sixty guineas. Eventually,
however, 1t was knocked down at 124
guineas. The manuscript was gifted
by two ladies whose grandfather &C
Quired it in 1924.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
Apply Well Over Throat and Chest,
Then Cover With q Warm
Flannel Cloth.

Mrs. Ida Ford lives in Cuba, Mo-.
and not on the Island of Cuba. and her
discovery is one that many other Mis-
souri, mothers have made since Vick's
Vap-O-Rub was introduced here from
the South last winter. And this dis.
covery is simply this:-that 1t is no
longer necessary to disturb the deli
cate little stomachs of the kiddies in
treating cold troubles. But let Mrs.
Ford speak for herself.
Il have tested Vap-O-Rub three
times on my little boy four years old
for Group, and can say have never
used a medicine of greater value for
this trouble. 1t acted almost imme-
diately. My boy is subject to Group
and / have used almost every kind Of
medicine one could buy for it, but it
was always about three days and
nights before l could get 1t checked.
Vick's VapO-Rub acted almost imme-
diately. You may use this letter II
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
SINGLE CIGAR COST $3.50
CeaeIka Receives Il From q Strange
Man, and 10 Robbed After
Smoking II.

Muncie, Ind.-The most expensive
cigar that Joseph Cegelka, a Muncie
Roumanian, ever smoked. cost him ex-
actly $3.50. according to his story as
related to the police.
A man giving his name as John
Adams was the cause. The two met
at the boarding house of Mrs. Mar
tina Jones. According to Mrs. Jones
the men were in the same room in
her house for an hour or more.
Finally Adams left the house alone.
Eventually Cegelka reported to the
police that he had been robbed Of
$3.50 after having smoked a cigar
given him by this Adams. The po-
lice believe the cigar was 'doped."
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innocent Merriment.

The following conversation was
overheard between two of DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw's little nieces, who were
seriously discussing votes for women:
Il shant tell the girls at school that
I'm a suffragist," confided the older
sister.
Il don't mind II they know I'm one"
burst out the. smaller girls. What
do you care for?"
Because they will all laugh at me"
her sister admitted.
why, don't you know" came the
solemn reply, that people have been
laughing at Aunt Anna for hundreds
and hundreds of years?"
p1avin0 tho fool {a M diff cu1f role
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
DEER IS GIVEN AUTO RIDE
After sojourn With Cattle Deputy
Game Wardens Decide to Give
Animal a Change.

Altoona, Pa.-Shoppers in the busi-
ness section stopped and stared at
a live deer out on an automobile ride
through the city. 1t was the buck
that had been living with the cattle of
Frank Weyandt's farm in Frankstown
township for some time.
Deputy game wardens captured it,
bound its legs and, placing it in the
car, hauled 1t to another section of
the county to be turned loose.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
Mans Heaviest Burden,

1t is what man has to do for
living that pals on him. If it were to
become the custom for ball teams to
pay rooters, it would not be long be-
fore there would be a rooters' union
that would demand reduction of in
nings. more wages and a pint of suds
per capita between innings.-Housto
Post
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SeIf-Examination First.

No one can hope to make any real
progress in the pursuit and apprehen-
sion of truth who does not Industrious.
ly ply the broom Of impartial judg.
ment. mercilessly sweeping down the
cobwebs of misconception and error.
Part of this work we can do for others.
but we must begin by removing the
beam from our own eye before seek.
ing to cast out the mote that dims our
brothers vision.-Zion's Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
WHICH FOWL GOT JEWELL
One Of Mrs. Herzog's GobbIed a $3.50
Ring She Dropped From
Her Finger.

Watts, Cal.-Mrs. Charles Herzog
raises turkeys for the market. One
morning. while feeding her 30 fowls,
a diamond ring valued at $3.50 slipped
from her finger and bounded toward
the turkeys.
The ring alighted In a pile of feed
which lad been thrown to the fowls,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

and when Mrs. Herzog made a search
the ring could not be found.
An employee of Mrs. Herzog sold
ten OF the turkeys an hour later to
a peddler without the knowledge Of
the lady. Mrs. Herzog is wondering
II one Of the ten turkeys or one of
the remaining 20 gobbled up her dia-
mond ring.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
See New Light on Saturn.

Flagstaff, Ariz.-Recent observa-
tions Of Saturn at the Lowell OBJ
servatory show a remarkable change,
it was announced. in the, color and
brightness of the planet itself, which
is now Of a pinkish brown tint and
strikingly darker than its rings.
Comparisons of the stellar magni.
tude Of the planet with Capella, Pro
cyon and Mars also show that its
brightness is less than had been pre-.
dicted.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
WOMAN AVOIDS
OPERATION
Medicine Which Made Sur.
geon's Work Unnecessary.
Astoria, N. Y.-"For two YEAR, T
was feeling III and took oil iinds ~

ZONES! zones. l was get
ingworse everyday.
l had chills, my head
would ache, / was
always tired. l could
not walk straight
because Of the pain
In myback and | had
pains in my stom-
ach. l went to a
doctor and he said I
must go under an
operation, but l did
not go. / read in
Tho OA~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

II read q funny story about q hair
In the soup the other day"
Must have been q married hare"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

Pure food law advocates \ in Japan
recently discovered that much rice
was adulterated with quartz sand to
increase its weight
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
This Winter,

Knicker-Did the water pipe burst?
Bocker-Yes, and the landlord
charged extra because it made a rink
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

Piles Relieved by First APpliestion
And cured In to IA days by PAzO OINTMENT. the
universal remedy for all forms Of Piles. Druggists
refund money IL 1t fails. 6Oc.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

1t costs Great Britain on an average
81, 500 a year for each man in regular
army at the present time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
PREPAREDNESSi

TO F0rt1fy Inc system Against Or1p
when Grip Is prevalent LAXATIVE BROMO
OUININE should be taken, as this combination
Of Quinine with other ingredients, destroys
germs, acts as q Tonic and Laxative and thus
keeps the system In condition to withstand
Colds, Grip and Influenza. There is only one
"BROMO QUININE." E. w. GROVES sig
nature on box ssc.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

Thousands of Koreans have applied
for Russian citizenship. with a view
of Joining the Russian army.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
His Opinion.

His Opinion.
Wells-Is that card club you and
your wife joined a progressive bridge
club?
Dells (wearily)-Not very.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

Much Like One.
Mrs. Benham-I brought down the
house.
Benham-You talk like a cyclone.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

WoMAN's GROWING GLORY
IL her hair. II yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs. use La Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change 1t in
the natural way. Price $1.00.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
Answered.

Answered.
81 have fallen arches. What shall
I do?"
See the building inspector"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
Optimistic 1houoht

He knows bet what good will fs
that has endured i'll will.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
Vague Questioning

Vague Questioning.
do you believe in whipping?"
please be q little specific; eggs
and cream, or children?"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

important 70 Mothoeo
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA. safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that It
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK?
Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect 1t.

Nature warns you when the track Of
health is not clear. Kidney and bladder
troubles cause many annoying symptoms
and great inconvenience both day and
night.
Unhealthy kidneys may cause lumbago,
rheumatism, catarrh of the bladder, pain
or dull ache in the back, joints or mus
cles, at times have headache or indiges-
ton, as time passes you may have a sal
low complexion, puffy or dark circles
under the eyes. sometimes feel a. though
you had heart trouble, may have plenty
Of ambition but no strength, get weak
and lose flesh.
II such conditions are permitted to
continue, serious results may be expect
ed; Kidney Trouble in its very worst
form may steal upon you.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

Playing the fool is no difficult role.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

SPECIAL bottle of SwampRoot by okne
medicine will also send
Thousands of
in
a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-02-18

ing increase and remarkable prevaleney
of kidney disease. While kidney dis
orders are among the most common dis
eases that prevail, they are almost the
last recognized by patients. wAo usually
content themselves with doetoying the
effects, while the original disease may
constantly undermine the system.
If you feel that your kidneys are the
cause of your sickness or run down con-
dition, try taking DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the famous kidney, liver and blad-
der remedy, because as soon as your kid
neys improve, they viii help the other
organs to health.
If you are already convinced that
Swamp Root is what you need, you can
purchase tn regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles at all drug stores.
Don't make any mistake but remember
the name, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root.
and the address Binghamton, N. Y, which
you will find on every bottle.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
LOCAL ELEVENS MAY ARRANGE
HARDER SCHEDULES FOR 1917
Georgetown, Maryland State, George Wash
ington, Catholic U. and Gallaudet May
Play Stronger Teams Next Season

last year at st. Adams School, is
placed at his position at right halfback
and made the "one best bet" Of the
team. Two other members of the State
College squad are picked by Sprague ir
the Baltimore Sun along with Brewe,
cal eleven. Besides the two already
mentioned. Kishpaugh is given a guard
position and Fletcher the other half
backs place.
The State team threw an awful jol,
into the followers of foot ball in Bal
timore on Thanksgiving by trouncing
Hopkins. 64'to 0. All the newspapers
or that city have given the College
fark team full credit for its perform
ance. which was not even dreamed Of
and one writer went 70 far as to throw
away all previous selections for an
all-star combination and named the
state team. man for man, in the yari-
Gus positions.
A foot ball game between George
town and Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh
should draw an enormous crowd. Ex-
endine. former pupil Of Warmers is
anxious to get a chance to match his
team with that coached by his former
teacher. Aside from this natural draw
ing card. the Hilltoppers would be
certain to put up an awful fight against
the western Pennsylvanians and any
team that can go to Pittsburgh capable
OF battling the university bearing the
name OF that city on even terms will
draw twenty-five or thirty thousand
persons through the gates. II George
town makes the record next year dur
ing the first half of the season that it
made this, game in which 1t and
Pittsburgh might figure at Pittsburgh
ought to be worth close to $4,000.
Evening star., 1916-12-03

With the first section of the Rail-
road Y. NJ. G A. schedule Just a little
more than half over. the Southern team
IL leading with percentage of $40
while Pennsylvania. with eleven won
end ten lost. is occupying second place
the Southern team is composed this
year almost entirely OF ex-members Of
the old Freight team. They are GER
tainiy upholding their reputation, and
If they continue their present pace it
would not be surprising TO see them
win first honors in the first section
which ends about the middle of this
month
Pennsylvania. new member of the
league. has been doing some very good
bowling. Unfortunately. however. some
Of its best pin topplers were trans
sy1vania has been somewhat weakened
by their absence.
Mcdonald. who is at present in charge
of the General Once team, predicts
great things for his boys in the next
section. Mac" is a hustler. and II
would not be surprising to see his team
fighting for high honors in the second
half
Way. has the nucleus for good team
and with the addition Of one or two
frst-class men should give the other
teams good rub for the money
Shops. experiencing its first year in
this league. has rolled some very in
teresting games, and with n little more
experience these boys should finish
with a good many victories to their
credit
Unfortunately for Disbursements they
have been deprived OF the services OF
some Of their best men and are con-
sequently away down in the race
Stanley. with az average of 1925
pins. is leading the league in Individual
averages. while Williams. with lOl
pins is a close second. stanley also has
the distinction of having rolled high
set, 1872. while Hawkshaw is second
with 33o
Evening star., 1916-12-03

Continued from First PageD
were in the same class with Fletcher
and Brewer of State
Three fullbacks stand out-Garrett
Branham and Michael. The last-name
looks weak in comparison with
Fletcher and Brewer. He does not hit
a line with sufficient power Branham
and Garrett are of the same type and
are the two best defensive backs in
Maryland. The former gets the frst
team job and Branham the second.
The best bet. 1t is a hard choice he
tween Fletcher and Brewer. On the
ground Fletcher, despite the speed of
his teammate. has slight edge. His
ability to pick a hole through a seem
ingly-solid line is remarkable and he
keeps his feet under almost insur-
mountable handicaps. reversing his
field, sidestepping and changing his
pace. almost automatically. II the best
bet were decided on carrying the ball
alone Fletcher would have the call.
but Brewer. with his wonderful bursts
of speed, is near enough to Fletcher in
the running game to enable his kicking
ability to land him the place. He is
one of the best punters Maryland has
seen in years and in a close contest
his drop-kicking prowess. which ranged
well up to fifty yards. would be of in
estimable value. Brewers versatility
makes him the best bet.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Boston College Takes Game.

BOSTON. December Boston Col
lege today won the Catholic college
foot ball championship of New England
by defeating Holy Cross, /. TO IA. The
touchowns by LoWney and Tierrey.
with consequent goals. having given
Boston fourteen points in the first
period, while Zimmerman's touchdown.
after a blocked punt. and Cummings
5O-yard run from a forward pass. with
two goals. gave Holy Cross its tallies
in the second period. Fitzpatrick g
field goal from the S4yard line gave
Boston the winning score soon after
the fourth period started.
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Even Dozen Whitfield.

! Two contests, each marked by over
! time contained a dozen strike-outs for
one of the teams. In the ifteen-round
| 1T ST. Louis, April %, Davenport
whitfield five men in eight frames
| Plank seven In seven. At Chicago, the
and Russell turned back dozen
| browns via the strke-out route, the ex-
Tiger claiming ten victims in seven
| and third innings. Cicotte and Rus
! sell split the other pair of strike outs
| the little Highlander laboring for
| one and one-third rounds and the mas
| sive left -hander for four and a third.
This argument went thirteen innings.
Walter Johnson was one of seven
gunners who famed ten men in a nine
| inning contest. picking on the Tigers
as his prey July II. Others who ac-
complished the performance were Ruth
=; Boland Of Detroit. against Cleve
land, July 4: Cicotte of Chicago, against
New York, September 22: Scott of Chi
cago. against Philadelphia. July IS;
Benz of Chicago. against st. Louis, Sep
.ember 4. and Myers Of Philadelphia.
against Chicago. July IS. The last
named lost his game, 3 to 2. Coumbe
and Mitchell of the Indians (together)
whitfield ten White Sox May Z. Walter
johnson breeged ten Yanks April l2 in
eleven rounds, and between them Leon
ard and Foster of Boston retired ten
Chicagoans on strikes May 13 in ten
| inning game.
The nfne-inning games in which nine
! strikeouts were recorded by one pitch
er. or one set Of pitchers, were as fol-
lows:
NINE sTRIKE-oUTs IN NINE-INNING
| GAMES.
| By Philadelphia pitchers. 5
June 15-Bush. against Detroit.
July oO-Bush. against Philadelphia.
August Blush, against Detroit
| September myers, against Wash
| ington.
September 9-Bush 60 and Nabors
| (2), against New York.
By washington pitchers, 3:
| May 9-Harper 80 and Ayers %,
| against st. Louis.
| May 12-Harper, against ST. Louis
May 1S-Johnson. against Washing-
| ton.
By New York pitcher. l:
! June 23-Cullop against Washington.
| By Chicago pitchers. /:
August 8-Danforth 90, Faber (2),
| Williams (2) and Cicotte Q), against
| Boston.
The feat of striking out three men in
Evening star., 1916-12-03
RECORDS.

RECORDS
Highest team set-RosedaIe-1. .63T.
Highest team Eame-Rosedales-5s9.
Highest individual sveraRe-A. Work-l10-4
Greatest number of spsres-McCarthy. 81
Greatest number Of strikes-MrC arthy-13.
Highest individual game. Hagsn-163.
Highest individual set-A. Work--3S4.
The Gladia.ors have so far proved
the best team in the Hyattsville Duck
pin League. having a two-game margin
on the Comets. The Chillum Club is
third. The teams have been rolling
well in the suburban town and much
enthusiasm has been shown in the play.
Here are the figures to show what
the teams and players have been doing
Evening star., 1916-12-03

At the end Of the first series in the
National Capital League the Royals stand
in the lead by a margin of five games,
The Grand Centrals finish second and the
Columbians third. 1t Ia needless to say
that some Of the best bowling of the
year has been done in this league The
records Of the players show the great ma
jority Of them to be averaging more than
100 pins. which is sure indication that
the league has on it's roster the strongest
bowlers in the city.
Here are the standing of the teams and
the averages of the players for the first
Evening star., 1916-12-03

The Reds top the Bureau Of Printing
and Engraving League at the end Of the
first series, finishing with a slight margin
on the Examiners. Only the players In
the circuit have rolled for an average Of
100 or better, Stella. Burns and Wolsten
holm holding the one, two. three posi-
tions among the ten best bowlers. with
marks Of 102 102 and 100.
The figures on the league at the end Of
the first series are
Evening star., 1916-12-03
INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES.

The Rosedales have won nineteen
games and lost eight in the Columbia
League and are leading the other teams
in that circuit. Raftery's Specials are
second with sixteen victories and eight
defeats. The other quints follow in be-
hind these, the Congressionals bringing
up the rear with three wins and twen-
ty-One losses.
The standing of the teams and aver
ages follow:
Evening star., 1916-12-03
Bethlehem Soccerites Victors.

BETHLEHEM. Pa. December a.
The Bethlehem Steel soccer foot ball
team. champions of the United States.
defeated New Bedford, champions of
New England. to l. today. New Bed
ford played hard, fast game. but the
rushing tactics of the home team
finally won
Evening star., 1916-12-03

A remarkable condition exists in the
Patent Examiners League, all four
clubs being tied for first place. Engi-
neers, Lawyers, Mechanics and Chem
lists. the only quints in the circuit, each
have won and lost the same number OF
games-nine. The Engineers are lead
Ing. though. on the total pins. their av-
erage being a little better than the
others.
The standing of the teams and rec
ords of the players: