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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-18
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion Of the ear,
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that lie by constitutional remedies,
Deafness lie caused by an inflamed con.
dition of the mucous lining OF the Eu-
stschian Tube. When this tube is in
famed You have q rumbling sound OF
imperfect bearing, and when IL is en-.
tirely closed, Deafness is the result
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
sre caused by Catarrh, which is moth.
ing but an inflsmed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh )th&t cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
F. ]. CHENEY, & Co. Toledo, Ohio,
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for consti'
patton.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-18
Are Your Eyes as Good as YouI
Memoir?

1t 10 easy to look up from the pres
emit into the past. But here in the
present are you able to look up from
near objects and without changing or
removing your glasses and see distant
objects clearly? Many people con-
spicuously reveal their age without
realizing it. One of the signposts 10
the man who "ducks" his head to look
over the top Of his reading glasses or
removes them when looking at objects
more than few feet away. Another
is the man with two pairs of glasses
and Is always hunting for them. All
Of these eyeglass Inconvenience are
completely remedied by wearing the
Kryptok One-piece Bifocal Lenses.
For further information consult 8.
J. Franks, the Opticisn, of Tallulah.
I will be in st. Joseph on May %, %
and 80 and will certainly be pleased to
meet you.
Respectfully,
=. !. 1AA1f1Es, oytisaaa.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-18
SENSIBLE ADVICE TO I've coloRED RACE

st. Joseph, La, May 10, 1917.
To the Colored People Of Tensas Par
ish, Louisiana:
The time has come now that you
can prove to your country what ser
vice you are in many ways.
LIST. To the young men! Our coun-
try needs you to help guard its inter-
ests in foreign and domestic affairs.
This country needs you In the cavalry
and infantry.
End. Our country needs men OF
middle age to raise diversified crops
and produce to help support the army
and country.
3rd. The old men to advise and to
help in farming, raising poultry, hogs,
etc., any many other things that could
be mentioned.
4th. Mothers and wives to study
out economy. Where you have been
going to your merchant and getting
four pounds of meat you now get only
two pounds, because two pounds now
cost as much as four pounds formerly
did, and everything else in proportion.
So you can see. that it is as necessary
to study economy as it is to 60 to
the front to defend our country, so
don't be indolent,-get busy.
I had the pleasure on q recent trip
to New Orleans to see about forty of
our brave young colored Americans
leave New Orleans for Ell Psso, Texas,
and ARIZONA to 20 In camp for our
country. Now, boys, be brave while
you have Q chance in an honorable
way. Be loyal! be patriotic! And II
Uncle Sam calls you, :gol Don't wait
to be conscripted, but where duty calls
you, I again say, go!
Some uf our people say that we
have nothing to fight for, but do not
be deceived. We have as much to
fight for a. any other Americans. We
have been Americans for 29s years
and have been free for 81 years.
Why not fight to perpetuate our
freedomf Our grandfathers fought for
our freedom, now let the young men
Of to-day fight II this country needs
them.
Any advice or assistance l can give
my people I shall be glad. am al
ways ready to do my duty.
Your friend and co-worker,
JOHN HENRY JONES.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-18

On Tuesday, May 29th. the Uni
versity of Mississippi, at Oxford
will graduate the largest class the
institution has ever had in its entire
history. There will be 14O to re-
ceive degrees and diplomas from the
various schools of the university.
Among the class we notice the name,
James Francis Curry, medical GER
tificate, s.. Joseph, La" We ex-
tend heartiest congratulations to our
young friend and former assistant
on bis graduation in the medical de-
partment of "Old Miss", in which
we are joined by his hosts OF friends
in this his native home. The GER
tificate Mr.. Curry receives represents
completion of two years in the four
year course necessary for the NJ. D..
degree. He will go elsewhere to COM
plete the remaining two-year course,
after which he will specialize in
surgery. Jim will probable visit St.
Joseph during the summer, when his
friends will be glad to felicitate him
on attaining the midway station in
the long and hard struggle to the
gould of honor and useful service
that awaits him in bis noble pro-
fessiOn.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-18

Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Muir Of "Luck-
now" plantation arc receiving con.
grstulstions on the coming Of boy.
baby, bouncing young American to
"Hurrah for the Stars and stripes!"
Mr.. and Mrs. Leopold de Vries
Of Newellton are receiving congratu-
lations on the coming of a pretty
little baby girl to bear the name of
Charline de Vries and which tipped
the scales at between six and seven
pounds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-18
Correspondent.

and Mr.. Ward. Music was furnished
by LowdoNn Johnston's stringband.
The Five Hundred Club WIS enter.
tanned on Thursday night by DIR. and
Mrs. w. D. Noble. Following MEM
bers were present: Mr.. and Mrs. R.
W. Newell, pr. and Mrs. D. n. Alver.
son and Miss Lucy Lynch, DR.. R. P.
Evsns and Miss Maxine Bland, Mr.. W.
O. Sesb and Miss Louise Murdoch, Mr..
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Guthrie and
daughter, Mics Natalie Guthrie, Mr..
w. d. Msrtiuiere and Miss Thompson
and Miss Anthony, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Netterville, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
II. Ally and Messrs. Charles, Ralph
and Willie Ally, Miss Ruth and Miss
Alice Buckner and Mr.. Edward Buck
ner. Mr.. Guthrie won the gentlemsn's
prise and Mrs. Netterville the lsdy's
prize, Following the games delicious
refreshments were served.
Mr.. Lawrence and Mr.. French, rep.
resenting Howard Cole & Co. of New
York and st. Louis were here this
week and looked over the country sd-
jacent to Newellton for suitable site
on which to erect . mammoth saw
mill. Becoming interested In securing
such IN enterprise for our section, the
Town Council appointed DR.. Alverson,
Mr.. VIM. Poe and Mr.. Frank Lom-
bsrdo to confer with the visitors and
an ideal point about two miles from
town was ultimately decided upon Is
. most desirable site for the proposed
mill. Mr. lawrence and Mr.. French
left ct once for st. Louis to 60 further
into the matter with Messrs. Cole &
%. It 10 understood that II erected
the mill will probably employ about
800 hands and will cut from fifty to
one hundred thousand feet Of lumber
per day. This will mean . great ad-
dition to Newellton and tho weekly
payroll will give . decided impetus
to the business life Of the town, Q con-
summation most devoutely TO be
wished.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-18

The management of the st. Joseph
Electric Theatre has arranged for the
booking Of two very fine pictures next
month. The pictures to be shown will
be "The Crisis" for the first week in
June, and civilization" for q later
date in the same month. AZ these are
both high priced reels the charge of
fifty cents and one dollar will obtain.
Both pictures are classics and are we'll
worth the price Of admission. Further
mention of these reels will be made
next week.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-18

Mr.. Byron Mayer q Nsa Orjsans
is visiting his father. Mr. Emile
Mayer, in st. Joseph. Byron has
heretofore been working the city
only but has int sccsp4ed = position
with d Graz 4 RalnDot g New
York ind viii tsssA & ~ 6suGh-
ca otalo1.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-18

NJ. J. P. watson, assistant super.
intsndent Tor this State for the
Natiooal Life and Accident Insur.
|anes Co., came to st. Joseph to re-
Nave the local agent, Mr.. L. E. Seab,
who will enter another Geld. An.
|ethsf tlAn Win probably b located
-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-18
NeWezzfOn Society Notes.
HUGO LRRESL4W, Correspondent.

HUGO .IRRESLAW,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J Ward were Wis.
itors to Matches Sunday.
Mr.. and Mr.. willard of Matched
were visitors here tlis week.
Mrs. Joseph Isases and daughter are
visiting relatives 1t vicksburg.
Mrs. Helen Abrshm Of st. joseph
was . visitor 70 her daughters this
week.
Measrs. e. e. Morris and O. H,
Love were visitors to Tsllulah this
week.
DR.. Alverson, Dr.. Evans and Mr..
W. @. Sesb attended the meeting Of
the Masonic Lodge ct st. Joseph this
week.
Mr.. Julius Sslomon has received his
commission from Governor Pleasant,
appointing him Fire Marshal of New.
elton.
Mr.. w. J. Ward and Mr.. Louis
Buckner Of s.. Joseph motored up to
Newellton for . short visit with
friends.
A pleasant fish.f.y was enjoyed on
Lake Bruen BY Msssrs. VIM. Poe, Frank
Lombardo, Joe Isaacs, Sam Marks,
and Henry Isascs.
Sheriff Hughes q etsyoseph attend.
ed the meeting q the Board of Di.
rectors of the Bank of Newellton last
week, of which institution be 10 vice.
president.
Mr.. w. 81. Pstten was called 70
Kentucky this week by the serious
illness OF his father. We sincerely
hope he found bis father improved
upon arrival.
DR.. and Mrs. Noble, DR.. and Mrs.
Alverson, DR.. Reigers, Miss Lucy
Lynch, Miss Maxine Bland and Mr..
Leon Kullman formed Q delightful
auto party last Sunday and motored
to Tallulah.
Mrs. A. N. Murdoch and daughter,
Miss Louise Murdoch, DR.. Rsigers,
Miss Nell Lewis and Miss Alice Buck
ner motored to st. Joseph Sunday
evening to attend services 1t Christ
Church, which were conducted BY the
Rev. Mr.. Lennie- Smith Of Alexandra.
A "Bud Scott" dance was given At
Murdoch Hall on Tuesday night, which
was attended by almost everybody in
the parish. It 10 estimated that there
were possibly two hundred sutomo-
biles lined up on the streets of the
town during the night. The dance
was altogether great success.
A delightful picnic was given on
Lake Bruen last Sunday and was en-
ioyed by the following: Mr.. and Mrs.
Julius Solomon, Mr.. and Mrs. L. r.
Morris and children, Mr.. NJ. 8. Ksuf.
man Of Quimby, Mr.. Ward and Mis-.
ses Mildred and There's Kaufman Of
L'Argent and Mrs.. L. Shyer Of New
Orleans.
Mrs. L. r. Morris entertained most
delightfully."- on Sunday night Ia com.
bliment to the following guests |:
Misses Adel Lombardo, Mildred and
Theresa Kaufman, Mrs.. L. Shyer, Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Kullman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Julius Solomon and Msssrs. A. and
Hyman Solomon, Frank Lombardo,
Oliver II. Love, Joe Issacs, Jr., W.
A. Couvillion and Sam Leibovith,
Mess. Bernard and Shafts Kaufman
Commencement exercises at Ne
night following q most successful
has been arranged for the occasion /:
Brng1
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-05-18

Mr.. E. F. Miller of jackson, Miss. :,
is located at St. Joseph. having sue
ceeded Mr.. L. E. Seab as agent for
the National Life and Accident In.
surance Co.. the latter having On.
listed In The army.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
HOTEL PROPRIETOR
GIVEN UP BY DOCTOR

"1n conversation with a represent
ative Of your Company today, 1 could
not help expressing my feeling Of
gratitude at the good your medicine
had done for me. For three long
years I suffered untold agony with
what they said was a severe case of
Rheumatism. After the best Doc
tors had exhausted their knowledge
in regard to my case, l consulted an
Osteopath and after an examination
he said the hip joint had become ir-
ritated and it would take long time
to cure it, if it could be cured at al
l felt SO discouraged over my condi.
ton, for I had spent hundreds Of dol
lars in the vain pursuit of ease, fol
my suffering was terrible. Hearing
of the good effects that Mrs. Joe Per
! sons Remedy had on others, l de
cided to try it. I bought a dozel
| bottles, thinking that if I took it a
all, would 60 at it right. And won
! derful, yes it is wonderful, the cur
it made of me, as my friends ca
/! testify. I began to improve on tn
first bottle and by the time l ha
finished the course 1 was vel
strong man and have had no SYM
toms of the disease since.
l would feel that I had neglecte
my duty to my fellowmen if I d
not tell them Of my wonderful cu1
and ! advise any sufferer to gi,
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedy trial.
T. C. BRYAN
La Grange, N. c., Jan. 81 1916.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19

Five negro men were burned to
death when a cabin in which they
were sleeping at a logging camp near
the mill of Thos. E. Owen, at MINIS,
Sampson county, was burned Monday
night. Five other negroes who were
in the cabin we're injured. The build
ing was falling in before any of the
men woke.
The boys dormitory of the Meth
odist orphanage at Raleigh was de
stroyed by fire Tuesday. No one was
injured but much Of the clothing and
personal effects Of the boys was burn
ed. The damage to the building was
about $4,000 and to the contents
about $4,000.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
BOOST FOR PROHIBITION

Prohibition Takes a Step Forward i,,i
Both Houses CT Congress
Washington Dispatch, Feb. IS.
Prohibition too ka step forward to-
day in both branches of Congress-.
In the Senate drastic amendments
to the, postal appropriation bill were
agreed to which would make GRIM
inal the Importation of liquor into
States which prohibit it's manufac-
ture and sale for beverage purposes.
and which would exclude LIQUOR ad-
vertisements from the mails in States
which legislate against such adver-
Using.
On the House side, the National
prohibition constitutional amendment
was favorably reported from the ill.,.
dietary committee, with prediction
by Chairman Webb that It would he
passed within a week. Champions of
prohibition greeted this announcement
| with enthusiasm, in spite of their
realization that passage in the House
will end action on the amendment in
SO far as this session of Congress is
action by the Senate before March
|
The amendment to the Postoffice
appropriation bill to make it a crime
to ship LIQUOR into prohibition States
was added by Senator, Reed. of Mis-.
souri,, to the Jones amendment barr.
ing newspapers or other publications
or letters and postal cards containing
liquor advertisements from the mail!
in States which have laws agains
such advertising. 1t was adopted af
ter brief debate by vote of As t,
II by the Senate sitting as com
mittee Of the whole.
The Reed amendment which await
| final vote in the Senate, is as fol
, lows:
whoever shall order, purchase o
|, cause Intoxicating liquors to be trans
; ported in interstate commerce excer
for scientific, sacramental, medicin;
4 or mechanical purposes into an
d State or territory the laws of whic
e State or territory pohibit the man,
e facture or sale therein of intoxicatin
liquors for beverage purposes, sha
:" be punished by a fine of not mo
than $1,000 or imprisoned not mo
than six months, or both. and for a,
subsequent offense, shall be impri
oned not more than one year.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
FOR FIRE PREVENTION
Lumberton Was Given Inspection Last
Week by N. C. Fire Prevention
Association-Detai Report Will be
Made-COmmOn Cause Of Fires

Made-COmmOn Cause of Fires
Fifteen members of the North Car
DINA Fire Prevention association
spent Wednesday in Lumberton for the
purpose Of inspecting buildings and
premises about town and to offer sug
gestions as to making homes and bus
mess houses less liable to fire. Lo-
cal fire insurance agents assisted the
members in making the inspection
and LA buildings were inspected dur
ing the day. Of these about so per
cent. were found to be up to the
standard, while various defects we're
found at the others which would be
liable to- cause a fire. The owners
and occupants of the buildings not
found to be in the right sort Of con-
dition will be notified by letter from
the office of the association.
When asked by Robesonian re-
porter how he found conditions in
Lumberton as compared with other
towns in the State, Mr.. M. G. Hunter,
chairman of the publicity committee
of the association, remarked that he
found conditions here to be as good
as he found in most of the towns and
cities in the State. Mr. Hunter con-
tinued, Zone Of the greatest diff
culties the association meets is in
getting people to take the proper
care in handling ashes. Cold ashes
are like unloaded guns many fires
are produced by them. Charlotte's
recent 1925, 900 fire originated from
a box of ashes left on the second
floor of the building which burned.
Ashes should never be taken out in
wooden box, but should always be
moved in a metal receptacle. Fire
waste is something in which every
! citizen should be interested. While
! the insurance companies pay for los
sage, the money comes out of the
pockets of the pepole."
Some members of the association
reported many flues not up to the
standard. Any one desiring to get
| specifications for building standard
flues can get same by writing the
North Carolina Fire Prevention as
! ISOLATION at Charlotte.
The object of the association is tt
disseminate information on the science
! of fire protection, fire prevention anc
fire extinction. loss of life, etc. One
day out of each month is given ovel
to inspecting cities and towns ant
all the cities and larger towns in thu
State have already been inspected
A detailed report of conditions fount
in Lumberton will be sent to tn
mayor and chief Of the fire depart
ment Just as soon as it can be com
piled.
ton were w. G.. Thomas
Richmond, Va; S. T. sparkman, Co
lumbia, S. c.; w. H. N. Smith an
w. l.. Hill, Raleigh; R. G. Hayes
Robt. Mable, M. G. Hunter, A. L. De
Rossett and P. w. D. Jones, Char
lotte; E. D. Upper, Atlanta, Ga, F
C. Cartman, Richmond, Va; A. !
Preyer, c.. A. Holt and R. L. Lewis
Greensboro; H. G. Foard, Wilmington
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
Rights of Germans Will Not be In
fringed Upon Even in Case of War

A formal statement giving aSSuf-
ances that the government has - in
tention of Selling bank deposits or
other property belonging to any for
eign subject, even in the event o.
war, was issued by the State De-
partment Thursday with the approx
al of President Wilson.
The statement was prompted by
the anxiety of German subjects in
some sections regarding savings de-
posits and by the many reports in
circulation regarding the intention OF
the government concerning war-bound
vessels in American ports. 1t make!
no specific reference to the Prussian
American treaty of 1928, which pro
vides for the immunity Of such prop
erty but which has been regarded a.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
State Must Pay Expenses of Troops
to New Hanover

wilmington Star.
The contention of the board of
commissioners of New Hanover coun-
ty that the State of North Carolina
is responsible for the expenses in
Cured in sending five companies of
the coast artillery to prevent threat
ened rioting in Wilmington last July
has been sustained by Attorney Gen
eral James S. Manning in an opinion
given at the request of Governor T.
W. Beckett.
The difference of opinion as K
who was RESPONSIBLE for the expense
of keeping the military companie:
here for ten days has caused delay
in paving bills that have long beef
due. However, the commissioners fel
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
a WOMAN'S EXPERIENCE WITH
GRIPPE

When a cough or cold hangs on,
and you have aches and pains that
are hard to define. it is likely that
grippe is taking hold Of your system.
Mrs. J. A. Rodgers. Switzer, S. c.,
says: 'T am susceptible to colds, Of
ten ending in grippe. In this case I
have found .Foley's Honey and Tar
to prevent doctor bills" Sold Every
where. !
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19

sure they were right and feel that
they were not responsible for delay.
The total amount will run to about
$1,000.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19

of doubtful validity.
The decision is understood to be
in furtherance of President Wilson's
determination that there shall be
nothing in the conduct of the United
States to warrant criticism, rather
than indicative of any specific incll--
nation to acknowledge the validity OF
disputed provisions of the old treaty.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-02-19
Old Reliable Acme Fertilizers

Ebnd other
fo the A n the not
to rtHzs and IS to trade beer the pnd of Acme
cpay IS
Hnfo of the
superior hemr al
with Blu of varying analyst nd SpdaF an Of
compost n andma dfft word"
as the sources of
of crea Of uniform each d 0 which been
Id the mosm pfu p nd in d
condition. wnape h to the digat dEi
ling Yo can b aHu ~ super pp nov
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and adp and by reliable If
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to the of
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1917-10-11
BIG DESIGNS IN CREToNNES
Tendency lie Toward Large Figures,
Especially for Window Curtains
and Chair Cushions.

There Is, perhaps, no very distinctive
thing about the new cretonnes and
chintzes and printed linens-and, per-
haps, that is just what gives them their
characteristic charm. For among them
can be found one to suit every sort Of
taste.
Perhaps the tendency Is toward big
designs-althOugh there are charming
small designs IL you want them. But
the big designs are more effective, 1t is
safe to say, for window curtains and
cushions In chairs-and nowadays
yards and yards of cretonne are used
for these purposes. Moreover, the bags
that are made now are so huge that
even large designs show well on Them
The bird has come to stay in Gre
tonne, and he appears In more gor-
geous plumage than ever this year. He
Is most often n parrot, perhaps be-
cause the parrot has such gaudy plum
age by nature that unexaggerated 1t
makes colorful cretonne. Sometimes
he Is some other sort of tropical bird.
of gayly cOlOred plumage. Occasionally
he is an almost colOrless bird of some
sort-and In dull rose and Gray-black
he Is quite as effective us the brilliant
parrot.
Then, little figures, chiefly of Chi
nese and Japanese sort, appear on some
of the new cretonnes. These are very
attractive in some places, and nre quite
unattractive in others. In many of
the smartest new bags they are used to
distinct advantage. And sometimes
they may be employed in hangings
with very good effect.