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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-24
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVER|SH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue IS
coated, give "CaIifornia
Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tendes
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result Ii
they become tightly clogged Win
waste, liver gets sluggish. stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bao'
system full of cold, has sore throat
stomach-ache or diarrhea. Listen.
Mother! See if tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful Of "California
Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile ana
undigested food passes out of the sys-
tenn, and you have well child again.
Millions of mothers give "California
Syrup of Figs" because it Is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and 1t new
er fails to act ON the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottlo
of california Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-24

the belongings Of another, but usual
Iy some unexpected mishap befalls the
borrowed article. This causes a rift
In friendships lutte.
Parents of girls should impress upon
them that they should be too proud to
borrow jewelry, even though they have
none of their own, and too wise to lend
it. It's a foolish custom at the best.
The girl who is jewelry borrower is
ofttimes the terror of her friends. Her
visits keep them in constant fear.
They are reticent about DOMINIC their
pretty things when she Is around. She
may not know it, but her companions
are 10th to invite her to affairs. Ii
one has a pretty wrap and the other
a fetching Tam-O-Shanter cap, SCARF
or a muff, they are certain she Will
want to borrow while they are new
and fresh, getting the best wear cut
of them. She has to be appealed to
many times ere she reluctantly re-
turns them to their owners.
The borrower has no wrongful In
tent. She simply contracts the habit
and it spreads from a finger ring to
anything and everything that is port
able. There are girls who actually
borrow another girls home to hold
dance in. Don't lend such a girl your
beau unless you don't care whether OIL
not she keep him for all time.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-24
TAKES OFF DANDRuFF,
HAIR STOPS FALLING
clrIsl Try Thlsl Makes Hair Thick
Glossy, Fluffy, seautiful-No
More Itching Scalp.

Within ten minutes after an appiir
cation of Danderinei you cannot find o
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp win not itch, but what
will please you most will be after q
few weeks use, when you see new
hair, fine and downy at flrst-yes+but
really new hair-growing all over tho
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No Diff
ference how dull. faded. brittle and
scraggy, just moisten cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw ie
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. The effect Is amazs
ing-your hair will be light, fluffy and
wavy, and have an appearance OF
abundance; an Incompatible lusteE,
softness and luxuriance.
Get a rs cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store, and prove
that your hair Is as pretty and soft
as any-that it has been neglected o.
injured by careless treatment-that'l
all-you surely can have beautiful hail
and Lots of It IL you will just try . ht
/ tie Darsderine. Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-24
FOUND GEM AFTER 80 YEARS
Diamond ls Discovered In Toe OF OLD
Shoe Buried In the Back
Yard.

A diamond lost more than thirty
years ago In her former homestead In
Harwichport, Mass, was recently
found in the toe Of an old shoe buried
in the yard, and returned to its owner,
Mrs. William F. Wilson Of Brockton,
says a dispatch from that city to the
Boston Post. The stone is today worth
twice a1much as it was at the time 1t
disappeared, being now valued at $500.
When Mrs. Wilson lost the diamond
all search was unavailing and she gave
up hope of recovering it. She moved
from Harwichport to Brockton and
forgot about the diamond. Robert
Nash, who now occupies the home
stead formerly owned by Mrs. Wilson,
found In the garden an old shoe. In 1t
he found the diamond, whose loss had
been a mystery for more than gen.
Grafton. He at once thought Of the
former occupants Of the house and
communicated with Mrs. Wilson, who
identified the gem.
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RAGT|ME ARMY IN EAST AFRICA

Not sign of the enemy was in evi-
dence and the cars came to a halt in
open ground. Immediately they were
showered with machine gun bullets
from all directions.
They had accomplished their pur-
pose of drawing the enemy's fire. but
while the lead battered on the cars 1t
was impossible to discover whence 1t
came. Finally the leading car went
on and turned into an abandoned ma
tive camp, still followed by the deadly
stream of lead. The sharp-eyed OBJ
server at last noticed a peculiar move
ment of leaves on q ridge. The guns
were turned on the spot, and In jiffy
an enemy machine-gun company was
put out Of business. The combined
guns of the car then peppered the
ridges systematically, and by nightfall
the infantry was in possession OF the
northern slopes. During the night the
enemy retreated southwark, and, wher
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-24
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN'T HURT A BIT!
No fooiIshness! Lift your corns
and calIuses off with Fingers
it's like maoiel

Sore corns, hard corns. soft corns 0H
any kind of q corn, can harmlessly %
lifted right out with the fingers II you
apply upon the corn a few drops OF
freezone, says Cincinnati authority.
For little cost one can get q smals
bottle of freezone at any drug store.
which will positively rid ones feet oe
every corn or callus without pain.
This simple drug dries the momen1
lt Is applied and does not even irra-
late the surrounding skin while ap'
plying 1t or afterwards.
This announcement will interees
many Of our readers. II your druggist
hasn't any freezone tell him to surely
get a small bottle for you from nis
wholesale drug house.-adv.
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event that can Oc-
cur in a WOman's
life. From the
hour the wedding
day is set, anxiety
cent err 8 around
the correct way to
conduct the cere-
mony. All women
adore and dream
of a church we'd
ding. Wednesday
is the best day.
High noon or four
in the afternoon,
the best hour.
The brides bOu-
quet should be
white. Oran G e
blossoms are not
always obtainable.
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You may think girls don't crave Dor
rowed finery. Oh! but they do. The
rings Of her friends always look pref
tier to her then her own do. Crave
them2 OF course she does. Youths
and maidens seem to have q penchant
for wearing each others rings awniie.
It seems innocent enough, yet much
mischief may result from it. A youth
wearing his mothers or sisters ring
may loan it to girl for WHILE
though she may have none to loan MIN
In exchange. If she becomes intense
ly enamored with 1t, 1t often seems an
act of cruelty to insist upon her re-
turning 1t this year. next year, perhaps
never. Then, again, there Is such q
possibility as losing ring which Is val
ned by a young man as a keepsake.
It's loss cannot be replaced.
Hard feelings spring up which can
not be outIived in a lifetime. This, al
so holds good among girl friends.
When they loan each other their val
ned trinkets 1t should always be with
the understanding that If damage or
loss is the result no blame will be at
tached. ALI girls are not careful OF
their own jewelry. How can they ex-
pect to be with the belongings OF an
other? One girl may be more than
careful of her pretty jeweled ring,
treating 1t with the utmost loving care
The friend she loans 1t to would think
nothing Of plunging her hand with II
on In q cold cream jar or trying to cut
an initial In window pane to see II
the stone Is real diamond or thought
lessly pull it off with her glove. The
bracelet watch which some girls are
eager to borrow from friends who are
lucky enough to have them, usually
| comes In for its share Of misAaps. The
clasp may become loose, the watch fal
to the floor and away goes the mair
! spring.
| Girls do not mean to be careless witt
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White orchids or white roses are next
best choice. The brides gown is OF
white silk. She must have beautiful
complexion to wear lustrous, white
satin. Nothing brings out all facial
blemishes so relentlessly. The tulle
veil should be worn over the face be-
fore the ceremony and thrown back at
terward This is the only correct rule,
not withstanding deviations from 1t.
The bridegroom at an evening we'd
ding wears evening clothes. At an af-
ternoon one, he wears trousers OF In
conspicuous pattern, but not black,
black frock coat and waistcoat, white
four-in-hand necktie, pearl-gray gloves
and q boutonniere.
The wedding party, with the excep-
ton of the bridegroom and his best
man, assemblies In the vestibule at the
entrance to the church. Bridegroom
and best man advance from a room or
the chancel to the altar, awaiting there
the coming of the bride. Ushers, two
by two, walk first, followed by the
bridesmaids two by two, the maid Of
honor walking alone behind the brides
maids and in front of the bride. The
bride leaning on the arm Of her father,
or whoever is to give her away, brings
ND the rear. When the party reaches the
lower step of the altar, 1t halts, the
bridegroom steps forward and leads
the bride by the hand to her place.
Ushers file to the left, the brides
maids to the right. The best man, the
| maid of honor and the father stand
slightly to the rear. The maid Of hon
or holds the brides bouquet. The best
man produces the ring at the critical
moment. The maid Of honor arranges
the brides veil at the altar. Instead
of removing the glove at the altar, Q
slit should have been made In the thirc
finger of the glove for the left hand te
enable it to be turned aside that the
wedding ring can be slipped on the
finger. The maid Of honor adjusts the
finger Of the glove, handing the bride
the bouquet. The procession is re
| versed in leaving the church, the bride
and bridegroom leading, the maid o.
honor next, the bridesmaids following
the best man with the brides fathel
coming after and the ushers last. INT
brides family pay all expenses OF TN
wedding except the clergyman's fee.
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Other important industries which
show q numerical decline are laundry
work, dressmaking, confectionery.
printing and bookbinding, linen, lace
and silk, but In all these groups some
women are directly replacing men. ana
In many individual firms In these and
other groups decline in the number
of women simply means that some OF
the women have left to 60 to mems
work and have not been replaced.
In Every Trade.
Women are directly replacing meA
(only In comparatively small numbers)
even In building, mining and quarry
ing. They are replacing them in con-
siderable number In most of the metal
industries, though not on the main
processes In iron and steel works. In
the cotton trade no less than 25.OOO
females are returned as directly re-
placing males, though in other textile
industries Except hosiery progress
has been less marked.
In the food trades there have been
very interesting cases Of substitution.
In grain milling the number Of women
and girls employed has risen since
July, 1914, from 1900 to 5000; in
sugar refining, from 1000 to 1000, and
In brewing, from 5000 to $4,000; the
increase In these trades is almost en-
tirely due to the direct replacement OF
men by women.
Women are also doing mems work to
an appreciate degree In tanning and
leather working. sawmilling and wood
| working, glass, china, earthenware and
/ rubber.
One Of the most striking new devel.
opments is the introduction Of women
clerks into banks and financial houses
In agriculture the process Of substi'
| tuition made slow progress during the
| first Is months of the war, but an &C
celebration is now noticeable. Besides
/ the regular women workers there Is
large increase In the number Of fruit
pickers, harvesters and other casuals
i Railway employment furnishes
particularly interesting series OF ex
periments In woman labor. Before ths
war the British railway companies on
ly employed about 1000 women
clerks, cleaners, attendants, etc. Ap
proximately $1,000 are now employed
The kind and amount Of substitution
carried out varies from one railWa!
company to another. One has ID
creased the number of Its womel
clerks from 10 to 1925, and employ
also Is women ticket collectors, IL
carriage cleaners, IS engine cleaner
and 454 porters. Another, with mel
| ther women ticket collectors nor port
ers, has $50 women carriage cleaners
Ats engine cleaners. 228 laborers Il
. the workshops and 81 other women 10
borers. Yet another, with no wome
engine cleaners or laborers, has IA
ticket collectors.
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Chicago.-A Turkish towel, replica
Of five-dollar bill, which had been on
exhibition In local saloon, has been
conflscated by government secret serv-
Ice operatives. The towel, 3 feet 9
inches long and foot 10 inches wide,
contains all of the coloring. figures and
serial numbers Of piece OF currency,
all woven into 1t.
One of the bartenders, 1t was assert
ed. purchased it In South America.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-24
MAN WHO Is TOO SWEET.

A soft-spoken, overpOlite man Is
sure to appeal to the general run Oh
women. There Is f1attery in MS gaze
He has q way of clasping a womans
hand. Hngeringly, that stirs the blood
in her veins and brings the color TO
her cheeks, giving her tactitly to UNI
derstand that she possesses more IN
terest for him than any other woman
in the world. Every sentence he whls-
pers in her ear contains covert mean
ings. For a time this pleases woman
kind. Gradually, however, 1t becomes
an old story. Instead Of continuing to
admire the overpolite man she becomes
conscious after while that he is ac-
tually silly. He lacks the maniiness
of other men. In fact, she concludes
that he's altogether too sweet to be
wholesome.
Even the most polite men never
carry politeness to the point of max
ing themselves ludicrous. A young
woman told me this story Of the incl
dent which helped her to choose hus-
band from between two ardent lovers,
each of whom would not take no for
an answer. She had been entertain
ing both In the parlor one winter eve
ming. One was a sweet, suave young
man, who never forgot the habit OF
smiling. The other was plain young
business man, with no frills about him.
At a lull in the conversation she was
heartily glad to hear her little broth
er's voice pipe out in the hall, "Open
the door, Nell, want to come in"
Both men sprang to their feet. The
overgracious lover stepped to her side,
murmuring softly, "May I not have the
pleasure Of performing the service OF
opening the door for this tiny, lily
white handr" In the meantime, the
other young man had strobe to the
door, flying it open. and caught the
youngster in his arms, hosting him to
his shoulder, bearing him triumphantly
to his sister and depositing him in her
Lap. The difference between the two
men struck her forcibly. She mar
ried the man who jumped to accom-
plish things without ado.
Graciousness and sweet words are
all very well In courtship's beginning
But they have fashion of wearing
away like goldplate, usually discios
ing brass beneath the polish. Tit
; overpolite lover seldom makes thu
kindest or most considerable husband
The bluff, outspoken man is NOR
often than not diamond In tn
rough. He doesn't make SO much pre-
tentions as to the tenderness of nj
love. He believes woman shoul'
take that for granted. With him, it Il
his deeds that count, not soft prom
ises. The soft-spoken genius does no
take very well or get far with mer
He is of the class that makes dupes o
q women. The man who is natural
!. genuine to his hearts core. He VIII
. is unnatural comes down to his regr
8 lar gait all in good time.
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$4,000 WOMEN
DO MEMS WORK
British Government Appreciates
Efforts Put Forth by
Center Sex.
ARE NO LONGER D0MEsT|cs
Scarcely q Trade But What Has ia
Female Employees - They Are
Even Replacing Men In Build
ina, Mining and Quarrying.

London.-The far-reaching effect on
the Industrial and commercial situa-
ton caused by the formation OF an
army of almost five million men can
not be underestimate, and the gov
eminent was not long In realizing the
vital importance Of maintaining the
output of articles required for the war
and export trade. The wonderful ef-
forts accomplished by the women OF
Great Britain In taking the places OF
men who have Joined the colors are
known In general way to the Ameri-
can public, but 1t Is impossible. with
ont living In England. to form an &C
curate impression Of the extent TO
which the women have answered the
call.
Special efforts are now being made
by the British government to give to
the world a more adequate knowledge
of the success attained by women In
nearly ell branches Of mems work.
According to official statistics which
have Just been issued by the war office
866 900 women and girls have stepped
forward to take the places OF men In
various occupations. This figure does
not include domestic service or EN-
ployment in the millinery or dress
making trade, nor does It comprise the
women who have taken so active 9
part In Red Cross work since the be
ginning Of the war. The latter alone
include more than 1900. :
Women Munition Workers.
A very large proportion Of the tota
mentioned is, of course, due to the ad
vent Of the woman munition worker
and while It Ia quite true that man.
of these women are not, strictly speak
ling. taking the places Of men, 1t 4
nevertheless an undeniable fact tina
they are doing what before the wa
was regarded as strictly mems work
Munition work. however. Is only par
of women's Industrial activity.
A high authority Of the British gov
eminent, to whom the Sun Ii indebte
for these facts, Is authority TOR tn
statement that there are very few IL
dustries or occupations In which th
number Of women has not increased
There are few In which some diret
substitution Of female for male labo
| has not taken place. The chief II
| stances OF decline. in numbers OF won
| en- employed ore domestic service an
| employment In small dressmakin
| workrooms.
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Clothing OF SHUTS Forces Torn
to Shreds in Thornbush
Jungle Fighting.
|aMany Members of Destroyed German
Cruiser koenigsberu's Crew Killed
or captured-Armored Cars the
Il Joy of the Army.

1 Cape Town.-Because Of the diver
sity of Its units-Britons from the
homeland, South African British, Bo-
ers, East Indians, and South African
hatives-General Shuts expedition In
herman East Africa is known popu-
hrly as the ragtime army. The ragged
Army would be an even more appro-
triate designation, for mostly it is
hade up of men whose clothing is in
alters. This Is not due to the wear
nd tear incidental to a rapid trek of
pward of thousand miles, fighting
good part of the way, which many
the regiments have to their credit,
much as to the fact that to get at
e enemy the men frequently have to
leak by main force through jungies
n thick thornbush, which tear their
&thing to shreds and scratch; their
&iies from head to foot. so that on
Merging they generally present the
bearance of being horribly wounded
Zen not a bullet has touched them.
little things like that, with marches
hing from two o'clock In the morn
at which time the columns when
eticable set out, until six o'clock In
Mevening, without drink of water
he way, and often to go into action
INST machine-gun fire before rest
MIN no wise affect the spirit of the
BIS. There is splendid rivalry among
white and colored regiments, In
rance as well as In fighting. A
feels keenly disgraced IL his
q 9Th fails him and he Is compelled
Ii out, so IL he is stricken with
he keeps right on with his com
and tries to joke and sweat II
- his system. The result Is that
jagged army Is made up of men
#4iterally are as hard as nails
gile, powerful fellows, clear OF
nd all skin and muscle.
krmored Cars Their Joy.
Joy of the army Is the armoree
a THE value Of these machines
r. by naval crews cannot be es
tS They have saved hundreds
on from being killed and thou
rom being wounded. They car
ld1{he enemy's machine guns with
OF when ordinary methods wouls
bdsFhtiie as they would be costly II
a fry which offers such extraor
dill Facilities for concealment. Al
iii hon in point is furnished In &C
COT Ne the operations of one Of Gen
erSfh Deventer's columns recent.
en- in driving the Germans GU
OF territory north of the Maheng
sws where they are now kraaied
I4Iursuit took the column into
mon pass most admirably adapte
for purpose of trap. As wa
sur. the Germans had not faile
10 t&advantage Of the opportunit
to ~ stand. The road led throug
a ga into a narrow mex in horse
shoe high wooded hills from whic
eyer41ch of the inclosed space wa
comu3ed. The armored cars, on
at alne, went on toward the ne
whil0e infantry deployed to rigf
and rs of the hills, and began tn
asce1 Nothing happened for awhii'
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Rear Guard Removed.

Doris was rather backward in her
studies. One day when her father
was inquiring into her standing at
school she admitted that she was low
est In her class.
"Why, Doris, am ashamed of you !"
her mother exclaimed. "Why don'e
you study harder and try to get away
from the foot Of the classW
at isn't my fault" Doris replied In
tones Of injured innocence. "The lit
tie girl who has always been at the
foot has left school"
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cIjnched His Assertion.

Anything new in the shown" asked
the local manager. "Yes," answered.
the visiting agent. "The biggest sup
ply of new songs, new faces, new
Jokes ever shown In captivity. Just to
show you the trouble we've taken with
that show, we've been collecting aU
that material for the last ten years."
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A Wasted Life.

"What do you think Of Mr.. Gasserby,
sixty-fve years of age, starting to take
dancing lessonsw
"Poor old fellow!" sighed the tango
fiend.
pathetic, isn't itT
Eyes. Consider all the years he has
lived withaut knowing how to dance y
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-24
The Toiier.

Does q farmer have to work hard.
"Yep. But not as hard as the aver
age person who has to buy what Us
farmers raise"
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While love has daily perils such
AS none foresee and none control.
And hearts are strong so that one toucn
Careless or rough may jar the whole.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-24

seastan Women Suffered Untold Totusoa
but who wants to be Spartan7 Take
"Femenina" for all female disorders.
Price SOC and S1.00.-Adv.
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FOR speedy and effective action Dr.. Pseryss
sTDead Shot has no equal One dose onf8
Will clean out Worms or Tapeworm tnfs 70
hours Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-02-24

In 1917 half century will have
elapsed since the first discovery Of
diamonds in South Africa.
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Monday for wealth,
Tuesday for health,
Wednesday the best day OF all;
Thursday for crosses,
Friday for losses,
Saturday no luck at all.
YOUR WEDDING DAY.

All successful courtships lead to the
altar. The courtship is the greatest
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Do everything reason tells you to "a
unless conscience vetoes It.