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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28
|aOMAKS STRANGE EXPERIENCE
MORE THRILLING THAN FICTION
Mrs. {. O. Wilson's Husband
Tells Story Filled With
Human Interest.
HAD TO SACRIFICE HOME
Friends and Neiehbors Called and Or
fered Encouragement and
Sympathy.
TOME. hope and money gone.

A loving husband and little
daughter tearfully waiting for
the dread summons which would take
away wife and mother.
That, in brief, describes the scene
enacted one October day, a year ago.
when e. o. Wilson and his little
daughter sat in darkened room await
ing the. end they thought near.
This chapter in the story of the Will
son family is one Of sorrow and
suffering, pathos and human interest.
1t is one which touched the hearts of
friends and caused them to pour out
sympathy to Borrowing husband.
Five years ago e. o. Wilson, his wife
and child were happy family. They
moved to Atlanta from Abbeville, s. c.,
so Mr.. Wilson could accept position
ON a newspaper.
Mr.. Wilson prospered and the family
moved into little home Of their own.
Mrs. Wilson took an interest in
church work and in the Woman's Aux
Hilary Of the Typographical union. Her
future looked bright.
1t was in the early part Of 1918 that
the blow fell. But let Mr.. Wilson
tell the story. He can do it better, be-
cause every detail is indelibly stamped
upon his memory.
- Mr.. Wilson's Story.
.SNN name is e. o. Wilson and I
VA live at 1877 Bass street, Attain
a., with my wife and seven-year-
sydaughter. have been a printer
for sixteen years and am a member of
the Typographical Union.
''It is with sense Of gratitude for
being permitted to have with me today
my dear wife that I am voluntarily
making this statement. I want every
body interested to know that it comes
from the bottom Of my heart.
.s'During the spring Of 1913 when I
thought that nothing could impair my
happiness, the blow fell. My wife, un-
I'll that time healthy and strong, was
and nervous and at times had dread
full smothering sensations to the point
of fainting. She would have fearful
headaches, pains in her back and over
! her kidneys and her joints ached all
the time. She got so bad Off that she
couldn't do her housework and had to
take to her bed: She didn't know what
II was to get good nights sleep.
81 called doctor who treated her
eight weeks and she showed no i'm
provement. I took the advice Of an
other doctor and my wife was operated
upon twice and spent IL weeks in two
hospitals with several weeks Of nursing
at home between operations.
"She got weaker and weaker. ! was
desperate. My savings were gone.
was In debt. So I sacrificed my home.
''Driven frantic by my thoughts, l
called in three Atlanta specialists.
This was along in October, 1915. My
wife was a shadow of her former self.
They told me she could not possibly
live more than five days.
'The i've days passed and. although
she still lived, she grew weaker ana
weaker and finally i was told she,
would die within the next few days.
She got where she was too weak TO
talk and could not eat. ! looked for
the end at any time.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28
A earnantuan Meal.

A German-American journalist told
at a banquet In New York a little
story.
aThey are eating whale In Germany
now" he said, "and In scnooi one
day a district visitor nodded to boy
and asked:
"'You, there. boy, do we eat the
flesh of the whaleT
.sY-yes, SIR the boy stammered.
awe do, hey? And what becomes
Gen, of the bbnesY q,
i4swe leave Them said the boy on
skaas of our plates.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28
A Turn Down.

The late Jack London once arranged
with a magazine editor to do q snort
story for $500.
sand" said London, hopefully, the
deal being concluded, "can / have the
money now, before write the stuf"'
The editor gave laugh and shrug.
"Your stories, my dear London" he
said. "are immortal, but you, unfortu-
notely, are not"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28
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II
Flower Stands.

When you get tired OF seeing your
flowers and plants struggling untidily
along the window stills In pots, then
think of the decorative flower stand.
A stand with the zinc lined body for
plants Is practical and a boon to the
plant lover. Also it Is such pretty
thing in itself that II nightly I'M
proves the room in which 1t is placed
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28
Separate Skirts.

Separate skirts have come into fash
ion, after years of neglect. There's
a reason. The universal top-coat, the
short chemise tunic and the ouesioe
blouse have contributed to the INTRO
duction of the separate skirt for al
hours of the day.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28
A Good Dissertation.

"what does shad consist of any
how?" asked the western man who
had never eaten that kind of fish.
"Well,' replied the eastern expert,
at is mostly backbone. wishbone, fun
nybone, and hen some"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28

1xow In the Time to Get Rtd Of Inese
Ugly Spots. 4.

Now n ths Time to Get RID o. Inese
Ugly Spots. :.
w. ~. No longer the slightest neeo %
s.s,,rs~ s.hsmed Of your freckles. az tae
PRESCRIPTION othins = double strength sno,s. "
guaranteed TO remove these =, n othine1donbie
.,rana,Syf rom Your druggist. and apply
little Of i nisht and eSs Mors. a freckiss
onss nave vanished entirely Y !. se ca1raa
mas more than one ounce y neeosn ssytiful
pletely clear the Skin anu
s1 ps sure to ask for the double .rsntse Of
chime, 40 this TO- solo uno New freckiea-
money back u it faiis 20
IN II
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28

Anoint the eyelids with Roman Eye Bal
sam upon retiring at night, and in the
morning observe the refreshed and
strengthened sensation in your eyes upon
arising. Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28

DIR. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet Tor
a iaxatiye-three for a cathartic.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28
New Species.

Mrs. Kncker-Did you enjoy the
star?
Mrs. Newrich-Yes; I think she's a
fine commotional actress.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28

For a practical illustration or econ
omy watch small boy when ne mas
occasion to use soap.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28
r.. l4int SUFFICIENT.

.po. why do you 1nsist on my sing
inr when Mr.. RimleI calisf -
.Well, / don't ike the feiiow, am IN,
- I hate % come right out and tell
him to 60"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28

syop THOSE SHARP SHOOTING PAINS
-Fsmenina" is the wonder woa d - Adv
female disorders. Price VI 90 An1 -
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28

A torpid liver condition prevents proper
food assimilation. Tone UP your liver with
Wright's Indian Vegetable PillA They act
gently sad surely. Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28

Even well-preserved woman may
have an acid disposition
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28
In the Trenches.

DEATH Turks IN A WEAK HEART,
so on first symptoms use "Renovine
and be cured. Delay and pay the awful
penalty. "Renovine" is the hearts
remedy. Price $1.O0 and 5Oc.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28

II you think you can't It's ee
you won't. -
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-04-28

Ajax may have defied the lightning
but he never bumped into a ~" boat.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-02-16
ENDORSED AT HOME
Such Proof as This Should Convince
Anv Medina Citizen

The public endorsement Of local
citizen is the best proof that can be
produced. None better, none strong
er can be had. When man comes for
ward and testifes to his fellow-citi-
zens, addresses his friends and neigh
bors, you may be sure he is thorough
ly convinced or he would not do 80.
Telling ones experience when it is for
the public good is an act of kindness
that should be appreciated. The fol-.
lowing statement given by resident
of Medina adds one more to the many
cases of Home Endorsement which
are being published about Doan's Kid,
ney Pills. Read it. .'
w. A. Miller, 239 North ave., Medi.
ma, says: "Some time ago, I was
troubled with pains in the small Of my.
back. When / bent over, sharp
twinges caught me and it was hard to
straighten up. My kidneys were dis
ordered and the kidney secretions were
scant and too free in passage. / felt
badly. l heard of Doan's Kidney Pills
and got some. They fixed me up in
good shape and cured my trouble"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
cured Mr.. Miller. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-adv IS
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-02-16
WHY EGGS ARE EXPENSIVE

The present high prices of fresh,
eggs are due to the natural low pre-
duction Of eggs at this Eeason Of the
year and large shortage Of storage
eggs. according to M. 9. fitzpatrick,
specialist in poultry husbandry Of the
Ohio State university. Under normal
conditions. only 18 per cent of the to-
tai egg yield is produced during the
months of October, November, Decem-
ber and January, as against 46.2 per.
cent during the months of February,
March, April and May. y
Late Matching is one Of the most inn,
portant factors contributing to poor
winter yield of eggs, according to Mr..
Fitzpatrick. Pullets which have been
hatched early and fed will lay eggs
during the period Of high prices, while
late hatched layers have to be fed
thru this season. They begin their
egg laying when the prices Of eggs
! are low.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-02-16
DElEGATE WRITES
DRY CONVENTION


The following excellent account Of
the recent convention Of the temper
ance forces of Ohio az Columbus was
written for the Sentinel by Mr.. ] n.
Indce of Granger, who was 2 dele
gate.
The first speaker at the opening Of
the convention was Senator Beckham
Of Kentucky, before an audience Of
5000 people at Memorial hail. frO-
hibition, he declared, IS an issue which
should have the support of every pO-l
htical party and every Individual Of
every political party.
II am 4 Democrat myself" he am
nOunced, "and would liye to see my
own party get the benefit Of every
good thing that comes along, but \
am not a monopolist. There is enough
a prohibition to 90 around and am ali
ways glad to see the Republicans get
their share Of 1t. I hope the two
parties will get together on it in the
state of Ohio
He described the anti-saloon league
n fight In Kentucky from the start AZ
years ago, while he was governor and
said Kentucky will follow close on
the heels Of Ohio in adopting state
wide prohibition. We will be ready
to vote on q prohibition amendment by
y 1918 and we are going to wipe the
mint julep off the map of Kentucky.
\ And that Is not all; 1t will only be q
few years till there will be in con-
\ gress the necessary two-thirds major
ity to force the submission of a nation
al prohibition amendment. No good
ever came out of the saloon and no
good will ever come out Of it.
Modern science has done nothing
greater than To point out that alcohol
and intoxicants produces incalculable
injury, both physical and mental short
ening life and decreasing efficiency.
am not arraying myself against the
men who are engaged In the liquor
business, but against the business, anC
when we finally destroy the business
we should do all in our power to hell
the liquor men into respectable occu1
pations. YIN
Fl believe prohibition is just as gooC
for Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo anC
Columbus, as any rural community ii
the state. It is the best thing thai
Il can happen to any. community.
think there will be no saloon, distiller!
or brewery in Kentucky, Ohio or an!
other state. M
Mr.. Beckham said opium is a ba,
thing, but the man who Is under tn
influence Of it is very quiet and it Of
ten puts him to sleep. But the maj
who is under the influence of drinl
quite often wants to shoot up the towr
He said, in talking to friend tina
drank, the friend said, II believe tha
] have the right to 60 to saloo
when ever ! want to, but / sometime
drink too much and / am almost pei
suaded to vote against the traffic be
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-02-16

states. AT that statement 4 roar of
laughter went up At the expense Of
MI. Bryan, who laughed with the rest.
When The cheering stopped the speak
Eet sAld. u meant there wenif have
been no Theodore Roosevelt Il It had
not been for the cOlored men on San
Juan hiilD
He thought the time was coming
when d man, II. he was clean and up
right and worked for the welfare Of
the nation and obeyed It's laws, would
Be respected and treated as man,
whether, his head was covered with
crinkly hair, 0r whether his skin was
white and head cover with an al
abaster box, which caused more laugh
ter. @
The National Fight BY w. B. Wheel
i er, General Consul Of the anti-saloon
league. He gave 81 history Of what
the league had done and told of the
recent victory at Washington by the
Supreme Court pphoiding the Web
Kenyon law. This law provides that
liquor shall not be shipped into any
state c0htrarytO the will Of that state
and also the United States Senate has
passed. by 2 vote OF So to S2, 1the
Sheppard bill, by which'it ID hoped TO
make the District Of Columbia dry.
I Talk on Organization by Rev. Bat
man Of Youngstown. Ohio will not
60 dry by just enthusiasm, we must
organize and organize in groups. Let
the business men work with the busi-
ness men and the young people pc
formed into groups and have 2 leader
for eacn group ana organize 80 tha'
each voter can ue FeacheI
! Address Of Hon. w. ]. Bryan, Be-
fore an audience that packed Memor.
ial hal, he applied the cold water test
! to the Democratic party Of Ohio and
v found strong traces Of alcohol. The
\ discovery was not discouraging, either
to himself Or his audience. "Prohi-
biticn is moving forward more rapidly
today than even 4, with my sanguint
temperament could have expected.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-02-16

How to Interest the Working Man,
by j. @. Lewis Of Columbus. In
starting his speech, he said, II am
reader of the Bible and / find that
Jesus Christ was the first one who
ever came to this earth to try and
make a heaven here, and to make the
crookedest things he found here
straight" He said he had always
been a working man and was still a
working man. The working man not
only reads, but he is a thinker. And
he is willing to listen to anything that
will benefit him. But if you want to
reach him, you must see his wife, be-
cause the wife is the head Of the house
and he said, II know, because am
married. Don't send a hypocrite to
talk to them but send those that will
tell them the truth We wantypreach-
ers in the fight but it will do no good
to tell us about the heaven in the skies
whilst we are looking at the serpent
in the glass here" He told the story
Of the Irish soldier who was about to
60 into a battle and he asked the
chaplain what kind of fight he
j thought it was going to be---a skirm-
ish, or a hand-to-hand fight. The
Chaplain said it looked very much like
a man-to-man fight. After they had
gotten into the heat Of battle the chap-
lain found Pat sitting on a man and
he said, "Pat, what are you doing
here when the battle is raging all
around you 2" Pat replied, Didn't
you tell me that it was going to be a
man to man fight, and have got me
man." So if you go out into the bat
tie for a dry state man for man and
get your man, Ohio will 60 dry"
The lesson learned at the convention
was this: That all the dry forces
agreed that the saloon was no benefit
to mankind, morally, physically or fl
nancially, while few would like to
have made some changes in the meas
ure that was adopted-strike out a
few things and add others. One man
said tobacco was wet. But when a
vote was taken to accept the measures
as they were read, from where I was
sitting, ] saw less than half dozer
rise to their feet to approve them
One delegate told me he had been 8
red-hot party prohibitonist, and ht
was just as bitter against tobacco al
he was against the saloon. But wher
asked him the question if he though
Ohio would go dry by putting in {
plank prohibiting the sale and manu-
| facture Of tobacco he said, "No, ant
you could not make Ohio dry by max
ing it a party issue. You would divide
the dry forces and that is what tn,
liquor element would like to see. Zea
without good common sense back O
it would not win in any fight that i
for the betterment and uplift of hu
manity." Be ye wise as serpent
. and as harmless as doves, is the di
vine command.
j The spirit and feeling that prevail
, ed the convention was pleasing an
/ inspiring to those who were optomis
' tic and believed that this nation
rapidly advancing along he lines Q
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-02-16

when It WIS said you could tell q
Democrat BY his breath ard people
used to think you could tell q Democrat
bv the way lie wabbled when he walk
'ei. But tiiat time has passed. The
Democratic party has voted IL states
dry, and Ohio Democrats have good
Chance to make this state the 18th car
ried into the dry column under a
Democratic banner.
IF God spares my life for 20 years,
| shall see women standing beside the
men, sharing the ballot With Wom-
ans conscience joined to mans judge
|ment, / shall see the saloon driven out
81 the United States for evermore.
| And shall see my nation leading the
world to higher ground and building
| its peace on the philosophy Of the man
| Of Galilee.n
Mr.. Bryan referred to that temper
ance party Of 8 1000 years ago and won
dered where that man who was in
Icharge of those Hebrew boys got his
pattern from. He was afraid the boys
Iwho did not drink wine would not be
80 fair and fat in the flesh as those
Iwho drank wine. But the boys said,
"Prove us for ten days and see, then
4 deal with us as thou seeist," and from
that day to this the test has been
made with the same result. A young
college man who came to offer assis-
tance in the coming campaign by fur
lnishing glee clubs and in doing any
thing he could to help the cause, said
| the boys in college who let liquor
alone were the best athletes, could en-
j dure mare and make better foot ball
players than those who drank.
4 Union Labor and the Liquor Traffic,
by Senator Jones Of Minnesota. He
said they tell us when you make a
city dry you hurt the business Of that
city. Men do not get the employ
ment and the wages they would if the
city was not dry. So he took the fl
cures of, dry Denver to prove that all
trades were getting just as much for
their labor as those in wet cities, and
when he came to the brick layers he
turned to one of the speakers, who
| was a Columbus man, and asked him
how much the brick layers were re-
ceiying in Columbus for their work
!, which Is 20 cents per hour or $3.50
!. per day. The bricklayer in Denver is
J. receiving 500 per day, or $1.40 pei
! day more than is paid in Columbus.
I'll He said the claim was made that the
/ saloon was the poor mn's club and he
, said it was, but it was the club that
4 beat the senses out Of the poor man
, II a man can not get along without
) the saloon, he had better set up one il
! his own house. Buy gallon o.
whiskey, turn it over to his wife ant
: when he wants to drink, pay her JUS
y the same as he would the bar-tende,
! and when he has got it all drunk VI
K she will have enough to buy anothe
3 gallon Of whiskey and So besides.
ii And If this continues a few year
J. she will have enough money to bur,
7 him decently when he dies, buy !.
y house and lot, marry decent felloy
+ to help her forget the first one.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-02-16

cause Of my boys, who are growing up.
There is one thing that hinders me-
the revenue we get out Of Il. z
MI. BeckhaSn said he told him the
aaloon keepers were yery pc0r tax
collectors and he asked him how much
he thought he spent IN the saloon in
q year. He replied about 500. Now,
If it cost the saloon keeper for The
LIQUOR and the revenue On it-$2O for
what he sold him, the saloon-keeper
could put $50 in his pocket. Hadn't
YOU better pay $40 into the treasury
yourself and the $50 in your own
pocket lssAla l Y IA n fS r
M. Osborn, former governor Of
Michigan, was the next speaker. He
said he had talked to people since his
qrrival at Columbus Tuesday, and
found only one man who said he would
vote wet on constitutional amend
ment. Ohio is going dry twenty
years from now and the people Of this
land other states will look back and
wonder how conditions could ever be
what they were.
j. al. White, superintendent Of the
lOhio Anti-saloon league, after giving
his report, said:
III have property In Columbus that
is valued on the tax duplicate for
$4,000. on which there is a mortgage
| IF $2, 800 and I would mortgage IL for
| III it was worth and give every dollar
Iof it if that would make Ohio dry.
"Of the women's fight, Mrs. Rich
ards, state president Of the w. G. T,
| u. said, "Ohio will not go dry unless
The 4,3OO women Of Ohio help to make
Hit dry. She gave a history from the
time the crusade started, A years ago
up to the present time and said, BE.
Ihold at last male child is born"
Of the farmer in the fight, I. ]
Tabor, master Of Ohio State Grange
gave d good talk. He said the Grangt
twas almost solid against the liquoi
traffic; and paid Mr.. White, superin'
tendent of the league q very high com
Ipliment, stating you could not only
| rely On what he said, but he was al
ways III Cuc ITUItt III CNGIy GhvAt ~
benefit the community in which h
lived.
| The Sunday school in the fight b!
i A. I. Arnold He said, ut is as
| mighty army moves the church 3
| God; but it is only in the last fev
years that they have moved together
\ and, because that mighty army Is unit
ed, Ohio will go dry"
4 The colored people in the hight, 3
Rev Gillian Of Columbus. He sal
/ u few years ago when they voted o
the liquor question in Columbus, ther
/ was a good deal said about the colore
J lyote and people baked that it woul
i he hindrance in making Columbu
ildry. But in q section OF the cit
{ where they voted three to one againf
{. the saloon and in another section Q
the city the white people voted Jui
I the opposite. He talked a good de'
4 about what the colored people had dor
sIfer the nation and that the colore
Y men were the ones who made The'
! ldore Roosevelt, president Of the Unite
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-02-16

civic righteousness. We were not
only told at the convention Of whai
had been accomplished in the last few,
years along the line of tempsrSsies
but we know from our own experiences
of the progress that has been made IN
the last quarter Of a century. Twenty
five years ago the preacher in the pull
pit and the man in the pew were far
frop being popular. They were not
sailing with the breeze, nor going
with the tide. But today the preach
er and the layman who does not come
on. against the liquor traffic is just as
unpopular as the so-called temper
ance cranks Of twenty-five years ago.