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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

No matter what ails your child,
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
If your little one is out of sorts,
half-sick, isn't resting, eating and act
ing naturally-look. Mother! see if
tongue Is coated. This is q sure sign
that the little stomach, liver and bow
els are clogged with waste. When
cross, irritable, feverish, stomach sour
breath bad or has stomach-ache, diar-
rhea, sore throat. full of cold, give n
teaspoonful of California Syrup of
Figs" and in few hours all the con-
stipated poison, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out of the lit
tie bowels without gripping, and you
have n well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless "fruit laxative" because
it never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies. chill
dren of all ages and for grown-ups
printed on each bottle.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for bottle of "Cal-
ifornia Syrup Of Figs" then see that
it is made by the California Fig Syrup
Company."-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
IRAN AWAY" TO JOIN SCOUTS.

Boys used to run away from home
to Ego out West and fight injuns."
Nowadays when the need Of excite
ment overpowers them, they only have
to join the boy scouts to have all the
interesting experiences their nature
requires.
"We couldn't get into the army, SO
we came to Omaha to join the boy
scouts"
This was the explanation Of four
boys, Otto Watson, James Lipps. Hugh
McHenry and Alfred Cook. when the
police took them into custody at the
Omaha Union station at an early hour
one morning recently. They were from
Falls City, Neb., and their parents
notified the Omaha police to be on the
watch for them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Do This After You Eat
Hot Weather "Out of Fix" Stomachs
Easily Put Right

When hot weather comes, stomach
and bowel miseries begin. Strong,
sound stomachs as well as weak ones
are easily affected by the harmful
gases and acids so often produced in
the things we eat and drink during
hot weather. Winter-Nature's ice
box, is gone-hOt weather breeds
the poisonous germs that cause pto-
maine poison in all its many forms.
Every one knows that the after-eat-
ing nausea, belching, that wretched,
bloated, "lumpy" feeling, sour stom-
ach, heartburn, food repeating, and
other forms of indigestion and dys-
pepsia are far more frequent during
hot weather. 1t is the time when you
have to guard constantly against an
upset stomach and the many ills that
are always apt to follow. Then again
we have the worlds war to win
with the change of diet and extra
work which means we must all care.
fully guard our stomachs this year
keep ourselves fit and fine.
A marvellous relief and prevention
has been found for stomach sufferers,
which makes it possible for you to eat
the things you like best without
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Short and Pointed MESSAGE.

Few women have been SO hard
worked since the war as Mrs. Bran
well Booth. wife of the Salvation Army
chief. But in her scant leisure Mrs
Bramwell Booth can tell good story.
One of them concerns a certain drunk
ard who fell into the hands of the
Salvation Army.
"He had been drunk for so long
said Mrs. Bramwell Booth, that he
was able to give us very little infor-
nation about himself. Eventually
however, We discovered that he was
married and that his deserted wife
lived in town in the Midlands. We
Immediately telegraphed to her: I'VE
have found your husband In a very
short time we got the reply: You
can keep him! ="
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
A Washout.

Elsie arrived home one evening with
beautiful silver-mounted walking
stick and her younger sister was anx-
ious to know whence it came. But
Elsie would not tell, so the curious
one asked her father to obtain the in
formation for her.
II found it," Elsie poutingly said to
her father, floating on the waves one
day when l was bathing"
But two days later Elsie's sister said
to Elsie, "Come, tell me! What is his
name?"
"Name" repeated Elsie blankly
what do you mean?"
II mean, DEAR" said Elsie's sister,
that last night tried to make that
stick of yours float in the bath, and
well, darling, it sank!"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

single unpleasant thought of what
may follow. EATONIC Tablets, good
tasting, quick acting, and absolutely
harmless, have already proven an I'M
told blessing to thousands of people.
One or two EATONIC Tablets after
meals work wonders. They sweeten
and purify the stomach by neutraliz.
ing the trouble-making acids and gases
and stop the gripping pains of indiges-
ton and other stomach and bowel
disturbances.
And the best part of it is-you can
be your own judge. Just try EATONIC.
Let your own stomach tell you the
truth. II you are not pleased then
they don't cost you one penny.
Druggists are amazed at the aston.
ishing reports from EATONIC users.
who have found EATONIC a quick,
wonderful relief for stomach ailments.
So we tell you to get a large box Of
EATONIC from your druggist, whom
you know and can trust, and then
II EATONIC is not suited 70 your case,
return 1t TO your druggist at once and get
back your money. That's q fair, square
oner. Every person 10 urged to make the
test. Let your own stomach tell you the
truth. So start using EATONIC today.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
PHTHlSlS AS DEADLY AS WAR
Expert Says That in Four Years 1t
Has Killed as Many as Have
Died in Battle.

The war has served effectually to
disclose that during the four years of
hOstilities mortality from tuberculosis
in the civilian population and in the
armies of all the countries engaged has
at least Appropriated the total number
of soldiers killed in battle, according
To DR.. Livingstone Farrand. As direc-
tor of the American commission for
the prevention of tuberculosis in
France Doctor Farrand will resume
his work overseas within a few days.
He returned to the United States for
graduation exercises of the University
of Colorado, of which he is president.
ITO make our country really safe
for democracy we must first make it
healthy" is the slogan Doctor Farrand
suggests.
OF the men called to the colors in
this country's first draft summons 3d.
900 were found to be tubercular, his
appeal states. This, it declares, is one
of the striking indications of the prev
alence of the disease in the United
States
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Gosh

Old Lady-Tut. tut, Do you know
what becomes of little boys who tell
fibS?
Willie IIibrOw Gagged five)-Oh, that
is an optional matter with the boys
parents. Some are fOolishly threat
ened with eternal damnation; corporal
punishment is inflicted on some; 9th
crS are incarcerated for short periods
of time in cellars, sheds and closets or
are Inundated. by being put prema-
turely to bed. Others are subjected to
a course of light mental gymnastics
containing Il Smattering child psychol-
Ogy, psych0pathy, psychomancy, often
times with an element of alectryo-
macy of dactylomancy. After all the
question is one of belief in or
against personal devil. Personally,
L
Out the good old lady was gasping
for breath.)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
! am Sincere! Stop CaIome|!
Guarantee Dodson'S Liver Tone
Listen to me! Calomel sickens and you may lose
days work. If bilious, constpated or
headachy read my guarantee.

personal money-back guarantee that
each spoonful will clean your sluggish
liver better than n dose of nasty Gallo
mel and that it won't make you sick.
DOdson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morn
ing, because you will wake up feeling
fine, your liver will be working; head
ache and dizziness gone; stomach will
be sweet and bowels regular.
/ DodsOn's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and can
not salivate. Give it to your children.
Millions Of people are using Dodson's
Liver Tone instead of dangerous Gallo
mel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale Of calomel is almost
stopped entirely here.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel
fine and cheerful; make your work a
pleasure; be vigorous and full Of am
bitiOn. But take no nasty, dangerous
calomel, because it makes you sick
and you may lose days work.
CalOmel is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite. breaking it up. That's when
you feel that awful nausea and cramp-
ing.
Listen to me! If you want to enjoy
the incest. gentlest liver and bowel
cleansing you ever experienced. just
take a spoonful of harmless Dodsons
Liver Tone tonight. Your druggist or
dealer sells you a bottle of DodsAs
Liver Tone for q few cents under my
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
New Source of Alcohol.

Through seizure of still i'm n bak-
cry in New Mexico, where quantity
of alcohol was discovered that had
been distilled from bake-oven fumes,
there is considerable discussion as to
the feasibility of manufacturing alcO-
hoi as Il by-prOduct of bread. The
affair, the vapor from the bread being
conducted from the oven into worm
which passed through barrel of wa
ter for cooling. 1t is believed large
quantities of alcohol can be manu-
army bake shops.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
SCOUT WAR GARDEN MARKET.

The scouts of Globe. Ariz., are work.
ing a 40-acre irrigated farm on a
profit-sharing basis. They are also
building a market in Globe, and the
produce will be brought - miles to
market every morning by truck.
Fifty chickens will provide eggs,
and the camp will have cow. The
scouts will raise their own food, and
each boy will stay in camp for at least
a month. The big mining companies
of the city are behind the project and
raised $1,000 to finance it
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Queered Himself Right There.

She was about to marry Mr.. Money
bags, and it was a case of May and
December. A party was given to cele-
brate the engagement, and one of the
guests was requested by the hostess
to sing.
"Yes, do, Mr.. SweetnOte." remarked
the prospective bride. do you hap
pen to remember My Sweetheart When
BOy|"
Great Scot" exclaimed the vocalist.
Remember him. You must take me
for a centenarian
He was not invited to the wedding.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
SCOUT TROOP HAS CLUB ROOM.

Most scoutmasters are able to give
only an evening and possibly part Of
Saturday to their troops, but in some
communities they go farther than that.
Scoutmaster Harry Johnson Of Troop
No. /. Valparaiso. Ind. reports that
his troop and the others in Valparaiso
maintain headquarters open at all
times. fitted up like clubrOoms.
Each scout carries his own key and
is privileged to come and 90 at will.
These rooms have been maintained for
the last year
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
GIRLS! USE LEMONS
FOR SUNBURN, TAN
Try Il! Make this lemon lotion
to whiten your tanned or
freckIed skin.

Squeeze the juice of two lemons in
to bottle containing three ounces of
Orchard White, shake well, and you
have a quarter pint of the best freckle,
sunburn and tan lotion, and complex
ion whitener. at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of Orchard White for a
few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face, neck, arms
and hands and see how quickly the
freckles. sunburn. windburn and tan
disappear and how clear, soft and
white the skin becomes. Yes! 1t is
harmless.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
May Restore Canals.

China, in its pressing need for trans
portation facilities, is considering the
restoration of its old-time system of
canals, of which there were at one
time 10000 miles within the empire.
Centuries before the Christian era the
great rivers of the celestial empire
were diverted from their natural
ways.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
FOR SICK HEADACHE
TRY THIS MILD AND
SURE REMEDY. FINE
FOR BILIOUSNESS

Bilious headaches are due to inactive
liver. Stir up your liver get IL working
right again, get your bowels regulated.
the posons cleaned out and you will feel
like new person. Do this by taking
BONDS LIVER PILLS. one each night
for two or three nights. large bottle
costs only 25c at any drug store. They
are mild. safe: never grippe. yet thorough
in action.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Read to the Children,

When children read book to them
selves the words do not leave the same
impression upon their minds as when
they hear them read aloud. When
some one reads book to them they
learn how to pronounce those words
which puzzled them; and IL they do
not know the meaning, it Is easy to
ask,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Watch Your Skin Improve.

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
off Ointment in five minutes with Gu
ticura Soap and hot water. For free
sample address "Cuticura, Dept. K,
Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment 25 and 50.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
In Nowise PLAYFUL.

Il understand you have quit play
ing politics?"
Il never played politics" replied
Senator Sorghum. "When 1 went into
a campaign l never left the other fell
low enough of a chance to warrant
calling il any kind of a game"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Extreme View.

ELLA is getting daft about this SAN
itary pure food business"
YES; she won't even listen to a
fellows chaff unless it is pure nom
sense"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Clean Your Combs.

Instead of washing combs. clean
them by brushing and pulling a piece
Of cotton through the teeth, always
changing it as it gets sOiled. then rub
with q clean cloth.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

No Worms in q Healthy Child
All children troubled with worms have IN IN
healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as .
rule. there is moro less stomach disturbance
GROVES TASTnLESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or thrce weeks will enrich the blood, inn
prove the digestion, and act General Strength
ening Tonic TO the whole system. Nature will then
throw on dispel the worms. and the Child will be
In perfect health. Pleasant TO take &c per bottle
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
MAKING Guncotton Safe.

GuncOttOn, properly made and COM
pletely purified from "free" or uncom-
bined acid, is not liable to spontaneous
combustion. Such guncOttOn kept for
many years, shows no tendency to
chemical change, however gradual.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Quite True.

"Crime has generally an excuse"
"What is it,"
"There is usually a warrant for It."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Accounted For.

"The company listened to his story
with bated breath"
"Of course; wasn't it a fish story?"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
RED CROSS STORY,

RED CROSS STORY.
Red Cross Ball Blue and what It
will do seems like an old story, but it's
true. Red Cross Ball Blue is all blue.
No adulteration. Makes clothes whittier
than snow. Use 1t next washday. All
good grocers sell it.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Ooino Their Bit.

Graham is extremely patriotic and
careful in his observations of meatless
days etc. The other day he turned TO
his mother and said, Nuns, what ami
NAL is il that goes for days without
Il drink OF water? Is it n camel?" His
mother told him it was. After pause
he looked up. his eyes sparkling. THE
dear, dear things. Doing their bit -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Better Mot Trv

A man may be a hopeless idiot, but
if he admires woman you can't con-
vince her that he is crazy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
The Usual Place,

Don't cry. little boy. You'll get
your reward in the end" 81 s'pose so.
That's where l allus do git it."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Summer Dianhneas

can be controlled more quickly with GROVES
BABY BOW Ell MEDICINE and IL Is absolutely
harmless. Just effective for Adults ~ for
Children.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

A woman's missing sense Of humor
has saved many a man from making
q fool of himself.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

It's easy for women to keep secrets
that are not interesting.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

Haunted houses may be curtainless
and still have shades.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

Love may intoXicate a man, but mar
rage SoherS him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

Even the unsociable physician never
objects TO paying visits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Like Rice Flour.

Like Rice Flour.
Willie-What's a substitute, dadf
Crabshaw-Anything that costs
more than the real article.-Life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

That Is II He Isn't q Scout.
"What does a person usually grow
in his garden?"
"Tired."-Boys' Life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
Could Tell Him.

Could Tell Him.
'Miss Oldbird keeps Inc guessing. !
never know what she Is about"
"Oh, she's about forty-five."
Invisible patches ought to be used
in fixing up quarrels.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23
important TO Mothera

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that II
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

VUuO &c Women as we'll as men
w IN 40 are made miserable by
tn kidney and bladder trou-
~ BILE. Thousands recon-
pT MT mend DIR. Kilmer's
LII ANAO Swamp Root. the great
kidney medicine. At druggists in large
and medium size bottles. You may re-
ceive a sample size by Parcel Post, also
pamphlet telling about it. Address DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. N. Y, and
enclose ten cents, also mention this paper.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-08-23

Some people seem To think that loud
talk makes a sound argument.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31
Wins 4 HUSBAND
BY PITCHING nay
KANSAS STUDENT Her MATE IN
HARVEST, PICKS HER FoR
His MaUD MULLER
UAGSAL R0Ea3;;iE TED III court
Young Woman Also Wins Suit for
Cac;s Pay t1hen Che SILL Was
farm Hand

Wichita, Kan.-EI2ui Muller, &C.
corGing to Whittier ralied the meadow
sweet with hay, ana forgot all about
her briar torn gown, ard her graceful
ankles, bare and brown, as she won
the heart OF the judge. Bat Iary l..
Bennett, Kansas IIaud lluller, won
her sweetheart while welding a pitch
fork and wearing blue denim overalls
This is the story that Mary told ana
she has husband to prove IT, and she
made her word good enough for
court to order her employers to pay
her s52, which she hGd earned by max
iLg q "hard" IN bayfield,
Mary Bennett, is an orphan, with
sister living il Texas. At the death cf
her parents she vent to live win
neighbors, lIr. AMI Mrs. Peter Jasoa.
in Sedswick county. She grew To
young wolnanhood in her home, ard
during the summer she vas Eaid the
regular wages oe a farm haa'l: She
was strong and yo:as and as good i
farm hand a. the average man.
For three years rLa.% Een,eit pitch
cd hay alongside the Len. Last scnl-
Iner Charles Lee was ona OF the work.
ers in the fled The girl ard the
young man worked size by siGc. Hr
was college student working to
earn money to hep pay his way thru
school. They got along SO well 1t thoii
laying AMI in the wheat fields thai
! ce decided they would he exception
s.iy good teammates for life.
Lee was graduated early in May
and was offered job at wichita. He
first went to the Jason hone ana took
Mary over to minister, and they
were married. Then he went TO work
When Mary LETT the Jason house
hold she said tho .IaGnr's n -,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31

S76 in wages which they refused to
pay. So the young husband hired a
l4wyer and suit was brought in Judge
Grover Pierpont's court for the money.
Mrs. Lee, as witness told how shc
had pitched hay Il hours a day, day
in and day out, for three years, and
tlushingly admitted to the court that
she and Lee had made love over their
p-tchforks.
The Jasons maintained that they
had helped rear her and had taken
care of the girl, when she was ILL
Judge Pierpont decided that Mrs. Lee
snould pay for care during her illness
ard awarded her $50 in cash and told
Jason he did not want any delay in
payment as the young couple needed
the cash for furniture.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
November 5

Lesson Title: Appetite and Coed.
Lesson Text: Genesis 25:27.
Golden Text: Every man that striv-
eth in the games eXerciseth self
control in al things. Now they do
ii 10 receive a corruptibie crown;
bu, we en- incrruptibie. | Corin-
thians 9:25.
l. Hair-Trigger Men and Women.
When ESau came in from his hunt
ing trip he wanted something to eat
and he wanted it right off. He was
like a hungry boy just rushing in
from school. So he offered his birth
right fer mess of potlage. He had
a nair-trigger disposition which de-
sired Indulgence. There are many
such people today. Their disposition
leads Cften to anger and to selfish
ness. Il is a disposition often found
and easily acccntuaied in childhood.
1t requires discipline, by self ana by
others, or il will prove dangerous
master.
II. The First Born.
Being the oldest child has some
disadvantages. So much more is eX-
pected of you! Mary Antin says that
in the Orient it brings heavy cares
and if the family is poor it may
drain away a mans strength. Birth
rights are after all only other names
for birth-dutics.
The EXpository Times tells this
story. ''ln Japan at meal-times the
elder son is served first, and the sec.
ond next, and so on. But if there arc
very little children they are not OBJ.
iiged 10 wait. SO a curious name i.
given in Japan to the second son
He is called master Cold-Rice." Thi.
is because it is supposed that as ht
has TO wait till all his elders, anC
also the babies, have been helped
his rice will not be very hot wher
he gets it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-31

dStk@Me@nN}ort !. @N
N RoY KNouNon

everybody supposed hm but
will take a Carrot Week to really test our patriotism
hand Foch this He pitching great ball and has
Prince Ludendof Won Below Rupprecht Won
Boehm and Hndy.
LITTLE SLICE OF LIFE
A private soldier, seeing town,
Had I1 been W, working kg at it. AL all Day lay Long iOng
He had a weared look in his
NAnd he leaned up against amppost
WMAnd And took no intsssst in passing events
Take me to quiet place .
Where Where can can get or rested sa%,u5v up b pit n and
am from Oregon and got
A twenty-four off to see TINS Town.
Z used to work end Of
Two crosscut .
showed the the other
And he showed 1t back at
AND AND ssasS. sssa t. Ya nss pss; Tsss ss Strong
But overesimated
haven't a thing here today. -
AN znesS esarmssbe e sistiS faa o1 0s
Would come along have
- Saluted for twelve hours straight -
Brownings gun good deal better that his poetry
THE YOUNG LADY DOOR.
wants know she clean her gloves with gasoline Sunday
a of American might
&. - To give Jack Peshng house and lot,
L" Take the advice of Governor Dix
And shoot that gentleman on the spot
K ''''' CARRY
theaters prohibited smoking
unging Remember the girls must keep morale The
fag's the thing.