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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01

the inside Of the case critically and
swearing admiringly to himself. hand
ed it over to Louis Savoy. With nu-
merous by garsr' he finally surren-
dered it to Prince. and they noticed
that his hands trembled and his eyes
took on a peculiar softness. And so
! it passed from horny hand to horny
hand-the pasted photograph Of a wo-
man, the clinging kind that such men
fancy, with babe at the breast Those
who had not yet seen the wonder were
keen with curiosity: those who had be-
came silent and retrospective. They
could face the pinch of famine. the
grip of scurvy or the quick death by
field or flood, but the pictured SEM
blance of stranger woman and child
made women and children Of them all.
Never have seen the youngster yet
He's boy, she says, and two years
old" said the stranger as he received
the treasure back. A lingering mo-
ment he gaZed upon it. then snapped
the case and turned away, but not
quick enough to hide the restrained
rush Of tears.
Malemute Kid led him to a bunk
and babe him turn in.
Call me at 4. sharp. Don't fail me-"
were his last words. and a moment
later he was breathing in the heavi-
ness of exhausted sleep.
by JOve. he's plucky chap!" COM
.s4Vl
after seventy-fve miles with the dogs.
and then the trail again. Who is he,
Kid?'
Jack WestOndale. Been in going on
three years, with nothing but the name
OF working like a horse. and any
amount of bad luck to his credit
never knew him, but Sitka Charley
told me about him"
1T seems hard that a man with
sweet young wife like his should be
putting In his years in this God for
saken hole. where every year counts
two on the outside"
THE trouble with him is clean grit
and stubbornness. He's cleaned up
twice with a stake, but lost it both
times"
Here the conversation was broken
off by an uproar from BEETLES. for the
effect had begun to wear away. And
soon the bleak years of monotonous
grub and deadening toll were being
forgotten in rough merriment Male
mute Kid alone seemed unable TO lose
himself and cast many an anxious look
at his watch. Once he put on his nit
tens and beaver skin cap and. leaving
the cabin. fell to rummaging about in
the cache.
Nor could he wait the hour desig-
mated. for he was fifteen minutes ahead
Of time in rousing his guest. The
young giant had stiffened badly. and
brisk rubbing was necessary to bring
him to his feet. He tottered painfully
out Of the cabin. to find his dogs har-
messed and everything ready for the
start. The company wished him good
luck and a short chase. willie Father
Roubeau. hurriedly blessing him, led
the stampede for the cabin. and small
wonder. for 1t is not good to face "a
degrees below zero with naked ears
and hands.
Malemute Kid saw him to the main
trail and there. gripping his hand
heartily. gave him advice.
You'll find a hundred pounds Of
salmon eggs on the sled" he said
The dogs will 90 as far on that as
with one hundred and ffty Of fish, and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
BROWNING Best Talker.

Among the Victorian literary men,"
says a writer in the Manchester eng
land) Guardian, 1.-The best talker, by
common consent, was Browning. All
the chrOniclers agree that among Vic
tOrian nOtables there was no more Wig
orous and inexhaustible gossip than
Browning. Together with James Rus
sell Lowell, the talker par excellence
among Americans resident in England,
he seemed determined to prove how
thOroughgoing a man Of the world it
was possible for a poet to be-"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
Origin Of assassin"

The drug hashish or Indian hemp.
for which Egyptians will pay such a
high price, has given us our word,
assassin" These desperadoes form
ed originally a secret society in Per-
STA, relates London Chronicle, in the
eleventh century. members of which
were under vow Of blind obedience
to their chief. They were called upon
to perpetrate the most atrOcious deeds,
and before these ruffians were sent
out to perform their grewsome tasks
they were given hashish, by which
they were thrown into a kind Of &C.
stasy or intoxicatiOn. Hence they were
called "IIashishin," meaning hemp
eaters. The word became part of
Western languages. but was changed
into "assassins."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01

and jest and song and tales of past
| adventure went round the board.
Aliens from dozen lands, they toast
ed each other and all. 1t was the Eng
lishman, Prince. who pledged Uncle
Sam. the precocious infant of the new
world" the Yankee, BEETLES. who drank
to The Queen, God bless herr and to-
gether Savoy and Meyers, the German
trader. changed their cups to Alsece
and Lorraine.
Then Malemute Kid arose. cup in
hand. and glanced at the creased pa
per window. where the frost stood full
three inches thick-"A health to the
man on trail this night; may his grub
hold out; may his dogs keep their legs;
may his matches never miss fire.
Crack, Crack! They heard the IA
miliar music of the dog whip. the whin-
ing howl of the Malemutes and the
crunch of sled as it drew up to the
cabin. Conversation languished while
they waited the issue.
An old timer-cares for his dogs
and then himself" whispered Male
mute Kid to Prince as they listened to
the swapping jaws and the wolfish
snarls and yelps Of pain which pro-
claimed to their practiced ears that
the stranger was beating back their
dogs while he fed his own.
Then came the expected knock, sharp
and confident, and the stranger enter
ed. Dazzled by the light, he hesitated
moment at the door, giving to all a
chance for scrutiny. He was a strik-
ing parsonage and a most picturesque
Standing six foot two or three. with
proportionate breadth of shoulders and
depth Of chest, his smooth shaven face
nipped by the cold to a cleaning pink.
his long lashes and eyebrows white
with ice. and the ear and neck flaps of
his great wOlfskin cap loosely raised.
he seemed, Of a verify, the frost king.
just stepped in out of the night
Clasped outside his mackinaw jacket,
a beaded belt held two large Colts re-
volvers and hunting knife. while he
carried, in addition to the inevitable
largest bore and latest pattern. AS he
came forward, for all his step was firm
and elastic, they could see that fatigue
bore heavily upon him.
An awkward silence had fallen, but
his hearty What cheer. my lads 2" put
them quickly at ease. and the next in
slant Malemute Kid and he had grip
ped hands. Though they had never
met, each had heard Of the other, and
the recognition was mutual. A sweep
ing introduction and a mug of punch
were forced upon him before he could
explain his errand.
How long since that basket sled
with three men and eight dogs pass
ed?" he asked.
IAN even two days ahead. Are you
after themT
Yes; my team. Run them off under
my very nose. the cuSses. I've gained
two days on them already-pick them
up on the next run"
Reckon they'll show spunk?" asked
Belden in order to keep up the CONVEX
sation. for Malemute Kid already had
the cOffeepOt on and was busily frying
bacon and moose meat.
The stranger significantly tapped his
revolvers.
"When'd yeh leave Dawson?'
Twelve o'clock"
Last night?" as a matter Of course.
To-day"
A murmur of surprise passed round
the circle. And well it might, for it
was just midnight. and seventy-five
miles Of rough river trail was not to
be sneered at for a twelve hours run.
The talk soon became impersonal,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01

bllit toO w HIS
~ Ky and alcohols bad
enough, but when il
comes TO brandy and pepper sauce
and"
dump it in. Who's making this
punch. anyway And Malemute Kid
smiled benignantly through the clouds
of steam. by the time you've been
in this country as long as | have. my
son, and lived on rabbit tracks and
salmon belly you'll learn that Christ
mas comes only once per annum And
a Christmas without punch is sinking
hole to bedrock with nary pay
streak"
stack up on that fer a high cyard,'
approved Big Jim Belden, who had
come down from his claim on May
May to spend Christmas and who, as
every one knew, had been living the
two months past on straight moose
meat. "Hain't forgot the hoOch we
uns made on the Tanana, hev yeh?"
well, l guess yes! Boys, it would
have done your hearts good to see that
whole tribe fighting drunk, and all be-
cause of glorious ferment of sugar
and sour dough. That was before your
time" Malemute Kid said as he turned
to Stanley Prince, a young mining ex-
pert who had been in two years. mo
white women in the country then, and
Mason wanted to get married Ruth's
father was chief of the Tananas and
objected. like the rest of the tribe.
Stiff? Why. | used my last pound of
sugar. Finest work in that line ever
did in my life. You should have seen
the chase down the river and across
the portage"
But the squaw?' asked Louis Sa-
vOy, the tall French Canadian. becom-
ing interested.
Then Malemute Kid, who was born
raconteur, told the unvarnished tale of
the northland Lochinvar. More than
one rough adventurer of the north felt
his heartstrings draw closer and ex-
perienced vague warnings for the sun
nier pastures of the southland, where
life promised something more than a
1--WE struck the Yukon just behind
the first ice rum" he concluded. "and
the tribe only quarter of an hour be-
hind. But that saved us, for the sec
Ond run broke the jam above and shut
them out. When they finally got into
Nuklukyeto the whole post was ready
for them. And as to the foregathering
ask Father Roubeau here. He per-
formed the ceremony"
The Jesuit took the pipe from his
lips, but could only express his gratifi-
cation with patriarchal smiles. while
Protestant and Catholic vigorously ap-
plauded.
by gar! calculated Louis Savoy.
who seemed overcome by the romance
of it. la petite squaw; mon Mason
brav. BY Carr
Then. as the first tin cups Of punch
went round, BEETLES the Unquenchable
sprang to his feet and struck up his
favorite drinking song
There's Henry Ward Beecher
And Sunday school teachers,
All drink of the sassafras root;
But you bet all the same,
II II had its right name.
It's the juice of the forbidden fruit"
"Oh the juice of the forbidden fruit"
rOared out the Bacchanalian chorus
'Oh the juice of the forbidden fruit:
But you bet all the same,
IL IL had its right name.
It's the juice of the forbidden fruit
Malemute Kids frightful connection
did Its work. The men Of the camps
and trails unbent in its genial glow,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01

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Mrs. FRANK HENSON, 1916 S. Orchade
St, Urbana, Ill.
Women who suffer from nervousness,
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and "the blues" should try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
TROOPS OF VETERAN SCOUTS

New York city has the first troop Of
boy scouts made up entirely Of scouts
who have been five years in the move
ment.
Each member Of this troop proudly
wears his veteran scout pin, showing
that he is not only a first-class scout,
but that for years he has been a men,
Der Of the Boy Scouts of America. The
veteran scout idea Is taking hold every
where. Scouts should live up to the
slogan, "Once a scout, always a scout"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
SCOUTS MAKE GUN WIPERs.

Boy scouts Of Independence, Mo-,
have found a new way to help the
American troops. They have been
making gun wipers, which were ship
ped to nearby camps.
The soldiers in camp are required
to keep their guns clean, but find it
very difficult to get material for gun
wipers, as the government does not
furnish them. The boy scouts cut them
out Of old cloths and string them to-
gether, about $50 In q bunch.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
GOOD TURNS BY SCOUTS.

Lima, O., boy scouts have torn down
all the political literature from the
telephone poles. Since the excitement
Of the elections has died away, the tat
tered posters presented such an un-
slightly appearance that the scouts de-
cided to clean up the town. The paste
board and paper Is being conserved
and will be sold.
While his mother was In the hos
pital one scout In q New Brunswick,
n. j., home did all the cooking for the
household.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01

had an attack q
grippe which lasted
all winter and left
me in q weakened
condition. felt a
times that ! would
never be well again.
I read of Lydia E
Pinkham's Vege-
ia bic Compound
and what it did for
women pass in g
through the Change
ofLife, sol told my
doctor / would try
it. Isoon began to
gain in str ength
and the annoying
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
SCOUTS ENJOY ROTARY PICNIC.

One hundred and forty boy scouts
Of Butte. were guests Of the Rotary
club at the "Nine-Mile" reservoir. A
sport program, addresses by ROtarians
and the serving Of refreshments consti-
tuted the events Of the day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
Wisconsin's Fine Potato Crop.

Wisconsin furnished 36,40O,OO
bushels of the entire potato crop Of
the United States. which amounted to
440.OOO,OO0 bushels in all. This il
about S1a per cent.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
Had Similar FAILING.

Mistress-It's only fair to warn you,
Bridget, that my husband swears q
little sometimes.
Bridget-That's all right, mum. So
do Life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01

Spartan Women Suffered Untold Torturse
but who wants to be Spartan? Take
"Femenlna" for all female disorders.
Price SOC and S1.OO.-Adv,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01

Bad Colds. Pneumonia, and Group
may be prevented BY using vacher.
Balm In time. Everyone should keep
It In the hOuse.-Adv. ~
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
Carriers Iron Pills
Will restore color to the faces of
those who lack Iron In the blood,
% most pale-faced people do.
The Bio Problem,

Probably one of the knOttiest war
problems is to find out how to make a
woman believe she looks patriotic In
last years clothes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01

Piles Cured In to IA Days
DrueRfsA refund money IL PAZO OINTMENT falls
g cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding Protrudlng Plea
birss application gives relief. Soc.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
Well. whv Not2 ,

Weit, why Notg
PA, why do We pray for daily
bread?"
"Why-"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01

Sweetest natures are those possess.
ing the faculty Of finding cOntentment.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-01
Women Of
MIDDLE AGE
Need Help to Pass the Crisis Safe.
y-Proof that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
Can be Relied Upon. =.

Urbana, Ill-'During Change Of Life
II addition to its annoying symptoms, ]
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25

ignited the vapor carrying the flame
through the hose and making way to
the 500-gallon tank. Mr.. Kidwiler
Immediately smothered the fame by
putting his hand over the muzzle Of
the hose.
Some Of the gasoline escaped,
running on the ground around the
automobile, and was burning. The
car would have been completely de-
stroyed had not Mr. Kidwiler APP
piled fire extinguisher and then
speed through the streets at rate
of 60 miles an hour. No damage was
done. but if the flames had not been
checked where they were. the tank
would have exploded. Besides the
driver, four other men occupied the
machine. They were making prepare
lions to come to Cumberland"
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25
BISHOP CURRIER
EXPIRES ON TRAIN

Bishop Charles Warren Currler, Of
the Catholic church, died suddenly
on train Monday evening when on
his way from Waldorf. Md. to Bal
timore. Bishop Currier. from 1906 To
1913, was pastor OF st, Mary's church
in Washington and for a number Of
years was member Of the National
Bureau of. Catholic Indian Missions
here. In 1913 he was named Bishop
OF Mantanzas, Cuba. but later re-
signed because Of i'll health and
since that time has made his home
in Washington and Baltimore. Bishop
Curfief was very widely known. Af-
tor rcsigning from his charge in
Cuba, he devoted his time to lcctur.
ing in various parts of the nation.
He was brilliant orator and dis
linguiBt. He had appaf-
entity been IN good health and on
Sunday confirmed a class at Wal
corf The body has been removed TO
Baltimore and the funeral Will take
place on the return Of Cardinal Glib
ions from New York where he Ii at
tending rho funeral of Cardinal Far
lev
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25
GOODNESS PREVENTS
SERIOUS J! EXPLOSION
Local 500 Gallon Tank of Case
q; line III Dancer.

From the Cumberland Time comes
The following local news-item:
Shortly after midnight on Mon
day morning much excitement pre-
vailed at ONeaps Garage on Public
Square, Martinsburg, when the 500
gallon gasoline tank there was in
danger of exploding. The accident
was, prevented through the presence
81 mind and heroism of James S.
Kidwiier, owner of the Queen City
Pire Repair Shop this city, who had
stopped at the garage in Hudson
super-six car for gasoline. On ac-
count Of the large tank being un-
touched for "a hours much vapor
had formed which escaped when con-
nection was made by means of
hose with the tank of the automo-
bile. One OF the men standing near
by lit cigarette, and incidentally
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25
POPULAR TOWN BOY
WILL FINISH STUDIES

Mr.. Martin Mcdonald. son of Mrs.
Bella Macdonald. of East John street
for some time connected with the
engineering department Of the Poto-
mac Light and Power Company, sta
toned at Dam No. 6. will leave FRI
day for Washington TO continue his
studies in electrical engineering at
the Catholic University.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25
Ugly, Unsightly Pimples
Are Signals of Bad Blood

fer known, and contains no minerals
or chemicals to injure the most deli
cate skin.
Go to your drugstore, and get a
bottle of S. S. s. today, and get rid
of those unsightly and disfguring
|pimples, and other skin Invitations.
And it will cleanse your blood thor
oughly. If you wish special medical
advice, you can obtain it without
charge by writing to Medical Direc-
tor, 20 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta,
Georgia,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25
70 USE so PCT. or
GOLD I'M THEIR WORK

Local dentists have received order
10 use no more than so per cent gold
in any Of their dental work. These
professional men are to cndcavor to
ind out some forintln for n,aiung a
saltable combination OF metal which
viii answer the purpose Of pure gold
yet without using more than this i'm.
tied percentage. This ruling will
cause some hardships until the mat
ter IL adjusted, but as il IL there ID
nothing that can ba done other than
tc obey the new ruling.
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25
WAR BOARD PLANS
CUT IN SHOE PRICES
To Eliminate Fancy and Expen-
eSive Footwear.

,r
IN soaring shoe prices "mch nave
caused general distress and COM
plant throughout the country, is
about TO, be dealt with drastically
by the War Industries Board. The
Government for the first time is
about, TO step in and virtually fix
the prices on a manufactured article
Iof general consumption in way that
Will mean a saving this winter for
every family in America.
While. the boards formal announ-
cement after weeks Of conferences
with the shoe manufacturers is still
withheld. il can be stated that the
prices now being paid for shoes are
about TO be materially reduced. The
public should feel the effect of this
by next January at the latest. As
he spring shoes come out It will be
further in evidence.
The agreement provides for:
An extensive restriction in tho
number of grades and styles of shoe
now manufactured.
a material reduction in the margin
OF profit in the prices charged the
Wholesalers by the shoe manufactnr.
efs.
The agreement will provide that
existing contracts shall be continued
10 a certain point, but beyond this
even these contracts will be affected
only n few selected styles will be
made and for these fixed prices will
Do charged by manufacturers.
Fancy hlgh'priced shoes Will be alb
soluteiy eliminated. Persons with fat
IocKetbooks will have to content
themselves with cheaper shoes. The
most expensive mems shoe turned
cut Will be sold to distributors al
not more than So This will bring
the highest priced shoe under $12 In
all probability. Shoes for which the
public is now paying Sc and 81 will
J be reduced in common with the 9TH
er grades.
| The plan of fixing shoe prices is
only part of general movement un-
dertaken by the War Industries
Board to relieve the public of some
of its burdens. Reports that the board
is about to accomplish this by brand
ing prices on all manufactured artic-
les are. however. denied by Chair.
man Baruch. A statement issued by
Mr. Baruch says:
1.-THE board has treated matters of
nricee Of raw materials of unautfa r..
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25
POSTCARD u YEARS IN MAIL
(sy international News service.)

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Sept. 25.
Marked returned for correct ad-
dress" postcard mailed in this
city by Miss Bertha Newman. Of
Marlborough TO Miss Ethel Hanson.
hi Bradford. Pa, twelve years ago,
has been returned The card bearing
q picture OF Vnssar College, is as
clean and unruffIed as on the day IL
was mailed
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25
FORGED CHECK

tDy Int national Ncwe Serviee)
MIacic. Ind, Sept. 2s.--Paul Love
eighteen, wanted to join the army
and having read that several Judges
had released prisoners in order that
they might enlist. forged a check.
When arrested Paul said that he
didn't want the money but that he
did want to fight for his country.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25
LEAVE MAN UNDERWEAR
fBy International News Service.)

St Louis. Mo. Aug. 25.-Arthul
Zavorka, of this city, sat on the curl
at Sixth and Market streets early in
the morning waiting for an owl car
He fell asleep. At a. IN. he discov
cred he had been robbed of $50. his
shoes, hat. cuff links and watch.
He told the police.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25
RUNS TO POLICE
tey international News servIee.)

(By international News Servlce.)
Pittsburgh, Pa. Sept. 25.-Educat.
ed squirrels run about in the trees
in West Park. Chased by dog one
of them raced for two squares to the
police station and jumped into the
chair Of the sergeant. ! After Il ba-.
quet of nuts the little animal wan re-
turned to the park.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25

l'~"a m, asr,lnsbarr yoarl.s,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25
WE'D IN JEFFERSON

Miss Gladys Marlatt, daughter of
Mr.. Charles F. Marlatt. Of Harpers
Ferry, was married Saturday even
ing to j, r. Shirley, Of Shenandoah
Junction The ceremony taking place
at the home of bride. The Rev. ]. j.
Johnston. rector of St Johns Episco
pal church. OBLIGATED.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-25
Give Heed to the Warning.

0VC 1ICCU 20 Ute w III HffS.
Pimples on the face and other
rarts of the body are warnings from
Nature that your blood is sluggish
ind impoverished. Sometimes they
Toretell eczema, boils, blisters, scaly
tsrptipns and other skin disorders
lat burn like flames of fire.
They mean that your blood needs
3. $. s. to purify it and cleanse it of
these impure accumulations that can
cause unlimited trouble. This remedy
i7 the greatest vegetable blood puri-