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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
LABOR FOR FARMS
is A BIG PROBLEM

region are not able to secure the nee
essary labor by the usual methods,
then the leaders in the town or city
Immediately dependent upon that re-
gion should organize, establish touch
with representative farm leaders. and
see If they cannot assist in solving the
problem. In so doing they will not
ONLY aid the farmers of the nation, but
they will vitality contribute to their
own well-being and to that Of their
community.
The farmers are willing to do all
that they humanity can, but where their
labor supply cannot be furnished from
the ordinary sources, 1t must be re-
cruited from those whose very sus-
tenance depends upon the farmers.
The soldier and the farmer are eager
to do their full share; the soldier Is
taking the chances of losing his life
and the farmer is risking the labors
of year on the chance of the seasons;
both incur risks. Very many civilians
are equally eager to do their share.
but may not appreciate the opportunity
to serve in the field of agriculture.
The departments of agriculture and
labor will render every possible aid.
but each community knows its own
problems, and urban people, especially
business men, could cooperate effec-
! lively with the farmers and also rem
der much assistance.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
MEN CAN BE scoUTMAsTERs.

Uncle Sam must have the service Of
organized boyhOOd to win the war.
The Boy Scouts of America are Off
cially working In conjunction with the
government in the selling of War Saw
ings stamps and Liberty bonds. Pres
ident Wilson has made each boy scout
in the country his dispatch bearer on
his important messages to the people.
Boy scouts are the reliable aids
of the Red Cross and the Red Triangle.
These boys are in many cases doing
the patriotic service of a man.
Theodore Roosevelt says, "The duty
of being a scOutmaster comes next In
importance to being in active service"
Scouting makes the boy physically
strong, mentally awake and morally
straight" This is the type Of citizen
ship this country must have.
The ravages of war weaken the ma
ton for generations. Scouting Is the
best remedy for this weakness. Scout
ing is outdoor life and will keep one
young. It is the best Of recreation
It gives q new slant on life. 1t opens
u new world Of practical information
What is more splendid than the com
partnership and loyalty Of a group OF
fine American boys? The busy mar
makes the best scoutmaster. No mar
is too busy to be patriot.
Scouting is the new patriotism, baset
upon loyalty to God and to country ant
service to other people.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
GIVE CALIFORNIA SYRUP OF FIGS
At ONCE IF BILIOUS OR
coNSTIPATED.

Look at the tongue, mother! If
coated, 1t is q sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, listless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or Is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has stOmach-ache, sore
throat, diarrhea, full Of cold, give
teaspoonful Of california Syrup Of
Figs" and in a few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out Of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have a well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative )"
they love its delicious taste, and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for bottle of
california Syrup Of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children Of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware Of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine
ask to see that 1t is made by the "Cali'
fornla Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with cOntempt.-Adv
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

burdened with II bags Of dispatches
for British embassy. and he had to
change trains at night at station In
neutral country. His heap Of bag
gage was near the sleeping compart-
ment when his train drew near. but
there was no porter available. He had
only put five of the bags into the COM
partment when the warning whistle
was sounded that the train was start
ing.
The messenger was in dilemma.
He could not let the five bags 90 with
our him, nor could he leave the other
dozen on the platform. At that mo-
ment he caught sight of two German
cavalry officers. 1t was risk to speak
to them. but In his best South German
dialect and with his face in shadow he
requested their help. They were less
naughty than the average German Of
ficer and each one lent a hand.
The last bag was bundled aboard
with the train already in motion. and
the messenger waived his thanks. then
locked the door and collapsed on the
nearest seat.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
TRICKS HUN OFFICERS
British Courier Gets Help From
the Enemy.
Handle Confidential British Dispatches
but They Do Not
Know II.

London.-Two German officers re-
Gently handled more than n dozen cases
If confidential British dispatches. but
they did not know il.
The story is one Of the many adven-
turous incidents which hefall that Sc
Iect body of British public servants
who wear II silver greyhound in their
huttonhole and are known rs kings
messengers. Many Imagine that any
one who carries dispatches for the
BritiSh government is a kings messen-
yer This is not correct. There are
only five men who hold commissions in
that service. The others are merely
admiralty couriers or war Office cOur-
iers and have no right to the higher
title.
The particular messenger who out
witted the two German officers was
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
LAD TAKES HIS LIFE

What will happen afterward l cannot
tell, but / hope that my spirit Will
travel to another planet and a God will
forgive and let me- have another
chance.
"Since New Year I have not touched
anything. and just as l thought that
the whole unhappy business was over
this happens and utterly ruins my life.
And hope the verdict will not be tenn
porarily insane because l am not.
"a last word. should like my stuff
that does not belong to the school to be
given to F. w. Teare, In my form, "A,
at school. 1t will help him on In the
work that l intended to follow.
"GoOd-by. mamma, the only friend l
had, and also hope that Leslie Wilson
will remember me. So. good-by, chem
istry, that l love and adore and die
for.
"P. S.-God save my SOUL"
His father asked the authorities for
permission to preserve the letter. but
the coroner said:
81 think 1t much better If you do not
have such tragic document"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
Precocious Youth Kills Himself
Over Alleged Theft.
Boy Declared Chemistry to Be HIS
Life's Sole Desire and
Happiness.

Jondon.-Few cases Of suicide In
recent years have attracted as much
attention as that of Master Arthur
Easterbrook. precocious son OF re-
tired colonel in the British army. The
youncster killed himself with cyanide
of potassium He had been experiment
ing In chemistry. to which he was de-
voted. He presumably was driven to
his act by the discovery that he had
taken some chemical apparatus from
his school to his home. Although ne
had merely borrowed it. there was an
insinuation that he was guilty or Inert.
A letter left by the boy is as follows:
ITO whomsoever shall find this:
To-day will he my last day on this
planet. cannot stand the prospects
of what is coming. so gOOd-by. chemis'
try. my life's sole desire and happiness
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
FIND SUBSTITUTE FOR OPIUM
Johns Hopkins University Expert
Makes New Drug From
Coal Tar.

New York.-DiscOvery Of new
agent as a substitute for medicines de-
rived from opium was announced here
by DR.. David /. Macht of Johns Hop
kins university at the annual meeting
of the Society for Experimental Biol
Ogy and Medicine.
The substitute is coal tar deriva-
tive and has been named benzyle ben
zOlate. 1t has met with the approval
Of Doctor Brown, head Of the intestinal
clinic of Johns Hopkins university,
Doctor Macht said.
The new agent, Doctor Macht eX-
planned, relaXes the muscles. giving
the patient the same beneficial effects
as opium derivatives without their Ill
effects.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
BOY SCOUT THRIFT SHOP.

The scouts of Omaha have again
made themselves felt in the scout
world. They have started "Boy Scout
Thrift Shop" A cObbling class has
been formed and all the people of the
community have been asked to turn
over to the boy scouts all old and dis
carded shoes.
Under the instruction Of an expert
the scouts are taught to repair these
shoes. and they are then made avail
able ut a nominal price for those in
need. Over 5000 pairs were turned in.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
IN THE SPRING

will be the great test of life and death
struggle on the Western front. In the
everyday walks of life, it is the spring
time that brings i'll health. One OF the
chief reasons why the rundown man
finds himself in bad state OF health IN
March or April, is because he has spent
nearly all his hours for the past, four or
five months penned up within the walls
of house. factory or office It Is the t Iess
is, lack of outdoor life, coupled with
perhaps over-eating, lack of good e1er-
else, insufficient sleep, and constipation.
In other words, we keep feeding the
furnace with food but do not take out
the "clinkers," and our fire does not burn
brightly. Always keep the liver active.
There is nothing better for health than
taking an occasional mild laxative, per-
haps once q week; such q one 40 you
can get at any drug store, made up Of
May'appls. jalap, aloe, (sus a,osS go:
test Of fifty years Of approval-namely.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets: But, for
the "Spring Fever" the general rundown
condition, the lack of ambition, tho
"blues," one should take course OF
treatment every spring; such standard
tonic as Dr.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, now to be had in tablet form in
sixty-cent walls. Watch the people 90
Flooding along the street. There's no
spring, no vitality. A vitalizing tonic such
as this vegetable extract Of Dr. Pierce's
gives you the power to force yourself into
action. The brain responds to the new
blood in circulation, and thus you're ready
to make a fight against stagnation which
holds you in bondage. Try It now! Don't
walt! Today il the day to begin. Gain
little pep" and laugh and live. Vim and
vitality are the natural out-pouring OF
healthy body. It does not spring up In q
night. Try this spring tonic, and you gain
the courage that comes with good health.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
KIT FOR EVERY SOLDIER
Red Cross Comforts Packed by
Women for Each Man in
Trenches.

Washington.-Every American sol.
der who enters the trenches carries
an American Red Cross comfort kit
packed by an American woman. Maj.
james II. Perkins, Red Cross commits
sioner to Europe, announced in a
cablegram to Red Cross headquarters
here. The kits, which contain towel,
shirt. writing paper, pencil, soap.
handkerchief, socks. mirror and tObac.
co, have become great convenience to
the troops, says Major Perkins. who
wants more Of them, particularly ones
with socks and tobacco.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
SCOUTS KEEN ON WAR WORK

A notable feature Of scouting In 1917
was the pronounced recognition Of the
organization as an aid to the govern
ment in the conduct of the war.
Before the war, boys greatest
ambition was to be quarterback on the
football team or pitcher on the base
ball team or captain of the athletic
team" said Chief Scout Executive
james +. West.
"Today, 295, 76S of the huskiest boys
in America find plenty of excitement
and satisfaction in being just scouts.
This is because playing games is a
side issue in wartime, and scouting is
u real job.
"When men are marching away to
battle for liberty, real boys are not
satisfied to play. When bridges, manu-
featuring plants, public works in every
town and city are in danger from for
eign foes, genuine fellows want to do
their share in protecting their homes.
"With starvation destroying our
friends overseas and want threatening
in America, an American boy who is
the real thing wants to get his exer-
else by producing food.
1.-THE Boy Scouts Of America are
happy because Uncle Sam did not pass
them by when he rolled up his sleeves
and began to gather his forces. The
department Of agriculture said, We
need you,' and in a month thousands
Of scout gardens were growing. The
treasury department said, We want
your help and In two Liberty loan
campaigns the scouts gathered more
than SIPS, 100000 which had been over
looked by older canvassers, and are
now hard at work selling War Saw
ing stamps. The food administrator
said, I'd be glad Of your assistance
and a third Of q million scout homes
cut down on wheat, meat, sugar and
fats and began to spread the doctrine
Of food conservation. They are also
government dispatch bearers for the
committee on public information.
| There's more fun in being a scout
than in all the athletic sports COM
bined, for it is real wOrk-needed, ex-
pected and appreciated by the nation"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
IT'S OUR WAR NOW
BY Henry Russell Wray Of the
vigilantes.

Do the work that Is offered
you. even If you think you are
fixed for a bigger job. WE ARE
AT WAR.
Loyalty in these days should
consist of acts. not mere words.
IT'S WAR.
The only place for a "croaker'
now or tomorrow. is his ground
hog hole. Nobody wants to see
or hear him in the open, now or
after the war.
Show consideration for other
workers, so as to make it easier
for them to do their bit for OUR
) WAR.
We are fighting for the lives
: Of our own and for those VINO
. believe in justice and decency.
: 1t Is time the masked German
, barbarians were Thoroughly
: licked, and then branded for
. ever. IT'S WAR TO THE FIN
ISH.
Every courtesy should be
: shown to the woman conductor.
She is filling her position bet
. ter probably than you could. and
perhaps the one she has re-
leased, and the one you have
!. sent over there are fighting side
!. by side.
Soft words and soft gloves
I are not known by Germans.
!. Damning truth and bare
knuckles they may comprehend.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
SCOUTS GIVE LARGEST FLAG.

Ten cents per member assessed or
all scouts throughout Birmingham,
Ala, gave sum of money to buy the
largest flag in the South and present it
to the city.
The flag is flown from an immense
steel pole constructed at a cost Of
something like $500 by public sub
scription secured by the Civic associa-
ton. Scouts attend to the raising and
lowering of the flag.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

has been q household remedy all over
the civilized world for more than half
a century for constipation, intestinal
troubles, torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. 1t is a most valuable
remedy for indigestion or nervous dys-
pepsia and liver trouble, bringing on
headache. coming up Of food. palpita-
ton of heart and many other symp-
toms. A few doses Of August Flower
will Immediately relieve you. 1t Is q
gentle laxative. Ask your druggist
Sold in oil civilized countries.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
BABE IS BORN IN A SKIFF
Stork Comes While Mother 10 Being
Removed From Water-Bound
Home.

Cincinnati.-The baby Of Mrs. j. w.
Bogert. forty, Of Newport, Is doing
fine despite the fact that 1t was ush-
cred into this world during the over.
flow of the Ohio, under unfavorable
circumstances. While her husband was
removing her from her water-bound
home in a skiff Mrs. Bogart gave birth
to a girl. The icy waters from the
Ohio swirled around the skin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
What She Would Take.

At an Irish assize deaf old lady,
who had brought an action for dam
ages against her neighbor, was being
examined, when the judge suggested
a compromise, and instructed counsel
to ask what she would take to settle
the matter.
His lOrdship wants to know what
you will take?" asked the learned cOun-
Sci, bawling as loud as he could In the
old lady's ear.
II thank his lordship kindly" an
swered the dame; land If it's no incOn-
venience to him, I'll take little whis-
Ky and water"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
An Electric Cat.

Cleveland, GA cat has been in
the habit of sleeping on a rubber mat
under a dynamo in Cleveland's power
house. Somebody removed the mat
the other day. and the cat slept on an
iron plate. 1t didn't seem to hurt the
cut. but her fur became so charged
with electricity that ever since it has
stood stiff on end.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
A Captain of Industry.

do you want the leaves raked on
your grass?" asked the boy, as he rang
the dOorbell of a house.
"Why, we haven't got any," replied
the woman. 1--WE haven't single shade
tree In front"
"Oh, but you've got four big baskets
Of leaves out here" protested the boy.
me an mother boy dumped EN- here
early this morning. and I'll carry 'em
away for q nickel y'-FresnO Repub-
Ncan.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
Drinks the Evidence.

Kansas City, MO.-"I'm a govern
ment Officer-show your booze If you've
got any," said H. o. Goodwin on a
passenger train near Manhattan, Kan.
A number of the passengers accom-
modated the supposed revenue officer
Later he was found on the rear plat
form drinking the evidence"
Goodwin was taken off the train at
Manhattan and turned over to the fed
eral officials for having booze and for
impersOr.ati ting an officer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
ND Gold in Biscuits.

San FranciscO.-A Chinese. who
was leaving for the Orient. showed
the customs Inspector a tin box full
of biscuits. which he said he was TAX
ing along TO eat on the way across.
The inspector opened one of the bis
cults and found a so gold piece. AL
together nearly 500 was found in the
biscuits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
Really Quick Work.

An Irishmau, who was a bricklayer,
and who was evicted, went to America
to find work. When he was passing
through New York he saw some brick
layers at work, and stood looking at
them. While he was standing the fore
man came over and said to him:
"Well, Pat, are you able to build
houses as quick as this in Dublin? We
start house in the morning and the
tenant is living in 1t in the evening"
"Well, begOrra" said Pat, that's
nothing. In Dublin we start house In
the morning, and the landlord Is evict-
ing the tenant from it in the evening"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
Receivers Eyesiuht.

Oakland, Cal.-Judge George r.
Cowan is able TO see after five years Of
total blindness. Following remark
able operation he has completely re-
covered the sight Of his right eye.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
Dajiv Thouuht.

Degrees infinite Of luster there must
always be, but the weakest among uS
has gift. however seemingly trivial
which is peculiar to him and which,
worth.ly used, will be gift also to
his race forever.-Ruskin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

Fell ITO Feet; Asked for Time on.
Swedeland, Pa.-After falling ITO
feet from the top Of stack Charles
Griftrip hunted up his foreman and
asked for the rest of the day of.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

India leads all countries in the i'm
portation OF cotton goods.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

A good tongue will speak no Ill and
a good brain will think none.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

The only perfect woman is your
sweetheart.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

Some men are like knives in getting
sharp they lose more or less of their
best mettle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
You Need
More Than
A Laxative

70 iivS and be healthy. your body
mechanism must properly digest your
food. extract all the nourishment from
IL and promptly throw on the waste
that is left. This is accomplished by
the processes Of digestion. assimilation
and elimination-the work OF the
stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels.
The failure of any OF the vital or.
pans to do its work properly anects
the action OF all the Others.
forced bowel movement does not \
help constipation: 1t only re.
lieyes for p few hours the con.
dition that constipation brings
about.
so-called laxative pills, oil, purges IN
you've got to be taking them All tho
time. Moreover. If you stick TO any
one laxative, you've got to be Increase
ing toe dose all the time. That can
do you a lot Of harm.
Stop dosing yourself with such things
1usr long enough to give N ature's Rem.
eoy (NR Tablets) a trial, and let the
results show the difference. Mr. Tao-
i>fs are not mere bowel movers, their
purpose is to correct the condition thai
induces constipation and give you real
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

my health so can do all my work ana
am 80 grateful that I am recommend
ing it to my friends. Mrs. d. n.
ALTERS, R. r. A, Oregon, Ill.
Onlywomen who have suffered the tor.
lures of such troubles and have dragged
along from day to day can realize tho
relief which this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, brought to Mrs. Alters. =.
Women everywhere In Mrs. Alters
condition should profit by her recon-
mendation, and II there are any COM
plications write Lydia E. Pinkham's
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for advice.
The result Of their 40 years experience
u at your service.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26

genuine, lasting benefit: to Improve your
dige stion and assimilation. give you .
good hearty appetite. regulate your
liver and bowels. tone up kidney. &C.
ton and give your poison-clogged BODY
Nature's Remedy (NR Tablsts) Il noe
harsh; it is mild, easy. pleasant in &C.
ton; no gripping or pain ever follows
~ its use: but II is thorough and sure.
BY its action on the Digestive
Aorgans 1t promotes assimilation
which means extraction Of full
nourishment from your food
and thereby gives you new
Vstrength. energy. better blood
better appetite. BY toning. not
stirring your lazy liver. Mr. sends
bile into the intestines, improving In
festival digestion. Lastly. by gently
encou aging more vigorous bowel and
kidney action, Mr. drives poisonous
Impurities out OF and cleans up your
body.
Try Natures Remedy (NR Tabletsl
and Just see how much better you feel
in every way. Get a 25c box today
and take ono each night for a week.
You'll say you never felt better In your
life. Mr. Is sold. guaranteed and
recommended by your druggist
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
NOW RAISES
500 CHICKENS
After Being Relieved Of Or.
ganic Trouble by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Oregon, Ill.-"I took Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound for an or

q 04AAS SAOoOAS "e~ss
pulled me down un-
til / could not put my
foot to the floor and
could scarcely do my
work, and as I live
on q small farm and
raise six hundred.
chickens every year
it made it very bard
for me.
II saw the Com.
pound advertised in
our paper, and tried
it. It has restored
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-26
Civilians Should Help.

If soldiers are willing to serve in
the trenches. to dig bitches. build rail-
roads and risk their lives, many civil
ians can well afford to spare part
Of their time to serve in the burrows
and in the harvest fields. If 1t appears
that the farmers Of community or