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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
IncombustIbIe ceIIuIoId In Japan.

About a year ago a considerable
amount Of interest was aroused in the
United States by the announcement
that q professor in one of the japanese
universities had invented successful
incombustible substitute for celluloid,
to be manufactured from soy bean
cake. At the time 1t was not found
practicable to secure any more definite
information with regard to the project.
but recently further data have been
received by the bureau Of foreign and
domestic commerce. The new product
has been given the trade name OF
"satolit," derived from the name Of the
inventor, Prof. s. Sato, and company
for its manufacture has been started
with a capital Of 100000 yen 81 OOO.-
OOO). Satellite is galalith made OF the
glucine Of soy bean, cOagulated by
formaline. 1t Is said to be produced
much more cheaply than ordinary Gel
luloid, and to have several advantages
for industrial use not possessed by the
latter. The factory Is to be built In
the Kukojima district in Tokyo. and
the actual production will begin this
autumh.-Commerce Reports.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Her Horrible Suspicion.

We are all to be oversuspici0us, just
now, Of everything and everybody. An
instance of this regrettable tendency
is furnished by an edifying food queue
story which is going the rounds here.
A queue had formed up outside a
butchers shop in London suburb ana,
in order to make things easier Tor all
concerned, the shopman adopted the
plan of letting his customers in In par
ties of eight or ten, and Of letting them
out from the rear Of his premises.
One old woman, noticing that. though
many went in, none came out. marveled
greatly, and. when it came her turn to
enter. she hesitated about doing SO.
Hurry up, madam" shouted the
butcher, who didn't want to lose time.
But what have you done with all
the other people?" was the startling
inquiry.-LondOn Times.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
MESSAGE TO THE SCOUTS.

How many boy scouts have looked
up the meaning of the word SCOUT"
Probably but few know that a hidden
meaning is the one most appropriate
to the organization.
The word is not a newly coined one.
In the old French, 1t was "escOnter or
escolter" and was used only in the
military sense of the spy.
The Portuguese, Spanish and Italian
forms are somewhat similar to the old
French, both in form and meaning, but
the Latin "auscultare" Is used in the
broader sense-"tO hear with atten-
ton, to listen to-"
In present-day English, the military
meaning ITO recOnnOiter" is that most
often applied, yet the broader mean
ing which has come down from the
Latin is the one underlying the con-
structive principles Of the great so
ciety Of boys.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Fear Teacher Famine

There never was a time when good
public school teachers were needed
as they are now and as they will be
in the immediate future" said Doctor
Allen. 1.-The whole problem of Amer
icanization and training for citizen
ship. as 1t must be met in the ele-
mentary public schools, is fundamen-
tai. yet from all over the country we
hear of the failure of young men and
women to register in the training
schools. We are approaching crisis"
From Iowa comes the report that
100 schools have no teachers at all.
In Philadelphia as many substitutes
are needed in a month this winter as
are ordinarily employed in the full
school year. Men have gone to the
war, and woman teachers are resign
ing constantly. Cincinnati reports the
fear Of a teacher famine.
z. p. Claxton, United States COM
missioner of education. reports: 1.-The
shortage is constantly increasing and
is embarrassingly large in some sec
tons"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
AFTER EFFECTS
OF MEASLES
Mother, Who Lives in Tennessee
Mountains Where Black Draught
Is Relied On in Many Troubles,
Says 1t Made Her Boy
Sound and Well.

Coal Creek, Tenn.-Up in the noun
tains, quite some distance from town,
lives Mrs. q. S. Fritts, who relates
her experience with Thedford's Black
Draught as follows:
"My little boy, James, took SICK
with diarrhea, about five years ago,
and was badly swollen. He had the
measles and this was, no doubt, an
after-effect. / made him well by CIV
ing him Thedford's Black-Draught. /
gave il to him three times q day for
a month. / firmly believe 1t saved
his life.
We always keep Black-Draught in
our house. 1t is our doctor. Always
easy to get and prompt in giving re-
lief.
A small pinch Of Black-Draught
after each meal and at bed time for
headache, stomach and liver trouble,
and we are well the next morning.
1t certainly works wonders some
times and saves no end of trouble, re-
lieves pain, and there is no need for
another doctor.
have recommended Black-Draught
10 all my neighbors and will continue
to recommend it."
Thedford's Black-Draught is pure,
vegetable herb liver medicine. acting
gently. yet promptly, on liver and bow
els.
Thousands Of people, everywhere,
have found 1t to relieve constipation,
indigestion, biliousness and many
similar disorders.
Try Black-Draught. Your druggist
sells it.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Shortage Is Noted in Various
Parts of Country.
Decreased Enrolment In Normal
Schools and designations May
Bring Crisis.

New York.-The United States is
facing famine of public school teach
ers. The schools in various parts OF
the country are already suffering
from a shortage of teachers. Men and
women in noticeable numbers. reports
from different sections say. are re-
signing their positions in the schools
to take up other kinds of work. But
the worst of the situation. as it is ex-
planned by DR.. William III. Allen. who
has been leading student of school
problems for many years. is the GER
tainty Of greatly Increased shortage
in the future. as evidenced by the fall
ing off in enrollments in teachers
training schools.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
100 VETERANS DIE EACH DAY
Approximately 367, 900 Union Soldiers
of Civil War Are Still
Living.

adelphia.-Veterans Of the Civil
war are dying at the rate of 100 daily.
according to Orlando A. Somers, COM
mander in chief Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic.
Mr.. Somers said there were now liv-
ing approximately $4,000 veterans. ac-
cording TO the pension office at Wash
ington, and he added that the country
would have suffered a great loss after
they had been a commanding factor
in keeping patriotism alive in this
country.
"We may have to send 100000
men across the water before the war
crazed maniac Of Europe will admit he
is crushed and beaten, but in the end
there can be but one outcome-our
armies will return victors," Mr.. Som
ers declared
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
ON ROAD TO DESTRUCTION
Specific Time Appointed for the
Earth's Ending, but Il 10 Still
Some Few Years.
Apparently all is of!

Apparently all is off!
This little old battle-scarred earth,
mere clay marble among the billiard
balls Of the great solar systems. is
headed for the giant sun. Vega. and
humping itself at gait Of $4,000, 600
miles a year!
But there is no justification for that
instant desire to get Off and walk, says
the Seattle acknowledgement. We
need not worry about what will hap
pen when our speedy little sphere
reaches its present destination. 1t win
be our descendants of 100000
years hence that will be yelling for
transfer to some other line. And
even when that time comes there is a
possibility that Vega will have side
stepped or ducked, so we can whiz
right by.
SO. S. L. Boothroyd, associate pro-
fessOr Of astronomy at the University
Of Washington, told a large audience
Of men and women recently, in a lee.
ture on ''The Nebulae Of the Stars"
The eclipse Of the sun, which will
be almost complete in Seattle on June
8 next. will be one Of the most re-
markable sights ever permitted man
to see, declared Professor Boothroyd
The astronomers, with powerful tel
escapes, can witness an eclipse every
So hours. If they wish to. The stat
Algol, which is huge sun, and is 10
Gated in the northern heavens at this
time Of the year, in the sword hand OF
Perseus, is eclipsed every So hours BY
a dark star that passes. between II
and the earth. This accounts. say!
Professor Boothroyd, for the fact tina
Algol will gradually grow dim. ant
then, within a few minutes, flash W
BRIGHTLY again.
New worlds and suns are In process
of creation in the heavenly nebulae
said Professor Boothroyd. The rare
fed gases composing the nebulae, ant
which consist Of atomic particles les
complex than the atoms Of iron ant
mercury on our sphere, are gradual!
becoming more dense. After counties
ages they become solid planets. o
some cataclysm Of the heavens may d
heat the particles composing them tina
they become suns.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem to be disordered.
go to your nearest drug store and get q
bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root. It
is a physicians prescription for ailments
of the kidneys and bladder.
It has stood the test of years and has
reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
This preparation so very effective, has
been placed on sale everywhere. Get n
bottle, medium or large size, at your near
est druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
preparation send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men,
'tion this paper.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
PAYS 6 CENTS TO COLLECT 5
Tax Collecting Not Always Profitable
Job, According to County
Treasurer.

Wichita, Kan.-Collecting taxes is
not always a profitable job, according
to County Treasurer w. r. Hewey.
The other day a man living out Of
town wrote to the county treasurer,
asking the amount Of his taxes on a
small lot in the outskirts of the town.
They were five cents, so he was in
formed by letter, costing the county
treasurer a three-cent stamp.
In q few days a letter was received
with the five cents. He had to have
a receipt returned to him, costing an
other three cents.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
SCIONS OF RICH MEND SHOES
Wealthy Youths In Exclusive Chicago
Suburb Learning Useful Art
Of Cobbler.

Chicago.-Making and mending
shoes is the latest job Of sciOns of
wealthy families Of Winnetka, an ex-
elusive North shore suburb. Instead
of plotting high-powered racers or
tinkering with expensive motorbOats.
more than a score Of wealthy youths
are learning the useful art Of the cob
bier.
H. A. DeWindt is backing" the en-
terprise by furnishing funds for the
renting of a shop and the purchase of
initial supplies. Peter Schram, an
aged cobbler, is acting as instructor.
Proceeds of the shop are to be
given to the Red Cross and other wal
charities.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
FACES DEATH in
MOSCOW BATTLE

Red Cross train and are leaving for
home just as soon as we possibly
can get out. / will try and tell a lit
tie more about our experiences In
Moscow.
1.-The firing began ut ten o'clock at
night. At first only few shots were
fired. There was positively no warn
ing any kind, as we knew the gov
eminent had been taken over by the
bolsheviki (this party is composed Of
anarchists and socialists, the former
in great majority.
"Our rooms were on the corner of
the hotel and our windows were rid
died with bullets while We were dress
ing early in the morning preparatory
to leaving.
'We were in the very center Of the
battlefield. The fight was between
the bOlsheviki and the cadets. the lat
ter standing by the government and
the former trying to overthrow it.
There was very little to eat in the
hotel, and again the Red Cross men
came to our rescue and we did our
own cooking.
ION Sunday the cadets took posses
sion of the hotel. On Monday the
bOlsheviki began to fire on 1t with
rifles only. Nearly all the windows
were broken and we lived in the halls.
On Tuesday the big guns were turned
Immediately on us and the two upper
stories destroyed. The big gun firing
continued for three long and horrible
hours.
'The entire hotel became so filled
with smoke and gas 1t was difficult TO
breathe. and we could scarcely see
ten feet away.
"The firing from the anarchists
drove the cadets from our hotel, and
on Tuesday night the anarchists tool
possession.
1.-THE battle continued for four days
more. the bolsheviki firing from oul
hotel and the cadets firing back. Or
Wednesday the firing was so heavy
that the halls were not even safe, ant
we went to the cellar, where we stayed
a couple of days and nights.
1T was not only the firing-tha
was expected-but the bOlsheviki hat
demanded the keys to the wine cellar
which had been refused. No one knew
when they might use force and &c
them. You cannot imagine what aw
full looking people these men are. 4
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
SCOUTS RESPOND IN HURRY.

At 3 90 o'clock in the afternoon six
blasts of the fire alarm at FOxbOrO,
Mass, sounded. This is the mObiliza-
ton call in FoxborO for the boy scouts.
The scouts were widely scattered
about town ut the time. They were in
ignorance as to the cause of the emer-
gency call, but knew it was their duty
to make all speed for home, don their
scout uniform and report at headquar-
tiers.
In about 20 minutes 40 members
were ready for duty. At the Scout
nall the boys were asked to make a
house-to-hOuse canvass for funds for
the Halifax sufferers. The boys
worked from to p. m, and the
amount of their collections was $123. 40.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Retribution.

what are you working on there"
"A hymn Of hate" replied the poet
sternly.
Dear me! Don't you know the
American government discOurages any
thing Of that kind?"
"Oh, yes. But this Is none Of the
governments business. 1t is addressed
to a neighbOr Of mine who has played
Over There on his monograph every
night for the past seven weeks
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
His ArmIess Joke.

That all misfortune is only relative
is Indicated by the philosophy of the
armless man who, for many years, has
been carrying copy" from a down.
town news agency to the uptown news
papers mt night. An editor on his way
to his midnight luncheon had washed
his hands when he discovered that the
towel was missing. AS the armless
"copy" carrier passed he heard the ed
itor say something more forceful than
elegant. "You ought to be like me,
and then you wouldn't need any
towel" said the armless one, laughing
cOntentedly.-New York Times.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Iron Rust.

Few stains are so obstinate as Iron
rust is. They may. however. be re-
moved from delicate fabrics by cover
ing the spot thickly with cream tartar
then twisting the cloth to keep the tar
tar on the spot itself. Put that part
into pan of cold water, bring gradu'
ally to boiling point, and afterwards
rinse In the usual way.-Exchange.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19

pound ever since and give you my per-
mission to publish this letter" -Miss
Flo KELLY, 476 So. 14th ST., Newark,
N. y.
The reason this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Kelly's case was because it went to the
root Of her trouble, restored her to .
normal healthy condition and a. aresult
her nervousness disappeared.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
ABOVE AGE LIMIT YET
ENLlSTS AS u. S. GUARD

Springfield. Ill.-Presenting a
faded honorable discharge from
the army written on sheepskin
and dated 1886, John B. Lands,
aged fifty-eight, has enlisted here
In the United States guards. He
is q veteran of Clusters famed
Indian command. Although he
is eighteen years beyond the ago
limit, recruiting officers accepted
him because of his splendid
physical fitness. Lands has one
son in the aviation section In
France.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Deer Shot Proved Dear.

Colchester, N. UT cost Andrew
Delamater $50 to shoot a deer from
taxicab. Mrs. Pauline Phillips saw
Delamater shoot the deer as it ap-
preached some food she had placed
near her home for the animal. She
got the number Of the taxicab and
later Delamater was arrested. The
game warden fined him $50.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Walks 100 Miles to Join.

Denver, Colo.-Frank II. Ray, Ca
madam, twenty-One years old, walked
more than one hundred miles that he
might reach the British Canadian re-
cruiting station In Denver In time to
enlist on his twenty-first birthday.
Ray was in Clayton, N. NJ, when he
learned a recruiting station for Cana
dian citizens had been opened in Den
yer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Pineapple Planting.

Pineapples are planted in three ways
for shipment raw, for canning. and
for juice. If the planter wants large
perfect specimens Of the fruit he sets
about 5000 plants to the acre. The
uniform smaller discs that are found
in the cans are the result of closer
planting, while the planter who desires
only Juice sets his plants still closer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
SteriIize Drinking Glasses.

Drinking cups and glasses used In
restaurants, ut soda fountains and 9TH
er places must be washed five minutes
in boiling water containing 8 per
cent solution Of I've, according to regu-
latiOns promulgated by the California
state board of health for the enforce
ment Of the law governing the sterili-
cation of drinking utensils.-The New
American Woman.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Seattle Woman Tells of Plight OF
Americans in Russian
City.
LIVE LIKE RATS EIGHT DAYS
Describes Terrible Experiences During
Fight Between the eoIsheviki and
Cadets-In Very Center
of the Battle.

Seattle, Wash.-IIOw Americans hud-
died for eight days in the basement
of a hotel in Moscow, Russia, while
the battle between the bolsheviki and
cadets loyal to the government raged
over their heads, is told in windy
interesting letter received here by
relatives Of Mrs. Helen Meserve, for
merly of this city. who has spent the
last three and one-half years with her
husband in Russia.
Harry Meserve, her husband, Is
representative of the National City
bank of New York in Petrograd and
Moscow.
Living like rats and running from
place to place to avoid the bullets OF
the machine guns and the shells of
the larger guns" Mrs. Meserve says,
"was an experience she hopes never
to undergo again"
The first part of her letter Is dated
November IL, 1917. at Moscow. 1t
says:
Yesterday we were able to leave
uOlel III NloSCOW oiS ~" -
the French military headquarters
For eight days we were under bonn.
bardment and for three hours the
guns of the anarchists were turned
! directly on the Hotel National. where
great damage was done. All the
windows were broken and the walls
torn by the big shells.
Like Rats in Cellar.
"The last few days we lived like
rats in the cellar, running from place
to place to safe shelter. During al
the bombardment we did not take Oul
clothes off and sat up two nights"
Four days later the letter was con
tinued at the Hotel d'EurOpe in Pc
trOgrad. The letter continues:
eve arrived here yesterday in .
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
clrcumstantIai Evidence.

Tommy was making a visit to MS
grandparents, who owned large
dairy. He had been forbidden to touch
the tempting-looking pans of rich
cream. One day his grandmother
caught him coming up from the cellar
with a very suspicious white rim over
his upper lip.
Tommy" she said, II am afraid,
from your looks, that you have been
disturbing my pans Of cream"
"Oh, no, haven't" Tommy fastened
to explain. II just ran my tongue
gently over the top."-Country Gentle.
man.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19

down and got 90
weak ! could hardly
stand, and had head
aches every day. !
tried everything I
could think Of and
was under q ply
sician's care for two
years. A girl friend
had used Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vege.
table Compound and
she told me about
it. From the first
day I took It'll began
to feel better and
now / am well and
able to do most any
kin d Of work. ]
have been recon-
mending the Com
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
The Latest Loo Story.

Springfield, Ill.-An egg measuring
three and One-half inches in length and
seven inches in circumference has been
laid by hen here belonging to w. w.
Wilson. On breaking the shell Wilson
found another egg inside with a per-
feet yOlk and white.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Con Knjts Sweaters

Chicago.-One Of the handiest men
In Chicago with the needle Is Ser
geant Z. l.. Van Malta, of the Shakes
peare avenue police station. He has
made several sweaters for soldiers,
having been taught the art by his wife.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Labor Comes Hiqh,

Norwich, Contour dollars a day
for pick-and-shovel men is being de-
manded by the laborers employed in
this city. They are now receiving S2.75
to S3.25 a day. Formerly street Ia
bOrers throughout the state received
S1.50 q day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
PREPAREDNESS.

Prepare for next washday by taking
home Red Cross Ball Blue. Ask any
good grocer. Red Cross Ball Blue i'm.
parts a clear white; makes you smile
when you see the basket Of beautiful,
snowy white clothes. Red Cross, the
blue that's true blue.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19

large part seemed to be deserters from
the army. and they looked as II there
was nothing they would stop at.
"Finally the firing seemed to dimin-
ish. and on Saturday We learned the
cadets had been defeated"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19

A Brooklyn man who recently died
left $500 to the pastor Of church who
had done an act Of kindness for him "a
years ago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
A TOAST TO THE FLAG
BY JOHN JAY DAILY,
of the ViuiIantes.

by J0ON JNu OH6te
of the vigiIantes.
Here's to the Red of it.
There's not a thread Of It,
No, nor a shred of 1t
In all the spread of 1T
From foot to head,
But heroes bled for 1t,
Faced steel and lead for 1t,
Precious blood shed for it,
Bathing it Red.
Here's to the White of IT.
Thrilled by the sight of 1t,
Who knows the right of 1t
But feels the might Of 1t
Through day and night?
Womanhood's care of it
Made manhood dare for 1t,
Purity's prayer for 1t
Keeps 1t SO White.
Here's to the Blue of it.
BeauteOuS view or II,
Heavenly hue of 1t,
Star-spangled dew Of 1t.
Constant and true.
States stand supreme for t.
Diadems CLEAN for it,
Liberty's beam for it
Brightens the Blue.
Here's to the Whole Of it.
Stars, stripes and pole OF It.
Body and soul Of 1t;
On to the goal Of 1t.
Carry 1t through.
Home or abroad for 1t,
Unsheath the sword for 1t,
Fight in accord for II,
RED, WHITE AND BLUEl
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19

The man with a good appetite never
wastes time specializing on the ele-
ments Of war bread.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
"A NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia
3. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, N. J.-"For about three
wears / suffered from nervous break.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19
Such q Dear Friend.

EtheHAgnes was at the cat show.
Maud-As an exhibit?-New Haven
Register.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-04-19

daily consultations took place for some
time. and the medicine was changed"
several times.