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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
Poss1ble 70 Be Too Ahrunf.

1t Is said that w. 8. Gilbert, the
English dramatist. when he called on
his friends, always made a quick exit.
His alert temperament was evidently
opposed to dawdling. He knew how
tedious lingering farewells could be.
Now and then one meets some one
Of his kind. alert, definite. considerate
Of others and Of himself as well.
But. Of course, in this regard It is
possible to overdo. There are those
who leave so quickly that they create
a sense Of abruptness and possibly Of
concern as well. Their departure may
be followed by such remarks as "Why
did he leave in that wayi" or "Could
she have been hurt about anythingT
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

think about two cents apiece will be
nearer the mark. You take notice, Mr..
Bowser, that the handkerchiefs will
have to be cut from the cloth. Did
you expect me to take a pair Of shears
and do it myself?"
Mr.. Bowser did not reply. He sim
ply looked uneasy.
"And the printing, Mr.. Bowser-the
printing? Have you got any estimate
on that?"
Mr.. BOwser had no estimate.
There must be handling and truck
Ing. and how are you going to get
them to the soldiersr
"Why, can send them to the quar-
termaster at Washington and he will
give them out with the uniforms"
Don't be too sure of that, Mr..
Bowser. The government has never
provided the army or navy with
fancy kerchiefs or cough strip or
chewing gum. and probably never
will. Hadn't you better try some
other plan to show the brave soldiers
that you are their friendT
Bowser rose up. He had q terrible
look on his face. He gasped and he
gurgled, and he waved his arms.
Finally the words came:
Mrs. Bowser. am no patriot. NV
grandfathers did not fall at Bunker
Hill or Yorktown. I am not an
American. / don't care q hang for
the Star-Spangled Banner and the
screaming eagle. and you are to
blame for 1t Yes, you are to blame
In your cold-blooded way you have
made me a traitor to my country.
Good night. Mrs. Bowser, you may
never see me again."
With that the ex-patriot went down
the hall and clapped on his hat and
banged the front door after him, and
he did not reappear until three o'clock
in the morning. Then he got softly
into bed and began to snOre as only a
patriot can. He had given up the
handkerchief question. but was still
for war on the right side. And Mrs.
Bowser was very sorry that she had
hurt his feelings.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

adobe architecture Is distinctly q part
Of the environment. and more genuine
~ srtistic than anything of the sort
we have produced In the United States.
The narrow unpaved streets, the mud
walls, the unexpected plazas with
their statues. are all adapted to the
life that is lived in them, and have
the beauty that comes from usefulness
and a serene innocence Of the desire
to copy something else. But In Juarez
the streets need cleaning. the walls
need plastering and the general i'm
preston is one Of unkemptness and
carelessness.
1t could easily be improved. for
there are many beautiful things In
Juarez. There II a church that was
old when the Alleghenies bounded the
American colonies. There is q great
plaza that could be transformed into q
noble park. But Juarez Is rather proud
Of her bad reputation. She prefers to
swagger a little and talk about the
bull ring, the race track and the Black
Cat saloon. There was a time when
the proceeds Of this latter institution
are said to have paid the costs of keep
ing the armies q Francisco villa In
The 0eld
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
BoWSer'S
Handkerchief
He Would Give Away
a Million to the
Soldiers
(By M. QUAD.)

Copyright. 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate)

(By M. QUAOo
On coming up to the sitting room
after dinner Mr.. Bowser went direct
10 the library and closed and locked
the door. He was in there for about
an hour, and when he came out his
looks showed that he had something
very important on hand. He carried In
his hand yard of cambria which he
had bought at store as he came
home.
well. what is it," queried Mrs.
BOwSer.
MY DEAR" replied Mr.. Bowser, "you
know that / am an American and a
patriot to the backbone?"
"Yes."
You know that one of my grand
fathers fell at Bunker Hill and the
other at Yorktown"
mo, l did not know it," said Mrs.
Bowser, but I'll take your word for
1t. You had forgotten to speak about
IT,"
Mr.. BOwSer got red in the face and
bristled up bit, but finally con-
cluded TO hold on to himself, and he
therefore went on:
There is nothing pro about me. I
yelled for liberty, freedom and the
American eagle. 1 am for the presi-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
DON'T BE FOOLISH
and buy an imitation, get the origin,
VACHER-BALM.

and buy an imitation. get the original
VACHER-BALM.
1t Is better than any of the substi-
tute "Balms" for quickly relieving
Coughs. Colds, Group, and all kinds Of
hurts and soreness.
The many limitations are proof that
1t is an unusually good thing.
The price is only CSC per Jar or
Tube. Surely 1t is worth that to get
rid of a Cough or Cold, or your child's
Group. If your druggist will not supply
you and we have no agent in your To-
cality, write for the agency.
Every family needs Vacher-Balm,
and we supply samples Free, to start
the demand. E. w. vACHER, Inc.
New Orleans, La. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

| WAS strange irony Of fate
that forced revolutionists, hard
i pressed by the soldiers of Ker-
ensky, to fall back into the Krem-
lin of Moscow, for centuries the seat
OF despOtism Of Russia. And addition
al interest was attached to this his
toric spot by the later announcement
that here Kerensky intended to estab-
ilsh his government. Perhaps no city
OF the nation has figured so prominent
~ In the turmoil which for centuries
has accompanied Russian politics as
has this "city within a CITY,"
1t was on the cite of the Kremlin,
now the center Of the city, that Mos
COW was founded by Yuri Dolgoruki,
prince Of Kiev, In 1147. The historians
believe village existed on the heights
above the River MOska even before
the advent Of Prince Yuri. Within q
century. says the Kansas City Star,
the new village entered into the tur-
moil Of Slavic wars then raging. In
LBS the Kremlin, then an important
military station Of the principality of
vladimir, was sacked and burned by
Batou-Khan. In 1893 1t was again
sacked and its inhabitants were carried
away into slavery by Khan Nagai.
Since then 1t repeatedly has been plum
dered and burned.
The Kremlin is almost triangular in
Shape. and Is surrounded by a high
earthen wall. a mile and half long,
which has stood for centuries. 1t Is
one Of the five divisions of the city
which still retain their palisades. The
kremlin's wall is surmOunted by 10
towers and pierced by five gates.
In the Kremlin are grouped some Of
the most beautiful buildings of Russia.
Within its walls may be read the archi-
tectural history Of the nation, but per-
haps the most interesting Of the sights
Of the acropolis is the tower of Ivan
the Great. 300 feet high and crowned
by q gilt dome.
The "kIng Of Bella"
1t contains "a bells. and at its foot
rests the king of Bells" the Car Kol-
okOl, 60 feet in circumference at its
rim and 10 feet high, which for more
than q century remained buried in the
earth where 1t fell as workmen at
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

tempted to raise 1t to the dome, until
1t was raised In 1882 to the marble ped
estal where 1t now stands. On Easter
eve all the great bells of the Kremlin
toll out their message of the resur-
rectiOn. and before the war travellers
jOurneyed from all over the world to
participate in the impressive Easter
ceremony there.
In the early part Of the fourteenth
century Ivan Danilovitch Of Vladimir
took the title Of grand prince of Mos
COW and moved the government from
Vladimir to Moscow. From that time
until the beginning Of the eighteenth
century, when the administration was
transferred to st. Petersburg, the
Kremlin remained the seat Of gov
eminent.
Time after time, together with the
rest Of the city of Moscow, the Krem-
lin hiss been burned, the last instance
being in 1912, when it was occupied by
Napoleon, and the Inhabitants started
conflagratiOns throughout the city
which forced the Little Corporal to
commence his disastrous retreat from
Russia. NapOleon's headquarters were
In the Kremlin. and, while the flames
there were not so destructive as in the
remainder Of the city. the fire attained
sufficient magnitude to compel the
French to evacuate.
Cars Formerly Crowned There.
For centuries the cars of Russia re-
ceived their crowns ''from God and the
fatherland" in Uspenskiy Cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption), in
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
Construction Of Real lnsect.

A true insect consists Of three parts,
head, thorax and abdomen. The head
bears the eyes, antennae and mouth
parts. The thorax Is in three seq
ments. each Of which bears a pair Of
legs and the last two bear each q pair
OF wings, except in the flies. which
have but one pair. The abdomen con-
ststs Of ten or twelve segments, the
rear segment having various functions,
some Of which. a. In bees, wasps and
hornets are quite impressive and re-
garding which the average person u
not very curious OF inQuirin9.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
The Country Woman's Kick.

The wife Of congressman from q
small place In Ohio complained to the
cook who bosses things in her WASH
inRtOn establishment.
''The turkey has no flavor" said the
lady. II can't find any meat in the
mincemeat, and back home they'd
hardly give to the pigs such a mess Of
stuff as that plum pudding you hand
ed us last night"
WhereupOn the cook smiled indul-
gently and replied: swell. mum,
you'll get over them rural notions at
ter Il while."+COuntry Gentleman.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

could not guess in n month what am
going to do with this cambria. What
does soldier or sailor in camp or
at the front need mOst?"
"Why-why, he needs so many
things that it is hard to say what he
needs the most"
Then l will show you" said Mr..
Bowser, as he folded the cambria so
as to make four squares Of it, each
one handkerchief of good size.
"Yes. a soldier needs handkerchiefs,
and you are going to buy some as pres
ents?" Queried Mrs. Bowser.
THAT is just what / am going to
do. and l want you to help me lit
tie. Will these handkerchiefs be about
the right sizeY
"Yes."
Il want the soldiers and sailors to
know that l am their friend. When
these handkerchiefs are cut and
stitched 1 shall take them 10 the
printer and have lot Of printing
done. One side Of the handkerchief
will have the Stars and Stripes float
Ing around. There Will also be the
words: From Samuel Bowser to a
gallant soldier or sailor Under the
flag will be the words: Keep your
face to the foe"
THAT will be NICE" smiled Mrs.
Bowser.
ION the other side Of the handker-
chiefs will be printed the Ten Com
mandments and the Lords Prayer.
The soldier will be all the drawer and
better on reading these things over
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
Clearly Up to Somebody.

Bobby, with his mother and little
friend, was at movie. Bobby had
some popcorn, which he passed to his
friend, who took a generous portion.
After waiting few moments, appar-
emily for his friend, Bobby said:
THANK yOu."
Bobby. you shouldn't say that; it
was the little boys place to say Thank
you"
"Well. know 1t, but somebody had
to say it."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

Sometimes there are found such ten
der touches as these in the will Of
late town clerk of Monmouth, who
died in 1915, aged seventy-two. He
left to the Monmouth General hospital
and dispensary, for the children's
ward, In memory Of his darling child
Lizzie. $500 and framed portrait of
the child. and desired the authorities
to place on her grave q wreath Of flow
ers each Palm Sunday and q wreath
Of holly each Christmas day.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
Lutte Out Of Existence

The lutte has vanished. 1t was one
OF the oldest Of instruments, and had
a beautiful vibrant tone somewhat like
that OF the harp. But its size and
complexity were against it. 1t had
long tail and many strings, and while
Its size increased its power and range,
1t also increased its weight and made
1t cumbrOus. The minstrel of today
plays on the mandolin. the guitar or
the banjO-and the lutte is forgot.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
DON'T EXPERIMENT

with your Liver or your Bowels. Avoid
strong purgatives and calOmel. Use
the well known genuine Liver Stimu-
lants. Bonds Liver Pills. They are
Small-Mild-Efective and Reliable. One
pill at bedtime-you wake up well. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
Four Earthquakes In One Morning

Four seismic disturbances occurred
in Japan on the morning of November
5. The first shock occurred at 9:5S
and lasted for a minute and a half. It
was weak. At II :23 brief but vio-
lent culver was felt. Five minutes
later strong but horizontal vibration
followed. The final shock, at IL "a,
was hardly noticeable. Scientists de-
clare the center Of disturbance to have
been fifty miles from Tokyo.-East and
West News.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
Really Wonderful.

isn't it wonderful how these har-
vesting machines cut the wheat and tie
1t into bundles?" ooh. don't know,
l hear they have a machine now that
cuts the wheat, threshes it. grnds it
into flour and raises the price, all In
one operatiOn."-Life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
Responsibility on Hereditx.

The Oldest nations invariably have
the most philosophers and learned
seers. This has been thought to be
due. observes a writer, to their great
er accumulation Of knowledge, but
this new theory places the RESPONSE
bility In large part upon heredity-
the fact that men Of civilized nation
give their sons the mental equipment
Of civilization,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

dirigibles are being armed with them,
and naval airplanes are equipped with
such devices to exterminate German
U-bOats. The pressure of the air
against the fins causes them to re-
volve, and in some peculiar fashion &C
centuates both the missiles speed and
accuracy. Very similar to the aerial
tOrpedOes In construction are the huge
trench bombs fred from a special
bombing gun and Hanged to rotate
while en- route to visit Fritz.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
Aerial Torpedoes.

Aerial tOrpedOes - great cigar
shaped cylinders crammed with trini-
trotOluOl or kindred explosive and
filmed to revOlve rapidly in falling
are gaining great favor as the war pro-
crosses. More and more airplanes and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
B0SCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

VIII quiet your cough. soothe the in.
Illumination of a sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation In the bronchial tubes,
insuring good nights rest. free from
coughing and with easy expectoration
In the morning. Made and sold in
America for fifty-two years. A Won
derful prescription, assisting Nature In
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble. asthma, Group,
bronchitis, etc. For sale In all civil.
lied countries.-Ady.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

Some men measure their fun by the
amount of misery they have the next
morning.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

Colds Cause Headache and Crip
LAXATIy 10 BRONO QUININE Tablets remove the
cause There Is only one "Bromo Quinine," II w
GROVES signature on box. ac.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

Anybody can be a starter: but no.
body gets any ribbons pinned ON him
unless he finishes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08
What He Wondered.

by George, old chap. when | read
your latest poem, Sit and wonder"
''How / do it,"
'No, why you do it,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

Piles Cured In to II Days
Druenfsts refund money II PAZO OINTMENT fails
20 Itching Blind bleeding Protrudtpg Piles.
tint application gives relief. &c.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

generally used to excuse a pretty poor
performance.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-03-08

II a man feels 1t in his bones it's
rheumatism.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-13
BAKER HEARTENS
FRENCH PEOPLE
Says I'VE Are Committed With All
Our Resources to Winning of The
War''-Off For American Front.

Paris, March 11.-Secretary Baker
has made most favorable impress
sion on the French press, whose rep
resentatives he received this after
noon with American and British cor
respondents.
Although it was officially announc-
ed beforehand that none of the Sec
retary's remarks might be quoted
save what were contained in multi
graphed statement issued to every
one, he willingly answered various
questions after first expressing his
pleasure at receiving newspaper
men, which he declared reminded
him of his daily conference with the
press at Washington. In this case
he was protected by the vigilant eyes
and ears of one ex-chief sensor and
one active assistant censor, so that
the danger of possible indiscretion
was thoroughly averted.
The French journalists were great
ly struck by Mr.. Bakers youthful
appearance, which more than one
contrasted with the great ages Of
such French statesmen as Clemen-
ceau and Ribot. The enthusiasm of
the Intransigeant's reporter as a
writer appears to have outrun his
accuracy, as in a laudatory article he
refers to the Secretary as "a lawyer
who speaks Greek, Latin, German,
and French" AS regards the latter
language it may be said ON the best
authority that the Intransigeant
statement is an exaggeration.
Like Colonel House, Secretary Ba-
ker posed readily for a flashlight
photograph, whose somewhat uneX-
pected pop and f1ameburst produced
a nervous start among the onlookers,
(the Secretary himself never blink
ed,) and Immediately led to the
question whether he had yet visited
localities damaged in Fridays air
raid, a pilgrimage duly performed by
greater part of the city's popula-
ton yesterday afternoon. But Mr..
Baker had been too busy for any
thing of the sort. Since his arrival
at $50 O'Clock this morning he has
had long talk with General Perish
ing~afd paid calls on Premier Glenn
enceau and Marshal Joffre.
According to members of his en-
tourage the ocean trip, though rough
at the outset, was uneventful land
devoid of risk The Intransigeant
states that a cruiser bearing the Sec
rotary was accompanied by convoy
carrying 10000 men, and that there
were twice alarms of submarines, the
first proving nothing worse than a
piece of half-submerged driftwood,
while the second menace was scared
away by a strong contingent of sea-
planes and dirigibles sent out from
port when its presence in the vicini-
ty was signalled.
The Liberte voices French satisfac
ton at the Secretary's arrival as yet
further proof that America intends
to throw all her strength on the ives
tern front TO counteract the effect of
the Russian debacle in the east. The
article concludes:
The presence of the American
War Minister also proves that our al
lies are not thinking about peace ne
gotiations which at this moment
would be vain and premature, but of
war"
Mr.. Baker leaves Paris tomorrow
for tour of inspection of the Amer
lean lines Of communication and the
military zone.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-13
OPERATED BY "HAY-BURNERS'
Motive Power of One Of the Civil War
Railroads Was Primitive in
tho Extreme.

| The history of railway operation in
this country offers many curious and
interesting details. Among them none
are stranger than those that concern
the Memphis, Ell Paso & Pacific rail-
road, 4O-mile line operated between
Marshall, Tex, and Shreveport, La,
during the Civil war.
The owner was John Higginson. He
had many titles: chairman of the
board, president, vice president, su-
perintendent, trainmaster, roadmaster
freight and passenger agent, fireman,
conductor and master mechanic. The
motive power was of the best in those
days, and consisted of several yoke of
| oxen. commonly known as "hay-burn-
ers." The oxen were, it is said, gen.
orally ON time.
Mr.. Higginson ran his train on q tri-
weekly schedule. When he had gath
cred up "cargo" and everything was
ready for the trip he loaded the oxen
into the first box car in the train. In
the next car he had put the freight and
the passengers, and in the third he
himself rode. The cars started down
the steep grade out of Marshall and,
after they had rolled as far as they
would Mr.. Higginson set the brakes
and proceeded to unload the oxen and
hitch them to the coupling Of the car.
Then he released the brakes and start
ed the train up the grade. At the top
the oxen were again loaded into their
car and another start was made down.
hill. By repeating this operation sew
eral times Mr.. Higginson and his train
would finally reach Shreveport.
The passenger rate was 25 cents
person. Freight charges were any
thing the owner of the line could get.
Since there was no competition, Mr..
Higginson made money. All freight
was marked red BALI and handled
as soon as received.
This, however, was not the first
'hay-burning" railway in the United
States. Most of the early lines made
use of animals. The Baltimore & Ohio
at one time employed horses to haul
freight and passenger trains over the
first Is miles Of track constructed
Youths Companion.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-13
Cayite Flashes Time Over PacGfre.

Since October l the radio station at
Cavite, cooperating with the Philip
pine bureau of posts and the Manila
observatory. has been sending out
time signals of the 10th meridian
east of Greenwich at IL a. m. and 10
p. m. every day, says Science.
For the purpose of sending time sig
nails, the transmitting clock of the
Manila observatory Is connected with
the Cavite wireless station through
the bureau of posts. Manila observa-
tory time signals begin at 10 80 a. N.
and 9:55 p. NJ, standard time of the
12Oth meridian east of Greenwich, and
continue for five minutes. During this
interval every tick of the clock is
transmitted, except the 2Sth, Goth,
54th, 55th, seth, 57th, 5Sth and 59th
of each minute.
The situation of Manila in the Pa
cific makes this service of the great
est Importance to the mercantile and
naval fleets that ply upon that ocean.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-03-13

us in the common cause. If Ameri-
cans believe in Americanis.n as the
Germans believe in kaiserism, and
will support il as stoutly, they will
profit themselves by buying Liberty
Bonds at a discount until they reach
par. Thus they might enable the
Treasury 10 borrow without raising
the rate Of interest. If the Secretary
can only put the fire OF his patriot
ism into Il few million hcarts, there
will be such response 10 the COM
ing Liberty Loan as will be heard in
Berlin, where The eighth loan is now
on offer. Man Or man. Americans
are able 10 save more and spend
more than the Germans. But there
is shortage of Liberty Loan money
because Of the practice of buying
more sugar and tobacco than in the
f1ushest of peace years.-NeW York
Times.