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Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01
TRACTOR WON'T JUMP FENCES
Some Of the Arguments in Favor of
Its More, General Use-WiII Not
Bite, 5alIt, or Run Away.

Some Of the many arguments in ia
'vOr, Of the tractor are given as follows
in, Farm Life: ~ra.
i, IL Will not bite, balk or run away,
1t will not shy at loose scrap of Do
per in the road. 1t will not kick the
stall at night and keep the tired farm
er and his wife awake. 1t will not
crib the manger.
1t will not break out of the barn at
night, jump the fence and eat your
neighbours cabbages.
1t will not lie down in a particularly
moist spot In the barnyard, roll over
on its back and elevate its four feet
into the air.
1t does not have to be currfed,
sponged off or treated with horse lini-
ment.
1t is not addicted to collie, cough,
heaves, SPAWN or wind-gall.
II will not snort in your ear or whisk
it's tail in your face
1t will noe "haw' when you tell it
to "gee" or vice-versa.
You do not have to pull on the lines
and holler your head oft when you
want it to stop. Il
1t does not "up and die" just as the
spring work is coming on.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01
How Fast Can You saw rhsma

Here are a number Of amusing
''tongue twisters" discovered by Cap
per's Weekly:
A glowing CLEAN growing green.
The black breeze blighted the bright
blossom.
Flesh of freshly flying fish.
Six thick thistle sticks.
Two toads tried to trot to Ted,
bury.
Give Grimes Jim's great gilt gig
whip.
Slick, strong Stephen Stringer
shared six Sticky slckly silk snakes.
She stood at the door of Mrs.
Smiths fish sauce shop welcoming him
Ia.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01

State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas
County-ss.
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of F. ]. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the CITY of To
ledo, County and State aforesaid and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
A. D. 1886.
GSeap A. w. Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the System.
+; J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01

.Tr7S then we don't
have to spend any more time over
explanations. I'll tell you at once
about the crowded wardrobe.
oh dear, CHI dear. said the crowd.
ed wardrobe, 1 am just exhausted.
am so tired out don't know. what to
do. have been tired out for so long,
on, so long. have just been crammed
with things. have had one nail used
for dresses and coats and tennis
racquets and laundry bags and shoe
bags. And every nail has been treat
ed the same way.
~ don't like to have things that
way. The,nai might object. In fact
they're very apt to object and like
to treat them just so. III,
4 like to be kind to them and not
overdo them, hut gracious! 1t doesn't
seem to do any good. However, / will
say that the nails have seemed nice
and strong and as though they didn't
feel tired out. They haven't seemed to
object either, strangely enough.
But am so very, very tired. l
have felt lately as though / were so
damned couldn't breathe. NY
shelves were so crowded too, and they
weren't treated with any respect.
Zone thing was just piled right on
another, with no thought as to whether
the right things were together.
Luckily the things didn't fight hut
they might have. All the boots and
shoes were jammed together and fell
all over each other. And things
don't seem to be getting any better,
though | have heard that tomorrow
things are going to be moved out.
"T do hope it is true, for am 80
tired out, oh, l am so, tired out.
II keep wondering If 1t can be true
and If my poor nails and shelves will
be treated with reason and with kind
thought in the future
GAS the wardrobe was moaning and
grOaning suddenly there appeared
littlenslf.
80 Now, wardrobe said the elf, 'Pd
be ashamed of myself If l were you,
just ashamedT
"'Whyy asked the wardrobe.
Haven't you any pityy
"'Oh course have said the elf,
but not much for you. OF course
you have been overcrowded and all
that, but the nails and shelves be-
haYed far better than you did, even
if they are your companions and might
think as you think.
Don't You know there have been
visitors in the house and that there
were so many they had to crowd to-
gether and make room-just somehow
"'They have been having such
good time, every single one of them,
and here you are, grumhllng because
you've been a little upset.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01
To Acquire Greatness.

The best guarantee to greatness is
an intense interest in a great program.
Then it is that the fellow becomes so
full of the Job that he hasn't time to
think about whether he's great or not.
He sees the thing to be done and be-
comes so full of how to do it that he
rises without knowing that he's becOm-
ing great in the eyes of the world. So
the best thing is to be filled with your
job and work it until it gets the fruits.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01
ASPIRIN FOR HEADACHE
Name "Bayer" is on Genuine
ASpirin-say Bayer

Insist on "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
In a "Bayer package" containing prop
er directions for Headache, Colds,
Pain, Neuralgia, Lumbago, and Rheu-
matism. Name "Bayer" means genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
nineteen years. Handy tin foxes Of 70
tablets cost few cents. Aspirin is trade
mark Of Bayer Manufacture of Mono
aceticacidester Of Salicylicacid.-Adv.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01

given to the visl- I'D Be Ashamed.
tors
"'T had never thought about that
before said the wardrobe.
az was sure you hadn't said the
elf. and so l came to talk to you.
Aren't you glad now you've been a
crowded wardrobeY
81 am mighty glad, said the ward,
robe, mighty gladP
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01
Veil Bound in Ribbon.

There are wells that are bound with
ribbon about the lower edge and this
ribbon extends beyond the end of the
veil, which is just large enough to go
around the hat and is tied in a bow
at the back of the hat.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01

CROWDED W q T d.
robe.
"Of course you
know that a ward
robe is a closet
where people hang
their clothes or
where there are
s h elves where
they put away
hats"
"Of course. dad
dy, we know" said
Nancy. 1--WE have
t h e m ourselves,
haven't WEI"
ITO be sure, to
be sure" said
d a d dy. "Well,
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01
important to Mothers


CAPUDIME-
1t gives quick relief from Headaches
of all kinds, including sick or nervous
Headaches and Headaches caused from
heat, cold, grippe or stomach troubles.
Trial bottle 10 cts. Larger sizes also
IT'S LIQUID.-adv.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01

w HN IL DGO-
pie weren't upset
once in awhile
how selfish they'd
all be, and you
just needed to be
upset to get you
out of your self
lsh. prim ways.
" Not that I
mean you ought
to be untidy in or
der to be unselfish.
No. that Is very
different. But yOu
should be willing
to be crowded so
there can be lots
of guests and lots
of good times
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01

AS a strengthening tonic for love
that has become weak there is nothing
better than little Indifference
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01

Havana has one of the. finest bOule-
ward systems in the world, including
nearly 200 miles of paved streets.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01
The Strong Withstand the Heat of Summer
Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble and younger
people who are weak will be strengthened
and enabled to go through the depressing
heat of summer by taking Groves tasteIess
chill tonic. II purihes and enriches the blood
and builds up the whole system You can
soon feel its Strengthening, Invigorating
Effect. soc.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01
A Poor Return.

Ella-She married the lawyer who
got her divorce.
Stella-That was rank ingratitude.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01
No Low shoes.

ST bought a pair of shoes today."a
"High?"
"ExtortiOnately."
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01

The pope's daily average Of letters
is 22O00, and these are dealt with by
% seer taries.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01
.D4DDY7J TYENTNG
TALE 81
6IlIARY @AI1Al1 BONNER
o. Sc AuTYfaR IN
LIE. CROWDED MARpRonE.

"This evening" said daddy. Il am
going to tell you the story Of the
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-11-01
Plenty of That.

"Is Helen's husband rich?"
I'm matrimonial experience; she's
his third wife"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-07
SPORTln6zneWS7
Newspaper Canvass Shows
Sammy Schif Won From
Tiplitz in Six Rounds

In detailing the recent defeat of
Eddie Welsh, of Bristol, by Joe Tip
litz, of Philadelphia. certain news
papers made the statement that Tip
ltz had beaten Sammy Schiff when
they met at the National Club a
couple month ago. The mistake was
takep up by the Police Gazette and
a canvass made shows that every
sporting writer who saw the battle
gave it to Schiff, and the Harrisburg
south-paw boxer is now officially
credited with victory over Tiplitz.
Some of the comments were: in
the semiwindup Eddie McAndrews
had the better of young Joe Borrell
in six rounds; in the other bouts,
Sammy Schif beat Joe Tiplitz." An
other newspaper account said:
Sammy Schiff, Harrisburg's leading
representative in the featherweight
list, gained a popular decision over
Joe Tiplitz, of Brooklyn. in a six
round bout at the National Athletic
Association in Philadelphia" In all,
Sammy Schiff has ten or twelve
clippings to prove that he won this
decision without any question. Schif
is training at present with a view to
taking on some hard bouts in Sep
TENDER and October.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-07
Pr. R. PIONEER
DIESSATURDAY:
ILL SHORT TIME
H. Sliker Begins as a
Barefoot Boy on Pennsy;
Later a Trainman

Augustus Henry Sliker. in his saith
year. a pioneer boatman and rail-
roader, died Saturday at his home
SOC Calder street. He had been in
poor health for sometime. The SUR
vivors are, a widow, Catherine Silk
er; n the following children, Ar
thur c., chief clerk for the Penn
sylvania railroad at DE: Mrs.
Charles Ensminger. Clarence W.
Pennsylvania railroad employe; Miss
Mary c., at home; Miss Mabel l.,
nurse with the American EXpedi-
tionery Forces, in France and Ger
many, recently returned from
France; and Mrs. Harry Flick, this
city; also three grandchildren, Kath-
crime, Mary and Augustus.
The funeral will be held Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Services will
be private and will be in charge of
the Rev. ]. Bradley Markward, pas-
tor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Burial will be made in Harrisburg
cemetery. Friends may call at the
home this evening.
Came Here When a Boy
Gus" Sliker as he was known to
railroad men was born in Germany
"a ApoVs tASNSb sNoAS ~ oSS
his parents moved to the United
States n located at Hollidaysburg.
The on. Augustus, started as a driv-
er on the PENNSYLVANIA canal and
his trips took him EAST n west.
He later became a boatman n was
prominent on the P~ennsylvania
canal, being one of the early boat
men who travelled over the old Port
age railroad, to and from Holidays
burg. His trips took him to Balti-
more, Philadelphia, New York. Will
mington, Pittsburgh, and other
points.
In 1859 he accepted a position as
brakeman on the Middle division
of the Pennsy, and six months later
was made "A conductor. which posi-
ton he held until his retirement 10
years ago. His stories of early rail-
road life in Pennsylvania were quite
interesting. He was one of the
pioneers who had charge of the first
freight trains running between Har-
risburg and Altoona.
Long i'm Harrisburg
He married Catherine Schreadley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Christian
S~chreadley of Hummelstown, and
soon after his marriage located in
Harrisburg. He was among the first
to build a home in West Harrisburg
and has resided in Calder street for
over 40 years. He was active Up TO
a year ago when his health failed.
Since that time he has renamed
close to his home, where he was
visited by his many friends n fell
low veterans.
Augustus H. Sliker was a member
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Rehet
Department, the Veteran Employees
Association of the Middle division
of the Pennsylvania railroad. the
Retired Veterans Association of the
Pennsylvania railroad; and.ope OF
the oldest members of Bayard Lodge
No. $50 knights of Pythlas' ana
Dauphin Lodge No. $50, Independent
order of odd Fellows of this city:
He was an interesting character n
being of the old school of Pennsy,-
vania railroad employees his Know
edge ca early history has many times
nroved valuable in the collection OF
i'm portant data.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-07
ELLIOTT-FISHER
AWARDS PRIZES
June Sales Within Five Per
Cent. of Record Month
of May

Twenty-four members of Elliott
Fisher Company's field force were
sent kilograms to-day notifying them
that they had won their choice of
ninety different articles of jewelry,
sterlingware, luggage, furniture n
sporting goods. The prizes are ex-
ira rewards for selling records in
excess of los per cent. of each
salesman's particular quota for six
months liked by the sales manager.
Photographs of the prizes were
sent to the statesmen and their wives
sometime ago. The following let
accompanied the photographs of the
prizes which were sent to the sales
mems wives:
Did it ever occur to you that Ell
liott-Fisher Company considers you
an active member of its sales or
ganization? Yes, it does. | think
about you a great deal because wives
can help statesmen increase their
earnings.
Just to show you that 1 mean
that, 1 am sending you h enclosed
special 9 to 3 contest edition of the
sales record. These prizes will be
won by early morning starts and
hard. all-day plugging. The more
llIle d iSdleSIIldH SpSuuo III TIC BiSS-
ence of prospective customers the
more commissions he will make.
Perhaps you will be interested in
prizes:
THE wives were particularly in
terested in the contest because the
prizes included mahogany tables and
beds. talking machines, overstuffed
tapestry davenports and chairs, dia
mond necklaces, brooches, gold
bracelets, watches, hall clocks, floor
lamps, sterling tableware, dinner
sets, refrigerators. Persian rugs and
other articles dear to the hearts OF
women.
One of the prize winners was a
woman, Mrs. F. NJ. Nafus. She is the
only woman field representative on
the Elliott-Fisher force. Since she
was employed and assigned to a ter
ritory, she has sold and installed
more bookkeeping and accounting
machines than man, of the male
members of the force.
The prizes are classified into four
groups-105 per cent. of quota, 125
per cent, $50 per cent, and 10 per
cent. and over Several of the sales
men exceeded the 175 per cent.
mark. A Flint, Mich, representa-
tive made 2,T67 per cent. of his May
quota with one sale of bookkeep-
ing machines to the Buick Motor
Car Company. A Chicago salesman
earned 262 per cent. of his quota on
a single sale to a large public serv-
ice company.
On June SOth. the last day of
the prize contest, a Washington rep
resentative SEM in an order for
forty-five bookkeeping machines for
keeping stock records in govern
ment navy yards. This order reach
ed the factory just in time to put
this statesmen among the prizewin-
ners. Another order from the gov
eminent for one hundred machines
for writing income tax bills and tax
payers ledger accounts helped sew
eral statesmen to qualify for prizes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-07
To Danish w rinkles and
Freshen Up Quickly

After a strenuous day outdoors.
when winds, heat and exhaustion
have combined to take away ones
freshness and caused the skin to
wrinkle and sag-or after a tedious
or fretfui day indoors-one often
has urgent need for some quick re-
juvenator. Maybe there's a dance
on for the evening, err some other
social event. How in the world can
n make herself ~presentable, look
ing as she does? It's quite easy.
Just get an ounce of powdered
saXolite and a half pint witch hazel
at the nearest drug store. mix the
two and battle the face in the solu-
ton for two or three minutes. Then
look into your mirror and behold
the wonderful Transformation!
Wrinkles have vanished, loose, tired
muscles have been rested and
'irmed up" marks of fatigue have
flown, and you look so much
brighter and younger you "a hard
~ believe your eyes. No one need
hesitate to try this, the witch hazel
and saxolite being so perfectly
harmless.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-07
An Extra Large
Bottle of Famo
for One Dollar

For a dollar you can buy at any
toilet goods counter a full l2-ounce
bottle of Famo.
Many hair tones charge more
for a bottle that is one-third
smaller.
This means that got can use
Fsmo every day for little o
than half of what it would cost for
some preparations.
And Famo actually does what no
other hair treatment will do.
1t attacks Seborrhea, the cause
of dandruf, and stops the sebor-
rhean flow that causes the dandruf
scale.
Famo ends falling hair and itch
ing scalp. II makes the head as
sweet and clean as a baby's.
Famo contains no alcohol to
cause scalp and hair dryness. 1t
postpones grayness by making and
keeping the hair healthy.
The regular daily use of Famo
makes the hair soft and luxuriant
and gives it a beautiful gloss and
sheen.
Every n in the family should
use Famo every day.
Sold at all toilet goods counters
IN two sizes IS cents and 81.
SeboTThsd IS O S1orbidiy ineyeased Eow
FROM the seboeeoHS glands of the scalp. The
IseoTyhesn sreretioH forms iH scales and
fdkss and IS commonly known oS SSHdruF.
MID. by The Famo Co., Detroit, Mich.
CrolI Keller, c. VI. Forney
SIP e al F A G e t :
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-07
SENATE TO HEAR
OF PEACE TREATY
THURSDAY NOON
President Will Address Open
Session on League of
Nations
BIZ Associated Press.

Washington, July President
Wilson VIII address the Senate on
the Peace Treaty Ard the League of
Nations at 1915 p. m. Thursday, it
was announced to-day at the White
House.
Because a treaty would be under
discussion some doubt had been eX-
pressed as to whether the Senate
would be in open session. but it was
understood that Mr.. Wilson desired
tina the session be open
When the President reaches
Washington late tomorrow night he
will find an accumulation of official
business awaiting his attention.
the sundry civil measure. with the
shipping board and other huge ap-
preparations, the Army measure. the
Navy bill. the agricultural bill with
its rider repeating the daylight saw
ing law. the deficiency bill. the vo-
cational educational measure and a
number of others.
Six members of the Presidents
cabinet will greet him at New York
and accompany him to Washington.
They will leave Washington this aft
ernoon and will go to sea to-mor-
row morning on the battleShip
Pennsylvania to meet the George
Washington. In the party will be
Secretaries Baker. Daniels, Glass,
Lane and Wilson and Attorney Cen
eral Palmer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-07
1t May Not Be Troubling You
During the Warm Weather,
But It Is Still In Your Blood

Catarrh is not only a disgusting
disease but is a dangerous one, and
you should never let UP in your
efforts to get it out of your system
until you have done it thoroughly.
Get rid of 1t, whatever it costs you
in trouble and money.
Mild weather will aid the treat
ment and this is an excellent time
TO thoroughly cleanse the blood of
the germs of Catarrh and be for
ever rid of the troublesome sprays
and douches that can only relieve
you for the time.
s. s. S. is a purely vegetable
blood remedy, made from roots and
herbs direct from the forest, which
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-07
Lancaster Tennis Sharps
Outplay Reservoir Men

The Lancaster Country Club took
a fall out of the Harrisburg Park
Tennis players on Saturday, winning
6-3 at the Lancaster courts. Best
out of three was the rule for single
matches. many of which were very
close, notably that between Brinton
and Bob" Shreiner. Following were
the results:
George. Lancaster, defeated ]. C
Kunkel. Harrisburg, 60, 6-1.
Windolph. Lancaster, defeated
Clark Rooms, Harrisburg. 6-3, 81.
A. S. Black Harrisburg, defeated
Derr, Lancaster. 2-6, 60, Ga.
Brinton, Lancaster, defeated Robert
shreiner. Harrisburg. Us. 1910.
Miller, Lancaster. defeated Joshua
Swartz. Harrisburg, SIS, 81.
Handshaw. Harrisburg, defeated
Long, Lancaster, 60. 6-1.
Double
George and WindoIph, Lancaster
defeated Black and Rooms, Harris.
burg, 3-6, GO, 81.
Swartz and Shreiner, HARRISBURG
defeated Bare and Kerr, Lancaster
As. 60, GA.
Derr n Brinton. Harrisburg. de-
feated Handshaw and Kunkel. Har-
risburg, 81. 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-07
RAILROAD NEWS
Soldier Trainmen Receive
Handsome Gold Watchfobs

At Sunbury. Sunbury Lodge No. AZ,
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,
presented gold watch fobs to the
soldiers who are members of the
order and recently returned from
France. George B. Rowland, chair
man of the State legislative COM
mittee of the B. of r. T., of n
city made the presentation speech.
The fobs are cross shaped, in the
center of the cross being the inslg-
mia of the order. This consists or a
red enamel circle bearing in golu
words, brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen,'' and within it, on a white
enamel background. is a 7 in green
enamel, while the spokes of a brake
wheel are engraved from the center.
There is a link by which 1t can De
fastened to a watch charm and used
as a fob. q,
The back is of polished gold, and
bears the following inscription:
Presented to (name of recipient)
for services to his country by Sun
bury Lodge. No. 4S, B. r. T., July q
1919"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-07
Pitcher Challenger Star
in West End Victory

West End smothered East End in
Saturdays game at Fourth and Sem
eca streets, ia. Pitcher Challenger
being dynamo par excellence during
most of the battle. West End be-
gan scoring in the first with con-
secutive hitting by H. Bell, Levan.
Embick and a double off Challen-
gers trusty club. In the fourth
Challenger again figured when he
reached first on an error and scored
later on by taking chances. In the
eighth he arose to the occasion once
more. Palmer was hit with pitched
ball; McKeever safe on Harle's
error; L. Bell on first through an in
field hit. With bases jammed, Chal-
lenger tripled and then came home
himself. The score: