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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
Out-PraYinQ Her.

Jack and Joan were brother and
sister. Joan unusually good, verging
upon the prim. Jack overlooking with
healthy naughtiness. Jack had been
sent to bed early, minus his tea, for
some rather greater crime than usual.
Joan, on arriving from the bath
room in the night nursery, knelt down
to say her prayers, which she. con-
GUIDED with:
"And please, God, make Jack a
better boy, and show him how naughty
he has been."
Joan rose from her knees with a
Snug expression and got into bed.
Jack slipped from his bed to his
knees as quick as thought, and
through the darkness was heard:
"And please, God, do teach Joan &c
mind her own business. From Sun
day at Home.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

don't break their necks speeding on
bad roads. They're caught on good
roads, the way | said. Some pave
ment is deadly dangerous when it's
dry, and some is deadly dangerous
when it is wet. Take concrete, for
example. There's no cleaner driving
in the world than On concrete. This
side Of Buffalo, and here and there
in New York and California, you have
concrete roads. Now, when they are
hauling hay for a bottom, or oranges
out of an irrigation project, there'll
be about three rods Of dirt on the con-
crete It's apt to be clay. It's just
like daubs of axle grease on rail-
road track. You hit that stuff going
right along, feel 1t culver, and try to
straighten up. Your steering wheels
slick around the easiest they ever did.
You forget where your straightforward
is, and with the rear end of the car
swinging ahead you hit hard pan
again. and shoot off into the chaparral.
Or you climb the fence of the Buffalo
county club, depending where you're
at.
Dry or Wet, Both Trsacherous.
"Dry roads are treacherOus and wet
roads are treacherous. There are
more accidents in western New York
! from people coming off poor roads on
| to good ones than there are on rough
country roads.
where you know road is danger
| Gus YOU go slow and careful. Where
| YOU think the road is not dangerous,
| but it is Il death trap, you are in peril
of YOUR lie. I'm thinking that when
they have paved roads over the Rocky
mountains there1l be a lot Of acct
dents because it seems so easy.
1--WE seen more than 200 wrecked
| cars beside the road. I've seen the
ruins of ten times as many at garages
the country over. Not one but what
came to an untimely end because OF
| careleSsness of some kind. And nine
times out of ten the carelesSneSS was
because the driver was going TOO fast
on a road he didn't know. You'll hnd
at the bottoms of slopes in the
Rockies big, beautiful cars, all ruined
-skidded on dust, on clay that looked
solid, on sand that was roller Lear
ings or on a long peeled log gutter
cross.
mo, sirl My boy, when you gel
YOUR car. don't you drive over any
strange road at more than 20 miles
an hour, no matter how good 1t Is, anG
you'll find lots of roads where it,
better to go under ten miles an houl
than to go faster than that. From the
Rockies to the Sierras averaged sew
en- miles an hOur-60 miles at three
miles an hour one day. And passed
two cars before dark that left me be
hind in the morning. They'd busted
themselves getting there, Eli.
go slow. Let the other fellow g
by; you'll get there first, anyhow"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
Speed Cause of
Road Accidents

the little neck of Ohio don't have half
the trouble that people coming east
have when they hit the fancy New
York brand of roadways.
Job for Nearest Garage Man.
"NOw it's the same way with Cali
fornia. You take man who's run out
of Nevada or eastern California desert
roads over the Sierra divide into the
paved ways of California, he feels re-
lieved. He's on good roads at last.
He's been careful for 1000 miles. He
wants to step on 'er. He does. He
hits n sharp turn, and bingO! The
nigh wheels drop into the sand, and
there's a big job for the garage in the
nearest town.
Particularly speaking, let me say
over a road he has never driven be-
fore invites death or disaster. I'm
all right on my old home road. l hit
up 40 miles an hour right along if
l know the road. My car'll stand it.
But on a strange road, let me say, I'm
one Of those 15-miler boys. l didn't
have to have an accident to learn that.
1t was just looking at the accidents
and figuring on them that gave me
the warning needed.
Now lOOk't! Remember during the
days when cars were delivered by
the thousand over the highways, and
you'd meet a fleet of q thousand cars
all new and all bound east or south or
west to a destination, because the
railroad boys were laying down OF
their high-wage jobs? Do you remem-
Der how many of those cars were
smashed up, burned up, or were shook
half to pieces? 1t was done by speed
ing over strange roads.
New Driver Apt to Be Careful.
1T isn't the new driver who Is
trapped by different roads; 1t is just
as apt to be the old-timer. New driv
ers are careful; they learn around
home, hit the same roads every day
and learn 'em. When they get gooC
on the home roads they start off, hi
another kind of good road, and bing
| Smash up!
Its just that way all over. dom
begin to claim I'm an expert in al
kinds of roads; I'm not. All I'm al
expert in is keeping out of trouble
I've been through Berthoud pass, IL,
600 feet above the sea, and more thai
40 feet below the ocean down in Sal
ton sink. l know enough to go slow
That's what l know.
Its the good road that kills. Mel
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

tries are controlled by foreign capital,
a large part of which is North Amer
lean.
1t is estimated that the total cost
of such an undertaking would be over
S1OO,OO0,OOO and that the cost In
Uruguay alone would be $22,OOO,OOO.
The committee recommended that a
convention of delegates Of the four
South American countries be held to
arrange joint action and suggested the
issuance of domestic and foreign loans
to raise the funds necessary to acquire
the packing houses.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

show ones face If one looks into 1t.
Never, never had people seen such
a beautiful sunset. The colors seemed
30 wonderful that the people could
hardly believe they were seeing some
thing real. They just stood and
watched until the Sun went to bed
some time later, and the shadows
came and the River grew dark once
more.
9ut while the Sun was going to bed
and while he gave Of his glory to the
beautiful River. people were rejoicing
that they lived in a world where there
Wa so much beauty.
Ar when AIr. Sun had finished his
talk Nth the River he said:
Al, lovely River, without you 1
eo4ld NOT have looked so finer
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

1t is proposed that the establish
ments be placed under the control of
directors comprising cattle men and
government officials in the respective
countries. Another government direc
torate would control the marketing OF
the products abroad and fix prices.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
Absurd.

1lffie Jim, though he attended Sun
cay school every week, did not know
quits as much about Scriptural history
rs y ought to have known; but when
h'9 sister asked him, "Where was
kolomon's temple?" he was rather an
- 'ry thar she should think him unable
-. "a answer simple question like that.
- 80 Don't you think know anythingr
nas : y asked
well where was 1t. then7 his sister
spea'eq. and then he informed her:
~ ne side OF his forehead, o.
eenFse-Ihe same as other folks"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
WANT U. S. PACKING PLANTS
Uruguay Representatives Propose
South American appropriation
of Plants.

Montevideo,I Uruguay proposal
that the governments of Uruguay
Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay take
over by appropriation the pacA0g
bouses in those countries has been
made by a committee Of the Urugua-
var house Of representatives. Most
~ the hacking houses in those c0un-
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

When your skin breaks out with
itching eruptions, letter, rash, &C.
zema, PSORIASIS, or other terrifying
disorders, temporary relief will do
you but little good, for soon all the
itching and irritation breaks out
afresh with renewed fury, and you
soon realize that local remedies
such as ointments, salves and SINH
lar treatment will never rid you OF
your trouble.
These troubles originate in the
blood, and II you expect real sub
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
Ambition,

"You will never get anywhere I'M
less you have higher ideals than this, -"
preached the woman to whose door
the tramp had applied for assistance.
"Are you really content to spend your
life walking around the country beg
ging?'
mo, lady," answered Weary Willie.
"Many's the time I've wished l had an
auto."-American Legion Weekly.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
WhV Are Skin Diseases
So Difficult to Overcome?

stantial relief you must treat them
through the blood.
The best remedy for this purpose
is S.S.S., the fine old blood remedy
that purifies the blood of disease
germs, and thus restores the skin
to a normal and healthy condition.
Begin taking S.S.S. today, and
write our medical director for ex-
pert advice without charge. Ad-
dress Chief Medical Adviser, 161
Swift Laboratory, Atlanta. Ga:
S. S. S. is not sold or recommended
for venereal diseases.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

have to go to bed" said the
River, "but l take many a rest.
You've seen me looking very quiet and
peaceful? That is when 1 am taking
a rest.
"In the winter l often rest, too,
when the Ice King puts one of his
best blankets over me and tells me he
will attend to matters while l have a
rest.
"But 1 dom go to sleep as you do,
at Just such a time, every day, or
every afternoon.
I'D like to have a talk with you,"
said Mr.. Sun.
"And I'd like to have a talk with
YOU" said the River.
Just wait q moment" said Mr.. Sun,
"and I'll wear all my very best finery."
"Dear me, I'm honOred," said the
River.
Then in a few moments Mr.. Sun
was ready for his talk with the River.
He wore a gorgeous suit Of deep rose
color and a collar of fleecy rose and
blee and lavender and pink clouds. He
wore a hat Of deep sky blue with rose
colored braid.
Dear me, Mr.. Sun, You are wonder
fulp' said the River.
81 am glad you think So" said Mr..
Sun. az don't know when I've dressed
up so much. most certainly am very
dressy.
"And now, River, what is the news?'
SWELL" said the River, smiling q
little ripping smile, Il have had a
great many boats going through me
today. And some boys and girls have
gone in swimming along near my
banks.
"Some of the trees on the high
hills above have changed into their
summer green suits from the pale
green spring ones they were wear
ing.
"The tug boats have made the usual
amount of noise. What noisy little
boats they are. One would think they
were great big boats from the noise
they make.
Out VI NOuASC hAOW OCNNOAs AASJ
can't fool the River! They're like
creatures who don't amount to much
who're always shouting and trying to
make people think they do amount to
something, because they praise them
selves so much.
"Still, I'm fond Of the tug boats
and they must make a noise, l sup
pose, so the big boats won't run them
down.
"There have been some lovely sal
boats about today. How beautiful they
arel The River loves them so.
"And there have been big passenger
boats, for you know I'm a big, grown
mp River, and have lots Of work t.
dol"
81 know that" said the Sun.
So the River and the Sun talket
and the Sun looked right down at thu
River as he talked.
And the River looked up at the fac
Of the Sun dressed In his very, ver1
best, and smiled so gloriously.
People who were passing by the rive
exclaimed as they saw what the!
f.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
Didn't Count Much.

First Critic-You don't attach much
Importance to the applause the actors
are getting.
Second Critic-Not much. There is
bound to be applause. You can't ex-
pect an audience to sit still the whole
evening and do nothing.-London An
swers.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

called Mr.. suns
gOing-to-bed t ime
Ia sunset.
No one who
saw this sunset
had ever seen a
more beautiful
one. For one por-
ton of the sky
was rose scarlet
In color and the
portion Of the
river below was
Of the same color,
for the river was
very still and re-
Elected the bright
ness Of the sky
lust as a mirror
,y,lI rof1ecf ar
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
Shoes az $3.50 a Pair

Grand Junction, Colo.-Because Mrs
]. L. Cockerill requires special shoes,
she and her husband drove here from
Eureka, New, 1000 miles. to have o
local shoemaker fit her
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

to go to bed, do
you?" asked Mr..
sun. 81 do! But
then il is all right,
as | like TO 90 to
bed. l enjoy it
and you can see
that I'm not
weeping tie ar S
about it, for l
look so gay and
so bright and so
happy. I've had
a birthday party
this afternoon,
and so Pm wear
ing my beautiful
rose suit"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
Not at All,

Husband-"You don't mean to say
you paid $40 for that gown Wife
"Oh, no, dear; left that for you to
co.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
Virtue.

Virtue.
Virtue is not TO be considered in
the light of mere innocence, or at
staining from harm, but as the exer-
ton of our faculties in doing good
Butler.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
No More Misery
After Eating
Just Takes An Eaf0HEc

1.-THE first dose of EatOnic did me
wonders. l take it at meals and am
no longer bothered with Indigestion"
writes Mrs. Ellen Harris.
Thousands of people, like this dear
lady, gratefully testify about EatOnic,
which does it's wonders by taking up
and carrying out the excess acidity and
gases which bring on indigestion,
heartburn, blOating, belching and food
repeating. Acid stomach also causes
about seventy other nOn-organic all
ments. Protect yourself. A big box
of EatOnic costs but a trifle with your
druggists guarantee.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
.1DDdddyS
H6EveRiN8
Idiry Tale
SUN AND RIVER.
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER
- " VUTtEE rtSlAItI UNION 49,

"HelIO, River" said Mr.. sun.
"HellO. Sum-" said the River.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

EREGYI Ee eS:!S!s .s.Ess2 b ?; R:, :;
IUNLLO sS.. Ssis Eiss SSSs Ass.S:. ehissss
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

"YOu don't have
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-08-26
FOR twenty hours this food is
backbone reason you ike
it-another reason why il
digests SO easily.

One of the important things in connection
with any cereal food is 10 have il thor
oughly baked or cooked. For baking ~
cooking changes the starch of the grains.
Grape-Nuts is the longest baked OF all
cereal foods 1t is scientifically baked al
carefully regulated temperatures for 20
hours. This is one Of the reasons why
Grape Nuts digests SO easily; why it agrees
with many people who cannot take any
other form Of cereal without producing
fermentation.
A goodly part OF Grape-Nuts is converted
into dextrase. ready 10 be Immediately assirl-
Hated by the system. and yield strength and
energy a further portion has partially
undergone this change, while there remains
SSH ent Unchanged cereal to strengthen the
1-4..ve organs. II is then in a condition
to meet the various requirements Of the
digestive system.
If you want to eat a most strengthening
and nourishing food, and one that will digest
more readily, 60 70 your grocer today and
get a package of Grape-Nuts. Eat il with
stewed fruit or as a cereal with milk or
cream; or make it into an appetzlng pudding.
E,.cry member Of the family will enjoy its
delicious flavor and WhoiesomenesS.
Grape-Nuts-the Body Builder
There's a Reason
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
Catarrhal Deafness
 and Head Noises
TELLS SAFE, SIMPLE WAY TO TREAT
 AND RELIEVE AT HOME

If you have eatsrrh, catarrhal deafness or head noises caused by catarrh. or if phlegm drops in your throat and has caused catarrh of the stomach or bowels you will be glad to know that these dis tressing symptoms may be entirely over come in many instances by the following treatment which you can easily prepare in your own home at little cost. Secure from your druggist 1 ounce of Parmint Double Strength). Take this home and add to it T. pint of hot water and little granulated sugar: stir until dissolved. Take one tablespoonful four times a day. An improvement is sometimes noted after the first days treatment. Breathing should become easy, while the distressing head noises, headaches, dullness, cloudy thinking. etc. should gradually disappear under the tonic action of the treatment. Loss of smell, taste, defective hearing and mucus dropping in the back of the throat are other symptoms which suggest the presence of eatarrh and which may often be overcome by this efficaeious treatment It Is said that nearly ninety per cent of all our ear troubles are caused by catarrh and there must, therefore. be many people whose hearing may be re- stored by this simple, harmless, home treatment.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28

fact that no matter whether Babe Ruth disobeys baseball rules and fights with Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis and then Kisses and makes up," and is repentarM like a spoiled child, he remains indisputably the
 est popular baseball player of the day.
 -s the game ended and people went wild, those l mean who were strong" for the Tanks, Mir. Blackmer told me an amusing thing which had hap pened at the game the day before.
 When the Bambino had hit home run and saved the game, tho men tossed their hats in the air; they screamed, they shouted and Bedlam was turned loose on earth.
 All the while a big burly policeman stood perfectly passive and immobile in the aisle, his back to the diamond, he never once turned his head and somebody said:
 It's nothing new to him; 1t would be like fellow from Johnstown go- ing to heaven and telling Noah some thing about the flood''
 Don't you love that?
 It was a wonderful day-and the way those two men, the big I'm pressario" and the young Broadway star enjoyed the game-well, their baseball parlance, their favorites on the teams. their tremendous enthus- iasm and absolutely boyish interest in the sport was a veritable treat when the usual man of affairs in New York is merely-"blase."
 It was a far cry from John McCor- mack. Mary Garden. Frances Aida and Zoe Akins' new play. to Babe Ruth and Nehf and Royt; the two Meusels ("E" and "R"): Schang and Frisch, and I called it Baseball de Luxe" Is there such thing? Any way, it was a Worlds Series Game" in the 'Key of B Natural" by Charles l.. Wagner, and it goes on to prove what l said at the beginning of my story. that a successful man like MT. Wagner must have something In his makeup" of democracy and love of the simple things of life which means human" and that's what he isl
 I recall later that he was talking to me abouea certain well known playwright whose naughty plays have been the sensation of New York, and whom I used to know rather well. I asked him why such genius would turn his talent to such unwholesome things instead of to the beautiful things of life, and he said:
 It's simply a case of mental stradismus; his brain squints, instead of his eyes; 1t -focusses--crooked
 Don't you enjoy a personality who can diagnose playwright hke that and be just folks" like President Harding says he Is, at a ball game?
 I dol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-28
BURGESS BED-
 TIME STORIES
JOHNNY CHUCK GETS ALMOST roo
 FAT TO MOVE Who prcmonltion's warning needs VIII be prepared for what succeeds.
 --OId Mother Nnture
By THORNTON W. BURG Ess

-Olu Mother Nature.
 Peter Rabbit couldn't get over what Johnny Chuck had told him. You know, Johnny had said that they were to have long, cold, hard winter. For once Peter kept his tongue still. He didn't gossip. He didn't tell any one what Johnny had said. For one thing he was fond of Johnny and he didn't want Johnny to be laughed at, as he was sure Johnny would be if 1t should | get about over the Green Meadows that he pretended to know what kind of winter was to come while 1t was yet long way off.
 l But Peter spent a great deal of time near Johnny Chuck's house and visited with him every day. 1t was quite clear to Peter that Johnny be- | lieved what he had said and was mak- Ing ready accordingly. It didn't take l long to get his house deep enough 1 for his liking, and then Johnny Chuck devoted himself to eating. Polly Chuck did the same thing. It seemed to Peter that they spent al most every waking minute eating | Of course, Peter understood this. He knew that they were getting fat in preparation for the winter. He had seen them do it before. He knew that this was their way of laying up food. 1 They stored 1t away under their skins instead of In storehouses. as the Squirrels did. 1t seemed to Peter a very handy way of doing He had tried it once himself, but hadn't suc- ceeded. But never since Peter had known him had Johnny Chuck been as fat as he now was. Still he kept on eating, eating. eating.
 It was fortunate for Johnny that
 he didn't have to go far from his | doorstep to find food, for he was get ting so fat he could hardly waddle. As for running, that was out of the question. His skin looked as if 1t was stuffed so tight that if he drew a long breath 1t would burst. His checks were puffed out so that his head looked twice as big as 1t used to be. He panted for breath when he moved. But he kept right on eat ing. Yes, sir. he kept right on eat | Ing.
 At last Peter yentured to speak of It If you don't look out you'lI burst. Johnny Chuck" said he. Eve watched you fatten up before go-
 Ing to bed for the winter, but you never were nearly as fat as you are now"
 WV HdNcH fiidd as bdid d WiHltF as we are going to have this year." panted Johnny Chuck. I'm getting ready for it."
 By getting fat?" asked Peter.
 Johnny bobbed his head. "Yes," said he, "by getting fat. If I am fat enough it won't matter to me how long or how cold or how hard the winter is. But it would be dreadful to be chilled to death in the middle of winter because I hadn't fat enough td keep me warm. or to wake up and find a late spring and that I hadn't fat enough to carry me through. I'm talk ing no chances. l tell you the winter is going to be long and hard. I know Now, don't talk to me, or rather don't expect me to talk to you. I must eat and get fat
 With this Johnny Chuck turned his back on Peter and went right on eat ing. Polly Chuck hadn't even stopped to talk Peter shook his head and gave it up. This was too much for