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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-02-04
BOOK ONE
Repatriation.
CHAPTER !.

Dan Failing stepped out Of the ele-
the crowd that ever surged up and
down Broad street. He was just one
of the ordinary drops of water. not
an interesting. elaborate, physical and
chemical combination to be studied
on the slide of microscope. he
wore fairly passable clothes, neither
rich nor shabby. He was tall man.
but gave no impression Of strength
because of the exceeding spareness OF
his frame. AS long as he remained
i'm the crowd, he wasn't important
enough to be studied. But soon he
turned off. through the park, and
straightway found himself alone.
The noise and hustle Of the crowd
never loud or startling, but so contin'
liOus that the senses are scarcely
more aware of them than of the beat
ing of ones own heart-suddenly and
utterly died almost at the very border
OF the park. Tie noise from the
street seemed wholly unable to pene
trate the thick branches of the trees
He could even hear the leaves whisk
ing and Ticking together, and when
man can discern this. he can hear The
cushions of mountain lion on a trai
at night. OF course Dan Failing hat
never heard a mountain lion. EXcep
on the railroad tracks between, III
had never really been away from
cities in his life.
AT once his thought went back t
the doctors words. They were still
repeating themselves over and owe
| in his ears, and the doctors face wa
still before his eyes. 1t had been
kind face; the lips had even curled Il
a little smile of encouragement. Blu
the doctor had been perfectly frani
entirely straightforward. There ha
been no evasion in his verdict.
"rve made every test" he sait
"They're pretty well shot. OF course
you can 90 to some sanitarium,
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Stomach
on Strike
20 Years

'Eat0nic Is wonderful" says G. w.
Burton. Il had been a sufferer from
stomach trouble for 20 years and now
] am WELL"
Eatonic gets right after the cause Of
stomach troubles by taking up and
carrying out the acidity and gases and
Of course, when the cause is removed,
the sufferer gets well. II you have
sourness, belching. indigestion, food
repeating or any other stomach
trouble, take Eatonic tablets after
each meal and find relief. Big box
costs only a trifle with your druggists
guarantee.
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Spread Of Bathing in Europe.

Bathing came to Europe as one Of
the good results of the Crusades. The
Knights of the Cross found baths in
general use among the Sarscens. and
seeing what good things they were.
on returning from those wars took the
initiative for their introduction. in
this they were highly successful first
in England and from that to other
countries. So popular did the bsth be-
come that 1t became customary to have
one before ceremonies such as mar
rage or knighthood, and the people
have been ever since learning the value
of keeping their skins clean.
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Wives and Widows

and single women are ADVISED 10
take DR.. Pierce's FavOrite Pre-
scription for any feminine dis
order, no matter what its name
may be. 1t is good for those
pains that come occasionally, for
dragging down sensations, for
headaches, for nervousness, for
the blues, for weakness, for the
great change between 40 and 30,
and for all the other ailments
from which so many suffer. Fa-
vorite Prescription is one of the
standard medicines of the world
and its reputation has lasted for
more than half a century. Send
DIR. Pierce 1Oc for trial package
Tablets to Invalids' Hotel in
Buffalo. N. Y. W
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-02-04
Sheep shearina In Australia.

Shearers in Australia are paid by
the number of sheep they shear, but
the ranch helpers are paid by the
week. Averaging everything, from
young wethers. which are hard, to old
ewes, which are easy, a good man Will
shear about 90 to 100 sheep a day.
The actual record is 327 sheep shOrn
by a Queensland shearer in nine hours.
And other big records have been made.
But that was probably years back
with the blades. when the fieeces were
five-pound and six-pound. and not nine
pound and ten-pound, as they are to-
day.
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blemish from bleach or finish.
Oyster White Without BlemIsh.

Another interesting variation of the
preference for white and black is
found in many lace models. Black
lace, combined with black satin or
black. velvet, black and white lace.
combined with black satin, and black
and white lace, combined with white
satin. One of the most successful
dresses shown by Madeleine ct Made
leine has back and front panels Of
black velvet, with fan-plaited panels
at the sides Of black chantilly lace.
The black lace partly wells the velvet
bodice and there are transparent lace
sleeves.
There is very successful black
and white lace model, in which all
the foundation is of white satin; on
the skirt Of which fall double cascade
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material and the top heavily padded
for pin cushion. Lace and ribbon or
delicate embroidery can form the COW
er for the pincushion, which may be
edged with frill Of ribbon or silk
braid dotted with sprays Of artificial
flowers. Fasten the cover witt : snap.
Slipper cases In which to tuck away
slippers when travelling may be made
Of checked ginghan and trimmed in
plain color Of the same fabric. These
protect articles in the suitcase or
trunk. and may be easily laundered
when soiled. II extra decoration ID
desired the monogram may be en-
broidered on the flap.
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He Wondered.

Hang 1t, man; IL your flivver has
been stolen, why don't you ring up the
police?'
I'm not worrying about the car.
I'm wondering how they made the
blamed thing go."-Harper's Maya
zine.
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Dyed Laces Are In VOGUE.

Five and six-inch laces dyed any pre-.
ferred tint are made up into charming
evening gowns and dancing frocks
This fashion Is an excellent reason
to make use Of all laces that one may
have slowed away for future use.
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A Bad BEGINNING.

Mother (discouraged)-That boy of
ours doesn't seem to learn anything
as he grows older.
Father-The trouble Is he knew Il
all at the start.-Boston Transcript.
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Gifts.
The greatest grace of a gift. per.
haps, is that 1t anticipates and adj
mits of no return.-Longfellow.
Every gift that is given, even
though it be small, is in reality great,
II 1t be given with Observation-Disclosures.
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ideas Confused.

How are the women here as con-
versationalistsr
"The light one over there is rather
heavy, but the dark girl beside her
is very light"
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In the Tornado Belt.

III tNc TOrHduU OSfCs
''Taking your piano lesson, are you.
dear?" said the farmers wife to her
daughter.
'Yes, mother"
"Where is your father?"
"In the cyclone cellar, mother r.
Yonkers Statesman.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-02-04

Love story, adventure
story, nature story-all
three qualities combine
in the 'Voice of the
Pack" a tale of modern
man and woman arrayed
against the forces of age
old savagery.
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Nervousness.

"Does tobacco make you nervousY'
ut Does" replied Mr.. Meekton. III
Henrietta catches me smoking in the
house"
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cirdls. Of 4exsI..

Low placed, flexible girdles Of jewels
and metal are used on cloth and vel
vet one-piece gowns.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-02-04

People who live In the same square
don't always move In the same circle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-02-04

ScaIIoped Hsms.
Many dresses have scalloped hem1t
particularly those for evening
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-02-04

Where Dan Failing decides
to spend his last six months
and who he really is, are in.
terestine features of the next
installment of "The Voice Of
the Pack"
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thread of silk is carefully selected.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1921-02-04

II one can 1ust lie close enough to the
breast of the wilderness, he cant helT
but be imbued with some of the life thai
Diary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
Mexico People Have CopieS
OF Famo1s Ulster Go. C2-2.t.

A number of Mexico people have
copies of the Ulster County Gazette
containing the account of George
Washington's funeral. This news
paper is famous for the number Of
forgeries that have been made Of it.
LONDON, March 6.--Proprietors
of fashionable West End hotels and
copies Of the most noted newspaper
forgery Of the countryside Ulster
County Gazette Of January A, 1900
with it's account of Washington's fun
eral-comes to light. The only other
newspaper imitation of the kind that
compares is the duplication Of the
Vicksburg Citizen, printed on wall
paper during the siege Of 1882.
II doubt if there is a genuine copy
of the Ulster County Gazette Of that
date in existence" Edward A. Henry,
who is in charge of the University of
Chicago's collection of old newspap-
ers, said here recently. 'At any rate,
I have eve seen one, o do ! know
Of anybody who has.
"Wilberforce Eames Of the New
York Public Library told me half a
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
DYE ITEMS

]. T. LaRue was in Rush Hill on
business Thursday. - eBulah Erdel
and Irene Hagan attended the School
Round Up in Mexico Friday. - Dye
school will close April 9Th with a
basket dinner and program. Every
one is invited. - Services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Slade at Littleby NJ.
E. church Sunday morning. There
were no league or church services in
the evening because of the rain. -
The cast "Thompkins' Hired Man" and
Comedy "The Mischievous Nigger''
were given at the community church
at Rush Hill Saturday night. - Most
people have their potatoes and gar
dens in. = Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Erdel
and family spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mundy. -
Mrs. ]. R. Snoak spent Thursday with
her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Erdel. - Mrs,
E. R. Azdell of Mexico is the guest of
her son, Mr.. and Mrs. viii Azdell. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Erdel entertain
ed at Sunday dinner, Mr.. and Mrs
F F. Witchie and family and MI. and
Mrs. r. S. Shook. - Miss Beulah Err
del spent Sundaw night with Mrs. R.
S. Shook. - w. I. Britt and family
and j. T. LaRue and family spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs.
Roth. = ]. C. Hagan and F. 1. Hagan
hauled oats to Mexico Saturday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
MecLrNT1c rTFMs.

Some OF the children of the McClin-
tic School went to Mexico Round Up
Day and carried off several prizes.
Those who went we're: John Hitz.
Walter Hitz, Cahrles Ferris, Edna
iay Sonwalt, Thomas Hagan, Cecilia
Gels, Lucille Mollet, Hazel Paige,
Fritts Craig, Clark Paige, Lillian
Doeblin, Nadine Hagan, Fern Mechlin,
Lola Fern Anderson, Howard Mollet,
Mccall Anderson and Erwin Mollet. =
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralp
Larit Sunday night, March 10. - Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Hitz and family
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ehr-
Itch Sunday. - MI. and Mrs. Ed Fer
ris and son, Charles, were the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ferris Sum
day. - Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Paige and
family were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Honiff Sunday afternoon.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Anderson
were in Mexico Friday. Theodore
Hitz was in Mexico Friday on bus
mess. - Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Erdel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Vile Canterbury and
Jewell Harper were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Melahn Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
Oil Transportation By Pipe Line
Brings Labyrinth Near Mexico

pipes, compare with rail Transporter
ton, is due to the fact that the flow
through the underground system is
not stopped at any point until it
reaches it's destination in the refiners'
tanks, whereas the tank car, attached
to the freight train, must wait for
block signals, must change crews at
division points and finally at its des-
tination must await it's turn in the
assembling of the train.
Consequently the oil pipe lines sys-
tenn of the country has now come to
be regarded as essential to the ever
increasing rate of oil production as
the we'll driller himself.
The oil is helped along it's r at
intervals by secondary pumping en-
gines.
In some places the pipes are ex-
posed to view, running along railroad
rights of way, but more frequently
they are buried about three feet in the
earth to protect them from the wealth
er and accident. The lines frequently
follow the railroad tracks, because it
is simpler to contract a right of way
with one railroad company than with
a score of individual property own
ers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24

Small tented cities are slowly NOV
ing across Audrain county. They are
here a day Or two and then, almost in
a night, they fold their canvas houses
and slip away to appear again a few
miles distant. These moving towns
ire the camps of the workers who
are building another Prairie Oil &
Gas Co., pipe line through this Sec
ton. The line parallels that which
was built through this county several
years ago.
Winding back and forth in an iron
network concealed beneath the oil
fields of the United States, a gigantic
labyrinth of pipe lines $4,000 miles
long, daily is doing work that would
require 100000 oil tanks cars and
300 locomotives fully one month to
handle, according to estimates Of pipe
line transportation experts
Practically every barrel Of oil taken
from the nations 258, 500 active wells
today rs shot through these pipe lines
and in this way reaches the oil re-
fineries land subsequently the oil
markets, weeks and sometimes
months sooner than if shipped by rail-
roads.
The rapid movement through the
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24

MethOdists Organize Gospel Team.
A laymen's gospel team was organ
lied Sunday afternoon at the mass
meeting for men at the Methodist
Church. This team of thirty men will
conduct the services next Sunday
evening at 7:30 o'clock instead of the
sermon by the pastor. The program
promises to be Of great interest.
J. o. Hall is captain of the team;
Charles Campbell is his assistant; A.
B. Cluster is secretary-treasurer. The
following are members: E. F. Elliott,
]. H. Whitmore, F. A. Edwards, S. P.
Emmons, Herbert Patterson, N. G.
Beckley, ]. B. Slavens, A. B. Shat
tuck, F. A. Laws, J. M. Powell, T. w.
Kerr, T. W. Lambert, G. M. Thurston,
S. L. Robinson, c. R. Adams, George
Duncan, W. C. Stewart, ]. H. Lane,
H. M. Bartels, A. F. Abbott, w. w.
Fry, Jr., C. c. Ogle and Col, E. Y.
Burton. The primary object of the
team is to present Christ from The
Iayman's point of view. The men will
hold services every Sunday afternoon
in the churches near Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
Grandfather Of q;
Is Just As Spry AS Ever

Imagine, if you can, a man with
twenty-three grandchildren and the
twenty-three great-grand children.
There is one in Audrain County, prob
ably the only mar in the United
States with such a record. This is T.
B. ("Taz") Hill, who lives at Rowena,
in this county. Still he is not so old
looking a you would expect, for al
though he is "a years old, he is al
active as many men Of fifty OF sixty,
and takes just as much interest in TAX
ing his grandchildren to town on
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Hill was born in Galloway
County. He has been married twice
and has had eight children. His first
wife, whom he married in 1862, was
Miss Belle MCGEE, of this county,
Some years after the death of his
first wife, he married a Fulton girl,
Miss Amanda Rigle, who died about
five years ago.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24

dozen years ago that he had made
the most careful examination of cop
les of the Gazette submitted to him
as genuine-even to chemical analysis
Of the paper-and had almost come to
Inc conclusion that there never was
an original.
AT the Library of Congress / was
told they had twenty-six different edi-
tions. The New York Public Library
lists nine in it's latest catalogue. We
have three, each different from the
other.
Il suppose there was once a gen
uine Ulster County Gazette of the
date named, from which all these sub
sequent copies have been made. The
fact that the Wisconsin State Histor-
ical Society, which has the largest
collection of old newspapers in the
Middle West, lists two copies of an
Ulster Gazette for August is and
September 20, 1904, strengthens this
belief.
FThe account Of Washington's fun
eral is accurate and interesting. No
fault can be found on that score.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
Hugh Donnelly Has Been
Janitor AT Central 81 Years

Hugh Donnelly, a native of the
County Galway of Ireland, has been
j~anitor at the Central School for thir-
ty-two years, and in that time has
missed only a few days. He was born
in Ireland about SO years ago, and has
been living in Audrain county for 81
Of those years.
He says he has seen all of the
teachers come and go, and has work
ed with some of them for many years,
but for none, has he had more respect
than for D. A. Mcmillan, with whom
he worked for seventeen years, while
Mr.. Mcmillan was superintendent.
Mr.. Donnelly came to Mexico as
j~anitor of the school the year the
third addition to the Central School
vas built, and no other man has had
charge of that part of the building.
When he was first janitor, the Central
School was the only white school in
Mexico and vas used for both grades
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24

and high school. There were about
$50 students at that time.
There was no science taught, but
manual training was one of the prin-
cipal subjects for the boys. He has
a chair now that was made by Sims
Potts, who is now grown up and lives
in Texas.
Il have had the best time with the
kids that anybody could have" he
says, land those that have gone to
school while l have been j%anitor are
scattered all over the United States,
with some in Cuba, Europe and the
Philippine Islands. When they come
home, they always come and see me,
no matter how short a time they have.
| try to keep up with all of them,
'hough there have been a lot of them
that have gone here in the last thirty
two years." Mr.. Donnelly is univer-
sally loved by the school children be-
cause of his big heart and tenderness.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24

Mr.. Hill is we'll known all over the
county, as he has been for many
years one Of the prominent farmers
of this district.
His Oldest great-granchild is twelve
years old. The youngest is just about
a month old, and is the son Of Rud-
olph Adams, of Audrain County.
Nearly all of Mr.. Hills children and
grandchildren live in or near Audrain
County. One Of his daughters lives
in Montana, one son in st. Joseph,
Mo.
Mr.. Hill took the Mexico Ledger
before it came into the hands of the
present management. He has been a
subscriber to the paper ever since it
was started.
He says that he cannot tell whether
he loves his great-grandchildren better
than he did his grandchildren when
they were little, because 1T isn't fair
to discriminate"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
The Young Men OF Mexico
TO Remain In Mexico

in Mexico is to start him out in good
schools, real good schools, not those
that are used for useless and imprac-
teal experiments of some impractical
person. And after he finishes school,
the duty of a community to him does
not stop, rather, it becomes ever more
apparent. Unless something practical
is done for him in the way Of boosting
him toward success, Mexico will not
get is it's proper returns from the in
vestment in his schooling.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
WARNER B2YEa DIES

Warner Bryan died of pneumonia
at the home of Price johnson near
Mexico, Wednesday night, at the age
of sixty years. MI. Bryan
formerly lived in Mexico for four or
five years. He leaves two SOM and
one daughter, Harry Bryan of Col
umbia, Allan Bryan of near Columbia,
and Mrs. Adair also of near Column
bia. Funeral services were held
Friday and burial was made north
of Stephens.
The Ledger extends sympathy to
the bereaved.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
Are in Chicago

Col. E Y. Burton is in Chicago at
tending a meeting of the North Gen.
trail Association of Schools and Col
leges. President J. W. Million, of
Hardin college is also attening the
meeting. Col. Burton will go from
there to Washington to attend a meet
ing of Military school heads of which
organization he is secretary.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24

One Of the consideration for Mexico
and the Audrain County Chamber of
Commerce is to keep the young men
here. Excepting the young women,
no town has a better asset for the
future than its young men, since they
must eventually bear the business
burdens which the older business men
are leaving for them. 1t is better for
a community to help its young men
than to depend on men from another
place to be at thead of things.
One way Of keeping the young man
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
Blanch Sweet Named,

LOS ANGELES, March 1S.-The
name of Blanche Sweet crossed into
the Neilan divorce trial Wednesday.
1t was first whispered by Mrs. Mary
Bambrick, mother of Mrs. Gertrude
Bambrick Neilan, when Judge Sum-
merfeld delved into the apparent
mysterious reason why Marshall A.
Neilan, cinema producer and director,
left his wife and son, in 1916; and re-
fused to take his wife back to his
home and heart.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
Wants Job at Hospital.

Hart McGown, a young Audrain
county farmer who lives near Cen
tralia, was in Fulton Wednesday look
ing over the field with a view to max
ing application for the job of steward
at the State Hospital. He is a neigh
Dor Of Herbert Baker, formerly Of
Millersburg, who made the trip to
Fulton with him.-Fulton Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
On Long Cruise.

Frank Kunkel, formerly of this city,
son of E. F. Kunkel, now residing in
Kansas City, who is cruising with the
Pacific feet on the U. S. Arkansas,
has just completed a wonderful "trip
to South America. Frank has many
friends here who will be glad to hear
he is we'll and making a fine record in
service.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
COMMUNICATED in st. Leuis.

The st. Louis Star Of Wednesday
contained an article concerning little
Miss Genevieve johnson, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w johnson, Of this
city, who recently auctioned of two
bantam chickens for the relief Of the
starving children Of the Near East.
She also has received a number Of
complimentary letters on her unset
fshness. The story of her plan was
published in the Bulletin issued in
the interest Of this charity and sent
all over the United States.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24

,. A. Darnaby, formerly of this
city, theatrical producer Of amateur
musical shows residing In Chicago,
has a new production this season en-
titled Lets Go Peggy which il
meeting with much success. he also
IS producing i large outdoor spectacle
That promises 10 be 4 winner.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
Tiff Garrison
Resigns From
Hardin College

Mr.. Garrison has rendered his resig-
nation to Pres. Million taking effect at
the end of the school year. This sum-
mer, Mr.. Garrison will have the Mas
ter Class in Piano at the Summer Ses-
sion at the University of Kansas and
1as accepted for next year the posi-
ton of Professor of Piano in the
School Of Fine Arts at the same uni
versity. l.
The faculty and students of Hardin
College and the people of Mexico re-
greet to lose an artist of such superior
ability "a man equally gifted as a
concert entertainer and as a teacher
Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-24
His Prayer Answered.

London, March 1s.-A Grimsby fish
merchant who early in the year wrose,
"God send you back to me" upon a
treasury note which he put in circuia-
tion was surprised to recsive 1t back
recently as part payment Of an ac-
count by a Swindon customer.