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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect 1t
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
It's remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies. in
an interview on the subject, made the as.
tonishing statement that one reason why
80 many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is so
common to the American people, and the
large majority. of those whose applica.
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease. 1t is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bDttle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07
How Ahout Tlrnanma7

A brave, 'but frightened, mother at
a city disDensary was persuaded to
send her little boy, who was sick with
scarlet fever to the hospital. The
mother was new to the town and was
worried because her son would be
away from her. The social worker
who had done most of the persuadlng,
therefore, was a little uneasy and
made haste to call on the mother TO
assure herself that all was well.
How is TeddyP" she asked, a little
anxiOusly.
"rhank you. Teddy is getting well,
] guess. but haven't seen him vet
He iS still In the tedious ward
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07

Danish newspaper, Hunger" placed
Hamsun In the first rank of ScandI-
navian authors. His novel of the
same title, Hunger" made him world
famous. The mastery and Impress
i've analysis Of the human soul In
Hunger" is characteristic of all Of
Hamsun's writings.
His great success and fame not
withstanding, Knut Hamsun con-
tinues to live a solitary life; he did
not care for honors. When his fifth
eth birthday was celebrated through
out Norway and the Norwegians
rhapsodized over him as the greatest
living poet" Hamsun retired to a hut
In the forest near GulbrandstaI
When he had reason to assume that
mis- admirers would find him there he
went further north to the Hamsun
farm, where he lived when a little
child. From there he issued his en-
ergetlc Honor to the Young" coming
out for youth against age, in defiance
OF the accepted theory of the superb
GRITTY of the old.
That he himself had not aged he
proved by his novel, "a Wanderer
Plays With the Sardine." Subse-
quently he wrote the wonderful satire
Of the drama, Gotten by the Devil"
which showed that the high quality
OF his own dramatic creations was
not adversely Influenced by his con-
tempt Of dramatic art and technique.
His other drama-the trilogy AT the
Door Of the Wealthy" Queen Ia
mara" (his best drama), and "Munken
Vendt" Gan impressive picture of the
life of a debauched theologian)-is
powerful.
Still better are Hamsun's novels.
among them Mysteries" "Editor
Lange" and the love story "Pan." All
these writings are a strange mixture
of rude realism, dreamy mysticism
and impulsive sentiment. On the one
hand Hamsun let's loose the reins of
phantasy and introduces us to a
world of wonderfully dear dreams;
on the other hand, he is a cold critic
Of the human soul, who exposes the
weak side of modern life with pepe-
tratlng intellect.
1t is said that 65OOO,OOO pages of
Hamsun's work have appeared in 2s
languages, but It s safe to saw that
the average well-lead American had
never heard of him. In short. the
award comes as a distinct shock. Nv
what mischance all these years has
he overlooked the Norwegian writer's
name suddenly to be Inundated by his
own ignorance? If he subjects to ex-
animation his acquaintances who have
earned the reputation of being explor-
ers in the world Of books, Il NAV he
some consolation to find that they are
no better Informed about Hamsun and
his works. Have American publishers
done their duty to a country whose
forests are rapidly being depleted in
the cause Of literature IN sighting an
author held worthy by the Stockholm
Jury Of signal honOrs9
In former years when the Nobel
prize-winners were announced there
was no such cause for self-reproacb
At least 1t was reassuring to know
that they were persons Of worldwide
renOwn, however widely read. suIlv.
Prudhomme, MOmmsen. Bjornson.
Mistral, Bchegaray, Sienklewicz. Gar.
ducci, Kipling, Paul Won Heyse, Mae
terlinck, and tie rest, whether French.
German. Norwegian, Spanish, Polish.
italian, English, or Belgian, for the
occasion needed no introduction. Then
In 1915 came the crowninG Of Vernor
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07

Heidenstam, the Swede, and after a
gap of three years it is now the turn
OF Knut Hamsun, the Norwegian. Evil
IDENTIFY If Americans are to keep up
with the times they must pay more
attention to the Scandinavian Ian
guages or put the translators to work
1t Is no impeachment of the judges
or the prize-winner that Hamsun's
fame should have been so long In
crossing the Atlantic, although his ro-
nance, Hunger" was published as
long ago as 1888. The Nobel prize,
under the terms Of the founder, is to
be given annually ito the person who
shall have produced the greatest work,
in the ideal sense, in the world of let
ters." The names are apparently those
OF authors with wide continental rep
utation rather than those most es-
teemed BY their own compatriots.
Hamsun is evidently born writer.
Perhaps his boyhOod in the Far North
helped to make him a writer poet and
dreamer. The long arctic nights may
have brought out the hereditary trait.
For such a nature as his is described,
''paradoxical and rebellious as 1t is
poetic and picturesque" seems neces-
sarily the final fruit of powerful he
reditary tendencies, and his peasant
fOrbears are said to have been marked
out from their neighbors at least once
In each generation by an artistic
tendency that made of them skilled
craftsmen. At any rate, from the
time he learned to make his letters
he was striving at literary creation,
and when at seventeen he consented
to be apprenticed to a shoemaker 1t
was in order that he might earn the
money to have printed at his own ex-
pense his first two complete works,
a short novel and a long poem.
The next use he made of his APP
premiership was to jump the Job with
some more savings and go to Chris
tiania, where he hoped to work his
way through the university. But
in that hope he failed. There were
two reasons for this failure. The
more important was that he had
hoped to pay for his lectures by sell
ing stun to the ChristianIa publishers
of newspapers and periodicals and
he couldn't do 1t. They did not want
his poetry, his fiction or his essays.
This failure produced the second rea-
son why he could not remain at the
university. He became either an I'M
bearable nuisance to his fellow stu
dents or the butt of their jlbes. They
did not understand him and he made
no effort to be understood. So he
left the university and came to Amer
lea.
Hamsun, like other geniuses, was
apparently born to be misunderstood.
Anyway, shallow Soil," published in
1898. was the result of Hamsun's life
among the BOhemians Of Chrlstiania
after his street car experience In Chi
cago. 1t does not seem to have been
a pleasant period in his life. Evil
IDENTIFY he was no better understood
or liked by the bOhemians than he
had been by the students at the uni
versity a dozen years before. Ham,
sun took his revenge by his violent
attack on the bOhemians in "Shal.
low Soil" The same life has been de-
scribed by strindberg in a much more
gOod-humored way.
Hamsun's career and final success
seem to point anew the moral that II
is hard torkeep a good man down. He
had a hard life, and success seemed a
mere igniS fatuua but he kept on
trying.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07
8OYearS Old
Was Sick
Now Feels Young After
Taking EatOniC for
Sour Stomach

II had sour stomach ever since 1 had
the grip and it bothered me badly
Have taken Eatonic only a week and
am much better. Am 80 years old"
says Mrs. John Hill.
Eatonic quickly relieves sour stom.
ach, Indigestion, heartburn, bloatine
and distress after eating because II
takes up and carries out the excess
acidity and gases which cause most
stomach ailments. If you have "tried
everything" and still suffer, do not give
up hope. EatOnic has brought relief to
tens Of thousands like you. A big box
costs but a trife with your druggists
guarantee.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07

I'D you ever hear of Knut
~ Hamsun before he won
the Nobel prize for lit
~ erature? Well, you need
MT feel lonesome-un-
WW7 less you are an old-time
aSMS resident of Chicago, where
he was a horse-car con-
ductor back in the eight
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in run down. cCndi-
ton will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are in
good health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh is a local disease, 1t is greatly
lnnuenced by constitutional conditions
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is a
Tonic and Blood Purifier, and acts through
the bla2d upon the mucous surfaces OF
the body, thus reducing the Inflammation
ana restoring normal conditions.
All druggists. Circulars free.
=. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07
ASPIRIN
Name 'Bayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin Only as told in each
package Of genuine Bayer Tablets of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during p years, and
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. If you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for Colds,
Headache, Neuralgia, rheumatism,
Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture Of
Observation-Disclosures of Salicylicacld.-
ADV.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07
Women Workers nMake Good y

The Women's Industrial League of
Great Britain asked 5000 firms for a
statement Of their experience with
women as industrial workers. Nearly
1000 replies were received from COM
panies whose experience had been en-
couraging enough for them to retain
women in their employ and in many
concerns to increase the number.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07
Tight skirt Is Really Ancient.

The modern sheath skirt is the re-
vival of a very ancient fashion. A
statuette in the Louvre, Paris, shows
an Egyptian queen of from 1900 to
1000 years ago in a gown cut low in
the neck, with sleeves stopping well
short of the elbow, and with a skirt
that fits even more closely than the
tight skirts of today.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07

ductOr back In the elgnt-
les. Anyway, Knut Hamsun, who is a
Norwegian and lives a near-hermit life
in the wilds Of Norway, has been
awarded the belated prize Of 1919
Whereat most Americans are vastly
astOnished.
Some old-time Chicago residents Of
scandinavian blood remember Knut-
they seem to think in those days
that 1t was spelt with three letters.
why, sure, 1 knew him; l knew
that Knut Hamsun," said DIR. Anders
Doe, for many years prominent in Den
Norske club. "He was such an out
at-the-elbOws lad; he was very poor.
NO, he had no money. That was in
the early eighties, when he came to
Chicago after working as a plowboy
on the virgin North Dakota prairies.
lie got a job as conductor on the old
Halsted street line. The horses pulled
the cars then. And, my, it was cold
on the back platform. 1 still remem-
Der Knut's chapped, red wrists, where
his cOat-seeves forgot to meet his
mittens. And he carried books in his
pockets. Always books, Euripides,
Aristotle, Thackeray. Such dream
err! The passengers used to get mad.
He would forget to pull the rope. They
missed their corners.
And so disaster befell Conductor
Knut Hamsun. The Halsted street
horse-car was not for him. He couldn't
remember the streets. On pilgrimages
down the line he used to call out
North avenue" for division street."
One day an old lacy asked Hamsuh
If the car was southbound. Hamsun
scratched his scraggled blond hair. He
ran forward, trampling over the pas
sengers' feet.
Are we going south? he asked the
driver.
I'VE are going to HI" grOwled the
driver.
And so the superintendent of the
car barn gave Knut Hamsurf the sack.
He said the Norwegian was too stupid
even to cruise as skipper of Halsted
street car. Hamsun went to New
York. He got berth on a Newfound-
land hshlng-smack. Later he worked
his way to Norway as a seaman.
1t is restless life, full of adventure
that we find in Hamsun's writings.
which are properly called the au-
thOr's confessions. He is truly rem
resentative Of the Scandinavian bohe.
mians whom he lets look In the glass
in his novel, "The Earth"
Born In Gulbrandstal on August 4
1890 Hamsun wrote little poems when
young shoemaker apprentice. He
did not like that trade.
His progressive longing for adven-
ture drove him to the United States
where he tried to make a living nc a
cabin boy, miner, store clerk. horse
car conductor, and what not. During
hat period he wrote a sketch or poem
once In while, or was an aggressive
agltator of atheism and anarchism
When he believed he was a consump-
tive he was, for short time, a preach.
sr and devoted his spare time and en-
ergy to the study of religious mystI-
cism.
} In all dllemmas Of his adventurous
ife Hamsun was hOmeslck. When he
landed at Copenhagen he was without
money or friends. Disguised with
life, he hid In a garnet to starve him
self to death.
His sketch Hunger" was the on
spring Of the struggle between volun-
tary starvation and the instinct OF
self-preservation that could not be
conquered by the longing for the
great unknown" When printed IN 4
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07
Question Of sneed-

"Has the automobile revolutionized
farm life?"
ut certainly has" replied Mr.. Cob
bles. with a sigh.
ut has made fern work easier to
do, suppose"
Eyes, but harder to get done. After
a hired man has discovered he can
travel 80 miles an hour in a fiivver
you can't convince him that driving a
tractor bears any resemblance to a
Joy ride. "-Blrmingham Age-Herald.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-01-07

Watch cutieura Improve Your skin.
On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cutlcura Ointment.
Wash of Ointment in FIVE minutes
with Cutlcura Soap and hot water. 1t
Is wonderful sometimes what Cuticura
will do for poor compilations, dandruff,
Itching and red rough hands.-Adv.
Woman's enterprise. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1921-19??, 1921-07-22
AN APOLOGY

Womans Enterprise is exceedingly
sorry to state that many valuable
papers have been omitted from this
issue for lack Of space uut will ap-
pear. in the next. Many of these
came in too late to receive attention
and the time to get out paper was
limited. 1t is no small job to start a
new publication and were it not for the
enthusiasm of the printers engaged in
the work, another week would have
elapsed before the Woman's Enter
prise could possibly appear on the
streets. The attention of our gentle
men friends is called to the rapidity
with which this paper was gotten out.
Within two weeks from the inception
of the idea that woman's paper was
desirable, advertisements were solicit
ted, copy sufficient for two publica-
lions were prepared by ladies. The
printers worked with a will and this
issue is the result. All reports and
papers omitted in this will appear in
next issue. The Wbman's Enterprise
has came to stay.
Woman's enterprise. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1921-19??, 1921-07-22
THE FIRST WOMAN'S SOCIETY.

1t is learned from old citizens fam
liar with local history Of a date prev
ious to the Civil War that the first
and only society Of women, aside
from those engaged in Church work,
was one that established the Protest.
ant Orphan Asylum. Recognizing the
need of home in which to house and
care for homeless and destitute chill
lren, a number of the most prominent
women of the community organized a
society sometime during the year
1910, and after overcoming many and
serious obstacles took over the or
phanage and from what we see now
must have made a success of the un-
dertaking.
Previous to the organization of the
Association the city cared for the it,
tie ones in half-hearted, haphazard
manner and the authorities were more
than pleased to be relieved of the
charge. The charter members of the
Association were: Mesdames Clara
L. Adams, Tennessee Davis, Rebecca
Elan, Fanny Gayle, Hester Whitley.
Margaret Kent, Mary Issett, May NJ
May and Julia Barbee.
Woman's enterprise. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1921-19??, 1921-07-22

Other works have been the "Pop-
py Sale' with Mines. Candy, Osborn
and Hsbert in charge, raising more
than $4,000; the endorsement of the
mosquito campaign at the request Of
the Housewives League, the endorse
ment of medical inspection in the
schools at the request of the Civic As
ISOLATION and the League Of Women
Voters and publicity and assistance
given women in registering the last
few days before the registration books
closed. The books at the clerks Of
fee showed $50 women registered Ju-
ly 7 and when they were closed July
8 there were a total Of $50 women
registered.
The association of city clubs has
shown what united effort can do and
there are big works ahead, for sup
porting as it does the activities Of the
various clubs it's scope will be far
reaching and Of inestimable value to
the town and vicinity.
Woman's enterprise. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1921-19??, 1921-07-22

were: President, Mrs. C. H. Stein
berg; lst Vice President, Mrs. L. U,
Babin; End Vice President, Mrs. W.
5. Holmes; 3rd Vice President, Mrs,
I. P. singletary; Recording Secretary,
Miss Daisy Bailey; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. G. A. Waterman;
Treasurer, Mrs. Jas. Clayton.
At the March meeting the adoption
of the constitution, plans looking for
ward for the establishment of a civic
center for the women of Baton Rouge,
and luncheon meetings were the main
features.
The constitution, drafted by a COM
mittee composed of Mrs. C. E. Coates,
Mrs. G. P. McNeel, Mrs. Nora Dough-
erty, Mrs. Jas. Barnett and Mrs. |.
D. Wall, adopted by the club provides
that its objects shall be, ''to co-ordin-
ate interests of the various clubs and
to concentrate the strength of the
women for the promotion of social,
civic, educational, literary and artis-
tic development in Baton Rouge and
its vicinity"
The luncheon committee is compos-
ed Of Mrs. B. E. Eskridge, Mrs. w.
H. Candy and Mrs. G. A. Waterman,
programs at luncheons are in charge
of Mrs. H. J. Feltus and Mrs. G. P.
McNeel.
Two clubs have been added since the
initial meetings as follows: The Lit
tie Treatre Guild and the Nurses As
ISOLATION. Mrs. J. A. Tucker was
made treasurer at the resignation Of
Mrs. Clayton.
The first big accomplishment of the
association of city clubs was the pur-
chase of the property corner East
Boulevard and Louisiana Avenue to
provide meeting place for women's
clubs and fill the need of woman's
club in Baton Rouge. The sum of
S3,5O0.OO, initial payment, was rails
ed by selling stoc! at $1,000 per
share in about one months time. The
finance committee was composed of
Mines. A. R. Albritton, c. E. Coates,
J. A. Tucker, St. C. Favrot, H. L.
Cohn, G. A. Waterman, and Miss
Daisy Bailey.
Woman's enterprise. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1921-19??, 1921-07-22

The death Of DR.. F. NJ. Reynaud,
which occurred on Friday last, leaves
Captain John McGrath sole survivor
of the original Delta Rifles which left
here for the seat Of war with 118
members rank and file. The company
was organized at the court house Of
the parish of West Baton Rouge and
was composed of young men from the
upper portion of that parish, Pointe
Coupee and this city with H. NJ. Fav-
rot as Captain.
Captain McGrath is also the sole
surviving officer Of the Thirteenth
Louisiana Regiment and but two of
the one thousand enlisted men Of that
famous old command are known to be
living.
Woman's enterprise. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1921-19??, 1921-07-22
MEETING HOTEL COMMITTEE.

The committe on building a new no.
tel held an enthusiastic meeting last
night, in consequence Of which its
success is almost assured.
Every body in Baton Rouge is
deeply interested in the project Of
building a hotel adequate to the needs
of the Capital City and this commit
Woman's enterprise. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1921-19??, 1921-07-22
Association of
City Clubs

ne forming of a club out of the
various women's clubs Of Baton Ronpe
mas been discussed for several v ears,
IN clubs and out, the Civic Association
DONG SO formally as far back as when
It held its meetings in the Alumni
guiding, Mrs. L. U. Bab1n president,
ana the Housewives League in 1920
curing its December meeting held at
the mouse Of its president, Mrs. J. A.
tucker. At this meeting it was de-
clded to ask the Civic Association to
send out invitations to the presidents
and two delegates each from the four
clubs in town then federated in the
State Federation to meet in con-
terence looking toward this. The
clubs asked were the Philistoria, the
housewives League, the League of
Women voters and the Civic Associa-
ton. These letters were sent out by
Miss Daisy Bailey, secretary of the
Civic Association, and the meeting
was held in the Chamber of Com
nerce Jan. 8, 1921. Mrs. Steinberg
was made chairman, and Mrs. ]. A.
Tucker secretary Of the meeting. A
basis for organizing the city clubs
was laid and it was decided to request
Mrs. Tucker, secretary, to issue joint
calls to all the club presidents and two
delegates each Of clubs except those
organized for recreation only togeth-
er at the city hall Feb. 4, 1921 to form
such an organization. At this meet
ing there was a large and enthusiastic
gathering with representatives from
fourteen clubs as follows: Henry w.
Allen Chapter U. D. c., Charity Ward
Association, Civic Association, l. H.
Gothieb Memorial, Housewives
League, League of Women Voters,
Music Club, Philistorie, Rest Room,
Reviewers, Social Science Club, South
ern Association of College Women,
Study Club, Joanna Waddel Chapter
U. D. c.
Officers elected at this meeting
Woman's enterprise. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1921-19??, 1921-07-22
MY SEARCH.

by Katherine NJ. Hill.)
l started on quest
For that for which l longed exceed
ingly,
For Truth, sweet Truth.
II looked into the austere chamber Of
the Mind,
Fashioned in straitness. Round the
easements broad
Of many window, living ivy trailed.
And purple bloom on ripened fruit OF
thought
Enriched the quiet shadows: Here l
hoped
To find the home of Truth, but as l
looked,
l saw the windows coated thick with
CRIME,
And specks defled the purple bloom.
No place
For Truths clear ways.
l looked into the lovely, hidden room
of the Heart,
Gorgeous with silken hangings, rare
perfumes,
Filled with the flowers of dreams, rich
with the gems
of many a high devotion.
II looked with eager heart and brim-
ming eyes,
Into this secret shrine, and thought
my search
Would ended be, for where could
Truth e'er find
A sweeter hiding place! ! looked in
vain.
| Truth was not there.
II looked into the shining, stately hall
II of the Spirit,
Beyond whose luminous portals, the
i clear air
Seemed meet for Truths pure beam
| Alas, Alas!
Shallowness sat upon the golden
), THRONE
Hypocrisy peeped from the Corners
Justice
with finger sly, tipped the scales side
wise. Truth
Had there no dwelling.
And then my soul
Turned from the haunts of Mind ant
Heart and Spirit,
$50 stained with human error-turnet
away
In grief and pity, but with longing
still
, So sore and so imperious that it need
; Unjust find a solace,-lifted eyes, ant
; looked
. Into the empyrean, fair and blue,
!. And found
= o Thou, the only Truth.
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