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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06

don't count" said Mr.. BlOggs. ''You
we're thinking of those who need food
more than you and that turns 1t square
around. l call It a golden lie-I do"
The minister had scarcely turned
the corner Of the street, when he met
Hiram Blenkinsop, who was shiverlng
along without an overcoat, the dog
Christmas at his heels.
Mr.. Singleton stopped him.
"Why, man Haven't you an over
coatT' he asked.
mo, siri It's hangin' on g peg in
pawnshop over In Hazelmead. 1t amt
doin' the peg any good nor me
ueitherw
swell, sir, you come with me-" said
the minister. "It's about dinner time,
anyway, and I guess you need lining
as well as covering"
The drunkard looked into the face
Of the minister.
"Say It ag'in," he muttered.
II wouldn't wonder If a little food
would make you feel better" Mr.. Sin
gleton added.
"a little, did you sayT Blenkinsop
asked.
snake It a lot--as much as you
can accommodate"
"And do you mean that We want me
to go an eat in yer housep
Eyes, at my table-why mott"
at wouldn't be respectable. don't
want to be too particular, but a tramp
must draw the line somewhere"
"T'll be on my best behavior. Come
on" said the minister.
The two men FASTENED up the street
followed by the detected little yellow
dog, Christmas.
Mrs. Singleton and her daughter
were out with a committee Of the
children's helpers and the minister
was dining alone that day and, as
usual, at one O'clock, that being the
hour for dinner In the village of Bing-
Vile.
"Tell me about yourself" said the
minister as they sat down at the Ia
BILE.
'Myself-did you sayT" Hiram Blen-
kinsop asked as one Of his feet crept
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06

wouldn't you like bed in a COM
Portable house"
"No. l couldn't take the dog there
an I'd have to git up like other folks"
"Would you think that a hardshlpT
swell, We seq sir, If ye're layin'
down We amt hungry. Then, too,
likes to dilly-dally In bed"
"What may that meant" the min
lister asked.
81 likes to lay an think an build
air castles"
"What kind of easiest"
"Well, sir. I'm thinkin' often o. a
time when I'll have a grand suit O.
clothes, and a shiny silk tile on my
head, an a roll o. bills In my pocket,
big enough to choke dog, an I'll be
goin' back to the town where l was
brought up an I'll hire a team an
take my oil mother out for ride.
An when we pass by, people will be
sayin': That's Hiram Blenkinsop /
Don't you remember hlm7 Born on
the top floor O. the oil sash mill on
the island. He's a multi-milllonaire
an a great man. He gives a thousand
to the poor every day. Sure, he
does +"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06

under his chair to conceal It's disrepu-
table appearance, while his dog had
partly hidden himself under a serving
table where he seemed to be shlverlng
with apprehension as he peered out,
with raised hackles, at the stays head
over the mantel.
eyes"
81 amt got any Self, sir; it's all
gone" said Blenkinsop. as he took a
swallow of water.
"a man without any Self is a curl
GUS creature" the minister remarked.
"Tm as empty as woodpecker's
hole in the winter time. The bird has
flown. l belong to this ere dog. Hes
a poor dog. I'm all he's got. If he
had to pay a license on me I'd have
to be killed. He's kind to me. He's
the only friend I've got"
Hiram Blenklnsop riveted his atten-
ton upon an old warming-pan that
hung by the fireplace. He hardly looked
at the face of the minister.
"How did you come to lose your
Self" the latter asked.
AhuAAiGu u Uuu WOlldn ulu AOOh "
drink. A mans Self can stand cold
an hunger an shipwreck an loss O.
friends an money an any quantity
O. bad luck, take 1t as It comes, but a
bad woman breaks the works In him
an stops his clock dead. Leastways,
1t done that to me !"
"She is like an arrow in his liver"
the minister quoted. 'Mr. Blenkinsop
where do you stay nights"
'Ive a shake-down In the little loft
over the OIL blacksmith shop on Water
street. There are cracks In the ga,
BILE, an the snow an the wind blows
In, an the place is dark an smells
o. coal gas an horses feet, but Christ
mas an snug up together an manage
to live through the winter. In hot
weather we sleep under a tree in the
OIL graveyard an study astronomy
Sometimes wish was there FOL
good"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06

recommended Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and have found great
relief since using it. My back is much
better and can sleep well. keep
house and have the care of five children
so my work is very trying and ! am very
thankful have found the Compound
such a help. / recommend it to my
friends and if you wish to use this letter
am very glad to help any woman suf-
fering as was until l used Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs. MAUDE E. TAYLOR, st. James
Place, Roxbury, Mass.
Backache is one of the most common
symptoms of displacemento or derange-
ment of the female system. No woman
should make the mistake of trying to
overcome it by heroic endurance, but
profit byMrs. Taylor experience and try
hydiaE. Pinkham's VegetableC compound
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. Il
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of
the System. HALLS Gaia r II
MEDICINE destroys the foundation OF
the disease, gives the patient strength by
improving the general health and assists
nature in doing its work.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
f. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06
"A WfWG Sick
with Gas
EafOnIc Brings Relief

81 have been awful sick with gas"
writes Mrs. w. II. Person, "and
Eatonic is all can get to give me
relief"
Acidity and gas on the stomach
quickly taken up and carried out by
Eatonic, then appetite and strength
come back. And many other bodily
miseries disappear when the stomach
is right. Don't let sOurness, belching,
bloating, Indigestion and other stom-
ach ills go on. Take Eatonic tablets
after you eat-see how much better
you feel. Big box costs only q trihe
with your druggists guarantee.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06

synopsis.-In the village of Bing-
Vile thirteen-year-old Robert EN-
NETT Moran, crippled son of poor
widow, is known as the Shepherd
of the Birds. His world is his
mother and friends, his little room,
the flower garden of Judge Croker.
and every flying thing he sees from
his window. The painting Of pic
lures is his enjoyment, and little
Pauline Baker. small daughter OF
q neighbor, the object of his boyish
affection. To him, ]. Patterson
Bing, the first citizen of Bingville,
is the ideal of a really great man.
The village becomes money mad,
rejecting the great world in its
state of unrest. The Bing family
is a leader in the change. To them
the village has become 'provin-
cial." The butcher and baker and
andlestick-maker all raise their
prices. Even Hiram Blenklnsop,
the town drunkard, works hard for
a month. The Old Spirit Of Blng-
Vile is summarily fred. The first
citizen builds an addition to his
mansion and goes in for entertain
ing. Pauline Baker, victim of her
surroundings, eicpes with a stran-
ger and her parents are unable to
trace her.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06
CHAPTER THREE-cOntlnued.

Indeed It was the tin soldier, who
stood on his little shelf looking out
of the window, who first reminded
Bob of the loneliness and discomfort
of the coin. AS a rule whenever the
conscience Of the boy was touched
Mr.. Bloggs had something to say.
1t was late in February and every
one was complaining of the cold. Even
the oldest Inhabitants of Bingville
could not recall so severe a winter.
Many families were short Of fuel. The
homes of the working folk were In
sufficiently heated. Money in the bank
had given them a sense Of security.
They could not believe that its magic
power would fail to bring them what
they needed So they had been care
less of their allowance of wood and
coal There were days when they
had none and could get none at the
yard. Some men with hundreds Of
dollars in the bank went out into the
country at night and stole rails off
the farmers fences. The homes Of
these unfortunate people were raw
aged by influenza and many died.
Prices at the stores mounted higher.
Most of the gardens had been lying
idle. The farmers had found 1t hard
to get help. Some Of the latter, in
deed, had decided that they could
make more by teamlng at Millerton
than by toiling in the fields, and with
less effort. They left the boys and
the women to do what they could with
the crops. Naturally the latter were
small. So the local sources Of supply
mad little to offer and the demand up
on the stores steadily increased. Ger
tain of the merchants had been, In a
way, spoiled by prosperity. They were
rather Indifferent to complaints and
demands. Many of the storekeepers,
irritated, doubtless, by ovei work, had
lost their former pollteness. There
were days when supplies failed to ar
rive. The railroad service had been
bad enough in times Of peace. Now,
It was worse than ever.
Those who had plenty Of money
found it difficult to get a sufficient
quantity Of good food, Bingville be
ing rather cut off from other centers
of life by distance and a poor railroad
Some drove sixty miles to Hazelmead
to do marketing for themselves and
their neighbors.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Patterson Blng
however, in their luxurious apartment
at the Waldorf-AstorIa hotel In New
York, knew little of these conditions
until Mr.. Bling came up late in Marcel
for a talk with the mill superlntend
ent. Many Of the sick and poor suf
fered extreme privation. Father O'Nei
and the Reverend Otis Singleton O
the Congregational church wen
among the people, ministering to thu
sick, of whom there we're many, ant
giving counsel to men and womel
who were unaccustomed to prosperit
and Unqualified wisely to enjoy II
One day, Father O'Neil saw the Wild
ow Moran coming into town with
great bundle of fagots on her back
"This looks a little like the old coun
try" he remarked.
She stopped and swung her fagot
to the ground and announced: at d
that an may God help us It's har
times, Father. In spite O. all the mon
ey. it's hard times. It looks like Their
wasn't enough to go 'round-the ship
be takin' so many things to the oil
country"
"How is my beloved shepherd3' tn
good Father asked.
''Mother o God The house is ths
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06

BOllhSAAel AAesA NAy
spells and at my
monthly periods it
was almost impos-
.sible to keep around
at my work. Since
my last baby came
two years ago my
back has been worse
and no position /
could get in would
relieve it, and doc
tors medicine did
nothelpme Afriend
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06
VIZ, So Many Reformersa

Reforming the other fellow Is not
only exciting, but 1t is so much more
comfortable than contemplating ones
own Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06
Too Experienced.

Actress-All the worlds a stage.
Widower-Er-yes, but a widower
doesn't often like 10 take an encore.
thanks l-London Answers.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06
Like a Letter.

Absentmindedly the young woman
yawned. pardon mel" she said. II
didn't mean to do that"
81 see" returned Mr.. Staylate.
"'Opened by mistake"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06
Arkansaa consolatlon.

Some of these fellows who are al
ways complaining that the world
doesn't understand them ought to be
glad Of it.-Walnut Ridge Blade.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06
Not In the Cook Book.

"Why didn't whale meat catch oni"
"NobOdy knew where to find any
reciDeS
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06
TAKES CARE
OF 5 CHILDREN
Mrs. TayIor's Sickness Ended
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Roxbury, Mass.-'T suffered contin-
ually with backache and was often de-
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06
Important 10 Mothers

Some people seem to think they are
bestowing a favor every time they
smile.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-05-06

VpCMnI 1.E s q P s!a
knE MIHV II Dsalsrn mail. 81 rs. Or c. n. HerrO
NbA@UaS A-Nh Co., 2o7B Michigan AVonuos Chicago
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
G0NzaZZzz1r RZzZzQ1YT AZD
R[AZA> S4YNZ4H =

ORTO RICO is thinking and talking
about independence these days-as
are the Philippines. The appointment
by President Harding of a new gov
ernOr emphasizes the fact that the
Porto Ricans were disappointed in
not being allowed to elect their own
governor. The new governor is K.
Mont, Reilly of Kansas City, Mo-, and
he succeeds Arthur wager.
Tho Porto Ricop roSidant commits
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
How Bell Was Saved
When Howe Advanced
on the Quaker City.
BY Or. Howard S. Taylor.

On september IL, HI, warm,
bright day, the people of Philadelphia
stood around in the streets listening to
the faint sounds of cannon firing down
on Brandywine creek, about twenty
five miles away.
They knew that a great battle was
going on between the American army
under, Washington and the British,
commanded by General Howe.
And the Philadelphians listened to
the booming of the distant guns with
passionately divided feelings.
There were many Tories living in
the city who were devoted to the Brit
iSh cause and hoped that Howe might
triumph.
There were also many devout Quak-
ers in those listening crowds who con-
scientiOusly abhorred war-ultra paci-
fists who thought that the Americans
had no business to fight even In de-
Tense of their liberties.
But a large part of the population
Of Philadelphia were patriots who had
gotten the Declaration of Independence
into their hearts at its first proclama-
ton two months previously, and were
praying for Washington and his
ragged COntinentals."
Sad News for Patriots.
The noise of battle commenced about
10 o'clock in the forenoon, but by night
fall the sounds ceased, and a few
hours afterward the Philadelphians
learned that the Americans had met
with heavy losses, had been defeated
and were retreating before a we'll
equipped army of invasion which out
numbered the patriot forces about two
to one.
Washington managed to reconcen-
trate his troops and slowly fell back
on MISUNDERSTANDING when
ever opportunity offered.
But Philadelphia was doomed to fall
into the hands of the enemy, and AL
exander Hamilton advised congress to
pack and get out. On September Is
that body made a hasty adjournment,
to meet again at Lancaster, sixty-eight
miles away, and left Philadelphia that
night.
But before they adjourned they took
thought about the Liberty Bell
Congress determined to save the bell
If possible!
1t was not a matter Of mere senti-
ment. The bell was comparatively new
then, and there were few sacred mem
cries clinging around 1t. The resOlu'
ton of congress included some church
bells in the city also. In fact, con-
gress regarded the bells as just SC
much metal which the British might
break up and cast into cannon.
Got to Allentown Safely.
So the bells were ordered to retreat
to a place of safety at Allentown, fif
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
HONOR is SOUTH CARoLINA'S
In That State Lafayette Landed
House Where He Was Enter
tanned Is Still Standing.

On the Waccanaw river, in South
Carolina, far back on a commanding
eminence, with acres Of rice land and
pine forests stretching away on every
hand, stands notable relic of Colonial
and Revolutionary days-"Prospect
HILL" the venerable home of Benjamin
Huger pronounced U-gee), an Ameri-
can patriot of French-HugenOt ances-
try.
1t was here, say the Seattle Post
Intelligencer, that the Marquis de La
fayette spent his first night in Ameri-
ca in 1777. landing on North island at
the mouth of Winyaw bay. He was
met by the owner of Prospect HILL"
and was conveyed in a rOwbOat pro-
PEELED by negro Oarsmen In livery to
his destination, where a grand recep-
ton was given in his honor.
The mansion was brilliantly lighted
and adorned with flags, and noted
guests from the country around were
gathered to welcome the distinguished
son of France.
Mrs. Maria Freeman Roberts Of Sc
attic visited the locality a few years
ago. Recalling her experiences. she
says:
1--WE steamed down the river from
old Georgetown one fine morning in
February Long before We reached the
Prospect Hill landing the noted old
mansion came into view.
"a broad path led up the terrace
way. Half way up was a resting spot
with wooden seats; and an Old-fash-
toned sun dial On every hand were
evidences of former beautiful grounds,
laid out in geOmetrical patterns where
rare plants and shrubs had once flour
ished, but now overrun with weeds
and tall grass.
THE building, although grown gray
and sadly alphabetically a totter-
ing reminder of its former grandeur
had yet an air of stateliness; and its
broad hallway and spacious chambers
still held some rare pieces of old Chip
pendale.
ION the walls of the drawing room
hung a few quaint pictures, and serv-
eral old portraits. among them one Of
Huger, of whom the owner of the
premises is a lineal descendant.
upstairs, In the guest chamber, we
were shown a massive four-post bed
stead, in which 1t was said the mar
quis slept that memorable first night
In America"
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

he died; its solemn peals announced
the death of John Adams and Thomas
Jefferson, and its last message to the
world was the death of Chief Justice
John Marshall in 1885. As it breathed
forth its sad dirge on that July day its
great side parted and it was silent
forever. Mute though it Is its patriotic
inspiration is far greater than that of
any orator, and more than a million
people each year pause to behold this
most precious heirloom of the Ameri-
can nation.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

ty miles away, and the executive COM
mittee of congress was charged with
the duty of supervising the job.
Fifty miles over the winding dirt
roads those days was long, long way !!
The Liberty bell weighed 1850 pounds,
and it may well be supposed that the
trip was made as quickly as possible.
There was a chance that British caval-
ry might come gallOping up at any
moment.
Going through the quiet village of
Bethlehem, the wagon that bore the
great bell broke down and the escort
had to unload and get another vehicle.
But the bell went on to its destina-
ton where, girdled by its defiant Bible
text, 1t waited for events.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
Another Date for Declaration.

The Philadelphia newspapers on
July 3, 1870, merely announced that
on yesterday the Continental congress
declared the United Colonies free I'D
independent states" Only those
twelve words and no more 1t was not
until two days later, however, that the
Declaration, amended and blue-pen-
ciled was agreed to and signed BY
John Hancock. president of congress.
His was the only name then given
out. This man, Boston merchant.
rode in a carriage, drawn by six bay
horses, and dressed in cloth enabroi,i-
cred with gold and silvers-Jaines 4.
Morrow in the Detroit Free Press.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

isn't. You see. every year the wife
gives me a present on my birthday"
"Oh, see. She hits your bank roll,
eh?"
mot at all. Fact is. 1t doesn't cost
me a cent"
"How, then. does it affect your"
asked the friend, curiously.
"The meals begin to deteriorate,
was the answer. II begin to notice
II about q month before my birthday
comes around. One day. there's stew
for supper, the next dat hash; then,
perhaps, liver and bacon, or a tough,
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

cheap steak. l know then that she's
economizing for my birthday"
"Well, why don't you give her a
little more money each week when
your birthday comes around" sug-
gested the friend; "she won't have to
economic on the table and ruin your
digestion then"
yes. offered TO do that"
"And?"
"She got irsulted. She said she
would buy q present for me only from
the money she actually saved. And 40
| have to suffer."-New York Sun.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
No Wonder He Had Crouch

1.-THE matterY snapped out MI.
Mann, viciously. MY birthday is
coming around. That's what's the
matter"
"Your birthday Well, / should
think that ought to make you feel
rather happy"
THAT'S as much as you know. May
be the approach of your birthday Is
solnethIna to anticipate. but urine
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02
Ar Mar Reed Mann Reeites Tale OF
Woe In Which His Coming Birth
day Plays Part.

ordinarily. Mr.. Mar Reed Mann was
a iovial fellow. with the best OF ma
tures 80 that when be came to the
OHIO with a crouch three days In
s,,ccesslon one Of his friends deter
. s~ - AND out what was the matter.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-02

rificed unless there
are reasons of a con-
polling kind. But
it is hard to believe
that such reasons eX-
list.
If the govern
ment at Washing
ton should hold
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-03

London March a.-tBy the A. P)-
Tue Germans al noon tomorrow will hear
the unanimous decision Of the allied
powers on TIE counter proposal swhtcn
Dr Simons the German foreign secretary
and head OF the German delegation, pre-
sented yesterday ar the -reparations con-
ference in Lancaster house. and the
consequences which will follow their
failure to comply with the allied terms.
There is little doubt as to the nature
o. the reply. for in statement issued
afer = meeting Of the supreme council
this evening, the counter-proposas are
described as meriting neither examina-
tiou nor discussion" Details OF what
-teps will be taken TO enforce the de-
ruznds Of the allies are withheld tonight
il Being considered Only an act Of cour-
,esy to let the Germans hear them be-
fore they are published. But it is learn
ed that the British prime minister mas
been won over to the French view.
Mr.. Lloyd George consented today 10
the employment o. armed forces against
Gernlany. in the event OF her non-com-
o;fance. 10 the extelt OF the occupation
OF Mannheim by British, French and
Belgian troops mad also Of the Rhur ports
on the Rhine.
There may possibly also be blockade
Of German parts. although some or the
bowers are opposed to this. -
The reply is described in some circles as
bsing in the nature OF an ultimatum.
The seriousness Of the step which is being
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-03

taken Both m refusing to discuss the
German counter proposals and in the
action to follow may be judged by the
long and earnest consideration the al
lies gave to it. The French premier, NJ.
BRAND, favors immediate action, on the
ground that The Germans are evading the
terms Of the treaty, while the British and
Italians have advised against precipitate
movement.
After long conference on the pro-
posed economic and military measures, in
which Marshal Foch, Field Marshal Will
son and Italian and Belgian experts par
ticipated, a unanimousa decision was
reached. This conference was held in
Downing street, the scenes Of so many
history making events.
The Germans, who remained in their
hotel throughout the day, eagerly scan
ming the tickers, questioning callers re-
garding the happenings at St. James pal
ace and communicating what they could
gather to Berlin, were despondent tonight
when their hopes that differences might
arise between the allies TO tighten their
countrys burden were dashed by the
finding of the conference. one Of them
remarked:
well, perhaps that is the only way
out If BRAND yielded. his government
would fall; if we yielded. our govern
ment would ia Y. Therefore, the only
course is for rl.e allies to impose tneil
terms"