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Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
THANK YOU
WITHOUT STREET ADDRESS
YOUR MAIL IS DELAYED
At OFFICE OF DELIVERY

The Dead Letter Office has been In
existence ever since Ben Franklin
started our postal service. Even then
people addressed mail to Mr.. Ezekiel
Smithers, Atlantic Coast" and ex-
pected Ben to know just where Zeke
lived
Perhaps they had Zeke's address In
letters up in the garret, maybe a chest
full Of 'em, but then 1t was easier to
let Ben hunt Zeke. Today people are
addressing lstters to John Sni.h. New
York, N. T. or Chicago, Ill, thinking
Uncle Sam can locate him, which Is
just as incomplete as was ZeAe's ad-
dress Of yore. The Postoffice Depart
ment asks you to put the number and
street In the address. II helps you.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
CUT COTTON COST
BY MAKING FOOD.
Southern Farm Prosperity Absolutely
Dependent on Cutting Cash Crop"
Production Cost Through Food
Making And Saving.

Atlanta. Z Georgia.-(SpeciaD The
cotton farmer got his bumps"
again in 1921 between boil weevil, un-
favorable seasons, food and grain buy
ing on credit, combined with a price
On cotton insufficient to pay him out
Same old story, the same thing that
has happened three or four times In
the last dozen years." said H. @.
Hastings, Pre- sident Of the Georgia
Association. an organisation for state
wide development.
I'VE might just as well face the
fact that with the world wide finan-
cial and political mix-up in Europe
following the world war. there IL no
possible chance for using normal
quantities of cotton at profitable prices
to us IL we continue to grow cotton
on the high cost basis that we have
been doing.
Cotton is the one best money crop
for the South. and probably always
will be- The time of war prices Is
over and the problem from now on II
to lower cost of production and at the
same time afford the cotton grower
fair Profit.
GO 81 OF making cotton IL primarily
the cost Of food, grain and forage
for tie farmer. his family, his labor.
ers or tenants, and his work stock.
Cuttily iood. grain and forage costs
by h ue production win reduce cot
ton costs from one-third to one-hak.
PLANT for an abundance Of food,
grain and forage. thus cutting down
store bills. and the lower prices for
cotton will not hurt so much. We can
not, with European countries 70 thor
oughly disorganized. reasonably expect
high prices for cotton for several years
and we must make cotton at lower
cost, or else quit cotton growing.
Most Of US cannot quit cotton.
=. hence the absolute necessity Of food,
grain and forage planting In 1879
the making on home acres Of every
pound Of food and grain needed to see
US through. q
"In this food production program.
take the home vegetable garden seri-
ously. Give the home garden . square
deal. and 1t will surprise you In the
amount of healthful food produced. II
takes the least ground, can be plant
ed the earliest, brings quick returns
and II kept replanted and worked VIII
stay by you all the season through.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28

KING AND QUEEN OF GREECE
Near East Relief organization,
Madison Ave, . New York City. Her
message reads:
deeply touched your great kind
ness towards Greek war sufferers I'm
Straits Area and Asia Minor. Thank
you all most sincerely.
At the same time, the Greek queen
sent her check to DR.. Barton, Chair
man of the Near East Relief Commit
tee, for 1000 francs as a contribu-
ton to what she termed the ''beautd-
full work" Of feeding. clothing and
housing the more than 10000 little
children who have come under the
care of the Near East Relief during
the past year.
Besides Queen Sophie, Admin al p
Coundouriotis, of the Royal Hellenic
Navy. who was regent of Greece fol-
lowing the death of the late King
Alexander, on October 25, last, has
also cabled to express the gratitude
Of the Greek people for the aid fur
nished the Christian populations OF
Turkey by the Near East Relief.
More than $120, 10000 was raised
among the Greeks of the United
Statee, in two weeks, and sent to the
Near East By the Near East Reliof.
to be used in helping the widows and
orphans rendered destitute by the
Continuation Of disturbed conditions
in the former Ottoman Empire. The
funds of the Near East Relief arc
gathered by private subscription not
only among Americans, but among
the Armenians and Greeks in the
United States, whose countrymen In
Turkey and Transcaucasia have been
through indescibable suffering.
In an official report to Charles v.
Vickrey, General Secretary Of the
Near East Relief, Miss Glee Hastings.
of Spencer, Iowa, describes the pitt
able condition of tens of thousands
of homeless, starving, half-naked
refugees, driven from their homes In
the war area, and huddled In stables
and out-houses, or on the bare
ground, for lack of shelter.
"Most of the refugees are country
people with almost nothing except
the clothes on their backs, stupefied
and dazed by their misfortunes.
Bread is given only to women and
children at the rate of one-half loaf
for a person, each day. The milk Is
reserved for the babies and sick. The
refugees sit around, huddled up
against the walls-women with dull.
sad faces, little children that are blue
and pinched with the cold, and too
miserably lifeless to cry. One family
Of five sleeps at night on q bare stone
floor. under one thin, ragged half
cotton blanket. In one room several
women are wasting away with tuber-
culosis; In another are some severe
eye cases, including two young blind
girls, who have no one in the world
20 care for them. The overflow from
these buildings live in a wooden shed
win The walls and floors gaping with
hoies where the wood has rotted
away and in tents improvised from
rags and pieces of carpet"
A nationwide appeal Is being
made to carry on this work, checks
to be sent to Cleveland II. Dodge
Treasurer. l Madison Avenue, New
York City.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
II. S. ARMY HEAD
ASKS ARMENIAN AID

Washington. Major General
James @. Harbofd. recently ap-
pointed General Pershing's assistant
Chief of Stafi, has gone on record In
support of the work of the Near East
Relief in Armenia. He says. in a
letter to the Near East Relief:
'Of all the heart-breaking distress
that exists in other countries, | be-
lieve that the Near East situation
should most appeal to our charitable
people. There are many thousands
of helpless orphans-children of
Christian pa ents in a Moslem land.
who must be helped by our people
II they are to survive. The Ar.
menians have preserved their race,
their religion and their language un-
der conditions Of distress for over a
thousand years. They are worthy
of q better fate than to perish, and
I believe that will be their fate with
out substantial financial and moral
support from the good people of our
country.
~. G. HARBORD,
major General, U. 8. Army"
General Harbord Is one of the
trustees of the Near East Relief or
ganization. now making a general ap-
peal for funds to continue its work
among the destitute Of Bible lands.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
EsTloM.!lL tribute TO
WILSON UNDER WAY
Campaign Starts for ST, 100000
or More to EndoW Foundation
in ex.PreSident'S Name.
F. D. ROOSEVELT CHAIRMAN

New York. Prominent men and
women have organized in every
state in the country in a campaign
opening the week of January 16 to
raise $l,00O000 or more to endow the
Woodrow Wilson Foundation, which
is designed to honor Mr.. Wilson and
perpetuate his ideals. The income
ilom this sum will provide the Wood
row Wilson Awards to be given peri
Odically to 'the individual or group
that has rendered, within q specified
period. meritorious service to democ-
racy, public welfare, liberal thought,
or peace through justice"
The National Committee, headed by
Franklin ID. Roosevelt, Democratic
candidate for vice-President In 1920,
includes representatives Of each
state. Cleveland II. Dodge Of New
York Is chairman Of the Executive
Committee and Hamilton Holt is Ex-
ecutive Director. Fifteen nationally
known men and women will comprise
the permanent Board Of Trustees,
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
A REAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for live, wide-awake
men and women to handle city trade
for the genuine and original ]. R.
Watkins Products. Established 1858; F;
nationally known and nationally ad-
vertised. Our proposition is superior
from every angle. We will be glad
to tell you why. Write for free sam
pie and exclusive territory. First
come, first served. ]. R. Watkins Co.,
Dept. IS. Memphis. Tenn.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
~. G.. HARBORD.
"Maior General. u. 81 ARMY

Glasses for protection for watch
diAlS were ihtsodussd n 1850.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
HERE COMES A sTRAMeERI

Let's make our post Office look neat.
Mr.. Postmaster. Straighten up the
rural letter box, Mr. Farmer. Tidy
up some, Mr.. Rural Carrier. First
Impressions are lasting. Maybe Mr..
Stranger, taking notice Of these i'm
provements. will como back. bringing
you benefits. Start these with pos
tai IMPROVEMENT WEEK" May
Ia.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
TREsPAss NOTICE.
NUMBER 80

Public notice ID hereby given,
That "LINWOOD" plantation. "TAY.
LOR," "COMO," WEST POINT"
"SHACKELFORD" and Cypress"
plantations, in Tensas parish, Ia.
are posted against HUNTING, TRAP.
PING, WOOD CUTTING and GEN.
ERAL TRESPASSING. VIolators win
be prosecuted.
MARTIN JACOBY,
Newellton, Il.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
HUMANIZINC THE
POSTAL SERVICE

There is no unimportant person or
part of our service. II is total Of
human units and their cooperation is
the key to its success. In its last
analysis. postal duties are accommo.
datlons performed for our nelghbors
and friends and should be SO regarded,
rather than a. a hired service per-
Ssrmsd fos "a absentee employer
PooonnoDtse oonsGol nubGgt Wen.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
"MoRE BUSINESS
IN GOVERNMENT"

This apt phrase was used In Presi-
dent Harding's first message to Con-
gress and applies particularly In postal
management where postmasters are
being impressed with the fact that
they are managers Of local branches
Of the biggest business In the world.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28

How do you expect the Postal Clerk
to know whether you mean Trinidad,
California, or Trinidad, Coloradof
ALWAYS SPELL OUT THE NAME
OF THE STATE IN FULL IN THE
ADDRESS.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
COURTESY

It sticks in human relations like
postage stamps on letters. The
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT ex-
poets it to be used BY its postmasters
and employees in dealing with the
public.
Help them in its use beginning
with POSTAL IMPROVEMENT
WEEK, May 1-6, 1922.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
FLIES BRING D|sEAsl!
|K
KEEP THAT FIRST FLY OUT.


The Fly that Fits About the Face,
Lighting on Food, Leaves in HIS
Wake Possible disease and Death.
You can't Kill every Fly but You
can Keep Every fly Out By Proper
Screening. A mild winter and spring
Mean more Flies.
The Screen is important. One fly
now Means a thousand More later.
Don't Give the Dread Disease bsar.
er a Chance to Enter your Home.
We are Prepared to Supply you
With a variety of Doors, Windows
And Screening Materials at reason
able prices. Our large stock gives you
a Variety to Select From. Shipments
are Made Promptly.
Ask For our Folder describing The
Line and Prices.
Tensas gazette., 1922-04-28
GREEK SOVEREIGN
LAUDS WORK OF
near EAST RELIEF
Cables Thanks for Christian
Lives Saved in Beautiful
Work" of Mercy

Athens, Greece.-The wonderful
work done by the Near East Relief
organization in saving the lives of
tens of thousands of Christians
throughout Asia Minor and Trans
caucasia has received signal recogni-
ton in praise bestowed by Queen
Sophie of Greece In q cablegram dis
patch by the Greek sovereign to DR..
James L. Barton, Chairman, and
Charles v. Vickrey, Secretary, Of the
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29

square board building at the end of
the street. But every day for the past
ten years he has been coming to our
office for his bundle of old newspa-
pers. These he reads carefully. and
sometimes what he reads inspires him
to write something for our paper on
the future Of the Queen City though
much oftener his articles are retro
spective. He is the president Of the
Old Settlers society. and once or
twice year he brings In an obituary
which he has written for the family Of
some old-timer.
One would think that an idler would
he nuisance in busy place, but, on
the contrary, We oil like old Alpha
betical around our Office. For he Is
His smooth. fat face has not been
wrinkled by the vinegar of failure.
and the noise that came from his
lusty lungs in the old days is subsid
ing. But he has never forgiven Gen
eral Durham, Of the Statesman, for
saying of fight between Alphabetical
and another land agent back In the
sixties that "those who heard II pro-
Dounced 1t the most vocal engagement
they had ever known" That is why
he brings his obituaries to us; that
is why he does us the honor Of Dor.
rowing papers from us; and that is
why, on a duh afternoon, he likes to
sit in the old sway-back swivel-chair
and tell us his theory of the increase
in the rainfall, his notion about the
influence of trees upon the hot winds,
his opinion Of the disappearance Of
the grasshoppers. Also, that Is why
we always save e circus ticket for old
Alphabetical, just as we save one for
each of the boys in the Office.
One day he came into the Office in
bad humor. He picked up a country
paper, glanced 1t over, threw 1t down,
kicked from under his feet dog that
had followed subscriber into the
room, and slammed his hat into the
waste-basket with considerable feel
ing as he picked up New York
paper.
"Well-well, what's the matter with
the judiciary this morning?" someone
asked the old man.
He did not reply at once, but
turned his paper over and over, appar-
emily looking for something to inter
est him. Gradually the revolutions OF
his paper became slower and slower.
and finally he stopped turning the
paper and began reading. 1t was ter
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29

over and yawp that old Alphabetical
Is visionary. Here can get a can
ming factory and nobody eats the
goods; / hustle up wooden factory,
and the community quits wearing
trousers; I build for them a street
car line to haul them to and from
their palatial residences. and what
do the sun-baked human mud-turtles
do but all jump Off the log into the
water and hide from them cars like
they were chariots of fire? What this
town needs Is not factories, nor rail-
roads. nor modern improvements-Old
Alphabetical can get them--but~ the
next great scheme l go into is to go
down the river, get some good red
mud, and make few thousand men
who will build up a town."
1t has been fifteen years and over
since Colonel Morrison put on his long
coat and high hat and started for the
money markets of the East, seeking
whom he might devour. At the close
Of the eighties the Colonel and all his
tribe found that the stock of eastern
capitalists who were ready to pay
good prices for the fine shimmering
blue sky and bracing ozone of the
West was running low. 1t was said
In town that the Colonel had come to
the end of his string, for not only
him In the East, but newcomers had
stopped looking for farms at home
There was nothing to do but to sit
down and swap jack-knives with other
land agents, and as they had taken
most Of the agencies for the best In
surance companies while the Colonel
was on dress parade, there was moth
ing left for him to do but to run for
justice Of the peace, and, being elect
ed, do what he could to make his
tenure for life.
Though he was elected, more out
Of gratitude for what he had tried to
do for the town than because people
thought he would make fair judge,
he got no further than his Office in
popular esteem. He did not seem to
wear well with the people in the daily
run and jostle of life. During the
forty years he has been In our town,
he has lived most of the time apart
from the people-transacting his bust
ness in the East, or locating strangers
on new lands. He has not been one
Of us, and there were stories afioat
that. his shrewdness had sometimes
caused him to thrust toe over the
dead-line Of exact honesty. In the
town he never helped US to fight Tor
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29

those things of which the town is
really proud: our schools. the college,
the municipal ownership OF electric
lights and waterworks, the public
library, the abolition of the saloon.
and all of the dozen small matters OF
public interest In which good citizens
take a pride. Colonel Morrison was
living his grand life. in his tailor
made clothes. while his townsmen
we've out with their coats off making
our town the substantial place II Is.
So in his latter days he Is old Alpha
betical Morrison. a man apart from us.
We like him well enough, and so long
as he cares to be justice of the peace
no one will object, for that is his due.
But. someway, there is no talk OF
making him county clerk: and there
is a reason in everybody's mind why
no party names him TO run for county
treasurer. He has been trying haru
enough for ten years 10 break through
the crust Of the common interests
that he has 90 long ignored One sees
him at public meetings. rather visit
ful-looking. chubby-faced old man
on the edge of the crowd, ready to
be called out for speech. But no
one calls his name; no one cares par
ticularIy what old Alphabetical has 10
say. Long ago he said all that he
Gan saw TO our people.
The only thing that Alphabetical
ever organized that paid was fam
ily. In the early days he managed 10
get a home clear OF Indebtedness and
was shrewd enough to keep II out OF
all of his transactions. Tow-headed
NorrIsons filed the schoolhouse, and
twenty years later there were so
many of his girls teaching school that
the school board had TO make ruiihg
limiting the number of teachers rom
one family In the city school, In oruer
TO force the young Morrison girls to
go 10 the country to teach. In these
davs the girls keep the house gong
and Alphabetical is a notary pubilc
and a Justice of the peace. Which
keeps his Office going in the little
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29

or fifteen minutes before he spoke
When he put down the paper his
cherubic face was beaming, and he
said:
"Oh-I know I'm fool. but wish
the Lord had sent me TO live In q
town large enough so that every dirty
faced brat on the street wouldn't feel
he had a right to call me Alphabet
cal! Dammit. I've done the best
could! I haven't made any alarming
success / know II. There's no need
of rubbing II In on me-" lie was
silent for a time with his hands on
his knees and his head thrown back.
looking at the ceiling. Almost inn
perceptibly a smile began to crack
his features, and. when he turned his
eyes to the man at the desk, they
were dancing with merriment, as he
said: Just been reading a piece here
In the Sun about the influence VI
climate on human endeavOr. II says
that In northern ATTITUDES there Is
more oxygen In the air and folks
breathe faster. and their blood flows
faster. and that keeps their liver go
ing. Trouble with me has always
been cllmate-sluggish liver. II ! had
lust a little more oxygen floating
round In my system. the wooden mill
would still be running. the street ears
would be going. and this town would
have had forty thousand Inhabitants.
Ny fatal mistake was one of latitude.
Butr-and he drawled out the word
moekingIy-"but | guess II the Lord
had wanted me to make a town here
He would have given me different
kind of liverl" He slapped his knees
as he sighed: This is funny world
and the more you see Of 1t the funnier
II gets" The old man grinned com
placently at the ceiling for minute
and before getting out Of his chair
kicked his shoe-heels together mer-
rily. wiped his glasses as he rose. put
his bundle Of papers under his arm
and left the Office whistung an old
old fashioned tune.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29
SWAMP ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments OF the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thousands
upon thousands Of distressing cases.
Swamp Root makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is
soon realized in most cases. 1t is gen.
tie, healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once. Sold 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 DIR.
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. ", for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Advertisemen
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
ENerYwhere She Goes.

We have little cog that is rather
fond Of me. and follows Inc wherever
| go.
IL happened In church as I was SIT
ting at the end of the pew. during a
sermon, that l noticed all eyes fixed
ON me.
looked and saw little Trix wiggllng
his tail for all he was worth. glad to
have found me.
As I could not chase him home,
had TO get up and walk out. feeling
the heat ihat made me blush as Trix
and / marched down the aisle.-Ex-
change.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29
Dubious Compliment.

Wife-"Wheneyer l sing the dog
howls." Hub-''The instinct of imita-
ton, my DEAR"
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His Quaintness.

Something powerful queer about
Josh Juckett." said resident of
Grudge. "He got back day before yes
terday from weeks stay In Kansas
City. Last night me and him went to
the picture show and saw Harold
Lloyd comedy. And. actually, Josh
never said word about how much
funnier ii was when he saw 1t with the
original cast up to Kay See."--Kansas
City Star.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29
Terrible Force of Habit.

As an illustration OF the terrible
force Of habit. there Is the story Of
the man who had been visiting at the
home of a millionaire. When he re-
turned to his boarding house he abb
sent-mindedly left his shoes outside
his door to be shined by the butler.
When he looked for the shoes the next
morning one of the other boarders had
made away with them.
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lO Gents
BRGTEhS REFRESHES, ADDS new DELIGHT To OLD DRAPERES
A Matter of Form.

George Conan was talking al the
Lambs club about a very popular
song-bird OF revue.
'Is she goOdf" poet asked.
well" said Dir. Cohan. II have
known more assiduous ehurch-goers.'
ooh. you know what / mean. Is
she goodf Has she got a good
voieeT" persisted the poet.
Her voice is insured" said Mr..
Cohan. '-fer $3.50. Her figure Is In
sured for 100000"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29
Wireless Call Bells.

An officer of the Portuguese army
has developed a system of operating
call bells by wireless. which army
circles say will do away with prolonged
watching for calls at radio receiving
stations.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29
dyes or tints as you wish
Papa's Golf Stockings

Father. brilliant in striped Go3
stockings. was of for a day with tina
family AT the Van CORTLAND links Ha
was complacently self-conscions. Eighs-
year-old Ethel was fretful and nerv>
Gus. Several people in the subway
car were smiling. Suddenly Ethel
piped, Mamma, can't have some new
stockin's like papa. l wanna look Like
a zebra, too"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29
cu.leura for PImpIx Faces.

To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash of In FIVE minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot yater. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daily toilet purposes. Don't fail to In
clude Cuticura Talcum. Advertisement.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29

The housewife smiles with satisfac-
tion as she looks at the basket Of
clear. white clothes and thanks Red
Cross Ball Blue. At all grocers.-Ad-
yertisement,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29
Recipe Wanted.

Flint Cooking at plcture(-"1 won
der what made the tower of pisp
lean7" Fatlelgh-"If I knew Id uy
IL"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-12-29

One may be as good as the next
In a barber shop.