The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1929 Page: 4 of 10
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THEN AND THERE
History ItM ax It would bo w rllfon today
By HIVIX X. t'OHII
A Pen Picture of the Bridge of Death
About Cascara
It I* tin. Mnutt* lit it hinny people
Judge tin' Iliorouglllieit* of a laxative
liy It* violence. Tin* null* that rush
through tin- item may not even pen**
trail* tli.' liiin of jstlsonous mutter tbat
lias rou11‘iJ tlm colon. A lonjr Hat of
drug* will "loosen tin* bowel*" hot tvhat
la the heat way to OI.NANMB them?
The world'a lu st luxulite 1* one that
Mother Mature iniike* In her own In ho
rutory. It I* the buck of a tree, culled
('AWAK.V. '1'h# luilliiii* used to chew
this burk -and reueli old age without
u sick day. It la the heat tiling there
Ik toduy, for uny system; he*t for the
blood. The moat beneficial in itn action
on the howeU, of unythlnif yet dis-
cluaed. B^^B
Nre.at.Mi • ut ....hiij. tl hr.il. »h«n l*i» rtup-niioii, . rm|>rif n •|HHl Kuim. I*
■ HI / rodrd w art at (hr huI irnlblr rnd trial o*Urpr». that mllitrrr ni.lory r-cord.
Hu rrltrat ham Mutcmw art loimortrUrrd by uuvrl and by yrrulrn It tnauuur.l,
Ih.xiyh. lot » l<uml.lv yriticipriti in Out rnuinx.ur bvlw rust tu dir* a piclurr ul ita
truthfuny .alahtiuybr mu.r toUnaa and wura aSa.tiva than any a firtioni.l ava> achirvrd
Tba t'bturuiU-f id I ha awtul urnti at I hr ctoatuiy at Hit Kivr t H.*rr«lna taa* oita
C.Mtalant Vuvry. uho. a. a valrt tu NaiMilrun, accumynnird hu aaaalat th.uuyb lhr Rur-
aian nt.hadvmluir L'ndrt thr lllb at “Thr M.-mmra at NaeuUun." a tranalatiun al Cun*
alani'a w.llmya rat erlatrd in 1008 by lha Scritmrr. and it la Irani tbia vulumr that I
S.vr tl. hut. luh cr.taln rht.a.tt ... ultra bria.
Napub.m. rntrnny Kuhiia in Junr, IRIS, tank trlth hint an immrnia torca. tlnOI
thr yrrat Wa.ld war at rn..ra than a crntury latrr accuhlantrd ut In a.mad hoata numbariny
up inla lha militant, hit lutal atrrnylh al 4SO.000 man aarmad trrmandoua
tiim thr vary outlet, ilia invanun at thr rnrmy'a ra.mtry war Linked by wtbacha.
hunrtiukr, brat, cubt among tba burtra aa a taaull <d larding thrm on grurn grain,
rru.b.'d heavy loatrt in thr columns Straggling bagaai tha raad bath tu tba fruntiar
araa lined With dahrrtaia.
Brlwa lha omomlng Fran.h lha Huhhlaar ataadily rrtirrud, burning tha rountry aa
thr, tell ba.b Napstaun'a yiana la I urea a pil.hrd batlla ail (aibdi hit elualvr anamy
dr. lined thr latua Mr e ha hr d thrm actoaa a dranlalrd Irrraia and alt thr trhilr t!ir vigur
and thr mu.ab <d hit tracer dacllaad alarmingly
Ma rra.hrd Mueow, aapactiny to hnd Ibara yrnvihiunr and ahallat I at lha tvlnl.r.
Rut thr uiy uaa tired hy aganlr Ml behind lor that purpoaa trhan lha Humana ava.uat.d
ll, and nothin lira ur,. tha graatar pari gl Moreuw rat in smoking aahas aad the Franch
trrra .on prllad to qi.ll II.
Thry tah me ad thru way through 1 barrrn land and naw lha rtgarg at lha norlhara
winlar addrd lo thru alhar misanra. Krual luugh* aa thr aids al lha Remans who tun*
y I roily haraaaad Ihrlr march, praying on tha raar guard and picking o# stray daiacbmrnls.
It was al tha Bsrttma, on Novsmbar 2d. 2T and It, that tha lailsd campaign raachad
Itg cliruas at diM.ter With mention, let has, ovrt improvisad biidgrt, tha Frrnih lurrrd
tha pathagr at tba tivrr From that lima on, thr army was a nedi, tha ratreal a (tight
at starving, barring lugitivsa Irsppsn in a pitibaa tlimala and brlaagurad by wary and
rraaluta iwamir at laag
*^|u.\STAVI wiih well named No <Y tru«i*i»orteil from Die oilier side of
man could bate been mure «*•« river on iwo miserable raft* which
faithful In hi* devotion to un l,l<*7 coul.1 with diltlcultjr steer against
iperl al master than lie to Napoleon. current Viom the shore, we kiiw
•• lake tip the memories of the <l",m greatljr shaken by Hie great
orlng valet blatorlan at the point P*cces of Ice wbleb clogged tin* river
iere lie in-;;,u* to describe the ap These musses would ciitue to (lie vert
i.iicIi to lhe bridge of dentil. ‘'dge of Ine rati. Meeting un .rliatnt-le.
There la one early parugruph which • Aey would stop for a while him) then
acrlheo very graphli'ally and yet tlrnwu underm-urii those feeble
ry Miiuply the stale to which the 1'htnks mid produce horrible shocks,
ce disciplined legions of Kruno* hud "llr *"ldier* would slop the hirgcat
generated lie siivs ; one* with their bnvon.ds hlid liuike
"One brave anil kindly officer took deviate ho.vniid Mir rithR.
’ III* own uniform to give It to a "The impatience of the army w»« nr
or Moldier wlm.se raggfal garmeiug 1,s higlu- i pll< ti. The II -l to arrive
pound hint naked to the cold, pul ,|h '*•# "Iher bank wer# the brave M
ig on bia own back a tattered old IncohetiiJnot, aide de camp of Marshal
hiiitry coat, because be wus more *linlinnt, and Could 1'redr.leoUt. Thl*
pa hie of realatlug ihe rigor* of ibe hi'« ........I w * a brave Lithuanian
at I her. If excessive misery wither* whom ihe emperor greatly liked, espe-
• aoul, on the other liund ll some- 'hilly when he shared our suffering*
lies expand* il lo the highest point. through lldelily nnd devotion. Doth
one may see. Many of (lie uiohi "f them ......... the river on horse
-etched hi w iheir hrulri* out In ib- hack. The army utteriH) about* of ad
illr. Ill that lid. there wu* a re* miration on seeing that il* leader*
INI ion ,i mi a coolness Unit liuiile one were the lirsl In five the STomple of
adder. In thl* disastrous campaign intrepidity There was. In fact,
iiiw what vanities are physical force enough to disturb Ibe strongest mind*
d liiiiiiiin courage where that moral The current forced the poor horse*
ice which I* born of a determined "» ................ across, which dou
II is nonexistent." hied the length of ibe passage. Then
._ i*/,.., 'lime ll-.- masses of ice, which still;
8 in water. 1(1. ,,^.,1,,,, their chest* and sides. In
lie conn * next to Napoleon, of tinted plieou* gashea.
loin ttlwaya lie *|H*aka as the em
n.r Tim well being and the com °v,r * Road of BodlM'
rt of Napoleon were of more cotise “■'» «ne o'clock Cloneral l.cgmnd
dice lo liltii than ti e fate of (lie and Ills division blocked -jp the bridge
nil reds of thousand* of suffering constructed for the Infantry. TI.......
etches who uiado up the rank uud peror w as on the oppiwite side. Sev
*. This la easy h* understand. Con erul cannons got eniungled In each
nit may have been a painstaking oilmr and stopped the march for an
ronlcler; certainly his eye was ipilck Instant Tin emperor spuing on to
see, and his pen to set down. Ibe the bridge, pul III* own hands to the
nor* that multiplied about him In tennis, nnd aided In freeing the pice*
it most ghastly of recorded rout* The enthusiasm of the soldiers Was
t above ull he wus the servant lie extreme, ll was i<> shouts of 'l.ong
14vo the Kmperor!’ Unit the Infantry
It was frigidful to see these mov landed on rh« other shore.
! masses sometimes halting priigre* "When the artillery nnd Ihe baggage
elf, ihe ativauti- vorpa ilrst. thei, were crossing, (lie bridge wn* so
ise that ..illowed, then the hisi ihrnnged that it broke. Then ensued
lien Marshal (tudlnut, who was that retrograde movement which crowd
cad suspended Ills march for some » d back la horrible contusion Ibe whole
known reason, there would be a multitude of stragglers who were ml
ivement of general uneasiness, then valldBU like driven eallle behind the
inning -.poet lies would begin ami. a* artillery. Anoilicr bridge bad been
n who have seen everything lire In hastily constructed as If In sad pre
nod to believe everything, botli true vision of ibe breaking of ihe Ilrst one;
d false tidings easily found credit, but the second one was narrow nnd
•|ty live o'clock Itt ihe evening of unprotected at the side* However It
■ "5th some trestle* had ben fixed vvii* a makeshift which in Ilrst glance
nit the id ream. - - instructed of wood- sc. t tied very preeioos In such an up
beams taken from Polish cabins palling calamity; but what miseries
e trestles gave way at a little past ensued! The laggards (locked tlilthei
n o'clock They were not strong lb droves. As the artillery, the bag
■ugh. ll wn* plain Hint next day gage in a Word, the entire material
• army would have to sustain the of the army hnd been In ndviipce on
•my * lire; but there was no room the Ilrst hirilge when it broke, and by
■ choice. Ai the end of that night the sudden re< oil which took place
anguish and sufferings of every the culnsiroplie became known Hem
rt the first trestles were driven those who bad been behind were Ihe
wn Into the river. first •<* gain the other bridge.
I be soldiers stood up to their hips “Ihlt It was fiei-ONitry that Ibe nrtII
water full of t)anting Ice In order i-ry sin. ild cr.-s first. It pre.....I lor
(hive the piles several feet deep ward M-ett with Imprnioii'ity toward
o a miry river bed; struggling the only way or salvation which was
itlnsl tlf most horrible fatigue*; left. Horn the pen refuses to describe
sblng a way with their hand* etior the scene of horrors that took place. It
Mis masses of Ice which would have was literally over a road of crushed
licked them down and submerged bodies that the wagons of every sort
|,y their weight; lighting, In n reach'd the bridge. On this occasion
>rd, and lighting unto death with ••tie saw vvlmt hardness, wlint sysle
il, the greatest enemy of life. Well, malic ferocity, even, can be Imparled
it Is what our french pnntoriuiers to the soul by the Instinct of sclf-prea
t several of them were either ervntlon. There were some of the
ragglers, the cntllOit of ntty, who
wounded and killed with hayonet
III rust* the unfortunate horse* that
liil not ,<bey the whip of their drivers.
Saved From Icy Oeptha.
"I have said that the bridge had no
ledges at the sides. Crowds of poor
wretches who were trying to cross It
were seen to fall Into the stream and
be sucked tinder the masse* of lee.
Others tried to cling to the miserable
plank* of the bridge, and would re-
main hanging over the abyss until
lheir hand*, crushed by the wheel* of
t tie wagon*, would force them 1 t let
go their hold. They dropped and were
engulfed by Hie water*. Whole uriII-
lery wagon* norse* and driver* alike
were plunged into the Stream.
"Poor women were seen holding
their children out of the water, a* If
to retard their death by n few mo-
ment*. The emperor wished to re
truce hi* steps, hoping III* presence
might restore order; he ws* dis-
suaded front this, srnl In s manner
so sfgtillicnni Unit he struggled against
Hint of Oil, there Is uo IIAUIT
formed from cuscuru. The bowels ur#
not weakened, hut strengthened by itg
occasional use. The occasions when one
itiu'il* this uid grow less and leas. Its
Influence is long-felt You don't And
yourself worse bcuad-up Die day fol
lowing. You do flud the bowels more
Inclined to move of their own volition.
The cundy Ouscuret that every drug-
store it!way* Im* In stock Is the Ideal
form of cuscuru.
1'or many reasons:
When your
Children Ciy
for It
Ihiby ha* little upset* st time*. All
your cure cannot prevent them. Hut you
cun be prepared. Then you cun do what
any experienced nurse would do—what
most physicians would tell you to do
give s few drop* of plain Ciistorla. No
noouor done than Huhy Is soothed; re
lief Is Just a matter of moments. Yet
you have eased your child without use
of a single doubtful drag; Castor)* Is
vegetable. No If* safe to nee us often
hi< so IM ini li.s any little pais you
And It's always
Kitchen Monarch Had
Her Little Grievance
A erlsls hud occurred ut the Hr-
rliSnl. The maid, who had only been
employed fur u month, suddenly uu
liouin oil that she Intended ’'“Si\Iti_;.
B®“ltin, .lane,” said her mlstres*.
“vvliiil do you want to leave far?
Haven’t I suited you In every way?”
"Y.-s, lli.i .imi ; 1 suppose you’ been
kinder than many others,'* g the
maid slowly,
"Of cour»e. I i ive, Jane. .,ow you
lie * sensible girl and stop where
I'd like lo know how many
Pittman's Pan*
Senator I'ittumu (Deni.) of Nevada
I* con gee**' most ardent pen collector.
HI* latest aix|Ul*iliiin Is the pelt used
hy Vice I'resident Dawes, it* presi-
dent of Hie senate, to sign the Houldcr
dam hill.
o'clock In the morning. The -Hill, the
emperor left the bank* of the Here*-
Do the good Invarlubly prosper? If
tln-y are clever enough, they do.
inn Hnd we went to puss Hie night at
Kamen There tils majesty occupied
a wretched wooden house. A freezing
wind entered it on every side through
windows, nearly every pane of Which
vva* broken. We dosed ibe nperture*
with trusses of bay."
l.'onstnnt was concerned, you see,
over Hie privations which Ids beloved
master endured. There I* no word
from him to Indicate that In the sllglit-
i*s| degree Nnpoieon showed remorse
for l lie ho-1 who died Hint night or
for the greater hosts who already hail
died in tlds hideous ret rent—poor
uumetes* tmcrlflces to tlu> Insatiate
Munition "i n man determined to bold
military dominion over ri continent.
I let ween Constant's line* we rend
tin.....ncem which Nnpoieon felt for
the destruction of Ids army, but no-
where I* there ah Implication that Na-
poleon vvii* stirred to pity for the In
dividmil human atoms whose stiffened
bodies by thousand* Mid yet more
thousand* dotted the wintry pluln* be-
hind him. Cotniueror* are like that,
else they would never hove the will to
com)iter. To llietn bum.ill being* uro
merely pawns In a mighty game.
So Constant, one perceives. Is dis-
tressed try the fact Hint Hnnnparte
must shiver In a dlMwnnteled hovel,
with only trundle* of fislder to shut
out the Icy .ilii-d*. Immediately after
telling of this lie adds another para
graph which sum* up In some mausure
the miseries of the forlorn wretches
elsewhore In that encampment—mort
who have no roof* above them but tbs
lien von*, no tad* beneath them but
the frozen earth.
What Price Glory?
Tld* I* what lie say# in sntnmary of
the scene* presented within enrshol
of hi* muster's resting place;
•‘Not far away from us on a vast
open space the unfortunate Itusslan
(..•Isoner* whom the army wn* driving
before ll were iieiiued up like cattle.
Truly, I found difficulty in compre-
hending that air of being victorious
inch our si-ilii-rs -till assumed h.v
dragging iilong a wreiclo*d superfluity
of prisoners who could only bumper
them by requiring superintendence.
When the victors are dying »t hunger,
vvlmt becomes of the vanquished?
Hence ihi'sc miserable Hussions, worn
out by want nnd marching, nearly sli
In the morning
csiinot pat away,
ready for the erueler pangs of colic, or
constipation or diarrhea; effective, too,
for older children. Ttccsfy.ftee million
loll(>;« were boui/ht liut year.
Inspiration Is not Imitation; It only
leads to It.
yon are.
other mistresses would go to the ex-
pense of having « wireless set fitted
up in t in* klfehen l"
"Yes. mil'll i: 1." s.iM .tune. "Mut It'S
Hint wireless set that's Hie trouble -
1 ain't satisfied with Hie programs!"
- London Answers.
Just Rub
Away
Danger
Influenza, Pneu-
monia andOri type
usually start with
a cc' l. The mo-
ment you get
Polys9*
Mathematics Teacher *'an anyone
tell me what a polygon l>?
If roaii —Yes. inn'a in. It's a little
frog. I'ldi igo Tribune.
Large, Generous Sample Old
Time Remedy Sent Free lo
Every Reader of This Article
the r warning
aches rub on good .„•*
old Mustcrole. f '
Musterol* rc- - J
lieve3 the conges-
tion nnd si imulates circulation. It hoi
all the pood qualities of the old M o-
tard plaster without blistering.
First you feel a warm tingle is tha
healing ointment penetrates the pores,
then a soothing, cooling sensation and
quick relief. Have Musterote handy
for emergency use. It may prevent
serious illness.
Te Met lent Masterel* is alsa
■its in milder form far
babies and small chlldrea.
Ask far Children's MaUmlir
Then* Is nothing more satisfactory
after * day of hard work than u line
full of snowy white clot lie*. I-or such
result* n*c itdl Cross Mall Hlue.—AUv.
More than forty years ugo. good
old Castor Koenig ln-g.ui tin* Iii.-iU-
nfinturn of I'.istor Koenig's Ner-
vine, u remedy recoin mended for
tin* relie' of nervousness, epilepsy,
sleeplessness Mid kindred fillliielits.
The remedy was made after the
formula of old Kerman doctors.
The sales anon Increased, and an-
other fact ory w us added. Toduy there
ur** Koenig factories In the old
world and l'a.xlor Koenig's Nervine
Is sold in every land and clime.
Try It and he convinced. It will
only emit you ii postal to '.vrit** for
the large, gererou* sample.
Address; Koenig Medicine Co.,
101? No. Wells St. Chicago. BHtiols.
Kindly mention your local paper.
On tha Air
"Is ll true Ibil Mabel tins s secret
Sorrow?" 'IIimv 'iis, yell Hasn't she
tobl you Stiout II?"
The while man who live* farthest
Smith on Ihe \tin*iT-an continent I* a
fur trailer d I'-uiit Harrow, Alaska,
northernmost point of America.
Freight Figured in Pin*
In a campaign of economy, It. Moore,
general manager of the South African
railways. Im* Just Issued a circular to
employees showing Hie value of office
supplies compared to freight huulnge.
"The price of one pencil," be said, "cor-
responds to the charge made by the
railway for transporting n bag of
mesttc* lOtt mil-**. To *'arn Ihe price
of a *iot of gltle the railway lias to
carry ii bag of bran k'o-i mile*. The
co** of a package of pins i* Ihe HI tile
ii* the cost of trunsportini 100 pouml*
•if fertiliser H>0 mil***."
Why Tak« Calomel
Winteramith’s
Laxative Tablets
A Safe SebitHirte
livut an ttfrr rnd mots pl-rrrnl
Write far FAKE SAMPLK
Wintfssmith Chemical Co.
• *• W. HILL ST . LOUirviLL*. ST.
U you Will rroulrf mm rnd druasirt cr
ms rupply you Brad 2i cenu
DR. CALDWELL’S
THREE RULES
There nre soiin* pretty well fixed
Stars ' * Un* tllcalrical llrmameiit.
Dr. C«ldw*ll watched the result* of
•eonsl ipal iimi for 47 year-, and believed
Xhat, no matter h»*- careful people ar*
el their b'ab.h. diet and i-xurcire, cou-
»tip»tion will (incur from Hun t<> time
Of next iin|wirt»nce. then, i» how to treat
tt when it conn**. Dr. Caldwell ulvvay*
wsa in favor of getting ** close to nature
ms pcs*11 !I*. Ii ii - 'a* i- ii -ily for com j-
pation is s railil vegetable com pouml. It
can not harm the most delicate system
and is not habit forming.
The Doctor never did approve of dras-
tic physic* and purge*. He did not lielieve
they were good for hum mi being* to put
into their system l!*»* Syrup Pepsin for
yourself snd member* of the family in
constipation,biliousness, sour anil erurnpy
stomach, Isul la-eatb, no appetite, he*il
achea, and to break up fever* Hnd eolds.
Oct a Iwttle today, at any drugstore and
observe these three rule* of health ■ Keep
the he id Ciwl. the feet warm, the bowel*
own For a free trial bottle, ju*t. write
"Syrup 1'opoiu," Dect. D», MoaUoello.
pcri-hci1 Hint bight
we hiiw iItem huddled close together.
They had hoped I" find a little wartuth
in t Ii ii* way. The feeblest of them had
succumbed, and all night loti* tti lr
dead I*silo* bud been embraced by
ihe survivor* without the latter hav-
ing noticed It. There were sonic who.
In Ibdr vornclty. devoured their dead
companions. The firmness with which
the Russian* endure pain litis often
been spoken of; I can give an Instance
of ll which almost Mirp"s-c* belief.
One of these poor fellow* having wan-
dered away from the eorp* to which
lie belonged, was struck b.v a cannon
hull which cut off b»lh hi* leg* and
killed Id* horse A French officer,
making a recotinalsannce on Hie bank
of the river where the llusslun* bad
fallen, perceived at a distance a mass
which he recognised as s dead horse,
nnd yet lie saw that Hii* muss wa* nqt
without movement. He anprnnehcd It
nnd saw the head nnd shoulders of n
limn whose rxtremitle* were hidden
In the body of the horse. The unfor
turiate mini hud been there four days,
shutting himself up Inside his horse
n* h shelter from the cold, nnd fecil
lug on Infected scraps from tills fright
ful lodging."
That Is Hip final picture which I, for
one. got from this narrative—not the
emperor In hi* makeshift quarters, hut
the legions Hussluu clinging to life In
side the carcass of a slaughtered
beast. To my way of thinking It It
ll picture which nil lovers of wur for
war's sake should lie Invited lo real
and reread anil ponder over.
«tl St thr n»ll Kvniltests. lac.l
Nights!”
For Mrs. King:
(But Relief Was Quick to Come)
“I WAS in a run-down erudition from Ca-
tarrh of the stomach—put in many sleepless
nights — wouldn’t enjoy a meal.” [So many
people suffer jo needlessly, in this way.} “A
lady Mend kept telling me to try PE-RU-NA
—a few bottles and I was like a new person.”
[It’s nice to know "hat such quick relief Is
always at hand.} “I am happy over the fact
that there is • medicine like PE-RU-NA!*
[Signed: Mrs. Angeline King, Indianapolis,
Ifindiana.} [Thousands of other folks are too.
Why not buy PE-RU-NA today-you’U find
it at any drug More.]
IlL H iiw
"■! -V M w 1.1®.i|kilt,,I?,.HMlli
Chill Tonic
The Old Standard Remedy for
Chills nnd Malaria. It destroys
the malarial germs in the
blood, 6b pa the Chills and
fortified tho system against
Malaria and Chills. 60c.
Bilious
Bilious, omstlpslwH T*k« NJ— J
qglti go further up Hie Befmirta nml
reach Wllnn in live days. TI.........
,,r shook his fiend lit .lgn of refti-nl
hut said nothing. Tha king under-
stood, and there was uo further men
Uon of It
' T.eforc the bridge wu* fltil-hed
seats four hundred men were partial
mm,M
of tho bo-el soiirms that ’rO MOfWOW
goer* hesdsch. * -the. 9 AIRI6HT
Fur Sal# at All Drus(i*t*
Better Shut
Angry NelffWsir—Thai hoy of youre
bus Just thrown a atone at me.
"Did he hit youf
••No."
•Then It wasn't mj boy."
Cascarets
1 Work While W)u Sice p
CASTORI A
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