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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
Camp of woodmen Organized.

A camp of of the insurance order
of the Woodmen of the World was
established at Plaquemine, Saturday,
with fifteen members, by Messrs. Nc
Bride and McKittrick, of Baton
Rouge, who expect to further increase
the membership Of the camp TO- seven
ty-five before the.charter closes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
Meeting of the Agricultural Society

Meeting of the Agricultural Society.
A large number of farmers took adj
vantage OF the fine weather now pre-
vailing to attend the regular monthly
meeting of the North Louisiana AgrI-
cultural Society, held at the Expert
ment Station at Calhoun, Thursday.
The morning was spent in going over
the various departments of the station,
and at IL m. lunch was served. Vice
President F. L.sParker then called the
meeting to order in the Agricultural
Hall. After the reading and adoption
of the minutes of the previous meet
ing Messrs. ID. NJ. Walker, A. w. Nc
Duff, B. f. Carr and J. I. Tombs were
elected members of the society. The
question for discussion, ''The Saving
and Application of Home Fertilizers, Z
was then read and discussed at length
by Messrs. f. l.. Parker, G. w. Allen,
B. F. Carr, w. B. Stubbs, j. 9. Lee,
A. j. Calhoun and d. NJ. Walker.
Mr.. Parker said that he had brought
his manure sprsader with him and
would exhibit it at work in the held
after the meeting. The great saving
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
store Burned Down.

At 2:3O o'clock Friday morning the
store of Messrs. /. Lichtbuck & Co.,
on North Boulevard, Baton Rouge was
totally destroyed by fire. The stock of
goods was valued at $500, on which
there was $500 insurance. The build
ing was owned by DR.. B. Duchein and
insured for 5000.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
Murders His wife.

Michael Thomas shot his wife, Mary,
three times, at their home at Alexan-
dria Friday, and then crushed her head
in bv blow withan ak. Thomas then
fled the house, pursued by the police.
who lost sight of him. subsequently
he was found in ditch with his throat
cut. He will live, but the wife will
die. Jealousy caused the deed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
Goes To a Receiver.

The United Brethren Mutual Aid
Society of Lebanon, Pa, passed into
the hands of receiver Wednesday. The
collapse of the society is said to be the
result of bill of equity, fled in be-
half of Jacob L. Light Of that city.
The society did mutual insurance
business and its certificates aggregate
several million dollars.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
Unknown Assassin Cremated.

The unknown assassin who Friday
night shot cretary-Treasurer Smith.
of the Wisconsin Manufacturing Com
pany, of Jefferson, Wis, and who was
cremated later in the burning of the
company's factory, is believed to have
shot himself before the fire reached
him. A pistol was fred few minutes
before the walls of the building fell.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
Land and Snow slide.

The land and snow slide on the Great
Northern railroad in the Cascade
Mountains has developed into the most
disastrous one in the history of the
road. Rocks, trees and earth were
swept down the mountain side, carry
ing away snow sheds, briging and
tracks. There has been in consequences
q complete blockade.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
ConsIderahle Damags Dome.

Fire in the dry goods district OF
New York Saturday did damage to the
extent of about $500. 900. 1t broks
out in the FIVE story iron front building
in Thomas street, occupied by Upham,
Tuck er & Co. and W. L. MslipgtQR,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
Lee Factory Sold Unaer Che Hammer.

Ice Factory Sold Under the Hammer.
Sheriff Stafford sold at public action
Saturday the Alexandria ice factory to
satisfy number of judgments against
it, amounting to several thousand dol
lars. The property was adiudicated
to Mr.. A. Ruemmei, representing the
Anheuser-B Busch Brewing Association
of St. Louis, for the sum of 50, 100.
These parties contemplate the erection
of a new ice factory of greater capaci-
ty in the immediate future. Severa
pieces of property we're also sold by
the sheriff to satisfy judgments OBJ
tanned upon mortgages in the suit OF
the New South Building and Loan As
sociation of New Orleans vs. J. G.
Goulden, all of which was purchased
by Mr.. l.. J. HakenyOs, the attorney
of plaintiff for 2,642, the right being
reserved to defendant to redeem the
property within sixty days, upon the
payment of the purchase price.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
GARMENT WORKERS. STRIKE.
Four Thousand workmen Walk Out
i'm Baltimore.

Four thousand of the 5000 garment
workers of Baltimore, Nd, who are
members of the American Federation
of Labor, went on strike Thursday.
The strike is the result of the refusal of
the Clothiers' Board of Trade to agree
to employ none but members of the
Garment Workers Union. Those
operatives who are members of the
knights of Labor are not involved in
the strike. The strike is under the
guidance of General President Charles
F. Reichers, of the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
CAUGHT FROM A CRATE.
Miss Ella McCorn Roasted Alive at
Hookers Station.

Miss Ella McCorn, a pretty and at.
tractive young woman, daughter of an
employe of the Nashville L Chatta-
nooca road, was burned horribly Fri
day. at her home at Hooker's station
on the Nashville Il Chattanooga road
Her dress caught fire from CRATE
and before assistance could reach he
she was roasted alive. She can no
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06

bouthern BaseDafI League fktur gan'1eu
Henry Powers, president Of the
Southern League Of Baseball Climbs,
was in Mobile Monday on missionary
work connected with sfrengthening
Mobiles position in the league. The
result of his visit viii place Mobile on .
solid footing and give the South one OF
the strongest leagues ever organized.
The circuit, as officially announced by
President Powers tonight. is as fol-
lows: Sew Orleans. Mobile. Mont
gomery Birmingham, Atlanta, Mash
vile, Memphis and Little Rock,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
The Latsgudge Buckner's SUCCESSOR

The LateJudge Buckner's Successor.
It was currently reported at Baton
Rouge Saturday evening that Gov.
Foster had appointed Hon. Samuel G.
Layeock judge of the Fifteenth
Judicial District Court, to succeed
Judge Geo. w. Buckner, recently de-
ceased. w. w. Vance, private secre-
tary to Gov. Foster, was asked if it
was true that the appointment had
been made. 81 have received no in
formation from the Governor, replied
Mr.. Vance, "but | have no doubt the
appointment has been made. j was
informed by gentleman prominent
in business circles that Mr.. Laycock
had been appointed, and have nc
reason to doubt bat what it is true,
though have not been officially mott
fed to that effect" Mr.. Laycock is q
gentleman of acknowledged legal abil-
ity. and his appointment to the res
ponsible position will give universal
satisfaction.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06
Interesting and Newsy Items
From Our Exchanges.
HE MURDERED HIS WIFE
Business on Boom--Election of
Omcers--Judge Buckner's Success
sor--smaIl Pox Patient at Large--
Store Burned.
Works on the Locks Progressing.

Works on the Locks Progressing.
The work on the Plaquemine locks
is progressing most fayorably. The
Golfer dam and foundation piles are
now being driven and the contractor
expect to finish this portion of the
work in the specified time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06

What would YOU think OF . man WIN xe>
sick and Constantly lived In reach Of saliva
tior, We: because he had failed In. other d1rec-
tions refuses to lake the b.essing that = before
himl This was the case with 1zr. John =
Il have been suffetinz vii y dyepepsja FOR ten
years began taking Iyner* Q>sr<Fsi~
Remedy and gained fifteen pounds n tIft<
day. Icomme nd H. ~ the public ~ [f4t
blessing. can eat super. 60 2 bad ana slfeI
like something could not 90 PEI ore
Price 50 CTS. per bottle FOR sale by ~ drag
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06

As soon as q boy learns how @ drive 4 nail
straieht, and do neat job, he stops dr'v'ps
nails
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06

honor of the Grand Lodge of this
State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-03-06

II s easier 70 Be happy without riches than
with them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21
A Now Department.

In view of the importance Of scientific
research of all sorts, and in considera-
ton Of the fact that several of the gov
eminent bureaus are doing work which
seems scarcely to come legitimately
within their province, 1t has been sug-
gested that congress create a depart
ment Of science, to be managed and
differed in a fashion similar to that Of
the other cabinet offices. There should
be a secretary Of science, with COM
petent and well-equipped staff. Ac-
cording to a recent report, eight divis-
ions under the government service are
doing purely scientific work. The men
who are conducting these bureaus are
subordinate to officials who are not
strictly scientists, and who, however
much they might wish to advance pub
lie welfare in this direction, are, never
theless numbered with much other serV-
ing, and have neither time nor money
to spare from their own work to give
to this. 1t has been satisfactorily de-
monstrated that there is nothing which
is of greater service to the nation than
properly conducted scientific investiga-
ton and this being the case, an indie
pendent department, with all necessary
facilities, should be provided and liber-
al appropriations be made.-New York
Ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21

Because we cannot understand or
hear it, there is no reason to suppose
that insects or animals have no Ian
guage In which to communicate their
ideas to each other. 1t has been demon
strated past question that the world Is
as full Of sounds that we cannot hear
as of sights that We cannot see. That we
will some day have what we might,
for lack of better term, call micro
scope for the ear, is as certain as that
we now have one for the eye, and We
will yet be able to distinguish sounds
that are now as imperceptible as are
the bacilli in ordinary drinking water.
That insects are able to communicate
with each other is evident from their
actions. 1t is related that naturalist
upon meeting an advancing column or
ants, evidently moving from one por-
ton Of the country to another, caught
one of the leaders and killed it, placing
1t exactly in the middle Of the path, at
some distance ahead Of the column. The
leaders ran back to their comrades,
and putting their heads close together,
appeared to engage in animated CONVEX
sation; then it was apparent that a
certain course was agreed upon. The
ants took up their line Of march, divid-
lng the column in the middle, each por-
tion going around the place where their
dead relative lay and although the way
was inconvenient and rough, they came
no nearer than six feet to the dead
body. After passing 1t they Joined
again and went on without hesitation.
Every housewife knows that If mouse
is caught in a trap and escapes, it will
be extremely difficult to catch more
mice in that same trap for some days
TO come. If the mouse is made a prison
err, it evidently leaves marks or warn
ings Of some sort for its fellows. After
number Of mice have been caught in
3 trap those remaining will give 1t a
wide berth. Instances Of this kind
might be multiplied indefinitely to
prove that all classes Of living creatures
are able to make themselves understood
by others of their kind.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21
Slow but Healthy.

The Italian battleship Christoforo
Colombo has curious arrangement for
furnishing her men with drinking
water. Experience proved that drink
ing large quantities of cold water after
violent exercise, especially while cruis-
ing in the tropics, caused many deaths.
The water tanks on the battleship were
designed to prevent such indiscretion.
The water tanks on the vessel are
connected with innumerable little rub
Der hoses and on the end Of each hose is
a small rubber nipple. When any sea-
nan wants drinking water he must
turn a stopcock and then suck 1t
through the hose and nipple. II is slow
wC-G but 1t has been found that it pre-
serves many valuable lives.-San Fran
cisco Post.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21
THE STATE OF KANSAS
To pestroy ChIneh hugs.

1t appears from an extensive cor
respondence that the chinch bugs ara
unusually numerous in many parts OF
Kansas, and that they are likely to 10
much damage unless checked by dis
ease or by mechanical devices. The
greatest loss Is inflicted by the bugs
during the last two weeks of their
stay In the wheat fields, before the
harvest, and during the first two
after they have left the wheat fields.
During these four weeks they are
mostly without wings and cannot fly
and are, therefore, more readily
reached by infection or kept from en-
tering the cornhclds by the barrier
method.
At this critical time the efforts Of
the individual farmer may often be
successful in protecting his own fields,
although his neighbours may not CO.
operate in the warfare against the
bugs. / would advise the use of the
infection in the infested wheat fields.
II the meteorological conditions are
favorable the bugs may be destroyed
by disease before they reach the corn
fields. If these conditions are
not favorable, the BARRIER" method
remains BY this method it it is
often possible to trap and destroy
the bugs almost entirely. The follow
ing Is brief description of the meth
cd of forming and operating the bar
rier:" Turn double furrow with n
pillow, thus forming n ridge. Smooth
and pack down the top and sides of
the ridge. Along the top of the ridge
pour narrow line Of coal tar. Where
coal tar is not available crude petro-
leum, or kerosene mixed with common
coarse salt, may be substituted, and a
line of the mixture strewn on the ridge
with the hand. These substances
are offensive to the bugs, and they
seldom attempt to cross or even to
come close enough to touch them, but
they turn and run along the ridge
in the hope Of finding gap through
which they may pass. If postholes
broadening toward the bottom be dug
at intervals of rs or 100 feet on tho
side Of the ridge towards the small
grain, the bugs will crowd into the
holes, where they may be killed by
earth thrown In and packed down, or
by pouring in little petroleum. II
the salt and petroleum mixture be
used on the top of the ridge, it will
need to be renewed after each rain,
but the coal tar will require no re-
newal for several weeks.
Il. II. SNOW.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21
United States Notes.

Statesman would like to know the
amount of the obligations issued by the
United States in any given time. An
swer: Within the past seventeen years
the government has issued $2,75S, $780,
sos. This includes the original issue
and the reissues authorized to replace
mutilated notes, surrendered, Cancelled
and destroyed by the department IN
pursuance of law. The government
finds the issue Of greenbacks and bank
notes very profitable, for the reason
that many of them are destroyed and,
therefore, are never presented for re-
demption. The same was the case with
the fractional currency that was so
popular some years ago. An enormous
quantity Of it was lost or destroyed by
accidents of various sorts, and never
came back. There have been spasmodio
efforts to revive the fractional currency,
but thus far without avail. 1t certainly
should again be issued, as there Is moth
ing so convenient for sending through
the mails. Postal notes and money
orders involve signatures and certain
amount Of red-tape, but postal currency
may be used by any one, however I'M
educated, and is such a convenience
that the wonder is that 1t ever went out
OF uSe
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21
SHE LIKES FRANCE BEST.
Lady Randolph churchill to Quilt Eng,

Lady Randolph Churchill, whose en-
gaeement to william Waldorf Astor
has just been announced, although the
mother of two grown sons, looks al
most as young and handsome as when
she was one OF the famous group Of
young American beauties whom Ma
poleon III. invited to Compiegne at the
time OF the celebration of the prince
lmperial's tenth birthday. 1t was
during her visit at Compiegne that Miss
Jennie Jerome gained the friendship
of the prince and princess Of Wales,
who were among her fellow guests
a friendship that greatly aided her So
cial career in England, and In turn In
creased her ability to promote her late
husbands political success.
From Compiegne she went with her
mother and her two sisters to Cowes,
where she was introduced to Lord Ran
dolph on board of the royal yacht. 1t
was case-on his side, at least-of
love at first sight. Three days later he
proposed to her. Mrs. Jerome saw in
him only younger son, with no pros
poets, and she took her daughter back
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21
Melton norn Near Lawrence.

LAWRENCE, Kan, May 19.-Owe1
Melton, the young Kansan who wal
on the Competitor and was among
the Americans captured and con
demned to death, is nephew OF G. A.
Jones, proprietor of dining hall Of
this city. He was born and raised
near Vinland, eight miles south o.
here. lie went from there about sil
years ago to Aurora, Ark, where hii
parents now live. There he attended
school and graduated. He was at the
time of his capture, it is said, a specia,
correspondent of the Key West Times
Union and was acting for his paper II
obtaining information on the Cubar
situation,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21
Tho Magic Lantern.

One OF the most annoying features
about the optical lantern Is that the
ordinary lamp is troublesome and diff
cult to manage, and in many Instances
insufficient for the purpose. The or
binary chemical light used Is expensive,
and can only be handled by an expert
The oil-lamp Is likely to be extremely
disagreeable from its odor A number
of persons who have been using the
Welsbach gas-burner in their houses
have wondered whether 1t could not be
applied to the optical lantern. There
has Just been put upon the market an
attachment for using the Welsbach.
This sImpliiies amateur and profession
al exhibitions, and makes fine effects
possible where otherwise vexation and
failure accompanied all attempts to
show pictures in private houses or with
small lanterns, Wherever there Is gas
the Welsbach can be applied at small
cost. There is also an improved oil
burner on the principle Of a student
lamp. This works beautifully has a
central draft and most admirable wick
adjustment There is no smoke or odor,
and the light is strong and clear,--New
York Ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21

suits In chemical work have been OWNS
to the high temperature In which the
experiments were conducted. A chem,
list who has been working on this idea
afhrms that while experimenting in ex-
tremely low temperature, one obtains
results which are not only satisfactory
but surprising, some Of them producing
entirely new combinations, and making
possible Investigations hitherto UNI
dreamed Of, Absolutely new elements
may be developed under such condl-
lions.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21
Tho Thrifty peonlo Of Maine.

Labor Commissioner Mathews, in his
studies Of household economics in
Maine, computes the daily cost of liv-
ing per individual, in families, to be 81
cents, rent, food fuel and lights cost
ing 81 cents, while the cost per individ-
ual for single men for board, which re-
presents the above named items, is 46
cents. According to the figures obtain
ed in 1891 these same items, cost re-
spectively, SO cents, 20 cents and 40
cents, a lessening in the total daily
cost of living to the individual in the
family of 2 cents, of the cost Of the in
dividual for rent, fuel, and lights of 2
cents and of the cost for board to the
single man of cents The average
daily cost per individual in families
for the item Of food is IL cents, as
against a cost of IA cents in 1891. Men
with families saved Is per cent. of their
incomes, as compared with IL per cent
in 1891. These figures are at best but
approximations Lewiston (Me) Jour-
nal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21

adjustable spout, by genius Of Cal
lensburg, Pa. The spout is adapted to
be turned up close to the side Of the
kettle when not needed for pouring,
the spout being fastened up by wire
clip in the top of the kettle and a
coiled wire spring in the sleeve at the
base of the spout throws it into posi-
ton for delivery when released from
the clip at the top.--Ex.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21

EMPoPIA, Kan, May 12.-Because
his father told him to go to work
Corydon Minor, 10 years of age, re
tired to the barn and discharged 4s
calibre ball into his right breast, in
tending to commit suicide. The bull
let passed half way through him an6
then DETECTED, coming out under hii
right arm, inhicting a wound from
which his doctors say he will proba
bly, recover His father is a member
Of the board Of education.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21

them, more sermons with the golden
rule for text so cunnlngly hidden
away that one never suspects anything
sermon-like until one is impelled to
kinder thought and act, and can trace
the impulse to the reading OF the
poems so full of kindly feeling.
Mr.. Waterman Is not fighter lie
does not buckle on his literary armor
and sally forth with a clarion call to
arms. His is not vitriollc pen, but
the lesson is taught none the less eff
pectually.
There is a gentle strength about the
writings of this young western poet,
which indicates an undercurrent OF
thought, that does not lose itself in
meanderings of poetical imagery, but
goes straight to the understanding.
There is a merciful tolerance in the
tone of Mr.. Waterman's writings, even
when the lesson is pointed. The point
Is not dipped in gall. In short Mr.
Waterman, while not being at all ag-
gressive, has a way of making people
want to be better, and ashamed of hav-
ing done or thought anything mean.
While his writings in the Bulletin have
40 distinctive flavor Of the bicycle, they
certainly have tendency to make the
paper more interesting.
We quote from the Midland Monthly,
which in a recent article says of Mr..
Waterman that he is zone of the three
BEST known and widely quoted news
paper poets" 1.-THE keynote
Of his song is located about midway
between smile and tear, and always
mmeasurably distant from sigh. He
S never pessimistic, and line OF satire
vas never formed by his pen"
The purity of his verse is exempli-
led in the following, which presents
10 the mind all that is sweetest and
best of the "grande passion" without
any of the besmirching thoughts and
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-21

have acquitted him. Colonel Martin
has been prominent in fraternal and
benevolent orders, such as the Odd
Fellows, A. o. U. W., Knights of Hon
or and other great organizations. AS
colonel Of the Sixth regiment, s. X. A.,
o. U. W., he did much to improve the
proficiency of that regiment. He was
captain of the Shaw Guards, NJ. N. c.,
and won for his company much Of its
reputation. He is whole-souled, gen.
erous, genial man, very popular in St.
Louis and throughout his state.