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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-13
A CURE FOR THE BLUES.

There's a little window over the way,
Where the u is shining all the day
On the yellow head of a baby at play
Not a little one, understand!
For this baby is just turned two and so
Can toddle a little, to and fro,
Can talk a little, and, don't you know?
She's the brightest in the land.
NJ wonder the sun smiles broadly down.,
For there's never a scowland never a frown
From the sweetest baby in the town
She is never sulky or sad;
For it's her daddy always nigh,
With two strong arms to toss her high,
Till she almost reaches the sunny sky?
Il p he is her dad
And when I am feeling sad or blue,
l go to my window, and, looking through,
/ wave my hand, and she waves hers, too
While the kisses fly on wings:
Their she shows me her ragged dolly dear,
And her woolly dog without an ear.
And all the rest of her very queer
And very precious things.
Then she sets them VI in her baby style
And her smile is so sweet that l must smile
And forget my worries for awhile;
So here is a recipe:
'Tis a very good cure for feeling blue,
And I wish with all my heart that you
stand at my window and try it, too,
For it has never failed with me!
Baltimore American.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-13
THAT A NOTE.

sagasta's Reply to Minister ID
Diplomatic and Is, Apparently. Satisfac-
tory-The Mailed Hand Used to Crush
the Cubans Is Enceased in the Softest
Velvet When Dealing With an Acknowl-
edged Power.
WASHINGTON, Nov. lit is stated on
good authority that Premier Sagasta's
reply to Minister Woodford's note, the
full text of which was read at Tues
days cabinet meeting, is eminently
satisfactory to this government. In it
the Spanish ministry pledges itself to
correct the abuses of power in Cuba
which was the subject of so much com
plant during the Weyler administra-
ton, and gives assurance of its friendly
feeling toward the American people.
1t accepts our good offices in its efforts
to restore peace in Cuba, and in a per-
fectly respectful and friendly spirit
asks this government, so far as pos
sible. to restrain the insurgent SYM
pathizers in the United States from Civ
ing material aid to the enemies of
Spain in Cuba. The reply intimates
that but for the assistance hat
has been given them by fill
clustering from the United States
peace would have been restored long
ago. The reply, it is stated, does not
contain a sentence that could give Of
Tense, or be construed into an express
sion of an unfriendly purpose or feel
ing against the government of the
United States. On the contrary, the
note is stated to be distinctly concilia-
tory in tone, although insisting upon
the right and duty of Spain to put
down an armed Instruction within it's
own territory.
1t is evident that the reply has made
a favorable impression upon President
Mckinley and the members of the cab
met. and it is not unlikely that one of
the features of his forthcoming mes
sage to congress will be a discussion of
the Cuban situation, from which it will
appear that there is nothing in the sit.
uation to justify present interference
On the part of the United States.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-13

cred in full about his slender little neck
so that the folds would fall over his
poor shapeless body and cover his de-
formity. Likewise she had let his yell
low hair grow long, and trained it to
fall in soft, loose curls over his shout
ders, reaching far down below where
he should have had a waist. Tietro's
face was always white, and his eyes
were as large and blue as the ~speedwell
flower.
Diadamie had returned from her first
trip to the village. She stopped down
and kissed Tietro's cheek, then stepped
back and with her hands behind her
babe him guess what she had brought
him.
Candy" exclaimed the little boy.
How well he knew.
Yes" laughed Diadamie.
Tietro unrolled the little package
with shining eyes. How beautiful j:
locked to the little creature-those two
twisted sticks of red and white sugar.
The berries were now ~ripening fast,
and Diadamie, anxious to increase her
store as much as possible, had re-
manned out longer than usual. 1t was
fast approaching twilight when she
climbed up the mountain side and
struck the little path leading Il her
house. Once she thought she heard a
cry like a child-but no, that could not
be; yet she quickened her steps. Again
it came, and this time clearer. She
stopped to listen a moment, then hur-
ried on. Within a few rods of the door
she heard TIetro call: "Nanan, Nanan."
Diadamie answered the call with Il
clear, reassuring tone: Here, Tietro,
here is Nanan;" and in a moment she
had her arms around the frightened
child, soothing and caressing him.
What has frightened Nanan's little
boy?" Tietro's face was blanched; his
eyes were staring, but he was too ter
rified to speak intelligibly; he only
pointed to the door, then hid his face
in Diadamie's dress. 1t was a long
time before he was sufficiently quiet
to talk, and then all that Diadamie
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-13

darkness. Diadamie sprang to Tfetro's
bedside. Tietro lay quite still. There
was a smile upon his little white face
that was not born of mystery, but Of
fruition. Tietro was dead.
One day a traveller, tramping over
the mountains, came upon a deserted
log hut; and near by, under the wide
spread branches of a beech tree, was a
little grave. At the head was a rude
wooden slab, with this inscription, evil
IDENTIFY burned in with a hot iron:
'Tietro, aged six years"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-13
SEEKING
Peru Takes Steps to Secure the Advan-
tages offered.

thkC5
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Peru has
taken steps 10 secure whatever advan-
tages may be reaped under the reci-
procity clauses of the new tariff act.
The minister from that country, DIR.
Eguguren, with his secretary of lega-
ton, called at the department of state
yesterday and preached the subject to
Secretary Sherman and to Assistant
Secretary Day. Mr.. Kasson, who
is especially charged with the
conduct of the negotiations touch
ing reciprocity, was called into
consultation, and in a short time
the initial steps had been taken to
formulate a basis of agreement be-
tween the United States and Peru
upon a reciprocity scheme. A large
amount of work is involved in the
negotiations, as it is necessary to go
Owe tariff statistics and general trade
figures; so it may be some time yet be-
fore the matter is brought to the point
Of agreement.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-13
INVENTED THE MILEAGE BOOK.
Death of Charles W. ReIn, = weIl-Known
Passenger Agent.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 11.-Charles w.
Reiff, travelling passenger agent of the
New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk and
the Pennsylvania railroads, died Tues
day night, at his home in this city,
from typhoid fever, aged 80 years. Mr..
Reiff had been in the service of the two
companies for nearly twenty years. He
was the inventor and patentee of the
1.OOO-mile mileage book used by the
Pennsylvania and other roads.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-13
SIX PERSONS INJURED.

Collision Caused by = Misplaced switch ~
Hammond Junction, Ill.
CHICAGO. Nov. 1L-Chicago & Eastern
Illinois passenger train No. IL, bound
for Chicago, collided with a mail train ON
the Wabash railroad at Hammond juno
ton, or Eighty-sixth street, while both
trains were going at high speed. Six
persons were dangerously injured, one
probably fatally.
Engineer Stoner. of the Chicago g.
Eastern Illinois. will probably die.
The other five will recover A mis-
placed switch caused the wreck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-13
HE CLIMBED UP QUICKLY.
The Rapid Rise in Fortune of DIR. G. s.
Gagnon, Formerly of Kankakee, Ill.

KANKAKEE, Ill, Nov. I1.-Dr. e. S.
Gagnon, the millionaire New Yorker,
who won Sc, 500 in prizes at the Chica-
go horse show, worked on the farm of
J. b. Carron. in this county, Is years
ago. In 1888 he went to South Dako-
ia and made money by selling patent
medicines. Subsequently he graduated
from a Chicago dental college. He es-
tablished branch offices in St. Louis.
Cincinnati and New York. finally re-
moving to New York. Last year DIR.
Gagnon married a Chicago heiress with
$500, 900. a duplicate Of his fortune at
that time.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-13
Old Fort San Carlos.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Nov. 6.-Maj.
MacMurray, commanding the First ar
tillery at Fort Barrancos Fla, has
been instructed by Gen. Wilson, the
chief of engineers, to restore the walls
of old Fort San Carlos, near Barrancos.
This is the oldest and most interesting
fortress in the United States.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-13

PRINCETON, Ill, Nov.7.-Natural gas.
with a heavy pressure. has been struck
iu this city, and has created much ex-
element. The well is said to have been
located by a clairvovant from Chicago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-13
1T N OR OVER.

The Ex-PresIdent's Son to be Called Rich
ard Folsom Cleveland In Honor of HIe
Mothers Father.
PRINCETON, n. j., Nov. 1.-The
Princeton collegians were greatly dis
appointed when it became known to-
day hat Grover Cleveland's son is to
be named Richard Folsom Cleveland.
They had given the young a the
name of Grover Cleveland. Jr., on the
day of his birth and hoped it would
stick to him. The name decided upon
ID given in honor of Mrs. Cleveland'G
father.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-11-13

Visitor-And who are you, my little
MANI
Cuthbert (witn conscious pride)-
I'm the baby's brother.-Tit-Rits.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21

etc. Such section during high
water is i'll charge of an expert
enced Waterman, who constantly
patrols his section, and if at any
time he discovers weak or dan
gerous spot he signals the next
Waterman, who Immediately sum-
mons all the help he can find,
whilst the first one in all haste
runs to the tool cabin and in a few
minutes is back to the danger spot
with his tools repairing it. 1t IS
a we'll known fact that most OF
our large crevasses would not have
occurred if help and material had
been on the spot in the Beginning.
1t is considered money well spent
for thus guarding the levees, as
it is only for a comparatively
short time during very high water
The principal expense is the build
ing of the cabins and providing
them with necessary tools.
"If break is allowed to run for
several hours before any help ar
rivns, it is in most. cases too late
and a full-fiedged crevasse is the
result.
GA good deal more could be said
about the levees in Holland, par
ticularly the trouble they have
with unstable foundations of peat
and quicksand, but this is matter
for the engineers and not for the
public. \
"Let our people take heart and
be assured that, with the present
progress in our levee building, IT
is question of only a short time
and our levees will give them COM
plete immunity from overflow
Unfortunately, there are so many
who denounce levees because they
have not been made perfect in q
few years. What has taken Hol-
land fifty years cannot we'll be
done here in a few years, but oul
progresshas been much more rapid
and the end is near. Rome was
not built in one day.
"Our lands are the richest il
the world, and worth fighting for
Land in Holland which was value
less before the levees were built i.
now worth $500 the acre.
sour levee taxes are very low
in comparison with those in Hol
land. We pay from 10 cents t.
10 cents per acre, while in HOLLAND
they pay from so cents all the wa,
up to 81 per acre annually. Witt
all these taxes, Holland is ricl
and prosperous, although the.
can raise only grain crops AM
dairy products, while we hav
much more profitable crops in su
gar, cotton and rice"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
GARDEN SEED.
House of REPRESENTATIVES Z. g.,
WASHINGTON. ID. G..
Nav 10, 1897

House of REPRESENTATIVES Z. g.,
WASHINGTON. ID. C.
MAY 10, 1897.
Capt. A. Bonduranf, p. n.
st. Joseph, La.
DEAR SIR:-At nv request the
Department of Agriculture has
made an allowance of vegetable
seed for tho overflow sufferers of
the district. l have been sending
them to the postmasters. As /
am unable to pick out the Post
Offices in your parish that ara
within the overhowed section, ]
send the whole allotment of 1000
packages to you with request that
you forward them to those post
masters who should have them. 1t
might be we'll to have the matter
mentioned IN the columns of the
papers so that the. people will be
on the look out for them. / will
be under many obligations to you
for your kind attention to this
matter, and would be glad to have
you write me what disposition yor
made of them, and what the gen
erll condition of the overhoweC
sec ion is.
In addition to the vegetable seed
I have ordered so packages of fiel'
seed and 25 of cotton seed.
would be glad to have you ad
dress these simply and forward
to parties IN overhowed section
i Yours very truly,
6. T. BAIRD.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
THE SITUATION IN TE.MSAS.

Now lhat ttN ''smoke of battle"
of the high water fight has cleared
away, and we can count up the
dead and wounded, it is estimated
that not exceeding twenty per
cent Of land in cultivation IN
Is,1sns parish was taken nv the
Overflow water. This result is
largely due to the energy of our
planters who built and enlarged
their plantation levees. The wa
tiers are rapidly receding from the
lands that we're covered and bv
far the larger part of the over
flowed section will be repIanted in
cotton by the 5th of June. Upon
the whole, this parish has not suf-
5ered any great damage BY the
overflow. Every body has gone to
work with renewed energy now
That the danger has passed away
and the hong to make a good cror
Here shis FIJI.
Trade here will be as good ms il
was last winter and the drummer'
can safely take orders again. The
TyxsAs GAZETTE is a good adver'
fising Medium for the merchants
who trade>in our territory and we
will be yerv glad TO receive theil
cards which we will advertise al
reasonable rates to suit the hare
fi1npr
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
The Discovery Saved Ills Life.

Mr.. G. CaIlloutte, Druggist.
Beaversville. H., says: ITO DIR.
Kings New Discovery | owe my
lite. Was taken with La Grippe
and tried all the physicians Tor
miles about, Int no avsil and was
given. up and told I could no. live.
Haring DR.. Kings New Discovery
in my store | sent for n bottle and
began it use and from the first dose
bel an to get better. and after using
thi ee bottles was MP and abont
ar ain. II IS worth liza weight In
o. Id. We WON'T keep store OF
h ,use without" Get free trial
hottie at j P. Kershaws's Drug
Sf0rp
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
MISSISSIPPI RIVER Ga UGES.

The zero on the gauge at Cairo
marks 260.58 feet above mean sea
level; at Memphis 1871 feet
above; at Helena 140.72 feet
above; at Arkansas City 95.1s feet
above; at Greenville 1914 feet
above; at Lake Providence $3.50
feet above; at Vicksburg 44.7S
feet above; at St. Joseph 81 .46
feet aboye; at Natchez 1853 feet
above, and at New Orleans 2,53
feet below mean sea level.
The zero mark on the gauges at
these various points was fixed at
or near known low water mark
at that point many years ago, and
all the records as to the water on
those gauges refer to the zero
mark so fixed. Some years ago
the mean gulf level of all these
points was ascertained through a
gauge kept at Biloxi, Miss. for
many years, and the above figures
represent the zero mark on the
gauge above or below mean sea
level.
1t has often been wondered why
the zero mark on the gauges was
not fixed at mean sea level, anC
thus establish uniformity at al
points. Major Bolivar Thompson
explains that this would be un
desirable, for the reason. that i
would create great confusion il
the records of the gauges, which
are highly important to the Engi
[neers, and all of which have beer
kept with reference to the arbi
trary zero mark fixed many year
IagO.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
NOTICE.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby Civ
en- that propositions for the lease
of the parish lands lying on the
batture in front of the Town of
st. Joseph, La, for a term of ten
years beginning on July ID, 1897,
will be received by the Police Jury
of Tensas parish at their meeting
on the 9TH day June, 1897.
All bids must be sealed bids,
addressed to 1.-The Police Jury Of
Tensas Parish" and endorsed
Proposals for Lease of Parish
Lands Outside of Levee in Front
of Town of St. Joseph, La"
Right reserved to reject any and
all bids.
By order of the Police Jury.
JOHN MURDOCH, Prest.
R. H. Whitney, Clerk.
ST. JOSEPH, La, May 1st, 1897.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
Strayed or Stolen.

Strayed away from New Found
land plantation, one BAY MARE,
White Stocking Feet, Flat Hoofs,
Blaze Face, Long Tail, four year
old. Also one Bay-Mingled- Roam
COLT, two years old. Last seen
on lakewood plantation. $500 re-
ward for any information leading
to recovery of same.
S. MARKS,
Waterproof, La.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
4 Card.

In order to answer several IN
quiries and to prevent any mlsun-
Outstanding in the matter, will
state that my landing, my road
way across the pond, my canal
and all my buildings and improve
ments over there are entirely on
my own lands, and not on any
portion of the land which / have
under rent from the parish and
which is now being advertised for
rent by the Police Jury.
Respectfully,
J. D. S. NEWELL.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21

We do not receive the Madison
Journal any longeras an exchange.
What is the matter with the mail
ing clerk of that paper2 We prize
all our exchanges, particularly
those of the river parishes, and we
trust that our brother of the Mad
ison Journal will see that we get
his paper regularly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
NOTICE.

Public notice is hereby given
that the Board of School Directors
will meet in St. Joseph on MON
DAY, JUNE 9TH, 1907, being the
day. fixed by the Board.
A full attendance is desired, as
teachers for all the white schools
and colored schools at ST. Joseph,
Waterproof and Newellton will be
selected for the session of 1S97-98.
THOS. NJ. WADE, Sec'y.
MAY Is, 1897.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
THE TrALrE AND NECESSITY
OF PRIVAT TIE LEVEES.


The experience of our PLANTERS
during the spring of 1897 has
shown beyond a doubt the abso-
Inte necessitv Of private leveos.
So long "a our system of public
Ievees is kept mp during periods of
very high water, we are liable to
have one or two crevasscs on the
Arkansas and Louisiana front, but
when Red River is low the basin
in the rear. composed of low lands
extending from Tensas River West
tn Sicily Island, is ample to carry
off the largest portion of the cre-
vasse water without overlooking
the high ridges of the parish, if
they are protected by private
Iavpes.
This spring our experience has
been that private levees on PLAN
tntions which are in cultivation
would Keep off such an overflow as
we have had. The old planters
vRo-settled up this country, with
great sagacity, selected ridges to
cultivate, and these, when pro-
tected BY such levees, will he free
from overflow such as we had in
1898 and 1897.
But for the energy and courage
dispIayedin building these private
Ievees more than twice as much
land would have been overfowec
as was actually covered by water
and to-day the fortunate planters
who had this protection would b
ruined as have been the planter
Of the Mississippi Delta.
If the planters will mot wal
until the crevasse occurs befor
fey commence to levee their plan
tations, they could build thes
projections around their planta
tions during the year at abou
one-half the expense that the,
incur when building them "unde
whip and spur" It is now gener
ally conceded that it is a part 0
wisdom to resort to this kind Q
protection. We have talked wit
many of our planters whose land
have heen overfewed this veal
and they are all unanimous in tn
view that We will have to bull
them. In other words, these work
have become as necessary to
plantation as bitches and otht
permanent improvements. Nearl
every plantation on Lake St. j
seph is free from back water, Il
fine reason Of this protection. M
T.B. oKelley. who has charge {
the magnificent Somerset estat
-.t;.r Hoe almost directly md'
the Biggs and Reed crevasse
mved By far the largest porto
If his splendid crops, and we u
derstand that Mr.. John D. Lyme
and his sons on Tensas Rly'
saved their entire plantations
building protection levees arour
Them. We sincerely congratula'
those planters of our parish wi
have saved their crops by taklr
Ibis precaution.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
NOTICE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF TENsAs,
OQ.d Dief1irf ToI5

2Srd District Court.
The regular jury term of this
Court having been postponed on
account of high water, 1t is here
by ordered that the jury Commits
sioners of this Court draw and
summon a Jury for the first and
second weeks of the regular term
of this Court beginning on MON
DAY, JULY 5th, 1897. 1t is
further ordered that this order be
spread on the minutes and pub
lished in the official newspaper of
this parish.
Done and signed at Chambers,
at St. Joseph, La, this 18th May,
1897.
HUGH TULLIS,
Judge 23rd District.
A true copy.
ATTEST:
[sEAL. . r. H. WHITNEY,
by. Clerk of said Court.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
NstvoM SAe.

DUBLIC NOTICE is HEREBY given
l. that by virtue of the authority con-
ferred on me by law, will, on
satursia y, the goth day OF May.
A. ID. 1897,
offer for sale at the Court House door in
the Town of st. Joseph, La, at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described property, taken
up as estray by j. A. Puryear on
East Wood plantation, in this parish, rs
per his affidavit on file in my office to-
wit:
Two ~ estray mares; said mares be-
ing described as follows: One ~ small
bay mare with white ring around right
hind foot at the hoof; and one () gray
mare with Texas brand on left fore
shoulder, with one letter Il and another
letter which afiiant can not make out.
w. C. YOUNG, Sheriff.
ST. JOSEPH, La. April l6, 1897.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
Dr. Voc pREp1cTs MAY will en-

DE Voc PREDICTS MAY viii en-
ter warm with heavy rains and that
it will continue warm with fire.
quent showers until the 25th; then
heavy rains will prevail with
Northerly winds and that the
month will close with a cold wave.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
RuckIan,s Aruica Sa've.

The Best Salve In the world For
Juts, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheu N,
rp.er Sores, letter, Chappe,i
Had Chiiblains, Oorns, and all
Ski. Eruptlons, aud positively
cur Piles, or no pay required. II
Ia guaranteed to give perfect satis'
faction or meney refunded Price
25 cents per box. For sale by j. +
Kershaw.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21

If u want good goods at bar
gains, goodness nose U should go
TO Kershaw's.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1897-05-21
Saturday, the 29th day OF
NAV, A. D. 1897,

offer for sale at the Court House door In
the town of st. Joseph, in this parish,
within the hours prescribed by law, that
is between the hours of II o'clock, a. M
and O'Clock p. M, to the highest bid
der, the following described property
situated in this parish, to-wit:
The southwest quarter (l-4) Of section
twenty-one (2l); the northwest quarter
Fn-4l of section twenty-eight (2e). the
north half Q-2) of section twenty-nine
(29), all in township twelve (l2l, north
range eleven Q1) east. containing six
hundred and ninety-three (693) acres,
more or less.
Terms Of Sale: Cash.
w. C. YOUNG, Sheriff.
ST. JOSEPH, La, April IS, 1896,
T. p. Clinton and H. A. Garrett
Attorneys for Plaintiff.