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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06

, oratory In which nitrogen is taken
from the air. 1t is soil improver
OF the highest merit. AS fish-form-
ing food for growing live stock, and
as a milk and egg producer, it is I'M
excelled by any plant Of large pro-
duction.
1t grows 2 1-2 tons of hay to the
acre as an average for the whole
country where 1t is grown, or twice
the average for all kinds of hay, and
besides this, is more nutritious than
other hays.
The cultivation of alfalfa has been
pressing eastward until now it has
established itself as far as the longi-
tude of eastern Kansas, except in
southern Texas. 1t is established in
some area still farther to the east
ward-in spots in Arkansas, in south
ern Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and
northern Indiana, in the limestone re-
gions of Kentucky and Tennessee, and
in the southeastern corner of Michi-
gan.
This plant is semiestablished in
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri. Ohio, and
Is making its way in Illinois and In
diana. Elsewhere the growing OF this
plant Is mostly experimental, but with
promise of success.-Secretary James
Wilson, Department of Agriculture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
Died TO Save teddy Bear"

Drowned in tub of water while try
ing to rescue her Teddy bear" was
the tragic ending to the life Of little
2-year-old Marie Huber recently at
her home, I'LL Edgemont street.
The child was innocently playing
with her pet Teddy bear" in the
kitchen where stood a tub Of water
filled to the brim. Her mother was
busy in another part of the house.
While fondling the stuffed bear, it
fell from Marie's arms. and landed in
the tub. 1t sank to the bottom and
the child started to cry.
Then the little girl conceived the idea
of rescuing her precious possession,
and tried to reach for it in the tub.
Somehow she lost her balance and fell
in after the Teddy bear" A few
minutes later, her mother returning
to the kitchen, found her child lying
unconscious at the bottom of the tub.
Physicians did everything to revive the
girl. but life was extinct.-Philadel.
phia Inquirer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
DOES THIS DOG REASON.
How He Kept the Butchers Meat Till
Called For.

How He Kept the Butchers Meat Till
Called For.
It is all very well for people who
only care for animals to hunt or to
make of them playthings or slaves,
TO talk about their lack of reason
and preach to mature fakirs"; but
doubt If any right-minded man or
woman could live in sympathetic COM
partnership with an intelligent collie
dog for fifteen years, as have done,
without believing that he does rea-
son.
MY dog early learned that at 10 A.
NJ. and Z p. NJ. Sundays, he is not
expected to follow as he does at other
times; consequently he remains con-
tentedly behind, although there is no
change of habits, and often no differ
ence in dress to suggest to him the
day of the week. At other hours on
Sunday he shows his usual expectan-
CIV. Last Sunday for the first time in
fourteen years he evidently lost his
reckoning and started to follow.
said nothing, knowing he would come
to his senses sooner or later. When |
entered the church he stood watch
ing me a moment, looked foolish.
then went home without a word from
me, although he is often allowed in
the church and enjoys it on other &C.
casions.
Where we lived when ne was young
he could open the door from the car
riage-house into the back hall, but the
outside hall door had to be opened for
him. One day, when he wished to
! come in the latter way, l was busy
and told him to go around the other
way. The first time he failed to un-
derstand, cooking his head in appar-
ent thought, so | repeated it, and i'm
mediately he went around and let
himself in by the other door.
On another occasion he was bring
ing a package of meat from the mar
ket, as he is in the habit Of doing, and
l forgot him in my hurry to finish
some work. Two or three hours Ia
ter. needing the meat and remember
ing that | had not seen him, and,
! after a brief conversation, his part OF
which consisted of cooked head and
wags of tail, made him understand
what I wanted, and could plainly tell
when he had reasoned out to his sat
isfaction what it was all about. The
puzzled look left his eyes and he ran
out to the garden, dug up the package
intact, and proudly brought 1t to me
none the worse for its burial. This
has happened many times since, Du'
on that first occasion how could mem
DRY or instinct serve the purpose? In
stinct buried the meat, perhaps, pu'
surely reason brought it to me.
If these few instances of the many
I could cite are the result OF guess
work merely, my pet is certainly
| Yankee.
How is ii that animals have attri
butes of the mind such as memory
teachableness, and, all the emotions
love, hate, pride. fear, shame, sus
picion, and jealousy If they lack IN
tellect. Make a companion Of your
pet, believe in his intelligence, ant
he will soon prove it.-E. P. Frost
of Belfast, Me-, in the New forh
| Times.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
MERITS OF ALFALFA

Aaaifa. that extraordinary plant for
s'oeucing wealth and doing wonders
NJ. arms Is occupying an important
:, &C. IN the plans of the Department
a., Asriculture, the experiment sta.
Ts and the agricultural colleges.
r.n,r 1sn their efforts largely it has
peiy gained success in cultivation
~. uou' a vast area. The value OF
- e crop as hay this year is supposed
We sloe.Oo0.0Oo. and If the plans
a enorts now under way to pro.
49, It's extension receive a reason.
90. reward the value of the future
sat amount.
iS forage plant Is a chemical LAB.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
COST OF SLIDING.

Figures have been gathered by the
Department of Agriculture from some
81 farms with reference to the time
and labor consumed in filling silo.
A rate of Is cents an hour was made
for men and the same for team OF
horses. Engine hire was rated at
$3.50 per day, including the engin-
eer, Irvine at IL IL cents a pound,
coal at S. ton, and gasoline at IL
cents a gallon. Ten hours were con-
sidered days work. The cost of
silage storage, as determined by this
investigation, varied from 46 to Sc
cents on the various. farms. The av-
erage yield per acre was 81 tons and
the average cost per ton of silage GA
cents. The average amount of silage
cut daily per man was 40 tons, and
the average cost per acre for putting
the corn in the silo s5.9S.-Indians
Farmer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
Motors Run Best at Night.

Any man, woman, or child who Is at
all obseryant must be perfectly well
aware that a petrol car in good con-
dition travels better in the evening
after shutdown and at night tnan In the
day time. The reason is obvious-for
the heritage and foliage, etc.. give on
certain gases at nightfall, which act
ON the explosive mixture, the ignition
of which supplies the force which
moves the pistons Of the engine ana.
in consequence, we get an increase OF
power.-sir Edgar Boehm in The Lon
don Auto Car.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
FARM NOTES.

=, .. very often beneficial to pull
..,h the flight and tail feathers that
-. slow in Noting. 1t seems to
nave a magical effect in changing the
condition OF the bird:
A, this time Of the year the best
a attention should be given the stock.
&anIns is often the stumbling block
Ear the young fancier. due to the lack
Of proper care.
The bath must not be forgotten; 1t
4. nrobably more necessary now than
AT any other time.
II Is a good plan to add a few
icons Of tincture of iron to the drink
ing water.
To stop breeding during the mott.
ing period, separate the sexes this
month.
No better time than now to give
,bs loft a good coat of whitewash.
Be kind and gentle in handling
stock
Mix common sense with your meth.
dds and you will save much trou-
bic
Keep the pigeons from worrying
Regularity in feeding will prevent it
Fresh water in filthy drinking ves-
sells does not improve matters much.
Take pride in keeping things tidy.
and do everything in a systematic
manner.
The good qualities of birds are de-
monstrated by the amount Of atten-
ton and care given them.
Have every fixture Of the loft NOV
able, so that it can be readily cleaned
from lice and dirt.
study and care, not luck and large
talk, are the elements of success in
the pigeon loft.
Don't crowd fifty pairs Of birds
where twenty-five pairs can scarcely
live.
We prefer a good roofing paper to
shingles for the roofs of pigeon
houses.-From pigeons for Profit"
In the Farm Journal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
Three German Canals.

It is reported that the German gov
eminent has under consideration the
excavation Of three great waterways,
one connecting Gruhl, on the Kaiser
Wilhelm Canal, with the river Schlei.
another running from the mouth of
the Elbe opposite Brunsbuttel and
thence to Jahde Bay. The dimensions
of these canals will permit navigation
by the largest warships. The third
canal will form a channel from Vessel
to the River Ems at Ksionsch, Sile-
sia.tSngneer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
PULLETS DYING

nave lost several fine pullets. The
symptoms are dysentery, disincllna.
'uon TO eat, apparent sleepiness, sit
ing with head tucked under wing
most OF time, seldom opening the
eyes, even when head is raised. I
nave one now that has been in this
eondition> for a week or more. For
the last two mornings she has drunk
sreedily. but refuses to eat. III. E.
nrownell. Evidently these fowls are
troubled with some character of liver
complaint. This kind OF ailment has
eecome more prevalent in the past
90" years than ever before. It is
pousht by specialists that much OF
'nis trouble comes from the use of
essproducing foods that contain an.
emony, fenugreek, or other materia!
Nnat oyer-excites the producing or.
sans and Injuries the liver. Fowls
NOT having a stomach. the liver NAV
" called sieve or strainer for the
soWe's. The Injurious remedies pass
ING through the liver produce the
siments causing diarrhea. liver trou.
y'e, going light. and often an ailment
mat people call cholera. When the
~ uuiuon becomes so feverish that
.aey gorge themselves. with water.
.als asgravates the trouble. Fowls
ma, reach this condition might as
Ell oe destroyed and their bodies
.mau eu: The remedy is to prevent
na. 49, ailments through keeping the
t su,.ry houses perfectly clean and
u,ns only such foods as nature in.
t.sas would be best. No kind of
Gentleman. "i'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
ACT NO 70

BY Mr.. voegtie. Senate Bin No. 6.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Articles 81
and 50 OF the Constitution Of the State
of Louisiana relative to fixing the
salaries of the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, Treasurer and Secretary of
State and providing that all fees re-
ceiyed by the Secretary of State un-
der existing law or laws which may
hereafter be enacted. shall be covered
into the State Treasury.
Section l. Be II resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisia-
ma, two-thirds of all the members elect
ed to each House concurring. That Ar
tIcles 81 and SO Of the Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana. be amended SC
as to read as follows:
Article 81. The Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts shall receive a salary Of Two
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars pei
annum. The Treasurer shall receive q
salary of Two Thousand Dollars pei
annurn. The Secretary OF State shall
receive salary of Five Thousands pei
annurn. Each OF the said officers shall
be paid monthly, and no fees, or per-
uuisites or other compensation. shall
lie allowed them: provided. that the
fees now, or which may h seafter b'
fixed by law to be charged 10y the Sec
rotary OF State, shall be collected and
paid over by him monthly to thu
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
MOST POPULAR BREED

Plymouth Rocks have of late years
become very popular. Partly the re-
suit Of their good qualities. judicious-
ly advertised. and partly because they
are an American bird. True patriot
ism and love of country is deeply
rooted In US.
These birds are good Americans
have the true Yankee spirit, taking
care Of No. /. Having plenty of go
ahead activeness. they are great for.
ayers, being good eaters, and will Of
ten intrude where they are not want.
cd. II Is amusing how an old cock OF
this breed will dodge around and
watch to steal few bites from the
young chicks when you feed them.
Their stealing propensity is equal to a
southern colored "gemman's," and
their begging capacity can only be
equaled by a third term brass clad
tramp. The hens are good average
layers OF nice large eggs, make ex-
cellent mothers, but are little heavy
for Matching and brooding quite young
chicks.
The young grow rapidly, making
good poultry for summer and early
fall demand, being a nice, plump,
clean, yellow-legged bird.
Their color is good, but for breed
ing they must be mated judiciously;
and even with the best of mating
many specimens do not come true to
feather
They are hardy and vigorous birds
and with good care and protection
VIII repay the labor spent upon them.
W. B. Lit, in the American Cult.
vator.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
CAUSE OF LAMENESS.

An English horseman writing to
the London Live Stock Journal says
that first of all, shoeing is probably
responsible for more lameness than
any other cause. Shoes raise the
frog off the ground and prevent the
conclusion which is necessary to the
health Of this pad; they may directly
lead to lameness through defective
construction or attachment; or they
may, by their shape (calks. etc.,,
cause strain and consequent lame
ness in some part of the leg. The
mere conclusion emphasized by
shoes) of trotting along a macadamiz'
ed road must be very trying to all
the ligaments, tendons, and points OF
the horses legs, so that the wonder
is, not 80 much that there are so
many unsound horses in England, as
that there are so many sound ones.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
THE FOOD OF THE MOLE.

Prof. Byche. of the University Of
Kansas, who has lately made a care
full. inspection of the stomachs of a
large number of moles. reports that
their diet consisted of earthworms,
1873 per cent; ground beetles, 27.7
per cent; grubs, 2SS per cent; vege-
table matter. 81 per cent, and insect
eggs, 7.3 per cent. AS a result of his
investigations he contends that the
mole is friend rather than an enemy
of the lawn keeper and gardener, his
only fault being the somewhat I'M
slightly ridges which he now and then
makes in his travels.-Weekly Wit
ness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
ch,raeterizino the Platform.

"What do you think Of the party
platform that I propose? asked the
ambitious young statesman.
cts like most platforms that have
seen lately" answered Senator Sorg-
hum: pretty good literature, but not
much for politics. "-Washington Star.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
Whales Play Close to Pier.

A school of whales called at this
port this afternoon, causing no end Of
excitement along the waterfront
Three of the great black monsters
came to the surface of the water
about a hundred feet off Pier ! and
for fifteen minutes or Longer disport-
ed themselves, sporting and gambol-
ling like trio of gigantic dolphins
in plain sight of the crowd that, soon
gathered.
The first intimation that something
unusual was going on under the placid
waters inshore was a panic among the
smaller denizens of the deep. The
shallow waters along the beach sud-
denly became alive with fish-large
and small-all scurrying in from deep
water and all apparently beset with
fear. Even yellowtail, great silver
sided beauties, darted hither and
thither through the shallow waters
inside the breakers, and bathers were
astonished to feel them strike their
limbs in the blindness of their panic
One fish-a fifteen pound yellowtail
actually held its Roadway so long
that he went ashore on the beach and
was captured.-Redondo correspond
cree Los Angeles Times.
Engineers declare that coYsump-
tives employed in caissons used in
tunnel construction are benefited re-
markedly by the compressed air. ylm-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
A COWS APPETITE.

A COW with a finical appetite is not
profitable milk COW; neither is the
COW with prodiglous appetite. that
turns her feed into fat instead of into
milk. fit COW for dairy work. Make
every cow come up to your mark for
dairy performance or cut her out
Indiana Farmer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06

Munich, with a population of owe.
SAC, has, on an average one estah-
lishment for the sale of liquid refresh
ments to each 319 persons, exclusive
of the floating population, which is .
large one.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
CLEANLINESS AND SUNSHINE

Remember that cleanliness and
sunshine have the same effect in the
stables as in the human habitation.
They mean death to disease germs
and health and strength to the dairy
cow.-Farmer's Home Journal
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06
ACT NO. rs.

ACT NO. rs.
By Mr.. Herman. House Bill No. So
Chairman of the Joint judiciary Com
mittee, A, B. c; Substitute for
House Bills Nos. 2, 8, and 26.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of Louisiana relative to tax
collectors for the City Of New Or
leans. providing for the election Of
one Tax Collector for said city, fix
ing his term Of office. his compensa-
ton and the clerical and other expen-
ses of his office and providing for the
payment thereof.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisia-
, ma, two-thirds of the members elected
to each House concurring. That there
| shall be submitted to the qualified
electors Of this State the following pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution
Of Louisiana, to wit:
That there shall be one State Tax
Collector for the City Of New Orleans
who shall be elected by the qualified
electors Of said city for the term Of four
| az years. He shall receive a salary OF
Five Thousand 05,00o) Dollars per an
mum payable monthly, The fees receiv-
ed from delinquent tax-debtors. as also
the fee Of $100 charged for tax research
certificates to the persons applying for
same shall be turned over to the State
Treasury.
The Legislature at ~ first session.
after this amendmenr shall have been
submitted to a vote OF the people. as
herein provided, II the same be adopt
ed. shall appropriate such sum as may
be necessary for the payment Of the
clerical expenses, rent, furniture and
porterage for the office Of said tax COL
lector: provided, however, that the to-
tai amount of said appropriation shall
not exceed the sum of 100000. and
provided further that said appropria-
ton shall be by items showing the
particular use to which such appro-
priated funds shall be applied.
Section 2. Be II further enacted, etc,
That this proposed amendment be SUBJ
mitted to the electors Of the State for
their approval or rejection as required
by Article 321 Of the Constitution OF
Louisiana and the general election laws
Of this State. at the general election to
be held on the Tuesday following the
third Monday In April. 1908.
Section 8. Be It further enacted, etc,
That all properly nominated candidates
for the office herein provided for shall
be voted for at said general election
and the one elected shall be commits
stoned in the same manner. and enter
upon the discharge OF his office, at the
time when the terms OF Office OF the
present tax collectors in said city ex-
pire. and he shall supersede the present
tax collectors Of said city, whose off,
ces shall be abolished by the adoption
of the amendment hereby proposed;
provided. however. that should the
foregoing amendment not be adopted.
then the election OF the Tax Collector
herein provided for shall be null and
void.
; J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
Il the Senate.
! J. w. HYAMS.
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved December 4, 1907.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
: A true copy:
), JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06

louisiana" and the words against the
the Constitution Of the State of Louis
iana." and each elector shall indicate
as provided in the genera election
laws Of the State, which of the provtn
sions. for or against" he votes for
]. Y. SANDERS.
Lieutenant Governor and President %
the Senate.
j. w. HYAMS,
Speaker OF the House Of Represents
tives.
Approved November 2Sth, 1907.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
ACT. NO. Is.
BY Mr.. Millsaps. Senate Bill No. 4
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article go
. of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana relative to Railroads. Ex-
press, Telephone. Telegraph. Steam
boat and Sleeping Car Commission.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisia-
ma, two-thirds Of all the members elect
ed to each House concurring. that Ar
ticle 2SS Of the Constitution Of the State
Of Louisiana. be amended so as to read
as follows:
Article 2Ss. The General Assembly
may add to or enlarge the powers and
duties Of said Commission, or confer
other powers and duties on them. They
may also provide additional clerical. or
other assistance that may be deemed
necessary for the discharge Of the du-
ties Of said Commission. and may add
other penalties to make the work Of
said Commission effective.
1t shall be the duty of the Attorney
General. and the various district attor-
neys, to aid said commission In all le-
gal matters, for which they shall re-
ceive not exceeding 25 per cent. of all
fines and forfeitures collected by them;
| provided the commission may employ
other attorneys In lieu Of these officers
on like terms.
No person In the service of, or attor-
ney for. any railway. express. tele-
phone, telegraph. steamboat or other
water craft, sleeping car company or
corporation, or pecuniarily interested
in such company or corporation, shall
hold the office Of commissioner.
| The fines collected, after paying the
attorneys fees and the costs In suits.
in which the Commission may be cast
for costs. shall be paid into the State
Treasury.
Section 2. Be It further resolved. ETC..
That the foregoing amendment Of the
Constitution of the State. shall be sub
mitted to the electors for their approval
or rejection, as required By Article s2i
Of the Constitution Of the State Of Lou
isiana and general elections laws OF
this State at the General State Elec-
ton to be held in this State on the 21s'
day Of April. 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Lieutenant Governor and President o.
| the Senate.
| ]. w. HYAMS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
Approved November 18th. 1907.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.
Governor of the State of louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of state
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-03-06

tunnel construction are benefited re-
markably by the compressed air. ylm-
inent physicians are testing the truth
or the assertion.
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
DROWNING OF GIRL
HYSTIFIES POLICE
Found in Lake Soan After
She Left Home n. Dpy.
Search for Admirer.

CHICAGO. Dec. "a puzzling death
mystery developed when the body Of
Miss Mayme X. Dunn was taken from
Lake Michigan of Diversy boulevard
The police are seeking a mysterious
young man who is believed to 1--we been
constant iH mis- attentions to the young
woman fer the last year, unknown 10
her relatives
The body Of Miss Dunn was taken
from the lake, just TWO and one-half
hours after she had left 30 OsSsOod
street, where she mad lived for the last
thirteen months with Mrs. Lizzie r
Hitchcock.
Mrs. EIItcncoclz Is not OF tho opinion
Ji-dt The gITl was the victim o. muir
Ger She said tha. Miss Dunn never
had a male caller. and that she spent
most OF her evenings at hOm-.
on the other hand, w NJ whitney,
who occ upies apartments in the same
building, stated today that he had on
several occasions seen a young man call
at the Hitchcock apartments and spend
MS evenings with Miss Dunn