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The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
TERRIBUL CLAMITY
IL Didn't Happen but We Had a
 Narrow Escape

We come nigh to havin awful calan- ity in our midst last week but if the said calamity will have brung about the mend ing of a individual who was a disgrace this long time to his family and a stain on the fare fame of Bingville we will have thought that not in vane was our experience. We mean that chronik soke and blearide hobo Cavillier Parker. as our readers may have guessed before we started How it all happened Is thus A Eyetalian who was showin off at the Co. seat with a, high toned street pianny came over to Bingyille, for we are proud to say that our fare burg is right in the swim when new inwenshuns and contrap- shuns is exibbeted. This pianny said the Eyetalian wus warranted to play six (6) chunes which was two (2) chunes more than the preevius record and nachurally our best citisens male and female turned out to hear the grand carnival of musik The Eyetalian wus playin his third grand seleckshun and the aujence wus lissening with baited breth when who should come on the peeceful seen but the ojus Parker What che call that dam funerl march, asst Parker of the Eyetalian. Right here is what our learned an worthy P. M calls a confik of testemony. Some says the Eyetalian ansded that the chune was Cavalry-rushin-to Canada, and others say what he sed was CavilIier-rushin-de-ca which would be nearer the mark and hittin the nail on the right spot, as one might say. Howsumever Parker took ter rfbul offence and drew of to hit the Eye talian At that highly critikal mint the Eyetahan's monkey who had both eyes fixed on Parker since he arrove. as if he expected what followed, made jump for him, ran nimly up his front side stuck a finger into Parker's eye ran his nigh hind claw into his mouth and with another claw grabbed his wtsiskers and began to pull 1t out by the roots. Parker thought a. whole menaJery Of snakes and monkeys had him in their awful grasp and with cry of save me, save me from the dey- mons he fell on the ground in convul- shuns Doc Livermore worked on him for 12 hours but with all his skill in the treatment of man and beast Parker is not yet what you might call outen danger. Let us hope that if he do recover he will swear off on flicker and stop Twin on his family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
THE. .BINGFILLE BUGLE !
 The Leading Paper of the countyl
RriFht-Bseezy-BeIIieose-BustIins

How dofh the busy littls bss
 Improve each shining honE-~ By gathering honey all tho day From every opening aouR.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
Wanted

Somebody went and borrowed my osRur last fall and now I can't recollect who it was. As am doing considerable building I now need this oggur to bore holes in the sills with. and unless get 1t will haft to so and buy me anew oggur, which I hate like Sam Flil to do. Whoever yo,i was who borried this oggur I want you to be man enufT to bring it back to me or there will be trouble.
 LEM BROWN,
 Bingville. Boss Carpenter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
Kindly Tell Your Majors About
 Me ReSHating Chairs

and will be much obliged and will do as much for yotI some time. Yours for reseating chairs
 RtngyiiIe GABE PARKER
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
Got Enny Gum Shoes?

Lafe whittacre, our enterprising towns man. has went into tine business of col lecting up old rubber boots and rubber shoes Lafe says he can get a cent a mound for old rubber at the county seat and is willing to pay cent for pounds to anybody having old rubber See if you have any on hand and let Lafe know about it and he will call. You don't have to take the things to him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
Colt for Sale

Any person wishing a colt ought to see me at once, as have a first-class colt for sale. which I will sell for cash or wan or anything like that. This Is a we'll bred colt. It was sired by Chesterfield, sr.. and damd by my brood mare. which as everybody knows is a good brooder. I win sell this colt at the present writing for s20, but if you wait til it grows up won will haft to pay me more.
 RinRyflle. BRENT WILLIAMS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14

treatment from Doc Lvermore. Heck had brooses and sprains. all over. He threw down two rods of his best stone fence to get at woodchuck his dog started. Then when he got the critter out it licked the dog and got away. Heck he started buildin up the fence but he did 1t too hurryful and as he was bracin it up with some stone wedges it tumbled down atop of him
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
PerdiCkts a Early Winter

Ras Slocomb says the buds was a little mite slow in busting out this season, and Ras says this looks to him like a har- binger of early winter. We never saw a early winter hamburger that we rockol. lekt of and 1t Is our opinion these critters is very scairss in these partA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14

will garryntee these seats of mine to rs- maine in the chairs for period of one year. If they come out before that bring the chair back to me and I will put another seat into 1t for the same price as before.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
Heck PIymptOn BToOSsd

Heck Plympton of Sorrow Hollow was in town last week asking for advice and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14

ne cheapest sdyertisins medium h the country. Ik you believe In advertising, eons and see as. For further information caE oa or sddreaa the editoe.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
LOUISIANA
NEWS NOTES.
Sugar Refinery Burned.

The Honduras Sugar Refinery, at
the lower line of Houma, was totally
destroyed by fire. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The refinery had
finished operations Christmas Day,
and had closed down and all first
sugars were shipped. Seconds and
thirds sugar still remained iii the
building, and were destroyed. The
Honduras Plantation and Refinery
was owned and operated by Walter
j. Suthon. New improvements and
some new machinery had been INSTALL
ed during the present year. The loss
will be in the neighborhooi of $780,
600, with only small amount Of in
sufance. The hands had been paid
off, but had been advanced on their
earnings prior to and during the tax
ing off of the crop, and some had lit
tie to their credit on pay day, and
exhibited dissatisfaction. If the fire
was ineendiary, it was no doubt caus-
ed by some dissatisfied hand, but at
this time il. is unknown whether the
fire was of accidental or incendiary
origin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

Killing of Varsity Cadet.

District Judge Joseph L. Golson
has called the Grand Jury of West
Feliciana Parish to meet in special
session to investigate the killing Of
Adoins X. Wridert, Louisiana State
University Cadet, who was shot by
Bob Wesson, a negro, at Powell Sta
tion.
Rewards totaling $75, raised by pri
waite subscription, have been bestow-
ed upon the six xlnegroes who assisted
the officers at the time Wridert was
killed. The negro porter, Tousant,
who voluntarily identified Wesson,
was given $50, and s. each was given
to the five negroes who pulled their
hand car to Powell Station and thence
to Slaughter, with the Officers and
their prisoners.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Travelling Auditor.

1t is believed that Governor Blaneh
ard will in the near future appoint
the Travelling Auditor of the state,
the new place created at the special
session of the General Assembly,
which adjourned the first of this
month. The new Travelling Auditor
is supposed to enter upon his duties
the first of the new year, and if this
is to be done the appointment will
have to be made within the next few
days, although it is possible that the
appointment will not be made by the
first of January. The bill creating the
position of travelling auditor was In
troduced at the extra session of the
General Assembly by Senator Win
gate. 1t provides that the auditor
shall examine the books of the tax
collectors every four months, or three
times every year. For this auditor
to visit every sheriff three times n
year is considered by accountants as
a difficult task, and by some as i'm
possible.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Teachers Institutes.

]. 3. Aswell, State Superintendent.
of Education, is visiting the teachers
institutes that are being held in sew
eral parishes beginning Dec. 20 and
lasting for six days. The institutes
will be held ct the following places:
Bienville, for Bienville Parish-Fa-
Guilty: Miss Agnes Morris, E. S. Rich
ardson, A. J. Caldwell and E. H Fish
er.
Minden, for Webster Parish-Fac-
ulty: ]. NJ. Davies, C. A. Ives, Miss
Lillian NJ. Knott and Miss Samuels.
New Iberia, for Iberia Parish
Faculty: J. C. Ellis, G. NJ. Reid ami
Leo. M. Favrot.
Abbeville, for Vermillion Parish
Faculty: A. NJ. Smith, ]. M. Guion
and Ellis M. Cross.
The Department of Education re-
ceived letter from B. R. Payne. In
stitute Conductor for the State of
Virginia, requesting Superintendent
Aswell to send him copies of the ln-
stitute Manual issued by the Louisl-
ana Department of Education. He
wants it for use in that state.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Serious Wreck.

A serious wreck occurred on the
Southern Pacific Railroad at Sterling
Switch, a mile from Franklin, La,
when an extra freight Of the Southern
Pacific Road known as No. 14l ran
into a mixed train Of the Franklin
and Abbeville branch, two of the crew
of No. 141 being killed, another in
jured and the fireman of extra freight
No. 121 injured by jumping when he
thought the train would crash into
the wreck.
The dead:
Fred Weicks, fireman No. 141, Al
giers.
Edgar J. Adams, brakeman, No. 141
Algiers.
The injured:
Edward Laughlin, engineer, No. 14l
left foot smashed, right ankle and
back sprained; not thought serious
ly hurt, Algiers.
Sidney Valentine, fireman No. III
ankle sprained, New Orleans.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
CARRIE NATION
TO VISIT CAPITOL
PRACTICAL JOKE RESULTS IN
VISIT TO BATON ROUGE.
TRAVELLING AUDIT0R R
New Place Becomes Effective With
New Year and Appointment is Ex-
pected. Teacher Institutes Are
Being Held.

A party who wanted to amuse
himself with a practical joke has
caused the receipt of letter in Bat
on Rouge from Carrie Nation, of
hatchet fame, in which she says that
she will positively be in Baton Rouge
between Jan. and 8. The letter
was addressed by Carrie Nation to
"Rev. 7. j. BALI, Chairman of the
Antivice League" and was in re-
sponse to letter by Rev. BALI, chair
San of the Antivice League of Baton
Rouge" inviting her to this city.
There is no such person in Baton
Rouge. The person who wrote the
letter and signed himself "Rev. j. I.
BALI" was trying to play practical
joke on 7. ]. Baltz, the proprietor Ct
one of the saloons of the city, and
Mrs. Nation. The letter was deliver
ed to Mr.. Baltz, and ne returned II
to the Post office as being sent to the
wrong address.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Dead in Pistol Duel.

As a result Of pistol duel Christ
mast day in which Jim Gray, a negro,
was instantly killed, Edwin Warren,
aged 26, prominent plantation man
ager Of Bonita, Morehouse Parish,
died at the sanitarium at Shreveport.
He had been shot in the head by the
negro. Christmas day Mr.. Warren
was informed that Gray was whipping
his wife, and the plantation manager
arming himself, went to the house cf
the negro to interfere. He was met
in the front yard by Gray, who had
rushed into his cabin and grabbed a
revolver, and bullets were exchanged
before Gray was killed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Safe Blowers Loot Postoffice.

Taking advantage of the revelry
of Christmas merry-makers to drown
the noise of the explosion, safe
crackers dynamitei the vault in the
postoffice at Ola, and escaped with
between $400 and $500, including
all sales for stamps for the last quar-
ter, and about 5000 in postoffice
money order receipts. Owing to the
rush Of the holiday season the money
had not been forwarded for two or
three days. One postoffice money
order book taken had only two or
ders written on it. Postmaster A. ].
Blake has reported the matter to the
inspectors, but so far there Is no
clew.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Where is Cargo Headed For7

When the receivers formally took
charge of the Adler grocery firm ct
New Orleans, one of the first acts was
TO get at the large cargo which VIM.
Adler had taken out of the firm g
store and loaded on the steamer Alps.
When the papers in the shipment
were looked up, it was found that the
cargo was consigned to the goveri-
ment of Honduras. The consul for
Honduras here said the cargo could
not have been really intended for his
country and thereupon cabled his gov
ernment the facts in the case and
asked that the cargo be held for fur.
ther orders.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Preparing For Primary.

Preparations are now being pushed
by Secretary of State Michel for the
sending out of the election supplies
and ballots for the state primary elec-
ton that is to be held throughout
Louisiana on Jan. %.
This primary will give the first test
to the Primary Election Law through
out the state. The congressional pri-
mary last year was held under tne
law, but the state primary next month
will be the first real test of the law
in a statewide primary.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Killed While Hunting.

Jewell Brod, aged Is years, was
killed at Alexandria by the accident
al discharge of his shot gun. The ac-
cident happened near Lecompt, La,
on the Rock Island Railroad. The
boy, in company with other boys, had
been out bird hunting, and he climbed
into the locomotive, of which his IA
ther, Edwin Brod, was engineer, and
in doing so his gun was discharged.
The load entered the boys right side.
His body was brought to this city and
prepared for shipment TO his home In
Little Rock, Ark.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
In Receivers Hand.

On the application of William 2.
Luck, who as manufacturers agent
representing several large manufae-
turing concerns. Judge Saint Pail,
in the civil district court at New Or
leans placed the Schwartz Foundry
Co., in che hands of a receiver, NAM
ing Charles NJ. Whitney as receiver
Moses Schwartz, president of the
foundry company, disappeared from
New Orleans at the same time as
William Adler, head of the large
wholesale grocery and commission
firm of A. Adler & Co., which is also
in the hands of a receiver.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Planter Accidentally Shoots Self.

Andree Menuet, manager of Cedar
Grove Plantation, of Tallieu, while
getting into wagon dropped his pis-
tol from its scabbard and the revolv-
er exploded, the bullet entering the
right breast below the nipple. Mr..
Menuet is resting easy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Stock Improved.

Attorney John w. Lewis, OF the
firm of Lewis & Lewis, of Opelousas,
is picking up some oil stock in the
Eunice-Crowley Oil Company. After
the gusher was reported some stock
sold at par, but has since gone up
to $1.25 per share, and there Is very
little stock for sale.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Three Business Buildings Burn.

Three business buildings, with con-
tents, were destroyed by fire at Wv
ian, the total loss being several thou
sand dollars. The buildings burned
were the Vivian Mercantile Compa-
ny's store, the Thompson Lumber Co.
mercantile establishment and DIR. l..
NJ. Loyd's drug store. Insurance was
carried on the two former buildings.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
150 Budding Voters.

A poll tax excursion train IS the
latest in the way of railroad entei-
prise in this section. The Colorado
Southern passenger train leaving Flu
nice for Opelousas, carried 15O bud
ding voters to the parish seat, where
each will pay his dollar and gradu-
ate from the squawman class.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Druids Play Santa Claus to 766.

The Druids of Covington at an elab-
crate Christmas festival in the Cou-
trelle Rink distributed 766 presents 70
as many children. Two holly trees,
beautifully Illuminated. bore the gifts.
The older guests later enjoyed dane
ing to the strains Of Gardeners BAND,
of New Orleans. A diamond ring was
awarded to the young lady selling tie
largest number of tickets.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
New Gusher Opened.

The Eunice-Crowley Oil Company,
has struck a big gusher in the Jen-
nings oil field, which widens the field
to the northwest fully, two thousand
feet. This oil company has. thirteen
acres which is now very valuable. Its
manager, Ex-Mayor Feitel's son-in-
law, who has a big interest In oil
companies, came in and reports that
when the well is fully washed out 1t
will be one of the best in the field.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Shoots Himself.

Reginald Mitchell, fifteen years o.d
SON of C. H. Mitchell, accidentally
shot himself while hunting near Rock
Point and died within few minutes.
The boy was trying to load a rifle
and in some way the cartridge ek-
ploded.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
work 100000 School Building.

]. o. Polhemus has filed his bond
of $4,000 for the completion CT
Franklin's new school building, OF
which he is the contractor, and ne
names the Fidelity and Deposit Com
pany of Maryland as his surety. The
material has been ordered and the
work will be pushed. The cost OF the
building grounds and furniture, VIII
aggregate about $4,000.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Must Be Determined.

The decision of the United States
Land Department does not give the
Sabine Islands to Louisiana. Their
legal ownership must be determined
by classification through an Official
survey.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

Seattle, Wash.-Fire destroyed tae
Washington Children's Home, south
of Seattle. Two children were burn
ed to death and the matron and
nurse were injured. The others es-
capped clad only in their night rebes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Killed While Hunting.

News has just been received that
one of the younger sons of Richard
Strickland, residing near Springs
Creek, about five miles from Kent
wood, accidentally shot and killed
himself while hunting near his home
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03

Toronto.-Rrepresentatives Of Ca
madam interests say their mills con-
template no such action as that Of the
New England mills, which are cur
failing their output twenty-five per
cent. Canadian mills viii, it is stated
continue to run full time all winter.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
$40 From Ticket Office.

While the night ticket agent was
temporarily abesent from the office
a thief climbed through a window in
to the Southern Pacific Depot o.
flee at Lake Charles and abstracted
$40 from the cash drawers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Centiuede Blight Inches Long.

A centipede eight inches long ana
having forty-four legs, covered with
hair. was found at Pineville by c. L.
Phillips, under an old pine log. IL
will be preserved in alcohol.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Lost Biggest Factory.

Fire believed to be or incendiary
origin completely destroyed the plant
of the Queen City Furniture Co., at
Shreveport. Loss s125,00O insurance
$4,000.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Five Charges.

The committee investigating the
shooting up of Mansfield on Christ
mas Eve made charges against i've
persons.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-03
Roads Consolidated.

The plan of consolidation of the
M J. and X. C. railroad and the
Gulf and Chicago is announced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
British HunlOr.

London Punch: The announcement
that Mr. Roosevelt, on leaving the
White house, will undertake the edi-
torship of the Outlook Gu. S. Al at a
salary of 10000 year, has, naturally
enough, excited considerable envy
among other potentates and princes.
Thus we understand that King
Peter of Servia has communicated
with his distinguished namesake, Mr.
Peter Keary, with view TO ascer-
tain whether, in the event of his alb
.dication, there would be any room for
him on the staff of Pearson's Weekly
The car of Russia, so we are cred
IDLY informed, has offered to act as
Russian correspondent for the SIKH
bereen Eagle at the modest salary OF
6 $50 a month, a request which is re-
ceiving the attention of the executive
of the National Directory in Dublin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
Friday, the Thirteenth"

ST. Louis Post-Dispatch: Courts will
now take judicial cognizance of the
hoodoo OF Friday. the 18th. Judge
Withrow SO ruled last week when an
attorney asked for a continuance on
the ground that it was unsafe to pre-
sent his case on that day.
Yet with so many thoughts turned
upon it and so many activities falter-
ing in contemplation of the sinister
combination. it must be conceded by
The lay mind to have some influence.
Last Friday, however, upset calcula-
tions. 1t so happened that it was not
an unlucky day, but the reported de-
mise of the Chinese emperor may
have exercised the hoodoo, or at least
suspended its operation. Or maybe
the old negro mammies sprinkled an
unusual amount of foofoo powder on
the stove, or maybe the witches balls
were working right.
Indeed, whatever was the reason
Friday was the luckiest kind of a day
lucky to the point of weird and al
most uncanny. Webster Groves struck
natural gas, for one thing. The st
Louis city council reorganized. Sec
rotary Metcalf resigned the navy port
folio. A boy baby was born to Secre
tary and Mrs. Cortelyou. Mr.. Bryan
announced that he was satisfied. Mr.
Roosevelt had nothing to say for pub
LEGATION. The reichstag quoted down
There were good rains in this countr!
and business picked up perceptibly
| Good things befell everywhere, ever
| in the house of delegates
Of course, it is just possible tina
the hoodoo has shifted to some othe
| day, but there seems to be no reasol
to worry about that until we find on
what that day is. Let us hope tina
it may have been day that is past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-19
How to Cure a Cold.

Be as careful as you can you will
occasionally take cold, and when you
do, get a medicine of known reliability,
one that has an established reputation
and that is certain to effect quick
cure. Such medicine is Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. 1t has gained a
world wide reputation by its remark
able cures of this most common all
ment, and can always be depended
upon. 1t acts On natures plan, re-
lieves the lungs, aids expectoration,
opens the secretions and aids nature in
restoring the system to a healthy con-
dition. During the many years in
which it has been in general use we
have yet to learn of a single case of
cold or attack of the grip having re-
suited in pneumonia when this remedy
was used, which shows conclusively
that it is certain preventive of that
dangerous disease. Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy contains no opium OF
other narcotic and may be given as
confidently to baby as to an adult
For sale by all druggists.