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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-16
ACT No. 900.


House Bill No. $40. BY Mr.. Smith.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to arti-
Gle Two Hundred and Eighty-one
(281) of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, relative to the issuance
of bonds for work of public improve
ment by municipal corporations, par
ishes and drainage districts, and the
assessment Of special taxes to pay for
same.
Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds (2-3) of all
the members elected to each House
concurring, That Article Two Hun
500 "n' Eirhtv-one (281) of the
Constitution of the State Of Louisi-
40, &c so amended as to read as
follows:
Article PSI. Municipal corpora
ton, parishes, schools, drainage or
sewerage districts of the City of New
Orleans excepted, when authorized
tn 10 so, by vote of a majority In
number and amount of the
property taxpayers, qualified as
electors under the Constitution and
laws of this State, voting at an cleo
ton held for that purpose, after due
notice of said election has been pub
lished for thirty 600 days in the
official journal of the municipality OF
parish, and where there Is no off,
cial journal, in a newspaper publ
shed therein, may incur debt, and
issue negotiable bonds therefor, to
the extent of one-tenth (1-10) of
the assessed valuation of the prop
erty within said municipal corpora
ton, parish, school, or drainage or
sewerage district, as shown by the
assessment made prior to the sub
mission of the proposition to the
property tax payers, as above provid-
ed, and may be authorized by the
property taxpayers voting at said
election, to levy and assess special
takes upon the property subject to
taxation in the parish, school sewer
age or drainage district or corpora
ton; provided, said taxes so i'm
posed do not exceed five 90 mills
on the dollar of the assessed valua-
ton in any one ID year, nor run
for a greater number of years than
the number named in the PROPOSE
ton submitted to the taxpayers.
No bonds shall be issued for any
other purpose than stated in the sub
mission of the proposition to the tax
payers, and published for thirty
days 800 as aforesaid, nor for q
greater amount than therein men
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Ingenious Johnnie.

Mother had a bright red apple
which she wished to give to the chill
dren, at the same time teaching the
little brother a lesson in generosity
Johnnie had a peculiar fondness fol
apples.
Calling him to her side, she said:
Now, dear, mamma has a nice, rosy
apple to give you, and she wants you
to be generous" That word was not
in Johnnie's vocabulary, so he said:
Mama, what do you mean by being
generous?"
"Oh, dear, that means you are to
divide the apple into two parts, and
give sister the larger"
Johnnie was silent. Suddenly his
face frightened, as he handed the ap-
pie again to his mother saying: Ma.
ma. give 1t to sister and tell her to be
generous. The Delineator.
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A Wish.
i wish ! was a bluebird,
Then / would fly and ny,
And sing because i wanted to,
And look just like the sky.
o blue. blue sky above me,
And green, green earth below.
And halfway up the apple trees,
All soft with pinky snow. q
j wish ! was a bluebird,
I'm longing SO to fly.
I'll climb up In the apple-tree,
And flap my arms. and try.
Fannie s. Davis, in Good Housekeeping
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lNina and Terry.

Henry Irving did not treat me badly.
/ did not treat him badly. He revived
Faust" and produced Dante" I
would have liked to stay with him to
the end Of the chapter, but could not
act in either of these plays. But we
never Quarrelled. Cur long partner
ship dissolved naturally. II was all
very sad. but It could not b hslpsd.--
Ellen Terry In Mcciure's. -
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Little Fathers,

Every one has heard of the little
mothers Of this city" says Boston
woman who has come to live In Man
haitian, "and l think it is about time
some one should speak a word for the
little fathers. To person coming
from another city, one of the impress
sive features Of child life in New
York is the devotion of older boys
to their younger sisters and brothers.
Nowhere else, believe. do boys re-
veal publicly UGH affection for little
tots and SO willingly take care of
them. With NO shamefacedness does
the New York boy wheel the baby
carriage or go-cart, or tote the youngs-
ter In his arms. The tender thought
fulness with which they guide and
guard their little sisters and brothers
is perfectly beautiful and deserves
wider observation-disclosures Regis
ter.
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claudia's Danger Signals.


Claudia had been hoping for the day
when she would go to school, It
seemed to her very long time in
coming; but at last the wished-for
morning arrived, and the tiny girl,
in her pretty white dress and pink
jumper, with a pink ribbon on her
hair, started for the schoolhouse
with neighbor.
Claudia came home at noon quite
alone.
And how did you like it," mamma
asked.
"Oh, it was beautiful" Claudia
answered.
Were the teacher and tie children
pleasant
"Yes, mamma, they were all very
nice! But-O mamma!"-and her
lips began to tremble-"Tm afraid
can't go any more. there's so much
danger!"
Danger? What do you mean.
dear?"
Il saw a boy who said I ought not
to 60 to school, there's SO much dan
ger-it's up the street and down the
street, and everywhere!"
Mamma was very much puzzled.
Claudia could not tell what the dan
ger was that threatened her. but she
persisted in saying it was every
where.
well, never mind" mamma said
finally. Il will go with you this after
noon. and we will find out"
After luncheon they started, Claudia
holding fast to mammals hand. As
they turned the corner, the little girl
pointed ahead.
There, mamma" she said, there's
the danger!"
Mamma stared, and then laughed,
for down the street the road-roller
was at work, and there was a sign of
ng-"DANGER"-in big letters.
"And it's up the other way, too!"
Claudia cried.
Mamma looked and sure enough,
there was another sign Of DAN
GER: the road was being torn up.
Then mamma explained to Claudia
that the danger" was not to little
girls, but to people driving horses It
meant that they must not come too
near. or the horses might be fright
ened and run away.
After that Claudia went to school
alone, and she was never troubled by
any danger" signs again.-Emma
c. Dowd. in Sunday School Times.
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The game lasts while the number
OF slips holds out The player who at
the end Of that time has most count
ers to show is winner-New York
Press.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-10-16
Famous Numbers.

The Famous Numbers game Is al
ways entertaining and exciting to
bright people. 1t requires no prepare
ton except a quantity of small slips
of paper, on which the different mum
bers from / to 20 are written. Each
number should be repeated several
times on different slips.
tumble the fragments thoroughly in
the basket. The leader selects q pa
per at random. unfolds 1t and an
nounces what number is written
there. The player first to call out
some reference appropriate to the
number called wins the slip.
A few references applicable to the
numbers are given here to show the
possibilities of the plan. Say. for ex.
ample, that the leader names the
number 8. The quick-witted player
will recall:
The three Virtues, the three Graces.
the three Fates, the brave Three who
kept the bridge with Horatius, the
three Wise Men Of Gotham.
Four recalls the Four Georges. the
Four Seasons. Fourth Of March.
Fourth Of July.
Seven suggests, We Are Seven, The
sevsu sleepers, Seven Wonders, the
Seven Sages. IA
Twelve, Twelve months Of the year,
Twelve Caesars, Twelve Disciples,
Twelfth Night.
Numbers to which less reference is
attached may be given but once on
the slips, but almost all will furnish
at least some literary, legendary or
historical connection, or some popular
catch.
Twenty-one stands for the age Of
majority, twenty-three "skidoo." six.
teen the sweet sixteen" Of girlhood,
nine the nine Nuses. "ths ninety and.
Nina" etc.
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eS0u ~ oeiu OiOSIiou, SHALL D6 pldCeO
the words: For the Juvenile Courts
amendment" and the words Aga
inst the Juvenile Courts amendment
and each elector shall indicate, as
provided in the general election laws
OF the State whether he votes for OF
against said amendment.
p. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and Presi.
dent of the Senate.
III. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Repres-
tatives.
Approved July Sth, 1908.
]. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of louisa.
ma.
A true copy.
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT No. $50.
Senate Bill No. 140. By Mr.. Barrett.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to articles
81 and 80 of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana, relative to
fixing the salaries of the Auditor
of Public Accounts, Treasurer and
Secretary of State, and providing
that all fees received by the Sec
rotary of State, under existing
law or laws which may hereafter
be enacted, shall be covered into
the State Treasury.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all members
elected to each House concurring,
That, Articles 81 and SO of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana be
amended so as to read as follows:
Article 81. The Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts shall receive a salary of
five thousand dollars per annum. The
Treasurer shall receive q salary of
four thousand dollars per annum. The
Secretary of State shall receive a
salary of FIVE thousand dollars per
annum. Each of the said officers
shall be paid monthly, and no fees,
or perQuisites or other compensation,
shall be allowed them: provided
that the fees now, or which may
hereafter be fixed by law to be
charged by the Secretary of State,
shall be collected and paid over by
him monthly to the State Treasurer
to be placed to the credit of the Cen
eral Fund.
Article So. Appropriations for
the clerical and all other expenses
of the officers named in the proceed
ing article shall specify each item
of appropriation, and for all purpo-
ses shall not exceed in any one year
for the State Treasurer the sum of
thirty-six hundred dollars; and for
all purposes for any one year for
the Auditor of Public Accounts the
sum OF eight thousand dollars: and
for all purposes for any one year for
the Secretary of State, including the
salary of the Assistant Secretary of
state, and all expense of the Insur-
ance Department, the sum of ten
thousand dollars.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That the foregoing amendments
of the Constitution of the State shall
be submitted to the electors for
their approval or rejection, AS re-
CURED by Article 321 of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana and
general election laws of this State at
the general State election to be held
in this State on the Bird day of No.
vember, 1908.
p. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and Presid-
ent of the Senate.
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Repres-
entatives.
Approved July s, 1908.
]. Y. SANDERS,
Governor OF the State of Louis
lana.
A true copy.
JOHN L. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
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eenny's Peaches.


Here is a little peach-tree that
they threw in when I bought the
Others" said Mr.. Wilson. Would you
like to have 1t. Benny?"
"Oh, il you please." cried Benny,
eagerly.
you can set II at the corner
where the orange tree died." said his
father.
Benny planted his tree with great
care. He dug the hole, partly filled It
with rich. mellow earth. leaving a
little mound in the center. Then he
set in the tree, spreading the roots
carefully over the mound. filing up
the. hole with rich earth. s
He went to visit it often, and when
a week had gone by, he saw that tho
swelling buds. instead Of being
green, were Of a pinkish hue. And
the next time he found some little
pink blossoms. and was nearly wild
with delight.
20, papa" he cried. my little tree
is going to bear this year!"
"It's brave little tree" said papa,
"but It must not bear so young.
You'd better pick all be blossoms
or"
Benny was disappointed, but follow
ed his fathers advice. Soon the leaf
buds opened, and the tree began to
grow.
When the second spring came the
blossoms appeared again. And after
the blossoms dropped there were lit
tie fuzzy balls, and papa said, 1T win
do no harm to leave a few"
The peaches ripened in June. and
we're great red-cheeked beauties. and
there was one for each Of the family.
During the second season the peach
tree made great growth, and the
third spring the branches were thick.
Then it blossomed once more. and set
full Of little green peaches, and Ben.
ny said, Il shall leave every one on
the tree"
His father came to look. IF you
leave every one on" he said, your
peaches will be small and worth but
little. I should pick half Of them or"
The peaches began to swell They
grew to a wonderful size, and a. they
ripened. the sun gave them q rich
color. When the buyer came to look
at them, he said they were so fine be
would give an extra price.
Il think that half Of the money IS
for peaches and the other half for my
patience" he ssid.-Mattie Baker In
the Bee Hive.
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ACT No. $50.

ACT No. ESQ.
House Bill No 1926. BY Mr.. Henriques
JOINT RESOLUTION
Prosposing an amendment to Arti-
Gle 154 of the Constitution regula-
| ting the allotment of cases filed in
the Civil District Court of the Parish
of Orleans.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the
| General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each house concur
ring. That there be submitted to
the electors of the State,in accord
ance with law, at the Congressional
election to be held in November,
1908, proposition to amend Article
134 of the Constitution so that the
said article shall read as follows,
to-wit:
Article 1874: All cases after being
filed in said Civil District Court
shall be allotted or assigned among
the judges thereof, in accordance
with rules to be adopted by said
Court, unless otherwise provided by
law.
Section 2. Be it further enacted
and resolved, ETC., That on the Off
cial ballots to be used at said cleo
ton shall be placed the words:
For the amendment to Article
134 of the Constitution" Against
the amendment to Article 1874 of the
Constitution" And each elector
shall indicate his vote on the pro-
posed amendment as provided in the
general election laws of the State.
III. G.. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives.
p. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and Presi-
dent of the Senate.
Approved July 9th, 1908.
]. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana,
A true copy.
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
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she shall have resided In this state
for at least five years prior
to her APPLICATION therefor; and II
| her deceased husband enlisted else
where than in Louisiana, and served
In an organization not mustered in
from Louisiana, such widow shall
in order to entitle her to a pension as
herein provided, have resided In this
State for not less than fifteen years
prior to her application for such pen
sion; provided further, that pensions
| whether to veterans or to widows,
shall be allowed only from the date
OF application under this Article, and
the total appropriations for all pen
sions shall not exceed two hundred
and fifty thousands dollars $780,
100000 in any one year; provided
that nothing in this Article shall
be construed so as to prohibit the
General Assembly from providing ar
tificial limbs to disabled Confeder-
ate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved,
etc, That this proposed amendment
be submitted to the qualified voters
OF the State of Louisiana for adoption
or rejection at the congressional cleo
ton to be held on the first Tuesday
next following the first Monday in
November, 1908.
That the official ballots to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words: For the pro-
posed amendment to Article 800 of
the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative to pensions
for Confederate Veterans" and
the word: Against the proposed
amendment to Article 800 Of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana,
relative to pensions for Confederate
Veterans" and each elector shall in
dictate, as provided in the general
election laws of the State, whether
he votes for or against the amend
ment.
ii. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Repres-
entatives.
p. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and Presi-
dent of the Senate.
Approved July 9th, 1908.
]. Y. SANDERS.
Governor Of the State of Louisia-
ma.
A true copy.
JOHN L. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
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An Odd Use for Bread.

Perhaps the most novel use to
which bread is put, says the Ameri-
can Food Journal may be seen in the
great factories OF the Elgin National
Watch Company, at Elgin, Illinois,
where more than forty loaves of fresh
bread are required each day. Super
intendent George e. Hunter, of the
watch factory, is quoted as saying:
There is no secret regarding the
use Of bread in this factory, and am
willing to tell all I can concerning 1t.
From the earliest times in the history
Of matchmaking, 1t has been the Gus
tom of watch-makers to reduce fresh
bread to the form Of dough. This is
done by steaming and kneading.
They can use this dough for remov-
ing oil and hips that naturally ad-
here, in course of manufacture, To
watch. There are many parts Of a
watch. There re many parts Of a
watch, by the way, which are so small
as to be barely visible to the naked
eye. The oil is absorbed by the
dough, and the chips stick to 1t, and
there is no other known substance
which can be used as a wiper without
leaving some small particles attached
to the thing wiped. This accounts
for the continued use Of bread dough
in the matchmaking industry. The
Elgin National Watch Company uses
something over forty two-pound
loaves per day, or about $4,000
pounds a year."
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ACT No. PAS.


Senate Bill No. 6S. By Mr.. Barrett.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution OF the State of Louis
lana relative to ratifying and carry
ing into effect an Act of the Legis-
lature regulating the care of neglec-
ted and delinquent children and for
the trial of adults in certain cases,
establishing a Juvenile Court in the
Parish OF Orleans, and providing
for separate sessions, as Juvenile
Courts, of the District Courts outside
OF said parish and making other pro-
visions cognate thereto.
Section i Be ii resolved, by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana two-thirds of all the men,
bers elected to each house con-
curing, That the following amend
ment to the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, be submitted to
the electors OF the State at the
next general congressional election
to be held on the Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, 1908,
to-wit:
The Act adopted by the Legisla-
ture at the regular session begun and
heId on May IL, 1908, regulating
the care, treatment and control OF
neglected and delinquent children,
seventeen years of age and under,
and for the trial of adults charged
with any violation of the laws for
protecting the physical, moral and
mental we'll being of children or
with desertion or failure to support
VIE or children; organizing the
juvenile Court in the Parish of Or
leans, providing Judge and officers
therefor; providing for separate ses-
slons, as Juvenile Courts, of the Dis
trict Court outside OF said parish:
oehning the Jurisdiction of said
cour.s; and providing them with pro-
baton officers of either sex, for in
determinate sentences by said courts
and for appeals therefrom, and max
ing other provisions cognate thereto.
is hereby ratified and approved, and
all provisions of the present Con-
stitution in conflict with the provis-
Ions OF said Act and this amend
ment are TO that extent and for
that purpose only repealed.
Section2. Be It further enacted.
etcl That on the Official ballots to be
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Act No. 269.
House Bill No. 100. BY Mr.. Richard
son, of Bienville.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Arti-
Gle 303 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, relative to pen
sions for Confederate Veterans as
amended by Act No. 70 of the Gen.
eral Assembly of 1900, and Act
No. 112 of the General Assembly of
1904.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all members
elected to each House concurring,
That Article three hundred three of
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, as amended by Act num-
Der seventy-three of the General ASS
emily of 1900, and Act number one
hundred and twelve of the General
Assembly of 1904, be so amended
as to read as follows:
Article 500. A pension not to
exceed eight dollars ($S) per month
shall be allowed to each Confederate
soldier or sailor veteran who poss-
esses all the following qualifications:
1. He shall have served honor
able from the date of his enlistment
until the close of the late Civil War,
or until he was discharged or paro-
led, in some military organization
regularly mustered into the Army
or Navy OF the Confederate States,
and shall have remained true to the
Confederate States until the surren-
der.
2. He shall not own property of
more than five hundred dollars va
luation and he shall not be physi-
cally able to earn "a livelihood by
his own labor or skill.
3. He shall not be salaried or
otherwise provided for by the State
of Louisiana or by any other State
or Government. In case he enlisted
in any organization mustered into
said service as a Louisiana organi-
zation, or In case at the date of his
enlistment he resided in the State
OF Louisiana, he shall have resided
in this State for at least five years
prior to his application for a pen
sion. In case he resided elsewhere
than In this State and enlisted in
an organization not mustered in
from Louisiana, or In the Navy Of
the Confederate States, he shall
have resided in this State for at least
fifteen years prior to his application
for such pension. A like pension
shall be granted to the widow who
shall not have married again, in in
digent circumstances, of such sold
Ter or sailor whose marriage to her
was contracted prior to January /,
1875: provided that If her deceased
husband served In an organization,
in from Louisiana, or IL he
resided in Louisiana, at the date of
his enlistment and had SO resided
for one year prior thereto. then In or
der that such widow shall be entitled
to the pension as herein provided,