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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-09-18
Up-t0-Date Hay Presses.

I have accepted the sole agency of
the Chattanooga Impliment & Mfg.
Co., for the sale of the "ROYAL,"
"ROYAL, Jr." and ECONOMY"
Hay Presses and the "ROYAL" Pea
Hulier and the Disc Piows. My ter
ritory includes the Parishes of Madi-
son, Tensas, ConcOrdia, CatahouIa and
Franklin, with headquarters at Wa
terprOOf. Correspondence solicited.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Terms and
prices to suit purchaser. The repu-
tation of the manufacturer stands be-
hind every impiiment bearing their
stamp and trade mark.
l.. WALES.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-09-18
FRESH
MACKEREL,
PIGS FEET,
SPAIR RIBS.
SALVADOR BARAGONA,
ST. JOSEPH, La.
Phone No. 6S
New Butcher Shop.

The undersigned wish to announce
that we have bought out the business
and leased the shop of c. r. Shelton,
adjoining the store of w. K. Baker &
Son, in st. Joseph, and beginning
September list, will conduct first
class BUTCHER SHOP and will al
ways keep on hand a choice line of
meats. We will guarantee prompt
attention to orders and ask a share
of the public patronage.
HOWARD CLARK, JR.
GRACEN CLARK
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-09-18
TRESPASS NOTICE,

ALL PERSONS are forbidden fishing
in or trespassing in BLACK LAKE, stu
ated on "PECANO" and "GURTNA
MORO" Plantations, under penalty of
prosecution. [SIGNED.l
DWIGHT STONE.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-09-18

day in Waterproof.
Mr.. n. B. Hunter is q visitor
to St. Joseph to-day.
Miss Eliza Whitney returned
Sunday from visit to Natchez.
Miss Matte Lewis went out to
New Light Sunday to open her
school.
Mr.. R. E. Fulton was the guest
of his aunt, Mrs. A. J. Gibson,
Sunday.
Mrs. B. B. Young and Mrs. B.
F. Young have returned from a
trip to points north.
Judge S. Chas. Young returned
Wednesday from a very pleasant
trip to Chicago Beach.
Mrs. M. C. Phillips, of Merid-
ian, Miss, is visiting her son, DR..
J. c. Phillips, in St. Joseph.
Mrs. E. d. Newell and children
have returned from q visit to her
brothers. family in Baton Rouge.
Mr.. J. b. Phillips, of Meridian,
Miss, will spend the winter in
St. Joseph with his brother, Dr..
Phillips.
So many of our people are sum-
mering at the popular resorts that
the town is unusually quiet in
social way.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Whitney
are returning to-day from q visit
to popular summer resorts OH the
great lakes.
Kirk Hazlip and Thos. Snod-
grass left Monday to re-enter
Chamberlain-Hunt College, at
Port Gibson.
Miss Olivia McGill and Miss
Elizabeth Adams, of ST. Joseph,
have been guests of Mrs. DR..
, Watkins the past week .-Nathez
Democrat.
Mrs. A. E. Bass, who has been
quite i'll for some time, has suf-
fciently recovered to 60 to New
Orleans, and left for that city last
week by the America.
The young men of St. Joseph |
will give n dance at the Hall OH
Monday night next, compliment
airy to Mr.. j. Maury Stanton and
Miss Elizabeth Adams.
Mr.. Ben Newell, of Newellton,
arrived Tuesday and was the guest
Of DR.. and Mrs. F. r. Bernard
until the next day, when be re-
turned.-Lake Providence BAN
ner-Democrat.
Miss Stella Gresham, Of Adams
county, Miss, who has been visit
ing relatives in Madison parish
for some time, is now the guest
of her sister. Mrs. O. l.. Watson, |
at "Lake Wood"
The jury commission of Tensas
parish, consisting of Messrs. Myles
Bonney, James Curry, j. p. Har-
rison, o. Levy and j. G. Gorton,
assembled at the Court House OH
Wednesday and drew the grand
aud petit juries for the regular
October term of Court. The jury
list appears elsewhere.
Mr.. James r. Clark, for many
years manager of Oneonta planta-
ton, in this parish, but now a
prominent planter in the Missis-
slppl delta, and little son, Master
Watson Clark, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Watson, at Lake
Wood. Mr.. Clark looks well and
his old friends in Tensas are de-
lighted to see him after so long
an absence from the parish.
Mr.. A. M. Smith, manager of
the st. Joseph Drug Co., suffered
very painful accident on Tues
DAY evening by a chemical explo-
sion, which caused his right hand
and wrist to be severely burned.
His condition, however, has i'm
proved sufficiently to enable his
return to duty, but the wound is
still very painful and it may be
some time before he can use his
hand. !
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-24
LIBRARY is PATRoNIzED.
Lewiston Carnegie Library Shows Ex-
cellent Growth.

The Carnegie library was opened
in October, 1900, seven years ago,
says the Lewiston Tribune. At that
time a few hours OF two days in each
week was sufficient to accommodate
all the applicants for books and a
very few books were enough to go
around.
After seven years OF growth there
is striking contrast in conditions
There are now 5000 books. All the
leading magazines and periodicals
are on file in teh reading rooms. The
list of patrons has grown to 1910. OF
these. 100 have been added since the
first OF November. The librarian Is
kept busy during the eight hours the
library is open, applicants for books
averaging 100 day. This seems in
credible, but 1t is shown to be true
by the records.
With 3S10 patrons and a daily
average OF 100 applicants for books
the need for more is certainly appar-
ent. The library might well have
three times as many books to serve
this patronage. II should have II
possible at least twice the present
number. II we remember also that
many OF the books are much worn by
years OF service and shrould be re-
placed. the need is emphasized.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-24
IDAHO NEGRO NOT A GOOD INDIAN

The Boise Scimitar tells the fol-
lowing interesting story OF a Jail
break, escape and capture OF des-
perate negro murderer In eastern
Idaho in early days
Twenty years ago here In Idaho a
sensational event betrayed DISPOSE
tion in the Indians to protect any
color agnst the white man. The in
cldent was as follows
A colored bdFber at Pocatello had
murdered his wife and was under
sentence OF execution and awaiting
the fatal dy In the Bingham county
Jail at Blackfoot.
A score or more OF fellow prison.
ers were serving short sentences or
awaiting their respective trials when
one afternoon the jailer was captur-
ed while going about his duties. and
he, together with the other officials
at the court house, were securely
locked in the Jail.
All the prisoners, including the AZ
rican, escaped. Most of the fugitlves
fled to the foothills to the east Of
town, but the negro ran, unobserved.
to the Indian tepees along the Black
foot river, only few rods from the
Jail.
He related to the Indians his plight.
The wary red men quickly grasped
the situation and stolcally suggested
that he obey orders.
He quickly exchanged his scant
prison garb for pair of buckskin
trousers trimmed with feathers. and
his shoes for moccasins. Under the
skilled hand which welded the ochre,
his dark skin soon portrayed long
lines which made him the counter
part of his hosts
A glad blanket was thrown about
his covering completely his woody
head, and in less than 10 minutes
from his entrance to the Indians
abode, he was one of long trail of
shiftless ndans, vending their way
to the village to see what the stir
was that occasioned the sheriff and
corps of deputies to mount their
steeds and put off to the adjacent
hills.
They mingled with the crowd, ST
lently listening to their plans and OBJ
served their excited departure
In an hour the passenger train
pulled in northbound, and three or
four of the crafty redskins (along
with the negro) le'surely crawled on
the blind baggage Con the front plat
form of the front passenger coach,
next to the baggage carr and away
1t sped toward Butte.
At Eagle Rock one or two Of the
Indians dropped off and at Camas
the last one left the escaped prison
err and he journeyed on toward what
looked to him like easy and sure vic
tory.
But unfortunately for him, on the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-24

Montana Central was conductor
who had lived In the Snake River
valley a great number Of years and
was entirely familiar with these In
dian tribes and their wearing appar-
ell. He had heard OF the escape on
the preceding day and of the fall
ure of the officials to locate the col
ored murderer.
He watched the "Indlan" from sta
tion to station and finally, becoming
suspicious OF him. wired ahead for
an officer to meet the train at the
next station. The request OF the con-
ductor was complied with; the cap
ture was easily made and the fugl-
tive's plans for freedom were blasted.
His arrest followed and he was taken
back to Blaokfoot, where few weeks
later he paid the penalty of his crime.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-24
MEXICO BEST LIGHTED CITY IN WORLD

A great curled leaf is the decoration.
They are very handsome, and, in
stalled, each with its underground
circuit and high power lamp, cost
about $500 apiece.
There are 1744 arc lights and 164
incandescent lights used in the pub
lie illumination of the city and the
suburbs in the federal district OF
this number 1896 arc lights and 259
incandescept lamps are used in the
city proper. Tacubaya comes next,
With 152 arc lamps. Guadalupe has
SO arc lights and six incandescent.
Chapultepec takes II arc lights, Ia
cuba and Atzcapotzalco 81 arcs, Tial-
pamh 81 across and 112 incandescent
lamps. Mixcoac 21 arc and 1913 in
candescent, San Angel 33 arcs. and 29
incandescent, and Coyoacan seven
arcs and 235 incandescent lamps.
The arc lights used in the city
lighting here are of two powers. The
lower, rated at 1900 candle power.
are the same as the 1000 candle pow
er used in the United States and take
$50 watts of energy The higher
power lamps rated at 1000 candle
power are equal to 1888 candle pow
er as that is computed in the United
States.
In the city, the 1000 and 1900 can
die power lamps are about equal in
number, the higher power ones being
used in the center of the city and
on the more important residence
streets. Outside there are a number
of the high power lamps, but most
of those used are 1900 candle power.
Government Pays Well for Lights.
For the light service, the federal
government pays to the Mexican
Light & Power company 1886 a year
for the higher power lamps and 1901
a year for the lower candle power.
This price includes the installation of
lights the city may require
the care of the lights, all repairs and
losses, and the maintenance of the
feed wires. This being
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-24

Mexico ranks probably first in the
capitals of the world in the general
lighting of its streets. says Modern
Mexico There are many cities
where the lighting of boulevards and
avenues is more handsomely and Law
ishly done. but there is no other city
anywhere, where. throughout its full
length there is light on every street
corner with the chief streets cores
pondingly lighted with two or three
arc lamps to block.
Take New York as an example, and
let one who knows Broadway stop
and think for a moment Of the DESC
1ation of that avenue without the
electric street signs of the myriad
advertisers OF the metropolis. AS a
recent traveller remarked, one would
have to take a lantern to get down
the street. The arc lights of the city
are outshone into insignificance, but
yet the presence of the electric signs
does not reflect on the enterprise of
the nun cipality, but rather upon its
,carelessness.
Paris is notably a well lighted city,
but where the boulevards shine forth
in Their blory. the dark back streets
are eternally unlit, even by the sun
itself. much less by an arc light on
the street corners.
In Mexico, on the other hand, the
fu Of re hxg r1
lights not only upon the corners Of
the streets, but two and sometimes
three of the highest power lamps are
used in each block on Gale San Fran
cisco and Avenida Jaurez
Arc Lights and Policemen.
In the residence sections. and in
all of them, the poor as well as the
better. there is an arc light on every
corner. and under 1t stands a gend-
arme. or perhaps 1t would be better
to say that the arc light hangs above
The gendarme, for he was there, with
his lantern long before arc lights
we're dreamt Of. The parks are all
well lighted. and the pedestrian need
never keep his eyes on a distant
gendarme as he walks down a street,
for the arc light has done away with
such dangers Of the highway as the
policeman I'D not drive into the
mountains before the arc light came
There are few electric signs on
Mexico streets. but from the even
lighting Of the main business avenues,
even after the witching hour Of 10,
when everything closes up the !
streets are CHEEKY and habitable, |
while where the electric signs and |
show windows to be closed late at
night IN New York. Broadway, in
spite of crowds. would be dolefuI
highway
There has been little attempt made
here to make any spec al showing on
certain streets. with ornamental
poles, etc Gale San Francisco. and
up Avenida Jaurez and Patoni and
on out the Paseo to Chapultepec are
however, provided with an artistic
set of iron posts. or candelbra, az
they are properly called, which are
also used on many of the main
streets, both in the residence and
business sections.
These ornamental poles are made II
in Mexico. and there are about 400
Of them in the city. They are 25
feet high. with a handsome curve over
the top, from which hangs the lamp.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-24

recognized, and the great advantages
of the underground installation be-
ing considered, as we'll as the addi-
tional cost of materials here, the
price paid compares very favorably
with the prices paid by cities in the
United States where similar contracts
are in force, and where the cost runs
from $40 to 5000 gold per lamp per
year.
The lamps used, as provided in the
contract with the city, are open arc
lamps, on a 5000 volt installation.
supplied by a three phase circuit of
1900 volts each. The large lamps
consume 20 amperes and the small
~.
The city lighting is all handled
from the Juan Carbonero street sta
ton of the Mexican Light & Power
company, where a complete set of in
dividual transformers can be fed
from any one of the company's pow
er houses, and where the thirty-six
circuits under direct control. are
handled without interrution or loss,
night in and night out.
The company has installed in each
of the four tours which mark the
corner of the ocale, four lamps of
the flaming arc variety, infinitely
more powerful than the ordinary arc
lights. The first two of these towers
were used for the first time on the
night of September /, 1906. and the
second two on September Is of last
year, and have so far proven very
satisfactory. Another system of lights
Is being tried at the Municipal Pal
ace, where magnetic tips outlast the
ordinary carbons six nights, the mag
net tie lasting seven nights and the
ordinary carbons having to be
changed after every nights run.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-24
A Cough Remedy mat Cures

Hickory Bark Cough Remedy, made
by The Hickory Bark Cough Remedy
company. of Salem, Ore, guaranteed
to he pure: guaranteed to curs your
cough, or money refunded. Guaran-
teed to make a friend Of you. For
sale by all druggists and first-class
dealers everywhere. ,Pendleton Drug
Co.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-24

A meeting of the Inland Grain
Growers association is called to
meet at Pendleton association rooms
at 1870 p. m. Saturday January 25,
1908. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all grain growers to attend, as
there are matters Of great interest to
all grain growers to come before the
meeting.
C. A. BARRETT,
President.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-24
Special rates by week or month.
Special attention given country trade.
HOTEL PORTLAND
PORTLAND. OREGON.

PUKTLAND, OHEGUN.
Amer can plan. SO pei day and up
wards. headquarters for tourists and
commercial travellers. Special rates
made TO families and single gentle
men. The management will be pleas
ed at all times to show rooms and
give prices. A modern Turkish bath
establishment In the hotel.
H. c. BOWERS. Manager.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-24

II is better to make on reform
and stick to It than to scatter on
dozen and miss all OF them.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-09-17
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Lieut.. Col. Louis A. Lagarde. medi-
cal corps. has been detailed as MEM
Der OF the army retiring board at Den
yer. vice Capt. George II. Scott. medi-
cal corps, relieved.
Labor Day was very generally OBJ
served IN Washington. All public
buildings. banks and most places OF
business were closed. There were
many sporting events. including re-
gatta on ;ne upper Potomac river.
Bids were opened at the Treasury
Department on the 9th inst. for con-
struction of n public building at Sher-
idan. wyoming The bidders were:
Ferguson & Pearson. Sheridan, SAG
500; II. weise. South Omaha. $751;
420.
The recent agitation in Washington
over the Early leprosy case and in
Arizona over the case of Mrs. General
Wardwell, who was similarly afflicted.
will. 1t is believed by officials of the
public health and marine hospital ser
| vice. lead to renewed effort to OBJ
| tain the establishment at some place
| in the United States OF a national lcp-
rosarium for the isolation and treat
ment of leprosy.
| ,
health and marine service. has issued
in pamphlet form paper prepared by
| Assistant Surgeon Gen. j. NJ. Eager.
| giving n history OF the spread of bu-
bonic plague during the last fourteen
years. 1t appears by the report that
| during 1907, 1856 cases Of plague with
! 76 deaths occurred at San Francisco.
There were also n few cases at Oak
land and other close neighbors of San
Francisco. At Seattle the report says
three fatal cases occurred last October.
At Fort Myer on the 9th inst, Or
Vile Wright made three successful
flights, breaking all aeroplane records.
! The first flight, made in the morning.
in which the machine circled the drill
grounds at the for: fifty-seven times
in 81 minutes and 81 seconds, was sur
passed in the evening, when a flight of
G2 minutes and 15 seconds was made.
Later Mr. Wright took Lieut.. Frank p.
Lahm, the aeronaut of the signal
corps. for spin around the drill
grounds, making a new record for a
two-man flight.
Provision Is being made at the War
! Department to increase the garrison at
Yellowstone National park. IT is pro-
posed to touble the force. The recent
holdup by lone highwayman of seven
tourist coaches with 100 passengers
calls attention to the necessity of more
thorough supervision Of the park pre-
cincts.
The monthly statement Of the circu-
lation of national bank notes on Aug.
1st shows an increase as compared
with August, 1907, Of $S1, ,269.7S7. and
as compared with the previous month
a decrease Of $6.762,ss3. The total cir
culation outstanding Aug. 31st 1908.
was $6e5, 5,326,10S.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-09-17
Famous Manitou Cave Sold.

Colorado Springs.-With $1,000 al
ready paid. negotiations are practically
closed whereby New York syndicate
will take over for a consideration OF
upward OF 100000 the famous Cave of
the Winds, Manitou Cliff Dwellers' can
on, South Cheyenne canon and the Sev-
en- Falls.
The Cave Of the Winds, near Mani
tou, is owned by Snider & Austin OF
that town. The consideration for this
attraction alone, which annually draws
thousands of visitors. will be $1,000
South Cheyenne canon and the Seven
Falls, which are in the canon. are Just
south Of Stratton park. about five miles
south OF this city. Together with the
Cliff Dwellers' canon, near Manitou.
they are owned by two amusement
companies. Jacob Shumaker OF Miner
va. Ohio. is president Of these compa-
MES. Of which F. S. Hoag and C. D..
Weimer Of this city are directors and
officers.
The principals in the New York
syndicate are unknown. The $4,000
option payment was made by r. S. FL
lison, a local attorney. in its behalf.
The syndicate will take possession
March 81. 1909. in time for the next
tourist season.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-09-17
Just Wanted to Try Il.

Farmer John left home one morninO
and waited at the station for the linn
tied. He climbed aboard and shamble0
into the smoker.
Mister" he drawled when the con-
ductor halted before him. "is that thar
2-cent-a-mile rate good on this train r
1T is." replied the conductor brusQu~
ly. Where is your ticket?"
The old man fumbled In the depths
Of an ancient shotbag.
Amt got no ticket. mister" he
said slowly. but here be two cents. !
never rode on one of these posky ny.
ers and just want to feel the sensar
tion. Put me off after I've rode oDs
mile
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-09-17
CARRIED GESTURE TOO Fan.
Boys Action Possibly Appropriate
But Somewhat Unnecessary.

Vivian Burnett, the original of the
still-remembered Little Lord Fauntle
roy, at the Chicago convention dis
cussed with reporter a certain party
maneuver.
"They went too far there" said Mr..
Burnett. They made themselves
ridiculous by their excess. Do you
know what they reminded me Of!
They reminded me of juvenile elo
cutionist my mother often tells abodt
This lad. at a school treat. got up
to recite the first piece Of his life. He
was ambitious; he wished to make
great success of his piece: and he had
been told by his teacher that the So
cret of elocution was the gesture-fas
every phrase Its fitting gesture.
1.-The opening line Of the boys -
lection was The comet lifts its tail
Of nre.'
THE overzealous boy. to At its prop
or gesture to this line. lifted up the
tail of his coat and held 1t out In .
horizontal position"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-09-17
Information Wanted.

A court. a prisoner, q purioined
watch. a country Jury. The evidence
- to whether the prisoner had stolen
the watch was very conflicting. As the
Jury retired to consider their verdict
the judge remarked that he would
willingly give them any advice they
wished on any point in the case that
puzzled them.
Eleven jurors solemnly filed out. but
the twelfth hung back, perplexity writ
ten large on his countenance.
'Is there any question you wish to
ask me before you retire?" asked the
judge kindly.
The mans face frightened.
Eyes, yer Honor" he replied. eag.
erly. "Wot l wants to know Is whathef
o really did steal the watch!"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-09-17
GENERAL NEWS.

Miss Annie s. Peck OF Providence.
r, l., the mountain climber has sue
ceeded, on her second attempt within
a month, in reaching the summit OF
Mount Huascaran in Peru. She cal
culates that the height of the summit
is 10000 feet.
According to reports from Rheims
the vineyards throughout the entire
champagne region. have been devas-
tated by mildew. The crops have been
practically destroyed and the output
will be only 100000 bottles, instead
of 5000. 900. which represents loss
to the growers of nearly 20.000.00O.
The Lehigh Valley railroad has is
sued instructions to the conductors d.
recting that they see to II that per-
sons suffering from consumption car
~ their own drinking cups and proper
utensils for their use The company
has placed on sale at all stations pat
ent paper cups and other utensils and
have requested that all passengers suf-
fering from consumption purchase
these for use on the cars.
Navy yard officials at Vallejo, Cal,
have received instructions to change
the name of the monitor Wyoming to
Cheyenne the change to be made when
the vessel which is now undergoing re.
pairs is put in commission. Oct. Isl.
The change is made in order to allow
the department to name one of the big
battleshipo now building In the East
after the state of Wyoming.
1t is said that Orville Wright intends
to go after the fifty-thousand dollar
prize offered for an aerOplane flight
from London to Manchester, England
after the official flights at Fort Myer
have been made.