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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05
FOR RENT,

store IN It. Joseph now occupied by
Aoe Love. Good stand. large and con-
Venlentiy arranged, with office or bed
room IN rear. Good water facilities and
TE9oiny yard, front and back gallery.
JOS. LOVE, Ellisyille. Miss
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05

Chief Game Warden, Frank M
Miller, has announced that Louis
lana hunters who have 1908 IL
censes do not need to buy new
cnes, now that the year has
passed. Licenses issued in 1908
are good until May Is, 1909, even
though the license reads to the
contrary, says Mr.. Miller. May
18th is the date fixed for the ex-
piration of the licenses, because
on that day ends the open season
for snipe, the game which can be
killed latest i'll the year. All Ii
censes issued in 1908. read, GOOD
until December 81, 1908" Owing
to this fact many hunters refused
to take out licenses in December,
saying that they would be good
only few days, and that they
preferred TO wait until January
1. The date December 81" OH
the licenses is a misprint, de-
clares Mr.. Miller, who is en-
deavoring to remove the popular
misapprehension that all hunters
must buy new licenses now
Elk.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05
For Coroner.

We are authorized to announce DR.. J.
+. SLICER as candidate for the Office
of Coroner OF the Parish of Tensas to
succeed DIR. +. T. Newell, resigned.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05
DR.. J. E. SLICER FOR CORONER.

In this issue of the Gazette is
published the announcement OF
DIR. Edwin Slicer who is q candi-
date for the office of coroner of
this parish, vice DR.. Edward 7.
Newell, resigned. DR.. Slicer is a
native of St. Joseph, where he
was reared and received his early
education in the public schools &.
Later he attended Tulane Uni
versity of which institution he
received his diploma. He at once
returned to his native parish
where he has since lived and
and practiced his profession. His
ability has been recognized in the
respect and confidence of a large
clientele. As q man, citizen and
a cultured gentleman he is q cred
it to a parentage that has long
represented the high standard for
which his native parish is justly
credited.
DR.. Slicer has many friends in
Tensas who will be pleased to
note his candidacy, and will
doubtless give him hearty sup
port.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05
Remaining in the St. Joseph Post
Office for week ending Jan. 80

Persons calling for the above letters will
please say Advertised" and can procure
same by paying one cent for each letter.
[. (. HENDERSON, PM
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05

The Crowley Signal, published
in South Louisiana, aud though
removed at some distance from
his district, is none-the-less proud
of the record of our distinguished
Congressman. the Hon. Jos. E.
Ransdell, and appropos that gen.
tleman, says:
Joseph E. Ransdell, who will some day
be governor of Louisiana if he wants the
job, and who is a likely probability for
the upper house of Congress, delivered
an address in Chicago the other day in
defense of the proposed waterway bond
issue.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05
Governor Takes Up Good Roads
Movement.

Baton Rouge, La, Jan. 30
Following out his plans for the
development of the dirt roads in
Louisiana and the construction of
model good roads, Governor San
ders has addressed the following
letter TO the presidents of the
Police Juries of Louisiana.
"The matter of good roads is
one Of the most important ques-
tions that affect the welfare of
rural communities. Good roads
are of equal benefit to the dwell
ers in the cities and towns. Mind
full OF the fact of the deep interest
that our people have taken and
are taking in this subject, l have
given this matter attention, look
ing to some practical way of dem
onstrating the feasibility of good
roads throughout the State.
"Major F. M. Kerr, chief engi-
neer of the State Board of Engi-
neers, aud / have had numerous
consultations and much corre-
spondence on the subject matter.
"Owing to the condition of the
general fund, it was impossible at
the last session of the Legislature
to make any appropriations for
the beginning of this work, and
owing to the unprecedented floods
of last year, both the time aud
money of the State Board of
Engineers have been needed to re-
pair and rebuild the levees Oh the
banks of our great streams.
after good deal Of planning
by Major Kerr and myself we
have come to the conclusion that
after the stress of work placed
upon his department by the high
water of the past year shall have
gone his force can be in some de-
gree used in the furtherance of a
general good roads scheme through
out the State; but funds are need
ed for incidental expenses, and it
occurred to the major and to me
that if fund could be raised
from the various parishes for this
purpose this work could be under
taken ut once. Of course, every
dollar contributed to this general
fund by any parish would be spent
IN the parish contributing the
same.
Il am addressing this same day |
a communication similar to this |
to the several parishes through
out the State with the idea of as
certaining from each Police Jury
whether or not their budget will
permit of them setting aside q
certain sum for good roads to be
spent under the supervision of the
State Board of Engineers.
~ would be pleased if you
would lay this matter before your
Police Jury at its next meeting
md notify me Mt once of the ac-
ion of your body. IL the Police
Jury thinks well of this sugges-
ion then l will ask the State
Board of Engineers to work out
! general scheme of good roads
rom parish to parish, from town
q town, figure the approximate
ost of the work of the State
ioard of Engineers i'll connection !
herewith and then assess the
arishes in proportion to their ;
rear, wealth aud population. i
ould suggest Ia You that no
reat snm would no required for =
us work from any parish. A few
nndrsd dollars contributed by '
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05

We are authorized to announce DR..
l.. A. MURDOCH az candidate for the
office of Coroner of the Parish of Tensas
to succeed DR.. +. T. Newell, resigned.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05

We were visited this morning
with a hard rain, accompanied
by considerable hail, and for {
while things looked threatening
On Sunday last the store build.
ing of Mr.. f. H. Curry, at Wills
Clara, together with large stock
of goods, was destroyed by fire
The loss was partially covered by
insurance. Mr.. Curry will re.
build.
We regret to note the death oil
Mr.. A. Y. Wood, which occurred
last week. Mr.. Wood was fol-
many years resident of Tensas
parish and has many friends here
who will regret to learn of his
death.
Attention of planters who may
contemplate buying mules is
called to the advertisement of
the Tensas Cotton Oil & Mfg Co. ,
St. Joseph, which offers three
young, strong and healthy mules
and one good servicable horse for
sale cheap.
The Board of Directors of the
Bank of Newellton held q meet
ing recently to consider the affairs
of that institution and found
same in most flourishing condi-
ton. The Bank has earned DUR
ing the past year III per cent
with no bills payable. The d.
rectors declared a dividend of s
per cent and placed $1,000 to the
surplus fund. This is q most
creditable showing and speaks
volumes for the very intelligent
of that excellent ill.,
stitution.
The owners of the Club House,
on Lake Bruen, take this means
of informing the public that said
Club Honse was not erected for
the use of the public, but for the
sole use of the owners, their in
vited guests, and the holders of
the $1,000 shares of stock (which
after have the privilege of per-
'osal use only.) While it has
,een the wish and purpose of the
members of this Club to extend
is privileges to their friends,
hey object to the indiscriminate
lsr and abuse of this property by
hose who are not members and
Who visit the club without invi-
alton. u
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05
DR.. L. A. MURDOCH FOR CORONER

Elsewhere in this issue we pub
lish the announcement of DR.. l..
A. Murdoch, who is a candidate
for the office of Coroner of Tensas
parish to succeed DR.. E. It. New
ell, resigned.
DR.. Murdoch is too we'll known
to the people of this parish to
require introduction from us. He
has practiced medicine in St. Jo-
seph and surrounding country so
long that he is known to our en-
tire people, who hold him in
highest regard and bear for him
a strong feeling of attachment for
his many unselfish charities and
kindly administrations to suffer-
ing and distress.
As practitioner DR.. Murdoch
stands at the head of his profess
sion, as q man and a gentleman
he is esteemed by his every ac-
quaintance.
The duties of the Office of Cor
oner are not new to DR.. Murdoch.
He has held the place before and
his administration was highly sat-
isfactory to the public and the
ability with which he discharged
the duties of the position reflect
ed most creditably both upon his
executive and medical skill.
That Dr.. Murdock's candidacy
will be we'll received by the voters
of the parish there can be little
doubt.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05
Notice, Voters!

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that
in accordance with an act of the General
Assembly of this State, passed in 1908,
a complete new Registration of Voters j.
required.
The Registration books are now open
for said purpose, at my Office in the
Court House, at st. Joseph, La.
+. +. NEWELL, Registrar OF Voters.
January 9th, 1909.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05
NOTICE.

At \ MEETING held by the Lake ST
Joseph Hunting Club on january I3tb
IL was unanimously resolved that any
member not having paid his dues in 80
Gays from date OF meeting would be ex-
PEELED from all rights and privileges of
said Club.
D. MUIR, Prest.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05

each parish will, in the opini IN
of Major Kerr, afford all of the
funds necessary in the premises.
~. Y. SANDERS, Governor"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05

500, 900 feet rough cypress In yard
for prompt shipment. Send rs tour
orders. CARROLL LUMBER co.,
Ltd. Lake Providence, La.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-02-05
Sewing and DRESS.MAKING.

SEWING AND DRESS MAKING NEATLY
Wont g1 sn n I9cA,.TrlISFACTloN GUARANTEED
"SN SNAASAAED' PaONG NJ al
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03
EMPLOYER Of Labor Wants to Know
If Formation of Jaw Is Natural
or Acquired.

There is one question / always ask
a man who wants a job" remarked
the business man who has to- hire
several hundred men for different po-
sitions each year.
1.-THE question I always ask them
is: DO you smoke a pipe much?' VI
course the are various. Some
of them smoke a pipe a great deal and
others not at all. Some smoke Gig
arettes, although I seldom can get a
man to admit it. There seems to be a
general guilty feeling when a man is a
cigarette smoker. Some of them
smoke cigars. My business is such
that it makes very little difference to
their availability to me no matter
what they smoke.
why do I ask about the, pipe? Well,
not that I have the least interest in
their habits, or that I have any Pre-
JUDGE one way or another insthe mat
mater. The reason is that / want to
know whether the formation of their
lower Jaws is n~atural-os acquired.
"A man with q firm lower jaw is al
ways a man of parts and OF will. /
say always, anyway; most always. II
he does not smoke q pipe his square
jaw, back near where it hinges on to
the upper one, is natural. If he is a
pipe smoker the looks are dcceiving,
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03

about her gown, but she still put or
naming a day for the wedding, in spite
of Logotheti's growing Impotence.
This was the situation when the
London season broke up and Mr.. Van
Torp landed at Southampton from an
ocean greyhound that had covered the
distance from New York in 5 days IL
hours and 81 minutes, which will
doubtless seem very slow travelling if
any one takes the trouble to read this
tale 20 years hence, though the pas
sengers were pleased because it was
not much under the record time for
steamers coming east.
Five hours after he landed Van
Torp entered Lady Maud's drawing
room in the little house in Charles
street, Berkeley Square, where she
had lived with the departed Leven
from the time when he had been at
tached to the Russian embassy till he
had last gone away. She was giving
it up now, and it was already half dis
mantled. 1t was to see Van Torp that
she was in town in the middle of
August, instead of with her father at
Craythew or with friends in Scotland.
London was as hot as it could be,
which means that a New Yorker would
have found it chilly and an Italian de-
lightfully cool; but the Londoners
were sweltering when Van Torp ar
rived, and were talking of the oppres-
sive atmosphere and the smell of the
axynvNnnf MT OF oil rAn1f1fr~ hAu
blessed they were.
The American entered and stood
still a moment to have a good look at
Lady Maud. He was a middle-sized,
rather thick-set man, with rude hands,
sandy hair, ar oyer-developed jaw,
and sharp blue eyes that sometimes
fixed themselves in a disagreeable
way when he was speaking-eyes that
had looked into the barrel of another
mans revolver once or twice without
wavering, hands that had caught and
saddled and bridled many an unridden
colt in the plains, a mouth like a car
pet-bag when it opened, like a closed
vice when it was shut. He was not a
handsome man, Mr.. Rufus Van Torp,
nor n with whom any one short of a
prize-ighter would NEEDLE, nor one
to haunt the dreams of sweet 16. 1t
was not for his face that Lady Maud,
good and beautiful, liked him better
than any in the world, except her
own father, and believed in him and
trusted him, and it was assuredly not
for his money. The beggar did not
live who would dare to ask him for a
penny after n look at his face, and
there were not many men on either
side of the Atlantic who would have
looked forward to any sort of contest
with him without grave misgivings.
WELL" he said, advancing the last
step after that momentary pause, and
taking the white hand in both his
own, how have you been? Fair to
middling? About that? Wel-I'm
glad to see you, gladder than a sitting
hen at sunrise!"
ITO pN CON-TyNvIyEDN
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a scandal. The truth was that they
were the best friends in the world,
and nothing more; the millionaire had
for some time been interested in an
unusual sort of charity which almost
filled the lonely woman's life, and he
had given considerable sums of money
to help it. During the months proceed
ing the beginning of this tale, he had
also been the object of one of those
and important f%inanciers are more e
posed than other men, and he had
actually been accused of having done
away with his partners daughter, who
had come to her end mysteriOusly dur
ing a panic in a New York theater.
But his innocence had been proved in
the ~clearest manner, and he had re-
turned to the United States to look
after the interests of the Trust.
When. Griggs heard the news of
Margaret's engagement to L%ogotheti,
he Immediately began to wonder how
Mr.. Van Torp would receive the intel
ligence; and if it had not already &C.
Cured to Lady Maud that the million
aire might make a final effort to rout
his rival and marry the prima donna
himself, the old authors observation
suggested such a possibility. Van
Torp was a man who had fought up to
success and fortune with little regard
for the obstacles he found in his way;
he had worked as a cowboy in his
early youth, and was apt to look on
his adversaries and rivals in life eth
er as refractory cattle or as danger
Gus wild beasts; and though he had
some of the old-fashioned ranchero's
sense of fair play in a fight. he had
much of the reckless daring and ruth
less savagery that characterize the
fast-disappearing western desperate.
Logotheti, on the other. hand, was
in many respects a true oriental, SUI
premely astute and su~perlatively calm,
but imbued, at heart, with a truly
eastern contempt for any law that
CHANGED to oppose his wish.
Both men had practically inexhaust-
ible resources at their command, and
both were determined to marry the
prima donna. 1t occurred to Paul
Griggs that q real struggle between
such a pair of a~dversaries would be
worth watching. There was unlimited
money on both sides, and equal cour-
age and determination. The Greek was
the more cunning of the two, by great
odds and had INV fha considerable
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Ruskin on Railways.

One can imagine perhaps the feel.
ings with which Ruskin, had he been
alive, would have heard the news
that a new Alpine railway Is now in
course of construction. His most
whitening were directed
against those travellers through the
Alps by tunnels" who "go to balls in
Rome, or hells at Monaco" And he
was vehemently opposed to all at
.tempts to beautify the railway sta
ton. 1.-THE railroad" he writes, in
THE Seven Lamps Of Architecture"
sis in all its relations of earnest bust
ness, to be got through as soon as
possible. 1t transmutes a man from
a traveller into a living parcel. For
the time he has parted with the
nobler characteristics of his human
ity for the sake of a planetary power
of locomotion. Do not ask him to
admire anything. You might as well
ask the wind. Carry him safely, dis
miss him soon-he will thank you for
nothing else"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03


That's nice of you. I really think !
mean to marry him, and | wish you
would help me with my wedding gown,
dear. 1t would be dreadful If looked
like Juliet, or Elsa, or Lucia! Every
body would laugh, especially as Kon-
stantin is rather of the Romeo type,
with his almond-shaped eyes and his
little black mustache! / suppose he
really is, isn't he?"
"Perhaps-just a little. But he Is
a very handsome fellow"
Lady Maud's lips %quivered, but Mar
garet did not see.
"Oh, ! know" she cried, laughing
and shaking her head. you once
called him exotic and he is-but I'm
awfully fond of him all the same.
Isn't that enough to marry on when
there's everything else? You really
will help me with my gown, won't
you? You're such an angel"
"Oh, yes, I'll do anything you like.
Are you going to have a regular
Observation-Disclosures smash at st.
Georges? The usual thing?"
Lady Maud did not despise slang.
but she made it sound like music.
NO" answered Margaret, rather re-
gretfully. 1--WE cannot possibly be
married till the seasons quite over, or
perhaps in the autumn, and then there
will be nobody here. I'm not sure
when l shall feel like it! Besides,
Konstantin hates that sort of thing"
DO you mean to say that you would
like a show wedding in Hanover
Square?" inquired Lady Maud.
I've " done anything in a
church." said the prima donna, rather
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03

the marriage should not take place.
she inquired after a moment.
IF / don't give any reason, am ]
ever afterwards to hold my peace?'
asked Griggs, with a faint smile on
his weather-beaten face. Are you
publishing the bans? or are we think
ing of the same thing?"
II suppose we are. Good-morning."
She nodded gravely and passed on,
gathering up her black skirt a little,
for there had been a shower. He stood
still a moment before the shop win
dow and looked after her, gravely ad.
miring her figure and her walk. as he
thoroughbred. She was wearing
mourning for her husband, not be.
cause any one would have blamed her
If she had not done SO, considering
how he had treated her, but out OF
natural self-respect.
Griggs also looked after her as she
went away because he felt that she
was not quite pleased with him for
having suggested that he and she had
both been thinking of the same thing.
The thought concerned a third per.
son, and one who rarely allowed him.
self to be overlooked; no less a man.
in fact, than Mr.. Rufus Van Torp, the
American potentate Of the great
Nickel Trust, who was Lady Maud's
most intimate friend. and who had
long desired to make the prima donna
his wife. He had bought a place ad-
joining Lord Creedmore's, and there
had lately been a good deal of quite
g%roundless gossip about him and Lady
Maud, which had very nearly become
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03

systematically, but al il she would
like to.
Anything in a church." repeated
her friend, vaguely thoughtful. and
with the slightest possible ~interroga
ton. That's a funny way of looking
at it,"
Margaret was a little ashamed OF
what she had said so naturally.
81 think Konstantin would like to
have it in a chapel-of-ease in the Old
Kent Road" she said, laughing. HE
sometimes talks of being married in
tweeds and driving off in a hanson!
Then he suggests going to Constan.
tinople and getting it done by the
patriarch, who is his uncle. Really,
that would be rather smart, wouldn't
it?'
Distinctly" assented Lady Maud.
But if you do that, I'm afraid can
not help you with the wedding gown.
| don't know anything about the dress
| of a Fanariote bride"
"Konstantin says they dress very
WELL" Margaret said. but of course
it is out of the question to do any
thing so ridiculous. It will end in the
| chapel-of-ease. I'm sure. He always
has his own way. That's probably
! why I'm going to marry him, just be-
cause he insists on it. / don't see any
other very convincing reason"
Lady Maud could not think of any
thing to say in answer to this; but
as she really liked the singer she
thought it was a pity.
Paul Griggs, the veteran man OF
letters, smiled rather sadly when she
met him shopping in New Bond street,
and told him of M~argaret's engage
ment. He said that most great sing
ers married because the only way to
the divorce court led up the steps
of the altar. Though he knew the
world he was not a cynic, and Lady
Maud herself wondered how long it
would be before Logotheti and his
wife separated.
But they are not married vet"
Griggs added, looking at her with the
quietly ready expression OF a man
who is willing that his. Indifferent
words should be taken to have a spe-
cial meaning if the person to whom
he has spoken chooses, or is able, to
understand them as they may be I'M
derstood, but who is quite safe from
being suspected OF suggesting any
thing If there Is no answering word
or glance.
Lady Maud returned his look,l but
her handsome face grew rather cold.
do You know Of any reason why
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03
Designed to Check BURGLARS.

Burglars r. expected to have diff
Guilty beating an alarm invented by a
German genius. The appliance is very
simple, consisting of a curtain or por-
there's, wired with fine conductors. At
certain places on it r fixed small
metal knobs. which are connected with
the wire conductors. The curtain is
then drawn across the window or door,
or around a safe, and the slightest dis
turbance breaks the circuit, as the
knobs are thrown out of contact with
each other.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03
One Question Always Asked

and I have to judge his caliber some
other way.
Pipe smokers always have strong
muscles back on the face about the
place a nan stops when he makes the
first stroke downward in shaving.
These are the muscles that hold the
jaws together. They often give a
s~quare-jawed effect to a man who
hasn't any s~quare-jaw characteristics.
My men think I ask funny questions.
but there's a reason"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03

Mr.. Wilbur Wright declares that
within two or three years the aero
plane will be practically available for
business journeys. The ordinary life
of the world will then be almost as
completely revolutionized as it was by
the introduction of the telephone or
by the epoch of steam travel, which
has just been celebrated. There is
apparently no limit to what the end
of this remarkable century will see in
the way in which men will accept as
matters of course things which now
seem impossible miracles.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-12-03

A new thought has been introduced
into the life of the national banking
system. A national bank in New
York city has been commissioned by
the government to buy 10 monkeys
from Africa. 1t is to be hoped that
in this unusual case the national
funds will not be monkeyed with.