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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
ST. JOSEPH. La, FRIDAY. JUNE IL. 1909
Building Good Roads.

In the next few days Governor
Sanders will have three good road
construction gangs at work in Louisi-
ana building model good roads
throughout the state. There is one
road gang working at Alexandria.
Rapides parish, building the model
good road from Alexandria to the
state encampment grounds, where
the soldiers of the Louisiana Nation
al Guard will go into camp next
month. This road will be finished In
a few days. Two more good road
gangs, made up as the first one, of
trusty convicts from the state pen
itentiary, are being collected by the
Board of Control from the different
penitentiary farms. The organiza-
ton of these two additional convict
road gangs will give the state three
squads of convicts, total of $50,
who will devote all of their time to
the building of good roads as object
lessons to the people. The squad OF
convicts now working at Alexandra
will be sent to Mansfield to build O
good road in De Soto parish. One
of the convict gangs being organized
will be sent to Shreveport to built
a model road in Caddo parish, and
the third gang will be sent to Mon
roe to construct an object lesson higf
way out from Monroe through Qua
chita parish.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
Penitentiary Population 2,O3S.

For the first time in the history OF
the state penitentiary the total num-
Der of convicts on hand has passed
the 1000 mark. The prison reports
completed at the Board OF Control
Office, and taken on June 1, show
there are now in the penitentiary
2,033 convicts. There were 81 pris-
oners brought In last month, AZ dis
charged, 10 escaped, recaptured
and not deaths. The prison popula-
ton is divided as follows: One hun
dred and six at the Baton Rouge
walls, 629 at Angola. 217 at Hope,
225 at Oakley and Monticello, SO2
on the levy camps and 81 on the
good road construction gang, making
the total of 2,033 prisoners. The
prison population has been steadily
on the increase for the past several
years.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
Collapse OF wharf APRON
Sends Five to Death. Seven
are Injured.
eleven ARE REPORTED missing
Accident Happens When Big Excur-
sion Crowds Throng Pier to
Board Steamer Margaret on
Return Trip to City.

Four girls yet in their teens and
one baby, not yet year old, were
drowned and seven were injured,
when the apron of the new dock at
Vaudeville collapsed, throwing about
fifty people, mostly young men and
girls, into ten feet of water, amid
a tangle of wreckage. Eleven are
reported missing. The dock is said
to be he property of the New Or
leans and 81 Tammany Railroad and
Ferry Company The horror took
place just as the steamship Margaret
was making a landing. A crowd of
about $50 people on the pier was
waiting to rush onto the steamer.
About seventy-five of them crowded
onto the landing apron, which was
about 80 feet long and broad, and
sloped at an angle Of 80 degrees. As
the steamship came closer and closer
the crowd pushed forward stronger
and stronger, and finally. without
warning, the fastenings at the upper
end Of the apron gave way, and the
whole structure was dropped into
the deep water. The landing apron
was said to be structually weak, ac-
cording to the criticisms passed on 1t
by Capt. w. NJ. Neihysel of the Mar
garet and others who were aboard
the boat. Conflicting accounts are
that the Margaret bumped into the
apron and that one of her lines pull
ed away one of the corner piles.
Screaming and hysterical victims in
the water, wildly excited passengers
on the steamer, and a sort of stupe-
faction in the crowd, made the work
of rescue difficult and hazardous. but
passengers are unanimous in their
praise of the captain and crew oi
the Margaret and some of the more
collected men on the boat and on
the dock. Life preservers were
thrown overheard wholesale and
promptly. and two lifeboats got away
in hurry, with the result that all
but five were saved. These five, most
of them, were caught under the
apron as 1t fell and entangled in the
splintered boards and timbers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
To Probe Assault Case.

In view of the fact that he had
already summoned the grand jury to
convene in Covington on June %,
Judge T. NJ. Burns has decided not
to call an extra session of that body
to investigate the assault Of the ne
gro, John Perry, upon Mrs. Ella
O'Neil. In speaking of the case,
Judge Burns said the expense of an
extra term would be several thousand
dollars, and that he did not consider
that the public welfare or the ex-
igencies of the case demanded him
to incur the expense, there being nc
danger of a public outbreak, as in
the case OF the negro George Stuart,
who was executed two years. He ex-
poets to try both Perry and the ne
gro Earl Rivers, who has lately been
arrested at Galveston, charged with
the murder of another negro at
Vaudeville, coon, and does not think
that a delay of two weeks will
amount to much.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT
The Cotton Acreage Reduced.
Condition is Poor.
A DECREASE OF 1,452,0Oo ACRES
The Figures for the Area Planted
This Year Includes That Already
Planted and Expected to Bo
Planted.

washington.-The growing crop
of cotton on May 25 was S1.1 PER
cent of a normal condition against
7s.7 q year ago, and ten year aver
age of s1.4. The area planted this
year is about 95.s per cent Of the
area planted in cotton last year. ana
aggregates 31.91S,000 acres, Q de-
crease of 1.452,000 acres, or - per
cent from the bureaus revised esti-
mate of last years planted area.
This is the report Of the agricultural
department. The revised estimate OF
last years planted area was 3S.S7o.-
900 acres. The figures for the area
planted this year, includes that al
ready planted and expected to Be
planted.
BY states the area planted In acres
in 1909 and the condition on May 70
respectively By states follow:
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
Ship Carload Of Potatoes.

Jones Bros, owners of the large
Jones farm near Mowata shipped to
Kansas City a carload OF Irish po-
tatoes consisting Of 4l6 bushels,
which brought a little over 81 q
bushel, 4. o. b., Mowata. this parish.
The potatoes were raised on about
ten acres of land. The yield was
smewhat short on account of the dry
weather, but the quality was good.
Other shipments of Irish potatoes
have been made from this parish
this year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
Newspapers to Consolidate.

A stock company has been organ
ized to take over the two news
papers-the Mansfield Journal and
the De Soto Progress-and consoli-
date them. The capital stock is $5,-
600, and the stockholders are ]. T.
McClanahan, of the Journal; F. A.
Leeming of the Progress. and W.. p.
Head, late of the Arcadia Argus. Mr..
McClanahan will be president, and
Mr.. Head, editor and business man.
ager. Mr.. Leeming will have charge
of the mechanical department. The
name of the paper will be the Jour-
nal-Progress. J. B. Elan, editor OF
the Progress, will retire from the
business, and Mr.. McClanahan will
no longer be active in the manage
ment of the new enterprise.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
Hotel and Other Property Sold.

One of the largest sales made in
Monroe for some time was filed for
record with Clerk of Court w. A.
Myatt, when E. Fudickar sold to
George F. Wahrer of st. Louis the
Monroe Hotel property, facing South
Grand street, and his other hold
ings in that block, including two
small brick buildings facing on Wood
street. The consideration was $780,
900. The property was sold subject
to the lease of c. L. Bradley, which
runs until Dec. 81, 1910. Mr.. Wah-
rer is secretary of the Great South
ern Hotel Company of Meridian,
Miss.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
Truck Growers Organize.

The farmers around Plaucheville
had an enthusiastic meeting recent
ly. The purpose was to organize and
go into truck farming, as this seems
to be the only recourse since the
boil weevil has been so destructive
to cotton. There are few farmers
who have tried small patches this
year, such as potatoes. onions and
cabbage, and 1t seems as though
truck can be raised profitably. The
Association which is now In progress
has decided to cooperate and start
in to make fall crop of varieties.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11

that a (which" or where" to be
really respectable. must needs possess
an "aitoh apiece" This rule of omis-
sion he also followed sheep-like in
''wether' for whether" Moreover, he
scorned the use of a double I'm" or
q double IS" For example, Blessed.
ness" was always "blesednes"-Lon-
don Daily News.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
st. Landry Parish Division Case.

Judge w. P. Edwards, of Abbeville
adjourned court at Opelousas after
four days term, during which
much business was transacted. Sew
eral contested cases being also tried.
but not decided. These will be con-
cluded when the Judge has the tran
script sent to him. The parish divis-
ion case was fixed for trial June 81,
when 1t is thought that another Judge
will be assigned here In the place
of Judge Edwards, who announced
that he could not come here again at
that time.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
COUNTY VOTES "wET."

Valparaiso, Ind.-Porter county
voted "wet" in a local option cleo
ton, by a majority of 375 (unofi-
ciaD. The "wets' carried the city of
Valparaiso by 102 majority. Only
two of the twelve township
voted dry" No attempt was made
to vote students of Valparaiso UNI
versity. The "wets" it is believed.
gained strength by theiir overwhelm-
ing victory in La Porte, an adjoin-
ing county.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
WANT DIVES WIPED OUT.
National Brewers Oppose the Low
Saloons.

Atlantic City. N. Proper re-
gulation of the liquor trafic and q
strict enforcement of the laws govern
ing saloons were recommended by
speakers at the annual convention OF
the United Brewers Association Per-
cy Andres of the Ohio State Brewers
said the low dives were largely res
ponsible for the agitation against
the liquor trade, and he urged the
members to pledge themselves to as
sist in wipping them out. VIM. c.
Manchester of the Michigan State
Brewers Association took the same
stand.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
ENGINEERS REPORT.
Lakes-to-Gulf Project Said to be too
Expensive.

washington.-From the known at
tituce Of some prominent army ON
cials the impression has been gained
that the unanimous report OF the
army board of engineers on the pro-
posed Mississippi deep waterway pro-
ject from st. Louis to the Gulf OK
Mexico. which probably will be be-
fore congress before the end OF the
week, takes the general ground that
the commercial interests of the case
do not warrant the expenditure OF
the vast sums which would be re-
quired 10 construct and maintain the
proposed waterway. No intimation
of the conclusion Of the engineers
could be obtained today.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
Mangled Body Of Negro Found.

The mangled remains of an un-
known negro were found along the
tracks of the Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley Railroad. at Gurley, three
miles south of Wilson. 1t is suppos-
ed he was asleep and was run over
by a freight train during the night.
From papers found in his coat his
home is supposed to be at Somerville,
Miss.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
RAILROADS ARE FINED.
Arkansas System Pleads Guilty I
Rebating Charge.

Little Rock.-The Missouri Pacific
Railroad and its subsidiary line, the
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern Railroad in the federal court
here entered a plea of guilty OF re-
batting on the indictments recently re
turned against them. Judge Trieber
assessed a fine of $500 In each
case. The railroads were indicted
on So counts each in making conces-
sions to the T. H. Bunch Elevator
Co., Of this city. Bunch and Wilbur
Stith, former traffic manager OF the
St. Louis Iron Mountain and South
ern Railroad entered pleas of guilty
several months ago and hnes were
assessed against them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
sheridan's Spelling j..

The author OF "The School for
Scandal" had highly original views on
tie rules OF spelling. In his Critic"
days, for instance, thing" to Shert-
dan wss always a think" and uev-
er BY any chance did he remember
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
Near-Beer Dealer Fined.

Romeo Leblanc, who sold near
beer containing one-half of one per
cent of alcohol. was convicted at
Crowley of violating the Prohibition
Law and fined $500. Appeal was
taken to the Supreme Court.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
KIDNAPPED BY WOMAN.

Kentucky Farmer Forced to Leave
Home.
Inez, Ky.-Forced by a mysterious
woman, who revolver in hand. enter
ed his home, Jasper Crum left here
and disappeared. His wife Is now a
raving maniac, and his five small
children are left to the charity Of the
neighbors.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
Large Number Attending Normals.

From the reports which the De-
partment of Education has received
from the summer normal schools al
Ruston, Natchitoches. Lafayette and
Baton Rouge, State Superintendent
Harris says there are 1900 teachers
attending the normal schools, and an
additional thousand will be enrolled
when the New Orleans normal Is
opened. In addition there are 4oo
negroes attending the colored nor
NAL schools.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
Man Wanted for Murder Arrested.

Sheriff T. e. Brewster of Coving-
ton received a telegram from the
chief of police of Galveston, Tex, in
forming him of the arrest of Earl Ri
vers, alias Short" known here as
Willie Hart, who had been arrested
at Galveston on a charge of murder
committed here several yers ago.
Sheriff Brewster has gone after the
prisoner.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
Attorney Accused of Embezzlement

w. A. Bennett, young attorney
of Homer, was arrested here on a
charge of embezzlement of the sum
of about $1,000, said to have been
embezzled from the heirs Of the Mil
Ter succession for whose heirs Mr..
Bennett was appointed curatorsby the
court some two years ago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
NEW SERIES VOL. XVI,
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11

Plantation Manager Kills Tenant.
Peter Corrado., a plantation mana
ger shot and killed Mike Maltise and
wounded Vincent Maltise, his bro
ther, on the Rushmere Plantation
near Kaplan.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
MOB SUCCEEDS.
Negro Taken From Frankfort jail
and Hanged.

Frankfort, Ky.-John Maxey, ne
gro, who shot B. C. Bowers, q circus
man. was taken from jail here and
lynched. The jailor showed resist
ance to the mob, but with little ef-
fort the doors were broken down
and the negro taken and hanged to
the st. Clair street bridge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1909-06-11
Betting Is Football Curse.


By Ex-PreSident Eliot Of Harvard.
of timed devoted
l these by the principal altogether
XH football play
A have little vitality intellectual during
(Q321 season
SS Although he game has beenm
4 interesting by rules the
thoutan adventiou exciements
reasonable that the barbous opinion
the result of neperence competitive
will
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09

But little Margot shook her head incredulously
 T shall never marry" she said with solemn shake of her head Margot just nineteen.
 q wonder what it is that makes the difference be- tween the man we reject and the man marry said Phoebe after pause. Il mean: Take number ot nice men; they have all, will say attractive qualities. Gifts and good looks, maniness and so forth, are all fairly equally divided amongst them. Yet one ot them is your of destiny, and the rest are million miles away. I'm any girl might have been proud of the love of of the dear boys that have loved heart-whoe and fancy-free. Oh, Mir. Fairy Prince, where art thou, this fine spring morning!'
 T think know what it was we missed in those dear boys you call then, said Margot presently They hadn't the power of appealing to our imagination. Love-" she went on like little wiseacre, wants something more than love and devotion and good home It is very silly of it. but it's true all the same. Love wants romance. And somehow other, those dear boys haven't been able to give it to us far dare say they make the best husbands, but if to marry them, there would always be pining deep down in our hearts for The One We Should Have Waited For
 q do believe you are right, Margot. had never thought it before. l never quite knew why l couldn't marry Jack SPender for instance. You know what dear he IS in every way. Hes so strong and good and brave and and clever and handsome and rich and everything. l was tremendously fond of him, and yet yesl you right-we waiting for the man who appeals to the imagination" ! And perhaps when he does come" added Margot, "well wish he hadn't.
 An nor said Phoebe. with a sudden serious light in her face "He can bring sorrow SO great as the sorrow of his never having come.
 "Margot" she continued presently, with unwonted softness and shyness in her voice. Shall confess another silly thing? Will you promise to tell living soul-and not to laugh at me:'
 Margot promised, and Phoebe drew her to secluded crocuses, particularly vivid and thicky massed to- gether.
 Do you sec those crocuses? Do you notice how they are growng-in what shape mean:
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09

"Yes, But I'm glad he didn't write them"
 What on earth for
 We'll l don't want him to be q poetr
 m - oH don't want him, Phoebe Why believe you're falling in love with him
 Nonsense" retorted Phoebe wh ouite deeo bl,,sI nevertheless but 1t doesn't ft in with my inaginatio, of him for him to be poet"
 "A poetr said Margot her big eyes filling with dreams If ever were to marry should wish to marry poet-"
 Marry poet. Margot? Your bittcrest enemy couldn't wish you cruel fate Poets are won derfu lovers Margo but God never meant them to be husbands"
 "ls that why" began Margot and stopped short.
 Why what?" asked Phoebe
 Nothing" answered Margot on second thought
 Besides, Phoebe continued with a certain vague i'm pulse ot seprotection, poets nowadays don't look ike poets They make pose of looking as commonplace as they can and hate anyone to take them for what they are herr ann to be 10 look like commercial travellers possible Perhaps 1t IS the natural desire of greatness to escape attention and go incognio like kings, with check suits and big ciga1 I'm sure the man who wrote those lines looks like volunteer or bank clerk and brides himself on it. The poets my Margot IS dreaming of were very different They looked the part as well played it They were not ashamed of being poets, but in fact rather proud of it-Just as soldier is proud of looking a sold;er-" How would you like to marry a solde71" inter rupted Margot
 No, Phoebe shook her head Soldiers have no humor. They too serious"
 It's rather serious profession isn it?"
 All professions serious I should dread any man who had profession. It would be sure to show on him somewhere Ike uniform
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09
"Yes," said Marpot.

1ts, Sald Margot.
 "Oh, cant tell you. It's too childish. But don't you see-they make perfect ring?"
 Yes" said Margot, rather puzzled.
 Well that is my wedding ring planted them three four years ago. and said to myself that whenever they up in unbroken circle that year should meet him-him have been talking about Two Springs they came up with gaps here and there-so knew he wasn't coming those years but this Spring look at them Margot"
 It was true; they made unbroken ring of shining gold
 And you cali me superstitiousl" laughed Margot kissing her. Well, between your dream and the cuses, there doubt poor Phoebe, that your hour has By all the omens the Prince is already riding toward you his coal-black charger [ think he must be very feel almost if he were in the garden"
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09

Let go and see if he is hiding in the pavilion" said Phoebe laughing, she led the way up grassy slope to little shngled house that stood at the edge of pine wood overhanging the garden.
 This Margots first visit to the Priory, and she looking round the shelves of the pavilion with de- lighted recognition of many favorte volume.
 What delightful person your landlord seems to be she exclaimed.
 Doesn't he!"
 Do you know anything about him ?"
 Nothing except that he lives in Italy His wife died here, 1 believe and he has not lived here since"
 q wonder if this is her picture" said Margot look ing at pastel of delicately beautiful face hanging the mantel
 ''I have often wondered" said Phoebe.
 T suppose this is his writing" said Margot pointing to the name, Robert Staniforth" written the fly leaf of of the volumes. What a fascinating handp
 Isn't :" said Phoebe.
 "Why, it's all like an enchanted palace-just like Cupid and Psyche" continued Margot You the princess, and you here finding everything pre- pared for you, just if some thoughtful hand had done it all purpose, and you go from room to room, everywhere feeling the touch of the hand-but the master of 1t all is nowhere to be seen" "Yesl l almost expect to find him sitting here times, and him raise his eyes from his book, open the door. have half feared sometimes lest I
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09

should her-a gentle wrah, scaI ....:li.y about her old home"
 Poor little woman| said Margot, looking again at the picture.
 At other times she found herself wishing she could ask him why he liked that picture or why he had marked that passage in certain book where he picked up this that delightful old thing about the house. One object which particularly leased the osty of the two girls small glass containing two tiny blue butterflies neatly mounted on pins after the fashion of entomoogists.
 "What can he want with those?" Phoebe had asked
 Perhaps he collects butterflies" Mzrgot had sug- gested.
 No; if that it there would be more of them" Phoebe had decided. No, these evidently some old sentimental memoranda"
 Its shame" said Margot; "he ought to have labelled them, oughtnt he?'
Arizona republican., 1909-04-09
-By RICHARD Le LeGALLIENNE

eve might enquire of the house agent" she added, mockngly. Perhaps he would write and tell the land lord that two charming and romantic young ladies lying to know what he by having two plained butterflies conspcuously on his mantel- piece"
 You absurd thingl" rejoined Phoebe; but he is irr tating, isn't he?"
 One day as the friends were looking among the strangers books for something read sheet of paper futered to the floor. Margot picked it up. It covered with the small writing as the Robert Staniforth which stood the hy-leaves of some of the books.
 q think may read it-don't you think?" asked Mar got Tt doesn't seem to be anything personal Only poetry" And Margot read:
 Always keep theNdream Though each hope you had Though all else may go, Life should take away. Never part with that Though naught else remain Never lose the dream. Still, oh, still, the dreaml Let the others laugh "Girlhoods heart of dawn. Nothing but dream? Dreams shalkeep you girl; Eyes like fairy pools, Though all else may go- Dreams shall keep you pure Never lose the dream"
 q wonder if he wrote that himself?" said Phoebe
 Evidently not. He has only copied them. They signed by another name" I'm glad" Whatever for you strange child Don't you think they rather sweet lines?