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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18

SURVIVORS Z HE OF WRECK
Took Refuge I'm a Cave, Living Upon
Raw Potatoes.

Cieudadela Balearic Island.-Mar-
eel Rodel, the sole survivor of the
steamer ChanZy, which was wrecked
| on reef off the island of Minorca.
told thrilling narrative prior to his
departure for France, of the terrible
| experiences of the steamer and those
| on board.
When the Chanzy left MarseilIes
she encountered a rough sea and a
northerly gale. The passengers were
not apprehensfve however, and all re-
tired on the night of the disaster
in good spirits. At o'clock the next
morning | was awakened by a split
ting crash, as II the ships fland had
been torn on ledge. | dressed part
ly and hurried out of the cabin. Sail
ors were trying to reassure the pas
sengers but their words had no ef-
feet on the crowd of men and women
many OF whom were dragging chill
dren.
THE darkness added terrors to the
frigtful scene. Enormous waves were
breaking over the steamer. The
shrieks ss they disappeared were
drowned by the roar of the storm.
Being an excellent swimmer, al
lowed myself to be carried off by the
next wave. At the moment the sea
swept ME shoreward, the air was
rent by a violent explosion, the
wreckage shooting over my head. |
turned to look but the ship had dis
appeared. The horrible confusion
was soon ended and TIE cries silenced,
the beating of the storm alone re-.
mainei. Evidently | lost conscious
ness for | remembered no more until
| came to on the rocks
Rodel took refuge in q grotto at
the base of a high cliff where he
passed day and night. With the
wreckage he built barricades to keep
off the sea and appeased his hunger
with raw potatoes which had been
cast in his cavern.
Then he scaled the cliff and wear
lily dragged himself to the nearest
habitation.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
FIND CURE FOR CANCER.
Virus Proves Very Effective in Case
Among Rats.

Albany. N. ,Y.-A strong hope of
curing cancer, or at least greatly
ameliorating the condition of cancer
patients by mems of of.innoculation, is
held out in the report of Harvey r.
Gaylord, director of the cancer la
boratory Of the State Department of
Health at Buffalo. This hope is
based on extended experiments dur
Ing the past year in the inoculat,on,
or vaccination of various animals,
mainly rats, with the cancer virus.
1T appears" says the report,
that where the resistance of the an
imual is not sufficiently awakened by
one incubation of the tumor, this
resistance can be heightened by re-
peated doses, and in a considerable
proportion of cases, immunity can
be raised to point which will
bring about a cure.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
KAISER WANTED HOLLAND.
German Emperor Threatened Seizure
of Little Empire.

The Hague.-The heretofore veile(
reports that Emperor William at one
time threatened to occupy HOLLAND
unless this country was placed in {
state OF defense against the possible
descent of the English, were given 6
more definite form in the first cham
Der of the states general during 6
discussion of the foreign Office esti
mates for the year.
Baron Won Heckeren urgently de
manded that steps be taken to secure
a guarantee of the integrity of the
Netherlands in the event OF trouble
between Germany and Great Britain
and gave as a reason for such a ne
cessity that q neighboring sovereign
intimated a few years ago that he
would be obliged to have Dutch terri
tory occupied If Holland did not place
herself in an adequate state Of defense
against Great Britain.
Foreign Minister Van Swinderen de
clared that he was not in position
to refute Heckerens assertion unless
the latter explained precisely what
was meant by the words 'neighborine
sovereign" and "intimated." He urged
Heckerer, in the interest of the coun.
try, to be more explicit
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
NEW SERIES VOL. XVII.
Farmers to Raise Cane.

There was an enthusiastia--aAe.inp
OF the farmers Of st. Tammany mar.
lsh' gotten up in the interest of su-
far cane raising by the Covington
syrup Company, which was ORGAN
lied last week. The object of the
meeting was to get cooperation of
farmers in raising enough cane to
justify those connected with the en-
terprise in erecting a sugar mill. The
consensus of opinion among those
present was that the crop would be
far more profitable than cotton is
since the advent of the boil weeyil
steps Will be taken toward erecting
the mill at once. so as to be ready
for the grinding season next fall.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
NO TRACE OF NAVAL
TUG NINA is FOUND.
Hope Expressed Through Fast That
No Wrctkage Was Found.

Washington.-The search of the
United States navy and revenue cut
ter service for the naval tug Nina
and her crew of 80 men is being con-
tinued.
Not trace of the little craft had
been found at the end of the third
day Of the explosionn adj ann aoi
day of the exploration of the Allan
tic and the only ray of hope is found
In the absence of any reports of
wrecks In the broad expanse of wa
ter from Norfolk to Boston. Even
this hope Is discounted by the fact
that the vessel. built of steel con-
struction, may have gone suddenly to
the bottom, before the crew had time
to launch beat or unlash life pre-
server
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Nicholas Sims Browns.

Nicholas Sims, of Donal lisonville,
the eight-year-old son of DR.. E. X.
Sims, was drowned while playing on
a barge In the river Lear the ferry
landing. Dynamite vas resorted to
In the effort to rescde the body. Sew
en- months ago Lifton Vega, eight
years OF age, was drowned 200 feet
from where the Sims boy met with
watery grave. The body was found
by Joe Bap;iste, the same negro who
found the body of the other boy.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
COMMON DRINKING CUP BARRED.
It Is Placed Under Ban by the Wis
consin Legislature.

ConSin Legislature.
Madison, Wis.-The common drink
ing cup must 60 in Wisconsin. 1t!
doom has been sealed by the STATE
board of health at a meeting in thi.
city. BY the passage of a rule which
upon official publication, will have al
the force and effect of law, the boart
has taken a notable and far-reachint
measure toward the prevention of in
fectious diseases. The new rule
reads as follows:
THE use of the common drinking
cup on railroad trains, in railroad sta
tions, in the public and private schools
is hereby prohibited.
mo person or corporation in charge
of or control of any railroad train ol
station or public or private school ol
state educational institution shall fur
nish any drinking cup for public use
and no person or corporation shall
permit on said railroad trains or in
stations or at said public or private
schools, or state educational institu
tions, the common use OF the drink
ing cup"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
LETS HANGING MAN DIE.
Son-in-Law, Thinking COrorer Only
Could Save, Seeks Official.

Cleveland, GA misconception of
American law, On the part of Otto
Pich, gave John Zahour, his father
in-law ten minutes extra in which
to end his life.
Pich found the old man hanging
In the pantry of his home, and keep
Ing himself away from the wall by
pulling OR shelf. He was still alive
and active. Pich had heard that it
was illegal for any one but a coro-
ner to disturb "a hanging man, and
left in search Of somebody who
could summon that official. Meeting
policeman he explained the case
to him.
The officer maze a quick run to the
Zahour home and succeeded in cut
ting the father-in-law dcwn before
life was extinct. He died in an am
bulance Cn the way to hospital.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Strong Talk of Peanut Factory.

: Since Ruston was turned down by
the Balm Peanut Company as To-
cation for peanut factory there is
strong talk among some of the citi-
zens of having factory of their own.
Lincoln parish outdid all other sec
tions of the state in the matter of
peanut culture last season, and IT
bids fair to do even better next year
than it has already done. in view of
which 1t is probable that factory is,
justified.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
W0uld-Be Train Wreckers Fail.

Cbstructions are being found on
the rails near Powhattan on the
Natchitoches branch of the Texas and
Pacific Railway. "A tie was found
across the tract; by Engineer Ponto
Rogers close to Powhattan and he
stopped and removed it. When he
got at full speed again he found an
other tie put in cattle guard with
the end pointing toward the engine.
He stopped the train In time to pre-
vent what might have been a bad
wreck.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
CAUSES OF HIGH PRICES
Preacher Blames II on Capitalists and
Labor Unions.

New YOrk.-"The cause of high
prices can he laid at the doors OF
two classes of men," says one preach
er, Dr.. Burrell. "One is the capital
fst, with the characteristic of horse
leech, who combines with other capi-
talists to obtain monopoly of a
necessity OF life, and to exact for it
the highest possible price. The
other is the employe, who calls to-
gether his fellows for the selfish
purpose of raising wages, who calls
q strike AMI shuts off production,
and calls tie workmen who refuses
to join with him 'scab.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
BUYS EGG THREE YEARS OLD.
California Traces Age Through Name
On Cold Stcra re Product.

Oakland. Cal.-E. c. Neff, a local
restaurant keeper, recently bought
some cold storage eggs, On one of
which he found a woman's name and
address. He wrote to the woman and
learned that the name had been
placed cn the egg when the woman
lived in Princeton, Ind, more than
three wears ago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
YOUNG ROOSEVELT Wilt MARRY.

Engagement of Miss Alexander and
Ex-PreSident's Son Announced.
New York City.-Mrs. Henry Addi
son Alexander of No. AZ west Forty
seventh street announced the engage
nent of her daughter, Eleanor Butler
Alexander, to Theodore Roosevelt
Jr.. eldest son of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt.
Young Roosevelt, since his gradua
ton from Harvard, has been learning
carpet manufacturing in factory al
Thompsonville, Conn.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Rs.os Favor Truckers.

At the second meeting of the Aca-
dia Parish Truck Growers Associa-
tion several more farmers announced
their intention of plating potatoes for
shipment by the association. Investi-
cation has shown that the railroad
rates are favorable. Only small. acre
ages of truck will be planted, but the
number of farmers interested will
make the aggregate considerable.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
DIR. COOK FOUND ON STEAMER

Valdavia, Chilc.-Dr. Frederick
4. Cook, the explorer, and his wife
arrived here OF beard the German
steamer Osiris, having taken cabin
at Mcnteviieo. Or. Cook travelled un-
der the name of T. Craig. He and
his wife sailed north to-day. He de-
cline1 to he interviewed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Takes Rat Poison by Mistake.

At Mansfield, Mrs. j. B. Elan
made a mistake Friday night which
came near proving fatal. Members
Of the family have been putting out
rat poison, and this was done and
the poison was left, as usual, in a
dish on the table. Mrs. ELAN was
not at the table with the family. but
later went to the dining room and in
eating her lunch partook Of the poi
son food.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Badly Burned I'm Fighting Fire.

A shanty-bcat, nearth the Texas and
Pacific Railroad bridge at Melville,
was burned. The burned boat was in
the vicinity of the fish docks and 1t
looked for while as If number
of tugs and other boats which were
tied up at the bank would be lost, but
they were moved to places of safety.
A negro was severely burned while
helping to extinguish the fire.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
~|HTERESTIHG State news
Woman Takes Rat Poison by
Mistake
TO Raise CANE IN ST. TAMMANY
WOuld-bc Train Wrcckers Fail i'm
Their Purpose. Strong Talk of
-s- Peanut Factory at Ruston.
Other Items.


Rev. DR.. John Gray has been crit
ically i'll at Alexandria.
Alexandria awarded a contract tC
bore a 12-inch artesian well.
Leases on oil ami gas property In
the Caddo field will be assessed.
Confederate veterans of vermillion
Parish held a-reunion at Abbeville.
Levy Ealand, of Bunkie. shot and
killed himself in a box car at Boyce
1t is reported that stock suffered
severely in the cold weather last
week.
Stockholders of the Dixie Fair met
at Gibsland and elected officers and
managers.
Mayor W. f. Cooper and Marshal
J. J. Payne were renominated at
Winfield.
Mrs. +. A. w. Davis, of Indianap-
oils. winter sOjouTner in Covington.
died suddenly.
The 12-yoaT-old son of Mrs. w. NJ.
Price was accidentally shot and killed
by playmate at Opelousas.
Cracksmen robbed the postoffice
at New Roads the night the place
was left unguarded.
Four sugar plantation deals, in
vclving $SS0.000, were consummat-
ed at Napoleonville.
The indictments at Lake Charles
against Ex-Sheriff Perkins, charging
embezzlement, were Quashed.
Rev. DR.. John Gray, So years old,
died at Alexandria, where he was rec
tor of Christ Episcopal church.
- Judge Overton, at Lake Charles,
dismissed the suit of Peter Van Fleet
for receive: for the rvangeline Oil
Company.
Fish shipments from Alexandria
during the Lenten season are ex-
pected to reach 10000 pounds dai-
ly.
Mime Hodge negress, and her
3-year-old sen. were found murdered
at Lake Charles. The woman's hus-
band is held.
Fire at Monroe destroyed three
houses, causing $4,000 loss. Snow
prevented further spread of the
flames.
James Adams. 73, and his wife, 20,
died a day apart at Pollock. Grief
over her husbands demise killed Mrs.
Adams.
petition is going around for the
purpose of petitioning Congress for
an appropriation to open Bayou Cast
ang at Vaudeville.
City Councilman II. B. Scofield,
convicted at Shreveport of violating
the prohibition law, was fined $500
and sentenced to ninety days.
Notable orators will be at Lafay-
ette May 2S, when the tenth anni-
versary OF the Southwest Louisiana
Industrial Institute will be celebrat-
ed.
H. D. Schofleld, a druggist and
member Of the Shreveport City
Council, was convicted on three
charges of. violating the prohibition
law.
Three hundred citizens of Shreve-
port signed petition that the death |
sentence of Dosh Mitchell, a negro |
murderer, be commuted to life i'm
prisonment.
Sam Blalock succumbed to wounds |
inflicted by S. ]. Byrne at Riverton,
La. There is bitter feeling against |
the latter, who is in jail at Column
bia. ... -. A-
Fourteen hundred Louisiana State |
eonvicts have been enrolled in the |
Volunteer Prison League, -and 400
nave served their terms and been
discharged.
The town of Scott, La, has no wa
ter~works or fire department, and
when fire broke out there $4,000
loss was caused At Washington,
La, where there is a good system,
prompt service. prevented a $4,000
eonflagration.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Snow Benefited Ground.

1t is claimed that the SHOWS OF this
winter have put the ground in north
Louisiana in excellent shape for a
large crop this year. Consequently
many farmers are putting forth more
than usual energy in starting their
crops and before March l much
ground will have been prepared for
planting.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Burglars Crack Empty Safe.

Burglars blew the safe in. ]. A.
bushs store at Reeves into frag-
ments and secured the money it con-
: tained, about $40. In an adjacent
store, which they failed to enter, the
SAFE contained ever $500 and had
been left unlocked.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Octocenarian Receives Baptism.

Mrs. Elizabeth Champagne, of
Bayou Boeuf, SO years old, received
baptism last Sunday from Rev. Fa-
ther Souby. of the Morgan City Cath
olic Church at the church Of Bayou
BOeuf.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Farmers May Organize.

truck planters are busy in western
Acadia parish trying to organize a
produce and truckers association. Of
iers from New Orleans Chicago, st.
Louis and Pittsburg to buy truck in
ouik are being received and good
prices are offered.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Tug Haised and Being Repaired.

The tug Seminole, which was rails
ed from a depth Of sixty-two feet last
week. is lying at Morgan City wharf,
undergoing repairs preparatory to be-
ing put into commission again in the
near future The condition of the
boat Is fairly good, considering that
everything was watersoaked for fif-
teen days.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Nj. H. s. Athletic Association.

The Northwest Louisiana High
School Association was organized at
Mansfield. The following high
schools we're represented, and signed
as charter members: Mansfield,
Stonewall. Logansport, Grand Cane,
Pelican, Many, Marthaville, Robeline
and Coushatta. The first meeting will
be held at Grand Cane in April.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
NO VIEWS OF MISSING TUG.

Belief Growing That Shc Fo,rndere;I
With Her Thirty-Two Men.
Bostonl-No news cf the missing
naval tug Nina, which left Norfolk
for the Charlestown navy yards last
Sunday. has come to relieve the anx-
iety as TO her fate.
The belief is growing stronger
among seafaring men here that the
little vessel has gene to the bot
tom, carrying to their death her
crew of thirty-two men,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-02-18
Suicide Removed For Bur;aL

? Inc remains of Levy Eoland, who
commltted suicide in n bridge outfit
car on the side track at Boyce, were
'axen TO his home in Bunkie by his
parents and sister.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-22
A Riot of Prosperity.

The prosperity of Germany is well il
Illustrated by the immense volume of
business done by the merchants during
the present holiday season which is I'M
precedented in the history of the en-
pire. There was such a rush and crush
of buyers that the police had to lock
up half a dozen of the biggest depart
ment stores in Berlin until they could
be emptied and a fresh multitude let
in. 1t was veritable prosperity riot,
and the mounted and foot police had
to clear for action to keep street traf-
fic moving. A good evidence of Ger
many's increased prosperity is shown
by the railway traffic returns for the
first eleven months in 1909, which
reached the colossal total Of $528, 800 000,
or S11 900, 900 more than in the same
period of 1908. Americans who know
something about railway management
viii appreciate what these figures rep
resent when told that the total named
was rolled up over lines aggregating
only $4,000 miles, or less than the mile
age of a half dozen states in the north
western corner of the United States.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-22
spain's Good Queen.

An interesting event took place re-
Gently at Madrid which once more
brings into relief the charitable in
stincts with which Queen Victoria Eu-
gonia has been credited from girlhood.
Her majesty founded a benevolent So
.iety called the "Ropero Maria Vic
roria" Its object is to supply articles
Of clothing for daily wear A regular
ropero' tor wardrobe must contain
at least six items, which must be made
By the members Of the society, of which
the queen is president; there are also
certain articles, such as shoes, which
are purchased by subscriptions.
The first distribution took place at
The College of the Sacred Heart,
where $4,000 pieces of wearing apparel
we're on exhibition. The distribution
was presided over by the Infanta Isa-
bel. acting as the delegate Of the queen.
There was a large assembly Of MEM
berS Of the Spanish aristocracy.
Hundreds of poor people. men, wom-
en- and children, entered the building
iu rags. and left i'm all the bravery OF
new attire thanks to the charitable
institution which owes its initiative to
Queen Victoria Eugeuia.
Her majesty intends to found other
similar societies. as the first effort in
this direction has met with so much
success.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-22
Little Things.

For a century tears ceased not to
fall over buried hopes and bright an
ticipations, for a morrow that came
not. And why this awful calamity? a
little animal. a muskrat, digs a little
hole in the dyke and the water follows
it and trickles through the dyke. A
handful of clay would have closed it
up 1t increases in size by the wear
of the water Bye and bye the tide
rolls in: the dyke yields to the pres
sure. and the little hole of the musk
rat becomes an immense gateway TO
let the floods in upon the careless in
habitants. Too late they awake from
their sleepy lethargy.
1t was but a little thing that opened
the way for the sea. 1t is but little
thing that turns a young man from
the right to the wrong. 1t is bu lit
tie word. a little deed, at the right or
wrong time, that leads on to momen-
tous results for good or evil. The great
scales turn on a very small pivot, great
events hinge upon the tick of the
watch, the swing of the pendulum.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-22
Old Mothers.

I love old mothers-mothers with white
hair.
And kindly eyes, and lips grown Softly
sweet
With murmured blessings over sleeping
babes.
There is something in their quiet grace
That speaks the calm of Sabbath after
moons;
A knowledge in their deep unfaltering
eyes
That far outreaches all philosophy.
Time, with caressing touch, about them
Weaves
The silver threaded fairy shawl of age,
While all the echoes of forgotten songs
Seem Joined to lend a sweetness to their
speech.
Old mothers.-as they pass with slow
timed step.
Their trembling hands cling gently to
youths strength;
Sweet mothers,-as they pass, one sees
again
Old garden walks, old roses, and old
loves.
Charles S. Ross, in The Century
Magazine.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-01-22
Ten Rules of Health.

Ti;a following ten rules, says a trehch
..-5Ica1. AUTHORITY must be observed by
In Mo want good health:
.l-Risa early, retire early ana III
,.,ur. day with work.
's-W Water and bread maintain life;
,.,lra air and sunshine are indispensable
e-Frugality and sobriety form the
hest elixir of longevity.
a-CIeanliness prevents rust; the best
..ra for machines last the longest.
Enough sleep repairs waste and
.trsngthens: too much sleep softens
and enfeebles.
Ito be sensibly dressed is TO give
freedom to ones movements and enough
warmth to be protected from sudden
changes of temperature.
A clean and cheerful house makes
Fl happy home.
N-The mind is refreshed and invig-
grated by distractions and amusements,
but abuse of them loads to dissipation,
and dissipation TO vice.
q-Cheerfulness is half Of health. on
lie contrary. sadness and discourage
ment hasten old age.
I0-DO you gaiIt your living by your
mtelelt2 Then do not allow your arms
and legs to grow stiff. Do you earn
YOUR bread by your pickaXe? Do you
forget to cultivate your mind and 10
enlarge YOUR thought.