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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Deserted by the Servants

OeBdu " Cut up tue I0l0O.
Deserted by the Servants
Last time l passed by the Kiboko
river l came, to the east side OF the
caravan route. upon a fine old rhino
bull; but could not get suniciently
near, as a deep and wooded hollow In
tervened. l had three of my men with
me, but the moment we sighted the
rhino they left me and swarmed up
the nearest trees. Only some consid-
cradle time after the rhino disap-
peared. crashing in headlong flight
through the bushes, did my brave boys
descend from their perch Of safety.
My fourth rhino was a young soil
tary bull; called 1t "the baby"
though it was considerably larger
than a donkey, and evidently old
enough to have started on its solitary
journey on its own responsibility. Ow-
ing to the drought we had camped
where we could find water. and the
porters called this camp "Campi-ya-
daktari"-''the doctors camp" 1t lies
between Campi-ya-simba and Muani.
The ground here was literally covered
with large beetles and biggish scor-
pions.
My last two rhinos, an old female
and a young male, shot at Lanjora.
/! had to make a very wide circuit to
set round them, so as to have the
wind in my favor. The plain was per-
fectly open and only quite short grass
was on it, not tree or shrub could be
seen for miles around. When 100
yards of, the rhinos saw me and at
once trotted towards us. knalt down
and fired, using the Lee-Speed rife.
The very first shot took effect, and
caused the old cow to stagger and
rooted her to the spot. But the young
bull was bent on doing mischief, and
l had to shoot him. l gave him two
shots in rapid succession; he gave a
scream and a snort, staggered and re-
treated to where the old one stood. As
he got near to her, he rolled over with
his feet in the air, but somehow he
managed to scramble up once more.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Great Corn Yields in Louisiana.

Shreveport.-The members Of the
Boys Corn Club in Louisiana are get
ting great results by using scientific
methods in corn raising Late re-
ports from three parishes give these
results: A Liberty Hill lad in Bien-
vile parish got first prize for III 81
bushels from one acre; a member OF
the Lincoln Parish Boys Corn CLUB
raised 129 bushels to the acre, ana
L. A. Shaw Jr. of Union parish bear
them all and got first prize BY Sc
curing 142 IA bushels per acre. Mucn
interest Is being taken over the state.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
A Tonque-Twister.

Do you read by sight or sound? Do
you skim the sense or pronounce the
words as you go? Inaudibly-tut con-
sciously? There are many readers who
read by the ear, and when this writer
had written the sentencs-about Wick
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
A Yelled Chauffeur.

Il saw q chauffeur the other day
with chiffon veil on" said the brown
eyed girl. 1T was showing, 80 maybe
he was protecting his eyes, but maybe
it's the latest style for chauffeurs.
Who knows?
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21

HE f.hinoceros met
with In Uganda and
British East Africa
II the common black
"rhinoceros bicor.
MIS-" 4. e.. "the two
horned rhino." I
b ave heard of
freaks" with three,
and even five horns.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21

(there was an election there)-"wick
Is rich in Pietish relics" he leaned
back and tried to whisper 1t. thinking
OF the next. Wick is rich In Pietish
relics" Say 1t three times quickly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Quite 9atIsfactory.

Stern Father-Young man, the
lights in this house are put out at ten
o'clock!
Young Man-That suits me. Don't
delay on my account!
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21

the ground and fell down again. A
bullet given as a coupe-de-grace in the
head extinguished life. 1t was a huge
old female.
Very few OF the caravan porters had
accompanied me, they could only carry
therefore the rhino head to Fort
Smith, in addition to the game already
shot. Early next morning a numer-
GUS crowd left the fort to supply them
selves with meat OF the rhino. fol-
lowed later on, but not feeling up to
doing the six hours march required to
get there and back, l decided to take
with me my light network hammock.
It Is a very suitable one for travellers.
I bought it at Zanzibar to meet any
unforeseen emergency; 1t folds up and
slips into a tiny satchel. little
thought how useful I should find it. On
reaching Nairobi I was met by my
headman and the others who had gone
with him. He told me that not a scrap
Of the dead rhino could be found. Lions
and hyenas had devoured 1t during
the night. In fact, II had not brought
already the rhino's head to Fort Smith
my story Of having shot a rhino might
have appeared q myth.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
Strike Situation at New Orleans.

New Orleans. - Twelve hundred
members Of the Brotherhood of Rail.
way Clerks employed by all roads
having terminals in New Orleans
refused to handle any transfer bust
ness to or from the Queen & Crescent
system. This action was taken in
connection with a strike Of the
Queen & Crescent clerks called sew
eral weeks ago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21
PhiIadeIphIa win. second Game.

Philadelphia, Pain a game that
was filled with thrills from the start
almost to the finish. the Philadelphia
american League) champions de-
feated the Chicago National League)
champions before more than $4,000
people. The score was 9 to 8. Bat
teries for Philadelphia, Coombs and
Thomas; for Chicago, Brown, Richie
and Killing. The next game will be
played in Chicago.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-21

welcome news to the caravan and to
act as guide to those who were willing
to fetch the meat supply to the camp.
In the meanwhile another of my men
began to cut up the rhino.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
Defeat of the Tories in EngIand

The closeness and steadiness of the voting in England has been remarkable. At the end of the long drawn out poll Ing the liberals have gained in a house of CT0 members just two seats all told. The liberals and the unionists have encn PIP members, but the liberals are reinforced by 73 Irish nationalists. II Independent nationalists and 43 labor members. This gives the liberals 127 mi: :ority.
 Premier Asquith has been indorsed by the people who have placed good working majority at his command when the new parliament is convened in the last days of next month 1t will proceed to pass the veto bill'a and the lcrds will simply have to accept 1t if they have any regard for the consti- tuition and the popular will. They will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Concerning the New Country {

Concerning the New Country Club
 "In behalf of the committee on orr garization, I wish to express our ap- preciation to those who are sending us subscriptions for life memberships i'll the Roebuck Springs Autolnobile-Golf club by every mall and to state that the number of such subscriptions all ready received makes the organization of the club along the lines set out in our prospectus an absolute certainty said ". W. Crawford.
 This is a markable showing in view of the fact that we have as yet made no personal canvass and we ae- cept it as a spontaneous and substan- tial expression of confidence in our effort to provide for the future needs of the social life of Birmingham on a broad and permanent basis. There will be no delay in carrying out our plans and we propose to begin the im- provement of the grounds and the con- struction of the club building as soon after the first of the year as prac- ticable."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
HOW NAPOLEON LIVED AT ELIZA

Madame Vantini spoke of him as being very affable and desirous to see his visitors amused He prevailed upon them to dance one evening at the Prin- cess Pauline's, which greatly delighted him.
 He dined with his mother ever Thursday. He called on General Ber- trand daily, and was desirous to con- dole with him and his lady on the loss of child which died just before we arrived; Napoleon was the only person admitted for some days.
 He frequently conversed with Eng lishmen whom he met in his morning rides, and asked them to see what was doing in his garden. If they had trav- eled much, he contrived to detan them a long time in conversation. He always enjoyed the society of those who had been in Egypt. He did not take whole some exercise voluntarily while I was in Elba. His friends complained of it. The carriage went for him every day at noon, and he usually drove out for four or five hours. I never saw him on horseback; he was not fond of riding. It was thought the exer- tion was too great for his comfort; he required some one to assist him to mount, from weakness in the loins His walk was heavy and labored, al most a waddle. Horses were placed in his way to tempt him to ride, but without success.
 ''IIe frequently forgot or neglected to sign papers left with him for that pur- pose and had sometimes fits of ap- parent indifference to all around him. He occasionally stopped short in dic- tating upon a particular subject. and never returned to it. His secretary said that In such cases he did not attempt to recall his memory so that he might continue the subject.
 'It was said that he wrote and read a great deal in the summer at his country residence. He did not appear to have any particular pursuit while I was in Elba."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
ABERNATHY,s LITTLE JOKE

From the St. Louis Times.
 Has not Jack Abernathy of Okla homa been harmlessly imposing upon the gullible New York public in announcing to a worshiping circle of new acquaint- ances in that city that he no longer cared to live in the west, as he was tired of shooting people and wanted to take his hand off his holster?
 We venture to say that a greater num- Der of people are shot in New York city every year than the total output in Okla homa since that state was created. The entire west has grown staid and hum building fences than with hunting trou- ble.
 There are still few horned frogs out in the vicinity of the Panhandle, and here and there one may find an individual of advanced years waving blanket, or stabbing holes in his hat for the intro duction of Q leather band.
 But we venture to say that all the ar row heads are now in the eastern mu- seums and curio shops; that the Navajo blankets are still woven in the Massa- chusetts mills and that the major part of the wild west pharphernalia is repos- ing in the theatrical warerooms in New York.
 Thugs of the city type continue to do little shooting in all large centers, east and west; but there is no longer that type of citizen who wears high-heeled boots and a frowning countenance,l ex- cept in those western plays which origi- nate on Broadway, written by men who never have been and never care to be-. any further away from New York than Jersey City.
 MT. Abernathy is surely joking when he speaks of firearms in Oklahoma-un- less, of course, he is speaking of election time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
THE DELIGHTS OF SMALL HOTELS

Mary Heaton Worse. in Harper's Maga-
 zine for January.
 After all, the little inns of country are about the only point of contact that the average traveller has with the people of that country; for, indeed. what people eat and drink, and how they are contented to live out of their own homes, tells one a vast lot when you come down to 1t.
 The moment you leave the land of big hotels and step into one of the little hos telries you find along the roadside you can make up the whole civilization of, the country if you are clever, as a Buffon could reconstruct the whole animal from one bone. What more eloquent of the civilization of France, for instance, than the excellent omelet you may find waiting for you in almost any little hotel from Dieppe to the Midi? 'Der Mensch fist was CT ist," and one could spend years in studying the customs and manners of France and Germany, and yet find 1t all In the contrast between that marvellous roast chicken, the art of which is lost the moment you put foot over the border, and the estimable salad of France with the beer and the ever-present productions of the pig in the small hostelries of the Fatherland What more significant of at once the poverty and the richness of our own civilization in this country, where all l the fruits of the earth-or at least the vegetables of it-are served in the country hotels in series of chilly and forbidding birds bath-tubs. We are nation who ask for ruinous plenty and are con l to this plenty cold. unappetizing, and ill., served. It is far cry from the chain of fashionable institutions from Ponce up
 the coast to the little ordinary hotel of
 the small town. Could not a sagacious
 traveller plumb our heights and depths | from these?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
Christmas Weather and Christmas Giving

Christmas Is a winter holiday, but in Alabama a white Christmas is rarely ex- perienced. A green Christmas will an- swer very well despite the proverb about fat churchyards. That proverb was in vented to suit high attitudes. It is a misfit in these parts. No doubt we will have green Christmas. or at any rate a brown one, and no ahurchyard need rrofit therefrom.
 Be the Christmas white, green or brown, it will be the season of giving. The true giver is one who expects noth- ing in return-one who seeks to bring cheer and comfort to the less fortunate of earth's creatures. This is the true spirit of Christmas. There should be nothing sordid or conventional in a Christmas gift. That kind of giving can go or 364 days in the year, but on Christ mas it is out of place, and out of the spirit of the day. Such giving is a vulgar travesty of the day, mere mock cry of the Christmas spirit.
 It is the one day of the year when rich, luxurious gifts are uncalled for. Modest gifts that bring cheer and com fort are the ones the season calls for and all lavish display is inappropriate and untimely in the season of peace and of the brotherhood of man and of the deep- est humanity. It is the season when every man who has a spare dollar in his pocket should hunt down a fellow creat- ure until he has put in his path some of the cheer of the blessed season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
A QUICK STOP
From Scraps.

FF'rom scraps.
 Alexander R. Smith, the secretary of the canal terminal commission, said the other day to New York reporter:
 New York's foreign commerce has in- creased in the past year over 5000 1000. New Yorks success as a commercial cen- ter is, in fact, phenomenal-as phenome- nal as the success of John Ballard s note.
 "Ballard's brother, the judge. was once hearing a case where Lawyer Lawless prosecuted. Lawyer Lawless was notori- ous for his long g-windedness. He would sometimes. speak for days and days. On this occasion he had been spouting forth his concluding argument for six hours and the end was nowhere in sight, when Judge Ballard beckoned his brother John and whispered:
 Cant you stop him, Jack?'
 "Ill stop him in two minutes, John Ballard replied confidently.
 And he wrote and passed to Lawyer Lawless the following note:
 My Dear Colonel: As soon as you finish your magnificent argument I would like you to join me at the Revere house in a bumper of rare old Bourbon
 Lawyer Lawless, halting in the midst of an impassioned period, put on his glasses and read the note that had been handed him, then he removed his glasses again, and, taking up his hat and bag said:
 "'And now, may it please the court and gentlemen of the jury. leave the case with you D
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
Work Before the Democrats

When the caucus of democratic men- bers-elect meets on January l9 ohiS two things will be considered settled --the selection of Congressman Chanlp Clark as the party's candidate TOT
 ,,,or and the election of oscar W. Yr,aerwood as the chairman of the -,,,rs and means committee and noor ,s,der Not a vote will be cast In the
 ,,,,s oeainst either, but beyond this all is unsettled. There are said to De 5o candidates for the 10 democratic nlaces at Chairman Underwoods table. All favorite sons are trying to secure those places, for the ways and means committee may be authorized by the caucus to report next December the majority members of the other commit tees.
 There are many suggestions concern ing the appointment of the commit tees other than that of the ways and means. and yet every democrat is fully pledged to a change in the rules that permits the House to select its own committees. The two Issues passed upon in November related to the rules of the House and to the tariff. Every aemocrat stands pledged on both ques- t,ons and no democrat can afford to sustain and affirm Cannonism. To do m would be suicidal. To do so would he to invite retaliation in 1912. MT Clark would deal justly with all. no doubt, but the system is wrongs It ad- mits of a Cannon and the country wants no more Cannonism.
 But a ways and means committee is to be named on January 19 and it will be instructed to proceed with tariff re- vision. It should be instructed to put the tariff on a revenue basis, but wh en the caucus places oscar Underwood at the head of its greatest committee 1t will practically say it wants a rev pnue tariff bill reported and that will be glory enough for one day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
Democracy Real Conseryatism

Tt used to be that the large business interests of the east as a rule regarded the republican party as the conservative, sane party, and the democracy as a reck- less party, characterized by tendencies antagonistic to capital" said D. c. Buchanan of Chicago. But that feeling, at one time so prevalent in business circles, no longer exists.
 I have spent several weeks in the east, New York and Boston, since the elec- ton, and I heard scores of business men who used to be loyal to the republican party say they would vote the democratic ticket in 1912. They say that so long as Roosevelt with his violent talk against the moneyed interests has any consider able following among republicans. the democratic party, led by such splendid types of American statesmanship as woodrow Wilson or Judson Harmon, IS the conservative party, and the party es- peeially deserving the support of business men as well as of the people in general.
 T think 1t a safe bet that the demo- cratic presidential ticket will win in 1872"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
This world is not for aye. -Hamie
Bogus Fertilizers Warned Of

Horticultural Commissioner-elect ko'p proposes to begin in January campaign .,a,nst all spurious and deceptive fertii- ,zers offered for sale in this state. All must be brought up to the standard or .,,o ferti,;zer hill. This he proposes to do ,n inc most tireless and sweeping manner 1ra nronoses to see that straight goods" onlv are sold in this state to farmers ,,xerv naokage must be brought up to the analysis filed in the office of the com .,,ss,oner of agriculture and it must be oroperiy tagged before it is sold ana oe- ,t,.ered in this state. All smuggling evaders' of the states fertilizer law are .o he hunted down and punished. Reuben F. Kolb gives them warning Of what is
 o,ning and MT. Kolb can be trusted to enforce his own declarations.
 rs he succeeds in driving out of the state spurious fertilizers he will nave wondered a service far beyond computa- tior in dollars and cents. Few farmers fev men for that matter-are good s,,aces of commercial fertilizers, and the ,,romised action of MT. Kolb will prove -,er,, beInful and very valuable to the peo- nla of this state. Strength and sKili oii bis mart will accomplish the big task.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22

TN Harper's for January is printed n newly discovered account of an | Englishman's visit to Elba which gives an interesting view of Napol- cons life there.
 "General Count Bertrand's secretary, NJ. Sannonier, said that Napoleon was generally in better humor with those around him that he used to be in Paris the counts words were. that he did not give way so much to moods and he added: You will see none, be sure. He is very gracious to strangers, and especially to Englishmen. Ills own sec relary says that he is sometimes very angry and speaks grossly and like an absent man forgets himself. He walks up and down the room, dictating quick ly. The scribe writes after him as fast a he can, supplying such words as he does not hear distinctly. He mover makes an observation upon this' taking 1t for granted, apparently at least, that the words are written as he uttered them He dips his pen to the bottom of the inkstand, be 1t full or empty, and blots the table very much in bringing it to the paper. When he is indisposed, his remedy Is warm bath. in which he will stay for hours and close confinement to his room, ad- hitting no one.
 "'He indulges much. enjoys his bed like a child, covering himself up al- most entirely
 Madame vantini told us that he called his own residence mon Tuileries,' anl his country home house mon Fon- tainobleau,' with great naivete She said he took no care of himself, go- ing frequently about his grounds with out hat in the rain. standing in the cold half dressed, regardless of cur rents of air. They upbraid him for such carelessness. but he does not pay the least attention to them. She said that in August last she went to his hermit age near Marciana with other ladies to spend the day with him. In the course of ;t, the weather being very hot, he stenped into a stream of limpid water above his knees. and leaning forward he amused himself for some time in opposing the current with his hands and beating the water about. He seemed absorbed in thought, laid himself on tho bank and slept for two hours. When he awoke he seemed dull and uneasy in his mind, noticing no one. They urged him to change his dress. but he refused At 6 o'clock thu s evening air was cool and induced him to put on a dry suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
edna ph,llpots in westminster Gazette.

Edna Phillpots in Westminster Gazette. T..ere went a faun in Already Sing hey. sing ho, sing Already Who met a maiden glad and gay .-
 And beautiful and fair, His rustic heart beat fierce with love- Sing hey, sing ho, wild wood love He set her all the nymphs above,
 That maid so debonair. She minded goats upon hill Sing hey, sing ho. grassy hill She felt no sorrow, thought no i'll,
 And sang the livelong day. Her hair was black and bright and wild Sing hey, sing ho, so black and wild Her misty eyes were gray and mild.
 Her kirtie, too, was gray. She wore a ragged petticoat- Sing hey. sing no. her petticoat- And sure 1t is her bonny throat
 No button did conceal. M Her little breasts were round and low Sing hey, sing ho, so round and low Her naked feet, as white as snow,
 The daisies loved to feel.
 The faun a reedy syrinx wrought Sing hey. sing ho, syrinx wrought Upon his pipe he fondly thought
 10 charm her human ear
 Rut she before his hoofs and horns Sing hey, sing ho, his hoofs and horns Fade him go join her fiock-such scorns
 Set goat-foot's heart on fear.
 He lifted up prayer to Pan- Sing hey, sing ho. the great god Pan And begged he might become a man, or she a. nymph might be. To whom the god in jolly mood Sing hey, sing ho, in jolly mood Like thunder through an ancient wood Made answer merrily.