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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-06-03
Entertainment at Masonic Hall Next
Thursday Night.

There will be an entertainment
at the Masonic Hall Thursday
night, June 9th. Admission 10
cents. The entertainment will be
opened with a progressive euchre
game and later there will be a
dance. Refreshments will be served
during the evening. The euchrc
game will begin at $50 O'Clock.
The price of admission covers
euchre, dance and refreshments.
The entertainment is being given
under the auspices of the Civic
League and is for the purpose OF
raising funds to make necessary
Improvements and repairs to the
Hall.
The lower floor of the Masonic
Hall has long been used for public
entertainments and is still the only
place in our town adapted to such
purpose, and that it should be
properly lighted, kept in repair and
made neat and comfortable should
appeal to us from a practical stand
point as we'll as sentimental.
We earnestly urge as many as car
to attend this entertainment. Or
the part of the Civic League we ex.
tend cordial invitation to the pub
lie.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-06-03
the HANGING OF ISAM ROBINSON.

The negro convict, lsam Robinson,
who killed the guard, Mr.. A. c. Dejon,
near the convict camp below st. Joseph
on March End last, and who was later
convicted of the murder on his own con-
fession and sentenced to hang, paid the
death penalty OH the gallows in the Jail
at noon to-day.
For some days past Robinson has been
In daily communion with his spiritual
adviser, Rev. Arthur Shaifer, and when
the crucial moment arrived he announced
himself ready. During the forenoon the
Sheriff and his deputies entered his cell
and read the death warrant to the con-
demned, rs required by law, upon the
conclusion of which Robinson thanked
them for their kindness to him during
his imprisonment and hoped to meet
them Up YOnder.
When the hour of noon arrived the
condemned was led from his cell to the
scaffold in the hail. He walked with firm
step and was possibly the calmest man
in the crowd. From the gallows he again
expressed his willingness to die in atone
ment for his crime and claimed that he
had made his peace with his Maker.
The black cap was drawn and the
moose adjusted about his neck. His pow
erful physique stood firm and erect and
without tremor A silent prayer, scarce
ly audible, escaped his lips. The trigger
was sprung and his body, weighing near
ly two hundred pounds, shot downward
with fearful speed and the neck was
broken. A few short commissions and the
body, swaying gently, hung limp. For
IL minutes the body was allowed to
hang, though life became extinct very
much sooner. The Parish Coroner, DIR.
Slicer, was present for the occasion and
pronounced him dead and the body was
cut down and placed in coffin and
buried in the School Section.
And thus was the brutal murder OF
A. G. Dejon avenged and the majesty OF
the law sustained!
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-06-03

S or E doses 1000" will cure any
case of Chills and Fever. Price 25c.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-06-03


Rev. II. S. Johns, chaplain of the
Louisiana penitentiary at Baton Rouge,
was visitor to st. Joseph last sunday
and conducted services at Levee Camp
No. Capt. Anderson-just below st.
Joseph. While in town Rev. Mr.. Johns
visited the Jail and conducted short
service. The condemned negro, Isaam
Robinson, who was hanged to-day, was
the special subject OF his prayers and
with whom he left New Testament
In addition to his duties as chaplain OF
the State penitentiary, Rev. Mr.. Johns
visits the four leyee camps and the State
farms at regular intervals.
The commencement exercises of the
Newellton High School took place at
the Murdoch Hall on Wednesday night
There was an attractive program which
reflected credit on the teachers. Two
graduates, Misses Rosa Sewer and RE
nette Abrahm, were given diplomas by
Supt. Wade. After the exercises were
over the young people danced.
The Gazette has received two cotton
blooms from Mr. b. W. Berry, manager
of Wyoming plantation, in this parish.
One blossomed on June 2nd and the
other on June 3rd. They are the first to
reach this Office this season.
Mr.. Meyer Solomon came up from
New Orleans last week for short visit
to his old home. He returned to the
Crescent City on Wednesday.
Attention is called to the adver-
tisement Of Mr.. X. P. Chaze, of
Vidalia, who offers for sale some
very fine Berkshire hogs. These
swine are of the best registered ped
igree it is possible to obtain. He
offers bis entire pen at about one
half their worth. See his ad. and
Rfits him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-06-03
NOTICE.

In obedience to the resolution adopted
by the Police Jury on March It'll, and by
the School Board on April 9th, in rela-
ton to scholarships to the State Normal
School, hereby given public notice that
| will conduct the examination i'm the
High School Building in the town OF st.
Joseph on Tuesday, August 2nd, 1910.
After communicating with President
Aswell of the State Normal School, de-
sire to announce to the contestants for
/ these scholarships that they will be ex-
amined in the following subjects: Eng
lish Grammar, Arithmetic, American
History, Geography, Algebra, Plain Ge-
ometry, Elementary Physics, Singing,
and Drawing.
The applicants for these scholarships
will please file with me written state
ment of their intentions to take the COM
petitive examination on August 2nd. |
especially desire this, as it may be neces-
sary to communicate with the applicants
by personal letter.
THOS. NJ. WADE, Supt.
NEwELLToS, La, April 18th, 1910.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-06-03
NOTICE.,

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all tax
~ payers in Tensas Parish, tha ell my lists
are made out, and the rolls Of property as
sessed are open to inspecti0 for the next
THIRTY days.
A. BONDURANS, Assessor.
ST. JOSEPH, La, June L, 1910.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-06-03

Misses Ruth and Mary Kate Fos-
ter and Master Allison Foster of
Natchez, are visiting Misses Fannie
Rowan and Master Merrick Rowan
at "Minnehaha.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-06-03
FOR CONGRESS.

We are authorized to announce HON.
JOS. +. RANSDELL, of East Carroll
Parish. as candidate for reelection to
the Sixty-second Congress. from the
Fifth Congressional District of Louis
lana, subject to the action of the Dem
Ocratic party.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-06-03

Miss Shanks, the efficient day OPP
orator at the St. Joseph Exchange,
is enjoying a vacation visit to rela-
tives at The Ranch. Her place is
being filled by Mr.. Sam Hazlip, Jr.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-06-03

He said he would not advertise,
He knew it did not pay,
Twas throwing money in the air,
He had better way.
He'd mark his prices very low
And people they would vie
With each i'm rushing to his store,
His many goods to buy.
His neighbor was different man
And for did advertise,
He told the people bout his goods,
In words both terse and wise,
He told them of his special sales
In words that did not bore,
And people from the country round,
Came flocking to his store.
The first man?-Well he's struggling
yet,
In the same old fossil way,
With the same old goods, the same
old store,
That are musty with decay,
The other man has built block,
The largest i'm his town,
For advertising brought him wealth,
As well as much renown.
The moral OF my little tale
Is plain enough to see,
Without the aid of printers ink
You can't successful be.
To try to climb up to the moon,
Would be about as wise,
As doing business nowadays,
And not to advertise.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10
PROBLEMS MANY YEARS OLD
Children Of Today Puzzle Over Them
Just as They Did Thousand
Years Ago.

When King Alfred the Great was
reighing over England, a thousand
years ago, school children pondered
over problems in arithmetic much as
our boys and girls do now.
Here are two taken word for word
from lesson book of that day:
THE swallow once invited the snail
to dinner He lived just one league
(three English miles) from the spot,
and the snail travelled at the rate of
only one inch a day. How long
would it be before he dined?"
AN old man met a child. Good
day, my son. he said. May you live
as long as you have lived, and as
much more, and thrice as much as all
this and If God gives you one year
in addition to the others, you will be
a century old! What was that boys
age?"-The Comrade.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10

Ardmore. here's a telegram from Mr..
Billings which l don't understand. See
IL you know what 1t means"
Ardmore chuckled delightedly as he
read.
Can not understand your outrageous
conduct in bond matter. IL payment is
not made June first your states credit is
ruined. Where IL Foster2 Answer to At
lanta. GEORGE p. BILLINGS.
II don't see what's so funny about
that! Mr.. Bassford was walking the
floor with that message when l came
to the office. He said papa and the
state were both going to be ruined.
There's a quarter of a million dollars
to be paid on bonds that are coming
due June first. and there isn't any
money to pay them with. That's
what he said. And Mr. Foster is the
state treasurer. and he's gone fishing"
"Fishing!"
"He left word he had gone fishing.
Mr.. Foster and papa don't get along
together. and Mr.. Bassford says he's
run off Just to let those bonds default
and bring disgrace on papa and the
state"
Ardmore's grin broadened. The Ap-
pleweight case was Insignificant com.
pared with this new business with
which he was confronted Billings
had always treated him with con.
tempt, as negligible factor in the
Ardmore millions, and here at last
was an opportunity to balance &C
counts.
Il will show you how to Ak Bill
ings. Just let me have one of those
And after much labor. and with
occasional suggestions from Miss
Jerry. the following message was
presently ready for the wires:
Your infamous imputation upon my hon.
or and that of the state shall meet with
| to do your worst. III you come into NORTH
Carolina or bring legal proceedings fol
the collection of your bonds | will III
you so full OF buckshot that 40 men will
not be strong enough to carry you to YOU
| grave.
Isn't that perfectly grand" muir
INJURED Jerry admiringly. But
thought your family and the Bron,
Loan and Trust Company were tn,
same thing"
Don't you worry about Billings
He is used to having people get dow
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10
Talking to the Child.

Mrs. x talks to little Madge
Just as Mr.. Y talks to their dog"
said little girl of neighboring fam
lily. And 1t was indeed true. Mrs.
x is a very well-meaning woman
and would be greatly surprised II she
should hear the foregoing statement.
She has simply unconsciously acquired
a harsh tone of voice in dealing with
her children. This is altogether I'M
necessary and is not, as many moth
ers seem to think, mark Of good dis
cipline. The mother whose manner is
quiet but firm is generally much
more successful disciplinarian than
the harsh-voiced mother who issues
her commands in dictatorial manner.
Kindness never spoils children. 1t is
fiabby INDIGESTION, sometimes mistaken
for kindness, which spoils them.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10
Expressing Political Conviction,


Some old time politicians were not
content with wearing ribbons as an
outward aud visible sign of their con.
victions. In those days." writes a
follower OF Pitt who bore the soothing
name of James Bland Burgess, men
had the courage OF their convictions.
and would have made motley their
garb to distinguish themselves from
their opponents. To belong to the Con.
stitutional club was a very simple af.
fair--no balloting or fees beyond cost
of costume
"A gentleman DESTROYS of becoming
a member wrote his name In the club
book and hurried to the tailor to be
measured for dark blue frock with a
broad orange velvet cape and large
yellow buttons, round each of which
was inscribed Constitutional Club"
The waistcoat was of blue kerseyInere
with yellow buttons. bordered all
round with orange colored silk, and
the breeches OF white kerseymere-
with yellow buttons. In point of taste
we certainly beat the blue and buff OF
Our opponents. London Chronicle.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10
SYNOPSIS.

Thomas Ardmore, bored millionaire. and
Henry Maine Griswold, professor In the
University of Virginia, take trains out
more In pursuit of girl who had winked
at him. Mistaken for Gov. Osborne OF
South Carolina, Griswold's life Is threat
ened. He goes to Columbia to warn the
governor and meets Barbara Osborne. He
remains TO assist her In the absence OF
her father. Ardmore learns that his
winking lady Is the daughter of Coy.
Dangerfeld of North Carolina, He fol-
lows her to Raleigh, and on the way Is
given brown jug at Kildare. In Raleigh
he discovers that the jug bears mes
pleweight, a criminal Is allowed to go
free. He goes to the capitol to warn the
governor, finds him absent and becomes
allied with the daughter. Jerry Danger
governors office .'..r~
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10

on their knees to him, and the change
Foster?"
Just fishing; that's what Mr.. Bass.
ford said. but he didn't know where.
Father was going to call a special ses.
sion Of the legislature, to investigate
him, and he was so angry that he ran
off so that papa would have to look
after those bonds himself. Then this
Appleweight case came up. and that
worried papa a great deal. Here's his
call for the special session :" He: told
Mr. .Bassford to hold that, too until
he catite' back from New Orleans"
Ardmore read Coy. ,Dangerfield's
SUMMONS to the legislature with pro
found interest. 1t was signed, but
the space for the date. on which. the
lawmakers We're TO assemble had been
left blank.
1T looks to me as though you had
the whole state in your hands, Miss
DangerfeldaI But | don't believe we
ought to call the special session just
yet 1t would be sure to injure the
states credit, and 1t will be a, lot
more fun to catch Foster l wonder
'if he took all the state money with
him"
Mr.. Bassford said he didn't know
and couldn't find out, for the clerks
in the treasurer's Office wouldn't tell
him single thing"
Zone should never deal with sub.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10
BY RAY M4lTLRz
81 mr. 61SSJ ,vG77HL cONazpr Y

ship business is just fluffy nonsense,
and | wouldn't be anybody's obedient
servant | decided when | wasn't
more than Is years old, with lot of
other girls in our school, that when
we got married we'd never say obey,
and we never have. though only three
of our class are married yet, but we're
all engaged"
"Engaged?"
"Of course: we're engaged. I'm en-.
gagged to Rutherford Gillingwater, the
adjutant general of this state. You
couldn't be my private secretary II !
wasn't engaged: 1t wouldn't be
proper"
The earth was only flying cinder
on which he strove for a foothold.
She had announced her engagement
to be married with a cool finality that
took his breath away and not real
izing the chaos into which she had
flung him, she returned demurely to
the matter of the letter. ''...
I'VE can't change that letter, be.
cause it's signed close to the 'obedient
servant and there's no room. But
I'm going to put It into the typewriter
and add postscript"
She sat down before the machine
and inexDertly rolled the sheet into
place; then, with .Ardmore helping
her to find the keys, she wrote
demand an mediate reply.
Demand and immediate are both
business words. Are you sure there's
only one m in immediate? All right
II you know. I reckon a postscript
like that doesn't need to be signed
| I'll just put w. D. there with papa.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10

ordinates," remarked Ardmore sagely
Deal with the principals heard a
banker say that once. and he was a
man who knew everything. Besides.
1t will be more fun to attend to the
bonds ourselves"
The roll of drums and the cry OF a
bugle broke in upon the peace OF the
later afternoon. Miss Jerry rose
with an exclamation and ran out into
the broad portico of the statehouse.
Several battalions Of tide-water regi-
ment, passing through town on their
way to Camp Dangerfleld, had taken
advantage of wait in Raleigh to dis
embark and show themselves at the
capital. They were already halted
and at parade rest at the side of the
street, and mounted officer In khaki.
galloping madly into view, seemed to
focus the eyes of the gathering crowd.
He was gallant figure of man; his
mount was an animal that realized
Jobs ideai of a battle-horse; the sol
diers presented arms as the horse
man rode the line. Miss Dangerfeld
waved her handkerchief. standing
eagerly on tiptoe to make her salu.
tation carry as far as possible.
Who is that?" asked Ardmore.
with sinking spirit.
why. Rutherford Gillingwater. OF
course"
-Four right" rang the command .
moment later. and the militiamen
tramped off to, the station.
II was then that Ardmore, watching
the crowd dispense at the edge Of the
park. saw his caller of the morning
striding rapidly across the street. Ard
more started forward, then checked
himself so suddenly that Miss Jerry
Dangerfield turned to him induiringly.
Whats the matter?" she demanded,
Nothing have been robbed. as
| hoped to be. Over there on the side.
walk, beyond the girl in the pink sun.
bonnet. goes my little brown jug.
That lank individual with the shabby
hat has lifted 1t out of my room at the
hotel, just as ] thought he would"
| CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10

stub pen, so it will look really fierce.
1t in the copying press and I'll ad.
dress the envelope"
She babe him give the letter plenty
of time to copy, and talked cheerfully
while he waited. She spoke of her
friends, as southern people have
way of doing, as though every one
must of course know them-a; habit
southern neighborliness that. ,.kaits
the elect of a commonwealth into a
single family, that neither time and
tide nor sword and brand can destroy.
Well that's DONE" said Miss Jerry,
when the letter. still damp from the
copy-press had been carefully sealed
and stamped. Gov Osborne win get
1t in the. morning., l, think, maybe
we'd better telegraph him that it's
coming"
The message slowly thumped tout
on the typewriter, and several times
altered and copied, finally read:
80. ... Raleigh. N C.
The Honorable Charles Osborne.
Governor OF. South Carolina.
Columbia, s. c.:
Have written by to-nights mail I'M APP
pleweight matter, Your vacillating course
not understood.
WILLIAM DANGERFIELD.
Governor of North Carolina,
81 reckon that will make him take
notice." and Miss Jerry viewed her
work with approval. And now. Mr..
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10
THE KILLING LUST IN HUMANS
Man Is Easily the Most Bioodthirsty Of
All the Animals OF the
World.

In New Liskeard recently an owl
perchcd itself on the peak Of q bust.
ness block as the crimson streaks OF
the dawn appeared. and wrapped In its
nun of feathers, settled itself in COM
fort to enjoy the drowsy hours Of day.
light. 1t was the picture Of comfort
and pretty as a picture. coy. warm In
the winters cold, inoffensive and harm.
less.
But the owl YVES In a fools paradise.
1t had lain down with the tiger. II
was in the midst OF the wolves. The
bushy little ball of feathers had fallen
unawares into the haunts OF the
fiercest and most bloodthirsty OF the
worlds animals.
The sleeping bird was no sooner de-
serted than the human wolves set up a
zap. Men hurried off for their kill.
ing machines. and in a few minutes a
battery of rifemen were at work
pumping death into the spark of life
in the bundle of feathers. After awhile
one of them hit 1t, and then the heroes
were satisfied. They went home with
their guns. and the boys exhibited the
carcass.
Poor dead little bit of useless car.
rion! The boys eyes sparkled with
excitement.
There is a deal of the savage left
in the human.-Cobalt Citizen,
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10
American Banks Needed ABROAD.

Germany and England haye chains
OF banks in foreign countries which
afford important facilities to their
compatriots. interested in. the foreign
trade as wSif as to the native business
interests in their respective spheres
OF activity ...,..
The lack of such facilities repre-
sents serious handicap to American
export trade and the intercourse be.
tween the foreign nations and Ameri.
can commerce, In many of the most
important territories, which by the
mere reason of geographical position
are within the natural scope of Amer.
lean export activity, every dollar that
changes hands between Americans
and their foreign connections yields a
tribute to German and British banks.
American Industries.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10
Source of Revelation.

-" Twenty.seven new, crisp 81 bills,
says Harpers Weekly, weigh as much
as a $50 gold piece. Wouldn't have
thought 1t, and have no means of
proving the assertion, but If SO it is
probably owing in some way to the
recent activity of the inspectors! Of
weights and measures.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10
Last Here.

The Minister-In the next world,
Tommy, the last shall be first.
Tommy-Say, won't / shine when
the minister comes to supper at our
house up there!-Puck.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-09-10

The undertaken usually finishes all
he undertakes.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-04-22
HORSE DOWN
CELLAR; HARD
TO GET OUT

A horse belonging to Theodore
Anderson had thrilling experience
about 8 o'clock last night when 1T
backed down the Anyway of the
Mandel building at New Brunswick
avenue and New street and got into
the cellar at that place. 1t required
a block and fall used in hoisting
pianos to get the animal out of the
place, which was accomplished In
about four hours
The horse was one of a team that
was attached to a truck that was
moving a family in that locality.
The horse was unhitched from the
wagon because 1t refused to help pull
the load and another was substitute
ed. 1t was while Frank Sail, the
driver, was trying to lead the horse
away that the animal backed down
the stairway. All kinds of sugges-
tions were offered by the crowd of
several hundred people that gather
ed, to get the horse out, but all fall
ed until the block and falls were
secured and the animal rescued. The
horse was not injured