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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
NEW NEWS of YESTERDAY

explained 10 US the strategic value OF
the Mississippi He declared that Il
would be impossible TO overthrow the
Confederate government. in case war
began, until the north had secured un-
interrupted control OF the Mississippi
from its source to its mouth. And {
can recall as wildly that In his
lengthy exposition be did not hesitate
for a word OF phrase: he talked as
easily as many a polished orator that
I have heard. and with good deal OF
grace.
That was not the only time I and
other old residents Of Galena heard
Captain Grant talk at length before
war came So. when after the war
had begun. there came reports that
Grant was silent man. we smiled to
ourselves. for we knew better. And
we had no doubt what the meaning Of
his taciturnity was He had adopted
that trait as a part of his military
methods. He knew that the soldier
who talked too much was In danger
Of talking himself into danger He
was silent during the days Of the war
simply because he regarded silence as
the expedient policy and not because
he could not talk When with a few
friends he was really one Of the most
brilliant and instructive Of converse
tionalists."
Copyright. 1871. by r. J. Edwards. An
Rights Reservedl
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08

Better have calloused hands than
calloused hearts.
Work becomes drudgery only when
We fail to put our heart Into II.
II Is mans duty to think up ways
OF making his wife's work easier.
The man who used brains to save
his legs is not lazy-he is just wise.
In co-partnership each Of the part
ners is responsible for the debts of all
The pipe wrench is a whole lot
more practical on the farm than the
pipe dream.
The man who never does more than
be gets paid for. never gets paid for
more than he does.
A dozen interesting books win do
more to keep a boy contented than
two dozen sermons.
II Is just as essential for the farmer
to keep accounts as II is for any bust
ness man in the land
A man with the right kind Of spirit
will not pass person on the road. II
he has vacant seat In his wagon.
Let the boy go to the circus by all
means; and take mother and the
girls along with you to see that he
does not get lost
The city housewife cannot under
stand why the farmers are not all
rich when she considers the enormous
price she pays for vegetables and
fruit.
It Is all right to teach the boys to
grow more corn TO the acre. but y
would help them greatly II they could
be taught how to raise a drouth re-
sistant corn that would assure them
of crop each year.
No use for the politician to let his
whiskers grow. wear old clothes and
leave his auto at home when he goes
out electioneering among farmers
these times. Whiskerless farmers who
wear good clothes and own an auto
are very much in evidence.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
Grant His Old Friends Knew

break for half an hour. and perhaps
longer.
AT that time most Of us In Galena
were Of the opinion that the trouble
with the south would blow over; GER
tainiy none Of us expected that there
would be a resort to arms to settle
the differences between the two sec
lions Of our country. But Captain
Grant took a different view of the
matter, and that evening IN his
fathers leather store he told us earn
estly that he was convinced that we
were wrong in our viewpoint The
politicians Of the south. be argued.
were unswervingiy determined to es-
tablish an independent government.
and he gave It as his belief that they
had been leading the people OF their
section to that goal for some years
He also declared that we under-esti-
mated the resources Of the south: be
told us that at any tine we might
hear OF overt acts on the part Of the
south, and be rather looked for q
speedy demonstration of the south's
purpose to resort to arms somewhere
along the Mississippi river.
Il never shall forget the ciearness
and force with which Captain Grant
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
General chetiaIn Said the Great Sol
der When With His Intimates
Was Naturally a Very
Loquscious Man.

One OF the thousands of men who
enlisted in the Union army few days
after the publication of President Lin
coins proclamation calling for $4,000
volunteers was A c. Chetlaip, who
rose to the rank of brigadier-generai
In the war The company in which
General Chetlain enlisted was made
up OF citizens of Galena, H.. and of
mat company he was chosen captain
II was the company which Captain
ulysses s. Grant. then a clerk In
leather store in Galena. drilled before
the company departed for Springfield,
H.. to be mustered into military serv-
ice. Captain Grant journeyed with
the company to Springfield. hoping
that at the state capital he might re-
ceive a commission as colonel OF an
Illinois regiment He was an intimate
friend Of General Chetlain and the two
men roomed together at a hotel In
Springfield.
"One of the comments made about
General Grant after he became famous
was that he was a man OF unusual
taciturnity." General Chetlain said to
me In 1895: "and'I suppose that every
one except those who knew Grant In
timately believed that he was proper
ly called the silent man. But those
Of US who knew Grant when he was
Captain Grant and some OF us who
came to know him well after his term
as president expired have occasionally
smiled when 1t has been said that
Grant was the most taciturn man con-
nected with either army and that. to
save his life. he couldn't make
speech AS q matter of fact, General
Grant was naturally a very loquacious
man. When I knew him at Galena
before the war he was an incessant
talker. But. unlike many men who
talk a great deal. he was an instruc-
tive and entertaining conversational
list.
"One evening. about two weeks be-
fore Lincoln was inaugurated as presi-
cent for the first time. I dropped into
the Grant leather store for a friendly
chat There ! found Captain Grant.
as we were in the habit Of calling
him. seated upon a counter. and
grouped about him were three or four
other merchants OF the town. all listen
ing intently to what the captain had
to say | took seat and listened
also. and ] should say that Captain
Grant talked to US almost without
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
How EIkins Tried to Induce chsuncey
NJ. pepew to Accept President
Harrlson's Offer Of the
State Portfolio.

in the eulogy delivered last Feb
rrary by Chauncey NJ. Depew In the
United States senate at the memorial
service for Stephen B. Elkins Of West
Virginia. Senator Depew alluded to
the fact that President Harrison had
commissioned Senator Elkins. when
the latter was secretary of war. 10
urge Depew to withdraw his declina.
ton OF President Harrison's invitation
to him to enter the cabinet as secre-
tary of state.
There was a dramatic feature Of
that meeting between Mr. Elkins. then
secretary of war. and myself" said
Senator Depew few days later. The
details OF that meeting. however. were
not appropriate for a eulogy; re-
ferred to the incident simply to Illus
trate the abiding confidence which
President Harrison had In the dis
erection and tact OF his secretary of
war
After James c. Blaine, in 1892. re-
signed his portfolio az secretary Of
state In President Harrison's cabinet
continued Mr. Depew. Il received an
informal but very frank and kind In
v;tation from the president that il '
were willing to accept the Office II
would give him the greatest gratifica-
ton to nominate me as Mr BlaiHe's
successor as secretary OF state. ! re-
piled that. while greatly appreciating
the distinction and the confidence
President Harrison revealed In that
invitation. yet. IN view OF my close az
fiiiations with some OF the larger rail
way interests In the United States.
thought II would be inexpedient 70 ac-
cept the ONCE of secretary Of state.
President Harrison then sent for
me. and called upon him at the
White House He renewed the offer
of the state department. and asked
me. before absolutely declining. Y u
would not consider the matter for
day or two answered yes. although
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
BEST TIME TO sow ALFALFA
When Done IN Spring There ls Dan
ger Of Weeds crowdlns II Out
Before Well Established.

m. os ~ ~, ALrorU,
ne oes' IN. .s - sor a''aia 10 'ns
a,se, pa'' y '"e sou'n y 70 tne IAN.
say oep1ss el,s ne nn''n uanser o.
so"'ns a'Ial,s ~ ',e sp''nt - Ina.
- son'e sess'o's " way grass ane
y go s.o"a.ns ou' ne snana ce'o'e
" ves wen ss'ae''sneo
me .apu snouIo oe very men,
sno'ous.y pu'se''-so LOT seeeFai
.ncnes oeep' ana wen drained RIO"
me lano IRON ~ g ~ DAYS before
p'anens une A"o" the iann 20 SET
us anu ,nen make tooo SEED pea
Win sucn inducements as o'sk mar
lows. section steer aaflo"s OF o'ner
pulsel'z'ns 'ools-
%" aoout on pounus Oh seeu per
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08

The farmers and stock breeders liy-
ing near Beaver Dam, Wis. are CO
operating In a very effective and sat
isfactory manner in the sale Of pure
bred grains and pure bred live stock.
The secretary of this popular coop
eratiye selling organization is Henry
T. Kruger Of Beaver Dam. Wis.
The association was organized for
the purpose OF disseminating choice
varieties of seed and live stock and Is
auxiliary to the state association.
which has won for itself such an ex-
tended and enviable reputation.
Every farm operated by a member
OF this organization Is inspected aa-
nually by an oficer appointed by the
state civil service commission and any
grain or seeds containing seeds or
noxious weeds Is carefully guarded
against. All seeds offered Tor sale
are tested by the seed inspector at
the state experiment station.
All varieties Of seed offered for sale
by the members Of this association
have been carefully tested for years
and improved by careful selection and
cultivation and can therefore be re-
lied upon.
Inc wisconsin agricultural expert
ment station has rendered the state
and nation excellent service In this re-
spect and has proved to be the great
est factor for the Improvement Of
both yield and quality OF Wisconsin
grains and forage plants. To such as
sociations as the above is due the
credit for Wisconsin's position as sec
ond to none In the world as q seed
grain center.
The four-page leafiet (sx6) issued
by the Beaver Dam club contains the
names of members having grain or
live stock for sale and the number OF
bushels OF each kind OF seed and the
number Of head of registered breeds
OF live stock.
This leafet. costing not more than
81 per thousand. has doubtless been
distributed by each member having
anything to sell and contains offers as
follows:
The numbers ia parentheses indi-
cate the number Of men having the
variety OF seed or breed OF live stock
for sale. viz:
Live Stock. Cattle. holsteins (7).
Jerseys "a. Swine. Poland China az.
Berkshires (2). Yorkshires ID. Poui-
try. White Plymouth Rocks f3). Rhode
Island Reds (4). White Wyandoftes
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
Blaine Believed His Career Would Be
Like ciay's-Three Ex-PresIdents
Who Died on the Fourth
of July.

James G. Blaine could sometimes be
prevailed upon at q dinner party OF
private gathering to>speak OF some
Of the extraordinary condolences
which have occurred in our political
history. Hannibal Hamlin once told
me that Mr.. Blaine. who. like many
men of great intellectual ability. had
a streak of superstition In his nature.
always believed that his own political
career. so far as the presidency was
concerned. would be found to match
that of Henry Clay. for Mr.. Blaine be-
lieved that be could be nominated
when he could not be elected. and
could not be nominated when his cleo
ton would be assured. Mr. Hamiin
pointed out that Clay failed Of the
nomination Of 1910 and again in ls4s.
when he could have been elected. and.
on the other hand. Blaine was nomi-
mated in 1884. when all the conditions
made for his defeat. and that was the
case with Clay in 1874.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
Ban on Cats and Dogs

Professor Sambon. London au.
thority on the various forms OF
plague. is against the cat and sug.
gests a substitute rat-catcher and yer.
min-exterminator in the form of a
wriggling. cleaning. non-venomous
snake He cites history In support of
his contention that the snake Is the
proper substitu. for the cat He
calls attention to the ancient practice
In egypt and elsewhere Of keeping
Unrestricted snakes to rid the prem
ises Of vermin and suggests the re
yival OF this practice for the externi,
nation of rats, The snake has no
long hair: he Is. in consequences. al
legged to be somewhat more hygienic
And. indeed. In some tropical and
semi-tropical countries today snakes
are tolerated II not domesticated
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
SELECT THE RIGHT OFFICER
Some Little Things Members Must
Realize Before Enterprises De-
veiop Strength They Should

To the Oficers and Members Of the
Farmers Union:
A week or so ago emphasized that
the next great sphere Of development
within the Farmers union would be In
the direction OF strengthening enter
prises. and of persuading the average
farmer to use business methods. and to
cooperate In distributing and buy.
ing. as wen as producing and selling
agencies.
That era Is upon Us. To prepare
for 1t, we must recognize few funda-
mental facts. If we do not. II will be
case OF waiting several years until
the splendid machinery built up by this
organization is available to bring the
best results for it's individual and col
lective members.
Get the proper officers, Don't Judge
the right man by his handshake. the
fact that be will say mean things about
the people you DISLIKE. or by bis abil.
ity to put feeling on you. Ike at
revival meeting Choose him for bis
fitness for the special job. and try TO
find out If he has ever demonstrated II
before. Once you get him In. stick
to him. so long as he does well. until
doom cracks. Give him chance. even
II he does make a few minor mis-
takes. or does a few things you don't
Ike. The probability Is. you would
do twice as bad in his shoes.
II the thing falls through--go at II
again! Try hard enough. and you can
easily number the private enterprises
that have failed But that didn't deter
the men who made the failures. or 9th
er men, from starting over again. II
your manager or leader. proves crook
ed-turn him ont and get snotherl
Don't cut OF your nose to spite your
face, just because OF one or more
scoundrels In the world.
Judas betrayed Christ, but today the
Christian religion is conquering the
world
Benedict Arnold sold out to the BRIT
ish. but George Washington and the
cause Of freedom triumphed.
There is no use on earth TO start
an enterprise. with burst OF enthusi
asm. then fail TO patronize 1t. or hold
its officers to strict accounting.
You'd better not begin enterprises
of any nature. unless you're prepared
to stick to them. TO tide them over the
rough places that come to every bust
ness and all men. and to cleaye to
them. as man promises to cleave to
his wife. for better OF worse
These are few of the principles
that get down to the root Of things.
Since we are to develop into great
business organization. we might as
well begin learning them by heart.
without waiting 70 have them pounded
into US BY bitter and costly expert
ence.
Union City. Ga.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08

may be opened and examined for
pearls without any danger to the mus
sells. which are thrown back into the
water Fresh water pearls are espc-
cialiy valued because Of the great va,
riety and beauty Of their colo-s and
are. like the marine pearls. most like
iy to be found in shells which are dis
torted or otherwise imperfect in form
and growth. Pearls are formed by
foreign bodies being snveIoped BY the
secretion on the inside Of the shell.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
%8EB@EEEI
CLAUDIA'S FAST
By BELLE MANDATES

Craig Huntley sprinted through the
-. and caught up to the outpulling
-. AS he entered the Pullman
- breathless from his speed efforts.
=. composure was not restored by
=. sight Of q young woman ire
s-o.chahly groomed and gowned who
occupied the section opposite the one
sssIrped to him She was apparent
s absorbed In a novel. but Craig
IN the sure intuition Of a man in
I'VE knew that she had witnessed his
spfrznce
The inevitable arst quarrel Of
,.vers had occurred between Claudia
Wayne and himself exactly sixty
even hours ago. and the adamant at
,,,rde she had since assumed and her
,sfusal to listen to explanations had
,,used him to find solace In bust
r.ss trip He hadn't the slightest
nss that she. too. contemplated a
carney. II was an awkward contre-
,,,nps for him. and he contemplated
banging his section. A second covert
lance 20 convinced him Of her in
scuciance that he decided to be as
5edcient as she was.
After setting himself and his be-
,oorings comfortably. he began to
,ske inventory OF the other occupants
4 he car. A lackadaisical young
r.tron with her child. a boy. OF two.
. needless young nursemaid. and two
travelling men comprised the list
FIRST call for dinner" suddenly
hrled Q white-coated waiter.
Everyone but Claudia responded to
,bs cal, and Craig concluded she was
waiting until he should have dined
lner az uncomfortable meal. he
sought the smoker BY the time he
Ia returned to his section. the last
cd vas echoing through the car
but Claudia made no move. Fearing
absorption In her book had precluded
notice Of the call. Craig called the
uor,er and babe him remind her that
he diner would soon leave the train
I don't wish to dine. thank you"
he replied to the porter's solicitous
suzgesiion-
Two or three hours later. Craig
noticed With concern that she looked
van and pale
Women never know when nor how
b eat" he thought impatiently.
BY this time Claudia and the young
ustron. through the agency OF the
chld hsd become acquainted. and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
Portraits AS a Temptation

II was q mere act OF courtesy for me
to accede to the presidents request.
for ray mind was fully made up.
''Oh the following morning as was
coming out from breakfast st my ho-
tel. I met Elkins. judge that he
was waiting for me. We chatted for
morent or two. and then he asked
me II would not IKE to take little
walk with him ! nodded. and be led
the way to his own Office in the war
department We sat there for while
chatting, and then Ellxins asked me II
| would not like to go with him over
to the state department acQuiesced.
with no suspicion that he had any
particular purpose In mind
'''rhe first thing he did when we
entered the department was to lead
me in front OF the portrait Of Thomas
Jefferson. after which we passed be-
fore the portraits of John Marshall.
James Madison. James Monroe, John
Quincy Adams. Henry Clay. Daniel
Webster. Edward Everett and William
H. Seward. stopping for a moment or
two before each one Then when we
had finished this survey of the por-
traits of the great secretaries of state.
Elkins turned to me. There be said
are the faces and the pictured lips
of men far more eminent and dis
tinguished. even. than the presidents
OF the United States as a whole To
have your picture hung in that line Is
fame
"That was all Stephen B. Elkins
said But I knew. then. that he had
come from the president to me. and
that with infinite tact he had taken
this method Of tempting me to accept
the presidents offer Yet, when
told him what my reasons were for
declining it. he would not gainsay
me"
Copyright. 1911. by E. J. Edwards All
Rights Reserved.l
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08

At the next station the nursemaio
asked him II he would mind keeping
an eye on the child as she wanted 70
get on to speak to some friends. This
he promised to do. but when the train
again pulled out the nurse did no,
reappear In a few moments there
was q terrible jolt. a swaying. q
crash and then the train was sta.
tionary. Claudia. who had been
thrown 70 the floor by the shock, got
mp and looked around Craig was
standing holding the boy aloft She
came quickly down the aisle toward
him
Were you hurt. Claudia?" he
asked anxiousiy.
"No-the babyf-
He didn't even awaken" be re.
piled, depositing the child on the seat
viii you look after him while l go
TO see what was the matter?"
He returned in a few moments.
No one hurt" he treasured her.
We ran into something. But the
nurse is left behind She got OF to
see some friends and failed TO con-
meet That fact and the shock sus-
tanned from the accident proved too
much for the child's mother She has
quite collapsed The diner got a
worse jolt than we did"
Then" she remarked refiectively
1T wasn't such a misfortune. after
all, that ! couldn't go into the diner"
Claudia" he began impetuously.
but the entrance of the young matron
looking white and Ill. precluded fur
Their explanation. Claudia went TO her
assistance and helped her to bed In
the stateroom, while Craig devoted
himself TO the child
In half an hour Claudia returned.
She is asleep told her I-you-
we-would look after Bobby"
7 shall need your help. He seems
cross"
Il should think he would be. Re
has had nothing to eat since noonl'
"You have been longer than that
without food" he remarked signif
cantly.
And I. too-have been-cross." she
admitted
shall we take Bobby into the
dinerf" he asked
yes. thank you. Craig. And-I am
sorry"
We will make It past history. dear
Let Us go into the diner and forget
II all"
He ordered everything tempting on
the menu for Claudia and himself
while Bobby contentedly ate cereal
and milk
-Will you tell me- demanded
Craig. why you did not dine"
She smiled archly
you thought was fasting from
a broken hearth To be candid. as
soon as ] was aboard discovered 1
had left my purse at home My ticket
and reservation were in my valise
but haven't a cent of money reach
my destination in the morning and +
had expected to fast until then
And you wouldn't take even the
fruit because ! had bought it, II II
hadn't been for anxiety as to Bobby's
fate you wouldn't have relented when
the accident occurred"
She met his reproachful eyes
bravely
= didn't know you had Bobby" she
until had turned to-
come to you"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
Produce Prices.

An Ohio farmer who shipped car
load Of turnips to one OF the large
cities Of his state could not get enough
from the commission men to pay
freight and he therefore distributed
the vegetables free. At the same time
turnips we're selling at SO cents per
bushel in the grocery stores. That
illustrates the loss between the pro
Queer and the retailer.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
reaching chIvalry.

My little boy has always been very
chivalrous In his attitude toward me-
This trait | make use OF now. when
he comes from school saying. as most
small boys do at one time or another.
4 don't like the teacher" talk
about the large number OF little boys
the teacher has under her charge. how
tired she must get. how much she
needs strong. manly little boys to heip
her. and my son decides at once that
he'd like 20 be a brave. strong knight
10 protect the teacher He always
goes back in a helpful frame Of mind.
b. e.. in Harper's Bazaar.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-09-08
oH Germs IN Their tiaIr-snske
''q0essed a. More Hysienle
Hat-cateher.

u domestic cat has been SEN
~ % Punishment by the modern
ss''s's says a medical journal. be-
q the alleged fact that she
germs In her long hair and
:. 'o,ect 70 diphtheria, and perhaps
injections diseases: which may
=. ~"Hunicated to human beings.
The children who play with
me faithful cog. particularly
81 'o'ss dog, with his Icing hair and
n. 7'ertoire Of wheezes and distem.
,s que largely to too much pam.
= also under suspicion. Thus
y ouf most cherished and time
! g associations are threatened
4. ruthless hand Of science The
rst-kiIlins hatit Of the cat.
81 7 The lace Of the demonstrated
i .' .s' rats convey plague. is not to
e.--' '.'oered as a mitigating circum.
100 n Ter favor.