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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08
WOMAN PULLS DOWN
A STRAY BALLOON
Bounced Across Porch When She
Seized Rope TraiIed From
Unmanagable Dirigible.

Chicagc.-Mrs. Walter r. Smith, Of
1920 South State street, was grooming
her baby tr sleep late the other after
noon on her improvised roof garden
the top of a rear shed-when she
heard a series of yells from the
street High overhead she saw a 125
foot dirigible balloon, in which we're
two men yelling little louder .han
the zoo In the street.
Mrs. Smith saw by he frantic ges-
tures-o of the balloonists that the per-
torrance was not being staged for
her benefit. A moment later she saw
= heavy cable. hanging from the dirigi-
BILE. come dragging over the fence
directly toward her roof garden. The
balloonists ,redoubled their yells.
Mrs. Smith promptly laid her baby
On the floor. rubbed her hands brisk
Iy. and when the cable reached her
roof garden made jump for 1t. The
!,700 pound balloon dragged her, kick
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08

ing and scrambling. across the shed
until she landed with q thud against
a picket fence at the side. That
would have been about enough for
most people, but 1t only made Mrs.
Smith mad.
She caught fresh grip, braced both
feet against the fence. and yanked the
rope with all her 1856 pounds. Some
thing gave. and she fell to the floor
with another thud. She caught an.
other grip, gave another yank. and the
balloon dropped easily down into q
nest Of telephone wires.
About then the 200 shouting specta-
tors decided 1t was safe to offer their
assistance, and came running into the
yard to hold the balloon down. The
woman was before them, and helped
the badly scared men. Horace b. Wild
and his engineer. John De Courcey,
to extricate themselves. They had
lost control of the big ship and were
in danger of collfding with a building,
with unpleasant consequences.
Mrs. Smith looked them over casual.
ly, saw they were not hurt, and re.
turned to her baby, picked it up. and
walked into the house as II pulling
down seven passenger dirigible.
with $1,000 cubic feet of gas, was one
OF her every day diversions. The
men she rescued hurried after her and
overwhelmed her with thanks.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08
LIGHTS KEEP HENS AWAKE
Street Lamps Bring erasshoppera
and Greedy Fowls Stay Up
to Eat.

Oklahoma City.-John Sherwin, lip
ing at 25th street and Shartel avenue.
has asked the city commissioners TO
have the street lights turned on at
midnight for a rather uncommon rea-
son.
Il want the lights turned on" said
he. $50 my chickens can get some
sleep"
sherwin declares that every night
his chickens so out under the big
electric light at the corner and feast
on the grasshoppers that are attracted
by the big lamp that swings over the
middle of the street. He has made
repeated attempts to drive them back
to roost, but they cannot be induced
to leave the feast.
Sometimes the chickens remain up
all night" said Sherwin, "and go back
to roost about daylight. They are
drowsy all day and the hens do not
lay"
Sherwin blames a dissipated old
rooster for the Generalization of his
flock. He says the rooster was out
late one night and discovered the
grasshopperss.H He calamity called the
hens and they left the roost to answer.
Since then the hens have waited each
night for the light to be turned on and
the feast 1t brings them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08

New York.-Never did q sailor on
the seven seas have such an expert
ence as that which befel the first
mate of British tramp steamer that
lies In her dock in South Brooklyn.
The irst mate Of the steamer Com
eric, Alexander Hedworth, to wit, re-
lates a plain, unadorned tale of being
a sacred lion in the wilds of Africa.
Il was first officer of the dutch trad
Ing ship Wool that was wrecked on
the West African coast about a year
ago." said Hedworth. Il wandered In
land for two days.
shortly after dawn on the third
day OF my wanderings / awoke from
my dreams of beefy banquets, in the
crotch Of tree, where had climbed
to escape the prowling jungle beasts,
to hear loud sobs of anguish. After
each outburst Of sobs came a loud
humping.
"A short distance from my tree,
sitting on a huge lion skin on the
ground, was a weird specimen of a
native. He was bawling as though
his heart would break and ever and
anon he would hit a nearby tree q
wallop with a huge club.
After lot of greetings i sat down
on the ground near the Jungle weeper
and he told me his tale Of woe. He
was an outcast medicine man, and he
sobbed as though his heart would
break.
And then like a fash q great idea
occurred to me and with many signs
and bad native lingo / told my plan to
the ex-medicine man. Briefly, / made
him a proposition. I was to restore
his old job Of medicine man and In
return he was to feed me.
Under my plan / was to become
a. hon, a sacred lion. The lion skin
on which my medicine man friend sat
had given me the idea got into the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08
Began to Roar.

hon skin. The medicine man sewed
me into 1t with tough fiber
When we arrived on the outskirts
Of the settlement l got down on my
hands and feet like a real lion and be-
gan roar. Then we entered the VII
lage, the ex-medicine man first with
his big club, and me a-roaring like
lion. The moment the villagers
sighted rs the excitement began.
roared louder and they began to hur-
die their huts and climb trees.
MY medicine man proceeded to
raise his voice and presently the
tribesmen began to creep back by
twos and threes and koWtowed low
before him. He hit two or three Of
them a wallop with the club to let
them know that he was boss.
We'll. held that Job Of sacred lion
down for q fortnight
Il was sitting In front of my hut one
evening enjoying a smoke and watch
ing the awe-stricken villagers when
there casne a roar on the evening air
that curdfed my blood. ft was the
roar of q real lion
when the lion saw me he stopped
and roared. So die l. But he didn't
stop long. roared again. / whistled,
] screamed. I swore. but the Hon, over
come by curiosity. kept coming. Into
the jungle / went as last as could
travel. and that was not very fast,
for that lion skin was Internally
heavy.
Finally the fber stitches began to
give and then / found that I could
worm my way out of the hide. The
real lion was almost on top Of me by
this time and had barely gotten out
and Skinned up q nearby tree be-
fore Mr.. Lion fell upon that cursed
hide. That fool beast sat under my
tree and roared his head on all night.
When morning broke he whisked his
tail and cruised on.
When thought that his nibs was
vell on his voyage l Skinned down the
tree and started on run through the
jungle myself"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08
Members Parish Democratic Exeeu
tive Committee.

Members Parish Democratic Exeeu-
tive Committee.
First Ward-R. w. Newell. Newell
on: F. L. Guthrie. Notnac p. o.
Second ward-Louis Buckner. New
ELTON: r. Y. Newell. Newellton
Third ward-A. e. Green. St 10
seph: Louis Buckner Jr., St Joseph.
Fourth ward-R. B. Lynch. New
Light: P. c. Smith. Delta Bridge.
Fifth Ward-D. Fl. O'Kelley. Ash
wood: B. F. Mcvay. Ashwood.
Sixth Ward-G. c. Goldman, Gold
man P. o.: Allan Shelton, Waterproof
Seventh ward-D. F. Miller. Gold
man; p. d. Coleman. Highland.
At Large-Joseph Curry. St Jo-
,eph: w. M. Davidson, st. Joseph /:
.rohn Hughes. St Joseph: DR.. X. B.
Mcmillan. Point Pleasant; John Muir
doch, Newe1ton.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08
eiaqest Corn stalk.

Melrose. Wis.-The biggest corn
stalk of the season is on display In
]. d. McCallum's window. B. NJ. But
ton brought It up from his place south
of the village. The stalk measures
1874 feet in length. and Mr.. Button
says there In lots more Of Il In the
same field.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08
TENsAs PARISH DIRECTORY.

Sheriff-John Hughes.
Clerk of Court-Joseph Curry.
Assessor-A. Bondurant.
Treasurer-W. NJ. Davidson.
Parish Surveyor-John Johnson.
Game Warden-Charles Johnston.
Coroner-Dr. ]. G. Lilly.
Health Officer-Dr. L. A. Murdock.
Members House Representatives
John Murdoch and s. W.. Martien-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08
District Court.

District Judge-- vfdalia
District Attorney-Abner z. Green.
st. Joseph.
Terms OF Court-The terms Of the
District Court in the parish OF Tensas
are hereby fixed as follows. to-wit:
Jury Terms-Third Mondays IN
April and October.
Civil Terms-Thjrd Mondays IN
January. February. March. May. June.
July. November and December.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08
Town Of ST. Joseph.

Mayor-w. NJ. Davidson.
Clerk-Abner E. Green.
Town Treasurer-R II. whitney
Aldermen = Joseph Curry, B F.
soung, Louis Bucxner Jr, Oscar
.evy. E. J. Walton.
Board meets FIRST Tuesday IN each
ucnth At office Of the mayor
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08
Religious Notices.

Rev. P. H. Fontaine, pastor NJ. f.
church, holds services at Wesley
chapel on morning and afternoon OF
first Sunday. and at the Union
church, st. Joseph. on the night of
the first Sunday and morning and
night of the third Sunday.
Rev. Father Degnan of vidalia says
mass at the Catholic chapel. St. Jo-
seph, once a month. following an
nouncement-
Synopsis of Game Laws--open Sea-
son.
/. Doves-From September 1 to
March I.
2. Wood or Summer Ducks-sep-
tember to March 1.
3. Teal Ducks-september Is to
April /.
4. River Ducks-october to
March Is.
s. Coots or Poule D'eau-octobsr
to March Is.
9. Geese or Brant-Octoser to
March Is.
Z. Snipe-September is to April 1.
8. Turkey cocks only)-Novem-
Der l to April Is.
9. Quail-November Is to March
IS.
10. November is to March
15.~
II. Deer Ducks only)-october /
to January l.
Limit of Bags in Day:
25 ducks.
Is of all other game birds.
bucks. and not more than five In
a season.
r. q a. M.
Masonic lodge meets at Newellton
first Wednesday.
Masonic lodge meets at st. Joseph
on second Tuesday.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08
NARROW ESCAPE
OF SACRED LION
Sailors Graphic Recital Of His
Startling Experience in a
West African Jungle.
AIDS MEDICINE MAN

Takes the Part Of the King Of Beasts,
but When q Real Leo Appears He
Takes to the Tall TImbers Where
He Spent a sIeepIess Night.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08

Second ward-Magistrate. Louis
Buckner. Newellton; constable. L. X.
I'ultz, Newellton.
Third Ward = Magistrate. e. +.
Newell. st. Joseph; constable, John
&. Smitha, st. Joseph.
Fourth ward-Magistrate. B. Y
Berry, Delta Bridge; constable.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08

sixth ward-Magistrate, J. II. Sea-
man. Waterproof; constable. John d
Shelton, Waterproof.
Seventh Ward--Magistrate. e. D
Coleman; constable,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08

Magistrates and constsbIes.
First Ward = Magistrate. NJ. W
Bland, Point Pleasant; constable
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08
Members Police Jury.


First Ward-F. l. Guthrie, Notnac
p. o.
Second ward--John D. Fuitz. New
elton.
Third ward-F. H. Curry. St Jo-
Jeph.
Fourth ward-Robert B. Lynch.
New Light.
Fifth ward-B. F. Mcvay, Ashwood.
Sixth ward-Louis T. Hunter. Wa
terproof.
Seventh ward-wm. A. Register,
Clayton p. o.
Clerk-R. II. Whitney. st. Joseph.
The Police Jury for Teasas parish
meets first Monday In March, June,
July. October and December, at st.
Joseph. at ~ o'clock m.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08

oCHoot bosTo.
First ward-M. w. Bland, Point
Pleasant.
Second ward-Robert Y. Newell,
r'ewellton.
Third ward-w. J. steen. St Jo-
ssph.
Fourth ward-P. C. Smith. Delta
Fridge.
Fifth ward-J. c. Ellis.
Sixth ward-w. d. A. Gorton, Wa
terproof
Seventh ward-D. F. Miller. Cold
man p. o.
Secretary School Board and Super
intendent Education = Thomas M.
Wade, Newellton.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08

Fifth ward-Magistrate. d. H
VKelley, Ashwood; constable, -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-08

Masonic lodge meets at Newellton
first Wednesday.
Masonic lodge meets at ST. Joseph
on second Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1912-06-22
Complains Of the Bad Manners ol
Her Own Sex on the Streets.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Very lately ON interesting article ap-
peared in The Times in which the writ
er speaks Of bad manners" on the
streets. can verify that and am
sorry to be obliged to do so. for I do
think It incumbent upon every self
respecting person to do and say what
they can to try and change this state
Of things, especially with go reliable an
aid as The Times. I am out almost
other public places, and I have been
astonished almost daily at the display
of bad manners by my own sex
the so-called gentle sex. but are they?
Women stare at one from head to
foot. taking in their costume in a
bold and rather offensive manner, II
II happens not to suit, some times max
ing audible comments on the same,
talking loud in street cars upon sub
jects that should be discussed in pri-
vate for the benefit of the other pas
sengerG. Is all refinement, courtesy. and
consideration relegated to the back
ground? II seems 80, as we'll as decency
IN dress. Let us have reform In both
there Is room for improvement.
MRS. O.
The Washington times., 1912-06-22
THE BATTLESHlPS AT BALTIMORE.

If any gentleman is going to the Baltimore CON-
vention with the expectation that it is to be Home
Week love feast a gambo Of the Lambs Club he
had better pause long enough to grd his shooting
irons. On the horizon there is cloud of about the
size and contour of mans fs clenched, tense, and
menacing and angry jets of lightning snip the swell
ing thunderhead
1t is not without significance, first of all, that
the great arena is to be an armory, and now comes
the sudden announcement that Mayor Preston has
sent in hurry order for four battleships. Prepara
tons like this make the Chicago precautions look
like the summoning of posse comitatus from the
grocery to arrest the village cut-up. Does it
mean that there is to be sanguinary proceedings on
each side of the Bryan line of cleavage? Does it
mean that the sorrel comb of Tom Watson is to be
cut at any cost and his volcanic pronunciamento ST.
fenced with broadside?
In non-committal sort of way it is noted that
the mayors call for battleships comedies with the
coming of his first announced rival for the Vice
Presidency in the person of Congressman william
G. Redheld of New York The Redhed sdeburns
are a1ame with determination. There will be no
childish attempts to catch the coveted honor with
salt 1t is to be tariff campaign, and the Redheld
quiver brstles with tariff facts than any man
in Congress can boast Presumably when he brings
schedule into action the mayor will have to invoke
the quadrupe batteries of squadron to further his
own boom. The ambulance corps is at drill Men
shake their heads with suppressed alarm as they
contemplate the patriotic gore which may Aeck the
streets of Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1912-06-22
THE SHADOW OF NOVEMBER.

In a score of counties in Kansas Republicans
have hung Dave Muvane in effgy and sent tele-
grams to the Republican national committee de-
nouncing its action as treason and also renouncing
all allegiance to the nominee of the convention.
At several points in Michigan Republicans have
held mass meetings and repudated the whole work
Of the Chicago convention.
mass meeting of several hundred Repub-
licans in Seattle passed resolutions charac.erizins
the work Of the national committee and its indorse-
ment by the convention as "a crime against the self
government of the rank and file of the Republican
party"
California has declared itself against the CON-
vention, while the Republicans of Nebraska have
gone on record in scores Of localities and also
through the medium of its State delegation as re-
garding the Chicago convention packed and tainted
body, entitled to no consideration.
Such are few of the shadows that an event to
take place next November is casting before it.
The Washington times., 1912-06-22
CONDITIONS QUIET
IN MEXICO AND CUBA
Paucity of News Is Report From
State and War De-
partmentS.

There is a paucitv OF news as far as
Cuba and Mexico are concerned. With
the convention at Chicago occupying
the center Of the American stage just
now, the hostilities n the two Southern
republics have, for the time being,
Uea sed.
Secretary Of state Knox, taking ad-
vantage of the lull in the foreign af-
fairs of the United States has gone
to his home at Valley Forge. Pa, to
remain for several days.
Assistant Secretary of State Wilson
went to the department this morning
but did not return to his desk after
luncheon.
No news was received from the con-
sular agents in Cuba today, and It is
apparent al. are waiting until after
midnight tonight when the time limit
Civ en- the jnsurrcctos to surrender, will
expire. Tomorrow all the negroe revo-
lutionists who have not taken advan-
tage of the chance to gain amnesty will
he summarily dealt with by General
Monteagudo.
At the War Department there is no
war news from Cuba or Mexico. Bull
lctins from these countries announce
| conditions quiet" in the trouble zones.
The Washington times., 1912-06-22
Democratic Senators
Want Fund Publicity

That the Democratic Senators are
thoroughly in favor of an ''open cam
paign," so far as money is concerned,
is demonstrated by letter which they
have sent to Perry Belmont, president
of the National Campaign Fund Public
ity Association, asking him to address
a letter to each of the Democratic and
dency committing them to the Henry
measures. This bill has passed tho
House and is now pending in the Sem
ate.
Among those who signed the letter
are Senators Kern of Indiana, Rayner
of Maryland. Stone of Missouri, Will
liams of Mississippi, Pomerene of Ohio,
Nevada.
The Washington times., 1912-06-22
IT'S MERIT, NOT LENGTH.
THAT MAKES THE BILL
BY JULIA MURDOCH.

which consumes 80 minutes Of time, and
Madame Butterfly, which runs forty
minutes.
Among the plays which Mr.. Chase
announces will be seen at the new
Chase's Theater the Forthcoming season
will be "A Business Man with
thirty-five minutes
Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth, in
their musical comedy specially, take
up fully one-half a program.
The Mountain Ash Choir of twenty
five Welsh singers, requires forty-five
minutes in which to give their program
Ned Wayburn and Mabel Hite have
each produced one-hour plays with
large casts.
The second act of Mrs. Temples
Telegram" under the title of who's
Brown will be presented the coming
season.
Amelia Bingham. in big Moments
from Big Plays" consumes forty-five
minutes.
Jesse l.. Laskey has two new produc-
| ttons-''ln the Barracks" and The Lit
tie Parisian. The length of each is
more than double that Of the usual act.
Mr.. Chase is of the opinion that the
| coming season will show bills having
| fewer acts, larger casts Of stars. longer
| and more elaborate productions, and
greatly enhanced amusement value and
| interest. The traditional elasticity and
| extensibility of polite vaudeville will
again be demonstrated.
The new regime, planned by Mr..
quantity in the acts. It is obvious that
the public will prefer the former. and
1t is equally obvious that Mr.. Chase is
! again taking time by the forelock.
The Washington times., 1912-06-22
"VANITY OF VANITIES."

Alarmed at the nroads made upon the Old
Guard by the selection of an unusual number of
progressives as Republican national committeeman
the Republican national committee has now passed
rule that itself shall be the judge of the right of
any one to sit in its meetings and act as member
In other words, when William Allen White presents
his credentials from the Republicans of Kansas as
the successor Of Dave Mulvane the Republican ma
tional committee reserves the right to deny White
seat in the committee.
Also alarmed over the action of the Repub-
llcans of Nebraska in selecting successor to Victor
Rosewater at the State primaries, the national
mittee passes rule that hereafter the election of
national committeeman by the Republicans Of a
State shall be considered by the committee merely
a nominaton-and it is up to it whether it wants
to elect the man to its select circle whom the ma
jority of the Republicans in any State have desig-
mated as their spokesman on the committee.
In other words, the people don't count any long
er with the Republican national committee. Like
Taft, the Tories on that committee believe that the
masses unfit to rule. So in order that the Steam
Roller may never fall into impous hands or become
an engine or destruction in the hands of the people,
the Republican national committee has announced
that from it is to be sef-perpetuating body,
accountable to no one or to no organzaton-not
even to the party which it purports to represent.
81 am the State" exclaimed Louis XIV. After
that the tumbrels rumbed through the streets of
Paris and the knitting women counted the heads as
the guillotine shipped them off, No such tragedy
going to follow the declaration of the Republican
national committee that it is the party The people
are going to let it be the party and they will 60
right ahead and form new one.
Under its new rules the Republican national
committee promises to be nearly as important as
the fly the chariot Wheel which luttered its little
wings and exclaimed "See what dust I'm raising
The Washington times., 1912-06-22
POO BAH" DEPUTY
FINDS CHARGES Do
NOT AWE DRIVER
Washington Automobiles
Quickly Released in
Rockville Court.

ROCKVILLE. Md, June 22.-Charles c.
Carter, of Washington, was before
Judge Mace, in the police court here
yesterday afternoon on five charges of
violating the automobile law OF Mary
land. While operating a machine con-
taining' tai besides himself. Mr. Ma and Mrs:
the Conduit Road. about half-past IL
o'clock Thursday night, his car collided
with carriage belonging and driven by
Of Potomac, this county, and Deputy
Sheriff Walter Shaw happened along
and began to pile up charges.
Deputy Shaw discovered that Carter's
number tags for 1912, that Carter car
ried no operators license card, that the
machine had been travelling faster than
allowed by law, that Carter was oper-
ner and that he had failed to slow up
at the intersection of two roads when
signaled to do so. Shaw escorted Carter
to the office of Justice of the Peace Ros-
coe Roach, at Glen Echo, and the WASH
ingtonian was required to furnish $500
trial.
After being placed under arrest and
while still in Glen Echo, Carter remem-
bered that former Mayor John A. Gar
rett had occasion to familiarize himself
with the automobile laws while he was
n ayor of Glen Echo, SO he hunted up
tiiC ioi hhCA ihdyoit WIN 10 nov a pIoS-
ticing lawyer, and retained him to de-
fend him at the trial.
When Attorney Garrett was mayor OF
Glen Echo Judge Henderson, in the
circuit court here, decided. in a case
appealed from the decision of Mayor
Garrett to the circuit court, that the
automobile laws of Maryland do not ap-
ply to the Conduit road, because the
road is not a public highway within the
legal meaning of the term, so at the
trial Garrett, who remembered Judge
Henderson's decision, raised that point
and called the attention of Judge Mace
to Judge Hendersons decision. Mace
conferred with Judge Henderson and
learned that the decision had been prop
erly explained by Garrett, so Mace dis
missed all the cases against Carter.
The Newcomb Woman's Club, of
Bethesda, district, this county, at a
meeting held at the home of Mrs. Harry
T. Newcomb, elected officers for one
year, as follows: President, Mrs. Legg:
first vice president, Mrs. William L.
Chitty; second vice president, Mrs.
Ralph Burgess; secretary, Mrs. Fansler;
treasurer, Miss Lavinia Wagner; histor-
ian: Miss Bessie Hodges; auditor, Mrs.
Julian Wallace.
The Poolesville Woman's Club has
elected Mrs. T. Randolph Hall, pres-
dent: Mrs. Howard Griffith, vice presi-
dent, and Miss Mamie D. Poole, secre-
| tary.