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Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
BAD letter ON HANDS

R. f. d. No. l, Critz, Val had
letter on my hands so badly that |
could hardly do anything. 1t would
begin to come in clear white blisters,
then they would burst and peel off all
over and crack and bleed My hands
were so sore and itched so badly |
could not rest day or night. | could
not put them in water nor do my reg
ular work.
Il tried medicine and several differ
ent kinds of cream on them but they
got worse instead of better. Nothing
did me any good until tried Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. And now my
hands are perfectly we'll and all right"
(Signed) Miss Ellen Tudor, Nov. 10,
1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
lmnortant to Mothers
Household and Mental Order.

Froebel, father of child-study, said
that inward clearness proceeds from
outward order" and there is truth
enough in the observation to give 1000
for thought in the careless, untldy
mother and father. Froebers saying
was connected no doubt with his IN
sistence that the child's play and work
materials in the kindergarten should
be taken out in perfect order and SO
returned at the close of the exercises,
and DR.. Montessori, the Italian educa-
zionist, whose method is working a
change in the teaching of children, re-
quires the same thing in her Houses
of Childhood" There must indeed De
a potent influence in an orderly pune
tual wisely administered household'
and there is no question that children
brought up in such an atmosphere 90
show clearness in their mental pro-
cesses. Fortunately, this is an lnhu-
ence which is Independent of riches or
poverty and so can be exerted by any
mother.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
REMEDY: BREED SOUND HORSES.

good grade of draft mares weighing
from 1900 to $500 pounds of fairly
good type.
Draft horse sires must not only have
weight, but they must possess quality
1t has been found that the heavy quail
ty will perform more work with great
er ease than will the horse of phleg-
matte disposition and temperament
The draft horse that is suited for the
south must possess quality. There
must be no tendency to coarseness,
heavy coats of hair, or sluggish dispo-
sition.
The prejudice that exists against
the size of the draft horse is not well
founded. The Tennessee experiment
station uses heavy draft Percheron
mares with pronounced success. They
perform heavy work at this station
and at many farms throughout the en-
tire summer of each year beside small
southern-grown horses and mules and
without greater discomfort Aside
from being in harness every day, the
two mares at the Tennessee station
reared heavy pair of colts that the
station refused $500 for when six
months old.
The mule is one of the most vital
cogs in the industrial, commercial and
agricultural progress of the south. 1t
is in consequence of his faithful serv.
ice that the larger part of corn, rice
and cotton, as well as numerous 9TH
err crops, are produced and transport
ed to market. The mule is without
rival for work In the logging camps,
while he excels as beast of burden
in the railroad camps and for trucking
and for livery purposes in the cities
He possesses the ability to resist dis
case and withstand the strain of Sc
we're labor on less and poorer feed
than the horse In many lines OF
work, and particularly those just men,
toned the mule is decidedly superior
to the horse. and have no quarrel
with those who claim a mule is more
economically fed and a more efficient
work animal than a horse OF equal
weight. At the same time, II must he
admitted that the mule is withou,
pride of ancestry or hope Of posterity
and valueless for any purpose o;ae
than labor.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18

plow. The small mule and small
turning plow is guarantee OF shallow
soil devoid of vegetable matter or
humus. A shallow soil devoid of veg
etable matter means small crops and
poor farmers. The soil should be
deep and full of humus in order to IN
crease the storage capacity for water
and thereby enable it to hold enough
water to carry the crop through the
longest drought in the summer
though heavily fortified. We cannot
pillow deep or turn under the corn and
cotton stalks, oat and pea stubble,
grass and weeds with a one-horse
plow
Cultivating crops with one-horse
plows and one-horse cultivators is
slow process and should not be prac-
ticed unless the land Is full of roots
and stumps. This is an age of labor
saving farm implements, and no farm
er can afford to walk down each mid
die three or four times at each cultl-
walton. The one-row cultivator shoulu
be used by every farmer.
The farmers of the south should
raise the necessary horse power. Mil
lions of dollars are leaving the south
each year for the purchase of mules
and horses. Few small farmers can
afford TO keep mules and geldings AT
least half the work stock on southern
farms should be draft mares, actively
engaged in heavy work and mule pro-
duotion. 1t Is a great economic waste
not to use one or more draft mares on
every farm.
The man who employs mules or
geldings in farm operations receives
in return only their labor Mares EN-
ployed for farm work, If intelligently
handled. can do all the work that is
required and will produce in addition
n considerable number of colts, which
rapidly develop into marketable ami
mails. thereby adding to the farm in
come.
1t is generally considered that three
brood mares must be kept to do the
same work that can be done by pair
of mules or geldings of equal strength
but the difference in feed cost is
slight, and the value OF the colts pro
duced offsets such difference in feed
costs. with considerable balance To
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18

spare. Il is perfectly clear that when
work done on a farm by two geldings
or mules is equally as wei done by
three mares al a very slight expense
in feed cost. and when such extra
feed cost is Offset with balance OF
500 to $3.50 to spare, that il is an
economic waste not TO use mares The
man who uses mares and produces
colts adds TO his own wealth and to
that of the community where ne re-
sides.
We must get pure bred draft sires
if we are to build up our present un-
dersized stock Of mares into good
sized. well-built draft mares for farm
work and colt production. OF course,
there is a splendid opportunity at the
present time for many southern farm
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
Not for Ten Cents.

During Robert Blossoms last visit
in the south he had occasion to spend
the Sabbath with an acquaintance who
owned a big plantation near Port@Gib
son, Miss.
Some time in the afternoon large
gathering of negroes appeared on the
banks of a stream that skirted the
farm, attracted by baptism. Mr.
Edeson, calling to black boy who
was looking on, said:
Isaac, I'll give you dime If you
will be baptized this afternoon.
For fully three minutes the darkey
looked at Mr. Edeson, then he On
swered: ~
mo, sab; you CANT git me to foo
wit the Lord for ten cents"
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18

ers to purchase such draft mares as
are suited to southern conditions, but
we cannot go north and west and buy
such grade draft mares as cheaply as
we can grow them. Furthermore, we
cannot purchase sufficient number
of draft mares to make much progress
within two or three generations.
The colt from a first-class draft
sire and one of our small mares will
usually weigh from 1,100 to 1,4O0
pounds. Two or three successive
crosses with pure bred draft sires> will
build this understood stock up into a
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
Bed Seals and Christmas Gifts.

A big-hearted purchaser OF hed
Cross seals in a southern city recently
complained because the seals did not
come in sheets larger than 100. lie
had prepared a Christmas package LOT
his daughter and had conceived the
idea that he would wrap it entirely III
Christmas seals. AS the present was
bulky. the sheets of 100 were not sui
ficient. He solved his problem now
ever, by pasting several sheets of seals
on a large piece of wrapping paper, IN
which he inclosed his daughters gift.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
One of the euaaenheims.

There's nothing like putting the
best foot putting the best
face on the matter" said Oswald Gar
rison Willard in a recent Baltimore
address.
why shouldn't we all emulate Mrs
Sudden Ryches, whose father was a
policeman"
Lord Lacland said to Mrs. Sudden
Ryches at luncheon at Sherrys;
what business is your father ID
madam
"She flushed slightly, slipped her
amber-colored Chateau Yquem, looked
Lord Lacland straight in the eye, and
answered:
Copper
"And Lord Lacland, remembering
the pale palaces of the copper million
aires overlooking the park, said; An:
sagely. and was very much impressed
indeed"
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
One of the Seven.

will you tell me why your servant
has three alarm clocks on the taole
by his bed? Is he so sleepy as all
that?"
"All that and then some. You see
he sets one clock for five o'clock, an
other for six O'Clock, and the thlru
for seven o'clock. At eight o'clock l
get up and drag him out of bed my
self."-New York Evening Post.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
EAR RErTER THAN qUININE.

Elixir Babek cures malaria Where
ouinine fails, and 1t can be taken with
impunity by old and young.
Having suffered from Malarious Fe-
yer for several months, getting no re-
broken down in health, elixir BGbek
effected a permanent cure. William
+. MARI. =, ,. -.
Kioczewski II Co. Washington, DC. Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
Social Enaaaement Line.

A sweet young thing called to haEe
a telephone installed in her residence.
independent or party line asked
the manager.
I'VE have a great many social OBJ
legations" simpered the sweet young
thing. so ! think you can make II a
party line, even If it does cost little
more. Judge.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
RUg-NY-USM

WIN cure your Rheumstism and all
kinds OF aches and pains-Neuralgia-
Cramps. Collie, Sprains, Bruises. Cuts.
Old Sores. Burns, etc. AntisePtie
Anodyne. Price 25c--Ady.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
Valuable.

The Passerby-What a handsome
dog. He must be valuable.
Street Dog Dealer-Yer bet e Is
The man wot | got i'm OF is onerine
s25 reward if brings i'm back.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18

You. of course, consider the bal
lot sacred.
Sure. Why shouldn't l? I've al
most made my Twin out of II ever
since | was old enough to vote. II
Cbicago Record Herald
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
Sure Wealthy.

rs he rich?'
Il should say he is He's got three
lawyers and four bOokkeepers and sew
en- expert accountants figuring out
his income tax."-Detroit Free Press
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18

They stop the tickle-Dean's Mentho-
lated Cough Drops stop coughs by stop
ping the cause-5c at Drug stores.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18

Horsehair is said to make a substi'
tute for rubber in the manufacture Of
automobile tires
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
Not Wasting Sentiment.

Uncle Henry-So you are going to
school now, Ell? And do you love your
teacher?
Bobbie (aged seyen)-Naw She is
too old for me.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18

The third-class railway fares of In
Mia are less than farthing mile.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18

Funny as a crutch.
played a good joke on my fiancee'
"How was that, old top?'
Had my chum meet her in the darl
hall and he got the kiss intended TO
me. Good joke, eh, what?'
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
The Result,

The Result.
II intend to face the music
"Ha! that beats the band."-Balti-
more American.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18
Try MUSTERoLE For
That Lame Back!

Rub it on briskly =
thoroughly, and note
MUSTEROLE drives
out the stiffness and
soreness.
1t beats a mustard
plaster seven ways, and
best of all, it doesn't
blister or burn.
MuSTEROLE is q
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18

clean. white ointment made with oil OF
mustard. 1t comes In handy white
glass jars. Get a jar from your drug
gist today.
MUSTEROLE is recommended by
doctors and nurses. Millions of jars
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18

are used annually for Bronchitis, Group.
Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neuralgia, Con-
gestion, Pleurisy, Rheumatism, Lurn-
bago, Pains and Aches of the Back or
Joints, Sprains, Sore Muscles, Bruises,
Chilblains, Frosted Feet, Colds OF
Chest lit prevents Pneumonia).
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-18

TEROLE Company, Cleveland, Ohio,
and we will mail you jar, postage
prepaid.
w. II. THuRMoND. Rockhsh. Va, says:
"Musterole Is the greatest thing l ever got
hold Of for muscular rheumatism afording in
stantreliefto sore and stiff joints and muscles"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
Proclamation Of Election.

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given, that
there will be held an election on TUES
DAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1913, at the regu-
lar polling place at Newellton, in the
Second Ward of Tensas Parish, TO elect
a member OF the Board of School Direc-
tors for Tensas Parish, from said Ward,
vice r. Y. Newell, resigned.
Further notice is hereby given, that we
have appointed the following Commits
sioners and Clerk of Election to act as
such at said election:
NEWELLTON PR'cT.
Jno. ID. Fultz, Jno. Murdoch, Louis
Buckner, Commissioners; l.. de Vries,
Clerk.
NEW LIGHT PR'cT.
J. A. Vesey, Jno. ID. Lynch, - Hans
borough, Commissioners; Jno. w. o.
borne, Clerk.
Witness our hands, officially, this 10th
day OF August, 1913.
w. M. DAVIDSON,
G. G. GOLDMAN,
JOS. CURRY,
Supervisors OF Election, Tensas Parish
La
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
is IrA GREAT DIsAsTERi

We have always regarded the final out
come OF the present crop as something
like a Chinese puzzle or guessing con-
test and the developments OF the past few
weeks have proved the accuracy Of that
opinion.
News from the cotton fields is now OF
the most alarming character. From all
sources the. report is that the infestation
of weevils is far the greatest ever known
in this locality and it is generally conced-
ed that the plant has made no fruit since
August lst The most alarming feature
of the situation is that in many places
the bolls are being attacked by the pest
and large proportion Of bolls that ordi-
nsrily would be considered safe are being
punctured and destroyed. Under the cir
cumstances no human being can tell land
that opinion is being freely expressed by
the most reliable and experienced plant
ers) what the crop is.
We believe, however, that the general
opinion is that we are in the face Of q
great disaster to the cotton crop and that
the chances are that Tensas parish will
make the shortest crop it has made since
the boil weevil first made its accursed
appearance here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
S1e0 Reward Sl0O

The readers Of this paper will be pleased
Re learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
in all its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being constitutional disease,
requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon'the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The propritors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list of testi-
monials.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75cts.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29

Mrs. R. Worrell and children have re-
turned from a visit to New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. M. Wade, Jr.,
are visiting relatives in Claiborne county
Miss.
Mrs. B. F. Bonney spent Sunday witt
Mr.. and Mrs. F. McC. Hopkins, al
''Frogmore
Mrs. Jas. r. Clark and little daugh'
ter, of Tallulah, Miss, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs 0. l.. Watson, at Lakewood. y
Mrs. N H. Clark and son Mr.. Gray.
son Clark, spent last Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. c. d. Brigham, at Waterproof.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Guice, of moro
plantation, were visitors at the home Of
! their daughter, Mrs. c. G. Skinner, last
Sunday.
Mr.. Chas. Johnston and son, Jas. 5.
Johnston, spent several days with friends
i'm Jefferson county, this week, and en-
joyed their visit immensely.
Rev. r. A. N. Wilson returned from
Batesville, Miss, this week, accom-
panied by Mrs. Wilson, who will spend
several weeks at "Marydale."
Louis Buckner, Jr., left this week to
join Mrs. Buckner, who is summering
at Atlantic City, N. ]. They will visit
at Chattanooga before returning to St.
Joseph.
Mr.. ID. F. Miller motored up to st.
Joseph on Monday, accompanied by his
family and Mrs. FL. Maher and Mas
ter Pendleton Ferriday of New Orleans,
who are visiting them.
Voters of the Second Ward will remem-
Der the election to he held at Newellton
and New Light on September 9th, to
elect member of the Board of School
Directors from that Ward, vice r. Y.
Newell, left the parish.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
sLIURDAY. ths 30th tr d IusUSI. A b. ls1a

offer for sale At the Court House door, in tn,
Town of ST. Joseph. IN this parish. between
the hours Of II A. NJ. and p. NJ. to THE
highest bidder. for cash. the following de-
scribed property. situated in this parish. and
belonging in indivision to b. F. Young and
10 the above named minors. 8. Chas. Young
and Blanche l.. Young. to be sold 10 effect
partition thereof among the co-owners:
The Charlton plantation. situated on Lake
st. Peter. in the Parish OF Tensas. Louisiana
being more particularly described as follows,
to-wit: The Fast five-eiRhts of Section 81, the
East half of Section 30, Township IL, North
Range IL. East: also that tract of land lying
between the boundary Of the Charlton and
ST. Peter plantations and a line drawn and
TO be drawn by John Johnson, Parish Sur
veyor as shown by plat on the parish man
made bv the said Johnson. including one
hundred acres. with the buildings and i'm
Drovements thereon, said line beginning AZ
the intersection Of the old boundary between
the Charlton and st. Peter plantations with
the main plantation ditch. and following said
ditch to the intersection Of a line beginning
at the cottonwood tree on the said boundary
line between said Charlton and st. Peter
plantations. and running thence North 60 l-2
degrees. East 40-being the direct or reverse
bearing of said line; said tract being further
described as follows: beginning at point
marked ''B' on map made by Henry Smyth.
surveyor. annexed to and made part OF the
petition Of plaintiff in this suit, which point
marked "B'' Is established as follows: be-
ginning at the Southeast corner of Section
SO, Township II North, Range 10, East thence
running East along the South line OF Section
81, Township IL, North. Range II, East. 80
chains to the boundary line between Charl-
ton and st. Peter plantations, thence North
20 chains to "B," and beginning at "B''
North so degrees West AZ chains to point
marked "a" on said map. then beginning
at 81" again North 50 chains TO point marked
''C'' On said map. thence from point CO. to
point marked "a" South so degrees West As
chains, the said one hundred acres being In
cluded in the triangle "a ""B. &C." of
said map, which is on file in my office.
Terms Of Sale: Cash.
JOHN HUGHES, Sheriff.
st. Joseph, La. July 25th, 1913.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
Gard Of Thanks.

The Gazette has been requested by Mr..
and Mrs. G. +. Lazarus to express their
sincere and earnest thanks to the good
people of st. Joseph and neighborhood
for the many kindly offices rendered dur
ing the serious illness of their little daugh-
ter Maude, and especially for the thought
ful friends whose substantial aid was so
welcome at such trying hour. The ser
vices of the trained nurse, Miss Steele
were Invaluable and of great assistance
to the attending physician, DIR. Murdoch,
but for whose untiring energy and
skillful practice the precious young life
might not have been saved. The fond par
ents Of this little girl extend heartfelt
thanks to all-physician, nurse and
friends, for all services rendered, and will
never cease to be greatful for the sympa-
thy and assistance extended in the try
ing ordeal through which they have just
passed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
SATURDAY n, 1Otb tu Of stPTEMBtR 4 0. 1919,

offer for sale at the Court House door of the
Town OF st. Joseph, in this parish, between
the hours of II O'Clock a. m. and O'CLOCK
d. m. the following described property, sit
uated In the Parish of Tensas, State of Louis
lana, and seized in the above styled and
numbered suit, to-wit:
A certain lot or parcel of land in the Town
of st. Joseph, and being part OF the lot re-
Gently occupied by Captain and Mrs. Albert
Bondurant, the said lot commencing on the
West side of Second street where the line OF
said Bondurant lot used to join the lot of the
Catholic Church, thence running parallel
with the boundary line between said Bondu-
rant lot and the lot of the said Catholic
Church two hundred and ten feet; thence on
line parallel with the line of Second street
one hundred and ten feet; thence two hun
dred and ten feet parallel with the boundary
line between the said Bondurant lot and the
said Catholic Church lot to the West side OF
Second street, thence along said Second
street one hundred and ten feet to the point
of beginning, which fully appears by map
of John johnson, Parish Surveyor, annexed
to a certain deed from Captain and Mrs.
Albert Bondurant to said Mrs. A. w. Horns
by, recorded in N9tarial Record Book 'O''
pages lbs and 126, being fraction over one
half acre of land. Also
An undivided One-seventh interest in and
to the villa Clara plantation, containing s37
acres of land, bounded on the North by the
wild lands lately belonging to E. l.. Whit
ney, deceased, and the Minnehaha planta-
ton belonging to Joseph Curry, East by the
said Minnehaha plantation and Island Chute,
South by China Grove plantation and wild
lands as aforesaid-being part of irregular
Sections 10 and IL and all OF irregular Sec
ton IL, in Township 10, Range II, East, ami
part of Section 10, same Township and Range.
Also an undivided one-seventh interest in
the following wild lands containing 1887 acres
All of Section As, in Township IL, Range III
all of Section IS in Township 10, Range IL, all
of Section II, same Township and Range, not
heretofore sold by the said K. L. Whitney to
Mrs. India Brown; all of the above described
hafn In the paPiah nf TQnaaQ State
OF Louisiana. together with all the buildings
and improvements or thereto attached.
Terms of Sale: Cash, with benefit of APP
praisement.
JOHN HUGHES. Sheriff.
st. Joseph, La, August 18th, 1913.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-08-29
FILTERINd AND sELF-MEAsURTN0
GASOLINE TANK.

We have installed a Bow
ser Self-Measuring GasO-
line Tank.
This outfit not only auto
matically measures gasoline
but filters it as well, all
in one operation. Attached
to it is q hose for filling any
receptacle at a distance from
the machine, such as that
generally required by auto
mobiles. If you want your
tank filled quickly, and the
gasoline filtered and meas
ured as it goes in, just drive
your car alongside of our
warehouse and see how quick
ly we can let you get started
on your way. Not a drop
wasted. Time Is money.
See the point?
". R. BAKER & SON,
PHONE No. 7s
ST. JOSEPH, IA