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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
WHAT Is The NATTER With The
MEHEZ PACKING PLANTY

In an editorial in its Friday s
edition the Natchez Democrat boasts
Of the fact that 800 head of cattle
were to be shipped that day from
Natchez to st. Louis for sale in the
St. Louis market.
This cattle had been brought from
Florida and fsttened in the neigh
borhood of Natchez, but the ques-
ton that one naturally asks, is, if
Natchez has a Packing Plant, and
il Natchez is advertising this Pack
ing Plant and trying to induce peo-
pie from the country to ship their
stock there, why should the people
Of Natchez find it necessary to ship
their stock to st. Louis in order to
realize the market price?
The Democrat has certainly been
fair with the people throughout the
Natchez District" in warning them
that if they wish to secure the prop
er price for their stock, they should
ship to st. Louis and not to Nat
chez. Was this the intent of the
editorial?
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
1EnsAs coTToH ASSOCIATION.

In another column will be found
a call from Mr.. Paul M. Potts, OF
Natchitoches, President of the Louis
lana Division of the Southern Cot
ton Association, addressed to the
cotton growers, merchants, bankers
and business men of Louisiana, for
Parish, State and Central meetings
for the purpose of recognizing the
Southern Cotton Association, with
the special object of meeting the
present crisis in the cotton situation
brought on by the war in Europe.
This is a subject that vitality af-
fects every man, woman and child
in the cotton growing States and
Louisiana must be aroused to the
situation. Tensas, we are sure, will
do her share.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

Now that the Bull Moose party
in the Third Congressional District
have held their convention and have
nominated Judge Whit P. Martin,
OF Lafourch, as their standard bear
er, and not the brother Of Cong
Democratic Senator. e ! e c t
Broussard, will the Senator-elect
raise his voice in defense of the par
ty which has 30 honored him or will
he remain silent to the last, thus
practically writing himself out of
the party?
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
STOCK OWNERS aid "SLPETY FIRST
MOVEMENT.

Safety First" has become a common
expression throughout the United States.
Many railroads and large industries main-
tain permanent Safety First Organizations
at considerable cost. Safety First is taught
our school children; and, in some parts
OF the country, large signs have been
erected informing motorists of dangerous
crossings.
Farmers and stock owners adjacent to
the railroad are gradually becoming in
terested in the Safety First idea and are
lending their assistance to prevent stock
from getting onto the right-of-way, by
keeping private farm crossing gates closed
and in good repair. A large stock raiser
recently remarked that he desired to CO.
operate with the railroads by taking ev-
cry precaution to keep his stock of the
rlght-of-way, because in doing SO he was
preventing possible serious accidents and
loss OF life to passengers. Someone dear
to him, or even he himself, might be a
f>eSa Osi q tfoHl WHICH, StIuCk Ills
own stock-due to gate having been
left open by himself or employees.
Many farmers and stock owners are
1lscontinuing the practice of permitting
heir stock to Craze and roam on public
'horoughfares and property. as the ami
mails frequently reached the railroad
racks and were struck by passing trains,
ometlmes causing serious derailments.
Town authorities are also taking great
interest in the movement to prevent acci.
'ents from this source (which costs 10
Western Railroads about two million dol
ls per annum) by the passage of stock
rdinances prohibiting stock running at
'rge in town limits. The railroads are
leo constantly instructing their employees
Train, Station, and section Service AZ
their duty towards keeping stock of
'e nght-of-way. 9
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

Mr.. Murdoch, who was called to Alex
andria last week by the serious illness
Of his son-in-law, Mr.. Ellie II. White,
returned this week with the cheerful in
telligence that the patient is so much i'm
proved that he will be out in few days,
which is very gratifying to the many
friends of the doctors family, in this par
ish. Mrs, Murdoch is with her daughter.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

We publish below telegram from
Mr.. ]. N. Carpenter. Of Natchez,
to Governor Brewer of Mississippi.
regarding the cotton situation.
Mr.. Carpenter is one of the best
informed cotton men in the United
States and any utterance from him
on the subject should carry weight.
The proposition advanced by Mr..
Carpenter is to tax the cotton grown
next year at the rate of five cents
per pound, the natural result of
which would be to reduce the pro-
duction Of cotton at least fifty per
cent, and If the spinners knew that
the crop of 1915 would not be more
than seven or seven and one-half
million bales it would force them to
pay living prices for the present
crop in order to be sure of sufficient
stocks to run their spindles during
the next two years. This sounds to
US like q wise suggestion and one
that it is we'll to give careful: con-
alteration. If Mr.. Carpenters plan
should be adopted it would save
the South from practical banruptcy,
which now seems to be imminent.
Let the Governors of all the cot.
ton growing States meet and discuss
the proposition and see if some plan
cannot be evolved that will give the
South an opportunity to share in
the prosperity which the general
European war has brought to other
sections of our country.
Following is Mr.. Carpenters tel.
egram to Gov. Brewer:
N:tchez, Miss, Sept. 9th, 1914.
Gov. Earl Brewer,
jackson, Miss.
III you will ask conference of the Gov.
ernors OF the eleven Cotton States and
request that they call meeting of their
respective Legislatures for the purpose Of
enacting law through Constitutional
amendment or otherwise taxing, the cot.
Ton production OF Nineteen Hundred and
rinteen hve cents per pound il will he
great and lasting benefit to your State
II all of the eleven States will enact the
law It will not only Immediately advance
the price OF cotton to oyer ten cents per
pound with continued hardening ten
dency, but will relieve the State OF taxa.
tlon Tor several years. The crop of the
state the past season was nearly fourteen
hundred thousand bales: next year under
the new law it would be about one-half.
giving you q revenue of over seventeen
millions dollars which would be contrib
uted by the world, Of which the State of
Mississippi Is very small part. The CUES
lion OF warehouses would be largely solved
- the mill buyers would furnish them to
ssote thear purchases. The Legislatures
,f the States have it in their hands n {
keep the South from bankruptcy. as nine
y-ave per cent Of the people al over the
south will vote for such an Amendment.
fSIGNEDl
J.. N. CARPENTER. t
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

The moving picture show at st. Joseph
continues to be the prevailing and popu-
lar amusement OF the day, and some very
fine pictures are being show every night,
covering every phase of human nature,
from the sublime to the ridiculous, the
popular price OF 10 cents prevailing.
Monday and Saturday nights are re-
served for the colored population.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
To tie cettsa Growers, Merchants, Bank
ers aad Business Nee Of louisiaaa

The cotton growing industry of the
South is facing serious crisis on account
OF the war in Europe and it becomes the
duty OF the Growers, Bankers, Merchants
and business men of the South to get to.
gether through some concert of action
and save the situation.
The cotton conference held at New Or.
leans, La, on 9th and 18th of August
passed a resolution asking the Southern
Cotton Association to proceed to hold
both county and State meetings to pre-
pare the farmers to meet the war crisis
IN cotton and that these meetings be
called by State presidents as follows:
Parish or County meetings to be held
Saturday, Sept. 10Th; State meetings
Tuesday, September 22nd; Central meet
ing at New Orleans Sept. 10Th. Therefore
meeting is called to be held at every
parish seat in Louisiana on Saturday.
Sept. 10Th, 1914, to organize the differ
ent parish Associations and elect one del
egate to attend the State meeting which
ls called to meet at Alexandria, La, on
Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, 1914, said meeting
to organize the State Association and
elect delegates to attend the Central meet
ing to he held at the city of New Orleans
on Tuesday. Sept. 2sth, 1914, at which
time the central organization will be per-
Iected and officers elected.
Let everybody show their loyalty to
this cause by getting the people together
in the different parishes and holding
good meetings, raise sufficient funds to
pay your delegates expenses to the State
meeting and elect good men as your par
sh officers who will he workers in the
cause.
We earnestly desire and request the
oval cooperation of the Farmers Union, |
he Southern Cotton Congress, Farmers
Institute and other organizations and we |
'lso earnestly request all State newspa- |
'ers to publish this call for these various
Meetings.
PAUL NJ. POTTS,
rest. Louisiana Division Southern Cot
ton Association.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
Proclamation Of Election.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
n--s-l ~

- Parish of Tensas !
| PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given,
That there win be an election held at the
various polling places in the Parish Of
Iemas, State of Louisiana, on TUES.
DAY, the 3rd day of NOVEMBER. 1914.
for one Congressman from the Fifth Con.
gressional District; one Member of the
Board of Equalization from the Fifth
Congressional District; one Member of
the Board of School Directors of the Par
lsh OF Tensas from the Sixth and Seventh
Wards each Of Tensas Parish, each to
serve for the term of six years, and aleo
to vote on the Seventeen Proposed Amend
ments to the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, passed at the regular session
Of the General Assembly of the State held
during the year 1914.
Further Notice is given, That we have
appointed the following COMMISSIONER
and Clerks of Election to act "a such af
said election, to-wit:
FIRST WARD.
G. V. Ratcliff, Henry Isaacs. Geo. d.
Bland, Commissioner; Wade Newell,
SECOND WARD.
FIRST PRECINCT
R. Y. Newell, L. C, Kell, L. Buckner
commissioners; J; d. Fultz, Clerk.
SECOND PRECINCT
j. d. Lynch, r. f. Brannin, F. B.
Commissioners.
THIRD WARD.
Josiah p. Scott, A. s. Lewis. James
curry, Commissioners; Chas. Johnston. |
FOURTH WARD.
3. w. Smith, p. C.. Smith. WILEY
lawn, Commissioners; ]. d. Guthrie, l
FIFTH WARD.
c. d. Gould, w. II. Burns. w. Fl
scott, Commissioners; d. II. O'Kellev. II
Clcrk.
SIXTH WARD.
Hugh Marion. Chas. Sedden, Emmett
%s,srron, Commissioners; Geo. Sedden, II
SEVENTH WARD.
+. d. Coleman, H. C. Miller. Dr. w II
!. Gibson, Commissioners; C. A. Good.
ich, Clerk. ~
Witness our hands, officially. this 4th
ay OF September, 1914.
w. M. DAVIDSON
G. C. GOLDMAN ii
JOS. CURRY
La.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
Amendment No. 1l..Act No. 224

HsSssssn0sss I'VE lA.ASS w. SSE
This amendment simply gives mu-
inequalities throughout the State the
right to impose special taxes, where
the same are voted by the property
tax payers, for the purpose of es-
tablishing fire departments and pro-
viding suitable buildings for same.
We can see no reason why the peo-
pie of town or city should not
have the right to vote tax for the
purpose Of establishing fire depart
ments for the protection of their
80 we commend this
to the voters of the
parish.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

MIR. W.. }. Steen has returned home
after a sojourn of some days in our neigh
boring State of Mississippi. Mr.. Steen
does not seem very favorably impressed
with prospects in the hills, and despite
the damage done by the rains and the
ravages OF the boil weevil, thinks Tensas
has better outlook than many sections
Visited by him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

Tony Barasona has succeeded his
brother, Santo Baragona, in the business
conducted BY the latter in the Steen
building and guarantees to keep CONSTANT
~ on hand choice fruits and vegetables,
with an attractive line OF fresh family
groceries.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

We regret very much to learn of the
illness OF Mrs. Trice, of Tupelo, Miss.
whose condition was so critical that she
was taken to New Orleans for operation.
Her son, DIR. Trice, of st. Joseph. went
TO New Orleans to he with his mother
during her illness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

Let the Governors of ali the cot
ton growing states get together and
see II some plan cannot be adopted
which will give value to the South's
great crop. The tax plan appeals to
us as the only solution.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

The war in Europe brings curious
results, one result of the war is that
hides 90 down, but leather, which
is made from hides. goes steadily
up. Cotton has dropped below the
cost of production. but cotton goods
continue to advance in price.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

Judge A. L. Slack died at his home at
iaiiulah, La, on Friday night, after
long illness. Judge Slack was an ex.
Confederate veteran and lawyer of pro-
nounced ability. Judge Slack married
Miss Anna Stewart, of Waterproof, who
with several children survive him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

Misses Anna Maude and Almeda Van
Hoose, who have spent the summer in
the North, are expected home to-day.
Miss Van Hoose will resume her duties
as member OF the faculty of All Saints
College, Vicksburg, and Miss Almeda as
member OF the faculty of the Waterproof
Hish School, next week.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
Amendment No. lO..Act No. 1914

Article 125 of the Constitution
provides for one District Attorney
in each Judicial District, and the
proposed amendment is to give the
power to the General Assembly, to
create the Office of Assistant District
Attorney whenever i'm the wisdom
OF the General Assembly it is deemed
advisable. This amendment has been
made almost necessary for the reason
that there have been 80 many amend
ments to the Constitution giving an
additional Judge to certain Districts,
and in Districts which have more
than one Judge, it has been found
almost impossible to handle the
business of the District properly,
without an additional or Assistant
District Attorney, and in our opin-
ion it would be much better if the
office of Assistant District Attorney
could be created by the General As
rather than by Constitutional
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

Young man Of sober and temperate
habits wishes position as manager or
assistant manager Of plantation; has had
experience and can give good reference.
Office. 0'''
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
Constable Sale.
State OF Louisiana, Parish OF Tens.
Second Justices Court.
THE PROGRESSIVE CO., Lrp.
vs.: Nos. 7lS-7le

NOTICE is hereby given, That By VII
tue OF writ of feri facias, issued 81
Louis Buckner, Justice Of the Peas &
the Scond Ward of the Parish Of Tenono.
in favor OF The Progressive Co., ~.
against Milly Dixon, and to me dirSc1oi'
I will at IL o'clock q. M, on SATUR,
DAY the 10Th day Of SEPTEMBRR
1914, at the Office of the said Second
Ward, in said Parish offer for sale n
public auction, the following movahl0
property, to-wit:
One bay horse, one gray horse, ssiusd
as the property OF Milley Dixon. NM.
said writ OF fieri facias.
HYMAN SALOMON.
Constable End Ward.
Dated this let day Of Eeptember, 1914.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
LOST, STRAYED OR ST0(F7i

One small ROAM STALLION -.
white spot on both hind legs, VIM ~.
in forehead, coming four yean ~
peared from lot on Thursday night, RI
ward OF 500 will be paid for retnrn =
horse or for information leading o ~
SPENCER BLUE.
woodstock Plantation. st. JooepH +.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
Trespass Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, That s'PAR-
ADISE' Plantation, in Tensas Psri1b,
is posted against WOOD CUTTER
HUNTERS and GENERAL TRE6PAeG
ING. Keep out and avoid prosscutioo,
Il. i. LAWRENCE. n
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
M. CARPENTERS SCHEME.

Mr.. }. N. Carpenter, Of Natchez, Ad.
vocates Tax Of Five Cents Per
Pound On All Cotton Grown
In the South During the
Year 1915.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

The ONCE boy wants to known who put
high-life' on a Billy-goat Saturday?
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

PUBLIC NOTICE IL hereby eivsa -
Mrs. Enc Moore Oubro has epplio6 ~
be appointed administratrix Of the t1oooo-
sion OF Mrs. Lula Moore, deceased.
Now therefore unless written orpoo1t3on
thereto be filed in my once within tn 61S1
after publication hereof, ssid sppolnfn7
Will be made ~ prayed for.
II. 81 Witness my hand and the sool q
said Court, this srd day Of september, INA
JOS. CURRY,
et. Joseph. L., September Srd, i0ll.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
8 Per Ct. Money

Loans may be obtained for any purpose
on acceptable Real Estate sevurity; lib
eral privileges; correspondence solicited.
A. c. AGENCY COMPANY.
767 Gas, Electric Bldg, Denver. Colo. Or
446 Pierce Bldg, St. Louis.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Amendment No. S..Act No. 1872

This is a proposed amendment To
Article 281 of the Constitution and
if adopted would have the following
effect: Where a drainage district
has been properly organized and has
voted tax and issued bonds to per-
feet the drainage of the district. and
the work has been eighty per cent
finished and the funds are exhaust
ed, then the Drainage Commission
ers would have the right to levy a
sufficient tax to finish the work and
issue bonds to the extent of the adj
ditional tax levied, without submit
ting the matter of the additional tax
levied to the voters in the District.
The result of this amendment would
be that purchasers of drainage bonds
would have a greater guarantee that
the drainage work, when once begun,
would be completed, thus adding
value to the lands in the drainage
district and enhancing the value of
their securities. This, in our opin-
ion, would give greater value to
drainage bonds throughout the State
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11
Amendment No. 0-.Act No. 1913

Article 3O3 Of the Constitution
provides that widows of Confederate
Veterans, who contracted their mar
riage with the Veteran prior to jan
uary LIST, 1885, shall be entitled to
a Confederate Widows Pension, and
the proposed amendment is to
change January 1st. 1885, to jan
uary 1st, 1890, so as to permit
widows of veterans. who contracted
their marriage with the veteran be-
tween January 1st, 1885, and JAN
uary LIST. 1890, to draw a pension
from the State. This is evidently
proposed to meet some particular
case and we submit the matter to
the voters without comment.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

'Buy-a-Bale' and help the cause.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

8vceEssseN NoTIcE
State of Louisiana. Parish Of Tensss. Ma
District Court. -
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

Cotton picking is progressing rapidly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-11

Bat haven't We got them on the .unl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15

are formed at or near the hinge OF
the bivalve. Some of them, with a
slight addition of gold or enamel, can
be made to resemble mans head, a
bat. an owl or some other figure, ac-
cording to the fancy of the manufac-
turing jeweler. When it is considered
that these baroques sell at first hand
for $3.50 to $3.50 an ounce it will be
seen that the ultimate consumer us
uaIIy pays high price for them.
Incidental TO its investigation of
this problem the fisheries bureau has
made an exploration of the entire
area watered by the Mississippi and
its tributaries. Ii has located the
finest beds of mussels existing within
this area, the beds which furnish the
most valuable varieties. and from
these sources it will draw its supplies
of the molIusks for breeding purposes
But incidentally attention will be paid
TO the production of pearls, matter
altogether aside from furnishing ma
terial for the button industry or for
other manufactures requiring mother
OF pearl.
One thing ascertained in the course
of recent observations in the Cumber-
land valley is that muskrats seem to
have a decided preference for the pig
toe musseI, which, as already ex-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15

and stock the latter with perch and
sunfish. II barriers are placed above
and below, while allowing the water
free passage, there will soon be
very valuable mussel bed, yielding
highly satisfactory annual income.
The business OF collecting pearl
mussels In the Cumberland river is
called claiming and those engaged in
IL have names of their own for the
various varieties, such as pigtoe,
dashboard, monkeyface, butterfly.
pink wartyback, pocketbook. elephant
ear. spectacle case. snuffbox.. cats
claw. grandma. kidney shell, drome-
Diary, squawfoot and pistol grip
Among the most valuable commercial
ly are the pigtoe, the butterfly and
the niggerhead-
The mussels for large button fac
tory at Dover, Tenn, are carried up
the steep river bank by stream power
ard cleaned by steam in pans. But
the pearlers, who make a business of
looking for pearls. do not subject the
uoIlusks TO any cooking process for
obvious reasons. They open with a
knife. Most OF the pearling is done
by farmers at odd times and by men
who IN winter are engaged in lumber
ing or trapping.
Thirty thousand dollars worth of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15

planned. is one of the most valuable
commercial varieties. Also the pearls
it produces are of exceptional beauty.
The pearl-making worm is a para
site of the mussel Boring into the
flesh of the mollusk it sets up an irri-
tation which causes the latter to en-
velop 1t for self-protection in a series
of layers of pearl stuff, the same ma
terial that goes to make the lining of
the shell. For this reason it is that
the color of the pearl corresponds
with that of the shell lining. AS time
goes on the pearl, through the addi-
ton OF successful layers, grows big
ger and bigger.
By and by a muskrat comes along.
dives into the water, grabs the mus
sci and eats it. BY this means he be-
comes infected. The worm proceeds
to develop in the muskrat's intes-
tines and therein lays its eggs, which
eventually find their way perhaps into
the water. There they are Matched.
and the little worms emerging from
them attack any mussels they may
happen to come across, boring into
their flesh and fusnishing nuclei for
pearls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-15

ture often derive as much pleasure
from watching the people who visit
picture galleries as they receive from
the pictures themselves.
Two young women were looking at
picture in one of the art galleries en-
titled His Only Pair" The artist has
depicted poor boy sitting up in bed
while his hard working mother mends
his only pair of trousers. The boy, al
though obliged to remain in bed whiye
the repairs are in progress, is content
edly eating an orange.
One of the visitors evinced a special
interest in the picture and gazed long