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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
the COUNTRY PRESS.
From the Daily States)

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The States at different times has
had occasion to refer to the country
press of Louisiana as ranking with
the best in the country. 1t is inter-
esting to learn that that opinion is
shared by the country newspaper
men of the United States.
Some time ago the University OF
Oregon took a questionaire-in 9th
er words, a straw vote by mail-to
determine the fifty-two best Ameri-
can country newspapers. The result
has just been announced. In the
list appear seven from Louisiana, a
number exceeded by no other State
and equaled only by Pennsylvania.
In other words, the two States furn-
ish more than a quarter Of the total
Arkansas, Arizona, Georgia. Indi-
ana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachu-
sets, Main. Nebraska, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio, South Dako-
ia and Texas are the other States
represented in the list.
The Louisiana papers selected were
the Lake Charles American Press,
the Monroe News-Star, the Alexan-
dria Town Talk. the st. Francisville
True Democrat, the Donaldsonville
Chief. the Lake Providence Banner
Democrat and The Democrat OF
Pontchatoula.
These are all excellent newspa-
pers, not only in respect to the. edi-
torial and news columns, but as
regards their typographical appear
ance and pressmanship, and they
fully deserve the compliment paid
them. But they do not by any means
constitute all the exceptionally good
country newspapers Of Louisiana.
There are others we might mention
which measure up to the best ideals
OF country journalism and which re-
feet credit not only upon those who
edit and publish them, but on the
communities in which they exist.
Louisiana has a very large negro
population and unfortunately great
deal OF illiteracy. Her country news
papers, therefore, must necessarily
lack the support of those in many
OF the more enlightened commune
ties Of the North, East ,and West.
1t is therefore all the more to the
credit OF her country newspapermen
that they are producing daily and
weekly journals that rank as high
as those Of any State in the Union,
as the result of the vote of the Uni
versity Of Oregon clearly indicates.
We offer our fluctuations to the
seven journals mentioned on this
splendid compliment of which they
have been the recipients.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
Of INTEREST TO HUNTERS.

The Conservation Commission is edu-
eating the people of Louisiana on the value
OF non game birds and how to tell nom
game birds from game birds, and how to
hunt game birds without violating the
law.
\ good many hunters seem to need ed
ucation also in regard to hunting licenses.
The parish license, costing % cents, is re-
quired by every hunter in his parish I'M
less he hunts only in his ward; and the
State license, costing So, il he hunts out
side OF his parish The market hunting
license cost SO. Buying the license, how
ever. IL Only part OF the requirement with
the law. 1t must he remembered that
license does not give the hunter the right
TO kill game except in strict accord with
the law. He must not kill any kind of
game in Ms close season, nor kill over the
limit nor kill game in any illegal manner.
The game laws divide the birds of the
State into three classes as follows:
Ndille DiIuo Nso|1o' oiaiut, DUCKS grOS-
bees, rails, coots, gallinules, snipe, wood
cock, sandpipers, tatlers, curlews, plov-
ers, wild turkeys, quail, doves and red
winged black birds) open season, Nov.
Feb. ID.
Outlaws turkey bnzzard, black vulture,
duck hawk, Cooper hawk, sharp-shinned
hawk, great horned owl, English sparrow
and crows and crow black birds, or crack
les, when destructive to crops and king
fishers when nesting in levees)-No pro-
lection: may he killed at any time.
Non-game birds Can birds except those
in the above two classes)--No open sea-
son, must not be killed at any time.
y good many hunters seem to be under
the impression that when the hunting sea-
son is open, they do not have to be as
careful as during the closed season on
game birds. From the above explanation
however, it will be seen that it is as much
against the law to kill non-game bird
during the hunting season AS at any otn-
er time. Under the law, the bluebird,
mockingbird, robin, meadowlark, flicker
and all other birds of the non-game
class are as safe from the hunter in De-
cember as quail in June.
In the same way, at the beginning OF
the deer or squirrel season, any kind of
game bird is perfectly safe from the hun
ter who obeys the law.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29

In receptive moods" is the con-
dition of a number of citizens who
will enter politics this year if they
get a little encouragement. The
Chronicle bespeaks the good offices
OF its friends in inducing them to
run. The more the merrier," you
know, and besides. we need the
money. -Fayette Chronicle.
Daresay the Gazette will be num-
bling something like the above ere
many moons
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
TENSAS PARISH An EXAMPLE.

Tensas parish, Louisiana, was re-
leased from quarantine from Texas
fever tick on September LIST and be-
came part of 1000 square miles
OF Southern territory which has been
freed from that pest. Since that time
this district, which is part of the
Natchez country, although across the
river and in another State, has brok-
en- all records in the development
OF the cattle industry. The Depart
ment OF Agriculture of the United
States has recently issued State
ment complimenting the people of
this section on the success of their
work and holding them up as an
example for other districts.
In Tensas parish the Police Jury
appropriated Sc, 200 for tick eradi-
cation work in January, 1914. The
building of cattle dipping watts was
commenced in February, and early
in April active dipping was inaugu-
rated. Federal, State and county
authorities and individual cattle
owners co-operated tremendously,
90 that Tensas parish also joined the
white area on September LIST.
The success Of this quick, inten-
sive campaign has stimulated cattle
owners in other counties to consider
similar plans: in their own neigh
borhoods, and it is believed that the
coming year will see unusual activi-
ty in extending the territory that is
free from the expensive and trouble.
some quarantine restrictions. Nat
chez News.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29

The Max Kahn Mule Co., Nat
ches. who are located at Guice's sta
be, corner Main and Canal streets.
arc handling large number of
mules and horses, many of our
planters having bought work stock
q thsm for the present year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29

WANTED-One of the large magazine
publishing houses desires to employ an
active man or woman in this community
to handle special plan which has PROV
en- unusually profitable. Good opening for
right party. Address with two references,
Publisher, Box l55, Times So. Sta, New
York City.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29

At meeting of the firemen Fri.
day night, Mr.. H. A. Marschalk
was elected chief q the department
to succeed Mr.. c. f. Mason.-Port
Gibson Revillc.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29

Hon. Thos. M. Wade attended
the Conference Of Parish Superin-
tendents at Baton Rouge, this week,
and had most enjoyable trip.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29

Messrs. Lee Richardson & Co. of
Vicksburg, are handling for AIexan.
der Bros. some five thousand bushels
of corn, which they offer for sale in
whole or in part. Parties needing corn
can communicate with Lee Richard
son & Co., Vicksburg, Miss.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-01-29
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Remaining in the 81. Joseph Post once for
week ending January %, 1915.
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former prestige and power. This
writer carries on a very frank and fair
contrast between the church and the
world in their relative good effects
upon the actual life of the people. He
points .out that the church must have
a new gospel, that it must realize a
new mission, that it must be rebaptized
with a new spirit. AS lesser measures
for the reconstruction of this hating
institution he advocates many of the
methods employed outside the church
advertising its benefits. reorganizing
its service. translating the ancient faith
into modern speech. Interpreting 1t
afresh, turning the church into a
neighborhood house. and equipping it
with the paraphernalia of a modern
gymnasium. But these are subordinate
measures. One of the strongest sug-
gestions that this writer makes is to
do away with the nonsense of various
sects in community that could be
housed by a single edif1ce, and refreshed
from a common table of communion.
The best thing of all that he advocates,
the point and pith of this whole discus
sion, takes the form of an appeal to
set aside forever the speculative, sep
arating ,disquisitions of St. Paul and to
turn again. heart and soul, to the kind
ness of Jesus. a kindness that the
church has lost in it's rivalries and it's
self-appointed exclusion from the
weakness and the suffering of the
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ground. scarcely 1900 feet above the
field, one of the airmen tossed some
thing overheard, a round, dark object
that fell swiftly toward the very center
of the grouped masses of British
troops. A great shout arose and men
Gle of empty drill ground was cleared
in less time than it takes to tell it, a
circle fringed with leaping or PROSTATE
figures, all bent on escaping the dread
little black object that fell SO swiftly
toward the earth.
Into the very center of that widening
circle the falling object struck with a
soft thud, bounced bit and lay STILL
There followed a moment of tense si-
lence, then there burst from those
thousands of British Tommies a shout
of joy, shrek of appreciative glee
that completely drowned out the hum
of the Frenchmen's motors as they
ready distant German.
There was rush for that black OBJ
ject in the center of the field, rush
some university. a dozen Tommies
reached the spot at the same moment,
while a hundred more flung themselves
upon the scrambling mass. Then some
sharp orders were barked out by a
bull-necked sergeant major, the Scrim-
mage resolved itself into it's COM
ponent units and one triumphant If
disarrayed Tommy climbed to his feet
waving the German "bomb'-the black
leather helmet of an aviator, tossed
over the side by one of the foemen by
way of joke. all more deadly objects
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surprisingly well. is one Of the potent
arguments against war, one of the
direct and searching appeals for a less
monstrous way of deciding differences.
For these give the sight, and feel. and
sound of the progress and effect of the
battle itself. To be sure, years and
years will be required to give this war
its proper perspective. But a true his
tory of the event is not so important as
the Mortified recoil of Immediate con-
tact And that is what Mr. Fortescue
has given us in this forceful account.
and what others doing similar work
are giving to the world.
THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE
CHURCH. BY Paul Moore Strayer
New York: The Macmillan Com
pany.
This study of the modern church is
based upon the admission that, though
not avowedly a failure. the church is.
nevertheless. pretty much at stand
still today, while around it social
forces are operating with tremendous
vigor and initiative And this is GER
talnly not an under-statement of the
fact. Naturally, the situation Is one of
grief and concern to the church. And
so, devices of all sorts are being i'm
pressed in the hope of rehabilitating
this institution with something of its
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BACKER OF THE
REVOLUTION HELD I'm PRISON

superintendent of finance. There is fre-
uuent confusion in the mind OF the av-
erage American concerning these Two
Morrisses Gouvenour Morris was a
descendant of Lewis Morris. statesman
who was born in New York city IN
1871 and died at kingsbury, \. T., IN
1746, and who was the son OF AN I'M
migrant who had been an of1cer IN
Cromwell's army.
In addition to his heavy ventures in
the orient trade Robert Morris commit
ted himself deeply to speculation IN
western lands. form OF speculation
common in the youth of the republic:
He lost. A writer who has foilowed
the fortunes and the misfortunes OF
Robert Morris has said:
There is common notion that MOT.
ris finally failed because an ungfateIuI
nation refused to reimburse him Tor
his expenses. This is a misapprehen.
sion. Although Morris gave heavily OF
his private fortune, he emerged from
the struggle rich man for his time,
so rich that he overestimated his walth
and his financial abilities. He engaged
in land speculations OF unprecedented
magnitude and might have been sue
cessful save that when some of his
partners became anxious he assumed
their liabilities. He built the mansion
known as Morris Folly at 7th and
Chestnut streets, Philadelphia, which
greatly strained his resources. He ex-
pected to be the most princely of en-
tertainers, but he forgot to reckon on
the insta bility of land values. Various
considerations led him into enterprises
which brought about bankruptcy"
A grandson of Robert Morris was
known by many persons in Washing
ton. He was Henry w. Morris, later
Commodore Morris. who superintended
the building of the sloop-of-war PEN
sacola at the Washington navy yard in
1861. In January, 1852, Morris took
command and took her down the Po-
tomac river to take part in the naval
operations against the lower Missis-
sippi and New Orleans.
Robert Norris wife, who was Mary
White, daughter of Thomas White. an
Englishman. who settled on the eastern
shore of Maryland, visited at Winches-
ter, Va, during part of the time that
her husband was in a debtors cell. She
received cordial invitations from Gen.
washington and Mrs. Washington to
visit at Mount Vernon, but 1t Ii not
clear whether she accepted the invita-
tion. Washington expressed stncero re-
gard for Norris and distress over his
misfortune. -
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the town before he swung away to the
eastward, but he dropped three more
bombs, each, as he saw afterward, with
serious effect.
close on the Germans trail. however. as
he sped over the city. The two French
men were flying at double the Germans
altitude, slanting down toward him in
converging lines. and. owing to their
downward course, ma king two feet to
his one. The Britisher was trailing
the German along the same plane of
altitude and flying at about an equal
speed.
The Germans course. as he swung
away from the town for the second
time, brought him across the further
end of our aviation field. The men in
the drilling field had come to halt and
stood at rest. The race in the sky had
proved too much for military discipline.
The sergeant majors had beloved
themselves hoarse in an effort to keep
the men plugging along at their drill
while this thrilling spectacle was in
more and more half-hearted as their
own interest grew until at last they
had given the orders to halt and rest
and stood about with the lesser n. c.
O.'s watching the aerial struggle and
cheering on the pursuers as loudly
their men. Being reserves. no ammuni-
tion had been issued them and they
could take no part in the effort to bring
down the invader.
AS he neared the aviation field. the
German swung in his course again
and steered directly overhead. Behind
and above him came the Frenchmen,
swooping down like great hawks. The
taube screamed by overhead like an
angry bird of prey We could clearly
distinguish the great black iron
crosses" painted on the lower plane,
the accepted distinguishing mark of
the German fiers.
AS the big f1ier buzzed over the drill
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fM ATRIOTIC men and women, in
~ grateful remembrance of Robert
Morris, one of the founders of
the republic of the United States. VIII
, place a tablet on the building which oc-
cupies the site of the once great MOTIFS
mansion in Philadelphia.
No man can look into the period of the
American revolution without seeing the
hand of Robert Morris. Without him
the new republic might not have been,
and, in the opinion OF numerous master
would not have been financed but for
Robert Morris or the firm of Willing q
Morris. Historians seem to be clear and
agreed the point that the hnal CAM
paign Of the revolution. yorktown, couio
not have been undertaken and carried
to conclusion but for the aid extended
by Robert Morris.
Robert Morris. the son of an English
man. and himself born at Liverpool.
came to the colony of Pennsylvania
while a boy and became well imbued
with the justice of the colonies COM
plants against the British government.
He signed the non-importauon agree
ment of 1866. but was opposed to revolt
against the mother country. He voted
against the adoption of the Declaration
of Independence July !. 1176. and in the
baIloting by which it was adopted July
4 he declined to vote. but on the an
nouncement of its adoption ne signed
the immortal instrument.
He was at that time a member of the
financial firm of Willing & Morris. When
as a boy he landed at Philadelphia he
obtained employment in the counting
house of Charles Willing. He grew up
with that firm. and on the death of
charles Willing. that mans son. Thomas
Willing. succeeded to the business. and
he admitted Morris as a partner in the
firm The credit given by this firm to
the revolutionary United States. the
credit obtained for the young and poor
government through the good offices of
this firm, and the money advanced by
Morris on his private account, may be
read as part of the memorable record
of the revolution. He organized the
Bank of North America in 1881. Its
charter was annulled bv Pennsylvania
in 1884, but was renewed in 1886.
After the revolution he formed
partnership with Gouvenour Morris for
engagement in the India and China
trade This Gouvenour Morris had
been assistant to Robert Morris during
the latter's incumbency Of the office Of
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SKINS OF ANIMALS
USED AS CURRENCY

VIZ AMPUM and tobacco were not the
Wv only things used as money in
America during the early period of the
country. The skins of wild animals
were current as medium of excha nge,
and the salaries of the officers of the
state of Franklin were payable in and
presumably were paid in the skins of
deer. raccoon, beaver, muskrat and
mink.
The state of Franklin had a begin
ming and a history which seem curious
to Americans after the lapse of con-
siderably more than century. In 1884
the state of North Carolina, weary of
the burden imposed on her financial
resources by the extent of her western
lands and their settlements. and. ac-
cordipg to historians. irritated at the
complaints of neglect which the set
tiers in those remote parts frequently
made, passed an act conveying to the
federal government those western
lands which are now comprised within
the state of Tennessee.
The passage of such an act by North
Carolina caused it's western settlers to
feel that they had been abandoned by
their mother state, and not being yet
under the immediate government of the
United States either as territory or a
state they formed themselves and
their lands into a commonwealth. which
they named the state of Franklin, In
honor of Benjamin Franklin. The new
state applied for admission to the
Union, but before action was taken by
the general government the act of ces-
sion by North Carolina was repealed.
Greenyille was the capital of Franklin.
and John Sewer was the governor: me
conflict between the state of North
Carolina and its offspring state. Frank
lin-which later became Tennessee-is
one of the remarkable and heroic chap
ters in American history. Gov. John
SEWER was at one time put on trial for
high treason, and was rescued by the
people of western North Carolina or
Franklin.
Among the laws passed by the legis-
lature of Franklin was this:
BE it enacted by the general assem-
bly of the state of Franklin, and it is
hereby enacted by authority of the
same, that the salaries of this common
wealth be as follows:
His excellency the governor. per an
mum, one thousand deerskins:
His honor the chief justice, per an
mum. five hundred deerskins;
''The secretary to his excellency the
governor. per annum. five hundred
raccoon skins;
The treasurer of the state, four hun
dred and fifty raccoon skins;
Each county clerk, five hundred
beaver skins:
CLERK of house of commons, two
hundred raccoon skins;
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in the way of many experiments and
Investigations. The subject is one to
which the writer has given much study
and thought. 1t holds for the reader
many bits of information about suit
able and artistic dress. and many hints
also for the use of the apt and inter
ested student of the subject.
ESSENTIALS OF ENGLISH SPEECH
AND LITER RE. BY Frank IL:
Nizetelly, Lift. d.. LII. D.. author OF
"A Desk Book of Errors In English.
etc. New York: Funk & Wagnalls
Company.
This volume presents an outline OF
the origin Of the English language. and
of it's subsequent development both as
widespread medium of communication
and to a splendid body of literature. In
very complete way the study SHOWS
the various periods of the growth Of
English and the diverse influences that
promoted this growth. 1t also discusses
the elements aud qualities OF it's litera :
ture, the function of its grammar and
the character of the art that underlieS
the production OF literary English.
There is a most interesting chapter on
the use of the dictionary and another
one on the subject of writing for pub
lication. The book is comprehensive in
it's scope and practical in its istruction.
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BOOKS RECEIVED

THE HOi sE THAT JUNK BUILT. By
John X. Mcmahon. Illustrated New
York: Dufiield & Co.
DARLING on TRIsTS. BY Joseph r.
Darling. special agent for the De-
partment of Justice. l910-i914. New
York: The Neale Publishing Com
pany.
SARGENT'S HANDBOOK SERIEs-A
HANDBOOK OF THE BEST PRI-
NATE SCHOOLS OF THE UNITED
STATES AND CANADA: An Annual
Publication. Boston: Porter E Sar-
gent
FIELD ROOM OF WESTERN WILD
FLOW ERS. Fly Margaret Armstrong
her. y. NJ. professor of botany in the
niversity of Arizona. etc. With 500
Illustrations in black and white and
forty-eight plates in color. drawn
from nature by the author New
York: q. +. Putnam's Sons.
THE NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE
SERIES-TRUS SITS AND COMPETI-
TON. BY John Franklin CroweN,
Ph. D., l.. II. D., etc. Chicago: A. c.
McClurg & Co.
THE NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE
SERIES-THE COST OF LIVING.
BY Walter f. Clark, Phi. D., etc. Chi
cago: A. c. McClurg & Co.
SOME LOVE SONGS OF PETRARCH,
Translated and Annotated and with
Biographical Introduction. By Will
liam Dudley Foulke. LII. D., author
of Maya" etc. New York: oxford
Univers!tv Press.
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having been expended upon the town
of Bethune.
Meanwhile, the pursuing Frenchmen
had made their last stroke at the lone
German machine. Closing in on each
side they had dfved past the taube and
or not either of the Germans was hit
we never knew, but their machine
never wavered, only swung sharply
to the right and headed straight for
the distant battle line, climbing
steadily in long incline.
The attacking Frenchmen were car
ried almost to the ground by the force
could straighten out their machines
and head after the rapidly disappear
ing taube the German was so we'll
away that pursuit would have been
fruitless. So, too, thought the English
airmen who had trailed the German
head about 1,000yards behind the taube,
the British observer peppering away
with his rifle in vain effort to cripple
and bring down the enemy
Then the Frenchmen swung off to-
ward Bethune to return to their own
field and the Britisher spiraled down
to us. coming to a halt within ten
nonchalant young fier l had seen
make his start. AS he climbed from
the machine he asked a sergeant some
question. I caught the words:
Both killed, sir
The casual young Englishman was
lighting a cigarette as the answer
came. He finished the job without
batting an eyelash.
Thanks; he drawled, and strolled
off toward one of the tents.
E. RICHARD SCHAYER.
Copyright, 1915, by the Wheeler Syndicate, Incl