davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-08
SATURDAY the stA du sf FDauAaY, L 1 IT,.

NtvHuAI I'M 9U oy u StDW0NuIs - ~ Z
offer for sale at the Court House door of the
Town of st. Joseph, in this parish, between
the hours Of IL O'Clock q. m. and O'CLOCK
p. m. the following described property, sit
nat ted In the Parish of Tensas, State Of Louis
lana. and seized in the above styled and
numbered suit, to-wit: N
The "SARANAC" plantation, being COM
posed of the original Saranac plantation,
composed of the West half of section seven
teen tless two hundred and fifteen acres sold
ter of Section seventeen. Northeast Quarter
Of Section twenty. North half Of section
twenty-One, South-east quarter of section
twenty-One LESS fOrty-rhree acres sole TO
Buckner & Hunsicker) ami containing eight
hundred and sixty-twO ts62.o6l and s-l0o
acres.
Also lots twenty three, twenty -four. twen-
ty-hve. twenfy-six. twenty seven, twenty
eight and twenty nine OF the Choctaw or
Hunsicker plantation, the same are laid on
and described on map Of. the Partition Of
son, surveyor, and recorded In Notartal
Record Book "Ko page asa Of the Records OF
Tensas parish, Louisiana, containing two
hundred and sixteen and 6-lo0 acres t216. 06,)
making an aggregate OF one thousand and
seventy-eight and N-l00 (107s.l4l acres, all
being situated in Township Twelve. North,
Range Eleven, East: Together With all the
buildings and improvements thereon, and
appurtenances thereunto belonging.
gray horse mule.
black horse mule.
black mare mare.
Terms Of Sale: Cash.
JOHN HUGHES. shev ]
st. Joseph. La. December 81, 1915. 8
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-08
FOR RENT OR SALE.

Small Plantation, $50 acres, known
as Randall" 8 miles from Neweliton,
Tensas Parish. one hundred acres Of
which was in COW peas the past sum.
mer.
Also ''Durosett" Plantation adIoln.
Ing the ab0ve-1, 100 acres.
Address: Postmaster, Newellton. In.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE QA2NTTn
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-08
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENT.
V1RIT OF FIERi FAcsAs.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Tensas, To-
District Court.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-08
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
Remaining in the st. Joseph Post Office for
the week ending January 3rd, 1916.

Remaining in the 81. Joseph Post Omce ioi
the week ending January srd, 1916.
Brown Lucy James Nuny
Bethel Mary Jackson Jemmey
Bradley Alma Keller Chas. F.
Chance G.. Nj. Landlord Willie
Dawson W. y. Smith James DR..
Feels Walker Sanford Katie
Gardner Crime Turner Bob.
II Harper Williams Washington JOHNNY
Hayits Smith Wilson Alma
Howard Cassie White Mary
Ivory Willie White Charlie
James Major Yeyer f.
Persons calling for the above letters viii
please say Advertised, - and can procure
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-08

Persons calling for the above letters will
please say Advertised, )" and can procure
same by paying one cent for each letter.
I, 3. BEAr1rEN, ?. ".
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-08

SEizvaE AND sALE
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Tensas, Tonah
District Court. . e
UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE. "a.
VS.. No. ~
JNo. W. KLINE, TEsTAMENrARY EXSu-
UTOR, EFT AL.

DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that y
I virtue of a writ of Seizure and Sale To-
me directed bv the above named Honoreb19
Court in the above styled suit, / have sei1oQ
v.,t1I g.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-08
JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENT.
WRIT OF FiERI FAcIAs.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Tensas, Tenth
District Court.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-08

to change the shape and
color Of unstable brands
90 initiate the Prince
Albert tidy red tin. but
IL Is impossible to imi.
tate the flavor of Prince
Albert tobaccol The
patented processprote
thati
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-08

Have you had your dose oil grip y,t'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-08

DUBLIC NOTICE Is hereby given that
virtue of writ of Fieri Facias to me St
rected by the above Honorable Court, in { i
above styled matter, have seized and WI
The sun., 1916-10-29

PANNING an immense space
over q river churning with
craft, uniting two cities with
the sweep Of her arms. Brooklyn
Bridge. phantomlike, floats out into
the mist. Far beneath her a pro-
cession Of clustering little vessels too
and tug and nose about; upon the
shores massive blocks Of buildings,
threaded with canyons. reach up to
tire clouds. From each shore swarm
masses Of humanity. Streams OF
people! Miles Of people!
Jamming and scuttling, bustling and
tuning, here races an endless world of
humanity. Day after day. night after
night, year after year. from Manhat-
tan TO Brooklyn and from BROOKLYN to
Manhattan. the crowd surges across
the bridge-people Of every race. OF
every walk. Of every type; people
eager and hopeful. laughing and shout
ing: people weary and hopeless.
struggling and footsore.
On the bridge during the hours OF
scurryins business and In the eve
ming when the people seek diversion
confusion reigns. The Manhattan end
IL q picture Of the survival of the fit
test. Elevated tickets are bitterly con-
tested: the stairways are damned with
crushed humanity: the trolleys
circling In and out Of eight different
loops, are each n connuX of battling
throngs.
Each person. each of the 10000
people who cross the bridge daily. IL
intent on his business-the business OF
reaching his destination in the quick
est way possible. So the police on the
bridge undergo severe tests. They must
be alert; they must show patience.
fortitude and sympathy; they must be
an authority on all things: they must
be mind readers.
A woman, standing near loop 9. de-
>mands to know what trolley will take
her to Flushing avenue. The police
man accosted explains that she will
ind such a car on loop 6. She may
thank him II she is not in too great
a hurry. In any ease she Jumps on a
car at loop 2 and gets into an srgu-
ment with the conductor. Then she
forces her way back to the patrolman
and u%pbraids him.
The officer smiles down upon her
sweetly and repeats in softest tones
what he told her in the first place.
Without looking where she is going she
darts away She may return five times
before getting started in the right d.
rection for the large black and white
sign reading Loop g."
Another woman. whose mine is even
more inscrutable. wants to know which
elevated road will take her 10 Lexing-
ton venue A policeman is assigned
to escort her to the platform Of the
The sun., 1916-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Tourist look up at the
hideous network Of iron. the hideous
stairs going down, the hideous stairs
going up and the people and the people
and the people.
THE view from the raised promo
made reads Baedeker, lis one which
no visitor to New York should miss"
The terrific noise Of traffic dins their
ears. People fly past them. nearly
knocking them down. Mrs. Tourist in
an attempt to find the Brooklyn Bridge
postcard among her assortment drops
three dozen cards on the sidewalk.
Sixteen people stop their mad rush to
assist her. When she stands erect
once more. clutching her soiled post
cards, tears glisten In her eyes.
Mr.. Tourist too Is crestfallen. His
heart aches for his wife-dear girl
brightens. He spies q policeman. To
him he strides. He speaks from his
soul:
Where. oh. where, Is Brooklyn
Bridge?'
The Incompatible number Of uues-
lions asked no impressed the Bridge
Department that II placed n recording
clock in the telephone booth at the
Park row and bridge corner. PATROL
man Harry Smith, the most trust
worthy, most patient, most omniscient
information bureau of all the bridge
police. was assigned to punch the clock
once for each question. At the end Of
twelve hours Policeman Smith, proud
est OF men. had recorded no less than
5000 punches.
the b~ridge-so punches the clock-at
least $4,000, 900 questions have rained
upon him. He Is alive to-day and
answering more questions this
very minute. Behold him at the tele-
phone booth. an august figure. smiling,
ven courteous, answering, answering.
answering.
He car tell you the exact location OF
every number on every street In
Brooklyn, Manhattan and The Bronx /:
he can tell you the easiest and shortest
way to travel thereto; he knows the
location Of every public building in the
city; he knows personally every prom
inent citizen; he knows the time tables
VI ierEics' etedtlSHip HneS, rdiITodus
Indispensable Patrolman Harry Smith
Directory. who's Who" almanac,
philosopher, lawyer. c~iairvovant com.
bined! So much does he know that
no = can take his place. and ne mus,
endure tho questioning to the end Of
his days.
OF curse some Of the questions are
simple enough. You or I could answer
them. For instance. yesterday morn
ing a gentleman minus a hat. hail
tousled, overcoat in disorder. eye,
somewhat vacant cigar dropping from
corner Of mouth arrived after sewers
cventful detours At the telephon,
booth. He asked:
The sun., 1916-10-29

he 10 away on a long trip. Well. I
guess I would lock my desk and forget
II too II ] had that line Of cotton. But
the strange part to me 10 how I had to
beg him to 20 n the market"
This Is the bull side. All has not
been beer and ski,tles in the cotton
market for every me-. For every win
ner there Is a loser. Shorts have been
pinched numerically. Stop loss orders
have knocked the eternal starch out OF
many a good sized bank account. For
instance. take the day after the Ger
mar submarine proving OF the Ameri-
can coast sank several British ships.
Cotton futures dropped something like
$3.50 that day, with a rapidity that
too the breath as we'll as the none
Of a large number Of people who were
unlucky enough to be in the market.
The argument OF many dealers who
are students Of the situation Is that
while sharp reactions are likely to &C.
cur at any time similar to the S. re-
action of Wednesday, the general d.
rection will be upward until the quo
tation strikes with a thud against a
Chinese wall. which will mean an auto
matte check to consumption because
Of the high price. In other words,
many cotton mon believe there Is a
dead line beyond which the price of
the staple cannot 60.
Just where that line IL no one in the
exciting trade will venture to predict.
II may be at the 20 cent mark. II may
be at 25 cents and II may be at 80
cents. Bulls bark back 10 dollar cot-
ton in the civil war. But some day
the dead line will he reached.
No matter whether speculation sends
cotton up or down. cotton planters of
the South are receiving more for their
product this year than at any time in
the recollection OF any OF the planters.
King Cotton. after a year OF sleeping
in the streets, is BACK on his throne.
and his subjects are opening bank ac-
counts and getting themselves meas
ured for automobiles. 1t has been es-
timated that at current prices the sum
Of $1,000. 900. 900 will be paid for the
crop this year. exclusive Of linters,
! seed and other by-products.
The sun., 1916-10-29
.STIONS, LIKE CROWDS, SWARM AT THE ENTRANC

In asking his question he bars,,
stops his mad rush. He remains lean.
ing in the direction Of his destpe.
ton. Even on q holiday his habit a,
mind and action Is the Same. a,
Labor Day n such stopped SUDDEN,
in front Of Patrolman Smith with,
"T-want-to- 90 to Brighton Beach,
Smith answered.: $50 do l.
On the other hand there IL the ous..
TONER whose approach and form a,
address are less direct. His 10 a mora
dreamy and less social nature. Lea ~.
customed Is he to rubbing elbowa. He
IL usually Of a PROFESSIONAL or poeticu
turn OF mind.
This type wanders about In the near
vicinity Of a policeman for some time
before putting his question. He MAJ
examine the trestlework in Imitation
of a bridge engineer with an expires.
sion on his face either OF admiration,
or Of suspicion that there may Re
another Quebec disaster. He NAV
stroll to the soda fountain, ordering a
lemon phosphate that he dislikes; NJ
he may study a newspaper srduonsly
stock which he hasn't. the wifi.
stealthily pcering over the top Of the
paper at the policeman.
In any Ease he has been prerar'n.
the p~hraseology Of his question and
going over in his mind the hest man.
rer Of approach. OF course he has he.
como In direct proportion n
- --.--- -.
The sun., 1916-10-29

each succeeding week has found the
market several points nearer the 20
cent goal. The advance has been from
small increases in which there were
but IA few points change TO a wild
jump OF approximately IS a bale in
twenty-four hours.
II has been a wildly speculative mar
kct. News that the quotation had
passed the Is cent mark attracted wide
attention TO cotton as a speculation
and brokers were flooded with orders.
many of them from people who would
not know n bale OF cotton II they saw
II in the street. Commission houses
have frightened their restrictions and
now are demanding $40 a bale margin
from customers. and are restricting
trading even on this margin.
Every days market appears wilder
than that of the previous day. and the
forefathers OF the old Cotton Ex-
change. smiling b%enienly down from
their frames on the walls, are witness
ing scenes that probably would add
gray hairs TO every ancestral gray
head.
There are stories going the rounds
~ lDIAuiits tldt nave DPcU MADE III the
last three weeks on cotton futures.
Five bull operators. backed by tremen-
dous resources. are reported to have
each taken between $500, 900 and
81 900 900 out OF the market on the re-
cent rise. Many long holders, who
bought their lines Of cotton at IL. 16
and even II cents, and who already
have a more than comfortable margin
to their credit. continue to hold.
Every bull declares that cotton IL
going to % cents. II is possible. OF
course. Twenty e cotton did not
look very probable when the quotation
was at IL.
One Philadelphia investor was ad-
vised by his New York broker several
months ago TO buy 5000 bales at 10
cents. He bought the contracts and
put them In the safe. and the broker
has not heard a word from him from
that day to this.
81 have tried to communicate with
him several times" said tho broker.
'but I have received the answer that
The sun., 1916-10-29
where ish Nooo York %

where ish Nooo York;"
No doubt the proverbial question.
'Ish thish Christhtopher street or
T~ooshday?" originated here.
To read the mind of a questioner is
after all not always a difficult task.
For instance, a shabbily dressed girl,
her face prematurely hardened, car
ries in her arms many packages. mostly
bulky as II containing sandwiches and
fruit, some OF cheap cigarettes and
"makings." Her eyes express both
terror and insolence. Nor is she sur
prised when she asks the way to Ray
monds street that you should direct her
TO the Jail. Manifestly she Is taking
the packages to her sweetheart or
brother or father who Ia there.
Most transparent brain Of all Is that
OF the blushing youth attired win
somely in holiday regalia who asks the
location of the Municipal Building.
a lady fair stands not far of giggling
behind an l. post. How brutal you
are to give the exact locality of the
marriage license bureau.
Question asking might become a So
SeN "tuus III ueiu ny ltseII. On6
might gather statistics and place over
them some astounding head such as:
Reactions Of Dissimilar Types TO Sim
liar Stimuli or Unlike Response to
n Common Impulse" Statistics, how
ever. are unreliable. Suffice il to say
that two types of questioners are
worth generaliz.ng.
The more common of these two Is
the hustler or live wire type. De-
~cisivcness In his habit Of mind. He be-
llcres in quick action efficiency: the
minimum Of output. which includes
words and time, and the maximum of
result.
He assumes that a policeman's Job
is to answer questions; to do nothing
else. From the fastest moving part of
the crowd he flies straight at the
policeman. He places his question in
The sun., 1916-10-29

A HUSKY war bridegroom Is
n threatening the no~nu,ari,y Of
/ \ 80. a. tt
W" ""' " am.
Justify Tor the spotlight ana getting IL,
too. He is King Cotton.
Two wears ago he Wa. a rank down
80 u,.. 49,, &. ,.,. go. o..
u ~ "o"a 'e WI
oimes from charitabie folhf The TWO
years have brought great changes in
conditions. King Cotton has come
,,,,, H. -. ,.,,oa -, ,a. ao,Loa
nos 'r'
h'mseii out III respiehueht haoh'meits
and is the personlfcation Of prosper
lily.
Instead OF begging outside the
financial portals. he is back again on
the throne, ruling with a benevolent
hand. Ht COLDER sceptre, swaying
over the South, 10Y means money IN
The sun., 1916-10-29

Tue increase in price followed close
ly on the reduction in production. A
blockade Of Southern ports was on.
The world faced a famine In cotton.
England. who needed $500. 900 bales Of
cotton In 1862 I o keep her spindles
busy, received only 10000 bales. which
were clipped past the blockade by par
ticulsriy daring runners. With the
conclusion Of the war and the resump-
ton Of planting and unrestricted trad
ing and trafic. the price soon declined
70 normal.
After 1870. whom cotton brought an
average price OF II cents a pound. the
highest average market price was 14.S
cents in 1909. II 10 small wonder that
cotton men gasp when 20 cent cotton
= mentioned.
In 1870 the average price received
tor the staple was II cents, In 1875
II was 10. in 1880 It was 11.3. In 1885
It was 90. in 1890 II was SO, in 1895
II vas So, in 1898 II was 40, In 1900
Il was 9.3. in 1908 It vas .. in 1908 i
was o.2 and IN 1909 II was 14.3.
In the . Of 1909 to 1910 the
highest quotation was 1915 cents and
the lowest was l2.40. in 1910 to 1911
che highest was 1915 and tho lowest
1l.eo. in 1911 to 1912 the highest was
1870 and the lowest was $50. In 1912
TO 1913 tho highest wa 1910 and the
lowest was 1915. In 1918 to 1914 the
highest was 1880 and the lowest was
ll.s0.
Then came war. Shipments sud
denly stopped, A tremendous cotton
crop. the biggest on record. was being
gathered. Prices dropped like a
plummet. Exchanges over the coun
try were closed. Cotton that before
the declaration Of war WAS worth IL
cents a pound was offered at less
h half that price.
The South was left fiat on it's back
The sun., 1916-10-29

shoulder, kodak pushing pocket out Of
shape, open Baedeker in hands. He
vets his right forefinger and turns
over the pages rapidly.
Stands his sweet faced wife by his
side. strands OF gray in her hair in
dictate the number OF years he has
taken to ave enough money to give
her this trip. He reads:
The sun., 1916-10-29

right line and to make sure that she
gets safely aboard the train.
Two hours later she is back In Man
haitian. She espies the same police
man In the crowd, writes his number
In a card case which she produces
from a silver mesh bag and explains. in
drastic terms. that she intends to re-
port him to the Mayor or, perhaps, to
The sun., 1916-10-29

President Wilson. It's outrageous.
But truth will out.
You never told me" pleads the po-
liceman. that you wanted Lexington
avenue. Manhattan. not Lexington ave-
nue.. Brooklyn"
A tourist energies. He gaZes about
Binoculars slung over
The sun., 1916-10-29

The great Brooklyn Bridge (Pl. b.
3. 4, /; p l6) connecting New York
with Brooklyn Up 74) was until the
other day ,comp below the largest
suspension bridge In the world and is
equally interesting as a marvel of an
gineering skill and as a model of grace
and beauty"
The sun., 1916-10-29

or "which-way-to -" or "Where-
is -" Never does ne say PLEASE
or Can you tell met"
The sun., 1916-10-29

the form Of a statement, the mere
mention Of an address. Either that or
he says breezily, II want-to-go.to ~
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-04
UNITED STATES MARINES
LAND IN CHINA
Chang Chow Pu, With Nearly a Mil.
lion People, Request Warships.

Peking, April 2.-Marines from
the United States gunboat Whining
ton went ashore today at Swatow,
where the Chinese troops have de-
clared their independence of the Cen
trail Government. The detachment
reconnoitered and found the city
quiet.
A Chinese gunboat also is anchor
ed off Swatow, which is a seaport of
Kwang Tung Providence, 12O miles
south of Annoy.
Chang Chow Flu, a city of about
100000 inhabitants, and one OF the
largest in China. has declared it's in
dependence Of the Government of
Yuan Shi Kai.
The officials at Annoy have sent a
request to the American Consul, ask
ing that an American warship be
sent to this port.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-04
PERSHlNG SAYS VILLA
LOST SIXTY At GUERRERO
Bodies Found i'm Houses of MounI,,in
Village and Scattered i'm Under
brush.

San Antonio, Tex, April 1.-Vina
loss in dead at the battle with Ameri-
cans at Guerrero Wednesday was
placed at sixty by Gen. Pershing to-
day in a report 10 Gen. Funston
The bodies were found in houses in
Guerrero and scattered in the under
brush for miles along the routes
taken by the fleeing MeXicans. Villa
himself was believed to be north
east Of Guerrero. but Gen. Pershing
expressed the opinion that there was
little chance of his escaping as de-
tachmcnts from four regiments of
cavalry had been disposed in such
manner that the district where he
had been reported was practically
sorrounded and every point OF es-
cape carefully guarded that commu
nication could be sent to some
special point for force.
Gen. Pershing's report was dated
March 31-April /, causing army
officers here to believe il was written
yesterday but not led until today.
Additional details of the fighting
were not given, but Pershing said
that yesterday snow storm, which
was sweeping over the San Geronimo
ransh, region OF high elevation.
ad made the operations of the troops
more difficult and exceedingly un-
comfortable for the soldiers. who
were moving with light equipment.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-04

Selected students Will Engage i'm Ora
toricai and Athletic Contests i'm
Columbia.

The state high school oratorical
and athletic contest will be held in
Columbia April 27 and 2S, accord
ing 10 an announcement from NJ. f..
Brockman. sccrctary-treasurer r. c..
Burts, OF Rock Hill, is presiednt of
the association. Officials and others
interested in the contest are hoping
for record attendance and = record
number of participants
Last year there were 30 schools
represented. It is hoped that at least
25 more will enter this year. Any
nigh schol in the state having ten
grades may join. There were more
than 100 athletic participants last
year. Any school entering the asso-
citation must have at least one man
in oratory and at least one in the
athletic events.
There will be IL athletic events. as
follows: 100 yard dash, running high
jump, half mile race. discus throw,
22O yard dash, pole vault. 120 yard
low hurdle, running broad jump, 44O
yard dash, shot put, mile run.
Any school interested in the meet
may get further information upon
application to NJ. F. Brockman. of
Greenville.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-04
NOTICE OF ELECTION

Whereas. one-third OF the freehold
ers and one-third of the electors Of
the age Of Fl years, residing in Dixie
school district. No. IT, have petition
ed the county board OF education to
order an election to determine wheth.
er or not an additional tax OF 4 mills
shall be levied on ali real and per.
sonal property for school purposes.
We hereby order said election to
be held by the trustees in said Dixie
school district, No. IT. on Wednes-
day. April 18. at the school house.
At which election only such cleo
tors as return real or personal prop
erty for taxation and exhibit their
tax receipts and registration certi-
ficates shall be allowed to vote.
The opening and closing hours
shall be the same as in all general
elections.
v. A. Lingle,
JOS. X. Conners.
W. B. Twitty,
County Board of Education.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-04-04
c. \. SMITH, EN- X-GOVERNOR, DIED
FRIDAY NIGHT

Baltimore. April 1.-Charles A.
Smith. ex-governor and eX-lieutenant
governor OF South Carolina, and pres
ident OF four banks and extensively
interested in southern business cir
cles, died here last night. The re-
mains. accompanied by his nephew
Congressman Ragsdale, Of South
Carolina. were taken this afternoon
to the family home at Timmonsville
s. c., for interment.