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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-07
OBJECTED TO HHE 4ouc1s,'
colored Farmer. Reasoned That He
Had Several Good Causes
for Complaint.

In Georgia they tell this one: A
Georgian advertised fine truck farm
near Augusta for sale. A retired real
estate man of Newark. NJ J.. without
answering the advertisement. decidef
he would 60 down and look the place
over. He did so witheut the owner be-
ing present. He viewed the farm and
returned to Augusta. hunted up the
owner, and said:
Il thought about buying the farm
you advertised for sale. but don't be-
lieve l want the place." sS
What is the matter? Any misrepre-
[sentation?"
"No Buts you see. planned to do
a little planting. find can't raise
crops there?" ;
why potr"
why, ducks eat the crops"
Ducks! What do you mean. man?'
why. the negro tenant you have
there tipped me.od."~ q
Wonder what is all this? Jump
into the car here with me and let me
see what 1t is all about.
John" said the owner. What do
you mean by saying to this gentleman
that ducks destroy all your crops?" g
s'Dey do, boss" the negro mumbled
You knows dey do. Amt no use try
ing to make no crops"
sTeh me what you mean. niger.
.Oh. you knows. boss-you knows
all about it. First dat dare mule you
l,let nae hab: you ,ducts for dat Den dc
wagon; you ducts for dat. Den ds
fertilize; you ducts for dat. De per
visions; yoy ducts again. Hits ducts
for dis and ducts for dat, TIL when lay
| ing by done come ducts eat up all ds
crop"
The two gentlemen. after having Z
thearty laugh. closed the deal
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-07
lcODStisht 1915 oy the Nc
THE acknowledgements.


Il ~a&t you to meet Geotse Lewis"
said my friend. He Isl one bk those
fellows who, when he knows he is
night, can't be turned or infiuenced~ =
II should be delighted to meetshim."
replied. because l know him by
reputation and he stands high in his
community as d man of the strictest
integrity; bur. John. Ldon't think you
have given him a very good character"
What do you mean?" :
"You said that when he knows he,
is right nothing can change. him or
Influence him." -
Il meant what 1 said" retorted my
friend. - -
e"No. you didn't" I replied. "for, II
you did, you copla not hare any re-
spect for George Lewis"
\ Explain yourself" - -
THE best of VS.. John. never claim
to know by Ourselves. and Of our
SELVES. what is absolutely right or
wrong. The fioblest man issweak end
realizes T. His ability to differenti'
ate between the good ana the bad rs
not vested whollyan himself. He OBJ
tains this pPofciency-if I may call
1T such-because Of his contact with
men sf hdAor and with those of the
opposite type. He absosbs' public
opinion and becomes scmposite."
You Aon't mean to say" interrupt
| ed John. that. public opinion Is al
ways risht?" ~.
NO." replied. THE majority is
frequently wrong. and the minority Is
often right. and vice versa"
Then, how are we to decide upon
what is right and what is wrong?"f
IF our intention is to do right. and
we are constantly hghtipg temptation.
our actions will u ually be what they
should be: but when we allow our own
individual judgment to prevail exclu-
sively. we may be wrong, even though
we intend to besright. Alone we are
not able to takecare Of ourselves; far
less able than is the animal. who il
guided by instinct, not by conscience
II D man. reaSQ4s by himself alone, be
il as likely to be wrong al right. II
he combines what he knows with what
others know. and allows composite
opinion. to assist in guiding him, he Il
not likely to make serious mistakes
7 'The opinion of Others may be
wrong. interruptedsJohn
| Granted" i replied, s'but the mar
With a sensitive conscience and a no
BILE character can differentiate with
large, degree of accuracy. He viii
not depend, upon the opinion OF ths
mob, even though It may be ~ tht
majority. BE will consult with intel
ligent and honest men. and he and
tha9 together. not separately, will de
.cide any question which may come up
II his experience is greater than tina
j OF those with whom be -cons1lts. hi
will allow his own Judgment large
/. play. IT, on the other hand. he is con
vinced that others know better thai
he does, he wiz set aside his ov
opinion. to q certain extent at leagl
v For example. a professional man = .
\ variance with the policy Of an Admin
istfntion, q matter which concetns busi
ness. Probably his opiniQn ~ WORT
practically nothing, and 4 the polio,
Foe the administrator is accepted b,
business men Of character and b
tegrity. the man IL fool II he allow
himself to question II.
Men Of ability. of character. Of hon
= or. of integrity. seldom know; the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-01-07
Melting Tones.

"ThereI be no dancing tonight" re-
marked. the hpst after hasty inspec-
stipn cf the photograph cabinet.
-'Why not?" inquired the guest. Ma
chine out of ofder?" ~.
mo, the mschine's,All right, but you
know those ragtffne records hadF'
a s9ea, yes. What about them?"
= ..SoIpebody left them out in the sun
This afternoon. and they melted In jig
|, ,f,me.@
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03
Your Diamonds MaY Bum.

An article TO the effect that
diamonds viii burn has been go
ing the rounds OF the papers. 1t
is a good thing for us editors that
this news is getting lots of pub
LEFTY. Most Of ns were fools
enough TO think that diamonds
would not burn. Why, only a
few days ago, while warming our
hands, We ourselves, held our dia-
mod solitaire ring close 10 the
stove in the grocery store, so close
that il might have caught fire and
burned TO cinder. Most Of US
newspaper fellows are too darned
careless about our diamonds, any
how. Our readers are all famil-
lar with the kuhinoor we wear in
our neektie. Everyone knows it
is as big as a iitney PIE. We are
afraid 10 even suggest the value
of it. What if some day, while
lighting a cremo spark falls ON
the rare stonel Whiffi or per
haps Zippl The gem viii vanish
and the tangible wealth of the
community viii be shy a few mil
lions. Let us have care.-The
Oklahoma Zephyr
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03

The Bee that the rough travelling
following the rain and freeze-up
OF two weeks ago, one pair Of
tires went 10 pieces in seven days.
The ruts we're deep, and the sharp
edges Of numerous tracks cut and
slashed the tires in a fearful
manner, while the jouncing OF
the car over the road would cause
anyone 10 wonder that any part
Of the car would remain whole
two weeks.
I" As stated above II will be
practically impossible 10 serve
the routes with autos for some
time 10 come. II can hasdly be
done until the snow is melted off,
as the lanes are 50 badly driffed
that travel By car is impossible
unless one can pick and choose his
own roads.
. Under the old system Of short
routes and teams few people
missed their mail more than two
days al a stretch. AT the present
lime every one OF the six old
routes out Of jefferson can be
served with a feam-but who is
going To hire the teams The tenn
porary carriers here would be
chumps TO do Sc.
tThe Bee is not inclined to crit
isize too severely the fifty miles
route scheme. II can be made 10
work in some parts Of the country
but not ia Iowa. In regions be-
low the ATTITUDES Of snow il can
be made very successful-if the
roads are paved against mud. In
Iowa il can be made 10 work-ex-
repf during the snowy season-by
paving Our roads against mud la
Iowa il will work reasonably good |
from the first Of june or July I'M
II snow. That part Of the year
does not seem so much mud. But.
n the spring the auto service can
lot be successfully maintained ev-
Fry day on account Of mud
"Over az Denison the depart |
nent has abandoned the 50 mile
route deal, and have Offered the
obs back 10 the old carriers all |
II them who cared 10 resume the
vork Concerning the same the
)cnison Review says
This action By the post office
viii no doubt settle
he muddle which followed the cs-
or the 80 miles motor
'outes. Crawford was not the on
y county in the state that suffer
u by the new arrangement and
here was great demonstration
"a ali parts Of the state over the
ripping Of the rural route SER
ice. After giving the motor
'onics a trial it was demonstrated
o the department that patrons on
fifty mile routes could not be
erved BY carriers during the fail
nd winter monfhs.-AmeS, Iowa.
baby Times
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03
Naval Base For Mouth Of Co
lumhia-

Astoria, Ore, Jan. 2S-F c.
Harley, the man who is leading
the naval base campaign, has
carefully thought ont the ques-
tion from many angles and today
gives the people Of Astoria and
the Columbia basin his candid
views thereon.
He says:
- am not an alarmist. / anti
cipate no immediate invasion Of
this country in general nor this
coast in particular. but since the
nnheralded, and to the man in the
street, unsupported outbreak Of
hostilitics a year ago last August,
as it did secret alliance
after secret alliance, preparation
after preparation, I am very far
from belonging to that school Of
good people who dwell IN mental
and moral security. Please God,
We viii have no war. But n II
should ever become expedient for
a nation or an alliance of nations
20 attempt an invasion Of the
United States, land who now can
authoriiatively state that it viii
notl), If that day ever comes, in
what manner viii we be prepared
to meet the emergency
BY We, I mean most especially
we at the portal Of the Inland
Empire. For of all the points Of
attack on American soil from the
Pacific ocean. the Columbia River
il the most attractive for the very
of military reasons. We
have spent millions Of dollars
teaching Orientals to cat bread.
Europeans taught us. To the
north are vast stands of timber,
very valuable as building mater
ial, but poor fodder for man or
beast To the south is the citrus
belt. Armies might enjoy grape
fruit, oranges and lemons for app
but it is questionable
whether they could fight on a
steady diet OF citrus fruit. But
straight up the Columbia, and
reached by a water grade, lies the
great wheat belt Of the Northwest
where once established an army
could grow fat and prosecute a
with astonishing COM
fort.
Realizing this, and It is incom-
prehensablc that people should
not realize it, the question con-
fronts us. what we shall do about
Itl TO this question there is but
one answer
at is essential that this access
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03

Ible entry 10 unlimited forage b.
effectively blocked, that the very
thought OF invasion OF the Column
bia basin should be made ridicu-
lous The method by which this
may be accomplished is being sue
cessfully demonstrated 10 the
whole world by the coasf-line OF
Germany.
'Dreadnaugbts are needless.
Germany dreadnought are bot
tied up IN the Kiel Canal Citizen
sOldiery is needless. Germany s
soldiers are effecfing invasions,
not repelline them. Big guns are
incidental they would be ufl-
wieldly against fast ships. On no
one Of these things does Germany
depend, and yet the greatest fleet
the world ever saw has not even
attempted TO atteck Bremen or
Hamburg, in which harbors the
merchant ships Of the enemy ma
ton are securely reposing.
German efficiency in coast
defense exhibits itself in such
cunningly laid mine fields that
even the British Admiralty has
no desire TO test them, and the
day and night patrOlling Of these
mine fields by light cruisers, de-
strOyers and little patrol boats.
And if that method is effee-
tive against the mighfiest naval
power on earth, allied with the
fleets Of three OF the Great Pow
ers, all possessing naval bases
within a few hundred miles Of the
German coast, then how great Sc
eurity could we not expect from
its inception at the mouth Of the
Columbia Riveri And il is per-
fectly apparent that we must
have a naval base at the mouth Of
the river for fleet of battleships,
scout boats, mine layers. submar-
ines and destroyers TO compile
ment the mine fields.
The people OF Portland should
recognize this need, as should the
entire Inland Empire, and should
back us IN our effort 10 assure
Of an iron ribbed pro
lection in case Of any possible
contingency. Ii is not matter
Of pork-barrelling Rather, it
is a ease OF the common good Of
the Pacific coast and the United
States. As the point of the great
est danger, the throat Of the Ia
land Empire should be most thor |
Dughly and c0nseientiously bull |
warked against attack, and /
furthermore, il must be,''
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03
How Mr.. Davis Got Rid of a Bad
Cough.

Some time ago had very
bad cough writes Lewis r. Da-
Wis, Blackwatcr. Del. My bro
Their McCabe Davis gave me a
small bottle of Chamberlain 5
Cough Remedy After taking
this | bought half dozen bottles
but only used one of them as the
cough left me and / have not been
troubled since. " Obtainahle ev-
ervwhere.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03

EUREKA REBEKAH LODGE. 81,
II meets FIRST and third Tuesday Of
each month.
Mrs. Maud Harding, n. c.
Mrs. Margaret Stevens. Secretary.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03
5000 Reward.
SacFlIlfl

The Grangeville Electric Light
& Power Co. viii pay $50 reward
for the arrest and conviction of
any person or persons found gull
ty Of shooting or breaking insu-
lat0rS on their power line.
+. 7. Sch0lcr, Supt
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03
RECIPE ron GRAY HAM.

To half pint OF water add / o. Bss
Rum. 3 small box OF Barho Compound
and Z o.. OF siScefine. Apply % the hair
twice \ week until IL becomes the desired
shade Any druggist can put this up or
you can mix Il at home at very little cost.
Fun directions Tor making and use come
IN each box Of Berho Compound. 4 VII
gradually dafkeR streaked. faded gray
hair and removes dandruff i Il excel
lent for falling hair and VIII make hArst
hair soft and glossy. Il will not coief tire
scalp. is not sticky Or greasy, and does not
rub OF.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03

VIZ o. W.-NEzPERcE CAMP
- No. AS. Meets every Second
and Fourth Wednesday evenings Of
each month in the Fiaternal Temple
W. g. McLennan, c. c.
0. w HUEFHER. Clerk.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03
You win Miss It if You Miss It.

Nv 6-ycar-OId Registered, pure
bred black Percheron stallion
certified sound by Idaho and
Wash. has the weight, bone and
general conformation TO sire the
profitable kind Of colts. Need a
bargain r. J Trimble, Nollmer.
Idaho. Need The money! Must
sacrifice
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03

NEZPERcE ENcAMPMENT No.
81. l. o. o. F. meets the first
Wedns sday Of each month in the
Fraternal Temple Hall. WISHING
pairiarchs cordially invited.
A G Gross, c P.
E. I SchnelI, Scribe.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03

LiRAM LODGING. 30. A. F.A a
= = NJ. Of Nezpe-ce. Idaho. Regular
communications on the Monday even
ing on OF before the fnll moon 0g eseh
mcnth in the Fraternal r. mple buil1-
ing. Visiting Brothers ale cordially
invited 10 attend Dr. o. A. j ffrsys,
w. NJ E. w. VanSycc, Sec.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03
Long Routes With Autos No
90 Here.

Over at Jefferson the post Of
flee department attempted to try
out q new plan for auto delivery
on SO mile routes and the result
as chroniclcd as follows ia the
jefferson Bee, will be OF interest
10 the Story and Boone county
farmers who have suffered IN the
route changes
With the coming OF the big
storm a week ago today Postmas-
ter General Burleson's beautiful
new scheme OF 50 mile routes ia
Iowa blew up with a loud bang,
and echo" of the noise il made
still reyerberates up and down
the length and breadth OF the
rural mail routes particularly IN
the region OF jefferson.
1.-THE three temporary carriers
Of routes A, h and G out OF Jef-
fcrson viii probably not be able
10 make their routes with autos
for six weeks TO come. Al least
there is no Immediate prospect Of
being able 10 do SO.
1.-THE rules provide that when
a carrier cannot make his route
with the auto he shall hire. at his
own expense a substitute 10 carry
one OF the routes. and take team
himself and carry the other. The
local carriers last week, tried 10
hire teams, and the prices on team
and buggy without driver, was
1880. II the carrier serves only
one Of the old routes he gets only
half pay Half pay under the 81. /
500 per year salary Cor $5.75 per
iay) would be about - 80. Hence
II the carrier paid $3.50 for team
md buggy, and got only $3.50 he
would have 10 have j. Rufus Viii
ingf0rd % show him where he
would get off att
This week, however, due 10
'omc special hustling By Posimas-
.er Mugan and the carriers, teams
nave been found for service and
he six local routes are being dri-
zen every other day.
rThe Bee reviewed the three
mrai carriers locally as 20 the
'0si Of maintaining an auto upon
he routes One carrier who
lriycs a Ford. kept accurate ae-
'ouni, and gave us The following
figures Of cost, based upon his
ervice up To the present time
saeolina Nor day &IOO
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03

AIr WrpllHz, Who llnk Dccn US
ing his car. says his expense is not
less than $3.50 per day on cSti-
mates based upon his work since
commencing.
Another carrier reports 70
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03

A MERIcUS LODGE No. 45, K.
= of P, meets in Fraternal Tenn
pie, every first and third Thurs
days IN each month. Visiting
brothers cordially invited 10 attend.
F. A. WEsTER, c. c.
P. W. MITCHELL. K. of R. & S.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-02-03

WoMEN OF WoODcRAFT Res
~ crvaiion Banner Circle No.
357 meets at FrateTnal Temple Dad
4th Tuesday even'gs Of each month.
Visiting Neighbors welcomed.
Mary A Lehr, G. N.
NARY Y STEVENS. Clesk.
Arizona republican., 1916-10-18
FIFTH GERMAN WAR
 LOAN SUBSCRIBED
[RepubIican A. p. Leased. wlrel


 BERLIN, Oct 17.-(via London) The fifth war loan attained it's success full total of over 10 ,550, 900, 900 marks by the taking of big subscribers those lending more than 50,000 marks apiece, while the individuals subscribing less than 0,000 marks fell off considerably from the figures of the fourth loan, according to a recaptulation of the loan statistics just published The number of subscribers who wanted over 50000 marks increased from lG,762 tO l9375 and their leans increased from 4.7lS000 to 5.S2l.000. The subscribers of more than l,o00,0O0 marks increased by l5l to 725 and their loans by 636, 000000 marks, the biggest increase in any one class
 The smallest suhSCribcrs-those loaning less than 200 marks-fel off in number by 6l2,O34 and in subscriptions by 470,000 900 marks.
 The fifth loan suffers unjustly by comparison with the fourth loan, how ever, because the latter was distinctly loan of little subscribers and vastly eclipsed all of the previous three loans The fifth loan includes 570,000 marks subscribed by the population of Mitau. q Russian Baltic province. A gold purchasing headquarters vas opened in Berlin today at which the public may turn m jewelry to increase the empires supply of gold against the payment Qf the exact value of gold. Others are to be opened soon. The first visitors included the mayor and city councillors, men and women of Berlin society. officials df the state and empire. who came in such numbers to the city hall dquarters that it Is expected that this 5Ireau will have to be enlarged
Arizona republican., 1916-10-18

Hrschy had teiephoned that tine horse had arrived at the sch0ol-house hut he did not know where Nelson and Gladys were. Poor little Myriam. who was lt school, was frightened almost into mysteries, feeling sure that Ter brother and sister were killed. Mrs. Grimes took them home.
 Theu Saturday morning. near the Woodbridge driveway, boy was found king unconscious by the road side and a broken bicycle near him. IL is supposed that he was holding onto car and that his chain caught and threw him. MT. Graves O. Scotts- dale was the first to discover him. and after trying for some time tu restore him, took him in his car to PhoeniX.
 On Friday afternoon Mr. Hirsahy took his room for picnic to the scenic highway. this being their re ward for perfect attendance and Tunctualitv for one month They 1 had a perfectly delightful time. eX- cept for the. fact that Walter Nam- ack. while riding his wheel down 2 steep slope took a tumble Whic' | bruised and shook him up. but no
 so badly but that he could ride hii wheel home
 At the church service Sunda1
 morning Rev Mir. Clark of Downey l Calf. filled our pulpit, giving Us . | very excellent sermon. Our congre | gation was not SO large 3s usua, ] however. as some of our people hat 1 gone to Bethel to hear Bishop Lam ! beth and others to town tC he D l one of their fayorites there. The! would probably have fared just a
Arizona republican., 1916-10-18

the popular pastor of Central church, Phoenix. six years ago. and heart fly enjoyed meeting his many friends here again
 Accidents of rather serious na- ture have been quite frequent in the ncighborhood of the school Ol-house recently. though neither the school house nor the school had anything io do with them. Some two weeks ago an auto was being driven rapidly down the Grand Canal and just where the driver turned off the Canal road down the Mcdowell road. lady l who had been sitting on the door was thrown out and was rendered ! unconscious. besides being badly bruised We did not learn her name nor how she has fared since. We'd nesday afternoon of last week. as 1 Gladys and Nelson Sevrnghans were : driving home from the High school shaft which the horse had broken i that morning while they were un- i hitcRing and which they had tied v as securely as they could came loosC end began punching the horse in tht
 side Both got out to fix 1t III
 again when the horse became ter
 rurized by the shaft again striking it, , side and ran. the loosened shaft pun
 ishing it cruelty and frightening i
 worse at every step. When the hors.
 reached the school ol-house it turne.
 into the drive. demolishing a whee i as it struck post and wrenchinc off the top and seat. Gladys anC
 Nelson walked 10 the Grimes home and telephonod home that they we~
 safe but did not know where tn
 horse was In the meantime Mr
Arizona republican., 1916-10-18

well al home.
 Sunday school superintendent Os- born appointed Mrs. C. M. Etter. Mrs. Nardiman, Mrs. Sevringhans and Mir
 Muldrow as delegates to the State Sunday School convention in Phoe- nix on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week.
 Mir McRae had the water Sunday so Mir. Wilson taught the Bible study class Sunday evening. Did it well, too.
 The Rev. MT Sevringhans was very sick Sunday afternoon and night with what appeared to be ptomalne pois- cning He had lunched at one of the hotels Saturday and began to feel l III within a few hours He was much ! improved and carrying no tempera- | ture at las. report
 1 several Of our people attended the ! prohibition meeting at the courthouse ! plaza Sunday afternoon. i At the Pr. A. meeting Friday !. afternoon the ladies cheered lustily when Alr. Elerick reported that for the r days they had served lunches
 they had cleared all expenses and
 made S1.11 over. The ladies are not trying to make any money but they
 are delighted to find their enterprise working out so well. so early in the season. It had not been planned to
 start the hot lunches quite so soon
 after the opening of school but the demand from the patrons was too l insistent to be disregarded. If any other school is thinking Of taking , I'D this line of work and desires any information our ladies will be only
 too glad tG give ii
Arizona republican., 1916-10-18

Not minimizing individual develop ment, we must keep before us in large
 letters, the second aim, mutual help
 fulness.'
 Mrs Edwin J. Gillette gave an inter esting report of the art exhibition committee and the department chair man outlined the work for the year as follows: Mrs. H. E. St. Claire. ;he ciVics education departments: Mrs. l.. D. Dameron, music; Mrs. k. J. Elliot art and literature: Mrs E. M. Tafel home economies. The finance com
 mittee gave ah encouraging report.
 The musica! contributions to the pro gram were piano numbers by Mrs. Francis II. Redcwill