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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31
LOST OvERCOAT.
Natchez, Miss, Mar, 20, 1922

Natchez, Miss, Mar. 20, 1922
Mr.. Scott,
Pub. Tensas Gazette,
St. Joseph, La.
Dear SIR
During the last dance at Water
,proof, which was given for the be1e-
fit of the School, on Friday two wee's
ago about the sixteenth of this month,
l lost my overcoat and have b' en-
unable to find any trace Of same.
l wrote several parties concerning
the loss, including the board of trus-
tees of the school, but have not re-
ceived reply from any of them. Ny
letters were just request to help
locate the coat if possible. During
the first intermission, wore M coat
and put it back in the little room
to the left of the hall, entering. the
dance floor, and there were several
coats piled upon my coat. When Sec
ond interrhission came, went for
my coat and it was gone, SO we
searched and had Bud Scott to an
nounce its loss, but heard nothing
from it. 1t was dark or olive green,
double breasted, tightfitting coat,
had little clasps around the collar
for a detachable collar. The side
pockets had been torn and mended.
Mrs. Randall Hunter was down
here yesterday and suggested that
I write you to advertise in your
paper and have it returned to Mr..
Hunter, so will you kindly make up
little ad and run same, sending
me bill and l will remit. / also trust
you will make a personal investi-
CATION in an endeavor to locate it.
Thanking you and assuring you
of my appreciation, am,
Very truly yours.
HALL w. WILSON.
Box 296.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31
WORRIED
HUSBANDS
READ THIS
GUIDES Pepto-Mangan Is
The Best Tonic for Ner-
vOus, >Tired-Out
Wives

Is your wife 'all tired out" and
cross and irritable much of the time?
Do the children "bother her to death"
every day, and do the ordinary house
hold tasks that she formerly per-
formed with ease seem now to overtax
her? In other words, do you often
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stead Of house Of joy and happi-
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If your answer is eyes" to these
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to-Mangan with her meals for few
weeks. She is simply rundown and
nervous and needs the kind Of iroh
that she will get in GUIDES Pepto-
Mangan to give her more vitality and
strength. For thirty years doctor
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31
PUBLIC NOTICE.

Public Notice is hereby given that
We will have introduced into the
Legislature of the State Of Louisiana
during the Regular Session, beginning
on Monday, May 9th, 1922, as pro-
vided in Article Nv, Section 6 of
the Constitution Of 1921, q bill,
To confirm, validate and declare
legal and binding as against the
State Of Louisiana and all other per-
sons, bodies or corporations created
by it, certain sales of Section Is,
Township Is, North, Range 10
East, in Tensas parish, La, made by
w.. M. Davidson, Parish Treasurer
of said Parish, to Dan. F. Myers on
April 9Th, 1902, and to L. Burns,
Jr., on August End, 1902.
(Signed)
B. F. YOUNG
THOS. M. WADE, Jr.,
Attorneys.
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TOO MUCH TAxESw

St. Joseph, La, March 80, 1922.
Editor Tensas Gazette,
Dear SIR
Much is being said and written
regarding our system of assessment
and taxation. From all sections of
the state comes the same complaint,
"too much taxes" The people know
that there is something wrong with
our system which imposes taxes on
us, which amount to practical con-
fiscation. When properties are taxed
for more than their rent value, when
the assessment of properties is great
err than their cash value, something
is radically wrong; what is it and
what is the cure?
In my opinion, the trouble with
our system of assessment and tax
alton, is: too much Capitalization OF
power. Government has been re-
moved too far from the people, who
should be the source of all govern
ment, this being true in both Nation
al and State affairs.
Too much power has been put In
the hands of the Board of State Al
fairs, now the Louisiana Tax Com
mission, and all power in matters
of assessment taken out of the hand!
of the people or out of the hands Of
their representative, the Assessor.
| My suggestion, as a cure for thu
evil, is return the power to the AS
SCISSOR and the local or Parish Boar
of Equalization, and in order to d.
this, I propose that sections 10 ant
In of Act No. 231 of 1920 be amend
ed and re-enacted to read as follows
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31
THE SUMMER SPRAY FOR
PEACHES.

The second application Of spray
material 10 applied to peaches when
they have bloomed and the petals
have fallen. The spray is applied -
control worms in the peaches and
also brown rot. This solution ID not
sold on the market and will have to
be made at home. To make the 90
luton, pounds Of sulphur, 8 pounds
Of rock lime and SO gallons Of water
are used. Start lime to stacking by
adding 4 gallons of hot water and
stir vigorously. Make q paste Of sui
phur and warm water, and when
Stacking is well begun add paste.
When coffee colonel streaks sppesr
stop cooking by adding enough water
to make so gallons. One and one
half pounds of arsenate Of lead dis
solved in warm water, or in . solu-
ton Of one pound Of hydrated lime
and 1 gallon Of water, is then added
to the SO gallons Of solution and
spray ID ready to apply.
A. J. KIRBY,
Adams (Miss) County Agent.
Flu" has become prevalent ct st.
Joseph and quite q numer of cases
are reported among both races-
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NOTICE.

l am prepared to give to any in
terested parent, who will apply at my
office his child's standing in the fun
damental subjects-Reading, Gram
mar and Arithmetic. (From grades
3 to s inclusive.) !,
These results have beer ascertained
by means of the standardized tests
adopted by our State Department
and now being used over the State
IL general, by supervisors.
These tests show the results what
any elementary teacher in the Par
ish is obtaining. By this method thi.
office is making note CT the accom-
plishments of all teachers.
(Signed)
C.. L. BARROW, Supt
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Fifth LEvEE DISTRICT IN
oPLENDiD SHAPE.
(Natchez Democracy


The Fifth Louisiana Levee District
extending from the Arkansas 1.-The to
the mouth Of the Red River is in bet
ter shape to stand flood conditions
than 1t has been in twenty years, &C.
coiding TO statement gwen out BY
b. r. Young Of ot. Joseph, La, men,
Ter of the levee board.
since the high water of 1920 Ill
ievees in the district have been raised
from two to five feet and greatly
strengthened.
A few guards have been placed on
the levees and when the Mississippi
river reaches q stage of forty-nine
Aeet on the Natchez gauge, the num-
Der will be increased. However, it
IS stated by the levee board that this
is. only precautionary measure and
not because any apprehension is felt.
1'he Tensas river ssill has eight or
nine feet of bank and the Ouachita
and Black are not Overlooking, &C.
cording to reports received here, max
ng the situation much more encour-
aging for the Black river section than
usual in times of high water.
Rain has been falling in the district
but so far the effect has not been
Ielt 10 any appreciable degree on
the tributaries of the Red.
Cattle from Palmyra and other
points in the unprotected area are be-
ing brought to Natchez a. it il ex-
pected that all low lands on the east
bank Of the Mississippi river between
vicksburg and Baton Rouge win b
covered if the Mississippi reaches .
stage Of fifty-one feet here a. FORE
kcasted.
| The government fleet at Matches d
ready to cooperate with the levea
boards Of the district in the event Of
ali emergency but unless condition.
not anticipated develop, no call 10 ex.
, pected.
! The steamer Uncle Oliver arrived
.aere on q special trip from vicksburl
. yesterday with about three hundrst
, head Of cattle from points subject Il
J overflow between Matches and Vieks
, burg.
Il The steamer Thomas B. Florsne'
also arrived from Jackson Point will
: IN large number.
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PUBLIC NOTICE il hereby eivsn
that by virtue Of the authority cor
ferred on me by law, l win on
SATURDAY, APRIL 9Th, lez2,
offer for sale 1t the Court House
door in the Town Of St. JoseJk. La.s
for cash, ct public auction, to thu.
highest bidder, the folle nc Do.
;cribed property, taken up ~ ectray
by C. E. Rummage, in this parish, -
per his AFFIDAVIT on file in my once,
to-wit:
lemon colored heifer calf about
year old, no marks or brands.
white red spelled heifer calf
with red ears about year old, no
marks or brands
JOHN HUGHES, Sheriff.
D. Jsssph, L., March ., 1859
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31

The following letter will be read
with interest by. friends of the writ
er in this his nd i've town and parish
Leesyille, La, March %, 1922.
Josiah P. SSbtt,
st. Joseph, La.
Dear Scott
Enclosed find my check for years
subscription to Gazette. Am now
Parish Engineer for Vernon parish
and doing very well. Will try to come
up to old Tensas this summer.
Wishing the Gazette, its editor ant
all friends success, I am.
yeun sincerely,
JEFF J. PAINTER
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Judicial Advsrtisemsnt.
State CT Louisiana, Parish of Tensas,
Tenth District Court.
VS.. No. 6O66
H. M. MARKS, ct al

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given,
that by virtue of writ Of Seizure
and Sale 10 me directed by the above
Honorable Court, in the above styled
matter, l nave seized and will, on
SAiURDAI, the 9th day of
MAY, A. D., 1922, offer for sale at
the Court House door in the Town
Of st. Joseph, in this parish and
State, between the hours of IL o'clock
q. m. and o'clock p. m, the following
described property situated in the
Parish of lensas, State of Louisiana,
and seized in the above styled and
numbered suit, to-wit:
One hundred sixty-two and 76-100
acres that was decided by Mrs. Yzanga
to Miayr Walker, described according
to survey of .. M. Fowler, as fol-
lows:
Begin at a point on the Northern
bount ary Of section 26 Township 9
NORTH, kange 10 East, Tensas parish,
Louisiana, distance and bearing 81
East 1928 chains from the North
west corner of said Section 26;
thence. along said Section line North
81 East 81 chains to point on the
Northern boundary line of said Sec
ton 26 distance South 81 West H.
AZ chains from the Southeast corner
Of the Azucena plantation; thence
through Section 26 South 80 East
35.4v chains; thence along a ditch
and fence dividing this property
from property of E. Reed anC
C. L. Sanders, South SO West 2(
chains to .Duckpond slough, S TN
East 200, South 33h West 400
South 56h West 800, South s.
West 100 South AZ West 500
South 60 West 500; thence leav'
Duckpond slough and follow ditcl
along the fence aloAg edge of wood
North 10 degrees OF West SIT
chains to the place of beginning
containing 1926 acres, compose'
[partiy of Section rs and 27.snd be
ing originally a part Of the Con
suelo Plantation. In addition to tn
, above also a part of the Azucen
plali tation described as follows:
Begin at a point on the NORTH
ern boundary of Section 26, distanc
North 81 East S.28 chains frol
Northwest corner of said Sectio
26; thence through Section At Mort
1907 West $50 chains; thence Mort
"a East following old ditch an
fence 30.77 chains thence South 8
Eas: 200 chains to the Northeai
corner of the 1926 acre tract Z
Minor Walker; thence along th
Northern boundary Of Section 2
South 81 West $500 chains TO Il
place of beginning, containing 1870
acres more or less. Together wit
6 mules and gear and all wagon
tools, moving machines, plows an
plantation implements Of any and q
: kind whatsoever, used in the cult
walton of the said property durir
the year 1919.
Special reference being made
said map made by o. M. Fowler
October, 1919.
Terms of S9le-Cash.
JOHN HUGHES, Sheri1
St. Joseph, La, March 31st, 1922.
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ANNOUNCEMENT!

Persuant to previously announced
schedule l will visit St. Joseph Oh
TUESDAY, APRIL 4th, and will be
found at the Smith Hotel, and, as
stated before, will come to 81. Joseph
regularly in future on the first Tues
day of each month.
Respectfully,
S. j. FRANKS,
Optician and Optometrist Registered
La. State Board.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31
CONSULT YOUR BANKER.

Director Lew Wallace Of the Saw
ings Division of the Treasury Depart
ment, is in receipt Of information
from the directors Of savings in the
Federal Reserve Districts to the eff
feet that there has been throughout
the country an alarming increase In
the number of swindlers, takers, bo-
gus bond sellers and glib takers,
skilled in taking money away from the
people. The department officials ex-
press their gratitude to the press OF
the country for calling public atten-
ton to the nefarious operations of
the swindlers and for exposing their
methods.
It is true that a great many OF
these swindlers have been run down,
the swindler captured and their meth
DDS exposed, but there are hundreds
and hundreds who have fleeced their
victims and are today running at
large unwhipped of justice.
It is strange, with all Of the cases
reported, how the public will contin-
ne to fall for these grating pro-
meters and continue to give up their
hard-earned money for worthless Sc
curities.
OF course, these fellows are smooth
tongued and plausible; they can pic
ture dividends and returns on your
money in such a way that they sweep
the average fellow off his feet, and
leave him believing that that partic-
ular proposition is the most certain
ever presented to man with money
to invest.
However, there are safeguards ano
absolutely protective methods against
these fakirs, if the average either
would only adopt them. If after lis
tening to the promoter, security sales
man or whatever he may be called
the would-be investor would simpl!
say to him 81 will take your propo
sition under consideration" and thel
quickly get in touch with his banker
asking his opinion and advice, h
would be saved many dollars ant
more hsartaches.
Your banker is your friend; b
wants to see you succeed; your sue
cess is his success; he is a specials
in securities; he is trained in analyz
ing securities and he. knows beyon
the question of doubt which are SAT
and which are unsafe. He can Civ
you the answer to your questions i
short order, and he will be only to
glad to advise you-and advise 20
right. =
If you require medicine, and ar
undecided what you need or what
best for you, consult a physical
because he knows.
II you are in doubt as to q point O
law, you consult an attorney-b<
cause he knows.
Why not apply the same system I
your investments, and consult you
+ banker?
Just as long as people continue I
invest their hard-earned money in
haphazard, happy-go-lucky mannel
just SO long will they continue to
victims Of the swindlers who wa
fat on their impotence.
The government wishes to
everything within its power to pr
vent the citizenship being victimize'
but the citizenship must exercis
reasonable precautionary methods o
their own account.
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Judicial Advsrtissmsnt.
INTERDICTION PROCEEDINGS.
state Of Louisiana Parish Of Tensas
10th District Court.
In the Matter Of the Introduction Of
John w. Osborn.

This case coming up regularly for
trial in its order, q personal service
having been made on defendent, and
he not having answered thereto, and
an attorney having been regularly ap-
pointed to represent him, and an an
.;wer having been filed and al delays
and proceedings required BY law
having been had. and . trial being
had and by reason thereof, and By
reason Of the law and evidence tend
ing to show the insanity and inca
pacity Of the said John w. Osborn,
and the Court being Of the opinion
that the said Osborn il insane, and
incapable Of taking care Of his per-
son and administering his affairs, It
is therefore ordered, adjudged and
iecreed that there be judgment here
in decreeing the defendent, the said
John w. Osborn, to be insane, and
capable of taking care Of his per-
on and administering his affairs, and
pronouncing his Introduction, the cost
Of this proceeding to be paid out OF
the estate Of the defendants
Thus done, read and signed IN
open Court, this 21st day It March,
1922.
N. n. CALHOUN,
District Judge.
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sEAsoNABLE CAUTIONS.

Baby ch'Sks. Try to prevent 1iar-
rhoea. As the season advances the
conditions which bring this trouble
are accentuated, dampness or crowd
ing in sleeping quarters, overheating,
mites or lice, food at all n,usty q,
tainted in any way, chilling ara all
contributing cauSes. Prevention,
rather than an attempt to cure, is
only remedy" which has ever been
found to any degree successful. San
itation and attention to avoidance of
above causes will give satisfactory
results. Permanganate of potash in
the drinking water will proven. cor
tagion. One-third Of a teaspoon of
this powder dissolved in quart of
water, and then some Of the solu
ton added to the drinking water till
it is a rich wine color is an easy
method of using this powder.
Bses:With the willow in bloom
all bee keepers should watch the
hives carefully, or the first warm
weather will witness swarming. By
being careful that the colonies are
kept supplied with a plenty Of work
ing space by adding supers swarm
ing may be prevented. The hive
should at all times have at least a
third Of q super vacant for storage
Of honey. Other preventive meas
ures may be taken, but space makes
it impossible to 60 more into de-
tail. Will be glad to have any one
call on this office for bulletins OF
further information.
REBECCA whitaker,
County Home Dem. Agent, =
Madison parish
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31

Henry Matthews, very well-to-
do colored citizen Of st. Joseph, Is
erecting q store building on Second
street, below Guildfield church, which,
we understand, will be conducted by
George Wallace.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31

st. Joseph was again visited on
Thursday night by the now weekly
storms, and flood rains. At this time
We have heard Of 40 damage left IN
q VutA
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31

Many foreign countries are clamor-
ing for Tanlac. It's fame is world
wide.-W. R. Baker & Son.
"Sit steady in the boat"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31
EGGS FOR SALE.

Pit Game-Red Cubans, Red
Quilts, Mt. Eagles and erossers.
$3.50 for Is.
G. L. BARROW, St Joseph. La.
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DEATH OF MRS. SPENCER JONES.

The sad news reached S.. Joseph
on Monday night of the ,ath late
that afternoon'of Mrs. Spen .er Jones.
which occurred at a sani arium at
Shreveport after brief j mess. In
deed the first news her frie Ids at st.
Joseph had of her illness was of her
death.
Deceased was Miss Elizabeth
Hymes, of DekalD, Texas, her father
being a well-known dentist of that
city. she was but 20 yeats old ALI
had been married about IL months.
Ter husband, Spe-oec jones, is we'll
known at st. Joseph, having lived at
''Sunnyside, when Wed by Judge
gimbrough, and having frequently
visited his sister, Mrs. j. C. Mac
pherson, at St. Joseph, and where he
and his bride came to spend their
honeymoon. During her short stay
with us Mrs. Jones made many
friends among our people and hen
sudden passing, on the threshold 81
young womsnhcod, when life seemed
so bright ard her caree. of useful.
ness was just beginning, is indee1 sad
Deepest sympathy is felt for he
husband by ais friends here.
( Mr.. Macpherson went to 'Shreve
port next morning, to attend tn'
funeral, and accompanied the re
mains to the family home at Dekalb
Texas, where intermelt look place
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31

1t is asst nishing how quickly Tan
lac will produce results. You usually
feel better from the very first dose.
w. R. Baker & Son.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31

In this connection, have read,
with great pleasure and interest, the
proposal of my good friend, Judge
Gilbert L. Dupree, but / very much
fear that his proposal is not practi-
cal. If the Parishes are limited to an
assessment of. fifty percent Of that
fixed by the State, then numbers of
parishes would find themselves in
the humiliating position Of not being
able to meet their ordinary expenses
and pay their honest debts. Take this
parish as an example; if our assess
ment for local purposes was reduced
fifty per cent, we would have an
assessment of practically five mil
lion dollars, but not quite. Five mills,
the road tax, would produce prac-
tically twenty five thousand dollars,
while the interest on our issue of
seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars of road bonds, together with
the serials due in 1922, amount to
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-03-31

have recommended GUIDES Pepto-M Man.
gan as a frst-class building tonic.
Sold BY your druggist in both liquid
and tablet form.--Advsrtisemsnk
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AN ACT.

AN ACT.
To amend and re-enact Sections
10 and IL of Act No. 23l of the
Acts of the General Assembly Of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1920,
being an Act, entitled an Act rel
alive to revenue and taxation; Gre
ating a Parish Board of Equaliza-
ton for each parish in the State;
fixing the compensation and quail
fications of the members; defining
its powers and duties and the duties
of the Board of State Affairs and
other officers in connection there
with; providing for filling vacancies
therein; repeating all conflicting laws,
and prescribing when this act shall
take effect.
Be It Enacted by The Legislature
Of Louisiana that, Sections 10 and
IL of Act No. 231 of the Acts of
1920 be amended and re-enacted so
as to read as follows
Section 10. That the Parish Board
of Equalization shall meet in the
parish seat in their respective par
ishes on the first Monday in May Of
each year, and shall examine the
Assessment Roll of the parish as
tiled by the Parish Assessor showing
the valuation placed by him, for as
sessment purposes, on all Of the
property in the said parish, subject
to assessment and taxation, which
is required by law to list and assess,
and shall equalize the assessment OF
the properties listed by him on said
rolls, as hereinafter provided. That
the said Parish Board of Equalization
shall have the power and authority
to either decrease or increase the
valuation placed by the Assessor on
any particular class or classes OF
property.
Said Board in equalizing the val
uation of property as listed by the
Assessor shall consider the following
classes of property separately, to-
wit:
Live stock, vehicles, farm ma.
chinery and equipment, agricultural
tools, household property, old land
equipment and logging equipment
lands and town and city lots and
improvements on same; and such
other property as the Louisiana TAI
Commission formerly Board of State
Affairs) may from year to year di'
rect.
Section IL. That it shall be the
| duty of said board as constituted by
this Act, to receive and hear any
and all taxpayers who desire to con
test the correctness of the valuation
placed by the Assessor upon the prop
erty listed for assessment, owned
controlled or held by him and tx
determine as to the correctness OF
Iincorrectness of such contest, and il
said claim for relief be approved BY
the Board, in whole or in part, it
findings shall be binding on the AS
SCISSOR; that in the manner pro
vided above the Board shall hear ant
consider the complaint of any tax
payer as to the correctness or in
correctness of the assessment of an!
other taxpayer, and the finding of thu
Board in these latter cases shall b
binding on all parties, reserving tt
all parties the right to appeal to thu
Courts for redress.
In this connection, have read
with great pleasure and interest, tn
proposal Of my good friend, Judg'
Gilbert L. Dupree, but l very mucl
fear that his proposal is not practi
lcal If the Parishes are limited to al