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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26
0Nk SMALL BENEFIT
FROM THE OVERFLOW

One small benefit that will be Oh
served In the districts affected after
the subsistence Of the flood will be the
restocking Of the fresh water streams
and lakes with fish. The Mississippi
river is not q fishing streap. but its
water contains mill;ons. of game fish.
which do not bite in its waters be-
cause they cannot see the bait. New
ertheless, the great river 10 one OF the
best stocked streams anywhere, and
abounds in many varieties Of fish.
This Is shown by the millions of fish
which are rescued from the borrow
pits after each high water period, and
in the pools Of the various swamps
in which the Mississippi flows every
year. The Conservation Department
Of Louisiana sends out rescue parties
TO save these fish marooned In the
borrow pits and the Federal Sovern-
nent carries on the work after on
I much greater scale. In former years
these fish persisted miserablV a. the
pits dried un bua now they ere either
retarynta % tie main stream or ere
used By the conservation Departneak
Q rssteck other watsrs Of the Stats.
The principal fresh water fish res
:usd are large-mouthed black bass,
erappie (sac-alait), strawberry or cal
leo bass CLOSELY related to the crap
pie), rock bass, Yarmouth bass, white
BASS, yellow bass and several varie-
ties Of sunfish, commonly called perch.
Last year there were 120.656.420 fish
rescued from the overflow by the Fed
erai government and many thousands
BY the Louisiana department. When
the water bursts through the levees
and flood the adjacent territory these
river fish are taken through the breaks
and left in the lakes and streams into
which the Mississippi water flows. The
overflow of 1912 left an abundance Of
fish in all the waters affected by the
breaks. and the same phenomenon viii
be observed this year.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26

Million Packets Of
Flower Seeds FREQ

We believe In flowers around the
homes Of the South. Flowers brighton
up the home surroundings aid give
pleasure and satisfaction TO those WAe
have them.
We have filled moro than million
packets Of seeds, Of beautiful yet
easily grown flowers to b given -
our customers this spring.
Wouldn't you like 70 have i've
packets q beautiful flowers frUe&
YOU CAN GET THEM! Hastings
1s31 catalog 10 100pegs handsomo1y
Illustrated seed book full from covsr
to cover Of truthful descriptions and
illustrationS Of vegetables, flowers and
farm crops. II b full Of helpful ~.
den. fever and farm information that
u needed In every Southern home.
and. too, the catalog tells you how 70
Get these flower seeds absolutely froA
Write for our 1922 catalog now. It
b the finest, most valuable and beau
tiful seed book ever published, and
you WIN be mighty glad you've got It.
Thsre u no Obligation % buy any.
thing. Just ask for the oatalog, end
it vll come By return mail
q. q. HAerINes CO., oegDeMGN,
ATLANTA. "a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26
OUTLAW ANIMALS IN LOUISIANA.

There is a widespread impression
that the conservation laws of the State
protect all wild birds and mammal9 IN
the closed season, and that it il unlaw-
full to kill any Of the wild animals in
the State during that period. This 10
error. There are several animals and
some birds that may be hunted through
out the year by any one possessing .
hunting license. and some of this wild
life placed outside the pale by the con-
servation laws should provide good
sport. Some birds and animals have
been classed as undesirables by the
Conservation Department Of the state,
and either laws enacted by the Lsg1s-
lature or regulations Of the depart.
nent, under the law, have made these
lid creatures outlaws.
Following is a list Of the wild hfs
)utlawed In louisiana The selection
" tho outlaws is not necessarily per-
&c. in all respects, in that II includes
ards that may do more good than
harm, in SONS cases, and excludes
other creatures that should probably
be placed under the ban. The outlaws
In Louisiana are: Cormorant, or mig
ger goose;" Cooper's hawk. or big
blue darter; sharp-shinned hawk, or
little blue dsrter; turkey buzzard and
black vulture, or "carrior crow" great
horned owl: crow; red-winged and
other blackbirds; English sparrow;
FOX; wolf; wild cat. or bob cat; ecu
gar, or panther"
All the outlaws except the EnSlisA
sparrow are native.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26
THE RIVER.

The river is falling rapidly all
the way from Cairo to New Orleans
and the situation now is so greatly
relieved that all volunteer guards
and a number of the pay guards
have been taken off the levees, only
a few pay guards being retained
on the most vulnerable points.
The back water is falling slowing
but surely and by the middle of
June will probably have disappeared
from the land, while it is alse prob
able by that date the crevasse water
will be running back through the
break into the river.
Il is not believed that the damage
actually done by the water will be
as great as was anticipated.
That our Tepsas levees held is
due entirely to the good weather the
Lord gave us and the heroic and in
telligent and cooperative fight waged
by our people. We were blessed with
able leaders, men who had been
through the mill before and knew
how to conduct a highwater fight,
and the very faithful and patriotic
following made the victory possible.
While we have much to thank our
selves for we must not forget that
~yitbouf oood weather Our efforts
would have been futile. Hence our
insistence that thanksgiving services
be held in all the churches, both
white and colered, in the parish, fol
certainly we have much to he thank
fu for, in that we have been spared
the fate of Concordia and other
sections, which are to-day wilder
ness of water, where man, reptile
and varment are often compelled tc
lie down together.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26
COMBINATION WORK
IN FLOODED AREAS

When the levees Of the Mississippi
broke some weeks ago Commissioner
NJ. L. Alexander Of the Department OF
Conservation placed all the available
resources OF his department at the
disposal of the distressed people OF the
flooded areas. Some time before the
river reached its highest stage, and be-
fore there had been a break, Mr.. Alex
ander ordered the fleet of the depart
ment to report at strategic points along
the rivers to be ready for an instant
call of the Governor or Of other COM
petent authority. The foresight and
wisdom OF this move was amply
proved by the result. All the availa-
BILE craft and employees Of the depart
ment were placed at the disposal OF
the Governor, and both men and boats
were held In readiness to respond in
stanuy to orders.
1t was a matter Of congratulation TO
Commissioner Alexander that local Of
ficials and the people generally CO
operated heartily with the department
In its work of rescuing the distressed
people and protecting the larger game
from rapaeious hunters. Three weeks
before the break at Ferrfday, Col w.
s. Holmes, superintendent of the game
division. went to North Louisiana to
prevent the slaughter of deer and
other wild game, which in periods of
high watsr seek refuge on the ridges
and became easy victims OF conscious
less hunters. Col. Holmes placed
agents at threatened points and these
agents saved many deer fleeing in ter.
ror from the flood. A number of men
were jailed for killing the fugitive AMI
mails, but the lawlessness was soon
checked. The sheriffs of the parishes
affected by the Ferriday assisted Col
Holmes and his force by all means In
their power, and the sp0rtsmsn Of the
section organized TO assist the work
Of the department. While the work IN
North Louisiana was we'll under way
the situation became critical in Pla
Quemines and st. Bernard parishes and
forces OF the department we're sent te
those parishes to save the deer driven
from the lowlands and to render every
assistancs possible to the distressed
people.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26

Miss Annie Laurie Hastings, man
ager Of the Western Union office
at st. Joseph, was called to Natchez
on Monday, to be with her sister,
Mrs. Sylvester Grissom, who was to
undergo operation at the Natchez
Sanitarium next day; but upon ar
rival Miss Hastings learned that the
physicians had decided that her
sister was not physically able to I'M
dergo the operation at this time and
same is indefinitely postponed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26
ORDER.

As the high-water situation is still
threatening, and owing to the fact,
that the planters, their tenants, and
laborers of Tensas Parish have been
taken from their farming operations
and have been continuously engaged
in levee-work for the past month to
the neglect Of their crops, and will be
so engaged for, perhaps, some weeks
yet, and the need of their presence in
the fields for at least two months,
June and July, after the danger from
overflow is past, and the improbable
ity that the administration of public
justice will suffer thereby, 1T is
ORDERED:
That the order of this Court rem
+dered on April 4th, 1922, preterrAit-
ting the jury term of this Court for
the third and fourth weeks Of April,
1922, to the third and fourth weeks
of May, 1922, be and the same is
hereby now recalled, cancelled and an
nulled, and the present venire of both
Grand and Petit Jurors draws to
serve in said Court for the Parish Of
Tensas, first for the regular April
term of said Court, and secondly, by
virtue of said order of April 4th,
1922, for the term pretermitted to
the third and fourth weeks of May,
1922, be and the same is hereby
quashed and set aside; and it is
hereby further tldered. that the Jury
Commission for Tensas Parish, op-
portunely and at the regular time,
draw an entirely new venire of both
Grand and Petit Jurors to serve in
said Court for said Parish at its reg
ular October, 1922, term, beginning
with the third Monday of said month
and year, and continuing through
third and fourth weeks of said month
ana year.
It is further ordered, that the
Sheriff of Tensas Parish give notice
Of the rendition Of this order by
publication in the next issue of the
Official Journal of said Parish, and
otherwise, to call Grand and Petit
Jurors whose names now appear on
the present venire lists and that this
order be spread upon the minutes
of said Court by the Clerk thereof.
Rendered and signed at Chambers
at Vidalia, La, on this Fourth day
If May, A. D., 1922.
N. M. CALHOUN,
Judge Of the Tenth judicial District
Court Of Louisiana.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26
SPLENDID COMPLIMENT TO
.TENSAS BOY. %

Our young friend, Charles Ebert
of Waterproof made quite ar en-
viable record for himself on his re-
cent trip, to Baton Roage where lie
made a personal visit to SupJ I. II.
Harris. 1t seems that this young maj,
had made the number of high school
units necessary for graduation with
the exception of one unit which was
contested. However the credits had
been made in three instead Of four
years as is the usual custom, and
it was to get recognition for this
work that Charles went to Mr.. Har-
ris. The result of this visit was that
the diploma was issued to Charles
on May II, with the other members
of the class. In order to make clear
why his diploma was issued We pub
lish the following letter to his father
from Supt. Harris.
Department of Education
Baton Rouge.
May Is, 1922.
Doctor E. Ehlert,
Waterproof, La.
My dear Doctor:
/ l just have time before leaving the
office to catch the train to say a
word about your son Charles. l
think he is an unusual case. He i'm
presses me as being about the most
outstanding, red-blooded young fell
low that | have met lately. After
we had talked the matter over thor
oughly with him last Monday, Mr..
Ives made Charles the proposition
that if he would study history this
summer in school or under a private
tutor and pass successful exami-
nation on the subject, we would
issue diploma. Charles stated that
the arrangement was satisfactory
except that he wished to graduate
with his class. / then made the fol-
lowing proposition, believing that
Charles answer in the negative
would permanently dispose Of the
matter. l stated that if he (Charles)
should make the statement to US that
he already knew the history and
that it was none of our business
when, how or where he learned il
and that he demanded an examina.
ton on it, we would be compelled
to accede to the fairness of his po-
sition and to, grant the examination
To my afnazement, that was exactly
what he wanted.
Questions were prepared covering
thoroughly the years work in ancient
history, and at nine o'clock the next
morning Charles went to work or
them. The answers which he turned
in showed that he knew the subject
well and so, of course, a diploma wa.
issued.
The purpose of this letter is tt
congratulate you upon the fact thai
you have a very fine boy. If he doe.
not make his mark in the world
! shall be very much surprised.
With best wishes, r
Yours sincerely,
T. H. HARRIS
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26

Ii. anu wis s 6s DuhD0A 4NCWCA
request the honor Of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Bert McVea
to
DR.. Earl Roy Campbell
on Thursday evening, June the first
Nineteen hundred and twenty two
at seven thirty o'clock
Centenary Church
Chattanooga. Tennessee
The bride-to-be, Miss Bert New
ell, is second daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. E. Dunbar Newell miss Mary
McVea) and is a native of st.
Joseph, where she lived until her
parents moved to Chattanooga,
about IL years ago. AS we peruse
the invitation to her marriage we
wonder if it can be possible that
the sweet little girl we used to know
at st. Joseph can really now be a
grown-up young lady, with notions in
her head, such as all girls have when
budding into young womannood, in
meanwhile ourselves forgetting that
Time, ever tireless and ever per-
suant, which waits for no one, is
passing, passing, passing, and the
youth of yesterday are the grown
ups of to-day, and the pretty little
Swear old girl in the day of her
leaving US is to-day a beautiful and
cultured young woman, with heart
and mind devoted to her parents and
sisters, to the man of her choice
and above all to Him who gave hi.
life for her. She is truly lovablc
character and the man who has wo-
her love is fortunate. To him WE
extend heartiest congratulations, ant
unite with the bride-elects many
friends in her old home parish IL
wishing for both al. happiness anS
blessings Of life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26
HIGH WATER BILLS

All persons having bills against the
Fifth Louisiana Levee Board for la
Dor or supplies furnished in the 1922
high water, from Hard Times ramp
south to the Concordia line, are re-
quested to file same with Commits
sioner B. F. Young at st. Joseph at
earliest convenience.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26

Mr.. Waverly Conway, with Warner
& Searles Co., the well-known Vicks-
burg clothiers, made visit to
Tensas this week and we understand
did very nice business.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26
A NATIONAL PROBLEM, HENCE
A NATIONAL OBLIGATION.

New Orleans, La, May 81.
A movement, proposed to become
nationwide, has, been started in
Louisiana, to:
Cooperate with all other agen-
cies and communities in the Mis-
sissippi Valley to obtain for all
regions of the Valley such COM
prehensive or local measures of
flood control as the best engineering
skill and talent may recommend, and
the best and broadcast legislation may
authorize.
The movement is predicated upon
the principle, enumerated by pres
ent and past presidents and en-
dorsed by the various political par
ties, that the floods in and the use
Of the rivers of the Mississippi. Val
ley constitute national prob
lem" and impose a national obi
CATION"
The movement started with the
organization Of Committee OF
One Hundred" representative men
in New Orleans to get behind the
levee construction program and to
see if some further measures of
protection to assist the levees can't
be advised. Since the organization
Of the New Orleans committee, a
similar Committee of One Hundred
has been formed throughout Louis
lana. Plans are under way to throw
to the support of the levee system
the influence of similar organizations
throughout the lenght and breadth of
the Mississippi Valley.
The announced purposes of the
movement are:
1. To obtain speedy completion Of
all levees on the Mississippi river to
government standard and to have
finished promptly all revetments
necessary to protect those levees and
maintain the channel for navigation.
2. To find out as soon as posi-
BILE what other measures can be put
into effect, such as supplementary
outlets or spillways from the Red
River southwark, that may serve to
reduce flood levels on this reach of
the Mississippi, maintain commerce
through the valley gateway without
danger of temporary interruption,
and prevent further reeord-breaking
rises, with consequent heavy adj
ditiOnal expenditures for new levee
and revetment construction.
Senator Ransdell Of Louisiana
meeting with the City Committee of
One Hundred has declared himself
in perfect accord with the movement.
The Senator said:
eff anything else can be done to
give additional security to this city,
I would be delighted to see such
measures put into effect.
"My position has been, according
to technical advice, that levees are
the only protective measures that
can be used above Red River. From
Red River down, don't know what
can be done. II competent engineers
favor outlets, l personally will be
delighted to help you in every way
in my power.
81 consider it to be of great i'm
portance that you organize this Com
mittee of One Hundred. But I hope
there will be no discussion. Let's
fight for the levees, and then fight
for whatever else we can get be-
sides, in accordance with the re-
port or your engineering committee"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26

Mrs. Clara Evans Day, Of Ben
tonia, Miss, came to st. Joseph to
attend the commencement exercises
Of the st. Joseph High School, made
especially interesting to her by the
graduation of her little cousin, Miss
Elizabeth Drake. Mrs. Day spent a
great part Of her girihood in Ten
sas parish, which still holds warm
SPOT in her heart, and her friends
here are always glad to have a visit
from her.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26
DEPARTING TEACHERS.

With the closing of the public
schools in the parish the non-resi-
dent teachers are leaving or prepar-
ing to leave for their respective
homes. Following are the teachers of
Tensas who live away:
Newellton school-Miss Thelma
Hill, Ellisville, Miss; Miss Virginia
Smith, New Orleans; Mrs. Belle
Nelson, Morganza,, La; Mrs. Occhie
Draughn, Woodland, La.
st. Joseph schoolIMr. o. B.
Turner, Oklahoma; Miss Margaret
Whelan, Canton, Miss; Miss Frances
Sanders, Mansfield, La.
Waterproof-Miss Helen Nordyke,
Crowley, La.
Tensas Bluff-Mr. Eunice New
man, Coushatta, La.
Loamland-Miss Ruth Grissom,
Summerlaid, Miss.
New Light-Miss Ola Williams
Sylbleton, Miss.
Dickard-Miss Estelle Blissard
Vardeman, Miss.
Island-Miss Magdelene Cook
Vardeman, Miss.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26

"This Tanlac is really the first
medicine l have ever taken that does
what they say it will do" said ].
F. Holly, Lexington, Ky.-st. Joseph
Drug Co., Ltd.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26

Tanlac relieves rheumatism by re-
moving the cause-St. Joseph Drug
Co., Ltd. .
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26

Fred Schauf has returned home
from Wesson, Miss, where he has
been attending the Copiah-Lincoln
Agricultural High School the past
session. During his stay there Fred
had the novel and certainly not
pleasant experience Of being caught
in the path of cyclone, the boys
dormitory, in which he was sleeping,
having the roof blown off, while
other buildings in the vicinity of
the school were demolished, happily
nobody was injured. Returning home
from school Fred happened to be in
Natchez, last Saturday, when a
twister struck that city, and did so
much harm. In this case too he es-
capped unhurt, which looks like he
bears a charmed life.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26

Public notice is hereby given, that
the Local Board Of Equalization for
Tensas Parish will meet ct the Court
House, at st. Joseph, on MONDAY,
MAY %, 1922, to consider all sp-
prsisements OF property for tax
equalization, and will remain In see
sion from day to day until I'll assess
ments have been made and Ill com-
plants heard.
A. BONDURANT. Asseesor.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26

Screen your cisterns carefully.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26
TRESPASS NOTICE.

TRESPASS NOTICE.
Public Notice is hereby given, Tha
the PARADISE" Plantation, in thi
parish, is posted against HUNTIN
and GENERAL TRESRASSING. Vic
lators win be prosecuted.
STANLEY BROS
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26

Screen pour eistsras carefully.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-05-26
ANNOUNCEMENT.

DR.. and Mrs. E. Dunbar Newell
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Bert McVea
, 1922-08-25
WHEAT PRICES
ARE UNCHANGED
Variation Of Fractions Only
at Close of Trading in
Chicago.

CHICAGO. Aug. 7E-weakness at
Liverpool and tho unsettled foreign
situation were reflected on this side of
tho Atlantic today and wheat values
turned downward at the start. A fair
Glass OF buying. however. checked the
downturn and the market ralliud some
what from tho inside figures The
opening which ranged from u to sc
lower. with September s1.oi 10 s1.olh
and December si03M to sf.oaS was
followed by slight general gains on
all delive-ha
The market showed c~onsideravis 70
distance 10 selling pressure I'D while
the nswT IN the main was considered
bearish. offerings ware light. Local
shorts covered on tho bulges and in
creased pressure found tho market
poorly supported The close was at
unchanged figures to &c higher. with
ssptemer 1.o1E to 1.o13 and Deem,
boz sI.osR { IoSs,
Corn was devoid OF the persistent
buying which has been such q factor
in the last few days. and on reports
OF scattared rains showed q tendency
townrd lower prices. After starting at
unchanged 1gures to SO lower. with
September CO.'S to eo1o. tho corr
market underwent n slight setback.
then made something OF a recovery,
Corn became unsettled with wheat
and failed to retain advances. At the
finfrh values were 40 to &c net
lower. with September eoH9no to
eoxc.
Oats wer Gun. initial quotations
which ranged from so decline to sc
advance. with September S1& were
followed by slight general gains all
around.
Provisions were easier~tn lin with
grain.