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\EW SERIES VOL. XVI. ST. JOSEPH. LA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER20. 1908 NO.
WE PREPAY FREIGHT THE ONE PRICE STORE ioADERS soIcrIE
CHARGES ON ALL MAIL
ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY
ORDERS OF $5.00 OR
OVER. VICKSBURG, MISS. THEY ARE RECEIVED.
0oc. Ouing 7 -2c. We Submit the Following Exceptional Bargains Without Introductory Remarks. 15c. Uens 49.
2,1I, ', .' The Values Speak for Themselves. 'mlaren'asoo .ro n
! h' 2 leis-2-0, 22 and 2I inch.
$15 Ladies' Coats $11.98 $25.00 TAILOR SUITS $19.50 Borderd Calicoes.
S7adi, -i ' 5t-inch Satin tini.,h \Iit I- 1tit vral ,t.Ies int this -ean ,s newt itmottdels in Tailor Suitt, made of i luli. uality , . I I broad- ' n ' ards b. , t garde of border
Yid 7 I2 t in (loth Cats. dule Ibrat t.lothi . ehtevrons a Ind fIntey stripes; 32 and 36-inc coats. skirt button and ll e, alicoes4
,,I. ia , itt ack i : eItautifully toitnmi I. cut lirectoirrre tItyl I gular .23 \ahi :i t i l.-F 4
ittaidtid withi all silk S utaeh For 49c.
. n,, u s n na sn, v, i,, Chldlrea's Coats $1,98.
$1,50 S:lk Hosi3.y 89c. Special $11.98. $4.00 SILK PETTICOATS $2.48
All Silk Tal,,hIt Pe.ttic s. made With deep fancy rufle, in black and all cl,. . S,,.pecia 50c. Dress oods 32 I-2c
S.. this Wtek. $2'. t49. :(-inch Wi n Aorsted ir. ihtrakau et'eat, ini
Apron Check 5c. in Tartan plail. roughl effected and navy
t , -!l,. nk. uk , . t toel quahty Apron ietk, a lnd fancy Mohairs. good sateen linin--$3.00value
,blue, all Piies ia 5.eks-,s a. value 72-INCH DAMASK 48 CENTS.
Spacial 89c. Pair, s lSpecial 5c. Yard. ;'-inch \blit, M,'i reriz,'l I amiask. beautiful designs. looks like $2 Iama.k. S:,. \aklu,. special a s. Sp a 32 I-2. r. Scll 1.98.
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NATCiL.L PRIVATE W"ir L COU
COTTON, GRAIN, FIVISIONS, STGCKS.
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Direct Wires to New York. Chicago and New Orleans.
w. A. s. Wheeler, NATCHEZ. MISS,
C. I. Moritz, Managers.
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FIRE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT
Town and Plantation Risks in this
Parish Written. Got My Rates.
ST. JOSEPH, LA. i(
lABROLL H. IEWELL, -- o*.
9 I Keep Constantly on Hand
N e * " a Full Supply of
Metallic and Wood Coffins
Trimme and all Sizes from Infant to Adult. Up-to-Date Styles.
Abs Carry Burial Costumes. Prices to Suit Customer.
Can Furnish at Once, Orders received by Wire or Otherwise.
LEOPOLD ELGUTTER,
Newellton, - - Louisiana
GEM PRINTING COMPANAY,
PRINTERS, PUBLISHERS AND STATIONERS.
NATCHEZ. MISS.
ORDERS FOR WORK CAN BE LEFT AT TENSAS GAZETTE OFFICE
WALL PAPER! SAM W. HAZLIP,2
Contractor, Painter and
WALL PAPER Pape' Hanger.
See my samples before maktng your
seleotlon. 2.000 sampls ran..ini from
WALL PAPER ! s~, per roil to 07 per roll. Estimates
given on the smallet Jobs.
Photograph Studio.
524 MAIN ST., NATCHEZ, MISS.
FIRST CLASS WORK DONE AT REASONABLE RATES
Tensas People are Espeolally Invited to Visit my Studio
The Carroll Lumber Company, Ltd.
LAK~E PROVIDENCE, IA.
Would be pleased to have your orders for
Lumber, Doors, Windows, Shingles,
Roofing and Brick.
In Fact anything in the building line.
Plantation orders given strict attention.
UNDERTAKER
I have embarked in the Undertaking Busine -s and have laid
in a full stock of Coffins of all G;rades and I'r:ces, whlch ;
otfte: the trade at \ ery close figures.
i CAN BE FOUND AT MY I.IVI:RV S :.\lU LS
StT JO, ~F PH .- rI.C I" t
HOTE.. "NATCHEZ"
NATCHE., MISS.
J ., G. SMITH, Pt-oprieto,*
H s a, :!.e i er e feture.s of a AIrst , .c e . . sI :op. .: . H *
a rid r. excellent bar ar. .,:: :I . , - . . .
topping place for 'euaa : .
LATE NEWS NOTES.
Bail was denied ('harles W. Morse, H,
the financier, who has; bIeent sentltenced
to fifteen years' imprisonment at hard
labor, and it now seems certain that
the former multi-millionaire must re- in
main in the Tombs prison at least un- f
til I)ecember 3 next, when arguments
on the writ of error that have bweben
granted him may come up. m
Edward AI. Morgan, Iustma :ter of A
New York, who was shot bI'- Eiic II. cl
H. Mackey. an escaped lunatic, who it
then blew out his own brains, is on, b
the road to recovery and his ph!ysti- t
cilans believe he will be out of danger h
clans believe he will be out in ten
clays or two weeks.
Results obtained in te.ts of the ri
Maxim silent firearms before tll2 tl
Il nlted States army board are leport
ed to have been encouraging. the ex .
pllceicli being only faintly audli ll. The ti
muffling is obtained at some ex;c else d
of velocity. d
Supposed yeggmecn entered the i:-ur a
antce and real e:tate office of W. A. a
I Goldsmith at Greenville, S. C.. hlo-i
roformed the cashier and booklc:- n
' 'r. T . E. McCullougli, and went o
throuiTh his pcck':.i. l'hey foul:tld i
Le; Is to the sale, rifled the tmono' o
diawer at:d set fire to the boolks an-l
tale:-rs.
The emperor of China, who has i
been rufeltring for nearly two weeks a
from an Inte.,tinal disorder, is report
ed to be much worse. Ills majesty
refuses foreizn medical aid or to take b
fortigni medicine. lIe is unusually a
tweak. buit in spite of this, he received .
the members of the grand council. H, t
I was propped up on pillows during the
interliew. Public business has been
st',lieunded on account cf the indispo
sition of the dowager enipreas.
Instruction in dancing is to he giv
eni Iot-ton public school teachers. The
department of school h' giene under a
Dr. T. I,. Ilarrington is to instilut,
class-e: in the Terpsichrocan allt ai
once. The dancing lessons are to be 1
given to the acachers ill connect ion
with the physical tiaining of ipupils of
1 the normal, high and elementary I
schools.
The French foreign offie has been 4
advi-sed from Iet lin that M. ('amion,.
the Frenich amhassador, and Blaron
von Wachter, the acting secretary
for for cign affairs have signed an
agreenment in s( ttlement of the ('asa
b hlanca incident .The formula of settle
ment as it was accepted consists of
s two declarations. The first provides
that after the exchange of expleAions
of mutual regret that the incident o'
9 curred, the entire cuerstion of law and
facts shall be s:ublmitted to the arli
tration of tihe lague tribunal. The
second declaration is that the country
ma whose agents are adjudged at fault
" shall apologize to the other.
President Castro of Venezuela hal
been advised by his physicians to g,)
i to Europe for medical treatment for
the malady from which he i: e:1 C
ing. Whether he fellows this advice
or not delpnds upon the pirogres.; ho
Smakes toward recotery.
Washington.
President Roosevelt has issued in
vitations for a notable "labor legisla
lion" dinner to be held at the whi'-,
s house Tuesday. November 17. The
{guests will include many national la
0 or organization chiefs, sevetal jlioni
inent judges and executive officials.
but it is understood President Gcm
Spers. Secretary Morrison. Vice Prest
S dent O'Connell and Treasurer Len
non of the American Federation of
Labor, are not included.
Postmaster General. ..Meyer has es
tablished a new division of the r~il
way mail service with headluartet;
at New Orleans, and has : ppointed ii.
K. Robinson as assistant supet intel
dent of the new division. It will .i
known as the twelfth division and
will comprise the states of Jlissi>-i, -
L pl and Louisiana and such railway
postoffce lines outside of those statesi
s as may be assigned to it. Mr. Robtl
son was formerly assistant ,uperintetn
L dent of posts at Manila.
The formal openir.g cf the War col
lege was signalized by an iml;ortante
address by Secretary Root. popularl.:
known as the -father of the instiltu-'
tion." On account of the limited c
pacity of the lecture hall in which th,
exercises were held, the attendani.
was limited to the president and mem
bers of his cabinet, memlters of th,:
diplomatic corps, the officers of thy,
army, navy and marine corps, and
other leading officials of the govern
-* ment.
S The New York Shipping company
Sof Camden. N. J.. was the lowest bid
der for construicting the battleshhip
Utah. Their proposition is for a
twenty and threequarter knot vessel
at $3,946,000. The Newport News
Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company
was the lowest bidder for installing
machhiery in the battleship Florida.
being built by the government at
Brooklyn. their bid being $1.517.000)
guaranteefing a vessel of twenty and
three-fourth knot speed.
HINDOO SERVANTS,
Honest If They Are Watched and
Everything Locked Up.
Excellent strvant as the Indian i- (;o
in many respects, honesty is net vet
one of his qualities, and he has tr of
be strictly looked after when eith- for
money or goods are entrusted to hi:: te'
A mistress cannot go into her kit W:
'lthen. (consult the cook as to wh:t fot
ihe meals should be and what shot.' I he
be orlereA from the shops and lear: an
the rect to him. She has to givt
hint out from her locked-up storet: Gc
every spoonful of everything that rel
renitired for the day's cooking, elst, or
the gcods would be sold outside. m"
The dusters, the name in India for th
-.very deseription of kitchi n and pan. th
try and stable towel. have to bh ul
doled out every day or every t w fu
days. the soiled ones being count, ! ifr
andI locked up till they are given to
the dhobi (washerwoman). who must di:
not be al!cwed to keep the clothes do
of the househohl longer than is ab to
Si l ;t tly neces ary (r hie will l1t then, c'a
out to his friends for small sunms
Fil'k lhandkcr( hiefs for feast d:i<t
stocl ings and woolen undergarmcn's Li
in the ro'd weather, so that hao!
appear in tna.customed places.
A kl,ltmatgar (table servant) will th
be obst rvel to wt ar a pair of ot in tl
socks no day, silk cnes th" 1.'\i. pi)
woolen ones the next. not )- longing gt
to hlu master-detection would be sf
too easy in that case-but hired from et
some one else's dhobi at a pice (a: g,
farthing) a pair As the house set'- bi
vants of course never wear shcts be
ird)ors, the stockings suffer consider- te
ably. o1
The cenc; goes to the baza"~ every if
morning to buy meat. fish. ghie (na
tive butter), vegi tables-all the fool
in fact that cannot be stored, and
his book is brought f r inspection .v
ery day or else expen:es woul I'l
crease ill a surltrising mannt, r. I!'.
of course, pockets a percertage 'in e
all he spends. That is dal~ ;. : '
custoni of the country. in.! so met'g
as it does not exceed an anna in the f
rupee (, 1-4 per cent) no one objects. i
But it is only by long experi,'n,:E
that one gets to know prn per nrics a
and newcomers are wo.f',"lv impIcerl i
upon. 1o1 or 21)1) per "ent I1eri of
ten charged.
The cook arranges his prices
to stilt the circumstances of hi. mas- f
ter. and as rcon as promotion wst;; I
increased pay conies up goes every- t
thing. so that a colonel's beef or mut
1 ton costs more than a major's. a t;::- (
jor's than a captain's, a captain's than
a subaltern's, though there may be n:
change at all in the style of living r
or in the number of the family. c
In the civil srvic(e the same thi rgI
happens. The pay of e\cry post in
the various service is Ipubli h, I in t
the official lists. and the s-rvants t
know to a h 'flpenny what their mai- 1
ter get. Sonime ladies try to do their
own marketing. but things are al i
ways much deared for them than leto
the natives in the hazar. so ths '
there is no advantage in It. and i:
is besides extremely disagreeabhle.
for the les one sees of the stal;'
there, particularly the meat stalls.
the better.-The Britannia.
King Edwar 67 Tears Old.
London, England.-Klng Edward ti
1 7 .; ears old. The usual honors are be.
t !r. g bestowed, mainly as rewards for
p-.litical and public service, at home
ar.d in the colonies. Sir Edward
("arko. the former solicitor general,
is made a privy councillor. Alfred Rus
:ell Walace is given the Older of Mer.
it, while General J. Frampton, the
ct:liptor, is knighted.
King Edward was born November 9,
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.C 1 a an n - .Leave behind them good Impres
sions. You will not dispute facts
concerning the superiority of the
timber we have at our yards, ova
thnat handled oy other, once you
become acquainted with the
strenglh and other good qualities
_ - of eur lumber. It is hardly neoes
sary to ennmerat its points of ad
vantage. Simply call on us today
Cq B cand favor us with your timber on
tracts, facts will speak for them
selves. Estimates cheerfully given
A. & S. SPENGLER,
(;OMlIlIt'4 PRE'EERl JAIL.
Says' He Will (;o The'r" lefore He
Will Pay Fine.
ten\ver. Col.-President Samuel
(;ompers at the session of the con
vention of the American Federation
of Labor. declared that if he were
found guilty and fined in the con
te-lpt proceitr.gs against him at
Washington. lie would go to jail be
fore he would pay his fine, of before
he wouldl allow .ne Federation to pay
any fine focr him.
This statement was made by MIr.
Gompers during the discussion of the
report of the committee on treasur
er's report. The committee recoim
mended that immediately following
the a.jouinment o-t the convention,
the executive committee shall take
up the proposition of placing its
funds where they may be removed
from danlg r of attachment.
rhe r.'pcrt brought out a political
discussion in which several members'
declared themselves in favcr of the
formation of an independent pouti
cal I)p rty.
S'(;GAlt TRUST IN LIMELIGHT . I
Luke E. Wright (3ampions Free En
try for Philippine Product.
Washington.-The allegation that
the so called "sugar trust" controls i
the price paid the grower and the
price charged the consumer of su
gar. the secretary of war putting him i
selt on record as a champion of free
entry for Philippine sugar. and the
general "stand pat" attitude of the
beet sugar growers, who appeared
before the ways and means commit
tee of the house, were the features
of he-ringr on the revision of the tar
iff as it would affect sugar.
AFIER THE Nl'GAR KINGS.
Government Actions to Recover Uu
ties Amounting to Millions.
New York.-Alleging fraud in
weighing shipments of sugar deliver
ed to the Havenmeyer and Elder re
fineries ;n Brooklyn. during the pa)st
six years, six suits to recover tor
feitures and customs duties amount
ing to $3.624,121. have been brought
by the Ulnited States government
against the American Sugar Refin
ingl Company. The first of th'h suits
was for $1,500,000 and was filed with
the courts on October 16, and the
others were filed October 28. The
filing of the action was kept from
public knowledge until after the elec
tion.
(GIANT FORGER RUSHED TO PEN.
Chicago,-Peter Van Vlissengen. a
!real estate dealer, for several years
classed among the first of Chicago's
prosperous and reputable business
n men, confessed to having obtained
n through forged deeds and notes more
i than $700.000 and a few hours after
his arrest, on his own urgent appeal
ir to be purnished, was sentenced to the
1 penitentiary. The arrest, the indict
'I ment, the confession and the sentence
1 were thh work of less than four
1: hours.
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: i REGULAR TRItW EEILY
Tor NATCHEZ AND VICISSUR
u, PACKET.
ird Lai Nlbku Smtys Tunds s
u td ts rday at 12 s..ni
SLeave Viekubwr Memiay, We -
dh iand Fri at 12 ma, at s
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All Kinds of HFWagons
OLD HICKORY WAGONS TENNESSEE WAGONS
LOLINE WAGONS PLORENCE WAGONS
We are sole Agents for the above High-Grade Wagons. Can you
imagine a better line to select from? We are having
a tremendus demand for the famous
Delta Log Wagon
If in need of a Log Wagon better advise us promptly.
Wright Bros. Hardware Co. a
Louis Hoffman Hardware Co
DEALERS IN
SADDLERY
Full line of Harness and Saddles always on hand
which will be sold at
Lowmres Possible P loes
We always keep a Competitent Saddler employed
to do repairs of all kinds.
Louis Hoffman Hardware Co. "vM- MeS
Mrs.. W. J. C. Austin,
UNDERTAKER
t P . .Jo.eeph, I a.
I desire to keep the Ten`..- public in mind of the f ect that I have re
turned to my home and will continue the business of Undertaker. I
k ep on hand a full line of M.Utalics, copper lined for adults and
children, cloth covered and carved caskets, and common coffins, and
will have a man to conduct funerals when called upon. Prices to
suit the hard times .. . . I ask of all te. friends of my late husband
a shae of the r patronage. MRS. W. J C. AUSTIN.
C. P. SHAW, N
sCOJUOi TO SHAW a o:is.
FOUNDRY AND MACHINE HOPS
Manufacturer of Engineso, otton Presses, Agrloultural, Implemeont
and Well Augurs. Dealer in Pulleye, Shafting, Pipe, rase
Goods and Ceneral Mil Supplies.
To fill a long felt want I bhave instaIled neoee machinery fort rpepshla Otlttas>_
snd have employed a ,.ompetfnt Ign-wright to look after that pattalar Ieaae..
a guaranteo perfect .atlstaotlon to all those who may favor me with their work. se"
i added thl. line plaeo me in a position to attend to the wants of the glaner La M
r Ic, hess, from eoi ecotton te e bale. Atl kit.d of machinery repaired oa shet s
I ti and uotiýfu tuin Kuarantet. oUlleitlng your future orders, I 1emain,
Yours truly, C. I 1. lIAW. 'it *ti'* ,lF.
Are You Going To Build ?
If so, carry out the idea under the most favorable conditions by see
ing us about the lumber required for the purpose. To build ecnomi
cally, build well. For high-grade, well manufactured
Rok ead Drased Lm r, , Fiwig, Ceiit,
,Coapeýitie Rdilfs, Sea, Deer, Mids, Fine latener
SFish, etc. Call ea s. We ake a SpeciaIty of Leg Leaf
ftlew Pine Bridge Foori I :
e Always get our prices and investigate our facilities before
ir placing your order.
E. A. ENOCHIB,
THE LUMBERMAN.
olee 3a 1 os = 5arma * . - . MIrcwmm, asse.
Allison H. Foster
Funeral Dir ect or,
Undertaker and Embalmer.
Also dealer in Headstones and Monuments.
Gran te and Marble.
All services pertaining to my business promptly
attended to at reasonable prices.
No.220 Main Street NATCHEZ MISS
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