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The Tensas Gazette. ST. JOSEPH, - - - LA. FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1910. ABNER E. GREEN, - - EDITOR. 8SCKRIPTION VEARLY In Advee. 1.50 FOR CONGRESS. We are authorized to announce IION. JOS. E. RANSDELL, of East Carroll Parish. as candidate for re-election to the Sixty-second Congress. from the Fifth ('ongrealional District of Louis iana, subject to the action of the Demn ocratic party. MR. RANSDELL FOR RE-ELECTION In this issue of the (;azette we have the pleasure of publishing the official announcement of Hlon. J. E. Iansdell as candidate to surcced himself as Rlepresentative from tlhis ('Congressional r)ist ri,'t. The (;Gaztte has too often and too fully announced its positi on in re gard to Mr. Ransdell's merits for it now to he necessary to declare where we stand. lHowever, in this con neetion we will express the hope that the people of this District and especially of Tensas parish may ac knowledge their faith in Mr. Rans dell's worth and their appreciation of his splendid services by giving him a large vote. This is an en dorsement that he deserves, that he will appreciate and that carries cer tain weight with his colleagues, and we believe that it is an endorsement that his constituents will gladly give. now. O. H. Ciaton Offers Bill In Leg Islature to Prevent Hog Cholera. Baton Rouge, La., May 10.-Repre sentative George H. Clinton, of St. Jo seph, Tensae Parish, will introduce a bill for the control of hog cholera that will be of much interest to farmers of north Louisiana, The measure carries with it an appropriation of $.i,000 for securing a serum. Congressman Jos. E. Ransdell, of the Fifth Louisiana District, sent this measure to Mr. Clinton, asking him to submit it to the Louisiana law makers. Mr. Ransdell is greatly interested in de veloping hog raising in Louisiana, and he believes this measure would greatly stimulate the industry. The provisions follow : "An act . making an appropriation to provide funds for the purpose of enabling the Louisiana State Live Stock Sanitary Board to prepare a s~erum, or vaccine, or both, to he used in controlling hog ,chol era within the State of Louisiana. "Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gen eral Assembly, That the sum of $.,t0is be appropriated by the General Astembly for the payment of the ex penses neces sary to produce and apply for thise ienetit of the citizens of the state of Louisiana a serum, or vacceine, or Ioth, to be used for the control of hog cholera. "Sec. 2. That the funds appropriated may be used by the Louisiana State Live Stock Sanitary Board for the rental of grounds, thet etablishment of laltsratories, the purchase of laboratory equipment, for the erection of buildings, pens, etc., for the purchase of hoIg, for the payment of traveling expenses of officers of said board, for the payment of salaries and for such other purposes as may be Meees sary to carry out the purposes of this act. ' See. 3.' That the serunl, or vaccine, or both, to be used for the prevention of hog cholera, mltay It dlsipoel of by the louisiana State late Stock Sanitary B)ar, I to owners of swine in the State of louis iana under such conditions as said Itardl may direct." The stockholders of the Bank ,of St. Jeseph lmet oni last Tuesdlay :andI elected astn bioard of dlirectors for the ensuing year: Messrs. Jes. ('urry. R. H. Whitney, Os).car Levy, H. F. Young, W'. MI. l)avidson, S. i). \\'atson and louis Buckner, Jr. The date for holding the stockholl ers' mneting was changed from M:ay to tile second Tl'ulay in January, of each year, anld tlllank's file"d year was made to end at that timte. The betrd of directors met on the satae dlay, re-electedt the iresent of ticers and dt'eclartel a five r tcent' dividend. In the future they lrn pose paying semi-amtnual elividelels insteadl of aetnnal, as teretefore. Mr. and Mrs. IH. W. Latimaar, of Grenada, Miss., are visiting at Mr. and Mrs. S. P. lHornshy's, as guest of their son, Mr. \W. l.at imer, manager of the Cumberland TelephoneCo.'s St. Joseph Exchange Friends of Mr. E. F. Newell, the efficient deputy Clerk of Court, were delighted to see him at the C(urt House this week, after his unfortu natemishap of several weekks since, when he was so, hadly injuredl in an automohile accidlent. Mirs. Iouis Buckner, Jr., hlas lecen confined to her Ibed for several days with what was feared might be dyptheria. However, preventive renl edies were used at first indications of the disease, which yielded readi ly to the treatment, and her condi tion is now greatly improved. The closing exercises of the 70th session of the Port hGibson Female College of Port Gibson, Miss.. were held May 13th to l(1th. Seven young - ladies gradated in the literary de , partment, six receiving the degree of A. B. and B. L.. The 71st ses sion will open Septemtber 14th. Dr. Dunbnr Newell was called from Chattanooga this week to New ellton, to the bedside of his moth er, Mrs. E. H. Newell, who has been very ill. Her condition is re ported some better at this time, but * she is yet quite sick. Her many friends sincerely hope she will soon be restored to health. * Send to the oil mill for a 2-pound esan of Weson Snowdrift Oil and t b how kd it is. JUDGE J. L.'DAGO. The news of the death of Judge J. L. Dagg, which occurred so sud denly in Vidalia on last Friday night, while addressing a conference of clored Methodists, was received in Tensas with greatest regret by our entire people. Judge Dagg was an able lawyer and jurist and enjoyed the highest rtepect of the entire bar of Louis iana. A man of strong character andl keen sense of honor, lie was I faithlful to every'v trust, and his en til, judiciary eareer stands ,as a imnulImeIIt toI his faircs-s of decis iol andI fidelity to dilhty. HIe ~ S esse- the strength of his Invic tions and dared to, follow same. He was : strn ig man and adble judge. 'Perhalps no lawyer in N orth Iuis in.na enj,,yed'l greater depth of learn Sinmg or poIssessed a oire judicial n indI tlhan .udge l)agg, and in his suddien taking tlie legal Iprofession , of this State has lost one of its a- :blet exljnents. In the passing of Judge I)agg it can Ie truly said, "Death loves a shining mark." The news reaching here on at urday of the sudden death of Judge J. L Dagg, of Vidalia, while mak ing an address before a negro Meth Sodist conference in his home town, 'caused much regret in New Or leams, where the decased was well R kno 'wn, says the New Orleans States. Judge l)agg was in the midst of hisaldlresswhen he suddlenly stopped c speaking, tottered and fell. Mr. Jno. V Watner, who was also to speak, r sprang to his assistance. only to . tind the judge was already dead. Judge )Dagg was born in Penfiehl, (,a., Novemlewr 16, 1852. From there lie lmoved with his father to l,lopkinsville, Ky., where he was t reared, lHe graluated from Bethel College, Ky., in 1872, taking the d1egree of A. B. Afterward hie took a pst-gradluate course at Yale and f for two years taught sechoId in Ken tuacky and WTennessee. Then he Sstudiedl law and eame to Louisiana in 1876. lie was admnittedll to pra I tice by the Supreme Co('ulrt. lie le I gan his career as a lawyer at tIar risonlhurg, ('at:houla parish, where he remained until 1852, when lie. f moved t, Vidalia. JudIlge l)agg went ai an del.gate to I wflb.i2. The same yliar he was ap 'hinted ,iitrict judge to lillt va c-lniy caused ih fy r t i death prf udgei leit ofMagg's rcr Il rnal ancestior ia.were irginians. lis grandfatherw Sfr Wicl in the Enwalish Ilaned, as Swas his great grandfather. Judge l)agg never married. lie - is survived hy his si-ter. Mrs. Riielh 'ards, wh, livewi with hilm in Vi bdalia, and also bly his ii lthler, wlho was visitiag hiim at the tinie oIf his death. The relnains were taken tkmi , IIp kinsville, Ky., for interniint and were .IIcmlpanied by the Judge's mlother and sister, and law-part ner, 11hl. John )ale. Resolutions of the Concordla Bar on the Death of Judge Dagg. The Tenth D)istrict Court of ('Con (orlia parish, in session at Vid.alia ,on Monl:ay. adlptedl the following rIs, duti, l (,nI the deathi bf Judlge la:ggg and dldj,,urned out of respeet tI his nmlni(ry. On(nllt tin, ltllt' ('eCurt aIppoiited! the following c(,,lnlittee to draft and p)resent reshlutions of respect to the memory of Judge J. L. I)agg: N. M. ('alhoun, John Dale, S. L. Elam, Jno. S. Boatner, Jr., and R. D). t'alhoun, and the committee presentedl the following resolutions, which were readl in open Court: \'lhereas. it has pleased Alhighty I (11t t,, take from l our midst our Irontherl, .udge ..11 h L. Dagg. Therefore he it Resllved Iby the I mlemellrs ,f the Ibar of concordlia parish, that. inll his death we be lieve that (,ur community has been I deprivtll(,f o ne o(f its most valued a citizens and our profession of one of its ablest mnembers; Be it further Resolved, that our ij deep and sincere sympathy be here- ' by extended to the members o(f his " family in their great bereavement; . Be it further Resolved, that these r resolutions be spread upon the min ut of this Court and a copy sent to tbh maemra O thd iamilyj 'I 1Pe it further Resolved, that out. of respect to the memnory of our la e mented brother member, this Court I- be now adjourned until Tuesday, y May 10th, 1910, at nine o'clock ,a. In. SS. M. CALHOUN, Chairman. Jo-NS DALE, S. L. ELAM, Jso. S. BOATNER, JR., r R. D. CALHOUN. The resolutions were unanimous ly adopted and ordered spread on the minutes of the Court, and that ' they be published in the newspapers s of the District, and copies forward Sed to the relatives of the deceased, and that Court stand adjourned, in respect to the nmemoary of Judge I )gg, until to-morrow morning at nine o'clock. * e I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the original, as the same appears on file in my oftice. - [S all C. C. CAMPBELL, I Clerk of Court for Concordia Par. " Judge Dagg's Address to the t Colored Conference. s The G(azette has been requested g by the conference of colored Meth odists whom Judge l)agg was ad dressing when the summons came, to publish the following, which is purported to be the speech delivered by him on the occasion as reported by a stenographer present at the time and who took the speech down as delivered. Chairnman and Members of Lake Provi detce District Conference: I was invited by your pastor to come lienr to-night and address you on behalf of the white pople of this little city. I doi:not know that I can speak the thoughts of any one but myself. No one having sent men, 1 therefore am here in the in terest of no one in particular, but having beel; associated in a business and judiciary way with your people for quite a while, I felt it any duty to accept the invitation to address you. I We no reason why we white people should not welcome you here, and we do welcome you. In uttering my own sentiments I feel and know that I express the sentiments of all the better class of white people in this place. We have need to welcome you, because you are representatives of a great church, a church that is doing a great work for your race and for fallen humanity. You are doing a great work too in missionary tields, and the influence of your zeal is felt over the world. No other church in the world is doing more e for tile world's evangelization than the SMethodist church, North and South. While happily 1 may claim some religious instinct, unfortunlately I may not perhaps be as religiously inclined as some people, yet I know the power of the church and its influence for good upon a comlmuni ty, and I would not live in a community where there is no church. f Again, we white slave holders, and sons I of slave holders, of the South, know the loyalty of your race in days gone by. We remlember how,, when the toesin of war was si Illed, andt our fathers, sons and SbriothlIrs1 went forth to battle---the North tightin, for your freedoml and the South fightinlg it-they left their mothers, wives, sisters and children in the care of slaves, v with no white man's face among them, 0 save the aged anld decrepit. We know s you (or your fathers) could have rebelled, ,l and pilunlth-redl and burned our homes and murdert-r our helpless families and e taken possession of this land. IBut you k did not do that. You were true to the ri trust reposed in you and were loyal to your nlasters. We owe you the duty of tbeig as faith C ful to you as you were to us. I know a there is that radical element in both your race and mine who stir up strife, but I swish you to know that when anything evil is columitated against your race, it is not inspired or c,lndoned by the slave hold e ing class or their posterity. No, we use e. every effort to discourage all such unfor tunate occurrences. You may know there has been somle 0 talk, and *ven a bill has been introduced Sin the Lergislature of Louisiana, to divide Sthell tax paid Iby the twq races and let your schoils be suppiirted alone by tile tax you pay. \\'e Ilieve this unjust and e against thel will of the All Wise One, e tlherefore eachl time it has been defeated. We feel we owe you substantial and con tinnuis aid. Not only that but I feel we owe vol Ibtter schlols, better teachers and longer terms. I am in favor of thlis. aI tlhinlk if the ipoor must be cut off from it school pri\vileges by kRgislation, or denied ,the right of teducation Ieat.e they are -laor, or eeaa.lse they are black, then we ouglht abolish the piblic school systeml eItirely, for it was for the poor people, a the llpr citirens of Amnlerica who were unable to enjoy the privilege of high school e(ducatiolln, that tile public school systemll was established. Hlere the hand of death was laid upoil the speaker, and hlie to)ttered • agai.tst the pulpit and fell. Hon. Jilhn S. Boatner, Jr., who was also ti, swak, and who was sitting near J ildge I)agg, sprang to his aid, but his siul had left its tencinent of clay, lie was dead. - BIO CONTEST STARTS MONDAY. Shreveport Tme lmumurates Larg emt Popularity Race Ever At tempted ia this Territory-$S9,000 in Prizes. Only a few days are now left before the beginning of The Shreveport Times Great Popularity Contest. On Monday, May 10, the ten weeks' race will be onil in earnest. .\s a result of publishing a nomlination ballot during thile last week mnany calldidattes from all over the terri tory c-overed by the The Times have sig nitied their intention of "'getting into the game" and making a tight for the pries. Next Sunday full publication will be made of thile conditions of the contest and the details of the prizes. Watch for The Times' four-page contest supplement on that day. A perusal of it will show you what district of the contest you are in, what you stand a chlance to win if you enter tile r:we, how votes may be se cureal, anlI the iother detaile you will need to know if you are take advantage of that newspapl'er's generosity. Thern will Ihe niore thain 2-5 chllances to winll. Two autonmobiles anre offered, seven piano,' \seven diamonds, six phonographe, anil a inItnier of other special pnrizes, which will lie announced at a later date. First Grand Prize is a $2,000 Enger "40" Touring Car, well worth the most strenu-. ous effort on the part of any one, and the "consolation" prizes are bigenough to be grand prizes in an ordinary contest. If you wish to get in this contest send in your name to the Contest Manager of The Times at once. No one will be per mInitted to start ai active campaign before Monday, but there will be a distinct ad vantage in being one pf the earliest to really start in the race. 9 or ,,dogm "b*wi.,;i any cam, of C'llbtl WMS l, ItN in, Pressing Clp--$1. Per Month. I WISH TO ANNOUNCE that in ad dition to my laundry I have opened a MODERN PRESSING CLUB, the mem bership fee of which is One Dollar per month. This entitles each member to one suit of clothes cleaned and pressed per week, or four suits per month, at the small cost of one dollar, thus averaging each suit cleaned and presed at 25 cents. The usual charge for cleaning and press ing a suit of clothes is from ,5 cents to $1.00. The following rule must be rigidly obh served: Payment of fee of one dollar to be made upon delivery of first suit cleaned in each month. Goods left over :30 days subject to sale. I trust to have the pat ronage of all my customers. Following are my charges for laundry work: Top Shirts........................... .0I " l'op Shirts, collars attached. ......... a1.e Collars ..........................2 1-2-' Cuffs, pair .......................... 5. 5 Undershirt (summer) ................c Undershirt (winter) ............ for 15c Drawers (summer) ................. Sc Drawers (winter).............2 for 13ce Night Gowns.................2 for 1~le Handkerchief ....... 2 for 5c-25c doz Socks .................2 for 5c--25c doz Towels. ..............2 for wc-25c d ,z Linen Suits (whole) ................. )0 Overalls ............................ '0c Jumper...........................2.-. Thanking the public for their liberal patronage, and soliciting its continuance, I am, Reswectfully yours, CHIARLEY KING, Chinese Laundry. IlN s This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHEN EY & CO:, Toledo, O. We. the undersigned, have known F. '. Cheney for the last 15 years. and be lieve him perfectly honorable In all bu siness transactions, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WaL.Dio, KINNANa & MAnvIN, IVholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intern ally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testlmonlala sent free. Price. 75e per bottle So'd by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti patlon. For Sale Cheap. 40 Stands of Bees. W. R. BAKER, St. Joseph, La. Planet Jr implements are the greatest time-savers and labor-savers ever invented for the farm and garden. They frequently do six men's work, and do it better than by ordinary methods. Over two million farmers and gardeners have found this out by actual use. You can't afford to be without a Planet Jr. No. 17 Planet Jr Siugle-Wheel Hoe is a most handy and efective tool for garden cultivation. A fine tool for working close to crops, especially in late work. New No. 81 Planet Jr Horse-Hoe, Cultivator and Furrower is a great implement for cultivating and hilling crops cp to 4 feet apart. Compact, strong, and steady-running. L)oe. juut the kind of work you want. Come and see our full line of Planet Jr labor-savers. iJ .5 "TfI SOUTU'S 'IEATEST -OVLd C0lda "EOL OF BUSINESS. OULEC LEGE. SCHOOL OF BU8111ES" NEW ORLEANS, LA. Should be gven the besttralaigtOee. pare them for successot a buia es YDUR Personal Insrutraction. le lmplo meat Department. Completeo sank. College Store and WseI Vl Offces. No misrepreseatatloas to seomre sta dents. Through the success ofits 22000 former students. Soule Coelege is recosgnsed everywhere as a Wide Awake. Practical. Popular md See cessial School. 0@10. OUV1St A SONS Agricultural Implememts of Every Description. EVERYTIllIK FOR TIE COUNTRY STORE AND PLANTATINI. Address Louis Hoffman Hardware Co. iiM,. TONY SERIO, LIVERY & FEED STABLE EWELLTOI, 'L Iy stableRis thoroughly equipped and I am prepared to furnish drum mers and the traveling public general ly with good, safe and substantial teams and careful drivers. Public pat ronage solicited. Yours to serve, TONYsSRIO, Newellton, La. SHORT HORN BULLS FOR SALE. Several choice high grade young SHORT-IIORN BULLI sired by bull "BOB LaFOL LETTE." No. 269,200, a sweep stake prise winner and one of the beet bred bulls in the South. Also a number of this spring bull calves, all well marked and formed, at reasonable prices. F. L Sthl , Ioec, La. 8U8MAtBL Now. JUTR Y VENIRE. (10th District Court.) MAY TERM. Pettit lary--Special Vin.r To Appear Monday, May 16th, 1910. Chas. Stevenson .............. Mt. Ararat E. P. Jones..... ... .......Bayou Vidal C. A. Goodrich .................Elder Shade S. D. Farrar. Jr ...............Kenilworth Tim Robinson ........ ........Mt. Ararat C. C. Skinner ......... ........St. Joseph Mose Harper .... ..................Chetwynde M. Kullman .......... .. Waterproof Hamp Calyin . ....................Panola D. Morris. ...................Hard Times Frank Lombardo ........ ...Newellton York Gibson .........Winter Quarters James Johnston ....................St. Joseph A. S. Lewis .. . .............St. Joseph Martin Jacoby . .... .. Newellton 0. C'. llunt.,r .Wavertree Santo Baragona ..............St. Joseph J. W. Kline ......................Saranac L. B. Hunter .................Waterproof J. H. Wheeler ................... t. Joseph R. H. Whitney. ...... ......St. Joseph Abe Brackens ................ Dockpond W. W. Stripling ...............Cross Keys W . H. Burns ............... ...Ranch T. T. Castleman ...................Arcola - Stewart Rollins .. ............. SnodL as Roh't Hanshorough ......... Fourth Ward B. F. Hornbv ......... ... St. Joseph Ge. Miles . .. ............Lone Island Louis Blackburn.... ...............St. Joseph A true copy. ATrEST:- JOB. CURRY, Clerk Tenth District Court. Trespass Notice. AIO HUNTING OR TRESPASSING on "BST. JOHN" Plantation. All violators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. 0. L. SANDERS. FOR SALE. TWO SECOND-HAND BABCOCK BUG gies. Cheap. Apply at oce TENSAS COITTON OIL CO.. St. Joseph, La. Notice! iEETING STOCIHOLDEBS BiN of IEW ELLTON. WEESDAT, IIE h M. A MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDER8 of The BANK OF NEWELLTON will be held in the Banking House at Newellton, La., at 11:80 A. M. on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8th, 10, for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors for the ensuing year. C. L'CLAMiC.eMer. NEWELLTON, LA.. May 8th, 1910. The closing exercises of Whitworth FemaleCoilege of Brookhaven,Miss., took place on Tuesday, with some sixteen young lady graduates. In cluded in the graduating class was Miss Lucy Lynch of Tensas parish, who took the degree of Bachelor of Literature. Tenses is also represent ed at Whitworth by the following young ladies: Misses Julia Lynch, Susie Adams, Pauline Bowman and Eloise Bowman, all of whom have returned home for the vacation. ALIERTISY LETTERfS. Remaining in the St. Joseph Post Office for week ending May 7. Berger, Mary (2) Lenner,' iles Brown, Easter MaltusjFrances ('lark, Alice Michell, Atlas ('amlle, Sain Moore, Harriett Harris, Fix Rlodges, Virginia John, Mather Wayne, Dora Jackson, Charity Weber, Lawllees Persons calling for the above letters will pleame say "'Advertsed," and eas proeare same by paying one eat for esad leseor. LL MIINlI P.1 Services at Newetes. Rev. P. H. Fontaine of the M. E. Church will preach at Newellton regularly on the morning of the fifth Sunday and the night of the firt Thursday. The" a rJga ad1ntttetites. olia 10 81tock Owers iin TJenso Prish. I am prepared to do all kind of Veteri nary work and treatment of Stock with per fect satisfaction to the farmer. Castorating and critical operations per formed safely with latest and most scientific appliances. I will be glad to visit Tensas whenever services are desired, and a wire or line from any responsible citizen, making appointment A. J. SHBLVY, V. S., a mSSSIPl. Why not Come to NATCHEZ and Buy your CLOTHES? Your Reuul-Trip Fare will be Refunded! The Place Where You can OGet Dunlap Hats Paragon Trousers Manhattan Shirts Stein-Bloch Clothes Wilson Bros. Haberdashery. E. & W. Collars, Shirts and Underwear Your Order Solicited. We are Mmers of Natchez Rebate Association M. M. ULLMoLN& @O. Natchez, Miss. "'Good elothes Since 1878." Automobiles! We are the agents in this district for "E. M. F." and "Flanders" Automobilee. i Prompt deliveries are guaranteed. U "E M F 30 30 Horse-Power, 4 Cylinder, S Passen 1 ger Touring Car, Magneto Gas Lamps " " " and Tube Horn Included of course. "lanas IM 20 Horse-Power, 4 Cylinder Tourabout, 5750 Magneto, Gas Lamps, Generator and Tube Horn Included of Course. :- : Write us for literature explaining these cars or if you are seriously contemplating buying, come to Natchez and we will give you a demonstration that will be convincing. We desire to establish an agency in St. Joseph. The Baker & McDowell Hardware Co., " . Now in Season! Co Ratekin's Early White and Yellow. rn Mosby's Prolific. U Golden Dent. Mexican June. BUIST GARDEN SEED. FIELD and GRASS SEEDS. All varietes. Soya Beans. Amber and Orange Sorghum Seed. We Have a Full Stock. NTCHEZ DRUG CO.' , PEL sc, --. Smokestacks and Breechings ROOF AND STACK PAINT. ALL COLORS AND QUALITIES. QAIAZED IRON TANKS. PIPES FOR RICE MILLS AND PUMPS. S Is, vli l Fittilgs.-M.st Caplete Stock i, S- the ,City-Fthkble Tin, Irn sand Slati Work. Wl. . BRUSER, VICKSBURG, MISS. 5. KARPB'8 New Spring Goods. THEY ARe B EAfu