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The True Democrat.
XVIII St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish La., Saturday, September 18, 1909. No. 33
A. VILLEIRET, to
Bayou Sara, La. al
Headquarters for Drugs, Patent Medicines, Toilet ar
Articles, Stationery, Cigars, Candies, Etc. TA
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Brick For Sale. h
We are prepared to furnish a
first-class hard pressed build- a
ing brick in any quanlty h =
Wsuld be glad to figure with t
you if you want good brick - -
Bayou Sara Brick Co. e
M. J. I)ERRYBERRY, Secretary. 3
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S. I. Reymond Co., Ltd.,
orMa iand Third St rt
Baton Rouge, La.
Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes Hats,
Clothing, HIousefurnishing, Etc.
HARPER RYE I
"ON EVERY TONGUE."
Scientifically distilled; naturally aged; best and saf.
est for all uses.
Crystal drops from golden grain: pure and mellow, rich and
fragrant: the :deal stimulant for universal use.
Sold by Max Mann, Bayou Sara.
Feliciana Oil Company,
B. i. [SKRIDGE, Manager
St. Francisville, La.
Shipping Point-Bayou Sara.
_ Price Paid for Hulls and Meal on Sale at
Cotton Seed. Lowest Pribes.
Six-year-olds too Young for School.
As a matter of fact, it seems
to me to be very unwise to send thi
a boy or girl to school until the wi
age of eight, at least, says L von- se,
ard Keene Ilirschberg, M. 1)., in bii
The Delineator for October. In op
America, six is the common age tin
for beginning with the three R's, the
and four and a half the age for wi
kindergarten Inunimery, but it (m
is entirely improbable that this ga
early start is an advantage, even ph
if the mere accumulation of MD
knowledge be accepted as the N<
sole aim of education. The child wl
which begins school at eight is N(
far more capable of learning sn
quickly than the child which be- pa
gins at six; and at ten the form- c1
er is almost certain to know as
much as the latter, despite the la,
fact that one has had four years wi
of schooling while the other has lii
had but half as much. And af- to
ter that there will begin to ap- in
pear a noticeable difference be- be
tween the two. The one will of
bear some permanent mark of pa
its too-early bending over desk nc
and slate; the other will be a g.
healthy animal. in
From Failure to Success.
The United States Government
sends out a bulletin, which is the
story of a South Carolina cotton i
farm, which was changed from a
failure to a profitable enterprise.
The farm contains about 131 w
acres. Sixty-six acres are under
tillage. Thirty acres are occu
pied by tenent houses, and the p
rest is wood-land. This farm it
has been under cultivation eighty a
years. It was washed away and a,
run down until it produced 300 b,
pounds tif seed cotton and five f,
to eight bushels of corn to the el
acre. tl
By a system of rotation of
crops, by feeding cattle on the e
farm, and by the use of manure, o
in five years the sixty acres. cut r,
into three fields, had been so re
deemed as to produce two and 1)
one-quarter bales of cotton,
eighty-five bushels of corn and
eighty bushels of oats to the a
acre. And this has been done a
by no extraordinary scientific L
trick, but by the exercise of
knowledge, which comes from a
- familiarity with soil. The net
l)roceeds from this farm last
year were $3,N62.71. The farm
was made rich by diversifying,
by cowpeas, by stable manure
and( commercial fertilizers.
Send for the Bulletin,_
Misgetling and Misusing. t
Clergymen who criticize the
misuse of wealth, would do well c
to reflect a little upon the mis
getting of wealth. When one's t
- pocket is picked the thief's mis
use of the plunder is not nearly I
I so important to one as the way
he got it. And so with a people.
That they are plundered is of
more importance to them than
that the plunder is misused.
That Rockefeller divides his with
his churchmen, while Schwab
squanders his in riotous living,
is wholly irrelevant to the main
point, which is that both of them
"earn"' it vicariously in the sweat
of other men's faces.-The
- Public.
The Woodmen of the World
will give a sweet potato banquet,
to be held, October b, on the
grounds of the riesort belonging
to the order, near Gloster, Miss.
The feature of the day will be a
sweet potato dinner, and
speeches by prominent Wood
men orators of Mississippi and
Louisiana. Arrangements are
now being made for the running
of a special train from Baton
Rouge to Gloster and return.
About the Hunting Season.
For the benefit of hunters in To
this parish who wish to comply
with the law, we give the open
season for the killing of game cry
birds: The season for doves will thi
open on Sept. 1st and will con- li
tinue until March of next year; de
the open season for geese, brant, ge
wild sea and river ducks, rails the
(mud liens), coots (poule d'eau), or
kallinules, tatlers, curlew and dr
plover, begins Oct. 1st and closes bu
March 1st; wild turkey cocks, if
Nov. 1st to April 1Pth; quail (bob ke
white) and wood ducks, opens th,
Nov. 1st and closes March 1st; ly
snipes, sandpiper, chorooks and mi
papabotte, opens Sept. 1st and be
closes May 15th.
Under the game law it is un- se
lawful for any resident to hunt ne
within the State unless he has in pr
his possession ready to exhibit th
to any warden or officer a hunt- all
ing license. Said license shall
be issued by the tax collectors st
of the several parishes upon the in
payment of a fee of $1, shall be of
non-transferable, and shall be sli
good throughout the state dur- to
ing the open season in which it
is issued, and shall contain ap
plicant's signature.
A combination of the lowest
bids for the construction of the t1
New Orleans postofflce amounted H
to $1,288,749. The appropriation st
was $1,300,000. ca
The Best Show of the Season. a
W. R. Markle's Sunny South
paid Shawneetown its annual vis
it Tuesday night and showed to a
a large audience. The perform- 8
ance was by far the best that has t
,been given here this year. The
features were of the best and h
equal to what you would see in $
the city vaudeville theatres. The q
scenery was fine, the costumes d
elaborate and all connected was G
of high class. Mr. Markle has a b
t reputation of having the most n
modern ideas in presenting his
program and the fact is most
generally known by Shawnee- P
town people. He always carries "
a fine band and this year his was k
a "dandy." -- Shawneetown. Ill., C
Democrat.
f See the funny Grass Widow
with the Sunny South at Bayou
t Sara, Monday, Sept. 20.
Evelyn I. Baldwin, who com- '
manded the Ialdwin-Zeigler ex
pedition, discovered Graham Bell
Land, and who has made numer
ous Artic explloration trips with
Peary and others, thinks that
there is a limitless supply of coal
and gold in the frozen North, and
Snow that the pole has been dis
11 covered, explloration will settle I
3- down to the far more important
' task of locating these treasures. 1
- The city judge of Alexandria,
y La. recused himself in cases of I
y violation of an ordinance requir
- ing the cutting of weeds, as he
f was also guilty. He was fined
l $5.00 and immediately resumed
l. the bench and stuck it to others.
h There should be many others
b like him.
' Mrs. Edward P. McGovern, a
wn orker for the Democratic party
n in Denver, says she has no fault
to tind with the Pope in his ut
terances against women taking
part in politics; but that the Pope
Id does not live in America, does
Snot live in Colorado; does not live
he where women are obliged to take
care of themselves and their
'. families in the sense that West
Sern women and working women
dd have to, that it has been proved
d- where women do vote and do
nd help to make the laws, the condi
re tions governing women are a
ng great deal better than where
on they do not vote and where they
do not help to make the laws.
Governor Advises Cotton Growers.
To the Cotton Growers of the Lta
State of Louisiana:
It is evident that the cotton
crop of the South will be short
this year, and especially the
Louisiana crop. It is also evi- e
dent that the people will have to oF
get a very much higher price for ovi
the cotton that they have made ,
or else they will be practically 3u
driven out of the cotton growing si
business. It is also evident that C'
if the crop is rushed to the mar
ket and sold as fast as ginned Ca
that a small price will necessari- Su
ly obtain, while a gradual slow s
marketing of the crop will secure in
better prices. ce
The farmers should, therefore, ni
sell slowly and just as the mills
need it, selling only when the s
price is high and withdrawing ,
their cotton from sale entirely on m
all depressions. iI
If the farmers will adhere le
strictly to this plan of market- 'U
ing, they will get the best price D
obtainable for their cotton and it
should be followed by every cot
ton grower of the South.
J. Y. SANDERS, G
Governor. v
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A Trick That Failed.
Those sharp traders who h,
thought that the death of Mr. tl
Harriman would break down the fi
stock market, and, seized the oc- a
casion to reap a profit, were dis-!
appointed, and some of them are
"broke." o
Mr. Harriman's death was dis- c
counted weeks ago. He died at t
a time when there is supreme
activity in every line of railroad
traffic. The roids arebusy mov
Ing-wheat and eattle;-nd ry
soon begin to move cotton. Great
quantities of coal and merchan
dise are being hauled over the b
country. There will be a jam of
business until after the Christ-I
tmas holidays.
The tide of trade is r'ising, and
t Mr. Harriman's death is of less
possible influence now than it
would have been on a falling mar
: ket, or when business was be
coming slack.-Memphis Coin
mercial-Apleal.
Give lma A Lift.
Give him a lift! Don't kneel in prayer,
Nor moralize with his dispair:
. The man is down, and his great need
I ready help--not prayer and creed.
I 'Tis time when the wounds are washed
and healed,
h That 'hristly motives be revealed:
But now, whatever the spirit may be,
Mere words are but mockery.
One grain of aid just now is more
d To him than tomes of saintly lore!
i Pray, if you must, in your full heart: I
iBut give him a lift--give him a start.
The world is full of good advice,
Of p)ayer and praise, and preachings
, nice;
f But the generous souls who aid man
r. kind
e Are scarce as gold and hard to find.
id Give like a Christian- slpeak ir deeds,
i A noble life's the best of creeds:
And he shall wear a royal crown
SWho gives 'em a lift when they are
down.
A farmer solved the sheep-kill
a ing dog problem thus: After he
had lost thirty sheep he built in
it the pasture a square pen of logs
and roofed it, but he left a big
ghole in the middle in which he
esuspended a lprt of a sheep.
es Nearly every morning when he
Ve went to the pen he found one or
ke more dogs in there, which he
ir quietly put out of business. In
the course of the winter he
en caught about forty dogs and
ed didn't lose any more she e p.,
o Moreover, he kept on good terms
i- with his neighbors, which is a
a hard thing to do if you shoot
ey their dogs and go around brag
ging about it.-Ex.
Bank of West Feliciuan
Lasted at St. Fmadr e, la., Pai d east
Reltprt furnished to the State Examiner of
State Hanks by the above Hank at the
close of business on Sept. Ist I5)9
RFIOUR('ES
Demand loans 8.1791 17
Ioans secured by mortgage 3.35u O
Other loans and diseounts 11t.4M 4t
Overdrafts secured and unsecured 25.714 W
Stoc ks and bonds 21,7 W
Hanking house, furniture and flltures 2.700
Due from Ilanks L. aj I
Cash items 183IlS
Silver nickel and coloier coln 5 414 30
Currenct t.1O) W
Total {S1- 04U
LI A BlJTI IE
Capital I 5 .0001
Surplus 2O.u Wo
Undivided roflts I S22
Savings deposits ......... .. 10.04 01
Individual depouits ............... 5 17
Certificatesof depodt ... 44.1 53
Cert. of deposit foru oney LnoMwel 10.000 0
Bills Payable ....... ... 45. 000
Total ................ 0N4
State of Louislana.
Parish of West Fellelana.
1. S. McC. Lwrsoe. Presideot and I. J. R.
Matthews. ('ashierof the above named lHnk
do solemnly swear that the above statement
is true. to the best of my knowledge and be
lief. Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of Sept. 1101
K . .MUs
Deputy Clerk and solelo Notary Public.
St. Francisvthe. Wet Peliehaa Pariah. IA.
The Louisiana Bird, Fish and
Game Commission wants to know
various and sundry things about
all men who desire a hunter's
license. A Jones, La, citizen
heard that a complete history of
the applicant for license must be
furnished, be wanted a license
and wanted it quickly, and to
make sure, he wrote the sheriff
and gave his name, color, size of
shirt, pants around waist, length
of legs in seam, number of shoes,
color of hair and eyes, but failed
t to send the most important thing
,of all, his age. Of course the
license can not be issued until
the age is given.-Mer Rouge
Democrat.
Attorney Ponder has resched
the point where bhe thinks that a
poll tax receipt should serve as a
hunting license, only outsiders to
pay a heavier fee.
ICOMING!
Sunny South
FLOATING THEATRE
. BAYOU SARA
MONDAY
' September 20.
lIPRESqENTING
"A Grass Widow"
ALSO
D10 Big Vaiell Acts 10
0
The Orest Martis
The Funny People
CharLktt Ve ist
The Human Nightingale.
re Ceeaely and Cmelmy
Asassilns of Sorrow.
11
Refined SingingK Act.
in i Jerry AIles
Mid Air Head Balaces ton the Swing
* ing Trapeze.
Fdl Kwr
e The Real Muuician.
hp. Mbel tserSt
The World's Greatest Flex!ble LdJly.
he Spe.cla Added Attractless.
In The Four Altons
m Walt-Don't Miss It.
a Free Band 'oneert by the Best Band
on the River.
PpaI r Pis, 25, 35 mi O is
