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., True Democrat ELRIE ROBINSON, MRS. MAY E. ROBINSON, Editors. Official Journal of the Parish of West Feliciana, the Towns of Bayou Sara and St. Francisville, and of the School Board. We also own and publish the Felici ana Record, a weekly newspaper for be town of Jackson, La. Advertisers will do well to get joint rates for both rapers. Entered at the Post Office at St. Franclsville, La., as second class maill Subscription $1.50 a Year in Advance. Saturday, March 7, 1914. UNWRITTEN LAW LOSING PRESTIGE. The mass meeting held at Shreve port to express disapprobation of the jury that failed to convict Mr. and Mrs. Little of murder is another indi cation of the fact that public opinion is receding from the position that there is an unwritten law which warrants murder. Mr. and Mrs. Little had rest ed their plea entirely on an insulting remark, but no actual injury, rendered the latter by Van Cleave, while all the testimony showed that they had coolly planned the murder in retaliation. The jury acquitted them, but the people of Shreveport have not. Other juries, that have recently convicted women and men urging the excuses of the un written law, have aroused no disappro bation. All of which goes to show that the unwritten law is losing prestige, and this fact is an indication of advance in civilization. Crimes against women should be punished, but let it be done by the hands of the law. Let no indi vidual stain himself or herself with blood-guiltiness, when Law has pro vided other instruments of justice. The unwritten law's clemency to the slayer of the despoiler of women is a survival of the time when every man was more or less a law unto himself, and when his summary vengeance fell without giving publicity to the details, which were rightly held as the worst feature of female violation. But the time is past when publicity can be avoided in any case where life has been taken, and in fact less pub licity ensues through legal prosecution than when a sensational murder fol lows. Self-executed vengeance is a natural, brutish impulse, and is an ex pression of a man's pride of possession of his womankind rather than any in stinct of protection. Certainly a wrong ed woman, who is also a good woman, does not constitute herself a Nemesis. Her sole impulse is to hide herself like a stricken deer. The woman who seeks vengeance, least deserves it. These truths are proving the undoing of the unwritten law. MUST RAISE OUR STANDARDS. Since Louisiana's reputation abroad, for both literacy and sanitation, is af fected by the lapses of its negro popu lation, would it not be the part of wis dom to make greater efforts to raise the standard among negroes in these respects? The injury is incalculable that is done by the statistical tables, which show the state's defects, with out explaining their cause. The only recourse is therefore to raise the av erages of knowledge and hygiene. The task is a stupend6us one, par ticularly as regards the teaching, and requiring the observance, of sanitation among negroes, but it must be done. The greatest obstacle, in the way how ever, is not the obduracy of the negro, but the poorly equipped dwellings, that the white landlord provides. On the other hand, the latter can hardly provide more, in return for the low and precarious scale of rent paid. These are but a few of the many dif flculties that beset every phase of the question, but the necessity, no less ex its, to raise Louisiana's standard among the states, or continue to suffer the consequences. THE STATE BANK EXAMINER. Nothing that Gov. Hall has done of lcially will give such great satisfac tlon in, what may be called, the afflict ed districts as his asking for the resig nation of State Bank Examiner W. L. Young. If it had been done months ago, It would have been none too soon -and would have saved a lot of trouble. The Teutonia Bank failure first showed Mr. Young unequal to the situation. The disasters of 1913 con Bfirmed it. His management of affairs here at St. Francisville failed to con serve the interests of the stockholders and depositors, as matters were per mitted to continue, after he knew that the situation was unsafe. It will be remembered that in the Teutonia case, he pleaded the baby act whining thrit a bank examiner had no means of judging without error of the true value of collateral or the real responsibility of endorsers. That was an eye-opener. They why a bank ex aminer? Why go through the formali ty of looking over a portfolio, if the bank examiner does not see that John Brown endorsing for Joe Smith, and conversely, Joe Smith endorsing' for John Brown, amounts to no endorse ment at all? And why should not a bank examiner be able to learn that :he Great Guano Co. is nobody but Tomn Robinson? It is his business to know. It is the finding out of such little facts that the State pays for in its banking department, as much as for counting the cash. But it seems that Mr. Young's Mr. Ward's talkativeness brought on the end. And Mr. Young is also said to have talked. His mistake is in not talking and acting at the same time. DESTROY THE TICKS. The communication of Dr. E. Pe gram Flower of the State Live Stock Sanitary Board, published in another column, is in response to request for a report on the progress made in tick eradication by Louisiana. The desire to know was aroused by the govern ment report's naming the states that are wholly or nearly free from this animal pest. Louisiana was not among the num ber! Dr. Flower's letter shows exact ly what progress has been made. That it is so little is largely due to the smallness of the state appropriation for pushing and carrying on the work. Lack of general interest is primarily the cause, of course. If the public were alive to the importance of tick eradication, there would be more funds furnished the excellent board already had, and there would be a fuller coop eration of all persons concerned. Perhaps when it is seen how far be hind her sister, Louisiana lags reluc tant, that a feeling of shame will be engendered, and a desire to go forward along this line of improvement in cattle-raising. AH, THOSE ETHICS! A New York doctor is about to be disciplined because he invited a re porter to a clinic. It won't do, you see for the public to know much about medical and surgical practices, accord ing to the way the New York physi cians look at it.-Baton Rouge State Times. Thus is medical ethics upside down ar usual. But they evidently consider it "least said the better." SCHOOL ALL THE YEAR ROUND. It has come! The 'blow is falling! The sword of Damocles is about to de scend! Even as was' hinted in last is sue that "school all the year round is not without appeal to the average parent," Supt. Thos. H. Harris had al ready in course of preparation a cir cular letter making that suggestion. It is printed in another column to-day, and is cordially commended to parents and school boards. Mr. Harris thinks that the town or city child does not need the long vaca tion. Most parents know that it is an actual drawback to the average child, as he forgets much that has been pain fully acquired, and what is worse, loses the habits of study and attention which are even more important than mere book-knowledge. The arguments advanced by Mr. Harris are all good, and if he succeeds in securing this change of system in both town and country, as outlined, he will do much more for the cause of education in Louisiana, than by elab oration of courses of study, which too often is the sole ambition of educators. Adapting the schools to the needs of the child and his locality is the very heart of the subject. We now have hope that when the year is more wise ly apportioned to study, that the que tion of shorter hours each day will next engage attention. Both are im portant to the child's mental and phys ical well-being. "PROVIDENCE" CATTLE. Lake Charles American-Press: Twenty years ago we had a great deal of "providence" rice in Calcasieu; in fact it was the rule that rice be grown in a low spot on a farm, where a small levee would cause the natural rainfall to collect. This provided, it was distinctly up to Providence to de termine whether the farmer should have a rice crop or not. We passed that stage years ago. We found that the growing of rice was a business, to be carried on in a business-like way. Providence rice never did amount to much, and we seldom hear of it at all now. Up to this time, the cattle owners of Calcasieu and Cameron have been rais ing Providence cattle on exactly the same plan. The animals have even perished of cold, lack of nutrition and insect pests; the more hardy have been sold at low prices to men who have fed them and taken care of them, nd brought them up to the standard sfte for marketing. Elsewhere besides Calcasieu, people are raising "Providence" cattle. It seems that always in those seetions of country, which God has done the most for, the natural industry and thrift of the native deteriorates, the latter being willing apparently to let God do it all. But this is a mistake. Even in Eden before the fall, man was given his task: the keeping of the garden. Fallen man may expect noth ing better. Even in this, God's own country, cattle need some care and attention to be at their best. a POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS. at The Police Jury met in regular monthly session with Dr. C. F. Howell, president, to and the following members present: Chas. Wh Weydert, A. S. Brasseaux, T. D. Bickham, in W. H. Richardson, Lovett Wright, N. H. Barrow, Ike Cutrer, $. L. Lavergne. Minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. [r. The following bills were read and ap Le proved: Roads and Bridges Account. to Valley Oil Company.............. 31.99 Ot F. F. Converse, others and teams 51.70 Riley Nortifiles ................... .25 Sam Cotten ..................... 5.00 B. W. Wright .................. 7.50 Sam Greenup ................... 3.50 T. J. Ard........................ 4.34 e. H. H. Hutches.................... 12.41 ok H. H. Hutches .................. .80 Wilford Hutches ................ 3.92 Nelson Stephens................. 2.18 or Geo. Hall ......................... 25 k* J. Roth .......................... 1.50 Geo. D. Barnhard & Co., tags..... 9.55 A. C. Pearce .................... 6.00 Greenup Barrow ................. 1.50 St Sundry Accounts. Lis J. H. Clack, maintaining prisoners$ 109.60 J. H. Clack, turnkey fees......... 9.00 J. H. Clack, criminal expense.... 64.29 E. C. Hanson, same ............. .34 Ct* T. J. Simmons, same............. 1.40 at Dick Veal, care of court house.... 10.00 he P. B. McWaters, inquest and Jury 20.00 St. Francisville E. L. & W. W.... 5.37 On True Democrat .................. 7.50 k. Maverich-Clark Litho Co........ 31.35 Ily M. & E. Wolf, certificates and in lit terest, court house, Nos. 16, 17, 18, 19............................ 1.050.00 SR. M. Leake, messages........... 1.05 da Bayou Sara Coal Co.............. 4.50 dy La. State Normal, beneficiary.... 55.00 p T. W. Raynham, soap............ .25 Abe Mann. blankets.............. 6.00 Attendance Police Jury ýC Chas. Weydert....................$ 3.00 IC- A. S. Brasseaux ................ 3.00 be T. D. Bickham.................... 3.60 W. H. Richardson............... 3.60 rd C. F. Howell...................... 4.80 in Lovett Wright .................... 5.00 N. H. Barrow..................... 4.50 Ike Cutrer ...................... 4.10 S. L. Lavergne ................. 3.60 Offered by Mr. Cutrer, and duly second be ed, To refund per capita tax to all parties re- having paid same. Amendment was offered by Mr. Rich ardson, also seconded, To confer with ut District Attorney before taking action r. thereon. . Report of treasurer reads as follows: St. Francisville, La., March 4, 1914. To the Honorable the Police Jury, Parish of West Feliciana. n Gentlemen:-I beg to give you here er account of the affairs of my office since my last report, February 4, 1914. Balance on hand Feb. 4, 1914...,.$2,407.36 Received since from Sheriff...... 2,114.89 D. Total .................. ...$4,522.25 Disbursements since ........... 2,322.78 Balance on hand this day.........$2,199.47 Of which in Feliciana Bank & is, Trust Co., in Liquidation...... 2,046.71 is In Louisiana National Bank, Baton Rouge, La...................$ 152.76 Respectfully submitted, Ir- J. R. MATTHEWS, It Treasurer Parish of West Feliciana. y There was no further business an( the meeting then adjourned. C. F. HOWELL, President. R. M. LEAKE, Clerk. or - Wa. SCANTY CLOTHING. an d, Wigs are now worn to match the gown. Many women have already been dressing to match their brains. SALSO, REMEMBER MARY NEVER GOT MARRIED. lr. r. Mary Walker urges girls to put ds on trousers, but before doing it we ad in vise the girls to see how Mary looks in he them.-N. O, States. of ib- Many of the forest fires attributed !oo to railroads are caused not by sparks Irs. from locomotives, but by cigar and of cigarette butts thrown from smoking ,ry car windows. Lve se That's our general superintendent ee- son of the president-he began at the ill bottom and worked up-started in as im oiler right after he left college!" ya "When was that?" "Oh, he graduated last June!"-Puck. BY THE WAY Bilbo is quoting Scripture. Isn't there an old saying that the devil does it the same thing? Iu; Is not President Wilson's a case be where patience ceases to be a virtue? lre At the same time, one can't get up ral very jingo-y feelings for the sake of a it man who went into a hostile country de- merely "to get drunk." ild A man who really wants to work will led not insist that his wages are all-impor. st tant. s. Most men hate jury duty, but the? ay. don't want to be relieved in the same to way that the twelve men in Shreve all port were. Government bulletins say that forest ofl Bres are frequently caused by the blutts ds of cigars and cigarettes thrown from he train windows. This fact, however, en will not reduce smoking. nd ve The lower house of congress failed ho to have Washington's farewell address m, read before that body on the first pres. ird ident's birthday, for the first time in the hblatory of the nation, not however ple because every congressman was fa It miliar with its periods. ns he Cleaning and fumigation of the nd schoolhouse are good as far as they go, he but the prevalence of measles requires let that something more far-reaching te. should be done. Pupils from infected as homes should not be permitted to at he tend school. This may, in the present t- crsleis, mean the closing of the school, rn but it were better that the entire school ad body lose a few days' instruction than that one child should die. TRESPASS NOTICELS. All hunting with dog or run, or driving through or off of any cattle, on the "Rosale" plantation without special per. mission, is positively prohibited. All suc acts will be regarded as trespassing and prosecuted as such. MRS. C. R. BARROW. From and after this date all hunting of any kind on Ambrosia and Independence plantation Is positively prohibited tsder penalty of trespassing. Any one found on these places without permission will be considered trespassing, and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. MRS. . IL .BARROW. From and after this date all hunting of any kind on the Greenwood plantation Il positively prohibited under penalty of ,res passing. Any one found on this place without permission will be oonsidered trespassing and prosecuted to the full eas tent of the law. MRS. J. A. VENTRE88. We regret we have to forbid all tree passing of evry kind wncluding passing through Woodlawn Farm. J. 8. MoOGEHM. All parties are hereby notified not to trespass on the following places: the Green Oak, and the Tanglewld places, with dog, rod or gun. All permissions heretofore granted are hereby revoked. MRS. C. B. HAMILTON. Hunting of any kind, cattle driving or fishing on Mt. Vernon plantation is poet. tively prohibited under penalty of the law of trespass. No exceptions. C. W. BAIL, MISS ELLA BALL, MRS. B. HAMILTON From and after this date all hunting el any kind on Rosdown, Haslewood and Inheritance plantations is positively pro hibited under penalty of trespassing. The public is warned against buying fire wood, post or timber from tenants on Rosedown, Texas, Haslewood and Inherl tance plantations. JAS. P. BOWMAN. No trespassing with gun or dog or pass ing through my place located between Layson and Flower Hill plantations is hereby prohibited under penalty of the law %'ainst trespass. D. 13. FAITHORN. From and after this date all hunting andd fishing on the Cottage plantation are positively prohibited under penalty of trespassing. Any one found on this place without permission will be considered trespassing and prosecuted to the full a tent of the law. EDWARD BUTLER. All hunting and fishing and other fqrms of trespass are hereby prohibited under penalty of the law, on the Micajab Row place on Mississippi River at Wilhelm, La W. W. BURCKHJdLTER, M. b. Crossing the rear of property below True Democrat offlce in St. Franesville is hereby prohibited 'under penalty of trespass. Persons found crossing these premises or damaging the fences will be prosecuted. All permissions heretofore given are hereby revoked. MRS. I. E. ROBINSON. Hunting and fishing are strictly probib ited, under penalty of trespass4 on the following named places: Afton Villa, Oak Grove, Layson, Maxwell. Flower IW ad Shirley. The Bellevue Farms Co., std., A. S. BOWMAN. President. On and after this date, hunting of all kinds on my part of Starhill plantation Is prohibited under penalty of trespass. J. M. DANIEL, K D. Aug. 16, 1913-1 yr. All trespassing is prohibited on Hill and Slaughter, Lake-Breese, Grayfleld, and Glass-place plantations: such uas huntlis. pecan gathering, etc., will be proseouted to full extent of the law. RACCOURCI COMPANY. Per S. L. Doherty, Agent; Smithland Ldg. and P. O., La. No passing through my Llnwood traet, Belmont and Rudmond plantations is al lowed. Trespassers-regardless of oor-o will be prosecuted as the law direets. C. M BARROW. My place is hereby posted agalnst all forms of trespassidng; hunting. fshing agents of all descriptions, and all cattle driving. D. P. MERWIN. All1 trespassing of any description is hereby prohibited, under penalty of thed law, on Alandale plantation (former? Phillips place.) ROBERT BUTLER, Agent The public is hereby warned that the Island and Forest plantations are posted against hunting, fishing, wood-euttlg and all other forms of trespass agents of every description included. M . JACKSON, All cattle driving and other trespealng of any kind are forbidden on Forest pina tation, under penalty of ther law. J. W. MeQUEN. The public is hereby wapd aginst buying wood, posts and timber of aMy description from tenants on the Oakles, Ogden and Downs plantations. All hunt Ing, cattle-driving anrd feaoe-uttag is positively prohibited, and these plaes, mare closed against agents of all khinds. LUCY L. MYATTHIW.8 Hunting, fishing, tlmber-uttnlg sad all other forms of trespass are stletly prohibited, under penalty of the law, oe the Bockel place, (known as Cobs Tract) 3. M. LEVERT, . D. (41-114.) The Flower and Magnolia places mare hereby posted against all hunting, nder penalty of trespass. No exoeptions. ' W. . OI?. The public Is hereby notified that hburt Ing on, erossing over, or any othe form of trespass is prohibited on a piece of ground west of the Y. & M. V. Rahload beginning at the north boundmary of 3. Stirling and extending to Whitmnsa plat form, on the property of Mrs. '. .T. - lain. Also on all property of Mr. C. 1. Lewis, Mrs. J. A. Mbhoon, and 3. H. 3I, ling. R. H. 8TIRINO. Agel Hunting, fishing and any form of tres passing on 8olitude, rognac or Bre. vals tracts prohlbited. No espdes. W. P. IMI.T NOTICE., Automobiles will not be pemttei in the Rosedown field. tt Jdj. P. BOWMAN. Got the "Little Ad" habit. EDENBORN LINE (Louisiana Railway & Navigation Co.) THE SHORT LINE THE POPULAR ROUTE BETWEEN Shreveport, Alexandria, Baton Rouge and New Orleans and to all points In the East and Southeast E. C. D. MARSHALL, General Freight and Passenger Agent Shreveport, La. N'I ISeL OF 2A*t. S- TJE COLLEGESE. NEW ORLEANS, LA. Should be given the beet tatingl to mo p are them for sasess in busintes. SffO Perapnal Instrt tion, Free ZS-plory o" meat Department, r'omplete College Bank, College Store and Wholesale IUf part",.JOm fo r c ies. No ml~ePresentations to secure sta. dents. Througl the success otiti ~2000 formt students, Solni Coi.ege Is recognized everywhere as a Wtdh Awake, Practical, Popular saud Sac eassbul School. QEO. sOUL0 & SONS SEED POTATOES, Triumph, Rose, Peerless, Burbanks, Etc. Mustard, Garden Beets, Peas, Turnips, Cabbage, Field corn, Peas, Clovers, Vetch, Sorghum, Etc. Get Our Catalogue. LEHMANN'S SEED STORE 2MS Main St., Baton Rouge, La. '1ITTLE ADS." FOR SALE-S good mule . JNO. F. IRVINE, Bayou Sara, La."i Cattle Mark-Brand on hip W M. Tag in one ear. Public is hereby warned not to buy or drive off any cattle so marked. LUCY L. MATTHEWS. (2.28-4). -FOR SALE-About 150 bble. damag ed corn. JAB. P. BOWMAN. 2 WANTED-300 good steers from $001b to 8001b. Will pay Sc on foot for them. Will also buy pasture cattle. T. C. McKOWEN, Lindeay,,La. FOR SALE-Pure fresh lard, 15e per b. MRS. C. M. BARROW. (244-4 Latest popular sheet music 10c per copy, at the Royal Pharmacy. FOR SALE--Chrysanthemum plants, 60 cents per dozen. Colors white, yel 10w and pink. MISS ELIDA TAYLOR, Laurel Hill, La. (2-7-4 "LOST-At Julius Freyhan school. house, a gold- fountain pen, monogram 'A. L." The public 14i requested to be on look-out for such a pen. Suitable reward for its return to this office, and no questions asked. FOR 8ALE-S. C. Rhode Island Red eggs and baby chicks; well-bred stock, Phone 63A. Star Hill P. O. MRS. JAMES G. PERKINS. 1-314t.) / Wanted to buy some second hand lumber in good order, Apply at this omce. tf Pure Barred Rock eggs $1.00 for 15, MRS. ARTHUR HADDEN, St. Fran dcville, La. FOR BALE. Red Rust Proof Seed Oats and Pea vine' Hay. JA8. P. BOWMAN. FOR SALTa-Grade Hereford Cattle. Lespedeza Hay and Seed. EDWARD BUTLER, St. Prancisville. La. SHERIFF'8 SALE. State of Loulelsana, Parish of West Felic lana, 24th Judicial District Court Johnson Lund Co. vs. W. W. Mont fort. By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias to the Sheriff directed by the Hon., the 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of West Peliciana, La., I have seized and will offer for sale to the highest bidder. at, the front door of the Court House in the town of St. Francisville, La., at the hour of 11 o'clock a. m., on Saturday, March 21, 1914, the following described property to-wit: 1 cabinet, 1 dental chair, 1 bracket table, and 1 fountain spittoon. Terms of sale-Cash, with benefit of appraisement. J. H. CLACK, Sheriff. FOREVER BARRED FROM JURY DUTY. Responding to the demand made at a mass meeting, Criminal Judge Land Issued an order forever barring from jury service the 12 men composing the jury which acquitted Hervey 8. Little and his wife, charged with the mur der of J. J. Van Cleve. The order recites that the jury re turned a verdlet of "not guilty" when the evidence showed the two guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Mr. and Mrs. Little were ordered, by the mass meeting, to leave Shreveport at once, as b6g undesirable citizens. Any Doctor will tell you a fellow's con stitution wont last forever and in these strenuous times it needs a good overhauling' occasionally. Mineral Wells is ithe "HUMAN REPAIR SHOP." Two or three weeks there will make you look and feel like new. OFFERS EXCURSION. RATES DAILY Better Go Before It's Too Late ASK THE TICKET AGENT A. D. BELL, GEO. D. HUNTER, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt. Gen. Pass. Agt. DALLAS, TEXAS. Do you need any printing of any kind? The Feliciana Record can print your stationery, etc., in a neat and attractivt style. Let us show you. Get the "Little Ad" habit. SHERIFF'S SALE. State of Louisiana, Parish of West Fellc lana, 24th Judicial District Court No. 978, Charles S. Mathews vs. Frank P. Row. By virtue of a writ of Fleri Facias di rected to the Sheriff 9f the Parish of West Feliciana, in the above entitled and numbered cause, by the Hon., the 24th Judicial District Court, I have seized and will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder at the front door of the Court House, in the town of St. Francis ville, La., at the hour of 11 o'clock a.m. on Saturday, April 11, 1914, the following immovable property of de fendant, to-wit: A certain piece or parcel of land, with all buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of West Feliciana, State of Louisiana, known as the Mc Micken Place, containing Five Hundred and Forty-five acres, more or less. bound ed on the north by lands now or former ly belonging to the heirs of Jenkins, east by lands now or formerly belonging to Ben Row, south by lands now or former ly belonging to Row and lands now or formerly belonging to Jenkins and Trager, being Section Forty-two, Township One South Range Five West and Section Sixty-four Township One South Range Four West, and being the same property acquired by Frank P. Row from J. Frey han and Morris Wolf, January 17, 1900; and in Saturday, March 21, 1914, the following movable property of de fendant, to-wit: 5 cows and calves branded F. P. R., 1 bay mare mule, 1 dun horse, 1 roan mare, 1 brown mare, and 50 bushels of cow peas, more or less. Terms of sale-Cash, with benefit of appraisement. .J. H. CLACK. Sheriff. The Botanical Society of Edinburgh has investigated into the general be lief that neither the beech nor the birch is ever struck by lightning. In (crmation collected, regarding light ning-struck trees throughout Great Britain showed no single instance of either of these species being struck. Investigation in North America gave similar results. In forest regions a beech tree is regarded as the safest place in a thunder-storm.