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The I True Democrat.
Vol. XXII St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish La.. Saturday, May 9, 1914. No. I
ANNOUNCEMENT:
S Having re-opened my store, I respectfully fj
invite the public in general to come in and a.
look over c lot of odds and ends which I will s.
:ý sell at most any price in order to make room lb
., for new stock.
My business will be conducted on a cash
. basis in the future, and all orders entrusted A
,to me will receive the best attention. a
A, I will carry the International Harvester "
: Company's line of goods; also the leading im- e*
. plements of other makes. e
I have come up and gone down with the P
.o people of this parish, and in making another t
q start I respectfully solicit your patronage.
CHAS. WEYDERT. ?
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FARMERS SHOULD ADVERTISE.
In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside, the national farm paper pub
lished at Springfield, Ohio, J. M. Tay
lor writes a raluable and interesting
article tellin.g farmers how to get to
the market with their goods. Mr.
Taylor goes on, as follows, to show
how farmers can use the newspapers:
"The cities are full of people who
want to buy their goods direct, the
country is full of farmers who would
gladly sell direct for the sake of the
additional profits to be gained by that
mode of selling. All that remains is
for them to get together.
"There is no need of an extensive
advertising campaign. All that is nec
essary is a small display advertise
ment in the newspapers of the nearest
large city. And in writing the ad the
farmer should not be bashful about
having his name easily seen. Let him
advertise Smith's potatoes, or Smith's
cabbages, or whatever Smith has to
sell. Do it in a manner that will leave
the impression that Smith is proud of
his cabbages, that he knows them to
be up to standard and that he person
ally stands back of them. People will
more readily buy of a man when he
stamps his name on his goods in a
manner which shows that he is not
afraid, to be known as their sponsor.
Furthermore, it is good business, for
if people buy Smith's cabbages this
year and find them good they will
clamor for Smith's cabbages next year
and be satisfied with no others."
It is better to forget a promise than
to keep using it over and over.
Sealed bids will be received and
opened June 15 for the wharf and the
ferry privileges, pertaining to the town
of Bayou Sara, for the year June 15,
1914, to June 15, 1915. Right reserved
to reject any and all bids.
J. H. LOGAN, Mayor.
JOHN M. BELL, Secretary.
I Announcement
We beg to announce to
the general public that we
are now open for business,
and solicit the patronage
+ of all in accounts of gen
" eral banking. .
Farmers 8 Merchants
Bank
SPRING TONIC.
In April the "patent medicine" tonic
(?) flourishes. As the first warmth of
spring brought a feeling of lassitude,
the farmer's wife in older days would
go searching through the woods for
"yarbs" from which to make a brew as
a tonic for the whole family. The city
man, feeling the laziness of "spring
fever" coming over him, brought from
the corner drug-store a 49-cent pack.
age of "Old Doc" Somebody's spring
tonic, consisting of the same useless
"yarbs," a liberal dose of pure alcohol,
and perhaps a touch of strychnin. But
things are changing; there are not so
many taking "spring tonics" ý- In- the
older days. Men have learned, says
The Journal of the American Medical
Association, that the best spring tonics
are the gifts of a beneficent Nature.
A full breath of fresh air, a brisk walk
along a grass-grown road, a plunge
into the cool waters of the old swim
ming-hole-if the water is pure and cold
-or the morning shower if in the city,
fresh green food, or the pursuit after
a bounding golf-ball over a springy
course--those are real invigorators,
true tonics.
JUDGE SCHWING PRESIDES.
A motion to have Judge Brunot of
the District Court of Baton Rouge re
cuse himself because of interest in the
case, brought the trial of the suits of
New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreve
port, and Covington banks against the
State Board of Liquidation for its awa'd
of the State funds to the syndicate
banks, to a sudden halt Wednesday
morning.
Judge Brunot is a stockholder in the
Louisiana National, of Baton Rouge,
one of the protesting banks. The mo
tion for recusation was filed by Gus
tave Lemle, representing the New Or
leans National of the syndicate banks.
Judge Schwing heard the motion, and
Judge Brunot accordingly recused him
self.
HOW THEY FORECAST THE
WEATHER.
I- i
Government News Letter: I
One of our correspondents writes: I
"Will you please tell me through the i
News Letter, in simple language, how 1
the weather forecasts are made?"
To this the shortest and simplest
answer is: By telegraph. With the i
aid of the telegraph the weather' man i
sees the storm when it is a thousand
miles away, and not only this storm f
but every other one in the country.
He knows in what direction and at i
what speed each is moving, and can i
thus calculate with reasonable accu- 1
racy the approximate time when it c
will reach any place in its route. 1
Twice a day, at 8 in the morning 1
and 8 in the evening, reports are tele
graphed to Washington from about 200 1
observers stationed in as many differ
ent localities in the United States and E
Canada. In these reports the observ- I
ers do not volunteer their personal
opinions about what is going to hap- I
pen. They confine themselves to a 4
plain statement of the actual condi- I
tions at that particular moment, the I
pressure, or weight, of the atmosphere,
the temperature, the direction and 4
velocity of the wind, the amount of I
rain since the last report and so forth.
From this information the Weather
Map of the United States is made up, I
showing the conditions that prevail in i
every part of the country. Since there
are two maps for each day it is obvious
that by comparing them the forecaster
can keep track of the course and
progress of both storms and periods 1
of clear weather. From that, the next I
step is to predict what sort of weather I
will prevail for a day or two in any 1
given locality.
This map is the basis for all scien
tific weather forecasting. A glance at
it will show that it is divided into
"high pressure areas" and "low pres
sure areas." These are technical terms I
used to describe the regions in which
the weight or pressure of the atmos
phere is great (high) or small (low). I
At sea level the barometer, which is
used to measure this weight, will reg
slater 30 inches under normal condi
tions of-the-atmsephere.- bWhbnt re~.
isters more than this, say 30.5 or 31,
the pressure is "high;" when 29.5 or
less, "low." In this way the height of
4 column of mercury in a barometer
indicates the weight of the air just a,I
in a thermometer, it indicates the tem
perature.
Low pressures usually medn strong
winds, rain, and rising temperature;
high pressures, cool, clear weather.
For a reason to be explained later,
these "highs" and "lows," as they are
called, travel in a general direction
from west to east. The forecaster'
fnotes their progress on the map, per
ceives their speed and their route, and
then predicts the time of their arrival
at any specified point. If they travel
ed, like a ship steered by compass, an
exact course to the east, and if they
moved invariably at the same speed,
then weather forecasting would be a
simple sum in arithmetic, like calcu
lating the time when a railroad train
running 50 miles an hour will arrive at
a station 500 miles away. But storms
are not railroad trains. They travel
li an easterly direction, but they do
not travel due east. Their speed is
liable to change, and they are affected
by the presence of other storms, by
mountain ranges, large bodies of water,
and many other things which make
weather prophesying the complicated
science that it is. The skeleton of the
science, however, is the progress of
those "highs" and "lows" eastward
across the country.
This progress is caused by the shape
of the earth and the well-knowh fact
that hot air rises. The tropical sun in
the regions along the Equator heats
great masses of 'air, which rise and
drift toward the North and South
Poles. As the earth revolves from
Swest to east these masses are carried
along with it at the same speed. But,
the Equator revolves much faster than
the poles, which are practically sta
tionary, in much the same way as the
hub. Therefore these masses of. air,
revolving at the same rate as the
Equator, begin, as they approach the
poles, to move much faster than the
earth beneath them. There is thus a
Sconstant movement of the atmosphere
from west to east, a movement which
becomes more marked the nearer one
gets to the poles.
This, of course, does not mean that
the wind always blows from the west.
The great current flows in that direc
' tion, but surface conditions cause in
) numerable eddies which are the winds
we feel. Into a low pressure area, for
instance, the air rushes from every
a direction. Thus, if the center of the
disturbance is to the west of us, we C
will have an easterly wind as the air
rushes toward this center; when the
storm, has reached and passed us on
its easterly way we will have westerly
winds; For this reason it is common
to saq that west winds mean clear
weather.
The air that flows into the low-pres- e
sure area obviously must go some- °
where. Since it is coming in from °
every .point of the compass, the only °
available place is up. As it rises it
cools and cozitracts. In the process the e
moisture it contains is condensed and n
we have rain. That is, we are likely a
to. It can not be stated too emphati
cally that there are many things to
be considered which may make excep
tions,to the most fundamental rules.
In regard to temperature, every one
has noticed that rain in winter means
warm weather, in summer cool weath
er. This arises from the fact that
heat travels more easily through clear
skies than through clouds and mois
ture. In the day-time heat reaches the
earth from the sun; at night it leaves
the earth to be absorbed in the atmos
phere. In summer, therefore, when the
days are .longer than the nights, the
earth is being heated for a greater
part of the 24 hours than it is being
cooled. In consequence the clearer the
weather and the easier it is for heat to
travel, the hotter it grows. In winter
the reverse is true. The cooling time
is 1 ger than the heating, and the
clea*er it is the colder it grows.
Thus the pressure of the atmosphere
is the key to the weather, affecting the t
three vital questions of rain, tempera
ture, and wind. Many things may
create an area of low pressure and `
many things may influence its career
whei once it has been created. But C
there are certain general rules based
on the principles already outlined. The
weather maps tell the forecaster the
conditions of the last few days, the
telegraph tells him of the conditions
at the moment, and with this informa
Stionn he is able to predict the condi
tion for the immediate future from a
standpoint very different from that of
the 4amateur observer, however exper
ienced, who can form an opinion only'
{aIl te ,sslgsr .vible t .his unaided
eyes It may, in fact, be said that no
" accurate forecasts for more than a few
hours in advance are possible unless
- the prophet is able to study a series of
observations covering a wide range of
Scountry a few hours after they have
been taken. For its weekly forecasts,
indeed, the United States Weather
Bureau has reports not only from this 1
country but from abroad and at sea
as well.
A BETTER SUMMER SCHOOL.
One of the defects of our State sys
tem of summer schools has been that
I teachers have not always been bene
1 fited financially by attending. Too of
ten, their attendance has only enabled
I them to renew their certificates with.
Sout obtaining more pay. This summer,
at the six and ten weeks summer
I schools which will be held at the State
Normal at Natchitoches, two improve
1 ments will be found: First, the course
I of every student will be carefully ad
B yised by faculty members with a view
I of strengthening his scholarship where
a most needed; secondly, normal credits
s will be allowed for all work done in
d courses comprised in the Normal cur
y riculum, and those credits will count
towards obtaining a normal diploma.
e Those in attendance will therefore de
rlrive a double benefit. The summer
a school pamphlets of the Normal School
f explain the importance of this plan.
NO ECONOMY IN OLD TOOLS.
e Some people think that it is more
t profitable to use an old implement
n just as long as it sticks together, than
. to buy a new one. This one idea I be
d lieve, has more to do with the poor
h tillage and small profits on some of
n our farms than anything else. In this
d part of the South nearly all of our
t, labor is negro labor. I'll not try to
n give a description of the negro's die.
I- position toward work, for I believe
:e every farmer knows that. I will say
oe this much, however, that if you give a
r, negro a gOod sharp plow that he will
oe give you good results, providing he is
Le a steady worker; but as soon as he
e has to exert himself a bit to hold that
a plow in the ground, there's where the
-e good work stops.-E. M. Stickley, in
h Progresslve Farmer.
At the annual meeting of the State
at Federation of Women's Clubs, Mrs. L.
t. U. Babin of Baton Rouge, made a talk
c- upon "What Should the Women Ask
n* of This Session of the Legislature?"
Is She suggested better child labor con
,r ditions, juvenile court laws, minimum
y wage and liquor restriction, but she
se entirely ignored the sufrage question,
COMMON CATTLE TICK THE ONLY 4
FEVER-CARRYING TICK. 4
True Democrat:
Considerable misunderstanding ex
ists with regard to the tick eradica
tion question, and a great part of this
is due to the impression that the work
embraces the destruction of all kinds
of ticks, of which there are a number
of varieties. On the other hand, the
only tick that carries the germ of
Texas fever, and the one whose total
extermination is aimed at, is our com
mon cattle tick, known, technically, "
as "Margaropus annulatus."
It would seem that the same misuln
derstanding prevails among many "
stock owners in West Feliciana parish, "
and strengthens the impression, to
some extent, at least, that it would be
impossible to totally exterminate ticks
tor the reason that they are found on
so many different kinds of animals.
and that "the woods are full of them."
The writer received this impression
from a recent conversation with a cit
izen of the parish, Mr. F. S. Percy,
and it is to try to clear this matter
up that is the occasion of this commu
nication; because, the longer this im- o
portant work is delayed, in any par
ish, the longer it will be before the
immense benefits will be obtained
from it.
Let it be thoroughly understood,
then, that while nearly all animals a
may have their special tick, and some t
of these may also be found on cattle s
at times, the only one that carries and
transmits the Texas, or tick, fever
germ is the common big blue tick, {
known as the cattle tick. None of the
other varieties have anything to do o
with the Texas fever, and are not 0
considered in the campaign of tick a
eradication now being so vigorously a
pursued throughout the Southern b
states. a
If this misunderstanding should have
stood in the way of the work being 'j
inaugurated in West Feliciana parish, i
it need not do so any longer, as theie f
are no grounds for it whatever; and
the sooner the work is taken up in
earnest, as many other parishes are 0
doing, the sooner will the parish be
free of these expensive parasites, and
the best markets in the country'b open
to its cattle without any restrictions l
from Federal quarantine or anything l
else, which is, in reality, the main ob- .
ject of tick eradication.
It may interest your readers to know
something of the increase in value of
cattle, through tick eradjcation, in t
some of the different Southern states.
In reply to a question sent out by the d
U. S. Department of Agriculture, vlz:'1a
"What has been the average increase
per head in value of cattle in your
county since tick eradicatiop began in
1906?" the following were received:
Alabama ......................$ 7.70 t
Arkansas ................... 8.31
California ................... 15.00
Georgia ...................... 8.00
' Mississippi .................... 9.00
North Carolina ................ 8.30
r Oklahoma .................... 8.20t
[South Carolina................ 9.251
Tennessee ..................... 10.94
STexas ..................:..... 13.79 "
Virginia. ...................... 13.28
SEleven States ................. 9.76
SHere, then, is an average Increase I
Sin value, per head, of the cattle in the'
Seleven states above mentioned of $9.76 i
as the result of freedom from ticks.
SThe writer is not .quite certain of|
Sthe exact number of cattle in Westl
SFeliciana parish, but the United States
r census of 1910 gives a total of 8,575
1 head. Suppose. then, we should placeI
the increased value per head at $5.00,
simply for illustration, the Increased
value of the cattle'of the parish would
e represent the nice little sum of $42,875.
t But this is not all. Another ques
n tion was submitted, viz., "What is the
-probable per cent of increase in milk
r production of dairy cows due to the
f absence of ticks?" The replies show
s ed the lowest estimates from Alabama
r and Georgia with 15 per cent increase
o in each, while the highest average
- came from North Carolina with 25
e per cent, and with 24 per cent, each,
y from Mississippi and Oklahoma. Or,
a in other words, the average per ceint.
I1 age increase in milke production from
isl dairy cows in eleven states showed
e 23 per cent, which is a gain of almost
it one-fourth in the total yield of milk.
le There were many more questions
In regarding the subject and as many
more favorable replies. However, the
two we have given will afford some
te idea of the benefits of tick eradication.
L. There is no sentiment about this
1k question of tick eradication. It is a
Ik cold business proposition; and the
" sooner the whole state sees it that
n- way, and gets to work in a systematic
m manner, the sooner wfll we obtain the
ae benefits which tick freedom brings.
a' W. H. DALRYaMPLt.
* TO THE PUBLIC.
5 f The attention of the public is *
f hereby called to the date of our *
* custorpary May-day picnic at the
rk * Hospital Farm Colony,on Thurs- *
ds * day, May 14th, 1914, for, many *
er * inmates of the institution, our *
he * employees, and a large part of *
of ( the surrounding country. A pro- •
l gram of interesting and instruc-.
m-* tive speakers is promised, and *
ly, we extend you a cordial invita- *
f tion to spend the day with us, *
' and come prepared with your f
ny picnic basket to help us enter- *
rh, tain all of our friends.
to f CLARENCE PIERSON, *
be f Superintendent. *
ks.
Is..... ......
LOUISIANA LANDS PRICED
DU
it- TOO LOW,
er Assumption Pioneer:
Louisiana, it is true, has thouiands
of acres of fertile cultivatable land.
r- which will grow crops twelve months
he in the year, but they can not be bought
ed for a song. Quoting a citizen .who
knows the conditions of this state per
id, fectly: "Why should lands in Loulsi
as ana which compare in every way with
ne those of Illinois, Indiana and Iowa, be
tle sold for thirty or forty dollars an acre,
ad when lands in those states are worth
er $300 and over an acre? Is it because
the Louisiana lands can be cultivated
he twelve months in the year, while those
do of the states 'mentioned can be planted
Lot only six months of the year? I(Is not
ck a matter of fertility, because our lands
are classed with the best. It can not
rn be a matter of unfavorable weather
and climatic conditions, as these are
pronounced the most perfect in the
world. Then what is the trouble? I.
will tell you, we have not been looking
! for purchasers of our good lands be
nd fore, and now that we are brought to
in this pass by the removal of the tariff
ºre on sugar, the good cultivatable lands
be are being put in the same class with
nd the cheap lands which were used for
speculative purposes. Is It fair that'
ins our plantation owners who have the
choicest land in the world should be
Sasked to sell their land at one-fourth
the cost of land in states which are no
obetter and which are barren for six
of months in the year? These are ques
in tions which those who are inviting
eimmigrants to Louisiana should touch
oh. Be fair with the immigrants and
Iz: also with our own people."
We are' told by this same party that
our immigration boosters use most
in alluring terms of Louisiana lands and
tell the people of other states, "come
70 to Louisiana, the land of promise,
31 where you can buy land for $30 and
.00 $40 an acre. Why pay $300 an acre
.00 vhen you can get as good land in
00 Louisiana for $30."
30 Our lands should be worth as much
.2if not more than the lands of the lead
.25 ing agricultural states, and they will
be if we show the country that they
are.
.28
.76 Do you take your medicine out of a
tse bottle, or do you pluck it from your
the own grape, strawberry or melon Vine,
.76 and fig, pear, peach, plum, apple or
. cherry tree. Can the children fill their
ot cups from the blackberry, dewberry
est or raspberry bushes? Are the winter
tes evenings cheered and the Sunday cakes
575 seasoned with that which we have
ace gleaned from the walnut, pecan, hick
.00, ory or chestnut tree? There is a hosat
sed of good things for those who live near
uld the mountains in the various rich nuts.
175. -Progressive Farmer.
the THE SOUP POT.
the My daughter kept a large white
ow- enameled pot on one corner of her
ma stove, into which all the good bones
ase and pieces of meat not used for hash,
age were dropped and simmered slowly.
25 All sorts of soup were made, using
ich, this stock as the foundation. If com
Or, pany comes unexpectedly, a rich,
ent. brown gravy soup can be served as the
rom first course, by adding a few drops of
wed kitchen bouquet. If a hurried lunch is
lost needed, a plate of clear gravy soup
k. makes a welcome addition. If I come
ons in tired from working the garden, a
any cupful carefully skimmed of all grease,
the and nicely seasoned, is quite as re
me freshing and far less harmful than a
ion. cup of tea. If the dinner seems to be
this very scant, cut Up what beef you have,
L a with plenty of vegetables, a cup of
the stock from the soup pot, and you
that have a stew fit for a king.
atic
the When, wrapped in flame, your home'e
. a blackened shell,
'Tis growing rather late to dig a well.
