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The 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_
una Record, a weekly newspaper for
he town of Jackson, La. Advertisers
will do well to get joint rates for both
papers.
Entered at the Post Office at St.
Francisville, La., as second class mail
Subscription $1.50 a Year in Advance.
Saturday, May 9, 1914.
SURE SIGN OF TROUBLE.
When the war cloud appeared in the
Mexican horizon no bigger than a
man's hand-Huerta's-by several suc
cessive mails came pamphlets from
Gen. Leonard Wood of the United
States Army, giving full and enticing
descriptions of that body. Through a
newspaper experience of over twenty
years, this was the first recognition of
our existence given by the great U. S.
Army. We wondered idly if this was
an expression of the new policy in
business and elsewhere of "the public
be told."
But when the New York Stock Ex
change, after a like silence, deep and
long, sends us with its compliments (!)
a copy of its "Brief and Reply Brief in
Behalf of the New York Stock Ex
change" to the Senate Committee on
Banking and Currency, we realize that
there must be something behind this,
more than an overweening desire to
give the public information. For if
gold lace and brass buttons have ig
nored the country press so long, even
such has been the case with the great
dice-players without dice. And cogi
tating over the subject, and citing
parallel instances of how quickly any
and every-body hies to the press to
help them out when in trouble of any
kind, we conclude that the cases above
mentioned, are merely new and strik
ing signs of trouble.
FOR PROTECTION FROM FLOOD.
Mayor Logan of Bayou Sara, who is
working like a Trojan for the rehabili
tation of his town, proposes to follow
the broad intimation of the Mississippi
River Commission that the town would
be in better position to secure assist
ance if it belonged to a levee district.
To that end, Mr. Logan will get up a
petition, memorializing the Legislature
to have Bayou Sara included in the
Pointe Coupee Levee District. The
matter will be introduced in the Legis
lature by Senator A. F. Barrow, who
has pledged Mr. Logan that he will do
all that he can for the measure.
Mr. Logan further proposes to get
property-owners in lower St. Francis
ville to sign the petition for coming
into a levee district, as that part of'
the town is more subject to overflow
than Bayou Sara. The result of his
efforts in this direction is yet to be
seen. Being subject to a never-ending
levee tax will probably be a detriment,
but it is doubtful if adequate protec
tion can be secured in any other way
than by becoming a part of a levee
district. Property owners in lower St.
Francisville should canvass the sub
ject thoroughly, while Bayou Sara as a
whole can not do better than endorse
the project.
FOR AN AGRICULTURAL BUIIDING
The progress and prosperity of Lou
isiana depend upon the development of
her agricultural resources. Therefore,
thoughtful people almost to a unit,
urge the necessity of providing greater
facilities to the youth of the state for
their more thorough education, along
all agricultural lines, including 'field
crope and live stock. It will devolve
upon our State Agricultural College to
provide this necessary education; but
in order to do so, greater equipment is
essential, and what this institution
stands most in need of at this
time, and for the future, is a building
at the University with adequate equip
ment to take care of this branch of
work.
The most prominent agricultural and
allied organizations have expressed
themselves, either through resolution
or endorsement, of the project of hav
ing the coming legislature appropriate
an adequate amount of money for the
purpose of erecting, on the State Unt
versity campus, an agricultural bufild
ing in keeping with the present and
prospective needs of the State's agri
cultural development, and representa
tive of the planters and farmers of
the State.
Among the organizations which have
so expressed themselves may be men
tioned the Louisiana Swine Breeders'
Association; the Louisiana Corn Grow
era' Association; the Louisiana Jersey
Breeders' Association; the Dixie Dairy
men's Association; the New Orleans
Board of Trade; an association of some
275 farmers of the state in attendance
at the Farmers' Short Course last
January, etc.
This unity of expression on the sub
Jeet covers, practically, the whole
State of Louisiana, emd is illustrative
of the general sentiment which pre
vails with reference to the subject of
providing n agý:-ric:t :ral b1:il:ng at
the Univ.: -:iy grounds \.!ich will rep
ecsent the fi.riii'U~ : s~is of the state,
and better enable: ou:r young men to
prepare themselves for the greater
development of the state's agricultural
resources.
The state has never made an appro
priation speciflcally for the construe
tion of agricultural buildings in con
nection with the College of Agricul
ture. Those at present occupied are
merely makeshifts of buildings scat
tered over different parts of the cam
pus, and totally inadequate for the
purpose.
It is hoped that all progressive citi
zens Interested in agriculture will lend
their aid in the accomplishment of this
project.
AN ANCIENT BOOKLET.
The Mansfield Enterprise announces
with great glee that a little kicking on
its part brought about great improve
ment in certain public service at that
place. If mere kicking would induce
the Cumberland Telephone and Tele
graph Co. to issue a new directory for
St. Francisville how gladly would we
display the most striking characteris
tic of a Missouri mule. This pamphlet
unlike wine, does not improve with
age. Rather is it like a wicked old
man--old but not good.
Seriously, the directory is distinctly
out of date. The names of dead men,
non-residents and defunct corporations
are therein, while of new-comers there
is no evidence. This is hard both on
patrons and on the operator, since the
latter must supply the deficiencies of
the directory, and the former is often
in ignorance of being able to "get"
certain persons. Be less niggardly,
Mr. Telephone Co.
FOR THE OPEN COUNTRY.
(J. H. Dillard, in Chicago Public)
I read this morning that in forty
principal cities of this country the
price of staple articles of food has
risen sixty-five per cent since 1899. Is
it not sufficient answer to the cause
for this startling increase to tell the
equally amazing statistics concerning
the growth of cities and towns during
the same period? If it is not the whole
answer, is it not at least the main
answer? To the .common man, unper
plexed by learned reasonings concern
ing the production of gold, is it not
clear that if we have fewer hogs and
cattle in proportion to population, that
if we have each year fewer people
raising potatoes, cabbages and chick
ens in proportion to those who are
holding or hunting jobs in the cities
and towns, the price of these things
will naturally rise?
In spite of the numerous conferences
and commissions on the subject of
rural improvement, in spite of the
often heard cry of back to the land, it
seems that a full recognition of the
importance of the subject is very far
from being realized. Meetings are
held on twentieth floors In big cities
where there is unco serious discussion
aabout rural churches, rural schools,
farmers' wives, etc.; we have been
doing this how for a dozen years or
more; yet, if any one will drive ten
miles, away from the railroad, in al
most any part of the country, he will
see how little is even beginning to be
done in the way of making the rural
neighborhood a more inviting place.
The country is there with all its
beauty of tree and plant and rolling
field, but man's work for ccmfort, con
venience, education, social intercourse
and amusement is largely lacking. The
farmer's wife is still beset with incon
veniences, while she hears and reads
of the marvelously increased comforts
of her city sister. The country school
house is a poor shack of a. building in
comparison with the school in even
the country town. There is little social
life, not even the good old cornshuck
ings. There is church once, or perhaps
twice, a month. The modern boys and
girls born in the country begin from
early years to look forward to quitting.
The talk of back to the land and of
colonization schemes is mostly futile.
Life in the city takes the nerve out of
people for the life in the open country.
Some one has wittily remarked that
the only genuine outcry of back to the
land came from the family in Noah's
Ark. Certainly those of us to-day who
are doing the talk do not want to go
back. It is the other man whom we
want to have go back, and he does not
want to go any more than we do. It
is a pressing problemn how to check
the lure of the town, how to have more
of our people raising hogs and vege
tables. Mr. Roosevelt well said, in the
introduction to the. report of his Com
mission on Country Life: "We were
founded as a nation of farmers, and in
spite of the great growth of our indus
trial life it still remains true that our
whole system rests upon the farm. that
the welfare of the whole community
depends upon the welfare of the farm
er. The strengthening of country life
is the strengthening of the whole na
tion."
Something might actually be occom
plished by directing all efforts toward
holding those in the country who are
still there, especially the growing-up
children. More can be accomplished
Iby working with the idea of "stay on
ire- the land" than by preachments of
of 'back to the land." The first of im
at prov:emnts must be better schools..
el- Tie movement for better roads must
ate, be fostered. The teaching of better
to methods of farming and of keeping
ter farm accounts must be extended.
ral Neighborhood co-operation must be en
couraged. Schoolhouses and churches
'r- must be used for entertainment.
1 All these improvements must come
on- If the country is not to be m6re and
:uli more depopulated. But back of all
are betterments, back of all inducements
:at- to stay on the soil, there is a problem
im- which underlies all efforts to create a
the thrifty and wholesome rural popula
tion, and this problem is to make it
itt- easy for the young man who is to stay
iid on the soil to be the master of that
his soil and not the rent-paying tenant of
a landlord. The only way to do this is
to hammer at legislation along the
line of Henry George's teachings in
regard to the sane and honest method
ces of taxation. The problem in any coun
on try would be solved if the revenues
ye- needed for the improvements that are
hat so much to be desired were collected
ICe from the increased land-values. If all
?le- farm and plantation buildings and im
for provements, all agricultural tools and
we stock, were exempt from taxation, and
ris- he revenues raised from a fair valua
let ion of the bare land-value, then it
ith would be undesirable to hold land out
old of use. If even the landlords would
think of the larger problem of a
tly healthy rural life in the nation, even
en, they might see that such legislation
ms would in the end be good for them
ere selves as well as for their children and
on their children's children.
the
MINUTES OF BAYOU SARA COUNCIL.
et" City Hall, Bayou Sara, La., May 5, 1914.
Ily, At a regular meeting of the Town
Council, the following members were
present: J. H. Logan, Mayor; Harris
Irvine, Jas. Aubic, Geo. A. Baler, Chas.
Weydert, E. M. Levert, Councilmen.
Meeting was called to order and minutes
3) of last meeting read and approved.
rty The following committees were appoint
ed by the Mayor:
Finance Committee--Harris Irvine, Geo.
ias A. Baier.
Is Drainage Committee--Chas. Weydert,
se E. M. Levert.
Levee, Streets and Improvement-J. H.
Lohe n, Jas. Aubic.
ing Moved, seconded and carried, That the
ing Mayor consult attorney in regard to hav
ole ing property assessed in Town of Bayou
Sara.
Moved, seconded and carried, That the
per- Mayor be instructed to advertise for bids
rn- for lease of wharf for the Town of Bayou
not Sara, for the year beginning 15th day of
June, 1914, and 'ending June 15, 1915.
Moved, seconded and carried, That the
iat Town Marshal be instructed to notify all
ple parties shooting air rifles and .22 calibre
ck- rifles within the limits of the Town, after
this date, that they will be subject 'to
a fine.
les Moved, seconded and carried, That *e
Igs Town Marshal notify all parties having
hogs at large, that after this date, same
will be taken up and sold to pay costs,
Des Moved, seconded and carried, That the
of Drainage Committee be authorized to
the have roofing put on draining machine,
it using material on hand.
Moved, seconded and carried, That the
he Mayor be authorized to have City Hall
far painted and repaired. ,,
re The following bills were approved and
s ordered paid:
A. C. Pearce, supplies.............$ 6.00
Standard Supply Co., supplies...... 9.00
)1s, R. Yunkes, work................. 6.90
!en Chas. We'dert.................... 25.85
or Town of St. Francisvlle, on light
account............................ 75.00
:en .r. H. Logan................... 10.00
al- J. A. Langlois, coal.............. 22.50
vill J. H. Logan, expense Baton Rouge. 2.20
be Bill of Eureka Fire Hose Co. approved.
ral There beig no further business, the
:neeting adjourned.
ce. J. H. LOGAN, Mayor.
its .INO. M. BELL, Secretary.
ing
on- When a man is through with his
rse lay's work and is sitting down resting
'he in his home, he can not read the ad
on. vertisements on the fence, and the
tds (hand bills and circulars that were left
ris Jn the door steps during the day have
ol- blown away or been destroyed. He
in 3alls for the paper and there finds the
en merchant's announcemenit, and with
ial 'mothing to bother his mind,ihe reads it
ck- 2arefully and calls his wife's attention
rt o it, and they decide to go to the
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ed The True Democrat
on ST. FRANCISVILLE, IA.
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
St. Francisville, La., May 6, 1914.
The Police Jury met in regular monthly
session with Dr. C. F. Howell, president,
and a quorum present, as follows: Chas.
Weydert, A. S. Brasseaux, T. D. Bickham,
\V. H. Richardson, Lovett Wright, J. D.
Sadden, N. H. Barrow, Ike Cutrer. Ab
sent: T. H. Row, S. L. Lavoergne.
Minutes of the last meeting were read
and adopted.
The following bills were read and ap
proved:
Roads and Bridgee Aceount
W. H. Richardson, telephobe mee
sage..............,...............$ 2.15
R. M. Leake, same ............... 1.05
T. J. Ard......................... 45.00
J. M. Barrow..................... 45.00
Max Schaeffer, acct. W. Hutches. 15.00
Wilford Hutches .................. 15.75
Riley Thorns .................... 9.00
M. & E. Wolf........... ....... 23.75
R. Yunkes........................ 12.60
T. J. Ard, freight and express.... 3.89
J. D. Adams Co................. 4.50
Jake Tempel .................... 1.50
Dave Early and J. W. Wilson.... 15.00
J. Roth............................ 30.86
Sam Greenup .................. 1.90
F. F. Converse................... 19.50
J. F. Maryman ................. 2.00
S. Brown......................... 8.50
F. O. Hamilton................... 12.30
J. D. Harvey...................... 22.60
Tom Woods ..................... 1.00
Peter Harper .................. 1.00
Nelson Stephens .................. 1.00
S. D. Hogue...................... 5.20
J. H. Clack, supper for road hands $1.40
R. C. Brasseaux ................ .76
Mrs. H. Connell................... 27.50
Sundry Accounts.
Bayou Sara Coal Co.............$ 9.60
St. Francisville E. L. & W. W.... 3.75
J. H. Clack, telephone............ 8.00
Frank Sansoni, soap............. .25
J. J. Muller, light in jail.......... .50
Abe Mann, shoes for prisoners... 6.00
R. Yunkes, repairs in Sheriff's
office ......................... 1.60
Mrs. A. H. Mumford............. 10.76
E. Newman ........................ .1.25
J. H. Clack, maintaining prisoners 84.00
J. H. Clack, turnkey fees......... 1.00
Julia Crawford, pauper 3rd ward. 1.00
Attendance Police Jury.
Chas. Weydert ................ $ 3.00
A. S. Brasseaux.................... 3.00
T. D. Bickham...................... 3.60
W. H. Richardson ............... 3.0
C. F. Howell....................... 4.60
Lovett Wright..................... 6.00
J. D. Sadden........................ 4.50
N. H. Barrow...................... 4.50
Ike Cutrer........................... 4.10
Moved, seconded and carried, That res
olution relative to road tax be rescinded
and corrected to read as follows: "All
parties having paid road tax for 1913 are
requested to hold receipts, as they will
receive credit on Per Capita Tax for 1914."
Moved, seconded and carried, That ow
ing to the fact that there are over three
thousand dollars of taxes uncollected, the
Sheriff is hereby requested to proceed, at
once, to collect all unpaid taxes according
to law.
Hon. T. D. Bickham announced his in
tention of resigning as member of Police
Jury to devote more time to the duties of
postmaster at Star Hill, of which the
following letter is explanatory:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Baton Rouge
April 27, 1914.
Mr. T. D. Bickham,
Star Hill, Louisiana.
Dear Sir:
This is to acknowledge receipt of and
to accept, on the election and qualfica
tion of your successor, your resignation
as one of the members of the Police Jury
of the Parish of West Feliciana, tendered
in your letter to the Governor of date
the 27th instant.
Respectfully yours,
a W. F. MILL8APS,
Secretary to the Governor.
A petition was received and read, urg
ing to reduce the number of Police Jurors,
School Board members, Magistrates and
Constables of the Parish of West Fell
iana.
Report of Parish Treasurer was re;
ceived and reads as follows:
St. Francisville, La., May 6, 1914.
The Hen. the Police Jury, Parish of West
Felfciana.
Gentlemen:-I beg to adcount to you -
for the affairs of my oflce since last
report. i9
Balance in my hands April 1, 1914$2,087.22
Receipts since....................,. 2571.
Total....................$....$,5.61
Disbursements since.............. 1,007.69
Balance in my hands this day....$2,50.92
In Feliciana Bank & Trust Co.,
in Liquidation.................. 2,046.71
In Louisiana National Bank, Baton
Rouge, La.................$ 604.21
Respectfully submitted,
J. R. MATTHEWS,
Treasurer, Parish of Wet Pellmana.
There was no further busines and the
meeting then adjourned.
C. F. HOWELl President
R. M. LEAKE, Clerk.
NOTICE.
Public notice is hereby lgiven that on
May 11, 1914, at twelve o'clock noon, the
following described property will be sold
at public auction at the front door of the
Feliciana Bank & Trust Company, in St. c
Francisville, Loulslana, to-wit:
Policy No. 172,052 for tea thousand
($10,000.00) dollars issued on the life of
Richard A. Harrison by the Union Cen
tral Life Insurance Company oJf Cinein
nati, Ohio, said policy being pledged to
the Feliciana Bank & Trust Company to C
secure the payment of certain promissory
notes executed by said Harrison in favor
of said bank as follows:
1st note dated March 11, 1901, for
$4,145.17 payable one year after date;
2nd note dated May 15, 1902, for 6915.00
payable on demand; and Zrd note dated
May 15, 1903,. for $15.00 payable on de- 1
mand; all bearing interest from their
respective dates at the rate of eight per
cent per annum until paid and ten per "
dent attorney'b fees should said notes be
placed in the hands of an attorney for a
collection.
o. B. STERL
Special Agent, Feliclana Bank & Trust
Company, in Liquidation.
ACCOUNTS FOR MEXICAN C
ANIMOSITY.
Marion Letcher, American Consul at c
Chihuahua, estimates the American- I
owned property in Mexico, including '
all kinds, at $1,057, 770,000, Mexican.
owned property at $793,187,242, and i
British-owned property at $321,302,800. U
Are not the Mexicans strainng a point
in making so much ado about their
country?--Chicao Public,
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.
Ofl SOUTH'S MI ATES1
IDSOWL uF BUSIUESS.' COLLEGE.
NEW OrL ANS, LA.
Sbouold be ei n the best traininato 1
pUre them for su' cess in buainers
MIN ~ Personal !nstru. t MA, WTre Rmplop
t ment Department, ' omptete Collepe
Bank, College 8toa anil WholeJl
Offices.
Nto ndswcrareentarionr to spears atr
dents. Through the ucceasa oQitI
$ n000 fn.rm studeti, soulst (oiegt
L everywhere as a WiU
Awake, Prac'ical, PInular FRe6 bJ6
eabafsl choi
a80. 00u1S # $011
Ship your Produce to a man you know
George M. Stern,
405 Poydras Street.
Farm products bought outright or
handled on commission.
1000 Barrels of Corn
FOR SALE
In quantities to suit purchaser.
Good solid Corn of fine quality.
Reasonable price.
J. A. LANGLOIS.
"LITTLE ADS."
FOR SALE-100 barrels corn.
2 M. O. DANIEL. Star Hill, La.
Hats remodeled and trimmed. Nice
line of flowers, milliner's findings, etc.,
on hand. Mrs. S. L. Riggs, at Storm's
store. (4-184)
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.
(4-11.4)
FOR SALE-About 150 bbls. damag
ed corn. JAS. P. BOWMAN. (tf.
FOR SALE-Grade Hereford Cattle.
Lespedeza Hay and Seed.
EDWARD BUTLER,
St. Francisville. La.
FOR SALE.
Red Rust Proof Seed Oats and Pear
vine Hay. JAS. P. BOWMAN.
LOST-At Julius Freyhan school
house, a gold fountain pen, monogram
'A. L." The public is requested to be
on look-out for such a pen. Suitable
reward for its return to this office,
and no questions asked.
Wanted to buy some second hand
lumber in good order. Apply at this
office. tft.
NOTICE IN BANKRUPTCY.
In the District Court of the United States,
for the Eastern District of Louisiana,
Baton Rouge Divsilon--In the matter
of Wm. C. Perkins, bankrupt. No. 200
In Bankruptoy.
To the creditors of said Bankrupt:
You are hereby notified that the above
party of West Fellcana Parish, Louisiana,
was, on April 28, 1914, adjudged a Bank
rupt in the District Court of the United
States, for the Eastern District of Louis
iana; and that the first meeting of the
creditors of the said Bankrupt will be
held before the undersigned, at his office,
Room 15, Reymond Building, in the City
of Baton Rouge, La., May 11, 1914, at
3:30 o'clgck P. M., whereat said creditors
shall present and prove their claims; shall
elect a Trustee and fix the amount of his
bond; shall determine in what manner and
at what time the property of the Bank
rupt's estate shall be sold, and shall do
such other things as may be necessary
for the promotion and the best interest of
samd estate, and shall transact such other
business as may properly come before
said meeting.
BIENJ. . TAYLOR, eteree
Datse DongS Ia4, April s, 114.
SUMMER
EXCURSION
RATES
May 15 and after
TO THE
NORTII, EAST AND WEST
VIA
TEXAS ' IC
LOCAL EXCURSION RATES
ONE FARE PLUS TEN CENTS
EVERY SUNDAY
ROUND TRIP
MINERAL WELLS
EVERY DAY
Por full articulars see T.& P.RY. Agents,
or write
A. D. BELL, GEO. D. HUNTER,
MAst. Gen. Pass. Agt. Gen. Pass. Agt.
DALLAS, TEXAS.
8IDS WANTED.
To whom it may concern:
Notice is hereby given that the Mu.
nicipal corporation of Bayou Sara will
on the 10th day of July, 1914 at the
hour of 11 o'clock a. m., award to the
highest responsible bidder the privi
lege of conducting the ferrying busi
ness between the town of Bayou Sara
and Pointe Coupee for a period of one
year.
Sealed bids are to be submitted to
the Mayor of Bayou Sara at his office
on or before that date, when the privi.
lege will be awarded and contract en
tered into.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
J. H. LOGAN,
Mayor of Bayou Sara.
