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The True Democrat VOL. XXIV ST. FRANCISVILLE, WEST FELICIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1915 NO. WOODLAWN FARM I J. B. McGEHEE (1836-1913) The falling leaves indicate the recurrent foresight c of Nature and remind Mankind to make provision a for another year. At once is the time to begin and d our Fall crop of largest promise is OATS. Let us s li put in an unsurpassed acreage. There is no other way that will so quickly rehabilitate the unculti- n e vated lands of the South. t, All serious enquirers welcome. rF SUCCESS LIES IN MUTUAL SERVICE J. S. McGEHEE - - - Laurel, Hill, La. h ALWAYS ON HAND a NEW MACKEREL, DILL PICKLES, SOUR PICKLES, SAUER ti KRAUT, HOLLAND HERRINGS, COD FISH, DRIED AND CANNED if SHRIMP, TUNA FISH, CHOICE ASPARAGUS TIPS, CAMPBELL'S SOUPS AND PORK AND BEANS, CHIPPED BEEF, SLICED BACON IN GLASSES; ALSO BACON CUT IN QUANTITY TO SUIT PUR CHASER. FULL LINE OF VORIES' FANCY CAKES. CEREALS IN PUFFED RICE, PUFFED WHEAT, CREAM OF WHEAT, CORN FLAKES, OAT MEAL, FRESH STAR AND DIAMOND "C" HAMS. GEO. RETTIG'S OF COURSE. It HARDWARE, DISC AND SECTION -ARROW8, GUANO DISTRIBUTORS, AVERY'S IMPROVED CHILLED PLOWS, AMERICAN HOG-FENCE, PLOW GEARS AND ALL OTHER SEASONABLE GOODS AT BOTTOM PRICES. CHAS WEYDERT. LET THERE BE LIGHT There WILL BE light if you buy your electric light bulbs from me. All sizes Interstate Electric Company's Mazda and Carbon Lamps in stock. Orders taken for all kinds of electrical appliances. J. C. STORM . St. Francisville, La. If you need HARDrugs, Patent MedcD SECTION nes, Sta-RIBUTORS, you will find a full line AVERY'S IMPROVED CHILLED PLOWS, AMERICAN HOG-FENCE, PLOW CHAS W DERT. Iat ýH;ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA. ...LET THE TRUE DEMO)RAT PRINT IT.., NEWS MULTUM IN PARVO Italy declared war with Bulgaria. Serbia is making a determined re sistance to the attacks of the Austro German forces and those of Bulgaria, f while the Allies are preparing to render assistance. By a counter attack, the Germans v drove the Russians back across the Stripa river, but Petrograd reported little change in the situation. Serbian resistance retarded the Ger- c man advance in Serbia, and led to an expectation that Russia might be able t to strike a blow and help bring the Turk to his knees before relief arrives. Secretary Lansing will next week t resume negotiations with Count von t Bernstorff on the sinking of the Lusi- E tania and three other vessels on which d Americans were killed. Rumania joined Greece in declaring t neutrality, the step. following German I hints that Bucharest give more definite 1 indications of Rumania's stand. The Austro-Germans announced they 3 are still making headway in the Bal- ' kans, having stormed the Serbian posi- 4 tions south of Semendria. Bulgaria 'forced the frontier ridges between Ne gotin and Strumika. She announced that grain bought by Greece in Ru mania would be permitted to cross her territory. All the South American countries taking part in the conference regard ing Mexico signified their intention to c concur in the recognition of Carranza. Employers were asked to help the administration scheme for the defense Sof the country by giving employees time to acquire military training with out serious loss of pay. Washington officials announced that the Cotton Futures Act would be en forced until the appeal from the de cision of Judge Hough in New York is decided. A British recruiting officer said Great Britain would have to raise 3,500,000 ' more men by spring or the government ' would not be responsible for the out come of the war. ' Opposition to Carranza in Mexico was crumbling in view of the decision to ' recognize his party reached by the ' United States and Latin-American na tions. Criminal intent was charged against William Rockefeller and the other di rectors of the New Haven road when their trial began in New York. President Wilson voted for woman suffrage in the special election in New Jersey, but the defeat of the constitu tional amendment was conceded. R. E. THOMPSON TRIES ALFALFA. (Woodville Republican.) Mr. R. E. Thompson of East Feliciana parish, who experimented with the growing of alfalfa on a two-acre plat of land, informed the writer that he got six cuttings this season which gave him nine tons of hay. From the first four cuttings he harvested six tons of fine hay, which was one and one-half tons per acre cutting, the fifth cutting giving one ton per acre and the sixth one-half ton per acre. He found that it will be necessary to reseed the ground for another year owing to the fact that the weeds killed out the plants to a considerable extent towards the latter part of the season. He is convinced, however, that alfalfa can be profitably grown in this section, pro vided the land is given the proper at tention and the necessary amount of lime. This gentleman also has fitted up a r red pepper drying plant for the pur pose of giving this industry a thorough test before moving the plant to Wood ville. Having bought up and dried a large quantity of pepper in his kiln already, he appears to be so well satis fled with his venture that we feel safe in the assertion that a market for this product will be opened up in this town next season. OVER CONFIDENCE. All over the grand old State of Louie iana, the refrain is heard: "John M. Parker is running for governor on the Progressive ticket. He is a fine man, and I like him, but he's fighting the Democratic party and he has no more show than a jack rabbit. I am sorry he quit us." Bill Krebs of the Lake Charles Amer ican-Press is kicking because the Dem ocrats, according to his way of looking at it, are not showing as much en thusiasm over their candidates for governor as are a few Progressives. What's the use, Bill, of losing your . voice when you've got a sure thing. Get the goggles off and come on in. * Assumption Pioneer. BE A WEST FELICIANIAN. Covington, La., Oct. 16, 1915. Editors The True Democrat: A few days ago while in West Fe Jiciana I met a gentlemen who is a L member of a large and influential ti family in the Laurel Hill neighborhood. G in the course of a short conversation he mentioned the fact that since there h were no banks in the parish, he had G found it necessary to do his banking L in Woodville and that, while he pre ferred to do all his business in the e towns of St. Francisville and Bayou a Sara, the fact that his bank account 1 was in Woodville naturally caused him o to do his other business there. The same thing was said of the other mem- L bers of the family. Now I wonder if d the business and professional men of 11 the towns of St. Francisville and Bayou Sara see the point? I am sure they 1 do. What about the business of the parish that is going to Jackson, Slaugh- a ter and Baton Rouge, to say nothing of tl New Orleans, for the same reason? A There is a way to head off. a great portion of this lost business-patronize your home bank. Don't be satisfied with that, but insist on your friends doing likewise. Be a West Felicianian. Respectfully yours, b E. G. DAVIS. a b FAMOUS OLD MANSION GOES. t (Woodville Republican.) F The residence on Wyoming planta- d tion, ten miles southwest of Woodville, owned by Mr. Morris H. Rothschild, 0 and occupied by his overseer, Mr. Mac- s Donough, was destroyed by fire on 7 Monday morning at 10 o'clock, the roof t having caught from a spark from one of the chimneys. This spacious old j house, which was built sometime be- c fore the Civil War by the late Col. Rob- i ert Semple, a prominent and wealthy if planter of this county, was one of the I finest homes in this section of the state, both in size and elegance. With- ', in its two and one-half stories were i numerous large rooms, fitted up with 1 marble mantles, which opened into wide halls or upon broad verandas, ; and an imposing ball roomlp occupied r the third floor. The destruction of this ante-bellum house marks the passing of the last one of these palatial old I plantation homes, which stood as relics t of our county's past grandeur. Strange 1 to say, practically all of the others met I a like fate. t THE HOME COMFORTABLE. Of course homes should look nice when company comes, but they should always be wholesomely clean for the family as well. Many men would be far happier if they could convince their wives that their homes were tidy and comfortable even if they were not gone over inch by inch, that very day. This feeling that home is not good' enough for visitors is responsible for the old-fashioned, fine hospitality dis appearing. A charming girl said re cently that though she had attended a certain church for three years and had made many acquaintances that only twice in all that time had she received an informal invitation to tea or been asked to visit any one's home. She had been entertained many times, but at formal affairs or else taken to club rooms or public eating places. This is only one of many instances all are familiar with. Homes are not intended to be spick and span all the time as hotels are. Visitors and callers will like to see the books a trifle disorderly, as though they were for use. If the music on the piano is unsorted or just piled any way it shows some one has been sing ing, and that you enjoy music in your home. The couch in the cosy corner and the i pillows on the window seat do not needI to be plumped up every minute of the day; they are made to use and make you comfortable. Pleasant disorder is not dirt, it is not something to guard from friendly eyes. It is the thing that makes our houses home-like and that gives the cosy home feeling. Any one with a few dollars in . his purse can hire a woman to was~ scrub and clean, but where can orn buy a home? This is a fine time to stop doing all those unnecessary, trifling, tiring things that do not need to be done. That your family would be better pleased if you left undone, and that-friends die . like to see you doing. SNatchez will lead the fight for the - Natchez Trace route for the Jackson highway. When the highway conven .tion meets in Nashville on November l10th, Judge Richard F. Reed, late of . the supreme bench, together with two - other delegates, will urge the claims of the Natchez Trace. ALL OVER LOUISIANA Paul A. Sompayrac, of Lake Charles, fi La., was appointed private secretary ic to Governor Hall,. succeeding Senator ii George Wesley Smith. t" The yacht Two Sisters, supposes to tl have been fitted out at Galveston as a li German privateer. went ashore on the it Louisiana coast. ii The Jackson Highway commission- ri ers were shown over New Orleans and n were unanimous in the selection of New Orleans as the Southern terminus h of the route. a. Col. A. W. Crandall, prominent in sa Louisiana political and business affairs, N died at his apartments after a long si illness4 H Dominick O'Malley has bought the p New Orleans American. ti Attorney General Pleasant filed an e: amended petition in the ouster suit of the State of Louisiana against the e American Sugar Refining Company. fi 0 c BRAVO, MR. CARRUTH. ti (W. L. Carruth in Clinton Watchman.) tl Now, as to the steel bridges being d built jointly by the parishes of East ii and West Feliciana. The building of tj bridges in this way is nothing new in this parish. We helped build those over Amite River and we in this section probably U derive no benefit from them. This board has been a progressive one to some extent and has built other steel bridges. A wooden bridge over Thompson's creek could not be made t to stand. The three bridges being built near t Jackson will cost less than one bridge f over the old ford which is nearly im- t passible at all times and entirely so for days at a time when the water is high. Jackson is a part of East Feliciana parish and is entitled to the same con sideration and relief that any other section is entitled to. When this bridge proposition was brought before our board, a motion was made to have a committee from our parish meet one from West Feliciana. With all members present, this com mittee was given full power to act as they thought best. There was at least npt a dissenting vote. Mr. Perkins was opposed to the bridge and did not sign the contract. I mention the vote of Mr. Perkins simply to show the posi tion of the whole board and not in criticism of his vote. I honestly believed that section was entitled to relief from conditions that kept their trade, their cattle and other interests entirely cut off from them for days at a time. Thinking as I did, I voted for the bridges and I think that it was no more than they were en titled to. Some contend(It is not an argument) that Jackson has always done without that bridge and for that reason could do without it until time is no more. Remember that old man Adam wore no pants, that Eve would not have known a hair net from a bustle, and it is very questionable if wise old Solo mon himself could have told a traction engine from a peanut huller. PLANT A PATCH OF STRAW BERRIES THIS FALL. There is no good reason why ever) farmer's garden in North Louisiana should not have its strawberry patch, giving an annual yield of luscious and wholesome fruit, says E. J. Watson, Horticulturist of the North Louisiana Experiment Station. Our soils and climate are well adapted to berry growing, and in the course of time we expect to see the strawberry become an important commercial crop in this Isection. Perhaps the most important requisite 'in a soil for strawberries is the thor ough drainage, yet too little water is unfavorable to the highest develop .ment of plant and fruit. Our warm, I sandy loams will produce earlier fruit, Sbut are much more subject to drouth than the friable clay loams which produce the best crops of fruit. An Sabundance of decayed vegetable mat ter in the soil is also essential to the 1 highest degree of success. m October is the best time to plant, t provided there is sufficient moisture in I the soil. If too dry, the planting should c be deferred. In a small patch, water ing could oe resorted to, and the plant ing be done when the ground is ready. i Even if Col. Parker was elected - governor, which there is no earthly r chance for such a thing to happen, 'f what could he do with a Democratic , legislature hostile to him and which s would block his every move.-Lake Providence Banner. SUGAR 18SUE NO MORE. (Paul Wooton in Times-Picayune.) Louisiana Progressives have a cloudy future to look forward to, in the opin ion of the editorial writer on the Wash ington Star. The action of the Secre tary of the Treasury in recommending that the free sugar clause of the tariff law be repealed stripped their cloud of its only possibility of having a silver lining, he seems to think. The edito rial, which appeared in Tuesday after noon's Star, says: John M. Parker, who has announced his candidacy for governor of Louisi ana, is a Bull Mooser in a limited sense. He is a personal friend of Mr. Roosevelt, and would be glad to see his friend returned to the White House. His present move is an ex pression of that feeling. Beyond that the matter is open to question and examination. Last November the Bull Moosers elected a representative to the House from the Third Louisiana district. The cane interests are strong in the dis trict, and in that campaign resented the President's free sugar attitude. So they turned down the Democratic can didate, who was supporting the admin istration, and elected a man committed to a duty on sugar and pledged to vote that way in the House at the first op. portunity. The other districts in the state elected, as usual, the nominees of the Democratic party. Now this is all that Bull Moosery means in Louisiana. It is sugar, and nothing but sugar. The Democrats have decreed that sugar shall go on the free list, and the Bull Moosers sympathize with the Republican con tention that sugar should pay a duty, first for revenue, and second for pro tection. As the name Republican was unpopular in Louisiana the friends of sugar, for campaign purposes, used the name Progressive. They would pro gress toward Republicanism under the Progressive banner. But what iould be left to Bull Moos ery in Louisiana if the Democratic party at the coming session of Con gress should rescind its action and continue s~gar on the dutiable list. There is much talk of that. The gov ernment needd more revenue, and con siderably more is involved in the sugar tax. Why, it is asked, cut off so large a sum from a source from which the country so long has drawn when it is in great need of funds for purposes which cannot be denied. Our bills for the next fiscal year and maybe for a much longer time, are going to be large, and a treasury deficit is not a national blessing. We must pay as we go. Still, even if the Democracy stands pat on sugar, transferring it to the free list and finding the amount of revenue involved elsewhere, Bull Moose ery will not grow in Louisiana. The chances are altogether in favor of the electoral vote of the state again going to the Democratic ticket. Democratic control of state affairs, including the machinery of elections, is complete; and thlat virtually settles the question. ADVERTISE YOUR SHOES. (Farm anl Ranch.) Much trade lost by small-town mer chants to foreign competition is the result of antiquated advertising and merchandising methods on the part of the merchants. A most impressive example in sub. stantiation of this statement came under my observation about three years ago in a small East Texas town. A woman called at her local dealer's to have a button replaced on a shoe, which service was gladly performed without charge. After examinging the shoe, the mer chant asked where it was bought. "In blank city," replied the lady. "I buy all of my shoes there, as I wear only ithis particular make of,shoes." "Well, why don't you buy them from me," countered the merchant. "I handle this full line and can save you the expense and inconvenience of sending away for them." "You do," she rejoined. "Then why don't you let people know it. You .will certainly get my future business." The only possible reason for her no having patronized him in the past was lack: of knowledge on her part that the Ishoe was carried locally. Same old story: an utter lack of appreciation of advertising on the part of the small-town retailer. Yes, there is a good local newspaper I in this town. He has simply failed to ' use it to let people know what he had , to offer them. e Progressive merchants realise that i to get maximum selling results they s must keep their prospective patrons posted as to-what they have to offer,