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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-08-01
Minutes Of School Board l!eelihs

81 rraucisvil!e La, July %, 1875.
The Parish School Board met III
adjourned quarterly session:
Present: AR. Jas, !. Bowma"
prcs,l't., AIessrs. Ard, Argue, AeaNe'
Lawrason, Phafes and the Secy'
Minutes OF quarterly meetings on
Au,jI 9th and July 4th, and of meet
;uus Of ExprutiveCommi'tce on May
2na, ECU. and June 9th, and ~
read and approved. Bills ct "x'
urn,es Of teachers who at'""le" the
Sunmrr School were audited, an"
warrants ordered ,Irawntor amounts
approved.
Tue committee appointed to pre-
par, plans etc, for Ord room OF the
III ware, white school made u pro-
yjSiona| verbal report
The committee WAS authorize" u
have plans aud specifications pre-
nareu and 70 advertise for bids 'o'
hpjldjrc. in the True Democrat ant
in a newspaper published j" Jack
son LA.
On motion duly carried, 1t VIA
resolved t,.at each membe! OF LII
Roar, he constituted ~ commute
u to secure the signatures OF inc ia
J. payers Of the parish to ~ pet''lo"
Q be presented to the Police Jury as'
I" ING AZ, increase OF rate OF taSa1'o
>. for schools from u mllls rs at pre-
y ent 1929 mills.
9 The following accounts were y
$, proved aud ordered paid:
u Ed Williams janitor. ..........'..'' 70
e KofP Lodge rent june ~, ana 1of Or
-, Summer School. ................ ~
T. Williams janitor. .......'.'.....'
nc n J Ellis bin for freight ..'......'
Is. q " Newman bill snnlr'es !
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[E'or 'Ih2 I'Iue Dcmoctat.l
The Silver Side.

! see DV lNc l''A" "'o"' Va '"'' ~
Drr t'at YOU have hoiSted the ';''"'S
nr the Dvn,nvialiu nominees 20 yo'r
mast-hea.1, and in an editorial sup.
uoy;cN them. ! am glad to see 'h'S'
Every Southern democratic e"''or
sAo,,jh do likewise. NJ man Sh"H'u
lie greater than his party or people,
lie may differ honestly as'o "''a' ~
hest for them, hNt when u large
~ !jority OF his people OF Irie"dS elect
their course. he sIion!l give III VIA
Grace ana 10 his best to help the"
make y success OF what he ':'Ay co,'-
s;der !. bad job. This does NOT
spum /, he the case with a nn"'uei
Of our leading Drmor''t" papers,
in fact they are trying All ''e5 e''''
while claiming TO suIi"FI '"E
nor.lIevs,--to defeat t':o'A. n 'i''"
\ bic example Of tI;vse papers hs]"1
the n. o. picAy nn:. let Us I''oE "
,hn nnm;ncr, In bis yris'> flows aN'
coi!la,ing'c the 'jch a"a s2n&To:'
). blood Of Che South, VITA ~
steady aIt' energetic blood o. III
West, uniting the ciiva'ro"s ao"'
- with Tie strong young giant OF ia
West an ideal union, which ''"$ i"t
,|ucca the greatest men G! Oh; c5"'
'' try. an;! -tatc,. i'll this campaign /
lead to victory, well educated, s''
Arnt N his life, Of superior men';
9 MOVERS, large nnd practical '>Fe'
l -rurp ~ affairs OF life. having l""@'
from the lowest rnnnl I'll 'he '''"
$500 to his present position, ne Is q.
urut|y fitted to he he leader Oh 4
people in tAcir efforts to en"Nc'i''
as. themselves from EasteFn financ'
slavery, AID to Gil The high office
6, President OF these u"'Iea o'a'
:. Nav what YOU viii, the canlI'a'
is \ GyAt of The masses aga'nS'
a. m,rip.1 classes CT the East asa j
~ rope, especially England. Ihc cry
!. these people is, that If we "a'p'
Free Coinage of Silver at the ia
If 16 to / we commit rerud'a''
This great and patriotic s"c''o'
our country is getting q'"'e HON.
- ct late and very big headed. -
have quit making wooden no'"'
TAD and have taken to the higher
S~ more profitable business Oh r"'
The country to suit themselves.
GS 1hc idea of few Eastern III
ys, whose principal business is n'o
r. shaving controlling the dest'o!
in"" this nation is absurd all" 'a'''
Mgr, They haze l'ad1hcir way SO I""s
n,ye grown SO great that they
- slider all WHO oppose tAe'r Se
raent schemes and p!a'iS, 40 '"'''
Salt. e. only 10 iuhabit the "
appe' kh't'e''
Bites ot Africa.
Lids AID who are these me" -,
w. newspapers or a majority o.
: con. calling themselves Democrats ;''.
wders. are talking OF an" "'e 49, :,
y, cure cure ticket and denoa"ci"s the p'''
civ Ewing put . short willie ago they
s: S.. % preaching Republican doctrines
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Total, $l2a7 ~
Total ali expenses, $5345.Ga.

Total ali expenses, s$o3S56a.
The receipts from contingent funds were s
white, $50; colorel, ass; total 1857.
The time Of the country white scnools
,,os a months. and of the St. Francisvi'lo 4
school 9Y months. The first ward colored
school was opened for 8 mos, ana WIS
v,,r tho usual term Of the colored schools s
IL tho couutry q mos) was lengtlenel ono
month The above record will compare
favorably with any parish in the State,
tha parish Of Orleans not excepted.
In connection with the above, l would
AJAX tho consideration of your Honorable
poly whether it would not be advisable
TO omen al schools except tho colored olcs
in the country, earlier in September, anu
to close them on the first Friday in June,
or G mos, after the first Monday in jan
uary. The severe heat proves . gre4'
h;u,ranco to regular attendance in the
corly summer season. Also, if, when i've
>, mouths time is given to the country Color
J. ed schools, that the schools open in Nc
cc,uber instead Of adding the montn y
; Nav when tho pupils are busy IN tue
" fields.
: We may consider as another sign OF tho
favorable Improvement Of our schools' tue
IS stems that have been taken 10 proV!uo
"a suitable buildings and furniture for the
- country schools. With but about two ex-
y ceptions, the school houses Of the VINO
"a schools are comfortable aud oonnpoalous'
to and except four, are practically owned "
k the Board. Some of these buildings are
~ not vet finished, but expect to DO soop. y
:, is hoped that this Improvement Viii con
. tinuo until every school hasa good build
ing and good furniture, and every ouil'l
p ing with the land on which it stands' y
the property Of the Board. Up to DAT
co only two deeds Of land have hcen made
although several bnildingc have oee
10 Two white schools are taught in churcl
- - Continued on fourth page
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-08-01
TO HORSE OWNE8s.

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They tone up the system, aid digestion, cur IN,
L loss fappetite, relieve constipation, corfec.
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PURELY VEGETABLE,

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containing those Southern Roots and Herbs which! an
alI-wse Providence has placed in coun.!les where
liver Diseases most prevail. Ii WiA 7fsssFe~s'i
Diseases caused by arrangement o1 i.Ao
Liver and Howe!s.
The SYMPTOMS Of Liver Complaint are bitter
or bad taste in the meath Pain IN The 'ack, Sds' or
Joints. often mistaken for Rheumatism: sour
stomach; Loss Of Appetite; Bowels alternately
co>tive and lax; Headache; Loss Ct Memory, WIN
painful sensation Ct having failed 70 DO something
which augh: to have been done; Debility Lew
Spirits thick, yellow appearance ct the SEln anu
Ewes; dry Cough often mistaken for ConS''l!oi..
Sometimes many Of these symptoms a;'Gni Ie
disease at others very few tut the LIVER the largest
organ in the body, generally the seat OF the disease
and if not Regulated in time. great Suffering, "'etcs
cdness and DEATH will cnsie.
The following highly esteemed persons attest 70 'ac
virtues Of SIMMONS Li"E> REGULATOR; zen; W >
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son, ESQ. Sheriff BIB Co. Ga; J A. Butts. bainbroSe
Ca; Rev J. w Burke, Macon, Ca virgil Fo'eFs
Supt. Ga. S. ". r. R.; Hon. Alexander H. stephens
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:Rheum, scald Head, Sorc Nipples, Cha 4.
Hands Itching Files, Burns, tyost ns %,
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kor sale by druggists at % cents per box
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ASK the recovered
The hcapest, Purest and Best Family
Medicine il. the World!

For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION. }anndcc.
SION Of Spirits, SOUR STOMACH, Heartburn, etc.
This unrivaicd remedy is warranted not to contain
single particle Of MERCURY or any mineral substance
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II Mix janitor. - $500 w
Daniel a. Mcqueen bill sunlrics.... ~ ~
Sydney Kcplow work. ........''... W
The Supt. read the following re-
port, which was, on motion do'y
carried, ordered received:
REPORT.
70 The Hon. Parish Board Of School " /
| rcctovs.
Gentlemen:
ley to submit the following for your
consideration
T,,u enumeration Of white children OF
school aga in this parishis 7l'; coloreo'
AGO; total, b4l5. The enrolment in tho
schools since Jan. 6, 1896, has hecn, whlto
sso eolorrl, $40; total 1856. The average
atten,larce was, white, 1855; coloreo,
6i2.ol; total, S57.S9. 80
4 summary Of expenses from jan :, ~
r. data ia as follows: Salaries, white
teachers, $27sS. Is; colored, $l3o9.5o; total
, salaries, $4os825. Other expenses: ).
, m.,,:..,. ao,,,,, honscs 1891 30
) n"''."e 4a.na,u.a 500 Is
J:t.s, .,,,,;os .... IS Is
) " ' ,:s B 90
90 u' , ..,,.;r. Sc &C
> - - a.,,,rr ZIG CT
pup . .v neuses 80 OK
}, - ar., nn,,m;ss;on 1876 81
= 'e" '.,,,o,o,,. commission. 49,. 10 S;
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-15
WISE WORDS

II ihou desire rest unto ihy soul, be
Just
Mind unemployed is mind unen.
ioyod.
Love Ia blind, bat Il can hear doll
lar jingle.
Humility Is the truesi absiineneosin
The world.
The ring Of coin is often the knoll Of
friendship.
Very few men tell the same story
about q fight
A man without mirlh is like q wagon
without springs.
Want aud sorrow are the wages that
folly earns for itsolf
A good dinner without q good appe-
Bite is en- aggravation.
Trust roposod In noble natures
obhges them the more.
We are made richer by Whatever
makes as more grateful.
They never need fear q fall who
never scale the heights.
Never read q book through merely
because you have begun IT,
A calendar is q very good reminder
that our days are numbered.
The best cross for as is the one that
will soon kill our Eelhshness.
Envy always implies conscious iE-
feriority wherever it resides
The mind grows narrow in proper
ton as the soul grows corrupt.
People who blow their own horns
make poor music for other folks.
There are no binder people than
those who think they have no faults.
No matter how tall man may DO
there are times when he is pretty
short.
Not only should careless statements
regarding our neighbors be ignored,
but facts themselves should be often
subdued in the interest of right think
ing and fairness to our fellows.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-15

to apologize for shooting biz COW and
90 explain how much damage she bad
done. well, said be-, thoughtlully.
"Whon I came 'ome / was very sorry
for You aud Tor tho corn, bnl more
sorry Tor my eaow. Hil was my fault
and not 'ors wouldn't av shot your
caow, major. but hi am not complain
in. You 'av' been q good nabor 10
me and your children 'nv' been kind
to mine. Good mornin'. Hive broke
my hadzo and 'ay' TO get new one.
Good old John Allan. He died the
other day and DIR. FELTON, preached his
funeral. He was a good nabor aud on
honest man. I am sorry that shot
his COW. He loved 20 talk 10 me about
"hold h'England" and once / hurt his
feelings because / seemed 10 doubt his
word when ho told me that bis father
used to raise eighty bushels Of wheat
10 the acre. 'Sow wheat in dust
and rye in mortar" ho used to say.
"hand you will 'av' a good crop" He
was never weaned from his love OF the
fatherlnnd and was a good, loving citi-
zen Of both countries. What beauti.
iul trait is patriotism. An uurecon.
strueted rebel friend told me in Florida
that nothing had harmonized him since
the war until he visited Europe iast
summer and saw the stars and stripes
flying to the breeze in every foreign
port, and then bis old love for that
banner came back again and he felt
like he could shake hands and DO at
peace with the whole Yankee nation. I
wish that I and my wife could travel
abroad. Bill Arp in Atlanta Consti-
iution.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-15
Expectation of American WoOI.

The Wool and Cotton Reporter in
its issue of last week says editorially:
"Among the important occurrences
noted this week is the shipment of
fifty thousand pounds of American
wool to England by one Boston firm
and the export of three hundred
thousand pounds of American wool by
another Boston firm. As certain fool
ish newspapers will Immediately dis
pute these shipments, we give upon
page 403 the names Of the shippers"
As the Reporter says in its news col
umns, "here are at last tangible trans
actions that furnish basis for discus
sion Of the feasibility of the exporta
tion of domestic wool, e., rs or
Republican calamity howlers have
said SO much about the domestic sheep
industry having been ruined blythe
new tariff that it is rather startling to
learn that there is any American wool
left for expectation. There is no rea-
son why wool should be protected"
when las is now apparently it can be ex-
ported and sold abroad in competition
with other woods. In the fiscal year
1895 the export of American woods
amounted to 4,279, 100 pounds, while
from 1891 to 1894 under the McKin-
leYlaW) the average annual expectation
was only 271, 517 pounds.
The above announcement of the
Wool and Cotton Reporter is alone a
sufficient answer to the tons of Re-
publican campaign literature now
afoat asserting that wool growers will
be crippled or ruined by the Wilson
tariff and clamoring for restoration
of the duties on wool New York
Herald.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-15
Have Ants a Languagel

Because incomprehensible to us,
there is no reason to believe that ami
mails have no direct means Of COM
municating with one another. Even
in the insect world investigation has
practically proved the fallacy Of this
Bupposition.
Sir James Boyle, the great Irish
naturalist, always commended that ants
had language of their own, by which
they made known their wants and fears
to others OF their kind. One day he
encountered o colony that we're evil
IDENTIFY moving to new quarters. All
appeared in the very best of spirits.
and whenever two met, the naturalist
noted that they put their heads to-
gether as though chatting very earn
egtly. To settle the matter in his own
mind as to whether they we're really
talking or not, he killed one of them
to observe the effect it would have on
the others. The eye witnesses to the
murder fastened to the rear and halted
every one of the advancing column
by laying their antenn@ together. The
column instantly separated to the right
and the left, none of the marchers af-
terward passing within less than six
feet of their dead companion, though
the remains of the insect we're directly
in the beaten path. -Argosy.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-15
The Gnlls, Strategy.

Allen @. Mason is telling a story
that would probably ruin any reputa-
tion he may have for truth and verac-
ity where he is not as we'll known as
he is in Tacoma. He says he does not
absolutely vouch for its truth, but be-
lieves it to be true. 1t was told him
by some Of the men who work on a
boat running from the ocean dock to
Quartermaster Harbor. They say that
in stormy weather, when the sea gulls
find it difficult to get their food from
the usual source of supply, they alight
on the logs lying on the beach along
the shores of the harbor until as many
Of them are perched on a log as can
get on it, and then, apparently by di-
rection of one of their number, they
begin to rock back and forth until
they turn the log over, and then each
one grabs off a barnacle and eats it,
and then they repeat the operation. -
Tacoma Wash Ledger.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-15
Our Industries Want Peace.

We are told chat the American tin
plate industry ia being destroyed un.
der Che Wilson act, and gentlemen
upon that side Of tho House, when
that assertion is made, applaud with
All tho enthusiasm Of ignorance. Do
they not know that under one year Of
the Wilson act the tin.plate industry
has developed more than under three
years Of Mokinloyiam2 Yet such il
the fact, aud They can end it Ia any
reputable trade journal of this coun-
try. Do they not know that the out.
put Of iron under tho Wilson act ia
the last year was the greatest oye-
known in the history of this country
Do they not know that the cotton ia.
duatry Is prospeTing2 Do thoY not
know that the revenues are increasing
from customs dues and otherwise.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, If had time TO
go into the details Of each Of these as.
aertions, I could demonstrate to the
House, item by item, the truth Of
what I have said Are the gentlemen
ignorant Of the fact that the wages Of
more than q million laborers have
been raised under the Wilson act
Some Of them say these are only par
tial RESERVATIONS from decreases made
after the election Of 1892, when Demo.
cratic government was foreshadowed.
The facts are oil against you, gentle.
men. ~ -
The Reform Club OF New York
printed before the elections Of 1892 q
detailed statement showing the reduc-
ton Of wages and tho discharge Of
employees In more than q thousand
protected establishments under the
Mckinley act, before there was any
Democratic election, and the fact is
that these increases of wages within
the last year under the Wilson act,
varying from 10 to 30 per cent, are
made in numerous instances in indus.
tries where the cuts had previously
been made under the Mckinley bin,
not after any Democratic election.
but prior to the election Of 1892, and
the rates OF wages have been largely
restored under the Wilson act. It
has been well said that the Mckinley
act was q wage reduoer, mill closer,
and panic producer, aud that the whole
Mckinley period was one Of wage re.
auctions, strikes, and riots.
Gentlemen, oil that this country
needs, SO far as tariff legislation is
concerned, at present to conserve and
secure its prosperity is that you Of the
Republican party should give heed to
the utterance Of one Of your greatest
leaders. The business interests Of
this country, threatened with tearing
up by the roots, threatened with an
extortionate protection crusade, say to
you to. day, abide by the declaration
of President Grant, "Let us have
peace" All they need is peace from
your threatened disturbances. Hon.
@. NJ. Cooper.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-15
Internal Revenue Receipts.

The internal revenue receipts for tho
nine months of the current fiscal year
from official figures made public
by Commissioner Miller aggregates
gill, ITO, 075, an increase over the cor
responding months Of 1895 Of $780,
597, exclusively derived from tobacco
and beer. The principal items of rev.
enue we're; Spirits, $61, 525, 454, de-
crease Of $2,377 AS; tobacco, $685.
257, 507, an increase of 81, 151, 189 ;
fermented liquors, $24, 059, 737, an in
crease of 81, 75s,071; oleomargarine,
1896, 1919, a decrease of $188, 1872, and
miscellaneous, $340, 046, a decrease Of
&118,987.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-15
Fish in an Old Wen.

Some queer fish were taken out Of
the recently reopened we'll on the
United States Fish Station ct San
Marcos, Texas. There we're several
salamanders, varying in length from
an inch and half to four and half
inches. These creatures 1--we on land
or water, have human-looking faces,
hands and feet, bulldog head, tail of
an eel and body of fish. There we're
also large numbers Of shrimps, resem-
bling sea shrimp, only much smaller.
1t is an artesian well, and everybody
wants to know where the creatures
come from. Louisville Courier. j our
nal.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-15
A Cannlbal Plant.

One Of the most curious enemies Of
British fresh water fishes is a small
floating water reed-the bladder.
worst Along its branches are a NUM-
Der Of small green vesicles or blad-
ders, which, being furnished with tiny
jaws, seize upon the little fish, whleh
are assimilated into its substance.
This is a subtle poacher, the trne
character Of which has only lately
been detected. ST. Louis Globe-Dem-
Ocrat.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-05-15
THE Ara. AND MCKINLEY.
Judge Stevens Makes Statement
About the Fight.

Judge Stevens Makes o Statement
About the Fight.
Judge J. Il. D. Stevens, chairman
of the national advisory committee Of
the American Protective Association,
has given to the press signed state
ment in which he asserts that the or
ganization's tight against the candi-
dacy of William Mckinley is not per-
sonal, but based on his public record;
that evidence to that end is now being
gathered; denying the truth Of Con-
gresham Grosvenor's statement that
he did not refuse to seattle committee;
that all statements regarding Congress-
man Linton's withdrawal from the
presidential contest are false and cir
cplated by the orders enemies and
that the opposition to Mckinley is not
in the interest of any other candidate
in the same party.