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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
BAD, Worse, Worst.


At this time ct year ard in this
section, it is by no meansa new com
plaint to hear that the roads are
bal. tits u condition to Which the
public has become accustomed, and
with truo Southern conservatism,
accepts as ono Of the things that
must br, because it is. But tho
roads, this winter, have sharpened
tie note Of complaint to a shriller
tone, for they are not only bal, bat
have rapidly istoriorate'l from worse
than in many years past to s''per'a'
tive worst, and every ono 10 exer
cisetl about it. When locon.otiom
by animal power IS impe'lv'|, almost
stopped, there is bound to lie dis
satisfaction, ami naturally tho mind
queations tie cause Of this state Of
things.
For this, several causes may 10
justly assigned. The weather, for
one thing l,as been Of sucI' y char.
acter rs to get the roads in bad con.
dltion and keep them ~. Added
to this, previous seasons, not Being
60 vet, have tended to make every
one careless regarding tho possibiIi.
~ Of tie roads becoming impas.
sable, and it may lie that real neg.
Iect has had some share in not hav'
ing the highways in better prel'ars-
ton to withstand tho winter season.
Aud certain it is, that tho increased
hauling incident to Woo1villU's
hght against the high rates by
rail, has had u great deal 10 d."
with making the WoMlville road
bad. Tie marrow tires in common
use have giveA thousands Of object
lessons as to their ability to cut tho
roads.
There must he a remedy found
for these conditions before another
winter SEASON. On this, everybody
il agreed. II there only canbs cor.
cert Of action npon some plan to i'm.
prove the roads IN future, the pres.
ent has not been endured IT, vain.
Ajax on tires has been suggsSte',
tie resulting funds to he lisburse.,
for road Improvement. And tor the
latter lot the work on roads be taken
from the busy planters and givsn
to contractors, whose business it
shall be to see that the roads ARE
worked at the proper time, ia the
proper way, and KEPT in proper
condition.
BE it thus,or by some otner meth.
dds, it matters not, only let the
superlatively.bad roads oit'.e winter
Of 1898 lead to something better!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22

EMglama has announced herself
"a ~ protector" Of China. Now
lot tho Csleatisls, who have hoped,
lose hope indeed and beat their tom.
toms IN wild despair !!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
No Curo.-No Par.

That 10 the way oil druggists sell
GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TONIC
for Cbil]s and Malaria. It IL simply Iton
and Qnlnins in tasteless form. ChiAtsp
love it. Adults prefer it to bitter, Mans
stins tcnics Prize, 50 cents.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
Cures

Provo the merit Of Hoods Sarsaparilh -post
tive, perfect, permanent Cures.
Cures Of scrofula In severest iorns, ME
goitre, sweIled neck, running cores, hip
disease, sores in the eyes.
Cures Of Salt Rheum, with its intense itching
Ind burning, scaM head, letter, etc.
Cures Of bo'h Pimplcs. and oil other eruDI
tens due to impure blood.
Cures Of Dyspepsia and other troubles where
tkood stomach tonic vas needed.
euso0 Of Rheumatism, wlseye patients were m
able to work or waltz for weeks.
euIo0 Of Catarrh BY expeIIDs :he impurities
which cause and sustain the disease.
evsOO Of Nervousness BY properly toniDg and
feeding the nerves upon pure blood.
oveo0 Of That Tired Feeling BY restoring
strength. Send for book q cures ~
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
SATURDAY, JAN. %, 1898.

Benedicta, Ne. is . town remark.
able because it's population is en-.
,irsly OF Irish. Sure, and that's
Why it is such u blsssed place.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22

The fashion Of wearing tho tails
Of tur.beariug animals, as an "r.
nament for wonan's dress, has not
yet struck tile popular mind as
cruel aud unseemly, but many a
poor cat thinks 20 il it could bnt
speak. A large proportion Of the
tails are doubtless contributed by
poor Kitty's kind.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22

Dr. Andrews Of Brown University
Is again out Of some peoples good
graces, this time, tor euIogizing
Robert E. Lee in y public speech.
Whatever lis OIL ioD", heis never
afraid TO express them, and for tI'is
commands respect.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
Hoods
$arsaparilIa

SarSa pariIIa
TO @. !. Hood 3 Co.. Proprietors. Lowell, Mao.
Hoods Pills pills. aid digestion. ~
We don't swear by the n. D.
Item, not by u great deal, but the
peint Of u certain editorial is 90
we'll taken that We make a few OK.
ctrpts from the article rs follows {:
"The life III a Southern cotton
grower il not y pleasant one. He
tells, it is trne, for''tl,irteen mouths
~ the year," depending natn rally
upon Providence and materially
upon ~ niger and u mule," to
prMlucs y crop Of that arecy sta,
pie which he Is told is necessary to
clothe the world. But when the
result is being marketed he finds
afactor, claiming to be his "fiientl, )"
who has sold ten bales Of airy
nothing-cotton which u specnla.
tive breath has ma,le-to the one
he has produced, and IN this char
vest" Of wind has beon knocked the
bottom ont OF the price Of his lit.
tic old bale Of actual stuff.
OF course, his "friends" the cot.
ton gamblers are ready
with advice. lie is first told
he must make cotton cheaper.
When liz has demonstrated this ~
imrWssibility in the way'f " beg
carly existence, debts piled Us long
~ there is anything Tor y mort.
gage to hook on to, 10 ia then
''advisetl" to cut down acreage and
raise something to eat.
The Item desires tho@o advisers
to ponder seriously over the follow.
ing truthful expose If the over.
production hnmbng, 30 far rs it re.
lates to cotton.
In the season 1884, 5 the acreage
planted was 81 ,454, 0O0, and cotton,
sold while it was in the hands of
the grower at approximately, 4
cents the pound. The crop was
9,9Ol, PSI bales and it mie.l at 4
cents because the spectators said
there was toe much raised and that
there wOuld he y nine. million. bale
crop. As soon AZ it was determined
there was nearly u trn.million. bale
crop and the cotton had gotten
practically into the bands of the
specu|ator it went up in price to 8
cents the pound!
IN 189G.97 the acreage was g..
&l 600 NEARLY a million greater
than in 1894.l895, The crop was
8,756,94 and cotton sold for never
less than 7 cents the pound.
A ten.mi|liom bale crop sold for 4
cents 80 long ~ it was proble,n,t.
ical and in the hands of the pro.
ducer. When it Was q certainly
and the staple was in control of
cotton gamblers it went up go the
bale
A nine mil|ion crop sold all along
ut prices ranging between Z and 8
cents, just because the speculation
was that way.
SO you see just how much acreage
has to do with what yon ret tor
Your cotton -
There can I've no reasonable doubt
that speculation has more to do
with prices than over.prMluction,
but since tho farmers can not con.
troll speculation in cotton-aud until
it is put down by tho iron hand
of the Iaw-tle only thing for them
to do is to raise everything they
can eat, which il nearly everything
nsstlful, and raise cotton for y ready
money crop, Then the price OF the
staple will not so deeply affect their
every prospect in lifo, and they can
10 prepared toho'd their cotton an.
til it does bring y fair price.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
OFFICIAL STATEl (ESl
-OT THY sSss
BANK OF WEST FCllCI

ST. FRANClsvILLE, Ii.
AtCI"se Of Business, Dec 81 NJ
Began hn.jness jan. 2, ~
RESOURCES.
Loans AMI Discounts. ..........l0 e1Ns
Furniture and Fixtures. !. ...... l. IN
Exlpmses-C Charged II. ssssgg
(Sight Exchange Al, i00.s
Cash ( On len l.. ..... l597R,0
Demand paper. 10, H6.o g.. d
,ie,i \ \
LlABll.lTlEe.
Capital Stock (paid in) as. =. 1a
Surplas.. &
Undivided profits. ........... 49,, 1. o
Dividend No. s.. LII
Deposits ! individual loo, 3oe. q
Certifsstcs $3.50 lR ass1
1atllls
Stat. of1oa!a.! &!
parish vf WeA 20 ls9
lie. ]. Bnck, Cashier u 81 u
Of West Felician:., Of st. Frsns.e &
do solemnly sw ear that the aboSe! r. ..1s
is trne to tho best Of my k,,ov !lssj
belief. !. -, IS
o- - 90, .,,,uo,;,,al hAfsn ~ ~
the town Of st. Francjsvills, H., ~ =,
day Of Jan. 1899.
R0Br. MONTGOll go a
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22
FOR SALE
Shingles and FlFs >! I
TERMS CASH. 81
APPLY TO
MORRIS BU
WANTED.

BOY, white or black, l'a'.s e.
straid Of work, Il, learn 10 p'ss s.
trade. Apply to ss'|
bayou 80
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22

Tie New York Journal has with.
drawn ito support FROM w. j.
Bryan as q presidential candidate.
Tie editor says: "As . Bryan dem.
ocrat, I have to confess that l
grow weary of Mr. Bryan, and this
is Important, because l end mysel:
iu . constantly increasing com.
pany."
Tie sincerity OF the course Of this
sensational Journal Is always ques.
tionable, but whether The present
action il taken only TO make y new
sensation, orffom conviction,it is sig.
ni6caut in this, that tho Journal no
longer thinks Mr.. Bryan drawing
card. We think the silver leader has
kept himself too much in the public
eye, since tho campaign. The pop.
'ulace soon vsaries Of spectacular
e6ects,or ut lssst, the same one. Aud
five were friend aud adviser to Mr..
Bryan, We would suggest to him
TO take warning BY the actionef the
New Yorh Journal, togo to saving
wood aud saying nothing for some
time TO come. 1t would bs all the
better tor his candidacy in 1900.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22

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18th 'udI,i., 81,
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; 1an , VIII 10 granted in NC. .see NJ
days. ''on 70 nals I'M i!
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-01-22

cotton goods. Civilizations advance ID
measured by the increase in coston con-
sumption. This increase mast 70 Oh con.
stantly, and tho 1000, ooobale crop must
be exceeded before many years by crops
Of TO- 000, 900 and Their II, 0o0, 900, and the,,
$4,000, 900, a. the worlds ever-increasing
requirements shall demand.
With this growth and even moro rapid
" than this, will the cotton m.nufa ring
interest Of the South develop. While the
increase In the number of spindIes in
Southern mills from o67, 900 in 1850 to L.
100000 in 1897 was taking place, tho In
crease in the rest Of the country was from
s,sS6,oo0 to lAOoo,oo the gain in the
South being about 500 per cont, and in the
whole country outside of tho South
about % per oeat. In 1880 the South had
sne-flttsenth Of tho number Of spiadles in
the country; now it mas nearly ens-fo1rth
Of tho number. Cotton mills arc probably
the most popular form of investment for
local capital in the Carolinas and Georgia.
Nothing slss seems to appeal 20 directly
and fercibly to I'll vhe have spare nopey
to invest. The result is that the astoa-
ishing advance in mill building in those
States. has been dus almost wholly to
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-15
PRESTDENT ADAM SATTTG

Bridgeport, July 14.-The following officers were elected by the Retail Butchers Protective association of Connecticut: President Adam Sattig of New Haven; first vice president, J. B. Reynolds of Norwich; second vice pres ident, Joseph Stoeher of Bridgeport; secretary, E. l. Stillman of Danbury; treasurer, c. F. Wissert of New Ha- ven; delegate at large, Arthur Tennant of New Haven; the same trustees as last year.
 The convention of about sixty dele gates then repaired to Pleasure Beach for dinner. A committee was appoint ed to employ counsel and urge upon the state legislature the necessity of doing away with the trading stamps compa- ny, etc.
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ANNIVERSARY AND REUNION.

John c. Lewis will complete his for tieth year as principal of Webster school next year. A strong movement is on foot toward having a big ami versary celebration and reunion during the following summer. A great many of the well known political and business men of this and other cities have grad uated from Webster school during the past forty years. The graduates of Webster school seem to have an unusu- al affection in the old school and are enthusiastic over the proposed reunion. Without doubt this affection is part of the feeling inspired by the memory of their old instructor. whose faithful and painstaking work is deserving of a great amount of praise.
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CITY CONTRACTS SIGNED BY THE
 MAYOR

Mayor Farnsworth yesterday after noon signed the following city contracts recently awarded: John A. Doolittie & Co.,, crushed stone; Connecticut Con crete company, repairing of Hillhouse avenue between Grove and Trumbull streets; c. W. Blakeslee & Sons, paving of Wall street; Thomas F. Maher, sew CTS on Willow street, Saltonstall avenue and Gibbs street; D. A. Pedriok & Son, new floors in rooms 1, ?, 3, and 5 of Wooster school; Chamberlain Furniture and Mantel company, twenty-nine teachers desks and four principals desks; Monroe Brothers. painting of the Shelton avenue and Woolsey schools C.. Aman, painting Oak street school; William J. Miller, painting and kalso- mining Cedar street school; Daniel F. Kelley, teachers toilet rooms at Ed wards street school.
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OF LOCAL INTER EST.

James r. Bree, the new state presi- dent of the A. o. H., received a fine gavel from the Second division, A. O.. H.. last evening.
 The contract for making the repairs and alterations of the Hlllhouse high school has been awarded to MCWil- Hams 6 Arthur at their bid price, S610.
 Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright, president of the Audubon society of Connecticut, is deeply interested in the welfare of the United States soldiers in active service and is engaged in making 400 quarts of blackberry brandy for their use. The brandy is to reach the sol diers through the government.
 The Danbury war company passed through here yesterday en route to Mantle. They were on a special train of two passenger coaches and a bag gage car, which came through from Danbury. They were given a fine send-off at Danbury, being escorted to the depot by brass band and an as semblage of people apparently com- prising more than half of the town being out to see them off. They ar rived at Mantle at 4:36, being the last of the First regiment companies to get there. The Danbury boys were in citi- zens' dress. A crowd at the New Ha- ven depot cheered them lustily as the train moved off.
 The state medical examination of candidates for physicians diplomas will be held in the councilmen's chamber at city hall, next Thursday and Friday. from 10 to 6 o'clock.
 The Adelphi Literary association goes to Glen Island next Thursday on it's annual excursion. A fine time for all is assured.
 W. F. Chamberlain of Boston, the general manager; c. H. Platt, the gen. eral superintendent; c. E. Davidson, the superintendent of the Hartford division, and T. E. FennelI. superin- tendent of the Highland divison, were on the car at the trial trip over the third rail line from Bristol to New Britain. The car left the station at S:30 and was back in just two hours. Frequent stops were made on the way to Bristol to allow the line to be in- spected. The return journey was made in fourteen minutes. The distance is ten miles. Other trips were made dur ing the day. and Vice President John M. Hall and Colonel N. H. Heft were among the passengers. It is expected the road will commence operations Monday.
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PUBLIC FAIRGROUNDS.
Many Children Made Happy Through
 Efforts of Women.

Mduy CHllufeH Mdue happy IHTOuSi Efforts of Women. The public playgrounds inaugurated by the Woman's School association,
 now in successful operation, are afford ing a great deal of happiness to hum
 dreds of children. At the Zunder school l the attendance has been so large that it was necessary to limit the attend | ance to children not over eight years of age.
 The average attendance is about 150 per day at the Zunder school, and the 1 maximum number in one day was about | $50. On rainy days the children play | in the kindergarten and a number plod ded through the rain to the school building on Wednesday. The children are admitted from o'clock to F in the morning and from 3 to 5 in the after | noon.
 The Zunder school is one of the best adapted schools in the city for a play | ground owing to the large capacity of | the yard. The equipment includes two | large awnings, under which the chill | dren resort on hot days. Evergreen | boughs are placed at the corners of the | awnings. There are teeter boards, set | tees, rocking horses and other pleasant attractions. The little flower gardens
 are a source of enjoyment for the chil- 1 dren.
 The women in charge of the Zunder ! school playground are Mrs. E. c. Hall
 and Miss Hotchkiss. Several kinder ! garten teachers volunteer their services | from time to time to assist the manag- | CTS.
 l Mrs. c. S. DeForest, chairman of the
 executive committee, has worked hard in experimenting the preparation of | the playgrounds, and she must feel that | the enterprise has thus far proved a l great success.
 Among the women who have been en- gagged actively in the preparations are
 Mrs. G. F. Newcomb, Mrs. E. C. Cole, | Mrs Scripture, Mrs. J. K. Blake, Mrs
 Herz, Mrs. Lewis Welch, Miss Ives and ] Miss Moody
 Several merchants and others have
 contributed articles for equipping the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-15

lege buildings which it is agreed are exempt from taxation $1,620,000, the personal property of university $S,22O,- 900, and the cost of the dormitories $1,- 33,000.
 The report in itself, without the many pages of exhibits, covers thirty-two closely type-written sheets.
 It was agreed between counsel that when the report was received it should be accepted and reserved for the su- preme court.
 Attorney John w. Bristol for the uni- versity presented to to Judge Roraback and his honor ordered 1t accepted and then formally ordered it reserved for the supreme court. The report exhib- it's and all the pleadings will be printed and prepared for the supreme court at the September term.
 MT. Perkins was allowed $5S4 for com pensation. The real question hinges on the law on the subject, and this Of course was not passed upon by MT. Per- kins.
 FRANCIS CASE AGAIN.
 William R. Francis, the Chapel street caterer, was before the city court again yesterday morning, charged with non support of his wife and three-year-old child. The case was assigned for trial next Tuesday and probably by that time both parties will be ready.
 Judge Studley of the court Of com mon pleas has been called in to hear the case because both Judge Bishop and Judge Dow are disqualified for one req son and another and decline to hear the case. Lawyer Hamilton represents MT. Francis and Lawyer Goodhart appears for Mrs. Francis.
 MT. Hamilton brought in the trustee of the estate of MT. Francis, who said that MT. Francis had an important con- tract to carry out yesterday, and that
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-15

City Court, CriminaI Side, Judge Bishop.
 William Sharp, young man accused
 of stealing a number of articles from a
 boarding house on Crown street was
 before Judge Bishop in the city court
 yesterday morning, but his case was
 continued at the request of the city
 attorney.
 Three boys, Edward and John Eus-
 berfre and Otto Seifelt, were arraigned
 on reform school complaints It was
 their first appearance in court, and their cases were continued until Sep tember 1.
 A young woman named Mary Leg
 gins was arraigned on the charge of stealing articles valued at s3. She was fined $1 and costs. ta Morris White, who Is a wandering vagrant and was arrested on the charge of trespass, was sent to the Connecticut hospital for the insane at Middletown.
 LAUNDERING COMPANY SUED. Suit has been brought by J. T. Reed & Go. of Massachusetts against the Forsyth Dyeing, Laundrying and Bleaching company of this city to re- cover $175.
 FERGUSON FOUND GUILTY. Andrew J. Ferguson, colored man, charged with assault with intent to kill upon George Tiedeman. whom Fergu- son thought was too intimate with his wife, was found guilty in the superior court, criminal side. yesterday after
 noon and was fined $200 and sentenced to one year in jail.
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playgrounds. Not only is it source of health and happiness for the children, but in many eases it relieves tired mothers of the care of their little ones during the day. Nearly all the impor- tant nationalities of the earth are rep resented among the children who fre- quent the playgrounds. A bathtub is to be added to the equipment for the benefit of the children.
 The managers are planning for pie mic to be held in a few days at Wood mont Mrs. Bacon has donated the use of lot at the shore, where the chill dren can play while on their days out ing. She has also offered to charter one car for transporting the children.
 The Eaton school playgrounds are also in successful operation.
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IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
YALE TAX APPEAL CASE IN SU-
 PERIOR COURT.
Report of Hon, Charles F. Perkins Ac- cepted and Referred to Supreme Court Francis Case Continued Until Next Tuesday Foreclosure Suits Filed Ferguson Found Guilty.

-rrancts case Continued until Next
 Tuesday Foreclosure Suits Filed Ferguson Found Guilty.
 At a special term of the superior court, civil side, held yesterday after noon, the report of Hon. Charles D. Perkins of Hartford in the Yale uni versity tax appeal case was accepted This Is the case in which the assessors raised the valuation of property which the university owns, and which they be- lieved to be liable for taxation, from $57,680 to $4397S2.
 This was done under the advice of Town Counsel J. P. Goodhart, who held that there were an immense number of Yale buildings which were liable to tax ation He held that only such build ings as were not actually used for col 1ege purposes were liable for taxation and included the dormitories among the property which should be taxed.
 Yale took an appeal to the superior court, and there MT. Perkins was ap- pointed to hear the case and make a finding of facts upon which the case could go to the supreme court.
 MT. Perkins finds that the dwelling houses, factories, etc., which the uni versity owns are worth $597,920 the col