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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-07
Getting at It.

"See herei''a exclaimed the boys mother, as she elected him from the pantry, "how many more times must I tell you to keep away from those jars of preserves ?"
 "How many more jars are there. ma?" inquired the boy.-Philadelphia Record.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-07

Tenderfoot = Er what does the .5ddge intend to do with that shot gun?
 Alkali Ike--Aw, he'll use that wen he gives charge to the jury.-Ohio State Journal
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-07
Secret Of Ignorance.

The secret of ignorance is not to know your lack of wisdom.-C Chicago Daily News
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-07
Now He Wonders.

MT. Easee-Dr Newley says that eating alone is not conducive to long life, and I believe he is right. Dc you?
 Miss Passe-Oh! Mr. Easee, this is
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-07
PEARY AFTER POLE.
Explorer Will Make the Supreme
 Attempt Next April.

Will Leave a Point only 500 Miles from the North Pole, and Hopes to Do That Which His Prede-
 cessors Have Failed to Do.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-07
Fl he urnbull CO.
 4o-53 Sout N1aif Street.
 ell Goods n Less Prices thcr cin Watrtdry
OUR GREAT CLOSING OUT SALE

   ess thanM frs scost,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-07

HOT OLD TTME.'s p
 The Rays fin A Hot Old Tine, Ib':fsdaV, Friday and Saturday at the
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-07
Western -Charges.

so sudden.-Chelsea (Mass.) Gazette.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02
Shade Trees.

In one respect the cities and
towns of the South are sadly
deficient, and that is, the requisite
amount of shade in the streets to
make them cheerful and cool. Not
u few cities are especially lacking
i'll this particular. A few hundred
dollars spent in planting shade
trees along the streets would add
immensely to the enjoyment of the
citizens in a few years by reducing
the temperature of cities and in.
creasing their beauty. There are
but few places in which the heat is
more oppressive than i'll a Southern
city. The. hot sun pours its rays
down upon comparatively naked
streets all day and the heat is ir
raliated during the night, making
sleep almost impossible during the
heated term. We should like to
see the streets of towns empowered
in shade. 1t would be a pleasant
contrast to their present torrid ap.
pearance. Nothing delights a
traveller so much in New England
as the graceful elms which form
great living arches over most of the
streets of the towns. New haven
presents a most grateful appearance
in the summer time by the dense
shade which her noble elms cast
over the streets. Village greens are
found in nearly all New England
villages, where whole families gath.
er at eventide in summer and en-
joy the delights of social inter
cOursc.-Southern Farm Magazine
for February.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02
WI On the Race Problem.

Chinese Minister NVu's opinion
hat the easiest solution of the negro
problem is tie alnalgamatlon Of
aces is awaking a chorus Of pro-
tests on every hand. What Is his
opinion wrIth, whcl the rcoUita Ct
such amalgaluaiion as has airead!
taken place SO plainly puts The sea.
of untrulh upon lis words : Moth
ing but sin, disease and misery has
followed suc! colni!ingiing ofraces'
Tie physical deterioration is especi'
ally noticeable i'll the mUlatto and
quadroon, who is reverse strohg as
his black aid white progenitors,
and is more c@sily Effected by vast.
inc diseaaes,-physical p0nisln:en'
inflicted upo;! ten for tx ''sins Of
the fathers npon tie Children unto
The tl.irdand fourtL gchcration."
From ,ocial ata: i }.oi..t, the by
brid negro is more than all other,
TO he pitied, His Nlite hlcod give:
him tastes and ambitions that rai@'
him above his brother Of a darker
skin, while the white man says il
10 uncertain tones, "Thus far shall
thou come and 10 farther' He i
ueither The one nor the other. lie
looks down upon tie negro, AID
yet has 10 better social position
Like Mahomet's coffin, he hang,
between the social earth and heHy
ens, and has little affinity witt
eithcr. He is aneanomaly, aud hi
Unhappy position is the best argu
ment against V us assumption tina
amalgamation is the correct solution
of the race problem,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02

the State ana iuFO,IHtH Il "'s' Z"
repeal that contract and, alter Il
hard fight, procured It's passage.
And there have been other abuses
which need not be mentioned at tllIS
time.
The consequence of all this is,
that the attention OF the present
administration Las been at acted
to this branch of the State govern
ment and new departure Is about
to be inaugurated in the State Land
Office.
From time to time StateRegistrar
Smith has been reporting to tie
Governor isolated questions rat
urally presenting themselves t. hin
for adjustment; and the Governor,
from long familiarity with ccndI-
tons in the Land Office, has been
fully capable Of advising him And
together they have concluded the
daty of procuring for the State all
possible benefits arising from the
various Acts Of congress bearing
upon the subject. This will be done
under the immediate supervision OF
the Registrar and, when necessary:
with the cooperation of tAe Gov
ernoT without, as has heretofore
been the case, having to pay fees
| and innumeYable expense accounts
to outside agents and attorneys.
In this way the State will seek i'll
the future to secure for itself all the
swamp lands possible under the
Congressional grants CT 1910 and
1850; all the swamp indemnity
lands and school indemnity lands;
all the cash indemnity due fol
swamp lands sold by the general
government; as well as the adjust
ment Of all matters of controversy
between the State and the Fedora
government. This will be great
saving to the State; and will, doubt
less, result in a very large increase
in the acquisition of public lands al
a nominal cost.
| We are informed that the conduct
of this new department in the State
Land Office has been assigned tt
Judge W. r. Rutland. judge
Rutland has made great study O
land mat tiers and no man in th'
State could he found more capable
Of giving these new duties th'
intelligent and careful attention
they require, tn n he.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02
4 NEW DEPARTURE IN THE ADMIN
ISrRATION OFTHE STATE
LAND OFFICE,
b. i. Advocate.

ID liz AuFocStc'
There is no department in tho
State government that is of more
vital Importance, that affects larger
interests and comes into immediate
touch with the people, than the
Land Department. Yet there is
10 coordinate branch of the State
government that has suffered more
from bad management than it has
Passing over the mal-administra.
ton during the days of Radical
misrule, and beginning with the
Act of the Legislature that gave a
contract to aState Agent to procure
the approval to the State of lands
that had already been granted to it
by Congress, when contract allowed
him one half of all he could get,as
well as all the money he could re-
cover as indemnity, and coming on
down to later times we find many
errors in the management of this
department. By reason of the con.
tract referred to, the States agent
got a neat little fee of about 100000
acres of State lands; and two of his
cash settlements for indemnity col~
Iected brought him $4,000, to say
nothing of other settlements. While
Governor Heard was member Of
the Senate he saw what q great
wrong was being perpetrated upon
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02
Training.

The pretty girl at the cafe table
was looking at the card that had
just been brought in,
''Brother has come for me-" she
said to the friends whose guest she
was. eve will send for him to
come up herr, for don't know how
long he can stay. Re may have to
work to night'-Iou know papa is
awfuIiy strict VIII brothar," she
explained laugh;2gly to tie group
around tlo table. Gle las to
work at the store, and papa is
Lardar on him than any of the
clerks. So many wealthy men
spoil their 3oys by letting them
grow up in idleness, but papa says
that he began at tie bottom of the
ladder and his Logs must begin
ahGru too"
The unaffected frankncss wit
which in one breath she spoke of
her father as wealthy man and
the leyt confessed that h. had
begun at the bottom of the ladder
WAS very charming.
Still more charming was it, a
little latter, to watch her pretty
face flushing and dimpling us she
said {:
"The way those boys love Nam,
ma is something Amusing, they arc
so foolish about her. When they
are at home they trail about after
her like her shadow - and if they
go out with her anywhere thew
hold her arm aud help her across
the street just as though she were
q baby. And when they scomc
AOm efrom work at night-yoa'n
Aever believe this-they act Ell,
go to mammals room and feel Vi
her forehead to see if she has fever!
Think Of that! AID she is scarcely
ever sickn
And while everybody laughed,
1t was with a tenderness for the
boys who were foolish about their
Mother, and of admiration for the
father who had started his sons at
the bottom of tle ladder. Perhaps
chat was tho secret of their manli.
ness and devotion; for tue training
that develops hatdho2d and indie.
pendonce aa.l backbone often de.
velOps, Too, the tenderness that
goes with courage.-Jnlia Truitt
Biahoh in Daily Item.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02

In the District Court of the United States
for the Eastern District of Louisiana,
Baton Konge Division. No. 30: In
Bankruptcy. In the matter OF lsidore
K. Marks, Bankrupt. .
70 the creditors of lsilore X. Marks, OF
B you Sara in the parish of West FeIici-
ana and district aforesaid, bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the 22nd
day of January 1901 the said Isidore X.
Marks was duly adjudicated bankrupt,
and that the first meeting of his crcdi-
tors will be held at the court house in
the town of St. Francisuille on the 9Th
day of February A. d. 1901 at 10 o'clock
in the forenoon ut which time tho said
creditors may attend, prove their claims,
appoint trustee, examine the bankrupt,
and transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
1-22-l9Ol. Olivier D. PrOvoSty,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02
ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND.


When you marry him, love him.
After yen marry him, study him.
If he is bonest,' honor him.
Ii he is traitorons, watch him.
If he Is generous, appreciate him.
II he i, selfish, 1hame him.
When he is sad, cheer him.
When lie Is cross, amuse him.
When he is talkatiye, listen to him.
When he is quarrelseme, ignore him.
Il he is progressive, spur linn.
If he i; slothf4l, spur him.
If he is noble, praise him.
IF he is ignaole, shield him.
If be is confidential, encourage him.
II h0 is secreIivo, trust him.
II he is jealons, cure him.
If he is Indifferent, pique him.
If he cares naught fOrpleasure, coax him.
If he fayors society, accompany him.
If he does you favor, thank him.
Whom he deserves it kiss him.
Let him think how Well You understand
him. Hutneyer let him know you imam
age" him.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02

Senator Money of Mississippi
has given notice that he will OBJ
struct the progress Of all objection
able bills in the Senate, until he
can secure consideration of the
measure for paying the cotton
claims due Southern owners. Tbs
is welcome news to many, and is
perfectly justiliable as many of
these claims have been allowed and
should be pail.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02
POPULATION OF LA. TOWNS.

Abbeville 1886, Alexandria 64S, Amitc
l547, Arcadia 924, Bastrop 1877, Baton
Rouge IL 1853, Ba, OH Sara, 755, Berwick
7l3, Boyce 1872, Breaux Bridge 65l, Bunke
873, Clinton $50, CottO1port sos, Cou-
shatta 600, Covington 1905, Caowley 42l4
Donaldsonville 4105, Franklin 2692, Gibs-
land $50, Grand Coteau Ell, Hammond
1911, Homer 1857, Houma 1912, Jackson
2O12, Jeanerette 1865, Jennings 1889, Ken
ner 1858. Kentwoml 1913. Lafayette 1914,
Lake Charles $3.50, Lake Providence 1856,
Lessville 1913, Logansport 6SS, Madison
willie 779, Vaudeville 1929, Mansfield SAT-
Marksvi!le 937, Melville SIT, Mindeu 1861
Monroe 1923. Morgan City 1892, Napoleon
vile 945, Natchitoehes 1888, New Iberia
8Sl5, New Orleans 2S7, l0l, New Roads
ITO, Opelousas 29jl Pincville GIT, Plaque.
mine $500, Pollock 637, Ponchatonla III,
Rayne, 1907, Roseland 1920, Ruston 1924,
st. Erancisville 1867, 81. Joseph TT, ST..
Martinsville 1926, Shreveport 1903, Sill
dell 1920, Thibo6aux 3253; Yidalia 1922,
Washington 1897, West Monroe rs and
Whitocastlo 1852.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02
SATURDAY, FEB. ond 1901

Purple has been proclaimed by
Edward VII the mourning color
for Victoria. The king thus main
tainS his reputation i'll matters OF
taste and fashion. Would that his
influence could do away altogether
with the wearing of mourning, in
all cases and at Ill TINES.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02

When man carries pistol con.
stantly, slipping it into. his pocket
every morning and taking it out at
night, feeling its constant pressure
against his persOn-tllese things
tend to famiIiarize lis mind with
the idea cf killing and lowers lis
conception Of the sacredness of
human life. What does q man
carry pistol for' The miserable
thing is made to kill human beings;
. it has no other earthly purpose.
What II hardening effect it must
have, then, upon the conscience and
Heart of a man WHO carries it con.
btantly in his pocket and lives in
daily contact with it and with the
idea it constantly suggests to his
mind.-Greenville News.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02

Proof that a man may live with a
bullet III his heart was afforded
recently by the uso of the X ray
upon Charles 3. Nelson of Cadillac,
Mich. who was the central figure
IN sensational shooting ARRAY in
1896. Under the Horoscope the
ball in Nelson's heart could be
plainly seen rising and falling
with each puIsation of the organ.
The bullet has been there since
the night of July /, 1896.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02
Lost, Strayed Or Stolen.

About II year ago from Angola planta-
tian, One Brown Mare brand Is S (and 8
below the Is s. on the toresh0nlder, about
IS or 1Ghands tall colt was with her, with
three stocking feet, sort of double star in
face, brown. A reward of S. will be paid
the person who will bring her to Lang
side plantation, he IT Jarvis 2. O., Miss.
Or suitable reward for information that
will lead to recovery Of above described
animals. Address
Castella Scott,
Jarvis, Miss
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02

State of Louisiana, Parish of West Fell
ciana. 2lth Jud. Dist. Court No. 4
Succession Of Joseph u. Smith.
Notice is hereby given that W. j..
Smith has applied fer letters of admins
tratOrThip of the above styled and nnm.
bercd allGcass!on, and the same will be
granted unless lesally opposed.
A. Nillcret,
Jan 5 1901 Clerk.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-02-02
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WINNERS TO WHOM WE HAVE PAN mr..

In past years The Memphis Weekly Comn,erci,l d
paid many thousand dollars in cash prizes In
Ing the prizes promptly We give below the ua,s,. y
those who have won small fortunes from The weekly
Appeal and you write to any OF these lucky
Memphis Weekly Commercial Appeal. Here are H.
Zach T. Duncan. Camden, Ark 1900 c. c, Cnvss. 10
". H. Drane. Batesve. Miss. $780, II. H. Richsrdsas Y
Tenn, $500; Miss Willie Wallace Fayesv!lle Az y.
Young, Kemp, Texas. 500; r. W. Lewis Ioreue Ts,r W
r. Drake, Charleston Miss $50; A. Scott %s ,sas
$780, Mrs. Sarah Wooslcy. Larknsrilie Ala ~
Freeman, Barton Ala 000 Mrs. r Scaniew Mets& y
$780, J. II. Laugford, Bogart Ga. $780, A. Psws NJ
Tenn 500: and hundreds o! others who have obsn.sa
various contests ranging from $40 to $500 s Pms
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-12
Change Of Policy in Cuba.

The Herald published Tuesday the
following from its Washington CORE
spOndent: There are indications of
an almost complete reversal of policy
on the part of President Mckinley re-
garding the occupation of Cuba by the
United States pending the organiza-
tion of a stable COVE nment. 1t is
not improbable that almost the entire
military force of the United States in
Cuba will be withdrawn. While mem.
bers of the cabinet and distinguished
Senators like Mr. Proctor of Vermont,
are declaring that the strong arm of
the military must remain until the Gu
bans accept the terms of the Platt
amendment, the President is seeking
advice as to whether it would not be well
to withdraw the 5000 American sol
diers now being maintained at great
expense on the island. This matter
is being considered by both the Presi-
dent and Secretary Root. General
Leonard Wood, Governor of Cuba, is
likely to resist such a step. The ar
guments in favor of the withdrawal
of the troops are very strong. The
President for two years has been told
that one of the greatest causes of fric-
tion between the Cubans and the
Americans was the military govern
ment which had been established.
Yet the army has been adverse to let
ting go, and the army has had its way.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-12
"A POINTER FOR VERMONT"

The Rutland Herald thinks the Yer
mont legislature acted hastily in turn
ing down a corporation bill introduced
by Rutland county senator which re-
sembled the corporation law of New
Jersey in it's main features. The Her
aid goes on to state that the organiza-
tion of the more than a billion dollar
steel company in New Jersey brought
an organization fee of more than $780,
600 into the state treasury, and that the
company will make an annual payment
hereafter of $4,000 to the state. The
Herald concludes with the following:
mo one can tell whether this vast cor
poration would have been attracted to
Vermont, but it goes without saying
that if Vermont would pay attention to
its interests and enact laws in line
with the business methods now in
vogue, she will have little occasion to
worry over her industrial and material
condition.
New Jersey has become known as
the mother of trusts" as the laxity
Of her laws allows corporations to be
formed with immense capitalization
and but little capital. Delaware, see
ing the money from wind-bag concerns
flowing into the Golfers of the neigh
boring state, lmbered up her own laws
until they were more flabby than those
of New Jersey. The immediate result
was the payment within few months
of hundreds of thousands of dollars
into the treasury of the little state, but
Delaware's reputation sank a notch
lower tnan the New Jersey grade.
These states allow corporations to be
formed within the pale of the law, but
not on meth IS which are commended
by sound BUSINESS men. The laws of
Maine have for some years been more
attractive to a certain class of corpo-
rations than those of the other New
England states, and the last Maine
Legislature took the starch still far
ther out of the statutes in order TO
get down on the level with New Jer-
sey and Delaware. A good name is
better than a pecuniary consideration,
and the stamp organized under the
laws OF Vermont" ought to stand as
guarantee of merit rather than as a
badge of suspicion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-12
Cuba Rejects Our Demands.

The rejection by the Cuban consti-
tutIonal convention of the relations in
sisted on by the United States is re-
bearing on the CUBAN situation since
Congress passed the Platt amend
ments to the army Dill member of
President Mckinley's cabinet is quot
ed as saying:
The action of the Cuban convention
is not altogether unreasonable. 1t
would, perhaps, have been better if
the relations between the United
States and the new Cuban republic
could have been adjusted by negotla-
tions. Congress, however, rather
than face the probability OF an extra
session anticipated any negotiations
by prescribing in advance the condi-
tions under which the President
should turn over the government of
the island to its people. This was
done in our blunt Anglo-SaXon way,
which the sensitive excitable people
with whom we were dealing could not
thoroughly understand. This has
grated on the sensitive nature of the
CubaIs.
There is no reason, however, to be-
lieve there viii be any difficulty in
reaching an agreement. * - - 80.
BILE that the Cubans will appoint a
commission to come to Washington
and discuss with the representatives
of this government the future rela-
tions of the two countries.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-04-12

The "getrich-quick investment syn
dcates" are not now much in evi-
dence in Massachusetts, but they have
lately had dangerous successors in the
large number of wildcat schemes which
are now operating in the mill cities
and towns of this state, says the Bos
ton Record. The method of opera
tion is similar to that of the old in
vestment syndicate. The early inves-
tors receive usurious profits and the
seeming good fortune of one man often
tempts 10 other investors" to go into
esting TO know how many farmers and
mill operatives have bought oil
stocks" Of the wildcat class during the
past three months.
Samuel II. Peters of Newton. Kan
sas, who has been selected as success
sor of II. Clay Evans in the Office of
pension commissioner, is an old time
political friend of President Mckinley
with whom he served in Congress.
Prior to his election to Congress, Mr..
Peters served as judge of the 9th Kan
sas judicial district. Since his retire
mant from Congress ten years ago
he has practiced law at Newton, and
has been editor and proprietor of the
daily and weekly Republican paper
there. He had a good army record,
serving as private, adjutant and cap
i,, h., # no ~
is native of Ohio, SO years old, and
was educated az Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity and the University of Michi-
gan.
J. r. Booth, who has immense lum-
Der industries in Ottawa, Burlington
and other cities, has built up one OF
the most promising transportation
lines between the Great Lakes and the
East by way of the Canadian Atlantic
railway. He is now interested in the
project for the upbuilding of the inter
ests of Montreal, and has submitted
proposition to the harbor commission
ers of that city. He proposes to build
an elevator. including 5000 feet of car
riers to cost $S50,0O0 the principal and
interest to be guaranteed by the board
at the rate of 31a per cent on the in
vestment with lease to run so years
and the privilege of renewal at the eX-
piration of that period. In considera-
tion of this, Mr. Booth agrees to fur
nish 100000 bushels of grain in a
season. If the commissioners decide
to guarantee the principal and inter
est of 81 ,25O,O0O, he will agree to erect
two elevators and guarantee to handle
24,OOO,O0O bushels of grain each sea
son.