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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-01-05

A Good Seed Bed.-The importance
of having land made well pulverized
and mellow before seeds are sown or
planted in it is not all in the fact that
the roots penetrate II better when so
than when it is in coarse Jumps, and
thus find more easily the plant food
that Is in il. though this is an impor-
tant consideration, but ii is true that
the seed terminates more rapidly at
ter two or three days, and with some
varieties week. before it comes up in
soil that is but half worked, in which,
by the way. much seed may fail to ger
inmate at all. The soil that is fine and
mellow fits closely around the seed and
gives a supply of moisture to all parts
alike. 1t excludes the drying air, and
yet it is more evenly warmed by a
bright sun, which helps draw up mois-
ture from below by capillary attrac-
ton. An extra day spent in putting a
field in good condition before the seed
is put in will not only hasten the
growth and maturity of the crop, but
will increase its amount. If Jethro
Tull was not exactly correct in stat
ing that "tillage is manure" good
thorough tillage enables one to get the
best results from the manure he uses.
Science and the Farmer.-MoSt farm
ers formerly were afraid of the word
Science" when it dealt with agricul-
ture, and many quite good farmers
still "shy" at it. The trouble has been
that much stuff has been credited with
being science simply because some the
orist so regarded it, when it was Moth
ing of the kind. Now we know that
science is merely knowledge, and the
science of anything is the knowledge of
that thing arranged in an orderly way
so that ones comprehension of the
knowledge may be correct. Some
things are known about farming. A
practical farmer will tell you to ma
nure field heavily for one kind OF
crop and less heavily for another kind.
Experience has taught him that certain
plants require more fertility than other
plants, or else that they cannot get
hold of the plant-food already in the
soil as readily as others, and must be
well fed with manure or fertilizer.
That is knowledge: it is science-a bit
of science. We need all of this knowl-
edge that we can get; hence the de-
Velopment of the science pertaining to
agriculture. The man of long expert
ence, if he has judgment, Is a better
farmer than he was at first. He has
gained knowledge But we need the
experiences of others who can tell just
what the conditions were that produced
certain results. These add to our
knowledge and save us from mistakes.
Such experiences, or the conclusions
that may safely be drawn from them,
are given in experiment station bulle-
tins, in books written by men who have
knowledge that we need, and in the
farm papers. The correct conclusions
from experience or experiments form
the science that enables us to farm
more intelligently than we could with
less knowledge.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05

Meurice y debo irme o reunir con
ell eapitan. MafTana ir&s . rondar
por ahf y averigusras ademas 81 el
conde de ArtoE le ha pasado algo
hueno.
Ire, dijo In vieJa.
Rocambole Sc echo vestidc en- La
CANA y no tard6 en- quedarss DOR
mi6o. A las nueve lie despert6 Ia
Fipart diciendole: = Oreo que 81
conde de Artoff ha muertO.
-lC6moi exclam6 Rocamhole,
que se incorpor6 rsstregzndose los
oios.
A las ocho me hallabs en- Ia
puerta del hotel Meurice J N c ha-
bfa lIevado Ia lave de aquf para
que esa no 50 marchase, y sefial6 q
Sara que segufa durmiendo. Ests-
ba en- IN coche y vi pasar q Ven
turs con uno que parecfa ingles y
los dos iban muy contentos y me
figure que todC estaba terminado.
Il Es probable; me marcho; adi6s,
mama, dijo Rocam bole. Sc fue
\ presentGndose una hora despues en-
casa del banquero de Artoff que
\ verosfmilmente no podfa estar en-
terado del @sesinato dc este y pidi6
Il cue le pse pen Los Glen mil franco
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05

ciendo Ia costumhrs abri6 CON el
llavfn. " con asombro ancontro al
puuas puertas entreabiertas y IN
siniestro pressnsimiento Sc apode'
r6 de ella cuando entr6 o tientas
en- Ell vestfbulo. y al llegar al corre-
dor smpez6 a lamar 0 Msrgariss.
oae ne respondi6. La parecio que
ofa gsmidos ahogados y I'm sudor
helado humedeci6 81 frente.- lDios
miol xQue habr& pasado aquff Sc
pregunt6, y pc inferno en- ell CORE.
dor CON aauella audacia que rsvs-
laba In anergfa de 50 caracter J
lego hasta Ell cuarto de Margsrtts.
La puerta sstaba cerrada y sin Ia
vs, porque la Fipart. por gracia, Sc
In habfa llevado. Bscara spoyo el
homhro en- la puerta y CON IN vigor
POGO comdn hiso saltar In cerradu'
"a. El cuarte 10 mismo que ell res
to de Ia casa, estaba Q oscuras, y
Bacsra se acerc6 q 10 CANA llaman'
do Margarita, que segufs ginien-
do. q ttentas se conyencio de qua
In anciana estaba atada y amorca
zsda. LIE arranc0 Ia mordaza y la
pregunt6 que habta sucedido y
Margarfta 10 eonto todo. y cuando
In oy6 hablsr del negro axclam6
Bacara: lYa ne quien egl El crfa-
do de don Ifiigo, y sste na muertc
sin revelar por complete La verc'ad
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05

HaCfa pocas horas que In viada
de Nicolo habfa vuelto llevaneo &
Sara, escoltada por Ventura. Sara,
locs de tsrror, hizo cuanto la ords.
naron, habiendo llegaas In Fipart
hastA oil extreme de psg&rla porque
lloraba Ouando lego Rocamkole
Ia vieia eEtaha durmiendo una DO.
rrschsr1 de aguardiente y Sara Sc
hAbfa qusdadO cemo aletargada en-
el cam astrO que Ocupaba 10 Fipart
en- In epocs en- que Rocamhole, an
tss de su altlmR metam6rfoais,
vivfa con ella.
Desperto Rocambole q Ia Fipart,
que al principle no le reconoci6, y
Ia diio;-Mam&, vas q cederne bu
CANA Y d cerrar la pusrta, y si
llaman no abras.
-1Que pass?
Que estoy muerte.
;Muertol : repiti0 In FiPart.
- 81, me han ahogado, diio
Rocambole, y cOnt6 euanto 10 ia.
hia paaado, emitieDa0 10 referente
& los sien mil frances. - Ahora
eomprenderas, af1adi6, que eon'
viene que paBe por muerto los
oioB de tOdRs esas genteg. No 60
prudente que me yean en- el hotel
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-01-05

de vuestros labios una raz0n!-prs-
gunt6 ell eonde CON Voc conmovida.
-Ten6is raz6n, contest6 Ro-
eambols, que se arrodillo aparen'
tsndo que rezaba; y despues, salu-
dando q manera de los gladiadores
Antiques, se meti6 en- al SAGE. Hizo
Artoff un gssto y los cosacos ata'
ron sl saco por enoima de Rocam-'
bols. cegi6ndolo despuss 10 AFRO
Saron Dor la ventana. -. 80 oyo IN
ruide sordo, IN chapuceo en- oil
sgua del Marne, que corrfa al pie
do la sasa, y despu6s NADIA.
~Todo conoluy6, murmuro Ar
toR abrisndo IL pusrta del eocsdor.
pressntandoss Baear& que dirigi6
On aorno suyo una mirada axcrada
al darsa cuenta do todo. did I'm
grito de dolor, dicien0o soD acsnto
do reproehe: II Me dssobedssfsteisl
@Si no hubiese Dorado & sss
hombre del libro de los vivos, D1os
solo sabe cu6ntaB mobiles vidas ha'
brfamos tentdo que llorar muy
pronto. -. Perdonadms. pero Sue
I'M gaeridcio necssaTio.
a Ia hsra On qua ocurrfa este y
on In situaci6n dc Amino que sa
pueda presurnir, lego Basara su
casa miantras que oil conde y ia
sefiora Sains Alphonse llsgahan .
10 ealle de la Pepintere. Obede'
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
CROP CONDITIONS.
The Situation in Louisiana and Texas
Furnished by the Weather Bureau.
The Wether Bureau reports

The Wether Bureau reports:
The temperature for the week aver
aged 2 to 6 degrees below normal over
the west gulf states, and 2 to degrees
above normal over the eastern portion
of the cotton region.
Rain fell over the greater portion OF
the cotton region. While the amounts
ranged from q to S inches over the
northern portion, only sisSwers occurred
in the southern portion, and these were
very light in some localities.
Louisiana: Weather favorable for
vegetable growth, except too cool at
close of week. Cotton materially inn
proved; cfopping progressing rapidly;
poor stands Of cotton on black lands /;
crop ten days to three weeks late. Early
corn skiing and being laid by. Fall
plant and stubble cane doing well, but
spring planting backward. General rain
needed.
Texas: First part cloudy, with seas
enable temperatures; latter part gener-
ally clear and unusually cool Good
showers northern and middle portions
18th and 2oth. Vegetation made good
growth, but rain needed in south por-
ton. Cotton made good growth and
was greatly improved by showers in the
north portion; crop still three or four
wees late; replanting largely completed
and stand now fair cut worms continue
damage in parts of central and south
central divisions. and boil weevil report
ell from several additional counties. Corn
continues to make fine growth, and is
tassel1ing as far north as central cotln-
ties. Harvesting wheat and fall oats
general; yield about average; spring
wheat and oats below average. Rice do
ing well and sowing nearly completed.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
waking Francois.

The name of Millet, the painter, has
been made familiar to many besides
art students by his "Angelus. How
the genius Of the artist was reused
and encouraged is told in his biogra-
ply.
The most original person OF the fam
ily and the one who had the most in
fluence upon Millet was his grand
mother. She was an old country wom-
an of intense religious faith, living in
God, seeing everything in God and
mingling God in every scene of nature
and every act of life.
One of Miilet's earliest reeolleetions
was of his grandmother waking him
when he was quite a little child and
saying to him:
"Up, my little Francois! II you only
knew what long time the birds have
been singing the glory Of GodY
, When he had to leave home to go 70
Paris his grandmother said. i would
rather see you dead than unfaithful 20
Gods commands =
At a later time, when he had begun
to make his way in Paris, she reminded
him again:
"Remember, my Francois, that you
were a Christian before You were g
painter. Paint, for eternity and think
that the trump which will call 70 5udg.
ment is on the eve Of sounding
I -
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
SUNDAY IN OLD ENGLAND.
4 Day of Festiyity Under the sane-
tion of the King.

tion of the King.
For considerable period prior to the
English revolution Sunday was a day
of great festivity and high revelry in
the old country. Incredible though It
may appear, its observance was gov
erned and ordered by a paradoxieal
royal declaration issued by James T.
This document is generally known as
the Book of Sports" In its preamble
it recites royal rebuke administered
to ''some Puritanes and precise people
for prohibiting o. unlawful Furnishing
of Our good people for using their law
full Recreations and honest exercises
upon Sundayes and other holy days
after the afternoone sermon or service,
and then he refers to the general
complaint of our people, that they We're
barred from all lawful Recreation and
exercise upon the Sundayes afternoore,
which cannot but produce two evils,
the one the hindering Of the conversion
of many, whom their priests will take
occasion hereby to yexe, persuading
them that no honest nirth or fecrea-
ton is lawful or tollerable in our Re
Hgion which cannot but breed great
diseontment in our peoples hearts.
The other Inconvenience Is that this
prohibition barreth the common and
meaner sort of people from using such
exercises as may make their bodies
more able for Warre when we or our
successors shall have occasion to uss
them"
. Then follows the royal mandate that
no lawful Recreation shall be barred to
our good People" and .tlle Bishop
and ali other inferior Churchmen and
ChurchWardens and enJoined to bee
q CAREFUL and diligent, both 70 instruct
the ignorant and convince and refornle
them that are misled IN religion.
"Our pleasure likewise is that the Bisi-
op of the Diocese take the like straight
order with all the Puritans and Preei7
slams within the same, either contTain.
ing them to conforne themselves or to
leave the country, according to the
Lawes of Our Singdome and Ganons
of our Church. = This declaration pro-
ceeds to define lawful Recreation" as
dancing, either men or women; arch
erie for men,, leaping, vaulting or any
other such harmless Recreation, fnciud-
ing May games, Witsun-Ales and Nor
ris-dances and the setting up of May
poles and ether sports Herewith used.
But withall 7vee doe here accompt still
as prohibited all unlawful games to
be used upon Sundays onely, as Beare
and Bull baitings. Interludes and at all
times in the meaner sort of People By
Law prohibited. Bowling" A penalty
was inflicted upon those who did not
Join in the Sunday sports, and Ao>oRe-
could take part IN them without first
having attended divine service In the
parish church, which was also enforced
under pain Of penalty.
In those days the clergyman would, in
obedience to the royal decree, publicly
recite the Book of Sports from the
pulpit. After divine service he with
his churchwardens would proceed
with the congregation to the village
green, there to indulge In all kinds CT
",awfull recreation" While the sports
were going on 1t was the custom for
the parson and his ehurehwardens to
retire to the adjoining inn. Baltimore
American.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Board Elects Teachers for the Coming
Session

The following is the full personnel OF
the teachers selected for the city and
country schools and the amount of their
compensation
Central High School--Prineipal, {. E.
Byrd, Saoe; first assistant, E. M. Vol
.lank, $I25; second assistant, postponed
until next Thursday. Teachers: :. Mrs: M
H. Williams, $50; Miss Amanda Howell
SIS; Miss Lula Soape, SIS; Miss Myra
Woodward, $40; Miss Mary Dingie, Sos
Miss Susie LeRosen, sos; Miss. Mar,
Basch, 500; Miss Gertrude Owens, $50
Miss Margaret Scofeld, $55;;- Miss Har
riet Bartholf, $50; Miss Carrie Nestal
s5G; Miss Carrie Scott, $50; Miss Lena
Hughes, $50. Miss Rob Lindsay, $40
musicians Wn. b. Reeve, 500; professoI
of manual training, H. c. Bond, $I31
drawing teacher, Miss Ia. Muir, SIS
teacher night school a. A. LeRosep, s25
farkview School-Principal, {. 7 c
Nhisenllant 500; sfrstsassistant, Mis-
33arksdale, $50; second assistant, Mis-
Ruby Benoit, 500 Teachers: Miss Lay
on, $50; Miss Hughes, s45; Miss Id;
Means, $40; Miss Matte Tier, SO; Mis-
8elle Toennbs, $50.
Texafkana Hnnex Principal, Mis-
Pearl Fortson. $40 Teachers: Miss Ell
laird SEQ Miss Ella Hicks, sso Mis-
da Jack $ 90.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
EssFtFass ], - - g 2 !.
COTTON BEIT RQII E..

/ On June 6, 7, and 8 the Cotton Belt
Route will sell tickets to Asl1evil1e, N,
E., and return at rate of one fare plus
Is cents. Limit June IS. "
| On May q, 80, 80, 81 and June the
Cotton Belt, Route will sell round trip
tickets to Belle Fontaine, Ohio. at rate
Of one fare plus S.. Limited June g. 81
/ On June IS and 16 the Cotton Belt
Route will sell tickets to St. Louis and
return at rate Of one fare plus S. Lin
tied June ~.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
of Mississippi were constantly at his

QlSpOSal.r<
On his way home from Briarheld to
Beauvoir late in 1880 he was taken i'll
in New Orleans and died here at the
residence of Mr.. J. U. Payne, his life
long friend, on December E, 1885, His
funeral was the largest ever held in the
South and was attended by all the
governors of the Southern States. The
body was subsequently removed to
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
And on this Memorial Day, observed
throughout the States which composed
the Southern Confederacy, there is
linked the historical connection, the
birthday of Jefferson Davis which gives
it greater significance. And as the floral
tokens of love and remembrance are
llaced over the mounds which indicate
the spot where heroes are buried. men,
ories sad and sacred win crowds on the
living who are gradually being called
higher, and yet little while there will
be only few of the gallant men who
followed Lee and Jackson and John
ston, but, when all these of the valiant
hosts shall have been summoned to
where there's an endless reveille which
Angels sing beyond the stars there
will be left to the Daughters and the
Sons of Veterans the pleasant, if SOL
emn duty, suggested through the annual
memorial when there, may be inter-
woven with flowers and evergreen, the
loveful remembrance of the heroes who
were proud to wear the Gray and whose
Chieftian, Jefferson Davis, represented
in his official capacity and in his per-
sonality, all that which was dear to the
South, one who in the most trying
vicissitudes of life was true to himself,
his country and his God. .-.--...
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03

Washington, June 3.-The war de-
partment is exerting its full power and
going to the extreme, warrant of the
law In aiding the flood sufferers in the
west.
BY direction of the department, the
military officers in the distressed region
will not only provide tents to provide
shelter for the homeless, but viii be al
lowed to exercise their Judgment as to
the issue of such military SUPPLIES and
rations as can be spared from the mill
itary posts.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
THE GRAND JURY

The Grand Jury, T. D. Hudnall, fore
man, met Monday at noon. The charge
against ice Mullen. negro brakeman o,
train OF the Shreveport & Houston
railway. not being sustained. he was re-
leased from jail. It was alleged that he
had killed a negro who was riding on
the train and whose body was found near
Keachie.
The Jury adjourned TO meet Thurs
lay. when they will consider the case oi
Mrs. Bullock, who, it is alleged, killed
her husband By dosing him with croton
oil.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
RIVER AND WEATHER.

This. morning opened fair.
Temperature Minimum So; maxi
mum 62.
River: Arthur City Io4, fal OF Ia;
Fulton COL, a rise of o.6; Shreveport
o., a rise OF Is.
Weather forecast for Shreveport and
vicinity: Tonight and Thursday prob
ably showers; warmer.
River forecast: Fall at Arthur City
may continue for another day or two
days. Fall at Fulton will probably com
rnence within the next "a or 48 hours
and continue for three days. Rise al
Shreveport will continue until Saturday
to little above II feet. e
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
HIS FRENCH FRIEND

/ On his. return from the Confederate
reunion, our friend J. A. Bumgardner, of
Linton La. was entl1used with his trip,
but fairly in ecstaciess over his treat
nleht BY Mr. Geo. de johann, a Frcnch
gentleman Of New Orleans Il tad heard
pf French, hosnitality and cf Frc,fc:l
gentlemen, but | never was 50 well en-
famed, and enjoyed Mr., de johann be
yoad expression. Indeed, everyone in
New Orleans had hearty greeting for
The visitors, and especially for the old
'Vets.'"- e-. .-4
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
HON. LEON JASTREMSKI.
HIS ANNOUNCEMENT AS A CAN
DIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
He Favors Nominations by Primary
Elections-Appeals to His Fellow
Democrats for Support.

|
dated Baton Rauge, La, May 80, says
| I'm announcing has candidacy for the
democratic nomination for governor
last week, Gen. Leon Jastremski stateG
that he would, in a few days, briefly
| outline his position upon certain ques
tions entering into the approaching
| canvass. Accordingly. he expressed
himself today as follows:
I'VE can looks nowhere else than to-
ward the democratic party for the pow
er to resist and eventually overthrow
the republican party, which is the party
of Capitalization and unrelenting sec
tionalism. Every man who believes
in the form of free government created
by the founders Of the American r.
public must, perforce, align himself
with the democratic party. But, to
draw to it's ranks the men who are
animated by this conviction, the demo-
cratic party should be governed by
rules and usages in thorough accord
with the fundamental doctrine of equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none The stricter shall be the adher-
ence to this doctrine, the stronger shall
it grow in favor and power among the
masses. Hence, it should be the first
duty of every democrat who holds the
triumph of his party and it's principles
above personal advantage to lend his
infiuence toward the observance of this
doctrine.
The constitution of 1888 requires all
educational or property qualification
and the annual payment of poll tax
to exercise the right of suffrage. TO
give to those duly qualified voters the
rnquestionable right to express their
preferences in the selection of the can
didates for whom they are required to
vote when they have participated in the
primary, law governing primary cleo.
tions. which guarantees entire fair
ness, is upon our statute books. With
these safeguards In view, the democrat
ic party should afford to its supporters.
all the rights of the American citizen.
7ences in the nominations of candidates..
and to elect all public officials whom
it is practicable for the people to elect
No good reason can now be urged for
the retention of methods of nominal
tion that have been repudiated in a
majority of the Southern states.
"Consequestly. favor the. adoption
by the Democratic State Central COM
mittee of the primary election system
for the nomination of all the candi-
dates of the democratic party.
"I have entered the canvass freely
and untrammeled, with good will for
all and malice toward none, If elected.
1 pledge myself to faithful observance
of the preceding declarations. / shall
support with the best of my energies
and abilities every practical measure or
movement calculated to promote the
educational, agricultural. industrial.
commercial and other interests of the
state. I shall carry out the laws and
deal fairly and justly with everybody,
and with every interest in the state.
Upon these enunciations Of my
views and pledges, I most respectfully
solicit the votes and support of all my
fellow democrats" - "a
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
Williams Taken to GreenviIia.

!. Greenville, Tex, June 3.-Fd Will
liams, the negro charged with at
tempted criminal assault on a Miss
Bishop. two miles east of Comm cree
Saturday night. was brought here from
Paris by Sheriff JEFF Mason and placed
in the Hunt county Jail. The officer
brought the negro as far as C-!cs.e
on the Santa Fe train and from there
to this city by private conveyance.
There is no excitement here.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
W onderfuf Calf.

Paris, Tex, June 3.-Albert Martin,
living near Minter, has Durham calf
which is believed to be record
breaker i'm weight at birth. 1t waT
born last Thursday, and twelve hou.9
taftf.r it's birth weighed $50 pounds.
Oui hundred and twenty pounds is be-
lieysd to have been the previous rec
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03

Chickasha, I. T.. June 3.-R. H.
Thompson a switchman in the Rock
island yards, was killed while in the
performance of duties here. In pulling
a string of cars his foot slipped and he
fell underneath the wheels, one truck
passing over his middle, cutting him in
two He was a member Of the Switch
mems union, and has a sister living
in Denver, who has been notified.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03

ya.fr printing bill IS the smallest ten
of expense III your establishment. Why
aot spend II judiciouslv7 We can show
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
Saving Deposits.
MERCHANTS & FARMERS BANK
S AND TRUST CO. CORNER OF
SPRING AND TEXAS sTREEs,
SHREVEPORT. LA.

The savings deposits of the bank is
ne Of its descryedly popular features.
h,terest at The rate of three per cent
psr annusn is allowed on all sums OF
one dollar and upwards remaining on
lhe calendar three Or more calendar
ll,oalihs.
When made during the hrst three
DAYS of any month. interest IS allowed
on these deposits as if deposited on the
krst day Of the month. Interest on ;lI
sums not withdrawn will be payable on
lie FIRST days of February and August,
a..d interest not then withdrawn IS
added 10 the principal thereby giving
Ilc depositors compound interest.
Deposits may be made by marie
son,en, men or minors, in their own
aaiaes.
Facilities are given denositors to
draw money.
Deposits made for q longer period
than six months draw higher rate
thar ordinary savings deposits.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03

Remember we are selling Ladies
Ready Made Garments at ACTUAL
COST; nothing in this department re-
served.