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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-11-14
Bad SYMPTOMS.

The woman who has periodical head
aches, bacilache, sees imaginary dark
spots or specks floating or dancing before
her eyes, hasgnawing distress or heavy
full feeling IN stomach, faint spells. drag
ging- down feeling in lower abdominal or
pelvic region, easily startled or excited,
irregul6 ar or painful periods, with or with
out Ihlvic catSgrh, is suffering from
weaknesses andAerangements that should
have eSly attention. Not all OF above
symptom; APE likely to be present in any
case at one fine.
Neglected or badly treated and such
cases Often run into maladies which de-
manR tie surgeons knife If they do not
reslAbfatally.
No medicine extant has such long
and numerous -recQrd OF cures in snch
case. as Dr.. Pierce'S EaYQrite PreSGTIp:
tiQQ.-. NO medicine has such q strong
profess ioMaL lndQLSe m2 nL-1f. e c1- oil Its
SeXerEa4 lngEe9le ntSs-~=Mnrth NOR. than any
Qslmheg @. ordinary nQn;prQt eSSQnal les:
flmQnjalS.. The very best ingredients
known 70 medical science for the cure OF
Woman's peculiar ailments enter into its
composition. No alcohol, harmful, or
habit forming drug is to be found in the
list OF its ingredients printed on each
bottle-Wrapper and attested under oath.
In any condition of the female system,
DR.. Pierce's FaVorite Prescription can do
only gOOd-never harm. Its whole effect
is to streng then, invigorate and regulate
the whole female system and especially
the pelvic organs. When these are de-
ranged in function or affected by disease,
the stomach and other organs of digestion
become sympathetically deranged, the
nerves are weakened, and a long list of
bad, unpleasant symptoms follow. Too
much must not be expected of this "Fa-
vorite Prescription" 1t will not perform
miracles; will not cure tumors-no med
icine will. It will often prevent them, if
taken in time, and thus the operating
table and the surgeons knife may be
avoided.
Women suffering from diseases of long
standing, are invited to consult by letter,
free. All correspondence is held as strictly
private and sacredly confidential. Nd
dress Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, Dr. R.V. Pierce, Pres, Buffalo, n. Y.
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser l000pageS)
is sent free on receipt of 81 one-cent
stamps for paper-coYered, or 81 stamps
for cloth-bound copy. Address as above
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-11-14
A Different Nethed Of Fighting Boil
Weeyils Suggested.

The Dallas (Texas) News prints
the following letter from H. NJ.
StringfelloW, planter from
Lampasas, Texas, advocating late
planting as the surest way to
beat the boil Weeyil;
It will be remembered by
your readers that last spring |
discussed in several issues Of the
News the entire boil Weevil prob
lem, reviewing the lengthy Bull
letin No. 81, by one Of the pest
commission, the most complete
and the last Of nineteen bulletins
on the subject which had preced
ed it. It would seem that after
such exhaustive discussion, the
conclusions reached and meth
DDS recommended would be cor
rect and some benefit have re,
suited to the farmer from the
many years cfthis costly investi
cation that has kept an army OF
experts, lecturers, inspectors,
experimenters and bulletin max
ers continually in the field. But
to the contrary | showed plainly
in my former articles that not
only were their conclusions ano
recommendations tallacious, con
Trajectory and impractical, but
had actually entailed an annnd
loss or vast sums of money to Tx
farmers in vain efforts to Du'
those methods into practice, L
say nothing of millions more los
from one cotton crop through
depredations of the weeyil, which
could have been prevented. Thu
proof of this will appear later on
but the farmers of Texas ar
we'll aware that as for any bene
fit to them, the pest commission
has been q total failure. The,
know, that from the very begin
Mfg of its efforts the boll Weeyil
have NOS been checked for a ln(
ment but haye~oyerrun the Who'll
of the western cotton belt wit
: amazing rapidly, swept acres
the entire State of Louisiana /
two years, crossed the Missi'
siDpi river and invaded the cas-
ern cotton belt, with the gallar
army of experts bringing up I'll
rear to repeat over there ft
some years the costly farce e.
acted in Texas. And now, b
fore giving the entirely success
full results of my promised e
pertinent TO demonstrate that ii
two recommendations repeat'
in all bulletins, viz. the earle
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-11-14

up to date and the failure OF the
pest commission to accomplish
anything, | will next tell how |
came by the idea that the pests
could be enterminated or at least
rendered practically harmless by
reasonably late planting say
from about the middle of April in
the southern to the last of May
in the northern part of the state,
and give the proofs from my own
experience and that of others, in.
Guiding a conclusive experiment
by the pest commission itself.
Three years ago | allowed an
old negro to plant cotton free of
charge on a small piece of ground
owned by me near Lampasas,
but the weather having been
very dry for a month, the seed
did not come up until about the
first Of June. The boil weevils
were then quite bad in most of
the cotton around, and as neither
of US expected that it would
make anything, he gave the cot
ton but one blowing. The season
proved very favorable and the
ground being rich, to our great
surprise not a boil Weevil appear
ed until September, and the old
man gathered a 500-pound bale
from a little over an acre. For
this astonishing result [ could
y see no explanation but that all the
hibernated weevils had emerged
early, located themselves in the
neighboring cotton fields and re-
manned there until September,
when they always begin to mi.
CRATE and we found a few in the
patch. Becoming deeply inter
ested and seeing the far reaching
possibilities of this theory, il
true, I determined to test it on 6
town block | owned, and las
year [ planted about two thirds
, of an acre in cotton on May s
Up to the middle of July not ;
weevil appeared, but about tina
time found several infested
: squares on the ground and sew
eral grown weevils on the plants
Though greatly disappointed a
> the apparent failure of my thee
= ry, | determined to give TIL
enemy a fight, and with a ma
: :. to help me, went over the plac
= every other day for severe
weeks, picking up the square
. and was rewarded by saving
y 355 pound bale, which [ sold
;, w. +. Barnes, a Lampasas buyer
II The weevils were worse last yea
~ than ever before, and the ave-
age yield in the country wa
" about one bale to six acres. BIT
~ the interesting part Of my stor
- is that while picking up square
' one morning near the front fenc'
" a negro riding by stopped an
= asked me if / knew where m
boil Weevils came from. | sal
j, no; did he? He answered ye'
- from Mr.. Skaggs' millet fielt
which moved for him about TT
;, first of July. 1t seems that tt
= millet had been sowed on the pr
- vious years cotton ground an
the seed disked in without ploy
; inc. Owing to the exceeding
warm winter the cotton roo
= we're not killed, the stalks sprou
- ed from near the ground, as the
80 often do near the coast, and gre
;, along with the millet, and whe
:. cut, according to the negro
- statement, were alive with bt
= we&ils. OF course, when TIL
10 deprived Of food, they migrate
a on the strong south winds thu
: prevailing to my cotton, a sho
1;c+o,on dino north and the npa
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-11-14

The Memphis and the New Or
leans Farmers Conventions
meeting this week both favor
high prices for cotton and de-
nounce lawlessness of night-rid-
ing.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-11-14

llUGle avail.
For the benefit of those of
your readers who Gid not see my
former articles, [ will give the
five most important facts in the
life history of the boil weevil as
shown by exhaustive expert
ments Of the experts in South
Texas and given in Bulletin 81.
l. In that section of the state,
in ordinary winters, a large pro
portion of the alternating in
sects emerge the latter part of
January and in February, and
| practically all in March and
gradually later further north,
though in mild winters they be-
gin to emerge as early as tebru-
airy in North Texas The Dallas
Texas News having reported
their appearances at that time
last year. and a neighbor Of mine,
Mr.. Parker, showed me several
about the LIST of March on the
plants that had come from cot
ton seed with which he had fer
tilted his Irish potatoes. About
a dozen OF these, AS early as
possible plants, recommended
by the experts, were allowed to
grow through the season but did
not mature q single perfect boil.
2. After emerging the weevil
can live only one week without
food.
B. Cotton is their only food
4. The average fertility Of the
female is about forty-eight days
5. The female will deposit he1
eggs in nothing but a cottor
square or boil.
Now the question is, giver
these facts, how can we best pre-
vent these Weevils from ravagins
our cotton? The pest commits
sion says:
4. By destroying all volun
teer plants from seed and sprouts
from the roots Of the old plant il
the spring il not winter killed, a
often happens in South Texas
5 and then planting at the 'earlies
possible time.
2. By removing and burning
O the stalks before the middle c
O October.
AS to the first suggestion, i
9 it possible that these experts d
T not see the inconsistency of urs
O ing the farmers to destroy a
y volunteer and sprout cotton t
/ prevent the early-emerging wee
+ wills from feeding on it, and
q the same time advising them
g plant as early as possible to gt
| ahead of them?" AS if the plan
~ ed cotton would not support til
q weevil just as we'll as the othe
:, as it did in Mr.. Parker's potat
p row. In fact, early planting as
>. weevil preventive is simply al
% surd, for plant as early as "
j may, the weevil will always /
# out with or ahead of the cottol
9 both being dependent on war
:. weather for their activity. Jul
= how furnishing them food whe
y they must have it or die, al
# squares for the females eggs b
a fore she goes barren, will enab
=. the farmers to get ahead of ii
II weeyils, as they suggest, | lea
4 the pest commission to explai
20 AS to the second suggestit
n of exterminating the insects
70 destroying the cotton stalks ca
& " in October, there is not Il
A. slightest doubt that the plan,
n practicable throughout the e
40 tire cotton belt, would have tn
y. effect, for granting that the II
20 ture weevils which escaped cou
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-11-14

having half dozen or more wee
wills hid beneath the small leaves
near the base. Well, those stalks
remained in piles last spring
within thirty feet of the grow
ing cotton until it was about a
foot high, when they were burn
ed. The two-acre block was
planted on May 10 last and the
one across the street on the 1st
of June. Now, according to
teachings of the pest commits
sion, if the boil weevil really hi
bernates occasionally antil June
or July, some of them should
have found their way into my
cotton alongside. But not a sin
gle one has shown up the whole
season. AS a matter of fact the
insects all left their winter quart
ers in April and persisted for
lack of food or sought it else
where. [ will add that MeSSrS.
Smithwick, Pode, Cockrell,
Brooks and Northington all
planted cotton the last of May
and made fine crops and none
have seen a boil weevil.
While the foregoing testi-
mony against early planting as a
means of getting ahead of the
boil weevil should convince the
most skeptical, | will add the
further fact that the entire first
| planting of cotton west OF here
to Angelo was killed by the May
1 freeze and yet they are now
gathering the largest crop they
ever grew and nota boil weevil
in the whole country. If Jack
Frost had kindly extended his
visit on that occasion to the
whole state of Texas, there
would not to-day be boil weevil
on it. So much for outside testi-
mony against the suicidal policy
of furnishing these pests food
just when they must have it or
die"
The above clipped from the
t Shreveport Times, it will be seen
is entirely different in the con-
illusions drawn from those ar
4 rived at by tie pest experts.
e But at this time any one who has
i a message to deliver to his fellow
s planters on this subject deserves
a to be heard and it is for this rea-
o son that we reproduce the above,
:. and for a like reason it was sent
+ us by ex-senator w. Il. Percy,
: formerly of this parish, but now
s of Minden, La, who never for
It gets the needs of the old home.
y His letter reads:
$ MINDEN, La, Nov. 2, 1908.
:, EDITOR TRUE DEMOCRAT
d Having read an article in the
Y Shreveport Times of November
d the 1st on the boil weevil which
); seems so logical though differing
|, from the opinion of the experts,
e and believing that it would prove
e of interest and possibly of profit
: to the West Feliciana farmers,
d am mailing it to you under sepa
V rate cover, for publication II
y your paper at your discretion.
is This is such a burning ques
t. ton at this time all over the ssatt
y that any suggestions which
W might help our farmers in meet
n ing and overcoming it viii thini
s prove acceptable, and particular
III " at a time before the weevi
is has become thoroughly estab
I'd lished.
N In this parish it fourishes il
rt full strength, which can be east
r. " understood when | tell yo'
OF that the crop Of 1906 was SOM
e. 10000 bales, of 1907 some 300
II, bales. and this year with increas
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-11-14

warm winter the COtGOn fOOUS
we're not killed, the stalks sprout-
ed from near the ground, as they
often do near the coast, and grew
along with the millet, and when
cut. according to the negro's
statement, were alive with boil
weAils. Of course, when thus
deprived Of food, they migrated
on the strong south winds then
prevailing to my cotton, a short
distance due north and the near
est to them. Had the millet not
been cut they would have re,
NAMED there until September,
as noted above, and my cotton
would have escaped. But with
the explanation given I welcomed
their visit, for | saw at once that
! it would afford me a concise test
this season. So in order to give
them every chance to do their
worst, | allowed the stalks to re-
main on the ground until spring
when in order to ploW hao
them removed outside and pllee
lust between that block and ont
across the street, which | als'
had prepared for cotton, in orde-
to make the demonstration NOR
complete. | will here say tina
the United States gevernmen
!, !, expert agent was present.
Fl. M. Ramsey of this plac
i was in my cotton often durln
n the summer and several time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

The body o. George Clinton. twice
vice president Of the United States and
trst governor of the Empire State. OF
which he was the executive for TWEEN.
ty-one years. was recently exhuned at
the old Congregational cemetery In
Washington and transferred TO the
United States Naval hospital IN Wash
ington. where it now lies. awaiting re-
mova to the old Clinton home at
Kingston. n. Y. The body was found
TO be in a most remarkable state of
preservatio in spite of the fact that
II had rested in the teaden coffin for
ninety-s!x years. The chemicals in the
soil had seemingly petrified most of
the upper portions of the body and
head. and even the cloth Of the coat
and silk OF the long stockings seemed
70 be as strong and substantial as when
new, says Washington correspondent
OF the New York Tribune. The granite
monument which has so long marked
the grave In the old cemetery has been
taken down and started on it's way to
Kingston. The coffin will follow with,
IN few. days.
The exhumation was witnessed by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
IN HONOR OE CLINTON
Body of Vice President Be Reburied at Kingston
Exhumed at Washington

Louis F. Ganet. a great-grandnephew
of Governor Clinton; Benjamin NJ.
Brink Of Kingston. Chaplain r. Il.
Hoes Of the navy. Brigadier General
r. n. O'Reilly. surgeon general Of the
army. and Dr. Marcus Benjamin. one
of the leading officials OF the Smithso-
man institution and president of the
society Of the war OF 1872
After workmen had been engaged for
two weeks in removing the monument
and its foundation and an excavation
ten or twelve feet In depth had been
made no trace of the coffin had yet
been found. BY the use OF pole
driven in the earth as probe. exactly
after the method pursued by General
Horace Porter in seeking for the body
of Paul Jones and after considerable
explorati ion. the metal box was finally
struck at a depth OF nearly twenty
feet. The digging was then renewed
and flushed and the leaden hog
brought to light 1t was immediately
transferred to the Naval hospital.
where DR.. O'Reiily presided AT an au-
topsy. Measurements or Governor Clin-
tons skull were taken. and n minute
examination Of the entire body was
made. The upper portions of the body
were found to be in better state Of
preservation than the lower. but con
sidering the fact that the body had
been in the coffin for nearly century
all agreed that its lifeiike appearance
was remarkable.
1t is the intention Of Governor Gin
toms descendants In New York and
New England to make the reburial the
great feature of Kingston's Memorial
day exercises. On that day the old
town will celebrate It's two hundred
and fiftieth anniversary. and 1t will bt.
source Of the greatest pride to all the
pay fitting homage to the memory OF
their most distinguished townsDan.
If. present plans are carried out the
body Of Governor Clinton will be H.
cOTnpanied to the Union station III
Washington by All imposing military
escort. led by General Bell. chief Of
staff of the army. In the procession
CARNATIONS. companies OF marines and
soldiers from the various branches of
the service and a large attendance of
government officials and private citi.
zenS. President Roosevelt has been In,
vited to attend and if he cannot be
present Will send u representative. The
body will he accompanied from Wash
inston by ii guard OF honor selected
from the patriotic societies and will
make the journey from the capital TO
New York city by train. The railroad
company has signified It's desire to
transport the coffin as vel! dis the
monument To New York free Of charge
AT New York the coffin will be tranS-
rerred TO revenue cutter and will
probably be escorted up the Hudson
by several torpedo boats. The transfer
from the boat to shore and from shore
10 the cemetery mt Kingston will be
marked by appropriate exercises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
HONEYMOON IN RACING CAR.
Auto That Won Briarcliff Race to Fig
urs In Tyson's Romance.

Auto Inat won 6rIaFcItn Race TO rig
ure In Tyson's Romance.
The Isotta Fraschini automobile,
which won the Briarcliff race few
weeks ago, is to be the honeyn Don
home of it's owner, John III. Tyson.
Jr., and his bride to be, Miss Grace
Starr.
Mr.. Tyson, who is just twenty-five
years old, took out marriage license
at the Greenwich Comm town hall
the other day, and the wedding will
take place on May %. The ceremony
will be performed at the Tyson home
stead, In Riverside After the cere-
mony the couple will start, on bridal
tour of the United States by automo-
bile. They will take the Isotta car
and two others.
Miss Grace Ethel Starr is the daugh.
ter Of Commodore and Mrs. Alfred R.
Starr of the Riverside Yacht club
She is just twenty years old.
On the return from their honeymoon
the couple will live in a magnificent
residence which Mrs. George Tyson Is
having built as wedding present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
NEWS OF THE NEIeHBoRs

CONTINUED From Page Two.)
daughter Florence of Colona, H., Wis
tied over Sunday at the home of Will
liam Mcconnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mill of Barstow
came up Saturday to visit with Mr. and
Mrs. William Mill. William Mill is re-
covering from slight sick SPELL
Mrs. Alice Gregg of Moline spent
Saturday at the home of Miss Lucy
Goodrich.
Mrs. R. S. Woodburn of Rock Island
was Hillsdale visitor Saturday.
James First of Moline spent Sunday
at the home of William MILL
James Dillon and son Jesse were Mo.
line visitors Saturday.
One night last week C. L. Markee's
brooder and over one hundred little
chickens burned up.
DIR. Charles Donohoo is in Keokuk.
Iowa, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Hanson visited
the last Of the week with relatives in
Albany.
Miss Bertha Boron is visiting rela-
tives and friends in Sterling and Rock
Falls this week.
Louis Boron, who has been in Can
ada for over year demonstrating, came
to Hillsdale the first of the week to
help get the home crop planted.
Miss Ada Hauberg closed her school
term by giving program and picnic
at the Poplar Grove school house Sat
urday afternoon.
Friday afternoon Miss Edna Mumma
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

Prof. Peck, the senior partner, is the
sole owner of the Muscatine Business
college, Muscatine. Iowa. which school
he has. conducted very successfully
for the last seven years. He is col
lege man, having been especially
trained for his life work in Knox and
Hedding colleges.
Both are cultured gentlemen, and
we have every reason to believe that
the school they have founded will be a
valuable addition to the city and that
the TRT-UTY COMMERCIAL COL
LEGE will be known for. many years
TO come.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

Prof. Dewey, the junior proprietor
and manager, is a native of New York
having received his training in eastern
colleges. He is a graduate of the
Troy Business college, Troy, N. Y.
and Smithdeal College. Richmond
Va. He also holds diplomas
from two Pen Art schools, viz, Mills
School of Penmanship, Rochester, N
Y, and the Ransomerian, Kansas City
Mo-, Prof. Dewey is the author of 9
Penmanship Text, and according tt
various educational publications i:
considered exceptionally gifted as {
teacher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28
A new COLLEGE FOR
ROCK ISLAND
The Tri- City CONNER
cia1 College
w, 3. DEWEY. w. D. PECK
Proprietors.

The founding of the Tri-City Com
mercial College will, we believe, re
ceive the applause of the citizens OF
the three cities, and particularly OF
Rock Island, because of what the name
signifies, viz, that the proprietors
have chosen to make Rock Island. not
temporary abiding place and too
to non-local interests, but the HOME
of a HIGH GRADE COMMERCIAL
SCHOOL.
The proprietors are comparatively
young men, but of extensive Business
College experience
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

town, the mother tried putting pepper
liz the free opening, causing the little
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

fellow to sneeze, when out came the
head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

closed her term of school at the Enter
prise school by giving a program and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-28

Monday with glass beads, got one up
his nose. The doctor being out of