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The true Democrat., 1908-06-13

ZACH ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS of
gross receipts rom business done by |
its office in this town.
Section 3. Be it further ordained,
etc.. That all telephone companies
shall pay license Of five dollars
upon each ONE THOUSAND DOL
LARS of gross receipts from business
done in this town.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That all express companies shall
nav a license of ten dollars upon each
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS of gross
receipts from business done in this
town.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That all companies engaged IN
the sale of coal oil shall pay a license
of five dollars upon each ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS OF gross re-
ceipts from business done in this town.
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
: ETC.. That all companies selling meats,
whether fresh, cured, smoked, or can
ned, either directly or through an
agent, shall pay a license tax of two
!. dollars upon each ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS of proceeds from all busl-
ness done in this town.
Section 7. Be it further ordained
!, That the meaning and intent OF section
5 two, three and four is for business
done by parties in this town ano
& through the medium of said companies
$ with parties or offices within the State
p of Louisiana.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
ETC.. That the license herein levieC
<. shall be payable in the same manner
d at the same place, to the same officer
e and collected by law in the same wa.
n as that now provided by ordinance TO
t. the payment and collection of othe
licenses.
A. F. BARROW,
G. L. PLET'TINGER, Act. Mayor
Clerk.
~ Town of ST. FrancSyille. LATHE fOllowin
le Is the statement of receipts and disbursement
IL for the month of May:
y Cash on hand last statement $M7 50
IL Receipts Since:-
III G S Davidson Fincs) ......-.-... AZ so
License .---........ ...-...-..,-.---.-.... W
Lamps electric ..............-......-. 81 90
IL Taps and material ..-........ ........ IL IL
81 Water service .....-... 2il OF
Light service ................ ..... 22O So $1526
Plant Disbursements
o5 Broadway Coal s. Coke Co.. $S1 3S
90 Repair .............-.... ..-...... ...-.... 500
90 Break down ...... ..... ....-.-..... II %
90 Fuel freight and hauling) ..- III OS
90 Expense ........ Observation-Disclosures. 66 "
at Labor .......... .....-.........~ Il
Packing ,,. Observation-Disclosures. "a
30 Salary ................ .. TO 90
60 Corporation
AZ EXPENSE ID
35 Maintain prisoners ............-...-. l9
N Bridges. culverts and walks 10 10
0O Road 90. 1O6 Is
M Commission 90. ................. ......... $500
n Salary --.....-............ ....-.....-. 81 90
4s Cash on hand
II Plant fund nd....,..........-........,,, 465 Is
| TX
The true Democrat., 1908-06-13
Town Council Proceedings.

{, Erancfsyille. La. June D. lS09.-At call
ed meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen hei"
this day. Councilmen O d Brooks, w L FOrreS
ter and DIR A T. Barrow COncurfing IN the can
the following members were present III
Barrow. Acting Mayor; Councilmen VI brooNS
and w T Forester.
The Mayor stated the object of the meeting
and the following notice of same was read:
st. FranciSville, La. June D, l!os.
ToDR. JAS. KHBOURNE AND S. Sw EErMAN:
DEAR SIRs.-You are hereby notified that
there will be a meeting Of the Board OF Aiaef
men Of the City OF St. FranciSve Loulslaha
tonight at 7:3O p. m. Bank Of West Fellciaha'
pott concurrcd in by c0unCilmen W 7 FOrres-
ter DIR O d Brooks and DR. A f Barrow for the
following purposes:
Ratifying water contract with the GaZoo "
Mississippi Valley Railroad, paying DlllS' pass
ing Foreign License Ordinance and taking up
proposition made the City to build Slde track
into the Electric Light Plant.
w. r. FORESTER, IT, H. PLErriNGEh'
Councilman. Clerk.
st. FranciSyille, La. June g. lD8.-Recelved
the within notice Ofa called meeting OF the
Board Of Aldermen of the City OF st. Francis
Vile Louisiana, and served same more IMAM
three hours before the hour set for the meet
ing. upon the following members
DIR Jas Kibourne DOmicle out of town.
is Sweetman, Domicle.
G. S, DAVIDSON,
Marshal.
Motion made. seconded and carried, Tha'
Mr. Falander's proposition to the Clerk OF tht
town that he would recommend to the man
agement OF the YazOO & Mississippi Vale!
Railroad to build side track to the Electric
Light Plant provided. the town pay 30 per cen
of the cost and furnish right of way be ac
cepted.
Communication of II. Vince relative to drain
ing the Pond ut the rear of his place of bust
ness he referred to the Board of Health.
Motion made, seconded and carried, Tha
the following salaries be paid:
V EddardS, fireman Observation-Disclosures. SIS 3
G L Pettinger. clerk ........-..... ...,-.... 80
f B bennett. engineer Gee. .........-......... 100
GS Davidson marshal & board OF health 45
G Davidson, road .................. 100
Motion made. seconded and carried, Tha
the following Plant bills be paid;
Broadway Coal & Ice Co. coal ....--. $33
L Newman, supplies ........... .-....-.. .-...
FIT Wayee Electric Co, meter parts. 3
Chas Weydert supplies .. ... .-...-...... 8
w A Lawson repair .. .....................~ .
+ NJ Mumford. supplies .-..-...........
Southern Coal Co. on account ..-.-. 100
GL Piettinger. cash paid freight etc 3 7
r Woodland Wright Co. bale waste 104
j Storm. supplies .. 87
Motion made. seconded and carried, Tha
$4,000 be appropriated to pay interest o
bonds.
The true Democrat., 1908-06-13

thereby certify that the above is true
copy of the original as they appear on pages
81. G2. G3. 81. 65 >of Minute Book A.
G. L. PLETTINGER.
Clerk
The true Democrat., 1908-06-13

meeting adjourn.
G L PLETTINGER, DIR. A F BARROW,
Clerk. Mayor.
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strongly dehneated. .
Will LEXINGTON COMFORT, the author, is well
known for his superior literary talent and in the present
he has selected theme admitting of intense de-
neation No story of recent has covered theme
more interesting than that of the eruption of Mont Pee
The serial has all the coong and charm of the beautiful
surroundings of Saint Pierre and there touches OF
perfection in the descriptions of scenery and Incidents
Peter Constable and Hayden Been young Americans visit
Saint Pierre Just before the Pee volcano scattered death
and destruction over the ated island The hero of the
story Constable the life of the beautiful Lara STAINS
bury at the time of the eruption and the that
occasion are thrilingy described.
All through the story Incidents of the most fascn-
atng character They include touching love romance OF
HAYDEN and the girl whom he devoted and the horror
and fate that regned the moment when the island
engulfed in doom and disaster. This brilliant and mas
tery narrative of the crash at Martuique-with man
and woman standing clear against the of events
rivals 1.-The Last Days of Pompei in pictorial and dra-
matte power The story should have cordial recep
tion will interest all readers young and DID, and may be
cassed among the very best serials of it's class that have
been written in recent years.
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Fireless or self-cooking stoves, wn''D
have been 80 popular in Germany 1oi
number Of years, have been recenu'
much improved. The early types "e,.
simply boxes made with double wan, !.
so as to retain the heat, and 1oou ~
be boiled or stewed was first tnorousD
" heated and then inclosed In the ".
for sufficient time to cook by the ~
tanned heat.
The latest apparatus is said to De nea.
ed by stone. This Is made SUFFICE.
" hot In an oven or over any ire Wv.
placed In the cooker with the STEAK =
roast, and the box Is sealed up anu ~,
for an hour or so until the food Is wv =.
oughly cooked and hot With oouD,
boxes, boiling, frying and roasting Lucy
all proceed at once without care.
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Scotch and Irish peasants. 1t Is prob
able that in acquiring the English Ian
guage the newly imported negroes i'm
bibed the superstitions In vogue among
the white people Of the South. at that
time.
Signs of weather are many, as Is
natural, and some Of them are very
curious. If a cat sneezes or II she
washes her head behind her ear 1t will
rain. II she rubs against objects or II
specially frisky it forbodes wind.
In the winter, II cow lows In the
evening 1t will snow before morning.
II COW stops In walking and shakes
her foot there IL bad weather behind
her. When the cattle are driven to
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backed by the fine physique will forge ahead In spite OF
everything and there need be fear for him. as there
might we'll have been In the old days OF ruthless FORCING
People nowadays skeptical Of the infant prodlge
and 1t is well that they should be.
In the Of the average child OF fair heredlty ana
intelligence it is vastly in his favor that he should Dc
recognized for small animal he meant to be- Young
children fitted spend long hours OF confinement
schoorooms Their brains not yet ready for mucn
application either in quantity quality. Their htte
growing bodies the open air and the incessant mus
cular activity that characterzes all natural children
As a matter Of economics 1t has been proved again
and again that child who has been udciously nelo
back in early will be found easily to catch up with
the child who has been forced forward while he mas
tremendous advantage in stored-up health and vgor
This is not plea for starvation diet for any active
brain or inquiring mind education for children SO
equipped is in the very atmosphere and Will not Dc e
capped It rather protest against school life begun
too early against confinement in schoorooms for long
sessions against system of education that asks little
children of five six years to sit STILL or to pay at
tenton or to understand for than few minutes at
a time.-Youths Companion.
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pasture, If the bull goes first, it will

pasture, If the bull goes first, 1t will
rain.
If dog eats grass in the morning,
or IL he digs a hole in the ground. it
is sign Of bad weather. Pigs are
believed to be able to 'see the wind"
If they run about and sQueal without
apparent cause, it is sign of cold and
stormy weather.
Money carried for three days in q
mans shoe may safely be wagered; 1t
is sure to win.
The locust tree Is especially liable
to a stroke Of lightning. Some say
Judas hung himself on that tree; 9TH
ers suppose the crown Of thorns to
have been made from 1t.
It is terrible unlucky to burn for
frewood a tree which has been struck
by lightning. This Is sure to bring
misfortune upon the household
Shoes have many portents coOnected
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SUCCESSFUL SIGNAL TEST.

During Fog Progress Of tho Kron.
prinxessin Cecilie Was Unimpeded.
Capt. Hogemann Of the Kronprin-
4essin Cecilie Of the North. German
Lloyd line on his last homeward trip
was able to demonstrate the usefulness
of the submarine signal apparatus with
which his vessel In common with other
large transatlantic liners is equipped,
says the New York Journal OF Com
n,erce.
The signaling system worked perfect
~ and enabled Copt. Hogemann to pro-
coed with his vessel, although envel-
oped in heavy fog. Following is the
captains report:
"A heavy fog enveloped us between
Du1geness and Terschellinger Bank
light ship in the North Sea, about 8 :35
at night It was 10 80 o'clock, judging
by the fog signal, since we had left
Dover. At II 20 o'clock we received
quite distinctly the sounds from the
submarine bell from East Goodwin
lightship, about seven miles distant.
We could get no perc0ptlDle SOun0
through the starboard receiver. AS we
approached the -lightship the sounds
became palmer until they were quite
distinct. At 12:17 o'clock the sounds
were the plai1est, and because of this
we felt it was safe to assume the light
vessel was directly opposite us.
"At II :25 o'clock the bells Of Haaks
lightship were heard about fifteen miles
distant The sound came family at
first, through the starboard receiver.
The sounds were plainly heard through
the starboard receiver, but not through
that. on the port side.
"By frequently changing course it
was possible to determine the direction
Of the ughtship to within one point of
the compass.
1.-THE last sound of the submarine bell
was heard at so O'clock"
In his report Capt. Hogemann says
that he regards the test as severe one
and that he is greatly pleased with the
result.
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Infant wives.


Girl babies are often unwelcome Id
China. A terrible witness to this Is q
stone standing near a pool outside the
city Of Foochow. On it is the tnscrlp
ton, Girls may not be drowned here
Poor parents often sell or give away
daughter when only a few weeks OF
months old, to be the future wife OF
boy about her own age. The child VIII
becomes a bride by "rearing mar
riage" Is taken home and brought up
by the family Of her future husband
An Englishweman when visiting a
school observed a bright boy aoou'
eight years OF age carrying a oaO'
girl. She asked If she were his sister,
whereupon the boy looked shy ana u.
not answer. His brother volunteer"
the information, "She is his WIFE!
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with them. If heel is lost from the
shoe it forbodes death In the family
before the year is out" If new shoe.
are accidentally dropped before they
are worn, sgou will surely step into
trouble with them on your feet"
New shoes must never be placed on
shelf higher than the owners head,
as it brings bad luck, and one shoe
should never be polished without the
other, for fear bad accident or per
haps sudden death.
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DIFFICULT TRANSPORTATION.

and Beast.
Every English expedition to the
frontier In India Is attended with diff
culties in transportation. The mount
ain streams must be forded and though
they are shallow, ranging from one and
a half to three feet Deep there are
times when the mules are scarcely able
to keep their feet and at the same time
draw the heavy loads they are compell-
ed to haul. In the midst Of these ford
ings, always attended with much dis
order. trouble can he locked for. II
there is going to. be any in that vlcin-
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ODD PoRTENrs AND SIGNS.

SuperstftiOns that Have Long Been
Prevalent Among Negroes.
Among the colored people Of the
South every common event has its &C
companying sign or superstition, &C
cording to the Baltimore Sun.
whether these all date back to the
AFRICAN savage ancestors Of the race is
uouDtful, as very many of them are
s'mnar to those current among Engliah,
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-15
HOW to Handle . Hog.

Scratch his back and tickle nim :.
der the belly. You can lead 'nim or =,
where. This applies fguratH,s 80
speaking az well to the human ss ...,
a. to the members Of the drove -
had the seven devils. Hogs have So
and don't you forget it. An old ra1, :.
hack COW has more brains than a.
cattle and horses on the plantal
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- Ut of the growing divorce evil, Of which 80
much has been said comes another wrong
quite as great If not greater, than the first.
This is the free and easy manner In which
4IH&1 seekers for legal separation give the names
4{f4&12 OF persons correspondents In their &C
tons Recently two prominent actresses
were mentioned in this way. For two days their pic
lures history published in daily papers; their
every foble and eccentrcity paraded before the
public Yet for previous they had been before the
people breath of scandal had besmirched
their
When the tried it discovered they were
wholly Of the charges contained in the petitions
and that the entire affair rested merely the susp
cions of two women.
But the correspondents emerged from the mess with
regulations backened forever and with no adequate
remedy at hand When persons name Is dragged
into courts in such a way and Is banded about Oh
scandamonging tongues, the party, II guitless can
probably 90 into and prove his her innocence
But such q course is expensive and only brings add
tonal nOtorety The usual procedure Is to suffer In ST.
lence hoping that the damage may be small as pos
sible
The frequency with which such affairs occur, the
prominence of the people who have been compelled to
suffer- proves only we'll that easy way has been
found to divorce by charging infdey and men,
tioning correspondent who will choose the
cloak of silence rather than the publicity Of going into
divorce courts to fight the matter.
Along statutes which needed for the cur
tament the number of divorces something should be
done give those who wrongfuy named
by a suspicious wife husband named merely as a
means secure desired end.-Chicago American.
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ENGLISH TRANSPORT CROSSING RAPID STREAM

ity. The tendency always is for the
mules to turn and go down stream and
when this happens they are usually
lost.
The accompanying illustration shows
a sergeant of the Thirty-fifth mule
train coming to the rescue Of his mules,
fording stream on the road between
PeShawur and Jamrud.
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A man Is never SO sure he is being
imposed upon as when his wife gets
sick.
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We would hate to be a bridegroom
and have to wipe on Few towelA
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creased heavily, its income shrank The
appropriations made the session Of Congress
were than $1OOOOOOO0 greater than touched
in any the height of the Spanish Philippine
1t Is time to call halt this rapid increase In out
lay especially the decreasing. With the
business which Is under way the governments in
come will advance, but the necessity for checking
everything that extravaganza is Imperative
Leslie's Weekly
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PRESSING NEED OF PUBLIC ECONOMY.

HE fact that the governments outgo has
expanded nearly 100 per cent in the twelve
years in which Its population has increased
less than Is per cent is a startling revela-
ton Of the speed with which the public bur
den is growing And in the past twelve
months. while the governments outgo in
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remark "Why, could read well as do now long be-
fore the of that child and the present writer
can well remember than family in which 1t
one of the traditions cherished through the generations
that boys should start their Greek by the fifth
The persons who deplore this changed condition Of
things are apt blame the kindergarten system for It,
while those who hail 1t change for the better
prophesy that it will grow rather than lessen.
It is on the whole and within reasonable limits
doubtedy better and is direct result of the in
creased interest hygienics generally and above all In
the psychology of childhood affecting physical well
fare.
The unusual child the child with the phenomenal BRAIN
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HIS is a serial of great power and interest,
and will not soon be forgotten by those
who love good literature. 1.-THE Whlted
Sepulchre" is The STORY OF Mont
PELEE, and is graphic, natural narration
of that great disaster which thrilled and
shocked the civilized world. The word
painting is vivid and inspiring, the Incl
dents powerful and exciting, the characters
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-08-15
IRON ORE INEXHAUSTIBLE.

HE worthless material of to-day may be the
IN ore of tomorrow. There is scientific
definition Of an ore; is simply
terial which by present methods can be
(MNN7NI utilized with profit. Methods may change
lNESS9I from year to year, while iron ore supplies
are a question Of centuries. New discov-
cries likewise increase the known supplies Despite the
heavy annual DRAIN it is probable that in every the
known workable supplies of iron ore in the United States
have increased while the supply of iron in actual use
has Increased rapidly well. OF all our national re-
sources our iron ores the which be drawn
unon with greatest mpunity the iron remaina
Iron Trade Review.
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THE SCHOOL AGE.

HE man or woman in middle life who has
not paid much attention to the modern the
cries of education is constantly struck by
the fact Of the comparative backwardness
in many ways Of the children of the present
day as compared with children forty or
fiftv wears ago One constantly hears the
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-06-22
CALL ISSUE
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVEN.
T1ON To MEET AT CHARLES.
TON ON JULY 30.

To the democratic voters OF West
Virginia:
Conforming to the established
custom. and IN pursuance of the
authority vested In the Democratic
State Executive Committee IL Is
ordered by said committee that a
state convention OF delegated rep
resentatives OF the democratic party
from the several counties OF the
state be held In the city OF Charles.
ton. In the county OF Kanawha. for
the purpose OF selecting candidates
OF said party TO be voted for at the
general election to be held in the
month OF November OF the present
year for the following Offices:
Governor. secretary OF state, state
superintendent OF free schools, audi
tor. treasurer. attorney general, two
electors at large for president and
vice president OF the United States.
the confirmation OF the election OF
presidential electors for the several
congressional districts, the choosing
OF the members OF the state demo
cratic executive committee, and the
transaction OF such other business
as may be deemed proper and nee
essary: and the said convs .tion
Shall assemble at O'Clock VI.
on the 2sth day OF 'uly. 1908.
Said convention sh~.ll consist OF
delegates from the several counties
or tn. State, proportioned as fol-
lows: Each county shall have one
delegate In said convention. and no
more, Cor each one hundred votes
or fraction thereof OF Atty votes or
more cast in the county for John ].
Cornwell In 1904. That 10 to say:
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Bluefeld. w. va, June 20, 70

biueHeiu, w. va, June ~, 1908
Notice to property owners and
all persons interested In the sanl-
tary condition OF the city. In com
pliance with city ordinances regu.
lating such matters / hereby name
June 26, 1908. a special cleaning
up day. On or prior to this date
you are requested to have collected
In barrels all loose rubbish or any
matter that would have a tendency
to create an unhealthy condition.
Wherever your premises are sub
ject to dampness by reason OF i'm
perfect drainage use sufficient lime
20 insure ouch places against in
lection. To the owner OF users of
COW stables or otherwise we re-
quest that you coat them with
white lime wash and we especially
request the owners Of vacant lots
In the heart OF the city to remove
all Objectionable waste matter from
same
Let us make our city clean and
consequently healthy.
Yours very truly,
T. L. sMITHDEAL,
Assistant Health officer.
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Try n Leader Want Adj.
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CONDITION SERIOUS

James Perdue. who was struck
by an engine Saturday and had his
right thigh broken and received a
bad bruise on the side OF the head.
Is In a serious condition. The wound
on the head has rendered him de-
ierious and 1t is this wound that
makes his condition doubtful. He
Is robust young man and would
easily recover from the other in
jury.