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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-01
Bryan's Message To The Louisiana De-
RlOCraCy.

At the Democratic National Con-
-antion at Denver Mr.. Robert
ewing, President Of the Daily
States Publishing Company, was
elected National Committeeman
from Louisiana to succeed Xix"
Governor N. G. Blanchard. Mr.
Ewing was unable to go with the
body of the Committee to FAIR
view. but by special arrange
ment was subsequently received
by Mr.. Bryan at Fairview and
discussed the campaign with
him at length. Yesterday Mr..
Ewing gave out the following IN
tervieW:
''Mr. Bryan, on my recent
visit to Fairview, desired me to
return to Louisiana with mes
sage to the Democracy of the
State to put it's best foot for
ward to aid in winning a bril-
liant victory in the fall.
He knows there is no doubt OF
the result here. He knows he
will get the electoral vote OF
| Louisiana. He wishes, however
to count on more than that. He
is firmly impressed that ne is to
be the next occupant OF the
White House, but it is his ambl-
tion to be sent there not alone
by the vote of the electoral col
lege, but by the will of a decisive
popular majority, and he there
fore desires that his majority II
Louisiana shall be as large as the
party is capable of giving him
"He knows that the Republl
can Party in the South is one O
/ name only. That being true, hi
: appreciates how naturally apath!
grows up in the South in presl
dental years. He hopes, how
+. ever, that this year of Democrat
j, ic promise will be an exception
4 and that the Southern Democrs
/. cy, fighting with as much ardo
t and energy as if it was facing
s real enemy, will produce a vot
S exceeding any it has heretofor
:. honored him with.
This result, he thinks, ca
best be achieved by the organ
" cation of Democratic clubs in e
q ery precinct, the activity OF loo
y chairman and leaders, the $prea
!. ing from the stump and throug
= the Democratic press OF the Il
"a erature of the campaign and q
20 address to the party spirit al
G. enthusiasm of every Democr
n. whether he lives in the town
a. at the forks of the road.
e. Essential also to the genel
;h result, he thinks, is a genera
ly response, on the part of Loul
n ana as of the South as a whole
"a the appeal Of the National Co
mittee for funds. His decla1
lat ton in favor of publicity of ca
he paign contributions has defni
he ly committed the party agail
he corporation assistance, even i
re- we're offered, and the INNER
d. legitimate expenses of the ca
tx paign will have to be met
for popular subscription.
ion "The Times-Democrat has
nv ready taken the initiative in op
zen ing it's columns to such S
di- scriptions, for which it is to
RS. highly commended. 1t is my
IAN tention to open a similar S
the scription in the States, and |
in the Democratic press Of
Elk State to cooperate with pa
OBJ leaders in interesting their
ass stituenceies in a like movem
for in their midst. In due tin
shall announce the name
in representative citizen to be
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-01

The state Partnership will be
transferred from Frank B. Jones
to Archie M. Smith, present
travelling auditor, who will edit
The Truth as well.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-01

w
1.-THE Republican platform re,
wives the Crumpacker plan OF
congressional representation
based on voting strength. SINH
lar announcement was MADE oy
the Convention Of Mr.. Taft s
State. The purpose is to pun
ish Louisiana and the other .
Southern States which, to pre-
serve their civilization, have BY
suffrage amendments, tested IN
the highest courts, removed chel
ignorant negro voter from theif
celebrates and thereby destroy
ed opportunities for Republican
success in the South. A Repuo-
lican victory will make the
Crumpacker plan an issue IN the
next Congress. Its enactment
into law will further cripple the
political power of the South ana
make it more readily the victim
of oppressive Federal Legislation {,
"Serious as has been the
threat of the Philippine tarlH
bill to the sugar and rice indus
tries, Republican victory can but
make the situation critical
Mr.. Taft is committed to it's pas
sage. He brought every lntlu-
ence to bear at two sessions OF
Congress to force it's enactment
and only the resourcefulness OF
Louisiana's Senators and othef
Senators friendly to sugar pre-
vented concurrence by the Sen
t ate after it's overwhelming pas
l. sage in the House. 1t Mr.. fa1t
is elected, there is no reason TO
Il donbt he will exert all his pow
{ ers to keep his pledge to the
y people of our Eastern posses
/ sions. Free trade with the
Philippines will destroy the SUI
Y Gar and rice industries OF Loulsl-
- ana and entail disaster and sui
y fering widespread and of many
. years duration.
i" "These three reasons alone
" should rally every Louisiana
e Democrat to Mr.. Bryan'S
cause There are others scarce
IN " less vital to which [ need moi
H. here refer but which will be pre-
" scented with luminous force b,
al Mr.. Bryan himself as the cam
- paign progresses.
I'll 81 invoke the assistance OF CIV
IT, ery Democrat in the State alon'
vi the lines [ have pointed out, an
nu especially invite the aid OF tn
'aV patriotic country press, withor
VI which we cannot hope to SUI
coed.
raj II came away from Lincol
'us perfectly impressed with tt
ISL sincerity of Mr.. Bryan's COZ
to yiction of Democratic success
m | spent three weeks in the We
ra- and found my own impression
I'M confirmed by conservative Dem
lte- Gratis of a radical change in pc
nst tical sentiment in both the Mi
t 1T die and Far West. A revoluti'
nse is unquestionably in progre'
nm rnd [ doubt whether Republic
by resourcefulness will be suffice
to arrest it. Here, in Louisia
al we should do every thing in O
'en- power to inspire the leaders
'ub- the doubtful States in the sple
} be did fight they have undertake
In During my visit to Mr.. b
sub an, he told me it was his purpc
ask to make statement to the COZ
the try of his irrevocable intentl'
arty if elected, neither to seek nor
con- accept a denomination. He 1
lent since done so. | can v0uch
ne the sincerity of his pledge,
OF he outlined with convinc
the force the reasons which impel
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-01

lCdQCI > III IIlVC1 SoVll4S VilSAA NOAA
stituenceies in a like movement
in their midst. In due time |
shall announce the name Of a
representative citizen to be the
treasurer of the fund.
Louisiana and the South have
an intense interest in the issue
| of this campaign. 1t means
much to them in peace and pros
perity. Nothing they can do,
therefore, should be left undone
to carry cheer and help to their
brethren in the closely contested
States in which the real battles
are to be fought.
1.-THE tendencies of Republican
policy are more than ever before
lin the direction of that central
lied form of government which
Mr.. Hamilton advocated and Mr.
Jefferson deplored. Encroach
ment on the rights of the State!
grows apace. A Republican
victory in November will be
victory for paternalism and cen
tralization from which inevitable
the South must be the sufferer
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
Fast Telegraphing.

The Democratic convention at Den
yer saw other records broken besides
that for political demonstration.
One record that was smashed was for
long-distance telegraphing. The man
who broke this record was George w.
Conkling, the Suns chief operator.
Working over wire that stretched
more than half way across the CONT
mont, about $500 miles, 8lr. ConkIing
attained the high speed of 3I36.2O
words an hour, or 5227 words TO the
minute, a record which has never be-
fore been equaled anywhere. Fur
thermore, Mr. Conkling. in just TWEEN
ty-eight working hours, sent over this
wire TO the Sun, by the Morse system.
and using the Phillips code. a total Of
$4,000 words, an average Of 26O714
an hour, or 43.45 words a minute.
Much Of this matter was sent from a
seat in front of the speakers stand in
the convention hall, while pandemo-
mum was being raised New York
Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
Mile Records on Land.

For convenience in comparing
speeds made on land by various vehi-
cles as well as by horses and men the
following table of mile records has
been prepared by writer T the Net
ropolitan:
Electric locomotive, 81 seconds,
1903.
Automobile. 2S1a seconds, 1906.
Steam locomotive, 80 seconds,
1893.
Motor-paced cycle, minute is
seconds. 1904.
Bicycle, unpaced, 1 minute 40 2-5
seconds, 1904.
Running horse, minute s. Y sec
onds, 1890.
Pacing horse, 1 minute So Sec
onds, 1906.
Trotting horse, 1 minute 5S1a Sec
onds, 1905.
Man skating, minutes sc seconds,
1896.
Man running, minutes 12a4 Sec
onds, 1887.
Man walking, 6 minutes % Sec
onds, 1890.
1t will be observed that the differ
ance between the locomotive and the
automobile is tyihing. For 100 miles
the record of the steam locomotive is
much better than that of the auto.
However. both the electric locomotive
and the auto may be expected to show
further improvement, as their devel-
opment is incomplete, while their
steam brother has attained about the
limit. The horse racing and foot rae
ing records added to the table were
all made in recent years. Evidently
we breed better and train better than
ever before.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
The Decline Of I,l,-l,icrsrion.

There is probably 10 g0o5 reason
for regret-ing The marked decline il
immigration which Is reported for The
last fiscal year We are told that II
1se7-Is0s not half As many inni-
grants arrived a this port IS IL 1896
1907. while more went abroad than
came hither. Il e lot 10 be sup
posed that such conditions will long
continue, and that emigration will
permanently exceed immigration.
There is pretty general agreement
that last years conditions were due
TO the financial disturbances and bust
ness depression which prevailed here
for z time, and perhaps 10 the fear
that they would grow worse until
the country was struggling with q
genuine and protracted period of
hard times, and there is z reason
able expectation that with the restora-
ton OF the full tide OF business pros
perity here the tide OF immigration
will again rise toward the food
New York World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
Woman with $50. 900 Salary.

H. H. Rogers is an exception
among the great financiers in having
woman for his private secretary.
This extremely responsible post is
filled by Miss K. I. Harrison, who re-
ceiyes for her services a salary which
is reported to be $4,000 a year.
Miss Harrison has been with Mr..
Rogers for several years, says Sys-
TEN, and in that time has come to
know all of his business friends and
social acquaintance. When Mr.. Rog-
ers is out Of town, as he usually is,
Miss Harrison runs his Office. She
has her stenographers, her clerks and
her office boys, who obey her as their
chief.
Even when Mr.. Rogers is present,
his time is occupied only as she has
arranged for it; and it must be
very unusual and extremely impor-
tant piece of business that can get
a personal conference with even Miss
Harrison, to say nothing of Mr.. Rog-
ers, until it has been duly taken up
by correspondence and analysed and
passed upon.
Mark Twain once said that if lie
let his correspondence go unanswered
long enough, it no longer became
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
Women in Finland.

In Finland the meetings of suffra-
gettes are unknown, for already wo-
men are students in the university,
clerks in the banks, in the post Of
fees and in business houses, and they
not only have their vote but can be
elected members of the Diet. Yet,
according to Paul Waineman in her
Summer Tour in Finland" they are
mot in the least overbearing, but are
for the greater part exceedingly mod
est and womanlike"
AS she landed one of the recently
elected members of the Diet was
pointed out to her; she was "well
dressed and young looking, with kean,
deep set eyes and a pleasant smile,
and in no. way resembled the gro
tesque caricatures of the woman
members of the Finnish Diet in some
English Journals"
Even the paths of Helsingfors are
scrnpulously brushed every morning
by regiment of barefooted women.
and in this work they are employed
all over the Grand Duchy; in fact.
p mere man may well pause and won
der for what purpose ne was created
: Finland.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
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The little Jap women are learning to
finger the piano, and many OF them
have shown remarkable aptitude for
il. Toxic, Yokohama and other cit
les in the Flowery Kingdom have be-
gun 10 multiply brass bands. Toxic
has an academy of music, and all OF
the young women of the upper classes
have come to look upon music as an
essential part of their education. This
is reform with vengeance, and 1t
shows that the japanese woman,
when it comes TO progress and the
borrowing of ideas from Europe and
America, is as alert and adaptive as
her husband. Women's clubs have
ceased TO be a novelty in Japan, and
there is impetus in the movement to
discard the old flowing costumes for
modern dress. II is doubtful, how
ever. if this reform is to be desired,
for the Japanese dress has an artistic
beauty far removed from the inven-
lions Of Paris, London or New York.
New York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
Alfalfa Gains Ground.

Alfalfa Is gaining in popularity IL
sYery section tried. The Vermont
Agricultural Station gives the results
u alfalfa growing in that State. The
average total yield per acre ranged
from two and half 10 six tons. The
methods 81 culture Endorsed include
thorough preparationof the soil. early
seeding with grain. preferably with
.oais. the use Of twenty pounds Of
seed per acre. a light annual top
dressing with commercial fertilizer,
and the use Of land free from weeds,
especially Quack grass and dodder
On proper soil the crop had fair sue
cegg, and ali the growers interested
pronounced it profitable, particularly
IN certain kinds Of soil GraYeIly or
slaty clay loans with good natural
underdrainage and gently sloping 70
provide surface drainage gave the
best results.-Ameriean Cullirator.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
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II. FASHIONS
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Bridge green is one of the newest
colors.
Chrysanthemums are a decided
novelty for hat trimmings.
Turquoise blue felt hats are ex.
ceedingly smart for small boys.
The Normandy bonnet is the sweet
est OF headgear for tiny girl.
The entire success of this seasons
gowns depends on the cut and fit.
A pretty whimsical fancy is the
wearing OF satin sandals in the even.
ing
Embroidered and beaded tulles
have taken the place OF lace on even.
ing gowns.
The bishop style is one of the
quaintest dresses for girls of two or
three years.
Viyela makes effective and prac.
tical frocks for the school girl. 1t
tubs beautifully.
Often it is the scarf carried with
a gown that gives the artistic touch
to the whole costume.
Some of the beautiful old oriental
emproideries are used on hand bags
and writing portfolios.
Braiding is done on gowns of all
materials from the filmiest gauze tc
| the heaviest broadcloth.
A small reading glass is worn on i.
! long chain by women who do not wish
to wear glasses all the time.
Some of the new motor coat mod.
els are lined with good grade of fan.
mel, dyed to match the material.
A novelty that borders on the ex.
IRENE Is large black gauze rose
worn on the corsage of a light col.
ored gown.
Inc neck ruche is a great comfort
to the woman with a double chin or
homely ears. 1t covers both of these
defects.
When buying sweater 1t pays to
get the pure lambs wool, which costs
only a little more, is lighter weight
and warmer. b Nl
The darker browns are well repre-
2ented in the street suits, the trim
mings on the whole being Of black
satin, with buttons to match.
Never wear slipper with rosette
or bow that IL crushed or frayed. If
IL an easy matter to renew these lit
tie tribes. A fyesh, crisp rosette has
wonderful way of making an old
slipper look quits 9resentable.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
Provide For the Hens.

NaEs lay well in sumner because
they exercise. hav, variety o. green
food and also worms and SEES. Make
the winter condition as much like
summer as possible, and the results
sill be full egg basket To be sure
i IS impossible 10 supply worms and
green food in winter, but cabbage
and turnips may be put away for win
ter use, and cut clover may be fed
two Or three times q week, sealed
With mesg of chopped meat Then
seattsr grain freely in the scratching
shed that they may have plenty Of ex-
srcise. 30 matter how much z bird
sats, Il It exercises Cmcisntiy, q viii
not grow too fat. 50 keep the hens at
sgoFk.-Farmer' Home Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
Dairy Barns.

The Maryland Agricultural Expert
ment Station received an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 in 1907 for the purpose
Of constructing q new dairy barn Ma
terial was high and labor scarce. and
the problem Of building q modern
dairy barn for experimental purposes
with that amount Of money was
solved il the following manner:
a small movable gawmill was Sc
cured. and most Of the required lum-
Der sawed from the college farm
forces. which consists Of five acres Of
oak. pine and poplar trees.
Gravel for the concrete was OBJ
tanned from small stream which
runs through one corner Of the farm.
One two-story barn ten BY fifty feet
and two single story barns thirty-six
By sixty feet were accordingly con-
structed.
Concrete was used for the walls Of
the single story barns, and for the
first story Of the large barn. The
floors and space between the barns
are all Of cement
The lumber and slate shingles
from an old dairy barn, which was
torn down. we're also utilized in build.
Ing the new ones
The object Of the three-barn sys.
TEN is 10 compare the differences in
their efficiency, sanitation and prac.
ticability.
The first single-story barn is an
open barn; that is. having four feet
Of open space between the roof caves
and the top Of the walls. This barn
may be used for sickly COWS as a
fresh air treatment--a guard against
tuberculosis. Muslin curtains may be
used here in cold weather. The King
system Of ventilation. with ample
window space for light and musiis
curtain ventilation, installed in the
other two barns.
The open barn has no stalls, but IL
provided with side room into which
three cows may be driven simulta.
neously at one entrance. fed and
MIXED. and let out at another. The
other single story barn is equipped
with thirty stanchions.
The cement hangers slope Just
enough TO permit water to flow fro.'
a nydrant at one end to drain a
the other. Cows may thus be wat.
cred on cold days without being ex.
posed TO severe weather. and the wat.
e. may be drawn OF before becoming
stale Removable sheet iron parti.
tons are inserted in the managers al
regular intervals to separate a space
for each COW during feeding time.
The two-story barn contains the
same kind Of stalls as the other: also
stalls for calves and box stalls fol-
bulls and cows during sickness OF
confinement. 1t has a cooling room
ard bath room on the first floor. ard
rooms for grain and hay on the sec.
ond. The cooling room is located or
the side next to the small barns and
is easily accessible from all three.
Three silos are in process OF con.
struction. Various crops viii be
used for ensilage and soiling in our
experimental work.
We hope TO secure some Interesting
data from the results thus obtained
in connection with the use Of the
three different styles Of dairy barns
&C w. Melick, OF Maryland A.;
cultural College Farm.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
Red Flag Waivers.

Emil Seidler and Ralph Schulman,
east side youths, were each fined $40
recently by Magistrate Cornell, in
Essex Market Court, for waving red
flags on Saturday night at Socialist
meeting at Grand and Orchard
streets.
You mustn't wave red flags, said
the Court. THE only time a red nag
is of any use and the only proper
time to wave it is when it is necessary
to warn the engineer of train that
there is danger ahead.
You and the rest of your people
must stop waving the red flag. we
in this country won't stand for that
sort of thing. The Socialists ought
10 leave the red flag alone. The req
flag is relic of barbarism and only
excites revolution.
If didn't think you two ignor-
ant in regard to your crime would
send You both to the workhouse LOT
six months Neither prisoner could
nay his fine.-New York World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
IL Commereial Orehard.

The farmer wno las small family
orchard e il sar better position than
the commercial OTcnardist 70 with
stand the dry seasons. The average
farmer tas Al ample supply Of straw
which he esn utilize e mulch about
fns trees. and he can also make heavy
applications d stable manure, while
The commercial orehsEdigt has trou-
BE IL finding enough manure and
straw within hauling distance 70 give
measure of protection as should be
sasy for the average farmer. Farm
q. Z Home Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11

The advantage Of securing good
terminating seed must he manifest.
Take. for instance. clover seed. It IS
always possible to secure 1t at fifty
cents or 81 bHsnei below the mar
Ket price quoted by the regular seed
houses. What is the result of using
such seed II must be foregone
conclusion that Il Is poor. worth even
less than the reduced price at which
offered The land has been prepared
TO. pagture or hay. and the grass and
clover seed is sown 70 become the de-
penience Of the farmer for his hay
crop He buys the cheap seed. Twen-
~, thirty. POSSIBLY fifty per cent. Of
II is an aiulteration with old seed
frefoil Or trash. The result may be
half stand. lie has been penny
vice and pound foolish verify. Sup
pose, on the other hand. he buys
sally radish or cabbage seed at a
high price. 1t is an easy matter for
the dishonest dealer TO mix this seed
half and half with old or cheap late
variety, which he has killed. There
are dozens of tricks In the trade. The
writer was inspecting the famous
Roc'Sy Ford cantaloupe fields in Col
urado some years ago. II was late in
the season. after shipping. and the
fields were covered with thousands OF
frosted and immature melons. Seed
dealers agents were going around
collecting the seeds from these poor
melons. They could be truthfully
guaranteed as genuine Rocky Ford
seed. but you wouldn' want to plant
them. -Farmer's Home Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11

that the love goes out Of life and is
replaced by will and the child life de-
parts and the years bind instead of
freeing.
Life ought TO be a delightful jour-
ney towards freedom.
Taken as a whole it is; but we have
vast ups and downs; we have so much
needless pain and friction and I'M
ns- Diness along the journey. And
we create it all ourselves.
If your love is open to the univer-
sal life principle it will flow in unto
you. You will not doubt life. You
W1ll have faith. You will show forth
health and harmony.-New Haven
Register.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-12-11
Death Rather Than Mud.

Very few women would wear En-
mine fur coats II they knew the sad
little story told about them. 1t is
said that if, while being chased by a
hunter, they come 10 muddy place
il the roadside, they will stop and
allow themselves 10 be captured rath-
er than soil their beautiful fur By
running through the mud puddle,
even though safety lies at the other
side. Poor dainty little creatures.
Women, who have themselves the
same delicate sense Of cleanliness,
should not demand that sacrifice Of
the helpless little white animals.