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Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-08

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and we are still loaning all ''SALARIED
employees. Your employer never knows Of
any transactions at our offices. Money
costs only for time in your possession
THE NATIONAL LOAN COMPANY,
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OPEN $3.50 a. m. to D. m Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday until p. M
7-11-m
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$1O5O equity in $500 4-room cottage
with cellar; 2 porches. lawn, trees, etc !;
lot 5Ox15O. located on Whitney ave. VIII
exchange for grocery in town close TO
Los Angeles. See my agents. LEAHY L
SON.
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The best Breakfast Food
"Toasted Corn Flakes"
At Mumford's Drug Store

VIM. R. Hearst on being re-
to resign from the lro-
quois Club of San Francisco
wrote a spicy letter of retort
saving that he was glad to do so,
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EStray Notice.

Taken up on the RosedoWn
plantation on or about Feb. LIST,
1903, by Emanuel Lawrence, and
estrayed before me, Jno. Wilcox,
Justice of the Peace for the Bird
ward Of West Feliciana parish,
La, one red and white helfer
about one year old, marked
smooth crop in left ear, figure I
in right ear, valued by two sworn
appraisers, Joseph Washington
and Richard Grant to be worth
five dollars.
JNO. WILCOX, j. ?
Wilcox, La, Aug. Is, 1908.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-29
Registration Notice.
Court House, July 10, 1908

Court House, July 10, 1903.
The registration office in and for
the parish of West Feliciana for the
purpose of revising the registration
and registering voters who are not
now registered for the Democratic
Primary election to be held on Tues
day, September /, 1908, and for the
general election to be held on Tues
day. Nov. 3, 1903, will be open as
follows:
From August 18th to October ., 1908
inclusive at the court house, st. Fran
cisville, Sundays and legal holidays
excepted.
MATT GILMORE,
Registrar of voters, West Feliciana
Parish.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-29

Go to J. G. Storm for any
thing in the hardware line.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-29
Retirement OF Admiral Evans.

Fighting Bob" Evans having
won honorable retirement from
the Navy on account OF the age
limit some old but good anec-
dOtes Of the great fighter are
recalled
Evans was sent to Valparaiso,
Chill, with the Yorktown IN 1901.
The hostile ChilianS developed a
new game of cruising about the
American vessel with their tor
pedo boats, seeing how near they
could come to it without Scraplng
it. Although nine CHILEAN war
ships were anchored near by,
Captain Evans, fighting mad,
told the officer in charge Of the
torpedo boats that if one should
hit the Yorktown he would blow
the bottom out of it.
The officer replied that the
water in the harbOr belonged tC
Chill.
"The Yorktown and the pain
on her belongs to the United
States, sir" retOrted Evans
land if either is defaced by you
boats, hell will smell of garlic.
Not aniOta Ofpaint was scratch
ed on the Yorktown.
In Cleveland'S administrator
he applied to the Secretary c
the Navy for permission to II
Cuba of the Spaniards. The o
fer was refused.
Spanish would be the Onl
language spoken in he'll for 81
months if they would just tur
me loose said Evans as he lie,
the Secretary'S office.
At the close of the battle {
Santiago, Evans expressed II
greet that he had not been pc
mitted to do the job alone SON
years before.
Few commanders were as we
liked by their men. He Worke
them hard, but he gave them co
responding privileges. Sport
he always encouraged. Tf
people of Proyincetown, Mass
objected to the sailors playin
baseball on Sunday. Evar
threatened to take the fleet
some other port, After tina
baseball on Sunday was not sue
a sin in PrOVinCetOWn.
If a sailor was imposed upC
while on shore, Evans saw to
that about forty or fifty huSE
lads were allowed Shore leave
and he didn't inquire very pa
ticularly thereafter into the
conduct.
In his first tripto South Anne
lea as captain, the ships masc
apig, was lost in the coal. At
a. N. Evans was awakened /
his orderly announcing, Isl
Dennis is found
who the devil is Dennis
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Service on Clinton Branch,

The 0Disjana Railroad Com
mission has refused to grant the
rDuuest Of the YaZOo and MlSSIS-
sippi Valley that it be given iur-
thpr time to consider the matter
If uniting in the additional tram
service on the Clinton branch OF
the road. The order OF the
Railroad Commission became
effective the last Of July, but 'lle
railroad has ninety days WITHIN
which to test the order IN court
The commission, however, Will
insist on the immediate carry
inc out of it's order, and Will not,
so the officials state, consider th'
question Of whether or not the
branch road is paying PROPOSE
ton, as the courts have decided
in the North Carolina case that
where the road is Il paying pro
position as a whole the conVenl
ence of the travelling public Is
t, be considered in the eStaD
lishment of certain connections
and not the question OF WlleVlle'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-29
School Notice.


I will hold an examination at
the julius Freyhan High School
on Tuesday, September 1st, for
the pupils who failed on not
more than two subjects in the
final examinations for the school
year ending May %, 1908. These
pupils by making the required
percentage will be promoted to
the next grade.
B. n. LOWREY,
Principal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-29
Officers of Election

The following named have oeen
duly appointed by the Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
to serve in their respective ca
Dacities in the primary election
TO be held Tuesday, Sept. |, l9oo:
LIST ward. Bayou Sara Precinct
commissioners: st. John Liddell, H.
r. Chisholm. H. A. Binning; clerks;
J.. H. Logan, H. Leet: peace of1lcer'
Nose Vantromp.
lst ward, St. Francisville Precinct
commissioners, T. T. Lawson, A. b.
Rriant, E. S. Muse: clerks, W. l.
Forre,tpr, G. S. Davidson: peace ON
Ger. +. f. Converse.
md ward-C Commissioners, r. F.
Harvey, !. NJ. Pigott, w. j. Davis
clerks !, c. Simmons, A. r. Daniel
veace officer. j. V. Harvey.
3rd Commissioners, W. [
Howell, Chas. T. Bell, E. B. Fort
clerks. W. r. b. Turner, Ed. Butler
pcacc officer. J. H. Clack, Jr.
4th ward-C Commissioners. DAVE
Tavlor. Jr.. w. T.. McGraw, }. +
Griffin: clerks, G. H. Argue, h. A
Smllman: peace officer, j. ). Grlffr
9Th ward, Poplar Springs Precln(
Y commissioners, j. p. Gore, y. 1
t Smith. |. w. Petty: clerks, j. a
: Beckham, c. L. Smith: peace Officer
] w. ]. Ryder.
9Th ward. Grange Hall Precinct
commissioners. JnO. Flemmlng,
) Garner Smith. J. F. Austin; clerk
G W. r. Campbell, G. l.. holland; pea
l. officer, Z. A. Wright.
~ 9th Commissioners, j.
Sadden. l.. G. Phillips, E. G. Hende
- son: clerks, Jno. F. Buckets, }.
Is Bourgeois: peace officer, Jno. Sa
IL chez.
10 eth ward commissioners, E.
Davis, f. =. Row, r. W. Rel
clerks. J. u. Wood, b. p. McWatel
peace officer, Il. l.. Wells.
Il >lh ward Commissioners, Is.
If | III
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For Sale.

A 80 horse power, Atlass Auto
matte Engine in first class con-
dition. For terms apply on
premises, Island plantation, or
by mail to
M. r. Jackson.
Wakefield, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-29

In tho SUDDIpmen1- Oh ltlt
,vc,n,rr DrNOCRAT is a very
;,+o.o.tinr cbaDtcr of ancient
1,;,+,rv orgino+inu in fine Times
nao,oor,+ of Now Orleans and
,,4,,Jol nv thn VicI1sburp Her
.old Now if INV memory serves
,,,o oo,.o.tlv in rpua1d to the
e,o4, oftbo case rs often rela-
tod tomn NV NV father, Judge
Edward NcGphpp, YOUR excerpt
rro,, +ho V;rl,sburo Herald holds
,o,o,,I c,rdinol errors, which in
;,a+i.o to +hn memory of the
dead should be corrected.
uu,a ,.,,,.,+o, seams to have
.4.o, hono1o.,Iy mived The
Ivo., )r.I;ni,n, Railroad does not
o,1 1il NAT ,,n ,hrouuh Col r.
u II,;Ir's nIantation and he was
o,,ro,,. y friend 10 the new in
f,ut and almost original project.
T1o ,ood ron tbronuh fine plan
tation Of Col Hamilton two miles
lau4,or+h Of ourn) UiIl. and
mazda tho railroad company
,o,, s1o ONO DAMAGES for cutting
+hrouoh il after several years
r,iuotion which came near for
f,;t;nu tLo chortor which was
o,oidod only NV doubIe dav and
F.. niuht hours ON tine construction
narr
thirk tho narrator confound-
"a th;, LITIGATION with probably
}. . ,oh.oonnnt enit bv McCord
O. 10 PENNSYLVANIA bridge
comnanv which contracted to
o hnil1 q hridop over BAYOU Sara
I on,oI, ,+ Rovou Sara. which fell
y os soon as fine false work sup
ro,t;rr thn hriduo during con
q ,+,rction was removed, and af
n +or Io,i,o 70 thn West Felicianf
Railrood ahout 100000 sued fol
# domaoes Of S6O, 900 or more.
d This suit was tried befor,
s. Judoe Butler at st. FrancisVill'
IT. Ia and no doubt the record!
O." will show it. 1t was joined Whel
h. corn was being planted Of whic]
the roasting ears were eaten be
IN fore the case closed with judg
of ment against the railroad com
id pany for six and one quartz
#. cents
Tn those DAVIS Ravou Sara wa
LII '''o'I 1o1, -,
" opPo'eo " V''' Gull '''' % u
TX trance into the town ana FORCE
IN the railroad to cross Bayo
If Sara creek (mOre properly ri,
or> At ifs month and several Ian
~ w I.J.1 ouo,.h;+o,
ol owners OeDl"'i''eO 'NoI ''V"'
e. damages Tor running Vhfous
r. their farms. This place the
ne about ZOO acres cot damages
e5ooo Col Hamilton. $1,000
:, TDT' 14 .,,o oauo
Ell 1elIo"'oWn' "O00' v''i :. "O''
ed $4,000 All the otlfllnSS al
~ Turnbulls and Johnsons al
is others cave freely right of wa
no and offarod pvorv pncouraoompn
( At this i,,nctnro NV fathorinyen
nor ed the cowpit since called ca
- tie guard
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-29

"Ill never 60 North no more
is the burden of a Texas darky's
plant on reaching New Orleans
in safety from the scene of race
war at Springfield. He says
that he was chased for over a
mile, when a Southern lady hid
him in her house, misleading his
pursuers. She fed him for two
days, then had her husband take
him to the station where he
caught an I. G. freight for Dixie.
en- never go North no more
says he.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-29

Thirty persons were injured in
the wreck of an excursion train
over the Great Northern Rail
way. 1t was returning from
Covington wnen the first coach
was overturned by the spread
ing of the rails.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-29

Some New Orleans negroes
wished to celebrate, in honor OF
Marie Bolden, the heroine of the
Cleveland spelling-bee. They
planned a spelling-bee to which
all the children of the public
schools of the city were invited.
This was construed to mean
white children also, though this
is denied. At any rate, the
whole affair was offensive, and
did not look right to the city
press or to the School Board
and consequently was relin
quished. Such matters SHOULD
always be nipped in the bud.
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to the fact that the North Dakota
Geological Survey is financially very
poorly provided for. 1t Is appropriate,
then, that the facts Of the case should
be set forth. With a few exceptions,
all the European countries have such
official surveys, some of them having
been in existence for over a quarter
of a century; Japan, South Africa and
the Australian states have efficient
geological surveys, as have some Of
the South and Central American
countries and Canada. The valuable
work Of the United States Geological
Survey can scarcely be over-estimat.
ed, and we may well be proud of this
scientific department Of u govern.
ment, which has done so much to de-
velop the natural resources of this
continent, and which has been Of such
educational value. The work Of the
federal survey has been supplement-
ed and aided by that Of the various
state surveys. No less than thirty.
five states have had surveys, and
most of this number. have at the pres
ent time acknowledgements. The
fact, then, that a METEOROLOGICAL sur
vey is a worthy department is untver-
sallv recognized.
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season by two parties that followed
the Missouri river and its tributaries.
In the summer Of 1904 the engineers
Of the reclamation division OF the
United States Geological Survey in.
vestigoted further the flats along the
Missouri, and recommended the es.
Enlistment Of pumping plants near
Buford and Williston.
The third biennial report, a volume
Of two hundred and forty pages, with
thirty-three full-page plates and sew
eral maps, was published in the fall
of 1904. It may be had on applica.
ton if postage, ten cents, is enclosed.
The report contains papers on the fol
lowing subjects:
"The Ignite on the Missouri, Heart
and Cannon Ball Rivers and It's Rela-
ton to Irrigation"
Report on the Region Between the
Northern Pacific Railroad and the
Missouri River: Its Topography, Gil
mate, Vegetation, Irrigation, Possibili.
ties and Coal Deposits"
Topography Of North Dakota"
Geological Formations Of North
Dakota"
Methods of Stream Measure.
ment."
"The Run.ot Of the Streams OF
North Dakota"
L. H. Wood, in his report on that
part of Western North Dakota lying
between the Northern Pacific railroad
and the Missouri river gives a thor.
ough and valuable discussion Of the
resources and possibilities Of the area
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The different topographic features
are described. including the rough and
extremely picturesque portions along
the streams, known as the Bad Lands.
The origin Of the latter is discussed
in considerable detail, the factors in
strumsntal in their formation being
given and conditions under which
these operate. Then follows an &C.
count Of the climate of the region,
with tables Of maximum and mini.
mum temperatures, normal monthly
temperatures, time of killing frosts,
length Of growing season, and a com.
parison Of the region with other local.
tiles. The distribution of the Ignite
deposits of the region is given and all
the outcrops that we're observed dur.
ing the course of the field work are
carefully noted, together with the
thickness of the seams and their ex.
tent as far as known. In his paper,
DR.. Wilder describes the flats along
the Missouri, Cannon Ball and Heart
rivers and the Ignite seams near
them.
; The papers by Professor A. G.. Leon.
ard give an. account of the topogra.
ply and geological formations of
North Dakota. The broad to~pograph.
ical features are described and their
origin given. The character, distribu.
ton, fossils and economic Importance
of the different rock formations are
discussed at some length, the aim be-
ing to give a popular account of the
geology of the state. Particular at
tention is given to the tertiary form
ations which cover the western half
of the state and contains such valua.
BILE clays and Ignite seams.
Professor Chandler describes in his
paper the various methods of meas
uring the amount of water carried by
streams. In any irrigation project it
is important to know just how much
water can be supplied by the river
or creek, and simple methods are
given for determining this. The diff.
ferent units Of water measurement
and the amount of water required to
irrigate an acre of land are subjects
of interest and Importance which are
considered.
The fourth biennial report was pub.
lished in the fall of 1906. 1t is a vol.
of three hundred and thirteen
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A BIT TOO sAREwD.
Ono Venture In Which the Captain
Overreached Himself.

Ono Venture In Which the Captain
Overreaehed Himself.
One of Uncle Sans customs officials.
noted for his success in unmask1ng
smugglers, said the other day in a dis.
cussion of a customs officers duties:
Zone must be shrewd. but not too
shrewd; otherwise one overreaches
oneself. like Captain Harrow of Isles.
borough.
Captain Harrow of lslesborough
was trading at Key West in a small
vessel. Business took him up the coast
to Tampa bay. and he bought twenty
dozen chickens from u farmer at 81 q
dozen.
"The chickens were all sizes-some a
few days old and no bigger than ca.
nary birds: some fat and large. like
turkey gobblers. The captain expect.
ed to make Il lot of money out Of
them. He was very shrewd ut a trade
"Well. Nt Key West 4 hotel man
came. aboard and loukeds>the chickens
over. 800
"'They are fine BIRDS he said. How
much?
eff you pick them out YOURSELF
said Captain Harrow shrewdly. I'll
have to charge you So a dozen. II l
pick them out. l can let you have them
for So Z
"'AH right. You pick them out said
the hotel
Captain Harrow picked out a dozen
chickens Of the canary bird size.
Here you are. twelve prime broi,-
ers.' he said. with q leer.
"Go ahead said the hotel man calm.
II; another dozen
''The next dozen was Of necessity
larger.
eco on. said. the hotel man. Keep
on picking them out
"And the third dozen was larger still.
The captain looked at bis. patron anx.
iously. 80 -
"'Keep right on Z
1.-THE next dozen wa.,.tne and plump.
and the. next comprised the biggest
and latest of; the chickens.
Keep right on picking them OH.
captain
"Then at last Captain Narrow saw
how he had ~overreached himself. The
hotel man bought his whole lot OF
chickens at So. and thus the captain
lost on the speculation 500 in cash. to
say nothing Of feed and labor."-Cin
cinnat1 Enquirer.
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the survey is itc educational value.
The most genuinely practical thing in
which everyone shares is the educa.
ton of the public schools. In many
of the schools of the state physiogra-
ply, topography and geology of North
Dakota receive especial attention, so
that the student may become fan.i;-ar
with his own state. 1t is the aim OF
the geological survey to supply in its
report material which can be used in
these stud'.
1t often seems to persons not init
m,ately. acquainted with the subject,
that in a state like North Dakota,
which has no mineral wealth." as
the term is understood in the west, a
geological survey is superf1uous. Such,
however, is not the case 1t Is often
said, and truly, that "a clay bank on
the Hudson is better than a gold mine
out west" So it is only proper to
point out the immensely of the pro
duction of non-metallic products and
compare it to the production Of met.
ais. According to the figures Of the
United States Geological Survey for
1906, which is the latest available,
the total non-metallic production
amounted to $l,016,2O6 200, while the
metallic production was 1886, 11O,S56.
That is, the non-metall:c production
Wa: near.y tlree-fourths as great as
the metallic, and exceeding the latter
by over s130, 0O0, 900. A few of the
leading non-metallic products may
well be cited here. Bituminous coal
lead with a production Of 1881, 1852, 115,
while pig iron, the largest on the
metallic side, amounted to $50O,700,.
600. Clay products to the amount Of
$lG1 ,032,722 were second in the non.
metallic column. and exceeded the
combined prclu: items of silver. gold
and zinc. Pennsylvania anthracite
was third with 4.--,ol7,694; petrole-
UNI fourth, $92,444,735; stone fifth,
$685. 1874; cement sixth, $50, 1902.
EFT; natural gas, s4G,S73,932, and sand
81, 1894 North Dakota Is singu.
larly rich in non-metallic products.
The extensive beds Of Ignite in the
western part of the state are we'll
known. The United States Geologi-
cal Survey shows on a recently issued
map CT the coal areas of the United
States that the state of North Dako-
ia has 500, 900, QUO, 900 toms Of coal, the
largest, quantity of any state in the
The Dickinson press., 1908-07-18

Union. Fuel of this sort has been ex-
tensively and proftably utilized in Eu.
rope, particularly in Germany, and
will no doubt very oon be used here
also to a large extent. No other state
has such fine and high grade clay as
has North Dakota, and this industry
is rapidly developing. Cement Is also
a prominent natural of this
state. It has been worked to some
extent in the past by the Pembina
Portland Cement Co., and will un.
The Dickinson press., 1908-07-18

had been appointed state geologist
early in the summer Of the previous
year. The report is devoted almost
entirely to a discussion of the Ignite
deposits of North Dakota, including
their extent and Importance. their
fuel value and the methods of min.
ing. In addition it contains a prelim.
mary report On the geology Of Ward
county and a paper on the water re-
sources of the Devils Lake region.
The report may be had on application
The Dickinson press., 1908-07-18

doubtedly rapidly increase in import
ance with the completion of their
new railway line.
It will not be amiss at this time to
review the history Of the survey and
outline what it has accomplished.
Professor E. ]. Babcock was the first
state geologist and vast instrumental
in bringing about the organization of
the survey. He was appointed in
1895, but it was not until 1899 that
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Continued from page -

it is said that the sum total thus
spent through The entire sta.e in aim
less prospecting did not fall mu-h be.
low $4,000 aun.a.ly. Taa geological
surveys of many states have been the
means Of saving thousands OF dollars
to citizens by telling them not only
where, but where not to look for coal,
gas, oil and other materials.
One of the most practical uses of
The Dickinson press., 1908-07-18

an appropriation was made to enable
him to publish the, first biennial re
port. The volume was a preliminary
report on the topography, geology,
clays and coal of the state, and con.
tanned much information of value to
all interested in those subjects: This
report is now out of print.
The second biennial report, which
was issued in 1903, was prepared I'm.
der the direction Of F. A. Wilder, who
The Dickinson press., 1908-07-18

If postage, twelve cents, is enclosed.
The earliest Investigations in North
Dakota on the possibility of using lig-
mite coal for fuel in pumping the wa
tiers of the streams in the western
part of the state onto the adjoining
river flats were carried on by the
geological survey while DR.. Wilder
was in charge. Work on this prob
lem was begun in the summer Of
1902 and continued during the next
The Dickinson press., 1908-07-18
III Bred.

III Bred.
"Mamma. the scenery abroad must
be very Ill bred"
Scenery Ill bred my child! What do
you mean?"
This hook on Alpine climbing says.
"A terrible abyss yawned before
them. London Tit-Blts.
We nerar ti,hi that the same soil pro
The Dickinson press., 1908-07-18

We ti,n' that the same soil pro