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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18

Monday the Democratic Com
mittee of the Second Railroad
Commission District, sitting in
Baton Rouge, fixed Sept. next
as the date of the primary to de-
termine the nominee to be voted
for at the November election, and
to select the ensuing committee.
Aug. 3 next was fixed as the date
for meeting and declaring elect
ed those committeeman who
might not have opposition. There
were present at the meeting the
following members: Victor Mau-
rim, A. G. Boyer, S. 0. Shattuck,
H: l.. Fuqua, A. M. Martin, J. F.
Wigginton, George Fielder, John
P. Tully, W. G. Perrault, W. IL.
Latham, c. S. E. Darlington, A.
G. Cook, G. A. Odestin, William
Cade, H. E. Goyer, V. M. LIE,
febvre and A. Villeret.
She has a saucy mouth
And well,
He can't be blamed because
He fell.
What do you 'spose that you
Would do
If she should put it up
to you?
Princeton Tiger.
Sheath gowns ase easily the
rage when one is caught in the
rain.
You never notice the grass
till the lawn mower goes broke
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18

John W. Kern of Indiana is the
Democratic nominee for vice
president. He and the chief are
already in conference at Lincoln,
Nebraska. 1t is generally be-
lieved that Kern can do more for
his ticket than Sherman can for
his.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18
act relative to the Fire Depart.
ment in New Orleans.

Act No. %, House Bill No. 10,
by Mr.. Chauvin-To authorize
the Judges of the District Courts
of Orleans to fix time the Juries
are to be impaneled.
Act "A, House Bill No. Is, by
Mr.. Hughes, of Orleans Grant
ing the Clerk of the City Court
of New Orleans additional pow
ers.
Act Is, House Bill No. 16, by
Mr.. Henriques-To authorize the
Levee Board of Orleans to issue
So, 100000 of bonds.
Act 26, House Bill No. 20, by
Mr.. Hunsicker-To fix the peri
cd of prescription Of one year
for actions for recovery of dam
ages done to property by grad
ing streets.
Act q, House Bill No. %, by
Mr.. Locke-Amending the act
relative to public schools of the
State.
Act %, House Bill No. Is, by
Mr.. Butler-Increasing the sala-
ry of State Superintendent to
$1,000.
Act 90, House Bill No. 80, by
Mr.. Roberts of Webster-Re-
quiring railroads to make prompt
settlements for losses to ship
mentS.
Act 30, House Bill No. 80, by
Mr.. Wall-To amend article / ,591
of the Civil Code.
Act 81, House Bill No. Al, by
Mr.. Ross-Requiring interest on
deposits paid by employees of
corporations.
Act 32, House Bill No. Ga, by
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING
the old State Canal to the Cy-
press IslandLafayette Drainage
District.
Act 80, House Bill No. 70, by
Mr.. O'Bannon-P rob hitting
gambling within five miles of the
Haynesville High School.
Act "a, House Bill No. Il, by
Mr.. O'Bannon-P hi bitin G
gambling within five miles OF the
Athens High School.
Act IS, House Bill No. Y, by
Mr.. O'Bannon Creating an ad-
d!tiOnal Justice of the Peace and
Constable, Ward l, Claiborne
Parish.
Act Sc, House Bill No. Is, by
Mr.. O'Bannon-Prohibit
gambling within five miles of the
Homer High School.
Act 81, House Bill No. 81, by
Mr.. Notwithstanding the Po-
lice Juries to protect the alliga-
tors.
Act 98, House Bill No. SO, by
Mr.. Wall-Relative to the insti-
tuition of suits to establish titles
to real estate.
Act 80, House Bill No. III, by
Mr.. Gilfoil-Relative to the bond
ed indebtedness of East Carroll
Parish.
Act 40, House Bill No. 1856, by
Mr.. Nettles providing for the
introduction of the United States
revenue license as evidence in il
legal sale of liquor cases.
Act Al, House Bill No. IT'S, by
Mr.. Roberts, of Webster-Cre-
ating an additional justice of the
peace and constable, Ward Two,
Webster.
Act AZ, House Bill No. 176, by
Mr.. Hughes of Orleans Fixing
bond for real estate agents.
Act 43, House Bill No. III, by
Mr.. Hughes of Orleans-Provid-
IL. l.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18

A close study of our published state
ments will reveal information concern
ING this banks assets and liabilities.
Every item is listed and it is shown
how all moneys are invested.
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ton High School.
II ~


Mr.. Boggs-To prohibit the sale
of liquor within five miles of Hor
ton High School.
Act 48, Senate Bill No. II by
Mr.. McVea-To provide for the
enumeration of the deaf and
dumb and blind children in the
State.
Act 40, Senate Bill No. 6, by
Mr.. Notwithstanding the pub.
lie school act of the State and in
creasing qualifications for parish
superintendent.
Act. 50, House Bill No. "a, by
Mr.. Misunderstanding &C t
relative to corporations for works
of public improvement.
Act OIL, House Bill No. 81, by
Mr.. Roberts, of Webster-Pro-
viding for trial before a Judge
in civil cases in certain cases.
Act 81, House bill No. 81, by
Mr.. Atkinson Prohibiting teach
ers in public schools from ac-
cepting books from publishing
houses as presents.
Act SO, House Bill No. 6, by
Mr.. misunderstanding the Par
ish of Evangeline.
Act "a, Senate Bill No. 80, by
Mr.. Cordill-Regulating t h e
river port pilots of the City of
New Orleans.
Act IS, Senate Bill No. 70, by
Mr.. Cordill-Regulating the bar
pilots of the City of New Orleans.
Act. Sc, House Bill No. 21O, by
Mr.. Henriques Validating paw
ing certificates in the City of New
Orleans.
Act 81, House Bill No. 90, by
Mr.. Locke, Prohibiting gambling
on race tracks in the State of
Louisiana.
Act SO, Senate Bill No. 113, by
Mr.. Perrin -Prohibiting gam
bling within five miles of the
Harrisonburg High School.
Act so, House Bill No. 219, by
Mr.. Henriques- Amending the
charter of the City of New Or
leans relative to paving.
This list will be continued next
week.
Effective Monday, the LOuisi-
ana Railway and Navigation Com
pany began the operation of
trains over it's own lines between
Winfield and Shreveport, giving
that system a through route from
New Orleans over it's own rails
except between Alexandria and
Shreveport, where the tracks of
the Louisiana and Arkansas will
continue to be used until the
break between Alexandria and
Alhoa has been repaired. The
mileage which was placed in op-
GRAFTON yesterday amounted to
10 miles and consisted Of the
branch line between Winfield
and Alhoa and the main line be-
tween Alhoa and Shreveport,
which was put out of business
several weeks ago by a break
near Coushatta. It is believed
that the line between Alexandria
and Alhoa thirty miles in length,
will be put in operation within
the next week.
The Elks are in convention at
Dallas.
Bank Talks
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18
Bits of News.

Bits of News.
John W. Kern of Indiana is the
Democratic nominee for vice
president. He and the chief arc
already in conference at Lincoln
Nebraska. It is generally be-
lieved that Kern can do more for
his ticket than Sherman can for
his.
William r. Hearst and his pa.
pers will not support Bryan,
claiming disgust of both candi.
date and party. The fact has not
yet been recorded as a Demo
cratic reverse.
Ben S. Lee, wanted at Shreve-
port to make good a shortage of
several thousand dollars, wired
his former employer that he
would go to Goldfield, New, and
seek his fortune.
Marion Hagles, who voluntarily
returned to the Mississippi Peni.
tertiary because he joined the
Free Will Baptists, was pardon.
ed. He was too good for prison
life.
Alex. Perrin, former cashier of
the Peoples Bank at Breaux
Bridge, returned to face charges.
Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of La
Dor, has notified Bryan of his
support. Herman Ridder, the
great German editor of New
York, has pledged his support
also.
Lee Christmas, the American
soldier of fortune, is at the head
of an army of Honduran insurg-
ents and is threatening to attack
Puerto Cortez.
J. I'll. Goodman of New Orleans
proposes to convert the old st.
Louis Hotel into a modern audi
toriumg such as the city needs.
The renovation will cost about
$4,000, to meet which he will
form a stock company.
The condition of the cotton
crop throughout the South shows
improvement to be general ex-
cept in districts where special
causes, such as overflow and boil
weevil have prevented.
The farmers of Rapides parish
have been given So, 400 worth of
seed by the War Department..
Taft is writing his letter of &C.
ceptance.
Roosevelt has a contract for
one dollar a word for his post.
presidential writings.
Deaths and prostrations from
heat in New York and other
Northern cities are of daily oc.
currence.
The Baton Rouge State carries
a daily poetical quotation at the
head of it's editorial column
Tuesday the verse was a couplet
from Addison's Cato, reading:
"When vice prevails and impious
men hold sway,
The Post of Honor is q private
station"
Now, what the curious reader
wants to know is what is meant
by it. Is it apropos or a hap
hazard choice?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18
{,

Our purpose is to make such invest
ments of funds that will give safety.
We have sufficient, available cash on
hand-always. Also ample funds on
call.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18
IN passed by the Legislature

mp.ssd by the Legislature
No /, House Concurrent
nix Of IVES ,Jpdon, by Mr.. WilsOn-Au-
g. 'adnr the appointment of a
.~ittee to visit Camp Moore
,sM 2 Senate Concurrent
'1ption, by Mr.. COrdill-M n
49,, I,Idng Congress to allow the
u 1.s.l % s.ation of a suit by the de-
f a. @sae ,1,nts Of Don Juan Filhiol.
est quala, ,@yo 8, House Bill No. p,
rices. n. Dougherty -Making an
,oprisdOn to defray the ex-
,es Of the General Assembly.
hingles, ba n No. A. House Concurrent
and BLOCK .lution No. s, by Mr.. Thomas
=. Mhl1 pnfding for an investigation
A. cost Of the State printing.
aNa5, Senate Concurrent
and gun dutiOn, by Mr.. O'Connor-
a. q - sp . nride for the appointment
mmmittee to consider the
: tdthe State Tax Commits
,rware ii. tNo. 6, House Concurrent
oh repair, duton No. 9, by Mr.. Wilson
rgdding for the appointment
commission to devise better
gdVOrking the public roads.
Humbea 1t No. Z, House Concurrent
rn designs drhOn No. u, by Mr.. Dough
= -, WI" s, Providing for the appoint
n tpavsT tOfa committee to examine
lie, Miss. books Of State officials.
1t Nos, House Concurrent
0hdOn No. II, by Mr.. Biggs,
e mules ruiding for the appointment
ITS, Lespd commission to examine the
IS hay asOtthe Confederate soldiers.
CGEHEE
ro1 am I, ct g, House Concurrent
OutiOn, by Mr.. Morgan
NUAT idhg for an investigation of
JAHA Crop Pest Commission.
LIE, LA. aNO 10, House Concurrent
'y- DudOn, by Mr.. Anderson
,i'9o. Hdng for the appointment of
Good Id lmiHee to visit the Insane
ooms. Inns.
- no II, House Bill No. 2,
-1na vi Hunsicker-To protect
Ian Fable assemblies when gath
atpicnics, barbecues, etc.
oP aNO u, House Bill No. As,
n Briant-TO authorize the
sAdTerrebOnneto exchange
Y GAXh W property with the St.
- clS de Sales Church, of
na
OdNsl tNO. Is, House concurrent
LIE, LA lidOn, by Mr.. Jahncke-
0vE loraEdng the Secretary of
NremOVe the breakWaters
OA' POntChartrain.
,nfectiouslF aNo IA, Senate Bill No. Z,
~, Gueydan-Authorizing
I0Il 'aflSA School Board of d.
" 70 donate rights of way
you Sara. anal purposes.
No. Is, House Bill No. 9,
cconnnod' u. Gleason Empowering
elightful ! d5O,OOO to create a Boiler
eeze, EfOn Bureau.
:. No IS, House concurrent
Fern DrTns The ,O ny Mt, Miller IT.
t Trips al''ee to visit Centenary
Light Pad s ~ :.
$40 Il, House concurrent
NE. Saon, BY Mr.. Henriques-
9 the institution of suit
yNHA |, 1 ,' !, lease las: s:''''' to can.
IN va. by Mr.. Generelly-
a''ng the report that a
- 49,. ,suu mad been raised by
G. 4ack interests to inhu-
N egiSlatio,,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18

William r. Hearst and his pa
pers will not support Bryan,
claiming disgust of both candi-
date and party. The fact has not
yet been recorded as a Demo
cratic reverse.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18
n m IT. By the Bank Of West Fsliciana
Ddllk ldlkO St. Francisville, La.
No. 6. Security For Funds.

We know that security and service
are necessary to meet the demands of
satisfied customers. We give both.
q,
Any part of our statements that is
not clear, we will explain to you per-
sonally. We invite close inspection
of our methods and management.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18

Ben S. Lee, wanted at Shreve-
port to make good a shortage of
several thousand dollars, wired
his former employer that he
would go to Goldfield, New, and
seek his fortune.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18

1t, and gun i
g a specials
action guani
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18

ks, Humbold
dern designs
one. Writ i
re on anythn
ED, travel
vile, Miss.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18

lverware, toll
atch repair
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18
JOS. L. Golsan,
w. W. Leake,
S. McC. Lawrason,
R. G. Wickliffe,

Per S. McC. Lawrason by re-
quest.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18

fine mules d
oats, Lesea
'ass hay.
MCGETfEE,
aurel Hill, IA
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18

You never notice the grass
till the lawn mower goes broke.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-07-18

Sheath gowns ase easily the
rage when one is caught in the
rain.
The Washington times., 1908-11-08

tographic science. Presently this stu
dio was busy from early morning till
fading light Royalty came and with
It the final crown OF success. Now
Mrs. shadweII-Clerke Is the rage.
When the writer called on her it was
twilight. and Vet there stood a c0ro-
mated carriage and motor car before
her door. There were five women in
the room. Two were countesses. one
2, welI-knoVn authorizes, another a
coming musical artistic The nth, a
slender, beautiful woman Of medium
height. came forward. Her eyes were
deep and gray, her hair fell IN a dark
mass over her left eye. In her right
eye was a monoeIe She wore over
her gown. a delicateIy- linen smccu
reaching 70 the floor. II was Mrs
shadwell-Clerke. The other women
stood in a group around the fireplace
TWO leaning against the malteI Each
was smoking cigarette, and had q
cup OF tea IN one band
The Washington times., 1908-11-08

abroad 90 one ot tus Egyptian wars
lie was afraid he might lose the beau
.tfui young artist, and so prevailed ON
her 10 elope. The marriage was
hasty one. and a secret one.
A couple of days after becoming
man and wife the husband had 20 60
TO the war The artist-brlde continued
ner art work But Whistler declared
she had lost her soul lie was disap-
pointed Her thoughts were all on her
husband She finally abandoned her
study. but not TIL three years had
passed did her husband ret1n to Eng
land Then came the public announce
ment OF the marriage.
Mrs Shadwen-CIcrke was asked for
her secret Of success. "dv love for
my children" she said. IT have
studied my own children from very
love OF them. This has pictured to
me every natura pose OF the child
And that IS where my Eucress uez-fn
the natural pose 7 specialize on chill
dreu's photographs, but I'm all ny pic
lures the pose differs from that Of
the usual photographed It is but the
natural pose
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-. Clerke1s Sforr.

In a few minutes they went home.
Major Clarke came in, and Mrs. CIerke
then told her story.
AS a girl she was veritabIe dend
at drawing. BIaek-and-white studies
she continued for several years. Innu-
ence got her into whistler's studio.
She studied there. She became his
tavorits pupil He pred. cted great
things FOR her. He declared she was
the one woman who really possessed a
soul
She was preparing for earnest work
one summer when she went with other
WHISTLER pupils TO the Devonshire
lanes for experience and subjects.
In DevoHshire she met her husband. a
young and dashinE officer. It was love
AZ first sight Lieutenant shadweIl-
Clerke had just received orders TO go
The Washington times., 1908-11-08
TERRIBLE HEAT
FROM DOG-STAR

- OR twenty years the rays OF
- HEht which tel Us OF the exist
el.ce Of Sirius, the brightest OF
all the fixed stars. have been
on their way TO the earth. travelling
through space at the rata Of about
100000 miles a second, or 1900. 900 q
minute. This is fairly rast going, but
as 81 IS estimated that Sirius Is soma
thing Ike 10000 90 900. 900 miles from
s earth rapid transit Is essential II
~ ere are to be any results At all a
cannon ball would require iooyoOo.aoo
ears 10 strike the star.
As matter Of fact. Il IS rather for
tuats that Sirius is no nearer. Wers
/. TO take the place OF our familiar
sun. fer example. every living thing on
the earth would be consumed by tbs
heat OF its rays. Though our most
powerful telescopes cannot make ig
appear anything but q mere point OF
light 10 Is certain that the star is &C
tuaIly many times larger, many times
lighter, and many times hotter than
the sun But big as 10 is, Il might be-
come extinct tomorrow ana we would
not know Il until lS2S--From the Live
Wire
The Washington times., 1908-11-08
Earl Offered $4,000 Week to Sing on Stage

has been reported that the Ear!
Of Shaftesbury has been invited
10 20 on the American music
hall stage at the modest SALARY
Of 600 a week This beals
Harry Lauder II Is the largest
salary ever offered to an amateur or
even to ar earl Lots of the English
nobility have found their way 10 the
footlghts. but few have possessed the
qualifications OF the 5oung Earl OF
Shaftesburv. whose fIe tenor voice
entities him to recognition and big
nav. OF course, the fact of being en-
tertained by a. real live lord should
count on the play bills. Though his
iordship has at present declined the
hattCring offer Of a thirty-weeks' en-
Eagement IN America at the sum
named. il is just possible that he may
reconsider his decision.
The Earl of ShsftesburJ stands in
The unique position-for a peer-of be
ing wholly independent OF filthy lucre.
nor has he achieved q reputation
through the channels OF notoriety.
which other titled stage-struck people
have followed SO far, his record has
been clean one. lie has held several
important government commissions
and also army appointments. he was
aide-de-canp to the governor Of Vic
toris, in 1855. ard has been alderman
and lord mayor OF Belfast. His wife,
the Countess of Shaftesbury. Is q sis
ter OF the Duke of Westminster and
lady-in-w waiting TO the Princess of
Wales In fact. only quite recently.
the Earl and Lady Shaftesbury enter
tanned the Prince and Princess OF
Wales at their beautiful estate, ST
Giles House. in DorsetshiTe.
II the music-h8U stage captures the
earl it will have one OF the bluest-
blooded aristocrats who has ever ap-
peared in public and the 500 a week
salary will be the merest pittance
under the circumstances. One OF the
conditions offered by the manager who
is bidding for Lord Shaftesbury's con
tract is that the earrs dignity would
be sustained in accordance with the
noble vocslist's rams
The Earl OF Shaftssbury's voice is
deemed to be an exceptionally good
tenor. He has only sung IN public on
one occasional the dedication of the
new organ at the Church of Shaston
st. James, shaftesbury, where he rem
dered with fine effect IF with All
Your Hearts,, from Nendelssohn's
Elijah. % and THE Soft Southern
Breeze" rom Barnaby's "Rebekah."
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What Her Ambition Is.

MY ambition II is TO own q beau
ufuI home filled with pictures where
I can have my children and my hus-
band all the time
Mrs. CIerke declares that her first
trip abroad shall be TO America. She
has many American clients. Lord
Armstrong, her very first sitter as a
professional. brought several Ameri-
cans. and so did Melhl. the Duchess
Of MARLBOROUGH. and the Duchess of
Manchester.
Major Shedwen-Clerke has been in
The Washington times., 1908-11-08
The Harvest Began.

Mrs. shadweu-Clerkes titled rela-
tives had held somewhat aloof az her
Business venture. But MeIba and her
praise swept Ike a whirlwind through
the avenues OF society ana the titles
eommsnoed raIlying round the house
In BeIgraviAs The harvest had begun.
and Major Clerke on the eve OF SAIL
ing for India had TO postpone his de-
parture and cover the back garden Of
the house with a big modern studio.
equipped with the very latest IN pho
The Washington times., 1908-11-08
INDISCREET MAMMA.

a Young man had been calling now
iua then on young lady, when one
.isht as he sat in the parlor waiting for
ser 10 come down her mother entered
b.. room instead and asked him in
cry grave. stern way what MS lnten-
.uus were.
lie turned very red and was0about 10
.-ammer some iHcoherent reply when
suddenly the young lady called down
from the head or the stairs.
Mamma. mamma that Is not the
one!'' philadelphia Ledger
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7ZzE /EZA4-

United States War Department he
is the son OF that famous Irishman,
Colonel Clarke. who a decade or more
ago worried hard. with pen and
tongue. in the United States. for the
cause OF old Ireland.
As regards mis- wife's business, he
says. Photography is the one paying
profession prominently fitted for
women. should advise every Amer-
can or English woman with true ar
usuc tendencies, who may be search
ms for profession, 10 adopt pho
rCgraphy.H
The Washington times., 1908-11-08

. HEN came ne idea 70 Major
shadwsII-Clsrzs that perhaps
! MS wife, who had been a ia
vorits pupil Of whistIer's be
fore she married. might succeed as a
professional photographer. He bought
her q large camera and they spent a
week 81 town at an iEnprovised studio
n q friends house. The results were
90 good that the major secured the
lease or a house in Belgravia. With
the help OF the conservatory the draw
mg-room was turned into a studio
Mrs. shadweII-CIerke established her
self there. She gave IN daily success
sion little ''at homes" and one after
noon her sister. Lady Dickson.
brought Media. The artist atmo-
spheaS pleased the great singer. she
promised to come next morning and
pose.
The photograph was an immense
success. Media enthused over #.
Now and here" She exclaimed. 7
appoint you my sole exclusive pho
tographer."
Melba was photographed daily for
. week. She brought her son. her
daugh ter-in-law, her bosom friends.
To al and everybody she showed her
pictures and talked IN glowing terms
q the new photographer.
The Washington times., 1908-11-08

America As chief of the ordnance
bureau at woolwIch ne visited wsst
Point and several or the proving
grounds and ordnance depots on an in
spection tour authorized by the British
government, and permitted by the