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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-03-14
Officers of Election.

ST. Francisville, La, March l908
The following named qualified vot-
ers are hereby appointed to serve as
commissioners a8d clerks at the Gen
erai Election on Tues lay, April 2lst,
1908 in the Parish OF West Feliciana;
1st Ward, st. Francisville-T. 7.
Lawson. c. ". Tempel, Tom Town,
Commissioners: M. R. Jones, Clerk.
LIST Ward, Bayou Sara-Gao. Baier,
Ed. II. Leet, Jacob kaufman, Com
missioners: J. H. Logan, Clerk.
9th Ward-Steve Bellish, Jno. San
chez. L. B. Sadden, commissioners;
J. D. Sadden, --, clerks,
10th Ward-Gus DeGrummond, Ed.
HARRISON, NJ. Lego, commissioners;
$. L. Lavergne, D. I. Norwood,
clerks.
9Th Ward, Poplar springs-A. P.
Smith, J. A. Beckham, j. A. Thoms,
commissioners; Ike Petty, clerk.
9TH Ward, Grange Hall-R. j.
Thoms. E. A. Wright, w. H. Early,
ON m issioners; W. r. Campbell,
clerk.
4th Ward, Laurel Eill-C. II. Ar
cue, J. F. Griffin, David Taylor, Jr.,
commissioners: H. M. Stewart, clerk
8th Ward-B. l. Barrow, A. H. Nc
Gehee. L. NJ. Martin, commissioners
T. S. Percy, clerk.
End Ward-A. r. Daniel, N. Har
vey, J. M. Pigott. commissioners; D
! B. West, clerk.
It'll Ward-A. F. Rogillio, J. D
Wood, A. G. Reilly, commissioners
w A. Porter, clerk.
3rd Ward-Jno. Wilcox, Fl. B
Maynard, W. G. Howell, commission
ers: W. r. B. Turner, clerk.
9th Ward-Joe Maryman, M. j
Daniel, Fish Carney, commissioners
Ike Cutrer, clerk.
JNO. /. DANIEL,
L. p. KILBOURNE,
MATT GILMORE,
Board of Supervisors of Election {
2 the Parish of West Feliciana, La.
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$50 90
$500 90

Total ..,............... $500 w
Now add the 1921 above men
toned and we have just S2,031.0o
less to pay next year than this,
or Just S2,854.75 to raise by ex-
ira taxation, one and one quarter
mills Il 1-4) will yield S2,828.0l
which with licenses (other than
liquor) will be ample to meet all
expenses.
It is true, so we are informed,
that a certificate of Indebtedness
for S145O.00 for excaving etc,
will probably fall due each year,
and also fees of District Attor-
new but both of these items are
provided for by the large contln-
gent fund of 100000, and fur
Their by the.excess of all items on
the budget which are invariably
made larger than required.
We submit the above carefully
prepared and honest compilation
of the expenses and revenues OF
) the parish, and we think it crush
ingly refutes the extravagant al
? legations of the saloon people
that taxes will be doubled, OF
greatly increased, and we invite
/ we urge a careful scrutiny OF oul
n figures, fully believing that an,
|, one taking that trouble will b.
l. convinced that they are correct
d and that therefore, prohibition
n or rather the closing Of the So
II looms of West Feliciana, will nc
1t appreclably increase the burde
) of taxation.
IS At later date we will subm
et our estimate Of such increase
0) taxation as may be necessitate
I'd in the Towns of St. Francisvill
I'd and Bayou Sara by the closing
u saloons.
PROHIBITION LEAGUE Or YVES
40 FELICIANA.
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Succession Sale.

State of Louisiana Parish of West Feliciana.
Succession ]. T. Howell, No, 2s57.
BY virtue of Commission to me directed by
the Hon. 22nd Jud Dist Court in and for the
Parish of East Baton Rouge, La. and in the
above entitled and numbered cause on the
Docket of said Court: will offer for sale on
the Camp" plantation in the 5th ward OF the
Parish of West Feliciana, La. between legal
hours on
Wednesday, March Is, 1908.
To the highest bidder for cash. the following
property in bulk:
8 mules, valued and appraised at Sl'ooo W
mule (small) valued and appraiser at 70 W
moving ma chine valued and appraisedat 20 "
4 plows new valued and appraised at 10 W
plows (old) valued and appraised at w
sets of harness valued and appraised at W
wagons
Terms of sale-according to law to pay
debts 49,
J.H. CLACK. Sheriff.
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Communicated.
TRUE DEMOCRATS:

TRUE DEMOCRACY:
Taking advantage of your pub
lished offer to open your valuable
columns for free discussion,
DO and con, of the prohibition
question, we beg to present the
result of a careful Investigation
of the claim of the saloon for
revenue advocates, that the loss
of liquor licenses, consequent
upon prohibition, would double
or greatly increase the property
tax.
We find that a five mill tag
Yields to the parish the total sum
OF Q1,592.25) Eleven thousand
five hundred and ninety-tWo dol
lars and twenty-five cents, ant
that licenses are depended upon
to make up the balance o
4.885.75) Four thousand, eigh
hundred and eigh;vy-five dollar
and seventy five cents, which i
necessary to meet the bulge
which calls for a total fQ6, .0(
Sixteen thousand, four hundre
and seventy-eight dollars, an
which budget in detail is as TO
lowe.
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Proclamation Calling Election.
State of Louisiana, Parish OF West
Feliciana.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF west
Feliciana.
Be it known, That we, the Board OF
Supervisors of Election OF the Parish
of West Feliciana, La, in obedience
to the provisions of Section ~ OF the
Ordinance of the Police Jury OF SAID
Parish, passed on the 5th day OF FEB
ruary, 1908, at the regular meeting OF
said body, do hereby issue this Proc
lamation calling and announcing an
election to be held throughout the linn
its of the Parish of West Feliciana, in
GLIDING all wards, towns, cities, and
villages therein, to determine the ques-
ton of the sale, or the prohibition OF
the sale, of intoxicating liquors, and
the granting licenses to, or withhold
mo licenses from drinking houses ana
shops, within the limits of said Par
ish, as majority of the legal voters
at said election may determine by bal
lot within the full meaning and IN
tent, and pursuant to the terms and
directions of said Ordinance, passed
on the day and date aforesaid, and
DESIGNATED as Ordinance No. l. OF
1908 of the Police Jury of West Fellcl'
: ana, to which Ordinance reference Is
l hereby specially made for greater de-
: tail and certainty, same being pup
Iished in the "TRUE DEMOCRAT the
o official organ of said Parish.
We further proclaim and announce
said election to be held on Tuesday
), the Dist day of April, 1908, being tn
T same date as that of the Genera
Y State Election.
O Done, granted, and issued this ut
day of February 1908.
v Jno. |. Daniel,
l, L. P. Kilbourne,
l. Matt Gilmore,
IT Board of Supervisors of Election
~ the Parish of West Feliciana, La.
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Election Proclamation.

By the authority vested in me by
law, l hereby call an election in the
town of Bayou Sara, La, on the 9TH
day of April, 1903, being the first
Monday in April, for one may
or, one marshal, one secretary-treas-
urer, and five aldermen, to be held al
the usual polling place.
JOHN F. IRVINE,
Mayor
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Now taking the above, which
is the budget for this year Of
1903, as a basis fer figuring On
the budget Of next year, we find
that even if our expenses are as
great next, as this year, we will
only have to raise by extra taxa
ton the sam Of $4835.75, and
since we have an assessment Tex
elusive Of Bayou Sara which is
in no way affected by increased
parish taxes) Of 81, 1858, O56.OO,
then two mills with licenses
(other than liquor will be ample
to meet the deficit, or a raise of
one-ffth of your total taxation,
which is now (State and PARISH
ten mills.
But II our expenses are nOG 81
great next year as this, then it is
manifest that a two mill tax will
Mt be necessary. So let US.
with such knowledge as We
have at hand, and in the light OF
others experience frame the
true budget for next year. The
knowledge is: that we will have
no payments to make next veal
TO eithe. the Art Metallic Go. OF
the Union Equipment Co. as this
years payments are the last
thus we save $1231.00; the expe
rience is: that the criminal ex
Denses in dry parishes ar
| IS than one half of what the!
we're when wet" so we fee
justified in making the following
deductions:
From Juries ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $500 U
Coroner and Juries ...-.. $50 U
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Sheriff's Sale.

State of Louisiana, Parish of West Feliciana,
2i,h Judicial District Court.
Chas. Weydert VS. Valentine Emory No. $50.
BY virtue of writ of Fl Fa to me directed
by the H IN. Court aforesaid in the above en-
titled and numbered cause have seized and
will offer for sale at the front door of the
Court House in ST. Francisyille, La. at the
hour of II o'clock a. N. on
Saturday, March IA, 1903
the following property to-wit:
One black mare mule.
One sorrel horse.
One wagon and harness.
Terms of sale-CaSh, with benefit OF az
praiSement.
JOHN III. CLACK.
Sheriff.
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STANDARD AND REGISTED-N. S. H
B. A. NO. 1865.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11

ire engines, 5Wnlcn We're coming IN re-
ponse to an alarm, added to the ex-
itement and helped to swell the crowd.
The first fremen to arrive bolted in
o the hairdresser's ablishment, saw
he woman rocking and swaying on a
chair and went out again and mo-
Toned to the drivers to go back to their
quarters. 5s
The policemen who arrived demand
ID facts.
II am Miss Maud Rodney said the
woman. Yes. am an actress. live
it 1S1 West Forty ninth street. I had
IN appointment with this man to have
my hair treated by q new method the
antiseptic method, think he calls it.
81 had my hair down and was sitting
against this glass here. That lamp
which you see there was burning as
you see 1t now.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11

HULHLLS UN UilUHUuHl
Actress With Flaming Hair stirs|
New Works. Main Street.
TRIES A NEW TREATME !.
sHenzins on Hss Flowing locks Cons.
4 meets With q Lamp With Disastrous,
Results But She Hangs on. 10 Her
Bull Pup.
woman with her unconfined hair
E9blaze and her shirt waist pulling
smoke broke Into the Sunday quiet Of
Broadway, New York city, near For
tieth street, with the shrillest screams.
She had rushed out OF the hairdressing
establishment at 124 West Fortieth
street, which has the one word 'Gom-5
pani' on the window.
A group of actors switching slender
canes stood near the curb in front OF
the Empire theater. They ran to the
corner ana beheld the suffering WON
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11

town ana us people, W. and Lindenthals-the IL
Bert Fletcher is the proud pos tenn
of black mallard duck
which county
last fall, and which he has had so down to 81. 81
The bird is a very rare
specimen and Bert thinks he ISL
no small potato in having secured
nrze
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11

Tive StyleS--AtiSfactlOn
surance Of sProper fit.
mined coatsf12 upwar
lined coats-al S upware
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11

or money III !
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11

LOCAL. NEWS
Mrs. John D. Garlic left Thurdsay
last for a short visit to Chicago.
Rev. A. C. Keene delivered the
sermon at Elkton Sunday last.
DR.. Clarence Mcdowell left
Thursday for Chicago where he at
tended the live stock show.
Cash paid for old iron, rubbers
and metals. S. Taube & Co.,
Grand Opera house block, Water
town, S. D. 1925
Mrs. Harry Chapman went to
Rochester this week, where she ex-
poets to undergo an operation for
appendicitis.
Mrs. Ada Jaubert and little son
Of Wheaton, Minn.,, are in the city
for ashort visit at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. R. G. Greelis.
Mrs. Luella Gayman- Wheelock
arrived Saturday last from St. Paul
for a short visit with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Gayman of this
city.
If you want to sell your farm,
come up and list it with Hopkins &
Ransom. We will see for you if
it can be sold. Come and talk with
us about it. 14tf.
Frank Shewalter, who has been
representing the Page Woven Wire
Fence Company in this city, has
gone to the Pacific Coast, where
he will probably locate with his
family.
j. A. Snyder has a line of fine
table stand lamps suitable for
Xmas gifts. Useful and pleasing.
Just the thing for the home. A
present sure to please. Expert
fixing. At Snyder's, 116 n. Oak
street.
Saturday last j. A. Cressey of
Aberdeen was a Watertown WISH
tor, attending to business interests
here, and shaking hands with old
friends. Mr.. Cressey says he has
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11

yas an awful thing! Some Of the stuff
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11


CHATS witb 1DounQ Men.
tBY FATHER TwoHIG)
CURSlNG SWEARING AND BLASPHEMY
We owe reverence to maes-
y and of infinite bounty Reverence mixture of fear love and
Cod infinite projections great
you would at the same moment fear Him. and love Him
and consideration the part of that
respect following the the
vice Of cusng swearing and basphemy And what shocking vice it
and Ruler of the We should frequently praise and
especially He and all other How bsurd
and ridiculous for to ask Him damn Of His creatures
simply because something have with crooked
minds or because of our own If God did damn one OF his
how may plead will still find
prone older this They
imagine they maxi big of themselves and are giving I'M
learn that just exactly the reverse is true But then unfortunately
habit formed And the longer the harder
We allowed sometimes by oath. For example,
n HAPPEN court Of justice Cases occur when
will not believe the word of another Then it allowed for
is eang but not in bad The real object to bring forth
In former in courts witnesses required to kiss
bible he word of Cod and supplement his oath with the words
onipoence and justice and truth of God That formula has been
may be- we swearing in just cause we honor God by taking
solemn oath provided of we do part keeping the OATH
Without the of necessity what good does and
take oahs rvoousy and lightly? Think do
add emphasis speech by by the by the
by the temple by hell the the
by God anything else? Not bit of it, But rather degrade
your manhood lower dignity lightly
frivolousy joking Therefore direct blame be
attached them scandal Irish
who used to continually by Holy St. Pat
rick" The trivial thing he'd he'd solemny
& that it 'By Holy St. Patrick.
AS that rhman known to tell the slightest ahood
good his By Holy St. Patrick
fuous and We looked of joke and
attached to it intention of wrong-dong.
President by godfrey may
And when he particularly animated he y George
He George Washington and the English
King whom George Washington licked good plenty
swearing sort of safety valve permitting supruous
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11

&c pea,,;ar rs,,,as q, ,,,,,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11
g


millions
publishers because they don't
the dolar merchant who spent advertising
thrown donated to the TO whom II s paid Such
ak simply ludcrous than
proposition whether
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1908-12-11
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Pure silk hose at 81. M@sz6IH liz


Holeproof hose 25c black and YaHalEEsAA He
lors sHNA@ ~ h
kE1askB V3 1
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Gawd's sake. elp me, sir, for I'd
ratnel ave YOU shoot me in the parts
wot doesn't count than wear these ere
blasted boots fer another minute, Mr..
Williams. sir. if you'll be so good"
"That'll cost me a pair of boots to
Croyland." thought Richard oves' his
cigar as he dismissed the wretched
valet to seek relief below stairs. But
I rather think it was money well
speAt."
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milford R. Burt, Special Agent.
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-04-24
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Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
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health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-04-24

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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-04-24
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-04-24
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-27
Crinning Cannibals
Yearn For 4 Juicy
Roosevelt Steak

NEW YORK, June 26.--Henri Gaul-
lard. a former official OF the French
government, has written TO Secretary
Loeb offering his service TO President
Roosevelt as guide on the hunting
trip he has planned In Africa after
his retirement from the White House.
Mr.. Gauliard. during his stay in the
French colonies. was himself some
thing OF a nimrod. He shot seven
elephants and many hippopotami, al
though he modestly disclaims any
great prowess, and speaks gently Of
hungry cannibals who prefer white
men TO feast on.
After leaving the French govern
ment service he travelled around the
world in the search OF health. and Is
now In the employ Of the Chateau des
Beaux Arts at Huntington, L. l. In
his letter to Secretary Loeb he
writes:
These natives eat human flesh ev-
cry day. They keep slaves and eat
them when they are ready. Have |
seen them? Only once. II is difficult,
very difficult to assist at their fetes.
But | know that many white men
have been eaten. They prefer white
man when they can get him. II
had not had many soldiers with me
they would have eaten me"
He was certain that a merchant or
mere traveller would have a cordial
welcome OF another kind
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-27
BETSY ROSS YARN
MERELY A FAKE
PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL IDOL
10 SHATTERED eY COLBY I
CRUEL INVESTIGATORS.

PHILADELPHIA, June 26.-PooT
old Betsy Ross down she goes into
the limbo OF fakes with Barbara
Frietchie, who didn't wave the nag
in Frederick; George Washington
Ratchet, his prayer at Valley Forge,
and other notable national feuches.
After Philadelphia has for years
bowed the knee 10 the legend that In
the quaint little wooden house at 239
Arch-st. Betsy Ross designed and made
the first flag: after thousands OF pa
triotic citizens had contributed dime
each to buy II, and hundreds OF thou
sands OF children have made pilgri-
mages 70 II, ms been offcrct to tho
government as national gift. me
government turned IL down. III
And now the historical sites commit
tee of founders week has turned down
Betsy and the house finally.
1t was w. j. Campbell. who In the
absence OF Cupt. OF Schools Martin
G. Brumbaugh presided at the meeting
of the committee, who delivered the
blow. His report to the committee
was curt but tense. 4 II read: Where
Betsy Ross did not design the Ameri-
can flag. The story Is a fake. and
there is positively no evidence in Its
favor. The only foundation whatever
for the yarn Is that. there was young
woman named Betsy Ross. who took In
plain sewing for livelihood and who
lived in house. now known as the
first American flag house. at 2Ss
Arch-st"