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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-09
Bad Symptoms.

The woman who has periodical head.
aches, oackache, sees imaginary dark
spots or specks floating or dancing before
her eyes, has~gnawing distress or heavy
full feeling N stomach, faint spells, drag.
ging. downIIeeling in lower abdominal or
pelvic region, easily startled or excited,
Irregular or painful periods, with or with.
out pelvic cataRrh, Is suffering from
weaknesses and Heterogeneous that should
have eYiy attention. Not all of above
symptoms s aE likely to be present in any
Neglected or badly treated and such
cases 6ftEn run into maladies which de-
manG We surgeons knife II they do not
No medicine extant has such long
and NUMEROUS record oil cures ID- such
cases as Or. Pierce,s EaYorite PgeScTjp:
Glop... NO medlclne has such a Strong
pSQfeSsi6MaI (ld0rs emelt- Qf eac6- at IiS
SEVERAL ln2redients=Worth more than any
QNmbfc o. ordinary nom jonaI les:
SmQDlals,. The very best ingredients
known 70 medical science for the cure OF
woman's peculiar ailments enter into its
composition. No alcohol, harmful, or
habit forming drug Is to be found in the
list OF Its ingredients printed on each
bottle-wrapper and attested under oath.
In any condition of the female system,
DR.. Pierce'S Favorite Prescription can do
only good-never harm. Its whole effect
is to strengthen. invigorate and regulate
the whole female system and especially
the pelvic organs. When these are de-
ranged in function or affected by disease,
the stomach and other organs of digestion
become sympathetically deranged, the
nerves are weakened, and O long list of
bad, unpleasant symptoms follow. Too
much must not be expected of this VIA
vOrite Prescription" It will not perform
miracles; will not cure tumors-no med
icine will. It will often prevent them, if
taken in time, and thus the operating
avoided. r
Women suffering from diseases of long
standing, are invited to consult by letter,
free. All corresponds is held as strictly
private and sacredly confidential. Ad-
dress Worlds Dispensary Medical ASsocia-
ton, DR.. R. V. Pierce, Pres, Buffalo, N. Y.
DR.. Pierce'S Medical Adviser 1900 pages
Is sent free on receipt of 81 one-cent
stamps for paper-covered, or 81 stamps
for cloth-bound copy. Address as above.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-09

keep the weevils from multiply
ing. Wind, shade and rain is
what the weevils want.
Remember, the old way of
barring off scraping and mold
ing the cotton is just helping the
weevil along, or waiting for the
grass to grow to work the cot
ton, is simply to double the
work and retard the growth of
the cotton.
There are no hills plowed to
the cotton, for the water burrows
to hold water for week or two
after rain, but the surface of
the land being continually stir
red and pulverized with cultiva-
tors, springbooth harrows or
riding cultivators, rains are alb
sorbed quicker, cotton grows
faster and the land earlier IN
shape to be stirred again-until
cotton goes to opening. Of course
this seems to be more work,
but in reality they say it is less,
there is very little or no hoelng
to be done after cotton is chop
ped out to a stand.
Now, to show you, we had
several instances of some darkies
Gall cotton farmers) who last
year came out.two or three hun
dred dollars behind. With the
| same land, teams and hands
, they paid every dollar for both
last and this year and had money
: to buy a horse or mule, and oW
: inc to wet July the boil Weevil'
l we're more numerous UflaI1 IaS
2 year.
Zone wide-a-wake darby an
swered me in this way: Wei
boss in wet weather git rount
nv cotton once a week and il
2 dry weather at least once Il
;, every two weeks
g If you can convince tn
a darkies that they can make jus
9 as much cotton on half the land
V with much easier work and tina
$ they will have as much or NOR
o money than before, you Will nm
f. that rent as we'll as the stor
W accounts will be just as prom
a able as before.
IS "There is only one drawbac
k in YOUR labor system that l ca
It see, not for the share hand BIT
Y, for the renter.
20 Heretofore, l did prefer on
1e rent system at a stipulated rem
but | really came to the CO.
If clusion now, that share rel
he is more encouraging for tt
IN renter white or black al
10 really fairer for both, not alol
tn for cotton, cotton seed Or cor
MT but for everything raised on u
ou nlace, such as pototatoes, ha
ng peas, etc.
an ct have been over 90
part of Texas and both VIII
,cb and black rent land under I
is same conditions, that is, a
tho cotton and cotton seed, e. b
r., paid pro rata; 1-3 of all CO
Tor. made, also of any other prod'
,ul- raised. Let the crop turn
the good or bad, both employer
as renter share profit and
equally.
; in Owner pays for fencing
use all fields here have to be fen
tton with rs inch net hog wire
ap- keep out razor-back n
the Though I was around AuStl
king only saw four wire fences
ing, not even a calf or dog IS
rid outside of pasture.
row, It is astonishing how cas-
the is for for farmers to pay
call their accounts. They brln
=. .oaIol Gallon
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-09

toes, pecans, fresh pork, eggs,
chickens, turkeys, onions, etc.
We sold a great many cane mills
and all paid for with syrup.
"All produce is either credited
on account or exchanged for
groceries or dry goods though
one disadvantage you would have
that the exchange would be for
whisky or for cash to shoot
craps. The laws against these
evils are so strict here that it
even seemSridiculous sometimes.
The most lenient fine is one dol
lar and twenty four hours in Jail
for disturbing the peace in the
slightest way and to it is at
tached $50 to $35 costs. To
carry pistol Is Sl0O and the
costs of court about to the same
amount. So you see we are all
good children, there is more law
here than in darkest Russia.
Zone of your lawyers wrote
me from Bayou Sara that the
boil weevil may turn out to be
blessing in disguise. | rather
doubt that, but it will bring
business, both planters and mer-
chants, into a more legitimate
sphere than before. That is,
here the first question, when
supplies are asked for either by
white oroblack is" What security
can you offer?" this has to
7 be about double or triple the
: amount asked for. If satisfacto
) nv it is recorded, any balance left
U IL HUE Is UcEnCn UUuI IIr5 ~ ESf
cent interest, same security
: holding good. No open account
| or note is compromised, no in
terest RENTED, not a cent of
4 cash paid on cotton, and if 10
4 cents is left over open account,
it is credited to note or interest.
e We have at least one instance
t where a party has been paying
(. 10 per cent interest since 1902
t and pleased to do so.
e However, credit prices are
d not like they are with you, gen
e orally 10 per cent is added to
t. cash prices, lodging cotton or
corn is not known here, even
k should the customer be offered a
n better price for his cotton, he
It is at liberty to sell, but he will
bring the amount in cash or a
If check to be placed to his account
t. movable property, such as
n work stock, wagons, etc, is new
Mt er covered here by fictitious
1e sales or under wife's or sisters
ID name. Even darkies have to b.
ne strictly up-to date in business
n. in fact | have never met one We
no who can't read or write, but lot
". of white people, even some tina
are well.to-do.
"In that regard the boil wee
oo vii has been an educator for bot
lite merchant, planter, and laboreI
he Another thing our farmers don
Of tinker with another's labor, b
., Mating uncle John, Dick {
" Harry on the back at Christine
'rh time to offer him Christine
uce money, a new mule or even,
out I experienced, to start alreae
and on the 4th of July with spendll
oss money and new clothes t.. to
o'' worked out next year. Thai
what cooked farming for n
and IF you ever can make a dar
ced strictly walk the chalk line'
to will be better man, more rel
bile, trustworthy and will be G.
os'. WINGED that honesty is the b
n; policy for him to accumui
but something for himself. Here
seen fore labor has taken advant
of the kindness of the white m
:. while now the boil weeyll
y IL teach him that he will have
: up work to gain the confidence
g in his employer.
HVaru tPnlU VOl1r
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-09
A Practical Farmers Views on the Boil
WeeyiI.

we are permitted to reproduce a
personal letter to him from his
father-in-law, Mr.. August Null
Ter. The latter is now living in
Livingston, Texas, which is in
the midst of the boil weevil sec
ton but where the farmers have
had time fer experimentation and
observation and from both have
learned to cope with the situa-
ton. Mr.. Muller was formerly
the owner of Elm Park plantation,
West F'eliciana, and is well known
throughout this entire section as
a practical and successful farm
er. Possessing in eminent de-
gree the faculty of shrewd and
careful observation, his deduc-
tons cannot but be received with
respect and carried out with
profit. In giving them to the
agriculturistS in both East and
West teliciana we feel that .iGe
are making a valuable con+fibu-
ton to the literature Oh 5he sub
ject. >,
Mr.. Muller says
Schuler's article on boil wee.
wills in last weeks True Demo
ocrat is the best | have seen yet.
L am perfectly satisfied that
the risk of planting cotton with
a profit is about the same with,
as without the boil weevils.
AL depends on the weather
and the man who works the
crop, though the old Anticipated
before the war style is played
out. 1t is simply a race of com
mon sense against the weevil
who gets there first. In some
respects, |. Or people here il
general, differ with Mr.. Schuler
There are only a very few who
burn stalks in the fall an(
the most reliable people say
it's work for nothing, but al
pillow early and deep, and cult
vate often and we'll, early ma
turing seed. AS to tools Their
are a variety of opinions &C
cording to the various kinds o
soil, black waxy land, sandy lam
or red clay. Our Trinity rive
bottom lands. if not superior
are equal, to the best MissiS
i. r..>i-..;-A,, hA+4A,a1 nndn-------
In our heavy lands only Jon
Deer tools are used, in tn
sandy lands $3.50 pony pillow
are Just as good as Steel Beal
Deer Flows.
In your river and bottom land
! | would first run off my 4 or 4 l.
foot rows with a John Dee:
Red River Il or IA inch MIDI
| splitter (Steel BEAM with
| heavy pair of mules, as deep
| possible, say as early in Janual
| as possible, to catch the fros
or expose the weevil to I'll
/ birds. etc. In the middle or Ia
ter part of January | would thro
together two burrows with
i Deer Steel Beam, as deep
possible, two weeks later bre'
up the balance, this would p
YOU about the 18th of Februar
/ when either a riding or waikiki
II cultivator should be run over t
ii ridges to cut up clods.
Everybody here agrees that
is the first preparation OF t
II ground which forces the colt
II to a quick growth, not allow
II grass and weeds to come up W
II the cotton seed. We have abb
III the same climate here as )
II have and we risk early plant
or prefer replanting, rather IL
II plant after April 1.
II "Some plant as early as Ma
40 l4 +bo ropora1 nlantino
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-01-09
Which Are You?

The two kinds Of people on earth, mean,
Are the people who lift and the people who lean.
Wherever you go you will find the world masses
Are always divided in just these two classes.
And oddly enough, you will find, too, Tween,
There is only one litter to twenty who lean.
In which class are you9 Are you easing the load
Of overtaxed filters who toll down the road9
Or are you leaner, who lets others bear
Your portion of labor and worry and care9
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
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wand, and find her mother for her, for
that is her dearest wish''
All, bless my babies, what are you
doing in this cold attic?" And to the
supreme delight Of Bessie and Billie
their mother came into the attic and
had them in her arms, kissing them
and hugging them till they could
scarcely get their breath. And when
at last they could speak, Bessie said:
Mamma, brother made the bestest
fairy in the world. He brought you to
me, my dearest wish'
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Bessie and Billie were awfully lonely.
Their mamma had gone from home the
& = fefore and left them in charge of
a very aged aunt. And this aged aunt
by name Aunt Martha-would not al
10 Bessie and Billie to make any
noise while at play, for she said "chil-
Fren's noises, cats fighting and dogs
barking drove her clean distracted
So, you will readily understand that
Bessie and Billie could not enjoy their
play very much while their mamma
was absent.
I'VE can play in the attic" wnls-
pered Bessie to Billie as they sat very
rtly in the sitting room after break
fist. I-unt Martha was sitting there
also, daring a very long and very
h Wy wooden stocking. 'If we want
to play ghost or fairy up there Aunt
Martha can't hear us
What are you whispering about p
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CsAed Lunt Martha, turning her sharp
eyes toward the corner where the g.
year-Oid niece and 8-year-old nephew
sat like tortured little mice, fearing to
move lest the old cat might gobble them
up. What are you whispering about?
Can't you speak aloud? Nobody is go
to eat you, Come, who was do
ing the whispering? 1 dislike to hear
whispers; they tickle my ears like a
feather wiggling about in them. One
only hears sounds and can't make out
the Words
Il whispered f. brother that we
might play in the attic'' confessed
Bessie. We won't bother you, Aunt
Martha, if We're up there"
but it's as cold as the north pole up
there, Child said Aunt Martha How
ever, a smile of agreeableness played
about the sharp corners of her mouth
as she said this, for the truth is she
thought it a good idea for 1.-The vex-
a long way from her. She had not
been child for sixty years and had
forgotten all about their needs and de-
sires. Blu, if you want to play there
for half an hour, why, go up and do
so. But mind, no tumbIing down on
the floor, or shrieking, or laughing too
loudly"
I'D like to stay till mamma comes
home whispered Billie to Bessie, as
they crept along the hall towards the
stair. And up the steps they went like
little culprits, fearing lest their tiny
feet might make a noise to disturb the
aged aunt below stairs, who was COM
n-uning thus to her stocking: Chill
dren are a dreadful bother. [ am
thankful / don't have to put up with
'em very much longer. Their mother
ought to be home sometime tomorrow
And she, silly woman, thinks those two
noisy, bad-mannered little brats are
angels. If they run and scream like
wild Indians, she laughs and says:
Bless my babies! Just see how happy
they are Babies! Ugh, six and eight!
Ought to be put at books and work
every hour of the day. They fool away
valuable time playing with toys and
reading fairy tales. So few people
know how to raise children. Hard as it
would be, I'd like to take those two
children in hand and show their par
ents what might be made of Them
Meanwhile Bessie and Billie had
reached the attic, closed the door to
keep inside all their noise and opened
their mouths and cried: 'Goody,
goody!~ It's so nice to be away from
Aunt Martha
What shall we play?" asked Billie.
Shall we play ghost?"
ugh. not. It's too scary. brother.
The attic is so dark and I'd get so
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POE'S BIRTHDAY

In the high schools Of the Bronx,
New York, active preparations are I'M
der way for the observance of the Tooth
anniversary Of the birth of Edgar
Allan Poe. January 10. The Bronx So
ciety of Arts and Sciences is planning
an all-day program. The Poe CEN
tenary committee has asked the board
of education to have readings and reel
tations from Poe's works in the Morris
high school and other Bronx schools.
A bronze statue in Poe park, opposite
Fordham college, will be dedicated at
IL a. m. Commemorative exercises will
be held in New York university, which
il near the Fordham home of poe and
the aqueduct, which was his favorita
walk at $50 p. m.
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CHINESE CRACKERS

In China they make a peculiar
cracker. But it tastes like an ordinary
however, for it tastes like an ordinary
CROKER. But it is jet black in color,
obtained by using carbonized cracker
dust The Chinese keep a small GUAM
t1ty Of these in the tea caddy to serve
with afternoon tea. The tea imparts a
flavor as we'll as an odor to the biscuit.
With his fondness for extremes. the
Chinaman has also a very white
cracker-made of rice flour, the whitest
of all flours. The pure white dainties
are all made very hard and sweet, and
this sweetening agent is a sorghum
syrup, in the making of which tie
Chinese excel. Both the black and
white crackers are manufactured as
novelties and are not commonly used.
Another curiosity in Chinese house
hold economy is their method Of pre-
serving butter. They roll it UP into a.
casing of pure cheese. Each preserves
the other, so that butter may be thus
kept for twenty years. And it is moth
ing unusual to send this BALI butter
on the backs of camels in sacks on a
15-mOnth journey. If the butter has
been properly worked up within the
outer cheese covering it will be per-
fectly fresh. Nor is the cheese spoiled
the butter keeping it soft and fresh
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automobile just as fast as can.
Your mother will be worrying about
you"
When they were seated in the big
machine and were wrapped in by the
heavy robes Mr. Walwick suddenly
asked what the boy had thought by
the peculiar message.
Il thought it was very funny, but
how could it be dated January 2, when
this is New Year's?"
"You will have to ask your school
teacher to explain why, but you see
the earth turns round the sun and it
is the day after New Years in India
now. Each of the queer words in the
message means a whole sentence when
you look them up in the little book I
carry. We call it code.''
When they came to Clarence's house
Mr.. Walwick went into the warm par
lor and told the story to his mother.
Then he took a piece of paper and
wrote something on it. ''What do you
think that means?" he said.
Waw heart wire Clarence Young
desk apple.
81 might tell you, sir, if I had the
CODE" said Clarence
''WelI, here is the code book. You
and your mother can look it up
And this was what they read by
looking up the words:
"Walwick & Waldron hereby prom
Use to give Clarence Young the best
education possible at their expense. -
The Housekeeper.
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frightened. I'd hide and cry. Let's
play fairy"
"All right, sister, let's play fairy.
Who'll be the fairy-you or I?''
you be the fairy. brother, and play
at I'm a little girl what's lost in the
big forest, and at I'm crying for my
mamma"
"All right" said Willie. ''I'll play
that I'm in tree and when you come
along under it I look down and see
you crying. And I'll ask you, What
the matter, little girl?' And you must
say: oh, I'm lost in the forest and
can't find my mamma. And the bears
are about, and a big snake is under
the boulder, and / don't know where
to go. Oh, please, good fairy, help
me-
ooh, that will be such fun cried
Bessie, clapping her hands. "And now
let's begin"
Bessie walked along beside the box,
dropped down upon the floor, and be-
gan her .pretense of crying. "Ah, little
girl, what is the matter?" asked Billie.
"Can | do anything for you?"
yes, good fairy, I'm lost in the for
est and big bear wants to eat me,
and a big snake wants to bite my
big toe. And 1 can5t find my mamma.
Will you help me, good fairy?"
Eyes. make your wish, and I shall
grant it, replied Billie.
'Well, good fairy, | want my dear
mamma" replied Bessie, and her voice
trembled a bit as she said this, for she
voiced her dearest wish in very truth,
as we'll as in play.
Billie waved his wand, saying:
"Wave, wand, for luck Wave, wand,
to help those in distress. Wave, wand,
and keep the bear from eating her
Wave, wand, and strangle the snake
before it bites her big toe. Wave,
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HER MALADY

It's been the awfu1est longest while
Ny mothers been away!
You see, my grandma's pretty sick,
And don't get well SO very quick;
Course mother has to stay.
Aunt Nan is kind, but she don't make
The rightest kind of curls.
Or know just how to button me;
She isn't used to it, you see
She has no little girls.
And father, well, he doesn't know
Just how I go to bed
He gets things all hindside before.
And hangs my clothes up by the door,
Away above my head.
Now, mother always puts them cross
My little willow chair;
That's pretty comfor bic. think
And then she braids my hair.
But father sometimes he forgets
To wash my hands and face.
And he can't ever remember where
He stopped in telling bout the bear;
He just forgets the place.
There's something father does I like,
When I have said my prayers:
He tells stories in the dark:
They're full of whist, and hist! and bark!
And lovely creeply scares.
But then when I have snuggled down,
All comfor' bly, in bed.
I wish that mother would come in,
And cuddle me- and then begin
To sing, and smoove my head.
OF course Aunt Nan and father do
Their best,-I know they've tried;
And everybody's very kind
/ try my hardest not to mind,
But something aches inside
I don't believe it's inconsistencies
That makes my eyelids prick;
1 wish I knew what tbs I've got
Course, homes right here-but mothers
not!
I b'Iieve I'm mothersck!
Edna Kingsley Wallace in The Century.
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BIRTHDAY LETTERS CONTEST

One prizea boo-wl be given the Junior under 10 years
OF age who submits the best letter describing his birthday
versary All Juniors from to 10 will
from Aunt Laurie notifying her that ceebra
ton has occurred within the month
uniors who too small to write the may their
mother or big brother sister write to Aunt Laurie
Letters be from 100 to $50 words length must be writ
ten on side Of the paper only and signed address,
age and school, and grade if any.
Address all letters to Aunt Laurie Sunday Herald Junior The
Herald Los Angeles Ca and that they reach this not
later than Saturday afternoon January g. 1909
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Ir11perSOnafing
The Fairies

Billie Plays Part OF Good Fairy to
Amuse Little Sister, and His Magic
Spells and Charms Are immediately
Answered by Appearance of Their
Mother, Who Returns to Her Home
After Absence
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I would better take you home in my
automobile just as fast as can.
Your mother will be worrying about