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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-03
DOG WORSHIP.

exit, rs sarcastic as anything III
"Gulliyer's Travels" describes
a country where dogs are Wor'
shiped. He says these uncer'
tain creatures, if not actually
worshiped by all, are held IN
such respect that no one dafeS
70 modest them, and in some
PARTS of that country, particular
" in the southwest, that not only
are the animals cherished ouV
are held in valued possession IN
great numbers, the rule being
that the poorer the person IN
worldly goods the more dogs he
has, Furthermore this dog-wor-
ship prevails, although It is we'll
known that O deadly disease fol
lows the bite of q mad dog, and
that the newspapers OF THESE
short,sighted people TEEN with
accounts of unfOrtunates bitten
and driven mad by this privileS'
ed class of ANIMALS, with no effect
in abating the number Of dogs
from which he concludes thai
these dogs are really regarded
as sacred.
To one, who can see himself as
others see him, it is not difficult
to Judge of what country Am
brose Bierce Is speaking; anC
one, who is also faip-mipded
must agree that the sarcasm Is
we'll taken. Where else but il
the South do a mans dogs mum
Der in inverse ratio to his wealth
Where else is a dog more sacred
than the safety of wife and chill
! dren? Where else does a man.
own dog rank higher in his al
) fectiOns than his fpiend2
Do not say, pnthinkingly, tha
l these queries are absurd, Re
2 fleet and you will be convince
that the deductions are SOUND
7 For q poor man is preyed upo
by a horde of worthless dogs
+ and the man is not even save
l from his canine predictions b
i a dog tax. Rich and poor aIiE
y have dogs. though all know {
4 the dangers and horrors of h,
: drOphObia, not dogs neGessar
!, for watching and hunting bl
merely as household appurtena1
ces as it we're. These dogs al
oft-times savage and snappisI
n Women, children and frienC
must move among them.
a But who said friends? d
S any one ever hear of a friend b
l. ing deaper than a mans dO|
n Never. If you would test tt
o strength of the chain of frien
+ ship, complain to a man of h
q dog. Even if it has bitten
y piece out of you, he is likely
Is exclaim like the lady of who
n Sidney Smith told: Poor Je
e. I hope it won't make him sick
l. Therefore, if you are wise, "
S; will not complain, and you W
v conclude that Ambrose Bier
lie is right about dog-worship,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-03

Motion to quash the embezzle'
ment Indictment against ex.
Sheriff Perkins of st. Charles,
La, has been made.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-03
A handsome monument will !

A handsome monument will be
erected by Massachusetts an the
National Cemetery, Baton Rouge,
in memory Of her soldiers, who
were killed or died there during
the war. 1t lis to be y granite
obelisk, IS feet high and will be
dedicated in October. ID. "''
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-03
Corn Exhibit.

this fall has offered very nDefal
premiums for exhibits of corn.
Prizes are offered to the Boys
Corn Clubs of the State and to
their members. All clubs, wheth'
er parish or school clubs, are in
yited to enter the contests. Tx
hibits should be sent in not later
than October 81, by each teacher
or by the club manager in the
case of parish clubs. The con-
tests are open only to boys un'
der IS years of age. Correspon'
dence with club managers is IN
yited in order that every club in
Louisiana may exhibit at the
State Fair, The rules governing
these contests shall be the same
as for other corn in this GLASS;
except that there will be no dis
tinction as to varieties. Ten ears
of corn shall constitute an lndl'
vidual exhibit for each boy and
. the parishes are requested 70
, send not less than ten exhibits
r nor more than thirty. The prizes
! will be awarded according 10
4 grade, and a large exhibit VIII
q not aid in winning the sweep
e stakes. Each ear of an individ,
ual exhibit should be wrapped
s separately, and the exhibit OF ten
}. ears securely wrapped, tied and
s numbered. Send list OF boys
e numbered to identify the exhlb'
q it's, The Fair Association will
it gladly furnish season ticket tc
IS not more than three boys or two
70 girls from each parish, upon
presentation of certificate from
if the parish superintendent, tol
the purpose Of entering the ludg
y ing contest or for looking after
" exhibits. Numerous prizes will
y be given paagiRg from five II
~ twenty dollars.
is For general exhibit of corn b!
I'd a boys corn club $50, $40 and SlO
re To compete for these premium
n: there must not be less than tel
h exhibits from a corn club, an
e. each exhibit to have ten ears
lie, and the excellence is to be cor
Is. sidered on the whole exhibit
r. Exhibit of ten ears of corn by a
wv individual member of a boys
Im corn club $40, Sl5, $40 and 81
he Best and most perfect ear {
th- corn shown by any member of
res boys corn club $40, IS, a' !
40 and 81,
For the best general exhib
nd of corn by a boys corn clu
we Excluding the winners in tt
&C, sweepstakes prizes) in each Co
ct. gressiOnal District, Sl5 and 81
Ice To the boy selecting the best
his ears from his fathers corn,
It's, and $3.50.
in Prof. W. R. DodsOn, of BatC
at Rouge, La, desires that a Louis
nth ana Corn Growers Associate
u.s. be organized, and q meeting
ow hereby called, to be held in tt
vel. Agricultural Hall, Wednesda
re. November 3, 1909, at 10 o'clo'
no, a. m. This meeting will be he
emit during the State Fair, and 1t
ses earnestly requested that all j
of terested in this movement be
on hand promptly at that hour,
no. which time the organization W
csc be perfected, and officers electe
'th' Explanatory slips can be HI
IAN by application to DR., W, r. Do
YER son, Baton Rouge.
nv, -
tho Motion to quash the embezz
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-03
EXCURSION RATES 10 AEBxaR
VIA
Lealslaaa Railway 4 Rayigaser 0|
NmaA'A psv - 5a|
eAsm AahDN
Against Dogs

An organized no'Pl
been launched in Mi''li
induce the Legislature y
session to pass an anur III
Petitions addressed % ii
making body are being
ed in a majority Of be II
of the commonwealth O~
following caption; !
"Whereas, knowing =
that roying dogs are
the poultry and sheep
a destroyer Of young
also cause the spread ~
p pho we, the un d, N,
zens, most earnestly Y.
urge your hOnOrs0r p
formulate and pass s,.,sl
law restricting lSpgs'. ]asS,|
ming at large9s a " Z
pecially from Az M l4 . %|
and also to leIyy,s,rfe ''Y ~,
Ion all dogs, an'dl. TEpfs M
the various cOunisYiIn
| Senator Alaisb I -
[duced a reselut'On'gesss ~,
0nondment to'tbs M
allowing COAgrsssSSo iSes,st'
ON ol,i income trOm !lISast spe|
me @ent among the SS'''
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-03

Actual canning of tomatoes at
the Baton Rouge factory began
one day this week.
Evening journal., 1909-11-29
SERVANTS ILL-TREATED
DECLARES PREACHER

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29-'It is
amazing that so-called kind Christian
women should be so devoid Of kindness
and justice TO those whom they en-
ploy as servants" said the Rev. DR..
John Van Schaick. Jr., at a meeting
of the Housekeepers' Alliance here.
Il have seen their look Of blank
amazement when it was suggested to
them that servants came under the
law Of brotherhood that binds us all
together" continued DR.. Van Schaick
There are houselSeepers who would
be Mortified at the idea of shopliftine
who would steal from their servants
neglecting to pay them all that is due
them"
DR.. Van Schaick places the blame
for the servant problem on the "snob-
bish, unlSind and unjust" housekeepers
who treat their servants will small
consideration. neglect them when they
are in and endeavor TO keep down the
pay OF domestic servants TO a mini.
mum at all times.
Evening journal., 1909-11-29
POLES EVTCTED
FROM HOMES
Massachusetts Concern I'M
porting Labor to Take
Places of Strikers

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
LUDLOW. Mass, Nov 29-More
houses belonging 10 the Ludlow Manu-
featuring Association were emptied Of
their striking Polish tenants to-day,
the victims joining the colony Of three
hundred Poles which since Saturday
have been huddled in improvised sheds
in the streets OF Ludlow suffering in
tensely from the cold and rain.
Agent stevens, speaking for the COM
pany, made a terse reply to-day TO the
committee that waited on him and
pleaded in humanity's name that the
company be lenient with the strikers.
1.-THE company is satisfied" he said.
He declared that the evictions would
continue until all OF the 1000 menu
bers-of the strikers families had been
turned out Of the company's houses 20
make room for the men who are being
imported TO take the strikers places.
The sufferngs of the evicted tenants,
most Of whom are women and children
has aroused a wave OF Indignation and
threats are openly made by the public
to-day against the company. Hun
dreds Of persons have fiocked TO the
city, attracted by the stories Of the
NhAAAAAAhn Va AlA1 AAANNf WIN cAiuNh ni-
cause the company effected another
reduction In their wages.
Tho action Of the company was de-
nounced in nearly every pulpi, in Lud-
low yesterday.
"Oh devastated RUSSIA Oh landlord
ridden lrelandl Oh free Massachusetts,
blush for the hag OF my adopted coun-
try!"
This was tho pororation OF the Rev.
George V. Daniels sermon at the Carew
Street Baptist Church.
Many OF the Polish families weepingis
declare that they wish they had never
left their native country, as the condi
tlons they have encountered here arr
worse than IN Russia. Were II not fol
the fact that there are 400 armed mer
here TO protect the plant OF the com.
pany there IS iittel doubt that violence
would break out
The charitable people OF the town are
trying TO care for the evicted families
hut II the company persists In ousting all
the tenants the task will be too big for
the town The Polish colony IN Indian
Orchard is doing It's best 20 alleviate the
suffering Of their homeless brothers. The
strikers are thlnly clad. fare forced "a
live IN the open and many Of them have
only moager supplies OF bread to keep
them alive.
Evening journal., 1909-11-29
STORM HOLDS UP
PANAMA MEN

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Nov. aa.-Held up by
storms the members OF the House Cone
mitteo on appropriations who have been
making their annual inspection OF the
Panama canal win probably not be able
10 land in New York until tomorrow
morning instead OF to-day as they had
hoped Wireless messages received to-day
state that their ship, the Cristobal, Is OF
Cape Hatteras and that all tho members
OF the party are well.
The committeeman are returning with
definite projects for legislation. the most
important OF which is the abolition of the
existing canal commission and tho sub
stituuon for St OF solely a chief engineer,
director and a civil governor Under the
existing organization they found that IN
many cases work might have been expe.
dited II Colonel Goethels the chief en-.
gincer had had free hand and had moi
been tied Up with red tape. II is probable
that the committee viii recommend tina
the two Offices Of chief engineer and di
rector shall be hlled by one man.
The canal commission has asked 10
tho appropriation OF 100000 20 carry OF
the work Of the canal construction durinl
1910 and 1911 but these figures will be cut
Employees In the canal zone. except tn
clerks. made urgent requests for increas
Of salaries but It is pretty certain tina
these vii not be granted, In view OF tn
fact that they are already making mucl
more than men in similar positions in thi
country.
The committee found the trip no junke'
Starting at 6 o'clock in the morning
Chairman Tawney had them tramp al
over tho works and after this personal IN
spection had been completed the commit
tee held daily hearings beginning at
o'clock and some times sitting until mid
night.
Evening journal., 1909-11-29
SUFFRAGISTS IN
ANNUAL MEETING

Tho militant English suffragottes have
at least succeeded In bringing this sub
ject OF Woman Suffrage prominently into
public attention. While the Delaware suf-
fragists, remember they are suffragists
not suffragettes, do not expect to change
their quiet policy on this account vet
their thirteenth annual convention to-day
is attracting greater interest than the
other twelve combined. The afternoon
session began az 100 and the evening ses-
sion will begin at SIS in the Unitarian
Church on West street.
The speakers are well-known in SUI
frase circles and IN Wilmington. The
two principal addresses will be made by
Miss Jane Campbell, president Of the
Philadelphia County Woman Suffrage
Association. and Miss Mary Windsor, OF
Haverford.
The religious exercises will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. Dr. Hiram W Kel-
logg. and the Rev. C "A. Henderson. The
musical program Is IN charge OF Miss
Lore and Miss Anne Cause.
The complete program is as follows:
Afternoon. $50 o'clock-Prayer. Rev II.
w. kellogg. ID. D.; appointment OF COM
mitteesi credentials, finance and resolu-
tons: reading OF minutes; report OF
corresponding secretaries; report OF
treasurer; election OF officers; report OF
Mrs. Pankhurst's meeting; report OF ma
tional convention held in Seattle; Miss
Helen A. Cranston; report OF church
work, Mrs. Wilhelmina sharp; report:
OF local clubs; Miss Anthony's greeting
70 first Suffrage convention in Delaware
memorials TO Henry b. Blackwell anc
william Lloyd Garrison in charge OF Mrs
Gertrude w. Nields.
Evening, sis o'cloek-Orsan voluntary
Miss Anne Cause; prayer, the Rev. c
A. Henderson; music solo. Miss Lore ad
dress. Miss Jane Campbell. president o.
Philadelphia County Woman Suffrage AS
ISOLATION music, solo; address. Miss Mar
Windsor OF Haveriora; hymn, "Batt,
Hymn Of the Republic"
Evening journal., 1909-11-29
NEW INDUSTRY
A GREAT BOOM
Much Interest in Announce
ment That American To-
baCCO Co. viii Locate
Here

Much interest has been aroused over
the announcement that the American
Tobacco Company will locate plant
in the Delaware Cotton Mills property
on Vandever avenue east OF Market
streets, TO give employment eventually
to 1900 persons.
While the new industry will not en-
nloy that many persons at the start,
II IS assured that several hundred boys
and girls and many men will be em-
ployed from the outset and that the
industry win develop into one of the
largest Wilmington has in the number
OF persons on its payrolls.
Much credit is being given on all
sides to David Snellenburg, the we'll
known merchant, and Charles
Kurtz. real estate broker, who ongi-
neered the deal for the tobacco COM
pany TO locate Its plant here. Mr.
Kurtz bought the big mill property
when Il was sold recently for Mr..
Snellenburg and a few friends. There
was much speculation as to what
would be done with the property, and
the announcement by Mr.. Snellenburg
and Mr.. lSurtz that the tobacco plant
will be established there indicates that
these two men have not been idle.
improvements and alterations were
started to-day at the mill, and several
changes viii be made TO adapt It to
the requirements of tho American To-
bacco Company. II is expected that
the actual operation of the plant will
begin within a few months, shortly
after the alterations are finished and
the machinery is installed. The pre-
iiminary arrangements also win in
volve 5000.
Evening journal., 1909-11-29
FINANCIAL & COMMERCIAL

Il is rumored that an announcement
may he made any time that Rock Is
land Preferred is 10 go on a 5 per cent
dividend basis Insiders are said to have
advised friends TO load up with the
stock
f. d. Lackey q CO. state: London
sold about 1900 shares. chiefly Union
Pacific, Southern Pacific and United
States Steel. Government bonds are un-
changed and other bonds firm
c. I. Hudson & Co, stated at noon:
with renewed selling pressure In the
copper group, the entire market declined
again, but outside OF Amalgamated and
Steel. not a great deal Of long stock
came out. Steel led the recovery and at
midday was higher than Saturday. It is
now said that specifications Of finished
Steel during November will overstep Oc-
tober but pig iron and crude form fell
off sharply. Washington advices' are re-
ceiving a great deal OF attention. There
is n growing belief that President Taft
will have little TO say about modihca-
tions OF the antitrust law, but is in
clined to wait for the Supreme Court
decisions In tho tobacco and STANDARD
OIL cases"
Evening journal., 1909-11-29
CALL MR.. KNOWLES
TO THE CAPITAL
May Head a Commission to
Straighten Out Central
American Matters

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Nov. GAS result
of two battles now in progress in
Nicaragua, DIR. Salvador Castrillo,
minister designate to Washington from
the revolutionary government in that
country, believes that the power Of
President zelaya viii speedily be
broken and that no will be obliged to
flee for his life.
According to dispatches received to-
day by DR.. Castillo from Bluefilds via
wireless TO Colon and thence by cable,
a government force of 1900 men ait
Greytown. under General Toledo, is be-
ing hard pressed by an insurgent army
OF about equal strength, under General
Chamorro. At Rama in the interior.
the Zelaya troops are fighting with
revolutionists said to be under COM
mand OF Estrada, the provisional
president himself
The State Department was still re-
ticent early to-day as to the course
TO be pursued by the United states In
exacting reparation for the execution
of the two Americans, Groce and
Cannon. In view OF the recent re-
ports OF insurgent successes, It would
seem likely that there will soon be no
zelayan government with which to
deal.
Horace G. Knowles, the new minister
to Nicaragua, and who has been de-
tanned in this country pending ad-
iustment Of the present difficulty, has
been summoned to Washington for a
conference with Secretary of State
Knox. II is understood that the sec
rotary viii take up with him the mat
ter Of sending a special commission to
Costa Rica, in which country is located
the Central American peace court for
the purpose Of workingsout scheme
that will insure future peace among
the Central American republics. which
seem to have treated with indifference
the edicts of the peace court. II is
possible that Mr.. Knowles win be al
the head Of the commission, unless
developments in the next few days
should require sending him to Near
aqua,
Evening journal., 1909-11-29
WALKING GOOD FOR
STAGE STRUCK WIVES

CHICAGO. Nov. 20 -'wallxing is good, -
was the terse telegram two Terre Haunte
husbands sent TO their runaway wives
who were arrested to-day in Chicago.
The message was in answer to a tele-
gram notifying the husbands that the
women were stranded and wanted to
return home.
The women. Mrs. Hazel France, twenty
years old, and Mrs. May Appler. twenty
two years old, ran away from home last
Wednesday. They nave been married only
a year. An ambition to go on the stage
led them away
They got the stage fever from at
tending five-cent theatres, and. having
some ability TO sing and dance, planned
a career behind the footlights. Their
dream faded away ant penury seized
them here.
on receiving the telegram they laugh
ed and wept They are still with a police
matron.
Evening journal., 1909-11-29
Stock Markets

g. United Press Leased Special Wire
NEW YORK, Nov. 2e.--The stock mar
ket opened generally weak. Copper stocks
with the exception OF Utah declined
sharply. Rock Island issues we're eXcep-
tionaliy strong. Industrials opened lower
but steadeid after the first few minutes.
II o'clock-After the irregularity Of the
first few minutes the tone became strong
with speculative interest centered in
Reading, which advanced over two points.
Wabash issues were strong Copper in
general continued weak.
Governments unchanged; other bonds
firm.
NooN-The feature Of the trading in
the late forenoon was break In Sugar
which carried that stock down five points
below Saturdays close. Fluctuations in
other issues were mixed with the tone
steady after midday firm.
Evening journal., 1909-11-29
UNION CENSURES
POLICE COMMISSION

The Local Housepainters' Union has
forwarded the following communica-
tlon TO the Mayor and Council Of the
city:
No 610 1-2 Market street.
Wilmington, Del. November %, 1909.
To the Mayor and Council, Whining
ton. Delaware.
Gentlemen: At the last meeting Of
our union, the undersigned committee
was appointed to communicate with
your honorable body informing you
that Local No 6s4. Housepainters,
passed a resolution censuring the Po-
lice Commission for action in the mo-
that's.
II appears to us that the citizens
and taxpayers should receive some
consideration during strike. and
when firm or firms conclude TO lower
wages or refuses TO grant living wages
70 their employees, they should be COM
PEELED to employ their own special Of
fcers to protect strikebrealxers and not
use our police for such questionable
services.
Blumenthals, some years ago, by the
aid OF police, substituted the American
worlmen with POlanders and since the
latter have become Americanized and
want living wages, they are now with
the aid of the police) substituting the
Polish worlSmen with all the riff-rafi
they can muster from Italy.
IL tho citizens do not soon call a
halt on such proceedings. Il will only
be n short time before the Police Com
mission will again be called upon for
the purpose of supplanting Chinese for
the Italians. Then where will they
go for still cheaper labor? There
isn't any such place.
1t is tho opinion Of the Wilmington
union men that the City Council, as
constituted at present. win at least
not fail TO join us in entering a similar
protest.
Harry w. Behen,
Charles Wood,
George McClosley.
Committee.
Evening journal., 1909-11-29
ThanksaIvlna pay plnner.

A Thanksgiving dinner was given at
tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. oliver
Foote and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Pord-
ham. Jr.. on Thanksgiving Day. Din
ner was served az 1880 o'clock. The
day was spent In music and games.
Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. oliver Foote, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Pordham, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Pordham. ST.. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Foote, Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
nelius Pordham. Mrs. Mary Vande-
grift. the Misses Anna Pordham. Edna
Slack. Mary Vandegrift, Blanche Ed
munson. Rose Maginis. Marvin Ball,
Ruben Pordham, David Pordham. Will
liam Brown. Earl Pordham. Truxton
Pordham. George Vandegrift.
Evening journal., 1909-11-29
ANNIVERSARY OF
MILLER DRUG co.
Drug Store Celebrates
Its 18th Year by Big
Sale

The Miller Drug Company. which has a
large store at Nos. 404-406 Market street,
Is celebrating It's twenty-hfth anniversary
this week. The Wilmington store is one
Of a chain Of stores I'm Trenton. N. J.;
Lancaster, Pa. Philadelphia and this city.
The local store is one Of the most popular
drug stores in the city, and It's growth
since Or. J. =. Miller opened small
store here In 1884 has been remarkable.
Physicians especially hold the store in
very high regard. Each OF the company's
seven stores has become popular. and the
local one is certainly no exception. you
can get It az Miler's" is an expression
very frequently heard, and tho manage
nent has nothing TO complain Of as re-
CARDS the patronage OF its wilmington
store.
In order to show its appreciation Of It's
growing patronage the management dur
ing this week will give each purchaser a
gift bag. Each bag contains several pack
ages OF toilet articles. face creams. pow
der. soap. etc. and several thousands OF
tho bags have been prepared. Purchasers
must visit the store before the gifts arc
gone. As equally interesting as the an
nlversary gift will be the hundreds OF
choice bargains the store offers.
The drug department has been a marked
factor IN It's growth. Every attention IL
paid this department and It has attained
an enviable reputation. The stores supply
OF sick room articles has attracted tn,
patronage Of most OF the nurses and ply.
sicians Of the city. Everything Is sold al
the lowest possible price too. The stores
line Of patent medicines is especially good
An excellent line OF perfumes, toilet ar.
ticles, fine candy and cigars is also an at.
tractive feature OF the large stock and
among them viii be found many idea
Christmas gifts at low prices. The stor,
viii DO crowded every day this week, and
It behooves shoppers to make their pur.
chases there early.