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The Meeker herald., 1909-12-11
Teachers Instruct Formers

and modern methods in the care Of
the home.
The courses include instructions in
Irrigation. fertilization. forestry. the
prevention and cure Of plant diseases.
and the cultivation Of vines. the keep
ing Of poultry. bess and veterinary
surgery.
Speaking Of the good results OBJ
tanned BY this scheme. the consul
says:
The value Of these courses il seen
when the agricultural progress of Bo-
hemia during the past years ts noted
In forestry alone the result has been
astoundinsA 100000 trees have been
planted and especial attention has
been given to the forestation of bare
slopes"
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-11
PaIsnta pabs.

scald a pint Of white Indian meal
in boiling water. Mix together one
tablespoonful of butter. two beaten
eggs. two tablespoons Of cream and
a dash Of salt. Stir into the corn
meal, beat well for few moments
and drop from spoon into the but
tered pan. Bake in = moderate over
until brown.
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-11
Seventeen Million Of Them in the
United States.
They Number About ons-Fifth Of the
country's Entire Population -
Range In Age from Five to
Eighteen.

Washington.-An enormous army OF
children has begun tho regular win
ter campaign for education. This
peaceful forcs numbers more than
1900. 900 persoAs Those composing
IT, viii range In age from 5 TO 10 years.
It represents the common school sys-
TEN Of the various statsa.
The bureau Of education 10 branch
Of the general government and col.
lects statistios concerning the schools
Of the various states. Complete data
for the fiscal year ending June 80.
1907. have been received from every
This made It possible to compile the
most complete and valuable data here
tofors available.
The figures obtained By the bureau
Of educatioa show that At the close of
the school year In June. 1907. there
was . total enrolment Of 16.S90,S1S
children In the common schools Of the
various states. This included 4,7s0.-
2s6 in the public schools Of the 661
cities having more than 5000 popula-
ton and 716.154 in the 664 cities rang
ing in population from 1000 to 5000.
1t also included 7s1.08l students be-
longing to city and rural high schools
connected with state systems.
The population Of the United States
has materially increased during tho
past two years, 30 the total army Of
school children for the present cam
paign win be largely in excess Of H.
100000.
Census ofacials estimated the total
population Of the country In June.
1907. 10 BE- ss.51s.7s1. On that basis
It was computed that the number Of
children ranging IN age from to Is
years was 3l.5s1.s3d Ths difference
in sex was not striking. the boys mum.
berins 13.136.l4s and the girls 13.037.-
7s7. The estimAtsd number Of male
persons more than Il yeazs old was
q. sos, ,1l4. i
Taking the above figures ~ . foun-
dation. II was found an enrollment OF
1880. SIS of all asss between fvs and
eighteen was equal to sS.s1 Per cent.
n the school population. Ths Per cent
Of enrolfment showed . decrease, -
In 1900 II was 73.l3 per cent. In 1880
II was ss.si pr cent: n 1880 Il Wa
$3.50 per cent. and In 1870 the pse-
centass was s1.lS.
The sex difference in enrolment
was less thar IN the matter ul school
population. II y shown that san, nj
boys anA s,41s.Ss7 girls wsrs enrolled.
This represented 1878 Per cent of tbs
-t6eAl population.
That abundance OF work was found
for truaat oAlcsrs and persistent par
ents 10 found In the fact that the aver
age daily attsndancs at school was
li.s3S.s71. or 7ose Per cent Of the
entire enfollmsnt
: Tho average length Of the annual
school term was . fraction mors than
1s1 days. In 1871 II was 133 days. in
1880 but 10 days, in 1850 oaly LA
days. and ia 1890 It had increased to
144 days. The average number Of
days schooling givsa svsfy chila b.
tween Avs and eigAtssa Vas 7l.s. Tbs
average sumhsr of days attended ~
each pupil actually sefoslsd wss
1918.
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-11
oxster Shell eeraper.

An oyster shell Is the very best
thing to scrape saucepans and kettles;
when once you have used them. you
will never return to . knife, spoon or
a link dishcloth: they (the oyster
shells) are sharp and lend themselves
to all corners.-"Little Helps," in the
National Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-11
eaxerx chee.e Pettles.

Butter IL water biscuits. then rrt
good layer Of cheese over the but
ter, which should have been spread
very thin. Dust with paprika and set
n the oven until the cheese melts-
Serve very hot.
The Meeker herald., 1909-12-11
Corn for scotch Whisky.

used more extensively than that Of
any other country in the manufacture
OF Scotch whisky when the price is
reasonable. says Consul J. NJ. McCunn
OF Glasgow. Scotch distillers use
about "33o. 900 quarters of $50 pounds
each" annually. In 1908 $500 800
worth Of Scotch whisky was imported
fntS the Unitsf States.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03
THE BEST DITERSIFICATYON.

One of the complaints which
has come from farmers in North
Louisiana who tried to abandon
cotton last year was that they
could not find a market for the
other products which they raised.
With the exception of potatoes
which were sold in carload lots,
it is said there was practically
no money in the various products
of the farm. All the local mar
kets were glutted with sweet
potatoes, water-melons, cante-
lOupes, syrup and the like.
Of course, there is no money
in truck farming unless a mar
ket can be found and unless
freight rates are provided which
will allow a profit to the pro-
Queer. There is no success in
truck farming without an organ
ization which will find q market
and which will command low
freight rates by providing the
business to Justify them. There
is no money in haphazard truck
farming.
DiverSiication does not mean
truck farming. If the farmers
of North Louisiana will raise
enough corn, oats, hay, and hogs
for home consumption, they will
find that diverSifcatiOn of this
sort pays. Too much attention is
paid to truck products, vege,
tables and fruits and not enough
to staple products.
The man who has a full corn
crib for his stock and full
smOkehouse for himself can fight
the boil weevil and "hard times
more effectively than the man
who is trying to find a market
for perishable products like
vegetables and fruit. The boil
weevil doesn't eat corn, oats, hay
and meat and these are what the
farmer most needs to live. -
Shreveport Times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03
Young Appointed on the Board.

Governor Sanders Wednesday
appointed J. T. Young, ex-Sherift
of East Baton Rouge Parish, a
member of the Board of Control
of the State Penitentiary, vice G.
D. Gondran, of Ascension Parish.
Mr.. Young is appointed for two
years to serve the unexpired
term of Mr.. GOndran.
Eugene Watson, State Senator
from st. Helena Parish, will be
elected Warden of the State Peni'
tertiary to succeed Mr.. Young,
Mr.. Gondran, who went off the
board, was appointed by Govern
or Blanchard to succeed r. N
Simms. He is a prominent and
successful cane planter of AS
cension Parish.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03
WHIT NOT no DO.

Here is a story that ii. Z.
Brown tells of j. B. Duke, the
head of the Tobacco Trust. Mr..
Duke. was paid a big salary
big enough for ten ordinary men.
Somebody asked him what ne
did to earn all that salary, and he
replied: Young man, it isn't
only what do. What | do isn't
the most important thing. | get
paid chiefly for the things | don't
do, for the mistakes | don't
make
Many a man is like j. 3. Duke,
prosperous because he knows
the things he mustn't do.
For instance, if you are a
young man trying to sell goods,
whether it be ploughs or adver'
Using or pictures or books.
Don't begin by explaining to
your customer that he really
doesn't understand his own bust
ness.
And don't talk to him when
you see that he has made up his
mind not to listen.
And don't imagine that your
charming personality and argu
ments can overcome his settled
conviction that he doesn't want
to buy that day.
In dealing with the outside
world put yourself in the other
mans place, and remember the
wise, conservative ADVICE of Con
fucius; Don't do unto others
what you wouldn't have them dc
unto you
Above all, don't be a bore
| n. 0. Item.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03
SOMEWHAT MALEDICIIVE.

Some one has sent the editor a
chain letter, the copy of an an
Gent prayer, with its maledic-
ton in case it's words are not
copied. We had heard of this
prayer but had never SCENT. 1t
is in it's accompanying words an
appeal to superstition, and yet
who could believe that a just God
would punish so slight a fault
with grave misfortune? YetSuch
things keep alive the belief that
God is a Dread Almighty rather
than a loving All.Father. This
is the letter:
"OLOrd Jesus I implore Thee
bless mankind. Keep US from
all evil by Thy precious blood and
let US dwell with Thee in Eter'
nifty.
This was sent to me by a
friend. Copy it and see what
will happen, 1t is said that
those who will not write it viii
meet with some misfortune, and
those who will write it for nine
days, commencing the day re
ceived will experience some
great joy. And of the ninth
day it was further said in Jeru
salem that he who writes this
prayer will be delivered from al
calamities. Don't break Thu
chain. Make a wish when writ
ing each letter and it will b.
granted. Don't forget to write
it nine days and send to nine
friends. Amen"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03
The Game and Fish Commission

The tendency of the present "busi-
ness administration to increase the
number of appointive officers, as we'll
as of official salaries, is strikingly
illustrated by the action of the State
Game and Fish Commission, in fixing
the salary of the president OF that
body at $4,000 year.
When it is considered that there is
but one position under the State gov
eminent which is better paid, namely,
the members of the Supreme Court
who receive $4,000 per annum, and
that the Governor of the State and the
Attorney General receive no more
than $4,000 per year and that the Dis
trict judges and the judges of the
Courts of Appeal, outside of New Or
leans, receive only $1,000 and 1900
respectively, the shameless extrava-
gance of the salary in this case, will
be at once admitted.
But this is not the only charge
which may be laid at the door of the
Commission in regard to the manner
in which it is spending the money con-
tributed by the sportsmen of Louisi-
ana.
When it came to fixing the salary of
its president, the Commission acted
with princely generosity, but it adopt
ed a different policy in regard to the
compensation of the game wardens
upon whom at last must rest the duty
and responsibility of a successful en-
forcement of the game laws.
We have no means of knowing what
the salaries are in other places but in
this parish, which has contributed
more than 1880 to the fund, the game
warden receives only $500 q month
out of which he is compelled to furnish
his own horse and pay his own eX-
penses. -Natchitoches Enterprise.
Thus the true inwardness of
the game commission is shown.
The Enterprises point is well
taken. No salaries should be
raised however till the officials
show that they are accomplish
ing something.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03
The Saloons Triumph in New Orleans

The Supreme Court has de-
cided that the ay-Shattuck law
is not retroactive, to which JUS
tice Land disSented. Justice
Nichols announced that he was
i'll and will file his dissent or con-
currence later.
The full text of the opinion by
Justice Monroe, in which Chief
Justice BreauX and Justice Pro
vosty concur, is too lengthy for
our publication. In substance il
maintains the contention Of the
attorneys for the first class Sa'
looms of New Orleans that the
Gay -Shattuck law is not retro
active and that the existing sa
looms are not required to obtain
permits to do business for the
opening or conducting Of bar
rooms,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03
Knockers" and "WhitewaSherS, "

The "knocker" and the man
with the whitewash brush are
two kinds of citizens a town can
dispense with. No place has
any of either type, self.confessed
or openly accused. Yet every
town has both; the one knock
ing everything good or bad, the
other smearing whitewaSh over
iniquity and posing as the cham
pion of social, moral and COM
mercial progress. The fact IS,
the imam with the whitewash
brush" is the dangerous one that
covers by silence, eQuivocation
or evasion, evils known to exist,
and which like "a worm i the
bud" eat out the heart of devel'
Opment.
The man with the whitewash
brush" is a hypocrite, a diSsem,
bier, a self-righteous fellow; the
"knocker' is just a "sorehead, y
and may be honest. Of the two
the ''knocker" is the less harm
full, and far preferable to the
man with a brush in one hand and
a pot of whitewash in the other
Aberdeen Weekly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03
Quotation and Comment.

Mr.. S. o. Shattuck, the Lake Charles
patriarch whose name adorns Louisi-
ana's latest liquor law, is bearing up
bravely under the Attorney General S
Characterization of his chameleon
eSque "The wise man can change his
mind" says Shattuck, and then he
adds 81 did So" Which will doubt
less be accepted by all of his friends
as conclusive proof of his wisdom.
How his enemies will construe it they
themselves may be trusted to declare.
The Meridional.
Mr.. Shattuck might have said
the wise man can change his
mind and others can profit by
his example.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03

An entirely new phase of the
Maloney case in New Orleans de,
veloped Monday when District
Attorney Adams swore out aft
davits in the First City Criminal
Court, presided over by Judge
Skinner, charging William j.
Moore and James NJ. Corners as
being principals with Roberts j..
Maloney in obtaining money by
false pretenSes.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03
Child Labor Conference.

After forming permanent or
ganizatiOn, to be known as the
Southern Child Labor Confer
ence," delegates from various
States of the South, which have
been in session in New Orleans
at the call of Governor Sanders
have adjourned. The following
officers were elected: Governor
Sanders, president; State Sena-
tor Frank M. Colville, of Okla
homa, secretary; Miss Jean Cor
don, New Orleans, treasurer,
The list of vice. residents in
clude Thomas j. Harrison of New
Orleans, and Thad hampton of
Magnolia, Miss.
On the executive committee
are; State Senator j. r. Nc
Dowell of Jackson, Miss, and
Solomon Wolf, of New Orleans.
Moreover, the plan proposed
by the conference-uniformity of
Legislative actiOn-solves the
main difficulty that has hereto
fore stood in the way of solving
this prOblem-that one State
should be given an advantage
over another by the greater lati.
tude allowed employers of child
labor, in regard to the age limit,
the hours of work, etc. With
uniform laws and all the mills, in
all the States, placed upon terms
Of absolute equality, the princi-
pal objection to legislation framed
in the interest of tile children, TO
better protect them, to discour,
age the employment of very
young children, and to keep the
hours of labor within what the
children can stand, is removed.
The recommendations of the
committee, which were adopted
by the convention without a dis
senting vote, were:
A minimum age limit of four
teen years, except in agriculture
and domestic service, shutting
all younger children out of fac
tories and similar work.
Children not to be employed ir
dangerous or injurious labor.
Children not to be employed
who cannot read and write
This is altogether different from
the proposition of compulsory
education, which was urged BY
some, but vigorously opposed by
Governor Sanders.
No boy under sixteen or cir
under eighteen to be employed
after Z p. m.
An eight-hour day for boys
and all women.
The requirements of age GER
titicateS, as provided for ir
Louisiana and Kentucky
Birth certificates to be requir
ed i'll every Southern State.
Strict sanitary inspection, with
sufficient penalties to enforce the
laws bearing upen this subject.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03

Attorney General Walter Guion
will ask rehearing in the Gay
Shattuck cases in the State SUI
preme Court.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03

Tangipahoa parish is said to
have the "Radish King" of the
United States. He is Mr.. S. E.
HOstetter, who operates an ex.
tensive truck farm about two
miles north of Amite on the
Illinois Central railroad. He has
a 60-acre "radish patch" This
year he is experimenting with
lettuce, and has eleven acres un,
der cultivation, The crop is said
to be the finest in Louisiana
despite the fact that the grower
is a novice in lettuce growing.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03

Another Office has been Great.
ed. c. D. Gondran of Ascension
Parish, who retired from the
Board of Control of the State
Penitentiary has been elected
General Farm Manager of the
Penitentiary system. The posi-.
tion of General Farm Manager
was created at a meeting of the
Board of Control, and Mr.. Con,
dran's acceptance of the position
retains for the penitentiary sys
TEN the services of an expert
sugar planter. He is given the
same salary as he had as, mem
Der of the board.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-04-03

If E. H. Hartman could have
his way he would bring all the
railroads of America under one
head and begin Immediately
physically and financially. In
this way spending S25O,OOO,OOO
or $500, 100000 on improvements
of the weaker roads, both he
says he believes he could do the
greatest good for the govern.
ment, the people generally, to
the railroads and finally to the
owners of railroad stock.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-26
Weds Love Of His Youth.

La Porte. Ind, Dec. 25.-Aiter
waiting forty-nine years Tor the
sweetheart OF his youth. y. B. Easton
of saltwater Okla. was married Sun
day to Mrs Mary Eummer5chiem of
Three Oaks. Mich. The courtship
began before the cil war but the
parents OF Mrs Eummerschiom OBJ
iectcd and in a few years she mar
ricl another In the meantime Eas,
on went west Il grow up with the
country and ne, too, married. His
wife died a few years ago and learn
ing that his boyhood sweetheart was
sin alive though widow he lost
n time in arrangins for the long
delayed marriage.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-26
SHIPPED TO SkPUlPA.

Tn, huge fire cracker. the largest
ever imported from China or any
other country. which has been on
display at Skipworths store. was
purchased yesterday by j. A. Frank
lin. an oil man of Sapulpa. When
II became known that this amount
of powder was In one bundle in
the Skipworth store, hundreds Of
people went to see il owners Of
neighboring buildings became fright.
emed at the thought OF the explo-
sion of such huge fire cracker.
and Chief Slaughter of the fire
department at one time gave orders
To his men to enter the store and
remove ii and only upon the prom
ise of Mr. Skipworth that he would
keep constantly guard by it did
the chief allow II to remain in
the store
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-26
BATTLE
NEAR WAGNER
MAN CAUSES TROUBLE AT HOME
OF CONSTABLE AND is PROB
ABLY FATALLY WOUNDED.

Muskogee, Okla, Dec. 2j.--A
pitched battle occurred on the Child.
ers farm on the Vcrdigris river. near
Wagner, last night, in which four
men and q woman were seriously If
not fatally injured.
The account given of the shoot.
ins states that J. VI. Collier. who
was drinking, met Jim Childers, a
constable. in the road. Collier drew
a gun on Childers. and after disarm.
ing him made him run up and down
the road Anderson Childers. a
brother OF the constable, rescued him
from collier, and the two brothers
went home. Collier followed and fir
ed into the Childers home. Members
OF the Childers family returned the
fire. and small battle followed.
Mrs James Childers was wounded,
three men in the house were badly
hurt. and Collier was shot twice. He
was arrested and taken to the Wag-
oner county jail.
II L. believed he will die.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-26
In Police Court.

Twelve paid fines in police court
yesterday morning for being drunk
and disJrderly while putting on their
Chris mas show. All the parties
charged with being drunk were ques-
toned by Judge Gait as to where
Ihcy had procured the whiskey but
none were able to remember from
whom they had bought 1t, and all of
them said that they had bought 1t
from men on the streets and not in
any building. If those statements
were true it is evidence thar the of.
iicers are doing good work in closing
the joints.
\ negro who conducts a restaurant
n East Main street was In police
court charged with shooting at some
white men at his place of business.
The evidence showed that the men
became engaged In difficulty with
some negroes on the streets and went
in'O the building during the fight
when the proprietor of the restau
rant went for his gun and began
shooting at their feet. The case was
continued until Monday on account
of the absence of some importan,
witnesses
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-26
Has He Withdrawn? ?

The Purcell Register OF this week
says; Col. Sidney Suggs. the big
man OF the Ardmore ArdmOreite, was
in our town a short time Tuesday
afternoon, en route to Oklahoma City.
This genial gentleman has hosts of
friends all over the state. and has
been strongly urged to make the race
for corporation commissioner. but
h9s refused lie H. very ardent in
his advocacy of the adoption of the
proposed amendments to the cOns'i-
tuition and will thrown the influence
ol nj, paper TO the support of his
yiows. We heartily agree with his
conclusions n those matters and are
glad 20 see him enlisted in the sup.
port OF measures which are ueces-
sary to the tutur" welfare OF the
state"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-26
Water in Kentucky.

Congressman ollie James was driv-
ing through a hilly section of Ken
tucky on pleasure iaun; and hap
prnius o notice Well beside farm
house. pulled up ANA asked the iarm-
cr II he could give him drink
40 sab, as much as would Ike
L., ccmmoiatc you sdh, ant do a
,hiug ter YOU But II youn pull in
It lone-ys hou roh mites ahead YOU
AN get something" sid the farmer.
"But / Thought uo.icoi fine
wen here ON your place said the
bic ,onervs, man.
why didn't know you wanted
water, / thought You wanted drink,
said the farmer who thereupon in
Nit,t Malse James in to help himself
from the iron bound bucket.-Nor-
mau r. Ma,k's National Monthly
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-26
The Wisdom Of Youth.

They were expecting an addit on
to the family and the daughter,
aged ten. was sent to the country
to stay with relatives. Johnny, aged
nine, remained at home.
When the new arrival had
made its appearance. Johnny's faith.
er wrote long telegram to his lit.
tie daughter in the country, an.
rOuncing that snc would find Il new
brother awaiting her.
The father gave johnny 81 to go
ont and send the telegram. When
Johnny returned he handed his
father sixty cents in change.
How is this" asked the father.
Your telegram was too long,
father. and cut it down and
saved YOU money" said Johnny.
What did YOU say in the talc'
gram" the father asked.
Johnny handed him copy of the
telegram. II read.
Susie Smith. iBingville. Ohio:
Dear Sister win. It's boy.
johnny"
Norman T., Macks National Month
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-26
TRAGIC DEATH OF
MOTHER AND CHILD
GASOLINE STOVE EXPLOSION
NE AR lAWTON lNFlICTS
BURNS WHICH CAUSE DEATH.

Lawton, Okla, Dec. 2j.-The trag
ic death Of Mrs. j. {. Lat'mcr and
3ycarold child at Holiday. Com
an che county, occurred tonight. re.
sjltlng f'om the explosion OF a
gasoline stove aud burns from the
explosion. At ) o'clock. when Mrs
LatimT started 10 prepare the
evening meal by lighting the gaso.
stove exploded. burning both the
mother and child in an awful man.
ner