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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
LIVING ON RATS.

A graphic description of the flood
situation in Concordia, Catahoula and
Tensas parishes was given the Times
Democrat by A. S. Simmons, who
came down on the steamer, William
Garig, and went across to the Texas
and Pacific Railroad and took the
train for Hammond through Baton
Rouge.
conditions in Concordia, Catahou-
la and Tensas beggar description" he
said. ''The three parishes have been
inundated with the exception of a few
high knobs in a few towns protect
ed by levees. The inhabitants are
homeless and destitute, with no visi-
BILE means Of support. The situation
in the Black River section is the
worst that | ever saw. Five thous-
and whites along the Black are in a
desperate fix. The Federal govern
ment has sent one boatload of sup
plies to that district, but that is in
adequate. Expecting the flood, many
people in the lowlands built RATS
for their families and live stock.
When the deluge struck them the ma
tives moved on to the RATS and put
their horses, cattle and hogs and
poultry on other RATS. The RATS
were anchored to trees, and that is
the way they are Living now AS |
passed through the swamps I saw
many RATS of this sort. The cattle
ON the RATS could be heard lowing
and believing a great distance
These people not only need food
for themselves but forage for their
live stock"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
MAY-pAY FARM COLONY PICNIC.

The Farm Colony spring picnic of
1911 having proved so enjoyable to
all in attendance, we now announce
this years May Day Picnic to take
place at the Farm Colony, McManus
Station, on Thursday, May 2Srd, and
invite the neighboring public to
again Join us this year and listen to
several entertaining and instructive
talks on practical agricultural sub,
jects by prominent gentlemen VINO
will be with us on that day.
For the day at least, lay aside
your daily routine and responsible
ties, call everything off, forget your
troubles, and together with your
neighbors, and your prepared baskets
come to the Farm Colony and spend
the day with us, and let's see il we
all cannot have a pleasant and IN
structive time. A good program will
be provided.
CLARENCE PERSON, NJ. D.,
Superintendent
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

are several parishes in this state
that are completely submerged by
waters from the crevasses in the le-
wees of the Mississippi River in the
northern portions of this state and
Arkansas. In these parishes the cat
tie have been driven to high ground
wherever that may be found and the
greater portion of these parishes will
be devoid of animal life during the
stay of the waters and for some time
thereafter. DR.. Dalrymple recon-
mends that the cattle owners dip the
cattle rescued from the flood at
least twice, or as many times more
S possible, and when these cattle
return to the range, these several
parishes will be found to be tick
free, consequently the tick eradica-
ton work in these parishes will be
accomplished with comparatively Lit
tie cost, whereas under ordinary con-
ditions the cost Of Kidding a parish
of the cattle tick through the dipping
vat process now in vogue, could not
be accomplished with less than the
expenditure of at least $4,000 per
parish.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
FLOODS HELP TICK ERADlCA-
TON.

DR.. W. H. Dalrymple of the Louis
lana State University who is one Of
the leaders in the line of the improve
ment of the cattle industry in this
country, especially as applicable to
Louisiana and the adjacent country,
is the originator of an idea which is
meeting with considerable endorse
ment in all sections where it has
been made known. It is we'll
known fact that at this time there
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF
STATEHOOD.

The one hundredth anniversary of
Louisiana's admission into the IN
ion, April 80, was observed with suit
able ceremonies in New Orleans by
the Louisiana Historical Society with
representatives from foreign nations
present, as we'll as those from the ma
ton at large. The Secretary of
State of the United States, Hon.
Philander C. Knox made an address.
The exercises, exclusive of the pa
rade, were conducted in front of the
Cabfldo and Jackson Square, that part
of the city associated with so much
of interest and greatness in LouiSi-
ana history. On this day also the
Louisiana Museum was formally op'
ened in the Cabildo, and this was
indeed the greater event that mark.
ed the day.
General participation by people
throughout the State was lacking
however in the celebration Of the
day. There was no concerted effort
made to secure general celebration
in the cities, towns and villages OF
Louisiana, hence the day passed with
out special notice elsewhere than in
New Orleans. But let it not be in
ferred that there was corresponding
lack Of loyalty and pride in Louisi
ana by the jewellers within her Dor
ders. The time was not propitious
for ceremony or pageant, but in the
hour of need the people Of Louisi'
ana are ever ready to demonstrate
their unfailing devotion, their untir
ing service.
For one hundred years Louisiana
has been a state, and has borne hel
part nobly in every crisis in the ma
tional history, whether to agree OF
disagree. Her sons have never been
craven or ignoble, and have given OF
their best in service. The past is
but an earnest of the future. Look
ing forward into the new century,
one forsees that the same high prin'
ciples of honor will hold, and the
State will go EDWARDS and upwards
in development and usefulness to
it's people and the nation in general
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
FIFTH NATIONAL GOOD ROADS
CONGRESS.

The coming fifth annual Good
Roads Congress- which is to be held
this year in New Orleans, on May
1919, promises to be the largest and
most successful gathering that the
good roads men have ever had.
Last years congress was held in
Birmingham at which about 1000 reg
istcred delegates were present. 1t
is expected that at the New Orleans
convention, a larger figure of those
attending will be reached.
1t is expected that the Frisco lines
Good Roads Demonstration Train"
will be brought to the city for the
convention. A part of the program
will also provide for trips by the del
egates to a number of the model
good roads that have been built in
New Orleans recently, thereby de-
monstrating what can be accomplish
ed in this movement.
The New Orleans committee on ar
rangements issues call requesting
every person throughout the state,
to be present on this occasion who
is able to do so, and cooperate in
every possible way wi h tae commit
tee in making this congress such
pronounced success as to reflect cre'
dit on the state, and to result in o
new era of good road building in eV'
cry parish.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

be true, there is one short line of lie.
wee in Louisiana that was evidently
builded on a Quicksand foundation
The breach through the fault of that
building is now overflOWing several
thousand square miles of our turtle
lands, containing more than one hun
dred thousand population. This caus,
ing loss of more millions of dol.
lars than all of our States great lie,
wee system has cost during several
successive years.
The moral of this dreadful disaster
seems to be that when our levees are
built they should be rightly built on
firm soil foundations; and that the
national government should do its
propeF part, when the proper con-
structiOn Of that work is beyond the
means of the state most subject to
INJURY.
While our national government de,
votes more than one hundred million
dollars to the promotion of inter
oceanic and international commerce
it might devote at least half that
amount to the furtherance Of the in.
ternal commerce on it's own greatest
river, mad to the protection of the
agricultural interests of it's own PEG
pie along twelve hundred miles of
that great rivers course.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
ROOSEVELT.
The Public, Chicago:


In one of his recent campaign
speeches Mr.. Roosevelt again recurr-
ed t. his usurpation in the Panama
case. 1t is a startling disclosure of
his lotion of what he means when
he talks of carrying oRt the will of
tile people" In the Panama case,
so he himself now says, 81 guessed
n advance what the will of the peO-
pie would be and I guessed right"
II he hadn't guessed at the will Of
the people, and carried out his guess
as their will, there would have been
mastery debates but no canal-so he
further says. Instead of letting the
people express their will in advance,
and, as he adds, took the Isthmus,
started the canal, and let them de-
BATE him. And now he justifies
his usurpation because he guessed
right" Couldn't that be said for
Caesar? Wasn't it habitual with Ma
poleon?
And what reason is there for hop
ing that Mr.. Roosevelt, if again in
power, would limit his guessing at
the will of the people to public works
and the invasion of weak nations?
Suppose he should guess "in advance
what the will of the people would
be- about invading a powerful nation
and thereby beginning a great war
out Of which he might emerge as
"the Man ON Horseback. Not to
guess at the peoples will, if the con-
ditions for such an invasion and its
consequent war were ripe, might OPP
en- the way for mastery debates but
no war; whereas by making the in
vasion and starting war, he could
''let them debate" him instead Of the
war; And wouldn't he guess right
in such case also? The war once
begun, wouldn't it be the peoples
will to prosecute it? Or, if not their
voluntary will, couldn't Mr.. Roosevelt
use treason statutes to guide the will
of the people in the direction of YER
flying his guess?
There is nothing in our present po-
litical situation more ominous than
Mr.. Roosevelt's popularity. 1t is the
popularity at a democratic crisis of
a demagogic despot in the confidence
of plutagogic schemes. Better by far
Taft than Roosevelt, if the choice be
indeed 50 unhappily limited, Better
King Log than King Stork. Better
an Aristocrat fulfilled with conserva-
tive traditions than a Progressive
hungry for personal power.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

On account of high water on the
other side of Red river, along the
route of the L. R. & N. the demon
stration train did not come, Tues
day, as expected. Notice was Civ
en- by wire, but not until that day, as
il was hoped to the last to make it.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21
ings. of BOZ Stewart street

nings, of 307 Stewart street
Mrs. N. E. Woods, of 1901 Harding
street, left the city Saturday night
to visit her husbands sisters at Chi
cago, ILL.,, Milwaukee, Wis, and Madi-
son, Conn.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21
Clark Killing.

The County Authorities are taking
a forward step in the efforts being
put forth to investigate the killing of
John Clark on the county road. A
prisoner is helpless, and because he
is in such a condition is more reason
why he should be treated sympatheti-
cally rather than abused. After be-
ing sentenced in the court he is sent
to the prison to atone for his wrong.
It is the opinion of the court that
the confinement and hard labor are
sufficient punishment for the offense
committed, and there is no just rea-
son why that punishment should be
added to by cruel and inhuman treat
ment.
1t is pleasing to see the interest be-
ing taken in the case. 1t shows that
the spirit of justice is growing in this
community, and that the higher in.
telligence is taking good root The
man who will abuse a prisoner is not
the man to have him in charge, and
it is hoped that this matter will be
thoroughly investigated that those
men who are incompetent to hold
such positions may be gotten rid of.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21

Laura ]. Harlan and Mrs. Florence
FOssie were hostesses. Members will
please remember pledge and come
ready to respond.
City Federation will meet at First
Baptist Church Friday, June 2Sth.
at o'clock. All clubs will please
be present. State meeting July
l1th and 12th at Memphis, Tenn.
National meeting July 26th, at Hamp-
ton. All ladies interested are urged
to attend.
Mr.. Ira T. Bryant, Secretary of the
A. M. E. Sunday-School Union, left
the city last Friday for Chicago, Will
berforce and points North ON business
connected with his church and with
the Sunday-School Union.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Campbell, of
421 Twelfth avenue, North, recently
entertained their sisters, Mrs. Emma
Catler and Miss B anche Campbell.
Those present were Mrs. Sam Jones,
Mr. and Mrs James Story, Mrs. Mat
tie Peppers, Mrs. Lettie Campbell
and little Bertha B. Campbell
At late hour cake and cream were
served and every one spent an en-.
joyable evening.
Rev. A. j. Stokes, D. D., pastor OF
the First Baptist Church, Montgom
cry, Ala, and treasurer of the Ma
tiona Baptist Convention, was in
Nashville last week en- route to Chi
cago.
Rev. f. H. Boyd, Secretary of the
Publishing Board, left Nashville last
Friday night to attend the Program
Committee meeting of the Nationa
Baptist Convention in Chicago, ILL.,
Rev. E. w. D. Isaac, d. D., Secre
tary of the B. Y. p. U. Board, il
spending the week in Chicago con
Quoting a B. Y. P. U. Chautauqua.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21

nlngS, OF 3OI stewart street
Mrs. n. E. Woods, of 1901 Harding
street. left the city Saturday night
to visit her husbands sisters at Chi
cago, H., Milwaukee, Wis, and Madi-
son, Conn.
QUALITY
AS well as price sells our shoes.
Ladies Tan Pumps and Button Ok
fords, $3.50, $500 and $3.50 value.
j. S. Hopkins Shoe Co.,
On the Square.
William, the son of Mrs. Frances
w. Henry, has returned home from
Swift Memorial College, East Tennes-
see, where he attended school for
the past term.
Misses Clare Brown and Ethel
Lytt e, formerly of Nashville, Tenn,
spent Saturday at Deal Mari, Cal.
Miss Glare Brown is a graduate of
Knita Brown, daughters of Mr.. James
Brown, Jackson, Tenn, are in the
city, the guests of Mrs. Lula Elmore
York, of 1907 Jefferson street. Both
young ladies are in the city attending
the Teachers Institute which is being
held at the State Normal School
Miss Clara Brown is graduate Of
the High school of Jackson.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. Davenport Bush
ell left the city this week to partici
pate in the B. Y. +. U. Chautauqus
now in session at the New Providen
Baptist Church in Chicago, III. Mr.
Busheli is Secretary of the B. Y. P
u. movement.
Mr. and Mrs. Pierce entertained a
their home, 1909 Pearl street, Wed
nesday evening the following friends
Mrs. Graham, Mr.. and Mrs Lowe
Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs
Jones and Mrs. Ray A three-cours
menu was served.
Miss Allie M. Bates left Sunday
June 9th, for Louisville and Chicago
where she will spend the summe
with her sister, Mrs S. B. Howse.
Mrs. Mary B. Richardson, of Cha
tanooga, is the guest Of Mrs. E. I
Hart, at $50 Ninth avenue, North.
Miss Cleopatra Evans, of 141
Scovel street, announces that she he
completed a course in Hairdressin
Scalp Treatment and Massagin
Special treatment for badness. P
tronage solicited.
} Mrs. Hattie Harris and little Sta
: ley First, Jr., of Chicago, are in tn
city, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Par
| err, of Pearl street.
! Mrs. Andrew Chetham has retur1
ed to Nashville, having spent sever;
p months in Meridian, Miss, where he
B., husband is located.
Prof. r. b. Hudson, Selma, Ala
: Secretary OF the National Bapti'
r Convention, passed through the Gil
e Friday evening en- route to Chicag
!, to attend the executive ard progra
D committee meeting of the Nations
Baptist Convention.
G The Phyllis Wheatley Club wi
r meet with Mrs. Albert Davis, Ga
!, den street, Thursday, June 9th,
n $3.50 p. m. All members are urge
to be present, also captains Of C III
s to raise monthly payments. The M;
l. meeting was a successful one. MI
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21
FRIDAY, JUNE 81, 1912.
Mr.. Johnson's Stand.

The stand taken by Mr.. A. n. john
son at the Majestic Theater a few
nights ago was a brave and courage
Gus one. The Negro people of the
world are trua Cling. In this country,
less than fifty years removed from
slavery, and confronted with every
kind O. obstacle, they are striving
to move upward in the scale of civili-
cation. There are many things to
contend with, and one Of the things
that is doing much to discourage and
humi late those who are struggling
upward is the uneducated and unap-
preciative Negro on the stage.
There was a time when the Irish
man was the burlesque Of this coun-
try; but the freshman himself was
never known to speak disparagingly
of his women. 1t is a set fact that
Negroes too often reflect on their
women in their jokes in the theater;
and it was just this thing that Mr..
Johnson took exception to-
It was courageous from more
points of view than one When il
is remembered that this man has
spent thousands of dollars fitting VI
a theater, and that he has not yet
realized anything like a decent per
cent. on the investment; and wheT
he stands up in the face of all this
and demands that the people who are
showing in his theater maintain them
selves decently and that they conduc
their shows in a respectable way; anC
when it is remembered that he did this
in face of the fact that the bui dini
was leased to another man and tina
he was placing himself liable to
law suit one gets faint idea OF thu
courageousness of the act.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21
Ctp Items.

Mr. Jack McEwen and daughter,
Miss Nora, spent last week in the
city as the guests of his sister, Hen
rietta Sherman, Jackson street.
Messrs Rufus p. Flemingat and
John Cheatham spent Saturday in
Columbia on business.
Miss Catherine King, of Chattanoo-
ga, is visiting Miss Geneva Phillips,
of 800 Berry street.
Mr. VIM Bentley, an attorney-at-
law of Memphis, was in the city Sat
urday and Monday on business He
left Monday evening for Columbia,
and from there he went directly to
Memphis.
Miss Mamie Mai Rodes left the
city Thursday TO spend the summer
with her mother at Mt Pleasant,
Tenn. She expects to return in
September to enter school.
Mrs. Famine, of Rome, Tenn. is
visiting her sister, Miss Lizzie Jen.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thnak our many friends
for the kindness shown us during the
Illness and death of our beloved
father and husband, and also for the
manv beautiful floral offerings.
MRS. MAGGIE HILL,
MISS BEATRICE HILL,
MISS FRANKLIN HILL,
MR.. VIM. HILL, JR.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21
NOTICE

The Executive Board of the Stone
River Association and Sunday-School
Convention is here called to meet in
joint session the first Monday in July
1912, at the National Baptist Publish
ing House, Nashville, Tenn.
REV T. A. BROWN.
Chairman.
REV. JNO. SLAUGHTER,
Moderator.
REV. J. c. FIELDS,
President.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21

The Twelfth Avenue Theatre has
one of the strongest attractions that
has been seen here in many day.
You will have to go out and witness
the performances to appreciate its
greatness. 1t would be a waste of
time to particularize as every act is
a destinct feature. There is some
thing doing all the time from the
rise to the fa'l of the curtain. The
o d plantation melodies are simply
great. The sweet toned singer reach
es from the lowest to the highest
note seemingly without an effort.
The costumes are a lovely creation
of a master mind, new and of the
latest fashions.
Every performance is a star If
you go you will say, Let those laugh
who never laughed before, and those
who do laugh, now laugh the more. "
AS promoter of rising abilities
/ the Twelfth Avenue Theatre is there
every time.
The show is clean, nothing but
the latest acts are programmed. The
music is just superb, taken all in all
the Twelfth Aeynue Theatre is giving
some show, tell you"
| &C out and enjoy yourself.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21

dence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Miller,
Rev. B. F. Terrell officiating. The
contracting parties were Mr., Orel
Bumpass and Miss Amanda Trotter
Only immediate relatives of the pair
were present. After the ceremony re-
freshments were served. The we'd
ding presents were numerous and
costly. Mr.. and Mrs. Bumpass are
now domiciled at 1901 Jefferson
street.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21
LOW SHOES FOR BOYS.

Boys Bun Metal Button and Butcher
Ovfords. Also Tan and Patent, $3.50,
$500 and $3.50. Also Boys Outing
Shoes, $3.50, $500 and $3.50.
J. S. Hopkins Shoe Co.,
On the Square.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21

The Ellis Shoe Company cordially
invites the teachers and visitors of
the State Normal to visit their store
and inspect their fine line of foot
wear. All styles and feathers are
in stock. No matter how difficult you
are to please, you will find a selection
here an easy task. No trouble to
show our goods.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-21
RuMPAss.TRoTTER.

A quiet home wedding was solemn.
lied Saturday evening at the resi-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-31

A total vote of some 600 in Ben
nington county at the special election
of congressman Tuesday and a sim
ilarly light vote in other parts OF
the district was of course largely
due to the fact that there was no
contest to speak of, but it was also
due in part 10 the fact that the gov
eminent makes no provision to adj
vertise such an election. The Ban
ner and other papers in the district,
through personal friendship Tor
Frank Greene, have called attention
to the election several times during
the past week or so, and If it hadn't
been for that we doubt If there would
have been 1900 votes cast out OF a
total of probably $4,000 in the dis
trict. Special elections should be
advertised and the news
papers, whose only stock in trade is
their advertising space, shouldn't be
expected to warn out the voters free
OF charge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-31
SaidaBHi9d
To a Small Bug "Ihis is
Blame rIean!"
"Get Out. .Ye Little Devils Said
Mrs. Bridget Prender.
CAST.

And then, armed with Bug-a-Cide
she slew 1000 in a single day.
- Bugacide is death on bed bugs, car
pet bugs, moths, hen lice, sheep tick
and other pests. Its odor is not un
pleasant and it will not harm gar
ments. carpets, bed clothes, furniture
covering, tapestries, etc. Bugacide
powder is death on black and red
ants, cockroaches and water bugs.
The Massachusetts state prison and
Albany penitentiary recommend the
use of these preparations. Druggists
and grocers (the live ones) sell them
Druggists Gokay. Cole and HARDWOOD
of Bennington sell Bugacide prepare
tons They are authorized and order
ed to return the purchase price which
is 25c, when they fail TO satisfy your
fondest hopes.
For complete determination of any
kind of bugs in public buildings and
institutions, hotels, apartment hous-
es and private dwellings, wire, phone
or write Il. f. Fahey, Pittsfield,
Mass. Your money is yours always
until you are positively satisfied
there is not bug, nest of eggs left.