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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16
AND WHAT WILL BE DONE NoW2

Those, who so successfully opposed
tax revision as planned in the pro-
posed constitutional amendments, may
well enjoy their present triumph, for
be it soon or late, it will not always
continue. Nothing is ever settled uE-
til it is settled right, and the anti
quated, clumsy, unequal and therefore
unjust system in present use in Lou
isiana, and which is continued by
grace of the voters Nov. 5, assured
ly belongs to the order Of things,
which not being right" will call
aloud for a better settlement later.
How long it will be before that
good time Of betterment comes, no
one can say, but any one who knows
Gov. Hall is fully persuaded that be
will not acknowledge one defeat as
decisive. His personal pledges tt
the people, the promises Of the plat,
form ON which he was elected alike
require that he shall leave no stone
unturned to accomplish these ends
His honor and his duty are at stake
Furthermore the needs of the public
require it.
Without being in his confidence
We believe however that the plea SCI
up for the need of constitutional
convention to settle the question, viii
not be needed by him. The persons
making the demands, are for he
most part, neither friendly to the
administration nor distinguished fol
reform in any degree, hence thei1
Influence for good would be as doubt
full in such convention as their mo-
tiVes now are questionable.
Desire for a new deal may be safe
ly surmised to be behind most of the
deliberate calls for a convention, par
ucularly as all the platforms of can
didates pledged tax reform, and in sc
doing, all were tacitly pledged to sup
port any practicable means to Sc
cure it. A constitutional convention
would not be any more representa-
tive than was the Tax Commission
which framed the measure, that q
thousand selfish motives conspirad
to repudiate and destroy. It would
probably be less so. No means WouiG
be left untried to load it with non
progressiVes.
We hope that Gov. Hall will devise
a way to secure tax revision without
resorting to anything so dangerou:
as a constitutional convention.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16
A WORD TO THE ERA CLUB.

The Era Club is justly indignant,
as should be all intelligent, not to
say educated, women in Louisiana,
over the defeat Of the proposed
amendment to Article 210 of the State
Constitution, permitting women to
serve on boards of charity and educa-
ton. 1t is made the more insulting
that this shameful rebuff should be
given the sex at a time when d
large vote was cast for an extension
Of time in favor of the illiterate
white male suffragans of the State,
and further amendments were approx
ed taxing the property Of women, al
belt they are denied all representa-
ton in government. This is also in
view of the notable services that
women have rendered the State in
educational and charitable work.
1t is a bitter commentary on pub
lie gratitude and mems sense of JUS.
tice, or would be, if it were true that
it was done deliberately and with due
consideration of the circumstances.
But because We do not believe that il
was done with mems serious thought
that we deprecate the Era Clubs
scheme Of retaliation in proposing IL
bring the lesson home to the suffra,
gans by attacking the legality of Wo
mems holding any public position
whatsoever in Louisiana, one member
even suggesting that women as pub
lie school teachers was unconstitution
al. While it cannot be denied tina;
this would be logical direction Of
the argument and would bring con
sternation into the camp Of "the enc
N.Y." If man be indeed an enemy
yet it is unwise for the women's
cause to attempt anything so drastic
Not only because it would cause gen
eral confusion and much suffering
among persons entirely innocent o
offenSe, but for the paramount reason
that it would be unjust to the voter.
themselves, who in voting agaius
the amendment did so from lacl
of proper information rather thai
from any strong opposition to ~
amendment.
Education, not retaliation, is tn
proper course for the Era Club anS
all others interested. This amend
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16
DEFEAT OF ROAD TAX.

The defeat Of the proposed road ta2
in this parish was not unexpected. In
fact it had been a foregone concIll-
sion for weeks before the election
1t was not on account of lack of in
terest in the subject of good roads
but it was thought by many persons,
that the plan as outlined was incom
plete, undigested, There was a fear
that efforts would eliminate in sim
ply job for somebody, possibly
some one who would know very little
about building good roads. This feal
initiated greatly against success, anG
added strength to that aggregation
who like the poor are always with us
those who are dead against new tax
es for any purpose whatever.
1t is encouraging to observe tina;
the citizens of Star Hin, second tc
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16

none in the parish for energy aud
progressiveness, are undismayed by
defeat, and have already arranged
with the Police Jury to call an cleo
ton on a road tax for their ward
alone. Almost to man they have
signed the petition, asking for an
election, and the chances all are that
such an election will carry. When TIT
good people Of this ward show what
can be done with roads, it will prob
ably incite the remainder of the par.
ish to do likewise.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16
INDIAN PAPER SOLD AS JUNK.

Its rarest historical treasure-the
plant of the old Cherokee Advocate,
paper which for half a hundred
years was a part Of the national life
of the Cherokees, was recently sold
by that nation.
It was the only newspaper in the
world printed in an Indian language,
in Indian characters. 1t was sold as
junk because there was no further
use for it and no place to store it.
This once powerful agent, now a
souvenir, was purchased at public
auction by j. S. Holden, editor of the
Fort Gibson Post, more as a matter
of sentiment than anything else. He
paid $151.O0 for it, which was more
than anyone else would bid. fine
was when Cherokee politicians would
have paid hundreds of times that
much merely to have controlled IS
policy.
The Cherokee Advocate was first
published in Neuechotah, Ga, prior
to the migration of the Cherokees to
Indian Territory in 1885. Elias Bou-
dinot was It's first editor. Its mission
was to disseminate the teachings of
the Bible and further Christianity
among the Cherokees.
When the Cherokees moved to In
dian Territory the plant of the Cher
okee Advocate was brought along,
just as if a part of the records OF
the nation, but it was not until 1852
that it's publication was resumed in
the new country. It was published
continuously until the Civil War,
when it again suspended. Then
the Cherokee national council raised
money for it's support.
A number of men, most Of them
Cherokees, tried to keep the paper
going, but it was costly experiment
and all Of them failed to make it a
success. It was largely a matter oil
sentiment with them. The field for
a paper of this character had vanish
ed.
The types for the paper were man
ufactured by type foundry In Chic
ago and were very expensive, the
molds having to be made especially
fer this one order.
In order to keep the paper going
it was necessary to take young Cher
okees and teach them to set type
No one except Cherokees could read
the characters, of which there We're
1876. The Cherokee national council
saw to it that there were always as
many as four compositors in the ma
ton who could set this type.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16

ment, like some other amendments
proposed, which were entirely meri-
torious, but on which the general pub
lie required instruction, were forced
into the background by the active
campaign necessary for Amendment
No. l. Press and people were alike
oYerWorked and could not properly
consider every measure offered
Better luck next time ladies. In
stead of planning to conquer by war,
determine to wage a campaign of ed
ucation, with all the gentle arts Of
peace. You can win that way the
truest victory.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16
A GIFT WITH A THOUGHT IN IT

There's one very simple way out
Of the Christmas shopping problem:
don't shop, but sit quietly at home
and subscribe for The Youths Com.
panion. The chances are, too, that
nc present you could buy for the
young friend or the family you de.
light to honor could confer so much
pleasure as this gift of The Youths
--fifty-two weeks issues, and the
fifty-second as keenly anticipated
and enjoyed as the very first.
There will be stories for readers of
every age; sound advice to athletics;
suggestion for the girl at college or
making her own way in the world !;
good things for every member of the
family-all for s2.OO-less than four
cents a week.
The one to whom you give the cub.
scription will receive free all the re-
naming issues of 1912, as we'll as
The Companions Window Trans
parency and Calendar for 1913, in
rich, translucent colors. 1t is to de
hung in the window or over the lamp
shade. You, too, as giver Of the
present will receive a copy Of it.
THE YOUTHS COMPANION,
IA Berkeley St., Boston, Mass
New Subscriptions Receievd at this
Office.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16
SUCCESSION OF FREDERICK T.
WlMRlsH, DECEASED,

State Of Louisiana, Parish OF West
Feliciana, 24th Jud. Dist. Court.
Notice of Application for Letters of
Administration.
Notice is hereby given to all whom
it doth Or may concern to show
cause within ten days from the pres.
ent notification, if any they have OF
can, why the application of Waldo
Beale, praying for Letters of Admin
istration on the above entitled and
numbered succession, should not be
granted.
Witness the Hon. Geo. J. Wood
side, Judge of the oath Judicial Dis
trict of Louisiana, this 7th day Of
November, 1912.
E. s. MUSE,
Clerk of said Court.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16
SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS BOXES.

Miss Lise Allan, custodian La. Div
U. D. c., is sending out the annual
appeal for the Christmas feast for
the veterans at Camp Nichols, the
State Confederate Home. In a per-
sonal letter to West Feliciana Chap
ter, Miss Allan says: II hope you
will be able to respond as gener.
ously as you have always DONE
This will serve as a reminder ts
those who give so freely, each year,
to cheer the old soldiers declining
years. Donations of the usual kind
will be received at this office for
shipment to the Home, with the pro-
viso that every thing be sent in be-.
fore Dec. /. .... ..-.nA . .,
5Oct.4t.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16
SPECIAL MEETING OF ASYL UNI
BOARD.

A special meeting of the board Of
the East Louisiana Hospital for the
Insane was held at Jackson Tues
DAY and the following members pres
ent: Gov. L, E. Hall, vice president;
J. w. Lea, J. W. Nicholson, P. G.
Boron, H. w. White, Max Samson,
Julius Adler.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of discussing the building Of a
criminal insane building-the lest leg
islature made an appropriation of $40
900 and the funds were not available
under the promises laid down until
1913, but Governor Hall made suita-
bic arrangements whereby this
amount could be had at once and the
work commenced.
The board also bought the antebel'
lum Taylor place and on its lands
will be erected this building. There
is a fine old covered slate building
that will be converted into suitable
quarters for 60 inmates. 1t will be
steam-heated, have water-works and
all modern sanitary equipment nee
essary. This will carry out the colo
ny idea, for there is a fine pressed
brick and concrete colony building
now in successful operation just op
posite the site now selected for the
criminal insane building. After the
two buildings are completed the pop
ulation will be about 200.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16

1t is not generally known that it
is a pretty custom of the Altar Guild
of Grace Church after each Sunday
morning service to place the flowers,
that adorn the altar, upon the grave
of their former rector, Rev. W. K,
Douglas. 1t is fitting that there
should be this weekly act of remem-
brance for him, who like his Master
event about doing good all the days
OF his earthly life.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16

Don't forget when fall house-clean.
ing to send your old magazines to
this office to be sent to the State
Farm d Angola. No reading matter
has been sent there since the high
water, and the supply must be run.
ming short. AS soon as a box can be
filled, it will be shipped. Mrs. VIM.
Kahn has sent in donations Of read
ing matter.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16

Senator Fosters friends want to
see him Collector of the Port But
Senator Broussard has a few words
to say about that.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16

S or 6 doses 666 will break any case
OF Chills & Fever; and if taken then
as tonic the Fever will not return.
Price Csc.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16

A mushroom plant, recently estab'
lished in New Orleans, has already
outgrown it's capacity. Verbum sap.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16
TREsPAss NOTICES.

The Flower and Magnolia places
are hereby posted against all hunt
ing, under penalty of trespass. No
exceptions. w. J. FORT.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16

Chas. P. Johnston, who ran for
state land office, has been appointed
cattle inspector. II there must be
one, We should rather see him have
the place than most any one else.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16

Much needed rain fell Tuesday
night, followed by weather slightly
colder.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16
FOR SALE.

0 FOR SALE.
o seIf-measurlns 120 gal "6ow- I
@ ser" oil tank, cost $50, sell
o SIS; Standard computing
o scale, cost $45, sell SIS; dou. /,
o ble-story counter show cases,
o each S.. ,..
0 ESTATE H. w. JONES,
o Wilhelm, La. I
. o o o 6 90 O O O o o O % o
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16

Rub-My-Tism will cure you.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16

The city press argues for a land
show in New Orleans. The very
thing. That city has for SO long
shown people )at Mardi Gras( how to
spend money, that it is good for that
alone is a general impression: a city
of pleasure. But to show people how
they can make money and save mon
ey is better mission, and one from
which all Louisiana would profit.
The investigation by officials IF
the Y. & NJ. V. railroad in the re-
cent wreck met, Wednesday, finding
that Flagman NJ. H. Cunningham was
guilty Of negligence in not observing
the company's rules, therefore prin-
cipally responsible for the wreck.
The conductor, w. D. Stinson, is also
blamed for not seeing that the flag
man did his duty, and Assistant
Trainmaster R. w. McBurney for not
assuring himself that the conductor
was doing his duty. The Railroad
Commission, assisted by the Interstate
Commission. have yet to pass upon
the case,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-11-16

90 900 900 5000
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-09
What Good Seed keans

If one extra potato were added
to each plant grown in the United
States the actual increase in the
yield of the crop would amount to
100000 bushels. The figure is
given in a report on "Dry Farm
Crops and Their lmprov ement'. by
Prof. F. B. Linfield of the Montana
agricultural college.
''If one extra kernel were added
to each head of oats, barley, wheat
or ear Of corn says Prof. Linfeld.
1--WE would have of oats. 10000. .000
bushels extra; of barley. $4,000. 900
bushels extra; Of wheat, $1,000, 900
extra and of corn 100000 bushels
extra. And not for one year alone,
but for all time, this slight increase
in the yield of the plant would add
many millions of bushels to our
crops.
"Clean, plump. selected seed,
true to variety, not mixed, free
from weed seed and from disease
and with strong terminating power
should alayws be planted by the far
mer as a means of increasing his
own yield"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-09
The Right Sort of Immigrants

A convention to consider the
question of immigration as it will
affect the Pacific Coast following
the opening of the Panama Canal.
Las been called to meet at Tacoma.
February 21-22. The governors Of
Washington, Oregon, California and
Idaho. also the Lieut.. Governor of
Canada have been invited. It's hop
ed to secure the endorsement Of the
bill introduced by United States
Senator Brown to create Division
of Information, under the direction
of the Department of Commerce and
Labor, the function of which shall
be to gather, from all available
sources. useful information regard
ing the resources. products and
characteristics of each state. pub
lish such information in the differ
ent languages ard distribute it
among the admitted aliens. The
idea is to promote q movement
which will induce the right sort Of
immigrants to come to the Pacific
coast and then take care OF them
when they get here. Many Of the
delegates of the irrigation conven-
ton, which will be held at Portland
the same week, will go to Tacoma
for the immiration meeting.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-09
R. +. D. Service
To Begin April I.

After two and a half years Of
waiting since Rural Free Delivery
mail service through the south end
of San Juan island was petitioned
tor word came to Postmaster F. E..
Kirby on Monday from the postal
department at Washington, DC.
that service would begin On April 1.
The establishment Of this route
opens up pretty fair paying and
fairly pleasant job for somebody.
The salary of the carrier, including
his team, is fixed at $3.50 year.
He must pass a civil service examin-
alton and give bond in the sum Of
$500 for the faithful performance
of his duty. In addition to his sal
ary he might pick up some paying
errands, though he will not be per-
mitted to do any business which
would inter fere in any way with the
mail service.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-09
Teaching People
How to Live

Sixty-two railroad trains. operat-
ed by officers of the experiment sta
tions of the Department of Agricul-
turc, travelled over 35, 900 miles
during 1911. Public meetings held
by these officers were attended by
nearly 100000 persons. Travel
ing schools to the number of 149
were attended by 10000 farmers
and farmers boys. Farmers insti-
tute held $4,000 sessions, attended
by 100000 people. These inter-
esting facts and many more appear
in the annual report of the director
Of this department to Secretary Will
son, recently made public. A sum-
mary of this report appears in cur
ent newspaper, and, by a peculiar
coincidence in the adjoining column
is summary of the mortality re-
port of the Census Bureau for 1910,
issued about the same time. From
this it appears that in the "registra-
tion area" tuberculosis killed &c.
$50 persons IN 1910, that 8O5.412
died in the same territory and that
in about one-half of the United
States no effort is made to find out
how many people die each year to
say nothing of running special
trains and holding public meetings
or schools to teach the people how
to live.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-09
Money Saved on Defective Fruit

Charles O. Hulin, Of Harstein Is
land, fruit raiser states that he
saws many hundreds of dollars every
year by canning the fruit that
would otherwise go to waste and
spoil. The process is a simple one
he says and the cost but little and
he thinks that it should be estab-
lished by every fruit grower for
considerable money,can be saved In
a year. The process called the
"home" cannery.
All p ars and prunes, berries and
other fruit good for canning pur-
poses that falls to the ground in an
unrips condition or that is scaly
and has other defects that spoil its
marketing value. can be preserved
by this method and sold at huge
profit. He states that on only q
small quantity of fruit this year ne
has realized as much as $400 and
possibly more. Spokesman-R Review.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-09
A Misapprehension

Constantly we are told that the
horse is vanishing factor in mod
ern life. He is going, going
soon will be gone. Here are the
facts: In 1900 there were 81. .2G3..
9O1 ho.ses in the United States.
By the census report of 1910 there
were 22,813, $50. a gain Of ] .609, ,949.
In 1900 there were 3,438 ,523 mules
in the United States. In 1910 there
were 4.453 .943. a gain of 1,015. APO.
The total value Of the horses, mules
and colts reaches the sum of 81, $685.
699, ,9O8, leaving only So, 296'248, ,874
as total value of all other live
stock, including cattle. sheep. swine.
asses, burros, goats, poultry and
bees. While cattle increased in to-
tai value during the decade less
than one per cent, horses and colts
increased in total value 1872 per
cent. and mules and colts 166 per
cent. We think the humane socie-
ties would better not go out Of busi-
ess right away.-Our Dumb Animals.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-02-09
LOPEZ

Rev. Healey left for Spokane last
week. .
Ed. Kendall returned from Seat
tie Wednesday.
Mr.. Dill returned from Belling-
ham Tuesday.
Nels Johnson returned from Seat
tie on Monday.
C. r. Tufts made a trip to the
Harbor tuesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Ritch-
lie, thursday, Feb. /, a son.
Mrs. Thornton made shopping
trip to the Harbor wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Heaton, of Lynden,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver at
Richardson.
Mrs. Howard Graham and son re-
turned from a visit to Bellingham
on Saturday.
Bob McGauley has been quite sick
for the past two weeks, but is re-
ported as improving.
Mr.. Burlingame. of Seattle, has
bought a lot from Mrs. Weeks. and
will build cottage on it.
The C. E. Society will give so
cial at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thornton Friday evening of this
week.
Mr.. Moultan, of Anacortes, has
charge Of the Port Stanley Roche.
dale Co.'S. store, MIR. Bell having
resigned.