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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-08-22

Special prices or
Furniture, Ice Cream
FreeZerS and Porch
Shades. Old Hickory
Furniture goes al
cost.
If e. M. WHEELER.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-08-22
FALL FOOTWEAR
GOOD COFFEE

Go to FIELDS for fall footwear (O
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-08-22
BIG BARGAINS IN WALL PAPER

Wall paper cut deed at j. t. Hin
tons. lA)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-08-22
CUT PRICES ON RUGS
AND CARPETS.

Big reductions on rugs, carpets and
furniture at
(X) j. L. HlNIONS
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-17
But, you know, Cant" 81
said aloud.

By the time Fleming and his coun-
sci came tramping up from the gate,
at quarter past seven, and stopped,
hilariously, to kick the snow off their
boots before entering the hall, Amy
Fleming had arisen to meet the sum-
mons of Life.
- When Amy Fleming, CHASTITY, in her
pretty dinner dress, sought refuge in
the kitchen (the. one, spot where her
husband would not be apt to pursue
herr, and stood listening to the
voices of the two men going upstairs,
Mary Ann, the waitress, needed no
information that there was some
thing the matter" .--.. ..
"She looks like she Was dead" she
told Jane.
Jane" her mistress said, 81 wish
you would open a bottle of cham
payne; one of the pints, not one of
the big bottles; and give-me "a
glass;" her voice was faint. Jane
obeyed hurriedly, and as the cork
popped one man upstairs called out
gayly to the other, '''Hullo! has it be-
gun already?"
Amy drank the wine and handed
the glass back to the anxious woman.
81 was feeling faint, Jane. 1 am all
right now, thank you. Oh, there's
the door bell! I'll go into the library
And when the two rather early COM
ers had taken off their wraps and
made their way downstairs again
they found their hostess smiling
Whitley at them from the hearthrug.
Then Thomas Fleming and his law
yer came downstairs, and there was
more handshaking and congratula-
lions, and it was not until he looked
at his wife at dinner that Fleming
really saw her face; its haggard pal
lor struck him dumb in the midst of
some gay story to the pretty neigh
Dor on his right. Pm. afraid my wife
is not well" he said. anXiOusIv
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-17
CONTINUED from Saturday,
PARTII.

PART II.
Received from l.. H. Smith, to-
day for Hammond property, in Lin
den HiH.'' Then. the comment: ga
whacking good price. 1 hardly ex-
pected to get so much" The signi-
fcance of this brief statement did not
penetrate her joy. She began eager
ly to look again for the other figures
and then turned back, perplexed.
ST., 400 for the Hammond property?
Suddenly her eye caught another IA
miliar sum- $4,000. All, now she
would find it! Yes, verify, so she
did $50. Borrowed $4,000 from
Hammond Estate to pay back money
borrowed from Ropes Estate"
Suddenly it seemed to this poor
woman, sitting on the floor, her
whole slender body tingling with
fatigue seemed as if something
fell, shuddering, down and down, and
down, in her breast. Strangely
enough, this physical recognition in
formed her soul. She heard herself
speak, as one falling into the uncon-
seriousness of an anesthetic, hears,
with vague establishment, words fall
tering unbidden from the lips. mo.
No. No." came the body's frightened
denial.
Out in the hall the half-hour
struck, muffled and mellow. Then 81
lence.
God, if he did it, can't live-can't |
live"
Suddenly the happenings of the |
day seemed to blur and run together,
and there was a moment, not of I'M
consciousness, but of profound indif-
ference. Her capacity for feeling
snapped. But when she tried to rise
her whole being was sick. She stead
led herself by the bookshelves; and
then, somehow, got upstairs. 1t was
the sight of the soft dress, with it's
pretty laces, that sung her awake.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
A GRIEVoUs SITUATION.

1t is sorry spectacle for the proud
state of Louisiana to witness, namely
that of one of its elected state officials
undergoing a Jail sentence following
his own plea of guilty of SANDER. Ii
is no palliative of the situation that he
confesses to having been misled by in
formation received from employees, OF
that what he did was conceived in the
interests of the public service. In
making such grave charges against q
fellow official, he should have been
sure that he had grounds for making
them, or else he was exposing the pub
lie service to more serious evils-un
rest and disunion-than those he claim
ed to have discovered, but as it prov
ed, failed utterly to substantiate.
1t is indeed a painful situation: A
state Office vacant, that is left in the
care of subordinates for sixty days
while it's incumbent has an enforced
vacation.
1t is quite possible that in the inter
i'm the people will question seriously
the actual necessity for the office al
all, since so many of its functions are
sinecural in nature, and others are
more properly part of the States ex
detrimental work.
Should the public fail to be con
yinced on these points, and should the
Commissioner eventually return to the
office, whose name he has trailed in
the dust, incidentally with his own
having neglected to do the obviously
correct thing: resign, then the PEG
pie should seriously take up the mat
ter of guarding against future happen
lngs of the sort. 1t should be written
into the constitution, that certain
lines of conduct on the part of officials
shall automatically Vacate their Offices
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
DOESN'T RUN TO ECONOMY.

One of the acknowledged merits OF
the commission form of government
is that the number of officials is there.
by limited and that these being put on
liberal salaries are required to devote
their entire time to the business of
their respective departments. The
economy, the dispatch and the tho.
roughness of such direct management
of municipal business has proved It.
self repeatedly. But they do things
differently in New Orleans. Judging
by reports in its daily press, under the
New Orleans City Commission, five
commissioners were added to the gov
eminent, and the work of its depart
ments" as originally conducted goes
on as formerly. If such be the case,
there will be little or no benefit de-
rived from the commission.
We have always regarded it as queer
that the New Orleans bosses accepted
the commission with so little opposi.
ton. They must have behld with the
eye of faith that no great massacre
was to follow its acceptance.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
WILL HE RESIGN?

There are suggestions from the press
that Secretary of State W. ]. Bryan
resign since his official duties must
necessarily conflict with his money
making engagements with lyceum
bureau. In like manner, out of res
pect to the dignity Of the State he
now misrepresents, our own bejailed
Commissioner Bruner should resign.
But will he? The trouble always is
that an official, whose own acts have
made him persona non grata with the
public, in the absence of any com.
polling power to force him, is the very
last person in the world to relinquish
an Office, as the very qualities which
inspired his errors make him also OBJ.
fuse to the indelicacy of continuing to
hold his position.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY.

To buy or not to buy. Hamlet in his
celebrated soliloquy never ponderei
the question of continuing in exist
ence, pro and con, more deeply than
has the question of buying road en-
CINE been discussed in this parish the
past month. The state debt is not
causing the anxiety throughout all
Louisiana as is this possible purchase
racking West Feliciana.
The True Democrat has not express
ed an opinion on this momentous ques-
ton because of really being undecided.
We have waited to see the ac-
tual results of the demonstration.
We are always for progress. A com.
munity gets dry rot that stands still.
On the other hand, our community is
Iassuredly not in a position to undergo
useless taxation or undertake uncer-
tain ventures. The whole matter there.
fore resolves itself into deciding
whether the road machine can be op.
Grated successfully and at sufficient
ly low rate of expense to warrant the
parish in making the investment.
This will probably be threshed out
before the Police Jury at its meeting
on Wednesday next, but in any event.
we must say that there is no occasion
for the opposition to tear it's hair over
the scheme, or view with alarm it's
adoption, as the estimates making all
due allowances are very moderate.
1t is a very poor advertisement fo,
the parish to intimate that this will
weigh heavily upon the taxpayers.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
A GUESS.

The Police Jury of this parish is
making noticeable effort to get re-
suits from the present road system.
Some time ago, formal notice was
given all road oyerseers to put their
roads in order, or they would be re-
ported to the Grand Jury in August.
This shows, as is shown from time to
time, laudable desire to do something
to put the parish roads in proper
shape.
But
Many of these road overseers, how
ever good their intentions and however
intelligent In general they may be, do
not know how to make a good road.
The remark Of new resident on a
place fronting the Woodville road,
though facetiousiy made perhaps, well
illustrates this. He said, well,
they've been working the roads, and |
guess we'll all have to walk" Suck
are the conditions after the average
road has been worked after the meth
cd of our forefathers. The roads are
plowed up, leveled off slightly, say,
with a hoe, and holes filled up with
brush. Some time later, after vehi-
cles passing on the road have grad
ualIy worked it into some sembIance
of smoothness, 1t is passable.
And that is the sort of road that the
average citizen will certify has been
worked, and it's overseer therefore not
open to prosecution! So long as such
ideas prevail as to what constitutes a
road and road.making, all efforts of
the Police Jury to secure RESULTS
from the present road system will
prove ridiculously abortiye.
| Again, the True Democrat makes no
pretensions to be prophet, but Ger.
tainly feels it no risk to hazard the
prediction that no road overseer of any
prominence, however remiss, will be
reported to the grand jury. Some poor
NEGRO may be reported, but no white
man Of any consequence. And not be-
cause of any venality on the part OF
the people, but simply because no one
likes to be an informer, certainly not
to inform on neighbor who is per-
forming a forced public duty, without
pay. Therein lies one great weakness
of the present system. To punish the
unpaid laborer goes against the grain
of most persons, unless strongly up.
held by sense of public duty.
Hence our prediction. If events
prove differently, we shall be so glad
of the result, that we shall not mind
having made wrong guess.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
DOGS SHOULD BE MuzzLED.

An item, elsewhere In this paper,
states as the opinion of the New York
Board of Health, that no dogs should
be allowed in public without being
muzzled, and further states that in
this way England exterminated rabies
within her borders. The public indif.
ference to, the lazy acqulescence in,
conditions In this respect are amazing
when the dangers to man and beast
are considered. 1t Is inexplicable why
such freedom is given the dog, when
no other beast that bites, is allowed al
large, 1t may be that poetic senti.
ment inheres to the dog as "the friend
OF man." II 1t be so, then man should
show himself the friend of the good
dog, and adopt all means that will
exterminate the disease that may turn
he noblest of these creatures into car.
riers of disease and death.
The liberty instantly to kill all un-
muzzled dogs running at large would
soon rid the country of that class of
dog most likely to be affected with
rabies. In New York it is found, that
the question of the imposition of a dog
tax interferes with the muzzling of
dogs, The two questions are not in.
separable, and desirable though it may
be to have dog tax, it is more impor-
tant that dogs should be muzzled, and
communities could we'll afford to waive
the tax. Muzzles are cheaper.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

ity and at present as special appeal
to home people to patronize home en-
terprise. The idea is a fine one and
capable of being worked out to great
lengths. 1t should make it's appeal not
only to residents of that city, but to
all in Louisiana, as upon the prosperi-
ty and progress of the metropolis, the
wellbeing Of the entire State depends
in great measure.
On the other hand, if New Orleans
would make the word, "Mino," one to
charm with throughout Louisiana, the
city must show greater friendliness
to the country than it has yet shown
1t must show more promptness in fill
ing orders than is now the rule. II
must discover the gaps in the ranks Of
businesses represented, and see that Its
market can furnish supplies at present
unattainable there. It must become
thoroughly business-like in its prices
and methods, or made in New Or
leans" will mean no more than made
in the Society Islands" would.
Ones own valuation counts some
thing in the scale, to be sure, but Il
does not go all the way. Undoubtet
merit must attach to "Mino."
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
PIEcE.IN.THE-PAPER.

In Henry Sydnor Harrison's latest
novel there is a female character, a
lady, in fact, of considerable wealth
and social distinction, who always de-
nominated anything she saw in news
paper as "piece-in-the-paper" She
has many eounterparts, for their name
is legion who have no other words to
designate-and none to differentiate-
the editorial, the news item, the
weather report. 1t sounds crude and
indefinite to speak of all, or any, of
these as piece in the paper, and
might have been excused seventy-five
years ago when newspapers were less
common and therefore less a part of
daily life than they are to-day.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
STAMPING OUT RABIES.

"Seventy-five per cent. of all the
dogs we examine in the laboratory
have positive action in rabies, and
were it not for medical science this
danger to human beings would be.
come SO acute the people of New
York would rise and slaughter all the
dogs in the State to drive out this
horrible disease" said DR.. R. B. Fitz
Randolph, chief of the State labora.
tory, in an interview.
Persons are bitten and it costs
them from $25 to 5000 to get we'll
That is the price they have to pay
for dog bites.
"In England, the people stamped
out rabies entirely by rigid super.
vision of dogs, killing stray animals
and enforcing muzzling of dogs at
large.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
WORK FOR WHAT YOU GET.

Lake Charles Times:
Those who know young Herchal
Pearce of Lake Charles, sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment for robbing
an express company, cannot help feel
ing sorry for the lad, as his life is
marred. That he will be punished for
his confessed crime there is but little
doubt, and the punishment will be
hard. The lad-for he is only 18-
was, of course, old enough to have
known better, and cannot be excused.
He will pay the penalty that justice
may be done. But his punishment
should be such a lesson to other
young men in Lake Charles and else
where that it will never be forgotten.
The idea that something is coming to
us for nothing and that the old world
owes us living, is all wrong, and
believers in such doctrine sooner or
later awaken to it. The world owes US
nothing that we fail to work for. Some
of us may think our lots hard and
envy others who are perhaps more
fortunate in securing this worlds
goods, but real, genuine happiness is
beyond the almighty dollar Happi-
ness comes only with contentment,
and contentment cannot exist where
the conscience is not free. II our
ability is limited-if others work
harder, apply themselves, are more
ambitious, more enterprising and
more energetic than we, they are en-
titled to greater reward, and as a
usual thing secure it.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
A STRONGER RAILROAD
COMMISSION.

The esteemed Florida Parishes is
assured that it's deduction is incorrect,
concerning the reason that "the chief
editorial writer" on this paper does
not favor pushing the 2-cent passen-
ger fare on railroads at this time. We
think such a movement premature, for
while there are q few old, well-estab-
lished lines in the state that could al
low this rate, there are new-lines run
ming and new lines-needed through less
thickly settled parts of the state that
would find the lower rate very oppres-
siVe. We confess that 1t was of these
we were thinking, the L. R. & N. in
particular. 1t is a new line and is do.
ing much to develop the section
through which it passes, and shows q
friendliness to the natives that is pro-
motive of better feeling towards rail
roads in general. And yet it could Ill
afford to reduce it's passenger rate
yet.
To encourage and foster more such
roads is far wiser policy than to ha-
rass them before they get fairly ad-
Vanced People are beginning to real
ize that 1t is narrow to assume an un-
friendly attitude to the railroads, as on
them so much Of the development and
prosperity of the country depends.
Supervision and restriction within
bounds they require, hence there are
railroad commissions. Now, If our
Amite neighbor really wants to help
the people in railway matters, it will
work to get for the Louisiana Railroad
Commission such powers that it will
be something more than a name, not
to say by-w0rd. The very real railroad
evils that the people of the State suf.
fer from such as irregular train SER
vice, unequal freight rates, ETC., are be-
yond the powers of the Commission to
cope with, apparently. There should
be Commission strong enough, EN-
powered by law and with commission
ers of moral strength to enforce that
law-tO deal with administrative ques-
tons as they arise, and not be made as
now, the sport and plaything of the
railroad attorneys, through the latterS
policy of delay in obeying all of the
COMMISSIONS orders and injunctions.
The 2.cent passenger rate was lately
suggested by receptive candidate for
railroad commissioner 1t is warrant
ed to sound well and take we'll with
the unthinking, but a candidate who
would pledge himself to work for an
overhauling and building-up of the law
defining the Railroad Commission 8
powers and duties would not only show
that he had an intelligent appreciation
of the real needs of the people. as re-
CARDS railroads, but would furnish an
all-sufflcient reason for being allowed
to try his hand at this much needed
line Of public work.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
TREspAss NOTICE.

The public is hereby notified that
hunting on, crossing over, or any other
form of tresDass is prohibited on a
piece of ground west of the Y. & M. v
Railroad, between the Woodyille road
and the railroad; beginning at the
north boundary of R. H. Stirling and
extending to Whitman platform, on
the property OF Mrs. s. T. Allan. Also
on all property of Mrs. c. H. Lewis,
Mrs. ]. A. Mhoon, Mrs. s. T. Allan
and R. H. Stirling.
r. II. STIRLING, Agent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
MADE IN NEW ORLEANS.

A New Orleans lady. Mrs. John F.
Huffman, has coined the word, "Mino,
the initials of the term, Made in New
Orleans" and it has been adopted by
the trade organizations of the city. II
is proposed that goods manufactured
there shall bear this trade-word
"Mino," as an eventual legend of quail
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

Crawford H. Ellis of the United
Fruit Co. reports that e. A. Burke
former state treasurer, who absconded
to British Honduras, told him that he
intended to return to Louisiana, that
he wished to die in his own country
AS remarked last week, Louisiana is
running Mississippi a close second in
unpleasant notoriety of its state af.
fairs. With the return of Burke, and
his consequent trial before the courts,
with all the changes rung on the pa
thos Of his situation in his old age,
the Smith and Montgomery cases in
Mississippi will be thrown into the
shade.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

A special mentions that town clock
at Franklinton, La, stopped, never to
go again" at the time of the Morgan
Claiborne speeches in that town. The
old clock could not face being outdone
in going all day and all night too.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

W. H. Bennett, editor of The South
ern Waterman, has been nominated
to be postmaster at Clinton. 1t Is ap-
propriate that an editor should become
10 man OF letters.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

Gov. Hall has sued the New Orleans
States, Col. Ewing proprietor and j.
Walker Ross editor, for 100000 dam
ages, charging criminal libel of him In
editorials upon the Tensas levee
board case.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

Secretary of State Billy Bryan got
more free advertising out of his paid
lecture tour" than he did out of his
grape juice stunt. But he is no longer
entitled to the name of Great Com
moner. Assumption Pioneer.
But somehow, commoner.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

The country editor will never get his
share of respect until he ceases to cir
culate jokes on his own poverty. The
world hates failures.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
Cleaning and Pressing
CATTLE BRANDS.

My brand is a spade. The public is
warned against buying cattle with this
brand, without my consent.
J. G. Magearl.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
NOTICE.

Automobiles will not be permit
ted in the Rosedown field.
u las. P. BOWMAN.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
YOUNG MEMS SOCIAL CLUB

Meets every third Thursday in each
month, lower floor Feliciana Bank and
Trust Co. building. Apply TO secretary
for membership blanks.
c. NJ. DOWNS, Secretary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

FOR SALE Two pure-bred Poland
China Bears. See Or write J. G. MA
GEARL.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

STRAYER OR STOLEN-From our
premises, one Jersey Bull, color light;
about four years old. No mark or brand.
Reward for information leading to his
recovery.--HADDEN BROS.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

Delicious ice cream every afternoon
at Storms.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

FOR SALE-Ear Corn, little Vice.
vii eaten, but good heavy corn. Also
Whipporwill and Cow Peas for late
planting; perfectly sound. G. FOLKES,
Star Hill, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS for sale,
$100 each; from prize-winning stock.
(Mrs.) j. G. PERKINS, Star Hill, La.
(6.2S-4
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02
''LITTLE ADS"

Homemade candies and ice cream
always on hand at A. M. Harris.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

! Reduce the high cost of living by
trading with A. M. Harris.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

FOR SALE-Second hand single iron
bed, cheap. Also feather beds and pill
lows. Apply at this Office.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

A. M. Harris puts up good short
order lunch.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

Turnip seed in bud, at Freeland's
Drug Store.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

Just received big line of fresh gar
den seed, at Freelands Drug Store.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-02

FOR SALE-100 one-gallon cans
Pure Sugar Cane Syrup. Price, soc a
can, delivered. Phone or write me at
Star Hill, La.
T. D. BICKHAM. (S-2-12-S1.