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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-09-16

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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11
RAISE THE NoRMAL's STANDARD

Any law which will grant special
privileges to a favored class, is a bad
law and should be repealed. 1t is said
that Normal graduates are exempted
from examinations due to the policy OF
the State to encourage" attendance at
this institution. 1t is well establish
ed fact that many Normal graduates
not only show an absolute lack in the
essentials of a teacher, but some of
them exhibit a sad neglect of the
knowledge presumed to be acquired in
the grammar schools. Yet they are ex-
empt from examination, and are thrown
In competition with the competent
teacher, who at stated intervals, is
compelled to undergo the ordeal of the
State committees quiz"
The foregoing paragraph from the
Pointe Coupee Banner is quoted by an
exchange under the caption, Abolish
the Special Privileges" The applica-
ton of this title to the subject matter
is to be deprecated, as it implies that
the State Normal graduates enjoy an
sundeserved special privilege, while in
fact, it is no more than fair that a
student of that school, who has deVot-
ed time and money to study there
should be entitled to some considera-
tion In the premises. In other words,
q Normal School diploma should mean
something special, or else the States
efforts in the direction of normal train
ing are abortive.
The trouble however is that indiYid-
ual students of the Normal are fire.
Quently, as our contemporary finds,
poorly prepared. This is due in most
instances, as was intimated in these
columns, last week, to the fact that
young persons are permitted to enter
the Normal before they have finish
ed the high school. and therefore are
never properly drilled in fundamentals.
Undoubtedly the requirements for
admission to the State Normal, the
State University and the Industrial
Schools, should be raised, so that stu
dents neither too young nor insuffici-
emily prepared, would crowd these
schools to full capacity and incidental
ly impair their thoroughness. Objec.
tons to the faulty English of Normal
teachers would cease by raising the
standard for admission.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11
A GIFTED WOMAN DIES.

A familiar and beloved figure pass
ed out of the life and into the history
of New Orleans in the death within
the last few days in st. Andrews Hos
|pital, Measden, England, of Virginia
known affectionately as Jennie)
Wilde. Miss Wilde had gone with
her sister for a tour of Europe, and
was expected with the beginning Of
fall. Her death takes from New Or
leans it's most distinguished woman
ertist, genius whose wonderful gift
for putting into color and form the
music of her soul, has stirred the
hearts of thousands, even millions
who from year to year have gathered
on the streets of New Orleans to see
its Carnival pageants, or in the old
French Opera House to witness it's
unsurpassed tableaux. Miss Wilde
was the designer of the Comus page
ants, and other Carnival organiza-
tons at times had the advantage of
her extraordinary gifts, but the gen.
eral public did not know it. Miss
Wilde loved the retirement of her
home, and her circle of choice friends.
She might have had some great gift
from the people of New Orleans for
what she has done for this city, but
she was never even publicly acknowl-
edged as the author of those radiant
moving floats, about which there is
always the greatest secrecy. A GER
tain number of persons knew that
hers was the magic hand that wrought
such wonderful pictures, but the
thousands of persons on the streets
saw only the results of her work.
Times-Democrat
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11
ERRATuM.

BY dropped line in making up the
minutes of the Police Jury, last week,
there was made to appear complete
reversal of fact The correct passage
reads as follows:
Moved and seconded, That the res
olution of last meeting authorizing the
American Surety Co., represented by
Chas. L. Muhson, to issue Seventy
Five Hundred Dollar Depository Bond
be rescinded and if the present bond
of $4,000 be paid promptly that the
new bond be given to Mrs. w. II. For.
roster. Vote on above as follows:
For-W. H. Richardson, Thos. H. Row,
N, H. Barrow; against-Chas. Wey.
dert, T. D. Bickham, c. F. Howell,
Lovett Wright, Ike Cutrer, S. L. La
vergne; A. s. Brasseaux not voting"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11
FADE OUT THE YELLOW.

The efforts the New Orleans Item is
making to remove from its advertising
columns all Objectionable business, Civ
ing place only to what is legitimate
and clean appeals to the best class of
people throughout its territory. The
Item promises to go so far as to elimi.
nate the correspondence feature, under
which SO much advertising is yelled.
This will indeed make its advertise
ments trustworthy in a far-reaching
degree. The decent press everywhere
should applaud the Items course.
y II now, the Item will do as much for
its news columns, fade out it's yellow
tone, and while reporting all happen
tnGs, cease treating them In a sensa-
tional way, its value as newspaper
will be enhanced thousand fold. De-
cent people are getting very tired of
the exploiting Of salacious news, the
undue prominence, the pictures, etc.,
and feeling is growing every where
that such papers must not be permit
ted in the home. If the Item take this
feeling at its food it will sweep into
greater measure of usefulness and
prosperity.
The Item has begun with the adYer-
Using columns. May its self-puriflca-
ton proceed. We note with gratifica-
ton an instance tending to show that
the Item is turning Its attention in this
direction also, namely it's method of
reporting the Willie Graffey drowning
as compared with that of its evening
contemporary. Some persons may care
for nauseOus details. Most people do
not.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11
AS 1T HAPPENED.

AS was expected, the Grand Jury
found that there was an absence OF
criminal intent on the part Of the Of
fcers of the Feliciana Bank and Trust
Co. The True Democrat has been
criticized for it's leinency towards
these officers, but as we were con-
vinced of there being no criminal in
tent we held our position, which the
investigations of the Grand Jury have
sustained. AS to their finding that
the business of the Bank had been
badly managed, most of us, in the SUI
preme wisdom that comes after an
event, will agree. But in all fairness
let us also remember that though the
Bank took some desperate chances
and made some very bad loans, that
this was done with view of holding
things together.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

AS we-feared it would prove, the de-
positors' meeting, so far as beneficial
results go, was water haul, owing
to the lapse of the legal time limit.
Had the depositors acted within the
80 days, there would have been a
chance of accomplishing something,
but after the month elapsed, the
Special Agent was undoubtedly secure
in his position.
There can also be no doubt that
the State Bank Examiner has not
shown a disposition to conserve the
interest of local people. Capt. Steele,
on the other hand, has told us that
he intends to help the people all he
can and not push them to the injury
of their interests. We trust he will
not swerye from this determination.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11
THE TIMEs-oEMocRAT CUTS
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE

Effective September 18th, the New
Orleans Times-Demoerat reduced it's
subscription price to 15c week, 65c
a month, $1.95 for three months, $3.50
for six months, or $3.50 for twelve
months, delivered by carrier in either
the City of New Orleans or country
towns. Subscription by mail payable
in advance-one month Csc, three
months $1.95, six months 1915, twelve
months $3.50. Weekly Times-Demo-
crat, issued every Friday, so cents a
year. (Advt.9-20-4.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

That men are but boys of a larger
growth was we'll illustrated when the
House at Washington, without quo
rum, awaited the announcements by
minority leader Mann of the big game
Tuesday between the Athletics and
the Giants. The chair would declare
him out of order, but he managed to
get each bulletin before the idle con.
gressmen.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

Newspapers frequently attempt to
eyade responsibility for certain mat
ter they print, by claiming that it is
in response to popular demand. Thus
they confess they are followers not
leaders. 1t is a newspapers right and
privilege. to lead. This should never
be forgotten.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

A Texas paper says: can Irishman
is said to have said, There are just
two kind of automobiles-the Ford and
Cantafford' We have long possessed
the latter-and it sure stays with us.
No new models, no expense. But one
gets mighty tired of it."
And gets nowhere at all with it.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

Many people are writing to the Agri-
cultural Department at Washington
asking how to get rid of leatherwing
bats. The department answers that
bats are a benefit, since they eat mos
quitoes and other harmful insects, and
that they should not be killed.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11
EsTRAY NOTICE.

Taken UP on Cliffwood plantation,
and estrayed before Bennett /. Bar.
row, magistrate of the eighth ward, on
Sept. IL, 1913, one red cow, branded
on left shoulder H, on right hip K. X.
Under bit in left ear and smooth crop
in right. Valued by Commodore Stew
art and Ben Metcalf, two sworn APP
- s1a 90 owner can have
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11
For Sale.

WANTED - ONE RESPONSIBLE
LADY OR GIRL CANVASSER IN EV-
cry TOWN to collect SUBSCRIP-
TIONS FOR US during OCTOBER and
NOVEMBER. Right person can make
$1,000 per week. Write us at once.
JACOBS NEWS DEPOT CO., opelou.
sas, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

Candy headquarters at Miss Rayn-
hams, Friday afternoon and Satur-
day. Proceeds for Methodist Orphan
age.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11
TREsPAss NOTICE
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR coNsTITU
TioNAL CONVENTION.

/ desire to announce myself candi-
date for delegate to represent West
Feliciana Parish in the Constitutional
Convention, called for November 10th,
1913, subject to the action of the Dem.
ocratic primary.
Ixr T. cTIpI INC
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

FOR SALE-Single comb White Leg
horn cocks, $1.OO each. Phone DIR.
MRS. S. C. COBB, St. Francisville, La.
(10-11-4)
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

FOR Furnished cottage for
merly occupied by Mrs. Ada Phillips.
Apply to MISS S. J. RAYNEIAM.
(10-11-4)
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

First-class combination saddle and
harness horse for sale. Apply to
MRS. L. P. KILBOURNE.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

Help the Methodist Orphanage by
buying candy Friday and Saturday
from the Sunday School children.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

FOR SALE-Underwood Typewriter
in first class condition s. MUSE.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

FOR SALE-100 one-gallon cans
Pure Sugar Cane Syrup. Price, soc
can, delivered. Phone or write me at
Star Hill, La.
T. d. BICKHAM. (8-2-12-31.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

Go to D. J. Mckay with your moss
and get the cash.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

Buy candy from the children selling
it for benefit of orphans.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

Seed oats for sale, 75c per bushel.
ARTHUR HADDoN, st. Francisville.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

FOR SALE Two pure-bred Poland
China Bears. See or write ]. G. MA
GEARL.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

FOR SALE-Well-bred stallion; cheap
If taken at once. w. B. SMITH,
Solitude, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11
LITTLE ADS. !"
WANTED TO BUY FARM LAND.

Those wishing to sell, state num-
Der Of acres, improvements, and
terms of sale. Address p. o.. Box
500, MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-10-11

A AiAiUo diC oly enough 10
make quick blaze, put fire to each
ipile. Don't wait until the stalks will
burn or you will lose your chance of
destroying the adult boil weevil hiding
In the piles and the larvae and the
pupae stages in the squares and hollis.
Where the farmer picks his cotton
promptly and has good teams and
tools, it is safe to chop up the stalks
with good disc harrow run diagonal.
ly across the rows and plow under Gov.
ering perfectly not less than six inches
deep. Otherwise, cutting and burning
is much the safest course. It will nav
to do this job well.
1t is an easy and simple matter for
the cotton farmers of Louisiana to de-
crease materially the number of boil
weevils that will infest the 1914 crop.
Will you do it? Or will you depend on
Providence to do the work at exactly
the right time to be the most effective
as in 1911? This is matter of utmost
Importance to bankers, merchants. and
farmers all, The Farm Demonstration
Work urges every man in the cotton
sections of this State to give this prob
lem his earnest consideration.
More detailed information viii be
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23

but in practical points they may be
considered distinct and wellestab
lished breed.
In the eastern part of the United
States are many farms keeping from
one to several thousand hens and
devoted exclusively to the production
of poultry and eggs for the market.
The use of any breed on such farms
should be good witness Of its utility.
The tabulation of the breeds used on
such plants as are shown to the
writer gives the following results:
White Wyandcttes occupy first
place, being used on about twice as
many plants as any other one breed.
Single-comb White Leghorns, Barred
Plymouth Rocks and White Plymouth
Rocks follow next in order. Rhode
Island Reds, Light Brahmas, Buff
Wyandottes, Buff Plymouth Rocks,
Brown Leghorns and Black Minorcas
an tho other breeds in use. Leg
horns, Minorcas and Rhode Island
Reds are used on the egg farms,
Light Brahmas and Plymouth Rocks
on the rooster and capon plants,
while the b-oiler and combination
plants use Plymouth Rocks, Wyan
dottes or Rhode Island Reds.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23
PRESIDENT WINS FIGHT
ON TARIFF In SENATE
Penross-la Toilette Motion for Pub
lie Hearings Beaten In the
Upper House.

Washington, May 1S = President
Wilson on Friday won his tariff
tight in the senate The Under
wood bill, which he approves, will
be passed by the upper house
substantially as it was adopt
ed by the lower chamber. This
is the Interpretation placed by the
administration and senators upon the
result of the vote on the Penrose-
La Toilette motion directing the
finance committee to conduct public
hearings upon the bill. The motion
was rejected by five majority, the an
nouncement Of the chair being SO SEN
ators supporting the motion and Al
opposing it. In all probability this
will be the vote by which the senate
will pass the bill upon it's final pas
sage. Two Democratic senators, Ran
dali and Thornton of Louisiana, voted
with the Republicans, while Senator
Poindexter of Washington cast his
ballot with the Democrats.
This motion has held up consider
alton Of the Underwood bill for move
than week and it's defeat came up
as climax to an exciting debate dur
ing which Senators La Toilette,
Smoot, Gallinger, Jones and Clark of
Wyoming fayed the Democrats for
ordering secret conferences on the
bill. Senators Simmons, Smith of
Georgia, Walsh and James, Demo-
Gratis, upheld the action of their
party.
Easily the most forceful address
was made by Senator La Toilette,
who favored public hearings in gen.
eral and public hearings and cross
examinations on sixteen questions
which he offered and had incorporated
in the original Penrose motion in par
ticular. These questions, said La Fol-
lette. would winnow the chaff from
the wheat" and give the finance COM
mittee a chance to amend intelligent
ly the Underwood bill if they should
see fit.
The fact that extended hearings
had already been held on tariff mat
tiers at other sessions of congress and
the further fact that the finance COM
mittee rooms were open to protesting
representatives of business interests
was the keynote Of the Democratic
defense.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23
IS VICTIMS OF MINE
BLAST ARE RECOVERED
Rcscuers Work Under Direction of
Deputy State lnspector-Four In
iured Are Still Alive.

Belle Valley, o., May 20.Burned
and blackened, the bodies of fifteen
miners who lost their lives Saturday
evening, when two explosions of fire
damp partially wrecked the Imperial
II, ne, were brought to the surface Sun
day by rescuers, working under the d.
rection of Deputy State Mine Inspec-
tor Abel Ellwood. The four injured
are still alive, but it is believed some
or all of them will die.
One of the men killed was a member
Of the first rescue party which entered
the mine Immediately after the first
explosion occurred. The other mem
bers of the party were trapped mile
from the mouth of the mine by the sec
on explosion. A second rescue party
failed to locate the men who were
alive, owing to the burning gases in
the workings. A third party Of rescu-
ers entered the workings later and
brought out all members of the first
party and later found the bodies of the
dead miners over mile and half
from the mouth.
1t is believed that number of other
miners were in the workings at the
time the explosions occurred, but their
fate cannot be determined until after
the arrival of the state rescue crew,
which is now on its way here. Among
those killed are Harry Dudley, thirty
two, assistant superintendent; Robert
Alton, thirty-three, night boss, and
Henry Fairhurst, twenty-five, a res
cuer.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23
News Notes of Wisconsin.

Madison.-The governors veto of
bill 292S requiring the state superin-
tendent of public property to furnish
unlimited supplies and stationery to
members of the legislature and state
officers, was sustained by vote Of Is
to 2. The senate concurred in the
assembly bill appropriating $225,000
for the construction Of a state normal
school at Eau Claire. The senate re-
considered the vote by which the
Johnson bill empowering the state
board of health to require town, vii
lage and city boards of health to dis
miss inefficient health officers, and
concurred in the measure. The assem-
bly, passed the Manning bill relating
to additional powers and home rule in
all cities of the state. The Bowe bill,
relating to a state weed commission,
was killed in the assembly.
Madison.-The joint committees of
public welfare of the assembly and
state affairs of the senate met and
discussed a substitute bill for the as
sembly healing restrictions bill which
substitute is likely to prove fully as
Objectionable to the Christian Scien-
lists and others, for among other
things it requires that all who desire
to practice medicine, surgery, osteo-
patty or any other system Of the art
and science of healing the afflicted
shall apply to the state health board.
q free-for-all fight in which fence pick
cts were welded The appearance of
a police patrol put a stop to the argu-
ment.
Neenah.-Fred Coates made the rec.
ord catch Of fish in Lake Winnebago
this season. He caught string of
forty-eight in one morning.
Milwaukee.-A special committee of
the city council has recommended
changing the names of several down
town streets. 1t is proposed to have
Grand avenue and Wisconsin street
one thoroughfare, to be known as
wisconsin avenue"
FIkborn.-The staging on which
James Keefe, a bricklayer, was work
ing gave way and he fell twenty feet,
fracturing three ribs and receiving
other injuries.
MISUNDERSTANDING the last six
months there have been twenty six
cases of insanity passed upon in the
Manitowoc County court.
Beloit.-At the annual meeting of
the Southern Wisconsin Graduate
Nurses association the following Off
GERS were elected: President, Mrs. NJ.
L. Moore, Monroe; vice president, Miss
Margaret Johnston, Beloit, and Miss
Proctor of GAINESVILLE; secretary, Miss
Crowley, GAINESVILLE; treasurer, Miss
Bainen, GAINESVILLE.
Madison. Thirty nine graduates of
the University of Wisconsin, who at
tended college before the days of the
installation of Phi Beta Kappa at the
state institution, have been elected to
membership in the honorary scholas-
tic fraternity.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23
Four Die in Auto Crash.

Warren, O., May 20.-Three women
and a man were killed, and one man
seriously injured Sunday when an au-
tomobile in which they were driving
was struck by B. & o. express train
at Leavittsburg, 0. Four Of the five
occupants of the car were carried 200
yards on the pilot of the engine.
The dead are: Mrs. Henry Turner,
seventy-five years old; Mrs. Ward
Turner, forty years old; Mrs. Frank
Housed, forty years old, and Ward
Turner, forty years old, all OF War
rem, 0.
The injured are Warren Turner and
Frank Howard.
The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-05-23
In FAVOR
ExceIs in Ability to Be Pushed for
Rapid Growth.
Breed Ranks About With Plymouth
Rocks as Layers, but Is More Act
I've and Has Less Tendency
to Overfatness.
(By r. G. wEArHERsTONED

(By R. G. wEATHERSTONE.)
The Wyandotte is smaller than the
Plymouth Rock, but an equally rapid
grower. 1t Is generally claimed that
the White Wyandotte will stand push
ing for rapid growth the best of any
breed.
AS layers the Wyandottes seem to
rank about with the Plymouth Rocks,
but being somewhat more active and
having less tendency to overfatness
they should be credited with slight
advantage
The Rhode Island Red breed con-
sttutes the latest addition to the list
of popular American breeds of chick
ems, This variety differs from the
majority OF breeds in claiming for
themselves an origin based solely on
practical considerations
They are partly of Asiatic blood,
but In their selection, which extends
over a period of fifty years, attention
has been paid to rapid growth and
egg production, SO that the breed to-
day more nearly resembles the Leg
horns than does either the Plymouth
Rock or Wyandotte.
One fundamental difference still ex-
lists that shows the Asiatic origin of
the red chicken, they being persistent
sitters.
The Rhode Island Reds do not
reproduce themselves with certainty
as to shade Of color or style of comb,