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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14
The USES OF DEBT.

When others trust us it gives us a
power we could not have otherwise.
An inventor once got heavily in debt
to man who was fathering his inven-
tons. When he found new difficulties
OF seemingly hopeless solution he
would have given up and lost his years
of effort. But debt chained him to his
task, and honor impelled him to go on.
At last the light broke, and the world
was given great invention which will
always bless the race. The inventor
received an abundance for the remain
der of his life, and heavy pay for all
his years of effort. But the one thing
that made it all possible was debtor
rather another mans confidence in him
which was backed by the advance
ment of money.
Sometimes we rebel at the thought
Of debt. We would rather pay cash
and ask no favors But this spirit
would not do to build a community
upon, and so every man who would
boast of his independence must some
day. so it seems, come to a place where
he may say to his brother man, 81
should have gone down in despair if
you had not trusted me-" For only
this gives us the true spirit of trusting
others when all the odds seem against
them. Human society is held together
by its credit systems no less than by
its ties of race and blood and friend
ship.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14
BALANCED RArIoNs FOR HUMAN
BEINGS.

A woman contributor to Farm and
Fireside tells how farm women over
work both because of the necessary
work that is forced upon them and the
unnecessary work that they are foolish
enough to assums. 81 wonder II you
ever thought how much unnecessary
drudgery many farm women go through
in regard to cooking? Farm women
sin far more grievously than do town
women in this respect. | have sat
down to country meals at which there
were tive kinds of meat, gravy, five
vegetables, three varieties of pickles,
eggs, bread and butter, hot biscuit,
three or more varieties of jelly or pre-
serves, two kinds of cake, besides
cookies and tea and coffee. Each a
great variety at one meal is worse than
unnecessary. The important things to
see to are the meal presents bal
anced ration, that the amount of food
is sufficient and that it is we'll cooked
and served. The farmer has long
been accustomed to giving his stock a
balanced ration, but probably has new
er thought of the desirability of the
same sort of thing for himself"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14
FISCAL CONFERENCES.

The State Board of Liquidation dis
cussed the Louisiana bond situation be-
hind closed doors in the Governors
private Office the greater part of the
day, Wednesday. The fiscal agent
banks, by resolution, were invited to
meet the board June 19.
Nothing has been given to the press,
as yet, but it is probable that formal
proposal will be made to the fiscal
agent banks for the floating OF the
$11, 1OS,30O of new bonds that the ma
turing bonds OF the same amount may
be taken up Jan. ! next, or such part
of the new issue as has not been taken
in exchange for old bonds. A list of
the holders of large percentage of
the maturing bonds has been secured.
1t is stated that a considerable number
probably viii be exchanged, and in this
event the burden of floating the new
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14
AN UNFAIR IMPLICATION.

Recent dispatches from Washington
tell of Messrs. Godchaux and Dickin-
son and other representatives of the
Louisiana sugar planters calling upon
Secretary of Agriculture Houston and
Secretary of Labor Wilson and asking
them what the Louisiana farmers can
plant and how employment can best
be obtained for Louisiana iaborers at.
ter free sugar goes into effect
We agree with the Lake Charles
American-Press that this method of in
fuencing public opinion as to the dis
ress in Louisiana caused by free sugar
is unwarranted. 1t is hard to believe
that these sugar-planters would need
assistance in determining how to use
their lands, however much they would
be affected by the failure of its present
industry.
Louisiana's wide diversity of agricul-
tural resources is known to every one,
including the sugar planters surely.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14
cARTING OFF THE REFUSE.

In a Louisiana town, the city author
tiles have, with a view to municipal.
spring cleaning, hired a team and wag-
on for one week to go around to the
different houses and carry away all
the tin cans and other refuse.
This is a good plan for all of the
small towns that have no regular gar
bage service. What to do with tin cans,
old shoes, paper, and like accumula-
tons is always a problem. Burning
these is waste where there are so
many gullies and washes" to fill, but
the most accessible holes of this kind
are usually the very ones that it would
prove unsightly to use for this pur-
pose. (Truly awful examples of this
can be seen in st. Francisville.)
A town could easily cart this objec-
tionable refuse to some more remote
spot to be disposed of, relieving house
holders who have no teams at dispos-
al, of a necessary but otherwise i'm
practicable job.
There seems to be misapprehen-
sion in some quarters as to a certain
feature of the farm colony picnic, and
that is that baskets were requested
and expected. DR.. Pierson made this
very clear in his notice, announcing
the picnic. Nevertheless there were
not so many baskets as the exigencies
of the case demanded, hence the din
ner in some instances consisted of the
bread and barbecued meat provided by
the hospital management.
No one has asked us to make this
notice, and it is simply prompted by a
sense of justice.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14
CRANK AN HONORARY TITLE.

"Dr. Bowling is crank" says the
mayor of Monroe in impatient mood.
Since nobody likes to have himself
called crank, or to have his friend
called crank, it is just as well to
know exactly the dictionary meaning
of the epithet The Century defines
crank as "a person who takes up some
one impracticable notion or project
and urges it in season and out of sea-
SON."
Note that the whole meaning hinges
upon the word "impracticable," because
if the notion or project is at all practi-
cable, its holder cannot rightly be con-
sidered a crank And yet every pro-
ject under heaven even the most use
full and beneficent to mankind, has at
its inception looked impracticable, and
it's promoter the craziest of cranks,
Christopher Columbus must have
seemed many degrees worse than a
court fool when he insisted that the
Indies could be reached by sailing
west, in the face of the then popular
notion that the jumping-off place could,
in this manner, be found. His scheme
seemed most impracticable.
Similarly every thing worth while
whether of scientific discovery or econ
omic good has been accomplished by
cranks, who had a notion, and stuck to
it, Notwithstanding its appearing inn
practicable.
DR.. Bowling should take it as COM
pliment that his persistence with an
idea-a benefcent idea-should win
/ him the title of crank.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14

issue will be lessened greatly 1t is
probable that banks will be asked to
take up and hold the bonds not offered
for exchange until legislative authority
for further action can be obtained in
1914.
The fiscal agent banks are the Whit
ney-Central and Hibernia of New Or
leans, Bank of Assumption of Napo-
leonyille, Commercial National and
First National of Shreveport, Ruston
State and Commercial Savings of Rus
ton, Bank of Baton Rouge and Louisi-
ana National of Baton Rouge, the I'm
ion of Opelousas and Rapides of Alex
andria.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14
FREE BOOKS OFFERED.

The Louisiana State Library Asso.
citation has ready for circulation a col
lection of books to be sent out into ru.
raj communities in the form of travel.
ing libraries. Each library contains
about forty volumes, one-half of the
books being adult fiction, one-fourth
jouvenile books, and the remaining
fourth adult non-fiction. Each library
will be sent in shipping case in which
the books can be kept, and from which
they can be circulated. Any school,
country store, study club, or collection
of individuals desiring to receive these
books are asked to send in an applica-
tioh to the Secretary of the Associa-
ton, Miss Helen Wells Dodd, Tulane
University Library, New Orleans. The
only requirement made of the person
or persons borrowing the libraries is
simply a signed agreement of two per-
sons TO circulate the books, make good
unnecessary loss or damage, and pay
the drayage and freight charges both
ways. For instance, the entire cost of
sending travelling case to Donaldson
vile and return is $3.50. A library
may be kept three months, and renew
ed for three months longer if desired.
This Association is beginning an ac-
tive campaign with the object of OBJ
tanning from the next General Assem-
bly, a State Library Commission for
Louisiana, and an appropriation for
the sending out of travelling libraries
by such commission. Free books for
all the people-this is a movement in
which all educators ar ealike interest
ed. The Louisiana State Library AS
asks your cooperation.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14
REDUCED RATES ON L. r. 6 N.

Summer school (white) Lafayette,
La, June 9Th to July 18th. Tickets on
sale June 8th to 10th inclusive; return
limit July goth. Bayou Sara to Lafay-
cite and return ............... $40
Summer school (white) Natchitoches
June 18th to July 25th. Tickets on
sale June 18th to 18th inclusive; re-
turn limit July 9th. Bayou Sara to
Natchitoches and return. 1888
Summer school (white) Ruston, La,
June 18th to July 3Oth. Tickets on sale
June 18th to Goth inclusive; return
limit Aug LIST. Bayou Sara to Rus
ton and return. SIP
Summer school (colored) Shreveport
June 9th to July 18th. Tickets on sale
June 18th to Goth inclusive; return
limit Aug. list, Bayou Sara to Shreve-
port and return. ................. $3.50
Tulane University summer school,
New Orleans, June 10th to July 25th
Tickets on sale June 18th to 18th in
elusive, and July LIST to 3rd inclusive;
return limit July 9th. Bayou Sara to
New Orleans and return. .$4.3o
Summer school (eolored) Baton
Rouge June 9th to July 18th. Tickets
on sale June 9Th to 10th inclusive; re-
turn limit July Goth. Bayou Sara to
Baton Rouge and return. ..$1.10
Eureka Grand Lodge Free & Accept
ed Masons, Louisiana Jurisdiction,
Shreveport, La, June 18th to 18th.
Tickets on sale June 18th to 18th in
elusive; return limit June goth. Bayou
Sara to Shreveport and return. $3.50
Fourth of July Excursion Rates-Ba-
you Sara to any point within radius
of two hundred miles, fare and one
third for round trip. Dates of sale
July Ord and 4th, return limit July 7th.
F. E. FAIR, Agent.
Bayou Sara, La
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14
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East Feliciana.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

East Feliciana was early set
tied by the Spaniards and by
them named "Feliciana" the hap
Ply land, or to approach more
nearly the meaning of the origi-
nal, the blessed land, the prom
Used land. The stream now bear
ing the commonplace name of
Thompson's Creek was by them
named Rio Feliciana, flowing
through Feliciana, which then
covered the country now subdi-
vided into East and West Felici-
ana, a division stretching from
the gentle hills and dales of East
Feliciana to where the land rises
into bluffs or falls into lowland
beside the rolling waters of the
Mississippi.
Following the Spaniards, came
the Americans, and while it is
not practicable to go into their
early history at this time, though
expecting to do so in the future,
it must be noted that Feliciana
was not settled by refugees from
civilization but by sturdy, hon
est pioneers, who gave backbone
to the country, and their de-
scendants, to this day, make the
Felicianas beloved at home and
respected abroad.
For in every crisis of the his
tory of the nation and the state,
the Felicianas have had their
part.
Prominent in all the wars, the
Felicianas have been no less so
in times of peace Or in hours of
political stress. First to throw
off the yoke imposed by recon
struction and to assert, estab-
fish and maintain white suprem-
acy, all subsequent movements
looking towards home rule, de-
cency in politics, economic adj
ministration of government the
Eelicianas have not waited to fol-
low others but have been in the
lead: natural to a people to
whom independence is the breath
of their nostrils.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14

There is to be a gathering of
the Blue and the Gray at Gettys-
burg on the fiftieth anniversary
of that great battle during the
first of July and each parish
should see that every veteran
who participated in that memo
rable battle attends this reunion.
Those who are not financially
able to stand the expense of the
trip should be furnished with the
necessary funds.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14

The state has won for the East LOU
isiana Hospital for the-Insane, the case
involving the will of Mrs. Elizabeth
Tilton, in which she leaves about $685.
900 for the Jackson institute. The
board of. trustees of the institution will
take up at it's next meeting the dispo-
sition of this money.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14
Early Railroads.

1t is worth recording that in
the Felicianas were built the
fourth and fifth railroads in the
United States. These were the
railroad between Bayou Sara
and Woodville, and the one be-
tween Clinton and Port Hudson.
The former was in operation
first, although the latter got its
charter first. Through some de-
lay the Clinton & Port Hudson
let the neighboring line get first
place. The Bayou Sara road was
merged in the Yazoo and Mis-
sissippi Valley Branch road be-
tween Slaughter and Woodville.
The Clinton & Port Hudson
road was discontinued between
Port Hudson and Ethel, on the
main line of the Y. & M. V. when
the latter road came into exist
ence, the strip of rail between
Ethel & Clinton remaining of
the old line, originally laid in
the sos. The cutting off of Port
Hudson as a railroad terminal
was short-sighted policy on the
railroads part for though it re-
moved river competition from
the Y. & M. VS. East Feliciana
territory, it left an opening in
the Port Hudson section for the
L. R. & Ms business.
Port Hudson itself, illustrious-
ly sad in Confederate history,
was first injured irrevocably as
a river port by the recession of
the river from the front of it's
high bluffs, forming a willow
grown batture which effectually
cut off river traffic. Port Hickey
has been it's successor, but the
decline of river business and the
loss of the railroad have crippled
Port Hickey. When the country
becomes more thickly settled,
these neighbors of East Felici-
ana will come into their own
again.
It is a notable coincidence that
the Mississippi should have dealt
this fate to two towns, famous
in siege, Port Hudson and Vicks-
burg, as if the river grimly said:
Il shall set you apart from me
alone in your fame!"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14
WEATHER AND RIVER.
Precipitation, ia inches.

Precipitation, ia inches.
Forecast for Friday: Tonight and
Saturday, fair; light northeast winds
A wide difference in temperature
was noted at different times this week /;
on the 7th the maximum was attained
at "a degrees, while 81 degrees was
recorded Thursday night.
River 26 feet, falling.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14

The Peabody Fund trustees have do
mated $4,000 for a Teachers College
building to Louisiana State University.
We second the New Advocates motion
that the next State Legislature should
appropriate funds for an Agricultural
building. These live matters should
advance equally.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14

During the high wind of Saturday
one of the smokestacks at the power
plant was blown in twain. The re-
mainder has since been taken down.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14

DR.. Kilbourne has bought Mr.. V. M.
Jackson's canning plant, the latter,
while entirely successful with 1t, found
it inconvenient to operate it longer
DR.. Kilbourne is planning to can mis-
cellaneous vegetables.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14

Did you ever stop to wonder
what a lot of mischief you might
get into if you didn't have to
work SO hard for a living?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14
A MOTHER TO HER SON.

"Do you know that your soul is
of my soul such part
That you seem to be fiber and
strength of nv heart?
None other can praise me, as
you, dear, can do;
None other can please me or pain
me, as you.
Remember, the world will be
quick with its blame
If shadow or blight ever darkens
your name:
Like mother, like son. is a say
ing so true
The world will judge largely of
mother, through you.
Be yours then, the task--if a
task it shall be,
To force the proud world to do
homage to me;
Be sure it will say, when it's YER
dict you've won,
She reaps as she sowed, for this
man is her son."
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14

For safe and conservative invest
ment purchase lots with the Mutual
Oil and Gas Company owning holdings
in the heart of the famous Caddo Oil
Fields. First well down 1140 feet.
Write for particulars at our Offices in
the Commercial National Bank Build
ing, Shreveport La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14

FOR SALE-A few bushels of COW
peas, market price, MRS. H. M. WILL
LIAMS, ST. Francisville. (6-14-2
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-06-14

Delicious ice cream every afternoon
at Storms.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-25

Miss Frances HUMPHREYS was host
ess to 20 or more of her little friends
on Saturday last, delicious party
Of ice cream and cake following an
afternoon of games.
e 8 &.
Interesting news comes OF the pleas
ant journey being enjoyed by Judge
and Mrs. Henry E. Cooper. Latest
mail tells that they are already east
ward bound.
Mrs. F. Plant and son, who have
been spending some weeks in tour
of the Islands, have taken apartments
at the Pleasanton hotel for the winter
months.
e
Templeton Crocker arrived yester-
day from New York and took apart
ments at the St Francis. His stay
will be a brief one, and on October
% he will return East, and 1t is prob
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-25

able that Mrs. Henry T. Scott, Lady
Balfour and. Miss Polly Mills will ac-
company him in the Croker private
car to New York. The party will be
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm
Whitman at Cedarhurst. Long Island,
where the whitmans' young son Is to
be christened. The Twins and Crock
ers will return to California in No
vember. During his present stay in
San Francisco Templeton Croker
will visit Uplands to oversee details
of building the new residence there.
San Francisco Chronicle
g 9 z
Mrs. Ennis Savage of Honolulu Is
the guest Of Miss May Hayward Of
Santa Clara. CAL, for few days.
= =
Mrs. Hyde-Smith who has been Wis
ting in San Francisco for the past
three months will return to the isl
ands on the November Wilhelmina.
Major and Mrs. Edward Tinberlake
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-25

wife-"What time did you get home
last night?n Husband Eleven thir-
fy!" Wife-'I sat up until II. His-
band-.yes. sat on the front steps
until you retired. 50 as not to dis
turb you"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-25

Ralph Miss Wose, sometimes
think Berthe has 4 chawmed life.
Miss Rose Why7 Ralph Whenever
Ie goes after q position he finds Il
has been taken.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-25

Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Wood sailed on
the Siberia this morning for San
Francisco. 1T
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-25

Mrs. Alexander G. Hawes spent sew.
eral days at Eeilehua this week a
the guest OF Capt. and Mrs. JOIN
Thomas.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-25

entertained eharmingly at dinner on
wednesday night at their home at
Fort Kruger.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-03-27
BRYAN FAD NO HAND
IN CLOSING OF DEGS
GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA ACTED
on HIS OWN INITIATIVE N
CLOSING DENS.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLA Spe-
cfai.-Posislve denial was made here
Thursday o. the s1Ory that William
nings Bryan. Secretary or state, hao
@@-e-.s C,ovarnor Trammel 20 close the
many gambling houses alleged 10
exist here. -
The story OF Bryan's reported IN
prevention reached here from Rev
YORK and quoted number or gam
biers who recently returned 70 tnat
city from the Southern resorts as
saying that one 81 bryan Nsa1e l, - y
& f-f..ds who lost $50. 600 IN a Fixed
garne. had complained 20 Bryan about
I 81 and that Bryan al once urged GOV
ernor Trammel 20 close the 6amDahs
] me crusade being waged against
Gambling az present. u was aHthora-
lively stated here today, was under
taken az Governor Trammei suB6ea-
( 80 .hc Governor acting solely upor
me com plant made 70 him Dy ths
law and order League.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-03-27
MOTT DECLINES
POST TO China

WASHINGTON, D. c Special
President Wilson Thursday telegraph
cd John r Mott, o. monte Az - =
,,.--i-,- hf-, 10 reconsider his declina-
- 90 the tender OF the ministry 70
China. and Mott replied that ne Ncuio
announce his final decision within
short rime- ..
III IS the purpose OF the admi nlstra-
.sor, ft vas admitted az the White
House today. 20 recognize the Chinese
renuhifc as soon as possible. ana the
lanpoturu,ent OF a suitable man 20 rep
resent the United States al feklns
l would pave the way 10 such an acuoh.
! IRE President considers Mott, one
of me leading Young Mems Christian
Association men OF the world the pes
eouipped man FOR the Picking post ans
a. earncstIy wishes that he accept th'
roSIrIon Minister Calhoun reSlgues
about q month ago
II IL not believed In Was7ington TIA
Ithc refusal by the administration .
Guarantee the Chinese loan VIII In
fure seriously The United States IA
. terests IA China. particularly ~ n,
! / Government recognizes the repuoL
I within a short time
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-03-27
.SUFFRAdETTES
BURN BUILDING

LONDON Special Sunragettes
carried the torch into Surry Thursday,
burning Trevethan Mnasion, the home
OF the widow OF Sir George " hite ~
T-ngIeneld Green. Surreyshlre- ne
b1fidiug WAS completely destroyed the
loss being over $4,000
The building was not occupied az the
time and the woman had gained en-
ira ne with skeleton keys
Investigation showed that the No
men rad poured large quantities OF
Eerosene over parts OF the house pc
tore starting the fre. IL Is supposed s,
tbnf the incendiaries drove from lon-
don in an automobile during the night
and escoped in the same way. -,
I a cleW TO the crime was cohtalncu
IN chalk scrawled sentences OF votes
/ - women" and I'VE viii burn tll We
81 the vote" Scattered among the
rnins 81 the house were numDeF Oh
-amphlets on suffrage $500.
one big placard bore IN huge letters
l,fis INSCRIPTION: stop lecturlng our
comrades n prison - A,trat-,e-s
The club house and other onllolnss
on the Woriesburg golf links WSls
oiso DESTROYED by FIRE during the h,1tS
r,he loss was about $4,000. As mas oeSi
-sWai IN cases OF arson BY the mitl-tah
. women, cards bearing the woras N"t0
for women" were left oehlno'