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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-11-08
PROPER CARE OF SWEET
POTATOES.

Sweet potatoes need to be handled
carefully if they are to be kept through
the winter and, unlike most other veg
etables, sweet potatoes should be kept
in warm, dry place, says writer in
an exchange:
In the first place, sweet potatoes
must be dug at the right time. They
should be dug before the hard frosts
have killed the tops, for this Injuries
the quality of the tubers somewhat.
After digging, the potatoes must be
handled as carefully as though they
were eggs. Irish potatoes can be
shoveled around rather carelessly, and
often bruise in one of the potatoes
or even a decayed spot, will not affect
the other part which is left in sound
condition.
But not SO with the sweet potato
for a bruise at one end will affect the
quality Of the sound part of the other
end and will render it unfit for use
This fact is not generally understood
by many growers who handle sweet
potatoes as carelessly as they do Irish
potatoes.
This fact is responsible for many OF
the potatoes of poor quality which are
served during the winter.
After being handled, the sweet pc.
tatoes should be stored in a warm,
dry place. A temperature of so to 70
degrees is about right for the proper
keeping of sweet potatoes.
Some persons have stored them in
the sand, or dust from the country
road, to help preserve an even tenn.
perature.
If the potatoes are stored In sand OF
dust, care must be taken that the sand
lis perfectly dry.
Handled carefully, sweet potatoes
can be kept for some months and will
be found of good quality late in the
winter.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-11-08
DON'T CONFUSE BOIL
WORM WITH WEEV|L

The Department of Agriculture has
recently received numerous inquiries
about injury by the cotton boil worm,
especially in the eastern part Of the
belt. In many cases this insect has
been confused with the boil weeyil,
and several erroneous reports about
the occurrence Of that pest in new
regions have thus become prevalent.
The boil worm is the larva of q
moth, and is only very distantly relat-
ed to the weevil, which belongs to the
large natural group of beetles. The
worm when first Matched is very tiny,
but grows rapidly, becoming finally a
little over an inch long, and greenish
or brownish in color The weevil grub
is white and found only within the
cotton square or boil. 1t never ex.
ceeds one-half inch In length.
In the case of the present outbreak
the injury began SO late in the season
that little can be done to protect the
present crop. Nevertheless, a farmer
can insure the crop<of the coming sea.
son against injury by the pest with
comparatively little trouble and ex.
.pense. The action that should be. taken
wherever injury has occurred this
year is to pick the cotton as quickly
as possible and Immediately thereafter
to pillow and harrow the fields. This
work will result in the destruction of
the immature stages of the worm
which have passed just beneath the
surface of the soil. In addition to the
effect in destroying the insect the
piowing and narrowing of the fields
will have very great value IN the way
OF preparing for the crop OF the fol.
lowing season.
Methods of control of the boil worm
which are applicable in different sea-
sons of the year are described In
Farmers Bulletin 290.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-11-08
AFTER SUPPLIES.

Herbert stood on chair. The chair
stood In the pantry.
The jam stood on the shelf. Her.
bert's mother stood on the threshold
Herbert stood his ground.
my son." said the mother, pointing
at him with establishment. 81 am
surprised! To think that my little
boy would do thing like that"
Herbert, resourceful and not at all
abashed, looked at his mother straight
in the eye. please do not interfere
with the 'minnuvres' Of boy scout.
he said.
"a boy seout%
Eyes, mother. after supplies"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-11-08

will also furnish full information as
to their preparation and the nature of
the evidence required in support of
the claim, Such claims must be filed
with the collector.
. "It will be noted that the claims re-
ferred to under this heading are appli-
cable only after the tax has been as.
sessed. The cases to be referred to
the commissioner of Internal revenue
which were discussed above are con-
sidered and passed upon prior to the
assessment of the tax"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-11-08
HOW TO COMPLY
WITH INCOME TAX

Inter Ocean:
The first income tax under the new
federal income tax law is to be calcu
lated from March / to December 81
1913. In computing the tax for this
first statement of income the income
for the 10 months mentioned should
be taken, and the deduction, accord
ing to law, shall be five-sixths only OF
the specific exemption and deductions
provided for by law on the basis of the
full year.
This applies to. the personal tax
only, inasmuch as 1t is provided that
the excise tax on corporations, ETC., is
re-enacted to cover the period Of two
months Of January and February 1913
The minimum income subject to the
tax is $4,000. Incomes from institu
tons which have paid the tax are ex
empt, as that tax goes under the head
OF the corporation tax law.
The purpose of the law appears to
arrive at the net income, and the al.
lowance for business losses, worthless
debts and interest on indebtedness
may offset the income subject to tax.
alton.
Net income is computed by making
the following deductions:
Expenses of carrying on business.
Interest on indebtedness.
Taxes
Business losses.
Worthless debts.
Allowance for wear and tear of
property used in business.
Income upon which the tax has been
paid lat the source"
Corporate dividends (these are now
taxed and will be under the corpora
tion tax law
Interest upon state, county or city
bonds.
Interest upon United States bonds.
In discussing the manner in which
the returns should be made, and the
penalties for failure to do 80, Luther
F. Speer, head of the corporation tax
division Of the internal revenue de.
partment of the United States, says:
1.-THE return of annual net income,
in the case of persons, shall be made
on or before March l of each calendar
year and may be made at any time be.
tween January l and March /. Such
return should show the net income of
the preceding calendar year except for
the year 1913 as is hereinafter ex.
planned.
"The return should be made under
oath or affirmation and on the form
prescribed by the Treasury Depart.
ment, which form will, upon applica.
ton, be furnished by the collector OF
Internal revenue with whom the re.
turn should also be filed. The collec.
tor with whom the return should be
filed is the collector of internal reve.
nue. for the district In which the per.
son making the return resides or has
his principal place of business. If such
person resides in foreign country,
the return should be made to the col.
lector of the district In which his prin.
cipal business is carried on within the
United States
eff any person shall refuse or neg.
lect to file his return on or before
March l, the penalty prescribed for
such refusal or failure is not less than
$40 nor more than $1,000. The pay
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Recorder G l.. Donahue of the Port
land municipal court, Saturday. found
Capt Augustus johnson of the auxil-
larry schooner Juno, guilty Of the He
gal transportation Of liquor from Ports
inouth To Portland. and imposed a fine
Of $50 and costs. capt. Johnson appeal
el and gave bail for his appearance at
the September term of the superior
court.
Immediate steps will Be taken To i'm
prove the stretch of roadway IN Bid
deford on Elm street frem the corner
cf Main to the Bradbury bridge. which
has been called the worst stretch be-
tweei. Portland and Portsmouth, Com
missioner II. l.. Harrison and the city
of Biddeford, acting on . proposition
madG by The Maine Automobile Asso-
ciati1a viii reconstruct the street be
tween these two points.
Plans were completed. Saturday, by
the Kennehee Yacht Club Of Bath. for
the entertainment of the Boston Yacht
club in Bath, Monday Commodore
James +. Ledyard and other officers
ef the cluh Will go To the mouth of the
kennebec river and greet Commodore
eaestefton and the other captains upon
Their arrival off Fort Popham. Unor
arrival at the clubhouse in Bath, a vel
come viii be extended by Mayor Ed.
ward W. rabee. A luncheon win fol-
low at The clubhouse. and. during tie
evening. there will be Il ball. Announce
ment VAS also made. Saturday. by the
iinekin Bay Yacht club, Of which
William \. MeKenney of Boston is
commodore. for The entertainment OF
the Boston Vachtsmen. The Boston fleet
Will leave the port of Bath. about y
o'clock. accompanied by power boa
hect Of the Linekin Bay Club Upon
arriving a the Linekin Bay clubhouse
the Naehtsmen viii be entertained With
banquet
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-14
PROTEST TO MEXICO.
Against Anti American Demonstra
tions-No Reply Received.

Mexico city. July l3.-The Ameri-
can ambassador. Henry Lane Wilson.
has protested to the minister of for
eisn affairs against further anti
American demonstrations, but up to
late saturday no answer had been
who are planning to hold Il demonstra-
ton. tomorrow, assert that they will
not be troubled by the authorities.
In his note the ambassador deplored
be permitted To indulge in public
manifestations which were calculated
Ia result in violence tn American res
ident in Mexico, He indicated the
danger Of allowing persons to use as
tools the, students and others who ex-
pected to participate
He reminded the Mexican govern
ment that in case any American WAS
injured he would use all the power at
the command Of the embassy To Sc
cure PREPARATION.
Alarmed at the development of hos
tile feeling as displayed by the news
ing for Vera Cruz We're greatly aug
mented, Saturday. Ambassador Will
son is sending frequent reports 10
Washington regarding the situation.
Permission To hold the demonstra
ton, Sunday, has been refused by the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-14
Elisha p. Seayey.

Word was received, SUNDAY. Of the
death of Elisha +. SeaVey OF Wash
ington, -. c. Mr.. Seayey was well
known in Gardiner and in the sur
rounding towns, and was nearly "a
years Of age. He was born IN Halo
well and moved. in early life. to West
Gardiner where he was prominent in
town affairs. serving for Is years ON
the school board and as superintend-
ent of schools. He also served as tax
collector and on the board of select
men. He represented the district in
tho State Legislature for one term
About a years ago. he went to CAL
ifornia, where he entered the employ
Of the census department and about
seven years later was transferred to
the navy department at Washington,
where he had since resided broth
CT. Thomas II. of West Gardiner, two
sons, Wallace and Elmer of Wash
ington. and one daughter, Ida Tansill,
with whom he has made his home
since the death of his wife. survive
The remains viii be inferred in Wash
ington, d. c.
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Atrocities to For
eignerS by Mexicans.


Mexico City, July 13-With the
gradual spreading Of revolutionary
activity 10 parts of the republic
hitherto more or less unaffected. tales
OF atrocities and indignities to for
tlsners litter into the capital in in
1reasing number
Early in July, these had become so
common, by reason of their frequency,
ina, whereas a year ago they weuld
have caused great indignation and
possibly prompt representations by
foreign governments, ii is doubtful if
they receive now more than inelu-
sion in Il possible general claim for
damages, in due time. upon the Mexi-
can government.
I'm experience related by passengers
III train proceeding northward from
forreon appears to place a certain
contingent of the northern rebels in
Il class with the followers of Zapata
of the south on the score of ba rbarous
uea tment Of their victims The train
was stopped near Bermejillo by a
burned bridge A band of intoxi-
Gated rebels or bandits swooped down
upon the passengers, robbed them of
everything, including clothing, not
sparing even the women victims, of
whom there We're a half dozen. Am
orleans and English. An American
man. detected trying to hide Il re
volver was taken out and shot He
fell badly wounded
An Englishman. of whom was demand
ed diamond ring he wore and which
he had difficulty in removing, was as
sisted by means of Il knife. The vnger
was chopped away so that the ring could
be secured The passengers eventually
were allowed to go, and walked miles into
Torreon.
Another experience growing out of an
effort to escape a worse fate WAS that OF
"A group of Americans, refugees from a
mining camp near Topobampo, Tinaioa
There were three women in the party
which made its way to the coast town
To catch II eoastiug steamer due at an
uncertain date the refugees had to put
out to an island, sun seorched and with
cat house or tree. Its only inhabi-
tants were shark fishers, and the stencn
of decaying shark flesh was next to I'M
bearable.
For two days the refugees endured
great hardship and discomfort, then an
American gunboat appeared A boat was
sent off. but the officer IN charge had
orders to take only employees of certain
mining company. Nine We're accordingly
taken aboard. and the rest. including the
three women, waited two days longer
ed up by the coasting steamer, described
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Pennington Summer School Notes.

Pennington. Me. JnlV l2.=fSpeciaD,
The lecture given, Friday evening by
Miss Alice Davies of Washington, D.,
G., who is connected with the depart
ment OF agriculture Oh Coed Roads
in their relation To Rural Schools" was
well attended and proved most enter
tanning and instructive. 1t was illus
trated by many fine stefeoptieon views,
showing good roads and bad m many
parts Of our country.
Miss Davies proved eaBclusivcly that
Ia the states where good roads were
maintained there is a smaller percent
age If illlteracr and that more stu
dents fake advanced courses in eluea-
lion than in states where poor roads
prevail The lecture was one which
should be taken Ia heart and II should
result in a noticeable improvement ia
the roads Of orr State
one feature of the evening was a fine
set Of views Of Washington. p. G.. ex-
b'bited by Principal Mallett and ex-
nlainnd hv Mise Davies
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A Second Autopsy
: In CrispeH Case.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Puly ia sec
ond autopsy to determine the exact
cause OF death will be made on the
body of Alice Crispell. the 1S-year old
daughter Of a mountain farmer. whose
body was found in Harvey's lake near
here, last Monday after the girl had
been missing three days. In the mean
time counsel for Herbert Johns. the
acknowledged sweetheart of Miss Cris-
pell, who is in the county Jail await
ing the action of the grand Jury. is
preparing To fight for 5ohns's release
through a writ of habeas corpus. next
Wednesday Counsel will base his ar
grment on the fact that Il coroner's
Jury has exoncaated Johns
The developments of the day inclnd-
ed statements by several clerks of a
Wilkesbarro store that Il girl reseni-
bling Miss Crispel was in store as
late as . O'Clock on the night of july
.. IL these statements are verified b.
an investigation now in progress 1t
will upset The entire ease the police
are working on Miss Cri4pcll was
last seen alive by her friends on he
night of the Fourth Of July. when she
was in the company of Johns.
The body of Miss Grispea was ex-
humed, Saturday. and brought Ia an
Undertaking establishment here. A
second autopsy will be performed. on
Monday. because District Attorney
RigeloW does not think thai the first
examination by the cGfauers physician
was complete
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-14
DROWNING ACCIDENT.
Vernon Henderson, Porter on City of
RockIand, Loses His Life.

Vernon Henderson was drowned while
bathing Sunday afternoon at about / 20
o'clock, in the river, just below the
steamboat wharf. Henderson was a col
ored lad son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.. Hen
derson of Cambridge, Mass, about -
years of age and was employed as porter
on the steamer City of Rocl<land.
Shortly after dinner about six of the
employees of the steamer went in bathing.
and while Henderson could swim he was
not an expert aud Kept near the shore.
His companions stated that he acted u
little strange in the water. but they sup
posed il to be In sport and when he went
down they supposed him to be doing SO
purposely and becaIqe alarmed only when
he failed to come to the surface
They Immediately notified the police
and search for the body was nj once COM
menced. Several men were diving for the
bedy and after being in the water for
three-quarters of an hour it WAS brought
10 the surface by Truman TAYLOR of this
city. Every effort was made To resnsci-
tate the man by rolling on IA barrel and
other methods. All efforts proved fruit
less and Coroner Andrews ordered the
removal of the remains to an undertake
er's. AS the case was clearly one Of ac-
eidental drowning no inquest was con-
Sidered necessary.
The man was unmarried and resided
with his parents in North Cambridge,
Mass. Chief Dunton communicated with
the police of Cambridge and was thus
enabled to find out the wishes of the
father regarding the disposition Of the re
mains which were pmbalme1 and sent
on the night Pullman to Boston.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The 33d animal session Of the Ocean
Park Association and Free Baptist Con
ference opened at Ocean Park. Saturday
afternoon. and will continue until Sept
]. Rev. w. j. Twort Of Iavefhin Mass,
the superintendent, extended greetings
There are more people at Ocean Park at
the commencement of tie meetings than
before in number of years
The act providing thai Tjt,i4st,its otii III
the State must file intentions five DAYS in
advance of marriage went INTO effect
Saturday During the past Two years
more than 100 couples from out OF the
state have come to Saca and after ming
intentions have called at speedily as pos
siblc ON a minister or Justice OF the
peace. The last two couples To file in
tentians were Freedom A. owen of Man
chester. n. II, and Hattie f. Rutterfied
of West SomerVille, Mass, and Edwin
f Atwood and Bessie 9. Horne. both OF
Nashua. ~ H.
An unknown man is at the county
Jal al Pennington. who was taken
there, Thursday afternoon. from
North Pennington. The man was
seated beside the road with "A revol-
yer aud knife. When questioned by
neighhors he made no reply. The
sheriff tried in every way To get him
To speak but of no await He has
been examined by physicians and It is
thought his mind may be unbalanced
or he has suffered from exposure TO
the heat I'D 10 Saturday morning.
the man has not even uttered sound
and fsNplnntnanIC OIL
The 18th annual campmeeting OF the
Salvation Army of the New England Pro-
vince opened at the campgronnd at Old
Orchard. Saturday. and meetings will be
held daily until Monday evening, July o.
when a farewell service will follow the
marriage of two Salvation Army officers
by Col. Adam Clifford of Boston Wo-
men Warriors day VIII be held next
Wednesday, when women officers will be
in charge of all the sessions. One of the
speakers at this campmeeting viii be
Ensign julius Abrams of Boston. Col
William Pert of New York will also adj
dress meeting, next Saturday evening
He is second in command of the forces
i'll the United states.
Whnn Clarence +. Noble, a printer
living at Paris street. arose. Satur-
day morning, he found a note on a
table from his wife, Mrs. Annie Noble.
1t merely said that she was going
away and would never return MIR
Noble made a hasty search of the
house and found that his wife had
made no preparation for long jour
ney. He then reported the matter to
the police and officers in Portland ana
the surrounding cities and towns have
been notified to he on the lookout foi
the missing woman. On several &C.
easions in the past, when suffering
from mental depression. Mrs Noble
has gone away and once was brought
back by the police Mr.. Noble worked
all night. so that il was late in the
forenoon before he discovered the
note
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as filthy affair, already overloaded
which landed them in Mazatlan
President Huerta has great conf :
dence in the ability of his new cab
met To aid him In his work of pacifi-
cation. but he expects them 10 devote
their attention To the work of their
respective departments and not let
their eoveteus eyes dwell upon his
seat. This he made quite clear To
them at the first formal gathering Of
the new administrators. To them
Huerta said, after the usual felicia
lions, that he expected each minister
to be supreme in his own post so far
as possible. and that they would ex-
perienee little interference from him
But on the other hand, he warned them
TO "cuidarse con la pintura." a legend
often seen on new edifiees in Mexico,
his puzzled ministers, who asked him
10 explain, the President said, patting
the back of the chair he customarily
occupies at his cabinet meetings II
mean that this old chair suits me very
veil and for the present you should
not try to improve it. Pay attention
strictly to the duties of your Offices
and ! shall manage to look after
mine"
"Valerito." Spanish bull fighter.
recently put up an exhibition which
will doubtless long impress him as
the fight of his life" There was no
tinsel and no trimmings. but the re
ward offered and won by "Nalerito''
made ZIP To him for the lack of APP
pause from the benches.
"Valefito. who was ehrlstened
Manuel Nalero. WAS overtaken on the
read tn Monterey while in charge of
SIX lighting butts intended for the
ring there, by Il group of carranZa' :
soldiers. Taking advantage of the cir
enmstances. the revolutionsts prom
ised the bun fighter his life and lib
erty if he could kill the six bulls sin
glpla n1p1
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Mexican authorities The police have
received Instructions to prevent dem
constructions of whatever kind.
IN anonymous letter containing
Threats to blow up the United States
embassy was received by Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson, Saturday. and
vas Immediately referred to the Mex
lc9n foreign office for investigation
as an indication of the feryor Of pa
triotism that has been aroused in Mex
leo, the department of the interior an
nouneed, Saturday. that representa-
tfycs Of 10000 workmen have sappe aled
to the government for military inatruc-
ton SO that they may be ready 10 fight
for the national existence
The newspaper Ell Pals says Ii. has
heen visited by committee of women
school teachers who offered to enter
the ranks Of the army and fight in case
OF an international conflict.
The students at the Federal eapital
are organizing demonstration for
for Sunday. in which they have inyit.
cd workingmen and all other classes
TO participate. Although the organizers
have cautioned those who will partiei-
pate To keep order. there is grave fear
among conservative Mexicans and the
American colony that the demonstra-
ton Will provoke serious trouble.
notwithstanding the protests of Am
bassador Wilson regarding the atti-
tute Of the newspapers, especially Ell
Pals. that journal deyotes its entire
first page 10 the anti American move
ment. its articles being. highly sensa-
tienal In its editorial columns il eau
items prudence. but 1t strongly hints
hat Tic time Is near when Mexicans
must fight the United States. 1t urges
The public not to place itself in the %
sition of having provoked a war, and
10 leave the responsibility to the Unit
ed States. 1t declares that "a great
wave of patriotic enthusiasm has been
aroused throughout the country