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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17
THE FOUR KINDS OF Co.oPERA-
TON WE NEED.

Clarence Poe, in The Progressive Farmer:
(1) Cooperation in buying fertiliz-
ers, and in both buying and using inn
proved tools and machinery and live
stock--things that will make for more
profitable and economical production;
(2) Cooperation in marketing what
we produce-cotton, tobacco, grain,
fruit, vegetables so as to insure great
er profits and economy;
(9) Cooperation in Credit Unions
(such as we described last week so as
to borrow money cheaply, put an end
to buying on time" and help one an
other to independence; and
(4) Cooperation to get better
schools, better roads, Libraries, lee
lures, social centers, picture shows,
baseball games, more neighborliness,
and a richer social life all around for
uCu, WOnlCll, dilu CillluE GIL.
All these things require business
thought and foresight and prudence
and fellowship on the part of the indi-
viduals, and willingness to pull to-
gether and bear one another's burdens
which latter quality is the very es-
sence of cooperation. These are the
things that develop character, that de-
velop spirit of brotherhood, feeling
of unity, capacity for team work
things which our farmers need much
more even than they need the fed dol
lars and cents they may get from sue
cessful cooperative stores.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17

Out of batch of 1000 letters that
have been sent broadcast, Treasurer
Ledoux Smith declares that he has re-
ceived only two answers in which bond
holders express an unwillingness to
make the change. 1t is significant, he
says, that these two answers are from
persons holding from two to three
bonds. AS against this, the State treas
urer says he is in receipt of assurances
from the holders of 100000 worth of
the old bonds, that they are willing to
take the 1914 issue in exchange for
their holdings. The State has 100000
more of the bonds in the treasury for
the school funds.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17

+. This is the month to make a Bermu-
da pasture. 1t is the best pasture grass
for the South. Why not put it in the
permanent pasture where it belongs?
Stop gully-washing with Bermuda. Just
commence at top and fill down and set
grass as you go down and you will
stop the soil at the top. Use Bermuda
grass and 1t will never wash any more.
You can cut it for hay and pasture;
can't be beat. But do not SOW John
son grass at all. Just get the roots of
Bermuda grass and plant them three
feet apart in corn and just keep plow-
ing, you will get stand. 1t will come
after corn is done ana make fine fall
pasture The Progressive Farmer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17
CLINTON TRUCKERS BUSY.

Isidor Mayer, president of Clinton
Truck Growers Association, is perfect
ing arrangements with the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley Railroad for truck
to leave Clinton on a special train late
in the evening, to connect with fast ex-
press trains going north, which will
put Clinton on equal footing in point of
transportation W 18th truck-shipping
points on the main line. .
The first shipment of beans for this
season was made Saturday from Mr..
Mayors Clindale plantation to Cleve-
land, O., and Indianapolis, Ind. The
town will ship fully 100 cars of Irish
potatoes, fifteen to twenty cars of beans
and tomatoes this season.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17
IMPORTS VS.. EXPORTS.


Says the Mansfield Enterprise:
About so per cent of the freight
brought into Louisiana by the railroads
is feed-stuff and hog products, an ut
terly needless expense, as it all could
be raised at home for less money"
: All of which is sadly true, but fol-
lowing the above quoted item is an
other item in the same paper, which
strikes keynote of hope and promise:
Louisiana cattle and hogs are now
quoted regularly in the Kansas City
stock-yard prices, and they rank high
in that market"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17
the Experiment Station produced tn,

the Experiment Station produced the
best caulifower ever seen on that mar
ket in the. latter part of December and
early January. That the gross sales
from five and three-fifths acres of caul-
flower at the Experiment Station
amounted to twenty-one hundred dol
lars. The local press could aid great
ly the United States demonstration
men and the agricultural teachers in
charge Of the twenty-eight agricultu-
raj raj schools of the State.
(The only exception that could be
made to this excellent address by Mr..
Richardson is that his note to the press
is should not has, when, to the contra
ry, the Louisiana press has done more
than any other agency for the agricul-
tural uplift. For example in the fore
going readers of this paper will recog-
nize many fact that has been told
again and again in these columns. The
editor looks daily for items of agricul-
tural achievement, or signs of encour-
agement, and not alone this editor, but
nearly every other editor in Louisiana
has done the same. Those that have
not are silent because they have a one
man Office and only SO pounds or so of
body type, The press has already done
much and should do more. We agree
with Mr.. Richardson in the latter
clause, but he should praise us for
what has been done.)
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17
MEDICAL BossIsM THREATENED.

The Owen bill now before congress
lis a modified Owen BILL The original
Owen bill had to be modified because
lit aroused such storm Of protest
throughout the country The original
bill called for the establishment of a
department, with the head of this de-
partment In the presidents cabinet.
The present bill calls for the estab-
lishment of an independent bureau.
This bureau really provides for no
health activities which can not be car
ried ON under our present system. 1t
simply provides that what is now call
ed the United States Public Health
Service and which is under the man
agement of the Treasury Department,
be transferred to this proposed bureau.
The bin also provides that the presi-
dent appoint director of this new pub
lie health bureau, and that the presi-
dent be empowered to transfer to this
bureau any bureau or portion of any
department or bureau that the presi-
dent thinks is directly or indirectly re-
lated to the public health. The presi-
dent can do this without the consent
of congress. The bill also provides
that any power thus transferred by the
president shall thereafter remain vest
ed in the director of health.
This is dangerous provision, be-
cause if the president makes a mis-
take and gives too much power, it can
not be taken away from the director of
health by any other president.
Would it be wise to combine all
health activities in what might be call
ed huge corporation? Such combina-
tons nj all lines of business are today
being condemned by our wisest states
men, and the effort is made to elimi-
nate the political boss, the commercial
boss. Why then should we legislate
to saddle upon the American people
the medical boss?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17
EDITORS WILLING TO HELP.
Rayne Tribune:

Rayne Tribune:
Sister Robinson of the st. Francis
vile True Democrat acknowledges a
healthy Indebtedness for improvements
to her newspaper plant, but expresses
a willingness to aid the State by TAX
ing one or more of the new series of
bonds should Gov. Hall decide to make
the issue popular Every little helps.
The newspapers of this parish are
also up against it, but Tribute will
split one' with its confrere, the Crow
ley Signal, any time that paper agrees
to come across. Every little helps.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17
THE VILLAGE TELEPHONE.

Dedicated with sympathy to long suffering
old folks of our country towns
Times Democrat:
Tinkle, tinkle, little bell!
How wish you were in-well,
Let politeness call it Hades,
When young men, and also ladies,
Use you but to spark and spoon,
Morning, evening, night and noon.
Hello, Central" such connection
Makes one pine for viyisection
OF the callow youths who rally
With their calls of Pete to Sally,
Or dear Sal in accents sweeter
Calling UP her faithful Peter.
Rings for grocer, butcher, baker,
Make one wish the undertaken
Had the Hello-folk confined
In box all satin-lined
With the peals Of muffled bells, oh,
rolled TO END their mortal hello.
But voice, Migrating, ventral,
Calling, Hello, hello. Central"
Ringing up sweet Sarah's number,
On the verge of household slumber,
Makes one wish that the rehearsal
OF that call were in reversal.
"That you, Peter? Well, how are your"
Doesn't the question family jar you,
When you know Sails well aware
Peters health is more than fair,
Or, perhaps, if it be ailing,
MeaItimes never show such failing?
Hello, Sally; What you doing?"
Talks the wire in insane wooing,
Showing that high cultivation
Used in hello conversation:
Unto Sal this may be thrilling,
But her dad declares 1t killing!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17
sToNEWALL JACKSON.

Editorial in New York World, May 2, 1918:
Fifty years ago tonight there fell
MORALLY wounded at Charlottesville
one of the great captains of the Eng
disappearing races.
Lee, who called Stonewall jackson
his strong right arm, once said that he
would have won Gettysburg if Jackson
had been there. Be that as it may, the
almost uninterrupted victories Of the
Army of Northern Virginia ended when
Jackson passed away. Charlottesville
marked the food-tide of the Confeder-
ate arms. Two months later came
Gettysburg, and from thence on to APP
pomatox Lees forces, despite all their
marvellous courage and tenacity, we're
never again invincible.
Jackson's place in military history
is unique. Most great regulations were
made by long years of service. His
career was compressed into scanty
twenty-five months, from that day in
July, 1861, when Lee pointed to him
standing like stone wall" at Bull
Run, to the early May day in 1863
when he marched his corps around the
front Of Hookers army, smashed in
it's right flank and gave the Gonfeder-
acy it's most brilliant victory, only to
fall under the fire Of his own men.
Jackson presents strange, appeal
ing figure On the pages of history. He
was as gentle and gracious as Lee, as
silent and taciturn as Grant, as dar-
ing and audacious as Stuart or Sheri-
dan, as relentless as Sherman; and
with it all there was an, intensity of
religious fervor that belonged to the
seventeenth century rather than the
nineteenth. The war to him was a
holy war. He went to battle with a
prayer on his lips, and he went from
battle to give thanks to God who had
crowned his army with victory
Appealing from his native sod
In forma pauperis to God.
LAY bare thine arm-stretch forth
thy rod,
Amen! That's Stonewalls way"
Even the bullets that struck him
down he regarded as proyidentially di-
rected by definite Divine purpose.
There is no more mendacious phrase
than that of "a born soldier" but here
was man who was beyond question
a born soldier-a soldier who hated
war, who was dazzled neither by am
bition, nor glory, who fought for prin-
ciple and principle alone, and whose
military genius was elemental Peace
to his ashes. A united nation can be
proud that he was numbered among
her sons.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17

F. w. Fitzpatrick, of Washington, D.
c., designer and architect, who laid
out the jamestown exposition, the st.
Louis Worlds Fair, and dozens of
smaller fairs and amusement parks
throughout the United States, will start
designing the buildings and laying out
the grounds for the Southern States
exposition, at New Orleans
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17

The voters of the third ward of East
Baton Rouge parish have voted TWEEN
ty-year three mill road tax. They will
gravel Is miles of road.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-05-17

If you have children, remember that
the boy next door, is relative term.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-10
Increase of $l6,835, 44I
On Real and Personal
Assessment for 1918.

Jefferson City, Mo-, April 6.-The
State Board of Equalization yester-
day completed its valuation Of real
estate and personal property for
taxes for the year 1918.
The total increase upon these two
classes Of property over the assess
ment Of last year is sl5,s35, AL.
The total valuation OF real estate
and personal property for the year
1918, as fixed by the board, is 81, j67, =
70S,5l5. Last year the valuation
was fixed at 81 sol ,S73,O74.
The assessment Of st. Louis was
fixed at 1868, s74 ,G74, an increase of
emily $50, 454 over the boards figures
Of last year.
Money, notes and bonds were re-
turned by the assessors as $l06, j2l,-
9O5, and were permitted to stand at
this value by the board. This IL u
decrease OF SG,0ll ,432 since last
year, when this class OF property
was assessed at sll2, 533,237
Town lots were given a boost OF
1881 $40. The assessors returned
town lots at $753, SO4, 1870, which fig.
ure was not changed by the board.
Last year this property was as
sessed at 1888, 1872 ,24O.
The assessors returned farm lands
at Si5S, 972, 026, which the State Board
reduced to $45s, 474 ,O35, a reduction
of S497 ,96l. The boards farm. land
valuation is 50, 465, 1853 over the val
uation on farm lands for taxation
fixed by II for last year.
Banks and corporate companies
Jared well at the hands of the board.
The Assessors returned them at
$l09, 097 ,045, which figures we're
dropped to S67 ,S73,0l9, IA decrease of
SAL ,224 ,026.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-10

The amendment to the Federal
Constitution for the election of
United States Senators by direct
vote of the people has been ratified
by the Legislatures of three. fourths
of the States, and becomes part
of that instrument. The Legisla-
ture of Connecticut ratified the
amendment last Tuesday, making
the thirty-sixth. No amendment
to the constitution ever met with
more popular approval or was more
promptly ratified by the States, but
the fight in Congress over its sub.
mission extended over a period of
many years. 1t passed the House
at several session only to be re.
jected in the Senate until the SEES
sion of the Sixty secOn dCOngress.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-10
MARY WILKINSON HARLAN

To lew is IL given to possess So
large a number of devoted friends a 5
those of Miss May Harlan. These
had been won by the true woman
hood that was hers, by the faithful.
ness that characterized her every
relation of life, and the Christian
spirit that dominated her thoughts
and actions. And when, on last
Thursday morning, the tidlngs of
her having fallen into the last earth
sleep spread through the commu-
nifty, 1t was distinct shock because
of it's unexpectedness, and brought
sense of loss and great sorrow to
the many.
Ore OF the most touching Incl.
dents illustrating the love she pos
sessed from all, was that of the lit
tie girl coming to the home of sor-
row with tribute of u single jon
quill, 1t but told the story OF the
love Miss May received not only
from the grown-up but also from the
little childres.
For a number of years she had
been teaching music, coming In con.
tact with young women, and in the
last two or three years, as supervi-
sOress OF music in the Pennington
public schools, with the children Of
the community. Was not this trib-
butte of the child but a symbol Of
the thought-fowers aud beauty-how-
ers that she had planted in the
hearts Of the young? Such life as
that she lived, even in its earth In
! tluences, is not closed in the silence
Of the last sleep.
Miss Harlan in her youth united
with the Presbyterian Church Of
Pennington. In the years that fol-
lowed she gave to the cause Of
Christ her time and her interest.
She was active In every branch of
the work of her own church; gave
freely, when called upon, to other
churches of the community; was
frequently in the homes OF sorrow;
carried her christianity into all OF
her life's activities.
Especially was this seen In her
home life. To her parents she was
a daughter upon whom they could
always rely. To others in the home,
constant comfort and pleasure.
So true the daughter, that even in
their sorrow her parents can return
thanks for the life that had been
given them. This phase of her life
was so striking that 1t suggested
she theme of the services held on
last Saturday morning at the Pres
byterian Church -" The Christian
Home 1t was hers to enjoy the
pleasures and share In the hopes
and ideals of such home. These
she carried out into the larger world
Now, as her place in the home is
vacated, to her loved ones and to all
her friends, il is a glad thought that
she has taken her place In that per
feet home of which earth homes are
at best but feeble type.
&. r. II.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-10
New Public School Laws.

The Legislature at its recent SEES
sion passed number OF measures
looking to the promotion of public
education and encouragement to
small districts, which il taken ad-
vantage of will materially help the
rural school districts.
One OF these provides for the set.
ting aside of State fund to aid
small school district to increase the
school term to eight months. To
take advantage of this help, any
district with an assessed valuation
Of not more than $50, 200 must vote q
school tax levy Of O. cents on the
800.
School districts are also authorized
to vote from its contingent fund q
sum sufficient to provide the child
rem of the district with free school
books.
Another measure provides for the
consolidation OF rural school die
tricts for the purpose OF maintaining
high school, and provides for a
State aid OF $500 for each square
mile of such consolidation.
State aid is also provided for high
schools which may establish a teach
ers' training course. The amount
OF aid is governed by the assessed
valuation of the district.
A law was also enacted requiring
an annual meeting of the school
officers Of each county, to consider
subjects pertaining to- school admin
istration and Kindred topics. The
County Superintendent IL authorized
to call these meetings and to pre-
side over their deliberations, and IL
is made the duty OF presidents and
clerks OF school boards TO attend
these meetings. Those attending
will receive a compensation Of 81. 80
a day and cent mileage.
All school boards should procure
copies OF these laws, which they
may do by applying to State super
intendent Evans at Jefferson City,
familiarize themselves with the pro-
visions aud interest the people OF
their respective DISTRICTS In the bet
terment of the schools.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-10

Bordeaux Mixture, Paris Green,
Arsenate of Lead, Blue VitrioI,
Hermann's Arsite, and all Insect
icides and Spraying Material.
Prices as low as you can get any
where. Come i'm and get prices
and formula.
E. M. LAAkMAN, Druggist.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-10

During the consideration of the
reduction Of the tariff by the extra
session Of Congress, you may look
for all sorts of criticism by the
benefciaries of special privilege
and dire prophesies of calamities
to follow any reduction, but the
Democratic party has clearly de-
fined its policy, the people have
voted it their confidence, and it is
going to carry out its pledges to
them. With a fair trial and OPP
portunity to vindicate the conten.
ton of the Democratic party
against special privilege, we be-
lieve, and the administration into
whose hands the people have placed
the reins of government believes,
that it will prove q wise and benef
cent policy to the whole country.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-10

Mrs. Pankhurst, the militant
leader in the suffragette crusade in
London, has been convicted and
sentenced to three years of penal
servitude on charge of melting
persons to commit lawless damage
While one is disposed to pity her
plight, if half the stories that are
told Of the doings of the suffra.
gettes of London, their methods
cannot be condoned. One is 10th
to believe it yet they seem to have
become fanatical mob, bereft Of
all reason and womanly character
istics, defying authority, creating
unseemly disturbances, smashing
windows, pelting officials aud even
setting fire to and dynamiting
buildings, How they hope to at
tain their object through such
methods, which are the reverse of
assurance that they would or could
use the ballot wisely, is beyond hu.
man comprehension, They would
better take lessons from our Amer
lean women, who have already Sc
cured the right to vote in several
States, but not through any such
militant means as our English
sisters have inaugurated. and they
are using their newly acquired
rights with wise discretion. There
is a strong feeling for woman sui.
frage in America, and other States
aud probably all the States will
eventually accord them the privi-
lege of the ballot.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-04-10

On Wednesday OF this week, April
3, Mr.. r. f. Rudy met with a serious
accident that came near costing him
his life. 1t seems that he had been
blasting out stumps, and was on his
way to another stump, carrying with
him In bucket a stick and half of
dynamite, caps and fuse, with fire
Ia the other hand. He noticed that
the fuse, or the dynamite, was on
fire and "sputtering." He threw
the bucket as far as he could, when
the dynamite exploded, tearing a
hole in the ground, throwing the gra-
vel like shot from a sportman's gun,
and doing almost as much harm.
He was made almost deaf by the ex-
plosion, besides almost entirely un-
conscious. DR.. Farrar was called
and dressed his wounds, and the pa.
tient is doing as well, or even better
than could be expected under the
circumstances. Those who have had
no experience with dynamite have
no idea Of the terrible force there is
In a stick and half of dynamite.
DR.. Farrar sees no reason why Mr..
Rudy should not recover.-.Arcadia
Enterprise.