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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS

The greatest interest is shown here
over the introduction of the study of
domestic science at the high school
the coming term. No plans are made
yet, and no announcements can be
made until the arrival of the teacher
for the course. Young ladies, of over
school age however, will be permitted
to enter the class, but will be requir-
ed to pay for the materials they use.
A number Of young ladies say that
they will take the course.
Supt. HI. J. Smith, who will teach the
manual training without charge, will
have a room fitted up in the basement
of the high school building for the pur-
pose. He is now engaged in arranging
the athletic bars, etc., for the boys
gymnasium work which he will place
on the east side of the building. Mr..
Smith is enthusiastic over this branch,
in which he has been remarkably su :.
cessfrl.
The principal, Mr.. Bliss, is mean
while looking over the possibilities of
the interior of the building. One ex-
cellent change he proposes to make is
to seat the entire high school in the
principals room. He says it pro-
notes a higher esprit de corps and
greater homogeneity. Ut also keeps
the run of where the pupils are: a
most important consideration.)
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Jay E. Wadsworth an
nounce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter, Miss Irene Amelia Wadsworth,
to Mr.. Jesse Warren Daniel. The wed
ding will take place shortly.
All who have met and know the
bright and gracious bride-to-be during
her short residence in the South take
great interest in her happiness. Mr..
Daniel is son of Mr.. w. S. Daniel,
and is himself a progressive young
farmer of solid worth and integrity.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23

Mr. and Mrs. Sam DECKER have lost
their twin babies this week. One died
Sunday and was buried Monday, and
the other died Wednesday evening
The funeral took place Thursday
The little ones were not strong, and
it will be remembered how terribly ill
she was for many weeks after their
birth. But in all their weakness they
had wound themselves round the
hearts of their parents, SO that the
loosened tie leaves the heart sore in
deed, even though it is true that the
Good Shepherd has taken them into
His arms.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23

D. |. Norwood of the State Treas
urer's office was here Sunday. He has
decided to move his family to Baton
Rouge in about three weeks. Great re-
greet will greet the announcement,
Judging others by The True Democrat.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23

Mr.. VIM. M. Town is building nice
house on Franklin and Myra streets,
which he will occupy as soon as COM
leted.-Mansfield Enterprise.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23

A stock company gave vaudeville
several nights, and on Friday night in
connection with the local moving pic
lures.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23

Sympathy goes out to Mr.. G. E.
French of Statesville, N. c., in the
death of his father, Major French, post
master of Memphis, Tenn. Major
French, while breakfasting with his
family Friday morning, dropped dead,
from a stroke of apopleXy He had
had heart trouble previously.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23

In making too short turn, Mrs
George Stern nearly overturned her
buggy and fell out, receiving some
bruises, but her aged grandmother
Mrs. We'll of New Orleans, maintain
ed her seat in the vehicle and came of
much more lightly. The accident oc
Cured last week.
There's always room at the top,
said the Sphinx.
Take look at us and guess again,
replied the Pyramids. Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23
CHURCH NOTICES.
GRACE CHURCH.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. 3. Fulton.
Rev. Alvin w. skardon, Rector

REGULAR SERVICES.
LIST Sunday, St. Francisville II a. IN.
and 7::30 p. m.
End Sunday, Star Hill IL a. M, and
ST. Francisville 1880 p. m.
3rd Sunday, Wilhelm II a. NJ, AMI
st. Francisville 1880 p. m.
4th Sunday, New Hope II a. m, and
ST. Franeisville 1880 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday morn
ing at 9:45.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23

Childrens Day services will be held
Sunday night, Aug. 81, at the Metho.
dist Church, ST. Fraancisville.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23
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ABSENT FRIENDS.

Relatives and friends here, of DR..
Will Phillips of New Orleans, are re-
ceiving the cards issued by Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus Edwin Scott for his mar
rage with their daughter, Mary, Tues
day, Sept. 9, at Scott Farm, Lexing-
ton, Mass. Mention was made of this
happy event in this paper, last week,
and the attention of friends was thus
centered upon it. DR.. Phillips is son
of the late Marshall P. Phillips of
Lakeland, La, and has large family
connection in West Feliciana. He is a
young man of great talent and charm
and is expected to go far in his pro-
fession. His bride is lovely and
highly accomplished girl. On Mardi
Gras visit to New Orleans two years
ago, she met and won the heart of the
handsome young Southern physician.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23

Revival services begin Sunday a
New Hope church, 9Th wardd.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1913-08-23

Get the Little Ad" habit,
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22

pilv and dcvotcilv married and were merely defending
the customs OF their respective coW'1c5.
"Ii the woman j. but fairly good oo.ing SAID the
Spaniard "shc cannot help feeling tia'tcrcd when YOU
walk up beside her in the street She goes danty TO
her shopping or % mass and whisper in her ear, Ah
thou pretty dove. / would give Heaven TO have YOU
dine with m this evening any other that YOU name
See the difference in poli,enc even though "c have
our bcauti al women We address thcm ALL the plain
ones included The lady turns, smiles, and says Thank
YOU; but / cannot. And YOU go your way dcs,Iated
Or shc-wcll-shc accepts.
In France and Germany they do il differ, 'tlv They
wink at the lady whenever she looks al the Do and her
escorts back is turned and make hcarrcnding gcs-
furc They stare at her with looks that are intended
~ be fascinating that "dying-cat look with the eyes
rolled hclpcsslv upward until the whites sa'" II she
dcaincs 10 notice these attentions they iolo" her pa
,icntlv by cab, tram.ar % her door They try To
omen for her II she beats them 90 II by swift sprint,
they walk up and down in front of the building for
hours, staring AT the windows and twrlns their mus
rb.s # the city Is small they repeat this each time
eb. .,,oa~s. You scc they are so anxious to compl
mon. hcr' And Heaven help the woman to whom they
.ed in getting an introduction; for flea IS lacking
:; ,arstcnre when compared with some OF these highly
cultured and nourished foreign gentlemen
II IS not the intention 10 assert that all men abroad
are guilty Of these ransgression from our o" 'odc OF
tr, al men abroad uphold those Of their fellows who
tboo. but II is certain that annoyance Of
his character are frequent in some ioTegn countries
and are laughed at whereas even III Ne" Ok 'Hcie Is
a constant crusade against the 'in'"'''
DOWNin Cuba about seven years ago there was a line
II Young American outstanding, born in Arizona;
g. GI''lU, as acneral sales agent have not per-
@ ;.n G,''' 20 ,se his name; but he is still in the same
employment. and members Of the American CIuo OF
Havana will remember HIM. .,..;,,, ,...-
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22
Drawing b. Joseph Clement Coll

! ] 4 / n. u q !. !. 7. Fl. II. !. !. \ j. ! !. ]. VI. . / . !. ]
KZTN u most helpless man in the world IS the
HgEEE one with q good looking woman in his
rSI - care In foreign country, was the cEas-
W. r.-atcd exclamation Of q friend Of q me
MI&eM .ar, time ago. He stated something
EL~1l3 a.-l, the truth; for there are but two
e~-NISsZ civilized nation IN the world thai, bcto"
general respect upon women according
70 Ans.o-s...u codes Of ethics. Those are America
ana En2aa-. Asi. any widely Travelled American VINO
1' Dee one IT,. the swarm Of tourist this year and has
't-n 'Al Et au in those travels Of q good looking
WIG sister, " mother He viii confirm 1t.
ne on-. ..rat,nn IN the American case Is that we
-'@-.. speak ~, language other than English, and are
~S'e'Te b.. u'r ignorant Of the comments with
""'-A som. . 'Hc foreign gentlemen favor Us when
We un-on.e-aeilg walk the streets sit in cafes But
" an American happens % understand French, German
VI Italian and bias handsome companion Of the oppo-
@ SEX He might also echo the fine refrain Of that his
'''- character o Mark Twans who didn't know which
'' De ".-e Hell Hadlcyvillc. IL is the lnsur-
''1n'a1e c. o foreign travel. lie can forgive or en-
-1c poor sanitation, poor railway trains, poor hotel ar
'"-Sei"en.. tae c,crcztcndcd hand demanding q tip,
ol poor food, but he can neither forget forgive,
WIN eauanm,'v the insults offered by some Of these
Inc viewpoints ,f what constitutes the conduct Of
gentleman are radically different the attitude Of the
"''"en themselves sJ different, the whole atmosphere
a, 4leco, from that which we have grown % regard
~ C,iaa- There seems 10 be scarcely country in the
4'" populated by Caucasans, except England her
--p'aHen1es, and America. where many men donotfec
r..'Ne3e1 ~ address any unattended woman who
a,..aoa them and somctimcs the attendance doesn't
as they win deliberately address them even
~'ol8h they have an escort.
p IL Is q compliment 10 the woman average
. '1l-liaan once said in explanation, using almost the
i.e words that had been given by a Spaniard with
;.''I had brought up this same point Of pohtencs5
" aiH years previous. And in neither case did these
''N speak u unattended women; for both were hap
New-York tribune., 1913-06-22
He WOMAN IN THE CASE
BY ROY NORTON

sion, and had a most charming sister with him. The
friend wanted % Santiago dc Cuba and the sister
didn't. She wanted o. see an Italian opera COM
pany at leading thcatcr and at the last moment the
Arizona man was asked he would not escort her
there IN the brothers absence Unfortunately per
haps. the Arizona having been brought UP On the
Mczean border, used Spanish as well a, English He
was ushering his friends sister into the house, when
he felt her give sudden jerk, and turned to dis
cover well known Cuban m the act OF trying Jo ex-
pres his alteration for the lady, and coupling with it
certain suggestive remarks poured out I'm hcartrend
ing, lovcom accents. At her rebuff the man was
heartily iccrcd by other friends Of his who had
evidently placed a wager his success. Their COM
mcnts were not such as would bear translation in our
crude tongue and in the harsh un.ulturaI light we put
upon certain speeches
The Arizonan, outwardly calm and unobscrving but
beautifully boiling within walked inside the theatcr,
placed the lady in seat, said that hc had forgotten
TO pay the cabruan, and would She kindly excuse him
for minute; then, ike the man in the song, having
walked right in, he turned round and walked night out
again.
The walop he handed the Cuban gentleman could
have been heard far as the Aaec6n that placid
night There were frightened shouts as the Cubans
friends tried unsuccesstuly % escape similar punish
mcnt. The only unfortunate part that the cnsan-
gunci American had % seize a corff and get back to
his room 10 change his clothes before he could appear
breathlcss, at the tneater 70 give various unsatisfactory
apologies for his delay The next morning he was cha-
lenged by one Cuban, and on complaint by another
arrested He paid the fine and calmly snappeih fingers
At the chaengers second and told him keep his prn-
1ipa of his way in the street; otherwise he would
punch his head, and that the punishment admins
tered in the thcatcr would not be marker TO
what he would infct at the next meeting.
The bcigerent Cuban found it expeient to swathe
MS injured honor in bread and milk poutce or some
hing equally eticacious; for that the end OF the
Episode. The last time saw him. nearly year later,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-22
Daddy: sBedtirne
s" " !"
@. A Little Boy
NTOYV Who Could
14@ Sew Nicely.

@R(HERE is no doubt that small boys have not much taste for sewing.
Though nee when I was a small boy" daddy told Jack and Eve
M Ign, II knew a boy who could sew very nicely His mother said that
he should learnt to use the needle when he was young, and then IL he
grew up and became al old bachelor he would be able to patch his own clothes
and Jew OF buttons. d #> @# ##
"And, let me tell you, he could sew very nicely. He had 10 sisters, and
the evenings were sometimes dull @= @#"#
Zone night Is they gathered around the evening lamp George-that was
his name-watchedh his mother take out her workbasket and begin stitching.
Mother, could I have a needle and threadT he asked. "
"Certamy' his mother replied. What are you going to make?
"Td like to make something useful George answered III "
"TH tell you what you IA make she answered. Tn cut out some
patches, and you car make a quilt for your own bed
patches to form a star pattern he went to work with q will.
Every evening when they sat down at the table George sewed more
patches. Soon he had quite a pile Oft them done. ~
when the patches were sewed his mother showed him how to put them
together.
"Then she lined the quilt with cotton and tackled a plain piece of material
on for a back When she had bound the edges together George had a hand
some cover for his bed, and he wa very proud oft
"When this little quilt vas done he set to work and made a larger and
handsomer for his mother He seemed to have a knack in matching the
cobrs, and his relatives saved patches for Georges quilts.
EVERY year a fair was given by the people of that part Of the state. 1t
was called the county fair. The farmers sent their finest cattle and latest
pigs to be shown. The farmers wives sent jars Of their best preserves, their
choicest butter and finest hens. &:@ |
Besides this, there were all sorts of pretty and useful things made with
the needle and prizes were given for the incest and best things Of each kind.
"a dear old lady who admired Georges quilts told his mother he ought ito
cnd one to the fair to show. RS
$50 a quilt did go off to the fair, and the judges were % tckled over the
idea OF a little boy having made a quilt that they voted to give him a hand
some bicycle a q prize, and I'm afraid after that George did not make many
quilts" xEI
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-22
NOV. %, 1913.
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.

The report OF Carter B. Keene,
director OF postal savings banks,
shows co~nclusively that the new sys-
tenn is not only an incentive to thrift.
but is acting as a dam against the
flow Of American money to foreign
countries.
Aliens form 1 per cent OF the de-
positors in the postal banks. These
people are possessed of the idea Of
putting by as much as possible Of
their earnings most cOmmendable
trait. though carried to what some
may consider an obnoxious extreme
and il the year before the postal
banks got into smooth working order
the large sum of $109, SOC, 900 was sen
out of this country by them. They
had not much faith in the then exist
ing banks, and their earnings went
back to those left at home, there to
be deposited or invested. This is
changing rapidly since the United
States government put it's guarantee
behind the postal banks. During 1912,
the first year of complete operation or
the new system, the foreign-bound
money order business declined by $12,-
I SOC, 600.
1t was natural to expect that with
the Balkan war in full swing during
Hast winter and the early half of this
year, the flow Of alien savings would
have increased. but the fact is that
only S., 600, 900 moro was withdrawn
from the postal banks in the year end
ing last Juno than in the twelve
months preceding.
The postal banks, at the date of the
last report, held deposits of $33, 800, 600.
More than half OF this sum belongs to
aliens now resident in this country
in those cities where the foreign eIe-
ment is large the proportion runs as
high as SO per cent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-22

voluntarily dfsfranchised themselves.
The interested 80 per cent decided the
issues.
Another interesting thing shown
by the tables Is that the people are
conservative. Out of q total of nine
ty-four measures in ten states, sub
mitted by petition Of the people, fifty
three were rejected and forty-one
adopted. showing that the people dis
criminate and use their Judgment as
to what measures they want and what
they do not want. Not only that, but
the table disposes OF the argument
that the initiative and referendum is
used excessively, causing great ex-
pense, and so forth. The average
number Of questions voted on in ten
states was 9.4, and this average was
raised considerably by the large num-
Der Of questions submitted in Colo
RADIO and Oregon, where the reaction
airy legislatures failed to do their duty
and had to be overruled by the people
directly"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-22
General" Villa Only a Bandit.

New York Times: General Fran
cisco Villa, the latest Of the so-ca1leo
generals to capture Juarez, is as I'M
couth and unprepossess1ng in appear
ance as n man in Mexico. He was
q, bandit before the Madero. reVolutlon,
and it was said that q score or 1holct-
ments for murder II theft were out
ctanding against him when Mauero
persuaded him to come into the rebel
ranks against Diaz on the promise OF
immunity from punishment n a
large sum of money in the event OIL
the triumph of the revolution. That
was, in the opinion of thousands IN
chihuahua and On the Texas -poruer'
he worst days work that Francisco
Madero ever did, for from the moment
that Villa joined Madero's forces: un-
til this present time the Chihuahua
outlaw has been constantly on the
ment. the next with rebels, and now
and then conducting depredations for
his own personal gain. $,
Madero had been the master of Jua-
rez less than q week when Vll4a
threatened to- revolt against him un-
less a, certain amount Of, money, said
to have been SIS, 900 in American gold,
was Forthcoming. The money was
| Taid and Villa was quieted for the
Time 'D6luS, DuL d IS" oLlIA I1ISA Az
was again on the Warpath and this
time against Madero. Next he was
heard of as a supporter of the govern
| ment. first that Of Madero, and then
that Of Huerta, and lastly again a
rebel leader, and as the dispatches
| from Ell Paso told yesterday, the cap
| tor Of Juarez.
clustering, f~lliterate.. staggering,
uncouth. and at the bottom OF ALI
/ --,A H. aAa4sfhnH "Tnnrhn" . VIIIa-
the bandit who now calls himself
general That he is at heart an ar
rant coward was proved during the
progress of the negotiations between
Judge Carbajal and Madero.. There
was a young Italian in the foreign
contingent Of Madero's army and villa
formed q strong dislike for him.. one
morning he announced that at 4
O'Clock that afternoon he would cross
the border and go to the Hotel Shell
don in Ell Paso and shoot the Italian.
Villa crossed the Rio Grande and as
he had promised proceeded to the no
tel. With a couple of pistols, and
looking every inch the "bad man ne
\ prided himself IN being, he staggered
into the hotel and took up a position
hear the center of the lobby. Tn
italian came in surrounded by officers
of the Fourth United States Cavalry
Villa, glaring and red eyed, waited his
chance, a chance that never came.
A wiry little Irishman named Kelly
the mayor of Eel Paso, entered the
hotel. He quickly noted what was go
ing on and without a moments hest
tation he walked UP to Villa, took his
pistols away from him., kicked him
and ended the chastisement by .givins
him just one minute to get started
for the Mexican side of the river
Villa broke the speed record for Texa!
ponies in obeying Kelly's command
That was his last visit to Ell Paso.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-22
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.

" gentlemen like Professor Taft,
Eenator Root, and others who fear the
Rangers of minority rule" under the
Initiative and referendum, should take
ii glance at the tables just prepared
ny Judson King. executive secretary
s6af the National Popular Government
league says The Minneapolis News.
~ sIn the ten states where the in
stiative and referendum was in oper-
alton in the 1912 elections, the returns
show that 70 per cent Of the total
voted on ali the nipey-four measures
which were submitted. The total vote
Tor candidates in the ten states was
s22.177,328. OF these, 1,567,600 voters
M per cent of the total--voted on all
The initiative and referendum meas
uares submitted. And 81 per cent, or
II. 7s7,400 voted on the most important
measures. The is per cent who voted
uipon nothing are chiefly composed Of
careless, ignorant and indifferent vot-
ers who take o interest in princi-
ples. The DISTINGUISHED IS per cent
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-22
EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

In nearly all the large cities of the
part of tho people to mako their holi-
day purchases far in advance of the
Christmas holidays.
This is being lone primarily in con-
sideration for tho oVerwOrked people
in the shops and stores who must
necessarily suffer from the crowded
condition of the trade during the hol-
idays, and who are often taxed to the
limit Of their endurance when people
wait until the last minute to make
their purchases. While early buying
serves the good cause Of giving need
ed relief to the workers in the shops
and stores, it also benefits the buyer
in that purchases may be made to
greater advantage and with greater
ease under normal conditions thar
when every business house is crowd
ed.
Much of the Christmas buying can
before the holidays, and if everybody
will join in the movement to relieve
the congestion that necessarily at
tends late buying by making all pur-
chases at once that are convenient tc
be made, a perceptible relief will be
felt both by the public and the trade
The feature III this movement which
should appeal to every well-meaninG
citizen in the land is the benefit il
will be to those young men and womer
Rho are. employed to sell to the hoI
May trade. At best, they will have 1
Hard task from now on, and If earl.
Buying will make their lot easier thos,
who are able to de so should bu,
carly and get out of the way.
IL The hundreds of workers in tn
stores look forward with, dreat
to the time when surging crowds be
aiege the stores right on the eve Of tn
holidays, and know hat from earl,
morning until late at night they mus
be on their feet without a moment
rest, in an effort to meet the demand
Of the public and to faithfully serv
iheir employers. II the Christina
trade can be opened earlier in tn
season by the buyers themselves.
would necessarily benefit all partie
concerned, and especially would 1t b
q godsend to the men and women an
the girls and boys who have been en-
gagged to do the selling.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-22
NOSTRlLS and HEAD STOPPED UP
FROM COLD2 TRY NY CATARRH BALM

drug store. This sweet, fragrant balm
dissolves by the heat Of the nostrils;
penetrates and heals the inffamed,
swollen membrane which lines the
nose, head and throat; clears the air
passages; stops nasty discharges and
a feeling Of cleansing, soothing relief
comes Immediately.
Don't lay awake tonight struggling
for breath. with head stuffed; nostrils
closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrfl
or a cold. with its running nose, foul
mucous dropping into the throat, and
raw dryness is distressing but truly
needless.
Put your faitl1a--5ust %once-in ..Ely's
Cream Balm b your cold or catarrh
will surely disappear.-AAdvt.