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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
MINUTES OF EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETING

The Executive Committee of the
School Board of West Feliciana parish
held a special meeting Wednesday,
August rs, 1914. All members of the
committee were present.
The committee first considered the
matter of the consolidation of the
Bains school with the ST. Francisville
school A delegation of citizens from
Bains presented both sides of the ques
ton to the committee. After due con
sideration the committee voted to con
solidate the two schools.
Representative citizens from New
Hope and Wakefield were heard rela
tive to the consolidation of the New
Hope school with the Wakefield school
The committee decided that the con
solidation was inadvisable. The New
Hope school was ordered retained al
it's present location.
A protest from che citizens of the
Grange Hall neighborhood was made
relative to the principal of the. Grange
Hall school. The committee decided
that no action could be taken In the
matter at the present time.
The committee authorized Superin
tendent Crump to secure seats for the
Cat Island school.
The committee then adjourned.
! JAS. P. BOWMAN, Pres.
O. d. BROOKS, Chair,
C. H. ARGUE,
w. B. SMITH.
r.. e. CRUMP, Secretary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
WILL INclNERArE THE DEAD.

Portable incinerators for the crema-
ton of dead on the battlefield will be
used by the German army in the pres
ent war, according to adVices received
by DR.. Hugo Erickson, of Detroit, pres
ident of the Cremating Society of
America.
Cremation, as practiced in the con-
flicts of the past, has been of the
crudest possible description" said DR..
Erickson. "The general staff of the
German army, however, has adopted
a portable cremator that is capable of
incinerating twenty-five bodies an
hour. The ashes, whenever possible,
will be returned to Germany for burial"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

Speaking of the administration of
the last sacraments to the pontiff, DR.,
Marchiafava says; "The patient re-
ceived them with joy He was tran
quill and his intellect was so keen that
to his secretary, Monsignor Bressan,
who was overcome by emotion, the
Pope prompted the words of absolu-
ton. The pontiff shed few tears,
while with his tired hand he slowly
made the sign of the cross. His ven
cradle white head rested softly on his
pillow, his eyes were bright and his
face bore the smile which lighted it
throughout his life. He was an ex-
ample Of the most perfect calm in the
face of death"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
NOTICE.
SHERIFF'S SALE.

State of Louisiana, Parish of West
Feliciana, oath Judicial District
Court-Mrs. Cecile Brooks Forces
ter, ct ais, vs. No 1927, Louis
West.
BY virtue of writ of seizure and
sale to the Sheriff directed by the
Hon. the oath Judicial District Court
for the Parish of West Feliciana, La,
in the above entitled and numbered
cause, | have seized and will offer for
sale to the highest bidder at the front
door of the court house in the town of
st. Francisville, La, at the hour of
IL o'clock a. m. ON
Saturday, October 8, 1914,
the following described property to-wit:
Two hundred and ninety acres, more
or less, being part of the Boyle place,
situated in the third ward of the parish
of West Feliciana, La, and bounded as
follows: North by lands of Hebert,
South by lands of Mrs. s. T. Bowman,
East by the Neville place of T. w.
Butler, West by Hebert, Edward But
Ter, Converse and Mrs. Bowman.
Terms of Cash, with benefit of
appraisement.
J. H. CLACK, Sheriff.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
TOWN UPBUlLDING.
(Ackerman PIaindealer.)

If member of your family died,
would you print the resolution on a
billboard?
If your wife entertained, would you
send an account of it to the theatre
program man?
If you were going to enlarge your
business, would you advertise it in a
hotel register?
If you were going to have wedding
in your family would you get out a
handful?
You would send such items to
newspaper, wouldn't you?
Then, why don't you put your adver,
tisement in a newspaper?
Every man who uses a billboard is
adding to nature taking.
Every dollar spent in theatre pro-
gram, in a register, in directory, is
a legitimate dollar taken away from
the newspapers of your town.
The newspapers build your town
Why not help build up the news,
papers? There is no better advertise,
ment in the world for a town than a
good newspaper. A newspaper is the
barometer of the towns industry. Show
us a good newspaper full of advertis
ing and we will show you good town
full of live merchants.
Billboards are an eyesore; theatre
programs are worthless, hotel regis
tiers, from an advertising standpoint
are ridiculous.
Newspapers are town builders, town
advertisers, fortune makers, news dis
seminators, sermon deliverers, pros
perity forecasters. They are neces
sity, not luxury. They must be main
tanned. Without them we would retro
grade to the medieval days.
Don't patronize them from chart
table standpoint. Patronize them be
cause they deliver the goods-that is
II they are the right kind.
Cut out the foolishness and work fol-
the upbuilding of your town and the
state by upbuilding your newspapers
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

James Kelley, editor of the Chicago
Herald, in recent address pointed
out: Some people figure that we
can't enlarge our foreign trade because
of the war. I don't know why we
can't, During the Napoleonic wars we
had much the same situation that we
have now-all Europe fighting and
America at peace. During Is years of
those wars our foreign trade increased
more than $50 per cent and the ton
mage shipped in American bottoms in
creased more than 500 per cent. Why
can't we do the same thing over again,
and when we get the foreign trade
this time, keep it?"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

Noah had to work long time on the
ark. 1t was up hill business, too, at
best, while ths local anvil and hammer
club sat around splitting tobacco juice
upon his lumber, whiting up his pine
boards with their jack knives and tell.
ing him what fool he was expecting
a rain in a country that was too dry to
grow alfalfa. But he kept at it. Final
ly the food came and every mothers
son of the croakers were drowned.
This is the only instance we know of
in either sacred or profane history
where bunch of knockers got exactly
what was coming to them.-Delhi
Progress.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

In talking with the wireless operator
many ship passengers ask the mean
ing of the three letters used in the
distress signal, IS. O. S." There seems
to be general opinion that the letters
are the abbreviation of three separate
words, with definite meaning Per-
sons of an imaginative trend will tell
you that the letters stand for "Save
Our Ship" "Send Out Succor," "Sink
Or Swim" or some such meaning. The
three letters, it is explained by the
Ocean Wireless News, signify nothing
but that a ship is in distress and in
need of assistance. The call Is used
by all nations as universal code, sc
that any wireless operator, regardless
of the language he speaks, can imme
diately intercept the call of distress
Inasmuch as the call is in use by all
countries it can be seen that the signal
can have no meaning in any one Ian
guage. The character of the code
makes it a call that can be picked out
easily from other signals, being com
posed of three dots, three dashes, three
dots.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
INFORMATION WANTED.
List of Members of the Chi Phi Fra
ternIty at Centenary College,
Jackson, Louisiana, from
1858 to 1861.

Information in regard to any of these
members is desired by Mr.. Ivy l.. Lee,
assistant to president, Pennsylvania
Railroad Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
Robert Ruffin Barrow Beasley, MD;
Thomas jefferson Daunis, Camp Flour
noy, Charles Cay, John Patterson Hud-
son, John Tyler Jordan, James Hay
Knighton, Adrian Martin. John Fannin
Young Paine, H. D., Galveston, Texas;
Rasselas Perkins, William Franklin
Roberts, M. D.; Moses Lucius Robin
son, Samuel Cothran Schwing, Sebas-
tian Dutton Schwing, III. D.; Robert
Augustus Smith, Arcadia, La; William
Henderson Terry, Harriston, Miss;
Samuel Duke Stone Walker, John
Schild Wiley, Douglas Cooper Wood
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
NEW HOPE AND WAKEFIELD.
Correspondence

One of the important questions con-
fronting the school board of West
Feliciana Parish is this: Shall New
Hope school join with Wakefield"
This question needs careful consid-
Grafton on the part of the parents, to
find out if the children of both schools
will be benefited.
If they do unite the three teachers
are to work together. Will this help
or not? The teacher of the smaller
school has at least five grades, max
ing about twenty-five classes to teach
each day during five hours; that is on
the average of twelve minutes for
each class. BY working in the larger
school she would have about ten
classes less, then the work could be
divided so that each instructor would
be able to teach those subjects that
she is most fitted to teach Would not
the children learn faster with more
time for the teacher to give for in
struction and drills?
This will make larger classes and
perhaps more papers to correct, but
| if she has to teach history lesson,
is it not just as easy to prepare that
for ten pupils as for one? | dare say
that she and they will both have more
interest and desire to do good work.
Then, too, there is more likely to be
rivalry in the various classes which
makes work easier
There is still another way in which
the children would be benefited: this
T.; socially. With more teachers and
children there could be more societies,
such at Literary, Bird, Sewing, Agri-
culture, Gymnastic, and others. All of
which aids the child in becoming the
ideal citizen.
The larger a school is the better
equipment it is able to have: larger
library, more maps, and better desks,
which makes the educational road
easier to travel. This brings up the
finances of the school, as better ma
terial calls for more money. Each
school is allowed a certain amount of
money, according to the number OF
pupils. 1t will cost no more for sixty
pupils to use the same library, maps,
globes, ETC., than it would for thirty.
The extra money, then, could be used
on better material and better teachers
The state has voted certain amount
of money for those schools that will
consolidate. Why do not New Hope
and Wakefield obtain some of this
before it is gone?
Why not make our country schools
so good that when the students leave
the country school and go to the town
school they could continue their
studies with no trouble?
A well-covered wagon could be ar
ranged for carrying those of one school
to the other school, and no doubt less
time would be lost by the pupils than
before.
This plan is not only recommended
by our state educational authorities
J but has been tried and has proved
beneficial in other parts of the state
and in other states.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
TRUST IN GOD.

There is no unbelief!
Whoever plants seed beneath the sod,
And waits to see it push away the clod,
He trusts in God.
Whoever says when clouds are in the sky
''Be patient, heart, light breaketh by ant
by"
He trusts the Most High
Whoever sees, meath winters field Of snow
The silent harvest of the future grow,
Gods power must know.
Whoever lies down on his couch to sleep
Content to lock each sense in slumber deep
Knows God will keep.
Whoever says Tomorrow the unknown,
The future Trusts unto that Power alone
He dares disown.
The heart that looks on when the eyelid
close,
And dares to live when life has only woes
Gods comfort knows.
There is no unbelief
And still by day and night, unconsciously
The heart lives by the faith the lips decry
God knoweth why.
Charles Kingsley.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

Dr. Oscar Bowling, president of the
board, submitted report on the sit
uation thus far There have been 20
human cases of bubonic plague, six
resulting in death, FIVE discharged and
eight clinically we'll in hospitals. One
is in danger Sixty-two cases have been
found among rats out of total catch
of 53,851, all of which have not yet
been examined.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

Backward, turn backward, Oh Time,
in your flight; give us girl whose
skirts are not tight, give US girl
whose charms, many or few, are not
exposed by too much peek-a-boo; give
us a girl, no matter what age, who
won't use the streets for vaudeville
stage; give us girl not too sharply
in view, dress her in skirts that the
sun can't shine through.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
ALL DEAD BUT ONE.

A man was fixing his motor car.
"Trouble?" asked a bystander.
eyes, was the laconic answer.
what power is it?"
Forty horse" same the answer.
what seems to be the matter with
it?"
"Well, from the way she acts | should
say that thirty-nine of the horses are
dead"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

"Those Happy Roosevelt Days." is
the title of an article which the New
Orleans States published some time
ago. 1t shows that over one million
men were out of employment and bus
mess stagnation affected the entire
country during 1908 when Theodore
Roosevelt held the reins of govern
ment.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

FOR SALE-Two iron wheel log
wagons, two heavy two-horse wagons,
one lot disc records for graphophone,
one lot buggy axle oilers, one lot buggy
top supporters, one spring tooth riding
cultivator with stalk cutting attach
ments, one 12x16 disc harrow, one Sec
ond hand one-horse wagon, one second
hand buggy, all at bargain prices. Also
anti-carbon automobile oil.
| If CHAS. WEYDERT.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

FOR SALE-2 h. p. Fairbanks Morse
gas engine at bargain w. c. Howell,
Wilcox, La IT,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

The man whose speciality is making
excuses never makes good.-Chicago
News.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

Second hand doors, transoms, blinds
and sashes for sale cheap. Write to
Lock Box rs, st. Francisville, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
LITTLE ADS"

FOR SALE-A few fine Duroc-Jersey
pigs. PARKER STOCK FARM. tt
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
S. O. S. SIGNAL EXPLAINED.

Charles Kingsley
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
RUSHTON POPULAR
 IN MORGAN COUNTY
Decatur Jurist Believes Mont tgomery Candidate Will Be Nominated
 in First Primary

Montgomery, April 3.-(SpeciaL) Judge John c. Eyster of Decatur believes that Ray Rushton will win the nomination for the short term senator in the first pri- mary. Judge Eyster spent today in Mont gomery, having come down from Decatur to attend to some business.
 Judge Eyster declared to The Age Herald correspondent that he was conti- dent MT Rushton would carry Morgan county by a heavy vote. He expressed the opinion that the Montgomery candi- date will poll heavy vote over north Ala bama, and said he believed he would get larger vote than both Capt. Frank S.. White and Watt T. Brown combined.
 MT. Rushton is popular in my part of the state,' said Judge Eyster, and he is well known. When he first an- nounced it was thought that he would have hard fight in north Alabama, but I find that he is as nearly as well known in that part of the state as in the south ern section In my opinion. MT. Rush ton will carry a number of the counties in my part of the state. and I predict his election by handsome vote.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04

business sentiment is quite confident be- cause of the generally promising agri- cultural outlook. At a number of interior centers bank clearings exceed those of the two years immediately proceeding and at Chicago clearings for March are the largest ever reported for 8 single month.
 Mercantile collections are somewhat backward, which is not unusual at this season and in spite of the attractive rates for money borrowing is light and offer ngs of commercial paper continue re- stricted. Retrenchment still characterizes the iron and steel trade. Some better ment however, is still manifest in cop per. A steadier tone has developed in practically all the dry goods markets.
 Failures this week 349 against 27 last year. Canada 45 against 32.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04

Judge Bradley was born in Pickens County, Alabama His parents died when he was nine years old, leaving him homeless, penniless and depend ent on his own exertions. He began his life work as hired hand on the farm of Henry Vail, for whom he worked seven years in succession. He then entered school on his hard earned dollars and secured limited education. In 1870 he began teaching in the public schools. which was ac- companied with marked success. In 1880 he began the practice of dentistry. which profession he followed with sat isfaction to himself and his patrons for IS years
 He served Lamar County in the Legislature four years. in the State Senate four years and he has now been Probate Judge and County Judge for over 15 years and has been Chair man of the Democratic Executive Committee 12 years He has been . consistent member of the church, of the Masonic order and the Independ ent Order of Odd Fellows more than 30 years.
 He has always been a hearty and strong supporter of all church, moral and charitable subjects and institu tions He is a strong friend to the widow and orphan and has raised and educated two orphan children ant is now raising and educating foul more.
 He is in every way qualified tt make an ideal State Treasurer. H' will anDreciata your sunnort Anril 6th
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
MISSES FORD GIVE
 INFORMAL DANCE

Miss Winnie Ford and Miss Marion Ford were joint hostesses at a lovely in- formal dance last evening at their home in Inglenook.
 The house was made very attractive for the dancers with spring flowers and at late hour an ice course was enjoyed
 Those invited were Miss Niorene Morris, Miss Katie Rothrock, Miss Nora Roth rock. Miss Regina Downey, Miss Mabelle Downey, Miss Zoe Downs, Miss Mildred Ford, Miss Rebecca Bozemore, MIr. Robert Carter. MT. Ernest Devon, Mir. Hugh Heaton, MT. Dan Heaton, MT. Henry Heath, Mr John Lynch, Mr Lloyd DaVis, MT. Will Dillon. MT. B. Jones, MT Henry McGregor, MT. W. r, Taylor, Mir Mitchell Chantz
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
IRREGULAR|TY IN
 TRADE REPORTS Withal, However, Volume of
 Business Is Good ACTIVITY IN SOUTH
Retrenchment Still Characterizes the Iron and Steel Trade-Steadier Tone Develops in Dry
 Goods

New York, April 3.-Bradstreet's to- morrow will say: There is d good deal of irregularity in trade reports. While business in many lines makes an ac- ceptable comparison with last year. the number of complaints now heard is found fin the tendency to buy in small lots for immediate uses rather to make heavy purchases for distant wants
 ''Withal, there is a good volume of business and while retail trade has been hampered by unpropitious weather, the movement in general is forward.
 ''In the winter wheat growing sections there is more optimism than conservatism and. therefore, trade, in a collective sense, exhibits improvement.
 Entertainments by railroads and unset tlement in western bitumnous fields in- vest the labor situation with less favor able color.
 For the week failures. 236 against 237 last year: wheat exports. 2.653, 43S. against 4os1,47s; bank clearings, $9,507, o450oo, an increase of 3.7 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
MAbEN AND PARTY
 LOOK OVER PLANT
Standard Steel Go. Inspected
 at Gadsden Friday
VOTERS REGISTERING
Spirited Mayoralty Campaign Is in Prospect in Gadsden-Said Bars Will Be Kept Up
 in Etowah

1 Gadsden, April 3.-(Special )-Local in- dustrial circles were set agog today by the arrival in the special car of the Sloss- Sheffield Coal and Iron company at Il 80 o'clock of President Maben of that com pany, with w. H. Goadby and H. Bron- ner prominent financiers, and Superin- tendent T. E. Brooks of this division of the Louisville and Nashville. The part'. was taken to the plant of the Standard Steel company, which was inspecpeu. There is much speculation here as to the visitors
 A spirited municipal campaign is in prospect in Gadsden, and there will be at least three mayoralty candidates in the field. A spirit of unrest with pres7 ent conditions is said to be growing in West Gadsden, while many are not satis- fled with the condition of the streets. and want paving. This probably will form issue in the campaign.
 Beat campaign managers for oscar Un- derwood have been instructed by the state campaign committee to prepare a list of voters to be challenged, which list is to be filed with election managers. It is expected that many voters, some of them lifelong democrats, will be chal- lenged in Etowah county. It is said that the bars will be put up.
 According to local fruit growers pros poets are bright for one of the largest peach crops ever grown in the south this year. 1
 Work is progressing so rapidly on the water mains at Alabama City that it is thought that the city will have water supply by May l.
 large number of voters registered to- day at the courthouse, this being the first day of the session of the board of registrars It is thought that at least POD new voters will be added to the rolls.
 Baseball practice for the Steelmakers will begin at League park April 15 in preparation for the opening of the season May 5.
 Because of some trouble in securing land on Lookout mountain the Country club may be forced to look elsewhere for a site for it's clubhouse and golf course
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
Society
Continued from Page six)


 U~~~-~~-~-o-@-~~~>~~~~~ Mrs J. D. Bancroft, Mrs. F. Belsher Mrs F. F. Bondurant, Mrs ". T. Brewer Mrs Sallie Byrd, Mrs. E. B. Crossland Mrs J. A. Ellard, Mrs. E. M. Franks Mrs r. M. Gladney, Mrs. w. C. Grant Mrs. B. H. Griffin, Mrs F. R. Hawley, Mrs. R. A. Hardin. Mrs. F. E. Mcconnell, Mrs. R. N. Mckinley, Mrs. J. C. MePhaui, Mrs. James Walker, Mrs N. A. Barrett,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
Marriage Licenses

Fred A. Bachman, New York, to Miss Elsie A. Stoyentine. Henry w. Head, Bessemer, to Miss Beulah Johnson.
 John Glaze, short Creek, to Miss Emma Glaze.
 win selg, Mt Pinson. to Miss Win nie Wear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
SOCIETY. BRIEFS

I !
 Miss Nell Duncan of Gadsden is ex- pected today to be the guest of Mrs, F. l.. Estep,
 Mrs John B. Oates plans to return to her home in North Carolina today after visit to her parents, MT and Mrs. George Webb. at Mountain Terrace. She will be accompanied by her little daugh- ter, Una Webb Oates.
 Miss Elizabeth Bowie is expected home tomorrow afternoon from Ta1ladega.
 Mrs. John B. Danforth has returned from Montgomery after a stay of several days.
 Miss Annie Laurie who has been visit ing Mrs. Laurens Jones' has gone to her home in Montgomery.
 Mrs. Carroll Steel, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Charles s. Nor gan, has returned to her home in Missis- sippi.
 Mrs. NJ. R Weston and children of Bradford are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. F. M, James in East Lake,
 Mrs. Walter Gousby has sufficiently re- covered from her recent illness to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04

 affairs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04
MRS. MORSCHEIMER'S
 DINNER AT THE CLUB

MT. and Mrs Henry Morseheimer will be hosts to party of 10 friends to- night at dinner at the Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04

Only One ssB4OMO QUININE, To get the genuine, call for full name. LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE Look for signature of E. W. GROVE. Cures a Cold in enc Day. 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-04

New York, April 3.-Dun's Review will say tomorrow: Current movement of merchandise continues somewhat below normal. particularly in the east; ia the west and south there is more activity and