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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

ABSENT FRIENDS


Sympathy is felt for Mrs. Sidney
Frier of ST. Gabriel in the death of her
brother, DR.. Babin, of Kenner, who
made months heroic struggle for life
after being shot by burglar at his
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. French Of States
vile, N. c., rejoice in the birth OF a
son last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Rabenhorst of
Baton Rouge are enjoying trip to
Asheville, N. G.
Mr.. A. M. Michel writes to disclaim
any intention to gloat over friends here
in the prompt settlement of affairs OF
the defunct bank at Canton, Miss. kfe
says he sent the paper announcing the
result merely as a matter of pride in
the fact alone. The invidious compar-
isons were ours, between the way bank
settlements are effected in Mississippi
and Louisiana.
Miss Bertha Latane is now in Wood
Vile, after few weeks spent delight
fully at Pass Christian.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Wolf sail from
Holland on the 10Th for America.
1t was quite a surprise to relatives
and friends here when the news came
telling of the marriage of Miss Maude
Weber of Donaldsonville, La, to Mr..
James Knoll, formerly of Bunkie, La.
The ceremony took place in New Or
leans, Sunday, August 23rd, where the
young couple will make their home.
The bride is well-known here. Her
friends wish her much happiness.
H. J. Smith has resigned from West
Point, and is now working for the
Y. M. C. A. of Atlanta, Georgia.
Miss Dine Fort has left Colorado,
and is now visiting friends on the way
before returning to Bunkie, where she
will teach this year.
DR.. H. J. Babin has returned to
Baton Rouge after vacation trip in
Michigan.
Scion Farrnbacher of Baton Rouge
sends greetings from New York, where
he is spending few weeks on a pur
chasing trip.
A card from Miss Sarah Butler says
that she, Mrs. r. W. Butler and Miss
Mamie Butler are enjoying their stay
in Asheville. From there they 60 to
Balsam, N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Tack Jr, of
Tulsa, Okla, are in New York City.
They we're called there by the death
of Mr.. Tack's father.
Miss Lucille Norwood and little
nephew, Ingram Norwood, have been
visiting relatives in Clinton.
Mrs. Julius Freyhan sails from Liver.
pool on Saturday for home.
Mrs. John Dudley. of Slaughter. La,
has issued cards TO the marriage Of
her daughter, Miss Mary Beaufort
Williams, to Mr.. Hamilton de Lesseps,
ON Wednesday evening, September g.,
at o'clock, at the Methodist Church
in Slaughter. Mr.. De Lesseps is a son
of Mrs. Auguste de Lesseps, formerly
of New Orleans, but now of st. Landry
parish,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
THE ELECTION.

The primary election held Thursday
for Judge of the Circuit Court ant
Railroad Commissioner passed off very
quietly. There was little local interest
and rains all over the parish served
to diminish the vote.
At the time The True Democrat went
to press all the boxes in which the
election was held, except the 9Th ani
End, gave the following totals: Circuit
Judge-Ellis, ia; Elliott, Is; Railroad
Commissioner-Taylor, SO; Jumel, 13;
Powers, 2; Kelly, II.
Judge Ellis carried every ware
heard from except the 9th, where the
vote was 5 to l in favor of Elliott
Taylor carried every ward.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
WILHELM.
Observation-Disclosures.

The Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs
r. ]. Abbott. It will be the Aids birth
day party, it being one year since il
was organized.
The Ladies' Aid met at Mrs. A
Gwice's last Thursday, with sixteen
members present. Delicious refresh
ments were served.
Miss Luvenia Mcneil 4of Alexandra
is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. r. ID
Wells of Wilhelm.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

A dispatch from Paris appeared in
Thursdays papers stating that R.
Percy of Bayou Sara had volunteered
for service in the French army and
had gone to Rouen for period of train
ing under French officers. Inquiry
here fails to determine the identity
of this member of the Percy family.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

The Louisiana Irish potato patch
contains $4,000 acres this year and the
total production will be approximately
1,67S,000 bushels, according to esti.
mates made by the United States crop
reporting board. The condition of the
crop is 50 per cent of normal and the
price at the present time is averaging
around IS cents per bushel.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
ELECTION OFFICERS.

Following are the Commissioners
and Clerks of Election for the General
Election to be held in the 9Th Ward
on Tuesday, September 1, 1914, for
Police Juror: P. O. Bourgeois, Jos.
Ortis, l.. B. Sadden, Commissioners;
C. E. Sadden, John Ortis, Clerks; w.
B. Davidson, Deputy Sheriff.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

The contest for the Police Jury
scholarship to the Louisiana State
University was being conducted at the
court house when The True Democrat
went to press. Those taking the ex-
animation were: Misses Lillian Daniel,
Lille Tooraen, Mary Hamilton and
Mamie Cutrer; Reeve Barrow, Sam
Williams and Claude Daniel.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

Master Julius Wolf has issued invi-
tations to the younger set for dance,
to be given at the home of his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. E. Wolf, tonight. The
little folks are looking forward to a
good time.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
PERSONALS FROM THE JACKSON
RECORD,

Mr.. Mike Amrhein Of Zachary and
Mrs. George Baier of st. Francisville
have been here attending their mother,
Mrs. " Amrhein, who has been very
sick.
Miss EVE Converse is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Robert Connell.
Misses Eva, Pearle and Irene Harvey
of Freeland were weekend guests Of
Mrs. james Branuon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norwood Smith Of
Vicksburg were guests for a few days
last week of Mr.. and Mrs Percy
Roberts.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

Master Wilmer Rogers and little
sister, Alma, entertained their little
friends on Wednesday evening.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

Mrs. A. s. Bowman will entertain
party of young folks with dance at
her home, Alton Villa, tonight.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
CHURCH NOTICES
. - - - -
.R..cE CHURCH,

GRacE CHURCH.
Rev. ALVIN w. Skardon, Rector.
Twelfth Sunday after Trinity
Holy Communion and Sermon, $50
a. m.
Friday
Litany, 8 a. m.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

Bobby, can't you keep quiet just
one minute?" cried the father.
81 don't know, sir" answered Bobby,
4 never tried"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

Insurance of every description is
written by Mrs. w. T. Forester. Give
her your patronage. (AdyJ
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. j. B. Fulton.
REGULAR SERVICES

NNU UI4EaIk OUtFICEp.
LIST Sunday, st. Francisville. II a. m.
and p. m.
End Sunday, Star Hill II a. M, and
st. Francisyille 8 p. m.
3rd Sunday, Wilhelm II a. M, and
st. Francisville 8 p. m.
Attn Sunday, New Hope II a. M, and
|St. Francisville p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday morn
ing at 9:45.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-29

Mrs. Marseilles will entertain the
Mission Society next week.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
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IMPORTANCE OF EANLINESS
To Prevent Disease Cows Should 81
Carefully Brushed and Cleansed
at Least Twice Every Week.

In the prevention of disease toe
much stress cannot be placed upon the
Importance of cleanliness. For this
reason the COWS should be brushed and
cleansed at least twice week. partic-
ularly on those parts that are beyond
the reach of the tongue. Whatever
benefit may come from the COW licking
herself when she is clean, there is
more or less danger from that source
when the COWS are kept inside, and
nave no way of cleaning their bodies
except with their tongues when turned
out for water and exercise
At certain times during the year and
at certain stages of condition and
health the hair comes oil in great
abundance. At such times when the
animals lick themselves, much OF the
hair gets into their stomachs and there
Is danger of it's forming hard mass
that will severely injure them This
danger is minimized by brushing the
COWS carefully, 1t should be done daily
while the COWS are shedding their
coats. for at this time there is more or
less irritation of the skin that prompts
the animals to lick their bodies more
persistently than at other times BY
brushing them in a careful manner this
irritation is lessened and the falling
hair is removed beyond the reach OF
their tongues
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
EARLY DAYS OF JOURNALISM
First English Editor Had Very Decided
Opinions as to the Freedom
Of the Press,

The first Englishman of letters OF
any distinction to take up journalism
as n profession was Sir Roger LES
TRANCE, who died 209 years ago. He
was an indefatigable pamphleteer on
the royalist and court side during the
epoch Of the restoration. In 1862 LES
TRANCE was made Surveyor of the
press" the censor of all books and
pamphlets, and the editor of monop-
olistic newspaper, THE Intelligencer. /"
LEstrange printed only such news as
suited the government, and labored
vainly to suppress his illegal and I'M
licensed competitors, who surrepti-
tiously printed and circulated news
letters" containing real news. In the
first number of the Intelligencer LES
TRANCE objected to tho publication of
anything but the most carefully edited
news on the ground that ut makes
the multitude too familiar with the ac-
tons and counsels of their superiors,
too pragmatical and censorious, and
gives them not only wish but kind
Of colorado right and license to the
meddling with the government" But
L'Estrange failed miserably in his at
tempts to stamp out the ideal of free
press, and. later, when he was deprived
of his monopoly, he himself turned to
the publication of an unofficial catch,
penny" sheet called the Observator.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
GOOD IN MENTAL FIRE DRILL
Really Excellent Suggestion Made by
Woman Who Learned Its Value
Through Experience.

They had been relating their most
thrilling experience.
my last experience taught me a
lesson l find few people have learned.
l call it my mental fire drill, said
the motherly one. you know how
we all unconsciously put something
down while we are thinking of some
thing else. Well, when our home
was on fire it took me so long trying
to think what l would want to save
first and where the articles were that
my escape was cut off. Though feel
everlastingly grateful to the firemen
for rescuing me, it is not very COM
Portable experience. So / determined
for ever after to make a practice
every time / put anything of value
aside to impress myself where / put
it, and l Also had a place upstairs
and down where / kept the articles
cherished that were too large for our
safe and the tin boxes. Once in a
while | spend few moments thinking
hard about what | would want to save
first. The articles are so impressed
on my mind that I shall never forget
them I am sure in any stress or ex.
citement.
II really feel quite proud of my
mental fire drill, for it gives me a
feeling of self-reliance that l never
experienced before"
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
CONTROL RICHNESS IN CREAM
Separator Is Most important Factor,
but When Adjusted Properly
There viii Be Variations.

The most important factor conrtol-
Ing the richness in cream is the cream
screw in the separator, but even when
that is adjusted properly there will be
some variations in the percentage of
fat in the cream. Ordinarily in winter
and when cows are more nearly dry
they are likely to give richer milk
than when fresh and on June pa sture.
Accordingly, cream for the winter will
at times show a variation of about
seven per cent. over that produced
during the summer months
Not running separator at uniform
speed will also affect the cream, be-
cause the slower the separator bowl
rotates 1t will affect the cream.
If too much skimmilk or water is
used in flushing out the bowl after
each time the separator is used the
cream will be thinner. Use no more
than Just necessary to free the bowl
from cream.
Sometimes the skimmilk or the
cream becomes clogged, interfering
with the free passage of either cream
or the skimmilk through their re-
spective openings. These outlets
should be examined frequently.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
Family of Poets.

No other family has, within two gen.
erations, produced so many poets as
the Tennysons All the laureate's
brothers wrote poems and both his
sons published verses in Macmillan's
Magazine, though they did SO annony.
mously. ''It is a curious fact" wrote
Alexander Japp in 1902, that the Ten.
nyson family, every male member OF
which wrote verse. and successfully
should have so far abstained from pub
fishing openly or publishing at all. as
if they disliked the idea of coming
into competition with the great poet
Specimens Of the work of Lionel and
Hallam Tennyson will be found in
Poets and Poetry of the Century and
may add that these pieces were sent
to me by the old poet himself in let
ter now before me- with such words as
most certainly show that he did not
share the feeling of Scott-thanking
God that his sons showed no poetic
symptoms"
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27

| this most laudable purpose, and 1t Is
even questionable whether our legis-
lature, under the limitations of the
constitution, could lawfully use the
credit of the state in the manner indi-
Gated, much as the people of the state
might desire to do so.
We have in this state, however, an
irrigation project known as the West
End Twin Falls Irrigation project, up
en- which a great deal of money has
been expended but which the promo
tiers are, at present unable to COM
plete. The lack of demand for irriga-
ton bonds in the money markets of
the country is said to be responsible
for this condition. The promoters and
bondholders of the company profess to
be willing to have the federal gov
eminent take over and complete this
project, the company being entirely
willing to waive any question OF real
izing any profit out of their venture.
| The settlers and contract holders on
| this project seemed also to be sin
/ cerely DESTROYS that the government
should take over and complete their
project, and ! can assure you that the
| state of Idaho, as represented by its
state land board would be glad indeed
| to secure the helpful Intervention of
the federal reclamation service in this
matter. Indeed, the hope that the fed
eral government might be induced to
take over and complete this project
seems to be the only immediate hope
| for relief to these worthy people. The
| project itself is a good one and ! am
constrained to believe that the recla-
nation service could complete the pro-
| iect in the maner as to give satisfac-
ton to the settlers and to do justice to
the company insofar as their actual
investment in the project is concerned.
| | enclose herewith copy of report
recently prepared by S. D. Taylor, our
Carey commissioner, giving brief
history and the present status of this
project
I In conclusion, Mr.. Secretary, may
/ express the hope that this matter will
! so appeal to you that you may be in
duced to cause an immediate investi-
/ cation to be made of the project for
the purpose of determining definitely
its present status and condition and
with the object of deciding whether or
not the federal reclamation service
can arrange to take over and complete
the same.
With every assurance of honor and
respect, | beg to remain,
Yours obediently,
JOHN M. HAINES,
| Governor.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
OPENS WAY FOR NEWELL
Governor Haines Offers Fine Chance
to Try "DOllar For Dollar" Policy.

Frederick H. Newell, director of the
United States reclamation service, is
entitled to the next move in the mat
ter of having the federal government
and the state government cooperate
in reyiving dormant Carey act irriga-
ton projects.
For months the state land board has
been bombarded with requests from
settlers on number OF the Idaho pro-
jects insisting that it adopt some plan
to accept Director Newells PROPOSE
ton and secure them financial aid. In
vain Governor Haines and the other
members of the state land board eX-
planned that they had no legal right to
advance money on behalf of the state
for any such purpose. The settlers
could not understand, if the federal
government was ready to come to their
assistance, why the state should stand
in the way.
The agitation was the direct result
of an address delivered by Director
Newell before the Boise Commercial
club on the occasion of his last visit
to this city. He is quoted as saying
in that address that the reclamation
service stood ready to put in dollar
| for dollar with the state for the pur-
pose of placing the crippled Carey act
| projects on their feet.
Governor Haines on Tuesday clear
| ly set forth the position of the state
| in the matter and submitted counter
proposition in a communication ad-
dressed to Secretary Lane of the in
terror department. This communica-
ton is a follows:
| January Is, 1914-Honorable Frank
lin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, D. c. My dear Mr. Sec
rotary: When Mr.. Newell, the head of
the reclamation service, was in this
state short time ago, he is reputed to
have made certain statements to the
effect that the federal reclamation SER
vice was ready and willing to cooper
ate with the states having Carey act
projects and to furnish dollar for dol
lar with such states in the completion
of any or all projects upon which work
or development has been suspended. I
am unable to state whether or not Mr..
Newell actually made these state
ments, or if he did, whether the posi-
] ton as common report now seems to
indicate. This reputed offer on the
part of the federal reclamation SER
vice has been given wide publicity in
the press of this state and our state
land board has been severely criti-
ciseds for not Immediately accepting
| this generous offer on the part OF the
| federal government
| 1t is well known fact to all who
are acquainted with the laws of this
state that it is absolutely impossible
for the state land board to appropriate
money from any state fund for even
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27

January 31st. The place has not been
decided upon but will be announced
in next weeks paper.
j. NJ Markell was in Twin Falls Sat
urday.
Mrs. VIM. Cunningham made trip
to Twin Falls Monday
e. r. Sherman was in the county
seat Monday.
w. D. Southworth was Twin Falls
visitor Monday
Miss Charlotte McQuown spent Sun
day at Twin Falls.
A. " Mounce was business visi-
tor to Twin Falls Monday.
Miss Case went to Filler Friday
evening and returned Sunday.
H. e. Wilkinson was business Wis
itor in Bull last Friday.
l.. J. Johnson of the Bull Furniture
house, was in Twin Falls Sunday.
Harry Barry refereed the basket
ball game in Twin Falls Friday even
ing.
Father Hahn of Twin Falls, con-
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Hutson are the
proud parents of baby boy born on
last Friday.
Mrs. Morgan, mother of Mrs. Geo.
Layne and Mrs. G. S. Peck, departed
for Eastern points Sunday morning.
H. b. Smith Of the Western News
paper Union of Salt Lake, made the
Herald business visit.
State Veterinarian V. G.. White Of
Boise, was in Bull Saturday on bust
ness connected with his office.
Robt. Buchanan, late Of the Buc-
hanan & Johnson Dramatic Co. is or
ganizing a class in violin playing.
Mrs. Claude Stewart of Twin Falls,
is visiting this week at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Chas Wetherbee.
Mrs. w. N. Schriver was a passen-
ger to Twin Falls Monday evening
where she took treatment for her
eyes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bracket enter
tanned company of their friends to
fine turkey dinner last Sunday at
their pleasant home on Lincoln Way.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27
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NORTH CAROLINA GOOD ROADS
@proved Thoroughfares Tend to
Prosperity Of Farmers and Saving
OF Time Is Considerable.
(Ry N. RuCKNERl

(By N. BUCKNER)
throughout the mountain region of
western North Carolina the good
roads sentiment has attained proper
taons and gathered such impetus as to
sweep aside objections to expendi-
'aasres for good roads, which is usually
xne case In all progressive movements
nj great moment. The movement had
a1s inception in Asheville, North Caro-
lima, when the Asheville and Bun,
rcmbe County Good Roads association
was organized by few public spir-
Med men who realized the loss to
tails beautiful mountain country by
reason of lack Of good roads which
made 1t impossible for not only the
people of this section. but the tourists
aad visitors from going from one
point to another.
Immediately after the organization
at this association, 1t raised $4,000
Sy subscription and regarded and
1sacadamized the road from Asheville
y 80 tBiltmore, distance of a little
Gnore than two miles. This one piece
rOF work In itself demonstrated to the
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-01-27

scitizens that good roads could be
built In the mountains and it stimu-
hated all thinking citizens to further
effort.
At the present time, macadam and
sand clay roads have been and are be-
. ing actively constructed throughout
the entire Land of the Sky" region
In western North Carolina, there al.
ready being hundreds of miles OF
splendid hard surfaced roads winding
about the mountains, across hills and
valleys from one section to another
The immediate territory surrounding
4Asheville is covered with veritable
network of good roads which are OF
s@he greatest benefit to the farmers OF
athe country and to the business peo-
Nple of the city, and of especial delight
s.o the throngs of visitors both winter
land summer to this most delightful
sail the year around resort
Adjoining counties have caught the
spirit and forces may be found build.
ing macadam and sand clay roads
In all sections. To the south Bun.
rombe county has just completed ma.
cadamizing the highway to the Hen
derson county line, connecting al
that point with most splendidly
graded road to Hendersonville, a