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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
CANNING YOUNG CHICKEN.
Country Gentleman.)

(SOuuLLy INTELLECTUALLY
The woman who raises a flock of
young fowls sometimes finds that she
has larger number than it is con-
venient ocarry through the season.
By canning the meat it may easily be
preserved for winter use at the time
when it is naturally tender and of rich
flavor.
Cut the chicken up as for stewing,
remove all the meat from the bones
and take off the skin. Pack the meat
in large-necked pint jars and fill each
jar with boiling water. Place the jars
i ma canning steamer or, il this is not
available, use clothes boiler, setting
the jars into it and surrounding them
with boiling water.
Place the bones and skins in kettle,
salt we'll and cover with a large guam.
tity of cold water. Cook slowly. Use
this liquid to fill up the jars as they
need it. Steam the cans of chicken
two and half hours. Seal and cool
the jars and pack them away for future
USE
Chicken canned in this way keeps
we'll and retains the flavor that moth
ing but young chicken possesses.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
IMPROVE YOUR SEED CORN.

A circular just issued by the Louisi-
ana Corn Growers association calls
attention to the low yield per acre of
corn for our state One of the best
ways to improve the yield is to make
field selections. Select good ones,
with shank enough to allow the ear to
hang down to shed the water, and with
ends well covered to protect from
ravages of corn weevil and birds. 1t
| is not much trouble to place box in
the wagon in which to put the selected
ears, and house them separately at the
crib. Gather twice as much as you
think you will need, so that when
husked the ears showing the other
characteristics of excellence can be
selected. This work is not expensive
and will do much to ensure the yield
Now is the time to take this first step
for better yield next year. If any
one will only try five acres of corn
thus selected and five acres picked in
the usual way they will be converted
for all time to come to the Importance
of this work. The second step to take
is deep fall breaking The sooner it is
done the better. Prepare your ground
as fast as possible for oats seeding.
Much of the ground now being pre-
pared is so dry would advise delay
ing the seeding till you are satisfied
there is sufficient moisture to ensure
a rapid and vigorous termination. The
only culture oats get is in the prepare
ton of the seed bed, let it be tho
rough and plowed in lands back-fur-
rowed in the middle and thus produc-
ing slight drainage and keeping the
water off the plants.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
LET'S DO BETTER FOR 1920.

The need of more and better rural
schools in Louisiana is made manifest
by conditions revealed in recent
census report showing the per centage
of illiterates among the native white
farming class of this state. The figures
show that the percentage of illiteracy
in the rural districts of Louisiana is
202 and IL per cent in the cities and
villages of the state. Louisiana has
352,179 illiterates and 309,749 of them
live on the farms. There are 154,342
boys and men and 155,4O7 girls and
women on the farms of this state that
can neither read nor write.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
OFFICERS OF ELECTION.

Commissioners and Clerks of Election
and Deputy Sheriffs for the General Elec-
ton, to be held on Tuesday, the Bird day
of November, 1914.
st. Francisville-Max Mann, R. w.
Tempel, Max Newsletter, Commissioners;
Chas. Tadlock, Clerk; G. S. Davidson,
Deputy Sheriff.
Bayou Sara-George Baier, John NJ. Bell,
Harris Irvine Commissioners; ]. Langlois,
Clerk; Nose Vantromp, Deputy Sheriff
Second Ward-R. H. Daniel, Ruffin
Daniel, j. C. Simmons, Commissioners;
j. G. Perkins, Clerk; j. P. Harvey, Deputy
Sheriff.
Third Ward-W. c. Howell, w. ]. Ryder,
S. C. Stirling Commissioners; H. B. May
nard, Clerk; C. T. Tooraen, Deputy
Sheriff
Fourth Ward-J. S. Griffin, H. A. Spill
man, w. L. Stirling, Commissioners s. C.
Roberts, Clerks c. H. Argue, Deputy
Sheriff
Fifth Ward, Poplar Springs. A. Thoms,
P. A. Smith. N. A. Palmer, Commissioners;
j. P. Gore, Clerk; Wiley McGraw, Deputy
Sheriff
Fifth Ward, Grange Hall-W. P.Wright,
j. P. Bowman Jr., Jos. Peterson, Com
missioners; G. D. Spillman, Clerk; Jim
Miller, Deputy Sheriff
Sixth Ward-P. o. Bourgeois, L. B.
Sadden. w. B. Wells, Commissioners; w.
B. Davidson, Clerk; Jos. Ortis, Deputy
Sheriff
Seventh Ward-B. p. McWaters, A. C.
VIM, F. P. Row, Commissioners; B. ].
Graham, Clerk A. Il. Rogillio, Deputy
Sheriff.
Eighth Ward-L. M. Martin, F. S. Percy,
T. 0. Woods Jr., Commissioners; E. E.
McGehee, Clerk; B. |. Barrow, Deputy
Sheriff
Ninth Ward-Ike Cutrer, Hugh Connell,
JOS F. Maryman. Commissioners; Joe
Daniel, Clerk; Warren Ard, Deputy
Sheriff
Tenth Ward-Gus De Grummond, w. C.
Wade, Edward HARRISON, Commissioners
is. L. Lavergne, Clerk; NJ D. Legoe,
Deputy Sheriff.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
GAME LAW INFORMATION.

The Conservation Commission is ed.
ucatlng the people OF Louisiana on the
value OF Inorganic birds, how to tell
non-game birds from game birds, and
how to hunt game birds without yiolat.
ing the law.
a good many hunters seem to need
relocating also in regard to hunting
licenses. The parish license, costing
5O cents, is required by every hunter
IN his parish unless he hunts only in
his ward, and the state license, costing
IS, If he hunts outside OF his parish
The market hunting license costs SO
Buying the license, however, is only
part OF the requirement with the law.
1t must be remembered that license
does not give the hunter the right to
Kill game except in strict accord with
the law. He must not kill any kind of
game in its close season, nor kill over
the limit nor kill game in any illegal
manner.
The game laws divide the birds of
the state into three classes as follows.
Game birds-Geese, brant, ducks.
gr0sbecs, rails, coots, gallinules, snipe,
Woodcock, sandpipers, tatlers, curlews,
ployers, wild turkeys, quail, doves and
red-Wlnged blackbirds. Open season.
Nov. l-Feb. Is. Red-winged blackbirds
at any time.
Outlaws-Turkey buzzard, black vuI-
ture, duck hawk, Cooper hawk, sharp
Skinned hawk, great horned owl,
English sparrow, and crows and crow
blackbirds, or grackles, when destruc-
tive to crops, and kingfshers when
nesting in levees. No protection
may be killed at any time.
Non-game birds-All birds except
those in the above two lists. No open
season-must not be killed at any time
A good many hunters seem to be
under the impression that when the
hunting season is open, they do not
have to be as careful as during the
closed season on game birds From
the above explanation, however, it will
be seen that it is as much against the
law to kill a non-game bird during the
hunting season as at any other time.
Under the law, the bluebird, hooking
bird, robin, meadowlark, flicker and
all other birds Of the non-game class
are as safe from the hunter in Decem-
Der as quail in June.
In the same way, at the beginning
of the deer or squirrel season, any kind
OF game bird is perfectly safe from the
hunter who obeys the law.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
HOUSE FLOWERS IN WINTER.

We always have several pots of
plants in the kitchen and we seldom
cut them to put on the table in winter.
Heliotropes, geraniums, begonias, pinks,
verbenas, petunias and number of
other plants may be rescued from the
summer garden now to flower in the
winter In taking up the old plants,
prune back the plant even two-thirds
Of its growth Spade down around the
plant in circle about the size of the
pot you are going to put it in. Let
remain few days and then take up
and put in the pot and set the pot down
in the hole. Keep the plants outdoors
as long as possible and when they
begin to show new growth add liquid
manure
In addition to saving old plants we
always propagate few from cuttings.
BY this method we have the cuttings
coming into bloom about the time the
old plants have quit blooming. One of
our favorite plants is the carnation.
We always buy bulbs of this as we
want good stock and the florist can
raise better than we can. Then by buy
ing we get the latest varieties.-
Howard K Pierce, in The Progressive
Farmer
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
WAS HE LAZY?
(The Progressive Farmer.)

(The Progressive Farmer.)
My little sister married a Yankee
farmer and he is some lazy" He
won't do anything he can keep from
doing.
The other day | was up there on the
back porch romping with Judith-their
ten-year-Old girl. All of sudden we
heard voice near, yet far away and
Judith jumped up, grabbed big mega
phone hanging on the wall and stood
"at attention" l followed her eyes
and there down at the dairy house a
hundred yards away-stood her lazy
daddy, also with megaphone. The
following conversation took place:
Judith, tell your mother to get
ready. While she's dressing, you run
down to the shop and start the engine.
The waters getting low and we won't
be back for sometime. And while you
are at it, call up Mr. and ask
him to have that -four ready when we
come by in the machine. And Judith,
call up Mr.. and tell him we'll
bring some butter on our way by"
Yes, sir-I will Daddy" And would
you believe it? that little snipe of a
girl ran out, pressed a button and the
gasoline engine started to pump. About
that time my sister came out, attached
belt to her washing machine and
churn and started into the house to
put dinner on in the fireless cooker.
All this tickled me a lot and while
the women folks were getting ready
| went down to watch them milk. |
say them" expecting to find four or
five men milking. All / found in the
COW barn was my lazy, trifing, Yankee
brother-in-law sitting down reading a
paper. The milking machine was do
ing the work
When the machines got through, my
brother-in-law grabbed a line, yanked
it down and the COWS were all releas-
ed at once. He swung another lever,
the barn door was opened and the cows
strOlled out to pasture
Going into the milk house he started
another little engine which ran the
milk cooler and the cream separator,
filed the bottles and cleansed the milk
cans
BY this time, we heard another
"Oo-hoo" from the house and Judith
was saying: 1--WE are waiting, Dad"
When all was ready, my "lazy" brother
did go to the trouble to crank his little
Ford car-and off we went for a "joy
ride"
Late that evening | asked my broth
er if the engine wouldn't run the water
tank over He replied What if it
does! Overflow pipes water the orchard
and garden and also carry water to the
COWS in the pasture"
Getting no consolation there turned
to my sister in the back of the car and
asked her who would look after the
supper in the fireless cooker. She
sawed me off with why goosie-it
can't burn up in a 'fireless' cooker!
Quit worrying and enjoy this great
fresh air. | quit worrying long ago."
And yet they are not rich. They are
just good, everyday Ohio.farm-folks.
If that's "lazy"-me for lazy life!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.

The Bureau OF Plant Industry of the
United States Department of Agricul
ture addressed to the farmers and bus.
mess men in the cotton territory, has
ofered practical suggestions which we
have abbreviated, as follows:
| In every emergency plan of action
Is great help. The prices OF food
products are high and there is every
indication that they will remain SO
uring the next year. The war in Europe
has disturbed production abroad and
has interfered with consumption and
with market and financial conditions
In this country. This state of affairs,
familiar TO every one, makes it impera-
tive that every farmer and every com.
munity should plan for next years
work accordingly.
l. A home garden for every family.
The home garden is one of the most
important means OF cutting down ex.
penses and producing the living of the
family on the farm.
z, Produce all the corn for your own
use. Get good seed corn and follow
the instructions OF your county agent
IN raising good crop next year. You
will need corn for the feeding of your
live stock and your family land reason
able surplus to hold over and to sell.
3. Produce your own hay and forage
crops. Put in oats or rye this fall, peas
or beans in the spring, or use sorghum,
kafflr corn, milo maize or some other
crop adapted to your climate and soil.
4. Produce enough chickens and hogs
to make your own meat. AS a rule our
Southern farmers have too few chick
ems. Pay some attention to them.
8. Cut down your fertilizer bills by
saving all manure and by planting
cover crops, especially winter legumes,
II the seed can be obtained. Buy fer.
tlilzers for next year carefully. Pur-
chase only high grade materials of the
Kind you need
3. Plant less acreage in cotton. Why?
Because food products will remain
high and cotton will probably remain
low if the war lasts. Do not run any
chance. Follow safe plan. You will
need the extra acres to produce the
food crops. 1t is estimated that be-
tween 100000 and 100000 bales of
cotton will have to be carried over out
OF the present crop. A normal acreage
In cotton next year, and no increase In
food crops, will certainly mean high
priced food and low-priced cotton. You
can not afford to be compelled to Dur.
chase high-priced products out of a
very narrow margin of profit in the
cotton crop. Economy in raising what
cotton is planted is of supreme i'm.
portance. The best economy is in
good farming and living at home.
Diversification and the production of
home supplies is the only safe plan to
follow.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24

The Leon Godchaux Co. Ltd. of New
Orleans, proposes to put on the market
both clarified and granulated sugar in
cotton bags of rs to 100 pounds, to be
sold direct to the consumer. This is
in line with the plan to use cotton, and
also to cut out the profits of the middle
men.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24

Be sure to attend the State Fair.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24

Persons who have bought real estate
at delinquent tax sales will never have
a clear title to the property until they
carry out the provisions of Act No. "a
of 1910 1t will pay them to look up
this statute.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24
CRIMES THE LAW SANCTIONS.

Killing time.
Hanging pictures.
Stealing bases.
Shooting the chutes.
Choking off speaker.
Running over new song.
Smothering laugh.
Setting fire to heart.
knitting a performance.
Numbering the English language.
Judge.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-24

Yellowstone Park and the Grand
Canyon will be exhibited in miniature
at the Panama Exposition.
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
viii Represent Delaware in
Grand American Handicap
at Dayton, Ohio
HAS WON MANY TITLES
IN PAST FEW YEARS

Delaware will be represented in the
International Associations fifteenth
grand American handicap shoot by
Alden b. Richardson. of Dover. The
tournament will take place at Day
ton, Ohio. September S-1l. inclusive,
and many OF the nations best known
shots will participate.
Mr.. Richardson needs no introduc-
tion to trap shooters of this state,
and his record is known 10 alt He
is recognized as one of the crack
shots of the United States, and has
held many titles. among them the open
and amateur championships Of Della
waer and the Preliminary Grand
American Championship title went to
him. In this affair he defeated q field
of 400 experts from all parts of the
country.
The Wilmington Chamber Of Com
merce IS fostering trap shooting. ne
cause of the advertising value Of the
sport The organization has sent the
following letter TO Mr.. Richardson:
Mr.. A. b. Richardson.
Dover. Delaware.
Dear Sir:-I have just had the
pleasure of looking over a program of
the Grand American Handicap Tour
nament, scheduled for Dayton. Ohio
September to IL. inclusive. u was
of peculiar interest to me to note the
arrangements made TO decide the Am
ateur Championship of the United
States. by having the winners of the
various State championships meet al
| Dayton.
AS the representative Of Delaware
eligible 10 compete, the Wilmington
/ Chamber of Commerce hopes that
nothing will prevent your attending
I this tournament and taking part in
the event for the amateur champion
ship Of the United States.
You are recognized as our leading
I shot, and we feel that you owe il, no
only to yourself. but to the State al
well, TO make arrangements to attend
even though It may mean some per
sonal sacrifice on your part.
We are very much interested II
anything that will work out for tn
good of Delaware as well as Whining
ton, and we believe that you have tn
same feeling, and we sincerely trus
that your plans for September in
clude a trip to Dayton.
We trust you will pardon the IN
erty we take in writing you on thi
subject. and, should you participat
in the race for the Amateur Cham
pionshiD. rest assured our good wish
es as well as those of all who hav
the best interests of our State az hear
are with you.
/ am, with kindest regards,
Very sincerely yours.
! (Signed) NEIL b. SINCLAIR,
General Secretar,
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
A. B. RICHARDSON IN INSTANTANEOUS
HIGH HONOR Shoot SEEK soccer title
Manager Kearney Signs
Many Players TO Strengthen
His Team
PRACTICE TO BEGIN
ON SATURDAY NEXT

Resolved TO capture the eastern
championship this year, Edward l.
kcamey of the American soccer
team is whipping into shape what ne
believes is some of the best material
obtanablc. The kcarney team has en-
tered the American Soccer League which
comprises the following clubs: Nictors,
Pringdon, Falls, West Philadelphia, lii
hCrnons, Nictors, Henry Diss,ons, and
bethlehem.
kearncy has been fortunate in grab
bing players and expects To grab the
title as he believes his men outclass
those of any other team in the organi-
zation. John Creedon is TO play half
back for the Irish Americans, while
George Morley formerly of the Windsor
Club. will an the berth of goal Keeper.
Matthew and John Marley will be in
side and outside right positions while
james Armstrong viii Dee seen at right
halfbacll. John Mclean of Philndel-
phia. has ben assigned the fullhack's
ground. William Simpson will continue
to play left fullhack, while William
Hanna will do speedy work al left half.
back Gilmore OF Philadelphia, has
been placed at inside lett and Burgess
will hold center William Hewitt Is
10 be at center with W. Conroy rs
right inside. Lewis Morngdon and Cecil
Murray will c1lch. Pmctite begin'
next Saturday.
Arthur Lewis. manager Of the Har
Ian q Hollingsworth Corporation team
has been elected secretary OF the asso
citation.
Manager Kearney is trying 20 get d
few games with Uncle Sans wards al
! Fort DUPONT.
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
newark Wins THE
TRI-COUNTY FLAG
Now After Series of Games
With Bancroft, All-Wil-
mington League
COLLEGE TOWN TEAM
WINS IA AND LOSES 3

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, Aug. l7.-By defeat
ing the West End Club to ? ON Satur-
day, the Newark team won the Tri-
County League pennant. The local club
has won thirteen and lost but three
games, in addition to the victory over
Elk Mills three weeks ago, which Presi-
dent Kay threw out on a protest of Elk
Mills. Newark could now lose the three
remaining scheduled games and Elkton
the runner-up win all three OF their
games and still Newark would have a
one game lead
As the Tri-County League season ends
the first Saturday in September, local
I fans are anxious TO see series OF games
arranged between Newark and Bancroft,
winner of the Wilmington League,
/ for the championship of the State. a
series of five games could be arranged
to be played Saturdays during Septem
/ Der. The Newark fans think they have
here the strongest professional club
in the State and would like to get the
opportunity to play the best semi-pro-
]
The Newark club has made a remark
able record in the Tri-COunty League
this season. Seventeen games have been
PLAYED of which IL were won and three
! lost. one game being thrown out by the
president Elk Mills and Rising Sun are
the only two teams that have won a
game from the locals, the latter clut
winning two games. Elkton, Aberdeen
and Oxford have not defeated the pen
nant winners all season. Two of the de
fcats were during the first month of the
season. The only defeat since then was
in July at Elk Mills.
With Scott Gregg on first, Al Beatty
second; "Billy" Jackson, short, an'
lCharlie Beatty, third. 1t is the boast o
the fans here that Newark has the fast
est infield of any club in the State play
ling ni-professional ball Early in tn
season the team was weak in the out
field. but with the addition of Ferguson
a high school boy. in left. Del Willis il
right, and Captain "Dick" Morris II
centre, il gave the club well-balance'
and hard hitting trio of outtielders.
While every player has done his part
lmuch OF the credit for the showing o
the club belongs TO Jake Hogan, th
crack southpaw, whom Connie Mack hai
had scouts watching. Hogan has pitche'
fifteen of seventeen games and won thir
teen of them. Whteman pitched tw'
games. losing one and winning one. BE
hind the bat Billy" Marsey has dom
his usual good work and is a power o
strength to the club. With the exception
of Al Beatty and Hogan, every regula
on the team is batting over 300, an'
Captain Morris is leading his player
wiih an average better than 400 for tn
seventeen games.
Should it be possible to arrange III
series with Bancroft, the games to b
played here would attract large crowds.
Evening journal., 1914-08-17
MANY Valuable
Prizes FOR DOCS
Silver Cups and Plate and
Medals Offered for State
Fair Exhibit
CASH AWARDS ALSO
ARE ON LIST THIS YEAR

Officials of the Delaware State Fair
Association have announced the lists of
judges for the coming bench show to
be held in connection with the fair ON
September and 10, Entries for the
show will close ON August p with
George Foley, Lansdowne, Pa. The
judges selected are:
Howe Totten, Baldwin, Md.-Blo0d-
hounds, st. Bernards, Great Danes,
Scottish deerhounds and greyhounds.
Charles G.. Hopton, New York-Rus-
sian wolfhounds, foXhounds, Cocker
spanies, dacshunde, German sheepdogs,
old English sheepdogs. poodles, Chow
Chows. Dalmatians, Doberman Pinsch-
ers. Airedalc terriers, French bulldogs,
Sealyham terriers, Scottish terriers,
West Highland white terriers, Welsh ter
riers, Dandie Dnmouth terriers, black
and tan Manchester terriers, Schipper-
kes, English toy spaniels, Japanese
spaniels, Yorkshire terriers, Maltese
terriers, toy black and tan terriers,
Chihuahuas, Italian greyhounds. miscel-
laneous and unclassitied specials.
+. G. Taylor. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ers. English settlers and Irish settlers.
II. G.. BIGGER Philadelphia -Beagles
j. b. Cooper, Philadelphia-Collies
fox terriers and Irish terriers.
Joseph Brotherick, Darby, Pa.-Bull-
dogs.
Frank Young, Philadelphia-BOston
I terriers.
Mrs. Z. S. Allard Huntington. !. I
-Pomeranians, Pekingese and Griffons
/ Bruxellois.
Marshall T. Britton-Toy poodles
Money prizes will assist exhibitors
in defraying their expenses.
There is a long list of special prizes
and premiums. in addition to casl
prizes up to six dollars that 60 Will
first honors in many classes.
The special prizes include the Spratts
food silver cup and silver plate and
many other trophies and medals The
Delaware Setter and Pointer Club sew
/ eral medals.
a list of the special prizes and prem
iums will be printed in these columns
I tomorrow.