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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21
THE FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT.
The Collect.

Grant, we beseech thee. Almighty God,
that we, who for our evil deeds do worthi-
ly deserve to be punished. by the comfort
of thy grace may mercifully be relieved;
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. Amen
The EpIstle. Gal. w. Il.
Tell me, we that desire to be under the
law, do We not hear the law? For 1t is
written, that Abraham had two sons, the
one by bond-maid, the other by free
woman. But he who was Of the bond
woman was born after the flesh; but he
of the free-woman was by promise. Which
things are an allegory: for these are the
two covenants; the one from the mount
Sinai which gendereth to bondage, which
is Agar. For this Agar is mount Sinai in
Arabia. and answereth to Jerusalem which
now u.s. and is in bondage with her chill
dren. But Jerusalem which is above is
free. which is the mother of us all. For
1t Is written, Rejoice. thou barren that
dearest not; break forth and cry, thou
that travailest not: for the desolate hath
many more children than she which hath
an husband. Now we, brethren, as Isaac
was. are the children of promise But as
then he that was born after the flesh per-
secuted him that was born after the
Spirit, even so it is now. Nevertheless
what saith the scripture? Cast out the
bond-woman and her son: for the son of
the bond-woman shall not be heir with
the son of the free-woman. So then,
brethren, we are not children Of the bond.
woman. but of the Free
The Gospel. st. John vi. I.
Jesus went over the sea of Galilee,
which Is the sea of Liberals. And great
multitude followed him. because they saw
his miracles which he did on them that
were diseased. And Jesus went UP into a
mountain, and there he sat with his
disciples. And the passover, feast of
the Jews, was nigh. When Jesus then
lifted up his eyes, and saw a great COM
pany come unto him. he saith unto Philip
Whence shall we buy bread that these
may eat? And this he said to prove him.
for he himself knew what he would do.
Philip answered him, Two hundred penny
worth of bread Is not sufficient for them,
that every one of them may take little.
One OF his disciples. Andrew, Simon
Peters brother. saith unto him, There is
a lad here, which hath five barley loayes,
and two small fishes: but what are they
among so many? And Jesus said, Make
the men sit down. Now there was much
grass in the place. So the men sat down,
In number about five thousand And
Jesus took the loaves; and when he had
given thanks, he distributed to the dis
ciples. and the disciples to them that were
sat down; and likewise of the fishes as
much as they would. When they were
nled, he said unto his disciples. Gather
up the fragments that remain, that moth
ing be lost. Therefore they gathered them
together. and filed twelve baskets with
the fragments Of the five barley loayes.
which remained over and above unto them
that had eaten. Then those men, when
they had seen the miracle that Jesus did
said, This is Of truth that prophet that
should come into the world
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21
OLD HOME VISITOR DIES.
Feliciana Record:

Feliciana Record:
The sudden and deplorable death of
Mr.. William Slocum, while on visit
to his brother, Mr.. Steve Slocum, oc.
Cured on Saturday, soon after noon,
when he succumbed to heart failure
while in the Office of DR.. ]. w. Lea,
where he had gone for treatment.
While at the post Office, waiting for
the mail, he complained of illness and
was making his way to his brothers
home when he stopped at the Office Of
DR.. Lea.
Mr. Slocum was the son of Mrs.
M. T. Slocum and brother of Messrs.
]. S. and s. L. Slocum, and was aged
SO years and 7 months. Recently he
came to Jackson from Franklinton,
where he has lived for seven years.
Services were held at the home of
Mr.. ]. s. Slocum on Sunday afternoon
by Rev. P. H. Fontaine, and interment
was made in Jackson Cemetery.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21
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ABSENT FRIENDS
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Mrs R. C. Wickliffe and daughter
are spending awhile in New Orleans.
George M. Stern has gone into bust
ness in New Orleans as broker. We
hope that he will have great success
Dr. Elvis Mansker and his bride
who are residing at Clinton, La, lost
several hundred dollars worth of prop
erty in the fire which destroyed the
Adler residence.
Sam Barrow, who has been acting
as city collector of the Beaumont, Tex
as, Gas Light Co., has been promoted
as the commercial agent of the COM
pany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Falconer are pre-
pairing to move from Wilson to Baton
Rouge, as being more convenient for
his business on the railroad.
Capt. John L. Wells has been made
manager Of a new saw-mill started at
Baton Rouge. E. S. Quinn and Ripple
Quinn have been offered positions with
the concern.
The Woman's Home Companion for
March, on its large double page of
Better Babies" contains a picture of
Florence Harriet Levy of Longview,
Texas, as this fine little one bore
physical test of 96.5 per cent. Home
friends feel special interest in this
baby, and are proud of its honors as
the young parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Levy-the latter formerly Miss Edna
Falconer-were born and reared in
West Feliciana, and have not been
away so long that a reciprocal attach.
ment between them and the old home
has been at all weakened. Their baby
has had other honors than the one
mentioned, and is, as a larger photo
graph in the possession of it's paternal
grandmother, Mrs. Harriet M. Levy of
Bayou Sara, shows, a beautiful, as
we'll as a fine baby.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21
PERSONALS FROM THE JACKSON
RECORD.

Miss Ethel Austin is at home with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N. H.
Austin.
Mr.. Mike Amrhein and family of
Zachary were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. T. L. Amrhein.
The Misses Skillman had as their
guests on Sunday Mr.. Irvine Rogillio
and his sister, Mrs. Holmes.
Mrs. Dave Richardson of West Fe.
hciana was the guest of her sister,
Mrs. F. NJ. Noteworthy, on Tuesday.
Mrs J. P. Bowman and Mrs. Davis
OF Fargo, North Carolina, who have
been pleasant guests of Mrs. D. K.
Mattingly, departed on Friday for West
Feliciana.
Miss Florence Lloyd and Mrs. Fetch
er Harvey were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Brannon. On Saturday
and Sunday they visited Mr.. Robt.
Brannon at Midway.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

Lovers of flowers will give more
than sigh to the passing of the fine
old white japonica tree in the ]. H.
Percy yard, which was cut down, hav-
ing been killed most likely from neg
lect during the non-occupancy of the
premises. It was landmark, admired
by at least three generations. The
first owner refused fifty dollars for it
many years ago. It has probably fur
nished more flowers for the bouquets
of brides, for the cold pale hands of
death, for the decoration Of homes and
graves, than any one white lowered
tree in the parish, for even as the
beautiful tree was lavish with it's ,ex.
quisitely modelled blossoms, the own
ers were likewise generous in giving
them to others to delight or to console
Thus all things beautiful must pass
from earth.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21
SUNDAY MEETING.

The congregational meeting of the
communicates of Grace Church voiced
Its objection to losing the rector, Rev.
A. w. Skardon, who has been called to
Mt. Olivet Church in Algiers, La. Ways
and means we're discussed for keeping
him here, and 1t is hoped and expected
that these will be successful. Mr.. Skar-
don Is loath to leave the church and
people, having become much attached
to both. The True Democrat earnestly
suggests that the congregation become
more active in assisting the steps now
being taken to this end. No one should
wait to be called upon to take a hand
in these efforts, but should come for
ward and help. A question to any of
the vestrymen will explain how.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21
SCHOOL NEWS.

An innovation, greeted with delight
by the pupils, is that the teachers will
entertain at the Monday morning exer
cises. Miss Beulah Holmes is first on
the list, and her performance is await.
ed with interest next Monday.
An oratorical contest will be held in
the course of month. A gold and a
silver medal will be awarded.
The radiator in the assembly hall
burst Friday morning, and caused
quite little commotion in the domes-
tic science class.
The spelling test was "orful."
The roll numbers 207. Pupils are
gradually returning from successful
bouts with measles and chicken-pox.
Miss Castleberry is drilling a quar-
tette for the State Rally. 1t is COM
posed of Misses Josie Binning, Pearl
Lillian Daniel and Minnie
Newsham. Songs for commencement
have been started for practice.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21
WAKEFIELD NEWS.

Mr.. M. R. Jackson, was in town on
Monday.
DR.. c. F. Howell was in st. Francis.
vile Tuesday, on business.
Miss Fannie Dampf has returned to
her home, after long visit with friends
in New Orleans
Miss Katherine Gilmore and her lit
tie sister and brother were in town
Saturday.
Little Robert Gilmore is Ill with
measles.
Mr.. Louis Stirling, who lis working
in vicksburg, spent the weekend at
his home.
Miss Mabel Howell spent the week.
end in Woodville.
Rev. Mr.. Skardon gave very help
full, as well as interesting, sermon at
Laurel Hill last Sunday afternoon.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21
L. r. & N. REDUCED RATES.

Annual Meeting Louisiana State
Teachers Association, Shreveport, La,
April 16th-1Sth, 1914.-Bayou Sara to
Shreveport, and return. $3.50
Tickets on sale April IA, Is and 16.
Final return limit, April 10th.
Exhibition Mighty Haag Shows,
Shreveport, La, March 26th.-Bayou
Sara to Shreveport, and return. $3.50
Tickets on sale March rs, 1914.
Grand Lodge Knights of PythIas,
New Orleans, La, April 18th-23rd, 1914.
Bayou Sara to New Orleans, and re-
Tickets on sale April 10th and 18th
and for train No. / April 18th. Return
limit, April oath, 1914.
Louisiana State Medical Society,
New Orleans, La, April 20th-25th, 1914.
Bayou Sara to New Orleans, and re-
Tickets on sale April 18th, 10th and
goth, 1914. Return limit, April 26th.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21
BANK IN PROSPECT.

That Mr. ]. T. Pye is an actual resi-.
dent of st. Francisyille, having set up
his lares and penates here, is very
encouraging to those interested in get
ting local bank. 1t is now expected
that the bank will be ready to open
very soon. The Bank of West Felici-
ana building will be leased for the
purpose.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

And not one of the country schools
will send notes to this paper. Wake
up, teachers, and put the children to
work at this useful exercise in Eng
lish, which will also teach them habits
of observation, besides keeping the
general public reminded that your post
office is alive and not mere name in
the Postal Guide.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

AS the expiration of the term OF the
postmaster at st. Francisville ap-
proaches. the question of his success
or becomes more acute and the COM
munity is divided between Mrs. w. T..
Forester and r. M. Leake. Postmas-
ter E. ]. Barrow contemplates retiring
to his farm In the tenth ward, and will
build new house there, it Is reported.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

The Original Club of Star Hill was
pleasantly entertained by Mrs. John /.
Daniel on Wednesday. Two new mem
bers were admitted: Mrs Willis Daniel
and Mrs. Jesse Daniel of the Elm Park
neighborhood.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

The cold wave as predicted struck
this section, Thursday evening with
light rain and rather high wind. 1t is
likely to be more harmful to new vege-
tation than the spell in February as
the season is more advanced.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

Some of the local talent is preparing
a play to be given for the benefit of
the organ repair fund Of Grace Church.
Immediately after Lent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

The moving picture show was post.
poned from Thursday night to Friday
night ON account of the weather.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. 3. Fulton,

METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. 3. Fulton.
REGULAR SERVICES.
LIST Sunday, ST. Francisville II a. IN.
and 7:30 p. m.
End Sunday, Star Hill II a. m, and
st, Francisville 1880 p. m.
Bird Sunday, Wilhelm II a. m, and
st. Francisville 1880 p. m.
4th Sunday, New Hope II a. m, and
st. Francisville 1880 p. m.
Sunday School every Sunday morn.
ing at GAS.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

The Stern store was reopened last
Saturday. 1t will be conducted in the
name of Louis and Sol Stern.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

You can get prompt delivery by
parcel post on all furnishing goods
bought from e. A. Laboye, Baton
Rouge. (Advt)
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

Peter Trocchiano and family expect
to go to Italy in May, sailing from New
Orleans for Sicily.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

Mail orders for gents furnishing
goods and clothing receive prompt at.
tention when sent to e. A. Laboye,
Baton Rouge. (Advt.)
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

Latest popular sheet music 1Oc per
copy, at the Royal Pharmacy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

Latest popular sheet music 10c per
copy, at the Royal Pharmacy.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

GRACE CHURCH.
Rev. Alvin w. skardon, Rector.
Fourth Sunday in Lent
Sunday School, $3.50 a. m.
Morning Prayer and Sermon, HOO
o'clock
Evening Prayer 5 o'clock.
Wednesday,
The Annunciation of the Blessed Viz
gin Mary. Holy Communion am
Daily morning service at 9 o'clock,
and evening service at S o'clock.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
During Lent, Way of the Cross every
Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-03-21

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CHURCH NOTICES Q
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-04
BY STEPHEN ASPDEN

man is temporarily oAlt of work that
matters little for the average Rothen-
burger owns his own house. has big
money saved, and also has--on small
scale--a farm of his own, Also Roth
enburgers, though they live in houses
as old and musty as Kaiser Charles
Nv, live cleanly and neatly, and their
streets are the cleanest in all somewhat
slovenly Bavaria.
Rothenburg municipality Is Rothen-
burg's earthly providence. 1t Is an i'm
perative providence. German law al
lows municipalities to do what they
like. and Rothenburg municipality holds
that II should do everything. 1t laid
down years ago that all Rothenburgers
must be made worthy of their un-
equalled town. and that no misery or
evil must be tolerated.
RothenburgSmuni resolved to
realize this aim by ensuring that every
citizen should have a stake In the town.
First 1t set to fight the vicious prac-
tice of families living in rented houses.
Rented houses, 1t decided. are econom-
ically as vicious as would be rented
clothes or even rented food. Also rent
ed houses threatened to spoil Roth
enburgs domestic architecture, the
most picturesque and beautiful in any
European town outside Venice. Land
lords had no interest in preserving
houses In which they did not live; and
tenants had no interest In preserving
houses which they would depart from
in year or so. Rothenbufg municipal
ity, therefore, started on policy of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-04
Rothe,1burg Is Gernany's Arcadia

the man who cannot at a pinch pro-
duce his own food, that man is only
half a man. Therefore, said Rothen-
burg, every man, town dweller though
he be, must have his little farm And
1t began to divide up the communal
lands among its citizens and to buy
other lands, and sell them to citizens
on easy terms. SO now not only does
the typical Rothenburger own his own
house, but he owns somewhere on the
fringe of the city a little allotment
for farming. He can himself work in
the modest baby carriage or toy fac
tory. while his wife and children have
gone to the miniature farm a mile or
so away. Thus the Rothenburg work
ing man has his own production Of
fruit and vegetables and sometimes
duets, 1t Is estimated. average in value
80 per cent of his wages
This policy sends up Industrial
wages. The Rothenburger is the most
Independent workman in Europe. What
with his own house, his own savings
and his own allotment. he can pick and
choose his work. He refuses to be
sweated. Strikes are unknown.\ Also
crime is rare. There is about so per
cent less than in neighboring towns
There is no need to steal. Also there is
no possibility. For, the paternal mu-
nicipality is severe. Men without occu-
pations and men of doubtful character
from other parts of Germany are
promptly sent back to their native
towns. And bad native Rothenburgers.
when there are any, have bad time
The municipality refuses to let them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-04

some innocuous industries; and the mu-
nicipSlity owns the neighboring Wildbad
iron and sulphur spa.
Once Rothenburg was a great city, with
an Independent position as ''reichstadt"
in the holy Roman empire. 1t was cap
tured by Tilly In 1851 and was saved from
to the conquerer by the burgomaster
Now every Whitmonday, in the great
hall-"the Kaiseraar'-of the wonderful
town hall there is enacted by the inhab-
itants a folk play called, Der Meister-
trunk" (the Master Drunk, which COM
memorates this historical event.
Under the name of Rotinbure the place
is first mentioned in history. That was
early in the ninth century and 1t was
then the residence of the Duke of Fra.
coma. 1t became a town in 9f2 and In
1172 a free imperial city. The height of
its prosperity was reached under it's most
famous -burgoniaster. Heinrich Toppler,
whose tomb is pointed out to every vis-
itor to Rothenburg.
All this makes Rothenburg a wonderful
place for tourists. But Rothenburg Ii
a still more wonderful place for Rothen-
burgers. For it is 'Germany's only town
which has no poor people.
Also it has no milionaires. The most
citizen makes toys and
baby carriages; and there is no great
gap between him and the least pros
porous. AS a result of wise, paternal
and somewhat sociallstic policy, pow
erty has been abolished. There are no
warehouses; and no paupers; and II u
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-04

n ERLIN, January 3.-(Special.)-Me-
diaeval Rothenburg, perched high
- above the deep blue Tauben, il
Germany Arcadia. 1t is the place where
all men are (relatively) rich, all women
virtuous, all children happy. 1t is at
Other towns with hoary pasts, narrow
streets, picturesque gabled houses, grey
fortress walls, and damp dungeons com
pensate for their picturesque beauty by
being socially backward; and when you
ask them why the houses smell and the
children are ragged, they say, You can't
expect everything But Rothenburg Is
an exception. 1t is as old and picturesque
as Venice and as tidy and progressive
as brand-new Berlin. No town equals it
for antique loveliness, and no town has
such good municipal institutions, such
excellent drainage, such fat balances in
the savings banks.
Rothenburg is a town of more than 5000
some 80 miles southwest o.
famous Nuremberg. 1t Is situated on u
high plateau 200 feet above the river The
blue Tauben runs placidly beneath and so
beautiful is the view that the towns $500
contented Inhabitants waste many pre-
cious hours gazing over the panorama.
There are sixteenth century fortress
walls: mediaeval mellow streets with
miraculously soft colors; a wonderful
double rathaus, part in thirteenth CEN
tury gothic, part in sixteenth century
renaissance. The rathaus alone Is a mar
vel. 1t has a torture chamber and dun
geons, where 700 years ago mayor was
done to death for treason. There are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-04
Rapid Fire Motion Film

Moving pictures have just been made
at the rate of 100000 a. second in contrast
with the rate of is or 90 a second, which
Is enough when reproduced on a screen
to give the eye the impression of a con-
tinuous picture says Popular Mechanics.
The only thing that moves fast enough
to make such tremendous speed is a bull
let, and some extraordinary pictures OF
bullets have been taken at this rate, ~
pictures being taken of a revolver bullet
as 1t moved 10 inches from the mtzzle.
Pictures of bullet passing through
STICK of wood showed a queer condition.
The bullet passed completely through the
thin stick1an was Well on its way be-
yond before the wood gave any sign of
distress. Then some tiny spllnters started
out, following the bullet: the stick began
to split; and after the bullet had pro-
ceeded some distance the stick suddenly
fell to pieces. No camera shutters are
fast enough to take pictures at anything
like this speed; so no shutter was used
Instead a series of electric sparks was
flashed, the sparks following one another
at the rate of 100000 "a second. each spark
making picture The film was mounted
ON wheel about three feet in circumfer-
ence, and the wheel was revolved at ths
rate of 5000 revolutions minute. When
all was ready the bullet was shot tho
spark flashed and the wheel revolved. tho
actual exposure being limited TO frac-
tion of a second, so as not to pile up pics
lures one over the other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-04

creating house owners. By special reg
ulations 1t made 1t easy for men 10
buy the houses they lived in. 1t lent
money at low interest to the buyers.
The town lost nothing. because the
houses are good security. They are
enormously valuable owing to their
wood carving. chimney pieces and win
dows. The business was equally profit
able to the inhabitants. who found that
the interest on the loans amounted to
less than the former rents. And nc
longer anyone was tempted to tear
down the old houses.
Rothenburg also ensures that newly
built houses shall be owned by the
men who dwell in them. 1t makes it
hard to put up new houses. Rigid pro-
visions are enforced to ensure that the
new houses shall not spoil the ap-
pearance Of the old. This means that
many fake old buildings are put up.
For few years their obvious fakiness
offends. But that passes as they get
mellow and mouldy. In this way Rsth-
enburg manages to keep its middle
ages appearance better than other
towns Compared with 1T Nuremberg is
an indiscriminate mixture of styles.
As a result of land owning and of
running the profitable Wildbad spa
Rothenburg municipality Is rich. 1t
spends its riches on developing gem
erous. land policy. The municipality
Of urban misery is the divorce of the
working class population from the
land. The man who Is not part farmer.