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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-02-28
TEN ACRES ENOUGH.

The value of the small farm as
against the large plantation in the in
dustrial development of any commu-
nifty is beyong discussion. In that con-
nection Walt Mason, in Golfers, cites
the case of a farmer who ought to be
a model for Southwest Louisiana. He
is Arnold Mason, Swiss peasant. Ma
son landed in the country eighteen
months ago, having nothing but sound
body, knowledge of the philosophy
of farm operations and its principles
and perfect willingness to work. He
is growing wealthy on twenty acres,
but thinks he could do better on ten,
as twenty acres are, In his practical
estimation, little too large for the
average man to cultivate properly.
Arnold is SO good a farmer that the
United States Agricultural Department
sent some of its experts to Pawnee
county, Nebraska, to study his hip
pocket farm. They said, in their re-
port, Mason sis the first of American
farmers" A colony, following his meth
DDS, would be the greatest blessing
that could come upon Southwest Lou
isiana at this time.-N. o. States.
We endorse the above heartily with
the substitution of Louisiana for
Southwest Louisiana"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-02-28
STOP BURNING DOLLARS.

We are having some real spring
weather now and farmers are getting
busy.
The air is full of smoke, rising from
the farms around here. One farmer is
burning over his cane patch: another
Is burning grass from terrace lines and
fence corners; another has plowed up
his cotton stalks, raked them with q
hay rake and is burning them; another
Is burning corn stalks. and the heart.
sickening story goes on. The plant
food that is burned will be replaced
with commercial fertilizers, but the
humus, the main part, Is gone and will
not be replaced. It's no wonder that
our hill lands are washing away. Farm
ers must quit burning vegetable mat.
ter and turn it under They evidently
do not read their farm papers, or are
in rut and don't want to get out.
do not burn anything that can be-
turned under with a two-horse plow.
Some things that are too bulky to turn
under-such as cane bagasse. | dump
in gullies or some poor spot in the FIELD
to decay. In about year it has decay.
ed and have fertile spot where
once could make nothing.
Besides turning stalks, grass, etc.,
under, I'm beginning to grow green
crops for the purpose.
In conclusion let me beg farmers not
to send up the life of their land In
SMOKEY, e. Lott, in Progressive
Farmer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-02-28

Great men are not born among fools.
There was Robert Burns. | used often
to hear from old people in Scotland of
the good sense and wise conversation
around that little Preside where Burns
listened as child. When a great soul
rises up, 1t is generally in a place
where there has been much hidden
worth and intelligence at work for a
long time. The veins run on, as It
were, beneath the surface for a genera
ton or so, then bursts into the light In
some man Of genius-Carlyla.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-02-28

or nine months of schooling, where
they now get only four or five in ses-
SION of seven or eight months.
2. 1t will enable the farmers to use
their children during the busiest sea-
sons in planting and harvesting.
8. 1t will give the country schools a
more permanent corps of teachers.
4. 1t will prevent the waste of en-
ergy and money that now characterizes
the country schools.
! trust that you will give this mat
ter serious thought, and that you win
have it thoroughly discussed at a
meeting of your board, with the view
of taking such action as will best
serve your country schools.
Yours sincerely,
T. H. HARRIS,
State Superintendent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-02-28
UNVEILED TRUTHS.

Nonsense" was the subject of the
pageant of the Knights of Mumus, one
Of the FIVE big parades of the Mardi
Gras season in New Orleans.
The Lake Charles Americana Press
suggests the following items as sug.
gestive ideas for floats:
Group of sugar planters. owners OF
the richest lands in the world, weep
ing because an artificial aid toward
making one product profitable had
been removed.
Louisiana citizens voting bonuses to
railroads which they do not own and
refusing to tax themselves for good
roads, which they would own.
Two statesmen from Caddo parish
running for governor
Group of ring politicians and ring
newspaper men bewailing the corrup
tion of the ballot in the country paF.
ishes.
East Louisiana parishes opposing an
Institution to teach negroes how 70
work intelligently and productivity.
Louisiana investors spending their
money on oil stock with less than one
tenth of the arabic land of the state
in cultivation.
New Orleans people fighting over
rival plans for preventing foods In
the Mississippi before Congress- is con-
vinced that any plan is necessary.
Politicians trying TO prevent Louisi-
ana cities from putting their govern
ment on a business basis.
Louisiana communities holding In
dignation meetings because Doc BOWL.
ing insists upon keeping them healthy
and free from epidemics.
Perhaps you can add a float or two
of your own to the procession.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-02-28
CONGRESSMAN MORGAN OFFERS
VALUABLE BOOKS.

Washington, D. c., Feb. Is, 1914.
To the Farmers:
The Director Of the Bureau of the
Census is about to publish pamphlet
containing statistics and information
in regard to the ravages of the boil
weeyil. This pamphlet contains infor-
nation that will be of interest and
value not only to the farmers but to
all persons interested In the develop
ment Of Louisiana.
| might further add that the stats
tics will be illustrated by map and
diagrams.
The Director Is also DESTROYS of max
ing a wider distribution of the stats
tics collected by his office concerning
the quantity of cotton ginned and con-
sumed monthly and the stocks of cot
ton on hand at the end of each month.
Hence, ! am anxious to secure the
names of twenty-five representative
cotton growers in each parish of my
District, which names will be placed
upon the mailing list. However, the
recipients of these reports must be
widely distributed over each parish,
and the names will be selected by the
Director accordingly.
In addition to the above, have also
a few copies of the Agricultural Year
Book; few books on the Disease of
Cattle; copies of the Report of the
Bureau of Animal Industry; and a
number of Farmers Bulletins pertain
ing to agriculture, horticulture, dairy
ing. etc. Any person who desires
copy of any of the above documents
will please advise the undersigned.
LEWIS l.. MORGAN.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-02-28
TOWN DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETING.

81. FTanclsVllIe, La, Feb. 81, 1914.
The Town Democratic Executive
Committee met this day with the fol-
lowing members present: J. R. Mat.
thews, chairman; Messrs Plettinger.
Spohn, Weis, Rosenthal
The chairman stated the object of
the meeting was for the purpose Of
canvassing the returns of the primary
held on the 21st day of Feb, 1914.
Motion made and seconded, That the
following be declared the Democratic
nominees for municipal officers Of the
Town of st. Francisville, La: A. B.
Briant, mayor; G. S. Davidson, mar.
shall; Geo. Rettig, L. W. Rogers, F. o.
Hamilton, R. Yunkes, board of alder.
men.
AS there being tie between Messrs.
Jos. Stern and G. W. Newman as fifth
member of the board Of aldermen, It
being necessary to run off said tie, be 1t
Resolved, That a second primary be
held on Tuesday, the oath day of
March, 1914, at the usual polling place,
and that the same election officers
serve in this primary.
There being no further business the
meeting then adjourned.
j. R. MATTHEWS, Chairman.
G. s. Davidson, Secretary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-02-28
WASTE IN AGRICULTURE.
Southern Farmer;

Southern Farmer;
Every farmer who produces only half
as much as his land is capable OF rais-
ing is not only losing half of his own
income, but is contributing directly to
the high cost of living in America.
If two men and two acres are reuuir-
ed to do what one man and one acre
should do, the efficiency of these two
men and two acres is cut exactly In
half. The question Is, are you guilty?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-02-28

alfalfa until harvest-then on the stub
ble-and sold five of them for sos.
When sold they were fat and the cost
was practically nothing. Keep ham.
mering away at them to use less cost
ly labor, raise more grasses and stock,
and live independently at home.-The
Progressive Farmer.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-02-28
CHANGES IN FARM LIFE.


Times-Democrat:
A smaller exodus is going from the
country to the towns than for some
years past. This Is to be attributed to
the better conditions prevailing, to the
better returns of agriculture, to the eff.
forts of the economist and to the i'm
proved and more comfortable life in
rural districts. The farmer is better
on and earns more. With the parcel
post, rural free delivery and other con.
veniences he is brought into closer re-
lations with the towns. Better roads,
autos and suburban lines enable him
to run into town occasionally for a
days recreation and enjoyment, or to
see the sights.
The press, the Agricultural Depart
ment and the political economists have
sought to present these facts strongly
to the country, and the following ques.
tons from the Missouri Farmer and
st, Louis Post-Dispatch, which are be-
Ing sent out to all the farmers of that
section, and by other papers in other
states, are likely to make them do
some thinking:
81. Why did you leave the farm?
~. If you had it to do over again
would you come to the city?
%. What position do you hold, what
is your salary and how much money
have you been able to save?
"a. Do you believe the city Is as
good place in which to rear a family
as the country?
20. Did you find city life as attrac-
tive as it looked to you from the old
farm home?
IS. A young farmer who puts
thought and diligence into his work
ought to have a good 16O-acre farm
paid for by the time he is forty or
forty-fVe years old Such a farm in a
good farming community, together
with its live stock, is worth from $751;
900 to $4,000. Do you believe the
average young man can accumulate
this much in the city in the same
length of time?"
Present conditions, weakness in GER
tain lines of business and big prices
Tor farm products have encouraged
and stimulated a return to the farm.
The reports throughout this section,
telling of increased acreage In nearly
Ill lines, and an abundance of labor
Tor farm work, leave no doubt that
here has been check in the drift of
population to the towns. Let US hope
hat 1t will prove permanent There
must always be movement to the
,ity-otherwise there would be stag
nation; but when, as the last census
showed, $40 rural counties reported a
oss in population it is an i'll omen. In
owa, one of the best farming states In
he Union, seventy agricultural coun-
les returned an actual loss of popula-
ion in the decade 1900 to 1910, and
'nly twenty-one an increase. II by
aiaking country life more agreeable,
md by relieving the rural districts
rom excessive burdens, this tendency
IAN be checked without recourse to
Congress for legislation, as England |
las been compelled to appeal to Par:
lament in like case, it will be a great !
,oon to the country and to all, for city |
olks have been suffering as much as
'thers because of the reduction in !
arm acreage and output, and the ad-
'ance In prices due to the movement
way from the farms.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-02-28

Do you need any printing Of any
luIId uso lgIoomsQ emil sqL ipu1y
your stationery, etc. in a neat and
ATTRACTIVE style. Let US show you.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
LOCAL JoTTINGs

Mrs. w. d. Horton arrived from
Montfort to spend the winter at her
home, sharing the same with Mr. and
Mrs. w. l.. Tate. She was accompa-
MED here by her daughter, GraceTucker
Cards received in viroqua ammo 1nce
the marriage of Miss Gertie Glenn,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jason l..
Glenn, late residents of this city. The
young lady was married to MIR. Earl F.
mcGinnis, Of Livingston. Montana, a
printer and homesteader. With good
deal of grit Miss Glenn went to Mon
tana end ron homestead, later a,hus-
band, who is reputed as a gentleman
of worth.
Orders have been issued by the Su-
preme Lodge Knights of Pythias that
the United States Flag is to be brought
into the lodge room soon after the open
ing of the lodge session and to be plac-
ed in front of the Chancellor Command
er's station when the lodge will salute
it IN suitable manner, after which it
will be placed to the right of the pre-
siding officer. Wisconsin first display
ec the flag in their lodge rooms, and
other states have followed, and now
the salute is to be a regular part of the
opening ceremonies.
The aged John Skarstad and wife
departed for South Dakota, on Sunday
morning, where they enter the Luther
an old peoples home. They are earnest
christian folks. That their declining
years may be peacefully spent, where
every comfort is provided, is the wish
of very many friends. Mrs. Robert
Robertson accompanied the old couple
to Mime apolis, Rev jacobson taking
them the balance of the distance.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
FLowER OF COUNTRY INvoIvED

A statistical writer, commenting on
the foreign war involving nearly every
able bodied mar, quotes figures to show
that in the Civil rebellion in the United
States fifty years ago there were en-
listed in the army of the north 2,77s.-
309 men, and of these 25 we're ten years
old and younger; 225 twelve years and
under; S44, S91 sixteen years and under;
lib, 45S eighteen years and under; g.
$50, 798 twenty-one and under, and 6ls.-
oil twenty-five years and over. Thus
the average of the whole army was
~ years. When war thus takes away
the young manhood of the country, who
can estimate its cost?
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
First publication November II. 1878.
PROBATE NOTICE

Notice Of application for final settlement
VERNON COUNTY COURT IN PROBATE
State Of Wisconsin. s..
In the matter Of the estate of Henry s.
Laedeke, deceased.
On reading and filing the application ofChrls.
tina Laedeke, sole eXecutrix Of the last Will and
testament OF said deceased. representing
among other things that she has fully admin
istercd said estate. and praying that a time and
place be hxed for examining ana allowing her
account of her administration. and that the
residue OF the said estate be assigned to such
persons a. are by law entitled to the same:
Il is ordered. That said application be heard
before this court at regular term thereof
70 be held at the probate office In the city OF
Viroqua, on the first Tuesday. being the lst
day of December. lsf4sat 10 O'Clock a. m
And 10 Is further ordered, That notice of the
time and place of examining and allowing said
account and OF assigning the residue Of said
estate, be given to all persons Interested. by
publication of a copy of this order for three
successive weeks in The VERNON COUNTY
CENSOR. newspaper published in said coun-
Is, before the day fixed for said hearing.
Dated this 9Th day Of November. 1914
BY the court. ID. o. MAHosEY County Judge
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
First publication November II, 1918,
PROBATE NOTICE

Notice of application for final settlement
VERNON COUNTY COURT-IN PROBATE,
State of Wisconsin, SIS
In .ae matter of the estate of Jens Geertson.
deceased
On reading and filing the application of Julia
Hanson. representing among OF h er things
that she has fully administered the said estate,
and praying that time and place be fixed for
examining and allowing her account of her ad-
minstration, and that the residue of the said
estate be assigned to such persons are by law
entitled TO the same.
II Is Ordered. That said application be heard
before this court. at general term thereof to be
held at the probate Office, in the city of Viroqua.
on the LIST day Of December 1914 at 10 o'clock a m.
And il Is further ordered. That notice of the
time and place OF examining and allowing said
account and Of assigning the residue Of said estate
he given 90 all persons Interested. by publication
of copy of this order. for three successive weeks
in the VERNON COUNTY CENSOR, a newspaper
published in said county. before the dag fixed for
said hearing.
Dated this Sth day Of November. A. D.. 1914
By the Court ID. o. MAgoNEY. County Judge.
Proctor & Proctor. attorneys for estate
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Where Women Bun Cars.

The suggestion that women may be
employed as street car conductors in
Philadelphia has brought out the fact
that the women OF Latin America,
usually thought of as sheltered. retir.
Ing and unprogressive. have been do
ing this kind OF work for years. Dur
Ing the war between Chill and Peru,
when all the men of Chilli were need
ed at the front, women took their
places on the street cars, and San.
tiago. Valparaiso and several other
cities have had women conductors
ever since.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
First publication November u, JVl4-9
PROBATE NOTICE

Notice Of sale Of real estate a. sdnipis,ra.
SfaTE5f Wis6oNsrN COUNTY COURT
= iyf Vernon County
"a the matter of the estate of Peter Hanson.
deceased.
Notice is hereby given. that by virtue and
in pursuance Of an order Of license made in
said matter By said court on the 9Th day of
Novem Der. 1914, the undersigned. o. G.. Lewis
administrator of the estate of Peter Hanson
deceased. will. on the 9TH day of December.
1914 at the hour Of eleven o'clock a, M, at the
village OF Boomiugdale 10 front Of the store
of Morterud Brothers In the town OF Clinton,
IN said county. offer for sale. and sell az pub.
lie auction, the following described lands sit
uated in the county Of Vernon aud state OF
Wisconsin, to-wit:
The east half - Of the southwest quarter
"a OF section thirty-twO t32l except that part
lying south OF the BlOomingdale Dell road
township fourteen tlD range go west
And that part of the northeast quarter "a
Of the northwest quarter % Of section Eve
| 90, township thirteen u3) north. range three
| go west. lying north Of highway
Terms and conditions will be made known
at Time and place Of sale.
Dated November 9Th 1914
O @, Lewis Administrator
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11

Between forty and fifty governors.
governors-elect, and ex-governors of
the various states of the union are now
IN conference at Madison. They have
invited President Wilson, former Pres
idents Taft and Roosevelt to meet with
them. Leading publicists. editors of
leading magazines and the great daily
newspapers Of Amerida are present,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Hunt for Indian Relics

Twenty Lacrosse normal students
and the professor spent day in this
village and vicinity digging into the
old Indian mounds for relics. AS to
their success, we have not learned, but
presume they found nothing of import
ance, as the old Indian mounds around
here have been dug into too often of
late. -Stoddard Times.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11

Rev. l. F. Nuzum is some farmer.
He has his second crop of corn, beans
and tomatoes well on the way. Yellow
sweet corn grown from seed matured
this year is tasseled out and ear silked;
beans grown from this years matured
seed well on the way and tomato vines
twelve inches high from this seasons
seed. The beans and tomatoes are not
SO rare but the corn is q marvel. -Craw-
ford County Press.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
First publication November IL, 1913.
pUnnATE knTIrE


PROBATE NOTICE.
Notice OF application for letters Of administration
NfATE OF WISCONSIN,, VERNON COUNTY
Court In Probate
STATE or WISCONSIN
Vernon County 80 .s.s5
In the matter of the estate Of W. H Harris.
deceased
On this 9TH day of November. A. D., 1914 upon
reading and filing the petition of Christina A.
Harris. stating that w. II. Harris Of the county
Of Vernon. d lie intestate. n or a b o u [
the sth day Of October. A. D., 1914, and
praying that she be appointed administrators of
the estate of said deceased
II is ordered. That said application be heard be-
fore me. at the probate office. in the city of VIZ
odua. on the LIST day of December A. D.. 1914, al
10 o'clock a. IN.
And Il is Further Ordered. That notice of the
time and place appointed for hearing said applica-
ton be given to all persons interested. by pub
fishing 1opy of this order for three weeks sue
cessively, in the VERNON COUNTY CENSOR, a news
paper printed and published in said county, pre-
vous 20 tAid hearing.
BY the Court. d. o. MAHoNEY. County Judge.
Procbr Proctor. attorneys for estate.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
look

Anyone reading this advertisement
and thinking of buying a monument or
marker viii be wise to call at our shop
in Viroqua, as we want to reduce our
large stock of monuments before winter
sets in, SO will try to sell cheaper than
ever. Be sure and write or call and
be convinced.
Yodrs for a square deal.
ApcnAa Dp0c
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Many Millions of Whiffs

The money spent by smokers every
year for cigars only, not counting ci-
garettes, smoking and chewing tobacco
and snuff, would more than pay for the
building of the Panama canal, besides
taking care of the $50, 000, 900 paid to
the new French Canal company and the
Republic of Panama for property and
franchises. In addition to this il would
cover the cost of fortifying the canal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11

Under the present system of market
ing farm products, it is possible and Of
ten occurs, that people in one part of
the United States literally starve for
the want Of product, while the same
product in another part of the nation
is wasting for want of market.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Season ot Affection Sales

ton sales should remember that the
CENSOR office is the place to have bills
printed quick. With each set of bills a
free notice is published in the CENSOR,
which is worth ten times the value of
bills in giving information.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1914-11-11
Rome Was Not
Built In a Day
BY HOLLAND.

This old saying Is used to
n suggest TO the man who
expects immediate results
that great achievements are
not matters of a few moments
or a few days. Rome was
the greatest city of ancient
times, the city so magnifi-
cent that all other cities
were compared with imperial
Rome.
And Rome was not built in
a day. She was not built in
a year nor In a decade. Gen.
turtles were required to make
the city what she was, to
give her the deserved reputa-
ton for wealth and beauty.
So regulations and business
institutions are not built In q
a day. One advertisement.
no matter how well written
or how well circulated, win
not build a business success.
II will merely help along the
good work. That IL win bring
immediate results is certain,
and 1t Is els0 certain that 1t
viii start in motion forces
that viii be felt long after
ward. To make advertising
effective these forces must
be REINFORCED and given Inn
petus again and again. Keep
everlastingiy at 1t II you
would derive the greatest
benefits from advertising.