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For LUMBER To lumber. users and

For sALE-LUMBER-To lumber users and
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rect from tina manufactures and save the mid
dle-men proiiil have equipped my mill with
the best machinery for the manufacture OF
building material and have hundreds OF thou
sands feet of spruce. hemloek aud bard woods.
can get out bills and deliver them IN quick
time. For stock sizes and boards have a large
amount m my yard TO MI rush orders from
My boards 2x} snti Ext are ALWAYS sized through
piancr one side unless the customer orders
them rough. at no extra cost. Large sizc or
Tor sizing sides is extra cost. ,-et my prices
before placing an order. Dexter Nj. Gle-son,
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ITO RENTAL onCc two four room tene-
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Mckinley st. Apply Clarence Chandler. Tel.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
BEL GRADE FOR CENTURIES
 HAS BEEN PRIZE OF WAR

session in the fourteenth century, and after 2 years the Servian prince, Giorg Brankovitch ceded 1t to the Hungarians. It's possession by Christian nations in- eensed the Turk. and twice during the fifteenth century the city was assailed by the followers of the Sultans Each time they were beaten back and in the last siege, that of 1456, the monk. John Capistran. and the famous John Huny ady rose to fame through the vigor of the defense conducted by them.
 In the middle of the next century the Turks under the Sultan Suleman took it from the Hungarians, and it remained a Turkish possession until the Austrians captured 1t in 1888. Two years later the Turks recaptured the city and held it un- til 1717, when. by most brilliant cam paign. Prince Eugene of Savoy retook it for the Austrians, who held 1t until 1739.
 Then the Turks gained its possession. only to lose it O years later when tho Austrians under General Laudon carried 1t by assault and held tpe citadel for four years. One hundred and seven years ago the Servians. having gas-~ed their inde- pendence. became masters of Belgrade. but were forced to abandon it to the Turks six years later. Until 1862 the Turks kept troops in the garrison there, but the Servians were practically their own rulers.
 The dual government occa stoned much friction. and in .Iune 1862. the Turkish commander bombarded the Servian quar- ter of the city. As a consequence of tho assault, four years latef diplomatic pres- sure was brought to bear and the Turkish garrison was withdrawn. Then followed the modern Balkan wars. during which Belgrade was the scene of much arma- ment. riots and threatened sieges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
..eties in the Roman Catholic church in

c,cties in the Roman Catholic church in
 America having exclusively male mem bership. Som1 of them are quite small, and many are varying types of the same societies, bearing only slightly different names. Notable among the societies of American origina are the Paulists, the Redemptorists. the Chris l tian Brothers and the Holy Cross The vast majority of members of all others, or nearly all. are foreign born priests and laymen.
 l Societies of women vastly outnumber | those of men in numbers and member
 ships. There are upward of 200 so- cicties and some of them, notably the Sisters of Charity under varying names, have memberships running up to 4000
 and 5000 each. A fairly accurate esti-
 mnte of professed women in the church | in this country is 220,000. This number includes the teachers who form in- deed the largest numbers. Most of the l famous orders of men, such as Domin- li-ans and Franciscans. have their cor responding orders among women. bear l ing the same or nearly the same names.
 Jesuits have recently much enlarged
 their educational work and are now
 seeking to raise $2.500,o0 further to | Increase it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09

more. In Boston and Philadelphia the high figure is $50, and 1t runs down to $25.
 Most Interesting of all is the collec- tons. No data has been obtainable as to what sums American tourists put on collection plates when attending church services in England, but 1t Is found that the average per worshiper in the fashionable churches of the three cities named, whether said wor- shiper come from England. from the south, the middle west or the. Pacific coast, is hardly more than 10 cents. Collection plates that are filled with bills in winter rarely hold one bill in whole summer New York fares no better In collections than the other cities studied. even If it pays more for preachers.
 W orshipers if strangers usually reck- on that officials of famous churches N i'll not know how much money they exactly. New York churches that pay S1o0 sermon to preachers, $25 to an assistant minister who Is sort of cler- ical host. choir that costs $lO0 to S1f5 a service, and $50 to SIS for flow CTS. electric fans. sexton and assist ants, often find on the plates $50 and ss0, rarely indeed as much as $loo. II appeal is made for money it sometimes happens that worshipers average as high as 20 cents each. but appeals are often resented and in the churches in question few are ever made Churches in which collections run. without ap- peals, sfs00 to s2500 a service when regular worshipers are present. drop 10 s75 in summer and that when, as Is often the case, the summer congrega- ton is as large as the regular one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09

If the spirits of the soldiers slain in Belgrade, the capital of Servia during the last thousand years could be rencar- hated such an armed host would be rep- resented as has not been seen since xerxes set out fnom Sardis to conquer the civilized world, says the New York Herald. For since the first Qualifications were made on the promontory at the confluence of the Save and the Danube, near the site of the present city. by the Celts In the third century B. O.. 1t has been the scene of one devastating con flict after another The reported occu- patton by Austrian troops marks the fourth time in comparatively recent his- tory that the Hapsburgs have taken 1t.
 The Celts gave to Belgrade the name Of Singidunum, and as such it was known until the seven century A. D. The Ro- mans took 1t from the Celts and replaced their fort by strong Qualifications, as Is evidenced by bricks recently dug up bear ing the inscription. "Legio W Flavia Felix For the following two centuries it changed masters often. each change being marked by slaughter. as Huns. Sarmatians, Goths and Gepids followed each other into possession before the Emperor Justinian brought it once more under Roman rule
 Toward the end of the eighth century the Franks of Charlemagne besieged and LOOK it anu the IOiioWlnG century IL Tell Into the hands of Bulgarians In the elev- enth century the Byzantine Emperor Ba- sil II reconquered 1t for the Greek empire. The Hungarians fought over 1t for the first time in l124, when King stephen wrested it from the Greeks, and since that time 1t has been a political bone of contention among Greeks. Bulga- rians. Hungarians and Austrians.
 A survey of the map of Servia and q study of contirtious territory explains the reason for the recurring conflict. Bel grade was considered to be the key to Hungary. and it's possession gave com mand of the traffic between the upper and lower Danube.
 The Seryiah Kings first gained ito pos
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
Would Train Girls for War

member of the House of Represents tives of the Australian commonwealth, Mir. Finlayson. has attracted much at- tention to himself by bringing forward a proposition for a compulsory service of women for war In Australia all boys are to he given some war training as a matter of compulsion. Mir Finlayson pro- poses that all girls shall also be com pelled to take the training in first aid nursing and camp cooking. This Is his idea It is hardly fair that the boys should submit to be trained compulsor- fly for their countrys benefit, while the girls have no responsibility. Girls should be compelled to produce certifi- cates of efficiency in nursing and invalid and camp cooking. After they reach tho age of 14 they should be compelled to dc at least two years training in this di rection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
Many Want to Be Chanlains

Dr. ii. K. Carroll. associate secre- tary or the Federal Council of Churches, with headquarters in Washington. re- ports the receipt of a large number of applications for appointment as chan lains in the United States navy. With 2 spirit of unity perhaps never be- fore shown in such matter, Protestant and Catholic co-operated in presenting the Christian argument to the gov cinment favoring an increase in num- her of chaplafns and in the proposed divisions between them of men to be selected. There are now 24 chaplains ana 2S new men are to be named
 The applicants come, it is reported, in about equal numbers from Protestant and Catholic ranks and among the for mer all Of the principal bodies are T spresented. By the terms of the new law appointments are to acting chap lsincies only. and these are limited in number. since the law provides that no more than seven may be advanced to permanent chaplaincies in any one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
Catholics Aroused

The attacks by Gen. Francisco Villa on Catholics in Mexico and the re- port of strictures on their church gov ernment and practice by the governor of Nuevo Leon refusing privileges of the confessional. limiting appointments of bishops and priests to cures and the threatened confiscation of religious gifts, have brought a flood of pro- tests from Catholic leaders in the Uni- ted States. President Wilson is ap- psaled to by these leaders to go slow in recognizing General Villa as head of a political party, much less of a new government. Alleged acts of con- stitutionalists against the Catholic church are being recited and crimes in great numbers are being attributed to them.
 Tn this connection not few Prot |eslant leaders are crying out against n wave of abuse of the Catholic church which seems to have swept over this country during the past two years. Within the last month. or since the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
Much Larger This Summer Than Last-Attributed to
 Cooler Weather
LARGE FEES FOR
 FOREIGN DIvINES
Treatment of Catholics In Mexico Bring Vigorous Protests From Leaders In United States.
 Live Church News

New York, August Especial. )-A study has just been made. in promi- nent churches in Boston. New York and services, of pay of famous pulpit sup rlies and of average and total sums put upon collection plates. The data was obtainable only on condition that names be not mentioned. Worshippers at all churches reporting are nonresi- dents, three in four at least; visitors to Boston from everywhere on their way to Maine; visitors to Philadelphia from the south going to or returning from Atlantic City; visitors to New York from the middle west and Pa cific coast, and in numbers es not in other cities, from England and Flu rope.
 Attendance this July was 10 to 15 DOT cent larger than last July. The summer of 1913 saw fewest people in prominent churches of eastern cities of any season in years. It Is found that attendance depends almost wholly on the fame and drawing power of the preacher. There is no parochial loyalty or duty. People go where they believe they will get most. Why attendance should be better this season than last those who manage the churches say ,'they do not know unless it is cooler weather. The grade of preachers Is about the same.
 More and More English and Scotch preachers come to America to fill sum mer pulpits and more and more Amer ican preachers go to England to do the same. Foreign preachers in American puipits get liberal pay per Sunday American preachers in English pulpits very small pay or none at all. New Yok pulpits pay most. The highest Is S100 a sermon, or If two sermons on the same Sundays, s150, sometimes $200 These sums are paid to most English preachers. American preachers in the same city get $50 a sermon, rarely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09

rroclamations of General Villa and the
 governor of Nuevo Leon these attacks have grown even more bitter. These Protestants are declaring that these calumnies, for such they call them, ought to cease, that they are untrue, that this is no time for church quar- rels. and that the time has come when Prctestants themselves ought to see to it that attacks on Catholics In pull Tit, platform and publications come to an end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
Iesuits Numerous In U. s.

The Society of. fuses, commonly called Jesuit, which has Just celebrated the centennial of it's restoration to rapal favor after having been ban ished from Rome for 51 years, is one of the oldest of Roman Catholic so- cietiess and considerably the largest in this country. Its fathers number HOO. st Louis province has the greatest number of the five. The other four nrovinces are New Orleans, New Mex ico New York and California. It was ia 176s that Pope Clement XIV ban ished them and in 1914 that Pope Plus NH restored them to favor. The Cath |ciic orders having largest numbers in rranciscans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09

A peace centenary committee, repre- senting all evangelical churches in the United States. has now secured action by the general official bodies of Presby terians, Methodists, south, and the Re- formed churches, and will apply to the general convention of the Disciples of Christ in October, approving centenary plans Action has also been secured by the Epworth league, the Christian en- deavor. the Luther league. and most of the brotherhoods. The committee is acting through the Federal Council of churches.
 It has been decided that Peace Sum day shall be February 14 1915, the one falling nearest to the exact date when the present 100 years of uninterrupted peace between the United States and Great Britain began.
 For all young peoples meetings, and also for all Sunday schools, the com mittee Is preparing patriotic services, the aim being to have all hold such services, and have the exercises substantially uni form. Appeal is to be made later to ministers of all bodies, whether called evangelical or not, to preach sermons on the Sunday named on subject of peace, and to do so even is Europe and half the rest of the world be actually at war at the time. The committee reports find ing marked interest in the plans. and even greater interest since reports came of declarations of war by principal Flu ropean nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
E0R nENT

WILL REMODEL FIRST FLOOR OR ENTIUE BUILDING KNOWN AS MA JEsTIC THEATRE TO SUIT TENANT. CLARK UNDERWRITING AGENCY. AGENTS. 30l-S CLARK BLDG PHoNu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09

year. Under this plan misfits can be kept out of the permanent service, 1t is believed. It has not yet been de- termined by the secretary how many acting chaplains he will name this year.
 Promoters of this advance deny that they are in any way opposed to the social secretaries recommended by the secretary and to be furnished by the Christian associations. These secretar- les are not to be commissioned If ap- polnted and the yare to be laymen. The nlsn has not been officially approved as yet. but it is being favored by those who pushed for the increased chap lsincies. The same men raise the ques- ton whether the chaplains may not be able to develop some secretaries from among enlisted men. They point to the far better grade of men in the service thar formerly. Applications for acting chsplaincies will still be received by Secretary Carroll, he says.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
PRIZE WINNERS AT FREE FAIR

st. Francisville people won a number
of prizes at the Free Fair at Baton
Rouge last week. Mrs. o. Lejeune
took third prize for an embroidered
centerpiece. Julius Freyhan high school
took LIST prize for domestic science
display, tailored cotton skirt, and tailor
ed cotton waist; second prizes for
lingerie dress and corset cover, and
pair pillow cases; third prizes for
hemmed napkin, combination suit,
princess slip and sofa pillow. Jackson
high school took first prize for corset
cover, second prizes for hemmed nap.
kins, night gown; third prize for patch.
ing on striped material and darning on
black, hemmed towels.
A native son of West Feliciana, David
Ingram Norwood, son of D. |. Norwood
of Baton Rouge, took the second prize,
fifth division, in the Better Babies con.
test, making 95 points.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
INITIATIVE TRIED.

At the election, next Tuesday, the
property owners of St Francisville
will have an opportunity to express
their approval or disapproval of the
proposed action of the Town Council
in giving two mills of the town taxa
ton to the Julius Freyhan High
School.
This feature of the election is little
ont of the ordinary, in that it has no
standing in law. 1t is probably the
first instance of the use of the initia-
tive or referendum to be used here,
and the expressed wishes of a ma
jority of the citizens voting on that
day are likely to be carried out by
the Town Council
The matter of donating two mills of
the town taxation to the purpose of
education has been considered by the
Town Council for some time, but that
body is loath to act until the people
are heard from, The people will have
their opportunity on Tuesday.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
DEATH OF L. w. PEBBLES.

From the Woodland Daily Democrat,
published at Woodland, CAL, the fol-
lowin is clipped. 1t chronicles the
death of Lyttleton w. PEBBLES, long a
resident of both East and West Fee
liciana, where he has many relatives
and family connections. These, and a
large circle of friends in Louisiana,
sorrow over the passing of Mr.. PEBBLES
from earth.
The article referred to reads
"Lytleton Wyatt PEBBLES was born
February rs, 184S, and died October Is,
1914. He was native of West Fe-
liciana Parish, Louisiana.
cat the age of Is years he enlisted as
cavalry man in the Confederate army,
serving two years.
in 1867 the deceased was united in
marriage to Miss Laura V. Howell. To
this union were born six boys and four
girls. The girls and two boys with
their mother survive him. He leaves
twenty grandchildren, to four of whom
he has given home for several years
past.
After having spent the greater part
of lbs life as Southern cotton planter
he came to Esparto in 1909, where he
took up the strenuous western life with
the same high courage, fortitude and
energy with which he marched with
the boys in gray" He was devoted
husband and father and his friends
found in him Southern gentleman of
the old school, courteous, kind and
generous.
Mr.. PEBBLES father, Lytleton Wyatt
PEBBLES, ST., was native of Virginia,
and captain in the Mexican war. His
mother, also of Virginia, was musi-
clan and vocalist of renown.
while in the South he united with
the Episcopal church, but after coming
to California worshiped with the Unit
ed Brethren and Pentecostal Mission.
"The remains were laid in Capay
cemetery Sunday afternoon under a
bank Of flowers. The pastor of the
local church conducted the services at
the PEBBLES residence, where a large
company of sympathetic friends gath
cred to pay their last respects"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
WoMANs AUXILIARY GUESTS.

Those attending the Woman's Auxil.
larry conference were entertained in
private homes, as follows: Miss Maggie
Phillips and niece, Miss Sarah Phillips,
of Morganza, were with Mrs. and Miss
Pillet; Mrs, Pratt and Mrs. Singletary,
Morganza, Mrs. e. S. Quinn; Mrs.
Roger Bourgeois, Mrs. Conrad Lecoq
and daughter, New Roads, Mrs. J. R.
Matthews; Mrs, Faithorn and daughter
and Mrs. Lamb of New Orleans, Mrs.
j. Q. Tempel; Rev, J. D. LaMothe and
Mrs. LaMothe were entertained at the
Rectory; Mrs. Henry Leverich, Mrs.
Wickliffe by Mrs. ]. F. Irvine; Mrs.
Henry Foxley, Mrs Vann of Hammond,
Mrs. Bartlett by Mrs. S. Nice. Lawra.
son. Mrs. c. NJ. Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mumford Phillips, Mrs. ]. B. Churchill
and Mrs. Geo. Pitcher of Lakeland and
Mrs. E. S. Morrison of Brooks, La,
were over for the day only, Saturday
Mrs. Howell Morgan was guest OF
Mrs. Lawrason.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
STORING COW PEAS.
(Dr. w. r. Dodson.)


Under ordinary conditions, the best
way to store COW peas is in the pod
See that they are thoroughly dried,
and II you find some weevils already
in them. fumigate them with carbon
bisulphide for twenty-four hours, using
a pound of carbon bisulphide to one
thousand cubic feet of store room. The
store room. of course, must have tight
walls. or have them made tight by
oasting paper over the cracks. A COM
r"cn way is to get barrels and fill them
with peas, shaking them down tho
roughly. bit not tramping them enough
to break the pods The pods serve as
a protection for the peas.
If you find that there are good
many weevils already In the peas, then
( 1t would be advisable to thresh them
now and preserve them in Sacks or
barrels after they have been fumigated,
to kill the weevils.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
coNSTABLE'S SALE.
]. H. CLACK, Sheriff.


State of Louisiana, Parish of West
Feliciana, Fifth Justice Court
Patsey Brown (wife), Aaron
Brown (husband), VS.. LLAMA
Hawkins and James Taylor.
BY virtue of a Writ of Fieri Facias
to me directed by the Hon. w. R.
Campbell, Fifth Justice of the Peace
in and for the Parish of West Felici
ana, have seized and will proceed to
sell at public auction on
Saturday, November Ia. 1914,
within the legal hours for public sales
at the front door of the residence OF
Aaron Brown in the 9Th ward, the
following described property, to-wit:
One large red COW named Stella
seized in the above entitled and mum
bered suit.
Terms of sale-Cash, with benefit OF
|appraisement.
JOHN F. AUSTEN,
5th Constable
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
WAKEFIELD NOTES.

The children of the Wakefield school
are enjoying the swing presented to
them by Mr.. Max Dampf of Laurel
Hill
Supt. Crrmp was a welcome visitor
at the school house Wednesday. Also
the new desks were very welcome. We
will no longer have to sit on the floor.
A social and fair will be held in
few weeks at our school house, that
the improvements may be made
which were suggested by the state
inspector, Mr. Foote.
Mr.. w. l.. Stirling attended the fair
at Baton Rouge last week.
Mrs. Matt Gilmore went to st. Fran
cisville on Monday.
Misses Helen and Anne Stirling.
Mrs L. ] Davis. Miss Lulie Davis and
Mrs. Allain attended the Auxiliary
meeting in st. Francisville, Saturday.
Rev. Mr. Fulton stopped on his way
from New Hope last Sunday and kind
ly addressed the Wakefield Sunday
school His subject was the lesson
for the day. so that even the youngest
were interested in what he told them.
Come again. Mr.. Fulton.