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Tal1u,as, Louisiana, Saturday, October 81 1914.
The Belgian youth will longer write in his copy book
sThrice armed is he who has justice for his cause
The Financers have completed all arrangements fer
the $3.50 900 Cotton Fund, except getting the money
subscribed.
About one third Of the voters Of New Orleans have
failed to register Is this good omen or is 1t an evil
portent.
JUDGING from Sir Edwards Grays letter to the Depart
ment the Germans buying Of our surplus products
than the Allies. The Germans are not SO bad after all
Rolanl William son. Shreveport attorney, reported
to be insane stranged death two of his young children
Thursday morning
Our democratic congress, in futherance of its re-
tenchment policy has succeeded in holding down national
expenditures to something billion dollars. 1t Is
rumored that the south got some OF this money.
The Winfield Times says, that there is argument
against the installation of dipping watts Wait honey TILL
you try to get them put in. You will hear something
drap.
Ambassador Gerard has cablel that Germany and
Austria will take seventyve thousand bales of cotton per
month Shipments are expected to commence at once
Next week the last survivors of the Bill Moosers will
be inferred in the Third Congressional District The herd
has become extinct in all other parts of the Union The
few survivors in that district have been norshed and
taken care of by Hon. John Parker.
The last report of the national banks to the Controller
IL l,lo Lo,l him,
dred and eighty million dollars in excess of the legal
reserve required by law big showing for the banks
The Undertakers have been in session in New Orleans.
About dozen of those present developed pomae poison
ing An investigation by the Health authorities is being
made to ascertain whether they were poisoned in Mobile
or in New Orleans.
Congressman Robert Broussard is delivering
democratic lectures in Rhode Island. Judging from his
record congress his lectures much better suited to
that state thon they are to Louisiana.
When voting next Tuesday don't forget to swat amend
ment number seventeen providing for the recall. The
other amendments are all right and should be voted for
but number seventeen, the last the list should be killed
1t means elections and more politics. Cut it down.
Over in the town of Bath South Dakota the birth
record shows that there have been eighteen females born
to each male The prophets contend that this is sign
that there will be war. Wait until these eighteen
gals grow up and get interested in that lone beau.
In an interview President Wilson expressed the wish
the New Orleans and the New York cotton exchanges
be opened at early date The stagnaton in the coor
market and wide difference in quotations aprevailing diff
:ent points in the cotton belt should open the eyes Of
those who have been carrying crusade against thu
Exchanges.
georgia farmer, taking Senator Hoke Smith at his
his word, shipped him bale of cotton with sight draf
attached figured at II cents per pound The Senator pait
the draft and to that extent has made good his guarantee
to the Georgia farmers that he would make cotton worth
II cents.
There fairly good attendance at the Farmer
Meeting held at Tal!ulah Wednesday evening" Genera
and local conditions dscsse9 lenrth