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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

struction or repair of public school build
of New Orleans.
Section TO- Be it further enacted, etc,
That the provisions of this act shall con-
stitute a contract between the holders of
the bonds issued hereunder and the Board
of Directors of the Public Schools for the
Parish of Orleans.
Section IL. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That at the Congressional election to be
held in this State on the first Monday
after the first Tuesday in the month of
November, 1914, the following amendment
to the Constitution of the State Of Louisi-
ana shall be submitted to the electors of
the State, to-wit:
The Board of Directors of the Public
Schools for the Parish of Orleans shall be
authorized and empowered to issue two
million dollars $4,000. OO0) of bonds to be
known as Public School Bonds, City of
New Orleans" for the purpose, and I'M
der the provisions set forth in the act of
the Legislature adopted to that end and
for that purpose at the regular session OF
IHC 1oUlolclAa 1SiOi al TAooOhAbAy IVA tAS
year 1914, which said act is hereby ratified
and approved; and all provisions of the
Constitution Of the State in conflict with
the provisions of said act and with this
amendment are to that eextent and for
that purpose only repealed.
Section H. Be 1t further enacted, ETC..
That on the official ballot to be used at
said election shall be placed the words
For the New Orleans Public School Bonds
Amendment" and the words Against the
New Orleans Public School Bonds Amend
| ment"; and each elector shall indicate
his vote on the proposed amendment as
provided by the general election laws of
the State.
L. Z. THOMAS,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieut.. Governor and President of Senate.
| Approved: July 3. 1914.
l.. E. HALL,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HILBERT. Secretary Of State.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to issue
certificate of Indebtedness to H. H.
Shackelford & Co.. contractors, and to
pledge part of the revenues of 1915 in
payment thereof.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the Town of st. Francis
vile, Louisiana, that in accordance with
the contract made with H. H. Shackel-
ford Co., and in accordance with act
number 80 of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana. the Mayor and Clerk
be and they are hereby authorized and
empowered to issue certificate of indebt-
edness of said town to H. H. Shackelford
Co.. contractors, for the construction of a
reservoir as follows. to-wit:
Certificate number l (one) for 1922. So,
bearing S per cent interest per annum
from date until paid at maturity April l.,
1915.
Be it further ordained, that for the
prompt and punctual payment of said
certificate in principal and interest and
in accordance with the act of the Legisla-
ture as aforesaid, the sum of $1,326.66.
out Of the license revenues Of the town
for the year 1915 be and the same Ia
hereby specially set apart and dedicated
to the payment of said Indebtedness GER
tificate number one.
Be it further ordained, ETC., that this
ordinance take effect Immediately after
its passage.
A. B. BRIANT, Mayor.
G. L. PLETTINGER, Clerk.
Passed at an adjourned meeting of the
Board of Aldermen, Sept. 20, 1914. and
recorded in minute book ~" page 305.
G. L. PLETTINGER, Clerk.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
NOTICE..

Notice is hereby given to all persons,
firms and corporations whose names
appear as depositors on the books Of
the Farmers and Merchants Bank, Of
st. Francisville, Louisiana, calling upon
them to present their claims for such
deposits, for adjustment, to the State
Examiner of State Banks, or his duly
appointed Special Agent, L. w. Rogers,
at the Office of said Bank at st. Fran
cisville, Louisiana, on or before the
eighth day of October, 1914. This notice
is given in accordance with the pro-
visions of Act 300 of 1910.
w. L. YOUNG,
State Examiner of State Banks
L. w. ROGERS,
Special Agent
(Sept. 5, Dec. 81
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

from and after this date all hunting OF
any kind on Rosdown. H.zlewood anu
Inheritance plantations is p 'sitively pro-
hibited under penalty of trespassing.
The public is warned as ainst buyint
fire wood, post or timber from tenants on
Roseoown, Texas, Hazlewool and lnherl-
lance plantations.
JAS. p. BOWMAN.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

All trespassing is prohibited on Hill anc
Slaughter. Lake. Breeze. Grayfeld. anu
Glass place plantations; such as hunting.
pecan gathering, ETC., will be prosecuted
TO full extent of the law.
RACCOURCI COMPANY,
Per s. l.. Doherty. Agent;
Smithland Lde. and P. O., La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

No passing through my Linwood trac;'
Belmont aid Rudmond plantations Is Al
lowed. REPRESENTATIVES. of color
will be prosecuted - the law directs.
c. M. BARROW.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

Hunting of any kind, cattle driving Or
dshing on Mt. Vernon plantation is posi-
lively prohibited under penalty of rhs
law of trespass. No exceptions
c, w. BALL.
MISS ELLA BALL,
MRS. E. HAMILTON
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
THE DIM LIGHT.

Edmund Vance Cooke in Harper's
Weekly
And you are what the world calls dead
Something in me, too, must have died.
For JOY has sickened to dread
And even hope Is crucified.
And from the dark of my despair
Only one dim light seems to be-
Let me be thankful that bear
The grief you would have borne for me
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

No trespassing with gun u dog or pass
ing through my place located between
Layson and Flower Hill plantations -
hereby prohibited under penalty OF the
Jaw against trespass.
D. B. FAITHORN.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

My place is hereby posted against all
forms of trespassing; hunting, fishing.
agents of all descriptions. and all cattle
driving.
l.. F. MERWIN.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

From and after this date all hunting or
any kind on the Greenwood plantation is
positively prohibited under penalty of tres
passing. Any one found on this place
without permission will be considered
trespassing and prosecuted to the full ex
tent OF the law.
MRS. ]. A. VENTRESS.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

The public is hereby warned against
buying wood. posts and timber OF any
description from tenants on the Oakley.
Ogden and Downs plantations. All hunt
ing, cattle driving and fence-cutting 10
positively prohibited. and these places are
closed against agents of all kinds.
LUCY L. MATTHEWS.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
EDWARD BUTLER.

Crossing the rear of property below
True Democrat office in ST. FrancisViiie
is hereby prohibited under penalty OF
trespass. Persons found crossing these
premises or damaging the fences will he
prosecuted All permissions heretofore
given are hereby revoked.
MRS. NJ. T.. ROBINSON.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
TOMBSTONES
Alex. EnOchs.

Successor to e. Enochs, dealer and
manufacturer Of sarcophagus Monu.
ments and Hesdstones. Marble and
Granite of best quality. Workman.
ship at lowest rates.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

From and after this date all hunting OF
any kind on Ambrosia and Independence
plantation is positively prohibited under
penalty Of trespassing. Any one found on
these places without permission will be
considered trespassing. and prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
MRS. s. H. BARROW.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

Hunting and fishing are strictly prohib
tied, under penalty Of trespass. on the
following named places: Alton Villa, Oak
Grove, Laysoi., Maxwell, Flower HUI and
Shirley.
The Bellevue Farms Co., Ltd,
A. s. BOWMAN, President.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

All parties are hereby notified not TO
trespass on the following places: the
Green Oak. and the Tanglewild places,
with dog. rod or gun. All permissions
heretofore granted are hereby revoked.
MRS. C. B. HAMILTON
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

We regret we have to forbid all tres
passing Of svry kind incluiilg passing
through Woodlawn Farm.
J. S. McGEHEE.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

FROM and after this date all hunting
andd nshing on the Cottage plantation
are positively prohibited under penalty OF
trespassing. ANY one found ON this place
without permission will be considere'
trespassing and prosecuted to the full ex
tent OF the law.
EDWAkD BUTLER.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
rREsPAss NOTICES.

All hunting with dog or gun, or driving
through or off of any cattle, on the
Resale plantation without special per-
mission. is positively prohibited. All such
acts will be regarded as trespassing and
prosecuted as such.
MRS. C. r. BARROW.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

All trespassing of any description is
hereby prohibited, under penalty of the
law, on Alandale plantation (former.y
Phillips place.
ROBERT BUTLER, Agent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
NOTICE

have taken over my shop, and am
preparing to take care Of all work In
the blacksmith and machinery repair
ing line. l will appreciate your pat
ronage.
q. YuNKEs.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

The public is hereby warned that the
Island and Forest plantations are posted
against hunting, fishing, wood-cutting
and all other forms of trespass, agents OF
every description included.
M. R. JACKSON
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

All cattle driving and other trespasslns
Of any kind are forbidden on Forest plan
tation, under penalty of the law.
J. w. MCQUEEN
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31
Wilcox, La.
CATTLE BRANDS.

CATTLE BRANDS.
Ny brand Is a spade. The public Is
warned against buying cattle with this
brand, without my consent.
J. C. MAGEARL.
BRAND CLAIMED.
We claim hat brand on either
side. We will esteem it favor -
il any one having cattle with this brand
on their premises. will notify US at
Wilcox, La.
BELLEVUE FARMS CO.. Ltd,
By A. 8. Bowman. Pres
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

Saturday October 81, 1914.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

ARDMoRE, PA.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-10-31

ana Scnool DufldlngS ana otner eulnces
and appurtenances thereto.
Any and all contracts for the purchase
of ground or the construction Of buildings
shall be made by the Board Of Directors
of the Public Schools of the City of New
Orleans. subject to confirmation and ap-
prevail by the Commission Council or
other governing body of the City Of New
Orleans; and all contracts for the con-
struction of buildings or other edj6ces
that may exceed FIVE hundred dollars in
amount shall be let to the lowest bidder
under sealed proposals and after ten (10)
days advertisement in the official journal
of the City of New Orleans. and under
such terms and conditions as the Board
Of Directors of the Public Schools for the
Parish of Orleans and the Commission
Council, or other governing body, Of the
City Of New Orleans may concur in.
All plans and specifications for the con-
struction and repair Of school houses and
other buildings and structures shall be
made and prepared by the Engineering
Department of the City Of New Orleans
and all such work shall be done under the
supervision and direction and subject to
the approval Of the City Engineer of the
City of New Orleans.
Section g. Be it further enacted. ETC.,
That during the life of the bonds herein
authorized to be issued and until the date
of their complete and final redemption,
the City of New Orleans shall be free
from the obligation of appropriatings and
paying, otherwise than as provided In this
act any money for the acquisition. con-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12
:, 'li be forwarded g the Union al.

could be forwarded 70 the Union al.
thorities. Mi 4f5il q. 4 |.
The war was waged almost entirely
IN southern territory 1t swept across
the homes Of the southern women. and
they did their share Of service. The
women on the edges OF the fray. ii
southern Florida and Alabama. went
up to help, but most Of the women
Of the south had no need to &C to the
front-they were at the front
Mrs. Mary Martha Reid lived in
Florida. She was a widow with an
only son. When he went to join the
Army Of Virginia she would not stay
behind. She went to Richmond and
took charge Of a hospital, and wher.
ever the army needed her there was
she to be found. She served all
through the war, to see her son die IN
Richmond in "a. ( s..y ~ ID
Miss Jane Thomas, sixty-three wears
old, Of Tennessee, went to Virginia
and followed her army to give help
when it was needed. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12

MARY A. BICKERDYKE, WHO WAS AN AID
TO GENERAL SHERMAN.
Germany, which already have Red
Cross buildings, and with Japan. which
is now constructing one
But from a broader standpoint, con-
tinues the Washington Star, it means
the rendering of homage to the flow
er OF American womanhood of period
when the country was torn asunder.
While seemingly new, the thought
behind the project is really old and
may, indeed. be traced back to one
person. In the battle of Gettysburg
General Barlow. then Captain Barlow
of the United States army, was
wounded and left upon the field for
dead. His wife straightway set out to
find her husband
AS she searched she gave such aid
as she could to the dying. She man.
aged to get her husband back to Wash
ington and nursed him. he went back
again and again was wounded and
had to be brought out Over and over
that happened with Mrs. Barlow
nursing her husband when he needed
it and other soldiers when he was we'll
She di4l in 1864.
Mindful OF what the army nurses
suffered that they might alleviate suf-
fering. General Barlow often said to
his friend, Captain Scrymser of New
York. with whom he had served in the
war, that he wished a memorial could
be built to the women Of the war.
For North and South Alike.
Captain Scrymser finally offered to
the commandery of the Loyal Legion
Of the State of New York 100000 to
be used as part of fund for building
memorial to the women Of the war.
The Loyal Legion, engaging to raise
100000, asked congress for an appro-
priation with which to build monu-
ment to the loyal women Of the war
But congress declined to differentiate.
The women Of the whole country had
suffered. The government would not
honor part Of them alone.
But when the Red Cross asked for
an appropriation for monument to all
the women who rendered aid to sick
and wounded soldiers congress appro:
priated the money. Captain Scrym-
ser's offer still held good, and the Red
Cross engaged itself to secure the need
ed balance. and as soon as may be
there will stand in Washington q
white marble building which will bear
probably at the division Of the STAIR
way, where all who enter may read,
this inscription: ..- p
"A memorial, built by the government
of the United States and patriotic citi-
zens. to the women Of the north and
the women of the south held in loving
memory by a now united country. And
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w IITH an appropriation by con-
" gress Of 100000 and indi-
" vidual contributions of $780,

" 11TH an appropriation by con-
" gress of 100000 and indi-
w vidual contributions of $780,
600 available, the erection of
a Red Cross building in Washington in
memory of the women of the civil war
Is assured. Plans for the memorial
have been approved by the statutory
commission in charge Of the project
and site selected.
This tribute to the heroism Of the
women of the north and the women Of
the south is to rear it's stately columns
within stones throw Of the White
House on Seventeenth street and will
be fianked on one side by the Corcoran
Gallery of Art and on the other by
Continental hall, the national home Of
the D. A. r.
The plans provide for a structure Of
two stories and basement, with an as
sembly room fifty feet by sixty-four
feet on the first floor, large museum
room on the basement floor and numer-
Gus Offices on the first and second
floors. The floor plans were suggested
largely by Red Cross officers, in order
that the work Of the organization may
be carried on as Systematically as pos
sible. Therefore the chief task Of the
architects has been to work out the de-
tails and design a beautiful exterior
Fifth Red Gross Building.
There will be three rooms especiallJ
for the use of the three great boards
hn I'D 80
the national relief board and the inter-
national relief board. From the stand:
point Of the Red Cross the erection of
this building places the United States
on a plane with Russia. Austria and
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12
TO |MMORTAL|z
OF THE 1 CIVIL WAR
Ministering Angels Deeds Of
vaIor and Sacrifice Un-
dimmed by Time.

that their labors to mitigate the suffer.
1ngs Of the sick and wounded in war
may forever be perpetuated this me-
mortal is dedicated to the service of
the American Red Cross
At the time of the civil war there
was no Red Cross-no organized effort
for nursing sick and wounded soldiers.
Nor were there many women trained
In nursing as they are now. Within
thirty days after the troops were call
ed for the secretary Of war appointed
Miss Dorothea L. Dix of Boston as SUI
perintendent Of nurses. Miss Dix had
Improved prison conditions all over the
country as well as abroad and had
founded thirty-two hospitals besides
two In Japan. She issued circulars de-
scribing the kind of women she re-
CURED for her service. and she would
accept no others.
Patriotism and Hoopskirts.
Miss Mary A. G. Holland, herself an
army nurse, who has written "Our
Army Nurses" quotes this circular Of
Miss Dix. It reads:
mo woman under thirty years of age
need apply to serve in a government
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12

MABEL 7. BOARDMAN, NOTED RED CROSS
WORKER.
hospital. All nurses are required to be
very plain looking women. Their
dresses must be brown or black, with
no bows, no curls or jewelry and no
hoopskirts.''
Miss Holland was eager to go to the
front, but was the sole support Of her
mother. At last her mother told her
to go-and then Miss Holland consider.
ed the requirements of Miss Dix.
She says of herself that she was
plain enough and old enough, and that
her clothes were of necessity plain
But-she felt that she could not give
up her hoopskirt Soon, however, her
self abnegation reached even that
point, so she left her hoops behind and
joined Miss Dix
Mother" Bickerdyke.
Down from the middle west went
Mother Bickerdyke, who General
Sherman declared was his most relia-
BILE general. She followed the army
through Tennessee and across the
mountains, her paramount object to
provide them with nourishment. The
aid societies sent her supplies and she
collected them from wherever they
might be found. It was most difficult
to get milk and eggs-the nourishing
food that the sick soldiers needed so
terribly-so Mrs. Bickerdyke conceived
the idea Of providing them herself.
1t was her intention to secure hun
dred cows and thousand hens and
have them cared for on an island in
the Mississippi near Memphis. She
took journey up into the middle west
ed with them to the south. Suspecting
that some Of the stores for her sick
were being used by the officers, she ap-
peared one day in the officers mess
just as meal was served. From the
table she collected the jellies and other
delicacies that belonged to her sick
boys and took them away.
One of the officers tried to have her
forbidden the hospitals. He complain
ed to the general Of a woman who is
making herself obnoxious and who
should be removed"
"Who is she?" inquired the general.
"A Mrs. Bickerdyke." g..
The general laughed. 'She ranks
me-" he said IT guess she'll have to
stay
Cast Fortunes With ENEMY"
The Union never had a stancher
friend than Miss Van Lew, Virgini-
an. She was one Of the bellies Of Rich
mond, but as young girl she had
been sent to school in Philadelphia,
and there determined to devote her
life to the Union If secession came.
And when the guns Of Sumter roared
she took her stand under the stars and
stripes.
The people of Richmond knew that
she was sending out information to
the Union officers; they knew that she
was watching every movement of their
troops and forwarding it to the Fed
erals, but so cleverly was her work
accomplished that it was almost i'm.
possible to catch her in the act.
! By her own work she established
J five secret stations by which news
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12
A Widow Who Gave Her All.

Wv VI 1AC AAOoI PASIuA CSQue uSuE0S
of the war was Mrs. Ella King New
som, who followed the Army of the
Tennessee. Less than twenty years
old, a widow, heartbroken at the loss
Of her husband and infant son when
the war broke out, Mrs. Newsom clos
ed her house at Winchester and went
to Memphis to devote herself to the
hospital service in memory of her bus.
band, who was physician.
In spite Of her youth and inexpe-
rience she took charge of Overton hos
pital. She was wealthy, besides being
young and beautiful, and when she
went to the hospital she took five serv-
ants with her. Before long Mrs. New
som decided to go where the need was
great and there were fewer to help, so
she went up to Bowling Green. Ky
The southern army, fighting, began to
fall back from the middle west, and
Mrs. Newsom. taking her sick and
wounded, returned to Nashville.
Scarcely had she begun her work
there when she was told that she must
retreat. There were soldiers too ill to
be removed, and Mrs. Newsom did not
want to leave them The general told
her that the city would be filled with
Federal troops in few hours and she
would be taken prisoner and that the
army could not spare her. Then a wo-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12

| man standing near, who had been WIS.,
1ting the hospitals, spoke. Mrs. New
son." she said, Il am Union woman.
didn't want you to find it out If
there is any one you want especially
taken care Of leave him in my care
I'll look after him.
Its all Of themv' exclaimed Mrs.
Newsom.
"I'u take care of them ALL said the
Union friend.
"Then l promise you," said Mrs.
Newsom, that wherever I find a Fed
eral soldier in need Of help I'll give
him Of my best because of what you
do for my boys"
And so they shook hands upon it,
and Mrs. Newsom, with three train
loads of soldiers, left for Winchester.
They were three days going about
thirty miles. Then they stopped. The
officers told Mrs. Newsom that the en-
gines had been cut loose from the
trains and taken away. They were
at an old depot few miles south Of
Winchester, and it was dead Of night
II know this place." said Mrs. New
som, land if you can find lantern l
can find some men who will get en-
gines to take us into Winchester"
And she did too!