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lesson may be drawn for our educa
tlonal system from that fact,
The middle class trades people, prof.
esslonal and skilled workers, and q
modlcum of farmers are sending their
cl4lldren to school, to the best school,
that we have, and they are the only
ones that reap any benefit of them
outside Of vocational education. Most
OF, the time spent in these schoo is
spent in garnering facts, which by NO
stretch of the imagination, the student
can ever use. Much of this is false
and SO worse than unseless
bnt these garnered facts are TO-DAY
rated as education" are so often the
superiors in the world of thought and
action because like the little slaves OF
the farms, what. they know is of cir
rent value, the mind trained not to the
artificial knowledge of the school room
but to the actualities of life.
Again the wee slave of the farm
has pure air all day. and sunlight. and
most of the time enough to eat. and
this accounts for the fact that SO many
OF them survive the almost inhuman
conditions that poverty imposes upon
them. Also this food Is mostly pure.
though not in as great variety as it
should be and sometimes is, and this
makes for sound mental growth.
Mind and body are not separate emit
Ties as Is sometimes suggested, but the
mind is the outgroWth, the flower. the
poisoning of the healthy normal boy.
The Child Slave of the farm has
that much advantage that he is edu-
Gated in early responsibility. He must
learn to use his hands guided by in
telligence, without the immediate over
sight OF the parent or teacher, for the
teacher on the farm is even NOR. a
slave than the child. for the Mort
gage casts its shadow along his path
as ne comes from the field at the set
OF sun, 1t goes to rest with him at
nlsnt, and greets him as he rises for
another day of toll.
A system of education that would
included current facts, and a search
for current FACTS, that would teach
probing for the truth in all current
phenomina and attitude of fearlees
mental integrity, would raise the world
OF sord1d slavery to a millennium. in
one generation, and the children of
the farms come nearest of all to eniov
ing the privilege of that kind of ,du-
cation, for they are combating nature
for her secrets and thus are less CON
trolled by artificial precedents, and
they are, because of these e. :t.;. the
hope of the world.
But the children Of the farms are
robbed Of another privilege, a human
one, and yet one that goes2o the verv
Vitals OF humanity +the right I'd res
pect their parents" Yes, / mean #
every word. Can child brought in.
70 contact with children enJoyjng the
educational advantages Of the best
schools and colleges, the best clothes.
lne best homes, the best playtimes
ana yacadonss and remembering that
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ers of this and other countries.
And so the fact has been pointed to
as giving support to the contention
that If we could only raise our child
rem on the farms, that heaven pointed
out to the children OF the slums, all
would be we'll Yes, all would be well,
spelled with an III,
No worse or more grinding tyran-
ny Of childhood was eyer conceived in
a city slum, than is suffered by mil
lions of children of the farms, and it
is the accident of environment that
permits them to produce amongst them
some of the world S finest and best.
But the finest ind best produced to-
day would be the shame of finer and
better day for the CHILD SLAVES
ON THE FARM"
we OF the west are wont to look
askance at Cotton Mill owner, coin
ing infant bodies into dividends but
CONS with me through the Sugar Root
farms OF the Yellowstone Valley, and
VIII show you what my eyes have
seen. Daylight for sixteen hours in
the day and every minute of the day
light these little slaves tOiling' in the
heat thinning beets, then wedding
chem, then home to howell, half fed,
and to rest until daylight next day.
Throughout the Cotton states The CON
dltlons are much the same, and in all
agricultural and dairying sections the
children of the farms are 70 p5sd of
their childhood, robbed of their play
ume' roDoed OF the JOY of play; rob-
bed OF the right to- grow. rop5ed of
freedom to develop the best thal is IN
men, roOoed OF love and happiness,
slaves to a mortgage, slaves to work,
children of darkness, chained to Den.
ury.
And yet some of the finest and hest
Of humanity come from the chlldren
Of the farm. How can that be? A
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/ States, PIP. 1925. (Uut of print. }
No. 70, November 1907, Laws relating
to the employment of women and child
rem, PIP. 655-816. No. 80, July 1910,
women and child wage earners in
Great Britain. PIP. 1856. No. 80, July
1910, Child labor legislation in Europe,
PIP. lab. No. SO, September 1911,
Employment Of children in Maryland
industries, PIP. 466-687.
8. Report on Condition Of Woman
and Child Wage Farmers in the Unit.
ed States, prepared under direction OF
U. s. Commissioner of Labor, printed
as Senate document No. 645, 61st Con.
gress, I'd Session, 1910. 10 volumes
ofwhich the following deal with child
labor.
l. Cotton Textile Industry, 1914 PIP
2. Mems Ready Made Clothing, S7S
PIP.
8. Glass Industry $40 pup.
4. Silk Industry, 592 PIP.
5. The Beginners of Child Labor
Legislation in Certain States, 225 PIP.
6. Conditions under which children
leave school to go to work, 80 PIP.
Z. Juvenile Delinquency and its re-
lation to employment, 1T PIP.
8. Causes of Death Among Woman
and Child Cotton Mill Operatives.
9. Employment of Women and
Children in Selected Industries.
NOTE:-The government reports
mentioned under Nos. and 8, are
usually found in public libraries. They
can probably be purchased from the
Superintendent of Documents, Wash
ington, d. c., or some of them my pos
sibly be obtained free from the Depart
ment of Labor. Washington, D. q.
9. National Consumers League
105 E. I'D ST., New York, has pub
hshed IA page leafet on Child Labor
in Tenements, illustrated and page
leaflet on A Privileged Industry, by
Florence Kelley (picking, canning
drying and packing fruits.)
10. @Poverty-Robelt Hunter. Chap
ter on The Child, PIP. 190l260. Nation
al Office. $3.50. 1912.
IL. Labor Problems and
Sumner. Chapter on Woman and
Child Labor, PIP. 1867. Macmillan
Co.. New York. 1910. photography.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-01-01

R. Lovejoy. secy. Write for leaflets
and list of publications. The following
are among the publications of the Com
mittee:
The Child Labor Bulletin quarterly,
50 a year. August, 1912, number on
Child Labor Laws in All States, soc.
6. American Association for La
Dor Legislation, 131 E. 23d ST., New
Cork. Legislative Review No. 5, Child
Labor, Summary Of Laws in Force,
1910. SOC.
7. United States Bureau of Labor
-Bimonthly Reports No. 81, May
1914, Child Labor in the United States.
Tout Of print.) No. 50, July 1905, Laws
relating to child labor in European
countries PIP. 302-319. No. 81 Jan
uary 1906, Laws relating to the en-
ployment of children in the United
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CHILDREN IN AGRICULTURE
(By Arthur LIE Sueur. J

The children Of the slums have cham
pions and to spare, and their rights
are coming to be understood, their
cry has pierced the consciousness of
the public. But the children of the
farms. the children from whose ranks
come most Of the champions of hum
an rights. who are able to make real
progFess, too little has been said about
theiE problems and their needs.
But We must ignore the fact, that
while many Of them come to the es-
tate Of men and women ill-clad with
education. that in spite of this sun
pose handicap, they furnish much more
than their quota Of the human lead
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-01-01
SOURCES OF IN FORMATION

Compiled by Information Depart
ment, Socialist Party, II North Market
street, Chicago.
1. Socialist National Campaign
Book, 1912, PIP. 176-18O. National
office Csc.
2. Children in Textile Industries
Spargo; and, The Children of the Poor
-Debs. Leaflets issued by National
office. Samples free.
8. The Bitter Cry Of the Children
-Spargo. Cloth, $3.50. National Off
ce.
4. Encyclopedia Of Social Reform
bliss. Article on Child Labor. PIP:
40. II.
5. National Child Labor Commit
tee. los. 3. 22d St. New York. Owen
The weekly messenger., 1914-05-23
SAD ACCIDENT.

Wednesday morning news came
from Lake Charles that Mr.. Elmo
Bertrand, . son of Mr.. Auguste
Bertrand of this parish was killed
by a boiler explosion in q Terpen-
tine Factory, and that bis brother
Mr., Lionel Bertrand was very ser
iously injured by the same s1plo-
sion. They were 80 badly injured
by tho explosion that it Was not
known which one OF the brothers
was dead until Lionel recovered
consciousness and told who be
was. They are both young men
who left this parish some time ago
to seek employment in Lake
Charles. The body of Elmo was
brought here Thursday and was
entered in tho Catholic cemetery
at four thirty o'clock in the even-
ing. Lionel is in the Lake Charles
Sanitarlum very seriously injured.
The young mon are brothers OF
Mrs. CASTOR Gardemal of this
town.
The weekly messenger., 1914-05-23
Candidates Serenaded.

Tuesday night after the returns
Of the Municipal election was
known a largo number of people
called at the Mayors home, where
they were served with refresh
ments, also at tho homo of MIR.
Jos. H. Duchamp, a councilman,
at tho home of Mr.. w. j. Bisn-
venu, also councilman and at the
home of Mr. George Eastin, who
managed the campaign where they
wore also served with nice refresh
ments, the other members of the
Council being bachelors, the
crowd knew that there was not q
good wife to take care of them, 80
they decided they would be spar
ed until tbs next time, aud the
Mayor was particularly requested
to see that the three bachelor
councilmeu md the bachelor So
cretsry. become benedicts before
the end of their term in Office.
which be promised.
Wednesday, night the ladies de-
cided that they wanted to join in
the celebration too and went to
tho home of the Mayor who had
prepared to re:eive them and a
splendid reception was given, two
bands being on hand to give the
music, cakes and refresh N on ts
were served, dancing was indul-
gsd in and all present bad a most
pleasant time.
Thursday night reception was
given at the home of Sheriff Wade
D. Martin, which was also very
largely attended, cakes, refresh
ments and sandwiches were serv.
ed to the guest and the young set
INDUCED in dancing and had q
good time.
1t was an enthusiastic rejoicing
OF the people of the town who were
joined by many frisndf from the
country aud adjoining towns. All
had happy good time.
The weekly messenger., 1914-05-23
Rupture Expert Here.
SEELY, WHO FITTED CzAR OF Rus.
STA. CALLED TO LAFAYETTE.

+. II. Seeley of Chicago and Phlladel-
phia. the noted truss expert, will be at
the Carbon Hotel and will remain in
Lafayette Wednesday only May 9th.
Mr.. Seeley says: Tine Spermatic Shield
as now used and approved by the United
States Government will not only retain
any case OF rupture perfectly, affOrding
immediate and complete relief. but
closes the opening in 10 days on the
average case. This instrument receiv-
oil the only award in England and in
Spain. producing results without sur
gerry, harmful injections. medical treat
ments or prescriptions. MIR. Seeley has
documents from the United States Gov
srnmeni, Washington. ID. c.. for inspec-
tion. All charity cases with out charge,
ar if any interested call he will be glad
to show same without charge or ht them
il desired. Any one ruptured should re-
member the date and take advantage Of
this opportunity.
The weekly messenger., 1914-05-23

The Town Council passed reso-
lutions at special meeting We'd
nesday, protesting against tho re-
moval of the Motor Car on this
branch aud requested the Mayor
to appear before the Bail Road
Commission in Baton Rouge Mon
day morning to protest against tha
discontinuancs of the Motor Car
and also demand better service on
this branch and better depot &C
oommodation. The station 10 way
down to the bayou and no nds-
walk to reach it. We need . new
depot aud much other improve
ments here.
The weekly messenger., 1914-05-23
THE MUNICIPAL ELEC,
TION.

The municipal election held b ere
Monday, was perhaps the most
hotly contested and exciting one
held in many years.
Notwithstanding the great inter
est taken by both sids., every
thing passed off nicely aud plea.
sanity, nothing happened during
the campaign or election day to
create any bad feeling among the
supporters of either ticket.
The present administration is
composed vf men who bad but one
object in view, that Of the im-
provsmont of the town and ali
their efforts were directed to ac-
complish that end and the result
Of the election is a full endorse.
ment of the people that they have
done their work well and have
rendered a satisfactory account to
the people Of tho trust that was
placed in their charge.
The administration was opposed
by the best and strongest politi.
cal leaders of the town and every
effort was made to regain posses.
sion of the affairs of the town an
10 order to be prepared to meeI
such strong opposition it WAS ne
csssary to make a hard political
fight and a wise and shrewd man
had to be selected to manage the
campaign, and MIR. George Eastin
was decided upon as the one fully
capable to meet the opposition and
defeat them. Mr.. Eastin had bach
Of him in the campaign, many oI
Our wise political leaders who out
classed the opposition in every
move they made.
Mr.. Eastin is much spoken of
al this time as being in line as 9
candidate for the Office Of Clerl
Court at the next election. and the
opinion was freely expressed tba,
il he conducts his campaign q,
vigorously and wisely as hs conduc
ted this last town campaign, he 10
q sure winner, hs count on tn,
very strong support of those who
assisted him in this last and suo-
cessful campaign.
The weekly messenger., 1914-05-23
TOWN COUNCIL.

Special meeting OF the Town Council
of st. Martinvills. La. held on this 10th
day of May A. D. 1914 at IL NJ.
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. Albert Bienvsnu. Mayor presiding
and the following members present: P.
j. Gary, j. s. Martin. L. j. Duchamp. j.
II. Duchamp and R. j. Guirard.
The object of the meeting on this day.
being for compiling the returns and
promulgating the result OF the Mnnici-
pal election held on Tuesday the 10th
inst. which is here done in the manner
following:
Whereas in conformity to the require
ments of law and in accordance with
the provisions of an ordinance OF this
Town Council. Of date April 9th 1914. as
also by virtue of the official proclama-
tion of the Hon. Albert Bienvenu. Mayor.
an election was held in st. Martinville.
La, for the election Of a Mayor. Five
Councilmen and q Chief of Police. to
serve for the ensuing next two years;
And whereas the returns made this
day to this Council. now In special open
session, by the Commissioners Of said
election duly sealed and signed, show
and attest the following result. viz:
Total number of Ballots cast and 70.
ceived 308.
Total number Of votes received by
each respective candidates. a. follows.
For Mayor Albert Bienvsnu 1852 One
Hundred and sixty two.
For Mayor J. C. Bisnvenu l37 One
Hundred and thirty seven.
For Councilmen:
W. Bienvenu l6l One Hundred and
sixty one.
JOS. H. Duchamp 1865 One Hundred and
sixty six.
F.F. Fournet l55 One Hundred and
fifty five.
A.C. Gauthier 1853 One Hundred and
fifty eight.
Robert ]. Guirard 1853 Ono Hundred aud
sixty three.
III. Duchamp 142 One Hundred and
forty two.
A. G. Broussard 1873 One Hundred and
thirty three.
Henry P. Olivier One Hundred aud
thirty seven.
P.J. Fleming I43 One Hundred aud
forty three.
L. C. Guidry 1876 One Hundred and
thirty five.
For Chief Of Police:
Claud Thomas l76 One Hundred and
seventy six.
Edward Eastin 100 One Hundred and
twenty.
W. s. Thomas Z seven.
And whereas, upon due compilation
Of said returns Of election, it appears
that majority Of the votes cast and re-
ceivsd were in favor of Albert Bienvenu.
]. H. Duchamp. K. j. Guirard, F. F.
FOurnet, W. ]. Bienvenu. A. c. Gauthier
and Claud Thomas. candidates at the
said election, as shown by aforesaid pro-
Coo VcIDdi VI ictul uS uduo
Now proceeding to prOmulgats their
returns and the said election.
Be it known and 1t 10 hereby proclaim
ed that Albert Bienvenu is duly elected
Mayor. A. C. Gauthier, W. j. Bienvenu.
+. +. FOurnet. r. J. Guirard and j. H.
Duchamp are duly elected C0uncilmen
and Claud Thomas il duly elected Chi Of
of Police Of the Town of st, Martinville,
La, to serve in said respective capacities
for the two next succeeding years.
Given officially in open session. this
goth day Of May 1914.
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
Thereupn the meeting adjourned.
SIDNEY Z. DELABOUAsAYg.
Secretary.
The weekly messenger., 1914-05-23
Bids Wanted.

Sealed bids will be received antil noon
on Saturday May 23rd., at the City Hall.
for the taking down Of the Town Gala
boose and rebuilding same on the Jail
lot without the galleries.
ALBERT BIENvENU,
49, Mayor.
ST. Martinville, La. May I3, 1914.
The weekly messenger., 1914-05-23

For SALE White Orpinton
Eggs at half price, balance of tho
season, also young stock cheap 40
long as they last-C. 6. Gardemal.
The weekly messenger., 1914-05-23

Rev. Falcon has made large i'm
provements to his home near the
Methodist church, on the east side.
The weekly messenger., 1914-05-23

The entire Business Mems tick.
ct was elected by q large majority
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-10

there been war like this. we thsuk.
And what is the cause? Because Aus
tria would not allow the Servians to
continue throwing bombs by which
they had killed the archduke. Russia
stepped in and then we were forced
TO join. We Germans feel particular
~ embittered toward the English who
have allied with France against us.
claiming that we violated neutrality
by Passing through Belgium. The
English are spreading terrible lies
throughout the world. but at home
here everything is in the best OF order.
High and low, members Of all parties
are united with the kaiser in this war,
even the social democrats, whose lead
er. Or. Frank Of Mannheim, was one
OF the first TO fall in battle.
French Barbarities.
You have probably heard OF the
harbaric methods used in CARRYING on
this war From Russia we had ex-
pected nothing else but from the
French who call themselves lie Grande
Natione' come atrocities as horrible
Eyes Of the wounded have been
gOuged out, noses and ears cut off
During one of the battles some of
our men came upon a wounded Off
Ger. They wanted 10 stay and help
him but he insisted that they continue
20 fight. They found him after the
battle. dead from strangulation and
his tongue cut ont.
The enemy are using corkscrews 70
gouge out eye@ and dunn DUN bullets
I think our brother who was shot
through the lung, was hit by one OF
these bullets.
Ito date we have 100000 prison
ers. Our artillery is wreaking ter
rible havoc among the French. Their
strongest forts cannot hold out against
our big mortarS. The American am
bassador in Paris has entered a pro-
test against the treatment of German
prisoners by the French.
There is no doubt among the Ger
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-10
COUPON NO. 20

Present Coupons at The News-Times Office
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-10
WHY Is WAR;

Some Of the newspaper strategists
recommend that the war be turned
over to a real estate board. each ma
ton demanding what IL wants and
Conceding what f. viii cOncede and
then an approximate price being
mutually agreed upon. No one would
get killed and the plan would be
ridiculously cheap. When the out
come OF wars in the past is consider
ed, the plan has some merit
Great Britain imposed no hard
terms on the vanQuished Beers and
today Boer soldiers are fighting
Britain's battles. The terrible Russo
Japanese war was followed by no eX-
acting of harsh penalties. and today
Russians and japanese are fghting
in a common cause. No two nations
are today more friendly than the
United States and Spain, for Is years
ago the republic, in her hour or tri-
umph, accorded TO Spain a measure
OF Justice and consideration which
has not been forgotten. The war OF
1S61-1S65 between the states was
fought with bitter animosity which
marks all civil wars but the Eener-
osity OF the victor has completely
won back the vanQuished. and a man
of southern birth is now president OF
the united nation. Prussia and Aus
tria fought in 1856 for the German
hegemony. and today Prussia and
Austria are fighting shoulder 20
shoulder against the rest OF Europe.
Haute Tribune.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-10
Letter to South Bend Man
Gives Glimpse of the Great
War AS Seen By Germans

Germany. Sept. Il. 1t follows:
Dear Uncle: We are in the midst
OF horrible times Both my brothers
have taken the field with the kaiser's
army and the youngest. Eugene. was
severely wounded in the first battle
under the crown prince near Baranzy
in south Belgium, north OF LOngwy.
He died on Aug. p, two days after re-
ceiving his wound. and was buried in
the cemetery at Baranzy.
Never in all Germany's history has
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-10

Another glimpse OF the great war
as it appears 10 German eyes and a
slight personal touch which reveals in
a measure how the intense patriotism
OF the German people is helping them
bear great personal sacrIAces VIVA
quiet fOrtitude is contained in let
ter received by c. @. LANCE. 40S +.
Paris st, South Bend. from his
nephew. Wilhelm Sickinger.
The letter is dated from Stuttgart,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-10

CHEBOYGAN-Ma Kierczak OF
Alton has been living in immoral sur
roundings since her father was sem
fenced 20 prison last spring IL was
alleged IN circuit court here when the
girl who IS Is, was turned over 10
Louis Sappicase and his wife.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-10

mans that the 'Fatherland' viii -
victorious I'm the end. We fight FOR
the right and God is with US
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-10
MORE CONTESTANTS ENTERED
IN MERCHANTS $500 CONTEST

Following are the contestants en-
tered to date. In Sundays paper we
viii print the number of votes that
have been received and credit the con-
testants accordingly:
Woodmen circle Live Oak grove
No. I
First Baptist church.
Trinity Hungarian church.
First Christian church
81. James Episcopal church.
First Church Evangelical associa-
ton
Beech Tree court No. 211. T. Is. II.
St Joseph lodge No. 81. X. Of p.
Polish Turner's NJ +. No. 4.
POlonia club.
Circle Of Mercy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-10

Marcus Gilbert
Hazel kuespert.
Fern Splitter.
Y. NJ. c. A
y. w. c. A.
Orphans Home.
Walters leagune.
Royal Neighbors of America, Gold
en- Rod camp No. 1886.
Polls National church.
Russell Rhinehart.
knights Of Columbus.
LOYAL Order of Moose.
South Bend Aerie No. AS, +. .. f.
South Bend lodge No. %, /. O. o. +.
Home Nest O. O. O.
Fidelity camp No. 2S. W. o. w
Il. =. .. L.
Grace NJ. +. church.