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The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

The Winfield Times says that it did
not take "big men" to write the con-
stitution of the United States which,
for the most part, has endured for
over a century. Their names may not
be emblazoned on every scroll of fame,
but Alexander Hamilton and James
Madison and many others of that first
constitutional convention were men,
great in the hour of need, and their
names have prolonged flames little
day" Would that men Of like calibre
could be assured for the Louisiana
convention.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

1t is sought to make it appear that
Harry D. Wilson's candidacy for COM
missioner of agriculture and immigra-
ton shows ingratitude to his chief,
E. o. Bruner. This is absurd. Mr..
Bruner certainly holds no letters patent
to the Office in question, and it is to be
hoped that the voters of Louisiana will
see that none is issued in future. No
man should be forced to stifle his ambi-
ton because of his appointment to
office by another man, when duty to
that man and office have been fully
discharged.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

Mr.. Fred NJ. Grace, state register,
boasts of the number Of sales of state
land he has made while in Office. This
is, the first time it has ever been in.
timated that the State Land Office is
comparable to department store: It's
success measured by number Of sales
The land Offices sales are matters OF
routine, not to be exploited or pushed
but made as the public needs them
What counts for efficiency in that Office
is absolute correctness of registry OF
sales, and undoubted deposit Of the
receipts in the state treasury. BY these
should Mr.. Grace's administration, as
any other registers, be measured. Add
to that, complete impartiality to buy,
ers, and no exploitation of lands at the
expense Of the state, and the question
Of efficiency Of the official is answered
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14
LEND A HAND.

The Jennings Times-Record gives the
following pertinent advice: III you
like your home town, tell everybody
about it. But if you don't like it, go to
work and do something to convert it
into a town you can like"
We don't know when we have such
good counsel given in so few words.
Moreover it is combined with good
feeling, for one recalls that impertinent
admonition, "If you don't like your
home, then move" AS matter OF
fact not every one who dislikes his
home town is in a position to move
but no one, however humble he may
be, however inefficient he may suspect
himself to be, is so humble, inefficient
or even grouchy that he cannot dc
something to make his home town
more like he wants it. The town may
not have good sidewalks. He car
spend his usual grumbling time in put
ting his own sidewalk in perfect order
The town may need trees to shade 1t
He can plant one, two, hundreds II
| need be, for town fathers would love
even crouch who proposed to dc
something for the place. Business may
not prosper in his town. Let him jOiI
others in finding out the reason.
If every one who is knocking thi'
town, any town, would suddenly stoI
and start to boosting, the effect woult
be revolutionary. Let's all try 1t.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14
he Voters of the Parish:

To the Voters of the Parish:
The returns of the second primary
indicate a majority for me. I take this
opportunity of extending my sincere
thanks to my friends and supporters.
For those who supported Judge Lawra-
son l have nothing except the kindest
feeling, because ! am confident that
they were conscientious in their esti-
nation of their choices excellent quail.
ifications.
l wish to state that I shall give all
that Is in me, if sent, to the consum'
nation of the work before me, and
intend to represent the whole parish
! hope that every one will feel al
liberty to discuss the issues before the
state, and | sincerely trust that l shall
do some good for my parish and state
Respectfully,
M. S. TAYLOR.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

An editorial writer ON the Times
Picayune, who is something Of purist,
speaks Of Progressives as Progressists.
His literary soul shrinks from the use
Of a noun Of SO obvious an adjective
form as progressive" To what good
is It? If the party itself has no scruples
about the name it is called by, no
one else need care. 1t is good rule to
respect a mans name for himself, how
ever absurd, however badly spelled. 1t
Is his right to have it as he likes it.
The only exception to this rule is when
a sweet young thing Of forty autumns,
christened Mary, spells her name
Mamye or Name. Then, as in st.
Peters dream, one feels almost as If
the command is, "Arise and STAY"
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14
PHYSICIANS START DOPE HABIT.

According to bulletin published by
the public health service, more than
one-half of the dope fiends were start
ed in the vice by physicians who pre-
scribed morphine, cocaine, or heroin
while attending them in professional
capacity.
A large number Of persons have be-
come users of drugs on the advice of
Iacquaintances who use them to relieve
suffering, while an equal number pick.
ed up the habit through bad associates.
The bulletin calls the public's atten-
ton to the great danger associated
with the use of cocaine or heroin, even
on physicians prescription.
The habit can be formed in only q
few anywhere from ten to thirty
In fact, the constant taking of even
small doses at regular intervals for an
Exceedingly short period of time is APT
to make any one slave to the par
ticular drug.
After the use of cocaine, heroin, NOR
phine, or opium for three months, 1t is
practically impossible to discard II
without medical assistance.
One of the peculiarities of the drug
habit is that women are more suscepti
BILE to it than men, a study Of condi
tions in Tennessee showing that out oi
2,370 persons using drugs, 33.1 pei
cent were men and 66.9 women.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14
THE PEACE OFFER TO RUSSIA.
(NeW Orleans States. J

Since Russia announces she will not
consider it, we shall probably hear
next Berlin's reputation of the story
from Amsterdam and Petrograd that
Germany recently offered to make
peace with Russia.
In view of the fact that the Cars
armies still are retreating before the
German drive, 1t may seem strange
that the Kaiser should be willing to
compromise his quarrel with the Slavs,
whom in the early days Of the war he
SO bitterly denounced and whom, we
were told, he was anxious decisively
to defeat in order to preserve Europe
from the peril Of Slavic domination.
But Berlin's denial will not remove
the probable basis from the reports
referred to. It's purpose will be only
to remove from the mind of the world
any idea that Germany is firing of the
war and is ready to run up flag of
truce.
That Germany would be willing to
make peace tomorrow with Russia is
|self-evident No event since the war
would so help to bring victory over
her enemies within reach as a treaty
with the Czar; and she could afford
to make almost any concessions to
obtain 1t.
| For the elimination of her enemy on
the East would enable her to concen-
trate the united Austrian and German
armies on the Italian and French from
tiers, permit her to seek to crush
Serbia and eventually form junction
with the Turks, possibly settle any
chance of a new Balkan League sup
porting the Allies and finally to bear
with tremendous forces and mechani-
cal resources against the French, Brit
ish and Belgians on the West.
In such an event the ability OF the
lAllies to maintain themselves against
the extraordinary physical prowess
which the Kaiser's armies have shown
lin the war might we'll be questioned.
But it is by no means surprising to
lhear that Russia is unwilling to listen
to any overtures looking to separate
understanding with her great foe. Not
less her obligations to the Allies than
lher own prestige and future safety
lforce her to turn a deaf ear to any
proposals, however seductive, which
may come from her Teutonic neighbors
For surrender by Russia now would
lbe fatal to the position she has occu.
lpied among the great powers. She
jcould never again expect to impress
Them with her invincible capacity for
resistance, she would almost inevitably
Isee her domination of the Balkans pass
Ito Teutonic hands and her dream OF
washing her paws in the warm seas
would probably be forever at an end
| 1t therefore is obviously Russia's in.
Iterest from a selfish standpoint to stay
lin the war. In the end the Allies may
be forced to make peace at terms
lgreatly to their disadvantage, but Rus
sia need do not more than defend her
lself in order eventually to emerge from
the war with less important losses than
France, England, Belgium and Italy
|outside of the terrible human toll she
lis paying.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14
ADEQUATE SALARIES.
Monroe News-Star.)

\mOu1OG ANcWS-SIdE.J
AS we remarked before, the News
Star heartily favors paying all officials
just and adequate salaries, but there
Is no reason why sheriffs and clerks Of
court should not be placed on a salary
basis, and their compensation based
upon services rendered. This question
should be thoroughly discussed by the
voters and the taxpayers over the state
prior to the election for delegates to
the proposed Constitutional Conven.
tion to the end that the taxpayers may
know the names Of the delegates who
will advocate the proposition of plac.
ing all officials on a salary basis, pay.
ing them salaries which will amply
compensate them for all services rem.
dered.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14
"RELLES-LETTRES.D -

The summer visitor in the little vii
lage stopped at the Browning Circle
Library, writes a contributor to the
Post Saturday Magazine.
"Please give me the Letters oil
Charles Lamb" he requested.
The librarian was most obliging and
helpful.
81 think you have made a mistake,
she said kindly. "This is the library;
the post Office Is the building just
across the street."
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

The Du Pont powder company, the
largest manufacturers of explosives in
America, issued orders to all it's agents
and representatives to sell explosives
hereafter only to persons who are
either personally known to them or
properly accredited.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

We like these terms made fashion
able by the war. When we are broke
it sounds much better to refer to 1t as
a deficit, and when we are elected for
|non-payment of rent we can state that
we have evacuated in order to lconcen-
trate upon shorter line.-Baton Rouge
|State-Times.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

The Church and Home, published at
Omaha, Neb., prints the following
story: "Oh, parson," exclaimed a lady,
"you must come to our party tomorrow
night. All my friends are coming, al
though they say they haven't rag to
wear" 81 shall be delighted to come"
replied the preacher.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

A Mississippi exchange speaks of the
Hall of Fame at Washington as Fossil
Hail." When one loses respect for his
country's history and traditions and it's
heroes, he loses not only the glorious
heritage of the past but his inspiration
for great deeds in the future. When
the past shows only fossils, present
and future are but Golgotha.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14
TAYLOR NOMINATED.

The second primary, held last Tues.
day, resulted in the nomination OF
Mervin s. Taylor for delegate to the
convention.
Thirty-five more votes were polled in
this election than in the first primary
Following is the vote by precincts:
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

'Tis a wise editor who remembers all
Of his editorial offspring. A confrere
Of ours frequently publishes clippings
from other papers, Of what originally
appeared in his own. This is self
praise Of q subtle kind.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

Unless there be a political revolu-
tion in Louisiana, says George K.
Favrot, he will be a candidate for at
torney general In view of such con-
tingency, let the revolution come on.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

The newspapers that seek to make
argument from DR.. Dowling's agree
ment to kiss any good-looking woman
who has pellagra, seem to overlook the
fact that no pellagrin is good-looking.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

The True Democrat is authorized to
announce the name of R. F. Walker
as a candidate for the State Senate
from the 18th Senatorial District, sub
ject to the action Of the Democratic
primary.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

A recommendation for Mr. Wilson is
the fact that he will be able, If elected
Commissioner, to cooperate with all
other branches of agricultural work in
the state, something his present chief
cannot promise.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

The True Democrat is authorized to
announce Willis R. Daniel as candi-
date for sheriff of the Parish Of West
Feliciana, subject to the action Of the
Democratic primary.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

Martin Behrman's candidacy for
president of the convention makes the
stoutest of US hesitate over a conven-
ton.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14
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+ POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS /

This paper Is authorized to announce
the name of d. M. Pipes as candidate
for the State Senate for this, the 18th
Senatorial District, subject to the
Democratic primary.
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14
LITTLE ADS.''

FOR SALE = Red Rust-proof Feed
and Seed Oats. Jas. P. Bowman. (8-7-tf
The true Democrat., 1915-08-14

FOR SALE = One Superior" seed
drill with fertilizer attachment; In
good order. Jas. P. Bowman.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-08-27
NOTICE

We are now prepared to furnish
honey to all that have spoken for
it.
j. A. Pierce.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-08-27
OUR MAN ABOUT TOWN.

Boniface Smeltzer of the Hotel
Grand left yesterday for Fargo, s.
d.. on an urgent business matter
Mrs. Smeltzer and the children,
who have been at their old home
in that vicininy the past two weeks.
are expected home today.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. O. A,
Clark, a handsome baby girl on
Wednesday last, and the mischiev-
GUS boys now call W. A. Griffith
Foxy Grandpa" as he is the father
of Mrs. CLARK.
Mrs. Manville of Lamar will be
in Holly Sept. 1st, to fit corsets.
At home of Mrs. Oscar Vincent.
The Holly Hardware Co. has the
agency for the Mccormick Har-
vesting machine line and repairs
for same.
George Todd and James Max
we'll arrived here last week from
the Swink factory to assist Messrs.
Stokes and Peck in the "sampling"
OF sugar at the local warehouse.
Queensware, china, dishes, etc.
Cash Grocery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Merwin were
presented with handsome baby
boy last Thursday, weighing "A
pounds and as a result the Merwin
domicile is filled with mirth.
Tom Wood left hurriedly yester.
day for Jennings, Okla, in re-
sponse to advices that oil had been
found near his land. Here's hop
in, Tom, for you and yours.
W. A. Griffith. jeweler, watch
and clock repairing. Leave
orders with J. W. Kirkhart Pro-
duce Co.
Mrs. Dorothy Bahringer of Ly-
can, Colo. whose friends are legion
in this vicinity, suffered a hemor-
rhage of the lungs last Tuesday,
and was brought to Holly for med
ical treatment.
Mrs. r. l.. Pickett arrived home
Tuesday from an extended visit.
For hardware, pumps, pipe,
queensware, and haying machinery
come to the Holly Hardware Co.
We want to see you.
Homestead proofs filings. gen.
eral land Office business transacted
Z. S. Commissioner, Holly.
The Holly chieftain., 1915-08-27

oent on Suspicion to any Address on Earth
The Holly chieftain., 1915-08-27
WHAT HAS THE KAISER PROFITED?

Because there few people the West who really know what has
been accomplished the world progress the
the following npuabe facts presented that he who
read showing that Kaiser Wilhelm lost three and
ter million square miles Of territory since the wars ncepionso that
peusing this array Of facts:
miles, t & s Sudan s s@s cs b a
eay Turkish The captured incorporated under the
British aaa ~ Wv
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S:ss S:%"s W 4f4:. i4afi;;:::.::: " 'SsSssS SsssSS
S S:$:::;: S;:;s:: 4s5$s 4s$$$ 5$$
and " c:l N G {. f"i oSsos % s:%sss
New Zealand gained lo5o SQUARE miles by conquest of the
oamoan Islands, gaining population Of another 35000
lst das nicht de Gevarheit Herr Kaiser
the oshu paper Of Powers county continues to psd" the
various reports like did County Clerk Mkhams last week. the al
ready overburdened taxpayers will have dig pretty deep when the
that paper who had never that amount Of space used
Prowes county before What going do about it?
The attention the Board of County is AGAIN called
the rough roads leading southwark from Holly which worse
condition than before The frequent n together with the con-
slant and heavy traffic these roads, has made them mpass
and accidents the vehicles will During the past nine
years Holly business alone and und have kept these roads,
sake than anything ese paper would like to see
the commissioners do their sworn duty to the people.
The Cean acknowledges from the Arkansas Valley
ar the Pueblo State arand the Bent County fair respectively and
the walking good eho force would be there These events
will supass all former efforts and each many from this
as is possible attend
1t is related Of Virginia editor that when times we're hard and
money became that he threatened publish the Of
tam young man who huggng and kissing girl the park
unless his subscription paid within week. As result fifty
nine young men called the day AFTER paying year advance
In the current issue of the Commoner Editor Bill Bryan advises
everybody write the members Congress they opposed
entering the Now this listens we'll for the Nebraska
ma'bu reading between the lines does that W. j. B. has
bee his bonnet for 1916? Replies this query will be presented
with chomo
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-21

given out by the state publicity de-
! partment.
What has stalled progress in grow
ing cereals and producing meat ami
mails is the one-crop idea of butter
fat only, esteemed by a majority Of
Vermonter farmers as the prime re-
quisite of agricultural success, and
the reputation of Vermont milk, but
ter and cheese is something OF JUS
LITIGATION for that belief.
The economical loss in sending
away our butter-fat and paying a
very large proportion of the pro-
ceeds to the feedstore and mill must
be apparent to all. We need not cur
tail our dairy output, but we need
to grow more cereals.
With more corn, oats and peas
would come the demand for wheat,
and students of our alluVial valleys
believe that wheat could be produced
proftably thereon, given the motive
and intensive methods to make II
pay.
The problem of our state college
and experiment station in these years
of progress is to show Vermont far
mers how to keep their money in
the state by growing their own ce-
reals and raising their own meat cat
tie.
Meanwhile, the tourist trade and
industrial progress is also well worth
studying-Rutland Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-21
McINDOE FALLS
Odd Fellows to Observe Their Goth
AnniVersary-Pers

Odd Fellows to Observe Their Goth
Anniversary-Pers
! (Mrs. D. M. Nichols, Correspondent.
Connecticut River Lodge, I. o. o.
I F., No. z, of Barnet, will observe
their 18th anniversary Monday eve
ming. April 26. The Rev. Mr.. Grint
of st. Johnsbury is to be the speaker
of the evening, assisted by Mrs. Doyle
as reader. The exercises will be at
8 o'clock sharp. All members are
requested to be present with their
families and invited friends. The
members will please bring cakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Sargent OF
South Ryegate were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Duncan
Mrs. M. D. Hunt is at Pompanoo-
sue at the home of her son. Their
baby is very i'll with pneumonia.
Albert Packard of West Canaan,
N. H, visited his niece, Mrs. G.. A.
Chase, part of last week.
Eta Pike of Haverhill, N. H., is
working at J. H. Goodrich's.
Miss McClay was operated on for
appendicitis at the Moore Bros. Tues
day of last week.
J. H. Stuart spent last week in
Toledo, o.
MIS-. y. II. OLudIL NlSIIeQ lTI0uuS
at st. Johnsbury last Wednesday.
Mrs. e. w. Lawler returned from
West Stewartstown last week and
Miss Adine returned home from Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Julia Smith has returned from
Burlington after spending the win
ter with her daughter, Mrs. Sornber-
ger.
Miss Eta Swan is teaching the
grammar school in Mrs. Campbell's
place.
Murray Mcfarland of Barton was
a visitor in town last Thursday.
Ora Bishop of st. Johnsbury spent
Friday and Saturday at John
bishops.
Mr.. Chatfield visited at the home
of r. M. Johnson Friday and Satur-
day. They also entertained viii
Webster of Laconia, N. H., Satur-
day.
Miss Helen Phelps spent several
days at Walter Phelps the past week.
Mrs. G. L. Duncan visited relatives
at Newbury, Friday.
Newton Fields Of Wells River as
at E. L. Fields Thursday night.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-04-21

ley Bonnet and Mrs. Edward Cleary
of St. Johnsbury were called here by
the illness and death of John A. Don
aghy.
Mrs. David Morton was called to
ST. Johnsbury Sunday by the illness
of her sons wife, Mrs. HALEY Nor
ton.
Death of Moses A. Parker.
Concord has again been called to
part with one of its Oldest and most
respected citizens. Mr.. Parker
passed away at his home on Main
street, Friday afternoon. He had
been in poor health for several weeks
but suffered from a shock Thursday
from which he never rallied. Moses
A. Parker was born in Concord, May
I12, 1889, son of Stephen and FL
mira H. (Wallace) Parker and was
the last of family of five children.
He enlisted in June, 1851, in Com
pany G Third Regiment, vt. Vol. At
the seven days fight in the retreat
from before Richmond, he was
wounded by a minnie ball in the left
foot, fell into the hands of the enemy,
was taken to Richmond, kept while
in Libbey prison and then transferred
to Bell Isle and after suffering about
three months Imprisonment was ex-
changed and soon after discharged.
In August, 1864, he enlisted for the
town of Concord in Co. HI. U. S.
sharpshooters, was afterwards trans
ferred to Company N, Fourth VT. Vol.
infantry and mustered out in June,
1866. Jan. 80, 1867, he was mar
ried to Eliza E. Hale of Waterford
and to them were born seven chill
dren, Madison A. (deceased) Edith
E. (Mrs. Ernest Herbert) deceased,
Lucy (Mrs. Fred Devoe) of Roches-
ter, N. H, Winfield S. of Cleveland,
Ohio. Alice E. John S. and Roscoe M.
of this town. Mrs. Parker died Aug,
%, 1906.
The funeral was held at the M. E.
church Monday at 1 O'Clock, Rev.
George Smith officiating. The G. A.
R. and w. R. G. attended
in a body, the G. A. R.
performing their impressive bu-
rial service. Interment at Frye GEM
etery. Those called here from away
to attend funeral were: Mr.. and Mrs.
F. d. Williamson of Barton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Devoe of Rochester, N. H.,
Mrs. Anna Thayer and son Donald
Parker of Littleton, N. H, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Bennett of Waterford, Frank Wal
lace, Mrs. John Curtis of st. Johns
bury. Horace Wallace, Oscar wallace
of East St. JOhnSbury.