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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-06
"A WALKING DICTIONARY"
youths Companion.)

We have all heard of the man who
always began his day by opening his
Bible and choosing text at random
to guide him for the next twenty-four
hours. But there is really another man
who begins his day with the dictionary!
Any one who ever meets that man is
at once with his command
of words, his fluency, and the remark
able number of things he seems to
know about. What makes his general
information more astonishing is the
fact that he never got beyond the
primary grades in school.
There is nothing wonderful in it,"
he said, "and l have no unusual gifts.
My plan of memory training is perfect
ly simple. For twenty years l have
made it habit to go to the dictionary
every morning before I leave home.
Afternoon would serve as well, but
then | am busy at the office. Night
would do as well, too, If l were not
mentally tired out by that time. open
the dictionary at random and select
an unfamiliar word, trying to avoid
any that are either obsolete or too
technical. | read the derivation and
definition carefully, and during work
ing hours I try to keep it at the back
of my mind, and if an appropriate
chance offers, / use it. 1t is really
great fun! In the twenty years I have
added several thousand words to my
vocabulary, some constantly useful,
others merely ornamental.
Then the pictures in the dictionary,
small as they are, repay close scrutiny.
AS for poetry, almost all the poetry |
know is from the quotations given to
show the use of words. Again, all my
of birds, animals, and fiow-
ers come from the same source. And
yet once, while l was walking with a
naturalist whom I knew, he declared
that had an amazing amount of natu-
raj history lore for one who is not a
specialist.
~ have been too busy to read many
books; the dictionary has become my
Let me tell you, as an ex-
ample, what / hit on this week in my
consultations. On Monday /
learned what the comma bacillus is.
that it causes Asiatic cholera. On Tues
day / discovered the thermometer, an
instrument for measuring the wind,
saw what it looked like, for it's picture
accompanied the text, and learned the
inventors name. On Wednesday be-
came acquainted with the junco, bird
of the finch family. On Thursday !
got a glimpse at Babism, religious
cut that had never heard of, but that,
l believe, has made many converts in
recent years. On Friday it was lesson
in physiology-the larynx, with several
illustrations. This morn
ing, Saturday, l struck the word cog
nomen, and found out its Roman ap-
plication.
when l open at page that l have
seen before, refresh my memory Of
an old word and choose a new one.
There is nothing to lose in the game,
you see. And I prefer my scheme to
that fifteen-minute-a-day reading plan
in the classics that we hear so much
of. Yes, when they come to send me
to a desert island, and / am given my
choice of ten books to take along for
company, I'll choose the dictionary. |
do not need any other"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-06
NOTICE..

The dates of the next examination
for teachers certificates have been
changed from April l, q 8, (white) !;
5, 6, 7, (negro), to April 5, 6, 7,(white);
8, 9, 10, (negro),
This change has been made because
of the fact that previous dates selected
for the examination eonflicted with
religious holidays.
R. E.. CRUMP,
Parish Superintendent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-06

Mr.. John Wilcox and family, after a
soiourn of several months in Clinton,
have moved back to ST. Francisville,
and will occupy the J. H. Percy resi-
depce in Royal st.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-06

Save $3.50 by subscribing through us
for the Daily Times-Picayune. You
get that paper and The True Democrat
for $3.50, price of the Times-Picayune
alone. HaIf-year subscriptions also
taken.
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Parish Superintendent

When your subscription to the Daily
Tlmes-Picayune expires, renew through
The True Democrat. We send both
papers for the price Of the daily, $3.50
one year or $S.7s for elk months.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Blue, who occupied
Miss Sallie Raynham's cottage for
some time, have bought, so we are
informed, the Lakeland plantation on
the west side of the river.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-06
CATHOLIC CHURCH.

During Lent, Way of the Cross every
Friday at $3.50 o'clock p. m.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-06

Assistant Supervisor Of Public Ac-
counts Howell Morgan was here Mon
day checking up the books in the
sheriff's Office.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-06
BAYOU SARA COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS.
City Hall, Bayou Sara, La,
March 2, 1916.

March 2, 1915.
At regular meeting of the Town
Council the following members we're
present: ]. H. Logan, Mayor; Geo. A.
Baier,, DR.. E. M. Levert, Harris Irvine,
Chas. Weydert, Councilmen.
Minutes Of last meeting approved as
read.
Moved and seconded, That warrants
drawn by the Mayor as follows, be ap-
NJ 81
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-06

The backwater is showing what the
river intends to do this spring.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-06
ABSENT FRIENDS.

Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Taylor of Baton
Rouge, on Friday, February 26, well
coined baby daughter, Shirley Stewart.
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METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES

METHODIST CHURCH SERVICES.
First Sunday-St. FrancBville, II
a. m. and Ills p. m.
Second Sunday-Antioch, II a. m.
and p. m.
Third Sunday-Star Hill, II a. M,
st. Francisville, 7:15 p. m.
Fourth Sunday-Wilhelm, 1920 am,
Angola, p. m.
Fifth Sunday-Elm Park, II a. M,
st. Francisville, 7:15 p. m.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-06

Church Notices

GRACE CHURCH
Alvin w. Skardon, Rector.
Third Sunday in Lent
Sunday School, $50 a. m.
Holy Communion and Sermon, II
o'clock.
Friday
Litany, 10 o'clock.
Daily evening service, 5 o'clock.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-06

Letter of Mrs. e. Robinson, address
ed to the Clerk, was read and referred
to the Board of Health
Motion made by Hamilton, seconded
by Rettig, That warrant be drawn in
favor of Mrs w. T. Forester for $98.91,
premium on insurance. Carried.
Motion made by Hamilton, seconded
by Rettig, That the following salaries,
fees, bills, etc., be paid:
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TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
st. Francisville, La, March 2, 1911

st. Francisville, La, March 2, 1915.
At regular meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen of the Town Of st. Francis
vile, Louisiana, held this day, the fol-
lowing members were present: A. B.
Briant, Mayor; F. O. Hamilton, G. w.
Newman, and George Rettig, Board of
Aldermen.
Minutes Of last meeting were read
and adopted.
Mayor and Marshal reported 2 cases.
Road report read and filed.
Engineers report read and filed.
Statement of receipts and disburse-
ments for the month of February:
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-08-05

tors. Mr.. Rib is secretary of the
Coulee Farmers Elevator Co., and at
present is farming. 81 have never
agreed with Mr.. LOTUS methods" he
declared, "but when such men as La
Toilette take up the cause, l am in
clined to believe there is something in
what they say and am in Minot to
learn all about it."
Charlie Kittelson built a comfort
able farm residence at his home near
Des Laos and he recently invested in
a Maxwell car. Charlie left for Mis-
souri, last fall, but returned, realizing
that there's far more pleasure living
right here in North Dakota.
B. F. Baker, C. -. Colcord, Dali
Thorn and Henry Loechel motored
down from Glenburn this morning to
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MINOT and VICINITY

E. D. Kelley bought a new Buick Six.
None can afford to miss seeing the
grand Peace Pageant at the Normal
school Friday evening.
Atty. V. E. Stenerson has moved his
offices from the Fair block to Room Ia
over the New York store.
Mrs. J. NJ Thornton of Donnybrook,
wife of Banker Thornton, was in the
city Wednesday on shopping trip.
The orchestra is being drilled daily
for their part in the great Peace Pag-
cant at the Minot Normal Friday eve
ming.
There are dozen men and two wo-
men boarding at the Hotel de Nedre-
loe and Jailor Heenan is having fair
ly easy time.
James Olson, from south of Donny-
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brook, was here on business Friday.
He is one of the best farmers in that
part of the county.
Chas. Zehringer, assistant cashier
of the Union National bank, is back
from a business trip to the western
part of the state.
VIM. Glib, Jr., who was operated
upon for appendicitis recently, has
recovered and will return to his home
at Stanley Saturday.
The Peace Pageant to be staged at
the Normal school auditorium Friday
will be the grandest spectacle ever
presented in the city.
Miss Aileen McGahan has accepted
a position in the office of County Aud
itor Thompson, assisting the auditor
with his stenographic work.
D. S. Hollenga has returned from
New York City, where he transacted
business in connection with the World
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He is charged with pigging.
Senator Robert LaFollette of Wis
consin spoke at chapel Tuesday morn
ing at the Minot Normal school.
c. E. Colcord and family, and Mrs.
Loechel, of Chadwick, Ill.,, Mrs. Col
cords mother, accompanied Dali
Thorn to this city Saturday in his car,
spending the day with friends and rel
atives.
Editor and Mrs. Green of Sawyer
were in the city Friday. Mr.. Green is
enjoying a better business than ever,
the merchants Of Sawyer supporting
the Telegram loyalty.
E. X. Keefe, one of our old Glenburn
friends, has been in the city two weeks
taking treatment for an ailment Of
long standing. We are glad to re-
port that he is good deal improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. johnson return
ed Friday from Blackwater Falls,
Wis, where they spent several weeks
with relatives. Mr.. johnson enjoyed
some fine fishing at his old home.
John McIsaac, one of the Indepen-
dents old stand-bys from Lone Tree,
was in the city Saturday, visiting one
farmer and his crop will net large
sum.
Abe Gordon, of Gordon Bros, re-
turned this week from the manufac-
turing centres of the East where he
placed heavy orders for fall and win
ter goods Of the latest styles and of
the best makes.
Prof. Watson, one of the instruc-
tors at the University of Nevada, To-
Gated at Reno, was here this week
looking after his farming interests
north of the city. The Independent
acknowledges pleasant visit.
An Iowa picnic was held at Dor
mans park Friday afternoon, attended
by Mr.. Wilson, manager of the Metro
politan Oil Co., Supt. Francis, Mr..
Beal, the grocer, and others who for
merly lived in the good old Hawkeye
state.
Ira Rush, recent graduate Of the
University Of Illinois, where he took
a degree in architecture and engineer
ing, is now located here, accepting the
position as designer and chief drafts
man with Architect Frost, with Offices
in the Jacobson block.
A silver plate bearing the following
inscription was placed upon the cas-
ket containing the remains of Charles
Becker, who was electrocuted in New
/ York State on July 3Oth: "Charles
Becker, murdered, July 80, 1915, by
Governor Whitman"
Attorney Dudley L. Nash, while on
visit to his parents at Grand Forks,
was taken suddenly i'll and for time
his life was despaired of, but later re-
ports show an improvement in his con-
dition, and he is expected home the
last part Of the week.
Don B., owned by D. A. Dinnie of
this city, won second money at Daven-
port, Iowa, where he was entered in
thI 2:15 pace, in competition with
some of the best horses of the Great
Western circuit. Don BIS sire is the
famous Don Densmore, and is showing
speed we'll worthy of the sire.
The North Dakota Pharmaceutical
association was in session at Fargo
this week. A large number of drug
gists from over the state were in at
tendance as well as what is known as
the Ladies' Auxiliary, which holds
it's meetings annually in conjunction
with the druggists.
Olaf Rib, of Coulee, is in the city
today to hear the Open Market era
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attend the big Equity meeting which
was addressed this afternoon by Geo.
S. Foftus and Senator LaFollette.
The next meeting of the state board
Of regents will be held in Minot Aug.
8.
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Peter Scott was arrested and had
his preliminary hearing on Monday.
He is charged with pigging.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-02
MYRTLE ELVYN

The music lovers of Harrisburg have
a rare treat in store on the evening of
January 6, when Myrtle Elvyn will
give a piano recital at the Technical
High school auditorium.
This talented musician comes after
unusual success in recitals in contlnen-
tai Europe. Her technic and the Won
derfuf understanding which she brings
to the most subtle moods of the COM
posers whom she interprets makes her
popular.
She possesses nerve, strength,
virility of style, which, shaded by her
feminine warmth of feeling, leaves
nothing to be desired. The passion of
Lszt, the strength and grandeur of
Bach and Beethoven, are rendered with
the same sureness of expression as the
tender poetry of Schumann or Chopin.
The rapdity with which this artist
changes from one mood to another, the
motional force which is displayed with
equal skill in the most ponderous pas
sages or the most delicate phrasing, is
remarkable both for its brilliancy and
rich emotional feeling.
Miss Elvyn' s program has been care
fully selected to show her full re-
sources.
Seat sale starts Monday, January 4,
at the J. H. Troup Music House, 10
South Market Square.
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Tonaue.End Topics
King George Invited the Kaiser

Plans of King George for great
celebration of the SEVENTEEN birthday
of his mother, Queen Alexandra, were
entirely set aside this year, on account
OF the war and she spent the day quiet
ly. Among the guests who had been
invited to attend the festivities planned
were Emperor William and the En-
press. In connection with the queen S
birthday it was recalled by many that
the marriage of Queen Alexandra was
the first ceremonial function which the
Emperor ever was allowed to attend.
He then was a small and fidgety boy
of four years. During the ceremony,
his uncles, the Dukes of Connaught and
Edinburgh, posted themselves on either
side of him to keep him quiet. When
presently he began to shuttle his feet,
the two uncles administered warning
nudge. Whereupon, according to Bishop
Wilberforce, who witnessed the inei-
dent, the boy knelt down and bit both
uncles in the calves $50 savagely that
they had much ado to keep from cry
ing OUT
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ceptanee of bawd money and assauli
and battery; Samuel Malich, horse
stealing; Harry Endres, false pre-
lenses; Edgar L. Derstine, larceny
William Zinn, larceny; Harry V
Pearce, practieing veterinary medicine;
John I. Ensminger, Jr., Martha Osten
Arthur Blackwell, serious charges;
Owen Brady, unlawful sale of cream;
Robert F. Scott, murder; Cloyd F
Foust, Martin Cooper, serious charges;
Andrew Schutzenbach, furnishing liq
uor to minors; John Carricato, larceny
FGiday-Sanmel Morrow and Alma
Keane, involuntary manslaughter.
Desertion Cases
Monday, January 25.-Daniel Best
Earl Beebe, William D. Boesch, John
Kirkwood, Samuel LOCKER, Ross l.. Ms
sley, Louis A. Smith and Elmer j. Yo.
eumg, non support; G. NJ Welsh, viOlat'
ing same baws.
Frank j. Shell, Bernard j. Mcclure,
Lindsay Stewart, Charles Anderson,
non support; John Branagle, surety of
the peace; John II. Palm, William X.
Arnold, Clarence Stipe, Stark wilkins,
William Rutherford, George Speaks,
Frederick j. Swar'tz, Roster Leon Vass,
John J. Green, Richard johnson, non,
support.
James P. Nichols, John L. Drake,
Lewis HIsines, Samuel Beckey, John
Ankacsu, Herman Bauman, Howard l..
Croft, Calvin Harner, George McCann,
Oscar Moeslin, Philip Harris, Robert
Greary, Charles E. Layman and How
ard G. Proudfoot, non-support.
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BABIES IN ASHANTI
They Go Through Trying Ordeal in
Getting a Name

When children are born in Ashanti
they are at once rubbed all over with
a mixture of oil AMI red ocher, this be.
ing repeated every two days. Their
mouths are washed with a fiery con-
coction in which red pepper is the main
ingredient, and erier goes through
the town proclaiming the new arrival
and claiming for it name and a place
among the living.
Some one else in a distant part of
the village acknowledges the fact and
promises, on the part of the people, that
the newborn babe shall be received into
the community. The townspeople then
assemble in the streets, and the baby
is brought out and exposed to view.
Next basin of water is provided,
and the head man, or chief of the town,
sprinkles water upon it, leaving it a
name and invoking blessing upon it,
such as, for instance, that it may have
health, grow up to manhood or woman
hood, have numerous progeny and
possess riches.
Most of those present follow the ex-
ample of the head man, and the poor
child is thoroughly drenched before the
ceremony is ended. Every one who
participates in the ceremony pledges
himself to be a friend to the child
London Standard.
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HOW A RAILROAD CAN BE RUN

Persons who are graphing with the great safety
frst'' problem among industries in this state might
with profit study the methods of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad whose president, Mr.. NJ C. Ken
nedy, of Chambersburg, issued remarkable state
ment yesterday showing how effectively both
human life and property were conserved on his
road during 1914 Not only does President Ken
nedy say that no passenger or employe was killed
the twelve months just closed, but he makes the
more remarkable statements that no passenger
red an injury of any kind and that but single
bye suffered broken bone in the whole year.
pver the wreck crew was called out only
times in that period and none of these
N occasions was the trouble more serious than
humping of freight On siding
Persons who may get the wrong idea that the
cumberland Valley is not an important railroad
and attribute its escape from accidents of serious
nature to such a mistaken impression should be
told that the Cumberland Valleys main line, be-
tween Harrisburg and Winchester, Va, is some
thing more than 100 miles long, it carried eight and
a quarter million tons of freight and two million
passengers in 1914, and it has 2 100 employees. The
Cumberland Valley is branch Of the Pennsylvania
system and its roadbed and equipment are fully
as good those of the Pennsylvania s main lines
Indeed President Kennedy, with pardonabe PRIDE
declares the Cumberland Valley is the chest and
safest" road in the United States 1t is certain it
holds the record in Pennsylvania for 1914 even
over the Pennsylvania Railroad, which has just
issued similar statement containing some remark
able facts about the scarcity of accidents on its
main lines
The facts brought out about the Cumberland
Valley convince one that there must be something
about the way that railroad is conducted that is
responsible for its claim of being the safest road
in the United States. The report of John P
Dohoney, investigator of accidents of the Public
Service Commission Of Pennsylvania, recently
issued for the fiscal year ended June 30 1914 shows
that in that period 10,190 persons were injured on
all the steam railroads in this state of whom 991
were killed
Compare this with the record of none killed and
one injured by the Cumberland Valley in the year
ended December 3D. 1914 Has the Cumberland
Valley merely been playing in good luck9' We
don't think so.
Perhaps if the safety first folks were to get
few hints from the Cumberland Valley manage
ment it would help them lot in their noble work
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GIRLS OF CLUB CELEBRATE
Members of Hassett Club Held New
Years Supper Thursday Evening


The New Years supper of the girls
division of the Hassert Club was held
on New Year IS Eve in the social rooms
of Cathedral hall. Supper was served
to the following:
Mrs. Ed. Smith, Mrs. J. Harle, Mrs
William Wall, Mrs. Ed. Palmer, Miss
Mana DeLone, Miss Lillian Shafmeister
Miss Agnes Mcguire, Misses Marguerite
Ambrose, Marie Zeibel, Geneva Zirons
Virginia Zirons, Marie Burns, Elizabeth
Buck, Mary Buck, Ida Coan, Margaret
Coan, Anna eastman, Mary eastman,
Irene eastman, Mildred eastman, Ma
rie Bowling, Eleanor Delaney, Gertrude
Dunn, Margaret Dunn, Marie Elsheid
Mary Finley, Dorothy Bricker, Marga-
ret Ellis, Geraldine Fisher, Margaret Gaff-
ney, Miriam Gallagher, Mildred Hilton.
Agnes Henry, Beatrice Hilton, Mary
Hoover, Mrs. Hoover, Catharine Harle,
Mary Herbert, Anna Herbert, Rosa
Heikers, Martha Kelly, Marie Kelly. of
Hanover, Pa; Anna Adams, of Me-
Sherrystown, Pa; Catharine Kearns.
Frances Lindon, Catharine f.ngle, Sar
ah Maloney, Eileen Maloney, Elizabeth
Murphy, Martina Moeslein, Elizabeth
Mcguire, Viola Martin, Marie Me
Carthy, Caroline Mclean, Agnes Ryan,
Rosa Ryan, Josephine Ryan, Mary Shee-
hey, Alice st. Peter, Elizabeth st. Pc
ter, Mary Sanand, Mary Smarsh, Helen
Smarsh, Alice Smith, Emily Smith, Al
ice Sullivan, Lillian Sullivan, Clara
Sneidman, Emma Shimp Esther Sween
ey, Emma Sweeney, Helen Keiser, Ag
nes Wall, Marie Wall, Gertrude Wall,
Anna Wall and Mary Wall.
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TOUCH OF HUMoR FROM THE HAGUE

In The Hague, city of peaceful Holland and home
of the Palace of Peace, residents are suffering from
consequences of the war despite their neutrality
and n-participation in the conflict yet through
it all they not without sense of humor They
realize how useless at this time is the Palace of
Peace and, surrounded as they are by troops Of
warning nations, they doubtless thinking how
manifestly fruitless have been endeavors made in
recent years to have the difficulties of nations ad
justed without resort to arms Viewing this matter
in the lighter vein they have ventured to circulate
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a little joke concerning it, at the expense of the
well-meaning advocates Of peace.
For sale or for rent, reads inscription
below photographs of the Palace of Peace owing
to bankruptcy. May be used barracks or for
moving picture show. Water and gas every
floor Apply to the angels of peace
As in all true humor, there is meaning below
the surface in that brief statement. Hollanders
cannot consider that the Palace of Peace, now
standing in The Hague, gloomy and deserted is any
longer serving its purpose, but rather that it is
mocking them and the civilized world by its very
existence.