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The true Democrat., 1915-01-23
STAY AT SCHOOL MOVEMENT.

Observing that half of the pupils ot
the city public schools drop out Of
school before the grammar grades are
completed and only small percer+age
graduate from high school, thy3Fe
Orleans educational board has sorted
stayat-school movement AS great
ly similar state exists in the country
schools, there should be general CO
operation on this point. 1t should be
sought to impress parents and child
with the fact that education is not a
mere incident in preparation for life
but its largest event; that it is grow.
ing harder every day to make living
without education; that having educa-
tional training is worth, in a ratio of
ten to one, in ability to secure good
wages. The boy or girl, who leaves
school too soon, to earn some petty
wage, is deliberately reducing his
chances to make a good salary when
arriving at years of maturity.
That many persons do succeed, do
rise to the top despite the lack of
school advantages, is but the exception
that proves the rule; shows indeed that
they are themselves exceptional, and
have by hard personal effort acquired
the necessary training, Such as these
while others slept, were toiling up
ward in the night"
The average boy and girl are not made
of such stern stuff. They require the
discipline and the assistance that the
schools give to develop them, and lack
ing that, are poorly equipped for
the battle of life. Parents should make
every sacrifice possible to see that
their children get this training so freely
provided by the State, ignoring the
small pecuniary gain that might follow
the child's leaving school and going to
work at too early an age, Only the
most extreme necessity can excuse the
latter course.
On the other hand the stay-at-home
movement will meet with but little
success if only the preceding moral
and prudential arguments are used.
There must be some more practical
incentive devised to keep the boy and
girl in school. Our idea is this;
The complete school course takes
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23
LoUIsIANA's HILLS SHOULD BE
ADVERTISED.

Louisiana will have Golden Foun-
tain of Prosperity" booth in the Palace
of Agriculture at the Panama Exposi-
tion. Her resources, as sugar, rice,
timber, oil lands, range, groves, illu-
minated in the proper colors, will be
shown in panorama, including glimpses
Of the running streams, sluggish
bayous, green meadows and the vast
marshes, undergoing reclamation. The
foregoing account of the nature of the
exhibit is condensed from press re-
ports, and is quoted to point the moral
Of the great injustice that is constantly
done Louisiana by those of her own
household. Long ago it began. Some
artistic eye beheld the picturesqueness
Of her swamps and bayous, and it was
quickly depicted with brush and pencil.
Story-writers followed with tales of
deepest Louisiana, giving, with more
or less innocent intent, an impression
that the entire state was given over to
bogs and mosquitoes, or jungIes and
snakes. Some years ago there was
in Harper's Magazine story which,
together with it's illustration, would
impress any reader that Louisiana's s
rank vegetation was equal to the heart
of a Brazilian forest. And beautiful
as is Longfellow's description of the
Teche country-fertile, rich with fruit
trees, an Eden,-yet the reader has
first received the impression of Evange-
line fighting her way through tortuous
bayous.
The people who do not like rank
vegetation, dread mosquitoes and fear
snakes, and think that such country
reeks with fever, are not favorably
impressed An effort should be made
to show the new Louisiana rich in soil,
but homelike and healthful even beside
the bayous and in the reclaimed land.
1t will also be noted that no feature
is made in the panorama of the fact
that nearly one-half of Louisiana is
upland, part of this being of the
Great Pine Barrens, it is true, but
much of it fertile bluff land. The bluffs
beginning at Baton Rouge gradually
rise until West Feliciana is reached
the hills suggestive of mountains, or
rather small plateaus with rich soil
that hundred years of occupancy have
failed to make barren. Why is not
this feature of Louisiana brought out
in song, picture, story, panorama? 1t
is as truly Louisiana as the lowland, is
more beautiful, and a far more desira-
BILE home for the immigrant than other
parts of Louisiana, receiving more
notice.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23
RACING IN NEW ORLEANS: FACTS
(Florida Parishes.)

In our opinion, it will not be long
before horse-racing in the Crescent
City will be conducted as of old, with
the same old form Of gambling in
dulged in. At the present time the
layers of the odds are getting bolder
and any one desiring to bet as much
as five thousand dollars on a race can
be accommodated The Palm Garden
is wide open, but Of course it costs the
attendant one dollar extra for the priv
ilege of betting in this Monte Carlo of
Louisiana. Patrons of the track are
held up for $3.50 at the gate, and if
betting is to be INDUCED in then an
other dollar must be coughed up.
The forty days race meet is chape-
roned by the Business Mems Club"
of New Orleans. If it is not asking
too much we would like to ascertain
the names of the business men behind
this gambling game. How many bank
ers can be found on the list? Is the
United Fruit Company putting up any
coin to let the bang-tails chase each
other around the fair grounds track?
How many wholesale houses and COM
mission merchants are putting up coin
in these trying days of business
problems? Wonder if the heads of the
insurance companies in New Orleans
have their names affixed to the charter
calling for racing in the Winter Capital
of America? How many lawyers will
plead guilty to helping the cause?
We venture the assertion that out
side of the railroads, hotels, restau-
rants and boarding houses, few of the
real business men are behind this skin
game. True; the three papers of New
Orleans are using lot of valuable
space that they could utilize to better
The most amusing incident of the
whole business was the calling of the
New Orleans Jury to investigate" the
book-making methods carried on at the
track. Of course the grand jury kindly
accommodated the turtles and o. KID
the betting as legitimate under the
statute covering racing in Louisiana.
This was about as farcical a piece of
business as we have observed for sew
eral moons. No wonder now that
gambling is more pronounced than ever
in New Orleans. After observing the
action of the grand jury the book
makers turned loose and the Palm
Garden now reminds one of the days
Of old when racing was carried on at
two tracks and betting was unlimited.
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The true Democrat., 1915-01-23
A POINT IN NEUTRALITY.

The demonstration in New Orleans
by Irish and German-born American
citizens, urging stricter observance
of neutrality, would have been more
edifying and more effective had the
objections been less one-sided. In other
words, exception was taken to the sale
of the munitions of war by Americans
to the combatants, but not to
the registry of German merchant-ves-
sells, under the American flag. The
latter creates delicate diplomatic
situation, of some danger to the United
States.
AS for the sale of munitions of war,
not to do so is more of violation of
neutrality than to continue the prac-
tice. This sounds paradoxical, but is
no less true: Germany has led the
world in the manufacture of the various
instruments of war from the wonderful
Krupp guns to the production Of gun
powder and bullets. She does not need
to purchase from abroad these NUM-
tions, therefore to deprive other ma
tions of the right to provide themselves
with articles of offense and defense is
to give Germany at once every ad-
vantage, and thus nullify American
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23

Vermont marble and Georgia granite
are the materials that will be used for
the beautiful memorial about to be
built in Washington to the women of
the Civil War, both North and South
the finest monument to womanhood
that the world has ever seen, except,
perhaps, the Tai Mahal in India. But
the Washington building will be more
than a memorial to the loyalty, self
sacrifice, and heroism of the women of
the war; it will be the permanent home
|of the American Red Cross. Half of
the 100000 that the building will cost,
the government has contributed. Va
rious organizations and individuals
have given the rest.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23

too long. Twelve years, between the
ages of six and eighteen are required,
with but slight incentive and no as
sistance to the average youth to finish
the course in less time. The work can
be done in eight years, if the child
begins school at the age Of eight. This
is not theory. 1t has been tried again
and again with pupils Of only average
ability. Six is entirely too young for
school duty. 1t is seen that the child
of that age acquires certain amount
of knowledge rapidly, but reaches a
point at the third grade when progress
stops, and for two reasons, the child's
mind is not sufficiently developed and
he begins to tire of school, The dis
taste grows. School is considered more
and more irksome, and the first chance
of escape is taken. Put child in
school at eight having already acquir-
ed a knowledge of the alphabet and
counting, and his progress is steady.
Give him eight years and he will COM
plete the course, if non-essentials and
repetitions are eliminated. In the
upper grades, the last two, there should
be difference in the course given the
pupil who leaves school forever at the
conclusion of high school and the one
who is to enter college. For instance,
the former should have no Latin or
algebra, but instead practical knowl-
edge in physics, with some botany and
zoology. The future college student
finds his high school training in the
sciences is worthless when he gets to
college He would better put his high
school years into algebra, Latin and
more thorough drill in English.
With an eight years course in the
schools, larger number would stay in
school, and have all the better training
because of the concentration of effort.
AS for the six-year-olds, it would be
better for the State to establish
nurseries than to employ high-priced
teachers for the purpose.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23
The REToRT COURTEOUS.

Newspapers are finding much joy in
printing the following: A farmer who
was carrying an express package from
a city mail order house was accosted
by local clothier. why didn't you
buy that bill Of me? could have saved
you the express and besides you would
have been patronizing a home store,
which helps pay the taxes and build up
this locality" With characteristic
frankness the farmer asked: "Why
don't you patronize your home paper
and advertise? read it and didn't
know you had the clothes I have here,
nor do l ever see your name in the
paper inviting me to come to your
store"
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23
THE PHILOSOPHY OF DEATH.

So often the question is asked,
why are bright pure, promising
lives so often cut down in youth, when
so many others, less worthy, go down
to ripe old age?" And with no spirit
of irreyerence but with a touching
faith, the Christian answers, "It is of
God, and He doeth all things we'll "
Even so, God does all things well.
Out Of chaos He brings order and
beauty; from disease and death He
evolves resurrection and Immortality.
But does it not make God a ruthless
divinity to suppose that He cuts short
any human life without due operation
of natural laws? He has established
natural law as surely as He has made
the spiritual law, and has provided
certain penalties for the infraction
thereof. He, who, through ignorance,
neglect, or other cause, violates natu-
raj law suffers the consequences. The
hand put forth to stop buzz-saw is
mutilated. The man. exposed to cold
and wet, and who neglects to take
ordinary precautions for reaction of
his vital forces, contracts pneumonia
or influenza. If his physical system
cannot withstand the strain, the illness
may end in death. God could have
prevented the catastrophe only by a
miracle. Mortal man should not ex-
pect of God miracle every day, every
hour, every minute, for surely in this
broad world, the need of some mortal
for miracle to save him, is constant.
God keeps His miracles for occasions
when nothing else will serve and for
some high and universal purpose. The
ordinary course of human life follows
the operation of natural law. One may
not always know the cause that the
young life is weakened at its source
ana so dies, but 1t is more reVerent-
and more correct-to feel that it is be-
cause of human weakness, and not the
ruthlessness of God This interferes
in no measure with the beautiful belief
that God takes these lives, physiologi-
cally faulty, and broken by death, re-
moving them to higher sphere. 1t
makes of God not cruel Lachesis re-
lentlessly cutting the threads of human
life, but benign Deity, who from
human transgression of physical law
will nevertheless evolve good to the
transgressor, whether or no the sinner
is wilful one, or only ignorant of the
springs from which his life is fed.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23

Players in match games of Newcomb
basketball will not wear skirts but
boomers, this year. The reason given
is that one of the players last year
tripped on her skirt, falling and strain
ing her back. Doubtless skirts have
caused accidents since they were first
assumed for female garbing, but this
hardly constitutes a reason why they
should be discarded. Let us strive for,
rather than against feminine modesty.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23
JURY vENlREs.

Grand Jury for the February Term
1915,of the oath Judicial District Court,
in and for the Parish of West Felici-
ana, La, commencing Monday, Febru-
airy l, 1915;
John F. Irvine. B. w. Wright.
Nose Vantromp. Perry A. Smith.
Gus. Sweetman Nose Lee.
w. ]. Griffin. Steve Reed.
John A. Lawson. j. H. McWaters.
j. 3. Wadsworth. T. O. Woods, Jr.
w. w. Daniel. George Simmons.
Abe Stern. Andrew Dreher.
Jim w. Daniel. W. H. Richardson.
A. Hadden. S. C. Cobb.
| hereby certify the above and fore
going to be true and correct list of
the Grand Jury drawn for the Febru-
ary Term 1915, Of the oath Judicial
District Court, in and for the Parish of
West Feliciana, La, commencing Mon
day, February l, 1915.
e. S. MUSE,
Clerk of said Court.
List of Petit Jury for the first week
of the February Term 1915, of the Oath
judicial District Court, In and for the
Parish of West Feliciana, La, COM
mencing Monday, February 8, 1915:
R. w. Reilly, Sr. Ben Mann.
T. j. Ard. P. w. Griffin.
o. D. Smith. w. II. Early.
F. O. Hamilton. A. Rosenthal
|. d. Harvey. Sam Gotten
q, c. Peterson. T. J. Riddle.
Steve Bauman. Sam Braud.
j. c. Ball. Whitman Wilcox.
C. M. Downs. F. r. Griffin.
ID. B. Faithorn. W. M. Smith
Nose McWaters. J. c. Simmons.
T. q. Spilman. /. c. Borland.
M. H. Taylor. A. w. Wilcox.
A. w. Morris. H. A. Spilman.
Jno. F. Austin. Max Dampf.
hereby certify the above and fore
going to be true and correct list of
the Petit Jury drawn for the first week
of the February Term 1915, of the oath
Judicial District Court, in and for the
Parish of West Feliciana, La, com.
mencing Monday, February s, 1915.
e. s. MUSE,
Clerk Of said Court.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23
INTEREST THE FARMERS WIVES

Farmers attending the winter college
course in Minnesota bring their wives
with them, as farm topics of interest
to women are discussed. So far as we
know only one woman, Mrs. Elmo
Bailey, is attending the Farmers
Short Course at Louisiana State Uni
versity. Mrs. Bailey is herself a
farmer: her husband managing his
place and she, hers. However, there
are no topics especially appropriate for
farmers wives in the course at l.. s. u.
This will come eventually, as the
winter college gets more firmly on its
feet But the projectors will do we'll
to interest the women as soon as pos
sible, for the greater success of the
work for farmers will follow the secur-
ing of the cooperation of the women.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23

mot drop to drink" said John
Mclaughlin and Andrew Desina, when
they arrived home in New Orleans
Christmas day from Baton Rouge, af-
ter an enforced sojourn as the guests
of the state for several years. I'VE
have had our lesson. The corner sa-
loon was our downfall" A little tenn
perance lecture like this is good for
every one occasionally, whether or not
he believes in abolishing the corner
saloon.-Lake Charles Americana Press.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23
FOR SALE-Pure Barred Rock Eggs
setting of Is for $1.0O. Mrs. A. Hadden

WANTED-One of the large maga-
zine publishing houses desires to EN-
ploy an active man or woman in this
community to handle a special plan
which has proven unusually profitable.
Good opening for right party. Address
with two references, Publisher, Box
155, Times So. Sta, New York City.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23
TREsPAss NOTICE.

All hunting of any kind on Pauline,
Live Oak and CLANCY places, cutting
wire fences, hauling across fields, and
cutting or selling wood, buying or haul
ing corn and buying cattle on any of
the above places will be considered as
trespassing and will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law, regardless
of color. F. o. HAMILTON.
(1-23-15--1 yr)
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23
NOTICE.

Automobiles will not be permitted
In the Rosedown field.
tt JAS. P. BOWMAN.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23

Because we are not witty.
Because we have no jokes;
Because we print no stories,
To please you fussy folks,
You sigh and groan and grumble
And fling us on the shelf.
Moral-"Gentle readers,
Just write something yourself"
Exchange
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23

Miss Ella Remondet wishes to take
sewing at home, or will sew out for
$1.00 per day. 2
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23

WANTED-Lespedeza seed and hay,
yellow yams, cabbage and other pro.
duce. List with me. I will get you
more. c. M. BROOKS, 212 Laurel ST.,
Baton Rouge, La.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23

Time is money, and yet we are told
that time was made for slaves.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23

FOR SALE-Fine strain S. C. Rhode
Island Red Eggs for Matching from
fine stock. Apply to Mrs. J. G. Perkins,
Star Hill, La, Phone 63-A. 1924
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23

FOR SALE - Frost-proof cabbage
plants, 81 per 1000; Bermuda Yellow
Onion Sets, $3.50 per 1000. Buy at
home. G. L. PLETTINGER.
The true Democrat., 1915-01-23

FOR SALE-Red Rust Proof Seed
Oats, Pea Vine and Lespedeza Hay
and seed. JAS. P. BOWMAN.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-14

able place for the democratic con-
ycution also. and tine objection has
been raised that the Two should not
be held iu tho same city lt has hap
peued M former years. however ana
thc republic has suffered ne detri-
mcut Tho outcome Of these special
pleas for Chicago win depend some
50 hat ON thc fact lhat the democratic
national committee holds ts meeting
ono seek earlier than the republican,
thc datcs being December z ana Dee
eemher 10, respectively tn the main,
tAcse many years the democrats have
waited 40 see what the republicans
would do but This time the cue viii
Doe given 81 the democrats SO far ns
concerns any action at the December
meetlug
Root Sentiment strong.
As 10 candidates. the outlook has
chausrd little. Mr. uphum found
the sentiment for Root very strong IN
the east 10 was declared by high
authorities that the New York dele
COTTON would De solid for him. II is
the best opinion that the defeat of
the proposed constitution ln New York
has hurt Mr. Roots feelings, but not
mis- candidacy IN the west too scn-
tmcn Is for Root but in q deep
mcaninpful undcrtonc The noisy
talk fayors the "fayoritc sons aud la
this state scrmun is the man. Some of
the strongest republicans assert their
intention % support sherman but one
can easily see through this devotion
to bigger man little further back.
This Ia evidence OF considerable eour-
age mud good leadership, for u rs hy
mo- means set demonstrated that the
popular antagonlsm TO corporations
and corporation lawyers has ahated
TO the point Of making even SO great
"a man as Root acceptable 70 the rank
and tilc
Mr. upham finds tba, bos,ncrs has
improved greatly and IL sim ou the
road TO larger things. That somebody
in his office pipes up that may re-
elect Wilson seems not To- trouble
him seriously The results OF the rec
cent state election do not indicate
much of tide In that direction
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employing i"'es'lsalors ana as'n,H ~
several states and keeping himself be-
tore lne popl'e' n' !" ''a''N NV
open IA the aNoN'lS OF 'n' p''n'' l'''
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-14

ing booklet, Secrets of Making
LIQUORS AT Home, which he viii send
Free TO anyone sending their name
and address
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-14
AGREEMENT
WILL NOT BE PERMANENT


Berlin. oct l5-That the existing
enhancement between thc learned
men of Germany aud those of The
countries with which shc is at war
win not prove pcrmaneut Is the hc-
lief of Prof tou Willumowitz Moel-
loudorff. tho new rector of the Bef-
lin university
In his inaugural address delivered
today while expressing in resigned
way the conviction that he and 9th
ors of his uge would die without sec-
ng harmony restored between the
scholars of the belligercnt countries
hr assorted his faith that the young
Dr men oi this generation Will I've
90 see it, lie argued that the learn
ed men OF any one nation are too de-
pendent upon those of other nations
to bo able 90 shut themselves off for
long from intellectual give-and take
with men who are at present their
enemies Most forms OF scientific
work, he said can not be pursued
without the use of foreign materials
ana foreign INVESTIGATIONS and this
very fact viii compel learned men y
come together Wilhamowitz- Mellen-
dorff Is also strongly opposed 10 Ger
mans irving To establish taboo
against foreign languages and books
whatever foreign peoples do in that
direction against Germany
The new rector was educated at
Bonn and Berlin. served i'm the Fran
co=Prussion war. and then lectured
successfully at GricfsWald, oGettin-
eun. and berlin lie is considered
one of Gcrmany's foremost authori-
Ties on the Greek Huguugc, and Is
the author ct many books on his
speciality ne succeeds Professor
lllpp as the head of the Berlin uni-
,ersiy who is one OF the brightest
lights of the law faculty
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-14
CHICAGO EAGER
To Be HOST Of
BOTH PARTIES
Republican and Democratic
National Conventions May
Be Held 10 Windy City,
Speculation astO Ca1didaies

isrFc,sl ooHHfsroanaHcs 1o soHHisa 'ouHAht
Chicago Nm l2 Political utten-
dion ln chicago b running 70 thc t"o
conventions of nest year Tho ques-
tion of securing me republican mect-
Iue Ton this clty ls IA me hands maine
h of Fred ~ uuham, who s mo-
longef "a public official, but sull is
much Interested n politics recent
conference with political mlsnnios In
ihe eaat evidently has left him n d
hopeful state Of mind
Most 81 the leading republicans APP
pear 70 favor This ci8 bat Mr. BARNES
~ New YORK b opposed The buga-
boo has boon raised that 10 this city
Mayer Thompson would have special
facilities for putting over something
ln his own favor llc would have
charge Of the police Arrangements
uud possibly something might bc done
IN the way Of nflucnclng delegates,
bui me Idcu that me- could swing the
whole party over 10 amy design of his
own socma too gfotcsquc 10 bc seri-
nunly entertained
nrmuCratlc Possibilities.
This citf b looked upon as a prob