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The Seward gateway., 1915-02-10

JUNEAU, Feb. 3.-The officials of the land office yesterday rendered a decision involving the two remaining coal claims of the former we'll known group of 64 claims commonly known as the Watson group, in the Matan- uska coal field.
 All of the remaining 64 claims have either been cancelled because of lapses or relinquished by the claimants.
 The consideration of the cases of these two claims, ownership claimed by George Nj. Seward and Horace s. Oakley, involved reconsideration of the validity of the locations of the en- tire group.
 The land officers found that the charges of fraud, brought by the fed eral government, were sustained as to the claim of George M. Seward, but not sustained as to the claim of Hor- ace S. Oakley, who, according to the decision of the local officers, was the one claimant of the entire GA who paid his own expenses for surveying, loca- ting and purchasing.
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-10
yet it is a known fact that such is the case throughout Alaska"

The Admiral Line has discontinued its office at Skagway and will proba- bly, discontinue making that place a port of call. Before the loss of theAd- miral Sampson the company had con- tomplated making Skagway one of it's regular ports of call, maintaining three-boat service the year round, but with the loss of that steamer it was decided to cut out Skagway, at least for the present.
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-10

graph for use of funds to chase a murderer or in fact hunt down any criminal is enough to rouse every low CT of law order, and excoriateS our red-tape system as follows: "Such an egregious state of affairs in a progress sive civilized land in this day would seem to a stranger scarcely creditable,
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-10
The Cordova Times says:

The Cordova Times says:
 According to a letter written by George Goshaw, former deputy mar shal at Valdez and candidate at the last election for the territorial legis- lature, to a friend in Fairbanks, which has found it way into a newspaper of that town, there is a reign of terror at Chisana, which is apparently in the hands of a band of bad men.
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-10

By subcribing for the Gateway you get all the real news of the world through a great press service. You may not get all the details but you get all of which a knowledge IS necessary.
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-10

the world that it wants to be called The word Serya similar to the Latin the little wounded Kingdom world call her that does suggest slavery anything history pathetic and stir ring request? nothing slave in the conduct the
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-10

JUNEAU.-Roland Martin, w. B.. Phelps and J. A. Wilcox, while sur veying south of the Alaska Juneau dock and back of Sheep creek road yesterday discovered trunk contain ing the skeleton of a man.
 This is the same trunk which caus- ed such stir the first time it was found about year ago, and which was found to contain the skeleton of an Indian.
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-10
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS
 OF THE NORTHLAND

In Commenting on the recent mur- der of Louis Schornborn, at ChiSana, the Dawson News says the fact that our deputy marshals have to tele-
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-10

Lane showed how very making decision about railroad the Interstate Commerce Commis sion which pretty pat dd the who manipulated alroads
 present job dealing railroad him pleasant
 ment his and turns his cards upward others who might not be quite wise
 Mr. Lane the Boston News Valdez and can't buy the Seward road like shopper going into store telling proprietor the shoes that just good cheaper Lane did these words exactly bu Ia IS they meant
 And agitation about Portage Bay had Maybe Washington the boosting Portage Bay than got credit for.
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-10

The finest kind of job work as well as the plainest is done by the Gate way.
The Seward gateway., 1915-02-10

quoted believed the best place for
 government whole interview apparently an attempt fine sites at Portage Bay says authority that the Alaska Northern material be used the driving of the Bay driven from sides at all mind ask yourself how stuff like that get into print
 nationality the interview and that is when the gentleman knocking that railroad from Seward would depe good country while Portage Bay only of the coal fields alone surely wadde spoken about subject
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28
A MARES NEST.

Says Mr.. R. G. Pleasant in the cir.
cular, which he has presumably adj
dressed to every voter in the State:
Gas matters now stand, there are
many Interior sectional, financial and
political motives actuating a few dis
ingenious men, who hope to control
the convention and profit by it. And
in order to carry out at least a part of
their scheme, HEAVY BOND ISSUES
and INCREASED TAXATION are parts
|of the programme"
Is this statement made by Mr.. Pleas
ant the attorney general. or only Mr.
Pleasant the candidate? 1t may be
fairly suspected that it is only Mr.
Pleasant the partisan and candidate
speaking, for surely Mr.. Pleasant the
attorney general knows that no scheme
for HEAVY BOND ISSUES and IN
CREASED TAXATION leaps hiss can
go through unless the people agree to
it, as the constitution must be ratified
by them. If they want the bond issue,
ETC., they can accept the constitution,
otherwise, they need not accept it,
But this is only a mares nest that
Mr. Pleasant has discovered. "Disin-
penuOus men" of whatnvar identitv
carry out their schemes in caucuses,
committee and board meetings, even
in the Legislature, but they do not
propose measures which will be put in
cold black and white and submitted to
the sovereign vote of the people for
ratification.
Try again, Mr.. Candidate!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28
RATIoNS FOR FEEDING DAIRY
CATTLE CONTAINING slLAGE

1t is impossible to give specific di.
rections for feeding dairy cattle, as all
cows do not produce the same amount
Of milk, are not the same size, and a
ration that would be best for one cow
might not suit another.
AS a rule all dairy cows should have
what roughage they will clean up well
in the form of silage and hay, and fed
In addition to this, grain in proportion
to the amount Of milk they produce.
Cows weighing from 700 to 1000 pounds
should be fed one pound of grain, or
concentrated feed, for each three
pounds Of milk produced. Cows weigh
ing more than 1000 pounds should be
fed one pound of grain for each four
pounds of milk produced.
1t might be mentioned that while diff
ferent combinations Of feed stuffs may
be used in balancing rations the fol-
lowing are here given as examples for
animals weighing 1000 pounds:
No. 1-2.5 lbs. cotton-seed meal, 2.5
lbs. corn and cob meal rs lbs. silage,
IL lbs. lespedeza or peanut-vine hay.
No. 2-25 lbs. cotton-seed meal, rs
lbs. corn and cob meal, 6 lbs. molasses
rs lbs. silage, 10 lbs alfalfa or pea-vine
hay.
No. 3-3 lbs. wheat bran, 2 lbs. cot
ton-seed meal, lbs. corn and cob meal,
lbs. molasses, rs lbs. silage, IL lbs.
Bermuda or other grass hay.
No. 4-2 lbs. cotton-seed meal, 8 lbs.
rice bran containing 1879 hulls), 80
lbs. silage, IL lbs. lespedeza hay.
The analysis of corn, sorghum and
cane-top silage is so nearly alike that
for all practical purposes they might
be used Interchangeable.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28
A BOON FOR CANDIDATES.

The law forbids any one from solicit
ing contributions for any purpose from
a candidate. Read these two sections
from Act No. 213, as follows:
Section %. That no person shall de-
mand, solicit, ask or invite any pay
ment or contribution for any religious
charitable, or other cause, or organiza.
ton supposed to be primarily for the
public good, from any candidate for
nomination or election.
Section "a. That no person shall de-
mand, solicit, ask or invite any candi-
date for nomination or for public office
or party position to subscribe for the
support of any club organization, or to
buy tickets to any entertainment or
ball, or to pay fer space in any book,
program, periodical, paper or publica-
ton.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28
THE SHORT BALLOT.

The House of Governors is meeting
in Boston, this week The governors
in attendance will discuss the short
ballot, but judging the future by the
past, nothing practical will be accom-
plished, beyond the cultivation of a
wider liberality by meeting together
and becoming better acquainted with
each other and with the various prob
lens that confront them In their exec
utiye capacity. For that is absolutely
as far as the House of Governors goes
1t is sort of Interpreters House
where the gubernatorial pilgrims are
refreshed and entertained. The gov
errors seem to lack the cohesive
powers to form any plan or originate
any legislation worth bringing back to
their respective states.
In the short ballot however they
have a subject that so intimately con-
Germs them and their successors, that it
must arouse their keenest interest. The
short ballot must inspire entire unani-
nifty among the governors, as not one
but has in the course of his admins
tration found one of his colleagues
and supposed coadjutors-at the capt.
tol, not an adviser and assistant but
an active enemy instead, all the more
able, by the circumstance of close as
Isociation, to render abortive his efforts
in any given line This Is not fair to
any governor. The people select him
to carry out definite program of state
business, and at the same time men
out of sympathy with him are elected,
and they Immediately qualify as mar
plots of his administration. Should a
governor be permitted to select his
cabinet" as a President does, he
would be assured of active coadjutors,
whom official etiquette demands shall
resign so soon as they cease to be in
sympathy with their chief. This view
of the matter should make the as
sembled governors very enthusiastic
in pushing the propaganda for short
ballot
The usual argument for the short
ballot is made in behalf of the voter
1t is claimed that it will make his duty
of selection lighter, will economic his
time, and further will be safeguard
against fraudulent voting. These evil
IDENTITY count in favor of the short
ballot; also that aspirants for cabinet
positions would be spared the expense
and labor of state campaign, not to
mention the annoyance of the voters
incident thereto.
The short ballot does not mean
undue Capitalization of power. 1t mere
ly provides governors with the assist
ants that president already has.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28
PREPARATION OF HOGS FOR
EXHIBITION.

The preparation of hogs for exhibit
ton at the fairs requires considerable
amount of time and labor and cannot
be done in the space of a week or two.
To begin with, the animals to be shown
must possess the necessary breed char
acteristics to warrant the time and
money which must be expended to
prepare them for exhibition. A hog
with a weak bone, lack of proper size
for age, sway back, or badly wrinkled
skin is not a show animal and will do
the exhibitor more harm than good as
an advertisement.
Having chosen the hogs for exhibit
ton with these points in mind, the
next step Is to condition them. A hog
in poor flesh, no matter how excellent
it may be in other ways, will almost
invariably lose to even an inferior
animal in show condition. 1t is rather
unfortunate that the show ring de-
mands such high condition, as it Is
injurious to the future breeding quail
ties of the animals, but so long as the
judges lay so much stress upon this,
it is necessary that the exhibitor meet
the requirement if he hopes to bring
home any ribbons. The hog must not
only be fat when it goes into the ring,
but the flesh must be firm and evenly
distributed. The hog should be al
lowed to eat all the succulent food it
wishes and should be made to exercise
daily SO as to be able to stand ship
ment and to have the strength to walk
into the ring easily
The hogs should be gentled by hand
ling and daily brushing; the brushing
helps to make the hair lie close and
at the same time stimulates nutrition,
thus enabling the hog to make the best
use of the food fed The hogs should
be supplied with plenty Of cool, clean
water to lie in and this should be
protected from the sun. They should
not, however, be allowed to wallow in
the mud, as this cakes in the coat,
causing the hair to stand in all direc-
tons. The appearance of the coat is
frequently big factor in influencing
the judges decision. e. L. Jordan,
Professor of Animal Industry, L. s. U.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28
ALFALFA.

Where alfalfa can be successfully
grown, it is a desirable crop for graz
ing hogs, and makes excellent hog feed
in the form of hay. In fact, hogs cal
alfalfa hay probably better than any
other that we can grow, and they thrive
on it when a little grain feed is added
Alfalfa should not be grazed very much
during the periods when grasses anC
weeds thrive, that is, during the late
spring and during the summer rains
The grazing animals eat the alfalfa
only and the grass and weeds are
given an opportunity to develop to an
extent that enables them to soon over
shadow the alfalfa, and eventually tc
kill it out. During good weather the
crop is not seriously injured by pas
turing hogs on it, and the animals
thrive with little or no other food
Alfalfa can be grown on most OF, the
alluvial lands along the Red River the
well.drained stiff lands of the Missis
sippi, and on many of the bayous
throughout the state. Permanent water
should not rise within three feet of the
surface of the soil for any considerable
period of time, else the alfalfa will be
killed. In the southern portion of the
state, fall planting is most desirable
In the northern portion of the state
fall planting is most desirable if favor
able season can be secured, but dry
weather is apt to interfere. Spring
planting is therefore frequently resort
ed to with satisfactory results. 1t is
best to use about thirty pounds of seed
per acre, covering not more than an
inch deep. Special effort should be
made to have good drainage. On soil
that is not naturally suited to alfalfa
a light dressing of stable manure, that
has been sprinkled with soil from a
successful alfalfa field, is recommend.
ed, though this will not always insure
success. Grazing the early spring crop
of alfalfa with hogs sometimes is re.
sorted to for the purpose of delaying
the first cutting, as early fall sowing
is apt to give crop ready for harvest
before good hay making weather pre-.
walls. An acre Of alfalfa will sustain
from e. zen to thirty hogs weighing
from one hundred and twenty-five to a
hundred and seventy-five pounds, but
it Is probably best not to carry so
many, If the alfalfa is to be retained
for long period.
The best use to make of alfalfa in
connection with hogs is to pasture 1t
during. good weather in the winter
time, and make hay of it during the
late spring and summer, and feed the
hay to the hogs at such periods as
may be necessary to supplement other
feeds, or to become the main feed of
sustenance.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28
THE BANK OF COMMERCE.

The charter of the new bank appears
in these columns to-day, and shows
that the project has been fairly launch
ed. The personnel of it's officers and
directors, as set forth in the charter
is highly satisfactory in every respect
and inspires confidence and good will
The fact that bank is SO sorely need
ed here, the lack hampering every en-
terprise contemplated Or attempted, is
sufficient reason for the most unani.
nous support and cooperation, and we
earnestly bespeak such for the Bank
of Commerce.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28

Henry Fords laboratory investiga
tors have shown that a helping Of
tomato soup, macaroni and cheese, ice
cream, 2 slices of wheat bread with Y
ounce of butter, all costing Is cents
contain 1000 calorics and 81. protein
while tomato soup, potted roast, cream
ed spinach with egg, gingerbread
coffee, and the same quantity of bread
and butter, costing in all SO cents
contain only 905 calorics and 81 pro.
tein GINS. In other words, the maca.
roni and ice cream put 1t over the
roast beef. Yes, We'll take the ice
cream, right now.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28

An exchange reprints an editorial
from Florida Parishes, heading it zone
Louisiana paper approves Frank lynch
ing" 1t is well put: one, and one only
AS for Florida Parishes argument that
the initial crime against Mary Phagan
was that of q vicious white man.
rather than that Of a negro, who merely
rapes, this also is mere supposition
being true only of the country darby
A city negro is sophisticated In all
forms of vice when he so chooses.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28
THE WATER CURE.

A Swedish farmer who lived on his
wheat farm in Minnesota was taken i'll
and his wife telephoned the doctor.
IF you have a thermometer" an
swered the physician, stake his tenn
perature. | will be out and see him
presently"
An hour or SO later, when the doctor
drove up, the woman met him at the
door.
"How is he?" asked the doctor.
"Vell," said she, 81 ban put the baro-
meter on him like you tell me, and it
say, Very dry SO | give him a pitcher
of water to drink, and now he ban gone
back to ork."-Youth's Companion.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28

The San Francisco Exposition bids
fair to show profit on its operations
when it closes Dec. 4. This is UMPIRE
cedented - that an exposition should
actually make money. But this is
doubtless due to the fact that the Eu-
ropean war, having stopped the tide of
foreign travel, it has turned instead to
the Land Of the Golden West. This
should be an object lesson to all of
what seeing America first" can &C.
complish both in pleasure to the indi.
vidual American, and profit to the va
ious localities of note on this continent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28

Mr.. Pleasant thinks that before
election convention is no time to make
a constitution abolishing fees of sher-
IFS, clerks of court, etc, If that be not
the time, then there is no time under
heaven when it can be done. When a
campaign is on is the only time when
all candidates will be forced to agree
to the proposition, since no candidate
would dare to do otherwise. Mr.. Pleas
ant is reduced to very slim arguments
If he must adduce this point in opposi-
ton to convention. No doubt Candi-
date Pleasant himself would agree to
many things now that he would ignore
should he ever become Gov. Pleasant.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28
SAUER kRAUT.

Use l to 3 quarts salt to 20 gallons
shredded slaw. Remove outside leaves
and hard core Of cabbage. Shred fine
ly. Line the key with the larger leaves
on the bottom and sides as it Is filed.
Put in 3-inch layer of shredded cab
bage and sprinkle with 4 or table
spoons of salt. Continue to repeat this
process, lining with the large leaves.
Pound it all down well until the cask
is full and covered with the brine.
Cover with the large leaves and q
board cover to fit inside the cask.
Weight this cover down 80 it will keep
level. 1t is necessary that all the cab
bage is covered with brine at all times.
Keep in a cool, dry cellar 3 weeks to a
month. Remove the scum and see that
1t is we'll covered with juice. When
the weather is warm, the kraut will
cure in 16 to IS days, when it is ready
for use or for canning.
1t may be packed in No. 8 cans and
covered with boiling water. Cap, ex-
haust minutes, tip and process 30
under 1O-lb. steam pressure
GAO degrees).
Sauer kraut Is usually made In fall
fer winter use. It may be eaten raw,
fried, boiled with pork with onions
added, or with weinerwurst sausage
and Drowned in oven or cooked with
spareribs.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28

c. P. Dunbar of Opelousas has an
nounced for register of state land of
fee. R. L. Garland, Henry Lastrapes
H. E. Estorge, E. l.. Loeb and John W
Lewis form his campaign committee
Mr.. Dunbar is the father of Bobby
Dunbar, we believe, and his candidacy
will appeal to many from their former
sympathy with him as a father. The
fact that John w. Lewis endorses him
= is another item in his favor.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28

The Secretary Of State has dis
tributed among the parishes of Louis
lana about $4,000, derived from the
automobile tax imposed by the state,
and apportioned on the basis of the
amounts paid into the general fund by
the respective parishes. In January
about $4,000 was disbursed when the
first division of the proceeds of the tax
was made. The Felicianas share in
this fund was very small, but we dare
wager that it will increase considerably
within the next year or two. Watch
us grow autoward.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-08-28
REVOLUTION WANTED.

Unless there be political revolu-
ton in Louisiana, says George K.
Favrot, he will be a candidate for
attorney general. In view OF such a
contingency, let the revolution come
on.-St. Francisville True Democrat.
Yes. And should it come, the people
could select no better man for the
position of attorney general than
George K. Favrot. When he was sent
to congress, he made the best record
of any man sent there in our expert
ence of twenty-five years. What he
did at home would have been done by
any man under the circumstances. We
are Northern man, but we honor
George K. FaVrot for furnishing the
producer (sic) of his home.-Southern
VindicatOr.
The Southern indicator, Hammond,
evidently lets the wish be father to the
thought in stating that George K.
FaVrot was the best congressman from
the sixth district in twenty-five years.
Hardly six people. will agree with the
indicators opinion on this subject.
AS for the other point adduced by the
Vindicator, there was no question of a
mans honor involved The indicator
should acquaint itself with the facts.
That-and better proof-reading
tend to make it's statements less
absurd.