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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
SIGNAL WIRES ON
 NEW HAVEN TO
 60 UNDERGROUND
Latest Blizzard Provides Object Lesson System to
 Be Waterproof.

New York. Dec. 22A-Following the destruction of its signal system and the almost complete paralysis of it's passenger and freight traffic by the sleet and snow storm of ten days ago, the New r ork, New Haven & Hartford Railroad has arranged to put all of it's signal telephone and telegraph wires under ground between New York and: New Haven.
 Make the signal system weatheur proof and fool-proof'fs is the order from headquarters.
 The latest estinate of the loss to the railroad by the storm exceeds $1,- 100000. The blow fell when the road was gorged with the greatest vol ume of freight traffic in it's history, and the paralysis of that traffic was even worse than was that of the pass enger traffic.
 Work Already Under Way.
 Orders to the operating officials to put the phone. signal and telegraph wires under ground already have been given by the executive board of the road, and work to that end already has begun.
 The propulsion wires will mot be disturbed. They stood the sIeet and gale practically intact.
 Owing to the difficulty of opening the frozen earth for. such a long dis tance in winter the wires will be built up temporarily. in the form of four. cables, and these, containing 2 25 wires each, will be strung during January and February on the iron poles at the side ofrthe track supporting the troll. ley wires.
 As soon as the ground is breakable, about March 1 next, the actual work of digging the conduits will comm ence. All the wires will be underground at the end of next summer it is ex- pected.
 Will Cost $1,125,ooo
 The cost of the conduit is estimated at about $15,O0O mile, or not less than sI.f25, eco for the completed undertaking. The conduit will be of concrete in some places and in others of vitrifed brick or cresoted wood.
 Meantime, the New Haven has laid it's telephone and telegraph wires along on the ground in a temporary way. They are not to. go up on the poles again.
 Meantime, also, the signal wires have. been temp porarily repaired, and the railroad has resumed full and regular traffic service, both freight and passenger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
URGE FRENCHMEN TO KEEP SItE NCE
 TO BATTLE SPIES

Paris. Dec The French expres- sion .Ealsez4vous. which is nearly eunivaIent to .Shut your mouth 7 tiaough less irnpolite and familiar, kaa now become classic through the post- CTS distributed throughout Francs by Monsieur dillerands former minister Of war just before he retired from that post, to caution people against revealing military infefmation.
 @ The poster reads:
 ssTaiaez-vous! Mefiez-voust Les nretlles ennemis vous ecoutent- z
 English it meanss
 Ehut ups or keep siIent{ Be mis- trustfu1I Enemys ears are listening to yolzss, esFss 7
 Hundreds Of thousands Of these rosters have been hung in public places, and the warning they carry has given rise to any number of cur 1ous tnnkdents They have served to 1ncreaze the suspicion of espionage that is everywhere rife and both civil Ian and soldiers are led into unneces- eafy alarm by the presence of Ger xaan-I0oking persons in public places,
 If8a man talks freely he is often suspected Of seeking to draw infor- nation from other people and if he is dumb he is thought to be a listen ing spy. Such was the case of a loyal Freuehnan who happens to be. blond as6d corpu1ent- There were four wo- men in the conapaI tment of a railroad GAEEsage with him. He lay back in ths coracr with eyes closed. though not asleep.
 Hasa too blond to be a French man. one woman whispered. ~Toc stout . suggested another "A coun- ferfeit Swiss or DutchH1an.s' a third believed And why is he so silent. 2 added another. He spreteuds to be elAeping, but he is only listening De no1need tof the military conmissary at the rezt station. the blond gentle man showed his safe-conduct as 2 member of the French Chamber o1 Deputies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
EQNGRESS STREET
 BRIDGE DRAW FALLS
 BELOW NORMAL LEVEL

A few minutes danger to traff1c, which migbr have resulted in a serious accident, was apparent Monday even ing when the draw at the Congress street bridge dropped about six in- ehes below the level of the road.
 Alderman A. R. Rosyv ell, driving his automobile toward the west side, rode onto the fallen draw but his car was undamaged- He was proceeding slowly.
 Members of fhe fire department no- fffied the bridgetender of the matter, and the trouble was remedied.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
DUKE, TOBACCO KING,
 AIDS AGED MINISTERS.

Durham. N C.. Dec. 22-Checks in the sum of s1O.O0O, the gift of James Duke, multi-millionaire tobacco man ufaeturer of New York, are being mailed today from the offices of Trim ity College, for the superanuated preachers of North Carolina The college is making the distrfbutionl The Duke fund matches dollar for dollar the fund appropriated by the churches for like purpose.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
statement follows:

stateInent IOIIOWS:
 There were few events of inpor- tanee last night. In the Vosges the attack delivered yesterday by our troops made it possible for us to en- large appreciably positions on the east slope of WeiIerkopf The number of Germans made prison CTS is now 1900. of whom 21 are off, .cers; They belong to six different reg imentS. .''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
Plan Field Work For
 U. s. Troops at Canal

,s Panama, Dec. s22.-I'he United States troops stationed in the Canal Zone will engage in extensive field work during g the coming dry season, beginning with January. At first the various regi-
 nents, companies and battaIions, will be employed as separate units, but later the entire mobile force of the Canal troops will take the field for two weeks training. A mimic war will be waged with the idea that the Cana is being attacked from the Pacific.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
SON ALIVE, LETTER TO MRS. THOMAS HUNTER
 OF BRIDGEPORT. SAYS

no Merriam street. received a letter from her soldier son in service with the British in Egypt. She had thought hin1N dead from accounts pre- viously received. but a letter dated in September informs sher that her wounded boy is convalescing at Cairo
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
TAILS oFF rRoIT.EY.

John Donnel1y. aged 50, of 14s Col den Hill street, fell from moving trolley car at Main street and Fairfield avenue at 7:S0 this morning and suf- fered painful contusions to the left leg He was removed to St. Vincent's hospital in. the emergency hospital ambulance.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
BI,AGKSNAKE TRIBE ENTERTAINS FRIENDS

An entertainment and social were held last evening at the Trinity church parish hall by the members of the Blacksnake tribe of Woodcraft Indians. Friends were present
 William Cody and Martin Ander- son were the principal entertatners. Dancing and games were enjoyed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
RoLLER cRUsHEs Foor

As he was rolling a heavy stone pillar about to be set in place on the new building being erected by the S. N p. T. Co., on Fairfield avenue, at S:O6 this morning, Frank tCiglar's lefs foot was caught under the heavy iron roller and painfully crushed. He was removed to St. Vincent's hospital in the emergency hospital ambulance. Ciglar is married and lives at Is Mid dle street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
VICE COMMISSIONER
 COLLECTS EXPENSE MONEY FROM CITY

A cheek for $2s.s5 responses. for the vice commission was given w. seymour Lacey, secretary of the com mission by the city auditor today. MT. Lacey said the expense was occasioned by some investigations the committee has made. He said another meeting of the commission would probably be called after Jan. l. As to vice con5i- tions at present in Bridgeport he would make no cornrnent
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
FRENCH

Paris Dec. 22.-Announcefnent was made by the war office today that 1. 200 Germans had been captured in the op- erations at Hartmanns-W ef1erkopt. which have enlarged the French posi- tions to an appreciable extent. The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Joseph A. Patnode. 22. weIder living at 261 Lexington avenue. today procured a license to wed Mary Hod- gins, 20. a factory worker. living at 1o3 James street. The prospective bride had the consent of her parents A license was also granted to William l.. McAvoy. A, chemist, of Leominis+ ter. Mass. and Grace w. Kelley, I g. of SIS South avenue. She also had the consent of her parents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
GERMAN

Berlin, Dec. 22-A part of the Ger man position on the summit of Hart rnanns- -Wie1erkopf, in the Vosges, that was captured by the French yes terday, has been recaptured by Ger man troops, it was officially announc- ed by German army headquarters to- day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
The University School

Next session, January 3, 1916 Col 1ege preparatory, elementary and ad- vanced subjects, upper grammar school and high school grades indi- viduaI instruction. Students entering now may save a years work.
 roo ate
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
Tashua Girl, Riding On Sled, Crashes Into
 Wall at Foot of Hill
1snecial Id The F,alrrner.l V

Especial to The Farmer.)l.t
 Tashua, Dec. 22-The first eeoasting accident of the season in this vicinity occurred yesterday when Miss Ther- esq P. Schmidt, sleddfng on Tashua, hill, was thrown from the sled on which she was riding into stone wall. Miss Schmidt's S face struck against the wall with such force that several upper front teeth were broken off. She was also bruised about the head and shoulders. pr. George Smith of Stepney is attending her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
BIG SHOW TO HAVE
 NEW TENT NEXT SEASON

Work is progressing at the Barnum & Bailey headquarters upon a new tent for the coming season. It is be- ing made in Bridgeport for the sec ond time. under direction of the new tent department
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
Official
 VIEWS OF Worlds w ar
TURKISH

constantinople, Dec. 22.-The Turk ish war office has given out the follow ing statement:
 stThere was local fighting on the Irak front Gin NIesopotan1ia1 at Kut- El-Amara.
 "A hostile, attack against the tenth sector on the Causasus front was re- pulsed.
 ..on the Dardanelles front hostile ships violently bo1nbarded until late in the evening different camps in order to destroy the booty abandoned by the enemy. The bonnbardment. failed to achieve it's purpose. Hostile attacks at seddul Bahr repeatedly were re- pu1sed.'
 The .fbooty abandoned by the en- erny'' referred to in the above state1 rnent is the war material which the Turks claim the British forces left be- hind in their withdrawal from the northern coast of the GalHpolf spenin- sula-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22
WELCOME SON.

MT. and Mrs. Prank Champagne of ZIP Grand street are the happy par ents of a, baby son who was born
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-22

President Rea of the Pennsylvania Railroad returned to active duty at his office in Philadelphia
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-20
sHERlFF's SALE.

State OF Louisiana, Parish of West
Feliciana, oath Judicial District
Court-Lauren ]. Bradley, VS.. No.
1915, A. F. Barrow.
By virtue of Writ of Seizure and
Sale to the Sheriff directed by the Hon.
the Gath Judicial District Court of the
Parish of West Feliciana, La, in the
above entitled and numbered cause,
have seized and will offer for sale to
the highest bidder at the front door of
the Court House In the town of st.
Francisville, La, at the hour of II
o'clock a. m. on
Saturday, April 10, 1915,
the following described property of
defendant, to-wit:
A certain piece or parcel of land
with all the buildings and improve.
ments thereon, containing 1741 and
75-100 acres and composed Of Sections
SO, 40, and so in T. 2 s. r. 4 w. and
Sections A, As. 40, so and 70 in T. 2
8. R. 8 W., less 100 acres of said land
situated In Sections 49 and so in T. 2
s. r. 4 W. and Sections A and As In
T. 2 s. r. w. fronting 1916 feet on
the right Of way of the Louisiana Rail-
way and Navigation Co.. to depth be.
tween parallel lines of 24OO feet, being
the same property sold by A. F. Barrow
to Roger Holmes, as will appear by
reference to Notarial Record "2s,"
page 374.
Terms Of sale-Cash. with benefit Of
appraisement..
J. H. CLACK. Sheriff.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-20
BOARD OF EDUCATION
CONFIRMS PLACES AND
DATES FOR NoRMALs
Nlne-week Terms at L. s. u, L. !. l..
Tulane, and /. S. NJ six.week
Terms, Lafayette, Frankllnton.

Confirmation of the dates and places
for holding the summer normal schools
this year in Louisiana will be made by
the state board of education when call.
ed into session some time this month
by Governor Hail.
The names and dates were decided
upon by State Superintendent Harris
and High School Inspector Ives in a
conference on the question held last
Tuesday.
1t Is proposed that six summer nor.
mails be held throughout the state at
the following places: State University.
Tulane, Southwestern, Louisiana Indus.
trial, State Normal, and probably at
Franklinton.
There will be both nine-week and
six'week sessions of the normals; those
held at Baton Rouge, New Orleans
Ruston, and Natchitoches will be for
nine weeks, while at Lafayette and
Franklinton only six weeks will be
given.
1t has been further decided to hold
negro institutes at Southern University,
Baton Rouge; at Alexandria, and at
Shreveport.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-20
AN ORDINANCE

To prevent goats running at large on
the streets Of the Town OF st.
Freneisville, Louisiana.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the Town Of
st. Francisville, La, in regular session
convened this the ninth day Of Febru-
airy, 1915, That letting goats run at
large in the Town of st. Francisville,
La, is positively prohibited.
Be 1t further ordained, That any one
violating the provisions of this ordt-
nance shall be fined in the sum Of not
less than $500 or imprisonment for q
term not exceeding ten days by any
court of competent Jurisdiction.
A. B. BRIANT, Mayor.
G. l.. PLETTINGER, Clerk.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-20
THE PRODUCTION OF BEEF
CATTLE IN THE SOUTH.
Continued from Page one.)

Continued from Page One.)
time the work is being carried on in
every southern state The great i'm.
portance Of this work to the beef In
dustry can hardly be estimated with
out taking into consideration the In
creased prices southern cattle will
bring when they can be shipped above
the quarantine line for feeding and
breeding purposes, as we'll as the fact
that cattle In free area" will grow
much faster, the loss from Texas fever
will be eliminated and the farmer can
readily bring In good breeding stock
without danger Of loss.
The question now arises: II the South
intensifies itself to beef production,
where are the markets? The question
answers itself: Let the South produce
beef and the markets will rise every
where; the railroads will even do their
utmost to facilitate transportation, as
1t will be advantageous to them. There
fore this question will be solved i'm.
mediately upon the advancement of
this industry.
The farmers Of the whole South will
eventually realize two important facts:
u That more live stock should be
kept on every southern farm, and (2)
if these stock are beef cattle each Of
them should be finished for the market
before selling in order to secure the
greatest profits Whether these animals
should be fattened during the summer
or the winter will depend largely upon
local conditions One Of the most
important factors to consider when
debating whether to feed cattle during
the summer or winter is the need Of
immediate applications of manure to
the cultivated lands. II the fields are
poor and manure is needed upon them
at once, it may pay to finish cattle dur.
ing the winter, for cattle which are fed
during the summer drop the manure
over the pasture lands and little Is
saved to haul to the cultivated fields.
The manure on the pasture will slim.
ulate the growth of grasses, however
and increase the carrying capacity"
of the pasture, and il the pasture Is
put in cultivation later the effects of
the manure will be apparent.
The greatest need of the southern
soil is barnyard manure, the applica-
tons of which always increase the
yields Of the subsequent crops, regard.
less OF the type of the soils to which
1t is applied. Cotton responds very
rapidly to stable manure-in fact, far
more readily than corn or oats-and
this in itself is great item in favor Of
live stock; for cotton Is and probably
always will be the staple crop of the
South, and an increased yield per acre
means profits to the farmer. BY rails
Ing live stock the soil is improved by
the growing Of leguminous crops, by
the return Of the manure to the land,
and by abandoning the one-crop sys.
tenn, which is the worst form of soil
robbery.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-20
THE CERTAINTY OF WOMAN
SUFFRAGE.
Golfers Weekly

GOLFERS Weekly.)
Within ten years or less, women
will be voting on the same terms as
men in most of our States, and the
backward remnant will be hustling to
catch up. The movement has passed
the stage of doubt and ridicule, and
has almost passed the stage of argu-
ment. The change from the indiffer-
ence OF ten years ago Is amazing.
Women vote in eleven States now,
against four then, and the issue will
be up to the voters this fall in New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Iowa,
Massachusetts, West Virginia, Tennes.
see and perhaps other States. The
affirmative side is active, aggressive
and confident and includes many men
who have gained their faith by fighting
for better politics. In comparison the
mental bankruptcy Of the ants Is fair.
ly pitiful. The suffragists can rest
their case on the plain fact that women
do participate in the life of our modern
communities, and should therefore par.
ticipate in the business of government.
The ants can reply only with solemn
and pathetic foolishness about "dis.
organizing society,"" advanced theo-
ries," new evils" and the like--the
stale harpings of prejudice and timid.
ity In contest between such forces
the outcome is certain, for the United
States is neither timid nor silly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-20
Crystal Springs
Pressing Club
SAM PARKER, Proprietor
In Rear Of Max Mann's Saloon.
ALL WORK DELIVERED .
~HERIFF's SALE.

State OF Louisiana, Parish of West
Feliciana, oath Judicial District
Court-Feliciana Bank and Trust
Ct, in Liquidation, vs. ]. F. Mary
man, ct ais.
BY virtue Of a Writ OF Fieri Facias
to the Sheriff directed by the Hon. the
Oath Judicial District Court of the
Parish Of West Feliciana, Louisiana,
in the above entitled and numbered
cause. have seized and will sffer for
sale to the highest bidder at the front
door OF the Court House in the town of
st. Francisyille, La, at the hour of Ii
o'clock a. m, on
Saturday, March 27, 1915,
the following described property to-wit:
A certain piece or parcel of land,
with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon, situated In the 9th ward
OF the Parish Of West Feliciana, con-
tanning Three Hundred and Fifty-six
t356) acres, more or less, known as the
estate of j. A. Maryman, bounded on
the north by the valleau place, on the
east by Thompson's creek, on the
South by lands of d. B. West, and on
the west by lands of McKowen.
Terms Of sale-Cash, with benefit of
appraisement.
]. II. CLACK, Sheriff.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-20
NOTICE..

The dates Of the next examination
for teachers certificates have been
changed from April /, 2. 8, (white) !;
S. 6, Z, (negro), to April s, 6, 7.(white) !;
8, 9, 10, (negro).
This change has been made because
of the fact that previous dates selected
for the examination eonficted with
religious holidays.
r. e. CRUMP,
Parish Superintendent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-20

Section !. Be 1t enacted by the Police
Jury for the Parish of West Feliciana,
State of Louisiana, That the bid of
T. J. Ard for the erection and con-
struction of not more than twenty
|cattle dipping watts, in the Parish Of
West Feliciana, for the sum of One
Hundred and Fifty-seven and $1,000
Dollars each be, and the same is here
|by accepted; that the President Of
the Police Jury be, and he is hereby
authorized, to enter into written con-
tract, secured by a proper and sui.
ficient bond, with the said T. ]. Ard
accordingly; that said bond shall be In
an amount Of not less than Thirty-flve
Hundred Dollars, and with good and
solvent surety, conditional upon the
proper and faithful performance of
said contract on the part of T. ]. Ard.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, etc..
That, for the purpose of paying for the
construction and erection of the watts
aforesaid, together with the interest
on the certificate hereinafter described,
there is hereby appropriated, set aside
and pledged from the revenues Of the
Parish Of West Feliciana for the year
1915, the sum of Fifteen Hundred and
Seventy-five Dollars, and from the
year 1917, the sum of Fifteen Hundred
and Seventy.fve Dollars.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further enacted, etc.,
That the appropriation herein made
out Of the revenues of the Parish of
West Feliciana, for the years 1915 and
1917, respectively, shall be paid after
first paying all statutory charges, all
charges for the service rendered an.
nually under time contracts, and all
necessary and usual charges as pro-
vided for by ordinance or resolution.
The appropriation herein made Ia to
be paid out Of the excess of the reve-
nues after the said charges are paid,
and the Police Jury hereby pledges
said excess Of revenues appropriated
as aforesaid to the payment of said
contract after having estimated same
to be sufficient to meet the amount
thereof.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That, for the purpose Of covering the
payment of the price for the construc-
ton and erection of said dipping vats,
there shall be issued by the Police
Jury Of the Parish Of West Feliciana,
two certain certificates of payment,
each for the sum of $1,575.OO, bearing
interest from date of issuance at the
rate of SD per annum and payable on
the 1st day Of January, 1917, and the
1st day of January, 1918, respectively;
the said certificates are to be paid out
of the surplus of revenues for the
Parish Of West Feliciana, out of the
years 1916 and 1917, as hereinabove
provided; that said certificates of pay
ment shall be signed by the President
and the Secretary of the Police Jury
of the Parish Of West Feliciana, and
shall be issued by the President of the
said Police Jury as the progress of the
erection and construction of said dip.
ping vats shall indicate.
In witness whereof this ordinance
is signed this 18th day of February,
1915, G. F. HOWELL,
President Of Police Jury
C. T. TOORAEN,
Clerk of Police Jury.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-20

Raw cabbage, eaten without any
dressing or with salt, olive oil and
lemon juice, is recommended by physi.
clans as an aid to digestion. II the
cabbage is cut In thin strips and laid
in very cold, slightly sailed water for a
few minutes before serving it will be
crisper and Of better flavor
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-20
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. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-03-20

From and after this date all hunting OF
any kind on AmDrosia and Independence
plantation is positively prohibited under
penalty Of trespassing Amy one found OF,
these places without permission will De
considered trespassing, and prosecuted -
the full extent of the law.
MRS. S. II. BARROW.