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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

From ever growing old and self
|centered,
Good Lord, deliver me.
From growing old and set and selfish,
Good Lord, deliver me.
From growing old and unable to see
the progress of the world,
Good Lord, deliver me.
From growing old and not being able
to see that the world is growing better,
Good Lord, deliver me.
From growing old and taking no in.
terest in any one, or anything except
myself and things which touch my
affairs,
Good Lord, deliver me.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16
ADVERTISlNG.

| IL oCdI ~ IbOSDuCh udu D6GH dS
"leery'' of advertising as some of our
local merchants, few people in Nat
chitOches parish would know such a
firm Observation-Disclosures Times.
And yet one of the big mail-order
houses less than twenty years ago did
not disdain to run five line advertise
ment in small country papers (ours
among the number) and no doubt in
that way secured valuable addresses
for mailing their catalogues. The cata-
logues did the rest.
This is not an argument for printing
catalogues, as only a large business
could afford to publish an adequate
catalogue, but in these days when so
many articles = both dry-goods and
groceries - have names we'll known
through national advertising, the small
merchants advertising is simplifed,
and he can, by simply making it known
that he carries certain goods, reap
results. 1t is therefore an argument
for advertising in newspapers that
Montgomery Ward & Co did not de-
spise a small ad in zone of the least
of these"
Nor need any country merchant COM
plain that his field is too limited for
extensive advertising. With the parcel
post already established and the means
of easy transportation solved in rail-
way and trolley lines and the fast
multiplying automobile, the question
of distance is constantly becoming
negligible. But too many merchants
say, "Oh, people would rather go to
big town Baton Rouge or New Or
Ileans), than buy from me-" Sometimes
they say that some big home store has
the preference rather than theirs. All
this is mistake. People go to buy
where they can get good goods cheap
est. That is all there is to that. But
if the merchant does not advertise, the
people cannot know what he has. Ger
tainly they will not make a long trip
on an uncertainty to ask him by word
of mouth.
The Saturday Evening Post recently
contained an article describing the
methods by which a country store
achieved a 100000 business. The
store was literally set in the midst of
corn fields, and was surrounded at
varying distances by large towns. But
the merchants, (the firm was compos-
ed of two brothers) by live methods,
persistent and large advertising, and
by having the goods, drew trade from
out of the big towns, as we'll as from
the country.
Something similar was noted by the
writer in the case of two adjacent
towns in Mississippi connected by
trolley: Laurel and Ellisville, the latter
a much smaller town than the other.
This fact did not deter an Ellisville
merchant from advertising in Laurel
newspapers, and Laurel people DELHI
erately took the trolley and went there
for his bargains. Whether he made,
or is making, fortune is beside the
question. The point is that people go
where their interests are best served.
There are certain firms in East and
West Feliciana that have the capital
and the territory to increase their
business tenfold a hundredfold, IL they
would advertise.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16
NOT A GOOD ADVERTISER.

Gov, Hall is not good advertiser
He does things entirely worthy of
praise and-says nothing. And unless
some one burrows amid mass of
statistics, he is not apt to know what
Gov. Hall has done, for the levees and
schools Of the state, for instance. In
an editorial published recently, this
paper has shown how Gov. Hall refused
to use for the high schools, the funds
which the constitution designed for the
common schools, although Gov Halls
predecessor had done so without blame.
This fact can neither be gainsaid nor
criticized. And yet Gov. Hall has never
made any boasts of what he has done
for the schools.
AS levee governor, he makes equal
ly as good showing. Glance over
these figures, comparing the work done
in leVee building since 1900, in districts
and state, as per statement of Board
of State Engineers:
Heard, 1900-1904. 10, 236, 422 Gu. yds.
Blanchard, 19O419OS. IL, zoos, 1891 Gu. yds.
Sanders, 19O8-1912. 1,611 ,294 Gu. yds.
Hall, 1912-1915.. .... 24,896, O52 Gu. yds.
Contracted for..... 2,O31, 552 Gu. yds
Advertised ....... $4,000 Gu. yds
Making Halls total .27, 457, 604 Gu. yds
Had this amount of levee work been
done under certain of his predecessors,
how the newspapers would have been
inspired to blare forth the glad tidings,
how he would have been dubbed a
leVee governor greater than McEnery.
To repeat, Gov. Hall is not a good
advertiser.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16
NOTICE TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS

All parties running autos through
the Town of st. Francisville must slow
down when turning curves and blow
their horns, otherwise affidavits will
follow for violation of same.
G. s. DAVIDSON, Marshal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

The True Democrat is authorized to
announce Willis r. Daniel as a candi-
date for sheriff of the Parish of West
Feliciana, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

If the Democratic party is in doubt
as to what kind of wedding present it
should give Mr.. Wilson, another >presi-
Dental nomination might be suggested
as a suitable observation-disclosures.
Now, what made you go and tell?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16
SUCCESSION OF w. T. FORESTER,
DECEASED. NO. 1879.
State of Louisiana, Parish OF West Fee
liciana, oath Judicial District Court.
Notice of Filing of Final Account.

Notice is hereby given to all whom it
doth or may concern, to show cause with
in ten days from the present notification
If any they have or can. why the Final
Account filed herein by Mrs. Emelie W.
Forester, Administrator of said Success
sion. should not be approved and homolo-
gated. and made the judgment of the
Court.
Witness the Honorable Jos. L. Golsarl
Judge of the oath Judicial District q
Louisiana, this 7th day of October, 1871
e. s. MUSE,
Clerk Of said Cour
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

The True Democrat is authorized to
announce the name of r. F. Walker
as a candidate for the State Senate
from the 18th Senatorial District, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

The True Democrat is authorized to
announce Bat HARRISON as candidate
for reelection as Assessor for the
Parish of West Feliciana, subject to
the Democratic primary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

The True Democrat is authorized to
announce John H. Clack as candidate
for reelection for Sheriff of West
Feliciana parish, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

Preparedness with a national ideal
of peace is not dangerous. Prepared.
ness with national ideals of war is
what's the matter with Germany.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

The True Democrat is authorized to
announce DR.. w. H. Taylor as candi-
date for reelection to the Office OF
Coroner, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

The True Democrat is authorized to
announce DR.. e. NJ Levert as candi
date for the Office of Coroner for the
Parish of West Feliciana, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

A candidate! A candidate! A cam
paign for candidate! is the vain cry
of the modern Richards of Louisiana.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .as
Z POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ]

This paper is authorized to announce
the name of d. M. Pipes as candidate
for the State Senate for this, the 18th
senatorial District, subject to the
Democratic primary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16
TREsPAss NOTICE.

Hunting and trespassing Of all
kinds are hereby prohibited, under
penalty of the law, on Magnolia
Plantation. No exceptions.
The public is warned against
buying fire wood, posts or crops
from tenants of Magnolia without
permission.
CHAS. w. MACKIE, JR., Mgr.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

What sea would be the best one to
sleep in?
Adriatic Ia dry attic.)
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

The Prohibs are said to be looking
for lieutenant governor.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16

DR.. Bowling rightly thinks a physi.
clan should stick to his profession.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-10-16
A IiTANY PREPARING FOR AGE.

Deputy Sheriff and Acting Constable
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-10
WHEN THE BLESSED EUCHARIST
ENTERS YOUR HOME.

What every Catholic should know
in regard to the reception of the
Blessed Sacrament by sick person in
his own home:
!. First: The sick room ought to be
clean and we'll ventilated, the bed pro
vided with clean covering and the pa
tient made presentahle.
Second. A table ought to be placed
lin the sick room near the bed in such
way that 1t may be seen by the pa
tient. Let the table be covered with
immaculate linen and upon it placed
az crucifix between two wax candles
There should be vessel of holy water
Third: Let the candles be lit be
fore the entrance of the priest into the
dwelling.
Fourth The family should be pres
tent as far as possible during the ad
Eministratfon Of the sacrament ant
offer their prayers for the sick person
Fifth: Let there be placed on The
table glass of pure water and piece
of clean linens and spoon. The liner
lis to be put under the chin of the
sick person before he receives. The
water may be given after the recep
Ition. 81. as u =
Sixth: AS as the priest arrives
lin the sick room with the Blessed
Sacrament, every one should knee
until the sacred act Is closed, unless
the patient has not yet gone to Con
lfessior In this event the family
should, OF course, leave the room, until
labsOlution lis given.
Seventh: II time and the condition
Of the patient permit, the preparatory
prayers for Holy Communion may be
recited BY one of the attendants be
fore the arrival of the priest.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-10

incessant aliurement to sin, all tend
to smother the spiritual life.
The habit of pious reading draws
us away, at least for time, from this
excessive absorption by business
hurry, anxiety and dissipation of spir
it. 1t aids us in focusing and rivetine
our attention on truths which slim
ulate us to strive for that which is
noble, true and real.
BY such an exercise the things oil
earth, which shrivel up and fade are
seen in their full light and in their
true proportions. Their fascination
is made less powerful and their false
glitter less dazzling, The mind is
cleared of the mists, which blur and
darken its vision and blunt its per
ception of the realities of faith.
New motives for resisting the al
lurements of the scenes and the van
tiles of the world are impressed upon
our wills and these more promptly
spring into action in the spiritual
struggle, in the supernatural combat
that every man must daily carry on
if he is to live the true life.
Then the reading of pious books,
especially of the lives of the saints
sets before us the example of those
who have fought the good fight
bravely and have won. 1t is no lit
tie encouragement to see that others
made of the same flesh and blood as
we, with the same and greater diff
ficulties, have battled and conquered
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-10

fessed. read letter from a Young
woman to friend of mine in this
state. 1t was thus II stole from
your store about 81 worth of station
cry and other little things. have
been converted and now wish you to
forgive me. Here is 81 in payment
of my wrong to you That is APP
piled christianity. If people would
do that, property would be returned
to it's rightful owners. Grocers and
merchants would receive thousands
of dollars in payment of old debts and
happiness would come to- thousands"
Any Catholic priest could assure
this earnest man that grocers and
merchants actually doc receive thou.
sands Of dollars in restitution because
Of the tribunal of Penance. For the
Catholic who has been dishonest the
thought of restoring ill gotten money
or goods is not mere question Of
honest impulse or generosity; it is a
matter of stern. law; and the Catholic
who refuses to repair any grave in
Jury to another when, he is able to-
do So, can not be admitted |. to the
sacraments; can not be allowed to
practice his religion. Every well in
structed Catholic, indeed, knows this
and while thousands are thus kept
from injuring their neighbors, every
one who has had the misfortune to do
so goes to work in ,businesslike fash
ion and straightens the matter up as
we'll as he can, either before he goes
to confession Or without unnecessary
delay afterwards. 4 IN: Il fs
This is only one of many ways in
which the sacrament of confession up
lifts society by training and strength
ening the conscience of the individual.
The principle. of7restitution. inculcated
and enforced by confession on the
Catholic from his childhood, becomes
a growth in his life. 1t helps to
mould his whole attitude toward the
external world along the lines of JUS
tice. But when he falls a victim to
temptation, when dishonesty or anger,
or pride, has tricked him into grave
sin, the obligation of confession
binds him to the principle Of restitu-
ton and he knows we'll that only by
an act of reparation can he restore
the moral equilibrium of his soul.
The institution of Confession thus
becomes one of the strongest de-
lenses of civilized society against dis.
honesty, fraud, cheating, over-reach,
ing. Acting directly upon the fndi-
vidual conscience, it reacts upon so.
ciety by increasing mutual confidence
among men. It enforces, by means
of the gentle yet powerful commands
of conscience, the moral law upon
the private citizen and the public
official, upon employer and workman
upon buyer and seller. 1t, chains the
life of every Catholic totthe welfare
of society by the links of eternal
| justice. <,hs 4af
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-10
"a SAINT FOR THE WEEK.
ST. MARX. HERMIT.

Mark was forty years of age when
he turned his back upon men and
entered the desert of Scete. He
scarcely ever left his cell. but strove
by prayer, fast, and solitude to re-
deem the time he had lost. He sue
ceeded in committing to memory all
the Sacred Scriptures, and the writ
ings which he composed breathe the
wisdom and JUNCTION of the Holy Spirit.
He was to all most gentle and kind;
and when God put the seal of
miracles upon his sanctity, not men
only, but the most savage beasts of
the desert had recourse to his charity.
A hyena once brought him her blind
whelp, and with many pitiful gestures
begged his healing aid Mark opened
the eyes of the poor beast, and the
next day the. dam In gratitude laid
the skin of a ram at his feet. BY
degrees Mark put to death every
human passion, and attained to per-
feet purity Of heart; but in his own
eyes he was ever a vile and worthless
sinner, He was once heard to up
braid himself as a hoary old glutton
for having, when broken down by age
and austeTities,, tasted vine and Oil.
He was most devout to the Blessed
Sacrament, and his abbot, st. Mac.
arius, deposed that whenever he pre-.
sented the Sacred Host to him in
communion an angels hand appeared,
which inyisibly gave him the heav-
emily food. Mark was short in stature,
and almost bald, but a radiant light
constantly e1cfrc1ed his head. He
died A. b. 400. Il
In the same desert with st. Mark
there lived for while priest, whose
face was half consumed by cancer.
He had committed q grave offense OF
unchastity, and having said Mass in a
state of mortal sin, the punishment
followed. ST. Macarius would not
speak to him till he had confessed
Then, when the priest had accepted
his disease as Justly inflicted by God
and had promised never again to say
Mass, but: to communicate hencefortE
as a layman, Macarius laid his hands
on the hideous sore. The wounds
gradually healed, the hair grew anew
and the priest went to his home g
sound man, clarifying God and giving
thanks to the Saint.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-10
TEMPTING GOD.

What is it to tempt God? The
words sound very strange; for we
know that God is infinitely good, and
that He cannot be tempted, like us,
to commit sin. So that cannot be
what is meant by tempting Him.
We shall see easily enough what is
meant by it if we consider what it
was that the devil suggested to our
Lord. He said to Him: Throw your
self down from this pinnacle of the
temple; no harm will happen to you,
for your life is too precious to God
for Him to allow it to be lost. His
angels, will carry you down safely;
a miracle will be worked in your be-
half"
That which Satan wished Our Lord
to do is what is meant by tempting
God. 1t is to try and see if He will
not do some extraordinary thing for
us which there is no need for Him to
do; to presume on His mercy and
providence. That is what the Latin
word means from which our word
tempt" comes. It means to try, to
make an experiment. That, in fact,
is the real meaning of our word ito
tempt" When the devil tempts us
he is trying us, to see how far our
love of God will go; he is making an
experiment to find out the strength of
our souls. God does not let him try
all the experiments he would like to.
He has no right to try us in this
way; but God lets him do it for our
own good But God does not allow
us to be trying any experiments on
His mercy and goodness. He does
not allow us to depend upon it, ex-
cept when we know that we have a
right to do so.
A man tempts God when he puts
himself without necessity into an &C.
casion of sin. He knows, or ought
TO know. that he cannot depend on
Gods grace to keep him from sin in
such case. He knows that God has
not promised him such a grace, and
that it will be nothing surprising if
He does not give it to him. Other
people who tempt God are they who
remain quietly in mortal sin day after
day. week after week, month after
month. They say to themselves:
'.God is good, He will give me time
to repent" God may we'll say to such
one: Thou fool, who has told thee
that? This very night will require
thy soul of thee"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-10

claim to be divine, and only that. He
gave ample proof Of His Divinity by
the many miracles He performed. He
was the sole author of wonderful
works, which demanded for their exc
.cution a power above and beyond,
totally outside the realm of human
power. He gave sight to the blind,
who had been so afflicted from birth.
He opened the ears of the deaf who
had never heard the slightest echo of
"a sound. The palsied and the para
lytic arose in response to His Whis-
per, with health and vigor once again
theirs. Lazarus came forth from the
tomb of a four days sleep of death, at
the sound of the Masters voice.
Jesus walked the ways of men during
the three years of His public life, and
left in His wake the sick restored to
health, the deaf and dumb and halt
no longer crippled, even the dead
arisen to proclaim His superhuman
power. "If you will not believe Me,
believe My Works." He said; and His
works gave unquestionable proof of
His Divinity.
And He Himself conquered the con-
queror of the mightiest earthly poten.
tate. On this first Easter morning He
arose, glorious and immortal, from
the tomb wherein they had laid Him,
a broken, mangled corpse, on Good
Friday, three days before. Jesus
Christ claimed to be Divine and cor
roborated His statement by the ac-
complishment of works far. exceeding
the powers of mortal man.
The Divinity of Christ is the foun-
dalton truth of our Faith. We believe,
we hope, we love- and the object of
our faith and hope and love is none
other and none less than Jesus Christ,
the Son of God. -Brookipn ''Tabiet
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-10
THE FoRelvINe HEART.

We say that we love the Sacred
Heart. We wish to be numbered
amongst the friends, the lovers OF
Jesus. But, whilst we. cherish any
feeling of = revenge, of bitterness,
whilst we refuse to. forgive from our
hearts all who have injured us, never
can we call ourselves the friends of
Our Divine Saviour, Who forgave His
murderers as He hung dying on His
cross, and pleaded for their forgive
ness with His; Eternal Father; nay,
more, made excuses for them.
The Sacred Human Heart of Jesus
is our model in all things. Let us,
then, draw near to Calvary and learn
from the example of that most nlerci-
full Heart how we are to treat those
who have wronged us or injured us.
Father, forgive them, for. they know
not what they do" All, surely with
these words of the dying. Saviour ring
ing in our ears, we shall not dare to
cherish feelings of indebtedness, to
refuse to forgive. Jesus, the Man-God,
the All-Holy One, dying in unutterable
torrents, pardons the guilty wretches
who have crucified Him, excuses them,
and pleads for their forgiveness with
His Father in Heaven. And we,
miserable sinners, shall we refuse for.
giveness to our enemies? All, no!
Let us kneel at the foot Of the cross,
and there let us tell. our dying Lord
that henceforth. and forever we shall
Danish from our hearts all unkindness,
all bitterness, all rancor: that we par
don wholly and unreservedly those
who have injured us, no matter how
deeply. that not alone do we pardon
them, but that we are ready and will.
ing to do them good, to succor them
in their need. Never. again shall we
know what it is to cherish enmity
towards anyone.
Acknowledging the. mercy of the
Sacred Heart by which our countless
sins have been forgiven, in all humility
let us offer this utter surrender OF
all vengeful feelings as ain act of love
and reparation tosthat Heart SO con
stantly and so deeply wounded by sin
Iners. Let us resolve thatiWe, at least
shall never cause that dearest, sweet
Test Heart pang by our bitter, unfor
giving thoughts and actions.
Let us do this, and the peace of the
Sacred Heart, that peace which pass
eth all understanding will inundate
our hearts, our souls. AS we have
forgiven those who injured us, so shall
we ourselves be forgiveB and thus
forgiven we shall attain to the posses
sion of those eternal joys concerning
which st. John tells. sus that those
who enter into them, shall no more
hunger nor thirst, neither shall the
sun fall upon them, nor any heat
For the Lamb, which ID in the throne
shall rule them and shall lead them
to the fountains of the waters Of life,
And night shall be no more;
and they shall not need the light OF
the lamp. nor of the sun, because the
Lord God shall enligl1ten them, and
they shall reign for ever and ever