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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
"SAFE FARMING"

The following advice to farmers in
the cotton belt is contained in cir
Icular recently issued by the U. s.
Department of Agriculture:
With the rise in the price of cotton
are you going to play safe or are you
going to take a chance? Now is the
time to decide If you gamble on the
price of cotton you take a chance; if
you follow the program outlined by all
of the agricultural forces last fall, you
will take no chance. Here is the pro-
gram in a nutshell, the title of which
Is, Safe Farming"
First Produce a home garden for
every family on the farm, the year
round, paying special attention to a
plot of Irish or sweet potatoes sufti-
cient to supply the family with food of
this character. Where feasible, have
a patch of sorghum or other cane to
produce syrup for the family.
Second Produce the corn necessary
to support all of the people on the
farm and the live stock, with absolute
safety.
Third.-Produce the necessary oats
and other small grain to supplement
the corn as food Pay attention to
winter grazing.
Fourth-Produce hay and forage from
some forage crop, sufficient to supply
all of the live stock on the farm. Use
legumes such as clover, cowpeas, elvet
beans, soy beans and alfalfa for the
production of hay and to enrich the
soil with nitrogen and humus.
Fifth-Produce the meat necessary
to supply the people, through increased
attention to poultry and hogs, especial.
ly. Plan to gradually increase the
number of cattle and other live stock
so as to have sufficient number to
consume the waste products of the farm
and make the waste lands productive.
Sixt,l.-After all of these things have
been amply provided for, produce cot
ton for the market.
If this course is pursued the farmer
will prosper whether cotton be Is cents
or s cents. If cotton is cents the
farmer will be able to live; If it is Is
cents there will be more profit in his
cotton crop, in the long run, than there
would be If he neglected the living
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
WAX EFIELD.

Dr. Howell and Mr.. C. B. Hamilton
went to town on business Wednesday
Mr. Dampf went to Woodville on
Monday.
DR.. John Leake of New Orleans spent
last weekend with his family.
Mr. V. M. Jackson has kindly given
the use Of his organ to the Wakefield
school
Genie and Edward Percy of Clinton
spent Thanksgiving with their aunt,
Mrs. Matt Gilmore.
The leaders of the classes for the
second month are as follows: Seventh
grade, Miriam Terry; sixth grade, Berta
Stirling; fifth grade, Thelma Furnish;
fourth grade, Frank Stirling; third
grade, Edward Jackson; second grade,
Lucille Dampf.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
FOR SEVENTH ST. ORPHANS
HOME.

Of late years, the people of this parish
have done less than formerly for the
Seventh St. Protestant Orphans Home,
New Orleans, although the Home has
not failed in taking care of number
of orphans from West Feliciana. There
are eight or nine of our orphans at
present in the Home, and applications
are in for several others. There is
therefore a moral. obligation for the
charitably-minded people of this parish,
who are able to do so, to assist the
Home in bearing it's burdens.
The Seventh st. Home is not an
endowed institution. 1t came into be-
ing, we think, in 1873 to care for the
Iorphans made by the yellow fever
epidemic of that year. 1t has done a
mobile work, and as it takes both boys
and girls, in some instances, little
families have not been broken up. 1t
depends on voluntary contributions.
Its resources have been severely tried
in meeting the expens of rat-proofing,
and in repairing the damage done by
the recent storm.
The Home therefore needs even
more help than usual. Mrs. A. T.
Barrow has been getting up donations
of sweet potatoes for the Home. She
has shipped ten sacks, and has the
promise of more, and most certainly,
will appreciate anything sent her for
this sacred cause Contributions to
date are Mr.. C. M. Barrow, 2 sacks;
Mr.. Henry GRADER, sacks; Mr.. Chas.
Weydert, 2 sacks; Mrs. Kate Ellis,
i sack; Mr.. R. NJ, Leake, sack;
DR.. A. F. Barrow, 2 sacks.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04

$500 and $500 for first and second
Junior boar pig; $500 for best Duroc-
Jersey pig; and $500 for second best
aged SOW, Duroc-Jersey. His pure-bred
boar won a prize of $4,000 offered for
the champion boar of any breed. in
addition to the cash prizes, which
amounted to $4,000, John Robert Reid
sold four of his prize-winning pigs for
a total of $4,000. He still has his
champion boar and six sows, which he
says are not for sale as he expects to
continue in the club work and to COM
pete for prizes again next year.
Master Reid has submitted to the
Junior Extension Department of L.S.U.
full report of his club work for the
year This report shows that he fol-
lowed instructions closely and that he
did his club work in an intelligent and
systematic manner.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
NUMBER OF CATTLE ON FARM
o. SHOULD SUIT FARM
CONDITIONS.

THE average farmer who decides to-
raise cattle on his farm is likely to,
want, or have, too many animals, in,
| stead of the approximate number re-,
lqutred to meet the immediate condi-
tons, and that the capacity of the farm
can take care of and properly main.
TAIN says W. H. Dalrymple, of the
Veterinary Department, Experiment
lStations, L. S. U. "This, it seems to
me, is present tendency, and danger,
THAT should be guarded against. The
farmer should understand that cattle
ion the diversified farm are part of
the system, and have very important
place to fill, in enhancing the value of
the feeding materials raised. and In
providing manure to return to the land
to maintain soil fertility and increase
crop production. However, these re-
|sults, which every good farmer desires,
jmay readily be interfered with, either
Wy IuC pOSScoSlOu VI more animals IMAM
can be profitably provided for by the
farm. or by keeping fewer than the
feed crops grown would legitimately
warrant. In the first instance, the
surplus number, above those which the
farm could profitably maintain may be
the means of rendering all of the cattle
improbable for the lack of sufficient 1
feed to properly develop them. In the {
second instance, too few cattle, kept,
may lead to large part of the feed
crops having to be disposed of, from
off the farm, in the raw state, for want
OF sufficient number of animals tel
market them as a finished product and
at an enhanced value, besides the lostk
of great deal of valuable manure til
the land, to add to its fertility and
improve it's physical condition"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
WHY?
Monroe NeWs-Star.) }


A few days ago one of the big retail
dealers in groceries informed GUS
toner that beginning this week the
price of practically all groceries would
be boosted" No logical reason was ad-
vanced for the proposed higher prices.
The only excuse offered was that prices
had gone up We presume the whole
salers will say that the mills and supply
houses demand more money for their
products, and the millers and supply
houses will declare that the producers
demanded more for their goods The
ORDINARY man is unable to appreciate
the necessity for these higher prices
1t is well-known fact that the farmers
of the United States, from Maine to
Florida, and from Virginia to- Califor-
MIA, made and harvested record-break-
ing crops of all kinds, except cotton,
though cotton is worth more than it
has been worth in many months The
supply of wheat, corn, oats, rice and
potatoes is far in excess of the supply
in former years, yet the consumers are
expected to pay more for these articles
and products manufactured from them.
Why?
! Another thing many consumers can
mot understand is why should they be
forced to pay twenty cents for fresh
pork when the butchers in the packing
house centers are paying on an average
of six cents for hogs? For example,
say hog weighs 500 pounds. At cents
the butcher pays the producer $50 for
the hog. At a liberal estimate less
than one-fourth of the hog is waste"
but in order to be on the safe side, we
will say one-third is thrown away. AS
a matter of fact, no part of the hog is
unused. Even the hair and hoofs are
sold. One-third or 167 lbs. from the
500 leaves 1913, which the ultimate con-
sumner pays for at the rate of twenty
cents per pound, totaling $66.6O for the
hog which cost the packing house man
$50. Where does this $3.50 profit go?
At liberal estimate $3.50 would pay
all expenses incident to placing this
hog on the market ready for the retail
buyer. Why should the middlemen be
paid such tremendous profit?
The same thing applies to beef only
beef retails for IN cents, and beef
cattle sells for an average of five cents
per pound, with practically the same
amount of waste:
Many of the hogs sold in the local
markets are raised here in North Lou
isiana, and the original owner sells for
five and six cents, while the butcher
sells for twenty cents. Why?
The producer and the ultimate con-
sumner, the world over, are the victims.
The middlemen-the fellows who handle
the products-f.re the ones that profit
and obtain the cream of this business.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
The Seniors class pins have arrived,
and are very pretty.

The Seniors class pins have arrived,
and are very pretty.
The following pupils lead in their
respective classes:
Reading-Cleo Sturgeon, Henrietta
= Bauman, Lizette Harris, Nose Van
Tromp.
Spelling-Lizette Harris.
ithmetic-Lindsay Winston
Primer - Nessie Smith, W. H. Ma
gearl, Margaret Rettig, Florence Paul
First rade-Bakewell Winston, Flor
ence Paul, Marion Plettinger.
Department, first and second grades
-Dorothea DIPPED, Lizette Harris, Cleo
Sturgeon, Mildred Petty, Marion Plet-
finger, Norman Thoms, Henrietta Bau-
man, Florence Paul, Wilmer Brasseaux
Nessie Smith, Margaret Rettig.
The name of Davis Folkes was omit
ted Internationally from the list of
those receiving no dement's for No
vember.
q y
The suspension rules were enforced
this week on several pupils, receiving
20 dement's. A good motto for these
is, Never again."
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
CRATES FOR SHIPPING.

Caulifower growers living at points
not provided with veneer factories
should anticipate as nearly as possible
the number of crates needed and be
sure to have an ample supply on hand
when the shipping season begins. In
our experiments we have been using a
crate of our own design which holds
six heads. This size is a departure
from the general custom, as the small
est crate to our knowledge from any
section holds one dozen. We believe
that our crate is a good one, and
wherever found will identify Louisiana
caulihower. The following size is sug-
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
VETERANS CHRISTMAS BOXES.

Received to date: Mrs. B. Leopold,
tobacco; Mrs E. Robinson, tobacco;
Miss Edith Leake, / qt of preserves;
Mrs. R. Pillet, 2 qts. preserves, jar of
jelly; Mrs. Frier, tobacco, pint of pre-
serves; Mrs. Jas. Kilbourne, cans
blackberries, ! jar jelly; Misses Bow
man, 2 bottles file, 1 qt. preserves;
Mrs. A. Schlesinger, 2 pts. preserves;
Mrs. S. Powell, / pit pickles, l pit. pre-
serves; Mrs. L. ]. Davis and Miss Lulie
Davis large box of pipes and tobacco;
Miss Edith Bickham qts. preserves.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
JOHN ROBERT REID, Ple-cLUR BOY

John Robert Reid, an eleven-year-old
pig club boy of-Tallulah, Madison Par
ish, Louisiana, started new era in pig
club work and set shining example
to the other pig club boys of the state
when he brought to the State Fair
pure-bred Duroc-Jersey sow and litter
of nine seven months old pure-bred
pigs. This exhibit was proof that this
boy is in the work to stay, whereas,
a boy who raises only one pig may
or may not begin the work again next
spring.
With his exhibit Master Reid won
cash prizes as follows: $500 for best
litter of Duroc-Jerseys; $4,000 for best
litter of any breed; $4,000 for cham
pion SOW of any breed; $500 and $500
for first and second junior SOW pig;
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
BIOGRAPHY OF o. HENRY.
University of Texas Educational
Notes.

university of Texas Educational
Notes.
"The biography of O. Henry, begun
by Harry P. Steger, will be finished by
Dr. c. Alphonso Smith, Professor of
English in the University of Virginia.
Dr.. Smith is now in Austin. He comes
here to get into the 0. Henry atmos.
phere, to talk with friends and &C.
Quaintances of the great short-story
writer, and gather what new material
ne can to supplement that already
gathered by Steger on his visits here.
ut will be remembered that O. Henry
lived in Austin for a number OF years.
working in the Land Office as draughts-
nan, and in bank, long before his
tame as story writer. He married
Miss Roach in Austin, whose mother is
still a resident of this city. Harry
Steger, another Texan, became a warm
friend of 0. Henry in the later years of
his life in New York City. Steger was
connected with a large publishing house
which, under his supervision, brought
out two editions of O. Henry's works.
one de luxe manuscript edition. and
the other a popularpriced edition.
5teger at the time Of his death was at
work on the biography of o. Henry and
It is this work that DR.. Smith is under
taking to finish. While here he lee
tured at the University of Texas on the
Uncle Remus' stories of Joel Chandler
Harris"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
'gested for the SNOWFALL type grown on

gested for the SNOWFALL type grown on
rich soil:
Head pieces-7-in. X 14-in. 3-8.in,.
dressed on one side, of such material
as cottonwood, pine or gum.
Lath-9-in. or 3A-in. A-in. (ten to
box) of similar material.
The cost was around &c each at the
factory in less than carload lots. Cot
tonwood is the most desirable material
as it makes an attractive white package.
Great care should be taken in mailing
the box Two penny fine barbed wire
nails should be used.-Geo. L. Tiebout.
Louisiana State University.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
HIS WISH.

A tired little boy sat on the curb with
his chin resting in his hands.
Il wish | was rich" he exclaimed.
What would you do with your money
If you were rich?" asked one of his
playmates.
I'D buy great big motor car" an
swered the little chap. 80 | could fly
my kite out of the back of it without
running my legs off.-Continent
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
POLISH FOR TABLE SILvERWARE

For harmless polish for cleaning
table silverware, use whiting with am
monia to the consistency Of soft paste.
Rub on silver with soft cloth and allow
to dry. When perfectly dry remove
with a very soft brush or piece of
chamois.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04

All hunting is prohibited on the
Acklen Plantations, Monrovia, Pamela
and Locklomond, under penalty of the
law. e. r. DAVIS. (D4
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04

Men are Xix efish-neither would
get into trouble If they would keep
their mouth shut.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04

1t is better to know your faults than
your virtues.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04

MOF6u, S6Couudu anu CdTr16u, 1udt
the sum of ten dollars be donated to
Mrs Leo Bourgeois.
Moved seconded and carried, That
L. p. Wright be authorized to purchase
lumber and have bridge floor repaired
on Wakefield bridge, cost not to exceed
fifteen dollars.
Moved, seconded and carried, That
Jail hands be used to burn brush on
upper Jackson and Star Hill roads; no
overseer
Automobiles and vehicles are re-
quired to be careful in turning corners,
especially at Doherty's and Buffers
on Woodville road, also to observe
the Rule of the Road" and keep to
the right and allow the faster vehicle
to pass on the right,
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned
G. F. HOWELL, President.
C. T. TOORAEN, Clerk.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-12-04
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.

st. Francisville, La, Dec. l, 1915,
The Police Jury met in regular ses-
sion with two members absent, S. L.
Lavergne and A. S, Brasseaux.
Minutes of last meeting read and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-06
PACIFIC MAIL
Still TEACHES
Grew ENGLISH
Officers on Manchuria Say
That Does Not Mean Con-
tinuing in Business

Although the Pacific Mail Company,
through its vice-president. has def
nitely announced that It win quit No
yember 2, the English language con-
tinues to be taught by paid teachers
on the liner Manchuria, now at her
dock in Honolulu en- route to the ORR
emit.
There are three teachers on board, .
enc of the Chinese stewards said to-
Cay. eand they hold classes every
night Sometimes two or three hours
they teach. They hold the classes
down in the hole and are still teach
ing
The officers of the steamer admit
that the English classes are still be-
ing held, but on the other hand the
announcement that the Pacific Mat
would quit in November was not made
until after the steamer had left San
Francisco. and as no orders to the
contrary have been issued by wire
less the teaching Of English Is con-
tinuing, and 50 the fact that these les
sons are being continued Is not being
generally taken as an indication that
the Pacific Mail Is "bluffing. Z
The fact that English Is still being
taught on this ship does not mean any
thing one Of the officers said, -as
no announcement Of withdrawal Of
the company from the Pacific trade
was made before We left the coast.
We probably win get orders to quit
teaching the English language when
We return from Hongkong to Nagasaki
or Yokohama.
Il do not doubt for minute but
that the Pacific Mail viii quit in No
yember. In fact ! have known it
right along. We have. say. a crew Of
800 Chinese and we pay them the
same wages as our competitor. the
Togo Kisen Kaisha. Now then, If the
company was to attempt to run under
the Seamen's Act 1t would have to
Increase its payroll about eight times,
besides big increase in the cost Of
foods for the white crew. It couldn't
be done. that's all.
The Manchuria brought IS cabin
to Honolulu lShe docked
at noon and win depart at o'clock
tomorrow morning for the Orient
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-06
J|ipPQ3 sDate8IofNaa,'
upon
PACIFIC NAIL
SUSPENSION

The San Francisco Chronicle edl.
torially comments as follows on the
threatened Suspension Of the Pacific
Mail line as an American concern:
Indications multiply that the Pa
cific Mail ships will pass into Chinese
register. There would be two ways OF
accom- lishing this. One is by direct
sale OF the ships to new Chinese cor.
poration, the Pacific Mail Company
thereupon going ont OF business. That
Is the method officially suggested from
the office Of the company as the one
to be pursued.
THAT the Pacific Mail Company. as
we know It. has been successfully tor
pedOed by the United States Govern
ment Is evident. The Panama canal
act got In the first lab, but il was not
fatal. The La Toilette seaman's blu
did the business.
Not to do the Government injus-
tice, It is fair to say that in its sub
marine warfare 1t complied with its
own rules and gave the crew until No
vember 4th next to save themselves,
which they are now endeayoring to do.
Indeed, It now seems possible that
repairs can be made which viii actual
" keep the concern itself above water.
ut Is stated that q syndicate has
secured an option on the Southern Pa
cific holdings of Pacific Mail stock,
which Is not at all improbable, as that
indicates an alternative method Of
keeping the ships on the Oriental
route. With such Chinese capital as
may be available invested In Pacific
Mail stock, it is legally possible to
transfer all the ships to the Chinese
flag and man them with Chinese off,
GERS and crews. II the Southern Pa
cific Company holds no stock, the
ships could pass through the Panama
canal, and, with Chinese officers and
crew, would be immune to the sea-
mans bin.
Just how that would help American
seamen Ia not at all plain, but the
courts always assume that Congress
knows what 1t is doing when It acts
and Sees things not visible to ordi-
nary mOftais. Anyhow, when the
Southern Pacific Company sells its
stock ii the company and the ships
have Chinese officers and crews, the
ships can go anywhere, and by this
method the Pacific Mail can retain its
Organization and its important foreign
port facilities. In which change Of own
efship would involve much labor and
expense and possibly find legal obsta-
cles.
-Onesnesd not depend too implicitly
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-06
WILL HAVE TO CHANGE
STUDIES BECAUSE OF
!. Big WAR AND MEXICO

The war in Europe and the disor-
ders in Mexico are having rather
marked effect on the local department
OF public instruction. to the extent
that the course of study to be used
during the coming school year viii
have to be somewhat revised as to his
tory and geography.
To revise the. course of study and
to amplify and detail the present
course, the members of a special board
will meet in the office Of the depart
ment, judiciary building, at 8 O'Clock
tomorrow morning.
The board is composed of Supt
Henry w. Kinney, chairman. Inspect
or George S. Raymond, Cyril O. Smith,
Eugene Horner. w. C. Avery and Mrs
Mary Gpnn.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-06

Per p nj. S. s. Manchuria, from San
Francisco For Honolulu: P. S. Ami
raj, Harry NJ. Anderson. Miss Margaret
Armstrong, Miss Marion Armstrong.
Miss Mary Armstrong. Alfred Cald-
well. Mrs. Alfred Caldwell, Miss Mar
tina Caldwell, Miss Mary Caldwell,
Mrs. Margaret Denote Carson, Miss
Florence Carter, e. B. Clark, r. r.
Cummings, Mrs. E. s. Hay. Miss Alice
Hay. Miss Agnes Jones, Duke p. Ka-
hanamoku, Miss N. Louise Lawrence.
Miss Juanita Lee. Mrs. F. G. Macaulay,
John NJ. Maury, Mrs. John M AIaury,
John M. Maury. Jr., Charles McCamfe,
Mrs. Charles Mccamic. Miss Frances
McCamic, Angus w. Mcdonald, Mrs.
Angus w. Mcdonald. Kenneth OrgiIl,
Miss Adele Orgill, w. T. RawIins. ].
Lewis Renton, Mrs. NJ T. Shaffer,
Miss Geneve Shaffer, A. r. Smyth,
Mrs. A. r. Smyth, S. Watts Smyth, H.
w. Taft, Mrs. H. w. Taft and maid,
w. s. Taft, George Wallace, Mrs.
George Wallace, Allen Wilcox, Mrs. A.
NeEauist.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-06
INTRODUCE JAPAN TO
NEW MEDICAL WONDERS
Especial to NiDpu Jiii.]

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 6-Dr. Al
sci NOguchi Of the Rockefeller Insti-
tute for Medical Research stsrts from
New York tomorrow for this city,
Seattle, and Japan. After visiting the
exposition, he will sail August 20 from
Seattle on the Yokohama Maru for
Yokohama. for q three months stay
in Japan, where he will introduce the
latest DEVELOPMENTS In American medi-
cine.
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HARD0R NOTES

Honolulu Elks will meet at 1880
O'Clock this evening.
The Inter-Island steamer Claudine
Is undergoing general oyerhauling
and win be on the Maui run until Au-
gust rs. The Mauna Loa is substi-
tnting.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-06
DINNER FOR BUDDHISTS

Especial to the Hawaii Shinpo Shat
SAN ERANclsc Aug. 6.--The lap
anese committees Of the Papama-Pa-
cific International Exposition last night
gave dinner in the kinkakp build.
inc Of the Japanese exhibit, IN honor
q the delegates TO the international
Congress Of euddhists, now in session
here.
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On account Of breakdown al the
Wilder avenue station, Nuuan,l water
Is being used n addition to the water
from the NakikI station ia supply res.
idents Of Nanoa district
New parts for Wilder avenue station
viii arrive August Is q IL
II b MURRAY.
Asst General Nanafer HenoI1ln