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Middletown transcript., 1915-01-23

of communication. To cut such line
and keep it cut means starvation.
But we had two spectacular instances
in the Civil war where such lines were
cut without producing any particular
results. Just prior to Gettysburg, Cen
eral Stuart's Confederate cavalry rode
entirely around the Union camp, cross
ing its Cracker line" on the way.
The following year Sheridan's troop
ers made complete circuit of Lees
army in northern Virginia. Both these
cavalry raids carried temporary terror
to their foes, but neither was produc-
tive of any permanent good.
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meals are plenty" said Begosek la,
conically, referring to Steilacoom.
"Begosek is entitled to the prize as
the best-natured man in the world"
said the guard. when he went over,
the real nut ith him imagined hi :
self entirely sane and insisted on ta.;-
ing charge of Begosek and the dep
uty in charge humored him So the
sane man went to the asylum in
charge of the crazy man, and there
was never a hard word between
them. Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Middletown transcript., 1915-01-23
Caesar Met Check on User.

'oficial dispatches to. the Belgian
legation at Washington OF the German
failure to cross the User. caused lega-
tion officials to recall that Caesar suf-
fered on the same ground.
The meadows of the Yser." said a
Belgian official recently, constitute
the ancient province of Menapie, where
the legions of Caesar were checked.
The story is so deep rooted among the
people that legend says a tree still
stands there which is said 70 be the
last one to which Caesar tied his
horse. having been unable to travel far
thes."
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Bound oS pleasure.

WE'LL" unused six-year-old Harry as
he was being buttoned into a clean
white suit. this has been an exciting
week, hasn't it, mother? Monday we
went to the zoo, Wednesday lost
a tooth, Thursday was Lily's birthday
party. Friday was sick. yesterday |
had my hair cut: and now here am
rushing OF to Sunday SCHOOL,"
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SYNOPSIS.

A curious crowd Of neighbors invade
the mysterious home Of Judge Ostrander,
county Judge and eccentric recluse. fol-
lowing a veiled woman who has gained
entrance through the gates of the high
double barriers surrounding the place.
The woman has disappeared but the judge
Is found in a cataleptic state. Bell, his
servant. appears in a dying condition and
prevents entrance to a secret door. Bella
dies. The Judge awakes. Miss Weeks
explains TO him what has occurred during
his seizure
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
SOMETHING ELSE, is NEEDED.

Something else Is needed besides OPP
timism. 1t is all right to believe that
business is getting better-for 1t is. It
is we'll to feel that the worst Is over,
that we are entering upon an era of
unprecedented prosperity, and all Of
that. But something else Is needed,
and that something else comes under
the specific head Of hustle"
The merchant who simply believes
or knows that times are getting better
isn't going to do very we'll unless he
hustles He must buy a stock of goods,
advertise 1t, and push 1t. The manu-
facturer who takes the word Of the
financial papers that prosperity Is here
will not reap a reward unless he sends
men out on the road to sell his product.
The farmers Of this country believed
1t was going to rain. They had faith
in the soil. They knew that the seeds
were sound. They felt certain that
there would be demand for every.
thing raised upon the farm. They were
optimistic In every sense Of the word
but they didn't stop there. They
plowed the land and seeded It, and
will proceed to cultivate the crops. All
of the optimism in the world wouldn't
have helped them unless they had
taken off their coats and gone to work.
And optimism will not help any one
unless he does go to work at his own
line Of business, whatever it may be,
that is Of service to the world.-Baton
Rouge State-Times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
Crystal Springs
Pressing Club
SAM PARKER, Proprietor
In Rear of Max Mann's Saloon.
ALL WORK DELIVERED
NOTICE..

To the Stockholders of the Farmers &
Merchants Bank of st. Francis
vile, louisiana:
Ali costs and expenses of the Liqui-
dation of the Farmers & Merchants
Bank of st. Francisyille, La, and the
Depositors and Creditors thereof haV-
ing been paid in full, meeting of the
Stockholders of said Bank is hereby
called in accordance with Section 10
of the Acts of the General Assembly of
the State Of Louisiana for the year
1914, to be held at the banking house
at st. Francisville, Louisiana, on the
9Th day Of May A. D. 1915 at 100 a. m.
for the purpose of delivering to the
Stockholders all the remaining prop
erty, effects, books and records Of said
Corporation.
WILLIAM L. YOUNG,
State Examiner Of State Banks.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
AN INNOCENT QUESTION.

The little boy, in the drawing room
after the Sunday luncheon, sat, for lack
of chair, on the knees of his sisters
young man-for there were perhaps a
dozen people in the drawing room, In
GLIDING the family and guests.
All Of sudden, in the midst of a
deep silence, the little boy turned and
looked in the face of his sisters young
man, and piped in shrill treble;
"Say, Mr.. Brown, am I as heavy as
Mabel?"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
NOTICE..

/ have specially set aside every
second Thursday in the month as clean.
up day and will urge every citizen to
have the refuse from their premises
placed on curb to facilitate the work
Of the town teams.
AS we are now approaching the sum-
mer months small amount of vigi-
lance, from all citizens, exercising
their influence towards making clean.
er town will greatly improve health
conditions.
A. B. BRIANT, Mayor.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
AN ORDNANCE

Authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to
issue certificate of Indebtedness to
the Fairbanks Company for mate
rial used for the construction OF
reservoir, and connections; and to
pledge part of the surplus revenues
of the year 1916 In payment there
of.
First. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen of the Town of
st. Francisville, Louisiana, that for the
purpose of paying for material for the
construction Of reservoir and connec-
tons bought by the Town, the Mayor
and Clerk are hereby authorized to
issue certificate of Indebtedness in
favor Of The Fairbanks Company Of
New Orleans, Louisiana, for Seven
Hundred and Ninety.eight 32-100 dol
lars ($79S.32) in payment Of invoice
attached; said certificate to be num-
bered three 80 and to bear per cent
interest per annum from date until
paid at maturity, Jan. /, 1917.
Second. Be it further ordained, That
for the prompt and punctual payment
of said certificate in principal and in
terest the sum Of Eight Hundred and
Thirty-fiVe 21-00 (835.21) dollars out
of the surplus revenues OF the year
1916 be and the same are hereby spe-
cially set apart and dedicated in &C.
cordance with Act No. 80 Of the Acts
of the General Assembly Of the year
1902.
Third. Be it further ordained, That
this ordinance take effect Immediately
upon its passage.
Number Three. Amount, $798.S2.
State of Louisiana, Parish of West
Feliciana.
RESERVOIR CERTIFICATE
Issued to the Fairbanks Company Of
New Orleans, La, by the Town OF
St. Francisville, La.
It Is hereby certified that there is
now due the Fairbanks Company the
sum of Seven Hundred and Ninety
eight 32-1OO (79S.32) dollars, payable
on the first day of January, 1917, out
of the revenues Of the Town Of St.
Francisville, Louisiana, for the year
nineteen sixteen.
The debt is created and Its payment
provided for, and this certificate issued
under and by virtue of the ordinance OF
the Board of Aldermen of the Town of
st. Francisville, Louisiana, adopted at
meeting held on the sixth day Of
April, 1915, and pursuant to the pro-
visions of Act No. 81 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana
approved June IS, 1912, and the acts
amendatory thereof.
This certificate represents and is
given in payment to the Fairbanks
Company for the purchase of material,
piping and fixtures for the construction
and erection of a reservoir and eonnec-
tons for the Town of st. Francisville,
Louisiana.
1t is hereby further certified, that
for the prompt and punctual payment
Of the certificate together with five per
cent per annum interest thereon from
date hereof until paid, a sufficient
amount of the surplus revenues of the
Town of st. Francisville, Louisiana, for
the year nineteen hundred and sixteen
has been specially set apart and dedi-
Gated by the Board of Aldermen of
said Town as aforesaid.
st. Francisville, Louisiana, this sixth
day Of April, nineteen hundred and fif-
teen. A. B. BRIANT,
Mayor of the Town of
st. Francisville, La.
| G.. L. PLETTINGER,
Clerk of the Board Of Aldermen OF
the Town of st. Francisville, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

A clipping bureau actually wrote to
Oliver Goldsmith, dead these one hum
dred and forty-nine years, offering to
furnish him with press notices on 1.-THE
Vicar of Wakefield" But it would be
Interesting to have the printed crit.
eisms Of Goldsmith gathered, and laid
word on end and see how many times
they would girdle the globe!
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
CHAS WEYDERT.
The Importance Of Crop Rotation.


or a green manuring crop.
If grass continues to grow on a field,
the soil soon becomes compact and
hard. By alternating with grasses and
cultivated crops the soil will not get
too hard or too loose, but will stay in
good physical condition.
Corn keeps the soil occupied only
about six months at the outside. Dur
ing winter the land will be left to wash
away and if there is any plant food
present, it will probably be leached
out. There can be oats, clover, or grass
in winter and cultivated crops during
the summer months on all the soils in
Louisiana.
Most farmers who practice the one
crop system are troubled with weeds
and insects. BY changing the crop
every year on certain field, the weeds
or insects will be killed out and they
will never infest any field before an
other crop is grown.
Where only one crop is grown on a
farm the labor will all be idle about
half the time and very busy the other
half With a good rotation the labor
will be more uniformly distributed
throughout the year and one prepare
ton will often answer for two crops.
A good example is where grain crop,
such as oats, is seeded to lespedeza.
After establishing a good system of
crop rotation the farmer knows one
year what he expects to plant the next
year on every field; it is easy to see
whether he is losing or gaining by
growing certain crops It Is planning
years ahead for each field of the farm.
Where several crops are grown on a
farm for sale, or where stock are
grown for sale, the farmer will have
something to sell at all seasons of the
year. If farmer grows cotton alone,
he will invariably buy his necessities
for the year on credit; If he grows
some cotton, oats, corn, and hay for
sale, he can sell something all through
the year and pay cash for what he
buys. This is one good point in favor
Of dairy farming.
Numerous experiments have been
carried out to show the benefits of q
rotation. At the Georgia station there
was an experiment with corn and peas
first year, oats sown in fall of first
year ;oats followed by cowpeas second
year, and cotton the third year. There
was no fertilizer added to this land.
The cotton increased from 500 pounds
to 1000 pounds seed cotton per acre
the second time the plot was planted
to cotton. There was good increase
in the other crops, but not as great as
in the cotton. At the Rothamstead ex-
pertinent station in England, where
they have continuously carried on ex-
periments on the same field for over
so years, wheat yielded only IL bushels
per acre where it was grown each year,
and 20 bushels when in four-year ro-
tation with turnips, barley, and clover.
In planning rotation for an ordinary
farm under usual conditions, four gen.
eral classes of crops should be provid-
ed for, as follows: G) One money crop,
which usually removes a good portion
of the plant food; (2) leguminous
crop for adding nitrogen, furnishing
organic matter; (S)a crop for feeding
farm animals, the plant food Of which
can be returned to the soil in manure;
(4) a cultivated or hoed crop for de.
stroytng weeds and improving the
physical condition Of the soil.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
SUCCESSION OF VIM. r. WiM4ISH
DECEASED. NO.

State Of Louisiana, Parish of West
Feliciana, Oath Judicial District
Court-Notice of Application for
Letters Of Administration.
Notice Is hereby given to all whom
1t doth or may concern, to show cause
within ten days from the present mott
fication, If any they have or can, why
the application of William Waldo Beale,
praying for Letters of Administration
on the above Succession, should not be
granted.
Witness the Honorable Joseph L..
Golsan, Judge Of the oath Judicial Dis
triet, this 3rd day Of April, 1915.
e. s. MUSE,
Clerk Of Said Court.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
raEspAss NOTICES

All hunting with dog or gun. or driving
through or of Of any cattle. on the
Resale" plantation without special PEI
mission, is positively prohibited. All sucA
acts will be regarded as |trespassing ana
prosecuted as such.
MRS. c. r. BARROW.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

From and after this date all hunting ii
any kind on AmDrosia and Independence
plantation Is positively prohibited under
penalty of trespassing. Any one found OIL
these places without permission will be
considered trespassing. and prosecuted ~
the full extent Of the law.
MRS. s. II. BARROW
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
Clerk Of Said Court.

Bids will be received by the Police
Jury for the furnishing to the parish
of two mules and one wagon and har-
ness at cost not to exceed $4,000.
c. F. HOWELL, President.
G., r, TOORAEN, Clerk.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

will appreciate any information
leading to the recovery of cattle brand
ed N 8 that may have strayed from
the pastures near Plettenberg.
F. S. PERCY, Agent,
Plettenberg, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

My cattle mark is W. M. on hip ana
tag in one ear. Public is requested not
to purchase or drive off any cattle so
marked. LUCY L. MATTHEW'S.
(5-19-15)
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

From and after this date all hunting ..
any kind on the Greenwood plantation II
positively prohibited under penalty of tres
passing Any one found on this place
without permission will be considereu
trespassing and prosecuted to the full ex
tent OF the law.
MRS. J. A. VENTRESS.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

Bids will be received by the Police
Jury for the construction of one bridge
across the bayou at Mrs. L. Rows
place and for the repair of two bridges.
Bidders will be furnished specifications
on application to Mr.. T. H. Row, Viii
helm, La.
C. F. HOWELL, President.
C. T. TOORAEN, Clerk.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
CATTLE BRANDS.

My brand is q spade. The public Is
warned against buying cattle with this
brand without my consent
J. C. MAGEARL.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

Our cattle brand is SIG on left side
of neck, and sc, Bayou Sara, La,
on tag in ear.
SPRINKLE & GROGAN.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

Bids will be received by the Police
Jury for working road from w. s.
Maryman's to Cutrer's old store.
c. F. HOWELL, President.
C. T. TOORAEN, Clerk.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

All parties are hereby N flied not to
trespass on any property of the Feliciana
Bank and Trust Company in Liquidation.
under penalty Of the law.
o. B. STEELE Special Agent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

ing on, crossing over, or any other form
Of trespass is prohibited on piece Of
ground west of the Y. & M. " Railroad
beginning at the north boundary Of R. II
Stirling and extending to Whitman plat
form, ON the property Of Mrs. S. T. Al.
lain. Also on all property of Mrs. C. II
Lewis, Mrs. ]. A. Mhoon, and R. H. Stir
ling r. H. STIRLING. Agent
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

No hunting or trespassing of any kind
allowed on Parker Stock Farm. under
penalty of the law.
PARKER STOCK FARM.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01
TREsPAss NOTICE.

All hunting of any kind on Pauline,
Live Oak and Clancy places, cutting
wire fences, hauling across fields, and
cutting OF 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. +. o. HAMILTON.
l-23-15-1 yr)
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

Hunting, driving cattle or trespasslng
of any kind whatever on Como Plantation,
Brandon, La. is prohibited under penalty
of the law. ]. D. WOOD, Mgr.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

Hunting. fishing and any form of tres.
passing ON Solitude, Frogmoor or Beau
vais tracts prohibited. No exceptions.
W. b. SMITH.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

From and after this date all parties
cutting or removing wood from Pecan
Grove plantation will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
R. NJ. LEAKE.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1915-05-01

Hunting, fishing, lettering or tres
passing in any form on Laurel Hill
Farm is hereby prohibited under PEN
atty of the law.
HY. M. STEWART, Manager.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-22

the road the team came In contact with
q tree standing In the road and one
of the horses received such injuries
that it later died. It is claimed that q
reasonable value Of the animal was
$3.50.
George asserts that there Is no
known reason for the team running
away. that it had never done SO be-
fore and that 1t was not due to the
negligence of the driver that the run
away occurred. He further asserts
that the tree in question stands some
feet in the public highway and that
it Is a nuisance and was directly re-
sponsible for the death of his animal.
1t appears that the matter has once
before been before the board and that
the claim was disallowed. County At
torney Stuart advised the board that
he could not comprehend how the
county could be held for an accident
occasioned by runaway with which
it had nothing to do. but admitted
there might be some merit to the claim
that the tree, standing In the roadway
as it does, Is a nuisance. He therefore
recommended that compromise be
affected with Mr.. George but said moth
ing about what amount he thought
should be allowed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-22

MalIoy and wife. and Mr.. and Mrs. Jud
Malloy and other relatives from this
place were In attendance at the funeral
services Tuesday morning at State
Center Of Mrs. Pfantz.
The Mystic Tie Social Club was en-
tertained Friday afternoon by Mrs. G.
F. Dewey at her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. A, z. Mead were Mar
shalltown visitors Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tisdale, of Union. at
tended the funeral of their nephew,
Everett Kelley, Tuesday.
Mrs. William Armstrong and son
Glenn left Wednesday for a two weeks
! visit with friends and relatives at
Waterloo and Marshalltown.
| Mrs. Bertha Girton and two daugh-
tiers. of State Center. were called here
| by the death of the formers nephew.
| Everett Kelley.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Roebuck and Mrs,
Charles Darling and daughter Marga-
ret spent Wednesday afternoon with
the Misses Edith Roebuck and Nellie
Darling at Ames.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Dewey were Des
Moines visitors Wednesday.
| Mrs. Verne Mallicoat and baby were
Des Moines visitors last Wednesday
| Miss Creta Emery, who has been WIS.,
iting relatives at Valera, returned
home Tuesday evening.
| Miss Edith Wallace entertained a
number of friends Tuesday evening in
honor Of her birthday. The evening
was very much enjoyed with games
| and music. Mrs. Wallace was assisted
! in serving a two course luncheon by
! Mrs. Verne Mallicoat
J One Of the largest funerals ever held
at this place was that of Everett KEEL
| ley Tuesday morning at 1890 from the
! NJ. p. church. The services We're con-
Quoted by Rev, Mr.. Wilkinson. Everett
was a graduate from the high school
/ at Union in 1914, and fifteen members
/ of his class attended the funeral in a
body. Everett made his home with his
aunt. Mrs. Tisdale, at Union, while he
attended school and clerlled in his
, uncles store. The many beautiful
| flowers sent by relatives and friends
were tokens of the high esteem in
which he was held. 1nterment was in
| Eden cemetery.
1 Mrs. Eta Morrison was State
Center visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. q. Gray, Of State
! Center, were Rhodes callers Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. II. S. Titus visited a
| few days this week at the Bert Ken
nedy home at Collins.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-22
AGAINST EARLY MARRIAGE.
Purity Worker Says They conduee &
immortality.

Purity Worker Says They conduee to
immortality.
San Francisco, July 22.--Contrary to
popular beliefs that early marriages
are particularly conducive to morality,
C. l.. Redfield, of Chicago, addressing
the purity congress-. declared they were
more conducive to immortality.
Il say to you, positively" he said,
t"that these child marriages are laying
the foundations for new sources OF
vice and crime. A campaign Of educa
ton on the question Of early marriages
Is urgently needed"
perhaps some of you think that
thus to delay marriages would be to
increase largely the immortality among
the unmarried. Heretofore you have
based your judgment in such matters
on common sense, but I am telling you
now that there is a sound scientific
reason, heretofore overlooked, why
such marriages are an injury to the
race.
"rhe injury is not to those who
marry but to those who come after
them. The product Of those early
marriages-reproductio which breeds
mentally and morally units the first
step in the production Of those forms
OF vice which we have upon our shout
ders to eradicate"