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Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04

August Allen was i'm from Dixie last
week, where the snow was still four
ieet ON the level, he said, but which
lis none too much for the needs of
the dry farmers of that section, who
are at present only anxious that the
Whlte mantle shall disappear at a
sufficiently early date to permit
piowing and spring seeding. And
a rather big acreage to grain is the
present plan, although clover and
Alfalfa will be given "a place In the
sun" And they will thrive. too.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04

The local camp of Modern Wood
men of America are preparing class
OF dozen candidates for initiation
into their order. Am earnest effort
is being made to swell the member
snip of the order here and with much
success. The call has gone forth
nom the head camp of the order
for a gain of 100, 900 members and the
local Woodmen are endeavoring to do
their part.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-03-04

Ira e. Barber, prominent Boise
attorney, was here Thursday to con-
duct the prosecution In the case of
the state VS.. Womack, in which
horse stealing was alleged. Mr.. Bar
Der appeared as the attorney of
the stockmen's association, which is
very active in the prosecution of
cases of this kind.
Johnnie Cannon drove in from Dixie
Thursday afternoon, bringing a num-
Der of the laborers from Nancy Bros
camp, which has been discontinued,
the contract work on the Brady sys-
tenn being finished. Wednesdays
snowstorm deposited an additional
eight inches and depth of fully four
feet eight inches on the level Ia the
record there at present, although the
cold has not been severe for more
than a week past. Mr.. Cannon re-
turned to his ranch today.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08
The COST OF FENCING AGAINST
HOGS.

The farmer of to-day Is devoting
more time to the economic side of HIS
business than ever before. and like The
manufacturer. he Ii scanning the cost
sheet to see where excessive costs
and useless expenditures occur 90 that
he may eliminate them Just nog
hundreds of farmers are discovering
that the cost for fencing against hogs
running AT large In the vicinity of
their farms ia very eshofbs,ant tax
TO continue custom of the frontier
days when mast fed hogs we're about
the only kind that anybody raised
Now conditions have changed, the
timber Ia rapidly disappearing, the Fis'
ing generation knows nothing about
splitting rails. most OF the good farm
ing land Ii cleared Ia maay paFiahes.
and mus, nil be fenced with posia and
wire, ia some sections where the
fields are continuous for miles and
miles. hogs are stu allowed To run at
large. but as there IL little for them
10 eat along the roads aud lanss be-
tween farms. they often seek better
grounds by breaking through fences,
and this results IN the useless destrue.
ton Of crops. but still worse. In many
eases 1, leads TO bad feeling among
neighhors
In order 10 aHd the comparative coat
10 farmers for fencing agalnst hogs
running at large. 80 to the tax records,
find OUT the number and value OF the
hogs In the parish, estimate the mum
Der of miles Of fence required TO keep
them out Of the farms, multiply this
by s72.oe (the estimated difference In
cost per mile between ordinary fence
and hog proof foneel and II may BIZ
found that The excess cost Of the fences
il greater than the value OF the hogs,
n such IL the case, the farm owners
could better afford 10 buy up the hogs
aud destroy them than 10 keep on pay.
.ng out money to fence against them.
q. E Sesom, Superintendent, Live
stock Extension Service, l. \ u
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08

maps, a slobe. adjustable desks, CLOAK
roafus. etc The total cost OF the build
Ing Ii about siDa e1 II will be Noted
that This atneant Is In excess Of the
amount originally donated by che School
Board bfough, the matter TO the
attention al the Executive Committee
before the building was finished, and
he committee authorized the 10 SO
ahead ard finish the building.
In this connection wish to state
hat we haze sold the land belonging
10 the school Hoard and located In the
vicinity of the New Hope school TO
MIR Aubrey spllman for The net amount
If $500 90 | WIsh Ia suggest that the
IAN allows the Board to appropriate
any money realized from contingent
source foF the purposes the Beard
fhinh best | recommend that $3.50 ~
of the amount b. appropriated for
buildings aud repairs,
Agricultural Work.
Almost uIl Uf the parishes OF the
stats except this parish are doing some
hing In the way al eoffelaiing aEfieui-
are With the regular school work In
he rural schools This ia distinctly an
agricultural parish and gel nothing ls
being done 10 encourage the children
ii this parish 10 become attached TO
the farm As consequence there Is
A feeling abroad that the best thing
for young people 90 do In to leave the
farm AZ eoon as possible and go TO the
alty This results In harm 10 the entire
parish am wondering OF what benefit
good rulas aud bridges will do the
,eopie of ihs parish II all the children
are alIoN "a ie drift 10 the city and the
farms are abandoned There are al
ready ahout six celored people 10 one
q bite III the parish aud II the white
children arr not encouraged te remain
uu the farms and populate the parish.
we bid fair to have only culored III
habIiAnts Already II Is diflleal, 10
Fgn white schools In Some sections for
tack OF children sufficient 10 make up
he legal number | believe that the
farm life III by far the happiest aud
The farm, properly managed, can be
made a. FeInaiefatye ~ any city
position the children might secure
The reason for these remarks is that
wish Ia recommend that We under
take at enee to inenieaie love for the
farm IN the minds of the children aud
30 give iheu A wholesome respect for
the farm llte TO this end they should
be- encouraged TO take an active part
in the work uf the farm To encourage
them Ia this, ! recommend that the re-,
manning s5nHD realized from the sale
II the land mentioned above be appro.
priated 60 the work OF encouraging the
organization VI hoys corn clubs and
pis clubs. and similar clubs for the
girls | further recommend that the
school Board pledge It's cooperation
Wiih the Police Jury Of the Parish, the
Town Council, and the Bank of Com
neree, and aHs puhiie~spifited citizens
Who will help in the apbuiIdlag of the
agricultural interests of the parish
Respectfully submitted
X Il CRUMp,
Parish superintendent
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08
i4oTaEos ANn COLD FRAMEs.

II IL practically impossible to have
early vegetables without starting the
plants out of their natural season Of
growth. For instance, tomato seed
would not terminate aud grow IL plant.
ed tn the open ground before the irst
OF April, except under extremely fay.
orahie conditions, and should We not
plant the seed until the soil becomes
sufficiently warm 10 spfuMt them. We
would nOt have tomatoes before the
middle Of July, aad sometisues later
Likewise With cabbage We cannot
plan, cabbage seed in the open ground
before the FIRST Of March with any hope
Of success. which would throw our
cabbage crops into June aud July when
weather conditions would be emphatt
ealiy anfayoFable, Hence II Ia neces
sary TO resort 70 the practice of start
.ng aud nursing the plants under arti'
lioial conditions 50 that they may be
ready for the field as early as II is safe
from frostl To put them out
However In this climate no appre-
cable expense need be Incurred In
he construction Of ho'beds and cold
frames, rs very simple and inexpensive
structures @tll answer all practical
purposes.
The size of hotbeds and cold frames
siII depend upon the extent of the
operations under consideration For
lhe average family hotbed four bs
eight feet, aud cold frame four by
sixteen will be- sufficient Both beds
should be- located In a warm, sunny
,lace For the hotbed the earth should
be exeayated 10 a depth of eighteen
nehes and the space iielled with fresh
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08
AIM OF AGRICULTURAL CLUBS

The principal objects To b. attained
through the promotion OF boys agrIeal
tural clubs In the South. AZ defined by
those la charge OF this work are
!, To encourage and train boys aions
the lines of the activities III country life
2. To put into practice the facts oil
scientific agriculture obtained from
books. bulletins, etc.
3. TO bring the school life of the boy
into loser relationship TO his home life
4. To assist In the development ol
the spirit OF cooperation In the familt
and In the community.
5 To dignity aud magnify the voea
tion Of the farmer by demonstrating
the returns which may b. secured from
farming when II is properly conducted
6. To enlarge the vision of the boz
and to give him definite purposes al
an important period in his life.
I. To furnish to the aggressive, pro
4ressIve rural school teacher an eppor
tunity 10 sitalixe the work Of the sehoo
by eorrelating the teaching OF agrienl
tare with actual practice.
The aim Of the boys club work Il
the same ~ that among men viz, Il
secure the adoption o. better methods
Of farming and greater yields st less
cost. Many Of the boys In the clubs
who begin to study agriculture In thii
way will continue the study In the az
riculturnl colleges; others will con
tlnue such efforts on their farms, ana
all Of them viii make more useful ant
| more efiielen, eitigens. From the pleas
ant and profitable experience OF own
ing and managing their small plata
they will develop Into Independent,
intelligent farmers
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08
A NOTEWORTHY DIVIDEND.
f'rimee pieayHne !


The Federal Reserve BANK Of Rich.
moad has just declared q dividend OF
5 per cent ON ita capital stock OF
81, 100000 which represents sueserip.
tons paid In by SOC member banks Ia
the Fifth District The dividend covers
the period between November 2. 1915
the date Of organizatloDl, ard Deeem'
BIER 81. 1915
The result, liz highly encouraging
when one remembers that the period
In question conceded with plethora
Of funds and exceedingly los rates.
The Richmond Bank should conse.
ouently earn fal dividends when con.
iitIons return tu the normal, as they
nov premiae to do II so, hundreds Of
state banks, which have hitherto held
on. because they did not want an In.
yestmeni which promised no direct
profit. may enter the system aud the
nations flnance may b. corresponding
ly strengthened "a contamination de.
youtiy To be- wished
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08
THE STATE PRESS ON
POLITICAL AFFAIRS
DUTY or DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES

IN. &, blanchard In Times. pIeayune
In one Of his regent speeches Hon
Il q Pleasant put a question intended
for Mr.. Barrett. the effect of which sas
10 ask Mr. Barrett whether or not, In
the event of HIS nomination for gov,
ernor In the primary, he would desire
the support of the organization In New
Orleans, commonly known as the
bosses
Independent Of Mr.. narret. who viii
doubtless b. heard from on the sub
jeet. Wish to say something on my
own responsibility In reply 10 the
query OF the attorney general and ask
space In your columns to do so
II chosen In the primary, II will be
the duty of MIR harriet AZ the party
nominee, 10 canvass the state In the
party's interest. as against the candi
date OF the blieansprogressivs
party, ih sHsh canvass. III accutaahte
with immemoriai custom and usage OF
the aafninees af the party. Il viii b.
the duty of Mr. Barrett, as the party
nominee. to call upon all Democrats II
stand true and loyal TO the party stand
ard, 10 the end Of insuring the partys
continued dominance In the aiaie
After the nomination 1t will not be-
Mr. Barrels fight, IL will he that oi
the Democratic party against the com
mon political Zoe. In such ligh' a.
that the party proaerhsa none of lis
voters and It's nominee would have nc
right to do 40 | ana not writing from
the viewpoint Of Barrett supporter
bat from the standpoint of Democrat
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08

sHSNfut sFN1Hhfh HHa fHftiSls HHN
Mr. J r. Irvine have eulyert ON river
front OH Fancy Point road repaired
Moved. seeandpa aud carried. That
Mr. j u Griffin be paid s2S Oh on his
road contract.
Moved seconded and carried. That
III Greene sptfiman be- paid $50 90 OF,
his road contract
Mr. Balls addressed the Police Jury
n the interest Of boys corn and pia
hub and girls canning and poultry
club, and asked for ali appropriation
20 encourage the development OF these
industries The Police fury approprl,
ated one hundred siellars for this par.
aaaa, 20 be paid TO COMMITTEES To be-
selected, payable about Oct. ib 1916
Moved BY Brasseaus seconded by
lack. That board employ MFR. Mentor
Harrow at a salary Of $50 90 per month
10 take charge OF roads and road crew
from February Is, 1916 and then OF
or about April !. 1915, TO take charge
If road machine and crew as general
supervisor, until Police Jury sees HI
TO discontinue road work.
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned.
G, +. HOWELL, President
G. r. TOORAES. Clerk
Az Secretary of the Police Jury.
have received letters from both Gen
ators J T. nanadeil and n +. Breus
| safa, also from Congressman l., l.
| Morgan. assuring us OF their supper
| 20 any measure which may be- intro
dueed In the national congress- lookins
10 Federal aid for sha public Highways
The State Highway Department es,l
mates that t,ouiHlana's share al III,
amount which Il Ia proposed To ask fe
| viii approximate some sfe0. o0a.00
| G. r. TOuRAEN,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08
LOUISIANA POLITICAL PRIMER
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08

Several weeks ago In tabnia'
ton to prove inequality ~ assessments
and demonstrate the extent nf fax.
lodging In Louisiana. Gov Hall sSew'
a that nine parishes actually take
more money cat If the state treasury
for their schools than they pay In for
all purposes Of state government, and
that foriy,six parishes get back nearly
Is much az they contribute, and that
the burden az supporting the govern.
ment falIe chiefly upon uine.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08
QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES.
ll.ake Arthur Herald }

Lake arthur fieFaa'l
Why don't the candidates tell us
how they are going To run an autome'
bile administration on bicycle in
Gomez How are they going To finance
the state budget without pulling the
taS. payers les another notch9 What
are they going TO do about the state
debt the present administration Is So.
Ing To pass on TO It's successor next
spring. What about putting the parish
officers OH salary basis, aud diseoh-
ilnalBg unnecessary Offices What
bout a lot of other sssnes that have
been ignored by the candidates Who
aafea about the personai quafrels ot
two politicians?
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08
THREE CANDIDATES COMPARED
lBas,rop Enterprise ,


Mr.. John NJ Parker. the Bull M0ose.
Republican who Is seeking Democratic
votes, openly advocates saloons and
aenounees prohibition as we'll as the
New Orleans ring,
Raifln e. Pleasant, registered and
guaranteed pfahibItioalst, breaches 10
cal option. and has declared that II
elected governor be viii project the
bosses and saloons Of New Orleans
against any radical statewide move.
nent attempted by the legislature,
That Is. he proposes to outweigh the
whole legislature and ,hSart the will
II the majority. II necessary. to keep
faith with one certain element Of his
supporters,
Lastly comes Thos. c Barrett, man
who has long been prominent and has
stood high among good citizens whose
integrity Is fully Equal 10 that 81 his
opponents and who. because he de-
Jared himself in favor oi statewide
rohibition has been a shtaIng target
for fierce attacks from MIR Pleasants
friends.
Mr.. Barrels character Ia Eouehed f0i
hs the people among whom he has
lived. y he,her pros or antis
In Il likely he would be- endorsed By
The anti.saloon League, or fought ~
bitterly by his opponents II half thel
say against him were ,ruef
Figure II out yourself
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08
s2e4ss
White Schools

White Schools
All of the white sehoois OF the parish
opened OH schedule llme. October
except Grange Hall school, which was
one week late In opening due tn the
resignation uf the principai-elsct just
before time for school TO OPEN and the
difficulty of securing u successor efl
short notice On account vi the reslg.
nasion 9f Miss Matide Cox, aho filled
the position os assistant al Grange
Hall tat Two mouths, IL var necessary
to SECURE aosne one 10 take her place.
Miss I.uata White has been employed
Ill uf ihe sehuols Of the parish arr
running III very satisfactory way
| have heard bu, very little complaint
from ATTY source this year
rolored Schools.
The eplnred sehUois epaned ON same
date a. the schools Tor whites, Oct 4.
serrn coInrud schools are Hoa being
fan In the parish as follows Silver
IIill Tth ward; Laurel Hill ith ward .
Polk, 9TH ward Star Hill I'd wari
Cat island. 9TH ward Film Park 9Th
ward and Hickory Grove, bth ward
All nf these sehous ara one.teacher
schools except Laurel Hill, which has
two teachers
have noticed in connection With
lhs eoiofed Schools that the enroll,
meht the first month is usually very
small and there II considerable falling
OF th attendance the last nssssth Under
the present system the eGlGFua sehoBls
are run fuur months In each plnee
There ara about 30 locations for enier'
I'D schools ia the parish We Cah with
cur present number OF teachers. run
only IL eoipred schools each year II
occurs ia ME that II might he setfer
PLAN 20 ran each school nHIy three
lneHibs in each lnrailon ana endeaeoE
Ia have arhnol for that length OF slime
AT s,ach placs rather than have soue al
thu school districts to wait ses era
years between schools Under this
plan the euipfea teachers would b.
employed nine months Instead ~ eight
ard sAe additional cost would he about
sana 90 per year But the amount ol
Incidental fees would be larger and the
additional cost might not exceed ssas
pr year Hut We would have Il school,
during the year instead of IA as a
present II the ealored people realized
tlni the school would run bur TIRE,
months and would get the children nj
III start al the opening aud femalt
nntll the close Of the school, they wpals
ieurn equally AZ much each scar ant
could have q school almost every year
New Hope School
The school building al New HOPE
has been finished The building IL lea
and attractive. the roof and esterlo
surfaces. together With the ceiling haI
beer painted The school has beet
furnished throughout with blsckboarda
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08

Tommy Atkins, meeting fniI-beard
ID irish tar In the street, said
Pat. when are you going TO place
yaur WhIgkers oil the reserve list :"
when you place your tongue on the
civil iiss. sas the Irish sailors reply
Tii.Hlts
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08

The world ewes every man living
bnt the street corner ID poor eollec-
ton agency.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08
MINUTES or SCHOOL BOARD
MEETING. JAN, 4. 1915.

The regular quarterly meeting Ot the
Sebts,l Heard ot West rettcggna Parish
Was held Tuesday Jan. 1 1915 The
following members were present J T.
bowman President G Ii Argue. Vice.
President r Rogtltlo y 4 Wright
= johnson luo | Daniel Jos Ortis
" II smfst,
The meeting vas called to order bs
President noRmah The minutes nf
the last regular meeting Ut the Board
and the called meeting III chs Exeegt.
tive Committee were read aud apgros
I'D us read
The quarterly report uf the sapefifi.
.pntient Was Rad and approved Same
il appapdsa hereto aud made part
hereof
The recommendation Of the Supefin.
taudeut with reference 10 the eoior,tl
schools MaR tabled
ON melton the sum of $3.50 90 was
atgrupsfttad to tbs building and repair
fund uf the hoard
MesAfs Guilheau and Balls Of the
Louisiana State University Extension
Department addressed the Beard Ia be
half Of agricultural work IN the parish
On melton the suFa Of $1,000 was ap
pfnpflated Tor the purpose 81 eheoafas
Ing pig clubs. corn clubs. tomato clubs
ets., W TINS parish ny common con.
sent superintendent trump "as mp
pointed 10 represent inc sseheoi s,oafa
on the committee when IL 10 nave
charge o' THIS aofk III me parish
Oh motion the Executive soiamutss
H.h tHstaas''a w aof'i TIRE h' psHF
fof depository of school thnas Also
bids aila award faiias o' Boafa 10 hiEh
eai bidder
Moved by Mr. Jno, Daniel ana
HHtt8tNsH ~ sfsF r. - JOHHsoits uaf
tue hoafa RECONSIDER the annual paaest
win reference W TIE uahsas' from
soi'ti'le 10 81 f.ahs's'ih"' ne aass.
non Was pun ahu sesfs'att lhs'faetea
~ fesp'a No'ss ny WOW nae ar ,o''
io@s AYES iho i'anisi, .. 'oh'l'
aof, sass II hos.s''o, "a llsnt'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08

You have 90 faften a steer and you
have 10 booat q community.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08

On motion. sfb.Nh VAS appfopflated
to road fund and s275,oo 10 plant con
tsngeni
On motion meeting adjourned
A b BRlANT, Mayor
G.. L. pLETTlNGER Clerk
hereby certify that the foregoing ID
a true aud correct copy OF the original
minutes as they appear on pages 3si
and 1862 Of Minute Book u
q L. PLETriNGER. Clerk
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-01-08

Motion made by Yunkes, seconded
by ketttg, That donations OF $50 90 b,
made TO help defray expense Of prizes
for boys pig club and that the Mayor
bp authorized TO appoint q member OF
the Board "a a committee to decide or
plan Of awards Carried
Motion made By fuukes seconded
hy Rettig. That following bills, salaries
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-05-27

The two older women nodded stifr.
~ Bessie smiled uncertainty and
Peter hesitated rather awkwardly.
Arriving at the objective point at
about the same time, the four stood
speechless at the transformation
worked by the storm-where there
had been two graves now appeared
only one, an unenclosed area covered
with water-soaked purple and white.
AS II to emphasize the futility of
sectional bitterness, not a single flag
remained above the grave of the Fed
eral soldier, but one had found lodg-
ment directly over the spot where the
fallen Confederate slept.
And this May morning. with the
song of birds and the smell of flow
ers, seemed very far removed from
battlefields.
Mary Lynn lifted her tear.flled
eyes
You did this, Sarah" she ouav-
cred 1T was good of you to for
get at last"
But Sarah Lewis raised a protesting
hand.
No, / am not good enough to have
dcne it, God did it himself with his
wind and storm to rebuke me! sup
pose he thought if he could forgive
them for fighting. surely a wicked old
woman like me-"
Then Peter unlocked the chain
and Mary Lynn came through and put
her arms around his sobbing mother.
She motioned to the other to leave
them.
Bessie and Peter went away to-
gether.