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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-04-20
Not Air..

How much OF it there is in the
world to be sure! Hearst is the
master hot air artist on earh,
but millions OF readers eagerly
follow his shrieking headlines O.
yer his impossible stories. Yellow
journalism, intead OF losing out,
seems to be growing more and
more popular. 1t is q pity that
our news service is so unreliable.
We have been fooled as to the
situation in Mexico and are like
ly to be fooled again. Villa is hale
and hearty. His hip has not been
shatted: his leg is unbroke. The
victory OF Generall Dodd was not
so overwhelming as we first be-
lieved. The stories of the war in
Europe grew stale long ago. Brill
liant correspondents who thrilled
US with their daring exploits as
they lodged the bullets of t h Q
Germans and endured all the pri-
vations OF the battlefield, wrote
from their rooms in luxurious
hotels with the ocean between
them and the field OF carnage
they so graphically described. But
we swallowed their bait a n d
thought we were getting the un-
diluted truth. What is truth? was
the question PLATE asked t h g
Master in the long ago. 1t is a
pertinent question now. There is
this about it: it is the only thing
that endures. Hot airevaporates
and vanishes. 1t is a pity the ar
fists who manufacture it do not
evaporate .also. But they stay
with us and we read their fiction
the same as il it we're the solid
truth. Correspondents are n o t
always to blame, however. Some.
times honest men are deceived by
promoters who announce gigan.
tic schemes that that need ad'
vertising. We have been hearing
d lot about q quarter million dol
lar auditorium to be built at
Black Mountain with a $3.50
organ, for the use of a great mu'
sical organization under the d.
rection of Walter Damroch. A
gentleman from that section told
us the other day, that not a dol
lar from this vast enterprise is in
sight, and that Walter Dam
rosch has never been to Black
Mountain in his life! We do not
know whether this gentleman
knew what he is talking aboutol
not, but that is what he told US
and we give it to you as it came
to us. Ii this enterprise should
prove to be q fiasco it is the fin
est illustration OF hot air, pure
and Isimple, that we have yet
had in North Carolina.
and Children.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-04-20
Information for Women.

Housework is trying on health
and strength. Women are az In
clined TO kidney and bladder
trouble az men. Aching back
stiff, sore joints and muscles
blurred vision, puftinpss under
eyes. should he given prompt at
ten,ion. Foley Kid.ty Pills re-
store healthy action to irritated
kidneys aud bladder
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-04-20

care you going to make a pro.
fessional man OF yourboy Josh. y
"Yes, replied Corntosssel.
He's got to do something that'll
give him a chance of gettin' by
sittin' still an lookin' like he was
thinkin'. "-Washington Star.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-04-20
The Submarine cricIs.
Asheyille Citizen.

AbuoSHAo SlG'Leu'
Germany has entered emphatic
denial that the Sussex was tor
pedoed by one of her command
ers and, as in the case of the Per-
sia, whose destruction was dis
claimed by everybody, we may
assume that the Sussex torpe-
doed herself. But even should
subsequent negotiations fail to
prove Germany guilty of the des-
truction OF the Sussex, the long
line OF unarmed passenger liners
and vessels that have been tor
pedoed by the kaiser's submar-
ines without warning gives this
government enough basis to
make good it's threat to hold
Germany to strict accountable
ity.
But why should We grow excl
ted about the Sussex, the En-
glishman. the Manchester and
other late victims when we have
done nothing about the Lusita-
MIA, which went down almost a
year ago? Likewise the Falaba,
the Persia and the Arabic? What
does it avail US to weep at every
new wound when our grief is so
short-llved and our wrongs are
80 qnickly forgotten? But, after
all, Americans, regardless of po-
litical affiliations, are only hu-
man and being human, they
must wonder at the frail quality
of an Indignation which achieves
nothing. Need we ruffie our
feathers at every unarmed boat
that goes down to the bottom
Of the sea, while the murdered
murdered women and children OF
the Lusitania are unavenged,
and while the memory of Consul
McNeill fails to move US to CON-
passion?
Such things will be and must
be as long as we maintain diplo-
matte relations with u govern
ment which places no value upon
it's pledged word. The average
American fails to see how such
relations can be maintained and
the national self.respect be pre-
served. The position OF the Uui-
ted States today is anything but
an enviable one in the eyes of the
world; we stand in the question
able position OF having made a
threat which edare notexecute.
Recent press dispatches have it
that during the last two weeks
more than twenty neutral ships
have been sunk, and most of them
without warning of any kind
These things happened ere the
the ink OF Ge'many's pledges to
refrain from such methods ofwaT
fare had dried on the paper. Are
we justified in remaining ongood
terms with a government which
virtually admits that its word is
worthless, and that it's promises
are rendered in jest?
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-04-20
The Aches oil House Cleaning.

The Aches OIL House Cleaning.
The pain and soreness caused
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straining house cleaning time are
-oothed away by Sloan's Lini-
ment. No nee | to suffer the ago.
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enjoy a refreshing sleep. One
grateful user writes: "SIoan's Lin.
iment is worth it's weightingold.
Keep Il bottle on hand, use it a.
galnst all soreness, neuralgia and
bruises. Kills pain. 25c at>your
Druggist.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-04-20


"Read and hand to yourneigh.
bo," Is the rubber.stamped ad-
vice on the pamphlets now being
sent over the State by Secretary
Grimes informing the voters as
to details OF the tour amend
ments proposed to the Constitu.
tion of the State to be voted on
in November. The advice isgood.
These amendments need careful
study on part OF the voters as
they relate solely to the invest
lnent OF the Legislature with new
powers, which would operate
largely in the direction Of taxing
from towns and municipalities
the right of self.government. Un-
der the first amendment the Leg
islature would become the regu.
lating power Of the State in ma
ny local affairs. The General AS
sembly would be prohibited from
passing any special or private
act or resolution that might be
applied for by any community
relative to the appointment Of
justices OF the peace, or relating
to health, sanitation or the a.
batement of nuisances. The chan.
ging of the names ofcities, towns
and townships, the laying out Of
streets, highways and alleys, ex-
tending the time for assessment
and collection OF taxes or other.
wise relieving a tax-collector, and
many otter matters of local con-
cern come under the prohibition.
The Legislature would be given
power to appoint special oremer-
gency Judges, and no corpora
tion except those of charitable,
educational, penal or reformato.
ry nature, could be created, nor
charter extended by special act.
The entire matter of corporation
or charter would be in the hands
of the Legislature. So, also, would
the Legislature take full control
over the organization OF cities,
towns and incorporated villages,
restricting their powers OF taxa.
ton, assessment, borrowing mon.
ey, contracting debts and loan
ing their credit. This would be
done in order ito prevent abuse
in assessment and in contracting
debts by such municipal corpora
tions. Unlike the case OF the late
lamented effort IN adoption Of
constitutional amendments, the
four proposed for the November
elections will not stand or fall to-
gether. One cnn be carried and
another rejected at the pleasure
of the voter. The State is cover
ed by 100000 copies of the O.
mendments and this number
should be sufficient for the pur
pose, which is the enlightenment
of the voters on the matter. The
Observer would recommend 6
close study OF the four items anG
their purport.-Charlotte Obser
yer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-04-20

1t is one thing to put a man in
his place, but quite another mat
ter to make him fit"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-04-20
Growing DahIias.

fASSo SA SAOuho ouepo
is rich and loose. The dahlia
needs a soil rich, butnot too rich.
II soil is poor the flowers will be
poor; if too rich, the plant will
make foliage at the expense of
the flowers. Plow or spade the
soil very, very deep. If fertilizer
of any kind is needed it must be
spread over the ground before
blowing or spading is done, and
thoroughly incorporated with
the soil. The best fertilizer is we'll
rotted stable manure. Never put
fertilizer in the hole where the
dahlia root is placed.
The planting may be done any
time in this country from April
Is to June Is and late planting
is thought to be best by some
growers. Surely nothing is gain
ed by early planting. The clumps
OF roots need TO be divided leav-
ing but one eye or sprout to a
piece, and if more than one comes
up after planting only the stron-
gest should be left. Lay the tu-
Der fiat in planting and let it be
fully 6 inches below the surface
of the soil. Do not water when
planting, and unless the plants
are likely to die out right do not
water till in the fall when bloom.
ing. 1t will do no harm to water
any time during summer if sufR.
cent water is applied to soak to
the bottom OF the roots, which
will require gallons of water for
each plant. Putting on a little
water induces the roots to form
near the surface and counteracts
all the benefit derived from deep
planting. Keep roots deep in
the ground. Plant in rows 4 #.
by 3 it. and keep tied to strong
stakes as the plant grows topre-
vent the plant being broken by
wind. Some growers a d v s e
breaking the top out of the tall
varieties when eight inches high.
This makes them break down 80
badly. Unless seeds are wanted
it is best to keep all faded flowers
cut off.
The dahlia, like most other
flowers, makes seeds at the ex-
pense of vitality. Growing dahl
las from seeds is very interesting.
seeds may be sown in April in a
box or hot bed and trasplanted
to the garden when large enough
giving the space as the roots 2
by 3 feet. 1t will be necessary to
water the seedlings during dry
weather or they will die as they
have no tuber to support them
while small. These plants will
bloom in September or October,
and no one will ever guess what
the flowers will be. They may be
shades OF red, pink, yellow, and
white combinations OF any or al
OF the colors, double or single
large or small, but nearly all ol
them will be handsome enough
to repay the grounds and work
The single dahlias are becoming
very fashionable and are listec
by all leading florists and some
OF them are very handsome ant
are fine for cutting.
All dahlias require frequentcul
tlvating, never allow a crust tc
form on the surface of the soil
At blooming time a top dressing
OF fertilizer or manure may b.
beneficial but il soil is rich en-
ough is not really necessary. Al
ter the plant is entirely killed b.
frost dig the clumps OF roots ant
store in a dry place where the.
will not freeze. Dig the roots ear
ly in the day when the sun is shi
ming and let them lay in full su1
till late in the day to dry, the1
store. Do not gather the root
after the first lightfreezes. Leav
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1916-04-20
VETERINARY SURGERY,

l have been putting much study
on this subject; have received my
diploma, and am now we'll equipped
Tor the practice Of Veterinary Sur.
gerry In all its branches, and am tn
only one In the county. all on or
address me at Villas, N. R. +. d..
g. Il. HAYES,
Veterinary Surgeon.
STILL.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05

FIRST CLASS ROOM AND BOARD
can be had at 623 Lafayette Street,
when in Baton Rouge.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05
or GAIN financially by the non-taking

or GAIN financially by the ~non-taking
of the 1916 assessment.
Every man, Mr.. Fontenot, commits
some mistake. You as assessor, have
committed a horrible blunder. We
have sufficient faith in you to believe
that you acted as you thought WAS
RIGHT when you FAILED to assess
the taxable wealth of st. Landry this
year. But, if you made a HORRIBLE
BLUNDER THEN won't you make
some HORRIBLE BLUNDER IF YOU
ARE ELECTED SHERIFF? Don't
YOU know that the duties and respon-
sibilities of the Office of sheriff are
greater than those of assessor? Ii
YOU failed to MEASURE UP AS AS
SCISSOR isn't there a great danger
that YOU will FAIL TO MEASURE
UP as the sheriff Of a parish such as
st. Landry?
We realize, Mr.. Fontenot, that, in
the words of a noted st. Landry poll
tician, who long ago was gathered to
his fathers, that ut is not the QUAIL
FICATIONS which make the official
but the VOTES" You may get the
votes and become the sheriff but are
you qualified for the job?
This is a long array Of questions,
Mr. Fontenot, to fire at you as an
aspirant for an Office for which you
were but recently rejected, but the
people of st. Landry have the right
to know. Give them an answer, if you
can.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05
sandoz and Lewis Favorltes

1t has been our pleasure to meet
a number of voters in this and EYange
lime parish since the campaign fol
judicial officers. opened up and almost
without exception we find a most de
cided sentiment existing in favor OF
putting in a new set of judicial Of
|fcers. Since Mr.. Peyton R. sandoz
and John W. Lewis announced their
candidacy for judge and district at
torney. respectively, the people have
been rallying to their support with a
vim and rush which clearly indicates
the desire of the masses for a change
and likewise evidences the popularity
and standing of those two young, Wig
|oIous and braffny candidates
Both Mr.. Sandoz and Mr.. Lewis are
well known to the people of both par
Hishes; they have both practiced law
for a number of years and have both
figured in some of the leading civil
and criminal trials in the local courts
and easily take rank as among the
best of the younger set of lawyers in
the state. Mr.. Sandoz is a graduate
in law of the Tulane University of
and has been practicing his
profession for fifteen years. MI.
Lewis comes from a family Of dis
|tinguished lawyers and takes to the
law as naturally as a duck to water
His experience as a lawyer covers a
period of some seventeen ears, hav-
ing been associated with his disting-
ushed father, the late Thomas e..
Lewis, I'D to the latter's death a cou-
pie of years ago. Hence it is that the
people cannot make a mistake if they
choose these gentlemen as their next
Judge and district attorney, because
such a selection would assure splendid
service to the district in that while
both Mr.. Sandoz and Mr.. Lewis are
young they have had many years ex-
p~erience in their profession and have
established for themselves most COM
mendable records az lawyers.
The primary election which comes
off September 18th, is not very far
distant, yet there is ample time for
the candidates to cover the territory
within their district and we under
stand both Mr.. sandoz and Mr.sLewis
are out daily meeting the voters and
setting forth their claims to the Of
fees they seek. We highly commend
such a campaign on their parts as it
shows their willingness to go directly
to the individual voter for his support
rather than depend upon some"leader'
delivering the goods. The people will
praise them for such a campaign
Eunice Gall.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05
The Star is for Lewis and Sandoz


The Star Is for Lewis and Sandoz
The announcements of Hon. Peyton
r. Sandoz for judge and Hon. John W.
Lewis for district attorney Of the 18th
judicial district court are published
in this issue of the Star.
The minute we learned definitely
that these two young and popular law
yers of O~pelousas would aspire to
these important Offices, we were for
them for all that these words imply.
We are for Lewis and Sandoz be-
cause there ought to be a chslg ICE III
the administration of the judicial at
fairs of st. Landry and Evangeline
parishes. We are for them because
they are we'll qualified to serve the
people both being experienced and
successful attorneys, young and vigor-
GUS mentally and physically.
We are for them because we have
known them well for the past six
years and invariably found them ON
the side of the whole people, standing
always for the free and untrammelled
existence of their feliow-citizens.
Personally, we are friendly towards
district attorney R. Lee Garland and
Judge B. Henry Pavy. We supported
Judge Pavy six years ago against Mr..
sandoz and this paper waged a vigor-
Gus fight in PAWS behalf.
But like many others who supported
Mr.. Pavy six years ago, we believe he
has been u judge long enough, that
Mr.. Lee Garland has had a real nice
tenure Of Office (20) years, and in CIV
ing our younger line of lawyers a
once in a while.
We shall have more to say as the
campaign progresses, and meanwhile
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05

LOST NOTICE The public is hereby
notified not to purchase or trade
for certificate of deposit No. 359 Of
the Planters National Bank dated
March i3h, 1914, in the name Of JEFF
and Early Devillier, for s357.74,
payable one year after date. The
certificate has been lost and any
holder thereof must present same
to Planters National Bank within
60 days otherwise same will be can
celled and duplicate certificate is
sued.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05
TO CANDIDATE FoNTENoT
0pelousas Enterprise.

opeiuusdS enterprise.
Within a very brief time following
the murder Of Sheriff Swords you had
announced your candidacy for the
vacancy caused by his untimely death.
In fact, if current reports at the time
were true, you were a candidate for
the place within a second after you
had received the news of his killing
At Mallet. While your candidacy
might have been hasty and ~precipitate
yet that matter might be overlooked
by many of the dead sheriff's friends,
for he sheriff was partly responsible
for bringing you into the political
NOS
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05
lee Garland In Town"

Hen. Lee Garland. our district at
torney, was in town Saturday evening
mingling with "the boys"
OF course, all were glad TO see him:
but the writer didn't see rs large
crowds congregate around him as one
might expect land there were lots of
in town.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05

We do not know what kind of po-
litical mixing our distinguished dis
trict attorney did with "the boys
that night, but we think he encoun-
tered peculiar political atmospheric
conditions, the atmosphere that will
elect John w. Lewis district attorney,
an atmosphere charged with tho SELL
timent that Lee has been at the pie
counter or twenty years." and con
sequent1y ought to be fully satisfied
by this time.
So many of sthe boys realize two
terms is long enough to hold Office,
most especially the district at attor-
ney until they will not stop long
enough to listen to pleas for al indef-
mite tenure of that office.
OF course, 1--WE all like Lee" they
say; "but, Great Scott, how much
longer does he expect us to keep him
IN Office? For life?"
"Thev boys are not as strong for
the political %pensioning business as
they used to be. They want to see
how a new district attorney looks.
They know John W. Lewis will
make a good one and are going to
elect him.
This is STRAIGHT GOODS"
-Eunice Star.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05

suggest that all lovers of rotation in
Office throughout the 18th judicial
district "Iet no grass grow under.your
feet until sandoz and Lewis are
safe as our next judge and district
attorney.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05
The Strong Withstand the Heat of
Summer Reffer Than fhe Weak

Old people who are feeble, and younger
people who are weak, will be strengthened
and enabled to go through the depress-
ing heat of summer by taking regularly
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. It puri6es
and enriches the blood and builds mp
the whole system. Soc.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05
Sentiment for Chance strona

The second week of the campaign
for judge and district attorney has
just come to a close and the former
sentiment in favor of electing a new
Judge and district attorney has grown
with strides and is increasing with
leaps and bounds as time passes.
Peyton R. Sandoz, candidate for
the ~judgeship, has issued a platform
| which, we are ure is bound to meet
with the approval of the masses of
the people. In his platform Mr.. San
doz says:
~ want the people to know that If
am elected judge they can feel a sense
of security such as they are entitled
to feel; that the laws will be rigidly,
but justly and impartialiy enforced.
/ want the entire populace to know
now and In advance that ! stand for
law and order, and that the scales Of
Justice must balance evenly. No
friend need expect favors for friend-
ships sake, and if I have an enemy
he need not have no fear that justice
will not be accorded him.
'The rights of the people are too
sacred to be utilized by any indivi-
dual for Interior purposes; the officer
who would do SO can not lay claim to
either the respect or confidence Of the
people,"
Those who know Mr.. Sandoz are
certain he will live up to the letter
and spirit of his platform. and if he
does so no one can have for
in the event of his election.
Mr.. John w. Lewis is making ex-
progress in his campaign for
district attorney and is meeting with
fattering assurances of support from
every portion of the district. While
he has not yet issued a written plat
form he will do SO within the very
lear future 50 DIS To uu0QulyOCdIty
define his attitude should he be elect
I'd to the office to which he aspires.
As we have already had eeeasien
to state both Mr.. Sandoz and Mr..
evils possess tie highest quail ies
lions for the positions they seek and
we venture the assertion that the.
will both make the best of records
they Be chosen as judge aud
district attorney.
The time is certainly now ripe for
our people to get out of the old poll
sical ruts they have been travelling in
these many years, and send into
once young, vigorous and competent
men such as Messrs. Sandoz and
Lewis and thus help bring about that
respect and observance of the law
which is essential to the peace and
welfare Of all communities.-Eunice
fall.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-08-05
PEYToN & sANDOZ.

The above is a remarkable platform,
both for its brevity and for the judi
cial ability it displays. A judge does
not mince words, neither does Peyto-l
Sandoz, and those who read his plat
form and study it a little. will at once
see that it bristles with strong points
in behalf of the people of Evangeline
and st. Landry parishes. They will
be quick to distinguish its sincerity
and to realize that it is most vital to
their interests to elect a man able to
stand upon such a platform.
Not only is MI. Sandoz able TO
stand upon this platform during the
campaign, but he has the courage to
stand by it after his election as our
District Judge. Therefore, We ask
our friends and readers of The Star
everywhere to read and digest this
platform, then. pass it on to your
friends that they may become &C
quainted with the principles under
which they will enjoy life, liberty
and the pursuits of happiness after
Hon. Peyton r. Sandoz is elected
judge.
A new Judge should be elected on
general principles. There is no op.
p~ortunity for the younger set Of our
lawyers in keeping n mar on the
bench longer than two terms, to say
the least.
We have the material for that new
judge in the person Of Mr.. sandoz.
Now gentlemen let's elect him-eleet
him regardless of any influences that
may be brought to bear from any
source whatsoever.-Eunice Star.