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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19
BITS OF BY-PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright for Cincinnati En-
 quirer.
Where's Hobson :?

Where's Hobson9 What has become of musy Cap? We miss him in the news; At first it was the Demon Jap And then the Demon Booze.
 Bang! Ajax had just defled the lightning. But just then a six-cylinder car manned by joy rider dashed along the pike and knocked the tar out O. Ajax.
 Firms Is Firms. shearer & Casteel are hardware dealers at Monticello, Ky.
 Notice to Ball Players! A. Bone runs the Hotel Bone at Cambridge Springs, Penn.
 Aw, You Say It! Mis- Delight Hem lives at Indian apolis, Ind.
 Names Is Names. Lizzie Bledsoe lives at Troy, Ohio.
 Our Daily Special. A Married Rounder Has to Square Himself Every Night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19

Sale still on at ereenbaum's. op. en every night until o'clock until Christmas. d29.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19

SUNSHINE Fruit Cake at Gold stein's Emporium, soc per pound package. d9.tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19

A woman isn't really masculine in her ways until she develops a dis tate for shopping.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19

Christmas cigars in suitable pack ages at Burford's Corner. Phone sf4
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19

Even the fellow who blows him. self deesn't like to come out at the little end of the horn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19

If you are going to bury the hatchet, don't dig it up to see if it is growing.
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Sale still or at oreenbaum's. op- en every night until g o'clock until Christmas. d2S.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19
~ ~ CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
EoR sALE-MIeeeIIaneoue

WITH SOMETHING TO OFFER to an investor-some proposition which will stand the fire test of analysis-you can make classified advertising your broker in securing needed capital.-EMPIRB ADS have THOUSANDS OF READERS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19
QUAKER QUIPs.

Philadelphia Record) A wall flower is simply a debu- tante who has gone to seed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19

(E0llduelpuld htCOIu.J
 A wall flower is simply a debu- tante who has gone to seed.
 If you are going to bury the hatchet, don't dig it up to see if it is growing.
 A woman isn't really masculine in her ways until she develops a dis tate for shopping.
 Even the fellow who blows him. self deesn't like to come out at the little end of the horn.
 The man who makes the most of his opportunities is apt to regard every other man as an opportunity. It's a poor rule that won't work both ways. The flowing bowl may be used either to drown your sor- rows or to celebrate your joys. Sale still or at Greenbaum's. op- en every night until o'clock until Christmas. d2S. Christmas cigars in suitable pack ages at 6urford's Corner. Phone 314.
 e-e-S
 SUNSHINE Fruit Cake at Gold stein's Emporium, soc per pound package. d9'tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19

The man who makes the most of his opportunities is apt to regard every other man as an opportunity.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19

PEDIGREED Airdale dogs for sale. Phone 50S. d14tf.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19
Aw, You Say It!

INV 4VW S"J " Mis- Delight Hem lives at lndian- apolis, Ind.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19

FOR SALE = Heidelberg Coffee House. Enquire at Restaurant. d2O.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-19

FOR SALE-one half interest in transfer business. Enquire P. O. box 1907. d22.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19
PuRERREn POULTRY.

Every uptodaie farmer, dairyman,
or stockmau will tell US that II pays 90
breed nothing but Observation-Disclosures,
cattle, and hogs. but II liz surprising
hos many Of them do not use the same
reasoning in regard 20 poultry.
Many people have the idea that an
indiscriminate mixing of breeds will
improve the egg production, but the
fact that the Wild hen. before becoming
q domestic fowl, laid an average Of
only twenty eggs year where the hen
Of today that lays less than one hun
dred and tfty eggs year is not con.
sidered a good egg producer, proves
that there has been enough careful
breeding done to make wonderful
improvement IN the hen as far as the
production Of eggs Is concerned
Records show that prizes 10 the egg
laying contests are not Won by hens OF
mixed breeds but by thorough bred
birds many Of which have also won In
the show room
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19
COTTON FIGURES.

Cotton used In the United States dur.
inR the cotton year which ended July 81
aggregated G.3s5.97a bales, compared
with has1,iG2 last year, IL announced
by the csusus BUREAU l.inters used In
that period aRd uut Including Ia the
foregoing statistics amounting to ssh.
1Sa haies, compared with 1873 ao5 last
year The condition OF the eottun crop
on July 81 was 72.3 per cent OF normal,
compared with 81 per cent on June 20.
or Ioss of nearly . per cent during
the month This heavy falling oH VAS
nf course due Ia the unprecedented
tiou,ls Ia aoarly every cotton state east
If the Mississippi River, losses on
bottom lands in many eases being total
The vet weather t0o, will probably
cause bell Ner,il damage Ia be heavier
and as this pest nov exists as faT east
az central Georgia, LOSSES from II this
year viii likely he heavier than ever
before. because of the new territory
Invaded IIasod on the above condition
report. the bureau estimates this year 5
crop AZ t2.stG uoa bales.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19
the COUNTRY NEWSPAPER.

William Allen white, in an article in
iIarpefs Magazine, says of the country
paper.
our papers, our little country pa.
pers, seem drah and miseFabiy proYin.
elal 10 strangers, yet We Who read them
read Ia their lines sweet, intimate
story Of life All of those touches Of
nature make us wondrous kind II ID
the country newspaper, bringing 60
gether daily the threads Of the towns
lift, weaving them into something rich
and strange and setting the pattern as
II weayes, directing the loom and Civ
ing the cloth Its color BY mixing the
lives Of all people In It's color pot ii Ia
this country newspaper that reveals
ms to ourselves. that keeps our country
hearts quick. and our country minds
open, and our country faith strong.
When the girl at the glove counter
marries the boy in the Wholesale house
the news of their wedding IL good fol
q forty llue wedding notice. and the
forty lines In the country paper gives
them self respect When IN due conrs,
We know tina, their baby is twelve
FOUNDER, named Grover or Theodore OF
Woodrow, We have that neighbour,
feeling that breeds the real democracy
When We read Of death Ia that hOm,
Ne can mourn with them that mourn
When we see them moving upward Ii
the world into nrm aud oui toward
the country club neighborhood We re-
ioice with them that rejoice There
fore, men and brethren. when You ar,
riding through this vale OF tears upOi
the California limited and by chance
pick up the little country newspaper
with It's meager telegraph service o
| ,Uub or 1000 words or al beat 10, e0i
or 3D,0oo, when you see It's array o
countryside items, Its intermlnabl'
local stories, its tireeome editorials oi
the water works. the schools, the stree
railroad, the crops and the city print
| Ing don't throw the contemplate it'll,
| rag with the verdict that there il
nothing In Il But know this. and know
u we'll II YOU could take the clay from
your eyes and read the little paper a
Il IN written you would end all Of God
beautiful. sorrowing struggling. aspir
Ing world la IL, and what you sav
would make you touch the little pape
| With reyerent hands"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19
WHITE MAN AND INDIAN.
tnntnn Rmrn sinie Tunes.

tBntnn Rouge Statefimesb
The statement that two 81 three
y hite men have entered the Maine
woods lately in state of nature. 10
SEE II they can work out their own
salvation In the matter of securing a
living with their bare hands, calls
attention 10 what the Indian can ac.
complish In this line For however
resouFcefuI the white man may be, the
Indian has never been exeeiled In the
matter Of taking care OF himself in the
wilderness
II has been bat little while since
the Toledo blade told Of an Indian who
became separated from his fellows last
fall. away up In the Hudson Bay coan
try He had no food, $50 protection
against tue weather, except ragged
suit Of clothes. aud a pocket knife vas
hts only weapon or implement Fu'
Nv FtilPtk tu ltbHl Niit HHH'i HfFN H'A'
spring, fat, happy, and In possession OF
sey efa hundred dollars worth of furs.
He managed to start Gre with his
knife and piece Of hlnl tie erected
n shelter which turned SHOW aud rain,
With strips uf bark he made fish lines.
" Ith fhorns. hooks. Fish he found in
plenty hy breaking holes through the
ice OF the streams. lie fashioned traps
and established line of them tie
made now shoes. fur clothing. moe.
casins. and a great cap rs spoke Of as
a stove When spring arrived this
Indian had a canoe and he rode away
on the frat frvshot with his store Of
" eallh. in better physical condition
than he vas when he parted from his
friends Hut hs didn't suppose there
var anything unusual In the accom-
pIishmsui. tie accepted bis success as
matter Ut fact. and will probably
return to The scene this fall 10 duplicate
The adventure as the easiest say OF
making a living
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19
SPLIT SCHOOL SESSION
BECOMING POPULAR

To allow rural school children 10
assist in harvesting the crops this fail.
most of the schools In six parishes
have opened this session several weeks
earlier than usual, and viii have split
sessions From one or two months will
be allowed IN which so de- this work.
About 2Oe schools tn Tangipahoa,
Caldwell. Sabine, Union. Vernon, Wash.
Ington and other parishes where split
sessions viii be- had. have already
opened, and a number OF schools In
these and other parishes will open this
week aud next for this purpose. As the
schools In Louisiana have longer ses,
sioas than those Of any other southern
state, the early opening date was ne.
cessitatcd IN order that the schools
may close In April. as usual
The term IN the Tangipahoa schools
will be split during the strawberry
season, and those of Caldwell, Sabine
Union. Vernon, Washington and others
during cottoh.p picking season The split
session idea originated In Louisiana
several years ago, but until this session
only few schools In scattered sections
have used II Louisiana Is the only
| southern state tu adupt this ntan and
the state department Of education. ac
oording To Rural School Supervisor
Brown, places on Il the stamp Of
| approval
| As the number Of schools 10 have
split parishes this season Is more than
double the number of last, II In ex.
pected that the plan wIll eventually be
adopted by practically all rural schools
In agricultural communities,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19
HIGH PRICES ARE GENERAL,
uake Charles American Press

tl#ke Charles AueficanPTessi
Local merchants Who have visited
the different markets this summer have
found the price Of everything advanced
Instead Of having foreign manulaeiuf.
ers to compete With cur ewn aud keep
prices dowa, they have ceased operat
INK ct are working on government con
tracts. and our own manufacturers are
iiiIiHg large orders from abroad
An additional factor In the price
boost Is that much Of oar raw material
In peaceful times is obtaIaed from
abroad Now. il IL almost impossible
to obtain much 1T what we need and
shat W. can get ls subject to Immense
f., Increased ocean freights, THE Label
cost IF everything Is steadily rising
Not ogty are we entirely eat of from
the mnuy al European labor which has
kecn steady supply for nearly a hun
dred years but over one hundred thou
sand ug oar best Young men are held Ia
idleHess protecting the Mexican border
Many other Rorkmvu are engaged IN
the business of making war munitions
foF Euruppau countries al high prices
ana the cost of all Kinds of labor has
been thus Affected
Az far AS fuodsiuffs are concerned
those al the United States wgrr never
IN greater demand than How In add
ton eur border army Is creating az
especial demand for such articles as
enter into their raiions II II vel
eunteh tot people to- learn that part
Of the price of preparedness and main
tainnr an army of producers IL (,
pas more for food Take the humble
bean for instance II has doubled n
price since the movement 10 the border
Therefore when YOU go To youi
fayorite store 60 bay anything Ia aus
line, don't think YOU are being robbet
because Prices are higher or that YOU
could de- ally better for the same goods
anyw here else. because yen cauIdn I
Your dealer Is probably as helpless a
You are
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19
REVELATIONS Of THE
AMERICAN WHITE BOOK

The third edition Of the American
white book containing tabulated copies
of correspondence exchanged by the
State department sith European bel
iigeret L. during recent mouths has just
been igsupd by the department II con
tatns M important communications the
substance Of which has not been pub
liahcd. but reveals teXtually for the
first time some Of The memorandums
dealing etth ARMED merchantmen. the
presence NJ allied cruisers olt American
ports and either subjects
Secretary t.anEtNgs suggestion that
merchantmen be- disatmpd h shosH
60 have been Hrmly rejected by all al
the allied powers. the British ambas
sndor, IN memorandum dated March
~. summing 0p their position by say
ing the allies are unable 10 agree that
npon nou-guaranieed German promise,
human life may be- surrendered de.
foussless to the mercy uf All enemy
Who. Ia circumstances of this kind as
Ia mauy others. has shuVn himself 20
be- both falthless and laN Hess e
II IL Iitsriosed that tn note dated
March 90, answering complaint from
Secretary Lansing regarding the pres.
ence of British cruisers near American
territorial waters, the British ambas.
sador expressed surprise a; the State
Department. attempt to distinguish
between different parts of the high
seas. and saying that be- lis unaware
of the existence of ans rules OF pfinei,
plies Of International iaw which render
bolligerent operations which are iegit.
Innate in one part OF the high seas, II.
legitimate Ia another"
Secretary Lansing on November 10,
1915, II IL shown, sent note To the
German ambassador summarizing a
dozen tsises In which German officers
and man had escaped from German
cruisers informed In the United States,
declaring that "the United states gov,
ernnrni regards the actions Of these
men as contrary to It's Expressed i'I'
struelions and MS breaches of honor,
able conduct aud requiring that the
German government promptly return
any of these men who may be within
German jurisdiction Ia the United
States.
The latest chapters of the correspond
enee with Germany over the I.usitania
case are no, included In the white book
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19
FILLING UP A NEWSPAPER.

Said we'll known business man 80
us the other day 1T would not hurt
you TO occasionally mention our bust,
ness In the paper II would help To
fll up, You know" Yes. We nigh, do
II We haven't the least idea on earth
that Il would hurt us, aud II would, as
he suggests, help to ell up. We might
DO all this but nj the same time. thank
Gad, We 80 not have to do II unless We
feel like a. II would not hurt him
either. To come around and say Give
mo a column or half column Of space
for an advertisement. and here IL the
money for IT, By doing this he would
become deserier 30 that grand army
of deadheads Who expect the news
papers to continually note the improve.
mouSs they make by giving them free
puns, and for which they never pay a
cent. Ii " high time for ali classes 81
learn that a newspaper In a business
enterprise, the same ss dry goods
store or a grocery, run for living for
LIS owner Natehitoehes Times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19
HUGHES ON SUFFRAGE
tChlcaro Public }

Nj hughes endorsement Of the
Federal Woman suffrage amendment
would be- more commemorate II his
speech a acceptance did not deprive
il 81 all force Having declared SQUAD
hles over foreign happenings 20 be- Of
Gral importance he necessarily iai II
b. understood that nothing should So.
terfefe With a settlement Of these mat.
ters In accordance with his IDEAS so
II IL bs necessary io sacrifice or delay
suffrage In order to restore 10 Nmerl
can investors Ia Mexico control over
their property M Hughes sill insist
ou the sacrifice az delay and Think that
he has made a good bargain II a
similar course should be necessary 10
secure satisfactory settlement Of the
controversies over ocean traffic, hr
slll insist upon II, And II he must
choose between suffrage and 4 big at
preparation for the army or navy the
appropriation wIll have the right of
way. ACKNOWLEDGMENT before every
thing else being his policy. II matters
little what he iaay declare regarding
domestic matters lie has made II
easy to sidetrack any question thai
privileged interests want sldetracked
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19
TOO MUCH CHARITY.
tChieago Public }

iIhieago fuDllc.)
Secretary OF War Baker has done
well TO rebuke those oiiicious indiyId
uals who hover about the army camps
seeking opportunities TO supplement-
| the work of the government and &C.
quire little cheap aotoriety No
sooner had the President called out
the militia than appeals were issued
for subscriptions 10 the Red Cross Ger.
tain publiee spirited individuals hough,
with their private means machine guns,
| field kitchens, and other military i'm.
pedlmenta, And when the troops start
| ed for the border some Of them had to
ride In day coaches one would have
thought from the press comments that
this was the last test of a soldiers en-
duranee Yet most Of the people Who
travel la this country never were In a
| sleeping ear and this Includes women
and children And when the troops
had arrived at the border. heart fend
ing stories came back Of the suffering
of the men, Of the heat, of the rain. of
the mud, OF the insects, and OF levers.
until the good people at home looked
! upon their loved ones a. already lost
Congressman rushed to the War DE.
partment la have their home boys
moved here and moved there, and beg.
ging this 60 be done aud that TO be
done And then came the struggle for
official preferment, just taste Of the
lseandaloas intrigue that attended pro,
motions during the Civil War
There IL but one way fof the people
Of This country 10 escape making them
selves the laughing stock Of the world,
and that IL to stand out boldly for
| peace We are not a military nation,
We never will be- military nation,
unless civilization Itself IL failuTt
We can maintain a small military es.
Establishment with a fair degree Of Ell,
cheney But even that viii be subject
10 all manner OF abuse and misrepre.
seniasion from politicians We roula
not II we wished have such military
establishment as Germany has our
people would not submit TO the neces,
sary discipline. And even If ss had
such an establishment the opposition
press would make Il out 10 he the last
word Ia hangllug lnetlicieucy II would
seem however. az though We might be
content 10 lei thu government handle
what armies We have Surely II h able
TO buy the necessary Red Cross equip
ment. aud supply the hospitals needed
II would be- a strange government that
insisted upon tearing It's citizens to
pieces. yet failed to provide the means
for patching them up II the govern
ment does not take proper care of lis
soldiers. IL should hot be- entrusted
with them. As a matter Of fact all the
horrifying stories from the border have
been contradlcted. which goes To show
that war correspondent like other
correspondents. earns hia daily bread
| by tilltng up the columns Ut his paper
There are great problems confronting
the American people, yet they must
see reams " peapef wasted Ia detail
ing the iiltietattle of the army camps
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19
FLAG MIsusED

The following telegram has been
sent MIR. Hughes by the head Of the
organization
'"rhe American Flag Day Association
protests against 5aur campaign mana
gers using the United States iiag on
folders bearing the photographs 81
your homer and that of Charles W
Fairbanks. Which have appeared Ia
Chicago and many other cities This
is Il violation of government regata
tou8 and state statutes Action Will
lac taken against campaign managers
and publishers if not sioppea at once
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19

Governor Pleasant OF Louisiana sells
a Rood example for other Southern
governors BY pointing out his states
need for a larger white population
Every state In the South would he
helped II its white population could b.
doubled, and especially would rura
sections be- helped. because In so man,
If them uow the white population il
noi large enough 30 give proper sup
pert to schools. churches, social life
good roads. etc Progressive Farmer
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19
GOOD ROADS BOOSTERS CLun Di
WEST FELEClANA

Young Hopeful Father, what IL a
traitor in politics.
Veteran Politician \ traitor is man
who leaves our party aud goes over Ia
the other one.
Young Hopeful Well, then, what
Ia man who leaves his party agd
comes over 60 yoursP
Veteran Politician \ convert. my
son Tit Bits,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-08-19

Watch the shallow veil, and II t.<re
Is typhoid anywhere near, boil eyeN
h.t yea drink or wash the dishes In
II behoUyes us To say iaieiligehtly
This IL the best water Ia the country
A has been said truly. The old oaken
buckc, Is only tao often the germ-ladeu
bucket Let zach we'll sparkle forth
health