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Evening star., 1916-05-28
REPRESENTATIVE LONDON OF NEW
YORK, WHO WILL NOT ACCEPT
PAY FOR SPEAKING.

PAY FOR SPEAKING.
he never has met an audience, he says,
quite SO hostile as that composed of the
upon his dudish manner of dress.
Representative Flood of Virginia,
chairman of the foreign affairs COM
mittee, can talk quite well. when he
desires to, as he can maintain silence
when a grave international situation
portends. Which, as any newspaper
man who covers the House will agree,
is well enough.
1t was way back in the days of his
youth that Flood began to orate in
democratic county committee lifted him
right out OF school to help them make
their flights before he was old enough
to vote.
Flood usually accompanied the chair
man of the committee about his home
county, and was called upon to open
the meetings. He would talk for an
hour or more, delivering the heaviest
bomba rdment the democrats had. The
chairman would arise. relieve himself
Of a few remarks and then sit down.
Almost invariably, too. he would de-
liver the same address. All efforts Of
Flood to induce the chairman to speak
first were futile.
Eventually Flood tired of carrying the
greater part of the burden and played
right mean trick on the chairman.
Taking the platform at the opening of
a big meeting one night, he delivered
every word of the chairman's set
speech that he could recall and then
sat down. The chairman, greatly OBJ
fuscated, hurriedly dismissed the meet
ing.
In the nine years that Representative
Mckinley of Illinois has been in the
House he never has made an extended
speech. Usually he talks only a few
minutes. That is about his limit
1T took me fve years to become ac-
customed to thinking on my feet, and
speaking is not easy for me now" he
explains. II can do better work talk
ing to few men by themselves. How
ever. It isn't so difficult for me to talk
to the folks out home as 1t is here. I
can get on fairly well in community
gatherings"
Here is the routine by which the av-
Evening star., 1916-05-28

marker to Webb's speech, but he OBJ
tained the 100000 appropriation for the
monument by that address
Evening star., 1916-05-28

The school is known as Blanks Cadet
Unit taking its name from one of the
most famous British regiments, which,
on account of the character of it's per-
sonnel, Is now devoted to supplying
Evening star., 1916-05-28

AkING speeches IN and out OF
Congress is not as easy for
representatives as il appears
They admit it themselves
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13
Taxable Valuaho

NOTICE TO VOTERS; TO vote Ia
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13

lsh OF N~atchitoches, Louisiana, subie; t
to State taxation, annually, for the
period OF five years, for the purpose of
giving additional aid to the public
schools of said school district.
For the purpose of said special cleo
ton the polling places will be at Beth
any School Building, and the following
commissioners and clerks of election
have been appointed to serve at this
election, all of whom will serve without
compensation: E. f. Sanders, J. T.
Hood, Plummer Bell, commissioners,
and A. D. McFerrin, Deputy.
At said special election the polls will
open at sew en- o'clock a m. and close at
five O'Clock p. m. and the election will
be conducted in accordance with the
laws OF Louisiana applicable thereto.
Notice is also given that at ten
o'clock a. m. on the 18th day os Nav,
1916, the said Parish Board of School
Directors of the Parish of Natchitoches
Louisiana, will meet at Natchitoches.
Louisiana, and in open session proceed
to open the ballot boxes and count the
ballots in number and amount, examine
and the returns, and declare
the result of said election,
This the 3rd day of April, 1916.
EDGAR LEVY,
President of the Parish Board of
School Directors.
Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huffman,
Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller, Pullin,
Sellers and Truly. Nays: None.
Resolution by j. VI. Ingram, Sec
ended by Ado Miller:
Ordering a special election to be held
IN NJ n CohoOl nioEr1ot ~ Eho Dor;ob
of Natchitoches, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified electors of
the said school district the question of
the levy of a special tax of 10 mills for
the purpose of providing additional aid
to the public schools of the said school
district.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Parish Board of School Directors of the
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana, That
a special election be, and is hereby or
dered to be held in M. D. School Dis
trict in the Parish of Natchitoches.
Louisiana, on Tuesday, the 9th day of
May, 1916, for the purpose of submit
ting to the qualified electors of the said
school district entitled to vote thereat
the question of the levy of a special
tax of 10 mills on the dollar on all pro-
perty in the said school district subject
to State taxation, for a period of five
years, the proceeds of the said tax to
be used in giving additional aid to the
public schools of the said school dis
trict.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the ballots to be used at the
said election shall be prepared by the
Secretary of the Parish Board of
School Directors, and shall be in the
following form:
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13
Is Il Honorable?


Some of the supporters of Mr.,
Parker, who admit hat they
participated in the Democratic
Primary on Jan. 25th, by voting
therein, with the mental reserv
alton, TO act and vote as b.
pleased in the general election. ?
on the assertion Il am an indie
pendent Democrat"
Would you Mr.. Independent
Democrat, 90 before the courts a.
a witness, and raise your hand tt
God, and swear
ITO tell the truth the whole
truth, and nothing but the
truth so help me God"
Then not tell the whole truth
Did you, when you joined you
secret order, and took the Oatt
before the altar and with your
left hand on the Book of Laws
and your right hand raised tc
heaven and swear to keep the oatl
inviolate; do so with a MENTAL
RESERVATION of the right be
cause Of your individual indie
pendence," to violate that obliga
ton at your free will
If you did, how long would
your fellow members, respect you
or allow you to affiliate with them
Would not the finger of scorn be
pointed at you by your fellow
citizen2
So when you vote in a Dem.
ocratic Primary. or a Republican
or Socialist or Progressive Prim-
arv, you Dublically. openly
promise to abide by the result,
and to support the nominees
thereof. For every time you vote
10 a Primary Election, of any
party, you reafirm your obligation
of allegiance to that party and
loyalty to its nominees and princi-
pals.
No law can latham your
Mental reservation" no law car
make you honest in your vote, n
more than it can make an homes
man out of a thief; or a truthful
man out of a liar; but it can and
does punish the thief when caught.
and punish the liar under the
charge of purjury, when proven.
and thereby minimize b o s e
ofenses against good morals; and
SO, the parties will by law protect
against such practices as far as il
is possible, by throwing greater
:afe guards around the primary
allot.
IL appeals to US as for more
1ishonorable and for more des-
picable to violate an implied
because there is no law to
its violation, than to
w%ilfully commit purjury, because
ia the first instance the v~iolator
runs no risk and in the latter, he
1oesrun the risk of punishment.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13
Taxable Valuation S.

ID FdludIlOH U................. .......
NOTICE TO VoTERS:-To vote il
favor of the proposition submitted upor
this ballot, place q cross (X) mark il
the square under the word YES; t..
vote against it, place a similar mari
under the word mo"
NOTE:-The voter must write hi
name on the back of his ticket.
Signature of Voter
: Section 8. Be it further ordained
, etc., That the Secretary of the Paris
] Board of School Directors be, and he i
hereby ordered to cause to be prepare
for use at the said election the tall,
sheets, lists of qualified electors, as
sessed valuation of property, blanl-
statements for the Compilation Of tn
vote, in number and amount, and other
| election blanks that may be require
for the purpose of holding the sal
election, to cause the same to be place.
in the ballot boxes for use at the pre-
%cincts, and make provision for tht
transmission of the ballot boxes to the
precincts of the school districts a.
which the election is to be held.
Section 4. Be it further ordained,
etc., That the polling places or pre-
cincts for said election shall be Bethany
School Building and the following com
missioners and clerks of election are
appointed as follows: E. F. Sanders
j. T. Hood, Plummer Bell, commits
sioners, and A. D. McFerrin, Deputy
All of whom will serve without com
~pensation.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the Parish Board of School,
Directors shall meet at ten O'Clock a
N. on the 18th day of May, 1916, foI'
the purpose, in open session, of ex-
amining and counting the ballots, can
va ssing the returns and declaring the
result Of the said election.
Section 6. Be it further ordained
ETC., That the President of the Parish
Board of School Directors be and he il
hereby instructed to give public notice
of the said election by proclamation te
be duly published according to law If
he following form:
PROCLAMATION.
Pursuant to a resolution passed by
the Parish Board of School Directors
Of the Parish of Natchitoches, Louisi-
ana, at its regular meeting held on the
5rd day of April, 1916, /, Edgar Levy,
President Of the said Parish Board OF
School Directors, hereby give notice
That, in compliance with said resolution
l special election will be held IL
Bethany School District, Parish O.
Iatchitoches, Louisiana, on Tuesday,
The 9th day of May, 1916, for the pur-
rose of submitting to the property ta2
payers qualified under the Constitution
and laws of the State of Louisiana tt
yote at said election. the following pro
~osition, to-wit: To levy a special tsl
f 10 mills on the dollar on all the pro.
perty in Bethany School District, Par
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13

favor of the proposition submitted up
on this ballot, place a cross Ky mark
in the square under the word YES"
and to vote against it, place a similar
mark under the word "NO".
N01E:-The voter must write his
name on the back of his ticket.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13
School Board Proceedings.

The Natchitoches Parish Board c
School Directors met in regular sessiol
on Monday, the Bird day of April, 1916
with Edgar Levy, President presiding
and members present as follows: Bal
ron, Huckabay, Huffman, Ingram
Levy, Martin, Miller, Pullin, Seller
and Truly. Absent: None.
Supt. A. II. Horton of Coushatta
La, Superintendent Of Parish Boar
of School Directors of Red River par
ish, was a special visitor to our Schoc
Board, and his talk upon school matter
in general and the Alpha Fairyiev
School between Natchitoches Paris
and Red River Parish in particular, wa
very instructive and appreciated b.
our members.
Resolution by Mr.. H. w. Huffman
seconded by DR.. F. w. e. Truly:
That the Provencal School Distric
in ward seven of Natchitoches Parish,
Louisiana, be described as follows
Sections 5, 8, 10, IL, IL, Is, Ii, Is, 16
II, 20, ri, 20, 2s, "a, 25, IS, n, Is, Is
80, 81, SO, SO, 81 in Township 8, Range:
and Sections a, s, 6, q, g, and west
half of section 3 in township 2, range S.
Yeas: Barron, Huckabay, Huffman,
Ingram, Levy, Martin, Miller. Pullin,
Sellers and Truly. Nays: None.
Resolution by Mr.. h. w. Huffman,
seconded by Mr.. 7. B. Sellers.
Ordering a special election to be helc
in Provencal School District, in the
Parish of Natchitoches, for the purpose
of submitting TO the qualified electors
of the said school district the question
Of the levy of o special tax Of N mills
for the purpose Of providing additions
aid to the public schools Of the sale
School district
Section /. Be it ordained by tht
Parish Board of School Directors Of the
Parish of Natchitoches, Louisiana
That a special election be, and is here
by ordered to be held in Provencs
School District, in the Parish of Natchi-
toches, La, on Tuesday, the 9th day o.
May, 1916, for the purpose oil
submitting to the qualified electors of
the said school district entitled to vote
thereat the question Of the levy of o
special tax of Ut mills on the dollar or
all property in the said school district
subject to State taxation, for a period
of ten years, the proceeds of the said
tax to be used in giving additional aic
to the public schools of the said schoo.
district.
Section 2. Be it further ordained.
etc, That the ballots to be used al
the said election shall be prepared by
the secretary Of the Parish Board of
School Directors, and shall be in the
following form:
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13

Proposition to levy a 10 mills
special tax on all the property
subject to taxation in Martha
vile School District, Parish
of Natchitoches, Louisiana,
annually, for the period of 10
years, for the purpose of Civ
ing additional aid to the pub
lie schools Of the said school
district.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13

Proposition to levy a 10
mills special tax on all the
property subject to taxa
ton in Bethany School Dis
trict, Parish of Natchito-
ches, Louisiana, annually,
for a period of five years,
for the purpose of giving
additional aid to the public
schools of the said school
district.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13

taxable Valuation S..,............ ........
SOTICE TO VOTERS: To vote il
favor of the proposition submitted
lpon this ballot, place a cross OK
rark in the square under the worC
YES"; to vote against it, place (
similar mark under the word mo-
J0TE:-The voter must write hif
,ame on the back of his ticket.
Signature of Voter.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
to-, That the Secretary of the Parish
Board Of School Directors be, and he is
aereby ordered to cause to be prepared
aor use at the said election the tally
sheets, lists of qualified electors, as
sssed valuation of property, blanks
statements for the compilation of the
ote, in number and amount, and othel
lection blanks that may be required
or the purpose of holding the saio
election, to cause the same to be placed
n the ballot boxes for use at the pre-
incts, and make provision for the
transmission Of the ballot boxes to the
yrecincts of the school districts at
which the election is to be held.
Section a. Be it further ordained.
to-, That the polling places or pre-
;ncts for said election shall be Martha
lie and the following commissioner
nd clerks Of election are appointed as
.ollows: R. M. Wagley, L F. Berry,
w. Ingram, commissioners; and T.
{. Crump, Deputy. All of whom viii
erve without compensation.
Gnaffon po ~ frxu@Lap rwAasnnI
pfc.l That the Parish Board Of School
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13

Proposition to levy a 10
mills special tax on all the
property subject to taxa
ton in NJ. d. School Dis
trict, Parish of Natchito-
ches, Louisiana, annually,
for a period of hve years,
for the purpose of giving
additional aid to the public
schools of the said school
district.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13
Taxable Valuation 5.

NOTICE TO VOTERS:-To vote in
favor of the proposition submitted upon
this ballot, place a cross (X) mark in
the square under the word YES; to
vote against it, place a similar mark
under the word "NO".
NOTE:-The voter must write his
name on the back of his ticket.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13

Proposition to levy a II
mills special tax on all the
property subject to taxation
ia Provencal School District,
Parish Of Natchitoches, Louis
lana, annually for the period
OF ten years for the purpose
of giving additional aid to
the public schools of the said
school district.
Taxable Valuation ........,.......,
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1916-04-13

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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-19
CLEAN UP AND PAINT UP
EVERY PERSON IN THIS TOWN
OUGHT TO HELP THE
MOVEMENT.
Palnt-shy Materials Rot and Rust
While Dirt Causes Disease
In the Community.

Few movements started in the Uni
ted States have been so readily taken
up as the Cleanup Paint-Up idea. A
great deal of credit is due to the origi-
nators of this movement for it is a
good work and worthy of the support
of every man, woman and child in the
country. There is only one poor fea-
ture in regard to the movement and
that Is there are too many people who
have not sufficient pride to keep up
their property all the year, but wait
tor cleanup time to do years clean
Ing and painting, the same as some
people wait for go to church Sunday" /"
never thinking that they could "Clean
up" or 60 to church" at any other
time than that designated by the pro-
moters of civic improvements
Although the Cleanup and Paint-Up
idea is still in its infancy, the move
ment has developed at a great rate
during the past four years. Yet there
are still many communities that would
profit by joining in this good work
Ours is one of them. Occasionally one
meets a man who says: 81 don't care
whether the yard is clean or the sheds
painted. l have to live here and it
quits me-" Such a man is wrong. II
Is not only an obligation that he owes
his city, but it is an opportunity for
him to show his good citizenship as
we'll. Why not declare war upon all
Of the unsightly things and use soaI
and paint as ammunition?
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-19

A cobDler unable to make a living
by his trade. rendered desperate by
poverty began to practice medicine
In a town In which he was not known.
He sold a drug. pretending that 1t was
An antidote to all poisons. and oD-
tanned a great name for himself by
iongaWinded pnffs and advertisements.
He happened to fall sick himself of a
serious Illness. on which the governor
OF the town determined to test his
skill For this purpose he called for
a cup and while filling II with water.
pretended to- mix poison with the cob
bler's antidote, ana commanded him
to drink. It, on the promise Of a re-
ward. The cobDler, under the fear of
death confessed that he had no knowl-
edge OF medicine. and was only maze
famous by the stupid clamors of the
crowd. The governor called a public
assembly. and thus addressed the citi-
Gems: "of what folly have you been
guilty1 You have not hesitated to
entrust your heads to a man, whom
no one would employ to make even
the shoes Tor their feet."-From
Aesop's Fables.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-19
STOMACH UPSET7
Get At the Real Cause T axe
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach suf
ferers are doing now. Instead of taking
tonics, or trying to patch up a poor diges-
tion, they are attacking the real cause of
the ailment--clogged liver and disordered
bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the
liver in soothing, healing way. When the
liver and bowels are performing their
natural functions, away goes indigestion
and stomach troubles.
II you have a bad taste in your mouth,
tongue coated, appetite poor. lazy. don't
care feeling. no ambition or energy, troubled
with undigested food, you should take Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
DIR. Edwards, Olive Tablets are purely
vegetable compound mixed with olive oil.
You will know them by their olive color.
They do the work without gripping. cramps
or pain "A
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief, so you can eat what you like. At 10c
and 25c per box. All druggists.
The Olive Tablet Company, Columbus. -.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-19

They do not oppose the centraliza
ton of business in the large cities
y q
They do not, in return for the farm
er consumers trade-the farmer who
buys their clothing, household goods,
farm implements, etc.-buy the farm
er's butter, eggs. cheese, grain and
wood.
They do not buy your grain. butter,
cheese and stock from pictures and
pay in advance the same as you do.
They do not buy anything from the
farmer or consumer from a picture.
They do not spend a dollar of their
money With the farmer or consumer.
They never spend d dollar with your
local merchant
They do not furnish employment to
a single resident of your community.
They'll Not Give You Credit.
They do not extend to you credit, as
does the local merchant, when you are
hard up.
They do not sympathize with you at
a time when you have sickness in your
family.
They do not sympathize with you
when your wife or children are taken
from you.
They do not want to see your local
merchant prosper in business.
They do not do anything for any
body except themselves
Does the small city, town or village
ever see dollar of their money?
Like a Huge Octopus.
The above, it would seem, shows a
| good and sufficient number of reasons
why this mail order octopus should be
left severely alone by both the farmer
and the residents of small cities and
towns who have thOughtlesSly lent 1t
their patronage.
1t is spreading out over the land.
daily gaining in strength and magni-
| tude and gradually but surely sapping
| the lifebloOd of the small communities,
reducing property values, endangering
local investments and causing a con
| ditiOn of chaos and misery everywhere
1t is monster of local destruction,
this retail catalogue house. and we re
gret to say that its growth is entirely
due to the susceptibility of the farm
ers and residents of small towns who
patrOnize it extensively to their own
financial injury.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-19
Newspapers From Distant
Lands-Oddities of The
Foreign Press

The Chamberlain Medicine Company
Des. Moines, Iowa, manufacturers OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. adver-
tise not only in this country but in
foreign lands. A copy of each issue
of every newspaper containing their
advertisements is sent to the office
of the Chamberlain Medicine Com
pany as proof of the insertion of the
advertisement. Some of the papers
bear names of places, which require
one to recall forgotten geography OF
refer to the atlas to locate. Some OF
them are particularly curious as they
are published in the vernacuIar or ma
tive languages which might be lik-
ened to the carefully written notes
of a shorthand writer.
Here are the well known Chinese
characters arranged in vertical lines
reading from top to bottom, the lines
arranged from right to left.
The Burmese language, as printed
is composed principally of a com.
bination of circles. Some one wit.
tily suggested that for this reason
circulars would be properly printed
in this language.
Cingalese, the language of Ceylon, is
also curvilinear, Javanese and Siamese
are composed largely of vertical lines
connected by loops at either top OF
bottom but rarely at both. These
languages bear some resemblance tt
] the vertical writing now practicec
, in our public schools.
The four hundpedc million people
of India have nearly fifty differen
dialects or vernaculars. The Cham
berlain Medicine Company advertis
es in ten of the principal ones as fol
lows: Bengali, Gujurathi, Hindi
Kanarese, Malayalam, Marathi, Sin
hi, Tamil, Telegu and Urdu. Th'
Sindhi and Urdu are written from
II the Hebrew fashion
The Urdu is sort of script and i
so chaotic in shape that it is impos
sible to reduce it to the movable typ
form. Papers printed in the Urd
language are therefore first write
out by HAND and plate made b
the ithograph process. The "Oud
Akhbar," a sixteen page daily put
lished at Lucknow in this languag,
claims a circulation of buot 500
1t is said that in order to- handle thi
: circulation 1t requires an office fore
! of about 200. Fortunately for tn
managers, the wages paid to native
: are only a few cents day.
The Chamberlain Medicine Con
pany, advertises in newspapers prin
ed in thirty-two languages. b
sides the vernaculars and the we
; known European languages. Frenc
Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Germa
etc., the list embraces a number {
1 languages which until comparative
E recent times possessed no alphab
but for which the Roman alphab
: has been adopted. Among these a.
5 the native Hawaiian, Samoan, Tag;
l log philippine Islands,, Kaffir, Zu
!, and Basuto, of South Africa. The
is also a modern form of the Mals
e language using Roman character
a known as Romanized Malay. This
e used in Java and the East Indias.
Through the courtesy of the Char
: berlain Medicine Company the Tri
e une has received a number of the
n curious foreign papers and v
Q will be pleased to show them to al
one who may desire to look the
over